Because why not. My translation could be a little off here and there (and it probably is), but I'm pretty sure I got the point with it anyway.
Put your "Radiohead - Creep.flac" on standby.
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Beautiful things by Tomita Douji
("Things" as in possible "people" or things "things")
002
Haa haa haa haa haa
003
Haa haa haa haa haa
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Haa haa haa haa haa
005
Excuse me...
Uh... uuuh...
I came here... in secret...
I've heard you can repair things.
I do.
006
Well, what're you waiting for?
I ain't telling nobody.
Aah...
Is that the thing?
A spyglass?
Show it to me.
Can you fix it?
If my dear mother know it's broken...
She's going to be really angry.
Yup.
...Yup.
Well, in that case, I'll do it.
Can you come and pick it up tomorrow?
Yeah!..
Thank you so much!
[There...]
007
[Was a lot of secrets like that.]
["Broken things" were brought here.]
Aah.
So that's what it was.
Here...
[This man repaired such secrets of the whole town.]
A screw is missing here.
008
Screws...
Screws...
Scre...
It's near the second window...
In the second drawer...
[Unraveled plushie, an illustrated book with torn pages.]
[A show with torn bottom, metal necklace covered with rust.]
[Mechanical bird refusing to sing.]
[Some ill cat.]
[He did any repairs almost for granted.]
There it is.
There it is.
[That's the only thing he could do to provide himself with food.]
009
[Beatiful street.]
[Beatiful things.]
[As for the man, he was born a freak.]
010
[His only friends were...]
[Foggy nights.]
[He roamed the empty streets.]
011
[He cherished these beatiful hours.]
Nothing.
Here...
Nothing.
Aah...
So beautiful.
[He found solace in that].
I'll take it home.
Aah...
012
So beautiful.
It's beauty just burns the eyes.
You look so stunning, dear...
You're everything I care about.
If only you could also become mine only...
I would...
I...
013
Nothing here.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Moving on!..
014
How scary...
How scary...
If they found me...
Such... An ugly thing as me...
Would surely get dismantled...
I better go home...
Better go home...
...sman.
Mr. Repairman.
Bump.
How long have you been studying japanese?
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Good day!
Have you repaired my spyglass?
Here.
It's gonna be...
Five copper coins for you.
Oh woow!
It's a miracle!
It's just like new!
Uum...
Ah!
So cool! Mr. Repairman!
Your...
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Your eyes...
Are of obsidian colour!
Uh...
And they're so sad!
I've never seen eyes like this before!
It's gonna be...
Thank you very much!
Farewell!
Phew...
This kid sure did surprise me...
Ho-ho.
Ho-ho-ho...
Aaaaaaah!
Let's just say... not that long and leave it that.
017
Somebody!
It's horrible!
Somebody, over here!
So horrible!
Somebody, help!
Mr. Patrolman!
[Every beatiful thing in this world...]
[Breaks as easily...]
Somebody!
[As an egg's shell.]
How...
018
How fragile...
Looks like he tripped over and shattered on the ground...
With such a frail body...
And this is it's fragment...
Ah...
Even the fragment of yours is beautiful.
019
So beautiful...
This dress is like a spring breeze.
I wonder what kind of fabric is that.
What do we have here...
020
This spyglass...
It's that kid.
Ah...
Good for you...
Seems like your mother...
Didn't punish you.
021
Waaah!..
Waaaaaaah!..
022
Aaah!
Aah...
Waah!
Uwaah!
023
Uuugh...
Uuugh...
Uuugh...
It's gonna be fine.
You're gonna...
Uuugh...
Be fine.
bump
024
Everything's fine.
You're fine.
You'll get better.
That...
I promise.
025.
We're not buying stolen goods.
Y...
You got it wrong.
I...
I work as...
A repairsman.
Eeh? What's that?
Disgusting... Will you kindly bother someone else with that?
My apologies.
026
We're sorry.
But in this shop we're not buying the second-hand goods.
If you want my opinion, you're trying to charge way too much for this.
I won't buy any of that.
