================================================================= Another Serving of Nekomanma (Nekomanma Okawari) by Tsukasa Hojo from the pages of the special compiled edition volume entitled "Tenshi no Okurimono" pages 69-113 ----- Characters' Names: YM = Yuichi Moriyama when he is in his narrator mode Yu = Yuichi Moriyama when he is talking: the main character in the story and a photographer Miku = the girl that Yu likes and is hiding a big secret from him Myah = the cat that he saves and calls her that because of the "meow," also part of the secret Kishin = Kishin Inuyama, the famous photographer that Yu adores and whose place Yu and Miku are caught in Maruei = Maruei Kakunaka. the senator who Yu tries to take a shot of henchmen, actress, woman, drunkard, salesman, voices ----- pg 69 p1 - Yu: Haa, haa YM: M...my name is Yuichi Moriyama. I'm a capable focus photographer. p2 - YM: I'm trying to get an exceptional proof in order to get a meal after a week now. But... p3 - Yu: Hyeh! p4 - Yu: Aaiee! It's not good to look down. p5 - YM: If...if I don't stake tomorrow with this one shot, I'll die of hunger. pg 70 Another Serving of Nekomanma pg 71 p1 - actress: Master... p2 - actress: Don't be in such a hurry. Maruei: Oohyoue, oohyoue p7 - Miku: Uh, Mr. Moriyama? pg 79 p1 - Miku: Are you Mr. Yuichi Moriyama? p3 - Yu: Wow! A beautiful... p4 - Yu: ...woman p5 - Miku: Ah... p6 - YM: This was a meeting of fate between me and her. pg 80 p2 - Miku: Sorry to call out on you so suddenly. [Isn't it exaggerating?] Yu: Well...thanks to you, I got off with not being a thief. p3 - Miku: Wha'? Yu: Ah...no, it's (just) a scratch. Hahahaha p4 - Yu: Ha... p5 - Yu: By the way, who are you? (How do you know) my name? Miku: Ah... p6 - Miku: How do you do? I'm Miku. Thanks for rescuing Myah...my house cat that...evening. p7 - Yu: Huh? Myah...that stray cat? Was it her pet cat? p8 - Yu: But how do you know my name and face? She can talk to the cat? Miku: Uh...well, I asked around. pg 81 p2 - Miku: I'll make you something. I even have the food for that purpose. Yu: Hey! p3 - Yu: How kind of her, since I saved her cat. p4 - Yu: Finally... Finally I'll eat something decent. p7 - Miku: Here, a delicious Nekomanma Yu: Nekomanma? Uh... pg 82 p1 - Yu: I wonder if I'm being teased. Miku: Aren't you pleased with it? I used the leftovers of my lunch, since I didn't have (enough) time to buy the food. p2 - Yu: Ah...no, well, it's very kind of you. p3 - Yu: Yeah! It's delicious! Nekomanma's even delicious that the food is good. Miku: Really? I'm (so) happy! p5 - Yu: She's a cute girl. I mean she's nice and modest. Surely she could be a daughter of a rich (family). p6 - Miku: Oh! p7 - Miku: 12 o'clock, no good! I must go back! pg 83 p1 - Yu: I really can't send you off? Miku: No...is it... p2 - Miku: uh...well... p3 - Miku: is it okay if I come back? p7 - drunkard: Ooooeeee, the dogs are awfully quiet tonight. p8 - drunkard: Hic pg 84 p1 - drunkard: Uhn? p2 - drunkard: Hey, Miss, do you feel sick? p5 - drunkard: They...they're glowing. Your eyes are like a cat's... p6 - drunkard: Aaaaaahhhh pg 85 p2 - Myah: Meow p3 - Myah: Myaaa p5 - Yu: Uh...hey, aren't you Myah? Myah: Meow p6 - Yu: What're you doing hanging around? She must be worried now. p7 - Yu: But your owner's a beautiful woman. She has pretty eyes just like yours. p8 - Yu: I want to try taking a picture of her as a model! pg 86 p1 - Yu: I'm confident! I could take the best picture of her that would be seen by the whole world! p5 - YM: From then on, Miku and I began to be together. She was noticeable to be a little ecentric and have a reputation of a rich (person)'s naivete. p6 - Miku: Here, today's specialty. Yu: A heh heh heh... everyday, Nekomanma p7 - Yu: Ah..uh... p8 - YM: We don't talk much about herself. She has always gone back when it's 12 o'clock in the night. But I didn't even mind about it. pg 87 p1 - Miku: Please take a picture of me as a model. p3 - Yu: Do...do you really mean it? All right! p4 - Yu: Ah... no can do. My