Kimagure Orange Road
"The Flower of Happiness"
Volume 4, Story 6
WB Volume 2, Story 16
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi

Translation by : Hitoshi Doi
Additional translation and full-script typesetting by : Craig Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
                                 Craig Nishida
                                 Spencer Hastings
                                 Peter Norby
                                 Melinda Miller
                                 Tony Schrick
                                 Matthew Klippenstein
                                 Gary Kacmarcik

Last revision : 11-11-94

NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]
NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a few
extra's to those of you not having them.
Example: (The subtitles on page 333 (117) are only in the WB'S!)

COMMENT ON THE REVISION (CN)--Hitoshi Doi's script was again an excellent
one.  The revisions were limited to the addition of the wideban
title-page sub-titles, about 8-10 missing lines (most appearing on
page 337 (121) the rest mostly un-bubbled lines), all the FX's, stutters,
exclamations/interjections, and honorifics.  Besides being the only
appearance of Oda Kumiko, this chapter was also noteworthy for
Matsumoto's background salutes to science fiction, and these background
items were translated or duly noted.  Finally, some lines were re-worded,
not because they were in error, but for aesthetic or colloquial reasons.
.andrifics, -bund references to
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p 333 (117)--TITLE PAGE

[Madoka smiles and looks directly at us.  She sits on a 10-speed racing
 bike, dressed in shorts, tanktop and cap.]

MAIN TITLE (at top)
  The Flower of Happiness         shiawase  no HANA
                                  happiness 's flower

SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
  Solve the Secret of the         NAZOmeku    BISHOU no HIMITSU o  toite!
  Mysterious Smile!               mysterious  smile  's secret (O) solving

  The Eye Is My Key Word...       HITOMI             wa
                                  pupil-(of-the-eye) (T)
                                              ____   ______
                                  WATASHI no  ki-- / wa--do...
                                  my          key    word

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p 334 (118)

1
[Half-page panel.  Hikaru tearfully embraces her Darling.  Kyousuke blushes
 with eyes wide, body unnaturally stiff.]
Hikaru:
  Sempai!  This is farewell!      SEMPAI_    o-WAKAre        desu!
                                        !    (hon)-farewell  is

2
[Half-page panel.  View pans back to show a waiting bus at the bus stop.
 Madoka stands nearby and watches.]
Kyousuke: [blushing furiously]
  H-hey, Hikaru-chan.  The bus    chi chotto hikaru-chan
  is already here!                         ____
                                  moo      basu  kite    n da yo--_
                                  already  bus   coming  (explan) !

sign (top):                                         ____
  Highland's Bus                  KOUGEN            basu
                                  highland/plateau  bus

sign (bottom):                                             ______
   nara esuesu 
   portion of the sign>

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p 335 (119)

1
[Back to the bus entrance, Hikaru waves and beams a smile.]
Hikaru:
  Heh, heh.  Bye, Sempai,         he he   ja ne--  SEMPAI madoka-san
  Madoka-san.  I'm leaving...!            bye

                                  o-SAKI ni--_!
                                  (hon)-beforehand

2
[Hikaru turns to race into the bus, and runs smack into a girl who's getting
 off.  About 14-15 years-old, brunette with glasses.  We learn only later
 that her name is Oda Kumiko, but regardless, I'll label her lines with her
 given name beginning here...]
Hikaru collision FX:              ___
                            don

Kumiko:
  Kya!                            kya_

3
Hikaru:
  Oh, I'm sorry...!               a gomen...!

sign inside bus:
  Great SF  Masterpiece.           great-   sci-fi  masterpiece
  "Catch World"



4
[Closeup of the girl--she's cute.]
Kumiko:
  It's okay...                    iie......

