Maison Ikkoku - (c) Rumiko Takahashi Translated from the Hunter Comics Chinese manga by Andrew Chen, 04/94 Volume 8, part 2 (Chinese manga vol. 19, part 5) Kyoko is on the phone. 96 Kyoko Oh? Mother, are you ill? Kyoko But you want me to come back for a while... Kyoko In bed for a few days? Kyoko That bad? Kyoko Is it really that serious? Kyoko I see... 97 (words pour out of the phone) Kyoko I believe you. Kyoko Staying for two or three days will be good enough. (after the call) Mother When a mother gets sick, her life is really miserable. What kind of a daughter is she? At Ikkoku-kan Ichinoce Oh? Your mother got sick? Ichinoce Don't worry about this place. Go back and see her. Kyoko Well... Ichinoce .... Ichinoce What's the matter? Kyoko Uh... Kyoko It probably isn't a trap, right? Ichinoce You... 98 Ichinoce Even if they force you to marry again, you should show respect for your parents... Kyoko Yes... Later... Godai Kyoko went back home? Ichinoce Right. I'm temporarily taking care of things around here. Godai Could anything happen around here? Godai [She wouldn't just leave and never come back...] Godai [Nobody knows how her mother will behave...] 99 Kyoko goes to her parents' apartment. Kyoko So, You really are sick. Mother Why would I want to fake being sick? Mother I've been so miserable, that I finally asked you to come back. Mother What kind of child are you! Mother This disrespectful... Kyoko Okay! It was my misunderstanding. Kyoko You go and rest. Kyoko doing chores... Kyoko Her face was all red. Kyoko Seems like she has a high fever. 100 Kyoko's father returns from work. Father Phew! He steps into the elevator, carrying a bag labelled 'bento', lunchbox. Father That's really something... He enters. Father I'm baaack... Father Wife, have you recovered from your cold yet? Kyoko (cooking) Pa! You're back! 101 Father Kyoko! Father What are you doing? Kyoko What? Kyoko Can't you tell? Father Right. Father You came back to take care of your mother! Father Wow! Everything is organized and clean. Kyoko [Why is he this happy?] Kyoko and her parents eat dinner. Mother This is delicious. Sure enough, it was a good decision to call Kyoko home. Father Right. 102 Mother Recently, I haven't been able to take care of your father. Father If she's forced to do work, she may have a fever. Mother This is really wonderful. Kyoko [It was right for me to come back... Sometimes, I should show respect for my parents, right?] Back at Ikkoku-kan. Voice What? She won't be back for a few days? 103 Yotsuya Life is so lonely... Akemi Seems like there's no warmth around here... Godai None at all... Kyoko's home. She is seen hanging laundry, caring for her mother, and eating with her parents. Narr [Because...] Narr [A few days...] Mother Thank you. (Cough!) Narr [... in a flash passed by.] Kyoko Seems like mother is recovering from her illness. Mother Well... Father Uh... 104 Mother I still feel pain in my limbs. Father Oh! She has a fever again... Kyoko Oh... At Ikkoku-kan Narr Four, five days... Narr Kyoko still hasn't come back. With Kyoko's parents Mother It's been a long time since I've sat at the table to eat. Kyoko You've already recovered. Kyoko I'd like to go back to Ikkoku-kan... Mother (to father) Do you still remember? When Kyoko was in high school... Father Yes, in high school... 105 Kyoko I won't be away for as long as that... Mother The most important thing is that I recover from my illness. Kyoko Aren't you already well? Father No, she still needs to rest for a few days. Father Oh! I need to go to work. Mother Be careful. Father Today is Saturday, so I'll come home early. Father (to mother) Absolutely don't let her leave! After this, I don't know when she will come back again. 106 Kyoko's father leaves. Kyoko How can you think like that! Mother What? Kyoko Do you want to keep me here forever? Mother Do you dislike being with your parents? Kyoko I didn't say that. Kyoko I'm a manager, Kyoko I have responisibilities too! Mother If something happens there, they'd call you. But, they haven't called you at all. Kyoko You said to come back for a few days, I didn't bring enough clothes... Mother That's not a problem. Mother Go buy some, then you'll have enough. Mother I'll pay for them. 107 Kyoko That's too wasteful. Mother Do you wish that strongly to go back? Kyoko You already have a lot of vigor. Mother Why don't you consider your father? Mother In reality, we don't have any secret plots. Mother Being dismissed