Rin (HAROLD Sakuishi) 35

Rin 35



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[insert]: A freedom named loneliness

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<no text>

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[sfx]: Whoosh

[sfx]: Clickety-clack x4

[sfx]: Psshh

[sfx]: Dash!

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[every bubble on the page]: *Huff*

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Thanks for waiting!

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[first three bubbles]: *Huff*

Fushimi-kun!
You’re the same as ever!

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Honda-san, you changed your hairstyle again.
Or rather, you went back to the way you had it in high school.
I had it out long till a little while ago.
I chopped it all off.

But forget that—congrats on your debut!
That’s awesome.

Well, I’ve got a lot of work ahead of me if I don’t want to get canceled.

Honda-san, where are you staying tonight?
At Maki’s place.
Huh? Sakai-san’s here in Tokyo?
She’s a cabaret girl down in Kabuki-chou.
Bwuh?!

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By the way, where are you headed right now?

To the Budokan, to see a BECK concert.

…
Alone?

No, with a friend from back home.

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…
A girl, eh?

Huh? Well, yeah.

[sfx]: Smoke

…Yes.
You’ve made a good choice…

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[sfx]: Open!
Welcome!!

Hey.

Huh? Where’s Fushimi-kun?

He’s running late.
He’s planning to join up with us after watching a concert at the Budokan.
Huh? That would make him pretty late.

Apparently, he’d already made plans for today.
He said he was going with a friend from back home, or something

I wonder. Is this person really just a friend?
[sfx]: Heh-hem.

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…

[sfx]: Blam!
[sfx]: Blam!

Wow, this’s a heck of a feast!
[sfx]: Heh-hem
Of course it is.

Today is Rin’s birthday party!

And we’re celebrating my and Fushimi-kun’s serializations!

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It starts at 7… Even if this goes as long as a Led Zeppelin concert,
I’m certain I can make it to Nishigaitsu’s place before midnight!
But if it goes as long as a George Clinton show…

No—I have to make it.
I’ve even got her present in my backpack.

Thanks for waiting~~!
Oh, a BECK T-Shirt!!

[sfx]: Roar

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[sign]: Budokan
[second sign]: BECK Live Tour “Major Dandy”
[sfx]: Gwooohn

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[sfx]: Digadigadigadigadiga Bam!

Welcome
to the BUDOKAN!!

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[cake]: Happy Birthday Rin-chan

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[sfx]: *Crowds*

Damn, that was awesome. I’ve still got goosebumps.
[sfx]: Cheers

I’ve always wanted to hear Human Fly live; I’m so glad I got the chance.
[sfx]: Jing

And wasn’t Chiba so cool in person?
I mean, since my brother’s such a big Chiba fan and all!

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[sfx]: Cheers
Oh, right! Mind if I take another look at the merchandise?
I have to pick up a souvenir for my brother.

It’ll take me 40 to 50 minutes to get to Nishitaitsu’s.

I’d like to leave first,
but I haven’t even thanked Honda-san for the ticket yet.

I love BECK, and loved seeing them live,
but to be honest? I spent the whole second half staring at the clock.

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Thanks for waiting.

Honda-san, thanks so much for today!
Umm, I’ve got some business after this, so…

Hm? What’s wrong?
The number you have dialed is currently…
That’s weird. She won’t pick up.

Who won’t?
Maki.
I’ve called her again and again, but…

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WHAT?!

[sfx]: Clickity-clack x2

It’s no good…
Did she forget? Or write down the wrong day?

Wh-What do we do?
[sfx]: Ring

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[phone] {
Nishiguchi / Fushimi-kun, you’re late!!
Nishigaitsu Hanako / Is this person really just a friend??
Nishigaitsu Hanako
Nishiguchi / Send a picture as proof, lol
}

!

Nishiguchi-san, I’ve got Fushimi-kun’s text.
Hm?

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That’s a pretty old friend.
Look at his skin… There’s no way he’s the same age as Fushimi-kun.

Everyone, are you still hungry?
Help me make some gyouza!

R / We’ll be making gyouza while we wait  !

Ohhhh!!! I love gyouza! :D

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You still can’t get a hold of her?
…Nope.

I also got a hold of a friend from middle school who lives in Saitama,
but she said it’s a bad time for her, too.

…

[sfx]: Glance

Fushimi-kun, didn’t you say you had something to do?
It’s fine. Go.

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What’ll you do, Honda-san?
I’ll wait around here for Maki to get back to me.
Worst-case scenario, I’ll sleep in a manga café.

A-A manga café?!

Here, take this.

Wow, a BECK T-shirt!!
You bought one for me, too?!!

Wait a second. How much was it?
Don’t worry about the money.
/ This is thanks.
Huh?

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Thanks for coming, even though you’re so busy!
/ I had a wonderful time with you tonight.

It’s so amazing that a classmate from Morishige High’s made it big!
I’ll be cheering you on the whole way!
[sfx]: Shake

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Th-Thanks.

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Honda-san!!

