Nuringu Project by Fujita Maguro Chapter One Ribon October 1999 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. Sore ja~! -Meimi Translation by Meimi (KSaintTail@aol.com) October 2, 1999 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ pg 1 ?: Mizukiya Ryou-san, was a young and amazing person who made ceramics. He made lots of different things out of clay. And Nene was...one of Ryou-san's creations... pg 2 ?: And here, in Magurori City...a bit of a mysterious thing happened. Shunta: I'm home, Niichan! Did business get better? Box: Mizuchiya Shunta (12) Sixth-year Elementary Student Ryou: Welcome home, Shunta! It's okay. But... pg 3 Ryou: Didn't I tell you come in quietly when I'm in the workshop? You are my little brother, so you should be able to remember, right? (What would I do if one of my creations got ruined?) Shunta: (UWAAAAAAAAH!) QUIT IT, YOUR HANDS ARE COVERED WITH CLAY! Hm? What's this, a clay doll? (She's life-size.) Ryou: Yup, I thought I'd show her at my next exhibitation. pg 4 Ryou: Her name is "Nene", and she's the same age as you. Shunta: Wow... Shunta: % "Nene", huh... Shunta: You're pretty cute! If you were a human girl, that'd be great! pg 5 Shunta: $ "If you were a human girl..." Narration: With the boy's words, the doll Nene thought, "I wanna be a human!" from her heart. And then...a miracle happened. pg 6 ?: Morning... Nyuuru: Wake up! SHUNTA! WAKE UP! Shunta: UWAAAH! What are these things?! Dolls: He's awake! Shunta! Shunta is awake! pg 7 Nyuuru: Nene woke up too! Shunta, come on! Shunta: "Nene"... Dolls: LET'S GO! Shunta: Wait a sec, you! Where are you going!! HUH? pg 8 Doll: Nene! Make a bigger one this time! Nene: Okay! I'll make a specially big one! Nene: Okay...okay... It's dry!! pg 9 Nene: I made "Wan-kun" from clay! Dolls: (Amazing! It really is huge!) Nene: Then! Nene kisses this one... Nene: See! He transforms into a real Wan-kun! pg 10 Wan: (Woof woof woof!) Dolls: (Yay, a race!) Shunta: % What is this...but that girl... % Looks just like the "Nene"....doll? Nene: Shunta-kun! pg 11 Nene: Shunta-kun! Look, look! Nene can move! Shunta: Wha! Wait, you- pg 12 Shunta: UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! Naaration: And then there was nothing to be confused about. It was the same "Nene" that was made out of clay. Ryoua: No... I can't believe the doll I made became a human, but her body is still clay... (Ahaha, how suprising!) SHunta: Niichan, act more suprised! How did this happen~~~! Nene: Eheh, but Shunta-kun was the one who said it! That it would be great if Nene was a human! pg 13 Ryou: (Oh...) Shunta: WHA... Nene: When I heard Shunta-kun say that... I thought "Uwaah! I wanna be a human!", and just kept thinking that and thinking that, and then... Somehow I became a human! So it's all thanks to you, Shunta-kun! (Thank you!) Shunta: THAT WAS ALL I SAID!! pg 14 Shunta: % No way....she really did become human... Ryou: But...this is an amazing miracle. Clay having life, and then Nene's hand can give new life! So, how does the Miracle Girl want to live from now on? Nene: Oh, Ryou-san! Nene wants to... Go to school with Shunta-kun! Shunta: Wha. pg 15 Shunta: Isn't it obvious that a doll can't go to school?! Nene: But why? Arrow: Bought these for her for the time being Shunta: (Because!) You're a doll! If they found out there was someone like you there, it'd cause a huge fuss! So you can't go to school! And if you follow me, I won't forgive you! pg 16 Nene: Ryou-san! Dolls can't go to school? Ryou: That's not it. But I have to ask the school nicely. If you went now, they'd just send you back. But in exchange, we'll go shopping in the city today! It's important that Nene has more clothes. Nene: YAY! (Shopping!) Doll: Nene, you get to go shopping...lucky, and it's your first time. Nene: Yup! Arrow: Making something again Nene: But Shunta-kun seemed to be worried... pg 17 Nene: % Ever since Nene started moving, he hasn't smiled once. % I wonder if he hates me... % But why would he? Doll: Nene! What's this? Nene: Shunta-kun must have forgotten this... Nyuuru: It's his gym uniform...I'm sure he'll be upset he forgot it. Ryou: Nene? pg 18 Nene: % If I give this to him... % He might smile. Shunta: % I told her, "Don't come," but she's a doll... % (She wants to do a lot of stuff, but...) Guy: Hey! Shunta! Gym is next, let's go over there! Shunta: Ah! AHHHH! I forgot my jersey! Guy: How stupid...better go borrow one from someone in another class. (Lucky it's lunchtime...) pg 19 Nene: So that's Shunta-kun's school... Okay, let's