Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou by Tsuda Masami Source: LaLa Volume 4, 2003 Translated: Dianne Dimabuyo (DiDi) Act 77 MOTHER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou belongs to Tsuda Masami and Hakusensha. This is a fan translation and no money is being made off of this. Note: This translation is loose and must not be taken to mean word-for-word, because that would just be silly and nonsensical, ne? ^^ Don't hesitate to send comments and criticisms, if it so moves you. Added note: Please excuse the amount of untranslated sound fx.. I'm really not that good at them even in English. : text in bubbles <> sound () little text [] translator's additional notes.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Super hit!! Dramatic Love Romance Arima, who has decided to break it off with his real mother, is-----!? KARESHI KANOJO NO JIJOU ACT 77 * MOTHER Masami Tsuda -296- On the plus side of Yukino's thoughts, Souichirou's dark side has been freshly purified, as if he had just risen from a bath. At that time, his mother came repeatedly for two consecutive months to make him remember. Finally, Souichirou, who had decided to break apart with his mother, sought help from his friends. Can his friends save him!? Can Souichirou really escape his mother......!? -297- Tsubaki: Anyway, you should be going straight out the school gates. You'll be fine! I'll be protecting you with a PERFECT SCHEME! Friends: Yo! /Friends/ Arima, go! Go! /label/ Tactic 1 -298- Reiko: You tard! How long were you gonna make me wait! Reiko: If you think you're gonna get away from me... Runners: Fi------ght! /Runners/ HOKUE--------I Runners: Fi------ght! -299- Runners: Fight! Reiko: kya----- /text/ herd of buffalos Runners: Sakura-senpai and Tonami-senpai told us we should try having an "ALL-INCORPORATED SPORT CLUBS FALL MARATHON" /text/ Conversation Runners: Having fun doing it, Soccer Club? Runners: Yeah, Judo Club! /Runners/ By the way, did we just hit somebody a while ago? /Runners/ Just your imagination. -300- /text/ Stunned Reiko: ! /label/ Tactic 2 /poster/ You, too, can become like your admired Arima-senpai! Today: Arima Souichirou Fair Souichirou: ...... That's...... Aya: Today's tactic is from our - Sawada and /Hideaki/ The poster was created by Asaba~ Maho: Isawa - mastermind team! -301- /Guys/ Uwaaah... Even we can become Arima-san... Reiko: You---- -302- Reiko: ...... Reiko: ...... Guys: ...... ...... Guy [thought]: What an... exquisite feeling... /Reiko/ ? -303- Aya: We name it "Find the Arima qualities"!! /Yukino/ What intellecturals! /Tsubaki/ Real masterminds. Maho: The intellectual tactic of using Arima-kun's charismatic popularity in his own school! /label/ Tactic 3 Rika: Today Tsubasa-chan and I will protect Arima-kun!! Friends: What's your strategy? Rika: Nothing! We'll just do our best to protect him!! Friends [thought]: This is worrisome....... /Souichirou/ Don't be too rash, you two /Souichirou/ I'm the one who's gonna be protecting you if things don't turn out well /Rika&Tsubasa/ Osu! -304- Reiko: YOU! Reiko: You've been messing around too much... Reiko: .....Wait a............. Reiko: Could you please move aside... -305- Reiko [thought]: Uhh!! /Reiko/ For some reason I can't lift a hand against them... Friends: The divine powers... Friends: won against the evil force......! -306- /text/ In this way /label/ Operation: Trojan Horse Arima [in the box]: ... /text/ While the tactics used freely by the Hokuei High School minds, the noted school that boasts the highest university attendance in the prefecture, somehow gave Arima rather complex feelings, what if the splendidness of the reliability of their successes were to no longer protect him.........! /unknown friend/ MAGNESIUM BEAM! Reiko: !? /Yukino/ Ohohohoho /Souichirou/ What's with the outfit!? [Sakura with a board for their "Tactic Meetings"] /pointer/ Hysterical-- Reiko: ...! Souichirou: I don't know why that kind of a tactic would work so well... -307- Tsubaki: Your mom hasn't been coming recently, has she......... /Souichirou/ Haha Souichirou: She probably finally gave up, right? She won't be coming to the school anymore. /text/ Relieved person Tsubaki: Darn. You don't get to meet a gorgeous woman