My Cute Litte Kitten Chapter 11 by Morinaga Milk translated by Schuyguy Page 42 Top Text 前号までのおらすじ The Story So Far [Panels from Chapter 10 Page 14] Right Panel Bubble 発情期... She's in heat...? Left Panel Right Bubbles 引越しの ドタバタで... What with the move and everything, すっぽ抜けてた 不妊手術 の事... I just straight forgot to have her spayed. Center Bubble 手術... Spayed... Left Bubble 近くの動物病院 チェックは してあるけど... I'll check with a nearby vet... SFX はー "sigh" Text ネイリストの堤玲奈 (つつみ・れな) とライターの松本由奈 (まつもと・ゆな)は専門学校時代からの同級生。学生時代から寮のルームメイト だったということもあり、もともと 仲の良い二人は社会人後もメイト継続中。そんなある日のこと由奈が二匹の子猫を保護し、運よく命をとりとめた方の子猫をチビと名付ける。 Manicurist Tsutsumi Rena and writer Matsumoto Yuna met as roommates in college. They became close friends and continued living together after graduating and getting jobs. One day, Yuna found a kitten barely clinging to life, next to its dead sibling. She decided to keep the cat, naming it Chibi. チビの里親問題の流れから、由奈の 引っ越し提案に逆上した玲奈は、密かに隠していた由奈への恋心を勢いで告白してしまうが意外にも由奈に受け入れられるという展開に。 After adopting Chibi, Yuna suggested moving to a new apartment. This alarmed Rena. On impulse, she confessed to Yuna that she had been secretly in love with her. To her surprise, Yuna accepted her feelings. 無事に良物件への引っ越しが完了し、順風満帆な生活が始まるかと思 いきや、第二弾トラブル発生! After moving into a nice condo, Yuna thought their life would be easy, but trouble strikes again! いちゃいちゃしたい玲奈の前に「発 情期チビ」という大きな障害が突如勃発。 そう簡単にはラブラブライフ に発展できない二人なのでした。 Rena is starved for affection, but Chibi goes into heat, putting a big obstacle in her way. Their happy life together can't go on so easily. Character Summaries ある日、由奈が拾ってきた子猫。 2人のドキドキシェアライフをよそにすくすく、すくすく...(無限大に)成長中。 いたずら、爪とぎは当たり前の活発猫ちゃん。 A kitten Yuna found one day. She's quickly growing up while completely ignorant of the dramatic romance developing around her. As kittens tend to be, she is mischievous and energetic, and often scratches the furniture. 基本的には明るい性格だがその反面1人で悩んで抱え込む壁がある。 小さくか弱そうに見えて徹夜明けに餃子やカツ丼を平らげたりの丈夫な子。 持ち前の天然パワーで玲奈をは振り回している風だが全く悪気はない。恋愛初心者さん At core a bright and cheerful person, she nontheless has a lot of private worries that she bottles up inside. Though small and apparently weak, she's a lively girl who often stays up all night working and can pack away whole plates of gyoza or katsudon. She casually (and unintentionally) strings Rena along, without an ounce of ill will, as only a natural airhead can. A newcomer to love. クールキャラぶってはいるが小さな生き物に弱く助けずにいられないため、結果小動物が苦手。 そんな中、由奈が助けた子猫との暮らしが突然に始まり+由奈への感情の両方にとまどいながらもすこしずつ距離を縮めていこうと試行錯誤中 Though she puts on a cool front, she has a weakness for small animals and can't help but want to take care of them. Because of that, the sudden shock of Yuna adopting a kitten together with finding out her feelings for Yuna were reciprocated has her frazzled and confused, but she's gradually closing the distance between them, often through trial and error. Page 44 Top Panel Right Bubbles 抜糸まで大人しくしててねー Chibi, just put up with it until your stitches come out. ちびー Okay? SFX べっ べっ "lick lick" Writing そられた... shaved fur Box ちびの不妊手術 が終わりました。 Chibi has been sterilized. Middle Panel Right Bubble ...機嫌悪そうだね... ... She seems upset. SFX バリ バリ "scratch scratch" Center Bubbles 病院で結局チビ って名前で出しちゃったから We ended up giving her name in the hospital as "Chibi". 怒ってる のかも... Maybe that's got her angry... Writing ちがうと思う I don't think that's it... Upper Left Bubble もう発情 しないの? She won't ever go into heat now? Lower Left Bubble うん そのはず。 Yeah. She shouldn't. Bottom Panel Right Boxes 猫は村々 しなくなり... The cat isn't horny anymore. 人間は... As for the humans... Right Writing 事後... Post-sex glow... Text 祝 Celebration Left Box えっち解禁 Sex-ban lifted Upper Left Bubbles しかも... また... We did it... リビング で... in the living room. Again. Lower Left Bubble 万年 発情期だ... We're perpetually in heat... Page 45 Top Right Panel Right Bubble でも ...