5
[Pov from the street ahead, looking back.  The bus pulls away, heading toward
 us.  We see Kumiko pick up her duffel bag.]
narration:
  Hikaru-chan...                  hikaru-chan wa

bus FX:                           ____
                          fuan

6
[Kyousuke and Madoka walk toward us side-by-side, engaged in pleasant
 conversation.  Behind them trails Kumiko, alone.]
narration:
  ...left one day earlier         IE   no TSUGOU         de
  because something came up       home 's circumstances  on-account-of
  at home...
                                  ICHINICHI  HAYAku  KAEtte-itta..........
                                  one-day    early   went-home
                                           ___
  ...and so just for today, I     soshite  ore wa  AYUKAWA to  KYOU dake  wa
  can be alone with Ayukawa...    and-so   I  (T)  w/Ayukawa   only-today (T)

                                  futari kkiri    ni   nareru..........
                                  just-2-people  (IO)  can-be

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p 336 (120)

1
[Exterior shot of a building, perhaps a pension .]
narration:
  I had hoped!                    hazu    datta!
                                  should  was

2
[Madoka at keyboards and Shuu on guitar...]
rock music FX:                    ______
                      baaaan

3
[Kyousuke watches the band practice.]
rock music FX:                    ___ ___ ___
                     zun zun zun

4
[View pans back.  Kyousuke and Kumiko stand outside an open window, looking
 in at the band playing inside.]
Kumiko:
  It's very loud, isn't it?       okkii  OTO    nee
                                  great  sound  (right?)

Kyousuke: [turning head to look at her]
  EH?!                            e?!

5
[Kumiko turns to face him, friendly smile on her face.]
Kumiko:                                                    ____
  This is the first time          atashi  ko-- yu--    no _NAMA_  de
  I've heard music--live,         I       this-kind-of 's  raw
  like this.                                              (NAMA no ONGAKU)
                                                           live-music

                                  kiku no    HAJImete          nan da
                                  listening  for-the-1st-time  this-is

narration:
  Oh, I'm sure this is the        are...    TASHIka  sakki
  girl that just got off                    surely   a-little-while-ago
  the bus?!                       ____
                                  basu  kara    Orite-kita         KO?!
                                  bus   off-of  began-getting-off  girl

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p 337 (121)

1
[The two apparently walk off, because here they are amidst the trees.]
Kumiko:                                        _____
  Really?!  You're with that      hee--_   ano bando no
  band.                                !   that-band 's

                                  o-TSUre-san                nan da
                                  (hon)-companion-(hon)      that-is
                                  

2
Kyousuke:
  Yeah, but I met them here       un  demo  gu--zen      koko de
  by luck.                            but   chance/luck  at-here

                                  Atta  n da      kedo  ne
                                  met   (explan)  but

Kumiko:
  Then it's also by a gift        ja  atashi to  Atta no mo   gu--zen no
  of luck that you met me.            with-me    met     too  luck    's

                                  tamamono        tte  wake ne
                                  a-blessing/gift (T)  meaning

  I'm traveling by myself!        atashi wa  hitori    TABI!
                                  I     (T)  1-person  journey/travel
                                  _____ __
  Isn't that cool?                kakko ii  desho
                                  cool      poss-be

  It's not something a girl       atashi gurai   no  TOSHIgoro no
  my age can easily do.           I      extent  's  of-marriageable-age

                                  ONNA no KO  ni  wa   chotto
                                  girl       (IO) (T)  a-little

                                  dekinai            mon yoo
                                  not-be-able-to-do  person

3
[Kyousuke facial portrait--friendly smile.]
narration:
  We've only just met and         SHOTAIMEN de      kore        dake
  already we're having a          at-first-meeting  this-(one)  extent
  chat like this.
                                  shaberu nan-te
                                  having-a-chat-like-this

  She's a very friendly girl.     zuibun      HITOnatsukkoi     KO    da naa
                                  very/a-lot  friendly/affable  girl  be

Kyousuke:                         ______
  Although you mention tennis,    tenisu  to ittatte               hitori
  you can't really play           tennis  even-though-saying-that  1-person
  alone...
                                  ja    dekinai            shi...
                                  then  not-be-able-to-do  and

  Why did you come here?!         nani  shi      ni  kita no?!
                                  what  consider     came

4
[Kumiko portrait--the question stops her short.]

5
Kumiko: [bowing head to Kyousuke]
  Oh, that's right.               a  sou da

  I haven't told you my name      mada NAMAE  ittenakatta  yo ne--
  yet, huh...?                    yet  name   not-said        (right?)

