MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PITCH Text translation, chapter 09. Original story by Yokote Michiko Manga artwork by Hanamori Pink Translation by Kotetsu, not to be redistributed without permission! Archived at http://www.boukenshin.net/pitch/ Translator's Notes: This is my first time translating a manga, and I'm not yet a very advanced student of Japanese, hence, there are bound to be mistakes. I tried my best to faithfully translate as much as I could, but there were parts where characters spoke using slang words that weren't in any of my dictionaries. Still, I think I got the gist of what I didn't understand. I didn't bother to translate sound effects, nor the words appearing on every sign, nor all of the [small text] words in the story. For purists, I know, this is a tragedy. But I chose to go for expediency, which means that I've translated only dialogue and *most* of the [small text] passages, at least the ones particularly cute and/or important to the story. I am also not entirely faithful to the punctuation in the original. Mainly, there are places where I have added punctuation, since the original Japanese dialogue consisted of long, convoluted constructions, which would not make sense in English without the addition of punctuation. Terms of address (like "Onee-chan," which means "Older Sister") and meaningless exclamations (like "Kyaa!") have also been left untranslated. ---------------------- Translation Key! This is spoken speech. [small text] comes before a translation of those tiny, scribbly words sometimes found floating inside or outside a word bubble. ** denotes a panel in which nothing is said. (1) is footnote #1. (2) is footnote #2, etc. Footnotes come immediately after the passages that they refer to. Pages are separated by a dotted line. ---------------------- MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PITCH Episode 9 ---------------------- Aqua Regina: I need the power of the seven pearls of the seven mermaid princesses... For the ocean, for peace... And, for the sake of protecting the one that you love, Hurry and call me forth... Combine the seven mermaid melodies into one-- ---------------------- ** ** Kaito: Damn. This is that old ice-hag's fault... ---------------------- Luchia: Eh--?! Kaito caught a cold?! ---------------------- Hanon: Yeah. I heard it from Tarou-chan. Tomorrow Kaito isn't coming to school, he said. Rina: Wasn't Maria's ice the cause of it? Taking a break from school must mean that the cold is really bad, since he's a stubborn guy, even for a human. Luchia: Honestly, Rina! Luchia: But Kaito lives alone... I wonder if I should go visit. ---------------------- Hanon: You'll score some major points with him! But since it's Luchia, he'll probably end up in more critical condition. Rina: Naturally. Luchia: You're awful! I can TO do this!! ** Hippo: Everyone, there's a reaction to a new pearl! Mermaids: KYAA---! PEEPING TOM----!! ---------------------- Hippo: But it's true. There's a reaction to a pearl. It's either the Princess of the Antarctic or the Princess of the Indian Ocean! Luchia: But that radar is broken! Hanon: That's right. If you would just admit that you were a peeping tom, I would forgive you. Rina: Even if you ARE lewd, at least an honest penguin would still be loveable. Luchia: ---------------------- Narration: The next day. Luchia: Kaito: Ah. Kaito: ...What? ---------------------- Luchia: Why are you naked?! Weren't you sleeping because of your cold? Kaito: Oh. I was wearing clothes, then I got sweaty, so I took them off. Kaito: Sorry... Luchia: Luchia: ---------------------- Luchia: Really--! You won't get any better that way. You should eat some food and drink some medicine. Look, I'll make you something, okay? Luchia: Is there something you'd like to eat? Kaito: I wanna eat stew. Luchia: Luchia: All right, got it! ---------------------- Luchia: Here! Open wide-- Just kidding... Luchia: Luchia: Luchia: Sh.. Shake, boy! Kaito: What did you say?! Luchia: Hey, hey, can I borrow this? [small text] I'm thirsty. Kaito: Nn? Sure. [small text] Cola? Luchia: ---------------------- ** Gakuto: I want you to leave the mermaids to me. ** ** ---------------------- Maria: Gakuto-sama won't come out from his private room. Izuuru: It looks like he finally gave up on you too, Maria. Eriru: You talked big, but even you failed too, didn't you~~. Maria: Hmph! Yuuri: Maybe instead of going after those three fishies, we should search for the other remaining mermaids instead. Sign: Eriru's Math Lesson. Board: 7 fishies (all of them) - 5 fishies (2 captured + those 3) = 1 fishy left. Eriru: It's like this~~ Others: It's two fishies! Eriru: A l-little mistake. Well, it's all right. This time Eriru will catch them~~! ---------------------- Luchia: Uiiiiiiiiiikku. [Note: the sound of a sigh/hiccup.] [small text] Delishoush. Kaito: Wh-What's wrong?! Luchia: Ah, Kaito~~~ Luchia: Kaitooo~~~ Even though you're always acting so tough you still caught a cold~~~ Kaito: Are you drunk? ---------------------- Luchia: Shutup! Since you were gonna miss to school, why didn't you call and let me know?! Luchia: I was lonely... ** ---------------------- Luchia: Even though you... *hick* gave me a ki... Kaito: This is dangerous... I think I'm getting a higher fever... ---------------------- Luchia: Hey Kaito, arya lissening to me...? ---------------------- ** ---------------------- ** Luchia: ....