Nomino Oneshot : Nomino

NOMINO: One-shot Manga
TL by Maccha


Page 001:

SFX: (SNIP…)

[Mitsuya Grade 12 Age 18]

SFX: (SNIP…)
[examinee for college entrance]

SFX: (SNIP…)
Mitsuya: (Oh…)
Misuya: (Today is Noko’s day…)


Page 002:

[Noko Grade 10 Age 16]

[Childhood friend]


Page 003:

Noko: Finished!!
Mitsuya Narrates: (Noko has flower arrangement lessons with my grandmother so she comes over once a week)
Grandmother: Ok

Grandmother: Well done it’s still alive
Noko: Hehe…

Grandmother: The style of this branch is very pretty so // let’s just cut the inner branches
Grandmother: It looks neater that way and this part can live
Noko: Ok

Page 004:

SFX: (KNOCK KNOCK)
Mitsuya: Yes

Noko: Mik-kun
Noko: Lesson’s over---
Mitsuya: Mm---

Mitsuya: Let me do this page
Noko: Ok

Mitsuya: Hey…


Page 005:

Mitsuya: Err…
Mitsuya: Stop calling me Mikkun
Noko: Huh---…

Noko: Didn’t you say // Mich-chan is girly call me Mik-kun

Mitsuya: What!?
Mitsuya: When?
Noko: When you were 5…
Noko: At the summer festival

Mitsuya: ……..
Noko: Mikkun I’m going to read your manga


Page 006:

Noko: Ouch
Mitsuya: Oh
Misuya: Hey…
Mitsuya: You ok…

Noko: I’m fine // I’m fine…

Mitsuya: …….

Noko: Your manga is difficult to read
Mitsuya: Revise Japanese history then!!
Mitsuya: [Noko is…]


Page 007
Noko: We do Japanese history at grade 11
Mitusya: I meant middle school history materials!!
Mitsuya: Just let me concentrate!
Mitsuya: Read something else!
Mitsuya: [Cute but quite stupid]

Noko: Ahh // The bag again
Mitsuya: [And clumsy]
Mitsuya: ……

Mitsuya: Now…
Mitsuya: Lets go…
Mitsuya: I can’t bear having you hurt yourself in my room…
Noko: Ok…?

Noko: Grandmother thanks for having me---
Grandmother: Oh Noko leaving already?
Noko: Yep!

Mitsuya Narrates: [When Noko’s lesson finishes I send her back home]


Page 008:

Mitsuya: [It’s always been like that]

Mistuya Narrates: (Noko’s house is close)
Mistuya Narrates: (Takes 5 minutes)
Mistuya Narrates: (Or even less)

Mistuya Narrates: (Even so, for a student like me from co-ed boys class plus being a college examinee, these 5 minutes)
Mistuya Narrates: (are valuable)

Noko: My brother says
Mistuya Narrates: (Well)
Noko: He wants to borrow a manga off you

Page 009:

Mitsuya narrates: [Though nowadays it may not seem to be]
Mitsuya: Which one?
Noko: Hm---… // What was it…
Mistuya Narrates: [This may be the most important time… ]

Mistuya Narrates: [Anyhow since I reached to age of discretion]
Noko: The title is in Katakana!!
Mitsuya: That doesn’t help…
Mistuya Narrates: [I’ve always been watching Noko]

Noko: I want to go with Mikkun too---
Noko’s brother: You’re always into farms…
Mistuya Narrates: [of course only just watching]

Mitsuya: I’m leaving
Mother: Oh here! Your lunch box!!
Mitsuya: Oh….


Page: 010

Mitsuya: Hey // Hee-kun
Hee-kun: Morning Mikkun
Mitsuya: Morning is Noko up yet?

Hee-kun: She’s desperately fixing her bed head
Hee-kun: She says people from all-girls schools make a big deal on appearance

Mitsuya: Oh // She’s up at least…

Mitsuya: Hee-kun how was your mock exam?
Hee-kun: Mm--… Gotta try a bit harder…

Mitsuya: Your standard is different from mine---
Hee-kun: No I assure you


Page 011:

Mitsuya: You’re smart but why is Noko quite dull---
Mitsuya: and always remembering odd things from the past---
Hee-kun: Yeah—she was clever when she was small

Mitsuya: Always asking to be taught stuff like math.. // she should be asking you instead…
Hee-kun: Relatives are hard on her no matter what…

Mitsuya: Really—I’m not that nice—
Mitsuya: Oh yeah the manga you wanted to read

SFX: RING….

