This Year's Girl #3

(nomiya/konishi)
Translator: andrei cunha


Maki (angry): hazushitero tte shô ga nai
Janai desu ka sukina mono wo.
Kore wa futsû no hontô no
Watashi no sugata.
Nanka gokai sareteru mitai.

Keitaro: iya gokai to iu ka.

Konishi: gokai narubeku
Toita hô ga ii desu ne.

Keitaro: gokai
Sareteru hô ga ii toka.

Maki (unconvinced): sô?

Keitaro: nichijô teki ni kiiteru
Record wa donna kanji desu ka?

Maki: kiitenain desu.
Ongaku kikanai.
Zenzen kikanai.
Chotto mae san nen
Mae gurai wa kekkô
Hard rock toka wo
Kiiteta kedo.

Keitaro: mmm. hard rock tte
Dono hen desu ka?

Maki: la metal toka.
Dakara, nani?
Aerosmith toka suki de...
Mukashi.
Kôkôsei no toki.
Suki nan desu yo ne.
Ano looks toka.

Keitaro: mmm.

Maki: chôhatsu kimpatsu.
Demo yappari ichi nichi jû
Sô iu ongaku no koto wo
Kangaete rock na seikatsu
Shitai naa to omotteta no.

Konishi: rock na seikatsu?

Maki: de gambatte yatte
Kitan desukeredomo.

Konishi: sex, drug and rock'n'roll
Desu ka?

Maki: sô desu yo ne.
Kihon desu yo.

Konishi: naruhodo ne.

Maki: tada yappari saa,
Ichi nichi jû ne,
Ongaku no shigoto to iu desu ka
Hade na kakkô shitari sa.
(okashi)
Jaa... mmm... ja coffee.

Keitaro: nomiya san wa
Punk toka kiitemashita?

Maki: punk? mmm...
Anmari kiite nai kedo.
Kakkô dake shittete.

Maki (to keitaro): long boot toka motte nakatta?

Keitaro: motte nai motte nai.

Maki (wistfully): so iu hito nan da yo ne.
Kitto. taitei sa kiku to saa long boot
Haitteta nanka sô iu
Arunjanai desu ka.
Kami nobashite toka.
Kami nobashitenai?

Keitaro: nobashitenai.

Maki: sô iu hito nan da yo ne.
Konishi-kun mo kitto
Long boot motte nai?


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Maki (angry): no, i'm not taking it
Off. i like this very much. this is me,
You know, the real, normal me
Wearing my real, normal clothes.
I think you misunderstood me.

Keitaro: i didn't mean to...

Konishi: we'd better get all the
Misunderstandings out of the way.

Keitaro: but maybe it's better if
People misunderstand you.

Maki (unconvinced): really.

Keitaro: what sort of records do you
Listen to every day?

Maki: i don't.
I don't listen to music.
At all.
Three years ago
I used to listen to
Hard rock and
Things like that.

Keitaro: mmm. what do you
Mean by hard rock?

Maki: la metal, like.
What else? i used to
Like aerosmith too.
A long time ago.
When i was in
Highschool.
I like the hard rock look.

Keitaro: mmm.

Maki: bleached hair.
Since that time
I've always wanted to
Live a rock life (*).
I've always wanted that.

Konishi: a rock life?

Maki: so that's what
I've been doing.

Konishi: like, sex, drugs and
Rock'n'roll?

Maki: that's right.
That's the basics.

Konishi: i see.

Maki: just like,
Every day,
Work with music,
Wear loud clothes...
(that's funny)
Mmm... i'll have... coffee.

Keitaro: did you use to
Listen to punk music?

Maki: punk? mmm...
Not much.
I know what they dress like.

Maki (to keitaro): did you have a pair of long boots?

Keitaro: no.

Maki (wistfully): oh, so you are
*that* sort of guy.i mean like you know
People who listen to this kind of music
Generally have a pair, right?
Or they have long hair
Or something. have you ever had long hair?

Keitaro: no.

Maki: so you are *that*
Kind of guy. i bet konishi-kun
Also has never had long boots.