xxxHolic, chapter 149
Sorry for the extra delay, I fell asleep. Gotta deliver some documents who-knows-where later. Damn, I hate all this official crap so much. T_T
Chapter 149
-01-
Doumeki: It's here?
Watanuki: Himawari-chan looked it up for us.
Watanuki: She said Kohane-chan would appear live broadcast program here.
Doumeki: How are you going to meet her?
Watanuki: I'd like Kohane-chan not to forget that I am here. (T/N: Italicized because of the use of kanji.)
Watanuki: Though I might not be able to do anything just by being there.
Doumeki: That should be good enough.
-02-
Side text: With hidden determination in his chest, Watanuki arrives at the TV channel before the recording. Can he save Kohane, who was wrapped in voiceless sorrow!?
Doumeki: There's an information desk. (T/N: I'm not sure if this is Doumeki speaking.)
Watanuki: I'm gonna ask where Kohane-chan...
SFX: pita (T/N: Halt.)
Doumeki: What?
Watanuki: ... I might not be able to get the information.
Doumeki: Aah?
Watanuki: Doumeki, go ask for me.
Doumeki: Your odds are probably better, and
Doumeki: you're the one always going on about people having sanpaku eyes and being blunt, aren't you? (T/N: Sanpaku eyes.)
-03-
Watanuki: Yeah.
And impudent on top of that.
Watanuki: But please go.
SFX: su- (T/N: Quick and smooth.)
-04-
Watanuki: Even if I'm human... to someone in the information desk, I might be something that isn't there.
-05-
Staffer 1: Hey,
are we still gonna use that child?
Staffer 2: You call her a medium? That's a failure.
SFX: giri (T/N: Grinding teeth.)
Doumeki: They won't tell me where the dressing room is because of crime prevention.
Doumeki: Entry to the studio is forbidden except for employees.
Doumeki: Her program in particular seems to be getting a lot of hate phone calls and mail.
-06-
Doumeki: Let's go.
Watanuki: Where?
Doumeki: I saw the map of the building.
Doumeki: There's a service entrance.
Staffer: We're going on air!
Kohane-haha: This time around, she's absolutely gonna get it right!
Kohane-haha: Can't you see with those eyes of yours!?
-07-
Kohane-haha: It's that student's fault after all!
Kohane-haha: And I made sure not to let you go near impure things!!
Kohane: Kimihiro-kun is pure. (T/N: The word Kohane used usually means "pretty", but with all the talk about purifying things, I think the "clean" meaning is more appropriate here.)
Kohane-haha: What the, calling him by his name...!
Kohane: Pure, and a precious person.
-08-
Medium: That's why I said I didn't want to, you see?
To appear alongside such a fraud of a child!
Staffer: No, look.
Seems like this is gonna be like a comparison
Staffer: between the real thing and the fake.
Staffer: If you show up, we'll see how awesome a real medium is.
-09-
Medium: Let's put an end to this, already.
To that stage-mama too.
That conceited parent!
Staffer: Of course.
This time, we don't intend to let her get away with failing.
Medium: You saw it in the weekly bulletin, right?
Naturally her husband would run away from her.
Kohane: ... Mother.
Kohane-haha: Why must they say such things!!
-10-11-
Kohane-haha: Lie or no lie, whichever way is fine!
Kohane-haha: Get it right!
-12-
Kohane: ...... That's right.
Kohane: ... Understood.
-13-
SFX: ka- (T/N: Lights on.)
Staffer: Kohane-san, please come to the set!
SFX: su- (T/N: Quick and smooth.)
Kohane: ... I'll end it.
Doumeki: Guards.
I knew it.
Doumeki: The studio will know that we got in.
Watanuki: You looked up even that?
Doumeki: It was Kunogi.
Looks like her father works for this TV channel.
-14-
Side text: The hitsuzen chosen by destiny draws together the three!! What will the unfaltering feelings and determination bring about to Kohane!?
Watanuki: What an incredible coincidence......
That's not it.
Watanuki: If this is also hitsuzen, I must meet Kohane-chan
without fail.
Watanuki: Kohane-chan!
I'm wondering about the timeline relative to Tsubasa again. I don't suppose this is all happening while Yuuko is (un)merrily talking to the Tsubasa gang, so what is she up to in Holic right now?
