Excel Saga by Rikudou Koushi: Serialized in Young King Comics Excel Saga Manga Translation version 1.0 Volume 1 Mission 5 P. 111 Excel: The first step on a long road! Excel: We have investigated the ideas, in order to describe the real world, in order to dominate the world, (deep breath) IN ORDER TO DOMINATE THE CITY! Excel: On top of not allowing any compromises, a different understanding, we go to our secret base! Excel: To Across headquarters! Excel: And now through a secret entrance we secretly arrive! Hyatt: Sempai, spider web, spider web. P. 112 Mission 5: The One Who Burns, The one Who Loves* (the character used for "loves" can also be the character for "to be burned" but this time it is "loves ardently." P. 113 Hyatt: Sempai? Sempai? Excel: What? Hyatt: Today you're more high than usual. *Yeah! Excel: You can tell? Excel: What are you saying? Making everyone equal, setting up a structure, Excel: I'm just buring with desire for domination! Hyatt: I see... Excel: World domination! Excel: Grand plan excecuted with greatness! Hyatt: Ah, Excel: "Time is money!" I think I will advise Ilpalazzo-sama to quickly accomplish the plan!! Hyatt: Sempaiii- P. 114 Ilpalazzo: Who was the one who caused a disruption to that great plan by getting a part-time job and going missing. Hyatt: Hail Ilpalazzo- Excel: Waaa! *SPLASH! Ilpalazzo: And on top of that, "time is money" you say? Ilpalazzo: To compare the value of time equal to the value of money when time is much more important...... Excel: Ye, yessir! Excel: Going missing is unpreventable! Ilpalazzo: And you had selfish values. Hyatt: I agree sir. Excel: Haaail Ilpalazzooo... *grab P. 115 *paper sound Ilpalazzo: Let us proceed. Excel-kun, about today's long-awaited plan- Excel: Ah?! Excel: Yes, yeees! *shake shake Ilpalazzo: To achieve city domination I have been thinking about this. There is a point in this city's future. *cheerful cheerful cheerful Ilpalazzo: There is something I would like to ask the both of you. Ilpalazzo: What do you think about the city's trash problem? Excel: Sir! Excel: Leave it out mondays and thursdays! Excel: Ah- P. 116 Excel: Crickets! Excel: Toilet crickets! *chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp! Ilpalazzo: Hyatt-kun? Hyatt: Yes...my theory is that humankind cannot avoid it. *Arthropods! Wings, eyes! Kyaaa! Ilpalazzo: Yes...In order to deny the previous ecosystem. Ilpalazzo: That is something people using tools had to accept. Hyatt: So then, what would you like us to do? Ilpalazzo: This. Ilpalazzo: To solve the problem, first, one thing is needed. That is... Ilpalazzo: To correctly identify the cause the problem! Hyatt: Yes. Excel: Toryaaaaaa! (sound of physical exertion) P. 117 Hyatt: In other words, we are to investigate... Ilpalazzo: Ahem, Hyatt-kun, you catch on quickly. Ilpalazzo: That is precisely it. Ilpalazzo: Then begin at once. Ilpalazzo: Ladies* I expect to see results! (*the word Ilpalazzo uses is "shokun" a word used by one addressing one's audience. It can mean "ladies" or "gentlemen.") Hyatt: I understand sir. Excel: Ra- *spray spray spray Excel: "Roger!" (in English) P. 118 *tug tug *tug tug *whimper whimper *tug tug whimper whimper P. 119 *sound of a rope of clothes being tossed out a window *tie tie tie *tug P. 120 *DAMN... Excel: Hey, Ha-chan, Hyatt: Yes? Excel: I wonder if Menchi is lonely. Hyatt: You wish you brought Menchi with you? Hyatt: Wouldn't that be inconvenient? Excel: ...lately I've been having bad dreams... *siiigh P. 121 Excel: Anyway Ha-chan, what is today's plan? Hyatt: Ummm, what indeed. Excel: Hmmmmmm? (the actual sound is the continuation of her "naniiiiii" from the previous line. There is no english equivalent because "what" doesn't end in a vowel.) Hyatt: Ah, umm, I'm still a new employee who doesn't know her right from her left... Hyatt: Certainly sempai I thought you knew... Excel: ...I was fighting a six-legged akuma*- (akuma can be devil, demon, evil spirit or Satan himself, so I felt it best to leave it and let the reader choose) Hyatt: Shall we go back and ask again? Excel: Wait a sec...... Excel: ............ Excel: ...It was trash, right? Hyatt: Yes, trash. Excel: For now, let's go to a place with a lot of trash and think... Hyatt: That's a good idea. P. 122 Excel's neighbor: How does it look? Excel's third neighbor: Hmmm...... Excel's third neighbor: This amp and speaker are still usable. (He speaks in kansai-ben, a dialect of parts of western Japan, like a southern drawl for lack of a better term) Excel's neighbor: There are guys who would waste this kinda stuff. Excel's third neighbor: But there are guys like us, so it's give and take. Excel's neighbor: You may be right. Excel's neighbor: Jeez, what a mess. P. 123 Excel's neighbor: Whaddya think about this vacuum cleaner? Excel: Hey, Ha-chan, it's a mountain of trash! Hyatt: Oh, indeed! Excel: Hey, it's because today is oversize trash day in