To Love-Ru Darkness 12

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{nothing interesting}

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top left: Trick or treat, which do you prefer?

Chapter 12 [Bad mood ~Bonds of Happiness~]

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I understand Saki-sama
Yes
//Please leave it all to me
left: Center color to thank you for making this popular!!

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Please enjoy the time with your father...
nb: Rin, a member of the Kujou family that has served the Tenjouin family for generations---

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It seems...
//It will be hot today...

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Mm...
Mm ♥
Haaa...♥

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Ah ♥
Mm ♥
Ri... Rito-saaan
//It's...
Haa
Haa
Morning already...

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Mmmm~~~
sfx: lick x3
Ice cream... ♥

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momo: Ah!
//momo: M... My tail
rito: taaasty
momo: Ah ♥
momo: Isn't ice cream... ♥
//momo: Fuuuu ♥
Mm ♥
Mm ♥

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Mm
Mm ♥
Mmmm ♥

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Mmm~~~~
Fwaaa?

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Uh...

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*nom*

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You mustn't...
Do *that*...

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Until I become Rito-san's concubine one day
And receive this from him when he means it...

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Now
I should be heading back...

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Today, the initiative was completely taken from me
//Huhu... ♥

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Next...

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Ah!

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Next... is what?

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sfx: scoot
mikan: It's too late to hide now!!

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Hmm
What's wrong, Momo?

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For her to arrive so early...
Mikan-san's intuition is getting ever sharper~~ or something like that

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Morning-
Yahhhoo---

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Geez... That Momo-san
//I thought she started showing some restraint in sneaking into Rito's bed
But it seems I can't let my guard down...

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Hmm?

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To Yuuki-san

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More letters from boys...
//Even the ones I've rejected before...
Even though I said I have no intention of dating

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I like you!!
Let's exchange email addr-

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Momo-san... I think... She likes Rito
If she didn't, she wouldn't sneak into his bed night after night...

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I thought it was just some mischief before...
But... If she really feels that way, and acts on her feelings...

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And if Rito...
Feels like that...

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Wha
What do I do...?

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Wa... Wait, why do I have to worry about something like that!
If Rito's relationship with Lala-san and everyone gets awkward, it'll be Rito's problem...!

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I wonder why

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I've never felt troubled like this in the past
Since when have I started feeling so pressured...?

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Because it's about Momo-san...?
If it's Momo-san, why...

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nb: Mmmm----...
Yu... Yuuki-san is glaring at me...
Is there any mistake in my lesson!?
book: Social 6

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See you, Mikan-chan

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Ah...

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Err, I bought that, and this too...
The rest...

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Ah, Rito's toothbrush!
It's gotten pretty well-used

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nb: Speaking of that, yesterday...
momo: Rito-san, your toothbrush was old, so I bought you a new one ♥
rito: Oh, thanks

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How did you notice?
Huhu, because I'm always looking

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Wh... Why am I getting irritated, it should be okay, that much!
It's a good thing to be so thoughtful of others!

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Now that I think about it, around the time Momo-san was admitted to Sainan High
She started helping out with housework a lot

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I'll help you make supper, Mikan-san
I'm a freeloader, so please let me do at least that much ♥

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lala: How about some dark matter seasoning, Momo?
momo: Uh...
momo: I know you like it, Onee-sama, so please add it just for yourself afterward

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nb: She was a princess all her life, so she lacks experience, but her sense for housework is not bad
rito: This miso soup is yummy
momo: Huhu The taste is still not as good as Mikan-san's

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She has a perfect grasp of Rito's taste and things he likes to use
Thanks to that, it's gotten much easier for me as well, but...

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momo: You collar is crooked
mikan: Somehow...

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I feel that my place
Is slipping away from me---------....

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I see...
That's why I... feel pressured...

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!?

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What's happening? The scenery is spinning...
Ah, no?
It's me... spinning...?

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Oh no...!

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sign: Game Shop // Kintarou

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Huhuhu
It's been a while since I found a game that looked so good ♥
A love simulation where you can conquer 300 beautiful girls!!

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I have to hurry home and try it out
Maybe there'll be some hints for the harem plan there ♫

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Huh... Mikan-san?

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Are you alright?
Huh... That person, I'm sure she's...

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It seems the scorching sun got you
You should rest a little, cool your body down
//My house is nearby
sign: Kujou

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Mmmm ♥
Mm

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A cold shower...
Feels so good...

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!
How do you feel?

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mikan: Ah... Yes! My head has pretty much cleared up!
rin: I see
rin: I'm glad...

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Because it was so hot today
I'm all covered in sweat too...

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rin: The dryer is there
mikan: Ah... yes

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She's pretty...
She has a cool side to her, kind of similar to Yami-san...

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Haaaa----
It's refershing...

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rin: This is a place much breeze blows through
//rin: You should rest here until the sun sets
mikan: Thank you for everything
//mikan: Err...

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rin: I'm Kujou Rin
mikan: Ah... I'm Yuuki Mikan!
//mikan: Yuuki Rito's...

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Ah, you must be his little sister
//I remember you. We've met a few times, like at the beach

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Kujou Rin...
She's always together with that Tenjouin person...

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mikan: Umm... You weren't with Tenjouin-san today?
rin: No... Saki-sama had an engagement to have a meal with her father
//rin: Aya and I were left on our own

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Heeeeh-----
...

