Cyber Idol Mink Chapter Nine Ran in Nakayoshi May 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) May 8, 2000 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ pg 1 Secret Love & Life Cyber Idol Mink Chapter Nine by Tachikawa Megumi pg 2 Man: % You must be looking forward to the kiss scene. % The one with Mink-chan and Illiya together! Mink: % N-N-No way!! % This can't be happened! % Not when I haven't even HAD my first kiss~~~!!! pg 3 Man: Cut!! pg 4 Mink: Huh? No good? Man: Geez, Mink-chan, you've gotta show your feelings- it's a scene where you're all alone with the Naoto that you love. You've got to have fallen in love at least once, right?! Just think back to it! (And the dolphin scene was so great, too.) Mink: % It's no good, I'm only thinking about the kiss scene! % There's no way for me to concentrate on my acting... Mink: But even so... Mink: % I'm going to be kissing someone... % I've never even been on a DATE before!! Illiya: ? ?: So start restoring it over there- pg 5 Arrow: The cockroaches in Okinawa are apparently huge Johnny: Ah, while in Southern Paradise, you're going to Love Love Heaven FULL-SPEED!! Motoharu: YOU GO TO HEAVEN!! Motoharu: That guy followed us all the way here...! Mink: (I hate cockroaches~) Johnny: (Fufufu...) I, the "Talent-Destroying Johnny" will go to the ends of the earth to find a scandal! (Fufufufu!) Man: It's no use- filming is over for today!! pg 6 Man: Mink-chan, you have to be able to do it tomorrow. If you can't do it, we can't go on ahead with filming. Mink: Yes... I'm sorry... Motoharu: % Mink... Mink: Someone I love...huh... pg 7 Mink: ! I-I'm going to sleep now! (What am I thinking...) Mink: Wow! It's great weather for filming!! ...but it's not the time to be acting so happy... (Today's another love scene, aaaah~) Illiya: A flower for a girl~ ...Mink-chan- you look depressed. pg 8 Illiya: Take th- Lady: Take one, compliments of the hotel. Mink: Wow! It's so pretty...! Lady: ...um, I'm a huge fan of yours, Mink-chan. I always watch you on TV! Mink: Um... Lady: This red flower...if you wear it during this season, they say that good things will happen... Mink: ? Lady: That happiness will dance around you. So good luck! pg 9 Mink: ...ah... Thank you...! Mink: % That's right...I can't be depressed. Motoharu: (Mink, it's almost time-) Girls: (Good luck! Ahaha!) Motoharu: Huh? Illiya: I see...happiness, huh... (Will it come to me as well?) Motoharu: ... Johnny: Illiya-kun, who are you going to become happy with?! Mink-chan?! Please elaborate! (Please please please~?) Both: YOU'RE ALWAYS IN THE WAY!! pg 10 Motoharu: That guy's always following us. (He won't give up.) Guy: If he keeps doing that, we won't be able to film in peace! Guy: Yeah. Man: It can't be helped. We'll be the decoy, and throw him off. Guy: Huh....?! Man: We'll go in a different direction, and throw him off. While we're doing that, Mink-chan and her manager... You'll secretly get off, and go to the filming site. pg 11 Man: Is he following us? Guy: Yes, it's going well! Man: Now, how do we throw him off... Guy: Director, don't the clouds seem a little strange to you...? Man: Hmm, really? Looks like a storm might be brewing... Motoharu: ...are they gone? Mink: Yup! Arrow: Seems like they jumped off pg 12 Mink: It seems kind of fun, doesn't it, senpai? I'm excited! Motoharu: Hey, hey, because we ran away from the reporter.... Let's go to the film location! Mink: Right! pg 13 Both: ... Mink: Whyyyy?! It was such nice weather up till now!! Motoharu: Don't ask me! It's not like it's my fault! pg 14 Mink: ACTUALLY, if you really think about it hard enough, it really is all senpai's fault, isn't it?! That I'm an actress, so we're going to the shooting site and they changed the script with the kiss scene and... That I've never even been on a date before and the director got mad at me... And that we're in the rain and getting soaking wet... IT'S ALLLLLLLL SENPAI'S FAULT!! Arrow: She doesn't even know what she's saying anymore Motoharu: QUIT IT, IT'S DANGEROU- Both: ! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! pg 15 Motoharu: Ow.... Sorr.... pg 16 Man: $ You've got to have fallen in love at least once, right?! Just $ think back to it! Mink: ...senpa...i... ...I really don't think....that kiss scene...I can't...d- Motoharu: ! pg 17 Mink: % ...wha... Motoharu: ...a butterfly. Mink: % Kiss... pg 18 Motoharu: Huh... Why are they only going around Mink... ...oh, I've heard of them. They say Okinawa has butterflies that gather around red flowers. (Wow...) Lady: % This red flower...if you wear it during this season, they say % that good things will happen... % That happiness will dance around you. Mink: % Ah...I see... pg 19 Mink: No... I'm sure it's because... I'm a butterfly, too. Mink: % Wanting to be by the side of the one I love... % That's how it feels.... % Flutterly...insecure... Motoharu: ...huh... Mink: % Wanting to know what's inside the heart of the person in % front of you... % So I want to be by your side... % So I'll rest and wait... pg 20 Mink: % Right now... % My wings are trembling as though they might break... pg 21 Box: The next day Guy: ...this is awful. The beach is wrecked...! Mink: % No...? Guy: The storm hit this place the worst, too. There's no way we can film now. Guy: But Illiya starts another schedule tomorrow! Mink: Omu-kun! Omu-kun! Wake up! Can't you do something...? Omu: Okay, leave it to me! Use "Search"! pg 22 Omu: If I can find it in the internet, I can use it here! Mink: Huh, huh? What do you mean?! (Oh well...) I'll leave it to you, Omu-kun! PLEASE, "NETWORK"!!! ..."SEARCH"!! pg 23 Omu: This one! Mink: % Wow... Omu: (Yay!) Mink: Everyone! Come here! pg 24 Man: ...wow...! This place is so pretty! Guy: But why is this the only place that was unaffected? Guy: Forget about that, let's just start filming!! pg 25 Man: Let's go! Both of you, scene thirty-one! Let's try the kiss scene! Illiya: Yes! Mink: Senpai... Motoharu: Did you forget? How it's a sure thing... It's okay. I'll be watching you here, so... Go for it. Mink: ...yes! Mink: ..."I don't want to leave you." pg 26 Mink: ..."I want to be by Naoto's side...!" Guy: ...great, Mink-chan! Guy: Wow...it's like she's a totally different person from yesterday...! (Did something happen?) Mink: % I want to know what's inside your heart... % ...so I want to be by your side. pg 27 Mink: % Senpai... pg 28 Guy: ...hey...did he... pg 29 Mink: % Huh... % On my cheek...? Guy: It's no problem- you can't tell at this angle! Man: Cut! Okay! That was GREAT, GREAT~~~! Both of you! We'll have such high ratings, no doubt! Mink: Um, Illiya-ku- Illiya: Not once.... not once did you see me. Illiya: It was becauase... Mink-chan was looking at someone completely different. pg 30 Mink: U-Um, that's... Motoharu: (What?) Illiya: It's okay to set aside this first kiss for a real one. Illiya: But... It looks like I'm serious, now. pg 31 Mink: % Wha... Illiya: I want your real kiss.... ...to be me...!