Asatte no Houkou 21

**I've skipped ahead to volume 4 as a request to translate volume 4 and 5. since this was a request, please ask me before you use it for anything! thanks!**

Read online P105 (scanned page P101)

Growing old and ugly // and slowly walking towards death is a frightening thing

Amino: That’s fine

Final Chapter

A: That’s why you had the guy in the hat // snoop around about Iokawa?

P106 (103)

A: It’s pretty pointless though

A: You can’t fix your mistakes or choose another path in your past / all it does it switch your age
Grandfather: That’s exactly what it does

G: Nothing can be compared to youth

G: You don’t seem too surprised

G: Are you just dumbfounded / by my selfish request?

A: No / that’s not it // uhmm…

P107 (104)

A: It’s just that even if you use the wishing stone // hmm how do I put it / I can’t explain it very well // but I always thought you were satisfied with yourself

K: You’ll become wrinkly and everyone will hate you

A: They call you the local squire / and admire you // you’re smart and know everything // and you’re calm and never make mistakes

A: But / I’m just a kid

A: I’m always doing stupid stuff / and the only thing that’s big about me if my height // and I can’t even make my own money

P108 (105)

A: I hate myself for being such a kid… // I don’t have anything

G: Of course if you switch with me // everything I own becomes yours

K: Yes hurry // growing old is frightening // you must escape it

A: Oh but even if we switch / I’m dumb so I might slip // then you have to make up for it

A: But I guess everyone says I looked like you when you were younger // and we have the same name so it’s fine

K: Look, it’s all going accordingly

G: You’re not…scared?

P109 (106)

G: Aging is…
K: Your body that used to move freely begins to ache // and deep wrinkles haunt the face // and you grow closer to death

A: Aging? // Growing older? // I don’t know / to be honest // I don’t know about the future…

G: Is it just youthful ignorance?

A: But

P110 (107)

A: If I can become like you // I don’t think it’s so bad

G: Is that how // I had been able to // grow old // until now

G: I thought they were memories from many years ago… / but for me to bring up something like this // means Kikuko’s thorns were in me deep

P111 (108)

G: I’m sorry Tetsumasa… // for now

G: Let’s place it on hold
K: Aren’t you scared!?

G: Plus, this is only half / of the whole stone // nothing can be done with just half // but the other half should be here soon

K: Come with me // stay young // and beautiful

G: I’m in the middle of plotting a trap to capture a witch

P112 (109)

P113 (111)

Y: Neesan!

Y: That’s why I told you it was dangerous to run!
S: Yumi…

P114 (112)

S: What do I do? I couldn’t follow Kikuko-sama’s request!

S: What do I do? // the guest I went to pick up… / never came! // I’m going to get in trouble again!

S: I’m scared… // when we had bad mouthed her the other day… // she heard it / and she got very angry

S: I was there too… // but you’re the only one…? // Neesan

P115 (113)

Y: Neesan // let’s go home / let’s just leave

S: Home…?

S: But if we go home // we’ll just be hungry // and be cold again? // I don’t want that…

S: If we bear it all here we can have food to eat and clothes to wear and have a room…
Y: What happens when Kikuko-sama grows sick of us?

Y: It’s okay

P115 (112)

Y: We’re not little children anymore

S: But how do we go home?

Y: I received a note that says if we can bring the half of the wishing stone Kikuko-sama has // we can receive the second ticket…

P116 (113)

K: I will go get the other half myself… // Prepare my things so I can leave / I ended up not being able to find anything besides this… // I’m close to me end

P117 (114)

K: Wait! / Where are you taking that? // SAE!! // YUMI!! // Where is Yumi!!?

K: Yumi…

P118 (115)

K: It’s okay as long as you’re here // you cannot go anywhere // not like you have anywhere to go // Sae is just smart // but she can’t get anything done // I wanted to see the person / who used the wishing stone up close… // I’ll have to tell her again next time

P119 (116)

K: If there is / a next time

Y: Don’t you // need to // go get the stone back?
K: It’s okay

K: Even if she unites the stone with Tetsumasa-san’s half / it won’t work // the final piece // is in your tooth Yumi // it’s getting dark… / it must be tough for Sae with that leg of hers

P120 (117)

S: What if it were Yumi?

S: What if it were // Yumi’s legs?

S: You can’t even tell the difference between us

K: SHOW ME YOUR TEETH!!!

P121 (118)

K: It’s not here… / Sae…!!

S: The wishing stones are already…

P122 (119)

A: Iokwa!! Shouko-san!! // Look! / the wishing stone!!! The real one!!

S: Good job! / Young Amino!

P123 (120)

A: Here! / you can turn back now!

K: Oh / thank you very much

A: You can go back to school now! / and be a kid again!!!

S: Isn’t that great? Karada-chan!!

S: Karada-chan…?

K: Oh…. / yes

P124 (121)

K: Um… // can we do it somewhere / that has something to do with the stone? // like that shrine!
H: Didn’t you two switch in the laboratory?

