MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PITCH Text translation, chapter 16. 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 16 ---------------------- Hippo: Inviting Kaito-san and Mitsuki-sensei to our Christmas party?! Why are you letting them get away with this, Nikora-san?! Nikora: Ara, a little change would be good, wouldn't it? Hippo: ~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- Hanon: [small text] Hey, Luchia. Once we finish this, let's get dressed up and go pick up Tarou-chan and Kaito. Luchia: [small text] Sure. It's a special occasion, so Rina, won't you come too? Rina: ...... <"Are you all right?"> Rina: ! What am I thinking about?! Luchia: ? ---------------------- Hanon: ...It's love. Luchia: No way! Luchia: Hanon: [small text] I wonder what sort of boy it could be. Luchia: Hanon: Luchia? Is something wrong? Luchia: No. Luchia: <"I think that they may have hidden a secret---"> ---------------------- Letter: ---Kaito--- We wanted to tell this to you directly, but... ...How old are you, now? Letter: ...5 years ago, in autumn, on the morning after a terrible storm had passed by. We found a baby boy on the beach, wrapped in a bright light. Letter: Kaito. That baby was you. ---------------------- Letter: As our own son, the time that we spent with you... We were filled with happiness, every day. You grew up so quickly that it was dazzling. Kaito: ...... Letter: Whether injury or illness, you healed so quickly, to the extent that it was mysterious. Yes... You were always wrapped in that light. Letter: And we noticed. We knew that you were a boy who held a special power... ---------------------- Letter: Perhaps you will be made to face a tremendous destiny, one that we cannot even imagine. Letter: But never give up. You will absolutely prevail against anything. Even if we can no longer be with you, even still... Letter: Kaito, we love you. Forever--- Kaito: ...didn't tell me... ---------------------- Letter: To Kaito, seven years old. On the deck of a cruise ship in the Pacific Ocean. From father and mother. Kaito: ...In the same sea where I met *her*, my mother and father were... Kaito: ...I'm... ---------------------- Gakuto: So then, you're saying that that woman got in your way? Sheshe: Yes. For some reason, as soon as we heard that woman's singing voice, we lost consciousness... Gakuto: ...I've heard enough. Leave! ** Gakuto: ---Sara. Sara: If this is about my going to the dry land, it was just a whim. I don't feel like explaining it. ---------------------- Gakuto: Who was it, I wonder, who gave you the freedom to open the gate that Aqua Regina sealed, and leave the deep ocean? Sara: I'm different from the sea monsters. Sara: I want you to quickly fill the world with this black ocean, my prince... Gakuto: ...Princess... ---------------------- Luchia: All right, Kaito and--- Hanon: Tarou-chan--- Both: We're off to pick them up! Rina: The decorating still isn't finished yet! Both: We'll leave it to Rina! Rina: Honestly... This is why I won't fall in love. I'm definitely not going to end up like them! Hippo: Rina-san. ---------------------- Hippo: Oh, no. Has it gotten so bad that now even Rina-san is in love with a human? Please don't... make me worry so much! Rina: WA------!! Rina: Why did you turn into your human version?! Ah! Did you drink cola?! I'm begging you, please don't cry in that body!! [small text] Really really please don't! Hippo: Nn? [small text] What's this? Rina: Ah! Hippo: What is this?! This is a man's handkerchief~~~ [small bold text] WAAAAAAAAAAAN! Rina: Th-That's why I asked you not to cry~~~! ---------------------- Kaito: Girl 1: Kaito-kun... For some reason, he's not very cheerful. Girl 2: Yeah... Girl 3: I wonder what sort of plans he has for Christmas? [small text] Maybe I should invite him out. Girl ?: Ah, you're sly! I wanted to-- Kaito: ---------------------- Luchia: