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I almost had to snort upon seeing that Kamogawa and his guys were among them, too, with earnest faces that couldn't have suited them less.
 
I almost had to snort upon seeing that Kamogawa and his guys were among them, too, with earnest faces that couldn't have suited them less.
   
Originally my classmates probably wanted to be the ones that comforted a disheartened Tsukimori, but in fact it turned out the opposite. If someone had taken a photograph of that scene and told me it was Tsukimori comforting her disheartened classmates, I would have believed it.
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Originally my classmates probably wanted to be the ones that comforted a disheartened Tsukimori, but in fact it turned out the opposite. If someone had taken a photograph of that scene and told me it was Tsukimori that comforts her disheartened classmates, I would have believed it.
   
In other words, Youko Tsukimori could do perfectly without our worthless pity.
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In other words, Youko Tsukimori could perfectly do without our worthless pity.
   
 
Only when she was among masses of people like now, her true value surfaced.
 
Only when she was among masses of people like now, her true value surfaced.
   
Though everyone wore the same uniform and was the same age, only she was special and stood out from the others, shining almost like the moon in the darkest night: magnificently and full of elegance.
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Though everyone wore the same uniform and was at the same age, only she was special and stood out from the others, shining almost like the moon in the darkest night: magnificently and full of elegance.
   
As there was no way to get through the impregnable fortress that was protecting her, I was degraded to a mere "Villager A" who beheld the captivating princess from afar.
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As there was no way to get through the impregnable fortress that was protecting her, I was degraded to a mere "Villager A" who beheld the captivated princess from afar.
   
 
From time to time, however, our eyes met.
 
From time to time, however, our eyes met.
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It didn't take me long to realize that I wouldn't be able to properly talk to her at school for a while, thus I chose to spend my breaks in the quiet corridor, away from the noise.
 
It didn't take me long to realize that I wouldn't be able to properly talk to her at school for a while, thus I chose to spend my breaks in the quiet corridor, away from the noise.
   
As a reaction to my quick resignation, clever Tsukimori started to write messages on a quartered report sheet and passed them to me during the breaks because she couldn't talk to me directly.
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As reaction to my quick resignation, clever Tsukimori started to write messages on a quartered report sheet and passed them to me during the breaks because she couldn't talk to me directly.
   
 
To prevent the others from noticing, she gave them to me while passing me by without looking at me. She either handed the letters to me or just put them into my pocket.
 
To prevent the others from noticing, she gave them to me while passing me by without looking at me. She either handed the letters to me or just put them into my pocket.
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«I don't care about you anymore!»
 
«I don't care about you anymore!»
   
What speed, considering the number of letters! I could well imagine her pressing the buttons of her phone with a furious wrath at an imperceptible speed.
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What a speed, considering the number of letters! I could well imagine her pressing the buttons of her phone with a furious wrath at an imperceptible speed.
   
 
Even though I felt a little upset as I looked up at the clear blue sky, I had to acknowledge it was my own fault and gave up. After all, it was ''I'' who had evaded her that entire day.
 
Even though I felt a little upset as I looked up at the clear blue sky, I had to acknowledge it was my own fault and gave up. After all, it was ''I'' who had evaded her that entire day.
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"Thank you for your ready approval! It's a pleasure to work with you, Nonomiya-kun!"
 
"Thank you for your ready approval! It's a pleasure to work with you, Nonomiya-kun!"
   
I saw that staying here would only give birth to bad rumors, so I reluctantly followed him out of the gate.
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I saw that staying long would only give birth to bad rumors, so I reluctantly followed him out of the gate.
   
 
Konan's car, parked near the school in a side alley, was a bright red sports car that quite suited his style.
 
Konan's car, parked near the school in a side alley, was a bright red sports car that quite suited his style.
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Konan went on, "Phones don't only vibrate for incoming calls. The alarm functions lately have become really handy; they keep on vibrating until you execute the predefined operation."
 