  How do you do.  I'm Oda         HAJImemashite  ODA KUMIKO
  Kumiko.                         how-do-you-do  

                                  to mo-- shimasu
                                  say-that

Kumiko FX:                        _____
                        pekon

Kyousuke: [embarrassed]                      ___
  Huh...?!  Oh, I'm Kyousuke.     e...?!   a ore  KYOUSUKE  KASUGA KYOUSUKE!
  Kasuga Kyousuke!

  P-pleased to meet you.          do do--mo

narration:
  What a strange girl...!         HEN na   KO......!
                                  strange  girl

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p 338 (122)

1
[Cut to Komatsu, who walks alone amongst the pensions, swiveling his head
 to scope out the girls.]

2
[He puts his hands in his pockets, and looks up at the sky.]
Komatsu:                          ____
  Damn, there are a lot of        che_            kekko--            kawaii
  cute girls but it's just        damn/fuck/shit  quite/quite-a-lot  cute
  not going quite the way
  I want it to...                 KO    wa   iru        kedo
                                  girls (T)  there-are  but

                                  nakanaka  umai  guai ni wa      ikanai
                                  just            in-this-manner
                                           

                                  shi
                                  and-besides

Komatsu:                          ___
  I wonder if my girl-chasing     ore  nanpa        no ude    ochita
  skills have faded...            I    girl-chasing 's skill  declined/fell

                                  no ka na....
                                     I-wonder

3
Komatsu: [eyes bug out at what he sees off-panel]
  What?!                          are?!

4
[From over his shoulder we see what he sees.  Kyousuke and Kumiko are
 embracing.]

5
[Closer view--Kumiko holds on tight.]

6
Komatsu: [peeking from behind a tree]
  Ka...  Kasuga?!                 ka...  KASUGA?!

Komatsu FX:                       _____
                            sasa_

7
Komatsu:                               ______
 (What a jerk!  Always acting     (ano yaro--    ONNA no KO to wa   ZENZEN
  like he never gets the girl,     that-jerk     w/girl        (T)  wholly
  even when he does.
                                  EN                       no  nai
                                  fate/relation/connection 's  not

                                  yo-- na     KAO              shite-ru
                                  looks-like  face/expression  be-making

                                  kuse-ni
                                  even-though

  Why only him?  Why?)            aitsu     bakari ga  nan-de nan-de...)
                                  that-guy  only  (S)  why    why

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p 339 (123)

1
[Closeup of a snake in the grass.  No, not Komatsu, but a real snake...  ^_^]
snake FX:                         ____
                   zaza

2
[View pans back to show Kumiko huddled in Kyousuke's arms, in fear.  From
 out of nowhere a large boulder falls on the snake.]
rock FX:                          ___
                           zun
                                  (zunzun = rapidly)

3
[Ol' Snake gives his death-rattle.  Kumiko turns and opens her eyes.
 Kyousuke smiles and sweats.]
Kyousuke:
  It's all right now.             mo--     DAIJOUBU   da yo
                                  already  all-right  be

Kumiko:
  Oh, when did that...            are  itsu-no-ma-ni
                                       before-one-knows

4
Kyousuke: [wiping his face]
  I'm so tired...                 tsukareta...
                                  got-tired

  It's the first time I've        konna         dekkai     ISHI  UGOkasu no
  moved a rock that huge.         this-kind-of  humongous  rock  moving

                                  HAJImete          nan da
                                  for-the-1st-time  it-is

[Kumiko looks off to the side.]

5
[A view of the mountains.]
Kumiko: [off]
  Say, why don't we try and       nee  ano YAMA       NOBOtte-minai?
  climb that mountain?                 that-mountain  not-try-and-climb

Kyousuke: [off]
  Eh!                             e_!

6
Kyousuke: [surprised]
  Wh-why...                       na nan-de mata...
                                     why    also

7
Kumiko: [smiling]
  Flowers!                        HANA yo!

8
[Kumiko grabs Kyousuke by the hand and runs off down the path.]
Kumiko:
  I came here to pick flowers!    atashi  HANA    o   TSUmi ni kita no!
                                  I       flower (O)  came-to-pick

  One that only blooms on         ano YAMA de       shika SAkanai  HANA
  that mountain.                  on-that-mountain  only-blooms    flower

Kyousuke:                                ___
  Oh, but I...                    a demo ore...

Kumiko:
  It's all right.  It's all       i-- kara  i-- kara
  right.

