MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PITCH Text translation, chapter 11. 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 11 ---------------------- Narration: It's summer! We've turned Pearl Waters into a beach house. Hanon: I'm sorry, but I can't go on a date right now, I'm very busy. You'll have to wait! Rina: Hu! I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in playing with you. Luchia: [small text] ---------------------- Hanon: Hey, heey, Luchia! Hanon: That girl from just before looked pretty cool, didn't she? [small text] Maybe she's older than us. Luchia: That purple-colored mermaid girl? She was definitely a princess! Hanon: I wonder if we won't become best friends really quickly. Rina: ..... ---------------------- Rina: <...The captured princess of the Arctic Ocean, Noel...> <...That girl looked so much like her---> Hippo: Honestly! Since she's a princess, why didn't you bring her here?! Luchia: What are you saying, Hippo?! Were you hiding here the whole time?! Come out and help us! Rina: Dresssing up even though you're a penguin, you're showing such impudence! Hanon: Eee, we're opening this do-or. Hippo: Gyaaa! Stop that... ---------------------- Girls: ! Hippo: GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA--- ---------------------- Gakuto: Hu hu... Things have gotten interesting. Maria: Ara, is that the smile of a pleasant memory? Eriru: Tell Eriru too, tell Eriru too! Gakuto: Very well. Then I shall tell you girls about it too. Izuuru: ---------------------- Gakuto: Oh, Yuuri. What are you doing? Yuuri: .... Yuuri: But, Gakuto-sama, everyone is wearing things like that, but Yuuri... Maria: Hu hu... Eriru: You're just a child, a child~~! Gakuto: Hun. Even though that's typical of you-- Gakuto: That's far enough! We went to a lot of trouble to get in the vacation mood, so you can go off and hunt the mermaids by yourself! Yuuri: ...Understood!... ---------------------- Rina: It's... not true! Luchia: No way! Hanon: ..... Girls: HIPPO--?! ---------------------- Hippo: This embarrassing body... I've been living on the dry land for too long, so it's come to be that I can no longer maintain my handsome penguin body! And it's all because you guys haven't been able to stop Gakuto quickly enough! Rina: Oh... is that right? Sorry. [small text] <"Handsome penguin body"?> Hanon/Luchia: .....! Hanon: IYAAAAAN! You're so CUUUUUUTE! Luchia: You're so F * U * N * N * Y!! Hippo: Wa-----! Luchia: Look, look, Hanon! There are tiny wings on his back! Hanon: Eh? Look at how THAT turned out! Iyaaaan!! Hippo: S-Stop that... Rina: A-Anyway, please give him some clothes! Kaito: Yo-o! Sounds like you're having fun. ---------------------- Luchia: Kaito! Kaito: Who's in there with you? Luchia: I-It's nobody in particular! Hanon: What are you doing?! Girl: Kaito--! Luchia: ---------------------- Luchia: Your good-looking friends are calling you. Will you go now? Kaito: I'm not going. I'm right here. Luchia: Kaito: Until I can buy myself a cola! Luchia: <...What's with that?> Kaito: Hey. Should we go hang out with them together? ** Luchia: Sorry. I'm busy now. Invite me again later! ---------------------- Kaito: ...I got it. So I'll come meet you again later. Luchia: Luchia: Luchia: <"Because I'll walk you home!"> ---------------------- Rina: We were watching. Hanon: Aren't you feeling good right now? Luchia: N-Not particularly! Anyway, more importantly, Hippo is...? Hanon: Isn't he cute? Rina: First, we had to cover up his wings. Because we don't know what will happen if we don't. Hippo: Aah, this body feels terrible! [small text] I want to return to my normal handsome self! Girls: Hey, look, look at that boy! Girls: He's so cuuuute! Hippo: ---------------------- ** Yuuri: ...Izuuru wears too much makeup! Eriru's a moron! Maria's a suck-up! And Gakuto-sama is... ..... ..... Yuuri won't ever go back to a place like that! ** Hippo: I never expected this to happen...! [small text] Even though my normal self is so handsome. Hippo: Excuse me for a moment! Yuuri: ....Mmmph! ** ---------------------- Hippo: ...I'm sorry. It's thanks to you that I was