Sirena (Mermaid) from the Fidanzato no Tameiki anthology - chapter 1 by Tanaka Rin ### several chapters are already up on dynasty TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by — for example, page one is —1 ### Panel numbers indicated by - or example, panel one is -1 ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left —01 -1 Senpai! Your towel… —02 -1 Morningstar Lily Private Girl’s Academy -2 A santuario (sanctuary) where the girls of well-to-do families attend. -3 Senpai… Where did you go after that, yesterday? To a classical music concert… -4 And to top it off, the swim club is at an elite national level. And the sole reason someone who sinks like a brick (me) has come here is… —03 -1 You're the one who wants to join the club? Club Roster ### book -2 sfx- Erk Y-yes… -3 Yes! I’m Amano Honoka! First year! Please take care of me! ### handwritten I’m Mizuno Asuka ### Mizuno is written with the kanji for “water” Nice to meet you ### handwritten —04 -1 Ah, yeah! I know! I’ve… um… always… -2 Huh? -3 Ah! No! It’s ok! Nice to meet you! No! No! No! No way! What was I about to admit to her!? -4 Ok, then… Then how about you let me see how far you can swim? Haa… What!? -5 Swim? Me? You mean, me? Eh? Eeeh!? -6 I mean, you came to swim, right? It’s a swim club. Urgh… Cr… Crap… —05 -1 I came Because I’m infatuated with you, Senpai. What a weird kid… ### handwritten -2 sfx - Blush -3 The first time I saw Asuka-senpai, I really thought she was a mermaid. So pretty That -06 -1 In that instant My heart was drowning -2 I love you… Asuka-senpai. -3 Sfx- Splash Splash Splash Splash Oh… Ooooh… —07 -1 I’m drowning…! Sfx- Splisha Splash Splash Splash Splash -2 Sfx- Splisha Splash Splash Splash Splash You are this bad at swimming…? ### bold or italicize “this" Kinda impressive ### handwritten I’m sorry! Blub blub blub Don’t force yourself. I get it, already. You can’t swim… No… Cough I’bm gonna dry harb! Blub blub blub Hey…! Hang in there! -3 Ka-bloop -4 If I’m honest sfx- Ka-bloop sfx- Stab You’re not suited for the swim club. —08 -1 But, I… I really, really want to join. -2 Because… -3 Why? -4 T-that’s ‘cause… I want to learn to swim!! I want to practice! So, um, please… -5 Are you aware Of the level of this swim club? -6 …yes. Level… -7 In trying to get close to Asumi-senpai, I forgot for a moment That this is a national level club. —09 -1 Someone who can’t swim like me? Is only in the way. sfx- clench -2 I let my feelings get ahead of myself… The things I can do… Really, are only going to be a pain for her. But what am I going to do If Asuka-senpai comes to hate me? sfx- Sniff -4 If all you want to do is learn to swim, …I can help you out. -6 Eh!!? sfx- Whssh It’ll have to be in the evening, after club. If that works for you. sfx- turn —10 -1 You want to learn to swim, right? -2 Y… Yes!! sfx- Lights up -3 Thank you so much! Ok, so we’ll wrap up here today. Yes! Energetic, huh? It’s… like a dream. -4 To be taught directly by Asuka-sempai? If it’s a dream, please don’t let me wake up… -5 Starting the next day Sfx- Splash Splash Splash Splash Good Just like that. Kick your legs. —11 -1 She really is teaching me one on one. Blub blub blub Ok, just relax your body I’m learning to not be afraid of the water. The cold water is starting to feel good. And… -2 The heat of her hand is… -3 Your form is really coming around. Yay! Really!? So happy! But Hey, Senpai… ### box -4 Senpai… —12 -1 Ah Wait up! What you do think of me? C’mon. Let’s go. -2 Sfx- Splash Splash Splash Splash -3 Sfx- Splash Splash Splash Splash Right! Like that! You’re making it… You’re making progress! This is important ### arrow Ughbbl Cough Cough Cough -4 Just like that. Slowly stretch out your arms!! Cough (Right!) Sfx- Splash —13 -1 sfx- Bomf Ah -2 Blush -3 sfx- squeeze Ah… -4 Aaah! I’m… sfx- Ka-plash —14 -1 What the hell am I doing! I’m so sorry, Asuka-senpai! Um, I… -2 ….nn. It’s fine. sfx: Whish -3 It doesn’t seem fine! Hya! sfx- Shake shake shake But she’s bigger than I thought… No, stop that! God, I’m so dumb! -4 I’m sorry for crashing into your bust! sfx- Wha-plash sfx- Splisha Splisha sfx: Erk -5 Wha… What are you doing!? Stop tha… Don’t stop me! I can’t believe what I did to you! My face, and my hand were…!! My haaand! Hey… Really, it’s… sfx- Splisha Splisha -6 Stop it! sfx- Pashaa sfx- Grab —15 -1 Stop hitting yourself… Honoka -2 Ah… -3 Senpai… It’s the first time You called me “Honoka”… By my name… -4 Sen Pai Mm!? -5 sfx- Ba-bloosh Ho…! Honoka!? -6 Ah, geez… Hang on, Honoka! I’m too happy for words… —16 -2 I’m sorry, senpai… I’m just causing you problems… It’s fine. Don’t worry about it. But look, you’ll get chilled. Don’t catch a cold. -3 sfx- Flooff Ah… Thank you very much! -4 Y’know, I… When you said “I want to learn to swim”, I remembered back… Huh? -5 I wasn’t good at swimming when I was young. But there was a teacher who really gave me the fundamentals… So maybe that’s why I wanted to help you out. -6 Senpai… —17 -1 I’m devious… -2 I never thought I wanted to swim… That was an excuse. I wanted to be with you. -3 I lied. And I’m taking up her precious practice time. -3 Sen…pai… I… sfx- Whoosh To tell the truth, I… -4 I love you, Senpai! I didn’t want to swim! It’s over I just wanted to spend time with you! -5 I’m sure she’s disgusted with me… —18 -1 She was just being nice… -3 sfx- Whoompf… No… way… Don’t apologize… —19 -1 Senpai…? Wh… Why…? -2 sfx Bluush That’s because… -3 We… Just… Already… Like each other… sfx- Squeeze -4 Sfx- Plish —20 -1 Honoka… -3 Finally Senpai… I’m so happy… -4 It’s reached you -5 My feelings have reached you… I love you… sfx: Splash