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| == Text == | | {{Clannad VN:Hoàn thành}} |
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| | == Phân đoạn == |
| <pre>
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P1|Phần 1]] |
| // Resources for SEEN6800.TXT
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P2|Phần 2]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P3|Phần 3]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P4|Phần 4]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P5|Phần 5]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P6|Phần 6]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P7|Phần 7]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P8|Phần 8]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P9|Phần 9]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P10|Phần 10]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN6800P11|Phần 11]] |
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| #character '＊Ｂ'
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| #character 'Sanae'
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| #character 'Akio'
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| #character 'Voice'
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| #character 'Nagisa'
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| #character 'Worker'
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| #character 'Yoshino'
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| #character 'Housewife'
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| #character 'Boss'
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| #character 'Mysterious Man'
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| #character 'Old Lady'
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| #character 'Johnny'
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| #character 'Father'
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| #character 'Man'
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| #character 'Kinoshita'
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| #character 'Sunohara'
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| #character 'Tomoyo'
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| #character 'Kyou'
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| #character 'Ryou'
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| #character 'Mei'
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| #character 'Koumura'
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| #character 'Ibuki'
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| #character 'Misae'
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| #character 'Waitress'
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| #character 'Store manager'
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| <0000>
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| // Nagisa - Day After
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| <0001>
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| // Upon entering the store, I see Sanae-san walking about hesitantly with a huge box.
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| <0002>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
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| <0003>
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| // \{Sanae} "Ah, \{\m{B}}-san. Good morning."
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| <0004>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let me take that for you."
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| <0005>
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| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I'll leave it to you."
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| <0006>
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| // \{Akio} "Oh, so you've arrived."
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| <0007>
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| // Pops is staring at me from the back of the store.
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| <0008>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
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| <0009>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
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| <0010>
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| // I could at least afford to be polite at greetings.
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| <0011>
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| // \{Akio} "Morning."
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| <0012>
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| // \{Akio} "Hey you, put on an apron."
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| <0013>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Eh... I don't have an apron."
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| <0014>
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| // \{Sanae} "Ah, is that so? I must've forgotten then."
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| <0015>
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| // \{Sanae} "We've prepared one for \m{B}-san as well."
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| <0016>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, I see. Thanks a lot."
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| <0017>
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| // \{Sanae} "Would a panda-themed one be okay?"
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| <0018>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Panda? What do you mean?"
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| <0019>
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| // \{Sanae} "Well, it's patterned and has such a picture."
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| <0020>
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| // \{Akio} "With black and white checkers and a panda print by the chest."
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| <0021>
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| // \{Akio} "It's my old one. What, you don't like it? You brat."
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| <0022>
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| // \{\m{B}} "No... I'm fine either way."
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| <0023>
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| // \{Akio} "That's right, you should just work to death like the pandas."
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| <0024>
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| // Pandas don't have such a connotation.
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| <0025>
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| // On graduation day.
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| <0026>
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| // Having not had any career counseling, I was feeling uncertain about my future.
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| <0027>
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| // \{Sanae} "Congratulations on your graduation, \m{B}-san."
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| <0028>
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| // \{\m{B}} "It certainly is a blurry road ahead."
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| <0029>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Because I kept dodging career counseling."
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| <0030>
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| // \{Akio} "Well, it doesn't matter much anyway? There are many different ways of making a living after all."
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| <0031>
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| // \{Sanae} "So, what do you intend to do for now?"
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| <0032>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Not really anything for the mo'......"
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| <0033>
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| // \{Akio} "What a shockingly dumb idiot... you haven't thought of anything huh?"
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| <0034>
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| // \{Akio} "How lame you are."
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| <0035>
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| // \{Sanae} "It must've been hard on \m{B}-san as well."
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| <0036>
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| // Even though Sanae-san was talking for me, it was really the mistake of my negligence.
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| <0037>
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| // \{Akio} "Isn't there anything you would like to do?"
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| <0038>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well... I can't think of anything."
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| <0039>
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| // \{Akio} "That's what I'm saying, you can't just keep mucking around."
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| <0040>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, you're right, but I just can't find one."
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| <0041>
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| // \{Akio} "Hmmm..."
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| <0042>
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| // Pops gave a helpless sigh.
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| <0043>
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| // \{Akio} "Why don't you work here for now?"
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| <0044>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, is that okay?"
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| <0045>
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| // \{Akio} "Yeah. After all, Sanae's private school's been growing too."
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| <0046>
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| // \{Sanae} "That's right."
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| <0047>
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| // \{Sanae} "And besides, if you could take the morning shift..."
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| <0048>
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| // \{Sanae} "I could prepare Nagisa's lunch box."
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| <0049>
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| // \{Sanae} "I've always wanted to do it."
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| <0050>
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| // \{Akio} "That's right, you did say so."
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| <0051>
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| // \{Akio} "Well, it's all agreed then."
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| <0052>
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| // \{Akio} "By the way, the hourly wage is 30 yen."
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| <0053>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I quit."
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| <0054>
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| // \{Akio} "You idiot, I was just kidding. But it really is going to be low, so be prepared."
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| <0055>
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| // \{Sanae} "But in return, you can eat and live here for free."
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| <0056>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Thank you very much."
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| <0057>
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| // So, under the generosity of those two, I started working at the Furukawa Bakery."
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| <0058>
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| // The morning roster starts at five.
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| <0059>
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| // Assemble with pops, who'd already started baking.
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| <0060>
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| // The store opens at seven. That's when we try to produce the first load.
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| <0061>
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| // And take rounds at the cashier after opening.
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| <0062>
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| // At Furukawa Bakery, the busiest times are between seven to nine in the morning.
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| <0063>
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| // I haven't worked in the store at this time up until now, so I didn't know.
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| <0064>
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| // That's why it was tougher than I'd expected.
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| <0065>
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| // During spring break, Sanae-san also joined us.
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| <0066>
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| // She takes the bread pops had made and arranges them on the trays.
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| <0067>
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| // After that, she would chat with the customers.
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| <0068>
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| // Sanae-san at work seemed brilliant and charming.
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| <0069>
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| // Pops sure married a great person.
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| <0070>
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| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san,"
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| <0071>
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| // Having suddenly been called causes my heart to thrust.
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| <0072>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yes? What is it?"
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| <0073>
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| // \{Sanae} "I'm only filling in until the end of spring break. After that, it's your job, \m{B}-san."
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| <0074>
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| // \{Sanae} "That's why you should clearly remember things like, the positions for each type of bread, as well as their prices."
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| <0075>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I understand."
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| <0076>
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| // \{Sanae} "Please do your best."
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| <0077>
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| // In the afternoon, the customers became scarce.
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| <0078>
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| // At this point it becomes quite dull.
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| <0079>
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| // Like the lazy Furukawa Bakery I've seen so far.
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| <0080>
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| // Pops, having baked up the last load, started loitering around the store.
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| <0081>
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| // \{Akio} "Geez, it's boring."
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| <0082>
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| // \{Akio} "All right, let's play catch with Sanae's bread."
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| <0083>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Let's not."
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| <0084>
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| // \{Akio} "Geez, you should enjoy your job more. Stop being so tight."
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| <0085>
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| // \{Voice} "Excuse me!"
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| <0086>
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| // I thought there was a customer, but it was Nagisa.
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| <0087>
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| // \{\m{B}} "What's with the call? Sure was confusing."
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| <0088>
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| // Upon spring break, Nagisa's fever finally subsided.
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| <0089>
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| // Around now, she has been taking a light walk near the house.
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| <0090>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I was watching \m{B}-kun at work over there."
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| <0091>
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| // \{Nagisa} "That apron fits you well. It looks really cute, ehehe..."
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| <0092>
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| // That feels a bit embarrassing.
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| <0093>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Is there anything you need help with?"
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| <0094>
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| // \{\m{B}} "As you can see, we've got way too much time on our hands."
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| <0095>
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| // \{Akio} "All right, let's have a snow fight with Sanae's bread."
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| <0096>
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| // \{Akio} "Well, the correct term would be a bread fight."
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| <0097>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Um, mom is right behind you."
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| <0098>
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| // \{Akio} "What?!"
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| <0099>
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| // Turning around, pops came face to face with a teary Sanae-san.
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| <0100>
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| // \{Sanae} "So my bread is..."
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| <0101>
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| // \{Sanae} "... something that's made for throwing at people, isn't it-----?!"
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| <0102>
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| // With that, she turned around and dashed off.
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| <0103>
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| // \{Akio} "I love it----!"
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| <0104>
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| // In the same fashion, pops followed her out of the store.
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| <0105>
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| // So I was left alone with Nagisa.
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| <0106>
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| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun has worked hard."
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| <0107>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Is that so..."
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| <0108>
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| // \{Nagisa} "You looked brilliant."
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| <0109>
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| // \{\m{B}} "All I do is type on the cashier."
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| <0110>
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| // \{Voice} "Excuse me!"
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| <0111>
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| // And then, a real customer came.
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| <0112>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome."
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| <0113>
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| // Nagisa greets with a smile.
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| <0114>
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| // Just like that, a comfortable feeling expanded.
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| <0115>
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| // In that instance, I imagined a future where we would work side by side.
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| <0116>
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| // April 5 (Monday)
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| <0117>
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| // The opening ceremony of April.
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| <0118>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Well then..."
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| <0119>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I'll be going now."
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| <0120>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah.""
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| <0121>
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| // \{Sanae} "Take care."
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| <0122>
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| // \{Akio} "Yeah, have a good one."
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| <0123>
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| // Nagisa attended school on her own.
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| <0124>
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| // It'll be like this from every day onward.
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| <0125>
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| // Would she worry and stop at the foot of that slope again...?
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| <0126>
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| // No... definitely not.
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| <0127>
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| // Ever since that day, she has become strong.
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| <0128>
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| // That's why, I will watch her from here.
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| <0129>
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| // \{\m{B}} "... hang in there."
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| <0130>
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| // Encouraging her as such.
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| <0131>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Okay!"
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| <0132>
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| // That night, I went to Nagisa's bedroom.
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| <0133>
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| // Although a happy Nagisa appeared at dinner, I could see that she was pushing herself.
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| <0134>
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| // Pops and Sanae-san must've noticed it too.
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| <0135>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa, it's me."
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| <0136>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, yes, what's the matter?"
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| <0137>
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| // A voice answers from within the room.
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| <0138>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I'll come in."
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| <0139>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, please do."
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| <0140>
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| // Nagisa was seated, holding onto a stuffed Big Dango Family doll.
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| <0141>
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| // She must've been recounting today's school. It must have been depressing.
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| <0142>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I'll sit here."
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| <0143>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I'll get you a cushion."
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| <0144>
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| // \{\m{B}} "It's all right."
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| <0145>
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| // \{Nagisa} "But it's going to hurt your bottom."
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| <0146>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I did say it's fine."
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| <0147>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I see..."
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| <0148>
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| // She sat down once again, and went back to holding that stuffed dango.
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| <0149>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Did you find someone to talk to in your class?"
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| <0150>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Having to repeat two years makes it feel hard to find a topic."
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| <0151>
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| // \{\m{B}} "What, and that makes you feel like an old lady?"
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| <0152>
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| // \{\m{B}} "It's just two years. It doesn't even make an age gap."
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| <0153>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Really...?"
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| <0154>
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| // Suddenly I thought.
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| <0155>
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| // Even if I try to correct her, I would only be pushing her further.
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| <0156>
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| // That's Nagisa's excuse right now.
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| <0157>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Those classmates... do they know?"
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| <0158>
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| // \{Nagisa} "What?"
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| <0159>
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| // \{\m{B}} "About... well, how you've repeated twice."
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| <0160>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I think they do."
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| <0161>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Ever since the opening ceremony, that rumor's been spreading around."
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| <0162>
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| // \{Nagisa} "That there's such a kid in the class."
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| <0163>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I heard a bit of it..."
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| <0164>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
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| <0165>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, they've been classmates for a whole year, so everyone knows each other..."
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| <0166>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I stood out like a transfer student... so it was quickly uncovered."
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| <0167>
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| // \{\m{B}} "But there are people you recognize, right?"
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| <0168>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Like Nishina and Sugisaka?"
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| <0169>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. I did hope that we could be in the same class."
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| <0170>
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| // So, chances of meeting would be thin if it wasn't...?
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| <0171>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, what about Tomoyo?"
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| <0172>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Sakagami-san was in a different class as well."
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| <0173>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
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| <0174>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I met Sakagami-san when returning from sports."
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| <0175>
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| // \{Nagisa} "She told me to hang in there as well."
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| <0176>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Sounds like what she'd say..."
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| <0177>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yep, she's a very nice person."
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| <0178>
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| // \{\m{B}} "You should hang out with Tomoyo."
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| <0179>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, that's... she's too distanced."
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| <0180>
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| // \{\m{B}} "The student council regroups at the end of the month, right? That way she'd be free too."
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| <0181>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I'm sure she'll be busy studying for exams."
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| <0182>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Even so, if it's her, she'd keep you company."
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| <0183>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Is that true? Would she...?"
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| <0184>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Probably."
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| <0185>
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| // \{Nagisa} "If she does, I'll be very happy."
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| <0186>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. And you mustn't think that you can't make friends in other classes."
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| <0187>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
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| <0188>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Besides..."
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| <0189>
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| // \{\m{B}} "You're a nice person, so even if you get along, I think that people wouldn't mind you."
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| <0190>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, let's hope so..."
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| <0191>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, everyone will end up liking you."
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| <0192>
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| // \{\m{B}} "All you need is a connection."
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| <0193>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yeah..."
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| <0194>
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| // \{\m{B}} "And secondly...\p yeah, about the drama club."
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| <0195>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Do you want to continue it?"
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| <0196>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. I would."
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| <0197>
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| // \{\m{B}} "You should follow the proper regulations to gather members this year."
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| <0198>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, that's right."
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| <0199>
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| // \{Nagisa} "However..."
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| <0200>
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| // \{\m{B}} "However what?"
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| <0201>
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| // \{Nagisa} "There isn't a supervisor."
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| <0202>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Why? Isn't Koumura..."
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| <0203>
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| // Upon saying that, I suddenly remembered.
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| <0204>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Koumura-sensei retired last year..."
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| <0205>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, so he did..."
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| <0206>
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| // \{Nagisa} "But there's a new replacement teacher, maybe he'll take the role."
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| <0207>
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| // \{\m{B}} "That's it, you should ask early!"
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| <0208>
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| // \{Nagisa} "Yep... that's what I intended."
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| <0209>
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| // \{Nagisa} "But, he's a bit..."
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| <0210>
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| // \{\m{B}} "A bit what?"
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| <0211>
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| // \{Nagisa} "The teacher was a bit scary-looking... so I've been hesitating."
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| <0212>
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| // \{\m{B}} "But he only just looks scary, right?
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| <0213>
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| // \{Nagisa} "No, he seemed to have been in lifestyle counseling, and he was really snap-and-crack at introductions today."
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| <0214>
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| // That's true...
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| <0215>
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| // Not all teachers are kind old men like Koumura.
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| <0216>
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| // \{Nagisa} "He was a sports teacher, and didn't seem much like a counselor."
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| <0217>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Really..."
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| <0218>
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| // I put my hand on my face.
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| <0219>
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| // Why does her future seem to be so full of difficulty?
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| <0220>
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| // Shouldn't it be so common?
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| <0221>
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| // Having a group of close friends, chatting happily together, sweating in club-activities...
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| <0222>
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| // Why can't this small happiness be granted to her?
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| <0223>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I'm sorry, \m{B}-kun."
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| <0224>
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| // \{\m{B}} "What for?"
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| <0225>
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| // My voice was trembling.
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| <0226>
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| // \{Nagisa} "I've made you worry."
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| <0227>
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| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay... if you kept it to yourself, you'd feel worse."
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| <0228>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, I've just been whining."
| |
| <0229>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Since I've decided to do my best, I'll do my best."
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| <0230>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, of course you should do your best."
| |
| <0231>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, don't just curl up with your stuffed dango; come talk to me."
| |
| <0232>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This is thanks to you too, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <0233>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Since you gave it to me..."
| |
| <0234>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why, it's like telling \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <0235>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I felt really relaxed."
| |
| <0236>
| |
| //\{Nagisa} "So in return, I hugged it closely."
| |
| <0237>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ehehe..."
| |
| <0238>
| |
| // She tries to persevere by shutting down any sign of weakness.
| |
| <0239>
| |
| // Maybe I'm unreasonably forcing it out.
| |
| <0240>
| |
| // Maybe I'm just dragging down her will to become stronger.
| |
| <0241>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, let me hear it too."
| |
| <0242>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not like a complaint, but more like a discussion."
| |
| <0243>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, let's do that."
| |
| <0244>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "However, I want to talk about happier topics with \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <0245>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I hope to talk about things at school with a smile."
| |
| <0246>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh huh, let's hope topics like these will increase."
| |
| <0247>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I'll do my best to increase them."
| |
| <0248>
| |
| // Yet...
| |
| <0249>
| |
| // Even after that, I heard not one word about happy past times in school from Nagisa.
| |
| <0250>
| |
| // April 6 (Tuesday)
| |
| <0251>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How did it go with the club advisor?"
| |
| <0252>
| |
| // Once again, I was in Nagisa's room.
| |
| <0253>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well..."
| |
| <0254>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Minoshima-sensei, who I mentioned yesterday, agreed to take the role."
| |
| <0255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, isn't that great?"
| |
| <0256>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I'm really glad."
| |
| <0257>
| |
| // But from her expression, Nagisa doesn't seem to be in a happy mood.
| |
| <0258>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's wrong? Didn't it go smoothly?"
| |
| <0259>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, no... it went well, I guess, but how can I say..."
| |
| <0260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just tell me the whole story."
| |
| <0261>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <0262>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So I went to the staff room to negotiate."
| |
| <0263>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Minoshima-sensei was there, so we talked on the spot."
| |
| <0264>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <0265>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And then, well... he didn't seem very interested..."
| |
| <0266>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So it wasn't smooth after all..."
| |
| <0267>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, but then a teacher next to us heard the conversation..."
| |
| <0268>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So Minoshima-sensei was appointed as the advisor of the drama club on the spot."
| |
| <0269>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <0270>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So what was that Minoshima's face like when he heard it?"
| |
| <0271>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's... something I don't really want to mention."
| |
| <0272>
| |
| // Disapproval at best, and for the worst... can't even imagine.
| |
| <0273>
| |
| // It couldn't be very amusing for a sports teacher to be supervising a drama club.
| |
| <0274>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "However, Minoshima-sensei also has the role of sub-advisor for the track-and-field club, so I don't think that he would be around so often."
| |
| <0275>
| |
| // Was that a pity, or was that something to be thankful about? I have no idea.
| |
| <0276>
| |
| // However, since a club is not allowed to operate without supervision, it can't be a good thing.
| |
| <0277>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And..."
| |
| <0278>
| |
| // Looks like there are more hardships ahead.
| |
| <0279>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I don't gather enough new members, the club would be canceled after all..."
| |
| <0280>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that so..."
| |
| <0281>
| |
| // April 7 (Wednesday)
| |
| <0282>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Today, I made a recruitment poster."
| |
| <0283>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I made the Big Dango Family as cute as last year's."
| |
| <0284>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <0285>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I posted it on the notice board during lunch."
| |
| <0286>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But when I came back for cleaning duties... somehow, the poster had fallen to the floor."
| |
| <0287>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Picking it up, I wondered what happened."
| |
| <0288>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's when people around me called out, 'Ahh, she found out'..."
| |
| <0289>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0290>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When I wasn't around, it was torn off and passed amongst the class."
| |
| <0291>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wonder what was wrong."
| |
| <0292>
| |
| // It's being labeled as different after having repeated two years.
| |
| <0293>
| |
| // No matter what she does, people will exploit her faults and pick on her.
| |
| <0294>
| |
| // If I was there with her... I'd comfort her on the spot...
| |
| <0295>
| |
| // And then, when classes finish, we'd probably stick the poster back up, together.
| |
| <0296>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could it be the Big Dango Family?"
| |
| <0297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, there's nothing wrong."
| |
| <0298>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But I think it's just something that takes time."
| |
| <0299>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why you must endure it right now."
| |
| <0300>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'd feel bad if it was torn off again..."
| |
| <0301>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it's important that you insist. Have you done so?"
| |
| <0302>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, yes..."
| |
| <0303>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I asked them not to tear it off again."
| |
| <0304>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that makes it alright. It won't be torn off again."
| |
| <0305>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I see... I believe you, so I'll stick it back up tomorrow."
| |
| <0306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <0307>
| |
| // April 8 (Thursday)
| |
| <0308>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sorry for bothering you while you're tired... but can I tell you something?"
| |
| <0309>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sure."
| |
| <0310>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This morning, I put the poster back up."
| |
| <0311>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This time it wasn't torn off."
| |
| <0312>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "From afar, I saw a new female student coming and stopping by the notice board."
| |
| <0313>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And I thought, did she notice the drama club's poster?"
| |
| <0314>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, of course she noticed."
| |
| <0315>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Or should I say, it's got an impact that makes it hard to ignore."
| |
| <0316>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll be happy if she becomes slightly interested."
| |
| <0317>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When is the introduction seminar?"
| |
| <0318>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The following Saturday."
| |
| <0319>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's a combined event in the gym."
| |
| <0320>
| |
| // All those events were already over when Nagisa returned to school last year.
| |
| <0321>
| |
| // That's why it's a bit different than last year, when we were just doing it on our own.
| |
| <0322>
| |
| // But, for Nagisa's case, it'd be better to attend those planned events.
| |
| <0323>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel extremely nervous."
| |
| <0324>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "After all, last year you'd only practiced and never did the seminar."
| |
| <0325>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yeah... that's right."
| |
| <0326>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll try and remember the practice with \m{B}-kun and do my best."
| |
| <0327>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's right. Even though there's been a blank, you'll be alright."
| |
| <0328>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. When I perform, I'm thinking that \m{B}-kun is watching over me..."
| |
| <0329>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why, that sounds like as if I'm dead."
| |
| <0330>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's not it. But by then, \m{B}-kun will be busy at work."
| |
| <0331>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's true."
| |
| <0332>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But honestly..."
| |
| <0333>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wish that... \m{B}-kun could be there by my side, watching over me."
| |
| <0334>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So I would feel really strong inside...and be able to relax..."
| |
| <0335>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "As if I could do my best..."
| |
| <0336>
| |
| // A hint of frailness.
| |
| <0337>
| |
| // In between this, the sadness in her surged, and her eyes moistened.
| |
| <0338>
| |
| // But she did not let any tears fall.
| |
| <0339>
| |
| // After desperately holding them in...
| |
| <0340>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, this time I'll be fine by myself."
| |
| <0341>
| |
| // She said so with a smile.
| |
| <0342>
| |
| // April 10 (Saturday)
| |
| <0343>
| |
| // Today is the introductory seminar for clubs.
| |
| <0344>
| |
| // Because of the tension and anxiety, it's been impossible to talk to Nagisa since morning.
| |
| <0345>
| |
| // Even when she was leaving, her eyes were fixed on the notes for the speech.
| |
| <0346>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa."
| |
| <0347>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <0348>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, were you calling me?"
| |
| <0349>
| |
| // One step slow, she responded to my calling.
| |
| <0350>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you don't go now, you'll be late."
| |
| <0351>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please wait a bit more. I've still got some time to recite this."
| |
| <0352>
| |
| // Once again, focusing her attention on the notes.
| |
| <0353>
| |
| // Geez, will she really be okay like this?
| |
| <0354>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa."
| |
| <0355>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <0356>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? Were you calling me?"
| |
| <0357>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to make love to you, Nagisa."
| |
| <0358>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sorry. But please do so after I return."
| |
| <0359>
| |
| // She quickly returns her gaze to her notes.
| |
| <0360>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Are you sure it's okay when you've returned...?)
| |
| <0361>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Wait, wasn't that the same as the morning before the drama rehearsals...?)
| |
| <0362>
| |
| // Recalling events from last year, I let out a wry smile.
| |
| <0363>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, here I go."
| |
| <0364>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, take care."
| |
| <0365>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <0366>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do your best."
| |
| <0367>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... okay!"
| |
| <0368>
| |
| // In the end, she returned the encouragement with a smile.
| |
| <0369>
| |
| // Worried about Nagisa, I couldn't completely concentrate during work.
| |
| <0370>
| |
| // Right now, she should be standing on the stage of the gym.
| |
| <0371>
| |
| // Even if she's feeling awkward, she'll try her best for the introductory speech.
| |
| <0372>
| |
| // Or would she be speechless... standing frozen there on the stage?
| |
| <0373>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Argh, let's not think negatively!)
| |
| <0374>
| |
| // Shaking my head.
| |
| <0375>
| |
| // Clang.
| |
| <0376>
| |
| // The door opens, a customer starts browsing the store.
| |
| <0377>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Welcome."
| |
| <0378>
| |
| // Nagisa got home after an hour or so.
| |
| <0379>
| |
| // Leaving the store to Sanae-san, we went to grab a late lunch.
| |
| <0380>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... it was as tense as last year's stage drama."
| |
| <0381>
| |
| // After having lunch, Nagisa started talking.
| |
| <0382>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, isn't that so? I understand."
| |
| <0383>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The speech was... if \m{B} heard it, you'd probably say that it was not good at all..."
| |
| <0384>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, I stood on the stage till the end... and spoke."
| |
| <0385>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What with everyone combining their strength to attempt a feat..."
| |
| <0386>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And that it is a wonderful thing, why don't we do it together?"
| |
| <0387>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <0388>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if it felt awkward. As long as you've passed the message."
| |
| <0389>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <0390>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And then... when leaving, I could hear a ring of applause."
| |
| <0391>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "They were from Nishina-san and Sugisaka-san."
| |
| <0392>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Did you guys talk?"
| |
| <0393>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A little. Stuff like 'How are you doing?', and 'Do your best'."
| |
| <0394>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that so? I'm glad."
| |
| <0395>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <0396>
| |
| // After all, a good outcome awaits only if you worked hard for it.
| |
| <0397>
| |
| // Even if it's modest, if it piles up, I'm sure it'll be great.
| |
| <0398>
| |
| // That's something I learned in my final days of school.
| |
| <0399>
| |
| // Something known even amongst the school life I hated.
| |
| <0400>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, when will the new members be entering?"
| |
| <0401>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The forms are to be handed to the club advisors by next Wednesday."
| |
| <0402>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So, if I don't get two people by then..."
| |
| <0403>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <0404>
| |
| // Then the drama club will be canceled once again.
| |
| <0405>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There was a lot of new students..."
| |
| <0406>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, so you'd at least get two people with an interest in drama."
| |
| <0407>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if they're not interested, as long as it's known that the club leader is a cute girl like you, I'd join without hesitation."
| |
| <0408>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You didn't easily join though, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <0409>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Was that the case?"
| |
| <0410>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, it was."
| |
| <0411>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm a difficult man to please."
| |
| <0412>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're very honest."
| |
| <0413>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, that's just as much as I want to say..."
| |
| <0414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But... I've always been by your side, right?"
| |
| <0415>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes... that's right."
| |
| <0416>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You've always been by my side."
| |
| <0417>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Along with that idiot, Sunohara."
| |
| <0418>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You mustn't call people idiots."
| |
| <0419>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "People should start gathering again, just like that."
| |
| <0420>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes... that would be pleasant."
| |
| <0421>
| |
| // And so, the week ended.
| |
| <0422>
| |
| // April 12 (Monday)
| |
| <0423>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well... I'll be off."
| |
| <0424>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, take care."
| |
| <0425>
| |
| // Nagisa left, with feelings of both hope and anxiety bottled up inside her.
| |
| <0426>
| |
| // On Monday, no registration forms were received.
| |
| <0427>
| |
| // April 13 (Tuesday)
| |
| <0428>
| |
| // Tuesday followed the same pattern.
| |
| <0429>
| |
| // April 14 (Wednesday)
| |
| <0430>
| |
| // So came Wednesday's deadline.
| |
| <0431>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm back..."
| |
| <0432>
| |
| // Upon return, one could make out the results just by seeing Nagisa's expression.
| |
| <0433>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not even one registration form was received."
| |
| <0434>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <0435>
| |
| // I don't know what's left to say.
| |
| <0436>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think it's true that stage dramas are no longer popular."
| |
| <0437>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's what Koumura-sensei told me last year."
| |
| <0438>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something like that, I guess..."
| |
| <0439>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0440>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <0441>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And so, the drama club is canceled once again."
| |
| <0442>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <0443>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you've done all that you can, so don't feel depressed about it."
| |
| <0444>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <0445>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "After all, the third-years will have to resign after School Foundation Day..."
| |
| <0446>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's true. Why not relax and enjoy seeing the festival this year?"
| |
| <0447>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, let's do that."
| |
| <0448>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Last year's festival was busy, but it was really fun."
| |
| <0449>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Although I cried out aloud on the stage..."
| |
| <0450>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, those were nice memories."
| |
| <0451>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Idiot... don't lose yourself in memories."
| |
| <0452>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Happier times are waiting ahead, so let's work for them."
| |
| <0453>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sorry... that's right."
| |
| <0454>
| |
| // School topics had become scarce, like she had not one friend at all.
| |
| <0455>
| |
| // Even so, Nagisa was never absent, or even late to classes.
| |
| <0456>
| |
| // Only tightening her lips when leaving home.
| |
| <0457>
| |
| // Nagisa hung in there.
| |
| <0458>
| |
| // Whether it's from me, Sanae-san, or pops, such a Nagisa was warmly welcomed.
| |
| <0459>
| |
| // Only in this family would her smile be present.
| |
| <0460>
| |
| // Nagisa - Day After
| |
| <0461>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun... are you there?"
| |
| <0462>
| |
| // Nagisa's voice.
| |
| <0463>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it? You'll be late."
| |
| <0464>
| |
| // I stopped the work at hand and looked up.
| |
| <0465>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's because you weren't in front of the store to see me off today."
| |
| <0466>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh... sorry."
| |
| <0467>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, this is okay. It looks like you're busy."
| |
| <0468>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm off."
| |
| <0469>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, take care."
| |
| <0470>
| |
| // Feeling relieved from the sound of my voice, Nagisa left the house.
| |
| <0471>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0472>
| |
| // After reconsidering, I left the store, catching up to Nagisa.
| |
| <0473>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa!"
| |
| <0474>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh?"
| |
| <0475>
| |
| // Stopping in her tracks, Nagisa turned around on the road.
| |
| <0476>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, what is it?"
| |
| <0477>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Take care."
| |
| <0478>
| |
| // Just to have it said properly.
| |
| <0479>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, okay."
| |
| <0480>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm off!"
| |
| <0481>
| |
| // In midst of the reflecting sunlight, Nagisa smiled as she spoke.
| |
| <0482>
| |
| // And so, without knowing, I...
| |
| <0483>
| |
| // Wanted to protect her with my own strength...
| |
| <0484>
| |
| // Such a feeling solidified in me.
| |
| <0485>
| |
| // Cohabitation
| |
| <0486>
| |
| // As always, just as the customers became scarce in the afternoon, I had time to kill in the store.
| |
| <0487>
| |
| // When pops finished baking the last bread, he merrily went off somewhere like a kid who had finished his homework.
| |
| <0488>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guess I'll get some fresh air...)
| |
| <0489>
| |
| // I went out.
| |
| <0490>
| |
| // I look up at the refreshing sky, stretching out.
| |
| <0491>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whew..."
| |
| <0492>
| |
| // And dropping my glance to what's ahead...
| |
| <0493>
| |
| // I found someone at the park on a tall spot.
| |
| <0494>
| |
| // A tall spot, which was definitely in the air. I was surprised for a moment.
| |
| <0495>
| |
| // But, looking closely, it's not something big to worry about. It's just a worker on a ladder.
| |
| <0496>
| |
| // It seems to be leaning on a street light.
| |
| <0497>
| |
| // It was a familiar scene.
| |
| <0498>
| |
| // At one point, I helped such a worker during my time in school.
| |
| <0499>
| |
| // And I should have realized on that day,
| |
| <0500>
| |
| // How I was so snug and carefree,
| |
| <0501>
| |
| // And how strict the society waiting for me was.
| |
| <0502>
| |
| // And even more, I was in the comfort of the lukewarm waters that was the Furukawa household.
| |
| <0503>
| |
| // At that time, that worker was a man whose age was not much different from mine... I should have been shocked at that.
| |
| <0504>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (And even then, I'm still in a place like this...)
| |
| <0505>
| |
| // I remembered a lot of things, including that frustration.
| |
| <0506>
| |
| // As well as the somber lifestyle he lived with compared to mine.
| |
| <0507>
| |
| // If it's that kind of lifestyle, I can do that myself. Without pops or Sanae-san supporting me.
| |
| <0508>
| |
| // I freeze my eyes on the worker to discern his face.
| |
| <0509>
| |
| // He was far off, so I couldn't tell. But, I feel like his figure is similar.
| |
| <0510>
| |
| // Doesn't matter if it was different. I impatiently ran up to him.
| |
| <0511>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Whew..."
| |
| <0512>
| |
| // The worker got down to the ground, and took a cigarette.
| |
| <0513>
| |
| // He looked up, nodding many times. Was he satisfied witih the work?
| |
| <0514>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yoshino... san!"
| |
| <0515>
| |
| // I called his name.
| |
| <0516>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hmm?"
| |
| <0517>
| |
| // He faced my way. It was Yoshino Yuusuke... err, Yoshino-san.
| |
| <0518>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <0519>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <0520>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... yeah. What's up?"
| |
| <0521>
| |
| // After thinking for a while, he greeted, as if he remembered.
| |
| <0522>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Umm... you're the guy who helped me out..."
| |
| <0523>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "And there was the basketball game..."
| |
| <0524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's \m{A}."
| |
| <0525>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Oh, yeah. \m{A}."
| |
| <0526>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What is it? You have free time again?"
| |
| <0527>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please hire me!"
| |
| <0528>
| |
| // I bowed my head.
| |
| <0529>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Eh, are you serious...?"
| |
| <0530>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, I'm serious."
| |
| <0531>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That would help me out... we've been lacking in people, after all."
| |
| <0532>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But, you should also know, this is a difficult job."
| |
| <0533>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm more than prepared."
| |
| <0534>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "A year ago, you were pretty crappy with just one, though."
| |
| <0535>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... if I get used to it, I should be fine."
| |
| <0536>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <0537>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll work hard."
| |
| <0538>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I see..."
| |
| <0539>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay, I'll hire."
| |
| <0540>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "When can you work?"
| |
| <0541>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd like for that to be next month."
| |
| <0542>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "All right, I got it."
| |
| <0543>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then, let's work hard in the future."
| |
| <0544>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, let's do that."
| |
| <0545>
| |
| // We shook hands.
| |
| <0546>
| |
| // Looks like he was repairing the street lights.
| |
| <0547>
| |
| // Well... it was never there in the first place.
| |
| <0548>
| |
| // Which means he was installing them.
| |
| <0549>
| |
| // Which means that the post might have been there yesterday.
| |
| <0550>
| |
| // I didn't really remember too well.
| |
| <0551>
| |
| // I immediately walked to the bottom of the post.
| |
| <0552>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This wasn't here, was it?"
| |
| <0553>
| |
| // I talk to the worker at the top of the ladder.
| |
| <0554>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Hmm? Yeah, it wasn't."
| |
| <0555>
| |
| // He's probably a little older than I am. Even so, for a worker, he's young.
| |
| <0556>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Though this is just one for today, tomorrow I'll be putting another one up."
| |
| <0557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm..."
| |
| <0558>
| |
| // I was a little opposed to the change in this park.
| |
| <0559>
| |
| // I wonder if it's okay to have a street light here?
| |
| <0560>
| |
| // Saying that, the worker had a curious face.
| |
| <0561>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Wouldn't that be safer?"
| |
| <0562>
| |
| // \{Worker} "The area around here becomes pitch black when it gets dark, doesn't it?"
| |
| <0563>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose."
| |
| <0564>
| |
| // \{Worker} "It's where people live, so they should look good."
| |
| <0565>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not oppressive, is it?"
| |
| <0566>
| |
| // \{Worker} "You say another strange thing."
| |
| <0567>
| |
| // \{Worker} "The park itself was made for people, wasn't it?"
| |
| <0568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose so."
| |
| <0569>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Or perhaps you live out on the streets, camping out?"
| |
| <0570>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I do live under a roof."
| |
| <0571>
| |
| // \{Worker} "See? That's how it is."
| |
| <0572>
| |
| // The worker took a cigarette from his breast pocket and lit it.
| |
| <0573>
| |
| // He nodded many times. Was he satisfied with the work?
| |
| <0574>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Besides, what are you doing?"
| |
| <0575>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I'm just slacking off like I want to."
| |
| <0576>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Got some free time?"
| |
| <0577>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I guess."
| |
| <0578>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Tomorrow too?"
| |
| <0579>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, somewhat."
| |
| <0580>
| |
| // \{Worker} "If you'd like, could you help me out tomorrow?"
| |
| <0581>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <0582>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Tomorrow, we'll be putting up another street light over there."
| |
| <0583>
| |
| // The worker pointed in the direction of the woods, saying that.
| |
| <0584>
| |
| // Huh...?
| |
| <0585>
| |
| // It feels like I remember having had this discussion...
| |
| <0586>
| |
| // That's right...
| |
| <0587>
| |
| // He's the worker from that time who was falsely accussed of the dent in the car hood. I saved him there.
| |
| <0588>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't remember me?"
| |
| <0589>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Eh...?"
| |
| <0590>
| |
| // He narrows his eyes at my face.
| |
| <0591>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Y-yeah, oh, you're... maybe from that time, where you found the cat footprints..."
| |
| <0592>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's right."
| |
| <0593>
| |
| // \{Worker} "This is an unexpected surprise."
| |
| <0594>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We had the same dialogue back then too."
| |
| <0595>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You kinda grabbed me and just had me help and stuff, right?"
| |
| <0596>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Well, not really like that."
| |
| <0597>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I wouldn't ask people who weren't prospective."
| |
| <0598>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why, thank you."
| |
| <0599>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Yeah, so could you help me out? You've got time, don't you?"
| |
| <0600>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I've got time to kill..."
| |
| <0601>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You serious?"
| |
| <0602>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I told you, didn't I?"
| |
| <0603>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I mean, why do I have to help?"
| |
| <0604>
| |
| // \{Worker} "You said you had free time, didn't you?"
| |
| <0605>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0606>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I'll be paying after all."
| |
| <0607>
| |
| // The young worker waited for my answer.
| |
| <0608>
| |
| // The register's waiting but, if it's this time, I know I'm free.
| |
| <0609>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... just about this time tomorrow sound good?"
| |
| <0610>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Yeah, I don't mind."
| |
| <0611>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Then, I'll see you tomorrow, at about the same time."
| |
| <0612>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Oh yeah, come in something you can easily move in. You'll be sweating."
| |
| <0613>
| |
| // The young man got onto a light truck and drove off.
| |
| <0614>
| |
| // The following day.
| |
| <0615>
| |
| // At about the same time, I stood at the park.
| |
| <0616>
| |
| // \{Worker} "You came early."
| |
| <0617>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's because I promised."
| |
| <0618>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I also thought I might have said something absurd."
| |
| <0619>
| |
| // Certainly I thought it was ridiculous.
| |
| <0620>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Then, shall we start?"
| |
| <0621>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <0622>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Good work. Thanks for helping me out."
| |
| <0623>
| |
| // ... I can't lift my arm.
| |
| <0624>
| |
| // Because I had been supporting him this entire time towards the street light.
| |
| <0625>
| |
| // On the other hand, the ladder was unstable just from him being on it.
| |
| <0626>
| |
| // My thighs were tense, and my calves were also in pain.
| |
| <0627>
| |
| // I took a seat on the ground, catching my breath with all my might.
| |
| <0628>
| |
| // I was confident in my strength but, I couldn't say the same for how I looked.
| |
| <0629>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This is a job that two people should be doing, isn't it?!"
| |
| <0630>
| |
| // My breath was also feeble as I spit that out.
| |
| <0631>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Hmm? What were you doing the entire time?"
| |
| <0632>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} ... taking care of a cash register in a bakery."
| |
| <0633>
| |
| // \{Worker} "That's a cozy job, not that it's bad."
| |
| <0634>
| |
| // \{Worker} "No matter what work there is, this much is normal."
| |
| <0635>
| |
| // Compared to me who should have been able to do this tough job, the man said that with a cool head.
| |
| <0636>
| |
| // More than that, I had realized.
| |
| <0637>
| |
| // How carefree and snug I had been living.
| |
| <0638>
| |
| // To begin with, I was living under the watch of pops and Sanae-san, without a single problem in my life.
| |
| <0639>
| |
| // I knew that, but it had been plainly pierced now in front of me.
| |
| <0640>
| |
| // The man in front of me did not differ in age all that much.
| |
| <0641>
| |
| // For him to say that was a shock to me.
| |
| <0642>
| |
| // \{Worker} "What's with that depressed face?"
| |
| <0643>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "N-nothing..."
| |
| <0644>
| |
| // \{Worker} "But, you're pretty useful."
| |
| <0645>
| |
| // Not worrying about it one bit, he patted my shoulder.
| |
| <0646>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Really take your time when you work with others. You've got some strength there."
| |
| <0647>
| |
| // \{Worker} "That's what I think."
| |
| <0648>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really..."
| |
| <0649>
| |
| // That won't save anyone.
| |
| <0650>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Whew... all that's left for today is two..."
| |
| <0651>
| |
| // Saying that, the man looked round.
| |
| <0652>
| |
| // I can't believe it. Even after the work just now, this guy's going for a second round?
| |
| <0653>
| |
| // Even more, the same thing that happened this morning might happen again.
| |
| <0654>
| |
| // \{Worker} "After that, I'll make another round and come back. I'll pay you then."
| |
| <0655>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay..."
| |
| <0656>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Sorry to keep you waiting."
| |
| <0657>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not at all. You did come back, anyway."
| |
| <0658>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Here's your pay. Sorry, I'll have to give you half."
| |
| <0659>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Even though you didn't work a day, I did ask if you could go round."
| |
| <0660>
| |
| // The man presented a gray envelope.
| |
| <0661>
| |
| // Below it seems to be the company name written.
| |
| <0662>
| |
| // With pain still in my arm, I opened the envelope. Ruffle, ruffle, ruffle...
| |
| <0663>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, this isn't off, is it?"
| |
| <0664>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Hmm? I don't think so."
| |
| <0665>
| |
| // I handed the envelope over to the man for him to look.
| |
| <0666>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Not a mistake at all. Or are you complaining that it's too little?"
| |
| <0667>
| |
| // No matter how you think of it, it was too \bmuch\u.
| |
| <0668>
| |
| // From what he said, this was half of what it would be.
| |
| <0669>
| |
| // What if it was a full amount?
| |
| <0670>
| |
| // With this much money, I could eat on my own...
| |
| <0671>
| |
| // I decided right there.
| |
| <0672>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please hire me!"
| |
| <0673>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Eh, are you serious...?"
| |
| <0674>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, I'm serious."
| |
| <0675>
| |
| // \{Worker} "That would help me out... we've been lacking in people, after all."
| |
| <0676>
| |
| // \{Worker} "But, you should also know, this is a difficult job."
| |
| <0677>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm more than prepared."
| |
| <0678>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I see..."
| |
| <0679>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Okay, I"ll hire."
| |
| <0680>
| |
| // I was more than hopeful.
| |
| <0681>
| |
| // \{Worker} "When can you work?"
| |
| <0682>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd like for that to be next month."
| |
| <0683>
| |
| // \{Worker} "All right, I got it."
| |
| <0684>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I'm Yoshino. Nice to meet you."
| |
| <0685>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm \m{A}."
| |
| <0686>
| |
| // We shook hands.
| |
| <0687>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa,"
| |
| <0688>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've got something to discuss."
| |
| <0689>
| |
| // The two of us sat, facing each other.
| |
| <0690>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, what might it be?"
| |
| <0691>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've found a new job."
| |
| <0692>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... eh? You're changing jobs?"
| |
| <0693>
| |
| // This was really out of the blue for Nagisa. It was normal for her to be surprised that something this important was decided in a single day.
| |
| <0694>
| |
| // But, if I thrust ahead with this reality, I won't be continuing this way of living any longer, depending on another person.
| |
| <0695>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The bakery job didn't suit you?"
| |
| <0696>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that's not it. That's not the problem."
| |
| <0697>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To be frank, working with pops and Sanae-san was fun."
| |
| <0698>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The job's also fun, and you have meals and a place to stay added to that."
| |
| <0699>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I can't go with that. It's too spoiled."
| |
| <0700>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To be completely reliant on pops and Sanae-san..."
| |
| <0701>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd be a coward."
| |
| <0702>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I've settled into a different job."
| |
| <0703>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll probably be a difficult one... even so, I'll be earning a lot more income than I am right now."
| |
| <0704>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And I'll find a nearby apartment and live there."
| |
| <0705>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And then, I'll be working on my own, without relying on anyone."
| |
| <0706>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're... leaving the house?"
| |
| <0707>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I am."
| |
| <0708>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No way... that's lonely."
| |
| <0709>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0710>
| |
| // I fix my seating, facing the serious Nagisa.
| |
| <0711>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Would you come with me, Nagisa?"
| |
| <0712>
| |
| // I so informed her.
| |
| <0713>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If it becomes lonely, you can come back here."
| |
| <0714>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't mind if you'd like to do that at any time."
| |
| <0715>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I'd like to work hard so it's not like that."
| |
| <0716>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to bring you happiness with my hands."
| |
| <0717>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just on my own."
| |
| <0718>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I decided."
| |
| <0719>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, Nagisa?"
| |
| <0720>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Would you like to live together?"
| |
| <0721>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <0722>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I will."
| |
| <0723>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you say so, \m{B}-kun, then I'll follow."
| |
| <0724>
| |
| // I was glad.