*snore*..... Kaito: .... ---------------------- Hanon/Rina: And - And then?! Luchia: I made dinner for Kaito, and I drank some cola... Hanon: Dummy! Mermaids have no tolerance for fizzy human drinks! Rina: Did you get drunk?! Luchia: EH?! Hanon: Hey, hey! Did you actually do something really perverted?! Iyaaan! I'm so jealous!! [small text] Something like this, something like that-- Luchia: "Perverted," you say? No way-- Rina: But if you got drunk... and you were with that animal. Luchia: So that's why I-- ---------------------- Luchia: -----.... ***flashback**** Kaito: Are you awake? Luchia: [small text] Together in bed?! I-I-I-I'm going home! ***end flashback**** Luchia: ---------------------- Luchia: Luchia: Imaginary Luchia: [small text] Kaito-- Luchia: Imaginary Luchia: [small text] So how do you really feel about me? Gimme some more cola! Luchia: Hippo: I knew it. This reaction is...! ---------------------- ** Rina: Good morning, Luchia. Luchia: Good morning. Hanon: Hey, Mitsuki-sensei, you look a little pale. Do you think that maybe you caught a cold? Mitsuki-sensei: I-I feel fine. Mitsuki-sensei: Um, I have to go to the broadcasting classroom. Hanon: Aan. ** Mitsuki-sensei: .... ---------------------- Kaito: Yo! Luchia: G-Good morning! Kaito: Thank you for yesterday. It was thanks to you that I got better... Um, were you okay after that? Luchia: "After that"? Kaito: You don't remember? What happened yesterday? Luchia: ---------------------- Eriru: Uhu~~ Uhu~~ Eriru: Eriru is also spinning! Maybe if I'm spinning I'll figure out where the mermaids are~~ ** Eriru: Eriru is smart-- ---------------------- Song: Love eyes spin spin time! La la la~~!! [small text] Welcome mermaids! Luchia: What's this weird song? Luchia: Ah! [small text] All the students. Luchia: This dance is--! Rina: I've got a bad feeling about this. Let's go! ---------------------- Sign: Broadcasting classroom. Eriru: Hurry, put in the next spin spin song! This one is getting old. Woman: Yes yes, Eriru-sama. Eriru: It's Eriru's one-man show! The Spin-Spin Spinning Encore~~! Teachers: E*ri*ru's the best---! [small text] All the teachers. ---------------------- Eriru: Mermaids lured by Eriru's song, please come out and show yourselves! Teacher: Come on out! Eriru: Well? What do you think of me today? Teacher: L * O * V * E! Lovely Eriru! Eriru: Since you don't seem to agree with the music, I'll give you a kiss. [small text] Aren't you overjoyed? Mitsuki-sensei: ----------!! Luchia: I don't believe it! What are you doing?! ---------------------- Eriru: You are--!! Eriru: --Eriru's fans, aren't you? Then the encore is a free kiss!! Luchia: IYAAAA! I'm an enemy, an enemy!! Rina: We're telling you to stop that! Eriru: You're mermaids, so you're the enemy!! Luchia: That's why we're telling you to stop! [small text] Eriru: You came because you were lured by Eriru's song, didn't you? Eriru is smart~~ Hanon: Kyaaaaa! Sensei is--! Hanon: Even though we're not dating, I still can't allow this! You touched him before I got my chance! ---------------------- Mermaids: The only thing that should spin is a Ferris wheel, and the only ones who should kiss are true lovers! So-- ---------------------- Mermaids: With a pichi pichi voice, we'll make you pay heed to our revolutionary anger! (1) (1) ["Revolutionary" = the same pun in Japanese and in English. It can also mean "spinning."] Eriru: Nice spinning! But I still have one more song... [sound effect] GONG! [small text] Disqualified! (2) (2) [Note: Everybody remember "The Gong Show"?] Hanon: A maiden in love is the strongest of all! Would you like an encore?! ---------------------- Nikora: I've never heard of a mermaid who caught a cold before. [small text] Honestly! Nikora: And you even had to leave school early, too. Rina: Where could you have caught the virus from? Hanon: You must have done something amazing! [small text] I'm jealous--! Luchia: I-I don't know. Luchia: Hippo: No, you can't, you'll just bother her if you-- ---------------------- Kaito: You caught a cold?! Luchia: Ka- Kaito! Hippo: Luchia-san is ill, so please be a little more quiet... Kaito: Your penguin talks? That's so weird! Hippo: Na--!! ** ---------------------- Kaito: How are you doing...? Luchia: Go home!! Kaito: ? Why? Luchia: ...Because My face is a mess, and my hair is all squashed. It's embarrassing. ** ---------------------- Kaito: Dummy! Didn't you already see me just like that? And furthermore... Luchia: Kyaaa----! ** ** ---------------------- Kaito: Good. It looks like you don't have a fever. ---------------------- Luchia: ..... Kaito: And listen. Just because you gave me a kiss, that isn't enough to catch a cold from me. I--diot. ---------------------- Girls: A KISS----?! Luchia: Girls: Hippo: .... ---------------------- Hippo: I knew it. This is a reaction to... Hippo: The fourth princess-sama...!