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kaialone · 7 years ago

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Yokai Watch 3 ver. 4.0 Translation

(Masterpost for my Yokai Watch translations can be found here)

This will contain spoilers for a sidequest of Yokai Watch 3 (ver. 4.0), so proceed with caution.

With that being said, this will be a translation of the entire “Yūka and the Mysterious Blue Cat” (“ユウカと不思議な青いネコ”) sidequest.

This was a pretty fun translation to do, because we get to see a lot of different characters, and Neko II is pretty cute most of the time.

Before we get to the actual translations, I want to go over a few points that are too long to just be explained via my usual notes.

If you don't care about translation details and just want the basic gist of the quest's story, I suppose you can skip these because they're so long. But I'd still recommend reading them, personally.

First of all, in this mission we are introduced to the yokai Neko II. Just so you know, in Japanese he is a called ネコ２世/Neko-nisei which translates to "Neko the Second", and I like to spell that as "Neko II" for space, and to make the reference to Necho II clear.

Now, there is various aspects to the way Neko II speaks in Japanese that don't translate well into English, so I want to talk about them here, and explain how I am personally going to adapt them.

Overall, from what I can tell, Neko II technically has a formal way of speaking, being royalty and all. However, he also pronounces certain words in a stereotypical "baby" accent, highlighting that he is still, well, a baby. It's a sort of humorous thing, he says these big words, but also sometimes pronounces words in a baby way.

Most notably is him pronouncing "-desu" as "-dechu" and the second person pronoun "kisama" as "kichama". Swapping "s sounds" with "ch sounds" like that is a typical way to portray baby/childish speech in Japanese, but note that Neko II doesn't do this with every word. Note that him talking like this could also be a result of him talking with a pacifier in his mouth though. Both “chuchu” and “chupachupa” are onomatopoeia that can refer to sucking on a pacifier, and Neko II frequently makes those noises, at least in his audio clips.

I decided to adapt this as him sometimes replacing "r" or "l" with "w", you know, "hewwo fwiend"-style, but to stay true to how it's in Japanese, I don't have him do it with all words.

Another thing is that in Japanese there is more than one first person pronoun, and Neko II uses the first person pronoun "nekocchi" to refer to himself. However, this is actually not a pre-existing pronoun, but one made up for Neko II. It is a combination of "orecchi", an informal and masculine pronoun used by Jibanyan, and "neko", which both means "cat" and is in reference to Neko II's name.

There really is no true way to translate this into English, but note that in Japanese using one's own name as a first person pronoun, or one based on your name I suppose, is basically considered cutesy, but childish. Aside from actual children, you will mostly see young women do this, but it's kinda hit or miss when it comes to how people will take it. In Neko II's case it's likely meant to be cutesy, because he is a baby AND a cute cat.

I decided to adapt this by having Neko II refer to himself as "neko" in my translation, because it didn't feel right to just leave it out altogether.

Note though that in Japanese, people use first person pronouns a lot less, because basically, the Japanese language usually omits the subject of a sentence if it is obvious based on the context. So while he does refer to himself as “nekocchi” you won’t actually hear him say it THAT often. As a result he might possibly come across as even more childish in my translation, just keep that in mind.

Second point I want to go over is the fact that this quest features all girls of Inaho's class. And well, a detail about the protagonists' classmates in the Japanese versions of these games is that we see how the protagonists refer to them, which honorifics they use, first name or last name basis, and so on. All details that, in Japanese, give us hints of how close they are to one another.

Now, when I translate Japanese into English, I usually don't include Japanese honorifics, unless they're part of a yokai's name or something. Note that I don't believe including them is inherently bad, in fact, when it comes to subs, I usually prefer having them included, but it's just something I decided to do for my personal translations, cause they don't sound natural in English, and I do try to sound natural, to some extent.

But I can't help that if I were to not mention them at all, we kinda lose information that is being conveyed to us in Japanese, therefore I usually try to point out at least some honorifics in my translation notes.

So for this translation I will point out all honorifics and the like in my translation notes, but there is one specific detail I want to point out here. Inaho refers to all girls in her class either with the cutesy/familiar honorific "-chan" or some other form of nickname. Even those that don't do the same for her. To me this signifies how Inaho is just kinda really friendly, maybe overly so, with everyone, even if they aren't really that close.

With that, onto the translation.

I go through these scene by scene. (There will be links to watch the scenes on youtube, too.)

Bolded is the original Japanese; for reference and in case someone who is better at Japanese than I reads this, and feels like correcting something.

Bolded and italicized is my translation.

(Number) Indicates I got a specific comment to make on that part in the translation notes.

Please keep in mind that I’m a beginner when it comes to Japanese, so it’s possible that I make mistakes, too.

Accepting the Request:

Mission Description: 石ノ森ユウカさんからの依頼です。捨てられた子ネコの飼い主を見つけてきてほしいとのこと。一番のおともだちの依頼ですよ！ It is a request from Miss Ishinomori Yūka. She wants you to find the owner of an abandoned kitten. A request from your best friend! (1)

Haku: 今回の依頼人はイナホさんのクラスメイトのユウカさんですね。 Our current client is Miss Yūka, Miss Inaho's classmate. (2)

Inaho: わわっようこそユウカちゃん！イナウサ不思議探偵社へ！！ Woo, welcome, Yūka! To the InaUSA Mystery Detective Agency!! (3)

Yūka: イナホ！ほんとに探偵やってんだね〜！ Inaho! So you're really being a detective! (4)

Inaho: えーっと依頼内容は… Umm, your request was about...

