Vol. 9
Sailor V vs. Debrine
Originally appeared in Run-Run, March 1994.Translated by Alex Glover. Version B-1.01, 9.96.
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Box: One February, a few days before Valentine's Day.
Minako: It's almost Valentine's Day! Now cute and extraordinary
chocolates are lined up all over, and it's fun wherever you
go!
Box: I'm Aino Minako. I looove sweet candy! I'm a young thirteen,
and in 7th grade.
[Just a little cultural note: In Japan, only girls give candy and the like
on Valentine's Day. Boys give candy to girls later in March, on White Day.]
Friend 2: Mina, who are you giving a valentine to?
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Minako: Me? Well...
Balloons: Mina's journey with boys.
My first love, Higashi-senpai. But he died...
(I sorta killed him.)
Gamer Taku. He was nuts... But I respect his gaming skills.
Amano... I don't think so. (That loser.)
Maybe that stable guy at the game center.
Or Saitou-senpai! But he seems pretty violent.
Friend 2: How many pieces do you plan to give? Obligatory-gift
chocolate is out of fashion.
Friend 1: So who's your sweetheart?
Minako: Sweetheart!? I-! I-! I don't have a sweetheart!!
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Minako walks through the Shiba shopping district.
Minako: There's nobody I like... I'm probably going to have such a
lonely youth.
Artemis: Isn't that just a coincidence? You could find someone to like
right away.
Box: This is the preaching, sassy tomcat, Artemis.
Minako: Artemis! You- You've been REALLY rude to your master lately!
(Even though you're a cat.) You're so cold to the fact that
I don't have anyone to give chocolates to. I'll only be
giving them to you and dad.
Artemis: That's fine with me. (I love chocolate.)
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Minako: What's this? Lots of people. Are they selling chocolates over
the counter?
Girl 1: Two rainbow chocolates!
Girl 2: I'll take five!
Saleswoman: Here you go! Everyone, get in line!
Artemis: Mina...
Minako: Wow! Those chocolates are SO pretty! Rainbow chocolate, eh?
Hundred yen a piece? That's cheap! Me too! I want three!
She buys some pieces of the chocolate.
Minako: This looks good! Ehehe!
She takes off the wrapper and tosses it on the ground.
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Wakagi: Hey, you! Don't throw your trash on public streets! Your
teachers at school may let you get away with that, but the
police won't!
Minako: [thinking] Oh! He's cute! Even with that angry face, he looks
like a nice guy!
She walks away with Artemis.
Wakagi: Hmph. Every year, every year. Before Valentine's Day, I feel
like giving up this patrol. The whole city gets crazy with
merriment. The crimes get more and more numerous...
Artemis: Mina! How many times do I have to tell you.
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Artemis: Okay? You have an important mission. Love is forbidden! A
soldier of justice has no use for it!
Minako: Come on, Artemis! It's not like I want to marry the guy!
(Jeez, marriage...) I mean, I don't have a sweetheart. Relax!
(I wonder if that guy's from around here. I'd like to talk to
him some more.)
Minako pops one of the rainbow chocolates into her mouth.
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Minako: Yummy! Feels like I'm melting away! Like a rainbow of
flavors! I've never tasted a chocolate like this!
(Actually, maybe instead of giving these to someone, I'll
just keep them for myself!)
Artemis: Oh, yeah, no need for concern...
At the Dark Agency Office.
Crossed out on a list:
Narkissos
Pandora
Petite Pandora
Fluorite
Luga
Hibiskos
Vivian
Danburite: Thanks to Sailor V, every one of our operations has failed.
We're having a hard time gathering energy. My neck's really
out on the line here...
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Danburite: The end of the Dark Agency could be near...
Saleswoman: Now, now, Daaanburite-sama! Calm yourself by eating some of
these sweets! Just leave things to me, Debrine. I'll get you
lots of energy! I'll take care of the Dark Agency's
fundraising, too.
At the Metropolitan Police Board.
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Chief: Oh, these are good! It's been ages since I've had rainbow
chocolates. That's it, for Valentine's Day, I'm giving these.
But, I'm the superintendent-general of the Metropolitan
Police Board, Sakurada Natsuna, and really, I want to give
chocolates to V-chan! She's my favorite! Doesn't anyone know
where she lives!?