Konan went on, "Phones don't only vibrate for incoming calls. The alarm functions lately have become really handy; they keep on vibrating until you execute the predefined operation."
   
"Would she really do that?" I asked myself silently with several question marks popping up over my head. However, taking only the point of whether it's possible or not into consideration, the answer was clear.
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"Would she really do that?" I asked myself silently with several question marks popping up over my head. However, taking only the point whether it's possible or not into consideration, the answer was clear.
   
 
"You can't be sure if it's her, can you?"
 
"You can't be sure if it's her, can you?"
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"—to lure me to her home?"
 
"—to lure me to her home?"
   
He snapped his fingers, "Bingo! It makes sense if her goal was to get you to her home. No one would leave someone whose mother has just gone missing. Even someone as dry as you wouldn't. Well, and you ''did'' go to her home in the end."
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He snapped his fingers, "Bingo! It makes sense if her goal was to get you to her home. No one would leave someone alone whose mother just has gone missing. Even someone as dry as you wouldn't. Well, and you ''did'' go to her home in the end."
   
 
I reconsidered that night with the events Konan pointed out in mind.
 
I reconsidered that night with the events Konan pointed out in mind.
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Having come to the conclusion that Youko Tsukimori had not killed anyone, I was supposed to deny his opinion, regardless of what it consisted of.
 
Having come to the conclusion that Youko Tsukimori had not killed anyone, I was supposed to deny his opinion, regardless of what it consisted of.
   
"Indeed, you do have a point. It also stands true, however, that I could clearly sense that nobody was in the house the moment I stepped into the building. I'd say that Tsukimori must have been able to perceive the situation much more clearly than I, the outsider, who'd only come for the second time."
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"Indeed, you do have a point. It also stands true, however, that I could clearly sense that nobody was in the house the moment I stepped into the building. I'd say that Tsukimori must have been able to perceive the situation much more clearly than I, the outsider, who's only come for the second time."
   
 
Nevertheless, I was impressed by everything he pointed out.
 
Nevertheless, I was impressed by everything he pointed out.
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After declaring that, his gaze was drawn towards the front window.
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After declaring that, his look was drawn towards the front window.
   
 
Following him, I also directed my eyes there. Ahead of the straight side alley was the main street, bathed in madder red. One could see students on their way home passing by like fishes swimming.
 
Following him, I also directed my eyes there. Ahead of the straight side alley was the main street, bathed in madder red. One could see students on their way home passing by like fishes swimming.
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I was clenching my fist so hard it hurt.
 
I was clenching my fist so hard it hurt.
   
"Child's play for her, right?"
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"A child's play for her, right?"
   
 
Don't talk big like that! You don't know her as well as I do!—I found myself fighting with the urge to shout out all this.
 
Don't talk big like that! You don't know her as well as I do!—I found myself fighting with the urge to shout out all this.
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What compelled me that moment was not impatience anymore but raw anger. Hearing someone else talk about her like that irritated me as if having my garden trampled down by strangers.
 
What compelled me that moment was not impatience anymore but raw anger. Hearing someone else talk about her like that irritated me as if having my garden trampled down by strangers.
   
Konan pulled the car onto the sidewalk and smiled, "We're here."
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Konan pulled the car onto the sidewalk and smiled "We're there."
   
 
I peeked out and found that he had parked along the main street, near the café.
 
