Toradora! 20

Chapter 20: The Lunch Strategy 2

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Minori: Hey, Kawashima-kun!! // We’ve started without you!!

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Ami: What is up with you two…?

Tora: Hurmph!

Minori: Just sit down, Saiya-kun*!
* from Dragon Ball Z

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Minori: Here / open wide!

Ami: HUH!? // Stop it!!

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Ryuji: I wonder if she’d do that to me if I was a girl… // So jealous… // Kushieda Minori’s “open wide”…

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Minori: Here, open wide!

<Ryuji>

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Ryuji: Aahhhh.

Minori: Hohoho. You’re so cute, Ryuko.

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Ryuji: Oh… / wait…

Minori: Ah!

[haha…//hehe…]

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Kitamura: Are you daydreaming, Takasu? Let’s go!

Ryuji: Waahh!?

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Ryuji: Huh…? / Go where…?

Kitamura: Over where Ami is. // I asked Aisaka to ask her to hang out.

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Kitamura: We can’t really leave them alone, right?

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Ryuji: What do I have to do with this…? // There’s no way I can fit in with the girls.

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Ryuji: Well, okay… // Yes! I can have lunch with Kushieda!

Kitamura: Hey! Can we join you?

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Minori: Why hello! // You can surely sit here!

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Kitamura: It’s great to be able to eat lunch with girls for a change! [Right, Takasu?]

Ryuji: [Yeah, sure…]

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Ami: [Ughh…]

Kitamura: Let’s eat!

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Ryuji: Wow…

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Ami: Did you plan this…?

Kitamura: Huh? What are you talking about? / Wow! Kushieda, you’re lunch box is really big!! [Look, Ami!]

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Minori: Hehehe… Does it look big?

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Minori: But! There isn’t much in here!! / This is noodle! // And these are konjac!!

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Ryuji: She’s so cute…

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Ryuji: The last lunch strategy failed / a month ago… // This time I can really have lunch with her...

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Ryuji: My lunch!!!

Minori: Ohhhh! / Why do you do this!? // Why you do you hide your lunch!

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Kitamura: Uhhhm….

Ryuji: Oh no… / I made the same mistake again…

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Hmmm….

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Ami: Why are Aisaka-san and Takasu-kun’s lunch the same…?

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Ami: Huh? // Why did everyone get so quiet? // Did I do something…?

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Tora: You're so weird. / Why are you concerned about this?

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Tora: Then.

<Clank>

Ryuji: [Waaah!!] My lunch!!

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Ryuji: No…!! // My lunch…

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Ami: Here, have half of mine.

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Ryuji: Kawashima…

Ami: Why do you let Aisaka-san do this to you? // Is she holding your weakness or something?

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Tora: Ryuji was my pet dog in his past life. / He’s supposed to listen to me and wag his tail obediently.

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Minori: Oh please! / You two are destined to be together!

Ryuji: Right… No way!!

Tora: No way.

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Kitamura: [Wow…] You eat a lot, Aisaka. // I think it’s better than going on a diet!

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Ryuji: You did this to yourself / Taiga… // Phew…

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Kanou: Today we will / begin our monthly community cleaning, which has been proposed by the student council as volunteer work that our school will do! // Hey, you all! Are you ready!? // If any of you slack off, I’ll kick your ass!!

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Ryuji: Why… Am I doing this…

Tora: Shut up. / At least I’m doing this with you.

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Ryuji: What… You just want to spend more time with Kitamura. // Don’t get me involved…

Tora: Ughh!

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Tora: I was so embarrassed… // And / I don’t want him to think all I do is eat a lot.

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Ryuji: How could you do this? / Putting my name on this list. // Your grades are affected if you don’t attend after you sign up!!!

Tora: So / what!? It’s not a big deal to do this! // You have free time anyway!

Ryuji: YOU!!

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Kanou: YOU IDIOTS!! // DON’T LOOK DOWN ON OUR COMMUNITY!!! // YOU’LL GET THROWN OFF THIS SHIP IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!! // ANSWER ME WITH ALL YOU’VE GOT!! // SHUT UP!!

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Tora: I don’t like her.

Ryuji: Huh?

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Tora: What / just because she’s in the student council, she gets to be all over Kitamura-kun?

Ryuji: It looks to me like he’s all over her…

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Minori: Wait! / You’re doing this too? That’s so unlike you!

Tora: You too?

Minori: Yeah! All the clubs do it in turn and this month it’s our turn!

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Minori: Takasu-kun too? We can all have fun together!!

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Minori: Can someone explain everything to that girl over there? [She’s terrifed…]

Kanou: [ARE YOU LISTENING? YOU PIG!!]

Ryuji: Kawashima!?

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Ryuji: She’s actually one of the smartest in the school. // The student council was in shambles , but she made it better all on her own. / She’s a living legend.

Ami: You know a lot.

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Ryuji: Kitamura told me all about it.

Ami: I see… // So she’s Yusaku’s…

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Kanou: ALRIGHT! / LET’S GO! // EVERYONE’S GOAL IS ONE FULL GARBAGE BAG PER PERSON!

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Tora: Oh // this trash looks exactly like you, Kawashima-san. / You can imitate this next time.

Ami: Aw stop. / Your jokes are so harsh! // This trash looks exactly like you, Aisaka-san! It’s uselessly tiny!

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Minori: Hey, Takasu-kun.

Ryuji: Hm?

Minori: I thought so at lunch too, but… // Taiga and Kawashima-san don’t really like each other, do they? // Maybe it’s…