Inaho: 捨てネコの飼い主になてくれる人をさがしてほしい…？ You, wanting us to look for someone who can become the owner of an abandoned kitten...?

Yūka: うんちっちゃい子ネコなんだけどね… たぶんうちで飼えないから…。 Yes, it's a very small kitten, but... I probably can't keep it at home...

Yūka: イナホが探偵やってるって聞いたからきてみたんだ。 Since you're a detective, I thought I could ask you, Inaho.

Yūka: 不思議な依頼ってワケでもないんだけど… 大丈夫だった…？ It's not really a mysterious request though... Is that okay...?

Inaho: もちろんもちろん！ユウカちゃんの依頼なら！ Oh, of course it is! It's for you, after all!

USApyon: ていうか元々うちはどんな依頼でも受けてるダニ。 And I mean, we accept pretty much any quest anyway, dani.

Inaho: で！その子ネコはどこにいるの？ So! Where is this kitten?

Yūka: うちマンションの地下駐車場にいるの。 In the basement parking lot of our apartment building.

Inaho: ユウカちゃんちはそよ風ヒルズのリリィガーデンってことだよね。 Your place is in Breezy Hills' Lilly Garden, right? (5)

Yūka: そうそう！ That's right!

Yūka: あっ！またおなかすかせて鳴いてるかもしれない…！ Ah! It might be hungry and crying again...!

Yūka: ごめんイナホ！わたし先に行って待ってるね！ Sorry, Inaho! I will go ahead and wait for you there!

USApyon: ミーたちも向かうダニ！ We'll head over there too, dani!

Notes:

石ノ森ユウカ/Ishinomori Yūka is known as Jessica Stonewood in English.

ハク/Haku is known as Whapir in English. In Japanese, she refers to Inaho and Yūka with the respectful honorific さん/-san.

In Japanese, Inaho refers to Yūka with the familiar/cutesy honorific ちゃん/-chan.

In Japanese, Yūka refers to Inaho without adding an honorific, which is considered very rude, unless you are close friends.

The apartment building リリィガーデン/Lilly Garden is called Wisteria Gardens in English.

At the Parking Lot:

Yūka: ほらイナホ！ ��の子が例の子ネコだよ！ Look, Inaho! This little guy is the kitten I talked about!

???: よく来たでチュね！ Pweased to meet you!

Inaho: しゃべってるし二足歩行だしおしゃぶりもしてるよ…。 It's talking, standing on two legs, and also has a pacifier...

USApyon: どう見ても妖怪ダニね。 No matter how you look at it, that's definitely a yōkai, dani.

Yūka: イナホ… なに言ってるの？ Inaho... what are you talking about?

Inaho: へ！？ Huh!?

USApyon: コイツふつうのネコに化けてるんダニ。 This guy has taken on the form of a regular cat, dani. (1)

USApyon: ふつうの人間にはただのネコにしか見えないダニよ。 To regular humans, he just looks like a normal cat.

Inaho: マジっすか…。 Seriously...

Yūka: それじゃあイナホ！ Anyway, Inaho!

Yūka: 私はこれから習い事があるからお願いできる…？ I have a lesson now, so could you...?

Inaho: う… うん！まかせてユウカちゃん！ Y... yeah! Leave it to me, Yūka!

Yūka: ありがとうイナホ！それじゃあよろしくね！ Thank you, Inaho! Well then, I'm couning on you!

Inaho: …でアオニャン！君はいったい何者なの？！ ...So, Aonyan! Who the heck are you!? (2)

???: そんな一般ネコ妖怪みたいな名前つけるなでチュ！ Do not refer to neko with such a common cat yōkai name!

Neko II: ネコっちは妖怪ネコ2世！とある王国の王子ネコでチュよ！ Neko is the yōkai Neko II! The pwince cat of a certain kingdom!

USApyon: 王子ダニ？王子がなんでこんなとこにいるダニ？ A prince, dani? Why is a prince in a place like this, dani?

Neko II: 立派な王になるため試練として人間界にきてみたっチュが… Neko has come to the human world as a twial for becoming a fine king...

Neko II: とある施設にブチこまれて命からがら逃げてきたんでチュニャン！ Neko was sent to a certain institution, and bawely escaped with neko's life, nyan!

USApyon: …それでこれからいったいどうしたいんダニ？ ...In that case, what are you going to do now, dani?

Neko II: ネコっちをかくまってくれる人間が欲しいんでチュ！ Neko wishes for a human who can hide neko!

Inaho: えっとだからつまり飼い主をさがせばいいんでしょ？ Um, so basically, it's okay if we find an owner for you?

Neko II: 飼い主じゃないでチュ！ネコっちの「お世話係」でチュ！！ Not an owner! An "attendant" for neko!!

Neko II: そうでチュね… ネコっちの希望としては… That’s wight... neko hopes for...

Neko II: ネコっちを思いっきりかわいがってくれて甘やかしてくれそうな人で… ...Someone who wuvs and pampers neko with all her heart and...