the area around our hideout... Hyatt: There sure is a lot isn't there, Hyatt: What should we do now? Excel: Wait a minute!! Hyatt: Sempai......? P. 124 Excel: Ha-chan, do you think this TV would look good in our house? Hyatt: Now that you mention it, our hideout doesn't have a television. Excel: Yeah, so I thought maybe we could use it, Hyatt: Then the other day when I risked my life, the NHK bill collector who requested time off, what was that about? Excel: Life has many riddles huh, *what a waste of blood Excel: Anyway, hey, it would be convenient if we had a tv, in various ways. Hyatt: Well of course, I have no objections... Excel: Then let's look for stuff to take back! Hyatt: Ah, sempai... P. 125 Hyatt: The plan is...... *pant pant Excel's third neighbor: Hmm, this monitor looks like it'll work. Hyatt: Oh? Excel's third neighbor: Hm? Hyatt: Excuse me......that television is... Excel's neighbor: Hey, was there anything over there that looks usable? Excel's neighbor: There's nothing else over here...Ah?! P. 126 Hyatt: Excuse me...that television is... Excel's third neighbor: This monitor looks usable. Excel's neighbor: It's you... *CRASH! Hyatt: Oh? It's you...... Excel's neighbor: He says this speaker and amp are usable, Excel's neighbor: And the vacuum looks like it'll work ok too! Excel's third neighbor: Hey...... Hyatt: Thank you for your kindness... *drag drag Excel's third neighbor: What're you doin'? Excel's neighbor: Later. *roll roll *drag drag Excel's neighbor: Don't worry, c'mon! Excel: Ha-chaaan, Hyatt: ? P. 127 Excel: What's the matter? *pant pant Hyatt: Well, you know... Hyatt: I'm confused by the people's emotions! Excel's third neighbor: There were some pretty good things back there... Excel's third neighbor: Ya know her? Excel's neighbor: Shut up! Excel's neighbor: I don't want anyone to see me like that! Excel's third neighbor: What, she's really that poor? *clench Excel's neighbor: Quit bein' rude! Excel's neighbor: IN THIS WORLD, THERE ARE PEOPLE WORSE OFF THAN US! UNDERSTAND?! Excel's third neighbor: I CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YER SAYIN IS A LOT MORE RUDE THAN WHAT I'M SAYIN'! P. 128 Excel: Ha-chan, does it look like we've got any more room? Hyatt: A little more will be alright- Excel: Alright, hmmm, *rummage rummage Excel: Ah! Excel: A magnifying glass huh? Excel: I've found something I've always wanted. Excel: These used to be pretty popular. Hyatt: Excel-sempai- P. 129 Excel: Yeah? Hyatt: The computer has fallen! The computer, Excel: Reallyyy? *sizzle Excel: It has "pyuufuto" written on it... Excel: A computer huh...... Hyatt: There's somsething in this case...... *pop Hyatt: ............... *Written on scroll is "Mariko Yakedo". "Mariko" is probably a name, "yakedo" could be a surname, or it means "burn". Hyatt: It was a hanging scroll. Excel: Let's get rid of it. *Except it had already been thrown away in the first place Excel: Oh it doesn't matter. If we take anything else, it won't fit in the room. Hyatt: Oh... Excel: That's enough Ha-chan, let's go. *Excel says "yoishiyotto," what one says when picking up something. Hyatt: Excel-sempai- Hyatt: Sempai- Excel: Ha-chaaan! *turn P. 130 Hyatt: An arson-looking fire... *crackle crackle Excel: WHOA! ARSON!! Hyatt: I wonder when the fire... Excel: ............ Excel: Ha-chan, know this, *burn burn Hyatt: Okay. Excel: That our actions will continue to be incessantly interfered with in this material and spiritual way. Hyatt: This is...someone's interference? P. 131 Excel: And to this interference *stomp Excel: We'll fight back!! *waving sounds *burn burn burn Excel: Well? *sweat sweat pant pant Excel: Did it go out? *burn burn burn Hyatt: It's spreading. Excel: I knew I neded water or something! Hyatt: Ummm, If I remember correctly, the water is...sometime ago... Excel: There's some kod of fluid in this thing... Excel: OKAY! Excel: HERE IT GOES! P. 132 *KABOOOOOOOOM!! Hyatt: Umm...sempai... *smoke smoke smoke Hyatt: On that container, it said "high-octane gasoline." I wonder what that could mean? Excel: ...yeah. Excel: I thought it was something that wasn't flammable. *burn burn burn Excel: Ummm, the water is... P. 133 Excel: Ha-chan... Excel: We... *buuuurn Excel: Did all we could right? Hyatt: I guess you could say you did something. Excel: RE! Excel: TREAT! *ROLL! Excel: "GO!" *crackle crackle *Ooooh *Aaaah *various sirens blaring Excel: Ha-chan, are you helping to push?! Hyatt: Yes- P. 134 Ilpalazzo: -It was a government conspiricy, so you retreated and failed to notice anything. Ilpalazzo: Well? Ilpalazzo: Let's hear the results of this plan, shall we? Excel: Ah, yes! Excel: We obtained a color tv! Excel: And a vacuum cleaner, Excel: Ummm, and... Excel: HA-CHAN, WHAT ELSE? Ilpalazzo: Hyatt-kun Ilpalazzo: Well? Hyatt: Yes, umm, Hyatt: At any rate, I am just a new employee who doesn't know her right from her left... End of Mission 5