Noko: Mikku—n
SFX: KNOCK KNOCK
Mitsuya: Yea

Page 012:

Noko: Hey hey
Noko: How’s this skirt?

Mitsuya: Ahh!!

Mitsuya: T t too short
SFX: Thud—(falls over)
Noko: Huh~~?

Noko: Everyone say’s it’s definitely cuter short
Noko: I just wanted to try…


Page 013:

Mitsuya: Did you go to school in that—
Noko: I haven’t gone to school yet

Mitsuya: (Phew)
Mitsuya: You can’t bike to school with that skirt length!!
Mitsuya: (Totally exposed--)

Noko: I’m wearing something inside…
Mitsuya: you don’t get it --!!
Mitsuya’s thought: (The socks are short so there’s a big exposing area!!)

Mitsuya: You cut it…? The skirt….

Noko: Nah
Noko: Ok then—
Mitsuya: Huhh!?
Mitsuya: Magic!?

Noko: Oh yeah—Mikkun—
Mitsuya: What now-- !!


Page 014:

Noko: My classmates are meeting up to eat with the college students and—
Noko: I was invited // what to do?
SFX: BANG!!

Mitsuya: B…b…boys right? Those college students…
Noko: No clue

Noko: They said if all of us don’t go the number of people won’t match…
Mitsuya’s thought: (That’s a group date!!)

Mitsuya: I don’t admire you going out at night!!
Noko: We’re eating lunch

Mitsuya: Noon then~~
Mitsuya’s thought: Those college students would want to follow girls around to places


Page 015:

Mitsuya’s thought: (But again I have no right at all to be fussy on her…)

Mitsuya: L…l…lunch is…fine I guess // your friends are with you…
Noko: I see…
Mitsuya: But don’t get into a boy’s car ok?
Noko: Ok…

Mitsuya: (Oh no~…)

Mitsuya: Anyway how did they get to know these college students?
Noko: They said at the college festival…

Mitsuya: I see~
Mitsuya: A college festival huh~

Mitsuya: (I can’t tell her—)
Mitsuya: (not to go…)
Mitsuya: (I can’ say it)


Page 016:

Mitsuya: Because I’m
Mitsuya: not anything to her…

Mitsuya: I’m not like an older brother …
Mitsuya: there’s one better than me already

Mitsuya: (Sigh---…)

Mitsuya: (I don’t think it is right to be blaming others as a man…)

Mitsuya: I can’t concentrate on my studies at all. Who’s gonna fix this…


Page 017:

Mitsuya: I’m full
Grandmother: Ok
Mother: Oh? Already?
Mitsuya: Ye…
Mother: You leaving early today?

Mitsuya: Yeh..in a bit
Mitsuya: (it’s today…)

Mitsuya: (Now Noko is…)
Mitsuya: (Probably eating some worthless food with the college students…

Mitsuya: (Because she’s in a girl’s school I was relieved…)
Mitsuya: (Oh right there are also people who are into activities outside of the school…)

Mitsuya: (Ughh~ the world yet to know…)
Mitsuya: (Moreover she’s not witty enough it could be dangerous--…// …..)


Page 018

Mitsuya: (Actually for now…)
Mitsuya: (Even for my standards is unacceptable but I will stop her!!)

Mitsuya: (I’m gonna be late for revision school today~~!!)


Page 019:

Mitsuya: Oh hello Noko?
Mitsuya: Where are you now?

Noko: Oh--? Mikkun? // What’s wrong?
Mitsuya: Just—tell—me—where?

Noko: Now I’m at the station heading home
Mitsuya: What over already?

Noko: Naww // everyone went to karaoke
Mitsuya: Huh?
Mitsuya: And you…?

Noko: Um-- … well…
Noko: It wasn’t as I thought…

Noko: No… // maybe it’s just me…


Page 020:

Noko: I
Noko: don’t seem to mix in…

Noko: I think I made them uncomfortable…

Mitsuya: Did they say you don’t fit in?
Noko: Umm…
Mitsuya: You friend did? Or the boys?