何か... Still, I feel... ちょっと 可哀想だね... kinda bad for her. Left Bubble 私達だけ好き なことしてて... We get to do what we like, but not her. Middle Panel Right Bubbles ...そうね... True... 勝手に飼って 勝手に手術して We took her in, and we made her get surgery. 人間のエゴ だとは思う けどね... You could call it human arrogance. Center Bubbles でも発情期が 来るたび毎回 ちびも大変だし... But... it's really rough on Chibi each time she's in heat. 子宮の病気に なる可能性も 高いから... Plus there's a high chance she could've gotten a uterine illness, so... Left Bubbles 好きなこと... "Do what we like"... 好きなこと... "What we like"... Bottom Panel Right Bubble 私は、必要なこと だと思ってるよ I think it was necessary. Right Writing やばいなー Uh-oh... SFX キリッ "serious" Box カッコつけて 中身はエロス Putting on a serious front but all she can think about is sex. Left Writing カオが にやけちゃうわ... I can't stop myself from grinning... Text そうかー 由奈も 好きなのかー Oh, right... so Yuna likes it too ♥ Upper Left Bubble 私もリビングで するのが好き! 何故かというと よく見えるから! I like doing it in the living room! This way I get such a good view! Middle Left Bubble そうだね... Oh, I see... Lower Left Bubble れなちゃんは ちゃんと考えて てえらいな... Looks like Rena-chan's really put some serious thought into this. She's so mature. Page 46 Top Right Panel SFX ちゅ... "smooch" ちゅっ "mch" Left Bubble え? Uh? Top Left Panel Right Bubbles れ、 R— れなちゃん...? Rena-chan...? SFX さわ さわ "rub rub" Left Bubble ま、 また? A—Again? Middle Panel Right Bubbles ...由奈の 好きなこと... ... I know what you like. いっぱいして あげたい... And I've got lots more to give you. Left Bubble あ Ah— Bottom Right Panel Upper Boxes し、 仕事が... I—I've got work— ま、まあ いいか... Well, it can wait... Upper Right Bubble んっ... Mn— Upper Left Bubble ま まって W—Wait— Lower Box 明日がん ばれ... I'll work harder tomorrow... Lower Right Bubble ...せめて ベッドに... ... Can we at least do it in bed? Lower Left Bubble よろこんで! As you wish! Bottom Center Panel Upper Writing ちびは... Chibi... Lower Writing ねてる... is sleeping Bottom Left Panel SFX うう... "uhh..." Bubbles ...ムラムラ しなく なりたい... ... She won't ever be horny again. 私も... I want that too... Writing いこー いこー Come on, come on! Box 玲奈ちゃんに あげてるつもりだったのに I thought I'd be the one giving something to Rena-chan for once... Page 47 Top Right Panel Upper Box いつのまにか But all of a sudden, Lower Box 欲しがってるのは 私の方で I'm the needy one. Upper Top Left Panel Boxes 昼も Noon, 夜も night, Lower Top Left Panel Box 朝は特に and especially in the morning. Middle Panel Text 後ろから ギュって I want so badly したくて たまらない to hug her back. Upper Box 朝が来ても ずっと抱き合っていたい Even when morning comes, I want to keep holding her. Lower Box 仕事なんて行かないでほしい なんて To tell her to skip work and stay with me. Bottom Panel Box 言えるわけないし But I can't do that. Right Bubble ...早く... ... Hurry up... 始まって ほしいな... I want you to start... Left Bubble え? Huh? Page 48 Top Right Panel Right Bubble 玲奈ちゃん のサロン... your nail salon... Left Bubble だけど もうすぐ Just a little longer... Top Left Panel Bubble ...そうね... ... Right. Middle Right Panel Text あんなに不安だったのに 現金だけど たのしみで たまらない I was so anxious about it before. But now, though it's for a selfish reason, I'm so excited I can hardly wait. Bottom Rigth Panels Upper Bubble じゃっ Okay, 由奈も仕事 がんばってね work hard today, Yuna! SFX ツヤ ツヤ "bright" Right Writing いってきまーす I'm heading out! Middle Bubble うん... Okay... Left Writing いって らっしゃい... Have a good day... Lower Bubble 玲奈ちゃん て元気... She's so energetic... Middle Left Panel Writing リビングで しごとしよーっと I'll work in the living room today Bubbles だって もうすぐ... Well, ここで... soon enough, Bottom Left Panels SFX ゴロゴロゴロ "purr" Upper Bubble 毎日ずっと一緒なら きっと she'll be with me here every day... Lower Bubble 今より... all the time... SFX すやあ "zzz" Page 49 Top Center Panel Right Bubbles ...