A Half-Ripe Fruit 3

souka's translation
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TRANSLATION LEGEND
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1. Separate texts in connected bubbles are with double slash //
2. “” Speech
3. [] Narration/Thoughts
4. <> Labels/MISC
5. ST: Small Texts
6. (Small text inside/outside adjacent to bubble)
7. SFX: Sound Effects
8. TN: Translator's Note
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WARM ISLAND

pg 087

<> Warm Island


pg 088

SFX: rain pouring

[] A soba shop in Miyako Island, Okinawa. // It is here that...
<> Soba House // Taira
"" I'm home!
<> Soba House // Taira
"" Darnit! // Daddy left the laundry out again..

"" Daddy!!


pg 089

SFX: snore snore snore
[] ...This hopeless father and two others live together.
TN: this is a continuation of the narration from the previous page

SFX: anger

"" Grrr... Ahh!!

"" Don't drink beer and sleep during the day! And don't hold my pillow like that!!
() What's wrong with my and this plush?
"" But I fall asleep so easily with this doll.
() I've taken a liking to it.


pg 090

"" And it's not a doll, it's a plush animal.
() Don't sleep with it if you think it's a doll.
"" Hmph...
<> Old Man Smell

"" I guess I'll put it together with the laundry.
SFX: stuck

SFX: stuck
"" ...... // Hm?

ST: It won't open...
SFX: clatter clatter...

"" Sorry...
(I'm opening it now.)
SFX: startled

SFX: creek

SFX: drip


pg 091

"" Uhm...
SFX: quick bow
"" I'm from Tokyo. My name is Nishina Akira. // From today onward, I'll be in your care.
(Please treat me fairly.)

"" ......

"" Daddy!!
SFX: startled
SFX: snore

SFX: bam
"" Don't just go inviting strangers into the house! // Shouldn't you be even a little suspicious of a complete stranger!?
"" Well... ya know... earlier today when I went to clean the grave // I saw an abandoned pup cowering near it while trying to keep out of the rain. // So without thinking I picked him up.


pg 092

" I apologize for the misunderstanding about the grave and also for being in this shop.
"" I was searching for someone. That's what brought me here.

[] It's all agriculture around here...
"" I lost my way and then it started raining... // I was in a pinch and just happened to see that grave.

"" It's because I know how you feel! // When I was younger, I took a journey through all of Japan with my motorcycle. I wound up in many places and was helped by people quite a few times. // And, just by looking in your eyes, I can tell that you're a good human being!
SFX: ガハハ　gahaha
() I couldn't just let ya sleep in the rain.
(は。。。はあ)

[] There... he goes again...

[] Dad's "Let's just deal with it somehow" attitude.

ST: Ya know, they just looked so sad there so I bought them.
SFX: meeeeh (goat/sheep)
<> Becomes the responsible one
ST: Why me...
SFX: munch munch munch

[] Daddy's always being cheated into debts. // You'd think he would have learned the first time...
"" ... Anyway

"" Once you find the person you're looking for, get out of here, okay?
SFX: glare
"" Y-Yes...
ST: I'm really sorry!

pg 093

"" Could the person you're looking for be this?
TN: or "be a woman?" the pinky gesture means girlfriend/lover

"" ......
ST: A girl...
"" Well... // I guess that's true.

"" Ah! That's exactly how it was with Masako and I! // Would you be so kind as to listen to the store of how my wife and I fell in love?
"" Huh?

"" Jeez. Stop going on about your stories of mom.
"" Ah, it's okay. I'll listen.

"" My wife, Masako, was a young lady from a pretty fine place fromt he inland. // I met her during my journey.

"" She chase me all the way out to this island.
(I was so happy.)

"" Not surprisingly, we eloped and Masako was disowned by her parents. // She passed away soon after she gave birth to Yuu.
"" ......
"" We were together for a short time, but I was totally happy you know.


pg 094

"" If Asara-kun can be as happy as I was, I will help you with anything. // So what kind of woman is she?
ST:
"" Oh no. // It's fine. I can search for her myself.

"" One Soki Soba ready!
TN: soki soba is okinawan cuisine usually servied with pork spare ribs
SFX: thud

"" I'm home~
"" Welcome home. You're early today.
(Yeah)
"" It's the testing period.

"" That's the owner's pride and joy, his daughter.
ST: Cuute<3
"" She's a real beauty, isn't she?

SFX: blush
ST: Ah.

