Hapi Mari novel: Update 1 1/2!

In contrast to myself, Hokuto is, as usual, in business attire.  He's dressed in a custom-tailored suit with an expensive necktie, his smart black hair neatly parted to the right.  With a defined nose bridge set between immaculate eyebrows and eyes so cold that they look almost cruel, he's undisputably a handsome man.  But handsome isn't entirely the correct word.  He projects more of a flawless mature image.  Hokuto brushes the paper bits off his hair and briskly goes to his room.

"I'm going to change."

"...Then should I change as well?"

Absently, I sigh at his blunt attitude.  Upon hearing it, Hokuto stops and turns around.

"Why?"

"Well..."

"You dressed up for me, right?  If so, you can't change out of it without my permission."

Hapi Mari novel: Translation teaser (Update 1)

Written by Takase Yunoka           
Originally by Enjouji Maki


"No way, it's this late already?"

 Looking at the clock in the kitchen, I hurriedly took off my favorite apron.  Hokuto's going to be back soon.  Even though it's Sunday, he has to work from morning to evening.  But tonight he can finally have dinner at home.  He's always so busy.  Ahh...my apologies.  My name is Mamiya Chiwa, and I'm a super ordinary OL (office lady).  I've been married for two years now.

Hokuto is my beloved husband.  He's five years older than me, and is the president of Mamiya Business Affairs of the Mamiya Group, one of Japan's leading companies.  Before I switched jobs, I worked in the same company, so I know of his talent better than others.  Ever since he became president, company performance has been skyrocketing.  He's even been published in financial editorials.  So how did I get married to such a person?  Like a Cinderella story, he fell in love with me at first sight....not.  There were actually some special circumstances that brought us together.

Slight update

Hey guys, thanks for all the feedback.  It seems quite a bit of people would like to read it, so I'll make my first post in the next 3 days.  It'll be plain text though, and I won't be scanning any of it since...well, that's what the translation is for, isn't it?  And I don't like bending my books to put them in the scanner (I'm super careful with all my books).  There are only a few loose drawings scattered throughout, so when it gets to that part, I guess I'll take a picture?

Anyways, it'll be coming soon.  I don't know how long the first post will be (since I haven't checked how many chapters there are and how long each one is...), but please look forward to it.

~whisperpuppies

Hapi Mari novel

As many of you know...well, at least those who follow bxsmanga for updates, I summarize hapi mari. I've recently gotten my hands on the novel, which is written by another author, but I think it has input from Enjouji Maki. So what I want to know is whether it is worth translating. Mind you guys, this is a novel, and not manga, so it is text-laden. I want to know how many people are interested in this first. If there's enough comments back, I may start translating. If not, well, I'll just skim through the novel and post a small synopsis (more detailed than the summaries on the back of books of course). It takes a lot of work and time to translate...and I'm not going to post the whole thing at once. Think more along the lines of summaries and that length. I'm not sure I can make any timely commitments too...it all depends on my schedule. I would like to make the postings available here only too.

With that said, please drop a few words if you're interested.

Thanks,

whisperpuppies