Nana 68

01)
More than what would happen to Shin,
What would happen to our tour
was always the most precious thing to me.

02)
Top: A rapidly-changing destiny!!

Chapter 68

03)
ToP: What on earth has happened to Shin...?
And what about Blast’s live!?

Bottom: Latest volume 17 on high praise sale!

04)
Cell phone screen: 02/02 (Sat) 11:53

Cell phone screen (second box): RECEPTION BOX
Clara
Clara
Clara
SHIN
Misato

Menu Show

Third box screen:

Received Mail

F SHIN
S Re. Thank you
D 02/01 13:07

4th box:

The story so far:
Oosaki Nana decided to become a professional singer and went to Tokyo. She re-formed the band “Blast” with her old mates. Komatsu Nana (Hachi) also followed some friends to Tokyo.
Although aiming for independence, she fell in love but then changed to marry Takumi, whom she lusted after!!

★Nana and Nana were roommates in apartment 707 of an old building.
After realizing that she was pregnant, Nana returned to Takumi’s side.
Also, the debut of the band “Blast” was decided upon. ★Ren proposed to Nana
at seaside, and she accepted. On the day of the CD’s debut,
a wedding interview was held. ★After that, “Blast” went on a regional tour.
Nana intended to process the marriage papers when she returned to Tokyo,
but receives a shocking photo of Ren and Reira. In order to avoid such
publicity, Takumi decided to offer “Weekly Search” an exclusive scoop regarding
the sudden registration of his and Nana’s wedding. ★”Blast” returned to Tōkyō
and Nana told of her marriage registration. ★Christmas. During
Trapnest's trip to London, Blast give a thank you party for their fans.
Meanwhile, Nana goes to Oosaka heaving heard from Search cameraman Kurata that
Nana’s mother is alive. The article is published. Nana doesn’t care but,
it seems her mother in Ōsaka has disappeared again. Nana doesn't
know anything.★Trapnest, who were in London come back to the country.
On that day, Blast heads out on their first tour. But Shin doesn't
show up...

★Previous chapter last scene.

Characters from right to left: Ren, Yasu, Nobu, Shin, Takumi, Reira, Naoki, Yuri, Miu

05)
Cell phone:

Received Mail

Sorry for the late reply.
Now I'm moving to Yokohama
Arena for tomorrow's live
rehearsal. I overslept and
I will be very late. I'm
typing the mail while the
manager, Shun-chan, is
grumbling.

Menu Reply

3rd box:
I think it's natural to think that
you want to tell everything to Nana-san
concerning your close friend Misato-chan.

There's nothing selfish about that at all.

Woman: CHIKAGEEEE!

06)
Box 1:

People who say keeping Nana-san in the dark is the right thing to do...
...are just people who feel Nana-san is more important than Misato-chan.
Maybe it is better just to protect those important to you.

Box 2:

But I also think that the only person who can save her is Nana-san.
Not to say that Nana-san's the kind of person who would needlessly help other people.

Box 3:
W: But I'm so glad you found the graciousness to come after all.
W: I understand that you must be depressed thinking about Misato, but...
W: Since Shin went to the trouble to inviting you, I feel that if you hadn't come, you would have regretted it for the rest of your life.

07)
W: Alright, you look so cute!
W: At this rate, you'll definitely get taken home by Shin tonight.
W: Do your best!

Box 3:
Because at the end of the show I will create a chance for you to be alone with Nana-san.

You're the one who should decide what to talk about.

W: Oh.
W: Shion-san.

Box 4:
Well then, see you tomorrow.
I will do my best too.

08)
Bar 1: BREAKING NEWS...
Bar 2: BLACK STONES...
Bar 3: DUE TO POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA...
Bar 4: HAVE UNDERGONE QUESTIONING...
W: Chikage!

09)
N: Marijuana...?
M: The police broke into that Ryouko woman's room while they were together.
M: They were caught red-handed.
M: There was no way to escape.
T: Why did the police suddenly break in like that?
M: Who knows...
M: Someone squealed?
T: What will happen to the tour?

10)
N: More importantly, what will happen to Shin?
T: Shin is a minor, and it's also his first offense, so the punishment won't be that heavy.
T: He'll be alright.
M: But he won't be able to come out for a while...
M: And when he does, clearing his reputation will be difficult.
T: Don't say it so cold like that!
T: (So severe...as expect of a baldy's woman.)
M: As for the tour, it looks like they're still talking it over.
M: But BLAST's activities themselves are a bit complicated.
M: There's the public to deal with too...
T: It's all over.
T: (I feel like throwing up...)
N: I'm going to the police.
T: What for?