| |
| <0725>
| |
| // I'll protect Nagisa myself.
| |
| <0726>
| |
| // I feel like I've found a reason to live.
| |
| <0727>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I still have school... so we won't be able to do a lot of stuff..."
| |
| <0728>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's fine, you don't have to do anything. Just be with me."
| |
| <0729>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because I want to try it on my own."
| |
| <0730>
| |
| // The gears have been lifted and are turning.
| |
| <0731>
| |
| // Well, what's turning are my own feelings.
| |
| <0732>
| |
| // A person's feelings.
| |
| <0733>
| |
| // At eighteen years of age, I realized that.
| |
| <0734>
| |
| // I visited an apartment on a holiday.
| |
| <0735>
| |
| // A one-room with six tatami mats. Came with a washroom, at only 30,000 yen a month. It's quite cheap.
| |
| <0736>
| |
| // It was built twenty years ago, so it's quite old.
| |
| <0737>
| |
| // If I brought a normal girl to this place...
| |
| <0738>
| |
| // and then told her that we were living here, she'd definitely get a strange face and go home.
| |
| <0739>
| |
| // But, Nagisa was different.
| |
| <0740>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's beautiful."
| |
| <0741>
| |
| // She said that, despite not having even looked for a single stain in the room.
| |
| <0742>
| |
| // And then, she stood in front of the small sink.
| |
| <0743>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It goes drip, drip, drip."
| |
| <0744>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'd make meals for you every day, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <0745>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, it'll probably get in the way of your studies, so don't worry."
| |
| <0746>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd just like for you to live here."
| |
| <0747>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you do that, I'll work hard as long as I can."
| |
| <0748>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't want that."
| |
| <0749>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'd rather you not be the only one working, \m{B}-kun.
| |
| <0750>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'd also like to work hard."
| |
| <0751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, I see..."
| |
| <0752>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then let's do that."
| |
| <0753>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <0754>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Now... I'll have to convince your parents."
| |
| <0755>
| |
| // I hadn't talked to pops or Sanae-san about it yet.
| |
| <0756>
| |
| // I had to tell those two about my residence and job myself.
| |
| <0757>
| |
| // And then show how firmly determined we are.
| |
| <0758>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <0759>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, if I ask them, I think it'll work out."
| |
| <0760>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that'd be cowardice."
| |
| <0761>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? Cowardice, you say...?"
| |
| <0762>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because I'm taking you away."
| |
| <0763>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I don't tell them, the others won't feel my true feelings about it, would they?"
| |
| <0764>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That might be true. If it were me, I'm sure I'd have to say something nice about it."
| |
| <0765>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. That, and this is a man's job. If I let you help out, I'll become depressed."
| |
| <0766>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <0767>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "All right, then. I'll let you handle it, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <0768>
| |
| // That night, I first talked directly to Sanae-san.
| |
| <0769>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is that so?"
| |
| <0770>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm not opposed to it. You can think of it as my approval."
| |
| <0771>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But... I'm going to be taking away Nagisa."
| |
| <0772>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san,"
| |
| <0773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes?"
| |
| <0774>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "She's gotten a lot stronger since she met you."
| |
| <0775>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And even now, she's still becoming stronger."
| |
| <0776>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "With you, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <0777>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <0778>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Such a couple has already been decided. All I can do is see you off."
| |
| <0779>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0780>
| |
| // I could feel tears coming out from the edge of my eyes.
| |
| <0781>
| |
| // What I have to do now...
| |
| <0782>
| |
| // Wouldn't that be taking away everything that's been piling up on top of Sanae-san...?
| |
| <0783>
| |
| // Even if the day should come...
| |
| <0784>
| |
| // Even so, was I okay with that?
| |
| <0785>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I apologize, for someone like me..."
| |
| <0786>
| |
| // That's why I apologized.
| |
| <0787>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san, please hold confidence in yourself."
| |
| <0788>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sure you're a much more handsome man than you think."
| |
| <0789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course I'm not..."
| |
| <0790>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not at all..."
| |
| <0791>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's because she came to love you."
| |
| <0792>
| |
| // Yeah... I at least have confidence in that.
| |
| <0793>
| |
| // It's because that she loves me...
| |
| <0794>
| |
| // That's why I'm taking her with me.
| |
| <0795>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Of course, I love you as well."
| |
| <0796>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Haha... thank you so much."
| |
| <0797>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san too."
| |
| <0798>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Serious?"
| |
| <0799>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes."
| |
| <0800>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, he's the number one obstacle."
| |
| <0801>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You haven't told him yet?"
| |
| <0802>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not yet..."
| |
| <0803>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Good luck!"
| |
| <0804>
| |
| // Sanae-san said nothing more than those words of encouragement at the end.
| |
| <0805>
| |
| // Because that's her personality, she probably thought that she didn't need to say more than that, yet that was also needless anxiety.
| |
| <0806>
| |
| // Sanae-san also understood. This was something I had to discuss, no matter what.
| |
| <0807>
| |
| // It felt like something testing me as a man on my own.
| |
| <0808>
| |
| // I tightened up.
| |
| <0809>
| |
| // For the time being, I looked for a good opportunity where pops was in a good mood.
| |
| <0810>
| |
| // But pops was a man who was blessed with conduct that can have feelings of joy and feelings of anger alongside each other.
| |
| <0811>
| |
| // If I were to describe it better, he'd be a "Ultra-hyper person".
| |
| <0812>
| |
| // Furukawa Bakery, in the peace of the afternoon.
| |
| <0813>
| |
| // Pops should appear soon, as he'll have time on his hands.
| |
| <0814>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Since he'll be taking a break and relaxing from finishing up the baking, I might be able to talk to him...)
| |
| <0815>
| |
| // I silently waited for him to appear.
| |
| <0816>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (It's tense...)
| |
| <0817>
| |
| // And...
| |
| <0818>
| |
| // \{Akio} "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS-----?!"
| |
| <0819>
| |
| // An alarming, violent voice.
| |
| <0820>
| |
| // The origin of that appeared with perked up shoulders.
| |
| <0821>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-what's wrong, pops?"
| |
| <0822>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What's wrong, you ask? I feel like crap!"
| |
| <0823>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Look at this!"
| |
| <0824>
| |
| // Saying that, he thrust a magazine onto the counter.
| |
| <0825>
| |
| // Picking it up, I looked at it.
| |
| <0826>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... fortune?"
| |
| <0827>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, look at the column for Cancer!"
| |
| <0828>
| |
| // "This month, something important to you will be snatched away by someone. You'll be in great shock, bedridden for a while."
| |
| <0829>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guahhh.... this is so on the spot...)
| |
| <0830>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, this makes your chest feel like crap, don't it?! Can't be an omen!"
| |
| <0831>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I-I guess..."
| |
| <0832>
| |
| // \{Akio} "How's yours? You go look at your own."
| |
| <0833>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm..."
| |
| <0834>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Today, you'll be snatching minor from someone else! The person will be in a fit of rage, so run away and you'll be victorious!"
| |
| <0835>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's you-----?!"
| |
| <0836>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Even more, run away and you'll be victorious----?!"
| |
| <0837>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "T-that's wrong, it's fortune, ain't it? Fortune!"
| |
| <0838>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Kahh, well, I guess..."
| |
| <0839>
| |
| // \{Akio} "But you know, the Dark Princess Kyouko-sensei in this fortune's pretty good..."
| |
| <0840>
| |
| // An unexpectedly cute person.
| |
| <0841>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, even so this is the worst thing to get this month."
| |
| <0842>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Listen, don't get anywhere near me for a while, okay, you jinx!"
| |
| <0843>
| |
| // He straddled away.
| |
| <0844>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0845>
| |
| // I stood there, dumbfounded.
| |
| <0846>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sigh... what am I gonna do..."
| |
| <0847>
| |
| // I took a sigh.
| |
| <0848>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Did you get to talk to him?"
| |
| <0849>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, not yet..."
| |
| <0850>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Somehow, I feel like this month is unreasonable..."
| |
| <0851>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn that Dark Princess Kyouko..."
| |
| <0852>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Huh? Who might you be speaking of?"
| |
| <0853>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, it's nothing. Just some stupid fortune teller."
| |
| <0854>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, you'll be moving this month, won't you?"
| |
| <0855>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, that's right."
| |
| <0856>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "In that case, you have to tell him soon."
| |
| <0857>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <0858>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Uwahahahaha!!"
| |
| <0859>
| |
| // I heard a sudden, laughing voice.
| |
| <0860>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, brat."
| |
| <0861>
| |
| // He was in such a good mood, it was creepy.
| |
| <0862>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Look at this. If you don't, I'll beat the crap out of you."
| |
| <0863>
| |
| // There was a plastic robot model on top of his hand.
| |
| <0864>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I went through troubloe to make this myself. How's that, you beat? Say you're beat, damn it."
| |
| <0865>
| |
| // He has been making that for some time? He's so childish.
| |
| <0866>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Look at this horn part. It's numbing! Ain't it numbing?"
| |
| <0867>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, not so much."
| |
| <0868>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, young men these days don't know how good this is, do they?"
| |
| <0869>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmmm... it's cool."
| |
| <0870>
| |
| // I haven't seen pops in this good a mood. Now's my chance.
| |
| <0871>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, pops,"
| |
| <0872>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Huhh?"
| |
| <0873>
| |
| // He turns around to my voice.
| |
| <0874>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Ah..."
| |
| <0875>
| |
| // At that moment, the plastic model fell from his hand.
| |
| <0876>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Woah, what the hell?!"
| |
| <0877>
| |
| // He picked it up, and checked to see if it was okay.
| |
| <0878>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Wha... WHAT THE HELL IS THIS------?!"
| |
| <0879>
| |
| // \{Akio} "The horn's been busted off----!"
| |
| <0880>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard, help me look for it!"
| |
| <0881>
| |
| // We looked desperately on the floor, but we couldn't find it.
| |
| <0882>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Crap, you really \bare\u a jinx!"
| |
| <0883>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Damn it, like I'll ever play with you again!"
| |
| <0884>
| |
| // Pops ran off.
| |
| <0885>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0886>
| |
| // I stood there, dumbfounded...
| |
| <0887>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Were you able to talk to him?"
| |
| <0888>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, not yet."
| |
| <0889>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess I feel like I'm really pushing this..."
| |
| <0890>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn that **ndam..."
| |
| <0891>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Huh? Who might you be speaking of?"
| |
| <0892>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, it's nothing. Just some stupid Mobile Suit."
| |
| <0893>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, I'm sure it'll be fine."
| |
| <0894>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Just wait patiently, and if you talk to him seriously, he'll understand."
| |
| <0895>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though it'd be nice if it turned out that way..."
| |
| <0896>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It'll be fine!"
| |
| <0897>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh, this week will end...)
| |
| <0898>
| |
| // Even the next day, I wasn't able to cut in, instead passing the time, worrying.
| |
| <0899>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, brat!"
| |
| <0900>
| |
| // He called me from behind like a surprise attack.
| |
| <0901>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (He scared me...)
| |
| <0902>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What...?"
| |
| <0903>
| |
| // I calmly return to him.
| |
| <0904>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hang out with me."
| |
| <0905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, pops, is it fine to leave the store like this?"
| |
| <0906>
| |
| // \{Akio} "There ain't no customers at a time like this."* \\ this line make me a litlle confuse with double nagative. ^^"
| |
| <0907>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Besides, if they came, we'll see 'em."
| |
| <0908>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really..."
| |
| <0909>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh yeah."
| |
| <0910>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come!"
| |
| <0911>
| |
| // Pops pulled out a bat.
| |
| <0912>
| |
| // I was the pitcher.
| |
| <0913>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Here I go, pops."
| |
| <0914>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come at me as hard you can! In this neighborhood, I'm called the Man Who Bakes Bread on a Saucer."
| |
| <0915>
| |
| // I throw a light pitch.
| |
| <0916>
| |
| // Pops saw off that slow ball.
| |
| <0917>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Are you giving me crap?"
| |
| <0918>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Fine, I'll give you a better one."
| |
| <0919>
| |
| // I take the ball.
| |
| <0920>
| |
| // I couldn't lift my arm up to begin with, so I can't throw a high
| |
| <0921>
| |
| // If it's a side throw, I might be able to put in power with my elbow.
| |
| <0922>
| |
| // Drawing in, I throw the second pitch.
| |
| <0923>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That pitch's garbage!"
| |
| <0924>
| |
| // Thwa-----ck!
| |
| <0925>
| |
| // A large flyball.
| |
| <0926>
| |
| // Even if I turned around, I wouldn't be able to tell where it went.
| |
| <0927>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <0928>
| |
| // ......
| |
| <0929>
| |
| // ... shatter!
| |
| <0930>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think I heard something..."
| |
| <0931>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Just your imagination. Let's head back to work."
| |
| <0932>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, you're the one who broke it!"
| |
| <0933>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm sorry for making you sad by breaking your glass window with a big home run, especially at my age..."
| |
| <0934>
| |
| // \{Akio} "There's no damn way I'm apologizing for that!"
| |
| <0935>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's reality! Now go!"
| |
| <0936>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You go alone. You shouldn't be embarrassed at your age yet."
| |
| <0937>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I said you were the one who smashed it!"
| |
| <0938>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If I went, then that home run just now meant nothing. It's still 0-0."
| |
| <0939>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This ain't some match!"
| |
| <0940>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch..."
| |
| <0941>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So I have to go...?"
| |
| <0942>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course, idiot."
| |
| <0943>
| |
| // I walk with pops, putting the hand in my glove while he wields the bat on his shoulder.
| |
| <0944>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (He's old enough to come... we're such idiots...)
| |
| <0945>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh yeah, by the way,"
| |
| <0946>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <0947>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'll raise your salary by 100 yen this month."
| |
| <0948>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, thanks."
| |
| <0949>
| |
| // I'm not quite happy about 100 yen, so I'll just thank him for now.
| |
| <0950>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So, you see..."
| |
| <0951>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah?"
| |
| <0952>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Go on your own!"
| |
| <0953>
| |
| // Dash! He runs off.
| |
| <0954>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey! Are you a grade school kid?!"
| |
| <0955>
| |
| // I pull him back by the sleeve.
| |
| <0956>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm joking, idiot."
| |
| <0957>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You were seriously running off just now, weren't you?"
| |
| <0958>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Damn, do I have to go with 200 yen?"
| |
| <0959>
| |
| // I'm telling you, that ain't the problem.
| |
| <0960>
| |
| // I could barely see up ahead, but there was a gathering of people.
| |
| <0961>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, over there. The neighbors are gathering round."
| |
| <0962>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Serious... this'll become quite a shameful sight..."
| |
| <0963>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You reap what you sow."
| |
| <0964>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh whatever..."
| |
| <0965>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yo."
| |
| <0966>
| |
| // With a greeting, he forces his way through.
| |
| <0967>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "Oh my, Furukawa-san."
| |
| <0968>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, my bad. That hit was mine."
| |
| <0969>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "You're mischievous as always, aren't you, Furukawa-san?"
| |
| <0970>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nah, this snotty punk here wanted to see a really big home run."
| |
| <0971>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Weren't you the one who invited me?!"
| |
| <0972>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "Hehehe..."
| |
| <0973>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "It's okay, I nkow."
| |
| <0974>
| |
| // The old lady told me with a smile.
| |
| <0975>
| |
| // In the end, everyone knew pops' personality.
| |
| <0976>
| |
| // That's why no one criticized him at all. They just went on with a big laughter.
| |
| <0977>
| |
| // In front of me was a person who was much more of a kid than I was in terms of speech and conduct...
| |
| <0978>
| |
| // Even so, even I'd understand a scene like this.
| |
| <0979>
| |
| // As expected, Sanae-san picked a good person.
| |
| <0980>
| |
| // He may be a person not worthwhile, but he was a person who made others smile.
| |
| <0981>
| |
| // That was something probably more worhty than anything.
| |
| <0982>
| |
| // If he made them smile, then at that time, this person would be happy.
| |
| <0983>
| |
| // In that case, this person...
| |
| <0984>
| |
| // ... has the power to make others smile.
| |
| <0985>
| |
| // We headed back as the sun fell.
| |
| <0986>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I also..."
| |
| <0987>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm?"
| |
| <0988>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Want to make people smile."
| |
| <0989>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh yeah, make 'em giggle."
| |
| <0990>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that's not what I meant..."
| |
| <0991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something more like you, pops."
| |
| <0992>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hm? Did I do something?"
| |
| <0993>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You haven't been just making Nagisa and Sanae-san smile, but all the neighbors around."
| |
| <0994>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What, well... doesn't that make me an idiot?!"
| |
| <0995>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that's not it. I'm sure there's a good meaning to it."
| |
| <0996>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph, I dunno myself."
| |
| <0997>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I want to try that as well."
| |
| <0998>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Make others smile with my own ability."
| |
| <0999>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To my important person... \pNagisa."
| |
| <1000>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <1001>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is it okay if I take her with me?"
| |
| <1002>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Where...?"
| |
| <1003>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm renting an apartment close by, thinking I could start living on my own."
| |
| <1004>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Over there."
| |
| <1005>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You have that kind of money?"
| |
| <1006>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I got a new job that'll do. I'd be working recklessly to make a living."
| |
| <1007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And like that, I'd work on my own, to make Nagisa smile."
| |
| <1008>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <1009>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What'd she say...?"
| |
| <1010>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She said she'd go."
| |
| <1011>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see..."
| |
| <1012>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <1013>
| |
| // For a while, the silence continued.
| |
| <1014>
| |
| // What's pops thinking about?
| |
| <1015>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I told you before the reason for us making the bakery, right?"
| |
| <1016>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <1017>
| |
| // \{Akio} "We had to attend to her small body, with all our might."
| |
| <1018>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Told her we'd be with her."
| |
| <1019>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That's why we've been with her."
| |
| <1020>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1021>
| |
| // \{Akio} "But you know, a lot of time has passed since that day."
| |
| <1022>
| |
| // \{Akio} "She's no longer the child from that day."
| |
| <1023>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I've put into words my motives."
| |
| <1024>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If this time, she says she wants to be with you..."
| |
| <1025>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I've got nothing to say..."
| |
| <1026>
| |
| // He sighed, as if he were giving up.
| |
| <1027>
| |
| // I didn't once think that he could give up this easily.
| |
| <1028>
| |
| // But, that was... something he understood about Nagisa more than anyone else would.
| |
| <1029>
| |
| // Because he had been living all this time for his daughter's sake... that's what I think.
| |
| <1030>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Listen up."
| |
| <1031>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Leave the house together once a week,"
| |
| <1032>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And if her condition worsens, call Sanae."
| |
| <1033>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Keep those two promises."
| |
| <1034>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I got it."
| |
| <1035>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Whatever else you want to do, just do it."
| |
| <1036>
| |
| // Saying that, pops went ahead as if to leave me alone.
| |
| <1037>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1038>
| |
| // Facing his large back...
| |
| <1039>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll continue to make her smile!"
| |
| <1040>
| |
| // I vowed.
| |
| <1041>
| |
| // To do what you've been doing so far.
| |
| <1042>
| |
| // This time it's me.
| |
| <1043>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, do that."
| |
| <1044>
| |
| // He swung the bat.
| |
| <1045>
| |
| // Sanae-san stood outside the store.
| |
| <1046>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Did you two leave the store on its own?"
| |
| <1047>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, he said something about playing baseball."
| |
| <1048>
| |
| // What kind of person are you...?
| |
| <1049>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And then, he was merry, going, 'Yahoo! I'm the batter, 'kay?'..."
| |
| <1050>
| |
| // \{Akio} "'Hey, hey, you ain't a kid, so don't do a full swing', I said..."
| |
| <1051>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And screaming, 'That pitch's garbage---!', he swung real hard..."
| |
| <1052>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And who'd be the one who smashed the glass window, going, 'What am I doing...?', feeling blue and all? Huh?"
| |
| <1053>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Everything was your doing, wasn't it?"
| |
| <1054>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You looking at me like I'm some kid?!"
| |
| <1055>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sorry, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <1056>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I saw everything through."
| |
| <1057>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why?! Even though he's younger than me, why do you think of me at this good age like that--?!"
| |
| <1058>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I know you make robot models and play triangle base every day."
| |
| <1059>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Guwaahh! Am I a kid---?!"
| |
| <1060>
| |
| // Holding his head, he rolled about.
| |
| <1061>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And you went out for quite a while."
| |
| <1062>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... from tomorrow onward, my hobby'll be chess."
| |
| <1063>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Do you know how to play that?"
| |
| <1064>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Dunno. If I groan with it in front of me, it'll get better."
| |
| <1065>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You'll definitely get tired really quickly."
| |
| <1066>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Have I given that kind of impression--?!"
| |
| <1067>
| |
| // I became depressed over giving this person such respect such a while ago.
| |
| <1068>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's already dark, so let's close up."
| |
| <1069>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, today the game's set."
| |
| <1070>
| |
| // \{Akio} "By the way, I got the homerun, so you lose, man."
| |
| <1071>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Go home and cry, you loser!"
| |
| <1072>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That said, I'm sweating like crazy it's disgusting. I'll take a shower."
| |
| <1073>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay."
| |
| <1074>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is it okay not to take a bath?"
| |
| <1075>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If I dip myself in such a place on a hot day like this, I'm gonna burn up!"
| |
| <1076>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But taking a bath will relieve you of that fatigue, won't it?"
| |
| <1077>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I said it's okay!"
| |
| <1078>
| |
| // Pops went into the store.
| |
| <1079>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "All right then, I'll come with a change of clothes."
| |
| <1080>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, Sanae-san,"
| |
| <1081>
| |
| // I hold back Sanae-san, who was about to continue inside.
| |
| <1082>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes?"
| |
| <1083>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I told him."
| |
| <1084>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "About Nagisa?"
| |
| <1085>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1086>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "How'd it go?"
| |
| <1087>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I got his approval."
| |
| <1088>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I see. That's great."
| |
| <1089>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1090>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be leaving the house as planned at the end of this month."
| |
| <1091>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay."
| |
| <1092>
| |
| // May 5 (Wednesday)
| |
| <1093>
| |
| // I moved out at the end of the consecutive holidays in May.
| |
| <1094>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard, get a license."
| |
| <1095>
| |
| // Getting off from the light truck, pops first said that.
| |
| <1096>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't say something impossible. I ain't got any money."
| |
| <1097>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph, well, this is the last of the crap I'm helping you out with."
| |
| <1098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I know, pops. It'll be fine."
| |
| <1099>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'll return to work now. I'll return to carry it later this evening."
| |
| <1100>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, thanks for the help."
| |
| <1101>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, ain't that nice... living together, huh..."
| |
| <1102>
| |
| // Muttering that, he ran off.
| |
| <1103>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll also be all alone with Sanae-san, won't you?"
| |
| <1104>
| |
| // I saw him off.
| |
| <1105>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, now..."
| |
| <1106>
| |
| // I faced the light truck. The spread-out luggage was not few in number.
| |
| <1107>
| |
| // Speaking of needed things, at least there was stuff going from the TV to the drawers, and from the futon to the dining table.
| |
| <1108>
| |
| // Everything was old stuff that was locked up in the Furukawa household's storage room.
| |
| <1109>
| |
| // The fridge provided with the room was small.
| |
| <1110>
| |
| // I've decided to use the coin machines right in front of the apartment for any laundry.
| |
| <1111>
| |
| // That much should be enough. Any more than that would be simply luxury.
| |
| <1112>
| |
| // For now, I held the futon and went towards the room.
| |
| <1113>
| |
| // Nagisa was waiting there alone.
| |
| <1114>
| |
| // There still wasn't anything here yet but... just watching Nagisa standing in this room makes my chest throb.
| |
| <1115>
| |
| // The two of us will really be starting to live together.
| |
| <1116>
| |
| // Feelings of anxiety and hope were mixed together in that.
| |
| <1117>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, the luggage came?"
| |
| <1118>
| |
| // Nagisa asked first.
| |
| <1119>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sorry but you'll have to move out of the way for a bit."
| |
| <1120>
| |
| // Taking off my slippers, I come in. I hung the futon on the wall... then the brittle surface peeled off.
| |
| <1121>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uwaah, I'm suddenly breaking apart the room..."
| |
| <1122>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, I'll help!"
| |
| <1123>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay, this is a man's job. Just watch."
| |
| <1124>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But..."
| |
| <1125>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's not too much luggage."
| |
| <1126>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can bring tea afterwards."
| |
| <1127>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But..."
| |
| <1128>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I said it's fine."
| |
| <1129>
| |
| // Within an hour, we had finished cleaning up.
| |
| <1130>
| |
| // We sat down, facing together at the low, small dining table.
| |
| <1131>
| |
| // Nagisa sipped the tea she brought.
| |
| <1132>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1133>
| |
| // Sip, sip.
| |
| <1134>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <1135>
| |
| // Sip, sip.
| |
| <1136>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <1137>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... what should I say at a time like this?"
| |
| <1138>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <1139>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The two of us living together's started."
| |
| <1140>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it has."
| |
| <1141>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What should I say?"
| |
| <1142>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Since it's started, should I say, 'Ready, Go'?"
| |
| <1143>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that'd be weird."
| |
| <1144>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why not?"
| |
| <1145>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because there's no goal."
| |
| <1146>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When you put it that way, that's true."
| |
| <1147>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because living together mutually helps us, see..."
| |
| <1148>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure, 'Let's work hard', will do."
| |
| <1149>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... that's true. You're wise, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <1150>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, shall we?"
| |
| <1151>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <1152>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, please wait."
| |
| <1153>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?"
| |
| <1154>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I thought of a vow we should be under."
| |
| <1155>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A vow?"
| |
| <1156>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <1157>
| |
| // Putting down her teacup, Nagisa placed both her hands on her chest.
| |
| <1158>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I, Furukawa Nagisa..."
| |
| <1159>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "will no longer cry. No matter what kind of pain there is, I'll work hard and climb over it."
| |
| <1160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, Nagisa,"
| |
| <1161>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <1162>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can hold it in during times of sadness."
| |
| <1163>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "During times of happiness, if you desperately try to hold in tears, you won't be joyous at all."
| |
| <1164>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't you think so?"
| |
| <1165>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, you're right. I'm sure that's right."
| |
| <1166>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay then."
| |
| <1167>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, one more time."
| |
| <1168>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1169>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I, Furukawa Nagisa..."
| |
| <1170>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "will no longer cry. No matter what kind of pain there is, I'll work hard and climb over it."
| |
| <1171>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But during times of happiness, I may end up crying."
| |
| <1172>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "As I'm such a person..."
| |
| <1173>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please take care of me."
| |
| <1174>
| |
| // Placing her hands on the mat, she bowed down.
| |
| <1175>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Same here as well."
| |
| <1176>
| |
| // I also bowed.
| |
| <1177>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ehehe..."
| |
| <1178>
| |
| // Nagisa smiles.
| |
| <1179>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, let's go greet the neighbors while it's still bright out."
| |
| <1180>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <1181>
| |
| // The two of us made dinner.
| |
| <1182>
| |
| // The main menu was grilled fish, and a side dish of daikon. It also came with a simple touch of rice and miso soup.
| |
| <1183>
| |
| // Even so, we were really happy when we had finished making it, and it was very delicious when we ate.
| |
| <1184>
| |
| // We cleaned up, and watched TV for a while.
| |
| <1185>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, this day's gone fast, hasn't it?"
| |
| <1186>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it has."
| |
| <1187>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We should take a bath soon, and get some rest."
| |
| <1188>
| |
| // It's ten o'clock.
| |
| <1189>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh yeah, you sleep at about eleven, don't you?"
| |
| <1190>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well... just because I want to, doesn't mean I'm in such a rush."
| |
| <1191>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was thinking of your health, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <1192>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah... thanks. Then, I guess I'll take a bath."
| |
| <1193>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, please do."
| |
| <1194>
| |
| // Standing in the kitchen's narrow pathway, I pulled the curtain.
| |
| <1195>
| |
| // If not for the curtain, we would definitely need something to block it out later.
| |
| <1196>
| |
| // Flinging my clothes into the basket up above, I entered the bath.
| |
| <1197>
| |
| // Hiss...
| |
| <1198>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (There's very little coming out...)
| |
| <1199>
| |
| // I turn the faucet.
| |
| <1200>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Aagh...)
| |
| <1201>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Temperature control's also pretty sensitive...)
| |
| <1202>
| |
| // Well, if I get used to this, I probably wouldn't think of it.
| |
| <1203>
| |
| // I washed my hair with the shampoo Nagisa uses.
| |
| <1204>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go ahead."
| |
| <1205>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay. I'll be heading in, then."
| |
| <1206>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1207>
| |
| // Coming in place of me, Nagisa stood, and pulled the curtains.
| |
| <1208>
| |
| // I'll use the dryer up ahead.
| |
| <1209>
| |
| // I plug it in, and the moment I flick the switch...
| |
| <1210>
| |
| // Whirr...
| |
| <1211>
| |
| // I hear the sound of ruffling clothes.
| |
| <1212>
| |
| // I turn back at the curtain.
| |
| <1213>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If I think carefully... I had never once been in \bthis\u kind of situation, have I...?)
| |
| <1214>
| |
| // I see Nagisa's bare feet under the curtain.
| |
| <1215>
| |
| // Her skirt fell there just now.
| |
| <1216>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh... getting excited from just that shows just how innocent we are...)
| |
| <1217>
| |
| // But, that comes with living together.
| |
| <1218>
| |
| // I'm sure Nagisa was prepared for that.
| |
| <1219>
| |
| // No matter how unprepared we were...
| |
| <1220>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Gah, what am I thinking about?!)
| |
| <1221>
| |
| // I turn my eyes away from the curtain.
| |
| <1222>
| |
| // Evne though we both had decided to work hard together, what the hell am I gonna do to keep myself calm on the first day?
| |
| <1223>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <1224>
| |
| // Thud, the sound of the door closing.
| |
| <1225>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well...)
| |
| <1226>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I've been holding it in like a man but... there's a limit to what I can take, see...)
| |
| <1227>
| |
| // I look once again at the curtains.
| |
| <1228>
| |
| // Calm myself down
| |
| <1229>
| |
| // Be serious, so that I won't get caught
| |
| <1230>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Come on, calm down...)
| |
| <1231>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I haven't even gone through the first day of work...)
| |
| <1232>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (We had just started living together, so pops and Sanae-san wouldn't stand for this, would they...?)
| |
| <1233>
| |
| // Remembering the faces of those two allowing for Nagisa's independence... I naturally calmed down.
| |
| <1234>
| |
| // To step on their feelings... was not something I could do.
| |
| <1235>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (We've got much bigger hurdles to cross, after all...)
| |
| <1236>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Otherwise, there'd be no meaning.)
| |
| <1237>
| |
| // I so suggested to myself.
| |
| <1238>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was a nice bath."
| |
| <1239>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa, you're cute."
| |
| <1240>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "T-thank you very much."
| |
| <1241>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, to say that just as I come out of the bath feels a bit strange."
| |
| <1242>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was holding it in. Just let me say it."
| |
| <1243>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay... though it's not that I hate it."
| |
| <1244>
| |
| // I so observed my words, probably thinking that this much would be allowed.
| |
| <1245>
| |
| // But, it really feels like she's become a lot cuter than before.
| |
| <1246>
| |
| // Is that because Nagisa changed...?
| |
| <1247>
| |
| // Or is it that I loved Nagisa a lot more than before...?
| |
| <1248>
| |
| // I really couldn't tell.
| |
| <1249>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If I don't get caught, it's fine, right...?)
| |
| <1250>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'll quickly grab her underwear, and then put it back...)
| |
| <1251>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That should be fine, right...?)
| |
| <1252>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This is a situation for men, after all!)
| |
| <1253>
| |
| // I shuffle my feet in front of the curtains, and softly turn it over from under.
| |
| <1254>
| |
| // Up ahead... at the topmost basket, Nagisa's underwear made a small circle.
| |
| <1255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Uwahh...)
| |
| <1256>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This is really exciting...)
| |
| <1257>
| |
| // If she opened the door now, what would I do? What excuse could I come up with?
| |
| <1258>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh, hurry up and take it. It should still be warm right now...)
| |
| <1259>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Instead of the warmth, the smell...)
| |
| <1260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, am I a damn pervert----?!"
| |
| <1261>
| |
| // I roll about, pulling in the curtain.
| |
| <1262>
| |
| // Clatter, clatter, clatter!\shake{3}
| |
| <1263>
| |
| // The hooks violently broke off.
| |
| <1264>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Oh crap!)
| |
| <1265>
| |
| // I put them back on in a hurry.
| |
| <1266>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pant... pant..."
| |
| <1267>
| |
| // Even though I was just out of the bath, I was sweating all over.
| |
| <1268>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Am I an idiot...?)
| |
| <1269>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was a nice bath."
| |
| <1270>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1271>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <1272>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh... why do you ask?"
| |
| <1273>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, because you're not looking this way."
| |
| <1274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah... it's nothing. Just thinking about stuff."
| |
| <1275>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, your hair is wet again."
| |
| <1276>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <1277>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Go ahead and use the dryer first."
| |
| <1278>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine. If I leave it be, it'll dry up."
| |
| <1279>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't do that. If you sleep with your hair wet, you'll catch a cold."
| |
| <1280>
| |
| // Ahh, because it's the first day we're living together, so I want to jump up in the air...
| |
| <1281>
| |
| // If I'm going to have this much of a craving every day, I really will reach my limit...
| |
| <1282>
| |
| // I was lying down sideways without being able to fall asleep, the whole time staring at the ceiling I had become used to.
| |
| <1283>
| |
| // Nagisa also wasn't able to fall asleep, not once snoring.
| |
| <1284>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (.........)
| |
| <1285>
| |
| // I just happened to find it amusing with the two of us as we are.
| |
| <1286>
| |
| // Living from now on like this feels as simple as playing house.
| |
| <1287>
| |
| // Though I've come this far making Nagisa happy on my own...
| |
| <1288>
| |
| // There are a lot more problems ahead of us just waiting.
| |
| <1289>
| |
| // I'm sure reality isn't that easy on us.
| |
| <1290>
| |
| // We really were kids in regards to that. It feels like we might simply break apart.
| |
| <1291>
| |
| // I don't know how strong one must be to cross that.
| |
| <1292>
| |
| // I just think that we should do the best we can.
| |
| <1293>
| |
| // Pops and Sanae-san are probably thinking in the same way.
| |
| <1294>
| |
| // The one passion of youth.
| |
| <1295>
| |
| // We should do whatever we want to do.
| |
| <1296>
| |
| // If it's within our grasp.
| |
| <1297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, you awake, Nagisa?"
| |
| <1298>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I am."
| |
| <1299>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to become stronger."
| |
| <1300>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel the same way."
| |
| <1301>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <1302>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, let's work hard, okay?"
| |
| <1303>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm also going to end up working in a new place, without pops or Sanae-san to rely on so easily."
| |
| <1304>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm expecting that it'll definitely be painful."
| |
| <1305>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <1306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You should also work hard, starting now."
| |
| <1307>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <1308>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And, if we do that for a year..."
| |
| <1309>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure we'll be so strong, we won't lose to anything."
| |
| <1310>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I also think the same way."
| |
| <1311>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll swear to that?"
| |
| <1312>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I will."
| |
| <1313>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's work hard."
| |
| <1314>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <1315>
| |
| // Inside the lined up futon, I searched for Nagisa's hand.
| |
| <1316>
| |
| // Finding it, I grasped it.
| |
| <1317>
| |
| // While feeling the warmth of someone, I fell asleep.
| |
| <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} "Good morning, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <1323>
| |
| // Nagisa woke up.
| |
| <1324>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry if I woke you up."
| |
| <1325>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, I can do this for you. You should prepare to leave for work, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <1326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Idiot. Go back to sleep. It's just too early. You shouldn't doze off in class."
| |
| <1327>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay. I can do this."
| |
| <1328>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just sleep. This won't take long anyway."
| |
| <1329>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But I want to do the chores."
| |
| <1330>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please."
| |
| <1331>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1332>
| |
| // \{\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}} (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}} "You see, you need more rest, since it's too early."
| |
| <1337>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I will."
| |
| <1338>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then don't oversleep. Make sure to set your alarm clock to avoid being late."
| |
| <1339>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <1340>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I'm off."
| |
| <1341>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Take care."
| |
| <1342>
| |
| // \{\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} "So you came."
| |
| <1346>
| |
| // Only Yoshino-san responsed back to me.
| |
| <1347>
| |
| // \{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>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Yoshino-kun, is he the one who will be joining us starting today?"
| |
| <1358>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yes, that's correct. His name is..."
| |
| <1359>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's \m{A}."
| |
| <1360>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "He's the boss here. Make sure to formally introduce yourself."
| |
| <1361>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Young, I see. How old are you?"
| |
| <1362>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eighteen years old."
| |
| <1363>
| |
| // \{Boss} "You must've graduated from high school recently. That's quite an ambitious spirit."
| |
| <1364>
| |
| // \{Boss} "It will be difficult for the first few days, but you'll get used to it later on."
| |
| <1365>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Don't overexert youself, just try your best."
| |
| <1366>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay. I'll try my best."
| |
| <1367>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Be careful not to get injured either."
| |
| <1368>
| |
| // After that, everyone scattered away to their work for today.
| |
| <1369>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Let's get going."
| |
| <1370>
| |
| // It seems that I'm assigned to assist Yoshino-san as a pair.
| |
| <1371>
| |
| // \{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}} "Eh? How so?"
| |
| <1374>
| |
| // And there's me questioning in the passenger seat.
| |
| <1375>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You look like a completely different person than the one I met first time."
| |
| <1376>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <1377>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah. You were just a child back then."
| |
| <1378>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you saying that I look more mature now?"
| |
| <1379>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Nope..."
| |
| <1380>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "More like a child struggling to become an adult."
| |
| <1381>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What... so I'm a child after all."
| |
| <1382>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But it's entirely different."
| |
| <1383>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How?"
| |
| <1384>
| |
| // \{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} "I'm counting on you."
| |
| <1388>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <1389>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Oh and... don't quit after the very first day. I'll be depressed if that happens."
| |
| <1390>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry. I'm here to work for real."
| |
| <1391>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Sounds good. Ready to go?"
| |
| <1392>
| |
| // The vehicle stopped.
| |
| <1393>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1394>
| |
| // We both opened the door at the same time.
| |
| <1395>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "This needs to be installed today."
| |
| <1396>
| |
| // \{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}} "What is this?"
| |
| <1399>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's a street light. Model number... well you won't know what it means anyway."
| |
| <1400>
| |
| // \{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} "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} "Hello?"
| |
| <1409>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah."
| |
| <1410>
| |
| // \{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}} "Eh? How so?"
| |
| <1413>
| |
| // And there's me questioning in the passenger seat.
| |
| <1414>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Your first impression when we met for the first time."
| |
| <1415>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So how do I look now?"
| |
| <1416>
| |
| // \{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}} "Because I'm desperate..."
| |
| <1420>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah, that's the right attitude."
| |
| <1421>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Since this isn't easy labor."
| |
| <1422>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Oh and... don't quit after the very first day. I'll be depressed if that happens."
| |
| <1423>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry about that."
| |
| <1424>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Sounds good. Ready to go?"
| |
| <1425>
| |
| // The vehicle stopped.
| |
| <1426>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1427>
| |
| // We both opened the door at the same time.
| |
| <1428>
| |
| // \{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}} "What is this?"
| |
| <1431>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's a street light. Model number...well you won't know what it means anyway."
| |
| <1432>
| |
| // \{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} "There's a helmet in the cargo, so wear it first."
| |
| <1436>
| |
| // With a sudden warning, I wore a helmet immediately.
| |
| <1437>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hello?"
| |
| <1438>
| |
| // \{\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} "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} "Don't fall. I will say that again, don't fall."
| |
| <1445>
| |
| // \{\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} "Don't hold it with your arms alone. Support it with your whole body weight. That's a much safer approach."
| |
| <1448>
| |
| // \{\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} "You must learn to do that whether you like it or not."
| |
| <1453>
| |
| // Yoshino-san simply told me so.
| |
| <1454>
| |
| // \{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} "Now watch carefully while I'm locking it up properly."
| |
| <1457>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, I can do a simple task like that."
| |
| <1458>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "No. Just watch and learn first."
| |
| <1459>
| |
| // Yoshino-san had a doubtful face.
| |
| <1460>
| |
| // \{\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} "... 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} "Finished?"
| |
| <1468>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes."
| |
| <1469>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Did you check?"
| |
| <1470>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I did. What's wrong?"
| |
| <1471>
| |
| // \{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}} "... no way."
| |
| <1477>
| |
| // I'm certain that I fastened it as hard as I can.
| |
| <1478>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You didn't tighten it properly."
| |
| <1479>
| |
| // \{\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}} "........."
| |
| <1483>
| |
| // \{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} "Even simple screwing has a technique. I trusted you since you claimed you knew."
| |
| <1487>
| |
| // I was completely speechless.
| |
| <1488>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "This kind of work requires you to watch and learn. Then follow. It all begins from there."
| |
| <1489>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Listen. If you mess this up, it's game over."
| |
| <1490>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What will you do if the street light you installed falls off?"
| |
| <1491>
| |
| // Maybe... no, I will certainly regret it.
| |
| <1492>
| |
| // \{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}} "I can't let that happen."
| |
| <1495>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why this work needs to be done perfectly. Dedication, nothing but dedication."
| |
| <1496>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... okay."
| |
| <1497>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "As long as you don't forget about that, you'll be fine."
| |
| <1498>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes."
| |
| <1499>
| |
| // I sincerely bowed my head.
| |
| <1500>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then let's move on to the next one."
| |
| <1501>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How many are left so far?"
| |
| <1502>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "There's.... four left."
| |
| <1503>
| |
| // \{\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}} "I'm home."
| |
| <1513>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome back."
| |
| <1514>
| |
| // I felt somewhat relieved just from seeing Nagisa standing in a kitchen.
| |
| <1515>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dinner will be ready soon."
| |
| <1516>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll help."
| |
| <1517>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you look really tired."
| |
| <1518>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I am, but just seeing your face healed me."
| |
| <1519>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you."
| |
| <1520>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But if you overwork, it will continue on for tommorow."
| |
| <1521>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So please, rest."
| |
| <1522>
| |
| // \{\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} "What's wrong?"
| |
| <1526>
| |
| // Nagisa stared back with puzzled look.
| |
| <1527>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nothing..."
| |
| <1528>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe I should just rest..."
| |
| <1529>
| |
| // \{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}} "Thanks for the food."
| |
| <1534>
| |
| // \{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}} "Did you buy things on the way home?"
| |
| <1539>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, I simply got home and changed my clothes."
| |
| <1540>
| |
| // \{\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}} (Oh yeah...)
| |
| <1544>
| |
| // And my willpower goes up +50.
| |
| <1545>
| |
| // ... the only thing that's recovered has been just that.
| |
| <1546>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, how did your work go?"
| |
| <1547>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I am certainly tired, since it is physical labor."
| |
| <1548>
| |
| // \{\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} "Is that so?"
| |
| <1551>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You've been hanging in there, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <1552>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1553>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You seem kind of cool."
| |
| <1554>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though I looked like crap up until now."
| |
| <1555>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, I do mean up until now and beyond."
| |
| <1556>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine, I know it myself."
| |
| <1557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Up until now, I've been relying on pops and Sanae-san... no way I look that good."
| |
| <1558>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've only become a real working adult as of today."
| |
| <1559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's how I feel about it."
| |
| <1560>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, today we shall commemorate you having become one."
| |
| <1561>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You feel like giving something?"
| |
| <1562>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What would you like?"
| |
| <1563>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't mind whatever."
| |
| <1564>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I don't have anything."
| |
| <1565>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe something that doesn't have a shape...?"
| |
| <1566>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, are words fine?"
| |
| <1567>
| |
| // Sure
| |
| <1568>
| |
| // Well, beyond words...
| |
| <1569>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm fine with words."
| |
| <1570>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then..."
| |
| <1571>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, congratulations on becoming a working adult."
| |
| <1572>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And, work hard."
| |
| <1573>
| |
| // \{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} "I said something quite sudden, ehehe..."
| |
| <1580>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, it's fine. It's really encouraging."
| |
| <1581>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?"
| |
| <1582>
| |
| // \{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}} "Well, more than words..."
| |
| <1591>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Something without form, and greater than words is difficult."
| |
| <1592>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, you can come up with something..."
| |
| <1593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Such as..."
| |
| <1594>
| |
| // Something perverted...
| |
| <1595>
| |
| // No, words are enough
| |
| <1596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Something perverted...?)
| |
| <1597>
| |
| // If I said that, what kind of reaction would Nagisa have?
| |
| <1598>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, something perverted is fine...?"
| |
| <1599>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... figure something out."
| |
| <1600>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, I have to think about it...?"
| |
| <1601>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. Since it's a blessing, I'd be happy if you were the one who came up with it..."
| |
| <1602>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so..."
| |
| <1603>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I'm not sure how to make you happy, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <1604>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's possible that you might end up hating me..."
| |
| <1605>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, since it's you, no matter what happens, I'll always love you."
| |
| <1606>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <1607>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In that case..."
| |
| <1608>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then perhaps for dinner... \wait{1000}mouth-to-mouth feeding... how... is that...?"
| |
| <1609>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ehh? You can really do that?!"
| |
| <1610>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, yes... if you're fine with it, \m{B}-kun, I think I'll give it a shot..."
| |
| <1611>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though I'd be... fine with that..."
| |
| <1612>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, it could be this small soya bean."
| |
| <1613>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "T-that's... small, so that'd be a problem..."
| |
| <1614>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It might end up sticking on the mouth..."
| |
| <1615>
| |
| // But, can she do it...?
| |
| <1616>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, what do I do if I get thirsty?"
| |
| <1617>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Water?"
