<1318>
// May 6 (Thursday)
<1319>
// Work starts at eight in the morning. I had to visit an office I never been to before.
<1320>
// So I woke up at 6:30 to spare plenty of time.
<1321>
// While I was heating a miso soup alone...
<1322>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Good morning, \m{B}-kun."
<1323>
// Nagisa woke up.
<1324> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Sorry if I woke you up."
<1325>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "No, I can do this for you. You should prepare to leave for work, \m{B}-kun."
<1326> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Idiot. Go back to sleep. It's just too early. You shouldn't doze off in class."
<1327>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "It's okay. I can do this."
<1328> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Just sleep. This won't take long anyway."
<1329>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "But I want to do the chores."
<1330>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Please."
<1331> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<1332> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Fine..."
<1333>
// We haven't fought before, but such conflicts from worrying about each other too much are bound to occur.
<1334> \{\m{B}} ()
// \{\m{B}} (Besides, she won't listen to what I say...)
<1335>
// I thought about it while watching Nagisa's back as she stood in a kitchen.
<1336> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You see, you need more rest, since it's too early."
<1337>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Yes, I will."
<1338> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then don't oversleep. Make sure to set your alarm clock to avoid being late."
<1339>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Okay."
<1340> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Okay, I'm off."
<1341>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Take care."
<1342> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
<1343>
// I opened a door to a new workplace.
<1344>
// Inside, three men in working suits were having a conversation.
<1345>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "So you came."
<1346>
// Only Yoshino-san responsed back to me.
<1347>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Go dress up in this quickly. Behind that locker."
<1348>
// At the direction he was pointing, there was a row of lockers as a substitute dressing room.
<1349>
// I went behind, and changed into the clothes given to me.
<1350>
// It must have been someone else's before. The work suit was filled with stains.
<1351>
// I went back to where Yoshino-san was, but he was busy talking with his colleagues.
<1352>
// I was already alienated from the exciting atmosphere.
<1353>
// I waited with an uncomfortable feeling.
<1354>
// At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing particularly shabby dress suit appeared.
<1355>
// One can easily notice with a single glance that he must be the boss here.
<1356>
// Yoshino-san accompanied me to that man.
<1357>\{Ông Chủ} ""
// \{Boss} "Yoshino-kun, is he the one who will be joining us starting today?"
<1358>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Yes, that's correct. His name is..."
<1359> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's \m{A}."
<1360>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "He's the boss here. Make sure to formally introduce yourself."
<1361>\{Ông Chủ} ""
// \{Boss} "Young, I see. How old are you?"
<1362> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eighteen years old."
<1363>\{Ông Chủ} ""
// \{Boss} "You must've graduated from high school recently. That's quite an ambitious spirit."
<1364>\{Ông Chủ} ""
// \{Boss} "It will be difficult for the first few days, but you'll get used to it later on."
<1365>\{Ông Chủ} ""
// \{Boss} "Don't overexert youself, just try your best."
<1366> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Okay. I'll try my best."
<1367>\{Ông Chủ} ""
// \{Boss} "Be careful not to get injured either."
<1368>
// After that, everyone scattered away to their work for today.
<1369>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Let's get going."
<1370>
// It seems that I'm assigned to assist Yoshino-san as a pair.
<1371>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "You've changed."
<1372>
// Yoshino-san spoke, as he was looking ahead in the vehicle, heading to where we're working.
<1373> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? How so?"
<1374>
// And there's me questioning in the passenger seat.
<1375>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "You look like a completely different person than the one I met first time."
<1376> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is that so...?"
<1377>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Yeah. You were just a child back then."
<1378> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Are you saying that I look more mature now?"
<1379>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Nope..."
<1380>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "More like a child struggling to become an adult."
<1381> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What... so I'm a child after all."
<1382>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "But it's entirely different."
<1383> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "How?"
<1384>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Your attitude has changed."
<1385>
// Perhaps... that could be reckoned as a signficiant change.
<1386>
// Without a will to step forward, a child will keep remaining as a mere child.
<1387>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "I'm counting on you."
<1388> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Okay."
<1389>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Oh and... don't quit after the very first day. I'll be depressed if that happens."
<1390> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Don't worry. I'm here to work for real."
<1391>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Sounds good. Ready to go?"
<1392>
// The vehicle stopped.
<1393> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<1394>
// We both opened the door at the same time.
<1395>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "This needs to be installed today."
<1396>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "It's a different one from what you helped out with, but the basics are the same."