saved---... ** ---------------------- Hippo/Yuuri: ........! Hippo: ...Is something wrong? As a gentleman, I cannot neglect a weeping lady. Yuuri: ---------------------- Luchia: Isn't Hippo acting strangely? Hanon: ...It's suspicious! Rina: It smells fishy. Hippo: [small text] Welcome to our resort~~! Hippo: Nikora-san, may I please have a small break? Nikora: Yes, that's fine. Luchia: I'm also going on a break! Hanon: Me too, me too! Rina: Sorry!! Nikora: Ah---! You---!! ---------------------- Boy: Hey, he-ey. Won't you come swimming with me? New Girl: Ugh, no. I don't want to get sunburned. And I don't have any interest in little boys! New Girl: Next, there's *those*girls*. I should go follow them! New Girl: Kya! Hippo: I-I'm sorry! ** ---------------------- Yuuri: Hippo-sama! [sign below panel] Hippo's scarf. Flashback Hippo: Wait for me for one hour, my lady. Yuuri: I've already forgotten all about that Gakuto-sama! Ah, I've got it! I'll give true love to everyone else too! ** Yuuri: Kya ha! This is fun! ---------------------- Hippo: What are you doing?! Yuuri: ...Ara, Hippo-sama! I was waiting for you. Hippo: ...Impossible. You're some sort of sea monster... Yuuri: You seem to understand who I am... Are you a friend of the princesses?! Yuuri: But, for Yuuri, the mermaids, and the ocean, they don't matter anymore. Let's go play. ---------------------- Hippo: ...I can't! ** Hippo: It is my mission to protect the princesses from creatures like you...! Yuuri: ! Hippo: But... Why? ---------------------- Hippo: You are, truly, a cute girl, and a person who feels very lonely. So why are you acting as Gakuto's servant...? Hippo: And it's just a little foolhardy, isn't it? I mean, you're just a *child*... Yuuri: ...Yuuri is not a child. Yuuri: I knew it, you truly are a friend of the mermaids! You don't understand a thing about me!! Kya ha! Yuuri will definitely hunt down the mermaids!! ---------------------- Luchia: Where's Hippo? Lifeguard: Right now there is a disaster happening on the beach! Everyone, take shelter! Hanon: The sound of this piano... Could it be?! Hippo: Stop...this! Please reform yourself! Yuuri: ...I'll make Hippo-sama take part in the chorus of discordant screams, too...! Luchia: You have bad taste as always!! Yuuri!! ---------------------- Luchia: I won't allow you to be a hindrance to everyone's summer fun!! Hanon: This is your punishment for hurting Hippo's sincere heart! Rina: Get ready! Mermaids: By the summer sun, in a pichi pichi voice, we'll burn your evil heart for you!! ---------------------- Yuuri: Yaaaaan, it's too sticky and hot! It's really true, then. No matter how cold he is, no matter what job he makes me do, for Yuuri, Gakuto-sama is still number one! Luchia: Would you care for an encore? Hippo: Yuuri-san... ---------------------- ** ???: He's returned completely to his original body, huh. ???: But I don't know how he could have been so foolishly deceived by that sea monster! Hippo: B-But, that girl was really, truly a good person! Girls: ...... Luchia: All right! We'll cheer you up with a song! Hippo: Hanon-san and Rina-san are fine, but Luchia-san, you could at least give me a break! Luchia: What are you saying--?! ---------------------- Kaito: Sorry! I'm a little late. Luchia: Kaito! Kaito: All right, Houshou! I'm borrowing this girl for a little while. Hanon: [small text] Hanon: It's your one-and-only birthday. Do your best! Luchia: ! Rina: When you get back, we'll have a party! [small text] So try hard to actually come back! ---------------------- Luchia: Uwaaa---! This feels great---! ** Luchia: But why? Kaito: Isn't today your birthday? Luchia: ---------------------- Luchia: ...Thank you, Kaito. Luchia: Kaito, about that girl that you remember... ---------------------- Kaito: ---That was probably just an illusion. Luchia: Kaito: What you said before was right... Luchia: <...So, then, what am I to you?> ---Kaito. ---------------------- Luchia: Am I...? ---------------------- [2-page spread] ** Luchia: .....! Luchia: ...It's nothing. Forget about it. Luchia: ...Forget what I said... New Mermaid: I knew it... They're still too immature for me to be their friend...