3-gatsu no Lion 104

Well, it got too late to do the Omake today. It's also an extremely long omake. So maybe I can get it done tomorrow or the day after. But otherwise V10 is all done.

[3-Gatsu no Lion 104 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Title: Chapter.104
Promise

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Top: Fighter
Caption: Rough of the jacket for the special edition 'Fighter' CD.

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Girls: The last time we saw him
was the view of him from the side facing our mother who had collapsed into tears.
Dad: 'Honestly. She's a great girl.'
'Believe me, she's incredibly trustworthy.'
'She's as honest as a newborn baby.'
Akari: He kept talking on and on
----about his new girlfriend.
Dad: 'Huh? The kids?'
'Well of course I can't take custody.'
'I mean, I understand about child support...
but I've got a new life I'm going to live, too.'
'And Akari and Hina don't like me much anyhow.'
'It's been forever since either of them smiled at me.'

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Akari: Please don't tell Ojii-chan...
He's undergoing a catheter examination, he can't move for 3 days...
And if he hears about this, he'll come flying out of that hospital...
If something were to happen to Ojii-chan,
we...
Aunt: My nieces grew up to be such good girls.
They're always thinking of other peoples' feelings...
----But that's why they keep trying to understand that Dad's feelings
and get swallowed by them.
'Isn't there anything else we can do?'
'Dad probably has some other reason he's not saying, doesn't he?'

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Aunt: ---Otherwise he could never
have done something like this to his family... they'd say.
I feel bad for the kids...
Even after all that's happened, somewhere deep down,
those girls wanted to believe their father.
I wouldn't have minded if they'd never encountered their dad again.
Honestly, I didn't want them to know about any more of the awful things he did.
You see, those girls' father
was an extremely kind and serious person at first.
But he was utterly fragile when it came to momentary stumbles...
He'd been a teacher at a cram school, but one day
he got into a fight with a student's parent, suddenly said, 'I can't do this anymore!' and quit.
----So then he started helping out at Mikazuki Temple, but then
he said, 'Ojii-chan is just too strict.'
and holed himself up inside.

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Someone: But Mikako still loved him.
So she pushed herself very hard
to support the household on her own in the hopes that one day
that kind, cheerful person would come back.
---But
'When you show yourself like that to me
I feel like you're tacitly saying "Get to work you lazy bum!"'
He would say things like that and go outside a lot of the time...
----And finally...
There's something I want to tell you.
I found someone I'm in love with.
She's not like all of you, always pointing out things you don't like about me,
she told me she's 'happy just being with me.'
Sorry I kinda drawled on there...
Let's head back to the girls' place.
As for what to do next, I'll figure something out.
You can be sure as hell that man's not going to get his way this time.

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Aunt: Kiriyama-kun,
I really want to thank you for the help you've always given us...
See ya.
Rei: ......
Um,
there's a favor I'd like to ask.
Akari: Momo-chaaan! Onei-chan is here!
Momo: Comiing!
Hina: Well, we'll be going now!
Momo: Goodbyyye, Sensei!!
SFX: PEKORI (NOD)
Woman: That Hina-chan from the Kawamoto family sure is a responsible young lady...
Handwritten: See you tomooooroooow!
WOman: I do hope her grandfather is released from the hospital soon.
I'm sure Akari-san is having a hard time...

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Handwritten: Poohn Poohn Poohn kotaage!
SFX: DOKUN (BA-DUMP)
Dad: Hey,
Hina, Momo! [Heart]
I've been waiting for you!
I really wanted to see you guys.

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Dad: Hey, come over here
and we'll go get some shaved ice together! ☆
Hina: Sorry, we've got go be getting home.
Let's go, Momo!
Dad: Hey, there's no need to be bashful.
C'mon,
why don't you let Dad carry you...?
Uh...
SFX: HYOI
Akari: R-Rei-chan!!
Momo: Aah!
It's Rei-chaaaan!
Rei: Hina-chan,
could you mind holding her bag?

