Akuma to Love Song 15

Devil and her love song --- Chapter 15
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< Thought or narration

[Page 30]
Devil and her love song

[Page 31]
Hana: I’m sorry about yesterday, Kawai-san!

[Page 32]
Hana: When I thought about it later, I realized that I might have done something uncalled for.
If you were trying to be the center of attention, I probably ruined it for you.

But... But I just couldn’t leave it like that.
Ayu and the other girls seemed lonely,
So I just—

Ah, but it’s not like I’m blaming you for the way you do things, Kawai-san...

[Page 33]
Maria: I’m glad you did that.

Maria: Our class was divided into two groups, but thanks to you, we became one again.
And it’s not like I’m particular about the way I do things, either.

I’m actually grateful for you.
Sorry.

[Page 34]
Hana: No problem!
Don’t think you’re at fault, Kawai-san!

< Her words are sincere
< and I feel that they come from her heart, but...
Ayu: I told you not to talk to that Devil Maria!

[Page 35]
< why do I feel so uncomfortable?
?: Ibuki-san? I haven’t talked to her that much...
*so I don’t know much about her.

Maria: Ibuki Hana said “everyone” calls her Hana, but you’re obviously not included in that everyone.
Are you neglected?
*Are you bullying me?
*Get into groups of two and stretch
?: A-aha?

?: But she’s never bullied me.

?: Um... By the way, do you want to team up and do stretching with me?
I always do it alone, but...

Maria: Oh, so you can do it alone?
?: Look out!

[Page 37]
SFX : bam

Yuusuke: Maria!
Sorry, are you OK?!
I threw it too hard.
SFX: shake shake

Maria: You have no control over the ball...
My hand is numb. What are you going to do about this?
*Uwah! You’re mad?!

SFX: noisy
Yuusuke: Sorry, sorry
Show me your hand?
Ah.

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Yuusuke: You’re hurt—

Yuusuke: Sorry!
I...
Maria: Ah... it hurts. It really hurts. It’s all your fault.

Yuusuke: I’ll take you to the infirmary right a—
Maria: I can’t do P.E. with this. I’ve got to cool it down right away.

Yuusuke: Maria...
It doesn’t seem like you got this wound just now.
Is this a scar you got when you got hurt from the cross before, or something...?

[Page 39]
Maria: Finally figured that out?
You’re so slow.

Yuusuke: Meh, getting all shy.
You know that I don’t know what to do when people try to be considerate and keep saying that they’re fine,
So you pretended to be mad and teased me on purpose, right?

Yuusuke: Your lovely transformation is too hard to understand, Maria.

Maria: It’s not like I intended to do that anyway.
Yuusuke: You’re so stubborn! Your hand is getting red!

[Page 40]
Hana: Just stay here, Yuu-chan.
Let’s go and cool down your hand, shall we, Kawai-san?

SRX: zzzhhh
Hana: Yuu-chan is my childhood friend.
My family is a parishioner of his family’s temple. Ever since I was small, I’ve often been to his temple to visit my family’s graves.

Ah, but it’s not like we were that close or anything.

[Page 41]
Hana: So there’s nothing to worry about, OK?

SFX: tighten

Maria: I don’t know what you’re misunderstanding about,
But there’s nothing between me and Kanda Yuusuke.

Hana: Eh? But what you feel about him—

Maria: I think he’s a nice guy.

[Page 42]
Hana: Oh, so that’s all?

Hana: I hate lying, so I’ll just tell you!
The truth is, I’ve always liked Yuu-chan, ever since I was small!

Hana: Ah, but he doesn’t take me seriously at all.
I mean, the guys in our class don’t treat me like a girl, either.
Maybe it’s because I’m not attractive like you, Kawai-san.

[Page 43]
Maria: What do you want me to do, telling me all those things?

Maria: Are you trying to keep me in check, so that I don’t get too close to Kanda?
Hana: Y—
You sound like you’re accusing me...

Maria: I was just thinking about the reason why you suddenly brought that up.
Hana: The reason?!
I was just having a normal talk about love with you!

Hana: What? Don’t you talk about this kind of thing with your friends, Kawai-san?
Like, opening up your heart about the guy you like, and such.

