MERMAID MELODY PICHI PICHI PITCH Text translation, chapter 19. 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 19 ---------------------- Gakuto: Now come, to my castle...! Luchia: Luchia: The final battle begins now...! Karen: Right...! Rina: But the seventh princess was Sara--- Hanon: We can no longer gather all seven princesses together. ---------------------- Luchia: No. Let's believe! In the peace of the ocean... And that we can take back Noel and the others! With our song, we can absolutely do it!! Rina: That's right... Hanon: Yeah...!! ---------------------- DLovers: What are you all babbling about?! DLovers: Just because Gakuto-sama invited you, don't think that you can enter that easily! LOVERS ORCHESTRA VOICE LEVIATHAN!!! Luchia: Hippocampus: Your opponent is me. Luchia: HIPPO!!! ---------------------- Hippo: Nikora: Hippo... When the time comes, no matter what happens, protect the princesses. Beneath their smiling faces, those girls are bearing the burden of the princesses. Hippo: Of course...! Hippo: To say it better, everything is the fault of my blunder. No matter what, even if I give up my life, I'll show you how I'll protect the princesses...! Hippocampus: Everyone, leave this part to me!! Now hurry!! Mermaids: RIGHT!!! ---------------------- Rina: Let's split into two groups. Karen and I will take care of Noel and the other mermaid. Luchia and Hanon, you search for Gakuto and Sara! Luchia/Hanon: Right! Luchia: Hanon: A good man finally showed up in your life, so don't let yourself be defeated, Rina! Rina: Idiot! Karen: Come on, let's go. You two also - stay safe! Maria: This is good... Just as we planned, isn't it. Eriru: Each of us, take on one opponent...! Yuuri: ---------------------- Gakuto: At last... The time has come... Baaya: You're dreadful... Please stop this. Gakuto: ...How is Sara doing? Baaya: ...... Gakuto: It's already late... I must carry out my promise to Sara, to sacrifice this entire ocean for her sake. ---------------------- Gakuto: Even if Sara is looking at someone else.... Sara: Mitsuki: Sara... Is that really you? Sara: It is... Even though I have changed like this. Don't you understand? Sara: "Remembrance of the Mermaid's Ocean"...? Lovely, isn't it. Sara: That's right... For you, everything is in the past. Mitsuki: ...... ---------------------- Sara: You betrayed me! You could not bring yourself to love a mermaid... And then, the I from that time died. She was murdered by you...! Mitsuki: Sara... Sara: ---------------------- [2 panels] Gakuto: The time has come, to collect all of the pearls of the mermaid princesses, and to bring this world into our clan's possession... What do you say, I wonder. Gakuto: Will you also dream of the same future with me...? My little brother... ** ---------------------- Luchia: <...I know this feeling...!> Hanon: No matter where we look, this castle has terrible decorations! What are you sitting around for? Luchia! Luchia: R-Right. Maria: That's as far as you go! Mermaids: Maria: Along with Gakuto-sama, our power has also increased mightily, you're about to understand...! Bring them darkness! ICE DRAGON!!! ---------------------- Hanon: .....! Luchia: ...HANON!!! Hanon: You were spacing out, so I protected you. Now's your chance, so go on ahead of me! Luchia: But... Hanon: Don't hesitate! Hanon: Ah... ** Izuuru: Down goes the first little fishy... ---------------------- Rina: Karen, they're right here...! Karen: Noel...! Karen: Noel! Open your eyes! Eriru: It's no use, no use, use~less! Yuuri: Your don't have enough power to awaken them. Mermaids: Uua... Ah! ---------------------- Yuuri: This has dragged on for a long time, but this is finally the end... Hippo: STOP!!! ---------------------- Luchia: Luchia: Where is this place...? Gakuto: You've finally made it. ** ---------------------- Hanon: [small text] Ouch, ouch. What was that?! Honestly! Baaya: Are you all right? Hanon: I saw you before... Hanon: Tarou-chan!! Why are you here?! Sara: ---What is this? It's so noisy over there. ---------------------- Hanon: Sara!! ...Why is Tarou-chan...?! Sara: Ara, Aqua Princess-sama... Sara: You're in love with Mitsuki, aren't you? In love with this treacherous, traitorous person... Hanon: AH! Hanon: ...What are you doing?! ---------------------- Hanon: Why are you doing something like this...? Hanon: Hanon: Sara... How do you think that I felt when I heard that music?! Why don't you understand the song that says that Tarou-chan still loves you?!! Sara: ...What is this? Even though you don't know anything... What are you saying that you understand...? ---------------------- Yuuri: I knew it was you, Hippo-sama... Rina: Hippo! You were safe. Hippo: Of course. Hippo: But somehow, this castle can no longer bear the burden of such a heavy build-up of energy. This castle is already unsafe...! Rina: Eh! ---------------------- ** Hippo: KEY ROD RELEASE!!! Eriru: Aaah! ---------------------- Rina: Noel! Coco! Coco: Rina! Noel: Karen...! Hippo: ...Yuuri-san. You are not the type of person who does something like this...! Hippo: Right...? Yuuri: ...Ah... ** ---------------------- Yuuri: I am Gakuto-sama's woman. Aren't you laboring under a misunderstanding...? Hippo: Yuuri... san...? Eriru: The castle is crumbling! Yuuri, hurry up and get over here... Retreat to Gakuto! Yuuri: Hippo: Yuuri... san. ** ---------------------- Hippo: All right, princesses, let's hurry up! Mermaids: Right...! Hippo: Gakuto's power is becoming so strong that it's destroying his own castle! Karen: But why is his power becoming so strong? Rina: I'm worried about Luchia and Hanon...! Coco: I'm... going to meet Sara one more time! If the castle crumbles any more, she won't be able to leave! As her friend... As her fellow princess!! Hippo: I will go with Coco-sama...! Mermaids: We're going to look for Luchia and Hanon!! ---------------------- Luchia: <...I can't let myself be defeated.> Gakuto: Hu hu... Luchia: ** Gakuto: You've made me wait a long time. Now I will finally receive your pearl...! Luchia: Eh...?! ---------------------- Gakuto: I no longer care what happens to the castle or anything like that! Luchia: Gakuto: It appears as though somehow, even my own castle can no longer contain my power... With this power, I can collect all of the mermaids' pearls, and carrying out Sara's wish will even be too easy!! Gakuto: It's time for you to give up... ---------------------- Luchia: This ocean belongs to everyone! No matter what happens to me, this ocean will never, ever become yours!! And on top of that, what Sara really wishes for can't be something like this!! Luchia: Gakuto: You fool... Come! I'll teach you the reason for my power...! You impudent little girl... Luchia: Iya!... Gakuto: You will realize how useless your passionate emotions are!! ---------------------- Gakuto: I'll introduce you. This is my younger brother, who is cooperating with me so well... Kaito. ---------------------- Luchia: Gakuto: You understand, don't you. Your powerlessness is... ** Luchia: ---------------------- Sara: ...So, then. What are you saying that you understand...? Mitsuki: Sara... I'm sorry. Sara: Mitsuki... You should suffer the same way that I did! ---------------------- Hanon: ...Stop it! Why don't you understand?! Baaya: That's right. Sara-sama...! Sara: What is this?! You're pestering me again...! Coco: STOP!! ---------------------- Sara: Coco... Coco: Stop this right now... Sara. Coco: You truly are hurting your precious person... You'll break him. Coco: You're going so far that you'll hurt yourself...! ---------------------- Sara: Hu... Hun...! Even you intend to stop me? You fool. Even though you did nothing when I was truly suffering... That is a lying, false friendship. Coco: That's true... I could not do anything for you. Back then, I was like these girls, young and powerless... Coco: That's why right now, Sara... I'll be the one to save you. ---------------------- [2-page spread] Coco: Song: Blown by the seven-colored winds, We aimed for the far-off cape. Coco: Song: The melody that can be heard before dawn That is a very sentimental song. Noel: This song is... Rina: ...Let's sing! Song: The birds fluttering toward the eastern sky Now, the shortcut to the treasured island The paradise of the seven oceans After the night of the storm For the sake of conveying the message of love Life will be reborn Mermaids: Mermaids: ---------------------- Gakuto: ...Hun. Luchia: Luchia: ---------------------- Kaito: Gakuto: The time for revenge has come. Kaito, take my hand...! ** Kaito: Go to Hell. There's no way that I could have an evil older brother like you. Gakuto: What...? ---------------------- Gakuto: You fool. I'll make you give your power to me...! Kaito: ! Kaito: UAAAAA... ** Gakuto: I'll show you the dead body of the person that you love. The Last Stage's special guest is you, Kaito... Kaito: ---------------------- Song: The paradise of the seven oceans After the night of the storm For the sake of conveying the message of love Life will be reborn Luchia: Luchia: "Search... for me." Luchia: Luchia: Luchia: I believe in you, Kaito...!!! ---------------------- [2-page spread] ** ** ** Kaito: I'm going to protect this girl!