Short Program 6

Short Program, Volume 1, Chapter 6 (pp. 167~201)


<167>
Plus 1


<168>
=Buy food,//Write manga,//Start manga.
=This page starts the new manga—
CLUNK


<169>
=I'm ba—ck.
[sign]Ichinose

=Hup.
=Yup,//Thanks a bunch!

=Here's the change.
=Thanks.

=Phew,//That was heavy.

=Oh, Chisato-chan.//The repairman is upstairs.


<170>
=Oh, hello.//Thanks for coming by.


<171>
=This one time, I pressed the power button,//And it just kept making this weird noise
=It's been like that for a month.

CHIK CHIK..

=Can you fix it?

=You wanted to have it fixed, right?
=Huh?

=Yes.

CLICK CLICK


<172>
=When'd you buy this stereo?

=Huh?

=Oh,//Umm—Sometime around October, I think.
=Then it hasn't been a year yet.

=Right.
BADUU—M

[x2]BOOM
[x2]CHUK

=It's fixed.
=Oh, yes.//Thank you very much!
BOOMCHUK


<173>
=Where's your warranty?

=Huh?

=Oh,//Warranty.
=Umm—//I think it was...

=Umm—
=Um.
=Hey come on.

=I gotta head over to the next place.

=I'm sorry.

BADUU—M

=Huh?


<174>
=Ichinose...

=Oh,//How much will it be?

=I can't find my warranty, so...

=I'll let you off this time 'cause you're my classmate.


<175>
=Oh, but...

=See ya.

=Imai-kun!

=Excuse me.
=Oh,//Thanks for coming.

=PHEW


<176>
=Oh,//Just a sec.


<177>
=Chisato-chan—

=You didn't come to my concert last night?
=Oh, I'm sorry//Something came up at home...

=That's too bad—You were the one I was really hoping to see there.

=Stop kidding around, Sugimoto-kun.

=I'm serious.

=I'll bring the tape over to your house sometime.//Our band's pretty sweet, ya know.

=Sugimoto-kun—
=Hi—


<178>
=Imai-kun.

=Thanks a lot for coming over yesterday.

=You should clean the speakers once in a while.//They'll last longer.

=Mornin' Chisato!
=Oh,//Morning.

=Hey,//Was that Imai-kun?
=Huh?
=Yeah.


<179>
=But my, what a pity.
=What do you mean?

=I mean, he's just as smart and athletic as Sugimoto-kun,//But he's not nearly as popular with girls.

=He's kinda cold, and doesn't talk much.
=So he comes off really dark.

=Ichiro Imai, nickname Imaichi. How fitting.
=Hah-hah.
[note]Imaichi; "missing something"

=On the other hand, Sugimoto-kun—

=Speaking of Sugimoto-kun,//Chisato.
=What.

=Whaddya mean what!//Everyone knows Sugimoto-kun likes you!

=—But you never seem to make up your mind//So the other girls don't know when to give up!
=Exactly!


<180>
BUZZZ...

=Oops,//Gotta go gotta go.
=Hey wait.//No running away!

[x2]SCRUB

=My my,//Aren't you a hard worker.
[bubble]HEH-HEH


<181>
Kinda cold...

=Chisato-chan—//You're friend's here to see you—
=Oka—y.

=Sugimoto-kun.


<182>
=As promised.//The tape from our concert the other night.

=Where's your stereo?
=Oh.//In my room—

=I'll see you up there—
=Hey, wait.

GYAWIIING

=See,//Right there!//My guitar riff.
=Um,//Yeah.

GWUUNG
GWUN
TWIING
GWING
VWUNG

=Isn't the volume a bit high?

=You can't get the feel unless you have it like this.


<183>
GYAWIIING
WIING
[x2]CHUK
[x2]BOOM

=Umm, I really think we're bothering the neighbors.//Our walls are like paper.
=Chisato-chan.

=I think it's about time I got a straight answer.