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p 340 (124)

1
[Exterior overhead shot of the band's pension.]
Komatsu: [off]
  Kyousuke-kun was hugging        KYOUSUKE-kun ga  yukizuri          no
  some girl.                                  (S)  a-casual-passerby 's

                                  ONNA no KO to    DAkiatte-itatte
                                  girl       with  even-though-was-hugging

Komatsu as Chiemi: [off]
  Whaaat?!                        e--_?!



2
[The entire band turns to listen in surprise.]

3
[Shuu and Yukari look back at Madoka, who turns her back and pretends to
 work on the keyboards.]
Yukari FX:                        ______
                           chira_

Shuu:
  I-it can't be...!               ma masaka naa--_



4
[Pov shifts so we can see Madoka's expression.  Behind her is the source of
 the gossip--Komatsu flips back-and-forth, pretending to hold the hands
 of an imaginary girl.  He acts out the roles of Kyousuke and Kumiko.  But
 since Komatsu doesn't know Kumiko's name, he invents one--"Chiemi"...
 probably, then-famous idol-singer/actress Hori Chiemi--see chapter 1.3
 "The Lip Secret".  Madoka is wide-eyed with surprise at what she overhears.]
Komatsu:
  It's true.                      HONTOU da yo--
                                  really be
                                  ______           ________
  A girl, kinda cute, with        megane   kaketa  sobakasu no
  glasses and freckles.           glasses  wore    freckles 's
                                         ______
                                  chotto kawaii  ONNA no KO  to
                                  a-bit  cute    girl        with

  Feh.  Kyousuke had a            mo--   KYOUSUKE no yatsu   ttara
  lecherous look on his                           's fellow  if-say
  face...!                        ______
                                  dere~~_ to shita         KAO    de  sa~~~_
                                  flirting/messing-around  expression

Komatsu as Kyousuke:
  Chiemi-chan.                    chiemi-chan

Komatsu as Chiemi:
  Kyousuke-san.                   KYOUSUKE-san

5
[Madoka facial portrait.  Behind her, she visualizes the bus stop scene in
 panels 335-3 and -4.]
Hikaru:
  Oh, I'm sorry.                  a gomen

Kumiko:
  It's okay...                    iie..........

6
[Madoka's face takes on a smoldering glare.]
Komatsu as Kyousuke: [off]
  Two people secretly trading     kakushite          FUTARI   wa
  hot kisses!                     hiding/concealing  2-people (T)
                                         ______
                                  ATSUi  be--ze           o!
                                  hot    baiser- (O)
                                         a-kiss

Komatsu as Chiemi: [off]
  Hey, hey.  Really...?!!         oi oi  HONTOU ka yo~~_!!

7
Madoka: [feigning a happy smile, pointing to the keyboard]
  Shuu-chan...  What about        SHUU-chan..........  koko n  tokoro wa
  this?                                                here 's spot/thing

Shuu: [coming over to the keyboard]
  Oh, that...  Let's see.         a  soko wa...    e--to
                                     that-place    like/uh/er/let's-see

Yukari: [yanking Komatsu by his arm]
  H-hey, come over here!          chi chotto kinasai yo!
                                             come-(command)

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p 341 (125)

1
Yukari: [reading him the riot act]
  Look here.  Even if it's        i--   koto     tatoe    sono
  true that he was hugging,       fine  thing    even-if  that
  don't say so in front of
  his girlfriend.                 DAkiatte-itatte        no ga  moshi HONTOU
                                  even-though-is-hugging   (S)  if-true

                                  demo  KANOJO no MAE de        wa ne
                                  even  in-front-of-girlfriend

[Komatsu blushes and sways back under the verbal assault.]

2
Komatsu: [eyes wide]
  Eh?                             e

[Yukari coughs into her fist.]

Yukari FX:                        _____
                            gohon

Komatsu:
  Girlfriend...?!                 KANOJO tte..........?!

Yukari:
  .....Certainly not me!          ..........atashi ja nai koto wa tashika ne!
                                            I      be-not thing   surely

3
[Meanwhile, up on the mountain...]
Kumiko: [off]
  Wow, what a lovely view!        uwa--_  i-- nagame       nee!
                                  wow  !  beautiful-view  (right?)!