| |
| <1618>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1619>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If, you're fine with it, \m{B}-kun... I'd also... feed that by mouth..."
| |
| <1620>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But... my mouth couldn't open, it'd end up remaining closed..."
| |
| <1621>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like hell that would happen!"
| |
| <1622>
| |
| // \{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} "Like what, exactly?"
| |
| <1627>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well..."
| |
| <1628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess I"ll be happy with you congratulating me."
| |
| <1629>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, that's what I wanted to do in the first place."
| |
| <1630>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, go ahead."
| |
| <1631>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It seems like you're kind of reluctant about it."
| |
| <1632>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm listening clearly."
| |
| <1633>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, I'll say it."
| |
| <1634>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, words are fine."
| |
| <1635>
| |
| // Thinking it over, I said that.
| |
| <1636>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay. I also wanted to go with words."
| |
| <1637>
| |
| // \{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.
| |
| <1640>
| |
| // May 7 (Friday)
| |
| <1641>
| |
| // Pain greeted me in the morning.
| |
| <1642>
| |
| // As I thought, I had muscular pains all over.
| |
| <1643>
| |
| // I can't do anything. I want to sleep.
| |
| <1644>
| |
| // I close my eyes again.
| |
| <1645>
| |
| // Ahh, how comfortable.
| |
| <1646>
| |
| // I don't want to think of anything else.
| |
| <1647>
| |
| // I'll just be like this...
| |
| <1648>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <1649>
| |
| // Zzzzzzz...
| |
| <1650>
| |
| // I heard a small sleeping sound.
| |
| <1651>
| |
| // I look at the neighboring futon.
| |
| <1652>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Nagisa...)
| |
| <1653>
| |
| // I'm sure if I were alone, I couldn't do anything.
| |
| <1654>
| |
| // I'd continue to be late, just like during school...
| |
| <1655>
| |
| // And without someone such as Koumura to restrain me in class...
| |
| <1656>
| |
| // Lose my job...
| |
| <1657>
| |
| // Continue on depraved...
| |
| <1658>
| |
| // And what would happen at the end?
| |
| <1659>
| |
| // I thought about that, while watching Nagisa's sleeping face.
| |
| <1660>
| |
| // But, right now I have someone I want to protect...
| |
| <1661>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guess I'll work hard...)
| |
| <1662>
| |
| // Beating my body, I pulled out of bed.
| |
| <1663>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... good morning."
| |
| <1664>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You came on time."
| |
| <1665>
| |
| // Yoshino-san sat in front of me, coming out from the conversation.
| |
| <1666>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I did come. I did seriously decide on working."
| |
| <1667>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Your body doesn't ache?"
| |
| <1668>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1669>
| |
| // Parts of it did.
| |
| <1670>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Even though it does, hang in there with the job."
| |
| <1671>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We'll be going out soon, so get changed."
| |
| <1672>
| |
| // No kind words.
| |
| <1673>
| |
| // Though I felt it yesterday, it was kinda like the way he addressed me before when I helped him out was different.
| |
| <1674>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I guess it's normal, since I'm a subordinate of his...?)
| |
| <1675>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But, that seems a bit lonely...)
| |
| <1676>
| |
| // I think as such, while changing into some sooted clothes.
| |
| <1677>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}."
| |
| <1678>
| |
| // He caught me by the sleeves, calling me.
| |
| <1679>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Put this on you."
| |
| <1680>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's this?"
| |
| <1681>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "A compress."
| |
| <1682>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, thank you very much."
| |
| <1683>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Don't mind me. I'm also the same way."
| |
| <1684>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <1685>
| |
| // Though I nodded, I couldn't imagine Yoshino-san having muscle pains.
| |
| <1686>
| |
| // The place we went to work at was the same as yesterday's.
| |
| <1687>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The same place, isn't it?"
| |
| <1688>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah. There've been few cars passing by here recently."
| |
| <1689>
| |
| // Today's job was to remove a broken street light and have it replaced.
| |
| <1690>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay, let's start."
| |
| <1691>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, then."
| |
| <1692>
| |
| // Holding the street light in my arms, I went up the ladder.
| |
| <1693>
| |
| // Though yesterday was simple work, today was different.
| |
| <1694>
| |
| // My entire body shrieked.
| |
| <1695>
| |
| // Gritting my teeth against the pain, I focused on the job.
| |
| <1696>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You're holding the spanner wrong. You can't put power into it that way."
| |
| <1697>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1698>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why you have to support the screw and driver with your middle finger."
| |
| <1699>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1700>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You've screwed that in too hard."
| |
| <1701>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1702>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Didn't you do that yesterday?"
| |
| <1703>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1704>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Concentrate. If you lose focus, you'll get injured."
| |
| <1705>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1706>
| |
| // He had been more angry than he was yesterday.
| |
| <1707>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "All right, we're done. Let's go."
| |
| <1708>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1709>
| |
| // I was not in the mood to answer.
| |
| <1710>
| |
| // More than having lost my strength, I felt depressed.
| |
| <1711>
| |
| // I crumbled down in the passenger seat of the light truck.
| |
| <1712>
| |
| // I've finally come home.
| |
| <1713>
| |
| // I felt the fatigue from yesterday as well as that of today piling up.
| |
| <1714>
| |
| // Will the day I get used to this come...?
| |
| <1715>
| |
| // I shiver at if this pain would continue.
| |
| <1716>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm back..."
| |
| <1717>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome back."
| |
| <1718>
| |
| // Just like yesterday, Nagisa was standing in the kitchen.
| |
| <1719>
| |
| // I didn't have the energy to offer my help today.
| |
| <1720>
| |
| // I cut to the back of the room, dragging my body, and fall limp.
| |
| <1721>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, are you okay?"
| |
| <1722>
| |
| // Nagisa stopped her hand, seeing how I was.
| |
| <1723>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I am..."
| |
| <1724>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you feeling bad?"
| |
| <1725>
| |
| // She kneeled down beside me, asking that.
| |
| <1726>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay, I'm just really tired..."
| |
| <1727>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <1728>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I bought some pork to give you some stamina."
| |
| <1729>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eat up and get some rest."
| |
| <1730>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I will..."
| |
| <1731>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, please wait a little while longer."
| |
| <1732>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sorry for not helping out."
| |
| <1733>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not at all, I'm fine with it."
| |
| <1734>
| |
| // She got up, and went back.
| |
| <1735>
| |
| // I feel like Nagisa's supporting me.
| |
| <1736>
| |
| // She came running straight for me, worried sick about me having fallen completely dead.
| |
| <1737>
| |
| // That was probably just how god damn disappointing I was.
| |
| <1738>
| |
| // Without falling apart, I was able to move.
| |
| <1739>
| |
| // When we ate dinner, Nagisa simply chimed in with a topic.
| |
| <1740>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you're very tired."
| |
| <1741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <1742>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm sorry for holding a one-sided conversation, even though you're tired."
| |
| <1743>
| |
| // God damn it.
| |
| <1744>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fun just listening to you, so I'll listen to as much as you want."
| |
| <1745>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, I think listening will make you tired."
| |
| <1746>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, listening to me... is boring..."
| |
| <1747>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hell it isn't."
| |
| <1748>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <1749>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said, let's sleep early today."
| |
| <1750>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <1752>
| |
| // I honestly nodded.
| |
| <1753>
| |
| // So that I can talk to Nagisa a lot more tomorrow.
| |
| <1754>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, good night."
| |
| <1755>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good night."
| |
| <1756>
| |
| // The lights were out an hour earlier than yesterday.
| |
| <1757>
| |
| // At the same time, I fell into a deep sleep.
| |
| <1758>
| |
| // May 8 (Saturday)
| |
| <1759>
| |
| // I was at the same place the next day.
| |
| <1760>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Stop shivering, and stand straight. You're not a weak kid, are you?"
| |
| <1761>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not... a kid..."
| |
| <1762>
| |
| // Though I denied it, it was certain my shoulders were shivering as I dragged my feet.
| |
| <1763>
| |
| // Even though I hadn't gotten used to this yet, the work was more or less making a fool out of me.
| |
| <1764>
| |
| // Even so, it was a fact that I wouldn't be getting this job done quick, not being able to raise my right shoulder.
| |
| <1765>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Open up the case. I'll deal with the coating."
| |
| <1766>
| |
| // I rise up the ladder, and open up the utility box that was installed to the telephone pole.
| |
| <1767>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You an idiot? You think that left hand of yours will reach?"
| |
| <1768>
| |
| // Yoshino-san ridiculed me from below.
| |
| <1769>
| |
| // I also think I'm an idiot. At any rate, if I could lift my right arm, I would have used it.
| |
| <1770>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Use both your hands."
| |
| <1771>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay, I can do it like this!"
| |
| <1772>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... what?"
| |
| <1773>
| |
| // Oh crap. Yoshino-san's tone changed.
| |
| <1774>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Get down here. Right now."
| |
| <1775>
| |
| // ... he's getting more and more angry.
| |
| <1776>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Why are you doing such an awkward thing?"
| |
| <1777>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, doing it this way is easier for me."
| |
| <1778>
| |
| // Yoshino-san muttered an "I see" to himself, and said nothing more.
| |
| <1779>
| |
| // The next work site we came across was a difficult one.
| |
| <1780>
| |
| // But, Yoshino-san didn't say a word, simply watching.
| |
| <1781>
| |
| // Finishing the work for the day, I sit down in the passenger seat. All that's left to do is head back to the office.
| |
| <1782>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}."
| |
| <1783>
| |
| // Yoshino-san said, before turning on the engine.
| |
| <1784>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... yes, what is it?"
| |
| <1785>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'll ask one more time, is that way of yours really easy?"
| |
| <1786>
| |
| // To ask me that all of a sudden makes me troubled to answer.
| |
| <1787>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "How is it?"
| |
| <1788>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... yeah, this way is good. For me, anyway."
| |
| <1789>
| |
| // Yoshino-san gave me only a glance, and returned to looking ahead.
| |
| <1790>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... as long as you get the process right, it's fine."
| |
| <1791>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <1792>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But still, don't get injured."
| |
| <1793>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, okay!"
| |
| <1794>
| |
| // Vroom, the truck went, at the same moment I answered.
| |
| <1795>
| |
| // We didn't walk that much today. That said, I wasn't tired.
| |
| <1796>
| |
| // I wonder if I'll be fine if I get enough sleep every day?
| |
| <1797>
| |
| // It feels like my strength's come back, and I've finally gotten up to speed.
| |
| <1798>
| |
| // It was the first time I came back home and was able to help with dinner.
| |
| <1799>
| |
| // Though I say that, the kitchen was too small to stand in, so all I could do was bring the food to the room.
| |
| <1800>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "How was work?"
| |
| <1801>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not really all that different, but somehow I'm managing."
| |
| <1802>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so? I'm glad."
| |
| <1803>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How was school?"
| |
| <1804>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Nothing really. It's the same as always."
| |
| <1805>
| |
| // Probably it isn't anything bad, but it pretty much meant there wasn't anything worth mentioning.
| |
| <1806>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <1807>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah!"
| |
| <1808>
| |
| // Nagisa stopped her chopsticks, raising her voice.
| |
| <1809>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm? What's wrong?"
| |
| <1810>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, those are the wrong chopsticks."
| |
| <1811>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Ah, you're right. These are yours."
| |
| <1812>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though I've already eaten with these."
| |
| <1813>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it okay not to swap them?"
| |
| <1814>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... you didn't use yours yet, did you?"
| |
| <1815>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I did... I put them to my mouth."
| |
| <1816>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, let's swap."
| |
| <1817>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... \m{B}-kun, you're thinking weird."
| |
| <1818>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Was I caught...?"
| |
| <1819>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We should clean them properly. Please hand it over."
| |
| <1820>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay..."
| |
| <1821>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please don't give such a reluctant face."
| |
| <1822>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're strange, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <1823>
| |
| // There was finally room to throw in a joke.
| |
| <1824>
| |
| // I've probably become used to this way of living.
| |
| <1825>
| |
| // But, I vowed to come here to make Nagisa smile.
| |
| <1826>
| |
| // The way I am now hasn't reached that yet.
| |
| <1827>
| |
| // I still have a lot of things to do.
| |
| <1828>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, about tomorrow..."
| |
| <1829>
| |
| // Nagisa brought up, coming back from washing the chopsticks.
| |
| <1830>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it a day off work?"
| |
| <1831>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it'll be okay."
| |
| <1832>
| |
| // Yeah. Tomorrow'll be the first Sunday since we started living together.
| |
| <1833>
| |
| // And, the day I promised pops to take Nagisa to him once a week.
| |
| <1834>
| |
| // Living together was a lot more problematic than I had imagined...
| |
| <1835>
| |
| // Even so, we somehow managed... yeah ,that's what I'll say tomorrow.
| |
| <1836>
| |
| // May 9 (Sunday)
| |
| <1837>
| |
| // Nagisa and I brought a cake and visited her parents' home.
| |
| <1838>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're back."
| |
| <1839>
| |
| // We so greeted pops, who was standing in front of the store, as if he had free time.
| |
| <1840>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm...?"
| |
| <1841>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It can't be..."
| |
| <1842>
| |
| // \{Akio} "No... am I hallucinating...?"
| |
| <1843>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Or maybe a mirage...?"
| |
| <1844>
| |
| // \{Akio} "No, it's the real thing..."
| |
| <1845>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's..."
| |
| <1846>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's you, Nagisa..."
| |
| <1847>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's you, isn't it?!"
| |
| <1848>
| |
| // \{Akio} "IT \bIS\u YOU, NAGISA-----!!"
| |
| <1849>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pops is out of tone, isn't he?"
| |
| <1850>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, it's me."
| |
| <1851>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You've finally come back!"
| |
| <1852>
| |
| // He immediately hugged her.
| |
| <1853>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're going back at night."
| |
| <1854>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, what's with you? You ruined the moving reunion scene!"
| |
| <1855>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sigh... you're damn cold. Hurry up and go see Sanae."
| |
| <1856>
| |
| // Letting go of Nagisa, he lit the cigarette in his mouth.
| |
| <1857>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, let's go, Nagisa."
| |
| <1858>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <1859>
| |
| // Sanae-san was tending to the store alone inside.
| |
| <1860>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're back."
| |
| <1861>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh...?"
| |
| <1862>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It couldn't be..."
| |
| <1863>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No, maybe it's a hallucination...?"
| |
| <1864>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Or perhaps a mirage?"
| |
| <1865>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is it possibly the real thing...?"
| |
| <1866>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Na..."
| |
| <1867>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <1868>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's you, isn't it?!"
| |
| <1869>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your parents really are well suited to this joke."
| |
| <1870>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Oh my, were we caught?"
| |
| <1871>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It was Akio-san's idea."
| |
| <1872>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if you don't say so, I'd know."
| |
| <1873>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It was a plan to see if we can pull a dramatic reunion, and keep Nagisa with us."
| |
| <1874>
| |
| // These parents sure have free time.
| |
| <1875>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Something like that's useless, isn't it? Obviously, Nagisa wants to be with \m{B}-san."
| |
| <1876>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I do."
| |
| <1877>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, both you and dad are important to me, so it's really troubling."
| |
| <1878>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's okay, Nagisa. You can be wherever you want to be."
| |
| <1879>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And, anytime you want to come back, you can."
| |
| <1880>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, sure."
| |
| <1881>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, since I decided to try staying with \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <1882>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why it isn't simple."
| |
| <1883>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, hurry and give up."
| |
| <1884>
| |
| // Pops stood behind us.
| |
| <1885>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You can feel all cozy in the large ocean of love you were raised up in, my daughter."
| |
| <1886>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Much more than crappy love coming from a dead, dried out frog."
| |
| <1887>
| |
| // He said something quite cruel.
| |
| <1888>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think that's being spoiled."
| |
| <1889>
| |
| // Yeah, you tell them.
| |
| <1890>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think I should come out of the ocean, and live in a place without water."
| |
| <1891>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And... even if I dry up, like a dead, dried up frog..."
| |
| <1892>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Someday, the rain will make the ground moist."
| |
| <1893>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "At that moment, the dried up frog will also fill up with life."
| |
| <1894>
| |
| // Uh, I don't think it'll come back to life if you give it water.
| |
| <1895>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So please watch over us, until that day."
| |
| <1896>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, wait! Are you saying that my love's all dried up in the end?!"
| |
| <1897>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's just an example."
| |
| <1898>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I know!"
| |
| <1899>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, you have a bad mind, you know!"
| |
| <1900>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Isn't it cute with that dead, dried up frog, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <1901>
| |
| // Oh crap.... it's been too long since I've been caught in this stupid triangle.
| |
| <1902>
| |
| // I pull out, sliding out from the side.
| |
| <1903>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "......?"
| |
| <1904>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And what might you be doing?"
| |
| <1905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, nothing."
| |
| <1906>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, we have a cake. Let's all eat."
| |
| <1907>
| |
| // Nagisa brought up the bag she was holding.
| |
| <1908>
| |
| // We were sitting in a circle, eating.
| |
| <1909>
| |
| // Only a week's passed, and yet I've missed smiling this much.
| |
| <1910>
| |
| // Thinking about it now, it was amusing for us four to be living together.
| |
| <1911>
| |
| // I really thought it was fun.
| |
| <1912>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Heh... so this guy got caught red-handed for the pervert he is? That's a masterpiece."
| |
| <1913>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No one's said that."
| |
| <1914>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Kah, it's a joke."
| |
| <1915>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san's in no position to talk."
| |
| <1916>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "He sexually harassed her when they were alone. It's quite troubling."
| |
| <1917>
| |
| // Pff!
| |
| <1918>
| |
| // I immediately spat out my black tea.
| |
| <1919>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A-are you serious?"
| |
| <1920>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Kah... not like she was that cute, was she?"
| |
| <1921>
| |
| // Without a doubt, to pull such an outrageous scandal on this person's "cuteness", means that she must really interest men.
| |
| <1922>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "There's no way he could concentrate on work if she wasn't."
| |
| <1923>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, we're not talking about someone flipping over the skirt and peeping, are we?"
| |
| <1924>
| |
| // ... so she was ridiculously cute!
| |
| <1925>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You seem like a grade school kid, dad."
| |
| <1926>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, your daddy's full of energy."
| |
| <1927>
| |
| // A little \btoo\u full.
| |
| <1928>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, guys like us are like that, aren't they?"
| |
| <1929>
| |
| // He suddenly brought up.
| |
| <1930>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is that so?"
| |
| <1931>
| |
| // The girls all gather their attention. It's quite a difficult situation to answer...
| |
| <1932>
| |
| // Because it's such a hard thing to imagine, even now, you can't really deny it...
| |
| <1933>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You've done something like \bthat\u with him too, right, my daughter? Well? Answer me honestly."
| |
| <1934>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay. \m{B}-kun is definitely not someone who cannot do that."
| |
| <1935>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What?!"
| |
| <1936>
| |
| // Nagisa's bombshell announcement, part deux.
| |
| <1937>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I-I see... well, don't really start feeling depressed now, lad."
| |
| <1938>
| |
| // He's suddenly getting the wrong idea...
| |
| <1939>
| |
| // That's normal...
| |
| <1940>
| |
| // Well, because it was a declaration that makes me look like a "Person Who Can't Do It"...
| |
| <1941>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun's a very kind person."
| |
| <1942>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see, kind, huh... so covering up with that...?"
| |
| <1943>
| |
| // Pitiful eyes.
| |
| <1944>
| |
| // It feels like that I've become a miserable man in his mind...
| |
| <1945>
| |
| // Being in despair at this time...
| |
| <1946>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You've got the wrong idea. I'm quite capable."
| |
| <1947>
| |
| // I don't like this being so weird, with having to explain this in front of her parents...
| |
| <1948>
| |
| // Fix the misunderstanding
| |
| <1949>
| |
| // Let them think what they like
| |
| <1950>
| |
| // I gather my courage, and decide to fix the misunderstanding.
| |
| <1951>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, pops..."
| |
| <1952>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm?"
| |
| <1953>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I... well... \pam \bnormal\u... as a man."
| |
| <1954>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, didn't Nagisa say it was because of a disorder...?"
| |
| <1955>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? I didn't say that it was at all!"
| |
| <1956>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What... he's normal?!"
| |
| <1957>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, he's not strange in any aspect."
| |
| <1958>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see... it was a misunderstanding..."
| |
| <1959>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. I'm sure that I'm the one that's strange."
| |
| <1960>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Ehh?! You're the one?!"
| |
| <1961>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sorry... brat..."
| |
| <1962>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Don't get into too much trouble..."
| |
| <1963>
| |
| // ... though my misunderstanding's been cleared up, Nagisa's been misunderstood.
| |
| <1964>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All righty... take a porn book with you back home."
| |
| <1965>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad, don't give him any strange things!"
| |
| <1966>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "We have such a thing in this house?"
| |
| <1967>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh \bCRAP\u----!"
| |
| <1968>
| |
| // \{Akio} "No, we do \bnot\u."
| |
| <1969>
| |
| // He's so damn slow.
| |
| <1970>
| |
| // We finish eating up the cake. Nagisa and Sanae-san began preparing dinner together, standing in the kitchen.
| |
| <1971>
| |
| // Pops went back to tending to the store, while I also helped him out.
| |
| <1972>
| |
| // Though I say that, there weren't any customers at this time...
| |
| <1973>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nagisa... well..."
| |
| <1974>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Is unable to do that at all...?"
| |
| <1975>
| |
| // When we were left alone, pops suddenly brought up the topic.
| |
| <1976>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, I dunno."
| |
| <1977>
| |
| // \{Akio} "There's no way in hell you wouldn't know!"
| |
| <1978>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm worried that she ain't satisfying you at all!".
| |
| <1979>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That's why you came to borrow a porn book, right...?!"
| |
| <1980>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I didn't come for that at all."
| |
| <1981>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey wait, then doesn't that look like I was the only one who was borrowing the book?!"
| |
| <1982>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's not how it \blooks\u, that's how it \bis\u!"
| |
| <1983>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Weren't you the one who said that you'd borrow the porn book?!"
| |
| <1984>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I didn't say that one bit!"
| |
| <1985>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I was the one who said that---?!"
| |
| <1986>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Hey you two, don't be saying weird things in the store, okay--?"
| |
| <1987>
| |
| // Sanae-san's voice snaps us out of it.
| |
| <1988>
| |
| // ... we've become perverts, tending to the store.
| |
| <1989>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, what... she's normal?"
| |
| <1990>
| |
| // He asked in a quiet voice, after clearing his throat.
| |
| <1991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I guess..."
| |
| <1992>
| |
| // I'll let them think what they like. I sip my tea.
| |
| <1993>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, Sanae. Should I tell you?"
| |
| <1994>
| |
| // Pff!
| |
| <1995>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What, exactly?"
| |
| <1996>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Uh, it's a joke, so you don't need to know."
| |
| <1997>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, we're talking about what guys have to \bdo\u it. Right, my friend?"
| |
| <1998>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1999>
| |
| // In the end, he was the only one who wanted to say it.
| |
| <2000>
| |
| // We finish eating up the cake. Nagisa and Sanae-san began preparing dinner together, standing in the kitchen.
| |
| <2001>
| |
| // Pops went back to tending to the store, while I also helped him out.
| |
| <2002>
| |
| // Though I say that, there weren't any customers at this time...
| |
| <2003>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, so you can't do it?!"
| |
| <2004>
| |
| // When we were left alone, pops suddenly brought up the topic.
| |
| <2005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, I'm normal."
| |
| <2006>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Didn't you say it was because you couldn't do it?!"
| |
| <2007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No I didn't! Your daughter said it in such a way that it was misunderstood!"
| |
| <2008>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Misunderstood?! Didn't she say something like, '\m{B}-kun's doesn't stand up'?!"
| |
| <2009>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like hell she did!"
| |
| <2010>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then it stands?!"
| |
| <2011>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It does!"
| |
| <2012>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It soared up?!"
| |
| <2013>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It damn well soared up!"
| |
| <2014>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Hey you two, don't be so noisy in the store, okay--?"
| |
| <2015>
| |
| // Sanae-san's voice snaps us out of it.
| |
| <2016>
| |
| // ... we've become perverts, tending to the store.
| |
| <2017>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, what... you're normal?"
| |
| <2018>
| |
| // He asked in a quiet voice, after clearing his throat.
| |
| <2019>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, like others... I think."
| |
| <2020>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, I guess it's \bthat\u.... in other words, you haven't had your chance at it yet?"
| |
| <2021>
| |
| // He's again a person who throws things that are hard to answer...
| |
| <2022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that's right... I think it's important. You got a problem?"
| |
| <2023>
| |
| // \{Akio} "No, not really. She's still in school, after all."
| |
| <2024>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If she did, it'd be an illicit sexual relationship. In other words, breaking school rules."
| |
| <2025>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Right."
| |
| <2026>
| |
| // \{Akio} "But you know..."
| |
| <2027>
| |
| // \{Akio} "She's at the right age."
| |
| <2028>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Because at that time, Sanae had already given birth..."
| |
| <2029>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So that's why I think it's fine!"
| |
| <2030>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Do it, do it!"
| |
| <2031>
| |
| // \{Akio} "\m{B}-kun, do it, wooo---!"
| |
| <2032>
| |
| // He wants me to pull something on his own daughter...
| |
| <2033>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Do \bwhat\u exactly, dad?"
| |
| <2034>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Ugh..."
| |
| <2035>
| |
| // He freezes up at Nagisa's entrance.
| |
| <2036>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel like my name was called."
| |
| <2037>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Really...?"
| |
| <2038>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, it did. Is it a prank?"
| |
| <2039>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, how should I put it...?"
| |
| <2040>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't tell \m{B}-kun weird things."
| |
| <2041>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's dad's fault if you flip over skirts like mom."
| |
| <2042>
| |
| // Though she's instigating something a lot more dreadful...
| |
| <2043>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's fine, my daughter. At that time, there won't be any skirts to flip over."
| |
| <2044>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guahh...)
| |
| <2045>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, what do you mean?"
| |
| <2046>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nagisa, I love you."
| |
| <2047>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That way of deceiving me has no effect!"
| |
| <2048>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch..."
| |
| <2049>
| |
| // Pops nodded me over to do it.
| |
| <2050>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What prank are you teaching him?"
| |
| <2051>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa, I love you."
| |
| <2052>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? T-thank you so much."
| |
| <2053>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Um, I also..."
| |
| <2054>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ahh, I've ended up being trapped by \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <2055>
| |
| // Stupid girl...
| |
| <2056>
| |
| // After we finished up dinner, we hurried back for tomorrow.
| |
| <2057>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This is meat and potato stew."
| |
| <2058>
| |
| // Nagisa was holding a big Tupper container.
| |
| <2059>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's two days' worth."
| |
| <2060>
| |
| // It was something she made with Sanae-san. She walked with it in her arm, as if it were special.
| |
| <2061>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2062>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems you had quite a bit of fun."
| |
| <2063>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, cooking with mom is fun."
| |
| <2064>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "My mom's really clumsy."
| |
| <2065>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Though I'm also the same, ehehe..."
| |
| <2066>
| |
| // She smiled, saying that.
| |
| <2067>
| |
| // It felt painful, thinking that I hadn't seen this smile for so long.
| |
| <2068>
| |
| // But, she said that she'd be with me...
| |
| <2069>
| |
| // And I had decided on working hard...
| |
| <2070>
| |
| // That's why I'll have to work hard...
| |
| <2071>
| |
| // But, will that effort to make her smile pay off?
| |
| <2072>
| |
| // That was just something I pulled out of the blue to make her happy for that moment.
| |
| <2073>
| |
| // Could I pull that off?
| |
| <2074>
| |
| // Is it okay if I can't right now?
| |
| <2075>
| |
| // Is it okay if I laugh at the end, after having endured it all?
| |
| <2076>
| |
| // Will I be crushed along the way?
| |
| <2077>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2078>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <2079>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <2080>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <2081>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you thinking about something?"
| |
| <2082>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, not really. What is it?"
| |
| <2083>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Let's talk when we get home. That way will be more enjoyable."
| |
| <2084>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I guess."
| |
| <2085>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2086>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, are you awake?"
| |
| <2087>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <2088>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Was what I said during lunch bad...?"
| |
| <2089>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm? What was?"
| |
| <2090>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That \m{B}-kun was..."
| |
| <2091>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A person that couldn't do that..."
| |
| <2092>
| |
| // Shiver.
| |
| <2093>
| |
| // A rigor shrieks through my body.
| |
| <2094>
| |
| // It couldn't be that Nagisa was concerned about that... even more, I couldn't think of her bringing it up after it had died out.
| |
| <2095>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad was really surprised."
| |
| <2096>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, it has a different meaning..."
| |
| <2097>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, that's true..."
| |
| <2098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I did that, you wouldn't like it, would you, Nagisa...?"
| |
| <2099>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's not the meaning I meant."
| |
| <2100>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?'
| |
| <2101>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "About what dad was joking with mom about, I meant that you wouldn't do it at all."
| |
| <2102>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well, yeah, I know. Even I figured that one out."
| |
| <2103>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm glad in that case."
| |
| <2104>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2105>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, generally speaking..."
| |
| <2106>
| |
| // She continued talking.
| |
| <2107>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <2108>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Generally speaking, umm... that sort of thing is..."
| |
| <2109>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not something I don't hate."
| |
| <2110>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2111>
| |
| // My body was again tense.
| |
| <2112>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... if you're... being patient about it, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <2113>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's nothing... \wait{1000}to be patient about..."
| |
| <2114>
| |
| // Remain silent
| |
| <2115>
| |
| // Deny it
| |
| <2116>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2117>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What will you do...?"
| |
| <2118>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... am I... okay?"
| |
| <2119>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well... I'm older, you see."
| |
| <2120>
| |
| // It wasn't natural at all for someone older than me ask what to do.
| |
| <2121>
| |
| // But, that's Nagisa doing the best she can.
| |
| <2122>
| |
| // That was probably her taking into consideration that I was holding back.
| |
| <2123>
| |
| // I could tell her body was moving.
| |
| <2124>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Would you listen, \m{B}-kun...?"
| |
| <2125>
| |
| // She whispered close to my ear.
| |
| <2126>
| |
| // If I were to tell her that it were fine...
| |
| <2127>
| |
| // I might not be able to turn back.
| |
| <2128>
| |
| // I was afraid.
| |
| <2129>
| |
| // But, because I loved Nagisa...
| |
| <2130>
| |
| // Because it was Nagisa that would do that...
| |
| <2131>
| |
| // It was normal for me to want to.
| |
| <2132>
| |
| // But, am I qualified right now to earn something like that...?
| |
| <2133>
| |
| // Am I really working that hard?
| |
| <2134>
| |
| // I really don't know...
| |
| <2135>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2136>
| |
| // Yeah, I'll have to answer quickly...
| |
| <2137>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <2138>
| |
| // Before I could even decide... Nagisa opened her mouth.
| |
| <2139>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll come beside you."
| |
| <2140>
| |
| // Flipping over the futon... Nagisa softly slipped in.
| |
| <2141>
| |
| // Seems like all I did was pay attention, without answering...
| |
| <2142>
| |
| // I thought of not saying anything.
| |
| <2143>
| |
| // But, I couldn't do anything, like I were paralyzed.
| |
| <2144>
| |
| // Shuffle, shuffle...
| |
| <2145>
| |
| // Nagisa moves inside the futon.
| |
| <2146>
| |
| // Sticking right next to me... bringing her arms around my waist.
| |
| <2147>
| |
| // I felt her warmth channel through half of my body.
| |
| <2148>
| |
| // It felt really warm.
| |
| <2149>
| |
| // She was never this close.
| |
| <2150>
| |
| // Nagisa kept close.
| |
| <2151>
| |
| // My chest beat hard.
| |
| <2152>
| |
| // It was violent.
| |
| <2153>
| |
| // Without a doubt, up until now, my heart hadn't been racing this much.
| |
| <2154>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <2155>
| |
| // Nagisa pushed her nose against my nape.
| |
| <2156>
| |
| // And Nagisa's breathing was also warm... that part heated up.
| |
| <2157>
| |
| // And she put more power into the arms she had around my waist... embracing me.
| |
| <2158>
| |
| // Just from that alone... \pI felt I couldn't be a happier guy.
| |
| <2159>
| |
| // Being within Nagisa's arms.
| |
| <2160>
| |
| // That's how much I loved her.
| |
| <2161>
| |
| // The Nagisa that I love.
| |
| <2162>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <2163>
| |
| // And, Nagisa... \premained silent.
| |
| <2164>
| |
| // I was left to be enveloped in that feeling of happiness.
| |
| <2165>
| |
| // A while passed, and then I finally realized.
| |
| <2166>
| |
| // This was the best Nagisa could do.
| |
| <2167>
| |
| // Realizing that, I immediately let out a burst of laughter, feeling relieved.
| |
| <2168>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... what are you laughing about...?"
| |
| <2169>
| |
| // She said that, separating her face from my neck.
| |
| <2170>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You still think I'm a kid, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2171>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm older than you. Your senior."
| |
| <2172>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I know."
| |
| <2173>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, why are you laughing?'
| |
| <2174>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... how do I put this... it's because I'm happy."
| |
| <2175>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... you are... I'm glad."
| |
| <2176>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I guess laughing is strange!"
| |
| <2177>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, what should I do? You want me to breathe wildly?"
| |
| <2178>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That would be more like it than laughing."
| |
| <2179>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, hug me."
| |
| <2180>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <2181>
| |
| // Squeeze.
| |
| <2182>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <2183>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes...?"
| |
| <2184>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stronger..."
| |
| <2185>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, okay..."
| |
| <2186>
| |
| // Squeeze.
| |
| <2187>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "How's that..."
| |
| <2188>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} 'That's really good..."
| |
| <2189>
| |
| // Though all she's doing is hugging me...
| |
| <2190>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "After that... breathe on top of my nose, and it'll be perfect..."
| |
| <2191>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... okay..."
| |
| <2192>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Blow~"
| |
| <2193>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stronger...!"
| |
| <2194>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Blow~!"
| |
| <2195>
| |
| // ... this seriously is the best.
| |
| <2196>
| |
| // Though from the side, it looks so much like playing house it's amusing...
| |
| <2197>
| |
| // But, for us, that was the best we can love each other.
| |
| <2198>
| |
| // It'd be so miserable for Nagisa to embrace me right now.
| |
| <2199>
| |
| // It'd be so miserable, it felt like I'd lose my footing.
| |
| <2200>
| |
| // This is not the reason I was taking Nagisa with me.
| |
| <2201>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thanks, Nagisa..."
| |
| <2202>
| |
| // That's why that's all I said back, staring up at the ceiling.
| |
| <2203>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh... is that okay?"
| |
| <2204>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <2205>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun... um... \wait{1000}you didn't want to do it...?"
| |
| <2206>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I do."
| |
| <2207>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then..."
| |
| <2208>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I still want to hold back."
| |
| <2209>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why's that...?"
| |
| <2210>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because... I'm in the mood to hold back against just about everything."
| |
| <2211>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's what it's like, not having finished..."
| |
| <2212>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And ending halfway on that note is scary..."
| |
| <2213>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, I kind of feel the same way..."
| |
| <2214>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <2215>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I didn't really think about this enough..."
| |
| <2216>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "For the moment, I thought I'd want to embrace you..."
| |
| <2217>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, if you want to do jus tthat, then that's fine..."
| |
| <2218>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, you said you wanted to hold back jus tnow."
| |
| <2219>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I'm talking abouot doing \bit\u..."
| |
| <2220>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, doing \bthat\u..."
| |
| <2221>
| |
| // It couldn't be...
| |
| <2222>
| |
| // That the \bit\u she speaks of is hugging each other in the middle of the night...
| |
| <2223>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll also hold back."
| |
| <2224>
| |
| // ... that definitely \bis\u it.
| |
| <2225>
| |
| // How cute and loveable she is.
| |
| <2226>
| |
| // I laughed all of a sudden.
| |
| <2227>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why are you laughing?"
| |
| <2228>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because you're cute."
| |
| <2229>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You still think I'm a kid, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2230>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm older than you. Your senior."
| |
| <2231>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I know."
| |
| <2232>
| |
| // There isn't such a cute senior as her.
| |
| <2233>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're still laughing?"
| |
| <2234>
| |
| // Instead of answering her, I reached out my hand, and took hers.
| |
| <2235>
| |
| // And gripped it hard.
| |
| <2236>
| |
| // That's all I was satisfied with.
| |
| <2237>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Tomorrow'll come soon, so sleep."
| |
| <2238>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, good night then."
| |
| <2239>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, night."
| |
| <2240>
| |
| // And while holding hands, I closed my eyes.
| |
| <2241>
| |
| // May 10 (Monday)
| |
| <2242>
| |
| // A brand new week begins, with the days at the workplace again.
| |
| <2243>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
| |
| <2244>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Yo!"
| |
| <2245>
| |
| // I guess it simply ended with everyone greeting me.
| |
| <2246>
| |
| // I still felt like I was out of place.
| |
| <2247>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, hold this."
| |
| <2248>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it?"
| |
| <2249>
| |
| // Yoshino-san handed me a bundle of paper.
| |
| <2250>
| |
| // They had English characters written on them.
| |
| <2251>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's a voucher. This is the insulation pipe, and this is the waterproof case..."
| |
| <2252>
| |
| // Though Yoshino-san explained each thing, I really couldn't understand at all.
| |
| <2253>
| |
| // May 11 (Tuesday)
| |
| <2254>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
| |
| <2255>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Yo, boy. Morning."
| |
| <2256>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Morning!"
| |
| <2257>
| |
| // The next day seems like they might have gotten used to me, calling me 'boy'. Guess it's like that.
| |
| <2258>
| |
| // Just as I went to get changed, the elderly coworkers stopped me.
| |
| <2259>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Hey young guy, did you see the weather forecast?"
| |
| <2260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I haven't."
| |
| <2261>
| |
| // \{Worker} "I see. Tonight's gonna be raining. Careful out there."
| |
| <2262>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Nothing can really be done about the rain."
| |
| <2263>
| |
| // Everyone said.
| |
| <2264>
| |
| // I guess I have to worry about water just because we're working with electric stuff.
| |
| <2265>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems like it's rainin gotday."
| |
| <2266>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah. The boss said that, too."
| |
| <2267>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What're we gonna do when it starts raining?"
| |
| <2268>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We'll work at night then. If it gets worse, we'll hold off."
| |
| <2269>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What if it's just raining cats and dogs?"
| |
| <2270>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We'll have to work quickly with a tarpaulin, though it's dangerous."
| |
| <2271>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Can we do something like that?"
| |
| <2272>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's because the factory workers won't be waiting."
| |
| <2273>
| |
| // The clear skies in the morning also become filled with clouds at noon.
| |
| <2274>
| |
| // We still had one thing to do, but even now it looked like it was about to rain.
| |
| <2275>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yoshino-san, it looks like it might rain. Will this still be fine?"
| |
| <2276>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You're fussy. Hurry up and get the cover. We gotta finish this up."
| |
| <2277>
| |
| // Though Yoshino-san was focused on the work, he sometimes clicked his tongue, looking up at the sky.
| |
| <2278>
| |
| // This was the first time I saw him so nervous.
| |
| <2279>
| |
| // Feeling cold winds brush against his cheeks, he finally settled things and turned around.
| |
| <2280>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, get two tarpaulins, quick!"
| |
| <2281>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "O-okay! I got it!"
| |
| <2282>
| |
| // In haste I ran to the light truck, taking blue-colored sheets and came back.
| |
| <2283>
| |
| // And just within that time, the asphalt began to dye black.
| |
| <2284>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Cover my hand with that. Make sure not to let go!"
| |
| <2285>
| |
| // I spread out the sheet and desperately covered Yoshino-san.
| |
| <2286>
| |
| // The rain began hitting us hard without mercy, and the sheet was enveloped in the wind, as if it would rip apart.
| |
| <2287>
| |
| // But while we went through it, I stopped caring about the rain.
| |
| <2288>
| |
| // Yoshino-san's performance was completely different.
| |
| <2289>
| |
| // Even though he should have been used to the same job by now, his speed, accuracy, everything was different.
| |
| <2290>
| |
| // Even more, when he was done, it seemed so tidy, it was like an example.
| |
| <2291>
| |
| // I was taught that, though getting the wiring right was important, so was how well the wiring needed to look.
| |
| <2292>
| |
| // He dealt with the rain on the wires, due to the possibility of fire or short circuits.
| |
| <2293>
| |
| // His speed was many times quicker than mine.
| |
| <2294>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You cold?"
| |
| <2295>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... no."
| |
| <2296>
| |
| // Yoshino-san asked me, as I was unusually silent.
| |
| <2297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was just thinking that you were really amazing."
| |
| <2298>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... what's that mean?"
| |
| <2299>
| |
| // The rain continued on throughout the night.
| |
| <2300>
| |
| // I stared outside the window, looking at how it was.
| |
| <2301>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You were still working, despite the rain being so heavy?"
| |
| <2302>
| |
| // Before I knew it, Nagisa stood beside me.
| |
| <2303>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I'm taking a break because it's raining hard."
| |
| <2304>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? It seems like the rain will continue."
| |
| <2305>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This isn't school, you know..."
| |
| <2306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if I take a break, we can't progress with work, so only the schedule will be getting tighter."
| |
| <2307>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, that's right. I didn't really think it throughly."
| |
| <2308>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, truth is I don't really feel that way but... I think that's how it is."
| |
| <2309>
| |
| // A place like school does have limits, but even if you don't do anything, you can still move on.
| |
| <2310>
| |
| // Right now, I have to take these steps to move on.
| |
| <2311>
| |
| // If I take a break, my work will fall apart, and I'll be pushed aside.
| |
| <2312>
| |
| // There wasn't a single thing good about it.
| |
| <2313>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, if you're taking a break, we can go buy something."
| |
| <2314>
| |
| // Oh, there is something good.
| |
| <2315>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, but, I think it's better that you rest at home, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2316>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, it's fine. I'll come buy stuff with you, since I'm taking a break."
| |
| <2317>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay!"
| |
| <2318>
| |
| // May 12 (Wednesday)
| |
| <2319>
| |
| // I woke up the next day to the sound of the telephone ringing.
| |
| <2320>
| |
| // I was still sleepy at the time.
| |
| <2321>
| |
| // I creep out of the futon, and take the receiver.
| |
| <2322>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Ah, that you, \m{A}-kun?"
| |
| <2323>
| |
| // It was the boss' voice.
| |
| <2324>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's quite early right now. What's wrong?"
| |
| <2325>
| |
| // \{Boss} "It's raining real hard today, so we're taking the day off."
| |
| <2326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Is that so?"
| |
| <2327>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Yeah. When I heard from Yoshino, I thought I might not have told you, so I decided to give you call. Seems you didn't know."
| |
| <2328>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <2329>
| |
| // \{Boss} "If I hear that it's going to stop raining tomorrow, then we'll work then. If it gets worse, then we'll decide."
| |
| <2330>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I understand. See you again soon."
| |
| <2331>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Okay, see you soon."
| |
| <2332>
| |
| // I put down the receiver. I heard the sound of the rain outside.
| |
| <2333>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "How did it go, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <2334>
| |
| // Nagisa awoke, sitting up in her futon.
| |
| <2335>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, looks like I'm taking a break."
| |
| <2336>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's... too bad."
| |
| <2337>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. But you still have school. So get some rest until then."
| |
| <2338>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I will."
| |
| <2339>
| |
| // We cover ourselves with the futon and again lie down.
| |
| <2340>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <2341>
| |
| // ......
| |
| <2342>
| |
| // ...
| |
| <2343>
| |
| // I wake up. Outside was dark, so I couldn't really tell the time.
| |
| <2344>
| |
| // I take a look at the time. It's already eleven.
| |
| <2345>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa!"
| |
| <2346>
| |
| // Jumping up, and immediately pulling over the futon beside me, Nagisa wasn't there.
| |
| <2347>
| |
| // Looks like she awoke on her own and left.
| |
| <2348>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I guess... she's always like that...)
| |
| <2349>
| |
| // I find a note by her bedside.
| |
| <2350>
| |
| // "To \m{B}-kun. I've prepared breakfast for you. Unfortunately I haven't prepared anything for lunch, so try to make do. I'll be heading off."
| |
| <2351>
| |
| // Though it's already close to noon, so I began preparing to take breakfast.
| |
| <2352>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well, now...)
| |
| <2353>
| |
| // After cleaning up, I thought to myself.
| |
| <2354>
| |
| // What should I do right now?
| |
| <2355>
| |
| // To begin with, I didn't really have any hobbies.
| |
| <2356>
| |
| // I haven't seen any movies, nor do I listen to music. If there was sports, I didn't have a ride.
| |
| <2357>
| |
| // Thinking really hard...
| |
| <2358>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... I'm such a boring guy, aren't I?)
| |
| <2359>
| |
| // But well, there is a girl that loves this kind of guy...
| |
| <2360>
| |
| // Though it should be fine for me to find some hobby, today just happened to be personal time.
| |
| <2361>
| |
| // But because it'll end pretty soon, even if I did come up with a hobby, I shouldn't be continuing it.
| |
| <2362>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (In that case, what should I be doing today...?)
| |
| <2363>
| |
| // Well now, what should get me started?
| |
| <2364>
| |
| // Watch TV
| |
| <2365>
| |
| // Fish through the drawers
| |
| <2366>
| |
| // I turn on the TV.
| |
| <2367>
| |
| // Even if I flip through the channels, there didn't seem to be any interesting programs.
| |
| <2368>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That's what this time's like, huh...)
| |
| <2369>
| |
| // A fitness woman appeared on the screen.
| |
| <2370>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2371>
| |
| // I decide to try the same position she's making.
| |
| <2372>
| |
| // "One, two, three, four."
| |
| <2373>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "One, two, three, four."
| |
| <2374>
| |
| // "This will relieve menstrual pain."
| |
| <2375>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh really?"
| |
| <2376>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, what the hell am I doing---?!"
