Translated by Kudou Omi
Note: I already wanted to apologize. This
translation is far from being perfect, I'm sure there are mistakes and
misunderstandings, but you must know that I started to study Japanese quite
recently and I can't Translate Japanese without a dictionary. Also sorry, my
English isn't perfect either since it's not my first language. Still I hope
this translation will help you understand this great manga. Enjoy!
Legend: When someone is talking, there are
either " " or not, depends if it's main text or small handwritten
sentences. Thoughts are between / /. Texts in blocks (often thoughts or
narration) are in [ ]. Description are in * *. I renew these signs with each
new bubble, even if it’s the same character talking/thinking (I hope it will
make it easier for you to follow). Also, after their first appearance, I
reference to some characters with the first letter of their name, like Y for
Yoshitsune etc… It's about all! ^^;
This was done by a fan who
just wants to spread her love for Yorozuya. I earn no money doing this, since I
own no rights on the manga. If you notice mistakes or just want to give your
opinion, feel free to mail me here: omikudou@yahoo.fr. Thank you!
P4
*inside a burning house*
Yoshitsune : “Father !
Mother !” “Are you ok ?” *he finds his parents, but they’re separated by fallen
blocks*
Shima-san (Yoshitsune’s
father) : “Yoshitsune ! Go out of there first !”
Y : “But…”
S-san : “We’ll join you
later.” “Trust me.” *smile*
*the fire suddenly spreads*
Y : *crying* “FATHER !”
P5
Y : *waking up in his room*
“Hu ? What ? Since when have I been sleeping ?”
*the computer beeps*
Y : “Ho ? An access came.”
(message) Responsible
person for the Jack of all trades : Shima Yoshitsune-sama, 1 work request;
Since I don’t have much time I thought I should specify the date and time. I
want to directly give you the details of the request…
Y : “The name is… -Suruga
Kaori-… a woman ?” “Tomorrow 10am, on the bench under the clock tower in the
hill public park…”
*waiting on the said bench*
P6
Y : “But it’s already past
10, that jerk…” [« Take the same magazine as me » as a sign is ok but this
woman…] Impossible ! I’ve been deceived ? ? ? ? “Suruga you bastard ! ! Don't
think because you'r from Toukaidou like me that I'll forgive you! ! !” *angry*
People : What the hell with
this high schooler ?
Y: “No matter how beautiful
she is… no… I won’t forgive… no way…”
?: *someone coming from
behind* “Hey!”
Y: *turns* “What hey!!! I’m
not a kid, I don’t need to be guid…”
Man: “Sorry. I’m late.” *shows
the same magazine as Yoshitsune*
P7
Y: *stunned* “The same face
as on the magazine…”
Man: “It’s me too.” “My
real name is Suruga Kaori.” “Kyou is my modeling name.”
Y: “Ha… since it was Kaori
I thought you were a woman.”
Kaori: “Now that you
mention it, you look like an high school boy.”
Y: “That’s because I had a
startled voice” By the way I should tell you my name… “I’m Yorozuya’s Shima
Yoshitsune.”
K: “Ok! To put it bluntly,
I wanted to hire you because of your great reputation.”
Y: “Can you tell me about
your request right now. CM Drama’s growing top model Kyou is…”
K: “Stoooooooop”
P8
K: “Don’t call me Kyou.”
Y: He’s of the difficult
kind… “I got it, Kaori-chan.”
K: “ First, this strange
letter from a fan reached the agency.” “The sender is a certain ‘snowman’.” “It’s
the 30th letter this month. The subject looks like a love letter, it begins
with ‘I love you’.” *sits on the bench* “Then it goes on describing my actions.”
Y: “’snowman’… is it about
a snowman?” “Do you have any love interest or connection?
K: “No one.” “Second, I had
a silent phone call at home.”
Y: “Silent? Weren't the
letters received at your agency? He can’t have gotten your phone number thanks
to the address.”
P9
Y: “I guess you feel bad
because you’re being spied.”
K: “Exactly. So I want you
to investigate about this snowman’s real nature.” *lights a cigarette up*
Y: *shocked by the flame*
“I also have a favor to ask you…” “don’t smoke in front of me.”
