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Title: Hot Road Volume: 4 (of 4) Mangaka: Tsumugi Taku Translated by: Oceansportrait Proofread by: Mars Translation Completed: December 2, 2007
Pg 4: Teacher: It's about time you had a serious talk with your mother //kyaaaa!// //thud thud thud// Teacher: You can't stay at Morishita's house forever, and you have high school to think about too. //AHAHAH// Teacher: Your mother will be coming here after school today. Teacher: We can talk it over, just the three of us. Teacher: Now don't you go running away.
Pg 5: //step step step step// //hahaha! you suck at drawing!// //kyaaaa!// //step step step// //whoaaaa!// //Heyy! You there! Don't step on the paper!!// //ahahahahhahaa did you see what div.3's class's doing?!// //knock knock// //clatter//
Pg 6: Woman: Takatsu-sensei Woman: I just received a phone call from Miyaichi-san's mother. Woman: She said she's unable to come today Woman: because she's not feeling very well.
Pg 7: //kyaaa!// Teacher: Miyaichi... //ahahhahaa// Teacher: Your mother... Teacher: is a coward...isn't she?
Pg 8: Teacher: Please try to understand. From our perspective, she may come across as selfish Teacher: but even selfish people have emotions. Teacher: Are you aware Teacher: that she's hurt because of something that happened with the person she's dating? Teacher: I understand how you are scared to face her Teacher: But even so, Teacher: don't you agree that you should have come to school today?
Pg 9: //ahahahahaha! No wayyyy! Hiroko-san toooo?!// //Yeah, Hiroko-san ran with us too. It was back in grade 9---- So were you able to get away? Yeah, we managed. We were pretty fast runners// Kazuki: Hey, what happened to your arm? Girl: What? Girl: Oh that? A long time ago, I etched the name of the guy I liked at that time, and it ended up never fading Kazuki: What'd you use? Eri: Realllyyy! I never knew that!!! Girl: A safety pin. Kazuki: Oh... Eri: What? Are you thinking about doing it? Girl: Don't. It's gonna leave a mark forever Kazuki: I'll do it really lightly.... //ring ring// Girl: I got into a LOT of trouble because of this with the guy I'm dating now Eri: Did he get mad? Girl: Haha, YEAH! I thought he was gonna knock me out or something! Eri: Yeah, but I can kinda understand why he'd be pissed--- //ring ring// //Heyyy//
Pg 10: //ring ring// //Heyyy! Someone pick up the phoneee!// Eri: Geez...okay OKAY! I got it! I got it! Girl: Don't go too deep. What're you writing? "Hiroshi"? Kazuki: Hehe //step step step// //ring ring// Girl: Hey, I saw Haruyama the other day. Girl: He's changed lately. Girl: It's probably just that he matured, you know? Girl: But his eyes... they looked really scary. I didn't even have the guts to go up and talk to him Kazuki: ....Yeah Girl: But yeah, they have their own world, and we have ours, so--- Kazuki: (I...) Girl: Yeah, girls are fine without knowing what's going on in the gang. Kazuki: (can never live alone...) Kazuki: Ow.... Girl: What are you doing?! Girl: You went too deep!!
Pg 11: Girl: Idi...ot...why did you--- here. Kazuki: I just... Kazuki: felt like being mean to myself a little... Girl: Geez, are you out of your mind--- //step step step step// Eri: hey! Eri: Kazuki, it's senpai! Eri: Haruyama-senpai! //What! No way! thud thud thud Way to go! Hurry! He's calling from a pay phone// //If my old hag finds out about this--- CLATTER Shut up... Eriii!! Who's it frommm?//
Pg 12: //It's from a frienddd!// //Hurry!// //Here...// //vrooommm// //vroommmm// Kazuki: ....Hello? Haruyama: It's me. //vrooommm// Haruyama: How's it going? //vrooommmm// Kazuki: It's...going okay. //vrooommm//
Pg 13: [no text]
Pg 14: //vrooommmmm// Kazuki: ...Hello? Haruyama: Wanna meet? Haruyama: I Haruyama: wanna see you //vroommmm// Haruyama: I wanna see you--
Pg 15: //vrooommm// Haruyama: I... //vrooom// //vrooom// Kazuki: Hello? Haruyama: Just kidding. Haruyama: See ya. Haruyama: You should just find some nice guy Haruyama: and be happy--- //vrooommm// //heyy!// //what? What's going on?// //Hey! That's not what you were gonna say!//
Pg 16: Haruyama: See ya //vrooommm// Haruyama: Here. I don't need it anymore. //Heyy, come on---// Kazuki: Haru.... Kazuki: IDIOT!! Kazuki: You IDIOT! IDIOT! IDIOT! IDIOT! Kazuki: IDIOT! RETARD! Kazuki: MONKEY! //hahahaha// Haruyama: You...little... //AHAHAHAHA// //CLATTER// Kazuki: You think you can just say all that you want and I'm gonna just stand there and take it?! Are you out of your fucking mind?!
Pg 17: Richard: Yah! Tell her sister! //vrooommm// //You be quiet!// //Yahhh! Go Go Kazuki!// //Go at it! Go at it!// Haruyma: PIG! Kazuki: Don't act like you're so cool! Haruyama: Shut up! Ugly bitch! //Stop it// //AHAHHAHA// //AHAHAHA// //thump thump// //Yahhh! Round 2!!! clap clap Fuck, why're you putting in more money---- Why nottt? Because I don't fuckin' need it! Hang up already---// //thump// //What're you getting so pissed for? GYAAAa// Kazuki: ...don't need you. //I'm TELLING YOU to HANG UP!!!// Kazuki: ...even.... Kazuki: ...without...you.... //Oh! Here's my 10 Yen!// //AHAHAHAHA// //Heyyy! show me your hand! What the fuckkkk--- Then what're you closing your hand into a fist for?!// Haruyama: Hang up.
Pg 17: Richard: But...hey, wait--- Haruyama: Hang up already!! //clatter// Kazuki: ...ruyama! Kazuki: I love you! Kazuki: You're the only one I have! Kazuki: Come... pick me up already....
Pg 18: //BEEEPPPPP// //BEEPP BEEPP// Eri: I wonder...if he heard... Eri: what she said.... //BEEP BEEEP BEEP BEEP//
Pg 19: BEEP----BEEP--- //Yay! Yay! BANG// [sign reads: "Do your best!"] Guy: Yo Miyaichi! [SL: Whoa, look at that over there!] Someone's calling for you by the gates Guy: Is he the guy you're going out with? //Yayyy! Yayyy!// //Kyaaaa Kyaaaa// //And the results for the race are in---// Kazuki: ....No //First place....Blue Second place...Blue and the Third Place goes to....White// Richard: Yesterday Richard: on the phone, Richard: what he was really---
Pg 20: Richard: wanting to ask was Richard: whether you were serious about being with him Richard: If you Richard: go with him, your life might end up...becoming really fucked up Richard: Are you Richard: okay with that? //BANG// //Yayyy Yayyy// Eri: Eh... what's going on? //dashhhh// Eri: What? What's happening?!
Pg 21: //BANG Gooo! Goo! Those participating in the obstacle race---- please gather at the ...starting point I repeat---- Those participating in the obstacle race---// //yayyy! Goooooo!// //---starting point// Teacher: Mi... Miyaichi...! //pulls// Kazuki: (I don't need anything)
Pg 22: Haruyama: Hop on. //vrooom vroommm// //DON'T GO! DON'T GO Miyaichi!!!// Kazuki: (I won't run away) //vrooommm// Kazuki: (I won't run away from him. Ever.) //Miyaichi!!// Kazuki: (I don't know what he's gonna do) Kazuki: (and I might end up crying even more) Eri: Whoaaa! No wayyy! Way to go Kazuki!! Kazuki: (and I'm... filled with more doubts than ever before...)
Pg 23: Kazuki: (but I love him...) //vrooom vroomm vroooommm// //slap// Haruyama: What the fuck've you been doing lately... Kazuki: (So please.... So please...) Kazuki: (don't take Haruyama away from me...)
Pg 24: //vrooommm// ///vrooommmm// //vrooommm// //vrooomm// Kazuki: I won't...come here anymore. Kazuki: This...will be my last time. //vrooomm// Haruyama: Okay. //vrooommm//
Pg 25: Kazuki: (I was always running.... I know that things aren't always going to go as I want them to... ....even though it's fun, at the same time it's really scary.... this feeling reaches even the tips of my fingertips...) Kazuki: (This will be my last time) //vrooom vrooommmm//
Pg 26: Kazuki: (I...) //Whoaaa It's friggin' cold! splash splash What a loser! Fucker, you--- Heyyy now now!// //ring ring// //Haruyama! Phone call!// //Here, here// //kyaaa! kyaa!// //clank// Guy: Did the cut on your ear heal yet? Guy: It's Akane from Bakutou. //splashhhh Kazuki-chann!! Over here! Okayy!// Haruyama: Who? Guy: ....Ha. That look you had that time, I dunno why, but it fuckin' pissed me off
Pg 27: //clank// Guy: We've got some shit to deal with the Yakuza too, so we don't have the time to deal with shrimps like you //clank// //HAHAHAHA// Guy: Must be some fun party letting useless brats into your gang. Guy: We told "Sekidan" to leave you alone though //swish// Guy: 'cause we're the ones who should be dealing with you //SQUEAKKK// Haruyama: And? Guy: You little...fuckin--- Guy: ...Ya seem to like fuckin' jokes, I hear--- //hahahaha// Guy: We're not gonna let you pull the same fuckin' stunt like last time
Pg 28: Guy: We're not Guy: gonna Guy: let you escape Kazuki: (So please... don't take Haruyama away from me)
END OF CHAPTER 14
Pg 29: //splash// //splash// //splash...//
Pg 30: Kazuki: (My only memory...is of the tulips)
Pg 31: Kazuki: (The amusement park..) Kazuki: (and the large, warm hands) Kazuki: (of my daddy.) //vrooomm.. Woman: Eri! Eri: Whattt? Woman: Let me talk to Kazuki-chan! //vroommm// Kazuki: Hello?
Pg 32: Woman: What are you planning to do? You have no where to go, do you? Kazuki: I do. Woman: To that boy's house? //vrooommm// Woman: I won't allow that to happen!! //My old hag's got some guts---// Kazuki: I'll make sure I go to school. Woman: No, that still won't do! What are you going to do about money? You'll just end up getting into a fight with that boy again! You can't honestly think things will work out well for long! Kazuki: I'm sorry... Eri's mom. //vrooomm// Woman: ...Why can't you say that to your mother? Woman: She came over last night, and she was very upset--- Kazuki: (My mom has nothing to do with this...) Kazuki: How do you know she was upset? Kazuki: (I seriously don't want...to see her face) Woman: How do I know?! She was crying! Kazuki: She's always crying.
Pg 33: Kazuki: She cries, and then she asks "why? why?". That's all she ever does. Kazuki: If that's all she ever does, then nothing will ever come out of it. Kazuki: (Her daughter's going out with some guy in a gang, and the guy's doing stuff that'll land him in juvenile hall if he gets caught) Kazuki: (She thinks I'm not normal) Kazuki: I might just be running away... but she's doing the same thing Kazuki: (She doesn't even know that I think about all sorts of stuff...) Kazuki: If she has something she wants to say to me, she should say it to my face Kazuki: (She doesn't know anything) Kazuki: She's stupid being scared about stuff she knows nothing about--- Kazuki: She's just looking for me because it's her responsibility to watch over me, isn't she? So in the end, all she's thinking about is herself Woman: That's not true! No matter what, children are always important to their mothers! //vroommm// Kazuki: (I)
Pg 34: //screechh screechh// Kazuki: (I) Kazuki: If she wants me to go back home Kazuki: If she REALLY wants me to, Kazuki: then she should just say so. Kazuki: Even if it means that she has to hit me and drag me back. Kazuki: (In the back of my mind I was always thinking this) //screechhh screechh// Kazuki: (...me, and you....) Kazuki: (---not....)
Pg 35: Kazuki: (I'm not making you cry because I want to) Kazuki: (To hate someone... is really tiring....)
Pg 36: //clank clank// Guy: But ya know what happened last time? Give me a break, will ya? //clank// Guy: If you didn't say to do it, then I woulda just not gone through with it Guy #2: But all the senpai were like helping out too ya know, like they didn't have a choice //Jun---! Hey, get outta the way there for a sec--// //gone right to their heads haha// //noise noise// //yeahh! like it was a fuckin' party--- I knoww!// Shigeru: Everyone beat up one of the top guns who was like, dealing some weird shit [SL: Heheh] //clank// Kazuki: ....Oh //noise noise// Richard: But ya really changed in the past bit. You think more carefully about stuff now //tap// Haruyama: Huh? Richard: Guess you've finally become an adult now, huh? Haruyama: What the fuck? Haha Kazuki: (There are so many things I still don't know) //heyyy you're fuckin' drunk---// Guy: Oh yeah, it's your birthday soon Guy #2: When? Guy #3: Next week //clank// Guy #3: Oohh over the long weekend? Richard: That's not my point! //hiccup// Guy #4: Reallyy? Haruyama: Oh yeah, I guess that's why //noise noise// Haruyama: the chick I used to date was asking if she could see me //Hey, hey Kazuki-sannnn!//
Pg 37: Guy: Who? Mihoko? Haruyama: Nahh //Look at this!!// //My old man drew this for mee!// //And he was saying stuff like how I should "go find a job" already~// Guy: Are ya gonna see her? Kazuki: ...Yeah Haruyama: Probably won't. It's a waste of time, ya know? Guy: Hey, you mean THAT girl? //whisper whisper// //AHHAHAHAHAHA// //Kazuki-sannnnn I---// Haruyama: Yeah! That's her! //I have my eyebrows bleached, and I---// Haruyama: Haha, and I like fucked up, and like took it out too early, ya know? //AHAHAHAHA// Guy: Your girl can hear you Haruyama: Haha, she probably doesn't even understand what I'm saying anyway //SLAM// //Ahh!// //Whoa-----!// Kazuki: What! Haruyama: You're a chick, Haruyama: so you should start acting more like one. Haruyama: -----Especially since you're a WOMAN now //tap// //HAHAHAHHAHA//
Pg 38: //oh REALLLY~~// //ohhh// //HAHAHAHA// Kazuki: Don't tell them lies!! Haruyama: Whoaaaa~ //drops// //you little---!// //gyaa! gyaaa!// //Hey, you're gonna spill it~// //hey you guys!// //awww what a waste!// //clatter// Guy: They're really going at it //byeeee!// //no wayyyy!// //You guys're living together?!// //I'm in shockkkk! I'm REALLY in shockkkk!// //whoa! fuckin' disgusting! Richardddd// //I wanna live with Haru-san toooooooo WAHHHHHH// Kazuki: Bye //Heyyyy Kazuki-sannnnn!// //gyaaa! gyaaa! vroom vrooom// //step step// Haruyama: Owww Kazuki: W..hy....did you say what you did? Haruyama: Huh?
Pg 39: Kazuki: ...If you...say that kind of stuff in front of everyone... [SL: Even if it's a joke] girls are gonna be hurt by it.... about Mihoko-san too.... saying how you slept with her and all that to everyone.... ....I feel kinda sorry for her.... Haruyama: ...'right. [SL: Got ya] Haruyama: You took that seriously? Kazuki: Eh? Haruyama: I couldn't lay one finger on Mihoko-san. //thump// //thump thump// Kazuki: (...now I'm even more hurt) Kazuki: (I guess I just have to get used to this)
Pg 40: Kazuki: (I have to get used to this feeling...of anxiety...) Kazuki: (The warm....large...) //vrooom vrooom vrooom vrooomm//
Pg 41: //vrooom vrooomm// Guy: Haruyama! Guy: I heard ya became the head, so was lookin' forward to runnin' into ya Guy: When NIGHTS was headed by Tamami-san Guy: he got my back all sortsa times. Haruyama: I have nothing to do with Tamami. Haruyama: And Haruyama: the NIGHTS've washed their feet clean Haruyama: from those sorts of stuff.
Pg 42: Guy: I...see... pretty admirable of ya... Guy: Oh yeah, and about "Bakutou"! Guy: I wouldn't mind helpin' ya out Guy: Call me any time. Haruyama: I hate having to rely on other people Guy: Haruyama! Guy: Ya can go off and act so fuckin' high and mighty--- Guy: but it ain't as simple as ya think----
Pg 43: //Anyway, let's get along, ya hear? See ya! vrooommm// Guy: What happened? //thud// //vrooommm// //vrooommm// //police siren// Kazuki: (There are so many things)
Pg 44: Kazuki: (I still don't know) Haruyama: I--- Haruyama: got a lot of Kazuki: what? Haruyama: birthday presents. //noise noise// Haruyama: I don't know why, but I got a lot this time around. Stuff like cups and cologne. [SL: All sots of stuff] Haruyama: They come to the gas station Haruyama: and they're pretty cute, ya know? Kazuki: Good for you. Haruyama: They're saying stuff like, how they don't care if I have a girlfriend. Haruyama: They told me they liked me. Hahaha, whaddya think I should do? //stalks off// Kazuki: (What a jerk...Why do I---) Haruyama: That's why--- Haruyama: I'm thinking maybe I should switch over to one of 'em, ya know? //pissed off//
Pg 45: Kazuki: Ahhh! This is cuteee! Kazuki: It's soooo cute! Kazuki: I want it---! Kazuki: Buy it for me Haruyama: You little fucker, whose birthday do you think it is? //squeeze// //lalalalalalalallala// Kazuki: Where're we going? Haruyama: Back home. Haruyama: Tsuyoshi!!
Pg 46: Haruyama: What're you getting all red for? Kazuki: (I'm jealous.... of how he can go back home....on days like birthdays...) //vrooom vrooommm// Haruyama: What? //vrooomm// Haruyama: I wanted to watch some TV.
Pg 47: Haruyama: Hey---! What the fuck--- What're you doing---- //vroomm vroomm// //How is it? Well let's see, the rain is pouring down harder by the minute---// Haruyama: What does that have to do with anything?! Haruyama: Bump him!! //click// //vrooommm// //This winner of this race will probably be decided by how fast they can change the tires// //...why bother changing the tires?! Just go already! Go!// Mother: ...yoshi? Mother: Tsuyoshi, are you home? //But if you think about it, changing the tires is--// Haruyama: What're you doing? //tense//
Pg 48: Mother: Hiroshi... Haruyama: What's with the face? Mother: Hiro.... Haruyama: That fuckin'---- //SLAM// Mother: W-Wait! Mother: Wait, Hiroshi! Mother: Violence isn----
Pg 49: //swish// Haruyama: I know. Kazuki: Haruyama! Haruyama: Tsuyoshi! Haruyama: You little fuckin'--- //whoaa// Tsuyoshi: What's your problem! Haruyama: What did you do? Haruyama: You're still a fuckin' brat and you--- //slap// Haruyama: Don't go around beatin' people and stealing their money, ya little fucker Kazuki: Yah! Idiot!
Pg 50: Haruyama: You should think more of your 'rents, ya know? Kazuki: Yeahh! Tsuyoshi: W-What... Tsuyoshi: What gives you the right to say that! Tsuyoshi: I... want to be able to do anything I want... Tsuyoshi: like you... Tsuyoshi: I wanna ride a bike... Tsuyoshi: and I wanna... Tsuyoshi: be in a gang too....
PG 51: Haruyama: Come with me Haruyama: for a sec. Haruyama: If you wanna ride so much, here. It's all yours. Kazuki: Eh... Tsuyoshi: R-Really?! Haruyama: Yeah. This didn't cost much anyway. //step step step// //step step step clatter// Kazuki: What're you gonna do..? Haruyama: Stay back! //SLAM// //SWISH//
PG 52: //CLANK// //SMASH SMASH// //CLATTER// Haruyama: O..w.... //drops// Haruyama: You can ride it when you learn how to fix it. Haruyama: Got it?
Pg 53: Kazuki: (....What he did was...just....wow...) Haruyama: C'mon. Let's go. //D-Damnit!!// Haruyama: Geez, what a waste. Oh well, guess there's nothing I can do about it now. //I'll definitely----I'll definitely---// Haruyama: I'm glad I still have the 4FOUR //One day, I'll definitely---// //One day, I'll definitely surpass you!!// Kazuki: (I)
Pg 54: Kazuki: (want to stay by his side forever) //vrooomm// Haruyama: I wish I had a little sister---- Haruyama: someone like you--- Haruyama: then I would've beaten the shit out of her and--- Haruyama: Just kidding. Haruyama: I woulda been crazy about her Haruyama: If Tsuyoshi was a little sister I woulda been crazy about him. //vrooomm// Haruyama: If he was a girl Haruyama: then I might've not left home
Pg 55: Haruyama: And I might've been nicer to my old man //vrooomm// //Thank you for riding on---- The next stop is---// Haruyama: My old man--- Haruyama: He doesn't drink, smoke cigarettes, Haruyama: or drive a car. Haruyama: He's really straight-laced, ya know? Haruyama: When I was a kid, I used to think he was pathetic, Haruyama: that he wasn't a real man //The next stop is--- beep---// Haruyama: But he's Haruyama: always lived Haruyama: for us. Haruyama: He did stuff like built that small house--
Pg 56: Kazuki: (He's thinking about lots of things...) //noise noise// Kazuki: What about your real dad? //clank clank// Haruyama: Don't know. He probably drank himself to death or somethin' //noise noise// Haruyama: I took after him. //noise noise// //friggin' cold--// Kazuki: My daddy... Haruyama: "Daddy"? Haha [SL: Brat] Kazuki: Shut up--- Kazuki: At my house, there isn't even one photo of him. My old hag's hidden them all. Kazuki: (He looks like he isn't listening--- but he is---)
Pg 57: //noise noise// Kazuki: That's why Kazuki: my only memory of him //The train will be arriving shortly at---// Kazuki: is of the time me, him, and my old hag went to the amusement park together. Kazuki: There were these big tulips blooming everywhere Kazuki: (He looks like he isn't listening--- but he is---) Kazuki: I... Kazuki: feel sorry for him.... Kazuki: He dies Kazuki: and the only memory his only daughter has left of him is of that one time. //swish//
Pg 58: //swish// Kazuki: I wonder what it's like Kazuki: to die before everyone else? Kazuki: I wonder what it feels like Kazuki: to leave everyone behind? //swish// Haruyama: How would I know? I've never died before. Haruyama: But.... to leave everyone behind...
Pg 59: Haruyama: would probably be really sad too, don't ya think? //beep beep// //noise noise noise noise// Haruyama: What are ya Haruyama: gonna do from now on?
Pg 60: //noise noise// Kazuki: (I can't tell him that I'll stay by his side forever) Kazuki: (Because he has a future ahead of him, and that future doesn't include just me) Kazuki: ...Yeah //bump// //noise noise//
Pg 62: //hey hey hey hey// //noise noise// Kazuki: Wait here for a sec //honk honk// //thump// //thump thump thump// //...thump//
Pg 63: //dash// Kazuki: ("I wonder what it's like---to die before everyone else?") Kazuki: ("I wonder what it feels like") //thump// Guy: Excuse me, miss--- Guy: Where are you--- Kazuki: ("to leave everyone behind?") //thump// Guy: Miss! Guy: Hey. //thump...// Kazuki: ("But... ----would probably be really sad too, don't ya think?") //thud thud thud// Guy: Miss!
Pg 64: Kazuki: Old hagg! //noise noise// //noise noise noise// //Excuse me, but--// Kazuki: What about.... Kazuki: ...What about daddy!! Then what happens to him, huh?!
Pg 65: //close// //noise noise// //noise noise// Kazuki: ("I'm not making you cry because I want to")
Pg 66: //police siren// //vrooomm// //splash// //splash// Kazuki: (There's just one thing) Kazuki: (I've wanted to ask my mom)
Pg 67: Kazuki: (Because I was always alone) //click// Kazuki: Hey Kazuki: (...it was so painful...) Kazuki: (that I could never conjure up the courage to ask) Kazuki: You're awake, aren't you? Kazuki: So what? I'm not your daughter anymore so you don't have to talk to me? //squeeze// Kazuki: Why won't you say anything? Kazuki: If you have something to say Kazuki: then say it to my face! //grabs//
Pg 68: //THUD// //grabs// //THUD// Mom: ---don't know anything! Mom: You don't know anything... //sob// Mom: You don't know how much Suzuki-kun's suffered... Mom: I was always thinking of you! Mom: Each and everyday.... even when it was almost too much to bear.... Mom: ....he suffered with me.... he thought about you more than anyone! Mom: So... Mom: why won't you....understand....and be...
Pg 69: Mom: ...like back when you were a child.... Kazuki: It's different from when I knew nothing about you. Kazuki: Was my dad that bad of a person? Kazuki: Was he so terrible that he couldn't make you forget about that guy? Kazuki: I don't know about you Kazuki: but I was always alone. Kazuki: Since I was a kid, I was always alone Kazuki: Do you know what it feels like to be all alone in the world Kazuki: with a mom who doesn't think much of you?!
Pg 70: //THU..DD/// Kazuki: No matter...what kinda bad stuff I do.... Kazuki: in the end....I only have one place to go back to.... Kazuki: everyone's the same.... Kazuki: everyone...ends up...going home...like that... Kazuki: but it makes me wonder....am I allowed to come home.... Kazuki: ....is there a place for me here...? //sob// Kazuki: If you're happier being with Kazuki: that guy than you are with me
Pg 71: Kazuki: then it makes me wonder.... Kazuki: is there really... a place... Kazuki: for me here.... Kazuki: Are you...listening to me....
Pg 72: Haruyama: Hey, Haruyama: do you hate her? Haruyama: ....If you do Haruyama: I'm gonna Haruyama: take her with me.
Pg 73: [no text]
Pg 74 [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 15
Pg 75: Kazuki: ("Hey do you hate her? ...If you do I'm gonna") Kazuki: ("take her with me---")
Pg 76: Mom: Ah.... Mom: I....won't give her to you... Mom: I..won't...give her to anyone.... Mom: There's.... Mom: There's no way a parent could hate her child!!
Pg 77: Mom: There's no way.... I would hate her....
Pg 78: Haruyama: Ya guys are weird, ya know that? Haruyama: [SL: Ha!] You guys make me laugh //vrooomm// //vrooomm// Haruyama: Aren't you Haruyama: better off staying with her? Haruyama: Hey, Kazu-chan? //grabs// //squeeze// //sob// //wahhhh//
Pg 79: //wahhh wahhh// Haruyama: No matter what they're like Haruyama: a parent is a parent. Haruyama: There's no changing that, right? Haruyama: I'm gonna go now
Pg 81: Kazuki: (felt like I'd been with him for a long time... even more so than with my mom...) //thump thump thump// Kazuki: (I...) Mom: You'll be.. taking a bath, won't you? //splash// Kazuki: (She's gotten older)
Pg 82: //splash// Kazuki: (I'm so full I can't eat any of this...) Kazuki: (I can't see your face, or this house, because I'm so full. I can't help it, I'm still a kid) //clank clank// Kazuki: (I can't just... do a 180 overnight...) Mom: Good morning Mom: Are you going out? Kazuki: Yeah Mom: Oh... Kazuki: (It's not like you)
Pg 83: Kazuki: (to be walking on egg shells around your own daughter)
Pg 84: [no text]
Pg 85: Girl: So you and Eri are both going to school? Kazuki: Yeah //good for you! good for you!// Girl #2: You guys're lucky. My school doesn't even care if I show up to school or not And my parents are like, "please don't come home" [SL: They said "please", can you believe that?] //hahahaha// Girl #3: Haha what kinda parents are they? //but senpai! They're giving me money so---// //geezzz// Girl: Oh yeah, are they gonna start something with "Bakutou" again? Kazuki: Eh? Eri: No way! //vroom vroom// //thump// Girl: It's true! I'm pretty sure about it My boyfriend said if they're gonna do it then he's gonna go along with them I heard they've rounded up alot of guys, and it's gonna be pretty intense //isn't this like the first BIG fight since we've joined?// Girl: It isn't as fun and exciting as you make it out to be
Pg 86: Girl: They never put it in the newspapers--- Girl: but there are guys who end up dying //no wayyy really?!// Girl: that's what my senpai said Girl #2: They probably aren't thinking about stuff like that at all though Girl #2: Once they get started, they can probably only see what's in front of 'em Eri: Kazuki... //thump thump// //Whoaaa scarryyy Let's stop themmm!// //Yeahh let's!// Haruyama: Hey //Kya!// //Haruyama, you were here all this time?!// Haruyama: Don't go 'round spreading rumours //kyahahaha// //thump thump// Haruyama: Let me borrow her for a sec Girl: "Rumours"? Oh you mean, then it's not true? Girl #2: You guys aren't gonna have a fight? Haruyama: Haha, why the fuck would we do that? Haruyama: If you spread shit like that, this moron's gonna think it's true Girl: Wow, that's a relief! Haruyama: So don't go around saying shit like that, ya hear? Haruyama: I'm gonna beat the crap outta ya if I hear that ya did! //AHAHAHA//
Pg 87: //thump ...thump// Kazuki: (The night scenery is reflected in his eyes... it's so pretty) //splash// Haruyama: Why are you all quiet? Haruyama: Are ya mad? Kazuki-channnnn Kazuki: (I) Kazuki: (don't want to cry my eyes out anymore) Kazuki: Are you...going to get into a fight? //splash// Haruyama: I told ya guys that it's not true Kazuki: Haruyama Kazuki: You can get mad all you want, but just listen to me on this one, okay?
Pg 88: Kazuki: I won't say anything else Kazuki: Just this one time...I won't ask for anything more... Kazuki: Don't go Haruyama: Are you saying you can't trust me? Haruyama: Look this way. Otherwise, I'm gonna get fuckin' pissed Kazuki: ...You're important to me Kazuki: I've never Kazuki: felt this way about anyone before //thump thump//
Pg 89: Kazuki: It's the first time... Kazuki: that I've cared for anyone more than myself.... Kazuki: (His eyes are pretty...) //splash// //splash// Haruyama: Kazuki--- Haruyama: Heyyy //thump// //thump// Haruyama: Kazukiii //thump//
Pg 90: Haruyama: I quit //pulls// Haruyama: Hey, sorry Haruyama: could you take her home for me? Kazuki: But I... Haruyama: Ya know---- //tense// Haruyama: Don't become a girl who can't do anything without me
Pg 91: Haruyama: Become a girl Haruyama: who can throw me away any day //vrooommm// Haruama: Become a girl who'll make me want to chase after her even then Eri: What happened? Did you guys get into a fight? Haruyama: Yeah, sorry--- Haruyama: I'll catch up with you guys later--- there's gonna be a meeting tomorrow, so make sure to come, al'right? ---yeah... //thump thump//
Pg 92: //vrooom vrooom// //vrooommmmm// Kazuki: (I wish I was born a guy) //---facing the---// //noise noise noise// Richard: Yeah, but they already know our plans, right? Richard: So if we're gonna meet up, might as well make it here //what'd the higher ups say? they said they're gonna leave it to us whatt the fuckkkk ya serious?// Guy: Heyy Haruyama! Ya listening? //...what if people don't show up? we're gonna make 'em come the guys who know what's going down, ain't gonna show up--- because it's gonna be fuckin' dangerous--- ---so then we leave it to 'em---// Haruyama: I am Guy: Then tell me what day we're talkin' bout! //yeah, so make 'em go ahead and stop traffic, ya know? then we---//
Pg 93: Haruyama: December 17th Guy: That's the spirit! //Retard~ Are ya playing around or what? What? I'm not! It's because Haruyama--- Wanna go try riding there? Yeah that might be a good idea---// [board reads:
December 11th (Thursday) Daily Duties Hey everyone, it's parent and teacher discussion day! Do your best! <---about what?] Kazuki: (There's a different scenery coming to school from home) Kazuki: (It's so quiet) Kazuki: (it makes me sleepy...) [sign reads "Grade 9 Division 1 Parent and Teacher Meeting"] //yawnnnn// //When I told my old hag I wanted to become a hair stylist, she hit me upside the head~//
Pg 94: //ahahahah// Eri: You're making me worried Eri: You haven't seen senpai at all, have you? Are you okay? //Woww it's collddd!// Kazuki: I'm...not Kazuki: but I have to stay level-headed, you know? Kazuki: because I can't talk to him Kazuki: (I have to be strong) Teacher: First off, please give up any hopes of getting into a high-level public or private school Teacher: Her grades so far as of this year have been very low Mom: Yes, I'm sorry Teacher: And since she hasn't taken the A-test, she's at a disadvantage--- Mom: Yes..I understand Teacher: Even getting into an all-girls private school would depend completely on how much work she's willing to put n Mom: Yes, I'm sorry. Kazuki: (Why are you apologizing?) Kazuki: (Even if I don't get to go to high school, that wouldn't be your fault. It's my punishment for fooling around and doing whatever I wanted.) Kazuki: (There's nothing you need to apologize for--) Teacher: This isn't something you have you apologize for.
Pg 95: Teacher: Miyaichi Teacher: I don't have to tell you for you to know how tough the real world is going to be, do I? Teacher: If you really want to become independent, Teacher: do that after you've built up a strong sense of self. Teacher: Those who can go to high school Teacher: should do so... //fight-o! fight-o!// Teacher: Mrs. Miyaichi, It's very difficult for me to say this, but the truth of the situation is Teacher: the other teachers, and the staff of this school, have mostly given up on her Teacher: But we Teacher: aren't in a position to be able to do that, now are we? Mom: No--- Teacher: How is everything going? //fight-o!// Teacher: It must be challenging trying to bridge the gap that's developed between you and your daughter
Pg 96: Teacher: I'll do my best regarding school and her studies. So please, Teacher: think about how you can best communicate with her Teacher: ....because she is your child. Mom: Kazuki Mom: I...want you to meet Suzuki-san. //fight-o! fight-o!// Mom: I want you to see for yourself what kind of person he is Mom: If you don't want to meet him now, years on down the road is fine Mom: If you meet him and you're still against our relationship
Pg 97: Mom: I Mom: won't see him anymore Kazuki: I don't care Kazuki: Tomorrow... or the day after.... //vrooomm// Kazuki: Eh? Guy: It was...around a week ago, I think? Kazuki: (No way) Guy: Didn't he tell you?
Pg 98: Kazuki: No... Kazuki: (He...quit...) Guy: I heard he hasn't gone back to his apartment either Guy: Oh yeah, if you see him, could ya tell him for me //thump thump// Guy: that even though it's not my place to say, he should start settling down already? Guy: That it'd be better that way Kazuki: (Why...?) Guy: and that it's boring here without him. Kazuki: Hello? Kazuki: May I please speak to Toshinobu-kun? Richard: Hello? //vrooomm// Kazuki: Richard-san? Richard: Oh...Kazuki? Kazuki: .... yeah... Richard: He's fine Richard: he's going around crashing at his friends' houses.
Pg 99: //thump thump// Kazuki: I heard this from someone... that there might be a fight... and that... Richard: Sorry Richard: but I can't tell you that kind of stuff //thump// Kazuki: ...Okay I understand Richard: Don't worry about it, it'll be okay. Richard: So don't sweat it. I'll tell him Richard: to phone you //kyaaa kyaaa// //thump thump//
Pg 100: Kazuki: ("Don't become a girl who can't do anything without me") Suzuki: Ah.... well.... I wonder what... Suzuki: I should say... Kazuki: (....Suzuki) Kazuki: (he seemed nice enough... and he seemed smart.... he was saying stuff like how he was an architect..or something...)
Pg 101: Suzuki: During all that you were going through we... I mean, "I".... in lots of different ways I think I've hurt you.... Kazuki: (It doesn't matter What--- ever...) //pour pour pour// Kazuki: ("I won't see him anymore") Suzuki: Sorry... I'm just so nervous... that I... Suzuki: Oh, that's right! Suzuki: Do you...remember? Suzuki: One time
Pg 102: Suzuki: you, your mother and I went to the amusement park--- //clatter//
Pg 104: Mom: I'm sorry, but Toshinobu hasn't come home in a while //meowwww meowww// //meoowwww meoowwwww// Mom: he was saying how he was going to be staying over at a friend's house-- //meoowww meoowww// Guy: Hey, about how much longer? Guy #2: ---an hour //it's so cooolllddd// Guy: Yeah well, we can just go there and if there's not enough of us we can just quit and head home //hahahaha// //friggin cold----// //ahhhh I can't stand itt// //shiver shiver// Guy: What about Haruyama? Guy #2: He went to get some stuff he needs Guy #2: He said he was gonna go straight there. Guy: Oh yeahhh didn't he have a really bad cold? Guy #2: Who? Haruyama? Guy: Yeah, I think he probably has a fever--- //whoaaaa seriously?// Guy: But he was laughing and fooling around like usual Guy #2: Oh...
Pg 105: //wheeze wheeze// //ha...// Kazuki: (Haruyama...) Haruyama: ....What are you--- //thud// Kazuki: Haruyama Haruyama: What are you doing here? Haruyama: Why... Haruyama: did you show up Haruyama: on a day like today...? //squeeze// Kazuki: (I wanted to see you---) Kazuki: (I wanted to see you so much---)
Pg 106: Haruyama: My head hurts-- Kazuki: You have a really high fever! Haruyama: Hey---when'd you come? Kazuki: Three days ago [SL: Hey, where'd you put the medicine they gave us when we got food poisoning?] Haruyama: No way! Kazuki: Haha, just kidding. I got here a few hours ago. //ya little bugger!// Haruyama: Owwww //cough cough/ Haruyama: Did you have a fight with "mommy" again? Kazuki: ...No Kazuki: (Because I was able to hear his voice...) //cough cough// Kazuki: I'm okay now //miiinn miinnn// Haruyama: Ugly bitch Kazuki: What'd you just call me! //meowwww meowwwww//
Pg 107: Haruyama: I'm... going delirious...because of my fever Kazuki: But you're always like that! //Whaddya just say?!// //meowww meoowwww// //hehe// Haruyama: Yeah---- Haruyama: about parents, ya know--- Haruyama: there's not much you can do about it...they have to their own lives too, ya know? Haruyama: Even if they do something to piss ya off... Haruyama: you can...just...think that, ya know? //wheeze wheeze// //thump// //cough cough// Kazuki: Y..eah... Haruyama: Kazuki--- //wheeze wheeze// Haruyama: Go buy me something, will ya?
Pg 108: Haruyama: Go buy me a drink Kazuki: Okay If they have some cold medicine, I'll buy that too Haruyama: Oh yeah, get me the one that has Kyon Kyon on the bottle--- ["Kyon Kyon" refers to Koizumi Kyoko, a popular idol back in the 80's] Haruyama: oh, or the one that has Nodoka on it Kazuki: If they have it, sure. //be a good girl and wait for me, okay? meoowwww// Haruyama: Stay over tonight--- //cough cough// Haruyama: Go phone home already Kazuki: Okay //meowww meoowww meeoowww// Haruyama: Oh yeah, and some milk too //meowowww meoowww meeoowww// Haruyama: She's fuckin' noisy //vrooomm// Kazuki: Hello? Kazuki: mom? Kazuki: ("they're living their own lives too, ya know?") Kazuki: I don't mind if...
Pg 109: Kazuki: you marry him... //vrooom vrooom// Haruyama: C'mhere. //SLAM// //MEOWWw MEOOWWWW// //rustle rustle// //Heyy what's the problemmm?! It'll only be for a seccc// Haruyama: Were ya about to die? //meowww meoow meoowww// Haruyama: Poor kitty-- Haruyama: Hey, when she gets back--- Haruyama: will ya tell her for me //meooww meooww//
Pg 110: Haruyama: that once this is done and over with, Haruyama: I won't make her worry anymore Haruyama: Tell her, that I love her. Haruyama: Haha, just kidding! //MEOOWWWWWW rustle rustle//
Pg 111: Haruyama: It woulda been nice... Haruyama: if you could talk... Haruyama: ("You're important to me") Haruyama: ("I've never felt this way about anyone before..") //wheeze wheeze wheeze wheeze wheeze// Haruyama: ("It's the first time... I cared for anyone more than myself") Richard: It's time //wheeze// //clank// Haruyama: If I can't even take care of one girl.... Haruyama: then I'm not fit to be a guy--- //vrooom voroom vrooom vrooommm//
Pg 112: Guy: Haruyama didn't show up--- Guy #2: Wanna wait for him? Guy #3: Fuck that motherfucker! That fuckin'--- Guy #4: Yeah, but why don't we--- //vrooom vrooom vrooommm vrooommm// //maybe he fuckin' passed out on the highway or somethin'?// Richard: //whisper// It's better... Richard: if he doesn't show up... //vrooommm vrooommm vrooommm// Guy: Guess we have no choice but to go without 'im! Guy #2: We can't stop 'em!
Pg 113: Guy: It's the police! Guy #2: Shit It's already past 3. Guy #2: Were they just fuckin' with us about meeting us here or what? Guy #2: Or did they just chicken out? Guy #3: Boss, they're not someone the "Bakutou" should waste their time on--- Guy #4: Yeah, when their leader's that fuckin' brat, haha //hahaha// //vrooomm// Guy: Are they here? Guy #2: Nah, those are our guys.
Pg 114: Guy: They're being chased by the police //vrooomm// Guy #2: Whatttt Guy: And everyone's busy tryin' to run away from 'em //geezzzz// //ahahaha// //there were so many police cars, ya wouldn't have fuckin' believed it--- there were some guys who got caught---- if they come around here though, might be bad news, ya know?---// Leader: What happened to Haruyama? Guy: Sorry, I don't know--- Guy: But from how things looked, they're probably gonna arrest 'im //ahahahhahaha// //thanks for the newss hahahaha// Guy #2: So yeah, boss, we should just go---- //SLAM// Leader: What a fuckin'... Leader: let down.... //wheeze wheeze//
Pg 121: Kazuki: (Haruyama flew 5 metres into the air)
Pg 122: [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 16
Pg 123: Kazuki: (I was so scared) Kazuki: (I was so scared) Kazuki: (I was always so scared)
Pg 124: Kazuki: (that he would disappear off somewhere, and that he wouldn't come back)
Pg 125: [no text]
Pg 126: [ notext]
Pg 127: //splash splash//
Pg 128: Kazuki: You're... just...lying... Richard: I'm not! Richard: Just hop on already! //splash splash// //vrooommm// Richard: I don't know that mucha bout the details either Richard: but--- //splash splash splash//
Pg 130: //vrooommm// Kazuki: (He's....just lying...) //splash splash splash// //vrooommm// Kazuki: (Haruyama's laughing) Kazuki: (He's definitely just fooling around again.) Kazuki: (It's always been that way It's always been that way) //splash splash//
Pg 131: Kazuki: (Like always...) //swish// //thud thud// Kazuki: (he'll...) Kazuki: (laughing---) //thud thud// Richard: Tsuyoshi... Richard: How is he?! Tsuyoshi: Ah... they finished surgery around two... Richard: Did he regain consciousness? Tsuyoshi: N-No... Tsuyoshi: He hit his head really hard...because he wasn't wearing a helmet... Kazuki: (Haruyama?) Tsuyoshi: He had bandages wrapped all around him... Richard: AND?! Tsuyoshi: The doctor told us we should be prepared for the worst....
Pg 132: Tsuyoshi: he said...if he regains consciousness, that it'll be a miracle.... Tsuyoshi: He's more likely to...become a vegetable.... Tsuyoshi: or die.... Kazuki: (Haruyama) //TH..UD....// Kazuki: Where...are you? Kazuki: Where are you, Haruyama? Kazuki: Let me see him... Kazuki: I want to see him!!
Pg 133: Kazuki: I want to see him!!
Pg 134: //splash// //noise noise// Guy: I talked to him last night, and he was like usual, ya know? //----got caught ---then he's gonnna---- the ones who were riding in the back were let go---- ---I've let them know----// Guy: He was laughing and saying shit like, how he caught a cold because he fell asleep in the kotatsu [kotatsu=table with a heater underneath] Guy: I can't believe it Guy: I can't believe it----
Pg 135: Guy: How is he? Guy #2: Then Kazuki was at Haruyama's apartment this whole time? Richard: Yeah Guy #2: Then Guy #2: they got a chance to see each other Guy #2: They got to talk.... Nurse: There are more and more people arriving.... I feel really bad for her, but we can't let her stay there overnight Nurse: She's been like that since this morning Nurse #2: I wonder if she'll be all right?
Pg 136: Richard: The other day--- Richard: you phoned about Haruyama quitting the gas station, remember? Richard: Before that, we had this NIGHTS meeting, Richard: and when we were walking home, I forgot why---- Richard: but we got into a fight... Richard: and he was like, out of control, ya know? Richard: All of a sudden, he started talking about you.... Richard: and he was saying stuff like how you didn't know anything about him
Pg 137: Richard: and how he wasn't as good of a person as you thought him to be Richard: and how when he's with the gang, he doesn't think about you at all, he can say lies without feeling guilty.... Richard: and he's done a lot of bad shit, but that you don't know any of that--- //splash// Haruyama: "Up until now" Haruyama: "I did whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted" Haruyama: "Even if I made a chick cry, or if they got tired of me, I thought there wasn't much I could do about it, ya know?"
Pg 138: Haruyama: "I never thought about what was gonna come up ahead, and I said stupid shit that made no sense like how when I die, I was gonna die riding" Haruyama: "That's why---- in the beginning, I was just gonna fuck her and have some fun, ya know? Like I always did But I...don't know why...I couldn't lay a hand on her" Haruyama: "I thought she's a selfish brat, ya know? I couldn't keep her in check, but she kinda reminded me of me. I thought that was kinda fuckin' neat" Haruyama: "Inside though, ya know, she's really pure" Haruyama: "And...yeah.... that's kinda...like...yeah...she's strong...ya know?"
Pg 139: Kazuki: ("Retard---! Ugly bitch---!") Haruyama: "It makes me wanna protect her, ya know? Like I'm some fuckin' idiot. But....I don't think...that I'd be able to protect her...being the person I am now" Kazuki: (I don't understand) Haruyama: "It makes me think, ya know? Like am I that important to her even then?" //noise noise// //Yeah, so let me know if anything happens Okay// Haruyama: "When I think about what might happen to her" Kazuki: (I...don't understand) Haruyama: "if I suddenly disappear, I don't know why, but it makes me feel really sorry for her, ya know?" [sign reads: No visitors] //noise//
Pg 140: Richard: "It makes me feel sorry for her, ya know?" Richard: ...that's what he said Kazuki: (My chest...hurts) Richard: I...never saw him like that before Richard: Then, he was like.... laughing...and saying "If I get into this fight, she might dump me for real" Richard: I told him to step down as the leader.... but he said he couldn't just yet.... Kazuki: (I can't breathe) Richard: He said "But Richard: I might end up changing my life Richard: for this one girl"
Pg 141: Richard: That's what he said.... Richard: so there's no way.... Richard: he'd just die...and leave you alone.... Kazuki: (Haruyama won't...move) Kazuki: (Haruyama won't move) Richard: there's just...no way.... Nurse: Today, we're restricting visitors to family members only--- //whattt// //noise noise// Eri: Ah Eri: Kazuki! Eri: Kazuki!
Pg 142: Eri: Ah... Eri: Why?! Girl: Eri Eri: Why?! Eri: Why do you guys have to go through something like this?! Eri: This is too much.... Eri: There's just.... Girl: That's why...I told you guys being in a gang isn't cool.... Girl: Hiroko said it too Girl: I'm tired of seeing stuff like this happen Eri: I-I.... Narrator: (Where are you going?) Narrator: (Home. We can come again tomorrow early in the morning) Eri: I always...looked up to him.... Eri: even when...he was doing really dangerous stuff.... Narrator: (Why? I want to stay here) Eri: even when...he had cuts and bruises all over him...I thought like how cool he was.... even when Kazuki was really worried about him.... I thought it was just all...fun and games......
Pg 143: Eri: I feel like such an idiot.... Narrator: (Kazuki.... I want to stay here I want to----) Eri: I won't say that I look up to him doing that kind of stuff ever again. So somebody please---- Eri: (Help Haruyama-senpai! Don't let him die! Don't let Kazuki cry anymore!) Kazuki: (I want to stay with Haruyama) Eri: (Please...help them...)
Pg 144: Voices: Hey, did ya hear? Whatt---I can't hear you I heard the leader of NIGHTS got into some accident What?! I heard he got arrested! So what? Did he die? Dunno. How old's he? 17 Whoa, he's so young and he--- I heard his brain was like, all fucked up, ya know? Seriously!? Yeah, that's what I heard--- They were saying how he might become a vegetable for the rest of his life Oh really? I wonder how his girlfriend's handling it That's so sad! Yeah, and it's almost New Years--- Yeah---- //clatter clatter clatter//
Pg 145: //clatter clatter// Girl: Hey, what's Kazuki been up to? //sob sob// Girl #2: I heard she's going back and forth. I guess she's at home right now //sob// [SL: To think I can't hear Haruyama's voice...i-it's---] Girl: No way! Girl: If I was her, I'd find a way to stay! Girl: If she's his girlfriend, then wouldn't it be normal to stay by his side? Girl: Oh yeah, and I heard that she doesnt cry Girl #2: She must be pretty strong then Girl #3: Ah, Tsuyoshi Tsuyoshi: How would you guys... Tsuyoshi: know what's going inside someone else's head... Tsuyoshi: You guys don't even know how much pain she's in---
Pg 146: Tsuyoshi: so don't talk about her like that!! //rustle// Mother: Hello? No, Haruyama-kun hasn't--- Mother: She Mother: hasn't spoken in 10 days Mother: She doesn't say one word at the hospital or at home. Mother: And she doesn't try to eat anything either. Mother: So I received some medicine from the doctor, Mother: and I force her to take them...
Pg 147: Mother: but she throws them up Mother: She throws them all up //chirp chirp// Suzuki: Kazuki-chan, I understand that you're so worried, you don't feel like eating anything Suzuki: But if you keep this up for any longer, it won't be good for your body Do you understand? Suzuki: It doesn't matter what, just get something in your stomach. //chirpc hirp// Suzuki: Just like how Haruyama-kun's life is important to you---
Pg 148: Suzuki: your life is important to Haruyama-kun. //chirp chirp// Suzuki: ...It's no use it's as if my words aren't reaching her ears at all Suzuki: We can't let her stay like this, it might be better for a doctor to take a look at her Mother: I'm sorry to have you come...so early in the morning Suzuki: If worst comes to worst, the only one who'll be able to support her is you Suzuki: To experience the death of someone she loves at the age of 15 Suzuki: is too heavy of a burden...
Pg 149: Kazuki: (....No) /splash// Kazuki: (this is a dream) Kazuki: (I'm just having a nightmare) //splash// Kazuki: (Where are you, Haruyama?) Kazuki: (You're just fooling off somewhere again, right?) Kazuki: (I want to wake up then it'll be all back to normal...) Kazuki: (He'll be laughing... and calling me stuff like "retard") Mother: Kazuki, it's time. Get ready to leave....
Pg 150: Mother: Kazuki? Kazuki: (I'm so lonely) KazukI: eh? Mother: To the hospital.... Kazuki: Hospital? Mother: ...Haruyama-kun's.... Kazuki: Haruyama? Mother: Kazuki? Kazuki: Haruyama.... Kazuki: so...this is real...?
Pg 151: Mother: Kazuki! //crash// //ahhhh!// Kazuki: NO! LET ME GO! Mother: Watch out! Mother: Calm down! Kazuki: NOOOOOOOOO! Kazuki: ("...How would I know? I've never died before. But.... to leave everyone behind... would probably be really sad too, don't ya think?") Kazuki: HARUYAMA! Mother: Kazuki! Kazuki: ("Don't become a girl who can't do anything without me") Kazuki: WHY, you idiot?!?! Mother: Kazuki... //AHHHHHH// Kazuki: I'm gonna die with you! Mother: Kazu.... Kazuki: If Haruyama's gonna die, then I'm--- Mother: Kazuki!
Pg 152: //SLAM// //Ahh....// //sob// Kazuki: Don't leave me Mother: Kazuki... Kazuki: Don't leave me...Haru..yama.... Kazuki: Don't.... go..... Mother: Kazuki Mother: ...It's going to be okay Mother: It's going to be okay, Kazuki... Mother: It's going to be okay Mother: It's going to be okay Mother: Kazuki Mother: Kazu...
Pg 153: //Haruyama...// Narrator: (...Kazuki) Narrator: (Kazuki---) //There are many cases that baffle even us specialists---//
Pg 154: //For the future...// Tsuyoshi: ...e's sayin something Mom: ...Eh? Tsuyoshi: He's saying something Tsuyoshi: He's saying something! Mom: Eh?! H-Hiroshi?! Mom: Hiroshi? //step step// Mom: Hiroshi! Haruyama: ...wann... Mom: What? Mom: What is it? What is it?! Haruyama: ...ie...
Pg 158: Kazuki: Hel...p....me..... Mom: ("The only one who'll be able to support her is you")
Pg 159: //cough cough// Mom: Ah---- Mom: Ah---- Kazuki: (I don't remember much of what happened after that) Kazuki: (But) Kazuki: (my mom's favorite night gown was ruined because I threw up all over it...)
Pg 160: Doctor: With 2-3 days of rest.... for her case, it's mostly psychological //her wounds are very minor---// Eri: Kazuki... //SLAP// Mom: ....Apologize //thud...// Mom: Apologize Mom: to your own body....
Pg 161: Mom: Haruyama-kun's.... Mom: regained consciousness.... //AHHAHAHAAHA// Kazuki: (....ah....) //Eri: Kazuki!! Isn't that great news?!//
Pg 162: Kazuki: ("Kazuki")
Pg 163: Tsuyoshi: ....What's with you.... [SL: Eri: Isn't that great news Kazuki?!] Kazuki: ("I'm.... gonna die with you---") Tsuyoshi: He was saying how he didn't wanna die--- ...that he wanted to live because of you--- he was saying that.... //Isn't that great news?!// Kazuki: (Ah---) Tusyoshi: but you--- Kazuki: (Ah---)
Pg 164: Kazuki: I'm sorry Kazuki: ("Your life is important to Haruyama-kun") Kazuki: I'm sorry Haruya.... Kazuki: I'm sorr....
Pg 165: Kazuki: ("Your life is important to him") Doctor: You have to understand
Pg 166: Doctor: this is a miraculous event Doctor: From here on, there are many things he will have to do, and this is most likely why God chose to save him Mom: Yes....thank you ver.... Doctor: He was very lucky--- Doctor: that he landed on dirt instead of concrete Mom: yes //creakkk// Doctor: But just because he regained consciousness Doctor: does not mean we should let our guards down Doctor: In Haruyama-san, Doctor: your son's case--
Pg 167: Doctor: as I described previously, this area was damaged--- Doctor: and currently Doctor: his right hand and leg are immobile. //chirp chirp chirp//
Pg 168: Kazuki: ...yama? Doctor: ("There is possibility of him regaining partial functions, but for him to make a complete recovery would not be---") Kazuki: (Haruyama won't move) Kazuki: (He won't move...) Kazuki: ...roshi? Kazuki: Hiroshi? //chirp//
Pg 170: Doctor: He'd have to do rehabilitation Doctor: But it will be up to the patient himself whether he participates, we for one can not force him into the programs His recovery will also be based on how much effort he is willing to put in Doctor: It will be--- a very trying experience for him---
Pg 172: Kazuki: ("I might end up changing my life for this one girl") //ring ring// //ring ring// //ring...// Nurse: Yes, this is the neurosurgery wing--- Nurse: Yes, "Haruyama"..., oh yes. Nurse: Yes? Oh, his condition? Just a moment please
Pg 173: //swish// Nurse: Doctor Nurse: There's a phone call from the police Kazuki: (There are lots of really sad things that happen as long as you're alive don't you think?)
END OF CHAPTER 17
Pg 174: Kazuki: Haruyama wasn't able to run away from anything anymore because of his injured leg Kazuki: He can't run away from anything--- Kazuki: and he can't run to anything either---
Pg 175: Guy: You're Haruyama Hiroshi, correct? //The race between the gas station employees using bikes//
Pg 176: Man: Once you have made a full recovery, cooperate with us and make sure to hand yourself in to the police. Your parents are acting as your guarantors If you try something, your parents will be the ones to be in trouble.... Haruyama: I got it--- Man: We just finished discussing with the police And we and your parents asked for their cooperation for as long as you have the will to attend rehabilitation For now, don't think about what'll happen later on put all your efforts in trying to regain movement in your left hand and leg... I know you've probably heard this time and time again, but it is very crucial for you to keep hope alive---- Haruyama: Am I unlucky or what? Kazuki: ...Yeah, you are. //thud// //squeeze//
Pg 177: Kazuki: But... Kazuki: you're alive.... Kazuki: you're alive... Kazuki: (Even now) Kazuki: (I still can't believe) Kazuki: (the things that've happened since his accident) Haruyama: ...Shithead Kazuki: (I know that this is going to be one of the hardest challenges for him yet) Kazuki: Monkey! Haruyama: What! You're treating an injured person like that? Kazuki: Monkey! Monkey! Yay~! Haruyama: ...Kazuki--- Kazuki: Hmm? Haruyama: Ya fuckin'... ugly bitch! Kazuki: (When he gets released from this hospital, he'll check-in to a rehab center right away and--) [SL: Sorry] Guy: Then it's a sure thing he's gonna end up in juvie, ain't it? //noise noise// Guy #2: Yeah, and his 4FOUR's like a total mess Guy #3: I heard he's using a wheelchair. That guy. In a wheelchair. Can ya believe it? //noise noise// Guy #4: Is he gonna be a fuckin' cripple for the rest of his life? Guy #5: Dunno, probably? [SL: Yeah, this loser right here, was like riding his bike cryin' Niagara Falls his nose was runnin' like crazy--- and yeah, since it was fuckin' cold his tears were like freezing--- And he was like cryin' "Wahhhh! Haruyama~" SHUT UP! //sob//]
Pg 178: //noise// Guy: Yeah, but in our world, ya know? People dying ain't like that fuckin' rare Guy: But since there weren't that kinda stuff goin' on lately in NIGHTS.... [SL: But Haruyama was like---- "Am I fuckin' unlucky or what? Hahaha" and he's laughin' it off
And what's with his head anyway? He's like fuckin' bald now Haha yeah] Guy: I heard though, that years back, it happened alot Guy: They'd like, gather together at the guy's funeral, ya know? Yeah, and I thought like, so that's how they do it //gya----gya----/ Guy: Since I'm not too bright, ya know? I didn' care much about anyone else I joined 'cause I wanted to look cool ridin' my bike [SL: Bleh, Ri-chan, I feel sick.... What! again?!] Guy: But when I watch Guy: a guy I know Guy: go through what he did, and still make it out alive, and be able to talk and shit, ya know? Guy: It makes ya think---- //noise noise// Guy #2: I heard he said... Guy #2: that he didn't wanna die? //ahahahaha// Guy: I wanted to just stand out of the crowd, ya know? I don't wanna fuckin' die //clatter// //Wahhh! So this is where you guys were! And you guys're drinking too!// Guys: ...huh? Shigeru: Why didn't you guys come? All the top guns came out--- and they were pissed out of their minds, you wouldn't believe it--- Guys: No really?
Pg 179: Shigeru: Huh? Guy: We knew they were gonna be like that. That's why we didn' show up Guy #2: Ehhh no fair! //Right ya guys? Yeahhhh// [SL: They were sayin' stuff like how the eight guys got arrested last time because we weren't takin' our riding seriously and they were saying stuff too like how it was our fault Haruyama ended up like that--- and they were like, they're gonna take his place and whip us into shape, and shit] Shigeru: They didn't even show up that night--- //Oh, could ya give me a glass? Thanks// //There there// Shigeru: They're taking advantage of the fact Haru-san's in the hospital now---- Geez, I practically coughed up blood, ya know! //sob sob// Shigeru: Oh yeah Shigeru: And they were saying how they were gonna decide the next leader of NIGHTS before the police force Haru-san to sign some form to break up NIGHTS Guy: What the fuck...Haruyama should be the one to decide, he's the leader--- Guy #2: So...if he ended up dying, they would've held a funeral for him Guy #2: but if he survives...that's what they do? [SL: If ya skipped outta this though, aren't they gonna be really pissed? They're not gonna know Yeah, but they mentioned your guys' names---sayin' how you weren't there Whoaaaa~] Narrator: Someone said how NIGHTS was too easy on its members
Pg 180: Kazuki: (I made it so I never asked him about what kind of stuff was going on in the gang, so I'm not too sure) but Haruyama's friends often came to his side with cuts and bruises all over them) Kazuki: (When I see a group of guys from the main branch by his side, I become scared) Kazuki: (that he might disappear off somewhere again) Eri: Kazuki, you're going to that all girls high school, right? Kazuki: Yeah Kazuki: Yeah Girl: Oh, really? Eri: She was saying how, while senpai's hospitalized and all, she wanted to do something too, ya know? Eri: She just barely made the marks to get accepted //yeah, so that's how it is// Girl: But she can probably get into that school even if she didn't study [SL: Girl: But are YOU gonna be okay? You're gonna go to some hair stylist school, right? Eri: That's exactly why I'm getting you guys to teach me...] Kazuki: Why? Kazuki: Why can't I visit you Kazuki: while you're in the rehab center? You're going to be there for a while, aren't you? Haruyama: I don't want you to see me while I'm doin' it Haruyama: That's all.
Pg 181: Kazuki: What....wait Kazuki: But that's--- Kazuki: that's--- //SLAM// //snap// //clatter// Eri: ...What's up? Kazuki: I'm gonna go Girl: Where---? kazuki: To the hospital //step step step// Kazuki: He's not making any sense--- //thump thump// //ring ring// Eri: Yes, this is Morishita--- Eri: Kazuki--- Eri: It's senpai! //dash// Kazuki: Hello?! Haruyama: Hey--- //noies noise// Haruyama: I'm the one Haruyama: who got myself into this mess
Pg 182: Haruyama: I did this to myself... Haruyama: So I'm... gonna be the one to fix this Kazuki: ...I...know that...but... Haruyama: so.... //noise noise// Haruyama: wait for me. Haruyama: ...Wait for me. Haruyama: Well...it's up to you though. Kazuki: ....Ah. Kazuki: Ah...okay Kazuki: ("Wait for me") Kazuki: Okay...
PG 183: Kazuki: O...kay.... Kazuki: (I'll wait for you) //noise noise// Kazuki: ("Senpai! Happy graduation!") //kyaaa---kyaa---// [letter reads: To Kazuki-chan That's great news that you've decided what school to go to! Yukko] //ahahahaha// [blackboard reads: GRADUATION] Eri: When I think back, I don't know how to describe it, but Tooru-san and Hiroko-san were like, you know, kinda sad in a way?
Pg 184: Eri: I really looked up to them back then though. //hahahahaa// Kazuki: Yeah Kazuki: I wonder...what they're doing now Eri: They probably don't know what happened to Haruyama-senpai, do they? Kazuki: ...probably not Eri: No one can really tell...what might happen to 'em in the future, don't you think? Kazuki: Yeah...you're right... //ahahaha// Kazuki: But Kazuki: if he told me to wait for him Kazuki: that's about all I can do Eri: Yeah. Eri: Good luck, Kazuki Eri: Good luck. Kazuki: You too. Sorry I made you worry so much Eri: Hahaha, stop it! You're embarrassing me! Kazuki: But it's trueee //Senpaiiii! Can I please take a photo of you?!//
Pg 185: Teacher: I could never figure out what she was looking at... Teacher: her eyes were like fierceness and weakness combined... Teacher: she was a tough one, no doubt... //slurp// //kyaaa---kyaa---// Teacher: I can only pray Teacher: that the things those eyes will see in the future... will be the things that'll make her stronger... Kazuki: ("Good luck, Kazuki Good luck") Kazuki: (-----April Haruyama checked-in to a rehabilitation center in the city he can't come back for at least three months---)
pg 186: Kazuki: (Once I went and visited there without telling Haruyama) Kazuki: (The rooms...) Kazuki: (In this building he's practicing everyday) Guy: The girls shouldn't go see him--- Guy #2: Whyyy? They came all the way out here and--- Guy: 'Cause it'll be rude to senpai, ya know? Guy #3: Yah! Kazuki: (I write to him everyday but I haven't received a single reply)
Pg 187: Kazuki: (I don't even know if he's reading any of the letters I've sent him..) Kazuki: (I think...that because of his personality...inside, he's probably a mess right now... and he's probably really frustrated...) Kazuki: (But there's nothing I can do....) Guy: He got into this huge fight with the guy working at the center Guy: Well, if ya can call it a fight. It was more like him whinin' Kazuki: So...what happened? Richard: The guy working there was like "Yeah, yeah", ya know? Didn't really take him seriously Richard: He put too much pressure on himself Richard: and he like passed out Guy: Yeah, things aren't going the way he wants them to, ya know? So yeah, I can understand why he'd snap Guy: There were all these young guys and they'd all been in an accident or another, it scared the shit outta me Guy: His injury ain't that bad compared to some other guys', but still---
Pg 188: Richard: If I was him, I woulda gone crazy just being in there, ya know? Kazuki: ...Yeah Richard: He's really Richard: strong Kazuki: Yeah Kazuki: Yeah Kazuki: (Please help him) Guy: Oh yeah, I saw the letter you wrote to him beside his bed Guy: the letter was open Kazuki: (once more) //clank clank// //Good morning! Nagasaki this morning is---// Kazuki: (My mom's feeling down as usual in the mornings) Kazuki: Why haven't you gotten married yet? //CLATTER// Mom: Ow, ow Mom: I will after you do Kazuki: Haha, that's why you're an old hag
Pg 189: //grrr// Kazuki: (My body's been feeling weak lately, so I've been taking medicine) Mom: You don't have to. Go head to school Kazuki: (We're here together...) Kazuki: I'll do it. Just leave it to me. //splash// //clank// Kazuki: (It's as if we both figured out) Kazuki: (that the other's "living her own life" too) Mom: I'll wipe then //clank// Kazuki: (Since she is my mother...) Kazuki: (Since she will be my mother... for the rest of my life) //clank clank// Girl: You were one of the lucky ones //kyaa--kyaa--// //kya---kya---// Girl: My friend joined a gang, and they did some really terrible stuff to her
Pg 190: Kazuki: (Back then...I couldn't see anything) Kazuki: (Even when I hurt another person, or when I hurt myself, I didn't care, I thought everything was just so cool) //byeee byeee!// //ahahaha// Kazuki: (Even when I did bad stuff, I blamed it on someone else) Kazuki: (But the things you do always end up coming back to you) Kazuki: (Even if you suffer because of it, you can't complain to anyone but yourself) Kazuki: (I don't ever want to regret anything) Kazuki: (but if I knew what I know now) Kazuki: (and I could go back) Kazuki: (if I could go back once more)
Pg 191: Kazuki: (I'm the only one who can protect me) //ring ring ring ring// //rinngg// //meoowww// Kazuki: Hello? Kazuki: (July) Kazuki: Haruyama?
Pg 192: //noise noise// Haruyama: It moved... Haruyama: a little just now Kazuki: What...? Kazuki: No way... //noise noise// Haruyama: ...Just a little. Kazuki: No way---! //noise noise// Kazuki: No way--- //noise noise// Kazuki: That's amazing... Kazuki: That's amazing... Kazuki: That's...
Pg 193: Haruyama: I cried a little. Haruyama: Haha, just a little though. //noise noise// Kazuki: (His injury will stay with him forever) Guy: AHAHAHHAHAHA [the words say: Pig] Guy: It's so like senpai to write that! Richard: He wrote it using only his left hand. He said it took him an hour to write it! //AHAHAHAHA// [SL: Kazuki: (What the...)] Guy: Yeah, but it's pretty amazing that it's even legible! Richard: Oh yeah, you've probably already heard, but yeah, even though his left side's started moving again, he's gonna be dragging his leg for the rest of his life Guy: Yeah, but it's pretty fuckin' incredible that he can walk by himself now! [SL: Don't ya think?] Guy: Everyone was like fuckin' shocked, and they couldn't believe it, ya know? Kazuki: Yeah Kazuki: Ah Richard: Oh yeah, and the stuff on the bottom he wrote with his right hand
Pg 194: [SL: Guy: What, What? Let me see] [Letter reads: I'm gonna be released soon. Once I'm out, I'm gonna go to juvie. I wanna see you before then. I'll phone you. by Hiroshi-kun] Kazuki: (September) //miiinn miinnnn// //vrooommm// Kazuki: I'm really nervous... I haven't seen him in five months... Eri: Don't worry about it! He's the one who said he wants to see you! Kazuki: Yeah, but he wrote that a month ago... Guy: Yooo! Eri: No way! You're shaking?! Your hands are so cold! Eri: Hi! Guy: How've you been? Kazuki: Good Guy: Ya guys get used to high school life? Eri: Hehehe Guy: So ya guys are going to school everyday? Guy: Good for ya Guy: Let's go then Guy: He's over at my place right now //miiinn miinnn// //thump thump// Kazuki: (What am I gonna do if he's changed?)
Pg 195: //AHAHAHAHA// //And he's like---// //Yeahhh yeahhh// Guy: Come in Kazuki: (Ah...Haruyama's..voice...) //clatter// Richard: Yo, you're here! Guy: Heyyy! Guy #2: Yo! Guy: We'll give you guys some room to relax Richard: Take your time //thump thump thump// //miiinnnn miiinnn// //thump thump thump// //miinnn miin miin// //rustle//
Pg 196: //thump thump thump// //miiinn// Kazuki: (Why aren't you saying anything?) Kazuki: When... Kazuki: are you gonna go away? Haruyama: Soon //rustle// Haruyama: I'm gonna make sure they'll let me off with juvie Haruyama: I don't know... but probably
Pg 197: //thump thump// Haruyama: I'll make sure... Haruyama: they don't switch me to prison.. //thump// //miiinnn// Kazuki: Y..eah... Haruyama: I'll try my best Kazuki: Yeah Kazuki: How...long? Haruyama: Three weeks... Kazuki: I'll be okay... Kazuki: That's... Kazuki: not long at all compared to... //squeeze// //miiinn// //thump thump// Kazuki: (I can hear his heart beat) //miiinn miiinnn// Kazuki: (his heart---) //thump// Haruyama: So...wanna solidify our "love" before I go? Kazuki: ...What? Haruyama: Haha, you're actually thinking it over! This room even has a bed, haha! [SL: So wanna?] //blush// Kazuki: (What's his...problem...!!)
Pg 198: Kazuki: Geez, cut it out! Kazuki: (I was all worried about him and he--) Haruyama: What! We're in "love", right? //turns away// Kazuki: If you come back in three weeks, then maybe! Haruyama: Realllyyyyy? Kazuki: Err... y-yeah. [the roomaji in the background reads: I thank all those who've read to the very end from the bottom of my heart I truly thank you. I'll take a bit of a rest now] Haruyama: //grins// //you dirty old man!!// //Ya little--- //clatter clatter// //What did ya expect?! I'm a guy ya know!// //What does that have to do with anything?!// //Argghhh you're not being cute at all, ya know that?!// //Ugly bitch!// //Shut up!// //clatter clatter clatter// //And I'm not an old man!! I'm still young----- hahahah idiot!// Richard: They're just fighting Guy: What's the point in listening in? Guy: They better not mess up my room--- //slam slam// Guys: Geez, what a waste of timee //clank clank//
Pg 199: //miiinnn// //slide slide// Haruyama: ...Take these off Guy: I can't. Those are the rules.
Pg 201: Kazuki: (I heard they brought up all the stuff he'd been doing up till now, and that he stayed there for nine days.) Kazuki: (What he did in the past can't be erased) //SLAM// Guy: The sound of you draggin' your leg Guy: is fuckin' annoying! //spits// Kazuki: (The world isn't a bowl of cherries)
Pg 202: //Hey! What are you guys doing!// //step step step// //slam slam// //HEY!// Guy: Fuck--- Guy #2: What's going on? Guy #3: This guy didn' do nothin'. Guy #2: Hmm? //wheeze wheeze wheeze// Guy #2: Hmm? //wheeze wheeze// Haruyama: (For) Haruyama: (the sake) Haruyama: (of love) //wheeze wheeze// //ha// //peace sign//
Pg 203: Guy #2: (That's more like it!) Kazuki: (He was able to come back after spending some time in juvenile hall, but for a while after, he couldn't find any work. We got into fights because he didn't want to go out spending money that I made from my part time job) Kazuki: (There were times when we even talked about breaking up again) //drag drag// Haruyama: "I really regret causing other people trouble. What happened to me, I brought it on myself, so there's no one I can place the blame on except myself"
Pg 204: Haruyama: "So from now on, I'm just gonna have to do my best to make up for the stuff that happened in the past. I know though, that live ain't that easy" [in brackets reads: Short essay written while in juvenile hall] Kazuki: (It's been nine months since Haruyama came back from juvenile hall) Shigeru: Haru-sannnnn! Haruyama: I finally got a job! Guy: Reallyy Shigeru: [SL: Haru-sann!] Long time no see! Haruyama: Huh? Who are ya again? //ahahahha// Shigeru: Don't be so mean Haru-sannn! Kazuki: (Most of the guys who joined NIGHTS around the same time as Haruyama left the gang) Kazuki: (There were two leaders after him, but neither lasted for very long) Shigeru: Did you go back to Yokohama? Haruyama: I moved back home. 'Cause I have to eat, ya know? Guy: Must be some pretty tasty meals ya get to eat then, huh? Haruyama: Haha Guy: Yeah, and the numbers've dropped a lot lately--- Kazuki: (The NIGHTS seems to be coming to an end) Haruyama: Really?
Pg 205: Shigeru: Maybe I should take after the guys and just quit too. Leave the rest to the younguns ya know? //ahahahaha// Kazuki: (Whenever I hear) //But that's pretty fuckin' admirable that you got a job. We're all just like, ya know, hangin' round, not doing much, ya know?/ //clap clap// //noise noise// Kazuki: (about how people were arrested and taken away) Shigeru: How are you getting to work? Guy: On my bike. Guy: Oh, a motorbike? Haruyama: Nahhh, a bicycle. Ya know, the one with the basket in the front? [SL: I call it "Sunshine"] Shigeru: Uhh...that's...cool. Haruyama: Ya brat [SL: It's part of rehab!] Shigeru: How's Kazuki-san been doing? Haruyama: Kazuki? Who's her? Guy: Hey, cut it out already Shigeru: No wayyyy! Kazuki-san's not going out with anyone right now?! Haruyama: She's doing great. Haruayma: She's being a good girl. Kazuki: (or that they died) //Hahaha Wahhh Haru-san, ya meanie! heh// Kazuki: (my chest feels like it's going to burst) Guy: Kazuki-channnn!
Pg 206: //it's your birthday today righttt wanna go out somewhereee// Kazuki: I'm going to my boyfriend's place today //Whatttt---! But your boyfriend's like---that guy, righttt? He does whatever he wantsss and doesn't take good care of ya righhhtt?? Leave him alreadyyyyy and come to meeee// Kazuki: Whattt--- but that'd be Kazuki: a waste //vrooommm// //clank//
Pg 207: Mom: I have a feeling...I was always too busy thinking about myself //clank clank// Mom: I thought... as long as she was healthy and that she ate breakfast, and she went to school, then all was well... Mom: I lived life up until now not knowing anything about what was going on inside her mind Mom: Even if a child's father isn't alive Mom: if he and the child's mother loved each other from the bottom of their hearts, Mom: then that child might have naturally learned the importance of being loved, and of loving another person
P 208: Mom: ...but I couldn't... Mom: teach her that.... //vroomm/// Kazuki: Wow, it's so hot! //vrooomm// Woman: Ah... //stands// Tooru: Please, feel free Woman: Thank you very much //Woopsy Daisy// //Phew// Woman: Thank you //vrooommm// Tooru: My wife's Tooru: due soon as well
Pg 209: Suzuki: If people really understood Suzuki: that someone really cared about them Suzuki: then they would not be able Suzuki: to put their lives at risk
Pg 210: Suzuki: It doesn't matter whether that person be their parents, or siblings, or friends, Suzuki: or even someone they're going out with //turn turn// //vrooommmm// //wheeze// //geezz// Suzuki: I wonder who Suzuki: will be there to let them know Suzuki: that there are always people like that in the world?
Pg 214: //wheeze wheeze //miinn// //wheeze...// Kazuki: (I'll be 17 after today)
Pg 215: //miiinn miinnn//
Pg 216: Kazuki: (I've hurt a lot of people in the past) Kazuki: (To make up for that, I'd like to become a person who can understand other people's pains) Kazuki: (I don't know what might happen in the future, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried.) Kazuki: (It doesn't matter if it's wayyy wayyy in the future) Haruyama: Miss little piggy, what's for lunch today? Kazuki: Harumaki [Harumaki = Japanese-style spring rolls] Kazuki: (but one day...I want to become.. the mother of...)
Pg 217: Kazuki: (Haruyama's baby) Kazuki: (That's my little dream that I haven't told anyone)
Pg 220: //Do your best Kazuki!// Kazuki: (Our road) //Do your best!// Kazuki: (extends much further than this)
<THE END>
END OF CHAPTER 18 END OF HOT ROADhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/20098Translation: Hot Road Volume 32010-02-21T00:08:02+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.com*****PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN USING THIS FOR SCANLATIONS*****
Title: Hot Road Volume: 3 (of 4) Mangaka: Tsumugi Taku Translated by: Oceansportrait Proofread by: Mars Translation Completed: November 11, 2007
Pg 3: Kazuki: (The roars of the motorcycle and the night lights always steal Haruyama away)
HOT ROAD Tsumui Taku
Pg 4: //vrooommm// Kazuki: (There was a small article in the newspaper a week ago, that mentioned how the leaders from five gangs were rounded up and arrested.) //vrooom vrooomm// //clank// Kazuki: (I don't know if Tooru-san was able to get away, or if he was arrested.)
Pg 5: [on the far left reads: HOT ROAD] //slide// Kazuki: (Ever since that day, Haruyama hasn't said much...) //clank clank// Kazuki: (he's spends his time being by himself...) //clank clank// Guy: Yoo---! Check out the chick buying Oden! [Oden=boiled egg, radish, konnyaku, etc. are stewed in this soy-sauce like broth] She's pretty hot! [the label reads "Rocket Fireworks"]
Pg 6: //thud// //bubble bubble bubble// //clank clank clank// Haruyama: Could we get more eggs? Kazuki: Are you going to be able to eat them? Haruyama: Yeah, it's okay as long as it's boiled. //bubble bubble// Haruyama: Could ya put 6 in? Woman: What? Kazuki: HAH? [SL: Woman: It'll take a bit of time...will that be all right?] Haruyama: I'm gonna have three, Haruyama: you get one, Haruyama: and Hiroko gets two. //bubble bubble bubble//
Pg 7: //bubble bubble// Kazuki: (I wonder what Tooru-san meant to Haruyama.) Guy: Look, there she is! Aww, damn. She's got a guy with him! //clank clank// //vrooommm// Kazuki: Where's your other bike? Haruyama: I ain't gonna let no girl on it! Haruyama: Ah...I just laughed. Kazuki: Eh? Kazuki: What? Haruyama: Nothing.
Pg 8: //vroom vrooomm/ Kazuki: (I want to tell him) Kazuki: (I'll follow him wherever he'll go.) Haruyama: Oh yeah. Haruyama: Did you phone home? Kazuki: (But I can't say it.)
Pg 9: Haruyama: Call her already. Kazuki: Whattt. I don't want to. //vrooomm// Haruyama: Call once we get back. Kazuki: (I can't say it because... I feel so powerless...) Haruyama: Hiroko--- we bought some fireworks--- Kazuki: (Hiroko-san lost more weight recently. It's really hard to watch her like this.) Kazuki: (They didn't talk about Tooru-san at all. I can kind of understand why he's worried about her, more so than ever.)
Pg 10: Kazuki: (Haruyama cut the inside of his mouth because of the fight he got into last time. Because of it, he can't eat much.) [SL: Haruyama: Haha, I don't know where it's gonna go] [SL: Haruyama: What if it goes into someone else's house? Haha] Kazuki: (I don't know the things that happened in the past) Kazuki: (between them and Tooru-san.) Hiroko: Haha. Haruyama: Call already. Hiroko: To home? Haruyama: Yah. Hiroko: Why don't you? She's...probably worried about you. //snap snap snap// Kazuki: (I'd forgotten about my home. I don't even remember what the inside of my room looks like...) //snap snap// Kazuki: (or my mom's face...or voice...) //swish// //snap snap// [sl: Haruyama: Whoa, watch it go! Shit, that's awesome!] Kazuki: ("She bowed down to me--") //click// //snap snap snap snap// //dial tone//
Pg 11: //ring ring// Kazuki: (What am I supposed to say to her?) Kazuki: (I don't know.) //ring ring// Kazuki: (I don't--) //click// //THUMP// Guy: Hello? Guy: Hello? Guy: This is... Guy: "Miyaichi"'s household... Guy: Oh... Guy: Miyaichi...san's currently not feeling very well... Guy: Kazu...ki...chan? //SLAM//
Pg 12: //thump// //exhale// //thump// //thump// Kazuki: (I don't know.) Kazuki: (I don't know what adults are like.) Kazuki: (My mom can go on living without me.) Kazuki: (Because she has "Suzuki-kun", she can go on living without me.) Kazuki: So...that's how it is... Kazuki: right.... //swish// //snap snap snap//
Pg 13: //clank clank// //whistles// //whistles// Kazuki: (Why is it) Kazuki: (that humans can't go on living alone?) Haruyama: You've got problems of your own to handle, eh? Haruyama: Haha! Shit, I laughed again! Kazuki: Why do you keep saying that? Haruyama: No reason------ Kazuki: You little brattt!! Haruyama: Hey hey, don't take your problems out on me! Haruyama: Got it--- //damnit!// //rustle rustle//
Pg 14: //chirp chirp// //flutter flutter// Kazuki: NOOOOOO! Haruyama: You don't have a fuckin' choice! Kazuki: I don't want to go to schooolllll! Haruyama: Don't be such a fuckin' brat! Kazuki: Shut up! Don't act like you're my dad! //OW// Haruyama: Fucker! Who do you think I got up this early for?! Haruyama: Come on! Kazuki: NOOOOOO Hiroko: Hey Haruyama, if she doesn't want to go, then why force her? Haruyama: That's exactly why you dropped out of school! //snap// Haruyama: Oh...my bad. Hey, you pissed off Hiroko, apologize! Kazuki: I'm sorr--- Haruyama: Let's GO! Kazuki: NOOOOO---! [SL: Haruyama: Hiroko---hand me your school uniform---!] Kazuki: (Damnit. Why do I have to go to school anyways?) //VROOMMM// //owwwwww// //ow ow ow ow// Haruyama: Hey, don't say I didn't warn you!
Pg 15: Haruyama: I'm gonna hate you forever~ //heh// //whisper// //ah....// //who's she?// //clank clank// //'morning!// //noise noise// //noise noise// Haruyama: Go already.
Pg 18: //dinnggg donnnngg// Kazuki: (I haven't smelled this hallway in a while.) //step step// Kazuki: (I wonder where my shoe locker went...) [sign reads: Teacher's Room] Kazuki: Where Kazuki: is my class? //Ohhhhh!// //Whoaaaaa// //clank// //Miyaichi!// //Miyaichi-san!// //clatter//
Pg 19: //vrooomm// //thump thump// Kazuki: (The truth is...I'm more worried about Haruyama than about school, or the stuff going on at home.) Kazuki: (I feel like... it would be really dangerous to leave you alone.) Teacher: Miyaichi-san, are you listening?! Teacher #2: What's with that school uniform?! Teacher: What happened to your own? Kazuki: I...lost it somewhere... Teacher #2: Don't you go start acting smart, young lady! Kazuki: (Yesterday, Hiroko-san got called out by the police, and she came back with her cheek all swollen up.) [SL: Teacher: Did you contact home...] Kazuki: (So Tooru-san hasn't been caught yet.)
Pg 20: Teacher: Go in from the back. Your seat's the one by the window. //noise noise// //clatter// [SL: Teacher: Come on now, what're you guys up to? Guy: Whaaa?] //noise noise// Guy: Heyyyy! You finally decided to show up, huh, Miyaichi-chan? //haha// //clatter// Girl: Ah... Girl: Ah... Girl: Thank you.... Kazuki: (My first class as a grade 9 student was homeroom... they were talking about the upcoming field trip...)
Pg 21: Kazuki: (I wonder what Haruyama's doing...) [upper left text reads: HOT ROAD] Kazuki: (I'm glad Eri's made a lot of friends.) Eri: Heyyy if you were gonna show up, you could've told me, ya know! Eri: Let's hang out after school, okay? //pour// Guy: Teacherrrr, it's dark in here! Turn on the lights! Teacher: Why don't you turn it on yourself? //click// //whoaaa// //it's so brighttt// //pour// //pour// //let's see...today we're---// //Teacherr! I can't see!// //You guys complain too much!// //hahaha// //pourrrrr//
Pg 22: //splash splash// //splash// //pourrr// //splash splash splash splash// Kazuki: ("I'm sorry, things haven't been going the way I'd like them to, so I--) Kazuki: ("I don't want to have to look at your face anymore!") Kazuki: ("Why.....did you...") //pour// Kazuki: ("end up like this....")
Pg 23: //pour// Teacher: Miyaichi-san's not feeling very well right now. [SL: Teacher: If you all don't behave, it's gonna rain when it's time for your field trip! Student: Whattt no wayyyy!] Kazuki: Old hag. //splash// //splash// //sprinkle// Teacher: Your mother was saying how she had something very important to discuss with you. Teacher: She was asking if you could let her know how she can contact you. Teacher: You're mother and daughter. If you two talk it over, I'm sure you'll be able to understand each other. Kazuki: ("Something important"...?) Teacher: If you make an effort, then--- Kazuki: (It's probably... got something to do with that guy finally getting divorced, and wanting to remarry...)
Pg 24: Kazuki: (For that to happen, she needs my answer.) Teacher: You're a smart girl, so if you think about it even a little bit, you should understand. Kazuki: ("My mom can live without me") Teacher: I heard you've been hanging around with a motorcycle gang... Teacher: you know how much trouble this is causing everyone, don't you? //kyaaa--! kyaa---!// Teacher: You're not doing anything good, you understand that, don't you? Teacher: Because you don't have a father... and you live alone with your mother, I can understand how you might want to rebel a little Teacher: and...I understand that you've gone through some extremely difficult moments Teacher: But the person who's hurting the most because of all this, Teacher: is your mother. //clank// //gulp gulp// [bottle reads "Stomach Medicine"] //sigh// //tap// //see yaa!// //kyaaa! kyaaa!// Teacher: Say...something. Kazuki: (My mom can go on living because Suzuki-kun's by her side.)
Pg 25: Teacher: Miyaichi-san... Teacher: won't you say something? Kazuki: (Haruyama's... alone...) Teacher: Why? Teacher: Why did this happen... //fight-o! fight-o!// Teacher: It was only a little while ago that you were singing along with the rest of us in chorus club... //fight-o! fight-o!// Teacher: I...don't understand... Teacher: Owww... please, tell me why. Teacher: Miyaichi-sa...nn.... Teacher: And you had... Teacher: so many friends... Kazuki: (I'm the one who doesn't understand, so why are you the one crying?) Teacher: I... Teacher: ---about you.... Kazuki: (Why are you the one crying?)
Kazuki I put some of your clothes inside this bag. If you could let me know how to get a hold of you-- [it gets cut off then]] //thud// //hahaha// Eri: Whoaaa! You're scaring me, Kazuki---! //hahahahaha//
Pg 27: Kazuki: What about your friends? //fight-o! fight-o!// //noise noise// //whistle// Eri: Don't worry about it. Oh yeah, everyone's been wanting to talk to you--- Eri: but they're a bit scared of you. Eri: I told them that they were morons for being scared! //fight-o! fight-o!// Eri: The truth is... these past two months... it felt like you were drifting further and further away from me...and I hated it Eri: Ever since you became the girlfriend of the head of the gang... Kazuki: He's not the leader yet... Eri: Don't...become too scary, okay? //fight-o! fight-o!// Eri: Don't go somewhere I can't reach you, okay? Kazuki: I Kazuki: won't. //fight-o! fight-o!// //fight-o! fight-o!//
Pg 28: //rustle rustle rustle// //rustle rustle// Eri: But I feel... like something might change by you being the girl of the gang's leader... //whistle// Kazuki: (Ever since the day he got into that fight, Haruyama's been riding alone) Girl: So Hiroko-san got left behind? Guy: Yeah. Girl: That's so sad! //noise noise// Guy: And we dunno when Bakutou's gonna make their move. //hey heyyy!// //hahaha// Guy #2: The guys at the main headquarters are all saying that they won't let Haruyama do whatever he wants. Guy: I wouldn't mind giving him a chance Guy: if he's serious about becoming the head~
Pg 29: Guy: but ya know how he is. Guy #2: Yeah, I can't keep up with 'im. I wanna stay alive, ya know. //haha, ya think?// Guy: He really likes fighting--- Guy: When he stayed over at my house, he heard this guy saying there was a fight going on outside, and he ran outside with shampoo still in his hair. Guy: But it turned out to be some elementary brats' fight //HAHAHAHA// Guy: Ha... Guy #2: That group.... Guy: I heard they beat the hell out of the guys at first, and only let in those that can keep up. Guy #2: That's probably why there's only 15 of 'em. Guy: Is he.... Guy: going to do it...? //vrooommmm//
Pg 30: //vrooomm// //SLAP// Guy: OW! Guy: HARUYAMA! //Heyyy! Lookie! This one's a winner~free Big Mac! Idiot!// Kazuki: (Ah...) //vroomm// //Does he even know we're tryin' to ignore 'im?// Kazuki: (No, don't go...) Kazuki: (I'm not the same as them) Kazuki: (I won't abandon you) Kazuki: (I won't abandon you, Haruyama)
Pg 32: Kazuki: (I want to tell him, I'll stay by his side) //wheez wheeze// Guy: You're...serious about him? //wheeze wheeze// Guy: What do you wanna say to him? Guy: I'll pass the message on. //wheeze// Kazuki: I... Guy: Yeah? Kazuki: When I'm with him I... //wheeze// Kazuki: can never just be...honest...//wheeze// I can never say what I want to say... Kazuki: (I want to tell him I'll follow him wherever he'll go) Kazuki: He...probably hates me...//wheeze// Kazuki: I told him... Kazuki: I wouldn't cry, and I--- Kazuki: always end up crying....//wheeze// Guy: He's always saying shit, but in the end he always has a girl with him. I think it's because he's lonely.
Pg 33: Guy: If he doesn't have a girl, he really only has us and his bike. Guy: I said some stupid stuff to you before... Guy: but I think...you're not "the girl who won't cry".... Guy: this time, he's chosen someone who'll stay by his side no matter what. That's what I think. Guy: But ya know, he always gets mad at me for being too full of excuses--- Guy: Everyone probably feels Guy: the same as you though. //We're looking like the morons---- Yeah, and he's the retard---// Guy: Since a long time ago, he's done shit no one else would ever think of doing. Even when he thinks it's dangerous he just goes out and does it. Seeing him do that kind of stuff makes me fuckin' pissed, but jealous at the same time.
Pg 34: Guy: Yeah, but sometimes I think, Guy: just once Guy: I wish I could...be like that... //vroom VROOMMMM// //vrooomm// Guy: Haruyama! //vrooom// Guy: Yo! Guy #2: Hey hey, 'sup bro? //clatter// //slam// //clank// Haruyama: You hit me twice, didn't ya? Guy: Wha? Guy: Hey, heyyy Haruyama--! //click// Haruyama: Seven hits from you.
Pg 35: //vrooomm// Guy: [SL: Well] There, there. Haruyama: You? 22 times. Guys: NO WAYYYY! //vroommm// Guy: What're you... planning on doing about Bakutou, anyway? Haruyama: I don't wanna talk about 'em. //vrooommmm// Guy: But... Haruyama: I'll say this only once, but I'm really into riding with the NIGHTS. If they're trash talking about us, I'm not gonna stand there and do nothin'. //vrooommm// Haruyama: So there's nothing you can do to stop me, ya hear? //tap// Guy: What're you embarrassed for?
Pg 36: Guy: You might think it's annoying for me to say this again, but...don't make Kazuki worry too much. //vrooom// Haruyama: No sweat. Haruyama: I'm planning on breaking up with her anyway. Guy: What? Guy: W-What did you just say? //Heyyy! He's finally here!// Guy: H-H..ey!! Guy #2: Yo, is this yours? //splash// Guy #2: Pretty slick ride you got here. Guy #2: A CB400F, right? Guy #2: Mind if I try it out?
Pg 37: //PUNCH// //THUD// //splash// Narrator: ("I wish...I could be like that") //vrooomm// //HEY!// //VROOOMMM// //VROOMMMM// //Beat the fuckin' crap outta him!// //You fucking---// //Shut the hell uppp// Guy: Hey, what's that? Guy: Oh shit, they're guys from a gang. //vroommmm//
Pg 38: //vrooommmmmm// //owwww! fuckkkk!!// Guy: You fuckers from "NIGHTS"? //shakes head// Guy: What're you in then? Guy #2: N-Nothing.... Guy: If you're in "NIGHTS", that's what you got comin' to ya. //SLAM// //ARGHH// //gul...ps...// Guy: Go... //Fuckin' disgusting! Shut the hell up! Fucker!// Guy: to the Inamura gas station. Guy: There's a guy there called Haruyama. Tell him I'll be waitin' for him at the Chigasaki parking lot at one. //haha// Guy #2: Tell 'im he can bring as many guys as he wants //vrooommmm// Guy: If Haruyama doesn't show up though... //AHHHHHH!!// [sign on arm reads "tou" [it's "Bakutou" but cut off]]
Pg 39: //vrooommm// //clank// ///vrooommmm// Guy: Are you.... Guy: Haruyama from "NIGHTS"...? Guy: He said you can bring as many as you want. Guy: But if you don't go, we're gonna get it. //splash splash// //POURRRR// //tick tock tick tock//
Pg 40: //tick tock tick tock tick tock// //splash splash splash// //vrooommmm// //splash splash splash// //splash splash splash// Guy: Haruyama! Your shift's up, you can go now!
Pg 41: //pourrr// //RING RING// Guy: Hey, Kazuki?! Guy: Is Haruyama with you right now?! //noise noise// Kazuki: ...No, why? //pourrr// //They got Kishima!// //noise noise// //He went to the hospital! They said he's gonna be okay!// //vroooommm// //SHIT!// //vrooommmm// Guy: If he comes by, don't let him out of your sight! Kazuki: What? Guy: Just do it, okay? //noise noise// //They're doing checks at the back roads--// Guy: Do anything to waste time. Guy: Just make sure he stays there, got it? //They were sayin' something about beating some sense into the NIGHTS...// Mother: Hiroshi? //dash// Mother: Hiroshi, what's going on?!
Pg 44: //click// Mother: Hiro--- //vrooom// //VROMMMMM/// Mother: Hiroshi?! //VROOOMMMM// //VROOOMM// Haruyama: Hello Kazuki: Haruyama?! Where are you? Kazuki: Where are you right now? Haruyama: Around Enoshima... Haruyama: I don't know why... Haruyama: but I... Haruyama: suddenly got this urge to call you...
Pg 45: Haruyama: It didn't...really matter... Haruyama: if it was some other girl, but... Kazuki: W...hy...? Kazuki: Why, Haruyama? Haruyama: I... Haruyama: don't really know why either. //vrooommm// Kazuki: Haruyama Kazuki: Haruyama.... Haruyama: I'm listening. Kazuki: Haru...yama Haruyama: Yeah //vrooommm//
Pg 46: //vrooommmm// Kazuki: D...on't.... Kazuki: Why are you being so stupid? Kazuki: Doing this doesn't make you cool.... Kazuki: You're not being cool, don't you know that...?! Kazuki: (I don't have to be the one by his side) Kazuki: (I don't have to be the one by his side) Kazuki: Don't go.... Kazuki: You're going to ending up dying.... Kazuki: (I just want him to live.) Kazuki: I...don't want that to happen....
Pg 48: Kazuki: (Why do you) Haruyama: Bye.... Kazuki: (have to do this?) //slam// Guy: We found out where they are! Guy: This guy said they forced 'im to go tell Haruyama!
Pg 49: Guy: He said they were at Chigasaki--- Guy: at the---- Guy: What? Guy: You're alone? Guy: Well that's no fun Guy: We'll be easy on ya, don't worry Haruyama: ("Don't be stupid") Haruyama: ("Doing this doesn't make you cool.... You're not being cool, don't you know that...?!") Haruyama: AHHHHHHH!!
Pg 50: Haruyama: AHHHHH!
Pg 51: //flutter flutter// Kazuki: (The world of motorcycle gangs... was more frightening than I ever imagined it to be...)
Pg 56: //chirp chirp// //splash// Kazuki: (I don't understand..much about...stuff like dying.)
Pg 57: Kazuki: (I've never known anyone who died....) Kazuki: (Stuff like...how they'd been breathing up until now, but suddenly they don't....) //ahahahaha// Kazuki: (and like how if you punch someone, you can easily break a bone...) //vrooommm/// Kazuki: (and like how much actual blood....is in a person's body...) Kazuki: (Stuff like that...) (I won't know until I see it with my very own eyes.)
Pg 58: //vrooomm// Kazuki: (I searched for Haruyama for days.) Kazuki: (During the field trip too.) Eri: It's gonna be okay...It's gonna be okay.... Eri: but if you miss any more school, you'll end up having to repeat a year. He's fine, I'm sure of it. //There was nothing in the newspapers anyway// Kazuki: (My chest hurts.) //hahahahaha// //vrooommm// Kazuki: (No one's here.)
Pg 59: //ahahaha// //honk honk// //Heyy ladiesss!// //vrooommm// Guy: Hey, did ya here? There was a fight recently Girl: Really? Who was it between? Guy: I have no clue. Probably some guys in a gang. //honk honk// //heyyy you free? where you going?// //Want me to give you a ride?// Guy: Oh, I heard about that. It was like 15 vs 1, right? Girl: Whattt! No way! //That's like a scene from a movie!// Girl #2: Is he an idiot or what? Guy: He deserved it for fighting in an open place like that //honk honk// //heyyyy!// Guy: I heard the cops even got involved //ha! Ugly bitch!// //vrooommm//
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Pg 62: //wheeze wheeze// //What the fuck're ya talkin' bout--- No one was there when we went--- We got chased by the cops even though we didn' do shit--- AHAHAHAHHAA// //thump thump thump// //So did you get one hit in or what? I don't know. I might've missed They haven't come and said anything, so yeah, you probably didn' get him When I thought my neck felt kinda wet it was blood... Whoa, that's scary as shit! Fuckin' brutal!// Guy: Ah...
Pg 63: [upper left reads "HOT ROAD"] Kazuki: (My strength...) //Geez, when are ya ever gonna learn?// Guy: He was saying shit like he was gonna break up with her, Guy: and he goes chasing after her like that? //Haha, and he probably like fuckin' wiped the blood again---//
Pg 64: Haruyama: Heyyyy! Haruyama: Kazuki. Kazuki: (My strength is totally drained...) //vrooom vrooommm// Kazuki: What? Kazuki: I don't care what happens to you anymore. Kazuki: Just go somewhere else!
Pg 65: Kazuki: (I feel light-headed... I feel light-headed...) Haruyama: What's...with you Haruyama: What's your problem! Haruyama: So... Haruyama: you're gonna.... Haruyama: go.... //thud// Haruyama: and leave me alone... Haruyama: too....
Pg 66: Haruyama: ...Ow. Kazuki: I-- Kazuki: I--- Haruyama: Don't talk so loud. Haruyama: It fuckin'... Haruyama: hurts... Kazuki: Did they hit your head? Haruyama: I got cut in the back of the ear, and I had to get an X-ray done. //splashhh// Haruyama: And the doctor's slapping me on my ass Haruyama: even though I got bruises there too. //ahaha hahah//
Pg 67: Haruyama: And they got me Haruyama: on the arms Haruyama: and legs Haruyama: and stomach... Kazuki: What did you do...after you went there? Haruyama: I ran away. Haruyama: I wanted to get one good hit in to the guy who looked like the leader Haruyama: then I was plannin' on runnin' away---
Pg 68: Haruyama: but they got me and they just beat the shit out of me. Haruyama: Don't laugh, baldie. Haruyama: It's because...you said shit like... Haruyama: how I was gonna die... Kazuki: (It feels strange that he made it out alive.) Haruyama: I'm not enough of an moron to think I can take on 15 guys. Kazuki: You're an idiot... Kazuki: I can't stand this anymore.... Kazuki: I don't want something like this.... Kazuki: to happen ever again...
Pg 69: Kazuki: I...can't.... Haruyama: Don't cry. Kazuki: I'm not! [SL: Haruyama: Oh, really?] Kazuki: Promise Kazuki: me... Haruyama: What? Kazuki: that you'll never Kazuki: try to pull a stunt like this Haruyama: I can't promise you that Haruyama: I HATE being ordered around Kazuki: It's not an ORDER! I'm asking you to make a promise! Haruyama: How long are ya gonna be pissed at me? //It's getting fuckin' annoying//
Pg 70: Haruyama: Okay, let's just say I agreed. Haruyama: What are you gonna do if I can't keep that promise? You're not gonna like that, right? //vrooommm// Kazuki: I won't talk to you then! Haruyama: Oh, from when? Kazuki: Now! Haruyama: Haha, let's see you try! Bet you can't! //snap// Haruyama: You won't be able to, I know it. Haruyama: Because Haruyama: you Haruyama: really like me. Am I wrong?
Pg 71: Kazuki: Don't touch me, idiot! //HAHAHAHA! What a friggin' idiot! I win! Retarrrddd!// Haruyama: You dug your grave, now lie in it! //blush// //ah...ow// //my head's pounding...// //ha!// Kazuki: I could say the same for you! Haruyama: I'll let you off this time, Haruyama: but next time you try to stick your head in where it doesn't belong, Haruyama: I'll get fuckin' pissed for real. Kazuki: (Haruyama) Kazuki: What're you trying to act all cool for? [SL: You're such a retard!] //Whatttt!// Kazuki: (was acting as if what happened with Bakutou was some kind of big joke.)
Pg 72: Kazuki: (but) Guy: They're definitely gonna come around again Haruyama: Sorry Richard, I got some place I gotta go take her home, will ya? Richard: Yeah, sure. Kazuki: (he's letting it get to his head) Richard: Where ya gonna go? There? [emphasis on "there"] Haruyama: Yep, there [emphasis on "there"] Richard: Are ya gonna be okay? Haruyama: Yeah, I'll be fine. //Come on, let's go already--!// Kazuki: (because things with Bakutou didn't end up all that terrible in his eyes...) //vrooommm// Kazuki: Where is he going to go? Richard: Huh? Richard: Oh---no where. //vrooommm// Richard: Oh yeah, are you crashing at Tooru-san's place? Kazuki: Ah...they're searching his house right now Kazuki: (Tooru-san's still on the run) Kazuki: since it'd be bad if they found me at his house, I'm staying at Eri's... Richard: Whoa, they're going through those kind of lengths to find him? Richard: Well, I did hear others saying how he went around doing some pretty fucked up shit Richard: even though he was always pretty strict about what those under him did
Pg 73: [top left reads "HOT ROAD"] Richard: You Richard: and Hiroko-san... Richard: you guys've got your work cut out for you... //vrooom vrooom vrooommm// //well see ya later!// //vrooomm// //Yeahhh!// //Good luckk!/ //vrooom vrooomm// //see yaaa// Kazuki: (Where...are you going?)
Pg 74: Kazuki: (Where are you going) //vrooommm// Kazuki: (Haruyama...) //kyaaa!// //ahahahaha// Girl: I hate rain--- Girl: I wonder when the rain season's gonna let up! //Look, she's Miyaichi-san! Whattt she's a lot smaller than I thought!// Kazuki: (I got to know Eri's friends...) Girl: I'm sick of exams already... //yawn// Girl #2: I don't wanna talk about studying--- Kazuki: (and it'll be Summer break soon...) //noise noise// Teacher: Ah---Miyaichi. Teacher: You'll spend your summer studying at school //chuckles chuckles// Kazuki: (What!) Teacher: Hmmm~ but let's see! You'll be able to make up the time you spent away from school by spending JUST 40 days of your summer! //AHAHAHAHA//
Pg 75: Kazuki: (What's his problem...) //blush// //Hello. It's time for your lunch break news--// Kazuki: (My 15th birthday is coming up soon) Girl: But you've got it great Kazuki--! Girl: You're so free! Girl: Me? My parents decided what high school I'm gonna go to, Girl: and I think sometimes like I might spend the rest of my life walking on a balance beam my parents set out for me. //meee too!// Girl: And like, I don't have your guts to do stuff like run away from home, or steal bikes Girl: or bleach my hair. Kazuki: ("You're not being...nice enough to your hair..") Kazuki: That stuff... Kazuki: doesn't take guts to do. Kazuki: I won't do that kind of stuff again. Kazuki: And I'm gonna stop bleaching my hair. //Whattt! No wayyy! Whyyy!//
Pg 76: //You should do more stuff like that! You know, for us! Because we can't!// Girl: Hey, hey, but remember how like a while back, alot of people were like, committing suicide? Kazuki: That's not... Kazuki: courage... Girl: But I think it takes a lot of guts to go through with it, you know? Girl: Because I know that like, I'd be too scared to do it. Girl #2: Yeah, but--- Girl #2: to throw away your life like that's--- Kazuki: That's.... Kazuki: not courage at all! Guy: Argghhh! I can't stand it anymore! Guy: Who the hell do you think you are anyway? Guy: Who died and made you Queen?
Pg 77: Guy: You think being in a motorcycle gang Guy: makes you some hot shit?! Girl: Hey, what's your problem---! Guy: Say something, Miyaichi! Kazuki: I Kazuki: never said that. //thump// Guy: Yeah, you didn't but you sure do act like it! //thump// Girl: What're you trying to say, huh? //thump// Guy: What's so great about guys who ride around town and cause trouble?! Guy: My grandma can't sleep during the day because of construction, and at night the motorcycle gangs wake her up with all that noise! //thump//
Pg 78: Guy: It's really sad, you know! And she's got a bad back too! Girl: What does that have to do with anything?! Guy: You don't know stuff like that, do you?! //Cut it out already!// //thump thump// //And you guys're always the one to start yelling! Ya think we're gonna be scared of you because you're yelling?! You guys're the ones who're shaking in your boots! You're yelling more than us!// Eri: Sorry I kept you waiting! Eri: Heyyy, what's going on? //Gyaa! Gyaa!// Eri: Hey, you know on the 19th? Let's celebrate your birthday at my house! Eri: It'll be fun, okay? //My old hag said she's gonna bake you a cake---!// //hehe// //GYAA!Gyaaa!//
Pg 79: //vrooommmmm// Kazuki: (But..) Kazuki: (hearing this sound) //vrooommmm// Kazuki: (makes my heart beat faster...) Haruyama: Whoa, this baby makes some pretty sweet noise Guy: Yeah, so lend me your 4FOUR Haruyama: I'll let you ride on the back. Guy: Whatttt! Haruyama: The geezer from the gas station... Haruyama: told me the next time I try to pull something and someone calls the police, I'm gonna get the axe //Haha, so FINALLY that's gonna happen, huh?// Kazuki: (My heart beats faster...) Guy: Hey, is it just me or did you get more cuts since last time? Haruyama: Haha, I just started to like the bandages--- //hahahaha// Richard: Let me guess, you went to the main headquarters to give your greetings and they did that to you? Haruyama: Retar-- Kazuki: Eh? Richard: Ah!
Pg 80: Haruyama: Why are you always the one to spill the beans? Richard: Sorry---! Guy: You don't know? The "I'll get NIGHTS" incident? Eri: But wasn't the main headquarters really mad about senpai? Guy: Haha, they're not anymore. They've kinda given up, I guess you could say? //shut up!// Guy: He went to the headquarters and said to the six guys in charge "I'm going to take care of NIGHTS" Guy: And they're all just like laughing Guy: they told him "Fuck this, do what you want". Guy: 'Looks like they're gonna be riding on their own now. Kazuki: (He's done all this without me knowing anything...) //To put it in other words though, they cut ties with 'im, right? Geezzz! Well I guess there's nothing we can do about it//
Pg 81: Guy: Yeah, but that group's got a lot of people who're gonna quit anyway, right? Kazuki: ("Don't try to stick your head in where it doesn't belong") Guy #2: Yeah, they were saying how there's no point in staying if Tooru-san's not here Guy: That means that the numbers are gonna drop, right? Guy: When's the first meeting gonna be? Haruyama: It's still gonna go ahead as planned. Kazuki: (Haruyama's drifting further and further away) Guy: Anything you wanna say to them before then? Haruyama: "If you wanna come, come. If you don't, then don't" //Haha, whoaaa! Pretty gutsy words there, my man! What if they really didn't come? Haha! Haha, yeah it'll be fuckin' hilarious if only you guys showed up// Guy: Ah, I spot with my little eye...cops. Guy: Shit, they're heading our way. //slam//
Pg 82: Guy: You girls go hide somewhere. //thump thump thump// Haruyama: Get on the bikes and wait. Cop: What're you doing? Cop: Good boys should be in bed by now. Eri: Kyaaa! This is so exciting! Cop: Is this the only bike you got? Whose is it? Huh? Where's your helmet? Is this it? Cop: How'd the others get here? Guy: By foot Cop: Don't lie. What's with those bandages? Haruyama: I accidentally fell Cop: [SL: What?!] You gotta be more careful! //thump thump// Cop: Are you guys going to the gang meetings 'round here? Guys: Noooo Cop: There's gonna be a big one around summer, isn't there? Guys: We don't know Cop: Show us what you have in your pockets Guys: Whattt!
