xxxHOLiC 172 translation

[starlady]

!!! page 01
Watanuki: You said that "I don't want to know."
About other people.

And most of all about yourself.

Is that you "don't want to know"

Not because it's disgusting,
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!!! page 02
Watanuki: But because you're afraid?
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!!! page 03
Watanuki: More than anyone,

Since you're more afraid to know yourself than anything,

You don't want to eat food you've cooked yourself.
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!!! page 04
Client: Why all of that!?

Just because I don't want to eat it...!

Watanuki: Because
That's what I think.

Client: What...
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!!! page 05
Watanuki: Just as I told you before, I can't perceive the taste of what I make.
That's not just what I like,

But what I ate, and whom I passed time with as well
That I can't perceive.

...It's terribly scary.
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!!! page 06
Watanuki: It's certainly scary to know yourself.

But to not know yourself

To me is even more
...scary.
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!!! page 07
Watanuki: But
Because there are people

Who are here who eat it, and tell me that it's delicious,

Though I can't perceive the flavor,

I believe those people.
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!!! page 08
Client: Why
Must

You whom I've just met

Say such things to me!
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!!! page 09
Watanuki: We might not be able to meet anymore.

Even if we could meet today, it's not necessarily true that tomorrow we'll be able to meet again.
Now, there will never be a moment the same as this again.
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!!! page 10
Watanuki: "There is no such thing as coincidence in this world."

"Because everything is inevitable."

It's second-hand knowledge from Yuuko-san.

It's her pet subject.

Because we were at least able to meet today,
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!!! page 11
Watanuki: Let's cook together, and eat together.

Because I want to know
About you.

And I want you to know
About me.

Let's make rice balls.
{TN: There's a pun on "rice balls" and "connection."}
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!!! page 12
FX: CRASH

Himawari: What?

FX: Walking

Himawari: The kitchen?

Watanuki: Please wait!

FX: Pit-a-pat
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!!! page 13
FX: SLAM (with resonance)

Himawari: Watanuki-kun!?
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!!! page 14
Kohane: You okay?

Watanuki: Yes...
I am.


The woman who refuses to put food in her motuh. The fate that waits for her is!?

Comments

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

The woman who refuses to put food in her motuh. The fate that waits for her is!?

she gains 100lbs from fastfood...oh wait, she's not in the usa, maybe 20lbs.

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

Or she gets hit by a bus.

[(Anonymous)]

Wow. He's ok. I thought for sure he'd be in trouble after the latest Tsubasa.

[ariadnechan.livejournal.com]

wow i want to know what happens in there!!!!

th<nks for the translation!!!

[violet-sounds.livejournal.com]

Thnks fr the translation!!
Did she flee? What a strange chapter^^

[syaoranmew.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the translation!

And Viva la Vida rocks. <3 I still need to get this CD. *liked Violet Hill too*

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

I heard an amazing a capella version of it before I actually heard the Coldplay one. It's a great song.

[syaoranmew.livejournal.com]

Really? I want to hear it! It must be very beautiful...

Anyway, on page 11, wasnt it "Let's make omusubi (rice balls)"? Or making rice balls together has this poetic meaning of "connection"?

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

LOL you're right. You know, I've never heard anyone in Japan actually call them that, which I why I went right for the poetic meaning.

[loveless-chan.livejournal.com]

owww watanuki! you're so perfect!