"" You guys, eat this this and this too. // It's on the house!
SFX: thud thud thud
ST: Hibiscus Tempura
ST: Goya Champuru
ST: Kakuni
TN: * hisbiscus tempura is a flower covered in batter then deep fried. i've never see this, but apparently it does exist. * goya champuru is bitter melon eggs, vegetables, tofu,and some other things stir fried. * it's actually written as "rafute" but it's very similar to the more common pork kakuni, so let's just use that.

"" ...Dad!!


pg 095

"" ...Jeez
"" He gets so soft when hes sweet talked to.

"" ...Asara-san?

SFX: slip
"" ! // Woahh

SFX: falls over
"" Kyaa!!

"" Ow ow...
"" Sorry. Are you okay?


pg 096

"" ...... // I'm...

"" Just fine. // More important, what were you doing?
SFX: gets up
"" Huh? Oh... // Since you guys are taking care of me, I thought I would clean for you to show my appreciation.

"" My tassel ring...!!
"" Huh...?
SFX: startled

"" Thank goodness it's not broken...


pg 097

"" ... // Tassel?
"" "Tassel Ring" // It's an Okinawan traditional bridal accessory.

"" The "flower" represents the color of daily life. // "Leaf" is something you wear. "Fish" is something you eat. Each one protects you from something different.

"" "Dove" stands for peace. "Lanter" worships your ancestors. "Butterfly" represents a spirit from Heaven.
"" And lastly, the "Folding Fan" // Like a fan, you fold out upwards and become properous.
"" These charms allow you to have happiness in this life and the next.

"" This is... // Dad's treasure.

"" Everyday // he prays at our Shinto shrine.

"" No matter what I do... he never gets angry at me.
"" The only time he's ever gotten angry at me was when I took this out without permission. He was furious.


pg 098

"" Hmm... Seita-san was furious?

<> Western Japan Universities
<> RyuKyu International Universities
TN: RyuKyu are a set of south western Japanese islands

"" Yuu-chan, are you entering university? // You have the education major marked...
"" Do you want to become a teacher?

"" I would like to, but it's impossible financially.
"" Please don't tell my dad...

SFX: pat

"" Yuu-chan, you're a good kid.
"" You're just like your name. Very kind.
TN: the kanji used in her name means kind/gentle


pg 099

"" Even though I don't look like it, I have a teaching license. // So if you have questions about which path to way or what to study, you can consult me anytime.

[] ... "Kind" ?
"" ......

"" Yuu!! Deliver this food to the Shimoji clinic!!
SFX: startle

[] I think Asara-kun // is more kind than I am.
<> Soba House - Taira
"" ......

[] When I fell earlier, he protected me.
[] And when I was feeling down, he patted me on the head.

SFX: blush

[] Uwaa // What's up with this? Was I just blushing!?
[] This is bad. He has a girlfriend. // And he's 8 years older than me...


pg 100

"" This is... Chief Nishina speaking.

"" Y-yes... // To be honest, I've been avoiding contact with you, but // Just kinda going with the feeling, I beagn living together with some people.

"" Sorry, but with this I'll be able to watch them from the inside.

""

"" Ehhhh...

"" Everyone was studying together last night?
"" I... didn't know...

"" Sorry
ST: It just suddenly came up.
"" It's not like we kept it a secret from you... we just had a hard time telling you...


pg 101

"" The exams are close and we have bad grades, so everyone's in a rush.

"" Welcome home Yuu.
SFX: laugh

"" It was busy today so I'm tired. // Sorry, but could you make these delivers later?
"" Yuu...?

"" ...... // I can't take this anymore!!

"" Dad you...


pg 102

[] you don't do anything. You're always sleeping, inconsiderate, and rely on me.
[] Why am I always the one who has to be held back?

[] Even though my scores are higher than my friends, // I'm the one who has to give up on university.
[] Why?
[] What should I do... I can't stop...

[] I should just tell everyone how I feell...
[] Even I sometimes want to live just thinking for myself.

"" ...Yuu!

[] I...

[] I'm not kind at all...
"" Yuu-chan.


pg 103

"" It's dangerous for a girl to be alone at this time.

"" ......

"" ...How is dad taking all of this?
SFX: sits

"" Seita-san? // Well, he's laying on his side watching TV and laughing.

"" ......

"" No matter
"" How much I get angry or scream at him // He never gets agitated or wants to fix things.

"" It's kind of like
"" He doesn't care about my feelings...

"" ...... // I understand how you feel...
"" It's frustrating when he doesn't understand you, isn't it...


pg 104

"" Yuu-chan, you're wish is to attend university and become a teacher
"" So you want to be freed from your dad, right?

SFX: nod

"" If so, then how about
"" I grant you that wish?

