Nami's Note: This translation is for any body that wants to read manga. Don't redistribute this translation for your site, commercial use, or anything I consider inappropriate. If you like this story, you could be supporting the author by buying this manga^-^ "Penguin Brothers" is copyrighted to Shiina Ayumi and Shueisha. Signs: (THINKING) [ACTION] ***** = change in time or place Acknowledgment: This chapter of Penguin Brothers is translated by Indy(indydeath@hotmail.com). Thanks Indy =) Penguin Brothers Chapter 12 Hina's house [Hina, who just woke up, is yawning as she opens the door. Then, she bumps into this huge package] Hina: (Huh...? What is this package? Did we have this kind of stuff in our house?) [She hears something] Hina: !!? Kyouichi: Hey! Breakfast is served. Hina: Kyou chan! Where have you been!? You could've at least called, didn't you think I'd be worried!? Kyouichi: Sorry, sorry. Were you that lonely, when I wasn't home? Hina: Of course I was! [Kyouichi is shocked at hearing this] Kyouichi: (Such an unusual honest reaction) Hina: Didn't I say before? I can only make complaints, when I'm with you. [Kyouichi is kind of moved at hearing this] Kyouichi: You seem so tired and stressed out. Sorry... Today, I'll find some time to listen to all your problems. So come home early, okay? Hina: Okay! Hina: Oh, by the way, I have many things about the past that I wanted to ask you! So, you better be home today! Oh yeah, the people from the museum called many times, wanting to talk to you about the gallery. Remember to call them. See you. [Kyouichi is waving good bye to her] Flashback: Many things about the past... Kyouichi: (Not good, maybe I should flee.) [Kyouichi walks into his art studio and takes off a cloth from a painting. The painting shows a happy mother with her smiling daughter] Kyouichi: Sister... Your kid's all grown up already. But, I guess it's still too early to tell her the truth. ***** On Hina's way to school Hina: (This is great! Kyou-chan is home!) Yeah! ~ ***** In a class room at school Takamizawa: This is incredible, you actually got Shirayuki. Good job! We've been trying to encourage people, but they just wouldn't budge. However, now that Shirayuki is one of us, students immediately agreed to join. Just today, we got 30 people! Hina: I really didn't do anything at all though. Takamizawa: Nope, she said she's here because "I sympathize with Mishima san's way of thinking"! Hina: Really? It's all because of me? Tetsuta is holding a sign: I don't think so. Hina: Ah! Shirayuki san is here! Shirayuki: So, what's up? Hina: We'e just going to have a strategy meeting here. Do join us! Shirayuki: Koshiba kun, come over here for a sec... Shirayuki: So you know, I really don't care about the school revolution. I'd rather not have you guys thinking that I'm your fellow partner. Koshiba: Oh, I see! You really agree with our concept!! Shirayuki: !!? Koshiba: You going to help us increase more Greys? Why, I'm so glad! Go Shirayuki! Shirayuki: Wait..! Tetsuta: Shirayuki has a lot of supporters, so this will definitely benefit us! Oh yeah, I already made a list! I get my job done quick, eh? Good luck! Everyone's counting on you! Shirayuki: Uh... Leave it to me... Someday, I will have a poisonous snake in your bag. Tetsuta: Awww. Hina: Ru, what's the matter? You don't seem so well. Ru: Huh? I'm fine. Hina: Really? Hina: The strategy meeting will now be starting. First off, please report our current situation. Takamizawa: So far, we have all the members in basketball club, volley ball club, and baseball club. Part of the guys in the soccer club, ping pong club, and the track team. Also some students from non-sports clubs and students who aren't in the any clubs, plus the 30 people who joined today... So far, there are a total of 126 members!! We've passed 100 people! Koshiba: Wow, this is fantastic! Hina: We're doing great! We will keep working with the Mouse strategy. The problem is that we don't have any girls. This month, I want to focus on increasing the number of girls. With the days we have left, 300 more students will be hard work. When 3rd term starts, 12th graders will be starting to prepare for their finals, so they won't come to school that often. This month is it, it's what decides everything. We'll hear our plans from Koshiba. Nami's note: If you don't know what Hina means by 'Mouse strategy', you can refer to the plan Koshiba talks about at the karaoke box in chapter 9. Koshiba: To increase the amount of girls, I've listed the students who has respect among the girls, and who would actually listen. I've listed their movements and how to deal with them. Read this, and try to bring them to our side. Takamizawa: What do we do with the main reason why girls aren't willing to join us? Hina: ? Takamizawa: I'm talking about bullying. All the girls say that they can't join Gray because they're afraid of it. [Ru's face looks very tense] Hina: I see, good point. Koshiba: Bullying among girls is very dangerous. About this, I have also thought of a solution. First, we take on the boss of a girls bullying group, for everyone to see. [There is this serious aura going on in the classroom] Gray: The boss, meaning... Takamizawa: That person... Shirayuki: Should be. Gray: It's true, If we don't get rid of her, the amount of girls will never increase. Ru: .......... Hina: Who is THAT person!? Can you guys explain, in a way so I can understand? Tetsuta: One of the Gray killer force, know as 'Butterfly'. Hina: Another one!? Give me a break!! Koshiba: As for this, Piyoko and I will be working on it scretly. If they find out, we'll definitely encounter some problems. Worse, they might get in the way of this whole school revolution thing. We have to be extra careful with our following actions. ***** somewhere in the hallways Hina: Is she really that dangerous? That so called Butterfly. Koshiba: Shhh! We don't know where and who might be listening. 