Tomoka: They’re so hungry. Arata: Yeah, they haven’t eaten for a whole day.
sfx: NUZZLE NUZZLE You’ve gotten so fat, little Tomoka. Arata: Now we know for sure.
Arata: This means that Serika is unable come home right now... even if she wanted to.
P151
Tomoka: ......I knew it.
Tomoka: He must’ve forced her to go home with him. Hey, what should we do!!? Arata: Calm down.
Arata: While you were at school today, I went around calling people for information.
P152
Arata: That Takashimizu guy is the son of some rich company president. NK Pharmaceutics is the top dog in their field, it’s a big business. So he’s practically guaranteed a good future.
Tomoka: Really? Is that true!? sfx: LICK LICK Arata: Yeah... He may look like an airhead, but he’s actually a pretty shrewd guy.
Arata: Even for a son of the president, it’s pretty rare to be a director at his age. sfx: HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
Tomoka: Then who is Serika exactly, if she’s his fiancée......? Arata: I couldn’t get much information about that, but......
P153
Arata: The NK Pharmaceutics head office is in Hiroshima. So Serika’s house is probably around there too.
Tomoka: So Serika-san could be in Hiroshima right now!? Arata: No. That guy is on a one-week business trip to a branch office in Tokyo. So Serika should still be here for at least that long.
P154
sfx: MEW...
Arata: You’re not the only one who’s worried about her. Wanna try going to Takashimizu’s office?
Tomoka: Yeah!
Arata-kun is amazing.
While I couldn’t do anything but cry... he managed to gather all this information.
P155
Boys are... very reliable!! Tomoka: Ehehe♡ Arata: You’re acting creepy...
sfx: FWUMP Serika: Oh no! I fell asleep!
P156
sfx: DRAG DRAG
I’m going to the office. Let’s eat dinner together when I get back. To my beloved Serika-san From Fukkun
Serika: Who the heck is Fukkun!? sfx: RIP
Clerk: You don’t have a specific reason to see him...? I’m sorry, but... sign: reception
P157
Arata: That bastard...! He’s trying to keep us out of this. Tomoka: He’s so mean... sfx: GLANCE
Tomoka: This is awful... sfx: DRIP DRIP
Tomoka: First he seduced me with his sweet words, and now he tosses me away like thrash? Arata: Tomo-...? Tomoka: I get it now. That’s how little women must mean to him.
Tomoka: But...!
P158
Tomoka: What’s he gonna do about the baby inside of me...!!!? sfx: WAAAAH!
sfx: MURMUR MURMUR Wait, whose baby!? What’s this all about!?
Arata: High school girls are scary...
P159
←His ‘work’ hairstyle. Fuyuhiko: You’re more gutsy than you look.
Tomoka: I’ll do anything for Serika-san! Arata: Tomoka-chan is breaking apart...
Tomoka: I know that you kidnapped Serika-san! sfx: POINT sfx: HMPH Fuyuhiko: “Kidnapped”? You make me sound like a bad guy!
P160
sfx: SHRUG Fuyuhiko: Serika-san is indeed with me. But she came with me of her own free will. He’s not mentioning what happened after that.→
Tomoka: Serika-san would never leave her little kitties alone to be with someone like you! Where is she!?
Fuyuhiko: I can’t tell you. ! Fuyuhiko: I’m in the process of persuading her to come home with me. I don’t want her to see anyone right now.
Tomoka: She won’t go with you! I won’t let her!
P161
Fuyuhiko: Do you have the right to be saying that? You may be her lover, but...
Tomoka: Huh? Oh, yeah. Fuyuhiko: it seems she hasn’t told you anything about herself.
Fuyuhiko: That means...
Fuyuhiko: that she doesn’t trust you guys at all, right?
P162
Tomoka: Ah...
sfx: BA-DUMP Arata: I can’t say I agree with your methods!
Arata: Persuading her by not letting her see anyone!? Don’t make me laugh!