"" ...... // Eh?

"" ...A detective!?


pg 105

"" Masako-san's father... in other words, Yuu-chan's grandfather comissioned me // to investigate the state of affairs at the Taira house.
"" I apologize for not telling you about this.

"" Eh...
"" But... I thought you were supposed to be looking for someone // ......

"" I already knew that Asara-kun was a detective.
SFX: realization
SFX: gahaha
"" If you're investigating someone on an island, it's obvious that person would find out ya know.

"" ......
SFX: ahem
"" Anyway.

"" Your grandfather is an extremely rich person... // I am sure he would take you into his Tokyo home.
"" This may be quite rude of me to say however, if Yuu-chan lives in this ordinary household, she will not receive enough training so...


pg 106

"" ......
[] Tokyo...?

[] I want to attend university and all, but...
[] Suddenly moving so far away... // At most I was just thinking of moving somewhere else on this island...

[] I bet... dad's going to say no.
[] This household won't be able to survive without me...

SFX: clink
"" ...... // Asara-kun

"" Please...
"" Take care of Yuu-chan for me.

"" ...... // Dad...?


pg 107

"" What are you saying...? // A normal parent wouldn't let their child go right?
"" You're okay leaving me with a grandfather that I've never even met?

"" He's the person who raised Masako. // He can't be a bad person.
"" Yuu...

"" If you're thinking about me, don't worry..
"" Relax and go to Tokyo.

[] I always thought that...
[] It was dad's fault that I was always held back.
[] And that would be useless without me.


pg 108

[] And being freed from all of that...
[] Why does my heart feel so heavy...?

"" ......
"" Codependance... it's called?

"" Actually, I think you need your father more than he needed you.

"" Don't get that mad at me, Yuu-chan.
"" I can't help it. That was my job so...
SFX: grrrrr

"" ...... // Well...

"" It's only natural for children to need their parents.


pg 109

"" ...... // And dad?

"" Hm?

"" I guess... // Dad doesn't need me as much as I thought he did.

"" Only Seita-san would know that.


pg 110

[] What in the world is dad thinking...

[] I can understand him at all.

"" ... Yuu-chan // It's about time we head for the airport.

"" We'll be late if Seita-san doesn't come out of the bathroom soon.
"" Da-d! Dad! // I'mgoing now, okay?

"" Yeaah, have a safe trip.
SFX: laugh

"" ......
"" Dad...

"" Take care of yourself...


pg 111

"" Asara-san...
"" Hm?
"" Thank you for granting my wish.

"" I'll do my best in Tokyo...
"" To fulfill my dream.

SFX: rustle

"" ......

"" The sound of the wind...?


pg 112

"" Is something wrong?
"" Nope...

[] I thought someone called out to me...
SFX: rustle
[] I guess it's just in my head...

"" ... // Yuu~

"" Yuu~
SFX: pant pant pant


pg 113

[] Dad!

SFX: slip

SFX: fall
"" ...Dad!

"" Dad...
SFX: pant pant pant
"" You ran all the way here with your bathroom slippers?
TN: in japan it is commong to wear a separate set of slippers when entering the bathroom.

"" Take this // with you to Tokyo.
SFX: pant pant pant
SFX: wheeze

"" It's yours...


pg 114

"" This... I can't this.
"" Dad... you pray to this everyday. It's a previous hairloom, isn't it?

"" It's fine.
"" It's importance is meant exactly for this day.
"" I hope it will protect in my place while we are apart.

"" Yuu... you know I...
"" I've always been since Masako died...

"" That if we were forced to go back to the mainland // Then she might not have lost her life here on this Island.
"" I really loved Masako. I just didn't want to be away from her.
"" I thought I had made the wrong decision back then...


pg 115

"" Because one cherishes something, that is exactly why there is a time when one must let it go. // That's what I've always, always thought.

"" You'll be fine whenever you go.
"" You're daddy's treasure after all...


pg 116

"" A place warmer than the sun...
SFX: squeeze

"" Because...

<> Snow White
"" ... // She's my...

"" Warm treasure...


pg 117

[] The words...
"" Asara-kun...

[] I can't... go to Tokyo after all.

[] The words I've always yearned for...

[] They actually...
[] Came true.

pg 118

"" Warm Island (after)
"" I'm home
"" There are more now!!
SFX: meeeh meeeh meeeh
<> (...)
<> (Welcome Home)
<> (Let's Eat)
<> (Dinner)

Sayonara Timer (before)
<>　A two-person coat?
SFX: Ahhh
ST: ramen
ST: Her cardigan on the first day of the month.