Wingman 6

He just fought his first battle against the evil forces controlling Aoi's world and witnessed pain and loss, but now Kenta has an even scarier fear waiting for him at home: he's still in costume and his dad's coming home! (oh, there's also Miku...)

Chp. 6: Human Figure

128.
Kenta: HAA HAA
Kenta: HAA HAA
Kenta: HAA HAA
Kenta: If, if she fled now, then Miku-chan won’t get along with me for the rest of my life.
Kenta: Because she saw that again…

129.
Kenta: Ah.
Kenta: Phew, we made it.
Kenta: Ah, what’s the time now!?
Kenta: Eh~~!? It’s around 6:55, the same time we left~~!?
Kenta: Time flow between here and Podreams are quite different if we wasted no time.

130.
Kenta: So then…dad hasn’t come home yet?
Aoi: Uuh…
Kenta: This is bad—the situation shouldn’t be like this before dad comes home.
Kenta: I have to hurry too. It would be bad if I can’t change back to my regular form, for her…
Kenta: This is bad, this is bad. Dad will be outraged if he came home now~~!

131.
Kenta: U—m, her name was said as “Aoi”. Aoi-san, Aoi-san.
Aoi: Uuh, father…father…
Kenta: Ah~~no! That thing had happened. What do I do, what do I do?
Aoi: Uuh…
Kenta: What’s the time now!?
Kenta: 7:00! No, he’s coming!!
Kenta: What do I do, what do I do? I haven’t changed back yet!
Kenta: Mom, get up! Mo…!
Kenta: Ha.

132.
Kenta: I’m having a problem getting mom up now! But it will be terrible if she’s left like this!!
Kenta: For the moment, I’ll put her in her room.
Kenta: Aoi-san! You’ll look bad in that appearance. For the moment, wear these clothes!
Kenta: I’ll wear clothes too to deceive him for a bit!
Aoi: Father…

133.
Kenta: OK.
Kenta: Now? Gyoee! 7:05!!
Kenta: No, no
Kenta: N…oh, I’ve changed back.
Kenta: Hm—m, so the time limit for transformation in the 3rd Dimension is around 10 minutes…interesting…
Kenta: Th, though this isn’t the time to be calm!
Kenta: What will I do, he’s coming home~~what do I do.
Mr. Hirono: I’m home~
Kenta: Gyoeee!

134.
Mr. Hirono: He—y, is anyone here~~He—y, Kenta~~
Mr. Hirono: Not here—Kenta—there’s a visitor~~
Voice: Excuse me…
Voice: Excuse me…
Kenta: THAT VOICE, IT…IT’S MIKU-CHAN…
Kenta: Aoi-san, Aoi-san!
Aoi: Uuh…
Kenta: What do I do?
Aoi: Waaaa!
Kenta: He, hey, this is a bit bad~~let go! Let go!!
Aoi: Fath~~er
Kenta: Don’t do that on purpose!

135.
Mr. Hirono: Well, if you think you’re going to Kenta’s room, please go upstairs.
Miku: Ah, right.
Miku: ……………Hirono…kun…
Miku: Sorry for ear…
Miku: !!

136.
Miku: I forgot my bag…
Miku: Sorry for…intruding.
Miku: GOODBYE!
Aoi: Uh uh.
Mr. Hirono: Ah, you going home already?
Aoi: Ah.
Mr. Hirono: He, hey, Kenta.
Kenta: --And later…

137.
Kenta: Dad will go upstairs…And whatever comes about………(Haa haa)
Kenta: Now it’s more important to see Miku-chan! (Haa)
Miku: Hirono-kun…

138.
Miku: I believed in you…(flashback) What do I do, I must quickly get home…
Miku: It’ll be a problem tomorrow without my bag.
Miku: …………
Miku: I, I’m sure I’m thinking too much. Hirono-kun isn’t the person who does weird things.

139.
Sign: Hirono
Miku: I can’t breathe…
Mr. Hirono: Oh.
Mr. Hirono: You’re Kenta’s friend.
Miku: Eh? Um, yes.
Mr. Hirono: It is late…you’ve got quick business? It is cold, so come inside.
Miku: Yes.