11)
N: To see Shin-chan, obviously!
N: He must be so lonely...
M: That's impossible Nana-chan
M: Visits are permitted only to the lawyer the office has hired.
N: Why......?
T: That's just how these things work.
M: Maybe his parents could, but...
M: His father is abroad on a business trip, and they said to leave everything to the lawyer.
M: (Somehow)
N: What the hell...
N: Let me meet him...
N: I'm Shin-chan's mother, after all...
T: That's just inside your mama fantasy, isn't it?
T: (Don't tell people about that...)

12)
T: Anyway, if the tour is cancelled, this will be a big loss to the band.
T: There will also be many fans who won't want to accept it.
T: This is bad news no matter how you look at it.
M: I guess...
M: No matter what they do, people will complain.
M: The manager was saying to ignore the public and stuff like that.
T: That's Shikai for you.
M: But what will they do about the bass?
M: He said to find a person who can sub in.

13)
N: I'll never accept that!
N: How long is this meeting going to go for?
N: If we wait much longer, we won't be able to find a replacement bassist in time for the concert.
No: But they haven't even decided if we're going to go on yet.
No: (Hell, that's what the meeting's really about...)
N: Of course we're gonna go on!
N: By the way, why didn't they let me in on the meeting, huh?
N: (Or you, at the very least!)
Y: Because if there was someone going on and on so emotionally, it'd be impossible to have a discussion.
Y: You don't have to be so worried..
Y: The manager already said you'll go on, even if you don't want to.

14)
No: I don't really feel like going on, you know.
Y: Yeah
Y: (The paint's coming off..)
No: Us four did our best together...
No: If we're short even one person, it won't mean anytrhing.
N: Stop acting like you're in some youth drama or something!!
N: Don't make me laugh!
Y: AHAHAH!
No: I'm just saying, even if we did have a bassist, it wouldn't be OK!
N: Yes it would.
N: As long as they could strum, anyone'd be OK.
No: I'm just trying to anticipate what our refined fans would think.
No: (By the way, I'm refined.)
Y: Theeeen....why not get Ren to play?

15)
No: What are you suggesting?!
No: There's no way we could do that!!
Y: Why not?
Y: If you had Ren, wouldn't you be able to play fine?
No: Impossible.
No: Ren is someone who left our bamd.
No: We could never demand such a troublesome thing from him.
Y: But if Ren performed out of friendship, it would be a huge surprise and really excite people!!
Y: (I'd wanna see it!)
Y: It'd definitely become a topic, so even the old men at Gaia would greenlight it.

16)
No: I'd prefer it not to become a topic!
N: Ah
N: Ren?
N: I have a favor to ask to you...
No: Nana!
No: What happened to your pride?
N: I threw away that kind of thing long ago!

17)
N: I'll use everything I can.
R: What? A favor?
R: By the way, I heard about Shin.
N: If it will help me be successful in this world...
R: Well, Naoki said he saw it on the news...
N: I'll do anything.
?: It's a pity, but...
?: let's cancel the entire tour.

18)
Y: Yes.
?: I am deeply sorry.
N: I beg you, Ren.
N: Just for today, please.

19)
R: I'm sorry, but...
R: I can't help you on this one.
N: Why......?
N: If Shin was drained away at this level, then I also retire.

20)
N: What did you do?
R: Nah, just kidding.
R: The point is, if I don't receive that kind of request officially...
N: We don't have time to screw around with that kinda stuff!!
N: Stop fucking around and answer me seriously!
R: Well, honestly, it doesn't excite me that much.
R: Wouldn't it be better for you to just sit quiet and accept what happened?

21)
N: Why do I have to accept some stranger's scandal?!
R: Stranger? You...
R: Shin's your bandmate, isn't he?
N: That idiot is a member in no shape or form!!
R: So when times are good, he's your partner...
R: But when things turn bad, he's a stranger?

22)
R: I don't want to fill in for such a person.
Y: So it didn't work after all.
No: Of course not.
Cell phone screen: Yasu

23)
No: Hello, Yassan?
No: Has the meeting ended?
No: So we really do have to cancel?
No: Is that so...
No: No...
No: We've got no other choice...
No: More importantly, is there any way we can see Shin?

24)

?: This is depressing, in every way.
?: If I report this to the manager, he probably won't accept it.
?: (This sucks)
?: Kawano-chan trusted me...
?: Even understanding it doesn't change anything.
?: Shin is a minor, you know.
?: He's got to learn how to respond to his surroundings.
?: ...I guess.
?: I certainly saw a lot of alcohol and cigarettes back there.
?: Maybe I was too soft on him.
M: But cancelling the entire tour is just too harsh.
M: It's going to be terrible for Shin, since he'll think it was all his fault.
Y: Being so emotional like that is the problem.
Y: The fact is that it was all his fault.