camera's broken. p5 - Miku: That's okay. I've both a camera and a studio! p6 - Yu: Wha'? p7 - Yu: In...in this magnificent studio? Really?! p8 - Miku: Yes, tonight, no one'll be here, so we can use it freely! pg 88 p2 - Yu: Ah...hey, if you wear those sunglasses, wouldn't you be able to see nothing? Oh...she scared me. p3 - Miku: Th...that's not so. p4 - Miku: I can see perfectly. Look, over there. p5 - Miku: I can see 100 meters ahead (of me) a signboard of the liquor store, on top of it, two cats, and even a man jogging in that park. p6 - Yu: What eyes you must have. I can't see 'em. p7 - Miku: Well...well then, wait here at the back exit. I'll soon open it. Yu: Ah...okay pg 89 p4 - [Like a familiar manga] p5 - Yu: I knew that you're rich when you said you could rent this place. p6 - Miku: Come in, Yu. p7 - Yu: Woah! Rad! p8 - Miku: Well, let's begin, Yu. pg 90 p3 - Yu: Yeah, a good shot! p4 - Yu: All right! It's for real (now)! p5 - Yu: This is great! She'll be the top model! Her looks steadily changes everytime I look through the finder...like a cat's. pg 91 p1 - Kishin: Who(are you guys)?! Thieves? p4 - Yu: Y... p5 - Yu: You! You're the photographer, Mr. Kishin Inuyama?! p6 - Kishin: Hmph. If you know me, then I don't think you're thieves. What're you doing in my studio?! Yu: M...Miku... p7 - Miku: Sorry...we let ourselves use it without consulting anyone. p8 - Yu: Wh... p9 - Yu: Uh...sir...this is... Kishin: Uhn? pg 92 p1 - Kishin: Mmm. This is outrageous! You took a picture in the studio without permission! p3 - Kishin: Th...this... p4 - Kishin: Did you take this?! Yu: Yes, I'm sorry! p5 - Kishin: Hmm... p6 - Kishin: Continue then. Yu: Huh... p7 - Kishin: I say you can use this place freely from now on! p8 - YM: Miku became a goddess of good fortune for me. pg 93 p1 - YM: I had a grasp of tomorrow in which I wouldn't be starving to death. Thanks to Miku! Yu: Miku! [Camera Magazine] p2 - Yu: Miku! p3 - Yu: Look! My picture is number one! I got the grand prize award! p4 - [ New Star: Yuichi Moriyama Wins Grand Prize A Great New Star Is Born!] p5 - Miku: All right! I knew it, Yu! Yu: Thanks to you, Miku! Thank you! p7 - Yu: Haha...I unconciously hugged her. pg 94 p1 - YM: From then on, my reputation began to grow and even jobs began coming in one after another. [ A High Praise at Every Walk of Life A Decision on the Niseido CM Poster The New Star's Prize Completion] Yu: Hey, you shouldn't be crying. YM: And so, my feelings for Miku grew consistently. p4 - YM: But... p5 - YM: Even if I did, Miku wouldn't say anything about herself to me and even why she has always gone back when it reaches 12 o'clock. pg 95 p1 - song: Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells [ Niseido Christmas Sale] p2 - Yu: It fits you well, Miku? Miku: Really? p3 - Miku: But, isn't it expensive? Yu: That's okay. I can afford it now. p4 - Yu: You're my important girl, and I think that's a step to an early Christmas present. p5 - Miku: An important person. p6 - Yu: Uhn? Aren't you pleased with it? Miku: Yes, thank you, Yu! p7 - Yu: Okay, shall we go somewhere to eat then? Miku: Oh, I know of this great restaurant in the neighborhood. pg 96 p1 - Yu: So...I knew you know a great restaurant! Miku: It isn't this place. It's in the back of this restaurant. p4 - Miku: Here, both the amount of scraps of the restaurant and its taste is tops! Yu: Left...overs p5 - Miku: When we first met, this is where I also got my food for Nekomanma. Yu: Oh, I see. Th...this must be a joke. As I thought, she's serious though. p8 - Yu: I...really don't know you that well yet. But, since our time together was short, you may think that I'm a irresponsible guy to say such things, but... pg 97 p2 - Yu: I... p3 - Yu: ...want to marry you. p5 - Yu: Would it be okay if you don't go back even if it passes 12 o'clock tonight? p8 - Miku: Phnyaaan p9 - Yu: H...hey, Miku, are you really...? Miku: Phnee pg 98 p1 - Yu: You just drank a sip of champagne. I wonder if this daughter doesn't even drink