Excel Saga by Rikudou Koushi: Serialized in Young King Comics
Excel Saga Manga Translation version 1.0
Volume 1 Mission 4
P. 87
Ilpalazzo: Well, then let us proceed. Because we have new members, to assure more
prosperity for the restructuring of our organization, I shall assign your positions.
Ilpalazzo: I will announce the newest personnel decisions.
Ilpalazzo: First of all, staff officer,
Ilpalazzo: Hyatt-kun!
Ilpalazzo: Next, our soldier,
Ilpalazzo: Menchi-kun!
Ilpalazzo: Follwed by,
P. 88
Mission 4: Everyday is Forgiven
Ilpalazzo: Toilet cleaner,
Ilpalazzo: Excel-kun!
Excel: YEAH!
P. 89
*cicadas chirping
Excel: Groaaan-
Excel: Primates-
Excel: Genus- (including humans and primates)
Excel: Family- (the next larger after genus)
*piku (the sound of noticing something)
Excel: Ha!!
P. 90
Excel: What
Excel: I have a feeling I was having a cheerful dream that at the last moment I was one step
away from being able to forgive as a human.
Excel: It's hooot-
Excel: Even though it's so hot, Ha-chan sure is sleepi......
*Excel sits up
*piku
Excel: Gasp!
*pounding footsteps
Excel: Something terrible is happening!
*more pounding footsteps
P. 91
Excel singing: Ei (probably just the sound, but it can mean ray as in fish)
*squeeze
*pour
*SIZZLE
Excel singing: Waaaaaa
*SIZZLE
Excel: Because last night was hot, right-
*sizzle
*cicadas chirping
*drip
Hyatt: -...
*splish
Hyatt: Where am I?
P. 92
*splish
Hyatt: The bath?
*splash
Hyatt: Sempai-?
Hyatt: Excel-sempai-
Excel: Ah, you've resurrected.
Hyatt: Then, why did you put me in the bath?......
Excel: Well, you know, you were so sweaty...
Hyatt: Even though I was wearing pyjamas...
Excel thinking: ...If I wasn't careful moving you, you looked like you would break.
Excel: Hey, hey, is it ok if I call you "dried seaweed" or "lotus seed"?
*sparkle
Hyatt: I don't really understand, but I would like to decline.
P. 93
*ring of wind chime
*slurp
Excel: By the way......
Excel: I wonder what Ilpalazzo-sama meant back then-
Ilpalazzo: It's sudden, but for 72 hours
Ilpalazzo: I will be away from our secret base.
*ZAN! (I don't know what it's for)
P. 94
Hyatt: I see.
Excel: So, what should we be doing during that time?
Ilpalazzo: -Ahem.
Ilpalazzo: How is your late-starting summer vacation going?
Hyatt: Oh, it's wonderful!
Excel: Ilpalazzo-sama, where will you go?
Ilpalazzo: Far......
Ilpalazzo: Indeed, to a place rather far......
Excel: He's going somewhere "far"...
*slurp
Excel: 3 days* huh? (the reading for 3 days is "72 hours")
P. 95
Excel: What should we do, Ha-cha......
Excel: Ah,
*sizzle
Excel: .........
Excel thinking: I wonder if I make soba broth, will her skin turn brown-
*jiijiji jii (maybe birds chirping)
Hyatt: Excel-sempai?
*the characters on Menchi's bowl say, of course, "Menchi"
Excel: What is it?
Hyatt: Why isn't there any air-conditioning in our hideout?
Excel: That's because...
*BAM!
P. 96
*clink (spin spin spin)
Hyatt: Has something happened to these 47 yen?
Excel: All of our money.
Hyatt: Yes?
Excel: This is all we've got.
Hyatt: Ummm...
Hyatt: I wonder where our expenses for city domination are coming from.
Excel: Donination is domination.
Excel: Livelihood is livelihood.
Hyatt: So then, two more days?
Excel: It's ok it's ok.
Excel: In case of a crisis, we have Menchi* too. (the kanji for Menchi's name are Emergency
Meal)
*Piku!
P. 97
*wata wata (pant pant?)
Hyatt: I see......I wonder about that......
*pisu pisu (blink blink?)
Hyatt: First of all, I don't really know how to handle dogs......
Excel: Don't think you don't know what I meant, (yeah.)
*DING DONG!
Excel singing: Yeees!
Bill Collector: I'm from NHK, please pay your bill.
Excel&Hyatt: !!
P. 98
Hyatt: .........
UNABLE TO PRETEND TO NOT BE HOME
*wobble wobble
*creak
Bill Collector: Ah, for time being, I am supposed to collect it, so could you please pay
your-
Hyatt: Please......
Hyatt: C......ca......
Bill Collector: Wa!
Excel: "Nice!" (in English)
Hyatt: Cable bill...you say...?
Excel: "Nice"! Ha-chan!
Bill Collector: Waaaaaa?!
P. 99
Bill Collector: Eeeeek!
Excel: Ha-chan, good jo-
*fan fan fan
Excel's neighbor: Hooot
*blowing curtains
Excel's neighbor: What's up with this abnormal lingering summer heat?
Excel's neighbor: .........
Excel's neighbor: ?!
*Bam bam bam
Excel's neighbor thinking: It sounds like it's coming from the other side of this wall......
Excel's neighbor thinking: Seems like terrible heat is coming.
*Ha (maybe the sound of an idea)
P. 100
*Bzzzt!
Excel's neighbor: YO! HEY!!
*POUND POUND
Excel's neighbor thinking: I saw somethin'!
Excel's neighbor: Is anyone home! Hey!!
*grab
Excel's neighbor: Damn, even the door is hot!