| |
| <2377>
| |
| // My body felt in pain all over.
| |
| <2378>
| |
| // Nagisa won't be coming back until three.
| |
| <2379>
| |
| // And I'm all alone in the room.
| |
| <2380>
| |
| // That's right, this situation is... where I can do whatever the hell I want...
| |
| <2381>
| |
| // I reach out my hand to pull out the drawer.
| |
| <2382>
| |
| // And there was Nagisa's...
| |
| <2383>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why the hell am I so damn lucky---?!"
| |
| <2384>
| |
| // I pull the entire thing out, and it rolls over.
| |
| <2385>
| |
| // Thud... roll, roll, roll!\shake{3}
| |
| <2386>
| |
| // The stuff I pulled falls out, coming on top of my head.
| |
| <2387>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Oh crap--!)
| |
| <2388>
| |
| // I quickly stuff everything back in.
| |
| <2389>
| |
| // I clean everything up so it's the way it was before.
| |
| <2390>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pant... pant..."
| |
| <2391>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'm an idiot...)
| |
| <2392>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sigh..."
| |
| <2393>
| |
| // I could never think wasting time like this own my own could be this painful.
| |
| <2394>
| |
| // Being bored doing nothing, even if I did do something, being in a miserable situation all alone was not something I could put up with.
| |
| <2395>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Nagisa...)
| |
| <2396>
| |
| // Thinking about it, I guess we could do whatever when we were together.
| |
| <2397>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Hurry and come back...)
| |
| <2398>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (And then let's go and buy stuff...)
| |
| <2399>
| |
| // I stood in the falling rain, holding an umbrella.
| |
| <2400>
| |
| // The ends of my trousers were a little wet.
| |
| <2401>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <2402>
| |
| // ......
| |
| <2403>
| |
| // ...
| |
| <2404>
| |
| // I catch a glimpse of students coming home.
| |
| <2405>
| |
| // One by one, they pass in front of me.
| |
| <2406>
| |
| // I found the third-year emblem attached on them.
| |
| <2407>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Oh, they're Nagisa's classmates...?)
| |
| <2408>
| |
| // Our eyes meet, and then they frankly turn away.
| |
| <2409>
| |
| // \{Voice} "\m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <2410>
| |
| // The voice I've waited for.
| |
| <2411>
| |
| // Nagisa trots down the hill.
| |
| <2412>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's dangerous."
| |
| <2413>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You surprised me, \m{B}-kun. Did you come to meet me?"
| |
| <2414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I came since it's nearby."
| |
| <2415>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Nearby... were you taking a stroll in this kind of rain?"
| |
| <2416>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah. That's right. A stroll."
| |
| <2417>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's really surprising."
| |
| <2418>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But I'm happy."
| |
| <2419>
| |
| // The students passing by looked at us with curiosity.
| |
| <2420>
| |
| // Isn't that obvious with this pairing?
| |
| <2421>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's go, Nagisa."
| |
| <2422>
| |
| // We quickly left, as I thought that another bad rumor might start up with her.
| |
| <2423>
| |
| // We came back home for a bit, and after Nagisa changed out of her clothes, we went to the grocery store.
| |
| <2424>
| |
| // Nagisa brought the goods to the basket I was holding.
| |
| <2425>
| |
| // While talking about things that happened today.
| |
| <2426>
| |
| // That alone was more enjoyable than watching television or playing games.
| |
| <2427>
| |
| // May 13 (Thursday)
| |
| <2428>
| |
| // The next day was clear. It was business as usual.
| |
| <2429>
| |
| // \{Boss} "... with that said, try not to get into any accidents."
| |
| <2430>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Let's also work hard all day today."
| |
| <2431>
| |
| // After our pep talk, each one of us went to our respective places.
| |
| <2432>
| |
| // Yoshino-san and I got on the light truck.
| |
| <2433>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... I'm hungry."
| |
| <2434>
| |
| // Yoshino-san murmured, as if pouting.
| |
| <2435>
| |
| // It was because we hadn't finished the work in the morning, and continued without taking lunch. It's already two-o'clock in the afternoon.
| |
| <2436>
| |
| // The reason was that the road was rough, holding us up. Though my poor performance also had something to do with it.
| |
| <2437>
| |
| // In times like this, you can't really make up any excuses.
| |
| <2438>
| |
| // I remained silent, tackling the work.
| |
| <2439>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, how many more do we have left?"
| |
| <2440>
| |
| // Yoshino-san asked me that when cleaning up as work was done.
| |
| <2441>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... five."
| |
| <2442>
| |
| // I stared at the checklist, saying that. Recently I've ended up holding it.
| |
| <2443>
| |
| // Though it'd be normal for Yoshino-san to check.
| |
| <2444>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Four o'clock... this ain't gonna end..."
| |
| <2445>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "The propane man won't make it to the last new building until at least 6, so we're not done until then."
| |
| <2446>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What'll we do?"
| |
| <2447>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's obvious. We're gonna go overtime and change things around. Let's go on inside the new building."
| |
| <2448>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The place's in the opposite direction. I think we'll end up taking a detour..."
| |
| <2449>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That can't be helped."
| |
| <2450>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <2451>
| |
| // Yoshino-san pulled something out of the pocket from his waist.
| |
| <2452>
| |
| // It was a cellphone.
| |
| <2453>
| |
| // If I were a fully working adult, would I already have one?
| |
| <2454>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I've told the boss, so let's go. We'll go to the last new building, and go from there."
| |
| <2455>
| |
| // Finishing the call, he told me that.
| |
| <2456>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, how late do you think it'll be before we finish?"
| |
| <2457>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Maybe nine or ten o'clock? It's not easy to tell when it'll end."
| |
| <2458>
| |
| // I felt a little bit pressured.
| |
| <2459>
| |
| // There's also tomorrow. He's probably thinking that he'd like to come home early, if possible.
| |
| <2460>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Oh well... \m{A}, have a look at the next area."
| |
| <2461>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <2462>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Don't do anything. Just leave all of the materials and tools there."
| |
| <2463>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... huh."
| |
| <2464>
| |
| // It was a drag in the end.
| |
| <2465>
| |
| // Whatever. I'll just do the best I can.
| |
| <2466>
| |
| // The day had already come to a close.
| |
| <2467>
| |
| // Looking at the time, it was already past eight.
| |
| <2468>
| |
| // At this time, I felt like doing nothing.
| |
| <2469>
| |
| // All I did was follow Yoshino-san's orders, bringing the tools, transporting the materials, and organizing the parts.
| |
| <2470>
| |
| // But with the fact that the remaining five places had almost taken up half an hour to finish... did this have much of an effect?
| |
| <2471>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're done."
| |
| <2472>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah."
| |
| <2473>
| |
| // It was already past nine when we headed back to the company.
| |
| <2474>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Sorry for keeping you up this late. I'll give you a ride."
| |
| <2475>
| |
| // When I changed out of my clothes, Yoshino-san was waiting for me.
| |
| <2476>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine. I can walk home."
| |
| <2477>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Idiot, don't hold yourself back."
| |
| <2478>
| |
| // I was foricbly pulled into the truck.
| |
| <2479>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... I'm sorry."
| |
| <2480>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What are you apologizing about?"
| |
| <2481>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That I wasn't of any use today."
| |
| <2482>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "This isn't the first time you weren't able to do anything. Don't worry about it."
| |
| <2483>
| |
| // Though Yoshino-san said so, my self-hatred didn't disappear.
| |
| <2484>
| |
| // Even during dinner, I was looking back at today's work.
| |
| <2485>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, are you listening?"
| |
| <2486>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Yeah, I am."
| |
| <2487>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then tell me what I was talking about just now."
| |
| <2488>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah, sure. Umm..."
| |
| <2489>
| |
| // What'd she say next Sunday was gonna be...?
| |
| <2490>
| |
| // I'm sure next Sunday's...
| |
| <2491>
| |
| // School Foundation Day
| |
| <2492>
| |
| // Cow Chasing Festival
| |
| <2493>
| |
| // Naked Apron Day
| |
| <2494>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "School Foundation Day."
| |
| <2495>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's like that every year. Though I did say it was different this year."
| |
| <2496>
| |
| // This year is... oh yeah.
| |
| <2497>
| |
| // Mock examinations
| |
| <2498>
| |
| // Cow Chasing Festival
| |
| <2499>
| |
| // Naked Apron Day
| |
| <2500>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mock examinations."
| |
| <2501>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's right. You listened well, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2502>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. I heard everything you said in your sleep."
| |
| <2503>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...? Did I say that in my sleep?"
| |
| <2504>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. You went, '\m{B}-kun, you're so cool. I love you so much, it's troubling'."
| |
| <2505>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <2506>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really...? That's very embarrassing..."
| |
| <2507>
| |
| // Even though I meant it as a joke... did she really see such a dream...?"
| |
| <2508>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll try to be careful, so that I don't talk in my sleep."
| |
| <2509>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if you try, I don't think that's possible."
| |
| <2510>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't want you to hear me talking in my sleep..."
| |
| <2511>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Err, well, sleeptalking's jus tlike that."
| |
| <2512>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, what about these mock exams?"
| |
| <2513>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, mock exams?!"
| |
| <2514>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, the timing on your surprise is strange."
| |
| <2515>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, you'll be going to school on Sunday?"
| |
| <2516>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I'm sorry. We won't be together, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2517>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... well, it can't be helped."
| |
| <2518>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <2519>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... then, you plan on going to university, Nagisa?"
| |
| <2520>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Cow Chasing Festival."
| |
| <2521>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? What's that?"
| |
| <2522>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The cows are let loose downtown, and everyone goes chasing after them, like, 'Wahhhh----!'"
| |
| <2523>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you didn't hear me at all, did you?"
| |
| <2524>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The school wouldn't ever do that."
| |
| <2525>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah, I"m joking, hahaha..."
| |
| <2526>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Was it a joke? I didn't notice."
| |
| <2527>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then tell me what I was really talking about."
| |
| <2528>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <2529>
| |
| // Mock examinations
| |
| <2530>
| |
| // Dango Chasing Festival
| |
| <2531>
| |
| // Naked Apron Day
| |
| <2532>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The Dango Chasing Festival."
| |
| <2533>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? What might that be?"
| |
| <2534>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The dango are let loose downtown, and everyone goes chasing after them, like, 'Wahhhh----!'"
| |
| <2535>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You mustn't do something like that!"
| |
| <2536>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The dango are weak at running, so they'll be immediately caught!"
| |
| <2537>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, I'm surprised they walk with that body..."
| |
| <2538>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Of course they can!"
| |
| <2539>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Actually, they fly so that they can walk."
| |
| <2540>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I don't really care about some small creation like that..."
| |
| <2541>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not caring about it is bad!"
| |
| <2542>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's the one thing that brings the Big Dango Family their charm!"
| |
| <2543>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's a big difference between knowing and not knowing that!"
| |
| <2544>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm sure you're saying that as if teasing the dango all the time, because you haven't seen them walk!"
| |
| <2545>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Err, well, I'll just leave alone whether their way of walking is cute..."
| |
| <2546>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Don't leave it alone, it is cute!"
| |
| <2547>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah, it's cute. I'm sure it's cute. Yup."
| |
| <2548>
| |
| // Why is it that she gets angry about the dango...?
| |
| <2549>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Naked Apron Day."
| |
| <2550>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? What might that be?"
| |
| <2551>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, it'd be a day where you're naked, except for the apron, making meals and stuff."
| |
| <2552>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's no such day!"
| |
| <2553>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A girl making meals like that would be very weird!"
| |
| <2554>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Err, well, you could call it a man's romance."
| |
| <2555>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Do you like such weird girls, \m{B}-kun?!"
| |
| <2556>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "My bottom would be completely visible!"
| |
| <2557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just saying it might not be bad or..."
| |
| <2558>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're very strange, \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <2559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, what was it you were talking about again?"
| |
| <2560>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You really didn't hear at all, did you?"
| |
| <2561>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You didn't hear at all, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2562>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You didn't hear me while I was talking, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2563>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sorry. Seriously, I was kinda spacing out. Thinking about my work and stuff."
| |
| <2564>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, about your work...?"
| |
| <2565>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's important."
| |
| <2566>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I got angry for a little bit, I'm sorry."
| |
| <2567>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, it's fine..."
| |
| <2568>
| |
| // I was also really terrible there.
| |
| <2569>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'll say it one more time."
| |
| <2570>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Next Sunday will be mock examinations at the school."
| |
| <2571>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...? Then you'll be going to school next Sunday?"
| |
| <2572>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I'm sorry. We won't be together, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <2573>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... well, it can't be helped."
| |
| <2574>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <2575>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <2576>
| |
| // Mock examinations...?
| |
| <2577>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... then, you plan on going to university, Nagisa?"
| |
| <2578>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well..."
| |
| <2579>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not that I'm planning on going to university or anything..."
| |
| <2580>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But mock examinations are supposed to bring up your own marks well enough for the first school you picked, right?"
| |
| <2581>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, that's right."
| |
| <2582>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, all I'm doing is..."
| |
| <2583>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Taking it with everyone, because everyone else is taking it."
| |
| <2584>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I, see..."
| |
| <2585>
| |
| // Considering Nagisa's personality, it was simple to understand that.
| |
| <2586>
| |
| // She wasn't one that wouldn't do something that everyone else at school wasn't.
| |
| <2587>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... then, do your best."
| |
| <2588>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <2589>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, what about you, \m{B}-kun...?"
| |
| <2590>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be fine."
| |
| <2591>
| |
| // I couldn't just let her be worried.
| |
| <2592>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll figure out how to kill time."
| |
| <2593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It should be okay if we go bother your parents' place afterward."
| |
| <2594>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <2595>
| |
| // May 14 (Friday)
| |
| <2596>
| |
| // The usual time when the work for the day was already done.
| |
| <2597>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Huh?"
| |
| <2598>
| |
| // Yoshino-san gave a surprised voice, talking to the cellphone.
| |
| <2599>
| |
| // Though this is the first time we had a call during work like this, this is also the first time I've seen him with such a face.
| |
| <2600>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... okay, I understand. Then we'll finish here and head up."
| |
| <2601>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What happened?"
| |
| <2602>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We've got an emergency job. The boss was on his way to swap some indoor equipment, and the vehicle got into an accident."
| |
| <2603>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Though he's okay, he's broken his leg. The only one who can deal with it is me."
| |
| <2604>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you're fine with it, I can come as well."
| |
| <2605>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You go home."
| |
| <2606>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But it feels awkward letting you be the only one working overtime."
| |
| <2607>
| |
| // And then the ring tone echoed.
| |
| <2608>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yes, it's Yoshino...\wait{1500}...\wait{1500}...\wait{1500} I'll pass it over to him."
| |
| <2609>
| |
| // Yoshino-san was silent, handing me the cellphone.
| |
| <2610>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, this is \m{A}."
| |
| <2611>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Good work."
| |
| <2612>
| |
| // It was the boss.
| |
| <2613>
| |
| // \{Boss} "I'm sorry for suddenly bringing this up, but could you go with Yoshino tonight, \m{A}-kun?"
| |
| <2614>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <2615>
| |
| // \{Boss} "It's impossible for one person to deal with installing the indoor equipment. They can't carry it up to the ceiling, see."
| |
| <2616>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I understand. I'll come."
| |
| <2617>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Hearing that relieves me. Okay, pass it over to Yoshino."
| |
| <2618>
| |
| // We returned to the company and got onto the vehicle.
| |
| <2619>
| |
| // Instead of a light truck, it was a big minivan.
| |
| <2620>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's with this ridiculously big cardboard box?"
| |
| <2621>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's the indoor equipment."
| |
| <2622>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, what's this indoor equipment?"
| |
| <2623>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... an air conditioner for business use. You've at least seen them in stores, right?"
| |
| <2624>
| |
| // Why didn't he tell me that from the beginning?
| |
| <2625>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's hung from the ceiling via a pipe, so it has to be supported by two people."
| |
| <2626>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose. Both of us have to carry it at the same time."
| |
| <2627>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We'll take up a lot of time. You sure you don't want to head back?"
| |
| <2628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I'm fine."
| |
| <2629>
| |
| // Having to deal with this, I wonder if Nagisa's waiting, making dinner?
| |
| <2630>
| |
| // Yoshino-san ran for a bit, and then passed over the cellphone.
| |
| <2631>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You should at least call your girlfriend. Don't make her worry. You also wanted to work overtime yesterday, didn't you?"
| |
| <2632>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... t-thank you very much."
| |
| <2633>
| |
| // Gah, I dunno how to use this...
| |
| <2634>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Dial the digits, then press the Call button."
| |
| <2635>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, okay..."
| |
| <2636>
| |
| // I do as he tells me.
| |
| <2637>
| |
| // Bringing it to my ear, I hear the ringing sound.
| |
| <2638>
| |
| // Then it paused, and after a moment of silence, I heard Nagisa's voice.
| |
| <2639>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa? It's me."
| |
| <2640>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun? What's wrong?"
| |
| <2641>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... it looks like I'm going to be working overtime..."
| |
| <2642>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So could you eat dinner on your own? Sorry."
| |
| <2643>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I understand."
| |
| <2644>
| |
| // A reasonably good answer.
| |
| <2645>
| |
| // Nagisa may be stubborn, but she's by no means selfish.
| |
| <2646>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Later."
| |
| <2647>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay. Good luck with your job!"
| |
| <2648>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <2649>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... I can turn it off with this button, right...?"
| |
| <2650>
| |
| // I push this red button, and end the call.
| |
| <2651>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thank you very much."
| |
| <2652>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah."
| |
| <2653>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <2654>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Replacing the indoor equipemnt isn't that difficult."
| |
| <2655>
| |
| // \{Yoshino}"Just that a lot of dust's built up in this old thing, so be careful not to let it fall on you."
| |
| <2656>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You should cover it up with a sheet."
| |
| <2657>
| |
| // Yoshino-san gave me the tools he had, and explained how to use them one by one.
| |
| <2658>
| |
| // The two of us pulled the heavy equipment out, and put it into new mountings.
| |
| <2659>
| |
| // Gah, it appears that strength over there is a problem. Yoshino-san began taking off the ceiling.
| |
| <2660>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, have a look."
| |
| <2661>
| |
| // I grab a foothold, and peep into the black opening above the ceiling.
| |
| <2662>
| |
| // Doesn't seem like I've seen it, or rather, I was looking at a different world.
| |
| <2663>
| |
| // Long and thin metal pieces were supporting the ceiling mortar, with cords stretching across in parallel.
| |
| <2664>
| |
| // The dust that had collected up over the years shone brightly, glittering in the flashlight.
| |
| <2665>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Didn't expect the ceiling construction would be brittle."
| |
| <2666>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Since it'll be hanging from the supports, we definitely have to use them for the cabling."
| |
| <2667>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Same with the air conditioner. If we distribute the strength of the supports, then there shouldn't be a problem."
| |
| <2668>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Just look, you don't have to work. You'll definitely be useful if you do."
| |
| <2669>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I understand."
| |
| <2670>
| |
| // And then Yoshino-san returned to his work.
| |
| <2671>
| |
| // May 15 (Saturday)
| |
| <2672>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, here."
| |
| <2673>
| |
| // Yoshino-san handed me a small blackboard.
| |
| <2674>
| |
| // Written on it was the name of the construction site, as well as an explanation of the switchboard we dealt with.
| |
| <2675>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Stand and hold that."
| |
| <2676>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <2677>
| |
| // I said as such.
| |
| <2678>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is this?"
| |
| <2679>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We have to take a picture for the construction site ledger."
| |
| <2680>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ledger? What kind of thing is that?"
| |
| <2681>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... ask the boss about the difficult stuff."
| |
| <2682>
| |
| // Yoshino-san made me do a lot of things, taking photos all the while.
| |
| <2683>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You look pretty good there, so don't move for a while."
| |
| <2684>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is this actually any good?"
| |
| <2685>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It doesn't matter."
| |
| <2686>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is this really okay? I could do something completely different."
| |
| <2687>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You're noisy. Just look like that and you'll be fine."
| |
| <2688>
| |
| // Yoshino-san said in a rough voice. It's better I don't say anything more.
| |
| <2689>
| |
| // Finishing the work, I got onto the passenger seat.
| |
| <2690>
| |
| // Beside me, Yoshino-san was enthusastic with something on the camera he was looking at.
| |
| <2691>
| |
| // Looking over, there was a small monitor on the camera, as well as the picture he took today.
| |
| <2692>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that a digital camera?"
| |
| <2693>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah. What, this your first time with this too?"
| |
| <2694>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes."
| |
| <2695>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Here."
| |
| <2696>
| |
| // He handed it over.
| |
| <2697>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If you push this, you can take a look at the pictures taken today."
| |
| <2698>
| |
| // I did as he said, operating it.
| |
| <2699>
| |
| // On the LCD was the blackboard.
| |
| <2700>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can't use normal cameras anymore?"
| |
| <2701>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We could use disposable ones. But digital cameras are cheaper."
| |
| <2702>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?"
| |
| <2703>
| |
| // Though I was surprised, on the other hand I had a whiff of loneliness.
| |
| <2704>
| |
| // Same for what I was holding.
| |
| <2705>
| |
| // I never had a scene during my school days where this was being used.
| |
| <2706>
| |
| // Things I didn't know about spread round, and then, the scenery outside me changed.
| |
| <2707>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hey, what's wrong?"
| |
| <2708>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <2709>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Thinking about something?"
| |
| <2710>
| |
| // I was indulged in my thoughts for a period of time.
| |
| <2711>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No..."
| |
| <2712>
| |
| // But, since this also helps my own work, it shouldn't have meant anything bad.
| |
| <2713>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, what'll we do with this photo?"
| |
| <2714>
| |
| // I asked that, trying to be as cheerful as I could.
| |
| <2715>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Take it to our contractor."
| |
| <2716>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And then?"
| |
| <2717>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I dunno. Maybe we'll keep it."
| |
| <2718>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yoshino-san"
| |
| <2719>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What is it?"
| |
| <2720>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <2721>
| |
| // I turned toward Yoshino-san, taking a shot.
| |
| <2722>
| |
| // The immediate flash went on its own. I wonder if it was dark?
| |
| <2723>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... ah, Yoshino-san, you were surprised."
| |
| <2724>
| |
| // I pick out the splendid photo of Yoshino-san's surprised face.
| |
| <2725>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... hey."
| |
| <2726>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry, I thought I might try to surprise you or something."
| |
| <2727>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Well, it's fine."
| |
| <2728>
| |
| // Yoshino-san suddenly pulled the camera away.
| |
| <2729>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "So, what embarrassing picture shall I take?"
| |
| <2730>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <2731>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You took a picture of me on your own. So I'll also take a picture of you too. Got a problem?"
| |
| <2732>
| |
| // I had a bad feeling.
| |
| <2733>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Well?"
| |
| <2734>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... n-no, no problem."
| |
| <2735>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So, what kind of picture did he take?"
| |
| <2736>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Low jeans."
| |
| <2737>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Low jeans... what do you mean by that?"
| |
| <2738>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like wearing my jeans halfway."
| |
| <2739>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He took a picture of your bottom?!"
| |
| <2740>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. I said that it was okay for him to take with it half down..."
| |
| <2741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If he'll go with it half-down, even if I told him being naked was better, he wouldn't listen."
| |
| <2742>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And then, he said he'd take my face normally."
| |
| <2743>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I also had the urge to stay like that, going to the next site."
| |
| <2744>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? That's strange."
| |
| <2745>
| |
| // Nagisa was laughing while she was listening to my story.
| |
| <2746>
| |
| // And that smile of hers made me laugh.
| |
| <2747>
| |
| // The two of us laughed for quite a while.
| |
| <2748>
| |
| // May 16 (Sunday)
| |
| <2749>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'll be going."
| |
| <2750>
| |
| // Today was the day of the exams.
| |
| <2751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, take care."
| |
| <2752>
| |
| // I was usually the one who was seen off, but instead I saw her off.
| |
| <2753>
| |
| // And again, the time where I was all alone began.
| |
| <2754>
| |
| // Well, there's stuff I have to do soon.
| |
| <2755>
| |
| // Today's good weather, so I'll dry the futon, and bring clothes to the coin laundry.
| |
| <2756>
| |
| // Seems that'll finish the morning.
| |
| <2757>
| |
| // I dried the futon and did the laundry.
| |
| <2758>
| |
| // With nothing to do, I stared at the television.
| |
| <2759>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even though Nagisa's working hard with the exams, what the hell am I doing...?)
| |
| <2760>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well, is it fine just working hard on the weekdays...?)
| |
| <2761>
| |
| // The short news program ended, followed by a cooking recipe show.
| |
| <2762>
| |
| // It was about simple Chinese-styled fried rice.
| |
| <2763>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If it's that much, I could probably handle it...)
| |
| <2764>
| |
| // When I noticed, it was already noon. I remembered the way to make it.
| |
| <2765>
| |
| // And then gave it a shot.
| |
| <2766>
| |
| // Though it wasn't really all that perfect, it was so simple it was disappointing.
| |
| <2767>
| |
| // Though I simply added the "simple" connotation to it.
| |
| <2768>
| |
| // Giving it at a try, it tasted pretty good.
| |
| <2769>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I guess I could do with this on my time alone.)
| |
| <2770>
| |
| // Putting down the plate...
| |
| <2771>
| |
| // Clatter.
| |
| <2772>
| |
| // The entrance opened.
| |
| <2773>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yo."
| |
| <2774>
| |
| // ... it was pops.
| |
| <2775>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, what? You made food?"
| |
| <2776>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hah! You kinda look so pathetic, like a guy who ran away from his bride."
| |
| <2777>
| |
| // He came in as he pleased.
| |
| <2778>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You made that on your own?"
| |
| <2779>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Lemme see how it is."
| |
| <2780>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm..."
| |
| <2781>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Not enough pepper."
| |
| <2782>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Shake it here and there."
| |
| <2783>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm... like this. This bitter flavor. That's a \bman\u's fried rice."
| |
| <2784>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come on, hurry and eat."
| |
| <2785>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Eat, and then we'll go out and play."
| |
| <2786>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2787>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... eh?"
| |
| <2788>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What's with that face, as if you've eaten a fish that's been killed by a peashooter?"
| |
| <2789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure that facial expression wouldn't change at all."
| |
| <2790>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It means, 'What's with that frightened face of yours'! You under a rock?"
| |
| <2791>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, playing... with me?"
| |
| <2792>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah. Didn't you say something about having free time all alone? That's why I came to invite you, didn't I?"
| |
| <2793>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh... Nagisa said that...?"
| |
| <2794>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Not like I'm being asked to or anything. It's just that I happen to be free today as well."
| |
| <2795>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, aren't you always playing with the kids?"
| |
| <2796>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm also saying they aren't around today either!"
| |
| <2797>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, it's going to get cold, so do you mind if we talk while eating?"
| |
| <2798>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, do whatever you want."
| |
| <2799>
| |
| // \{Akio} "... but this is a pretty filthry room, you know. You should have Nagisa in a much better room, idiot."
| |
| <2800>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've got no money, so what can I do?"
| |
| <2801>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, where exactly are we going to be playing?"
| |
| <2802>
| |
| // \{Akio} "We'll just decide that when we get there."
| |
| <2803>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Get it, brat...?"
| |
| <2804>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Just think of it as having fun, m'kay...?"
| |
| <2805>
| |
| // Those were words I couldn't understand well. One thing after another; was it a good or bad thing?
| |
| <2806>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So, what do you wanna do?"
| |
| <2807>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't like baseball. Since I'm doing physical labor, I don't want to be moving around on holidays."
| |
| <2808>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Another milk run, huh...?"
| |
| <2809>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, whatever. I'll respect that opinion of yours. Because..."
| |
| <2810>
| |
| // \{Akio} "... having fun means getting along."
| |
| <2811>
| |
| // I also couldn't tell whether or not that was good \bor\u bad.
| |
| <2812>
| |
| // \{Akio} "How about knock, door, run?"
| |
| <2813>
| |
| // That's not \brespectful\u at all!
| |
| <2814>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's so fun about that...?"
| |
| <2815>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Doesn't make your heart run wild and fast?"
| |
| <2816>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't!"
| |
| <2817>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, depressing guy..."
| |
| <2818>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, let's see... since we're all grown-up adults here..."
| |
| <2819>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Let's go do something perverted, then!"
| |
| <2820>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pff!"
| |
| <2821>
| |
| // I spat out the fried rice by accident.
| |
| <2822>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something fun that's perverted? Exactly what...?"
| |
| <2823>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Like, let's see..."
| |
| <2824>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Put a toy bear in Sanae's back."
| |
| <2825>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Doing that, her clothes might come off by accident."
| |
| <2826>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (.........)
| |
| <2827>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... might be good...)
| |
| <2828>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "HEY, WHAT THE HELL AM I THINKING---?!"
| |
| <2829>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That was \bmy\u idea, you know."
| |
| <2830>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that's not what I meant."
| |
| <2831>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So what, you don't like that either?"
| |
| <2832>
| |
| // I guess its' fine.
| |
| <2833>
| |
| // Forget it
| |
| <2834>
| |
| // If pops is around, I could blame anything on him.
| |
| <2835>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess it's fine."
| |
| <2836>
| |
| // That's why I answered as such, not thinking deeply about it.
| |
| <2837>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Obviously not!"
| |
| <2838>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see, that's too bad..."
| |
| <2839>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, we could try Nagisa."
| |
| <2840>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Try what?"
| |
| <2841>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Put a bear in her back."
| |
| <2842>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why?"
| |
| <2843>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Because you were against it with Sanae, right?"
| |
| <2844>
| |
| // \{Akio} "In that case, we have to do that with Nagisa."
| |
| <2845>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Or do you want to do this with some passerby or something?"
| |
| <2846>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh... doing that with some random passerby is bad... worst-case the police'll..."
| |
| <2847>
| |
| // \{Akio} "See? That's why Nagisa."
| |
| <2848>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I also don't want that!"
| |
| <2849>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You don't want this, you don't want that... what the hell, man?!"
| |
| <2850>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You don't want to see Nagisa screaming 'Noooo---!' with her clothes coming off?!"
| |
| <2851>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like I'd do something as offensive as that!"
| |
| <2852>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well... I see... she's your girlfriend, after all..."
| |
| <2853>
| |
| // She's also \byour\u daughter.
| |
| <2854>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I guess we'll have to do this with Sanae."
| |
| <2855>
| |
| // You'd do that to your own wife, wouldn't you...?
| |
| <2856>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Okay, well, first, we gotta get us a toy. Come on!"
| |
| <2857>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm still washing clothes!"
| |
| <2858>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Do that later, okay? Later!"
| |
| <2859>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, I said I was against this, didn't I?!"
| |
| <2860>
| |
| // He dragged me out of the room.
| |
| <2861>
| |
| // \{Akio} "This is her favorite toy shop."
| |
| <2862>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Favorite...?"
| |
| <2863>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yo."
| |
| <2864>
| |
| // Pops went first into the store.
| |
| <2865>
| |
| // \{Voice} "There!"
| |
| <2866>
| |
| // Something fell with the sound of a voice.
| |
| <2867>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Weak..."
| |
| <2868>
| |
| // There was the figure of a middle-aged man holding a white pole, crouched where pops had jumped to.
| |
| <2869>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Hah!"
| |
| <2870>
| |
| // And the pole swung past him again.
| |
| <2871>
| |
| // Pops jumped up.
| |
| <2872>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Hah! \wait{1000}Hah! \wait{1000}Hah!"
| |
| <2873>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph, \wait{1000}hmph, \wait{1000}hmph!"
| |
| <2874>
| |
| // And pops barely managed to dodge each of his attacks, one by one.
| |
| <2875>
| |
| // And then...
| |
| <2876>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Hah!"
| |
| <2877>
| |
| // Thud!\shake{1}
| |
| <2878>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ow!"
| |
| <2879>
| |
| // I got hit, becuase pops suddenly disappeared in front of me.
| |
| <2880>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "What... the guy you took along's stupid, huh?"
| |
| <2881>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sorry, but he's an amateur. Don't worry about him."
| |
| <2882>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Heh... you should be glad this wasn't a real beam saber."
| |
| <2883>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Haha, like a real beam saber exists in this world."
| |
| <2884>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Heheh... I guess."
| |
| <2885>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Welcome!"
| |
| <2886>
| |
| // \{Mysterious Man} "Look as much as you want!"
| |
| <2887>
| |
| // ... what kind of clerk is he?
| |
| <2888>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey brat. You look real pale there. Look, heheh!"
| |
| <2889>
| |
| // Pops immediately grabbed a toy bear with a smile on his face.
| |
| <2890>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Though this is the plan..."
| |
| <2891>
| |
| // \{Akio} "One of us has to find a big bear. The other has to put it in Sanae's back."
| |
| <2892>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Which do you wanna do?"
| |
| <2893>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't care whatever, you do it all yourself. I said I didn't want to do this."
| |
| <2894>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph..."
| |
| <2895>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You've already become an accomplice coming with me to buy this, haven't you?"
| |
| <2896>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I guess I could do it myself."
| |
| <2897>
| |
| // Impossible, no way.
| |
| <2898>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Or what, you're that scared about this?"
| |
| <2899>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And you're gonna protect Nagisa with that courage of yours?"
| |
| <2900>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not being scared or anything."
| |
| <2901>
| |
| // I suddenly responded like that, hearing Nagisa's name.
| |
| <2902>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, you do it."
| |
| <2903>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm putting it in?!"
| |
| <2904>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, let's decide with rock, paper, scissors to make this fair."
| |
| <2905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "O-okay..."
| |
| <2906>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There'll be a problem if I put it in."
| |
| <2907>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Like hell there will."
| |
| <2908>
| |
| // And you're her \bhusband\u?
| |
| <2909>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then let's decide with rock, paper, scissors."
| |
| <2910>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You've got no complaints if we do, right?"
| |
| <2911>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, not really but..."
| |
| <2912>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Or what, you're that scared about this?"
| |
| <2913>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And you're gonna protect Nagisa with that courage of yours?"
| |
| <2914>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay already... let's do this..."
| |
| <2915>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph... if you're sure..."*
| |
| <2916>
| |
| // I'm not really in the mood to get into this, but I don't want him to say that I can't protect Nagisa from something like this.
| |
| <2917>
| |
| // And if I win, it'll be fine. If I win.
| |
| <2918>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Here we go... rock, paper, scissors!"
| |
| <2919>
| |
| // Pops was paper.
| |
| <2920>
| |
| // I was rock.
| |
| <2921>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... guahh!"
| |
| <2922>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Listen, don't you screw up. You do, and I'm taking Nagisa back!"
| |
| <2923>
| |
| // And you're her \bfather\u?
| |
| <2924>
| |
| // Still...
| |
| <2925>
| |
| // Is it okay for me to be putting something in Sanae's back...?
| |
| <2926>
| |
| // If she hates me over that...
| |
| <2927>
| |
| // And even more, if Nagisa finds out...
| |
| <2928>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uwaahhh....!"
| |
| <2929>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What's with that face of yours?"
| |
| <2930>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This really is a bad idea...!"
| |
| <2931>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What are you so worried about? You thinking that you'll be hated?"
| |
| <2932>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well..."
| |
| <2933>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm saying it's fine. She's not one to hate people."
| |
| <2934>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Especially you."
| |
| <2935>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, since when did she consider you a special guy---?!?!"
| |
| <2936>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You were the one who said that!"
| |
| <2937>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, I'll let lit slip this time. You put it in."
| |
| <2938>
| |
| // This is already so ridiculous...
| |
| <2939>
| |
| // We were finally in front of Furukawa Bakery.
| |
| <2940>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'm so damn tense...)
| |
| <2941>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Listen, I'm gonna call Sanae out."
| |
| <2942>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, I'll go, 'Woah! There's a super-big bear crawling around! Ah, it went over that way!'"
| |
| <2943>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, you'll take that, and stuff it in Sanae's back."
| |
| <2944>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And then, you'll go along with, 'Uwaah! It went inside your clothes!' You listening, man?"
| |
| <2945>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah... I'm listening..."
| |
| <2946>
| |
| // Why did I end up in something like this...?
| |
| <2947>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If that happens, she'll practically go naked in broad daylight!"
| |
| <2948>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh man, this is exciting!"
| |
| <2949>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It really is..."
| |
| <2950>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Having fun's like this, you know."
| |
| <2951>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come on, let's go."
| |
| <2952>
| |
| // Pops entered the store.
| |
| <2953>
| |
| // And immediately took Sanae-san out.
| |
| <2954>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Good afternoon, \m{B}-san. You're alone today?"
| |
| <2955>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Are you having fun with Akio-san right now?"
| |
| <2956>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <2957>
| |
| // To me, that pure smile of hers is painful right now...
| |
| <2958>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Woah! There's a super-big bear crawling around!"
| |
| <2959>
| |
| // Oh boy, pops has started the gag...
| |
| <2960>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh?!"
| |
| <2961>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Ah, it went over that way!"
| |
| <2962>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh?! Where?!"
| |
| <2963>
| |
| // I stood behind her.
| |
| <2964>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'm sorry, Sanae-san...)
| |
| <2965>
| |
| // The toy bear was held in one of my hands.
| |
| <2966>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh no, it's creeping into Sanae-san's back!"
| |
| <2967>
| |
| // Already having pulled Sanae-san's coat back...
| |
| <2968>
| |
| // I then throw the toy in.
| |
| <2969>
| |
| // Until I felt the warmth of Sanae-san's body.
| |
| <2970>
| |
| // And immediately pulled back.
| |
| <2971>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uwaah... it went inside your clothes!"
| |
| <2972>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh...?"
| |
| <2973>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ehh...?"
| |
| <2974>
| |
| // Puff.
| |
| <2975>
| |
| // ... eh?
| |
| <2976>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "SOMEONE TAKE IT OUT-----!!"
| |
| <2977>
| |
| // She ran away like lightning.
| |
| <2978>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh crap, it's worse than expected!"
| |
| <2979>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey brat, if we don't stop her, this'll be bad! She'll run forever, crying in the streets!"
| |
| <2980>
| |
| // ... oh man...
| |
| <2981>
| |
| // ... I made her cry...
| |
| <2982>
| |
| // ... I made Sanae-san cry...
| |
| <2983>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey brat, you listening?!"
| |
| <2984>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh... ehh?"
| |
| <2985>
| |
| // \{Akio} "We'll take her on both sides. If we don't, she won't stop!"
| |
| <2986>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Waaaaahhhh!!"
| |
| <2987>
| |
| // Sanae-san whooshed in the direction of the park.
| |
| <2988>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "Oh my... Sanae-san today's in such a hurry..."
| |
| <2989>
| |
| // A housewife from the neighboring house's garden looked over, saying that.
| |
| <2990>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come on, you go that way. I'll go chase her afterward. Okay?"
| |
| <2991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <2992>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Here we go!"
| |
| <2993>
| |
| // \{Akio} "AARGGHHH---!! SANAE----!! THAT WASN'T ME---!!"
| |
| <2994>
| |
| // Pops dashed off.
| |
| <2995>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn it..."
| |
| <2996>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'M SORRY, SANAE-SAN-----!!"
| |
| <2997>
| |
| // I ran after her, yelling that.
| |
| <2998>
| |
| // That day, the three of us ran in the city until it became dark, carrying war cries with us.
| |
| <2999>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, the person that was with them was me..."
| |
| <3000>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was surprised."
| |
| <3001>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When I came back, mom was running in front of the apartment."
| |
| <3002>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I really thought it was inexcusable."
| |
| <3003>
| |
| // The bear that I had put inside Sanae-san's clothing fell at the spot we ran from in the first place...
| |
| <3004>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Anyways, dad talked about it. I understand."
| |
| <3005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, well, I guess I also got on the wrong boat... or maybe I went too far with the prank..."
| |
| <3006>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, well, I guess I also went too far with the prank..."
| |
| <3007>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But it seemed fun."
| |
| <3008>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you serious...?"
| |
| <3009>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. The three of you looked like you were all playing."
| |
| <3010>
| |
| // Though I thought Sanae-san was desperate...
| |
| <3011>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You, mom, and dad all have such a good relationship."
| |
| <3012>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess..."
| |
| <3013>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... in the past, we didn't run together like this..."
| |
| <3014>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's right. Up until now, there hasn't been anyone that's been running with them."
| |
| <3015>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm also weak at running, so I couldn't even do at least that."
| |
| <3016>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said, I do feel that you've tightened bonds, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3017>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If Sanae-san doesn't hate me..."
| |
| <3018>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's fine. She's not angry at you at all."
| |
| <3019>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess..."
| |
| <3020>
| |
| // Whew...
| |
| <3021>
| |
| // I'm more tired than I was during the weekdays...
| |
| <3022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, how did it go?"
| |
| <3023>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The exams? They went as always."
| |
| <3024>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Get good grades, okay?"
| |
| <3025>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <3026>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, and..."
| |
| <3027>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Next Sunday's School Foundation Day."
| |
| <3028>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, I see."
| |
| <3029>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <3030>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I thought I'd like to have a lot of fun during School Foundation Day. This time there's a lot of guests."
| |
| <3031>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Many booths will be out, so I can go around eating different things."
| |
| <3032>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's what I thought."
| |
| <3033>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's good. Take it slow this year."
| |
| <3034>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <3035>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said..."
| |
| <3036>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'd like you to come as well, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3037>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <3038>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Maybe not...?"
| |
| <3039>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You have work?"
| |
| <3040>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, I don't think so..."
| |
| <3041>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh yeah... outsiders are allowed in, aren't they?"
| |
| <3042>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's right."
| |
| <3043>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If things work out for you, I'd like for you to come on that day."
| |
| <3044>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And... I'd be really happy if you were beside me."
| |
| <3045>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I want to go with you to see the programs, as well as the festivities they're holding."
| |
| <3046>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, well, I think right now should be fine."
| |
| <3047>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?!"
| |
| <3048>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <3049>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Of course, I don't want to push you. If you could, that'd be nice..."
| |
| <3050>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I'd like for you to. Though I'm just being selfish..."
| |
| <3051>
| |
| // The way she's asking is contradictory.I could tell how eager Nagisa was wishing for this.
| |
| <3052>
| |
| // I also feel the same way.
| |
| <3053>
| |
| // I'm sure I'm not getting a second chance with this.
| |
| <3054>
| |
| // Going on a date at the school with Nagisa...
| |
| <3055>
| |
| // I'd also like for that to happen.
| |
| <3056>
| |
| // That should have been the scene I was wishing for before I graduated.
| |
| <3057>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, let's do that."
| |
| <3058>
| |
| // I returned an answer to her.
| |
| <3059>
| |
| // May 17 (Monday)
| |
| <3060>
| |
| // \{Boss} "\m{A}-kun, do you have a second?"
| |
| <3061>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it?"
| |
| <3062>
| |
| // After the pep talk, the boss called for me.
| |
| <3063>
| |
| // \{Boss} "We made a mistake with the place we're working on at noon. So, instead of leaving you to do nothing, could you sort this?"
| |
| <3064>
| |
| // He handed over a pile of vouchers. It was ten centimeters thick.
| |
| <3065>
| |
| // \{Boss} "You can sort by dates, okay?"
| |
| <3066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure."
| |
| <3067>
| |
| // I collected the various, tied-up vouchers.
| |
| <3068>
| |
| // Looking at it, there were item stock numbers that I also knew nothing about.
| |
| <3069>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, since it's in March..."
| |
| <3070>
| |
| // I neatly order them one by one.
| |
| <3071>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm done."
| |
| <3072>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Good work. Take some tea, and have a break."
| |
| <3073>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, thank you very much."
| |
| <3074>
| |
| // As I stared at the giant teacup that was held in one hand, Yoshino-san came back.
| |
| <3075>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Welcome back."
| |
| <3076>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yo."
| |
| <3077>
| |
| // Yoshino-san passed by, sitting in front of the desk.
| |
| <3078>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it?"
| |
| <3079>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You were doing sorting?"
| |
| <3080>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, the boss told me to."
| |
| <3081>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Amazing."
| |
| <3082>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <3083>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Uh, I meant the voucher sorting."
| |
| <3084>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's just sorted by dates."
| |
| <3085>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's impossible for me."
| |
| <3086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <3087>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'd mess it up in five minutes."
| |
| <3088>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?"
| |
| <3089>
| |
| // I stopped short of saying that I'd have wanted to see that.
| |
| <3090>
| |
| // Work finished in the afternoon, and the truck headed in the direction of the office.
| |
| <3091>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "After the week ends, it'll get busy."
| |
| <3092>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?"
| |
| <3093>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Because we got a new contract. It's a lot like the subcontract we have right now, but it's a lot bigger."
| |
| <3094>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Bigger... how much, do you think?"
| |
| <3095>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'm not sure of the fine details, but it's valued at ten million yen."
| |
| <3096>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Even the boss is being more and more unreasonable, since that's his job."
| |
| <3097>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Someday, the boss'll also want to take on a big contract, and have the company grow."
| |
| <3098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That'd be nice if it became so."
| |
| <3099>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It doesn't \bbecome\u so. We \bmake\u it so."
| |
| <3100>
| |
| // I nodded silently to Yoshino-san, as if I were muttering.
| |
| <3101>
| |
| // When I came back, Nagisa was in high spirits, singing some tune while making dinner.
| |
| <3102>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dango, dango~"
| |
| <3103>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What, we have dango for dinner?"
| |
| <3104>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, it's pork miso soup."
| |
| <3105>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then sing 'Pork, pork~', okay?"
| |
| <3106>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's no such song!"
| |
| <3107>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A parody's fine, isn't it? That's a convenient way for me to figure what's for dinner."
| |
| <3108>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Forget about it being convenient or anything. I just wanted to sing and have fun."
| |
| <3109>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's so fun?"
| |
| <3110>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "School Foundation Day..."
| |
| <3111>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <3112>
| |
| // I have to tell her about what I heard from Yoshino-san.
