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Maru & Moro: Wah <3 Watanuki: I’ve just finished melting the chocolate! sfx: Glitter sfx: stare Watanuki: Hey! Watanuki: No stealing the chocolate! Sfx: pa ---------------------------------- Pg.05 Watanuki: Honestly! Why do I have to make the valentine’s day chocolate? Yuuko: Because tomorrow is February the 14th! Yuuko: Obviously, Valentine’s day isn’t the same without chocolates! Watanuki: It makes sense but, … Watanuki: Normally the one who makes home-made chocolates … should be a girl! Yuuko: What do you mean “normally”? Yuuko: Are you mistaking me with normal people? Yuuko: Is there any meaning to that? Yuuko: As long as you don’t bother other people, what’s wrong with choosing what ordinary people call “abnormal”! sfx: touch ---------------------------------- Pg.06 Watanuki: AS LONG AS YOU DON’T BOTHER OTHER PEOPLE…? Watanuki: IT’S LATE AT NIGHT EIGHT NOW, AND YOU SUDDENLY TELL ME TO MAKE CHOCOLATES, AND AN EASILY MELTABLE CHOCOLATE PUDDING TO BOOT! THERE ISN’T EVEN AN INGREDIENT IN THIS PLACE! Watanuki: HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVEN’T BOTHERED POOR ME, WHO HAD TO RUN AROUND IN THIS COLD WEATHER AND BUY ALL THE INGREDIENTS? Yuuko: Ahahahahahaha Maru & Moro: Watanuki is mad. <3 Sfx: angry angry Yuuko: Wow <3 ---------------------------------- Pg 07 Yuuko: It looks delicious. Watanuki: This is the first time I’ve made these, so I don’t know how they will taste. Sfx: Stare Sfx: Tick! sfx: Tick! Sfx: Tick! sfx: Tick Tock! Yuuko: Okay! February the 14th is here! Yuuko: Yeah! Happy Valentine’s Day! <3 Yuuko: MMMM~ DE~LI~CIOUS Watanuki: Eating chocolate pudding in the middle of the night… Yuuko: This is great Watanuki! You stud! I’m jealous of you for your cooking skill! Yuuko: Aha. Apple brandy should accompany chocolate? Yuuko: I’m counting on you! Watanuki: So it all comes down to alcohol again! Sfx: Slap ---------------------------------- Pg 08 Yuuko: Aha~~ So delicious~~ I’m so happy~~ <3 Watanuki: If this makes you happy then that’s great… Sfx: Tink Watanuki: There are some leftovers! What should we do with them? Yuuko: Those… will be sent over to the other side! Watanuki: The other side? Yuuko: I’m counting on you. Mokona: Ahmm! Watanuki: Woah! Sfx: Inhale ---------------------------------- Pg.09 Sfx: suck Yuuko: The Mokona on the other side will give these easily meltable chocolate puddings to those children in the alternate world. Watanuki: They are for Syaoran-san and his companions? Never thought Yuuko-san has a caring side as well… Yuuko: Hohohoho! Now there’ll be no problem on White day! Hoho… Of course the returning gifts will be graciously received by yours truly! Mokona: Hohoho! Let’s give you the world… Yuuko… Watanuki: So after all these troubles, this is your motive! ---------------------------------- Pg 10 Yuuko: But, There’s still one left! Yuuko: That one… Let’s let Watanuki give it to anyone he wants to give to! Watanuki: Really? Watanuki: Of course it’s Himawari-san! Watanuki: Of course it’s Himawari-san! Watanuki: Of course it’s Himawari-san! Sfx: dance dance dance Watanuki: Ah? How am I going to reheat it when I give it to her at school? Watanuki:: Ah ha! Right! I can ask a teacher for help… ---------------------------------- Pg 11 Yuuko: Then again… Yuuko: It’s perfectly normal… for things to go awry! ---------------------------------- Pg 12 Watanuki: Himawari-san… didn’t come to school because of a cold… Watanuki: And it happens to be today! February the 14th! Watanuki: Himawari-san! You have to get well soon! Ah! I’ll eat this myself then! ???: You are so loud! ---------------------------------- Pg 13 Watanuki: What are you doing here? Hiding in a place like this! Sfx: turn Doumeki: I can say the same to you. What are you doing here? Sfx: jump Watanuki: I’m drowning in sorrow right now! Watanuki: I’ve borrowed the home economics classroom from the teacher! Watanuki: And I’ve reheated the easily meltable chocolate pudding so that it’s hot… Watanuki: In my perfect plan… I was supposed to treat Himawari-san to this chocolate pudding in the home economics classroom after school! ---------------------------------- Pg 14 Sfx: Eat Watanuki: AAAAHHH! Watanuki: What are you