Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter

What a cute couple.

Are they on their honeymoon?

Let's go, Nodame.

Okay, sempai.

It's the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur.

It sure brings back memories.

I've finally returned to Paris.

And to the land of classical music, Europe.

Vieira-sensei.

And...

Stresemann-sensei.

When they wave their batons,

the world dazzles like magic,

and flowers bloom.

And I want to become like them.

Sky high!

bokura wa maiagaru kaze wo mitsuketa

kanjiru kimi no melody

kanadetara yume ga meguriau

maneita te no hane wo hirogete

ima sugu ni oozora haruka e tobitatsu

hora miorosu sekai wa

Sky high!

We discovered the rising winds.

I can feel your melody,

and when you play, it feels like my dreams will come true.

Spread the feathers on your hands,

and let us now take off to the distant heavens.

Just look, the world we're overlooking is now

It's been 13 years.

This is my mother's apartment that's only leased to music students.

Are we going to live in this castle?

It's just a normal apartment.

Anyway, hurry up and close the taxi door.

Unlike the ones in Japan, it's not automatic.

Gyabo!

I've been waiting for you.

Your luggage has already arrived.

This one is Megumi's and the one further down is yours, Shinichi.

We're neighbors again.

Mom must have plotted this.

Here's your room, Megumi.

How are you?

My name is...

She seems to like it.

Piano, piano.

Ah, sorry! The tuner will be here tomorrow!

The toilet and bath are over here, okay?

That's enough.

Let's go to my room.

Come on in.

What's with this room?

How many rooms does it have?

It's my privilege as the landlord's relative.

The sound is different.

The air is different too.

You grew up listening to this kind of sound, didn't you, Chiaki-sempai?

Play something in memory of us arriving in Paris.

Ravel's "Miroir"?

The musical piece that Ravel devoted to his young artist friends.

Maybe it's a greeting for us.

Frank!

The new residents arrived?

Tanya, wearing that bikini in this season is a bit...

It's okay, I'm just preparing for my vacation.

And what about you? What's with that shirt?

It's not like you can understand how cool the otaku culture is.

Also, your makeup is too thick, Tanya.

Anyway, they play the piano well, huh?

It's Madame Seiko's son, right?

Hey, why don't we go have a look?

Look, the door's open too.

Let's go greet them.

Wait,

I'm sure they'll feel estranged if you greet them in a bikini.

All right.

Excuse us.

Oh? What are you two doing?

Who are they?

Ah, hey.

Oh, he's cool!

Frank!

Nodame!

Gyabo!

Why are you here?

That's great, you passed the exam!

I'm happy that we could meet again.

This is the examination hall for solfège.

Gyabo!

Are you okay?

Poor girl.

Looks like we lost in getting seats

for the listening comprehension exam.

I'm sorry.

It's my fault, isn't it?

You're cute.

Are you Chinese?

Hey, you're so noisy! Be quiet already!

I'm happy we could meet again, Nodame!

Gyabo!

The truth is, I haven't been able to forget about you ever since.

And now we meet again!

Maybe fate is working its magic on us.

Oh my.

That's just like a man from the country of love.

You live in this apartment too, Frank?

Even though you're French?

I was surprised that it was you

who was playing the piano earlier.

It was really great.

Ah, do you remember the snacks

you gave me during the exams?

Where do they sell those?

Come by and hang out in my room some time.

I want you to listen to me playing the piano too!

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Chiaki-sempai, what were we talking about?

Ah, let me introduce you to him.

This is Frank.

We took the exams together at the Conservatoire.

And this is Chiaki Shinichi-kun,

my sweetheart!

All right, sempai, change please.

"Change, please" means "Ryougaeshite kudasai!"

Gyabo!

We're leaving already?

Are you sure you don't want to meet Vieira-sensei?

I'm sure they'd let you in if you went to his dressing room.

I don't have to meet him yet.

I don't believe he'll make me his pupil once I meet him, anyway.

First, I'll enter the conductor's concour and test my skills.

Chiaki-sempai in the conductor's concour...

Once I get accepted and obtain good results there, I'll go meet Vieira-sensei.

All right, let's go eat something good tonight.

We should commemorate this night since it's our first day in Paris.

Would you like to order now?

Yes.

I'd like some seafood and a steak tartare.

What wine would you like to go with that?

Do you have red wine by d'Alsace?

Of course.

Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet.

I'm alone...

We're sorry, mademoiselle.

Gyabo!

Unfortunately, we're out of steak tartare.

Does he want me to order more?

What is that?

Snails?

Did we order this?

Yes, the mademoiselle did earlier.

We had her order something else since we are out of steak tartare.

I already ordered shellfish and other dishes.

And what the heck is that anyway?

I wanted to eat this!

It's just fine!

It's just what I wanted!

It's delicious!

She's lying.

You didn't study any French, did you?

Make sure you study before classes begin.

That's why I'm studying really hard now.

Nice to meet you. My name is Megumi Noda.

I'm the wife and this is my husband.

Hey! Starting with the lies already?

Help me! Call the police! I was raped!

No, that's not it!

What's with their eyes?

Let's begin from the very basics.

And, with a normal book.

Give me a lesson on French conversation, then.

The conductor's concour is in two weeks.

Sorry, but study on your own.

But still, now that I think about it, I'm surprised you passed the exam.

You'll be all right.

You can talk in an Okawan dialect, so you're already bilingual.

Compared to that, French is nothing.

Still, I'm really surprised that you passed.

What's wrong, Nodame?

Stop looking down and indulge in the scenery!

Paris nights are beautiful, you know.

Akihabara is more beautiful.

You're so creepy today.

You're even singing and dancing around.

You must be merry since this place is like your hometown!

You can also understand them and read the menu.

You like bread more than rice,

and wine must be like water to you!

Don't tell me,

you're homesick already?

Y-You're looking down on me again.

In the plane, you clung onto me

and shook like a puppy!

And then, when we landed, you acted like a king.

To heck with indulging in the scenery!

Go back to your own country!

Nodame,

you're pretty drunk.

Forget it, I'm going back.

Japan!