| |
| <3113>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa,"
| |
| <3114>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <3115>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It looks like after the week's over, things are going to get busy."
| |
| <3116>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <3117>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that's what they said today."
| |
| <3118>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So if I weren't able to go..."
| |
| <3119>
| |
| // Have fun on your own...
| |
| <3120>
| |
| // I bite my tongue, just before I said it.
| |
| <3121>
| |
| // It isn't fun at all to be going round the booths on your own.
| |
| <3122>
| |
| // Will it end up that way if I go working on Sunday?
| |
| <3123>
| |
| // Will Nagisa go off on her own into the crowd, going round the booths, and seeing the performances...?
| |
| <3124>
| |
| // ... I don't want to imagine that at all.
| |
| <3125>
| |
| // It would have been better for her to take classes normally...
| |
| <3126>
| |
| // It would have been better for festivals not to end up like that.
| |
| <3127>
| |
| // Festivals shouldn't be so lonely, let alone going on your own.
| |
| <3128>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just, if..."
| |
| <3129>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <3130>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I don't come, call Sanae-san."
| |
| <3131>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She'll definitely come right over."
| |
| <3132>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure... I don't mind."
| |
| <3133>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, we did decide to work hard this year..."
| |
| <3134>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, that doesn't have anything to do with this."
| |
| <3135>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, I really don't mind at all."
| |
| <3136>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was just saying that I'd be happy if you could come, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3137>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's all."
| |
| <3138>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <3139>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <3140>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <3141>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <3142>
| |
| // I didn't say any more than that.
| |
| <3143>
| |
| // May 18 (Tuesday)
| |
| <3144>
| |
| // \{Old Lady} "Thanks so much for your help."
| |
| <3145>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, not at all."
| |
| <3146>
| |
| // We came to do electrical work at a house.
| |
| <3147>
| |
| // Greeting the old lady, it was a bewildering task.
| |
| <3148>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We have work like this, don't we?"
| |
| <3149>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We don't often do this, but since it's related to our field, it works out."
| |
| <3150>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh, guess it's something you have to remember."
| |
| <3151>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's all in the fundamentals, so if you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple."
| |
| <3152>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Roger that."
| |
| <3153>
| |
| // We worked in the attic during the afternoon.
| |
| <3154>
| |
| // We checked using a multimeter, and noticed the outlet to the second floor was out. There might be a break somewhere.
| |
| <3155>
| |
| // That said, the switchboard does have a breaker, so a fire won't start up.
| |
| <3156>
| |
| // Even so, we came to fix the breaker, as it was dropping out every so often.
| |
| <3157>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Was there any signal?"
| |
| <3158>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nothing at all."
| |
| <3159>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then, I'll go further in. I'll give a signal, so when that happens, lift the breaker and try again."
| |
| <3160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I understand."
| |
| <3161>
| |
| // Yoshino-san disappeared inside.
| |
| <3162>
| |
| // Looking further above the ceiling, Yoshino-san switched his flashlight on and off twice.
| |
| <3163>
| |
| // The signal.
| |
| <3164>
| |
| // I check the current. Apparently, the resistance from before had disappeared.
| |
| <3165>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Looks okay."
| |
| <3166>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay, bring me thirty centimeters of cable. Cut off four centimeters from each end."
| |
| <3167>
| |
| // I did as he said, and handed it over.
| |
| <3168>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "A mouse or something probably gnawed on it. That's the cause."
| |
| <3169>
| |
| // Yoshino-san showed the cable to the old lady, it looking as if an insect ate through it.
| |
| <3170>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's been dealt with for the time being, so it should be fine."
| |
| <3171>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If anything happens, please call us."
| |
| <3172>
| |
| // Yoshino-san and I offer her a courteous expression, and move on to our next place.
| |
| <3173>
| |
| // Finishing work, and changing clothes at the office...
| |
| <3174>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Hmm, we're quite parched..."
| |
| <3175>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You going to bring in a night shift?"
| |
| <3176>
| |
| // \{Boss} "If we did that, we'd be taking in too much work."
| |
| <3177>
| |
| // I heard Yoshino-san and the boss talking inside.
| |
| <3178>
| |
| // Seems like the schedule's harsh. We're short on hands.
| |
| <3179>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}."
| |
| <3180>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, what is it?"
| |
| <3181>
| |
| // Being called out, I came to see him as I was zipping up my jeans.
| |
| <3182>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Are you free on Saturday?"
| |
| <3183>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, if it's Saturday."
| |
| <3184>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What about Sunday?"
| |
| <3185>
| |
| // Next Sunday's School Foundation Day. I have to go there.
| |
| <3186>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry. If possible, I'd like to keep Sunday open."
| |
| <3187>
| |
| // Yoshino-san nodded with a sound, gazing at the schedule.
| |
| <3188>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I see. Okay, come Saturday. Sunday was meant to be a holiday anyway, so don't worry and get some rest then."
| |
| <3189>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, then. Thank you so much."
| |
| <3190>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm back."
| |
| <3191>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome back."
| |
| <3192>
| |
| // Nagisa stops with the housework, looking at me.
| |
| <3193>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Looks like next Sunday'll be fine."
| |
| <3194>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, you don't have any work?"
| |
| <3195>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, they said that I should get some rest and not worry about it."
| |
| <3196>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? That makes me really happy."
| |
| <3197>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "With that, we can go to School Foundation Day."
| |
| <3198>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, we can."
| |
| <3199>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll be done in a bit. Please wait for a while."
| |
| <3200>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <3201>
| |
| // I pass behind Nagisa, coming into the room.
| |
| <3202>
| |
| // I heard Nagisa humming from within the kitchen.
| |
| <3203>
| |
| // May 19 (Wednesday)
| |
| <3204>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Looks like we're simply changing and cleaning the bulbs."
| |
| <3205>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, I suppose."
| |
| <3206>
| |
| // I said that, checking the voucher.
| |
| <3207>
| |
| // He pulls over the truck so that it doesn't block traffic, and checks the material and tools.
| |
| <3208>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, go on ahead and bring the bulbs out."
| |
| <3209>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, got it."
| |
| <3210>
| |
| // I begin loosening the strings on the ladder.
| |
| <3211>
| |
| // Something I've done many times.
| |
| <3212>
| |
| // I think I could deal with the procedure and cleanup on my own now.
| |
| <3213>
| |
| // Gah, I'm not so lucky with the site we're at today.
| |
| <3214>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... what do I do?"
| |
| <3215>
| |
| // It was a site where I could only murmur, stunned.
| |
| <3216>
| |
| // It'd be usual to any other worker though.
| |
| <3217>
| |
| // It's just that the footing was bad, and the ladder's right side wouldn't stand.
| |
| <3218>
| |
| // If I lean it on the left and reach out with my right hand, this work should be simple.
| |
| <3219>
| |
| // Up until now I had done this on the other side, particularly with my left hand, getting the job done easily.
| |
| <3220>
| |
| // I work with an unreasonable stance, unable to do anything about the place.
| |
| <3221>
| |
| // Even so, when I tried to close up the street light in its case, it wouldn't reach.
| |
| <3222>
| |
| // If it were to come off, the safety belt would pull on the telephone pole and ladder, and I'd have to ride it down.
| |
| <3223>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Something the matter?"
| |
| <3224>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "N-no, nothing at all."
| |
| <3225>
| |
| // For me to be bewildered at the top of the ladder, it must have been strange for Yoshino-san, watching from there.
| |
| <3226>
| |
| // I readied myself.
| |
| <3227>
| |
| // Pulling the safety belt in my pocket at maximum, I fixed the ladder onto the telephone pole.
| |
| <3228>
| |
| // I did so, so that the hook on my stomach wouldn't come off.
| |
| <3229>
| |
| // Like this, even in the worst-case scenario I'll finish while hanging about.
| |
| <3230>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... okay."
| |
| <3231>
| |
| // All that's left is for me to push my body with all my might.
| |
| <3232>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, wait a second."
| |
| <3233>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yes?"
| |
| <3234>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If you slip off, you'll break your abdomen."
| |
| <3235>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <3236>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Come off right now."
| |
| <3237>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? What's going on?"
| |
| <3238>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You can't lift your right arm, right?"
| |
| <3239>
| |
| // I wasn't able to tell what he was saying to me so suddenly.
| |
| <3240>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hurry it up."
| |
| <3241>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "O-okay..."
| |
| <3242>
| |
| // I said that, getting off the ladder.
| |
| <3243>
| |
| // In the end, Yoshino-san worked on the site alone.
| |
| <3244>
| |
| // All I did was hold the materials and bring up the tools.
| |
| <3245>
| |
| // Along the way to the next site...
| |
| <3246>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... how did you tell?"
| |
| <3247>
| |
| // I asked him.
| |
| <3248>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Tell what?"
| |
| <3249>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That... I couldn't lift my right arm."
| |
| <3250>
| |
| // It can't be helped if he were to tell me I had to stop working.
| |
| <3251>
| |
| // But, I wanted to know Yoshino-san's feelings, as he had never said anything.
| |
| <3252>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I can tell by looking."
| |
| <3253>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, why didn't you say anything?"
| |
| <3254>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Saying anything wouldn't do much. Or is there hope that it'll get better?"
| |
| <3255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "N-no."
| |
| <3256>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then it's fine, right?"
| |
| <3257>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course not!"
| |
| <3258>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Calm down."
| |
| <3259>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've always kept quiet about my shoulder being messed."
| |
| <3260>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But, you endured it, right?"
| |
| <3261>
| |
| // I looked up.
| |
| <3262>
| |
| // I could only hear him comforting me.
| |
| <3263>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Certainly, if you can't lift that arm of yours, this job isn't suited for you."
| |
| <3264>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But, you endured it this entire time, and no matter what came your way, you were able to do it, right?"
| |
| <3265>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I was watching that the entire time."
| |
| <3266>
| |
| // And he was watching... that far...
| |
| <3267>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <3268>
| |
| // I thanked him in a teary voice.
| |
| <3269>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Idiot. Don't thank me."
| |
| <3270>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "There's nothing to thank me about. No, it's not possible. Because of you, after all."
| |
| <3271>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... eh?"
| |
| <3272>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Even if I said I'd help you, you'd remain silent and do it yourself, so I wouldn't be of any help."
| |
| <3273>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But, this time, rely on me."
| |
| <3274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But..."
| |
| <3275>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What reason do you think I'm here for?"
| |
| <3276>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't want to be causing you any more trouble though..."
| |
| <3277>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'll be frank. I don't consider you a problem at all."
| |
| <3278>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "So don't hold back, and rely on me."
| |
| <3279>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I too, can't do anything, if I were alone."
| |
| <3280>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why the boss, all the co-workers, and you are here."
| |
| <3281>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's work, after all. You can rely on us for things you can't do."
| |
| <3282>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "And then, given time, I'll hear..."
| |
| <3283>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "your words of gratitude."
| |
| <3284>
| |
| // I nodded slighlty, murmuring a yes.
| |
| <3285>
| |
| // I don't know if he heard that.
| |
| <3286>
| |
| // But, it was as if Yoshino-san saw me nod.
| |
| <3287>
| |
| // May 20 (Thursday)
| |
| <3288>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
| |
| <3289>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Yo!"
| |
| <3290>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Good work. Must be tough with the heat."
| |
| <3291>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose. It certainly feels like summer."
| |
| <3292>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Oh that's right lad, you happen to have a towel?"
| |
| <3293>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I don't."
| |
| <3294>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Johnny-saaan, we have a towel?"
| |
| <3295>
| |
| // \{Johnny} "It's at the bottom of the slip, ain't it, boy?"
| |
| <3296>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Oh, yeah, it's there. Hey lad, have this."
| |
| <3297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is it fine?"
| |
| <3298>
| |
| // \{Johnny} "What, you have it now so don't worry about it, boy."
| |
| <3299>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <3300>
| |
| // I hadn't noticed up until now since we hadn't talked, but it's possible that a lot of them are interesting.
| |
| <3301>
| |
| // Closing up my locker in the locker room, I met Yoshino-san.
| |
| <3302>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
| |
| <3303>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yo. Oh, here, \m{A}."
| |
| <3304>
| |
| // Thud.
| |
| <3305>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... at least catch it."
| |
| <3306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please don't throw it all of a sudden. But what is this?"
| |
| <3307>
| |
| // Yoshino-san threw me a brand new belt.
| |
| <3308>
| |
| // Two big bags were attached on one side, probably to put something in.
| |
| <3309>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hurry and put that on."
| |
| <3310>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <3311>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We're going straight to work, so put that on. You've seen that belt every day, haven't you?"
| |
| <3312>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "O-okay."
| |
| <3313>
| |
| // I tightened the belt like how the boss did.
| |
| <3314>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "And here's this."
| |
| <3315>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please don't throw it at me. You're close by, after all."
| |
| <3316>
| |
| // With a disappointed look, Yoshino-san put a casket on top of the chair.
| |
| <3317>
| |
| // There were brand new tools inside, when I opened it to take a look.
| |
| <3318>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... is it okay to use these?"
| |
| <3319>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You think you're going to use a belt with no tools?"
| |
| <3320>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "T-thank you so much."
| |
| <3321>
| |
| // In haste I took out the vinyl, and put the tools into the belt--- the tool bag.
| |
| <3322>
| |
| // I was happy with just that.
| |
| <3323>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "We've got eight things on the list today, so let's be quick."
| |
| <3324>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <3325>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Where are we headed first?"
| |
| <3326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <3327>
| |
| // Thud.
| |
| <3328>
| |
| // He hit me lightly with his fist.
| |
| <3329>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... double-check. You said it before, didn't you?"
| |
| <3330>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, I'm sorry."
| |
| <3331>
| |
| // I hurriedly pulled the map and slip off the dashboard.
| |
| <3332>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, first thing we have is repairs to a lane. Check the power distribution board, replace the bulbs, as well as cleanup. Second one is..."
| |
| <3333>
| |
| // Yoshino-san nodded each time, driving the truck.
| |
| <3334>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You go and do it, \m{A}."
| |
| <3335>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?"
| |
| <3336>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's a power board check, bulb switch and cleanup after all. You can do it yourself."
| |
| <3337>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that okay?"
| |
| <3338>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You can do that much, right?'
| |
| <3339>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yes!"
| |
| <3340>
| |
| // When I answered, Yoshino-san immediately went to the two telephone poles that were closeby.
| |
| <3341>
| |
| // This was the first time I did this work on my own.
| |
| <3342>
| |
| // Though I've done this all the time, doing it alone has me tense.
| |
| <3343>
| |
| // There was a transformer substation at Yoshino-san's telephone pole, looking much like a drum can. He was looking closely at it, to see if there were any fuses blown, or any shorts.
| |
| <3344>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is it fine over there?"
| |
| <3345>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Without a doubt."
| |
| <3346>
| |
| // He answered with a small voice. Looks like I should also start working.
| |
| <3347>
| |
| // First, I have to secure the footing.
| |
| <3348>
| |
| // I pull out the three or four pieces that are keeping the telephone pole from causing an accident.
| |
| <3349>
| |
| // I have to make sure that these are firm and tight.
| |
| <3350>
| |
| // As a precaution, I tied my safety belt to a metal fixture, also bringing it along with the pole.
| |
| <3351>
| |
| // Like this I won't fall, and even in the one in a million chance I do, I'll be hanging in midair.
| |
| <3352>
| |
| // You could say that this wasn't too difficult.
| |
| <3353>
| |
| // But that's because I usually use the ladder. Right now though, Yoshino-san's using it.
| |
| <3354>
| |
| // I cautiously go about my work.
| |
| <3355>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm done."
| |
| <3356>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay. Then wait there a bit."
| |
| <3357>
| |
| // I do as Yoshino-san says. He comes down his pole.
| |
| <3358>
| |
| // Looking up for three minutes, he then gave a nod.
| |
| <3359>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Well, I guess it's fine."
| |
| <3360>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?"
| |
| <3361>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Well, it's good."
| |
| <3362>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <3363>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... oh whatever."
| |
| <3364>
| |
| // Yoshino-san said no more, getting on the truck.
| |
| <3365>
| |
| // I came as if chasing after him, getting into the passenger seat.
| |
| <3366>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... you weren't praising me, were you?"
| |
| <3367>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hmm?"
| |
| <3368>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, when you said it was fine."
| |
| <3369>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I guess."
| |
| <3370>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It feels like that's the first time you've done so."
| |
| <3371>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess I've improved, right?"
| |
| <3372>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's obvious. You've been doing the same thing every day, right?"
| |
| <3373>
| |
| // I was happy, to be honest.
| |
| <3374>
| |
| // I've always been feeling out of place here.
| |
| <3375>
| |
| // That was where my place was, the reality of which I fit in.
| |
| <3376>
| |
| // When we came to the office, I heard from everyone.
| |
| <3377>
| |
| // The seniors covered in dirt.
| |
| <3378>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Yeah, I really couldn't have thought of that at the time...)
| |
| <3379>
| |
| // Looking out the window, I thought that, seeing the students coming home from some school.
| |
| <3380>
| |
| // The classmates who sat beside me had all graduated, and even now, are striving to study harder.
| |
| <3381>
| |
| // I'm the only one here.
| |
| <3382>
| |
| // But I'm not alone.
| |
| <3383>
| |
| // I'm with people covered in dirt, just like me.
| |
| <3384>
| |
| // That was my choice... \pthe place that I had chose to come upon.
| |
| <3385>
| |
| // May 21 (Friday)
| |
| <3386>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay, we're starting. You remember the procedure we explained?"
| |
| <3387>
| |
| // I throw as much of the work process deep into my head.
| |
| <3388>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, it should be fine."
| |
| <3389>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay. Then assist me after the work today. We're repairing the tarpaulin box, after all."
| |
| <3390>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, got it."
| |
| <3391>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Pass me the oblique nipper."
| |
| <3392>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay.\p..... huh? Yoshino-san, didn't you have it?"
| |
| <3393>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "My hands are full so I didn't take it. Pass it to my left hand."
| |
| <3394>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <3395>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Now pass me 210 millimeters of VVF cabling. Both ends should be skinned."
| |
| <3396>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How many centimeters? If we're using a crimp, I could skin it two centimeters."
| |
| <3397>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I can still make do if you go four. Remember that."
| |
| <3398>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then give me the 25.......\p no, the 38 wire wrapping. Length should be..."
| |
| <3399>
| |
| // Yoshino-san measured the length of the bundle of lead.
| |
| <3400>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Protective tubing, right? Standard or fireproof?"
| |
| <3401>
| |
| // The wire wrapping was something that was used to protect the electric lines.
| |
| <3402>
| |
| // It was made of various fire-resistant materials.
| |
| <3403>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Guess we'll fireproof it for now. In case it burns."
| |
| <3404>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is 12 centimeters fine?"
| |
| <3405>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah, that should be good. You know it pretty well."
| |
| <3406>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This isn't too hard to deal with."
| |
| <3407>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Cut the black bushing so that it'll fit in the cut opening. You can measure it."
| |
| <3408>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <3409>
| |
| // I took a measurement of the cut opening on the switchboard.
| |
| <3410>
| |
| // If the metal board we've been cutting were left to corrode, it'll be painful if it were to pass by the lines.
| |
| <3411>
| |
| // And the plastic bushing will be covering that part.
| |
| <3412>
| |
| // I put the knife to the bushing.
| |
| <3413>
| |
| // A mark was engraved to mark a centimeter.
| |
| <3414>
| |
| // The work efficiency was dropping with having to measure each and every single thing, so this was done to reduce time spent.
| |
| <3415>
| |
| // I cut everything off leaving only a centimeter, and then put in the bushing.*
| |
| <3416>
| |
| // No matter how many times this was done, it would be seated, albeit slightly off.
| |
| <3417>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm done."
| |
| <3418>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay. Then clean up, I'm also done here."
| |
| <3419>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, got it."
| |
| <3420>
| |
| // In the car on the way back.
| |
| <3421>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You did pretty well today."
| |
| <3422>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really? Thank you very much."
| |
| <3423>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Well, if you didn't remember, I'd just yell at you."
| |
| <3424>
| |
| // I returned a bitter smile.
| |
| <3425>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please, do get more and more angry. I still have a ways to go."
| |
| <3426>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Heh, you're talking."
| |
| <3427>
| |
| // Just from looking at me, Yoshino-san smiled. It was a manly smile.
| |
| <3428>
| |
| // May 22 (Saturday)
| |
| <3429>
| |
| // I was called by the boss while changing clothes.
| |
| <3430>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Sorry, \m{A}-kun, but would you mind waiting a moment?"
| |
| <3431>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's the matter?"
| |
| <3432>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Well you see, Yoshino-san's been called off to an emergency job somewhere else, so he won't be around."
| |
| <3433>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, what will I be doing?"
| |
| <3434>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'll be done real soon, so wait for the time being."
| |
| <3435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, then."
| |
| <3436>
| |
| // So I waited at the office on standby as told.
| |
| <3437>
| |
| // ... bah.
| |
| <3438>
| |
| // Free time. Nothing to do.
| |
| <3439>
| |
| // Though I tried to help out with the office work the others were doing like before, but they politely refused.
| |
| <3440>
| |
| // It seems like there's not much I can do.
| |
| <3441>
| |
| // Well, whatever. I'll just take some tea for the time being.
| |
| <3442>
| |
| // \{Boss} "\m{A}-kun, a minute."
| |
| <3443>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, what is it?"
| |
| <3444>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Do you mind the map and voucher for today's site?"
| |
| <3445>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't mind. I'm kind of free for now."
| |
| <3446>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Do you know all of the part numbers?"
| |
| <3447>
| |
| // As he said that, I pulled several vouchers out of my pocket and looked at them.
| |
| <3448>
| |
| // There wasn't a single number I hadn't seen.
| |
| <3449>
| |
| // If it's this batch of numbers, it'd be all the work I've done up until now.
| |
| <3450>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think it should be fun. These are all numbers I remember."
| |
| <3451>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Then, go ahead to the next site and get started. If I see Yoshino, I'll point him your way."
| |
| <3452>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? This is pretty far..."
| |
| <3453>
| |
| // Today's site was ten kilometers away from where I was.
| |
| <3454>
| |
| // \{Boss} "I'll take you there. All the parts and equipment's been transported, and there shouldn't be any heavy equipment today."
| |
| <3455>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is it okay for me to be doing this on my own?"
| |
| <3456>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Yoshino-san told me that it should be fine now for you. Well, if anything happens, don't forget to call us."
| |
| <3457>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh..."
| |
| <3458>
| |
| // I'm not sure what to do with something so sudden.
| |
| <3459>
| |
| // It's just that, I wasn't anxious with having to do work, despite it being done alone.
| |
| <3460>
| |
| // When I got to the site, the street light was already installed.
| |
| <3461>
| |
| // It looks like just the the wiring and testers have already been hooked up.
| |
| <3462>
| |
| // I took out the vinyl-wrapped parts that were tied to the drum can.
| |
| <3463>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's see, it should be brought out over there... and then..."
| |
| <3464>
| |
| // I check the procedure one by one, murmuring it aloud.
| |
| <3465>
| |
| // Before I knew it, I remembered.
| |
| <3466>
| |
| // I remembered things here and there, in regards to when I put these parts together.
| |
| <3467>
| |
| // When I messed it up.
| |
| <3468>
| |
| // When I wasn't able to do it many times.
| |
| <3469>
| |
| // And when Yoshino-san kept on scolding me.
| |
| <3470>
| |
| // All of it was tied together.
| |
| <3471>
| |
| // Bringing out the safety belt, I climbed up the telephone pole.
| |
| <3472>
| |
| // All that was left was to test the lighting.
| |
| <3473>
| |
| // Normally this'd be done automatically via the switchboard, but there was a test switch installed.
| |
| <3474>
| |
| // Even though the street light was right in the sunlight, it shone brightly.
| |
| <3475>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's up..."
| |
| <3476>
| |
| // I was happy.\p I really was happy.
| |
| <3477>
| |
| // As I was claening up, the small truck stopped by.
| |
| <3478>
| |
| // Seems Yoshino-san's come.
| |
| <3479>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nice to see you."
| |
| <3480>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Mmm."
| |
| <3481>
| |
| // Yoshino-san had almost passed me, seeing the street light.
| |
| <3482>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You did this on your own?"
| |
| <3483>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes. I did everything I remembered, one by one."
| |
| <3484>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You checked the contacts?"
| |
| <3485>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes. All the circuits, down to the last one."
| |
| <3486>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Did you take the right amount of coating?"
| |
| <3487>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, it was a bit long but I made sure of it."
| |
| <3488>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You cleaned up?"
| |
| <3489>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I will be in a while."
| |
| <3490>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay. Well done."
| |
| <3491>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "T-thank you so much!"
| |
| <3492>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Bring the tools to the truck. I'll send you off."
| |
| <3493>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay. Then I'll go ahead and clean up."
| |
| <3494>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah."
| |
| <3495>
| |
| // I went back to cleaning.
| |
| <3496>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm done now."
| |
| <3497>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Okay."
| |
| <3498>
| |
| // Yoshino-san was still staring at the street light.
| |
| <3499>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's the matter?"
| |
| <3500>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Oh, nothing."
| |
| <3501>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is something wrong?"
| |
| <3502>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "The current's running fine, so it's okay. Don't worry."
| |
| <3503>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <3504>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You have your holiday tomorrow, right?"
| |
| <3505>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, yes. There's something I'd like to do tomorrow."
| |
| <3506>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "School festival?"
| |
| <3507>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes."
| |
| <3508>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Going with your girlfriend?"
| |
| <3509>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes. We'd like to go together."
| |
| <3510>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I see. Go ahead and take a break."
| |
| <3511>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, thank you so much."
| |
| <3512>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then, let's go."
| |
| <3513>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <3514>
| |
| // I came back, triumphant.
| |
| <3515>
| |
| // It's been so long since I felt so complete.
| |
| <3516>
| |
| // And tomorrow will be the School Foundation Day I spend with Nagisa.
| |
| <3517>
| |
| // I thought this was the best day ever.
| |
| <3518>
| |
| // May 23 (Sunday)
| |
| <3519>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You slept well?"
| |
| <3520>
| |
| // Nagisa asked while taking breakfast.
| |
| <3521>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's my line."
| |
| <3522>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Me?"
| |
| <3523>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I took a lot of sleep."
| |
| <3524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your eyes aren't red?"
| |
| <3525>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Of course they wouldn't be."
| |
| <3526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'd definitely be so excited and not get any sleep."
| |
| <3527>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not such a kid."
| |
| <3528>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Isn't that the same with you, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <3529>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why?"
| |
| <3530>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, well..."
| |
| <3531>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... because it's our date."
| |
| <3532>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I guess so."
| |
| <3533>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. That's why you shouldn't have gotten any sleep, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3534>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why?"
| |
| <3535>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because... it's your date with me."
| |
| <3536>
| |
| // It was fun having her say it so many times.
| |
| <3537>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... though I apologize for not being such a cute girl."
| |
| <3538>
| |
| // Nagisa continued.
| |
| <3539>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know,"
| |
| <3540>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You said that back then, right? Don't look down on yourself."
| |
| <3541>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, okay. Is that so..."
| |
| <3542>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come one, tell me one more time."
| |
| <3543>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <3544>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You shouldn't have gotten any sleep, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3545>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why?"
| |
| <3546>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because it's a date."
| |
| <3547>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "With such a cute girl."
| |
| <3548>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Wait, I don't want to say something like that about myself!"
| |
| <3549>
| |
| // I was quite pleased.
| |
| <3550>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'll be going first."
| |
| <3551>
| |
| // Nagisa stood at the door.
| |
| <3552>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. I'll meet with you in an hour."
| |
| <3553>
| |
| // It'll open to the public at ten o'clock.
| |
| <3554>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I"ll be waiting."
| |
| <3555>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Take care."
| |
| <3556>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm off."
| |
| <3557>
| |
| // After seeing Nagisa off, I went back to the room.
| |
| <3558>
| |
| // While watching the morning talk show to kill time, the phone rang.
| |
| <3559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hello? This is \m{A}."
| |
| <3560>
| |
| // \{Boss} "That you, \m{A}?"
| |
| <3561>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, hello. What's up?"
| |
| <3562>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Hey, do you know what happened at the site yesterday?"
| |
| <3563>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Nothing really."
| |
| <3564>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Well, Yoshino said just now, 'Sorry, I messed up, so I'll go and fix it'."
| |
| <3565>
| |
| // I didn't say anything.
| |
| <3566>
| |
| // This shouldn't have been Yoshino-san's messup.
| |
| <3567>
| |
| // Because this was the first time I worked on my own.
| |
| <3568>
| |
| // \{Boss} "No matter how many times I told him, he kept apologizing, saying it was his messup."
| |
| <3569>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm going over there right now!"
| |
| <3570>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Wait, I don't think it's necessary for you to go, \m{A}-ku..."
| |
| <3571>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Excuse me!"
| |
| <3572>
| |
| // Hanging up, I rushed out of the apartment.
| |
| <3573>
| |
| // It's because yesterday's site was along the north side of the farm road...!
| |
| <3574>
| |
| // I ran.
| |
| <3575>
| |
| // It would have been better to take a bus, but I didn't know the routes.
| |
| <3576>
| |
| // I knew that the road was going to be quite far.
| |
| <3577>
| |
| // But, I have to get going.
| |
| <3578>
| |
| // I know that Yoshino-san wants me to go to the school festival today, no matter what.
| |
| <3579>
| |
| // That's why, he said, "It's my messup".
| |
| <3580>
| |
| // I don't want to leave Nagisa alone.
| |
| <3581>
| |
| // But, I especially don't want Yoshino-san to be burdened with this.
| |
| <3582>
| |
| // There's still time until it opens.
| |
| <3583>
| |
| // I'll go to the site, apologize, get the job done, then head to school.
| |
| <3584>
| |
| // I'll definitely be able to make it.
| |
| <3585>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... h-hey, you can take a break...."
| |
| <3586>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You should be the one taking a break."
| |
| <3587>
| |
| // I was catching my breath, having run up here the whole time.
| |
| <3588>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry..."
| |
| <3589>
| |
| // Finally recovering, I bowed my head down to Yoshino-san in silence.
| |
| <3590>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "For what?"
| |
| <3591>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I did this right, this shouldn't have happened in the first place."
| |
| <3592>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's my messup. It's not your fault."
| |
| <3593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But..."
| |
| <3594>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <3595>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... you're in the way of work, head back."
| |
| <3596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll do it! Please! Let me get this done right!"
| |
| <3597>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You can't. Go back."
| |
| <3598>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please! Let me take responsibility!"
| |
| <3599>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Don't scream so loud."
| |
| <3600>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
| |
| <3601>
| |
| // Yoshino-san's shoes were in my field of vision, as I bowed down.
| |
| <3602>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You're not an obedient kid, are you...? I told you to head back."
| |
| <3603>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wasn't I the one that made a mistake?! Why, Yoshino-san?!"
| |
| <3604>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I didn't see your carelessness. That's why it's my messup."
| |
| <3605>
| |
| // Yoshino-san said only that, returning to his work.
| |
| <3606>
| |
| // I wasn't able to do anything, only bowing my head.
| |
| <3607>
| |
| // It was so regrettable and miserable, that I almost cried.
| |
| <3608>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You don't have to lower your head. Go back."
| |
| <3609>
| |
| // Yoshino-san said that, taking the cable coating off.
| |
| <3610>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I won't go back."
| |
| <3611>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... you wanted to go and have fun, right?"
| |
| <3612>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <3613>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "The school festival. You said it yourself, didn't you?"
| |
| <3614>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... yes."
| |
| <3615>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Your girl's waiting for you, right?"
| |
| <3616>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes."
| |
| <3617>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Then, be by her. That's your duty, \m{A}."
| |
| <3618>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I won't go."
| |
| <3619>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Why? You can go and have fun today."
| |
| <3620>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because if I left this alone and went back to the school, she'd be sad."
| |
| <3621>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I... can't lie to her."
| |
| <3622>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I definitely wouldn't be able to enjoy it."
| |
| <3623>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Bearing the guilt myself, without taking any responsibility, I can't face her."
| |
| <3624>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I have to do this work."
| |
| <3625>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Are you an idiot?"
| |
| <3626>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess."
| |
| <3627>
| |
| // Yoshino-san flipped his forelocks over, as if they were in the way.
| |
| <3628>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... bring the No. 25 low voltage insulation, six meters of it. Right now."
| |
| <3629>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <3630>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hurry up and get to work."
| |
| <3631>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "O-okay!"
| |
| <3632>
| |
| // When the job was done, I headed to the school without changing my clothes, covered in dirt.
| |
| <3633>
| |
| // The day had already ended.
| |
| <3634>
| |
| // Is she still at the school? Or maybe she had already gone back to the apartment?
| |
| <3635>
| |
| // Even if the slightest possibility existed, there was nothing else other than for her to run up to me.
| |
| <3636>
| |
| // There was a figure in front of the school gates.
| |
| <3637>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa!"
| |
| <3638>
| |
| // I ran over, bringing her into my sights.
| |
| <3639>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3640>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry..."
| |
| <3641>
| |
| // I could only apologize.
| |
| <3642>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please don't. There's nothing you could apologize for."
| |
| <3643>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You did tell me from the start that it might have turned out this way."
| |
| <3644>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, I was festive on my own, continuing on saying that I'd like for you to come..."
| |
| <3645>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "To have bothered you and worried you like this..."
| |
| <3646>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm the one I should apologize. I'm sorry for saying such selfish things."
| |
| <3647>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something like this ain't selfish... it's normal, right?"
| |
| <3648>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because it's a date we'd have fun together on, right...?"
| |
| <3649>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're too humble..."
| |
| <3650>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can say more things if you want. I'll continue on hard to grant it..."
| |
| <3651>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, not so much as effort..."
| |
| <3652>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want it to be like that..."
| |
| <3653>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because there a lot of things I want to enjoy with you, Nagisa..."
| |
| <3654>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though... we can't do with today..."
| |
| <3655>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, you shouldn't apologize either..."
| |
| <3656>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <3657>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, could I be selfish and say one thing?"
| |
| <3658>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, say as much as you want."
| |
| <3659>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please eat this with me."
| |
| <3660>
| |
| // Inside the paper bag to her chest was roasted corn.
| |
| <3661>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Though it's probably cold by now..."
| |
| <3662>
| |
| // She had bought two, and continued on waiting for me this whole time.
| |
| <3663>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure, of course."
| |
| <3664>
| |
| // "I took one out."
| |
| <3665>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's really big. I don't think we'll be able to finish it for dinner."
| |
| <3666>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course. It's the tama festival today, after all."
| |
| <3667>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I suppose... ehehe...."
| |
| <3668>
| |
| // She happily took hers out of the bag.
| |
| <3669>
| |
| // And we went home, eating that.
| |
| <3670>
| |
| // And talked together, as if we had fun the whole day like we should have.
| |
| <3671>
| |
| // May 24 (Monday)
| |
| <3672>
| |
| // The next morning.
| |
| <3673>
| |
| // My feet were heavy, coming into the office.
| |
| <3674>
| |
| // To be honest, I didn't want to come.
| |
| <3675>
| |
| // To cause that much trouble, what face would I put on?
| |
| <3676>
| |
| // Coming closer to the company step by step, only meaningless fear and bitter self-hatred grew.
| |
| <3677>
| |
| // Finally, I was in front of the company.
| |
| <3678>
| |
| // I put my hand on the sliding door, and after taking a breath, readied myself.
| |
| <3679>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning! Sorry about yesterday!"
| |
| <3680>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Morning. So, sorry about what?"
| |
| <3681>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Oh, the young guy. You ran all the way to the site the other day, didn't ya?"
| |
| <3682>
| |
| // \{Worker} "Our new young guy's got some admirable willpower."
| |
| <3683>
| |
| // I looked up, dumbfounded.
| |
| <3684>
| |
| // Where everyone should have been blaming me, they were praising me.
| |
| <3685>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... why...?"
| |
| <3686>
| |
| // \{Johnny} "Why? You ran to the place, didn't you, boy?"
| |
| <3687>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <3688>
| |
| // \{Johnny} "Hey, Yuu-san, this kid doesn't know the conditions, do you, boy?"
| |
| <3689>
| |
| // I coudldn't tell exactly what he was saying.
| |
| <3690>
| |
| // Just that Yuu-san happened to be Yoshino-san, as he came from inside, heeding the call.
| |
| <3691>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}? Morning."
| |
| <3692>
| |
| // An unusual smile.
| |
| <3693>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good morning."
| |
| <3694>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You have a mysterious face there."
| |
| <3695>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course. I came here thinking that you would have an angry face..."
| |
| <3696>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Messups can't be helped."
| |
| <3697>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "The problem is how to recover."
| |
| <3698>
| |
| // Calm words.
| |
| <3699>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If you do the best that you can, everyone will definitely appraise you."
| |
| <3700>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's what I like about this kind of job."
| |
| <3701>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I thought you did absolutely everything you could yesterday."
| |
| <3702>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why everyone's saying so."
| |
| <3703>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Everyone thinks the same way."
| |
| <3704>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "B-but if I had done it right..."
| |
| <3705>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You'll get used to screwing it up."
| |
| <3706>
| |
| // Though I'm grateful that Yoshino-san says that, but I couldn't agree.
| |
| <3707>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "B-but, I ruined your holiday, Yoshino-san..."
| |
| <3708>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's not for your sake. It's for the customer's."
| |
| <3709>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Because it was a job that had to be finished before before yesterday."
| |
| <3710>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You still don't get it?"
| |
| <3711>
| |
| // Silent, I shook my head.
| |
| <3712>
| |
| // Instead, I felt so inexcusable.
| |
| <3713>
| |
| // That's why I couldn't depend on Yoshino-san's kindness.
| |
| <3714>
| |
| // Doing that, Yoshino-san's expression changed in a subtle way.
| |
| <3715>
| |
| // Only just a bit, but almost as if he did.
| |
| <3716>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... if you do think something this insignifcant is inexcusable, then remember this."
| |
| <3717>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If you have the will to always continue in this job, you'll soon have to deal with a new person."
| |
| <3718>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Someone like you, who's young, who doesn't have a direction."
| |
| <3719>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "When the time comes when he messes up, you'll have to follow up."
| |
| <3720>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If you want to return the favor to me, do that."
| |
| <3721>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's your job."
| |
| <3722>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "For that is also..."
| |
| <3723>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Love."
| |
| <3724>
| |
| // Though it'd be better if he didn't make that his last word...
| |
| <3725>
| |
| // But, I didn't really have any words to return either.
| |
| <3726>
| |
| // I was too much of a burdening child.
| |
| <3727>
| |
| // But, the day where I will walk on my own wil come.
| |
| <3728>
| |
| // That's why.
| |
| <3729>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... okay! I will! I'll remember!"
| |
| <3730>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why... I'll... work......\p my... hardest..."
| |
| <3731>
| |
| // I couldn't bring out any more words. That's why I kept bowing, on and on.
| |
| <3732>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You seem so tearful there."
| |
| <3733>
| |
| // Yoshino-san murmured as if shocked, and everyone patted my shoulder, as if sympathizing.
| |
| <3734>
| |
| // Now that I look back upon it, today might actually have been the day I really started.
| |
| <3735>
| |
| // Cohabitation
| |
| <3736>
| |
| // A lot of things have begun to move.
| |
| <3737>
| |
| // I've been doing well at work since that day.
| |
| <3738>
| |
| // And when it got dark, I'd talk a lot with Nagisa, brushing off the weariness from the job.
| |
| <3739>
| |
| // Simply waking up early was painful as always, but when I see Nagisa's sleeping face, my willpower builds up.
| |
| <3740>
| |
| // Nagisa also got to talk a lot with Nishina and Sugisaka.
| |
| <3741>
| |
| // That was becasue they had finished with the choir club, and finally got some time.
| |
| <3742>
| |
| // And thus, our calm life together began.
| |
| <3743>
| |
| // I went to visit the Furukawa household once a week.
| |
| <3744>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, \m{B}-kun, could I ask you for some advice?"
| |
| <3745>
| |
| // Nagisa asked holding some plastic containers.
| |
| <3746>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <3747>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's about dad."
| |
| <3748>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What happened to pops? Did he trouble Sanae-san with some harassment again?"
| |
| <3749>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's not it."
| |
| <3750>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... well..."
| |
| <3751>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It seems that dad formed a small theatrical company with the people he performed with, and they're launching."
| |
| <3752>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Heh... that's somewhat, great."
| |
| <3753>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <3754>
| |
| // It was probably hard for Nagisa to stomach.
| |
| <3755>
| |
| // He should still have been a member, hadn't he given up on his dream.
| |
| <3756>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "They gave my dad an invitation to come to their performance."
| |
| <3757>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad must want to go."
| |
| <3758>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess. They're old friends, after all."
| |
| <3759>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, he has work, so he's said he isn't going."
| |
| <3760>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Work? It's just for half a day. What's he saying?"
| |
| <3761>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, it won't be for half a day. This performance is in Kyushu."
| |
| <3762>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahh... that's far..."
| |
| <3763>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if he took a bus, he'd be gone for two days."
| |
| <3764>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, it's okay for him to leave the shop open for at least two days, right?"
| |
| <3765>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad leaves the shop a lot to play but, every morning he bakes the bread."
| |
| <3766>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... then he'd have to close the shop down for two days."
| |
| <3767>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad doesn't want to be negligent, so I think he'd say he wouldn't go."
| |
| <3768>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He's continued on in the bakery this whole time without stopping..."
| |
| <3769>
| |
| // That wasn't the only reason. He probably also has his own responsibility.
| |
| <3770>
| |
| // He'd act as if something like that had absolutely no meaning to him in front of her.
| |
| <3771>
| |
| // That's the kind of feeling I had about it.
| |
| <3772>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I'd like him for to go if possible."
| |
| <3773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I know."
| |
| <3774>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <3775>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "How about baking for him instead?"
| |
| <3776>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <3777>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You will?"
| |
| <3778>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I meant you!"
| |
| <3779>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I did say '\m{B}-kun' clearly."
| |
| <3780>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'd be impossible for me to replace pops."
| |
| <3781>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You worked with them, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3782>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But it had nothing to do with baking."
| |
| <3783>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You also helped mom."
| |
| <3784>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sigh...)
| |
| <3785>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That reassures me...)
| |
| <3786>
| |
| // I suddenly spaced out.
| |
| <3787>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, I also have a job."
| |
| <3788>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's next weekend. You don't have any work on Saturday. Didn't you say so, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <3789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I did, yeah..."
| |
| <3790>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I have school, so I won't be able to help until the afternoon."
| |
| <3791>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I actually want to bake it but... it's a lot of physical work, so a lot of it is impossible for me."
| |
| <3792>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why I'm asking you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <3793>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Or maybe you can't...?"
| |
| <3794>
| |
| // Not that I can't, but it's impossible
| |
| <3795>
| |
| // Guess we'll have to...
| |
| <3796>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not that I can't, but it's impossible."
| |
| <3797>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, pops couldn't rely on me for that."
| |
| <3798>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's also something I'm asking fo you."
| |
| <3799>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if you did, it's obvious it's impossible."
| |
| <3800>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He prides himself in that pretty well, after all."
| |
| <3801>
| |
| // Besides, he'd be so stubborn not to let this slip by, even with this.
| |
| <3802>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That might be true..."
| |
| <3803>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, this time won't be the only time for the company, would it? They just launched, so they're only beginning."
| |
| <3804>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe in the future, they'll come nearby."
| |
| <3805>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I suppose. That's probably true."
| |
| <3806>
| |
| // Pops probably wants to maintain a natural relationship with Nagisa just as much as she does.
| |
| <3807>
| |
| // I think it's better Nagisa not deal with this.
| |
| <3808>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pops can at least write back an answer, and we don't need to worry much more than that."
| |
| <3809>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <3810>
| |
| // She nodded slightly, and didn't bring up the topic again.
| |
| <3811>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guess we'll have to..."
| |
| <3812>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You'll help out?!"
| |
| <3813>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I know how you feel."
| |
| <3814>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <3815>
| |
| // A man with a large build was leaning against an iron bar in the park, smoking a cigarette.
| |
| <3816>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, isn't that pops?"
| |
| <3817>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, it's dad."
| |
| <3818>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's slacking off again."
| |
| <3819>
| |
| // We dropped by the park.
| |
| <3820>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pops!"
| |
| <3821>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yo."
| |
| <3822>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, it's you guys."
| |
| <3823>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm back, dad."
| |
| <3824>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, welcome back."
| |
| <3825>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad, please look at this."
| |
| <3826>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's vegetables that I cooked. Would you like to try them?"
| |
| <3827>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, I'll take 'em in one shot."
| |
| <3828>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't eat that way! I'd like for you to taste the flavor."
| |
| <3829>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, I'll do that."
| |
| <3830>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And also, there's something really nice I'd like to talk to you about."
| |
| <3831>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh? You're coming back to the house? Sounds like great news."
| |
| <3832>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not! I want to be with \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <3833>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, I know. Don't make that so damn clear already, okay? He'll be so giddy, see!"
| |
| <3834>
| |
| // Nagisa looked at me.
| |
| <3835>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He's not really giddy."
| |
| <3836>
| |
| // \{Akio} "He just suddenly went back to a serious look. He's a broody lech."
| |
| <3837>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's broody? I don't know what that is."
| |
| <3838>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Talking about how he's such a lech, but covers it up like it's all normal."
| |
| <3839>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun's not like that!"
| |
| <3840>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "To hold on keeping that covered up... I don't think that would be excusable."
| |
| <3841>
| |
| // ... don't say something like that in front of your parents.
| |
| <3842>
| |
| // Like always, it took a while before we got to the question we needed to get to.
| |
| <3843>
| |
| // Glancing over to Furukawa Bakery, Sanae-san had just come out, and happened to find us.
| |
| <3844>
| |
| // Smiling, she came over.