Arata: You’re just trying to make the gap between her and us even larger in the meanwhile!
P163
Fuyuhiko: You’re a smart kid. But I wasn’t even thinking of that. Arata: ! You sly fox...
Arata: Won’t you... promise...
Arata: that you’ll give up on taking Serika home with you... if you can’t manage to convince her before it’s time for you to leave...
Tomoka: Arata-kun!?
P164
Arata: No matter the circumstances, we won’t give in to your scheme. Not us! Nor Serika!
Fuyuhiko: Fine. I promise.
Arata: Please tell Serika... that I’ll take care of little Tomoka and the others, so she won’t have to worry...
P165
Tomoka: Arata-kun... Arata: What?
Tomoka: I wonder... if Serika-san doesn’t actually hate us. Is that why she didn’t tell us anything...?
P166
Arata: You idiot. Of course not.
Arata: I’m sure that... Serika will come back to us...... Serika-san...
Fuyuhiko: Serika-san, I’m back♡ Are you awake?
P167
sfx: WHACK!
sfx: CLICK sfx: THROB
sfx: TAP TAP TAP
sfx: THUD Serika: Huh!?
Serika: Wh-who are you people Let me go! Let me go! sfx: STRUGGLE STRUGGLE sfx: DRAG DRAG
sfx: TOSS
P168
Fuyuhiko: I told you it’s meaningless. Geez, that hurt... Serika: I’ll never return!!
Serika: Because I... don’t belong in that house.
Fuyuhiko: Do you belong here, then?
Serika: Hmph. If those guys found out about this, they’d definitely do something... Fuyuhiko: If you’re talking about Tomoka-san...
Fuyuhiko: She came to my office today. Serika: What!?
P169
Fuyuhiko: And also that guy named Miyazawa or something. He told me to tell you that “I’ll take care of little Tomoka and the others, so you won’t have to worry”...
Serika: ...... That’s all?
Fuyuhiko: That’s all. Could there be anything else?
Serika...... Fuyuhiko: If I say it like this... it might hurt you, but...
Fuyuhiko: They don’t really need you personally. Don’t they only need your voice?
P170
Fuyuhiko: Tomoka-san has a guy who’s willing to look after her.
Fuyuhiko: So they could just find another vocalist... sfx: THUD
Fuyuhiko: Seri-... Serika: I’m going to sleep!!
Fuyuhiko: ...... ...Why?
P171
Why did I even think they would come and save me...?
Fuyuhiko: Heh.
I was so sure of it...
Arata: I’m just worried about you. Serika: I never asked you to worry for me! It’s uncalled for!
Even though I’m the one who created this distance between us......
Anata to Scandal (Scandal with You), volume 3 / The end
P172
Bonus Quiz
I had two other mangaka draw Serika, but instead of drawing her in their own style, they tried to imitate my style. Which mangaka drew which Serika? If you look closely, you should be able to tell by some details.
There’s no prize if you get it right though.
If I get any other sketches like this, I’ll ask them to publish it in the next volume. https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/41625[English] [Translation] Anata to Scandal 14 by Willeke44392015-08-07T10:28:37+00:00Willeke4439admin@mangahelpers.comChapter 14
P109
......
Tomoka: I’ll never... aknowledge your marriage.
P110
Fuyuhiko: Um...?
Fuyuhiko: I understand that you will be.... lonely without your friend... But... Serika: Hey, Tomoka... Tomoka: Serika-san is going to stay here forever! Because she’s... She’s...
Tomoka: She’s mine!!
P111
sfx: WHOOOSH
Fuyuhiko: Um... Do you know that Serika-san is a girl? Or are you...? Tomoka: I’m well aware of that!!
Fuyuhiko: So you mean... You’re......
P112
Fuyuhiko: You’re a PERVERT!? Eeep! Don’t give me cooties! Tomoka: I know! You don’t need to scream it so loudly.
Fuyuhiko: Serika-san! Hurry up and get away from her! What if her perverseness rubbed off on you!!?