25)
G: But won't the manager have to ask him to pay reparations he could never get in an entire lifetime?
G: (What should we do...)
M: Misato won't let him say that!!
Y: I'd be happy if he said that.
Y: Then for once in his life, Shin would have to work seriously.
M: Let's find a sub for the bass and start up again from Oosaka!
M: This is too heavy a responsibility for Shin!
Y: It's alright.
M: Why do you keep saying that?!
Y: This thing called "feeling responsible"...
Y: is what makes people self-conscious to their own existence.

26)
G: But Yasu...
G: (Is it okay to make a joke here?)
G: If such a thing happened due only to his existence, then wouldn't he have no choice but to blame himself?
Y: Even so...
Y: Making him realize that others exist alongside himself...
Y: ..is the preferrable option.
?: Until Shin can make a comeback...
?: Do you really intend to halt the band's activity?

27)
Y: Yes...
Y: Excuse me.
?: It was a reluctant major debut to begin with.
?: It's not a bad idea to try and start over from the beginning.
?: Let's just take this one thing at a time.

Box: WEEKLY SEARCH
Editorial department

M: That fucking brat ruined everything!
A: They say he was caught together with a woman that resembles Reira?
A: It's just as I expected. He hasn't really done anything all that interesting.
M: But to halt the band's activity...what the hell was he thinking?!
M: After I went to all the trouble to make their debut so spectacular!

28)
M: We'll have to write a follow-up article immediately.
A: Yes, but we don't have any material for a follow-up only to this incident.
on the cup: Arai
M: We'll gather dramatic letters from people writing sympathetically about Shin's pitiable upbringing!
A: You're really a one-pattern guy, huh?
A: Oh yeah, did you make any progress with Nana's mother?
M: Not a bit.
M: Who knows if she's even alive anymore.
M: You'd think she'd be a woman with a little more spirit.
M: It doesn't really matter to let that one go.
A: Well, just be careful not to get yourself cursed.
?: Once, when I took the small apartment's elevator, I started having difficulty breathing.

29)
N:After arriving at the 5th floor,
N: I realized I was no longer a resident there.
R: I don't want to fill in for such a person.
N: Where should I go?
N: I can't go back to Ren's place.

30)
N: What should I do from here on out?
N: Everything's reached a dead end.
N: Ah
N: Rain.

31)
N: Eh?
N: Ah, you're right.
N: (I didn't notice)
M: When I came here, the weather was clear...
M: (What should I do)
N: Want an umbrella?
N: Or should I call a taxi?
M: Nnnnnnn....
N: Or how about I call Yasu?
M: I'm glad you feel well enough to tell such a joke.
N: No matter how much I cry, it won't change a thing.
N: It's times like these that I have to shape up.
N: Like a mother.
M: Nana-chan, you're strong somehow.
M: (I envy you)
N: No way?
N: I'm actually naive and weak!

32)
N: That's why I'm doing my best to become strong like Nana.
N: (Hopefully I made some progress)
M: No, but, Nana-chan...
N: But I really am worried.
N: Breaking off the tour just like that.
N: It's going to be a huge shock.
M: Why don't you come back with me?
N: Eh?
M: Yasu should be back by now, too...
M: We can encourage each other.
M: If it's about Nobu and Yuri, I'll chase them away.
N: How do you know about that?!
N: (Yasu must have told her!)
M: Coming? Not coming?

33)
N: I'm going!
T: But why the hell do I have to drive you there?!
N: Paying for a taxi would be a waste, right?
N: You have to pick me up when I come home, too, OK?
M: Hey, Mr. Chaffeur?
T: Yes, Ms. Customer?
M: Who's this Shion lady I keep hearing about?
N: Eh?
N: Shion, who's that?
M: Ah.
M: I got it.
T: What did you get?!
T: I don't even know who that is!

34)
N: WHO IS SHEEE!!
N: (You cheaterrrrr)
T: Hey, that's dangerous!!

35)
Y: Nana...
Y: What are you doing here?
N: Let's go.

36)
N: Where...?
Y: The manager called you.

Sign: Shikai Corporation

M: Nana.
M: You're going to go solo.

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M: Blast's activities are suspended for a while.
M: Everything's going to be a big uproar for a while,
M: and you don't wanna just sit and accept it, right?

Y: If it's about me and Nobu don't worry.
Y: Now you only need to think for yourself.

38)
N: No, it's not that I'm worried...
N: I want to sing.
N: But not alone...
Y: Nana-san.
Y: You don't need to answer us so quickly.

39)
M: Of course, Nana.
M: Even if we're in a hurry, this kinda thing can't be helped.
M: This evening you can relax all night and think it over.
N: "All night"...
N: What's relaxing about that?>!
N: Hey, Hachi...

40)
N: When I was alone, I was actually...
N: Always crying with anxiety like a small child.
N: I'm glad I met you.
N: And I'm glad to say that.