'Snake' and 'Kamaitachi' act for the sake of their group. It's wrong, but they think they're doing the right thing. On the other hand, Butterfly only finds pleasure in destroying others. She can't resist having fun in bullying others. [Elsewhere, Ru enters her classroom and she find her books all ripped and torn apart. There's a butterfly left behind] Hina: AWFUL! That's just terrible!! Someone like that should be caught, and pay for what she did!! Koshiba: She doesn't have any power herself, but the problem is the people that are supporting her back. She is associated with the gangsters, and she has connections with people of that sort. Hina: Argh! For real!? How are we supposed to confront her? A person like that... Koshiba: In order to fight against her, we need an ally who will support us. We're going to go talk with that person right now. Hina: Who!? Who is it!? Is he stronger than the gangsters!? Koshiba: Iijima Yutaka. Hina: Iijima..? Hey, I think I've heard of that name somewhere... [Hina gets her behind kicked] Nishizaki: Don't be walking around carelessly in front of me. Monkey. Hina: ............... Hina: What was that for? You air head!! Nishizaki: Oh!? You wanna fight, eh!? Hina: I don't have time to be dealing with you!! Koshiba: (Just look at them, all friends now... Why?) Black: Nishizaki san! Bad news!! Nishizaki: What is it? Black: There's this group of strange people outside. And they are yelling "Get Nishizaki Kaito and Mishima Hina to come out!" Nishizaki and Hina: Huh?! [A group of dangerous looking people is outside the front gate] Black: Those people are a group of gangsters who has control of the East area. All of the members seem to have a violence background; they're very dangerous. Black: But I can't believe they've come all this way to our school... Nishizaki, Hina, Koshiba and a group of black students are looking at the gangsters from a window] Black: Do you have any idea of getting in trouble with them? Nishizaki: ...We Hina: Do... Hina: It's all your fault! Getting all pissed over some little thing!! Nishizaki: What did you say!? Don't you dare forget that I was the one who saved you. Koshiba: Are those the people who attacked you a couple days ago when you were going home from the karaoke box? That means, they've come here seeking revenge from Nishizaki... Koshiba: (Then Shirayuki can't be blamed for this any more...) [Hina and Nishizaki are fighting like crazy] Black: Now is not the time to fight! Nishizaki san!! Nishizaki: Humph! If they want a fight, I'll give them a fight! Hina: !! Black: If you go out now, then you'll be dead!! Nishizaki: Shut up! I can't turn my back on my enemies any more and walk away!! This has nothing to do with you guys, get lost! I can handle this by myself. Someone: No way! They've got weapons! Nishizaki: Bring out whatever wea--pon!? [Koshiba hits Nishizaki right in the head with a bat] Koshiba: Yoh, someone get me some rope! ***** In a classroom Nishizaki: Don't think you'll get away, tying me up like this. Koshiba: Yes, yes. You be quiet. [He tapes Nishizaki's mouth] Nishizaki: !! ...!! ....! Koshiba: We don't care what happens to you. But those people want our leader too, so we can't let you do whatever you want. Takamizawa: I'm not responsible for what may happen afterwards. Koshiba: But if we let this wild dog loose, things will just get complicated. Gray: The entire school has been surrounded. We're trapped. Takamizawa: This is too much, we can't do anything about it. Looks like we'll have to call the cops.... Koshiba: Charge of assembling with offensive weapons isn't such a huge crime. When they're out, they'll come back. Takamizawa: Then what do we do? Damn it, at such a busy time like this...... Hina: Sorry guys... I'm slowing down our plan. Takamizawa: I don't think it's your fault. Koshiba: ........ Koshiba: Let's have Iijima Yutaka come. That person can scare these guys away. Hina and Nishizaki: ! Takamizawa: You're right, but I don't think there'll be an agreement for teaming up. Koshiba: We're just gonna have to do something about that! Has the power to chase away those gangsters..... I wonder who that person is like. Hina: Ah! I know! Iijima Yutaka was the first name on that list! One of the five original grays! Koshiba: Yup! Gray: I saw Iijima today. Takamizawa: What?! She came to school today!? Gray: Yah. I was surprised because she rarely comes. Koshiba: Go find her! Go find her! We got to bring her here! Hina:I'm going too! Even though I don't know what Iijima looks like.... Nishizaki: ............... ***** one of the hallways at the school White: Iijima? Just were in the music room. I wonder what kind of person Iijima is. One of the five people who were Grays from the start. Hina: (Ah! The sound of a piano. It's played very well. Who's playing it?) [A girl's playing the piano] Hina: Excuse me, was Iijima Yutaka san here a minute ago? Wow... A very beautiful girl... The beautiful girl: Have a seat. Hina: What? The beautiful girl: Questions after I finish playing this piece. Hina: Oh..sorry. Ah..! She not wearing uniforms....!! A new gray!!! Hina: (Wow, I'm so happy!! But, why did she join the Gray? I can't wait to talk to her!!) This is a wonderful piece of music. Allows me to recall the long ago past.... [Hina sits quietly listening to the music] [The beautiful girl notices something and stops playing] The beautiful girl: .....Why are you crying? Hina: Huh? Oh? I wonder what's wrong. Maybe I'm tired.... Hina: That piece you just played was fantastic! It felt like it rang through my heart! I'm moved! Who's piece is that? The beautiful girl: ....I composed it.... Hina: Really!? That's amazing!! You definitely have a talent in composing music. And you're excellent at playing the piano as well. The beautiful girl: ....Thanks... So...what is it? Hina: What? The beautiful girl: You wanted something from me didn't you? Hina: Oh, I'm looking for a person called Iijima Yutaka kun.... The beautiful girl: I am Iijima Yutaka. Hina: What? A...girl!?? ***** Nishizaki: I'm gonna be like this till the next issue!? Nami's note: He means that he'll be tied up till the next issue of Ribon comes out, which is in a month. But, for people reading the tankobon, this doesn't make any sense^^;;