doing? Give me back the chocolate! Doumeki: Ah… The chocolate inside really is still hot! Watanuki: Spit it out! Spit it out now! Sfx: shake shake Sfx: empty ---------------------------------- Pg 15 Watanuki: AAAAHHH! Doumeki: If I let you eat it, you will cook up things that taste very bad later! Watanuki: No way will it taste bad! Watanuki: Does it really taste bad? Watanuki: It shouldn’t taste bad. Watanuki: But today is valentine’s day… Sfx: shake shake shake shake Watanuki: Woah? Even draining down the hot chocolate— Watanuki: Now everything is ruined! ---------------------------------- Pg 16 Watanuki: All ruined… my chocolate, chocolate… Sfx: sigh Doumeki: What’s with that face? It’s annoying! Watanuki: You shouldn’t say things like that just because you are feeling perfectly happy right now! Sfx: Angry Watanuki:: Can’t believe you actually got so many chocolates! Watanuki: And, and… on such a great day as valentine’s day… I actually let this idiot eat the chocolate I made! Doumeki: You probably received chocolates too? Sfx: Sob ---------------------- Pg 17 Watanuki: … Sfx: Turn Watanuki: HMPH! Absolutely no one gave me any chocolates! Watanuki: Why did all those cute girls give chocolates to this poker face? Watanuki: Everyone must’ve been deceived! Doumeki: Annoying. ???: What to do? What to do? ---------------------- Pg 18 Girl: What to do? Girl: If I don’t find it soon… Sfx: tap tap Watanuki: What’s with you? Sfx: Turn ---------------------- Pg 19 Girl: Ahhh----! Girl: kyaaaaaa Girl: what, what, what, what, Girl: what to do? Sfx: turn turn ---------------------- Pg 20 Girl: Er… I can’t believe I’m actually meeting you here— Watanuki: Ah… Arrow: This? ---------------------- Pg 21 Watanuki: Watanuki: Did you drop something? Girl: N, No… I’m looking for something. Girl: A valentine’s day chocolate. Girl: Because that person is a very great person. Girl: So I want to give him a special chocolate. Girl: But I couldn't find it... That's why I don't know what to do. Watanuki: Sfx: cry cry cry Doumeki: ? Girl: Luckily I finally found it! Watanuki: huh? ----------------------- Pg 22 Girl: It’s here! Sfx: Slide ---------------------- Pg 23 Watanuki: Huh? Sfx: zu zu Sfx: ZU Girl: Ah! It looks delicious! ---------------------- Pg 24 Sfx: CRASH! Watanuki: Woah! Watanuki: Doumeki! Hey! Doumeki! Watanuki: What’s with you… watanuki: !? ---------------------- Pg 25 Girl: Eh…. Eh… Girl: I … Girl: … Want to give … Girl: the chocolate … … Sfx: cry ---------------------- Pg 26 Sfx: Swish Watanuki: she… she flew away… ---------------------- Pg 27 Watanuki: Normal girls can’t fly! Watanuki: That means that girl… Yuuko: Is not human. Sfx stare Watanuki: AAAAHHH! Sfx Thunk Yuuko: Oh, That’s a loud thump! Yuuko: Whenever I come out to buy things something always happens. Sfx poke poke ---------------------------------- Pg 28 Yuuko: Ah! Yuuko: His soul has been taken. Watanuki: Wha? Watanuki: Soul? Watanuki: That means Watanuki: If we leave him like this, Doumeki will… Yuuko: Stay like this forever--… Watanuki: Ow… Watanuki: Don’t tell me… Watanuki: Is it because of me? That’s why that girl did… … ---------------------------------- Pg 29 Yuuko: Uh huh! Yuuko: That girl cannot be seen easily. Watanuki: That means he was pulled into this mess because of me? Yuuko: Correct! Watanuki: You are so direct… Watanuki: So how are we supposed to get him back to normal? Yuuko: I can tell you, but the price will be high--! Watanuki: It makes me furious just to think that I have to do something for this guy, Watanuki: But I am the cause of this mess. If I don’t do something, I won’t be able to sleep well! Yuuko: I understand. ---------------------------------- Pg 30 Yuuko: Let’s add this onto your working hours then! Watanuki: Aaahhh! At this rate my part-time job career will indefinitely be lengthened… Sfx: Swish Mokona: Yahoo! sfx: swish ---------------------------------- Pg 31 sfx: land Watanuki: It’s huge! Yuuko: Wow, Mokona is so cool! Mokona: Hi! ---------------------------------- Pg 32 Yuuko: Now! You hurry up and ride on this bird to chase after that girl! Watanuki: though yuuko-san is always unconventional, but this time… Watanuki: It shouldn’t be this easy! sfx: mmm mmm mmm mmm Yuuko: If by the end of