Track 18

Gravitation by Maki Murakami
Translations by Yuki Machikawa
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Track 18
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pg 56
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Manager: Wait Aizawa-kun, I said WAIT! What are you thinking of doing? You can't stop recording ..
Taki: Oh suttup already! My mind is not on singing today!
Manager: Sheesh .. that's selfish ...
Taki: Forget it! I'm going home for the day, Mr Manager.

pg 57
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Taki: Dammit all! There's no reason for singing like that!! I'm a delicate guy.

pg 58
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Shuichi: Geeez .. what am I gonna do? Sakuma-san thoroughly hates me now ... ["Move." he said ... Oh yeah, definitely .. What are you doing Shuichi Shindou? Obviously when it comes from Ryuichi Sakuma sama, it's like sudden death in this industry ... He was definitely angry with me, this is a serious thing ...]
K: You're an hour and 25 minutes late .. Shuichi.

pg 59
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K: Sakano, Noriko, and Hiro are already here.
Shuichi: Wha .. What the hell ....
K: Ah! I'm here for Ryuichi.
Shuichi: [What a relief ..] Well then what are you doing here with me?
K: Naturally .. from now on I'm your manager.
Shuichi: Oh yeah?

pg 60
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Sakano: ... yes ... so it seems to be true ..

pg 61
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Shindou: You gotta be kidding me!! After what I went through yesterday because of him!? How do you know what the limits are of that whacked out foreigner!!?
Sakano: I .. I don't know! I just heard about it this morning!
Shuichi: Besides, isn't he Sakuma-san's manager now!? Was he fired!? Then why!?

pg 62
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Noriko: Shuichi-kun, calm down ...
Shuichi: There's a limit to any joke!! Stop screwing around!!
K: I'm not screwing around. I'm quite pleased with you.

pg 63
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K: N-G's reputation won't be sold out to newbies like Bad Luck. In other words, from here on out, it's survival of the fittest. You have bravery and talent, even though you've made it this far on luck. Furthermore, if you make an effort, you may just reach "genius" level. At this point, there is no way you'll reach "super genius" level. In fact, it's very likely that you won't reach it at all. That's all I have to say.

pg 64
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K: You didn't think you'd reached Ryuichi Sakuma's level did you?

pg 65
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Ma-kun: Pardon me, is Shuichi Shindou san around? I .. I need to talk to him ..

pg 66
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Taki: How nice to find your address written down for me. Eiri Yuki san. The real stuff is all written on this. I didn't think you were so senile.

pg 67
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Taki: Not just me, somebody else loathes you .. Don't you wanna know where that somebody is? I was pleased to receive this letter. You don't have the first clue of who knows your secret.

pg 68
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Yuki: You're right .. I don't. Because I went through alot to forget about it until now. Thanks to everyone, I remembered. Whoever sent it to you hates me right? What a waste. Nosy much?

pg 69
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Yuki: Seems you came without realizing you were digging your own grave, how foolish. It's your own fault.
Taki: Wha ... what the hell are you talking about? The only one digging a grave around here is gonna be you, bastard!! That's whay I want you to admit it all!! With this, you bastard ...

pg 70
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Shuichi: DROOPY EYES!!!!

pg 71
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Shuichi: Why you!!!
Taki: Owww
Shuichi: How dare you raise your hand to Yuki!!!!
Yuki: Shut up. Who I do what with is my business.
Shuichi: Damn you! You traitor!! Your cock will fall off!! Yuki's legal wife is me!!! You can't do anything naughty with him without my permission!!!
Taki: God, could you be any dumber?!!!

pg 72
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Taki: Anyway, let's get it straight, I was just talking to him!! Thay guy is really a killer!!
Shuichi: Well duh!! What about it!? Killing emotions!? Everybody deserves to live, including killers. Sometimes it's okay ...
Taki: It's NOT okay!! I'll swamp the mass communication to get this out! Then it'll be the end of the novelist, Eiri Yuki!! You are weakest when he's hurt, so ...

pg 73
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Shuichi: You'll never beat me using those kinds of tricks. You really are ... pathetic.

pg 74
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Taki: Just shut the fuck up!! [Dammit!! Dammit!! "Please don't get involved" .. I thought he'd come in crying ...]
Ma-kun: Taki.

pg 75
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Taki: You bastards .. You told Shuichi Shindou!! Traitor!!
Ma-kun: Taki .. you .. look, it's over.

