Arakawa Under the Bridge 32

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As we were approaching the sea...
the riverside's scenery changed.

Office ladies with tired faces spending the lunch break.

An old man trying to catch a crayfish.

And a young couple walking along the bank.
That couple is Nino and Rick.
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Just in the middle of their first date.
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Chapter 32. First date

As Nino wished, on our first date...
we decided to go have a look at the mouth of Arakawa river.
{Arakawa}

The distance between our bridge and the river's mouth is about 12 km.
At our pace, it'll take about 3 hours to walk there.

Ah, that's a rare bird.

Hey, Rick...
Yes, what's the matter?
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Does going on a date mean...
just walking silently like this?

Eh?
Ah, that's not...

Ha-ha...

Ha-ha-ha-ha
She's right...
When I finally persuaded her to go with me on a date...

I certainly relaxed my attention!
What are you saying, Nino?
This isn't everything, it's just an appetizer...
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The main dush will be soon!
The beginning of a wonderful love journey!

Oh, I see.
{Wow, my pose right now is quite cool!}
Anyway,...

what should I do?
If we don't continue walking, we won't reach the river's mouth.
However...

just walking is a poor decision!
Nino, I'll explain it to you now.

The most important thing about love is...
the sense of distance!
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Sense of distance?
Yes.
I was studying it last night.
References.

You are so close, but just pass each other...
but then...
You can feel the love even though you are far away!

This is the most important thing about the realtionships between a man and a woman!
Oh!

Pass by... go far away... get close! That's it!
{Well done, Nino!}
Yes, exactly!

Then, this position is no good.
That's right.
It's too close for the first date.
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Let's make two steps from each other.
Oh.

And also, Nino, move a little to the right...
Be careful not to fall to the river!
I know.

Okay.

We still lack something...
Nino, can you hide somewhere?

Like this?
Ah!
Yes, that's the feeling...
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The sense of distance during the first date.

Is it?
I see, now I've realized.

I want to go, Recruit.
Let's move!
Eh
Of course...
What?!

It's a pity, I can't hide anywhere here.
Eh
Then...
Let's move to the "So close but still far away" part?
You mean, "passing by"?
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Passing by.

Re...

Recruit, next!
Eh?

Next distance, Recruit!
Ah
Yes, that's right.

The next is...
"The distance of communicating herts"!
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The distance of communicating hearts.

Fai-oh!
What?

Recruit, what's this?
It's a ritual to celebrate achieving the perfect sense of distance.

We've done it, Nino.
We've mastered the "Sense of distance"!
The last stage...
is cleared!
I understood that we had failed midway, but I decided to keep it secret.