Rosa e Beatia (Beauty and the Beast) from the Fidanzato no Tameiki anthology - chapter 4 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 —63 -1 Beauty and the Beast sfx: Boing —64 -1 Morningstar Lily Private Girl’s Academy School with a history of over 100 years. This is a santuario (sanctuary) where the girls of well-to-do families attend. -2 This is the place where graceful flowers bloom… Eventually blossoming into exceptional flowers one can be proud of. -3 But every now and again There are exceptions to the rule. -4 Ok ok ok okaaay! sfx: Whap whap whap That’s it for today!! Okaay! ### large handwritten Good job… sfx- Crowd murmuring ### lower left —65 -1 Mmm! Yeah, Natsume, your direction is something special, girl! Sooo true! You were awesome! I cried in spite of myself. -2 Natsume-sempai You’re so cool! ### handwritten Awww Thanks for saying so. That makes me happy. But if we hit it like this, seems like we’ll make it in time. -3 sfx- Wobble wobble You bet! I’m so looking forward to this. -4 Our play for the culture festival… “Beauty and the Beast!” sfx- Haaah… -5 Aahh Sumire! You were sooo cute! sfx- Glomp Not again… ### lower right Waaah! Natsume-chan!? —66 -1 Ohmygaawd Sumire!! You’re so cute, Sumire! Your “Beauty” was so cuuute! Hey… I’m gonna… It’s happening again… You’re a total Sumire stalker ### lower right sfx: Rub rub rub Ughwaaaa -2 I’m gonna… Na Na Natusme-chan! If I fall… I’m going to forget my lines again…! ### three diagonal bubbles sfx- Step sfx- Wobble -3 Whud -4 Let us explain. The drama club has many plain girls, including Natsume! sfx- Bam Yo! ### handwritten right Nice to meet you ### handwritten left -5 But Sumire is different. White skin. Thin, beautiful hair. Cheeks blushed like cherry blossoms. -6 How in the hell can I not touch her!? sfx- Roar Ohgawd —67 -1 Ow owie… Ah! S-sorry, Sumire! Does it hurt!? Yeah… -2 I might have… Forgotten a line… I think. ###tiny Th-th-that’s terrible! ### vertical text -3 sfx- snap sfx- crackle -4 sfx- Pop! As long as you can remember by the day of the performance, it’s all good! Ah, you’resocute! Can’t stand it, Sumire! Waaah sfx- Squeeze Club President… That’s… That’s over the top, ‘kay? Sigh Just like always… She’s such a perv. Total Sumire stalker. -5 Natsume’s so creepy. So totaaaaally creepy! She’s a total Sumire Stan. Why? Just why? Not jealous of that at all… It’s just a shame… -6 Well, y’know… There’s only two weeks until the performance. We don’t have time to screw around. -7 Sumire! Ah… Yes! —68 -1 This last run-through… You forgot four lines. At this pace, I’m worried for the big day. -2 At this rate, no matter how much director Natsume recommends you, We may need to consider a substitute. -4 sfx- Jolt … Y-yes… I’m sorry -5 H-hey… Club President! What, now, perv? Sumire will learn it properly before the show. She’s someone who steps up, ok? Pervs will now shut up. ### small No way of knowing for sure. I can! I guarantee it!!! -6 Oho? sfx- Grin -7 If you’re going that far, then You’re on the hook for it now. Teach her within a week. By order of the Club President! —69 -1 Eeeh!? Th-that might be a problem… What amIgonna do? ###small But if it’s the Club President’s order, then… So, I can count on you? sfx- Whaaa -2 Yes! Count on me! I’ll teach her, no matter what it takes! She’s gonna get it… Sumire’s gonna get it Yeah, she’s gonna get it alright ### handwritten sfx- Bing! sfx- Bang! Mm! I pray for your success! -3 Yaaaay! And so The week with love struck Natsume was begun —70 -1 You’re problem, Sumire, Is with the script, huh? Yeah… What’s the best way to remember it? -2 Mm The script, huh? Learning with a tempo, is the best way. -3 Tempo? Yep! To put it simply It’s not just learning your part, but other’s parts too. -4 That way, you’ll naturally stop missing lines.. I’ll show you, so watch this, ok? Ah… Yes! —71 -1 Belle My gentle maiden Don’t