Pg 83: Eri: Hahahha //Whyyy! Why do we have to do that? Enough with the chit-chat, just do it! Whatttt!// Eri: They're so cute, they're like little kids! Kazuki: Y..eah.... Kazuki: (If only...) Kazuki: (he always looked like that...) //damnit// //ta-da!// Guys: (I don't have anything bad, do I?) //shit, retard!// Cop: What's this? Looks like some leftovers from a cigarette! //whaaa!// Cop: What's this here? You little brat! //slap// Guys: (Finally they're gonna get off our backs) Cop: What about in there? Guy: There's nothing in here---oh, I found something! Guy: Here! //digs//
Pg 84: //ta-da!// [reads "Shounan"] Cop: Whaaaatttt! Guy: Oh SHit! //dash// //Idiot!// //thud thud thud// //heyyy! You brats!// //vrooommmm// //thump thump// //vrooommmmm// //vrooommm/// //Shit, I told you to be on the bike! You fuckin' slow or something?!//
Pg 85: //vroooommm// //slam slam// //thump thump// //screeechhhhh// //siren// //thump thump thump thump// ///vrooommmmmmm// Mother: The education guidance teacher said he could Mother: note where Kazuki's going, and find out where she's staying.
Pg 86: Mother: but he said...finding out her whereabouts that way... Mother: will just make the situation worse... Guy: Yes.... Mother: I can't understand... what's going through her head. Mother: I don't know who she's eating with, or who she's with, Mother: or what she's doing right now. //Go around from the back!// //Whattt! From where?// //thump thump// Guy: Right now, Kazuki-chan might be see frightening things as Guy: a thrilling fun time...
Pg 87: Guy: Because there are so many things she doesn't understand, Guy: like the difference between right and wrong, and the true meaning of life and death Guy: she might be thinking that just doing fun things means everything Guy: But I think, Kazuki-chan... Guy: and others, even those not in a gang, go through something like this at least once in their lives. Guy: For the adults, it's very scary, and it's true if they make one wrong step, it might end very badly, but Guy: in all their lives, Guy: the opportunity to run towards something without caring for anything else Guy: might be in just that one moment.
Pg 88: Kazuki: ("You think being in a motorcycle gang makes you some hot shit?!") //vroommm// Kazuki: I... Kazuki: wouldn't know... //thump thump// Kazuki: (I like the tail lamp of the bike riding in front of me) //vrooommm// //vroooommm// //siren// Mother: But Mother: she's... finally 15.
Pg 89: Mother: The things she does now at the spur of the moment... Mother: might make her suffer for the rest of her life... Guy: ....Perhaps Guy: for them, the scariest thing is Guy: the fact that they can't stop themselves... //vrooomm//
Pg 90: Guy: What's up, Haruyama? Let's go. //vrooommmm// //honk honk// //vrooom vroooommmm// Kazuki: (My last day as a 14 year old is drawing to a close.)
Pg 91: Haruyama: Huh? Kazuki: (It's embarrassing as it is telling him about my own birthday. If he isn't listening anyway, might as well not repeat hat I said...) //ha// Kazuki: Nothing Haruyama: Hey, I heard your birthday's tomorrow? Haruyama: Eri was saying so. Kazuki: (Oh, so he knew already.) Haruyama: Wanna go to Yamashita park and eat some takoyaki? Kazuki: Takoyaki? Haruyama: Okay, I'll buy you some yakisoba. Haruyama: My birthday's November 1st. Don't forget, al'right? Kazuki: 111? Haha. Kazuki: (We ate yakisoba that had 15 candles stuck in it) Haruyama: Just leave me be, haha
Pg 93: Hiroko: ...oru.. Hiroko: Tooru.... Hiroko: won't come home.... //vrooommm// //noise noise// //hahaha// Kazuki: (Hiroko-san got drunk, and threw up) Kazuki: (She felt like he abandoned her. Everyone felt like he abandoned them.) Kazuki: (That's the kind of face everyone was making.) Kazuki: (It was the first time I thought of Tooru-san as a bad person.)
Pg 94: Haruyama: Hey...what time is it? Kazuki: I don't know. Kazuki: I guess it's around midnight? Haruyama: Oh.... Haruyama: I have somewhere Haruyama: I gotta get to. Haruyama: Take the taxi to get back to Tooru's place //vrooommm// Kazuki: Eh... Kazuki: but... //vrooommm// Haruyama: Don't tell anyone. Haruyama: He got caught Haruyama: around 3 days ago
Pg 95: Haruyama: So it's okay for you to go there today. Haruyama: I'll phone you in the morning. //vrooommm// Haruyama: Watch over Hiroko for me, al'right? //thump thump// //squeeze// //thump thump// Kazuki: (That...night---)
Pg 96: Kazuki: (the people who came to the first meeting of the leader who had his head wrapped in bandages were...) //vroom vroom vrooommmm// Kazuki: (people who at the oldest were 17, and there were around 50 of them...) Haruyama: ...Even if Tooru isn't here--- Haruyama: Even if he isn't here, I---
Pg 97: Haruyama: I'll run the NIGHTS!! Kazuki: ("You think being in a motorcycle gang makes you some hot shit") //clank// Kazuki: Hiro... Kazuki: ko...san?
Pg 100: Kazuki: (Someone later said how Tooru-san was let go due to a lack of evidence. I have a feeling that those two will never come back here) //vrooommmm// Haruyama: Guess there's no way to get around this---
Pg 101: Haruyama: Wanna Haruyama: live together? Kazuki: (The summer of my 15th year, I saw many tail lamps.)
Pg 102: [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 10
Pg 103: Kazuki: (For the annual meeting, they were doing something called a photo assembly too, so there were people there who usually never came, and even people who'd retired from the gang.)
Pg 104: Kazuki: (Haruyama was in the very middle, and he had this look on his face, that made him really look like the head of a gang) //hahahhaa// //vroooommmm// //vroo vrooommmm/ Guy: Haruyama! //vroom vroomm// GUy #2: Heyy, come on, just forget it! //vrooom vroom vroom// Guy: This guy here's Shigeru--- he's the same age as your girl--- Guy: he said he really looks up to ya--- //vrooommmmm//
Pg 105: //vrooommm// [top left reads: HOT ROAD] Kazuki: (Last night--- I dreamt that Haruyama's head was covered with blood.) Kazuki: (Like that time....) Kazuki: (I feel like I'll keep having this dream---) //chirp chirp//
Pg 106: //chirp chirp chirp// //ah!// Kazuki: (Haruyama sleeps the entire morning,) Kazuki: (and he goes to work at the gas station in the afternoon) //thank you very much! //hahahha// //and he was like--// Kazuki: (He comes home again once around 11, and then goes out again) Kazuki: (He either goes to work at his other part time job, or he goes hanging out with his friends) //clank clank// Kazuki: (He always comes back at dawn)
Pg 107: //click// //thud// //throws//
Pg 108: Kazuki: (After that, no matter how tired he is,) Kazuki: (he goes to polish his 4FOUR) //chirp chirp// //clank clank clank//
Pg 109: Kazuki: (I hated living off of the money he makes) Kazuki: (He's the leader of NIGHTS... with that small body... covered with cuts and bruises...) Kazuki: I made... Kazuki: us something to eat. Haruyama: Give me a piggy-back ride, will ya?
Pg 110: Kazuki: I don't wanna! Haruyama: Meanie! //slide// Haruyama: Ugly bitch! Kazuki: Well who's the one in love with this ugly bitch? //clank clank// //slideee slideee// //wheeze// //d-damnit!// Kazuki: (O-Oh, right! Since I'm living off of him, I can't complain too much!) //fast asleep// Kazuki: (I think I've grown up a little) Kazuki: (I realized I couldn't do anything by myself) Haruyama: Kazukiiii! Kazuki: Whatttt? Haruyama: Ugly bitch! Kazuki: (Even though it was Summer break, I had to go to school, so this was the only time I got to see him)
Pg 111: /miiiinnnn miiinnnnn// [miin= cry of the cicadas. I don't know if there's an english equivalent ^^] Guy: Figured it out yettt? //miiiinnnn miiiinnnn// Guy: I'm going out of my way to teach you all this! Guy: So put more effort into it, won't you? Guy: I thought you were a better kid than this--- //flutter flutter flutter// //oh yeahh! And about that hair of yourss! Make sure to get it cut before school starts!// //miiiinnnn miiinnnnn// Kazuki: (The cicadas are so noisy....)
Pg 112: //miiinnnn miiinnnn// Kazuki: (I don't understand what you're saying at all) //miiinnnn miinnnnn// //fight-o! fight-o!// //hahahahhaa// Kazuki: (...I don't know why) Kazuki: (but I feel really lonely) Kazuki: (I don't know why but I feel really lonely... even more so than when we didn't live together) //splash//
Pg 113: //wheeze wheeze// //smirk// Haruyama: Why the hell were you running? //miiinnnn miiinnnn// //ripppp// Kazuki: Want me to do it? Haruyama: Here. //tick tock tick tock tick tock//
Pg 114: //flutter// //thump thump thump// //miiiinnn miiinnnn// Haruyama: Let me do you.
Pg 115: [top left reads "HOT ROAD"] //slam// Kazuki: N-- //thud// Haruyama: Come on //thump thump// //tremble tremble// Haruyama: It'll be fine, Haruyama: there's nothing to be scared of--- //thump THUMP THUMP// //shakes// Haruyama: I'll be gentle Kazuki: NO!!!
Pg 116: Kazuki: NOOOOOOOO! //thud// //miiinnnnn// //miiinnnn// Haruyama: What the hell's your problem--- Haruyama: I thought you liked me. Kazuki: I DON'T!!! Haruyama: [SL: What the fuck you say---] Oh realllyyy?!
Pg 117: Haruyama: Geez... Haruyama: How many months you think I've gone without fucking? //pissed off// //miiinnnn miiinnnn// Kazuki: ...H-- Kazuki: Hahhahaaha... //hahahahhaa// Haruyama: Mihoko let me do her.
Pg 118: //thump....thump....// Kazuki: GET OFF! //CRASH// Haruyama: ----Owww! Haruyama: Shit.... What is your fuckin--- //thump thump// //clank// Kazuki: I didn't finish bandaging you up! Haruyama: Fuck that, I don't need it--- //thump// //click// //thump// Haruyama: I'm gonna go do it with someone else.
Pg 119: //SLAM// Kazuki: R-RETARD!!!! Kazuki: (I'm lonely) Kazuki: RETARD! Kazuki: (I'm so lonely) //miiinnnn miiinnnnn// Kazuki: (It's because....) Kazuki: (It's because you don't like me, that I....) //idiot...// //vroooom vrooommmmm//
Pg 120: //vrooommmm// Kazuki: (This reminds me of back in elementary school, when I used to wait for my mom) Kazuki: (I...) //miiinnn miinnnnn// Kazuki: (was always waiting for my mom to come home...) //knock knock// //whoaa! It's like a sauna in here!// Eri: Senpai should really get a phone! Wanna go to the ocean? Kazuki: I...don't have a bathing suit Eri: Oh I have one! Kazuki: Why do...you have a spare? Eri: Haha, because my old hag wouldn't quit hounding me until I took it!
Pg 121: //bounce bounce// //this buoy's big enough to fit the both of us!// Kazuki: ("I thought you liked me---") //splash// Kazuki: I... don't get him.... Kazuki: Lately he hasn't been talking much... Kazuki: and he gets pissed off really easily.... Kazuki: (I'm glad...the sky's clear) Eri: Ohhhh, maybe it's because Eri: he's becoming conscious of you? Eri: Because like, you guys've only been living together for a like week, right? It's probably the first time he's lived with a girl, so--- Eri: Hey, wanna go to senpai's workplace? Kazuki: No... it's okay. Eri: Come on! Let's go, okay? Kazuki: (I'm glad....) (it's summer...) //ahahahah// Guy: Ah!
Pg 122: Eri: Hi! //did you come to swim? //haha what's with that swim ringgg---// //hahaha sorryyy! ya think we'd let you off the hook with a "sorry"---?// Haruyama: Heyyyy, one of you guys introduce me to some chicks! Haruyama: Ones who'll let me do her. //snap// //whattttt! hahahhaha! You guys haven't done it yettt?// Kazuki: Retard! //bounce//
Pg 123: //siwsh// Haruyama: Nice throw! //whoaaaa!// //clap clap// //Fuckin' amazing!// //That's what ya get---- Brattt!// //Give that back!!// //Ow Owwww// Kazuki: (He's talking a bit more) //hahaha! let me goooooo, idiotttt hey heyyyy// Guy: They're like siblings fighting Guy #2: Just leave 'em alone. Ughhh they're so fuckin' loud though-- //hey hey!!// //Where are you going, Haruyama!!// //shit!// Kazuki: (I'm glad it's summer)
Pg 124: //vrooom vrooom vrooommmm// //remember?? We met 'em when we last went ridin'---// //oohhh yeahh themmm?// //noise noise// //noise noise noise noise// //tap//
Pg 125: Shigeru: Are you Haru-san's girlfriend? //hehe// Shigeru: I'm Shigeru, nice to meet ya! //shake shake// Shigeru: Wowww! You're so cuttteeee! //noise noise noise// Shigeru: I guess it's true how amazing guys attract amazing girls--- It's all pretty amazing, really---- Kazuki: Okay.... Haruyama: Shigeru!
Pg 126: Shigeru: Yeessss?? //vrooommm// Shigeru: Whattt? Noo, I can't do that--- //hahahahha// Guy: HARUYAMA! Guy: DIE!
Pg 127: [top left reads "HOT ROAD"] //miiinnn miiinnn// Teacher: I heard you're pretty popular among the eighth graders. Teacher: If you show up to the sports festival, you'll be the hero--- Teacher: I mean, heroine.
Pg 128: Kazuki: (He's my teacher) //flutter// Kazuki: (but from the very beginning, I haven't liked him) Teacher: Well there you go. If you set your mind to it, you CAN do it! Teacher: You're just as Sasaki-sensei, your teacher from last year, described you as. Teacher: So why won't you try to put in more effort all the time? //miiin miiinnnn// Kazuki: Because I don't want to Teacher: ....I see //click click// Teacher: Sasaki-sensei wasn't able to teach the grade 10 class
Pg 129: Teacher: because of the things that happened with you, Teacher: and because others were saying how a new teacher like her wasn't cut out for it Teacher: They were saying how she always took stomach medicine that did her no good-- //miiinn miinnnn// //clank// Teacher: I'm popular because the students' parents believe I do well at getting along with my students ///miiinn miinnnn// Teacher: but I don't think I'm limited to just that. Teacher: My good point is, that I try to make an effort to understand each and every student.
Pg 130: Teacher: There is nothing more complicated than trying understanding another human being. Teacher: That's why we make mistakes. Teacher: We may at times even unknowingly hurt the other person. //flutter// Teacher: Sasaki-sensei told me that you're a girl who has a strong sense of justice Teacher: You might've gone through hardships Teacher: with your mother, or teacher, or friends, Teacher: but I think it'd be best for you to make an effort again to try to understand thenm
Pg 131: Teacher: You might be the one who's only looking at what's on the surface //miiinn miinnnnn// Teacher: Why don't you try to put yourself in Sasaki-sensei's shoes? Kazuki: (It's too hot....for me to listen to a word he's saying) Teacher: Too hot to listen to anything I have to say? //miiinn miinnnn// Teacher: Well that's okay. We have plenty of time to discuss this. Teacher: Even though you might not be too happy about it, I am your teacher. //flutter flutter// Teacher: Ah---Miyaichi!
Pg 132: Teacher: This is the money you were saving to go on the field trip. You never ended up going, did you? Kazuki: Why didn't you just give it to her? Teacher: What will you spend it on? //swish// Kazuki: Food //miiin miinnnnn// Teacher: You might as well go through hardships when you're young---! Kazuki: (Idiot!) //chirp chirp// //squeeekkk// //clank// Haruyama: Whaaa? Kazuki: I got some money yesterday. Haruyama: Whhattttt you aren't doing anything bad, are you? //roll// Kazuki: No.
Pg 133: Haruyama: *whistles* That's a lot of dough //rumble// Haruyama: I wanna eat hot pot! //roll roll// Kazuki: Whattt! It's too hott, and it's morning too! Haruyama: I wanna eat an oyster hot-pot Kazuki: A persimmons hot pot? [in Japanese, oyster and persimmons uses the same word "kaki", although the kanji is different ^^] Haruyama: You're a rich princess and you've never had oysters? Kazuki: Well so-rry! //chirp chirp// //clank clank// //vrooommm// Kazuki: Hey, is it that really squishy disgusting thing? Haruyama: It's good though Kazuki: How can you eat it if you don't like raw eggs... Haruyama: Hey, don't say "raw", dumbass //I'm so hungryyy// //clank clank// //I wanna fuckkk// Haruyama: I'm gonna die. //I'm so hungryyyy I'm so hungryyyy I wanna fuckkk My ear hurttss// Kazuki: I thought you were going to do it with some other girl?
Pg 134: Haruyama: Oh, you don't mind? Kazuki: No. //swish// Kazuki: [SL: OKAY!] I get the point, now let's go! Kazuki: Decide already! I'm gonna be late for school! Haruyama: Shut up for a sec--- Haruyama: Hey, they don't have it Kazuki: What a bummer Haruyama: I guess they don't have oysters this time of year--- //shoottt// Haruyama: Whatever, then I'll settle for some crab. [sign reads "Fresh Arrival!"] //bubble bubble bubble// //ouch! it's hot!// //snap// //splash// //ow// Haruyama: Don't eat so much crab--- you get the vegetables. Kazuki: No fair! I'm gonna turn into all skin and bones---! [SL: Haruyama: If you do, I'll chew on your bones!] //blows blows// [SL: Kazuki: Oh really?]
Pg 135: Kazuki: (I feel.... sick...) //bleh// Kazuki: (This is exactly why...) //you're late! Kazuki: (I told him not to eat stuff like that so early in the day) //miiiinnnn miiinnnn// //wheeze// Teacher: Do this. Kazuki: (My fingers...feel like they're shrivelling up....) //miinnnnn miiinnnn..// Teacher: Come on, write. Kazuki: (They won't move...) //miinnnn// Teacher: Put some effort into it! //wheeze// Teacher: Don't kid around! //slam// Kazuki: (But my hands won't move...) Teacher: Miya...ichi-san...? Teacher: Eh?
Pg 136: [sign reads "Nurse's Room"] //barrrffff// Kazuki: (I-I can't talk...) //cough cough// Kazuki: (My entire body...feels like it's shrivelling up My hands...won't move) Teacher: You've got a pretty high fever too. You must have a bad case of the summer flu Kazuki: (No...that's not it) //rub rub rub// Kazuki: (Ow...my back hurts...) //clank clank clank// Kazuki: (You...don't know anything...) Kazuki: Uuu.... //wheeze wheeze// //ah...//
Pg 137: Teacher: Your mother will be coming shortly //WHISTLE Kyaa! Kyaa!// //rattle// //fight-o! fight-o!// //She threw up quite a bit The nurse isn't here during the summer Thank you for taking care of her I've phoned the hospital from here//
Pg 138: Doctor: She's got a case of the food poisoning //clank// Doctor: She ate...crab in the morning Doctor: It's okay to be a little rich once in a while, but since it is that time of year, you should be more careful
Pg 139: Mom: Yes... Doctor: Well, it's not a terrible case--- Doctor: Give her some medicine, and once her fever's gone down--- Doctor: she most likely won't be able to eat anything for 2-3 days Doctor: so once she gets all that out of her system Doctor: come here again for a check-up. Kazuki: (Haruyama....) Kazuki: (ate lots...) Doctor: (And once her condition improves... start off with some light foods...) Doctor: (She'll have to take it easy for about a week...) Woman: Miyaichi-san
Pg 140: Woman: The instructions for the medicine is stated here Woman: so please follow as written Kazuki: (I was always waiting for my mom) Kazuki: (...This time, I'll be the one to leave)
Pg 141: //miiiinnn miiinnn miinnnnn miiinnn// Woman: Miyaichi-san, the total will be 1200 Yen... Mom: --red...
Pg 149: //thud// Kazuki: (So this is what another person's lips feels like... it feels so warm...)
END OF CHAPTER 11
P 150: Kazuki: (I...) Kazuki: (realized he was a guy.) Kazuki: (I, started to really see him as one) //vrooom vrooom// Kazuki: (I)
Pg 151: Kazuki: (had my eyes only on him) //miiin miiinnnn// //hahaha// Kazuki: (Because of the food poisoning, he kept on throwing up any foods he ate for a week, and he couldn't go outside at all. But because there was the biggest meeting of the summer that day, he flew out the door)
Pg 152: Kazuki: (Ever since that day, he hasn't come home in 3 days) [sign reads "Receptionist"] Woman: Haruyama-san Woman: Make sure to take this //clank clank// Woman: Here you go. Kazuki: (I'm seeing less of him than ever before) //step step step// //dahhh!//
Pg 153: //ah---!// Kazuki: (Haruyama had his eyes only on NIGHTS) //hahahahaha!// //swish// Richard: What're you doing? Haruyama: Take me to the gas station next. //hahahahaha!//
Pg 154: Guy: Roger that. //slam// Eri: Hey, what're you doing about the medicine? Kazuki: Haruyama's getting it for me Eri: Oh yeah, since you aren't living at home right now Kazuki: (Within the gang, there were some subgroups I got along well with, and some I didn't. During the summer, since everyone's all over the place, I couldn't tell them apart) Kazuki: (so I just said hi to everyone) //I heard you both got food poisoning! HAHAHAHAHAH That's hilarious! But Sayuri-san, you should've seen them---- AHAHAHAHHAA// Sayuri: This is my friend---she's an ex-Silk member //noise noise// Girl: Nice to meet you! Kazuki: (Not too many people knew I was the girlfriend of the head of NIGHTS) Sayuri: Oh yeah---- I don't know how I should say this, but like, you really shouldn't go wandering off on your own. You should always stick close by to people you trust
Pg 155: Sayuri: Just recently--- Sayuri: I heard some stuff about how this guy in NIGHTS dragged a girl out somewhere, and roughed her up pretty bad Sayuri: It can be pretty scary--- Guy: You weren't fooling off somewhere, were you? Guy: Oh...sorry. [bag reads "medicine"] Guy: You're only working part time--- //welcome!// Guy: You know that if you don't work, then you won't be able to get any money?
Pg 156: Guy: You need money, right? Guy: So how about it? Can you start working from today? //vrooommm// //that's good!// Haruyama: ...From tomorrow. Guy: Okay. Haruyama: Ah... Haruyama: I changed my mind. I can start today //thank you very much!// Haruyama: Hey, get someone to pick me up tonight Guy: No prob Haruyama: See ya Guy: Yeah, see ya. Good luck with work. Guy: He only does stuff like that for a girl Guy #2: Yeah, that's the only time. Richard: Well, what's wrong with that?
Pg 157: Richard: Things must be going well with Kazuki. Kazuki: (The summer changes everyone) //vrooommm// Kazuki: Maybe I should start working too... Girl: Oooh you're looking for a job? I can hook you up! Eri: (Don't go for it!) //noise noise// //vrooommmm// Kazuki: (They're just a huge cluster of tail lamps that look like fire) Kazuki: (They're partying with a noise that reaches even the sky) //thump thump// //noise noise// Kazuki: (The people around here are safe to talk to) (but sometimes I suddenly become scared of everyone) //c'mon, let's do it! Wait a sec---!//
Pg 158: Kazuki: (There's this one flash when I can't remember anything) Kazuki: (I experienced this time and time again) Kazuki: (My shirt...smells like Haruyama) //thump thump// Shigeru: Heyyy it's Kazuki-san! //noise// Shigeru: Sorry, can I get through? Guy: You fuckin' reek! Doing drugs much? Kazuki: (Shigeru gets high on paint thinners... so his teeth was rotten in parts) Shigeru: And like---heyyy are you listening? Shigeru: I've got like 6 siblings, so my parents can't really pay attention to all of us---
Pg 159: Shigeru: That's why in my family, everyone's a little different, ya know? //hahaha// Shigeru: My little brother's setting up shop at his pre-school Shigeru: you know the shoe lockers they have? //hahahahahha// Shigeru: he's like putting NIGHTS stickers all over 'em--- //hahahhaha// Shigeru: You should've seen it! //hahahahha// Shigeru: You're so pretty, Kazuki-sannnn~ Kazuki: Hey! //WHAAAA!// Shigeru: Sorrryyy! I won't do it again!!!
Pg 160: //You're so scaryyy Kazuki-sannnn!// Sayuri: Someone's getting too high too often //Ohh yeahh---please don't tell Haru-sannnn!! There's no tellin' what he'lll do to meee// Kazuki: (I've heard Tooru-san saying that if you use it too often, your brain'll start to rot) Shigeru: ---the fuck you think you're doing Shigeru: Whaaaaa! I'm sorrryyy! //I'm sorrryyyyyyy I'll shut uppppp noowwwww!!//
Pg 161: Eri: Whoa, scary... Kazuki: (I can't help but think) Kazuki: (why would a nice kid like him...) Shigeru: Ahhh! It's Haru-san!! //yayyy!// //Haru-sannnnn! Haru-sannnn!//
Pg 163: //Haru-sannnnn!.. Shigeru: He's... Shigeru: so cool---! //vrooom vrooommmmmmm// //honk honk// Shigeru: 'fuck's your prob?! //vrooommmm// Kazuki: (I can't help but think...)
Pg 164: Kazuki: (why would a nice kid like him...) //vrooommm// Guy: Hey Guy #2: Heyyy, what's up? Guy: Did'ya hear 'bout how some NIGHTS brats are getting into some shit lately? Haruyama: What? Reallyyy? //vrooom vroommm// Guy: That's all you have to say? //vrooommmm// Guy #3: Yoo the police've started doing those checks over there--- Guy: Roger---! Haruyama: Sounds like fun, let's go. //vrooommm// Guy: Hey! Guy: It's because you're not sayin' nothin' to 'em that they're going around and doing shit //vrooomm// Haruyama: Ya thinkk? Guy: Don't let them get in over their heads Haruyama: Haha, that's their problem though--- //vrooommm// Haruyama: Woooo! //yayyy!//
Pg 165: Guy: Let's get going already--! Haruyama: [SL: Yeah] See ya! //vroommm// Guy #2: Hey----! Haruyama: Oh yeah, make sure to show up to the meeting tomorrow, got it? //vrooommm// Haruyama: I'm gonna crash at his house and go straight from there. Let the others know for me, will ya? Guy: Haruyama! //vrooommm// //well I better get going!! Byeee!// Guy: Haru--- //vrooommmm// Haruyama: Hey pretty ladies! //hahaha! They're so cute!// //ahahahhaha// Guy: ....give me a fuckin' headache, why don't ya? Fuck... Guy: Huh? Guy: Oh... yeah. //vrooommmmm// Eri: Ah, he's here.
Pg 166: //vrooom vrooom// //thud thud thud// //ahahahaha, fuckin' 'tards!// Eri: Senpai looks so happy..[SL: And he just got over food poisoning, right?] //vrooomm// Eri: It looks like he probably won't come home today either... want me to come sleepover again? //vrooommm// Kazuki: I want to... hear his voice... Kazuki: I want to talk to him... //vrooommm/// Kazuki: I want to.... spend more time with him....
Pg 167: //vrooom vroom vrooom vrooom// Richard: Hey, I really didn't wanna say this Richard: but if you don't put those brats in their place //vrooom vrooomm// Richard: you know that it's all gonna come full circle to you, don't you? //vrooomm// //'evening! heyy!// Richard: Don't make more enemies than you have to
Pg 168: Haruyama: So what? Fuck that. What the fuck're you pissing in your pants for? Haruyama: I'm doing things the way I wanna. //vrooommm/// Richard: T-That might be...okay with you... but what if they start messing with your girl, huh? Richard: If you like her, then you should think about stuff like that too! //vrooom vrooommm vrooommm// Haruyama: I don't like her. Richard: ...What? Haruyama: I said, I don't like her. Richard: What are you tryin' to say? Richard: You were saying before how you were gonna break up with her... but she ended up moving in with you
Pg 169: Richard: You do stuff like picking up medicine Richard: and working at the gas station for a girl you don't give a shit about? //vrooommmm// //noise noise noise// Richard: I'm the same as you--- when I'm riding, I can't concentrate on anything except what's in front of me Richard: but if she's important to you Richard: you should be more--- Haruyama: What the fuck am I supposed to do?!
Pg 170: //vrooommm vrooommmmm// Haruyama: There's nothing I can do about it, so how the fuck am I supposed to put a stop to it? //vrooom vrooommmm// Haruyama: Just keep your fuckin' trap shut.
Pg 171: //chirp chirp// //Ahhh// //rustle rustle// Kazuki: Geez... Haruyama: Come on, feed me some medicine already //blush// Haruyama: ...Say something Kazuki: Oh...ret...ar-- Haruyama: That's the spirit!
Pg 172: //miiiinn miiinnnnn// Haruyama: Am I.. Haruyama: ...fuckin' stupid, you think...? Kazuki: Eh? Haruyama: Going to a hospital to get drugs for some girl //chirp chirp// Haruyama: Aren't I...fuckin' stupid? Haruyama: Waiting in the receptionist area all spaced out... Haruyama: ...I'm the head of a gang... //miiinnn// Haruyama: Isn't it... Haruyama: fuckin' stupid? //miiinn miinnnn//
Pg 173: Kazuki: Haru...yama...? Haruyama: Forget...it Haruyama: Go to school Haruyama: already Haruyama: Go Haruyama: already //miiinnn// Teacher: He must have his heart in the right place. Teacher: He always makes sure you show up to school //Fight-o! Fight-o!// Teacher: You must be very important to him Teacher: I heard you're in a motorcycle gang? //kyaa! kyaa!// Teacher: How is it?
Pg 174: Teacher: Is it cool? //SLAM// //miinnnn// Teacher: This is your last summer lesson with me Kazuki: (Ow...my hand...) //fight-o! fight-o!// Teacher: Feel free to say anything you'd like //miiin miinnnn// Teacher: I came here prepared for anything Kazuki: (You wouldn't understand) Teacher: So how about it? Teacher: Anything you'd like to say? Teacher: If you don't want to say anything, that's fine too //kyaaa! kyaaa!// Teacher: But don't pretend like you can't hear what I'm saying //miiinnn// Teacher: have you ever seen anyone die? Kazuki: (What...is he saying?) Teacher: I have. A few times.
Pg 175: Teacher: My little brother....when I was 15... Teacher: died while he was fooling around on his motorcycle //thump thump// Kazuki: (What is he saying?) Kazuki: (What's with him?) Teacher: Miyaichi //thump thump// //miiiiin miinnnn// Teacher: My little brother became nothing but bones Teacher: The day before he died, he came to school Teacher: just like you did //fight-o! fight-o!// //fight-o!// Kazuki: (Stuff like that...) Teacher: Do you understand what I'm trying to say? Kazuki: (won't reach my ears...) Teacher: Just because you're young isn't an excuse to not know anything
Pg 176: Kazuki: (That has nothing to do with me) Teacher: You, and everyone else, Teacher: have the ability to understand if you put your mind to it, but you're just pretending not to be able to Kazuki: (It feels amazing riding a bike--- I can see nothing but the headlights...) Teacher: Don't think you'll be let off the hook just because you say you don't understand //THUMP// Kazuki: Then... Kazuki: What the hell...are you teaching us? Teacher: Please...take better care of your body Kazuki: (The stuff that you people say...aren't reaching my ears) Kazuki: (Shut up) Teacher: If you wait for one of your friends to die before you realize it, it'll be all the more difficult for you
Pg 177: //Don't avert your eyes from what's important!// //clatter clatter// Teacher: MIYAICHI! Kazuki: ("Please...take better care of your body") Kazuki: (Shut up) Kazuki: (I want to see you) Kazuki: (I want to see you) Kazuki: (Haruyama...) //honk honk// Eri: Well if it isn't Kazuki--! Sayuri: We were just talkin' about coming to pick you up!
Pg 178: Sayuri: Hop in. Guy: What the fuck're you planning on doing about it? Guy: They're doing whatever the fuck they want. It's because you're always going around doing your own fuckin' thing that they're copying you Guy #2: What're they pissed about? Guy: These underlings roughed up some "Sekidan" group or some shit like that, and they ended up having connections with "Bakutou"
Pg 179: Guy: Whoa...you mean "THE"... Guy: Senpai! Is Bakutou really bad news? Guy: You be quiet Guy #2: You're not fuckin' stupid enough to think you can take on "Bakutou" the way you are right now, do you? Guy #2: You're gonna get fuckin' bulldozed Guy: Geez...what's he all so riled up about? They already went out and did it, so what can you do? [SL: Don't ya think?] //yeahhh! what is he supposed to do about it, huh? [bag reads: Stomach Medicine Haruyama Hiroshi] Guy: Hey, you listening to me?! Guy: You can't even keep your fuckin' members under control and you call yourself the head? Guy: You should take some tips from Tooru-san----someone who thinks about all of us is what a REAL leader is like--- Guy: If "NIGHTS" means anything to you---
Pg 180: Guy: get your fuckin' act together! //SLAM// //SMACK// Haruyama: Who the fuck are you to say? //What'd you just say?! You fuckin'--- Haruyama! OW Why are you---// Shigeru: Haru-san's so cool... Guy: Be quiet //noise noise// Guy: Is this what a gang's really like? [SL: It's fucked up] //Maybe I should quit NIGHTS?// //SLAM THUD// Richard: What's... Richard: most important to him...? Guy: Huh? //You little--- Fuckin'---// Richard: "NIGHTS", himself
Pg 181: Richard: or his girl? //dash// //Fuckin' 'TARD!// Guy: Oh //whisper// //A fuckin' 'tard like you can't handle being the head!!// Guy: "There was a guy in some other gang the other day asking around about who your girl was" //You listenin' Haruyama?!?// Guy: Your guy
Pg 182: Guy: if you let him do what he wants Guy: he's gonna end up getting himself killed //vrooomm// Guy #2: Come on--- //vrooom vrooommm// Eri: What happened to him? //vrooomm// Sayuri: I heard he got into a fight with Haruyama-senpai just now Sayuri: Don't worry too much about it //vrooommm// //ahahaha// //thump thump thump// Kazuki: ("They dragged a girl out...") Kazuki: ("It feels amazing riding...") Kazuki: ("...what it means to die...") //thump thump//
Pg 183: Kazuki: (I don't understand...) Eri: Hey what's that? Sayuri: *whistles* Some gangs are going at it //whoaaa// Sayuri: Looks pretty bad Kazuki: ("If you let him do what he wants...")
Pg 185: Eri: Eh...Kazu...?! Eri: Don't, it's dangerous! Kazuki: Haruyama! Kazuki: Stop Kazuki: them!! Kazuki: ("Please take... better care of your body") //Don't let them---//
Pg 186: //Don't let them do this!!// //clank clank// //clank clank clank// Haruyama: Stop your crying already Kazuki: They might've been...guys from NIGHTS... Kazuki: those people.... Haruyama: Calm down! I SAID they're not! Kazuki: They're...gonna die.... Haruyama: Like they would! Kazuki: How do you know? How do you know that they won't--- Haruyama: What's your problem! //SLAM// Haruyama: What the fuck you so scared about?
Pg 187: //thump thump// Kazuki: Ah.... Kazuki: Ah... Kazuki: I'm...scared.... //thump thump// Kazuki: If... Kazuki: someone ends up dying... //thump thump// Kazuki: if they get caught... and get sent...to juvie for years.... //thump thump// Kazuki: If you... end up getting caught, then--- Kazuki: If they... Kazuki: hit each other with stuff like that... they'll.... Haruyama: I told you!
Pg 188: Haruyama: That's why I told you Haruyama: if you can't keep up //wwwhhyyy...yyy... keep....uppppp// [his words are echoing ^^] //keepppp upppppppp// Haruyama: then I don't need you //Senpai!! Senpaiii!! What's going onnnnnn Idiot! Don't go theree! Be quit already!//
Pg 189: //thump thump// Kazuki: ...ruyama? Haruyama: I.... Haruyama: start getting fuckin' pissed...just looking at you //thump thump// Haruyama: If I stay with you Haruyama: I'll...become no good Haruyama: I'll become no good //thump thump THUMP// Kazuki: Haru... Kazuki: ya...ma...? Haruyama: Let's end this
Pg 190: //noise noise// Haruyama: It's better for... //noise noise// //Goin' to the ocean--- which one's--// //Heyyy! It's---// //noise noise// //noise noise// Kazuki: (This can't be happening...) Kazuki: (This...) Haruyama: I won't come home for a while, so find somewhere else to stay in the meantime //dash//
Pg 192: Kazuki: (Why...Haruyama---!!) //clank clank// Guy: Haru---hey! //slap// Eri: Senpai? Haruyama: Stop foolin' around and go home already!
Pg 193: Shigeru: Whattt!! I'm gonna have to go do it alone? Shigeru: Whatttttt! Realllyyy? Guy: Got it? So ride straight up to the police cars, then come riding back, al'right? Guy: If you don't, we'll--- Shigeru: Awww come on you guys! Someone come with me! //If I get caught, my old hag's gonna cryyyy! Ahahhaa, this guy's a lost case! Ah! Haru-san! Haru-san! Tell these guys for me, will ya--?// Haruyama: Just shut up and go Shigeru: ...Yes. //vrooom vrooommmm// //GEEZZ!! Fuckin' idiot!//
pg 194: //ahahahha// //What a fuckin' loserrr Who let him into NIGHTS anyway?// //slam slam// Guy: Well he's a goner Guy: 'Retard. Guy: That's one more guy in juvie //Haru-sannnn! "You can't even keep your own fuckin' memmbers under control---" "Haru-sannnn!" "---and you call yourself---" //vrooommm// //"Haru-sannnN! Haru-sannnnnnnn!//
Pg 195: Kazuki: (Haruyama) Kazuki: (truly became the head of NIGHTS)
Pg 196: [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 13
Pg 197: //squeak// //squeak squeal// //bounce bounce bounce// //kyaaaa!// Eri: He really made you cry, huh?
Pg 198: //bounce// Girl: Look! Miyaichi-senpai's doing PE! //bounce// Girl: I heard she's actually really quiet! //squeak// //squeak// Girl #2: She looks so grown up! I wish I was as thin as her! //bounce// Kazuki: "Miyaichi-chan" Kazuki: "Talk things over with your mom and your teacher, Takatsu-sensei" Kazuki: "Your mother was saying how if she forced you to come back home, everything will just repeat itself" Kazuki: "so we both decided it'd be best if you came to live with us for a while" Kazuki: "Your mother went home after bowing her head and telling me to please take care of you"
Pg 199: Kazuki: "Don't forget though that your mother is waiting for you" Kazuki: "You won't be lonely because you'll be with Eri, right? Woohoo Kazuki, this is gonna be great Eri! Just because she'll be living with us doesn't mean--- If I even think that you two are getting into trouble...then.... ....it won't be good for either of you...so..." Kazuki: (I can understand)
Pg 200: //noise noise// Kazuki: (what Eri's mom's saying, but...) Guy: Heyyy I heard your boyfriend's the head of some gang! Guy #2: What kind of gang? Guy #3: Whoaaa scary! Kazuki: (I can't think...right now...) Kazuki: (because otherwise...my heart feels like it's being crushed...) Teacher: Does anyone have an idea on what kind of banner we should make for the Sports Day on October 6th--- Guy: [SL: I do!] I think we should have Gegege no Kitaro on it!! [it's some manga/anime. It recently got turned into a movie starring Wentz ^^;] //HAHAHA// Kazuki: (The rain that's falling outside)
Pg 201: Kazuki: (is the rain of Fall...) Richard: So as I as saying---- Richard: Haruyama---- Richard: thought that the "Sekidan" gang might end up getting you involved in all this mess, so he--- //Kazukii! I still think you're cuteeeee// Richard: But yeah, they //Don't dieee!// Richard: ended up running into each other while they were riding //hahahaha sooo goood!// //They were like beating the fuck outta 'em!// Richard: and they decided that they'd leave their girls out of it. //Haha, and then they were like--- Seriously?! HAHAHAHA// Richard: Shut the fuck up you guys!! //Whoaaaaa// //ARGH! SLAM Whaaaa! Damnit!//
Pg 202: Richard: So yeah. Up until now he was always going around without listening to a word anyone said Richard: so he probably got really pissed at the thought of you becoming more and more important to him //Ohhh makes sense! Come on, laugh! //tap//// Richard: You know how he is. Richard: He's the type to only do what he wants. Guy: Ya should just let him tell her all that---- Guy #2: He really likes Haruyama, don't yaaaa? //AHAHAHHAA// Richard: What the fuck's your--- //We're butting innnnn!// Richard: Hey, give that back to me! AS I WAS SAYING--- Richard: he chose the gang over, you---- Richard: but in the end he'll definitely---- //CLICK// Kazuki: Ah.... //beeep beeep// Eri: What'd he say? Kazuki: I couldn't really understand.
Pg 203: Kazuki: But... Kazuki: I really want to... Kazuki: hear what he said one more time... Guy: So what? You just dragged the guy right off his bike? You're still a brat if ya go around doing stuff like that Guy: Well, don't sweat it. We've got your back now. Guy: ..What? What's with that face? Guy: Ya plannin' on letting this chance go to fuckin' waste? Guy: NIGHTS isn't just yours.
Pg 204: Guy: Geez //vrooommm// //Heyyy! You two thereee!// //We've got 7 pineapple cheeseburgers from Mac lefttt Please buy 'em!!// //giggles giggles// //vroommm/ //ahhahahaha// //Here, we'll give 'em to ya---//
Pg 205: //C'm here! Come on---!// //Ohhhh// Eri: You look just like your old self! Kazuki: Really? //ahahaha// Eri: Why would I lie? Eri: Ya think I can start up my own hair salon? Kazuki: Nahh //you little---!!//
Pg 206: Eri: Let's go out! Kazuki: We shouldn't. It wouldn't be nice to your mom Eri: Why? //clank// //it smellss// //click// Kazuki: She's gonna get called out to school again Eri: [SL: Ahhh] Don't worry about it, my mom's got guts! //haha// Eri: Let's borrow my sister's clothes! //Byeeeee// Kazuki: (If I) Kazuki: (don't think at all, then I won't be filled with worries about the stuff going on at home, or about my future)
Pg 207: Kazuki: (or about Haruyama) //noise noise// Eri: Hey, what are you gonna do if you see him? //vrooommm// //vrooomm// //thump// Kazuki: I don't know Shigeru: No way! Kazuki-san?! Shigeru: [SL: Whoaaa] What's with your hairrr?! //snap// Eri: Leave us alone already, druggie! Shigeru: Whattt I'm not high! For real this time---!
Pg 208: Shigeru: Haru-san told me to quit NIGHTS Shigeru: so I feel kinda sad about it, but I'll do it //Yeah, and like---Haru-san decided that...stuff like drugs weren't gonna be allowed in the gang anymore--- so now, if they catch you with something---you'll be in some deep shit---- and I heard stuff about how like, the guys from the main headquarters are back with NIGHTS--- and everyone's all quiet now--- Haru-san's hardly ever here anymore, he spends all his time at Yokohama---- he's still really cooll----- but I don't know...he's kinda really scary now...that it's hard to talk to him... and all the senpai are saying like how much he's changed....// Shigeru: But Kazuki-san---
Pg 210: Shigeru: talked to Kazuki-san! //vrooommm// //vrooommm// Shigeru: She had her hair cut--- Shigeru: and she looked really cute--- //noise noise// //vrooommmmm//
Pg 211: //Haru-san!!// //vrooommmm// Woman: Who told you to wear a pink shirt? Guy: No way! She cut her hair~ [SL: She looks like your everday kid now!] Girl: It's because you were saying stuff about "Gegege no Kitaro!" [the main character in this manga has hairstyle similar to Kazuki ^^] Guy #2: Oh..so she knew I was talking about her? Girl #2: No duh! Woman: If you don't want to come to school Woman: then don't bother coming!
Pg 212: Woman: Get your act together! //SLAM// //Don't be so hard on her, teach! She's pissed because the Giants lost the big game! Well, she shouldn't take it out on her!// Woman: All of you too! Get your-- Guy: Hey, do you hate Gegege no Kitaro that much? Kazuki: What? Guy: I just... //clatter// Guy: thought you might want a nickname too... Guy: And like, you stand out in the class, you know? //Gyaaa! Gyaaa!// Guy: So I thought it might be kinda fun for Sports Day.... Guy: ...I didn't mean anything bad by... Kazuki: See ya //noise noise// //Heyyy! Be quiettt!// //Eri---! Eri---!// Kazuki: I'm gonna go home, okay? Eri: Whattt! Whyyyy? //Hey! Morishita!/
END OF CHAPTER 13 END OF VOLUME 3https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/20017Translation: Hot Road Volume 22010-02-18T01:10:55+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.com*****PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN USING THIS FOR SCANLATIONS*****
Title: Hot Road Volume: 2 (of 4) Mangaka: Tsumugi Taku Translated by: Oceansportrait Proofread by: Mars Translation Completed: October 7, 2007
Pg 4: Eri: Kazuki's gonna get hurt!! //splash splash splash//
Pg 5: //ring ring ring// //ring ring// //click// Guy: Yes---? Guy: Haruyama--- phone call for you. //clank// Haruyama: Who is it? Haruyama: Oh, Hiroko? What's up?
Pg 6: Haruyama: Okay. See ya. //slam// Haruyama: That fucking idiot--- //vrooommmm// //dash// //step// //vrooommmm vrooommmm// //splash// //pour//
Pg 7: //splash splash splash// Guy: W-Where'd that brat go? //pour// Guy: Damnit.... she hit me fucking hard with that rock--- Guy #2: Me too. //pour// Guy: Be quiet. She's probably still around here. //splash splash// [SL: Guy: Geez, it's starting to pour.] //clatter clatter clatter// [SL: Guy: Once we find her, I'm first batter, got it?] //splash//
Pg 9: //slam// Kazuki: NOOOOOOOO--! //wheeze wheeze// Haruyama: You just messing with me or what?
Pg 10: //vrooommmmm vrooom// //pour// //splash splash// //thump// Kazuki: I-I don't need... //vrooom vrooommmm// Haruyama: Just shut up and grab on. //vrooommm vrooommmmm vrooommmm// Kazuki: (Haruyama came.)
Pg 11: [sign reads "Mihoko"] //whistle whistle// //well aren't you two lovey-dovey!// /vroommmm// Richard: It's a good thing nothing happened. //vrooommm// [SL: Guy: It's freezing----mommyyyyy hahahaha!] Richard: Or maybe that was more of a relief to you? Haruyama: Haha, what's it to you? Eri: Kazuki!! Eri: Kazuki---! Eri: Kazuki---! Guy: Great job finding 'em though---- //vrooommmm// [SL: Girl: ahahaha! Girl #2: Lucky---!] //vrooommmm honk honk screechhhh vrooommm// Guy: Hey, Haruyama---she said it's that yellow Levin over there. [I've never heard of "Levin" before, but apparently it's a car made by Toyota] Guy: Don't overdo it though, al'right?
Pg 12: //whiii---ooo whii---ooo// //Yo, you there! freeze! stop~ stop!// //vrooommmm// //open the doorrr// //idiot---!// Girl: Hey, are they your friends? Guy: Do you want to fucking die? //screeechh// //vroom// Guy: W-We didn't do anything! Guy #2: We're the ones who got hurt! Guy: Who do you think you're talking to, huh? //slam// Girl: Kyaaaa---! Guy: W-We didn't do anything...I swear... Guy #2: Haha, you fucking with us or what? Guy: We're the ones who were scared shitless! Guy #2: You know what happens when you mess with us, huh? Guy: We didn't mean anything bad--- Guy: Really. We were just hanging out, that's all--- Guy: Then, they got mad for no reason, and threw rocks at us----
Pg 13: Guy #2: No reason my ass. You did something to make 'em do what they did--- Guy #2: You fucking shitheads--- //slam slam// Girl: S-Stop it! Guy #2: You think you're so fucking smart? Well I've got news for you--- //slam slam slam// [SL: Girl: Kyaaaa--!] Girl: T-The police... //AHAHAHA// Guy: If you wanna call 'em, go right ahead! Richard: Hey. Heyyyyyyyy [SL:Guy: By the time they get here though, your car'll be totaled!] //ahahahaha!// Richard: Heyyyy--? Richard: They're Richard: gone.
Pg 14: //vrooomm// //step// Haruyama: Don't think Haruyama: that I'll always be there to save your ass like this. Haruyama: Go inside already.
Pg 15: //step// Haruyama: I'll Haruyama: come to pick you up Haruyama: tomorrow at three. //thump// //vrooommmm// //vrooomm// //vrooooooommmm//
Pg 16: ///vrooommm// //clank clank// [SL: Newscaster: Good morning!] Kazuki: (The next morning) //splash// //splash splash// //splash// Kazuki: (my mom noticed my scratches and asked if I'd fallen.) //blow// //rustle//
Pg 17: //ring ring// [SL: Girl: 'Morning! Girl: You know yesterday--- Girl #2: 'Morning---!] Girl: She's Miyaichi, right? Eri: Kazuki---! Girl: She thinks she's so much better than us? Eri: Come up here already! //ahahaha// Girl: She's gonna get it one day. Kazuki: (At school, there are a lot of things that get on my nerves.) //kyaaaa--!// //yo!// //step step step step// //heyyy don't run away!//
Pg 18: //thud// Guy: Ah! [SL: Guy #2: Hey? What's with you? Let's play together! //step step step// //ahahahaha//] //thud thud thud thud// Kazuki: Get a grip. Guy: What do you know anyway?! //dash dash dash//
Pg 19: //thud thud thud// //heyyy! Why are you running away??// //yooooo--!// //step step step// Kazuki: ...I don't. Kazuki: (I don't know what you guys are thinking at all.) [SL: Girl: Yeah! And then--- Girl #2: AHAHAHAA! Girl #3: No way---] //ahahahaha!// Kazuki: Move out of the way! //silence//
Pg 20: //whisper whisper// [SL: Girl: She's scary! Girl #2: Shhh--!] [SL: Girl: Byeeee~ Girl #2: Bye bye!] //whistle// //ahahahaha!/ Haruyama: You've changed a lot since yesterday.
Pg 21: //vrooommmm// //vrooom// Teacher: Oh! Teacher: One of our students just got on a bike and left! //noise noise// Teacher: She's a female student of ours Teacher: in the eighth grade. Teacher #2: Miyaichi, AGAIN? //tense// //noise noise// Teacher #3: Again? //what's with her?// Teacher: And to think! At an important time like this! //noise noise// Teacher: Exams are coming up and she--- //noise noise// Teacher: What could she be possibly thinking? //noise noise// //gulp// Teacher #4: This isn't the time to be taking pills! This is a serious issue we have in our hands--- //vrooommmmm// Kazuki: (Haruyama's house was located on top of the mountains in the Yokohama area.)
Pg 22: //thump thump// //step step// Woman: Isn't he from Haruyama's? Woman: Remember? The one always causing the trouble? Woman #2: Oh! Woman: I heard he left home a while back. Woman #2: He probably left because Woman #2: the father who lives there isn't his biological father--- //clank// [sign reads "Haruyama Family" ---except part of "Family" is cut off] //click click// Haruyama: Come in. It's my house too, you know. //thump thump// //thud thud// Kazuki: (It smells like a stranger's house.) //thump thump// //thump thump// Haruyama: Tsuyoshi--- //kick//
Pg 23: Haruyama: Come say hi to my girl. //thud thud// //slide// //sliddeee// Tsuyoshi: Hi! Kazuki: ("He has a younger brother, but he's his mom and stepdad's kid...") //thump thump// Haruyama: She's a year younger than you. Tsuyoshi: Hey Tsuyoshi: You went back to dating girls like her? Haruyama: Haha... Haruyama: Yeah, I went back to dating girls like her. //rustle// //rustle//
pg 24: Haruyama: Come on. Tsuyoshi: What happened Tsuyoshi: to Mihoko-san? Tsuyoshi: Just me speaking here, Tsuyoshi: but I like straight-laced girls like her better. Tsuyoshi: Did you break up with her? //clank// Kazuki: He got dumped. Kazuki: I'm his girlfriend now. Got a problem with that? Kazuki: So just drop it already, retard!
Pg 25: //ha---// Haruyama: HAHAHAHA! //snap// //ahahahahhaa/// //slam// Haruyama: Even though you act the way you do, Haruyama: when it gets right down to it, you like me, don't ya? Hahaha. [sign reads "Mihoko"] Kazuki: What...are you saying? Kazuki: I... //thump// Kazuki: just.... Kazuki: hate it when Kazuki: people try to get into people's heads like that. //thump thump// //hehe// Haruyama: He can hear you, you know.
Pg 26: //click click// //clank// Kazuki: ("So he's kind of like the outsider in his family.") Kazuki: (He threw away everything to leave this house.) Kazuki: (He left everything... his stepdad bought for him...)
Pg 27: Kazuki: (Now that I think about it, his room is filled with stuff that look like presents he got from girls.)
Pg 28: Kazuki: KYAAA--! //slap// Haruyama: O-Ow.... //thump thump thump// Haruyama: Geez... Haruyama: What's with you? Haruyama: Didn't you come here to do it? //blush// [SL: //kabooommm//] Kazuki: IDIOT!! Haruyama: Hey, hey! I was just kidding--- //thud// Haruyama: Stop listening in, Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi: Hahahahha. //wheeze wheeze// //ring ring//
Pg 29: //ring ring// Woman: Tsuyoshi---- Woman: Tsuyoshi---? //slide// Tsuyoshi: What---? Woman: Is your brother home? Tsuyoshi: Yeah, he is--- Woman: Tell him he has a phone call from his friend----! Haruyama: My parents act like that around me. Tsuyoshi: Hear that?
Pg 30: //step step// //click// Haruyama: Yeah, it's me. Haruyama: What, right now? //clank clank clank// Haruyama: Yeah, sure. I've got my girl with me. Haruyama: Okay, see ya. //clank clank// //clank clank clank// //scritch scratch// //bends down//
Pg 31: //roll roll// [paper reads "Money for using the phone"] //thump thump thump//
Pg 32: //thump thump// Kazuki: (This isn't her... Mihoko's probably.... not this type of girl...) [sign reads "Lover's Cape"]
Pg 33: [sign reads "Lover's Cape"] //click// //tense// Haruyama: Let's go. //thud thud// //thump thump// Kazuki: Eh? W-Where? Haruyama: Out. //rustle// Haruyama: What were you looking at? //kick// Kazuki: Ah.... Haruyama: Come on, let's go. //step step// Kazuki: ("Lover's...Cape.") //step step// Woman: Hiroshi?
Pg 34: //wheeze// Woman: I can't... Woman: take 30,000 Yen from you....[Note: 30,000 Yen is roughly $300US] Woman: You don't have to push yourself like this. Woman: Your father works, and it's not like we have money problems... Haruyama: Just forget it. Woman: But... Haruyama: Come on, let's go. //click// Woman: Wait! Hiroshi! Woman: I can't take this! It's--- //grabs//
Pg 35: Haryama: I told you I don't need it! Geez! //slap// //thud// Woman: Ah.... Woman: Ah.... //wheeze//
Pg 36: Woman: Ah.... //crawls// Woman: Uu.... Woman: I'm... Woman: more worried about you Woman: than what's going on in this house.
Pg 37: //grabs// Haruyama: Then, Haruyama: I'll take it. Since... Haruyama: it's not like I'm rolling in dough anyway... //turns// Woman: Hiroshi! Woman: C-Come home again, anytime! Just like you did today! Woman: Whenever you have the time's fine---- Haruyama: LET'S GO!
Pg 39: Kazuki: ("I'm more worried about you") Richard: Hello? Is this Kazuki-chan? It's me, Richard. //ring ring// Richard: Do you know where Haruyama is? Kazuki: Eh? Richard: He was totally out of control last night, after you went home. Did something happen yesterday? Kazuki: Ah... Ah----
Pg 40: Richard: He ended up skipping work last night. Richard: And he got into this huge fight with this drunk geezer... you should have seen it. I tried to stop him, but--- Richard: I went to his apartment, but it doesn't look like he's there. Richard: I've looked everywhere for him. Richard: He got pretty beat up because of the fight, so I was a little worried.... //vrooommmmm// //vrooommmm// Tooru: What's up, Tooru: little girl?
Pg 41: Tooru: I heard you had a tough night Tooru: two nights ago with those guys..? Tooru: Hahaha... Tooru: Haruyama always gets away with the juiciest parts... Kazuki: Ah... Kazuki: Um.... //swish// Tooru: You... Tooru: look cuter the closer I look at you. //blush// //hahaha// Tooru: Haruyama? Tooru: There's no need to worry about him. Tooru: There's only one place he can go back to anyway.
Pg 42: //clank clank// //creak creak// //knock knock// //knock// Kazuki: It looks like... no one's here... //rattle// //slam// //thud thud//
Pg 43: Tooru: Are you... Tooru: high on crack? Haruyama: Heh.... //thud thud//
Pg 44: //slap// //thud// //cough// //wheeze// Tooru: You fucking---- Tooru: Did you forget?! One of us died from that stuff! //slam// //slide// //heh...// //wheeze//
Pg 45: //kick// Tooru; You little fucker---- Tooru: Do you want your brain to fucking rot---- Tooru: Do you want to end up becoming a fucking vegetable?! //bang// //slam// Tooru: HAH--?!
Pg 46: Tooru: You want to Tooru: die that fucking much?! //thud// //wheeze// Tooru: ...What are you doing? Tooru: Get off. //slide//
Pg 47: Tooru: Let go. //grabs// Tooru: I SAID Let GO! //grabs// //slap//
Pg 49: Tooru: Don't worry... Tooru: I came here today because I want to discuss something with him. //drag drag// //rattle// //vrooommmmm// //noise noise// //vrooomm// Tooru: Heh. Tooru: She's right for you,
Pg 50: Tooru: alot more than that Mihoko chick you were so into. //exhale// Tooru: I wanted things to stay like this with you and me forever, Tooru: but it looks like that's not gonna be possible. //noise noise// Tooru: I think it's time.... for me to make Hiroko happy....
Pg 51: //vrooommmm vroommmm/ Tooru: Haruyama, Tooru: is it okay Tooru: for me to Tooru: quit "NIGHTS"? //thump thump// //vrooommmmmm//
END OF CHAPTER 5
Pg 52: [SL: Guy: Oh, so you knew already?] //vroooommm vrooomm// [SL: Guy: Hahahaha Guy: What the---] Kazuki: (My chest hurts.) //cough// Kazuki: (Somewhere deep in my chest, I always feel these sharp pains that make stabbing noises.)
Pg 53: //vrooommm// Kazuki: (The night roads, the lights, the sounds, his voice, the smell of Tactis, and his eyes. It always makes these stabbing noises.)
Pg 54: Kazuki: (I don't know what Tooru-san and Haruyama talked about that day.) Guy: I heard Haruyama got what was coming for him from Tooru. 'Heard Tooru-san caught him getting high. [SL: Guy #2: Seriously?!] Guy: That's why he's been mute lately, huh? Kazuki: (The nights were cold, but I didn't mind.) Girl: Kazuki---! Kazuki: (There's always loud music being played in the background.) Girl: Hey, come here! You too, Eri--- Guy: Blonde hair's lookin' sharp. [Wanna get matching dyes?] Girl: Yeah, but that damages your hair like crazy, doesn't it? Kazuki: (I heard there were lots of people here who're the type of people to get involved with the police) //hahahaha// Kazuki: (but it was really fun.) Kazuki: (Even though I wasn't exactly nice to them half the time, they seemed like people... I could count on.) Guy: Yeah, remember how we used to set those cans on fire? The guy's here do things completely different, ya know? [SL: When my eyes met his I got so scared I almost shit in my pants]
Pg 55: Guy: Well there ain't much to sweat about as long as Tooru's the top dog Kazuki: (And I learned alot of things) Guy: Ya know, Hiroko-san was really somethin' when she joined "NIGHTS". Girl: Really? Girl #2: Yeah, I know what you mean! Guy: She's been to jail more than once! [And she's been to juvie] Guy: But yeah, with time she kinda settled down to how she is now--- Guy #2: It's probably all thanks to Tooru-san Eri: Hey, Kazuki Guy: Have ya heard 'bout how she once rode on a bike and just completely totalled it?! Guy: Fuck, seriously?! [HAHAHAA] Eri: You remember how we were hit on last time? Kazuki: Yeah Eri: Remember how I phoned Hiroko-san? I couldn't talk halfway through because I was crying so much. Eri: Then Hiroko-san yelled at me saying "I can't figure out what you're trying to say if you're crying!" Eri: I was seriously scared, Eri: but... I'm really glad. Eri: I'm glad Hiroko-san was the one I chose to call. Kazuki: ....Yeah. Kazuki: (I haven't seen Hiroko-san)
Pg 56: Kazuki: (I have to thank her) Kazuki: //cough// Girl: Hey, what'd you Yokohama people come here for? Girl #2: Why not? We hardly ever get to ride with the main guys! Girl #3: It's huge too--- Girl: Hey Girl: You're... Haruyama's girlfriend, aren't you? Girl: I dated him a while back. Girl: Haruyama, I mean. Kazuki: Ah... Kazuki: (She was the one in the photos) //vrooommm// Girl: You've got your work cut out for you. Girl: He's always doing crazy stuff. //vrooommm// //ahahahahaha// //vrooommmm// //HARUYAMA! GET OFF!// //HAHAHAHHA// Girl: Oh. Girl: But you probably don't know half the story yet... do you?
Pg 57: Girl: It was a blast in the beginning. I never knew what he was going to do next, it was kinda a thrill, you know? It was awesome just to hang out with him. //vrooommm// //screechh// //you fucking 'tards!! HAHAHA// Girl: But as time passed, I got more and more scared... Girl: I cared him back then...but one day.. Girl: I just couldn't stand it anymore, and I bolted. Girl: I heard I'm not the only one who did that though. Girl: Most of 'em didn't break up with him because they didn't like him anymore, so I heard there are still some girls who can't forget about him.. //vrooommmm// [SL: Haruyama: Shut the hell up!] Girl: And you know how he has that nice side to him right? Towards girls anyway. Girl: That gives even more of a reason for the girls to have a tough time getting over him //vrooommm// Girl: Haha, I guess I'm being too chatterbox? I just thought I should give a heads up though to his new girl. Haruyama: Step on it, Richard Richard: Whattt~ Haruyama: Turn the corner already. Richard: No way~ //vrooommm vroommm// Haruyama: Speed up already Richard: What~
Pg 58: Haruyama: Hurry up! Richard: Geezzzz~ //vrooommmm// //screechhhhh// //Whoaaa~ Close call!// [SL: Haruyama: You retard! Guy: Haha yeah! Richard: Shut up!] Girl: Make him stop doing stuff like that. Girl: Oh well, see ya. [SL: Richard; That's the last time I'm riding with him!] Girl: He moves fast, so keep your guard up. //blush// [SL: Eri: Hmm?] Girl: Just kidding, just kidding. //bump// Richard: Hey, what're you doing here? [SL: Richard: It's a reunion!] Haruyama: How you doing? Girl: Pretty good. What about you? Did you lose some weight? Haruyama: You here with your man? Girl: Hehe. [SL: Girl: Ah---] Girl: So what happened between you and Hiroko-san?
Pg 59: //honk honk// Haruyama: That was a long time ago. Why're you bringing that up for? Eri: WHATTTT?! Eri: D-Did you hear what she just said right now?! Kazuki! [SL: Girl: Well, I'm gonna get going, see ya~] Haruyama: Kazuki--- //signals// //whistle whistle// [SL: Guy: What're you hogging all 'em chicks for?! Hand me over one of 'em!] Kazuki: (Hiroko-san...) Kazuki: (something that happened a long time ago...)
Pg 60: Kazuki: (Tactis...) //clank// //honk honk// //vrooommmmm/ //screechh// Haruyama: Well aren't you quiet tonight. Kazuki: I'm not the only one. You've been quiet lately too. Haruyama: Whatttt, me? Ya think?
Pg 61: Haruyama: Ah--- Kouichi was saying how you're pretty cute //vrooommm// Kazuki: What? Haruyama: But I told him that once he takes a close look at ya, you're pretty FRIGGIN' UGLY! Kazuki: Ha! Haruyama: You're not gonna get mad? Kazuki: I'm already used it. ///vrooommmm// //nooo wayyy!// //hahaha// ///vrooommmmm// Haruyama: I'm gonna go and see Mihoko Haruyama: on Sunday. Haruyama: I wasn't gonna tell you, but I changed my mind. Kazuki: Why...are you telling me this? //thump// //thump// Haruyama: I wanted to tell you, so I told you. What's so fucking wrong about that?
Pg 62: Kazuki: ...Then why are you going to go see her? Haruyama: I got a phone call from her, Haruyama: and she said she wanted to see me [emphasis on 'see me'] //thump thump// Kazuki: ("Most of 'em didn't break up with him because they didn't like him anymore, so I heard there are still some girls who can't forget about him..") [sign reads "Lover's Cape") Kazuki: You're going to see her...then what? //vrooommmmm// Haruyama: I'm gonna kiss her. //AHAHAHAHA// Haruyama: You're a moron, you know that! You believe everything I say? //slap slap// Kazuki: (Grr) Haruyama: She's just gonna give me back my CD. The one I lent her. Kazuki: ("I cared about him back then...but one day.. I just couldn't stand it anymore, and I bolted.") Kazuki: Did she really... dump you...?
Pg 63: Haruyama: Yeah. Haruyama: What, does it bother you? Kazuki: N-No! //vroommmm// //noise noies// Haruyama: Geez, you're no fun. You're no cute. //clank// Haruyama: I thought you were pretty cute last time, but forget it. Must've been a fucking mirage or something. Kazuki: W-When? Haruyama: I won't tell you! Yeah, now that I think about it, there's no way you could've done anything that awesome! Kazuki: What?! What are you talking about? Haruyama: Don't you remember~ When I pretended to be asleep? Kazuki: (Ah...) (WHAT?!) Kazuki: You were pretending to be asleep...? You were awake the whole time? Haruyama: What if I was? Kazuki: B-But....w-why?! Why would you--- Haruyama: Because I felt like getting beaten up.
Pg 64: Kazuki: (Mom...you're more---) Haruyama: Just kidding. Haruyama: Who the hell'd choose to get the hell beaten out of 'em? //phew// Haruyama: When I woke up, I almost fuckin' died it hurt so bad. Shit, that fucker~ //vrooomm// Haruyama: Yeah well I guess there isn't much I can do about that. He is a fuckin' geezer afterall. Haruyama: I don't remember much, but I do remember a girl hugging me. Haruyama: Just like this! Haruyama: Heh. Kazuki: I-It wasn't me! Haruyama: Oh, really. Haruyama: Then I wonder who it could be~ Haruyama: Maybe it was Mihoko?
Pg 65: Haruyama: Haha, I guess that's not much of a joke. Kazuki: (Why do I... have to worry over a guy like him?) //vrooommmm// //vrooommm// Haruyama: I'll stop by your house tomorrow at ten, so come, all right? Haruyama: I gotta introduce you to the guys at Yokohama. //vrooommmmmm// //honk honk/// //screechhhhh/// //noise noise// //clip// Kazuki: (My mom's been in a particularly bad mood lately.) Kazuki: //Cough// //splash splash//
Pg 66: //wow! congratulations! CLAP CLAP// //clip// Mom: Ow Kazuki: (I think it's probably because things aren't going well with that guy's divorce) Kazuki: This orange's pretty good. //dum dum dummmm!// Kazuki: (I went to school because I had nothing better to do.) //kyaaaa!// Girl: It's weird isn't it? Eri seems like the more normal one now. //whistle// //everyone gather around!// Girl #2: Yeah //kyaaaa!// [sign reads "Nurse's Office] Eri: So we only have one test left before we're 9th graders! Eri: I wish we were in grade 9 already~ [SL: Don't ya think?] Kazuki: //cough// //squeak squeak//
Pg 67: //squeak squeak// Eri: Kazuki, what's wrong? Did you catch a cold? Kazuki: No, I'm fine. //whisper// Girl: The one who isn't a blonde's no good Girl: because she's got back up. Girl: The problem's Girl: her. Eri: Girls in my class've started talking to me, Eri: even though they've been ignoring me all this time. Eri: But... some of them seem...really nice... Kazuki: Yeah. Eri: When they get together in a group they become like that, Eri: but when they're by themselves, they're not bad at all...that's what I thought anyway...
Pg 68: Kazuki: Yeah. Kazuki: (My throat hurts...) Girl: Call out Miyaichi for us. Girl #2: Eh? //clank// Girl #2: Kazuki-chan...? Kazuki: //cough// Girl: If you've got back up, let us know right now.
Pg 69: Kazuki: No, there's no one. Girl: We didn't want to do something like this before we graduated--- but there's just some things we gotta make clear--- Kazuki: ("but when they're by themselves,") Girl: You listening--?! Girl: What's with that look?! Kazuki: ("they're not bad at all... that's what I thought anyway...")
Pg 75: //wheeze wheeze wheeze// //chirp chirp// Haruyama's Mother (HM): Oh well that's a relief. Are you awake?
Pg 76: Kazuki: (Haruyama's...mom) HM: You've been asleep for two days because of Tonsillitis HM: I'm so glad though that you're awake. HM: You're probably thirsty, aren't you? Kazuki: (Haruyama...) HM: You had a really high fever. Hold on just one second. Kazuki: (Oh, right... so for two days... because of tonsillitis...) //grin// Brother: Heard you caught the "Moon-faced Flu"?! Kazuki: (Grr..) Kazuki: Who do you think you are, you little brat?! //hoaaa!// Brother: What?! That's what my brother told me!! HM: Tsuyoshi! //slam//
Pg 77: HM: What are you doing?! She's still sick! [SL: Are you all right?] Brother: What's your problem?! HM: Just go over there! HM: Oh, it looks like your fever's gone down! HM: Your fever went up to almost 40 degrees at one point so I was really worried! But it looks like you're fine now HM: Once you get one more night of good night's sleep, you should be able to go home--- HM: Oh, we should call your parents. HM: Hiroshi left as soon as he dropped you off here, HM: there was nothing I could do to stop him--- HM: Your parents must be really worried. Kazuki: There's... Kazuki: no one at my house. HM: What? Kazuki: There really isn't anyone. Kazuki: It's okay, you don't have to. Kazuki: (If my mom)
Pg 78: Kazuki: (was really alone, she wouldn't do something like this) Kazuki: (If she was really alone, she wouldn't do this) Kazuki: (Sunday, huh....) Kazuki: (I even missed the last test..) Brother:Yo, yo! Brother: My bro's gone to see Brother: Mihoko Kazuki: I know. Brother: What? Awww shucks!
Pg 79: Brother: You knew already? //vrooommmmmm// //vrooommmm// Brother: This is Mihoko-san. [reads: Tsuyumura Mihoko]
Pg 80: Brother: He went out with a lot of girls, Brother: but he was always in love with Mihoko-san. Brother: She was one of those really serious types, you know? Brother: He thought she wouldn't give someone like him the time of day. Brother: When he got the guts to call her after graduation, [pic reads: Haruyama Hiroshi] Brother: it turned out she liked him too. Kazuki: I...don't want to hear anymore. Brother: Eh?
Pg 81: Kazuki: I... don't want to---- //vrooommmm// //vrooomm// Richard: So what? He really did go see Mihoko-chan? Guy: Yeah, he had it really bad for her, didn't he? Guy #2: But when you think about it-- //noise noise// Guy #2: she didn't end up that much different from the other chicks he went out with
Pg 82: Richard: That's not true. He told me that he wouldn't make her cry. Guy: Yeah, but look at it this way. The whole time he was going out with her, he still kept on doing whatever he wanted, y'know? [SL: Guy: Right?] //vroommmm// Mihoko: I'm sorry.... //vrooommmmm// Haruyama: Why are--apologizing--[the "--" are the parts cut off by the box] Guy: He does stuff that gets him almost killed in front of 'em, no wonder it scares 'em all away //vrooom vrooommmmm// Haruyama: Ah--- Haruyama: this girl I'm seeing right now---
Pg 83: Haruyama: She's got pretty gutsy, Haruyama: and she never cries. //vrooommm// HM: Hiroshi...liked to do lots of dangerous things, even as a child. //vrooommm// //clank//
Pg 84: HM: We never went anywhere as a family. HM: He'd always go out alone and come back with all these cuts and bruises... HM: and even though he was still such a small child, he'd fight with older children... HM: I couldn't help but think that he was just trying torment his own body... HM: You've really... damaged it, haven't you...? //whisp// HM: You're not being... HM: nice enough to your hair...
Pg 85: Kazuki: My...hair? Kazuki: Mine? HM: Yes. HM: Yours. HM: You have to take better care HM: of your hair. HM: How sad~ //splash splash//
Pg 86: //swish// //holes up// //chirp chirp// Kazuki: (I don't care... anymore) //chirp chirp// //vrooommm// [SL: Guy: Listen up, he--- Guy #2: What the fuck~ Guy #3: 'Tard~] Kazuki: (All this stuff about... Mihoko...) Haruyama: The "Moon-faced Flu".... Kazuki: (I...)
Pg 87: Guy: Hey, you're going home already? //noise noise// Guy: It's still 7. Kazuki: I haven't gone home in three days.... //vrooommmm// //honk honk// //click// Mom: Come...here.
Pg 88: Mom: I received a phone call two days ago. Mom: You had an exam on that day, didn't you? Mom: It was an important test...to get into high school, wasn't it? Mom: Why Mom: would you skip something like that? Mom: What have you been doing Mom: for the past three days? Mom: What have you been doing.... //sigh//
Pg 89: Kazuki: Then let me ask you mom. Kazuki: What were you doing on that day? Kazuki: What were you doing... on that day? Mom: Eh...? //clank//
Pg 90: Kazuki: I'm sick of being fed by that man of yours. Mom: What...are you saying? Mom: I haven't... Mom: received one penny from Suzuki-kun! Mom: Why are you acting like this? Mom: Why do you all... look at me like that? Mom: You're...horrible... Mom: We've...liked each other since high school! Mom: Why? Why is this happening? Why do we have to be apart even though we love each other? Mom: Why.... Mom: did we have to marry different people?
Pg 91: Mom: Why are you all trying to stand in our way?! Kazuki: ...If I was someone you didn't want, then why did you give birth to me in the first place? Kazuki: (How dirty.) Kazuki: You shouldn't have given birth to me!! Mom: Ah....w-Wait! I'm sorry! Mom: Things haven't been going the way I'd like them to lately, so I-- Kazuki: I'm not your toy! //pull// Kazuki: (Our house is dirty.) Mom: I-I don't understand... Kazuki: (Even more than Haruyama's house, I didn't want to even admit to this, but...) Mom: Why are you--- Kazuki: I.... Kazuki: (I didn't even want to say anything anymore...) Kazuki: (but it's really dirty.) Kazuki: I don't want to have to look at your face anymore!
Pg 92: Mom: Why..... Mom: did you...end up like this.... Kazuki: You're the one... Kazuki: who made me this way...! //splash//
Pg 93: Kazuki: (I can live without my mom) Guy: kazuki-chan! Richard: Kazuki---'sup?
Pg 94: Girl: Ohhhh I remember doing that too! I went back a week later though. Richard: You should just go home... Guy: Where's Haruyama? Guy #2: Who knows? Guy #3: Well, just take some time to cool off. [SL: Guy: Hey, he's here! HARUYAMA! Heyyyy Stoppp!] //vroommm// Guy: You can come to my house if ya want. Richard: Idiot! Girl: Buttttt~~ Girl: We should let her stay at least for tonight! Haruyama: A runaway? Haruyama: Who? Girl: Yeah, Richard! [SL: She has no where else to go!] Haruyama: Did you get into a fight with your mom? //hahahaha// Richard: Hey, don't crack a joke and listen to what she has to say for once. Richard: She might go home if you tell her to. //whistle whistle// //thud// [SL: Guy: Yeah, you should be the one to tell her!] [SL: Girl: Yeah well, anyway we should let her stay for tonight~] Haruyama: What's up, Kazuki-chan? Haruyama: Or did you think I was going to do something about it for ya?
Pg 95: Haruyama: Stop being such a baby, retard~ //blush// [SL: Girl: Eh..!] //noise// Kazuki: I-I didn't expect you to do anything! Kazuki: I wasn't expecting anything from you! Haruyama: Oh, okay. So you're going to figure it all out by yourself then, huh? //vrooommmm// Kazuki: (No) [SL: Girl: What's going on?] [SL: Girl: What's up Haruyama?] Kazuki: (You've got it all wrong.) Kazuki: (It's because you're living the life you do, that I) [Guy: Let's fuck with the road side inspectors~] [Guy #2: Count me in!] Kazuki: (thought I could live the way you do.) //vrooommmmm// Richard: Hey, aren't you going to cry?
Pg 96: //vrooom vrooomm// Richard: So that's it... this time, Richard: he chose "a girl who won't cry". //vrooommm vrooommmm//
Pg 97: //vroommm// Kazuki: (My chest hurts---)
Pg 98: Kazuki: (It had been tradition for the 400FOUR to be passed on each generation of leaders of "THE NIGHTS".)
END OF CHAPTER 6
Pg 99: Tooru: That scratch on the side there, Tooru: was made by the guys doing the riding in the first generation. [sign reads "Tamami Construction"] //click// //vrooom vroommm// //screechhhh vrooommmmmmm// Tooru: I---
Pg 100: Tooru: wouldn't mind handing this over to you. Tooru: What do you say? //clank// Haruyama: ---You serious?! //click// Tooru: But, not for free.
Pg 101: Haruyama: Haha, let me think it over~ //splash// //vrooommm// Eri: It's a no-go? That's okay, I'll try asking some other people. Eri: Yeah, thanks anyway. See ya. //click// Eri: Geez...another no. //splash// Kazuki: ...sorry. Eri: Haha, don't worry about it. I don't mind doing this for you //ring ring// //splash// //click// Eri: Ah, senpai? [senpai=upper classman] //splash//
Pg 102: [SL: Eri: I have a big favor to ask~] //splash// //splash// Kazuki: ("I don't want to have to look at your face anymore!") //splash// Eri: Kazuki! We're in luck! She said you could come! Let's go! Eri: ...? Are you thinking about Haruyama-senpai? //splash// Eri: It's weird--- I did tell him what's going on between you and your mom~ Kazuki: Yeah...just forget about it. Kazuki: This has Kazuki: nothing to do with him.
Pg 103: Kazuki: (The words Richard-san said to me, are still ringing in my ears) //vrooommm vroommmm// //vrooommmmm// Eri: She's my senpai from when I was still living in Yokohama. She's a year older than us. Girl: "Kazuki"? Girl: I'm "Sayuri". Haha, I know what you're probably thinking. The name doesn't fit the face, right? But my name's Sayuri all the same Sayuri: My old man's out on some business trip somewhere, and he won't be back for about a month. Sayuri: Yeah well anyway, just treat my house like your own. Kazuki: (Sayuri-san's house... was right by Yokohama bay in this huge multi-complex apartment...) //thud thud thud// Girl: Hey! Come on! Don't make so much noise!! Girl: HEY! Sayuri: I have to repeat a year. //thud thud// //KYAAA--!//
Pg 104: Sayuri: So from April, I'm gonna have to take grade 9 all over again. //thud thud// //ROARRRR!// //Quiet down!!// //clank clank// Kazuki: (That night) Sayuri: I don't even want to go to school, you know? Kazuki: (I had to eat a hamburger filled to the brim with bread crumbs) Sayuri: But they made a big deal out of it, and like-- Mother: Well what did you expect? //clank// //ROARRRR// //blows// Mother: You grew up in such a nice environment. How did you end up like this? Sayuri: Shut up, old hag! Girl: Nooooo!!!! Onii-chan's bullying me! Boy: Hey! //slap slap// Mother: How many times do I have to tell you?! //slap// //WAAHHHHH!// //thump thump thump thump// //thud thud// //HAHAHAHAHA!// Sayuri: Get out of my fucking way! I can't see the TV! //rustle// //crunch crunch// Sayuri: You don't talk much, do you? //AHAHAHAH// Sayuri: Not that I mind.
Pg 105: //crunch crunch// //AHAHAHHAHA// Sayuri: Oh yeah, I heard Haruyama-senpai helped you last time when you were in a pinch Kazuki: Ah...yes. //Geezer! Geezer!// Sayuri: Loosen up, you don't have to be polite with me! I kinda envy you. Well, I guess it's a no-brainer he helped you since you're his girl, but did you know? He was pretty popular with the girls back in Yokohama. Sayuri: Everyone kept calling him an moron, but yeah~ Kazuki: (When someone talks about Haruyama I don't know why, but I feel all warm inside) Sayuri: I like guys like him too--- he's really...a man's man, I guess that's the way to put it. Ya know? //ROARRRRR!// Sayuri: And the big guns upstairs seem to like him too, even though he does whatever he wants. [SL: Sayuri: It's pretty funny] //Nooo! Nooo!// //Come on, hand it over!// //thud thud thud// Sayuri: There's even rumours going around that Richard followed him to Shounan even though he used to live here in Yokohama too //KYAAa--!// Sayuri: But, my boyfriend doesn't like him that much. I don't really know why. //AHAHAHAH!// //THUD// Sayuri: When I heard he's actually working down at Shounan, Sayuri: I was surprised... //KYAAA--!// //THUD THUD// //KYAAA--!// Sayuri: Shut up! We can't talk with you being so fuckin' loud!
Pg 106: //vrooommm vroommm// Kazuki: (The rest of the world, was on "Spring Vacation"--- the nights at Shounan were overcrowded with cars...) Kazuki: (Sayuri's boyfriend was ranked the same as Haruyama in the NIGHTS, but he already had his own car, and he took us out to Shounan lots of times.) //honk honk// //vrooommm// Guy: Jesus, watch it! These guys don't even have their driver's licenses! Sayuri: Haha, who are you to say? Guy: I'm different, I know what I'm doing--- //Ah, Kazuki! What's up?// Kazuki: (I feel warm inside, whenever I come out here.) //vrooom vroommmmmm// Sayuri: Ah, Kazuki---your boyfriend showed up!
Pg 107: //vrooom vrooommmm// //vrooommmm// //honk honk!// //AHAHAHA// Kazuki: (He has that look in his eyes, like he's ready to die at any time.)
Pg 109: //HONK HONK// //vrooommm// Haruyama: Don't get in my way, 'fuckin geezer! //vroom vroom// //vroomm// //HONK HONK// //HONKKKKK// Guy: You little brat! Get out of the way! Guy: Do you wanna get run over?! //HONK HONK// Guy #2: He's been acting pretty fuckin' happy lately, don't ya think? Girl: You think? Why? Guy #2: How the hell should I know? But he's had this fuckin' huge grin plastered on his face.
Pg 110: //screech// Guy: What's with that pipe? Haruyama: I ripped it from the front of that truck just now. //hahaha// Richard: You serious? //noise noise// Guy: Can you believe this guy? //vrooommm// Guy: Shit, that's crazy! Haruyama: So, you're still alive? [SL: Guy: Huh? Oh, Kazuki--!] [SL: Guy: Hey, it's Kazuki~~ Did she go back home already? Yo?] Girl: What? That's it? He doesn't even ask where you're living now? Kazuki: (I won't ever cry in front of you.) //noise noise// //AHAHAHA// Guy: Y..ou....little brattt!!!!
Pg 111: //crash// //teeters// Haruyama: You---- Haruyama: old geezer!! //Whoaaaa~ Cut it out, Haruyama Just let it go! whistle whistle FIGHT FIGHT! whistle whistle// //thump thump thump thump// Guy: You don't see guys like that too often. Guy #2: I've gone at it with him before. Guy: Seriously? //vrooomm vroommm// Guy #2: He ended up knocking my teeth out--- Sayuri: Hahaha! Is that why you hate him? Guy #3: Yeah, yeah! And he was pissed! Guy #2: But he's not a bad guy.
Pg 112: Sayuri: Haha, that doesn't make any sense Guy #2: I guess he's one of those people you just watch from the distance, ya know? If you get too close to him, that's when you get into deep shit. Ya know that guy who always hangs out with him? He's always having to clean up after his shit. Sayuri: Oh, you mean Richard-san? Guy #2: Yeah well, I guess there's no point in being too uptight about stuff like that~ Guy #2: right...? Guy #2: What the fuck you starin' at? You cross eyed or somethin'? Guy #4: Ha! Guy #4: I was just surprised you "NIGHTS" people were still alive. Guy #2: What the fuck's your problem? Guy #4: The guys from "Bakutou" were saying how you guys were a shitty gang. Guy #2: Who the hell's "Bakutou"?! Guy #3: Hey, I've heard of them! They're that gang who's been getting into all sorts of fights at Shinjuku! Guy #4: If you keep acting like you own this fuckin' place you're gonna get your asses kicked. Pass that message on to Tamami---
Pg 113: Guy #2: Who the fuck do you think you are!! //kyaa!// //slam// //honk honk!// //slam slam// Guy: You little fucker! Girl: Kazuki, get down! //HONK// //VROOMMMMM VROOMMMMMM// Guy #4: You 'tards! Don't think you're gonna get away with this! Guy #2: Shit! Get back here! //vroomm vroommm// Haruyama: Yo, Koike--- lookin' pretty suave there~ //whistle whistle// //VROOMMM// //VROOMMM// //smack!// Guy #2: Err...
Pg 114: //vroommm// Koike: There's no way, we could tell him. [SL: Koike: Shit] Koike: "Bakutou"...huh? Sayuri: Wow, you really don't know anything do you? //rustle rustle// Sayuri: Tooru-san is the leader, but he's the top of the top, ya know? Sayuri: The "NIGHTS" main headquarters is in Yokohama, so he has the guys in charge of Chiba and Kyuushuu coming down there to report to him. //clank clank// Kazuki: ...Oh. Sayuri: You know the Shounan quarters? The guys there are pretty young compared to the rest, and there isn't really anyone you could call the leader of that place, so you guys don't have that much power but unlike the main headquarters, you get to ride, so it made sense Haruyama-senpai went there. //hurry up already!// Kazuki: You can't...ride at the main headquarters? //clank clank// Sayuri: Yah, because they're a pretty huge, so they'd attract attention, ya know? Sayuri: And Tooru-san's too well-known. There's rumours going around that he won't last that much longer.
Pg 115: Sayuri: So I heard he can't go around doing crazy stuff. Kazuki: Really... Sayuri: But the guys at Shounan and the main headquarters are gonna get together next time, right? Koike: Oh, yeah. On the 20th. Koike: Guys who couldn't come last time are gonna show up so it should be pretty big. //haha// Sayuri: There ya go! //yawns// Koike: FINALLY, you're done! //rustle// Koike: You look pretty cool with makeup on. Sayuri: Yeah, I totally agree Kazuki: (The things about me that changed since I left home...) Kazuki: Tooru-san... Kazuki: must really be an amazing person... //hahaha// Sayuri: Yep, no doubt about that! Kazuki: (I learned to have fun in lots of ways...) Koike: Haruyama's the only one who hasn't gotten the shit kicked out of him Koike: for calling Tooru-san by just his first name. Kazuki: (And the way my eyes look...)
Pg 116: //click// //squeak// //vroommm// [sign reads "There has been an increase in stolen bikes, so please do not park here] //vroommm// Sayuri: Ya scared? Kazuki: (And I learned how to steal a bike...) Kazuki: Hey, how do you ride this thing? //squeak// //vroommm// Sayuri: When you press this, it goes forward Sayuri: This is the break, Sayuri: and this is the turn signal.
Pg 117: Kazuki: Okay, I got it. Kazuki: (I'll do anything) Kazuki: Can I ride it? Koike: She's pretty sharp Sayuri: Yeah-- Kazuki: (I can do anything.) Kazuki: (I don't care what happens to me.) //vroomm// //VROOMMM// //thump thump thump thump// Kazuki: (Faster... Faster... FASTER!!!) //vroommm//
Pg 118: Sayuri: It's her first time riding and she's going at THAT speed? Sayuri: No wonder she's Haruyama's girlfriend! //click click// [reads "Speed-o-meter"] //squeeze// //SCREECHHH// //rustle// //breathes//
Pg 119: Kazuki: ...Damnit... Kazuki: (Haruyama's eyes are getting in my way.) Kazuki: (His eyes always makes me stop.) Kazuki: (They make me think what I'm doing is dangerous) Kazuki: (And I become scared) Sayuri: Eri--! Eri--! Eri: Ah, senpai! Kyaaa! Kazuki--! //vroomm//
Pg 120: Sayuri: What's with that outfit? Eri: Give me a break, we ALL have to wear this! Kazuki: (It was April, and Eri and the others began 9th grade.) Girl: Hey, is that...Miyaichi-san? Girl #2: Is it just me or has she changed..? Eri: Kazuki! You haven't showed up once since we started school again, so lots of people are talking about you! Eri: Even the people in younger grades--! Sayuri: Haha, way to go Kazuki! Sayuri: Eri, you're coming on the 20th, right? Eri: Of course! Sayuri: We're gonna bring the house down, hahaha~ Sayuri: Yeah well, I guess we'll get going. See ya there. [SL: Sayuri: Bye!] //vroommmm// Kazuki: Eri...
Pg 121: Kazuki: Yup? //vroommmm// Kazuki: No, nothing. //keep up!// //yeah!// //See ya Eri---!// //vroommmmm// Eri: I'll phone you later! [SL: Sayuri: Byeee!] //vroom vroomm// //vroommmm// Girl: Hey, hey, Eri--! Whoaaaa! Girl: Miyaichi-san's... I don't know...she seems more mature now! Girl: It's kinda cool... //ahahaha// Girl: Your senpai from Yokohama must really be something! Eri: If you're shocked about this, then you guys would FLIP if you met Kazuki's boyfriend! //vroommm// Girl: Really?
Pg 122: //vroomm// //vroom// //vroomm// Kazuki: (It's been a month.) Kazuki: (Haruyama, and my mom, have both left me alone) Kazuki: (I don't even know what my mom's doing.) //clatter// Sayuri: So this is where you were--- Sayuri: Kazuki Sayuri: Sorry... But my old man's coming home.
Pg 123: Sayuri: I wish I didn't have to do this..but... Kazuki: ...Okay. Sayuri: Are you going to be lonely? Kazuki: No. //kyaaa! Kyaaa!/ //kyaa! Kyaaa!// Sayuri: ...to be honest....it wouldn't really matter if you stayed here... Sayuri: but he... Sayuri: beats us. //clatter clatter// Sayuri: He gets into these drunken rages... //kyaaa! CRASH// Sayuri: and...it's not something I want other people to see, ya know?
Pg 124: //kyaaa! kyaaa!// //what are you two doing?!// //hey! You're going to catch a cold!// //slap// Sayuri: Haha. //wahhhhhh!// Sayuri: Ha. //wahhhh// Sayuri: You get what I'm saying? Kazuki: (It'd be a lie to say I understood 100%... but at that time... my chest felt as if it was being crushed) Sayuri: Don't worry. The others know that you're Tooru-san's favorite, so no matter where you go, they're gonna take good care of you. Sayuri: Oh yeah, what do you wanna wear tomorrow--? Sayuri: I'll lend you my favorite--- //vroom vroommmm//
Pg 125: //vroom vroommmm// Kazuki: (April 20th. Sunday.) //flutter flutter// [sign reads "Yokohama" at the top] //vroommm// Eri: Hey! Kazuki: What? I can't hear you!
Pg 126: //vroom vroom vroom// //vrooommmmmm// Eri: I wonder how many people're out here! Kazuki: Yeah! Kazuki: (I saw Hiroko-san just now) Eri: I heard that Tooru-san isn't gonna show up tonight! //vrooommmm// Eri: What a bummer, right?!
Pg 127: Kazuki: Yeah. Kazuki: (There's probably nothing prettier on Earth than this.) //swish// Kazuki: It's so pretty Eri: Yeah! Kazuki: (Somewhere out here, Hiroko-san...and he's...) Kazuki: (I don't have to think about anything) Kazuki: Go faster. Eri: Senpai! She said she wants you to go faster! Guy: Retard! Then tell that to the people in front of us! Kazuki: (I don't care if I die) //vrooom vroommm// Guy: Don't stick your head out that far, ya wanna get hurt?
Pg 128: //vroomm vroomm// //push// Kazuki: Kya! //vroommm// Haruyama: What the hell're you doing? //vroommm// //thump thump// Kazuki: W-what's your problem?! Don't touch me! //vroom vroomm// //snap// Haruyama: Then do what you want! Haruyama: Die for all I care! //thump thump// Kazuki: I-Idiot! Octopus!
Pg 129: Kazuki: Spring roll shit-head! [SL: Eri: Whoa] Haruyama: (What the?) //HAHAHA// [SL: Haruyama: Ha! It probably took you a whole month to think that up! Kazuki: I didn't have time to think about someone like you!!] Guy: [SL: Hey] Are they always like this? Eri: Yeah Guy: What're those guys doing? [SL: Haruyama: Oh really?! Well you're the one that got the moon-faced flu! Kazuki: I told you! It was Tonsillitis!! You bastard!] Guy: Hey, he isn't even looking ahead. Shit, that's dangerous! [SL: Haruyama: Go to helll~] Haruyama: You runaway pig! [SL: Kazuki: GRRR] //AHAHAHA// Guy: He's acting like a little kid! Haruyama: Haha, I win! //vrooommmmm// Guy: Yo, his weak spot is raw eggs, try that one out. Kazuki: You raw egg!! //WHOAAA// //ahahaha// Guy: Haha, he REALLY hates raw eggs. [SL: girl: really? I didn't know] Haruyama: Shit---just you wait, you're gonna get what's comin' to ya!
Pg 130: Kazuki: (Haruyama disappears into the millions of lights) Eri: Senpai, Kazuki doesn't have anywhere to go~ Guy: Really? Then why don't you crash at my place? //screechhh// //vrooommm// //vrooom// //vrooom// Guy: It's an apartment, but there's lots of people like you crashing there. There's guys and girls, but it's not like that, so it'll be okay [SL: Kazuki: Bleh] Kazuki: (I...)
Pg 131: Kazuki: (don't care anymore what happens to me.) Guy: Geez, it's 4 already? All the guys from Yokohama's gone back already. //see yaa!// //noise noise// Guy: It's kinda a waste for you to be Haruyama's girl //noise noise// Guy: Hey, why don't you come to my place? Here, I'll give you some dried squid [it's a kind of snack. It's strips of dried squid ^^] [SL: Guy: I'm starving!] Eri: Whatt~ There's no way she could stay with you! She won't be safe with you! //hahaha// Guy: [SL: Ya think?] But seriously, I won't try to pull anything. You don't have anywhere else to go anyway, right? Richard: Yo--- Richard: If she actually goes with him, it could get bad He's got people hanging out in his apartment all day. Haruyama: I'm starved.. Haruyama: I haven't had anything to eat since yesterday //haha// Richard: H-Hey! Kazuki: I want to go for a ride. [SL: Guy: Whatttt AGAIN? Okay, but you do realize I have work after this? Eri: Haha, no way!] //vroomm//
Pg 132: Richard: Don't you think Kazuki's been pretty out there lately? //yoo hoo! Aren't ya gonna go home yettt// //noise noise// Guy: Yeah Guy #2: Hey, there's no chopsticks Girl: Ah, yes. Richard: The look in her eyes is completely different Guy: Yeah, I get what you mean. When she glares at you it like, it kinda freaks you out! Guy: She's probably doing all sorts of stuff at Yokohama //slurp// Guy #2: Yeah--! I heard that from Koike too--- //ahaha// Guy: If you leave her like that, she's gonna get even worse //vroommm// //haha, cut it out Kazuki!// Guy: It's because you're still hanging out with that other girl of yours instead of paying attention to her. Haruyama: Whaa--? Oh, you mean Mihoko? Guy: Yeah. Who else could it be? Haruyama: I broke up with her already. Guy: Really?
Pg 133: Guy: Then you should've told her that //haha// Richard: But the reason why you're being that cold towards Kazuki is because of what happened between you and Mihoko, rght? Guy: What, seriously? Richard: You don't have to be so cold to her. Richard: But..she seems like the type to never cry. //yayyyyy! vroommmm// Guy #2: Yeah, I get what you mean. She seems kinda tough Haruyama: Don't talk about her like you know her. Richard: What? Am I wrong? Richard: I thought that's how you saw her... so I told Kazuki. Guy: What'd you say? Richard: that you chose a girl this time who won't cry. //ahahahah// //ahahaha// //screeechhh// Guy: What? Are you out of your fuckin' mind?
Pg 134: Guy: She is a girl, ya know. //ahahahaha! that was scary!// Guy: She'd definitely be hurt. Richard: No way, ya think? Guy: Ya idiot, of course! //one more time! hahahahah// Guy: Right? Haru... Guy: ya..ma...? //snap// Haruyama: What the fuck... did you tell her that for?! //clatter// //slam//
Pg 135: Richard: What's...gotten into him? Guy: Why would he be that mad? That was scary! What does that mean? Guy #2: Does he like Kazuki? Richard: How would I know? Guy: Why----- //noise noise// //yayyy// Haruyama: Kazuki! Guy: Whoa! Shit! //SCREECHH// //kyaa!// Haruyama: Get out of the car! Kazuki: What the hell're you doing? Guy: Hey, Haruyama!!
Pg 136: Haruyama: You think you're some hot shit getting yourself drunk? Kazuki: It has... Kazuki: nothing to do with you!! Kazuki: //hiccup// Eri: Haruyama-senpai~Kazuki has no where to go! //hiccup// Eri: Please help her out! //hiccup// Haruyama: Why don't you..try selling yourself?
Pg 137: //clank// Richard: Whoa... they're at it again... Kazuki: You--- Kazuki: IDIOT!!! //slap// //slap// Kazuki: You.... //slap// Kazuki: You wouldn't.... Kazuki: understand... //slap// //slap// Kazuki: You don't understand anything!! Kazuki: You don't understand anything!!!! //slap//
Pg 138: Haruyama: You always cry so easily. Haruyama: Why don't you go to Hiroko's? Haruyama: She's staying at Tooru's place right now. Haruyama: You go home too. Eri: Ah...yes. Haruyama: Richard! Richard: Yo! [SL: Richard: Where was your house again? Eri: Oh it's---] //slump//
Pg 139: //hiccup// Kazuki: (It's the first time I've smelled the smell of Tactis in a while) //hiccup// [SL: Kazuki: Damnit] Haruyama: Ah, hey, Hiroko? //vrooomm// Haruyama: It's me. //slide// //hiccup// Kazuki: (How would she know it's you just from that? Idiott!) Haruyama: I got a favor to ask. Kazuki: (Now that I think about it...he's really nice to Hiroko-san...in a special way) //mumble mumble// //slideeeee// Haruyama: This idiot's--- //vroommm/// Hiroko: "Idiot"? Hiroko: Oh, you mean Kazuki? //vrooommmm//
Pg 140: Haruyama: Where's Tooru? Hiroko: Oh, he's not here again. Hiroko: But it looks like Hiroko: he went out wearing a suit this time. Haruyama: Whattt? Haruyama: Hiroko? Kazuki: Yeah! //hiccup// Kazuki: Something happened between you two, right? //vroommm// Haruyama: Wanna know? Haruyama: Hiroko Haruyama: liked me.
Pg 141: Kazuki: (Did he fall and hit his head or something?) Haruyama: It's up to you whether you wanna believe that or not. Haruyama: Yeah, well, Hiroko's admired by everyone--- Haruyama: I guess there's no way she'd fall for someone like me---hahah Kazuki: (No, that's not true.) Kazuki: Bleh...I feel sick... //hahaha// Haruyama: That's what you get! Haruyama: Come on! Come on! Throw up! //wobble wobble// Kazuki: Uuu... Kazuki: Ah! A raw egg! Haruyama: Whoa! Kazuki: (No, that's not true.) [sign reads "Tamami Construction"] //vroomm//
Pg 142: //clank clank// //click// Haruyama: Yo //thump thump thump// Kazuki: (To think I'll be living with this person...) //vroommmmm //
Pg 143: [sign reads "Shinjuku Bakutou"] //flutter flutter// //vroommm// Guy: ...Yokohama... Guy: ..."NIGHTS"... Guy: It'd be easy to crush a gang like 'em. //vroommm// Guy #2: Yeah, but in Yokohama, they're pretty famous. Guy: If they don't know who they should be scared of, then that's their loss. Guy #2: It'd be a waste to let 'em Guy #2: go around acting like they own the fuckin' world though. //vroommmm// Guy: Who's their leader? [sign reads "Bakutou"] Guy #2: Tamami... but looks like he hasn't been doing much lately Guy: There probably won't be anyone worth worrying about after him //vrooommmmm// Guy: If we're gonna crush 'em, now's the time...
Pg 144: //vrooommm// //vrooommm// crash// //VROOMMMM/ Guy: Hey, did ya hear?! //rushes over// Guy #2: Yeah, we did. Guy #3: Tooru's gonna quit?! Guy: I heard he went yesterday to ask the past leaders for permission to let Haruyama be the leader of the 7th generation. Richard: What... Guy #4: Whoa... so he's gonna...be the leader? Richard: Whoa, that's pretty... Guy: Haha, but sounds like fun! Guy #2: Retard~ The guys at the main headquarters are seriously pissed Guy: Wha? Guy #2: He's already a part of the Shounan quarters Guy #2: and they wanna know why a guy from a subdiv is gonna be the top gun Guy: Yeah, and they're saying how it'll be a cold day in hell before they let some 16 year old brat take over "NIGHTS" Guy #2: The guys down at Yokohama are fuckin' pissed Richard: Oh...so that's why he's been in a good mood lately
Pg 145: Guy: Fuck, this isn't something to joke around about! Guy: He might end up Guy: breaking up the "NIGHTS" [sign reads "Tamami Construction"] //hahahaha// Haruyama: Hiroko---get me somethin' to eat. //hahahaha// //chuckles// //giggles// //hahaha//
Pg 148: //splash// Kazuki: (It's been 10 days since I last came here.) Kazuki: (I spent my days not going to school, not even going out at nights... and it was very... quiet...) //flutter// Hiroko: In the past... Hiroko: things were worse with the police, and with the rivals between gangs. Hiroko: Every time something bad happened, the leaders had to take responsibility, and they were sent off to juvie
Pg 149: Hiroko: I don't know when they're gonna take Tooru away Hiroko: I heard he's doing all sorts of stuff behind my back. Hiroko: Sometimes Hiroko: I can't even eat anything because of him... Kazuki: (Hiroko-san, with her slender hands...) Kazuki: (was someone who was a mystery to me even though we spent our days together. But looking at her photographs---) Kazuki: (made me think that at one time, she must've been doing the whole high school-thing.) Hiroko: There were a lot of things I despised back then. Hiroko: I always had bruises all over my body, and when you went into juvie, they did a search where they stripped you naked. Hiroko: And the other girls in the gang did stuff like putting sponge in my food...you know, to make fun of the new girl
Pg 150: Hiroko: I made my parents... Hiroko: cry a lot too. Hiroko: My mother and father... both got down on their knees and apologized to the police. Hiroko: I don't want to make them do that again. Kazuki: (My mom) Kazuki: (doesn't know what I'm doing.) Hiroko: I don't want the kids in "NIGHTS" to do any bad stuff anymore either. Just ride, that's it. Kazuki: (Right now, I'm talking to the girlfriend of the leader of "NIGHTS") Kazuki: Isn't Tooru-san... coming back? Hiroko: He only comes back every once in a while. Hiroko: He probably has other girls to take care of. Kazuki: W-What! That's--- Hiroko: --You're nice, you know that, Kazuki? Kazuki: I'm... not... //hazy//
Pg 151: Kazuki: I'm not at all. //thump thump// Kazuki: I'm not honest... Kazuki: ...andI'm stubborn... Kazuki: and I even get jealous sometimes... Hiroko: "Jealous"? Hiroko: Of what? //chuckles// Hiroko: Haruyama... Hiroko: isn't too bright, but when it comes too stuff like this, he's got a sixth sense, I guess you could say. He can tell between the good and the good-for-nothings Hiroko: right off the bat... //squeeze// //ring ring ring ring// kazuki: (My heart won't stop beating fast...) //click// Kazuki: (Lately, there's been a lot of phone calls for Hiroko-san.) Kazuki: (Every time the phone rings, she gets this really scary expression on her face.) Hiroko: "Bakutou"?
Pg 152: Kazuki: (It looks like a lot of people are searching for Tooru-san.) Hiroko: I'm going to step out for a sec. Hiroko: Don't open the door to anyone, okay? Kazuki: (There's something going on that I'm not aware of.) //ring ring// //thump thump thump// Sayuri: Hey, Kazuki? Sayuri: Whew! I was thinking what I was gonna do if Hiroko-san picked up! Kazuki: What? Sayuri: It's me, Sayuri--- Kazuki: Ah-- Sayuri: I still can't believe it--- Sayuri: you're the girlfriend of the next leader of "NIGHTS"--- //rustle rustle//
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Pg 154: //vroomm// guys: Haru----yama----kunnn! Guy: If you're looking for Haruyama, he's off fooling around in the back Guy #2: Wha! Guys: Haruyama----! //splash splash// [SL: Am I~a girl~] Haruyama: Huh? Haruyama: 'Sup?
Pg 155: //vroom// Haruyama: So..what? Guy: What we're trying to say is, if you go and give your greetings to all of 'em senpai, that'll get them off your back //vroomm// Guy #2: Yeah, yeah! And say stuff like "I'll do my best"! //heh// Haruyama: What~ Why the hell do I have to go around doing stuff like that? Guy: Well--- Haruyama: Who cares who the next leader is? Haruyama: Everyone's just riding, minding their own business anyway--- Haruyama: The newer guys don't even know what Tooru looks like. Guy: Yeah, that's true, but still--- you're not gonna be able to convince the higher ups with that kinda attitude--[SL: Get what I'm tryin' to say ?] Richard: You're not gonna be able to be the leader of "NIGHTS" the way you are now--- Haruyama: Tooru already said he's giving me the 400FOUR, so what else is there to do? Haruyama: Once I get it, I'll let you guys ride with me Guy: Really---! Guy #2: Yeah, and since there's gonna be that group meeting thing for "NIGHTS"... [SL: Guy #3: Oh yeah~]
Pg 156: Richard: Yoooo~~ [SL: Right-o! POW!] Haruyama: What? Richard: Do you really know what you're getting yourself into? Richard: If you make the guys at the main headquarters snap for real... Richard: Maybe you don't care what happens to you, Richard: but you should think about the people around you. Richard: The guys at the Shounan quarters might get some backlash too--- Richard: And you never know, Kazuki might... Richard: She's still 14... Haruyama: Are you tryin' to say that I haven't given it some thought? Richard: What..?
Pg 157: Haruyama: Who the fuck are you to say?! //slam// Guy: Geez... Guy #2: You got him mad... Richard: What's with him! I was just worried about him, and he--- //calm down// Guy #2: Forget him, let's talk about the gang get-together--- Richard: DAMNIT! Guy: If you guys fight, you're gonna lose anyway Richard: GRRRR Guy: Everything'll probably smooth itself out Guy #2: Yeah, to him this probably isn't that big of a deal //thump thump// Sayuri: Yeah, that's why the guys at the main headquarters, and my boyfriend--- those that are around the same age as him are pretty cool with it Sayuri: they're more like getting a laugh out of it Sayuri: but the higher ups, you know... Sayuri: they're saying that they can't have someone his age be the leader...
Pg 158: Sayuri: Yeah, because like you know how they've been getting some probs with the gang down at Shinjuku... Sayuri: I heard the guys at Yokohama are having a really tough time because of it--- Sayuri: I phoned because I was just worried about you--- //thump thump// //splash splash// //gulp/ //step step step// //knock knock// //tense// //step step step step//
Pg 159: //step step// //click// Haruyama: ah--- Haruyama: Did someone come by? Kazuki: (I can't believe it) Kazuki: Oh...there's been a lot of phone calls for Hiroko-san. //clank// Haruyama: No, I meant while you were here alone Kazuki: No Haruyama: Oh really...
Pg 160: Kazuki: Are you really...going to take over "NIGHTS"? //chirp chirp// Haruyama: Yeah Haruyama: Pretty impressive, huh? Kazuki: (How can he be laughing at a time like this?) Haruyama: Are you scared? Kazuki: What? Haruyama: If you're scared, you can stop being my girlfriend. //splash splash// //clank// Kazuki: What...are you...saying?
Pg 161: Haruyama: I'm being serious here. //thump thump// Haruyama: What do you wanna do? Kazuki: Haruyama... Kazuki: Aren't you scared? Haruyama: Me? Why would I be? Kazuki: Then I'm not scared either. //haha// Haruyama: You're weird, you know that? Haruyama: If I--- was a girl, I wouldn't want a guy like me.