[Note: natsu = summer, haru = spring.]
Chief: Because of all this stress from not being able to meet
V-chan, I've lost weight. Really... Wakagi!
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Chief: It's your fault, you good-for-nothing! You can't catch Sailor
V!
Wakagi: It's not my fault!
She points to a chart on the wall.
Chief: Look at this, Wakagi! This is your record as a special police
officer. Your capture rate almost zero! Now compare that with
Sailor V's capture rate. Look! It's just going up!
Wakagi: If you like V that much, why don't you get her to work for
the special police yourself. You can meet her all you want at
the crime scenes.
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Chief: Wakagi! That's your job!! Got that? Your duty is to solve
suspicious, strange incidents, build my reputation, and get
Sailor V!
Wakagi: (Since when is getting Sailor V my job...)
Chief: Next time you get outdone by V, if you let her slip through
your fingers, I'll send you to Siberia!!
Wakagi: Si- Si- Siberia!?
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At school.
Friend 2: Man, my chest is tight...
Friend 1: No way, mine too.
Minako: Me too. And my skirt's gotten so tight.
Friend 1: Look, look, my Sailor V socks... They're all stretched out.
Eww...
Friend 2: [thinking] Has she... gained weight?
Friend 1: Hey, want some rainbow chocolate?
Minako: Yes, please! Those are good!
(I'll just take one...)
At Minako's house.
Minako: I'm home! Oh, I'm tired. Think I'll take a shower.
Artemis: Mina...
Minako: Yeees?
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Artemis: You've got some flesh sticking out from your skirt.
Minako: Huh?
Artemis: Mina, have you... put on a little weight?
Minako screams and jumps on the scale.
Minako: I've gained 4 kilograms! Oh no! Oh no! Is it all that
chocolate!?
Artemis: I can't think of anything else.
[Japan is metric, of course.]
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Artemis: I don't want to look at some porky Sailor V.
Minako: You shut up, Artemis! It's fine! Just 4 kilograms, I'll work
it off with my everyday training! Right away! But... My mouth
is empty...
Artemis: Don't worry, I'll take care of these.
He eats the remaining rainbow chocolates.
Minako: Artemiiiis!
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At school.
Girl 1: Man, you've gotten fat!
Girl 2: Me? What about you!
Girl 3: Oh... I've gained 5 kilograms... What am I going to do...!?
At the Metropolitan Police Board.
Chief: I've gained weight again! Since I've been sampling all these
chocolates, I've put on six kilograms! Is that the reason I'm
gaining all this weight!?
Man: You know, Chief, lately you've been looking a little pudgy...
Back at school.
Girl 1: What can I do!? With this fat body, I can't give valentine
chocolates!
(He won't like me!)
Debrine begins throwing out flyers.
Debrine: (Take one! Here you go, take one!)
Flyer reads: Este de Brine
Get your ideal proportions!
If you act now, the full course is FREE!
Girl 1: Huh? Este de Brine? The full course is free!?
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Girl 1: I want to lose weight by Valentine's Day! I have to go!!
At Shiba Park. Wakagi is reading the newspaper.
Wakagi: This is suspicious! Smells like trouble! This chocolate
company and Este must be working together. When suspicious
stuff starts going down, Sailor V always-! Hurry and show up!
Damn V! This time I'll get you!
Minako sits with Hikaru on the bench next to him.
Minako: What am I going to do... I gained weight again!
Hikaru: If all you eat is chocolate, you're bound to gain weight.
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Minako: But they're so good... These rainbow chocolates. Haven't you
ever yielded to temptation, Hikaru-chan?
Hikaru: Self-control is the foundation of dieting, Mina.
Arrow: (Always oolong tea!)
Minako: Got it! No matter what, I'm going to lose weight!
(Like Artemis said, I don't want to die a porky Sailor V!)
She breaks a twig off a tree and holds her fist up.
Minako: I'll do it!
Wakagi: Hey, come on now! What are you doing breaking public
property! You're getting a fine! A fine!
Minako: Oh no!
(I'm sorrry!)
[thinking] Oh!! It's him!