Tomoka: Don’t treat me like I’ve got some kind of disease!
Serika: Tomoka... Whenever you get involved, the conversation always takes a weird turn......
P113
Serika: Umm... Sano Shirou, were you?
Fuyuhiko: It’s Takashimizu Fuyuhiko. Was that supposed to be a joke? That was uncalled for.
Serika: Oh. Takashimizu-san. ←She genuinely got it wrong.
Serika: I know you were happy with the arrangement. But please let me call off the wedding. CEO: They’ve been ignoring us for a while. Arata: Let them take care of this. Fuyuhiko: Serika-san! Serika: Because I......
Serika: can only fall in love... with other girls.
P114
Tomoka: Huh!? sfx: BA-DUMP
sfx: THUD Arata: Since when!?
Serika: Come on, Tomoka. Let’s hurry up and go home to have some fun. sfx: SNUGGLE SNUGGLE Arata: Oh well... Anybody could see that it’s just an act...
Fuyuhiko: It’s no use, trying to make me give up by putting on an act. Trying to stay calm. Arata: See? He can tell.
E... Eep! I know it’s an act, but... Tomoka: Arata-kun is watching... sfx: FLUSTERED But... I’m kinda happy
Serika: Why don’t you see for yourself... whether it’s just an act or not? sfx: GRAB
P115
sfx: FWUMP!!
P116
PETRIFIED.
Serika: Please report to my dad... what you just witnessed.
sfx: PEEP PEEP PEEP PEEP big sfx: GASP Serika: Arata! We’re leaving. sfx: CRUMBLE
P117
sfx: THUD
Arata: ...Did you really do it?
Serika: I didn’t. You’re scary...
P118
Arata: You really really really didn’t do it for real!? Serika: Why would I ever want to kiss a girl!? It’s gross!!!
Arata: Then how would you explain Tomoka’s current condition!? She fainted.→
Serika: I don’t know! Anyways, we didn’t do it, so there!! Not on the lips, at least...
Arata: That little whim of yours just pulverized all my efforts until now. Waaah! What if Tomoka is even more in love with you now!? Serika: Sorry about that.
P119
Arata: Leaving that aside... Anyways! What do you mean, you have a fiancé!!?
Arata: You said you didn’t have parents... Why did you lie!?
Serika: Because I don’t think of them as parents.
Arata: Huh!? Serika: Would you think of them as such...!? If they forced you into an arranged marriage at age 16, would you think of them as your parents!? Would you!?
P120
Arata: Did you... run away from home because they were trying to make you get married!?
Serika: That was the beginning of it all... But it’s not the only reason I left.
Arata: Th-... Then...
Arata: What did you mean by “that”? Serika: “You still intend to marry a girl who did something like THAT...?”
Serika: Until a couple of months ago...
P121
Serika: my hair was much longer than it is now. All the way down my back.
Arata: That’s quite a drastic change... Why? Serika: One day my parents suddenly told me to show up for dinner in my best kimono, because we would have a very special guest.
Serika: It was for... the marital negotiations with that man.
Serika: The moment I realized they tricked me, everything I’d cropped up inside just burst. And then... Fuyuhiko: Aaaaah! Serika-san, what are you doing!? Somebody, stop her!
Arata: And then...!?
P122
Serika: I shaved off all my hair with an electric hair clipper... in front of my arranged marriage partner. mangaka (?): Ugh... I shouldn’t have drawn this.
Serika: It was hilarious! They were foaming from their mouths. My dad even screamed like a mad man... “I’m disowning you! Get out!!” Arata: But... you’re a girl! How could you go that far! Even if you were annoyed because they tricked you into marriage, isn’t that a bit much......?
P123
Serika: I just wanted to... dishonor my father’s name, for the rest of his life.
Arata: Why...? Do you hate him that much?
Arata: Isn’t he still your father?
P124
Arata: Shouldn’t you be glad... that you at least HAVE any parents?
