Cyber Idol Mink Chapter Six Ran in Nakayoshi February 2000 Disclaimer: This translation is meant as a guide for those who wish to read the manga. Please don't steal this translation or do anything illegal with it. Please don't use this for commercial use or sell it, etc. >.< Another note is that I am translating with Japanese One basic knowledge- there are very well mistakes in this. I welcome all help/corrections. Arigatou, minna. -Meimi Translation by Meimi (KSaintTail@aol.com) February 2, 2000 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ pg 1 Minku, Good Luck~! Everyone's been cheering me on so much! Minku: I have a day off from work today. So let my feelings towards senpai be conveyed in my chocolate.. Chapter Six Secret Love and Life Cyber Idol Mink by Tachikawa Megumi Sorry for the wait! "Cyber Idol Mink" tankoubon one goes on sale March 6, 2000! pg 2 Omu: Minku-chan! Why are you making chocolate?! (Why? Why?) Minku: That's because... It's almost Valentine's!! Minku: % I'll do my best, and give it to senpai! Mink: It melts in your mouth like the silverfallen snow. Mink's chocolate... pg 3 Mink: "Frosty Kiss". A raffle is being held- get it as a Valentine's Day chocolate present from the silver fox, Mink! (It comes with the card!) Minku: % There's NO WAY that can be me~ Omu: You're not giving him this chocolate? (The one from the commerical?) Minku: I won't! That's Mink's chocolate! It's not me! Omu: ? pg 4 Minku: % I'll give him my chocolate... Sign: Bird Music Box: February 14th Girls: HI!! Mahoko: (Yo!) Kanoka: See, Mink! Go for it! Minku: U-um, senpai...thi- Motoharu: I TOLD YOU!! DON'T SEND ANY INQUIRIES ABOUT THE CHOCOLATE TO ME!! Motoharu: It's been like this all morning! Minku: Um, senpai... This... (Chocolate...) Mahoko: Ooh! Isn't this the Mink chocolate? (There's so many!) Motoharu: Take one if you want. ...Mahoko, when did I say YOU could have any?! Mahoko: ...too late, Mokkun. (Ah~) pg 5 Motoharu: Quit calling me Mokkun. And this isn't a place where kids like you should be coming to- it's a place for work. Mahoko: Considering that even though you work, you're just a highschool student...that's not a very persuasive arguement, Mokkun. Motoharu: ... Minku: Um, senpai- Kanoka: But isn't it wonderful? The chocolate is a big hit, right? Motoharu: SO TRUE! Motoharu: The truth is, that commerical was supposed to go to Mizuhara Azumi... Azumi: $ Dress up like a FOX for a commerical?! No way I'd do anything $ THAT unstylish!! Banner: Azumi's Imagination Mahoko: So you got the job instead, right? Minku: Wha... Minku: % H-HEY!! pg 6 (ed: Not a clue what these two are calling each other...Kanoka's saying she's careless, "What will we do if he figures it out?!" but I missed the rest... ~.~;) Motoharu: But when I asked Mink after, she said it was okay... Mink: $ A fox?! I'll do it, I'll do it! $ (I love foxes!) Motoharu: I've never seen her be upset, not once... She helps me so much...really. Mink: (No way~) Motoharu: Ah, I gotta go. pg 7 Motoharu: There's a recording at MZ Square. Oh yeah, Mahoko. Here!! You're health director now. Mahoko: Huh? Motoharu: That means clean this place and lock up for me!! See ya!! Kanoka: ...oh, Minku, you've gotta go too, righ- Both: % GEH. % (In her own little world...) Minku: % THE CHOCOLATE... % I didn't give it I didn't give it I didn't give it I didn't % give it I didn't give it I didn't give it I didn't give it % I didn't give it~ Mahoko: C-Cheer up! You've got to transform now! (You have work! Work!) Kanoka: (Right!) Minku: (Right.) Minku: "WANNA-BE" STAND BY... pg 8 Mink: ...SETUP!!! pg 9 Mink: See ya!! Mahoko: Bye!! Mink: Wow! Mink: % I'd an ad for Illiya-kun's drama... Ad: Starts on Sunday nights at 9:00 (ed: Dunno the title, it's something like "Glass Stars"...) Mink: % WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WONDERFUL~ Azumi: OOH! What kind of amateur actually looks at ads? (Hohohohoho!) pg 10 Mink: Illiya-san, Azumi-san, hello!! Azumi: It's amazing, how you can have the recording and the photo shoot for the ad, you can do it all at once... (Wow, Illiya-kun~) Illiya: ...but... Illiya: The main thing I liked best, was working as your producer. Mink: Wha... Azumi: % What WITH them... Man: Hi, what're you talking about? Mink: West Producer!! (ed: I'm confused now...I thought that was the company...I guess it's his name? I don't know... ~.