Neko II: そして何よりキュートな女子がいいでチュね〜♡ Above all, neko would want it to be a cute girl ~♡

Inaho: 注文多っ！えらそーだなぁ〜。 So many orders! What a bossy fellow.

Neko II: この無礼もニャーー！えらそうじゃなくてえらいんでチュ！ Such impertinyance! Neko is not bossy, neko is the boss! (3,4)

Inaho: あーはいはいはい…。 Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

Inaho: まあ女子がいいならまずはクラスのみんなにきいてみよーっと！ Well, if you want girls, let's ask everyone from my class first!

Neko II: あっひとつだけ大事なポイントがあったでチュ！ Ah, there is one impowtant point!

Neko II: 「だっこ」がうまい子がいいでチュ！これだけははずせないでチュ！ Neko wants a girl that can "hug" neko well! On that alone, neko will not budge! (5)

Neko II: 「だかれごこち」をチェックして一番うまい子にするでチュ♡ Neko will pick the girl that does the best at a "hugging-sensation" test ♡

USApyon: 飼ってもらうのに生意気すぎるダニ…。 He's too conceited to keep him, dani...

Inaho: まそれじゃ５年１組の女子にかったぱしからだっこしてもらいますか！ Well then, let's try and have the girls of class 5-1 hug you, one after another!

USApyon: でも他の依頼を頼んでる子はやめておいたほうがいいダニよ。 But, you shouldn't ask girls that have other requests right now, dani.

Inaho: あーなんかアヤシまれそうだしな〜。じゃあヒマそうな女子にたのも〜っと！ Ah, yeah, that'd seem suspicious. So then, let's just ask those who seem to free right now!

Notes:

The verb I translated as “taking on the form of” is 化ける/bakeru in Japanese, which can also be translated as “transforming” or “disguising”, and is often used to refer to yokai’s or similar beings’ ability to conceal their true form.

This name Inaho gives Neko II on the spot is derived from 青い/aoi, which means “blue”. So in English it’d be like she called him “Bluenyan” or something.

Neko II’s catchphrase is この無礼もニャ!/kono bureimonya!, with 無礼者/bureimono meaning “rude/disrepectful person/people”, and of course “nya” being added. So I decided to adapt it as “ Such impertinyance!“, in order to retain both the “nya” part and the fact that he calls them rude/disrespectful.

This is a bit of a pun. Inaho refers to Neko II as えらそう/erasō (”bossy” or “arrogant”), and he gets angry, saying he isn’t that, he is えらい/erai (”important” or “great”).

What I translated as “hug” here is だっこ/dakko in Japanese, which can be translated as “hug”, but it also refers to picking up and holding someone, especially babies, or in this case a cat.

Aside from herself and Yūka, there are 10 girls in Inaho’s class, and at this point you have to go to them and try them out, so to speak.

Note that you can talk to them in any order you want, but, as USApyon implies, I believe you can’t try ones that are involved with on-going quests.

Talking to Minami:

Minami: ヤッホーイナホちゃん！ Yahoo, Inaho! (1)

Inaho: これはこれは… 運動神経バツグンのスポーツ少女みなみちゃん！ Well, well... It's the outstandingly athletic sports girl, Minami! (2)

Minami: あっ子ネコじゃん！かわいいー！ Ah, it’s a kitten! So cute!

Inaho: ねぇねぇみなみちゃん！この子ネコだっこしてみてくれない？ Hey, Minami! You wanna try hugging this kitten?

Minami: よーし！任せて！ギューッてしてあげるよ！ Alright! Leave it to me! I'll hug it tight!

Minami: ふふっやっぱ動物っていいね！！ Hehe, animals are really great!!

Neko II: スポーツ少女だけにちょっと豪快な抱き方でチュね…。 It’s a somewhat lively way of hugging, like one would expect fwom a sports girl...

Neko II: いつかボールみたいに投げられそうで怖いでチュ…。 Neko's wowwied she might throw neko like a ball one day...

Inaho: あはは！さすがにそれはないっしょ！ Ahaha! She wouldn't!

Notes:

In Japanese, Minami uses ちゃん/-chan when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese Inaho refers to her as みなみちゃん/Minami-chan. Her full name is 桐谷みなみ/Kiritani Minami.

Talking to Akira:

Akira: あー！イナホちゃん！ Ah! Inaho! (1)

Inaho: クラスの男子にも負けないくらい元気なおてんば少女あきらちゃん！ The energetic tomboy that can't be beaten, even by the boys of the class, Akira! (2)

Akira: …ってあれ！？？ネコだ！なんでなんで！？ ...wait, what!?? It's a cat! Why's that!?

Inaho: あきらちゃんワケは聞かずにこの子をだっこしてあげてくんない！？ Akira, don't ask why, but how about you try hugging it!?

Akira: えっ！いいの！？やったぁー！！ What? Can I!? Hooray!!

Akira: はー！ネコってあったかいんだね！ Hah! It's warm!

Neko II: う〜んだきかたがちょっと雑でチュねぇ…。 Hmmm, that hugging method was somewhat sloppy...

Neko II: 元気があるのはいいことでチュが女の子らしさもみがいてほしいでチュね。 It is a good that she’s enewgetic, but neko would want her to refine her girliness as well.

