Ranma 1/2 manga translation, Volume 9, Chapters 1-4. ("Akane's Cookies") Completed on November 29, 1991, by Robert DeLoura (deloura@noaapmel.gov) Chapter 1, "Black Rose Cookies" ------------------------------- p 6 narration Saint Hebereke Girls' School sign Cooking practice room girl Aah... isn't girls' school boring.... girl After all the trouble of making cookies, There aren't any boys to give them to. Kodachi Teacher. teacher Yes, Kunou-san? p 7 Kodachi I have some very important business to attend to. I shall be leaving class early. girl Kya! A black rose blizzard!! Kodachi Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!! teacher Kunou Kodachi left early.... Kodachi Having gone through the trouble of making cookies, I wonder if Ranma-sama will eat them? p 8 narration Fuurinkan High School voice Cooking practice is over. Akane Heh heh. I baked them perfectly. boy 1 Oh, cookies. boy 2 Can I try them? girl They're not for you. Kunou A woman's happiness... p 9 Kunou Preparing food for her beloved man... Tendou Akane. Kunou I will make you happy. Akane What's gotten into you? Ranma Stop it, Kunou-sempai. They're going to taste awful. p 10 Akane Try one before you decide how they taste!! Ranma .... Akane Aren't they cute? They're animal cookies! Ranma Ani... animal... An octopus? Akane How insulting! It's a penguin! Ranma Oh... A crab? Akane It's a lion! Ranma Ah, this one's a water flea. [ed-- Whatever that is.] Akane It's a rabbit! p 11 Akane Quit making fun of what they look like... Hurry up and eat one!! Ranma In a minute. I haven't worked myself up to it yet. Kodachi Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!! Such strange cookies! Ranma Hm!? Akane It's you... p 12 Kodachi Greetings, Ranma-sama. Akane Bl... Black Rose Kodachi!! Kunou Hm? Isn't that my perverted younger sister? Kodachi Ranma-sama, here!! Ranma .... Ah, it's a star! Kodachi It's a starfish. p 13 Akane Give me back my cookies! Kunou Hah. Things like these... Will not touch Ranma-sama's lips! Akane Hey... It's your fault, Ranma! You hadn't even tried one yet!! Ranma Hey, what's this have to do with me... Akane I worked so hard to make them! Idiot!! Ranma .... p 14 Ranma She's here! Kodachi Ah, Ranma-sama. He must have come looking for me. Ranma Not for you... I came for the cookies! Kodachi *chuckle* You must be joking. Happosai Hey, Ranma! p 15 girl 1 Give us back our bloomers! [ed-- gym pants] girl 2 You old fart! Happosai We'll play some more tomorrow! Ranma Shit... Huh? Kodachi I'm so HAPPY, Ranma-sama... p 16 voice 1 Ranma!! voice 2 Isn't he over there? Kodachi Ranma-sama, We can continue this later. boy Ah, he's here, he's here. Akane Ah, my cookies! Ranma Th... that was scary. boy 1 Ranma, we'll take Kodachi's cookies. boy 2 Mmm, they're good. Akane Here, try mine. Ranma That's OK. Akane What's that supposed to mean? Ranma I'm not hungry. With that shock just now... Happosai I'll eat them, then... Akane Aaah! p 17 Happosai Awful... they were awful... Akane How rude! Kunou They must've had sleeping powder in them. Ranma What a relief... nobody could have seen... Gosunkugi I took a secret photo of Saotome being unfaithful... What should I do? Kodachi Please make an extra copy. Gosunkugi Huh? p 18 Kasumi How to make tasty cookies? Akane Will you teach me, Kasumi-oneechan? Kasumi Akane, you've decided to learn your wifely duties, hm? Akane That's not it at all. Akane I want to try to make good ones. I won't give up!! Akane 200 grams of sugar. Kasumi Akane, that's the salt. Akane Vanilla