today you cannot take back the thing the girl took from Doumeki-kun--… Yuuko: he will sleep like that forever! ---------------------------------- Pg 33 sfx: Flap Yuuko: I’ll look after Doumeki-kun. Yuuko: Mokona I’m counting on you to look after Watanuki! Mokona: You can count on me! sfx: Fly ---------------------------------- Pg 34 Watanuki: Wow! We are really flying! I feel like I’m in a Walt Disney movie! Watanuki: It’s so high! Watanuki: Well, now that we have help from the bird, where could that girl be… sfx: swish swish ---------------------------------- Pg 35 Watanuki: I found her! ---------------------------------- Pg 36 Watanuki: Quick! Go after her! Mokona: Right-o! Sfx: Fly ---------------------------------- Pg 37 sfx: Flap Watanuki: Wait! sfx: Look Watanuki: What the? ---------------------------------- Pg 38 Watanuki: This is the sky right? Kids are flying… on snowboards! Kid: You made her cry, didn’t you? Kid: Then you are a villain! Kid: And a villain must be… Sfx: Ta da! Kids: Punished! ---------------------------------- Pg 39 Kid: Be a good kid and receive your punishment now! Watanuki: If I got hit by that thing, it’ll hurt like hell! Watanuki: Ah! Sfx: Fall Watanuki: AAAHHHHHH! Sfx: Catch ---------------------------------- Pg 42 Kid: Why did you save him? Kid: That guy is obviously a Villain! Girl: He is not a villain. Sfx: Swish Girl: I’m sorry! I… Just wanted to give the chocolate to someone. Watanuki: Um! Watanuki: But taking away the soul of the person you are going to give the chocolate to isn’t such a good idea… Girl: Huh? Watanuki: What… Watanuki: Don’t misunderstand! What I meant was— Watanuki: You must’ve wanted to give the chocolate to Doumeki. Since he ended up fainted… that wouldn’t do much good! Girl: No, Girl: The one I want to give the chocolate to is… Sfx: Shake Shake ---------------------------------- Pg 43 Girl: You! ---------------------------------- Pg 44 Sfx: blush Watanuki: Huh? Sfx: Float ---------------------------------- Pg 45 Watanuki: Huh? Kid: If you ever make her cry again, You’ll definitely pay for it! Watanuki: …Huh? sfx: Fly ---------------------------------- Pg 46 Yuuko: Good work! How did it go? Watanuki: We met some kids with black wings sticking out from their back along the way, Watanuki: Kind of like the motorcycle gang in the air… Mokona: See ya! sfx: Tumble Watanuki: yuuko-san, who is that girl… Yuuko: She’s a Zashikidoushi! (Translator’s note: Zashikidoushi is a youkai(or an elf of some sort) who watches over houses.) ---------------------------------- Pg 47 Watanuki: HUH? Yuuko: Zashikidoushi don’t like wickedness or an evil presence! sfx: chew chew Yuuko: That’s why they rarely appear in front of humans! Because the present world is full of evil presence! Watanuki: That means those were… karasutengu?! Yuuko: Zashikidoushi and karasutengu usually hide in mountains that posess a strong spiritual presence. (Translator’s note: karasutengu is a crow-billed goblin.) Yuuko: But today is February the 14th <3 Yuuko: For any girl, all she wanted to do was to meet the person she likes and to give the chocolate to him no matter what! Yuuko: You stud! You actually received chocolate from cute Zashikidoushi. You really are something. Watanuki: Hehe! Watanuki: Didn’t I make this chocolate myself?! ---------------------------------- Pg 48 Yuuko: That’s right Yuuko: The chocolate made by Watanuki, who possesses a certain “power” … Yuuko: … is the most fitting “special chocolate” for that Zashikidoushi to express her feelings! Watanuki: But I can’t feel happy at all! I’m happy that a girl gave me chocolate but… Watanuki: Ah ah! Better give it back to Doumeki-kun! Watanuki: I don’t even get to eat it in the end! Damn! sfx: Slide ---------------------------------- Pg 49 sfx: FUWAAAAA Doumeki: Eh? ---------------------------------- Pg 50 Doumeki: Why did I fall asleep in a place like this? Doumeki: Hello… Yuuko: Hello. Yuuko: I’ll tell you… just now, Watanuki received chocolate from a cute girl--… Yuuko: But the chocolate was the one he made himself! Yuuko: Do you want to listen to all the details? Doumeki: Sure! Sfx: Angry Watanuki: GOD… Watanuki: HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME! ----------------------------------