Pg 162: Haruyama: I'm stupid, I snap easily, Haruyama: I get into a lot of fights, Haruyama: I won't say anything about my face though. [SL: Kazuki: Haha, idiot!] Haruyama: I like my bike more than I do eatin', and I'm not rolling in dough, //splash splash// Haruyama: and I Haruyama: make girls cry Haruyama: over stupid things. Kazuki: I... Kazuki: won't cry. Kazuki: I'll never cry over someone like you. Haruyama: Okay. That's the spirit! Keep that up! //tap// //splash splash//
Pg 163: //chhirp chirp// //thud// Haruyama: C'mon, let me do you! //ahahhahaha// Kazuki: (The truth is, I'm so scared I don't even know what to do.) Haruyama: Let's go out. Haruyama: Oh--- Haruyama: and you..should start going to school again. Haruyama: And, Haruyama: you should phone back home once in a while. Kazuki: (What got into him... Why is he so nice all of a sudden?) Kazuki: (Him saying that might actually convince me to go to school, and phone my mom.) [SL: Kazuki: What're you writing? Haruyama: A message for Hiroko~ Haruyama: Hey! Don't look! I'm writing a love letter~~ Kazuki: What?!?]
Pg 164: [letter reads:
To Hiroko: I've kidnapped Kazuki. If you wanna get her back, have some dinner ready and wei [crosses out "wei"] wait for us. Haruyama] //vroommm// Kazuki: (Shounan Bay during the Golden Week, was packed, it was almost like a festival) //vroommm// //hahahaha// //slap slap slap// //ahahahhaa// //vroommm// Kazuki: (I wonder how many people here know about what's going on in "NIGHTS" right now) Guy: Thanks for earlier, Haruyama. Guy: Hey, you guys seem to be getting along pretty well--- Kazuki: (Haruyama didn't seem to know about "Bakutou" so I didn't say anything) Kazuki: (...I'm scared)
Pg 166: Richard: Eh... ah---- Richard: Just go over there. Haruyama: What~ Guy: Hey Haruyama, wanna ride? Haruyama: Yeah, sure. Richard: Er...how can I help you? Guy #2: The "Bakutou" guys from Shinjuku are gonna come and crush us Richard: What?! Guy #2: Haven't you heard of them? Richard: Well...I've heard the name a couple of times... Guy #2: We can't find Tooru-san anywhere, and the past higher-ups are saying to ignore 'em. Guy #2: Watch over that idiot to make sure he doesn't try anything. [sign on Haruyama's back reads "that idiot"]
Pg 167: //ahahhaa// //vrooom vroomm// Guy: HAHAHAHA //vrooommmm// //vroom// [SL: Guy: What! Seriously?!] //whisper whisper// Richard: Hey, Kazuki! //ahahaha// Richard: Do you think Haruyama knows about "Bakutou"? Kazuki: No, I don't think he does. Guy: Yeah! If he did, there's no way he'd be fooling around like that Richard: Hey, how'd you find out anyway, Kazuki? //vrooom vroommm// Kazuki: I heard from someone... that they were calling the "NIGHTS" a shitty gang Guy: WHATTT! //SHHHHH!!!// //whisper whisper// Guy: Fuck, you gotta be kidding me! Guy #2: Why the fuck aren't we fighting 'em head on? Guy #3: What are they like? Guy: They got about 15 guys Guy #2: 15?! Guy: Yeah, and they're all on bikes. Guy: But I heard they're really fucked up, they're going around getting into fights with anyone. Guy #4: If they heard about a fight going on somewhere, they head straight for it. Guy #2: Whoa! Guy: So what? We can take 'em on! Richard: Yeah, but do we really have to? It'd be a waste of time Richard: Let's just ride in peace, ya know?
Pg 168: Guy: Things are just really messed up right now, so if we get into shit with them, it'll probably keep on for a long time //vrooommm// Guy: I doubt I'd be able to hold him back Guy #2: I'll probably just skip the whole thing //ahahaha// //vrooommm// Haruyama: What were you guys talking about earlier? //clank clank// //step step// /vrooommmm// //vrooommm// Kazuki: What? Haruyama: Is there something you guys're keepin' from me? Kazuki: No---! [SL: Kazuki: Ah! What's that?] Haruyama: So what? You guys're just forming your own little group without me? //clank clank// //step step// Kazuki: No, we aren't--- Haruyama: If you don't tell me, I'm not gonna give you a ride home Kazuki: Well, I can just take the train home! Haruyama: You little--- ah---! //clank clank//
Pg 169: //step step// Kazuki: Ahahahaha Haruyama: Then--- Haruyama: I'm not gonna let you go home unless you tell me! Haruyama: Haha! You're gonna get Hiroko pissed~ //snap// //step step// //kick// Haruyama: AHHH! Haruyama: What the fuck did you do that for--- Kazuki: Kyaa! Kazuki: NOO!
Pg 170: //wheeze wheeze// //ahahhahah// Haruyama: You little bugger~ //roll roll// /rool roll// //wheeze// //HEYYY// Kazuki: (He really likes bullying people---) Kazuki: That's Hiroko-san's. Haruyama: Whattt! Why didn't you say so earlier?! Haruyama: You're JEA-LOUS! Kazuki: (Geez, what's his problem~) //throws// [SL: Kazuki: Who needs this anyway!] Haruyama: Ah, that's mine--! Kazuki: ...Ah
Pg 171: //thud// //chuckles// Kazuki: Tooru-sa.... Haruyama: You go find my other shoe. Haruyama: Come on, get to it! Or what, you too ugly for the job? Kazuki: Whattt!!! Haruyama: Hahaha Haruyama: Tooru //leans// Haruyama: Give me the 400FOUR already Haruyama: Come on, hand it over.
Pg 172: Tooru: ...Yeah Tooru: just wait Tooru: a little longer Tooru: Between //vroomm// Tooru: her Tooru: and Hiroko, Tooru: who would you choose? //vrooom vroomm// Haruyama: I thought.. you were gonna make Hiroko happy? //haha// Tooru: For someone who was high, you sure do remember a lot.
Pg 173: Haruyama: Did...something happen? Tooru: What? Not really... Haruyama: Go home to Hiroko sometime. [SL: Tooru: haha] Tooru: And who gave you the right to order me around like that? Haruyama: Haha, no one really //vrooom vroom// Kazuki: (I'm so scared I can't stand it) //vroom vroomm// //ring ring//
Pg 174: //ring ring// Guy: Haruyama---phone call---! [SL: Haruyama: I win! Guy: Geez, I lost AGAIN--! //clank// Guy #2: What's the fun in this if he keeps winning!] Haruyama: Who the fuck're you? //vroomm// //vroommm// Guy: I'm someone in "Bakutou" from Shinjuku. Guy: I've heard quite a lot about "NIGHTS" from your rivals //vrooommm// Guy: I heard you're having a huge get together, but before that happens, we're going to crush you. Remember that. //hahahaha! //whistles//
Pg 175: //vroommm// Guy: Until then. Have a nice day. //whoaaa!// //vroom vroomm/// Guy: Shounan feels great today--- //throws// //vrooom vroomm// Guy: Hey, what's up Haruyama? //dash// /vrooom vroom vroommm// //VROOMMMMMM// //whistles//
Pg 177: Guy: Stop Haruyama! You're gonna get hurt--- //vroomm// Guy; Hey, calm down! Haruyama: Shut the fuck up! Get the fuck off me--! Guy: I- Guy: I'm gonna have to fire you if you don't stop! Haruyama: Shit! Haruyama: Fuck! //vroommmmm///
Pg 178: Eri: I love... Eri: it when the sky, and the scenery, and just everything's blue. Kazuki: Yeah, it's pretty. //vrooom vroom/ //vroomm// //click// Eri: Kazuki-- [SL: Guy: Yoo Haruyama! You're early!] Eri: Two days ago... Eri: your mom... Eri: came to my house.
Pg 179: Eri: She was saying how Eri: if I knew where you were, to let her know. Eri: She... Eri: bowed down to me //thump thump// Eri: I told her I didn't know where you were, but... Kazuki: (My mom doesn't know anything.) Kazuki: (She doesn't know what I'm going through.) Kazuki: (Not one bit) //vrooom vroom// Kazuki: I'll.. Kazuki: give her a call...
Pg 180: Haruyama: Come here for a sec Richard: Why---? Haruyama: Why didn't you say anything? Richard: Because I knew it'd do you no good Haruyama: Why would you say that? Guy: The guys from the main head quarters are saying to ignore 'em, so what else can we do? Haruyama: I'm gonna do it //THUMP// [SL: Guy: I knew it!] Guy #2: We know how you feel, but do you know anything about 'em? //vroom vroom// //HAHAHA// Guy: They're not just getting into groups to hang around and ride //hahahaha// //vroommmmmmmm vroommm// Guy: They only have 15 people and they're tryin' to take "NIGHTS" on, so they've got a lot of guts Haruyama: 15?! //vroommm// Guy: Yeah, that's how many are in that gang
Pg 181: Guy: And there's lots of gangs saying they'll help us out if they try to start somethin' Haruyama: O--kay--- Guy #2: Yeah! So for numbers, we got it down, no prob. Haruyama: Yeah, but it's more fun this way--- Haruyama: Let's take 'em on //thump// Guy: Don't look at us like that--- The guys at Yokohama are holding back too--- Who's fault do you think it is anyway? It's because there's that whole thing with you---
Haruyama: It's because you guys're like that they're fucking around with us like this Haruyama: Fuck, they probably think we're just a bunch of fuckin' pussies--- Haruyama: I'm gonna fuckin' kill 'em. //thump thump// Eri: Hey, what's going on? //vroom vroommm// Guy: Hey, Haruyama--- Guy: We should just hold off Guy #2: It's not like some mickey fight, ya know? [sign reads "Shinjuku Bakutou"] Richard: Even though they only have 15 guys--- they went around making a name of themselves--- by sticking their heads into any fights they could get their hands on.
Pg 182: Richard: They have nothing to fear Haruyama: Who the fuck cares? Let's just do it, got it? //thump// Richard: There's actually some guys in "NIGHTS" who're going to school, and working--- Richard: If we make a wrong move, we might all 'end up in juvie. Is that what you want? Guy: We're thinking about our lives here. That's a lot more than could be said of you. Haruyama: If you're scared, just say so. Guy: What'd you just say---?! Haruyama: But isn't that what it comes down to? Haruyama: If you're gonna be shakin' in your pants the whole time, why the fuck'd you join "NIGHTS" in the first place? Guy: You fuckin---who the fuck d'you think I'm worried about?! //vroom vroommm// //screechhh// Guy #2: Your head fuckin' screwed on wrong or what?! //vroommmm// Guy: If you wanna go so bad, then fuck, go by yourself! [SL: Richard: Hey, come on--] Guy #2: Yeah! Guy #2: We're not in "NIGHTS" because of you! Haruyama: Fine,
Pg 184: Haruyama: then you don't have to fuckin' follow me! Guy: Haruyama! Guy: HEY! //thump thump thump// //thump thump// //VROOOM VROOM/// //thump thump thump//
Pg 185: [SL: Guy: HARUYAMA!] //thud thud thud thud// [SL: Guy: What the fuck're you doing?! Guy #2: You fucking---] //thump thump// //thump thump// Guy: He's not gonna get it unless we teach him a lesson! //slam//
Pg 185: [SL: Guy: You fucking--- //thud// //slam//] //thump thump thump thump// [SL: Guy: It's all your fault--!] [SL: Guy: Fucker---] Kazuki: Stop...it
Pg 186: Kazuki: STOPPPP! Eri: Kazuki, it's not safe to go there! Kazuki: NOOOOOOO! [SL: Guy: Damnit] [SL: Guy: Fucker---] Kazuki: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO [SL: Kazuki: AHHHHHHH!!!!] Kazuki: ("I make girls cry over stupid things")
Pg 187: Kazuki: STOPPPPPPPPPPP [SL: Guy: Yo---- Guy #2: Why can't you get it through your thick skull?!] //SLAM//
Pg 188: Kazuki: AHhhhh---! Kazuki: AHHHHHHH! Richard: Huh? Richard: Oh...right. Richard: Eri, help me out! Eri: Eh...? Kazuki: Haruya--- Kazuki: Haru... Richard: There's nothing we can do about it.
Pg 189: Richard: There's nothing we can do. Kazuki: HARUYAMAAAAAA [SL: Kazuki: LET ME GO!!] Richard: I don't know why //LET ME GO!// Richard: but watching him like this //HARUYAMA!!// Richard: makes me regret this whole thing //vrooommm// //splash//
Pg 190: //noise noise noise// //hahahah// //splash// Haruyama: Wh...at... //vrooommm// //noise noise// Haruyama: What're you looking at... it's fuckin' embarassing... Tooru: I just got here. Tooru: Who's at fault? Haruyama: Whaa---? //vroom vroomm// Haruyama: Me.
Pg 191: Tooru: [SL: Haha] What's with you? You're surprisingly honest [SL: Hahaha...it tastes like metal...] //rustle// Tooru: Come, and get the 400FOUR Haruyama: What... Tooru: Walk there. Haruyama: Wha..? Tooru: Walk all the way there. It's more cool that way, don't you think? Haruyama: Whatttttt~ Tooru: It's about a 20km walk to Yokohama. Tooru: If you spend half a day getting there, it's a piece of cake Haruyama: What're you being a meanie for~ Tooru: See ya. Haruyama: You just came up with that, didn't you--?! Haruyama: That's too much fuckin' work---! Haruyama: I'm not gonna do it!- //slam// //see ya!//
Pg 192: //YO! Tooru!! Are you listening?! You're a fuckin' slave driver, ya know that?!// //vrooommmm// //honk honk// [SL: Haruyama: I can't even move my fuckin' body!] Guy: Geezzz~I feel sick... Guy #2: Owwww... [SL: Guy: No thanks] Guy: Fuck, this pisses me off so bad.. Guy #2: Why do we have to go through all this... for a fucktard like him... Richard: He just needs time...to cool off [SL: Guy: How'd he grow up to be like that anyway? Guy #2: Haha] //ring ring//
Pg 193: //ring ring// [SL: Guy: If it wasn't for this---] Guy: Yeahhh? Guy: What?! Guy: Is this Tooru-san?! //straightens up// Guy: Yes, she's here. Guy: Kazuki, it's for you. Tooru: Kazuki? Tooru: Come first thing tomorrow. Tooru: You're gonna find something very interesting. //wheeze wheeze// //clank//
Pg 194: Tooru: I'm good at making preparations, don't you think? Tooru: She's gonna take away Haruyama. Tooru: You sad about that? Hiroko: Why are you asking this? //cock-a-doodle-do!// //flutter flutter// //wheeze wheeze// //cock-a-doodle-do!// //flutter flutter// //vrooom vroommm//
Pg 197: //ha----ha---// Kazuki: (That night--- the police came to arrest the head of the gang for the first time in years. And Tooru-san... disappeared.)
END OF CHAPTER 8 END OF VOLUME 2 https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19998Translation: Hot Road Volume 12010-02-16T20:26:18+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.com*****PLEASE CONTACT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN USING THIS FOR SCANLATIONS*****
Title: Hot Road Volume: 1 (of 4) Mangaka: Tsumugi Taku Translated by: Oceansportrait Proofread by: Mars Translation Completed: July 7, 2007
Narrator: The blue road of sunrise. The red tail lamp. The passing glance of a thin figure, fading off into the distance. Just once more, I wish I could meet with those people from back then.
Pg 2: Narrator: (Just once more...) HOT ROAD Tsumugi Taku
Pg 3: Miyaichi: (Today is my mom's birthday) //rattle rattle clank// Woman: You thieves!!
Pg 4: Girl: Wahhhh! Girl: Uuu.... Woman: Stealing other people's things puts you on the same level as burglars! //bang// Woman #2: Yes, that's right. It's for shoplifting. //noise noise// //ring ring// [SL: Woman: Yes, this is the police---] Woman: You had some nerve! Going out and stealing all these goods! Woman: What makes you think you can steal other people's things?! Miyaichi: (Shut up...) Woman: What are you going to do about this?! Girl: Wahhhh---! Woman: ...Yes, they're in Grade 8. Their last names are Miyaichi and Nozawa.... yes, of course. They're students from your middle school. Woman: Yes, I understand. Please come here as soon as you can. Woman: Teenagers these days... Woman: Your teacher will be arriving here shortly. //wahhh//
Pg 5: Woman: We've contacted your parents as well. [SL: Girl: No!] Woman: You don't have the right to say "no"! You're the one who committed the crime! //uuuuuu...// Woman: Crying will do you no good! //thump// Woman: You... Woman: You've been acting pretty high-and-mighty since we brought you in--- //ring ring// //wahhh// //noise noise// Miyaichi: (Today is my mom's birthday.)
Pg 6: Yukko's Mother: Oh no, Yukko-chan! Yukko: Kyaaa---! Mom! [SL: Woman #3: Kaoru!] Miyaichi: (Old hag.) Teacher: I'm extremely sorry for taking so long to get here... Woman: Are you her teacher? Teacher: Ah, yes! Yukko's Mother: Um...are you sure there isn't some kind of mistake? My daughter isn't the type to do something like this! Woman: These days, even the quiet ones go around committing crimes like this. Yukko's Mother: Oh! Teacher: I'm very sorry, but I haven't been able to get in touch with Miyaichi Kazuki's mother because she is away at work... Woman: It’s fine, as long as you make sure to discuss with her directly about the seriousness of this crime. Yukko's Mom: I knew it---It's because you're hanging around the wrong people! Since Kazuki-chan's mom is a single mother, she probably doesn't have the time to take care of her daughter well! Yukko: Mom! That's horrible! It's not Kazuki-chan's fault! Yukko's Mom: B-But...I'm so sad, that I... Yukko: Get a grip, mom! Teacher: I'll make sure to discuss this with Miyaichi's mother... Woman: All right. This time around, we will let your school handle this. Miyaichi: (I...)
Pg 7: Teacher: Thank you very much. Miyaichi: (I only wanted that pig-character pen...) Woman: Please make sure this never happens again. Teacher: Yes... Teacher: Let's go, Miyaichi-san... Miyaichi: (So...it was 300 Yen...) //clank// Teacher: You don't have to take what Nozawa-san's mother said seriously. Teacher: It's not like your mother leaves you alone because she wants to. Teacher: She's been going at it alone for twelve years, ever since your father passed away when you were 2.
Pg 8: Miyaichi: My mom's....not alone. She's had a lover since a long time ago. A rich one. //noise noise// Teacher: Ah... Ah... Ah... Teacher: Oh...really? Teacher: Ah! Teacher: Do you know this song, Miyaichi-san? Teacher: It's Brahm's "Serenade". Have you heard it before? Miyaichi: (I like her because...) (I find it funny how she's always trying her hardest.) Teacher: Oh, I almost forgot. Lately, you've been skipping Chorus Club, haven't you? Miyaichi: (It's not that I'm making fun of everyone at the Chorus Club because of the way they open their mouths...)
Pg 9: Miyaichi: (It's just...watching them...) Teacher: Why don't you give the club another try? Let's all sing together again! Teacher: Then...you won't feel lonely. Miyaichi: Teacher, //gulp// Miyaichi: Are you taking stomach medicine again? Teacher: Eh..? Yup.... //hahahahaha// Teacher: Miyaichi...san? Teacher: Cut your bangs.
Pg 11: Miyaichi: (She's in a good mood today) Mom: Today's dinner...is fried shrimp. Two minutes...in the microwave, okay? Miyaichi: (Even though she's 35....this person...is always moody...) Miyaichi: Poo... Miyaichi: (always the princess...) Mom: Haha... Miyaichi: (and is always selfish...) Mom: You're such a gross child... Miyaichi: (When she meets with her lover, she always listens to this song)
Pg 12: Miyaichi: (Today is my mom's birthday) Miyaichi: Mom? Miyaichi: (I'll give this... To you as a present...) Miyaichi: Today, Miyaichi: I got caught for shoplifting. Miyaichi: Didn't anyone call you? Mom: .... ...I don't know...
Pg 13: Mom: I was working somewhere else today. Miyaichi: Yukko-chan's mom was saying what a terrible mother you are, for not coming to pick up your kid at a time like this. Miyaichi: (Isn't she going to say anything?) Miyaichi: Bye. See you tomorrow. //clank// Miyaichi: (Creep.)
Pg 14: //slam// Miyaichi: (Ah, I said something weird.) (I didn't shoplift because I wanted my mom to come pick me up, like in those TV dramas.) Miyaichi: (Shit---) Miyaichi: (Eri said, that it doesn't matter whether you have parents or not. That has nothing to do with a child's downfall) [SL: Miyaichi: Damnit] //rumble rumble// Miyaichi: (Today in the staff room, the teachers became nervous after watching news involving middle schoolers) //bounce bounce// //rumble rumble// Yukko: Hey, Kazuki-chan? Did your mom get pissed at you?
Pg 15: Miyaichi: No. She didn't say anything. Miyaichi: I didn't even talk to her this morning. [SL: Yukko: Really!? You're so lucky!] Miyaichi: Me? Lucky? Yeah right. Miyaichi: It creeps me out. Miyaichi: What about you? Yukko: It was a nightmare! All they did was yell! And I even lied that it was my first time stealing stuff! //hahaha// //bounce bounce// //swish// Miyaichi: Ah... Eri: Were you in the principle's room earlier? //thump// Miyaichi: (Eri came here from Yokohama three months ago...) Miyaichi: Yup.
Pg 16: Eri: That's so lame---- Eri: Well, it's not like I knew why you were in there anyway. Miyaichi: (She hasn't fit in well here because she has a bit of a rebellious streak to her.) Miyaichi: (I heard she still hasn't made any friends.) Eri: Kazuki--- Eri: Let's go out Eri: sometime--- Eri: There's someone I want you to meet. Eri: Her name's Hiroko-san, and she's a senpai I had back in Yokohama. [SL: senpai=upper classman] Eri: She's so cool!
Pg 17: Eri: And her boyfriend is so unbelievably cool---! Eri: Next time, I might get a chance to meet him! Miyaichi: (If only she didn't act so tough, she'd be popular with the guys.) Miyaichi: Yup, sure. //rumble// [SL: Eri: AHAHAHAHA! Eri: What was that?!] Miyaichi: I'm just hungry... Miyaichi: I haven't eaten anything since yesterday...
Pg 18: Yukko: She's wearing that red training suit again. Yukko: Hey, Kazuki-chan. Yukko: Why do you talk to Eri? Miyaichi: What? Yukko: Eri. She's supposed to be wearing navy blue for PE. //rumble rumble// Yukko: Have you heard? Yukko: There are rumours going around that while she was at her last school, she had an abortion!
Pg 19: Yukko: I was really surprised when I first heard about that! Yukko: But then again, she does seem to be the kind to do stuff like that. Yukko: And everyone's saying how all the teachers have given up on her already. Yukko: And her hair! It's a perm, isn't it? Yukko: And her socks are so bright coloured! I never wear socks like that unless I'm at home! //noise noise noise// Yukko: You can probably imagine what kind of person Eri's "senpai" is---
Pg 20: Yukko: she might be doing drugs, you never know. Yukko: Do you get what I'm trying to get at? You shouldn't meet with her senpai. Yukko: And you shouldn't hang around Yukko: with Eri anymore. Yukko: Come on, are you listening to me? I'm saying this for your..sake...
Pg 21: Miyaichi: Shut the hell up. //push// Yukko: Kyaaa--! //clank smash thud// Miyaichi: IDIOT! [SL: Yukko: Who are you saying that to?!]
Pg 22: Yukko: Geez! You snap so easily! //slam// Guy: Hey, did you see that?! We should start calling her "Sukeban Deka"! Yukko: Kazuki-chan----are you going to become an outlaw?! [SL: Yukko: Oh, yeah. Yukko: Maybe she's mad because she's hungry?] Miyaichi: (Retards.) Miyaichi: (So you're saying that what you're doing is so much better than what everyone else is doing?) Miyaichi: Eri---- Miyaichi: Eri--- Miyaichi: Eri---
Pg 24: [SL: Miyaichi: Lalala] Miyaichi: (At my house, there are no pictures of my dad.) //click// Miyaichi: (It's because, he's someone my mom was forced to marry.) Miyaichi: (The lover, who she's known since high school, has a wife.) [SL: And all at once! Nyaa--! Nyaaa--!] Miyaichi: (He's going through divorce proceedings right now, or so I heard.)
Pg 25: [SL: Miyaichi: AHAHAHA!] Miyaichi: (This apartment...) Miyaichi: (is probably rented with that person's money...) (That is what this 14 year old girl believes...) [SL: Miyaichi: Ahahaha...//chuckles// //giggles//] Miyaichi: Ahahahahaha--- //Gyaaa---! Gyaaa--!//
pg 26: //AHAHAHAHA// Miyaichi: Damnit... Miyaichi: Shit, it won't break.
Pg 27: Miyaichi: (It'd be a waste, to just leave all of this 14 year old girl's young energy unused.) //ring ring ring ring// //thud thud// //ring ring//
Pg 28: //click// Eri: Hello? It's me, Eri. Miyaichi: Ah--- Eri: I know this is out of the blue, but can you come and meet me right now? I found out that I'll be able to meet Hiroko-san today! And we might even be able to meet Tooru-san too...so please? Come with? //clank clank clank// Eri: Hiroko-san's--- Eri: 17 right now, but she's so scary that a person like me wouldn't have been able to talk to her, but since she was my older sister's friend--- Miyaichi: Really...? Miyaichi: (My heart's beating really fast...)
Pg 29: Eri: Ahh! There she is! Miyaichi: (This is the town at night that I've never seen...) (and she's a person who I've never met...) Eri: Ah, Hiroko-san! This is the girl I talked to you about over the phone! She's the closest friend I have at my new school! Miyaichi: Ah... Good...evening... Hiroko: Nice to meet you. Miyaichi: (My heart's beating really fast...) Hiroko: Okay, then I guess we'll get going. Eri: Yay! Are we going to where Tooru-san is? Hiroko: Yup.
Pg 30: Miyaichi: ("Hiroko-san" really did seem like an amazing person...) [sign reads "Taxi Pick-Up"] Hiroko: If some creeps there try to talk to you, Hiroko: never say you're 14. Hiroko: Make sure to say you're 16, okay? Miyaichi: (Maybe, just maybe... we might be on our way being taken to a scary place...) Hiroko: And one more thing. Hiroko: Never leave my side. //thump thump thump// Miyaichi: (But) [SL: Eri: Roger---!] Miyaichi: (today, I feel like I can put my faith in Eri and this person named Hiroko-san...) Hiroko: Is he here?
Pg 31: Eri: Hahaha---did you see that just now?! Everyone's greeting Hiroko-san! Eri: It's so cool! Miyaichi: (Guys I've never met before... Girls I've never met before...) Hiroko: Any luck? Girl: No, sorry. No one's seen him today. Eri: Eh? Tooru-san's not here? Hiroko: Yeah, looks like it. Eri: Awww! And I thought I'd FINALLY be able to meet him today---
Pg 32: Hiroko: Mister, mind going to Shounan? Eri: What?! We're going back already? Hiroko: No. Girl: Hey, Hiroko, I'm going to hang around here for a bit. Sorry. [SL: Hiroko: Don't worry about it] Eri: I'm really sorry, to make you have to take us around like this Hiroko: It's not like I had anything better to do. Anyway, we're going to where Haruyama works. Eri: Eh?! Haruyama-senpai?! Haruyama-senpai's at Shounan right now? Hiroko: Yeah, since a while back. Eri: Kazuki----Kazuki---this is awesome! We get to see Haruyama-senpai!
Pg 33: Eri: He's really really REALLY cool--- //hahaha// Miyaichi: What are you saying, Eri? //giggles// Eri: Eh? Eri: But he is! Everyone really IS cool! Eri: C-Cut it out Kazuki, don't laugh---- Eri: R-Right, Hiroko-san?! Hiroko: Oh, Haruyama? Yeah, he's a pretty interesting character. Eri: He's still...16, right? Hiroko: Yeah, he's a year younger than me. Eri: He's Tooru-san's favorite, right?!
pg 34: Hiroko: It's probably because they're so alike. Eri: Yeah, that's why everyone's says Eri: if you get Haruyama-senpai mad, you'd be in big trouble. Miyaichi: (Really...so that must mean Tooru-san really is an incredible person...) Miyaichi: (Ah...Shounan...) Miyaichi: It's my first time seeing it like this... Eri: No way--! But you live right near here! Miyaichi: Yeah, it's because I've never gone out so late at night Miyaichi: in all my 14 years.
Pg 35: Girl: Ah, mister. Here's fine. Miyaichi: Oh, the money... Girl: You dork, forget about it. [SL: Miyaichi: Eh?] Miyaichi: (It's strange...) [SL: Eri: Thank you very much!] Hiroko: Yeah. Let's go. //slam// Miyaichi: (Even though it's right near my house...) Miyaichi: (This feels strange...)
Pg 36: Eri: Ah---there he is! Haruyama: Not like that! Haruyama: Where the hell are you looking?! //vroom vroom// //swerve swerve// Haruyama: All you have to do is back up here! Haruyama: Can't you even do something as simple as that?! Hiroko: Haha, looks like he's still working. Just wait here. Eri: Hehe! I told you he's scary when he gets mad, right? Miyaichi: Yeah. Eri: Looks like they finally figured it out!
Pg 37: Miyaichi: (He's a guy I've never met) Haruyama: Which way are you leaving? Girl: Eh? Oh, the left. //vrooom// Haruyama: Thank you very much! //vrooom// Girl: Hey...that guy just now... Girl: what a weirdo---
Pg 38: Miyaichi: (He's the kind of guy you couldn't find at my school) Haruyama: Eri-chan----! Come here! Eri: Hehehe! He just called me Eri-chan! Eri: Let's go! Miyaichi: I'm okay. Eri: Eh? Miyaichi: He only called you out. Eri: Come on, what are you--- Miyaichi: Really. I'm fine here. Miyaichi: I'll stay. Miyaichi: (I'm no good with guys.) Eri: Are you sure?! I'm going! Miyaichi: Go. Eri: Okay, then I'll be back in a sec! Miyaichi: (It's because there isn't a man in my family.) Eri: Good evening! Haruyama: How's your sister doing? Eri: She's doing great! Haruyama: Ah, Hiroko. You can go ahead inside.
Pg 39: Eri: You called her "Hiroko"! [SL: Kyaaa-! Kya--!] [SL: Hiroko: Hey mister!] Haruyama: Who's that? Haruyama: She's pretty cute. Let me talk to her. Eri: Eh----! Kazuki's soo lucky! //hahaha// Hiroko: There's no use being jealous--- Hiroko: he has a girlfriend already. //vroom// Haruyama: What are you looking at?
Pg 40: //vroom// Haruyama: How old are you? //vrooom// Miyaichi: Fourt... een.... Haruyama: Oh really?
Pg 41: Haruyama: What's your name? //vroom// Haruyama: What? Are you mute or something? //snap// Miyaichi: (What's the use in telling you my name? Id--iot!)
Pg 42: Miyaichi: (Go back already) Haruyama: Things aren't going well Haruyama: at your house, are they? Miyaichi: What the hell's your problem?! That's none of your damn business! Haruyama: Oh really---
Pg 47: //vroom vroom vroom// Eri: Hi, it's me Eri! Eri: What happened back there?! Eri: Haruyama-senpai said it was the first time a girl ever hit him!
Pg 48: Eri: Hiroko-san laughed saying Eri: you'd be someone Tooru-san would like! Eri: Hey, she said she'd definitely introduce us to him next time! Eri: Oh, and I think I forgot to tell to this, Eri: but Tooru-san's---
Pg 49: Eri: the head of a motorcycle gang. Miyaichi: (No one asked why I'd shoplifted.)
END OF CHAPTER 1
Pg 51: Girl: Kazuki, you sound like you hate your mom. Kazuki: Not really, I don't hate her. Girl: Really-y-y? Well, at least you have it easy at your house! A couple of weeks ago I did something---and it wasn't even THAT bad... and my mom got friggin' pissed
and she like, came running at me with a 1L Coke bottle in her hand, and she hit me with it!
I don't even remember what I did--- Kazuki: Hahahaha. What's so bad about that? Girl: Are you kidding me?! She could've killed me! Kazuki: Hahaha....
Pg 52: Kazuki: Well there's nothing you can do about it if you can't even remember why she hit you---
Pg 53: [no text]
Pg 54: //vroom// //honk honk// Kazuki: My dad died when I was really young. //vrooommmm// Kazuki: He wasn't someone my mom married out of love, Kazuki: so I'm Kazuki: (My heart starts beating really fast at times like this.) Kazuki: the kid...of someone she hates.
Pg 55: Kazuki: I wasn't a kid born out of love. Kazuki: (My heart beats really fast, even when I'm talking to a close friend.) Kazuki: (It beats really fast because I feel like I'll be all alone again.) Eri: Oh, I didn't know--- //vroom vroom// //vroooommmm// //vrooom//
Pg 59 Kazuki: (Tonight, I was taken to that unfamiliar city again on the subway.
The red neon lights were blinding) Kazuki: (But because Eri said we'd be able to meet "Tooru-san"...) Hiroko: Let's go. Kazuki: (Hiroko-san's boyfriend, "Tooru-san"...) Kazuki: (Hiroko-san had on a perfume called Tactis)
Pg 61: Tooru: Let's go. //ahahahaha// //noise noise// [SL: How're ya?!] //vrooommm// Eri: Pssst! Kazuki! Eri: Did you see that?! Eri: Everyone seems to know Tooru-san! Eri: And even those scary looking guys are moving out of the way for him!
Pg 62: Tooru: Hey, did you see him? Guy: What---? See who? Guy #2: You idi--don't talk to him like that! Guy: Eh? Guy: N-No, sorry. I haven't seen him... Tooru: Oh, okay. Eri: Whoaaa----! Kazuki!! Did you see that?! That's so cool! Kazuki: Yeah. Kazuki: I saw--- Kazuki: it...
Pg 63: Tooru: So Tooru: this is the hand Tooru: that hit Haruyama. Eri: Kyaaa--! Kyaa---! //thump thump thump//
Pg 64: Kazuki: (Hiroko-san...got mad.) Eri: Hey, did you notice how they were acting all weird? //noise noise// Kazuki: Huh? Err... Eri: Remember? Like how they acted all cold around each other? But they said that's the way they like it. They said that they're in a perfect relationship the way they are now. Kazuki: (It's not weird...) Eri: You said a while back--- Kazuki: (When he did that to me...Hiroko-san got mad. I know it.) Eri: that "loving" another person is a really big deal. Right? Eri: They said those are the kind of feelings they have for each other. Eri: I can't help but feel a bit jealous. Don't you?
Pg 65: Kazuki: Y..eah... Kazuki: I do feel... Kazuki: a bit envious... Kazuki: (They "love" each other? In what way?) //noise noise// //whistle// Eri: Oh yeah, I almost forgot. She said that everyone's gonna get together for a secret meeting tomorrow. Eri: Tomorrow. Tomorrow's Sunday. [SL: Girl: Kazuki-channnn what's up?] Eri: Let's find a way to sneak out to it, okay?
Pg 66: Girl: Hey, Kazuki-chan, are you still mad about last time? [SL: Eri: Bye!] Kazuki: No, not really. I'm not mad. Girl: Well that's a relief---! Kazuki: (Today is Saturday) Mother: Do you want to eat out tonight? Kazuki: (and my mom seems to be bored out of her mind, because she can't meet her lover, who has a family (for now)) Kazuki: (They "love" each other? In what way?) //slam//
Pg 67: Mother: I'm starving! Kazuki: (This woman thinks 14 year olds are morons. She thinks they're brats who know nothing.) Kazuki: (She doesn't even know what makes her own daughter's heart beat faster.) //slam// Kazuki: (My mom will never understand how I feel.)
Pg 68: Kazuki: (Retard---there's no way this place'll have fried shrimp!) [SL: Kazuki: Shit] //creak// Girl: Welcome! //noise noise noise// Kazuki: (Ah...) Kazuki: (Haruyama...)
Pg 69: Kazuki: (Damnit, I remembered his name.) [SL: Kazuki: Shit.] //vrooom vrooom// Kazuki: I want fried shrimp. Mother: Okay--- //AHAHAHAHAHA are you serious// //noise noise// Mother: Lately, you've been Mother: coming home Mother: pretty late. Kazuki: ....what?
Pg 70: //noise noise// Mother: You're still... Mother: in middle school... Mother: You don't even have that much money... Mother: so if you're...out too late at night... Mother: I...have promises to keep too... //kyaaa--!// //creak creak// //Welcome!// //Will that be all?// Waiter: May I take your order? Mother: Oh...well, let's see.... Guy: You have to listen to this! This guy's got it bad for Mihoko! //AHAHAHA// //No freakin' way---- So you'd be able to put your life on the line for her?!//
Pg 71: Haruyama: I Haruyama: wouldn't mind dying Haruyama: for Mihoko. //noise noise// Mother: Oh...what was it? What was I going to order? //AHAHAHAHA// Kazuki: (It beats really fast because I feel like I'll be all alone again.)
Pg 72: Narrator: I wouldn't mind dying for.... //splash// //crash// //splash splash/ //clash clash// [SL: Narrator: And this is Hawaii's---] //clank clank// //splash//
Pg 73: Kazuki: ("Mom, I'll be late tonight, because I'm going to go to a motorcycle gang's meeting") Kazuki: Mom? //clank// //clank// //clank// Kazuki: Mom? //splash// Kazuki: Mom?! //splash// //squeak//
Pg 74: //splash// Kazuki: Old hag!! //crash// Mother: ....Oh. Mother: You surprised me...
Pg 75: Mother: ...oh... Mother: I didn't plan on my daughter being like this. Mother: A daughter was supposed to be like her mother's best friend.... //snap// Kazuki: (Is she an idiot?) Kazuki: You've got to be kidding me. Kazuki: You...OLD HAG!! //snap// Mother: If you want to become a juvenile delinquent, Mother: then go right ahead. Kazuki: HA! Kazuki: That's so typical of you, mom! You think only juvies use words like "old hag", don't you? //Haha!// //pissed off// Kazuki: Well here's a reality check! There are lots of people out there in the world who are a lot worse than the people you call "juvenile delinquents"!!
Pg 76: Kazuki: I'll take your word for it then. From this day on, I'll be a "juvenile delinquent"!! Kazuki: Ha! //tap tap tap// //slam// //waver// //sigh// Mother: Why didn't she take after me. Damnit.. //thud thud thud// Kazuki: (The one who's heart is beating faster is me.) //slam/ //click// //SLAM// Kazuki: (You'll never understand how I feel.)
Pg 77: //vroom vrooom// Kazuki: (I like sounds that make my ears ring.) //vrooom// //vrooomm vroommmm// Kazuki: Ha! Kazuki: You're lucky. At least your old hag shows you some affection. Eri: Eh? Did you say something? //vrooom vroom// Kazuki: No, nothing. Kazuki: (I asked what the name of the motorcycle gang was, but I forgot.) //vroom vrooom// Kazuki: (But I think... it was a pretty famous name that I heard before here and there.) Eri: Hey, what did you tell your mom to let you come out here? Kazuki: "From this day on, I'll be a juvenile delinquent".
Pg 78: Eri: Haha! You're nuts! [SL: Guy: He's STILL not here?!] [SL: Guy: Shit---What the hell's he doing? If he doesn't get here soon, they're gonna come.] //vroom vroom// //vroom vroom// Kazuki: ("Pig!")
Pg 79: //vroom vroom// Kazuki: (What's his problem?) //vroom vroom// Guy: What's with Haruyama? Guy: He's always glaring at us. Lately, he's been pissing me off--- Girl: There you are! You guys shouldn't be alone in a place like this! Girl: It's not just our group that's here. It's not safe. Eri: Oh, okay! Girl: Tooru-san just got here. I heard he's looking for you. Eri: EHHH!?! Girl: Anyway, let's go. [SL: Guy: Whoever wants to be at the front of the pack come up now!] //vroom//
Pg 80: Guy: Yo, Haruyama! Aren't ya going to lead? //whistle whistle// //vrooommm// [SL: Guy: Yo Haruyama!?] Eri: Senpai! Where's Hiroko-san? Girl: Oh her? She just started saying all of a sudden that she didn't want to come. Kazuki: (Ah...) Kazuki: (I have a bad feeling about this...) Tooru: Hiroko? Tooru: Who needs her anyway---? Tooru: Come here.
Pg 81: Girl: Hey, who are those girls? Girl: Why are they getting into Tooru-san's car? Eri: Hahaha! Kazuki, this is awesome! //vroom vroom// //vrooommmm// //vroom// Tooru: Let's go. //vrooom// //honk honk// //vrooom vrooommm// Eri: Hey, Kazuki! //vrooom// Eri: There aren't that many people here yet, but they said that they're going to go around town, and lots more people will join along the way!
Pg 82: [SL: Eri: Are you listening?] Kazuki: Yeah... //vroom vroom// //vrooom// //squeeallll// //honk honk// Tooru: Did Haruyama Tooru: show up? Guy: Oh, I think I saw him back there somewhere. He looked pissed, as always. Tooru: ha... Tooru: hahaha... //vrooom vrooommmm// //vrooommmm// Tooru: hahahaha...
Pg 83: Kazuki: (So... he's riding his bike along with the rest of them...) //squeallll//
Pg 84: //vroommm// //police siren// Eri: No... Eri: no.... Eri: no.... [SL: Eri: What are we gonna do?!] //squeallll// //vroom vroom// Eri: Whoa, where'd everyone go? Eri: Ah, that motorcycle's--- //vrooommm// //squeall//
Pg 85: Eri: Are they going to be okay? Tooru: Their job's to help out the four-wheelers escape. //vrooommm// //fading police siren// Guy: Hey? Who's that? Guy: Did something happen? Guy #2: It's a fight! Guy: What---?! At a time like this? Who's it between? Guy #2: Just up ahead, Haruyama's gotten into a fight with this guy who's not part of our group--- [SL: Guy: Is he a moron? Guy: Does he know how many police cars are out here? Get him to stop! Guy #2: I tried! But he's not someone you can stop once he gets heated! Guy #2: If I stayed behind to try to stop him, Guy #2: I might have gotten caught too, so I----] Tooru: Just leave him alone.
Pg 86: Guy #2: Ah...okay. Guy: You're free to go. Guy: Whoaaa, they're going at it! Guy: Geez, and there are even guys egging him on! Guy: What the hell are you guys doing?! Break it up already! //vrooomm// [SL: Guy: Whoa!] Tooru: Tell him to come see me later. Guy: Okay.
Pg 87: //vrooommm// [sign reads "Open 24 hours a day"]
P 88: //noise noise// //ahahaha// Eri: Kazuki, are you sleepy? Kazuki: What-t-t? No, I'm okay. Eri: Hey, mind if I go to the bathroom again? Kazuki: Eh? Again? Hahaha. Eri: Yeah. I don't know why, but I'm nervous so--- Kazuki: Hahahaha. //squeal// [SL: Waitress: Welcome!] /noise noise// [SL: Guy: Hey---Hey--! The king of stupidity has arrived!] Haruyama: Pig!
Pg 89: //pissed off// Haruyama: Just kidding. Haruyama: You're pretty cute... [SL: Guy: Get over here already!] [SL: Eri: Wow--! Wow---! Wow---!] Tooru: Yo, Haruyama. 'Sup? Tooru: Do you want to get locked away or what? //pissed// Tooru: Haha. Tooru: What's with that look on your face? Who's fault do you think it is?
Pg 90: Haruyama: A girl's. //AHAHAHAHA// Eri: They've been talking for a long time~ [SL: I wonder what they're talking about?] Eri: So it MUST be true that Haruyama-senpai is Tooru-san's favourite! //hahahahaha// Tooru: Let's go. Guy: Eh? But what about Haruyama? Tooru: Haha. Forget him. Tooru: He said that his girl dumped him. Kazuki: (Eh...) //splash//
Pg 91: Haruyama: Don't stare at me. Retard! //mouthes// //noise noise/ Kazuki: (Bastard...) Kazuki: (Idiot!) //noise noise// Kazuki: (Who'd want to...?) Kazuki: Ha! Kazuki: Eh? //thump thump thump// Haruyama: Where's...your house? Haruyama: I'll take you home.
Pg 92: //thump thump thump// Kazuki: Kuge.... Numa Bay. Haruyama: I'll get you home in a flash. Eri: Hey? Where's Kazuki... Girl: Isn't she with you? Eri: Maybe she went home by herself again--- Girl: What? Is she gonna be okay? Eri: Yeah, since she lives close to here, she'll probably be okay. But I wonder why she just left without saying anything--- //vrooommm// Kazuki: (My cheeks... and ears hurt.... I can't see what's ahead of me... My eyes won't even open...)
Pg 93: Kazuki: (The wind's hitting my arms, my elbows, and my legs) //flap flap flap// Kazuki: (This feels...amazing---) Kazuki: (Ah...) Kazuki: (He has the same smell as Hiroko-san...)
Pg 94: //tap// Haruyama: Hey. Haruyama: Are you loaded or what? Kazuki: What? Kazuki: No, I'm not. Haruyama: Really-y-y? Haruyama: All rich people say that, you know. Kazuki: (What's his problem anyway?) //pissed off// Kazuki: (He doesn't even know anything about me.) Haruyama: I went through the trouble of taking you home. Aren't you going to thank me? //thump thump thump//
Pg 95: Haruyama: Just kidding! Are you mad? Haruyama: You heard, right? I got dumped. Haruyama: So I'm a bit pissed right now. Haruyama: Sorry. Kazuki: (He's making fun of me.) Kazuki: By Kazuki: Mihoko?
Pg 96: Haruyama: Do you want to fucking die? Kazuki: (I...give up.) //vroom vroom// Kazuki: (This guy's seriously out of his mind.) Haruyama: Hey. //vroom//
Pg 97: //vroommm// //squeal// Kazuki: (My cheeks hurt) Haruyama: Want to Haruyama: be my girl?
Pg 98: //fading police sirens// [SL: Mother: Yes Yes, ...Yes.] Kazuki: They "love" each other? In what way?
END OF CHAPTER 2
Pg 99: //vrooom//
Pg 100: //vrooommm// //splash// //crash// //tap tap// //splash// //whistle// Haruyama: Shhhh! //clank clank clank// Kazuki: I want a kotatsu. [Kotatsu=a low table with a heater attached underneath with a blanket over it. Great during the winter!] //chirp chirp//
Pg 101: //Good Morning Everyone!] Mother: Why? Kazuki: (My mother's always in a bad mood in the morning) //clank// Kazuki: I want to get into a kotatsu and eat oranges. Mother: Haha. It's because you're always watching those TV dramas of yours. //gulp// Kazuki: Shut up. I want a kotatsu, what's wrong with that? [SL: Good morning!]
Pg 102: [SL: Well---today is a very cold---] Kazuki: (There's one thing) Kazuki: (I've wanted to ask this woman.) Kazuki: (But I) [SL: TV: From the middle of the month to the end---] Kazuki: (can't ask.) [SL: Kazuki: It's hot]
Pg 103: //vroom// //tap tap tap tap// //rolllll// //clank clank clank// //whistle// //clank// //clink// //rollllll//
Pg 104: //vrooommm// //tap tap tap// Haruyama: It's not even close. //whip// //clank clank clank// //crash// //step// //kick// //swish//
Pg 105: //tap tap tap// //whistle// //tap tap tap// Police: Let me see your motorcycle. Hiroko: We're trash.
Pg 106: Hiroko: They think Hiroko: everyone who's in a gang...aren't human. Hiroko: The police, and teachers... Hiroko: that geezer working at the cigar shop...and the brats from who knows where... //noise noise// Hiroko: They think we're better off dead. //hhahahahaha// //noise noise// //welcome!// Hiroko: Even though we're humans with eyes and ears, just like their own sons, Hiroko: they think that death for us, is natural....something we've got coming for us... //AHAAHHAHAHA// //no way!!// Hiroko: Even when they hear that one of us died... Kazuki: (I...only listened faintly to what she said) Hiroko: they say...well, we were always "causing others trouble"... Kazuki: (because her hair was so pretty.)
Pg 107: Guy: HAHAHAHA--! Yeah, and then he--- Kazuki: (I want to be like her one day) Police: That's some ride you got there. //whistles// Police: Hey, show me your license. Police: You're a member of "NIGHTS", aren't you? Police: You better not underestimate us. //pulls// Police: It doesn't take much brains to figure out who you are. //slap// //vrooommm// Guy: What does he eat anyway? //noise noise// Guy #2: Oh, you mean, Haruyama?
Pg 108: Guy: He uses up all the money he makes on his bike, right? Guy #2: How'd he come up with the cash to live on his own anyway? Guy #3: Hahaha, yeah, last time he--- //AHAHAHAHHA// Guy: was working with Richard as one of those people, you know, who try to round up new customers from the streets to the bar? Kazuki: (Hiroko-san smells of Tactis) //splash splash// Kazuki: (I think this was what you use to get the color out of your hair (Eri said so))
Pg 109: Kazuki: (I didn't know how to do it, so I ended up using it all.) Kazuki: It stinks... Kazuki: (I might die if it gets in my eyes) Kazuki: (I might die) Kazuki: What's this white stuff.... //thump thump thump// Kazuki: It itches... Kazuki: (My hands are gonna rot...)
Pg 110: Kazuki: It itches... Kazuki: It itches... Kazuki: It itches... //splash splash// //scrub scrub// //thump thump// //splash splash// Kazuki: (Oh, now I get it. I'm going to die. This 14 year old girl is going to die, because she tried to dye her hair with the wrong stuff) //thump thump// Kazuki: (My hair won't even turn brown.) Kazuki: ("How'd he come up with the cash to live on his own anyway?" "But he has a reason for wanting to work for his own money...") //blink// //rustle//
Pg 111: //thump thump// Kazuki: (My hair wasn't brown but my hands had gone back to normal.) [SL: Kazuki: Well that's a relief] Hiroko: Wanna Hiroko: go to the bar? //noise noise// Kazuki: (What is Hiroko-san saying?) Eri: Hey, is something going on between you and Haruyama-senpai? //noise noise// Kazuki: No...not really. [SL: Girl: AHAHAHAH! Guy: Yo!] Kazuki: (There's nothing going on.)
Pg 112: Kazuki: (But...it doesn't matter....) [SL: Guy: It's friggin' cold--- Guy #2: Hey, why don't you guys stop by at the bar? Girl: Ahaha!] Richard: Ah---! Hiroko-san! Richard: What brings you here? Eri: Wow! You guys are wearing tuxes! //honk// Hiroko: To see you, Richard. Richard: Hahaha, no way-y-y! Did ya here that, Haruyama?! Kazuki: ("Want to be my girl?") Haruyama: Hiroko, why don't you work here? //vrooommm// //honk honk//
Pg 113: Kazuki: (It has...nothing to do with me.) [SL: Richard: If you worked here---you could make some serious cash!] [SL: Richard: Because everyone from our group ends up coming here, Ahahahhaa] //vrooomm// Girl: Ah! //vrooommm// //screech// Girl: Hiroko! Girl: What's up? //screeech// //slam// [SL: Girl: Thanks!] Girl: What're you guys up to? Girl #2: What are you guys doing here? //slam// //noise noise// [SL: Girl: Hahaha! What's with that outfit?!] [SL: Richard: It's for work!] [SL: Girl: Hahaha, you serious?] [SL: Girl: So you're the guys they've been talking about? The ones trying to get people into that bar?] //noise noise// //thud// [SL: Girl: Ahahahaha] Haruyama: What the hell're you ignoring me for?
Pg 114: [SL: Guy: Haha, why didn't you say so earlier?! If I'd known you guys were here, I would've come sooner!] //ahahahah// //kick// Richard: Eh... [SL: Eri: Wha!] //step// Haruyama: You fucking--- [SL: Kazuki: He's going to hit me!] //grabs// [SL: Kazuki: Kya!] //AHAHAHAHAHA//
Pg 115: [SL: Haruyama: You little bugger!] [top left reads "HOT ROAD"] ///ahahahahaha ahahhahaa ahahaha// [SL: Eri: Senpai! Cut it out! Ahahaha] Kazuki: (He was fooling around and cracking jokes by himself.)
Pg 116: Hiroko: That's the real Haruyama. //vrooommm// [SL: Girl: Ahahaha! Senpai! Guy: What an idiot--- Girl: Oh, and he was like--- Man: Oh! Customers! Welcome! Welcome!] //noise noise// //vrooommm// //noise noise// //vrooom// //ring ring// /ringg// [SL: Girl: 'Morning! Girl #2: 'Morning!"] //school bell chime// //hallelujah! hallelujah---// Kazuki: (My hair still won't turn brown.)
Pg 117: //rattle// Girl: Heyyy Miyaichi-san! Girl: Aren't you going to come to the club today? [Sign reads "Music Room I"] Kazuki: Ah... no. Girl: Really?! Bummer! Girl #2: Well, see ya later! Girl #2: Byeee! //rattle// [SL: Woman: And now, to continue on---] //hallelujah----hallelujah---] Kazuki: ("Ahahahaha! //vrooom// "Ah! Hiroko!" "Hahahahaha!") //AHAHAHAHA// //hallelujah---!// //tap//
Pg 118: //ahahahhaha// Kazuki: (That's what I want.) Kazuki: (To be friends with everyone who just happens to hang around where I am-- that's what I want.) Kazuki: (Here, there are people from different high schools, and girls from the middle school next to ours.) Eri: Hey, do you remember that guy that was with Haruyama two nights ago? Eri: Everyone calls him Richard even though he's Japanese. Kazuki: Haha, yeah. Eri: I asked why everyone calls him that, and you know what he said? //vrooomm// Eri: He said it's because he called Pierre Cardin---Richard Cardin! //ahahahhahaa!//
Pg 119: Eri: Hey look at that scooter over there--- [flag reads "Let's Go"] //rattle// [SL: Girl: Welcome! Richard: Yo! Yo--! Guy: You're late---- Richard: Yeah, I had to go and clean the can.] Eri: Ahahaha! It's Richard-san! //ahahahaha!// [SL: Eri: He's here---!] Girl: Hi Richard-senpai! Kazuki: (They're girls from the middle school next to ours.) Kazuki: (That's what I want... for everyone to be friends with me.) Richard: Hey, I've seen you guys somewhere before! [SL: Guy: Really? Who're they?] Richard: Oh NOW I remember! Richard: You're Haruyama's girlfriend! Girl: What-t-t--! No way! Guy: Girlfriend?! Guy: What? How?
Pg 120: Richard: That's what Haruyama told me. Eri: Wow! So THAT's what was going on between you two?! That's amazing, Kazuki! //kyaaa--! Kyaaa---!// [SL: Girl: Really-y-y?] Girl: What happened to that other girl? You know, that straight-laced one. Richard: He got dumped. He said so himself. Girl: What-t--! Why? Guy: Maybe he got dumped because he doesn't live with his parents anymore? Guy: She looked like the type to be uptight about stuff like that--- //noise noise// Guy #2: But he was serious about her, wasn't he? Girl: Haruyama's a good guy! Girl #2: Yeah, and he takes care of his girl too! Guy: Yeah, but with guys---he completely trashes 'em. //ahahahahha// Guy: And he snaps really easily if things don't go his way. //noise noise// Girl: Yeah, but that's what's so cute about him! [SL: Girl: So you're his new girlfriend? Nice to meet ya!] Richard: How old're you? Kazuki: Ah...I'm 14... Richard: Oh... Richard: really..? Richard: So you're 14...[emphasis on "14"] //noise noise// [SL: Guy: Whoa, he's found a new girl already?] //noise noise//
Pg 121: //noise noise// Richard: Really... Richard: I... Richard: feel kind of sorry for you. Richard: I Richard: feel kind of sorry for you. Richard: He's probably... Richard: going to end up making you cry. //vrooommm// //splash//
Pg 122: Kazuki: (Why?) //vrooomm// Eri: I heard this place--- Kazuki: (is he going to make me cry?) Eri: is super amazing during the night and New Years! They have these bamboo sticks--- Eri: and there's like 100-200 of 'em! Kazuki: (I wonder if he made "Mihoko" cry too.) //whistle// Eri: And like, I heard it was out of this world on Coming of Age Day [referring to "Seijin no Hi"--the coming of Age day] //screechhh// Eri: I wish I could've seen it--- I wish they would've taken us here to see it. Eri: Even though it sounds a bit scary--- //vroom vroomm// //vrooommmm// //whistle whistle// [Guy: Hey cuties!] //ahahahha// //vrooomm// Eri: Hahaha. I wonder how those guy's would react when they find out you're the girlfriend of THE Haruyama. [emphasis on "the"]
Pg 123: Kazuki: ...I'm not his girlfriend. Eri: Haha, you don't have to be shy--- //hehe// //splash// Kazuki: Really, I'm not. I hate guys who're all like "she's my girl" anyway. //whistle// Kazuki: And I don't understand him. //splash// Eri: But my sister Eri: said he's a really, really, nice guy! Kazuki: He's not nice. Kazuki: He's selfish, hot-tempered, and when he's not in a good mood, he can say some really cruel stuff and he wouldn't Kazuki: even care... [SL: Kazuki: Hmm...he reminds me of someone] //tada// [SL: Eri: Ahahahaa!] Eri: Looks to me like you know a lot about him! //ahahahaha// //slap slap slap//
Pg 124: Eri: I wouldn't mind Haruyama-senpai making me cry---- Kazuki: ("I wouldn't mind dying for Mihoko") Kazuki: Really? //vroom// Kazuki: Tooru-san's so much better than him. Eri: What-t-t--?! I'll pass. He's got Hiroko-san! Eri: Come on~don't be shy! 'Fess up, you're his girlfriend, righhhht? Kazuki: Id-iot! I told you---I'm not! Eri: Aha.... Eri: Ah... Eri: That's... so cool....
Pg 125: Eri: to be able to... Eri: say "id-iot"...and...stuff like that... //splash// Eri: ahahaha //splash// Eri: Kazuki--- Eri: can I ask you something---? //splash// Eri: Do I... Eri: look like I've had an abortion? Eri: I don't know why... Eri: but the girls at school've been saying stuff like that about me... Eri: behind my back...
Pg 126: Eri: You've heard them say it too...right? //rustle rustle// Eri: Ahaha...did you believe 'em? Kazuki: Id-iot! Why would I? Eri: I... Eri: didn't have an abortion.... Eri: Ka..zuki... Eri: You have to believe me. I didn't... Eri: okay..? Eri: I'd never... Kazuki: What are you saying?! Of course you didn't!! Who said that about you?! Kazuki: What class is that person in?! What's that person's name?! //vrooomm// Eri: ....No, it's okay. Eri: As long as you believe me... Eri: that's all I need...
Pg 127: Kazuki: Shut up---! I'll go and beat some sense into 'em!! Kazuki: They deserve a beating!! Kazuki: I'll kick their asses--- Eri: No... Eri: sorry.... Eri: You've got it all wrong... Eri: I could've... Eri: told them to go to hell...or beat them up... anytime....and... Eri: I've always.... been pretty okay Eri: being by myself up until now...because... Eri: that's how it always was...but... Eri: because I got to know a girl like you....
Pg 128: Eri: Because a girl like you...is with me... Eri: I... Eri: let my guard down... //splash splash// Kazuki: (My friend...) Eri: I'm sorry..... //splash splash// Eri: I... Eri: won't cry anymoe... Eri: I... won't cry anymore, so.... Kazuki: (My friend.)
Pg 130: //noise noise// Kazuki: (I don't mind if all the people here become my enemies.) Girl: Ka... zuki-chan! [SL: Guy: Whoaaa---! Guy #2: Hahaha. Sukeban Deka...] Kazuki: (I...) Kazuki: (I don't need to be understood by anyone...)
Pg 131: Eri: What... Eri: happened...to your hair? Eri: Ah.... Eri: it's.... Eri: soooo awesomeee! [SL: Girl: Kazuki-chan!] Eri: When did you do it? I never noticed it before! Eri: I wanna show you off to everyone! Eri: Wanna go there again on Saturday? Eri: Come on, okay? Let's go together!
Pg 132: Eri: We'll definitely be able to run into someone we know---! //vrooomm// Kazuki: (Saturday night, was like a festival.) Kazuki: (And before I knew it, Eri had buddied up with guys who were there, and there were people coming up to see me because they heard I was Haruyama's girl.) Richard: Heyyy--did you have that hair color before? Kazuki: (It's fun.)
Pg 133: //vrooomm// Guy: 'Looks pretty good on ya. Girl: Yeah, it suits you. Not bad, not bad at all. Girl: Why don't ya go for blonde? Kazuki: (To know everyone here,) Girl: Shit---what's with that 330---- //vrooommm// Guy: If they find that they're gonna hit him on the upside of the head! Guy: I heard they were doing road checks again--- Guy: Geez.. //vroom vroom// Guy: Whoa, did ya see that? Kazuki: (is fun) //vrooomm// Guy: It's almost 11, so he'll probably show up soon. Richard: I let him borrow my "Let's Go"--- Guy: It'll suck if he gets caught-- Guy: [SL: hahaha] This is Haruyama we're talkin' about here. No prob. Eri: Haha, they called him "Haruyama"! [SL: Kya--!] Guy: Ah, he's here. Guy: Isn't that him? //vrooomm// GUy #2: Heyy! It's Haruyama! Guy: Haha, he came from the back routes!
Pg 134: Guy: Yo, Haruyama! //vrooommmm// Guy: Hey, isn't he riding kinda weird? Richard: Idiot! Haruyama! Hold down the brakes! THE BRAKES!! //swing swing// [SL: Haruyama: Ah!] Guy: Heyyyy! The brakes! //thud// //ahahahhaha!// //idiottt!// //hahaha// Girl: Geez~ [SL: Richard: Shit---! You retard!!! You fucking bastard--!] Haruyama: They were doing the road checks in the back routes Guy: Whattt--! Again! [SL: Girl: Ehhh?] //noise noise// [SL: Richard: "Let's Go"'s acting up...] Haruyama: Ah, I think it's got a flat. //HAHAHA// Richard: You fix it at your gas station! Haruyama: Sure, anytime. Guy: Hey, wanna go? Guy: There's too many people here.
Pg 135: Haruyama: You think you're cool or what? //hahaha// Richard: What! What's wrong with her hair? I think she looks pretty cute! //ahahahah// Guy: Hahaha, isn't she your girlfriend, Haruyama? //vrooom// Eri: Hahah...you two're like--- Kazuki: Yeah... //ahahahha// //ahahahhaa// Kazuki: (But...) Kazuki: (it doesn't matter.)
Pg 136: Kazuki: (It..) //vroom vroom// [SL: Guy: Haruyama! Over here!] //vrooommmm// [SL: Guy: Hey, Richard---!] Kazuki: (doesn't matter...) Haruyama: Hey, did I Haruyama: ever ask Haruyama: for your name? //vroommm//
Pg 138: //clank clank// Mother: What happened to your hair? Mother: did you do something to it? //rustle// Kazuki: Yeah.
Pg 139: Mother: It looks weird. Mother: You've... Mother: changed recently. Kazuki: Yeah. Kazuki: (I just got tired of always going along with your moods.) Kazuki: Mom Kazuki: it would've been great... Kazuki: if I was that person's child... instead of my dad's, wouldn't it?
Pg 140: Mother: ...What a weird face. Mother: You have...the strangest expression on your face right now. Kazuki: (My mom cares about her lover.) Kazuki: (She loves him a lot.)
Pg 141: Mother: Why are you wearing that? //munch// Mother: That night gown... Mother: is mine, isn't it? //gulp// Mother: Why are you always wearing it? Mother: Why are you always always wearing it? Mother: You have so many of your own, Mother: why did you have to take something that I like...
Pg 142: Mother: That dress was such a pretty pink in the beginning, and now it's salmon pink... Kazuki: (My mom... ....her lover... alot......) //squeeze// Mother: Why? Mother: Why are you always... //gulp// //clank// Mother: Eh...?
Pg 143: Kazuki: Uuu... Mother: W-why?! Mother: Why are you crying? Mother: Why are you crying? Mother: Why?! //clank// Kazuki: (I don't know why. I don't know why.) Mother: I-I'll give that to you! I don't need it---really! Mother: It's because you were acting the way you were that I--- Kazuki: (There's only one thing I want to ask her...)
Pg 144: Kazuki: ("Mom....") Kazuki: ("what do you... of me...?") //vrooom// //vrooom// //vroommm// Guy: This is awesome~
Pg 145: //vrooomm// //vrooom// //vrooommmmmmm// //screechhh// //vrooomm// Kazuki: (At this time, there were around 500 members in "MAD SPECIAL THE NIGHTS" including those in the main headquarters)
Pg 146: Kazuki: (I heard that a long time ago, there were easily 4 times that number.) Eri: They said that the gang now isn't what it used to be--- there aren't any people willing to put their lives on the line for the gang anymore. Eri: My sister said that there's hardly anyone who rides protecting the gang's name. Eri: She said she quit because there's alot of members in the NIGHTS who're just in it to waste time-- //vroommm// Eri: But the ones at the front are great, cause they're all so cool---
Pg 147: Kazuki: (She was talking about those people who rode in front of everyone else.) Eri: They don't care about stop lights at all. Eri: You know how you have intersections, right? You usually wouldn't go through when it's red, right? //screechh// Eri: But then one bike from the front'll go through the intersection, Eri: and stop all the other cars trying to cross. //vrooommm// //screechh// //honk honk// Eri: Since it's green in the other lane, he'd die in a flash if a truck came, but still he---
Pg 148: Eri: he just goes through without stopping---just thinking about it gives me goosebumps! //vrooomm vrooom// //vrooommm// //you fucking idiot!/// Kazuki: (In the Yokohama NIGHTS group at this time...) Kazuki: (the stuff that gives Eri goosebumps...) Kazuki: (was mostly Haruyama's job.)
Pg 149: //thud// Girl: Heyyy! When you bump into someone, isn't there something you should say? Kazuki: (Everyone looks at me different.) Girl: At least say something! Moron! Girl #2: Hey, just forget about her. Girl #2: Girls like her---
CHAPTER 3 END
Pg 151: Girl: ---are gonna get what's coming to 'em one day anyway. //splash//
Pg 152: //scrub scrub// //scrub scrub// Kazuki: ("You know Haruyama, right? He has a stepdad." //splash// //sprink sprinkle// Kazuki: ("His mom remarried, so he's not related by blood to the dad he has now.) //scrub// //splash// //clank//
Pg 153: Kazuki: ("He has a younger brother, but he's his mom and stepdad's kid.") //clank// //slip// Kazuki: (So he's kind of like the outsider in his family.) Guy: Haruyama! Don't tell me you haven't gotten the car to Tanaka-san's yet?! Guy: Go! Now! You know how he can get when he's pissed! //clink// Haruyama: Ah...but that's--- Guy: Just go! And hurry! Kazuki: ("He always planned on leaving home after he finished middle school") //clank// Kazuki: ("He said as a guy, he couldn't stand being taken care of by his mother's husband.) //vrooommm// Eri: Hey Kazuki, what were you and Richard talking about back there?
Pg 154: Kazuki: Nothing really. Eri: Realllyy? Ah, did you see that though? Haruyama-senpai's working pretty hard. Eri: I always thought people in gangs were always fighting and getting into trouble. I guess I was wrong. Kazuki: (He does stuff like brushing back his hair.) Kazuki: (He even sweats too.) Guy: Ah, Haruyama! Guy: My bad! Tanaka-san's car didn't need to be done until tomorrow, did it? Guy: I just remembered. Sorry 'bout that! Haruyama: Don't worry about it. Kazuki: ("He always had this") Eri: Poor Haruyama-senpai~ He should've spoken up about it! Kazuki: ("wild streak to him, even back in middle school.")
Pg 155: Kazuki: ("but lately, it's like he's gotten even worse.) //thud// //thud// //click click// //clank// Kazuki: ("Sometimes---- I get sick of it because I can't handle him.") Kazuki: ("There's even times I seriously think") //vrooommm// //vroom// //honk honk// Kazuki: ("what the fuck is he thinking?!") //vrooommm// Haruyama: Here. Eri: Ah! Thank you!
Pg 156: Eri: It's so warm! Eri: But senpai, where's Kazuki's? Haruyama: Oh. I only had 200 Yen on me. Kazuki: (That bastard. What's his problem?) Eri: Well, then let's share, Kazuki! Haruyama: You don't want any, do you? Kazuki: As if I'd want any. Haruyama: Then I won't give you any!
Pg 157: //giggles// Guy: Hey Haruyama! Stop slacking off--! //swish// //tap// Eri: See? Eri: He can be a bit reckless sometimes, Eri: but he's really nice!
Pg 158: Kazuki: ("He does stuff like brushing back his hair. He even sweats too.) Kazuki: It's...hot. Kazuki: (And he laughs... with a nice smile on his face.) //ring ring//
Pg 159: //ring ring// //ring ring// //click// Kazuki: Hello? //noise noise// //bang bang// [SL: Guy: Yooo---! Ahahaha] Haruyama: Kazuki? //noise noise// It's me. //thump// Kazuki: ....what do you want? //noise noise// Haruyama: Well aren't you the resident ice princess. //noise noise// Haruyama: Come out to Yokohama right now. Kazuki: What...now?
Pg 160: //noise noise// Haruyama: I just got my paycheck, so I'll treat you to something. //noise// //vrooommm// //noise noise// //clank clank// Kazuki: (Haruyama likes Mihoko.) //vrooommmmm// //noise noise// //honk honk// //vrooomm// Richard: Ah, she's here! //noise noise// //noise noise// Haruyama: You're late, retard!
Pg 161: //noise// Richard: Hey, cut it out. Why are you always like that with her--- Kazuki: Shut the hell up! //noise noise// Haruyama: Shit head! Haruyama: Haha, I win! Richard: Hahaha... Richard: you guys are kinda alike. //thump thump// Kazuki: (Yokohama smells...) Richard: Sorry, did I make you mad? //nods// Haruyama: I don't remember being as fucked up as her. Haruyama: Right? Kazuki: (of Tactis...)
Pg 162: Kazuki: (I'm still not very used to Yokohama.) (I think that's why my heart's beating faster.) //noise noise// //noise noise// //screech// //thud thud// Kazuki: (So this is what it feels like to date a guy...) Haruyama: Yeah, and then this 6-year old brat--- //hahaha! that's messed up!// Haruyama: came up to me--- //rattle rattle// //noise noise// //whistle// //see ya!// Haruyama: I had a bad feeling about it. Richard: And then? Haruyama: You know what he said next? "Play with me!" //noise noise// //AHAHAHAHA// //tud thud thud// //ahahahaha!// //noise noise//
Pg 163: Haruyama: In the middle of the fucking night. You've got to be kidding me. //hahahahha// //noise noise// //slurp slurp// Richard: What was a kid doing there so late anyway? Haruyama: How would I know? He just said his mom got pissed at him so he ran away from home. Richard: Haha, then what'd you do? Haruyama: Whaddya mean what'd I do? I ended up playing with him. //AHAHAHHA// /noise noise// //slurp slurp// //slam slam// Richard: What'd you play---? Haruyama: stuff like hide and seek--- Kazuki: Hahahah! Haruyama: and kick the can--- Haruyama: Shit... //ahahhaha!// Haruyama: that fucking brat... //noise noise// //ahahahhaha!//
Pg 164: Richard: Haruyama, what do you want to drink? Haruyama: Ice tea. //kyaaa--! kyaa---!// [SL: Pinball machine: Kyaaa---! Help me! //clank clank// //thunk// Pinball Machine: Lucky!] Richard: What about you, Kazuki? Kazuki: Eh? Richard: Did I say your name wrong? Wasn't it Kazuki? So, what do you want? Kazuki: Ah...Coke. //noise noise// Haruyama: [SL: So~sad.] You forgot your own name? [SL: //clank clank// Pinball: Kyaaa--! Help me!] //blush// //squeeze// Haruyama: Ah! [SL: Pinball: KYaaaaaa---! //swish// //thunk thunk//] Haruyama: You little---- Kazuki: Kyaa---! [SL: Pinball: Your score ranks terrible!] //terrible terrible!// //terrible! terrible!// Richard: Haha, you guys make a pretty good team. //noise noise//
Pg 165: ///vrooomm// Haruyama: Hey, are you free the day after tomorrow? Kazuki: Eh? Haruyama: I don't have work then. Haruyama: Wanna come to my house? Richard: Whatt---? You're going to take her to that mess of a place you call a room? Haruyama: Noo to my parent's place. Richard: What! No way? Richard: You're going home? Kazuki: (His parent's place...) Haruyama: Haha, like I would. It's just, you know the place I'm crashing at? The guy I work with pays most of the rent, Haruyama: so I can't bring a girl over, you know what I mean? Richard: Oh so that's why... [SL: Richard: Now I get it.]
Pg 166: //whisper// Guy: Well, well, if it isn't the punks from "NIGHTS"... //vrooomm// //noise noise// Haruyama: Hah? What the fuck did you say? Guy: W-What? Guy #2: We didn't say anything. Haruyama: You fucking--- Richard: Hey, Haruyama! Come on, it's not worth it! We've got a girl with us, remember?! Haruyama: Oh...right. //shit//
Pg 167: Haruyama: I'm starving. Let's go eat. [SL: Guy: Hey! You wimps!] [SL: Richard: Haha, what the? Haruyama: Yeah, it's like what you call one of those "new wave" things..] Kazuki: ("How'd he come up with the cash to live on his own anyway") Kazuki: ("He's got a lot of stuff going on back home") //noise noise// //honk honk// //noise// [SL: Richard: I feel like eating squid salad~] Haruyama: Tooru! //honk honk// //noise noise//
Pg 170: //slam// //kneels// //gulp// //shake shake// //swish// //noise noise// //slap// Tooru: Heyyyy~ wake up. I don't want to become a murderer yet. Tooru: You idiot. Haruyama: Owwwww~ I landed on my ass! //noise noise//
Pg 171: [SL: Guy: Phew.... he's alive.... I didn't see that coming.) Richard: That....scared... the crap outta me.... //noise noise// Richard: He Richard: isn't scared of doing stupid shit like that. //swish// //thump thump// Tooru: Why are you always like that? If you wanna die, go ahead and die. But don't scratch my car. //wipe//
Pg 172: Haruyama: Did your old man buy you that car? //slam// Tooru: That's what I like about you. Tooru: What's with her anyway? Richard: I was wondering who was beside Tooru-san. It's Hiroko-san. //vrooommm// //honk honk// Tooru: Damn, and I was just thinking about making her my other girl. //vrooommm//
Pg 173: Kazuki: (One day I want to be able to see things from their point of view.) Haruyama: Then I'll trade her for Hiroko. Kazuki: (One day.) Tooru: See ya. Kazuki: (One day....) //vrooom// Richard: You know those two? Tooru-san's the son of the president of this small construction company, Richard: and Hiroko-san's the daughter of a university professor. Richard: They've got it made.
Pg 174: Richard: It's okay for them to be fooling around without going to school. Richard: It's kinda hard to believe Richard: that those two would be the head of "NIGHTS" [emphasis on "those two"] //noise noise// //later!// //noise// Kazuki: ("So he's kind of like the outsider in his family.")
Pg 175: [SL: Haruyama: Yo!] Haruyama: Little bugger~ what do you wanna do the day after tomorrow? //vrooommmm// //vrooommm// Kazuki: I have nothing better to do, so I'll come. //vrooomm// [sign reads "Mihoko"] [SL: Haruyama: It's friggin' cold~] Richard: Whew! [SL: Haruyama: It's cold~ so cold~ lala~] /vrooom vroom// Haruyama: Wrap your arms around my stomach. Kazuki: Why? Haruyama: Because you could die. Kazuki: I'm fine like this.
Pg 176: Haruyama: Shut your trap and do it already. //pull// Haruyama: If you don't, my guts are gonna freeze over. //whisper// Richard: AHAHAHAHAHA! //vrooommmmm// Kazuki: Ha--- Kazuki: HAHAHAHAHHA! //vrooomm// //thud// [SL: Haruyama: Hey!] //vroommmm// Kazuki: (Haruyama likes "Mihoko".) Kazuki: Hahahahhaha! Haruyama: When are you gonna stop laughing, dumbass? //pissed// Kazuki: You freak! [SL: Hehe, I win!]
Pg 177: Haruyama: Moon-faced shithead. //stab// [SL: In all her fourteen years she's never been called that] //vrooommmm// Kazuki: Y-You stupid turnip! Haruyama: Wow! I'm hurt! Haruyama: Can't you come up with anything better than that? Retard~Baldie~Idiot! Haruyama: And you're a shortie too! //snap// Richard: Heyyy I'm gonna go home. Richard: (It's a waste of time hanging out with them) [SL: Richard: See ya] //vrooommm// Kazuki: Well it's not like you're a lot taller than me! //vroom vroomm// //waver waver// Haruyama: At least I'm still growing!! //vrooommm// [SL: Kazuki: Stop! Right now! Haruyama: You little--- Kazuki: Wahhhh! Watch where you're going!! Haruyama: Shit---] Kazuki: (I'm starting to not want to go home anymore.)
Pg 178: Kazuki: (I'm starting to not want to see her face anymore.) Mother: Hello? Mother: Su..Suzuki-kun...? Mother: It's...me. Mother: Oh... uh-huh. Mother: Kazuki's...still not back. Mother: She's been..coming back really late.. Mother: ....lately...
Pg 179: Mother: Suzuki-kun...? Mother: I wonder why... Mother: daughters won't.... even allow their parents to be a little moody...? Mother: Why won't they... Mother: see us as human beings...? //clank// Suzuki: Well...let's see... Suzuki: that's... Suzuki: probably because they don't want to see...any weaknesses from those who they plan on becoming like.
Pg 180: Suzuki: maybe seeing that... Suzuki: makes them feel...powerless.... //rustle// Kazuki: (Last night) Kazuki: (when I came back home, my mom was on the phone with him.) [SL: Eri: I'm so hungry~] //vroomm// Eri: Geez... Kazuki: (What's with that whole "Suzuki-kun" thing anyway? She's 35 and she's calling her lover with a kun attached to his name?!) [emphasis on "kun" in Suzuki-kun] Kazuki: Shit... //clank// Eri: I'm so bored~ isn't there anything interesting we could do? //ow ow ow// Kazuki: Yeah..... //vroommm// //screechhh//
Pg 181: Guy: Hey! Guy: Wanna hang out with us? Guy: We're just your normal college students. Guy: We have other stuff to do at night, Eri: [Why don't we get in? Then we can get them to treat us to something!] Guy: so we're just looking to waste time until then--- [SL: Eri: Yeah, I guess. Sure.] Kazuki: (I don't know why) Kazuki: (but my heart was beating really fast. I didn't tell Eri that though.)
Pg 182: Guy: A lot of girls hang out in twos, right? But it's not everyday that both of 'em are cute! Eri: Really? Guy: I'm serious! Kazuki: (These are guys I've never met...) Guy: Are you guys really in grade 8? Guy: I thought you were in high school! Really! Eri: Haha, we're old hags anyway.
Pg 183: Guy: Whattt~ Then what does that make us? Geezers rolling in their graves? //ahahahahaha// Kazuki: Where are we going? Guy: Well, where do you wanna go? Guy #2: Just say the word and we'll take you there.
Pg 184: Eri: I wanna go to Chougasaki Beach! Guy: Haha, sure! Guy: I wonder if we'll be able to make it before sunset though? //splash// Guy: It's freezinnnnggg! Eri: And it's so dark out! [store sign reads "Oden"]
Pg 185: Eri: Kazuki, come out here and look! Guy: Where do you wanna go next? Eri: We're hungry! [SL: Right, Kazuki?] Guy: Okay, then wanna go and grab a bite to eat? //vroommm// Eri: Hey...we're going in the wrong direction. We came from that direction. Guy: There's this great place at Yokosuka. Eri: Yokosuka...?
Pg 186: Kazuki: What's that car over there? Eri: Eh? Kazuki: The one right behind us. Guy: Oh, them? Guy: They're friends of ours. Eri: Eh?! Guy: Come on, it'll be more fun with lots of people! Eri: H-Hey! Just forget it! We're not hungry! //thump thump thump// Guy: Whatt~ Why the sudden change of mind? Eri: Stop the car! //vrooommm//
Pg 187: Guy: Hey hey, what's the rush? //thump thump// Guy: The night's only begun! //vroom vroommmmm// [first sign reads "Yokosuka"] //squeeze// //chuckles// //flash// //grabs//
Pg 188: //slam// Guy: Ow! //click// Kazuki: Eri, come on! Eri: K-Kazu--- //thump thump// Kazuki: Hurry! Guy: You... fucking.... Guy: You think you can outrun us?! //click// //thud thud thud thud// Eri: K-- Eri: kazuki--- Guy: Haha, so this is a game of tag? Guy #2: This is pretty fun! //thud//
Pg 189: Kazuki: ("Girls like her are gonna get what's coming to 'em one day anyway.") Kazuki: (No!) //thud// Kazuki: (NO!) Eri: Kyaaaa---! Kazuki: ERI!!
Pg 190: //slam// Guy: Fuck, ow--- Kazuki: (Help us!) Kazuki: (Help us, Haruyama!) //thud thud thud// //dashes// [SL: Guy: This way! Guy #2: You guys go that way!] //thud thud// //splash// Eri: Kazuki! //slide//
Pg 192: Kazuki: (In this world... is there anyone who.... truly needs me...?)
TO BE CONTINUED
END OF CHAPTER 4 END OF VOLUME 1 HOT ROAD https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19970Translation: Tokyo Casanova Volume 22010-02-15T18:59:00+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Tokyo no Casanova Mangaka: Kuramochi Fusako Volume: 2 (of 2) Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 23, 2007
Pg 4: Yuzuki: Hanyuu-san, I'll introduce you to him Yuzuki: He's the one who's been taking my photos His name's Mizukami Akira-san
Pg 5: Girl: It's Hanyuu Kaori! //noise noise// Girl: Hanyuu Kaori's at our studio! Girl #2: Where? Where? Tamiko: Chii-chan... Akira: Ah... nice to meet you Kaori: Hello
Pg 6: Yuzuki: Hanyuu-san was with daddy today because they were working together, so I thought it'd be nice to bring her up here to meet you Akira: ....Oh, I thought my heart was going to stop beating for a second there Akira: You're full of surprises, you know that? Yuzuki: Yeah! But it's a good surprise, right? Kaori: "Mizukami".... Kaori: That was the name of my first manager Akira: Oh, that's my mother Tamiko: (No! She's going to find out!)
Pg 7: Akira: According to my mother, she quit after having an argument with the president of the company, so she didn't want me to mention her Akira: but it's in the past, so what's the harm in it, don't you agree? Kaori: You're right. Kaori: Oh, I remember her saying something about having a son Tamiko: (She's mixing him up with Oo-chan) Tamiko: (I want her to find out the truth) Tamiko: (but at the same time, it might be easier for me to stay his little sister) Tamiko: (Why can't they just change the topic?) Kaori: If you'll excuse me Kaori: Yukari-san, Kaori: your father's waiting for you downstairs. Shall we go?
Pg 8: Tamiko: (What? She's leaving already?) Kaori: Oh... Kaori: Let me give you this Kaori: This is the invitation to my party to celebrate my 20th year since I debuted [card reads: Hanyuu Kaori 20th Year Party] Akira: WOOHOO! Tamiko: Wow! Way to go Chii-chan! Akira: I'm... a huge fan of yours. I know you might not believe me, but I want to become a pro photographer because I want to take photos of you. Oh geez... why can't I think up of better stuff to say?
Pg 9: Kaori: I won't let you take photos of me Tamiko: Why...? Akira: I will.
Pg 10: Tamiko: She was mean, don't you think? Akira: Huh? Tamiko: Hanyuu Kaori Akira: Oh yeah Akira: But it gives something to work for, you know? And she's famous for being picky about who takes photos of her Akira: Did you know? Even though she's that famous, she hasn't even allowed the release of one photo book of her Akira: One day, I'm definitely gonna release a photobook of hers--- Akira: What's up?
Pg 11: Tamiko: I'm just disappointed... that's all... Tamiko: (It was the first time he met his real mother... and it turned out like that...?) [side comic:
Otohime's Depressive Episode Hime: GYAAAA! [title reads "Japanese Rockers"] Hime: This is terrible! I'm not THIS ugly! Guy: She's at it again? Takashi: Let me see Takashi: Whoa! Continued on P 51]
Pg 12: Grandma: I heard you got to meet Hanyuu Kaori? Tamiko: Who'd you hear that from? Grandma: Akira was talking about it this morning Grandma: That's great. Did you get her autograph? Tamiko: She wasn't nice at all! Tamiko: Chii-chan was as disappointed as I was! Grandma: Did you shake her hand? Tamiko: Grandma! Are you even listening to a word I'm saying?!
Pg 13: Tamiko: (Does Grandma really know nothing?) Tammy: Hey! Tammy: Why are you making Yuzuki Yukari's costume too? Tamiko: Because she's busy modeling for my brother Tammy: If she... Tammy: ends up dating Akira-san.... Tamiko: Hey, Julie! Forget Akira! My other brother recently go a hair cut, and it turned out awesome! He's got a great personality, and he's honest on top of that! AND he's never the type to get mad! //CRASH//
Pg 14: Takashi: Ya fuckin'~ Takashi: Why can't ya get an automatic door installed?! //SLAM// Tamiko: Oo-chan?! Takashi: Damnit! This is it! The band's over!
Pg 15: Tamiko: The front entrance is a mess Tamiko: the stand where we kept the phone is all smashed up Tamiko: my friend's outfit is torn into pieces--- Tamiko: and to think I went through all that trouble of saying nice stuff about him to my friend! And for what? //whistle// Mom: Oh Mom: Mind taping paper to the front door?
Pg 16: [no text]
Pg 17: Tamiko: KYA! //rip// Akira: Hey! Tamiko: Chii-chan! Mom: What is this?! Mom: Don't tell me you went out and sold something of ours again?! Akira: Huh? Mom: Last time you sold your father's car and bought yourself a motorcycle!
Pg 18: Mom: Not to mention, you quit school and used your tuition to buy a camera... Akira: That's my paycheck! Akira: And this is some sweets for grandma Akira: I've got a pretty steady job at the company now. Most of it is what Kawabata-san let me take over when she went abroad, but I decided to take advantage of it Akira: Now you won't have to work so hard Mom: Life isn't that easy! This is chump change! Mom: Go and make more money! Tamiko: Oo-chan's--- Akira: It's so cold!
Pg 19: Tamiko: Otohime's disappeared?! Tamiko: WHY? Takashi: How the hell should I know? Takashi: She didn't show up to a concert, and none of the other joints will even hire us now because we've lost their trust Akira: I ran into her at the Toshimaen amusement park a couple of days ago Takashi: We were performing there that time! Why didn't you keep her in check?! Akira: I didn't know I was supposed to be her babysitter Akira: And anyway, Akira: don't you think you're the one with that job?
Pg 20: Takashi: Me? Ha! Takashi: I'm no good Takashi: She's too into good-looking guys Takashi: Say you were in our band. I bet she'd never even think of disappearing off like this Akira: Nahh, if she saw your new look I'm sure she'd change her mind! Takashi: Haha, no way Takashi: I'm no match for your looks Takashi: You're know the right things to say at the right time, so you get along great with the relatives Takashi: If only you didn't exist Takashi: If only you weren't here Takashi: I wouldn't have had to feel like this! Tamiko: Oo-chan!!
Pg 21: Takashi: I could've lived life without ever feeling this miserable! //SLAM// Tamiko: STOP IT! Tamiko: Geez, what's with him?! Akira: Ugh could ya give me a break from that? It stings like crazy Tamiko: Just because he can't find Otohime, he's taking his frustrations out on you!
Pg 22: Tamiko: What a loser! Why is he letting a girl like her control him?! Akira: She's a nice girl though when it comes right down to it. I like her. Tamiko: You like ALL girls. //squeeze// //OWWW// Akira: No, it doesn't matter if the person's a girl or a guy Akira: Everyone I like is nice Akira: Maybe I like them because I don't ever want to seek out the evil in people?
Pg 23: Tamiko: Looks like someone's good at lying! Tamiko: Those feelings can't be real though if you only see one side of them. Akira: You're leaving? Akira: You haven't been sleeping with me lately Tamiko: (How can I? Idiot!) Tamiko: I told you I was going to be more independent, remember? Akira: Awww, well there goes my heater!
Pg 24: Yukari: Are you mad? Akira: Why would I be? Yukari: You were surprised after finding out Hanyuu Kaori's REAL character, weren't you? Akira: Not really Yukari: Akira, wanna go for a drive after this? Akira: Sorry Akira: I have somewhere to go tonight Yukari: Then after you're done that. I can wait Akira: Haha, what're you gonna do 'til then? Waste your time at 7-11? Yukari: Don't you get it? My parents don't mind if I stay out all night!
Pg 25: Akira: You're still in high school Akira: I bet your dad would cry if he heard you say that Yukari: Where do you have to go anyway? Yukari: Don't tell me you're planning on going to Hanyuu Kaori's party? Akira: Look this way Yukari: You're only going to be disappointed. Even more than you are now //flash// Akira: I'll leave Sunday open //flash//
Pg 26: Akira: Sorry I'm late Tamiko: Wow! This is nice! Where'd you steal this winner from? Akira: Haha, I'll go and turn myself in soon enough Akira: Did you find out from Oo-chan the places Otohime might go to? Tamiko: Oh, here Akira: Why the change of heart? Why'd you suddenly start saying you'll help out finding Otohime? Akira: You seemed to hate her a lot Tamiko: Not really.
Pg 27: Tamiko: You have hair on you... Tamiko: See? This long hair Akira: Isn't that yours? Tamiko: (No, it's not) Akira: Ta-ko, mind if we take a bit of a detour? Tamiko: Sure! Tamiko: Oh, and I brought you Tamiko: a necktie Akira: ...You knew? Tamiko: Haha, well I am your sister after all! Akira: Now you're starting to be able to read my mind?
Pg 28: [sign reads Hanyuu Kaori A Party to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary in Show Biz]
Pg 29: Kaori: So you ended up bringing flowers instead of a camera? Kaori: Well I see someone's spineless Akira: Congratulations //clank// Kaori: Are those... Kaori: the keys to your car? Kaori: Well how convenient. Will you give me a ride back to my place? Guy: [SL: What?!] Kaori-san! I can drive you to the second meeting hall Kaori: No, I'll be going straight home Guy: B-But...
Pg 30: Tamiko: Look at all these awards! Tamiko: It feels like a dream to be able to be here like this! Tamiko: Wow!! The scenery's amazing! Tamiko: I wish I could take this view home with me!
Pg 31: Tamiko: You liked hanging around places like that since you were a kid! Tamiko: Haha, and oh yeah, remember how during Christmas--- Akira: Oh please, don't mind us. We'll be leaving shortly Kaori: No, that's quite alright. I just came here to get a drink Tamiko: Wow...I never thought the day would come when I'd see her pour a cup of coffee Akira: I wish I could take a photo... Kaori: Go ahead, you can now //laughs// Kaori: Of course, this was IF you had a camera with you Akira: But I do. Akira: This pocket camera right here
Pg 32: Kaori: What...? //flash// Akira: Thank you very much! Kaori: Nice going kid... Tamiko: This is so delicious! Akira: This'll probably be the first and last cup of coffee we'll have that's poured by you Akira: Smoking suits you well
Pg 33: Akira: I don't usually like when females smoke Akira: but I don't mind when it suits them as well as you do Kaori: You're old fashioned then, I'm guessing? Kaori: But thanks, I'm flattered. Akira: Please try Akira: to hold back on doing too much of it though Akira: Especially when you're expecting a child, you should only do it in moderation Akira: How was it Akira: when you gave birth to the baby?
Pg 34: Akira: You gave birth to a baby when you were 16, did you not? Tamiko: Chii-chan! Tamiko: Stop it!
Pg 35: Kaori: How Kaori: did you know that? Akira: You could've just gotten an abortion, and had it over with Akira: So why? //laughs// Kaori: What a foolish question Kaori: Because I wanted to give birth to him
Pg 36: //clatter// Akira: Thanks for the coffee Kaori: Say hi to your mother for me
Pg 37: Tamiko: //exhale// Tamiko: How could you say that?! I was surprised she didn't try to knock out your front teeth! Akira: Haha... Akira: Did you see her face just now? Tamiko: Chii-chan, where are you going? The elevator's this way Tamiko: Chii-chan! Akira: Haha... [sign reads "Emergency Exit"]
Pg 38: Tamiko: Chi...
Pg 39: Akira: To think... Akira: I wanted.... Akira: to hear those words.... Akira: from that person for so long....
Pg 40: Tamiko: (Ah...) Tamiko: (He knew all along?)
Pg 41: Tamiko: (Chii-chan knew about it all along!) [these are all lines from previous scenes:
Oo-chan: If only you weren't here Tamiko: Of course you love me! We're related! Akira: You think? Akira: If it's so easy, then YOU go do it! She's not your maid! Tamiko: He was saying how...even if you never took things seriously he couldn't hate you for it.... Tamiko: and that he's proud to have you as his brother...
Pg 42/43: [no text]
Pg 44: Tamiko: Chii-chan, you knew this whole time? Akira: Yeah
Pg 45: Akira: You knew too, right? Tamiko: How'd you guess? Akira: Because you stopped sleeping in the same bed as me Tamiko: ...No, we can't!
Pg 46: Tamiko: I told you NO! Akira: Why? You're the one who kissed me first! Tamiko: But that was different! Akira: You're my heater!
Pg 47: Tamiko: ("Maybe I like them because I don't ever want to seek out the evil in people?") Tamiko: (Maybe he was talking about Hanyuu Kaori when he said this?)
END OF CHAPTER 6
Pg 48: Tamiko: Yeah but in the real world, siblings don't kiss each other Akira: But we're not siblings anymore Tamiko: We still are! Tamiko: And... And.... my kiss...was the same the one as the one I'd give to a cat! Akira: Well my kiss is the same as the one I'd give to a raccoon! Akira: Ah! Hey, grandma?
Pg 49: Akira: Has Oo-chan called yet? Yeah, Otohime's disappeared, and we're looking for her Why? Because they're having a concert tour soon and--- //haha// Akira: Nooo grandma. "Tour" NOT "Tower"... Tamiko: (Ah....) Tamiko: (I've completely thrown my self-confidence out the window) [heart mark says "Chiki" = "Chii-chan" + "Kiss"]
Pg 50: Tamiko: (I don't know if this is was a good or bad thing...but everything's out in the open) Tamiko: (I can't hit the brakes... The brakes!) Tamiko: ("Even if I wasn't related to him, if it was you, Yuzuki-san...") Tamiko: (I just don't know...)
Pg 51: Tamiko: (Oh... so that's one way to hold myself back) Tamiko: (Why did it have to be her though? If it was that person, or that other girl, then I would've fought it for all it was worth) Tamiko: (Why did it have to be her?) [side comic:
Guy: T-This is that technique they use to make people's faces look fat! Guy #2: Yeah, and not to mention it's a shot from below---the worst angle! Otohime: Wahhh! I wish I'd been born pretty! If I was, then our band would've been more successful! Guy: N-No, thats not true! We're not selling because us guys suck at playing! Otohime: I know
Continued on Pg 105]
Pg 52: Akira: Hurry, grandma didn't seem to be in too good of a mood Tamiko: Really? Akira: We're ho-- Tamiko: Nothing... Tamiko: Akira: We're home! //clatter//
Pg 53: Grandma: Well weren't you two out late Akira: Is Oo-chan home yet? Grandma: How should I know? Just when I was cleaning around the house and needing the strength of two boys they're not home! Akira: Whoa, you aren't even halfway done yet Grandma, where're you gonna sleep? Grandma: In your bed Tamiko: (I should be used to this... Acting as if nothing had happened.)
Pg 54: Tamiko: (Which his smiles up 'til now were real?) Tamiko: (I've never seen flawless acting like his) Tamiko: (He isn't just some 19 year old guy you can find thousands of in the city. He's Hanyuu Kaori's son, there's no doubt about it) //I'm home// //Fight-o! Fight-o!// Akira: Hey I'll help you, here.
Pg 55: Grandma: That's okay. We've got boys who go chasing after girls, but none capable of carrying heavy goods! //pulls// Akira: Whoa
Pg 56: //grips// //RIP// //THUD THUD CRASH// Grandma: You can't even save your grandma? Akira: If you weren't wearing those cheap clothes of yours, I would've been able to Grandma: You little rascal! If I was a young lad, I would've saved the other person even if it meant I had to take a lunge for it! Tamiko: Grandma, the car's here
Pg 57: Grandma: Hmm...where did I put my glasses? Mom: Just forget about all this junk Grandma: Well ain't that a suprise. It doesn't hurt anymore at all Grandma: I don't have to go to a doctor--- //AHHHHHH!// Akira: Sorry Grandma: Tamiko Grandma: Take a photo of us right now for me, will you?
Pg 58: Tamiko: Ah, Youko Auntie? Tamiko: Happy New Years! //clank// Tamiko: My mom's at the hospital right now Tamiko: My grandma broke a bone and ended up getting surgery done. Yeah, My mom wanted to stay with her today because it would've been lonely for grandma being there all by herself She should be back by tomorrow. Yup. Tamiko: No, Takashi-chan's a bit busy right now too. Oh, but Akira-chan's here. Okay. Tamiko: Thanks, you too.
Pg 59: //clank// //stares// Tamiko: If only we had one of those covers for the phone...it'd look cute Tamiko: Who you calling? Akira: Yukari-chan Tamiko: You're going on a date? Akira: We were, but I'm gonna cancel Tamiko: What! Why? Akira: Because. How can I go out and have fun while grandma's in the hospital? //beep beep// Akira: And you being by yourself on New Years is... //click// Tamiko: Ugh, scratch that. Your acting sucks.
Pg 60: Yukari's Mom (YM): Yukari YM: There's someone I'd like you to meet. So let's go have lunch together Yukari: Mommy, no! After I'm finished with this, I made plans to go out with a friend! YM: Oh well how unfortunate. I'll call your friend and say there's been a change of plans Yukari: N-No! YM: Gojou-san! YM: This is the wife and eldest son of Gojou-san, one of your father's clients Akira: Yukari-chan!
Pg 61: Akira: You look amazing! Yukari: Akira! YM: Y-Yukari! YM: Your friend...was a boy?! Yukari: She's my mother! Akira: Oh! Akira: Nice to meet you! Akira: I'm Mizukami Akira Akira: I'm the one who's been taking Yukari-san's photos in the magazine //bows//
Pg 62: Akira: Yukari-san has such talent, Akira: that I convinced her to be my model even though she refused to be at first. Thank you for letting her help me out. YM: Oh... um...so you're.... yes, I've heard a bit about you from her YM: I know this might be a bit too much coming from her mother, YM: but she's a truly gifted child. For a professional such as you to be able to see that is an honour! Guy: Um... YM: Oh, you two made plans today? YM: Then we'll just excuse ourselves Yukari: I can't believe what just happened! Yukari: I never thought she'd suck up to you like that! I've never even see her take that kind of attitude towards one of my friends! Akira: Where do you wanna go?
Pg 63: Yukari: None of the stores are open since it's New Years Akira: Oh there's a place that's open where we could go dancing Yukari: But I'm in my kimono Akira: Don't worry about it Girl: Hey! You said you'd come before the start of the new year! Akira: My watch stopped. See? Girl #2: Liar!
Pg 64/65: Yukari: This isn't really relaxing, is it? Girl: Akira! Girl #2: Akira! Yukari: They're calling for you. Why don't you go dance with them? Akira: Nah, that's okay Yukari: If you're staying here because you feel sorry for me, then there's no need to be! Akira: I like sitting here and watching other people dance Akira: I squint my eyes and the lights and the people all mix together Akira: The lights dance around like people Akira: and the people become transparent like light Akira: It's almost like watching sound with your eyes
Pg 66: Girl: Akira! //snaps out of it// Girl: Use this lighter Girl: It's one of the stuff we got from the New Years bash Girl: Make sure you don't lose it! Akira: Thanks! Yukari: Akira Yukari: Is there anything you want? Akira: Nah. Let's go and slow dance Yukari:Isn't there even ONE thing you want?
Pg 67: Yukari: Like a necktie or socks. There must be something Akira: Nah Yukari: Liar! Akira: Then a telephone cover! Yukari: Weirdo Akira: I'm scared Akira: of ruining your kimono Yukari: It doesn't matter...
Pg 68: Akira: I can't help but feel as if we were meant to meet Yukari: I feel that way too Yukari: I was drawn to you at first sight, and I knew you were the same Yukari: We can understand each other the most out of anyone in the world. We can love each other the most out of anyone in the world //ring ring ring// //AHAHAHAHAHA//
Pg 69: //ring ring// Girl: AHAHAHAHAHA Guy: WAITTT! //ring ring// Guy: I SAID WAIT!! //ahahahaha// //ahahaha// //ring ring// Tamiko: (So it was a dream...)
Pg 70: //click// //click click click click// //sigh of relief//
Pg 72: //squeak squeak// //clank// Tamiko: ("Joe, why would you say something like that?") Tamiko: Joe! Tamiko: (I can't believe I was surprised by my own voice) Tamiko: Joe, why would you--- //roommmm// Tamiko: say something... //vrooommm// Tamiko: (That's Chii-can's bike!) //dash//
Pg 73: Tamiko: Welcome home! Tamiko: How was Yukari-san? Was she psyched?! Akira: Whoa, whoa whoa. Tamiko: Where'd you go? Akira: Diamond Paradise Tamiko: Oh, to a disco? Okay, and where to next? //squeak squeak squeak// Akira: Then we went out to eat Tamiko: Chii-chan, you're really good! Akira: Leave it to me! I honed my skills being a waiter back when I was in high school! //splarkling clean//
Pg 74: Tamiko: Then was it the waitress there? Akira: Huh? Tamiko: The girl you went out with Akira: We didn't really go out... she sold me the bike I ride now at a really great price... Tamiko: What kind of girl was she? Akira: I don't remember Tamiko: Was she prettier than Yukari-san? Akira: Haha, no. Yukari-chan's prettier Tamiko: Then you DO remember Tamiko: What do you want? Meat or Fish? Akira: Whichever Tamiko: Which one? Akira: Meat! //glances// Tamiko: What happened next?
Pg 75: Akira: Can we have some juice? //steam// Tamiko: What's inside? Akira: There's nothing in it, just the bun. That's what's so great about it Akira: "The Wakakusa Story"? Did we go and see a movie like that way back? I don't remember what it was about //sizzle sizzle// Tamiko: Yeah, and Yukari-san has the part of Joe. Tamiko: She beat out all the grade 12's for the part! Akira: What about you? Tamiko: The fourth sister, Amy Akira: Is that the main character? Tamiko: Are you even listening?! I said the main character was Yukari-san's part! You're really starting to resemble grandma, you know!
Pg 76: //chomp chomp chomp// Tamiko: It took me forty minutes to make it, and it takes you only 5 to eat it all up? //clatter// Akira: It was great! //clank clank And what score should we reward this group?!// //drum roll// //blank// Akira: And under these restrictions, for "t" to exist under 2 and 3, what kind of circumstances... Akira: Let's turn the TV off Tamiko: No! Seiko isn't on yet! [She's referring to Matsuda Seiko, a very popular idol in the 80's] Akira: Then let's finish this off later! It's New Years, we should relax! Tamiko: Then could you finish it for me by the 9th?
Pg 77: Akira: Look, Seiko-chan's on //pull pull// Tamiko: Nooo, that's not her, that's Kyon Kyon! [referring to Koizumi Kyoko, another popular idol in the 80's] Akira: Hey, weren't you saying something about becoming more independent? Tamiko: Kyon Kyon's been showing up everywhere lately Tamiko: I'm pretty good at guessing who's gonna be famous, don't you think? Tamiko: I wonder if they have a TV at the hospital? Tamiko: Doesn't grandma watch this every year? Akira: Yeah, they probably have one there //clatter// Tamiko: Where you going? Akira: To take a leak Tamiko: Make sure to be back before Seiko comes on!
Pg 78: //And now everyone! Happy New Years!// //---brought to you by, Shuueisha// Tamiko: Chii-chan? //step step step// Tamiko: What're you doing?! It's no fun watching by myself! Akira: Sorry Tamiko: You're going to bed already? Tamiko: It's just, I haven't had any sleep since New Years Eve, you know?
Pg 79: Tamiko: Oh... Akira: Wanna sleep together? Tamiko: What... Tamiko: ...No we can't. Akira: Why not? Tamiko: Remember? ...I said I was going to be more independent... Akira: Well I don't want to sleep by myself. How's that?
Pg 80: //step step step// Tamiko: Heh. Okay, then I'll stay here and do my homework Tamiko: Chii-chan, aren't you going to put your PJs on? Akira: Then give that back to me Tamiko: Oh, right. Tamiko: This feels completely different from before!
Pg 81: Tamiko: You always had your back turned to me! //rustle// Tamiko: If you look this way, you'll make me nervous! Tamiko: Well... it was probably because... Tamiko: you knew about it that you kept your back to me... //snickers// Akira: I can just see grandma trying to weasle her way in here Tamiko: Did you hear about it from grandma?
Pg 82: Akira: From the family register. Tamiko: You too? Tamiko: How long have you known? Akira: Does it even matter? Akira: As long as I know that I was someone born into this world wanted, that's all I need. Akira: For me, the difference between that and the opposite, meant the world of a difference
Pg 83: Tamiko: I wonder why mom and dad didn't just officially make you their son though? Tamiko: Why did they keep you under "adopted"? Akira: So that marriage is still possible Tamiko: Huh? Akira: If they did that, then marriage would've been impossible Tamiko: Oh.... Tamiko: Huh? Who's gonna marry? Akira: Us
Pg 84: Akira: Grandma said she ignored all the bad stuff everyone around them were saying, and adopted me in because she wanted to make me your groom Akira: because I was cute, ya know? Tamiko: What! Tamiko: Haha... Tamiko: So it was grandma that... Tamiko: That's SO like her! Akira: Yeah, it is. Tamiko: Then grandma knew all along, that you knew? Akira: Well I guess that's another way of seeing it, Akira: but it was more like Akira: she saw the kiss
Pg 85: Tamiko: What kiss? Akira: That I gave to you Tamiko: But that was just recently... Akira: No, I'm talking about way before that Akira: back when I was still in middle school Akira: you were asleep... Tamiko: (Ah...)
Pg 86: Tamiko: Ah... ....I... Tamiko: completely thought that was a dream... Akira: Heh Tamiko: Ha..ha Tamiko: (I thought it was a dream) Akira: Are you mad? Tamiko: No... Akira: Well that's good
Pg 87: Akira: Wanna know something scary? Akira: Whenever my hands touched you, Akira: to the tips of my fingers, I've never thought of you as my sister Akira: Always, always Akira: in the back of my mind Akira: I was hoping for you to realize it...
Pg 88: Grandma: You like Ta-ko? Grandma: You can have her. Grandma: I was waiting for this. Grandma: Good thing you two aren't related, huh?
Pg 89: Akira: (Ta-ko) Akira: Ta-ko, I love you. Akira: Ta-ko, Akira: you're so cute
Pg 90: [no text]
Pg 91: //slide// //thud// Tamiko: I-I can't breathe! //wheeze wheeze// Akira: Why didn't you just breathe? Tamiko: Because... my nose is all stuffed up... //wheeze// Akira: What are you, an idiot?
Pg 92: Akira: Geez... you ruined the mood. Tamiko: ("Do you love me?") Tamiko: ("So much that I feel like I'm going crazy at times") Tamiko: ("Idiot") Tamiko: (I was stupid one.)
END OF CHAPTER 7
Pg 93: [no text]
Pg 94: //snore snore//
Pg 95: //tickle// //hahahaha//
Pg 96: //rolls over// Akira: ("Let me braid her hair!") Akira: ("Please! Please?") Akira: ("No, because it won't be even") Akira: ("Don't worry! I learned how to braid from a girl in my class!") Akira: ("Come on! Can't I even braid just one side?")
Pg 97: Akira: ("Noooo I could've done a better job than that!") Akira: ("Why can't Ta-ko be mine?") //snickers// Akira: 'Morning
Pg 98: Tamiko: Why did you braid my hair? Akira: It looks cute on you //yawns// Tamiko: Why did you do only one side then? Akira: Because I only had one necktie Tamiko: Last night, I... Akira: I didn't do anything Tamiko: Noooo that's not what I was gonna say Tamiko: I couldn't sleep at all... //COUGH// Tamiko: Aren't you going to shave? Akira: Nah, because mine doesn't get as thick as Oo-chan's Tamiko: Don't grow a beard like him, okay?
Pg 99: Akira: Don't think too much about what I said last night, okay? Akira: You're gonna meet a lot of guys in the future. And after all that you still think I'm better, then give me a chance Tamiko: Shave! //brush brush brush// Akira: Yeah, but I think beards look pretty nice... Tamiko: No! It scratches when you kiss! //brush brush brush brush//
Pg 100: Akira: Pervert! I bet you're always thinking of stuff like that! Tamiko: Noooooo, it's dirty too and it gets-- Akira: I won't, I promise. Tamiko: WAHHH! Tamiko: Grosss! Tamiko: Chii-chan, can I say something? Akira: Sure
Pg 101: Tamiko: Ditto what you just said Tamiko: If you find someone you like even more than me, then choose her, okay? Akira: ...Why would you say that? //clatter// Yukari: Hello? Tamiko: I'm still in my PJs! Chii-chan, you go get it! //push// Akira: Yes?