<1397>
// Yoshino-san took out a bundle of cardboard boxes from the back of the truck.
<1398> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What is this?"
<1399>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "It's a street light. Model number... well you won't know what it means anyway."
<1400>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Memorize them as soon as possible. Checking the materials is part of the job."
<1401>
// Then Yoshino-san started opening the box, saying that.
<1402>
// I ran to the cargo to do something useful. I'm certain that tools need to be checked...
<1403>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "There's a helmet in the cargo, so wear it first. I told you this before."
<1404>
// With a sudden warning, I wore a helmet immediately.
<1405>
// I was pretty surprised.
<1406>
// Last time I helped for half a day, I wasn't told of anything.
<1407>
// He just ordered simple task such as handing him pliers or screws.
<1408>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Hello?"
<1409> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah."
<1410>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "You've changed a little."
<1411>
// Yoshino-san spoke, as he was looking ahead in the vehicle, heading to where we're working.
<1412> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? How so?"
<1413>
// And there's me questioning in the passenger seat.
<1414>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Your first impression when we met for the first time."
<1415> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "So how do I look now?"
<1416>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Certainly... you look serious than before."
<1417>
// Perhaps... it's because now I'm away from pops and Sanae-san.
<1418>
// And the fact that I'm trying to protect Nagisa alone.
<1419> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Because I'm desperate..."
<1420>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Yeah, that's the right attitude."
<1421>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Since this isn't easy labor."
<1422>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Oh and... don't quit after the very first day. I'll be depressed if that happens."
<1423> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Don't worry about that."
<1424>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Sounds good. Ready to go?"
<1425>
// The vehicle stopped.
<1426> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<1427>
// We both opened the door at the same time.
<1428>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "This needs to be installed today."
<1429>
// Yoshino-san took out a bundle of cardboard boxes from the back of the truck.
<1430> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What is this?"
<1431>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "It's a street light. Model number...well you won't know what it means anyway."
<1432>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Memorize them as soon as possible. Checking the materials is part of the job."
<1433>
// Then Yoshino-san started opening the box, saying that.
<1434>
// I ran to the rear cargo to do something useful. I'm certain that tools need to be checked...
<1435>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "There's a helmet in the cargo, so wear it first."
<1436>
// With a sudden warning, I wore a helmet immediately.
<1437>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Hello?"
<1438> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah."
<1439>
// It's different from the cozy life I had up to now...
<1440>
// Back when I was working with pops and Sanae-san.
<1441>
// I acknowledged this reality.
<1442>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Great. There should be one more ladder in the cargo. Set it up from the opposite side and climb it up."
<1443>
// I immediately followed the orders.
<1444>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Don't fall. I will say that again, don't fall."
<1445> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... could you please stop saying things that give an omen?"
<1446>
// I was holding up a street light. Even though it was temporary, I held it up while the circuits were being connected.
<1447>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Don't hold it with your arms alone. Support it with your whole body weight. That's a much safer approach."
<1448> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<1449>
// I couldn't respond back. I was told to support the street light with my upper body bent slightly behind, while I'm on a safe line connected to the pillar.
<1450>
// But I couldn't do that. It's easier said than done. Plus, I'm not on the ground either.
<1451>
// Moreover, it's nonsense for someone to willingly unbalance himself on the top of a ladder. It's only few feet above, but it's still frightening.
<1452>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "You must learn to do that whether you like it or not."
<1453>
// Yoshino-san simply told me so.
<1454>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Okay, it's done. You can let go."
<1455>
// I released the street light gently. It was fixed in a position but bent slightly forward.
<1456>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Now watch carefully while I'm locking it up properly."
<1457> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, I can do a simple task like that."
<1458>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "No. Just watch and learn first."
<1459>
// Yoshino-san had a doubtful face.
<1460> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I know how to do that."
<1461>
// I may be a rookie, but even I know how to screw a bolt.
<1462>
// I want to work even a little, to take one step forward.
<1463>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "... then take care of all the remaining ones. In diagonal order. Don't forget to check afterward."
<1464>
// Yoshino-san climbed down a ladder.
<1465>
// I screwed the bolts in the instructed order and went down as well.
<1466>
// It won't be good as Yoshino-san's, but it should be all right, since I screwed as hard as I can.
<1467>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Finished?"
<1468> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yes."
<1469>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Did you check?"
<1470> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I did. What's wrong?"