He looks at her.
Wakagi: Huh?
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Wakagi: [thinking] The same red ribbon...
Hikaru drags Minako away.
Minako: (Hey, wait! Let's talk some more!)
Hikaru: (Mina!)
Wakagi: Oh boy... Thinking everyone looks like Sailor V, I'm going
crazy. What?
Hikaru: A new building?
Minako: Este?
Wakagi: Full course for free? Suspicious.
Minako: Free!? No way! I want to go!
Artemis: Meow.
Minako: Artemis!
Artemis: Mina! What're you doing! You don't have time for detours,
being a soldier of justice! Hurry and get home for training!
Shape up!
(Don't you want to lose weight!?)
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In the Este de Brine building.
Debrine: And so, everyone, heavy girls look better! Boys like glamour
girls. This is the age of plump girls being popular! Still,
for those of you who want to lose a little weight, you can do
so for an extra fee.
The girls are placed in machines not unlike those in 'Slim City.'
Debrine then shows them their reflections in slimming mirrors.
Girl: Wow! I've lost so much weight!
Debrine: Thank you!
Girl: I feel sort of dizzy. But if I lost weight, I must be okay.
Debrine: [thinking] Heh heh heh. Everyone, you can't lose weight.
Girls who want to lose weight will get the impression that
they have when they look in these mirrors.
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Debrine: [thinking] Keep on eating the rainbow chocolate I made and
keep on gaining weight. Then come to Este de Brine. And when
you've gained plenty of weight, I'll take plenty of your
energy.
(And your money, too!)
February 14. Valentine's Day.
Girl: Here you go! Rainbow chocolates! They're really good, eat
them up!
Boy: O- Okay...
Girls: Wakagi-saaan! Eat these!
Wakagi: What!? Rainbow chocolates!?
Girl: All the girls are SO fat!
Boy: Rainbow chocolates, eh? Mmm!
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A few days after Valentine's.
Girl: All the boys...
Woman: The men at work...
Together: Don't they look like they've gained weight?
In the command center.
Artemis: Everyone around here looks really chubby.
Newspaper: Fat is in fashion!
Buy only rainbow chocolates!
Artemis: Odd... This smells like an enemy!
Minako: Artemis! Look! Look! I lost weight! I'm almost back to
normal!
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Minako: And since I've lost weight, I can have a few rainbow
chocolates... Artemis!
Artemis is scanning one of the chocolates with the computer.
Artemis: Boss!
Boss: I'm getting abnormal reactions from these chocolates! Making
people gain weight unnecessarily, it must be the work of the
enemies! Mina! Take action!
Minako: What!? The enemies made me gain weight!? I won't allow that,
Boss!
She runs to the chocolate store, but it's not there anymore.
Minako: What!? A swindler! That chocolate store is gone!
Artemis: If that's true, it's another suspicious thing!
(Maybe because Valentine's is over...)
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A girl walks out of the Este de Brine building.
Girl: Oh, great, I've lost so much weight!
Minako: Hey! She hasn't lost any weight at all!
Artemis: She looks strange!
Wakagi holds back a crowd as he approaches the building.
Wakagi: I'm the police! If you're not concerned with this, keep out!
I'm investigating!
Artemis: Police? Uh-oh.
Minako: Hey! It's him! Let's go! Crescent Moon Power Transform! I'm
transforming with energy!
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Minako: Change me into a beautiful secretary!
She brushes by Wakagi.
Minako: I am the president's personal secretary. Pardon me.
Wakagi: Excuse me. I'm Wakagi, of the Metro Police special forces.
Would you show me to the president's office?
Minako: Sure, I'd love to! So you're with the police? Wakagi-sama.
Handsome name.
Crowd: Now! We want into Este de Brine too!
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Wakagi: Look out!
Wakagi covers Minako as the crowd charges past.
Minako: [thinking] Mina... It's the first time you've been protected
by a man... His new suit, his starched shirt, his regimental
tie. His arms are strained, protecting me. He's elite. I can
tell, from the way he smells. Wakagi-sama...
Wakagi: You okay?
Minako: Yeah!
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Wakagi: I'd like to go to the president's office, so...
Minako: Oh, right! The president's office.