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rin: You can make your legs... more comfortable
mikan: Ah... but

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I... I'm sorry, please excuse me
nb: I'm bad at seiza...
tl note: Seiza = traditional formal way of sitting in Japan (the way Rin is sitting)

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rin: You're a very proper girl. Not like your brother at all
mikan: Rito?

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rin: That boy tries to commit indecent acts to me or Saki-sama every time...
rito nb: Uhehe
rin: It's to dangerous to even come close to him
mikan: Uh...

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Just the other day, he tumbled, and squeezed and groped my breasts...
//Even if he didn't have any ill intent, it's hard to forgive him...

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rin: ...But, I'm sorry, it's not something I should be speaking of to you, his little sister
mikan: N... No, it's true, after all...

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rin: What is he like at home? That boy...
mikan: He's a useless big brother there!
//mikan: If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be able to do anything...

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nb: Ah

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But lately...
//It might not be the case anymore
Even if I'm not there, it won't be a problem...

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Mikan... -san?

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...
What... happened?

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I see...
//I think it right that a freeloader helps around the house, but
Because of that, you feel like you are losing your place
...

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Momo-san... When it comes to gardening or games, her hobbies seem to match Rito's much better...
Somehow, I don't have any ground left...

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rin: You... Miss him greatly, don't you?
//rin: Yuuki Rito
mikan: Eh!
mikan: I- I'm not really
//mikan: It's just that I worry about various things as his little sister...

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While I can only see him as an insolent boy, to you he seems to be different
Speaking of that
//When Saki-sama ran away from home, it was Yuuki Rito who desperately tried to cover for her...

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...Rito always tries with all his might...
Whatever it may be, he goes at it seriously, with his entire strength...

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I think it was three years ago...
//On a hot day like this one, Rito took me to the pool with him
It was pretty crowded at that time...

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I got separated from Rito before I noticed
But still, I didn't feel like I was lost
sukumizu: Yuuki

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Alright, let's go to that pool next

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Mi... Mikaaaaan!!!

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mikan: Rito?
Haa x2
rito: I... I finally found you!!

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I... I told you, don't get separated from me
//I searched so hard for you
What if you were led away by a bad person...?
nb: Haa x4

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mikan: Ahaha there's no way
//mikan: You exaggerate too much, Rito
rito: I'm not exaggerating!!
//rito: There are many scary people in the world...

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mikan: That's a lot of sweat...
nb: Haa x2
mikan: You worried about me so much~~~?
rito: I- Idiot! I... It's because I swam in the pool!

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That sweat... I knew that it was because Rito searched for me so desperately...
While I thought... "It's so stupid"
I somehow... felt happy...

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A story from the past I didn't know...

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You...
//Have observed both the good and the bad sides of Yuuki Rito
Closer than anyone else

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It's like what we have with Saki-sama or Aya...
//To each other, you and Yuuki Rito
Are people who can't be replaced by anyone so easily

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While you have these "bonds"
//There is no one who can replace you in your position
Because
You are *Yuuki* Mikan
mikan: Rin-san...

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Thank you so much for today---!

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mikan: I should be okay from here
rin: Don't overdo it. You even have things to carry, so I'll walk you a bit farther

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It's alright, Kujou-senpai
I will escort her from this point on!

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mikan: Momo-san!?
...
momo: Let's go home together, Mikan-san ♫

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...I see
Take care of Mikan
Lead her to Yuuki Rito...

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mikan: I didn't know you could fly too, Momo-san
momo: It's the antigravity wing system invented by Onee-sama
//momo: It's a small chip that can easily be inserted into any outfit ♫

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mikan: Were you listening? To the conversation between Rin-san and me?
momo: Yes
momo: I'm sorry, but I was worried...

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...
momo: Mikan-san
momo: You see... I really
//momo: Envy you, Mikan-san
mikan: Eh!?

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momo: Rito-san said this the other day
"Mikan... is my only precious little sister"
"I think of her as a special existence even beyond a sibling"

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Rito said...
Something like that?

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I... can't help but feel envious
Mikan-san, Rito-san went as far as to say that about you
You've been together with Rito-san since forever, much longer than me or Onee-sama
There are lots of memories that only the two of you share, ones we don't know about...

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That... Is the domain I can't ever penetrate no matter how hard I try----...

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Some day
//I too want to be someone that Rito-san will say is "special" to him
I wish it... from the bottom of my heart

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momo: But there are many obstacles ♫
nb: Momo-san... You do love Rito...

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Well...
Now we can understand each other's feelings a little better

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momo: How about we sneak into Rit-san's futon together tonight!?
mikan: How did it turn into this!!?

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Mikaaaaaan!!!
!?

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mikan: Rito? Why...?
momo: Uhuhu ♥ Because I called him before this

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I told him we were coming home now
But it looks like he just couldn't sit still
...

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rito: Mi... Mikan!! Are you okay to be walking already!?
rito: Do you have a fever!?
//rito: Can you stand!?
mikan: I- I'm alright!! I'm all well now!

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rito: R... Really!?
//rito: You're not forcing yourself, are you!!?
mikan: I'm not! Don't be so loud, it's embarrassing

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Ah...
This sweat...
This expression...

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nb: It's the same
nb: As that time...
Wipe your sweat
Stupid Aniki
tl note: aniki = a less formal way of saying "big brother"

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rito: Wh... What do you mean, "stupid"---!?
mikan: But isn't it true?
momo: She's showing off now

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But still...

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A third year... Kujou Rin-san---...

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I should check her out ♥
A new reinforcement is joining the fight for Momo's harem plan!?

To Love-Ru Darkness
---will continue in the December issue