[CD Drama] Sound Episode 02 - Part 1

Stage 9.258 - I Can't Tell Lelouch

Translation notes:
1.Kaichou = "president" = Shirley and Lelouch's nickname for Milly. I left it in the original Japanese because it sounds too awkward in English.
2. Milly-side = Milly + Kallen + Shirley + Nina + Rivalz; no Lelouch.
3. Italicized Lelouch's dialogue = his thoughts.
4. Lelouch thoughts are sometimes separated with //s; this means that the line inside the //s and the line outside of it occurs simultaneously.
5. This is the updated version of the translation. Has every Lelouch line in it, or at least I'm about 98% sure I've covered all of them. Not much different from the previous version, on the whole, but if you really want to know Lelouch's every thought, this one is for you. Note that the point of this particular track is to drive you nuts, and you're not supposed to be able to figure out everything he says, but since this is a translation... why not?


Milly: Hey, is it true?

Shirley: I didn't think it was, but...

Rivalz: It's quite the shock, isn't it?

Nina: Yeah, you might even call it traumatic.

Kallen: So that's how it is... I didn't realize it at all.

(Door opens)

Lelouch: Kaichou, sorry--

Milly-side: (gasp)

Lelouch: --I'm late. So what have you decided on? The

Massive Round-the-School Domino Rally? The school-wide, dawn-to-dusk "I'm a Dog, Woof!" Day? Ah, I'm absolutely against the Gender Switch Festival, okay? Hmm? Is something wrong?

Milly: Eh? Oh, no... um.. Rivalz!?

Rivalz: U-um... how should I say it... Shirley!?

Shirley: Eh!? W-what was it again... what was it...? Nina!?

Nina: Erm... that... uh... Kallen?

Kallen: Eh, me? I... um... (fake coughing)

Lelouch: Hmm? What's with this heavy, distant atmosphere? What's wrong? Why won't anyone look me in the eye?

Milly: Hey, shouldn't we tell him?

Lelouch: What happened?

Shirley: Straight to his face!?

Rivalz: Who else?

Lelouch: Could it be... my secret's out!?

Shirley: How about Nunna-chan?

Lelouch: If so, wait, which one?

Rivalz: Oh, right!

Lelouch: The Geass!?

Nina: But I think he'd hate that the most...

Lelouch: No, the fact that I'm Zero is much more likely. Impossible! / Think! Retrace the lines of my memory! / I committed an error that led to the discovery of my true identity!?

Milly: Ah, that's true...

Lelouch: But there isn't a single shred of evidence they can trace back to me! Just where did the information leak out from!?

Kallen: But still, we can't just keep pretending we don't know... Ugh!

Milly: (low hiss) What's wrong!?

Kallen: Eh? No, it's just that I met his eyes for a moment there...

Lelouch: No, Kallen's suspicions should have been dealt with in the shower room. Besides, even if she knows, I doubt she'd do anything that would be a disadvantage to Zero.

Rivalz: Wha~t!? Come on, that was a chance! Why don't you tell him?

Lelouch: No... I don't know that for sure. Damn it! / Looks like I was far too careless in school... / I let my guard down!

Kallen: W-why do I have to do it? I'm not the only one who's bothered about it, right?

Lelouch: In any case, I need information...

Rivalz: That's true, but...

Milly: Well, it certainly is a bizarre problem~

Lelouch: ...Will I discover the key to the truth from their conversation...?

Milly-side: Hmm...

(Silence)

Lelouch: Silence!? In that case it's impossible for me to gather information! Wait, it's possible this awkward situation may have nothing to do with either the Geass or Zero.

Kallen: If you want to tell him that much, you should tell him yourself, Rivalz.

Rivalz: Me!? N-No, I can't do it! Come on, what if our friendship breaks apart over this?

Lelouch: In that case, I can think of 432 possibilities!

Nina: So it's that fragile...

Lelouch: Should I execute the ultimate countermeasure? / ...I have to probe around more... / I need to narrow down the possibilities before coming to a conclusion!

Shirley: Okay, I'll ask him!

Lelouch: I have to start eliminating from somewhere...

Milly: Wait, Shirley! Timing is important in a situation like this!

Lelouch: Here I go!

Lelouch: What is it, kaichou?

Milly: Eh?

Lelouch: Have you started on a new plan already? If you have, let me in on it.

Milly: P-plan? Oh, n-no, I haven't decided on one! If you have some other good ideas, Lelouch, be sure to tell me, okay?

Lelouch: It isn't kaichou's plan! Which means there are 289 remaining possibilities.

Rivalz: Milly~ san~, wasn't the timing right just now?

Lelouch: That's still far too much, and I don't have time! If they already know I'm Zero, I don't have a moment to lose!

Milly: It wasn't! It was kind of not quite right!

Lelouch: If I take into account the time lag when coming up with a plan...

Rivalz: It was the right moment, wasn't it Nina?

Lelouch: It's a little dangerous but there's no other way!

Nina: If Milly-chan says it wasn't right, then I think it probably wasn't...