alcohol. Miku: Phnyaaan p2 - Yu: Huuuuh. Like a cat. p3 - Yu: I come to wanna piss when I feel chilly. Miku: Phuuun p4 - Miku: Phneee p7 - Yu: Well then... p8 - Yu: Miku, wake up now. I've succeeded if she hasn't gone. p10 - Yu: Miku?! pg 99 p1 - Yu: Miku, where did she go? Hey!! p2 - Myah: Myaaa p4 - Yu: Myah, where's Miku? She left behind the clothes I took the trouble to buy for her. p5 - Myah: Myaaa p6 - Yu: I see. p7 - Yu: Miku is a daughter (of a rich family). She wouldn't like a person like me who suddenly got rich. I was poor. Why would she have pitied me and kept me company? But... p8 - Yu: She left her clothes on her underwear. p9 - Myah: Myaaa pg 100 p1 - Yu: Yahoo! p5 - Yu: I've changed! pg 101 p6 - woman: Are you okay? You drank too much, Yu. Yu: Shut up! Leave me alone, you ugly girl! p7 - Yu: I won't be taken care of! Go home, you stupid! Hic. What's with the ugly girl, taking me back here?! p10 - Yu: For goodness sakes. p11 - Yu: Uhn? pg 102 p1 - Miku: Welcome home. It's been a long time since you've returned before 12 o'clock. I've prepared an evening meal as usual. p3 - Yu: Hmph p5 - Yu: Why should you care for a person like me now? p6 - Yu: What do I think of you? There's no adultery. Why should you stay with me forever? p7 - Miku: Because...I love you. That's all. p9 - Yu: Then, why don't you even get angry at me for whoring?! Why don't you talk about yourself?! Why do you have to go back at 12 o'clock?! pg 103 p1 - Miku: I... Yu: I understand! You have a man! p2 - Yu: So, quickly go back at 12 o'clock. I'm only being made fun of for merely a rich daughter's time killer. p3 - Miku: That... p4 - Miku: I'm not a daughter (of some) rich (family). p5 - Miku: Because I love you, I couldn't tell you anything. p6 - Miku: Because... p7 - Miku: Because if you had known everything about me, you surely would've come to dislike me. p9 - Yu: Miku pg 104 p1 - Yu: I'm...I'm sorry to say those severe words. I...was uneasy about you since I knew nothing about you. I just wanted to know everything about you. I wanted for us to know all about each other. p3 - Miku: I understand. I will stay here tomorrow on Christmas Eve. And when I do, you'll know all about me. Yu: Miku p5 - Yu: It's okay, Miku. Even to what I'll know at that time, I won't talk (to anyone else) of you. [ Christmas Sale] pg 105 p1 - Yu: This and this and this too! Look! salesman: Y...yes, every time Yu: Hey, salesman, this too! That and also this! p2 - salesman: Sir, can you carry all these at once? Yu: It's okay. Wrap them up quickly. There's no time. p3 - Yu: Because, listen to this, salesman, starting tonight, I'll be spending a night with my girl. Well, it would be good, you bastard. salesman: Oh...ohhhh p4 - Yu: I'm (so) delighted! Look! I must be a customer! I'm full of happiness now! p5 - salesman: Being young is good. ...to a hot eve. Shit. p7 - Miku: I wonder if he'll get angry again about the Nekomanma. But this may be the last time. pg 106 p2 - Yu: Heh heh heh heh p3 - Yu: Muhoo muhoohoo p4 - driver: Mnyaa mnyaa pg 107 p1 - Yu: Uhn? p3 - Yu: It's chancy, (it's almost)12 o'clock. I gotta hurry it. p4 - Yu: Ah...I see! Even if hour soon passes 12 o'clock,... p5 - Yu: ...she won't go back anymore. pg 108 p4 - Miku: It can't be! Yu! p5 - Miku: Yu! pg 110 p2 - Yu: Oh, Myah, did you come for me? p4 - Yu: With all promise of Miku and me being together just in front of me, crumbling. Heh heh heh. [Lit: At the time from now that both Miku and I won't be together. Heh heh heh] p6 - Yu: As for me, I may not've been suitable to be a human. Next time, when I'm born (again), I wonder if I'll be born as a cat. pg 111 p1 - Yu: Heh heh heh. Your tears are just like Miku's, Myah. pg 112 p3 - Kishin: Do you like it? That poster's a good picture. Yu: Yes, very. p4 - Kishin: He was young, but he was a photographer with a good arm. (Someone like him) comes once in ten years. But, some time ago, he was in an accident on just this kind of night. p6 - Yu: Let's go. Miku: Yes... pg 113 [Nekomanma: The End]