Excel Saga by Rikudou Koushi: Serialized in Young King Comics Excel Saga Manga Translation version 1.0 Volume 1 Mission 4 P. 87 Ilpalazzo: Well, then let us proceed. Because we have new members, to assure more prosperity for the restructuring of our organization, I shall assign your positions. Ilpalazzo: I will announce the newest personnel decisions. Ilpalazzo: First of all, staff officer, Ilpalazzo: Hyatt-kun! Ilpalazzo: Next, our soldier, Ilpalazzo: Menchi-kun! Ilpalazzo: Follwed by, P. 88 Mission 4: Everyday is Forgiven Ilpalazzo: Toilet cleaner, Ilpalazzo: Excel-kun! Excel: YEAH! P. 89 *cicadas chirping Excel: Groaaan- Excel: Primates- Excel: Genus- (including humans and primates) Excel: Family- (the next larger after genus) *piku (the sound of noticing something) Excel: Ha!! P. 90 Excel: What Excel: I have a feeling I was having a cheerful dream that at the last moment I was one step away from being able to forgive as a human. Excel: It's hooot- Excel: Even though it's so hot, Ha-chan sure is sleepi...... *Excel sits up *piku Excel: Gasp! *pounding footsteps Excel: Something terrible is happening! *more pounding footsteps P. 91 Excel singing: Ei (probably just the sound, but it can mean ray as in fish) *squeeze *pour *SIZZLE Excel singing: Waaaaaa *SIZZLE Excel: Because last night was hot, right- *sizzle *cicadas chirping *drip Hyatt: -... *splish Hyatt: Where am I? P. 92 *splish Hyatt: The bath? *splash Hyatt: Sempai-? Hyatt: Excel-sempai- Excel: Ah, you've resurrected. Hyatt: Then, why did you put me in the bath?...... Excel: Well, you know, you were so sweaty... Hyatt: Even though I was wearing pyjamas... Excel thinking: ...If I wasn't careful moving you, you looked like you would break. Excel: Hey, hey, is it ok if I call you "dried seaweed" or "lotus seed"? *sparkle Hyatt: I don't really understand, but I would like to decline. P. 93 *ring of wind chime *slurp Excel: By the way...... Excel: I wonder what Ilpalazzo-sama meant back then- Ilpalazzo: It's sudden, but for 72 hours Ilpalazzo: I will be away from our secret base. *ZAN! (I don't know what it's for) P. 94 Hyatt: I see. Excel: So, what should we be doing during that time? Ilpalazzo: -Ahem. Ilpalazzo: How is your late-starting summer vacation going? Hyatt: Oh, it's wonderful! Excel: Ilpalazzo-sama, where will you go? Ilpalazzo: Far...... Ilpalazzo: Indeed, to a place rather far...... Excel: He's going somewhere "far"... *slurp Excel: 3 days* huh? (the reading for 3 days is "72 hours") P. 95 Excel: What should we do, Ha-cha...... Excel: Ah, *sizzle Excel: ......... Excel thinking: I wonder if I make soba broth, will her skin turn brown- *jiijiji jii (maybe birds chirping) Hyatt: Excel-sempai? *the characters on Menchi's bowl say, of course, "Menchi" Excel: What is it? Hyatt: Why isn't there any air-conditioning in our hideout? Excel: That's because... *BAM! P. 96 *clink (spin spin spin) Hyatt: Has something happened to these 47 yen? Excel: All of our money. Hyatt: Yes? Excel: This is all we've got. Hyatt: Ummm... Hyatt: I wonder where our expenses for city domination are coming from. Excel: Donination is domination. Excel: Livelihood is livelihood. Hyatt: So then, two more days? Excel: It's ok it's ok. Excel: In case of a crisis, we have Menchi* too. (the kanji for Menchi's name are Emergency Meal) *Piku! P. 97 *wata wata (pant pant?) Hyatt: I see......I wonder about that...... *pisu pisu (blink blink?) Hyatt: First of all, I don't really know how to handle dogs...... Excel: Don't think you don't know what I meant, (yeah.) *DING DONG! Excel singing: Yeees! Bill Collector: I'm from NHK, please pay your bill. Excel&Hyatt: !! P. 98 Hyatt: ......... UNABLE TO PRETEND TO NOT BE HOME *wobble wobble *creak Bill Collector: Ah, for time being, I am supposed to collect it, so could you please pay your- Hyatt: Please...... Hyatt: C......ca...... Bill Collector: Wa! Excel: "Nice!" (in English) Hyatt: Cable bill...you say...? Excel: "Nice"! Ha-chan! Bill Collector: Waaaaaa?! P. 99 Bill Collector: Eeeeek! Excel: Ha-chan, good jo- *fan fan fan Excel's neighbor: Hooot *blowing curtains Excel's neighbor: What's up with this abnormal lingering summer heat? Excel's neighbor: ......... Excel's neighbor: ?! *Bam bam bam Excel's neighbor thinking: It sounds like it's coming from the other side of this wall...... Excel's neighbor thinking: Seems like terrible heat is coming. *Ha (maybe the sound of an idea) P. 100 *Bzzzt! Excel's neighbor: YO! HEY!! *POUND POUND Excel's neighbor thinking: I saw somethin'! Excel's neighbor: Is anyone home! Hey!! *grab Excel's neighbor: Damn, even the door is hot! Excel's neighbor thinking: These are the signs that there is a possibility that a fire is starting...is it