essence... Kasumi Akane, that's oil. p 19 Akane I did it! Akane Ranma, try these! Genma Thank her and eat some, Ranma. Ranma .... Ranma Hm? Ranma A black rose mark... Kodachi? letter I'm waiting to make a home-cooked meal for you. Please come soon. Akane Home-cooked meal? She's sure a pushy woman. Ranma You shouldn't talk about people like that. p 20 letter P.S. -- I've enclosed a picture to commemorate that time we spent together. I'm so happy that I feel like scattering them all over town. Ranma Can I stop her from distributing it? Akane Coward! Trying to run away to avoid eating them!? Ranma I don't have time for that. Chapter 2, "Give up the negatives" ('NEGA give up') ---------------------------------- p 22 Kodachi Ranma-sama, hurry up and arrive. Waiting all alone like this, Kodachi Reliving that moment of happiness. sign A beautiful memory Kodachi Ah, I'm so happy!! p 23 Kodachi I want to share it with everyone! Here! Kodachi Ranma-sama. p 24 Ranma You made copies of this damned thing! Ranma I'll destroy the evidence. Kodachi My! Kodachi Photos... You really like them, don't you? Kodachi I've got a lot more copies. All you can eat. Ranma Shit... I can't eat all these. I've got to cut off their source... p 25 Ranma I'd like to eat this photo's negative. Kodachi My. Ranma Will you prepare it for me? A negative-meal? Kodachi Yes, anything that will make you happy, Ranma-sama. Kunou Hyaah!! p 26 Kunou Hmph. Kodachi Come, Ranma-sama, right this way... Kunou Hyah! Ranma Hey there, Kunou-sempai. Kunou What're you doing in my house? Kodachi I invited him. Kunou Oh? Is that so... p 27 Kunou Then you've given up on your illicit love for Tendou Akane. Ranma _Whose_ illicit love? Kunou Then there's nothing in the way!! Akane-kun and I can go on a wonderful date together!! Kunou Wa ha ha ha ha, you little rascal!! Akane Hee hee, sempai is being so mean... p 28 Kunou I wish the two of you the best of luck in building a happy family. Kodachi Thank you, niisan. Ranma Ahem. Ranma As for me, I only came to eat Kodachi's cooking. Akane So you came here to eat Kodachi's cooking? p 29 Akane Ranma, is Kodachi blackmailing you? Ranma A... Akane! You heard that just now... Kunou Ohhh! Tendou Akane. Kunou You came straight here to ask me for a date!! Akane _Who_ did? Kodachi Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!! You've shown up far too late. Akane What the hell are you talking about? Kodachi Ranma-sama is already a prisoner of my cooking. Ranma Wah! p 30 Kodachi Here! Akane Hm? Kodachi Are they tasty? Akane .... Ranma Hurry up and go home, Akane!! Akane Kunou-sempai, I'd like to see your room. Kunou OK, let's go take a look. Ranma H... Hey! p 31 Akane That jerk Ranma certainly wants me to leave... I don't think I'll go home quite yet. Kodachi Oh, Ranma-sama. Could you please go get the negative for me? Ranma Lucky! Kodachi It's kept inside Midorigame's collar, in the pond. [ed-- 'Midorigame' = 'green turtle'] Ranma Heh, once I have the negative in my hand, Ranma It's goodbye to Kodachi. p 32 Ranma Eh? An alligator!? Kunou Hm? Midorigame-kun the alligator is fighting. Kodachi Ho ho ho ho ho, Ranma-sama will win. p 33 Ranma Ah, the negative's inside this collar. collar Midorigame-kun Ranma Got it! Akane Hm? Kodachi Oops. That collar is designed to give off a powerful electric shock if you force it off. p 34 Kodachi Ranma-sama. Kodachi Hm? Kunou Oh! Kunou The pony-tailed girl! Kunou You came here to see me... Kodachi Where did Ranma-sama go? p 35 Ranma Huh... Ranma The