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 Penguin Brothers Chapter 9 Black: This is all you've got? No more? Gray: Please let me go. Hina: No stealing allowed at a school like this one. [She's filming all this] Blacks: You two!! Hina: I've got it all on tape. Hamazaki kun, you want to go to U of K? I don't think it be possible if your behavior is this bad. Ichikawa kun, I heard your girlfriend's dad is a police. I wonder how he'll think of you if he sees this. Black: How do you know all this..!! Hina: If you don't want this published, never bully a Gray student again. I won't tell you to be one since there'd be no point if you don't come by your will. If you two are scared of Nishizaki, only pretend that you are listening to his orders. How's that? Blacks: Damn it... Hina: I can't hear you! Blacks: Alright!! [Ru reports a problem going on at the south side of the school, so Hina and Koshiba goes] Koshiba: We've now got about half of the bullies to listen to us. This is easy. Hina: I don't think this is making my personality look good. White: Good luck new kid! Hina: Thanks [Koshiba is surprised] Hina: Everyone's been nice since that thing with Kamaitachi. Like this morning. *flash back* Girl: I like your spirit sister, let us be your followers!! Hina: All right!! *end* Hina: I've got six of them. Koshiba: Wow!! Hina: Ah, Shirayuki san. Hello. Shirayuki: Hello. Koshiba: The promised week. I'm looking forward to tomorrow. [He talks to her as she passes by, so Hina doesn't hear this.] Shirayuki: Me too. [She has an evil grin on her face.] ***** At the karaoke box Grays: Cheers!! Koshiba: We've got ten people just in a day. Takamizawa: People who were moved by Mishima and others who were convinced by people in our club. We're doing pretty good. What next? Koshiba: Right now, there are about 40 Grays. If each of them gets 2 people a week, we get an addition of 80 Grays. And if those 80 gets 2 each and if the next 160 gets 2 each, we'll have over 400 Grays on the third week!! Easy, easy!! Hina: That's some plan we gotta depend on others. Ru: It sounds like vice pyramid selling. Takamizawa: I don't think Nishizaki would let us do it that easily. And we don't know how Ishiki or Takigami will come against us. Koshiba: I don't think Ishiki's gonna make any move. It seems that he doesn't carewhether he wins or not. He doesn't have a will of doing it. Takamizawa: Ishiki isn't interested in people but he is kind of nice to Mishima. Haven't you heard anything like that from him? *Hina's flash back* Ishiki: Don't do this again. You might really get hurt in the future. *end* Hina: I don't know what he's thinking about either.... Takamizawa: I see. Gray: Oh, it's Utada. Who's singing next? Hina: That's me. Takamizawa: This is a hard one! Koshiba: It hurts if you sing on a wrong note. Hina: Shut up! [Hina sings and everyone can't believe their ears] Takamizawa: It's Utada...! Koshiba: She's in this karaoke box.....!! Gray: She's got such an unexpected side. Takamizawa: How about Koyanagi!? Koshiba: Sing Ringo too! Takamizawa: Put all of them in!! Hina: I can't sing all of them at once!! ***** Outside Koshiba: C'mon, let's go for more. Hina: I'm tired, so I'm going home!! Ru: Me too... Koshiba: Aww! Hina: I'll escort you home Ru chan. Ru: Eh? Koshiba: That's ok, I'll do that. Ru: You don't have to, my it's close and it's still early. Koshiba: Tomorrow's the deadline, so we don't know what might happen. Ru: Deadline? Koshiba: Oh nothing. Hina: Let's do our best for tomorrow too!! Grays: All right!! Koshiba: Let's go. Ru: Uh huh. [Koshiba sees Ishiki and Nishizaki together] Ru: Koshiba kun? Koshiba: Yeah. [He turns back to see them again, but they're gone] (Why Nishizaki and Ishiki..... Is it just a coincidence?) ***** On Hina's way home Hina: (I've dropped by a book store, and now I'm late. No one's home though.) [Someone grabs Hina's backpack, drags her and swings her into a small space between the buildings] Hina: That hurts. What's your problem!! [She tries to get up but a guy keeps her down] Guy 1: Be quiet for a bit, it'll be over soon. Guy 2: Over so soon? Guy 3: Let's have more fun. Guy 2: We're told to have her unable to go to school, right? So what do we do? Guy 1: You're so dumb, we're told not to say that, remember? Guy 3: Who cares, she's finished here anyways. Hina: You guys aren't from our school, are you? Who called in on you guys!? Guy 1: I told you to shut up! Shall we shut that mouth first!? Hina: (They're no ordinary