4
[Amplifying her shout through her hands, Kumiko lets out a bellow...]
Kumiko:
  YA-HOOOO!                       ya_ho~~

[Kyousuke does a double-take.]

Kyousuke FX:                      _____
                           giku_

5
Kumiko: [smiling at Kyousuke]
  Ah, that feels good.  Huh?      a--  sutto suru     n?
                                       feel-good

6
Kumiko:
  Hey!  You try it, too!          hora   anata mo!
                                  look!  you   too

Kyousuke: [blushing]                 ___
  Eh!  Me?!                       e  ore?!

7
Kyousuke: [letting out a wimpy one]
  ya-hoo!                         ya_ho~~_

Kumiko reaction FX:               ___
                         don

Kumiko: [indignant]
  What?  What's that?  You        nan da    nan da   KA no naku
  sound like a mosquito.          what-is-that       mosquito's-cry

                                  yo-- na    KOE de
                                  resembles  sound/voice

  Aren't you a guy?               OTOKO no KO  desho
                                  boy          poss-be

  Put more force in your          motto onaka ni
  stomach!                        more  in-stomach/the-insides

                                  CHIKARA o             Irete!
                                  force/strength/power  put-in/take-in

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p 342 (126)

1
[A full-page panel.  A mountain vista--view looking down at adjacent
 mountain peaks.]
Kyousuke: [off]
  YA-HOOO!                        ya_ho----_!

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p 343 (127)

1
[View from behind as the two of them bellow for all they're worth...]
Kumiko and Kyousuke:
  YA-HOO!                         ya_ho~~

2
Kumiko: [gleefully clapping]
  Yes!  That's the way!           so-- so--  sono  CHOUSHI!
                                             that  manner/style/tone/pitch

Kumiko hands FX:                  _____ _____
                       pachi pachi

3
Kyousuke: [happy look]
                        kusu_

narration:
  She's an amusing girl...!       omoshiroi           KO    da na---_
                                  amusing/delightful  girl  be      !

4
narration:
  Still, she says she came        sore ni shite mo    HANA     o  TSUmi ni
  to pick flowers, but...         still/nevertheless  flowers (O) to-pick

                                  kita  tte itte-ru     kedo
                                  came  be-saying-that  but

  ...I wonder why...              ittai nan          no tame  nan darou
                                  what-in-the-world  due-to   is-poss.-that

5
[Closeup of Madoka's hands on the keyboard.]
keyboard FX:
                      ba--n

6
[Shuu, holding his guitar, turns to Yukari, who holds a microphone.]
Shuu: [to Yukari]
  But Madoka is into it with      demo  madoka no yatsu   KYOU  wa   sugoi
  amazing drive today...          but          's fellow  today (T)  amazing

                                  HAKURYOKU de  notte-ru na--
                                  drive/force   be-getting-involved-in

  Maybe that's not bothering      ano koto    KI ni naranai
  her.                            that-thing  not-weighing-on-mind

                                  mitai      desu
                                  seem-like  is

Yukari:
  I wonder if that's so...        soo        kashira......  atashi ni wa
  To me...                        like-that  I-wonder       to-me     (T)

7
[Madoka in the foreground works with focused attention at the keyboard.
 Beyond her, Yukari looks on with concern.]
Yukari:
 (...it doesn't seem that way.)   (sou       wa   kikou nai  wa)
                                   like-that (T)  not-seem

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p 344 (128)

1
Kyousuke: [climbing the path and wiping his brow]
  Phew.                           fuu

[Kumiko runs on ahead.]

2
Kyousuke: [looking about]
  There aren't any flowers        HANA nan-te  doko ni mo     SAitenai  ja nai
  blooming anywhere.              flowers      anywhere  not-blooming

  Maybe you can look again        mata   asha      ni   demo   sagaseba...
  tomorrow...                     again  tomorrow (IO)  or-something
                                                               if-search-for

3
Kumiko: [turning on him in anger]
  No!  If we climb higher         dame!    motto  NOBOreba     aru hazu yo
  there should be some.           no-good  more   if-climb-up  there-should-be

  There's gotta be flowers!       kitto   SAite-ru     n da      kara!
                                  surely  be-blooming  (explan)  that's-why

4
[Kyousuke is stunned at the reaction.]