K: “Haa… Sorry.” *gets rid
of his cigarette*
Y: “By the way, you’re
younger than me”
K: *puzzled* “Hu? How old
is Shima-san?”
Y: “I’m 18.”
K: Heeeeeeeeeeeee!!? “You’re older than me by two
years?!” *sweatdrop*
Y: Shut up! “Let’s first
investigate at your house.”
P10
*the scene switches to
Kaori’s place*
Y: “There are no bugs, no
hidden camera either”
K: *drinking what is most
probably beer* “Shima-san is very skilled!”
Y: “It’s because my father
was a detective.”
K: “Was?”
Y: “Yes…” *opens a drink*
“You said the letters arrived at your agency. If this man has checked in the
garbage, it’s a good way to get your agency.” *drinks* “If Kaori-chan is ok,
I’d like to be your guard for some time, during the investigation.”
K: “No problem, it’s ok!”
Y: “Tell me… I thought
about something some time ago… It’s unusual, you looked like you were talking
to me as a friend.” “I thought models were more high-handed. It’s totally
different from what I had expected.” It’s good though. *noticing Kaori’s
silence* “Ha… You feel bad?”
K: “I didn’t say that.”
Y: “Hu?”
P11
K: “I like when Shima-san
calls me Kaori” *smile*
Y: Hu? *blush* [He’s really
a model. He’s an expert at charming people…]“By the way, do you have a
girlfriend?”
K: “No no.” why?
Y: “I thought that if you
had a girlfriend the stalker may give up.”
K: “It’s impossible,
Yukinobu-san wouldn’t forgive me.”
Y: “Yukinobu?”
K: “ He’s my severe manager
since my debut. Well, there’s no one I love right now.” “But on the contrary
the guy would aim at my girlfriend… HA!” *realizes something* “Wh…what’s
this!?”
P12
K: “Shima-san…has really a
cute face…”
Y: Hu? *sweatdrop*
K: “With some make-up it
should be ok. Also with clothes…”
Y: “Wait wait
waiiiiiiiiit!”
K: “But Shima-san, you said
yourself the stalker would stop if I had a girlfriend. *takes Yoshitsune’s chin
in his hand*
Y: “It should turn out well
if I entice him out…”
K: “EXACTLY SHIMA-CHAN. And
tomorrow you’ll come with me to the studio.”
*the day after, at the
photographing studio*
Man: Kyou!
K: Ha! “Good morning, Yukinobu-san!”
P13
Yukinobu: “You’re late. You’ll
have 5 minutes cut on your midday break.”
K: “I’m sorry”
Yukinobu: “? who is the
woman behind you?”
K: “Ha… this girl is…”
Y: *dressed as a young
woman* “I’m Yoshitsune Shima, Kaori-chan’s girlfriend!” Nice to meet you!
Yukinobu: “A girlfriend!? Kyou…
you…”
K: “No, actually Shima-san
is… OUCH! *is being hit by Yoshitsune*
Y: “ You told me to be
quiet and cute!” hohohoho
K: *to Yoshitsune* “What’s
with Shima-san?” *not at ease*
Y: *to Kaori* “We don't
know where is the enemy!” “The ones who deceive you first are friends.” “Because
lying can sometimes be the simplest thing to do.”
P14
Yukinobu: “Well, since
you’re truthful…”
Y: [Is it that simple? The
studio inspection didn’t reveal anything strange…] [He wasn’t as severe as
Kaori-chan said.] [A real fan could steal in rather easily I guess] [Moreover
something unusual would attract attention]
P15
Y: /Somehow… he looks like
a different person. Is this… Kyou?/
Man: “Hi! Are you Kyou’s
girlfriend?”
Y: “Hu?” yes
Man: “I’m in the same model
agency as Kyou. I’m Miyazawa Atsushi” Nice to meet you. “Were you surprised?” “About
Kyou’s transfiguration.”
P16
Atsushi: “He’s got such a
great fame in business.” “Since his debut as a model at 10 years old and up to
now, this ‘properly used’ assistance…” “I really admire him too.”
Y: /hum… Certainly, the
fact of being observed is in his job…/
Man: “Atsushi! Could you
come please?”