Mitsuya: ……..

Mitsuya: I’m getting close to the station!


Page 021:

Mitsuya: Wait there!!

Mitsuya: (Stupid!)
Mitsuya: (Stupid!)!

Mitsuya: (I should’ve stopped her)
Mitsuya: (Even forcibly…)

Mitsuya: (Surely they’re uglier than Noko and still (*according to the standard looks that he assumes))
Mitsuya: (Down sizing her like that!!!!)


Page 022:

Mitsuya: !!!
Mitsuya: Noko!?

Noko: Mikkun…

SFX: Screech
SFX: (BANG)

Mitsuya: You braked late!!
Mitsuya: It’s dangerous—
Mitsuya: That was so stupid—
Noko: I’m glad you were like a ninja…
Mitsuya: I’m ain’t no ninja


Page 023:

Mitsuya: ……..

Noko: hehe…

Mitsuya: Don’t go…to events like this anymore… // it’s not your fault either
Mitsuya: Well… // I don’t want you to go…

Mitsuya: Places with those kinds of people…

Mitsuya: Also…


Page 024:

Mitsuya: I don’t like you showing your legs like that!
Noko: Huh?

Mitsuya: P…people will surely look!!
Mitsuya: (Also that uniform from before…)

Mitsuya’s thought: It’s acceptable if we’re both alone in an abandoned island though
Mitsuya: I want to see too of course…

Mitsuya: (But I don’t like unpopulated islands…)
Noko: Everyone dress like this

Mitsuya: Well not for you!!
Mitsuya: You’re tall so wearing a mini skirt like others make you expose your legs too much!!
Mitsuya: So be careful!!


Page 025:

Noko: Wow— // Mikkun you’re quite sick…
Mitsuya: I know!!
Mistuya: (Although my thoughts have been worse!!)

Noko: But being told things like this by someone who I like makes me a bit happy
Mitsuya: (Huh…?)
Noko: Somehow—
Mitsuya: (Uhh…?)

Mitsuya: Your crush?
Noko: Hm? // Did I say something wrong?

Mitsuya: (You did!!)
Mitsuya: Huh? You
Mitsuya: Meant me…?


Page 026:

Noko: Huh?
Noko: You didn’t know?
Mitsuya: !!

Mitsuya: How will I know—we never talk about this stuff
Noko: What--!! You said to me first I’m shocked

Mitsuya: W…what are you talking about…
Noko: …….

Noko: Before, you said let’s get married and…
Noko: I also thought I would…

Mitsuya: !!!


Page 027:

Mitsuya: I never said so!!
Noko: Yes

Noko: You said it the day after your 6th birthday!!
Noko: Gosh why would you forget things like this!!
Mitsuya: !!!

Mitsuya: (I’m engaged-- !?)
Mitsuya: (Is that even legal -- !?)


Page 028:

Mitsuya: I don’t remember… at all…
Mitsuya: Well I was 6 and Noko was 4…
Mitsuya: “….”

Mitsuya: (And why is she…)
Mitsuya: (quite dull but her memories of the past are this vivid?)

Mitsuya: (Must have hit her head or something…)

Mitsuya: (But oh well…)
Mitsuya: (The outcome is alright…)


Page 029:

Mitsuya: Let’s go home
Noko: Ok

Mitsuya: [It would have been cool if we held hands but…]
Mitsuya: [even I was completely up for it but]

Mitsuya: [It’s impossible to on bikes]
Mitsuya: Hey--- Noko
Noko: Yeah?
Mitsuya: You wouldn’t hanging out with a college student on bikes
Noko: Hahaha… // everyone also said no
Noko: So I left my bike at the station
Mitsuya: ……


Page 030:

Noko: You’re on a bike too though
Mitsuya: Gr…
Mitsuya: [Oh no!!]

Mitsuya: I’m not here to hang out with a college students so it’s fine-- !!
Noko: What—? // I don’t quite get it—
Mitsuya’s thought: [Bike’s will not do!!]
Mitsuya: Hey // it’s dangerous don’t make it 2 lanes
Noko: Okayyy
Mitsuya: And cycle straight…
Noko: I already am