negative!! Kunou Oh, you've regained consciousness, pony-tailed girl? Kunou Thank you for the present you brought me. Kunou Hm. It's quite stylish. Ranma .... p 36 Ranma You jerk! Give that back!! Kunou Such electric love!! Ranma Never give up. Kodachi Ranma-sama, where are you hiding? You can't leave until you bring me the negative! Chapter 3, "Take a bath with me" -------------------------------- p 38 narration Kunou residence Akane That jerk Ranma... Akane Kodachi _must_ be blackmailing him. Akane Ah! It's Kodachi's room. Akane I should be able to find some clues here... p 39 Akane Hah!! Kodachi Why have you entered my room without my permission, Kodachi Are you totally without common sense? Akane I didn't think you were qualified to lecture about common sense. Akane Out with it! What are you blackmailing Ranma with? sign Ranma-sama's and my memory p 40 Kodachi Huh. You are falsely accusing me. Kodachi Ranma-sama and I are already lovers. Akane What the hell are you babbling about? Kodachi If you think it's a lie, take a look behind you! Akane Hm? p 41 Kodachi Ranma-sama, you've come back! Akane .... Akane What's that picture? Ranma Shaddup. Ranma Hey, Kodachi. Kodachi Yes? Ranma I'd like a commemorative copy of _this_ picture, too. Kodachi My, that's a problem, isn't it? Kodachi The negative is inside that collar... Kunou Hmmmmmm. Kunou *grunt* p 42 Kunou Huh. It won't come off. Kunou That belt's alloy certainly looks familiar, though. Kodachi The only way to remove it without getting an electric shock, is to soak it in hot water... Kunou Hm? Ranma Kunou-sempai, Let's take a bath together. p 43 Kunou To...gether, in the _bath_, you say!! p 44 Kunou We shouldn't do this, pony-tailed girl! You're more important to me than that. Ranma Eh? Kunou We're both still in high school! Our dates together should still be platonic!! Kunou Shouldn't we do this!? Kunou Aaah... the belt's in the way, I can't take off my kimono! Ranma Stop crying!! p 45 Kodachi Anyway... Have you been kissed by Ranma-sama yet? Akane Hmmmmm? Kodachi No, right? Hasn't he? Of course he hasn't. Absolutely not. Akane .... Akane And I suppose he's kissed _you_? Kodachi Heh. Kodachi Take a look at this. p 46 Ranma Kunou-sempaaaiii! Hurry uuuuup! Ranma What's taking that idiot so long? Kunou I still can't get my clothes off for the bath... Kunou This is ridiculous, I can't do it... Ranma There, now I'll take my bottoms off too. Kunou Aah, such enticing innocence... What a cute little rascal... p 47 Kunou Here I come, pony-tailed girl! Ranma Whoops! p 48 Ranma Yeah! The negatives!! Ranma Ha ha ha ha ha, look at this! Now I've got nothing to worry about!! Ranma Wh... wh... wha...? p 49 Akane You lecherous bastard!! Ranma Eh? Ranma Hey, what in the hell are you... Ranma Huh?! p 50 Kodachi It was just our secret, I don't think I should have bragged about it. Ranma It's a retouched picture! Akane What a lousy excuse! Ranma Take a look at this!! Ranma How's that? It's... Kodachi It was taken just before we kissed each other... Akane What about it?! Kodachi Now that we've been found out, there's no reason to keep it secret anymore. p 51 Kodachi Now!! Let's kiss right here!! Ranma No way!! Ranma Wah, it's cold!! Akane Oh, stop that. It's what you wanted. Kunou Pony-tailed girl! Kodachi YOU! Where have you hidden Ranma-sama?! Akane Womanizer! Ranma Sempai, help me get away from them!! Akane Sempai, are you going to protect her? Ranma Which one of us do you want!? p 52 Kunou Tendou Akane, I will always love you!! Ranma