like that very often. /Tsubaki/ If I had some free time /Tsubaki/ and money to spare, she'd be so worth seeing...... /Tsubaki/ Just what you'd expect from Arima's mother... Souichirou: Eh!? /Souichirou/ Is that so!? Souichirou [thought]: To have somebody who looks that way at that mother... there really are different kinds of people aren't there... -308- Takefumi [off]: Arima-kun Souichirou: You're going to West Tokyo, too, Tonami? Takefumi: Yeah. Takefumi: ............... There really isn't anything to worry about no matter what kind of parents they are. Takefumi: Especially with people like Sakura... Takefumi: She's completely fine with a family as close as mine. -309- Takefumi: But when I get out of high school, I'm leaving home. I'm sure I'll be getting sick with things right now. Takefumi: I'll be free from my parents as well. That would be pleasant... -310- Souichirou: ? /text/ Gradually /text/ the pain from my past faded away. -311- Maho: Ah Maho: Arima-kun Souichirou: Isawa Maho: It's been a while since i've seen you here. You've been on a break recently; are you gonna be back now? Souichirou: I've been doing some thinking... Souichirou: I've just formalized my course change. Maho: EH!? You're quitting the medical track!? Maho: What I mean is.. you're not gonna be a doctor!? Souichirou: Yup. -312- Souichirou: I was told I shouldn't be a doctor out of a feeling of duty. It should be for people with the enthusiasm for it, like you. Souichirou: And to tell you the truth, there's another job I've always admired. Maho: ...... Maho: ...... I see... But it's gonna be so lonely... Souichirou: I'm sure you'll be fine. Passersby [thought]: Those two really must be going out together... Maho: So? What is it that you want to be? Souichirou: ......... Souichirou: Well, then, I'm off. Maho: Arima-kun. Are you going home by yourself? Nobody's coming to get you? -313- Souichirou: Haha.. I'm not a girl. Souichirou: Well, you be careful on your way home, too, Isawa. -314- Reiko: You don't learn either, do you? -315- Reiko: You've been making an utter fool out of me... Reiko: You've been prepared, haven't you... Reiko: ! Souichirou: You misunderstand. -316- Souichirou: I'm not a 3-year-old any longer. Souichirou: I wasn't scared of you. I was scared of my "memories of long-ago" Souichirou: As for you, I'm not waiting for any kind of sentiments from you. I've given up on my hopes of having you as a "parent" with your betrayal long ago. -317- Souichirou: From now on, I won't let you interfere with my life anymore. -318- Souichirou: ...Forget your obligations for having given birth to me. -319- -320- Souichirou: MOTHER! -321- Arima-mama: What have you been doing to my son? Arima-mama: I've always wanted to slap you just once. Arima-mama: I am really grateful to you for giving birth to such a wonderful child... Arima-mama: but now, just leave him to me, and please leave us alone. -322- Souichirou: Mother... Mother, why'd you do something like this.......... Arima-mama: I'm alright. Souichirou: It's not alright. Ahh.. You're bleeding so much......... -323- Arima-mama: Thank you. It's not bleeding anymore. Souichirou: I hope it doesn't leave a scar... -324- Arima-mama: Ah--- All gone. Arima-mama: That's the first time I've ever raised my hand against another person. Souichirou: You were cool. Souichirou: But I was surprised. Why were you here? Arima-mama: Hm? Fufufu. Arima-mama: I've been exchanging text messages with Yukino-chan lately. And I've heard about the various tactics you guys were plotting out in school. Souichirou: Text messages!? Arima-mama: And she said that if I'd like to take a shot at it too that they'd give me a setting. So earlier Maho-chan sent Yukino-chan a text message, and Yukino-chan passed it to me. -325- Souichirou: I had no idea you guys were doing that......... Arima-mama: You've picked up a lot of good friends, Souichirou. /text/ The pain from my past was gradually fading away. -326- /text/ From now on, I can become a new me. Arima-papa: JUST MOM? SNEAKY SNEAKY! Arima-papa: I WANTED TO BE COOL TOO AND SAVE SOUICHIROU~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Homepage: http://karekano.hazydaze.net/ Email at: lostin[a]hazydaze.net Date: March 27, 2003