5
Kyousuke: [trying to laugh it off]
  But why?                        demo nan-de  mata
                                  but  why     also

  Just for flowers...             takaga       HANA     no tame ni...
                                  only/merely  flowers  because-of

  If you buy them you can         sonna mono          KAeba
  have as much as you like.       that-kind-of-thing  if-buy

                                  ikura demo            aru       ja nai
                                  as-much-as-one-likes  there-are

6
[Kumiko portrait--downcast glare.]

7
Kumiko: [turning and stomping off]
  That's no good!                 sonna          n ja     dame na no!
                                  that-kind-of  (reason)  no-good

  Then I'll look for them         ja    atashi  hitori de  sagasu      wa
  myself!                         then  I       by-myself  search-for

  Sayonara!                       sayonara!

8
[Kyousuke watches her go in amazement.]
narration:
  What's this...?!                nan da--_
                                           ____
  What is she getting so mad      nani o   muki   ni   natte-ru     n da?
  about?                          of-what  angry (IO)  be-becoming  (reason)

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p 345 (129)

1
[Kyousuke chases after her with surprise and worry on his face.  Kumiko runs
 and looks back at him in glee.]
Kyousuke:
  Careful!                        abunai yo

  It'll get dark and you'll       KURAku naru to  MICHI ni   MAYOtchau  yo--_!
  get lost!                                                    go-astray
                                                               lose-one's-way

Kumiko FX:                        ___
                            da_

Kumiko:
  Then try to catch me.           ja    tsukamaete-mina   yo
                                  then  not-try-and-catch

2
[She runs off.]
Kyousuke:
  W-wait!                         chi chotto MAte yo

Kumiko:
  Hey hey.  Catch me if you can.  ya--i  ya--i   koko made       oide
                                  hey            as-far-as-here  to-go/come

3
Kumiko: [beaming smile]
  If you can catch me, I'll       atashi no koto  tsukamaetara
  give you something nice!        me              if-be-catching

                                  i-- mono        ageru    wa yo!
                                  something-nice  to-give

4
[Kyousuke's eyes grow wide.]
narration:
  Wh-what?!                       na nan da?!

5
Kyousuke: [looking serious]
  Alllll right.                   yo--shi

6
[He jumps and catches her in a tackle...]
Kyousuke FX:                      ___
                           za_

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p 346 (130)

1
[...and they land in the soft grass.  Kumiko lies on her back, Kyousuke
 perched over her.]
Kyousuke and Kumiko FX:           ___
                           do_

2
Kyousuke:
  Now, I caught...                sa--te    tsuka......

3
[He gets a good close look at Kumiko.  Her glasses have fallen a bit to the
 tip of her nose.  She looks up at him with eyes wide.]

4
[Kyousuke blushes.]
narration:
  Eh?  Th-this is Kumiko-san?!    e  ko kore       ga   KUMIKO-san?!
                                        this-(one) (S)

  Sh-she's cute...                ka kawaii...

Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____
                          doki_

5
[Kumiko closes her eyes.]

6
narration:
  EH?!                            e?!

7
narration:
  S-something nice...             i ii    mono tte...
                                    nice  thing
                                                  ___
  I wonder if maybe I'm           moshi-ka-shite  ore  YUUWAKU sarete
  being seduced.                  perhaps         me   be-tempting/seducing

                                  n no ka na
                                       I-wonder

Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            ____ ____ ____ ____
         doki doki doki doki

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p 347 (131)

1
[Meanwhile, Madoka exits the pension, but stops on the doorstep.]
door FX:                          _____
                            batan

2
[Unerringly, she gazes up at the mountains, a slightly sad look on her face.]

3
[And up in those mountains, Kyousuke gets a flash thought which stops him
 from sampling the "something nice".  No doubt it's a tug from the other
 end of the "red string".]
narration:
  But...                          demo...

4
[Kyousuke looks up and around him in wonder.]

5
Kyousuke:
  Ahhhh!  Look!  Fl-flowers       a~~~~_   hora    sa SAite-ru yo
  blooming!  So many...                !   look!      be-blooming

                                  konna ni
                                  so-much

[Kumiko sits up...]

6
[View from a distance.]
Kumiko: [running through the meadow]
  Wow!  You're right!  So         uwa--   HONTOU   kirei_!
  pretty!