USApyon: イナホにも言ってやってほしいダニ。 I'd like you to say that to Inaho as well, dani.

Notes:

In Japanese, Akira uses ちゃん/-chan when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese Inaho refers to her as あきらちゃん/Akira-chan. Her full name is 三浦あきら/Miura Akira.

Talking to Koyomi:

Koyomi: こんにちはイナホちゃん。 Good afternoon, Inaho. (1)

Inaho: 「５年１組の母」こと占いが得意なこよみちゃん！！ The "mother of class 5-1", and a skilled fortune teller, Koyomi!! (2)

Koyomi: あら… この子ネコ… 大変だったわね… Oh... this kitten... it had it rough, no...?

USApyon: なっなんかもういろいろ見抜かれちゃってるダニ！？ S-Somehow she already figured out a lot, dani!?

Inaho: でもちょうどいいや！この子のことだっこしてもらえる？ But that's perfect! Could you hug it?

Koyomi: ええもちろん。 Yes, of course.

Koyomi: 抱いてあげるほらおいで。こわがらないで。 Come here, I'll hug you. There, there, don't be scared.

Koyomi: うんうんなるほどね…。 Ah yes, I see...

Neko II: ふんふん… なかなかやさしいだっこでチュね。 Hmmm... This was quite a gentle hug.

Neko II: ただ何もかも見透かされそうでちょっとこわいでチュ…。 However, the way she seems to see though everything is a bit scawy...

Inaho: げっもしかしてワタシもなんか見透かされてたりする！？ Ack, maybe she's seeing through something about me too!?

Notes:

In Japanese, Koyomi uses ちゃん/-chan when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese Inaho refers to her as こよみちゃん/Koyomi-chan. Her full name is 占部こよみ/Urabe Koyomi.

Talking to Yōko:

Yōko: あ〜イナホちゃんだ〜。 Ah, it's Inaho~ (1)

Inaho: この子は癒し系少女で超絶ドジっ子のようこちゃん！ This is the soothing girl, the transcendant ditz, Yōko! (2)

Yōko: うわぁ〜にゃんこだぁ〜。 Uwahhh, it's a kitty~

Inaho: ようこちゃん！よかったらだっこしてあげてよ！ Yōko! You can hug it if you want!

Yōko: わぁいいのぉ〜？おいでおいで〜。 Whoa, really~? Come here, come here~

Yōko: にゃ〜ん。ふふふ〜にゃ〜。 Meoooow. Hehehe~ Meow~

Neko II: なかなかこなれてるでチュね。この子はネコ好きにちがいないでチュ。 Vewy effowtlessly. This girl must love cats.

Neko II: ただドジっ子みたいでチュからだっこ中に転ばないか不安でチュね。 However, since she seems ditzy, neko wowwies she might fall over while hugging neko.

Inaho: まぁそれは… あるかも。 Well, that... might happen.

Notes:

In Japanese, Yōko uses ちゃん/-chan when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese Inaho refers to her as ようこちゃん/Yōko-chan. Her full name is 森野葉子/Morino Yōko.

Talking to Chinamin (1):

Chinamin: あらイナホさん。そちらの子ネコはでょうしたの？ Oh, Inaho. What's with that kitten? (2)

Inaho: まぁまぁくわしい話は置��といて… お願い！この子をだっこしてあげて！ Well, let's just leave the details aside... Please! Hug this kitten!

Chinamin: だっこ… ですって？ Did you say... hug it?

Chinamin: ふふネコの正しい抱き方情報もばっちり調べてあるわ！ Hehe, I've intensively studied the correct way to hug a cat, too!

Chinamin: まかせてちょうだい！ Just leave it to me!

Chinamin: ふふ手慣れてるでしょ？ほら子ネコもこんなに喜んでる！ Hehe, quite skillful, no? Look, the kitten is so happy, too!

Neko II: う〜んこの子口は達者でチュがイマイチなだっこでチュねぇ…。 Hmm, this girl has a way with words, but her hug is not quite good enough...

Neko II: まだまだお子チャマのちんちくりんでチュ。 She is still pwetty short, just like a child.

USApyon: イナホみたいなもんダニね。 Just like Inaho, dani.

Notes:

In Japanese Inaho refers to her with the nickname ちなみん/Chinanim. Her full name is 堀田ちなみ/Horido Chinami.

In Japanese, she uses さん/-san when referring to Inaho.

After trying 5 Girls:

Inaho: はぁ〜まだ誰にするか決めらんないのぉ〜？ *Sigh* You still can't decide on anyone?

Inaho: …ていうか理想高すぎない？ ...I mean, aren't you setting the bar too high?

USApyon: 文句ばっか言ってるダニ。 All you do is complain, dani.

Neko II: 当たり前でチュニャン！ネコっちは王様でチュから！ Of couwse, nyan! Neko is a king, after all!

Inaho: うちのクラスの女子はあと５人いるけど… どうしようっか？ There's still 5 more girls in my class, but... what now?

USApyon: もうこのへんでやめてもいいんじゃないダニ？ Can't we just stop here already, dani?

Neko II: な… 何言ってるんでチュか！？？ Wha... What are you saying!??

Inaho: う〜ん… そうだね〜飽きたらユウカちゃんとこにもどろっと！ Hmmm... Yeah, you're right. Let's go back to Yūka if we get tired!