Arata: You only get to be a good daughter... while your parents are still alive.
Serika: Are you lecturing me?
Arata: No, I just... Serika: Don’t stick your nose into other people’s business while you don’t even know the details!
P125
Arata: There’s no need to yell at me! I’m just worried about you. Serika: I never asked you to worry for me! It’s uncalled for! Why don’t you look after Tomoka instead!?
sfx: KA-CHING
Arata: You bitch...!! If you come back crying to me, I won’t help you!! sfx: HMPH.
P126
Arata: You’re gonna make me pay for the taxi!?
While those two were having their serious (?) talk... sfx: MUMBLE... I was having happy dreams all by myself.
Tamotsu: I now declare you husband and wife.
You may kiss the bride...
Fuyuhiko: I object to this marriage! sfx: SLAM sfx: SHOCK
P127
Fuyuhiko: You’re not a prince, but a princess. Come to your senses!!
Tomoka: What kind of nonsense is that......? sfx: TOSS Fuyuhiko: Evil spirits, begone! Serika: Whoa! paper: Prayer for safe birth.
Tomoka: My prince...
Serika: Huh? sfx: POOF sfx: TA-DAH
Serika: I remember now. An evil witch put a spell on me.
Evil witch↑
Fuyuhiko: Come, let’s go back to our country♡ Tomoka: What about our love!? I love you!!
P129
sfx: TURN
Serika: You pervert.
sfx: FWUMP Ah... Are you kidding me!!!?
Fuyuhiko: Bleh
P130
Serika: I have to leave for a bit, so be good, okay? sfx: MEOW MEW
Serika:! sfx: CLICK
Fuyuhiko: Hello.
Serika: Don’t you know when to give up!? I told you to go home! Fuyuhiko: I can’t do that. Won’t you calmly talk this over with me?
Serika: I have to go to work and band practice. I don’t have the time to be talking to you... Fuyuhiko: There’s no need to go to work.
P131
Fuyuhiko: You’re probably fired now.
Serika: !
Fuyuhiko: You’ll have to clear out your apartment by the end of the month as well.
Serika: You...
P131
Serika: Bastard! sfx: GRAB Serika: What have you done!?
Fuyuhiko: I’ll use... whatever possible means.
Serika: ...Okay, fine! Let me hear what you’ve got to say!
Fuyuhiko: Let’s go somewhere else. I’ve reserved a room at a hotel.
P132
sfx: DING DONG DING DONG Tomoka: Huh? Did she leave already?
sfx: STOMP STOMP STOMP Tomoka: I’ll go to her workplace.
Tomoka: Fired!? Wh-... Why!?
waitress: Two men in dressed in all black came to talk to the manager. I guess she caused some trouble or something.
He must be behind this!
P133
Tomoka: Oh no! I’ve got a bad feeling about this!
Tamotsu: That fiancé of hers... must be gay.
Tamotsu: Because Serika looks like a guy, no matter how you look at her. I still think it’s creepy whenever she says something girly with that deep voice of hers. Takemi: If things had gotten that lively, you should’ve called me.
Takemi: But you’re right. When I first met her, her hair was shorter. So she shaved it, huh...
P134
Tamotsu: But marriage...? Even if you told me that she’s some kind of rich lady, it just wouldn’t seem real to me, you know? Takemi: You think so? I already suspected it right from the start.
Huh!?
Takemi: I can tell by the way she moves, and her habits. She must’ve been trained to behave well since she was little. Even though she’s got a foul mouth and sits with her legs wide open...
Arata: Wow... Tamotsu: So you’re not completely useless after all... Takemi: ...... What do you mean?
P135
Arata: Anyhow, this just won’t go over well... I wonder what she plans on doing...
...... ......
sfx: SLAM! Tomoka: Is Serika-san here!?
Tamotsu: Don’t slam the doors, you idiot! Takemi: She’s not here yet.
Tomoka: ...I already feared so.
Tomoka: That man made Serika-san get fired from her job! He’s seriously planning to drag her back home!