Excel's neighbor thinking: These are the signs that there is a possibility that a fire is
starting...is it really?! Hey!!
*creak
Excel's neighbor: Heat!!
*Whoosh!
Excel's other neighbor: Heat?!
Excel's other neighbor: Yo, what's up?
P. 101
*heat heat heat
Excel's other neighbor: Right now we're having a tolerance challenge.
Excel's other neighbor: We're making a new record!
Excel's other neighbor: Well, at first I thought it was just ridiculous. The open air is
refreshiiing-
Excel's other neighbor: We've become totally absorbed in it.
Excel's other neighbor: Oh yeah! You want some udon? Udon.
Excel's other neighbor singing: Seven flavors to feed your hunger!
*clink
Excel's other neighbor: Ugh!
Excel's other neighbor: If you clear your mind of mundane thoughts! Really!
P. 102
*SPRAY!
Excel's other neighbor: Oof! What're you doin'!
Excel's neighbor: Shut up! I'm puttin' out the fire!
*fan fan
Excel: Noisy apartment isn't it.
Excel: Everyone's hot and irritated-
Excel: This heat and cold, even though it's Buddhist prayer week,
Excel: Here, Ha-chan, medicine.
Hyatt: Ah, thank you...
Hyatt:.........?
Hyatt: Sempai, this medicine.........?
Hyatt: Is it herbal medicine or something?
Excel: Ummm y'know-
P. 103
Excel: It says "Santonin."
*CHOKE
Excel: ?
Hyatt: Sempai...
Hyatt: Please give that medicine to Menchi-san.
*crickets chipring
*sip
*gulp!
Hyatt: Excel-sempai, would you like some too?
*Effective
Excel: It looks really bad for the body, so I'll pass.
P. 104
Hyatt: Sempai, what are you doing?
Excel: I'm looking at some ads-
Excel: Hey, here's an ad for 47 yen rame-
Hyatt: Sales tax...
Hyatt: It's finally become 5%.
Excel: Sta...
Excel: Starvation tactics.........
Excel: I wonder if we'll get any gifts for the Bon Festival-
Hyatt: It is that time...
Hyatt: But no matter what you say, this is a secret hideout.
P. 105
Hyatt: And no matter which way, more than receiving our position would be giving......
Excel: Yeah...
Hyatt: To Ilpalazzo-sama......
Excel thinking: Ilpalazzo-sama, please come home soon......
Excel thinking: And quickly to the whole world splendour and glory!
Excel: ...splendour*, glory, eiyou...(*the reading for the kanji for splendour is "eiyou" and
after glory, the next thing she says in this bubble is "eiyou," which sets up the pun
in her next line.
Excel: Nutrition* (*the reading for this kanji is also "eiyou.")
Hyatt: Menchi-saaan,
Hyatt: Come here.
*wag wag
*boing
Excel: Hmmm? Body weight?
Hyatt: Well, I was wondering what Menchi's shoumi* is. (*in this case, "shoumi" means "net
weight")
Excel thinking: meat and fat......
Excel: Ah, shoumi*... (*in this case, "shoumi" means "appreciation" implying of food)
P. 106
Delivery Man: Express delivery!
Delivery Man: Please sign here.
Excel's neighbor: Yeah.
Delivery Man: Okay, thank you.
Excel's neighbor: Hmmm?
Excel's neighbor: From home huh...
*grab
Excel's neighbor: Looks like Bon festival leftovers again.
Excel's neighbor: They already sent me one before. Jeez.
Excel's neighbor: What a pain in the butt.
Excel: Ha-chan-
*hot sounds
Hyatt: Yes-
Excel: How about I make some soumen noodles?
Hyatt: You like them don't you...
P. 107
Excel: Like them or not, we don't have anything else to eat.
Hyatt: ............
*DING DONG!
Excel: Ah!
Excel: Ha-chan, please......
Excel thinking: If it's a bill collector there will be bloodshed (unknown if she is
implying from the bill collector or Hyatt)
Hyatt: Alright......
*DING DONG
Hyatt: Who is it......
*opening door
Hyatt: Oh?
Hyatt: You are......
Excel's neighbor: Y, yo.
Hyatt: Ah, thank you very much for helping me that time when I was in trouble...
Excel's neighbor: Ah, well, times when we're in trouble, we should help each...it's okay.
Excel's neighbor: This was sent from the country, but it's leftovers. I thought maybe...
P. 108
Hyatt: Oh oh!
Hyatt: My! Is it really alright for me to accept this?
Excel's neighbor: Ye-yeah. It's nothing special, but if it's okay......
Hyatt: I gladly accept it!
Hyatt: Thank you very much. You saved me...really.
Excel's neighbor: No problem, that's good.
Excel's neighbor: Well then-
*SLAM!
*(?)
Hyatt: Sempai...?
Excel: Yeah.
P. 109
Excel: YEAAAAAAH!
Excel: HAM?!
*GOOD LUCK!
Excel: CANNED FOOD?!
*twirl twirl
Hyatt: That's good, right Menchi-
Excel: MAYBE EVEN PASTRIES!!
Hyatt: Let's open it and see.
Excel's neighbor: That thing sure made her happy...
Excel's neighbor: She might have been having a really tough time...
Excel's neighbor: ............
Excel's neighbor: ......I did something good.
*heh
P. 110
*SOAP
Hyatt: Even though it has "milk" written on it, we can't eat it...
Excel: This is......
Excel: "Eat after washing self clean," this might be the will of the universe......
Excel: Let's see, first put in air and inflate until nice and round-
Menchi: Hoooooowl
Hyatt: Oh sempai, wasn't that the way to skin a cat-san?
End of mission 4. (
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