Lelouch: I have to bet on this!

Lelouch: By the way...

Shirley: I--!! (pause) ...everyone be quiet. (T/N: She was about to ask Lelouch, but changed her mind.)

Lelouch: I saw a lady with long green hair on the school grounds the other day. Is she a student here? Seems like she wasn't wearing a uniform. Do you know anything about it, Shirley?

Shirley: Eh, wha, m-me!? I haven't seen her... what about you guys?

Milly-side (w/o Shirley): N-no, neither have I...

Lelouch: The possibility that it concerns C.C. has disappeared. There are now 155 remaining possibilities.

Milly: What a waste!

Shirley: Ah! ...Could it be I should have asked just now?

Lelouch: It takes at least 28 minutes to contact Ougi and have him dispatch a squad to surround the school.

Rivalz: You have to realize it right when it's happening!

Milly: Okay, so who's next? Who's next!? (eager tone)

Lelouch: No, if the information has spread outside the school, I'll need to sound out the situation beforehand.

Nina: Milly-chan, I think the point of this kind of changed...

Lelouch: Eliminate all the unneccessary choices in one go!

Milly: Everyone be on the alert, alright? I'm looking forward to a nice response at the right moment!

Lelouch: I don't have time to think. I have to cut in, there's no other way! Let's do it!

Lelouch: Yesterday, Sayoko-san--

Milly-side: Here it comes! (T/N: Literally "Kitaaaa!" = "It's here!")

Lelouch: --taught me a Japanese joke. I'm thinking of practising it first before revealing it to Nunnally. Uh, if I remember correctly... "A storm came; the futon drying on the verandah was... blown away!" (silence) ...hmm?

(T/N: Futon -- the Japanese-style bedding laid on the floor; Blown away -- "fukitobasareta"; "Futon ga fukitobasareta!" -- The futon was blown away! Read on to understand the joke)

Shirley: ...Where's the punchline...?

Rivalz: Lelouch... could it be that it isn't "fukitobasareta", but "futtonda"...?

(T/N: Both "futtonda" and "fukitobasareta" mean "blown away", but only "futtonda" makes sense in this joke because of the pun. "Futon ga futtonda"! It's lame, yes, but Lelouch not being able to grasp the concept of it is pretty sad as well...)

Lelouch: Damn, I thought I might be able to eliminate all possible choices by being witty, but instead they've increased to a total of 1288! What am I doing!?

Milly: That was the right timing, wasn't it?

Rivalz: Argh!

Lelouch: I mustn't panic! Slow and steady wins the race.

Kallen: At this rate, we might as well keep it a complete secret from him.

Lelouch: As I thought, the only useful way to come to any form of conclusion is to have another go at intelligence gathering!

Shirley: Ah, that might work...

Milly-side: (sigh)

(Long silence)

Lelouch: (agitated) Why is everyone keeping quiet!? Does this mean they can read my thoughts!?

Kallen: No, I think we'd better tell him.

Lelouch: This leaves me with no choice! I'll have to assume the worst and make a move!

Rivalz: Then Kallen should do it because she suggested it, right?

Lelouch: First I must Geass everyone and erase all their memories of me! Wait, first I have to find out from Kallen where the information leak occured! In addition to that I've already Geassed her once...

Kallen: No, I think his good friend should tell him.

Shirley: Like I said, I'll ask him! I'll try broaching the subject just like that!

Lelouch: No, she's a member of the Black Knights. I should be able to order her around. No wait, that's not the problem here!

Milly: No, I think I, the Student Council President, should be the one to do it!

Lelouch: The question is whether I truly have it in me to Geass all of them! That's the problem here!

Nina: ...Maybe, just maybe, if I do it, he'll come clean about it.

Lelouch: I have no choice but to do it.

Milly-side (w/o Nina): Nina!?

Nina: I'm not sure whether I can pull it off, though...

Milly: Are you really okay with it?

Lelouch: If the fact that I'm Zero is already public knowledge, Nunnally, too, cannot stay in this school any longer. I won't be able to stay by her side any longer!

Nina: Yeah, I'll do my best. Well... here I go!

Lelouch: But can I really do it? Can I!?

(Door opens)

Suzaku: Hey everyone, sorry I'm late.

All: Suzaku!!

Suzaku: Ah, Lelouch! So you had Japanese food for lunch today.

Lelouch: How'd you know?

Suzaku: Why wouldn't I? Come on, the corner of your mouth -- you've got a grain of rice there. What, you've been walking around like that the whole time?

Rivalz: Good job, Suzaku!

Suzaku: Eh?

Milly: He may not look it, but Lelouch's pretty naive sometimes~

Suzaku: What?

Milly-side: (awed clapping)

Suzaku: O-okay... Lelouch?

Lelouch: This grain of rice isn't there by accident -- I stuck it there! (T/N: Lelouch, just give it up already...)

Suzaku: Oh? Your face is completely red, though.

Lelouch: Oi, don't eat that!

Lelouch: You're such an embarassing person!


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