11-1. Cosmopolitan City

Kagura:
Huh?
Hey, need any help with your luggage?
Hey!

Shoot! He's a foreigner!
Let's see...
<Spanish?> El helpo lifto... va moi baggo? <Spanish?>

Foreigner:
Eh?

Kagura:
<Spanish?> Me word no comprende? <Spanish?>
<German?> Helfen? Das Help. <German?>
<Spanish?> Helpa mio! <Spanish?>

Boy:
And then, and then, and then...

Foreigner:
<Spanish> xxxxx, Muchas gracias <Spanish>

Kagura:
Huh? Um... Yahoo!

Foreigner:
Uh...

Kagura:
How embarrassing.

Yukari:
I saw you.

Kagura:
Ah!

Yukari:
You did a great job there.
Yahoo! Yeah.

Kagura:
I... I wasn't able to tell what language he spoke.

Yukari:
Well, now, if you'd pay better attention in my class, you could identify and speak with people better.

Kagura:
What would you have done?

Yukari:
Well, ah, the perfect target.
Watch this!

Kagura:
Oh, no way!

Kagura:
Hey!

Yukari:
It's no good! He's German!

Kagura:
Huh?
So, you're just gonna run away?!

Kagura:
So, that's basically what happened yesterday.
It was pretty rough.

Tomo:
Hey, your story reminded me of something.

Kagura:
Oh, yeah, what is that?

Tomo:
Just how very stupid you are, Kagura.

Kagura:
Excuse me!

Sakaki:
Huh?

Tomo:
I didn't know your conversation skill was so lame.
I guess your big chest gets in the way.

Kagura:
My chest has nothing to do with it!
Bit, you could perform under pressure?

Tomo:
Better than you did.

Kagura:
Uh-huh,
Then, how about if I quiz you!

Tomo:
Sure, ask me anything.

Kagura:
What's "I.T." stand for?

Kagura:
Don't look the other way!

Tomo:
It's... it's that thingy.
It's... like e-mail and... homepages and stuff.

Kagura:
Look, I get the general idea.
So, tell me what "I.T." stands for?!

Tomo:
Don't worry about it.

Kagura:
See?! You can't answer!

Tomo:
So... so does that mean that you know the answer?

Kagura:
I'm asking you because I don't know!

Tomo:
Yomi! You tell her what it stands for!

Yomi:
Eh...

Yomi:
In... in...

Kagura, Tomo:
In...?!

Yomi:
Interne... um...
Internet technique...

Kagura, Tomo:
Ooh, I'm convinced.

Yomi:
Really?

Chiyo:
"I.T." is actually short for "Information Technology".
In Japanese, that phrase would be translated as "jouhou gijutsu".
But, I don't know if asking about "IT" is such a good test for judging your communication skills.

Kagura:
Um...

Chiyo:
Yes?

Kagura:
Where do you learn about things like that?

Chiyo:
Huh? Um, well...
Where... what do you...

11-2. Showdown

Kagura:
Morning, Sakaki!

Sakaki:
Mm.

Kagura:
So, what I want most right now out of anything is a mountain bike, you know.
But I'm having a lot of trouble picking out what kind of color and all that stuff.
What is it?

Sakaki:
It's blooming.

Kagura:
Flowers?
Oh, it's a hibiscus.

Sakaki:
Pomegranate.

Kagura:
Man, I totally don't know anything about flowers.
Sunflowers, morning glories, and that's all.

I know, lilies!

Sakaki:
No, gardenias.

Kagura:
Oh, violets!

Sakaki:
Azaleas.

Kagura:
Oh, well, who cares about flowers?
So, anyways, back to that mountain bike.
Huh?

Sakaki:
Hm?

Kagura:
Just now, was that... a contest?!

Sakaki:
What?

Kagura:
A contest for guessing the names of flowers.

Sakaki:
No.

Kagura:
All right.

Kagura:
So, there are a couple of colors I'm leaning toward right now...

Sakaki:
Yeah?


Kagura:
Hey, Sakaki! Let's compete!
Let's have a competition!
This time, the event would be speed-eating lunch.

Sakaki:
Huh?

Kagura:
Okay, ready, set and go!

Huh?
Come on, what're you eating so slow for?

Sakaki:
You should chew your food thoroughly whenever you're eating, you know.

Kagura:
Uh...


Nyamo:
All right, everyone, please split up into teams!

Everyone:
Yes, ma'am!

Kagura:
Okay, Sakaki
Time for us to compete in softball!

Kaorin:
Go for it, Miss Sakaki!

Osaka:
Hit it outta the park!
Home run all the way!

Um...
How many points is a home run?

Yomi:
Huh?

Kagura:
Here it comes, Sakaki!

Kagura:
Fly ball to the right!

Chiyo:
I got it! I got it!

Kagura:
Ah!

Chiyo:
Aw...

Kagura:
Chiyo-chan!
Chiyo-chan!

Sakaki:
You okay?

Kagura:
Chiyo-chan, hang in there! Chiyo-chan!

