Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou by Tsuda Masami Source: LaLa Volume 5, 2001 Translated: Dianne Dimabuyo (DiDi) Part 1 Special Arc Rika-chan Life -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. : text in bubbles <> sound () little text {} translator's additional notes.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Page 75: title page ------------------- They say she's nice, they say she's cute, and that she's reserved *heart* The number one girly Rika-chan's everyday life is like......!? [Note: Rearranged, it would be "the everyday life of Rika-chan, the number one most feminine girl, is like......!?"] KARESHI KANOJO NO JIJOU PART 1 SPECIAL ARC . Rika-chan's life Masami Tsuda ------- Page 76 ------- I'm Sena Rika, a second year student in Hokuei Prefectural High School. [Note: a junior in the American school system] My hobbies are cooking and sewing and I want to get a job that has something to do with clothing and accessories. /arrow/ Really fine embroidery. ------- Page 77 ------- Living through life simply, ordinarily, without anything conspicuous or special It's always been this way and I'm sure it'll always be Really fine... Yukino: By the way, I really don't know much about your family, Rika-chan. What kind of a family do you have? /Rika/ Hmmm....... Rika [thought]: ............ ------- Page 78 ------- My house is a store that has a small "Western restaurant in town" feeling to it. Mom: I'm done peeling the vegetables--- Dad: Gokurousama** Mom: Sorry about the others... Rika: Is there anything else I can help with? Dad: Thanks. You can rest now. Mom: The coasters and placemats you made were really popular, Rika. "If I paid you well enough, would you make me some," they'd ask. /Mom/ The apron, too. /Mom/ You made it after all, ne. *heart* Rika: Really!? Mom: Rika, you help out with everything in the house and you've been a real savior, but waitressing is the only thing you refuse to do, ne---- /Dad/ Hahaha /Mom/ You're so popular with the customers, too~~~~ Rika: But it's so embarrassing! ------- Page 79 ------- And I've got a brother and a sister who are way younger than me. Yukino: He-----h, well, that's just like me! /Yukino/ I'm the oldest of three siblings *heart* Rika: ...... /Rika/ Hmmm... Yukino: ? Rika: Toki-kun, Maki-chan, you there? Toki (3rd year elementary) Maki (2nd year elementary) Toki&Maki: Rika-chan! Rika: What are you guys doing!? Toki&Maki: We're making cake! ------- Page 80 ------- Rika [thought]: Ah... Toki: Maki did that Rika?: She can't help it, she's still little Maki: Oh, no~~~~~~~ Did I do that~~~~~~ /Maki/ Oniichan's so mean! Toki: I said you couldn't help it! Rika: Now, now /Off/ Ah! F R E E Z E ------- Page 81 ------- Toki: I don't know anything about it! Maki: Rika-chan! Toki: Sorry, Rika-chan. You always make our meals for us, so we just wanted to do something for you, too. Maki: Do you hate us now? Rika: How cu~~te *heart* /Toki&Maki/ Kyaa---------! Rika: Nope, I'm not mad at all. Yukino: That's just like me, too. /Yukino/ Our ages are really close, but /Yukino/ They're just like little devils... Rika: Really!? Yukino: B-u-t little brothers and sisters.... Rika: are so cute, ne----- *heart* *heart* *heart* ------- Page 82 ------- Girls: Ah, it's Miyazawa-senpai and Arima-senpai. Girl1: No matter how much I thought that in high school, "there's going to be a dreamy prince!!", he would already have a lot of girlfriends, wouldn't he? /Girl1/ Arima-senpai wouldn't think anything of anybody other than Miyazawa-senpai anyway... Girl2: It's such a relief that Miyazawa-senpai's such a nice person, ne. ------- Page 83 ------- Yukino: I can't open the lid... Souichirou: Shall I open it for you? Yukino: Nah, I'm alRIGHT [as she hits him in the stomach] /Yukino/ Are you alright? Onlookers: In a place like that... [Note: Unclear about whether they're talking about where she hit him (stomach) or the fact that they're in public view... maybe the former?] My friends are all famous people. "Yukinon" is the central part of our group; she's extremely smart, reliable, and friendly. But isn't it strange that, according to her, she's been alone without friends all the way through junior high? ------- Page 84 ------- As for Arima-kun I was with Arima-kun in middle school and even since back then, he's been really smart, had great reflexes, and had