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Dad: ......Oh, it's you.
What are you doing here?
Rei: Me, doing here?
That's simple.
If it were me, this would be my next target.
Dad: What? You're kinda scary.
Are you a stalker?
Rei: I could ask the exact same thing of you.
Hina: ......
Rei-chan...
I called Misaki-san and Akari-san a minute ago.

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Rei: I'm about to head to your house, Hina-chan.
But why don't you and Momo-chan go eat something sweet at 'Miyoshi-san's'?
Hna: ......No,
I'll go, too.
I want to know
everything there is to know about my dad.

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Aunt: So, you came, huh?
Dad: Oh, what's all this?
...Are you guys springing a trap on me or something?
Akari: C'mon, Momo!
Let's go gargle!
Dad: ---You've all got such stern looks on your faces.
It's such an unpleasant atmosphere in here...
How about we start again with a clean slate?
Rei: Are you sure about that?
There's not much time left.
Dad: Huh?
What're you talking about?
---And why are you here, too?
Rei: I'm Kiriyama.
Dad: 'I'm Kiriyama.' ☆
Oh, I see. I didn't ask that, but fine.
What, are you at the age when you think it's cool to rebel against grown-ups?

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Rei: What definition of 'adult' are you using? I'd say what one calls an adult varies from person to person,
but I would say someone who qualifies as an adult must at a very minimum be able to 'support themselves'.
I did some investigating on you
and I'd say that the one that lacks the qualifications of being an adult might be you.
Dad: Huh?!
Investigating...?
Hey!
Rei: You're in the business of selling secondhand cars, aren't you?
Dad: Hey, you ever heard of a thing called privacy?!!
Rei: Well, if you're going to talk about 'privacy',
then maybe you should pay a bit more care as to what you say on social networking sites?
Thanks to that
we were able to decipher pretty much the whole situation.
Handwritten (Haya): Yep. These are the conversation logs and comments he's having with his wife and their friends.
Haya: Also, why does this Saishi Suteo (alias) guy live such a dramatic daily life?
T/N: The screenname he uses literally means "Wife and Children Throw Away Man"
Handwritten (Far Left): Oh, my. It feels like could write the 100 afternoon drama screenplays with all we're finding here.
Handwritten (Bottom Left): HAHAHAHA...
SFX: ZUSSHIRI (HEAVY) GESSORI (DISHEARTENED)

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Rei: ---Well, I'm hesitant to say all of it just now, but I'll give you the summarized version...
Aunt: It's fine, go ahead.
I think it's best the girls hear the whole story.
Handwritten: Though I think I can guess most of it...
Handwritten (Rei): Umm...
Rei: Due to new women issues, he was laid off from a secondhand car dealer.
----And he has 1 month left to vacate the employee family hostel.
Right now his current wife is expecting their second child
and he's heard from the family of his mistress (age 27) that...
Aunt: Okay!
Thank you.
Yeah.
He actually exceeded my expectations a little there. ☆
SFX: PISHIH
Seijirou-san,
you're doing the same thing again, aren't you?
I'm actually kind of... astonished...
Seiji: Aaah...
Now that I've listened
to all this unrelated outsider has to say...

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Dad: Saaaay, Kiryama-kun, what exactly does a kid like you know?
You're a student, you don't know a thing about the real world.
Rei: No...
I may be a student, but I'm already active in society.
Dad: Huh? Are you kidding me?
Yeah, you've got a part time job or something, right?
Handwritten (In Bubble): That's not exactly what I was talking about.
Handwritten (Center): Pssh
Rei: I'm a professional shogi player.
Class B-2 in the Japan Shogi Association.
I'm in my 5th year as a pro.
And as an addendum to that
I had an income of 7.8 million yen last year.
I actually brought my tax return documentation just in case this came up.
Paper: Tax return
Dad: !!
Hey,
if you just want to show off, then I really think you should get out.
This is a family discussion.
It's got nothing to do with a stranger like you.
Rei: I think not.

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Rei: I'm
thinking about marrying Hinata-san.
So
I'm no stranger!!