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p 348 (132)

1
[As evening falls, Madoka is seen patiently waiting, sitting at the table
 on the pension's outside deck.]

2
[Closeup of Madoka as she turns...]

3
[...to see Kyousuke and Kumiko together, returning down the path.]

4
[Closeup of Kyousuke and Kumiko.  Kumiko rests a hand on his shoulder, and
 both laugh at something just said...]

5
[...until they realize that they are being watched.  Kyousuke's face
 freezes.  Kumiko looks on with a smile.]

6
[View over Kyousuke's shoulder.  Madoka stands up, both hands on the table,
 and very angry.]
Kyousuke:
  AYUKAWA!!                       AYUKAWA!!

7
[Madoka facial portrait--glare.]

8
[Madoka spins about and storms off.]
Madoka FX:
            suta suta suta

Kumiko: [looking at Kyousuke, eyes wide and hand to her open mouth]
  Ah!                             a_

Kyousuke: [sweating, blushing, hand raised]
  W-wait!!                        chi chotto!!

narration:
  Oh no!  She was worried and     mazui!  SHIMPAI shite  MAtte-te-kureta n da
  waited for me.                          be-worried     was-waiting-
                                                               (favor-to-me)

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p 349 (133)

1
Kumiko: [shouting after Madoka]
  Wait!  It's my fault!!          MAtte  atashi ga  WARUi no!!
                                  wait   I     (S)  at-fault

2
[Madoka stops, spins about and glares back.]

3
Kumiko: [bowing head to Madoka]
  I'm sorry.                      gomen nasai

Kumiko FX:                        _____
                        pekon

[Kyousuke is surprised yet again.]

4
Kumiko:
  I forced him to go!             muri yari  KARE o   SASOtta no!
                                  force      him (O)  called-for/invited

  We went to pick flowers,        HANA o TSUmini  ikou tte  sore dake na no!!
  that's all!!                    pick-flowers    went      that-only

Madoka: [still not convinced]
  Flowers?                        ..........    HANA?

6
[Profile portrait of Kumiko.  She holds the flowers up to her face to smell.
 Gaze downcast.  Her dialog appears in EXTREMELY LARGE-SIZE PRINT on either
 side of her, against a white background.]
Kumiko: [subdued]
  I'm...  One week from           atashi...  ISSHUUKAN GO    ni
  now...                          I          one-week  next (IO)

  I'm going to have an            SHUJUTSU o  suru  no......
  operation...                    surgery (O) to-do

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p 350 (134)

1
[Madoka's pov.  Kumiko quietly looks at her.  Behind Kumiko, Kyousuke
 stares, stunned, at Kumiko's back.]

2
[Madoka portrait--concern and some tenderness.]

3
[Kumiko portrait overlaid on her flashback that consists of Kumiko
 eavesdropping on her doctor's conversation with her mother.]
Kumiko:
  Because of that I was           sore de          atashi  BYOUIN ni
  hospitalized, but...            for-that-reason  I       in-hospital

                                  NYUUIN shite-ta   n da      kedo
                                  was-hospitalized  (explan)  but

  ...by accident, I overheard     kono MAE            HAHA to SENSEI    no
  the doctor and my mother        this-previous-time  mother-and-doctor 's
  talking...
                                  HANASHI       GUUZEN  TACHIgiki
                                  conversation  chance  eavesdropping

                                  shichatta           no...
                                  (= shite-shimatta)
                                     did-(finality/regret)

4
[Night has fallen.  The three still stand in a line, Kumiko roughly halfway
 between Madoka and Kyousuke.]
Kumiko: [still clutching her bouquet to her chest]
  There's a 50% chance of         SEIKOU-RITSU  wa  #50%# datte
  success.                        success-rate (T)        even-if

5
Kumiko: [smiling]
  But there's a story that's      demo  atashi no KAYOtte-ru BYOUIN ni
  been going around that          but   my        be-going-to-hospital
  hospital for many years.
                                  MUKASHI kara     tsutawatte-ru
                                  since-old-times  be-spreading
                                  _______
                                  jinkusu  ga  atte
                                  jinx    (S)  having

