Hajimete No Aku 71

I love slice of life. :)

(Black box- The dazzling brilliance of youth comedy!!)
HAJIMETE NO AKU.
(Middling text- Lets do some late night hiking!!)
(Side text- The lights at night are stars….and Volume 1-5 that are in stores now!)
FUJIKI SHUN.
Chapter 71: The falling stars in Tanzawa.

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Shizuka: Jiro-san, are you interested in the stars?
(Bottom text- Shizuka who has her eyes on Jiro makes a proposal!!)
Jiro: Stars?
But of course! Eventually the stars and the earth will belong to our organization soon enough!
Shizuka: No no! Who cares about the earth anyway?
Aki: Wait a sec, isn’t it your job to worry about that?
Shizuka: To be honest, the last big rain caused the roof of our house to cave in.
See, it’s because our place is made of cardboard.
???: How…depressing.

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Shizuka: Anyway, because of that I couldn’t sleep last night…
And when I turned on my side, I realized just how beautiful the stars in the sky are!
Jiro: Oh?
Shizuka: Well…so, I guess what I’m trying to say is..
Um…Jiro-san if you want…
(Sfx- Moji moji *figit figit*)
Shizuka: You could come to my house and gaze at the stars with---
(Sfx- Hyoi *wfff*)
Aoki: If it’s stars you want, Tanzawa is the best place to see ‘em.
Shizuka: …..What?
Akagi: Yes, after the rain, the sky becomes clearer and stars are easier to see.
(Handwritten- Yo! Yo!)
Aki: Oooh…
Kyouko: Stars huh? Sounds kind of romantic!
Yuki: If I like, bring some food, it could be a blast!
Jiro: That does sound fun!
Akagi: All right, why don’t we all go do some star gazing?
(Sfx- Waaa! *Yaaay!*)
Jiro: All right!
(Sfx- Buru buru *wibble wibble*)
Shizuka: aahhhh….

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(Sfx- Zatsu *tmp*)
(Sfx- Paki *crack*)
Kyouko: GAHHH! Something just moved!!
(Handwritten- If you want to hug someone, Jiro-kun is over there.)
(Sfx- Gashi *grabb*)
Yuki: That was a tree branch, Kyouko-chan.
Jiro: As usual, she’s terrible at things like this.
Aoki: If we had a car, it would be a snap to get to the top.
But I guess walking is how high school kids stay fit.
Aki: Yeah, Hiking at night is the best, man!
Yuki: Yeah!
Midoritani: It’s a little scary though.
(Sfx- Wai wai)
Akagi: Watari-kun is so CUTE when she’s scared…

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Shizuka: Ugh…my evening plans with Jiro are all but dead now…
(Sfx- Tobo tobo *tmp tomp*)
Shizuka: How did things end up this way…?
(Sfx- Zuutsuu *dshhh*)
Shizuka: Waah!!
(Sfx- Gatsu *grp*)
Jiro: Take more care in walking….are you okay?
Shizuka: Yes…
(Sfx- Kyuuuun *blusssh*)
Shizuka: Yeah! This trip up is so much fun isn’t it?!
Jiro: Indeed! It’s so exciting to be out at night!
Aki: She so honest…!
However, it is pretty dark out. I don’t see a single light anywhere.
Yuki: Like, I wish we could do something about Kyouko-chan too.
(Sfx- Gaku gaku *shiver shiver*)

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Kimura: Boo!
Kyouko: GNAHHHHH!!!
Yuki: UGH!!
(Sfx- Mekii *graaab*)
Kimura: Hahaha! You should have seen the look on your faces!! What a huge success!!
(Sfx- Buru buru *shiver shiver*)
(Sfx- puchin *droop*)
Aki: Put yer pants back on!!
Jiro: Droop?
(Sfx- Gatsu *grab*)
Kyouko: GHOST BUSTING!!!
(Sfx- Bun bun bun *whff wff wff*)
(Sfx- Gatsu *tok*)
Jiro: WHOOOA!!
Kyouko’s gone mad!!
(Sfx- Gyahhh!!)
???: Gyahhh!!
Akagi: This is no time for horseplay everyone.

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Aoki: Awesome, we’re here.
(Sfx- Wai wai)
Aki: The view here is killer!
???: The air is crisp!
Jiro: Geez, I guess its fortunate that I brought my invention with me then.
{Solar Kitaka Z- An invention that will make its debut in Volume 6 due out in August.}
Aki: You’re right about that one..
Yuki: But we can’t see the stars that way….
Aoki: It’s because of your invention, dude.
Jiro: Right.
???: Whoa…
Kyouko: It’s pitch black.
Whoa….

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Everyone: Oooh!

009
Yuki: Cool…they’re so many of them!
Kyouko: They look like they could just fall…
Midoritani: Wow! The view from the top of a mountain sure can’t be beat!
Jiro: Hm! This is pretty close to our house after all.
Aoki: That’s not the only pretty thing you can see up in these hills…
Sometimes you can spot couples gathering here for a romantic night out, since the view here is so good.
Aki: You sure know a lot!
Akagi: But of course! His interest is in photography!
Yuki: You aren’t, like a peeping tom are you?
(Sfx- Biku *poit*)

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Aki: I normally don’t even bother taking a second look at ‘em, but the stars in the night sky sure are somethin’.
Kyouko: I don’t really know the constellations though….
Is that Orion there?
Kimura: Is that a star I see there? Or is it a UFO?
Jiro: You think so too, Kimura?
Yuki: Ooh ooh! I want to see a UFO!
Aki: I’m pretty sure they’re just stars you guys.
Kimura: Hey, did you know there’s a secret spell you can say to get UFOs to show up?
Yuki: For real?
Kimura: It goes…um Hentora…
(Sfx- Wai wai)
Kyouko: Wow!
Aki: Whoa!