Atsushi: “I’m coming!” *to
Yoshitsune* “See you!”
Someone: “It was perfect,
Kyou!”
Y: /I’m realizing there’s a
fragrance, a perfume in the studio/
P17
Y: /Kaori-chan is ok/
Thankfully *sweatdrop* / what?/ /Someone’s looking at me…?/ / I can also feel
hatred…/ /Yukinobu…..!?/ /that guy…/
P18
Y: *opens a door*
“Kaori-chan!” “Could you tell me everything you know about this Yukinobu?”
K: “Shima-san opened the
door violently…” “What did Yukinobu-san do?”
Y: “No…” /hu?/
K: “Yagami Yukinobu is 30,
single. After he graduated from college, he entered the company as an
employee.” “He’s been my manager since I began 6 years ago and has always
offered his assistance.” “I thought your preference was to appreciate movies…”
Y: “Wai… wait!” “Who… are
you?”
P19
K: “I am Kyou.” “I appear
when I am working. Shall we say that I am another personality. Since recently I
have this job and I have merely enough time to have fun.” “To be a model let me
very few time. Kyou appeared since this time.” “But now, to go on doing this
job, I have to divide personalities. Also this business is very confusing and
there is a section too.” “That’s why… a distinction between Kaori and Kyou’s
time was made.” “You call Kyou the model, and I wanted you to call the visible
being Kaori.” “Because I thought who Shima-san would like to meet was Kaori.”
P20
Y: “Why… saying such a
thing to me…" *sweatdrop*
K: “It’s simple” “I wanted
to know what kind of person was the man who managed Yorozuya. I wanted to have
a proper request and the opportunity came.”
Y: “ But I… do this job to
get money. Your expectations are not like his.”
K: “No” “Could Shima-san
call him Kaori as usual.”
Y: /What is he saying? He’s
got the same smile as Kaori./
K: “If you only watch Kaori
as usual, it will be enough.”
Y: “You’re wrong” /There is
no reason that he catches my attention because he’s a model. At that time,
these kind eyes and this smile had charmed me/ “Kaori-chan too, Kyou too…” /For
father’s manners and his warm smile/
P21
Y: “You lump everything
together.” “It’s because of you.” “Don’t flee, it’s useless to try to escape.” “I
have been doing my best too.” “Two years ago, my home caught fire.” “At that
time a series of fires occurred. My father was investigating the case.” “He concluded
that the crime was committed late at night. Most people escaped too late and
families died.” “My family wasn’t an exception.” “Father and mother too, they
told me a kind lie so that I could escape.” /Trust your father/
p22
Y: “They died.”
K: “I... I'm sorry…” “That’s
why that time Shima-san didn’t want me to smoke.”
Y: “I got it.” “From now on
we both won’t do anything unreasonable. We’ll do our best.”
P23
K: “You’re ok now?”
Y: “…” “When did Kaori-chan
come back?”
K: “I came back a little
while ago, after I stopped working.” “I’ll have an appointment with
Yukinobu-san for my schedule in a few minutes. What do we do?”
Y: “Oh yeah! Yukinobu!”
“It’s possible that he’s the stalker.”
K: “Hu!?”
Y: “That ‘snowman’, hasn’t
he written about ‘yagami’, the number ‘8’ and ‘god’. ‘Daruma’ can come to one’s
mind when in association with the number ‘8’, and…”
Yukinobu: *entering the
room* “Kyou, we go!”
K: *hiding Yoshitsune who
puts back his wig on his head* “WAa!”
Yukinobu: “? What’s
happening?”
Kaori: Well… well… “No!
It’s nothing at all!”
P24
Yukinobu: *hand reaches for
Kaori’s face* “Hasn’t your face a bad color?”
K: “I’m… I’m fine! My
stomach hurts a little that’s all.” “I worked a lot, it’s ok.”
Yukinobu: “I see” “Excuse
me, Yoshitsune-san, but could you come back later? I’m sorry but I don’t know
when we’ll have finished.”