USApyon: そよ風ヒルズのリリィガーデンだったダニね。 She was at Lilly Garden in Breezy Hills right, dani?

USApyon: どうせ誰でも文句つけるだけダニ。いいタイミングできりあげるダニ。 He complains about everyone anyway, dani. It's good timing for finishing this up, dani.

Neko II: この無礼もニャー！！もっとマジメにやるでチュ！！ Such impertinyance!! Take this more sewiously!!

At this point, you can return to Yūka at any point if you wish, or continue to try out the remaining girls, if you want to see the interactions with them.

Talking to Anna:

Anna: あれイナホちゃんじゃん。 Oh, it's Inaho. (1)

Inaho: ５年１組のギャル代表！アネゴ肌のアンナちゃん！！ Class 5-1's Gyaru representative! The dependable big sis, Anna!! (2, 3)

Anna: その子ネコどうしたの？ What's with that kitten?

Inaho: アンナちゃん！何も言わずこの子をだっこして！ Anna! Don't ask any questions and hug this kitten!

Anna: えっ？？うんまぁいいけど…。 Huh?? Well, okay, I guess...

Anna: ふふかわいいじゃん。 Hehe, what a cutie.

Neko II: ギャルっぽかったから警戒したでチュが以外に上手でチュね。 Neko was wawy because she is gyaru-like, but she is supwisingly good.

Neko II: でも見た目はやっぱりちょっと警戒しちゃうでチュ。 But her look still makes neko slightly wawy.

Inaho: えー！アンナちゃんにならワタシが飼われたいくらいだよ！ What!? If it were me, I'd like to be kept by Anna!

Notes:

In Japanese, Anna uses ちゃん/-chan when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese, Inaho refers to her as アンナちゃん/Anna-chan. Her full name is 渋谷アンナ/Shibuya Anna.

I’m no expert, but “Gyaru” is a Japanese subculture/fashion movement with many variants. The most unifying factor among them are eccentric fashionable clothes, heavy use of make-up, and hair that’s usually dyed/bleached brown or blonde.

Talking to Kanacchi:

Kanacchi: わっ…！きゃわ……！ Ahh...! Cute...!

Inaho: おや！カナっちどしたの？ Oh? What's wrong, Kanacchi? (1)

Kanacchi: べ… べつに…。 It... It's nothing...

Inaho: あのさ！当然なんだけどこの子ネコだっこしてあげてくれない？ Say! Long story short, do you want to hug this kitten?

Kanacchi: いいの！？？ Can I!??

Kanacchi: …じゃなくてべつにいいけど。 ... I mean, I don't care either way.

Kanacchi: はぁ……。 Haah...

Neko II: クールな子かと思ってたらなんかギュッと強くだきしめられたでチュよ。 Just as neko thought she was a cool girl, she hugged neko vewy tightly.

Neko II: それに… 妙に目輝かせてるでチュ… 身の危険を感じるでチュ…！ Moreover... There is a stwange glow in her eyes... Neko fears for neko's well-being...!

USApyon: たしかにかなり視線が熱いダニね…。 It is a rather passionate gaze, dani...

Note:

In Japanese, Inaho refers to her with the nickname カナっち/Kanacchi. Her full name is 大山可南子/Ōyama Kanako.

Talking to Jun (1):

Jun: あら？イナホさんじゃない！ Oh? Well, if it isn't Inaho! (2)

Jun: 私に何の用かしら？ Do you need something from me?

Inaho: え〜っと… 突然なんだけど… Uhhh... This is kinda sudden, but...

Inaho: この子ネコをだっこしてみてくれたりしない？ Would you try hugging this kitten?

Jun: だっこ…？ Hug it...?

Jun: いいけど… 服が汚れたら弁償してもらいますからね！ Very well, but... should my clothes get dirty I will have you compensate for it!

Jun: この服あなたが行くような庶民のお店のものじゃないんだから。 I'll have you know, these clothes are not from common people stores like you go to. (3)

Jun: ふんお洋服が汚れなくてよかったわ。 Hmph, I'm glad my clothes didn't get dirty.

Neko II: フツーなだっこでチュ。とっても庶民的でチュね。 An average hug. Much like a commoner.

Neko II: こんな無理してる庶民はネコっちに似合わないでチュ。 Such an twyhawd commoner does not suit neko. (4)

USApyon: たしかにかなり無理してそうダニ…。 Well, it's true that she's a tryhard, dani...

Notes:

In Japanese, Inaho refers to her with the nickname じゅんちゃん/Jun-chan. Her full name is 羽沢順子/Hazawa Junko.

In Japanese, she uses さん/-san when referring to Inaho.

What I translated as “common people” here is 庶民/shomin in Japanese, which can be translated as “commoners”, “ordinary people”, or “the general public” and the like.

Talking to Mā:

Mā: あらイナホさん。 Oh, Inaho. (1)

Mā: …ってあなた！ここは博物館ですわよ！？ ...Hang on, you! This is a museum!?

Mā: ペットは禁止よ禁止！まったくこれだから庶民は！ Pets are not allowed here, got it? Not allowed! Seriously, that is just so typical of common people!

Inaho: あはは… ごめんごめん！一瞬で終わるから！ Ahaha... sorry 'bout that! I'll be gone in a minute!

