========================================================== This synopsis was made by Benoit Socias ( bsocia@ulb.ac.be ), comments and corrections are welcome. Find the other synopsis of the same manga by the same person at: http://www.swb.de/~zahara/yo/mint.html Enjoy! ^^ ========================================================== MINTna bokura - Chapter 2 [by Wataru Yoshimizu - Ribon July'97] Warning : SPOILERS ahead ! ========================== ... hum... this is a synopsis, so I couldn't do much to avoid spoilers ^_^;; I don't understand Japanese very well, so, if I made any mistakes : -don't blame me, please... -send corrections in your reply -... huh... There are plenties of little jokes in the story, but this is not a translation !!!!! (The worse thing is that I don't even speak English properly... v_v...) Mintona Bokura -- Chapter 2 Title page : The rumour about the girl with a ribbon. 01- Noeru completes his morning checklist : "Spats : OK... Loose socks : OK... Hair band : OK... Noeru, young girl version : ready !!" 02- Noeru is a bit ashamed. He has to quickly go in front of the school to meet Maria... but he is too late : his watch has stopped. He thinks Maria is at the mathematics course. 03- But he don't go there and gets an idle hour. He lays on the ground under the sun. He feels good. A voice asks : "Minamino Noeru-kun ?" 04- It's an old lady. He says its him. She asks how he feels, being a boy. He is surprised. She says she is Morinomiya Shidzuko, the school's board chairman. 05- Noeru remembers his father said all was OK with her. She tells he may call her "Shidzuko". She asks if he gets accustomed to the situation. They talk about clothes and hair dress. 06- Next, they talk about Maria's love story (but don't say much). Then Shidzuko asks about Miyuu-chan (Noeru's roommate). He says she seems very independant. 07- Shidzuko says she was Miyuu's parents teacher and she made them go together. Noeru says Miyuu isn't very sociable, he hasn't seen her smiling yet. She doesn't seem to have any friend. 08- Shidzuko asks Noeru to make friend with Miyuu. He accepts. This pleases Shidzuko. [Unsure : Shidzuko says Miyuu will teach him some kind of Chinese self- defense martial art... sorry, I'm using edict for weird words...] 09- The bell rings, Noeru has to return to class. 10- Sunday. Noeru asks Miyuu to come with the basket club members to "Katchanland", but she says she can't come. 11- She asks him to keep the window open to let her come back late. Noeru thinks about her night activities, perhaps will he have to tell Shidzuko about this. 12- In front of Katchanland, the twins meet Hirobe. Noeru presents "herself". 13- Noeru warns Maria he'll survey them. Hirobe checks if everybody is present. Everyone gets his entrance pass. People talk about where they'll go. Somebody asks Hirobe to come to the "Kappa no Katchan Tanteichou". 14- Maria wants to join the group with Hirobe, but Noeru pulls her to the "Katchan shooting". (It appears to be a kind of Galaxian^3, with virtual reality glasses.) Then, the twins go to a Katchan merry-go-round, etc... Noeru suggest to go next to the Magical Cupid Love Diagnosis... 15- ... and to the Katchan Sunset Big Strategy. He asks Maria not to move, he'll get two colas. She can't stand it anymore. 16- Noeru meets Kanako-chan. She asks him if he know about Maria loving Hirobe. He knew. She asks his cooperation, because that's a unique chance for them. He refuses. 17- Kanako explains that Maria had done an adult choice. The "default" favourite is Sasa. 18- Kanoko seems to be a Sasa-fan. She asks Noeru's cooperation again. He still refuses. When he comes back to where he had let her, she's gone. 19- Maria is in a souvenir shop looking some Katchan cups. She's sad not being with Hirobe. She sees some good luck charms (cat-shaped bells). 20- She gets two of them. A voice asks if she'll buy those. It's Hirobe. He says he'll buy those too. She was first shocked, but then very happy. 21- He says he's got one for success in his future. She's got one for love fulfillment. He laughs learning she's in love. She doesn't say he is the one she love, but she thinks it very much. 22- Noeru interrupts them, "pouring" some cola on Maria's arm. Hirobe gives a handkerchief but she refuses it. 23- Maria goes to the toilet to clean it up. Noeru comes and says her facial expression betrayed her. But now, Maria is crying. 24- Noeru is shocked, he apologizes a lot. 25- Kanako and Hirobe had waited them : this pleases Maria. (Noeru shuts his mouth now) Hirobe had bought Maria's good-luck charm. 26- She wants to pay for it, but he says it was cheap. She thanks him, and they go to another interresting attraction. 27- Maria is very happy. Kanoko can't see Noeru anymore. 28- Noeru is walking alone, in the city, remembering Maria's crying face. He thinks a lot about the situation... 29- ...and finally shouts "SHIT !" surprising everyone around. He now considers he shouldn't interfer with that anymore... stupid Maria. He looks in front of him and sees... 30- ...Makimura Miyuu and a middle-aged man. 31- He remembers Miyuu's description by Kanako. (I still don't understand it, but I guess that was about her having strange relations) Could the rumour be true ? End of chapter 2 -- To be continued...