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.