Pg 102: Yukari: Akira... Akira: Yukari-chan? Yukari: Akira... please... Yukari: come with me to the Emperial Hotel right now... Yukari: They're planning on some arranged marriage between me and that guy yesterday!
Pg 103: Tamiko: B-But Tamiko: you're still in high school! Yukari: My daddy needs a successor to his company Yukari: since I'm an only child, he's planning on making the person I marry as his successor Tamiko: Chii-chan Tamiko: why don't you go with her? Akira: What would I do anyway? I've got no business being there Tamiko: But if that guy sees you and her together, then he'd be able to put the pieces together, you know?
Pg 104: Akira: I don't want to stick my head where it doesn't belong Akira: If you don't like what they're trying to do, then you should just say so Tamiko: How could you be so mean?! Akira: I'm--- Yukari: Just forget it. Yukari: What you said is right. Yukari: But Yukari: at this rate, I won't be able to marry a person I love. Tamiko: Wai--- //thump//
Pg 105: Tamiko: Wait, Tamiko: Yukari-sa--- [sign reads "To Akira I knew you were joking, but I made it last night anyway From Yukari"] Akira: Ah... Akira: she... Tamiko: What's that? [side comic Tamiko: I can't believe you're letting her sleep in my bed! Takashi: She's just gonna be resting a bit until she's feeling a bit better //hiccup hiccup// Tamiko: WHAAAAA!! Otohime: Your leg looks like a lotus root. Continued on p 151]
Pg 106: Tamiko: Idiot! Tamiko: Why did you tell her?! Tamiko: Even if it was a joke, it's rude to mention something I want to some other girl! Tamiko: Is your head all messed up because you've gone out with too many girls?! Tamiko: I didn't say this because I know she would'nt have wanted me to say this... Tamiko: but she loves you!
Pg 107: Tamiko: I do too, Tamiko: but if you guys ended up going out... Akira: Then you'd give me to her? Akira: "Love" isn't some cheapass thing Akira: that you can just control however way you like. Akira: It's more precious than some $80 steak, or some fur coat, or a 100 karat diamond, or Keio plaza, or the Tokyo tower. It's much much Akira: more precious!
Pg 108: YM: Gojou-san, I apologize for yesterday. Please let me introduce you YM: to my daughter, Yukari. YM: Yukari! //bows//
Pg 109: Guy: I thought you'd be a bit more talkative if it was just the two of us, but I guess not Guy: I wonder if all those who're in acting are like this? Guy: When is the play you're the lead for? Yukari: Next month Guy: What are people your age interested in? Yukari: Guys Guy: Oh, now that you mention it, that friend of yours at Harajuku yesterday, Guy: I don't really recommend you to converse with people like him...
Pg 110: Yukari: I should get going... Guy: But why? Not much time has passed at all! Guy: How about we go out to dinner? Yukari: I'm not hungry Guy: I konw a great place Yukari: But... //THUD// Akira: Hey
Pg 111: Yukari: Akira Yukari: Akira, I'm so happy you came Akira: I was gonna decide if I was gonna help out once I saw what the guy looked like //giggles// Akira: Thanks for the phone cover Yukari: I knew you were joking, but I thought it was something you could use regardless Akira: I'll give you a ride Yukari: Mind giving me a ride to Aoyama then? Yukari: There's just one way Yukari: I can convince them so I won't have to have an arranged marriage
Pg 112: Yukari: My daddy had a kid with his lover! Yukari: My mommy's against it, but what he really wants to do is let that guy be the successor Yukari: Because if you think about it, it'd be better for someone who's related to him to take over, you know?
Pg 113: Yukari: I heard daddy got a phone call recently from his lover saying she found their child. She never knew where he was either. Yukari: My daddy's holding back because of mommy, so I'll take the first step! //vrooommm// Yukari: What's wrong? You look pale
Pg 114: Akira: His lover... Akira: is Hanyuu Kaori, isn't it? Yukari: Bingo Yukari: I guess it's a no brainer you could come to that conclusion seeing as I told you alot of stuff in detail Akira: I wanted to avoid this if I could Akira: but it's something you should know...
Pg 115: Akira: I'll make it easier for you //honk honk honk// //vrooom vroommmmm// Akira: Hanyuu Kaori's my birth mother
Pg 116: //vroom...// Yukari: What... are you saying? Akira: You said I reminded you of your dad, right? Yukari: Stop it //police siren// Akira: I'm not related to the Mizukami's... I share the same father as... Yukari: Stop joking around! //police siren// Akira: Ah...
Pg 117: Yukari: I'm going home...
Pg 118: Akira: Yuka--
Pg 119: //squeaalllll// //crash//
Pg 120: //slam slam// Grandma: You told Akira what?! Grandma: What a cruel child you are! Tamiko: Well it's not like I "WANTED" to say it. You wouldn't understand, grandma. Grandma: After I went through all that trouble to set you two up. Thinking about what Akira must be feeling right now... poor child...poor child... //sobb// //scrunch scrunch//
Pg 121: Tamiko: If you're just going to be digging through it, give it back to me! Grandma: It's mine now! Tamiko: I'm going to go help out mom with the laundry! Grandma: Wait! Grandma: The reason why we didn't officially make him part of our family wasn't because we wanted you two to marry //munch// Grandma: it was so Hanyuu-san could come back for him any time Tamiko: (What is that... supposed to mean?)
Pg 122: Tamiko: ("What a cruel child you are!") Tamiko: (Poor child...poor child...) Tamiko: (I feel like...it's written in the stars for us to not be meant to be with each other) Nurse: Mizukami-san! Nurse: Your brother was rushed into the hospital just now. He was in an accident.
Pg 123: Tamiko: (See? We're not meant to be with each other!)
Pg 125: Akira: I got a ride in the ambulance for the first time ever Tamiko: //sigh of relief// Tamiko: I thought you weren't gonna make it... Tamiko: Chii-chan! Tamiko: Chii-chan!
Pg 126: Akira: Ta-ko Akira: Yukari-chan and I---
Pg 127: Akira: Ta-ko, Yukari-chan and I are half-siblings Akira: Let's go Ta-ko Tamiko: Yukari-san didn't come to rehearsal yesterday either Akira: Just concentrate on your part.
Pg 129: Tamiko: Oo-chan, Otohime's--- Takashi: Yeah, I just got a phone call from Akira Tamiko: She's here. Hurry! Akira: Welcome back Takashi: ...Yeah Takashi: Thanks. Takashi: Hime! Hime: What happened to your hair! Hime: Hahahaha! Takashi: ...huh?
Pg 130: Tamiko: It looks better, don't you agree? Hime: Well yeah, compared to what it was like before--- Takashi: Oh, you're talking about this? Yeah... Hime: But yeah, I guess people without a fashion sense can only go so far Takashi: Wh... Takashi: Who cares about my hair! Takashi: Don't you feel even a bit guilty letting your fans down like that?! Akira: Let's go. We don't have enough time. Hime: "Fans"?! What fans?! Last time only three people showed up!!
Pg 131: Hime: Can you even "BEGIN" to comprehend what it feels like to sing in front of only THREE people?! Tamiko: Oo-chan was always saying the places were packed Hime: Ughh! Hime: I wanna marry already! Takashi: Fine. Takashi: I'll let you be engaged to Akira Tamiko: Hey! What do you-- Akira: He isn't serious, calm down.
Pg 132: Tamiko: I bet he is! Akira: Will you just cut it out? I like you, okay? Akira: So why do you keep on about the people around us? Akira: What are you so worried about? Tamiko: I don't know... Tamiko: I guess it's become a habit...
Pg 133:' Girl: Could you adjust the middle lights a bit? Girl: Okay! That's great! Girl #2: Hey! My zipper's broken! Hurry, someone fix it! Girl #3: Director! Director? Where'd she go?! Girl: Has Yuzuki-san arrived yet? Tamiko: No, not yet
Pg 134: Julie: Tammy, do you have a sec? Julie: I want to say hi to your brother Julie: I brought some chocolates too, even though it's a bit early Julie: Hey! What's going on?! Why are those girls--- Julie: Come on! Introduce me to him! Quick! //creakkk// Man: Excuse me
Pg 135: Tamiko: (Hey, Chii-chan... looks pretty nice with a moustache...) //snaps out of it// Tamiko: (Who is...he?)
Pg 136: //noise// Girl: Hey //noise// Girl: What Girl #2: No way! Girl: It's Hanyuu Kaori Girl: No way! But I thought she said she couldn't come?
Pg 137: [no text]
Pg 138: Tamiko: (Now I get it...) (He's Yukari-san's dad... and Chii-chan's!)
Pg 139: [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 8
Pg 140: Yukari: Daddy! Yukari: I found him! Yukari: So let's bring him into our family! Yukari: He should be showing up at the school play Yukari: Hanyuu-san knows him, so you should take her along with you!
Pg 141: //The express train to Tokyo will be arriving at platform 4...// //Please stay behind the line// //kya! Kya!// //hahahaha// Girl: Hey? Look over there Girl #2: It's Yuzuki-san Girl: I wonder where she's heading? Doesn't she have the lead for today's play?
Pg 142: Guy: Can I help you? Guy #2: We're not open until 5 Guy: To be honest with you, we can't have teenagers like you hanging around here
Pg 143: Guy: Remember? She's the girl Akira brought with him on New Years Guy #2: Oh, right! Hey, wait--- //whisper whisper//
Pg 144: Yukari: Can you... Yukari: turn Yukari: that one on? Yukari: Along with this one Yukari: and this one Yukari: I'll pay as much as you want
Pg 145: Yukari: Turn on the same song that was playing back then Yukari: and bring the people who were there that time
Pg 146: //noise noise// Tamiko: (Why are they showing themselves to him now?) Tamiko: ("The reason why we officially didn't make him part of our family was so Hanyuu-san could come back for him any time")
Pg 147: Girl: Oh! Girl #2: What! No way!
Pg 148: Guy: I'm sorry to interrupt Guy: but are you Mizukami Akira-san? Akira: ....Yes //clatter clatter CRASH// Akira: Ta-ko! Akira: Excuse me for a moment
Pg 149: Tamiko: I'm fine, I just got my skirt caught in the chair Akira: ...what? Tamiko: Don't talk to him Akira: Who is he? Tamiko: He's going to take you away Akira: What're you talking about? Tamiko: He will, I just know it! Tamiko: Come with me! Akira: But it's rude to just--- Tamiko: This way!
Pg 150: Tamiko: I'll introduce you to my friend [sign reads "Non-Personells Prohibited") Tamiko: This is... Julie: U-Um, this is chocolate! Tamiko: Wait, Julie Julie: Ah... Tamiko: This is my friend... Julie: U-Um I used to go to the same middle school as you and... Tamiko: Julie... Julie: Ah! Girl: Mizukami-san, Ikoma-san Girl: We need to gather for last minute preparations Girl: We're going to decide who's going to have Yuzuki-san's role Tamiko: What!
Pg 151: Tamiko: B-But that's Yuzuki-san's role! Tamiko: I'm sure she'll come! I'll phone her house! Girl: There's no need. I asked her father over there Girl: and he told me she left early in the morning. Tamiko: (Ah...!) [side panel Hime:I heard you want to become an actress? //stares// Hime: Then you must have confidence in your looks Tamiko: Looks has nothing to do with it! It's how well you can bring out the character's personality! Hime: But you still have confidence in your looks, right? Tamiko: I don't! Hime: You do. Continued on P 187]
Pg 152: Girl: Some girls from school saw her at the train station heading in the opposite direction Girl: It's not that we've given up hope of her showing up at the last minute, Girl: but there's no way we can prolong the start of the play Girl: so just in case it's better if we decide who'll take over
Pg 153: Girl: What! You didn't have any backups?! Girl #2: Why don't you do it, Mariko? It's your lucky break! Girl #4: But it's the part of Joe, right? There's just no way! Girl: There's no way anyone can memorize the lines at a time like this! Girl #3: Mariko-san, can you do it? Mariko: If I...can have an hour to memorize. Girl: It's time to ring the bell to start the performance! Girl: Is it okay if I ring it? Girl: Is it okay? Mariko: W-Wait... wait...
Pg 154: Kaori: Go ahead Kaori: but do it ten minutes from now Kaori: I'll keep the play going for an hour Kaori: Give me the script and Yukari's outfit
Pg 155: Girl: Wow! I never thought I'd be able to act alongside Hanyuu Kaori! //Kya! Kya! Kya!// Girl #2: It's like a dream! //flash// Tamiko: Don't you think it's weird that a mean person like her would get up onto our stage with no strings attached? Akira: I thought you were a fan of hers Tamiko: NO! I was making an ugly face just now, I know it! Akira: Then stop making those kind of faces Tamiko: I can't. Whenever I think about her, I can't help myself Akira: Then I guess I'll take more photos of you looking ugly! //flash// //smile//
Pg 156: Tamiko: It really pissed me off though Tamiko: how Hanyuu Kaori was looking at you before. You noticed too, right? Tamiko: I don't know why Tamiko: but there's something about her I don't like //flash// Tamiko: And--- Tamiko: What're you doing? Is this a new way of taking photos? Tamiko: Julie was really disappointed! She was saying how she wanted to shake your hand before she got on the stage! //giggles// Akira: How about a dance? Tamiko: Sure, I don't mind Tamiko: Wearing this kind of dress makes me want to dance!
Pg 157: //bell ringing// Akira: "You're wearing those same shoes" Tamiko: "Yeah" Akira: "You're smart, you know that?" Tamiko: "Well no duh! For 17 years I've been living under the same roof as you!"
Pg 158: //thud// Joe (Kaori): I wanted books!
Pg 159: Girl: If only I had new musical scores... //whistle whistle whistle// Amy (Tamiko): High quality sketchbooks and pencils Tamiko: (Ah!) Tamiko: (I forgot to say "some" at the beginning) Amy: ...that's what I want
Pg 160: //rustle// Joe: Since it's Christmas, why don't we go buy all these stuff?! Tamiko: (This is making me panic. She's completely different from Yukari-san in the way she acts) Girl: You're right, I've been working everyday lately Girl: so a little piece of happiness like that shouldn't hurt Tamiko: (She forgot to say "as a tutor!") Tamiko: (The line after that is gonna be messed up...!) Joe: What're you suggesting? Joe: You don't go through half the hardships as I do since you're working as a tutor for some rich family! //sigh of relief//
Pg 161: Tamiko: (The audience doesn't realize all the misses we've made, and how she's helped to cover them all up) Tamiko: (The person standing in front of everyone acting in this crude manner, is Hanyuu Kaori, there's no doubt about it. But I wonder if the audience's realized it?)
Pg 162: Amy: You two have got it easy! At least you don't have to go to school Amy: I'm doubly tired because of it! Amy: They make fun of me if I don't finish my homework Amy: and they look up on me because I'm poor Joe: "look up"? //snickers// Joe: You mean "look down" //jabs// Tamiko: (She adlibs alot) Amy: Well so-rry! It was just a slip-of-the-tongue
Pg 163: Tamiko: (Everyone's panicking because all the movements are completely different from how we've practced it Everyone's being turned this way and that by her) Girl: It's Hanyuu Kaori, I know it! Girl #2: No way! //whispers// Yukari: (Let's stop...) Tamiko: (It's not the assembly hall, it's not the audience,) Girl: Let's stop arguing! We're just like what Joe said we were, a happy lot, don't you think? Tamiko: (we're being drawn in by Hanyuu Kaori!)
Pg 164: //flash// Tamiko: (Chii-chan) Amy: Joe! Why would you say something like that? Joe: A happy lot! A happy lot! //whistle whistle// Joe: A happy lot!
Pg 165: //giggles// Amy: Stop it! You're acting like a boy! Joe: If I could be one, then I'd choose to be in a second! Amy: I hate people without manners! Joe: I hate people like you who act all high and mighty! Amy: (It's as if me and Chii-chan are fighting)
Pg 166: Amy: Mark my words Joe! You're going to live to regret it! Joe: HA! Joe: Amy! Joe: Where did you put my script?! Amy: How should I know? Joe: You know where it is! Now tell me! Amy: KYAAA! I threw it into the fire, okay? Joe: What did you just say?!
Pg 167: Joe: How could you! I'll never be able to write what I did again! Amy: KYAAA! Girl: Stop it you two! //wheeze wheeze wheeze wheeze//
Pg 168: Tamiko: (Her expressions, her movements, they all remind me of Chii-chan)
Pg 169: Tamiko: (They all remind me of the Chii-chan that I love) Joe: AMY! Guy: The ice broke, and she fell in!
Pg 170: Joe: Mother, I wonder if she'll be all right? Joe: If she dies, it'll be my fault Joe: It was because I... Tamiko: (Ah...)
Pg 171: Tamiko: (Even though it's her first time touching me, her touch feels familiar)
Pg 172: Tamiko: (She's the person who gave birth to...Chii-chan) Tamiko: ("Maybe I like them because I don't ever want to seek out the evil in people?")
Pg 173: Girl: Thank you very much! Kaori: I'll leave the rest up to you Girl #2: Thank you so much! We're very--- Kaori: There's no need. Get back to your play. Girl #2: Y-Yes.... Girl: She's scary, but she really is amazing, don't you think? Tamiko: ...yeah
Pg 174: //clap clap clap// //rustle// //pulls// Akira: I shouldn't have expected any less from you. Wonderful performance, as always //rustle rustle// Kaori: I know a place where you can take great shots from
Pg 175: Akira: It's a nice place, but it makes me want a X-ray camera Akira: Now if you'll excuse me, I'm here today to work. Kaori: Yukari-san's father is wanting to bring you back into the family as his son-in-law Akira: What a convenient set-up
Pg 176: Kaori: Mizukami Misako-san Kaori: I heard she went through quite a bit of hardship having to support three children. I heard she even worked in mizushoubai at one time [basically the "night entertainment business" as hostess, etc. Basically, not a job you'd be proud of.] Kaori: I even heard the reason why her husband left her Kaori: was partly because of you Kaori: I'm sure that it'd have been easy to come to the wrong conclusions when she suddenly shows up with a child one day who has a different blood type Akira: Can't you... just drop it? //step step//
Pg 177: Kaori: If you become the successor to the Yuzuki family business, then you'll have more than enough money to let the Mizukami's live in relative prosperity Kaori: You want to pay them back for all they did for you, do you not? Akira: I plan on doing that even if it takes a long time Kaori: That girl who's always trailing behind you Kaori: Is she your sister? Kaori: She's a diamond in the rough Kaori: but at this rate, she'll be even lucky to graduate this place Kaori: Poor child. Did you see those shoes of hers? They were practically falling apart!
Pg 178: Tamiko: Hey, that's weird. Chii-chan's disappeared off somewhere Tamiko: I wonder if he went to the bathroom? Julie: No way! Akira-san goes to the bathroom?! [I guess it's like how girls don't want to invision famous idols going to the bathroom, she looks up to him so she doesn't want to imagine him doing something like that? ^^] Julie: I'll go look for him since I don't have anymore lines Tamiko: Then I'll go with you! Julie: You can't do that. You've still got a couple of scenes to go, remember? Girl: Mizukami-san! Hurry! Julie: See? Tamiko: (Once Hanyuu Kaori left, it went back to being a normal school play)
Pg 179: Kaori: You know how he owns an arts theatre, don't you? Kaori: If she enrolls there, then I can put in a good word for her Kaori: You like her don't you? I could tell just by looking at you Akira: There's no way I can marry Yukari-san, now can I? Kaori: I heard he's planning on introducing you to Yukari-san's cousin All you have to do is take over the business Akira: Oh, so I can't even choose who I marry?
Pg 180: Kaori: Akira... Kaori: Akira Kaori: Akira
Pg 181: Kaori: The truth is... I... Kaori: wanted to see you...
Pg 182: //whoaa// Kaori: You probably hate me Kaori: but I didn't want to let you go, you have to believe me. You were someone I gave birth to out of my own free will! Kaori: But I couldn't do anything about it being in the position I was back then! Your sister is planning in going into the same business as me, Kaori: so you understand at least a little bit, don't you?
Pg 183: Akira: I don't remember ever having hated you Kaori: I'm so happy...you're such a smart child... Kaori: then you'll do as I say, won't you? If you do, then everything will go smoothly... Amy: My dream is to go to Rome and become the number one artist in the world!
END OF CHAPTER 9
Pg 184: //clap clap clap//
Pg 185: Tamiko: (To stand here and perform this play today, was something tough on Yukari-san, so much that she chose to run away from it. I can understand. Only those who fell in love with Chii-chan can understand this feeling)
Pg 186: Tamiko: Julie! Did you find Chii-chan? Tamiko: Let's ask him to take a group shot! Julie: W-Well I... Girl: Hey! There's something going on outside! A lot of reporters are gathering! Girl #2: I heard they caught a hold of Hanyuu Kaori! Where? Where? //kya kya// Julie: I knew it! Julie: I saw AKira-san and Hanyuu Kaori hugging and kissing each other!
Pg 187: Guy: This is "Television Akebono"--- Guy: This is The Sparrow Weekly--- Hanyuu-san! We just received a phone call at our headquarters from a young female saying you have an illegitimate child! Guy #2: Please get out of the way! Guy: Is it true you're meeting him here today?! [side comic: //lifts// //KYAA!!// Akira: Ta-ko? Hime: You're wearing pretty cute underwear! Where'd you buy 'em? Hime: What's the brand? Tamiko: What're you doing?! Akira: (Whoa...) Continued on P 189]
Pg 188: Guy; Mizukami-kun! Akira: Oh, hey! You're The Pink's--- Guy: So you were Hanyuu Kaori's son? Akira: What...? Akira: What are you joking around for? Guy: I'm not joking. It's true, isn't it? Guy: You're famous in the company for being very talented Guy: It all makes sense when there's Hanyuu Kaori's blood running in your veins! Tamiko: T-That's a lie!
Pg 189: Tamiko: We saw them! Tamiko: They were kissing each other! Tamiko: Right, Julie? Julie: Y-Yeah! It's true! Tamiko: There's no way a mother and son could kiss like that! Tamiko: Don't you agree? [side comic //rattle// Tamiko: Mommmm--- Tamiko: KYAA! //slap// Akira: What're you doing?! Tamiko: Chikan!! Tamiko: Pervert! Akira: I didn't see anything! (Even though I wanted to) Hime: I wanna be pretty... //sob// THE END]
Pg 190: Guy: Are you sure that's what you saw? Julie: Yes! There's no doubt about it! It was those two! Guy: You didn't mistake them for someonebody else? Julie: No! I only caught sight of them for a second, but they were hugging each other and--- Guy: In what kind of way? Julie: Err...in a... Julie: uum.... Julie: Err.... Kaori: Like this
Pg 193: Guy: Oh, so it's just another one of her flings. Guy: Hey, what's your name, kid? Where'd you meet her? Guy #2: Hey, call up our company. Tell 'em we found out Hanyuu Kaori's latest conquest is a boy younger than her Tamiko: How could you just go on kissing her like that for so long! Weren't you even a BIT embarrassed?! //Bathroom for Guests// Akira: Yeah, but you don't come across an opportunity like that everyday to kiss "THE" Hanyuu Kaori Tamiko: I can't... believe you. Tamiko: Should I not have said anything? Akira: Nahh, I think what you did was fine. It's better than them going around and trying to dig up dirt
Pg 194: Tamiko: AH! Tamiko: We were waiting for you! Tamiko: I wanted you to wear that outfit.... Yukari: I don't get it...
Pg 195: [sign on door reads "Cleaning Equipment"] Yukari: I went through all that trouble to set it up for you, so why didn't you tell them you were her son? Yukari: You're her scapegoat. Don't you feel even a bit of hatred towards her? Yukari: I hate her Yukari: I hate that woman who gave birth to you! Tamiko: Ah... I... didn't like Hanyuu Kaori either Tamiko: but when she took your place in the play... Yukari: Who cares about the play! //SLAP//
Pg 196: Yukari: I shouldn't have done that //SLAP//
Pg 197: Yukari: W... What... What's wrong... Tamiko: Uu... Tamiko: UUUUuu.... Yukari: Hey! Yukari: I never thought she'd get mad at me--- Akira: Whether she has a kid or a lover, it's not that much damage to Hanyuu Kaori's reputation right now
Pg 198: Akira: The ones who'll bear the brunt of the damage wouldn't be her, but your mother and father. Yukari: Akira... Yukari: Akira...
Pg 199: Yukari's Dad (YD): It was an amusing scene YD: He was probably ecstatic being able to share a kiss with his mother Kaori: Did that Kaori: look to you like a kiss between a mother and child? Kaori: With that one kiss, those around us believed what those children said Kaori: With that one kiss, I was able to read everything he felt towards me Kaori: That was a man's kiss
Pg 200: Kaori: [SL: Haha...] It's like not a thought ran through his mind that I was his mother! YD: Strange, isn't it? YD: Weren't you the one who wanted to deny that fact? [that she's his mother] Kaori: You're right Kaori: How Kaori: ironic, that both mother and son would choose to deny it Kaori: We're so much alike
Pg 201: Kaori: To think Kaori: I was the one thrown away YD: Stop it. It's not like you YD: to cry this way
Pg 202: Tamiko: Whoa... look at my face! Tamiko: Ah! And this one too! Akira: Here Tamiko: Hmm?
Pg 203: Tamiko: For ME?!!!?! Tamiko: What's up? Tamiko: It's the first time you've ever given me anything besides matchbooks! Akira: Well what's wrong with gifts every now and then? Tamiko: Whatttt, haha Tamiko: Are you gonna have to go without lunch for a while? Akira: Yep, for about a week Tamiko: Was it embarrassing for you to go and buy this? Takashi: Akira! Tamiko: It's Oo-chan! Akira: But I thought he was still touring? //thud thud thud thud// Takashi: AKIRA!
Pg 204: Hime: Akira! I made reservations for our wedding ceremony! Hime: Leave May 3rd free, okay? Akira: What! "Our" wedding?! Hime: Remember? Takashi promised me that you and I would be engaged! Takashi: B-But Hime, what's the rush? //laughs// Hime: Yeah, Hime: but I'm pregnant
Pg 205: Akira: What...? Wait... Akira: What do you mean you're pregnant... Hime: Remember? Hime: The first time I came here, you gave me a ride back, and then at my apartment we--- Akira: Oh... that time...?
Pg 206: Tamiko: Chii--- Takashi: You fucking---- Takashi: You gotta be kidding me....
Pg 207: Akira: Yeah, I am Takashi: WHAT?! Mom: Hey! Stop it! Akira: Of course I'm kidding! //THUDD// Takashi: Owww
Pg 208: //SPONK// Takashi: OUCH! //SPONK// Hime: Why couldn't you get mad like this earlier? Hime: Even when I was all over Akira you were just grinning and bearing it! I thought you didn't care for me at all! //SPONK// Hime: You better leave May 3rd free, Takashi
Pg 209: Tamiko: I don't like the thought of this... Akira: What? Tamiko: Once they marry, they're not gonna have enough to live by themselves, so they're probably gonna live here with us, right? Akira: So you mean we'll have to cut back on all sorts of stuff? Tamiko: No, that's now what I meant Tamiko: I'm worried that you and Otohime might really get together! Akira: Ta-ko! Akira: You want me to attack you or what?! //THUD// Tamiko: Why don't you? Tamiko: ...Chii-chan
Pg 210: //beeeeeeppp// //The train doors for platform 4 will be closing// Tamiko: KYAAA! Mom: Is everyone on? //CLOSES// Akira: Hey grandma, there's an open seat over there! //clank clank// Mom: Akira, could you put these up here? Grandma: Misako-san! There's open seats over here! //clank clank// Tamiko: Oo-chan's out of it
Pg 211: Akira: A wedding ceremony, huh? Tamiko: You went to a friend's wedding once, right? Akira: Yeah, and when they were doing that "giving flowers to the parents" thing, the "Mother's Song" began playing in the background... Tamiko: Haha! How corny! Akira: Hey, that's the hospital grandma was staying at Tamiko: Yeah Akira: Ta-ko, let's go over there Tamiko: No, the doors for Shinjuku open on this side! Tamiko: What're you laughing at?
Pg 212: Akira: Come closer Tamiko: No. Mom and the others can see Akira: HEY! Tamiko: ?! Akira: You returned the shoes?! Why do you put other people's kindness to waste?! Tamiko: I told you! I wanted to help out with Oo-chan's wedding! I thought you of all people would understand! Mom: Hey, you two! Akira: Yeah, but there's no reason for you to be walking around in those rags you call shoes!!
Pg 213: //clap clap clap// //PISSED OFF// Announcer: And now, the cake cutting will begin! Those who wish to take photographs, please come up to the front! Mom: Tamiko! Don't you be acting like that at your brother's wedding! Mom: Akira! What happened to your necktie?! //GRRR// //YAWNS// Mom: Grandma!!
Pg 214: Announcer: Next, we will be presenting a message from the bride's middle school acquaintance, Kataoka Youko-san Announcer: Mizukami-san, Miko-san, and parents, congratulations on this celebration Announcer: Miko-san, since her teenage days, was a thoughtful Announcer: and kind person... //BLOWS// Tamiko: Weddings are so boring! And they're needlessly extravagant! Grandma: Yeah, it's like throwing away money Mom: Grandma! Tamiko! Please be quiet! Tamiko: If Chii-chan's not going to have any of his, I'm gonna have it! //stab// Announcer: And now, Announcer: will be a performance by the bride and groom!
Pg 215: Man: Next will be the flower presentation, please come this way Mom: Looks like there won't be any time for me to eat! Tamiko: (It's "Mother's Song"...) //giggles//
Pg 216: //flash//
Pg 217: //flash flash// //clap clap clap//
Pg 218: //flash flash flash//
Pg 219: //clap clap clap// //toss//
Pg 220: Tamiko: I wonder if they made it to Sendai safely? Mom: They've probably already started their concert Tamiko: Why did they choose to have a concert on the day of their wedding anyway? Girl: Auntie, where's Akira-chan? I want him to take me to the top of this building! Woman: Ayumi right here's taken quite a liking to Akira-chan Grandma: Cousins can marry you know, Ayumu Girl: Oh, but that's not what I---
Pg 221: Grandma: Now that I took a closer look at you, you're starting to look like Tamiko! //clatter// Grandma: Where are you going, Tamiko? Tamiko: To the bathroom! Mom: Akira sure is late. I wonder where he could be? Grandma: Don't worry about him. Just sit down and relax Mom: This is so exhausting! //sigh// Mom: Weddings are so tiring! Just thinking about having two more of these makes me want to... Grandma: Well there is a way to make it so there's only one more...
Pg 222: Tamiko: Where'd you go? Akira: I was getting some change //clank clank// Akira: I'll let you listen in to Oo-chan's concert. Let's go Tamiko: Are you still mad? Tamiko: But... but you see... I have a luxury called "Chii-chan" and... Tamiko: to have even more luxury than that is... Akira: You call shoes a "luxury"?!
Pg 223: Tamiko: Why... did you go and buy me shoes all of a sudden? Akira: Ta-ko...? Tamiko: Because you suddenly have money coming in? Tamiko: Is it because you're going to go and live with Yuzuki-san's family? Akira: You heard about it from Yukari-chan? Tamiko: If that's why you bought me those shoes, then I don't want them!
Pg 224: Tamiko: All I want is you! Tamiko: Your footsteps are the shoes that I want! Your voice is the hat that I want! Your hands are the clothes I want! Akira: Okay, I got it... I got the message... Tamiko: No you don't! You don't get it at all! Tamiko: Akira...
Pg 225: Tamiko: Akira Tamiko: Don't go, Akira Tamiko: There's no one in this world like you...
Pg 226: Tamiko: I want my body to be so if I'm not in your arms I'll suffocate to death Akira: That's it? Tamiko: If you're planning on going to live with them, then take me before you go! Tamiko: Take me! Akira: Is here okay?
Pg 227: Akira: I'm just kidding Akira: Don't go around saying stuff you don't mean Tamiko: But I do! Akira: I said no to that the second Hanyuu Kaori brought it up Tamiko: What...!
Pg 228: Guy: Yes, this is the Evening Moon.. Akira: I'm really sorry, but could you please let me talk to a woman there who's wearing a flower-printed dress with a flower in her hair? //SMACK// Tamiko: (Idiot! How could you make me say something so embarrassing?!) Guy: Please wait just a moment Tamiko: (Don't do stuff like buying me shoes all of a sudden then!) //SLAM// //giggles// Tamiko: I can hear Otohime singing...
Pg 229: Guy: Hello? Guy: There's no one here who fits that description... Guy: Hello...?
Pg 230/231: THE END
END OF CHAPTER 10 END OF VOLUME 2 END OF TOKYO CASANOVA!https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19969Translation: Tokyo Casanova Volume 12010-02-15T18:48:02+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Tokyo no Casanova Mangaka: Kuramochi Fusako Volume: 1 (of 2) Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 19, 2007
Pg 4: Girl: Wow! It's Hanyuu Kaori! Girl #2: She's so pretty! Is she really 16?! Girl: This is probably for that new movie she's in, the "Kumajirou Series"! Girl #2: Yeah, I read in a magazine that she got the lead! Girl: I'm definitely gonna go see it!
Pg 5: Man: Everyone quiet! This is the real deal! Man: And---ACTION! Man: Scene 25, Cut 2! //click// Man: Kaori-chan!!
Pg 6: [sign reads "Hotel Inekari"] Man: Kaori-chann! Girl: I wonder if she's okay? Girl #2: I thought she was acting when she fainted! Woman: Could everyone please let me get through? Man: Hey! You're Hanyuu Kaori's manager! //noise noise// Man: Will you let us in too? Woman: Perhaps later
Pg 7: //shut// //sigh// //click// //WAHHHHHH!//
Pg 8: //WAHHHHH// Man: Why Man: didn't you get an abortion? Kaori: I was too busy Woman: Here, Kaori. Take some medicine Man: You weren't even noticeably pregnant! //WAHHHH// Kaori: I guess that's just how my body type is Man: Who's the guy?!
Pg 9: Kaori: Does it even matter? It's already done and over with Man: Mizukami-kun! Mizukami: Yes, boss? Man: You're supposed to be her manager! How could you not notice this?! Mizukami: (---And it all comes full circle to me) //ring ring ring// //tense// Mizukami: It's the director.
Pg 10: Mizukami: I'm sorry, but we'll have to cancel--- //swish// Kaori: I apologize for the delay I'll be there in 30 minutes. Man: K-Kaori?! //clank// Kaori: Mizukami-san //stands// Kaori: Will you call for the makeup artist? I'll go and take a shower. Man: ...What a gal
Pg 11: Kaori: (Yeah. How can she just give birth to a baby and just go back to work like nothing had ever happened? Is this what a normal 16-year old girl would do? It's true though--- that there's something about her that draws people to her) [left panel:
Marble Chocolates Tamiko: This is Chii-chan's! And this is mine! [SL: Tamiko 7 years old] Akira: What about Oo-chan's? [SL: Akira 9 years old] Tamiko: This is Chii-chan's This is mine, and this is Oo-chan's Akira: What about mom? Tamiko: This is Chii-chan's This is mine, This is Oo-chan's, and this is mom's Akira: What about grandma? Tamiko: This is Chii-chan's... and this is.... //panicked/ Akira: I don't want any anymore.]
Pg 12: Man: Mizukami-kun, Man: since this scandal happened due to your lack of responsibility, Man: I'll leave getting rid of the baby up to you. Take it, and leave. As of today, you're fired! //hahahaha// Mizukami: What do you mean "Take it and leave"...? Mizukami: I already have children of my own--- Man: Just go throw it away Man: at some orphanage or church! That's what I'm saying! //WAHHH// Mizukami: (But...that's----)
Pg 13: //WAHHHH//
Pg 14: I'm gonna try asking him out on a picnic Where to? The mountains? The beach? The plateau? But he'll probably answer like this: "I want to climb a building! I want to swim alongside the road! I want to sprawl down in the middle of town!
I love the top floor of high-rise buildings I love the glittering neon lights I love the smelly traffic jams
I love the city that's sprinkled with lights and I love the people who bring life to the city even more" He'll nonchalantly swing a backpack over his shoulder, and press the elevator button to the high-rise building
Pg 15: Tamiko: Chii Nii-chan.... [Nii-chan = big brother] Tamiko: Chii-chan Akira: Ta-ko? [short for "Tamiko" but sounds similar to "octopus" too ^^;]
Pg 16: Tamiko: I had a nightmare Do you mind if I sleep with you Akira: Go aheaddd.... //rolls// //rustle// Akira: What kind of dream? Tamiko: I don't remember anymore Akira: Tako! [Tako=Octopus ^^;]
Pg 17: Takashi: 'Morning //ring ring// Takashi: The phone's ringing Mom: Good morning Mom: Would you mind getting it? Mom: I'm getting ready to head out Takashi: Yes, Mizukami residence Takashi: Yes, just a moment please
Pg 18: Takashi: There's a phone call from a GIRL named Kawabata for Akira! Mom: Don't tell me that. Go and tell Akira yourself //perks up// Takashi: Yeah, but I have to leave soon so--- //dash// //haha// Mom: You've succeeded in getting her to do the dirty work, I see Takashi: It's so easy to pull her strings Tamiko: Mom and Oo Nii-chan's leaving. Tamiko: Oo-chan's a fashion victim as always, I see I'm surprised he's in a band with that kind of fashion sense
Pg 19: Tamiko: I feel sorry for mom too. She's been working ever since dad left Tamiko: You should become a pro photographer as soon as you can Tamiko: because it looks like it might take me a while before I can become Hanyuuu Kaori #2 Tamiko: Hey, you're going to collect stuff for an article on Hanyuu Kaori today, right? Akira: I dunno. I'm just an assistant Tamiko: Oh Tamiko: Then, you're gonna be free tonight? Akira: No Tamiko: Well that's great! I'm going to Setagaya today, mind coming to pick me up? Akira: I said I'm NOT free! Tamiko: This girl I know who lives there, she REALLY wants to meet you!
Pg 20: Akira: I bet you just want a ride on my bike //hehheh// Tamiko: Welll Setagaya's pretty far by train! Tamiko: She's really cute! Akira: What time? //Yay!// Tamiko: 5! Grandma: Akira! //SMACKEROOO// Akira: WHOA! Grandma: What do you think? My hairstyle's the same as Akira's! Tamiko: It looks great on you! You look a lot more fashionable than Oo-chan! Grandma: What! Don't compare me to him! Grandma: Don't you think his hairstyle's so ugly? //talk talk talk talk// //hahahhahaa// Akira: He's an embarrassment to this family!
Pg 21: Grandma: Oh! I almost forgot! Grandma: Akira, do you know a Yamada-san? Akira: No Grandma: Then maybe it was Kobayashi? Akira: No, I don't know who that is either Grandma: This smells like you //breathes in// Akira: What does that person want? Grandma: There's a phone call for you //rustle// Akira: Why didn't you say so in the first place?! [left panel
Ice cream Tamiko: I want chocolate Akira: I want orange-flavored Takashi: I want mint Akira: Mint?! Takashi: It'll probably a taste for grown ups! Tamiko: Whoaaa then it's probably gonna taste like beer! Akira: Or maybe cigarettes? Tamiko: That doesn't sound too good.... Tamiko: I want chocolate Akira: I want orange-flavored Takashi: I'll have vanilla... ]
Pg 22: Tamiko: Grandma, was it a girl? Tamiko: Then maybe it was "Kawabata"? Grandma: You mean she's his reko? [She makes a mistake ^^ Usually it's "kore" (this). She's holding up her pinky finger, and asking if the girl's his girlfriend ^^] Tamiko: I don't know, but she's a photographer at the publishing firm he's working part time at. She's been calling him alot lately Akira: Hello? //IDIOT!// Woman: What're you missing work for?! You're fired! You hear me? FIRED! Akira: Sorry Woman: I won't let you off with some half-hearted apology! I waited 15...no, 18 minutes! Woman: You pick up tonight's bill! You hear me?! //haha// Akira: Okay, okay Woman: Oh, and Hanyuu Kaori's interview's been cancelled because of some change in schedule Akira: Whatt?!
Pg 23: Woman: What do you mean "What?!" Don't tell me you're a fan of hers?! Akira: Yeah Woman: No way! But...she's...OLD! I mean, she's old to someone your age! Woman: She's 30, no.....35 this year! Woman: Why would a kid like you like an old--- Akira: She's not old Woman: Sorry....are you mad? Akira: Haha, no. Woman: You just surprised me, that's all. I thought you'd be into more of the cutesy actresses Akira: My whole family's a fan of hers because my mother used to be her manager Woman: Oh, so that's why
Pg 24: [sign reads "Publishing Firm"] Akira: Good morning! Woman: What do you mean? Man: As I said, it was decided at today's meeting--- Man: Since it's a female model, it would be better for a male cameraman to take her photo, so the results will be sexier-- Woman: We aren't doing some porn magazine! //So we will use whoever's better suited---// //Who do you think I am?!//
Pg 25: Woman: Hey I was bored so I showed myself around the dark room [where pictures are developed] Woman #2: Akira! Give me a cigarette, will you? //pissed off// Akira: Good morning, Kawabata-san Akira: You're better off drinking juice than smoking a cigarette. It's healthier for you. Akira: You seem tired, so take this. Woman: Don't tell me you're on their side?! Me being mad has nothing to do with me being tired!! I'm mad because of that air-head of an editor! Woman: I'm supposed to be the exclusive photographer for this firm and he goes along and brings along a cameraman that I absolutely CAN'T stand!!
Pg 26: Akira: Yeah, but doesn't that give you all the more reason to follow along with what he says? //THUD// Woman: It's not that easy! Woman: They don't take me seriously because I'm a woman Akira: If you think that way, it'll come out in the way you handle others If that happens, then it'll really turn out like you say Akira: What's most important in this profession is trust between all people, remember? Woman: Don't act so high and mighty! Woman: Just because you got your ass felt up by some model doesn't mean you've suddenly got the rights to tell me this and that! Akira: Haha, as always, your eyes never miss anything.
Pg 27: Girl: Thank you very much! Woman: Good work! Woman: Want to go out for some coffee? Akira: I want to go out and grab a bite to eat. I found this really great place near here that has tofu dengaku [it's a tofu dish that's coated in miso] Woman: Remember, the meal's on you! Woman: You're the first assistant of mine that's kept a promise about having dinner together, you know that? Woman: You're the first to speak up against me too Woman: Since I'm scary, you know?
Pg 28: Akira: Hey, isn't he the editor for our--- Man: Yeah, she probably has the talent, you know? But she's trying too hard to not lose against the guys, you get what I'm saying? Man: When a woman reaches 30 and she's still single, she becomes stubborn Guy: No way! She's 30??! Man: Yeah! Next time, take a look at the wrinkles she gets between her eyebrows when she's yelling at someone! Man: [SL: Heh] Her makeup powder works its way into those wrinkles! Woman: I'm 25.
Pg 29: Man: Uh... what I said just now--- Man: wasn't about you, Kawabata-san.... Woman: Let's go, Akira! Akira: Kawabata-san! Akira: There's no reason for us to run away! Akira: Kawabata-san.... Woman: Don't look at me! Woman: Ah... //slap//
Pg 30: [SL: Haha] Akira: Are you taking what they said seriously? Kawabata: A kid like you wouldn't understand! Akira: Everyone in the world gets wrinkles when they're mad. That's a fact! Kawabata: Haha...my powder really does make their way everywhere Kawabata: I'm 30, just like they said Akira: You're acting like a kid, you know that? Cry, cry, that's all you're doing Kawabata: I hate people like you! Kawabata: Are you what most kids are like these days?! Don't look down on me!
Pg 31: Akira: You're a hard person to please, you know that? You don't want to be treated like an old lady, and yet you don't want to be treated like a kid either Kawabata: What's wrong with treating me like a normal human being?! Like a NORMAL person!! Akira: What's your definition of "normal"? Kawabata: Go and make fun of me for all I care Kawabata: You're having a good laugh aren't you? Making a woman 10 years older than you blush, and turn pale with a single word Akira: Sorry.... Kawabata: Ya little bugger!
Pg 32: Tamiko: What! He can't come pick me up?! Grandma: Yeah, I just got a phone call from him saying that //clank clank clank// Tamiko: But I waited 40 WHOLE minutes for him!! Grandma: Just come home by train Tamiko: But my friend's wanting to meet Chii-chan!! Grandma: Well what am I supposed to do about it? Tamiko: Geez, just forget it! //SLAM// Tamiko: Sorry Girl: Don't worry about it. You were doing me a favor, anyway Girl #2: How idiotic. When are you going to stop obsessing over your brother?
Pg 33: Girl: What's with you? She's never even once bragged about her brother! Girl: She was just doing me a favor, because I've liked her brother since I was in middle school... Tamiko: It's okay Girl #2: What a waste of time! Girl #2: I want to go home Girl: I don't know what kind of rich family she comes from, but--- Girl: Why did you ask her to come with us anyway? I wanted to show YOU Hanyuu Kaori's video, not her. Girl: So you're going home by train? It's rush hour, but since you're heading in the nobori, it shouldn't be too full ["nobori" means "to climb", and she's saying this in reference to where the Japanese emperor's living quarters are located in Tokyo] Tamiko: (What's with Chii lately, anyway? He never used to be like this when we were kids) //clank clank clank//
Pg 34: Tamiko: (He's been like this ever since he started getting calls from that woman named "Kawabata") Tamiko: ("Chii-chan, I want to become an actress just like Hanyuu Kaori!") Tamiko: ("Then when I become a famous cameraman, I'll take photos of you!") Tamiko: ("Great idea!") Tamiko: ("Haha, but wouldn't it be hilarious if Oo-chan was still living that lonely life of his? Nooo I'd feel sorry for him! It'd be awesome if all three of us could hit it big!") //swish// Tamiko: (Is it the air conditioner?)
Pg 35: Tamiko: (No) Tamiko: (It's that guy behind me breathing on me) //exhale// Tamiko: (Ew, I can almost feel his nose hairs just flying my way) Tamiko: (Why does he have to stand so close to me when the train's this empty anyway?) //step step step// //THUD//
Pg 36: Tamiko: (NOOOOO!) //Next stop is Soshigaya Ookura---// //dash//
Pg 38: Tamiko: C-Could I please speak to Mizukami-san? GUy: Oh, Mizukami-kun's currently not--- Wait! He just came back Guy: Mizukami-kun, phone call for you, from a GIRL Akira: Yes...? Akira: Oh, it's just you. What's up? Tamiko: I'm at Soshigaya Ookura, so come pick me up right now!! It's you fault I ran into a chikan! If you just picked me up like you promised--- [chikan=guy who feels girls up in the train ^^] Akira: Oh really? Tamiko: That's ALL you have to say?! Idiot! Come pick me up! Akira: I still have work I have to finish up Akira: Don't be such a baby.
Pg 39: //clank// Tamiko: (What was that just now?!) Tamiko: (I just went through something REALLY scary and he treats me like THAT?!) //throws//
Pg 40: Tamiko: (I don't care how many promises he breaks in the future,) Tamiko: (I just wanted him to come THIS time!) Tamiko: ("How idiotic. When are you going to stop obsessing over your brother?") Tamiko: ("No way! You sometimes sleep in the same bed as your brother?! I have a brother too, but I could never do that! Just thinking about it gives me the heebie-jeebies!" "But I guess your brother's another story, huh?") Tamiko: (Maybe I do rely on him too much?) //click// [sign reads "Thirty-Two Ice Cream"] //dash//
Pg 41: Guy: Welcome! Tamiko: (I hate it...that Chii-chan's my brother) Tamiko: (I'll probably feel really sad the day he finds some girl to settle down with) Tamiko: Could I please have the Caramael Ribbon? Tamiko: (I better start becoming more independent!) Tamiko: Oh, scratch that. Could I have Mint Chocolate instead? Tamiko: (I should just start thinking that I DON'T have a brother at all. Because if you look at it, if I was an only-child, I'd have to deal with chikans and those kind of stuff on my own and, I would never have to wait to be picked up")
Pg 42: Tamiko: (Yeah, I should be more independent!) Tamiko: One more Mint Chocolate please! Guy: Thank you for waiting--- Tamiko: Chii-chan!
Pg 43: Tamiko: You came?! Akira: I have a taxi waiting over there. Hurry! Tamiko: You didn't come on your bike? Akira: I didn't want to risk getting into an accident over something stupid like this [emphasis on "stupid" ^^] Taxi Driver: Hurry! There are other cars waiting to go through! Akira: Sorry about that. Could you drop her off at Kichijouji, and take me back to the building I got on from? Akira: I'm so thirsty I could die
Pg 44: Tamiko: You know that girl I was talking about? I got to know her in my acting class. She used to go to the same middle school as you Akira: Oh, that's nice... Tamiko: Oh yeah, and I asked out this other girl in our acting class to hang out with us too. She's kind of different, you know? But she kind of looks like you, so I can't be mean to her. Akira: Oh, that's nice... Tamiko: (What's his problem?) Taxi Driver: All the roads ahead are one way streets. There's no way I can make a turn Taxi Driver: If we don't make a turn at exit 8, it'll end up being a long one Akira: What about the corner over there? Taxi Driver: No, that won't do Akira: Then that's okay. Take whatever road you think is best.
Pg 45: Taxi Driver: Well ain't that a surprise. The road led to Taxi Driver: Setagaya Doori Taxi Driver: I'm not too fond of Setagaya myself Taxi Driver: It hasn't changed since olden times, so the streets are still really crowded Akira: I didn't know that... Taxi Driver: It never had to endure any bombs during the war Taxi Driver: and the earthquakes they had weren't that destructive, so unlike most other places, the roads haven't been organized to make it easier to drive Akira: What's so bad about that? I'd like to try living here Taxi Driver: You would?
Pg 46: Akira: Yeah! Because doesn't that mean this is a really lucky part of town to live in? Akira: I wanna try living here, Akira: don't ya agree? Tamiko: Yeah! Tamiko: (He thinks about things differently from everyone else) Tamiko: (I have a blast just being with him. I feel really happy when I'm with him)
Pg 47: [no text]
Pg 48: Woman: Good morning! Today's guest, Woman: is actress Hanyuu Kaori-san! //yawn// Mom: Oh, I almost forgot Akira was saying he wanted to watch this Grandma: Takashi, could you go and wake up Akira? Takashi: Wake up---- Takashi: Akira---!
Pg 49: Tamiko: What's going on... Oo-chan? Tamiko: What's up? //slam// Akira: What is it...? Tamiko: I don't know... I'll go and see //step step step//
Pg 50: Grandma: Hurry! Hurry! It's going to be over soon! Takashi: Hey, grandma Akira and Tamiko's---- Takashi: Are they always sleeping together like that?
Pg 51: Grandma: Yeah, they seem to be sleeping together lately Takashi: And you're fine with that? Takashi: I didn't want to bring this up Takashi: I've been keeping quiet about it for a long time, because I didn't want to cause trouble, you know? Takashi: I even kinda got the feeling it was a dream... but I have this memory in the back of my mind Takashi: of the day Akira came to live with us.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Pg 52: Grandma: Ha...
Pg 53: Grandma: Hahahahhahaa... Grandma: Misako-san! Misako-san! Grandma: [SL: Hahahaha] Takashi just said something really funny! Takashi: GRANDMA!
Pg 54: Akira: BOO! Tamiko: KYAAAAA! Akira: What're you doing? Tamiko: Ch-- Chii-chan! Grandma: Akira! Listen to this! Takashi--- Takashi: NOOO! Takashi: It's nothing! Takashi: Grandma! Just drop it, will ya?!
Pg 55: Akira: What, Tako? [tako=octopus] Tamiko: I'll tell you in a million years! Akira: I won't be alive then! Akira: Aren't you gonna grab a few more Z's? //yawn// Tamiko: ....I'll go sleep in my own room Akira: Oh, okay. Yeah, you go do that. Oh yeah, and just to let you know---your breath stinks like hell when you're sleeping! [Side cartoon:
Pg 56: Tamiko: Y-You smell more than I do! Tamiko: (You've gotta be kidding me... ...he's not my real brother...?) Tamiko: (There's no way... that could be true...) Akira: Whaddya want?
Pg 57: Kawabata: Akira //whistle// Akira: Lookin' pretty foxy today. What's up? Kawabata: I had an omiai [omiai = arrangement usually by the parents who get together their single sons/daughters with other singles] Akira: Oh, so that's why! Akira: Could I have a cup of coffee? Akira: How was he? Kawabata: He was a 35 year old who works at some trading company
Pg 58: Kawabata: He had a GREAT sense of humor, he had FABULOUS sense of style, not to mention he had a beer belly //ahahahahaha// Kawabata: But he seemed like a honest guy Kawabata: So I'm starting to seriously consider taking the plunge Akira: Yeah Akira: If you like him, then I don't see what's the problem Kawabata: I thought you'd say that //chuckles//
Pg 59: Akira: Trying to test me, I see? //chuckles// Kawabata: This is the new schedule Kawabata: It's been decided we're gonna be collecting info on a couple of groups for an article on the national concert headlines Kawabata: Tomorrow, we'll be starting off at Shibuya with "Baby Revolution" and "Waraji". The day after is "Otohime Miko" Akira: I haven't heard of any of these groups before Kawabata: Yeah. Oh, the movie's about to start Akira: Okay, okay. [side panel:
Shibuya //So we decided to not meet in front of Hachikou. Instead, we decided to meet at the entrance to Shibuchika// Tamiko: You said we're gonna meet at the top of the stairs! Akira: I SAID it'd be better to meet at the BOTTOM of the stairs so we wouldn't get wet if it rains! //So, we decided to stop meeting at Shibuya all together// [sign reads "Shibuchika"] Dog: Woof!]
Pg 60: Woman: Everyone line up! We'll be practicing "the Mirror" next! [sign reads "Kanasugi Private All-Girls Academy"] Woman: When you do this, Woman: If you just try to copy what the other person is doing, then it won't work becaues you'll be too slow Woman: that's why it's important to try to read the action of the other person BEFORE they actually do it
Pg 61: Tamiko: (It's so easy to be her shadow) Tamiko: (I can read what she's about to do next I can figure her out better than Ikoma-san, who I'm closer to) Tamiko: (Maybe our senses are alike?) Tamiko: (I don't know why, but I have this feeling like I could become really good friends with her if I tried) //thud//
Pg 62: //wheeze wheeze// Tamiko: S-Senpai! Yuzuki-san's--- [senpai=upperclassman] Yuzuki: I SAID I'm fine!! Tamiko: But still--- Yuzuki: Just leave me alone! Girl: What's wrong, Yuzuki-san? Yuzuki: Nothing! She just thought my acting was real.
Pg 63: Girl: Yuzuki-san tries to cover up the fact her body's weak because she thinks she wouldn't be able to get parts otherwise! Girl: But don't you think if she's gonna go through all that trouble, she might as well start walking home on her own instead of having that driver of hers come pick her up? //giggles// Girl: I guess she is //waver//
Pg 64: Tamiko: Let's go back to school! Girl: What! But I want to go to your place and hang out! Tamiko: Yeah, but this is more important! Girl: Then why don't we bring her over to your place? Girl: We can go to your place by taxi. I'll foot the bill! Tamiko: ("I'll foot the bill", huh? I guess I shouldn't have expected any less from a private all-girls academy. I can't keep up at times, but since their acting class is really famous, I guess I'll have to grin and bear it) Tamiko: I'm home! Girl: Wow! Your house is huge! Tamiko: (Yeah, but it's a rental, and it's really old on top of that) Tamiko: Oh yeah, there's a nail sticking out on your side, so be careful
Pg 65: Tamiko: Yuzuki-san, I let the people at your home know what happened Girl: Wow! Matchbooks! Tamiko: Yep, I collect them Tamiko: My brothers go to a lot of places, so they bring me back lots Girl: That's so cool! Have they come home yet?
Pg 66: Tamiko: Ah! Grandma! These are my friends, Ikoma Jyuri-san and Yuzuki-san Grandma: Hello Tamiko: Where are Chii-chan and the others? Grandma: They haven't come home yet Girl: Oh, okay, then can I take a look at Akira-san's photo album until they come back? Girl: Kyaaa! So cute! Girl: I want this photo!
Pg 67: Girl: There aren't too many photos of him and a girl I wonder if he's going out with anyone? Tamiko: I don't know... he's been going to an all-guys school since high school Girl: Why do you call him Chii-chan when his name's Akira? Tamiko: Well, since he's the second oldest, I call him "Chii-chan" [short for "chiisai" which means "small/youngest" brother] My oldest brother I call him "Oo-chan" because he's the oldest [short for "ooki" meaning "big/oldest" brother] //turns// Girl: That makes sense! People call me Julie! Girl: Call me that instead of Ikoma-san, will you? Tamiko: "J-Julie"? Girl: What about you, Mizukami-san? Tamiko: Me?
Pg 68: Tamiko: I don't really have a nickname... Girl: Then let me think one up for you! Since your first name's Tamiko, how about "Tammy"? //giggle// Tamiko: Whatt! "Tammy"?! Girl: Yep! I'm "Julie" and you're "Tammy"! Isn't that an awesome nickname?! //giggles// Tamiko: I-It might take me a while to get used to it! Girl: Let's practice then! "Tammy", isn't Chii-chan home yet? //blush// //slam// Tamiko: Ah! He's back! //sigh of relief//
Pg 69: Girl: I'm so nervous! Tamiko: Chii-chan? Tamiko: Chii-chan! Akira: What, "Tammy"? Tamiko: Hey! It's rude to listen in on people, you know that?! Akira: You guys were talking so loud, I could hear from a mile away
Pg 70: Tamiko: My friend that I was talking about last time's here. She wants to meet you! Akira: Oh, that's too bad! I still have work to get back to. I forgot my wallet so I just came to get it. Tamiko: But--- w-wa- wait right here, okay? Okay?! //step step step// Tamiko: Chii-chan! This is Ikoma Juri-san Girl: N-Nice to meet--- Tamiko: (Hey!!)
Pg 71: Man: Thank you very much for taking care of her //bows// Yuzuki: Shioda! What're you doing?! Let's go already! Man: I'll be going now. Thank you again. Girl: What's her problem anyway?! Couldn't she have at least thanked us?! Tamiko: Yeah well, anyway, I'm really sorry Ikoma-san Girl: It's "Julie", remember? Girl: I'll come again soon, Tammy! Tamiko: Ah, okay! See you...Julie
Pg 72: Tamiko: Chii-chan's STILL not back yet? //grrrr// Takashi: He said he'll be late tonight //SNEEZE// Tamiko: (He's really getting on my nerves!) //SNEEZE// Mom: Grandma! Cover up! You're making us lose our appetites Mom: Tamiko!
Pg 73: //clip// Tamiko: (I wonder what's up? It's unusual for him to be out so late)
Pg 74: Takashi: What? You're still not asleep yet? Takashi: Don't worry, he's just out late working Tamiko: He's out working THIS late? Takashi: Well, you know he IS 19... it wouldn't be strange if there are some days when he doesn't come home at all Tamiko: (What...) Tamiko: (N-No way! What is that...supposed to mean?)
Pg 75: //knock knock// //swish// Akira: Ta-ko! //knock knock knock// Akira: Ta-ko! //clatter// Akira: Sorry! The front door was locked
Pg 76: Akira: You're a lifesaver //covers// Akira: You're still mad about what happened earlier? I'll meet your friend next time, okay? Akira: Ta-ko, hold out your hand for a sec Akira: Give me your han--- Tamiko: Don't! Dirty old man! Akira: Shhhhh Tamiko: Where were you anyway?! You've never had to work this late before!
Pg 77: Akira: SOMEBODY's causing a fit Tamiko: HA! Akira: You act like that at home, but outside you act out the role of a "picture perfect" girl, huh? Akira: Let me see...your luck at finding marriage... isn't too good... let me guess, you're one to go for looks, aren't you? Akira: Oh noes! I see in your future, a life as an old-maid! You must make sure to make your move while you still can! //giggle giggle//
Pg 78: [matchbook reads "Roppongi"]
Pg 79: Tamiko: ("I even kinda got the feeling it was a dream... but I have this memory in the back of my mind of the day Akira came to live with us.") //squeeze//
Pg 80: Mom: Where were you last night, Akira? Akira: I had to stick around to do an article on some concert, and they happened to know Oo-chan, so I hung out with them, and it turned into an all-nighter Mom: Well you could have at least phoned Akira: Yeah Akira: 'Morning Tamiko: Where's grandma? Mom: She's out for a walk Mom: Well, I'll be off now
Pg 81: Takashi: Wait! I'm gonna go too Takashi: I'll see you at 7, okay? Akira: Got it Tamiko: Are you two gonna go out somewhere? Akira: Yeah Mom: You two aren't going to go anywhere you're not supposed to, are you? Akira: Nah Mom: I didn't raise you two to--- Akira: We're doing a coverage for Oo-chan's band Tamiko: Really?! Take me along with you! Akira: It's work! So no! Tamiko: I'll go as a fan of the band! Akira: That's why I didn't want to mention it while you were here!
Pg 82: [sign reads "Shibuya Train Station"] Tamiko: (I wonder if she's waiting for her boyfriend?) Tamiko: (She's been waiting there since before I got here. It's already past 6---I wonder what time they're supposed to be meeting up? Oh, and that guy's going to the phone booth to call someone)
Pg 83: Tamiko: (Watching them like this makes me kinda feel like I know them. It's almost like I'm having some silent conversation with them) Akira: I told you to wait at the tail side of Hachikou, didn't I? [Referring to the statue ^^] Tamiko: No, you said the nose side Akira: I SAID there are alot of people who wait at the nose side! Tamiko: Well, you didn't tell me clearly enough! //giggle giggle//
Pg 84: Akira: Let's go We have to get there before Kawabata-san Tamiko: What! Kawabata-san's coming too?! Akira: No duh! She's the one who's gonna be taking the photos! Tamiko: So I finally get to meet her face-to-face, huh? Akira: Did you say something? Tamiko: No, nothing Akira: Ah! I'm sorry I'm late!
Pg 85: [sign on the right reads "advanced tickets are on sale everyday at three--[cut off] are on sale at the register---[cut off]] Akira: Ah, she's my sister, Tamiko Kawabata: Oh, your little sister? Kawabata: For a second there, I thought you two made a nice couple! Well I guess that's a no brainer since you're family! Kawabata: Nice to meet you, I'm Kawabata Reiko. Tamiko: Hello Tamiko: (I don't know why....but she comes off as really...uptight for some reason...?)
Pg 86: Guy: We've got a problem, Kawabata-kun Kawabata: Oh, so it's a no-go? Kawabata: The lead singer for Otohime Miko's a bit of a strange one Kawabata: Apparently, she hates being photographed Kawabata: She won't even let us backstage Akira: Otohime Miko doesn't hate being photographed Kawabata: And how would you know this? Kawabata: IDIOT! Why didn't you tell me earlier that your brother's the bassist for the band?! Akira: Eh? Well since it's personal, you know? I didn't want to---
Pg 87: Takashi: But it'd be a waste to pass this opportunity up, Hime [Short for her name "Otohime". It also means "Princess"] Takashi: It isn't everyday you know that we get a chance to be in a big magazine like theirs Hime: I said no Hime: I don't want to be photographed in my normal clothes! Hime: And my hair's a mess! Guy: Takashi! Your brother's here Takashi: Okay, thanks Akira: What's up? I never heard that she hated being photographed Takashi: No, it's because the clothes she was supposed to wear won't make it in time for the shoot. She's just acting the spoiled princess
Pg 88: Hime: I'm not! Hime: You don't know how important an outfit is to a singer, do you?! Akira: Yeah, I can see her point there. Why don't you start paying more attention to what you wear so the audience concentrates on the music and not on your lack of fashion? //snickers// Takashi: Are you trying to start a fight with me? Hime: Are you the person who's going to be taking the photos? Takashi: He's my little brother Takashi: He's the cameraman's assistant
Pg 89: Guy: Hey! Otohime's showed her face! Hime: I can't believe you're related to Takashi! You've got a pretty nice style Hime: Comparing you to the rest of the guys in my band would be a crime. They're always just dressed in whatever. They have no sense at all! You understand, don't you? Hime: Are you going to be taking my photo?
Pg 90: Kawabata: Sorry, but I have the honors Kawabata: He's my assistant Akira: She's amazing. She'll make you look your best even if you couldn't wear the outfit that you wanted Hime: I want him to take my photo
Pg 91: Kawabata: Don't be a spoiled brat! Hime: I want him to take my photo! I won't let anyone else do it! Guy: I understand. Let's let him take it then Kawabata: Hey! Guy: Why not? This time around, as long as we have ONE photo of them, it doesn't really matter who takes it It'd be more stupid to take a nameless band like this seriously! //whisper whisper//
Pg 92: Akira: I won't do it Kawabata: Do it, I don't mind The editor gave the OK, so why not? Kawabata: Use the "Snow Cloth"* Akira: Are you serious?! Kawabata: Yeah, but in exchange, you have to go out with me after this is over [* "Snow Cloth" is a type of filter used on the camera]
Pg 93: Hime: Hello everyone, this is Otohime Miko! This is the first time we've played in over two months! Hime: I'll be starting off with a new song of mine--- Hime: One... Two...
Pg 94: //flash// //flash//
Pg 95: //flash//
Pg 96: [no text]
Pg 97: [no text]
Pg 98: Hime: Thank you very much! Kawabata: Akira! //flash// //Kya! Kya!//
Pg 99: [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 2
Pg 100: Guy: These are illustrations done by the readers Guy: I was surprised that almost all were of the same photo Woman: Yes, this is The Pink editing department-- //ring ring// Guy #2: Is this the photo from this month's magazine that Kawabata-kun took? Guy: Oh, no, this is the photo that was taken by that boy working part time Guy #2: So it was Mizukami-kun.... Guy: Mizukami-kun! The Editor-in-Chief's calling for you!
Pg 101: Guy: Sorry I'm making you do this, since this is a personal request Guy: but go take photos of Asakusa for me, will you? Guy: My father, who's been hospitalized recently got a case of nostalgia but there's no way we can take him there, so I thought he might like to see some photos Akira: No problem Guy: I'll make sure to cover your pay! Akira: No need! I've got a soft spot for seniors! Guy: Haha, I'm sure Pops would be pleased!
Pg 102: Akira: Nah, I was talking about you! //SHHHHH!// Guy: MIZUKAMI!!! Guy: If I was like any other editor-in-chief, you'd be fired! You know that?! FIRED! Guy #2: The young people lately have made it practically their profession to PRETEND to do work, but never actually get anything done Guy #2: He on the other hand, puts alot of effort in Girl: Yeah, I even get him to help me out on some editing projects Kawabata: He's just good at faking it, that's all Girl: You say that, but don't think no one's noticed how you've been dressing younger! //giggle giggle// Kawabata: Thank you very much for noticing, but I AM young
Pg 103: [sign reads "Cafeteria"] //clank clank// Guy: Then you're planning on using Mizukami-kun for this month's Asakusa special? //clank// Guy #2: Yeah, but I thought he'd refuse because he wouldn't want to feel as though he's taking Kawabata-kun's job, so I didn't tell him Guy #2: I've been thinking since a while back that a boy like him would go well with the target audience for this magazine Guy #2: This would be a great opportunity to go ahead and create some kind of photo corner for him Guy: Yeah, but if that happens, Kawabata-san probably wouldn't be pleased! //slurp slurp// Guy: She does guard her property with an iron-clad fist! Guy: Yeah well, that women's battle at Otohime's concert wasn't something to be missed, I tell ya!
Pg 104: [sign reads "Family Register"] Tamiko: ("This is my sister, Tamiko") Tamiko: ("Oh, your little sister")
Pg 105: Tamiko: ("For a second there, I thought you two made a nice couple! Well I guess that's a no brainer since you're family!") Tamiko: ("I want him to take my photo! I won't let anyone else do it!") [paper reads "Adoptive Mother" Mizukami Misako "Adopted Child" Akira]
Pg 106-107: Tamiko: ("I even kinda got the feeling it was a dream... but I have this memory in the back of my mind of the day Akira came to live with us.") Tamiko: (But I'm truly greatful to fate for this)
Pg 108: Takashi: Hey, you're back. Are you free this Sunday? Akira: No Takashi: Then when are you free? Takashi: What's up? Akira: Aww man, mom's working over time again? Ta-ko's not gonna give equal portions to everybody, especially not to me
Pg 109: Akira: I don't know why Akira: but she's been mad at me lately. She's been ignoring me Akira: I'm home, Tammy-chan! Akira: Tasty lookin' pickled radish there Akira: WAHHHH! Tamiko: It's fried egg! Tamiko: I won't give any to a guy who's drooling over some girl just because she paid him a little attention!! //lick// Akira: You're STILL bringing that up?
Pg 110: Tamiko: And----And--- Grandma: Tamiko, Tamiko Tamiko: Don't try to stop me, grandma! Grandma: (If you're a REAL cameraman...) Tamiko: Oh, yeah, right! If you're a REAL cameraman, you should just keep on shooting even if the person you're taking photos of comes right up to you! But that's not what you did! You looked like you were gonna drop your camera at any second!! Akira: Yeah, Kawabata-san got mad at me over the same thing Tamiko: Ha! I bet that's not the only reason why she was mad! //HA!// Akira: Ta-ko, I'm going to Asakusa on Sunday wanna go with me? //tap!// Grandma: Dealt the royal flush!
Pg 111: Grandma: Asakusa! How nostalgic! Tamiko: Grandma!! Tamiko: (I'm so glad I'm taking acting lessons) Tamiko: (I was able to act normally around him, right?) [side panel
Bargain Tamiko: Hey, does this look nice on me? [sign reads "Huge Sale"] Tamiko: Hey... [sign reads "Bargain Bargain"] Tamiko: Hey! Hey! Hey! Tamiko: Why didn't you stay by my side?! I had to keep on pretending like I MEANT to talk to her! ]
Pg 112: [no text]
Pg 113: Tamiko: It's my first time in Asakusa Tamiko: Hey, are they having some kind of festival? They have a lot of shops set up Grandma: Oh, no. Don't tell me you don't know? Akira: This is yeah, Akira: way back, Sumidagawa used to be a lot bigger than it is now. This all used to be a river.
Pg 114: Akira: Just around the time you first started walking, well wouldn't you believe, one tako [octopus] came Akira: and this is the festival to celebrate the first time it set foot on Asakusa //snickers// Tamiko: (But) Tamiko: (I love those unbelievable "little white lies" of his too) Tamiko: (My heart's still pounding like crazy. For me to be able to think that I love Chii-chan, is---)
Pg 115: Tamiko: It's okay, I don't need my picture taken Akira: Just act like you normally would Tamiko: (I love his camera too) Tamiko: Then I'll do this... Tamiko: (I love his voice too) Akira: Haha... okay, don't move Tamiko: Hey? //turns// //flash// Akira: Hey! What did I tell you--- Tamiko: Look at this!
Pg 116: Tamiko: Don't you think there's something weird about this mannequin? Akira: You think? Tamiko: Oh yeah, now I see it! The hairstyle and kimono don't go together at all! Tamiko: This probably came from some fancy department store Tamiko: Look! It's balding! It probably got handed down to lots of shops before ending up here Tamiko: I kinda feel sorry for it Akira: Nah, Don't. 'Cause this mannequin Akira: was able to come to Asakusa because it's old and worn out //flash//
Pg 117: Akira: Haha, it's great though that you're back to normal! Tamiko: Do you like me that much? //flash//
Pg 118: Akira: Huh? //click/ Tamiko: Do you like me? Akira: Yeah Akira: I do. I really do. Tamiko: Do you love me? //flash// Akira: So much that I feel like I'm going crazy at times Tamiko: Idiot
Pg 119: Akira: Make sure to go at it like that for your actual performances Akira: Where's grandma? Tamiko: She's gone ahead to the shrine Akira: What! What's she doing going without us? Tamiko: (Idiot!) Tamiko: (That's not the "love" I'm talking about)
Pg 120: Tamiko: What Tamiko: are you doing? Tamiko: (Geez...)
Pg 121: Kawabata: Hey, I decided to stop by! Kawabata: You were saying how you were going to be taking photos here, right?
Pg 122: //clank clank clank// Grandma: What's with her? She showed up out of nowhere Tamiko: Maybe they made plans to meet from the very beginning? Grandma: Is something going on between those two? Tamiko: I don't know. But there's no way he would go out with someone who's that much older than him Grandma: Oh, you think? Tamiko: Yeah! 'Cause he kinda looks grown up but inside, he's still a kid I think he's just pretending to be mature, you know?
Pg 123: Tamiko: At the end of the day, he's still just a kid Tamiko: There they are! Tamiko: They're just buying some ramune! [it's a fizzy drink. Kinda like 7-up. But tastier ^^] He's a hard nut to crack when it comes right down to it!
Pg 124: Akira: What?! Akira: New York? Kawabata: Yep. I want to become a freelance photographer. I want to keep working with you though. //clip// Kawabata: Hey //fizzle// Kawabata: Why don't we go together? Akira: That sounds pretty amazing! Kawabata: Then you'll go with me?! Akira: But there is that little issue of my little sister... //falls// Kawabata: Oh, right Kawabata: she's still very much attached to you, isn't she? Kawabata: This time around though, you'll have to choose. Between her or work.
Pg 125: Akira: Ta-ko, sorry but we have something important to discuss Akira: Do you mind going home ahead of me? Tamiko: ....Okay Tamiko: sure, I don't mind. Kawabata: Sorry, Tamiko-san Kawabata: I'll borrow "Chii-chan" for a while, okay? Grandma: OWWWWWWW My stomach hurts!!!
Pg 126: Grandma: That was worth an Academy Award, don't you think? Tamiko: You really scared me, you know! Grandma: Yeah, but thanks to my performance, Akira came home with us! Grandma: Don't try to hide it! You were happy, weren't you? //nudge nudge// Tamiko: Well...you were too! Mom: Don't cause too much trouble for Akira, you two. //clatter// Takashi: I'm home! Tamiko: Ah, it's Oo-chan //cough// Takashi: I'm home!
Pg 127: Tamiko: What are you... Takashi: Hey, I'm back [side panel
Mom Mom: If it's mom, it'll cost 30 yen Mom: If it's Tamiko, then 10 yen Mom: Oh, hey, mom? Mom: I'll be late tonight because of work, so could you finish off dinner--- Mom: ...I said I'll be late tonight //clank// Mom: ...as I was saying, could you finsih--- no, it's because of work Mom: ...Could you just get Tamiko on the line for me?! //clank// ]
Pg 128: Takashi: Oh, this is my sister Tamiko Hime: What a country bumpkin Tamiko: Huh? Takashi: Where's Akira? Tamiko: ...He hasn't come back from work yet Hime: Oh, then I'll wait for him here Tamiko: W-What's Tamiko: going on? What is she doing here...? Hime: I feel really gross, mind if I use the shower? Takashi: She's a nice girl deep down, I swear
Pg 129: Akira: What? Akira: What're you talking about? Tamiko: Go and see for yourself Akira: See what...? Hime: Hey, could ya lend me one of those fluffy things? Akira: Hey! Tamiko: P-Put on some clothes! Hime: Yeah, but first get me that fluffy thing! Tamiko: A fluffy what? Hime: Isn't that what you call 'em? You know, that fuzzy one you wear after taking a shower? Tamiko: Chii-chan! DON'T LOOK! Hime: Oh, hey Akira!
Pg 130: //Did you wait long?// //No...// Hime: Haha! Talk about getting dramatic! //Hahaha// Hime: Yeah, but watching this Hime: made me wanna, I don't know, Hime: kiss Akira for some reason //SPRAY//
Pg 131: Mom: ...It's time for dinner //YAY!// Tamiko: Oo-chan, is she planning on staying over? Takashi: I-I don't know... Hime: Oh, Akira's mom, could you get me some water? Mom: What? Hime: I can't eat without it. Tea just doesn't cut it for me Hime: Thank you!
Pg 132: Hime: Hey? There's no ice in here! Takashi: Hime, water without ice is just as good--- Hime: But tap water just by itself smells funny! It's completely different if you put ice in it! Mom: I don't mind. It's just ice Tamiko: Hey, what about yours, mom? Mom: Oh, I don't like meat very much. Hime: Oh... so you flavored it with salt and pepper... //chew chew// Tamiko: (Oh, I get it. So mom's went to her)
Pg 133: Hime: This kind of meat, you know, tastes really good with ketchup //chew chew// Hime: Would you mind doing it over with ketchup? It's really easy-- //SLAM// Akira: If it's so easy, then YOU go do it! She's not some maid you can order around!
Pg 134: Akira: If you think people are going to be at your beck and call in the real world, you're dead wrong! Takashi: Hey, Akira... Tamiko: (Whoa...he hardly gets mad and he...) Takashi: H-Hime, don't worry too much about it. If you want it ketchup-flavored, I can--- Hime: No, that's okay
Pg 135: Hime: It's delicious as it is. It's not like I hate salt-flavored meat, anyway //chomp// Hime: It's amazing! Hime: You set an example for wives everywhere! Takashi: Aren't you exaggerating a bit?
Pg 136: Takashi: Hime, you're gonna miss the last train Hime: Okay. Let's do one more game first though! Takashi: Yeah, but it's not like there's lots of taxis around here. If you don't--- Hime: You said Akira rides a bike, right? Akira: ...I need a bit more time to think about it Akira: Do you need an answer right away, Reiko-san? Akira: No... Akira: It's not like that-- //click//
Pg 137: Hime: Hey Akira, mind giving me a ride home? Akira: ...I'll send you right back to where you came from Hime: See ya, Takashi! Tamiko: You're really gonna give her a ride home? Akira: You want her to stay over? Tamiko: I...don't want that either Hime: Oh, you can go back inside Takashi: Come on, Ta-ko!
Pg 138: Hime: This is the style a lot of girls are riding too, right? I wonder if I could ride it? Akira: Do you have anything with you? Like bags? Hime: Heh...well this... Hime: is for you! Akira: What?! Hime: I made it while I had time in between concerts Hime: It turned out pretty nice, if I do say so myself Hime: Why are you looking at me like that... Akira: No, I was just thinking...you don't seem like the type to knit... Akira: But I really don't have any reason to get a present like that from you Hime: It's because you took beautiful shots of me
Pg 139: Hime: I'm ugly, ya know? Akira: HUH? Hime: My eyes are droopy, I'm fat, an my legs are shaped like daikon [Japanese radish ^^] Hime: If you compare me to someone like your sis, it's like night and day you know? She's really cute Hime: You're used to seeing girls like her, so I'm really ugly compared to them Akira: You're a weird one, you know that? Hime: But when you were taking photos of me, I felt really beautiful Hime: Every time the camera flashed, it was as if it was telling me "You're pretty!"
Pg 140: Hime: While you were taking the pics, I started thinking that they'll definitely turn out really good, Hime: and it really shocked me when I saw the photos and saw that it really did make me look beautiful! Akira: You're not ugly //clank// Hime: You'll wear this for me, won't you? Akira: Thanks Hime: Well, how are you going to thank me, Akira? //rustle//
Pg 141: Hime: Give me a kiss Tamiko: (That's weird... I don't hear the sound of his motorcycle...) Akira: Okay, but don't take it the wrong way okay? Hime: I won't, I won't
Pg 142: Hime: My heart's beating so fast! Hime: It's my first time kissing a guy like you! Akira: Haha, it's my first time too---dealing with an annoying brat like you //giggles// Hime: What! That's it?! Hime: Come on, put some heart into it! Do you know how long it took me to make that swea--
Pg 148: Tamiko: (That dream) Tamiko: (I had back when I was still in middle school...) Tamiko: (I might've been some princess, or Juliet...) Tamiko: (and someone leaned in for a kiss...)
Pg 149: Tamiko: (I knew it was someone I loved) Tamiko: (it seemed like it was Chii-chan, but at the same time, it didn't) Tamiko: (but he looked like Chii-chan) Tamiko: (While at school the next day, I ended up writing a secret message beside the date in my notebook) [page reads 12/3 Thursday Chi-Ki] //I dreamt that Chii-chan Kissed me [circle around "Chi" and "Ki"] Tamiko: Haha
Pg 150: Tamiko: (But in reality, the girls he kissed were never me) Tamiko: (It was always someone else!) Tamiko: (As long as I don't tell him that we're not related...) //creak// Takashi: Oh...it's just you Takashi: What... Takashi: are you doing sleeping in an uncomfortable place like that? Tamiko: Oo-chan...are you crying? Takashi: I'm just yawning Takashi: Get out of the way, or I'm gonna end up pissing in my pants
Pg 151: //pulls// Tamiko: When was Chii-chan's first kiss? Takashi: W-What? How would I know? Tamiko: Liar! You're guys! I know you've probably talked it over! Takashi: Grade 10 Tamiko: With who?! But he went to an all-guys school! Takashi: She was a co-worker of his, or something //step step step// Tamiko: (He's been playing around behind my back) [ Secret Message Teacher: I'll be returning your notebooks! Reacher: Mizukami-san, what is this? [12/3 Thursday Chi-Ki] Tamiko: ....Err...it stands for..."Chi"kuwa...and "Ki"yabetsu [Chikuwa=round fish paste Kyabetsu=Cabbage]
Pg 152: Tamiko: Then what's going on between him and Kawabata-san?! Takashi: What're you asking me that for? You're old enough to think of what people their age do for play! Tamiko: They play cards! Takashi: Go back to sleep! //click// Tamiko: But I saw a scene like that in a movie once! //SLAM// Takashi: He's just fooling around Takashi: He's smart enough to not pay attention to girls who might get serious about him Tamiko: I hate people like that! He's just being a jerk!
Pg 153: Takashi: If he wasn't related to us Takashi: If he wasn't related to us, you know? I might've thought he was a jerk too Takashi: but it's different, because he's my little brother //click// Takashi: But it's because he's the way that he is, that I think he's an honestly bright kid. He doesn't lie to himself or to others. Takashi: It's great, having a little brother like him. Gives something to brag about when I introduce him to girls Takashi: Even if I end up fading into the background, you know? Takashi: I'm glad he's my brother....
Pg 154: Akira: 'Morning Mom: Oh, you're up early--- Mom: What happened to your face? Akira: Nothing //clatter// Tamiko: I'm done! I'll be going now--- //HA!//
Pg 155: Tamiko: Did you know? Chii-chan has a hickey on his face!! Akira: I-Idio-- Akira: Don't be a retard! You're the one that scratched me! Tamiko: Playboy! Mom: Hey, you two! You're too old to be acting like this! Hey! Mom: Akira! Don't get Tamiko too worked up! //wheeze wheeze wheeze// //GRRRR// Mom: And you! Tamiko! Get to school already! Tamiko: Oh no! The bus already left!
Pg 156: //vrooom vroommm// Tamiko: Can't you ride any quieter? Tamiko: Everyone's looking this way! Tamiko: Chii-chan! //SQUEALLL// //thud// Tamiko: I swear! You're making all this noise on purpose! Akira: Your voice is louder //SLAP// Tamiko: Pervert! //vrooommm//
Pg 157: //splash// //pourrr//
Pg 158: //hahahaha// //whistle whistle// //hey there boy// //beep// //vrooommm// Akira Hey! You're crossing on a red light! //honk honk//
Pg 159: //wheeze wheeze// Akira: Come on! Move over to the sidewalk, quickly! //honk honk// Akira: If you're not feeling well, want me to give you a ride to school? Do you go to Kanasugi?
Pg 160: Girl: You really think Girl: I'd fall for that? Girl: That's why I hate guys like--- Akira: Well, you're gonna catch a cold if you don't get out of this rain. Why don't you catch a break at that cafe over there? Girl: I'm fine... I'm just a bit anaemic. It'll pass soon enough... Akira: Oh, okay. Then you should at least use an umbrella //pop// Girl: Hey! Akira: See ya!
Pg 161: Guy: Well well, look who's here Guy #2: Long time no see, Akira Akira: I just gave my sis a ride to school. I thought I'd stop by for a bit before heading to work //thud// Guy: How is Tamiko-chan? Guy: Just the other day she brought some friends of hers from acting class She's growing prettier by the day Akira: Well whaddya expect? She's my little sister, afterall
Pg 162: Guy: She was saying how she might get a part in the school festival in the fall Akira: Oh, really? Guy: You don't know? Akira: Yeah, lately we've been fighting alot, so--- Guy: I'm surprised! You got along so well, just like a couple-- Guy #2: Let me guess! You got a girlfriend and that got her mad! Guy: Welcome! Girl: Who do you think you are anyway? You left me there looking like an idiot Akira: I guess you're feeling better?
Pg 163: Guy: I didn't know you knew a cute girl like her Akira: Would you mind getting her a towel? Girl: I can hear the thunder outside Akira: Oh, so you're afraid of lightning? Girl: Stop it. Do I look like I'm young enough to be scared of something like that? Akira: Sorry, it's just my little sis is still scared of it //Kya!// Girl: Whoa...that definitely hit the ground Tamiko: Hey, do you know if it strikes motorcycles too?
Pg 164: Girl: Tammy! Girl: Did you see the latest edition of "The Pink"?! [page reads: Special Section Asaku--] Tamiko: Why?! These are all Chii-chan's photos! Girl: Yeah, look at this! Tamiko: No way! [reads: Photo Mizukami Akira] Guy: You're a student, aren't you? Do you not have school today?
Pg 165: //rustle// //turns// Guy: Here ya go Akira: No thanks Guy: What?! Girl: What's with you?! Don't leave me with the bill! //dashes// Girl: Hey!
Pg 166: Girl: Don't just leave! Akira: Huh? Akira: I just wanna move my bike out of the way Girl: Yeah but leaving me all alone in that cafe is-- //flash// //RUMBLEEE// //KYAAAAAA// Girl: I was just caught off guard, that's all. It came out of the blue. Akira: Yeah, but don't all lightning usually come out of the blue?
Pg 167: Akira: Go back inside-- Girl: No, I don't want to! Akira: Then, how about here--- Girl: NO! Akira: Then what do you want? Girl: I want to get to school already! Girl: You're speeding, you know that? My driver never drives like this Akira: You're the one who said she wanted to get to school already Girl: And they never put me in the passenger's seat either. It's dangerous you know, if we get in an accident Akira: Well there's not much I can do about it, this car only has two seats
Pg 168: Girl: You remind me a bit of my father Girl: My daddy's old, but he's still good looking Girl: I heard he played around when he was young Girl: Even now, he has a lot of mistresses Girl: Since you do have a pretty nice face, if you just tried hard enough you could become like my daddy--- KYA! //SQUEALLL// Akira: We're here Girl: Why did you step on the breaks so suddenly?! I felt like I was gonna throw up! My body's not that strong, you know!
Pg 169: Akira: Oh? Akira: I never saw a sick person with a healthy looking skin color like that Girl: Ha! Akira: Take care Akira: Oh, and by the way, I don't plan on following after your daddy's footsteps Girl: Why are you still here? You can go now Akira: Yeah... once you go inside, I will.
Pg 170: Girl: Mizukami-san, I heard your older brother is a photographer? Girl: Ikoma-san showed me that spread in "The Pink" Girl: I wanted to ask you a favor--- would he be able to take pictures of our upcoming play? Tamiko: What?! Girl: We always asked the photography club, but ever since that incident last year when they lost the film, we've lost our trust in them Tamiko: But...senpai... Tamiko: he's so busy with work...that I don't think he'd be able to... Girl: Oh.... Tamiko: I'm really sorry
Pg 171: Girl: Aww that sucks! I thought I'd be able to see him! Tamiko: He's not gonna come unless you dangle a bait like Hanyuu Kaori in front of him Girl: Really? Girl: She's going to come this year Tamiko: ("You know how every year a famous person comes to see our play, right? Since this is our 30th anniversary, we're negotiating to bring Hanyuu Kaori-san") Tamiko: Wow! I shouldn't have expected any less from an acting school!
Pg 172: Tamiko: Yuzuki-san? We're starting practice today Did you forget? Tamiko: Everyone's in the gym Yuzuki: Oh, really?
Pg 173: Tamiko: (Yuzuki-san's smiling!) //thump thump thump// Tamiko: Yeah, then do you wanna go with me? Oh, but I have to phone my brother first Tamiko: Did you know? Hanyuu Kaori's gonna come to our school! Yuzuki: Yeah, I heard that already Tamiko: Really? My brother's a big fan, so I wanna tell him //giggles// Yuzuki: Are you sure Yuzuki: you two aren't engaging in incest? Tamiko: What?! Stop it! As if! Yuzuki: Yeah, but you seem a bit excessive. Yuzuki: If you like him though, then there's no crime in admitting to it //smile//
Pg 174: Tamiko: Last night I saw him kiss a girl and I got really jealous Yuzuki: Then why don't you get him to kiss you? Tamiko: Not in a million years! Yuzuki: Boys have to be good kissers. You can think of it as them practicing for that one breathtaking kiss they'll give to the one they truly love
Pg 175: Yuzuki: That's a line I got from daddy Yuzuki: He panicked when I saw him kissing his mistress, and he told me that Yuzuki: I like people like him Yuzuki: but at the same time, I think he's really dirty... Tamiko: Yuzuki-san... Yuzuki: Go phone him already Tamiko: I met someone like daddy today... Yamiko: but he was really pure...
Pg 176: Tamiko: Oh... Kawabata: This is "The Pink" Publishing Firm. Hello? Hello? Kawabata: Oh why hello, this is Kawabata Kawabata: You're looking for Chii-chan, right? He's having an important discussion with the editor right now Is it something urgent? Tamiko: No... then I'll just phone back... Kawabata: Wait! Kawabata: I don't think he's talked this over with you yet Kawabata: but I think Akira-san will be going to New York to work with me Tamiko: ...what? Kawabata: If you really want what's best for him, you'll support his decision, won't you?
Pg 177: Tamiko: Is he...is that true? He never told me any of this... could you please let me talk to him--- Tamiko: Could you--- Kawabata: Ah Akira: Ta-ko? //tense// Tamiko: I heard...you're going to New York? Tamiko: G-Good....for you
Pg 178: Akira: I'm not going Tamiko: Liar! Kawabata-san said you were going just now Tamiko: ...I'm sorry about Tamiko: scratching you last night Tamiko: Oo-chan was saying Tamiko: how he couldn't hate you even if you don't take things seriously Tamiko: and that...he was glad to have a brother like you Tamiko: Oo-chan...will be sad if you go Tamiko: He'll be really sad.... Akira: Ta-ko, tell everyone I won't be able to come home tonight, okay? //click// Tamiko: Chii-chan?!
Pg 179: Kawabata: It's still 2 Akira: I'm going home Kawabata: Why? Akira: I have a feeling my little sister's waiting up for me Kawabata: She wouldn't. You told her over the phone Akira: Hey, have you seen my shirt? Kawabata: Oh, that? I'm going to keep it!
Pg 180: Akira: Don't joke around Kawabata: But I really like it! Let me keep it as a souvenier, won't you? Akira: What am I? Some travel destination? Kawabata: Are you sure you don't want to go? Akira: I want to, but I won't. There's too many things I have to do before I could go to New York Kawabata: Well, that's true Kawabata: I knew what I meant to you in the first place anyway Kawabata: You have someone you like here, don't you? Akira: If you know, don't ask Kawabata: Is it Otohime? The others don't seem to be as likely Kawabata: Maybe it's Hanyuu Kaori? Akira: Bingo! Kawabata: Idiot. She's a celebrity, get over it.
Pg 181: Kawabata: You're never going to go far in this world if you choose a girl over work Akira: Yeah, yeah, I look up to you in that respect Kawabata: Can't you even say that you liked me? Even if it's a lie? Akira: I look up to you Akira: for always Kawabata: You brat...
Pg 182: //rattle// //rattle rattle//
Pg 183: Akira: I told you I won't be back Tamiko: But you came back Akira: Are you stupid or something?
Pg 184: Akira: What else did Oo-chan say? Tamiko: Huh? Akira: You know, about how he was glad to have me as his brother? What else? //grins// Tamiko: Nothing. Akira: What about Otohime? Tamiko: You like her that much? Akira: Nah //clank// //stretchhh// //stare// //realizatoin// Akira: H-Hey, Ta-ko! Tamiko: What?
Pg 185: Akira: Wanna go cut Oo-chan's hair? //SHHHH!// Akira: Watch your step Tamiko: It's so dark! Tamiko: He's the only one I know that uses those shutters! Akira: Can you see okay? Tamiko: SHHH!
Pg 186: Akira: Don't cut his eyebrows Tamiko: I SAID SHHH!!! //snip// //snip snip snip// Tamiko: Ah.... Akira: What's up? Tamiko: I thought this was the back of his head, but it turned out to be the front! Akira: What! Akira: Give that to me! //snip snip snip// Akira: Let's leave his beard 'Cause he looks okay with it Akira: Woops, I cut it off Tamiko: What?!
Pg 187: Akira: I wonder what he looks like now? Tamiko: We were just cutting into the dark Tamiko: He has a really high-bridged nose, I never knew that Akira: His thick lips were kinda creepy though Tamiko: What about you, Chii-chan? Tamiko: You're skin's so dry! Tamiko: (His hair... his eyebrows... eyes... nose...) Tamiko: (No matter what kind of woman touches him, I'll disinfect him with my hands)
Pg 188: Tamiko: (his lips...) Tamiko: ("Then why don't you get him to kiss you?") Akira: Hey, hey //STRETCHHHH// Akira: Hey! Don't fall asleep here!
Pg 189: Akira: That's why I told you you should've gone to bed instead of waiting up for me! Akira: Hey, come on. Go sleep in your bed Tamiko: You said you wouldn't be back... so I thought you might've gone to New York... Akira: I told you I wouldn't go, didn't I? You don't believe me? Tamiko: No! Tamiko: (Disinfection complete!)
Pg 190: Mom: Tamiko! Tamiko! Mom: Where are you two sleeping?! Akira: Ahh! I feel like I'm getting a cold! Mom: Tamiko, a friend of yours from school is here to pick you up Tamiko: A friend from school?
Pg 191: Tamiko: What! No way! Yuzuki: I was just passing by, and... Yuzuki: You look happier Tamiko: Oh Tamiko: you mean about yesterday? Tamiko: Thanks! Everything's fine now! Mom: Akira! Go change your clothes! CLOTHES! Tamiko: Come in, come in! I'll get ready right away
Pg 192: Tamiko: I can't believe it! I never thought you'd go through the trouble of coming here Yuzuki: You're overexaggerating Akira: I feel chills coming on //step step step// Mom: Well it's your fault for sleeping in a place like that Tamiko: Ah, that's my brother. I'll introduce you to him! Yuzuki: Oh, that brother of yours that you were talking about? Tamiko: Chii-chan! This is my friend from acting class! Akira: Is she good looking? Tamiko: Shut up! She can hear you! Akira: Nice to meet you...
Pg 193: Akira: ...or not. Akira: Oh, so you were Ta-ko's friend? Tamiko: Eh?
Pg 194: Akira: You know her? Akira: I met her for the first time yesterday Yuzuki: Ah... Tamiko: Huh? Yesterday? Tamiko: You mean... Tamiko: ("I met someone like daddy today")
Pg 195: [no text]
END OF CHAPTER 4
Pg 196: Kanasugi Private All-Girls Academy Yuzuki: Don't get the wrong idea Yuzuki: the boy I was talking about Yuzuki: wasn't your brother
Pg 197: Yuzuki: He was a waiter in a cafe I met while I was waiting for the rain to pass Tamiko: Yuzuki-san Yuzuki: What?
Pg 198: Tamiko: I have this feeling like you two were meant to meet each other Tamiko: I've been thinking, ever since I met you, how alike you are to my brother like that atmosphere you give off when you're not talking, your expressions, and the way you move Tamiko: You know how there's that saying about couples who're mirrors of each other? Tamiko: That's why I knew you two'd be drawn to each other if you'd met Yuzuki: I SAID it was a waiter! Tamiko: I've been living together with my brother for 17 years! You're so much like him, I can tell what you're thinking!
Pg 199: Tamiko: There's no way...I wouldn't notice Tamiko: At the end of the day, I'm just his little sister. I wouldn't mind if it's you, Yuzuki-san Tamiko: All the girls up till now I was jealous of partly because I didn't like them Tamiko: but you're different Tamiko: even if I'm not related to him... Tamiko: if... Tamiko: if... it's you...
Pg 200: Yuzuki: How idiotic Tamiko: (But I have this feeling, that if Chii-chan falls for Yuzuki-san...)
Pg 201: Akira: Yes, I understand Akira: I know this might come off as rude, but I already said no to this the other day. Editor: Yes, but you're saying that because you're worried about her position Editor: But what is your true feeling on this matter? Akira: My goal is to become a photographer like Yoshizumi-san, and Kawabata-san. Someone who isn't all that out there but who produces steady work Editor: You're a strange one, ou know that? Editor: I've come across modest types like you time and time again in my profession, but the first thing they usually say is "my skills are still lacking"
Pg 202: Editor: What I like about you, is that you seem modest at first, Editor: but underneath that is someone with quite a bit of confidence Akira: What is this? Editor: It's from Kawabata-kun Editor: Before she left for New York, she told me to give you this if it seemed like you won't take it up Editor: What does it say? [Letter:
To Mizukami Akira-kun You were a great assistant. But, you're a bit of a stubborn one. I'm worried that that stubborness of yours [cut off] will affect how well you do in the real wor--[cut off] I have faith in your phot--[cut off] Take up this offe--[cut off] This opportunity is fat--[cut off] This will be the first step in your phot--[cut off] [cut off] meeting [cut off] ]
Pg 203: Akira: "Take up this offer" Akira: "This will be the first step in your photography career as a pro" Editor: Oh is that right! //smile smile// Editor: What else? Akira: "...meeting" Editor: What was that? Akira: Yeah well, the rest pretty much repeats that. Akira: ("Don't let you meeting me go to waste! You met me because you were meant to receive this letter from me. I want to become the woman who changes your fate. Bye from New York, with love.)
Pg 204: Tammy: What! Tammy: So he's going to get his own column in "The Pink"! Tammy: That's so awesome! Maybe that letter I wrote to them actually worked?! I wrote in the survey for the "Asakusa" page that it was "great"! Tammy: Oh, but, what if he becomes really famous because of it? Tammy: Are you going to be the model for his photos then? Tamiko: Haha, no. Tammy: I wonder if I could be his model? Tamiko: Hey Julie, I have somewhere I have to go. Mind going ahead of me? //See ya!//
Pg 205: Yuzuki: I'm surprised you don't get fed up having to deal with people like her Tamiko: I don't mind people like her. Yuzuki: Yeah, but she's just using you to get to Akira Yuzuki: Do you always hang onto other people's arms like that?! Tamiko: Sorry. //depressed// Tamiko: Hi! Guy: Hey! He's waiting for you over there.
Pg 206: //beep beep// //clank clank beep// Akira: Hey! Tamiko: I brought Yuzuki-san with me.
Pg 207: Akira: It'd be great if you could do this for me //clank// Akira: but it's up to you. I won't pressure you to. Yuzuki: What is it then? //clank clank beep beep// Akira: Be the model for my photos! //clank// Yuzuki: My daddy doesn't really like stuff like-- Akira: Then he can come along with us! Yuzuki: And you don't call this pressure?
Pg 208: [Amusement Park] Yuzuki: I don't like rides where they spin you Yuzuki: and if it sways even a little bit, I get sick
Pg 209: Yuzuki: I'm scared of heights Yuzuki: Ugh... there's so many people here...I'm not feeling too good... //kya! kya!// Tamiko: He always chooses spots where there's a lot of people //Mommy!// Tamiko: Your hand's so cold! Tamiko: Your body's weak, right? You're gonna catch a cold. Tamiko: Oh, I have an idea! You can just wear this. It's Chii-chan's Yuzuki: Do you think he'll mind?
Pg 210: Tamiko: No, not at all! He wears my shoes all the time without asking anyway! Tamiko: Listen to this! And he like, steps on the back of the shoe so the shape becomes all screwed up Tamiko: Looks great on you! Yuzuki: It's a bit big... Tamiko: (Yukari-san, it's because it's you, that I'm letting you wear his clothes)
Pg 211: Akira: Whoa, that was a weird coincidence! Akira: I ran into Otohime Tamiko: What! Why's she here? Akira: Haha, she was yelling at me from the top of the roller coaster. She's a riot. Tamiko: She's the girl that kissed Chii-chan! Akira: Ta-ko! Akira: Could you get out of the way for a sec? Tamiko: Ah!
Pg 212: Tamiko: Sorry! //pulls back// //flash// Akira: No, it's fine for you to talk. Keep on at it. Tamiko: But....if you say it like that... Akira: So you're wanting to become an actress? //flash// Yuzuki: Yeah Akira: Who's your goal? Yuzuki: I heard you like Hanyuu Kaori Yuzuki: I also heard you took up the job as the photographer for our school play because she was coming Akira: I'd still take it up even if she doesn't show up //flash// Yuzuki: Well that's a relief. There were some schedule mix-up, and it turns out she won't be able to make it Akira: No way!! Are you serious?! Yuzuki: Who's the liar here? //giggle//
Pg 213: Yuzuki: You should just get over her already //flash// Yuzuki: She's just a bitch Yuzuki: Not too many people know this //flash// Yuzuki: but she had a kid Yuzuki: when she was 16 Akira: WHATTTT! Akira: No way! Yuzuki: It's true! Akira: No! That can't be true! Yuzuki: I told you, it is---
Pg 214: Tamiko: Chii-chan, I'm going to get us something to eat What do you want? Akira: Yakisoba Akira: Then you've met her before? Yuzuki: Well, yeah Akira: No fair! I've only ALMOST met her!
Pg 215: Yuzuki: My daddy owns a theatrical company as a hobby, and she used to go there Yuzuki: So when it comes to her, I know quite a bit about her Akira: Act scared! Tamiko: Geez! So this is where you guys were!
Pg 216: Tamiko: I looked all over for you! //flash// Akira: Hey... //wheeze wheeze// Akira: Just move around anyway you want //flash flash// Tamiko: She looks like Tamiko: a real model! //giggles// Yuzuki: Why don't you take a photo of her?
Pg 217: //peace sign// Akira: Haha //giggles// Yuzuki: She's such a kid Akira: That's great //flash//
Pg 218: Yuzuki: Are you really serious about taking photos of me riding on something? I don't know if I can Akira: I'm starving! Yuzuki: Hey, Akira-san do you mind taking a photo of us together? //sits down// Akira: Sure, why not? Tamiko: No, that's okay Tamiko: I said no, Chii-chan! Tamiko: Just take a photo of her, that's what you came here for, right? Akira: Get in line.
Pg 219: Tamiko: NO! Tamiko: DON'T! Tamiko: I don't want you taking photos of me! Akira: What're you acting like a spoiled brat for? Yuzuki: Kya!
Pg 220: Hime: Who are you? Akira: Ah... Hime: Akira! Why is she wearing the sweater I knit for you? Tamiko: Huh? Akira: I just let her borrow it for a bit, that's all
Pg 221: Hime: Don't go around lending it to girls! Yuzuki: No, he gave it to me. Yuzuki: Akira-san gave it to me //snap//
Pg 222: //SLAP// //SLAP// Hime: Ah! Hime: WAHHHH! How could you! Who is she anyway?! Yuzuki: I got her back for you
Pg 223: Yuzuki: There's no way I'm going to ride that! Yuzuki: Do you plan on killing me?! Akira: It'll be fine. You survived a car ride with me, it'll be a piece of cake Yuzuki: Still! Hime: Just leave her alone, she doesn't want to ride? Fine! Akira, ride with me! Akira: Come on, let's go
Pg 224: Hime: Akira! Over here! Akira: OK Tamiko: Hey, aren't you going to ride with Yukari-san? Akira: But if I ride with her, I won't be able to take photos of her Tamiko: What's his problem... he's the one that wanted you to ride this Yuzuki: It's okay, I don't mind
Pg 225: Yuzuki: I envy her Yuzuki: She can just be with him freely. Unlike me, she doesn't have to think about talking about Hanyuu Kaori to keep him interested Tamiko: (Eh?) Yuzuki: It's the same with you. No matter what you do, you'll never have to worry about him hating you Yuzuki: The only time I don't have to worry about whether he hates me, Yuzuki: is when he has his camera towards me
Pg 226: //beeeppp// //squeeze// Guy: Hey! You!
Pg 227: Tamiko: Chii-chan! Switch with me! Tamiko: She's gonna pass out! Tamiko: Go ride with her! Tamiko: Hurry! Guy: Be more careful next time, won't you? Akira: Sorry 'bout that Yuzuki: She's just...overexaggerating
Pg 228: Yuzuki: Akira... Tamiko: (Bye, Chii-chan)
Pg 229: Akira: It's just a bit more! Another 200 metres! Tamiko: My strap fell off Akira: You've been wearing that since middle school, right? Akira: Why don't you buy new shoes? Tamiko: No, that's okay Tamiko: I can just rip this out and replace it with a ribbon
Pg 230: Tamiko: Ah! Tamiko: Heh. You've got your work cut out for you Akira: You're so heavy! Tamiko: Shoot... and this is right after I promised myself I'll be more independent Akira: Don't talk! You're heavy! Tamiko: Heyy! Heyyy! Tamiko: ("No matter what you do, you'll never have to worry about him hating you") Akira: Whoa!
Pg 231: Akira: Don't lick me, it's creepy Tamiko: I-I didn't lick you! Tamiko: That was a kiss! Akira: Oh really? Then wanna give it one more go? Tamiko: No, that's it. It was my goodbye kiss Tamiko: I'm going to be more independent from now on Tamiko: Because if I don't, Tamiko: I'll never be able to get a boyfriend Tamiko: Dating someone is really great, don't you think? You're loved on another level than the love you get from family Akira: Well I love you too
Pg 232: Tamiko: But that's different. You're my brother. Of COURSE you love me! Akira: You think? Tamiko: Yeah! Tamiko: (There I go again... I have a feeling I shouldn't have brought this up...)
Pg 233: Tamiko: ("She had a kid when she was 16") Tamiko: (There's times I've thought about it) Tamiko: (Hanyuu Kaori's 35. Take away 16, that makes 19) Tamiko: (Chii-chan's 19) Tamiko: (And my mom was her ex-manager. It all seems to come together)
Pg 234: [no text]
Pg 235: Akira: It's a fan letter for you Yuzuki: For me? Really? Akira: Sorry it took so long. I'll give you a ride home Yuzuki: Oh, that's okay Yuzuki: my daddy's coming to pick me up today
Pg 236: Akira: What! That famous daddy of yours? //walks back and forth// Yuzuki: I wonder if he'll find his way here okay? I'm going to go out for a second and check Tamiko: Chii-chan Tamiko: Do you mind if I not help you out with your work anymore? Akira: Yeah, sure. Since she's gotten used to being photographed now, I think it'll be okay //rollll// Tamiko: Wow! That's cool! Let me do it! Akira: What's so fun about this? It's just pushing a button Tamiko: Let me do it! Let me do it! Akira: Okay, but make sure you do it right
Pg 237: Tamiko: Look Chii-chan! Look! Guy: Yes, the studio's this way--- Tamiko: Ah, they're here
Pg 238: Akira: Okay, got it //slideee// Tamiko: (Huh? I hear a woman's voice) Tamiko: (Didn't she say her dad was going to come?) Tamiko: Chi---
Pg 239: Chii-chan! Tamiko: (Hanyuu Kaori!) <TO BE CONTINUED>
END OF CHAPTER 5 END OF VOLUME 1
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19946Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 112010-02-14T22:36:16+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Shounen B [Unrelated One-shot from Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King)] Volume: 2 (of 2) Chapter: 11 (LAST CHAPTER) Mangaka: Natsumi Rin Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 20, 2006
Pg 1: Shounen B
Pg 2: Takao: Midori! Mi-dori-chan! Takao: Let's go home together! [SL: Takao: I've come to get you, honey!] //slam// Takao: Whoa! Midori: How many times do I have to tell you?! [SL: Takao: Ow..] Midori: Don't be so buddy-buddy with me! Midori: And that's Midori-SENPAI to you! [SL: No chan, no nothing else!]
Pg 3: Takao: Geez... //sigh// Takao: When are you going to stop with that whole name-thing... Takao: There's no hierarchy when it comes to girlfriend-boyfriend! Midori: WHEN did I agree to be your girlfriend?! Takao: It's FATE..you can't deny it. [SL: Takao: Don't be shy, you can admit it!] Midori: Are you an idiot?! Midori: (This guy's Hida Takao. He's in Grade 10.) (Ever since the school term started back in April, he's constantly been hanging around me.) [SL: Takao: You're so mean! It was a joke!] Midori: (To be honest, he's REALLY annoying.)
Pg 4: Girl: You guys are at it again? Girl #2: He is pretty cute, so why not be a little nicer to him! Midori: (Well..it's not that I WANT to be mean to him...it's just...) //blunt// //depressed// Midori: Stop it! You guys know, don't you? I have absolutely NO interest in younger guys! Midori: (I---) Kouno: Oh, Hani-san? Midori: Kouno-senpai! //tap// Kouno: You're the class representative of Div. 2, right?