11-3. You Didn't Have to Hit Him

Tomo:
All right!
We're taking physical measurements today!
I'm going with spirit!

Chihiro:
I wonder why Tomo's always so energetic?

Yomi:
Beats me.

Tomo:
My boobs rock!
3 more centimeters, uuuh... all right!

Chihiro:
I'm happy for you, but saying that in public.

Tomo:
But, there's still Miss Sakaki out there to be!
I gotta work hard!

Chihiro:
H-Hey...

Kagura:
Hm?

Kimura:
So, how'd it go?

Kagura:
None... none of your business.

Kimura:
Well, I better be getting to my class now.

Osaka:
Huh?

Tomo:
Hey, it looks like your turn is coming up.
Doesn't it just make you nervous?
After all, what's the one thing you dread preparing for the very most.




Yomi:

I do not prepare for it.

Tomo:
Hm...
A sign for skipping breakfast.
But that's a given.
Eh?

Kagura:
Man, this one's really nice.
Oh, ooh, this one's nice too.

Sakaki:
Ah...

Kagura:
I saved up my New Year's allowance and I've done quite a few part time jobs, so I do have the money.
But it's just that... when it comes down to the buying, decisions are hard to make.
Like color and the shape of it.
The ones I think look nice are expensive.
But I couldn't see myself getting the cheap one.

NecoKoneco:
Meow.

Sakaki:
Just what are you doing?

Kagura:
What? Oh, this?

Hmm... nothing.
I just felt like it.
Although, doesn't it look pretty cool?
Oh, I know.
I'll make this part more like... this!


Sakaki:
It's that cat.

Sakaki:
Ahhhh!

Kagura:
Hey you!
You shouldn't bite people!

Kagura:
Hey, are you okay?

Sakaki:
Huh?
Yeah...

Kagura:
Really? Cats like that need to be disciplined.
You just gotta hit 'em and make 'em understand.

Sakaki:
Yeah, but if...

Kagura:
Huh?

Sakaki:
They'll listen if you just talk.

Kagura:
Yeah right, like hell they will.

11-4. Covered In Cats

Chiyo:
Oh, Miss Sakaki!
Are you going somewhere?

Sakaki:
Yes, I am.

Chiyo:
Uh... Well, um...
See you later then.

Sakaki:
See you later.


Kagura:
Huh?
Awesome. She's got some crazy energy.


Kagura:
Oh, you saw her too?
Yeah, Sakaki was going all out, she was putting all her energy into it that I've ever seen from her.
She was... oh,
Hey, Sakaki.

Chiyo:
Huh?
Oh, Miss Sakaki, welcome back from your... Ah!

Sakaki:
All at once.

11-5. Don't Run Away

Sakaki:
Oh...

Kagura:
What are you doing, Sakaki?

Sakaki:
Aw, aw, aw...

Kagura:
Wow, so do you like get bitten by cats all the time, or just with me?
But you know, I wonder if your hand smells like fish or something?

Sakaki:
Uh.

Kagura:
Okay, I know!
I'll shoo away any cat dumb enough to come near you!

Sakaki:
Uh!

Kagura:
Hey, there's one!

Garrr! Garrr! Garrr!
Haha.

Garrr!
Garrr!
Garrr!
Garrr! Garrr! Garrr!

Sakaki:
Hey, stop it...

Kagura:
Garrr! Garrr!
Garrr! Garrr!

What?
Is something wrong?

Sakaki:
Oh, well, I um... you see...

Kagura:
Huh?

Sakaki:
I can't just keep on... running away.

Kagura:
Uh...

Sakaki:
I have to face it, and then overcome it.

Kagura:
Oh, Sakaki!
Those were great words!
You're so right! Mm-hm.

Oh, there!
Right, now go, Sakaki!

Sakaki:
Aw!

Kagura:
Ah...
Hiya, are you.... are you all right?

She's okay with that?


Girl:
Yeah, it was a real surprise for me.

Kaorin:
Huh?

Girl:
What's up?

Kaorin:
Over there.

Miss Sakaki.
Hey, do you like to play games and things too?

Sakaki:
Ah, yeah.

Kaorin:
So, I guess you play a lot of those one-on-one combat tournament games and high speed racing games, huh?

Sakaki:
Oh, well, sort of.

Kaorin:
Wow, you're amazing, Miss Sakaki.
I'm totally no good at those.
I'd love it if you'd maybe teach me sometime.

Sakaki:
Sure.

Kaorin:
Well, until then.

Sakaki:
Oh.

-- Preview --

Yomi:
Next week is a biography of Chiyo-chan.
Through various people's testimonies, we'll take a look at Chiyo-chan's life, full of ups and downs.

Chiyo:
I've still only lived for eleven years, though.

Yomi:
Eleven years is an epoch.
In order to survive such a trying era, you have to face this society with...

Chiyo:
Um, next time, we'll look at a day in my life...

Yomi:
Rome was not built in one day.
The current Japan is...

Chiyo:
Miss Yomi, what's gotten into you?

Yomi:
Please look forward to it!