Fruits Basket Volume 2: Chapter 8 Translated by Zeynep (zgoral@gmail.com) Found at Chiisana Inori http://fruits.prettysenshi.com/ It's the seventh chapter of Fruits Basket! This is my Fruits Basket manga translation project, found at my Fruits Basket site, Chiisana Inori. You can also find scans for the manga there. This translation is not to be reproduced anywhere else, under any circumstances. It was made for people who have the Japanese Fruits Basket manga (or want to buy it) but don't know Japanese. I hope you enjoy this great manga series. =D % Lines that aren't spoken $ Lines that are flashbacks [] Actions/descriptions are in brackets () My own notes on the translation are in parentheses. Enjoy! Questions and comments are welcome! E-mail me at zgoral@gmail.com. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ P38 %TOHRU %The Culture Festival has begun. [fx: step step step, squeak squeak] STUDENTS Ah ha ha! %TOHRU %There's a very lively feeling all around school. It's the same for my class 1-D. YUKI Since we've cleared all the medical inspections, we can safely open up a "Rice ball stand," but I'd like to hear your suggestions for improvement. P39 %TOHRU %Rice ball... somehow I've always got a connection to it. [Students fx: chatter chatter] TOHRU Yes! How about having three different colors of rice ball? We could put three different kinds of flavor into each. It'd be fun and make profit. YUKI That's a good idea, it'd be cute. GIRL1 Whaaaat? It'd be better if we didn't do it, Souma-kuuun. GIRL2 If she puts Sea Chicken, Konbu seaweed, or picked plums, what would we do? GIRL1 Ewww, no, that's the worst!! P40 UO What's worse is your personality, you octopus. GIRL1 Don't bring a steel pipe to school!! KYOU How about a Rice Ball Battle? BOY A battle?! KYOU One-on-one fights with no time limit! The rules are to use weapons that cannot kill, even if blood spills, even if your arm falls off, it's a battle to the end for the sake of the rice ball! [Kyou fx: steam, sizzle] CLASS Rejection. P41 KYOU Why not, hey!! People can say their opinions!! YUKI ... What about something like a penalty?... If you buy three, you can choose one more for free, but there are some penalty riceballs with weird stuffing inside. CLASS Approval!! KYOU Whaaat?! Why do you take his side?! CLASSMATE1 We're not taking his side. CLASSMATE2 Your ideas are just weird. Who would bleed for a riceball? P42 CLASSMATE Don't worry about it, Kyon-Kyon. KYOU Don't call me Kyon-Kyon! YUKI I have to go to an officer's meeting, so I'll leave the arrangements to you. GIRL Okay, leave it to me. CLASSMATE1 Ah, wait, there's something I want to ask you. CLASSMATE2 Yuki, you see here... CLASSMATE3 Yes, yes. CLASSMATE4 Yuki-kun, I have a question! CLASSMATE5 Ahh! Cats!! [Yuki & Tohru freeze] CLASSMATE6 Uwaaa!! What is this?! CLASSMATE7 When did they get here?! Where did they come from?! P43 TOHRU Kyo... Kyou-kun?! KYOU I don't know anything!! CLASSMATE Wait a minute Kyon-Kyon, what about those cats...!! Don't break down the door! VARIUOS CLASSMATES Kyaa!!... Cats!! Wha... what was that? I wonder what that was. Why are there cats all around? HANA This is very strange....... [Tohru's heart fx: THUMP] UO Don't worry, you're the strangest one among us. He's really wild by nature. HANA Indeed. I get a troublesome feeling from him. P44 UO It's exactly the opposite from the prince's, isn't it. TOHRU I've found you!! I thought you'd be here!! KYOU Waaaa!!! You're always so abrupt... TOHRU Kyou-kun, you really like high places, don't you? Ah, hello, cat-san! P45 TOHRU You're so cute... Cats really do like you after all, don't they? KYOU I don't have anything to do with it. Dogs flock to the dog, mice to the mouse. TOHRU Waa, that sounds like fun. KYOU It's not fun at all! Once I was walking with Kagura and we were surrounded by boars! I thought they were going to eat us!! So, what is it? TOHRU What? Oh, nothing. I was just a little worried, since you seemed so angry. You're not going to help with the Culture Festival? KYOU ...... P46 KYOU It doesn't matter if I'm there, Yuki can do everything skillfully. Ever since we were kids he's been smart, he's had the capacity to do anything, he's had good relations with other people. He's trustworthy. He started martial arts because I had started in advance and is stronger than I am now. %TOHRU %As I thought... P47 %TOHRU %Those born in Juunishi years are "special" children. They're "special." And the %child born in the year of the cat is competing against them... KYOU It's worthless. Because it seems I've grown accustomed to him. $YUKI $Kyou is the kind of person that opens up to strangers. Even though he wasn't a $part of the Juunishi, he would naturally become friends with "normal" people. P48 $YUKI $I wanted to be like that. %TOHRU %Souma-kun is envious of Kyou-kun after all. But Kyou-kun is also envious of %Souma-kun. They're just opposites, aren't they? P49 %TOHRU %But I think that both of them are amazing in their own ways. Why... [fx: SLIP] TOHRU AA... aaaa!!!! %TOHRU %It's dangerous to reflect when one walks... [Momiji fx: giggle giggle giggle] P50 TOHRU Good evening......? %TOHRU %Who could you be? What