リビングも 環境整ってるし... The living room's all set up. 始められない事も ないんだけど... Nothing stopping me from started now, but... Left Bubbles どうした もんかな... What do I tell 店長に なんて... the manager...? Top Left Panel Bubble んー?なに? サロン向け セミナー... Hm? What's that? A seminar for running a salon...? Middle Panel Right Bubbles 衛星管理士 資格の受講会? Classes for management qualifications? いいじゃない いつ? 受講費 出すよー Good idea. When is it? I'll pay the fee. Phone ネイルサロン向け セミナー一覧 Starting a Nail Salon Seminar Schedule 衛生管理士資格受講会 Management Certification Lecture Left Bubbles えっ Huh? いやいや そんな! No, no, you don't have to do that! Bottom Right Panel Bubbles いいよーその内 取って貰おうと 思ってたんだ It's fine. I was planning on having you take it one of these days. 必要になる と思うしね I think you'll need it. Bottom Center Panel Bubbles ...い、いや でも... Uh—Umm, but... あの話まだ 悩んでる所 なんで... I'm still thinking about what you said. す、 すみません... S—Sorry... Right Writing じつは... Actually... Left Writing あら Oh? Bottom Left Panel Bubbles いいのよー まだ時間 あるから It's fine. There's still time. ゆっくり 考えてー Take as long as you need. Upper Writing てんちょー Manager! Lower Writing はーいっ Yes? Page 50 Top Right Panel Upper Right Bubble 1時予約の お客様が遅れるそうでー My 1 o'clock says she'll be late... Lower Right Bubble はいはい Okay, okay. Left Bubbles 言えない... There's no way I can tell her あんな話 された後で... I'm taking the qualification to go independent. 独立の為に 資格取ろうと してるなんて... Not after she made me an offer like that... Top Left Panel Box この間... The other day: Right Bubble えっ支店出すんですか? Huh? You're opening another branch? Left Bubbles うんまー来年 の話だけどねー Yeah, well, it won't be till next year. 沿線で候補地 探してるとこ I'm looking for a spot on a major street. Middle Panel Right Bubbles 支店かー いいですねー Another store... nice! 沿線って いうと... And on a main road? Left Bubbles スタッフ ばらける のかなー I guess she'll be splitting the staff. 新規募集する としても... Assuming this brings more customers, 人手必要に なるな... there'll be more work... Writing あっ その相談か... Oh, so that's what you wanted to talk about... Bottom Right Panel Right Bubbles やっぱ自宅サロン 出来たとしても 暫くは仕事休み の日だけだなー I guess when I start my home salon I'll have to keep it to my days off for a while. そうすると 由奈との 時間が... But if I do that, then I won't have as much time with Yuna... Writing うーん Hmmm Left Bubble でね、相談 っていうのは... So, here's I wanted to ask you... Bottom Left Panel Bubble 玲奈ちゃん 支店長やって みない? how do you feel about becoming branch manager? Page 51 Top Right Panel Right Bubbles ...えっ!? ... Huh!? い、いや 何の冗談 ですか店長ー C—Come on, don't joke with me! Writing こんなぺーぺー にっっ Me? A manager!? Left Bubbles 冗談じゃ ないわよー I'm not joking. チーフ任せて もう長いしー I've already been relying on you for a long time now. 資格的にも 技術的にも 十分だし... You're skilled at your work, and you've got what it takes to lead. Top Center Panel Bubbles まあ お店任せる となったら勉強して 貰う事もあるし Well, there's still some things you'll have to learn if you're going to be managing the place. 正直仕事増える事にはなっちゃうんだけど... And to be honest, your workload will increase... Writing ぶっちゃけ 大変かも Frankly, it might be rough Top Left Panel Bubbles もし引き受けて くれるなら If you do accept, 場所や内装も 玲奈ちゃんの意見 聞きたいと思って... then I'll want to hear your thoughts on the location, and ideas for decorating the new place. Writing やりがいはあると 思うのよね I think you'll enjoy the challenge Middle Panel Right Text 前向きに 考えて貰える と嬉しいわー I'd like you to think about your future. Right Bubble ...雇われ 店長か... I'll be a manager? Left Bubble 店舗の内装 とか... 