guys...! Someone....!) Nishizaki: Great position you're in, monkey. Hina: (Nishizaki!!) You coward!! You want to win, to the point of even using such guys like these!? Nishizaki: What are you misunderstanding for? I don't remember making friends with those guys. I've just walked by here by a strange coincidence. Guy 4: Who are you? Guy 5: Get lost if you don't want to get hurt! Nishizaki: That's what they're saying, so I'm going home. Bye, and good luck. Hina: Wait...! You wait for a second! Nishizaki: What? Hina: You actually think you can go, after seeing this situation!? Nishizaki: So what do you want me to do? You gotta speak up or I won't know. Monkey of the mountain. "Please help me Nishizaki sama, I will listen to anything you say." Repeat after me? Hina: Why would I...!! Nishizaki: Then bye. Hina: Wait!! [Nishizaki is smiling] Hina: P... Guy 6: Haven't you heard, you're in the way!! [Hits Nishizaki7s head with a stick] [That ticked Nishizaki off] Nishizaki: Who do you think I am!! [Kicks the guy's face] Take this! Hina: [Astonished] (He's strong!! I always wondered why he, still in grade 10, was the leader, but I can understand from his strength..... Also Ishiki kun who's equally as strong. When he hit me, he hasn't used much of his strength. If he did, I'd be dead.....) Guy 1: H..help..! Nishizaki: Die!! Child's play. Hina: (A devil....!) Nishizaki: Why did I have to help you. You better keep your promise! Hina: When did I make one? Guy 7: No idea of who you are but you've made quite a mess! Nishizaki: I guess he called for his friends. Guy 7: Be prepared. You won't go home alive. Hina: Hurry up and beat them. Nishizaki: You're crazy. Even I can't take this number. Run for your life!! Hina: Nooo!! Guy 7: Don't let them get away!! Hina: Why does this happen to me!? Are you sure they're not from your pay!? Nishizaki: Don't be stupid!! Why do you think I'm running fast at full speed now!? They're a street gang who are making themselves known in this area. If we get caught, we won't be able to go home with our body in good shape! Guy: Which way!? Spread out and look. Hina: How do we break through..... [Nishizaki spats down] Hina: What happened!? An injury!? Nishizaki: It's an old one from the past. It seems that I ran wild for too much, it's starting to ache.... Hina: Are you ok!? Nishizaki: It'll recover if I stay put. Go, or you'll be found in no time. Hina: But...!! Nishizaki: Just go!! [Hina goes] Nishizaki: Not that way...! Hina: This way guys!! Guy 1: There she is!! Guy 2: Get her!! Nishizaki: That ediot...! ***** After a while. Hina: I've lost them, but we'll have to hurry. Hang on to me. Nishizaki: Are you dumb? You think I'm gonna cry and thank you? Hina: Don't misunderstand. I hate you and I don't care what happens to you. I don't wish to do this but it's true that you helped me.... So I don't want to be a coward who will run away, leaving you behind. Nishizaki: Why do I have to be in this because of you... Hina: That's my line, thank you very much!! Nishizaki: Why!? Hina: Because they seemed like they were asked by someone in our school who doesn't like what I'm doing. Then you'd be the root of it. Nishizaki: .......!! Hina: (If it's not him, who could it be? Someone we threatened with their weakness? But I'd never dreamed I'd be helped by him.) ***** They rest on a bridge Nishizaki: Feww. hina: Hey, why are you so keen about Ishiki Shoui? Nishizaki: Wha!? hina: You're trying to arouse him by using me. Nishizaki: His existence itself annoys me. Hina: Then you should just ignore him. Nishizaki: That can't be. Hina: Why!? Nishizaki: For example, if a light of the sun shines on you, a shadow is created behind you. Each of our existence is like that to each of us. [There's a pause for Hina] Hina: And why are you talking cool? That was cold. [Nishizaki notice something and lifts Hina up] Hina: Hey, what are you do... [He throws her into the river and he jumps after her, who looks terrified] Guy 1: Where are they!? Guy 2: They were really here a minute ago. Guy 1: Look more carefully!! Hina: I thought I died, I really did. Nishizaki: There's more chance of dying if we were still up there. Hina: Still, don't suddenly throw a person down the river!! [They get out of the river] Hina: What do we do, we're all wet!! ***** Next morning [Hina wakes up] Hina: What time is it? My whole body hurts... Oh yeah, I was in a big riot yesterday.... [She sees a hand. Hina turns around and sees Nishizaki asleep next to her] Hina: (What's going on!!?)