P136
Tomoka: I’ve been looking for her, but I can’t find her anywhere. Where in the world did Serika-san goooo.... sfx: SLUMP
Arata: Calm down! She’s probably just running late. Don’t worry, I’m sure she’ll show up soon.
Tomoka: No!
Tomoka: My senses are tingling... They’re telling me that something bad is happening. sfx: BEEP BEEP BEEP Takemi: What IS she...?
Serika-san!
P137
Serika: A suite in a five-star hotel? Ah... As the son of a rich company president, you must live in a completely different world. Fuyuhiko: I can’t escort the young lady of the Yuuki family into some shoddy room, after all. sfx: SHUT
sfx: CLICK Fuyuhiko: Do you want something to drink?
Serika: I already told you yesterday, but I don’t have the slightest intention to go home. Fuyuhiko: It would be easy to drag you back by force.
P138
Fuyuhiko: But as long as you don’t go home of your own will, we would only end up repeating the same thing over and over again, right? Serika: So you DO understand.
Fuyuhiko: So I plan to persuade you until you’ll want to go home yourself. No matter how many days it would take.
P139
Serika: !
Serika: You can’t...! sfx: DASH
sfx: RATTLE
Fuyuhiko: It’s no use. I told them to lock the door from the outside. The phone line is unplugged as well.
P140
Serika: You... You tricked me!! Fuyuhiko: Tricked you? When did I do that?
Fuyuhiko: We have plenty of time. sfx: SMILE Let’s calm down and talk
Tomoka: Please be safe! Serika-san!
https://mangahelpers.com/t/willeke4439/releases/41624[English] [Translation] Anata to Scandal 13 by Willeke44392015-08-07T10:28:00+00:00Willeke4439admin@mangahelpers.comChapter 13
P77
Running into a giant close-up of your own face in the middle of town... That’s not something that happens every day...
sign: Same person.
Serika: I’m telling you, hurry up and turn off that big screen!! sfx: RAGE
P78
CEO: Call it “Aurora Vision”, please VIP CEO.
CEO: I didn’t expect this reaction. I thought you’d all be happier about it.
Serika: Don’t mess with us! We never asked for this! It’s too embarrassing. I can’t even walk around town anymore now! Takemi: There there. Before we realized it, we’d become famous. Apparently that video has been playing in town non-stop since the competition.
Tomoka: Calm down, Serika-san! CEO: This is troublesome...
P79
CEO: We were planning to expose you guys to the public throughout the entire country as much as possible. Arata: ! CEO: Because you guys are going to...
CEO: debut under our record label.
P60
Tomoka: De-...
Tomoka: Debut!? Huh!? We’re gonna be celebrities!? Arata: But... We didn’t even win the grand prize.
CEO: Competitions like that... are meaningless.
P81
CEO: Let me tell you what goes on behind the scenes. The real purpose of competitions is to enter bands whose debut has already been decided, and let them win. In other words, it’s simply to give them exposure.
Tomoka: ! CEO: You guys are just a surprise we picked up along the way. Your performance was pretty messy back then. But I think we’ll be able to sell your music.
CEO: If you follow my directions... I’ll definitely make you into real stars.
P82
Tomoka: What the heck!!? sfx: SLAM So the winner of the competition is decided beforehand!?
CEO: Ah... You scared me... Tomoka: Then why did we even bother to work so hard towards that performance!? This pisses me off!!
Tamotsu: That’s just unfair. Takemi: Is this how the “industry” works...?
Arata: We wouldn’t like it... if you treated us like little kids and made fun of us, old lady! CEO: Old...
P83
CEO: But your efforts are being rewarded now! Don’t you want to become stars!?
Serika: I can’t trust anybody... who treats people as commodities. Takemi: Bye bye.
CEO: ...I was thinking...
of cancelling your debt, if you guys... signed a contract with us...