Come and get me! Akane Coward!! Akane Damn... I let him get away... Akane When I find him, he's going to regret it. Kunou Ahhh, please understand, Tendou Akane. Ranma You jerk, Akane... Chapter 4, "I'll eat them all!" ------------------------------- p 53 Ranma Later, Kunou-sempai. p 54 Akane You jerk, Ranma... I'm really going to let you have it when I find you... Akane Ranma! Akane Caught you! Akane !! [ed-- :-) ] p 55 Ranma Ah, time to go home. I've been in this weird mansion for way too long. Ranma Hm? Ranma Akane, what're you doing here? Akane ...I wonder. Kunou Tendou Akane! You are truly the only one for me!! p 56 Ranma Well, catch ya later. Akane Wha... Akane Wait, are you planning on leaving without me!? You insensitive jerk! Kunou Tendou Akane... Ranma Excuse me, did I hear that wrong? Did you just ask me to help you? Akane What're you doing, taking advantage of someone in a bad position. Ranma Is that what I'm doing? Ranma Then good luck on your own, Hercules. Akane Who'd need your help anyway! p 57 Ranma Hey... hey, Akane... Kodachi You mustn't do it, Ranma-sama! You'll get shocked if you try to release that little rat. Kodachi There's a key that will deactivate it. Ranma Key!? Kodachi I accidentally dropped it into the food I was cooking, though. p 58 Ranma .... Kodachi Ho ho ho ho, I didn't poison it or anything. Akane *groan* Akane ! Kodachi Is it good? p 59 Akane Hey, Ranma! How can you just sit there eating? Ranma Shut up. Ranma Kodachi, your food is the best. Akane .... Kodachi Ho ho ho ho, of course it is! Akane How dare he sit there and eat Kodachi's cooking, when he wouldn't even eat my cookies... Ranma Ah, the key! Akane Of course, _my_ cooking is awful! p 60 Ranma You...!! Akane What!! Ranma Anyway, you're even less cute when you're jealous. Akane Wha... Akane What in the hell are you talking about? Why do you say I'm jealous... Ranma Well, what're you angry about, then? Why does it matter whose cooking I'm eating? You have a problem with it? Akane .... p 61 Akane Fine. I'm going home. Ranma Hm? Is that all? Akane .... Akane I'm not jealous at all. Ranma Idiot! I've never seen such a violent woman... Ranma See if I ever help _you_ again... Huh? Kodachi There was a paralysis drug in the food, It appears to have taken effect just in time. Ranma Sh... shit. p 62 Akane That idiot Ranma. After I went through all the trouble of making cookies for him. Akane If he won't even try one, How can he know whether they're good or bad? Akane I tried so hard to make them... Ranma Hey, what're you going to do? p 63 Kodachi Now, Ranma-sama, Let's take that fake picture and make it real. Ranma That's not funny! Akane Fake, hm? Akane I _thought_ she was up to something. Ranma Damned thing... Kodachi Ho ho ho ho, have you forgotten? Kodachi That belt is made of a special alloy. The only way to remove it without getting shocked is to cover it in hot water. p 64 Kodachi Now let me kiss you. Ranma Not if I can help it. Kodachi Ah! Ranma _Now_ try it. Kodachi Ranma-sama, that chandelier is... p 65 Kodachi Dangerous. Kodachi What a man... Kodachi Ra...n...ma...sa...ma... p 66 Ranma Hot!! Kodachi Oh!! Kodachi Grrr... Kodachi You scoundrel! Kodachi Ranma-sama! Ranma Hm? Ranma Akane's cookies... p 67 Ranma Hey. Ranma You forgot something. Akane I don't want them. Ranma Oh? Ranma Then I'll eat them all!! p 68 Ranma OK? Akane .... Akane Yep! Kasumi Ranma-kun says he feels sick? Ranma .... Genma Do you think it was something he ate? Akane Strange, I tried so hard to make them...