xxxHOLiC 174

1
xxxHOLiC
Chapter 174
[Side text: "The dream is coming to an end"... what is the meaning of Yuuko's words?!]
[SFX: whoosh------ // CRACK]

2
[Side text: "The dream is coming to an end." Yuuko's words pierce Watanuki's heart. What kind of future does this storm of petals indicate...?!]
[SFX: whoosh----- // whoosh-]

3
[no text just disappearing Yuuko]

4
Watanuki: YUUKO-SAN!!

5
[no text just symbolic butterfly]

6
Watanuki: ...Is this just... // ...a dream, as well...?

7
Watanuki: I'm always having dreams that I don't really understand... // ...so why do I feel so afraid now...?

8
Doumeki: She wasn't there?
Watanuki: ...I thought she might be sleeping in... / ...so I went to wake her up, but she wasn't in her room... // I looked around for her... / ...but she wasn't in the shop, anywhere...
Doumeki: I'd be surprised if there weren't hidden rooms in that shop you don't know about, mind.
Watanuki: I know... / Yet... somehow... // I mean, I didn't see Maru and Moro either... // ...and Mokona wasn't there this morning... / It just feels...

9
Watanuki: ...almost like... // ...like I'm not... / ...going to see them again...
[SFX: pang]

10
Watanuki: ...No. // I'm sure she just had something to deal with. // So I'd better do what I can, as well. // I did promise.
Doumeki: Promise?
Watanuki: I promised Yuuko-san that if she had any wishes... // ...then I'd grant them for her.

11
Doumeki: ......I see.
Watanuki: And that's why first of all... // ...I have to deal with this...
[SFX: ding-do~ng]

12
Client: ...Hello?
Watanuki: Ah... / Hello.
Client: ......
Watanuki: Look... / I've brought along some rice balls. / I made them yesterday, after you left... // So, if you'd like...

13
Client: ...Go away.
Watanuki: Wait, please! // I... just want you to have these! / That's all... please!
[BubbleSFX: *beep*...]
[BubbleSFX: *ding-dong~*]
[SFX: silence~~~]
Watanuki: ...If I keep ringing, I'll just be being a nuisance...
[SFX: clench]
Watanuki: ...I suppose I should go home for today.

14
Doumeki: What will you do? / With them?
Watanuki: I'll leave a note along with them. / Right here. // I made them for her sake, after all.
Doumeki: ......
Watanuki: I'll keep on making them until she does eat them. // That's the only thing I can do right now, after all.
[Side text: Everyday life has vanished away. And yet, or perhaps for that very reason, Watanuki's will to do what he can to the end does not waver!!]
[Bottom text: Where has the vanished Yuuko gone?! Next chapter goes on sale Monday 9th March!!]