P84
Serika: De-... Arata: Debt!?
sfx: SMILE
CEO: When you guys screamed into the microphones, all the audio equipment went bust. We can’t use it anymore. Also, one amplifier, one camera, and three lights. Takemi: Ah... CEO: This video proves that you did it. Tomoka: It’s us...
P85
Serika: Alright. We’ll pay you back. How much is it? sfx: BEEP BEEP BEEP CEO: Well... Only about this much.
Takemi: Ack! Arata: Six hundred thousand!? Tomoka: No way! Tamotsu: But if we all took on part-time jobs for a few months, it should work out somehow... Serika: I have some savings...
CEO: You’re missing... a digit!!
sfx: STUNNED
P86
6 million!?
Tamotsu: Ah... My head hurts.
Takemi: Maybe we should just make our debut then? I don’t like that old lady, but that doesn’t change the fact that our dream would come true... [Arata’s house] Tomoka: That would be like a village girl selling her body to an evil official to pay off her debt. ?: That’s right, we can’t do that! Arata: Tomoka, you don’t have to think about it. We’ll come up with something.
P87
Tomoka: Why are you leaving me out? That’s not fair! Arata: Not fair...? Tomoka: I’m the one who acted first, so I’m responsible for this too.
Serika: You guys don’t have to think about it either. I’ll do something about it by myself.
Tomoka: Serika-san?
P88
Tomoka: What!? Could you do that, Serika-san? Arata: I know you’ve got a lot of savings for your job, but aren’t you saving that for something else? Tamotsu: Don’t your parents send you any money? Serika: Um... Takemi: Where are you from, anyways?
Serika: Don’t ask so many things...
Serika: all at once... Center of attention Serika: ...... sfx: AHEM
Serika: I’m not sure I can do it. And I’m not... getting anything...
P89
Serika: I don’t even... ...have parents anymore.
The reason I’m saving money...
...Is because... I want to go to college. sfx: MUTTER...
College!?
P90
Tomoka: Wow, I hadn’t expected that from you! You never told me! Rapid fire Serika: ...... Arata: Which college? What do you want to study? Tamotsu: What are you gonna do after that?
Takemi: Why did you drop out of school then?
sfx: GULP...
sfx: BA-DUMP
...Ah, well... It’s fine if you don’t wanna talk about it...
Tomoka: L-let’s get back on topic!
P91
Tomoka: Anyhow! We’ll have to make money somehow! And then we’ll shove it in that annoying old lady’s face!
Tamotsu: It’d be great if we could make money, but... How did you wanna make six million? Tomoka: We... We’ll start thinking about that now.
Plan A: Begging (If it goes well, you can get lots of money) (Grandma!)
P92
Arata: Can I get my allowance early? Grandma: How much?
Arata: Six million.
Arata: She said no. Tomoka: Of course she would.
Plan B: Extortion (They chose the one most suited for the job.)
Tamotsu: Hey man. If you don’t wanna get hurt, gimme some cash. sfx: EEEP!
P93
Tamotsu: What do you mean, I’m suited for that job!!? Tomoka: You always have a scary look on your face. This is a joke. Please don’t try it at home.
Plan C. Selling ourselves. (You can’t do this unless you’re self-confident.) Takemi: Won’t you buy me for six million, ma’am?
Tomoka: What if she seriously wanted to buy you!? Takemi: I was just joking...
Plan D. Physical labor. (Honesty is the best policy.)
Serika: Welcome. This is tough...
P94
Tomoka: Serika-san!
Serika: Ugh. You’re here again. Tomoka: What’s with that response? I even brought you some refreshments.
Serika: Are you supposed to be a date? Tomoka: N-no, it’s not like that! Take-chan and the others were with us at first. Arata: You don’t have to deny it so bluntly... Not that I care, but...
Tomoka: There aren’t any good jobs in here... book: Part-time jobs information Tomoka: Isn’t there an easy way to make lots of money fast?
Arata: If there was, I would be doing it already. Tomoka: I guess you’re right. Arata: If we’re gonna work, why don’t we just work here?