really?! Hey!! *creak Excel's neighbor: Heat!! *Whoosh! Excel's other neighbor: Heat?! Excel's other neighbor: Yo, what's up? P. 101 *heat heat heat Excel's other neighbor: Right now we're having a tolerance challenge. Excel's other neighbor: We're making a new record! Excel's other neighbor: Well, at first I thought it was just ridiculous. The open air is refreshiiing- Excel's other neighbor: We've become totally absorbed in it. Excel's other neighbor: Oh yeah! You want some udon? Udon. Excel's other neighbor singing: Seven flavors to feed your hunger! *clink Excel's other neighbor: Ugh! Excel's other neighbor: If you clear your mind of mundane thoughts! Really! P. 102 *SPRAY! Excel's other neighbor: Oof! What're you doin'! Excel's neighbor: Shut up! I'm puttin' out the fire! *fan fan Excel: Noisy apartment isn't it. Excel: Everyone's hot and irritated- Excel: This heat and cold, even though it's Buddhist prayer week, Excel: Here, Ha-chan, medicine. Hyatt: Ah, thank you... Hyatt:.........? Hyatt: Sempai, this medicine.........? Hyatt: Is it herbal medicine or something? Excel: Ummm y'know- P. 103 Excel: It says "Santonin." *CHOKE Excel: ? Hyatt: Sempai... Hyatt: Please give that medicine to Menchi-san. *crickets chipring *sip *gulp! Hyatt: Excel-sempai, would you like some too? *Effective Excel: It looks really bad for the body, so I'll pass. P. 104 Hyatt: Sempai, what are you doing? Excel: I'm looking at some ads- Excel: Hey, here's an ad for 47 yen rame- Hyatt: Sales tax... Hyatt: It's finally become 5%. Excel: Sta... Excel: Starvation tactics......... Excel: I wonder if we'll get any gifts for the Bon Festival- Hyatt: It is that time... Hyatt: But no matter what you say, this is a secret hideout. P. 105 Hyatt: And no matter which way, more than receiving our position would be giving...... Excel: Yeah... Hyatt: To Ilpalazzo-sama...... Excel thinking: Ilpalazzo-sama, please come home soon...... Excel thinking: And quickly to the whole world splendour and glory! Excel: ...splendour*, glory, eiyou...(*the reading for the kanji for splendour is "eiyou" and after glory, the next thing she says in this bubble is "eiyou," which sets up the pun in her next line. Excel: Nutrition* (*the reading for this kanji is also "eiyou.") Hyatt: Menchi-saaan, Hyatt: Come here. *wag wag *boing Excel: Hmmm? Body weight? Hyatt: Well, I was wondering what Menchi's shoumi* is. (*in this case, "shoumi" means "net weight") Excel thinking: meat and fat...... Excel: Ah, shoumi*... (*in this case, "shoumi" means "appreciation" implying of food) P. 106 Delivery Man: Express delivery! Delivery Man: Please sign here. Excel's neighbor: Yeah. Delivery Man: Okay, thank you. Excel's neighbor: Hmmm? Excel's neighbor: From home huh... *grab Excel's neighbor: Looks like Bon festival leftovers again. Excel's neighbor: They already sent me one before. Jeez. Excel's neighbor: What a pain in the butt. Excel: Ha-chan- *hot sounds Hyatt: Yes- Excel: How about I make some soumen noodles? Hyatt: You like them don't you... P. 107 Excel: Like them or not, we don't have anything else to eat. Hyatt: ............ *DING DONG! Excel: Ah! Excel: Ha-chan, please...... Excel thinking: If it's a bill collector there will be bloodshed (unknown if she is implying from the bill collector or Hyatt) Hyatt: Alright...... *DING DONG Hyatt: Who is it...... *opening door Hyatt: Oh? Hyatt: You are...... Excel's neighbor: Y, yo. Hyatt: Ah, thank you very much for helping me that time when I was in trouble... Excel's neighbor: Ah, well, times when we're in trouble, we should help each...it's okay. Excel's neighbor: This was sent from the country, but it's leftovers. I thought maybe... P. 108 Hyatt: Oh oh! Hyatt: My! Is it really alright for me to accept this? Excel's neighbor: Ye-yeah. It's nothing special, but if it's okay...... Hyatt: I gladly accept it! Hyatt: Thank you very much. You saved me...really. Excel's neighbor: No problem, that's good. Excel's neighbor: Well then- *SLAM! *(?) Hyatt: Sempai...? Excel: Yeah. P. 109 Excel: YEAAAAAAH! Excel: HAM?! *GOOD LUCK! Excel: CANNED FOOD?! *twirl twirl Hyatt: That's good, right Menchi- Excel: MAYBE EVEN PASTRIES!! Hyatt: Let's open it and see. Excel's neighbor: That thing sure made her happy... Excel's neighbor: She might have been having a really tough time... Excel's neighbor: ............ Excel's neighbor: ......I did something good. *heh P. 110 *SOAP Hyatt: Even though it has "milk" written on it, we can't eat it... Excel: This is...... Excel: "Eat after washing self clean," this might be the will of the universe...... Excel: Let's see, first put in air and inflate until nice and round- Menchi: Hoooooowl Hyatt: Oh sempai, wasn't that the way to skin a cat-san? End of mission 4.