Y: “Ok~! Yukinobu-san, take
good care of Kaori-chan!” /that jerk is looking down on me!/ *leaning against a
wall after they’re gone* [‘Yagami Yukinobu’ = ‘Snowman’] [‘8’ = ‘Daruma’,
‘Yuki’ = ‘snow’, Yukinobu’s attachment for Kaori (‘Kyou’) is quite strong]
[Also his glare towards me wasn’t normal. As a manager, he can easily get his
phone number and know all of his actions]
P25
Y: [Getting more
information too…] *exits the room*
?: “Ha! Shima-chan!”
Y: “Ha, the people from
that time…” /The same fragrance again!/
Atsushi: “I’m Atsushi! And
this person is a new model, Izumi-chan.”
Izumi: “Waa! Cuute! Kyou-san’s
girlfriend!”
Y: “Th… Thank you…” *doesn’t
seem to be happy*
A: “Compared to Yagami-san
for sure.” “This person should be careful because of danger.”
Y: “Hu?”
A: “Once Yagami-san had let
drop his notebook and I had a look inside.” “There was a picture of Kyou.”
Y: “Kaori’s…!?”
A: “Yes. That’s why,
honestly, that Yagami-san forgives Yoshitsune-chan would be surprising. Up to
now, words such as ‘image going down’ are forbidden!”
P26
Y: “Do you have
Yagami-san’s business card?”
A: “Hum… Where did I put
it…”
Izumi: “Since he just gave
it to me, I have it!”
Y: “Thank you!” / !! /
A: “Shima-chan, what about
having lunch with us?”
Y: “I’m sorry but I’ll pass
this time! I borrow this card”
A: “ Ok! See you!”
I: *Yoshitsune is away
already* “She acts like a guy, just like a message bearer.”
A: “You think so? She’s
quite my type.”
*scene changes: Kaori and
Yukinobu in a room*
Yukinobu: “Good job”
*offers Kaori a hot drink*
K: “Thank you!”
Yukinobu: “Kyou. I’d like
you to trust me.”
P27
K: “Trust you?”
*thinks about Yoshitsune’s
words*
Y: “It’s possible that
Yukinobu is the stalker.”
Yukinobu: “I’m talking
about you going down.” “Don’t do that, definitely.”
K: /Impossible… such a
thing…/
*scene changes again:
Yoshitsune in his bedroom*
Y: [I’m really stupid… Now
I have the criminal’s letter…] [… and I just managed to get a business card…]
P28
Y: [ I have to think hard. The
criminal is someone within the office.] /Then, it is not Yukinobu!/ [The
criminal made a mistake. This ‘snowman’ thought I would charge Yukinobu of
being the criminal.] [On the contrary it’s a hint ] /The kanji for ‘yuki’ in
the name ‘Yukinobu’ isn’t that of ‘snow’/ /It is written with the kanji for
‘shiawase’ (happiness)/ [The criminal heard the name Yukinobu, thought it was
written with the kanji for ‘snow’ and thus changed it]
P29
Y: “I guess he had it in
hand, had a single look at it and couldn’t remember! Haa! I’d like to have
another clue!” “I’ll have to see what was used to write this letter, and to
compute the area it was sent from thanks to the postmark…” *lets the letter
fall on his face* *he suddenly realizes something* “HA!” /that bastard!/
*later*
K: “Shima-san!” *waves
hello*
P30
*Yoshitsune pulls his hair
so that he can talk in his ear*
K: “OUCH!” *Yoshitsune
murmurs (we don’t know what he’s saying)*
Y: *when he’s finished*
“See you later! I have to go now!” I have some work to do!
K: “Hu? Wait!”
Yukinobu: “Kyou. Let’s
begin the data collecting for the magazine. This person was… Yoshitsune-san?”
Y: “Ha… yes…” “What… Do you
think ‘the riddle was solved’?” you wanted to say it.
Yukinobu: “…”
P31
Man: “You worked well.”
Atsushi: “Ha, thank you!” *enters
his room*
Y: *waiting for him* “Hi!”
Atsushi: “…Shima-chan?”
Y: “Yes, Mr. Snowman”
*shoves him the letter* *Atsushi is shocked*“It was in your bag, right?” “Why?”
P32
A: “That’s because… I asked
Kyou if I could help him looking for the criminal”
Y: “Besides there’s no
postmark.”