from work, leaving the Otanashi family, getting married again, Mother We aren't keeping you here because of any of these. Mother What advice could we give you? Mother Father was very happy to see you come back. We haven't been all together for a long time. Mother He only wants to enjoy the happiness of having you here. Kyoko He's already enjoyed having me here for a week. Mother Do you want to go back this badly? Do you?! Kyoko You've already recovered, so let me go back! 108 Kyoko Since I've switched pillows, I haven't been able to sleep well. Mother Pillow? Mother Oh, then you can get a new one. Kyoko The one I want is in Ikkoku-kan. Kyoko So... Kyoko What are you doing? Mother Let me handle this problem. Sound RIIN (phone ringing at Ikkoku) Godai Hello? Godai Huh? Godai Pillow? Mother Ha! Kyoko says she wants that pillow. 109 Godai ....? Kyoko Wait! (grabs the phone) Kyoko Is this Godai? Kyoko I'm sorry, she being rude. Godai Kyoko! Godai Not at all! Actually, I have free time. Godai I'll get it for you immediately. Bye. Kyoko What?! Kyoko Wait a minute-- (click) Kyoko Why did you tell him to bring my pillow? Mother Are you saying that was just a joke? Kyoko No, it wasn't! Mother Why are you so upset? Kyoko [Godai is such a fool.] Kyoko [He took it for real...] 110 At Ikkoku-kan Ichinoce Did she really tell you to take it? Godai Yes. Godai [I don't understand it!] Godai [But, if I can see Kyoko...] Godai [Whoa!] Godai [I'm going to her parents' house...] Dressed in suit and carrying the pillow in a shopping bag, Godai leaves. Godai I'm going. Ichinoce [This kid, what the heck is he doing?] Godai stands in front of the door. Godai (gulp) Godai [This is really making me nervous.] Daydream mode: Kyoko opens the door Kyoko I've been waiting for you. Kyoko Wow! You look so handsome! Godai This time, I've come to meet your parents. Godai It wouldn't be appropriate to dress casually. Mother How handsome! Father We will give Kyoko to you. Godai Thank you! Kyoko Godai! Godai Kyoko! Kyoko What's that? 112 Kyoko (opens door) Godai? Godai Thank you. Kyoko, her mother, and Godai sit around a table. Mother I'm sorry for asking you to come here. Godai It's nothing. Kyoko Godai, I'm very sorry for bothering you. Godai Well... Kyoko [Why is he all dressed up in a suit?] Mother What year are you? Godai Fourth year college student. My name is Godai. Mother Oh. Soon you'll be busy looking for a job! What do you plan to do? Godai Well, I still haven't thought about it carefully... 113 Godai [No!] dable.] Godai I will probably go into the (name) company! Mother What college do you attend? Godai .... Kyoko Mother, be polite. Kyoko Godai, I'm sorry. Godai [Our school isn't low-class place either...] Godai [But, is she interested in me? She's asking about me very carefully.] Kyoko's father returns. Father I'm back. Kyoko Oh! Mother You're back already? Mother (to Kyoko) Your father is back. At work he must have worried that you would go back to Ikkoku-kan... Father (sees Godai) Eh? 114 Father You're... Godai I'm Godai. Father That's right! College student. Mother He came here specially to bring Kyoko's pillow. Father Pillow? Mother Kyoko said if she had her pillow she could stay a few more days. Father Really? Kyoko I said the pillows were different! I want to go back! Kyoko (to Godai) Figure this out for yourself. Mother Wonderful. Now Kyoko can stay here for the time being. 115 Godai [Wow.] Godai [It's true.] Father .... Mother Do you have a girlfriend? Godai .... Godai .... Godai No, I still don't have one. But, there is someone I like. 116 Mother You certainly get along well with her... Godai Yes... Mother What is she like? Kyoko Mother... Godai Um... Godai Long hair, very warm, uh... Godai Two years older than me... very cute... how can I describe her? Mother Two years older than you? Does she have a job? Godai Yes. Godai She... Godai .... Godai She is a manager. 117 M & F Manager... Father Godai, Father Comprehensively, what you are saying... Father The one that you like, she is... Godai .... Father Very... Father Very good! Mother But if she's really this good, you need to try hard to get her! Godai Yes, exactly. 118 Godai leaves. Godai Arrgh. Godai Her parents... Godai It will be hard to make them agree... Back at the apartment. Kyoko [It wasn't right to say it that way.] Kyoko (hugging pillow) [My parents are really difficult.] Father Kyoko, what are you doing? Mother Does she like her pillow that much? (fin)