楽しそう... Setting up and designing my own shop... it does sound fun. Left Text 絵を描いたり I do love painting ものを作ったり するのが好きで... and making things. Bottom Panel Text デザイナーを 目指して まで行ったのに I even went to school hoping to become a designer. ネイリストに なりたいと思う ようになったのは Though I ended up deciding to become a manicurist... Writing タコ かわい Octopuses! So cute! Page 52 Top Panel Text 由奈の嬉しそう な顔を見たから because of Yuna's smile. Middle Right Panel Boxes 一回こっきりの その人の為だけ の作品... Something produced just once for just one person... ほんの数週間 オフしたら終わり lasting a few short weeks before it's gone. Middle Center Panel Boxes それでも But still, 出来上がった 瞬間の笑顔や it brings a smile the instant it's done, Writing 私も かいて Do me too! Middle Left Panel Right Boxes 毎日の中で たまに目にする and in the days after, you can look down from time to time ちょっとした彩りを and see a some color. Left Box 指先ほどの 幸せを A little happiness, at your fingertips. Bottom Panel Bubble 作って いきたいと思った That's what I decided I wanted to make. Page 53 Top Right Panel Boxes 自分のしたい仕事 を見つけられたのは It's not exaggerating to say 由奈のお陰って 言っても大げさ じゃないと思う I found my calling thanks to Yuna. Bubble ...自宅サロン 開業は夢では あるけど... I do have a dream of opening my own salon. But... Upper Top Left Panel Box この間お試しで 友達を呼んだ back when I had my friend come over for a test run Right Writing わーっ うごかないで Agggh! Don't move! SFX キャッキャッ "excited" Left Writing ぎょうざ やきまーす I'll make gyouza! Lower Top Left Panel Boxes あの翌日 the next day, 由奈は熱を出して1日寝込んでた Yuna had a fever and slept all day. Writing ちえねつ tuckered out おもい You're heavy... Bottom Right Panel Bubbles 緊張の糸が 切れたんだ ろうな... Must've been the sudden release of all that stress. 連日掃除して くれてたし... She'd been cleaning for days. Writing 自分の部屋 片付けてないのに... Though she still hasn't tidied her own room... Bottom Center Panel Bubbles 人見知って部屋から 出てこないと思ってたんだけど... She's nervous around strangers, so I thought she'd just stay in her room... 毎回ああなる可能性も... But what if she gets like that every time? Boxes 知らない人を 家にあげる事も Even having strangers in our home... 由奈には相当な ストレスだった んだろう that alone is probably stressful for her. Bottom Left Panel Upper Bubble ただいまー I'm home. SFX ガチャ "click" Lower Bubble あっ Oh! おかえり 玲奈ちゃん... Welcome back, Rena-chan... Page 54 Top Right Panel Right Bubble どうしたの? What happened? Left Bubble ちびの缶詰開けてたら引っ掛けちゃって... I just scratched my nail a little opening Chibi's food can... Top Left Panel Right Bubble ああ... 痛くない? Oh... you aren't hurt? Center Bubble うん No. Left Bubble 大丈夫これ 位ならリペア できるよ Don't worry. I can just touch this up. Middle Panel Right Bubbles ...ごめんねー ... Sorry. 仕事で散々やってきたのに... 家でまで... After you just spent all day doing this at work... Center Bubble なに言ってん の楽しいよ Come on. I enjoy this. Center Left Bubble ...そうなの? 本当? ... Really? Left Bubble そりゃー 好きでやってんだし Of course. I get to do what I like. Bottom Panels Bubbles 好きな子の 専属なんて And use the woman I love as my personal model. 最高に 幸せよ I'm the luckiest girl on earth. Page 55 Top Right Panel Right Bubble ...ふふふっ ... Fufufu Left Bubble え? なに? Huh? What? Top Center Panel Right Bubbles 昔は由奈の ネイルは I was just remembering. ヘビとかカエル とか宇宙人とか... そんなばっか だったなって The snakes and frogs and aliens you had me draw on your nails back in the day... it was always something like that. Upper Left Bubble あはは... そうだよね Ahaha... yeah. Middle Left Bubble あの頃って由奈 いつも変な服 着てたもんね Back then you always wore really weird clothing too. Lower Bubble へ、 変な服... W—Weird...? Top Left Panel Bubbles ヘビが巻きついてたりサルが ぶら下がってたり... Snakes draped around you, monkeys hanging on you... デザイン科だから 許される的な凄い 柄あわせとか... The kind of incredible patterns you could only get away with as a design major. Writing 水子みたいね Those look like mizuko... えっ Huh? [Note on "mizuko" at end] Upper Bottom Right Panel Right Bubble も、もっと 奇抜なファッション の人いっぱい居たし! Th—There were tons of people with way more eccentric styles! Right Writing デザイン科 だしね I mean, it was design school... Left Bubble そうねー... That's true... Upper Center Writing 袴にリュックとか ゴスロリとか 落ち武者とか... There were goth loli, hakama, ochimusha... Lower Center Writing いたね Lower Left Writing 落ち武者は 先生だよ れなちゃん Rena-chan, the "ochimusha" was a professor [Honestly, I don't know whether we should put a note for this. The note would just say "look them up on google images", so what's the point of even having one?] Lower Bottom Right Panel Right Bubble ...