<1471>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Did you fasten it once more lastly? It has to be tightened all the way, parallel to the wall."
<1472>
// Yoshino-san and I climbed up a ladder again.
<1473>
// He was handling the bolt I worked on with skillful movement.
<1474>
// Among the screws, he touched one, and slowly twisted it after hammering with a wrench.
<1475>
// The wrench spun about half a circle.
<1476> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... no way."
<1477>
// I'm certain that I fastened it as hard as I can.
<1478>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "You didn't tighten it properly."
<1479> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well, but..."
<1480>
// Smack. A noise resounded. My helmet was hit with a wrench.
<1481>
// It didn't hurt, but a vibrating head caused spinning stars to hallucinate before me.
<1482> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<1483>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "That's why I asked whether you really know how to do it or not."
<1484>
// He sure asked. And I answered I knew it.
<1485>
// But this ended up being the consequence.
<1486>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Even simple screwing has a technique. I trusted you since you claimed you knew."
<1487>
// I was completely speechless.
<1488>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "This kind of work requires you to watch and learn. Then follow. It all begins from there."
<1489>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Listen. If you mess this up, it's game over."
<1490>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "What will you do if the street light you installed falls off?"
<1491>
// Maybe... no, I will certainly regret it.
<1492>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "And what if the victim below it was the person you treasure the most?"
<1493>
// The person I care the most under the street light... Nagisa's face flashed in my head.
<1494> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I can't let that happen."
<1495>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "That's why this work needs to be done perfectly. Dedication, nothing but dedication."
<1496> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... okay."
<1497>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "As long as you don't forget about that, you'll be fine."
<1498> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yes."
<1499>
// I sincerely bowed my head.
<1500>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "Then let's move on to the next one."
<1501> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "How many are left so far?"
<1502>\{Yoshino} ""
// \{Yoshino} "There's.... four left."
<1503> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... geh!"
<1504>
// Yoshino-san beamed with a slight smile after hearing my comment.
<1505>
// And the day's work was over.
<1506>
// I couldn't walk after taking a single step out of the office.
<1507>
// I sat down and leaned against wall.
<1508>
// My body was about to break from the excruciating labor.
<1509>
// I'm worried about waking up tomorrow morning.
<1510>
// Thinking what muscle pain will strike.
<1511>
// After a short rest, I headed home at a weary pace.
<1512> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm home."
<1513>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Welcome back."
<1514>
// I felt somewhat relieved just from seeing Nagisa standing in a kitchen.
<1515>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Dinner will be ready soon."
<1516> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'll help."
<1517>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you look really tired."
<1518> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I am, but just seeing your face healed me."
<1519>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Thank you."
<1520>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "But if you overwork, it will continue on for tommorow."
<1521>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "So please, rest."
<1522> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Helping isn't really a big deal."
<1523>
// I staggered when I was about to approach Nagisa after taking my shoes off.
<1524>
// Nagisa only healed me mentally, and I was completely out of energy.
<1525>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "What's wrong?"
<1526>
// Nagisa stared back with puzzled look.
<1527> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nothing..."
<1528> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Maybe I should just rest..."
<1529>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Yes."
<1530>
// Holding me from behind so that I don't fall over, I entered the room.
<1531>
// Sitting down, my muscles relaxed as if my whole body was tired, and I completely laid down like that.
<1532>
// I moved my body with my will until Nagisa brought dinner.
<1533> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food."
<1534>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Let's eat."
<1535>
// A simple menu was set up, like the one last night.
<1536>
// But, for someone tired like me, I was absolutely happy with that.
<1537>
// If it were meat and fried stuff, my hunger would be satisfied.
<1538> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Did you buy things on the way home?"
<1539>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "No, I simply got home and changed my clothes."
<1540> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, I see."
<1541>
// I try to imagine.
<1542>
// The figure of Nagisa as a wife, going to buy stuff at a supermarket.
<1543> \{\m{B}} ()
// \{\m{B}} (Oh yeah...)
<1544>
// And my willpower goes up +50.
<1545>
// ... the only thing that's recovered has been just that.
<1546>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Umm, how did your work go?"
<1547> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I am certainly tired, since it is physical labor."
<1548> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But, I think that's how it starts. If I get used to it, it should get more fun."
<1549>
// Sure, it'd be nice if we talked about something else, but nothing comes up when trying to think of anything else beyond the first day.
<1550>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Is that so?"
<1551>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "You've been hanging in there, \m{B}-kun."
