~ Paradistress ~

.... okay, so. This might not be a 100% usable translation for anything else than following the events with the audio. It's painfully accurate at parts, and the Japanese shines through a bit too obviously for it to be good, but... that wasn't really the point either. It's meant to show what's going and act as a... step of sorts for those learning the language rather than make it a worthy script.

Though I did find another translation of this stage later, I had no idea there was one when I first started working on it. Oops. ^^; The translation(s) is(/are) relatively easy to find if you know what you're doing, but I figured I'd post this(/these?) here anyway. To fill up the big spot of empty and maybe even help someone.

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This is the first part of the continuous drama: 「戻らない夏の日」 Modoranai Natsu no Hi; The Days of the Summer That Won't Return

コードギアス STAGE 0.515 「招かれざる皇子」 Manekarezaru ouji; The Uninvited Prince

Found in Code Geass Sound Episode 1 - C.C.

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Laundry. At the edge of the Kururugi Shrine, in front of the storehouse, a kid's laundry has been hung up to dry. Even though that place had been mine for a long time, ever since he came...

His clothes were fluttering in the wind, just like a girl's. Even though he's a guy... Do all Britannians wear clothes like these?

”Could you step aside?”

When I turned to look, the Britannian prince, Lelouch vi Britannia, was standing there. The one living with us since a week ago, the uninvited guest. That's what father said.

”I'd like to hang Nunnally's too. If I don't hurry, it'll get dark.”

”...”

”Perhaps I shouldn't have done this here? Or did you want something with me?”

”... No way I'd want to talk to you! I'm busy!”

That's right. Since you're a hostage and I'm the heir to the Kururugi name. If that's the truth then say -

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”What's the matter?! Suzaku-kun, you're not focusing at all.”

”I'm sorry, Todoh-sensei...”

That's right... I came to Todoh-sensei to train. Since sensei even slipped out of his work for the army and went out of his way to come and teach me, I've got to get a grip...

”That's the fourth time today! Is the Britannian prince the one that's bothering you?”

”No way, a weakling like him.”

”So you fought already, huh. He's about the same age as you, wouldn't it be nice if you could become good friends?”

”No way, not with someone as ungrateful as that!”

”Eh?”

”He rejected all of the helpers father prepared. And even though we give him meals, he refuses to touch them at all!”

”I wonder if he suspects poison or something of the sort?”

”Father wouldn't do something that petty, not like the brits. If he does anything, he'll be open about it!”

”Suzaku-kun. Though I'm a soldier, I'd like to keep from fighting if possible.”

”Why? You'd never lose to the likes of those brits, right?”

”It's easier not to fight, is it not? I can be surprisingly lazy.”

That day, there was something odd about Todoh-sensei. Now that I think of it, father's been to Tokyo often lately too. I wonder if something happened.

I finished my training feeling somewhat uneasy. On my way back, I met Lelouch again. No, saw him. Some boys from the town below the mountain had him cornered and were beating him up.

”This is Japan!”

”Get out of here! You damn brit...”

Lelouch was just cowering there, taking the hits. It's because you're that weak and still come down to the town.

”Why don't you try countering a little?”

”You're a prince, aren't you?!”

The SP father assigned him were right nearby, yet they were just standing there. Why?

”What are you, a girl? Try giving some of this back..!”

For some reason, seeing Lelouch not fighting back made me angry.

”Stop!”

I rushed out without thinking. Knowing I was the child of the Kururugi house, the boys ran away at once. Around here, the name ”Kururugi” is absolute!

”Why didn't you save him? You're bodyguards, aren't you?”

I asked them, but the SP didn't say anything. The one that answered instead...

”Because they're just watching.”

”Eh?”

”They're not bodyguards. They're just making sure I don't run away or go and die on my own.”

”But that's...”

”Why did you save me? Even though I'm a Britannian-”

”I do hate Britannia! But I hate those who bully the weak even more.”

”The weak... heh. I suppose that's right.”

”What's so funny?”

”Nothing.”

”Liar. Weren't you laughing just now?”

”I was laughing at myself. It's what you'd call 'self-derision'.”

”Self-derision?”

”A loser's laugh. That's how you protect your heart.”

Lelouch stood up. He had his shopping with vegetables and fish under him. Was he protecting this...?

”Could you step aside?”

”Uh...”

”You're standing on my reward card. Four more points and I'll get a discount.”

The Britannian prince carefully picked up the small card with my footprint on it. A reward card?! Even though you're a prince... Lelouch looked horribly uncool and pitiful, picking up the scattered card and small change, and yet...

”... It's because you're that weak and still come down to the town. Quit being so stubborn and eat the food we give you, it's not like it's poisoned!”

”I know.”

”Eat it, then!”

”I am alive. I'll live with my own strength. We won't die. Me, or Nunnally.”

With just that, Lelouch started limping away. Alive? Living means being alive, isn't that obvious? What is he saying? I couldn't understand at all, but somehow I felt really pissed off, really bothered and really ashamed. Back then, I didn't understand just what that feeling was.

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I got tagged. Seems like they're not limited to dA for me. XD; I think I'll keep things in Finnish, but here's a brief explanation for everyone else: we're supposed to take pictures of a certain colour, specified by the one tagging, during one day and then tag others to do it. If someone wants to copy this... well, I'm sure Ruu won't mind. Just ask and I'll translate the whole thing for you.

Näin. Eiköhän tämä nyt ihan suomeksi mene.

1. Kopioi säännöt ja noudata niitä
2. Jos sinut haastetaan, noudata haastajan päättämää väriä (jos hän sellaisen on päättänyt).
3. Ota kuvia sinua vastaan tulevista tietyn värisistä asioista ja tavaroista.
4. Tavaran/asian oltava pääasiassa yksivärinen. (Musta tai valkoinen eivät haittaa)
5. Sinulla on vain yksi päivä aikaa yhdelle värille. Yhtä haastetta varten saat ottaa kuvia vain yhden päivän ajan.
6. Haasta haluamasi määrä muita bloggareita, suosittelen haastamaan myös tuntemattomia ihmisiä! (Muista käydä kommentoimalla ilmoittamassa haasteesta)
7. Älä huijaa!
8. Pidä hauskaa ja käytä mielikuvitustasi!