Honeymoon Salad 15

[boke's comments in brackets like this]

Page 150 Panel 1 [page numbers from tankobon]

Youko eventually started getting real writing work

And her life also seemed to pull together

150-2 Although you'd never know by looking...

Arrrgh!

sfx: dan

This is all
Crap!

sfx: biku

150-3 sfx: biri biri

There seems to be some issues with the word count

Things are different than what she was told...

151-1 Hey

151-2 Instead of staying rooted there

Don't you think you should take a rest?

151-3 If all you do is focus on that, don't you think the opposite might...

I know. I know.

I know, but...

151-4 If I don't force myself to the limit all the way down to the wire

I'm uneasy...

152-1 When I see you enjoying that

I get a touch jealous

152-4 As long as Youko struggles

There's a part of her that's happy

152-5 Well, I doubt that she sees it that way herself

Ah

But

I think so too

153-1 It's really lucky

When you can do what you love, right?

153-2 Ichika and I...

Often find ourselves chatting about nothing like this

But that should apply to you too, right?

153-3 Eh!?

You're doing

Work you like, right?

153-4 N-no! I'm just...

Not even close!

It's nothing like that!

154-1 Look, tailoring or sewing

Anyone who wants to can do that sort of thing, right?

154-2 But, a novel!
It's not like I could write one if I wanted to!

Mmm...

I'm

Not sure...

154-3 Well, what you say is also true, but...

Even so, really
I find myself jealous of the two of them

154-4 Forcing yourself to find something you love

Getting by with something you can live with

Even something like that

It's something that's not found easily

155-1 Even now...
I can't give up the notion

Ah...

Come to think of it...

155-2 Youko-san's birthday...

It's coming up soon, right?

155-4 Birthday?!

Real...

155-5 Really...

...?

That's right! I'm sure of it!

155-6 Now that you mention it, I think I remember...

I'm shocked...

156-1 Back when I was with her

I could've sworn I never forgot anything

156-2 Or that I would have been able to forget...

You're the one that told me, right?

Um, I don't think so...

156-3 I definitely celebrated her birthday...

Just once...

I can't remember...

Not the date

Not what I gave her

156-4 Just her smile...

Like she was...
A little troubled
A little pissed

157-1 Yeah!

sfx: ha

157-2 What should we get her?

157-3 Ah...

Well...

It'd also celebrate her first paid work!

Something useful would be good, huh?

157-4 Computer peripherals or something?

Like a printer or modem...

157-5 Ah...
That's perfect!

157-6 Since this has come up

Do you want to go together to pick something out?
Like tomorrow?

158-1 Eh...

Come on downtown
And then

158-3 After I get off, let's meet up

And we can get something to eat on the way

158-4 She's taking it

Like it's a date...

Um...

If you want to, that its...

158-5 sfx: kaaa....

159-1 Ah!

What am I gonna do?!

What should I wear!?

159-2 What am I gonna do!?

I only have everyday clothes!

159-3 Everyday is fine...

I can't...

159-4 Since...

159-5 Well...

It's been a long time since I've gone downtown...
Um...

159-6 You can pick your outfit tomorrow, right?

Come here and sit down.

160-1 But if I can't decide tomorrow...

It's ok!!

160-2 C'mere

160-4 Just like this...

161-1 All sort of things might

get purified...
get healed...

161-2 Time is not wasted

TIme up till now hasn't been a waste

161-4 That's what I want to believe...

162-1 You're laaate, Minori-chan!

Laaaate!

162-2 I hear you're treating today?

sfx: ban ban

Thanks for lettin' me tag along!

162-3 Um...
I'm sorry Natsukawa-san

Since it's Youko's celebration
I thought she should be here...

163-1 What the fuck is she thinking!?

See, it'll make choosing the present easier too...

163-2 First things first! Where are we eating?

Her too!

163-3 And me too...

Man...
Somehow...

sfx: hahaha

I had a feeling this would happen...

163-4 So, then

We ended up going round all the electronic shops
And Youko picked out a fax machine

Dinner ended up being Taiwanese

164-1 Thank you! Thank you!

I'm so happy!

164-2 Well...

She made him carry it

This is great, huh!?
She's so happy!

Man...
I'm so happy, I forgot to tell you

164-3 It's

Not my birthday!

165-1 Whaaat!

Sorry

After all those nice things you did for me

165-2 But, you said...

Um... It's...

165-3 But it's really Minori-chan's fault, right?

165-4 After all, he made the same mistake before!

165-6 Eh...

Ah...

Tha.. t's...

Right...

166-1 Why can't you even

Remember your girlfriend birthday!?

166-2 Um...

Ok, what should I do with...

I'll take it!
Thanks!

Boring stationary

166-4 But...

But, back then...

166-5 It's 'cause you never told me!

I did! Over and over!

And then somebody went and forgot anyway!

167-1 That's why I got so pissed!

I get it!

167-3 You two

Were lovers after all, right?

168-1 N-no...
That...

You're talking when we were just kids
Doesn't count.
Doesn't count.

168-2 We broke up right after anyway

Right?

Youko!!

168-3 This completely sucks...

If so...

Why don't you two get back together?

168-4 Wasn't this supposed to be a nice date!?

Why do you have to bring that up...?

You're both adults now

So you might
get along together now, see?

169-1 Well,
About that

I'll give it some thought

169-3 Women are scary...

169-4 Or should I say...

Women in and of themselves are terrifying

That's what I thought

170-1 What was that woman thinking?

What does she think of herself?

We talk, we do things together, but

It's what I don't know that scares me...

170-2 Natsukawa-san, Youko-san

I think the two of you make a really nice couple