I peeked out and found that he had parked along the main street, near the café.
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The next moment he put on his usual frivolous smile and shrugged like an American.<!-- stereotyped thinking isn't good, Mamiya-sama! --><!-- if you've ever watched Karin you'll know that we overpronounce our terminal 'n's as well. Oh, and we're all blonde, loud and two metres tall. -->
 
The next moment he put on his usual frivolous smile and shrugged like an American.<!-- stereotyped thinking isn't good, Mamiya-sama! --><!-- if you've ever watched Karin you'll know that we overpronounce our terminal 'n's as well. Oh, and we're all blonde, loud and two metres tall. -->
   
"Sorry for startling you. But once in a while I have to show you that I'm still a policeman, a detective, you know," he grinned, but his eyes weren't at all smiling, "And I don't want to cause the misunderstanding that you can hide things from me forever." He pulled me closer by my shoulder, "...I would be very thankful if you could soon recall some interesting info, since that would save me some messy work..."
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"Sorry for startling you. But once in a while I have to show you that I'm still a policeman, a detective, you know," he grinned, but his eyes weren't at all smiling, "And I don't want to cause the misunderstanding that you can hide things from me forever." He pulled me nearer by my shoulder, "...I would be very thankful if you could soon recall some interesting info, since that would save me some messy work..."
   
 
His emphatic whisper sent a cold shiver down my spine. I guessed that being threatened with a knife pressed against one's neck had to be a similar experience.
 
His emphatic whisper sent a cold shiver down my spine. I guessed that being threatened with a knife pressed against one's neck had to be a similar experience.
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I averted my gaze without replying and discovered the reflection of a person in the window.
 
I averted my gaze without replying and discovered the reflection of a person in the window.
   
There was a grim high school boy who didn't move a muscle with the exception of the blinking of his eyes. I noticed that the hand of that student was holding onto his left breast.
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There was a grim high school boy who moved no muscle with the exception of the blinking of his eyes. I noticed that the hand of that student was holding onto his left breast.
   
 
I felt a familiar touch with my fingers.
 
I felt a familiar touch with my fingers.
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"I really don't think I'm dumb... but anyway, what gives you that idea?"
 
"I really don't think I'm dumb... but anyway, what gives you that idea?"
   
"It's pretty damn obvious if anyone looked at you two! You haven't talked at all lately, have you?"
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"It's pretty damn obvious if one takes a look at you two! You haven't talked at all lately, have you?"
   
 
While leaning onto the mop, I thought about it.
 
While leaning onto the mop, I thought about it.
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"Doesn't surprise me. It was obvious that you were miles away."
 
"Doesn't surprise me. It was obvious that you were miles away."
   
Now that she mentioned it, I had to admit that in my thoughts I had been "miles away" with Konan indeed. I had been pondering over a way to surpass that man non-stop during work.
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Now that she mentioned it, I had to admit that in thoughts I had been "miles away" with Konan indeed. I had been pondering over a way to surpass that man non-stop during work.
   
 
The more I thought about it, the more I came to think that I had no chance of beating him.
 
The more I thought about it, the more I came to think that I had no chance of beating him.
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"Ohh, you only noticed just now?" she answered my lamenting words haughtily, "The world's unreasonable and unjust wherever you go; otherwise social stratification would not exist in the first place. So why should I bother playing a saint if the world's very setup is already shit? I live by my own rules."
 
"Ohh, you only noticed just now?" she answered my lamenting words haughtily, "The world's unreasonable and unjust wherever you go; otherwise social stratification would not exist in the first place. So why should I bother playing a saint if the world's very setup is already shit? I live by my own rules."
   
If you ever tried giving the word "self-centered" a form, you would definitely get this woman in front of you.
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If you ever tried giving the word "self-centered" a form, you would definitely get that woman in front of you.
   
 
"My way of life is simple, isn't it?"
 
"My way of life is simple, isn't it?"
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"Why should I need an apology? We have ''not at all'' had an argument with each other, have we?" she answered while sorting one chit after the other.
 
"Why should I need an apology? We have ''not at all'' had an argument with each other, have we?" she answered while sorting one chit after the other.
   
"Her Highness begs to differ, I fear?"
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"Her highness begs to differ, I fear?"
   
 
"Just look, does that look to you like she's not angry at you? She couldn't make it more obvious! Now, come on, I'm bothering to act as a go-between for you, so take action and say you're sorry already."
 