A: “I give up!” “You’ve
found me.” “What made you suspicious?”
Y: “First because of
‘snowman’. Don’t you know how to write properly Yagami’s full name?” “Yukinobu
is written with ‘shiawase’ (‘happiness’) and ‘nobiru’ (‘grow’).”
A: “I see… I was deceived.”
Y: “But what made me
realize it was you is the perfume you use.”
A: “Perfume?”
P33
Y: “There are many people
here who use perfume. But yours is different from theirs.” “Some time ago I
heard someone from the staff saying that yours isn’t sold in the country and is
almost impossible to obtain. It’s obvious that in this office you’re the only
one to possess it.” “This fragrance was sent with the letter.” “Some of it was
washed away.”
A: “When Kyou tried it, it
was as if he was more confident.” “I thought this perfume could change weakness
into sensibility.” “You’re really an impressive dog!” *Yoshitsune has a nerve
popping up* “Kyou is just a scapegoat!”
P34
A: “That guy has much more
work than me!” “He is much more famous than me! Although I’m cool… I won’t lose
to that jerk with a double personality!” “That’s why… It would be good if he
stopped being a model… That’s what I thought.” “But as time passed he didn’t
seem to want to quit. He had to stop quickly!”
Y: “You’re not cool.”
P35
Y: “There’s nothing cool in
you. But I can understand you.” “This guy is really cool!”
A: “SHUT UP!” “If I snatch
you away from Kyou, will you cry?”
Y: That hurts… “What are
you…”
P36
A: “I heard you say
something about being obedient… Wouldn’t it be great?” *lights up a lighter*
Y: [It’s hot… It’s
painful…]
A: “It would be bad if this
cute face was burnt.”
Y: *flashback* “Father! Mother!”
[Help! Father! Mother!]
P37
Y’s father: “We’ll join you
later. Trust me.”
Y: [A lie. Father’s lie. I
knew these words were only lies.] [Why have you saved me? Now that I’m alone,
what good can I do?] [Father! Mother! I beg you to catch my hand!]
P38
?: /You’re not alone!/
K: “Shima-san”
Y: /Kaori…?/
K: “You’re fine now. I’m
here.”
Y: /This hand is big and
warm…/
K: “Everything is ok.”
Y: /That I have helped
them… is only a dream./
P39
*much later*
“One case solved.” Isn’t
it?
“Che…”
K: “What will you do now,
Shima-san?”
Y: “That’s right, you’ll be
very busy.” “You broke through, and the kick you gave him was really
impressive!”
K: “We~ll…” “But Shima-san’s virtue was in
danger”
Y: You’re scary…
K: “By the way! Yukinobu-san
made a mistake.” “He apologized for his suspicion.”
Y: “Hu?”
P40
K: “Well to be honest it
seems that Yukinobu-san somehow thought you were the stalker.” “He didn’t
believe the ‘girlfriend’ stuff and worried.”
Y: /I see…That’s why he
held such an hostility against me…/ “What about Atsushi?”
K: “We didn’t want this to
become a police case. It seems he’s seriously thinking about what he’s done.”
Y: “Perfect. Because the
sense of competition is really violent, here too.” “It’s not unusual.”
K: “From now on, I want to
escape from this ‘Kyou’ mask.” “Atsushi had a different method to use this way
of fleeing. He thought he was doing something good, but it wasn’t the case. Perhaps
was I being cunning too.”
P41
Y: “To escape isn’t being
cunning.” “To be cunning is to go on fleeing.” “Until when you’ll stop looking
before you.” “Now it’s a match.”
/If we flee, we’ll be able
to mutually strike our back./
p42
K: “Hey! By the way! I’d
like to have a job in Yorozuya!”
Y: “WHAT? But I don’t have
work! What are you saying!!!” You jerk!
K: “It’s ok! And then
Shima-san would be my boss!”
Y: “Boss…”
K: “And if I get the job,
I’ll cook today’s lunch!” *heart*
Y: /What!?!/ “Ok! There’s
no other way I guess… Well then! The company’s name is ‘Yorozuya Toukaidou
Honpo’! Let’s start again!”
K: “Shima-san…”
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