is a boy doing here so late at night? %What amazing clothes... MOMIJI To-ru? TOHRU What?! MOMIJI Honda To-ru?! TOHRU Ah, well, yes, that's right... MOMIJI I met you! What luck!! (Note: Momiji is talking all in German at this point) P51 TOHRU !! MOMIJI (German) I'm so pleased to meet you!! TOHRU Ah... MOMIJI (German) This is so wonderful!! TOHRU Um... I don't know English... MOMIJI (German) You're very pretty! [fx: kiss] TOHRU !! Ah... um... I...!!! P52 TOHRU Please excuse me!!! YUKI Honda-san? What's wrong? TOHRU What a weird for... for... for...!! YUKI For? %TOHRU %....... What a strange foreigner-san!! I was so surprised... I wasn't expecting %to get kissed... YUKI ...... %TOHRU %Wha... what kind of a person was that?! YUKI Honda-san... P53 YUKI Did something happen? Was it some weird guy? TOHRU What?! Um... I mean... %TOHRU %I shouldn't tell him such an unnecessary worry... TOHRU I'm sorry, it's nothing. Um... thanks for coming to pick me up all the time. YUKI That's no problem, but... if there's something troubling you, whatever it is, tell me. Because it'll turn to strength... TOHRU Th... thank you very much... P54 %TOHRU %Souma-kun is so kind. And so is Kyou-kun... I wonder why people envy each other. %Why don't they notice their own amazing characteristics? P55 MOMIJI (German) A festival...? KYOU What is this? Are you opening a rice ball store? TOHRU Ah, good morning. You're always so early. KYOU Not really... TOHRU Ah... Kyou-kun that is... P56 TOHRU That's the vegetable riceball. KYOU Why are you making such things?! TOHRU Well, it'll be used at the Culture Festival. I'm researching for the penalty rice balls. What do you think would be a good idea? KYOU Salmon and cod's roe would be enough for a rice ball!! I'll make it myself. TOHRU ...!! Kyou-kun!! That's amazing! You're so skilled at making rice balls! KYOU Wha? TOHRU That's amazing! I'm surprised! P57 KYOU I made my meals during my special training. But I can't make anything delicious. TOHRU Is that so? To give such an effort to special rice ball training, I think that talent is something to be envious of. KYOU There's no such special training!! [tv fx: bip] %TOHRU %I thought it was amazing... Why doesn't he notice? TOHRU ..... ah. Perhaps it's because it's on his back. P58 KYOU What? TOHRU In that way, people's amazing characteristics are like the dried plum on the back of a rice ball. That dried plum is located on its back... all around the world, everyone has a dried plum on their back, but because the dried plum is on their backs, they can't see their own dried plums. RICEBALL "I don't have anything. I'm just all white." %TOHRU %But that's not how it is. P59 %TOHRU %There is definitely a dried plum on your back. TOHRU Perhaps the reason people are envious is because they can see the dried plums on everyone else's backs. I can see it. I can definitely see it, on Kyou-kun's back. A wonderful dried plum. P60 TOHRU Souma-kun is amazing. Kyou-kun is amazing. KYOU ...... wha... Where do you get these kinds of things...?! What is the main point? What is the dried plum?! Try and use better terms!! TOHRU I'm sorry. I can say salmon instead!! A... ahh, it's hopeless. KYOU Hey... P61 KYOU It's also there, on your back. A dried plum. I can see it. %TOHRU %Even now, if you're envious, there's something you don't notice about yourself. TOHRU Really? Really?! KYOU Though it's a small one. That's right, it's small. TOHRU The small ones are very tasty! %TOHRU %Though you may long for something... P62 %TOHRU %If you think about it like this, just a little bit, just a little bit... %If you try hard at it, you'll start thinking of your own accomplishments. KYOU Hey, this cart is crooked. CLASSMATE1 It's not that bad, don't get worried aobut it, Nekozuki. (Note: Nekozuki means "lover of cats") CLASSMATE2 That's right, Nekozuki. CLASSMATE3 There's nothing to be scared about, Nekozuki. KYOU What's up with you guys calling me Nekozuki, Nekozuki all the time!? Do you take me for an idiot?! CLASSMATE We understand. You have a bad mouth but deep down you really like animals, right? P63 %TOHRU %It's a good thing everyone misunderstood... UO He's always the loudest when he arrives. That personality is made for festivals. YUKI But he returned extremely obediently, it's rare... TOHRU Because Souma-kun is Souma-kun and Kyou-kun is Kyou-kun. YUKI ? UO If this keeps up, he'll have his own fan club soon. Ah ha ha! That'd be great. GIRL Yuki-kuuuun! P64 YUKI Senpai... (Note: senpai refers to upperclassmen) GIRL We brought a present for you, Yuki-kun. We'd all love it if you'd cooperate and wear this for the school festival. Ta-daa!! Yuki-kun's costume!! P65 HATORI Really, all because you saw something like this. I don't get involved with those kinds of things. MOMIJI But isn't it alright?! We'll see Yuki and Kyou too! It's been a while since you've seen them too, right Hari? And besides, the real To-ru is there. It'll be fine!! You'll surely like her too!! HATORI Momiji, did you really meet Honda Tohru? P66 MOMIJI Yes! She was very cute! %TOHRU %Well! I wonder how the festival will turn out. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ End of volume 2 chapter 8