Inaho: まーちゃん！この子ネコだっこして！ Mā! Hug this kitten! (2)

Mā: いきなりなんですの！？ What's this now, all of a sudden!?

Mā: ま… まぁべつにいいですけど…。 W... Well, it's alright, I guess...

Mā: はいだっこしたわよ。これで満足かしら？ There, I hugged it. Are you happy now?

Neko II: …この子なんでこんなにへんな見栄張ってるんでチュか？ ...Why is this girl such a weiwd show-off?

Neko II: 庶民なだっこでチュね。ネコっちにはふさわしくないでチュ。 It was a common people-hug. She does not suit neko.

Inaho: 「庶民なだっこ」って何！？ What's a "common people-hug"!?

Note:

In Japanese, she uses さん/-san when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese, Inaho refers to her with the nickname まーちゃん/Mā-chan. Her full name is 百舌昌子/Mozu Masako.

Talking to Kirara:

Kirara: あイナホさん！ Ah, Inaho! (1)

Kirara: あらかわいい子ネコ！イナホさんのおうちの子なの？ Oh my, what a cute kitten! Is it from your house, Inaho?

Inaho: えーっと話すと長くなるんだけど… とりあえず… Uhh, it's a long story... Anway...

Inaho: キララちゃんお願い！この子をだっこしてみてくれない？ Please, Kirara! Could you try hugging it? (2)

Kirara: ええよろこんで！ Yes, I'd be happy to!

Kirara: だけど私… だっこなんてしたことないからうまくできるかしら…？ Though... I've never done this before, so I don't know if I'll do it right...?

Kirara: ふふかわいい子ネコ。だっこさせてくれてありがとう！ Hehe, such a cute kitten. Thank you for letting me hug it!

Neko II: パーフェクトでチュ！ She's pewfect!

Neko II: 超絶セレブのお嬢様なんてネコっちにピッタリでチュ！ An outstanding, wealthy young lady like this is just pewfect for neko!

Neko II: だっこが超絶ヘタクソなのを除けばパーフェクトでチュ！超絶おしいでチュ！ She is pewfect, save for that absolutely crappy hug of hers! An outstanding shame!

Inaho: ��ララちゃんもダメなの〜？これ以上リッチな子はいないよ！？ Kirara is no good either? But there's no richer girls than her!?

Notes:

In Japanese, Kirara uses さん/-san when referring to Inaho.

In Japanese, Inaho refers to her as キララちゃん/Kirara-chan. Her full name is 星風キララ/Hoshikaze Kirara. In English, she is known as Crystal Starr.

After Having tried all 10 Girls:

Inaho: これで５年１組の女子全員にだっこされたワケですが… Now all girls of Class 5-1 have hugged you, but...

Inaho: …いかがでした？ ...How were they?

Neko II: うーーーん… ビミョーでチュね。 Hmmmmm... Not that gweat.

Neko II: 惜しい子はいたんでチュが… どうもしっくりこないでチュ。 Some girls were close... but none of them matched.

USApyon: ぜいたくなやつダニ…。 What an extravagant guy, dani...

Inaho: あじゃあさ！ワタシもだっこしてみよっか？ Ah, in that case! Should I try hugging you, too?

USApyon: ダニ!? Dani!?

Neko II: いや遠慮しとくでチュ。それだけはないでチュ。 No, neko would rather not. Anything but that.

Inaho: ちょっ…！！まだだっこしてないんだけど！？ Hang on...!! I haven't even hugged you yet!?

Neko II: ないでチュ。 Anything but.

Inaho: ま… まぁいったんユウカちゃんに話して作戦ねりなおしかなー。 W... Well, let's go talk to Yūka and restrategize, I guess.

USApyon: あの子の家はリリィガーデンだったダニね。 Her house was at Lilly Garden, dani.

USApyon: 行ってみるダニ！ Let's go, dani!

Back at Yūka's place:

Yūka: あっイナホ！飼い主んもう見つかった…？ Ah, Inaho! Have you found an owner yet...?

Inaho: あそれがまだなんだよね〜これから誰にしようかな〜なんて…。 Ah, no, not yet. Figuring out who we should pick is kinda...

Yūka: ほっ… よかった〜……。 Oh... That's a relief...

Inaho: …ほっ？ ...Oh?

Yūka: あのねやっぱり… どうしてもきになっちゃって……。 Well, you see... I just couldn't get it off my mind after all...

Yūka: 私お母さんにお願いして飼わせてもらおうと思うの…！ I think I will ask my mother if I can keep it...!

Inaho: えっ！ででも飼い主には「条件」が…。 What? B-but... there are "requirements" for the owner...

Yūka: 条件？ Requirements?

Inaho: えーっと一回この子ネコだっこしてみてほしいんだけど… Umm, I'd like you to try hugging the kitten, but...

Yūka: …え？うんわかった。 ...What? Alright, sure.

Neko II: この「だかれごこち」…！！これでチュよ！求めていたのは！！ This "hugging-sensation"...!! This is it! This is what neko was looking for!!

Neko II: それにこの人間… そんなに ��コっちのことを慕って…… Moreover, this human... yearned for neko so vewy much...

