Girlfriend 26

[boke's comments in brackets like this]

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It's ok...

Even a hotel is ok

191-3 As long as it's you

192-1 I see, so you've focussed things on the OA system

That's right!!

192-3 That way you can really cut your costs

And we can do it on schedule!!

192-4 Ok, then. Let's have you proceed

Thank you very much!

193-1 Good job, Kuragi!

Chief!

193-2 I didn't do anything...
It was the design staff and the people back at the office!

It was you who lit the fire under their butts!

193-4 Your wedding is coming up, so no wonder you're so fired up

Oh? You're getting married, Kuragi-kun?

Yeah, and he's getting married to a real beauty!

Cut it out, chief!

Hahaha

193-4 Well, congratulations, Kuragi-kun

Th-thanks

193-5 Kuragi...kun?

194-1 Eh?

194-2 I knew it was you, Kuragi-kun

Brings back memories

194-4 What's this?

You know Togawa-kun, Kuragi-kun?

194-5 To..

194-6 Togawa..!!!

195-1 Togawa-san?

*That* Togawa-san? [bold the word in asterisks]

195-2 Yes

195-3 She looks completely different!!

195-4 How do you two know each other?

"How"!?

195-5 Could it be you two were lovers?

196-3 No

196- She was my girlfriend...

197-1 I was surprised

She's gotten pretty...

197-2 Me too...

To meet each other here of all places...

197-3 We were high school seniors...
So that makes it 7 years
I took you for some pro architect

It's like a flower bloomed

I'm just still learning!
But you, you're an admin assistant at Matsuda trading! That's impressive!

197-4 This takes me back

But

197-5 She's not wearing a ring. I guess she hasn't married yet [Ring wearing is a western custom that has not fully caught on in Japan]

198-1 Stare

Erk

198-2 Yeah, it does take me back

Just what the hell am I checking for

198-3 Kyahaha

198-6 No waaay@

Ahaha

199-2 Back then, she...

It's ok...

199-3 It's ok...　

She was so delicate, easily hurt, so frail, like a abandoned kitten...

I couldn't just leave her alone

Even a hotel is ok

199-5 Do you like school uniforms?

200-1 Eh?
Do I like school uniforms?

Crap! She's got the wrong idea!

No, that's not it

200-3 I like them too

200-5 Wha...

201-1 What?

201-2 What did she say

201-3 Just now?

201-4 What does like uniforms have to do with anything?

201-5 Siiiigh
So tired

201-6 What's wrong, Kuragi-kun?

202-1 You seem really down today

Did something happen?

202-2 Hm?

202-3 No

Uh

202-4 The plan was accepted today... but there are still some areas that need work... so...

I can't look her in the eyes

Hmm, that's tough

But it's not like I did anything wrong...

202-5 The stew will be ready soon, ok?

T-thanks...

I'll eat as soon as I finish this...

203-1 Hehe

Y-Yoshikawa...

203-2 Before that, why don't you have a taste of me?

204-1 I had been prepared for Yoshikawa to dump me at any time, but somehow we've stayed together...

204-2 And like a miracle, we're still in love...

204-3 Mm

204-4 Ah

204-5 We'll be married soon...

204-6 And we'll have children and a normal life, I guess...

204-7 Yeah, we've become adults...

204-8 Bmmmm Bmmmm

205-3 From your company again?

Yeah, I think so
There's some problems starting to crop up at the end

205-4 And it was just starting to get good

Hmph

haha....

205-5 Ha?

206-2 No subject

Kuragi-kun?
It's me. Togawa.

206-3 Kuragi-kun?
It's me. Togawa.
Can you meet me?

208-1 A school...

This is where she chose to meet me?

208-2 Shuei high is closed as of 1998. No trespassing.
Shuei city hall.

208-3 Closed, huh...

208-4 Kuragi-kun

208-5 Togawa...

209-2 To...

209-3 Togawa...

...san?

210-1 I found out last year from looking at company data that this school was closed

210-3 Sometime this year it will be turned into condos.

210-5 My company is managing this property right now, so I copied the key

The alarm system is off, so don't worry

Ah, is that so...

211-1 Why is she bringing me here?

Is she planned on talking to me about rebuilding this property?

211-2 No, that's not it. She's wearing a uniform, and her hair - it's gotta be a wig. What's going on?

Is this what she meant by liking uniforms?

211-3 I don't get it...

I don't, but...

211-4 Being in school with Togawa in her uniform...

It's like we've gone back to that time...

212-1 Back to that time...

212-2 Everything was...

213-1 XXXXXXX

We were immature, incomplete, carefree

But even though we didn't understand much, we had fire in our hearts

213-2 Back at that time...

214-1 Finally

You've gone back to looking like the old Kuragi-kun

214-3 This isn't the real world right here right now
Time stopped here 7 years ago...

You don't have to force yourself...
You don't have to play the role of an adult

214-4 Don't have play the role...

214-5 Yeah

214-6 Togawa-san...

215-1 She still doesn't feel like she's an adult...

She's pretending to be an adult..

215-2 And I...

215-3 Loved that Togawa-san

216-3 And all that's left is

216-4 Togawa-san?

216-5 Nod

216-6 Togawa-san!

216-7 I want to go blank

Togawa-san!!

217-1 Ah

Ooo

217-2 Ah

217-3 And just indulge in

217-4 My desire for her

218-1 Kuragi-kun, I...

I'm getting married...

218-2 Eh?

218-3 The guy I've always been going out with is taking over the family business...
So I'm quitting my job and will help him out

Just a small delivery company, but..
Suddenly I'm the wife of a company president...

218-2 I guess just she wanted to see me to divide the past from the present...

I thought she wanted to turn the clock back...

218-4 And now it comes to and end...

218-5 Whoosh

219-2 With the outside air wrapping around me

219-3 I've returned to being an adult

220-1 Marriage, huh?

220-2 Congratulations, Togawa-san

I hope you're happy...

222-1 So, when can we meet again?