Kaito---! Honestly! You're still here? The party's going to start without us! Girl 1: Kaito-kun, what sort of relationship do you have with this Luchia? Luchia: Eh! ** Kaito: I'm coming right now. ---------------------- Hanon: Are you really going home by yourself already, Sensei? Mitsuki: Yes. Thank you for today, and for the music competition, Houshou-san. Hanon: Tarou-chan...! Hanon: Well, then. This is your Christmas present! Luchia/Rina: ! Luchia: ---------------------- Karen: Merry Christmas! It's pretty lively over here, isn't it? Luchia: Karen! Kaito: Well then, I'm also going home. Luchia: Ah... Karen, wait for me just a little bit, okay? Luchia: Kaito---! I'll walk you home! ---------------------- Rina: So... This key was left behind by that woman? Hanon: It's a trap, a trap! Karen: That may be true... But this is the only clue we have to use, in order to save Noel and the others. Rina: But because we don't know that woman's identity, we have to prepare for anything. Including Luchia. All of us... ---------------------- Rina: No matter where Luchia's true feelings might be right now...! ** Luchia: Luchia: Kaito, hey, um, this is... ---------------------- Luchia: A Christmas present... Kaito: For me...? ---------------------- Kaito: It's hand-knit...! Luchia: ** ---------------------- Kaito: Thank you. ---------------------- Luchia: Kaito...? ** ---------------------- [2-page spread] Luchia: ** Luchia: <...I'm so happy.> Kaito: ...See you later. ---------------------- Kaito: ...... ** Kaito: Kaito: ---------------------- Maria: [outlined text] Ho ho ho... This lovers' Christmas, freeze into ice! And come out and show yourselves, mermaid-chan!! ** Eriru: In... Incredible. Yuuri: That's Gakuto-sama's rod! Is this really all right? Izuuru: Did you steal it?! Izuuru: And more than that, having your own way all by yourself like this is... Maria: Shut up! I'm the one who can capture the mermaids, and Gakuto-sama's heart!! ---------------------- ** Karen: Luchia's late... Hanon: She's lucky. Not having come back yet... Rina: Hey, look at this! This snow...?! ---------------------- Maria: I can hear the wedding bells for me and Gakuto-sama! Yuuri: That's no fair! Izuuru: Dammit... Eriru: I hate you so much~~ Mermaids: Stop right there!! Rina: Even though it's a Christmas, you're having a snowball fight with only girls? Karen: Lonesome, isn't it?! Maria: Shut up! I'll turn you into frozen fishsticks and serve you all to Gakuto-sama as a Christmas present!! Now freeze!! Rina: ! Rina: ---------------------- ** Kaito: Your foot... Does it hurt? Luchia: I'm fine... I just sprained it a little. Thank you for worrying about me... Luchia: ! Kaito: Look out!! Luchia: ...Kaito! ---------------------- Maria: This ends now. Rina: Ku... ---------------------- ** Kaito: ...Are you all right? Luchia: ...Kaito... Luchia: Luchia: Luchia: Kaito: Wait! Where are you going?! ---------------------- Kaito: ! Kaito: LUCHIA---! ** ---------------------- Luchia: ---------------------- Maria: This light...? Rina: That's... Rina: Luchia!! Maria: She blocked Gakuto-sama's requiem...?! Yuuri: What's that light?! Hanon: Luchia! Luchia: Sorry I'm late. Let's go, everyone!! ---------------------- [2-page spread] Mermaids: On a holy night, a requiem is the wrong choice of music! On this holy night, in a pichi pichi voice, it's a Princess Song Present! Maria: What's with that light...?! Ku... Gakuto-sama...! ---------------------- Kaito: Ku... Kaito: Luchia! Were you safe? Luchia: Yes... Thanks to you, Kaito. Kaito: Idiot! Why did you go outside?! Luchia: Luchia: I'm... sorry. Kaito: ! ---------------------- Kaito: Luchia... Luchia: This light... ** Kaito: ...I'm. ---------------------- Kaito: I'm... I wasn't my mother or my father's real son. Luchia: Eh...? <...Kaito?> ---------------------- Luchia: <---For some reason, I feel as if Kaito is far, far away--->