Neringu Project Chapter Four "Onna no Ko no Himitsu" Ribon January 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) December 23, 1999 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ pg 1-cover Nene smiling, resting her head on her hands Neringu Project by Fujita Maguro Episode Four Girl's Secret pg 2 Haruka: Nene... Where are you going this Sunday? If you'd come with me, we could go to the zoo... Nene: Sure! I wanna go to the zoo! pg 3 Shunta: WHAT? Haruka: Then I'll meet you at ten. Tell Ryou about it, you can spend the night too. Nene: Sure! Shunta: HEY, HARUKA!! Haruka: What, Shunta? Shunta: You're being a jerk, flirting with Nene like that! What do you mean, spend the night? SPEND THE NIGHT?! Haruka: What's wrong with that? So do I have your permission to go on a date with Nene, Shunta? Shunta: Ooh... (That...) Haruka: Ah, could it be that you're jealous?! How cuuuuuuute! How juvenile! (Ahahaha!) Shunta: Wha! pg 4 Shunta: AM NOT, STUPID! And why do you even bother coming to school! Haruka: Why shouldn't I? I'm an android in a child form. Overlook it. Shunta: In both height and attitude, you're not like a elementary schooler at all! (Go to middle school!) Haruka: But it's because Nene's here... Nene: Hinako-chan, come to the zoo with us! Hinako: Okay. It'll be more fun if everyone goes! Nene: % Haruka-kun tried to break Nene. % But now he's the complete opposite, he likes Nene now. % Everyday, Haruka-kun and Shunta-kun have huge fights... pg 5 Nene: % But then something... % A little different happened. Nene: Hm? Hinako-chan, you dropped something. Is this a tissue? Hinako: KYAA~~~! Nene-chan, thanks for picking this up! Thank goodness no boys saw! Nene: What is that? Something important to you? pg 6 Hinako: I see, nobody's ever told you about it, Nene-chan. This is something you use when you have your period. Nene: Period? Hinako: Girls have babies when they grow up, right? So they can, when girls reach a certain age, they have their period. It's evidence that you "body became an adult", I guess. pg 7 Nene: ...uwah... Lucky, Hinako-chan! You're an adult! You can have a baby already! Hinako: Oh, Nene-chan! Don't tell any boys about this! It's a secret just for girl- WHA?! pg 8 Hinako: % Nene-chan...you couldn't have... Nene: Shunta-kun, listen, listen! SHunta: Hm? Boy: (Ahaha!) Nene: Hinako-chan had her period! She can have a baby! Isn't that cool? Shunta: Wha! pg 9 Nene: Nene wants to have her period too! I'm so jealous of hinako-chan! Girl: W... Wait a sec, Nene-chan~~~ Boy: I see, I thought Hinako acted really adult. So it's her period... Boy: (What's that?) Hinako: Ne... ...Nene-chan... Nene: Oh, Hinako-chan! Welcome back! Girl: Hinako, it's awful! Nene said in front of the boys... Nene: Yup! All about your period- pg 10 Hinako: NENE-CHAN, YOU IDIOT! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! pg 11 Nene: % Wha... % Why? % WHY?!! pg 12 Nene: Hinako-chan, hey! Hinako-chan, I'm talking! What's wrong? Nene: SHUNTA-KUN~~~~ WHY WON'T HINAKO-CHAN TALK TO ME? Shunta: Don't ask ME! Haruka: Girls are really bad-tempered when they have their periods... Shunta: How do you how about that?! pg 13 Nene: Okay... Then... EVERYONE, COME HERE! Animals: Nene, what's wrong? Should we do something? Do something? Nene: Yup! I have a request for all of you... pg 14 Nene: That window is Hinako-chan's house. Could you ask her why she won't talk to me? I want you all to investigate it for me. Animals: AH! I see! Snail: Okay~~~ I'll go first... Everyone: (GOOD LUCK!) pg 15 Hinako: % I slapped Nene-chan... % I wish I hadn't gone that far... % But Nene-chan, how could she... Snail: ..."talk about periods in front of boys". Hi~~ Nene-chan asked for me to investigate about Hinako-chan. Um~~~ I~~~ When I touch someone, I can read their hearts... Nene: Ah, he's back. pg 16 Snail: She said, "DON'T DO THIS!" Animals: Then we'll ALL ask her directly! Nene: Please do! Animals: Touko-oneechan gave us all between-meal snacks! Shunta: Just go see Hinako! pg 17 Dan: It can't be helped... I'll go. Animals: Dan-kun! Kyaaa! Dan-kun will definitely be able to do it! Shunta: What can he do? Nene: Dan-kun is an insect. So his special skill is... Nene: BODY BLOW! Hinako: KYAAAAAAA! SHunta: Waaaah! pg 18 Hinako: What's with you? I told you to go! Nene-chan, you don't understand anything!! My period...I was so embarrassed about it!! That's why! That's why... Haruka: (You're yelling too though.) Shunta: (Ah...ah...ah...) Hinako: I HATE YOU! pg 19 Hinako: $ I HATE YOU! Haruka: That's right. If bratty little boys knew about it they must have teased her. Shunta: How do you know about all that?! Nene: No... Hinako-chan... Nene: Hinako-chaaaan! pg 20 Nene: I'm sorry! I didn't know you were embarrassed about it! Nene loves Hinako-chan... So... Don't hate me... pg 21 Hinako: I'm sorry, Nene-chan. I said too much. I love Nene-chan too. (It's okay...) Nene: % It seem like Nene still... % Doens't understand about being a human. pg 22 Nene: Thank goodness I made up with Hinako-chan! I'll be more careful from now on. Shunta: Geez. Don't made mistakes like that with me. Nene: Huh? Shunta kun, do you have a cold? Your voice is weird. Ryou: His voice is changing. Right, Shunta? Shunta: (Aww...) Nene: "Voice is changing"? Ryou: When boys become adults, their voices get lower. Like girls having their period. pg 23 Nene: % Now that I think of it... % Shunta-kun has grown a little bit since we first met. Shunta: (Hm?) Nene: % Nene... % ...hasn't changed one bit since then. % Because Nene's body is a doll. % I wonder if... % Nene will become an adult?