~;) Man: Mink-chan, you're giving out chocolate?! That commercial was great, so great!! Mink: (Yes...) Man: It was like seeing a whole other side of Mink-chan! Mink: (Um...) pg 11 Mink: % This is bad...in front of Azumi-san... Azumi: % She's always showing off in front of me! % And when it was MY turn~ % M...mortifying! % I was the one who wanted to do that commercial, too!! Man: Illiya-kun, Azumi-chan, it's time to go!! Illiya: Bye! See ya at the studio. Mink: % That's right! I have to give senpai his chocolate now!! Mink: Senpai! pg 12 Man: Hi, is your father well? (Wahahahahaha!) Motoharu: No, well, it's okay. (Hahaha!) But how did the commercial go over for the chocolate? Mink: % When are they going to finish talking? Man: (See ya!) Motoharu: (Yeah!) Mink: % This time...! Mink: Senpai! U-Um, this... (Um...) Motoharu: I've been wanting to ask you this for a while... Why do you call me SENPAI? pg 13 Mink: WHAT. Mink: % O-Oh no!!! % He'll figure it out!! Mink: U-Um...that's... Motoharu: ? Mink: It's... Senpai, aren't you like my senpai at the office!! Senpai, you're my senpai, so I call you senpai!! Motoharu: (Well...) If you think so, Mink, then that's fine. pg 14 Motoharu: Bye, I'll leave now. (Hurry up and get dressed.) Mink: U-Um, this... ... Mink: % I....I DIDN'T GIVE IT TO HIM...!! % WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY... Crowd: KYAAA! AZUMI-CHAAAAAAN! pg 15 Arrow: Mink Mink: % Azumi-san's so PRETTY! Azumi: Why are you carrying things around the studio? It's almost your turn to go on? Mink: I-It's nothing. Azumi: It gets in the way! Leave the manager in charge of it! Mink: HUH? I can't! I absolutely can't!! Azumi: ? Man: Mink-chan, come on! Mink: Ah, coming!! pg 16 Announcer: Today, a special version performed with her producer, Illiya... "The Moon of One Hundred Depths", acoustic version. Mink: The Moon of One Hundred Depths of your eyes Now just a little bit My pulse is beating so fast This melody... pg 17 Girl: They're wonderful... Those two really go well together, huh? Girl: That's true. Azumi: % Illiya-kun is my partner role, in my drama! % So with that, how can they say Mink goes well with him?! % !! % This...doesn't it belong to Mink? % But what is it...? pg 18 Azumi: !! Azumi: % Valetine's chocolate...?! % Could it be for Illiya-kun?! Card: To senpai Azumi: % "Senpai"... % That's right, she calls the manager "senpai". % That girl... % Her own managaer, she lo...?! Banner: Azumi's Imagination Mink: % Um...senpai... Azumi: ...so that's it. This must be top-secret for her, huh? pg 19 Azumi: So this chocolate... Azumi: That's for annoying me with your attitude! Hmph! Man: Mink-chan, good job! Mink: (Thank you!) Motoharu: Mink, great job. pg 20 Mink: U-Um, senpai...I... Mink: % Now's my chance~!! Mink: I want to giv- !! Mink: % The chocolate's not here?! Motoharu: ? Mink: % I know I left it here... Omu: The chocolate's gone?! Mink: What do I do~? And after I went to all the trouble of making it... Omu: Don't cry, Mink-chan! This time... pg 21 Mink: % That's right! My functions!! Mink: Please, "NETWORK"! ....SEARCH!! Look for my chocolate!! pg 22 Omu: This way! Straight ahead!! Follow the way it points to your chocolate!! Mink: Yup! Omu-kun, we're at a stop here. Omu: That's funny, it's pointing out the window... Omu: Mink-chan, that's it! (Under there!) It fell in front of the entrance!! pg 23 Mink: How did they get out here? (And they're all muddy...) Fan: Oh! Isn't that Mink-chan?! Crowd: NO WAY! It really is! KYAAA!! Guy: It is! It really is Mink-chan!! Mink-CHAAAAAAAAAN!! Mink: !! pg 24 Fans: Mink-chan! Give me your autograph! Turn this way! Shake my hand! Me too! Mink: % W...what do I do... Mink: AUGH! Crowd: Mink-chan!! She's so cute!! Mink: % My chocolate?! Minl: Please, don;t!! pg 25 Motoharu: MINK!! Mink: % Senpai!! Motoharu: GET ON!! HURRY! pg 26 Motoharu: I thought you'd gone home like you always do! What were you doing there!! Mink: % Senpai... pg 27 Mink: % I couldn't...give you the chocolate... Motoharu: ...geez. You don't know what'll happen, going out front like that?! pg 28 Motoharu: What's this? Isn't it the chocolate form the commerical? Mink: Um... Senpai, I wanted to give this to you...but... Mink: But not really this... pg 29 Mink: This... It isn't me...! Mink: % This is Mink's chocolate, all in pretty wrapping. % It's not me... pg 30 Mink: % Only one was left. % This single, pathetic chocolate. Mink: % This is...the real me. pg 30 Mink: % My one feeling in the whole world... Motoharu: ...for me? Motoharu: Thank you! Can I eat it? pg 31 Mink: Y...yes! Mink: % This isn't any raffle. % It's only for senpai... % Happy Valentine's!