pg 76
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Taki: What ... what the hell are you talking about? I keep saying it, but everyone doesn't get it.
Ma-kun: You've gone too far. How much longer you gonna drag this out? Shuichi Shindou has already won.

pg 77
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Taki: Fuck off!!
Ma-kun: Taki ...!
Taki: Goddamn it!! All of them ... Eiri Yuki, Shuichi Shindou, everyone .. I'll fucking kill them all!

pg 78
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Taki: Fucking idiots! I'm really gonna show them! Now the publisher will definitely have a front page story! Eiri Yuki's past ...

pg 79
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Seguchi: ... is extremely deplorable. Aizawa-san.

pg 80
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Shuichi: Yuki .. Yuki, are you okay? Not at all? Is it because of what I said to him? Did I say something wrong?
Yuki: Something like that ... you're right ...
Shuichi: Huh? Somehing I said? To him? That thing? My stupid bad habit .. What did you expect at this hour! I'm worried about you ...

pg 81
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Yuki: It's my fault ... I remembered .. it's all my fault.
Shuichi: You ... Yuki ..? What's wrong? [This strange look ..] Your eyes are the same as mine because ...

pg 82
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Shuichi: You're crying!? Yu-Yu-Yu-Yu-Yu-Yuki .. oh man, I'm sorry, I did something wrong!
Yuki: I really wanted to be with you ...
Shuichi: [Wha-what was that? This is bad .. Yuki, you're scaring me ...!!]
Yuki: But, I can't. I couldn't remember it. What if I do remember ..?

pg 83
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Yuki: I'll betray you again for sure. I can't take ir anymore. I'm so sorry. I don't ever wanna go back .. to killing.

pg 84
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Seguchi: Iwouldn't care if you beat or killed Shindou-san. But not for something as stupid as your wrongly directed resentment. Let me offer you some advice. I didn't think you were foolish enough to go this far with this. If you be a good boy and behave, you'll see the future that was promised to you.

pg 85
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Seguchi: He isn't the only person you would be damaging. Aizawa-san.
Shuichi: It's okay. You're not going to betray anyone. No one is going to hurt you either, I'll protect you ...
Yuki: Shuttup! Your voice echoes in here!
Shuichi: Why you!! I'm trying very hard to help, I said some embarassing things back there!!
Yuki: Oh shut up! It's the first time I've cried in 6 years and my head hurts something fierce!!

pg 86
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Shuichi: Wow ... 6 years!? You're so cool Yuki!! The one time you cry is in front of me!?
Yuki: Cool huh?
Seguchi: There is only one person who can heal his wounds. I'm sorry but ..
Shuichi: Very cool! I can tell there is a dark past .. I guess you'll leave me hanging huh?

pg 87
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Seguchi: And it isn't you.

pg 88
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Seguchi: Well, that being said, at any rate, your behavior was only barely passing. Nothing goes to waste, is my policy.
Taki: ... you son of a bitch. That letter ... was from you?

pg 89
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Seguchi: That's right. You don't understand why I do things at all.
Taki: Why? You're acting strange! Why would you go that far to hold Eiri Yuki's body!? Why are you protecting a killer!?

pg 90
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Seguchi: That's true. I'm doing this for Yuki .. because he's the one I love most in this world.

pg 91
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Seguchi: Farewell ... Aizawa-san.

pg 92
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Sakano: Your single is making a fast climb up the charts to second again. In other words, despite the one time fall, you're still rising above these events .. Braodcast. We've had a number of radio requests as well as numerous fan club memberships. This week, every publisher wants to do interviews with you two. If things continue like this, there will be an initial first pressing bonus with the production of the first album.
Shuichi: Ooooh ....
Hiro: Cool ...
Sakano: It's because of your "cool" appearance on M Fan that this is happening. Shindou-kun.

pg 93
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Shindou: We're big stars now Hiro!!
Hiro: Years of unswerving devotion from childhood!! Way to go Leader!
Noriko: ... indeed. Tohma at that time said, "I don't care if Ryuichi doesn't show up." ... wonder what he meant by that ..

pg 94
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Noriko: Anyway, my work here is done.
Shuichi: Yup, yup .. all do--
Sakano/Shuichi/Hiro: Say what!?
Noriko: What I mean is, I'm going back to Grasper.

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