a great personality, and everybody wanted to be like him. I haven't told anybody, but I kind of didn't like the Arima-kun from back then. But since he met Yukinon, he always laughs gently, and so I'm alright with him now. I guess people really do change when they're in love? ------- Page 85 ------- Asaba-kun Off: (Kya----------) Asapin-senpai--------- *heart* Girls: Kya-------- Girl1: The 2nd year senpai really have a lot of the best-looking ones! But I want to do more than just hanging around Asaba-senpai, ne. (He's so popular) Girl2: There's quite a few people from my high school who say he's never gone out with anybody. Girl1: Eh-----! So, you mean other high school students.... Ah, with adults!? Rika [thought]: ...... /Rika/ Asaba-kun has a light air about him and everybody says he's really all about playing around, but Asapin: Heya, Sena-san /Rika/ I think, it's a little bit different than that ------- Page 86 ------- His choice subject is the arts, but Rika: Heard you're doing rough sketch today Asapin: Like Bacchus, you mean? I really like his sketches They're really fine, and Asaba-kun is really more Rika: ...... "You mustn't peek too much into people's hearts," he'd laugh vaguely. ------- Page 87 ------- And now Tsubaki-chan and Maho-chan, who are equally popular among the underclass *girls* Off: Kya------ A Sakura-senpai and Isawa-senpai two-shot!! /box/ Volleyball Team Ace Attacker Popular for her powerful play and mischievous style "Net-side attacker" /Tsubaki/ /Maho/ Why me!? /box/ Cool Beauty Many are eclipsed by this beautiful senpai that everybody wants to approach "Mysterious person" Off: I'm a Sakura-senpai fan! /Off/ Cuz she's so cool! Off: I'm an Isawa-senpai fan! /Off/ Cuz she's so cool! /Rika/ For some reason Tonami-kun is popular among the underclass *boys* /Guy1/ Takefumi-senpai---- *heart* Tonami: WHY!! /Tonami/ Don't you get attached to me!! /Guy2/ You're so cool.... *heart* /Guy3/ You're so tall, ne---- *heart* /Guy4/ Could you teach me to dunk---- Tsubaki: TA----KEPI! *heart* /Rika/ Tsubaki-chan and Tonami-kun are seeing each other. Tonami: UWAAAAH! ------- Page 88 ------- Tsubaki: Ne, isn't it funny? He turned so red when I hugged him! I really don't get Takefumi's taste in girls! /Tsubaki/ FUHAHA /Tsubaki/ You've got such bad taste---- Rika: Aren't you talking about yourself? Tsubaki: Listen, Yukinon. The other day, I went with Rika and the others to Takefumi's house to study--- /Girls/ Excuse us----- Tonami's mom: Now, now. Welcome! Tonami's mom: My, such cute girls! Thanks for always helping Takefumi--- /Tsubaki/ If I hadn't checked the written reference on the rich house... ------- Page 89 ------- Mom: You're the one who's been going out with Takefumi....Well------- You're pretty cute... Come look, grandpa, grandma! /Rika/ Eh? Eh? Mom: Takefumi's one lucky guy. [lit. "Takefumi's a happy one"] Please take good care of him. Takefumi: No, you've got it wrong. I'm going out with this one! Tsubaki: Chissu! Tsubaki: After that, Takefumi's mom couldn't say another thing about me. She must have been REALLY SCARED. Tsubaki: It was really fun! It was just like a ROMAN TEMPLE. Tsubaki: I really do respect you for being able to enjoy such living circumstances... ------- Page 90 ------- Maho-chan There's not really much to say, but I really like her. *heart* She's so mature, and so beautiful She always smells so nice. Rika: Maho-chan Rika: It smells so much like flowers. Are you fond of them? Maho: Yeah /Rika/ Wow.... That's so like you... Maho: ? ? Maho-chan's got a really gorgeous adult boyfriend, too. /Rika/ My, everyone's got a boyfriend.... ------- Page 91 ------- The idol in school, Tsubasa-chan She might have the most public circumstances Her father's a designer for a popular brand. Her younger brother is a vocalist for a famous band. /little note by Kazuma/ Their mother's a nurse I've always been a big fan of her father, and during the cultural festival Tsubasa's dad: He-------h Did you make this Rika-chan? It's really good. Come to me after you graduate, okay? He was just flattering me, but I was really happy. Tsubasa's dad: No, I'm serious. ------- Page 92 ------- My pride Off: Kya----- Tsubasa-cha----n Off: It's really Tsubasa-chan *heart* *heart* /Tsubasa/ Ka-------h!! Off: Gya---------h Off: She's in a bad mood today!! Rika: (ufufu *heart) Tsu.ba.sa-chan She's never