Toradora! 18

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Chapter 18: I'll Punish You for Your Meat!

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Girl 1: Ami-chan! // I saw the magazine you were in yesterday~~!!

Girl 2: Is it true what is says about you taking a leave of absence from modeling?

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Ami: You saw my magazine~? Thanks~! / It’s exactly as it says!

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Ami: You two are my friends now / and I’m having more fun than when I was modeling!!

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Girls: Kyaa! Why are you so nice!!?

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Ryuji: But it’s a kind of a shame that she’s not modeling for the time being. / Don’t you think so too, Maruo!?

Maruo: [Indeed!!] // I think it’s fine? / Ami made the decision on her own.

Ryuji: You’re so cold, Maruo! So cold! [Don’t say things like indeed!!

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Classmates: But I guess it makes sense. / Modeling must be busy… // It’s hard if you’re going to school too~. // It’s hard to make time for dieting too…

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Classmates: Oh Ami-chan / do you have a dieting method that you recommend? // Yeah, Ami-chan, you’re so thin! [I wanna know!]

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Ami: What? / Silly! // I’ve never dieted in my life so I don’t know~~~!

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Ami: I think it’s my body-type but I don’t get fat! / and I eat whatever I want! // I love snacks~~! // Plus, it’s better for your skin if you don’t hold back on things!!

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Classmates: Body-type… // Really… // You’ve never dieted… / Wow…

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??: I don’t think I can let that statement slide.

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Classmates: Kushieda!!?

Kushieda: I am a diet warriror… / Right, Taiga?

Taiga: YEAH!!!

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Ryuji: No no no no no way! Who was the one making bucketfuls of pudding!!? / And I bet Taiga has never dieted either!

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Ami: Huh!? / Wha… What!?

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Taiga: Rii rii rii rii!

Ami: Wha // What?!

Kushieda: Rii rii! / Let’s go!!!

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Taiga: GO!!!

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Taiga: Seeense----i!! / Kawashima-san is wearing a floatie even though we’re not in a pool!!

Ami: Wha / What!? What!?

Kushieda: Oh… This is…

Ami: Aah! // Kyaaaaaa!!

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Kushieda: Aahahaha! // What is THIS!? // Why are you wearing a floatie on land!!? / Please tell me, Kawashima-senpai!! // It’s still spring time in this manga!!

Ami: Noooooooooooooo!

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Taiga: We’re not finished yet… // Take this!

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Ami: Ughh…

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Kushieda: She disappears among the stars… / And dedicated her tears to the diet warrior…

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Taiga: Oh, let me introduce you two. // This is my best friend, Minorin.

Kushieda: 4649*
* Corresponds to “yoroshiku” which means nice to meet you.

Taiga: I have other friends besides Ryuji, you know.

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Taiga: Why don’t you do track or something? // I bet you’d look good in a black jersey.

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Classmates: A- / Amichan, are you okay?

Ami: Fine…

Taiga: You’re awesome!

Kushieda: You too!

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Ryuji: They’re evil…

Maruo: I get it…

Ryuji: What?

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Maruo: Ami will respond in that way, when she’s treated like that…

Ryuji: …?

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Taiga: Hum / hum

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Ryuji: She’s in an awfully good mood…

Taiga: Hey, Ryuji! // Are you making smoked salmon today?

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Ryuji: Hmm… How about meuniere?

Taiga: Yeah! Sounds good!!

Ryuji: Yeah, it’s good with ketchup.

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Taiga: Then I’ll make salad!!

Ryuji: Huh!!?

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Taiga: I can at least make salad! // You buy lettuce right? / Then you rip it up? Then tear it? // And put it on a plate… // See? It’s done!!!

Ryuji: You didn’t wash it or put it in cold water!!

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Ryuji: And, are you planning to eat it just like that? [It’ll be all limp and inedible.]

Taiga: Shut up!

Ami: Wait!!

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Ami: I finally caught up!! / Please! Pretend to be my friend!!

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Ryuji: Huh… / What!? // Me?

Ami: That guy…

To be continued!