Pg 5: Kouno: I'm glad I ran into you. We have a student council meeting tomorrow. Kouno: You'll be there, won't you? Midori: [SL: Ah!] Of course! Midori: Kouno-senpai... [SL: Kouno: See ya.] Midori: We only have student council meetings once a month... but he still remembered me...? Midori: He's soo cool....and his laid-back attitude is just...*sigh* Midori: He's so mature.... //in love//
Pg 6: Takao: So what? I'm a hundred times better than a guy like him. Midori: Yeah, well, I'd expect a kid you like you to say that. [SL: That's why I hate--] //snap// Midori: [SL: Hah!] Let me make this clear to you so you know once and for all! To me, a brat like you is B-level! Midori: You're "Shounen B"! [SL: Now that you know, get out of my sight!] //HA!// Takao: Would you quit making me out to be some kind of criminal?! [SL: It's "B-Level Shounen"! Your Japanese is messed up. Are you an idiot?] [Note: "Shounen B" is how the newspapers often refer to criminals who can't be named by law because they're under 18.]
Pg 7: Takao: You really piss me off sometimes, you know that? Takao: Fine, then. Takao: I'll be the criminal you told me I am. //slide// Takao: I'll steal your heart. [emphasis on "heart"] Takao: It won't be long before you can't think of anyone other than me. //thump//
Pg 8: Takao: So look forward to it! Midori: W-What's with him...?! Midori: He's so stuck up! Midori: (But I can't deny... how hot the back of my ear feels...) Kouno: Lately there's been some people who've tried to steal the answers to the upcoming exam. Kouno: So it's been decided that the student council will be doing the patrolling. Kouno: We'll be checking up on the status of the school clubs as well.
Pg 9: Kouno: Now, for this upcoming Saturday--- Takao: Midori! Takao: Is the Student Council meeting over---? Midori: You again? //sigh// //poke// Takao: Don't be like that! You meanie! Takao: Hey hey, wanna have a fireworks display this Saturday night? I bought these amazing firecrackers! [SL: Takao: It'll be out of this world, I swear.]
Pg 10: Midori: This Saturday? Midori: Sorry. I have some Student Council stuff I have to do. Takao: What?! Just skip it! Midori: I can't. (Since Kouno-senpai's going to be there too!) [arrow reads "That's her main reason for going"] Takao: Fine. Then how about in the afternoon? [SL: Let's go on a date.] Midori: I'm busy then too. [SL: "Fine"?!] Midori: Why does it have to be this Saturday anyway? Is something happening then? //thump// Takao: N-Not really... Takao: Anyway, it's a date! Okay? You and me on Saturday! Midori: What?! [SL: But I just told you--] Midori: I have no time to waste talking to a brat like you! [SL: I'm going home!] //dash// Takao: Hey!
Pg 11: Kouno: Oh..so only four of you ended up coming? Kouno: I really wanted to split up and get this over with... Girl: Do you have something you have to do? Kouno: Yeah...prep school.. Midori: (The school's really eerie at night...) Kouno: I guess there's nothing we can do about it. Since there are girls, I guess we'll just have to split up into groups of two... Midori: Ah!
Pg 12: //shiver shiver// Midori: This is scary!! //click click click// Midori: If I knew things were going to turn out this way, I should have just skipped! Midori: Why did I tell him that anyway... [SL: Midori: Even if it WAS to Kou-senpai of all people...] Midori: ("I'll be fine by myself! Leave it to me!") //thump// //sigh//
Pg 13: Guy: Don't move. //grab// Midori: N-- Midori: H-Hey! Midori: (No way...some...creep?!) Midori: N-No! Midori: NO! Let go--- Midori: I told you to let me go! Midori: NOOOO--! //chuckles// Takao: Haha what a loser. And they made you go out and patrol?
Pg 14: Midori: Takao! Takao: I ended up coming! //haha// Takao: I'm such a nice guy---coming all the way out here to see if you're all right. What's so great about a guy like him who leaves you alone to cry anyway! //yeah, yeah// [SL: Takao: He leaves a girl all by herself! And he calls himself a man?!] Midori: It's your fault I freaked out! Midori: (I don't know why,) Takao: Oh, you think? Midori: (but I felt a bit relieved...) Midori: Geez... Midori: (when I realized it was him...) //AH!// Midori: Y-You didn't come here to steal the exam answers, did you..? Takao: [SL: Hey!] You've got to be kidding me. Why would I try to pull a stunt like that? [SL: Are you trying to piss me off?]
Pg 15: Takao: I don't care about anything other than you anyway. //thump// Midori: (Oh no... what's with this atmosphere...) //thud//
Pg 16: Midori: (He's showing me... a side of him he's never shown me before...) Takao: Let me steal you for the night. Midori: (It must be because... of the light reflecting off of the full moon...) Midori: Ah... Taka..o..?
Pg 17: Takao: We're going to make a jump for it! So hang tight, Midori! //lifts// Midori: (Eh?!) Takao: Bottoms up! //jump// Midori: Kyaa--! Midori: Huh? //thud// Midori: W-Wait this is the first floor! [SL: I feel like such an idiot for being scared!] [SL: Midori: If you wanted to get out, you should have gone out through the door!] Takao: It's all about the theatrical drama, Midori. //hahahahaha// Takao: And now, let's go! Midori: Idiot! Let me down!
Pg 18: //snap snap snap// Midori: Hey, why did we have to do this today anyway? If you'd just waited until tomorrow we would have had more time. Takao: It doesn't matter. As long as I can spend this time with you, I'm a happy guy. [arrow reads "She heard the reason why"] Midori: Was there something special about today..? Like your birthday or something...? Midori: Don't tell me...bull's eye? //snap crackle snap snap//
Pg 19: //AHAHAHAHHAHA// Midori: This is hilarious! Takao: Don't laugh! //BWAHAHAHA// [SL: Midori: No way!] Midori: (Haha. Now I get it.) Takao: That's why I didn't want to tell you...[SL: ...Damn...] Midori: (That's why he wanted to spend today with me. [arrow reads "She's being so high-and-mighty"] Midori: (He's always acting stuck up, and he's always being so pushy...) Midori: (but he does have a shy side to him---) Midori: All righty! Then let's make the best of it and celebrate! //snap snap snap// Takao: Whoa?! [SL: Six at one time?!]
Pg 20: Midori: Happy birthday, Midori: Takao! //snap crackle crackle// Takao: You commit crimes too, you know...
Pg 21: Takao: You're always... Takao: (killing me with kindness at times like these...) Girl: "Kyaa---! You pervert! Where do you think you're touching?!" Takao: "No! You've got it all wrong! See, I dropped my wallet---" Takao: "Damn...I'll never make it to the entrance exams now..." Midori: "Oh, so you're a student?" Midori: "Cheer up! Here, I'll let you have this." Midori: "Good luck on your exams!"
Pg 22: Takao: Now that I think back to it, you acted like I was your little brother or something. [SL: It pissed me off.] //chuckles// Takao: But from today on, I'll be the same age as you. So stop treating me like a brat, got it? Takao: Yay! Midori: W-What's with you? [SL: Midori: What do you mean by that?] Takao: You're 16 right now, right? I'm 16 now too! So that makes us the same age! [SL: Yep, yep!] Midori: Geez...you're happy over something like that? [SL: How idiotic...] //sigh// Midori: Sorry to break it to you, but my birthday's--- Takao: I know. It's a week from now, right? [SL: Takao: Damn, she remembered?] Midori: How did you know?! [SL: Did I tell you?] Takao: I know everything about you. Takao: You're bloodtype B, just like me! Takao: And you love tuna rolls! Takao: Oh, and you flunked your last English test, didn't you? Midori: Whoa! [SL: You're seriously creeping me out! Who ARE you?!]
Pg 23: Takao: Don't get me wrong though. Takao: I don't follow you to your house or anything! [SL: It's not hard to pick up on things here and there when I spend so much time with you!] Midori: (Don't look so happy....) Midori: (So you've been... paying attention to me all this time...?) //fizzle fizzle// Takao: I don't care if it's just for a week.... Takao: but, will you promise me one thing...?
Pg 24: Takao: Will you look at me as a guy? Takao: Even if it's just for this one week. Midori: (Ah...) Midori: (That grown up side of him he showed me back at the school....) Midori: (wasn't just because of the moon...) //thump// Midori: (The person in front of me right now...) Takao: And one more promise. It's the last, I swear.
Pg 25: Midori: (..is a guy, and not the kid I've been seeing him as...) Takao: Let's do this again, for your birthday, okay? //snap snap snap// //school chime// Takao: Midori! Wanna eat lunch together outside? Midori: Yeah, sure. [SL: Since it is such a nice day today!] Takao: Okay, great! Takao: I'm going to go and buy some lunch, so just wait here, okay?
Pg 26: Midori: (I've been thinking since yesterday...) Midori: (but I think if you'd been older than me...) Midori: (I would have still thought what an immature guy you are for your age...) Midori: (And I would've probably treated you exactly the way I do now (laughs)) //clank// Girl: Hey Midori! Kouno-senpai just came to our class a few minutes ago! Girl: He was really worried yesterday because you suddenly disappeared! Midori: (Oh...right.) [SL: Midori: What should I say to him...] Girl: Oh, and--- Girl: I accidentally told him Girl: you liked him!
Pg 27: Midori: Eh..? Girl: But it should okay right..? Since you DO like him... Midori: (Why...) Girl: And he didn't exactly look upset about it either... so maybe you guys have a chance? Kouno: I'm glad you came. Kouno: I heard from your friends. I'm really happy. Kouno: I always thought you were cute... Midori: Ah...
Pg 28: Midori: (Why...?) Midori: (Shouldn't I be happy about this..?) Midori: U- Um! Takao: Do you really know Midori? Midori: Takao! Kouno: Who are you? Takao: Did you say what you did... after finding out everything about her? Midori: Takao! Takao: Or did you just say that because her friend told you Midori likes you?! Or just because you think she's cute?! You've got to be kidding me! I'll never--- Midori: N-- Midori: No! Stop it!
Pg 29: Midori: Don't take this out on Kouno-senpai! Takao: Yeah, you're right. Since you finally get to date your beloved Kouno-senpai, there's nothing for you to be upset over, is there? //rustle//
Pg 30: Midori: Takao..?! Takao: This is crap.. he just totally came out of left field... Takao: There's no way he could... Takao: ...I've always... //shock//
Pg 31: Midori: (Why are you looking at me like that?) [snacks read "Tuna Roll"] Girl: He hasn't showed his face since that day... Girl #2: He was probably shocked about you and Kouno-senpai. But there's nothing you can do about it. You have to go out with the guy you like, right? Midori: (What's his problem... He's the one who told me to...) Midori: ("Will you look at me as a guy?")
Pg 32: Midori: ("Even if it's only for just this one week".) Midori: (A week's passed...) Midori: (and I didn't even get a chance to talk to you...) Midori: (...Why won't you come?) //sigh// [SL: Takao: Whoa! No way!] Midori: Ah..
Pg 33: Midori: Takao! Midori: Ah... //smile/ //ignores// Midori: (Does he.... hate me now...?)
Pg 34: Midori: (Does he... think nothing of me anymore...?) Kouno: I didn't know it was your birthday tomorrow! Kouno: I had no idea. Kouno: We should have some kind of celebration then. Kouno: Want to go somewhere? Where do you want to go? Midori: ("I know. It's a week from now, right?") Midori: ("Let's do this again, for your birthday, okay?") //drop// Midori: I'm sorry...I...
Pg 35: Midori: can't go out with you anymore.. Midori: I promised him... we'd do a fireworks display on my birthday... Midori: I...can't get him out of my mind... Midori: I can't stop thinking about him.... Midori: I'm sorry. Midori: I'm so sorry--!
Pg 36: Takao: Geez. I'll forgive you, but just this once, got it? //slide// Takao: Haha, just kidding! Midori: (Takao?!) Takao: So that's pretty much all there is to it. I'll be taking Midori now, all righty? Kouno: Wh-- Kouno: Hey! Midori: Ah...
Pg 37: Midori: W-Wa-- Midori: Hey! Wait! Takao?! //clank clank// Midori: What's with you... Midori: ...you ignored me all this time and... Takao: Oh, that? I did it on purpose. Takao: On P-U-R-P-O-S-E. Midori: What?!
Pg 38: Midori: What?! Why?! [SL: What did you just say?!] Takao: I thought if I did that, it'd get you to think about me a little more! //straight-forward// Takao: There would've been no point to it otherwise. Takao: I did tell you, Takao: that I'm going to steal your heart! //grins// Midori: (He's completely reeled me in!) Midori: Since when...? Takao: What? Midori: Since when?! You disappearing from class was part of the plan, wasn't it?! [SL: Or was it even before..?]
Pg 39: Takao: Gee... //grins// Takao: I wonder...? Midori: (You...you...brainwashing criminal!) Midori: (Since when did he...) Takao: Hey, hey. I don't want to be B-level forever. Mind bumping me up to A-level? Midori: (No way.... No way!!) Takao: Hmm...let's see... Midori: (If I fall for any more of his tricks, I'd---) //kiss// Takao: What if I make every part of you mine? [SL: Then I'd be in the A-level, right?] [emphasis on "every part"]
Pg 40: Midori: [SL: H-HEY!] Don't get carried away! [SL: Midori: (You~!)] Midori: Who would do that with a guy like you?! Midori: (Underestimating him was my greatest fault---) //chuckles// Midori: (Shounen B---) Takao: It's only a matter of time--
THE END https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19945Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 102010-02-14T22:34:21+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sweet Apple [Unrelated One-shot from Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King)] Volume: 2 (of 2) Chapter: 10 Mangaka: Natsumi Rin Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 20, 2006
Pg 1: Long Time No See! Two One-Shots!
<Sweet Apple> This was my first one-shot. I remember I had a tough time finishing this. [SL: Oh no~] I had absolutely no time, and I made the story through Image Character Formation --> Title --> The Story, which is the opposite of how I usually do it (right now, I do it The Story---> Title ---> Image Character Formation) At first, I wanted to go for a bitter-love kind of story, but that didn't work out, so it ended up becoming completely different from how I originally imagined it...Well, I guess life's unpredictable like that. My editor told me again and again that "Girls should be charming!" but I ended up drawing a character who's a bit on the stupid side... I wonder why...[SL: If a girl like her existed in real life, I don't think I'd like her very much!]
[Mari: Kya! I did it again! [SL: Ooopsies!] Risa: (In a way, I guess she's pretty good. [SL: Since it is connected and all])] [words beside Risa read "Risa-pon"]
<Shounen B> ...Since in Sweet Apple, the girls had the main focus with the guy being a bit on the plain side, I decided to make up for it in this story. As you probably noticed, even in the title it mentions "Shounen" [Young Boy] (Laughs) It's my first time drawing a main guy character who's younger than the main girl character, but it was pretty easy drawing him. I guess characters with strong personalities are easier to draw.
Pg 2: Risa: Mari---! I can't believe you!! [sign reads "Cooking Room"] Risa: Who in the world these days mixes up salt with sugar?! Mari: B-But I swear I didn't mess up this time--[SL: I did everything you told me!] //snap// [SL: Mari: Whaaa--!] Risa: Don't try to make excuses! Risa: As your punishment, you have to clean all the dishes. Got it?! //glomp// [SL: Mari: Uuu...this IS pretty bad...]
Pg 3: Girl: Risa-senpai, take a look at this! We don't remember making any mistakes either but ours came out bad too! Girl #2: I think someone accidentally put in salt in the sugar container. [box reads "Sugar"] Risa: What?! [SL: No way!] Risa: Bleh! You're right! Risa: Who did this?! [box reads "Sugar"] //raises hand// [box reads "Sugar"] Risa: MARI---!!!!! [SL on left: //pissed off//] //crack crack// //smash// Mari: (As you can see, I'm an idiot...) //clank clank//
Pg 4: Mari: (and I'm a klutz on top of that.) //squee squee// Mari: (Even though I'm in a Cooking Club, I've never managed to make anything tasty in my life.) Mari: (I always double-check, so why does this always happen--) Keito: Hey, hey, what's with all the yelling? Keito: I could hear you from outside! Mari: (Ah...!)
Pg 5: Mari: (It's Keito-kun... [SL: Yay!]) Risa: All the pies were ruined thanks to her. Can you blame me for being pissed? //blush// Keito: All of them? What happened? Risa: Well, let's just say...it was because of SOMEONE's lack of common sense... //stab// Keito: [SL: Oh.] Mari, you again? Mari: (Keito-kun's in the same class as me, and sometimes he sneaks out from soccer practice to come here...) Mari: (If the apple pie we made today turned out great... I was planning on asking him if he'd like a slice...)
Pg 6: Mari: (Is it just me or does he always catch me at the worst times?) Risa: Ah, Keito. //sob// //squee// Risa: If you want, you can have some of the apples on that table over there. [SL: We have lots, so knock yourself out.] Keito: Hey, thanks. Risa: We're going to go. Take care of Mari for us, won't ya? [SL: Girl: Bye!] Keito: Eh..? Keito: I noticed she's always pretty mean to you. Mari: (Does this mean it's just the two of us...? [SL: Haha, what am I being all nervous for?]) Keito: Are you guys really friends? [SL: It's like you're in different levels on a hierarchy or something.] Mari: She runs this club so she just feels responsible in making sure everything goes okay. Mari: And I'm always the one to make the mistakes, so I'm not really surprised she acts the way she does-- //forced laugh// [SL: Mari: In class though she's really nice!] //chuckles//
Pg 9: //pat pat// Mari: (W-What was that just now..?!) //thump thump thump// Mari: (It was probably nothing...[SL: He just wanted to cheer me up because I looked depressed. That's all.] Mari: (Still...)
Pg 10: Mari: (I can't seem to... get what he did out of my mind...) [SL: Girl: 'Morning! Girl #2: Hey!] //thump thump thump// Mari: (I'm definitely going to try talking to him today!) Mari: ("Hey Keito-kun!") //grip// Mari: (Okay! Let's do it!) //clatter clatter//
Pg 11: Mari: (Ah...) Risa: Hey Mari! 'Morning! Mari: G-G-Good Morning!! //step step step// [SL: Risa: Why are you walking so weird?] Mari: (Geez...I got myself pumped up for nothing...) //thud//
Pg 12: Mari: (Even after all this time, I still don't have the courage to go up to him and talk to him) //mumbles// Mari: I wish I could talk to him like that... [SL: Risa: Haha, what are you going to do about it?] Mari: (Risa... is friendly, and smart, and she's good at everything...) [SL: Risa: Okay, got it!] Mari: (If only I had a little more confidence in myself...) //sigh// Risa: Mari--! Risa: Are you free Risa: this Saturday and Sunday?
Pg 13: Risa: The soccer team's going to hold a training camp at school right before the big game! Risa: You know how they're not exactly the best of the best? They don't have enough managers either.. so they asked me if I could come and set up lunch for them. Risa: Wanna come too? Mari: Really!? I can come? Mari: (Eh?) Risa: Yup! I won't be able to get anything done by myself anyway! Risa: Just think of this Risa: as a great way to make up for what happened last time! //smile//
Pg 14: Mari: Yeah! Mari: (Yeah! This time for sure--- I won't mess up! I'll give it my best shot!) Risa: I'm going to go and buy the rest of the stuff we need, okay? [sign reads "Cooking Room"] [SL: Risa: I'm leaving things to you!] Mari: Okay! Mari: So one container has enough rice for five people. Mari: Okay, check! Next is putting the water in-- [SL: Mari: Making a list and checking it twice!]
Pg 15: //thump thump thump thump// //splash// Keito: You look pretty serious about this. //THUMP// Mari: (Keito-kun! [SL: When did he get here..]) Mari: Y-Yeah, I can be a bit out of it sometimes. [SL: So I have to make sure to concentrate so I won't screw up!] Keito: Haha, really? Mari: If this doesn't come out perfect I'm planning on harakiri. [Harakiri=This is what the Samurai did when they were disgraced. Cutting open their stomach is a very painful way to die XD] //completely serious// Keito: What?! [SL: Keito: It's not that big of a deal...]
Pg 16: Mari: I'm going to give it my best. Mari: (Because, I want to be of some use to you.) Mari: I don't want to screw up today. //chuckle// //slide// Mari: (I'm always messing things up. So I want this to be a chance)
Pg 17: Mari: (for me to build up my self confidence. Even if it's just a little bit.) Guy: Whoa! This looks amazing! Guy: Let's eat! Risa: Eat up, you guys! //noise noise// [SL: Guy: This is amazing! Guy: Let's eat!] Guy: You're really good at cooking, Risa-chan. Guy: Wanna marry me~? Risa: Wait, are you proposing to me?! [sign reads "A bunch of idiots"] Mari: (I'm so glad it turned out okay...) //a little relieved// //crumple// Guy: Hey, the riceballs for this one row looks kinda weird. ///HAHAHA// Guy #2: Yeah, you're right! [SL: You can't even tell if it's supposed to be a ball or a triangle!"] //blush//
Pg 18: //hahaha// Mari: (I guess it's going to be a while before I can brag about my cooking skills...[SL: H-Haha...] //slide// Mari: (Eh?!) [SL: Keito: Check the afternoon schedule for me, would ya?] [SL: Guy: 'Kay!] Mari: (H-He probably didn't even realize what he was grabbing.) Mari: (But he could probably tell from the way it looks that I made it...) //thump thump thump//
Pg 19: Mari: (I'm so happy...) (I'm so happy--!) Mari: I feel like crying...
Pg 20: Mari: I'm so happy, I could cry... //whistle// [SL: Guy: Gather around!] //rustle rustle// [SL: Guy: Everyone do a quick warmup, and in ten minutes---]
Pg 21: Mari: Good luck... Mari: on the big game today... Mari: ("Keito-kuunnnn! Good lucckkk!") //mouth mouth// Mari: (It only takes...) Mari: (How long will it take, before I can...) Mari: (a little bit of will power...) //clash// Guy: Hey, Hey Keito. You like that girl you invited to the training camp, don't you? Keito: Huh?
Pg 22: Keito: W-What are you saying-- Guy: Haha! I knew it! Guy: You're turning bright red! //AHAHAHAHA// Guy: Yeah, well I don't blame you. Her cooking's out of this world! //thump// Mari: (Risa...?) Keito: [SL: C-Cut it out!] I don't--- [SL: Guy: Don't try to deny it!] Guy: Aww, you don't have to be embarrassed!
Pg 23: Guy: You two looked pretty good together. Keito: [SL: Shut up!] It's not like that... //dash// Mari: (They're talking about Risa---!) Keito: I--- Mari: (To be honest, I was scared all this time.) Mari: (Because I thought maybe... just maybe...they're...)
Pg 24: Mari: (From the very beginning, there was no room for me in his heart.) //crash// Girl: Are you okay, Mari-senpai?! Risa: Geez, and this is HOW any plates you've broken so far? Mari: I think... I might quit this club... Mari: (No matter what I do...)
Pg 25: Risa: Mari..? Mari: (I'll never be able to...) Risa: What's wrong? You've been acting odd lately. Risa: Did something happen?
Pg 26: Mari: A guy from the soccer team... Mari: was saying how you and Keito looked good together. Risa: HAH? What are you saying---? [SL: Don't they have better things to be doing with their time than talking about us?] Mari: I think so too. [Mangaka's Message
I always love receiving letters from readers, but this time around, since the story was a bit on the serious side, I received letters that were a bit more on the serious side too, so I was very happy. Everyone talked about their feelings and their thoughts about the story... I still haven't been able to get through my feelings perfectly through my stories, and I often look back thinking "Oh, I should have done it THIS way..." But to think the readers really did look beyond the story into the deeper meaning...it makes me want to cry. These letters are my treasures. Thank you for the bottom of my heart. I'll try my best to write back to you all, but if I can't reply to all of you, I'm very sorry. I'll try my best though. I was really happy receiving them!]
Pg 27: Mari: You're popular with the guys... Mari: (No...) Mari: So Keito-kun probably likes you too... Mari: (What am I...) Mari: What about you, Risa? Mari: What do you think about Keito? Mari: (I can't stop---) Risa: I like him.
Pg 28: Risa: Oh, so Keito-kun likes me, huh? Risa: Maybe I should go out with him then. Risa: I guess I'll wait for the right time Risa: to tell him I feel the same way. //smile// //stab//
Pg 29: //creak// Mari: (Am I an idiot or what? Why did I tell her?) Mari: (I couldn't have been more straight out with her---) //slam// Mari: (I'm such an idiot...) Keito: Hey, Mari?
Pg 30: Keito: Mari? Keito: What's wrong? Keito: Mari! Keito: Hey! Wait! What's with you? Mari: It's nothing! Just leave me alone! Keito: There's no way I could do that--- Mari: (No...)
Pg 31: Mari: (I don't...) Mari: (want him to see me like this...) Mari: I just messed up like I always do, that's all. Keito: Mari! //wince// Mari: Keito! Mari: What happened to your leg... [SL: Keito: I'm such a loser] Keito: I just sprained it a little. While the game was still going, I slammed right into a player from the other team right in front of the goal post. Keito: Maybe I was just being stupid...
Pg 32: Keito: there's no way we can win against a strong team like theirs.. Keito: but...there was just something keeping me back from giving up... //stab// Mari: You're...giving it your best shot... //pat// Keito: Yeah well, I'm not the only one. You are too!
Pg 33: Keito: You're always giving it your best. Keito: I can tell just by watching you, that you try more than others. Keito: Watching you...made me think...[SL: how I shouldn't give up..] Mari: (Ah...) Keito: Anyway, I better go. Mari: (No, I...) [SL: Keito: I have to go and watch the game!] Mari: (No, I...)
Pg 34: Mari: Keito-kun... Mari: (I...) Mari: ...Kei... to-kun.... Mari: (was always trying to run away...) Mari: (I always made excuses for myself... telling myself there's no way I could win against someone like Risa...) Mari: (I... didn't have enough courage from the very beginning...)
Pg 35: Mari: (even though... I'd realized my love for you since that day...) Mari: (There's no way I could give up on you...) //school chime//
Pg 36: [SL: Girl: See ya!] Mari: Risa! Mari: I want to do a match against you! Risa: Hah? [SL: A match?]
Pg 37: Mari: Whoever makes the better apple pie, gives it to Keito-kun and tells him she likes him! Mari: What do you think? //swish// Risa: Okay, fine. Mari: (Even if I have no chance of winning..) [sign reads "Cooking Room"]
Pg 38: Mari: (Even if they already like each other...) [book reads "Apple Pie"] Mari: (I don't want things end like this... with me doing nothing...)
Pg 39: //ring// //sparkle sparkle// //crumble// [arrow at top reads "Risa"] [arrow beneath it reads "Mari"] Mari: (No matter how you look at it, she--) Risa: Look's like it's my win.
Pg 40: Mari: You're amazing. [SL: Yup!] //rustle// Mari: There's no way I could measure up to you... Mari: (With this, I have to give up on him...) Mari: (I have to give up on him...) //tear// Mari: In my mind, I always knew...
Pg 41: Mari: but....it's just no use...I... Mari: I...like Keito-kun! //sob sob// //sigh// Risa: What am I going to do with you, Mari?
Pg 42: //slice// Risa: Here! Risa: Eat this and cheer up! Mari: W-What are you doing?! That's supposed to be for--- Risa: I wasn't planning on giving him this from the very beginning. [SL: Risa: I'm going to have a slice too!] Mari: Eh?
Pg 43: Risa: I told him I liked him a long time ago. //crunch// Risa: And he already gave me the no-go. //WHATTTT--?!// [SL: Mari: When did she-- Risa: HAHAHAHA Risa: So there's nothing for you to worry about!] Risa: So there's no way Keito could like me--- [SL: Risa: He doesn't mind being friends with me though.] Risa: And anyway, it just pissed me off to see how you always had your eyes on him but never tried actually TALKING to him. Risa: When you started saying stuff like how I looked good together with him, I don't know, I guess I just snapped. [SL: Since I DID like him a long time ago..]
Pg 44: //chuckles// Risa: I just wanted to tease you a bit. Mari: (Ah...) Risa: But I guess you should be fine now. Risa: If you have the courage to face me like this, Risa: then you'll be able to tell Keito how you really feel.
Pg 45: Risa: Good luck. Mari: (Risa...) //tear// Mari: This is delicious... Mari: It's...amazing... Mari: It's so good.... //sob sob// Mari: ...delicious...!
Pg 46: Mari: (The apple pie Risa gave me, tasted sweet and full of kindness...) //pat pat// [SL: Risa: Come on now!] Mari: (My courage... is building up...) //clatter// Keito: Oh, Mari? Keito: You're alone today? [SL: Keito: Don't you have Cooking Club?]
Pg 47: Mari: Keito-kun! Mari: Well I'm just doing a little extra lesson for myself! Keito: An extra lesson? Mari: Yup! Mari: I made up my mind, Mari: that I'm going to make an apple pie better than Risa one day! Mari: When that day comes... Mari: will you eat a slice for me?
Pg 48: Mari: I'm going to build up my self confidence bit by bit... so that when that time comes, I'll be able to tell you that I like you. Mari: Will you wait for me until then? Keito: You..like me..? Mari: Yeah! So I'm going to give it my best shot! Keito: What you just said right now...[SL: Was...] //explosion// [SL: Ala Old Music]
Pg 49: Mari: (Could I be more of an idiot?! [SL: What am I saying--?!]) //AHAHAHA// Keito: You didn't even realize what you're saying..?! Keito: I've been waiting a long time already, Keito: for you to give me a slice. //crunch// //chuckles// Keito: Just don't take too long, okay?
Pg 50: Mari: Okay! Mari: (This time...) (I feel like I can definitely... make an apple pie as amazing as Risa's...) THE END
Pg 51:
THANKS A BUNCH!
[SL: Hahaha... I was thinking how great it'd be if I had enough free pages, to draw about this guy. But since there isn't, I guess I'll have to be satisfied with this! Maybe one day!]
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19944Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 92010-02-14T22:33:48+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) Volume: 2 (of 2) Chapter: 9 Mangaka: Natsumi Rin Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 20, 2006
Pg 37: //push// //clatter// //step step step// Yanagi: Ow.. Yanagi: She... Yanagi: clashed her teeth with mine...
Pg 38: Sekina: (I couldn't figure out... whether these tears were from sadness or anger or embarrassment. But the tears kept rising to my eyes, one after another.)
Pg 39: Sekina: (My first kiss was very painful for some reason...) //rustle rustle// Girl: It's his last day. Girl #2: You know, he just kinda became really popular before we even knew it! Girl: Yeah well, I didn't hate him either--- Sekina: (I hadn't talked to him since that day...)
Pg 40: Sekina: (I felt relieved somehow... because with everyone surrounding him all the time, it was easy to create a distance between us.) Girl: Did you get a chance to write in Yanagi's goodbye letter? Sekina: Oh, no. Not yet. Sekina: I can't really think of anything to say... Sekina: other than the usual "Thanks" and "See you again". Girl: Well what's wrong with those--? [SL: Girl: It's not like you have to write an essay!] Sekina: ...Yeah... but if that's all I write....I.... Yanagi: Who's in charge of the classroom duties today?
Pg 41: Yanagi: Help me carry some materials. Girl: Hey, he's calling for you. Girl #2: It's your turn today, right Sekina? //step step step// Sekina: (You didn't... call me on purpose...did you?)
Pg 42: Sekina: (There's no way he would do that.) //clatter// Sekina: (He's done everything he could to avoid me since that day, and he didn't even react when I kissed him...) Sekina: (I don't know why but suddenly, I feel like I can't breathe...) [Mangaka's Notes:
When you feel hurt, what do you wish the people around you would do? For me, as long as I have one person who understands me and who'd be willing to stay by my side, there's nothing more I need. That was what was going through my mind as I wrote this story. Because...when you feel really sad, you don't want some brainless person coming up to you with a smile saying "Don't give up!". A person like that deserves a beating!
That's why the two characters here can't be stronger than the other. Because this story is all about becoming stronger not for yourself, but for the sake of the one you love.
So I guess to sum it up, it's when you start from a negative and finally reach that beginning point of "0" (laughs) But there's no doubt about it---from here on end, they can only ever go in the positive direction.]
Pg 43: //thud// Yanagi: Se..kina... Sekina: Hey Yanagi, why don't we shake hands? Sekina: (If you're going to end up becoming a memory to me anyway--) Sekina: I probably won't get a chance to talk to you tomorrow because everyone's going to want to say goodbye to you. So why not now?
Pg 44: Sekina: (I don't want things to end the way they are now--) Sekina: Thank you for everything. Sekina: Take care. Yanagi: ...Yeah.
Pg 45: Sekina: (I ended up not being able to say what I really felt.) Sekina: (But it was probably better for things to have ended this way.) Sekina: (Don't worry. I won't cry.)
Pg 46: Sekina: (I won't regret this moment. I swear---) [SL: Guy:Hahaha! Guy #2: Yeah, and when I listened to them--- Guy #3: they were amazing---] //knock knock// Yanagi: Are they in your band? Ageo: Yeah, they saw our performance last time, and one thing led to another and they're in the band now. [SL: They're an interesting bunch of guys.]
Pg 47: Ageo: The band wouldn't have gone anywhere the way it was before. So I thought it might be a great way to get us going again. What about you, Yanagi? What are you planning to do after this? Yanagi: I'm going to go on studying to become a teacher. Yanagi: In the beginning, I went into this field because I wanted to get back at my father... Yanagi: but now, I think it's a way for me to cultivate my mind. Ageo: Hahaha, pretty complicated words there, teach! [SL: "Cultivate your mind"?] Yanagi: I feel regret now. Yanagi: Why can I never say Yanagi: the important things?
Pg 48: Yanagi: What I've always been searching for might have been right in front of me this whole time. Yanagi: I should have stopped acting as if I didn't care and reached out to it a long time ago... Yanagi: I'm such an idiot. Yanagi: I only ever realize it after it's too late. Ageo: ...It's okay. You still have your whole life ahead of you. Yanagi: You're right. Yanagi: Maybe now I'll be able to be a little more grown up---
Pg 49: [room reads "Staff Room"] Yanagi: Thank you for everything you've all done for me in the past few months. Woman: Don't give up! Keep trying your best! [SL: Guy: See you!] Yanagi: Yes... Girl: Yanagi! Bye!! Guy: Teacher! See ya later! [SL: Guy: Byeee!] Girl: Hey, did you hear? A girl in Div. 3 told Yanagi she likes him! Girl #2: What's the point? He's leaving anyway. Girl: Yeah, and she was just crying Niagara Falls! [SL: Her sadness doubled because of it!] Girl #2: Hahahaha!
Pg 50: Sekina: (The last day...ended pretty uneventfully. It's as if... nothing had ever happened...) [SL: "Thanks for everything" "Take Care"]
Pg 51: Sekina: I'm so stupid... Sekina: (But...there were so many things...) Girl: Hey, Sekina! Girl: You didn't get a chance to write in Yanagi's goodbye letter did you?! Girl: Damn! We already gave it to him--- [SL: Girl: He was already leaving so I panicked and gave it to him--] Girl: Forgive me, Sekina? Girl: Sek... Girl: What's wrong, Sekina?! Sekina: (There's no way I could pretend as if....nothing happened--!)
Pg 52: //sigh// //flutter// //swish// //flap flap flap// Yanagi: Come... Yanagi: Come over here...
Pg 53: Yanagi: Come here. Yanagi: Stay with me-- forever... //flap flap// Yanagi: ("You'll never be lonely if you're always thinking about the person you love. You'll find happiness. There's no doubt about it.")
Pg 54: //wheeze wheeze wheeze// Sekina: (Did he leave already?) [SL: I knew it...] //wheeze wheeze//
Pg 55: Sekina: Yanagi..?! //wheeze wheeze// Sekina: I'm so glad.....I found... you... Sekina: I... forgot to write....in that... Sekina: ...to tell you the truth... Sekina: I couldn't write anything in....
Pg 56: Sekina: because there's no way I could sum up my feelings for you Sekina: into a single line---! Yanagi: I was planning on coming to your place just now Yanagi: because I had something to say to you. Yanagi: I'm thinking of coming back here in a year. Yanagi: What do you think?
Pg 57: Sekina: [SL: What do you mean "what do I think"?] I think that's great...[SL: Yeah...really.] Yanagi: Yeah, I think so too. Yanagi: I wonder how thing'll be between us a year from now? Sekina: W-Well--! Sekina: You'll be a teacher, and I'll be a high school student...and I'll be soooo grownup and pretty--- that you'll definitely fall in love with me! Sekina: You'll be sooo into me that you won't be able to think of anyone else! Yanagi: Yeah... Yanagi: I think so too. //chuckles// Sekina: (Eh..?) //thump// Sekina: H-Hey! You said you had something to say to me but you're making me do all the talking! [SL: And I'm just saying stupid stuff!] Yanagi: Haha you're right. I guess I'm not much of a talker.
Pg 58: Yanagi: Still... //slide// Yanagi: I can kiss better than you. Don't you think?
Pg 59: Yanagi: Expect much more the next time around. Sekina: What?! //blush// Sekina: W-What are you--- [SL: "Much more?!"] //chuckles// //smiles// Sekina: (It's okay... for me to wait for you, isn't it?)
Pg 60: //swish// Sekina: (Ah...)
Pg 61: Sekina: Are... you... Sekina: (the chrysalis from back then?) Sekina: Yeah... Sekina: this is just the beginning...
Pg 62: Sekina: Everything's just begun! Yanagi: ("I'll always... be by your side.")
THE END
Pg 63: The Chrysalis in "The Chrysalis and the King" makes sense, but I'm often asked what the meaning behind the King is. Well...there isn't really a deep meaning to it....//mumble mumble// I thought Yanagi's personality was kind of King-like so...yeah. And since he does come from an elite family. Oh, and I think depending on the person, their image of what a King represents is different. For me, when I think of a King, I think how lonely and isolated they are, and I thought that fit Yanagi perfectly. https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19943Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 82010-02-14T22:33:08+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) Volume: 2 (of 2) Chapter: 8 Mangaka: Natsumi Rin Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 20, 2006
Pg 1: Sekina: (How can I turn my back on someone like him?)
Pg 2: Sekina: I... don't really know how to explain it, Sekina: but if you really were such a bad guy, you wouldn't think that way. Sekina: And plus, if what you said was true, me and Ageo wouldn't be friends with you. [SL: Sekina: Yup! Yup!]
Pg 3: //squeeze//
Pg 4: Sekina: ...Yanagi...? [top left corner reads "Sanagi to Ousama 2"] Sekina: (I can't see his face...) Sekina: (but I could feel... his whole body shaking...)
Pg 5: Sekina: (I can't think... of what to say to him... or of what to ask...)
Pg 6: Sekina: (If only... I could stop his hands from shaking...) //squeeze// //exhale//
Pg 7: Yanagi: You're so small. Yanagi: I feel like I could snap you in half if I put enough strength into it. Sekina: Don't worry, I'm going to grow.
Pg 8: Sekina: I might not be someone you can depend on right now...but one day... Sekina: my hands, and legs, and arms.... Sekina: and my chest....they'll all... Sekina: So wait for me a little longer, okay? Sekina: I'll do my best to become a grown up fast
Pg 9: Sekina: so that one day, I'll be strong enough to support you Sekina: through good times and bad!
Pg 10: //slide//
Pg 11: Sekina: (My back feels so hot...) Sekina: (like something's struggling to break free..) Sekina: (It's almost as if...) (I'm the butterfly in the coccoon straining to stretch out my wings to fly...)
Pg 12: //creak// Andou: What are you two doing?
Pg 13: Andou: What are you doing here? Sekina: Andou-sensei! Andou: I walk around this neighborhood sometimes Andou: to make sure the students from school aren't causing any trouble, Andou: but to think you two would... //creak// Sekina: Ah! Yanagi: You wait here! Sekina: Yanagi...
Pg 14: Yanagi: Please wait, Andou-sensei! Yanagi: You've misunderstood. What you just saw--- //wheeze// Andou: I thought it was strange how you were always concerned about Tsumura... Andou: This is going to be a problem. Andou: To think a teacher and student would be meeting outside of school, and even going so far as to be caught in such a situation---
Pg 15: Andou: I'm at a loss of words for how I should report this to the school--- Yanagi: No---- Please wait! Yanagi: There's nothing going on between me and her! Andou: And are you suggesting there's something you could say to me that would make me change my mind?
Pg 16: Yanagi: Y-Yes! Yanagi: I'll promise you... Yanagi: I'll never go to there again. Yanagi: Nor will I ever talk with her alone again.
Pg 17: Sekina: (Yanagi ended up... not coming back to the rock cafe.) Sekina: (I wonder what happened...?) Sekina: Ah!
Pg 18: Sekina: 'Morning, Yanagi! Sekina: Yesterday was really scary, wasn't it?! Sekina: I just saw him outside, Sekina: but everything went okay! He didn't say anything to me...[SL: He was a bit cold, but it's nothing new!] Sekina: What about you? Was everything okay--- //slide//
Pg 19: Sekina: (Eh...?) Sekina: Yanagi? Yanagi: Don't talk to me about anything other than school. Yanagi: You're a student and I'm a teacher. //shock// Sekina: (What...?) Sekina: Ah...
Pg 20: Sekina: (Did he...just completely brush me off?!) Sekina: Why..?! Sekina: Why are you saying that?! Sekina: Yanagi..?! [SL: Student: Good morning!] [Mangaka's Message
This story has as its main imagery the transformation of a chrysalis into a butterfly. Now that I think about it though, in the past I've written a story that involved slugs. Does everyone think I'm into bugs?
To tell you the truth, I REALLLYYY hate bugs! I would never touch them and I'm scared to even look at them! Something must have happened in my past life involving bugs, I just know it! I get goosebumps just thinking about them! But don't worry, I don't believe in killing bugs. That would be mean of me.
(But the cockroaches that dare intrude my house is a different story all together!)
Even though I do hate bugs, there's just something in me that keeps coming back to them for some reason... I don't know what it is about them that intrigues me. Maybe it's the fact that I can feel such a strong energy force coming from such a small living thing... Watching them live in the single-minded way they do, even as those around them call them bad names, makes me think that there are many forms and reasons for living! ...that's what I think anyway...
It's so touching, it brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?]
Pg 21: Sekina: (Why...?) Ageo: Yanagi...? He hasn't come here...why do you ask? Ageo: Now that I think about it, I haven't seen him in days. I wonder what happened..? Sekina: (He... didn't tell me anything.) Sekina: (Are things...going to just continue on this way...?) //tense//
Pg 22: Sekina: (Don't tell me... this is the end...?) Kimika: Akiya, over here. Yanagi: What did you call me out here for? I told you--- Kimika: I'm going home. So come with me to the station, okay? Kimika: You don't have to look so relieved. Kimika: How rude.
Pg 23: Kimika: After our talk, I went to the rock cafe. Kimika: It was the first time I saw you look so vulnerable. Kimika: It felt strange... Kimika: I never knew you had that kind of side to you. Kimika: Is it all because of her...?
Pg 24: Kimika: How do you feel about her? Yanagi: ...Who knows... Yanagi: I'm just like you said... Yanagi: I don't know what love is. And I'm not sure if I'm capable of loving anyone. Yanagi: Still.... Yanagi: she's someone really important to me...
Pg 25: Yanagi: She believes in me. Yanagi: She told me she wants to grow up for me. Yanagi: It's the first time I've felt this way about anyone. Yanagi: I never want to do anything to hurt her... Kimika: If I...was an honest girl like her... would things have been different between us?
Pg 26: Yanagi: Kimika..? Kimika: Sorry, bad joke. I quit. I hate having to see myself become more and more pathetic. Kimika: We should have ended a relationship like this a long time ago. Kimika: Thanks for seeing me off. I'll be fine from here. Kimika: See you. Yanagi: I'm sorry, Kimika...
Pg 27: [sign reads "Discussion Room"] Yanagi: It'll be best if you try out multiple practice exams.
Pg 28: Yanagi: It'll build up your self-confidence when it comes to test-taking, and it'll give you a chance to narrow down certain fields you excel at. Yanagi: After all that's said and done, you can decide--- [Paper reads: Choice of High School
#1 Togawa High School Academy] Sekina: Aren't you even a bit surprised...? Sekina: I wrote as my first choice the high school you went to... but you don't look surprised at all...
Pg 29: Sekina: Are you planning on not saying anything to me... Sekina: anymore...? Yanagi: Your time's up. Yanagi: Call the next person in. //clatter clatter// Yanagi: Do your best.
Pg 30: //squeeze// Sekina: Are you saying that... as a teacher..? Sekina: You're not playing fair. Sekina: Why are you suddenly going back to being a "teacher"? Sekina: You know I'll never be able to look at you in that way. Sekina: You know---so why are you building up a wall to keep me out?! How am I supposed to reach out to you like this?! Sekina: I don't want to hear what you have to say as a teacher! Sekina: I want to hear from you! Yanagi!
Pg 31: Sekina: Even if you don't have anything nice to say to me as Yanagi, Sekina: I want to hear your words! Yanagi: Enough. Yanagi: I'm done with your high-school preparations. Yanagi: The others are waiting for the same. Now leave!
Pg 32: //scrish scrish// //clank// //swish// Yanagi: What are you--- Yanagi: Calm down! Yanagi: Sek--ina...
Pg 33: Sekina: ...Nn....
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19942Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 72010-02-14T22:32:36+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) Volume: 2 (of 2) Chapter: 7 Mangaka: Natsumi Rin Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: December 20, 2006
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Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King)--5 Sweet Apple----99 Shounen B (Young Boy B)---151
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Pg 4/5: [this is a summary of volume 2, but I'll skip it since people who pick up volume 2 have probably already read vol. 1]
Pg 6: [no text]
Pg 7: Sekina: (I won't run away anymore...) Yanagi: I'll start handing out sign-up forms for the practice exam. Anyone wanting to participate in it should bring back this form filled by tomorrow.
Pg 8: [book reads "Math"] Yanagi: And for the results of the mini quiz--- //scritch scritch// Sekina: (It still doesn't erase the fact I got turned down by him though...) Sekina: (But I have to accept it.) Sekina: (No matter how much I still like him, it'll never go beyond this point.)
Pg 9: Sekina: (There's no space for me in his heart. If only he'd looked like he was happy, I think I'd be able to get over him faster.) Sekina: (I wonder if my feelings for him will stay with me forever..) //rattle rattle//
Pg 10: Ageo: Is Sekina here--? Ageo: I'm here to pick you up. Ageo: Let's go on a date! Sekina: (Ageo?!) //kyaaa---!// Ageo: Teacher, when will homeroom be over?
Pg 11: Yanagi: Soon... Ageo: Oh, okay. //smiles// Ageo: Then I'll be waiting outside. Ageo: Don't keep me waiting, Sekina. Girl: Who is he?! He's such a hottie! //kyaa--!// Girl: You have an older boyfriend!? Since when--?! [SL: Girl: I had no idea--!] Sekina: (What's with him?) (Why did he...)
Pg 12: Sekina: (come here--?!) Ageo: Hey, hey, what's with the long face? Is there something wrong with me coming to pick you up? Sekina: Nooo--! But why did you have to come to my class...[SL: You embarrassed me!] Ageo: Haha, why not? There's nothing wrong being spontaneous every once in a while. Ageo: Please be nice to Sekina! //kyaaaa--! They're so lovey dovey!!// Ageo: And anyway, it serves him right.
Pg 13: Ageo: Cheer up, Sekina. //pat// Ageo: If there's anywhere you want to go, I can take you there. Sekina: (Ah...) Sekina: (He...) Sekina: (came here because he was worried about me..?) Sekina: Don't worry about me!! I'm full of energy! [SL: If you keep being such a worrywart, you're going to end up bald in your 20's!] [SL: Ageo: HEY!] Sekina: Ah... since you're here anyway, there IS one place I want to go to... Ageo: Hmm? //puppy eyes//
Pg 14: Ageo: I never thought I'd end up visiting my old high school today... Sekina: Wow---! It's so huge! Sekina: (So this was where Yanagi and Ageo...) Sekina: It's so different from middle school! Ageo: You think? //slide//
Pg 15: Sekina: (Even though they're only a year older than me, they seem so much more grown up.) Sekina: (Maybe it's because of their school uniforms...?) [mangaka's message:
Volume 2 of Sanagi to Ousama has been released! Woohoo! I'm so happy I could cry!
Because, listen to this! Until the release of this volume, I could swear I was cursed! (cries) I ended up going to the hospital like 20 times (cries) (I had to try out lots of different kinds of medicine!) My soul even went through a beating! It really was a "Hey, God! Shouldn't I be through with all this pain already?!" moment.
But it made me realize how amazing humans are. I have nothing to fear now that I've gone through such a trying part of my life! Hehe, way to go me! Telling you this lets me say with confidence that I've finally blossomed into a butterfly. While I was still a chrysalis, I was always complaining about this and that, and there were times I felt I was worthless.
But now, I feel like I can fly, it feels so great. I can gaze at the blue sky, and I can feel the wind. Thanks to everyone, I was able to become a beautiful butterfly....]
Pg 16: Ageo: Look, look! This is the shortcut to the corner store! Sekina: Eh? Ageo: It takes a lot longer through the main gates, so we cut this hole. Sekina: WHAT?! [SL: Isn't that illegal?!] Ageo: Since they haven't fixed it yet, I guess there's still people here who use it. //chuckles// Ageo: Oh, and you HAVE to go and take a look at some of the classics written in the guys' bathroom! Sekina: Ageo, I don't think that's such a--- Sekina: (They have so many memories here.)
Pg 17: Sekina: (The times they spent here...) Sekina: (The school uniform they wore...) Sekina: (I wonder what they talked about?)
Pg 18: Sekina: (I'm excited just imagining it all!) Sekina: Why did you quit school? Sekina: You seem to have a lot of good memories here, so... Ageo: Yeah, well, you know how I'm a one-task kinda guy, right? When I get really into something, I end up dropping everything else, including homework. Ageo: And...back then, I fought alot with the guys in my band. Ageo: And things weren't going great... Ageo: Everyone laughed at my dream of making it big in a band, Ageo: but he was different. [emphasis on "he"]
Pg 19: Ageo: Yanagi always stuck by me, through thick and thin. Ageo: Thinking back now, I don't think going to high school was a waste, Ageo: because I met him. Sekina: (Happy moments...and sad ones...) Sekina: (he experienced them all here...) Ageo: Sekina, don't give up. Ageo: The exams are killer, but if you brave it through, good things'll be waiting. I know it.
Pg 20: Sekina: Yeah, you're right. Sekina: Okay, I've made up my mind! Sekina: I want to try out for this school! Ageo: Sekina..? I told you "don't give up" but I didn't say anything about you going here...? Sekina: So what? I want to go to this school! //vein pop// [SL: Ageo: How can you decide something so important so easily?] Sekina: I didn't really care what high school I go to,
Pg 21: Sekina: but my heart's pounding right now. I feel really jealous. Sekina: I want to experience what you and Yanagi experienced here! Ageo: But if you go here...you probably won't be able to forget about Yanagi..? Sekina: I don't care. Sekina: I've thought it through, and I know now it's impossible to completely forget about him.
Pg 22: Sekina: If I can't forget about him, then I shouldn't have to! Sekina: (I have to remain true to myself. There's no need to try to erase my feelings for him.)
Pg 23: Sekina: (Even if he'll never feel the same way towards me, as long as I feel this way, I shouldn't try to deny it...) Kimika: How long are you going to stay here? //twirl twirl// Kimika: I'm bored of this place already. Kimika: Mind if I stay over at your place tonight?
Pg 24: Yanagi: Let's just end this. Yanagi: This is a waste of time. You don't care who you're with. It doesn't have to be me. Yangai: And I feel the same way--- //squeeze// Kimika: You're right. Kimika: But let me ask you, are you really going to be okay with it? Kimika: I don't think there's ever going to be anyone else who'll understand you like I do.
Pg 25: Yanagi: Don't be full of yourself. Yanagi: I've never felt love for you enough to open my heart to you. Yanagi: There's no point in staying together, when neither of us loves the other.
Pg 26: //giggle// //giggle giggle// Yanagi: ...What are you laughing for? Kimika: AHAHAHA! Because! Kimika: I never thought I'd hear that kind of trash from you! Kimika: You've been living this way your whole life... Kimika: Since you want to just end it all, I'm guessing you woke up and "saw the light"? Kimika: And now you're wanting a relationship based on "love"..? Don't make me laugh. What a joke.
Pg 27: Kimika: You've come this far destroying your relationships, and NOW you realize it's what you wanted all along? Kimika: Aren't you being a bit selfish? Kimika: You just said so yourself. Kimika: You've never felt love. Either to or from others. Kimika: And it doesn't apply to just me. It's to everyone. Kimika: You aren't capable of loving anyone.
Pg 28: Kimika: You're a fool, you know that? You're in some kind of dreamland. Kimika: You'll never change. //chuckles// Kimika: You would've been better off living your life never realizing that fact.
Pg 29: [paper reads "School Orientation"] Ageo: You're reading the school pamphlet, AGAIN?! //tense// Sekina: Haha, yeah. Just reading it gives me motivation to study... [SL: Sekina: It's telling me "don't give up!"...] Ageo: Well "I" give up trying to convince you otherwise...[SL: Do what you want.]
Pg 30" Ageo: Since you.. might change something in Yanagi... Sekina: Eh? Ageo: Nothing! I'm starving so I'm going to go and grab something to eat. Sekina: I should really get down to studying! [SL: It looks like a hard school to get into!] //creak//
Pg 31: Sekina: Yanagi! Sekina: Perfect timing! Listen to this! Today I--- Sekina:...What's wrong? Sekina: You don't look so good.. Sekina: You should sit down. Sekina: I'll be right back with some water--- //pull//
Pg 32: Yanagi: Why... Yanagi: do you like a guy like me? Yanagi: I'm a terrible person. Yanagi: I can never trust anyone, and I've never loved someone from the bottom of my heart.
Pg 33: Yanagi: And I could never love myself either... Yanagi: I know all this...but there's nothing I can do to change it... Yanagi: You shouldn't get involved with me...
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19941Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 62010-02-14T22:32:02+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) by Natsumi Rin Volume: 1 (of 2) Chapter: 6 Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: Feb 12, 2007
Pg 1: Yanagi: Don't ever come here again. Sekina: (Being pushed away by the person you love, feels like having your heart ripped out...)
Pg 2: Yanagi: Suzuki. Yanagi: Sonoda. //mumble mumble// Yanagi: Takeuchi. Yanagi: Tsumura. Yanagi: Tsumura..? Girl: Didn't we see her today? //whisper// Girl #2: Maybe she went home... //whisper// Yanagi: ("I love you.." "...I can tell you I love you and mean it...")
Pg 3: Yanagi: ("I trust the Yanagi I know...") Ageo: ----And we're back to the same old, same old. Ageo: I don't mind you being here and all, Ageo: but shouldn't you think about going to school?
Pg 4: Ageo: What happened between you and Yanagi? Ageo: ---and I guess you're not going to tell me. [SL: I knew you wouldn't.] Sekina: Sorry, Ageo.... Sekina: (It's like I'm back to the person I was before I met Yanagi... I can't tell Ageo anything...) Sekina: (But just thinking about Yanagi makes me want to cry...) Sekina: ("You're just a pain in the ass.") Sekina: (I don't have the courage to try to talk to him again...) //creak//
Pg 5: Kimika: Do you happen to know if someone named Ageo-san is here--? Kimika: I heard from some people, Kimika: that I'd be able to see Akiya if I came here. Ageo: Akiya? ...You know him? Kimika: Yes. And I'm trying to get in touch with him. Kimika: I'm Ikeda Kimika. Kimika: If you tell him my name he should know who I am.
Pg 6: Kimika: Well, I guess you could say, I'm his girlfriend. Sekina: (Eh...) Kimika: What are you staring at me for? //realization// Ageo: She's a student of Yanagi's. Kimika: Oh really? Kimika: So you're-- Sekina: (Is this the person...)
Pg 7: Kimika: Why don't you tell me what Akiya's been up to lately? Sekina: (Yanagi likes..?) //noise noise noise// Sekina: (Why am I...) (sitting here with her..) Kimika: Gin with lime, please.
Pg 8: Sekina: (---She has long hair, and she has this air of maturity about her... I never knew a person who matched Yanagi's ideal type existed in real life.) Sekina: ("Did you really think I'd get worked up over some brat who's just skin and bones?") (No wonder...) Sekina: (he doesn't think anything of me...) Kimika: Is something wrong? You haven't said anything. [Mangaka's Message
In my last comic, I wrote that I was tired and stressed and I ended up receiving a lot of letters from readers who were worried about me. I felt bad but at the same time a little happy over receving the letters. I'm sorry. Thanks for all the love. I'm perfectly all right. I'll keep on doing my best. Just you wait and see! Please keep an eye out for my other works in the future!
I hope I can release volume 2. Let's meet again then!
Natsumi Rin]
Pg 9: Sekina: What do you like about Yanagi? Sekina: Was Yanagi the one to fall in love with you, or the other way around? Kimika: AHAHAHAHA. Kimika: I'm sorry! But your questions were so cute, I couldn't help it-- Kimika: You like him, don't you? //blush// Kimika: Let's see... Kimika: We just kind of naturally fell into it, I guess? [there's emphasis on "it"]
Pg 10: Kimika: We both wanted to have the passion of a relationship without all the hassles of being tied down to one person. Sekina: (Eh...) Kimika: He's not the only one I'm seeing, and it's probably the same for him. Kimika: Having a relationship with only one person at a time is boring anyway. Sekina: That's weird... Sekina: Isn't the "passion of a relationship" determined by how much you open up your heart to the other person?
Pg 11: Kimika: We've already come to an understanding of what to expect. Kimika: We meet when we want to, and we have sex when we want to. Kimika: I guess since you're still in middle school, you wouldn't understand a relationship like that, would you? //stab// //squeeze// //clatter//
Pg 12: //slide// Sekina: (I don't know why..)
Pg 13: Sekina: (but I'm even more afraid now to talk to him face to face...) Ageo: Sekina, just get over it. There's nothing you can do about it if he's already involved with someone else. Sekina: ...yeah... Sekina: But why don't they look happy when they're together? Sekina: (It's as if...they're in separate worlds.) Sekina: ("without all the hassles of being tied down...") Sekina: (Is this the kind of relationship adults have..?)
Pg 13: Sekina: (I don't understand it...) Sekina: (Why do you look so sad... when you're with her..?)
Pg 14: //slide// Sekina: (Eh...?) //thump//
Pg 15: //swish// //tear// //slam// Ageo: Sekina! Sekina: (I feel like such an idiot...) Sekina: (It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't change the fact that they're going out...)
Pg 16: Sekina: (I was just too much of a kid to understand...) //push// Yanagi: Don't. Kimika: ..Eh? Kimika: ...what's with you... Kimika: It's not like it's our first time... Kimika: You... Kimika: aren't worried about her, are you?
Pg 17: Yanagi: (" you aren't worried about her, are you?...") Ageo: I was a bit shocked too. Ageo: I never thought this would happen... Yanagi: Eh..? Ageo: She's starting to get into your system, isn't she? Ageo: Sekina's the first... to come close to the heart you never opened to anyone... Yanagi: Hey!
Pg 18: Yanagi: Give me be a break. Yanagi: Why the hell would a kid like her--- Ageo: But that "kid" had something you were looking for all your life. Ageo: Sekina's different from all the women you've dated in the past. Ageo: She's pure-hearted, and honest. She's someone who treasures the connection in a relationship. Ageo: She'll never turn her back on you. Ageo: Deep inside you're probably thinking... Yanagi: ...stop it...
Pg 19: Ageo: maybe, just maybe, Sekina might be the one who would accept you for who you are... Yanagi: Stop! Ageo: Put an end to the empty relationships.. Ageo: Don't lie to yourself any longer. Ageo: Because if you don't, Sekina won't be the one who's pitiable, it'll be you.
Pg 20: Mother: Ah, Sekina, this is Nakajima-san. Nakajima: Nice to meet you, Sekina-chan! Nakajima: Wow, this is really nerve-wracking. Hahaha--- //blank stare// //chew chew chew//
Pg 21: Nakajima: What do you think of the food here? If it's not to your tastes we could always go--- Sekina: It's fine. Nakajima: R-Really..? Nakajima: Next time, let's go to this great cake shop I know. [SL: Nakajima: Their cheesecake is out of this world.] Sekina: ---Shouldn't you take my mom there instead of me? Like on a date? //blush// Mother: S-Sekina... Nakajima: Eh... Mother: This buffet is really famous. I'll get you some stuff I think will be good. Sekina: (If mom gets married, I'll probably be even more alone than I already am...) //clatter// Sekina: (I have to forget about Yanagi too... I can't rely on anyone anymore.) Sekina: (If only I could go on feeling nothing..) //crash//
Pg 22: Mother: Oh--no... Man: I'm sorry... Sekina: Mom..?! //clatter// Nakajima: Are you all right? Did you cut your hand? Nakajima: You over there! Please bring a towel right away! [SL: Man: Y-Yes!] Sekina: (This person... must really like my mom...) [SL: Mom: I'm fine.]
Pg 23: Sekina: (I can feel his feelings for her just by watching them together.) Sekina: (It's a fuzzy sort of feeling... and I can't help but be a little jealous...) [SL: Mom: Everyone's looking.] Sekina: They're in a world of their own---
Pg 24: Sekina: (I wonder why they act so coldly towards each other. Why aren't they...) Sekina: (At this rate, I won't be able to forget him...) Sekina: (I have to test things out for myself...) //clank clank clank// Sekina: Yanagi!
Pg 25: Yanagi: ...didn't I tell you not to come here anymore? Sekina: Tonight, I had dinner with mom and Nakajima-san. Sekina: He seemed like a really nice guy, I was relieved. Sekina: I think things will go great with them... Sekina: I thought I should just let you know.
Pg 26: Yanagi: ...really. Sekina: (His eyes don't lie...) Sekina: (Then why... did he seem so sad when...) Sekina: Can I ask you one thing? Sekina: Do you love Kimika-san?
Pg 27: Sekina: Since I did spill my guts to you, Sekina: I think I have the right to ask. Yanagi: ...Yeah. I love her. Sekina: Honestly? Yanagi: ...Yeah. Sekina: ...Okay, got ya. //giggle// Sekina: I can't say I'm not a bit sad you wouldn't look my way. Sekina: But more than anything else, I wanted you to love someone from the bottom of your heart... Sekina: (I never want to...)
Pg 28: Sekina: (see him looking the way he did back there ever again...) Sekina: You'll never be lonely if you're always thinking about the person you love. Sekina: You'll find happiness. There's no doubt about it. Kimika: Akiya... Sekina: I guess I better get going.
Pg 29: Sekina: (I still don't know everything about you...) Sekina: See you tomorrow, Yanagi. Sekina: (but I feel.... like I've found the truth I was looking for.)https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19940Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 52010-02-14T22:31:34+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) by Natsumi Rin Volume: 1 (of 2) Chapter: 5 Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: Feb 12, 2007
I'll be blunt. I knew from the very beginning that I wanted to draw someone who wasn't just a "cool and goodlooking" character. (laughs) But I also knew that as long as he was a jerk, I had to make him that much more goodlooking to make up for it. He ended up being such a jerk my manager tried to stop me from going through with it. Hahaha. So I tried to draw the line at a "reasonably normal jerkiness" level. (Does such a thing exist?) No matter how hard I try though, my characters always end up having a soft-side to them. I think a good quality to have in a person is someone who's constantly battling with himself. Not just in manga either!]
Pg 2: //clap clap clap// //clap clap clap// Ageo: Haha.. Ageo: Looks like we still have a long way to go... [SL: Ageo: We should get more members. And FAST.] [SL: Guy: Yeah..] Sekina: Ageo, that was amazing! Sekina: Hey, Hey--where's Yanagi? Ageo: Hah? He doesn't come here everyday, you know (laughs). And anyway, didn't you see him at school? Sekina: Yeah, but...
Pg 3: Sekina: Do you know what kind of girls he's into..? Ageo: Eh..? Sekina: W-Well, I was just wondering what type of girls he likes... Ageo: He likes women who have long hair, a huge rack, and who are unbelievably sexy. [SL: Or so he says.] Sekina: (I'm the complete opposite...) [SL: Sekina: I shouldn't have asked...] Ageo: Are you starting to fall for Yanagi? Ageo: Forget about him. Ageo: Don't even go there. Not with him.
Pg 4: Sekina: Eh...? //ding dong// //click// Yanagi: ...Nii-san. [SL: Nii-san=big brother] [his older brother is fairly polite. So I made the dialogue reflect this :P] Guy: I heard you were staying here so I thought I'd drop by. If you were nearby, you could have at least come to see us, Akiya. Yanagi: Why did you come here..?
Pg 5: Guy: What do you say to a dinner with the family? It's been a while since everyone's got together. Guy: This is a map on how to get to the restaurant. Yanagi: No thanks, I'm--- Guy: Father was surprised you were studying to become a teacher. Guy: Mother's come back from Los Angeles as well. Guy: It's been ten years, hasn't it? She's looking forward to seeing you again.
Pg 6: Ageo: He hates women. Ageo: I don't know if it was because of the reason behind his birth, but... Ageo: I'll just come right out and say it. Playing around with a women and throwing them away like trash means nothing to him. Ageo: I think he even gets a kick out of it.
Pg 7: Ageo: If you fall in love with him, Ageo: all you'll end up being is hurt. //crumple//
Pg 8: Sekina: ...Why are you telling me this..? Sekina: Isn't Yanagi your friend?! Sekina: Why would you...
Pg 9: Ageo: I've seen his good and bad sides, and Ageo: I hang out with him despite knowing what I do. Ageo: But, Ageo: when it comes to love, it's a completely different story. Ageo: Once...I saw a fight he had with his girlfriend of that time. Ageo: I heard she was an older woman, and he made her fall for him only to throw her away later on.
Pg 10: Ageo: She was crying. Her tears were real, but all he did was laugh. Ageo: He looked satisfied, like he'd carried out some revenge. Ageo: His eyes were as cold as ice. Ageo: I remember thinking "what's wrong with him?"
Pg 11: Ageo: He'll never be serious about anyone. Ageo: That's why he can go on hurting others like he does. Ageo: Once you tell him your feelings, he'll probably... Sekina: That's a lie! Sekina: I can't believe you're saying this... Sekina: Yanagi... is someone who treasures feelings above all.
Pg 12: Sekina: He understands what it means to hurt, deep inside. Why would a person like that--- Ageo: If he understands, then the more he does, the more he would feel the need to put up a wall around himself. Ageo: I really didn't want to say this, Ageo: but I couldn't just sit back and watch you get in over your head. Sekina: (He...) Ageo: You and Yanagi are both important to me. So I couldn't--- Sekina: (He always... looked at me with kind eyes.)
Pg 13: Sekina: (Do I only know one side of Yanagi...?) [sign reads "Discussion Room"] Yanagi: First off, you have to understand what your limits are. Yanagi: Do you want to go to a public or private school? Yanagi: Once you decide, it'll be easier to narrow down the choices. Yanagi: With your current grades...
Pg 14: Sekina: (I can't look him in the eyes.) Sekina: (If what Ageo said was really true, then...) Sekina: (...still....) Sekina: When was your first love? Sekina: How did you fall for her? Sekina: How much did you love her? //thump thump thump//
Pg 15: Sekina: T-There's this girl in my class who brags about the number of boyfriends she's had. Sekina: All the other girls were saying how she couldn't have been serious about all of them-- Yanagi: Well that's a no brainer. Yanagi: If you loved each person you were in a relationship with, you wouldn't last long. //chuckles// //thump// Sekina: (Ah...)
Pg 16: Sekina: (I... don't know anymore...) Sekina: (Who is... the real Yanagi..?) Brother: Akiya, over here!
Pg 17: //clank// Yanagi: You seem like you have something to say, father. [Mangaka's message:
Ageo He was the first character I decided on for this series. He was the first character who's name I decided on. He was the only character who ended up being "normal" in this series. And he was my favorite character to draw (laughs).
While I was drawing the manga, I seriously contemplated who I would choose if I were her--- either Yanagi or Ageo. (I hardly ever think about stuff like this when it comes to my characters!) Even though Yanagi has the personality that he does, he'll probably be the more "stable" choice since he'll most likely go on to work as a teacher. On the otherhand, even though Ageo has the nicer personality, he's a musician so I'd probably have to live a life of borderline poverty (laughs). I'm such a realist. Who would you choose? (Well it doesn't really matter, but...)
Yanagi is a fox, Ageo is a raccoon, and Sekina is a kitten. Those were the images I had when creating their characters. I wonder why they were all based on animals...?]
Pg 18: Yanagi: Oh, sorry. Did you dislike dark sunglasses? //chuckles// Yanagi: You've chosen a pretty high-class place. Yanagi: I guess the way you like to show off your money hasn't changed. Father: And it seems you haven't changed either, Akiya. Father: I thought your attitude might have shown improvement since you are wishing to become a teacher, but I was wrong. Father: You always did disappointment me... Yanagi: Who's disappointing who?
Pg 19: Yanagi: I can't help it. I'm not your real son. Yanagi: Right, mother? Yanagi: ...I'm going home. If I'm here, you probably wouldn't be able to eat a decent meal anyway. //clank// Brother: Akiya... wait! //step step step// Mother: Wait, Akiya-san! Mother: We haven't seen each other in 10 years....
Pg 20: Yanagi: Judging from the cold atmosphere... Yanagi: I'm guessing my old man still hasn't forgiven you for what you did. Yanagi: Well, it's the same for me. Yanagi: You slept with another man and gave birth to me, Yanagi: as a way to convince father to divorce you. Yanagi: I'm just Yanagi: a tool you used, aren't I? Mother: Don't say such terrible things... Mother: Even if you don't believe me, I was worried about you all the time, as a mother would...
Pg 21: Mother: I loved you in my own way. Yanagi: Ha... Yanagi: HAHAHAHAHAA. Yanagi: You left me like some excess baggage and ran off! Yanagi: Words really are useful when you want them to be. Yanagi: "As a mother would"? Cut the crap. You aren't a "mother". Yanagi: You're just a woman who can't be satisfied until she gets her way.
Pg 22: Yanagi: I've never felt love from you. Yanagi: Can you even begin to comprehend what it felt like to live in that house? Yanagi: My old man ignored me most of the time, Yanagi: and I never felt like I belonged. I tried to fight it, but I could feel myself becoming more and more alone. Yanagi: Even the wish that "someday you'd come back for me" Yanagi: ...disappeared from my mind... Yanagi: You don't know... Yanagi: anything I went through.
Pg 23: Yanagi: I've given up... on being loved...and on loving.... Yanagi: I can't trust anything or anyone anymore. Yanagi: I don't want anyone to get close to my heart. Yanagi: I'm sick and tired Yanagi: of my heart being torn to shreds because of someone!
Pg 24: //click// Sekina: (No matter what I watch, no matter what I do, I can't seem to forget.) Sekina: (No matter what Ageo told me, I can't get Yanagi out of my mind.) Sekina: (It has the complete opposite effect... I can feel myself falling more and more in love with him...)
Pg 25: Sekina: (I feel nervous, but I want to see him. I feel scared, but I want to know.) Sekina: (My feelings just keep piling up despite all this...) Sekina: (I wonder why...?)
Pg 26: //clank clank// //clank clank//
Pg 27: Yanagi: What are you doing here... Yanagi: I don't have time to deal with you right now. Go home. Sekina: Ah... Sekina: Um...I... Sekina: came here because I wanted to tell you something...
Pg 28: Sekina: I tried to think about it on my own but it was all a mess and I couldn't concentrate anymore... //click// Sekina: but the moment I saw your face, I realized what my heart's already known. Sekina: I love you...
Pg 29: Sekina: I might not know everything about you... Sekina: but even then, I think about you all the time... Sekina: I always want to be with you... Yanagi: ...really...
Pg 30: //chuckles// Yanagi: ...you don't even know me and you already "love" me..? //tense// Sekina: (His eyes...changed?) //grab// //slam//
Pg 31: Yanagi: If you don't know, do you want me to tell you? Yanagi: What do you want to know? The number of women I've had? How I sleep with women? Yanagi: I wouldn't mind showing you. Sekina: Ah... //grip grip// //click//
Pg 32: Sekina: ....uu... //exhale// //draws back// Sekina: ("I think he even gets a kick out of it".) Sekina: (Why..?)
Pg 33: Sekina: (Is this how adults handle situations like this..?) Yanagi: What's wrong? //chuckle chuckle// Sekina: ("His eyes were cold as ice.") Sekina: (Why is he purposely trying to do things to drive me away---) Sekina: (...still...) //slide//
Pg 34: //scratch// Yanagi: You idiot! Yanagi: What are you--- //thud//
Pg 35: Sekina: This is the third time.. Sekina: you worried over this scratch... Sekina: Not once, not even twice.. My mind's not confused anymore. Sekina: I can tell you I love you and mean it. Sekina: ...No matter what kind of person you are.. Sekina: I trust the Yanagi I know... Sekina: (because...he's the one person who understands what I'm feeling...)
Pg 36: //slam// Yanagi: I don't know what the hell you're thinking, but don't get the wrong idea. Yanagi: You're my student. Sekina: (Ah..) Yanagi: I only listened to what you had to say because you knew Ageo. Yanagi: Did you really think I'd get worked up over some brat who's just skin and bones? Yanagi: You're just a pain in the ass. //shock//
Pg 37: Yanagi: Don't ever come here again. //creak// //slam//
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19939Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 42010-02-14T22:31:13+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) by Natsumi Rin Volume: 1 (of 2) Chapter: 4 Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: Feb 12, 2007
Pg 1: Sekina: Yup..so I'll be staying one more day... I'll make sure to take some medicine and sleep...I won't disturb him... Sekina: I want to straighten everything out on my own before I go home.... ...yeah... Sekina: The party? No, it's okay. Just forget about it... Sekina: (I'm exactly what he said I am. I'm still just a small chrysalis.) Sekina: I wouldn't mind meeting him... Sekina: (But slowly, one step at a time...) //click//
Pg 3: Yanagi: And with A+B, the answer will be--- Yanagi: using formula 1, it becomes--- //tap tap// //rustle rustle//
Pg 4: Sekina: (hmm...) [letter reads "Listen to this, Sekina! Yesterday when I talked over my choices for high school with Yanagi, he said I should go ahead and try for N High!"] Sekina: (But knowing him, he probably said that with a "Well if you want to, go try it out" kind of attitude, right?) //scritch scritch scritch// [SL: Sekina: Instead of encouraging her, he was just probably going along with what she was saying.] Yanagi: ---and the final answer changes to... //throws// [banner reads "The second one"] Girl: (Wow--! How'd you guess? You're right on!) Sekina: (Hahaha.) Girl: (But since I wanted to go to that high school, him telling I should try out made me make up my mind, so I'm glad!] Sekina: (Everyone's starting to realize..)
Pg 5: Sekina: (how Yanagi's not a scary teacher.) (In fact, he's really...) Sekina: (Well, I know him more than anyone else...) Sekina: (Haha, I'd like to think so anyway.) //scritch scritch// [SL: Sekina: I better write a reply!] //slide// Yanagi: Tsumura. Yanagi: Answer question 2 on the board. //bonk//
Pg 6: Sekina: ...I can't. I don't know the answer. Yanagi: Then stand for the rest of the class. //rustle// Yanagi: And next, concerning X... Sekina: (What's your problem? I just complimented you... (In my mind)) Sekina: (Ah...)
Pg 7: Sekina: (Hey, do you notice it too? You and I are the only ones standing.) Sekina: (We're... seeing things from the same view...)
Pg 8: Sekina: (It feels like we're in a special world of our own...) Yanagi: And next, question 5--- //smile// //draws back// //school bell chime// //flap flap// Girl: So you've finally made up your mind to fill out the form! //giggle giggle// Sekina: Yeah...but I have no idea where I want to go... Girl: Why don't you go and try visiting some of them? Sekina: Uuunnn... Girl: Sawaguchi-san..
Pg 9: Girl: Here's the results of your last practice exam. Sawaguchi: Ah, thanks... Girl: You don't have what it takes to get into N High, so why don't you just stop trying? [SL: Sawaguchi: Eh..] Sawaguchi: D-Did you look at mine?! Girl: I accidentally dropped it on my way here so I saw a bit of it. Sawaguchi: What is your problem!? Why are you giving these out anyway?! Sawaguchi: You wanted to suck up to Andou so you said you'd give them out, didn't you?! It's so obvious! Girl: So what? Girl: If he likes me, I get an advantage over the exams. Why WOULDN'T I do it? Sawaguchi: I don't care what you do! But you have no right to tell me what high school I should or shouldn't go to! Sawaguchi: Yanagi-sensei even told me I should try out for N High!
Pg 10: Girl: Really? You actually trust what he says? //giggle// Girl: He's just some college student studying to become a teacher. Girl: All he's doing is throwing around halfhearted comments here and there trying to make himself look good while he's at this school. Sawaguchi: Ah... Girl: There's no way a guy like him would seriously think about our futures. Girl: I'm just saying you're going to regret it later if you don't go to a school that matches your level. Girl: Just because the guy you like goes to N High isn't reason enough to go there. Sawaguchi: You have no right... Sawaguchi: How could she say that, Sekina? How could she...
Pg 11: //clank// //slap// Girl: Ow.... Girl: What was that for?! //slap//
Pg 12: //slap// //crash// //pull// //slam// Sawaguchi: Sekina...! Sawaguchi: Stop it! It's okay! Sawaguchi: I SAID it's okay--!
Pg 13: Sawaguchi: If you don't stop, it's going to go on your permanent record! //tense// Andou: Hey, you two! What are you doing! //slide// [sign reads "Classroom #3"]
Pg 14: Girl: I didn't do anything... //sob sob// Girl: She just started punching me all of a sudden... Girl: I didn't do anything at all!! //uuuu// Andou: Why did you punch Fujisaka, Andou: Tsumura?
Pg 15: Andou: I can tell without being told you were the one who hit her first. Andou: There's no possibility that an excellent student such as Fujisaka would start something like this on her own. Andou: You skip class, and when you do attend, you are constantly disturbing other students. Andou: You can't even get good grades. Don't you have anything to say, Tsumura? //slide//
Pg 16: Sekina: Ah... Yanagi: You hurt your hand again? Yanagi: Andou-sensei, Tsumura has injuries as well. Yanagi: It's unlikely for only one person to be at fault. Girl: Ah... //grip// Andou: "Injuries"? You call this an injury? It's a scratch!
Pg 17: Andou: She got what was coming to her. At least this way, she might feel regret for her actions. //grip// Yanagi: Don't go around grabbing your students like that. Even if it only looks like a scratch, it can feel very painful. Yanagi: Well, I can't expect a dense old man like you to understand, now can I? Andou: Wh-- Andou: You...
Pg 18: Yanagi: All I'm saying, is you should think about her feelings too. //squeeze// Sekina: Yanagi.. Girl: WHaaa-----!!
Pg 19: //sob sob// Yanagi: Go to the nurse's room, Fujisaka. Yanagi: Tsumura, you too. //slide// Andou: Hey... Andou: Do you know what happens to people with an attitude problem like you...? Andou: Do you not want to be a teacher...? Yanagi: I don't care either way. Yanagi: I don't want to end up being a teacher like you anyway.
Pg 20: //click// Sekina: Are you going to be okay? You made him really mad! Yanagi: Don't worry about it. Yanagi: I don't care what happens to me... Sekina: ...you're reckless... Yanagi: Look who's talking. Why weren't you denying anything he was saying? Sekina: ...because...I was embarrassed... Yanagi: Eh..?
Pg 21: Sekina: I couldn't forgive her for what she said. Sekina: But at the same time, when my friend said what I did would go on my record, I suddenly froze up. Sekina: I ended up being exactly the same as Fujisaka. Sekina: I did something wrong too.. Yanagi: You're such an idiot... Sekina: Could you stop it with the name calling?! [SL: You don't have to tell me. I know I'm an idiot!] Yanagi: You're too honest. You get into a fight, get hurt and lose....
Pg 22: Yanagi: but even then, you never try to change. //slide// //thump//
Pg 23: Sekina: (Ah...) Yanagi: Your cheek's a bit swollen. Sekina: I don't care... Sekina: I'm okay... Sekina: (I feel... like I'm being healed through his touch...)
Pg 24: Sekina: (If I'm with him... I feel like I can become stronger. I want to stay by his side forever.)
Pg 25: Sekina: (And one day..) Sekina: (I want to be...) (closer to him.) Sekina: (I want to feel his presence....always.) [sign reads "Happy Birthday Sekina"] https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19938Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 32010-02-14T22:30:50+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) by Natsumi Rin Volume: 1 (of 2) Chapter: 3 Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: Feb 12, 2007
Page 1: Sekina: ("the warmth of a person reaching out to me"...) Sekina: (That's what I've... always wanted...)
Pg 2: Sekina: (Where am I...?) Yanagi: So you're awake? //flip// Sekina: Eh...I'm--- Yanagi: You ran a fever because you stood out in the rain for so long. Here, you should keep this on. Sekina: Ah... //rustle//
Pg 3: Sekina: Noooo--! Sekina: Why?! Why am I wearing this?! Did you t-take my clothes o-off--- Yanagi: Yup. //swish// Yanagi: I'm an expert at undressing women. [SL: Sekina: Noooo---! How could this happen---! Kyaaa---!] Yanagi: But since undressing you would have been boring, I got you to do it. That was a couple of hours ago, do you remember anything? [SL: Sekina: What? "boring"?] //now that I think about it// [SL: Sekina: I'm taking my clothes off! //smack// //kick// Sekina: Leave!! Yanagi: Are you pretending to be drunk?] Yanagi: Are you disappointed? //smile// Sekina: Who would be?! //blush//
Pg 4: Sekina: (Damn...I always end up losing to him..) [SL: It's sad!] [SL: Yanagi: Hey Yanagi: Hey] //slide// Yanagi: You still have a fever. Yanagi: I'll phone home for you Yanagi: so you should just forget everything and concentrate on sleeping. Sekina: (Oh, right.... the moment I saw Yanagi... I couldn't hold everything in anymore, and I ended up crying on his shoulder...)
Pg 5: Sekina: (I ended up showing him a side of me I never showed anyone... but I felt safe being in his arms...) Yanagi: Do you want to eat something before you go to sleep? Sekina: No thanks. I'm not hungry. Sekina: But could you do something else for me instead? Pat my blanket for me! //smile// [SL: Yanagi: What..?] Yanagi: Hah? //pat pat// Sekina: Ahahahahaha. [arrow reads "She looks happy"] Sekina: Hahaha.. I don't know why but I feel so calm right now--- //chuckles//
Pg 6: Sekina: My mom did that alot for me when I was a kid. She was even nicer when I had a cold. Sekina: What about your mom? Sekina: She must be really pretty. Yanagi: ...yeah... Yanagi; she's a beautiful woman. Yanagi: But... //pat// Yanagi: she never did this for me... Sekina: (Sometimes, Yanagi has this really sad expression on his face..) //click// [SL: Yanagi: I still have some marking to do.] Yanagi: You should go to sleep. Sekina: (so it made me a bit curious.)
Pg 7: Sekina: (His sweatshirt is so big... I wonder if he always wears this...) Sekina: (It's been a long time, since someone's stayed by my side.)
Pg 8: Sekina: I'm so bored--- //roll roll// [SL: Sekina: Maybe I should have forced myself to go to school--] Sekina: There's nothing to do here! Sekina: I wonder if he rented this room just so he could teach our class? [SL: It's so...empty.] Sekina: (I wonder if he ever sees his family...) //ding dong// //rustle// Sekina: Ah!
Pg 9: Sekina: Yanagi! You're home early! //click// Sekina: Mom... Sekina: ...why are you... Sekina: Why... Yanagi: I asked her to come. Yanagi: It would be best for you two to talk it over. Sekina: (Why...?) Sekina: No...
Pg 10: Sekina: I don't have anything to say to her! Who gave you the right to just decide to call her on your own?! Mom: Sekina... Yanagi: How long were you planning on staying here? Yanagi: What else is there to do but have you talk with her and resolve this whole issue? Sekina: (N..o...) Yanagi: It's your problem. //stab//
Pg 11: Sekina: ...you...didn't have to throw me away like that... Mom: Let's go home, Sekina. You shouldn't disturb your teacher anymore than you already have.
Pg 12: Sekina: Yesterday Sekina: was my birthday and you... Mom: There's someone I'd like you to meet... //tense// Mom: His name is Nakajima-san. When I talked about you to him, he said he would love to meet you. He even went out of his way to purchase gifts for you... Sekina: I don't want them!
Pg 13: Sekina: I don't want anything from him. Sekina: What I want... Sekina: What I want is... Sekina: You don't understand anything about me! //slam// Mom: Sekina! Sekina: (I was supposed to have given up a long time ago...)
Pg 14: Sekina: (no matter how much I cried... there would never be anyone who would notice...) //wheeze wheeze wheeze//
Pg 15: Sekina: (There would never be...) //wheeze wheeze wheeze//
Sekina: (There would never...) Sekina: W..hy... Sekina: Wh..y.... Sekina: I thought... you were the only one who would stay with me...
Pg 16: Sekina: You were the only one....
Pg 17: //slam// Ageo: How did it go? Yanagi: She wasn't at school either. //mumble// Yanagi: All that was left was an empty shell. Ageo: Eh..? Yanagi: No, nothing. Mom: ...I shouldn't have considered remarrying. Mom: I can't blame her for being angry. I brought it up so suddenly, it's no wonder she's upset.
Pg 18: Ageo: ...since it's exam time and all, she's probably just a bit shaky right now.. Ageo: but with time...right, Yanagi? Yanagi: No... I don't think it's just that. Yanagi: It's not just that... //rustle rustle//
Pg 18: Yanagi: So you're looking for the butterfly? //tense// Yanagi: You're looking in a flower field? Good thinking. Sekina: What do you want? Yanagi: I was looking for something too. I went looking everywhere. Yanagi: In my case though, I was looking for a chrysalis that hadn't reached maturity yet. //blush//
Pg 19: Sekina: Just cut the crap! It's none of your business! It's "my problem", remember?! Sekina: Or what? Are you feeling some kind of responsibility as a teacher or something? Yanagi: You really think I'd come all the way out here if all I felt was that? What a laugh. Sekina: Then why?! Just leave me alone already!
Pg 20: Yanagi: I can't... Yanagi: you remind me of myself... Yanagi: Without even wanting to, I start thinking how you might be feeling this and that...
Pg 21: Sekina: What are you trying to say... Sekina: What the hell are you trying to make yourself look good for?! Sekina: There's no way you could ever understand what I'm feeling... Sekina: There's no way... Sekina: anyone could ever understand... Yanagi: Ah... Sekina: Eh?
Pg 22: Sekina: ...are you serious... Sekina: Did you get him?! Is he in there?!
Pg 23: Sekina: Wh... Sekina: Why...you don't have anything... Yanagi: ...You... Yanagi: were always sad because you could never get what you wanted.
Pg 24: Yanagi: And since it wasn't something people could see, no one could understand. Sekina: (Ah...) Yanagi: I was always alone too. Yanagi: In my family, I was the only one who wasn't related by blood to my father. Yanagi: I never had anyone I could lean on... or a place to belong... Yanagi: But more than that, I was sad no one could understand a person like me.
Pg 25: Yanagi: It's tough for you to have no one who understands, right? Sekina: (He... feels exactly the same way as me...) Sekina: Uu... //drop drop drop// Sekina: (I...) Sekina: (I've found the one thing..)
Pg 26: Sekina: (I've always wanted.)
Pg 27: Sekina: (I can feel his message through the warmth of his hands... I'm not... alone anymore...)
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19937Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 22010-02-14T22:30:29+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) by Natsumi Rin Volume: 1 (of 2) Chapter: 2 Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: Feb 12, 2007
Pg 2: Sekina: (I can't believe...) (HIM of all people would end up coming to my school...) Yanagi: Yamura. Yanagi: Yoshida. Yanagi: Watanabe...
Pg 3: Girl: Hey, psst! Sekina---isn't Yanagi-sensei a major hottie? Sekina: Eh? Girl: We're so lucky we got him as a teacher--! Sekina: Reallyy--you think--? He seems cocky to me. Girl: He's not your type? Sekina: (But...) (I'll definitely be able to see him everyday...) Yanagi: I'd like to start off today's class from page 15--- Guy: Teacher--! Before we start, can we ask a few questions--? Girl: Please tell us a bit about yourself! Like, about your hobbies! Girl: Do you have a girlfriend---? Girl: What kind of girls do you like--? //noise noise// Girl: You're probably popular with the girls--! Girl: Would you cheat on someone you're going out with? Girl: What are you asking--! Hahahaha.
Pg 4: //slam// Yanagi: I'll be starting... Yanagi: class now. //silence// [SL: Sekina: I told you.] //school bell chime//
Pg 5: Teacher: I think you went a little too far in class today. Teacher: Many students are very sensitive at this time of year... so being too harsh with them would be...[SL: You can't predict what they might do.] Teacher: Since this is your first time, you should concentrate more on maintaining friendly relations with your students. //what a bother// Yanagi: Yes... //flip flip// [book reads "Mid-Course File"] [it lists several students names along with the schools of their choice. In the middle is "Tsumura Sekina" and beside her name the list of schools is blank.] Yanagi: Andou-sensei, Tsumura is the only one in class who left her questionnaire blank...
Pg 6: //swish// //step step step step// [SL: Girl: And get this---] Yanagi: Don't you think you should talk to Tsumura about this? Teacher: It's useless to try and talk with her.
Pg 7: Yanagi: Are you suggesting then we should just ignore problematic students? Teacher: Yes, that's exactly what I'm suggesting... It's a waste of time to even try. Girl: Andou-sensei! Girl: I have some questions about this one part I don't really get... Andou: Is that right? Then I can help you in the staff room. Come with me. Andou: If you care so much, why don't you go and try talking to Tsumura yourself?
Pg 8: Andou: Don't worry, you're still not a full fledged teacher yet. I don't expect much to come out of your conversation with her. [SL: Andou: Which questions don't you get? Girl: Question 2 and Question 3...] Yanagi: You remind me of my father. Yanagi: That bastard of a father...
Pg 9: Sekina: Oh, I can't forget to buy a cake! Then I'll make some pasta---[SL: This is going to be great!] [SL: Sekina: Heyyy. Are you listening--?] //poke poke// Sekina: Do you know what day it is today? It's my 15th birthday! Sekina: Today, my mom will definitely-- Sekina: (come home early today, won't she?)
Pg 10: Yanagi: What did you say today was? //THUMP// Yanagi: What are you skipping for? Class's already started! Go back to class. [SL: I didn't see you around so I came here to find you.] [note: Sekina's purposely being frigidly polite in the next line.] Sekina: I've... Sekina: already decided to spend my afterschool time here, thank you very much. Yanagi: It's still 6th block!! [SL: Since when is did it become "afterschool", you brat?!] //pissed// Sekina: W-What are you suddenly being so teacherly for?! You were the one who got shot off your high horse by Andou! Yanagi: That has nothing to do with this. Sekina: You're such a loser---Do you actually think you look cool with glasses, you freak?! //pissed// [SL: Sekina: Haha.] Yanagi: Think what you want. I guess I'll spend my cigarette break here. //slam//
Pg 11: Sekina: And you call yourself a teacher?! Teachers aren't allowed to---[SL: If you get caught, you're going to be in big trouble!] //click// [note: In the next few lines, Yanagi is being mockingly polite. The dialogue reflects this ^^] Yanagi: So your true form is revealed. Yanagi: It seems you're quite the goody-two-shoes underneath all that rebelliousness. [SL: I see, I see.] Sekina: Ha! Like I care what you do! Could you stop it with the whole "Tsumura" thing? Yanagi: Eh? Sekina: Just yesterday you were that ass of a friend of Ageo's. Don't act so high and mighty---[SL: You just end up coming off as a jerk!] Yanagi: Okay, fine. Sekina. //chuckles// Sekina: (Well, that's embarassing too..) [SL: Sekina: Haha, as if.] Yanagi: Are you always here? Sekina: Eh..?
Pg 12: Yanagi: Do you hate being around other people? Sekina: No, not at all. I like everyone. Sekina: But, sometimes I feel like I'm being left behind. Sekina: Everyone's so worried about the exams and their futures...they've already started to think ahead. I can't do what they're doing. Sekina: (It's strange..) Sekina: All my feelings just crash together in a jumbled mess, and I can't straighten them out... Sekina: (why can I tell him all these things..?)
Pg 13: Sekina: (I could never open up to anyone else before..) Sekina: But I feel content just looking at this little guy. Sekina: I don't know how to say it... Sekina: but watching him work so hard cheers me up and gives me a reason to have dreams... Sekina: Even if he's trapped inside his shell right now, he's definitely alive... Sekina: and one day, he'll become a beautiful butterly...
Pg 14: //looks// Sekina: Eh? //poke// Yanagi: I had one as a kid... Yanagi: well, that's a lie. I was always staring at the one living in a tree right by my window. Yanagi: But I never got the chance to see his butterfly form. Yanagi: All that was left was the empty shell. It made me feel lonely somehow..
Pg 15: Yanagi: like I was... Yanagi: suddenly alone... Sekina: (Oh... now I understand why I'm so drawn to him.) Yanagi: Wouldn't it be great if you got to see him? Sekina: (he knows what it's like to feel alone...)
Pg 16: Sekina: (If it's him, maybe I could---) Sekina: U-u... Sekina: Um...Yanagi... //school bell chime// Yanagi: ---And 6th block just ended. [SL: I wonder what they did?] //step// Yanagi: I better get back. Sekina: Ah... Sekina: It's my birthday today.
Pg 17: Sekina: I'm having a party with my mom, so I won't be able to come to "Rave on" today. Yanagi: ...Really? Sekina: What?! Is that all you have to say?! [SL: Don't you have anything else to say?!] Yanagi: Okay... Yanagi: Wouldn't it be great if your body blossoms soon? Sekina: You perverted geezer! [SL: You sexual harasser of a teacher!!] //chuckle chuckle// Yanagi: That's your reaction? Yanagi: ...Congrats.
Pg 18: Sekina: Thanks... Sekina: (Today will be an amazing day...) //step step step// Sekina: I don't have any time to waste. I should get ready--- [sign reads: "Happy Birthday! Dear Sekina"] Sekina: Wow-! Sekina: He's so cute! Sekina: He's so big, and cuddly! [Mangaka's message.
Uumm...well this time around, I wanted to stick with a character who was easy to draw. And since short hair is pretty popular right now, I decided to go with a short haircut. Don't you think short hair possesses both an innocent and sexy atmosphere? //thump thump// Now that I think about it, the character in this story has a birthday in one of the chapters, but I've never really thought too deep about stuff like that before. The story probably takes place during the Spring (I think...). I know some mangakas are really specific when it comes to the details. They even think about what their character's favorite foods are. It's not that I don't care enough about my characters, but I'm more the type to slowly discover my characters, layer by layer so I can never decide on one set quality. It's only in the end that I think "Oooh, this person was THIS type..." (laughs)
I decided to draw a slightly longer haired Sekina-san.]
Pg 19: Sekina: (This feels so good...) Sekina: (Let's talk tons today.) Sekina: (Like about my choices for high school... and all the stuff that's happened at school..) Sekina: (Mom,)
Pg 20: Sekina: (you care about me more than anyone else, right?) //splash splatter// //pour// [sign has english translation at bottom already] //glance glance// Sekina: Is she still working..? Sekina: Ah.
Pg 21: Sekina: (Mom, you care about me more than anyone else---) //pour//
Pg 22: //pour// Ageo: She's late. And after all the trouble I went through to make a cake for her! Yanagi: She said she wouldn't be coming today...She seemed pretty happy about having a party with her family. Ageo: So that's why... [SL: Ageo: Shoot, and the cake came out so well too!]
Pg 23: Ageo: I never thought you'd be Sekina's teacher though. [SL: Surprise, surprise!] Yanagi: Yeah, isn't it good for a laugh? Yanagi: I'm not even fit to be a teacher... sometimes I can't understand why the hell I'm doing this... Ageo: It's not like you can do anything about it. You're a member of a super elite family. [SL: You've got a doctor..a scholar..] If you don't get a good job, your family would probably disown you. [SL: Ageo: That's a lot of pressure, no doubt about it.] Yanagi: No... Yanagi: No one's expecting anything out of me. No one needs me anyway..
Pg 24: Ageo: Well, Ageo: if all doesn't go well, you can just join my band! [SL: Yanagi: Are you serious?] [SL: Ageo: Of course!] Ageo: So don't lose sleep over it! Guy: Heyyy Ageo, we're going to start setting up soon! Ageo: Got it! I'll be right there--! [SL: Guy: Once we wrap up for tonight, we're going to go out drinking. Ageo: Seriously? I'm in--!] //chuckle// //creak// //step step//
Pg 25: Yanagi: Hey. Yanagi: What are you doing here? Sekina: Haha... I changed my mind, and I decided to come. Yanagi: You're soaking wet. You should go in.
Pg 26: Yanagi: Did something happen at home? Sekina: ...no, nothing... nothing happened... Sekina: (It's no use...) (I can't...) (hide it anymore...) Sekina: --nothing....
Pg 27: Yanagi: H..ey...? Sekina: My mom... was with another man... Sekina: I-- I thought today would be different... Sekina: I thought she'd think about only me for today... Sekina: ..I-I think I'm just a headache to her...
Pg 28: Sekina: If I didn't exist, she wouldn't have to work so hard... Sekina: and she'd be able to meet with the person she loved whenever she wanted... Sekina: (I always thought so. No matter how many times I tried to deny it... no matter how many times I tried to forget it... it always came down this.) Sekina: I might be someone she doesn't need.... //pull//
Pg 29: Yanagi: Do you even understand what you're saying, idiot? Sekina: (He's so warm... my mind's becoming fuzzy...) (I feel like nothing matters anymore...)
Pg 30: Sekina: (As long as.... I can stay like this...) //slide// Yanagi: Sekina..?! //pour// Yanagi: Hey?! Sekina?!
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19936Translation: The Chrysalis and the King 12010-02-14T22:29:55+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King) by Natsumi Rin Volume: 1 (of 2) Chapter: 1 Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: Feb 12, 2007
Pg 1: Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King)
Natsumi Rin Shocomi Flower Comics
Pg 2: [no text]
Pg 3: Teacher: Tsumura. Teacher: Tsumura Sekina? Teacher: She's skipping AGAIN? Teacher: Does anyone know why she's not in class? Well, it looks like SOMEONE doesn't care about what happens to her future. //whisper whisper// //rub// //squish//
Pg 4: Sekina: You're so lucky. //squish squish// Sekina: You never have any problems. All you have to do is eat all day--- //flutter// [paper reads "Mid-Course Questionnaire" It's a form that students have to fill in listing what their top choices are for high school in terms of which school they want to go to.] [second comic panel has most of the sentences cut off, so I'll list what's still visible:
list the top 3 discuss with your parents You have until the
ce | Number 2 choice |]
Sekina: I don't have time to think about stuff like this. Sekina: And it's not like I could talk about it with my mom.... //rip rip rip rip//
Pg 5: Sekina: I haven't even... talked to her in over two months... Ageo: Hey, what's with you and school? [SL: Ageo: You skipped AGAIN?] Ageo: You're not going to go anywhere in life if you don't manage to get into high school.
Pg 6: Sekina: Geez! Not you too--! Who are you to say anyway? YOU didn't even go to high school! //pissed// Ageo: At least I managed to get IN. [SL: I quit half-way, but still..] Ageo: That's exactly why I'm worried about you. You have this habit of relying on people too much. [SL: Ageo: I was once your age too, so I know what you're going through.] Sekina: But school's so boring... Sekina: and my teacher's the type who has his "favorites"... Sekina: I hate people like him, so once, I told him exactly what was on my mind... Sekina: but the only thing that came out of it was him glaring at me... Sekina: (I know everyone felt the same way, but they didn't back me up at all.) Sekina: (I was more shocked over that than anything else.) Sekina: I don't see the point of studying anyway...
Pg 7: Ageo: What about your parents? Ageo: Aren't they worried about you? Sekina: Who knows... Sekina: I can never tell what she's thinking...[she said "she's" on purpose. She's the daughter of a single mother.] Sekina: Hey, let's just forget about it. I'm hungry, Ageo! [SL: Whip me up something to eat!] Ageo: Whatt---? Fine, fine. [SL: Yes, princess.] Ageo: I'll be stopping by the bank on my way to the superstore. [SL: You're in charge while I'm gone!] [SL: Sekina: Okay--!] Sekina: (I'm just tired...)
Pg 8: Sekina: (of being hurt... No one ever understands my feelings anyway...) Sekina: But... I wonder if I'll have to live my whole life like this... Sekina: (Having to live... with a lid over my feelings forever...) [paper reads:
Looking for New Band Members! Guitar/Drums Anyone who wants to enjoy music!
Ask for "Ageo" at the Rave.] //creak// Sekina: Ah.. Sekina: I'm sorry but we're closed--
Pg 10: Sekina: Yup. You pass on the looks scale! //squeeze// Sekina: So what's your name? Yanagi: Yanagi...[SL: Er..] Sekina: What can you play? Yanagi: Some guitar... Sekina: Wow! This is awesome! You're just what he's looking for! How old are you? //grab// Yanagi: 21... Sekina: Double wow! You're the same age as Ageo! Then what, you're in college right now? Yanagi: Yeah, I am. What's it to you? Sekina: I'll put in a good word to Ageo for you if you want to be in the band! But don't even think about slacking off! [SL: Sekina: You have to be serious about it too!] Sekina: Ageo's really serious when it comes to music. Yanagi: ...Okay..
Pg 11: //creak// Ageo: Hey, Yanagi! Long time no see! What's up? Ageo: When did you get back? Sekina: (Eh..?) //blank// Yanagi: Just today. Ageo: Oh, Sekina. He's a friend of mine from high school. Sekina: (Whatt...then why didn't he say anything earlier?! [SL: I completely thought he was--]) Ageo: What were you guys talking about? Yanagi: She was trying to hit on me. [SL: She suddenly grabbed my hand.] [arrow reads "He's not lying"] Ageo: Way to go, Sekina! //glance// Yanagi: Haha.. She was pretty bold...I like that in a woman.
Pg 12: Yanagi: But I'm not going to fall for you that easily when you're lacking in some departments. //pull// //snicker snicker// //blush// Sekina: (Who died and made him king---?!) Sekina: (Why is a guy like HIM friends with Ageo?!) Ageo: Sekina, could you make the salad? [SL: Coleslaw please!] Sekina: Whatttt! Why?! [SL: You're better at cooking than me!]
Pg 13: Yanagi: Make something worth eating, okay? //smile// Sekina:(What an..) //pissed// Sekina:(...ASS!) Sekina: You can't have any! //stalks off// //snicker// [SL: Yanagi: She's pretty amusing..] [mangaka's message:
Hello, I'm Natsumi Rin! This time around, with "Sanagi to Ousama", I was aiming for a more serious storyline. To tell you the truth, the original story I had in mind was really really dark. But I tried to make it so that it wasn't so different in terms of atmosphere from my other works. What do you think? (laughs)
I have this personality that makes me hard to write a story that's inbetween genres. So it has to be either a super serious storyline, or a super comedic storyline. That's why people are always telling me: "Why don't you write stories in the middle of the two?" Haha. But it's always impossible for me to do so so I always end up wracking my brain over it!
Anyway, I hope I can one day be able to write serious and comedic stories. As long as I have two elements in me whether it be between genres or otherwise, I don't want to have to decide on just one, and I don't think I have to. Because by leaving both options, it just opens up a whole new field of opportunities!]
Pg 14: Ageo: Can you make it tonight? Yanagi: Yeah..but I won't be able to stay long. [SL: Yanagi: I still haven't unpacked.] Ageo: I heard you're going to stick around for a month. Did you go back home yet? Yanagi: ...no. Ageo: ...okay... Ageo: So anyway, I didn't know you were into girls like her. Yanagi: Oh, you mean, Sekina? [SL: Are you worried for her?]
Pg 15: Yanagi: Don't worry. For the whole time, I was just thinking how great it is for people like her. People without problems. [SL: She could probably live off of her energy alone.] Ageo: Haha, aren't you being a bit harsh? Ageo: Even though she gives off the vibe that she does, she has problems of her own too. Ageo: I can't understand what she's feeling because she never talks about anything serious. Ageo: But deep inside, she probably feels depressed and worried, just like the rest of us. Only, she's the type to never show her weaknesses.
Pg 16: Ageo: She's kind of like you, in a way. Yanagi: ... Sekina: Hey, Ageo! Sekina: Could I steal some of the left-over lettuce? Sekina: I want to give it to the caterpillar at school! Ageo: She skips school to feed the caterpillars. [SL: Did she get hit over the head when she was a kid or something?] Sekina: You make it sound like it's a bad thing! [SL: So what? He's cute!]
Pg 17: Ageo: He lives in a tree, doesn't he? [SL: He doesn't need extra leaves.] Sekina: You don't get it at all! Sekina: Lettuce is something even humans think is good! Sekina: Wanting to feed something you think is good is called "being a parent"! //h--// Yanagi: [SL: HAHAHAHA] So that's why you're feeding them? [SL: Yanagi: She looks so serious.] Yanagi: You're cute, you know that? Ageo, give her the lettuce or whatever. Sekina: (What's his problem...) Sekina: Hey, you! If you were a caterpillar, what would you think? Wouldn't you want lettuce too?! //tap// Yanagi: Eh? Me..?
Pg 18: Yanagi: Let me think... Yanagi: Maybe...I would want some. //thump// Yanagi: What I want most of all though might not be lettuce...
Pg 19: Yanagi: but rather...the warmth of a person reaching out to me... //swish// Yanagi: He's doing pretty good for someone who's looking for new band members. Yanagi: He always looks happy when he's up there singing. It's been that way for a long time. //exhale// Sekina: (He surprised me.)
Pg 20: Sekina: ("It might be the warmth of a person reaching out to me that I would want most of all") Yanagi: What? Sekina: N-Nothing... Guy: AHAHAHAHA //snickers// Guy #2: And listen to this-- Guy: Whoa! Seriously?!
Pg 21: //pissed// Guy #2: And then--- Guy: Geezuz! //crackle crackle// Sekina: Hey! Don't talk so loud, you're ruining it for the rest of us! [SL: You're being rude to the people up on the stage too!] Guy: Hah? Guy #2: We paid good money to get in here. We can do whatever we damn well please. Guy: And then--- //hahahah// //stomp// Guy: AH! Guy: What the hell--- //push// Ageo: Sekina!!
Pg 22: //mumble mumble// [SL: Girl: What's going on? Girl #2: What happened---] //grabs// Sekina: Hey! What do you think you're-- Yanagi: This isn't your place to start a scene. //tense// [SL: Guy: Hey!] Sekina: (Wow... ...he didn't even say much and they...)
Pg 23: Sekina: (Ah.) Ageo: Hey, are you okay, Sekina?! Sekina: Ah, yeah! //hides// Sekina: I'm 100% A-OK! Sekina: Sorry to cut in like that! Ageo: Geez. Be careful, okay? [SL: You scared me.] //slap// Sekina: Hahaha, got it, big brother! Ageo: We're going to keep at it, so don't even think about leaving, everyone! People: Ahahahaa
Pg 24: Yanagi: Why are you hiding it? //thump// Sekina: ...hiding what? Yanagi: Your hand... Yanagi: you hurt it, didn't you? Sekina: (How did he know?) Yanagi: You don't have to hold it in. Yanagi: It hurts, doesn't it?
Pg 25: Sekina: ..Ye..ah... Sekina: (How) Sekina: But I can't make Ageo more worried than he already is. Sekina: (can you understand that I "hurt"?)
Pg 26: //pull// Sekina: (Eh...) Sekina: W--WHAAA! You don't have to! Look! You've got blood on your lips! //blush// //slap// Yanagi: Oh? Yeah.. //thump// //thump thump// Sekina: (Why..) Sekina: (am I...) //tie// Yanagi: This is just a quick fix. Make sure to bandage it once you get home.
Pg 27: Yanagi: I'm going. I'll see you around. //chuckles// Yanagi: Don't overdo it. //thump thump thump//
Pg 28: Sekina: I'm home--- //click// Sekina: (My mom's been working day and night ever since the divorce.) Sekina: So she's working overtime again... Sekina: or maybe she's seeing HIM... //close// Sekina: (I'm) (alone.)
Pg 29: Sekina: (In the world enclosed in darkness, I'm alone...)
Pg 30: Teacher: You'll be teaching the grade 9 div. 2 class. I think you might find it a bit tough as a substitute teacher during the exam season, but you'll learn alot. Teacher: I should warn you though about a bothersome student in that class named Tsumura Sekina... Teacher: I don't know if it's because she doesn't have the drive, but lately she's been skipping most of her classes. Teacher: Keep in mind though that at this important time of the year, there's no time to be wrapped up caring for one particular student. Man: Tsumura... Man: Sekina...? Teacher: I should show you your classroom. Teacher: The morning class should be starting soon.