disappointed me once. And last of all, my childhood friend and closest friend Aya's a student writer and she's already selling, she's really popular. /Aya/ So sleepy... But she's busy around this time, even though we just had break, we've barely been able to be together, so I was lonely--- /Rika/ I still have to support her, but ------- Page 93 ------- These are my friends. Isn't everybody great? I'm the one who stands out the least. Aya: Eh----- Rika's the only one who thinks so. The truth is, Rika's the most popular! Tsubaki: She hasn't made her approach, and she's been hiding her feelings in her chest! Tsubaki: Her feelings about a certain guy! /Rika/ I'm just fine not standing out. ------- Page 94 ------- It was really difficult 'til middle school Because my grades were really just good enough, I thought I was hanging on well. I mustn't be the class representative or group leader /Rika: to the class/ Is that alright? /Guy1/ We can't hear you--- /Guy2/ Wow, you're so red~~~~~~~~ /banner/ King of Leaders As for the school now, everyone's the type to put the classes in order and so they've never chosen someone like me. [Note: As in she's never had to be class representative again, probably, since there are so many other people who are willing... ^^; ] That's why I'm so happy now. And so I, who's the type to bury myself among others, can become more like myself. During the practice for the play, we started talking about that, and Maho-chan... Maho: Hmmm... I was thinking the same way, too. Maho: ...... Isn't it so nice? she said with a laugh. I wonder why? ------- Page 95 ------- Rika: Tadaima---- Can I bring something over to Aya's place? Mom: Okaeri. Ok. ------- Page 96 ------- /note/ She has a duplicate key. Rika: Aya----- You alive? Kyou: Welcome Rika: Kyo-kyo-Kyou-chan /Rika/ iyaaaa Kyou: Long time, no see, Rika-chan. I just came home a while ago. Kyou: Seems like Aya's locked herself in. Do you want some tea for now? Rika: Ah... Y Rika: Ye... ------- Page 97 ------- Kyou-chan is Aya's older brother, and is living by himself now as an upstanding member of society. /Aya&Rika/ wa----h wa----h wa----h /note/ memories like this I've always thought of him as if he was my own older brother, but Kyou [thought]: ......... Now the situation's a little delicate... Rika [thought]: ......... ------- Page 98 ------- Kyou: You and Aya are just as close as ever. You made her dinner, didn't you? Kyou: You've spoiled her so much, I'm a little worried she might be giving you trouble. Rika: Nah. I like doing it. [Note: The rest of this page will be translated backwards... cuz Kyou makes the comment, then you've got the recollections floating right above them.. translated right afterwards] Kyou: Really? You're really lenient, ne. No matter how many times you look back in the past, I think Aya's always been pretty cold to you, but............ RECOLLECTION /Aya/ Let's fly to that tree over there! /Rika/ Aya-chan!! /Aya/ Ah------ /Aya/ I'm going to fly up to the sky /Aya/ Mantle~~~~~ /Aya/ Let's dig a hole and create a basement! /Aya/ Boring /Aya/ Gya------ /note/ Aya who sprains her foot in that hole later Rika: Gyou-jan [note: Kyou-chan] /note/ And always, the Rika-begs-help-from-Kyou-while-crying pattern... ------- Page 99 ------- Rika: Yeah... but I can only think of them as ordinary things even though they were scary memories... Rika: It's fun beign with Aya, who keeps coming up with some of the best ideas. Rika: I think I'm the one who's gonna miss out more if Aya's not there... When we were in middle school, we had to write an essay about our reading impressions. /note/ Writing out of bounds /Rika/ Aya, you're still---- Aya: Jun's pretty boring--- Before I read it, I thought it was going to be a pretty interesting book---- Rika: !!? Is... is that alright!? Is it!? Won't he get mad?? Aya: And that... and that... Teacher: Looking over your themed papers, Sawada's was the most interesting~~~~ Teacher: Ah. I've entered it in the readings compilation /Aya/ Thanks And yet, the teacher was praising it. -------- Page 100 -------- Rika: And then I understood. Being one who could only follow the rules people have set, I like Aya, who follows her own road with purpose. Rika: I was worried that it seems I was just drifting off somewhere by myself without that that's-definitely-what-I-want-to-do! feeling, but with Aya who only