Neko II: この想い… 王族ならばこたえてやらないといけないでチュ！！ Those feelings... As royalty, neko has to answer to them!!

Neko II: 運命の相手は最初から近くにいたんでチュね…。 Neko's fated other was this close fwom the vewy beginning...

Inaho: ええっ！ワタシの苦労は！？ Whaaat!? Then what about my hard work!?

Yūka: じゃあ私お母さんに話してくる！ Alright, I'll go talk to my mother, then!

Nyanpachi-sensei: 王子！ようやく見つけたですニャン！ Prince! I've finally found you, nyan! (1)

Neko II: せ… 先生でチュか！？ S... Sensei!?

USApyon: 先生… ダニ？ Sensei...dani?

Nyanpachi-sensei: ネコ２世くんは立派な王様になるために私のクラスでお勉強してたんですニャン。 Neko II has been studying in my class in order to become a fine king, nyan. (2)

Inaho: ええっ！「とある施設」ってニャンパチ先生のクラスのこと！？ Whaaat!? So, that "certain institution" was Nyanpachi-sensei's class!?

Nyanpachi-sensei: 勉強は立派な王様になるためにはかかせないことですニャン。 If you are to become a fine king, studying is indispensable, nyan.

Nyanpachi-sensei: わかったら教室にもどりますニャン。もう逃げださないことニャンよ！ If you understand this, return to the classroom, nyan. Please do nyot run away again, nyan!

Neko II: せ先生！聞いてほしいでチュ！ S-sensei! Pwease listen to neko!

Neko II: ネコっちどうしても一緒にいたい人間ができたでチュ… Neko has found a human whom neko wants to live together with, no matter what...

Neko II: この子のところでお世話になりたいんでチュ…！！ Neko wants to be taken care of by this girl...!!

Nyanpachi-sensei: どうしても戻れないというんですニャン…？ You absolutely do nyot wish to go back, nyan...?

Nyanpachi-sensei: …よろしい！ニャらば「卒業試験」ですニャン！！ ...Very well! In that case, this will be your "Graduation Exam", nyan!!

Nyanpachi-sensei: ちょうどこの人間は先生の知り合いですニャン。 This human happens to be an acquaintance of mine, nyan.

Nyanpachi-sensei: この人間が連れている妖怪たちと戦うですニャン！！ Fight with the yōkai that are lead by this human, nyan!

Inaho: なんですと！？ Excuse me!?

Neko II: 覚悟するでチュ！！ Pwepawe yourself!!

Note:

Nyanpachi-sensei is known as Mr. Crabbycat in English.

Nyanpachi-sensei uses the honorific くん/-kun when referring to Neko II. It is common for teachers to use this when referring to their students, mostly the male ones.

After the Battle:

Nyanpachi-sensei: なるほどですニャン…。 I see, nyan...

Nyanpachi-sensei: ネコ２世くんはたしかに何か見つけたようですニャン。 It does seem like Neko II has found something, nyan.

Nyanpachi-sensei: ネコ２世くん… 卒業おめでとう！ Neko II... Congratulations on your graduation!

Neko II: チュチュ…！？いいんでチュニャン！？ Chuchu...!? Is that alwight, nyan!? (1)

Nyanpachi-sensei: ええ… これからのことは人間が教えてくれるはずですニャン。 Yes... From now on, the human should teach you, nyan. (2)

Nyanpachi-sensei: 卒業おめでとう！ Congratulations on your graduation!

Inaho: おめでとう！ Congratulations!

USApyon: おめでとうダニ！ Congratulations, dani!

Nyanpachi-sensei: それではさようなら！元気でいるんですニャンよ！ Goodybe then! I hope you will do well, nyan!

Yūka: イナホ聞いて！飼ってもいいって！！ Listen, Inaho! I can keep it!!

Inaho: ええ！？ほんとに！？ Huh!? Really!?

Yūka: うん…！！ちゃんとお世話するって約束したの！ Yes...!! I promised to take good care of it!

Inaho: そっか！よかったね！！ I see! I'm glad!!

Yūka: ふふっそれじゃあさっそくこの子の名前つけないとね！ Hehe, now I have to give him a name right away! (3)

Inaho: あーこの子実はもう「立派な名前」あるんだよね〜。 Ah, actually, he already has a "fine name", you know.

Inaho: ネコ２世っていうんだけど… It's Neko II...

Yūka: えぇ〜… イナホがつけたの？なんかペットの名前じゃないよ〜。 What...? Did you name him, Inaho? It's not really a name for a pet, though.

Yūka: きめた！「アオすけ」ってどう？ I got it! How does "Aosuke" sound? (4)

Inaho: イヤイヤそんな一般ネコみたいな名前はさすがにイヤがると… Oh, no, no, no, he wouldn't like a common cat name like that...

Neko II: チュチュ〜♡ (わかったでチュ〜♡) Chuchu〜♡ (Alwight〜♡)

Inaho: なんですと！!？ Excuse me!!?

Notes:

Like I mentioned, “chuchu” is onomatopoeia that can refer to sucking on a pacifier.

Because the Japanese language lacks a true plural, this line could alternatively be translated as “From now on, humans should teach you.”, and I can’t say for sure which it is.