Pg 31: Sekina: So you've finally become a chrysalis... [SL: It's no fun when you're not moving at all!] Sekina: And after all the trouble I went through to get you the lettuce... Sekina: When you're just looking at a chrysalis... you can never be sure if he's alive or dead... Sekina: (It's the same... for...) //rustle//
Pg 32: //slide// //tie// Sekina: Hehe. Sekina: I wonder if he'll come to the shop again... Sekina: (Now that I think about it...did he ever say what his name was..?) Man: What are you doing, Tsumura Sekina? //tense// //slip//
Pg 33: Sekina: Kyaa--! //grab// Yanagi: I told you to bandage your hand up. Yanagi: How long are you planning on leaving it like that, idiot? Sekina: Y- You! Sekina: W-Why?!
Pg 34: Yanagi: I'm going to be teaching your class for a month. Yanagi: I'm here as part of my teaching program. My name's Yanagi Akiya. Nice to meet you, Tsumura. [he makes an emphasis on "Tsumura" as noted by the dots beside the name.] Sekina: (Eh?!)
https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19923Translation: Ashita mo Kitto Koishiteru Volume 42010-02-14T08:47:02+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Ashita mo Kitto Koi Shiteru [I'll Still Be in Love With You Tomorrow] Volume: 4 (of 4) Mangaka: Fujii Akemi Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: September 2, 2008
Pg 7: Ashita mo Kitto Koi Shiteru [I'll Still Be in Love With You Tomorrow] Fujii Akemi
Pg 8: Imai: ...Sorry about last night. //heat wave// //clatter// Mitsuki: I said forget it, okay? You had to go out because of your friend from high school, right? Imai: ...Still, I'm sorry. Mitsuki: ("A phone call. It was from a chick.")
Pg 9: Mitsuki: Arrghh, you can be such a dope sometimes, Imai-san! You only have four days left of your break! Imai: Huh? Oh yeah, right... Mitsuki: I'll forgive you for breaking our promise, but only if you do whatever I tell you for the rest of your break! Mitsuki: That's your punishment! Mitsuki: ...Okay? Mitsuki: (...I'd be lying if I said it didn't bother me.)
Pg 10: Mitsuki: (But I don't want to spend what time I do have to be with him fighting.) Mitsuki: Um, and so yeah. I want to go to this fireworks display they're doing tonight! Imai: A fireworks display? Mitsuki: Yeah... you don't to...? Imai: You said I had to listen to whatever you said, right? //chuckles// Imai: I just thought what a cute request that was. I was worried you were going to go all out. Mitsuki: W-Well, I'm still not done yet! So don't be so quick to let your guard down! //hahaha// Imai: Okay, got it.
Pg 11: Imai: Then why don't we have a quick bite to eat first then? Let's go. //clatter// Mitsuki: Eh...? But isn't it still a bit too early? Imai: I'm pretty sure Yasuaki's probably gone out by now, so let's go to my place. Imai: You're going to cook up a meal for me, right? Mitsuki: ...Yeah!
Pg 12: //cicadas crying// Mitsuki: ...It's so hot! Imai: Want me to hold that for you? Mitsuki: No, that's okay. //rustle rustle// Mitsuki: Hehe! //jumps// Imai: What? Mitsuki: Nothing! Mitsuki: (It's like we're a newly married couple!) Mitsuki: (Hehe...just kidding!) //giggles// //click// Imai: Hey... he's still.... Imai: Hey, Yasuaki! You're STILL here?! //slam// Mitsuki: Huh?
Pg 14: Yuri: I'm sorry I came over here without asking first. Imai: No that's okay...I'm surprised you knew where I lived though //rustle// Yuri: I asked Yasuaki-kun over the phone. I didn't know we lived so close to each other. I'm so glad I got a chance to see you though. I was just about to leave. //thump thump// Mitsuki: (What...is going on...?) Yuri: Come on now, Kaoru. Say your thanks for yesterday. Kaoru: Thank you! Imai: I'm glad your fever's gone down. Don't be going wandering off somewhere by yourself again, all right now? Kaoru: Yeah Yasuaki: Yo, get in here and close the door already. [SL: You're bringing the heat waves in]
Pg 15: Mitsuki: Ah... Imai: Mitsuki, come over here. Mitsuki: Y--Yeah.... //step// Yuri: Well....I'll be leaving now. Imai: Thanks for coming over. Mitsuki: Ah.... //bows// //bows// Mitsuki: (What...?)
Pg 16: Yuri: Well, see you soon! Yasuaki: Yo, shorty. See ya. //Bye bye// Imai: Be safe out there. Yuri: Thanks. Bye. //click// Imai: Yasuaki...! Yasuaki: What? She asked if she could stay until I had to leave. What else was I supposed to do? //scratch scratch// Imai: That's not the problem! You answered the phone again, didn't you?! //rustle// Yasuaki: Well yeah, 'cause she just kept on calling! Try listening to your answering machine. [SL: She left 4 messages!] Imai: I have the beers she brought for you in the fridge. //opens fridge door// //tense//
Pg 17: //rustle rustle// Yasuaki: Hey, maybe she still has the hots for you? She said she went through the trouble of looking up your number. Imai: ...Don't be ridiculous. You were about to leave, right? So go already. //thump thump// Mitsuki: (What should I do...) Mitsuki: (I'm starting to feel a bit dizzy...) //thump thump// Yasuaki: Maybe she moved over here after her divorce 'cause of you, huh? Imai: Yasuaki!
Pg 18: Yasuaki: Yeah, but when you think about it, she was the first chick that dumped you, wasn't she? And you weren't exactly hating on her either. Imai: Yasuaki! Yasuaki: [SL: Clicks tongue] Fine, fine. I'll leave. Come on. Imai: ...What? Yasuaki: Lend me some money, bro! Imai: JUST LEAVE ALREADY!!~!! Yasuaki: Thanks, see ya soon!
Pg 19: Imai: [SL: Geez] ---That brat. //glances// //thud// Imai: //exhales// Mitsuki: Was she that friend from high school you were talking about? Imai: ...Yeah... Mitsuki: (So you were over at her place yesterday? ...Even though you made plans with me?) //stab// Mitsuki: ...Can I ask why you were with her?
Pg 20: Imai: ...I got a phone call from her saying that her son disappeared. Mitsuki: What?! Imai: I was helping her look for him. I can't go into the little details, because that's her business. Mitsuki: (Her son...?) Imai: And it's not like I know that much either about what's going on. Mitsuki: (...But still...) Mitsuki: (even with that happening...) Mitsuki: (why did she phone Imai-san...?) Mitsuki: ("Maybe she still has the hots for you?")
Pg 21: Mitsuki: That's it? Imai: ...Yeah Mitsuki: Really? Imai: really. Mitsuki: ("She's the first chick that dumped you") Mitsuki: I'm going to trust you. Imai: Yeah. Mitsuki: ...But I'm still going to feel a bit jealous. Mitsuki: (Imai-san....) //squeeze// Imai: Yeah....I'm sorry.
Pg 22: Mitsuki: Don't go see her again without telling me, okay? Imai: Okay.... Mitsuki: (I remembered back to what Michiru-chan told me.) Mitsuki: ("It's more difficult to believe in someone than it is to question their feelings for you.") Mitsuki: (I knew it. I'm always the one whose heart fills up with doubts.)
Pg 23: Mitsuki: (I wonder how important I am to you?) Mitsuki: (It's not a lie when I say I believe in these arms and these eyes, but still...) //fireworks lighting up the sky// //sqish// //wobble wobble// Mitsuki: (Ow...) //wobble//
Pg 24: //wobble// //hey// Imai: Wait a sec. Mitsuki: Huh? Mitsuki: What?! What's going on?! Imai: Let me take a look. Mitsuki: I-Imai-san?! [SL: Wahhh!] Imai: Just listen to what I say, and have a seat over there. It hurts, doesn't it? Mitsuki: Ah.... //blushes// Imai: You've got sores on your feet from your sandals rubbing against them...you should've said something earlier. Mitsuki: It's because...they're new... but don't worry about me. I'll be fine! Imai: Don't be ridiculous. Your skin's peeling. //Look// Mitsuki: What?! //fireworks going off// //pat pat// Imai: There should be a pharmacy on main street. Wait for me here.
Pg 25: Mitsuki: N-No, that's okay... //WAHHH!// //WAHHH!// Woman: [SL: Oh no] You tripped? Are you okay, do you hurt anywhere? //crouches down// //WAHHH// Imai: Hey.... Mitsuki: Huh? Yuri: Kaoru!!
Pg 26: Mitsuki: Ah... //fireworks going off// //wheeze// Yuri: Imai-kun...! Kaoru: Mommy! [SL: I dropped my candy!] Yuri: I told you so many times to stay by my side! Why don't you ever listen to a word I say? Kaoru: //hicc// Yuri: Here, blow your nose. Kaoru: Yeah //blows// Yuri: Don't cry. You're a big boy now. ...I'm sorry, did he cause you some trouble again? Imai: No, I just spotted him as he fell. Yuri: Oh...good evening. Mitsuki: G-Good evening...
Pg 27: Yuri: I'm so glad I ran into you though! I didn't get a chance to talk with you at all this afternoon! Yuri: To be honest, I came here because I was hoping I'd bump into you! //chuckles// //tense// //squeeze// Imai: Here, have a seat here. I'll be right back. Mitsuki: Okay... Yuri: Is something wrong? Imai: Sorry, I just need to go buy some medicine. See you. //noise noise// //sigh of relief//
Pg 28: Mitsuki: (I don't want Imai-san to be with this person...) Yuri: Imai-kun's kind, isn't he? //noise noise// //now, now, be a good boy// Yuri: There were a lot of girls who labelled him off as a "cool" person since he's not that much of a talker, but he really is a nice guy. Yuri: ...I heard that you made plans to see him yesterday? I heard it from Yasauki-kun. I'm sorry. Did Imai-kun tell you what happened? //throb throb throb// Mitsuki: ...No... he said because it's your business he didn't have a right to tell me...
Pg 29: Yuri: ...Did he now? Yuri: He hasn't changed a bit... //chuckles// Yuri: Two nights ago, I put my son to sleep and left for work, but when I came back in the morning, he was gone. //throb throb throb// Yuri: I thought maybe my ex-husband had taken him, and I didn't know where to turn, so I ended up calling Imai-kun Yuri: That's all that happened that day. So don't be too hard on Imai-kun, okay? Mitsuki: (Why do I have to hear this from her?)
Pg 30: Yuri: I heard there's a seven year difference between you and Imai-kun? Mitsuki: What?... Oh, yes... Yuri: Is that right... it must be difficult for you. Mitsuki: Not really.... Mitsuki: (What's her point?) Yuri: I married someone older. Eight years older in fact. But it ended up not working out. //giggles giggles// Yuri: It really is hard. Yuri: When I think back to it now, I can't help but think, why didn't I choose Imai-kun?
Pg 31: Mitsuki: What.... Yuri: He's back... //fireworks going off// Yuri: If I can... Yuri: I'd like to go back and redo things....
Pg 32: Mitsuki: (What is she...) //cicadas crying// Imai: What do you want to drink? Mitsuki: Iced tea. //slam// Imai: Got it //dashes off//
Pg 33: //rustle// Mitsuki: (...She) Mitsuki: (seems a bit different from Chizu-chan and his co-worker.) Mitsuki: (I have a really bad feeling about this...) //tense// //beep beep beep beep// Mitsuki: Ah... Mitsuki: What should I do... //click// Mitsuki: Imai-san, phone ca-- //beep beep beep beep//
Pg 34: //thump thump thump thump //beep beep beep// //click// Yuri: ...Hello, Imai-kun? It's Yuri. Yuri: I'm sorry to call you so many times, but I'd really like to see you again. //thump thump// Mitsuki: (Why?) Mitsuki: (Why...?!) Yuri: There's no one else I can rely on--- Mitsuki: ...Hello? Yuri: What?
Pg 35: Yuri: Um...Imai-kun? Mitsuki: ...No Yuri: I'm sorry. This must be the wrong number. click //beep beep beep// //click// Imai: Sorry, they only had milk tea [SL: It's so hot in here] //tense// Mitsuki: Ah Thanks... //thump thump// Mitsuki: I-I'm sorry... I used your cell phone... //thump thump// Imai: Hmm? Where'd you call? Your home? Mitsuki: I'm sorry... //slam// Imai: Hey, don't worry about i---
Pg 36: Imai: ...What's wrong? Mitsuki: ...Nothing. Mitsuki: ("I'd really like to see you again.") <--bed hair //scrach scratch// Yasuaki: Huh? If you're looking for my bro, he left a while back. Yasuaki: I thought he went over to your place to pick you up?
Pg 37: Mitsuki: I know. I told my parents to let him know that I'll call him in a bit //cicadas crying// Mitsuki: I knew if I didn't come here I wouldn't be able to see you. Yasuaki: Oh? You're pretty bold, you know that? You're not really my type, but I wouldn't mind making an exceptio n this time around Mitsuki: T-That's not why I came!! //grins// Mitsuki: Do you know her phone number?! Yasuaki: Whose? Mitsuki: That woman who came over here two days ago. Mitsuki: I thought you would know.
Pg 38: Yasuaki: Even if I did, what's it to you? Yasuaki: Don't tell me you guys are gonna go at it?! Whoa~a one-on-one fight?! [SL: Chicks can be friggin' scary!] Mitsuki: Don't make a joke out of this! Yasuaki: I said so before, didn't I? Yasuaki: She was someone that dumped by bro a long time ago. Yasuaki: Lots of chicks came on to my bro, but she's the only one that dumped him. That's the only reason why I remember her.
Pg 39: Yasuaki: It'd probably be better for you if you don't mess with her. Yasuaki: You never know. He might be up to stuff behind your back. //thump...//
Pg 40: Mitsuki: ...He said I could trust him... Mitsuki: (...His eyes... his arms...) Mitsuki: And I believe in him.... Yasuaki: ...Then what's the problem? Why are you bothered by her then? At the end of the day though, you're accusing him of doing something, right? Mitsuki: (...There might be some truth in that.) Mitsuki: (But I honestly did think that I'm going to believe in him.) Mitsuki: The reason why I feel this way, is because I don't have enough confidence in myself.
Pg 41: Mitsuki: ...The only thing is, I don't know what she's up to. Mitsuki: (That's why I want to test out the waters myself.) Mitsuki: I want to stop being scared of something I don't know. Mitsuki: (Love isn't just made up of kindness.)
Pg 42: //scrath scratch// Yasuaki: ...I don't know her phone number... Mitsuki: Huh... Yasuaki: But I do know the area she lives in. You still wanna know? Mitsuki: ---!!
Pg 43: Mitsuki: (The dark side of me, the pathetic side of me, I discovered all these sides to me for the first time being in this relationship.) //ding dong// Yuri: Yes? Who is it? //click// Yuri: Hey aren't you...
Pg 44: Yuri: Here you go. Mitsuki: ...Thank you. Mitsuki: (This is really nerve-wracking...) Yuri: ...Don't tell me. You were the one who picked up the phone last night? //tense// Mitsuki: ...Um.... Kaoru: Mommy! //slide// //rubs// Mitsuki: (Ah...) Yuri: You woke up, Kaoru? I'm having a talk now with a visitor, so go play over there, okay? //smiles// Mitsuki: Hi. //blushes// Kaoru: ...Hi.
Pg 45: //dashes off// Yuri: What was it that you wanted to talk about? Mitsuki: Eh? Ah...um... //thump// Mitsuki: Um.... //thump thump// Mitsuki: ...Please don't see Imai-san anymore. Yuri: Why not? Yuri: That's up to Imai-kun to decide. I don't know anyone else in this neighborhood. What's so wrong with me being friends with him? //thump thump// Mitsuki: Is that all there really is?
Pg 46: Yuri: ...Fine, I'll be honest with you. Yuri: Please, give me back Imai-kun. Mitsuki: (What...) //dizzy// Mitsuki: ...What... Mitsuki: do you mean.... //thump// Mitsuki: (What...is she saying...?) Yuri: I want to start over with him again. It's not as if we broke up because we didn't like each other anymore.
Pg 47: Yuri: Back then, I thought my older boyfriend would be able to protect me more, but we could never make up for the age difference. Yuri: Even if things are going well with you two now, it'll only be a matter of time before--- Mitsuki: ...Don't... Mitsuki: Don't say stuff like that! Mitsuki: Don't talk about us by comparing us to you and your ex-husband! Mitsuki: Me and Imai-san aren't the same as you and your ex-husband! Mitsuki: (I'm not looking for someone to protect me.)
Pg 48: Mitsuki: Yeah, I might still be a kid, but I don't think my feelings for him and our age gap are related. Mitsuki: Even during the times it's really hard, and it really hurts, I can't stop my feelings for him! Mitsuki: (There's no one in this world that could replace Imai-san!) //ding dong// //snaps out of it//
Pg 49: //clatter// Yuri: ...Yes? Who is it--- //click click// //swish// Yuri: Ah.... Mitsuki: (Eh...?) Mitsuki: (Imai-san---?!)
Pg 51: Yuri: Here, Imai-kun. Yuri: Come on in. Imai: No, that's oka-- Mitsuki: ...Why Mitsuki: are you here? Mitsuki: (...You said you wouldn't see her again.) Mitsuki: (I came all the way out here BECAUSE I didn't want you to see her!) Imai: What did you ask Yasuaki?
Pg 52: Imai: Why did you go and see him? I told you not to go by yourself to see him! Mitsuki: W-Why are you mad?! Mitsuki: I only asked for this address, and some stuff about you. What? Am I not allowed to know about you?! Imai: You should've asked me. Or did you not trust me enough? //click// Mitsuki: ...No! Mitsuki: It's not that.... Mitsuki: (It's because...)
Pg 53: Imai: ...Let's go. //step// //click// Imai: Sorry that you had to--- Yuri: Wait. Yuri: Don't go, Imai-kun. Yuri: Stay by my side.
Pg 54: Yuri: I still love you... Yuri: I want us to start over again... Mitsuki: (No...) //dizzy//
Pg 55: Yuri: On that day.... Yuri: I was planning on giving up if you didn't come //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (Stop it...) Yuri: but you did. If you still have even a trace of a feeling for me... then please...be by my side Mitsuki: (STOP IT!!)
Pg 56: Mitsuki: Stop it! Mitsuki: Why are you--- Imai: ...Sorry, but I have no plans on doing that. Mitsuki: (Ah...) Yuri: I know I'm being selfish. Yuri: But I couldn't forget about you. ...Do you not like me anymore? Do you hate me for what I did?
Pg 57: //tense// Imai: ...I don't not like you. And I don't hate you. Mitsuki: (No...) Yuri: Then.... Imai: But it's not like I was in love with you. Even back then. Mitsuki: (What...?)
Pg 58: Yuri: You... Yuri: can say some pretty cruel things... Imai: It didn't matter who I was dating. I didn't care much about the women I dated. Mitsuki: (Imai-san...?) //thump// Imai: But now, I have her.
Pg 59: Imai: She's the first person I ever fell for. Imai: No one can replace her.
Pg 60: Mitsuki: ...ally...? //thump thump// Mitsuki: (No...way...) Mitsuki: Really...? Did you really mean what you just said...? //thump thump// Mitsuki: ("She's the first person I ever fell for") Imai: I don't have any plans on letting you go. ...Even if you don't trust me.
Pg 61: Imai: I said I wouldn't let go you, didn't I? Mitsuki: (---To Imai-san, I was the one person more special to him than anyone else.)
Pg 62: //clatter// Yuri: ...hy... Why...?! //snivels// Yuri: Why doesn't it ever work out? Yuri: I want to be happy too.... so why don't things ever go the way I want it to? Yuri: Why am I always the one to... Yuri: I don't want to be alone anymore. Help me. Yuri: Someone, please help me.
Pg 63: Yuri: I want to be loved by somebody too.... someone, please.... Yuri: Imai-kun...please, stay here! Yuri: Stay here with me. Please! //throb...//
Pg 65: //throws// //thud// Kaoru: GO! Kaoru: Go home! Yuri: Kao... //kik// Kaoru: Go home! //sobs//
Pg 66: //GO HOMEEE!!// Yuri: Kaoru! Kaoru, stop this! Kaoru: Uuuuu!!! Yuri: Kaoru... Kaoru: Uuu.... Kaoru: Are you okay? Kaoru: Mommy, are you okay? //touches// //chuckles// Yuri: ...Yeah Yuri: I'm fine. Yuri: Thanks...
Pg 67: Yuri: That's right... I have you by my side. Yuri: I'm so sorry Kaoru.... Mitsuki: (Ah...) //click// Yuri: ...Imai-kun, you've changed a bit.
Pg 68: Yuri: You were always kind, but I knew you were the type to never be fixated with someone, so I thought it'd be easy being with you. Yuri: I was so tired of caring about someone.... Yuri: I'm sorry...
Pg 69: Mitsuki: (---All this time,) Mitsuki: (I thought I was the only one with feelings of doubt and jealousy.) Mitsuki: (Imai-san never said anything, and he always gave off this care-free attitude because he's older.) Mitsuki: (...But)
Pg 70: Mitsuki: Imai-san... are there ever times when you're in doubt? //heat wave// Mitsuki: Have you ever felt lonely because you couldn't see me? Imai: ...I'm always in doubt. Imai: It's hard being away from you. Sometimes I get worried that you might fall for someone else because I'm always having to make you put up with things you might not have to if it were someone else
Pg 71: Mitsuki: Do you...ever feel jealous...? //thump thump thump// //frowns// Imai: ...Of course. Imai: If there are guys around you that I don't know about, then it gets on my nerves. //thump thump// Imai: ...I don't even want Yasuaki to be around you. Mitsuki: ...Even though he's your brother? //thump// Mitsuki: (...Imai-san) Imai: ...He's quick when it comes to coming onto girls //mumbles// //looks the other way// Mitsuki: (I feel like this is the first time I've been able to stand on the same ground that you're on.)
Pg 72: Mitsuki: (Even if someone gets hurt, even if I get hurt,) Mitsuki: ...There's no one in this world who could ever replace you, Imai-san. //leans in// Imai: ...Even when I know that, I can't help but be jealous.
Pg 73: Mitsuki: Yeah, that's understandable... //giggle// Mitsuki: (I'm in love. What can you do?) Mitsuki: (But, my love for him gives me strength. His love for me gives me strength.)
Pg 74: Mitsuki: (Maybe this is what it means to become stronger?) [tag reads "Imai"] //pissed off// Yasuaki: I'm leaving! Mitsuki: Wha--- Mitsuki: What happened to your face?!
Pg 75: Yasuaki: You can't tell by looking at it?! He suddenly came swinging at me yelling "What did you tell Mitsuki"!! Yasuaki: What did I ever do to deserve this?! [SL: LOOK! LOOK AT MY PAIN!] Imai: ...I said I'm sorry. //scratches// Yasuaki: Shut up! Sorry's not enough! I'm leaving, is that what you want?! Yasuaki: Then go. [SL: You're being too loud] I'm going to be heading back to Kyoto tomorrow anyway, so they're goin to cut off the water and the electricity. //grrrrr// Yasuaki: Some chick is more important to you than your brother who you haven't seen in years?! You ass! Imai: You're the one who showed up out of the blue. Yasuaki: What'd you just say?!
Pg 76: Yasuaki: Argh, your personality is the equivalent of a mud puddle! I'm going! For real this time. See ya! //rustle rustle// //kicks// Imai: Hey, don't go taking my clothes. //giggles// Mitsuki: You two must be really close. Yasuaki: What're you talking about?! Mitsuki: (It's as if I'm watching a kids' fight. This person must really...) Mitsuki: You must really love your brother. //giggles// //smiles// <---completely serious Yasuaki: Wha.... //taken aback//
Pg 77: //blushes// //wobble wobble// Imai: [SL: Yeah] When we were kids he used to follow me around all the time. Mitsuki: I never knew that //giggles// Yasuaki: S-Shut the hell up!!! //grabs// Yasuaki: Damnit! Yasuaki: I'm never gonna come here again! //SLAM// Mitsuki: Ah!
Pg 78: Imai: He left without cleaning up //complain complain// Mitsuki: A-are you okay with just letting him leave like that? //He really did leave. He's gone// Imai: Don't worry about it. He's always like this. Mitsuki: //giggles// ...Yasuaki-kun reminds me of you back when you were still in university. //frowns// Imai: I was never that stupid. //giggles giggles// Mitsuki: Yeah, you were a bit more down-to=earth. But I don't know...maybe it's because you're family? Imai: Last time you were here... you spent a whole day with Yasuaki. What'd you guys do?
Pg 79: Mitsuki: ...Are you being jealous? //rustle rustle// //grrr...// Imai: ...Yeah. Mitsuki: It's a secret! //thud// Mitsuki: (Heh heh) Imai: Hey! Mitsuki: I'll make you some dinner since the vegetables we bought yesterday won't last. So let's eat here, okay? Mitsuki: Okay? Mitsuki: (Stay jealous for a little while longer, Imai-san.)
Pg 80: Mitsuki: (You said you'd listen to anything I'd say for the duration of the time you were here, right?) Imai...Ah Imai: You better get going. I'll drive you home, so get ready. Imai: Come on, Mitsuki. Mitsuki: ...No. Imai: Mitsuki...what's wrong? Mitsuki: ...I'm staying over at Michiru-chan's tonight. Imai: Huh...?
Pg 81: //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: So I don't have to go home. Imai: What.... Mitsuki: You said you'd listen to anything I said, remember? Mitsuki: (My whole body feels hot) Imai: ...Don't be ridiculous. You making up some story about staying over at some friend's house is another story. Mitsuki: ....But.... Mitsuki: you're going back to Kyoto tomorrow...
Pg 82: Mitsuki: I want to be with you for as long as I can... ....or do you...not want me to? Imai: ...I won't be able to let things slide this time. Are you okay with that? //blush// Mitsuki: (The back of my head feels like it's squeezing) //thump thump// Mitsuki: I- Mitsuki: I'm scared... ....but it's not because I don't want to... Mitsuki: (Before I'm not able to see you again)
Pg 83: Mitsuki: If my dad finds out about this, be there so that he can get mad at both of us, and not just me, okay?
Pg 84: Imai: Okay.... Mitsuki: (Don't ever let me go.)
Pg 85: Mitsuki: (Today, tomorrow, or the day after.) Mitsuki: (I'm sure I'll still love you.) Mitsuki: (If it's the same way for you, Imai-san, then there's nothing for me to be worried about anymore.)
Pg 86: Mitsuki: (Even then, there might be times I cry because I'm feeling doubts.) (Still.... If I still love you today, and I still love you tomorrow, one day, our love will become an eternal one, right?)
Pg 87: [sign reads "Pre school"] Woman: ...Ms. Kouno! Woman: Ms. Kouno! See you tomorrow! Mitsuki: Okay, see you!
Pg 88: Mitsuki: Sorry, you still there, Michiru-chan? Michiru: Are you okay being on the phone? Mitsuki: Yeah, don't worry. I'm finished for today anyway. You were saying you got into a fight with Ootsuka-kun again? Mitsuki: He was acting all depressed saying you wouldn't forgive him. //giggles// Michiru: That idiot...he phoned you up again? Maybe he still hasn't given up on you? Mitsuki: Haha, no, I'm sure he has. [sign reads: Division Cherry Blossoms Ms. Kouno Mitsuki] Michiru: Just ignore that retard. Hey, why don't we go out for a drink tonight? Mitsuki: Sorry, I've already made plans. Michiru: ooh~he's back from his business trip? [tag reads "Imai"] Mitsuki: Yeah, he got back yesterday. //rustle//
Pg 89: Michiru: He's busy as always it seems. You guys still haven't tied the knot? Mitsuki: Nnn...no, he hasn't mentioned anything like that. //giggles// I'm having a great time doing this job anyway. Mitsuki: (---In the summer of my 14th year, I was able to meet my soul mate.) Mitsuki: He still has the ring [SL: I just hope he hasn't lost it] //giggles//
Pg 90: //click// Mitsuki: (Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow) Mitsuki: (and all the days after that,) //turns// Mitsuki: (for always, this love will carry on.) //slam// <<THE END>>
<<END OF CHAPTER 13>> <<END OF ASHITA MO KITTO AISHITERU>>
92: The After School Liar
Pg 93: Takahara: (It happened three days ago.) //rustle// //rustle rustle// //rustle rustle rustle// Takahara: Where'd it go... Shit, where'd I put it..... Takahara: (If someone finds it and reads it, I'm so dead...) //tense// Asada: //knock knock// Ta-ka-ha-ra //taken aback// Asada: Is this what you're looking for? [letter reads: Chiba Sayaka]
Pg 94: Takahara: A-Asada.... //clatter// Takahara: Wha.... what----- Asada: You had Bio fifth block, right? You dropped it in the science room while you were in there. Takahara: Wha--- Takahara: D-Don't tell me you.... Asada: The addresser should always write his name down on the envelope. It's common sense! Especially when it comes to LOVE LETTERS //you didn't even seal it up// //WHATTT!// Takahara: You read it?! Asada: Hey, Chiba Sayaka's that girl in Div 5 with the Size E chest, right? //swish// Asada: I never knew you were into girls like that!
Pg 95: Takahara: Shut up! It's got nothing to do with you! Now give it back to me already! //wheeze wheeze// Asada: Hey, I went through the trouble of picking this up for you and this is how you thank me? You know, it wouldn't hurt to give me a "thank you" for my selfless act. Takahara: Don't tell me you want me to pay you?! Asada: Oh don't be silly. I'd never ask you to do something like that. ...All I want you to do is help me out on something for a bit. After that, I'll give this back to you. Takahara: You've gotta be kidding me! Why do I have to help you--- Takahara: (What's going through her mind anyway?!)
Pg 96: Asada: "Dear Chiba-san, My name is Takahara Yuugo, and I'm a grade 11 student in div 1." Asada: "To be honest with you, I've been in love with you ever since grade 10----" Takahara: ASADA!!! Asada: Will you listen to my request now? //nods nods// Asada: Honestly? Asada: ("The first time I saw you last spring under the cherry blossoms that were in full bloom, I---") Takahara: PLEASE LET ME HELP YOU OUT!!! Takahara: (Did she memorize the whole friggin' thing?!)
Pg 97: Asada: Thanks! I knew you'd be up to it! Takahara: Come on now. Asada: What? Takahara: ...Please give me back my letter. Asada: What're you saying? I'm not going to give this back to you until you finish helping me out. Takahara: What?! //shocked// Takahara: (She....She...) //where'd she stick it...// //pats// Asada: Don't worry. I'm not one to go around telling people someone's business. Takahara: Hey, that's not fair!
Pg 98: Asada: As long as you'll stick with me after school until I say it's okay, I'll give it back to you. I promise. //smiles// Takahara: (What?!) Takahara: (...After that,) Takahara: (I've been practically at her beck and call everyday after school.)
Pg 99: Takahara: (This is so pathetic...but there's no getting around it...) Takahara: (because she's got...the...) Takahara: (ARRGHH! Why did I drop it?!) Takahara: (No, wait...) Takahara: (Why did I even write it anyway?!) Takahara: (Just because I couldn't conjure up the courage to talk to Chiba-san.... Am I a retard?!) //The screams from the heart// Takahara: (If she shows it to someone, I'm gonna die of embarrassment!!)
Pg 100: Takahara: (I didn't have a chance to talk to her much until now, but I never thought she'd turn out to be like this.) //clank// Asada: ...Geez Takahara: (At school, she's acting all stuck up like she's some genius! Hah!) Asada: What're you looking at? I'm not the one who dropped my love letter on the ground. Takahara: Hey, SHUT UP!! Takahara: And anyway, what's the point in us having tea here everyday?! //snaps out of it// Takahara: (D-Don't tell me...) Asada: What...are you looking at me like that for?
Pg 101: Takahara: No...I was just thinking... are you doing this because you like me...? //thump thump thump// Asada: ...That's a riot. Asada: Why don't you decide what you're going to order already? Takahara: (Shit--! Shit---!) Takahara: Geez, give me a sec! Takahara: What's this? Orange Tea Soda? [menu reads: Orange Tea Soda ~This store's speciality~] //taken aback// Asada: Hey! Don't order that! Takahara: Why not? Is it that bad? [SL: It says here it's their speciality] Asada: Nooo that's not what I meant.
Pg 102: Asada: There's a superstition attached to it. Takahara: Huh? A superstition? Asada: If two people drink Orange Tea soda at this cafe, they'll fall for each other. Takahara: ....Give me a break... //sigh of exasperation// //pissed off/ Asada: Then why don't you try ordering it, big shot?!
Pg 103: Takahara: ...I'll have a milk tea. Waitress: Okay //shuts menu closed// Takahara: It's the cheapest thing they have on the menu! Asada: Did I say something? //rattle rattle// Waitress: Welcome! Please have a seat wherever you'd like! Takahara: ...Hey, who're you waiting for? //tenses//
Pg 104: Takahara: You always have your eyes glued to the entrance. Is that why you're here? //pissed off// Takahara: What does some guy have to do with me? If you don't tell me what you want me to help you out with, then how am I supposed to know? Takahara: //moment of realization// ...Don't tell me you're trying to buy his affections? I'm not that rich, you know. Asada: Hey, don't go around imagining stuff that aren't true! //mumble mumble// Takahara: Then what? Asada: ...I want him to be jealous. Takahara: ...What? Jealous? Asada: There's this person I've known since I was a kid who used to live right next door to me. Takahara: Wha?
Pg 105: Asada: But he moved out when he started working, so I rarely get to see him now. ...He was saying how he stops by this place a lot after work. Asada: I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend in front of him. Takahara: What the...? Takahara: ("Pretend" to be your boyfriend?) Asada: And anyway, it's not like you have a choice! As long as we're here, you have to act like you really REALLY like me, got it? And I play the part of the girl who's just going out with you because I didn't have the heart to turn you down! //Grrr// Takahara: What kind of story is that? [SL: Have you no pride?] What would you get out of acting that--- Takahara: ...Hey, don't tell me you're in love with that guy?
Pg 106: Takahara: ...Yo Takahara: (Whoa...she's turning bright red...) Asada: You think I'm an idiot, don't you? Asada: Well, what else can I do?! If I could tell him how I feel straight to his face, I would! Asada: But he's always treated me like I'm his little sister. That might change though once he seems me with some other guy!
Pg 107: Takahara: ...Asada [SL: Calm down] //Be quiet// //clatter// Asada: ...If I confess to him now out of the blue, if he turns me down we'll never be able to go back to the way things were before. I don't want that to happen.... Takahara: (...I never knew she could look like this...) Takahara: (So she does have a cute side to her afterall...) Asada: Takahara //glares//
Pg 108: Asada: Since I opened up to you like this, I really want you to take this seriously Takahara: ...Fine. Takahara: (I don't know if things'll work out in your favor though) Takahara: Yeah but you don't even know when he's gonna come here, right? Can't you just go see him yourself? //mumble mumble// Takahara: (Let's just get this done and over with!!) Asada: I can't do something like that. Asada: I'm aiming for the coincidence factor! //thump thump// Takahara: (Damnit...) Takahara: Then why don't you give me back my letter...? I promise I'll help you out on this! Takahara: Okay?
Pg 109: //ignores// Asada: No! //slide// Asada: It's better for me if I hold on to your weak point, don't you think? [SL: You're always doing the opposite of what I say regardless anyway] Takahara: (I-I... can't believe her nerve...!!)
Pg 110: Takahara: (I have to do something about this.) //pisssed off// Takahara: (As long as Asada's in the picture, I'll never be free.) Takahara: (...Who cares if she spreads the letter to the entire school?) Takahara: (They'll probably never be able to find out who wrote it anyway) Takahara: (Even if someone DID find out I wrote it, there'd be no proof I did) //mumble mumble// Takahara: (No...but if she makes copies of the letter to hand out to people, then they'll be able to recognize my handwriting...) Takahara: She just might be capable of doing something like that...[SL: Since her personality's pretty rotten] //THUMP!//
Pg 111: //rattle rattle rattle// Takahara: (Chiba-san...!!) //THUMP THUMP THUMP TUMP// Takahara: (T-This is my big chance!) //slide// Chiba: Ah Asada: Here you go. Yeah, I know. This door can be a bit tricky to open. //Here ya go// //slide// Chiba: Thanks.
Pg 112: //slides door closed// Asada: Hey, is that you Takahara? ...What're you doing on the ground? [SL: Ugh, I really don't want to have to deal with this right now] //tears sliding down face// Takahara: Y-You....little... Takahara: Just 'fess up! You've been harboring some hate towards me, haven't you?! Asada: Huh? Takahara: (Damnit!) Asada: Forget that. Didn't you see who just passed through here? It was Chiba-san. You should've helped her out. Have you no brains? //Geez// Takahara: Shut the hell up! Takahara: (I've made up my mind!) Takahara: (I've made my decision!) Takahara: I-I'm not gonna go along....with you anymore... Asada: What? //sweat drop// Takahara: Do whatever you want with the letter. If you think I'm gonna be your whipping boy forever, you're dead wrong! Takahara: (I have to tell Chiba-san I like her before she goes spreading the letter around the whole school!)
Pg 113: Asada: ---Oh, really? //rattle rattle// Asada: "Ever since I first saw your size E chest under the full bloom of the cherry blossoms, every night since I've---" Takahara: I never wrote that!! //dashes// Takahara: (---Shit... Shit... SHIT!!!)
Pg 114: Takahara: (Ugh, I still end up being here) //depresed// Asada: You never know when you give up, do you? I said I'd help you out with Chiba-san once this is over, didn't I? Takahara: How can I trust you?! //grumble grumble// Asada: ...What's your problem? You can't even talk to her! //pissed off// Takahara: Shut the hell up! Why me anyway?! Couldn't you find someone else to do this?! Asada: ...I thought you were kind of like him. In atmosphere, I mean. Takahara: Huh? With who? Asada: With Yuu-chan. The guy I've known since I was a kid. Takahara: Eh...? //thump//
Pg 115: Asada: I thought like, hey, if I'm going to do it, I might as well find someone similar to him, right? But as it turns out, you weren't like him. AT ALL. Takahara: Well So-rry! Takahara: (What's with her anyway?!) Waiter: This is for the person who ordered ice tea--- Takahara: Ah, here. [SL: That's me.] Waiter: Thanks for waiting. Asada: ...Takahara, you're a romantic, aren't you? //blush// Takahara: What?! Asada: You believe in that story about the Orange Tea Soda, don't you? You never order it. //grins// //tenses// Takahara: W-Whatever!
Pg 116: Asada: Well I guess I should've expected it since you DID write the love letter that you did //SPURTS// //cough cough// Asada: Ew! Don't spray me! //It's coming out from your nose!// Takahara: W-Well, So-rry! Takahara: (It's not as if I wrote that letter to you!) Takahara: Will you stop making fun of me every single chance you get?! Asada: There's nothing for you to apologize for. I like people like you.
Pg 117: Takahara: (Don't tell me...) Takahara: (she really does like me....?) //thump thump// //tense// Asada: Takahara?
Pg 118: Asada: Was that Chiba-san just now? [SL: Wow what a coincidence] Takahara: (Did...) Takahara: S-She saw us... Takahara: She saw us..... Takahara: (our eyes meet just now?!) Takahara: She saw us!!!! Oh shit! She's gonna get the wrong idea, I just know it!! Takahara: Noooooo! Why?! And with you of all people?! //NOOOOOOOO// //pissed off// Asada: Be quiet. She probably doesn't even know who you are. Takahara: Err...
Pg 119: //deflating// //slurrrp// Takahara: (Damnit...) Takahara: W-Well...what about you then?! Is that guy of yours ever gonna show up here? Takahara: It's gonna be spring break soon. Don't tell me you're gonna make me--- Takahara: (This better not be some story she just made up.) Yuu: Hiro?
Pg 120: Yuu: Hiro! Long time no see! Asada: Y-Yuu-chan?! Takahara: (Huh?) Yuu: What a coincidence running into you like this! Did you stop by here after school? Asada: Y-Yeah! //clatter// Yuu: How's everyone? Are they doing good? Asada: Yeah! Takahara: (....Oh... so he really did show up...)
Pg 121: Takahara: (The way she acts around me, and the way she acts around him, are completely different.) //Am I that fat?// Takahara: (He's a geezer...) Takahara: (....Not that I care or anything.) Yuu: Is this your boyfriend? //thump!// Takahara: (Oh shit...!) Takahara: Ah.... //clatter// Asada: Y-Yeah....kind of... //smiles// Yuu: Oh really? Well, nice to meet you. Takahara: ...Nice to meet you. Takahara: (Um.... he's not getting jealous...like, at all...) //nods// Yuu: Talk about great timing! I have something to tell you. Asada: Huh? Yuu: [SL: Ah] Hey! Over here! //rattle rattle//
Pg 122: Woman: Good evening. Takahara: (What...?) Yuu: I'm about to go and meet her parents for the first time. We've decided to get married... Takahara: (WTF?!) Takahara: (...Seriously?!) //glances over// Takahara: (Holy shit...) Takahara: (So this is how things turn out? Whoa...) Yuu: You'll attend our wedding, won't you, Hiro?
Pg 123: //thump// Yuu: Since you are like a baby sister to me, it'd be great if you can come. Takahara: (Err...this doesn't look good... what is she gonna do...?) //thump thump thump// Takahara: (Don't tell me she's gonna let the waterworks loose...?) //thump// Asada: ...Yeah
Pg 127: //shoves away// //squeeze// Takahara: (...What is she, an idiot or something?!) //stab...//
Pg 128: Takahara: (If she was gonna end up crying this much, she should've told him she liked him. You're always acting the hot-shot around me, if you cry like this, how am I supposed to react? Why'd you smile anyway? Are you a retard? ....I didn't think she'd cry like this.) //stab stab//
Pg 129: Asada: ...Ow.... Asada: You're walking too fast! Takahara: Huh...? //wheeze// Asada: Your walk! //wheeze// //wheeze wheeze// Takahara: Wha...? Oh, right... //sigh of relief// //thud//
Pg 130: Takahara: (Ah.... her hand...) //sits down// //thump thump thump// Takahara: (....Her hand's so cold...) Takahara: (Maybe it's just because it's cool outside today? I wonder if her hand's always this cold...?)
Pg 131: //snaps out of it// Asada:...Takahara, your hand's really warm. Takahara: ...It's only 'cause yours is really cold. Takahara: (Her voice sounds like she's about to start crying again...) Asada: ...You think? //wipes// Takahara: (...Shit. How am I supposed to "comfort" her anyway? I don't know what I'm supposed to say in these kind of situations.) Takahara: (Ah...err....) Takahara: (Um...) Asada: ...Thanks.
Pg 132: Takahara: No prob.... Takahara: (...I guess, I'll just stay like this then until her hand warms up too...) //squeeze// Teacher: [SL: Let's see here] The only absence is Asada, is that right? //noise noise// Teacher: The flu's been going around lately, so be extra careful everyone!
Pg 133: Teacher: Okay, well let's start off with some information about the closing ceremony being held tomorrow--- Takahara: (I wonder if she's still hung up about it?) Takahara: (...She didn't really catch a cold, did she?) Takahara: (I wonder if she cried lots after that...) //stab...// Guy: ---go Yuugo! Takahara: Wha? Guy: We're setting up a konpa. Wanna come? [basically where a bunch of girls & guys get together to hang out and meet new people, possibly new romantic interests as well ^^] If you want, I can set you up with anyone you're kinda interested in. //eyes snap open//
Pg 134: Takahara: No way?! When?! Guy: Tomorrow near sunfall. //You don't have to go to sports clubs tomorrow, right?// //clatter// Takahara: Y-Yeah, count me in! Ah.... Takahara: (...Asada) //thump...// Takahara: ("Stick with me after school until I say it's okay") Waitress: Hello! //clank clank//
Pg 135: //glances around// Takahara: (I guess there's no way she'd be here...) //wheeze wheeze// //creak// Takahara: (I wonder if she's gonna give up after all? Well yeah, I guess there's nothing she can do if they're gonna get married...) Takahara: (...I wonder if she's okay by herself?) Takahara: I don't know her phone number or where she lives...//shit...// Takahara: (I never realized it up 'til now, but I know almost nothing about her...) //pat// Yuu: Mind if I sit here?
Pg 136: Yuu: You're Hiro's boyfriend, aren't you? Takahara: (Oh shit!) //smiles// Takahara: Ah... Yuu: I'm waiting for someone to come too. Excuse me, I'll be switching seats! Waitress: Okay! //What?!// Takahara: (Yo, y' geezer!) //smiles// Yuu: Hiro will be coming soon too, right? Takahara: ("Hiro" my ass. What's he acting like he's so happy and shit?!)
Pg 137: Takahara: (I wonder how he'd react if I told him she was so traumatized by what he told her that she hasn't showed up to school) //pissed off// Waitress: Thank you for waiting! This is for the person who ordered Orange Tea Soda! Yuu: Oh, right here. //taken aback// Takahara: (T-That's....) Takahara: ("If two people drink Orange Tea Soda at this cafe, they'll fall for each other") Takahara: (H-Hold up! W-Well...it's not like...something's gonna end up happening between me and him... Takahara: T-That's.... Yuu: [SL: What?] Oh, this is this cafe's specialty.
Pg 138: Yuu: I have fond memories related to this, so whenever I come here, I just end up always ordering this. Takahara: What...? //clank// Yuu: Back in college, when I told my current girlfriend how I felt about her, we were both drinking this. Hiro always laughs at me saying I'm such a romantic though. Takahara: ("I like people like you") Takahara: (...What "jinx"? That idiot...)
//squeeze//
Pg 139: Yuu: But it was the first time Hiro ever introduced me to a guy. It really surprised me. Yuu: And it seemed like only the other day when she was still a little kid Yuu: She always been close to me for as long as we've known to each other. She's almost like family to me. //ice melting// Yuu: She's a good girl. Yuu: At first glance, she might seem like she's really strong, but she gets hurt easily. Yuu: Just don't make her cry, okay? Yuu: I'm counting on you... //clatter//
Pg 140: Takahara: I don't have to take this from you! Takahara: (He friggin' pisses me off...) Takahara: (Don't act like you know everything about her!) Takahara: (You're the one that's making her cry!)
Pg 141: Takahara: (And what's with her and "Orange Tea Soda" anyway?!") Takahara: ("I just thought you two were a bit alike") Takahara: (Are you an idiot or something?) Takahara: (Don't put me in the same box as him!) Takahara: (Damnit!) Takahara: (Why am I so pissed off anyway?) //school chime// [board reads: Closing Ceremony 9:30 at the Gym]
Pg 142: Takahara: (She's here...) //ahahaha// Asada: I heard you ran into Yuu-chan yesterday? //noise noise// Takahara: Huh...? Asada: He was worried that he got you all riled up. What happened?
Pg 143: Takahara: You...met with him? Asada: Ah... yeah, he came over yesterday.... Takahara: (...What the hell?) Asada: ...I heard you went to the cafe? Sorry I wasn't there. I'm going to go today though, so why don't you come too? I have something I want to talk to you about too... Takahara: (You cried Niagara falls and you...) Girl: Those of you who're still here, you should think about heading down to the gym---
Pg 144: //kick// Takahara: (First him, and now her?) Takahara: Get off your high horse.
Pg 145: Takahara: I have nothing to do with any off this! So leave me the fuck alone! Takahara: (I feel like such an idiot worrying about her!) Asada: Taka... //clatter// Takahara: If you wanna spread the letter around, then do whatever the hell you want! Do it! See if I care! This is a fucking waste of time. Takahara: (Do whatever the fuck you want.)
Pg 146: Takahara: (Me getting pissed off, ugh, give me a fucking break. What do I have to do with any of this anyway?) Takahara: (It doesn't matter a single bit what she does.... ...I've got nothing to do with this anymore.)
Pg 147: Takahara: (I don't have that much free time that I have to be pulled this way and that over someone else's shit.) Asada: I was planning on giving you this back today. ...I didn't read the whole thing. Asada: You're a nice guy, so I knew you wouldn't be able to say no if I was a little pushy. Asada: ...I'm sorry. Asada: ...I'll put an end to this. Takahara: (...Huh?)
Pg 148: Asada: I'm going to tell him how I feel tonight. //thump// Takahara: (What...) Asada: I heard you were gonna go to a konpa tonight? Asada: They've invited Chiba-san along too, right? ...I gave you back your letter, so why don't you tell her how you feel? //slide// Guy: Yo Yuugo! //Sorry to keep ya waiting//
Pg 149: Asada: See ya Guy: Huh? Okay. //thump// Guy: What? Were you guys going at it again? Why've you guys been acting like this lately anyway? //crumple// Takahara: ...It's nothing. //thump thump thump// Takahara: ("I'm going to put an end to this") [letter reads: Chiba] Takahara: (...If I just let this go, then we'll go into Grade 12 and we'll end up in different classes.) Takahara: ("I'm going to tell him how I feel")
Pg 150: Takahara: (It's not like we were friends i nteh first place. It's gonna be great not having to see her face anymore...) //pissed off// //clicks togue// [SL: Takahara: They suck] Chiba: Um....Takahara-kun, mind if I sit here? Takahara: Wha... ah.... Takahara: errr... //blush// Chiba: I'm Chiba. Do you know me? Takahara: Y-Yes! Chiba: Really? I'm glad. //giggles// Takahara: (Whoaaaa)
Pg 151: Takahara: (No way!) Takahara: (Take that Asada!) //thump thump// Takahara: (Chiba-san knows about me!) Chiba: Don't tell me you and Asada-san are going out? //chokes// Chiba: [SL: Kya!] Are you okay?! //cough cou// Takahara: Y-Yeah, sorry. Takahara: W-We're not like that. Takahara: (She was just blackmailing me!) Chiba: Oh really? Well that's a relief... //thump!// Takahara: Huh...? Takahara: (Don't tell me... could this be...) Girl: Hey, what time is it right now? //snaps out of it// Guy: It's almost 9 [SL: We've still got plenty of time]
Pg 152: //click click// Takahara: ("I'm going to tell him how I feel tonight") Takahara: (...I wonder if she did, for real.) //thump...// Takahara: (I wonder what happened? I wonder if she cried again? Or did she...) //squeeze// Takahara: ("Takahara, your hand's so warm") Takahara: ...Damnit... Takahara: (What's with me?)
Pg 153: Takahara: (Why am I thinking so much abotu her...) Guy: Anyone wanting anything else, speak up right now! Guy #2: Yo, get us some fries! Girl: I'd like some Orange tea soda! Chiba: Ah, me too! Takahara: (Not even an idiot would let a chance like this slide.) Takahara: (Taking a good look at her, Chiba-san sure is cute...)
Pg 154: Takahara: (Her face is cute, and her voice is cute...) //clank clank// Waitress: Hello! Takahara: (Her personality's even cute, and not to mention...) //clatter// Takahara: (she's got a size E chest!) //wheeze wheeze// Takahara: Where is he?
Pg 155: Takahara: Didn't you tell him how you felt? //wheeze// //grrr// Waitress: Hello, have you decided what you'd like? Takahara: [SL: Ah] Could you give me a sec... Asada: ...Are you out of your mind? There's no way I could tell him after everything that's happened Takahara: Eh...? Asada: What? Asada: You're the one to blame, you know!
Pg 156: Asada: Y-You get serious all of a sudden... you didn't have to get so mad like you did... Asada: I said I'm sorry, but you wouldn't even talk to me. Asada: And anyway, you were supposed to keep after school free, and you just went and promised to go to some konpa! Takahara: Don't throw garbage at me.... //splat splat// //squeeze// Takahara: Then what was the point of you being here this whole time? //turns// Asada: ...Shut up. What happened with you and Chiba-san anyway? I gave you back your letter, didn't I? Takahara: I threw it away. Takahara: (She sure is a strong-willed chick.)
Pg 157: Asada: What...?! Takahara: How could I give it to her after all that's happened, anyway? I told you I don't need it anymore. Asada: I-I'm sorry.... Takahara: ...Aren't you going to ask how it turned out? Asada: D-Did you tell her how you felt about her...? Takahara: (Geez. Am I... an idiot or what...) Waitress: Excuse me!
Pg 158: Waitress: We'll be taking last orders. Would you like anything? Asada: A... Takahara: Then I'd like to have an Orange Tea Soda please Asada: WHAT?! Hey...! Takahara: What? Or do you want a letter instead?
Pg 159: Takahara: (...to think she's cuter than Chiba-san?) Waitress: Will that be everything?
Pg 160: Takahara: ...So what's it gonna be? Takahara: (I don't believe in superstitions) //blush// Asada: ...Orange Tea Soda please! Takahara: (but it might not be so bad to make some superstitions of my own.)
THE END
Pg 161: G-Line Romance
Pg 162: Mizuuchi: (It's barely above the line.) Mizuuchi: Ah, this one's pretty good Nakamura: Which one? Mizuuchi: This one. Mizuuchi: Ah, it was okay. I went to the previews. Mizuuchi: Eh? No way. So you like, sent in a postcard? Nakamura: ...She did. Mizuuchi: Ah...
Pg 163: Mizuuchi: (Every Wednesday and Friday after school, we pass time by hanging out like this in the class room.) Mizuuchi: (---Until Nakamura's girlfriend finishes work.) Mizuuchi: (As for me, I've got nothing better to do, and since it's pretty fun talking to Nakamura--)
Pg 164: Mizuuchi: (---but it's not like we made a promise to hang out or anything) //blinks// Nakamura: Mizuuchi, there's something in your hair Mizuuchi: What? A thread or something? Mizuuchi: Where is it? Nakamura: No, not there. It's--- //tense//
Pg 165: //beep beep// //thump!// //beep beep// //click// Nakamura: ...Hello? Nakamura: Oh, okay, you're all finished? Nakamura: Yeah, then I'll leave right now. Nakamura: Yeah, see ya. //blows//
Pg 166: Nakamura: Well, I'm gonna go. What about you? //clatter// Mizuuchi: Nnn...I guess I'll stay for a bit more. [SL: Since I don't have much to do] Nakamura: Take care of yourself out there! //waves// //fading footsteps// Mizuuchi: (...We always have canned black coffee.)
Pg 167: Mizuuchi: (How many times has it been? In the very beginning, I had something I had to do, and I ended up staying here pretty late, and by coincidence Nakamura was still here. Now that I think about it, that was the first time I talked to him.) Mizuuchi: What! Mizuuchi: So you always wait here until your girlfriend finishes work? Nakamura: Only on Wednesdays and Fridays. If I go home, then my parents are gonna bitch at me if I try to leave. Mizuuchi: Wow, you guys must be really close! Mizuuchi: What does she do? Since, you know, that's a pretty long time. Nakamura: Nah, not that long. Like two hours. She's tutors a cousin of hers that lives close to here. Mizuuchi: Whoaaa! She must be really smart.
Pg 168: //opens can// Nakamura: That kid's only in grade 1 //hahaha// //thump!// //turns// Nakamura: ...What? Mizuuchi: Ah...nothing. Mizuuchi: I just thought how nice your hands are. Nakamura: Huh? Mizuuchi: Err...nevermind. Sorry. //What am I saying?// //blushes// Mizuuchi: (It's big and all sinewy, a guy's hand for sure.) //snickers//
Pg 169: Nakamura: ...Want it? //school chime// Mizuuchi: (I've never had a chance to touch those hands.)
Pg 170: Mizuuchi: (Since I knew from the very beginning that he belonged to someone else, it's not like I want to.) //pourrr// //squeak// //hahaha// Mizuuchi: (Ah...) Girl: [SL: Ah!] Let me borrow your hairbrush later Girl #2: Okay! Mizuuchi: (She's Nakamura's....) Girl: Yeah, and like, since Haruhi's not good with horror and blood and gore and stuff along those lines, he was like so pale! //thump!//
Pg 171: Girl #2: Really? //iggles// Girl: Yeah, and two nights ago I watched this movie with Haruhi, and like--- //giggles// //slam// Mizuuchi: (So he went over to her place afterwards.) Mizuuchi: (He's not good with horror but he still likes it? What a weirdo?) Mizuuchi: (She does seem like she's pretty smart. It's the first time I've seen her up close. So she calls him "Haruhi"....) //thud// Mizuuchi: OW!
Pg 172: //heh// Nakamura: Wait [SL: It's gonna fall] //turns// Nakamura: Devil! Ogre! Nakamura: Yo, Mizuuchi! Tomo-chan! //THUMP!// Mizuuchi: (Geez....) Mizuuchi: What is this junk anyway? It's got dust all over it //cough// Nakamura: It's garbage. I had to help out a teacher clean up the supplies room
Pg 173: Mizuuchi: Oh, so what'd he bribe you with so that you'd help out? //tense// Nakamura: ...two canned coffees.... Mizuuchi: And? Nakamura: ...he'd cover lunch next Friday. Mizuuchi: Okay, understandable.
** //thump// Mizuuchi: (His arms look pretty strong, even though he's a bit on the skinny side.) Mizuuchi: (You couldn't tell when he's wearing long sleeves though.( //step// Nakamura: Hey Nakamura: It's like Wednesdays and Fridays've become some kind of routine, huh?
Pg 174: Nakamura: You know.... Mizuuchi: ...What/ Nakamura: ...I forgot. //rustle rustle// Mizuuchi: What? That makes no sense. //thump...// Nakamura: Whoa, my hands're black. Mizuuchi: (---Does he touch her with these hands?)
Pg 175: Mizuuchi: (I wonder if he embraces her? He probably does.) Mizuuchi: ("Two days ago, me and Haruhi---") Mizuuchi: (...I wonder) Mizuuchi: (what it would be like to be in his arms?) //kyaa! kyaa!// //thud!//
Pg 176: //splash// Nakamura: Hey!! //thump...// Guy: Sorry! Girl: Oh no. //thump thump// Nakamura: Did you get wet? Mizuuchi: ...I'm fine. //thump thump// Mizuuchi: (T-That...caught me off guard...) Nakamura: Oh... whoops...
Pg 177: Nakamura: My bad! Mizuuchi: Huh?! Nakamura: You've got a black handprint on your back! [SL: It's so obvious!] //AHAHAHA// Mizuuchi: WHAT?! //taken aback// Mizuuchi: (What?!) Mizuuchi: No way! Get it off! Nakamura: You should wash your hands first before touching it //heh// Mizuuchi: //grr// Shut up! Whose fault is this anyway?! Mizuuchi: (Arrghh! You idiot!) [sign reads "Women's Washroom"]
Pg 178: //creaakk// Nakamura: Did it come off? //snickers// //turns around// //glares// Nakamura: Sorry. Mizuuchi: (What am I supposed to do...) //rustle// Nakamura: Here. //throws// Mizuuchi: (Huh...?)
Pg 179: Nakamura: Wear this. Mizuuchi: What? No, that's okay. Nakamura: Don't worry about it. Just wear it. Mizuuchi: (N-No way...) Nakamura: Aw man, next block's math. //school chime// Mizuuchi: (Nakamura...) Nakamura: Hury! Mizuuchi: Wait for me! //fading footsteps// Mizuuchi: (Nakamura,) Mizuuchi: (-----why?)
Pg 180: Mizuuchi: (I wonder if he does this kind of stuff no matter who it is?) //thump thump// Mizuuchi: (...I can smell his scent slightly wafting from his shirt. He's probably even nicer to his girlfriend. ...I know that, but still...) //thump thump//
Pg 181: Mizuuchi: (It feels like I'm in his arms, and the spot the heat coming from the spot where he touched me on my back won't fade.) //beep beep// //rustle// Mizuuchi: Okay!
Pg 182: Mizuuchi: ...Whoa, this is big. //thump// Mizuuchi: (...His parts are completely different from mine.) Mizuuchi: It smells like soap... //smells// Mizuuchi: (I though he might've figured out how I felt that time...) Mizuuchi: ("Haruhi")
Pg 183: Mizuuchi: ("Want it?") //rustle// //squeeze// Mizuuchi: (I'm not stupid enough to want someone who belongs to someone else) //school chime// Mizuuchi: Ah
Pg 184: Mizuuchi: Nakamura, you came? Mizuuchi: You didn't show up to class, what're you... Mizuuchi: What happened to you? Nakamura: Huh? ...Er, yeah. Mizuuchi: Did something happen...? Don't tell me it had something to do with your girlfriend? Nakamura: Yeah... No....
Pg 185: Mizuuchi: So? Which is it? Mizuuchi: Nakamura? [SL: Yoo?] Mizuuchi: ...Your girlfriend wasn't the one who punched you, was she? Nakamura: ...She's a really nice girl. Nakamura: She's a really nice girl. Nakamura: I know that...but.... //thump// Mizuuchi: (...So, they fought.) Mizuuchi: Wanna go to the classroom? You're gonna wait for her right? Since it's Friday.
Pg 186: Mizuuchi: You're going to buy me coffee, right? Nakamuraaaa //rustle// Mizuuchi: Heyyy //stab// Mizuuchi: ...Haruhi~ [SL: Yooo] //stab...// Mizuuchi: (His hair looks so soft...) //tense// Mizuuchi: (---This is hers too.) Mizuuchi: (I wonder what it would be like to be cared so must for by him.)
Pg 187: Mizuuchi: Well, I'm off. Mizuuchi: You still owe me a drink on Wednesday. [SL: I'm sure you guys'll patch things up soon enough] Mizuuchi: (...I don't know why, but my throat feels like its tightening.) Mizuuchi: Oh yeah, and thanks for this. I washed it. Mizuuchi: (It's the first time I've seen Nakamura like this...)
Pg 190: //squeeze// Nakamura: ...I broke up with her Nakamura: just now. Mizuuchi: (Huh...?)
Pg 191: Nakamura: Thanks //thump// //shake shake// //thump// Mizuuchi: (What...?) Mizuuchi: (What is he saying...?) Mizuuchi: ("I broke up with her") //thump...// Mizuuchi: No way.... Mizuuchi: Why did he.... Mizuuchi: (But...)
Pg 192: Mizuuchi: (I thought you were always going to be hers. Your hands, your voice, your gaze, everything real about you.) Mizuuchi: (I'm not stupid enough to fall for someone with a girlfriend.)
Pg 193: Mizuuchi: (...But) //thump!// Mizuuchi: (I never thought things would turn out like this.) Mizuuchi: (I never thought a day would come when he doesn't belong to someone else.) //thump thump// //clank//
Pg 194: Mizuuchi: (I can't look him straight in the face) Mizuuchi: (What was he thinking when he...) Mizuuchi: (...I'm starting to feel dizzy. What should I do...?)
Pg 195: Mizuuchi: ("Thanks") ("I broke up with her") Nakamura: Mizuuchi!
Pg 196: Nakamura: Sorry 'bout yesterday. Here's the coffee I owe you. Mizuuchi: I don't want any. Nakamura: Mizuuchi...? Nakamura: Mizuuchi, yo? Nakamura: Hold on. Nakamura: What're you so mad over?
Pg 197: Mizuuchi: ...I'm not mad. Nakamura: ...Then why won't you look me in the face? Mizuuchi: (...His big hands...) Nakamura: ...Mizuuchi? Mizuuchi: (His body heat close to mine, the feeling of being wrapped up in his shirt,) Nakamura: //heh// ...Here. I said I'd buy you one, right? Mizuuchi: (My words are stuck in my throat...)
Pg 198: Mizuuchi: I said I don't want any!!! //clank// //roll roll// Mizuuchi: (Ah...) Nakamura: ...What's your problem?
Pg 199: Nakamura: Why're you so mad? Mizuuchi: No! //thud// Nakamura: Mizu... Mizuuchi: ....Why Mizuuchi: did you say what you did? Is it your idea of a sick joke? Mizuuchi: (I feel so stupid.)
Pg 200: Mizuuchi: She's wearing your shirt! You didn't break up with her! //stab stab// Mizuuchi: I thought you were being honest when you said you broke things off with her! Mizuuchi: ...If I'm just being a bother to you, you should've just said so! Then I wouldn't have waited with you all this time... //stab stab// Mizuuchi: It's not like I--- Nakamura: Mizuuchi...
Pg 201: Mizuuchi: Don't touch me with the same hands you use to hold her! //pushes back// Mizuuchi: (My throat's so tight, I can't breathe...!) Mizuuchi: (I wonder what I was hoping for?)
Pg 202: Mizuuchi: (In the end, he's still hers.) Mizuuchi: (His hands, his gaze, everything real about him.) Mizuuchi: (A jealousy that burns through the heart, the close gaze, his body heat, the strength of his arm as he grabs hold of you,)
Pg 203: Mizuuchi: (None of that will ever be mine) Mizuuchi: Uuu.... Mizuuchi: (To be honest, it was always painful.) Mizuuchi: (For a long long time. Ever since that time, I wanted him to touch only me)
Pg 204: Mizuuchi: (with those hands) Announcement: We'll be closing up //school chime// Announcement: Those still in the classrooms, please make your way to the exits. Mizuuchi: (It's almost surprising how I've been able to act all normal up til now)
Pg 205: Mizuuchi: (Even with things the way they are, I can't give up on these feeligns.) Mizuuchi: (There's nothing that I can do to put a stop to it...) //creakk// //thump!//
Pg 206: Nakamura: ...I got it back from her. She said she wanted to keep it as a keepsake. Nakamura: ...There's nothing I can do to put a stop to it anymore.
Pg 207: Nakamura: ...I don't want to be with anyone else but you. Nakamura: ...So don't run away anymore. Mizuuchi: (...Haruhi) //thump thump// Nakamura: You've felt the same way about me too from the very beginning, didn't you? Mizuuchi: (Haruhi)
Pg 208: Nakamura: If you want me, just say it, now! Mizuuchi: (The words that were stuck in the back of my throat for so so long...)
Pg 209: Mizuuchi: ...want you... Mizuuchi: I want you!! Mizuuchi: ("Please touch only me with those hands." ---We were barely above the line with our eyes closed.)
Pg 210: Mizuuchi: (We opened up our frightened eyes, and as we went beyond the boundary line right in front of us, finally, the romance began.)
<<THE END>>
<END OF CHAPTER 15> https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19922Translation: Ashita mo Kitto Koishiteru Volume 32010-02-14T08:44:45+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Ashita mo Kitto Koi Shiteru [I'll Still Be in Love With You Tomorrow] Volume: 3 (of 4) Mangaka: Fujii Akemi Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: September 1, 2008
Pg 8: Mitsuki: A two-bedroom apartment, huh? Chizu: Yep Mitsuki: Wow...so you guys're gonna be getting your own place... that's so awesome... //dreamy look// //exhales// Chizu: What's so "awesome" about that? I feel sick just thinking about having to re-organize everything once we move in
Pg 9: Chizu: I want the place to be livable by wedding day, so we have to start moving our stuff in a little bit at a time Mitsuki: I'll help! Chizu: //chuckles// Thanks. Mitsuki: (Only one month to go before her wedding day) Mitsuki: But time sure does fly... it'll be lonely here without you... Chizu: I'll still be close by. You can come over anytime. I'll be sure to stop by here too. Mitsuki: Yeah! I will! //chuckles// Chizu: But I have a feeling your wedding day isn't too far off in the future either. Mom and Dad'll probably be feeling a lot lonelier when that day comes //blushes// Mitsuki: What...!
Pg 10: Mitsuki: T-That's... //ding dong// //blushes// Chizu: Ah [SL: He's here] Mom: Oh, hello. Please come on in //footsteps// //click// Ozawa: Good evening! Mom: Chizuka's just in that room over there Ozawa: Yo, Chizuka! How's that baby cookin'? Your stomach getting any bigger yet? //punch// Chizu: Idiot! I'm not going to start showing in just one or two days! Mitsuki: (Chizu-chan's fiance, Ozawa-san comes over everyday because he worries about how Chizu-chan's doing) //giggles...//
Pg 11: Mitsuki: (I do feel a bit jealous seeing how happy they look, but I'm just as happy as them.) Mitsuki: Ah... //ring ring ring ring// Mitsuki: ...Hello, Kouno residence. Imai: ..Mitsuki? //grins// Mitsuki: Imai-san! Where are you right now? At your apartment? Imai: Yeah, I just got back and took a shower. Mitsuki: Welcome back!
Pg 12: Imai: Thanks. ...Mitsuki? Mitsuki: What? Mitsuki: Is something wrong? Imai: No... Would you be able to meet for a bit tomorrow night? Mitsuki: Y-Yeah... Sure! Imai: ...I have something I have to tell you. I might be a bit late, but wait for me, okay? Mitsuki: Okay. //thump!// //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (I don't know why, but I'm kinda nervous. It's not like before, where I ran off because I started feeling doubts.)
Pg 13: Mitsuki: (This time, my heartbeat skips a bit, like it's embarassed, or like it's a bit shy) Imai: I'll see you at 6 at the place we always go to--- //clank clank// //looks up// //sorry!// //You're late!!// Mitsuki: (Ah...) //sigh// Mitsuki: ...Maybe he's busy with work.
Pg 14: //clank clank// Mitsuki: (It's not a particularly special day today, but I might be the happiest here out of anyone here.) Mitsuki: I wonder when Imai-san's gonna show up~ //Hmm...// Mitsuki: (Oh yeah, I wonder what he wanted to talk to me about?) Mitsuki: (Maybe he wants to tell me when his next long-weekend off's going to be? ...Or maybe it's to say that he's too busy to get a few days off in a row? Or maybe...)
Pg 15: Mitsuki: (he wants to say that he wants to go on a vacation with just the two of us again!) //blushes// Mitsuki: No, that wouldn't happen... Imai: Sorry I'm late. Mitsuki: WHOA! //thud// //taken aback// Imai: Sorry I kept you waiting //wheeze// //thump// Mitsuki: Ah... Imai: Oh, I'd like some ice coffee. //Okay// //exhale// Mitsuki: You look like you're busy with work. Do you want to go out somewhere to eat? Imai: Oh... yeah.
Pg 16: Imai: I can't. I told them I'm just going out to grab a bite to eat. So I have to get back right after this. Mitsuki: Eh...? Imai: Sorry. Mitsuki: (Oh, so that's how things are gonna be...) Mitsuki: Oh.... Imai: But I wanted to see you and tell you this--- Mitsuki: Imai-san? Imai: ...Right. Yeah.
Pg 17: Imai: ...I wanted to tell you that I have to go to Kyoto for business. Mitsuki: What...? Like on a business trip? Mitsuki: (....Oh. So it's just about work again...) Imai: ...No. Imai: I'm being temporarily transferred over there for half a year to work at the branch office they have there.
Pg 18: Mitsuki: ...What.... //thump// Mitsuki: (What... did he just....) Mitsuki: What do you mean "temporarily transferred"? Imai: Huh? Oh. Mitsuki: (say...?) Imai: My responsibilities are still with the main branch. That doesn't change. Basically, it just means that Kyoto's opened up a branch office Mitsuki: (Kyoto?) Imai: and I'm going there to help them out, so to speak. Mitsuki: (He's going somewhere that far away...?) //thump thump// Mitsuki: F-For.... half a year...? Imai: Yeah //wobble//
Pg 19: Mitsuki: (....No. No! How could you!) Mitsuki: (I don't want to be apart from you for half a year!!) //tense// Imai: ...Mitsuki Mitsuki: W-When are you going to go... //thump// //squeeze// Imai: This weekend. Mitsuki: WHAT!?! Mitsuki: (No way!) Mitsuki: That's only in 4 days! Mitsuki: Why...!
Pg 20: Imai: ...I only found out yesterday too. Mitsuki: (Ah...) //throb..// Mitsuki: ...But you're going to come back... right? Imai: [SL: Chuckles] Of course I'm going to come back. I'm going to be staying in a dorm over there, so I'm going to be leaving my apartment and car back here Imai: So you can go on and keep your spare key. //throb// Mitsuki: (I can't tell him that I don't want him to go...)
Pg 21: Mitsuki: (B-But...this is just...too sudden...) //clank// Imai: Things are going to get pretty busy in the next few days, but I'll make sure to go. Mitsuki: (He's leaving in just four days...!) //tears up// Imai: I'm sorry to always have to make you go through things like this. Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) Imai: ...Don't cry. It's only for half a year. Mitsuki: ...Yeah. Mitsuki: (No, Imai-san)
Pg 22: Mitsuki: (You're going to go somewhere far away---) Michiru: Kyoto?!
Pg 23: Mitsuki: I never even considered... Mitsuki: that he might have to go somewhere really far away... //slide slide// Mitsuki: (I won't be able to see him...!) Michiru: Yeah, but it's not like it's NOT within travelling distance. If you go by bullet train, you know? [SL: Hey, listening?] Mitsuki: But it's two and a half hours away... that's far. Mitsuki: Even when he couldn't see me because he was too busy, him being here and him being in Kyoto are completely different. Mitsuki: (Even now, I'm trying my best to not be selfish, and to hold myself back even though I want to see him)
Pg 24: Mitsuki: (And just when I thought I've become a bit closer to Imai-san...) Michiru: A long-distance relationship, huh? //tense// Michiru: You guys've have made it through fine up 'til now. I'm sure you guys'll be fine Mitsuki: (...Yeah, that's right. It's not as if we're breaking up. ...But still...)
Pg 25: Mitsuki: (Still...) //ring ring// Mom: Coming, coming. //ring ring// Mitsuki: Wait! I'll get it! Mitsuki: Hello?! //click// Imai: ...Mitsuki? Sorry to call you so late at night. //slam// Mitsuki: ...No, that's okay. Are you at home right now? //sigh of relief//
Pg 26: Imai: I'm still at work. I'll be able to go home in a little while. Mitsuki: ....Oh Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) //thump// Imai: ...It's been decided that I'm going to head over there Saturday morning. Mitsuki: (Ah....) Mitsuki: ...Can I come and see you off? Imai: ...But you have school that day... Mitsuki: But still...! Imai: You can't skip class. ...And anyway, the guys from work are probably going to come. Mitsuki: (But...) Mitsuki: (But...) Mitsuki: ...Then I'll help you pack up... Imai: I just need to bring necessities, so I'm pretty much set already. Thanks for the offer though.
Pg 27: Mitsuki: (If I'm not going to be able to see you anymore, I want to see you as much as I can right now) Imai: ...Sorry //exhales// Imai: I really don't have any time because I have to get the everything together for the others to take over my work while I'm gone Mitsuki: (...He sounds really tired) Mitsuki: ...Yeah, I know. Mitsuki: (...I don't want to make you more stressed than you already are. Since I know you're the one who's feeling the strains over this move) //rustle// Mitsuki: ...Are you making sure to eat? Imai: [SL: Chuckles] I just ate a bento box.
Pg 28: Mitsuki: Make sure you don't work too hard, okay? Mitsuki: (The words "Don't Go" caught in my throat, and it made my chest hurt.) [sign reads "Imai"] Mitsuki: ...I better get home //clink// //squeeze...//
Pg 29: //rustle// //slam// [letter reads:
Welcome back. You can put this right into the microwave to warm it up.
Mitsuki.
PS Please call me on my cell even if it's late] Mitsuki: (At times like this, I think...only if I were older.) Mitsuki: (Then I would be able to wait for him without worrying about the time. Then I would be able to go with him.) //click click click//
Pg 30: Guy: Hey, Imai? Is this it--? Imai: No, not that one. It's the one with the blue label--- Mitsuki: (It's not like we'll never be able to see each other again.) Mitsuki: (It's not as if we're breaking up.)
Pg 31: Mitsuki: (There were even times up 'til now when I couldn't see him for one or two weeks because he had to go away on bsuiness_) Mitsuki: (I have faith in his feelings. Everything'll be okay. We'll make this long-distance relationship work.) //looks up// Mitsuki: ...I wonder why he isn't calling...? Mitsuki: ("I promise I'll call") Mitsuki: (But no matter how busy he is,)
Pg 31: Mitsuki: It's Friday already.... Mitsuki: (he'll make sure to come and see me before he leaves...right?) //wheeze wheeze wheeze// //clink clink// //dashes// //wheeze wheeze// [sign reads "Imai"] //swish//
Pg 32: //wheeze...// [it's the same letter she wrote earlier] //throb// [sign reads: Garbage Disposal Garbage pick-up days are Monday, Wednesday, Friday Please refrain from using this disposal if you do not live in this ---]
Pg 33: Mitsuki: (...You won't go, without at least saying goodbye...right?) //rustle rustle// Man: Please refrain from rushing into the train as the doors are closing //beeeeeep// //swish// //train moving away// Mitsuki: (...I'll just be bothering him if I try and phone him while he's working...) Mitsuki: (but still...)
Pg 34: //click// Mitsuki: (...It'll be just a second.) Mitsuki: (If it's only to tell him to call me later, then...) //ring ring// //ring ring// //ring ring// //thump thump// Mitsuki: (I knew it...he's not picking up...) //click// //THUMP!// Mitsuki: Ah! Mitsuki: U-Um---- Operator: Your call cannot go through at this time. Please leave a message after the beep //BEEEEPP// //th...ump//
Pg 35: Mitsuki: ...This is Mitsuki //thump// Mitsuki: (...Imai-san) Mitsuki: Um.... //thump// Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) //BEEP BEEP// Man: A train is now arriving at platform 2. Please stand back from the white line. Mitsuki: It doesn't matter if...it's in the middle of the night... please call me on my cell----- //thump// //clatter clatter// Mitsuki: ...I want to see you...!
Pg 36: Mitsuki: (Are you really going to leave without saying goodbye?) //knock knock// Chizu: ..Mitsuki? Chizu: You should eat. Chizu: ...Mitsuki, if you're going to act like this, how can Imai-kun leave in peace? Chizu: This is how work is like. He's trying his best---- //thud//
Pg 37: Mitsuki: How would you know?! You can be with Ozawa-san all the time! Mitsuki: You can see him everyday! Chizu: ..Mitsuki Mitsuki: (Ah...) Mitsuki: ...Sorry... //creak// Mitsuki: Just leave me alone... Chizu: ...Good night //click// Mitsuki: (No...)
Pg 38: Mitsuki: (It's going to be Saturday already...) Mitsuki: (I don't care about school anymore... I should've just asked what time his bullet train's going to be leaving) Mitsuki: (If.... this might be the last chance to ever see him again...) Mitsuki: ...No... Mitsuki: (If he's just going to leave like that...) Mitsuki: Nooo----
Pg 39: //ring ring ring ring// //click// Mitsuki: Imai-sa---- //sits down// Imai: ...Sorry, it's Saturday already. Mitsuki: (...Imai...sa...)
Pg 40: Mitsuki: ...U.... //splash splash// Mitsuki: Uuu...... Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) Mitsuki: (His...) Mitsuki: (voice....) Imai: I just heard your message Mitsuki: Uuu.... Imai: ...Mitsuki, Imai: look outside your window //swish// Mitsuki: (There's no way he would be...)
Pg 41: //turns//
Pg 42: Mitsuki: (No way...) Mitsuki: (No way...)
Pg 43; Mitsuki: (Imai-san!!)
Pg 44: //squeeze// //squeeze// Mitsuki: Uuu... Mitsuki: (Imai-san) Imai: I'll try to come back on my days off as best as I can Mitsuki: //hicc// Imai: I'll make sure to be back for Chizuka's wedding Mitsuki: ...Yeah Imai: I'll make sure to call too. Mitsuki: Yeah... Mitsuki: (Imai-san...)
Pg 45: Imai: I'll be back in half a year Mitsuki: ...Okay, ...I'll be waiting... Mitsuki: (I can't lose you. The strength of your arms as you embrace me, your low, quiet voice, your warmth, your scent)
Pg 46: Imai: I love you... Mitsuki: (everything that makes you you.) Mitsuki: (...I want to be stronger) [sign reads: The next train is ___] //beeeeepp//
Pg 47: //beeeepp// Mitsuki: (No matter how far away you are, my feelings for you won't change, no matter what. "I love you." I have to become stronger, so that I won't be filled with doubts the days you are gone.)
Pg 48: //clank// Mitsuki: (So that I can walk along side you towards the future stretched in front of us)
END OF CHAPTER 8
Pg 50: Mitsuki: ...He told me over the phone last night that he's settled down a bit there Mitsuki: His dorm and company are closer together now, so he said it's weight off his back Michiru: Well, good for him. I'm surprised though that you're handling this so well. I thought you'd be more depressed about it //rustle// //munch// Mitsuki: Uu....
Pg 51: Mitsuki: I wouldn't act like that! //munch munch// //giggles// Michiru: Anyway, it looks like things are going pretty well between you two. And if anything comes up that you want to bitch over, you know where to find me. Mitsuki: (I promised myself I wouldn't cry anymore.) Mitsuki: ...Yeah Mitsuki: (It's been three weeks since Imai-san left for Kyoto, and he's kept his promise of calling almost everyday.) Michiru: And anyway, a little storm brewing every once in a while only adds spice to the relationship //munch munch// Mitsuki: (Who is she to say...) //rattle// Mitsuki: (And anyway, soon it'll be---) Teacher: Is the class representative here?
Pg 52: //clatter// Michiru: Yes? Teacher: Could you hand these out before today's homeroom? Michiru: Okay! Michiru: Oh...right //scratch scratch// Mitsuki: What is it? //rustle// Michiru: This [paper reads: Survey of Post-Secondary Plans] Michiru: I think our school's pretty late doing this though. Compared to other schools, I mean.
Pg 53: Michiru: Our school's an escalator school, so most are gonna go to the college associated with it. Those who're gonna go somewhere else are just a fraction of us Michiru: If they're wanting to go to high schools where you have to compete with others on entrance exams, then they probably would've taken care of that in grade 11 Mitsuki: ...Yeah... Mitsuki: (Hmm...I never thought about it at all) Mitsuki: I might be interested in going to a two-year college.... what about you, Michiru-chan? Have you thought about it? Michiru: [SL: Hmm?] I'm gonna go to a college outside of our school. Mitsuki: Whatt! Mitsuki: Really?! Michiru: Yeah, since I'm planning on following in my parents footsteps [SL: As a gynecologist] Mitsuki: Then... Michiru: Yep, medical school.
Pg 54: Mitsuki: (No way...) //schoked// Mitsuki: W-Whoa.... Michiru: Since my older brother ran off, there's only me now, you know? Mitsuki: Yeah, and since you're really smart...//sigh// Ootsuka: What?! Who ran off?! Michiru: Ew, Ootsuka! //hahaha// Ootsuka: Did you guys just finish school? Ootsuka: Hey, what were you guys talking about? //clatter// Michiru: HEY! What're you sitting down here for?! Your friends are waiting for you over there! Ootsuka: Nah, don't worry about it. I just went to sign up for cram school.
Pg 55: Mitsuki: You're going to go to a cram school? Ootsuka: What? Oh, yep! What about you? Want me to introduce you to the place I'm going to? Mitsuki: Have you already decided what college you want to go to? Ootsuka: Yeah, for now anyway. But I still haven't cemented down what my first pick's going to be, you know? [SL: It's gonna be tough] Mitsuki: Right, since you go to East High.... ...so everyone's been thinking about it already, huh?.... Mitsuki: (University exams...) Mitsuki: (But for me, there's nothing really that I want to do, since I thought I'd be marrying Imai-san.) Mitsuki: (Now that I think about it, we haven't really made any actual plans.) Mitsuki: (I wonder what Imai-san's thoughts are on this?)
Pg 56: Mitsuki: I wonder what I should do about the survey.... Michiru: You don't have to rush it. It's not due 'till next week. Ootsuka: If you're planning on taking university-entrance exams, then let's go to the same cram school! //tense// //CLATTER// Ootsuka: This summer's gonna be an important one if you wanna do good! They're having this open house thing this weekend, so if you wanna go, just say the word! //slurrrpp// Michiru: What are you? The cram school representative, or what? Ootsuka: If you go, then I'll be sure to try my hardest too! How does Saturday sound?! Mitsuki: U-Um...I'm still not really sure if I'm going to even take the exams yet... so tomorrow's a bit... Michiru: Oh yeah, about the wedding! Congrats! Ootsuka: Huh? Michiru: Imai-san's gonna show up too, right? Ootsuka: A-A wedding...? Ootsuka: Err... what? //pales// Ootsuka: Who's marrying who? Ootsuka: Don't tell me...
Pg 57: Mitsuki: Yeah //hehe// Mitsuki: (Chizu-chan's finally getting married this Saturday,) Mitsuki: (and I'll be able to see Imai-san for the first time in a while!) Mitsuki: What?! You have to go back on the very same day?!
Pg 58: Imai: Yeah... Mitsuki: But...it's Saturday! I won't have school the next day Mitsuki: (Why...) Imai: ...Sorry. //wipes away// Mitsuki: (Don't go there.) Mitsuki: Sorry. Don't worry about me. Mitsuki: It'll be great to finally see you though //heheh// Imai: ...yeah. //clatter// Mitsuki: Imai-san, you have to get up early tomorrow, right? Will you be able to make it in time for the church part? Mitsuki: (...I'd be lying if I said the days I spend apart from him aren't lonely ones.)
Pg 59: Imai: I'll definitely be there in time for the reception, but as for the actual ceremony, I'm still not too sure about that... Mitsuki: (To tell you the truth,) Mitsuki: (there were times I cried abit after talking with him on the phone like this.) Mitsuki: Oh... well, then I'll be sure to take lots of pictures! Imai: Yeah...//chuckles// Mitsuki: (But no matter how little of a time we get to spend together, I want to spend that time with a smile on my face.) Imai: So Chizuka's finally making the big leap, huh? Do you feel lonely? //opens can// //thump//
Pg 60: //thump// Mitsuki: Y-Yeah... Mitsuki: ("Marriage") Mitsuki: (...I don't know...should I ask him about it?) [paper reads "Survey for Post-Secondary School Education"] //thump thump// Mitsuki: (But...how?) //blush// Mitsuki: Ah.... Mitsuki: (There's no way I could ask him "When are we gonna get married?" outright.)
Pg 61: Imai: Mitsuki? Mitsuki: Ah...um...um... today, I got this survey thing from school... Imai: Survey thing? Mitsuki: Y-Yeah... //thump thump// Mitsuki: (KYAAA! KYAAA!! I just brought that up out of no where! You idiot!) Imai: Oh, right. Since you're in your last year of high school, huh? Mitsuki: A-And...I got all confused because I didn't know what I should write down... Mitsuki: Michiru-chan said she's gonna go to medical school Imai: Oh, really? Mitsuki: Everyone I talked to seemed to have thought it over already. I was really surprised. //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (Should I write my #1 goal as "getting married"?) Mitsuki: (Wah...but that would be so embarrassing!) Imai: Hmm...well,
Pg 62: Imai: there's no need to rush yourself. I'll be there for you if you need someone to talk to. Mitsuki: Eh...? Mitsuki: (What...?) Mitsuki: Ah... y-yeah, okay...
Pg 63: Mitsuki: (Well...that was...weird. Maybe I wasn't being clear enough?) Mitsuki: Thanks... Mitsuki: (But now, it's even harder to bring it up...) [same paper as before] Mitsuki: (...Oh well) Mitsuki: (It's something important, so I guess I'll talk it over with him once he gets here) Imai: Well, I'll be there tomorrow. Mitsuki: Yeah... Mitsuki: (Since I can't see his face when I'm talking to him on the phone...)
Pg 64: Mitsuki: (I want to see you) Mitsuki: (already!) //bells ringing// //woww!//
Pg 65: Woman: Congrats Woman: Chizuka! Woman #2: Ozawa-kunnn! Mitsuki: (She looks so pretty!) Mitsuki: (Wow... I'm so jealous!) Mitsuki: (This is awesome!) Mitsuki: (I wonder if Imai-san's here yet?) Mitsuki: (I can't believe he's missing out on this!) Chizuka: Mitsuki!
Pg 66: //rustle// //whoa!// Mitsuki: (I just know it that Imai-san and me are next!) [sign reads: Reception Area] Man: Long time no see. Congratulations.
Pg 67: Woman: We'll be starting the reception shortly, so please have a seat. Woman: Congratulations on your marriage. Chizuka: Thank you very much. Woman #2: Chizu-chan, you look amazing! //looking back and forth// Mitsuki: (Imai-san's late...) Woman #3: Oh Mitsuki-chan! How have you been? Mitsuki: Ah, hello! Mitsuki: (Everyone's here already and he's still not...)
Pg 69: Man: [SL: Hey!] There you are! Woman: [SL: Hi!] Haven't seen you in a while! Imai: Huh? Woman #2: Yay, it's Imai-kun! [SL: Kyaa! It's been so long since I've last seen you!] Man #2: You're late! Imai: Yeah, long time no see. Mitsuki: Ah... //shocked// Man: I heard you're working in Kyoto now? Woman: No way! Then you came all the way from there? Man #2: You should've made it in time for the ceremony. Pretty amazing, I tell ya. //noise noise// Mitsuki: (Imai-san!) //shocked shocked// Woman: Mitsuki-chan?! You've grown so much! Do you rememeber? I'm your aunt from Nagoya! Woman: How old are you now? Let me take a good look at you! My, how pretty you've gotten! Mitsuki: Ah.... //glances away// Imai: Congratulations.
Pg 70: Woman: Chizuka, congrats! [SL: Yay!] Chizuka: Thanks everyone for coming. //Kyaa!// Imai: It's been a while. Congratulations on your marriage. MC: Everyone please have a seat Mitsuki: (Imai-san's here) //noise noise// Mitsuki: (It's Imai-san.) Mitsuki: (It's Imai-san!)
Pg 71: MC: Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend this wedding reception banquet to celebrate the marriage between Ozawa Kyouhei-kun and Kouno Chizuka-san. //glances around// //glance// Mitsuki: (...He's sitting so far away from me.) Mitsuki: (I was so looking forward to this, but he's...)
Pg 72: Mother: Mitsuki! Pay attention! //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: O-Okay! Mitsuki: (He's right there...) Mitsuki: (I wish I could talk to you sooner!) MC: And now, may I welcome the bride and the groom! MC: Please give a big round of applause! [sign reads: Afterparty] Man: Well then,
Pg 73: Man: let's have a drink to celebrate the bridge and groom! Bottom's up! //Cheers!// //Yay!// Man: Congrats! Chizuka: Thanks! //lonely// //noise noise// Mitsuki: (...His friends from university's been sticking to him like glue for this whole time.) Mitsuki: (I can't even get a word in with him...)
Pg 74: Mitsuki: (There's no way I could just go up to them and start talking to him...) Mitsuki: Imai-san...you're not being fair... Mitsuki: (It's not as if we're keeping the fact that we're dating a secret... so why can't he just tell them that I'm his girlfriend?) Man: I never thought you'd get married this early though Ozawa [SL: Blew me away, to be honest] We're still only 24. //hahah// Man: The idea of marriage doesn't really ring any bells, you know? Kouhei: Haha, you think? Man: And your wife's only 25, right? Man #2: Yeah, for me anyway, right now I just wanna be free for a bit longer, you know? Man #2: I don't want to be tied down yet.
Pg 75: Man: Retard. You don't even have anyone who wants to tie you down! //AHAHAHAHA// //HAHAHA// //tense// Chizuka: Are you tired? Mitsuki: Ah...Chizu-chan Chizuka: Did you make sure you eat? [SL: I thought it was pretty good] Chizuka: There's probably alot of people who haven't seen Imai-kun since graduating. If you go up to them, I'm sure he'll let you in. Mitsuki: ...I can't.
Pg 76: Mitsuki: Hey, Chizu-chan Chizuka: Yeah? Mitsuki: How did you and him.... Mitsuki: (get married?) Chizuka: What is it? Mitsuki: Ah... nothing. Woman: Chizuka-sannn! Let's sing together! Chizuka: Coming! Sorry, I'll be right back. Mitsuki: Yeah. Mitsuki: ("I'll make sure you'll get to wear one too one day.") ("I'll propose to you however many times it takes.")
Pg 77: Mitsuki:(There's so many things I want to tell you...) Man: [SL: What!] You're leaving, already?! Mitsuki:(What...?!) //clatter// Man: Don't tell me you have to work tomorrow! Woman: No way! Man: Want us to see you off? Imai: Nah, I'll just grab a cab. //thump// Mitsuki:(N-No...way....) Man: Hey, Imai's gonna go! Woman: Imai-kun!
Pg 78: Mitsuki:(W-Why?!) [SL: Chizuka: Thanks for coming today. Kouhei: Be safe out there.] Mitsuki: (No!) Mitsuki: (But... but.... no...!) //click// Chizuka: What're you waiting for, Mitsuki? Go after him. //tap// Mitsuki: Y-Yeah! //click// Mitsuki: (Imai-san!)
Pg 81: Mitsuki: you really scared me! //thud// Mitsuki: I thought you were some crazy person! Imai: Haha Mitsuki: (Geez...Imai-san!) Mitsuki: You really scared me! Imai: Sorry. Mitsuki: Idiot! Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) Mitsuki: (I thought you really went back!) Mitsuki: Idiot...
Pg 82: Imai: Long time no see. Imai: How've you been doing? Mitsuki: Good.... //thump thump thump// //inhale// Mitsuki: (It's Imai-san's scent...)
Pg 83: Imai: You know how people can get when they're drunk. I couldn't slip out unnoticed for a while. Mitsuki: //giggles// Yeah... //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (There were so many things I wanted to tell you... but it doesn't really matter anymore...) Mitsuki: (I feel so safe just being in your arms. I can feel you near me.)
Pg 84: Mitsuki: (Maybe it's because we live apart that I feel it all the more,) Mitsuki: (but this is what being near each other is like.) //thump thump// Mitsuki: (You can become happy with just the warmth of another person, more than a bunch of words ever could.) //pushes away//
Pg 85: Imai: I better go. Mitsuki: A-Already? Imai: The last train leaves at 9:30. Sorry. Imai: ...If I held onto you like this for any longer, I wouldn't be able to let you go. Mitsuki: Let's go... Mitsuki: (I don't want to be apart from you.)
Pg 86: //beeeeep// //tense// Man: Nozomi No. 71 will be arriving at platform 3 shortly. Please remain behind the yellow line as the train approaches. Mitsuki: (I want to be with you longer...) //squeeze// Mitsuki: (I want to be with you...I want to be with you...) Mitsuki: (I don't want us to part.) //beeep// Imai: Oh yeah,
Pg 87: //train approaching// Imai: How're you doing, with that post-secondary survey? Mitsuki: Eh...? //thump!// Imai: Did you decide on a two-year college? //train approaching// Mitsuki: Ah.... about that... Mitsuki: yeah... Mitsuki: (No... what should I say?) //thump thump// Mitsuki: I-I've never given that much thought to the future, Mitsuki: since I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, you know? [SL: Heh] Mitsuki: (My heart is beating like crazy.) Mitsuki: That's why...um... Mitsuki: I decided that I'll just do whatever you think is best...
Pg 88: //slide// Mitsuki: (What...?) //BEEEEPPP// Mitsuki: I-Imai...san? Imai: Mitsuki. Imai: Don't run away from it. Think it over carefully.
Pg 91: Mitsuki: ("Don't run away from it. Think it over carefully.") Teacher: Well if you keep going as you are now, you're probably looking at a major in English or Japanese literature. There aren't any particular problems with your grades right now. Teacher: Just do your best to keep those grades from sliding. Teacher: Well, that's it. You can go. Call the next person in , all right? Mitsuki: Yes.... Mitsuki: (I thought he would say that we should marry right away.)
Pg 92: Mitsuki: (To think he'd push me away like that...) Michiru: Why not? If you can go to a college, then you should take that opportunity. Mitsuki: ....Well that might be good for you and all since you have a goal, but as for me.... Michiru: It's better to go to college than to waste your time doing nothing [SL: Your parents would probably be really worried for you] Mitsuki: But...Imai-san said to me before... that we were gonna get married... Mitsuki: (I didn't expect him...to tell me what he did...) Michiru: Yeah, but why the rush? There's no need to get married so young. I don't know about you, but for me, marriage isn't even something I'm considering right now. Mitsuki: Yeah...but if Imai-san and I marry, then I'd be able to see him everyday!
Pg 93: Michiru: "Everyday"...? It's not as if he's going to be hanging around his house all day, you know. //chomp// //blush// Mitsuki: I-I know that... still... Michiru: ....Well, if you're really set on getting married, then it probably doesn't matter WHEN, but you know... Mitsuki: Imai-san thinks that I'm going to go to college... //slurrp// Michiru: He just probably thinks it's still a bit too early. Don't you WANT to go to college? Mitsuki: I wouldn't mind going if he told me to go... but he's not telling me anything...
Pg 94: Mitsuki: (Just being apart from him like this is making me full of doubts.... I can't read you at all...) Woman: You're such a baby, as always, I see. Woman: Long time no see. Mind if I sit here? Michiru: Sure Mitsuki: (Ah...) Woman: It suddenly started pouring, and I panicked and ran in here, but it looks like it's not going to let up for a while [sL: And I'm wearing my heels today too!] //clatter// Michiru: WHAT! No way?! We better buy an umbrella! [SL: Geez!]
Pg 95: Woman: Why all the hate, Mitsuki-chan? Personally, I've got a soft spot for you, I admit. Mitsuki: Huh?! //taken aback// Woman: I tease you a little and you look like you're gonna cry. It's so cute! Mitsuki: (I can't read her at all either...) Woman: How're things with you and him? You probably wouldn't even notice if he was cheating on you, would you? Mitsuki: H-He wouldn't do something like that! Woman: Oh, where does all that confidence come from? You never know---if some Kyoto beauties work their magic on him...he IS a guy afterall... Mitsuki: (There's just no way he would...)
Pg 96: Michiru: Don't tease her too much. She takes things way too seriously [SL: This girl] //teary-eyed// //chuckles// Woman: Sorry, sorry. You really don't have eyes on anyone but him. do you? Mitsuki: W-What's wrong with that?! //blush// Mitsuki: (I-It's true what she says. What's wrong with that?!) Woman: ...I told you before, didn't I? Woman: If you depend on someone too much, you'll ultimately end up becoming a burden to that person.
Pg 97: Woman: ...Just kidding. You probably think of me as some nosey good-for-nothing who loves to stick their nose where it doesn't belong, don't you? Woman: But take it from someone who's been there and done that. Mitsuki: What...? Woman: I guess though, that your case is a little different. You're going to see Imai-kun today anyway, aren't you? Mitsuki: Huh?! Woman: Oh...didn't he tell you? He's come back here a bit for business. //click//
Pg 98: Imai: Why are you... //click// Imai: Where's your key? You should've just waited inside. Come on in. //slam// //rustle// Imai: You haven't gone home yet? Imai: How long have you been here? It's already past 10. Imai: I'll get the car ready. Your parents are probably worrie-- Mitsuki: Why didn't you tell me that you'd be coming back?!
Pg 99: Mitsuki: Didn't you want to see me? Mitsuki: (Why?) Imai: I'm going back first thing tomorrow. Imai: I didn't tell you because I came back for work. //squeeze// Mitsuki: (But...) Mitsuki: To be honest...
Pg 100: Mitsuki: I really hate being away from you. I get all these doubts when I can't see you. Mitsuki: I thought it was something that couldn't be helped... ...but... Mitsuki: how long will this have to go on?! Mitsuki: (I feel like I don't understand you anymore) Imai: ...Mitsuki Mitsuki: Do you really... intend on marrying me...?
Pg 101: Imai: Don't you believe me? //tense// Mitsuki: I-It's because... you said what you did that I.... Mitsuki: Once I graduated...weren't we supposed...to get marri.... Mitsuki: (This is so embarrassing...) Imai: ...Would you really be okay with that? Mitsuki: Yeah, I'll do whatever you think is best! Mitsuki: As long as I can be with you, I don't care about college! Mitsuki: And anyway, if I went to college, then if you end up having to move to someplace else on business, I wouldn't be able to go with you Imai: Hold on a second.
Pg 102: Imai: Didn't you want to be a pre-school teacher? Mitsuki: Eh...? Imai: Back when I was your tutor, you mentioned something about it--- //thump// Mitsuki: ("A pre-school teacher?" "Yeah, since I like kids." "Haha, they probably wouldn't be able to tell you guys apart." "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!") Mitsuki: (Ah...) Mitsuki: There.... was a time when I thought that...but now.... Mitsuki: (I said that back then because I didn't think I would be able to ever go out with him.)
Pg 103: //sigh// Imai: ...Is that how it is? //blush// Imai: ...But, I can't marry you. Not yet.
Pg 104: Mitsuki: ....Wh-- Why...? //thump// Mitsuki: (Wh---) Imai: YOU should decide what you're going to do with your life. Don't let your thoughts wander because of me. Mitsuki: Why... are you saying this...? //thump thump// Mitsuki: (No...way...) Mitsuki: (Why...) Imai: ...I'll take you home. Come on. //slap// Mitsuki: NO! Mitsuki: (Why?!)
Pg 105: Mitsuki: Liar! Mitsuki: You said you wouldn't let me go! Mitsuki: (Then why did we even get engaged?!) //slam// Imai: Mitsuki! //splash splash// Imai: Mitsuki! You're going to catch a cold! //grabs// Imai: Mi... Mitsuki: (Liar) Mitsuki: NO! Don't touch me! Mitsuki: (Liar!)
Pg 106: //tense// Mitsuki: I hate you! Just go away already! //splash splash// Mitsuki: (Why?) Mitsuki: (I don't get you.)
Pg 107: Mitsuki: ("I can't marry you. Not yet") //click// //whoa!// Chizuka: Wh... Mitsuki...?! Mitsuki: Chizu-ch--- Mitsuki: (Imai-san's hand, that was always held out for me,) Mitsuki: (suddenly disappeared.)
Pg 108: Chizuka: I phoned home telling them you're going to be spending the night here Mitsuki: ...What about Ozawa-san? //Here, have some dinner// Chizuka: He's coming back any minute. But don't worry, he'll be fine with you being here. Chizuka: ...They said Imai-kun called. Mitsuki: Uu.... //thud// Chizuka: ...Mitsuki? Mitsuki: //Uu...// Why is it... Chizuka: Hm? Mitsuki: (Once I graduate, there wouldn't be anything in the way of us getting married!) Mitsuki: He said...that he doesn't want to get married yet!
Pg 109: Chizuka: Marriage? Did he really say that? //Uuu....// Mitsuki: H-He's horrible. Why would he suddenly go and say something like that?! Mitsuki: I-I can't trust him ever again... I...can't---//hiccup// Mitsuki: Ah...I-I... //hiccup// //cough// Chizuka: Calm down. //cough cough// Mitsuki: I don't need anything else but him. I told him I want to be by his side and he--- //uuu...// Mitsuki: he started saying stuff like how...I should decide on my own about college. He probably wasn't even serious about marrying me from the very beginning! Mitsuki: (How could he?) Chizuka: ...Mitsuki Mitsuki: (How could he?) Mitsuki: Why would he just push me away like that?! I--- //slap// Chizuka: Mitsuki!
Pg 110: Chizuka: Calm down for a bit. Chizuka: ..Mitsuki Chizuka: I think you two are a bit too early to get married too. Mitsuki: W-Why.... //hiccup// Mitsuki: Why?! You get to do everything, and I have to wait? It's no fair! Chizuka: Mitsuki Mitsuki: I-I'm always the one who's full of doubts... I just want him to stay by my side... Mitsuki: I don't want to be apart from him anymore! Mitsuki: (That's all. So why?)
Pg 111: Chizuka: Mitsuki, don't you want to go to college? //uuu....// //hiccup// Mitsuki: I...I don't know. If he tells me to go...I'll go...but... Chizuka: Get a grip! //tense// Chizuka: Putting aside marriage, whether you want to go to college or not should be YOUR decision! Mitsuki: B-But.... //thump// Mitsuki: (But....) Chizuka: Mitsuki, what would you do if something happened to Imai-kun one day?
Pg 112: Chizuka: If he suddenly disappears one day, are you going to just let someone else decide your life for you? Chizuka: It's about time you started taking responsibility for your own decisions Chizuka: If you are trying your hardest to decide, then there's nothing wrong with getting help from others, but what are you really achieving by shoving your problems onto him like that?
Pg 113: Mitsuki: ("If you depend on somebody too much, you'll end up becoming a burden to them") //thump// Mitsuki: (Ah...) //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: ("Don't run away") Mitsuki: ("Don't let your thoughts wander because of me") Mitsuki: (...I) Mitsuki: //uu....// //thump// Mitsuki: Wh... Mitsuki: (I...) Mitsuki: That wasn't what I wanted to do....
Pg 114: Mitsuki: I thought...if we married... Mitsuki: we could be together... that's what I thought... Mitsuki: (...It wasn't that I wanted to get married right away.) Mitsuki: (Somewhere in my heart, I was trying to test his feelings for me.) Mitsuki: ("I want to become a pre-school teacher.") Mitsuki: (He remembered a little tiny detail like that and I...) Chizuka: ...You dummy. Even after marriage, I'm putting in effort so that I can be with him.
Pg 115: Chizuka: Because I want him to think I'm someone that he needs Chizuka: more than anyone. Mitsuki: (I was scared, because I thought he'd suddenly pushed me away.)
Pg 116: Mitsuki: (Being in his arms feels so warm, and he was always willing to give a helping hand, that before I knew it, I started taking that for granted.) //noise noise// Mitsuki: ...Yeah, sorry Michiru-chan. Tell them I'm sick, okay? Mitsuki: I promise I'll get back by tonight, so just keep them busy until then, okay? ...Yeah. //beeeeepp//
Pg 117: Mitsuki: I'm going to go to Kyoto. Mitsuki: (I'm always saying I want to become stronger, but it's all words and never action. I'm still the same person I was before.) Mitsuki: (I thought that once I graduated, I'd be able to stand on the same level ground as Imai-san.) Mitsuki: (It's only now that I realized)
Pg 118: Mitsuki: (that there was never really a time when Imai-san wanted something from me.) //slam// //ding dong// //ding dong// Mitsuki: (...I knew it. I'm too early.) //thud// Mitsuki: (...A foreign city.) Mitsuki: (So this is where he lives. It's so far away) //thump//
Pg 119: Mitsuki: (I have to apologize to him once I see him...) Mitsuki: ("I hate you. Just go away already!") Mitsuki: (And after that...) Mitsuki: ("I won't accept returns") Mitsuki: (I wonder what he does when he's tired? When he's in pain? I don't know anything, because I was always the dependent one.)
Pg 120: Mitsuki: (He was alreadys the one supporting me--) //ding!// //click// //snaps out of it// //click// Mitsuki: (Ah...) //click// //glances// //slam// //rustle rustle// Mitsuki: (I have to get on the last train home...) //thump thump// Mitsuki: (...Maybe I should call him afterall. But...)
Pg 121: Mitsuki: (...Maybe he isn't coming home tonight?) //thump// Mitsuki: (What am I going to do...) //thud thud thud// //squeak// Imai: Mitsuki! //wheeze wheeze//
Pg 122: //qheeze// Imai: I got a phone call... saying a girl's waiting in front of my door... Mitsuki: (...Imai-san) //thump thump// Imai: You surprised me //wheeze// //thump// Mitsuki: (Imai-san) Imai: Come on in. //wheeze// //click// Mitsuki: I-I.... have to get going. Imai: What?! Imai: You have to catch the last train? Then we better hurry Mitsuki: B-But... u-um...I-I----
Pg 123: Imai: First things first. Let's grab a taxi. We'll talk from there. //tap// Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) //vrooom// //beep beep// //vroooommmm// //vrooomm//
Pg 124: //thump// Imai: It's not as if we can't get married at the same time as you graduate Imai: but for me personally, I really don't have the time right now to think about something concrete like marriage //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: ...Imai-san
Pg 125: Mitsuki: Am I just baggage to you? Imai: ...No, you're not. Not at all. //squeeze// //thud// //thump thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (My "love" for him beats, at the same rate as my heart.) Mitsuki: (I love you.) Mitsuki: (I love you so much.)
Pg 126: Mitsuki: (If only we were the only people in the world) //noise noise// Imai: Take care of yourself Mitsuki: Um... I... //thump thump// Imai: ...What's up? Mitsuki: I-I'll... Mitsuki: think things over about what I'm going to do after high school.... by myself. Properly this time. //slide//
Pg 127: Mitsuki: It's not that I'm returning this to you... ...I'm just asking you to hold onto it for a bit. Mitsuki: I think it's a bit too early for me. I think I'll end up depending on you too much again if I have this with me. Mitsuki: (...I might be doing something really stupid)
Pg 128: Mitsuki: What I'm trying to say is... Mitsuki: One day.... Mitsuki: until the day you want to propose to me again... Mitsuki: (I might live to regret this, but still. But still.) //thump thump// Mitsuki: I'll try really hard so that you will...so... Imai: ...Okay. //thump//
Pg 129: //beeeeep// //tense// Train conductor: The doors will be closing. Please watch your--- Mitsuki: ...I--- Mitsuki: I love you! Mitsuki: (Imai-san.) Imai: I know. //slide// Mitsuki: (Imai-san.)
Pg 130: //clank clank clank clank// Mitsuki: (Ah...) Mitsuki: (...Am I) Mitsuki: Uuu.... Mitsuki: (someone in this world that you can't live without?)
END OF CHAPTER 10
Pg 131: Man: How do you like it? Mitsuki: (The summer that the word "Engagement" disappeared,) Man: Your face is pretty small, so it suits you well. It gives off a summer vibe. It looks really cute on you. Mitsuki: ...Yeah. Mitsuki: (I can't give in to my doubts.)
Pg 132: [no text]
Pg 133: Mitsuki: (I cut off the babying tendencies I used to have along with my hair.) Mitsuki: (Our feelings for each other won't waver.) Imai: I'll be going back tomorrow night.
