Sakuranbo Syndrome - Cupid no Itazura II 54

SAKURANBO SYNDROME #54

tl by molokidan

108)
Amami Rena (19) - One year ago, she was a high school student.
There was someone she liked. I never thought she'd start to get
young...

Chapter 54 - You aren't "other people."

109)
1: A...
2: Agawa-san!!

110)
1: crack
2: That crack...that was my glasses being stepped on, wasn't
it...?
3: Asshole...
4: Owww!
5: I fell down the stairs numerous times when I was a kid...
6-7: haa
8: But now that I'm adult, this pain is really flowing straight
through my body...
9: I think it's dealing more damage to my mind...
10: Agawa-san!
11: Makes me feel like I'm gonna "die" --

111)
1: Kuhah...
2: If
3: If I really were
4: to die here...
5: What would happen to Rena?
6: She would
7: just keep getting smaller...

112)
1: Like she's chasing me...
2: ...to death...

114)
1: rumble
2: Yeah...
3: You don't really look like a strong fighter...
4: Rena...

115)
1: Rena...why are you here...?
2: Seems like your bones are alright...
3: Grab my shoulder.
4: A-Agawa-san.
5: I'll take care of Agawa-san.
6: You've done enough.
7-8: Eh?
9: ...who's that?

116)
1(2b): Are you alright? It doesn't look like you've been cut.
2: I did play sports in middle and high school, you know.
3: huh?
4: I had confidence in my stamina.
5: Ah...ahhh...
6: crack
7: M-more importantly, why are you here?
8: I saw you leave work with her...
9: So I followed you.
10(2b): You followed me? From work?
11: B-but why...
12: This...

117)
1: Because you sent me this mail...
phone: Agawa Munenori
Tonight

I'm going to be late again...
Wait at the apartment.
2: Huh?
3: Today was different...
4: You usually always send Asou-san mail, but not today...
5: I thought something was up, so I broke my promise with my
boyfriend and went to your work.
6: But...it wasn't just today.
7: ...why would something this small set you off...?
8: Because!
9: lately, Agawa-san, you've been coming home late smelling like
women's perfume...
10: I've been so worried.
11: --so you mean the mail about you needing help...
12: was a lie?!

118)
1: How dare you?!
2: There are certain lies you absolutely can't tell, you know!!
3: D-do you know how worried I was...?!
4: B-but...
5: That's all I could think of...
6: I thought I had to go that far...
7: i-if I wanted to save you in front of her apartment...

119)
1: Otherwise, Agawa-san...
2: I thought you'd betray Asou-san...that's all!!
2: Uuu...
3: I-I told you yesterday...
4: Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong...
5: I'm not...

120)
1: To me,
2: Agawa-san and Asou-san aren't...
3: "other people."
4: You both like each other.
5: I just can't stay quiet and watch your miscommunication
problems anymore.
6: We can't help it...
7: Adults have things like work to worry about...

121-22)
1: You only realize
2: how important things are after you lose them.

123)
1: I wanted to say something back to her...

124)
1: ...sorry.
2: But I couldn't.
3: Alright, then let's hurry to Asou-san!!
4: ...mmm.
5: Ah, let me see your phone!
6: Huh?

125)
1: Just gotta delete the mail I sent and the history...
2: You promised Asou-san
3: that we wouldn't meet alone, right?
4: beep
5: Yeah.
6: You're right.
7: Rena.
8(2b): Are you sure...we don't need to kiss...today?

126)
1: We didn't do it yesterday...
2: I'll step down for today.
3: I don't want to have any more secrets to keep from Asou-san.
4: I'll make myself hungry for tomorrow.
5: Get prepared.
6: Think of a good excuse for that wound.
7: Rena...
8: Make up!
9: Be an animal!
10: Ahh.

127)
1: Rena...
2: I thought of
3: just one thing I wanted to say.
4: But I couldn't say it.
5: "You still haven't lost anything important yet"...