K: Oh / but the first place I made the wish is there so

H: Let me call a taxi…
K: Oh / no…

S: Let’s walk!! // the stone won’t run away from us now

P125 (122)

A: She should just… / turn back already // if it was the usual Iokawa…

A: I wouldn’t have felt // that way

S: What’s wrong?

A: Oh yeah // I know Iokawa’s reasoning / but why did you // wish to turn back into a child?

P126 (123)

S: I didn’t want to be a child again // I somehow got involved in this…

H: I’m so glad / we found the wishing stone // now… / everything will return to normal

P127 (124)

K: Yes… // everything will be / back to normal again
H: Karada…!

Please listen to our // wish

P128 (125)

The world

K: Is it going to be all the same when I turn back…

Is made up of two things

K: I’m going to be a lot of trouble for the adults around me //
What wish did the stone grant? / what…

Things you can do / and things you can’t do

P129 (126)

K: If I turn back nothing will change and even if I don’t nothing will change

And the proportion

Of things that can’t be done is much larger

H: We will change things

But

P130 (127)

H: Even if you cause trouble or have trouble caused on you
We

K: But / I… // I’m not…

H: To put it another way… // you can’t cause trouble for strangers

Are trying hard // and swaying back and forth

H: We’re family so it’s alright

P131 (128)

P132 (129)

In the past and the future and in between

P133 (130)

Y: Neesan! // I got the ticket! / now we can
S: Yumi… / what do I do!

S: Kikuko-sama fainted and…

Y: Let’s get out of here… // and call an ambulance

*crack*

P134 (131)

K: Were you the bad one, Yumi?

K: One was for Tetsumasa-san / to use // so we can live young together forever // that fool… // but there / is still one more // my piece

P135 (132)

K: the wishing stone // my

“wish”

P136 (133)

“and the twins lived

happily every after”

S: Yes! // I hate watching this storefront / but I get to use their printer

When the spring vacation ends

P137 (134)

K: Um… // I have a question about a room…
S: Oh… / sorry // I’m just in charge of the phones… / hm? // are you / a grade schooler?

Amino’s sister: Tetsu… // he doesn’t come here much anymore // oh well… // he doesn’t have an excuse anymore

P138 (135)

Sis: Oh yeah / I have to bring these funeral clothes to the cleaners…

A: Oh… / yeah… // movie? Arcade? // can’t sorry…

A: Yeah / I know // you’re trying to cheer me up // okay / yeah // when spring break ends I’ll see you at school…

P139 (136)

A: Iokawa
K: Amino-kun

A: Uh

K: It’s rare to have a vacation with no homework… // so there’s a lot of time on our hands

K: Bye

P140 (137)

A: Yea / yeah… // bye…

A: Iokawa! // I’m sorry…about that time…!!

K: I think the wish was retracted

P141 (138)

K: I am back to… / who I was // I am the child before making the wish // so let’s be // friends again

A: Friends again…

P142 (139)

A: Yeah // back to the friends / we used to be

K: After cooling this off // a little // put this in the lunch box

P143 (140)

K: It’s done! // Hironii it’s morning! Wake up please! // you’re so awful in the morning // that’s why Shouko-san leaves you! // I’m leaving! / your lunch and letter is on the table
H: Have a good day…

P144 (141)

H: Letter…!?

H: Shouko…

S: I suddenly wanted to travel… // you’re so surprised
H: I thought you could return to work like I did…

S: I still… / don’t know why I wanted to turn back into a child // so I want to search for the reason / and think about it // is my excuse… // I wanted to leave you behind // this time

P145 (142)

S: because / you // still like me don’t you?

H: What an old letter…

Letter: Dear Hironii this is a letter I didn’t have a chance to send out

H: When’s this from?
Letter: Between dad and mom and Youko Mama and me

We all wrote you a page each to you // it’s a letter to you so I didn’t open it for a long time

After you read it // please let me read it afterwards

P146 (143)

S: Iokawa-kun! / can you come with me after school to pick up the donation books from the library?
I: Sure!! / Sasazuka-senpai

Classmate: they’re so close
A: They’re just both library staff

Classmate: I heard they eat lunch together too. Is that okay with you?
A: Doesn’t matter to me…Iokawa and I are // just friends

P147 (144)

S: You guys are going out to play again?
A: Why does it matter what we do afterschool?

C: What about you Iokawa, you’re on a date?
I: Absolutely not!!

A: Nope! / Sasazuka-senpai is in love with Yumi

S: Wha // why do you say things like that!!

I: Oh / I see…

P148 (145)

P149 (146)

The moment of right “now” is instantaneous

And is always moving

S: Nakamiya-san… / suddenly returned to her home country… // even though I wrote this for her…

We were forced to know // that its impossible to stay in the same place

P150 (147)

That’s why

Man 1: Haha I found you

Man 1: It’s Iokawa-kouhai’s
Man 2: Lunch box check time!

Man 1: I didn’t think we’d eat Karada-chan’s egg roles again // I’m glad you’re back! // huh?

Man 1: Aren’t these sweet? // I thought it was / “our egg roles are limited to salty ones that Hironii loves!”

P151 (148)

H: Mine are just the leftovers // these days that’s how they are

We’re all going in our own // different directions