Because the Japanese language uses third-person pronouns a lot less than English, I basically had to presume what kind of pronouns the characters would use to refer to Neko II. He is male, so normally I’d just go for “he”, but I feel people who’d talk about him like a regular stray cat would probably refer to him as “it”? I don’t know, just be aware of this detail.

Aosuke is derived from 青い/aoi, still meaning “blue”, and すけ/-suke, a masculine name ending.

Talking to Yūka after the Quest:

Yūka: ねぇイナホ！アオすけに会いにこない？ Hey, Inaho! Do you want to visit Aosuke?

Yūka: 元気があり余ってるみたいだから遊んであげてほしいんだ〜。 He seems to have lots of energy, so I'd like you to play with him.

Inaho: それじゃ会いにいきますかな！！ Let's go see him, then!!

Yūka: うんうんおいでー。アオすけもきっと喜ぶよ！ Yeah, come visit. I'm sure Aosuke will be happy, too!

Talking to Yūka in her Home:

Yūka: ふふアオすけ元気でしょ？ Hehe, Aosuke sure is energetic, no?

Yūka: この子すっごい甘えんぼで家の中ではどこ行ってもいっしょなの！ He's such a baby, he follows me, no matter where I go in the house!

Yūka: あっいまは私とアオすけでお留守番だしイナホもゆっくりしていってね！ Ah, me and Aosuke are watching the house right now, so make yourself at home, too!

Talking to Neko II at Yūka's place:

Neko II: キチャマ！よくきたでチュ！ネコっちとバトルするでチュ！ You! Welcome! Now battle with neko!

Inaho: およっ！またまたなんで？ Oho? Why this again?

Neko II: この家は快適でチュが刺激が足りないのも事実でチュ…。 This house is comfowtable, but there's also not enough stimulation...

Neko II: だから刺激を求めてバトルしたくなったでチュ。 So, seeking stimulation, neko wishes to battle.

USApyon: 妖怪として遊べる相手がミーたちしかいないダニね…。 I suppose there aren't any yōkai who can play with you, besides us, dani...

Neko II: は… はやく戦うでチュよ！チュパチュパチュパ！ H... Huwwy and battle neko alweady! Chupa chupa chupa! (1)

Neko II: ふ〜んキチァマもけっこうヒマなんでチュね。 Hmmm, you must have a lot of fwee time, too.

Neko II: じゃあいくでチュニャン！ Now, here we go, nyan!

Note:

“Chupa chupa” is also onomatopoeia that can refer to sucking on a pacifier.

Beating Neko II Without Befriending Him:

Neko II: けっこう楽しかったでチュ！でもまだ遊びたりないでチュ。 That was pwetty fun! But, neko wants to play more.

Neko II: むにゃ… 運動したから眠くなってきたでチュ…。 Mmmm... Neko is getting sleepy from the exewcise...

Neko II: ちょっとお昼寝してからまたバトルするでチュ！ We will battle again, after neko takes a quick nap!

Befriending Neko II:

Neko II: ネコっちに勝つなんて無礼もニャ〜っ！おわびとしてネコっち��つれてくでチュ！ How impertinyant of you, beating neko like that! Take neko with you as an apology!

Neko II: ふ〜満足したでチュ！ほめてつかわすでチュ！ Hahh, neko is satisfied! You have neko's pwaise!

USApyon: もういいダニ〜？遊び続けるのはつかれるダニ…。 Are we done, dani? I'm tired of playing, dani...

Neko II: ちょっと待つでチュ！お散歩にもつれてくでチュ〜！ Now wait a moment! Take neko for a walk, too!

Inaho: なんですとー！ Excuse me?!

Neko II: ユウカと散歩するときはネコ友にしか会いえないんでチュ。 When Neko goes on walks with Yūka, neko can only meet cat fwiends.

Inaho: そういやユウカちゃんの前では普通のネコに化けてるんだった…！ Oh right, in front of Yūka, you take on the form of a regular cat...!

Neko II: 家にもまたくるでチュ。ヒマなら遊んでやるでチュよ。 Neko will go back home, too. Neko has fwee time, so neko is going to play.

USApyon: やっぱり上から目線ダニ…。 He really is just full of himself, dani...

Talking to Neko II after Battling Him:

Neko II: んん… むにゃむにゃ… 眠くなってきたでチュ…。 Hmm... *mumble mumble* Neko is so sleepy...

Neko II: バトルはまた今度でチュ。 We will battle next time...

I am unsure, but I believe this is dialouge for when you talk to Neko II when playing a version in which you can't fight and befriend him?

Neko II: よくきたでチュ〜！ゆっくりしていけでチュ。 Welcome! Pwease make yourself at home.

Neko II: ネコっちにはまだまだ庶民的でチュがなかなか快適な家でチュよ〜。 It's a still a commoner house to neko, but it is also quite comfowtable.

Optional Dialouge if you talk to Yūka as Nate:

Yūka: キミのおうちにもネコがいるんだよね。イナホから聞いたんだ〜。 You have a cat at home too, right? Inaho told me.

Yūka: うちも最近飼いだしたんだ。いつか合わせてみたいね〜。 I got one just recently, too. I'd like to put them together someday.

Mission End Description:

結局、ユウカに飼われることになったネコ2世。立派な王になるという目的は、どうなった…？ Ultimately, Yūka ended up keeping Neko II. What happened to his goal of becoming a fine king...?

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