  If you take these flowers--     kono HANA......   AKI ni
  which only bloom on these       these-flowers     in-the-autumn
  highlands in the autumn--
  and place them in your          kono KOUGEN de      shika SAkanai  HANA o
  hospital room and don't         on-these-highlands  only-blooms    flowers
  let them die, then the
  operation will surely be        KArasanai       de     BYOUIN ni
  successful.                     not-let-wither  being  in-hospital

                                  KAZAttoku        to   SHUJUTSU  wa
                                  (= KAZAtte-oku)  and  surgery  (T)
                                     decorate-(for-future's-sake)

                                  kitto   SEIKOU   suru  n da
                                  surely  success  make  (explan)

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p 351 (135)

1
[Kumiko drops her gaze and clenches her eyes shut.  Tears start to fall.]
Kumiko:
  That's why I...                 da kara     atashi...
                                  that's-why  I

2
[Closeup of the flowers she holds.]
Kumiko:
  These flowers...                kono   HANA     o...
                                  these  flowers (O)

3
[Madoka portrait--understanding.]

4
[Kyousuke portrait--understanding.]

5
[Madoka approaches near.  She takes and holds a flower to her face to smell.]
Madoka:
  I wonder...  Can I have one?    atashi mo...  SUKOshi  moratte    ii
                                  I      too    a-few    receiving  okay

                                  ka na
                                  I-wonder

  I won't let it die.             ZETTAI ni        KArasanai       kara
                                  unconditionally  not-let-wither  that's-why

6
[Kyousuke looks surprised and relieved...]
narration:
  That's it for sure...           sou sa     kitto
                                  like-that  surely

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p 352 (136)

1
[...and he has a flash thought.]
narration:
  Everything's all right!!        DAIJOUBU sa......!!

2
Madoka: [looking sweetly at him]
  Kasuga-kun...                   KASUGA-kun..........

3
Kyousuke:
  Eh?                             e

4
[Kyousuke now holds the flower.  Madoka points a finger at him and gives him
 an irritated look as she walks away.]
Madoka:
  Look!  I won't forgive you      ii!    KArashitara    SHOUCHI shinai yo
  if you let it die!              okay   if-let-wither  I-won't-forgive-you
  
[Kyousuke sweats and tries to look agreeable.]

narration:
  J-just as I thought, she's      ya yappari  okotte-ru----_!
  angry...!                                   be-angry

5
[Kumiko portrait--a brave but tiny smile.]
narration:
  But, well, that's not           demo  maa   MURI mo nai!
  unreasonable!                   but   well  not-unreasonable

  She was worried about me.       SHIMPAI shite-te kureta    n da mon
                                  was-worried-(favor-to-me)  (is-the-reason)

6
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]
narration:
  And, one week later...          soshite   ISSHUUKAN ga   sugita----
                                  and-then  one-week  (S)  passed-by

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p 353 (137)

1
[Kyousuke sits at the counter, looking up at Madoka in her ABCB apron.
 Madoka looks off into the distance.]
Madoka:
  That girl's operation should    mou      owatta   koro ne   ano KO no
  be over by now...               already  be-over  time      that-girl's

                                  SHUJUTSU......
                                  operation

2
Kyousuke: [looking over at the flower, still blooming in its mug of water]
  Uh-huh...  But, look!           un...    demo hora

3
[The two of them rest their arms on the counter and smile at the flower.]
Kyousuke:
  This flower is so pretty.       kore        nani  kirei      ni  SAite-ru
                                  this-(one)  what  beautiful (IO) be-blooming

4
[Closeup of a vase full of flowers.]
Kumiko's mother: [off]
  Kumiko, Kumiko!                 KUMIKO KUMIKO!

5
[Closeup of Kumiko lying in her hospital bed, eyes closed.]

6
[View from outside looking into the hospital room through the open window.
 Kumiko smiles up at her parents, who stand at her bedside.  The vase of
 flowers rests on the windowsill.]
Kumiko:
  Oh!  Father, mother.            a  oto--san  oka--san

Kumiko's mother:
  Everything went well, Kumiko!   yokatta ne!  KUMIKO

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Bottom titles (wideban only):              ______ ______
  Kimagure Orange Road            kimagure orenji ro--do  #2# (KAN)
   2 (End)                   orange road         end/completion

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