| |
| <3845>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <3846>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Good afternoon, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <3847>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, mom. I'm back."
| |
| <3848>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Welcome back."
| |
| <3849>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san!"
| |
| <3850>
| |
| // Greeting Nagisa with a smile, she turned to pops and made a cute scowl.
| |
| <3851>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yo, Sanae."
| |
| <3852>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san, you can't."
| |
| <3853>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You always disappear on the spur of the moment."
| |
| <3854>
| |
| // He really was slacking off.
| |
| <3855>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <3856>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I got bored 'cause there weren't no customers. Sorry."
| |
| <3857>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Giving some excuse won't fix it...)
| |
| <3858>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You were bored...? Then, that can't be helped."
| |
| <3859>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (It did?!)
| |
| <3860>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, I was just having some fun so that I wouldn't be bored. I'll go take care of the shop."
| |
| <3861>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Please do."
| |
| <3862>
| |
| // Oh man, I don't think I can slack off on baking the bread compared to a childish man like him...
| |
| <3863>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said, \m{B}-kun will be taking your place and baking the bread on Saturday and Sunday."
| |
| <3864>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, I'm lucky. Then I can sleep until noon."
| |
| <3865>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's not it! Please go and see the play!"
| |
| <3866>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Play?"
| |
| <3867>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's right. Your friends from the theatrical company that launched invited you to come."
| |
| <3868>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... where the hell did you hear that?!"
| |
| <3869>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I told her."
| |
| <3870>
| |
| // Sanae-san really is an honest person.
| |
| <3871>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go and see them. I'll be baking all the bread."
| |
| <3872>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You know...! This ain't a job to be handing over to some damn amateur!!"
| |
| <3873>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Weren't you saying, 'Oh, I'm lucky', just now?"
| |
| <3874>
| |
| // \{Akio} "... shut up, that was a joke!"
| |
| <3875>
| |
| // I knew it...
| |
| <3876>
| |
| // In front of Nagisa, he wasn't one that could touch the topic of drama.
| |
| <3877>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad, please, go and see them!"
| |
| <3878>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san, don't be stubborn and go."
| |
| <3879>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, just go."
| |
| <3880>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Shut up, okay?"
| |
| <3881>
| |
| // ... why only me?
| |
| <3882>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad, I'd like for you to behave normally."
| |
| <3883>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I've been thinking about this."
| |
| <3884>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... in regards to me."
| |
| <3885>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <3886>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Umm, I'll come and bring some tea."
| |
| <3887>
| |
| // Sanae-san stood from her seat.
| |
| <3888>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, I'll go and use the washroom, then."
| |
| <3889>
| |
| // I also went at the same time, leaving that place.
| |
| <3890>
| |
| // Gah... in the end, Nagisa's persuasion didn't work out. Pops didn't agree to it at all.
| |
| <3891>
| |
| // Nagisa was angry the whole time as we headed back.
| |
| <3892>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He still wouldn't leave it to you, \m{B}-kun, saying something so rude!"
| |
| <3893>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad is so stubborn!"
| |
| <3894>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, well, I'm glad you covered for me but... don't be so agitated..."
| |
| <3895>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I could have persuaded him a little more! It's so regretting!"
| |
| <3896>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It bothers me so much!"
| |
| <3897>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Hmph, hmph!"
| |
| <3898>
| |
| // For Nagisa to be this angry is quite rare.
| |
| <3899>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You being angry is kind of interesting."
| |
| <3900>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? What's interesting?"
| |
| <3901>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your face."
| |
| <3902>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? Is it that strange...?"
| |
| <3903>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And I was thinking like, there's such a person at this time that's expressing her anger, huh...?"
| |
| <3904>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's embarrassing!"
| |
| <3905>
| |
| // Well, you're making that face again...
| |
| <3906>
| |
| // It felt like I got something done today, having seen a face of Nagisa's I never knew.
| |
| <3907>
| |
| // Cohabitation
| |
| <3908>
| |
| // And then, June ended...
| |
| <3909>
| |
| // And busy times went by.
| |
| <3910>
| |
| // Cohabitation
| |
| <3911>
| |
| // And then, June ended...
| |
| <3912>
| |
| // Work went well during June.
| |
| <3913>
| |
| // Cohabitation
| |
| <3914>
| |
| // And then, June ended...
| |
| <3915>
| |
| // May went by, and June ended...
| |
| <3916>
| |
| // The rainy season came upon us.
| |
| <3917>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, \m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <3918>
| |
| // Seated at dinner.
| |
| <3919>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <3920>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I have something to talk about!"
| |
| <3921>
| |
| // She was unusually tense.
| |
| <3922>
| |
| // It was something painful to discuss, without a doubt.
| |
| <3923>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What, you want a swimsuit?"
| |
| <3924>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, that's not it!"
| |
| <3925>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well... \wait{1000}not that I don't want one but..."
| |
| <3926>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay then, let's go buy one during the holiday tomorrow!"
| |
| <3927>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ahh, well... is it really okay to be buying a swimsuit, I wonder...?"
| |
| <3928>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd also like to see what you look like in one. You don't happen to have a school swimsuit, right?"
| |
| <3929>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No... but, I don't really mind even if it was a school one."
| |
| <3930>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I do."
| |
| <3931>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess I really want to make my girl look cute."
| |
| <3932>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And all the men will be stuck looking at you... ahhh, feels so glorifying."
| |
| <3933>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No way, no one's seen me in a swimsuit!"
| |
| <3934>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't really think such a style... is any good..."
| |
| <3935>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As long as you're cute, it's okay."
| |
| <3936>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if I'm cute..."
| |
| <3937>
| |
| // I glared at Nagisa, telling her that it was fine, just before she denied it.
| |
| <3938>
| |
| // I told her not to look down on herself, and thus, she remembered.
| |
| <3939>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ahh... I guess... I'm cute after all, so I'm sure it'll be okay!"
| |
| <3940>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Wait, if I say that, I'll be a weird girl!"
| |
| <3941>
| |
| // That made me so happy.
| |
| <3942>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Geez, seems you're playing with me, \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <3943>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, don't pout like that. We'll go shopping in a rush, then."
| |
| <3944>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay!"
| |
| <3945>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Wait, that's not it!"
| |
| <3946>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? You don't want to go buy any?"
| |
| <3947>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure, I'd be happy to, but not tomorrow."
| |
| <3948>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why?"
| |
| <3949>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, \m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <3950>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I have something to talk about!"
| |
| <3951>
| |
| // She went back to her topic.
| |
| <3952>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why are you being formal?"
| |
| <3953>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well... you see..."
| |
| <3954>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't want to."
| |
| <3955>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? I haven't even talked yet."
| |
| <3956>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Knowing you, I'm sure you're proposing something that I'd be reluctant about."
| |
| <3957>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That might be true..."
| |
| <3958>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, we've lived together for two months, now."
| |
| <3959>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <3960>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Every week, we go to my parents' house..."
| |
| <3961>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But..."
| |
| <3962>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We haven't gone to your house, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <3963>
| |
| // I knew it...
| |
| <3964>
| |
| // I didn't want to come to this.
| |
| <3965>
| |
| // It felt like I was knocked from heaven, down to the depths of hell.
| |
| <3966>
| |
| // Even though I had been having so much fun...
| |
| <3967>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, how many times have you gone to see your father since you graduated?"
| |
| <3968>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like I'd know."
| |
| <3969>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <3970>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you have to tell me clearly."
| |
| <3971>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <3972>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Once, when I packed my stuff and left... that was all..."
| |
| <3973>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I see..."
| |
| <3974>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, let's go and see him tomorrow."
| |
| <3975>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't want to."
| |
| <3976>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why?"
| |
| <3977>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because..."
| |
| <3978>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've been working so hard..."
| |
| <3979>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I know..."
| |
| <3980>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd at least... like to spend time on the holidays with you."
| |
| <3981>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I promise I'll spend time with you next time, okay, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <3982>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No. Tomorrow, too."
| |
| <3983>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <3984>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't... you understand?"
| |
| <3985>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That distance between me and \bthat person\u..."
| |
| <3986>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A distance that will never be filled."
| |
| <3987>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <3988>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, you've also become a working adult, and have gone through a lot of difficult things."
| |
| <3989>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You've worked hard, climbing over everything."
| |
| <3990>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If it's now, I thought you might be able to go meet him, to confront him."
| |
| <3991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <3992>
| |
| // I wonder...
| |
| <3993>
| |
| // Have I... gotten stronger?
| |
| <3994>
| |
| // From the day when I ran away?
| |
| <3995>
| |
| // Maybe I was deceiving myself, so that I wouldn't look at that...
| |
| <3996>
| |
| // Besides that, I've been working hard with everything else.
| |
| <3997>
| |
| // All for you, Nagisa.
| |
| <3998>
| |
| // That's why...
| |
| <3999>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <4000>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll be with you. I always will be."
| |
| <4001>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If we're together, we can beat anything."
| |
| <4002>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Am I wrong?"
| |
| <4003>
| |
| // You are
| |
| <4004>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <4005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You are."
| |
| <4006>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh... I am?"
| |
| <4007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've been doing everything to make you smile and be happy."
| |
| <4008>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, even if I tried with my father, it'd be useless..."
| |
| <4009>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd just feel terrible..."
| |
| <4010>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well? Am I right?"
| |
| <4011>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm independent now... I don't need my father."
| |
| <4012>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I only need to work as hard as I can for the two of us."
| |
| <4013>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you're stubborn."
| |
| <4014>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You too..."
| |
| <4015>
| |
| // This might have been the first time where we put our opinions against each other without pulling back.
| |
| <4016>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You have a good family, so you must think it's simple."
| |
| <4017>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wonder about that..."
| |
| <4018>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's just that I was thinking that if it was you right now, you could face forward a lot more."
| |
| <4019>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Or maybe I had the wrong idea?"
| |
| <4020>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You talk pretty well..."
| |
| <4021>
| |
| // Words like having the wrong idea or being a letdown really hurt a man's self-respect.
| |
| <4022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You have the wrong idea."
| |
| <4023>
| |
| // Even so, I didn't pull back.
| |
| <4024>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4025>
| |
| // For a while, the two of us were silent.
| |
| <4026>
| |
| // There weren't any words even after we finished eating, and while we cleaned up.
| |
| <4027>
| |
| // Nagisa was seated at the desk. Was she doing her homework?
| |
| <4028>
| |
| // I looked at her from behind, turning down the TV volume.
| |
| <4029>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Is she angry...)
| |
| <4030>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If that's the case, it's a bit rare...)
| |
| <4031>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm gonna go take a shower."
| |
| <4032>
| |
| // Saying just that, I stood up.
| |
| <4033>
| |
| // Finishing up and returning to the room, Nagisa was seated.
| |
| <4034>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm back."
| |
| <4035>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <4036>
| |
| // She remained looking at her notes, making only that response.
| |
| <4037>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4038>
| |
| // Even at ten o'clock, there wasn't any indication of her working.
| |
| <4039>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa, it's already ten o'clock. You should go and take a shower."
| |
| <4040>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4041>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Or what, you're not taking one today?"
| |
| <4042>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You've been sweating, right?"
| |
| <4043>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is it okay when I hug you after you've sweat?"
| |
| <4044>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4045>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you fine with that...?"
| |
| <4046>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Are you so stubborn that you'll keep that up until I sleep...?)
| |
| <4047>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4048>
| |
| // What should I do?
| |
| <4049>
| |
| // Should I apologize?
| |
| <4050>
| |
| // But, I was just persistent in what I thought was right.
| |
| <4051>
| |
| // To apologize for that is strange.
| |
| <4052>
| |
| // But, I want her to face me.
| |
| <4053>
| |
| // I want to talk like we always do.
| |
| <4054>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <4055>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa..."
| |
| <4056>
| |
| // Just at the same time when I didn't know what to do anymore, calling her name weakly...
| |
| <4057>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm done!"
| |
| <4058>
| |
| // Nagisa held her notes high.
| |
| <4059>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4060>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I've finished all of my homework!"
| |
| <4061>
| |
| // Scrubbing her knees, she faced me, saying that.
| |
| <4062>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "With this, I can go out with you all day, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <4063>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All day...?"
| |
| <4064>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Shopping."
| |
| <4065>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You didn't want to go?"
| |
| <4066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well... I did say that, didn't I...?"
| |
| <4067>
| |
| // I was so relieved, I thought I let out a tear.
| |
| <4068>
| |
| // She wasn't ignoring me. She was only concentrating.
| |
| <4069>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We don't have to buy anything. I'd just like to see the place where swimsuits are sold."
| |
| <4070>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I'll buy it. I definitely will. I'll buy whatever you wear."
| |
| <4071>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No way, I'm not going to be wearing any of it, so you don't have to force yourself to buy anything."
| |
| <4072>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, one thing that you like."
| |
| <4073>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay... if it's one thing that I like, then I might pester you."
| |
| <4074>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Fine, I'll buy that. I definitely will."
| |
| <4075>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "All right. I'll ask you then."
| |
| <4076>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4077>
| |
| // When she puts it that way... I can't tell her she is.
| |
| <4078>
| |
| // We want to work hard and conquer every obstacle.
| |
| <4079>
| |
| // We've been working hard this whole time so...
| |
| <4080>
| |
| // But... have we...
| |
| <4081>
| |
| // really become any stronger... if it's the two of us?
| |
| <4082>
| |
| // Even if... \pit's something like this that can't be helped...?
| |
| <4083>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then..."
| |
| <4084>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Would you always hold my hand?"
| |
| <4085>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <4086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If we part... I may run away then."
| |
| <4087>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay. I won't let go until we come back."
| |
| <4088>
| |
| // The next morning.
| |
| <4089>
| |
| // The two of us stood in front of the nameplate labeled '\m{A}'.
| |
| <4090>
| |
| // The place I haven't visited ever since graduating.
| |
| <4091>
| |
| // And... the first time Nagisa really did come here.
| |
| <4092>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm tense..."
| |
| <4093>
| |
| // From Nagisa's standpoint, it was a simple situation involving meeting the parent of the boyfriend she's been living with, nothing more.
| |
| <4094>
| |
| // Ahh... if only \bthat person\u were a normal parent.
| |
| <4095>
| |
| // If that happened, Nagisa would also get along much like I do with pops and Sanae-san... create a new family, and live happily ever after.
| |
| <4096>
| |
| // It was inexcusable to have such a parent that wasn't.
| |
| <4097>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're sweating."
| |
| <4098>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Oh, I see..."
| |
| <4099>
| |
| // She raises the hand she's holding mine with.
| |
| <4100>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wanna dry off?"
| |
| <4101>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, it's fine."
| |
| <4102>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... unless you're feeling bad, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <4103>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well... even if you are, I won't let go!"
| |
| <4104>
| |
| // She grasped my hand tightly.
| |
| <4105>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4106>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... \pI'm sorry."
| |
| <4107>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh?"
| |
| <4108>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To make you feel pressured just from seeing my father..."
| |
| <4109>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm also bringing a problem here..."
| |
| <4110>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And I didn't want to come see him either..."
| |
| <4111>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, that's completely fine."
| |
| <4112>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well... meeting your father is what's tense."
| |
| <4113>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "About how you like a girl like me..."
| |
| <4114>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But it really makes me happy that you can endure being with me in regards to your problem."
| |
| <4115>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well... saying it makes me happy is rude."
| |
| <4116>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, it's fine."
| |
| <4117>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I can understand that."
| |
| <4118>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I had those feelings ever since I met you, after all."
| |
| <4119>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...? Then I'm glad."
| |
| <4120>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then let's go, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <4121>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <4122>
| |
| // My father was sleeping lifelessly in the living room.
| |
| <4123>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Has he always been sleeping over there?"
| |
| <4124>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <4125>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He'll catch a cold."
| |
| <4126>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's used to it."
| |
| <4127>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, father."
| |
| <4128>
| |
| // I shake his shoulder.
| |
| <4129>
| |
| // \{Father} "Mmm..."
| |
| <4130>
| |
| // He cleared his throat, and then opened his eyes.
| |
| <4131>
| |
| // \{Father} "Ahh..."
| |
| <4132>
| |
| // \{Father} "That be you, \m{B}-kun...?"
| |
| <4133>
| |
| // Moving his body, he then moved to a kneeling position.
| |
| <4134>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, nice to meet you!"
| |
| <4135>
| |
| // Nagisa deeply bowed to my father, facing him.
| |
| <4136>
| |
| // \{Father} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4137>
| |
| // Someone other than me was in the house. This was a situation that never happened once before.
| |
| <4138>
| |
| // But after the moment my father was surprised, he immediately fell calm.
| |
| <4139>
| |
| // \{Father} "Are you... \m{B}-kun's friend?"
| |
| <4140>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes... I'm Furukawa Nagisa."
| |
| <4141>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're close friends from school... in the same year."
| |
| <4142>
| |
| // \{Father} "Oh... \wait{1000}how about now?"
| |
| <4143>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Now... umm... well..."
| |
| <4144>
| |
| // I showed him the hands that we were holding.
| |
| <4145>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're going out."
| |
| <4146>
| |
| // \{Father} "Oh... \wait{1000}you finally did as well, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <4147>
| |
| // \{Father} "I'm glad, I'm glad..."
| |
| <4148>
| |
| // What a hateful smile...
| |
| <4149>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The two of us are living together."
| |
| <4150>
| |
| // \{Father} "Where at?"
| |
| <4151>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's an apartment close by. I'll guide you there."
| |
| <4152>
| |
| // Don't.
| |
| <4153>
| |
| // \{Father} "An apartment... wouldn't it be small?"
| |
| <4154>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It might be small, but it doesn' thave to be wide."
| |
| <4155>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The space we have right now is enough."
| |
| <4156>
| |
| // \{Father} "Renting at first is painful, isn't it?"
| |
| <4157>
| |
| // ... you think you know what you're talking about?
| |
| <4158>
| |
| // \{Father} "This house is rented though but... you can use it if you need to. There are rooms left over."
| |
| <4159>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No... that's too much."
| |
| <4160>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We left the house, so that we'd work hard with our own power."
| |
| <4161>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said... I'm grateful you offered, but we'll have to turn it down."
| |
| <4162>
| |
| // \{Father} "I see..."
| |
| <4163>
| |
| // \{Father} "You can come any time. In troubling times, you can tell me."
| |
| <4164>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <4165>
| |
| // Nagisa looked at my face.
| |
| <4166>
| |
| // ... he's a nice person.
| |
| <4167>
| |
| // That's what her eyes tell me.
| |
| <4168>
| |
| // That's why I expected what she'd say next.
| |
| <4169>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... \m{A}-san,"
| |
| <4170>
| |
| // Nagisa so called my father.
| |
| <4171>
| |
| // \{Father} "Hmm?"
| |
| <4172>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I apologize, to have been... keeping \m{B}-kun away for all this time."
| |
| <4173>
| |
| // \{Father} "It's okay..."
| |
| <4174>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It might have been painful for you."
| |
| <4175>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why..."
| |
| <4176>
| |
| // Don't say it...
| |
| <4177>
| |
| // ... I'll always bring \m{B}-kun with me.
| |
| <4178>
| |
| // Don't say that.
| |
| <4179>
| |
| // I tightened my grip on Nagisa's hand.
| |
| <4180>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4181>
| |
| // Nagisa stopped... \pclosing her eyes.
| |
| <4182>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... well..."
| |
| <4183>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm... really sorry."
| |
| <4184>
| |
| // ... she picked up what I felt.
| |
| <4185>
| |
| // \{Father} "Well... you don't have to apologize like that..."
| |
| <4186>
| |
| // \{Father} "I'm happy that we're meeting like this."
| |
| <4187>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <4188>
| |
| // \{Father} "Really, you can..."
| |
| <4189>
| |
| // \{Father} "come at any time."
| |
| <4190>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, thank you very much."
| |
| <4191>
| |
| // And from there, we continued on to trivial topics.
| |
| <4192>
| |
| // Like stuff about how vacant land's being used up, how the area around us has changed a little bit, etc.
| |
| <4193>
| |
| // Nagisa perservered to make things favorable, and all I did was listen in.
| |
| <4194>
| |
| // \{Father} "\m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <4195>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4196>
| |
| // He suddenly talked to me.
| |
| <4197>
| |
| // \{Father} "\m{B}-kun... you've been eating her cooking every day, haven't you?"
| |
| <4198>
| |
| // He repeated himself.
| |
| <4199>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <4200>
| |
| // \{Father} "I'm envious. I've always been eating take-out food."
| |
| <4201>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... it'll be noon very shortly, so how about I make some?"
| |
| <4202>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay?"
| |
| <4203>
| |
| // I gave her a glance, telling her that much was fine.
| |
| <4204>
| |
| // To be sitting at a dining table with my father gave me the shivers.
| |
| <4205>
| |
| // Besides, how many years had it been?
| |
| <4206>
| |
| // But, if I can put up with this, I'll just sit without making eye contact and finish this.
| |
| <4207>
| |
| // That was the attitude I promised Nagisa earlier.
| |
| <4208>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <4209>
| |
| // That's why I thought I should hang on.
| |
| <4210>
| |
| // Nagisa opened the refrigerator.
| |
| <4211>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's nothing here."
| |
| <4212>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guess we'll have to go and buy something."
| |
| <4213>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <4214>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you coming?"
| |
| <4215>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course."
| |
| <4216>
| |
| // Leaving my father, we headed off for the grocery store.
| |
| <4217>
| |
| // It had been an hour by the time we got back.
| |
| <4218>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We were a bit slow. I'll make it quickly."
| |
| <4219>
| |
| // \{Father} "It's fine, I'll be patient."
| |
| <4220>
| |
| // She went past my father, returning to the kitchen.
| |
| <4221>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Will you also help, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <4222>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'll help but..."
| |
| <4223>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are we gonna do this like this?"
| |
| <4224>
| |
| // How long have we been holding hands exactly?
| |
| <4225>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <4226>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "My left hand's pinned down, and your right hand holding the kitchen knife will be juggling around."
| |
| <4227>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We can do this well."
| |
| <4228>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll definitely get injured!"
| |
| <4229>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?"
| |
| <4230>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, whatever. I lose. Let go, so you can handle it the way you need to."
| |
| <4231>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not letting go."
| |
| <4232>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I won't run away."
| |
| <4233>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It has nothing to do with that."
| |
| <4234>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you don't, my left hand'll be in trouble."
| |
| <4235>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I see... then it can't be helped."
| |
| <4236>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll hold you from the back instead."
| |
| <4237>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you do that, I'll get injured!"
| |
| <4238>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm joking, I'm joking. I'll watch you right from behind."
| |
| <4239>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then I'm relieved."
| |
| <4240>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, let go."
| |
| <4241>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <4242>
| |
| // Pain ran through my fingers as I opened them. Was it bent the entire time?
| |
| <4243>
| |
| // My palm finally had a breath of fresh air.
| |
| <4244>
| |
| // The sweat from the two of us cooled off.
| |
| <4245>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'll be starting."
| |
| <4246>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, good luck."
| |
| <4247>
| |
| // While staring at Nagisa from behind, I heard a voice from afar.
| |
| <4248>
| |
| // Did he turn on the TV?
| |
| <4249>
| |
| // Then I heard another sound.
| |
| <4250>
| |
| // A voice mixed with my father's.
| |
| <4251>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (A guest...?)
| |
| <4252>
| |
| // I peep in. There was an unknown man. They happened to look my way.
| |
| <4253>
| |
| // \{Man} "Good afternoon."
| |
| <4254>
| |
| // He bowed to me.
| |
| <4255>
| |
| // \{Father} "Mm... \m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <4256>
| |
| // My father looked back at me, seated on the floor.
| |
| <4257>
| |
| // \{Father} "This is Shijou-san."
| |
| <4258>
| |
| // \{Father} "My co-worker."
| |
| <4259>
| |
| // Co-worker...
| |
| <4260>
| |
| // From before? Or someone new?
| |
| <4261>
| |
| // If it's a co-worker from before, then I'll have faith in that.
| |
| <4262>
| |
| // As far as I know, there shouldn't have been anyone bad.
| |
| <4263>
| |
| // A drinking friend from when he was triumphant and full of energy.
| |
| <4264>
| |
| // But if it's a new co-worker, then I definitely wouldn't.
| |
| <4265>
| |
| // The way my father is now, he shouldn't be able to tell who's good or bad.
| |
| <4266>
| |
| // If he's come with some profitable discussion, without a doubt he'd take it suspecting little to nothing.
| |
| <4267>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What job?"
| |
| <4268>
| |
| // \{Father} "An antique store."
| |
| <4269>
| |
| // I never heard anything like that.
| |
| <4270>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go away."
| |
| <4271>
| |
| // I declared with a low voice.
| |
| <4272>
| |
| // \{Man} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4273>
| |
| // \{Father} "\m{B}-kun, this person's a good man."
| |
| <4274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I said go away."
| |
| <4275>
| |
| // I repeated that, ignoring my father's words.
| |
| <4276>
| |
| // \{Man} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <4277>
| |
| // \{Man} "I'll come another time, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <4278>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't come again!"
| |
| <4279>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll beat the shit out of you if you do!"
| |
| <4280>
| |
| // \{Father} "........."
| |
| <4281>
| |
| // My father was dumbfounded, seeing him off.
| |
| <4282>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey..."
| |
| <4283>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Have you talked to your old co-workers?"
| |
| <4284>
| |
| // \{Father} "Yes..."
| |
| <4285>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?"
| |
| <4286>
| |
| // \{Father} "No... not yet..."
| |
| <4287>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4288>
| |
| // I said nothing for the remainder of my anger.
| |
| <4289>
| |
| // \{Father} "But you know... I thought I might get lucky or something so..."
| |
| <4290>
| |
| // \{Father} "I haven't had anything good come in so long..."
| |
| <4291>
| |
| // \{Father} "This time, really..."
| |
| <4292>
| |
| // I grab his shoulder.
| |
| <4293>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something important like that isn't decided through a gut feeling, you idiot!"
| |
| <4294>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your gut feeling over your ridiculous luck...!"
| |
| <4295>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't know what the hell you think of me but...!"
| |
| <4296>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even I'm not so stupid as to let myself roam around so miserably...!"
| |
| <4297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because you see...!"
| |
| <4298>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm your goddamn family!"
| |
| <4299>
| |
| // \{Father} "........."
| |
| <4300>
| |
| // We stopped for a while.
| |
| <4301>
| |
| // He put his hand to his chin.
| |
| <4302>
| |
| // And then then brushed his unshaven face.
| |
| <4303>
| |
| // \{Father} "\m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <4304>
| |
| // \{Father} "Come on, today..."
| |
| <4305>
| |
| // \{Father} "Your girlfriend came so..."
| |
| <4306>
| |
| // What...?
| |
| <4307>
| |
| // Is that your excuse now?
| |
| <4308>
| |
| // An excuse to get away from the fact you can't tell your real family?
| |
| <4309>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4310>
| |
| // I want to hit something, I don't care what.
| |
| <4311>
| |
| // The wall or the glass will do.
| |
| <4312>
| |
| // Throw a punch
| |
| <4313>
| |
| // Deal with it
| |
| <4314>
| |
| // I swung my arm.
| |
| <4315>
| |
| // Clatter, a large sound.
| |
| <4316>
| |
| // I don't remember too well what happened afterward.
| |
| <4317>
| |
| // The back of my hand was hot.
| |
| <4318>
| |
| // Nagisa embraced me.
| |
| <4319>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you can't...!"
| |
| <4320>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You'll cut your hand...!"
| |
| <4321>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You have to go and see a hospital...!"
| |
| <4322>
| |
| // The scenery changed.
| |
| <4323>
| |
| // A familiar hallway.
| |
| <4324>
| |
| // Yeah...
| |
| <4325>
| |
| // I came from this abominable place, didn't I...?
| |
| <4326>
| |
| // I was relieved with just that.
| |
| <4327>
| |
| // Nagisa was with me.
| |
| <4328>
| |
| // And always will.
| |
| <4329>
| |
| // Looking at my hand, there was a white bandage wrapped around.
| |
| <4330>
| |
| // I look down at the lower half of my body.
| |
| <4331>
| |
| // Blood had stained my trousers.
| |
| <4332>
| |
| // Nagisa looked at me all the while. It felt like she said I had to have them washed up.
| |
| <4333>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, do you want to take a bath?"
| |
| <4334>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Just your body, so that your hand doesn't get in?"
| |
| <4335>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It might be difficult, so I'll help."
| |
| <4336>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... my body's hot, so it'll be bad."
| |
| <4337>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, how about just your legs?"
| |
| <4338>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess."
| |
| <4339>
| |
| // I had been always calm ever since coming back to the apartment...
| |
| <4340>
| |
| // It really felt like Nagisa was about to cry.
| |
| <4341>
| |
| // Even though she didn't hate my father...
| |
| <4342>
| |
| // Even though she had prepared lunch...
| |
| <4343>
| |
| // It was all my fault it had all gone to ruin...
| |
| <4344>
| |
| // Even so, Nagisa wanted to cry, being beside me.
| |
| <4345>
| |
| // I wanted her to know how much I had regretted that.
| |
| <4346>
| |
| // And then... I comforted her, telling her it was fine.
| |
| <4347>
| |
| // But...
| |
| <4348>
| |
| // That was being naive.
| |
| <4349>
| |
| // I turned around in the darkness towards Nagisa's back.
| |
| <4350>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (In the end... I've always been running like this... haven't I...?)
| |
| <4351>
| |
| // Dealing with the pain on my own... I spent the night without sleep.
| |
| <4352>
| |
| // I closed my eyes.
| |
| <4353>
| |
| // And take a deep breath to cool off.
| |
| <4354>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Nagisa...)
| |
| <4355>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... Nagisa...\p Nagisa...)
| |
| <4356>
| |
| // I repeatedly called her name in my mind.
| |
| <4357>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'll be calm soon, okay... Nagisa...)
| |
| <4358>
| |
| // My trembling hand...
| |
| <4359>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4360>
| |
| // It was enveloped in the warmth of someone else's.
| |
| <4361>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <4362>
| |
| // Ahh... I really...
| |
| <4363>
| |
| // did calm down in an instant.
| |
| <4364>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, there was yelling just now."
| |
| <4365>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh...\p it's nothing."
| |
| <4366>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, I'd like for you to help me."
| |
| <4367>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Something difficult just came up."
| |
| <4368>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay..."
| |
| <4369>
| |
| // Understanding the situation, I was grateful that Nagisa took me away.
| |
| <4370>
| |
| // After that, my father and I didn't exchange any words.
| |
| <4371>
| |
| // I only talked with Nagisa.
| |
| <4372>
| |
| // It had been many years since we sat at the dining table for a meal, but...
| |
| <4373>
| |
| // That wasn't a family meal.
| |
| <4374>
| |
| // It was just one of those meals that acquaintances happen to have...
| |
| <4375>
| |
| // Even more, it was unpleasant, like the relationship between them wasn't that strong...
| |
| <4376>
| |
| // ... that kind of meal.
| |
| <4377>
| |
| // On the way back.
| |
| <4378>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You hung in there, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <4379>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I didn't do anything, though..."
| |
| <4380>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You did by coming."
| |
| <4381>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And you were there until the end."
| |
| <4382>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess... since I've always been running away..."
| |
| <4383>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think this much is fine."
| |
| <4384>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If only it weren't so, strange."
| |
| <4385>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like that there wasn't any family...?"
| |
| <4386>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Didn't you say so before... that even if separated, somehow we could communicate...?"
| |
| <4387>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No one communicated to anyone."
| |
| <4388>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not even... in the heart."
| |
| <4389>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even so, is that fine?"
| |
| <4390>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, the last thing I meant was... that it wasn't strange at all."
| |
| <4391>
| |
| // Is that related...?\p Even now?
| |
| <4392>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even the neighbors talk about how boys leave the house and only come back on New Year's."
| |
| <4393>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4394>
| |
| // If she's really speaking of thinking it's fine to go once or twice a year...
| |
| <4395>
| |
| // In that case, it feels like I could put up with it.
| |
| <4396>
| |
| // Because if I gained the power to face forward, even a little, then I'd feel that I've been saved.
| |
| <4397>
| |
| // Because... I've always been running away.
| |
| <4398>
| |
| // I didn't want Nagisa to see that me.
| |
| <4399>
| |
| // But, in the end... Nagisa was beside me, so...
| |
| <4400>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <4401>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I sometimes get afraid."
| |
| <4402>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "About?"
| |
| <4403>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When I'm thinking about the meaning of my life."
| |
| <4404>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The meaning of your life?"
| |
| <4405>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <4406>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was able to meet you, Nagisa."
| |
| <4407>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And... now I'm able to be with you."
| |
| <4408>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "See... if I'm with you, and can make you happy, then that makes me happy."
| |
| <4409>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No matter how painful my work becomes, I'll sweat it off and continue working."
| |
| <4410>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And when I come back home, you're there."
| |
| <4411>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Everyday, those days are my one and only happiness."
| |
| <4412>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I think that's my meaning of life."
| |
| <4413>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I also think that just happened to happen."
| |
| <4414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I were never to have met you, what would I be doing right now...?"
| |
| <4415>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For what reason would I be living for...?"
| |
| <4416>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In such a family... with such a terrible bond..."
| |
| <4417>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I wouldn't have any friends after I graduate..."
| |
| <4418>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even the people that work hard..."
| |
| <4419>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I wouldn't be working hard for any of them..."
| |
| <4420>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Exactly what would I be living on...?"
| |
| <4421>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Other than living with you, Nagisa, I don't think I hold any meaning to my life."
| |
| <4422>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I'm afraid..."
| |
| <4423>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's like saying that we met by fate..."
| |
| <4424>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't believe in such a thing."
| |
| <4425>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I think it was fortune."
| |
| <4426>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was good luck that brought me to you."
| |
| <4427>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thinking that, it feels like there's no universal meaning to my life."
| |
| <4428>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4429>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "At that time... I think someone else will be with you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <4430>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really...?"
| |
| <4431>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think I'd be alone."
| |
| <4432>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's because it's you, that you want to be with me."
| |
| <4433>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Particularly you from before. You were saying that, weren't you?"
| |
| <4434>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "At the time, I was like that."
| |
| <4435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though as I grow older, I may think differently about it..."
| |
| <4436>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even so, I'm sure if I never met you, then I would be alone."
| |
| <4437>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And...\p my father would trouble me..."
| |
| <4438>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd be at a loss, having even no support..."
| |
| <4439>
| |
| // And then, when I discover that I have no meaning to my life, what would happen?
| |
| <4440>
| |
| // The root of my fears is within that.
| |
| <4441>
| |
| // I felt like the vague, massive existence called "living" was swallowing up the small existence called "me".
| |
| <4442>
| |
| // It would be overwhelming... not something I would resist.
| |
| <4443>
| |
| // Even if I shouted alone, it'd be useless.
| |
| <4444>
| |
| // Even strong willpower would not reach.
| |
| <4445>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa, could I come over there...?"
| |
| <4446>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, sure... go ahead."
| |
| <4447>
| |
| // I left my futon, and slipped into Nagisa's.
| |
| <4448>
| |
| // The warmth of her body was cozy.
| |
| <4449>
| |
| // For a while, we looked at each other in the darkness, without touching each other.
| |
| <4450>
| |
| // And then in the end, I hugged her.
| |
| <4451>
| |
| // Pulling her small back in with both my arms.
| |
| <4452>
| |
| // Our chests touching together was warm.
| |
| <4453>
| |
| // Our faces touched, our noses brushing against each other.
| |
| <4454>
| |
| // A pleasant scent came from her.
| |
| <4455>
| |
| // I'm being supported by something this small but, just hugging her like this calms me like a child.
| |
| <4456>
| |
| // Yes, I met someone such as her.
| |
| <4457>
| |
| // I was lucky.
| |
| <4458>
| |
| // But, this was reality.
| |
| <4459>
| |
| // I'll stop, and not think too deeply about this anymore.
| |
| <4460>
| |
| // And after that, all that's left is to continue protecting her.
| |
| <4461>
| |
| // I'll just think that and live on.
| |
| <4462>
| |
| // That's what I thought.
| |
| <4463>
| |
| // Passing through the middle of July, the days became warm and humid.
| |
| <4464>
| |
| // The setting sun lit the room up at evening, bringing steep and high temperatures.
| |
| <4465>
| |
| // Nagisa prepared dinner like that. I figured she was tired from the heat, so I went out to a junkyard and picked up an electric fan.
| |
| <4466>
| |
| // There would be a lot of people lined up buying one before the heat wave came, and so I was able to find one without much trouble.
| |
| <4467>
| |
| // It blew, could hang, and everything was working. Wherever our hands could reach, it could as well, so it filled its function well.
| |
| <4468>
| |
| // It was placed in a corner of the room.
| |
| <4469>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just this makes the room suddenly feel so small..."
| |
| <4470>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, it feels like summer's come. It's somehow elegant."
| |
| <4471>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're saying it."
| |
| <4472>
| |
| // She pushes the switch and turns it around.
| |
| <4473>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's really cool."
| |
| <4474>
| |
| // She brings it close to her face, fluttering her forelocks.
| |
| <4475>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I guess I really do want an air conditioner."
| |
| <4476>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The fan is enough."
| |
| <4477>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll just keep getting hotter, you know."
| |
| <4478>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's fine. There have been times back at home where we didn't use cooling either."
| |
| <4479>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, the setting sun is pretty strong on this room."
| |
| <4480>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's fine. I can deal with it."
| |
| <4481>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You sure?"
| |
| <4482>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I am."
| |
| <4483>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, if it gets hot, you can go in your underwear."
| |
| <4484>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No I won't!"
| |
| <4485>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll wear normal clothing, with an apron, and make dinner that way!"
| |
| <4486>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The fan's blowing a pretty strong wind."
| |
| <4487>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's not strong, but it is blowing."
| |
| <4488>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't waste electricity, okay?"
| |
| <4489>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <4490>
| |
| // And then, summer's true arrival.
| |
| <4491>
| |
| // I worked, sweating a waterfall.
| |
| <4492>
| |
| // On that day, work even finished up early.
| |
| <4493>
| |
| // \{Boss} "\m{A}-kun, Yoshino-kun,"
| |
| <4494>
| |
| // The boss called us, just as we finished changing our clothes.
| |
| <4495>
| |
| // \{Boss} "I've got something to talk about. Is that fine?"
| |
| <4496>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, sure. What might it be?"
| |
| <4497>
| |
| // Yoshino-san nodded silently.
| |
| <4498>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Well, have a seat."
| |
| <4499>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <4500>
| |
| // The three of us faced each other, taking a seat.
| |
| <4501>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Well you see, \m{A}-kun,"
| |
| <4502>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes?"
| |
| <4503>
| |
| // He began talking, looking at me.
| |
| <4504>
| |
| // \{Boss} "See, my old collagues are going to be heading a department at our parent company."
| |
| <4505>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <4506>
| |
| // \{Boss} "They're looking for someone who can supervise them."
| |
| <4507>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh."
| |
| <4508>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Of course, not saying that you'd immediately become a site foreman, but you're one to watch and learn, \m{A}."
| |
| <4509>
| |
| // \{Boss} "You'll be treated as a full-time employee, so your wage will go up, as well as job security."
| |
| <4510>
| |
| // The boss put up this amount into the computer and showed it to me.
| |
| <4511>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Woah, that's amazing."
| |
| <4512>
| |
| // It was 1.5 times my salary.
| |
| <4513>
| |
| // \{Boss} "That's a far off large company for you."
| |
| <4514>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Well? You feel like giving it a shot?"
| |
| <4515>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?\p Do you mean me?"
| |
| <4516>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "He's talking to you, isn't he?"
| |
| <4517>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But what about you, Yoshino-san...?"
| |
| <4518>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I can't."
| |
| <4519>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No way, he was talking about something so good too, wasn't he?"
| |
| <4520>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah, he is."
| |
| <4521>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then you should go, Yoshino-san. They are talking about needing a site foreman."
| |
| <4522>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If it were you, you'd be at least capable of supervising anywhere."
| |
| <4523>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "No, this is where you should be going."
| |
| <4524>
| |
| // Yoshino-san yielded.
| |
| <4525>
| |
| // It wasn't the usual angry voice he had, but a gentler one.
| |
| <4526>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'd like for this company to grow."
| |
| <4527>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "And the boss has his obligations."
| |
| <4528>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why me, though?"
| |
| <4529>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Don't get the wrong idea. You're not going in my stead or anything."
| |
| <4530>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You've got much better memory than I do, and you're strong in numbers. You're not a person who should only be working in the field."
| |
| <4531>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You're not a person who would end his entire life doing subcontracts."
| |
| <4532>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I wonder about when the time comes for you to pick things up, but you lived up to my expectations."
| |
| <4533>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "So to speak, you've beaten the expectations that the boss and I have of you."
| |
| <4534>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "If you go to the parent company, the scale of work will increase. Your salary will increase, and your living will be better."
| |
| <4535>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You'll have more things to do."
| |
| <4536>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You still have potential. I don't want to waste that here."
| |
| <4537>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I want to be working with you and the boss..."
| |
| <4538>
| |
| // \{Boss} "That's not it, \m{A}-kun. Though we're grateful that you say that."
| |
| <4539>
| |
| // Was the boss flattered? He rubbed his nose as he said that.
| |
| <4540>
| |
| // \{Boss} "I was also the one who recommended you to Yoshino."
| |
| <4541>
| |
| // \{Boss} "And the one who said, 'Let \m{A} go and do it', was Yoshino."
| |
| <4542>
| |
| // \{Boss} "I was surprised at first, but when we talked, I also felt the same way."
| |
| <4543>
| |
| // Saying just that, the boss looked at Yoshino-san.
| |
| <4544>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'm not really sociable, and other than technique, I have nothing worthwhile."
| |
| <4545>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Sure, I've gotten used to being a worker, but supervising is more difficult."
| |
| <4546>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why I thought you should become one."
| |
| <4547>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Go and study, and hurry and turn into a supervisor."
| |
| <4548>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'll wait for the day where I work under you, \m{A}."
| |
| <4549>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "N-no way..."
| |
| <4550>
| |
| // I bowed my head, as if I were embarrassed.
| |
| <4551>
| |
| // I have no idea what kind of face I should be putting on.
| |
| <4552>
| |
| // I was genuinely happy, being praised... being recognized.
| |
| <4553>
| |
| // To have grown into such a person...
| |
| <4554>
| |
| // From the time when I was one to refuse hanging out with others back in my student days...
| |
| <4555>
| |
| // People change this much, don't they?
| |
| <4556>
| |
| // That was also thanks to him.
| |
| <4557>
| |
| // The face of the one I love came to mind.
| |
| <4558>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (The sound of the cicadas is loud...)
| |
| <4559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well, there's a lot of trees here, so that's obvious...)
| |
| <4560>
| |
| // All of the students looked at me with suspicion.
| |
| <4561>
| |
| // It's obvious when you're dressed up in slightly dirty clothing, with all the students giving you looks on the way home.
| |
| <4562>
| |
| // Besides, I was happy and optimistic, so I didn't really care about that at all.
| |
| <4563>
| |
| // That's why when I saw Nagisa, I ignored everyone's looks, and rushed to her.
| |
| <4564>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa!"
| |
| <4565>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... \m{B}-kun, what's wrong?"
| |
| <4566>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Listen up, I've got really good news."
| |
| <4567>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Wait a second, I'm
| |
| <4568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry about something like that."
| |
| <4569>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Calm down, \m{B}-kun. I'm not going anywhere."
| |
| <4570>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll always be with you."
| |
| <4571>
| |
| // With a smile, she pinned down my stray feelings.
| |
| <4572>
| |
| // Even so, the pace at which Nagisa walked was slow.
| |
| <4573>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I hold on any longer, I'm gonna have a nosebleed."
| |
| <4574>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You won't."
| |
| <4575>
| |
| // And she
| |
| <4576>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I've
| |
| <4577>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, let's see..."
| |
| <4578>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just telling you is kinda wasteful."
| |
| <4579>
| |
| // Instead of telling, I irritated her.
| |
| <4580>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you're saying the same thing my dad says."
| |
| <4581>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Geh... are you serious?"
| |
| <4582>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Dad's always playing like that."
| |
| <4583>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You listen up now, you hear?"
| |
| <4584>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, please, do tell."
| |
| <4585>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, I kinda hate being on the receiving end..."
| |
| <4586>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You really are just like dad."
| |
| <4587>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Listen, damn it!"
| |
| <4588>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The way you talked was also just like dad."
| |
| <4589>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahhh! How the hell should I talk?!"
| |
| <4590>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're becoming more and more like him."
| |
| <4591>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm going home."
| |
| <4592>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, let's do."
| |
| <4593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't follow!"
| |
| <4594>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The apartment we're going to is the same."
| |
| <4595>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... that's true, huh..."
| |
| <4596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn it!"
| |
| <4597>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Let's talk on the way home."
| |
| <4598>
| |
| // She walked beside me.
| |
| <4599>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Tch, fine. I'll tell you."
| |
| <4600>
| |
| // I gave up.
| |
| <4601>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I'm listening."
| |
| <4602>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The boss from my workplace had some really good news."
| |
| <4603>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What kind?"
| |
| <4604>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Old colleagues of his are going to be heading a construction company."
| |
| <4605>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I see."
| |
| <4606>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "At some point, they'll be looking for someone to supervise them."
| |
| <4607>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As a company employee."
| |
| <4608>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4609>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could it be, that you, \m{B}-kun...?"
| |
| <4610>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. I was recommended."
| |
| <4611>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? That's such wonderful news!"
| |
| <4612>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's really nice."
| |
| <4613>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even I'm happy about it."
| |
| <4614>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Isn't that great, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <4615>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it is."
| |
| <4616>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I didn't think my break would come this early."
| |
| <4617>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's because you've been working hard!"
| |
| <4618>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I still have a ways to go..."
| |
| <4619>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even so, something like this is pretty nice..."
