Mintna Bokura (We are Mint) Chapter 18 Translation by Dimitri Ashling All rights held by the authoress, Wataru Yoshizumi. Special thanks again to Masatomo (for checking my translations), and Karen Duffy (for showing me this story in the 1st place) Page 1 (At school) Sasa: So, he got revealed unintentionally! Page 2 Maria: That's right... Take a look. Sasa: ...looks like he's depressed... Maria: Yeah. Well, it was impossible anyway. Sasa: Hey, are you OK? Maria: Come on, cheer up! Noel: I'm not OK.... I can't cheer up... Page 3 Sasa: Why did Makimura come back from dinner so fast? Maria: It looks like her dad was suddenly being catious about his work habits.. Sasa: Cause of my dad.... Somehow it feels that way. ....I'm gonna see Makimura for a moment. Maria: What... Sasa: I'm gonna see if she'll forgive Noel. If she hears that from her cousin, maybe something will happen... Maria: I'm coming too! Just you wait Noel. Leave this to the two of us! Page 4 Noel (looking very happy): Sasa Maria... Sasa: Makimura! Miyu: What's up? Sasa: Um... It's about Noel but I was wondering if you could forgive him. He's regretting what he did already. Miyu:.... Sasa, did you know? Page 5 Sasa: Uh... yeah.... Miyu: So you're not dating Noel cause you think "she" is a girl... Sasa: No. That's just the way the class sees it because we're the official couple! Maria: Because they look like a guy and a girl, thinking they're not dating when they're together would be unnatural wouldn't it? Miyu: Oh, so that's it. I'm glad. I was worried that you had been deceived, Sasa... Page 6 ...wait a minute. So, Sasa. You knew and you kept silent about this with me... (Sasa and Maria look very embarassed) Sasa & Maria: Um... Miyu: Oh yeah. That time we went fishing! That time "Noel" was... Maria: I'm sorry. That was me... Miyu: You knew too, Sasa? Page 7 You were all conspiring against me!! That was mean!! Page 8 Noel: Sasa! Maria! (expecting something) How'd it go? How'd it go? Sasa: Sorry. Maria: It looks like we made it worse.. Page 9 (At school lunch) Sasa: May I sit here? Miyu:........ Page 10 Sasa: I was wrong to keep silent with you. I just took Noel's side in this. I didn't think about your feelings at all. I'm sorry. If you just understand, that's fine. Miyu: Sasa, when did you know? Sasa: I learned in June. About a month after Noel transferred here. Miyu: Have you been silent about this since then? Page 11 Sasa: I was shocked, but... I wasn't angry. I didn't keep silent on purpose. It's the way things happened. In your case you were deceived about "Toru", naturally you were angry but he's realized this isn't the way to do things. He was certainly going to tell you. Because he loves you and didn't want to be hated, he never found a good time to tell you. I hope you come to understand that. Page 12 Miyu (with bubbles around her): ....... Maria: Makimura-san! I'm sorry so many times. Just listen to what I say this once. I was the one who gave Noel the suggestion to be Toru! Page 13 (Miyu looks quite shocked) Maria: During summer vacation, he accidentialy bumped into you at a bookstore. At that time, taking the name Toru was a lie he came up with on the spot. But when I heard, I told him that he could approach you freely as Toru. Noel's simple-minded, so he took this plan with pleasure... That was my fault. I didn't think about what was going to happen later.. I was really an indiscreet fool. I'm really sorry. Page 14 Noel really loves you. Don't be angry. Please... (Noel sitting down in the park) Page 15 Noel (thinking): Ah... I don't feel like doing anything at all. I didn't know being hated by the one I love would be so sad. I did something bad and I can't make up for it... Miyu: There you are. (Noel turns and looks) Page 16 Noel: Miyu. Miyu: Sasa and Maria were taking time to back you up. Could you thank them? Noel: Uh sure... Page 17 I didn't know my real father was alive. For an awful long time. The spring vacation before I started middle school, my mom started telling me about the particulars of the divorce. Then she told me everything about what my real father was doing then. Before that, she told me he had died. It looks like she didn't tell me the real story until I was old enough because she thought I couldn't handle it. Page 18 I was horribly shocked. Back then I was still a kid, so lying about something so important was really mean. After that, I was against my parents and was really suspicious of them. Since then it looks like I've become a little oversensitive about lies. I've forgiven my parents now. I don't know if they came to the