Pg 134: Imai: Including Saturday, I've got a 5 day summer vacation. [SL: For the summer festivals] Mitsuki: What?! Mitsuki: Why didn't you tell me earlier?! Imai: I thought I'd surprise you. Did you already make plans? Mitsuki: No, not at all! Michiru-chan's going to cram school everday so I don't really have much to do Mitsuki: I'm so happy! You didn't mention it at all so I thought you were going to be working!! Imai: [SL: Haha] Sorry. Is there someplace in particular you want to go? Mitsuki: (...In the beginning, it was a little awkward, but he continued to call me everyday even after what happened.)
Pg 135: Mitsuki: Nah, that's okay. Since you hardly ever get days off, and you know how everywhere's going to be overflowing with people Imai: Haha, don't treat me like an old man! I've still got years ahead of me. Mitsuki: Hahaha. Mitsuki: ...But yeah, seriously. We should just relax at home. Mitsuki: (You haven't changed at all) Mitsuki: I like that idea better than going out. I want to be with you. Just the two of us. Imai: ---Okay.
Pg 136: Mitsuki: Oh yeah, and there's something I want to tell you! Imai: What? Mitsuki: Err...I'll wait until you get back to tell you. Hey, do you want me to cook you something? I've gotten a bit better since last time Mitsuki: (Even if the loneliness and doubts of not being able to see him haven't completely disappeared,) Mitsuki: (these calm and kind days continue on.) Mitsuki: (...I have to become stronger, so I won't lose these kind of days, and so that at times, I'll be able to protect Imai-san.)
Pg 137: Mitsuki: (And one day, if I could be his wife, how great that'd be...) //clank clank clank clank// [sign reads "Imai"] //sigh// Imai: It's so hot... Guy: Yo, welcome back. //rustle// //click// Imai: Hey....
Pg 138: //ring ring ring ring ring ring// Mitsuki: ("I'll call you as soon as I get back tomorrow") //click// Guy: ...Hello? Mitsuki: [SL: Ah!] Imai-san? Mitsuki: [SL: Heh] Sorry, I couldn't wait. Where are you right now? On the bullet train? Mitsuki: ...? Imai-san, are you there? Guy: ...I just got back. Mitsuki: Oh, then I'll just call you back on your home phone Guy: Come out here. Mitsuki: Huh? Guy: Let's see...I'll be waiting for you at the West gates of the train station. Come right now.
Pg 139: Mitsuki: O... Okay! Guy: See ya. //click// Mitsuki: Ah! Mitsuki: (It's rare for him to ask me to go out to see him at a time like this...) //snaps out of it// //thud thud thud// Mitsuki: (I have to hurry!) Mom: Mitsuki, where are you going? Mitsuki: To the train station! To Imai-san's place! He said he just came back! I'm going to go see him for a bit! Mitsuki: (Yayyy!) //click//
Pg 140: Mitsuki: (I thought I wouldn't get to see you until tomorrow!) //noise noise noise noise// Mitsuki: (...I wonder what happened to him?) //glances// //click// Mitsuki: (He's still here...)
Pg 141: Mitsuki: (He's so tall...he's almost the same height as Imai-san.) Mitsuki: (I don't know why...but he seems kinda scary....) Mitsuki: (Imai-san, hurry up already!) //beep beep// Mitsuki: Maybe I got the wrong gate.... //ring ring ring ring ring// //beep beep beep beep// //click// Guy: ...Hello? Guy: ...Hello?
Pg 142: Mitsuki: WHAT?! //rustle// Guy: ...Huh? Mitsuki: Ah... um.... Guy: Don't tell me you're the... Mitsuki: (W-Why?!) Mitsuki: (Who is this guy?!) Mitsuki: (What is going on?!) Guy: You've got to be friggin' kidding me...
Pg 143: Imai: Yasuaki! Imai: What the hell do you think you're up to?! Yasuaki: Whoa Mitsuki: Imai-sa----- //pulls// Imai: Mitsuki! Yasuaki: I'm surprised you found me Imai: I called her house! There's no way I would make her come out here so late at night! Imai: Don't use my cell without asking! Mitsuki: (What?) Mitsuki: (What?!)
Pg 144: Yasuaki: What're you getting so worked up over? It's not like you. Mitsuki: (His voice, is kinda...) Mitsuki: Ah... um... //turns// Imai: I'll take you home. I have my car outside. Yasuaki: Hey, hey! Yasuaki: YO! Don't ignore me! Yasuaki: If you do, I'll say "Onii-chan"! ONIIIIIIII-CHAAAA---- //taken aback// Mitsuki: (What?!) //slam// Imai: Cut it out, you're creeping me out.
Pg 145: Yasuaki: Owww! [SL: Don't resort to violence!] Imai: What the hell is wrong with you? Yasuaki: It's cause when I went back home they were saying how you brought some girl with you on New Years! If that's true, then don't you think you should introduce me to her too?! Mitsuki: Ima--- Imai-san! Imai: Ah.... oh right... Mitsuki: Um.... Imai: He's my younger brother who's three years younger than me. His name's Yasuaki. He was studying in the US for a long time...[SL: Whether he was actually studying or not is anybody's guess] //geez....// Mitsuki: (No way!) //Ha!// Mitsuki: (He has two brothers?!)
Pg 146: Mitsuki: (Wow!) Mitsuki: N-Nice to meet you! I'm Kouno Mitsuki! Yasuaki: Mitsuki? Then this is her?! The girl you took with you back home? How old are you anyway? Mitsuki: I-I'm in...grade 12... Yasuaki: Grade 12?! Mitsuki: (Err....) Mitsuki: (He seems... really different from Imai-san....) Yasuaki: ...Your taste in chicks've changed a lot... [SL: Whoa] Imai: Just be quiet. Yasuaki: I never thought you'd lay a hand on a kid like her. The girlfriends you had in high school were a lot sexier than this. Mitsuki: (Huh...?) //thump// Imai: Yasuaki!!
Pg 147: Yasuaki: Oh yeah, I heard she divorced. Things are crazy back at home 'cause of it, or so I've heard. Mitsuki: ("She"...?) Yasuaki: You haven't heard, I'm guessing? //grins// Imai: Yasuaki. //throws// Imai: Go back to my place ahead of me. And go and get yourself something for us to eat. Yasuaki: Roger! //thump...//
Pg 148: Mitsuki: (It's the first time I've ever heard about his past girlfriends...) Imai: ...Sorry about that //honk honk// //vrooom// Mitsuki: Huh? Imai: About Yasuaki. It's already past your curfew, isn't it? Mitsuki: ...No, that's okay. I'm just happy I got a chance to see you. Mitsuki: (What happened in the past is in the past. There's no reason for me to be worried about it.) Imai: ...You cut your hair. Mitsuki: Ah, yeah. ...Does it look weird? Imai: No.
Pg 149: Imai: It reminded me of the first time we met. Imai: It was just around this time of year too, wasn't it? Mitsuki: ...Yeah. Mitsuki: (It was a really hot day. Even now, I remember that day clearly. I never thought, that the love from that day, would turn into something I treasure this much.) Mitsuki: ...Um, yeah, I decided about what I'm going to do after I graduate.
Pg 150: Mitsuki: It's a local college, and I'm gonna take the elementary education program. I think I'll be able to make the cut. Mitsuki: I put a lot of thought in it, and that's the one thing I kept coming back to. Imai: ...Is that right? Mitsuki: Haha, but first I have to get through entrance exams, so I don't even know if I'll be able to take it. Imai: Try your best. Mitsuki: Yeah. Mitsuki: (This is so that I can walk on my own two feet.) Imai: You know I'll always be there for you. //vrooom// Mitsuki: Yeah. Thanks.
Pg 151: Mitsuki: You know, I really feel bad about before. So I've decided that I have to stop relying on you so much! //Yeah!// Mitsuki: That's why I'm gonna try my hardest! If I don't decide what I wanna do, who's gonna decide for me, you know? Mitsuki: (This is so that I'll be able to be at the same wavelength as Imai-san.) Imai: ...That's good and all, but if you stopped relying on me completely that'd be kind of... //mumbles// Mitsuki: What? Imai: We're here. Mitsuki: Oh, right. Thanks! Imai: Do you want me to go and say hi to your parents? Or do you think it wouldn't be a good idea this late? //slam// Mitsuki: Don't worry about it. I already told them I'm going to your place beforehand anyway. Mitsuki: Well, I'll---
Pg 152: Mitsuki: (Ah...) Mitsuki: (It's been so long that...this is kinda embarrassing...) //blush// Imai: I'll come pick you up tomorrow at 11. Mitsuki: Yeah...ah, no, no that's okay. I'll go since we're going to end up going to your place anyway. Imai: No.
Pg 153: Imai: Don't come to my place for a while, okay? Mitsuki: (What...?) Imai: Don't call me either on my cell. I'll make sure to call you. Mitsuki: Wh... Mitsuki: Why....? But... //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (Why is he bringing this up out of the blue...?) Mitsuki: ...Oh, is it because your brother's there? Mitsuki: You don't have to worry about me. He's part of your family, so---
Pg 154: Imai: I said no. Mitsuki: (Why?) Yasuaki: Hey, bro. Are you seriously screwing that chick?
Pg 155: Yasuaki: So you bring her over to this place? Talk about committing illegal acts! //heh heh// Yasuaki: How many chicks've you used this bed with anyway? You're fucking sick~ She probably doesn't know any of it, does she? Imai: Don't tease her too much, okay? Yasuaki: ...Huh? Imai: What? //scrub scrub// Yasuaki: Nothing~ Well she is still a kid, but her face isn't half-bad. She's not my type though Yasuaki: ...Hey, you're not planning on letting me have her?
Pg 156: Imai: ...Get OFF! I can't sleep otherwise. //creak// //slam slam// Yasuaki: OW! What's your problem?! This is where I'm gonna be crashing! Imai: No you're not. Find some place else on the ground. Yasuaki: But I'm a GUEST! Imai: You showed up here without a word. Who're you to say? Yasuaki: AHLFJDKS?! //thud// //rustle// Yasuaki: ...Fucker... //mumble mumble// //You're not even gonna give me a pillow?// Imai: Don't lay one hand on her.
Pg 157: Mitsuki: ("Don't come to my place") Mitsuki: ("Don't call me either") Mitsuki: (---But still...) //ring ring ring ring//
Pg 158: //ring ring ring ring// Mitsuki: ("I'll come pick you up tomorrow at 11") Mitsuki: (I wonder what's happened to him...) //click// Mitsuki: I can't reach him on his cell... //splash splash// Mitsuki: Ah... Mitsuki: It's starting to rain... Mitsuki: (You told me not to call...but you won't even call me...) //click// Mitsuki: I wonder if something happened? Mitsuki: ("Don't come to my place")
Pg 159: Mitsuki: (...Why can't I go over if his brother's there? He even took me to see his parents, and he told me that we should go see them again sometime. So why...?) //thump// Mitsuki: (Don't tell me...it's because I broke off the engagement?) //squeeze//
Pg 161: Yasuaki: NOW I get it! You're the one that's been calling nonstop! I didn't get it 'cause he told me he's seriously gonna kick me out this time if I answer the phone. Mitsuki: Ah... um...is Imai-san here? Yasuaki: Nah, he's out right now. Mitsuki: (I knew it...he's not here...) Mitsuki: Around what time did he leave? Yasuaki: Huh? Oh, you made plans with him or something? Mitsuki: Kind of... Pizza Delivery Guy: Excuse me! This is the Lucky pizza! Mitsuki: Ah... Yasuaki: Hey, you're here! Yasuaki: Well, you might as well come in. Let's have some lunch!
Pg 162: //thud// Yasuaki: Man, I can't eat another bite! //munch// Mitsuki: (He's having beer...in the middle of the afternoon...) Yasuaki: You eat so slow! It's gonna be all gone if you don't speed up. //slide// Mitsuki: Oh, go ahead. I'm pretty full anyway... Yasuaki: Okay, suit yourself. //gobble gobble// Mitsuki: (Wow... he ate nearly two whole pizzas by himself...) Mitsuki: (Where did Imai-san go anywya.... don't tell me he's gotten in an accident?) Yasuaki: ...Hey, didn't my bro call you or anything? //lick// Mitsuki: Ah... no....
Pg 163: Yasuaki: Interesting... Mitsuki: (Ah...) //sizzle// //thump// Mitsuki: (...I didn't notice it yesterday, but his atmosphere reminds me of Imai-san when he was still in university...) Mitsuki: (Plus, their voices are really similar...) Yasuaki: What? Mitsuki: [SL: Ah] Nothing. //blush// Mitsuki: I just thought...how much you remind me of Imai-san. //Err...//
Pg 164: //Hah!// //smoke smoke smoke// Mitsuki: (Huh?) //cough cough// Mitsuki: (Did I say something I wasn't supposed to...?) Yasuaki: How long've you been going out with my bro? Mitsuki: (What...?) Yasuaki: You know he hasn't gone long without a girl since back in middle school? I wonder what # you are? //thump// //thump thump// Mitsuki: (...Am I just one of the many girls he's gone out with?)
Pg 165: Yasuaki: He went out with a lot of older chicks. I didn't go to the same uni as him, so I wouldn't know the details, but he didn't have any problems hooking up with 'em, if you know what I mean. Yasuaki: And they were all pretty impressive, it's been that way for a long time. His "possessions"'ve always been superior, you know? Yasuaki: But he didn't really fix on anything. If I whined a bit, he let me have most of 'em. Yasuaki: Sometimes, I stole 'em from him, but he's never said a word about it. //thump// //crushes the butt of the cigarette// Mitsuki: (Wh...) //chuckles// //leans in/ Yasuaki: ...I'm pretty interested in you too. If you marry my bro, that'll make you my sister-in-law, right? //blush// Mitsuki: What?!
Pg 166: Yasuaki: Last night, I asked him Yasuaki: if he'd let me be alone with you. Mitsuki: (No....way...)
Pg 167: Mitsuki: (Imai-san.....!!!) Yasuaki: //chuckles// Yasuaki: Don't take it seriously. Sorry, but I'm into more of the sexy type. //chuckles// //shocked// Mitsuki: (Wha....Wha...!) Yasuaki: You're just the way you look. Don't tell me my bro's the first guy you've ever gone out with? Mitsuki: (Wahhh! His personality's nothing like Imai-san!!) Yasuki: Damnit. //click//
Pg 168: Yasuaki: There's nothing good on TV~ It's all news. Mitsuki: (I wonder what could've happened to him...Imai-san...) Mitsuki: (This is definitely not normal for him to not give me a call...) Yasuaki: ...Yo. Yasuaki: There's no point in you waiting around here. I don't think he's gonna be making it back tonight. Yasuaki: This morning, he got some phone call, and he left right after that. It was from a chick. Mitsuki: What...? //thump//
Pg 170: //click// Yasuaki: Hey? //snaps out of it// //dashes// Mitsuki: (He's back!) Mitsuki: (Imai-san!) Imai: Why..... Imai: WHY ARE YOU HERE?! //grabs// Mitsuki: ?! Ow!
Pg 171: Yasuaki: So you're back. I thought you were gonna be staying over at her place. Imai: Yasuaki!! Yasuaki: What? It's not like I called her over or anything. Imai: Mitsuki! I told you not to come here! Mitsuki: But... it's because you didn't show up! Mitsuki: (Why is he so mad at me?!) Mitsuki: You're the one that broke a promise that we made first!!
Pg 172: Imai: I'm sorry.... Imai: Something suddenly came up and I.... //thump// //...stab// Mitsuki: ("A phone call. It was from a chick.") Imai: ...I'll take you home. I'm really sorry. Mitsuki: (Why...?) Mitsuki: (Why do we have to fight? This is crazy.) Mitsuki: (---For us, there's no ring to keep us together anymore.) //pourrrr//
Pg 173: Mitsuki: (Still, I always believed in my unwavering love for him.) //vroooom// //splash splash// Mitsuki: What was so important that you couldn't call me? Imai: ...I'm sorry. Mitsuki: (This wasn't how it was supposed to work out.) Mitsuki: (The doubts that I was afraid of, is slowly starting to take shape.)
END OF VOLUME 3https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19921Translation: Ashita mo Kitto Koishiteru Volume 22010-02-14T08:42:56+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Ashita mo Kitto Koi Shiteru [I'll Still Be in Love With You Tomorrow] Volume: 2 (of 4) Mangaka: Fujii Akemi Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: August 27, 2008
Pg 8: //honk honk// //vrooom// Imai: ...Looks like we're stuck. I guess there's no helping it. It's the start of the new year. //sigh// Imai: Well, we'll probably be able to make it before it gets dark-- //tense//
Pg 9: Imai: There's no need for you to be that nervous. It's just a vacation Imai: where we won't need to pay for a place to sleep. //vrooom// Mitsuki: B-But... Mitsuki: (I'm in a huge jam....) Mitsuki: (I'm nervous just going on a vacation with Imai-san for three days from December 30th on during the winter break...)
Pg 10: Mitsuki: T-To your parents place?! Imai: Yeah, I haven't gone to see them at all since I started working. Plus, I want to introduce you to them too. //shocked// Imai: ...Or would you rather not? //no, no. I would!// Mitsuki: (But....) Imai: It's way out in the countryside, so there's not much to see. They're probably trapped in snow during this time of year. Mitsuki: (But...)
Pg 11: Mitsuki: (I'm not emotionally ready for this...!) Mitsuki: (Well yeah, we are planning on getting married, and it's a no-brainer that I'd have to meet them ONE day.... but what if... they think I'm not good enough for him...?!) //thump thump thump//
Pg 12: Mitsuki: (I practiced countless times with my sister, but I have a feeling I'm going to screw this up.... I might screw it up... THEN what am I going to do?!) Imai: ...Mitsuki? Imai: You don't look too good. Are you sure you're okay? Mitsuki: What...? //dizzy// Mitsuki: (Wah...?!)
Pg 13: //THROWS UP// //rustle rustle// [sign reads "Imai"] //screeechh// Guy: Aniki?! [means "big brother"] //whoa// //slam// Imai: Yousuke! Open up the front door for me, will ya?!
Pg 14: Mitsuki: (...uuuu) Imai: Sorry, could you take off her shoes for me? I think she got a bit car sick. I made her throw up once on our way here, but she's not feeling any better Mother: Oh my! Mother: What happened, Nobuyoshi?! //running footsteps// Mitsuki: (No...I can't!) Mitsuki: (I have to... introduce myself to them...) Mother: Take her over to the room on the far side to let her sleep Imai: Okay Mitsuki: Ah... //rustle// Imai: Hey, don't make any sudden movements Mitsuki: Uuuh..... Mitsuki: (I feel like I'm going to throw up if I try to talk!)
Pg 15: Mitsuki: I-I'm... sorr---- //Ughhh// //thud// //pat pat// Imai: It's okay. Just get some rest. Mitsuki: (No, it's not okay!) //wahhh// Mitsuki: (I have to make sure to properly introduce myself after I wake up!) Mitsuki: ("Chizu-chan, Chizu-chan! What am I going to do?!" "Well as long as you make sure to be courteous, it should go over well!") "Y-Yeah...!" "Introductions are important too. Make sure to thank them for letting you intrude on their busy schedules!")
Pg 16: Mitsuki: ("Even if you mess up, you have Imai-kun with you.") Mitsuki: ("Right. He'll be with me") //vacuum noise// Mitsuki: (Yeah, everything'll be okay) Mitsuki: (Everything will be...) //running footsteps// //slam// //vacuum noise//
Pg 17: //gets up abruptly// Mitsuki: (...It's....light outside...) //vacuum noise// //running footsteps// Mitsuki: ...What's that noise...? Mitsuki: (Someone's vacuuming...?) //shocked// Mitsuki: (NO WAY!!)
Pg 18: Mitsuki: (Don't tell me I slept the whole night through?!) Mitsuki: (It's probably because I've been so nervous lately that I hadn't been getting much sleep...! What am I going to do?!) Mitsuki: (I haven't even properly introduced myself to them yet!) //awa wawawa// Mitsuki: I-I have to get up! Mitsuki: ---and change! Mitsuki: (They're probably really disappointed!) Mitsuki: (Why didn't Imai-san just wake me up---) //looks around// Mitsuki: (Where are you, Imai-san?!) Mitsuki: (Imai-sa---) //thud// [the box she's holding reads "Gift"]
Pg 19: Mitsuki: (Ah...) Guy: Ah... Mitsuki: (He looks just like Imai-san!) Mother: Yousuke? What are you doi--- //vacuum noise// //looks in// Mother: Oh, 'morning! Mother: I was wondering what was going to happen to you last night! I'm glad you're feeling better! //Whoa// Father: Oh, good morning.
Pg 20: Mitsuki: (Whaaaaaaa! What am I going to do?!) Mitsuki: Ah.. ah... Mitsuki: Eh... Mitsuki: (IMAI-SANNN!!) //clatter// Imai: [SL: Heyyy] It's starting to snow again. I did clean up the snow around the house but--- Hey! Imai: Mitsuki, you're feeling better? //sigh of relief// Mitsuki: (Imai-san!) Mitsuki: Y-Yes! Umm....I'm Kouno Mitsuki! Mitsuki: I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to properly introduce myself until now! Imai: Hey, what're you apologizing for? You weren't feeling well. It wasn't something you had any control over //bows// Mother: Yeah, that's right. You two must've had to drive for hours by car to get here.
Pg 21: Mitsuki: (Oh...right...I threw up...in front of Imai-san...) Mitsuki: (Could this get any worse?!) Imai: Well you've probably already guessed it already, but this is my mom and dad //smiles// //rustle// Imai: And this is my little brother, Yousuke. He's a year younger than you, so he's in grade 10 //pulls// Yousuke: Whoa Imai: What're you trying to run away for? Yousuke: S-Shut up! [SL: The oranges are just really heavy!] Mitsuki: (Wow...even their voices are alike!) //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: U-Um...this is for you.... Mother: Why thank you... //rumble rumble rumble//
Pg 22: //breaks out into laughter// [SL: Yousuke: //chuckles//] Mother: Well it's just about time for lunch anyhow! Imai: Oh yeah, that's right. You haven't had anything to eat since yesterday, have you? Mitsuki: (KYAAA!) //rumble rumble// Mitsuki: (This wasn't how things were supposed to go!) Mitsuki: (Ughhh~get a grip!) Mitsuki: (I'm starting to really doubt...)
Pg 23: Mitsuki: (deciding to come here...) //squeak squeak// [SL: Big Cleanup] Mother: Mitsuki-channn! Could you bring me some mochikko from the kitchen? [never heard of this before, but I looked it up on google, and Toshiba makes something called a Mocchiko Rice Cake-Making Machine] Mitsuki: Ah--- okay! Mitsuki: (Err...is this how introductions to your fiancee's family's supposed to go? The way they introduced themselves, and their reactions... were like...really normal.) Mitsuki: Mochikko... maybe she's talking about rice cakes? //step step// Mitsuki: (...Or maybe it's just that they're not taking me seriously at all?) Mitsuki: (And plus...Imai-san's been leaving me alone by myself...) //Uuu...// [SL: She's a bit nervous being by herself] //HAHAHAHA// Imai: Take that! GOOO! //click click click// //SLAM// //Whoaaa// Brother: As if I'd fall for that! Who do you think I am anyway?! //heh// Imai: What the?!
Pg 24: Mitsuki: (No fair! He's playing games while I'm---) //shocked// //thud// Brother: WHOA! //slam slam// Imai: Heh! //click click// Brother: Hey! You're not playing fair! YO! [SL: I can't see the screen!] //AHAHAHAHA// Brother: HEY! //thump// Brother: You wimp! You wanna win THAT bad that you'd turn to dirty tricks?! I demand a replay! //thud// Imai: It doesn't matter how many times we play it, I'm still gonna end up the winner! OW!
Pg 25: Mitsuki: (They get along really well...) //tense// Mother: HEY! You still haven't finished replacing all the papers of the sliding doors! //SLAP SLAP// Brother: OW Mother: What're you fooling around for?! //SLAP// Imai: OW! Mitsuki: (...Haha, Imai-san's acting like a little kid! It's so different from the way he usually acts!) [SL: Brother: Round two is gonna happen later!] [SL: Imai: Okay] Imai: [SL: Well then] Let's get to it Brother: Ah--- //thump// //turns around// //ignores//
Pg 27: Mitsuki: WOOOWWW! WOWWWW! [SL: It's snowing so much!] //WHOAAAA// Mitsuki: (I didn't even notice until now...!) Imai: Oh right, it doesn't snow that much where you live. //thump// Mitsuki: Y-Yeah... Mitsuki: (Oh no...I must've reacted like such a kid...) //blush// Imai: Want to go outside for a little walk? Mitsuki: ...Yeah! Mitsuki: (Yay!)
Pg 28: Mitsuki: (I get to be alone with Imai-san!) [SL: Mitsuki: Wait for me~] Imai: Did you make sure to dress warm? //running footsteps/ Mitsuki: Wha! //pat// Mitsuki: (I haven't even gotten a chance to talk to him that much even though we're this close to each other!) Imai: Your ears are going to get cold. Wear this. Mitsuki: Okay. Mitsuki: (hehe) //rattle rattle// Guy: Hello~
Pg 29: Guy: Whoa! Imai! //Yo!// //Whoa// Guy: So you DID come back home! Guy #2: Long time no see! Imai: Hey! Imai: What's up? Why's everyone here? Guy: What do you mean what's up? Why didn't you let us know you were back? //noise noise// Guy: We met up with Yousuke earlier today--- Imai: I haven't seen you guys in how long? How're you guys doing? //blink//
Pg 30: Guy: Is that GT-R outside yours? You must be rolling in money, I tell ya! Imai: Haha, no. I bought it secondhand. Guy: Oh yeah~Kokawaji's back too. He has a kid now [SL: A boy] Imai: Whoa, seriously? //Um...// //blink// Guy: Hey, who's she? [SL: She's cute] //Hi// Imai: Ah... Guy: Is she a relative of yours? Mitsuki: (Whoa...!) //thump// Imai: Nah, she's with me. Guy: Oh~So she's your girlfriend? //Whoaaa// //rattle rattle// Mother: I thought it was rather noisy outside, oh my. Guy: Hello. Mother: Come on in and have some tea! Guy: Oh, sorry. We're were just about to go visit Mori-sensei--- Guy: We just came to see if Imai wanted to come with us Mitsuki: (What?!)
Pg 31: Mitsuki: (No...) Guy: He's gonna retire this year. so all the others are gonna show up too. Guy #2: Come on, let's go. There's gonna be lots of beer to go around. Mitsuki: (He's going to go with them...?) Imai: Ah... No, that's okay. I--- //thump!// Mitsuki: Ah... Guy: You can bring along your girlfriend if you want. Imai: No, she's a--- Guy: Why not? It'll be fine. [SL: He won't care] Guy #2: Everyone's gonna be waiting for you to come //stab...// Mitsuki: ...Imai-san! Mitsuki: You should go with them. Don't worry about me. Imai: ...Mitsuki.
Pg 32: Mitsuki: You haven't seen them in a while, right? Imai: ...Are you sure? Mitsuki: Yeah. I'm sure. Go and have fun. Mitsuki: (To be honest...I don't really want him to go.) //squeeze// Mitsuki: (But...) Imai: Thanks. //pat// Guy: Sorry, we'll be borrowing Imai for abit~ Guy #2: See ya! //rattle rattle// Imai: See you later! //slam//
Pg 33: Mother: Mitsuki-chan~ Come here and warm up! //We have snacks too!// //tense// Mitsuki: O-Okay! Mitsuki: (There's nothing I can do about it. He met his friends for the first time in a while...) //ignores// //stab...// Mitsuki: (...It's not as if we're just here for a casual visit. I have to be more of a grown up...)
Pg 34: Mother: We were able to finish cleaning up early thanks to you. //Now we can celebrate New Years in peace// Mitsuki: N-No, it was nothing! After all the trouble I caused you yesterday, it's the least I could do! Mother: [SL: Well~] Nobuyoshi didn't mention at all that he'd be bringing home someone with him, Mother: so we were a bit surprised Mitsuki: (What...?) //thump// //Haha~ Today's---// Mother: If he's going to go on a vacation, he should've taken you somewhere more exciting, it's probably not fun for you to be stuck in a boring place like this, is it? Mitsuki: N-No, that's not true. All this snow's really beautiful! //...thump// Mitsuki: (What...?)
Pg 35: Mitsuki: (Don't tell me Imai-san didn't tell them... about our engagement...?) //stab...// Mitsuki: (Why...?) Mitsuki: ("It's just a vacation!") //stab// Mitsuki: (Or am I the only one who thought it like that? Well yeah, it's not like we're going to get married right away. ...Still....then....) //stab//
Pg 36: Mitsuki: (Why did he bring me here in the first place?) Imai: ...tsuki Mitsuki. Imai: Sorry, I'm late. Mitsuki: Nnn...? //lifts//
Pg 37: Mitsuki: Imai-san...? //snoreeee// //snoreee// Imai: [SL: Shhh] Put your coat on, and let's go Mitsuki: What time is it now? //rattle rattle// Mitsuki: Where are we--- Mitsuki: Whoa! It's so cold! Mitsuki: It's still dark outside, Imai-san //squeeze// Imai: This way.
Pg 38: Mitsuki: W-where are we going? [SL: It's cold] //step step step// Imai: A hill behind my house. //slide// Mitsuki: What? AHHHH! Imai: Follow my foosteps //thud// Mitsuki: AHHH! Mitsuki: (I wonder where we're going...) Mitsuki: (Where is he planning on taking me...?) Imai: Just a little further--- Mitsuki: W-What?! We're still not there yet...? KYAA! //qheeze// //turn// Imai: Okay! //rustle//
Pg 41: Mitsuki: It's so pretty! Imai: I used to come here and play a lot when I was a kid Imai: Even when I got older, whenever I wanted to be by myself I used to come here sometimes Imai: I wanted to show you this too. Mitsuki: (Imai-san)
Pg 42: Imai: Happy New Years. Mitsuki: (A sparkling morning.) //Let's hope for another great year!// Mitsuki: (My overwhelming feelings for him, melt with the light, and it's as if it's falling down on the town)
Pg 43: Mitsuki: (This year--- and next year--- and the year after that---- please don't let go of my hand---) //vroom vrooom// //slam//
Pg 44: Mother: You haven't come home in so long, and you're leaving already? [SL: And so early in the morning too!] //yawwwns// //vrooom// Mother: You should relax and spend more time here. Imai: Sorry, but I have to get back by today Imai: I'll come again soon. Mother: Oh really? Mother: Mitsuki-chan, did you take some medicine to prevent car sickness? Feel free to come again too. Mitsuki: Y-Yes, I did. Thank you! Mitsuki: (Even though I messed up countless times, I'm glad they turned out to be really nice people) Mitsuki: (Ah...) //bows// //ignores// Mitsuki: (Uuu... I'm not gonna give up!)
Pg 45: Mitsuki: (One of these days, I'm gonna become a woman that even his brother would accept!) //mumbles// Brother: ...Take good care of him. Mitsuki: (This is the house where Imai-san grew up. It'd be nice if I could come here again---) Mother: Be safe! //vrooommm// Imai: Ah. //vroom// Mitsuki: What? //SQUEEAALL// Imai: Wait here for a sec. //click// Mitsuki: Imai-san?
Pg 46: Brother: Hey, Brother: did you forget something? Imai: Yeah. She's still in school, so this is gonna be a bit later on down the road //pokes head out// [arrow reads "She can't hear what he's saying] Imai: but I'm planning on marrying her. That's all I wanted to say. See ya! Imai: Sorry 'bout that. Let's go //slam// Mitsuki: Did you forget something? Imai: Yeah.
Pg 47: Mitsuki: Everyone's like, frozen in place. What happened? //vrooom// Imai: Yeah. Well, with this, the road's clear with my side of the family too. Mitsuki: (It would be great, if we could keep making steps forward like this) Imai: From now on, let's come back here together.
Pg 48: Imai: You won't be able to run away now. Mitsuki: (To the far off future, keep holding onto my hand)
END OF CHAPTER 4
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Pg 51: [board reads "Grade Year Examinations <The Fourth Day> Math"] Girl: Heyy Heyy, what was the answer for #3?! //noise noise// Girl #2: Noo~ I don't want to talk about it Girl #3: Hold on, I want to send a message to my boyfriend on my bell. //noise noise// Mitsuki: (I wonder why there's never a point in happiness when you're truly and completely fulfilled?] Girl: Let's go home~ Girl #2: See ya! Girl #3: Hey, wanna stop by somewhere? Girl #2: Nah, I'll pass. I have a bio exam tomorrow, and I know I'm so totally gonna fail //noise noise// //see ya~// Girl #3: What! So it WASN'T #4?! Girl #4: [SL: Oh] So you really haven't see him at all?
Pg 52: Mitsuki: Yeah...we've just talked on the phone for the past two weeks. Just when I thought he's finally back from his business trip Mitsuki: he tells me that I shouldn't be going around hanging out at night until I'm finished with my midterms [SL: And since the only time I can see him is at night---] //see ya// Girl: Yeah, but it's only until tomorrow. After that, you're all finished with exams Mitsuki: Yeah.... Girl: Why don't you cool down a bit? You've even gone to meet his parents, so why can't you be...well...a little less desperate-sounding? Mitsuki: Because~I've only seen him a handful of times since winter break!
Pg 53: Girl: Yeah, but seeing him only a few times keeps the relationship fresh, don't you think? Mitsuki: Well you can say that because you've never been in this kind of relationship Girl: Well yeah, of course //Uuu...// Mitsuki: (Of course, when we can't meet, he phones me even though he hates using the phone) Mitsuki: (But I want to be closer to him than ever before. Is that asking for too much?) //rustle// Guy: KOUNO MITSUKI-SAN! Mitsuki: KYA?!
Pg 54: //frozen// Guy: I-I LIKE YOU! PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME! Mitsuki: What...? Guy: IS THAT A NO?! Mitsuki: (W--- What's going on?!) Guy: PLEASE! //tense// Mitsuki: (Who is he?!)
Pg 55: Guy: I've liked you ever since I visited Nishijo's school festival last year! [arrow: Mitsuki's school] Mitsuki: U-Um... Guy: I guess you could call it love at first sight?! I just thought you were really cute! Mitsuki: Um.... Mitsuki: (He's really scary!!) Mitsuki: M-Michiru-cha.... //wawawa// //sigh// Girl: She's already going out with someone. Guy: T-Then... //gulps// //shocked// Guy: It's true...that you're going out...with an older guy...? Mitsuki: Y-Yes...? //nods nods//
Pg 56: Guy: T-That can't be true... //shocked// Guy: No way... there's just no way you---- Mitsuki: Um.... Mitsuki: I'm really sorry.... Guy: THAT CAN'T BE TRUE!! //dashes away// //WHAAAAA!// Mitsuki: Ah! Girl: Well I can understand why he'd want to deny the facts, but come on~ //Is he an idiot or something?// Mitsuki: H-He really surprised me //thump thump// Girl: From the looks of his uniform, he probably goes to East High. Mitsuki, you should be more firm when you're saying no. Mitsuki: S-Sorry. It's just...I'm not used to being around guys. Girl: You have a boyfriend for christ's sake!
Pg 57: Mitsuki: But...with Imai-san, I feel really safe. But with other guys...I can't tell what they're thinking, so they're kinda...scary... and plus...I don't really hang out with any other guys... Girl: Yeah, I've noticed how you kinda suck at turning guys down Mitsuki: (But this) Mitsuki: (kind of reminds me of the time I told my feelings to Imai-san) Mitsuki: (I've grown to love him) Mitsuki: (alot more since then though) Mitsuki: Hmm....
Pg 58: Mitsuki: I wonder if I should mention what happened today to Imai-san... //hmmm// [SL: Study already] Mitsuki: But since I did turn him down...maybe I shouldn't tell him... //ring ring// //click// Mitsuki: Hello? Kouno--- //chuckles// Imai: That was quick. Are you sure you're studying? Mitsuki: (Imai-san!!) Mitsuki: I-I am!
Pg 59: Mitsuki: U-Um...tomorrow I only have two subjects! Mitsuki: And then I'll be completely finished, so---- //roll roll// Mitsuki: (We can finally see each other!) Imai: ...Sorry Mitsuki: What? Imai: Truth is, I had to go away on a business trip again. I'm actually calling from Nagoya. Imai: I should be able to get back though in two to three days Mitsuki: (But...) Imai: ...Mitsuki? Mitsuki: ...I'm here. //tears up// Mitsuki: (you said we could meet as soon as my exams were over...)
Pg 60: Mitsuki: Another business trip, huh? Did you go by yourself again? Imai: ...No, a couple of others are with me. //throb// Imai: ...I'll be sure to get you some souveniers. //throb throb// Mitsuki: (He has to work again.) Mitsuki: ...No, it's okay. Don't worry about me... Mitsuki: Take it easy though, okay? Mitsuki: (Work, again.) Mitsuki: (...Maybe I am being a bit too selfish...)
Pg 61: Mitsuki: (I feel like I might blurt out that I want to see him right now...) //school chime// Teacher: That's it--- collect the papers from the back //Kyaaa~// //rattle// //rattle// //FINALLY! It's over!// Girl: Hey, let's go to Mister Donuts for lunch ["Mister Donuts" is kinda like a Japanese Tim Hortons] Girl #2: Nah, I'd rather go to Moss Burger~ Mitsuki: Michiru-chan~Let's stop by somewhere on our way home! Michiru: Err..yeah, sure. But what about your "Imai-san"? Mitsuki: ...He's away on a business trip //depressed// Michiru: Err... Michiru: It must be tough going out with a grown up~ Mitsuki: Wahhh! Imai-san, you idiot!
Pg 62: Mitsuki: I can't see him at all! And to think other people can see him everyday is just... it's just not fair! Michiru: But that's at work, right? Mitsuki: Yeah, I know that! But I can't help but be a little jealous! Mitsuki: (I haven't even gotten a chance to use the key he gave me during Christmas break) Michiru: If you have nothing better to do, why not go clean up? [SL: You know, his apartment] Mitsuki: What! But...don't you think going into his house without permission like that's kinda.... Michiru: Yeah, but a spare key is something you use when he's not home, right? Michiru: You might find another girl's hair on the floor~ [SL: You never knoww] Mitsuki: Imai-san's not like that! Mitsuki: (S-Still.... Imai-san's apartment, huh?) //looks around// Michiru: Ohh~you're thinking it over! Mitsuki: I-I'm not! Guy: Kouno-san! //rustle//
Pg 63: Guy: I just can't believe that you'd be the type of girl to do that kind of stuff! //taken aback// Mitsuki: (Him again?!) Guy: If something's troubling you, you can talk about it with me! I'll try to help! Guy: So---- Guy: don't do stuff like teenage prostitution! //he's serious// Mitsuki: WHAT?!
Pg 64: Ootsuka: ...I'm Ootsuka from East High. I'm in Grade 11. Ootsuka: I-I heard that you were going out with some businessman...so I came to the conclusion that... sorry.... Mitsuki: Okkay.... Mitsuki: (In the eyes of other people, is it that odd for a high schooler and a grown up to be...) Ootsuka: Um... how long have you two been going out? Mitsuki: Huh? Mitsuki: U-Um...err... just over a year... //slurrp// //rattle// Ootsuka: T-Then, that means you guys must've already---
Pg 65: Ootsuka: Well, no duh. Since he's an adult and all, it shouldn't be that big of a shock. That perverted geezer, I'll never forgi--- Mitsuki: What? Ootsuka: Ah! Nothing! //mumble mumble// Michiru: Let's get one thing straight. Don't go around spreading rumours that aren't true, got it? Mitsuki: M-Michiru-chan! //pissed// Ootsuka: I wouldn't! Ootsuka: Why are you even here anyway! I'm here to talk to Kouno-san! Michiru: There's no way I can just turn a blind eye when my friend's being harassed by some blubbering idiot! Mitsuki: Ah... Mitsuki: U-Umm... Mitsuki: Err... Ootsuka: What did you just call me?! Michiru: What, you got a problem with that? //beep beep// //beep beep// Michiru: [SL: Clicks tongue] It's for me. I'll be right back. //clank// Mitsuki: What?!
Pg 66: Mitsuki: (N-No way!) //panicking// //beep beep// Mitsuki: M-Michiru-cha----[SL: Um...] Michiru: Make sure to give him the N-O, got it? //click// Michiru: Who is it? Mitsuki: (D-Don't leave me alone with him!!) //pissed// Ootsuka: What a bitch~ Mitsuki: (W-What should I do, Imai-san?!) Ootsuka: Um... you don't have exams tomorrow, do you? Ootsuka: (Now's my chance!) //tense// //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: N-No...
Pg 67: Ootsuka: Our school doesn't have any tomorrow either! If you haven't made any plans already, wanna hang out? //okay?// Mitsuki: What? Ootsuka: Is there any place you wanna go? Mitsuki: ...um.... Ootsuka: Do you like zoos? Or how about an art gallery? Mitsuki: Ah... Ootsuka: You don't like either?! Then why don't we go to the aquarium? Ootsuka: No? Then where do you wanna go? Mitsuki: (W-What am I going to do... he's not even giving me a chance to refuse...) Ootsuka: Or have you already made plans with your boyfriend?! //thump// Mitsuki: No...um... he's away on business...so... //Oooh~// Ootsuka: Well then! Let's hang out tomorrow! If we hang out as friends, then there's no problem, right?
Pg 68: Mitsuki: As... friends...? Ootsuka: Yep! As friends! So okay? Mitsuki: (As friends...) //thump// Ootsuka: There's nothing wrong with having guy friends other than your boyfriend! And it'll give you a chance to hang out with guys who aren't old geezers! Mitsuki: Imai-san's not an old geezer! //snap// Ootsuka: Ah... s-sorry Ootsuka: But look at it this way. You'll be able to talk about stuff you wouldn't be able to with him. You know, the kind of stuff you can tell friends but not someone you're going out with? Ootsuka: You must have stuff like that, right?
Pg 69: Woman: Well well... Mitsuki: (---It's okay, if it's just as friends, right?) Mitsuki: (It's my first time being friends with a guy. What was I getting so worked up over anyway? I'm glad I didn't tell Imai-san about him confessing his feelings to me) Ootsuka: You've really never been to an arcade before? Whoa, you don't hear stuff like that everyday. Ootsuka: Then let's go there tomorrow
Pg 70: Mitsuki: (If he's a friend, then I don't have to go around letting Imai-san know each and every time. Since I'm sure Imai-san has friends who are girls...) Mitsuki: (Plus, since he's a grown up, he wouldn't mind. I really am interested in going to an arcade, and since I can't see Imai-san...) Mitsuki: I'm back~ Chizu: Where were you, Mitsuki? Chizu: Imai-san was here just now waiting for you.
Pg 71: Mitsuki: What.... //thump// Chizu: He said he had some work left to do, so he went back to his company--- [SL: Here are the gifts he brought back for you) Mitsuki: (Wh---) Mitsuki: (No way!) Mitsuki: No way! Why didn't you phone me?! Mitsuki: (He was here?!) Chizu: Hey, don't blame me. I tried calling you on your cell. [SL: Chizu: Try listening to the message I left for you] Mitsuki: Whattt?! Oh no, the battery's dead! [SL: Aww] Chizu: He was here for nearly two hours waiting for you [SL: I can't believe you] Mitsuki: (No way!) Mitsuki: Nooo! Mom: Mitsuki! Don't make such a ruckus! //dash//
Pg 72: Mitsuki: (Imai-san!!!) //ring ring ring ring// //thump thump// Imai: ...Hello? Mitsuki: Imai-san! Imai: Oh, hey. Mitsuki? Mitsuki: Imai-san----why?! Y-You said you had to go away so I--- //chuckles// Imai: Calm down. Yeah, I ended up finishing the work early so I came back early. [SL: At around two, I guess?] Imai: Since I had some souveniers for you, I thought I'd stop by.
Pg 73: Mitsuki: (I am such an idiot!) //squeeze// Mitsuki: I-I'm sorry I---- Mitsuki: (I wanted to see him... I wanted to see him so much and I---) Mitsuki: Are you still at work? I don't mind going the--- Imai: I don't think I'll be able to go home early tonight Mitsuki: Ah... Imai: Tomorrow...if it's around 4-5 I'll be free then. Let's meet. Mitsuki: Really?! I'm--- Mitsuki: (I can see him!)
Pg 74: Mitsuki: ("Tomorrow at 1 at the West end of the train station") Mitsuki: (Tomorrow?!) Imai: ...Mitsuki? Did you already make plans? Mitsuki: What? N-No! //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: (I finally get a chance to see him and I---) Mitsuki: Um... Mitsuki: Um.... Mitsuki: I-I might be a bit late--- but... Imai: Did you make plans with someone else? //thud// Mitsuki: N-No! It's okay. I can make it.
Pg 75: Mitsuki: (What's with me---) //thump thump thump// Imai: ...Well, then come over to my place tomorrow. Any time's fine. You have the key, right? Mitsuki: Y-Yeah! Mitsuki: I-I'll definitely come! Mitsuki: (But...) Mitsuki: (I can't tell him---!) //click//
Pg 76: Woman: Last night, after we split up in front of the train station Woman: I saw Mitsuki-chan~ at a donut shop Imai: What? //grins// Woman: I'll spill the beans Woman: so buy me dinner, won't you? [SL: I'm starving] Mitsuki: (Well...he doesn't seem like a bad guy. If I just apologize, he'll understand, won't he? Since he IS a friend...)
Pg 77: Mitsuki: (And, since Imai-san's going to go home at around sunset,) Mitsuki: (I have plenty of time.) Mitsuki: (I'll just meet him for a little bit, explain the situation, then go to his place---) Ootsuka: Woohoo! You really did show up! //Over here!// Ootsuka: Kouno-san!
Pg 78: Mitsuki: Ah.... Ootsuka: Wow! You really are cute! I knew it! //Wowww// Mitsuki: U-Um.... Ootsuka: You look really great out of your uniform too! Mitsuki: Um... the truth is...I... //tense// Ootsuka: First thing's first! Let's go eat lunch somewhere! Mitsuki: Um... Ootsuka: I was so psyched that I came here an hour early! Mitsuki: Ah... Ootsuka: I'm starving! Let's go! Mitsuki: (...It's getting...) Mitsuki: (really hard to tell him the truth now...) Mitsuki: (Ughh...I'm an idiot...)
Pg 79: Mitsuki: (I should've just turned him down from the very beginning, like Michiru-chan told me) Ootsuka: Then you haven't played any of the games either? Mitsuki: N-No... //slide// Mitsuki: (No matter how you look at it though, I'm the bad guy here! I have to find a way to fix this problem on my own!) Mitsuki: Ah! //clank clank// //beep beep// //click click// //rumble rumble// Mitsuki: (Wow...it's so noisy!) Mitsuki: (And it reeks of cigarettes!) Ootsuka: Hey! There's a Purikura machine! [Purikura are those machines you get into and take pictures that come out as little tiny stickers ^^] Let's take a pic! Mitsuki: What? Ootsuka: Why not? You've taken purikura shots, haven't you?
Pg 80: Mitsuki: (I feel really out of place...) [SL: Here's your share] [SL: I look so weird] Mitsuki: (I haven't even taken purikura shots with Imai-san yet... I want to, but I was afraid of him thinking I'm a kid...) [SL: I've given him purikura shots of me though] Mitsuki: (Imai-san's still at work...probably. ...I want to get to his place before he does though.) [SL: Frog //Kyaaa//] Ootsuka: Woohoo! Mitsuki: (Oh no...it's getting pretty late already...) Ootsuka: Kouno-san, you're pretty quiet, huh? Mitsuki: W-what?
Pg 81: Ootsuka: You know how there's lots of girls who have that, like, "oh I'm so independent" attitude, you know? I'm not into girls who are full of themselves. //Here. I have lots at home// Ootsuka: I find girls like you cute [SL: Yeah] You still haven't seen all the things there are to see in the world, you know? Ootsuka: Hey, what do you talk about with your boyfriend anyway? Mitsuki: What...? Ootsuka: Well, he's like a lot older than you, right? And since you don't talk much, do you guys not talk about a lot? Mitsuki: W-We do talk a lot! I-I'm actually not that quiet...we talk about school and.... //beep beep// //clank clank// Ootsuka: Whattt! No way---! //clank clank// //beep beep// Mitsuki: (I can't wait any longer!) Ootsuka: What do you want to do next? How about that one over there--- Mitsuki: (I have to tell him!) Mitsuki: U-Um...!
Pg 82: Mitsuki: I'm really sorry... but I already made plans with my boyfriend! Ootsuka: Huh...? Ootsuka: But I thought you said he had work? Mitsuki: Well...yeah...but last night he suddenly phoned me and... Ootsuka: Hey, but that means I was first--- Mitsuki: I'm really sorry! Mitsuki: (I know this isn't fair to him either.) Ootsuka: ...Don't tell me you're just always changing your plans to fit his? Mitsuki: N-No--- Mitsuki: (I was the one who wanted to see him!) Ootsuka: Let me guess, you couldn't tell him no?
Pg 83: Ootsuka: I knew it! You're being tricked by him! Mitsuki: N-No, that's not it, I--- //Arrghhh// Ootsuka: It's probably easy for a geezer like him to wrap around someone like you around his finger! Damnit, that bastard! Mitsuki: (H-He's made a huge misunderstanding... What am I going to do...?) //tremble// Ootsuka: I'm not gonna let you go and see him!! Mitsuki: (He's not letting me go, Imai-san!) Mitsuki: (What should I---)
Pg 84: Imai: What are you doing here, doing something ridiculous like this?!
Pg 86: Imai: What?! If you have a good explanation for this, I'd like to hear it! //tense// //thump// Mitsuki: (Ah...) //thump thump//
Pg 87: Mitsuki: I'm... Mitsuki: sorry... Mitsuki: (I did something... really stupid) Mitsuki: (If Imai-san had done the same thing, I would've been mad at him too...) Mitsuki: I'm sorr.... Mitsuki: (I did something really stupid... I'm so sorry...)
Pg 88: Imai: Finally, I got to see you... //vrooom//
Pg 89: Mitsuki: Oh yeah...Imai-san, didn't you have work? Are you okay leaving early like that? Imai: Yeah...today I left the work up to Saeki and the others. They'll be fine. //thump// Mitsuki: ...Hey Mitsuki: how did you know where I was? Imai: Well.... that's...you know... Mitsuki: (I wonder if he had to look for me...?) Imai: ...Mitsuki, who was that just now? //thump!// Mitsuki: What?! Mitsuki: U-Um...he's... a friend! He goes to East High. Imai: Did you make plans to see him today? Mitsuki: Y-Yeah...yesterday when I told him I'd never been to an arcade...he said he'd take me...
Pg 90: Mitsuki: But I didn't know how to play any of the games so it was pretty boring... [SL: Plus, it was really noisy] Mitsuki: (Since Imai-san was playing video games with Yousuke-kun, I wanted to be able to play them too...) Mitsuki: And because I don't really hang out with guys all that much... it was kinda scary hanging out with just him.... Imai: ...What about me? Mitsuki: What? Imai: Aren't you afraid of me? Mitsuki: [SL: Whatttt~] I'm not afraid of you at all! Mitsuki: Because you're really nice, and you're someone I can trust---- //vrooom//
Pg 91: Mitsuki: that's why my parents trust y--- //leans over// Mitsuki: Imai-san? [SL: What?] Mitsuki: I-Is something wrong? //sighs// Imai: ...No Imai: ...If you want to go to arcades, I can take you there. //Eh?// Mitsuki: Really?! Mitsuki: (If it's with Imai-san, it'll probably be really fun...) //splash splash// Imai: ...I'm not that different from other guys.
Pg 93: Mitsuki: (Imai-san...?) //thump// Mitsuki: (I sensed the faint signs... of an incoming tornado...)
TO BE CONTINUED...
Pg 94: Mitsuki: (...The rain of early spring was still a bit cold, so it felt a little too chilly to go out in my favorite clothes.) Mitsuki: (The start of Spring Break gave off a faint scent of uneasiness) Mitsuki: Yeah, and Chizu-chan's decided on her wedding day. She told me to give this to you. [Letter reads: Mr. Imai Nobuyoshi]
Pg 95: Imai: Oh... May, huh? //rustle// Mitsuki: Yeah. Do you think you can make it? Imai: Don't worry. I'll make sure to leave that day open. Because I know if I don't, I'm going to end up with an earful from Chizuka Mitsuki: Oh yeah, and she went in to do her fitting yesterday, and I went with her. Mitsuki: Her dress is really simple, but it's awesome! She looks great in it because she's really tall! Imai: Haha
Pg 96: Imai: Girls and their wedding dresses. I guess that's one of your dreams too, huh? Mitsuki: Huh? Mitsuki: W-Well.. //blush// Mitsuki: (I wonder if I'm going to wear a dress like that one day...) Imai: I'll make sure you get to wear one too one day. //thump// Mitsuki: Y-Yeah... //blushing// Mitsuki: (How come he always knows what I'm thinking?) //rustle rustle//
Pg 97: Mitsuki: (He's not really talkative, but he always knows the right things to say.) Mitsuki: Ah! Mitsuki: So THAT's where you put my purikura pic! I got some new pics with Chizu-chan yesterday! Look! Mitsuki: Hmm...this one's from a while ago... Mitsuki: And then this one too.... Imai: Wow...you took all of this? //rustle// Mitsuki: W-Well, I can't help it...whenever I see that they have a new frame out.... [for purikura shots, you can choose a frame to go around your picture ^^] //uuu...// Mitsuki: (...Is it really childish of me?) Mitsuki: (But...I wish that I could get a picture with Imai-san... even if it's just one time...)
Pg 98: Imai: ...What about this one? Mitsuki: Eh? Ah! Mitsuki: (Oh no.... I forgot I left it in there!) Mitsuki: U-Um...that.... was the one I took at the arcade... Mitsuki: Ummmm... err... Mitsuki: We took just one pic together.... //scrunch// Mitsuki: ...Eh?
Pg 99: //throws// //speechless// //rattle// Imai: We better get going. Mitsuki: (Imai...san?) //splash splash// //pourrr// Mitsuki: (Oh no...is he mad?) Mitsuki: Ah... //thud//
Pg 100: //splash splash// Imai: Hmm? Mitsuki: (...Phew. He's his normal self.) //relieved// Mitsuki: ...Um, is it okay for me to go over to your place tomorrow? //tense// Imai: ...My place? Mitsuki: Yeah! I'll wait for you to come back! I don't have any school tomorrow, so I thought we might be able to spend a bit more time together if we... Mitsuki: (And, it'll give me a chance to use my spare key!) Imai: Ah... Mitsuki: U...m.... //thump//
Pg 101: Mitsuki: Sorry.... I'll just be in the way if I go over to your place while you're not there, right? //disappointed// Imai: ...Ah...no, that's not it. Imai: Tomorrow...I think I'll probably be working late //splash splash// Imai: ...Maybe next time, sorry. //pat// //thump// Mitsuki: (I don't know why)
P 102: Mitsuki: (but lately, he looks at me this way sometimes,) (like he's mad, or like he's a bit troubled) Mitsuki: (Did I do something again...?) Mitsuki: (It's not because of what happened last time...is it? Since he's not the time the type to drag stuff on like that...) Mitsuki: Chizu-chan, do you want some? Chizu: Sure Mitsuki: (Or maybe he's just...tired because of work) //pours// Mitsuki: Yeah, he's been going on a lot of business trips lately. So as long as he doesn't get sick, then everything's fine...
Pg 103: Mitsuki: Here you go Chizu: Thanks Mitsuki: Wow... that looks delicious! Mitsuki: You've been buying a lot of cooking books lately Chizu: It turns out he knows more about cooking than I do. He just kept that info from me! //pissed off// Chizu: I'm gonna show him who's the better cook! Mitsuki: Okay... Mitsuki: (Now that I think about it) Mitsuki: (maybe Imai-san DOES know how to cook? He did have cooking stuff in his kitchen, but he eats out all the time... I can't cook at all...!)
Pg 104: Mitsuki: Chizu-chan, teach me how to cook! Mitsuki: (Because if you keep on eating out like this, your body's not going to last. As thanks for giving me a spare key, I'll go and surprise Imai-san!) [sign reads "Imai"] Mitsuki: ...Aww...
Pg 105: Mitsuki: (Well I guess there's nothing I can do about it. I came without telling him I would) Mitsuki: It looks like this is gonna be Christmas Part 2.... Mitsuki: If I don't get home soon I'm dead... //disappointed// //clatter// Mitsuki: Geez.... Mitsuki: (If only we were married, I wouldn't have to worry about curfew.) //clank clank// //turns around// //click//
Pg 106: Imai: ...Mitsuki?! Mitsuki: Welcome back! Imai: Why are you... Mitsuki: I'm so glad! I was just about to go home! Mitsuki: Did you have dinner already?!
Pg 107: Imai: No... I thought I'd just have some beer and snacks... Mitsuki: I knew it! That's not good for you! I'll warm this up for you, so wait just abit, okay? //click// Mitsuki: (Yay!) Mitsuki: It's my first time making it, so it might not be any good, but.... //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (This is great!) Mitsuki: Oh, right. You probably want to take a bath--- Mitsuki: (...Ah...) Mitsuki: ...Sorry, I shouldn't have come here without asking, right? //thu...mp//
Pg 108: Imai: ...Don't be silly, I don't mind. Imai: ...I was just surprised, that's all. //smiles// Mitsuki: (That's a relief!) Mitsuki: I'll get this ready right away! Imai: Don't worry about it. I'll take it from here. Thanks. Imai: You should get ready to head home. I'll drive you. //clank// Mitsuki: [SL: Whattt!] I can stay for a bit longer! Imai: No. It'll be past 9 when you get back even if you leave now Mitsuki: (Imai-san, you're too straight-laced) //sizzle sizzle// Mitsuki: I said it's fine... Mitsuki: It's spring break, and I told them I'd be over at your place.
Pg 109: Imai: ...Then all the more reason to get you back. Here, turn that off. //sizzle sizzle// Mitsuki: Ehh! Why---?! Come on, let me just stay for a little longer... Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) //squeeze// Mitsuki: I want to be with you for just a little longer... Mitsuki: Please.... Mitsuki: (I'm lonely...)
Pg 110: Mitsuki: (even though I love you this much, we hardly ever get to be with each other. I only want to spend time with you...) //squeeze// Imai: ...Mitsuki Mitsuki: ...Ah //thump// Mitsuki: (...Idiot, I'm just causing trouble for him---) Mitsuki: Sorr---
Pg 112: //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: I--- Mitsuki: Imai...san Mitsuki: (Wh..oa....) Mitsuki: (W-What should I do?!) Imai: Who do you think I am anyway?! Mitsuki: (What?) Mitsuki: Imai-sa----
Pg 121: //THUMP...THUMP THUMP THUMP// //wheeze wheeze wheeze// Mitsuki: (I...) Mitsuki: (I...) Mitsuki: (What am I going to do...?!)
Pg 122: Mitsuki: (I...was so scared...) //THUMP THUMP/// Mitsuki: What...am I going to.... Mitsuki: (I suddenly got so scared...) Mitsuki: ("Go home") Mitsuki: (What am I supposed to do? He was really mad) Mitsuki: Uu...//hiccups// //thump// Mitsuki: ("Who do you think I am anyway?!") Mitsuki: Ima...sa...//hiccup// Mitsuki: (I have no idea...) Mitsuki: Imai-sann....
Pg 123: Mitsuki: (I don't know....) [sign reads "Kouno"] Chizu: Here. [SL: Ow Ow] Mitsuki: ...Th... anks...//hiccup// Chizu: Have you calmed down a bit now? //hicc//
Pg 124: Chizu: ...Mitsuki-chan? //pat// Mitsuki: ...I ran away from him... Mitsuki: (...That time) Mitsuki: It was as if... Imai-san wasn't Imai-san.... Mitsuki: (it was as if he suddenly turned into someone I didn't know) Chizu: ...He really surprised you, didn't he? //squeeze// Mitsuki: Yeah... Mitsuki: ("Be quiet") Mitsuki: (Because---)
pg 125: Mitsuki: (he's always gentle whenever he embraces me...and in his kisses too...) Mitsuki: (But...) Mitsuki: ("I'm not that different from other guys") Mitsuki: ...He hates me now, I know it. Chizu: Haha, as if! Don't be ridiculous. //chuckles// Mitsuki: But... Chizu: Don't worry, Imai-kun understands. Chizu: ...It's just, he couldn't hold back some of the steam that he'd been building up...
Pg 126: Chizu: ...Do you like Imai-kun? Mitsuki: ...Yeah Mitsuki: (...I like him.) //thump...// Mitsuki: (I love him this much, and I just...) Chizu: Then there's nothing for you to worry over. He'll wait until you're ready. //pats// //thump// Chizu: So you have to not be afraid, and be understanding of him,
Pg 127: Chizu: and know that he is a man too Mitsuki: ("Mitsuki...") [sign reads "Imai"] Mitsuki: Maybe he's working overtime again... Mitsuki: (...That day, I left my key here. I can't even go in...)
Pg 128: Mitsuki: (I'm too scared to calm him... ...and he won't call me.) Mitsuki: Maybe... he's on a business trip... Mitsuki: ("Don't worry, Imai-kun understands") Mitsuki: (Does he really? Does he really not hate me?)) Mitsuki: (I'm scared... ...but I want to see him) Mitsuki: (I want to see you, Imai-san)
Pg 129: Mitsuki: (I don't know how I should act when I see you, but if I get to see you, if I get to see your face,)
Pg 130: //thump...//
Pg 131: //turns// //tremble tremble// Mitsuki: (Ah...) Mitsuki: (What should I do...) //clink// Imai: ...You forgot something.
Pg 132: //cli...nk// Imai: ...or do you not need it anymore? //squeeze// Mitsuki: (...Imai-san)
Pg 133: Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) //hicc// Mitsuki: Uu... //hicc// Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) //TENSE// Mitsuki: (---His arms are always gentle and warm...)
Pg 134: Mitsuki: (but...) //THUMP!// //tremble tremble// Imai: ...Don't be scared. //squeeze// Mitsuki: (I realized, that wasn't the only side to him.) //cli...nk//
END OF CHAPTER 6
Pg 135: Mitsuki: (I couldn't figure out how I should act around him) Mitsuki: ...I can talk with him normally over the phone... Michiru: But you haven't see him? Mitsuki: He's been busy lately, so I haven't seen him at all for over ten days //slurrrpp// Mitsuki: but...
Pg 136: Mitsuki: I don't even know whether I want to see him or not... Mitsuki: (All I know...is that I'll probably not be able to act like nothing's happened) Michiru: Let me get this straight, you went over to his place without telling him, used your spare key, and then you ran away from him when he tried to make a move on you. Talk about trampling all over his pride Mitsuki: ...I knew it...I'm the bad guy here... //deflates// //Hmm...// Michiru: Well, it's like Michiru: You two're going out. And it's not JUST that either. You're talking about marrying the guy. Can you honestly say you weren't expecting a situation like this to happen?
Pg 137: //thump..// Mitsuki: I... don't know... Mitsuki: (...I thought I was ready...) Mitsuki: ("Don't be scared") Mitsuki: (but when I felt his arms around me I suddenly got really scared. Even though Imai-san's Imai-san, and I was supposed to love every part of him...)
Pg 138: Girl: WHATTT! You guys STILL haven't done it yet?! //THUMP!// Girl: It's been three months since you two've been going out, right?! Wow, I'm surprised your boyfriend's holding out for so long! [SL: I feel sorry for him!] Girl #2: It's 'cause he's making it SO obvious that he wants to, you know? Girl: If you keep brushing him off like that though, he's going to turn to someone else //giggles// Girl #2: Yeah... oh well, I guess I might as well just do it... Mitsuki: (No way...) Michiru: ...Three months //bright red// Mitsuki: M-Michiru-chan... Michiru: How long have you guys been going out again?
Pg 139: Mitsuki: B-But...!! Michiru: I'm just kidding //beep beep// Michiru: And anyway, I don't think this kind of stuff's about how much time's passed since you started dating. But still, you know---ah. Phone call. //beep beep// Michiru: Is that for you? Mitsuki: (Ah...) Michiru: Answer it already [SL: The person's gonna hang up] Mitsuki: (Don't tell me it's...) Mitsuki: Y-Yeah... //beep beep// //thump// Mitsuki: (What am I going to do...) Mitsuki: H- Mitsuki: Hello? //click// Imai: ...Mitsuki? It's me. //th..ump//
pg 140: Mitsuki: (..Imai-san...) //school chime// Imai: Ah... Imai: Are you still at school? Sorry. Mitsuki: No, that's okay. I was just about to go home. Mitsuki: Are you still at work? Imai: ...Yeah. It looks like I'll be pulling a few all nighters this week. //thump thump thump// //sigh of relief// Mitsuki: O-Oh... Mitsuki: (...I can't believe I'm relieved that I won't be able to see him...) //thump//
Pg 141: Imai: I'll be free next Sunday //tense// Mitsuki: Eh...?! //thump// Mitsuki: ...Ah.... Imai: ..Mitsuki? //squeeze// Mitsuki: (What am I going to do?) Mitsuki: ...I'm sorry, um.... //thump thump// Mitsuki: (What am I going to do?) Mitsuki: I already made plans for Sunday... um...with...Michiru-chan.... //thump// Imai: Oh, I see.
Pg 142: Mitsuki: I-I'm sorr-- Imai: That's okay. I'll call again. See you. //click// Mitsuki: Ah! Mitsuki: (Wow...) Mitsuki: No way... //depressed// Mitsuki: (I turned him down...) Michiru: I don't remember making plans with you Mitsuki: Michiru-chan, what did I just do!! Michiru: Well, I don't have anything better to do, so I don't mind hanging out with you on Sunday. Mitsuki: (I---I---) Mitsuki: I'm really really sorry! Michiru: But Mitsuki, cheating isn't something you should rule out completely.
Pg 143: Mitsuki: Eh...? Michiru: "Imai-san"'s an adult. He probably doesn't have that short of a fuse, but because he IS a grown-up, he probably wouldn't be satisfied with just feelings in a relationship //thu...mp// Michiru: If you keep avoiding him like this, his feelings for you might cool down. Mitsuki: (....No way...) Mitsuki: ("He'll wait for you until you're ready.)
Pg 144: Mitsuki: (that wouldn't...) //exhales// Woman: Don't bring your personal problems into your work! Woman: It's a bit early, but have dinner with me. Imai: ...Are you footing the bill? Woman: Nice try! [SL: It'll be split right down the middle] Mitsuki: (...he wouldn't be satisfied with just feelings?)
pg 145: Mitsuki: ("Don't be scared") Mitsuki: (The spare key in my hand feels heavier than before.) Mitsuki: I'm bac--- //hahaha// //whatt! no wayy!// //hahaha//
Pg 146: Guy: Mitsuki-chan, welcome back. [SL: I'm just visiting] Chizu: Hey, welcome back! Mitsuki: ...hello. Mitsuki: What's everyone doing here? Mom: Talk about surprises! We've got something to celebrate about. Mom: I'm just glad she can still fit into her wedding dress [SL: We only just got her fitting over and done with] Mitsuki: Wha-- Mom: She's pregnant. With a B-A-B-Y. Mitsuki: A bab-- Mitsuki: (...what---) Mitsuki: WHATTTTTT?! //Well you don't have to be that surprised//
Pg 147: Mitsuki: (A baby?!) Mom: Are you going to be okay on your honeymoon? Chizu: Maybe we should cancel? Guy: Hey, hey! Mitsuki: (Chizu-chan's pregnant...?! I can't believe it...!!) Mitsuki: (...Then that means she...did THAT...with him!) Mitsuki: (KYAAA! WHAAA!) Mitsuki: (Now that I think about it, she DID stay over at his place a bunch of times) Mitsuki: (WHAAA!) //step// Chizu: Mitsuki
Pg 148: Chizu: Are you shocked? Mitsuki: T-That's an understatement! Chizu: [SL: Hahha] Yeah, it was a pretty big shock for me too. Apparently, I'm three months in Chizu: We did make our wedding plans before, but talk about having everything in the wrong order! [SL: Geez] Chizu: I was planning for us to be alone for a bit longer, but he seems to be pretty ecstatic about starting a family of his own Mitsuki: ...Ozawa-san? Chizu: Yeah. On our way home from the check-up, he's already started buying baby name books [SL: Look, see?] Chizu: It hasn't really hit me yet though. Being pregnant, I mean.
Pg 149: Mitsuki: ...Are you happy? Chizu: //chuckles// Mitsuki: ...Congraulations! //giggles// Chizu: Thank you very much. Chizu: But remember! You're still in school! Don't you try and pull something like this! Chizu: Make sure that Imai-kun takes every precaution possible! Mitsuki: C-Chizu-chan!! //chuckles// Chizu: What? It's important that you know this! Chizu: Anyway, good luck. Everything'll turn out okay in the end. //rustle//
Pg 150: Chizu: You can't think about it ever happening with anyone else but him, right? Chizu: It's the same for me. I can't think of being with anyone else but my fiancee. That's why I'm happy. //What are you reading~ Yo!// Mitsuki: (...Chizu-chan...)
Pg 151: Mitsuki: ("I'm happy") //...thump// Mitsuki: (...If only I were a grown up like Chizu-chan, I wouldn't be wracking my head over something like this.) Mitsuki: (Christmas, and before then too, I thought I was ready for it.) Mitsuki: (But in reality, I was always just taking advantage of his kindness and avoiding it. It was always like that. Always.)
Pg 152: Mitsuki: (There's no reason for me to be running away) Mitsuki: ("I'll call again") Mitsuki: (And anyway, I don't know how long Imai-san will wait for me.) Mitsuki: ("Be quiet") //THUMP...// Mitsuki: (---Please)
Pg 153: Mitsuki: (wait just a little longer...) Ootsuka: Since it is Sunday after all, I thought it might be a nice day to go outside //heh// Ootsuka: The weather's nice, and it's just a great day to be outside! Mitsuki: ...O...kay? Michiru: Sorry Mitsuki...
Pg 154: Michiru: I ran into him at the bookstore in front of the train station, and he stalked me from there. I thought I managed to lose him, but apparently not! Mitsuki: Yeah, that's okay... //hahaha// Ootsuka: Haha, wow, what a coincidence! Michiru: What coincidence, you stalker?! Ootsuka: Where do you guys want to go? I'm starving! Michiru: You can go eat by yourself! See ya! //Let's go O-Okay...// Ootsuka: Ah, hey! Mitsuki: (Oh no... if Imai-san seems me with him.... it might make him mad again. If I make the situation more worse than it already is, then...) Ootsuka: Hey, Kouno-san, are you still going out with that guy?
Pg 155: Ootsuka: He's no good, I can tell! He had that look in his eye, you know? And he seemed really violent //Hmm// Ootsuka: Well, he is pretty good-looking. I'll give you that. But he's not good enough for you--- //thump...// Mitsuki: Imai-san's---- Woman: [SL: AHHH!] I caught you cheating! Woman: What a coincidence! ...Well I guess you can't really say that about today. Woman: The company I work for's just over there. Mitsuki: Ah...
Pg 156: Woman: It's written all over your face that you didn't want to run into me! Woman: Am I not liked by someone, you think? //chuckles// [SL: Ootsuka: Who's that? Michiru: Dunno] Mitsuki: N-No, you've got it wrong--- //glances// //She's pretty good looking...// Woman: ...Well, well Woman: poor Imai-kun. Woman: You're much more promiscuous than your looks suggest. Cheating on your boyfriend in broad daylight? You've got some guts. //blushes// Mitsuki: D-Don't say stuff like that! It's not true! Woman: He's the boy from before, isn't he? //Huh? Mitsuki: What? Mitsuki: (What is she talking about...?) Woman: That date you were on last time. Woman: It was me who ratted you out to Imai-kun.
Pg 157: Mitsuki: (Wh---) Mitsuki: Why...! Woman: Even if it's Imai-kun, he's obviously going to be hurt if his girlfriend was going around seeing some other guy who knows where. [SL: Geez] //thump...// Mitsuki: Ah... Mitsuki: (...So he wasn't mad.... he was just...jealous?) Woman: ...I've noticed though Woman: that he's been saying yes alot lately when I ask him if he wants to go out drinking
Pg 158: Mitsuki: What...? Woman: He always turned me down before, but suddenly he's--- //Hmmm...// Mitsuki: (...He said he won't get back until late at night... that wasn't because he was working?) Woman: Maybe he just got tired of babysitting you? //dashes// Ootsuka: AH! Ootsuka: Kouno-san?! Woman: Maybe I went over the line a bit. [SL: Oh well] //Whoops// Ootsuka: WHYY!?!
Pg 159: Ootsuka: KOUNO-SANNN! Don't gooo! Come bacckkkk! [SL: NOOOO!] //GYAAAA// Michiru: Ootsuka //GRRR// Ootsuka: WHAT! Michiru: You're really annoying. //Shut up// Mitsuki: (No...!) //THUMP THUMP THUMP// Mitsuki: (NO NO NO!!) Mitsuki: ("If you keep brushing him off like that, he's going to turn to someone else" "...his feelings for you might cool down") Mitsuki: (Imai-san!) [sign reads "Imai"]
Pg 160: //wheeze wheeze wheeze// //thump thump// //rustle// Imai: ...Mitsuki? Imai: What's going on? Imai: I thought you made plans with your friend? Mitsuki: Ah... //thu...mp// //flip//
Pg 161: Imai: Is coffee okay? It's instant coffee though. //tenes// Mitsuki: ...Yeah. //thump thump// Mitsuki: (...What should I do?) //squeeze// //tremble tremble// Mitsuki: ("You can't think of doing it with anyone else but him, right?") //thump thump//
Pg 162: Mitsuki: (...Imai-san) //pours// Imai: What made you decide to come here out of the blue? Imai: Let's go out to dinner tonight. Mitsuki: (Imai-san) Mitsuki: (Imai-san!) //clatter// Imai: I only have stuff I bought from the corner store--- //THUD//
Pg 163: Imai: ...Mitsuki? //tremble tremble// //squeeze// Imai: Mitsuki? Hey.... Mitsuki: (...He smells of cigarettes.) Mitsuki: (It's Imai-san's scent.) Mitsuki: ...see you. Imai: What? //...thump// Mitsuki: I wanted to see you.
Pg 164: Mitsuki: (I'm so stupid. I wanted to see him so much and I----) Mitsuki: I-I won't run this time. //thump...// Mitsuki: ...so.... Mitsuki: So.... Mitsuki: p-please don't cheat on me.... Mitsuki: (I'm not scared) Imai: Mitsuki, Imai: Hey... Mitsuki: S-So.... Mitsuki: (Don't be scared.)
Pg 165: Mitsuki: ...don't hate me! //squeeze//
Pg 166: //thump// //tense// Imai: Mitsuki... //thump thump// Mitsuki: Ah... Mitsuki: (Oh no...) Mitsuki: (I can't stop trembling...) //thump// Mitsuki: (What should I do... it's as if my whole body's in sync with every heart beat.... I have to calm down... Calm down---!!)
Pg 167: //realization// Mitsuki: (D-Don't tell me I'm all sweaty?! I ran all the way here, so I...) Mitsuki: (No way! Noo this is so embarassing!) Mitsuki: (No! No! What am I gonna do?! B-Before doing something like this, you're supposed to take a shower, right?!) Mitsuki: (Ugh, I can't believe it! I'm such a loser!) Mitsuki: ---U-Um...I---- //slam// Imai: GAH!
Pg 168: //throb// Mitsuki: Owwww.... //throb// Mitsuki: (W-What's going on...) //blink// Mitsuki: ...Ah... Mitsuki: (No way....) Mitsuki: Oh no... Mitsuki: I-Imai-san.... //shocked// Mitsuki: No way... I am SO sor.... Mitsuki: (I can't believe it!)
Pg 169: Mitsuki: I-It wasn't supposed to be like this... Mitsuki: Um... //Ow ow// Imai: Ha... Imai: HAHAHAHAHAHA Imai: Hahaha [SL: Hahaha] Imai: Owwww.... Hahaha... //blushes// Mitsuki: ---Wh--- Mitsuki: Why are you laughing! Mitsuki: I can't believe you! Imai: S-Sorry, it's just..[SL: I can't stop!] //HAHAHAHA// Mitsuki: Idiot!
Pg 170: //grins// Mitsuki: Y-You're laughing wayy too much! Mitsuki: (...This is so stupid.) Mitsuki: (Haha, I can't believe it...) Imai: Hahaha //AHAHAHAHA// Mitsuki: (This is so messed up!) Mitsuki: Ha--- //pulls// //thump// //thud// Mitsuki: Ah...
Pg 172: Imai: You don't have to rush. Imai: I understand. Imai: You don't have to push yourself to do something you're not ready to do. Relax, I won't cheat on you with someone else Mitsuki: Ah... //pats// Imai: Now get off. If we stay in this position any longer, I don't think I'll be able to hold back Mitsuki: (...Imai-san) //squeeze// Mitsuki: (Imai-san) Mitsuki: ...Imai-san, I really do love you.
Pg 173: Imai: ...Just don't get me too riled up. Mitsuki: (...It's true.)
Pg 174: Mitsuki: (I'm glad I fell for you. Even when I run off track and I can't find my way back, you stop to lend me a hand.) Mitsuki: (Wait for me, I'll do my best to catch up) Mitsuki: (I'll make sure I catch up to you)
Pg 174: Michiru: So you guys ended up doing nothing? Mitsuki: Heh heh. Michiru: Geez, I give up on you guys [SL: Let me go] Mitsuki: Nooo~ Michiru-chan! Michiru: Buy me something! [SL: It was hell having to deal with that retard after you left] Mitsuki: (But me feeling that there was something a bit to be desired from his gentle kisses and hugs, is a bit too embarassing to tell him just yet!) Imai: Kyoto...? Man: Yes, the other company specially requested you. Man: And, I'm sure you'll have no trouble fitting in over there. What do you say?
Pg 175: Man: Say that you'll go and work over there for six months? Mitsuki: (Chizu-chan, I can tell you with a straight face, that right now, I'm just as happy as you)
END OF CHAPTER 7 END OF VOLUME 2 https://mangahelpers.com/t/oceansportrait/releases/19920Translation: Ashita mo Kitto Koishiteru Volume 12010-02-14T08:40:08+00:00oceansportraitadmin@mangahelpers.comTitle: Ashita mo Kitto Koi Shiteru [I'll Still Be in Love With You Tomorrow] Volume: 1 (of 4) Mangaka: Fujii Akemi Translated by: Oceansportrait Translation Completed: August 25, 2008
Pg 9: Mitsuki: (...Talk about bad timing!) Mitsuki: (I don't even have enough time to go home and change) //slam// //Sorry!// Mitsuki: (Ughhhh this sucks!) [bell reads: 5pm--- I'll be waitin---] Mitsuki: (//sighs//) Mitsuki: (He finally sends me the message I've been waiting for so long, and THIS is what happens?---) Mitsuki: (Not to mention, It's my first time in two weeks seeing him too!) //clang clang// Mitsuki: Ah... [sign reads "Tea"]
Pg 10: Mitsuki: Imai-san! Imai: ...Mitsuki Mitsuki: Sorry, I'm late. I had some stuff to do at school. //Welcome back!// Mitsuki: (I'm glad he's not mad) //sigh of relief// Mitsuki: (Well, it's not like I've ever seen him mad anyways) //laughs// Imai: Did you run all the way here? What do want to drink? [SL: You're probably thirsty, aren't you?] Mitsuki: [SL: Ah, yeah] I'd like an orange soda please Mitsuki: (The suit looks really nice on him, he looks like, how do you put it...all mature, you know?) Mitsuki: (I'm always nervous when I'm around him...)
Pg 11: Mitsuki: Are you drinking iced coffee? Imai: Yeah. Mitsuki: ...Could I have a sip? Imai: Sure, but I didn't put any sugar in it Mitsuki: I-I can still drink it! //laughs// Imai: ...Go ahead. Mitsuki: (Yayy! I guess this is what you call an indirect kiss. Haha] //clank// Mitsuki: (This is so couple-like!) Imai: Did you get your ears pierced? Mitsuki: What? Mitsuki: Oh!
Pg 12: Mitsuki: Y-Yeah...I got it done last week Imai: Was your school okay with it? [apparently alot of Japanese schools are really uptight about hair length/style, piercings, jewellery, yada-yada-yada. Some schools ban piercings, and this is why he's asking her this ^^] Mitsuki: The place I got it done told me that I shouldn't take it off for at least 3 weeks, so I've been putting a bandaid over it. And anyway, my sister got hers done in grade 11.... Mitsuki: (Maybe I don't look good with it...?) Imai: Oh, right... yeah, Chizuka comes across as the type to like that kind of stuff Imai: How is she anyway? //I haven't seen her around lately// Mitsuki: ....She's been...doing great... Mitsuki: (...I wonder what's the punishment for telling a lie?)
Pg 13: Mitsuki: (I think Imai-san might've been in love with my older sister) Mitsuki: (While he was going to uni, he was my tutor, but originally, he was a classmate of my sister's, who's seven years older than me) [papers read: English Exams Practice Sheet for Entrance Examinations] Mitsuki: (They seemed to be really close.) Mitsuki: (There's no way a kid like me could match up to someone like her) Mitsuki: (She was already dating someone else at that time, but I was too afraid to tell him how I felt)
Pg 14: Mitsuki: (And then as time passed and he graduated and started working, I saw less and less of him) Mitsuki: (About half a year ago, I saw how close they still were despite them working different jobs) //Yayyyy! I'm homeee// //Imai: I'm sorry, a bunch of our friends from university got together and she had a bit too much to drink// //Imai: I'll be leaving now Sister: Okayyy! Thanks for cominnngg! Mom: Now, now.// Mitsuki: (That time, my sister had just broken up with her boyfriend) Mitsuki: I--- Imai-san?! Mitsuki: (That's why I....) Mitsuki: M---My sister has a new boyfriend already! Imai: Huh...?
Pg 15: Mitsuki: She has someone she likes already, Mitsuki: so why Mitsuki: not me? Or am I not good enough? Mitsuki: I really like you... Mitsuki: (It was because...) Mitsuki: (I was afraid my sister would take him away from me) //clang clang// //thank you very much!//
Pg 16: Mitsuki: (It's not that I wanted to lie to you) //honk honk// Imai: ...It's seven. I guess seeing a movie's out. Imai: Want to go somewhere to eat? //What do you want to have?// Mitsuki: I can go home a bit late! They won't mind! Imai: No. Imai: You have to get back by 9, right? And anyway, I can't go walking around with a high school girl late at night //tap// Imai: Today I came straight from work so I don't even have my car with me so we should head back even earlier than usual. //stab...// Mitsuki: (...But...this is the first time we've seen each other in two whole weeks well yeah....you have your work, and I understand that....but didn't you miss me...?) Mitsuki: (Weren't there ever times that you wanted to see me...?) //honk honk// Imai: ...Everything okay?
Pg 17: Mitsuki: ....Do you.... Mitsuki: think I look like Chizu-chan? [her sister] //What?// Imai: Why are you asking? You don't. Not at all. //stab// Mitsuki: (He's treats me really kindly...) Mitsuki: (We've been going out for half a year. We haven't been able to spend that much time together, but we haven't fought once. We've even kissed a couple of times) Mitsuki: (...but still, he's never told me that he liked me) //squeeze//
Pg 18: Mitsuki: (Whenever he's around me I smell the faint scent of cigarettes) Mitsuki: (But...) Mitsuki: (I wonder if this smell... really belongs to me?) //click// [sign read "Kawano"] Mitsuki: I'm back.... ah. Chizu: Welcome back, Mitsuki Mitsuki: Hey, you're heading out? At this time of night? Chizu: //chuckles// I'm going on a date.
Pg 19: Mitsuki: (...I'm so jealous... she gets to see the guy she likes whenever she wants...) Mitsuki: What kind of guy are you dating anyway? Chizu: That's a secret //giggle// Mitsuki: What...? //sniff sniff// Chizu: You don't smell. Mitsuki: [SL: Smell?] Of what? Chizu: Cigarettes Mitsuki: Huh? Chizu: Imai-kun smokes, doesn't he? Chizu: Has he done anything to you that'd make his smell stick to you? //blushes// Mitsuki: WHATTT! Mitsuki: He wouldn't!! He's not like that! You pervert!! //hahaha// Chizu: Tell them I won't be back tonight! //See ya!//
Pg 20: Mitsuki: She won't be... //blushes// //slam// Mitsuki: (....If) Mitsuki: (I was a grown up like my sister, would I be able to spend more time with him? ...If I was her....) Mitsuki: ("You don't. Not at all") Mitsuki: (I don't know if that time, she had someone she liked.) Mitsuki: (I wonder if, Imai-san's going out with me because I'm her sister?) //throb// Mitsuki: Ow...
Pg 21: Mitsuki: (I can't shake this feeling of guilt) Girl: //Wow!// A ring! //noise noise// Girl: From your boyfriend?! Girl #2: Yup, but it's a cheap one. But it's more about his feelings, you know? Girl #3: Yeah, you're totally right //Wowww I'm soo jealous!// //Wowww// Girl: What kind of rock is it? Girl #2: It's a fake topaz. //Wowww// Girl: When I broke up with my ex-boyfriend though, I couldn't figure out what I should do with all the jewellery I got from him. It's like, they were a sign that I was his, you know? Especially the rings. //I was seriously creeped out// //ahaha hahaha// //munch munch// Girl #2: Hey! Don't rain on my parade! Girl #3: //Ah// I don't mind if it's something that's really good quality! Girl #2: You just be quiet.
Pg 22: Mitsuki: She's so lucky.... Girl: What? Mitsuki: I want a ring too.... Girl: Why? You have so many already. Your sister works at a jewellery store, doesn't she? Mitsuki: Yeah, but they're all hers. I don't mean like, generally, but more like, you know.... Girl: Why not try asking your boyfriend? Your birthday's coming up soon, isn't it? Mitsuki: I can't. Girl: But he's already graduated uni and started working, right? I'm sure he'd give you one if you asked //You are his girlfriend, after all// Mitsuki: (Yeahh...but if I ASK him, then there's no point in it...) Mitsuki: He's really nice.... //sighhh// //Well woo-hoo for you// Girl: GEEEZZ~ Are you trying to pick a fight with me? You went out yesterday night too, didn't you? It must be so great having a grown up boyfriend~ Girl: He probably teaches you a lot of things, doesn't he? //hehe// You know, like "grown up play"? //Nooo~~My virgin ears~// //snap// Mitsuki: Imai-san's not like that.
Pg 23: Mitsuki: He makes sure to take me back to my house at least five minutes before my curfew, and whenever he's with me he doesn't smoke OR drink, and he won't let me into his apartment because he lives alone //he said it wouldn't be safe// //clatter// [bag of chips reads "Good Potatoes" ^^] Girl: WHATTTT! NOOO WAYYY! Woww now THAT'S a tough cookie to crack! //Maybe there's something wrong with him?// //snap// Mitsuki: But those are the things I like about him! Girl: Oh... really? //What's the point in all this?// //beep beep// Mitsuki: Ah! [SL: That's me] Girl: Your bell? Mitsuki: Yeah Girl: Did you stop carrying around your cell? Mitsuki: Imai-san doesn't like talking on the phone. I knew it. It's from Imai-san. Girl: [SL:...Oh, really?] [reads: "I have to work late tonight, so I won't be able to see you. Imai"] Mitsuki: (If he's busy)
Pg 24: Mitsuki: (then I'll be the one to go and see him!) Mitsuki: (I want to see him everyday if I can, even if it's just to see his face.) //woww...// Mitsuki: (Ummm...) //sliddee// Mitsuki: (Ah!) Mitsuki: (Great timing!) Mitsuki: (This is awesome!) Mitsuki: Imai--- sa----- Mitsuki: (Ah...) //thump//
Pg 25: Imai: Mitsuki...?! Imai: Is everything okay? Didn't you get my message? Mitsuki: I did. But I was just hanging around with my friends near here and so I thought.... Mitsuki: (----I don't know why, but he seemed really far away, even though he was wearing the same suit he always does) //stare stare// Mitsuki: ...I'm sorry... Mitsuki: (I did something really stupid...) Mitsuki: I shouldn't have come and got in your way Mitsuki: (He's working and I...) Imai: ---Sorry, I can't take a break right now. Mitsuki: No, that's okay--- Imai: I'll walk you to the station.
Pg 26: Mitsuki: It's okay. Really, I can go there by mysel--- //thump// Imai: Mitsuki? Mitsuki: Ah, it's nothing. Mitsuki: I can go home by myself. Imai: But--- Mitsuki: Really. I'll be okay. I'm sorry to bother you at work. //See you// Mitsuki: (...I shouldn't have come here in my school uniform) Mitsuki: (All I did was embarrass him. I even look out of place standing next to him) Imai: Mitsuki! Imai: I'll leave Imai: tomorrow open!
Pg 27: Imai: So think about where you want to go to eat! Mitsuki: ...Okay! Mitsuki: (Imai-san...!) Mitsuki: (Yayy! We're going on a date!) Mitsuki: (I can be with him all day!) //honk honk// //swipe swipe// Mitsuki: ...I don't look weird, do I?
Pg 28: Mitsuki: (These are Chizu-chan's clothes, so I think they look a bit grown up...) Mitsuki: (even though I'm lacking in the chest department...) Mitsuki: NOW we'll look like a real couple! //hey hey// Guy: Are you waiting for someone? //smiles// Guy: If you're not doing anything, want to hang out? Mitsuki: My boyfriend will be coming soon Guy: We saw you here standing here alone for a pretty long time. Why don't you just dump that boyfriend and hang out with---- Mitsuki: ...Ah
Pg 29: Imai: Does that happen to you a lot? Mitsuki: What? Imai: ...Guys hitting on you. Mitsuki: Ah.... sometimes. //When I'm hanging out with friends// Imai: ...Oh... Mitsuki: ...Are you mad? Imai: Why would I be? Mitsuki: (...Aww.... so he's not jealous?) //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: AHHHH! Mitsuki: (He's not wearing a suit!!) Imai: What? Mitsuki: N-Nothing!!
Pg 30: Mitsuki: (I'm such an idiot! It's a SUNDAY. Of course he wouldn't be wearing a suit! You idiot! You retard! Ugghhh I TOTALLY missed the mark...) //depressed// Mitsuki: (I should've just worn that dress I bought a couple of weeks ago) //hahahahaha// //thud// Mitsuki: Ah... //pulls// Mitsuki: (My back feels hot...) Mitsuki: (With the scent of cigarettes my heart beats faster...)
Pg 31: Mitsuki: That was AMAZING!! Imai: You enjoyed it? Mitsuki: Definitely! //This is dessert// //laughs// Imai: You showed off some pretty impressive eating skills there. It was worth taking you here. Mitsuki: It's my first time eating at a place like this! //whisper// Mitsuki: But, is this really okay? I mean, it's probably super expensive. I wouldn't have minded going out to eat ramen, or to some fast food joint. Imai: Haha, don't be silly Imai: Even if you ate enough for three people, I have enough to get us by Mitsuki: I don't eat THAT much... //blush// Imai: [SL: Here] Do you want this too? Mitsuki: Yeah! Mitsuki: (Yayyy! I'm so happy!) Mitsuki: This is great! Imai: Today was partly to make it up to you too
Pg 32: Mitsuki: [SL: Huh?] "Make it up to me"? Imai: I have to head off to Kyushu tomorrow for work, so I won't be able to see you for a while. Mitsuki: (What...) Mitsuki: U- Until when...? Imai: I'll be gone for a week. I'm planning to be back by Saturday night Mitsuki: (I won't be able to see him again...) Mitsuki: But....that's... //clank// Mitsuki: (One whole week...?) Imai: I'm really sorry Mitsuki: (But.... next week.... next Friday is my...) Mitsuki: Oh...yeah... ....well.... Mitsuki: (is my....) //stab stab// Mitsuki: Well, it's work. There's not much you can do about it. Yeah, thanks for letting me know Mitsuki: (Oh no...I feel like I'm going to start crying...) Imai: ...I know it's a little early----
Pg 33: //tap// Imai: but here's your birthday present Mitsuki: (Ah...) Mitsuki: (no way...) //thump thump thump thump// Mitsuki: Is this...from Chizu-chan's store? Imai: Yeah, I don't really know any jewellery store besides hers. Mitsuki: (...Don't tell me...) Mitsuki: (this is....) Mitsuki: C-Can I... open it? Imai: ...Go ahead. Mitsuki: (Is it----)
Pg 34: Mitsuki: (They're earrings...) Imai: Sorry, do you not like it that much? //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: N-No, no. I do! Mitsuki: I was just a bit surprised because I'd never gotten something this expensive! Mitsuki: (I feel so stupid)
Pg 35: Mitsuki: It's so cute! Thanks, I'll take good care of it! //stab stab// Mitsuki: (I was disappointed because I thought it would be a ring. ....I'm being too greedy. God's going to punish me for wanting too much.) Mitsuki: I'll be able to take the ones I have in right now off in about a week, so the next time I see you, I'll wear these, okay? Imai: ...Okay Mitsuki: (...Still) Mitsuki: ("A sign that I'm his") Mitsuki: (Still...) Imai: Oh, it's about time you head back. Imai: Let's go
Pg 36: Mitsuki: (Imai-san, if I hadn't gotten my ears pierced, would you have gotten me a ----?) Mitsuki: (Or...) Imai: ...Mitsuki? //clank// Mitsuki: (Do you like me? Do you like me enough to want to keep me to yourself?) Mitsuki: (Do you like me...more than my sister?) Mitsuki: I... Mitsuki: don't want to.... Mitsuki: go home... yet.
Pg 37: //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: I-I...told them I'd be late today... Mitsuki: (Do you like me as much as I like you?) Mitsuki: So.... //tap//
pg 38: Imai: I-diot. //tears up// Imai: You're still in high school. You shouldn't be hanging around at night. You have school tomorrow, don't you? //tap// Mitsuki: (Why....) Imai: ...perfume...? Mitsuki: What? Imai: Are you wearing something tonight? Mitsuki: No, not really.... Imai: Ah.
Pg 39: Mitsuki: Maybe it's the clothes? Imai: Your clothes? Mitsuki: Yeah, these are Chizu-chan's, and she always wears perfume, so maybe--- Imai: Oh... Imai: right.... so it's Chizuka's.... //throb// Mitsuki: (---I did something stupid again) //squeeze//
Pg 40: Mitsuki: (even if I try to be like my sister and copy her clothes...her piercings...and her hairstyle....) Girl: ...Mitsuki, you're not going home yet?
Pg 41: Mitsuki: Nooo.... Girl: [SL: Whoa] You're not looking too good [SL: Are you okay?] Mitsuki: Yeah, I'm fine. I just didn't sleep that much last night Girl: [SL: Well, as long as you're okay] Are you sure you don't have to head home? It's your birthday, isn't it? Didn't you make any plans with your boyfriend? Mitsuki: ....No, he's away on business. Girl: No way! Mitsuki: (...He hasn't phoned me) Mitsuki: (I haven't heard his voice in over five days) Mitsuki: (I know he doesn't like talking on the phone) Mitsuki: (but still.... even if it's just to say hi.... at the very least, he could leave a message on my bell...) Girl: Well that's a bummer. Then wanna hang out somewhere? [SL: The bill's on me] Girl: Oh, but is he gonna call you? You know, like give you a birthday call? //snaps out of it// //clatter// Girl: WHOA!
Pg 42: Mitsuki: Sorry! I'm gonna go home! //dashes off/ Girl: Mitsuki?! Mitsuki: (That's right! It's my birthday! He'll definitely call me today!) //thump thump// Mitsuki: (He'll definitely call me.... I'm sure he will... I'm sure he will...)
Pg 43: Mitsuki: (...Why?) Mitsuki: ...idiot... Mitsuki: (I wonder if he ever thinks of me at all. Everyday, all I think of is him, and I'm always wanting to hear his voice, but is it different for him?) Mitsuki: Why.... why.... Mitsuki: (Maybe this is my punishment.... to not be loved as much as I love him...) //ring ring// //ah!//
Pg 44: //ring ring// //click// Mitsuki: Hello? Imai: ...Mitsuki? Mitsuki: ...I--- //thump// Mitsuki: ..mai-sann...... Mitsuki: (...I want to see you) Mitsuki: Imai-san... Imai: Mitsuki Mitsuki: //hiccup// Imai-sann.... Imai: Mitsuki, sorry I couldn't call you sooner. Mitsuki: Imai-san....//hiccup// Imai: Yeah.... Mitsuki: (I want to see you. I want to see you)
Pg 45: Imai: Happy 17th birthday Mitsuki: (If I'm just hearing your voice, I can't smell the scent of cigarettes) Mitsuki: Imai-san... //hiccup// Imai: I'll be heading home tomorrow Mitsuki: C-Can I... come pick you up? Imai: ...No, it's okay. I'm not sure about the exact time. Mitsuki: (But... I want to see you) Mitsuki: Then I'll wait for you at your place.... Mitsuki: (Even if it's 10 minutes...even if it's 5...) Imai: No, it'll be late. Mitsuki: ...but... but.... Imai: ...Mitsuki...//sigh// //thump// Mitsuki: (Even if it's just for a minute...)
Pg 46: Imai: I'll call you when I get back Mitsuki: (all I want is to see you...) //throb// Mom: Mitsuki, what're you walking around holding the phone for? //If you're going to use it, hurry up and use it!// Mitsuki: Okay, okayy //walks back and forth// Mitsuki: (I wonder if he's back yet?) Mitsuki: (He did say he would call me...) Chizu: I'm back~
Pg 47: Mom: Chizuka! Where were you last night?! Chizu: [SL: Sorry~] I crashed at my friend's place Mom: Couldn't you have at least phoned home? It was Mitsuki's birthday yesterday, you know! Chizu: AH! Chizu: Mitsuki! Mitsuki-chan~ I'm soooo sorry! Mitsuki: What're you looking so happy for? You're creeping me out //thud// Chizu: Happy birthday! Mitsuki: Chizu-chan... what is this...? [SL: A diamond ring?] Chizu: Ah... Mitsuki: Don't tell me you're...
Pg 48: Chizu: Keep it a secret for a while longer, won't ya? Mitsuki: (The smell of cigarettes...?) Chizu: I'm starving~ Mitsuki: (This smell....) Mitsuki: ("Has he done anything to you that'd make his smell stick to you") Mitsuki: (...No, it can't be)
Pg 49: Mitsuki: (He's away on business... there's no way they could've been together...) Mitsuki: (There's just no way...) Mitsuki: ("Yeah, I don't really know any jewellery store besides hers") Mitsuki: ("Tell her I won't be back tonight") Mitsuki: ("No, it'll be late") Mitsuki: ("Keep it a secret...") //clank// Mitsuki: (No...that would never happen...) //ding dong ding dong// [sign reads "Imai"]
Pg 50: Imai: Who is it...? //I got it, I got it// //click// Imai: Mitsuki..?! //wheeze wheeze// Mitsuki: ....Why are you here? Mitsuki: You said... you'd call me as soon as you got back... //tears up// Imai: Yeah... but I just came back... Mitsuki: (the scent of cigarettes can be found anywhere) Imai: In any case, come on in.
Pg 51: Imai: Why are you out so late at night? It's already past 10:30 Mitsuki: ...Is it a bother for me to be here? Imai: I didn't mean it like that. What did you tell your parents when you were heading out? I'm sure they're worried Mitsuki: ...It's my first time seeing you smoke. Imai: Huh? Oh, sorry... //sizzle// Mitsuki: Why are you stopping? You smoke in front of my sister, don't you? //mumble// Imai: What...? //rustle rustle// Imai: Once you're finished drinking that, I'll take you home Mitsuki: (No...) //thump//
Pg 52: Mitsuki: ...Let me stay for the night //clank// Imai: ...No. I'll go home with you and we can apologize together. [SL: Come on, stand up] Mitsuki: Y-You don't have to! I said I'd be staying over at my friend's house! //thump// Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) Mitsuki: So okay? Can I stay here? Imai: No. Go home. //thump thump// Mitsuki: Why?! Imai: Mitsuki! Mitsuki: No! I'm staying here!
Pg 53: Imai: I SAID GO HOME! //tense// //tremble tremble// [SL: Imai: Geez...] //tense// Mitsuki: (...He's mad) Imai: Let's go.
Pg 54: Mitsuki: (I can't believe he snapped at me...) //click// Imai: Get in. Imai: Mitsu--- Mitsuki: ...Were you really away on business? Imai: What's that supposed to mean? Mitsuki: T-Tell me the truth! You knew this whole time about my lie, didn't you?! Mitsuki: You both knew about it and you guys were just making fun of me, weren't you?! Mitsuki: About me telling you that Chizu-chan didn't have a boyfriend...
Pg 55: Imai: A lie...? Mitsuki: B-But.... Mitsuki: if I didn't tell you that... I thought you wouldn't look at me otherwise! Mitsuki: (It's not that I wanted a ring) Mitsuki: (I just wanted to have his feelings in a form that I could see) Imai: What are you--- Mitsuki: (because I would begin to doubt myself otherwise) Imai: Mitsuki--- what's--- Mitsuki: NOO! Mitsuki: (Because I didn't have any confidence in myself) //NOOOO// //tense//
Pg 56: Mitsuki: No.... Imai: Mi--- Mitsuki: I'm.... tired of this.... Mitsuki: I want this... to end... Mitsuki: I'm always the one....to be jealous and to be doubtful and to want to see you
Pg 57: Mitsuki: It makes me really tired... Mitsuki: I'm so tired... so just let me go.... Mitsuki: (Is this what I get for lying?) Mitsuki: (But...all I did was like him) Mitsuki: I'm---
Pg 58: Mitsuki: (All I wanted, was for him to like me back) //slam//
Pg 59: Mitsuki: (---I fell in love, in the summer of grade 10) Mitsuki: I don't need one! //No wayyyy!// Chizu: No, dad asked me to find someone. Imai-kun! //Come over here!// //bows// Imai: Hi, I'm Imai Nobuyoshi. Imai: Nice to meet you. Mitsuki: (He smiled at me, introducing himself politely to a kid seven years younger than him)
Pg 60: Mitsuki: (And it was that moment that I...) //slip// //splat// Mitsuki: O-Ow.... //wheeze wheeze// //cough cough// Mitsuki: (There's no way a love based on lies could last) //wheeze wheeze// //cough cough// Mitsuki: (because from the very beginning, there was nothing to believe in) //cough cough//
Pg 61: //cough// //wheeze// //throb throb throb// Mitsuki: (But it's true I liked him.) Mitsuki: (I did. I really did) Mitsuki: Wahhhh....
Pg 62: Mitsuki: (That was the one truth in all of this) //wahhhh//
Pg 63: Man: And now, the Sunday morning news report--- Mitsuki: ...Ugly pig! Mitsuki: Ughhhh.... I look like a little kid //oink oink// Mitsuki: Idiot! Retard! Mitsuki: (He ended up... not noticing my earrings...)
Pg 64: Mitsuki: (Oh, right. There's no way he would've noticed in the first place...) //throb// //hmmm/// Chizu: Looks like I lost this time around [SL: And I call myself a pro?] //tense// Mitsuki: O-onee-chan.... Chizu: Those are from Imai-kun, right? Mitsuki: (Ah...) //tense// Chizu: I recommended he get you the gold ones. [SL: Since you're always wearing my gold ones, and the platinum gets damaged really easily] but he was really set on getting you those ones Mitsuki: W-Well...it's not like I look good in either..... Mitsuki: (I should've just taken these off...) Chizu: Hey, that's not true
Pg 65: Chizu: It fits you perfectly. It fits you better than the flashy ones I wear Chizu: He has a good eye, I have to admit Mitsuki: (What...?) //giggles// Chizu: But to think a player like him could change so much~ he's like a mother hen Mitsuki: Huh? Mitsuki: (A "player"...?) //ding dong// Mom: Mitsuki---Chizuka--- could someone get the door? [SL: I'm a bit busy right now!] Mitsuki: Okay! //click// Mitsuki: Yes? Who is---
Pg 66: Mitsuki: (...Wh---)
Pg 67: //thud// Chizu: Ow! Mitsuki: (Imai-sa---) Mitsuki: (Why....?) Chizu: Hey, Imai-kun! come on in! //tense// Mitsuki: (No! Why?! After last night, I don't have the guts to face him!) Mitsuki: (What am I going to do?!) Mitsuki: (What am I going to do?!) //dash// //whoa// Chizu: Hey! Mitsuki?! Where are you--- Imai: Mitsuki.
Pg 68: Mitsuki: What...? //blank look// Mitsuki: (What is...this) Imai: It's non-refundable, so don't even try. //grabs//
Pg 69: Mitsuki: (W-Wait! Wait!) Mitsuki: I-Imai-san?! //awawawawa// Mitsuki: Imai-sa--- Mitsuki: (What the heck is...) Imai: Please excuse me! Mom: Oh, Imai-san! We haven't seen you in a while--- Mitsuki: (Eh...?) Imai: I'm sorry to intrude on you like this out of the blue, Imai: but I came here today because I had something I'd like to ask of you
Pg 70: Imai: Please let me Imai: go out with your daughter! [To be more specific, he's asking them he wants to go out with Mitsuki with the intention of eventually getting married [so in other words, a courtship, in olden times XD] //wow//
Pg 71: //turns to stone// Mitsuki: ....Wh.... Mitsuki: What are you... saying... //thump// Mitsuki: Imai-san...? Mitsuki: (No way.... this has got to be some kind of joke...) //thump thump// Mitsuki: What did you... just say...? Mitsuki: (No way....) Imai: I'm the one who's filled with doubts. You're still in high school, so I was worried you'd run out on me.
Pg 72: Imai: I thought if I got jealous, you'd get scared and hate me. Imai: If you hadn't told me you liked me that day, I probably never would've been able to make the first move. Imi: I'm sorry. Mitsuki: (Imai-san...) Mitsuki: ...So you like me? Mitsuki: (You've always liked me...?)
Pg 73: Imai: I love you Mitsuki: (Imai-san....)
Pg 74: Mitsuki: You've got your ordering all messed up! [she means that he should've told her he loves her BEFORE asking for her parents permission for her hand in marriage XD ^^] Mitsuki: (Don't let me go!)
Pg 75: //snaps out of it// Chizu: Well not like I mind, Chizu: but looks like she got around to it before me [SL: For now, anyway] //geez, she got first bids?// Mitsuki: (More than any eternal promises,) Mitsuki: (continue to love me everyday.) //rip// //wait a second! You're still too young for that!// //Oh, why not? Quite frankly, I'm relieved! W-Wha-wha---// Mitsuki: (Please love me tomorrow too)
Pg 76: Mitsuki: (because everyday, I think of only you) Imai: (...If I was to be completely honest) Chizu: Geezz~and to think the only one I could find was a player like you![SL: The only good thing about you, is you get good grades] I'll kill you if you make my sister cry! //mumble mumble// Imai: You've gotta be kidding me. I'm not THAT desperate that I'd lay a hand on some brat in middle school Imai: (Back then, even if I didn't fall in love, I had no troubles finding women to date) Chizu: My sister's really cute, so I'm worried! Imai: Yeah, but she's a kid, isn't she? //miii miii// [cicadas crying]
Pg 77: Imai: (---That day) Chizu: This is my little sister, Mitsuki. Mitsuki: Nice to meet you Imai: (I was caught hook, line, and sinker) Imai: (I'll never be able to tell anyone that it was my first time falling in love though)
END OF CHAPTER 1
Pg 78: [no text]
Pg 79: Girl: Wowww! It's a real engagement ring! Girl: That's so awesome! [SL: It looks super expensive! It's so pretty!] Mitsuki: I can't wear it while I'm in school [SL: So I keep it like this so I won't lose it] Girl: So he proposed to you, right?! What'd he say?! Mitsuki: (---During the fall of my 17th year) Mitsuki: (the small rock in my hand sparkled more than any star)
Pg 80: Ashita mo Kitto Koi Shiteru
Pg 81: [no text]
Pg 82: [text reads: "Summer of 1997. This is the picture on the postcards I sent as replies"]
Pg 83: [bell reads: "6:30 in front of the train station. Imai"] Mitsuki: (It took me more time to change than I thought!) //wheeze// Mitsuki: ---Phew, I made it in time [SL: At least, I think] Mitsuki: (I'm so glad! If I'm in my school uniform, then it would just embarrass Imai-san) Mitsuki: (Plus, it wouldn't look good with my ring...)
Pg 84: Imai: You're grinning. Mitsuki: Whoa! Mitsuki: Imai-san! Imai: I'm a bit late, aren't I? Sorry. Mitsuki: No, don't worry about it. I just got here too! Imai: Where do you want to go? Imai: You're probably hungry, right? Mitsuki: (Two months ago, my boyfriend, who's seven years older than me proposed to me)
Pg 85: Mitsuki: (He's busy as always with his work, and we still don't get to meet that much, but I'm happy just having this ring with me. I'm so happy I feel light-headed. My ring finger feels like it has a heartbeat of its own) Mitsuki: (It's like it's professing out its love for Imai-san on its own)
Pg 86: Mitsuki: (My feelings for him grow with each passing day, and I like him more than the day before) Mitsuki: Yeah, and apparently my sister's gotten into a fight with her boyfriend again Mitsuki: She tells me I can't pick up the phone even if it's ringing, but if I do pick it up and I hang up without letting her know, she yells at me! She's like a little kid Imai: Haha, it makes me wonder what kind of position she must be in to be thought of as a kid by you? Mitsuki: Heyy~ what's that supposed to mean?! Mitsuki: ...But it's the first time I've seen her acting like this to her boyfriends. Ever since I could remember she was a bit more on the cool side, you know? She's never shown this kind of side to me.