| |
| <4620>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm so glad for you!"
| |
| <4621>
| |
| // It was as if Nagisa was delighted about herself.
| |
| <4622>
| |
| // I think it's okay, seeing that.
| |
| <4623>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Today's dinner is a little on the luxurious side. Is that fine?"
| |
| <4624>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Obviously I think it'll be fine but... well, I guess if it's a little, then yeah."
| |
| <4625>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, I'll go and spend a little more while getting some things."
| |
| <4626>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. We'll have a toast after."
| |
| <4627>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is juice okay?"
| |
| <4628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know... I'm a working adult."
| |
| <4629>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "How old are you?"
| |
| <4630>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "18..."
| |
| <4631>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're a minor then."
| |
| <4632>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even though I am, I'm not in school anymore. Just ignore that."
| |
| <4633>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't!"
| |
| <4634>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahh!!!"
| |
| <4635>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if you yell, you can't!"
| |
| <4636>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Toast!"
| |
| <4637>
| |
| // Clink.
| |
| <4638>
| |
| // The sound of the glass touching echoed in the six half-mat room.
| |
| <4639>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You'll also be satisfied with this, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <4640>
| |
| // Champagne with 0.2% alcohol was poured into the glass.
| |
| <4641>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even a minor can drink if it's just this."
| |
| <4642>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll just get drunk over fifty shots..."
| |
| <4643>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You won't eat dinner if you take that much."
| |
| <4644>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll try."
| |
| <4645>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You mustn't!"
| |
| <4646>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's such a waste to give up this cooking."
| |
| <4647>
| |
| // My eyes fall on the low dining table.
| |
| <4648>
| |
| // There was a big pork cutlet, garnished with cabbage.
| |
| <4649>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This is the best meat they have at the grocery store, so I think it's very soft."
| |
| <4650>
| |
| // Looking at it, I remembered.
| |
| <4651>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh yeah, it was also pork cutlet when I was at your house for the first time, wasn't it?"
| |
| <4652>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... now that you mention it, it was."
| |
| <4653>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The meat might also have been the same."
| |
| <4654>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The amount of cabbage piled up here is pretty much the same."
| |
| <4655>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's a lot of it, so it should be delicious."
| |
| <4656>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Have it like this, with the sauce over it..."
| |
| <4657>
| |
| // Everything that was done to it was the same.
| |
| <4658>
| |
| // Looking at it, it brought me a smile.
| |
| <4659>
| |
| // Even though we're living in such worse conditions than before, we were more at ease.
| |
| <4660>
| |
| // On that day, I should have felt uncomfortable.
| |
| <4661>
| |
| // On such a relaxing and calm day.
| |
| <4662>
| |
| // But, I'll be moving on through such days from now on.
| |
| <4663>
| |
| // After we finished cleaning up, Nagisa sat at the table alone.
| |
| <4664>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Homework?"
| |
| <4665>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, it's two courses worth."
| |
| <4666>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <4667>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Want me to help?"
| |
| <4668>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't want to cheat."
| |
| <4669>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... cheating, huh?"
| |
| <4670>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. I have to do this alone."
| |
| <4671>
| |
| // I thought that we'd share that happiness today until we went to sleep, but it seems it won't.
| |
| <4672>
| |
| // I was watching TV at a low volume behind Nagisa, who was studying.
| |
| <4673>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This isn't interesting...)
| |
| <4674>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh... watching TV like this probably ended the day full of happiness today, hasn't it...?)
| |
| <4675>
| |
| // I look over at Nagisa.
| |
| <4676>
| |
| // She was doing her homework, without looking aside.
| |
| <4677>
| |
| // Hug her from behind
| |
| <4678>
| |
| // Be nice and watch TV
| |
| <4679>
| |
| // It's not like this happiness ran off.
| |
| <4680>
| |
| // If we happened to share this again on a day where she had none, we'd finish the discussion.
| |
| <4681>
| |
| // Besides, I liked seeing Nagisa do her very best.
| |
| <4682>
| |
| // That's why I looked at her the whole time... as if watching over her.
| |
| <4683>
| |
| // I sit right behind where Nagisa is as she's facing the desk, and hug her from behind.
| |
| <4684>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <4685>
| |
| // Nagisa looked back. At a distance, I could tell the number of eyelashes she had.
| |
| <4686>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, just wanted to cling onto you. Am I in the way?"
| |
| <4687>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, you aren't at all."
| |
| <4688>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Can you do your homework like this?"
| |
| <4689>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes... if it's like this, then I don't mind at all."
| |
| <4690>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll be calm, and instead I might be able to work."
| |
| <4691>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're not hot?"
| |
| <4692>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's fine. The fan's running."
| |
| <4693>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... then, let's just be like this."
| |
| <4694>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <4695>
| |
| // Her eyes fall on the notes spread out on the table.
| |
| <4696>
| |
| // I can tell that her eyes are moving across the notes.
| |
| <4697>
| |
| // Sometimes they twinkled with surprise.
| |
| <4698>
| |
| // Was she puzzled over it? Her lips tightened up.
| |
| <4699>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... cute...)
| |
| <4700>
| |
| // Embrace her more strongly
| |
| <4701>
| |
| // I'll probably in the way, so remain like this
| |
| <4702>
| |
| // I suddenly tightened my embrace.
| |
| <4703>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah..."
| |
| <4704>
| |
| // Her lips loosened up, and she let out a small voice.
| |
| <4705>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, sorry..."
| |
| <4706>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not at all... I was just a bit surprised..."
| |
| <4707>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... even if you do that, I don't mind at all."
| |
| <4708>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?"
| |
| <4709>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <4710>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you want to, then I'll do that."
| |
| <4711>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <4712>
| |
| // Her eyes once again returned to the notes.
| |
| <4713>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Nagisa sure smells nice...)
| |
| <4714>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even though she hasn't taken a bath...)
| |
| <4715>
| |
| // I put my nose to her nape, and enveloped myself in that smell.
| |
| <4716>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Maybe it's the smell of her hair...?)
| |
| <4717>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Wonder about her body...?)
| |
| <4718>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Does a girl smell good, even if they've been sweating...?)
| |
| <4719>
| |
| // Check
| |
| <4720>
| |
| // That would most certainly be rude
| |
| <4721>
| |
| // I tug her collar, and thrust myself into her chest.
| |
| <4722>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Waah!"
| |
| <4723>
| |
| // Nagisa made a voice, and jumped back.
| |
| <4724>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't mind me, just study."
| |
| <4725>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Right now was just..."
| |
| <4726>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That was certainly in the way, wasn't it...?"
| |
| <4727>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, not really but..."
| |
| <4728>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It just surprised me a little bit..."
| |
| <4729>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, well..."
| |
| <4730>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't reallly want you to be looking at such a particular place..."
| |
| <4731>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Looking at what?"
| |
| <4732>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4733>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I wasn't really looking at anything though."
| |
| <4734>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... just my misunderstanding..."
| |
| <4735>
| |
| // For some reason she was blushing.
| |
| <4736>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then I'll return to studying."
| |
| <4737>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <4738>
| |
| // She again faced the desk.
| |
| <4739>
| |
| // I also cuddled in close, like I had done just now.
| |
| <4740>
| |
| // This time I did so silently, without surprising her.
| |
| <4741>
| |
| // I tugged her collar looking in the opening.
| |
| <4742>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4743>
| |
| // I check inside.
| |
| <4744>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... \m{B}... kun..."
| |
| <4745>
| |
| // I put my nose to her collarbone, and take a whiff.
| |
| <4746>
| |
| // Sniff, sniff...
| |
| <4747>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Waah!"
| |
| <4748>
| |
| // She again jumped back.
| |
| <4749>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <4750>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you doing something right now, \m{B}-kun?!"
| |
| <4751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Doing what...?"
| |
| <4752>
| |
| // Oh yeah, speaking of which, she said something about not wanting me to look...
| |
| <4753>
| |
| // Ah, that's right.
| |
| <4754>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're probably thinking that I wanted to take a look at your breasts."
| |
| <4755>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's off."
| |
| <4756>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really...?"
| |
| <4757>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. I was taking a whiff of your scent, so don't mind."
| |
| <4758>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4759>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You shouldn't do that!"
| |
| <4760>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Really?"
| |
| <4761>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't take a whiff of a girl that hasn't taken a bath!"
| |
| <4762>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, sorry..."
| |
| <4763>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think you're strange, \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <4764>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I thought taking a whiff of the girl that you like was normal..."
| |
| <4765>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because, I'm expecting something else might not be accompanying the smell."
| |
| <4766>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Wait, I definitely did say something strange!"
| |
| <4767>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?"
| |
| <4768>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes... that said, don't take a whiff again."
| |
| <4769>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Until I take a bath, taking a whiff is \bprohibited\u."
| |
| <4770>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's too bad..."
| |
| <4771>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Somehow, it seemed really interesting that I'd get some claim on unknown waters with girls."
| |
| <4772>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't claim that!"
| |
| <4773>
| |
| // If I did that, she'd get angry...
| |
| <4774>
| |
| // I'll just be like this.
| |
| <4775>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4776>
| |
| // I look at her from the side as she studied.
| |
| <4777>
| |
| // Even so, she's cute.
| |
| <4778>
| |
| // Is it strange to think that your own girlfriend was this cute?
| |
| <4779>
| |
| // When you're with a girl for a long while, and find a negative aspect she has, you might honestly stop thinking she was cute...
| |
| <4780>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But... I can't find anything bad about her...)
| |
| <4781>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even though we've been together for a long time...)
| |
| <4782>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even now, I love her still, just like before...)
| |
| <4783>
| |
| // I say it, so to put it into words.
| |
| <4784>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I love you, Nagisa."
| |
| <4785>
| |
| // Hugging her strongly, I cuddle my face by her nape.
| |
| <4786>
| |
| // I'll be in the way, so I'll just remain like this.
| |
| <4787>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <4788>
| |
| // I look at her from the side as she studied.
| |
| <4789>
| |
| // Even so, she's cute.
| |
| <4790>
| |
| // Is it strange to think that your own girlfriend was this cute?
| |
| <4791>
| |
| // When you're with a girl for a long while, and find a negative aspect she has, you might honestly stop thinking she was cute...
| |
| <4792>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But... I can't find anything bad about her...)
| |
| <4793>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even though we've been together for a long time...)
| |
| <4794>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even now, I love her still, just like before...)
| |
| <4795>
| |
| // I say it, so to put it into words.
| |
| <4796>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I love you, Nagisa."
| |
| <4797>
| |
| // Saying that, I strongly hug her.
| |
| <4798>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... oh snap...)
| |
| <4799>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <4800>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... that really got in the way just now, didn't it..."
| |
| <4801>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, yes..."
| |
| <4802>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I can't really study..."
| |
| <4803>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry..."
| |
| <4804>
| |
| // I was never one to keep silent and control myself while hugging her.
| |
| <4805>
| |
| // I let go, so to let her concentrate on studying.
| |
| <4806>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... but, even if you do stop, I don't think I can concentrate on studying..."
| |
| <4807>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Then, what'll you do?"
| |
| <4808>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll take a break for a bit..."
| |
| <4809>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "During which time, I'd like for you to hug me..."
| |
| <4810>
| |
| // Hug.
| |
| <4811>
| |
| // Before I could even think, I embraced her body from behind.
| |
| <4812>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please... wait a second..."
| |
| <4813>
| |
| // Loosening up, Nagisa changed her posture in my arms. She faced her body towards me, making it easier.
| |
| <4814>
| |
| // I tighten the embrace once again.
| |
| <4815>
| |
| // The upper part of our bodies touched each other, giving a perfect embrace.
| |
| <4816>
| |
| // But, to have this posture while sitting, it was unreasonable for the lower part of our bodies, and was painful.
| |
| <4817>
| |
| // Holding that posture, I brought Nagisa's body down to the ground.
| |
| <4818>
| |
| // Nagisa also stretched out her legs, willingly coming under me.
| |
| <4819>
| |
| // My arms ended up being crushed from under her, so I shifted them to her neck.
| |
| <4820>
| |
| // Doing that, our bodies were touching each other from head to toe.
| |
| <4821>
| |
| // I push my face in Nagisa's nape to the point of being persistent, and then tightened the embrace my arms had.
| |
| <4822>
| |
| // Nagisa also did the same with my back, as if responding.
| |
| <4823>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh... this really is getting in the way of her homework...)
| |
| <4824>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But, today... we worked as hard as we could... and I was recognized today so...)
| |
| <4825>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (It should be fine...)
| |
| <4826>
| |
| // The heat built up at the points where we touched.
| |
| <4827>
| |
| // Even so, we continued hugging each other, without letting go.
| |
| <4828>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're back."
| |
| <4829>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <4830>
| |
| // On a tropical afternoon, the two of us came through the Furukawa household again.
| |
| <4831>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, welcome back. Hot, ain't it?"
| |
| <4832>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, it really is."
| |
| <4833>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You shouldn't stay long in the sunlight, m'kay?"
| |
| <4834>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I know."
| |
| <4835>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Even in the shop here, we've got no air conditioner so it's hot."
| |
| <4836>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Take a break further inside where there's one."
| |
| <4837>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay. I'm used to the heat, so I'm fine."
| |
| <4838>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh... that's right, you don't have one in the apartment."
| |
| <4839>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, Sanae!"
| |
| <4840>
| |
| // As if he remembered, pops called into the house.
| |
| <4841>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nagisa's back, so go get her something cold!"
| |
| <4842>
| |
| // ... what about me?
| |
| <4843>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said, we do have an electric fan. \m{B}-kun found it."
| |
| <4844>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Even if you have that, the room's hot, so all you got blowing at you is hot air."
| |
| <4845>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's quite cool."
| |
| <4846>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, don't pretend to endure it. If it's hot, you can come back here and cool off."
| |
| <4847>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, even at work \m{B}-kun's sweating even more, so I couldn't come to cool off on my own."
| |
| <4848>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I want to wait for him back at the apartment."
| |
| <4849>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... a daughter that won't take in parental love."
| |
| <4850>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san's just being lonely."
| |
| <4851>
| |
| // Sanae-san brought a tray out.
| |
| <4852>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <4853>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Good afternoon, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <4854>
| |
| // Her summer clothing dazzled in my eyes.
| |
| <4855>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is everyone okay with ice coffee?"
| |
| <4856>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, you're charming today as well, Sanae."
| |
| <4857>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <4858>
| |
| // The conversation isn't even budging at all.
| |
| <4859>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll have one."
| |
| <4860>
| |
| // I take my share.
| |
| <4861>
| |
| // The four of us hold our glass cups and drink through the straw, continuing to talk.
| |
| <4862>
| |
| // Inside the store, the family had all gathered round inside the house, feeling like a built-up technique.
| |
| <4863>
| |
| // Even if a customer came and saw this, they'd pay no attention and just probably buy some bread.
| |
| <4864>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You really are lonely, dad."
| |
| <4865>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well you see... we've been this way for the past nineteen years..."
| |
| <4866>
| |
| // \{Akio} "When summer comes, I remember... going to the mountains or the beach..."
| |
| <4867>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That troubles me when you say that."
| |
| <4868>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's fine, Nagisa. If you nod to Akio-san's selfish words now, he'll be able to endure."
| |
| <4869>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh... why, I wonder?"
| |
| <4870>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph... you think you can make it so simple? That said, pop quiz."
| |
| <4871>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Now, what event do I have planned for this summer?"
| |
| <4872>
| |
| // \{Akio} "One, beach barbeque."
| |
| <4873>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Two, beach battancue."
| |
| <4874>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Three, beach Fujioka Barbara."
| |
| <4875>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Now, which'll it be?"
| |
| <4876>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Who the hell's the last one...?)
| |
| <4877>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "All of them have similar words, so it's troubling."
| |
| <4878>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The last's absolutely wrong, isn't it?!"
| |
| <4879>
| |
| // \{Akio} "They all start with 'ba', don't they?!"
| |
| <4880>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You can go do the Fujioka Barbara on your own, man."
| |
| <4881>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If it's fun, please let us know."
| |
| <4882>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh, It's Idiot World...)
| |
| <4883>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So Nagisa, what's your answer?"
| |
| <4884>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, it's number one, the beach barbecue."
| |
| <4885>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Buzz! The right one is number two, the beach battancue."
| |
| <4886>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You can do the battancue alone, Akio-san."
| |
| <4887>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "We'll go with the barbecue, okay, Nagisa?"
| |
| <4888>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Keh, yeah, that's the right one."
| |
| <4889>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?! I'm looking forward to it!"
| |
| <4890>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Okay, it's decided."
| |
| <4891>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I think there's the Bon holidays. Do you have those days off, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <4892>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think it should be fine."
| |
| <4893>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You can work a crapload, okay?"
| |
| <4894>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, if \m{B}-kun doesn't go, then I won't either."
| |
| <4895>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... then I guess he can carry the luggage."
| |
| <4896>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't do that either! \m{B}-kun's everyday work is already tiring."
| |
| <4897>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine, even if it's luggage."
| |
| <4898>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All right!!! He said something real good, there!"
| |
| <4899>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, you can't! I won't allow it!"
| |
| <4900>
| |
| // She's fighting her father in my place. Quite a reliable girlfriend.
| |
| <4901>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'd also like to see Akio-san boast his strength!"
| |
| <4902>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Leave it to me! I'll carry it all!"
| |
| <4903>
| |
| // With one word, Sanae-san finished the topic quickly.
| |
| <4904>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Damn it... why am I carrying the luggage..."
| |
| <4905>
| |
| // Nagisa and Sanae-san were in the kitchen, having their chatter as always while preparing dinner.
| |
| <4906>
| |
| // I helped with the store.
| |
| <4907>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Is it becuase \byou\u appeared that I've become the comedian?"
| |
| <4908>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And up until then you were the comedian...?"
| |
| <4909>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Of course. I'm the man of the house, you see."
| |
| <4910>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I dunno if Nagisa's told you herself, but you see she's like..."
| |
| <4911>
| |
| // \{Akio} "'I've fallen in love with dad... but, that's something that \bshouldn't be\u'..."
| |
| <4912>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And then we'd go, 'Nagisa's a strange girl!' and she went on through puberty like that..."
| |
| <4913>
| |
| // ... that's an absolute lie.
| |
| <4914>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And then, you appeared..."
| |
| <4915>
| |
| // \{Akio} "'Even now, I like you the best, dad, so I'll endure that greenick'... saying that, she went to you."
| |
| <4916>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like Nagisa said greenick at all!"
| |
| <4917>
| |
| // \{Akio} "She did, you greenick!"
| |
| <4918>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not a greenick!"
| |
| <4919>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nagisa said it so, you're a greenick!"
| |
| <4920>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She would never say something like greenick!"
| |
| <4921>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why you greenick! Someone who's so green he's never used his d*ck!!"
| |
| <4922>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Hey you two, please don't be yelling strange things in the shop, okay--?"
| |
| <9999>
| |
| // \{秋生}「渚が言ってるんだから、ヘナチョコなんだよっ！」
| |
| <9999>
| |
| // \{秋生}「渚が言ってるんだから、ヘナチョコなんだよっ！」
| |
| <4923>
| |
| // Sanae-san's voice from afar.
| |
| <4924>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Gah... cough!"
| |
| <4925>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Greenick..."
| |
| <4926>
| |
| // He said that, as if murmuring.
| |
| <4927>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I said I'm not!"
| |
| <4928>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So what? You claiming you've dishonored yourself as a man?"
| |
| <4929>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ugh..."
| |
| <4930>
| |
| // He caught my tongue.
| |
| <4931>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Even now, she must be talking with Sanae. 'My boyfriend's a greenick', see."
| |
| <4932>
| |
| // The personality he speaks of is different.
| |
| <4933>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You know, it doesn't mean you've brought some bad thing into the peace of your home."
| |
| <4934>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Didn't I tell you before... that I held Nagisa dear...?"
| |
| <4935>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You say that, but how many years have you lived with her?!"
| |
| <4936>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, just two months."
| |
| <4937>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Even so, that's long..."
| |
| <4938>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And what have \byou\u been doing during that time?"
| |
| <4939>
| |
| // ... he's such a person that asks bad questions.
| |
| <4940>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All righty, take a porn book with you."
| |
| <4941>
| |
| // Ahh... at this point, he'd probably say something like this...
| |
| <4942>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Or what, you'd prefer Sanae's underwear?"
| |
| <4943>
| |
| // Slam, thud-----!!!\shake{3}
| |
| <4944>
| |
| // I suddenly hit the back of my head against the door.
| |
| <4945>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Idiot, you plan on destroying the shop?!"
| |
| <4946>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because you said something outrageous!"
| |
| <4947>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, be quiet... Sanae'll yell at us."
| |
| <4948>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <4949>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So..."
| |
| <4950>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Which do you want?"
| |
| <4951>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... I'm picking?!)
| |
| <4952>
| |
| // Pops' treasured porn book
| |
| <4953>
| |
| // Sanae-san's underwear
| |
| <4954>
| |
| // Don't want either
| |
| <4955>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "P...\p porn book..."
| |
| <4956>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, so you've finally felt like taking one. Keep a tight hold on it, so no one finds out!"
| |
| <4957>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <4958>
| |
| // It shouldn't be too perverted, right...?
| |
| <4959>
| |
| // ... I can't. As a person, I feel picking that is not something I should do...
| |
| <4960>
| |
| // But, if I say that now, I might be able to get it...
| |
| <4961>
| |
| // Hey wait, I want that?!
| |
| <4962>
| |
| // Nagisa's got hers at home, doesn't she?!
| |
| <4963>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahhhh---!!"
| |
| <4964>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Are you that troubled, geez..."
| |
| <4965>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I don't want anything anymore..."
| |
| <4966>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Eh? You sure?"
| |
| <4967>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <4968>
| |
| // Forget it... pretend like it never existed...
| |
| <4969>
| |
| // I feel like I'm really regretting this...
| |
| <4970>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see... well, whatever."
| |
| <4971>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you were to have picked Sanae's underwear, I'd rip apart your relationship with Nagisa for your whole life, you know."
| |
| <4972>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Oh snap-----!)
| |
| <4973>
| |
| // If it's him, he'd really do it just on those grounds alone.
| |
| <4974>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't want either."
| |
| <4975>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard, you not satisfied with that product lineup?"
| |
| <4976>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's just what you like, isn't it?"
| |
| <4977>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see... I'm a man. In other words, you're a girl."
| |
| <4978>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No matter how you look, I'm a man..."
| |
| <4979>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hah, what man are you, not having a single porn book you don't read secretly?!"
| |
| <4980>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You're a girl! You've got no guts!"
| |
| <4981>
| |
| // Ahh... is this where I'm going to leave it at, going home without a porn book?
| |
| <4982>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right..."
| |
| <4983>
| |
| // I was really annoyed, so I answered like that.
| |
| <4984>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, you gonna take one back?"
| |
| <4985>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <4986>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't have an interest in it...)
| |
| <4987>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Keep a tight hold on it, so no one finds out."
| |
| <4988>
| |
| // We also returned home ahead of time to take dinner.
| |
| <4989>
| |
| // I've still got work from tomorrow onward.
| |
| <4990>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "For four people to go to the beach is so wonderful! I'm looking forward to it!"
| |
| <4991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I regret it a bit. I wanted to do something too."
| |
| <4992>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But you're busy, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <4993>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When I think about it, I can do it at any time... like this though, I'm simply useless."
| |
| <4994>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess for now, when summer break starts, we'll go to the pool."
| |
| <4995>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure, I don't mind, but why?"
| |
| <4996>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Before we go and see, I want to check first."
| |
| <4997>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Check what?"
| |
| <4998>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your swimsuit."
| |
| <4999>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <5000>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A new swimsuit that the two of us'll pick."
| |
| <5001>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For now, I'll pick it myself first."
| |
| <5002>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay... sure.
| |
| <5003>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's a bit bold, so I'm shy..."
| |
| <5004>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Bold? Isn't something like that normal?"
| |
| <5005>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll end up with a bare stomach."
| |
| <5006>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's a swimsuit for you."
| |
| <5007>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, but I want show courage."
| |
| <5008>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I want to show you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5009>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure, I'm looking forward to it."
| |
| <5010>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay!"
| |
| <5011>
| |
| // I think as I look at Nagisa, giving a shy smile.
| |
| <5012>
| |
| // Things are... really getting along.
| |
| <5013>
| |
| // It was really painful when I started working though...
| |
| <5014>
| |
| // But, these were the days I was looking forward to by climbing over that.
| |
| <5015>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "By the way... what's that?"
| |
| <5016>
| |
| // Nagisa looked at my chest and asked.
| |
| <5017>
| |
| // I was holding a paper bag there.
| |
| <5018>
| |
| // Inside... was the porn book pops gave me.
| |
| <5019>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Something you got?"
| |
| <5020>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, what do you call it... personal stuff."
| |
| <5021>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Something you left back at the house?"
| |
| <5022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something like that."
| |
| <5023>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What might it be? I'm interested."
| |
| <5024>
| |
| // A girl's intuition is... frighteningly strong.
| |
| <5025>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just some magazine. Stuff I threw away... for a while."
| |
| <5026>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What magazine?"
| |
| <5027>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... cars and motorcycles."
| |
| <5028>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You like those?"
| |
| <5029>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, not really..."
| |
| <5030>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, if you like it, \m{B}-kun, then I'd like to also come to like it."
| |
| <5031>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I do that, we can talk a lot."
| |
| <5032>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't have to force yourself."
| |
| <5033>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not forcing myself. I just want to."
| |
| <5034>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll try reading it a bit when we get back."
| |
| <5035>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I-I see... hmm, I wonder..."
| |
| <5036>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you have a somewhat troubled face."
| |
| <5037>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Really...?"
| |
| <5038>
| |
| // If I bring it like this on the way back, I'll definitely get caught...
| |
| <5039>
| |
| // No offense to pops, but I gotta lose this somewhere...
| |
| <5040>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What are you looking for? You were searching restlessly just now."
| |
| <5041>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Err... nothing."
| |
| <5042>
| |
| // I didn't get a chance to throw it out...
| |
| <5043>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, please go and take a shower first."
| |
| <5044>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I can take one later."
| |
| <5045>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You always go first, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5046>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be fine with later today."
| |
| <5047>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <5048>
| |
| // She stared at me.
| |
| <5049>
| |
| // I give her a quick smile.
| |
| <5050>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're strange, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5051>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5052>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it that magazine?"
| |
| <5053>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She's got me red-handed...)
| |
| <5054>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it a magazine I can't see?"
| |
| <5055>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you say I can't look at it, then I won't."
| |
| <5056>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, well... you can't keep secrets."
| |
| <5057>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I never hide anything from you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5058>
| |
| // Ahh... my chest hurts.
| |
| <5059>
| |
| // When you criticize me like that, I end up not being able to resist anymore.
| |
| <5060>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry..."
| |
| <5061>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's...\p it's a porn book."
| |
| <5062>
| |
| // I hang my head, knees hitting the ground.
| |
| <5063>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A perverted book?"
| |
| <5064>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, a perverted book."
| |
| <5065>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You wanted to look at it, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <5066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's a guy for you..."
| |
| <5067>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I see..."
| |
| <5068>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5069>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm a bit shocked."
| |
| <5070>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm sorry..."
| |
| <5071>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are there cute girls in there...?"
| |
| <5072>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I haven't seen it yet, so I have no idea."
| |
| <5073>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, you're looking because there might be...?"
| |
| <5074>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I guess it'll be like that..."
| |
| <5075>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then... is it that you like other girls...?"
| |
| <5076>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <5077>
| |
| // It couldn't be that she... was jealous of girls in magazines?
| |
| <5078>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's not it, Nagisa. You'll always be number one to me."
| |
| <5079>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, not number one, but you're the only one I'll love."
| |
| <5080>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I wouldn't have any feelings for any other girls."
| |
| <5081>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's the truth."
| |
| <5082>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much..."
| |
| <5083>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, \m{B}-kun... is it because of me that you want to look at other girls...?"
| |
| <5084>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Am I still holding you back, \m{B}-kun...?"
| |
| <5085>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... I... guess it... could be like that..."
| |
| <5086>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I want you to tell me clearly."
| |
| <5087>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you tell me..."
| |
| <5088>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <5089>
| |
| // ... nod.
| |
| <5090>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5091>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Let's watch TV."
| |
| <5092>
| |
| // Slip!
| |
| <5093>
| |
| // I immediately slipped over.
| |
| <5094>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We have to watch the news."
| |
| <5095>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She didn't say the most important part...)
| |
| <5096>
| |
| // I wanted to tease Nagisa, who had forcibly turned the conversation away.
| |
| <5097>
| |
| // I sit against the wall, and slowly pull out the contents of the paper bag, beginning to look at the front cover.
| |
| <5098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, the girls in here aren't cuter than Nagisa..."
| |
| <5099>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, it can't be helped. I'll have to deal with it..."
| |
| <5100>
| |
| // With only a copy in hand, I begin turning the page.
| |
| <5101>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <5102>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <5103>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <5104>
| |
| // Nagisa was staring this way.
| |
| <5105>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't want to look at that..."
| |
| <5106>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I also don't like looking at this either."
| |
| <5107>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, I want you to tell me clearly..."
| |
| <5108>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you tell me..."
| |
| <5109>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <5110>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, I'll let you see... just for a bit."
| |
| <5111>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Uwaah...)
| |
| <5112>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She said it...)
| |
| <5113>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'm such a cruel man...)
| |
| <5114>
| |
| // Say you want to
| |
| <5115>
| |
| // Leave it be
| |
| <5116>
| |
| // Gulp...
| |
| <5117>
| |
| // Swallowing in my mouth... I prepare myself.
| |
| <5118>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to...\p see yours, Nagisa."
| |
| <5119>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <5120>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <5121>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please look..."
| |
| <5122>
| |
| // Time slows down.
| |
| <5123>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <5124>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is my underwear fine...?"
| |
| <5125>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Just your underwear?"
| |
| <5126>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm... even under...?"
| |
| <5127>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "These people take off everything..."
| |
| <5128>
| |
| // ... what cruel things am I saying, huh?
| |
| <5129>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then..."
| |
| <5130>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Just a little, for a moment..."
| |
| <5131>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... where...?"
| |
| <5132>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... my chest but... is that fine...?"
| |
| <5133>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5134>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, below...?"
| |
| <5135>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I definitely won't do below..."
| |
| <5136>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, well, the chest is fine. That's enough."
| |
| <5137>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <5138>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, here..."
| |
| <5139>
| |
| // Nagisa takes off her sleeves.
| |
| <5140>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... my stomach will be bare..."
| |
| <5141>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Obviously it would..."
| |
| <5142>
| |
| // The first time I've seen Nagisa's stomach.
| |
| <5143>
| |
| // Wasn't too thin nor too big. Just about the right beauty.
| |
| <5144>
| |
| // The texture was so nice, almost to the point of me wanting to touch it.
| |
| <5145>
| |
| // And Nagisa pulls off her sleeves further.
| |
| <5146>
| |
| // From under, two hills covered in white underwear gazed at me.
| |
| <5147>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh, amazing... somewhat exciting...)
| |
| <5148>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Though it isn't big... to say that I like big ones are a bit...)
| |
| <5149>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <5150>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <5151>
| |
| // The top of her chest pushed down on the clothes she took off.
| |
| <5152>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Like this..."
| |
| <5153>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Softly...\wait{1000} turn them over... and look."
| |
| <5154>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that fine?"
| |
| <5155>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <5156>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But... just for a bit...\wait{1000} you can't stare at them..."
| |
| <5157>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When you've looked, please put them back..."
| |
| <5158>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm...\p how far can I look?"
| |
| <5159>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "As far s you want to, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <5160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Roger..."
| |
| <5161>
| |
| // A very delicious situation...
| |
| <5162>
| |
| // From henceforth, I'll be getting to see a part of Nagisa that no other man shall...
| |
| <5163>
| |
| // Nagisa's showing that to me... for me.
| |
| <5164>
| |
| // Stretching my arm, I pluck her bra with my fingers.
| |
| <5165>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (It's quite tight...)
| |
| <5166>
| |
| // I do it more strongly... and slowly flip it over.
| |
| <5167>
| |
| // Nagisa... closes her eyes, bearing with the situation.
| |
| <5168>
| |
| // And then... I lift up the part I'm holding.
| |
| <5169>
| |
| // A third one was... exposed to open air.
| |
| <5170>
| |
| // Wonder if this is called the underbust... it's expanding out.
| |
| <5171>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Amazing... it's cute... and indecent...)
| |
| <5172>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun...\wait{1000} you've taken too long..."
| |
| <5173>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, well, I haven't seen anything yet..."
| |
| <5174>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're lying... you've looked quite a lot..."
| |
| <5175>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's... over now!"
| |
| <5176>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... eh?"
| |
| <5177>
| |
| // Nagisa swiftly pulls back.
| |
| <5178>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, that's a wrap!"
| |
| <5179>
| |
| // She dusts off the clothing she just fixed.
| |
| <5180>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5181>
| |
| // I had frozen solid in a miserable posture, as if I were still flipping over her underwear.
| |
| <5182>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (No way... I still hadn't seen it...)
| |
| <5183>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Like this, you won't have to look at a perverted book."
| |
| <5184>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I still haven't seen it...)
| |
| <5185>
| |
| // But, she did so just because of that...
| |
| <5186>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Damn it...)
| |
| <5187>
| |
| // I reluctantly throw out the book that pops gave me.
| |
| <5188>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're honest, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5189>
| |
| // ... and you're praising me?
| |
| <5190>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm joking."
| |
| <5191>
| |
| // Saying that, I put the book back into the bag, and carefully close it up.
| |
| <5192>
| |
| // And then, I turn my attention to the television set.
| |
| <5193>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Joking, what do you mean...?"
| |
| <5194>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <5195>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Were you teasing me...?"
| |
| <5196>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I was serious at first, but somehow it became teasing you, so I stopped."
| |
| <5197>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not at all... I wasn't thinking of it like that."
| |
| <5198>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was for you, \m{B}-kun, so... even if it's embarrassing..."
| |
| <5199>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, if I make you show me through that, I'd just become hated."
| |
| <5200>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll do this again in a more, natural way, okay?"
| |
| <5201>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <5202>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, I'll throw out the book, anyways."
| |
| <5203>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?"
| |
| <5204>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <5205>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... I'm glad."
| |
| <5206>
| |
| // After breathing a sigh of relief, she turned her attention towards the TV.
| |
| <5207>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She really is jealous of the Gravure girls, isn't she...?)
| |
| <5208>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (How innocent...)
| |
| <5209>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well... she did give a cute response...)
| |
| <5210>
| |
| // I threw out the bag as is into the garbage.
| |
| <5211>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah..."
| |
| <5212>
| |
| // Nagisa let out a voice, seeing that.
| |
| <5213>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I told you it's fine. Come on, let's go watch TV."
| |
| <5214>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <5215>
| |
| // We reseat ourselves so we cuddle up.
| |
| <5216>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You really are kind, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5217>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not at all, really..."
| |
| <5218>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's what I love about you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5219>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ehehe..."
| |
| <5220>
| |
| // Even though it's all my fault, when she puts it that way, I really do feel like I'm a hateful guy.
| |
| <5221>
| |
| // I'll seriously reflect upon that...
| |
| <5222>
| |
| // Our summer break began.
| |
| <5223>
| |
| // Last year, for me it was supposed to have been normal as well, but it abruptly came to a halt.
| |
| <5224>
| |
| // And it was something that I couldn't visit again.
| |
| <5225>
| |
| // If there's a long break, it would have to be when I retire.
| |
| <5226>
| |
| // Will I continue working until then?
| |
| <5227>
| |
| // Did the days in which I played like a kid really end?
| |
| <5228>
| |
| // I realized that such a thing had happened at this point in time.
| |
| <5229>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You've always been waiting at home. Got time? Let's do something we like."
| |
| <5230>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I have a lot of homework from school, so I can't really play like that."
| |
| <5231>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you're gonna do homework, let's do it at your parents' place. It's cool there, right?"
| |
| <5232>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay, I'll do it here."
| |
| <5233>
| |
| // Right now, it's dark, so spending time here for a while would be preferable. However, during the day, this room is going to be scorching hot.
| |
| <5234>
| |
| // There are a lot of things we can do during the holiday. I don't have experience with that but, Nagisa does.
| |
| <5235>
| |
| // From every day onward, we're going to be going through the heat.
| |
| <5236>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't want me to get an air conditioner...?"
| |
| <5237>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No need."
| |
| <5238>
| |
| // Stubborn...
| |
| <5239>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think there's one that isn't too expensive..."
| |
| <5240>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The air coming from an air conditioner isn't really good for the body."
| |
| <5241>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm fine with the air from a fan."
| |
| <5242>
| |
| // When she puts it that way, I'm in no position to be pushing her.
| |
| <5243>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll just tell you though..."
| |
| <5244>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <5245>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think this is too much for my sake."
| |
| <5246>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Something like this is perfectly fine."
| |
| <5247>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Being told to go back to my parents' place is painful."
| |
| <5248>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I've been thinking about a lot of things while waiting for you at home, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5249>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Like what I could make for dinner..."
| |
| <5250>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Like what you thought was delicious..."
| |
| <5251>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That was really fun, so I'm happy."
| |
| <5252>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Being told not to do that is lonely."
| |
| <5253>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because this place is..."
| |
| <5254>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The home in which you and I live, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5256>
| |
| // I see...
| |
| <5257>
| |
| // I was being too shallow...
| |
| <5258>
| |
| // Since that day where we began living together...
| |
| <5259>
| |
| // This place wasn't as if it were a single-room apartment... it should have been our home.
| |
| <5260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I guess."
| |
| <5261>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, it'll do more harm than good if you push your body. Keep that in mind."
| |
| <5262>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <5263>
| |
| // This time, she nodded obediently.
| |
| <5264>
| |
| // Nagisa was bedridden the whole time last summer.
| |
| <5265>
| |
| // That's why when I see Nagisa in her summer clothing, it makes me happy.
| |
| <5266>
| |
| // Entering summer break, it was first Saturday. As promised, I took Nagisa to the community pool.
| |
| <5267>
| |
| // There was so many people that we were taken aback, but we got used to it.
| |
| <5268>
| |
| // After a few hours, within that confusion, we were having fun, without being embarrassed about it.
| |
| <5269>
| |
| // I didn't meet anyone I know, but the Furukawa Bakery customers brought along their kids, and Nagisa got wet in the swimsuit many times.
| |
| <5270>
| |
| // I was smiling there.
| |
| <5271>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, it seems you've gotten kinder."
| |
| <5272>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh... really?"
| |
| <5273>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. Even when I talked to other people, you were always smiling."
| |
| <5274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's because when your own girlfriend's talking to a lot of people in a cuddly way, my face has a way of becoming like that."
| |
| <5275>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But you were different back then, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5276>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I wonder in what way?"
| |
| <5277>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... you were a bit distant, standing there."
| |
| <5278>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5279>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... probably."
| |
| <5280>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was probably never one to smile with others around..."
| |
| <5281>
| |
| // Was I certainly thinking that way back then?
| |
| <5282>
| |
| // Like they were all annoying.
| |
| <5283>
| |
| // At the time, it was absolutely depressing with other people meddling around and being noisy.
| |
| <5284>
| |
| // The relationship between people was depressing.
| |
| <5285>
| |
| // Now though, if it's not like that...
| |
| <5286>
| |
| // Being one that was linked to others because of Nagisa, I knew better.
| |
| <5287>
| |
| // In that it wasn't all that bad.
| |
| <5288>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <5289>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <5290>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could we hold hands?"
| |
| <5291>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah."
| |
| <5292>
| |
| // I'll do anything now.
| |
| <5293>
| |
| // I smiled at myself.
| |
| <5294>
| |
| // The boss was discussing what to do during the Bon holiday during our pep talk.
| |
| <5295>
| |
| // All of us got three days off.
| |
| <5296>
| |
| // Compared to back in school, it was quite short, but for me right now, it was enough.
| |
| <5297>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What'll you do?"
| |
| <5298>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've got plans."
| |
| <5299>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Going travelling with your girlfriend?"
| |
| <5300>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're going to the beach."
| |
| <5301>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not just my girlfriend, but her parents as well."
| |
| <5302>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Oh, going with the family? Quite rare these days."
| |
| <5303>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What'll you do, Yoshino-san?"
| |
| <5304>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Me? I wonder."
| |
| <5305>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe you'll go somewhere with your girlfriend?"
| |
| <5306>
| |
| // I don't know if he has one, but I tried asking.
| |
| <5307>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe you'll go somewhere with your girlfriend?"
| |
| <5308>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe you'll go somewhere with Ibuki-san?"
| |
| <5309>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I guess... if I can, then that'd be nice."
| |
| <5310>
| |
| // Saying just that, he headed off to the office.
| |
| <5311>
| |
| // Was Yoshino-san hiding his embarrassment, I wonder?
| |
| <5312>
| |
| // I also went after him, so as to not get a late start.
| |
| <5313>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm back."
| |
| <5314>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome back."
| |
| <5315>
| |
| // Nagisa was within the heat, standing in front of the stove.
| |
| <5316>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, I'll go and shower first."
| |
| <5317>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sure... today's really hot..."
| |
| <5318>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, you're also sweating."
| |
| <5319>
| |
| // Sweatdrops were forming on her face and forehead.
| |
| <5320>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm fine."
| |
| <5321>
| |
| // Her hands are full, so it doesn't look like she can wipe it.
| |
| <5322>
| |
| // I took out a handkerchief and dried it.
| |
| <5323>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <5324>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I don't mix this, it'll burn."
| |
| <5325>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, if you're doing something like this, you can't stop, huh?"
| |
| <5326>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <5327>
| |
| // I hug Nagisa from behind.
| |
| <5328>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... yes... I can't stop..."
| |
| <5329>
| |
| // And again, sweat from her cheek dripped down and rubbed against mine.
| |
| <5330>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, it's shaking..."
| |
| <5331>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then do it slowly."
| |
| <5332>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay, I'll be done soon."
| |
| <5333>
| |
| // She turned off the heat from the stove.
| |
| <5334>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay... like this it won't be dangerous... so I can take anything."
| |
| <5335>
| |
| // When a girl says something like "I can take anything", it'll get exciting, even if she says no...
| |
| <5336>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then... look this way."
| |
| <5337>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <5338>
| |
| // Within my relaxed arms, Nagisa turned halfway.
| |
| <5339>
| |
| // I embrace her. Her sweaty body touched mine.
| |
| <5340>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it fine if I haven't taken a shower...?"
| |
| <5341>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll just sweat again."
| |
| <5342>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then..."
| |
| <5343>
| |
| // Nagisa tightened her embrace on me.
| |
| <5344>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <5345>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, \m{B}-kun...?"
| |
| <5346>
| |
| // Only the upper part of our bodies separate, and we look at each other.
| |
| <5347>
| |
| // Cute lips.
| |
| <5348>
| |
| // Nagisa probably also noticed that. She closed her eyes... and brought her lips to me.
| |
| <5349>
| |
| // I also did the same.
| |
| <5350>
| |
| // Ring, ring, ring, ring...
| |
| <5351>
| |
| // Just before we kissed, the phone rang.
| |
| <5352>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... a phone call."
| |
| <5353>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll go and get it."
| |
| <5354>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <5355>
| |
| // If we ignore it, would another phone call come...?
| |
| <5356>
| |
| // I reluctantly let her go.
| |
| <5357>
| |
| // Nagisa knelt in front of the phone, and picked up the receiver.
| |
| <5358>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Hello...? Ah, yes, that's right."
| |
| <5359>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <5360>
| |
| // Nagisa handed me the phone.
| |
| <5361>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's a man by the name of Kishita-san."
| |
| <5362>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? For me?"
| |
| <5363>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <5364>
| |
| // Kishita...\p who might he be?
| |
| <5365>
| |
| // Without remembering, I took the phone.
| |
| <5366>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, it's me."
| |
| <5367>
| |
| // \{Voice} "That you, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <5368>
| |
| // An elderly voice. I immediately remembered him as a co-worker of my father's from long ago.
| |
| <5369>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, that's right."
| |
| <5370>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "Your father's been... arrested."
| |
| <5371>
| |
| // ...... eh?
| |
| <5372>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "He's been doing some shady dealings..."
| |
| <5373>
| |
| // ... what?
| |
| <5374>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "\m{B}-kun, are you listening?"
| |
| <5375>
| |
| // ... doing what?
| |
| <5376>
| |
| // ... what's going on?
| |
| <5377>
| |
| // ... I can't understand at all.
| |
| <5378>
| |
| // ... why?
| |
| <5379>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "\m{B}-kun, your father's been arrested by the police. That's how it is."
| |
| <5380>
| |
| // My father's...
| |
| <5381>
| |
| // Why?
| |
| <5382>
| |
| // Ahh... I don't know.
| |
| <5383>
| |
| // I can't understand at all.
| |
| <5384>
| |
| // Since when have I become such an idiot...
| |
| <5385>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "Let me talk to the girl just now."
| |
| <5386>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "Hey, come on, pass the phone to her."
| |
| <5387>
| |
| // \{Kishita} "When you've calmed down, she'll tell you what's happened."
| |
| <5388>
| |
| // The receiver falls from my hand, down to the floor.
| |
| <5389>
| |
| // I stared at Nagisa, who picked it up in haste.
| |
| <5390>
| |
| // Because it was a small city, the rumor spread fast.
| |
| <5391>
| |
| // A few days later, the boss called me...
| |
| <5392>
| |
| // Not meaning anything bad, but he told me to pretend that the new employment topic never happened.
| |
| <5393>
| |
| // \{Boss} "No one thinks of you as being bad at all, \m{A}-kun."
| |
| <5394>
| |
| // \{Boss} "You can work here like you've always have up to now."
| |
| <5395>
| |
| // \{Boss} "Because everyone here understands you, \m{A}-kun."