あれは... About that... Left Bubbles 可愛いと思ってたし好きで着てたんだけど... I was wearing it because I liked it and thought it was cute. でも... But... Bottom Left Panel Right Bubble ちょっと 演出もあったかも... maybe I was also kinda making a show of it... Left Bubble え? Huh? Page 56 Top Right Panel Bubbles 医師家系の 中で... I come from a family of doctors... 私だけ落ちこぼれだったから... I'm the only one who couldn't cut it. Top Center Panel Bubbles ただの落ちこぼれ じゃなっくて So I might've wanted to prove アート系に見せたかったのかも that I wasn't a failure, I was artistic. Writing アート... おさる が...? Artistic... with monkeys? Top Left Panel Bubbles 美大も落ちた時点で 親は私の事なんて 見てないのに Though after I failed to get into art school too, my parents haven't even looked at me. 無駄な演出 だったし So it was pointless anyways. Upper Writing いっそアフロにする くらいのきがいが あればよかったん だけどね I do wish I had the guts to go all the way and get an afro Lower Writing おきた I'm awake Lower Bubble 今思うと ヘンテコ だったよね Thinking back now, I was a real weirdo. Middle Panel Bubbles そうねー でも True. それが 私が恋した子 だよ But, that's the girl I fell in love with. Bottom Right Panel Bubble だからまあ 無駄じゃなかった っていうか... So, well, I guess it wasn't a complete waste... Writing でも But... アフロは ちょっと an afro would've been a little much Bottom Center Panel Upper Bubbles ほらちびも 言ってるし Look, Chibi agrees! あの頃の ヘンテコな 由奈も Even back when Yuna was a weirdo, 可愛くて 大好きだ って! she was still cute and loveable! SFX てれ てれ "blush" ニャー "mreow" Lower Bubble いや、ちび 生まれて ないし... Umm, Chibi wasn't born yet... Bottom Left Panel Bubbles 服もメイクも ネイルもさ Clothes, make-up, nails, 自分を演出する 為のものじゃん? it's all about putting on a performance, right? Writing できた! Done! Page 57 Upper Top Right Panel Upper Bubbles 由奈は今は どんな風に なりたいの? What kind of vibe are you aiming for now? ネイルは最近 可愛い系が 好きだよね I love the cute nail designs you go for lately. あとネコ モチーフと And the cat motif. Writing ゆなの すきなものはー The things you like... Lower Bubbles あとは... Also... ドット、 北欧系 the Scandinavian dots. Lower Top Right Panel SFX カリカリカリ "crunch crunch" Bubbles ...いまは... ... Right now, Top Left Panel Upper Bubbles ...玲奈ちゃんに... maybe I'm just dressing myself up 可愛いと 思われたくて... in a way Lower Bubble 演出してる かも... you'll think is cute... Middle Panel Text あなたの好きな私になりたい I want to become a version of me you'll love. Bottom Panel Right Bubble 本当に... Did you really... Left Bubbles ...あの 頃から... love me... 好きで居て くれたの...? even back then? Page 58 Top Right Panel Bubble 騙してたみたい でごめん... Yes. Sorry for hiding it from you... Top Center Panel Bubbles ...いいよ 言えないのと It's fine. There's a difference between lying ウソをついてる のは違うから... and not being able to tell me. Top Left Panel Bubbles それに もう... Plus... 秘密はなくな ったんだし... you're not keeping secrets anymore. Middle Panel Right Bubble も... もちろん... O—Of course. Left Bubble ...まだ決まった 話じゃないし... ... It's not a done deal yet. Box 今 私が なりたい私 Who I want to become now... Bottom Panel Bubbles 私... I— 私は... I want... Box 誰かを心から 信じられる私になりたい I want to be someone who can truly trust another person from the bottom of my heart. END Note: "mizuko" are the souls of miscarried, aborted, or stillborn fetuses. I think she's referring to artwork depicting the souls of children clinging to the robes of Jizo Bodhisattava, who comforts children tormented in limbo.