Chapter 149
-01-
Doumeki: It's here?
Watanuki: Himawari-chan looked it up for us.
Watanuki: She said Kohane-chan would appear live broadcast program here.
Doumeki: How are you going to meet her?
Watanuki: I'd like Kohane-chan not to forget that I am here. (T/N: Italicized because of the use of kanji.)
Watanuki: Though I might not be able to do anything just by being there.
Doumeki: That should be good enough.
-02-
Side text: With hidden determination in his chest, Watanuki arrives at the TV channel before the recording. Can he save Kohane, who was wrapped in voiceless sorrow!?
Doumeki: There's an information desk. (T/N: I'm not sure if this is Doumeki speaking.)
Watanuki: I'm gonna ask where Kohane-chan...
SFX: pita (T/N: Halt.)
Doumeki: What?
Watanuki: ... I might not be able to get the information.
Doumeki: Aah?
Watanuki: Doumeki, go ask for me.
Doumeki: Your odds are probably better, and
Doumeki: you're the one always going on about people having sanpaku eyes and being blunt, aren't you? (T/N: Sanpaku eyes.)
-03-
Watanuki: Yeah.
And impudent on top of that.
Watanuki: But please go.
SFX: su- (T/N: Quick and smooth.)
-04-
Watanuki: Even if I'm human... to someone in the information desk, I might be something that isn't there.
-05-
Staffer 1: Hey,
are we still gonna use that child?
Staffer 2: You call her a medium? That's a failure.
SFX: giri (T/N: Grinding teeth.)
Doumeki: They won't tell me where the dressing room is because of crime prevention.
Doumeki: Entry to the studio is forbidden except for employees.
Doumeki: Her program in particular seems to be getting a lot of hate phone calls and mail.
-06-
Doumeki: Let's go.
Watanuki: Where?
Doumeki: I saw the map of the building.
Doumeki: There's a service entrance.
Staffer: We're going on air!
Kohane-haha: This time around, she's absolutely gonna get it right!
Kohane-haha: Can't you see with those eyes of yours!?
-07-
Kohane-haha: It's that student's fault after all!
Kohane-haha: And I made sure not to let you go near impure things!!
Kohane: Kimihiro-kun is pure. (T/N: The word Kohane used usually means "pretty", but with all the talk about purifying things, I think the "clean" meaning is more appropriate here.)
Kohane-haha: What the, calling him by his name...!
Kohane: Pure, and a precious person.
-08-
Medium: That's why I said I didn't want to, you see?
To appear alongside such a fraud of a child!
Staffer: No, look.
Seems like this is gonna be like a comparison
Staffer: between the real thing and the fake.
Staffer: If you show up, we'll see how awesome a real medium is.
-09-
Medium: Let's put an end to this, already.
To that stage-mama too.
That conceited parent!
Staffer: Of course.
This time, we don't intend to let her get away with failing.
Medium: You saw it in the weekly bulletin, right?
Naturally her husband would run away from her.
Kohane: ... Mother.
Kohane-haha: Why must they say such things!!
-10-11-
Kohane-haha: Lie or no lie, whichever way is fine!
Kohane-haha: Get it right!
-12-
Kohane: ...... That's right.
Kohane: ... Understood.
-13-
SFX: ka- (T/N: Lights on.)
Staffer: Kohane-san, please come to the set!
SFX: su- (T/N: Quick and smooth.)
Kohane: ... I'll end it.
Doumeki: Guards.
I knew it.
Doumeki: The studio will know that we got in.
Watanuki: You looked up even that?
Doumeki: It was Kunogi.
Looks like her father works for this TV channel.
-14-
Side text: The hitsuzen chosen by destiny draws together the three!! What will the unfaltering feelings and determination bring about to Kohane!?
Watanuki: What an incredible coincidence......
That's not it.
Watanuki: If this is also hitsuzen, I must meet Kohane-chan
without fail.
Watanuki: Kohane-chan!
I'm wondering about the timeline relative to Tsubasa again. I don't suppose this is all happening while Yuuko is (un)merrily talking to the Tsubasa gang, so what is she up to in Holic right now?