right conclusion, but they thought they were telling lies for my sake. So I've forgiven them. Page 19 But you didn't tell lies for my sake. You selfishly lied for your own sake. So I can't forgive you. Noel (thinking): That's right! Oh... this is so embarassing! Miyu: But you told lies because you love me... I know that now. I'm really happy about that. Page 20 So I can't go on dating you, but I don't want to argue with you either. Let's return to being ordinary friends, like we were before we started dating. Noel: Ordinary... Miyu: That's right. My intention is to demote you from "boyfriend" to "ordinary friend". Noel (with thunder and lightning): DEMOTION. (Bonk!) Miyu: Got a problem with that? Noel: No, no problem at all! I was just impacted by the demotion hitting me. Page 21 Just being your friend still is enough for me. I thought you were going to break off relations and never talk to me again. I'm realy sorry I hurt you so! Miyu: ...yeah. Page 22 Noel: So is it okay if I stay here at Morinomiya? Miyu: I thought about the Chairman... If you stay here, I won't tell anyone you're living as a girl. But I'm not coopearting with you anymore. I don't like helping lies. Noel: Sure. It's odd to say this too, but I wonder if you can handle one more confession from me? Miyu:? Noel: Remember that time I got the cockroach off of you? I was the one who put it there in the first place. I'm sorry. But don't worry, it was dead and tiny. Page 23 Hee hee. So sorry. Miyu (thinking): I thought I should have broken with him completely!! Noel: You two, thanks for everything. Sasa: Sure... Maria: Cheer up Noel. Noel: I'm fine. I'm full of cheer! She dumped me, but she's still my friend. Since I was the one who was wrong, there's nothing I could do. Page 24 Being in love with Miyu and dating her was lots of fun. I've got lots of good memories. From now on this memory will always be living in my heart. Noel(crying&thinking): Goodbye my first love... Maria: Isn't he in his own world? Sasa: Why don't we just overlook it. Page 25 Maria: The 30th? Daisuke: Yeah. Do you have any plans for that day? Maria: Um, I think I have something to do on the 30th... Oh that's right. I promised Kanako to do something with her. I'm sorry, that day's not possible. Daisuke: No matter what? Is there anything you can do about that? Maria: Isn't another day OK? Is there something happening on that day. Page 26 Daisuke:...no. That's not the reason. Another day will be fine. Maria: Oh? I'm sorry. Daisuke: You want to go get something to eat? Maria: Hmm.. I'd better get home now. I haven't finished my homework. Daisuke: I see. See you next time. Maria(thinking): Oh, I forgot to borrow the B'Z CD from him. .. oh well, next time. Page 27 (Maria & Sasa run into each other) Maria: Huh. Sasa: Hi. Maria: Shopping? I'm sure it's related to fishing again. Sasa: Leave me alone. Maria: Thanks for helping out my little brother so much. Good job. Page 28 Sasa: You too. Maria: Somehow we're a really good team with Noel. Just like the time we went fishing. Why don't we eat something? As a reward, I'll treat you. 500 yen at the most. Page 29 (Miyu chatting with other girls) Maria: What's up? Noel: Miyu is talking with her classmates and smiling. It's the first time I've seen her do that. Maria: Oh. Page 30 Kanako: I thought Makimura-san was hard to get along with. But when I became her roommate and started talking to her, I found out she's a nice girl. After I began talking with her, other classmates began talking with her also. Before that, Makimura was difficult to get along with.So everyone was constrained. But everyone really wanted to get along with her. Maria: That's what Kanako said. Noel: I see. (thinking): The smile only I knew, she's sharing it with everyone... Soon many guys will appear who love Miyu. I guess she'll get a new boyfriend soon. So sad... But I don't have a right to say that. Page 31 (Envelope falls) Maria: You dropped something, Noel. It's a really pretty lavender envelope. Noel: Oh, that was in my desk. I don't know who it's for, so I'm gonna take it to the teacher.. Maria: Isn't it for you? Why don't you open it? Letter: Miss Minamino Noel I love you. I'll be waiting for you in the courtyard after school. Page 32 (Noel and Maria's eyes bug out) A LOVE LETTER!? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coments, corrections and suggestions are welcome, contact Dimitri Ashling at: pokota@teleport.com Find more Mintna Bokura translations at: http://www.swb.de/~zahara/yo/yo.html Thank-you! ^^ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------