xxxHOLiC Volume 1 - Chapter 03 Page 00 These scanslations were scanned, translated, and edited by the Be With You Scans Staff and others mentioned in the credits They were made for and by fans. Therefore, please do not use them for anything other than personal use (reading). Please remember to support the author(s) and site by buying the original copies of the manga and visiting Be With You Scans. Thank you. Website: http://bwys.cjb.net Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/bwyxholic Irc Channel #BWYS @ irc.irchighway.net [Credits] Scanner(s): Earth Dragon Translator(s): Earth Dragon Editor(s): Stmated Proofreader(s)/Quality Checker(s): MoonShadow Transcriber: AngelFlare (angelflare04@yahoo.com.ar ) -------------------------- Page 01 -------------------------- Page 02 sfx: ding dong ding dong Watanuki: I gotta go quickly. ???: Where are you going, Watanuki-kun? Watanuki: What do you mean, "Where are you going"? To the store, of course. sfx: shove shove Watanuki: Kunogi-san! sfx: surprise -------------------------- Page 03 Himawari: Himawari is fine. Just call me by my name. Okay? Himawari: I watched you rushing against time to get to some place. You aren't having any campus activities? Watanuki: Ah, yeah. Himawari: Then, a part-time job? -------------------------- Page 04 sfx: doomed Watanuki: (Sigh) It is a part-time job. Though... Himawari: Though, what? Watanuki: No, it's nothing. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Himawari: ? sfx: swing swing Himawari: Sorry, I held you up. Go work hard. -------------------------- Page 05 Watanuki: Ok! sfx: smile Himawari: See you tomorrow. Watanuki: See you tomorrow! Watanuki: She said "Work hard". (Wha~~~!) Kunogi Himawari is so extremely cute! sfx: dash Watanuki: (Yahoo~~~~~) I think something good happened today! -------------------------- Page 06 Yuuko: Your face looks terrible. sfx: gloom Watanuku: ...... Uh, uh. sfx: drop... Yuuko: Did you not hear me? Watanuki: What did you say? sfx: zui Yuuko: You... Watanuki: What! You already killed those words. -------------------------- Page 07 Yuuko: But, it is the truth that you look really bad. Moro: Really bad. Maru: Really bad. Yuuko: I wasn't talking about your actual face, I'm saying your fortune is bad. Watanuki: Really? Yuuko: This fortune telling is different from the others. Palm reading, human reading, these can be changed at any time. This is a special fortune telling. Watanuki: Eh? Yuuko: Oh... -------------------------- Page 08 Yuuko: Today your face looks very bad. Yuuko: Your face tells me bad things will happen soon. Watanuki: (Fuhaha) There's not a chance! Yuuko: How can you be so sure? Watanuki: (Ehehe~~) Because I spoke to Himawari-chan. Yuuko: (Hmmm) A girl, huh? Watanuki: Yep, and she's also super cute. -------------------------- Page 09 Yuuko: Well, talking to someone can change your fate. sfx: raises sfx: leer Yuuko: But I... think she is your Lucky Lady. Watanuki: ...What? -------------------------- Page 10 sfx: booh Watanuki: This is... Yuuko: Welcome. sfx: shuuuu Woman: Ah, when I felt it, I was already inside this place. -------------------------- Page 11 Yuuko: Don't worry. It was fated. Yuuko: You can put it on. Woman: Ah, okay. Yuuko: But it won't change anything. Woman: Wha? Yuuko: How old are you? Woman: 21 years old. sfx: poof -------------------------- Page 12 Yuuko: Working? Woman: Yes. Yuuko: Where? Woman: At an advertising company. Marketing Department... sfx: poow Watanuki: Uwa... -------------------------- Page 13 Yuuko: Habit... You really don't have one? Woman: Did I do anything strange? Yuuko: This habit... Then... Yuuko: This habit... -------------------------- Page 14 Yuuko: Any other part which is not normal? Woman: Now when you say it... Woman: I found out it wasn't just the pinky, but the wrist is also weird. Yuuko: If you hadn't found that out until later, It could have been too late. sfx: gust -------------------------- Page 15 Woman: ? sfx: draft sfx: gust Watanuki: Huh, isn't it suddenly much dirtier in here than before...? -------------------------- Page 16 Woman: Habit... I don't think there's anything special. But if I find out, will I be able to move on? Yuuko: If you can get rid of the habit. Woman: Understood. I'll think about it. Yuuko: Would you like some tea? Woman: Thank you... But I'm going to have a meeting later. Yuuko: With who? -------------------------- Page 17 Woman: Right now... sfx: poof Woman: With someone I talk to very often. -------------------------- Page 18 Watanuki: Ugh... Yuuko: Really. Well then, be careful. Woman: Yes, and next time I visit you, let's drink some tea. Yuuko: Maru, Moro, please escort the guest. Maru & Moro: 'Kaaay. -------------------------- Page 19 Yuuko: But, I don't think she will be coming to this Store anymore. Watanuki: eh? sfx: fuwa Watanuki: That girl just now. And those things, what were they? Yuuko: You need to be conscious of it too. Watanuki: What is that? Or your conscious will be found. -------------------------- Page 20 Watanuki: When you... Yuuko: Call me Yuuko. Watanuki: (Well,) Every time she answered Yuuko, The