Volume 31, Part 7: Fierce Fight!! Swimming Class Translated 05-Feb-95 by Karl Stenerud (sterling@helix.net) This is my second translation of the Ranma manga. I'm translating these to help me in learning japanese, so don't take this to be absolutely precice! If you find mistakes, please let me know. Part 7: Fierce fight! Swimming class 102 Hinako: Next, Tendou Akane read aloud. Huh? This is unusual. Tendou Akane, my best student, has dozed off. Akane: This is wonderful! I'm swimming with the fish. 103 Hinako: What's wrong? Couldn't she sleep last night? Ranma: Today's Home Room... We'll be swimming in the pool. Hiroshi: That's what it is! Yuka: Akane can't swim... Sayuri: She couldn't sleep because of her fear. Hinako: *snore* Ranma: Hey! Did you hear that? Sayuri: Akane's smiling. Ranma: Looks like she's having a good dream... (dream) Glub! Glub! Glub! Ranma: Glub! Glub! Glub! Glub! Akane: KYaaaaaAAAAAAAAAaaaaa! Hiroshi: Uhh.. Ranma... Hinako: Huh? 104 Hinako: I'm sorry, Tendou-san. You're embarrassed about this, aren't you? Akane: Uh? Hinako: Leave the matter to me. I'll make sure you learn to swim. Akane: Really, Hinako-sensei? Ranma: But... can Hinachan-sensei swim? 105 Hinako: For a good start, Tendou-san, we'll go through steps. Akane: Yes, Hinako-sensei. Hinako: First, take a shower... Akane: Right. Hinako: Carefully do preparation excercises... Hinako: Whew.. That tired me out. Akane: Sensei! 106 Hiroshi: What's with the elaborate scheme? Ranma: Are you SURE you can swim? Hinako: My, you sure are rude, aren't you? Hinako: I was given the nickname "human watermill hinako" for my ability... Watch this! All: (Human watermill?) Hinako: To-. All: Ooh! 107: Ranma: It's... Akane: It's amazing how she can spin like that. Hiroshi: Definitely a human watermill! Students: She's swimming round in circles. Ranma: She drowned... Ranma: "Human pump"! Hinako: Uh. Hinako: Ok, Tendou-san, let's have a competition to see who can swim the fastest! Akane: (I can't lose...) (Somehow, I'll find a way to beat the teacher.) 108 Hinako: Right, luck to us. Akane: (I just CAN'T lose...) Hinako: erimaki tokagee! [A type of lizard that has "neck flaps" which it spreads to ward off predators] Ranma: Quit fooling around! Hinako: Happou Go-juu en satsu! [her chi-sucking move, 50 yen power] Hinako: hmmf, my impossible adult self. [couldn't translate] Hiroshi: Wow, she changed into an adult! Ranma: Dammit.. Akane: That sneaky teacher.. Hinako: Watch how a gorgeous woman swims! 109 Students: Ooh! Hinako: *Glub* *glub* *glub*.. Ranma: Looks like the woman's drowning to me.. Student: I can give artificial respiration!! Student: Sensei, here I come! Hinako: backstroke happou change return! 110 Hinako: I did it! Hinako: Kyahahahahaha! super-fast! Akane: It's.. Ranma: Definitely a human jetfoil! Akane: I've got it! Ranma: Hmm? 111 Akane: The force of my kick will propel me across the pool!! Akane: (That way I'll be able to swim!!) Akane: *glub* *glub* *glub* Sayuri: Akane... mabye you should practice on the shallow end--- first... Hinako: Right now we seem to be evenly matched, Tendou-san. Akane: Hinako-sensei. Ranma: Evenly matched. 112 Hinako: But, I already figured out a new swimming move. Akane: Huh? Ranma: What!? Akane: This is horrible. If only I could at least float under water... Sayuri: But... the human body always floats underwater. Yuka: Just hold your breath... Akane: ah. Ranma: Now what.. Akane: If I were to hold my breath underwater, wouldn't that make me swim? Ranma: You mean you haven't been holding your breath? 113 Akane: Breathe out... it's so simple! Akane: I'll float by myself. Just watch me float! Hinako: Thank you all for cooperating with me. Hinako: New move... 114 Hinako: Happou tsuri sen Butterfly! Hiroshi: She.. she flew up! Daisuke: I see, she could get to the end of the pool like that. [couldn't translate] Akane: (I can't lose!) 115 Akane: (ok, I've inhaled one big breath of air, and now...) Akane: (Blow!) Akane: I did it! I swam! Sayuri: (Poor akane... she's not doing anything right.) 116: Narration: But, the both of them did not give up. Hinako: Happou tsuri sen breaststroke! Akane: *glub* *glub* *glub* Narration: And then... Hinako: More! more fighting spirit! Akane: Look, Ranma! I'm swimming! Ranma: I can see that... Hiroshi: I think this year we'll be doing without pool practice.