Are you sure? What about the thing you had to do?
Well, this is an emergency.

[sfx]: Click

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Wow. It feels so professional!

Long ago, this is where Mizuno-san penned The Shunpei Chronicles’ Abu Dabi Combat chapter!
[sfx]: Heh-hem!

Then this is holy ground to you, isn’t it?

Please, make yourself at home!
Mind if I take a shower?
I’ve worked up a sweat.
Oh, then I’ll heat up the bath.

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I’m sorry, but some work suddenly came up, so… There’s no way I can make it. I’m sorry. I was looking forward to the gyouza, too. 

Happy birthday, Ishidou-san!!

…
Fushimi-kun said he’s not coming.
?!

I wonder what came up.
Maybe his editor made him redraw something?
Not that that’s ever happened to me.

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We’ve got so much gyouza left over.
[insert]: *Sigh*
And we cooked up such a tasty batch, too.

Mind if I take some home?
Go for it!

Think Fushimi-kun’s eating a storebought lunch right about now?

Oh, I know where Fushimi-kun lives, so I’ll go take him some right now!
[sfx]: Hic
We’ve gotta share the festival spirit!

Huh?!

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Good idea!
And I want to see Fushimi-kun’s workplace, too!

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[sfx]: Shahhhhhhh

I didn’t have to lie, so why’d I go and do so?
Did some part of my heart feel guilty over this?

Nah, Honda-san’s a friend.
I didn’t do anything wrong!!
[sfx]: Shake x2

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And besides, I am actually working!
[sfx]: Pat

That felt great. You can go ahead now.

[sfx]: Gulp

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[sfx]: Squeak

[sfx]: Splash

Whoa!
Think pure thoughts.
But it’s so cold~

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[sfx]: Brr x3

[book]: Iwase Middle School

Fushimi-kun, you look so cute!

You’ve got such an innocent smile!
[book]: Iwase Middle School / Bonds

[below picture]: Fushimi Norito

My graduation album, huh?
It’s a useful reference, so I brought it with me.

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Didn’t I meet him during Koubou-san’s day?
Yeah. That’s Katsuo.
[yearbook, center]: Masui Katsuo

…
Hey, Fushimi-kun, who’d you have a crush on?

Huh?!
Let’s see if I can guess.

…Yokoi-san?

Who was that?
/ Oh, Yokoi Chiba. Her dad runs a bookstore… No no no.

Then what about Yamamoto-san?
Not a chance. There’s something wrong about that smile…

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Yamada Nana?
/ She’s pretty cute!
Nah. The girl was a dictator. Anyone who went against her got purged.
We called her Class B’s President Amin.

I’ve got it: Aoki Yuri, right?!!
[yearbook]: Aoki Yuri

…
I plead “no comment.”

Oh, then it’s her!

She was on the volleyball team. Pictured right in the center, too, so she’d be the captain?
Do you like this orthodox look?
P-Please stop profiling me.

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[kanji on book, in the middle of the triangles]: High
[sfx]: Slide

Then next up’s high school!
WHAT?!

Who’d you have a crush on?

Uh…
Why do you want that personal information?

What’s the big deal? I won’t tell anyone.
[sfx]: Bump
But I mean, we went to the same school, and…

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A-And heck, in that case, who’d you like?

Me?
[kanji on book, left page, middle of the triangles]: High
[kanji on book, right page]: Aspirations

I…
[sfx]: Flip

[sfx]: Point

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[yearbook]: Fushimi Norito

??!!

Is that a joke?

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<no text>

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[sfx]: Bathump x6
[kanji on book, between the triangles]: High

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[sfx]: Ding-dong!
?!
[kanji on the book on the floor]: Bonds

Wh-Who’s there at this hour?

[sfx]: Ding-dong!
Uh…
Isn’t this kind of scary?

[sfx]: Crunch x2 / Swoosh / Ready

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!!!

[sfx]: Click

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Oh, it’s open!!

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Ah.

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H-Here’s a gift.
Th-Thank you very much.

S-Sorry…
See you later.

[sfx]: Close

[sfx]: Silence

Okay, let’s split up…

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[sfx]: Clank

[sfx]: Roll x2

Fushimi-kun,
I got in touch with Maki.

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I’m so sorry! I left my phone at home when I left for work!
And there were so few girls there today that I only just got home.

So I’ll get going now!
Huh? Seriously?!
Yeah. A taxi should get me there soon.

I-I’ll walk you there.
Don’t worry. I can manage.

I’ll text you later.

[sfx]: Close

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[brown book in third and fourth panels]: High
[white book in fourth panel]: Bonds

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<no text>

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[sign]: Bookstore / Garcia & Marks

Wow!!
[mag]:{
[top]: Remember
[sparkly bubble]: Tremen—New Serializat—!!! (dashes are cut off by the bubble)
[vertical text]: Live on the edge!!! <pretranslated>
[horizontal text over Fushimi’s name]: The Arrival of the Ace of Taurus’s New Generation!!!
[name]: Fushimi Norito
[name in English]: Norito Fushimi
}

Damn, a full-color first chapter!!

