B-Shock! 44

=== B-SHOCK, Chapter 44, Siblings ===
<br>Range: Pages 49-62

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@T: Chapter 44, Siblings

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Hatsue: (Dear,)
Hatsue: ( Please come and sit down )
BB: ( Nogi Hatsue: Hatsune's mother (55 yrs old) )
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Daisuke: ( What is it Mama, being all formal like that... )
BB: ( Her Father, Daisuke (54 yrs old))
SFX: biku biku -- trepdation

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Hatsue: ( It's been around a year since Hatsune left the house....)
Hatsue: ( I had assumed that she would quickly give up and come crawling back, but )
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Daisuke: ( Y- Yeah, I guess they are pretty serious after all, those two )
Hatsue: ( ... I was pretty impressed as well, )
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Hatsue: ( Until I saw <bold>this</bold>.... )
SFX: su -- sliding
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Hatsue: ( This is your secret stash, is it not? )
Hatsue: ( Not that I mind that.....however )

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Hatsue: ( Where is the 200,000 yen being withdrawn from it every month going to? )
Hatsue: ( And why is the tuition for Toaru College, which I thought we cancelled, also being paid through this account ? )
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Daisuke: ( M- ... Mama, )
Daisuke: ( There is an explanation for... )
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Hatsue: ( What? )
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BB: ( Please read B-SHOCK volume 2 for the reason )

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Daisuke: ( ....Hatsune was. )
Daisuke: ( She was desperately struggling )
Daisuke: ( Despite all obstacles, bravely doing her best )
Daisuke: ( I realized that her feelings were serious )
Arrow: A serious couple?
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Hatsue: ( That's why we gave her permission to get married, did we not? )
Daisuke: ( I told them that but, <small> They said they didn't want to... )
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Hatsue: ( As long as they are standing on their own two feet, I can't say anything )
Hatsue: ( But, so long as they are being supported by this household )
Hatsue: ( I'm not going to put up with their nonsense! )

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Hatsue: ( That being said )
Hatsue: ( I realize that she's not going to just listen to what we say )
Hatsue: ( Therefore... )
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Daisuke: ( ....therefore... ?)
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SFX: piin pon -- doorbell
Hatsune: ( Arata-saaan, the mail is here )
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Hatsune: ( With the 200,000 from Papa, and )
Arata: ( My allowance of 60,000... (just enough for rent) )
Maganize: Apartme-
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Hatsune: ( We even have enough left over for savings )
Hatsune: ( We could easily move into a 2DK sized aparment&#9825; )
Maganize: Apartment's Weekly
Arata: ( Yeah... but...)

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Arata: ( I had planned to give the extra money we saved back to your father, going ahead and using that doesn't seem right....)
Hatsune: ( Come on, it's not like we are wasting it, right?)
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Maganize: Apartment's Weekly
Hatsune: ( I mean, the two of us absolutely have to have separate rooms )
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Arata: ( I know its late to be worrying about this, but I must look like such a bum to your father, )
Arata: ( He doesn't know why I can't get a job, etc ... )
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Hatsune: ( Well, there is no reason you should care what my father thinks of you )
Hatsune: ( Anyway, what do you think about this one? )
SFX: kero -- carefree
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Arata: ( I *do* care though )
Arata: This is expensive
SFX: pin pooon -- doorbell

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SFX: pin pooon -- doorbell
Hatsune: ( I'm coming )
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Arata: ( Oh! A 2DK for 60,000! )
Arata: ( That's the same as our current rent! )
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Arata: ( But its 25 years old.... huh)
Arata: ( She'll probably complain that its too old )
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Arata: ( What are you doing? )
Arata: ( Who is... )

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Arata: ( ...Na...)
Arata: ( <bold>Natsume-san1?)
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Hatsune: ( Its not Natsume )
Hatsune: ( He's my older brother )
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Arata: ( ....wow)
Arata: ( They really do look alike...! )
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Hatsune: ( ...This person is in the same seminar as me, )
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Takuma: ( "Nitta Arata" )
Takuma: ( So you are Hatsune's <italic>pimp</italic>, huh?+ )

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SFX: shiiiin -- sound of silence
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Arata: ( "Her pimp" ? Dammit.... !)
Arata: ( He really struck a nerve saying that...)
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Hatsune: ( I'm really surprised...)
Hatsune: ( You told me you wouldn't be back in Japan until the year after next... )
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Takuma: ( When I heard about your situation from our family )
Takuma: ( There was no way I couldn't come back )

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Hatsune: ( My brother is a sociology researcher )
Hatsune: ( And he's been doing fieldwork overseas this whole time )
Arata: This guy
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Arata: Was Hatsune's first kiss?
Takuma: ( Don't bother introducing me )
Takuma: ( Tell me about this "pimp" of yours.... )
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Hatsune: ( Contrary to appearances, he is in a very weak condition! )
Hatsune: ( Holding a job and doing schoolwork at the same time would be suicide for him )
Hatsune: ( Okay!?)
Arata: ( Ah, )
Arata: ( Well well, its all very embarrassing actually... *cough* *cough* )


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Takuma: ( World class doctors work for the Nogi family )
Takuma: ( You should have them take a look at you )
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SFX: ugu -- frustration
Arata: ( He had the same face, but Natsume was alot more fun to be around )
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Takuma: (... Do you love this guy so much as to tell such a transparent lie ?)
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Hatsune: ( Thats right )
Hatsune: ( What about it? )

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Takuma: ( I'll take and look, and see just what kind of guy you are )
Takuma: ( Should I find that you are not right for Hatsune, then at that moment )
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Takuma: ( <bold>I</bold> will marry her )
Arata: (....HUH?)