"Just look, does that look to you like she's not angry at you? She couldn't make it more obvious! Now, come on, I'm bothering to act as a go-between for you, so take action and say you're sorry already."
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Upon arriving there, she stretched out her free arm, as could be expected, and took Tsukimori by the neck in the same manner.
 
Upon arriving there, she stretched out her free arm, as could be expected, and took Tsukimori by the neck in the same manner.
   
We two, constrained at Mirai-san's side, were forced to face each other from close up whether we wanted or not.
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We two, constrained at Mirai-san's side, were forced face each other from close up whether we wanted or not.
   
 
I did not want to see Tsukimori's face in the least<!--tsundere?--><!-- hai~ -->, but unfortunately Mirai-san's modest breasts were quite the opposite of her personality and thus obviously insufficient for blocking the view for me.
 
I did not want to see Tsukimori's face in the least<!--tsundere?--><!-- hai~ -->, but unfortunately Mirai-san's modest breasts were quite the opposite of her personality and thus obviously insufficient for blocking the view for me.
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She yelled down at us, saying things about her temper everybody already knew.
 
She yelled down at us, saying things about her temper everybody already knew.
   
"Nonomiya! You apologize to Youko! And Youko, you forgive him when he does!" she said while scowling at us in turn, "I don't care about the reason behind this quarrel, but make sure you make up with each other on the way to the station! Then you come to work tomorrow as usual! Got it? That's an order!"
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"Nonomiya! You apologize to Youko! And Youko, you forgive him when he does!" she said while scowling at us in turns, "I don't care about the reason behind that quarrel, but make sure you make it up with each other on the way to the station! Then you come to work tomorrow as usual! Got it? That's an order!"
   
 
Before I knew it, Tsukimori and I were exchanging glances, and a moment later sighing as if on cue.
 
Before I knew it, Tsukimori and I were exchanging glances, and a moment later sighing as if on cue.
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Solely lit by white street lights, we walked along a narrow alley towards the station. We were silent.
 
Solely lit by white street lights, we walked along a narrow alley towards the station. We were silent.
   
Upon entering the way along the main street<!-- Wie soll ich denn dieses verdammte 国道沿い sonst übersetzen? T___T --> <!-- It's a common usage in Japanese. I generally TL it as main street, high street, main road, or thoroughfare. In slang, 'main drag' works well. -->, our field of vision was filled with gorgeous neon light. The number of people increased in proportion to the illumination, and so did the noise. The headlights of the cars passing us by made us flare up in yellow. Far away a siren was resounding, whereas in the proximity a dog was raising a forceful bark to fight it back. And we were silent.
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Upon entering the way along the main street<!-- Wie soll ich denn dieses verdammte 国道沿い sonst übersetzen? T___T --> <!-- It's a common usage in Japanese. I generally TL it as main street, high street, main road, or thoroughfare. In slang, 'main drag' works well. -->, our field of vision was filled with gorgeous neon light. The number of people increased in proportion to the illumination, and so did the noise. The head lights of the cars passing us by made us flare up in yellow. Far away a siren was resounding, whereas in the proximity a dog was raising a forceful bark to fight it back. And we were silent.
   
 
Tsukimori was the first to give in to the oppressive air.
 
Tsukimori was the first to give in to the oppressive air.
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She stopped abruptly.
 
She stopped abruptly.
   
"You have been a little strange lately," she whispered, getting straight to the point, "Is there something bothering you?"
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"You have been a little strange lately," she whispered, getting straight to the point, "Is there something that bothers you?"
   
 
"Do I look that way?" I asked back.
 
"Do I look that way?" I asked back.
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...Youko Tsukimori really was not to be underestimated. Apparently she had been all ears to our talk in the classroom.
 
...Youko Tsukimori really was not to be underestimated. Apparently she had been all ears to our talk in the classroom.
   