sees the way she wants to go herself, I'm confident that I can, too. Rika: So.. So I'm not really lenient... Rika: I'm just unreasonably narrow-minded. Kyou: Really? -------- Page 101 -------- When Aya became really close with Tsubaki-chan in middle school.. /note/ Conspiracy! I was really jealous Rika [thought]: She likes Tsubaki-chan more than she likes me...... I'm so boring, I'm not good enough for Aya...................... Kyou: AHAHAHAHAHA /Rika/ Why are you laughing... Rika: Hm------ I wonder... Rika: I wonder if Aya and I are like an old married couple? /note/ Came to get dinner Aya: I don't know what you're talking about. -------- Page 102 -------- Kyou: If you and Aya became an old married couple, I'd be worried, na... Rika: Eh Kyou: I mean... Uh.. Aya: ......... Aya: Anyway, when it comes down to the most crucial moments, Rika has a stronger dying wish Aya: Cuz if I had to be scared of somebody in this world, Rika's the one I'm scared of the most Rika: Eh---- What do you mean! Aya: You gave me a scary childhood experience. Hey, that was ATTEMPTED MURDER you did, Rika. Kyou: Ah---- That one! Rika: AH~~~~ BUT THAT WAS -------- Page 103 -------- Aya: Was that when we were in kindargarten? Rika: Ah, it's Kyou-chan! Aya: KYOU-CHA----N Rika: Huh? What's wrong? Aya: Eh Kyou: I just kinda fell... Aya: Rika, did you see that! Rika: Hm? Aya: That was bullying!! Kyou-chan's such a nice guy, so they could beat him up. I'm sure of it. -------- Page 104 -------- Rika: EH~~~~~~~~ Aya: We have to help Kyou-chan Aya: Let's do a stakeout, and stop them right at the scene of the crime /Aya/ Let's take a picture of him with the camera Aya: And then have them arrested by the police! Rika: Y.. yeah! /arrow to Rika/ Doesn't understand very well Aya: Ah! /guy/ Hey, come here, Four-Eyes /guy/ You brought money, didn't you /Kyou/ I didn't bring any -------- Page 105 -------- Aya: Rika!? guy: !!? -------- Page 106 -------- Guy: GYA----------- Rika: Are you alright, Kyou-chan? /arrow to Rika/ spattered blood Kyou: Y.. yeah Rika: What's wrong, Aya? /Aya/ ee--------k Aya: Awawawa Aya: You almost became a KINDERGARTEN MURDERER then, ne-- Rika: Geez---- Let's stop talking about it, it's too embarrassing. Kyou: But they never bullied me ever again, you really saved me back then. -------- Page 107 -------- He smiled and said the same thing back then, too. Even though I was able to pay back and he was saved by a girl younger than he was, he just smiles. I think Kyou-chan's the strongest one. Aya: A----nyway, I've got more work to do----- Aya: See yah, Rika, niisan. Hang easy---- Rika&Kyou: ....... -------- Page 108 -------- Kyou: Ah! Eh, you want to watch a movie!? I just borrowed one. Rika: Well, then, I'll pour some tea. /background/ movie appreciation (could be cult, though) Rika&Kyou [thought]: What am I doing............ I wonder if we'll be "boyfriend-girlfriend" someday? [Note: heheh... she said "kareshi kanojo".. ok. i should be getting some sleep soon] Rika [thought]: It's just that Kyou-chan's shy. -------- Page 109 -------- Rika [thought]: But that's just like him, ne. This is my world. Commonplace but happy Rika: Wah----- the stars are so pretty! -------- Page 110 -------- Kyou: I'll take you mountain climbing next time. I want to show you the wonders of the Milky Way. Rika: Really? /car/ beep Kyou: Watch out. Kyou: (wah) Sorry Rika: Don... Rika: Don't let go!! [Lit. "You mustn't let go"] -------- Page 111 -------- Kyou: Ha... hai! /Kyou/ Uh... I... /Rika/ I, uh... -------- Page 112 -------- My everyday life is commonplace and I'm sure it's still going to be like this from here on but -------- Page 113 -------- even so, there's still some little drama. -------- Page 114 -------- Yukino: She really believes she's ordinary and still make something like this--- Yukino: What do you think? /end note/ How were the KareKano-mates seen from Rika-chan's perspective and Rika-chan's love *heart*? Check the Kazuma arc, too, starting from Page 413!! THE END -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A RUN DOWN ON GREETINGS: Gokurousama = "I appreciate your efforts"; "Thank you very much for your..." (usually used after meals) Tadaima = "I'm home" Okaeri = "Welcome home" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Homepage: http://karekano.hazydaze.net/ Email at: lostin[a]hazydaze.net Date: April 11, 2001