Chapter 10: Disappeared! 
 
 
  Translated by                   : Kaori Hasegawa 
                                    <khasegawa@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu> 
 
  Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto 
                                    <Alberto@advanced.fido.de> 
 
  Story and Art by                : Masakazu Katsura 
 
 
 <26> 
     Gokuraku:   Before you recover "Ai," please ask "Ai" what she 
                 wants. 
                 It's true that it's not yet the recovery time. 
 
 <27> 
        Youta:   Video Shop Gokuraku! 
                 Please appear! You said it would appear anytime if I 
                 had this membership card!! 
                 Shit. Give Ai-chan back to me. 
        Sound:   Wiiiiiiiii. 
                 Wiiiiiiiii. 
                 Wiiiiiiiii. 
 
 <28> 
        Sound:   Wiiiiiiiii. 
        Youta:   The VCR is still playing. so. 
        Sound:   Gusya. 
        Youta:   Uh. 
                 Because the VCR is still playing, Ai-chan must be 
                 somewhere!! 
 
 <29> 
     Narrator:   He walked around the next as well, and kept looking 
                 for Ai. 
        Youta:   You're not anywhere anymore, Ai-chan. 
 
 <30> 
           Ai:   Take me to Youta right now!! 
        Rolex:   Ai! What is your role!? 
 
 <31> 
           Ai:   To comfort. 
        Rolex:   That's right. You must think only about comforting. 
                 But look at yourself now, you're jealous, 
                 lonely, flirtatious. You now have many emotions. 
 <32> 
        Rolex:   In that way, you're not different from normal girls. 
                 A Video Girl has to be like an angel to men. There's 
                 no reason to exist if you're like normal 
                 girls. 
                 You have a limited playing time, so you can't live 
                 like a normal girl. 
                 You can't work as a Video Girl, so strange things 
                 are appearing on your body. This is enough 
                 to retrieve you. 
 
 <33> 
           Ai:   Oh no. 
                 Please! Secretly take me back to Youta!! 
     Gokuraku:   It's impossible. 
                 Give up. 
           Ai:   What's going to happen to Youta!! He must be looking 
                 for me!! 
     Gokuraku:   I think he's not looking for you anymore. 
           Ai:   Why not!! 
     Gokuraku:   Actually, while we've been talking here for only a 
                 few minutes, in the real world it has been 
                 one week. That means our time is in fast-forward. 
 
 <34> 
           Ai:   No kidding. 
     Gokuraku:   I'm not kidding. You have one more month of playing 
                 time. 
                 To recover you, I'm fast-forwarding you. 
                 I bet Youta already gave up after a week, and pretty 
                 soon you'll finish fast-forwarding. 
           Ai:   Such a thing. 
                 Show me what Youta is doing now!! Either he gave up 
                 on me or her didn't!! 
 
 <35> 
     Gokuraku:   .will be hard for you. 
        Sound:   Bu-n. Puchi. 
           Ai:   Youta!! 
        Sound:   Gaba. 
        Youta:   Excuse me. 
        Sound:   Fura. 
       People:   What? 
 
 <36> 
        Youta:   Have you seen this girl? 
       People:   I don't know. Maybe she's at a television station? 
        Youta:   Excuse me, do you know this girl? Her name is 
                 Ai-chan. 
           Ai:   Youta. .looking for me for a week. 
 
 <37> 
           Ai:   He's looking for me! He's looking for me!! I have to 
                 go to him! 
                 Right now, to him!! 
                 If I'm a failure as a Video Girl, make me human!! 
                 You're called a "God"!! 
                 You can do that, right!? 
                 Please. 
 
 <38>

        Sound:   Bi-- Gasya. Biri. Wuuu. 
        Youta:   Ai-chan. 
        Sound:   Su-- 
                 Fu. 
        Youta:   What! .This. What is this!! The picture disappeared. 
                 What about the tape!? 
                 What happened to the VCR!? 
 
 <39> 
        Sound:   Kiiii. 
                 Jyari. 
                 Pinpon. 
                 Kiiii. 
                 Batan. 
 
 <40> 
        Youta:   Ah. 
                 Ah. the light. the light in the entrance is on!! 
 
 <41>

        Youta:   Haa haa. 
                 Haa haa. 
                 Haa haa haa. 
        Sound:   Doki doki doki doki. 
                 Gu. 
                 Gacha. 
        Youta:   Ai-chan.!! 
 
 <42> 
        Moemi:   Oh, Moteuchi-kun! 
        Youta:   Moemi-chan.! 
 
 <43> 
        Youta:   So, she's not here. Ai-chan. 
        Moemi:   You haven't been to school at all, and even though I 
                 call you, the answering machine 
                 answers. So I was worried. 
        Youta:   I see. 
        Moemi:   I'm sorry. The door was open, so I thought maybe you 
                 would be back soon, and I came in. 
        Youta:   Moemi-chan. It's late, so you should go home. 
        Moemi:   O-okay. 
        Youta:   I'm sorry I made you worry. 
 
 <44> 
           Ai:   Welcome home. 
        Moemi:   When I came to the entrance, Ai-chan was here, so 
                 she let me in. 
           Ai:   It's pretty late, but. Here! Illustration board. I'm 
                 sorry like this. 
 
 <45> 
           Ai:   You stink. Haven't you taken a shower? 
        Youta:   Whose fault is it, stupid! 
         Sign:   [I send you ale!! Ai Amano] 
        Youta:   .is this a dream or illusion. .anyway, Ai-chan is in 
                 front of me! But this, I didn't know the 
                 package had changed.