P95
Tomoka: Huh? Would you be okay with that? Arata: Why not? Tomoka: Because we’d be together with Serika-san the whole time then.
sfx: GASP Tomoka: Oops... Arata: ......
Arata: I stopped being jealous a long time ago. It’s stupid. And besides...
P96
Arata: I’ve been worried about Serika. She sometimes looks so small and fragile, like she could disappear any moment.
Arata: ...Everyone else is feeling it too. The other day too, I felt like I just couldn’t ask more from her...
Arata: She... doesn’t like to talk about herself. She’s been acting a little more open lately, but that’s only since you joined the band.
P97
Arata: She seems to have her reasons, so could you spend some more time with her, and try to ask about it? If it’s you, she might open up even more and tell you some things.
Tomoka: Alright. I’ll do that. This is... getting kinda complicated...
Being told something like that by Arata-kun... Serika: Tomoka! Arata!
Serika: I just got a phone call from that CEO from VIP. She said she had something important to talk about, so we should come to the office right now.
P98
Tomoka: I wonder what she meant by “something important”. She went through the trouble of calling your workplace, so it must be very important, don’t you think?
sfx: TA-DAH
Arata: Wha-... It’s cash... Cash... Serika: What... is this!?
P99
CEO: Somebody offered to pay off your debt. It’s amazing. You have a sponsor willing to shell out six million in cash.
What!? Serika: Wh-who is it!? CEO: You don’t have any clue?
Arata: I don’t know anybody that rich. You? Tomoka: I hadn’t even told my dad about this.
CEO: He said he’d like to meet you.
Serika: Me...? Tomoka: Is it someone you know, Serika-san? sfx: CLICK
P100
Long time no see. sfx: SMILE Serika-san.
P101
I’m glad you look well! sfx: GRAB I’ve meant to go see you so many times, but I just couldn’t make it. I missed you so much!!
You must be her friends. Nice to meet you. Here! Here! Take this as a token of our acquaintance...
Arata: That guy is so lively. Tomoka: Won’t you introduce us, Serika-san? Serika: Ah... Um...
Serika: Who are you again!? sfx: THUNK
P102
I guess it can’t be helped. We’ve only ever met once before. I doubted my eyes when I first saw you too. Your hair has grown a lot.
Serika: My hair!? I’ve never had it much shorter than this...
Serika: Aaaaaaah!!
P103
Arata: Who is this guy? Does he shock you that much!? Tomoka: “Director Takashimizu Fuyuhiko from NK Pharmaceutics.” Fuyuhiko!? What an unlucky-sounding name...
Fuyuhiko: I’m Serika-san’s... fiancé.
Fi-...
TL Note: The kanji in Fuyuhiko’s name literally mean “winter boy”.
P104
D-d-did he say “fiancé”...!?
Tomoka: What’s this!? What’s this!? Serika-san, are you gonna marry this guy!?
Serika: ...You must be insane. You still intend to marry a girl who did something like THAT?
Fuyuhiko: To you, it might just be something your parents decided on their own...
P105
Fuyuhiko: But for me, this is my own decision. I want to marry you, Serika-san.
In return for the six million yen... I’d like you to come back home.
P106
Fuyuhiko: Your father told me to bring you back... even if it means I’ll have to force you.
Serika: The six million is dad’s cash, huh. So he’s been keeping an eye on me the whole time.
CEO: In that case, I cannot accept this money. I’ll need her and her band to carry our agency in the future.
Fuyuhiko: Ma’am, she can’t do that. sfx: GRAB
sfx: TOSS
P107
Serika: I’ll never return to that house anymore! So take your money and leave, and tell my shitty old man I’m never coming back!
Tomoka: I... don’t really know what’s going on. But you can’t just suddenly come out of nowhere and start talking about marriage and family!! I won’t... I won’t...
Serika: Tomo-... Arata: I bet she’s about to say something outrageous again..
Tomoka: I won’t give Serika-san to someone like you!