[thinking] Umm... Err... Where would that be... I'm in
trouble.
(Oh, and I want to investigate some more...)
The look through the building.
Debrine: Heh heh. I'll take lots of energy from your plump flesh, and
I will gain from it. With my operations, I'll take all your
energy and your money. Heh heh.
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Wakagi: Now who is that!? She looks suspicious! Is that Este!?
Minako: [thinking] Debrine!? An enemy!?
Debrine: Who's there!?
Minako: [thinking] Oh no!
Artemis: Meow! Meow!
Minako: [thinking] Mina! Gotta transform! Wakagi-sama, forgive me!
She cracks a vase over his head, and he drops unconscious on the
floor.
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Minako: Debrine! You make people eat and gain weight, you're like an
enemy from Hansel and Gretel! As the president's personal
secretary, I can't permit your management policy!
Debrine: Who are you!? Such a stylish person is still left!?
Minako: Moon Power Transform!!
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Minako: Code name: Sailor V! I have unrivaled style! The soldier of
justice, the sailor-suited beautiful soldier, I am Sailor
Venus!
Debrine: I won't allow your style! From now on, girls' rice skin will
be rice fat!
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Debrine: Rainbow Chocolate Attack!
A storm of chocolate flies at Minako.
Minako: Oh no! I'm going to melt away to this sweet temptation! No,
no! V-chan's Rub Out Sailor V Chop!
Debrine: Yeouuuch!
Minako: Debrine! To lose weight, you have to exercise! And thanks to
your workout with me, I'll lose weight for sure!
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Minako: I don't have time to waste looking at you anymore! Maiden
enemy! I'll wipe out you and your chocolates! Crescent
Slender Beam!
Debrine screams as she's destroyed. The building crumbles below
Minako.
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Minako: The Este de Brine building's health has been wiped away, too.
Like meat.
Wakagi: Uhh... Sailor V! You! You did this, didn't you! Oh! Don't let
those chocolates get near me! Those chocolates! I'm resolute.
I hate sweets!
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He faints.
Minako: Wakagi-sama!? Huh. Chocolate is bad for Wakagi-sama. But
even though Valentine's is over, not participating in it kind
of disqualifies me as a girl.
Artemis is trapped below the rubble.
Artemis: Uhh... Uhh... Somebody help me...
Minako: It might be a little late, but...
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Minako: My sweetheart this year is the man who protected me.
She bends over and kisses Wakagi. As she does so, a button pops off
her skirt.
Minako: ......
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Minako: Uh-oh! All those overweight people have to be returned to
normal. Venus Power! Love Crescent Shower! Pour down!
People: Huh...?
What!? I was supposed to go to Este and lose weight!
Oh no! I haven't lost weight!
Minako: What!? Why!? Their bodies have hardly gone back to normal!
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Minako: Uh-oh! Were those rainbow chocolates as fatty as real
chocolates? Oh no! Now what!?
Person 1: Somebody... Put me back to normal...
Person 2: Gotta do it somehow. This fat body is horrible!
Papers and candy begin to fall from the sky.
Person 1: What the-?
Person 2: What are these? Flyers?
Person 3: Candy!
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Person 1: Look! These flyers are dieting cures!
Person 2: Mine is a weight-loss diet through bean curd!
Person 3: Weight-loss tea! This has a store with it!
Person 4: These are diet candies!
Person 5: No way! I want some!
Minako: What's going on!? They're falling from the sky!? From where!?
From who!?
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Minako: Who!?
She looks up and sees a masked man standing atop a building, tossing
candy into the air.
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Artemis: That's-!?
Box: Inside that storm, the downpour of candies...
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Box: Sailor V's first 'To be continued!'
Minako: He's cute! Who is it, who is it!? I can't see his face well,
but his style is flashy! He looks tall! His face must be
nice, too! Oh, I wish I could give chocolates to him! Are
these candies... My White Day present?
(Little early, though.)
Chief: Well, Wakagi. Now your capture rate is zero! A promise is a
promise.
At the Metropolitan Police Board, Siberian branch. Wakagi shivers.
Wakagi: Why do they have a branch in this place!? Why!? Damnit! It's
all Sailor V's fault!!
