Honeymoon Salad 21

[boke's comments in brackets like this]

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When you talk about caring
For instance

(when you're a kid)
and you are only able to have canned peaches when you're sick...

It's it like that?

102-2 What are you doing Minori-chan?

102-3 You want to eat peaches?

Just like a little kid!

Youko has gone right back
To her usual trash talk

102-4 And Ichiko, as usual, is all...

Then shall I open them for you?
The canned peaches?

103-1 We have yellow...
and white peaches

Ah
No

I didn't mean for...

What!

103-2 Those are my peaches!

103-3 If you want some, ask first!

Ha ha ha

103-4 Oh come on, they're just canned peaches

No, look...

It's not like I even want any

Bzzt

103-5 I don't like sweet things, so...

Huh

104-1 That's right
Actually...

104-2 I don't like them...

104-3 Got three stars in the Chocolate Companion Guide

The selling point for this chocolate is the wrapping

105-1 Oh...?

But

This maker's got another point of interest

105-2 It seem the founder is a former lawyer

So when we talk about jumping into unknown turf

A machinery manufacturer like myself can give them a run for their money, hm?

105-3 Whoa...

And what's more
When he got started, he didn't have any stores

105-4 The company started off focussing on mail order

So

105-4 It shouldn't be impossible for us to the same

106-1 ...mail order...?

The website's already prepared
We can also sell at duty-free shops too

106-2 Even if we start selling in Japan, it'll just...

That's right!

We won't get much brand recognition
Actually, none at all

106-3 ...we'll need some shops...

106-4 Where the goods can be laid out

106-5 Where the smells of vanilla,
cocoa and liqueur can drift over

107-1 You really like chocolate, don't you...

I don't drink or smoke, see?

Sweets are my only vice

107-2 So really

I wanted to announce in December

and start selling in February

107-3 Make a big splash over in Akasaka or Ginza...

There's no way!!

107-4 I mean, it's already November!?

To lay it on the line, I'm a rush

107-5 If we miss the season

We'll have to push the schedule back a whole year

108-2 I'm not sure we can make a big splash, but

As for raising brand recognition

I might have an idea...

109-1 And...?

109-2 So you want me to write about these, huh?

109 Yeah
Yummy, yummy!

Really?
Whew

Like how?

109-3 Eh!?

Ummmmmm, well...

110-1 Sweet and Yummy!

Are you really a writer?

110-2 Do you really think so...?

110-3 I actually think that

The sweetness is rather subtle, don't you?

110-4 And there are a variety of flavors, which is pretty fun

I really like this orange one

111-1 I see

And look

This wrapping is rice paper, right?

It's as if you've decided to sell this in Japan from the beginning!

111-2 I'm sure that you can make this work

Natsukawa-san!

111-4 Yeah

I think I can write something

112-1 But I just have a column
So I you can't expect too much

Ah... no
That's fine

112-2 Thanks...

Both of you

112-4 Ah...

Feelin' good!

I think this is the first time
You've actually thanked us for something, eh?

Right?

112-5 Am I that much of an asshole?

You always just say "sorry" or "forgive me"
You've never said "thank you"

sfx: pat pat

113-1 Ok, then!

113-2 So now that I'm feeling good
I'm going out!

113-3 Eeeeh!?

113-4 You have another meeting today?

Mm-nn

Today's not a meeting

It' a party!

114-1 Ah, I get it
So that's why the skirt

No waaay!

114-2 I was going to make hot pot tonight

Sorry, sorry

Forgot to tell you

Chicken and Mizutaki [handwritten]

114-3 Ah
You'd better save my portion, ok?

I'll be sure to eat it later

114-4 Ok, so byyyye!

114-5 Slam

115-3 What should we do?
Hotpot's a little much for two

115-4 ...no

I'd like to have some

115-5 Somehow I've come to understand...

116-1 It's not like Ichika is avoiding me

Shall I dish some for you?

No, I can do it myself

She's just nervous

116-2 Why now?

And it's spread to me too, but...

116-4 Ah, sorry

Ah...

No...

116-5 It feels good

116-6 Ichika...

117-1 Ah

I'll get it

117-2 Hello, Saito here

Hello?

117-3 This is shitty timing...

Yes

...yes...

117-4 I'm turing off the heat

Um...

117-4 The phone...

Natsukawa-san, It's your mother...

118-1 Look, that's wrong!

I told you that's not it!

188-2 Ah, crap!
This is such a pain!

188-3 That's why I didn't want you to have this number!

118-4 ...shit
Where did you get this number from?

That's because

No matter how many times I call your cell phone, you never answer!

118-5 That's 'cause I turn it off after work

Then what about emergencies!!

119-1 So, what? This is an emergency?

120-1 No, it's not, but...

120-2 Natsukawa-san, don't...

Look, we worry

Don't talk to her like that...

about things

121-1 And your father, he really...

sfx: click

121-2 Beeee Beeee Beeee

121-3 Why did you hang up!?

Ichika...

121-4 Ah..

122-5 Sorry...

123-1 Dont'...

Don't apologize!

123-3 Don't leave me!

123-5 Ichika...

124-1 I call her back later...

124-2 Ah...

I'll call her back...

124-3 ...so that's why

right now...

125-3 Huuuh?

That's weird...

125-4 I thought I'd let them know I'd be late tonight...

Saito-chaaan!

We're going to the next place!

125-5 Well, whatever...

Okaaay!!

126-2 Hah...

Hah...

126-3 Natsukawa-san...