I'm sorry, but we can't help you there.
Maybe you'll try your luck somewhere else?
Ouch.
Ha-ha!
027
Nice! I got him!
His voice is weird!
Monster!
Ew! His clothes are dirty!
Ha-ha!
Going everywhere selling trash!
Do you really think someone's going to buy this trash?
It stinks, right?
It sure is!
What a weird face!
ha-ha-ha!
Ah...
He's getting away!
Hold up!
We're gonna catch you!
028
Is he there?..
Nope.
That's weird...
He couldn't just dissapear.
What are we gonna do?
Let's look for him tomorrow.
Eh?
I'm getting kinda tired.
Me too...
Me too...
Well, me too, I guess...
Ha-ha-ha!
Uuugh...
029
I...
I'm back.
It took so long.
Today...
Was the first time I ever gone outside in broad daylight.
I want to make you...
A proper dress.
Made of silk...
With buttons made of seashells...
Some fancywork with a golden threads.
A necklace with a stone.
Both expensive.
People living on this street are so kind.
They gave me a lot of wonderful things.
030
And so I'll make you...
A dress like spring breeze...
You...
[This beatiful thing is a boy.]
You would've loved the white skirt...
His male genitals were still intact.
[But the repairsman didn't know the difference between men and women.]
[And so, he thought he's dealing with a girl.]
[It was a trivial matter to him anyway.]
[He was obsessed.]
031
Every skill he polished to this day...
Everything...
It was like everything was for that exact moment alone.
He, the man thrown off well one day into the due to his ugliness...
Felt like the fire began burning inside him.
032
How terrible...
Why would someone do that?
What did I... do to deserve that?
Looks like stuff like that can happen even on Main Street.
Right!
It was just last week when someone broke into the jewelry store!
They stole some necklace with a stone...
...Cheer up.
Everyone's gonna help you fix this.
It's gonna be as good as new.
But who would've done things like that?
It's scary.
Now the patrolling is gonna be even more severe...
033
A little bit more.
And more.
Everything is just for you.
There's no one...
As beautiful as you on this street.
Aah...
You...
How...
034
I wonder how would your smiling face look.
035
Aah.
Yes...
You sure are...
Beautiful.
Although you don't know a single thing about me...
I was always watching you.
036
Both living and dying...
Hurts the same.
Day after day of enduring shame...
For a pathetic freak like me...
You were oh so beautiful...
But this child...
When I started...
To warm up to her...
She outshined you.
Like a beacon.
So... For her...
I need your eyes.
Those eyes.
Those pale eyes...
Are the same as hers.
Please...
Hey!..
037
What're you doing here?!
You monster!
038
039
I guess...
040
You can try all you want to make bread with dirt...
But you'll still get shit as a result.
I was blind my whole life.
We can't stay here.
They're gonna find us sooner or later.
041
No second thoughts.
No regrets.
I wonder, how many times did I look up like this?
042
Haa haa haa haa haa haa
043
You...
You're everything...
...I have.
You are everything I have in this world.
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045
046
047
048
049
050
Huh?
I...
Where am I?
What with the clothes?
So weird...
bump this looks really interesting, thanks OP
051
I didn't even notice...
It's already dawn...
Oh well...
052
I better return home soon!
Fin
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And that's it. Feel free to shit on me, my awkward translation and my mom if you feel like it.
You're shit. __________Thanks user__________
Thanks for the dump and translation
You just mixed up 持つ and 待つ here user
so are they all dolls or something, or is this just a metaphor?
Yup, I sure did. It's "What do you have for me" or something like that then.
Yes, humans breaking apart easily is the thing in this story AND a metaphore at the same time, i think. Fragility of life and stuff.
>gets rid of his one attractive physical feature
you win some, you lose some.
i love that it ends with this shot. I wonder if he killed himself or merely tripped and fell into the well. either way it's interesting that he's the only one that bleeds.
Forgot to mention, this is an award-winning one-shot, it got Four Seasons award.
Bump
Hoffmann vibes heavy