xxxHOLiC 148

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xxxHOLiC
Chapter 148
[insertTextRight: "I'm not going to go around making people cry. Not any more."]
[insertTextLeft: For the sake of Kohane, who is living in a lonely world of darkness, Watanuki's resolve is firm!! Those feelings, his strong heart... will they be able to bring light to Kohane's darkened eyes?!]

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Mother: Why on Earth is the waiting room so small?! / The place looked so big from out front! // And nobody even came to greet us, either! / Not the director, not even the assistant director!
[sFX: move]
[sFX: grab]
Mother: And what exactly is that, now?! // Another piece of filth for you to guzzle down?! / What do you think you're going to do if you lose your abilities?!!

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Kohane: ...It's just water.
Mother: I hope you're not lying to me!
[sFX: stare]
[sFX: jerk]

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Kohane: Mother...
Mother: Wh - What?!
Kohane: You told me something, a long time ago. / Just after Father left us. // You told me not to lie.
Flashback!Mother: "It's for work"... "It's a business trip"... Lies, all of them! / You were off with that floozy the whole time, weren't you?!
Flashback!Father: You're the one who was so obsessed with getting Kohane on TV, you were never even home!
Flashback!Mother: I'm doing that for her!!

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Flashback!Father: You're doing it for yourself, you mean!! // There's only one reason you even care about her! / You're just after the money!
Flashback!Mother: The house, the savings, you... / I've never let him have them, never!

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Flashback!Mother: You just wait! // I'll make you regret this!
Flashback!Kohane: ...Father's left us, hasn't he. // We won't be seeing him any more...

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Flashback!Mother: Don't you worry yourself about that, Kohane! You just have to get yourself on TV and become famous! // You can become so famous, we'll have all the money we could ever want! // And when he sees how far we've come... // Oh, then he'll be sorry!
Flashback!Kohane: I don't know... / Can I really do that?
Flashback!Mother: Of course!

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Flashback!Mother: We just have to keep telling ourselves "this is what we need", and it'll happen in the end!
Flashback!Kohane: But... // Didn't you say...
Flashback!Flashback!Mother: What?!
Flashback!Kohane: ......
Flashback!Mother: I'm going to work even harder to promote you! // That way, we'll be able to get on more TV shows and events! / And we'll be able to get higher and higher fees!!!

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Flashback!Mother: I want to be able to trust you, at least, Kohane! // I want you to promise me you'll never lie to me like he did!!
Flashback!Kohane: ......Okay.

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Kohane: Do you think that I would lie to you? // You know... Mother...
[sFX: ah!]
Announcement: Excuse me! / Kohane-san, it's time for you to go on!
[bubbleSFX: cough / cough]
Mother: W - / We'll be right there! // Come on, quickly!
[sFX: clunk]
[sFX dash dash dash]

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Kohane: Ever since that day... // Mother... / You've never used my name even once...
[TN: Oh, crap, I hate it when characters say things like that. It makes me wonder if I've ever screwed up and used it in translation >_<]

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