Translation note: the characters use the English phrase "new music", so the bit when Pearl says "'new' means 'NEW'", she's saying atarashii, the Japanese word for "new", for the second "new".
Episode 12 — August 2005 issue
Takumi Snippet
Takumi Shuu (??)
Ace Attorney's director and scriptwriter. It's rumoured his fuel is alcohol.
Status: ...The song that goes, "I want to set sail on a ship over the sea to another land" can, these days, elicit tears of agreement.
Letters Corner
• Last month's issue was fun and hilarious and really good. "Polypropylene" really hit the mark. When Maya said, "It's cute," it seemed that girl had good sense, thank goodness. Takumi-san, despite your difficulties with the game, thank you so much. Suekane-san, your illustrations are always enjoyable, too. (Kazutotoro, Hyougo Prefecture)
• Nick's taste in music is (lol)?! Takumi-san's status seems to show him being at his wit's end, day after day (month after month?), huh? Please try your best~! Suekane-san's illustrations are the best! (Satsuma Tin, Shizuoka)
Swimming in the Sea — At the Beach
It's finally the height of summer! Even Phoenix is rushing to get out (perhaps being forcefully taken out by Maya?). So with the usual members, it's off to the sea!
Pearl: Ah! I just saw it! The sea!
Maya: Isn't it! Mr Gumshoe, how long until we get there?
Gumshoe: 15 minutes, if I ignore all the red lights and go at full speed.
Phoenix: Um, please drive safely, Detective Gumshoe.
Maya: The beach shack Larry works at is called "Paradise", right?
Edgeworth: I expect he has some yakisoba roasting for us, even in this heat.
Phoenix:... Ah... Ah... Even so, I'm so tired already.
Maya: What are you saying, Nick! We haven't even arrived yet!
Phoenix: I haven't even got over the tiredness from Golden Week yet.
Pearl: But it's already been two months since then, hasn't it?
Ehhhhh? That long? Already? You're kidding me, right?
You are seriously shocked by that...
Phoenix: Lately I've been so busy with work, time's just flying by.
Maya: Well, it's all right. If you die from overwork, we can summon your spirit.
It seems that no matter what, you're going to make me go in the sea.
I've not seen the sea in ages! Already my chest is pumping with excitement, pal!
Me, too! I even bought new swimwear, specially for today!
Phoenix: Eh.
Maya: A bikini, Nick. A bikini.
Phoenix: I-Is that so?
Maya: It's a small, cute one from Shopping King.
Gumshoe: "Shopping King"? Like, a king of shopping?
Phoenix: It's Shocking Pink! .... I mean, is it shocking pink?!
Maya: I think it suits perfectly. You think so too, don't you, Pearly?
Pearl: Yes, I'd really like to see it soon!
Maya: I'll let you look later. It'll be fun, huh, Nick?
Phoenix: Uh... Y-Yeah.
Gumshoe: Even so, you guys seem to have an awful lot of luggage, pal.
Maya: Yeah! We did an awful lot of shopping for today, didn't we!
We got a jumbo beach ball, a jumbo inflatable boat, a jumbo beach mat, a jumbo inflatable ring...
I thought I was going to die yesterday, just from all this shopping.
. . . As you'd expect, you are the Shopping King.
Gumshoe: It's good for you to get out, pal.
Maya: Hey, look. The air's all come out from our inflatables.
Edgeworth: However, what should we do? It seems you didn't bring an air pump.
Maya: It'll be fine, guys. Mr Gumshoe is here.
Gumshoe: Huh?
Maya: Earlier you said it, didn't you? "My chest is pumping with excitement".
Phoenix: Please do go and see if you can inflate them with this mysterious pump of yours.
Gumshoe: Do I look like a human air pump, pal..?!
Phoenix:. . . Ah, by the way. I used to like this song back in the day.
Gumshoe: Well of course I like to listen to new music when I float around on the seashore.
Edgeworth: New music, you say? But now it's more of a golden oldie.
Maya: It's, how do you say it, "nostalgic", huh?
Phoenix: Well, not quite the same...
Pearl: So, if I remember correctly, "new" means "NEW", yes?
Maya: That's right, Pearly. The city is full of these kinds of mysteries.
Pearl: Oh is that right?
Maya: The most suspicious-looking thing ever is the "old newspaper", isn't it.
Pearl: "Old newspaper"..?
Maya: Is it "old" or is it "new"? It's truly a challenging one!
Phoenix: ...You are so far off the point.
Well, we're here, pal! There's the "Paradise" beach shack.
Wow! It looks great! Just like I imagined the sea would look!
That black Mercedes must be Franziska's.
Pearl: This is... yes, here it is. Mr Nick, here's your swimsuit.
Phoenix: Thanks... W-What's this?
Maya: Your new swimsuit of course. The bikini bottoms from Shopping King.
Pearl: They're so small and cute!
Phoenix: Not on me!
It seems today, you are the Beach King.