cry… It’s ok… I knew this would happen. -2 Beast! Please! You mustn’t talk… -3 I am a sinner …but now I atone for my sins… It all ends today. No… I can’t take it! -4 Don’t leave me… Don’t leave me alone… I… I lo… -5 Haah… So, kinda like that. Well? -6 Whooa! A-amazing! Natsume-chan, you’re amazing! All the parts! Awesome! —72 -1 Natsume-chan, you should be in the play too… Aha, Nah, I’m focussing on being a director. No room on the stage for a fugly like me. -2 You’re not ugly. -3 Y-you’re… So cool… Sumire… -4 Aww Geez, You’re embarrassing me. Ok, let’s try it together. Yeah!! Yeah, Sumire sure is cute… -5 Open up a bit of a pause there, ok? Ok! -6 Wow, Sumire! You got through that without missing anything! sfx- Kya Th… Thank you! I can’t believe it… So happy! —73 -1 It’s all thank to you… Natsume-chan. -2 Mm-nn! You’re the one who worked for it, Sumire That’s the ticket! -3 Seriously, Sumire One you’ve got it, you’ve really got it. It’s because your coaching is so good, Natsume-chan… But why are you spending all your time on me…? Wha? That’s obvious! -4 I want to show everyone how beautiful you are, Sumire. Because -5 You’re my ideal girl. —74 -1 Natsu…me… Cha… -2 Ah! sfx- Jolt -3 S-sorry, Sumire Oh shit I’m not sexually harassing you, ok? ok? Ahhhhh…. I did it agaaaaain ### handwritten Ah… Mm-nn I… Um… Weirdly serious ### handwritten on left Uwaah You’re weirded out, right!? Gyaaa -4 I’m not weirded out! And so… -5 One week later Today is the last day! Tadah! Stuffie costume! ### handwritten Handmade beast ### sign Sumire, wanna wear your dress? -6 N-Na-Natsume-chan, that’s… Cool, right?! I’m the beast! Ok, let’s do this! Y-yeah —75 -1 Beast You’re caught in this wicked spell I’m sorry It’s my fault -2 I did something Awful to you… Yeah, Sumire’s beautiful. -3 Compared to her, we really are “beauty and the beast”, huh…? It’s ok… I knew this would happen. I am a sinner …but now I atone for my sins… It all ends today. —76 -1 Y-you can’t…! ### bubble Ah, right… God above Please forgive me, ignore this hideous form For I have fallen in love with this beautiful maiden. -2 Today marks one week. -3 Hear my prayer… Let this pure hearted maiden be happy… And these happy days are now… -4 Over sfx- Flop -5 No, you can’t… Noooooo…!! —77 -1 Wha!? Huh -2 Don’t leave… Don’t Leave me alone… sfx- Uuuu… -3 sfx- Plip -4 Sumire…? sfx- Plip This is… -5 I… I really… The play…!? —78 -1 Love you. I love you. This 2 This is something I’ve read over and over Just a section of the fairy tale… My… beast! -3 But I… —79 -1 But sfx- Grasp -2 Sumire… Natsume-chan… I love you… But the beast of this fairy tale has a moment of pure, shining love… —80 -1 Sumi…re… Natsume-chan… -2 I’m sorry…! Eh!? -3 A confession like this is so cowardly… Wah I’m sorry… I’m… -4 Don’t apologize! -5 I’ve always… Always loved you, Sumire… You’ve know that, right? I mean, everyone knows that…!! -> Yup But… I… I kissed you! Out of the blue… K-kiss… Yeah, me and you… we did. sfx- Pop -> Sound of her head exploding -6 So what about the kiss! sfx- Whump Kya -7 S-Sumire… Um… sfx- Blush sfx- Paw Paw Ah… Natsume-chan… sfx- Twitch -8 I wanna do things like this! I have thinking about things like this non-stop! -> Pervert sfx- Pop Sizzle Beeeeep ### this is indicating a word being censored —81 -1 I’m… Perverted… sfx- Wiggle Can you still love me? -2 ….Nn sfx- Twitch ### not sure what’s going on with that right eyebrow… Ah… Nnn… -3 Sumire This is so cute too… sfx- Boing sfx- Shhff -4 Hyaaa Natsume-chaaa…. -5 Disgusted? Are you disgusted by me doing this? Ah… Nn Hah ### white bubble I’m… I’m not… But… But? —82 -1 Be… 
Be gentle with me, ok? sfx- Blush -3 Sumire! You are to be feared! sfx- Squirt Natsume-chan!? -4 Natsume-chan! C’mon, stay with me! Heheh… For the first time in my life I have no regrets… Gulp Natsume-chaaaan Those roses can blush red too A story of Beauty and the Beast