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People: !!
Huh?!
Hina: Huh?
Marr...
Now...?
Huh?
Ma...
....
Marr...
Momo: Hina-chan, what's wrong?
Your cheeks are all hot!
Rei: ----For that reason
I'm not going anywhere.
And I will be a part of any discussion.

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Aunt: Hi...
Hihihi
Hina?
Handwritten: Please don't tell me you and this young animal have already...?!
Hina: Huh?!
Handwritten: Auntie... Y... You're scaring me...
Momo: Hina-chan looks like an octopus hot dog!
She's all reeed!
Dad: Hina,
have you been going out with this boy?!
Handwritten: Hey, hey, I won't allow it! Not with a boy this arrogant!
Akari: I-I-Is that so, Kiriyama-kun?
Handwritten: I didn't realize at all... Oh gosh...
Rei: Um, no.
We're not daying.
---Or rather,
I haven't told her yet.
Dad: Uh...
You know she's right next to you, right?
Rei: ...Oh, right.
Handwritten (Right): Heeey! Heeey!
Your body is all hot, Hina-chan! Do you have a fever?
(Left): ---Also she seems pretty flustered... That's my daughter, you're talking about, you know!!

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Dad: Hey, seriously, what was that?
You totally screwed that up, you know?
Do you honestly think a girl is going to just say 'okay' to that?
Handwritten: Hey...... Do you know anything about romance or mood?
I feel bad for Hina......
Rei: ..........
SFX: BIKUH (SURPRISE)
Rei: It's okay,
I'll take my time after this
and convince her!!
AUnt: BUHUWAHH!
Hold on, convince her?!!
Boy, you really are incredible, Kiriyama my boy!!!
Oh God, I don't think I can take much more!
Akari: Oh, dear!
At a time like this?!
Oh, Kiriyama-kun!
Honestly!
Handwritten: NYAA NYAA NYAA NYAA NYAA
SFX: BASHI BASHI BASHIHHH

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Momo: Hina-chan?! Akari Onei-chan! Look, Hina-chan!
SFX: FURAFURA---... (Wobble)
Akari: KYAH!
Oh my, Hinaaa?! Are you okay?!
Aunt: Akariii!
Get a hot washcloth!! And some cold water!!
Dad: Hey, look!! This is all your fault you know, Kiriyama!!
Is Hina okay?!
Noguchi: Do you think Kiriyama-kun is going to be all right?
You don't think everyone's backing away from him at the Kawamoto household right now, do you?
Haya: Well, I won't say that can't happen.
Trying to intervene in the affairs of another household is an insanely high hurdle to jump over.
---But ya know, Noguchi,
he's up against that monster father.
Handwritten: UWah.... Suteo's so scary. I keep finding more stuff...
SFX: KACHA KACHA...
Haya: There's no way 'a person that thinks about the feelings of others'
can win against 'a person that doesn't think about anyone but himself'!!
If he starts reading into the situation, he'll just get beaten to a pulp!!
But it's because of that that now
is the perfect moment for Kiriyama to strike!!
Handwritten: HUUUH?!
Then, do you mean...?
SFX: KUWAHH

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Haya: ----Generally,
if it comes to something that's a big deal for the woman he loves,
if a man ends up at 'I read too much into the situation and couldn't do anything.'
Then there's no meaning in having been born a man!!
Bottom: Chapter.104 E N D

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Handwritten: To my editor, T-Da-san.
To everyone at Young Animal.
To everyone at Hakusensha.
To all of my assistants that have helped out by drawing wonderful backgrounds.
Jyukunaga, Betty, Chiyo-chan, Wachita-san, Emily, Macchan, Ono-san.
To Nawata, the designer.
To everyone at Toppan Printing!!
To all the staff at bookstores across the country!!
To supervisor Yamazaki-sensei!!
To Fujiawara-san, Chama-san, Masukawa-san, and Masu-san from BUMP OF CHICKEN.
And to all of you readers, I wish to express my love and gratitude.
From Umino