He changed his pen name?
“Kinosuke” was pretty lame…
[horizontal text over Fushimi’s name]: The Arrival of the Ace of Taurus’s New Generation!!!
[name]: Fushimi Norito
[name in English]: Norito Fushimi

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Masui! Long time no see!
[magazine]: {
[top line]: The highly-reviewed serialization, with a color centerfold and 22 pages: Gunners!!
[big text]: Shounen Taurus
[upper right]: Death Paroo Bomb
[below that]: Saka— (cut off)
[left side, bubble]: Color opener
[right of that]: New Serialization
[below that]: Remember
[below that, half cut off the page]: Fushimi Norito
[spine]: Shounen Taurus
}

Y-Yamada!!
[insert]: Awawa!

What’re you reading?

Huh? “Fushimi Norito”—that’s not THAT Fushimi, is it?
You’re kidding. Seriously?!

Holy wow!!
[sfx]: Click
Damn, that’s awesome!!
Rejoice, Nori… You’ve got the blessing of the dictator of Class B, President Amin herself.

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[signs]: Kou / Dan / Sha

You came in fifth in the first survey!

Huh…?
That’s…

Good? Or bad?
It’s pretty good.
When the first chapter of Taki-kun’s Presence came in fourth, it sent stirs through the whole editing department.

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Wow…

Mutou-san, here’s the potential assistant, Tajima-kun!

Oh, we’ve been waiting. Fushimi-kun’s already here.

Hi. I’m Tajima!
I figured I’d bring a few samples of my work.

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Whoa!!

Wh-What do you think?
Y-You’re good!
Way better than me.

[sfx]: Phew
That’s a relief~.

Tajima-kun, when can you start?

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I mean, as soon as tomorrow!
Remember is totally interesting, and it’s an honor to help it along!

N-Nice to be working with you!
Okay, that’s one down.
You’ll need a second, right?

Oh, I should be fine.
Furukawa-san, one of Mizuno-pro’s old hands, said she’d come help.

[sfx]: Rumble x2

Hello?

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It’s getting better and better.
/ Keep working hard so it doesn’t end soon!
[mag]: {
[top bar]: The Kokeshi of Happiness
[big]: Shounen Taurus
[can’t make out the right bubble]
[left bubble]: The super-popular slapstick comedy / Hanaji
[can’t make out the bubble below that]
[back cover]: Love, Authority, Money: / Nothing is more important.

Thanks for telling me what you think every time.
So long as my sister’s reading my work, I can go on forever…

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[sfx]: Scratch x2

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That was wonderful, considering you’ve just started.

You’re the first person Shino Mirai has ever helped out.

Hm? What’s wrong?

…I’m not confident I can fight.

…
There’s no way I can wipe out the polycoriac man.

Then why don’t you rest for now,
and we’ll try to give you a change of pace?

This is a program to strengthen you in battle.

Simply put, you’ll be sparring with me.

Sparring with Dr. Tokiwa?

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She’s pale, thin,
and looks not the least bit athletic…
Even her butt’s tiny.

[sfx]: Bam x2

Okay, I’m ready.

Come at me—no holding back.
[sfx]: Tap

What’s wrong? Guess I’ll start us off.
[sfx]: Tap x2
?!

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[sfx]: Crack!

[sfx]: Smash!

[sfx]: Pow x4

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Dr. Tanaka, I’ve heard that Shun is being beaten bloody day and night. Is he truly alight?
Heh heh heh. Dr. Tokiwa might look like bookish, but she’s a Spartan.

Quit thinking with your head.
[sfx]: Ugh…
Bend your ears towards the sound of the wind and water; open your eyes; smell the aromas.
Ask yourself: How do I want to walk about an unknown world?

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The most important thing within a reality is your intuition!

My intuition…

[sfx]: Bah!

!!

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That was a shock… I didn’t expect you to score a point on me within the program.

Very impressive, Shun-kun. You must’ve sensed something in this short time.

Next, fight me in my progr—
I think that’s enough.

Intuition…

When I first met her, it felt like she pulled me in.
…But at the same time, something terrified me.

…

I’m going to go back inside the Reality!

[mag]: {
[center spine and big text]: Shounen Taurus]
[bottommost line]: “Pero-ko” <rest is illegible
}

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[sfx]: Ring

Misaki / I read the new chapter~  ✧↗↗ / It’s been years since I last bought any manga~ <heart-face> ✧✧✧!

[phone]: Fushimi Norito

…Ru-san,
it looks like you were wrong.

…I don’t think I’ve fallen to hell or found salvation.

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…
…Did something happen?

[sfx]: Flip

But the girl…

She’ll be reading your manga, too, right?
Huh?!
[insert]: The decisive moment hasn’t ended. What is the feeling Fushimi has hidden within Remember?!
[box]: To be continued in the December issue / on sale / Nov. 6