"If we get into a quarrel here again even though Mirai-san told us to make up, I won't be able to face her tomorrow."
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"If we get into a quarrel here again even though Mirai-san told us to make it up, I won't be able to face her tomorrow."
   
 
I snatched the juice away from her, opened the lid and took a long gulp of the cool orange-colored liquid.
 
I snatched the juice away from her, opened the lid and took a long gulp of the cool orange-colored liquid.
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Tsukimori sat down next to me. "No, please forgive ''me''." Her hair-ends swayed. "I tried being sulky for once," she giggled with her gaze still dropped, "Because you have been giving me the cold shoulder lately."
 
Tsukimori sat down next to me. "No, please forgive ''me''." Her hair-ends swayed. "I tried being sulky for once," she giggled with her gaze still dropped, "Because you have been giving me the cold shoulder lately."
   
She brought her face to mine with reproachful eyes.
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She approached her face to mine with reproachful eyes.
   
 
"Please come to my place again sometime. I promise I won't do anything you don't like anymore, okay?" she said jokingly and laughed, but I couldn't help finding a trace of loneliness in her face. I recalled that she was all alone now.
 
"Please come to my place again sometime. I promise I won't do anything you don't like anymore, okay?" she said jokingly and laughed, but I couldn't help finding a trace of loneliness in her face. I recalled that she was all alone now.
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As a matter of fact, I had gotten my plate much too full with Konan alone to care about Tsukimori, but I felt a little guilty upon seeing her lonely like that.
 
As a matter of fact, I had gotten my plate much too full with Konan alone to care about Tsukimori, but I felt a little guilty upon seeing her lonely like that.
   
"Oh yes, because a certain someone did not only refrain from helping me but also ignored me completely, I had no time for recreation at school."
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"Oh yes, because a certain someone did not only refrain from helping me but also ignored me completely, I had no time of recreation at school."
   
 
"Well, you have my sympathies."
 
"Well, you have my sympathies."
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"At any rate, I'll try to act normal at the café, so please tell Mirai-san something positive, too," I ended our conversation and stood up.
 
"At any rate, I'll try to act normal at the café, so please tell Mirai-san something positive, too," I ended our conversation and stood up.
   
"—Konan-san and you are like brothers with an age gap," Tsukimori murmured, "Perhaps it was that, supported by the fact that you're two men, that made me feel unhappy and left out."
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"—Konan-san and you are like brothers with an age gap" Tsukimori murmured, "Perhaps it was that, supported by the fact that you're two men, that made me feel unhappy and left out."
   
 
I sat down again on the bench and peeked at her seemingly brooding face from the side.
 
I sat down again on the bench and peeked at her seemingly brooding face from the side.
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She pulled her slender shoulders in as if she were attacked by a cold shiver.
 
She pulled her slender shoulders in as if she were attacked by a cold shiver.
   
I haven't seen her like this very often. If it's Konan, however, anyone would show a similar reaction. That man was not normal.
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I haven't seen her like that very often. If it's for Konan, however, anyone would show a similar reaction. That man was not normal.
   
 
"In comparison I would want to be by your side for hours and hours. I wonder why that is?"
 
"In comparison I would want to be by your side for hours and hours. I wonder why that is?"
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I matched Konan's actions so far with my own thoughts. What would I do? What would I want to do? Ideas started flooding into my head without end.
 
I matched Konan's actions so far with my own thoughts. What would I do? What would I want to do? Ideas started flooding into my head without end.
   
"...sorry. There's something I have to do," I told her quickly, pressed 120 Yen into her hand and ran off home. I rushed through the night town without caring about her yell that caught up with me.
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"...sorry. There's something I have to do," I told her quickly speaking, pressed 120 Yen into her hand and ran off home. I rushed through the nightly town without caring about her yell that caught up with me.
   
 
I just wanted to be alone. I wanted to be alone and collect my overflowing thoughts.
 
I just wanted to be alone. I wanted to be alone and collect my overflowing thoughts.
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