go in! Girl: What's that in the sky? Girl: It's a bird, isn't it? Girl: But it's coming here! pg 20 Nene: Wah! I'm in school! Nyuuru, thank you! Arrow: Nyuuru Nyuuru: Right! Nene: Hi! Sorry for intruding like this, but where is Shunta-kun? You don't know him? Let's see... Nyuuru: Nyuu~~~! Nene: His face looks like this! Arrow: It's Nyuuru pg 21 Kids: UWAH! KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! A MONSTER!!!! Shunta: (Jersey, jersey...) Nene: ...what happened to everyone? Nyuuru: Maybe Shunta's face was scary. pg 22 Nene: But it's awful! Where's Shunta-kun... (This is my first time in school so I wouldn't know.) Girl: Oh! Are you looking for someone? I don't mind showing you around, is that all right? Nene: Sure! Nene: % Yay! Guy: A girl monster? pg 23 Girl: It's true! We all saw! She came in through the window, it looks like her target is Shunta! So most importantly...where is Shunta? Guy: Oh, he went off somewhere to go borrow a jersey... Kids: % Shunta's in danger! Girl: What do we do? Guy: If it comes to that...we'll beat that monster! pg 24 Hinako: Oh, I see. So Nene-chan lives at Shunta-kun's house. Nene: Yup! What a coincidence that Hiromi-chan is in his class! Hinako: Hey, hey! Nene-chan, what kind of animal is Nyuuru-kun? He's so cute, just like a doll! I LOVE things like dolls! I have so many decorating my house! Nene: Really? Then Nene and Hinako-chan will become really good friends! Since Nene is a doll too. Hinako: Huh? pg 25 Nene: See, Nene's body is made of clay! Hinako: Wah... Kid: WE FOUND HER, IT'S THAT GIRL!! Hinako, get away from her! She's coming after Shunta! Boy: Uwah! Look, her hand! pg 26 Boy: She really is a monster! GET HER!! Hinako: (Nene-chan!) Nene: % What... % Shunta-kun... Shunta: Hm? I thought someone was calling me... (My imagination?) Hinako: Shunta-kun! Shunta-kun! pg 27 Shunta: Oh, Hinako. Hinako: Shunta-kun, it's awful! Nene-chan, she's- Shunta: WHAT! Nene came!! I TOLD her not to come! Hinako: More importantly than that, hurry and help her! The boys took Nene-chan! Calling her a "monster"...!! pg 28 Nene: Hey, let me out! Nene has to see Shunta-kun! Boy: Is it okay just closing it? Guy: Even if she's a monster, she's still a girl after all. It's too hard for her to open it. Boy: Mm, but, what did she want with Shunta? Kids: (Dunno...?) Guy: I don't know, let's go! pg 29 Nene: What do I do... Boy: $ She's a monster! Nene: % They said Nene was a monster... % I see, I guess Nene is like a monster... % I'm sad... % I wonder if Shunta-kun thinks of me that way too. Nene: Hm? Bags: Clay pg 30 Shunta: YOU GUYS!! Guy: Oh, Shunta, you went off to borrow that jersey and- Shunta: Where's Nene! Guy: Oh, that monster? We shut her up in ther- Shunta: She's NOT a monster!! Her body is a doll... pg 31 Shunta: SHE'S A GIRL WITH A HUMAN HEART!! Thing: MONSTER~~~~! SHunta: Huh? pg 32 Nene: Ah! Shunta-kun!! Shunta: ...Nene. WHAT did you make, it's sick! Nene: A monster! Eheh! They kept saying I was a monster, so I made one to escape! (From the clay in the storage room!) Thing: Monster~~~! Label: She's pretty tough Snunta: ... pg 33 Hinako: I'm so happy! I get to be friends with a real doll! Nene: Hinako-chan, thank you for calling Shunta-kun! Hinako: (But we're friends, aren't we!) Guy: I see, so she's a doll...then I guess she was just broken. (Sorry!) Shunta: I'm glad we stopped all the commotion... But...why'd you come here after all? Nene: Oh, right! I forgot... Here's your gym uniform. pg 34 Shunta: % So that's it... Shunta: Nene! Thank you!! Nene: YAY! Shunta-kun, you finally smiled! Shunta: Huh? Smiled?! Nene: % And from then on, Nene was friends with Shunta-kun and % everyone. pg 35 Nene: % And then...! Ryou: What do you think? Label: Principal Charles Charles: (Hahaha!) Nene-san's really famous right now. The children accept her, so it'll be fine! Nene: Shunta-kun! Hurry up! Nene: % From today on, Nene is a sixth-grader just like Shunta-kun. % Whatever happens everyday from now on, I'm really looking % forward to it! % But... pg 36 Nene: % Suddenly...there's one person I don't think is very nice... Man: "Clay Girl Appears in City. A Naturally Happening Cute Andriod"... (What's that...) Man: Making a android so easily... And the one who made her is that Mizuchiya! Heh...that guy... I, the great inventor, Tetsurou-sama am serious about this! pg 37 Tetsurou: "Haruka"! Go at once, this is your job! I want you to carry out your special, evil job perfectly! The doll called "Nene"...break her into pieces. Haruka: ...sure.