[Page 44]
Hana: This is only normal between friends, you know?

Maria: I don’t really have
Anyone I like.

Maria: I’ve never liked someone, and I’ve never opened up my heart to anyone.

Hana: Then, have you ever been confessed to?
Maria: No.
Hana: Eh? That can’t be true!
Maria: It’s true.

Maria: I’ve been hated and cursed, though.
SFX: Pfft

[Page 45]
Hana: you’ve got to fall in love, Kawai-san!
They say that when you’re in love, your personality will improve, too!

Right, I’ll introduce you to some guy—

Shin: Shut up.
Stop talking so loudly about such stupid things. I can’t fall asleep here.

Hana: Ah...
SFX: flinch

[Page 46]
Hana: S-stupid...?
*Do people normally say that?
SFX: turns away
And with such timing...
Ah, that’s right!

Hana: Meguro-kun likes you, Kawai-san!

SFX: Kyah
Hana: I mean, he started speaking just when I said I’ll introduce you to someone.
*speechless because this is too much for him
So you do have someone who likes you, Kawai-san!
*Ignoring the person in question and continues talking
SFX: Kyah

Hana: Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone!
*Take your time.

[Page 47]
Maria: Is that true, Mr. skipping class?

Shin: Like hell it is.

Maria: I know, but you don’t have to deny it with all you have like that.
I finally fell like trying to like someone, too,

Maria: but my intention was crushed right from the sta—
Shin: Isn’t that just strange?

[Page 48]
Shin: This isn’t something you plan to try out.
Before you knew it, you’d have fallen into it already.

Shin: With someone like you as the girl in his mind,
Being in love must be really painful for a guy.

[Page 49]
Maria: You fall into it...

Yuusuke: Hana-chan.

Hana: What is it?
Yuusuke: About that cross,
Is it really yours?

Hana: Eh? Why?
It’s mine. Isn’t it cute?

[Page 50]
Yuusuke: It looks like the one Maria has.

Yuusuke: Sorry if I got it wrong,
But if it was the one the teacher confiscated, could you return it to her?
I’m sure it’s her—

Hana: A-are you doubting me?
SFX: tearing up

Yuusuke: It’s not like that, Hana-chan.
Hana: I don’t know. I didn’t know anything, you know?
Yuusuke: I got it.

[Page 51]
Hana: Then why did you say it as if it’s my fault...?

Yuusuke: I never said...
Hana: Yeah, I’m sorry
It’s not fair of me to cry, right?

Hana: but I was a little sad
Because you didn’t trust me.

Hana: I got it, Yuu-chan.
I’ll give this back to Kawai-san after practice.

[Page 52]
Hana: We’re friends after all.

Guy: Man
*Seriously
It’s totally different when we have girls here.
How should I say it? It’s like, there’s a certain depth to it.
SFX: noisy noisy
Girl: You know nothing about this. Idiot.

Hana: It’s so much better when everyone’s here, right?

?: Hana~
SFX: Ahahaha

[Page 53]
Maria: Kousaka Tomoyo.
Tomoyo: Huh?

Maria: Do you have someone you like?
I don’t have anyone.

Tomoyo: U—
Um, I think it’s OK not to have anyone you like, aha.
I mean, how should I react—
SFX: Shake shake

Guy: What is it? What are you talking about?
Tomoyo: Ah.
*I was too loud...
Guy: Who’s the one who doesn’t have anyone she likes?

[Page 54]
Ayu: She can’t be popular if she settles down on one guy, right?

Ayu: Trying to lead him on, making him confess to you,
And then rejecting him in front of everyone—that feels good, doesn’t it? Devil Maria.
Hana: Ayu? Kawai-san told me she’s never been confessed to.

Maria: Are you talking about Kanda?
He wasn’t confessing to me.

Ayu: See? You’re trying to pretend it never happened again!
Yuusuke: Now, now, it’s over already.

[Page 55]
Yuusuke: Let’s just think of it as me being rejected.

Maria: Kanda, you—

Hana: Kawai-san,
So you lied to me?
Even though you made me tell you the truth...

[Page 56]
Hana: Did you keep things from me and betray me?
Even though I trusted you...