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Kimura: UFOOOOOO!!
Jiro: You think it was the spell just now?! Does that make me a god?!
Yuki: I helped too!!
(Sfx- Zawaaaa *rustle*)
Aki: It was a shooting star, idiots!!
Kyouko: That’s the first time I’ve ever seen one before! I never thought it would happen so quickly!
Aoki: It happens all of the time. It’s just that we’re usually too busy to notice.
Kyouko: Hey! It happened again!
Jiro: Where?! The sky is too vast!!
Aki: Making a wish?
Shizuka: Eh…something like that.
Yuki: You go girl! What did you like, wish for?
Shizuka: For our house to get fixed quickly!
Girls: Oh.

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Aki: All right, I’m gonna wish on the next one!
Yuki: I want to try!
Akagi: All right, you have to yell out the next wish Midoritani!! Consider it a punishment game!
Midoritani: W—Why me?!
Aoki: Cause you’ve been getting more appearances lately!
Kimura: Hey look! I see one!
Kyouko: A wish…
(Sfx- Pan *clap*)
Kimura: Girls, Girls, Girls!!
Aki: A chance at the nationals!! The perfect boyfriend…! And then…
Aoki: To pass my college entrance exams!!
Yuki: All the pudding I can eat, and none of the weight!
{Yeah..}

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{My wish…}
{Is that times like these will continue forever….}
Aki: Aww!! I missed it!!
Akagi: You sure have a lot to wish for.
Yuki: What did you ask for?
Kyouko: Secret.
Yuki: And you Jiro-kun? Did you wish for world domination?
Shizuka: I won’t let you~.
Jiro: No need.
Yuki: Huh?

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Jiro: I’m fine with things as they are now.
I can grab my own hopes and dreams!
(Sfx- Guu *gripp*)
Shizuka: He’s sooo cool…
Aki: Bastard! You make us look greedy when you say crap like that!!
Aoki: No one likes a pure hearted idiot like you!
Kimura: You think you’re a big shot, huh?!
(Sfx- Suka boka *thok whack*)
Jiro: OW?!

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Akagi: That’s enough. You guys are acting unsightly.
Kimura: But prez…!
Aki: What do you want?
Yuki: Mr. President, what did you wish for?
Akagi: Hm? Well, World peace.
(Sfx- oooh.)
Aki: He’s dead serious too….how scary.
Akagi: More importantly, Midoritani!! Weren’t you supposed to yell your wish out loud?!
(Sfx- Bikuuu *pooooit*)
Midoritani: Ah! Well, I didn’t see it!!
Aoki: What was that?!
Midoritani: Next one! I’ll wish on the next one for sure!
I promise!! Though I doubt that we’ll see another…
Jiro: Oh, there’s one.
(Sfx- Gotsuu *fwooosh*)

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Jiro: It’s huge!
Midoritani: It’s TOO huge!! Why did it have to appear now of all times?!
But maybe this is a good opportunity…
Here’ goes…
It’s now or never!!
I want to become….
Better acquainted with Shinonome-san!!
I said it…I can’t believe I said it!
Shinonome-san!!
(Sfx- Kuru *spn*)
(Sfx- Pachi pachi pachi *clap clap clap*)

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Jiro: Well said, Midoritani! You’ve grown up so much..
Midoritani: Thank you…! NOT!
Where is everyone?! Shinonome-san, are you still here?!
Yuki: Tada-! Late night snacks!
(Sfx- Wai wai)
???: All right! I want the one Watari-san made!
Yuki: Huh? What are you two, like doing there? C’mon up!
Jiro: Okay. Let us be off then.
(Sfx- Zuuuunnn *droop*)
Jiro: What’s wrong? Do you still have a wish to cast, Kyouko?
As expected, you are quite needy.
Kyouko: Who’s needy?
(Sfx- Zatsu zatsu *Swiff swiff*)

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Kyouko: Since you didn’t wish for anything, I did so in your place.
Jiro: In my place?
Kyouko: I’m going to wish that your sickness gets cured.
Jiro: What?!
Kyouko: You thought I didn’t know?
You don’t need to be embarrassed about that.
Kyouko: Here it comes again! I wish that Jiro’s hatred of carrots would be cured!
Jiro: What was that?! I’ll wish for you to grow a set of breasts then!
Kyouko: Do you want me to smack you?
(Handwritten- Meat!! At long last!!)
(Handwritten- Why do you seem so down?)
(Handwritten- Hey! That’s mine!!)
(Handwritten- You snooze, you lose!)
(Handwritten- Soo good…)
(Side text- Our wish is that by reading this, everyone will find a gentle and true happiness within themselves….)
(TO BE CONTINUED IN ISSUE 32.)