Neringu Project Chapter Two "Nazo no Tenkuusei" Ribon November 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! * I don't know what Nene's saying on the second page talking to the little girl. -Meimi Translation by Meimi (KSaintTail@aol.com) November 20, 1999 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ cover: Nene in a red dress with blue trim with strings attached to her like a marionette Neringu Project Nene was a doll and became human, but someone doesn't think much of her heart...?! Episode Two: Mysterious Transfer Student Fujita Maguro pg 1 Nene: I make the shape from clay... And then Nene kisses it... Here! Nene: I made a cat jellfish...! pg 2 Girl: UWAH... That's cool! It really became an animal! Nene: Yeah, so take good care of it! Girl: YUP! Shunta: ...hey, Nene. You always make animals, but do you ever make anything else? Nene: (Hm?) Like what? Shunta: Like...a clock. Or furniture, like that chair over there. pg 3 Nene: YUP! Because, Nene made that clock and that chair! Shunta: Huh? Guy: It's great, Nene-chan!! The other day, thanks for fixing my sign. Take this tofu! Nene: (Yay!) Really, sir? Shunta: % Since when did she...become such a familiar face in the city? pg 4 Nene: % It's been about a month since Nene the doll, became human. Label: Nene A doll made out of clay. She can make anything else out of clay. Label: Mizuchiya Ryou-san (24 years old) The sculptor who made Nene. Label: Mizuchiya Shunta-kun (12 years old) Ryou's little brother. The same age as Nene. Nene: % In this Magurori city, Nene... % ...has lots of fun stuff happening every day, together with % Ryou-san and Shunta-kun! Nyuuru: (Magurori city's in the shape of a fish!) pg 5 Nene: Hee! We got so much stufff! Dinner tonight's going to be great, huh! Shunta: Yup. (Lucky!) Nene: I love it when Ryou-san makes dinner, it's yummy! I'm so happy Nene can move now! Because living, there's so many yummy, and happy, and wonderful things! YAY! I'M SO HAPPY! SO HAPPY! (KYAHOOO!) Shunta-kun, race you to the house! Shunta: (Ah!) Nene, wait! pg 6 Nene: % And then... Nene: KYAAAAAA! Shunta: Ah! Stupid, walking around without looking where you're going! Nyuuru: Are you okay? nene: Yup! My foot came off, though. Sorry I ran into you! Haruka: Hm? pg 7 Haruka: Here...your foot. You're Mizuchiya Nene, huh. Just like the rumors say, you're actually made out of clay. Nene: Ah! Than- pg 8 Shunta: (WHA!) Haruka: Hmm... It was a little more fragile than I expected. pg 9 Shunta: You... WAIT RIGHT THERE! You did that on purpose...!! Haruka: (Ahaha!) Nene: ... Nyuuru: Nene, are you okay? Nene: Yeah. But I wonder if this can be reattached... pg 10 Sign: Grade One, Class Six Shunta: ...and then he ran off. Guy: Wow... If Shunta couldn't catch him, he must be a pretty fast guy... Arrow: That's why he's annoyed Hinako: But that's mean, doing that to Nene-chan! Nene-chan, you were scared, right? Nene: Huh? Of what? Hinako: (YOU FORGOT.) Shunta: You~~~! Last night Niichan had to fix you! (Are your brains clay too?!) Nene: OH! Ryou: (She's back to normal!) Nene: (Yay!) pg 11 Nene: It was fine! Nene didn't hurt very much. And that boy, we dno't really know that he did that on purpose! Shunta: It was DEFINITELY on purpose! And next time I see him again, I'm gonna take it out on him! Sensei: Shunta! The bell already rang, get in your seat! Hmm...it's sudden, but... Following Nene-chan, there's another new friend coming to this class. Come in, Haruka-kun! Nene: Ah... pg 12 Sensei: This is the transfer student, Kurogane Haruka-kun. Girls: Wahhh~ Shunta: Yo... YOU'RE THE ONE FROM YESTERDAY!! Haruka: Huh, what a coinicidence. So we were in the same class. Nice to meet you. pg 13 Shunta: (It's NOT "nice" to meet you!!) Nene: % Hmm, that boy... % He was a transfer student. Haruka: I met you yesterday. Mizuchiya Nene. pg 14 Haruka: Wow, your foot's completely back to normal. Typical of clay, it must be easy to fix. Nene: Yup! Shunta: Don't talk like that when you did it on purpose!! Haruka: But I was interested! Like... If you tore off your head from your body, would you still be okay... Nene: Now that I think about it, I don't know. Should I try it out? Hinako: KYAAA!! Nene-chan, quit it! pg 15 Shunta: What do you think Nene is? She's not a toy!! Haruka: I know that. Shunta: Just stay away from Nene! Haruka: ...fine. Narraration: After that, Haruka-kun didn't go near Nene. But in exchange... Strange things were happening around Nene... pg 16 Nene: The map's heavy! Nyuuru: Keep going, Nene! Nene: HYA?! Girl: What was that now... Are you okay?! Nene: Ah...the school...broke. pg 17 Sensei: Prinipal! The ceiling on the third floor fell in. Charles: WHY?! Nene: Nene was lucky! Hinako: I'm glad Nene-chan's okay. Just a little farther off, and you would have been crushed underneath. Shunta: This is bad luck, i can't see it normally. Hinako: Oh! Nene-chan, could you come over to my house for a bit? (It's close.) I'd lvoe for you to come visit our store! Nene: Hinako-chan's house? pg 18 Nene: Yay! Of course I'll go!!! I wanna see Hinako-chan's house! Hinako: (Kyaa! Then it's decided!) Shunta: ... Guy: Shunta, wanna come to my house? Huh? Shunta: (I can't!) Guy: (WHYYY?!) Nene: Uwaaaah! pg 19 Nene: So Hinako-chan's place is a tea house! It's so pretty! Hinako: It's my Oneechan's store... Because Oneechan loves to make cakes. Touko: Oh, welcome! You're the Nene-chan I've heard so much about! Nene: Oh! Your oneesan's cute! Touko: No way~! Not like a real doll like nene-chan! I'm Touko, nice to meet you! Touko: These cups and plates... They're all Mizuchiya Ryou-san's creations. pg 20 Touko: I love Ryou-san's works! I opened this shop just so I could use them... Nene: Wow! I'm sure Ryou-san will be happy! Touko: Nene-chan, you're a work of Ryou-san's too, right~~~~? Typical of Ryou-san! Even making a human... Let's be good friends!! Nene: Yup? Hinako: The point is that...Oneechan's in love with Ryou-san! Nene: Oh! Touko: HINAKO! (Geez~! Don't say that!) Shunta: ... (So that's true then....about Hinako's oneesan.) Shunta: % What am I doing? % Following that girl... Shunta: (Very uncool.) pg 21 Shunta: % But...somehow I can't leave her alone... % Why... Nene: (Yummy!) Nene: Ah! I dropped it... pg 22 Hinako: Ne...Nene-chan, are you okay? Nene: Uwah! Maybe it's a meteor! pg 23 Shunta: Nene! Just now- Nene: Oh, Shunta-kun! Did you see the meteor? Shunta: Do meteors fly HORITONALLY?! Shunta: % What was that... % That shadow just now. % It couldn't be... Touko: (Noo! It won't come out!) pg 24 Shunta: % ...but... % No human could do that. % And there's no reason to do that to Nene. % I'm thinking too hard about it after all. Nene: Next! Cooking training! Label: Apron Nene: Let's hurry to the home ec room! I'm so excited! Hinako: (Nene-chan, hurry!) Nene: Yup! pg 25 Nyuuru: (What can I do?) Touko: I'm here to do a special lesson, I'm Touko! Label: Came again Touko: Today, we'll be making donuts. Everyone has lots of dreams, so make them into an interesting shape! Class: (Yes!) Hinako: Nene-chan, you'll be good at donuts, right? You're always making shapes with clay! (Right?) Nene: I see! OKAY! pg 26 Nene: Ooh... HYAAAA~! It sticks to my hands! (Not like clay~!) Hinako: Ah, nene-chan! Don't ruin it! Label: Gloves! nene: ... Hinako: Nene-chan...I don't think that'll work since it's not clay... Touko: The people that finished making their shapes, let's start frying them! But be careful of the flame, don't get burned! Narraration: And then... pg 27 Nene: (Looks like I did it!) Narraration: Shunta's prediction of bad luck... Became a reality. Girl: Wha...? Girl: The frying- pg 28 Kid: UWAAAAAH! It's a fire! Touko: Everyone, get outside quickly! Shunta: Nene...hurry! Nene: Oh... Right. pg 29 Nene: ?! pg 30 Boy: Who turned the pot over?! (Ah, the school~!) Hinako: (Onee-chan! It's okay now.) Touko: (NOO! I was so SCARED!) Sensei: Has the fire department been called? Hurry, get a fire extinguisher! Shunta: Hinako! Is Nene with you? Hinako: No, not with me... And... Haruka-kun too.... Nene: ...Haruka-kun...? pg 31 Nene: Hey, Haruka-kun! If we don't run, won't we die? Haruka: That's not true. I won't die. Because, I'm an android made by Doctor Kurogane. Nene: Huh? Haruka: Sorry. But this is the doctor's orders. pg 32 Haruka: Nene, made of clay, will burn here... Broken into tiny pieces. Nene: % WHY?? Shunta: NENE!