Josei Danshi 19

Josei Danshi 19


p1: =====================================
19th: I’m here…

p2: =====================================
[sfx]: Whine…

p3: =====================================
…

Must be nice, being a student.
Getting summer off and all.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t get to come here every day.
[sfx]: Stomp x2

[sfx]: Plop!

I’ll keep coming here
until you teach me how to play.

p4: =====================================
[sfx]: Blow

Oh, okay.

[sfx]: Silence

……..

[sfx]: Flip

*Stick*

p5: =====================================
[sfx]: Glance

Thrum
thrum

[sfx]: Flick x2

Heh… Doing that won’t get you anywhere.

Huh?

Did you say something?

p6: =====================================
I said you’re wasting your time, doing that.

!!

[sfx]: Slam!

Then why don’t you just teach me how to play?!
I mean, I can tell!!

After listening to this CD so many times that I’m sick of it,
I can tell that I can’t play! That there’s a thousand things I lack!!

But right now, all I can do is try to imitate how awesome they are—
No, I can’t even imitate them.

p7: =====================================
I don’t have the slightest idea what I’m supposed to do!!
Please, help me!!

[sfx]: Exhale

Strum by yourself all you want—right now, it won’t change a thing.

But even so, not being able to play is just…!!

p8: =====================================
When you listen to that CD, what do you think they have
that you lack?

Huh…?
/ W-Well, there’s technique, and taste…
And then there’s…

Passion!

Passion, huh…? Is that all?
Do you really get it?

I-I mean… The feelings I have towards my music and my guitar—
I’m confident those, at least, are second to none!!

p9: =====================================
[sfx]: Grin

Really?
Are you sure you have the confidence to handle the guitar?

O-Of course I do!!

Would you risk your life for music?

M-My life?

…

Of course!!

p10: =====================================
Then I’ll prepare for you…
the training tour from hell!!

?!

p11: =====================================
[sfx]: Cheers

*Sigh*…

[sfx]: Sizzle
*Scrape*
*Scrape*

*Sigh*… I’ve gotten pretty used to working out here.

p12: =====================================
At night, we have band practice.
At day, we work at the beach house.

I feel like I’m having such a fulfilling summer!!
[sfx]: Kee!

Pochi, two yakisobasa for over here!
Okay!
[sfx]: Sizzle

[sfx]: Step

p13: =====================================
…

Wh-What would you like?

How old…?

Huh?
What?

What’s your age?

p14: =====================================
Huh? Me…? Well, umm…
I’m 16.

….

*Step*
[sfx]: Slowly

Huh?
/ Are you ordering something…?
[sfx]: Step

Pochi, the yakisoba!
On it!!

[sfx]: Sizzle

p15: =====================================
What was with that guy
just now?

[sfx]: Whoosh…

[sfx]: Whoosh…

[sfx]: Step

p16: =====================================
While I was busy picking up, everyone else already left.
[sfx]: Step

If I don’t hurry back,
I’ll be late for practice!!

[sfx]: Jogging

[sfx]: Lurk

?!
[sfx]: Grab!

[sfx]: Yank
Eeek!!

p17: =====================================
[sfx]: Thud!

Huh?!
What?! What’s going on?!

p18: =====================================
*Huff*
*Huff*

The guy from earlier…?!
He thinks I’m a girl!!

I’m a boy!!
Mnn!!
Mnnph!!
There’s no point assaulting me!

Be a good girl,
[sfx]: Schwing
!!

And be quiet…
[sfx]: Trembling
*Freeze*
---!!

p19: =====================================
[sfx]: Bathump x2

I…
I’m scared!!

[sfx]: Grab!!

Stop him!
[insert]: Hic!
[little bubble]: Stop!
Somebody, please!!

p20: =====================================
[sfx]: Flash!

Pochi?!

Tch.

Eek!
[sfx]: Thump!

p21: =====================================
Huh?! What happened?!
Pochi… She’s…

Kotori-chan…
Tsubasa-cahn…
[sfx]: Bwahhh!!

Pochi!! Are you all right?!

I-I was so scared.
Wahhnn!!

p22: =====================================
You were so late getting back that we came to look for you…

And then we found one of your beach sandals on the way.

We thought that was weird, so…

That bastard,
/ attacking Pochi!!
[sfx]: There, there.

Yeah, seriously!!
This is why men are the worst!!

I was so, so scared…
Is this the kind of fear girls have to put up with?

p23: =====================================
What happened in the past that terrified Ageha-chan so much
/ that she startles whenever a man is anywhere near her?

Are you all right? Can you stand?
Yeah…

Ageha-chan…
Where are you right now?

p24: =====================================
[sfx]: Chatter

I’m here…

p25: =====================================
in New York City!!

[sfx]: Roar