<1552> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<1553>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "You seem kind of cool."
<1554> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Though I looked like crap up until now."
<1555>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "No, I do mean up until now and beyond."
<1556> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's fine, I know it myself."
<1557> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Up until now, I've been relying on pops and Sanae-san... no way I look that good."
<1558> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I've only become a real working adult as of today."
<1559> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's how I feel about it."
<1560>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Well then, today we shall commemorate you having become one."
<1561> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You feel like giving something?"
<1562>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "What would you like?"
<1563> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I don't mind whatever."
<1564>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "But, I don't have anything."
<1565> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Maybe something that doesn't have a shape...?"
<1566>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Umm, are words fine?"
<1567>
// Sure
<1568>
// Well, beyond words...
<1569> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm fine with words."
<1570>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Well then..."
<1571>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, congratulations on becoming a working adult."
<1572>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "And, work hard."
<1573>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "For... \wait{1000}my sake."
<1574>
// .........
<1575>
// I never thought that Nagisa would say such a thing.
<1576>
// I felt all cozy, at the bottom of my heart.
<1577>
// The person I love needs me...
<1578>
// What relief that brought me to see such feelings.
<1579>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "I said something quite sudden, ehehe..."
<1580> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nah, it's fine. It's really encouraging."
<1581>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Really?"
<1582>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "I'm glad then."
<1583>
// But, did using my willpower come up with such a strange idea...?
<1584>
// At the same time we finished dinner, fatigue immediately pushed onto me, and I flopped myself onto the counter.
<1585>
// Pushing all of the cleanup onto Nagisa...
<1586>
// Full of energy, I felt motivated to move on tomorrow.
<1587>
// But, I've completely run out of strength...
<1588>
// Coming out of the bath, I didn't wait for Nagisa to go in, and ended up falling asleep.
<1589>
// I no longer had any energy to do anything else.
<1590> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well, more than words..."
<1591>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Something without form, and greater than words is difficult."
<1592> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well, you can come up with something..."
<1593> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Such as..."
<1594>
// Something perverted...
<1595>
// No, words are enough
<1596> \{\m{B}} ()
// \{\m{B}} (Something perverted...?)
<1597>
// If I said that, what kind of reaction would Nagisa have?
<1598>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Ah, something perverted is fine...?"
<1599> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah... figure something out."
<1600>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Eh, I have to think about it...?"
<1601> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah. Since it's a blessing, I'd be happy if you were the one who came up with it..."
<1602>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Is that so..."
<1603>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "But, I'm not sure how to make you happy, \m{B}-kun..."
<1604>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "It's possible that you might end up hating me..."
<1605> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "No, since it's you, no matter what happens, I'll always love you."
<1606>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
<1607>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "In that case..."
<1608>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Then perhaps for dinner... \wait{1000}mouth-to-mouth feeding... how... is that...?"
<1609> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Ehh? You can really do that?!"
<1610>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Ah, yes... if you're fine with it, \m{B}-kun, I think I'll give it a shot..."
<1611> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Though I'd be... fine with that..."
<1612> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But, it could be this small soya bean."
<1613>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "T-that's... small, so that'd be a problem..."
<1614>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "It might end up sticking on the mouth..."
<1615>
// But, can she do it...?
<1616> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then, what do I do if I get thirsty?"
<1617>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Water?"
<1618> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<1619>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "If, you're fine with it, \m{B}-kun... I'd also... feed that by mouth..."
<1620>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "But... my mouth couldn't open, it'd end up remaining closed..."
<1621> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Like hell that would happen!"
<1622>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "What?"
<1623>
// I wake up from my delusion.
<1624>
// For Nagisa to play with her food in that way was not like her at all.
<1625>
// I would end up being angry at her for thinking up such things in the first place.
<1626>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Like what, exactly?"
<1627> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well..."
<1628> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I guess I"ll be happy with you congratulating me."
<1629>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Yes, that's what I wanted to do in the first place."
<1630> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Okay, go ahead."
<1631>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "It seems like you're kind of reluctant about it."
<1632> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm listening clearly."
<1633>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Then, I'll say it."
<1634> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nah, words are fine."
<1635>
// Thinking it over, I said that.
<1636>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Okay. I also wanted to go with words."
<1637>\{Nagisa} ""
// \{Nagisa} "Well then..."
<1638>
// Coming out of the bath, I didn't wait for Nagisa to go in, and ended up falling asleep.
<1639>
// I no longer had any energy to do anything else.