140.
Mr. Hirono: I’m home~~
Mr. Hirono: N?
Mr. Hirono: He—y, is anyone here~~He—y, Kenta~~
Mr. Hirono: Not here—Kenta—there’s a visitor~~
Miku: Excuse me…
Mr. Hirono: Well, if you think you’re going to Kenta’s room, please go upstairs.
Miku: Ah, right.
Miku: I’ve mistaken Hirono-kun. I’m sure I’ve made a misunderstanding with Hirono-kun.

141.
Miku: Ha—
Miku: ……Hirono…kun…
Miku: Sorry for ear…
Miku: !!

142.
Mr. Hirono: Ah, you going home already?
Miku: I believed him, but Hirono-kun is stupid.
Miku: I had pursued him but I pursued him thinking about everyone at school earlier.
Miku: I didn’t go along with everyone…so today…………I’ll forget about Hirono-kun too.
Miku: Huh?

143.
Kenta: HAA HAA
Miku: HI…
Kenta: Earlier…I did seem to surprise you. I, I wish you weren’t mistaken…

144.
Miku: I understand.
Kenta: Huh?
Miku: She’s Hirono-kun’s cousin?
Kenta: Cousin?
Miku: She was so sad without her father around that Hirono-kun was comforting her.
Miku: I’ve gotten late getting my bag that my parents are worried…see you tomorrow.
Kenta: Ah, aah.
Miku: Huh, I.
Kenta: ?
Miku: Was I just crying…

145.
Kenta: What just happened? Wasn’t she shocked that she saw that scene again?
Kenta: She was actually crying over liking me. Isn’t that shocking?
Kenta: That’s depressing.
Mr. Hirono: What is this girl!?
Kenta: Am I ready for this…

146.
Kenta: Ge, mom’s awake too.
Kenta: I’m home~~
Mrs. Hirono: Kenta.
Kenta: Ii.
Mrs. Hirono: You’re late.
Kenta: N?
Mrs. Hirono: Do you want food? Now hurry.
Kenta: N~~?
Mrs. Hirono: Ah, right right, I haven’t introduced you to Kenta.
Kenta: Who?
Mrs. Hirono: Your co-us-in. She lost both her parents in a car accident…She’s living with us starting today.

147.
Mrs. Hirono: Aoi-san.
Aoi: I’m Aoi. Nice to meet you.
Aoi: Sorry, I was just teasing by clinging to you earlier. I don’t ever feel down.
Kenta: Mu.
Kenta: That woman seems to have planted subconsciously that she’s my “cousin” to everyone with her Dimension Power—I’m fine with whatever she did, I’m fine.

148.
WINGMAN: PREVIEW FOR NEXT VOLUME
Many traps attack Kenta—is it really an assassin!? Kenta begins special training to power up Wingman, but………
The school’s in danger!!
Hurry, Hirono! Fight, Kenta!!
Chaing, Evil Cleaver Wingman!!!
(TN: I really wish I could make it work, but the expression that Wingman uses (starting in vol. 2) when he declares his arrival is “Aku! Saku! Wingman!” It’s really hard to find word that rhyme using the two kanji, so thus I had to go with “evil” for the first one and the only way it would work was with “cleaver” for the second…so if anyone has any idea, I’ll take them)
--Next Volume: THE ASSASSIN—See you then!

TN: This was a unique and interesting chapter...one that had to take weird steps but I'll get to that. The true purpose of the chapter was obviously the "alternate perspectives" story that we got regarding Kenta's return home, Miku getting her bag back...and how Aoi nearly ruined everything again! It's probably standard stuff in romance series (at least more comedic ones) to have some strange situation get way out of control leading to a horrible misunderstanding and some sort of violence befalling the male lead. And I have to say, even this early going Katsura sort of shows sympathy for both Kenta and Miku, allowing for us to see both their perspectives instead of just having one perspective, tragedy/violence, and then things get worse somehow or another. You do feel sorry for Aoi that she lost her father in the first battle and that it lead to all of this, but somehow she does make everyone's lives more screwy than helpful. And as for "brainwashing everyone to make them think she's Kenta's cousin"...somehow I wouldn't be surprised if Sailor Moon took that concept too. (it's old standard in manga/anime I guess, a bit weird since they really can't explain what "Dimension Power" is and how Aoi is able to get away with all this, but suffice even if cliche) Oh, and one more thing: the more I see Miku, the more I see Hinata...nuff said.