<184>
=Stop!

THUMP

BEEEEE—P


<185>
=What's wrong!?//What's that noise!?
*scramble scramble*

=Ah, sorry mom.//The stereo just broke drown...

=Oh.//Don't scare me like that!

TAP TAP..

=Chisato-chan.

PLICK

BEEEEE—P


<186>
=Okay okay!

=Don't worry//I'll get Imaichi to fix it up for you.
=He'll do it for free if I ask him.

=Well, I'll be going now.

=Bye—
PATHUMP

CHIRP CHIRP...


<187>
=Imai.


<188>
=Ichinose's stereo got kinda messed up.//Can you go take a look at it?

=I'm not takin' no for an answer.

=Fine.//I owe you money, after all.
=There you go.


<189>
=You don't have to keep watch on me.//I'm not gonna snoop around.

=Oh,//I wasn't trying to...

=I'll go downstairs if I'm being a distraction.
=You're not a distraction!

=Huh?

=It's your room. Do whatever you want.


<190>
=...Yeah.

=No good,//The parts are all screwed up.

=What'd you do to it?
=Oh//I just bumped into it...

=This might take a while, okay?

=Okay.

=Sugimoto...

=Huh?

=He come here often?


<191>
=N-No,//Why?
=Then I'll give this back to him.
=His wallet.

=Huh?
CLICK

=I'll be back when I get the new parts.

=Ah.

=PATHUMP


<192>
=Found it.

=Hey, thanks.
=Where was it?
=Girls bathroom.

=Girls bathroom?

=Oh, anyways,//You get the stereo fixed?
=Yeah,//Somehow...


<193>
=That's good.//Would've been my fault if it totally broke.

=Your fault?

=Yeah.//Can't believe I screwed up like that.

=I tried to kiss her in her room//And she kinda resisted me.

=She's a strange one all right.

=Not tryin' to brag or anything//But I've never had a girl refuse me before.

=Dang,//That totally ended my win streak.


<194>
=Don't worry, I got it next time.//I just needed to be a little more patient.

=Stereo was in pretty bad shape,//For just a little bit of resistance

=Hum?

=How much do I owe you again?
=3000 yen.

=There.
=Hey,//There's no rush.


<195>
=Now I won't have to hold back.
=Huh?

WHACK

GASHINK

=You'll get the receipt for the stereo parts later.//See ya.


<196>
=I'm ba—ck.

=My—All together, I see.

=Hello—

=Oh Chisato-chan,//The repairman stopped by and fixed up the stereo.
=Huh?

=Did you pay him?

=He didn't mention anything.


<197>
CHIRP CHIRP...

=Hey! What's up Chisato,//You look down.
=Oh.

=Hey,//Let's put on some music.

=Huh?
=What's this tape...?

=Doesn't matter—//As long as it works.
=Fine fine.


<198>
[bubble]PI
=—So yeah,//About that—
=Uh-huh.

=AH—//AH—

=AHEM

=The stereo's all fixed.//The payment will be made by the culprit, so not to worry.

=If anything funny goes on again//Grab a speaker and give out a good whack


<199>
=I would be happy to take care of any resulting damages.

=I've heard that voice somewhere.
=Who is this, Chisato?
=Quiet!

=Oh—//And...

=This... Is a coincidence, but.

=There's a picture of Ichinose on my desk, too...

=Hey!//I wasn't snooping around!//It's your fault for leaving it out like that.


<200>
=See ya!

=Imaichi...
=Huh?
[note]Imaichi; "missing something"

=If you're missing something, all you gotta do is add something, right?

=Ichinose//Just kidding.
[note]Ichinose; "add one"

=Huh?


<201>
=There,//All done.

=Got the warranty?

=Yep.

=Okay,//Sign here.

KISS

[top]Lifetime Warranty
[middle]Imaichi Electronics
[bottom]Only valid for Chisato Ichinose
[stamp]Imai

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