Pg 87: Imai: It's probably her first time having someone in her life she can let her guard down with. I'm sure they'll patch things up soon enough Mitsuki: ...yeah Mitsuki: (To be honest, even now... I'm still a bit jealous of him being so close with Chizu-chan) Imai: Well, we better get going Mitsuki: Whattt! Why? It's still 8:30! //Thank you very much!// Imai: If we don't head back now, we won't make it in time for your curfew [SL: Imai: since I don't have my car] //vrooommm// Mitsuki: ...but it's the first time in three days that we've met.... Mitsuki: (...I don't want to go home yet...)
Pg 88: Mitsuki: Whenever we talk on the phone, I'm always the one that's doing the talking ...and I don't get to see you that often. Mitsuki: They wouldn't care if I'm just a teeny bit late... Mitsuki: (I want to be with you for a bit longer...) //thump// Mitsuki: (Ah...) //squeeze// Imai: ...Maybe next time Mitsuki: (Ah...) //thump//
Pg 89: Mitsuki: (....I thought he was going to kiss me) Mitsuki: (He's really nice to me, but whenever I act like this, he always brushes me off) Mitsuki: (Doesn't he ever want to be with me?) Mitsuki: (He always makes sure I get back on time ---and he never goes beyond a kiss) //blush// Mitsuki: (---W-Well, it's not like I want MORE than that...but still...) Imai: Mitsuki? Mitsuki: Ah! Sorry! //dashes// Woman: Imai-kun?
Pg 90: Woman: I knew it was you! Guy: Ah! Woman: I thought you had important plans? Were you just heading back? Imai: Whoa, this isn't good Mitsuki: Who're they? Imai: They're guys from work. [SL: Geez] Mitsuki: Eh...? //thump// Mitsuki: (WHATTTT?! What should I do?!) Imai: Hey Mitsuki: (I should greet them properly!) Woman: You're with a girl! Woman #2: Oh my //tense// Guy: So THAT'S why you didn't go out with us tonight?!
Pg 91: Woman: Is she your little sister...? //pouts// Imai: ...No she's not Woman: Haha, yeah. No, I didn't think she was. I'm sorry, it's just that you look so young. //giggles// //squeeze// Mitsuki: (I should've dressed more grown up. ...This is embarrasasing) Guy: Hey--- Guy: isn't she the girl that was in your purikura?! [They're those little tiny photo stickers that are popular in Japan ^^] She's that high schooler that was in that pic in your notebook! Woman: [SL: No wayyy!] You're in high school?! Imai: Hey! When did you see that?! //blush// [SL: Guy: Whoops] Guy: Uhhh...I just got a quick look at it...[SL: I was just curious, that's all]
Pg 92: Guy: 'Cause you know, you never talk about your girlfriend. Guy: So I was a bit curious to see what you were hiding! Mitsuki: (Huh...?) Mitsuki: (...I talk about Imai-san to my friends.... so why does he hide the fact he's going out with me...?) //thump// Mitsuki: (Is it just because he's a guy and guys don't talk about those sorts of stuff? ...Or is it...) Guy: You're pretty cute! What's your name? //honk honk// Mitsuki: K-Kouno Mitsuki. [SL: Nice to meet you] Guy: Your voice is cute too! Did this bad man try anything on you? Guy: Like ask to do it with your loose socks still on? [They're these stretchy loose socks that high schoolers wear ^^] //punch// Mitsuki: What? Imai: Saeki!!! Imai: What are you, a perverted geezer?! I bet you're drunk! You reek of alochol! [SL: How much did you have?!] //Owwwww// Guy: Well, so what?! [SL: Imai-kun! No fair!] //blinks// Mitsuki: (I-Imai-san's yelling...)
Pg 93: Woman: Now, now. Woman: We're on our way to another bar. Want to come with us? Imai: Not you too! Don't go around asking underage girls to a bar. And anyway, it's about time she went home //Oww// Mitsuki: Ah... Guy: What're you being so uptight for! High schoolers these days are used to hanging out at night righttt? Mitsuki: U-Um... errr... //tense/// Mitsuki: (ewww.. he reeks of alcohol...) Mitsuki: I-Imai-san... Imai: Saeki~~~ //tap tap// Woman: There, there, Saeki-kun. We shouldn't intrude on their date! Guy: Whyyyyy! Woman: Sorry about that. Mitsuki: ....Ah.
Pg 94: //I want to hang out with a high school girl too~// //So what, we're not enough for you?!// Woman: Hey, Imai-kun! The project is probably going to be deliberated on soon. Imai: Whatt?! Imai: So soon? //It's going to get busy, that's for sure!// //chuckles// Woman: The section chief's most likely going to bring it up at the meeting tomorrow. We're expecting that your smooth-talking will win him over! Imai: Hey, hey, why're you saying it like that? Who's the REAL smooth-talker here anyway? Mitsuki: (Are they talking about work...?) //smiles// //thump// //slide// Woman: I'll see you tomorrow. Woman: Good night.
Pg 95: Mitsuki: (What was that?! And why did she smile just now?!) Mitsuki: (What is she, making fun of me?!) Mitsuki: (She probably thinks I'm just a kid!) Mitsuki: (Well yeah, maybe to her I am, and I can't talk to Imai-san about stuff like work...but still....) //munch//
Pg 96: Mitsuki: I wonder if Imai-san likes being with me.... //depressed// Girl: Why are you asking that now? //rustle// Mitsuki: ...Because. If I wasn't in high school, then I could've gone out drinking with them. Mitsuki: They're people from the company he works at. Even if I wasn't his fiancee, he could've introduced me as his girlfriend at the very least... Mitsuki: (He didn't even officially introduced me to them...) Mitsuki: And plus, he never smokes when he's around me Girl: Maybe he's just worried about the smell getting on your uniform? Mitsuki: Yeah, but he doesn't smoke when I'm in my normal clothes either //wipes off// Mitsuki: ...I'm starting to think that maybe he's embarrassed because I'm a kid.... and that's why he never told them about me. //rustle//
Pg 97: Mitsuki: (And maybe that's why he never thinks about wanting to be with me And maybe that's why he doesn't kiss me that often) //slap// Mitsuki: Ow! Girl: Hey! Girl: It's harder to believe in someone than it is to doubt them! Girl: You're taking the stuff you DO have for granted! //Your diamond ring's about to cry!// Mitsuki: ...Yeah Mitsuki: (---I do have this.) //Hehe// Mitsuki: ...Even when I'm happy, it's not like my doubts all disappear... Girl: Ughhhh you're pissing me offf! //I won't give you anymore!// Mitsuki: Nooo waitttt! //Give me the chips!//
Pg 98: Mitsuki: (That's why no matter what anyone says, no matter what happens, as long as I have this with me I can be by his side) Girl: Don't you have a date with him today? Mitsuki: He's away on business [SL: This time, it's in Kyoto] //slam// Girl #2: Heyyy everyone! They're gonna be checking our stuff during the extra long homeroom! Girl #3: No wayyy! Girl #4: Hide this! Mitsuki: (What?! No!) //Kyaaa Kyaaa// //beep beep// Girl #2: Hey, someone's phone is ringing Girl: Mitsuki, isn't it coming from your locker? Mitsuki: What? Really? //NOOOO waiitt!// //beep beep// Mitsuki: Yes? Hello? Mitsuki: (I wonder who it is? Maybe it's my sister? Since if it was Imai-san, he'd probably call me on the bell...) [arrow reads "He hates cellphones"]
Pg 99: Imai: Mitsuki? Mitsuki: I---- Mitsuki: (No wayy!!) Mitsuki: Imai-san?! Imai: Sorry, you're still in school, aren't you? Mitsuki: W-Why?! What's wrong?! Where are you right now? Imai: I'm still in Kyoto, but it turns out that I can get home sooner than I thought //noise noise// Mitsuki: Whattt! Imai: Would we be able to meet tonight? [SL: I have some souveniers I want to give you] //thump thump// Mitsuki: Of course! Mitsuki: (Woww! Woww!) Imai; Come to my place once you're finished school Mitsuki: O-Okay! //thump//
Pg 100: Mitsuki: (This is the first time something like this's happened!) Mitsuki: (I'm psyched!) //thump thump// Imai: Let's have dinner together too. Mitsuki: Ye--- Woman: Imai-kun! //beep beep// //clank clank// Imai: Oh, sorry. The bullet train's here Imai: I'll see you soon. //click// //th...ump...// Mitsuki: (What..... was that just now...) Mitsuki: ("Imai-kun!") Mitsuki: (It was a woman's voice...?) //thump//
Pg 101: //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (...It's okay. I should have faith in him.... Imai-san...?) //thump thump// [sign reads "Imai"] Imai: Here's the present. The cookies are for your parents [SL: and Chizuka]
Pg 102: Mitsuki: ...Okay, thanks. Imai: The one for you is oil paper. I heard they're really easy to use. Girls use that kind of stuff, don't they? [reads: Kyoto's Oil Blotting Papers"] Mitsuki: ...Yeah. Mitsuki: (A woman's...) Imai: Is everything okay? Should I have gotten you something else? Mitsuki: N-No! I'll definitely use it. Thanks. Mitsuki: (I must've just heard wrong. ...I'm just) Imai: Did something happen at school? Mitsuki: No, it's nothing. Mitsuki: (overanalyzing things too much) Imai: ...Mitsuki? //pat// //tears up// Imai: Did I do something wrong...?
Pg 103: Mitsuki: (There must be something wrong with me for me to doubt him) //rustle// Mitsuki: I-I'm... sorry... Mitsuki: It's nothing... Mitsuki: (...Still) Mitsuki: (Still...) //stab// [paper read's "Kyoto's Oil Blotting Papers"] Mitsuki: ("Imai-kun!") //stab// Mitsuki: ("You never talk about your girlfriend!" "You're in high school?!") Mitsuki: ....woman... Imai: Huh? Mitsuki: Were you with another woman...? Mitsuki: (...Why?) Mitsuki: ...your call...
Pg 104: Mitsuki: When you called me today... I heard someone calling out your name.... Mitsuki: (Why are you making me feel insecure about our relationship?) Imai: Oh... so that's what this is all about? Imai: Come on now, don't cry. Imai: She's someone I work with. Rememeber? You met her before. She was the one with the short hair //thump// Mitsuki: ...Then you really were with her?
Pg 105: Mitsuki: (No way...) Mitsuki: That's why you said you were at work...? //thump// Mitsuki: (No way....) Mitsuki: You were with her? A-Are you always with her on business trips? Imai: Well, no, there are times I'm with other people too. //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: (All this time that I was thinking of Imai-san,) Mitsuki: Why didn't you tell me?! Mitsuki: (he was----) Imai: Hey, hold on a second.
Pg 106: Imai: I don't know what kind of misunderstanding you're having, but it's work! Mitsuki: B-But.... you could've at least told me..! Imai: What's the point in talking to you about work?!
Pg 107: //bites lip// Imai: ...This is ridiculous. Let's just stop it. //sigh// Imai: I don't want to get into a fight with you over something like this. Mitsuki: (...I knew it.) //stab// Mitsuki: (He doesn't need me as much as I need him) Mitsuki: Yeah, well
Pg 108: Mitsuki: I'm an idiot, so what?! Mitsuki: I wouldn't know what you're talking about if you mention stuff about your work anyway! Mitsuki: Tell me the truth! You probably want someone grown up like her, don't you?! Because I'm a kid....because I'm some brat.... Mitsuki: (I don't get him at all) Imai: Hey, I never said that---- Mitsuki: (Imai-san, do you really like me?) Mitsuki: That's why you're embarrassed about me enough to not mention me to other people!!
Pg 110: //step step step// //wheeze wheeze// Mitsuki: ...Idiot. Mitsuki: (I wonder... if he wants to marry me at all...) //tense//
Pg 111: Mitsuki: (Where's my ring?!) Mitsuki: No.... this can't be happening... //thump thump// Mitsuki: ("They're checking our stuff---") Mitsuki: W-Where... did I put it... Mitsuki: (Ah...I almost freaked out for a sec there...) Mitsuki: I took it off in a hurry and... I put it... //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: Ah! Mitsuki: There it is....
Pg 112: //rustle// Mitsuki: (It's gone!) Woman: I'm sorry to call you out like this. Woman: You really saved me. Imai: Don't worry about it. It's work. What can you do? And anyway, I should've made sure to gather all the materials together, so it's partly my fault //I'm exhausted!//
Pg 113: Woman: I bet you made plans to get together with your girlfriend? I consider myself pretty lucky since I almost never get to go out drinking with you //laughs// //lights up// Imai: Yeah well, it's already past her curfew anyway Woman: Oh, my Woman: Now that you mention it, she did seem like she'd be a handful Woman: To be straight out with you, I'm surprised you're going out with someone like her. I thought you'd be the type to be into a more casual relationship. Imai: Thanks to you things are going great Woman: Haha, realllyyy~ your relationship's on the rocks right now? //laughs// Woman: If you need a shoulder to cry on, I can lend you mine //chuckles// Imai: I'll pass Woman: You didn't even think my offer over! Don't tell me you're serious about a high school girl like her? //clank//
Pg 114: //ring ring// Chizu: Yes, this is the Kouno residence Imai: I'm sorry to be calling late. This is Imai--- Chizu: Hey, Imai-kun? Imai: Oh, hey, Chizuka. ....How's Mitsuki doing? Chizu: ...What?! Chizu: Isn't she with you?!
Pg 116: //wheeze wheeze// Mitsuki: Ah... //cough cough// Mitsuki: (This is my punishment...) //thud// Mitsuki: //wheeze// //wipes// //rustle// Mitsuki: Nnn... Mitsuki: (for getting jealous over stupid stuff... and for acting like a selfish brat...)
Pg 117: Mitsuki: (This is my punishment...) Mitsuki: ...No... //wheeze wheeze// Mitsuki: No.... Mitsuki: No..... Mitsuki: (If I don't find it, I won't be able to be by his side anymore!) Cell: ...The number you have dialed cannot be completed as dialed. Please try back another--- //click// Imai: ...Damnit.
Pg 119: //sigh of relief// Imai: ...Don't make me worry. //tearrs up// //squeezee// Mitsuki: Imai-san.... //wahhhhh// Mitsuki: I---- Mitsuki: I can't... Mitsuki: I can't find my ringg..! //wahhh//
Pg 120: Imai: Your ring? Mitsuki: I'm so... sorry... Mitsuki: I tried... l-looking... Mitsuki: all over for it.... //hiccup// Mitsuki: (...What am I going to do?) Mitsuki: but I can't Mitsuki: find it! Imai: And so you were looking for it this whole time? Mitsuki: I'm sorry...! Mitsuki: (Imai-san, what am I going to do?) Imai: Yes, she was just searching for something she lost. ...Yes Imai: once she calms down, I'll make sure to bring her home. Okay, goodbye. //tense//
Pg 121: //tears falling// Imai: Hey, if you cry that much your eyes are going to swell up //chuckles// Mitsuki: A-Are.... Mitsuki: you...sick of me now...? //hiccup// Mitsuki: D-Don't.... Mitsuki: (Please...) Mitsuki: hate me..... Mitsuki: Don't hate me, okay?
Pg 122: //kiss// Imai: Mitsuki, do you not want to marry me Imai: if you don't have that ring? //thump// Mitsuki: I-I do!
Pg 123: Mitsuki: B-But you... don't like me anymore--- //thump thump// Imai: That's not true. If I need to, I can buy you another ring, Imai: and I'll propose to you however many times it takes. Imai: To be honest with you, I never want to let you go home.
Pg 124: Mitsuki: ...I don't need the ring. This is enough. Mitsuki: (I'd forgotten.) Mitsuki: (---I love him---) Mitsuki: (It wasn't about the ring.) Mitsuki: I'm sorry!
Pg 125: Mitsuki: (What he really gave me that day, was what I'd always wanted. It was his heart.)
Pg 127: Mitsuki: The ring! I found it, Imai-san!!! //Look! Look!// //gets up// Imai: Huh...? Oh... //KYAAA!// Mitsuki: No wayyy! Why is it here!? //KYAAA!// Imai: Maybe you dropped it when you were over here earlier today Mitsuki: I'm so glad.... Mitsuki: (This is great...!) //squeeze// Imai: ...Mitsuki //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: ...Eh? Ah.... //thump//
Pg 128: Mitsuki: (W-What....) Mitsuki: U-Um.... //blush// Mitsuki: Errr... Mitsuki: (just happened...right now...) Mitsuki: I-I better get home! Mitsuki: My parents are probably worried about me! Imai: Ah, yeah. Imai: I'll go get my car Mitsuki: No, that's okay //thump thump// Imai: No, it's not safe for you to go home alone. Mitsuki: Don't worry, I'll grab a cab. //Plus, you've had something to drink, right?// //thump thump// Imai: ...Then I'll walk you there! //click// Mitsuki: T-That's okay! Really! Imai: Mitsuki--- hey---- Mitsuki: ...Good night. //slam//
Pg 129: Imai: What just happened... Mitsuki: (In my hands is a tiny star) Mitsuki: (What's sparkling, you ask? It's Imai-san's feelings for me.)
END OF CHAPTER 2
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Pg 131: Mitsuki: Ah [SL: This looks nice] Mitsuki: ...if it's this I could probably afford to buy it... Mitsuki: (It'll probably look really nice on Imai-san) Mitsuki: But...hmm.....only one necktie...? [SL: Hmmmm...] [sign reads: Shirt: 17,000 Yen [approx. $170 US] Necktie: 9,800 Yen [approx. $97 US] Mitsuki: (He always takes me out to dinner, and he always gets me souveniers when he goes away because of work...) Mitsuki: (and the ring he bought me must've been really expensive too...)
Pg 132: Mitsuki: (Well, yeah, I know it's the thought that counts,) Mitsuki: (but this is going to be my first Christmas with him) Mitsuki: (If I get a part-time job though, I won't be able to see him as much...[SL: And it's probably too late to start anyway]) Mitsuki: (Even though I'm not a Christian, Christmas IS a big deal for couples) Mitsuki: (It'll be a romantic night out in the sparkling city. I'll be dressed up to the max, and I won't even care about my curfew. It'll be a night just the two of us)
Pg 133: Mitsuki: (A night...) Mitsuki: ("I don't want to let you go home") Mitsuki: (I ran away from him that time.... but...) [SL: Maybe....] //blushes// Mitsuki: KYAAAA! //tap// Woman: Oh, sorry, did I surprise you? [SL: Don't scream] Mitsuki: (H-Hey... isn't she....a coworker of Imai-san's...?) Mitsuki: U-Um.... //thump thump thump// Woman: I knew it! Woman: [SL: Errr] Mitsuki-chan, right? You remember me...don't you? You were glaring at me that time. //chuckles// //blush//
Pg 134: Mitsuki: (I don't like her...) Woman: [SL: Hey] Do you have time right now? I was thinking of going to get some coffee, but it'll be boring going by myself. Why don't you come with me? [SL: It's a really great place] Mitsuki: Whatt...?! //tense// Woman: Of course, the drinks are on me. Mitsuki: U-Um... I-I.... Mitsuki: (Why do I have to...) Woman: I'll talk to you about how Imai-kun is at work Mitsuki: Huh....? Woman: You're curious to know, aren't you? //smiles// Woman: Phew!
Pg 135: Woman: I'm exhausted from walking around all day. [SL: My feet are swollen, I tell ya!] Oh, do you mind if I...? Mitsuki: Oh, no. Go ahead. Mitsuki: (...I should've just said no.) Mitsuki: (I feel like such an idiot...) //chuckles// Woman: That necktie you were looking at just now... were you thinking of getting that for Imai-kun? Mitsuki: N-No! Um... [SL: Err...] //blush// Woman: Oh, was I wrong? You made plans to spend Christmas Eve with him, right? Since you two ARE a couple //stab...// Mitsuki: ----Ah.... Mitsuki: umm.... um.... Mitsuki: He hasn't...asked me yet...but... Woman: Oh? So that's how it is? Then
Pg 136: //chuckles// Woman: maybe I'll ask him out? Okay? //thump!// Mitsuki: WHAT?! Mitsuki: (W-Why...) Mitsuki: (is s-she...) Woman: ...h-- Woman: [SL: HAHAHHAA] I'm just kidding! Woman: You're too cute! You totally believed I would! [SL: That's hilarious!] //blush// Mitsuki: (Wh---!!) Mitsuki: (I knew it! She's just making fun of me!) //chuckles// Woman: Are you about to cry? I'm sorry, I am! Mitsuki: -----We're...
Pg 137: Mitsuki: not just a couple! We're engaged! Woman: What? Mitsuki: (That was so mean! That was so mean!) Woman: Oh, really? Woman: Oh, okay. Yeah, and so what? Mitsuki: Huh...? //sizzle// Woman: Imai-kun's very popular at work [SL: especially with the girls] Well, with those looks it's a given, but he gives off a nice personality on the surface on top of that, you know? Woman: There are probably some girls that are serious about him [SL: They're being deceived by him~] Woman: I do admit that he's pretty sharp, and yeah, for a 24 year old he's pretty mature Woman: but I'd say his weak point is, he pouts like a kid when you bug him too much. Oh, but maybe he only acts that way to his friends?
Pg 138: Mitsuki: Don' say bad things about Imai-san!! Mitsuki: (She's gone too far!) Woman: Oh don't get me wrong. I'm not bad-mouthing him. That's what I like about him, actually. Mitsuki: I-Imai-san's....not that kind of person...! //thump thump thump// Woman: //chuckles// Do you think of him as your perfect prince? //blush// Woman: The cruel, evil sister has a message for Woman: the princess. //smiles// Woman: Falling in love can happen in a flash //thump thump// Woman: but if you're serious about keeping the love alive, then you both have to work at it
Pg 139: Woman: You have to accept every part of him, the good and the bad. Woman: Or else, you two won't last. //thump thump...// Mitsuki: (...There's...) Imai: ...Mitsuki? Are you not feeling hungry?
Pg 140: //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: N-No! I'm am! [SL: This is great!] //munch// Imai: Really? //chucklces// //You don't have to eat so fast// Imai: I thought you lost your ring again and were feeling down about it Mitsuki: You're bringing that up again? I told you, I'm keeping it somewhere safe! I won't lose it again [SL:Geez] //munch// //chuckles// Imai: Why don't you wear it though? [SL: Since it is a ring] Mitsuki: I decided to only wear it for special occasions! Imai: Special occasions? Mitsuki: Yeah, like anniversaries or...Christmas. [SL: Stuff like that] Mitsuki: ("You two won't last") Mitsuki: (There's nothing for me to be worried about! I can't even think of one bad thing about Imai-san!) Imai: Oh, right. Christmas.
Pg 141: Imai: What do you want to do on the 24th? We'll probably have to make reservations for dinner. [SL: Any requests] Mitsuki: ...Yeah! [SL: Hmm...let's see..] Mitsuki: (There! See?) Mitsuki: (He's always the grown up... and he's always really kind...) [SL: Imai: Want try going to that restaurant again?] Mitsuki: (There's no way there'd be something about him that I wouldn't like) Mitsuki: (The "working hard" part she mentioned must probably be all on my part...) Mitsuki: (That's right!) Mitsuki: Imai-san! I'll make you dinner at your place! Mitsuki: I'll bake a cake too!
Pg 142: Mitsuki: We're always going out to dinner, so if we do this we can spend time just the two of us! Mitsuki: And--- Mitsuki: (It's our first Christmas together. I want it to be really special!) Mitsuki: ...Ah... or.... //shrivels up// Mitsuki: would you...rather not...? Imai: ...I have to work in the afternoon on the 24th //clank// Imai: so I'll leave this with you
Pg 143: Mitsuki: Eh.... Mitsuki: (Is...this...) //thump// Mitsuki: (W...ow....!! This is Imai-san's spare key!!) Imai: You can use anything you find in the kitchen. Imai: I'm looking forward to it. Mitsuki: (Imai-san's always...)
Pg 144: Mitsuki: (giving me all sorts of things...) Mitsuki: Ummmm... Mitsuki: And now I have to put in...a pinch of salt... How much is a "pinch"...? [book title: A Chic Dinner Meal] Mitsuki: (He's always the one doing something for me. Now's my chance to do something for him!) Chizu: Mitsuki? Are you okay? Chizu: I think I smell something burning... Mitsuki: Onee-chan.....[means "big sister"] //sizzle sizzle// //bubble bubble// [SL: Chizu: What did you make?]
Pg 145: Mitsuki: (Ugh...I am such a loser...) //sizzle// Chizu: [SL: Yeah, that's right] Press it down lightly. If you press it down too hard the cheese'll come out Chizu: And now, while that's cooking you can place side dishes on the plate Mitsuki: Okay! //sizzle// Chizu: It'll probably be a good idea for you to bake the main part of the cake the day before Mitsuki: Okay //giggles// Chizu: [SL: Oh, really~] So you're going to have a home-cooked dinner with Imai-kun? Mitsuki: What are you going to do? Chizu: I cook year 'round! So I'm going to get him to take me out somewhere! //sizzle// Mitsuki: ...Did you guys have a fight again or something? Mitsuki: ...Do you have stuff you don't like about your boyfriend? Chizu: ...Well yeah, of course! Chizu: He's self-conceited, pushy, and selfish!
Pg 146: Mitsuki: Oh... Mitsuki: but you still like him anyway? Mitsuki: (Even though they seem to fight alot, and she's always complaining about him, they seem really happy) //Err...// Chizu: ...Mitsuki, don't tell me Imai-kun's passed on that rotten personality of his on to you too! Mitsuki: Hey! He doesn't have a rotten personailty! Chizu: ...It's burning--- //sizzle// Mitsuki: AH! Mitsuki: (But....I....) //squeak// Mitsuki: Yep, and I just baked the cake. Imai: Oh really? Mitsuki: It turned out really good too! //heh//
Pg 147: Mitsuki: Oh, but I made it so it's not too sweet. I'm pretty good at baking sweets. Mitsuki: Don't expect too much for the main course though. I'm not great in that department //chuckles// Imai: I don't mind, as long as it's edible. Even if it's just cup noodles--- Mitsuki: Hey! I did put some effort into learning you know! //hahaha// Imai: Then I look forward to it Mitsuki: ...Even though I don't have that much confidence in it Imai: Don't worry, I have Tums ready just in case. //hahahaha// Mitsuki: Heyyy~ Mitsuki: ...I'm taking really good care of your spare key Mitsuki: I'll see you tomorrow Mitsuki: (I was really happy) Mitsuki: (Imai-san)
Pg 148: Imai: I'll try to get back as soon as I can Mitsuki: Okay. I'll be waiting... Mitsuki: (Let's make this an unforgettable Christmas!) [sign reads "Imai"] //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: I-I can... go in, right? O-K! //slide// //click// //THUMP!//
Pg 149: Mitsuki: I-It... opened... //thump thump thump// Mitsuki: I'm coming in... Mitsuki: (T-This... is really nervewracking!) Mitsuki: [SL: Oooh~] He always has everything neatly organized Mitsuki: I was kinda looking forward to cleaning up too~ //thump!//
Pg 150: Mitsuki: I-I better get started on cooking! //blush// Mitsuki: (It's as if I'm in a dream) Mitsuki: (waiting for my boyfriend in his room, while he's not there) Imai: Once I'm done with my rounds I'll be going straight home [SL: I'll leave the rest up to you] Guy: What! Not you too?! You have date? //WHATTT// //Idiot~// Guy #2: Of course he has a date. This is Imai we're talking about, remember? //hahaha// Woman: [SL: Ah!] Imai-kun! Do you have a sec! Mitsuki: (I'm filled with butterflies, and my heart's beating like crazy. I wonder if he's just as happy as I am? I wonder if his heart's beating as fast as mine?)
Pg 151: Mitsuki: (If we marry, I wonder if it'll be like this everyday?) Mitsuki: Err... Mitsuki: (I feel tingly inside!) Mitsuki: (Let's make this... a once-in-a-lifetime Christmas Eve!)
Pg 152: Mitsuki: ("I'll get back as soon as I can") [TV: Kyaaa~ The illuminations are so beautiful! This is amazing!] [TV: The town's filled with couples! TV: Now I'm feelin a bit jealous! TV: Why don't we go interview some of them?] Mitsuki: (W-Well, I'm going to be spending Christmas with Imai-san!) //click// //sticks tongue out// Mitsuki: He's just late because of work! I have his spare key with me! Mitsuki: ("Maybe I should ask him out?") //thump// Mitsuki: (...Oh, now that I think about it he's with her at work...)
Pg 153: Mitsuki: Ughhhhh~ I'll just get started on cooking the hamburger! [In japan "hanbaagu" isn't like the meat-in-between-bread thing, it's just the meat itself with a sauce [usually tomato based, but can be others ^^] over it.] Mitsuki: (I'm not going to let what she said get to me!) //KYAAA!// //The cheeze is burning!// Mitsuki: (I shouldn't say stupid things to make him upset again. I can't be selfish. Because if I am, he'll think I'm a kid) Mitsuki: (I have to become a woman who he'd want to show off to his friends!)
Pg 154: Mitsuki: (Imai-san knows my good and bad sides, and he accepts it all. That's why I should be understanding about him and work!) Mitsuki: I'm hungry~ //thud// Mitsuki: Imai-sannnnn Mitsuki: (----Ah) Mitsuki: (It smells of cigarettes...) //inhale// Mitsuki: (...His smell.) Mitsuki: ("To tell you the truth, I never want to let you go home.") Mitsuki: (I-If he continues where he left off that time...) Mitsuki: (Ahhh~ what am I going to do?!) //thud thud thud// //KYAAAAA// //rumble rumble// Mitsuki: I'm an idiot! Idiot! Mitsuki: Ah...
Pg 155: //stab// Mitsuki: (---If you...don't hurry...) Mitsuki: (Christmas Eve is going to be over...Imai-san) Mitsuki: (..."You two won't last") Mitsuki: (Come home already...) //stab// Mitsuki: (Hurry...)
Pg 156: Mitsuki: (You promised me you would) //chirp chirp chirp// //click click/ //slam// //click// Imai: ...Mitsuki?
Pg 157: Imai: ...Don't tell me... you've been here since last night...? Mitsuki: ...Yeah. Welcome back. //yawwwnns// Mitsuki: I just took a quick nap [SL: Hehe] Imai: ...I'm sorry. I couldn't get out of work. Mitsuki: ...Yeah, it's okay. I understand, it's work. But you're done now, right? Imai: No...I have to get back as soon as I change. Mitsuki: (...I can't be selfish) //stab// //stab stab// Mitsuki: ....Oh... okay.... Mitsuki: (I can't say stupid things...)
Pg 158: Mitsuki: I...understand... Mitsuki: (I can't stop myself...) Imai: ...Mitsuki //squeeze// //slap// Imai: I'm sorr-- Mitsuki: ....y... Why.... Mitsuki: (How could he?) Mitsuki: It's always work work for you! Is it THAT important to you?! Mitsuki: It was Christmas! It was our first.... Mitsuki: (How could he?!)
Pg 159: Mitsuki: It was supposed to be special... Mitsuki: It was our first Christmas together! Mitsuki: (I was really looking forward to it... I was waiting for you....) Mitsuki: (I believed you would come home...) Mitsuki: I was waiting for you...!
Pg 160: //rustle rustle// Imai: ....right. Imai: I know work isn't a good excuse. That was stupid of me. ...I'm sorry. Imai: How can I get you to forgive me? //stab// Mitsuki: (...It's not that I wanted to make him upset like this) Mitsuki: (...In my mind) //stab// Mitsuki: (I know that...)
Pg 161: Mitsuki: (I know that things aren't always going to go smoothly between a high schooler and a grown up... ...but that's why... that's exactly why....) //grabs// Mitsuki: Phone me Mitsuki: whenever something like this happens.
Pg 163: Mitsuki: Don't forget. Even if it's just to tell me you can't make it. Mitsuki: I want to hear your voice more than a message on my bell. Even if you don't like cell phones, call me. Mitsuki: (Don't) Mitsuki: (make me doubt what we have) Mitsuki: Even if you don't have time, call me. Mitsuki: (Because I believe in you) Mitsuki: Even if I wouldn't understand the stuff you're doing at work, talk to me about it Mitsuki: (Let's make an effort together)
Pg 164: Imai: Okay, I promise Mitsuki: (So that our love will continue to grow) Mitsuki: ...dinner's gotten cold Imai: Sorry. Mitsuki: I even decorated a tree. Imai: Yeah, it looks great.
Pg 165: Mitsuki: //coughs// I even prepared a present for you Imai: Sorry. Mitsuki: Don't think I've completely forgiven you yet! Imai: Yeah. Sorry. Imai: ----Oh yeah, did you make sure to call home? //Errr...// [sign reads "A kid"] Mitsuki: ...Imai-san, you're more strict than my dad
Pg 166: Imai: ...Well I don't want to lose your parents trust //Hmmm// Imai: Well, even if that happened, I wouldn't give you up, but still... Imai: If they're against our relationship, it'll probably be that much harder for you. Mitsuki: (It was the first time I saw him look...a bit shy and a bit sulkish at the same time) Mitsuki: ...Is that why you force yourself not to smoke or drink in front of me...? Imai: It's not that I'm forcing myself not to. Not at all. //thump//
Pg 167: Mitsuki: It'd be okay. Mitsuki: Because I wouldn't give you up either. //squeeze// Mitsuki: (Imai-san always gives me many things) Mitsuki: (Not just things that can be seen by the human eye, but something much much more precious...)
Pg 168: Mitsuki: (something that grabs ahold of my heart) Imai: Thanks for waiting for me. Mitsuki: (---Let's celebrate our first Christmas together)
Pg 169: Mitsuki: (Even though the hamburger was a bit charred and hard, and the cake was a bit crumbly, we laughed and ate it all) //clank clank clank clank// Mitsuki: You're gonna be a bit late Imai: Don't worry about it. I did an all nighter yesterday, so they'll understand. //clank clank// //yawwwnnn// Mitsuki: AH!
Pg 170: Mitsuki: You must've not gotten any sleep! I-I'm sorry, I--- Imai: Hey, it's not your fault //chuckles// Imai: ...Later I'll go to your place and apologize to your parents Mitsuki: D-Don't worry about it! It's Winter break, and I did tell them I'd be over at your place. Plus! They trust you //snaps out of it// Mitsuki: (W-Whoa....i-is this what they call..."the morning after"?!) //KYAA! KYAA!// Mitsuki: (This is super embarrassing!) Mitsuki: (I wonder if that's what the people around me are thinking?!) Mitsuki: (---Well yeah, I DID stay over at his place...) Mitsuki: (but still! But still!)
Pg 171: Mitsuki: (It's not like we continued on where we left off from "last time"....) //shakes head// Mitsuki: (What am I thinking?!) Imai: Mitsuki? Your face is red Mitsuki: WHATT! //M-Maybe it's the air conditioning!) Mitsuki: Oh! Right! Mitsuki: I better give this back to you Mitsuki: before I lose it Imai: Oh, yeah. Right. Mitsuki: Here. Imai: ...Hmm... //This is a bit hard...// //clink clink// Mitsuki: (Well I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed...) Imai: Mitsuki
Pg 172: Imai: Here's a present for you //clink clink// Mitsuki: (What...?) Imai: If you have a keychain on it, even if you drop it, you'd realize it, right? //thump// Mitsuki: (No...way) Mitsuki: (No way!) Mitsuki: I-Is it really okay for me to have this? Mitsuki: (No way!) //thump thump thump// Imai: Of course. Feel free to come any time.
Pg 173: Mitsuki: (I'm so happy!) Man: ---Those getting off at--- Imai: I better get off. [SL: Whoa, it's freezing] Oh yeah Imai: I managed to get a 3-day holiday during the winter break! So let's go on a little vacation! Imai: I'll call you later. //slideee// Mitsuki: ---Huh?
p4 -Part "The Spring of Youth of my 13th Year"- Kawata: (Yocchi, Inomata, and Sumiji all ended up in div. A.) Kawata: (That might not be such a bad thing though. Things weren't going that great between me and them lately anyway.) Rena: Hey, Kawata-san, is that you? //YAY!// Rena: let's sit together! Rena: I'm Sakura Rena! Kawata: Err...hey, nice to meet you. //AHAHA// Rena: What's up with the politeness?! "Nice to meet you"? Ahaha, you're a riot! Rena: I live in the same apartment complex as Sumiji. I've known her since like, forever! Kawata: Oh, really? Rena: Yeah, anyway, I've been waiting for a chance to talk to you for like, ages! Kawata: Why? Rena: //giggles// Oh yeah, you sometimes like, stay after school and read, don't you? Kawata: Ah, yeah.... Kawata: I've got a pretty big family, and it's noisy at home so... Rena: That's sooo cool! //AHAHA// //hey hey!// Kawata: I'm super good at mimicking other people! You know, like copying their movements and stuff? I'm in the acting club! Wanna see? Wanna see? Rena: Later. Kawata: What was your first name again? //noise noise noise nosie// Kawata: Aki. Rena: Exactly when is "later"? Kawata: (She's pretty interesting.) Teacher: Okay, listen up! Just sit wherever you want for now! I'm going to take the role call! Oumi! //clatter clatter// Oumi: WHOA! Teacher: What kind of reply is that? //giggles// Oumi: It's just, it's my first time being called first! //ahaha// Teacher: Oh, well, congratulations then.
pg 6 Kawata: (Hey---he's the guy Yocchi was gushing over.) Teacher: Katou Teacher: Koike Teacher: Shouji Teacher: Takahashi Teacher: Okay then, let's decide on your class representatives! Any volunteers? Girl: Hey, isn't it usually the person with the highest grades who does that? Teacher: I'd rather have someone who actually wants to do it! Teacher: Anyone? Teacher: Oh, you're interested in doing it, Sugiura Yoshiko? Sugiura: Yes... Sugiura: ...since I'm the oldest one here. Teacher: Okay, well then. Great! What about the guys? Any takers? If not, I'm going to just randomly start picking! Let's see here... Kawata: (She's older than us?) Kawata: Hey--- what did she mean when she said she's the oldest one? Rena: Oh... Teacher: Well then, to commemorate being the first on role call, let's have Oumi be the other class representative! //snicker// Kawata: (It was a small world, but it meant everything to us.)
pg 7 Rena: It was a gas explosion. //noise noise// Kawata: ...That ruined the bus? //You eat a lot, don't you?// //This is my breakfast// Rena: No~ I'm talking about Sugiura Yoshiko! Rena: Around the same time last year, she took a day off from school 'cause she was sick. She was sleeping all day, but she got up to heat up some water to drink, and she fell asleep. That's when it happened. KABOOM! Girl: No way! That's so scary! Kawata: (Yeah, that really is scary...) Rena: She got like, serious burns all over her body, and I heard she almost DIED! BUT she got better, and now she has to re-do grade 11. Girl: Wow.... Rena: It was like KABOOM!!! RIP RIP! Girl: What`s that? Rena: It's the sound of her clothes being ripped apart! Rena: YOSHIKO, RIP RIP! Kawata: (Err..) //Ahaha, you're too much, Rena!// //clatter clatter// //school chime// //Wait! Don't erase it yet!// Oumi: Hey! Oumi: I never knew you wore glasses.
pg 8 Kawata: It's just for when I'm reading what's on the blackboard. Oumi: Why not contacts? Kawata: I dunno, I guess I'm a bit scared to try those out. Oumi: There's nothing to be scared about. I use 'em. Kawata: Really? Oumi: Yeah, see? //stares// //AHAHAHA// Kawata: What are you, a retard?! Oumi: Ow, I bit my tongue! //AHAHAHA// Rena: Hey, they're having PE outside! It's Div. A! Rena: SUMIJI!!! //ahahaha// //giggles// //tap tap// Rena: Look, Sumiji! Kawata: Oh no, my glasses are all bent! Rena: You should've kept them in their case! Kawata: But I lost it. Sugiura: Kawata-san Sugiura: Um... Sugiura: Do you have your homework for Japanese...?
pg 9: Kawata: Oh shoot! When's it due? Sugiura: Um...by the end of lunch time.... Kawata: No way! But...that's like, right now! Oh no, I've only got five minutes! Rena: Just copy mine, here. Kawata: Thanks. //rustle// Kawata: Um... Kawata: It's kinda hard to finish it when you're just standing there waiting for me to finish... Sugiura: Ah...ah! Sugiura: I'm sorry! Sugiura: You're right, I'm sorry! Rena: Hey, you know, Yoshiko, right? Rena: Don't you think she's like, I don't know, kinda annoying? Girl: Yeah, I can see where you're coming from. Rena: She volunteered to be our class representative, right? But she's like, I don't know...like, slow? Girl #2: Oh yeah, the other day, I saw her changing in the change room! Rena: Huh? Girl #2: Her burns were like, really bad! Girl #2: With burns like that all over her body, that's GOTTA mean like, a 180 in your life. [SL: It's really sad] Rena: Hey, you know how Sakuma sits next to Yoshiko, right? He always has his desk like, moved away from her. Rena: Don't you think that's kinda mean? Teacher: Hey, you there! //Sakuma!// Teacher: Why do you have your desk moved into the aisle? //straighten it up!//
p 10 //out of it// Kawata: (Geez... that's so cruel.... it's not like her burns are contagious or anything...) Kawata: (But that mushroom cut of hers... is pretty wacky...) Kawata: (I wonder if she's hiding...you know, with it...? //rustle// Oumi: (Are you Miki Norihei or what?) //click click// //rustle// Kawata: (Who's "Miki Norihei"?) //scritch scratch// //rustle// Oumi: (That old guy who says "It's time for dinner") Kawata: AHAHA! Teacher: Hmm? What is it, Kawata? Kawata: Err...nothing. Teacher: Oh really? //slide// Kawata: (Grr, Oumi, you midget!) //school chime// Oumi: It's 'cause you always keep it in your pocket that it slides down your face like that! Kawata: Shut up! I like it this way! Guy: ...Are you really a chick? Guy #2: Ahaha, there's no way she's a girl! Kawata: Whaddya just say?! Guy #2: Back in elementary school, there was this fad where all the guys went 'round just like, flipping all the girls' skirts up Kawata: (...Ah) Guy #2: And you'd never guess what she was wearing! Kawata: (Stop it. Don't) Guy #2: She was wearing these striped boy briefs! //AHAHAHA// //No way!!// //Seriously?!//
p 11 Guy #2: Yeah, it seriously freaked me out when I saw it! //AHAHHAA// //What the hell?// Guy #2: It was a "whoa" moment, let me tell you! //What are you, a pervert?// Kawata: I-It's 'cause my mom did the laundry, Kawata: and I could only find my brother's.... //hahahaha// //so what, you wore them?!// Girl: There's no way I could ever wear my brother's underwear! //Ew!// Girl #2: It's probably better than wearing your dad's though //Stop it!// Kawata: (Noda, you jerk!) Noda: I bet you're still wearing 'em. Why don't we check? //The underwear police, reporting for duty!// Kawata: (I'll friggin' kill you!) //SLAP// Oumi: Noda, you're a riot! //AHAHAHA// Announcement: ---We will be commencing the--- All class representatives, please gather at the audiovisual room--- Announcement: I repeat--- //Ahahah!// //Stop it!// //AhAHAHA// //step step// //AHAHA// Sugiura: ...Ah. //AHAHAHA// Sugiura: Ah...by--
pg 12 Sugiura: Bye.... Rena: Yoshiko, RIP RIP! Girl: //snickers// [sign reads: Music Room] //school chime// Boy: Now that's what I call a good class! Got to grab a few Z's---life doesn't get any better than that! Boy #2: Tokumaru, you're drooling. Boy: I love this class! I always get to sleep through it. Boy #2: The teacher doesn't really seem to care either. Girl: Arrggh, this class is such a waste of time! //AHAHA// //Ahaha, Ume-chan's such an old hag// Kawata: It was... Kawata: so pretty...
pg 13 Guy: I'm starving! Oumi: Yeah it was, wasn't it? //cicadas crying// Mother: AKI! If you're just going to be lazing around the house all day, you might as well take Mai and Yuuta to the pool! //AHAHAHAHA// //WAHHH!// Kawata: But I don't wanna~ Mother: Then clean your room! Kawata: It's so hot. Can we turn the air conditioner on? Mother: Suck it up! Mai: Aki, Aki Aki! //Ugghh be quiet!// //rattle rattle// //SLAM// //cicadas crying// //Fight-o! Fight-o!// Kawata: Sugiura-san? Sugiura: Ah... Kawata: What're you doing here? Tending to the flowers? Sugiura: Yeah.... I'm in the Gardening Club.... Kawata: (Oh...I never knew our school had a Gardening club.)
pg 14 Kawata: It must be a lot of work though, having to come take care of 'em even during summer break Sugiura: Yeah, but I like doing this, so I don't mind. Sugiura: What about you, Kawata-san? Kawata: Huh? Sugiura: You're not in any school clubs...are you? Kawata: Nah, I just hang out at the school library. Sugiura: Oh.... Kawata: It's nice there, you know---all cool? And it's closer than the city library. Sugiura: Yeah... //giggles// //cicadas crying// //splash// Kawata: I.... Kawata: feel really happy when I'm reading... Kawata: (What am I saying?) //cicadas crying// Sugiura: Oh. //thud thud thud THUD// //splash splash// Kawata: Oumi? What're you doing here? Oumi: What do you think I'm doing? I'm here for my club practice! //snap// Kawata: What club? Oumi: Tag Club! Kawata: (Oh really...?) Sugiura: He's really fast at running.
pg 15 Kawata: (Huh...) //snore// Paper: (---and reading--- Grade 11, Division D. Kawata Aki.) Principal: And the top honors for the book review essay goes to, Kawata Aki-san, a grade 11 student in Division D Kawata: (No way!) Paper: (---someday, I want to be like---) Kawata: (Whoaaa!) //clap clap clap// Kawata: (Whoaaa!) //clap clap// Rena: Arrgh, this pisses me off! Girl: What's up, Rena? Girl #2: You know that play that the acting club's doing for the school festival? The lead went to this girl in grade 10. Girl: Whoa, really? Girl: That sucks! Kawata: Yeah, but it's not like the lead's the only one who gets to shine! Girl: Yeah, you're right! Rena: Well you might think that, little miss bookworm. Girl: C'mon Rena, that's not fair. Rena: Ugh, isn't there anything INTERESTING going on in this world?!
p 16: //AHAHAHA// Rena: Sakuma! You came into the classroom with Yoshiko! //snickers// Sakuma: What?! //AHAHAHAHA// //clicks tongue// Sakuma: Stop it, Sakurai--- //hehehe// Rena: Yeah, but you were like, side-by-side with her when you came in! //snickers// Sakuma: Retard! Girl: That's so mean... //giggles// Rena: Now's the time, Rena: for me to show off my pantomime skills! Rena: "Oh...it's so hot..." Rena: "but my fever seems to have gone down..." //waver waver// //giggle giggle// Rena: "I'm so thirsty..." Rena: "step step step" Rena: "No one's home yet?" Rena: "I guess I'll make myself some tea" Rena: "Click" Rena: "Swoosh" Rena: "I'm getting so sleepy..." Rena: "I guess I'll sleep a bit more while I'm waiting for the water to boil" Rena: "bubble bubble bubble bubble" //What's going on? What's she doing? giggle giggle// //Bubble bubble// Rena: "...bubble bubble... SWOOSH" Rena: "BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE.... BUBBLE BUBBLE" Rena: "RATTLE RATTLE RATTLE"
p 17 Rena: "KABOOOMMMM!" Rena: "RIP RIP RIP RIP!!" Rena: "Huh?!" //SWOOOSHHH!// //That's so mean!// //ahahaha// Kawata: (I thought back to Yocchi, Inomata, and Sumiji.) Kawata: (We were so close, but one day, I didn't agree with them on one thing and I spoke up about it. They started saying I was stuck up after that, ) Kawata: (and they stopped talking to me. I pretended I didn't care, but in reality, it hurt real bad.) Kawata: (If I have to go through that all over again...) Kawata: ...Ha... Kawata: Hahaha //My pride and glory! My mushroom cut's---// //thud//
p 18 //silence...// Oumi: Have you no shame? //What's his problem? What a dick! Geez I was just--// //ahahaha see you! byee!//
p 19 //rustle// Kawata: What're you gonna plant here? Sugiura: Fall flowers... Kawata: What kind are those? Sugiura: Cosmos...and Daisies...flowers like that. //pat pat// Sugiura: It's okay...you don't have to. Sugiura: You're just going to get your hands dirty. Kawata: ("I'm not scared of anything! Sakuma, you're too much!") Kawata: ("Yeah it was, wasn't it?") Kawata: ("Have you no shame?")
p 20 //rustle// Sugiura: Ah... Sugiura: Thanks. Sugiura: Thank you Sugiura: for helping me. Kawata: (I never talked to her after that. I still talked to Oumi sometimes, but halfway through the year, he transferred to another school. Once grade 12 started, me and Rena ended up in different classes, and we stopped saying hi to each other.) Kawata: (It was a small world, but it meant everything to us.)
p 21: -"The Crossroads of my 18th Year"- Kawata: (I've been dating Ihara since the summer of this year. He's my fourth boyfriend.) Kawata: (It's my first time dating someone who goes to a different school, but things are going pretty well, if I do say so myself) Ihara: Aki... do you like me?
p 22 Kawata: Yeah, sure. Kawata: I like you. I really do Uh-huh. Ihara: I sentence you to the death penalty. //tense// Ihara: I sentence you to death by suffocation! //Grrr// Kawata: Stop it! It's that time of the month for me! //THUD// Ihara: Whoa! Ihara: Then why'd you come over! Kawata: WHAT?! What do you mean, why did I come over? Is that all you ever think about it? Ihara: W-Well..it's cause you're reading manga without paying any attention to me! //Wahhh!// Kawata: (I do like you, Ihara. Ever since you came up to me with your face all red telling me that you liked me.)
p 23 Kawata: I heard Yuu-chan got a job. Where at? Ihara: Oh, some sports shop somewhere. Ihara: Those peeps who're in school clubs've got it made. Kawata: Why don't you take over your parents` business? Ihara: Who'd wanna take up that dump of a place? And anyway, my sis says she's gonna take over. Kawata: Hey, you shouldn't call it a "dump"--- Kawata: Stop it! //SLAP// Ihara: Whoa! Kawata: Your lungs are probably black by now! BLACK, I tell you! Ihara: So what? My heart's black already anyway~ Kawata: What if you become even more stupid than you already are? Ihara: Ouch. Yeah yeah, I'm an idiot, so what? Ihara: If that happens, I'll just become a homeless bum! Kawata: (Geez!) Kawata: (I like how his face scrunches up when he smiles. He smiles as if he doesn't have a care in the world.) [sign reads: Ihara Flower Shop] Kawata: See ya! Ihara: Ah, wait! Kawata: What? Ihara: I'll see you home. Kawata: Huh? But why? Ihara: 'Cause it's dark out. Kawata: That's okay, don't bother. I always go home this late. Ihara: Yeah, but just because you always get home safe doesn't mean today will be the same! Kawata: Okay...? Ihara: Well, see ya! My stop`s over there. Kawata: Huh? Okay...see ya. Ihara: Byeee! Kawata: (So what? He just wanted to go to 7-11? Is that what it was?) //Why didn't he just go right out and say it then?//
p 24 Kawata: (High school was fun. I got interested in new things and I spent all my time hanging out with friends. So much in fact that I stopped reading the books that I loved so much (but I still read manga) Kawata: (I made lots of friends, and I found out about all sorts of stuff that I never even knew about before. It was really fun.) Kawata: (I'm graduating in three months. I decided to go to a 2-year college.) Girl: It's almost Christmas! Girl #2: Not for a while though. Girl: Still, it'll go by in a flash. Girl #2: Aki, are you going to be doing something with Ihara on that day? Kawata: Yeah, probably. Girl: Ahaha, you don't sound too excited. Kawata: No, I am--- Girl: Hey, it's Ihara! //Yo// Ihara: Um yeah, I might not be able to see you for a while. Kawata: Why? Ihara: I got a part time job. Kawata: What? Kawata: (Why'd he suddenly take up a job...?) Kawata: Where? Ihara: At this Karaoke place. I got them to cram me in lots of hours [SL: It's gonna be killer, I tell ya] Kawata: All righty...? Ihara: Why don't you stop by sometime? Kawata: Yeah, sure... but why the sudden job? You planning on buying something? //poke//
p 25 //I'll set up a trap// Kawata: ...I don't need an expensive gift, you know that, right? //Bulls eye...// //whoops// Ihara: I-I just felt like working, that's all! Kawata: Then wouldn't you be better off finding a more...I don't know, a job you can turn into a career? Kawata: (Ah.) Kawata: I'm sorry, that came out wrong--- Ihara: Fine... Kawata: Ihara! Ihara: Anyway, Ihara: I got the late shift tonight, so let's head over to my place until then. //Ihara!// //SMACK// //ahahaha!// Kawata: (Ihara, never gets mad, no matter what I say. Even when I call him an idiot, he just laughs. In all honesty, I think he might be the grown up here.... at least some of the time, anyway.)
p 26 //beep beep// //beep// Kawata: (But sometimes) //beep beep// //click// Kawata: Ihara... Kawata: It's time. Ihara: Nnn.... Kawata: Bye~ Ihara's Mom: Hey, Aki-chan! Kawata: Yes? Ihara's Mom: Here, have this! //pat// [it's some Mandarin Juice] Ihara: What's that old hag thinking giving you something like that anyway? Kawata: I think your mom's pretty cute, personally. //Wow, this is sour!// Kawata: (I wonder if I like him as much as he likes me.) //See ya!// Kawata: (I can't sleep.) //roll roll// //beep beep// //rustle// Kawata: Hello? Girl: Aki? Were you asleep? Hey, wanna come hang out with us right now? These people from G-High are here. You don't know what you're missing out! Kawata: Ah, yeah sure. I'll be right there. Girl #2: Ughh....be quiet, do you have any idea what time it is? Kawata: Sorry. I'm just going out for a bit. //slam// Girl #2: You rebel!
p 27 Kawata: Ah, Kawata: we're going Karaoke-ing? Girl: Yeah! //Yayy!// Guy: We're going to go and visit your boyfriend! //Let's goo!// //You're in grade 12? Seriously? We're in grade 10. No wayy!// //ahahaha You look so...old, though!// [paper reads: ----Course All you can drink--- Weekdays----] Ihara: Hello--- Guy: Hey Guy: is that him? Is that it? Guy #2: It's him! Girl: For five, please! Ihara: ...whoa. Ihara: Please write down your name here--- Kawata: Hehe. //ahahaha yeah, and like---// Ihara: Who're they? Kawata: Ah, they're friends of Aya's. Ihara: Idiot Kawata: Huh? Ihara: Which model would you like? Kawata: Err...the "Hyper Joy," I guess. Ihara: Please have a seat over there. [SL: Idiot] Kawata: (Err...did I do something I wasn't supposed to?) //I wanna eat some yakisoba!// Ihara: Right this way. Ihara: And here is your room. And let's see--- this is where the ladies will sit. Guys: Wha? Ihara: And this is where the guys will sit.
p 28 Ihara: No switching seats. And this will be the menu. Kawata: Err...okay... Guy: Um... //thud// //Okay...?// Ihara: If you do switch seats, we will be charging you three times your bill. Guys: WHAT?! Ihara: Enjoy! Girl: Ahaha, he's actually checking in on us! //AHAHAHA// //That's scary!// Guy: Whoa, you're right! //Ahahaha// //What's his problem!// Kawata: (Ahaha, what a weirdo.) Kawata: (I'm sorry. I never mean to hurt you, but I really can be clueless when it comes to stuff like this---) Oumi: Yo, this "Kawata Aki," is she your girlfriend? Ihara: Yeah. Ihara: You go and check up on them next. Oumi: What, why? Ihara: If I go too many times, then you know, it'd be kinda annoying, and plus it's like...yeah, you know... //ahahaha ahahaha// Oumi: Excuse me! Guys: Whoa! //rattle rustle// //aahahaha// Guy: (Oh, false alarm. It's not her boyfriend.) Oumi: Who ordered Oolong tea? Girl: Ah, I did!
p 29 Oumi: Enjoy. Ihara: Yeah, and this guy I'm working with, he goes to S-High, but he said he went to the same middle school as you. Ihara: Do you know him? His name's Oumi.
p 30 Kawata: Yeah, I know him, but he switched schools midway. Ihara: Yeah well, he said he came back in grade 11. Kawata: Oh... now that I think about it, he used to be the class representative of our class. How is he? Ihara: He was the one who brought you guys your drinks. Did you see him? Kawata: ...Oh really? Kawata: I didn't realize it was him. Kawata: (The role call list. The contact lenses. The striped boy briefs. The music class. The school club. The book review essay...) [sign reads "Let's sing!"] Oumi: Hello! Oumi: Ihara's got the late shift tonight. Kawata: I know.
p 31 Kawata: ...Oumi Kawata: your face.... Kawata: it's gotten...bigger Kawata: And what's with that growth spurt anyway? Kawata: What are you, an idiot? Oumi: Haha. Oumi: What's it to you? [sign reads: 30 Minutes for 1 Person] Kawata: Long time no talk! Oumi: Yeah. Kawata: Does everyone know that you moved back here? Like Noda and Tokumaru? Oumi: Tokumaru's in the same class as me. Kawata: No way! Kawata: Are you still doing long jump? Oumi: Nah, I realized I wasn't cut out for it, you know? Kawata: Oh. Oumi: And anyway, I would've had to quit sooner or later anyway. Kawata: Yeah, I hear ya. Are you going to college? Oumi: Yeah. Kawata: What! And you're still working? Oumi: Yeah, I've been working here for a while. Kawata: You don't seem panicked about it, the exams I mean. Oumi: I'm planning on quitting soon though. Kawata: Oh. Oumi: What about you? Kawata: Ah, yeah. I'm going to the local college. Oumi: Oh... Oumi: Kawata, you noticed it was me the other day, didn't you? Kawata: ...ah...
p 32 Oumi: You're such a loser. Kawata: W-Well, what about you then?! Why didn't you say anything? Oumi: 'Cause I didn't want to disturb you guys! //giggles// Kawata: When are you quitting? Oumi: The day after tomorrow. Kawata: "090-xxxxxxxx" //beep beep// Oumi: Okay. //click// //ahahaha// //see ya!// //byee// Girl: Hey, it's Ihara! Kawata: I thought we wouldn't be able to see each other for a while? Ihara: Yeah.
p 33 Ihara: That's why I thought we should at least go home together! //See you, Aki!// Kawata: Ah, see ya. Kawata: Wanna go somewhere to eat? Ihara: Sure, let's go to Mickey D's. //AGAIN?// Kawata: Your mouth is like, all red Ihara: Oh, this? Kawata: Is it really itchy? Ihara: I fell asleep in class Ihara: And when I woke up, there was drool all over the place, and my notes were like, seriously messed up Kawata: Ahahaha Ihara: And I guess my drool just kinda, dried out all over my mouth. Kawata: Ahaha Kawata: How's your job going? Ihara: Not bad. Just the other day though, this drunk guy came in and you should've seen it! He threw up all over the place Kawata: No way! Ihara: Yeah, it was friggin' disgusting. //I bet// Kawata: (His hands are so warm) Ihara: Can I ask you something? Kawata: What? Ihara: Why did you go there when I wasn't working? Ihara: And why Ihara: did you say that you didn't realize it was Oumi? Ihara: Why would you tell me a stupid lie like that? Ihara: It's so stupid.... Ihara: that it pisses me off...
p 34 Kawata: (What happened in the past, is like a book that you've finished reading. Everything's done and over with.) Kawata: Yeah! And it's all your fault that we got into a fight! //ahaha// Kawata: Yeah, I guess... yeah... //ahaha// Oumi: My bad. Kawata: Huh? Oumi: I think it was because of what I told him. Kawata: What? What'd you say to him? Oumi: I told him I liked you back in middle school. Kawata: You know... you shouldn't keep that kind of stuff... a secret... Oumi: haha. Kawata: (Even when I get nostalgic for it and I flip through the pages again, the ending's always the same.) Kawata: You know, Kawata: I got really depressed when you went off on me like you did. Kawata: ....Hello? Hello? //Earth to Oumi~// Oumi: Kawata, do you have time to meet up someplace? Oumi: There's something I want to show you
p 35 Oumi: First off, I want to apologize. Kawata: Huh...but why.... Oumi: Well, it's like.... Oumi: When you said I got mad at you, you were talking about THAT time, right? Kawata: Ah... Kawata: ("Have you no shame?") Oumi: I can't believe I said that to you. Who did I think I was anyway? Why did I act like some big-shot? //Wahhh!// Oumi: I'm the one who should be embarrassed, argghhh~ Kawata: Um...err... Kawata: (Oumi...) Kawata: (It's Oumi...) Kawata: What did you want to show me? //rustle// Oumi: "Sugiura Yoshiko" Oumi: I kept in touch with her by mail. Oumi: Part way through though, we switched to text messaging.
p 36 Oumi: This isn't all of what I got from her, Oumi: but I chose all the ones that mentioned you Kawata: She... mentioned me in her letters...? Kawata: But why...? Oumi: Why don't you read it and find out? [letter: ---To: ---] //rustle// [letter:
To Oumi-kun. How are you? It's gotten very cold-- My cat snuggles into my bed everyday--- I haven't gotten much sleep lately-- How is your dog doing? The dog that our neighbors keep---] [letter continued: I'm a year older than everyone else--- I tried my hardest to blend in--- but I don't think I--- The other day, someone I used to be classmates with---] [letter continued: I'm not really that good around people I don't know, but my intuition is pretty good, at least I think so anyway---] [letter continued: I've believed in myself ever since I was a kid. Is that weird?
I couldn't help but think Kawata-san wasn't like the others. I really really wanted to talk to her, but I thought if I went up to her out of the blue, that she might not like that.)] [letter continued: One day, I gathered up all my courage to say bye to her, but I messed up. When I was tending the flower garden during the summer break, Kawata-san came up to me out of nowhere. (You were there for your sports practice, remember?) I thought my heart was going to jump right out of my chest. I kept thinking how I should say something, but I couldn't think up of anything interesting to say. Looking back on it now, it's become a precious memory of mine. Sometimes, at night while I'm lying in bed, I think back to it.]
p 37 [letter continued:
When you got mad that one time, I really wanted to run away. I couldn't help but think, "why me"?
Kawata-san won't even look at me. I'm really sad. I don't have the courage to go up and talk to her.
Oumi-kun! I`ve got a great idea!
I came up with a great idea! To thank her for helping me fix up the flower garden that someone ruined, I made something for her. Can you guess what it is?
Well it's a...
ta-da! A case for her glasses! (ala Doraemon!)
I saw how she always put hers in her pocket, so.... I'm going to make it with this puffy fabric so that her glasses won't get damaged Do you think it's a good idea?
[arrow reads "You can pull the strings to close it"
I'll use this opportunity to talk to Kawata-san! ]
[letter continued:
Oumi-kun...I couldn't do it. I'm scared of the people around her.
I'm scared of being hurt.
If only I was stronger...]
p 38 Kawata: That is so...stupid! Kawata: What the hell is that anyway... a "case for my glasses"? Kawata: What a joke! [the letter in the background is a repeat of the letter on the previous page] //splash// [letter reads: --if only I was stronger..] Kawata: I don't even wear... glasses anymore.. //splash// Kawata: What's her problem anyway... What's wrong with her... Kawata: A "precious memory"? Hah! Kawata: What does she know... She doesn't even--- Kawata: And YOU! //Huh? Me?// Kawata: And what's with this penpal shit? What is your... Kawata: This is so stupid... Kawata: I was the one... Kawata: who messed up her flower garden.
p 39 Kawata: (It was because I thought...."why did I have to be told that and have to be looked at him like that because of her?") Kawata: It's because... Kawata: I liked you... Oumi: Yeah... Kawata: (Ah...my contact fell out.) Oumi: Kawata
P 40 Oumi: Let's go visit Oumi: Sugiura together next time. Kawata: (When I realized it, in front of me was Ihara, who had saved up his money to get me a gift for Christmas to make me happy. I don't know why, but I couldn't accept it. I just couldn't. Ihara had this serious look on his face for a long time, and I remembered back to what Ihara had said as a joke a while back.) Kawata: ("Just because you always get home safe doesn't mean it'll be the same today.) Kawata: (Ihara disappeared from my life.)
p 41 -The 21st year of my....- Kawata: (I never knew sexual harassment actually existed until now.) Kawata: (I quit the company I started working for right after graduating from college because of some jerk who couldn`t get it through his thick skull that I wasn`t interested in him.) Kawata: (I set my mind on moving to Tokyo, and it's been a year since I moved here. I lead a hand-to-mouth existence.) Kawata: (I'm working at a puny publishing company right now.) //Ambient//
p 42 Kawata: Hi, I'm back! //puff puff// Guy: Welcome back~ //cough cough// Kawata: We need some serious ventilation here! //ring ring// Guy: Hello, this is Ambient Publishing Firm. Kawata: I'm opening the window! //rattle// //WOOSH// Kawata: NOOOOO! //scrunch// Kawata: I'm so sorry! Guy: Oh, yes, yes. That won't be a problem. I'll get someone right on it. Yes, thank you. Guy: Aki-chan, would you mind going to pick up Nagasaku-san's manuscript? Kawata: (Ew.) Oh, sure! Guy: Sorry to make you do this. I know you just came back. Guy: Just pay no heed to him! Let's just focus on getting through the New Year! Kawata: (Okay okay, whatever.) //clank clank clank// [spine of the book reads: The Blue Flower Nagasaku] Kawata: (I wanted to stay connected to literature by any means. Even though I'm mostly doing their odds and ends, I don't mind this job. In fact, I kinda like it.) Nagasaku: I'm not giving this to you.
p 43 Kawata: Please give me your manuscript. Nagasaku: Will you marry me if I do? Kawata: No. Nagasaku: Then I'm not giving it to you. Kawata: Please...? Nagasaku: Marry me then? Kawata: ... Nagasaku: Forget it, I'm not handing this over to you! Kawata: If you don't hand that over to me right now, I'm going to have to resort to extreme measures! //Ta-da!// [package reads "Dried Persimmons"] Nagasaku: NO! //Looky here! Looky here! It's all wrinkled! Its' powder's gonna go all over you! It'll stick to you!// //Nooo! Stop it...STOP IT!// Nagasaku: Damnit! Nagasaku: Do you even know what day it is today?! Kawata: Excuse me? Nagasaku: It's Christmas! Kawata: ...So what? Nagasaku: What's so bad about marrying me then, huh?! Kawata: How do the two go together? I don't get it. //beep beep// [SL: Please treat your food with care.] Kawata: 'Yello? Oh, Oumi? //Gotcha!// Oumi: Are you going home this year? Kawata: Ah, I'm not sure. I've got some stuff I have to do here, so...yeah...//heh// Oumi: Sugiura's getting married
p 44 Kawata: Whoa, really?! Oumi: Yeah, and she's marrying some Turkish guy! She said she's going to go and live in Turkey! Kawata: Are you serious?! Oumi: She was saying how she wanted to see us before she left, so she's in Tokyo. I'm thinking about going to see her before she heads off to Turkey. Kawata: Oh...huh... arrgh.... I'd really like to go, but.... Oumi: Huh? Kawata: I'm really tight on cash right now though, so I don't think I... //poke poke// //poke poke// Nagasaku: Want me to Nagasaku: foot the airfare? Oumi: Hello? Kawata: I'm definitely going! Nagasaku: Now will you marry me? Kawata: (I feel)
p 45 Kawata: (really at ease with him.) [sign readS "Katawa"] Kawata: Yo! Kawata: Hey, whose ride is that? Oumi: My bro's. Oumi: We better get her something. Kawata: Ah, I already did. I got her some cookies. Oumi: You're always one step ahead of me. Kawata: (He goes to a college in Tokyo, so ever since I moved there, I hang out with him sometimes.) Kawata: (He's become a drinking buddy of mine.) Oumi: Sugiura Oumi: said that she had a couple more surgeries, and even though there are still some scars left, she's more or less back to normal. Kawata: ...Oh, Kawata: I'm glad. Oumi: Yeah, ditto. Kawata: Ah, hey Oumi! Turn the corner here! Oumi: Huh? Kawata: Flowers! Let's get her flowers too!
p 46 [sign reads: Ihara Flower Shop] //slam// Kawata: (The Ihara in my mind, is always smiling. Even though he's smiling, it looks more like he`s about to cry.) Kawata: He's probably...not here. Oumi: Yeah, probably not. //rustle// Ihara: Hello--- Oumi: Yo! Ihara: NO WAY! Kawata: Ah... Oumi: Hey... Kawata: Long time no see...
p 47 Ihara: What's up, you guys? Ihara: Is that you, Oumi? Ahaha. So what, you two are going out now or what? Kawata: Nah, Kawata: we're just friends. Ihara: Huh, is that right? So what's this? Some kind of hidden-camera prank? Oumi: Ahaha, nah, we just came to buy some flowers. Ihara: Oh right... you came to buy flowers... Ihara: Ahaha, but you really did scare me! Ihara: What the heck's going on... Kawata: You've got a nice shop going here. Ihara: Yeah~ my sis got married, and she moved to Shikoku.... Ihara: So yeah, I'm working part time here... Ihara: So what, you're looking for a bouquet? I can't do it, if you are. //Mooommmmm! Mommmm!// Ihara: I pretty much stick to the dirty work, you know, moving heavy boxes. Stuff like that. Ihara's Mom: Oh, Aki-chan? You've grown so much! Kawata: Long time no see! Ihara's Mom: So you two live in Tokyo now? Oumi: Why don't you come and hang out with us sometime? Ihara: Sure, if you'll pay for it. Oumi: Cheap-o. //ahahaha// Kawata: Thank you, Kawata: it's so pretty. //rustle// Ihara: This is a freebie.
p 48 Ihara: Aki, you've gotten prettier. Kawata: (Ihara,) Kawata: (what did you try to give me that time?) Kawata: (I want to ask.... ---but...just forget it.) //slam// Kawata: Ihara Kawata: Are you happy right now? Ihara: So-so, Ihara: I guess? Kawata: (You---)
p 49 Kawata: (and you.... and you.... I'm coming to see all of you.)
p 50 [sign reads: Arrivals Exit] Kawata: Hello? Kawata: Nagasaku-san? Kawata: I sent you some crab. Did you get it yet? Kawata: Hello? Nagasaku: ...I got it. Nagasaku: I got it... but my bride.... Nagasaku: still hasn`t arrived... Nagasaku: I'm so lonely... Kawata: Fine! I'll head over there right now, so wait for me! //chirp chirp chirp// //beeeep beeeep//
p 51 Kawata: (Geez, what a guy_) //rustle// Kawata: (To me---- and to you---) Kawata: (I present, these precious days.)
[THE END]
p 52 [SL: The Whereabouts of the Prince] //ahahahaha// //FLASH// //ahahahaha// //...haha...// //rub rub// //opens eyes wide// //SPARKLE//
p 53 [The Whereabouts of the Prince]
p 54 Guy: ---Anndd... Guy: just one last question... Girl: What's he doing? Girl #2: Dunno, some kind of survey. Girl: Huh? Girl: Why's he not asking us then? Guy: What`s your idea of the perfect guy? Girl: Someone who's Girl: like a prince. [paper reads [from left page to right page]
Grade 10 Division 3 Kawakita Ami
Birthday: May 13th Height: 156 cm Weight: It's a secret Hometown: Sapporo Family Members: A Dad. A Mom. An older sister. Middle School Attended: S-High Interests: Movies, Books Special Talent: Nothing in particular Boyfriend?: None Idea of the Perfect Guy: Someone like a Prince Dreams for the Future: Day-care worker A Bride? //noise noise// //ahahaha//]
Sumita: What does she mean by someone "like a prince"? Guy: Well, obviously someone who's Prince-like.
p 55 Sumita: (Since I fell hard for her, I decided from this day on, to live my life for Kawakita Ami-chan. The reason why I don't use that many Kanji, is because I'm not that smart. Sumita Haruka. Grade 11.) //stamp// [stamp reads: Sumita] Sumita: (To: My Amigo. Ever since I saw you in the school grounds, my heart's been struck by the cupid's bow. I can't get you out of my mind. Please please say you'll go out with me. Please come and see me after school at the school rooftop. Grade 11, Division 5: Sumita Haruka.] Ami: I'm sorry, //bows// Ami: I can't go out with you. [envelope reads: To: Kawakita Ami Return to Sender] //slam// //wind whistling// Sumita: She's just shy. //chuckles// //pat// Guy: You gotta face the facts, my man! Sumita: What did I do wrong?!?! Guy: Well where do you want me to start? [SL: Want me to whip you up a list?] Your biggest fault though, is probably that, the truth of the matter is, you're no prince. Sumita: (How could that be?!) Girl: How'd it go? Did you turn him down? Ami: Yeah. Girl #2: Aww, what a waste! I know girls who have a major crush on him! Ami: No wayy! But his sweater's like...all stretched out! //Ahahaha// //No way, seriously?//
p 56 Ami: Anyhow, I haven't even seen Shimazu-san ONCE today. Ami: I wonder if he's gone home already? Girl: Why don't you just go right out and tell him how you feel already? Ami: Nooo~ there's no way I could do that! Girl: Then will you just like, stop gushing about him all the time? Ami: Hey, don't be mean! //crows kaw-ing// //rustle rustle// [books read: "Cinderella" "---Prince" "A Sleeping Forest---"] Sumita: (I'm not trying to brag or anything, but girls dig me.) Sumita: (Yeah, so anyway, I've never really had to, I don't know, do much to get a girl up `til now.) Sumita: (Now that I think about it, I've led a pretty lucky life so far.) Sumita: (But I'm finding myself smacking into a wall now.) Sumita: (Who is this "Prince" that has captured her attention so?) Sumita: (Oh? They're all blondies. Wait---so if I wear blue contact lenses, would that make me one of 'em?) Sumita: (Well yeah, I have to draw the line somewhere---there's no way I'm wearing tights, but hahaha! Wait for me, my amigo, I'm coming!)
p 57 Sumita's Mom: Hey! No fighting! Sumita's Mom: HARUKA! //WAHHHH// //thud thud thud// //hehe, idiot!// //retard!// //pourrr// //slam slam slam// //Maaaaaaamaaaa!// //swish swish// //KABOOM// Sumita's Mom: Make sure to keep an eye on them! Sumita: Ma, Sumita: from this day on, I'm gonna be a prince! //bleehhhh! blehhhh!// //WAHHHH!// Sumita's Mom: Prince, we've run out of miso. [soybean paste] Sumita: I'll get right on it. If I may, your wallet, madame. Boy: Prince! Boy: Prince! //YAYYY!// Sumita: Yesiree! //Morning! Morning!// [envelope reads: SECOND TIME'S THE CHARM!] //thump thump// [letter reads: Please come to the school rooftop! Sumita Haruka] //Caw! Caw!//
p 58 //Caw! Retard! Caw!// Sumita: Hi, Honey! [arrow on the right reads: Blonde Hair (He already had it bleached) arrow on the left reads: Blue eyes (Color Contacts)] Ami: Sorry, if you'll just excuse me... //bows// Sumita: WAI---- //dashes// Sumita: Wait! Sumita: Ami-cha---- Sumita: KAWAKITA-SAN! //grabs// Sumita: Tell me what it is about me that you don't like! Ami: (Wahhhh!) Ami: I have someone else I like! //Err...// Sumita: Ami-chan..... Sumita: There are no Princes in Japan [SL: Comprehende?] Ami: I like Shimazu-san, the student council president!
p 59 Speaker: And now, we will commence our student body meeting Speaker: First off, an announcement from the student council president--- //rustle// Sumita: Don't know him.... Guy: Huh? //mumble mumble mumble// [arrow reads "He's back to normal"] Sumita: Never seen or heard of 'im.... //And anyway, what's he got that I don't?// //How's he any different from me?// //glance// //smiles// //noise noise noise// Girl: Haruka! Sumita: Yoo~ long time no talk. Girl: 'Sup? //heh// Sumita: Not bad. How's you? Girl: I'm doing great! Sumita: What's with that grin? Sumita: (She's my ex-ex-girlfriend. We broke up 'cause she started going out with some guy in college who she met at her part time job. She cried a bit, but I wasn't really bummed out over it. Maybe that meant I never really liked her that much in the first place? I don't know.) Sumita: How's your boyfriend? Kao: I heard Kao: that you fell for some girl in grade 10? Kao: I think I saw her just now. Kao: She was the one with her hair in pigtails, right? Kao: I never knew you went for plain girls like her. Sumita: (Hmm?)
p 60 Sumita: ("Plain"? Really? To me it looked like a halo was surrounding her.) Sumita: Kawakita-san. //Err..what's with that reaction?// Sumita: I promise I won't try to pull anything funny anymore, so will you let me take you home, just this once? Sumita: Pleasee? //Come on// Girl: Why don't you let him, Ami? Sumita: (Nice friend you got there.) Sumita: What do you like to eat? Ami: ...Rice Omelette. Sumita: What do you like inside it, ketchup rice or rice with butter in it? Ami: ...Ketchup rice. Sumita: Do you watch horror movies? Ami: ...No. Sumita: What do you sing when you go Karaoke? Ami: Um....Hamasaki Ayumi....and...Shiina Ringo... Sumita: Which do you like better: Dogs or Cats? Ami: ...Both. Sumita: What do you like about Shimazu? //blush// Ami: ...Everything about him.
p 61 Sumita: ...Everything? Ami: His sparkling eyes, his strong-willed eyebrows, his intellectual nose, his well-shaped lips, his silky hair, his long arms and legs...his kind voice... //in a trance// Sumita: AHAHAHAHA //eyes snap open// Sumita: So all you like about him is his looks? Sumita: Well that's a relief! Ami: Well, if looks didn't matter, then I'd fall for even an elephant! //uh....// Sumita: (Whoops. Screwed up big time.) //WAHHH! Ugly! What'd you just call me?! THUD THUD WAHHH AHHH// Sumita: (Okay, so what's my next line of action gonna be?) Boy: Shut the hell up! Sumita: Repeat what I say, okay? Boy: "Repeat"? Sumita: That means, to say what I say. Got it? Sumita: "My brother is very kind" Boy: My bwathaa is vewwy kinnnd.... //hehe// Sumita: "and he's very cool" Boy: And he's vewwyy kewww... Sumita: "he's someone who puts his family first" Boy: He's sawmwon who puts his fwamiwee fawst.... Sumita: "and he buys me whatever I want" Sumita: ...Now say it. Boy: I don't tell lies. //SMACK// //WAHHHH!// Sumita's Mom: HEY! You two!
p 62 [sign reads "Grade 11 Div 1"] Sumita: Yo, is Shimazu here? Shimazu: Yes? Shimazu: Can I help you? //pissed// Sumita: Um... yeah... so I'm in grade 11, div 5.... //stare stare stare/// Sumita: the name's Sumita.... do you mind if I... ask you a few q`s...? Sumita: Do you have a gf? [SL: Straight shooter] Shimizu: Why should I have to answer that kind of question to you? Sumita: Good point, Sumita: Good point //pat pat// //tense// Sumita: (I have this friend, who's REALLY cute...) Sumita: (and she really likes you.) Sumita: (So~ I was just wondering how it was with you,) Sumita: (you know?) Shimazu: If that's the case, Shimazu: I think it makes more sense for me to hear that from that person herself. //swish// //hair rustles with the wind// //What the?!// //blink blink// //rub rub// Sumita: (Prince?!) Shimazu: Bye now. //swish// //errr....// //okay...// Sumita: (Okay okay, don't feel down.) //exhales// //turns//
p 63 //THUMP// Ami: What... Ami: Were you two talking about...just now...? Sumita: Ah... um.... Sumita: err... Sumita: we became buddies! //does a twirl// //ta-da// Ami: LIAR! Sumita: All I did--- Sumita: was tell him there was someone who liked him! I never told him once that it was yo--- //THUD// //Mbfdsj?// Sumita: I...
p 64 Sumita: never told him it was you... Sumita: I swear.... Ami: your sweater's all stretched out... Sumita: Ah.... Girl: Ami! //nods// //fading footsteps// Sumita: (Don't tell me) Sumita: (that I messed up big time?) //wobble wobble// Girl: Did someone run over your dog or what? Sumita: Shut up. Sumita: Go away //Go! Go!// Girl: What's your problem! //sits down// Sumita: (Aya-chan here, is my ex-ex-ex-girlfriend. She always seems to appear out of nowhere when I'm feeling down. She's really kinda annoying. Maybe she still likes me?) Aya: Yeah, and like, I just broke up with someone lately.... Aya: He was cheating on me, it sucks... Aya: Poor me, right? Aya: Ever since I broke up with you, I can't seem to meet any decent gys. Sumita: (Err...well we're more like two people who use each other when we're feeling down out of convenience more than anything.)
p 65 Sumita: NO! NO NO NO NO! Forget it! Now go away! Aya: Hey! That's so mean! Aya: What's so great about a kiddy girl like her, anyway? //Are you a retard or what?// Aya: Well, I`m off. Sumita: ("Kiddy"? Really? To me it looked like a halo was surrounding her.) //WAHHH! WAHHH!// Sumita's Mom: HEY! //thud thud// Boy: My bwattherr.... Boy: is vewwy kind.... Boy: and vewwy kewww... Boy: he puttss his famiwee's fweet... Sumita: ("Feet"?) //snickers// Sumita: (I gotta tune into my inner man.) Sumita: (Suck it up---and apologize!) //thump thump// [sign reads "Sumita" the name plate underneath that one reads "Takahashi") Sumita: (I'll apologize again and again until she has no choice but to accept my apology!) //flip// [letter reads: Please come to the school rooftop during lunch Kawakita Ami] Sumita: (I'll apologize, even if I have to get down on my knees and do it...)
p 66 Ami: I'm sorry! Birds: Kaw kaw! Bird: Pow pow Sumita: ...Excuse me? Sumita: Eh... ...um... but.... why? I'm the one... who... Ami: No, you've got it all wrong. Ami: You've got it all wrong. Ami: I'm a coward Ami: ...who can't even Ami: ...gather up the courage... Ami: to tell him how I feel... Ami: I'm the one who should be apologizing... Ami: I took out...my frustrations on you... I'm sorry... //pow pow! pow pow!// Ami: I knew about you before all this. Sumita: WHAT!! Ami: I mean, I didn`t know your name, Ami: but I always saw you walking with these really pretty girls by your side //thump//
p 67 Ami: That`s why I had a hard time believing that someone like you would...you know, feel that way about someone like me. It was so strange...that I felt like, this was some kind of prank... but I do admire...how you had the courage... to tell me how you felt... Sumita: ("In that case,") Sumita: ("I think it`s only right if I hear that from the person herself Heh") //tense// Sumita: ----That`s what the Prince said. Ami: Ah... Sumita: Why not just tell him how you feel? Sumita: He probably doesn't have a girlfriend Sumita: He looked like he even WANTED you to tell him how you felt Ami: You... Ami: You really think so? Sumita: Yeah, I do. Ami: So...should I? Sumita: Yeah, I think you should. Sumita: And to be honest with you, when he said that, he really did look like a prince. Ami: REALLY? Ami: You think so too? Sumita: Yeah... Sumita: And his hair was like, flowing with the wind, you know? //ahaha// Ami: Liar Sumita: Yeah, seriously! Then he was like "Bye now!" //giggles giggles// Sumita: "Bye now!" //haha// Sumita: ...Why do you want someone who's like a prince anyway? Ami: Um... because it's been Ami: a dream of mine ever since I was a little kid.... Sumita: Why...?
p 68 Ami: Because... guys can be.... rough and crude...alot of guys are like that... so they're like...I don't know, kind of scary.... Sumita: Do you think that way about me? Sumita: Are you scared of me? Sumita: Want me Sumita: to tell you Sumita: something interesting? Sumita: Princes should just go fuck 'emselves. //pow pow!// //gets up// //stalks off// Bird: POW POW //SLAM// Bird: Pow pow
p 69 //school chime// Sumita: (I can`t believe I just said that...!!!) //falls over// Sumita: (A Prince would probably never wear a stretched out sweater.) Sumita: (Since I'm no prince, I should've just pushed her down right then and there and kissed her. If she's scared of me anyway, I might've well just proved her fears right. Prince? Hah! There is no such thing. Why did she have to smile like that when she was talking about him?) Girl: Wait for me! Girl #2: Miho, hurry! Girl #2: The school bell rang already! Girl: Waiit! //Hurry, Miho!// Sumita: (Miho-chan was my last girlfriend. I was pretty serious about her.) Sumita: (But who gives a shit anymore?)
p 70 Guy: Latest update on Kawakita Ami! Guy: Ta-da! //Phew! I thought I wouldn't get a chance to show up anymore before this story ended!// Sumita: Okay, let's hear it. Guy: Ahem! Guy: "I heard Ami's finally gonna tell him how she feels!" "What! Really?" "That's awesome!" [paper in the background just repeats the dialogue he mentions ^^] Guy: That's it. I just heard this from girls who I passed in the hallway Sumita: WAIITTT! Sumita: Ami-chan's friend! //wheeze wheeze/ Sumita: There's... something I want... //wheeze wheeze/// Sumita: ...to ask you... Sumita: (Could this get any worse? It's like I tightened the noose around my neck.) //Don't go, Amigo!// Guy: Don't go out there! He's gonna come! Girl: Any minute now! Girl: He's here! Shimazu: Kawakita... Shimazu: san?
p 71 Ami: Yes, that's me! //smirks// Ami: Um...I'm sorry to call you out like this out of the blue... I've... admired you from afar for a really long time... Ami: and um... Ami: I was just... wondering if... Ami: you would be willing to be friends with me? Shimazu: Sorry. I have a girlfriend. //rustle// Shimazu: Bye. Sumita: ...Hey.... Sumita: "Friends"...? Girl: Ah...
p 72 Sumita: I'll leave Ami to you guys. Sumita: (What are you, a retard? You third-rate actor!) //grabs// Shimazu: WHOA! Sumita: Student...council...presidentttt... Shimazu: ...What're you doing? Sumita: Remember....how I askked you... the other dayyy... if you had a girlfriend.... you lieed.... Shimazu: Well, I told her the truth--- Sumita: But she askked.... if you would be her friend.... she didnntt ask to be your girlfrienddd... //drag drag// Shimazu: Yeah, but that wouldn't be fair to my girlfriend. Shimazu: Couldn't you...have let her down...in a nicer way... Sumita: You came to rate the goods, didn't you? Girl: Ah Guy: Ah.
p 73 //chirp chirp// //ahahahahaha// //ahahahah// //chirp chirp// Sumita: (Well well, what a lovely Spring day--)
p 74 Sumita: (On days like this, it makes me think back to the day when I broke the Prince's nose, and got suspended. It's almost as if it happened yesterday....) Sumita: (Well yeah, it was yesterday, but still...) //ahahaha// //ahaha// //throws down// //scrunch scrunch// Ami: You're a jerk, you know that? Ami: You guys were snooping in on us... Ami: ...you snapped... Ami: and you broke...the nose of the person I liked... ...and you even ended up getting yourself suspended... //chirp chirp chir// Ami: But still, I felt a bit guilty about it all, so I went to your house... and what do I find...? You smoking on a bench... //chirp chirp// //sob sob// Ami: You're such... Ami: a jerk... Sumita: Yeah...
p 75 Sumita: Have you gone and visited Shimazu-san? Ami: AS IF I COULD! What am I supposed to say to him, huh?! //Err... right, right...um... well...you've got a point there...// //sigh// //rub rub// //pat pat// //wobble.. //sob// //hicc// Sumita: ...I hope Sumita: they can put his nose back together okay... //dashes// //lies down// Guy: Come onnn~ let's playyyy Sumita: Later, okay? Ami: Is he your brother? Sumita: Ah, Sumita: yeah. //rustle rustle// Sumita: Oh, Sumita: and that one over there, Sumita: and that one, and that one, Sumita: are my brothers and sisters. //ahahaha// Ami: ...You have four siblings? Sumita: No, Sumita: actually, I have one younger brother in middle school, and a baby sister... so seven in all, including me.
p 76 Boy: Come onnn~ let's go playyyy~ Boy: Come onnnn! //pull pull// //strettchhhh// Boy: Come onnn! Sumita: I'll be there in a sec, so here, take this, Sumita: and go get some water. Ami: Um... Sumita: Yes? Ami: I've wanted to ask you this for a while now... Ami: ...what is it that you like about me anyway? //thump// //sparkle// //Um....because of your...uh...halo...// //sparkle// //she'll just think I'm a retard...// //thinks back// Sumita: (Kao-chan) Sumita: (Aya-chan) Sumita: (...) Sumita: I-I guess... Sumita: it's your plainness..? Ami: I'm going to go and play in the sandbox too! Sumita: (Oh shitt~) Sumita: (I've finally done it this time...) Sumita: (It's all over...!)
p 77 Boy: My bwatther is kind and cool and he puts his fwamiwy fawst, and he buys me anyfwing I want! Ami: ...Did he tell you to tell me that? Boy: Yeah! //Oh no...// Sumita: (You idiot..) Sumita: (I'm going to kick the Prince out of the picture, and I'm gonna get you someday, Ami-chan! Sumita Haruka, Grade 11. //stamp//) [stamp reads "Sumita"]
THE END
There's Something I Want to Ask You
p 78 Girl: (Until that moment,) Girl: (there was never a time when I thought of you.) [letter reads: Kojima Sae] [back of the postcard reads:
Shuuei High Grade 12 Division 1 Class Reunion
Time: March 12th Place: ----]
Sae: Hey, mom? Sae: Wasn't the 12th when Kazumi-chan's getting married? Mom: It is. Why do you ask? Is there something you have to do that day?
p 79 Sae: I've got a high school class reunion on that day Mom: Oh, but I've already told them you were going to attend. Sae: Yeah, that's okay...I'll go to the wedding [SL: I wanna eat something fancy for a change too anyway] Mom: Are you sure? Sae: All the people who I was close to in high school I still see anyway [SL: Like Maru-chan and Aiko] And plus, it's only been two years. I hardly think anyone's changed THAT much since then. Mom: You're probably the only one who hasn't changed Mom: Now come on, get up, and help me! Your father's going to be home soon. //Bleh// Sae: Okay! //clatter// Sae: (I graduated from my two-year college this year, and from this April, I'm becoming an official OL!) [OL = office lady] Sae: (I still have some doubts about whether a kid like me is ready to go out into the real world, but I am 20 afterall. I'm the same age my mom was when she had me.) Sae: (---And so, apparently, my mom thinks I'm a bit immature for my age.) Sae's Mom: Come on now, Sae's Mom: you're snacking on junk food, AGAIN? Sae: (I've known a couple of people my age who've gotten married already, but as for me,) Sae: (I'm not even in a relationship. Figures.) //crunch// Sae: (Maybe what I need to do, is make my room look more grown-up?!) //gets up// Sae's Mom: Sae-chann! Phonnneee!
p 80 Sae: (Who would call me at my home phone anyway?) Sae: Yes, hello? Girl: Sae-san? Sae: Yes? Girl: Ah, it's me, Takagi. Sae: Excuse me? Girl: Long time no talk! Sae: Umm.... Takagi...who? Girl: //chuckles// Girl: It's Takagi Ayumi. I was in the same class as you back in grade 12. Sae: (...Oh, right.) Sae: Ah... well, hi... Ayumi: Sorry to call you out of the blue like this. But I started to get all nostalgic when I got that letter for the class reunion. Sae: Oh... I see.... //heh// Ayumi: You are going, right? Sae: Ah...I want to, but my cousin's wedding's on the same day... Ayumi: Oh...I see... Ayumi: Well that's too bad. I was looking forward to seeing you. Ayumi: I guess I'll see you around then. Sae: Ah, yeah, sorr--- Ayumi: Bye. //click// //beep beep// [under the photo reads "Takagi Ayumi"] Sae: (The first feeling that came to surface was one of discomfort.) Sae: (What did she mean by "nostalgic"? Were we that close..? Errr...I don't remember her at all...)
p 81 //munch// [photo reads: [snack box reads: Wafers] Sae: (What made me decide to attend the class reunion instead) Sae: (was the sudden phone call that I got from a classmate who I didn't even remember that well,) Sae: (along with the curiosity of finding out what happened to Hayata-kun, this guy who I had a bit of a crush on back in high school.) Sae: (I wasn't that close to my cousin anyway.) Sae's Mom: Oh, come on now Sae... //rustle rustle// Sae's Mom: She's got crumbs littered throughout her room! //honk honk// Sae: Hello? Sae: Maru-chan? //vrooom// Sae: You're late! Where are you? Maru: I'm so sorry~ but my boyfriend suddenly showed up~ Sae: Huh? Maru: So I don't think I'll be able to make it today. [SL: Tell everyone hi for me] Sae: (Well, I guess I have no choice but to go at it alone. I can't really complain, since they have a long-distance relationship going on.... but it's just not the same without Maru-chan being there to liven up the convos) //honk honk// //vrooom// Sae: (I don't know why...but my heart's beating like crazy.)
p 82 Sae: WHOA! Hayata: What're you doing, Kojima? Sae: AHH! Sae: (Hayata-kun...) Hayata: Allrighty, let's go in together. //noise noise// Guy: Ah. Girl: Heyyy! Hayata: Yo, everyone! Guy: Hayata---! Girl: No way, Sae?! Girl: I never knew you guys were going out! //What's with that outfit? You haven't changed at all/ Sae: No, no. We just bumped into each other just now. Girl: Oh, bummer. //You scared me for a sec there// Hayata: Yo, 'sup? Whoa, you've gained weight! //ahahaha// //Saee! Long time no see!// //What's with all this blubber, huh?// //AHAHAHA// Ayumu: Kojima-san! Ayumu: I thought you said you weren't going to come! Ayumu: You surprised me. Sae: (Ah...) Sae: Takagi...san? Ayumu: The one and only! Long time no see! Why don't you sit here? Sae: (Eh...but...)
p 83 Sae: (I must've had a really strange expression on my face) Ayumu: I went under the knife. Sae: Huh? Girl: She got her eyes done Sae: Ah.... Girl: But you really have gotten prettier Sae: Oh....really... oh.... ...have you lost some weight? Ayumu: Yep, I went on a diet. Girl: I'm so jealous~ I wish I could be lose a few pounds too~ Sae: (Oh...no wonder...) Sae: (But....I don't know...is it just me, or has her bone structure changed? Was her jaw shaped like that...? She probably wanted to show off how pretty she's become. So that's why she phoned me.... Oh, no wonder... ...um....did I come off as really mean just now?) Ayumu: So Kojima-san, I heard you went to college? Sae: Ah, yeah! Ayumu: Where're you working now? Sae: Ah, um... for S-company. Guy: WHAT! How'd you get into a top-rate company like that?! //No wayy!// //Wow!// Sae: Eh.... um.... Sae: through...connections that my dadd---I mean, my father, has. Guy: Ohhh~ connections, I get it. //Wow, that's soo nice!// Sae: I-I'm... Sae: sorry... //silence// Hayata: AHHAHAAH Hayata: What're you apologizing for? //AHAHAHA// //There's no need to apologize!// //hehehe// Sae: Ah...um... Sae: what about you, Takagi-san? //Yeah, and she was like---// //ahahaha yeah~// Ayumu: I`m working part-time as a cashier at a supermarket, and training to become a homemaker [basically, learning all the things a bride would have to know] //splash splash// Girl: But Takagi-san... Girl: wow... Sae: I think it's great how open she is about having some work done. Girl: Yeah, but she wasn't like that back in high school! Girl: She used to be alot more quiet... Girl: and I don't know...kinda depressing? Sae: Yeah... Sae: Hey, did Takagi-san phone you? Girl: What? Why would she call me? Did she call you? Sae: Yeah... Girl: Really? Girl: But like, she wasn't really that close with anyone was she? No one really hated her, but like, yeah.... //creaakk// Ayumu: They said they're gonna start round two at another place. //AHAHAHAHA// //AHAHA// Hayata: Are you gonna go? Sae: Yeah. Sae: (Was he... waiting for me just now?) //tense// Ayumu: Back in high school, Ayumu: I didn't have confidence in myself, no matter what I did.
p 85 Ayumu: School work, relationships, friends, Ayumu: I was scared to take a step forward. I always kept on running away. When I realized it, I didn't have anything to remember my time in high school. Ayumu: I really regretted it then. Ayumu: To be honest with you, I always wanted to talk to you. Sae: Why... me? Ayumu: I can tell Ayumu: who's on the same wavelength as me Sae: (It was as if she was singing) Sae: (a soothing lullaby into my ear) Sae: You don't have to call me "Kojima-san". "Sae"'s fine. //Hey you two! Cut the lovey-dovey crap!// //ahahaha// Ayumu: Ayu. Sae: (The warmth of your hand, erased the feelings of discomfort that I first felt, and I was really glad I chose the class reunion over my cousin's wedding.) Sae: (I do feel bad for my cousin, but I really did feel that way.)
p 86 Ayumu: Hello. //slide// Ayumu: WHOA! Sae: Hi... Ayumu: I can't believe you just showed up without telling me! Sae: I wanted to see you working~ Ayumu: But don't you live far away from here? Sae: Yeah, I came here by taxi. Ayumu: WHAT?! Ayumu: Ahaha, I give up. Sae: Hey, remember how you were saying you were training to become a homemaker? Ayumu: Yeah Sae: Do you have a boyfriend? Ayumu: No, do you? Sae: Nope. //pat// Guy: (Jackpot! They're both hot!) Guy #2: If you guys don't have boyfriends, why don't you come and hang with us? Sae & Ayumu: No thanks. Guy: Ah! Hey! Wait! Guy: Just give us--- Guy: a minute of your time! Ayumu: We SAID no, you jackasses! Now fuck off! //...Fuck you! Dog face! Go to hell!// Sae: (Ayu standing behind the register, was as tall and straight as a lily.)
p 87 Sae: Yeah, you too? You don't remember much about her either? Yeah, but she's really nice. yeah. She's going to stay over at my place tonight. Heh. Oh yeah, how's your boyfriend? How's he doing? Maru: I don't even want to talk about him! We got into a fight a couple of days back Sae: No wayy~ //beep beep// Sae: Sorry, someone else is calling me. I think it might be Ayu. Yeah, sorry about that. I'll talk to you later. //click// Sae: Hello? Hayata: Ah, it's me, Hayata. Ayumu: That's awesome! Ayumu: Good for you! Sae: You think...? Ayumu: Well, you don't have a boyfriend, right? So why not? Sae: Yeah...but he seemed to be really casual about it...like, you know he was just like all "Let's go out drinking"... Ayumu: Well, what's wrong with that? Sae: ....Well... Sae: I....was really hurt... by my last relationship... Ayumu: What did he do? Sae: He was two-timing me! Ahaha, I know this kind of stuff happens to people all the time, but still... //heh// Sae: I felt like such a loser. Ayumu: So you're never going to go out with anyone ever again? Sae: ...Don't say that...
p 88 Ayumu: Yeah, you're right. Ayumu: If it were me, Ayumu: no matter what kind of pain I had to endure, I'd just get right up and go on with my life. Ayumu: I'd live my life as best as I know how. Sae: (It was strange. But in the back of my mind, the old "Takagi Ayumu," the one from high school, floated to surface. She always walked with her shoulders hunched.) Sae: (She wasn't disliked by anyone, but she wasn't liked either. It was as if she was like the walls of the classroom, or the desks, or the chairs...) Ayumu: ...Sae Ayumu: You've got a stray eyelash Ayumu: on you. //blush// Sae: Ah... Sae: hahahahaha.... Ayumu: You've got a great place here. Your room's cute too. Ayumu: The bed, and the bed sheets, Ayumu: they really do suit you.
p 89 Ayumu: You've got a really nice garden too. Sae: What's your place like? Ayumu: Oh, just your normal apartment. Ayumu: I don't know why, but I can't seem to keep any plants there, they keep dying on me. Sae: Oh, I wonder why? Ayumu: Oh wow! These bring back memories! I used to have them all the time when I was a kid! Sae: Oh, those are old. Sae: I have a new box over here if you want some... Ayumu: No, that's okay. [box reads: Biscuit] Ayumu: This is delicious! You're very talented at cooking! Sae's Mom: Why thank you! Have as much as you'd like! Sae-chan's always complaining about my cooking //ahahaha// Sae: Stop it, mom! Ayumu: Even your bathtub's big! It felt so amazing! //Thanks for lending me the bathrobe// Sae: If it`s okay, I'm going to take a bath too. Drink anything you want. Ayumu: Thanks. //click// //slide// Sae: (Haha...) //rattle rattle// Sae: (Oh stop it...) //click// Sae: (I can`t get this grin off my face) //splash//
p 90 Sae: (Hey Ayu, I'm really glad we got to know each other.) //exhale// //rustle// //beep beep/ //beep beep// //beep beep// //beep beep// Sae: (I made plans to go see a movie with Hayata-kun) Sae: (It's almost scary) //honk honk// //vrooom// Sae: (how great things seem to be going lately.) Sae: (He's late...the movie's going to start soon...) //beep beep// Hayata: Kojima? I'm really sorry! Sae: Hey, what's up? The movie's--- Hayata: Sorry, I got a call saying I have to fill in a shift for someone at work Hayata: They really needed me so I couldn't say no... I'm REALLY sorry. Sae: Oh... Hayata: Sorry. Hayata: I'll call you later. //vrooom// Sae: Yeah, sure. See you.... Sae: (What...should I do now...)
p 91 Sae: (I couldn't really absorb the contents of the first movie I ever watched alone.) Ayumu: I'm the type Ayumu: that likes to go to movie theatres alone. Sae: Really? But don't you like...feel lonely? Ayumu: You`re such a kid. Sae: But don't you want to like, talk to other people about what you thought about the movie afterwards? Ayumu: Well... Ayumu: that's nice too, Ayumu: but personally, I like to just take it all in on my own, you know? Sae: (Oh...) Ayumu: Hey, why don't we try calling Hayata? Sae: Huh?
p 91 Ayumu: He was the one who was a no-show at your date, so you should have the right to make him come out here. Why not call him? Sae: (When I told him the name of the place we were at, he said "I'll be there!" and hung up) [phone reads: "Got it! I'll be right there! Wait for me!"] Sae: (He really did come right away) Guy: Hello! Sae & Ayumu: Sit down. //sits down// Hayata: What the hell is this? I don't know why, but I feel nervous all of a sudden.... //ahahaha// //giggles// Ayumu: Are you making sure to go to school? Hayata: What? Yeah, I go. Ayumu: You're probably working all the time, aren't you? Hayata: It's spring break right now, so I have the time. Hayata: Could I have a Gin Lime?
p 92 Sae: (...Hmm?) Hayata: So what, you guys are best buds now or what? Ayumu: Yep, you got it. We're tight now, haha. Hayata: Is that right? Ayumu: Hey, what kind of comment is that? //You suck!// Hayata: You know, I don't remember much about you from high school, Hayata: but you've changed. Not just your looks, Hayata: but your personality too. Ayumu: If you don't remember me, how would you know that my personality's changed? Sae: (He doesn't seem to be in a good mood...) Sae: Hey, why don't we get some desserts to eat? Ayumu: You want to? Want to order some chocolates? Ayumu: Oh yeah, now that we're on the topic of chocolates, Ayumu: White Day's passed already--- [White Day is when the guys who got something on Valentines Day give back to the girls ^^] Ayumu: did you make sure to give something in return? Hayata: What? Hayata: To who? Ayumu: Oh don't act dumb. Ayumu: You do get stuff on Valentines Day, don't you? Hayata: I don't. Ayumu: Well then, how sad of you. Hayata: What're you being all quiet for? Sae: Huh...? Hayata: Say something... Ayumu: Oh Sae's Ayumu: been burnt by love lately--- Ayumu: so be nice to her, won't you? //jerks away//
p 93 Hayata: Will you just shut your friggin' trap?! Ayumu: Sorry Sae, Ayumu: I'm gonna leave now. //thud// Sae: Wh... Sae: What was that... Sae: That was so mean... Sae: Why did you say something like that to her.... Hayata: I came all the way out here Hayata: because I thought I was meeting you. ALONE. Sae: B-But...that doesn't give you the right to--- Hayata: I really didn't want to say this, but-- Sae: (What!) Hayata: when we were in grade 12 Hayata: I got this letter from her. [background reads "I like you. Takagi Ayumu"] Hayata: It was kinda creepy so I just ignored it.
p 94 Sae: (Ayu's house, was in an apartment complex lined by other apartments that looked just like it) Boy: Sis~ Boy: it`s for you. Ayumu: What? //cough cough// //slam// //thud thud// //creeak// Sae: Ayu.... Sae: I'm sorry to just barge in on you like this... Sae: maybe I should've called... Ayumu: You came because you were worried about me, right? Ayumu: I'm really happy you came. Ayumu: Sae, don't get mad at Hayata, okay? Ayumu: I was the one who was talking too much. I`m fine. Really. Sae: Ayu... I... Sae: It's not like I like him THAT much, you know? Ayumu: ...Oh? Sae: So yeah... if... if.... Sae: If you're holding back your feelings for him because of me, then----
p 95 Sae: (I might've been a bit pretentious,) Sae: (because the path she went down after changing her looks and becoming more confident in herself happened to be "me.") Ayumu: ...so you're willing to give him up? Ayumu: How nice of you... Ayumu: Then why couldn't you have given me Kougami Ryuusei?! Sae: (I couldn't figure out...) Sae: (what she meant right off the bat...)
p 96 Sae: (Oh, right right.) Sae: ("Kougami Ryuusei" was the guy I used to date.) Sae: (I don't know why, but his name came out of Ayu's mouth.) Ayumu: If you were going to break up with him anyway... Ayumu: why couldn`t you have let me have him... ...I didn't care if he cheated on me.... Ayumu: I became this pretty... Ayumu: ...just so I could get him... //rattle// //GRABS// Ayumu: Where are you going? Ayumu: I'm not done with you yet. Ayumu: Haha //smiles// Ayumu: Sa-e! Sae: ("Discomfort") Ayumu: I was ecstatic when I thought how I'd be able to see you at the class reunion. I thought up of all these mean things I could do to you. But when you said you weren`t going to show, I thought, "oh well, what can you do?" I decided, well then, I guess I might as well go show off my pretty new self to the guy I used to like back then.
p 97 Ayumu: But what do I see? You came into the place with his arm over your shoulder! Sae: (This feeling of discomfort) Ayumu: What's wrong with this world? Sae: (was something I had from the very beginning.) Ayumu: You have everything! You've probably never had to lift a single finger to get everything that you wanted! You're cute, you're loved by everyone. You even have your father's connections! Sae: (Maybe I didn't trust my instincts enough.) Ayumu: You were "hurt" because he cheated on you? Ryuusei chose YOU over me! No matter how much I pleaded...no matter how much I cried.... Ayumu: You'd never understand what I... Ayumu: (You could never understand what I went through...) Sae: I...got pregnant...
p 98 Sae: But...there was no way I could have the baby... I couldn't, I just couldn't... so I went...to the clinic alone... Sae: Ryuu-chan...was just like... "oh"..... All he said was "Oh".... I just couldn't....be with him anymore after that.... so I... Ayumu: ...You're Ayumu: such an idiot. Ayumu: You can't even go to the movie theatres alone. Ayumu: What made you think you could do something like that on your own? Sae: ("I know" "Sae")
p 99 Sae: (Everything was a lie) //closes// Sae: ("Your bed.... and bed sheets... they really do suit you")
p 100 Sae: (The edges of my bedsheets that usually faced the wall had numerous cigarette burns.) Sae: ("No matter what kind of pain I have to endure, I'd just get up and go on with my life" "I'd live my life as best as I know how.") Sae: (If this is her idea of how to live her life as best as she knows how, then I can't hold back my pity for her.) //rustle// Sae: (Thanks to her though, I'm starting to see what I'm lacking.) Sae: (In the near future, I'm planning on telling my mom about my abortion. My mom's probably going to cry. Tomorrow's the day I officially start my job at the S-company. I'm going to turn a new leaf in my life, and do my best!) Sae: Uu... Sae: .../hicc// Sae: Uuu..... Sae: Uuu.....
p 101 Sae: Bye everyone! Woman: See you! Woman #2: Bye! //beep beep beep// Sae: Hi, Maru-chan? Yep, I'm just heading home. Ahaha, really? Yeah, yeah. Sae: Oh, sorry. I've already made plans. Huh? No, I am working! I really am! Haha Sae: Yeah, talk to you later. Bye. //click// Sae: (I haven't seen Ayu since that day.) Sae: (I still think about her sometimes, but there's nothing I can do about that.) Sae: (I wonder though) Sae: (what it was) Sae: (that she wanted to do to me---) //THUD// //grabs//
p 102 Guy: Hey, sorry. //THUMP THUMP// //thump...// //vrooom// //honk honk// //noise noise// //vrooom// Hayata: I'm starving! Hayata: What do you want to eat? Sae: Yakitori! [Basically shish-kabob (sp?)] //Yakitori, huh?// Sae: (Was everything) Sae: (really a lie?) Sae: (That) Sae: (and That?) Sae: (Even that?) Sae: (So there's no such thing) Sae: (as a "see you later" for us anymore?)