Penguin Brothers Chapter 3 Shiina Ayumi Ribon/ Shuueisha 2000 Translation by Emily Horner [I'm translating from the Ribon installments, so there aren't any page numbers. I'll fix this when I buy the tankoubon.] Hina : {A single handkerchief, casually offered to me, has made my already extremely difficult school life even worse.} <> Nishizaki : Whadd'ya think you're doing, Isshiki? <> Isshiki : Kneeling down. Nishizaki : That's not what I meant! Why would you go so far for this girl, when you're normally the kind of cold-blooded guy who'd look away even if someone fainted next to them! <> Hina : Huh? Nishizaki : What do you think you're doing? Tetta : Oh, come on. Isshiki's done this much. You're going to see blood if you don't let her go. <> Hina : Thanks a lot for abandoning me! Tetta : I was going to help you if Isshiki abandoned you! Hina : Liar! And this is for the bald guy who shoved me! And, most of all, this is for you! Who the hell do you think you are? <> --Nishizaki-san! Hina : Don't mess with me! I don't care if you're the boss of this school or what, you need to stop being so stuck-up! <> Hina : Hey, wait a second! --She kicked Nishizaki-san! --We can't let her get away with this! Nishizaki : Hey! --Yes? Nishizaki : Find out about that transfer student's history right away! <> Hina : Hey, I told you to wait! Why did you save me? Aren't you his enemy? Don't you despise him? But still, even though you don't know me at all... Isshiki : Are you so heartless, Hina? <> Isshiki : Your return was as sudden as your disappearance, but I knew you the moment I laid eyes on you--and yet you act as if you don't even have the slightest memory of me. <> Isshiki : Now I know that even though it was a very special memory for me, it didn't mean that much to you. Watch out for Nishizaki. There won't be any more borrowing and lending. Hina : Wait! <> Hina : What do you mean, borrowing and lending? Tell me! {Who are you?} --Have you heart? Isshiki kneeled down in front of Nishizaki! --No way! It's unthinkable! --What do you mean, it's the transfer student's fault? Tetta : Oh, there you are, Piyo... <> Tetta : ...ko... Hina : {I must have met him somewhere before! I've gotta remember it! I've gotta remember!} Kousuke : What on Earth does this mean? <> Kousuke : Who is this transfer student? Explain it to me so I can accept this! Isshiki : None of your business. Kousuke : Yes it is! It's something that concerns the entire student body! Your surrender to Nishizaki represents the surrender of the whites to the blacks! Before, the school was in balance, but now they're going to get all stuck-up! You've done something completely senseless! Are you listening to me? <> Isshiki : Dumbass. Kousuke : Isshiki! Isshiki : I don't care about that, so just go away. --The president has absolutely no sense of his own position. Kousuke : You're right! The voters made a huge mistake! Still, if we don't do something soon, that transfer student... <> Isshiki : Hello? --What is that transfer student to you? Isshiki : I thought I told you not to call me at school. --I'll be mad if you don't tell me something that important. And aren't there a lot of things you'll need to ask me in the future? Isshiki : You just play your role, and don't poke your nose into what's not your business. --All right, but the more you protect her, the worse a position that girl will find herself in. <> Hina : He isn't here. Kyouichi : I'm home. Hina : Welcome home. Kyouichi : Why do you have all those albums out? Hina : There's a boy at my new school who acts like we know each other, but I don't remember him at all. Kyouichi : Oh, when does he know you from? <> Hina : I don't even know--oh, that's right! He said I both disappeared and reappeared suddenly. And I lived in this prefecture until I was 7, didn't I? I didn't live right here, but still... maybe we knew each other back then. Kyouichi : Bring him over sometime. Hina : Here? Kyouichi : If he's your friend, I might remember him. Anyway, what happened to your hair? Hina : Oh, I forgot. It got cut. <> Hina : It's a total lie to say that it's a 'modern, progressive school in an ideal environment.' Inside, bullying and violence are accepted as normal. It's the worst! Don't cut too much, I'm trying to grow it out. Kyouichi : Trust me, I'm an artist. Hina : It's a different genre. I'm sick of going to school. I've got to watch out for the savages, and weird guys hit on me, and I got my fi-- Kyouichi : What? Hina : Nothing! <> Kyouichi : It's unusual to hear you complain. Hina : But you're the only one I can complain to, Kyou-chan! Kyouichi : You can run if you want. I'm not about to tell you to stand up to bullies. You want to transfer again? Hina : {I can't let a guy like him make decisions for me.} No! I'm not going to run away! I'm not gonna let them win! Kyouichi : Then turn your face to the sun and keep trying till they accept you. <> Hina : Yeah! Tetta : Good morning, Piyoko. Are you still mad? Hina : Of course. Tetta : Do you really not remember Isshiki at all? Hina : I called 8 of my old friends before, but they didn't know him. Tetta : Then maybe he's got the wrong person? <> Hina : I feel like I wouldn't forget an old friend, even if his name or face changed. Tetta : He looked kind of sad when you said that there wasn't any kind of relationship between you two. Hina : {"Are you so heartless, Hina?" From his face when he said that, it doesn't seem possible that he's got the wrong person. So why can't I remember him?} What's that? Tetta : Test results. Hina : From before I got here, right? <> 1--Koshiba Tetta 900 2--Isshiki Shoui 895 Hina : Is that a misprint? Tetta : No. Hina : No way! Tetta : Thank you for reacting as I expected. <> --Oh, Koshiba-kun, you got a perfect score on the national test again. You really are the pride of our school. Hina : {A perfect score? That means...that means... He's first in the country?} Now I know why you've got rights even though you're a grey. People don't bully those who shine brighter than they do. <> Hina : You should've told me you were a genius. Tetta : I'm not a genius. I study for my goal even when I should be sleeping. Even if it doesn't seem that way, I'm a hard worker. Hina : What's your goal? Tetta : To be a singing, dancing doctor! Hina : You? A doctor? I wouldn't want you to take care of me. Tetta : Fine with me, I won't take care of you. <> Tetta : What happened? Hina : I saw something...I felt like I was going to get attacked again, but... <> Hina : I guess I was mistaken. Why, you! --That transfer student sure runs fast. --Next time we have to aim from further away. <> Hina : Those guys are really unoriginal! <> Hina : Hey, I said you were unoriginal! There's no use in trying to disgust me with this. Snakes and frogs and even centipedes don't scare me. --...Snakes? <> --Snake! --Snake moved! --This early? --It's starting again? --Nooo! Hina : What do you mean? Who's Snake? <> Tetta : It's someone who uses snakes to harrass people--code name, Snake. We don't know what grade this person is, or whether it's a boy or girl. But everyone who that person started to hate has dropped out of school. It's a one-person grey-elimination mission. <> Hina : A one-person grey-elimination mission? Nishizaki : Snake moved? This isn't funny! She's the first thing Isshiki's ever shown a weakness to! And she might end up leaving school! --So what? --You know, I have heard rumors that Snake's a white... <> --They wouldn't want Isshiki's weakness to be exposed, right? --Snake's never started this early before. Nishizaki : Whoever it is, make them stop! --But you don't even know who it is! Nishizaki : Then find out right away! --Yes! Nishizaki : And if you find Snake, tell him...not to play with my toy.