smoke got darker and bigger. Yuuko: Yes. The pinky and the wrist not being able to move was also for that reason. Watanuki: How can you know that? You didn't ask her for her birthday, or even name. Yuuko: It had already shown up. -------------------------- Page 21 Yuuko: The pinky is a very important thing. Watanuki: ? sfx: bend Yuuko: Anyway, that girl you talked about before. Watanuki: (Ehehe~~~) YOu mean Himawari-chan? Yuuko: Next time you see her, be careful... Watanuki: Is there something dangerous!? sfx: shock -------------------------- Page 22 sfx: touch Yuuko: You're a boy, right? Then, let me see your willpower. Watanuki: (ARGH!) Do I have to let you see what my willpower is? Yuuko: Habit... A need to be conscious of it, and if a person does not want to get rid of it, then it cannot be gotten rid of. -------------------------- Page 23 Watanuki: When I am with Himawari-chan my willpower will come, what does that mean? Sign: Little Bear Dentist... Watanuki: That person... -------------------------- Page 24 Person: Ah, could you perhaps bring five boxed lunches? Woman: Okay, I'll be taking my leave. Watanuki: Eh? Eh? Didn't she say she worked in a Marketing Department of a company? And that she had a meeting with a good friend...? Person: I heard that she's going to be 28 years old this year. Person 2: Eh? Really? Person: Looks young, but she is one of our older Staff members. Person 2: Wow, if you hadn't said it, I would've never known, since she's so cute. Person 3: Well, yeah, but because of that, she tries to change her age. Person: Even though she is cute, she doesn't have a boyfriend. Person 2: Eh? But I heard her talk about boyfriend things before. -------------------------- Page 25 Person 2: Ah, mm? Person: It's just not her age. Person 3: Yeah, she's always like that. Person 3: That is her habit. Watanuki: Habit... -------------------------- Page 26 Person: Excuse me, we're taking a survey. May I ask you a few questions? Woman: Sure. Person: Sorry, but how old are you? Woman: I'm 22 years old. sfx: poof Person: Where do you work? Woman: At a fashion company... -------------------------- Page 27 Watanuki: Lying... ...That's it. When she tells a lie, the smoke becomes larger. -------------------------- Page 28 Woman: Somehow my body feels weird. I can't even move my neck now. -------------------------- Page 29 Watanuki: The ring... Watanuki: is even dirtier... sfx: touch Watanuki: UWA! -------------------------- Page 30 Watanuki: Himawari-chan! Himawari: Sorry, did I scare you? Watanuki: No, no, aah... sfx: glance Watanuki: Ah, she's gone. Himawari: What? Watanuki: Oh, it's nothing. sfx: (Himawari) peeks; (Watanuki) turn; scratch scratch Himawari: I was just out shopping and happened to end up here. Watanuki, are you shopping too? Or are you working around here? Watanuki: I just finished work, so I'm heading home. -------------------------- Page 31 Himawari: Where's your house? Watanuki: This way. Himawari: Really? If you don't mind, could you have some tea with me? Watanuki: Eh? Can I? Himawari: If it's okay with you, Watanuki-kun. Watanuki: Of course! Himawari: I'm glad. Then I'll take you to this cafe I often go to. Watanuki: Ah. That person also went this way. -------------------------- Page 32 Himawari: Is something wrong? Watanuki: Nope. Nothing... sfx: shake Himawari: You know what...? About that cafe. Himawari: They have really good fruit cheese cake there. It's really tasty! Person: Long time no see. Not since High School graduation. Woman: Yes, long time no see. Person: What are you doing now? And your white clothes are for? Woman: I'm a Doctor. Person: Eh~? Now I envy you~... -------------------------- Page 33 Person: What kind of doctor? Woman: Pediatrics. sfx: dooh -------------------------- Page 34 Person: Married? Woman: No, not yet, but I already have a boyfriend. Person: Ah, did he give you this ring? Woman: Yes. Watanuki: UUH! Himawari: Watanuki-kun? -------------------------- Page 35 Watanuki: This is bad. Hmm. I don't know why, but watching that thing grow bigger makes me feel in danger. Person: Pretty~ It looks like a very old ring. Woman: It's an antique. sfx: cr~~ack Watanuki: The ring got a crack! Himawari: Watanuki-kun, you're not feeling well? Are you okay? Watanuki: So sorry...When I stand I feel faint. -------------------------- Page 36 Person: I envy you. You're a Doctor and you have a boyfriend who gives you presents. Himawari: Why don't we rest a little. sfx: switch Person: Then we'll find another day, some time, and have some tea. Woman: Bye. Woman: Really... Woman: The ring looks like it has gotten dirtier. -------------------------- Page 37 Woman: I don't know if it'll come off. Watanuki: Ah! Watanuki: YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT OFF! sfx: dooh -------------------------- Page 38 Woman: Wha- Huh? Woman: My body... sfx: switch -------------------------- Page 39 Woman: My body feels... as if it can't move. People: Kya! Watch out! -------------------------- Page 40 People: Kyaa! sfx: blam; crash Watanuki: (Uh) Don't look! sfx: grab sfx: roll roll --------------------------