| |
| <5396>
| |
| // \{Boss} "It's just that the timing's a little bad..."
| |
| <5397>
| |
| // Ahh... I worked all this time... and had even gained something.
| |
| <5398>
| |
| // If I worked hard, something good up ahead would be waiting for me...
| |
| <5399>
| |
| // That's what I thought.
| |
| <5400>
| |
| // And it's been lost...
| |
| <5401>
| |
| // Not because of me...
| |
| <5402>
| |
| // But because of that person.
| |
| <5403>
| |
| // Even though I live as if I didn't have a relationship with him...
| |
| <5404>
| |
| // Even though I'll be doing everything on my own...
| |
| <5405>
| |
| // Even though I'll be doing everything I can to make the one I love happy...
| |
| <5406>
| |
| // Even so...
| |
| <5407>
| |
| // Ah... how could something be like this?
| |
| <5408>
| |
| // Am I cursed...?
| |
| <5409>
| |
| // ... by that man?
| |
| <5410>
| |
| // Nagisa and I sat facing each other.
| |
| <5411>
| |
| // The two of us bow, and I remember something from when we first started living together.
| |
| <5412>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa..."
| |
| <5413>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How about we..."
| |
| <5414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Leave this city?"
| |
| <5415>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <5416>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We can't..."
| |
| <5417>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That would be running away."
| |
| <5418>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's not facing forward..."
| |
| <5419>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've always been running away..."
| |
| <5420>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine now, right...?"
| |
| <5421>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This'll be the last time."
| |
| <5422>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We can't..."
| |
| <5423>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't be crushed by this, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5424>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I want you to... make me happy... in this city."
| |
| <5425>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll make you happy."
| |
| <5426>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, even if it weren't this city, I can still do it, right?"
| |
| <5427>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As long as it's me, you'd say it's fine, right?"
| |
| <5428>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's..."
| |
| <5429>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "if it's you, \m{B}-kun, then wherever it is, it's fine."
| |
| <5430>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, we can't leave this city in a time when we aren't facing forward."
| |
| <5431>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If we do... this will become a place that we can't come back to."
| |
| <5432>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This is the city where I was born."
| |
| <5433>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The city I've been raised in."
| |
| <5434>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's our city."
| |
| <5435>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Am I wrong?"
| |
| <5436>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if all good things go to ruin?"
| |
| <5437>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "All good things go to ruin...?'
| |
| <5438>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I've gained a lot of things."
| |
| <5439>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Meeting you was the number one thing, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5440>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5441>
| |
| // Nagisa...
| |
| <5442>
| |
| // You really are here for me.
| |
| <5443>
| |
| // I'm such a blockhead to not be listening to what you have to say...
| |
| <5444>
| |
| // Even though it occurred to me as being stubborn, my miserable tears came flowing out.
| |
| <5445>
| |
| // Even though I knew...
| |
| <5446>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun... is it painful?"
| |
| <5447>
| |
| // As I lowered my head, Nagisa took my hand.
| |
| <5448>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is what I"m saying... tormenting you, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <5449>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5450>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The only one who can understand that torment... is you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5451>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "All I can do is be with you."
| |
| <5452>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So, please tell me."
| |
| <5453>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it painful?"
| |
| <5454>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5455>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... it's painful."
| |
| <5456>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I see..."
| |
| <5457>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then... one day, when we're facing forward..."
| |
| <5458>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "At that time, we can leave the city."
| |
| <5459>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5460>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <5461>
| |
| // One day, when I stand in the same place that person does... how would I feel?
| |
| <5462>
| |
| // At that time, would I have nothing to regret?
| |
| <5463>
| |
| // If I did... then...
| |
| <5464>
| |
| // I might begin to regret my entire life for a long time.
| |
| <5465>
| |
| // Right now, I just have to believe in myself.
| |
| <5466>
| |
| // If I came to regret it...
| |
| <5467>
| |
| // As long as Nagisa's with me, then I can stand back up again.
| |
| <5468>
| |
| // So, let's move on ahead.
| |
| <5469>
| |
| // Together.
| |
| <5470>
| |
| // Walking on... a girl was up ahead.
| |
| <5471>
| |
| // She faced me, standing there.
| |
| <5472>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I've been waiting, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5473>
| |
| // She so said to me.
| |
| <5474>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you doing here...?"
| |
| <5475>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I came to see your father with you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5476>
| |
| // Who did she hear it from...?
| |
| <5477>
| |
| // My boss... or Yoshino-san...?
| |
| <5478>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go back."
| |
| <5479>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why? Can't I come with you?"
| |
| <5480>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can't."
| |
| <5481>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Just don't be so selfish for today. This is really important."
| |
| <5482>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For me, this is really important."
| |
| <5483>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But this doesn't have anything to do with you, does it...?"
| |
| <5484>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That might be true but..."
| |
| <5485>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I also want to think that it's important to me as well..."
| |
| <5486>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if you think that this has nothing to do with me..."
| |
| <5487>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I also want to think that this has only to do with me... and that it's very important."
| |
| <5488>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5489>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... do what you want."
| |
| <5490>
| |
| // We got onto the train, and went to the neighboring town.
| |
| <5491>
| |
| // I heard that my father was being detained in this city.
| |
| <5492>
| |
| // I asked the police, and managed to get there.
| |
| <5493>
| |
| // Nagisa's breath hit me from behind.
| |
| <5494>
| |
| // Thinking about it, it's probably because I've been moving so fast.
| |
| <5495>
| |
| // Without looking back, I passed through the gate.
| |
| <5496>
| |
| // My father faced me from behind the glass... as if he were a prisoner.
| |
| <5497>
| |
| // He's probably still a suspect.
| |
| <5498>
| |
| // \{Father} "........."
| |
| <5499>
| |
| // His gentle expression, as always.
| |
| <5500>
| |
| // Even when I'm there, he didn't once raise an eyebrow.
| |
| <5501>
| |
| // He didn't allow it.
| |
| <5502>
| |
| // In haste, he lowered his head, begging.
| |
| <5503>
| |
| // He wished to be forgiven.
| |
| <5504>
| |
| // With an...\p apology for everything in the ten years up to now.
| |
| <5505>
| |
| // \{Father} "........."
| |
| <5506>
| |
| // But...\p he remained silent.
| |
| <5507>
| |
| // That's why I started.
| |
| <5508>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What do you..."
| |
| <5509>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What do you want to do...?"
| |
| <5510>
| |
| // I couldn't hold down the trembling in my voice.
| |
| <5511>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do you like messing around with people's lives...?"
| |
| <5512>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't think of you as my father at all..."
| |
| <5513>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, everyone else does."
| |
| <5514>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm your son..."
| |
| <5515>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The son of a damn criminal...!"
| |
| <5516>
| |
| // \{Father} "........."
| |
| <5517>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You not interested in talking anymore...?"
| |
| <5518>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't have any words to say to the son that you've continued to trouble...?"
| |
| <5519>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stop..."
| |
| <5520>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stop screwing around!!!"
| |
| <5521>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <5522>
| |
| // A warm hand touched me from behind.
| |
| <5523>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's enough..."
| |
| <5525>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't want to say any more..."
| |
| <5526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go and waste the rest of your filthy life!"
| |
| <5527>
| |
| // Spitting that out, I turned around.
| |
| <5528>
| |
| // I can't tell where I'm walking anymore.
| |
| <5529>
| |
| // The anger flashed on and on in my eyes, so no scenery came through.
| |
| <5530>
| |
| // When I came to I was under a dazzling scenery.
| |
| <5531>
| |
| // My arms trembled.
| |
| <5532>
| |
| // They would never stop trembling now, even if I held them down.
| |
| <5533>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uuuuuaaaggghhhhh!!!
| |
| <5534>
| |
| // I helplessly beat at the wall.
| |
| <5535>
| |
| // The pain surged through the fists that were striking.
| |
| <5536>
| |
| // The shivering ceased, instead covered up by the pain of my hands.
| |
| <5537>
| |
| // \{Voice} "\m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <5538>
| |
| // A voice from afar.
| |
| <5539>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5540>
| |
| // The sound of running footsteps.
| |
| <5541>
| |
| // She immediately embraced me.
| |
| <5542>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What are you doing, \m{B}-kun?!"
| |
| <5543>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Show me your hands!"
| |
| <5544>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... this is terrible..."
| |
| <5545>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What are you doing...?!"
| |
| <5546>
| |
| // Something was holding onto my painful hands.
| |
| <5547>
| |
| // Even more, it had weakened the pain.
| |
| <5548>
| |
| // When that happened, the anger rose again, and my arms began trembling.
| |
| <5549>
| |
| // I have to hit the wall again.
| |
| <5550>
| |
| // I pull my arm.
| |
| <5551>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah...! You can't, \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <5552>
| |
| // Just before I did, she strongly held onto me.
| |
| <5553>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey...! Don't get in the way...!"
| |
| <5554>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I will get in the way!"
| |
| <5555>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're doing something stupid, so I'm getting in the way!"
| |
| <5556>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not stupid...! If I don't, I won't be at peace...!"
| |
| <5557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Leave me!"
| |
| <5558>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, this isn't you!"
| |
| <5559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It is! I'm calm, so let me do it!"
| |
| <5560>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Look at me, \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <5561>
| |
| // Both her hands grasped onto my cheeks.
| |
| <5562>
| |
| // And she pulled it ahead to her face.
| |
| <5563>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Do you understand, \m{B}-kun? It's me, Nagisa."
| |
| <5564>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I told you I'm calm, you idiot...
| |
| <5565>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, I'm your girlfriend, Nagisa."
| |
| <5566>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I know that...!"
| |
| <5567>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The Nagisa that loves you, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <5568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <5569>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And I'm the Nagisa that believes you love me, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5570>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5571>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Am I wrong...?"
| |
| <5572>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is what I said wrong...?"
| |
| <5573>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No..."
| |
| <5574>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's right..."
| |
| <5575>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I also... \p
| |
| <5576>
| |
| // love you too..."
| |
| <5577>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, please take a seat."
| |
| <5578>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm here for you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5579>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not for anyone else."
| |
| <5580>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Just for you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <5581>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5582>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Bring your hands around."
| |
| <5583>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And hug me."
| |
| <5584>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "O-okay..."
| |
| <5585>
| |
| // I bring my arms around. And then tighten my grip.
| |
| <5586>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <5587>
| |
| // I pushed my neck against Nagisa's nape, where sweat was running down.
| |
| <5588>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <5589>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <5590>
| |
| // They went along the palm of my hand many times.
| |
| <5591>
| |
| // She devoted herself to strength to put myself back together.
| |
| <5592>
| |
| // And doing that, strongly affirming my existence.
| |
| <5593>
| |
| // That would support me, and hold me together.
| |
| <5594>
| |
| // Finally, my feelings of anger became that of the gentle feelings I had towards Nagisa.
| |
| <5595>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Have you calmed down?"
| |
| <5596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <5597>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5598>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... my hands hurt."
| |
| <5599>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm sure if you step in the bath, it'll get better."
| |
| <5600>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I'll just take a shower."
| |
| <5601>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <5602>
| |
| // I see people passing by over Nagisa's shoulder.
| |
| <5603>
| |
| // They passed by, pretending to not see us hug each other.
| |
| <5604>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5605>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa..."
| |
| <5606>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <5607>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's get married."
| |
| <5608>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <5609>
| |
| // She answered, without hesitating.
| |
| <5610>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that fine...?'
| |
| <5611>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I've always thought of no one else other than you, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <5612>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why... I'm happy."
| |
| <5613>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... is that true?"
| |
| <5614>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <5615>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you fine with a miserable man like me?"
| |
| <5616>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even I'm miserable."
| |
| <5617>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, like this, we can support each other and hang in there."
| |
| <5618>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We've become strong like that up until now."
| |
| <5619>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why from now on, we'll get even stronger."
| |
| <5620>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If we're together."
| |
| <5621>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5622>
| |
| // A sensation spread throughout my entire body.
| |
| <5623>
| |
| // Was it something that was fired from my heart?
| |
| <5624>
| |
| // Or is it from Nagisa's words?
| |
| <5625>
| |
| // No, from Nagisa herself...
| |
| <5626>
| |
| // I don't care.
| |
| <5627>
| |
| // I was happy.
| |
| <5628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa,"
| |
| <5629>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Always be with me, okay?"
| |
| <5630>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure, I always will be."
| |
| <5631>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No matter what happens and when..."
| |
| <5632>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure, no matter what happens, and I'll always be with you."
| |
| <5633>
| |
| // In that case, I feel like I can get back up anytime.
| |
| <5634>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thank you..."
| |
| <5635>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, I'll make you happy, Nagisa."
| |
| <5636>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, please do."
| |
| <5637>
| |
| // Let's live happily...
| |
| <5638>
| |
| // ever after.
| |
| <5639>
| |
| // Saturday morning.
| |
| <5640>
| |
| // I stood in front of the Furukawa household alone.
| |
| <5641>
| |
| // How much of a shock would it be to them that I would be taking their daughter?
| |
| <5642>
| |
| // Even I don't know too well.
| |
| <5643>
| |
| // But for example, if right now, someone else stole Nagisa away from me, I would probably fall into the depths of despair.
| |
| <5644>
| |
| // And if the pain that her parents would feel resembled that...
| |
| <5645>
| |
| // No, even so, I want Nagisa.
| |
| <5646>
| |
| // The one most important thing in the world I can be proud about is that I needed Nagisa.
| |
| <5647>
| |
| // And that I also believe Nagisa thinks that way.
| |
| <5648>
| |
| // That's why if anyone got in the way, it'd be utter nonsense.
| |
| <5649>
| |
| // I'll move on ahead like a man.
| |
| <5650>
| |
| // I step forward.
| |
| <5651>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Welcome!"
| |
| <5652>
| |
| // Sanae-san was tending to the store.
| |
| <5653>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Oh my, \m{B}-san!"
| |
| <5654>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <5655>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's early, isn't it?"
| |
| <5656>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes... Nagisa also came as well."
| |
| <5657>
| |
| // I called them in advance to let them know I had something to discuss.
| |
| <5658>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Where's pops?"
| |
| <5659>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Seems he took off to have some fun when I wasn't looking."
| |
| <5660>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sorry about that."
| |
| <5661>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay..."
| |
| <5662>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's something important, right?"
| |
| <5663>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can tell?"
| |
| <5664>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes. When you called over the phone, your voice was very tense."
| |
| <5665>
| |
| // That's Sanae-san for you. She's probably figured what it is.
| |
| <5666>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sorry to hear about your father..."
| |
| <5667>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thanks... I'm fine. It's nothing, really."
| |
| <5668>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just that, I guess Nagisa..."
| |
| <5669>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "really is okay with someone like me..."
| |
| <5670>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No one cares about that. Not Nagisa, not Akio-san, and not me, either."
| |
| <5671>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But the rest of the world cares."
| |
| <5672>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, the truth is... I lost my chance for a new position."
| |
| <5673>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's regrettable..."
| |
| <5674>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, there must be a lot of other ways."
| |
| <5675>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "There isn't just one road, after all."
| |
| <5676>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No matter what path you take... if it's her, she'll go with you wherever you go, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <5677>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No matter where."
| |
| <5678>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Isn't that right?"
| |
| <5679>
| |
| // She really did see through me.
| |
| <5680>
| |
| // I really am no match for her.
| |
| <5681>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes. That's what she's said."
| |
| <5682>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That must be her true feelings. Please believe in that."
| |
| <5683>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, thanks a lot."
| |
| <5684>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Damn those kids..."
| |
| <5685>
| |
| // Pops appeared, holding a bat over his shoulder.
| |
| <5686>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <5687>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What, it's you? Why are you here?"
| |
| <5688>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I gave you a call that I'd be coming today, didn't I?"
| |
| <5689>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Like I remember small stuff like that!"
| |
| <5690>
| |
| // He has a rough way of speaking as always.
| |
| <5691>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So, what is it? You came to buy bread?"
| |
| <5692>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sorry to break it to ya, but just because you're my girl's boyfriend, you ain't getting any discount."
| |
| <5693>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You'll be paying double!"
| |
| <5694>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sell at the normal price!"
| |
| <5695>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And what do \byou\u think you plan on doing?"
| |
| <5696>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "At least I came as a customer to buy bread!"
| |
| <5697>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... then buy Sanae's bread. If its hers, you can buy at normal price."
| |
| <5698>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san's behind you, though."
| |
| <5699>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Eh?"
| |
| <5700>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "My bread is..."
| |
| <5701>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "regular price, isn't it-------?!"
| |
| <5702>
| |
| // Crying, she ran off.
| |
| <5703>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Wait, hers isn't supposed to be normal price?!"
| |
| <5704>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... she's in complete confusion... oh whatever!"
| |
| <5705>
| |
| // Pops stuffed himself with Sanae-san's bread. Then...
| |
| <5706>
| |
| // \{Akio} "From tomorrow onward, your bread'll be ten thousand yen-----!"
| |
| <5707>
| |
| // He ran off in the same manner.
| |
| <5708>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This store won't last long...)
| |
| <5709>
| |
| // And I stood there dumbfounded, assuring myself of that.
| |
| <5710>
| |
| // Actually, I came here to talk about something important, didn't I?
| |
| <5711>
| |
| // I go after them.
| |
| <5712>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... I didn't catch up..."
| |
| <5713>
| |
| // Pops stood still.
| |
| <5714>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, pops."
| |
| <5715>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've got something important to talk about. When you've calmed down, you wanna listen?"
| |
| <5716>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, something to tell me? You want me to listen?"
| |
| <5717>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, I do."
| |
| <5718>
| |
| // With all my might, I gave pops a serious look.
| |
| <5719>
| |
| // Even up to now, it was like that.
| |
| <5720>
| |
| // He's a slippery guy but, if I give him a serious look, he'll listen carefully.
| |
| <5721>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see. Good eyes, there."
| |
| <5722>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, this time I'm serious."
| |
| <5723>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Okay, in that case..."
| |
| <5724>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?"
| |
| <5725>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hardball."
| |
| <5726>
| |
| // I was an idiot...
| |
| <5727>
| |
| // This person doesn't have a serious moment. I knew that all too well.
| |
| <5728>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Heh... it's been a while since I've used skill..."
| |
| <5729>
| |
| // Pops and I faced each other from a distance in the park.
| |
| <5730>
| |
| // Pops had a softball in his hand. I had a metal bat in mine.
| |
| <5731>
| |
| // The last time we did this, the positions were reversed.
| |
| <5732>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph, in this neighborhood, I'm the man who bakes bread here, called Nomo!"
| |
| <5733>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Taste my 160 km
| |
| <5734>
| |
| // Go be a pro.
| |
| <5735>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, I won't demand you make a home run."
| |
| <5736>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you manage to get a hit in, that's fine. As long as it's not a tumbling grounder or a topfly, it's your win."
| |
| <5737>
| |
| // That's an easy thing.
| |
| <5738>
| |
| // No matter how much better co-ordination pops had compared to the average Joe, I could at least make it fly forward.
| |
| <5739>
| |
| // In short, all I have to do is hit.
| |
| <5740>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you do that, I'll listen."
| |
| <5741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't just want you to listen. I want unconditional acceptance!"
| |
| <5742>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm?"
| |
| <5743>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Anyone can just listen. I'm not interested in winning just for that."
| |
| <5744>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll listen to what I say and nod, got it?"
| |
| <5745>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph, then if I win, then I won't give a crap about what you have to say."
| |
| <5746>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure, that's fine."
| |
| <5747>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Interesting..."
| |
| <5748>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Let's go, brat!"
| |
| <5749>
| |
| // Pops whips the ball...
| |
| <5750>
| |
| // The pitch.
| |
| <5751>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5752>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5753>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5754>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5755>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5756>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5757>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Kuahh..."
| |
| <5758>
| |
| // ... complete defeat.
| |
| <5759>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I seriously can't scratch him...)
| |
| <5760>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, your shoulder in pain or something?"
| |
| <5761>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <5762>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you swing trying to cover up for your right shoulder, you won't hit, idiot."
| |
| <5763>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not injured or anything."
| |
| <5764>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I suppose. I'd be worried if you put that up as an excuse."
| |
| <5765>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, if you're up for it again, you can tell me at any time."
| |
| <5766>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Uwahahahaha!"
| |
| <5767>
| |
| // With a lively smile, he ran off.
| |
| <5768>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I see...)
| |
| <5769>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If I'm swinging the bat, I won't get what I want, will I...?)
| |
| <5770>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (In other words...)
| |
| <5771>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm an idiot..."
| |
| <5772>
| |
| // To miss such an important chance...
| |
| <5773>
| |
| // I hurried after pops.
| |
| <5774>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey pops, that was a joke."
| |
| <5775>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just listen."
| |
| <5776>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm?"
| |
| <5777>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Men don't go back on their words. I don't recall you being like that."
| |
| <5778>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Certainly you don't recall it like that, but it's foolish to be putting a topic into that kind of match."
| |
| <5779>
| |
| // \{Akio} "'That kind of match'?"
| |
| <5780>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You know, a match is a battle and nothing more. Doesn't matter what's involved."
| |
| <5781>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You fight in a Water Works game? That's hardball. A \bman's\u battle. Am I wrong?"
| |
| <5782>
| |
| // Forget it... it's impossible to convince this person.
| |
| <5783>
| |
| // I was an idiot to promise such a thing...
| |
| <5784>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, when you've practiced enough to take a shot, come."
| |
| <5785>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Be sure to bring something more enjoyable than the grade kids."
| |
| <5786>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're going home today?"
| |
| <5787>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes."
| |
| <5788>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm an idiot."
| |
| <5790>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What?"
| |
| <5791>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hes' just having fun."
| |
| <5792>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is he getting tired of the grade kids now? I've like replaced them, and he's just playing."
| |
| <5793>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To hang out with him for that, and not be able to discuss an important thing... how am I going to tell Nagisa about this?"
| |
| <5794>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You can just leave it be."
| |
| <5795>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5796>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've only told Nagisa but... my shoulder's bad."
| |
| <5797>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So it isn't something so simple."
| |
| <5798>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You can't swing the bat?"
| |
| <5799>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I can. It's not that bad that I can't swing."
| |
| <5800>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Then if you work hard, you'll probably make it."
| |
| <5801>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "How about trying for Nagisa's sake?"
| |
| <5802>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Even so, when you can't make it, please consult me."
| |
| <5803>
| |
| // Saying that, she gave a smile.
| |
| <5804>
| |
| // Sanae-san's right.
| |
| <5805>
| |
| // If I try hard, I'll reach it someday.
| |
| <5806>
| |
| // No matter how unsightly.
| |
| <5807>
| |
| // I should have known that from experience.
| |
| <5808>
| |
| // No matter what happens.
| |
| <5809>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san,"
| |
| <5810>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes?"
| |
| <5811>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I really am no match for you, Sanae-san."
| |
| <5812>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Huh? All I'm saying is what I think."
| |
| <5813>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why."
| |
| <5814>
| |
| // The next day.
| |
| <5815>
| |
| // I stood in the same place again.
| |
| <5816>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph, this brat just doesn't learn, does he...?"
| |
| <5817>
| |
| // I've come for my revenge.
| |
| <5818>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Hang in there, you two!"
| |
| <5819>
| |
| // Today, even Sanae-san came to cheer us on.
| |
| <5820>
| |
| // It was a peaceful bakery.
| |
| <5821>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Taste my famous 1-meter drop forkball!"
| |
| <5822>
| |
| // Go be a pro.
| |
| <5823>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come!"
| |
| <5824>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5825>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5826>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5827>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5828>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5829>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5830>
| |
| // I've come for my revenge, yet again.
| |
| <5831>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why do we have to fight on this rainy day?!"
| |
| <5832>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Are we high school players?!"
| |
| <5833>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'll have a bath ready and warmed up, okay?"
| |
| <5834>
| |
| // Sanae-san stood in the park, holding an umbrella.
| |
| <5835>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In hardball, the situation doesn't matter, does it?"
| |
| <5836>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph... I guess!"
| |
| <5837>
| |
| // \{Akio} "However, I'm getting tired now."
| |
| <5838>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So this'll be the last."
| |
| <5839>
| |
| // \{Akio} "We won't be having any more rematches."
| |
| <5840>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5841>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... all right."
| |
| <5842>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, take my seven ninja body split demonball!"
| |
| <5843>
| |
| // Go to the circus.
| |
| <5844>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Uryaaahhh!"
| |
| <5845>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5846>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5847>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5848>
| |
| // Strike.
| |
| <5849>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <5850>
| |
| // ... strike.
| |
| <5851>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well? You get it...?"
| |
| <5852>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <5853>
| |
| // Am I giving up...?\p Right here and now?
| |
| <5854>
| |
| // No...
| |
| <5855>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please, throw one more ball!"
| |
| <5856>
| |
| // Yelling that, I ran over to him.
| |
| <5857>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A match with just one more ball!"
| |
| <5858>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, what the hell are you?"
| |
| <5859>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What are you so desperate about?"
| |
| <5860>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You can't win, you know."
| |
| <5861>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm in a completely different league from you."
| |
| <5862>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Give it up already..."
| |
| <5863>
| |
| // Spitting that out, he returned to the store.
| |
| <5864>
| |
| // I stood there dumbfounded in the rain.
| |
| <5865>
| |
| // And someone passed an umbrella over to me.
| |
| <5866>
| |
| // It was Sanae-san.
| |
| <5867>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5868>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san,"
| |
| <5869>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He doesn't know, does he?'
| |
| <5870>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What?"
| |
| <5871>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It feels like he's been cracking the whip at me."
| |
| <5872>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thinking I'm still a kid..."
| |
| <5873>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thinking that it's absurd for me to protect anyone..."
| |
| <5874>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're thinking too much. Akio-san's always like that."
| |
| <5875>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose..."
| |
| <5876>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Then, shall we head back?"
| |
| <5877>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I'll stay."
| |
| <5878>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What?"
| |
| <5879>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The level between us is large, so all I have left is my enthusiasm."
| |
| <5880>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I suppose."
| |
| <5881>
| |
| // Sanae-san smiled at my words.
| |
| <5882>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "This time, I won't stop you."
| |
| <5883>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's very important, after all."
| |
| <5884>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Be careful not to catch a cold."
| |
| <5885>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Until you're done."
| |
| <5886>
| |
| // Lowering the umbrella, I was once again hit by rain.
| |
| <5887>
| |
| // I looked at Sanae-san as she gave me a smile.
| |
| <5888>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san,"
| |
| <5889>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes?"
| |
| <5890>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I also like you as well."
| |
| <5891>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thanks!"
| |
| <5892>
| |
| // I practiced swinging, tracing pops' pitches in my mind.
| |
| <5893>
| |
| // I won't be coming back to baseball again, will I?
| |
| <5894>
| |
| // It's just for right now.
| |
| <5895>
| |
| // Just for that one pitch.
| |
| <5896>
| |
| // A person stood beyond the fog of rain.
| |
| <5897>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's raining real hard, geez."
| |
| <5898>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <5899>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Can you see the ball?"
| |
| <5900>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure I can see through it."
| |
| <5901>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Fine by me. Last pitch, got it?"
| |
| <5902>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <5903>
| |
| // I set up the bat.
| |
| <5904>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I haven't been this serious about baseball, have I...?)
| |
| <5905>
| |
| // Even considering gym classes.
| |
| <5906>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (To be doing this after having graduated puts a smile on my face.)
| |
| <5907>
| |
| // I see a red umbrella. Sanae-san was also watching.
| |
| <5908>
| |
| // Pops begins his motion for the pitch.
| |
| <5909>
| |
| // The rain blurred my vision, so I couldn't see well.
| |
| <5910>
| |
| // ... he pitched.
| |
| <5911>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (One...)
| |
| <5912>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (two...)
| |
| <5913>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Three!"
| |
| <5914>
| |
| // No sound came.
| |
| <5915>
| |
| // Just a recoil.
| |
| <5916>
| |
| // ... what happened, I wonder?
| |
| <5917>
| |
| // At the edge of my vision, a red umbrella swerved.
| |
| <5918>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's a home run!"
| |
| <5919>
| |
| // Sanae-san said.
| |
| <5920>
| |
| // I threw the bat away, and rushed over.
| |
| <5921>
| |
| // In front of pops.
| |
| <5922>
| |
| // I slide into the ground, kneeling down...
| |
| <5923>
| |
| // And while covered in mud, I yelled.
| |
| <5924>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please leave Nagisa to me!"
| |
| <5925>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5926>
| |
| // I hear only the sound of the rain.
| |
| <5927>
| |
| // My body temperature dropped.
| |
| <5928>
| |
| // Even so, the beating in my chest alone was rapid...
| |
| <5929>
| |
| // And for the longest time, I didn't catch my breath.
| |
| <5930>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <5931>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Kah..."
| |
| <5932>
| |
| // \{Akio} "... this guy's similar to me."
| |
| <5933>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "He's just like you. I noticed it long, long ago."
| |
| <5934>
| |
| // I heard pops and Sanae-san talking.
| |
| <5935>
| |
| // \{Akio} "He's in quite a hurry to become an adult."
| |
| <5936>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Indeed."
| |
| <5937>
| |
| // \{Akio} "He's still a kid, though."
| |
| <5938>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "All the more reason."
| |
| <5939>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, that's right."
| |
| <5940>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <5941>
| |
| // ......
| |
| <5942>
| |
| // ... I didn't hear an answer, even once.
| |
| <5943>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Are you trying to give yourself a facial with the mud there?"
| |
| <5944>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come on now, how about raising your head?"
| |
| <5945>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's fine now, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <5946>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <5947>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But... your answer...?"
| |
| <5948>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Did you forget what you said?"
| |
| <5949>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <5950>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Didn't you say that if you won the match, I'd have to listen and agree silently to what you say?"
| |
| <5951>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I agreed immediately after hearing what you said, idiot!"
| |
| <5952>
| |
| // \{Akio} "But you know..."
| |
| <5953>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You make Nagisa sad, and I'm taking her back right away."
| |
| <5954>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Isn't that great, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <5955>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So, please stand up."
| |
| <5956>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay!"
| |
| <5957>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san,"
| |
| <5958>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa is our dream."
| |
| <5959>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And from today onward, you'll also be our dream, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <5960>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Both of your happiness is our dream."
| |
| <5961>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So, please be happy with her."
| |
| <5962>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You can drown in sorrow alone, you bastard."
| |
| <5963>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san!"
| |
| <5964>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm joking, idiot."
| |
| <5965>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You also be happy, okay?"
| |
| <5966>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <5967>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I will, with her."
| |
| <5968>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, speak of the devil. The princess has arrived."
| |
| <5969>
| |
| // Turning around, there was another red umbrella coming in close by.
| |
| <5970>
| |
| // There were a lot of things we wanted to talk about.
| |
| <5971>
| |
| // I was covered in mud, and rushed up to her.
| |
| <5972>
| |
| // And like that, Nagisa and I were engaged.
| |
| <5973>
| |
| // After Nagisa graduates, we'll register our names.
| |
| <5974>
| |
| // That's a half year away.
| |
| <5975>
| |
| // A lot of things happened, and summer ended.
| |
| <5976>
| |
| // I was once plunged into the abyss, and once again rose up.
| |
| <5977>
| |
| // Because Nagisa was there.
| |
| <5978>
| |
| // On days when she came home with a painful face, I took her hand and we slept.
| |
| <5979>
| |
| // On days when my willpower just about ran out, we slept with my head in Nagisa's arms.
| |
| <5980>
| |
| // And like that, two of us lived out our days.
| |
| <5981>
| |
| // There was nothing more to fear.
| |
| <5982>
| |
| // For me, it's great as long as Nagisa's here.
| |
| <5983>
| |
| // We'll live strong forever.
| |
| <5984>
| |
| // No matter how many times we fall, we'll rise again.
| |
| <5985>
| |
| // And then my life became devoted to nothing but making Nagisa happy. That was my only goal.
| |
| <5986>
| |
| // Even this much had a simple answer.
| |
| <5987>
| |
| // We'll push on forever.
| |
| <5988>
| |
| // The second trimester began, and Nagisa also began heading to school.
| |
| <5989>
| |
| // As usual, it didn't look like she could make friends, but at home she smiled when she talked with me.
| |
| <5990>
| |
| // When Nagisa's school clothing changed to winter clothing, I realized fall had come.
| |
| <5991>
| |
| // That period that was called as such also went by.
| |
| <5992>
| |
| // Just when I thought it was getting chilly, it was already winter.
| |
| <5993>
| |
| // And then...
| |
| <5994>
| |
| // The best day in the year I was looking forward to had come.
| |
| <5995>
| |
| // Christmas, and Nagisa's birthday.
| |
| <5996>
| |
| // This year, the two of us spent it together.
| |
| <5997>
| |
| // She went ot a department store and bought me a pear wristwatch.
| |
| <5998>
| |
| // She must have been so happy with me putting it on my hand, as she made big strides in her walking.
| |
| <5999>
| |
| // It was as if we were a couple dating that weren't in high school.
| |
| <6000>
| |
| // And as we went along a desolate road, we passed by a toy store.
| |
| <6001>
| |
| // And we saw it.
| |
| <6002>
| |
| // Beyond the stained window, it was enshrined there so extravagantly.
| |
| <6003>
| |
| // A Big Dango Familly stuffed doll.
| |
| <6004>
| |
| // It was differently colored from the one I bought last year.
| |
| <6005>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, \m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <6006>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In the house we have a dango there that's been there all alone... so I'd like for them to be together."
| |
| <6007>
| |
| // Nagisa said so, grasping my hand firmly.
| |
| <6008>
| |
| // And like that, two dango were piled up in the corner of our room.
| |
| <6009>
| |
| // Nagisa's probably already forgotten about the wristwatch she bought.
| |
| <6010>
| |
| // She was always happy with the two dango, embracing them.
| |
| <6011>
| |
| // I was at least shocked.
| |
| <6012>
| |
| // But, that was the Nagisa I know.
| |
| <6013>
| |
| // We spent New Year's with Nagisa's parents.
| |
| <6014>
| |
| // Pops drank sake with the remainder of the food from the occasion.
| |
| <6015>
| |
| // And beside him, Sanae-san was sorting New Year's cards.
| |
| <6016>
| |
| // Nagisa and I sat together, watching TV.
| |
| <6017>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh yeah, Nagisa,"
| |
| <6018>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <6019>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You're already twenty, right?"
| |
| <6020>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, twenty years old."
| |
| <6021>
| |
| // That's right... Nagisa has turned twenty. An adult.
| |
| <6022>
| |
| // I am still nineteen.
| |
| <6023>
| |
| // Thinking about it, I felt really out of place.
| |
| <6024>
| |
| // Nagisa is in her twenties, while I'm still in my tens.
| |
| <6025>
| |
| // I looked at her from the side as she talked to pops.
| |
| <6026>
| |
| // A miserable face.
| |
| <6027>
| |
| // Ahh, you really will be my senior for my entire life, huh?
| |
| <6028>
| |
| // An adult woman, huh?
| |
| <6029>
| |
| // Indeed when he inquires as such, my age is inappropriate.
| |
| <6030>
| |
| // It's strange. I put a smile to my face.
| |
| <6031>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All right, then will ya keep your promise?"
| |
| <6032>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What?"
| |
| <6033>
| |
| // They continued.
| |
| <6034>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You promised didn't you?"
| |
| <6035>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You said you'd drink sake with me when you turn twenty."
| |
| <6036>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh?! I never made that promise!"
| |
| <6037>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah you did."
| |
| <6038>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Every night when I was drinking alone and went to the washroom, you said you had pity on me..."
| |
| <6039>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Said that when I drank, you'd drink together with me..."
| |
| <6040>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Since when?"
| |
| <6041>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm, let's see... when you were still in grade school."
| |
| <6042>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't remember that!"
| |
| <6043>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even more, you must have been half-asleep!"
| |
| <6044>
| |
| // It must have been pops' fabrication from the start.
| |
| <6045>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What... that was a lie...?"
| |
| <6046>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Damn it... ever since that day, I was always looking forward to it..."
| |
| <6047>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh... really...?"
| |
| <6048>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Huh?"
| |
| <6049>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You were always looking forward to it...?"
| |
| <6050>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah... I lived, counting the days on my fingers..."
| |
| <6051>
| |
| // I should also know... when Nagisa sympathizes for him, she won't be able to refuse.
| |
| <6052>
| |
| // Though, Nagisa drinking sake...
| |
| <6053>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (It's way too interesting...)
| |
| <6054>
| |
| // So I continued looking on.
| |
| <6055>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sanae hasn't taken a single drop though..."
| |
| <6056>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Indeed. I'm weak with sake. I'd immediately feel terrible."
| |
| <6057>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I don't know how many years it's been since I drank alone..."
| |
| <6058>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It would have been nice if I could join you."
| |
| <6059>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6060>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... all right. I'll drink."
| |
| <6061>
| |
| // Preparing herself, she said that.
| |
| <6062>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But should I drink...?"
| |
| <6063>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's fine, you're my daughter, damn it!"
| |
| <6064>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's right!"
| |
| <6065>
| |
| // She's also \byour\u daughter.
| |
| <6066>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In that case, I'll have one."
| |
| <6067>
| |
| // In her hand was a small cup of Japanese sake.
| |
| <6068>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All right, take it in one shot!"
| |
| <6069>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's my first time, so I can't really take it in one shot."
| |
| <6070>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll taste it first."
| |
| <6071>
| |
| // Though I wonder how it'd go for her first taste at alcohol being cold sake?
| |
| <6072>
| |
| // She brings her nose to the cup.
| |
| <6073>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6074>
| |
| // It seems pretty strong to her.
| |
| <6075>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa, you don't have to force yourself."
| |
| <6076>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No... I should at least take one cup for dad's sake."
| |
| <6077>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nagisa... just now, you made me feel glad I gave birth to you more than ever before."
| |
| <6078>
| |
| // Don't think about such a thing.
| |
| <6079>
| |
| // Even more, Sanae-san was the one who gave birth.
| |
| <6080>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's fine. The smell of alcohol won't catch on you, so gulp it down in one shot!"
| |
| <6081>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <6082>
| |
| // Will she be fine doing something like that?
| |
| <6083>
| |
| // Maybe she won't collapse?
| |
| <6084>
| |
| // I'm a little worried...
| |
| <6085>
| |
| // Though it's just a small cup, so even if she pushes herself, it'll simply end with her feeling bad...
| |
| <6086>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Here I go."
| |
| <6087>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Go!"
| |
| <6088>
| |
| // Swerve.
| |
| <6089>
| |
| // Nagisa immediately drank the cup.
| |
| <6090>
| |
| // Gulp.
| |
| <6091>
| |
| // The sound of her throat.
| |
| <6092>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I drank it..."
| |
| <6093>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Whew...."
| |
| <6094>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That was pretty good the way you drank it, Nagisa..."
| |
| <6095>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...? In that case, I'm glad."
| |
| <6096>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, it's the best feeling."
| |
| <6097>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That said, give it one more shot."
| |
| <6098>
| |
| // Pops took the cup, and again poured sake in.
| |
| <6099>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... okay."
| |
| <6100>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then..."
| |
| <6101>
| |
| // I should stop this soon
| |
| <6102>
| |
| // Continue looking on
| |
| <6103>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa, quit with that."
| |
| <6104>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh?"
| |
| <6105>
| |
| // Surprising her with an urgent voice, she looked my way.
| |
| <6106>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "With the way you are, you take one more and it'll immediately come over."
| |
| <6107>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Come over... what will?"
| |
| <6108>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll feel bad, maybe feel suffocating,"
| |
| <6109>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't take Japanese sake lightly."
| |
| <6110>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why do you know...?"
| |
| <6111>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so?"
| |
| <6112>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, I'll take my time."
| |
| <6113>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And when I don't feel that bad, I'll take another cup."
| |
| <6114>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that fine, dad?"
| |
| <6115>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <6116>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch..."
| |
| <6117>
| |
| // He looked my way... giving me the hint I said something unnecessary.
| |
| <6118>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're kind, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <6119>
| |
| // I'm grateful for Sanae-san's follow up.
| |
| <6120>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6121>
| |
| // In the blink of an eye, Nagisa's face became red.
| |
| <6122>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel like I'm burning a lot..."
| |
| <6123>
| |
| // Putting her hands to her cheeks, she said that.
| |
| <6124>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You okay?"
| |
| <6125>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I don't feel bad."
| |
| <6126>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But I feel kinda dizzy."
| |
| <6127>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't take any more."
| |
| <6128>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you seem so far off."
| |
| <6129>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could I come in closer?"
| |
| <6130>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think you're close enough."
| |
| <6131>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No I'm not, you're far away!"
| |
| <6132>
| |
| // She got up once and fixed her seat, leaning right by my arm.
| |
| <6133>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Now I'm close. Ehehe..."
| |
| <6134>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be frank, but you're drunk..."
| |
| <6135>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not drunk at all..."
| |
| <6136>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "People who are drunk say that..."
| |
| <6137>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6138>
| |
| // And she immediately stared at me, close by.
| |
| <6139>
| |
| // Even though Sanae-san and pops are right in front of us...
| |
| <6140>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard... you better be grateful to me..."
| |
| <6141>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Quite a happy scenario, isn't it, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <6142>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, happy you say but..."
| |
| <6143>
| |
| // Besides that, it's so damn embarrassing for Sanae-san to be looking at us.
| |
| <6144>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa, Sanae-san's looking."
| |
| <6145>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is something wrong with mom?!"
| |
| <6146>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you interested in my mom, \m{B}-kun?!"
| |
| <6147>
| |
| // ... jealousy?!
| |
| <6148>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Please don't mind me."
| |
| <6149>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well..."
| |
| <6150>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa!"
| |
| <6151>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're an adult now, so don't take so much sake that you'll become weird..."
| |
| <6152>
| |
| // I try persuading her again.
| |
| <6153>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's right, I'm twenty years old."
| |
| <6154>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "How old are you, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <6155>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's right, I know! You're nineteen!"
| |
| <6156>
| |
| // She asked alone, and answered alone...
| |
| <6157>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Being nineteen means you're still quite a cute child."
| |
| <6158>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That said, you have to listen to what adults like me say."
| |
| <6159>
| |
| // Ahh, this is like listening to people that go to to the city... which one of us looks more like a kid...?*
| |
| <6160>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, come in closer."
| |
| <6161>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you doing...?"
| |
| <6162>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, do you hate what I do?"
| |
| <6163>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, that depends on the circumstances..."
| |
| <6164>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bite at him."
| |
| <6165>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I won't do that!"
| |
| <6166>
| |
| // I guess one more cup should be enough.
| |
| <6167>
| |
| // I watched.
| |
| <6168>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa, I think you should probably stop."
| |
| <6169>
| |
| // Sanae-san came in to stop her.
| |
| <6170>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No... I'm still fine."
| |
| <6171>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Alcohol takes time, so even if you're fine right now, you might overdrink by then."
| |
| <6172>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <6173>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If Akio-san's lonely, then I'll drink in your place."
| |
| <6174>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That said, you can stop now, okay Nagisa?"
| |
| <6175>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well, please pass that over."
| |
| <6176>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This?"
| |
| <6177>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes."
| |
| <6178>
| |
| // As Nagisa said that, she returned the small sake cup.
| |
| <6179>
| |
| // Instead, Sanae-san picked it up with her fingers.
| |
| <6180>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, don't."
| |
| <6181>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "To make you so lonely all the time..."
| |
| <6182>
| |
| // Without listening to pops holding her back...
| |
| <6183>
| |
| // Gulp.
| |
| <6184>
| |
| // ... she drank.
| |
| <6185>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "........."
| |
| <6186>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sanae..."
| |
| <6187>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You okay?"
| |
| <6188>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I also think another cup'll be fine."
| |
| <6189>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I see..."
| |
| <6190>
| |
| // In the blink of an eye, Nagisa's face became red.
| |
| <6191>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel like I'm burning a lot..."
| |
| <6192>
| |
| // Putting her hands to her cheeks, she said that.
| |
| <6193>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You okay?"
| |
| <6194>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I don't feel bad."
| |
| <6195>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But I feel kinda dizzy."
| |
| <6196>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't take any more."
| |
| <6197>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you seem so far off."
| |
| <6198>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could I come in closer?"
| |
| <6199>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think you're close enough."
| |
| <6200>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No I'm not, you're far away!"
| |
| <6201>
| |
| // She got up once and fixed her seat, leaning right by my arm.
| |
| <6202>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Now I'm close. Ehehe..."
| |
| <6203>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be frank, but you're drunk..."
| |
| <6204>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not drunk at all..."
| |
| <6205>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "People who are drunk say that..."
| |
| <6206>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6207>
| |
| // And she immediately stared at me, close by.
| |
| <6208>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6209>
| |
| // Even though Sanae-san and pops are right in front of us...
| |
| <6210>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard... you better be grateful to me..."
| |
| <6211>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So romantic!"
| |
| <6212>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Romantic, you say but... isn't this different...?"
| |
| <6213>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why are you denying it, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <6214>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, Nagisa, Sanae-san's even looking at us..."
| |
| <6215>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is something wrong with mom?!"
| |
| <6216>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you interested in my mom, \m{B}-kun?!"
| |
| <6217>
| |
| // ... jealousy?!
| |
| <6218>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That also interests me!"
| |
| <6219>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Are you interested in me, \m{B}-san?!"
| |
| <6220>
| |
| // Sanae-san's also drunk?!
| |
| <6221>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh boy, this is a real carnage!"
| |
| <6222>
| |
| // Pops elegantly looked on alone.
| |
| <6223>
| |
| // ... one of them is your wife, you know.
| |
| <6224>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, answer me!"
| |
| <6225>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ehhhhh...?"
| |
| <6226>
| |
| // I am
| |
| <6227>
| |
| // I'm not
| |
| <6228>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I am."
| |
| <6229>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <6230>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because she's your mother."
| |
| <6231>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd like for her to remain healthy..."
| |
| <6232>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't that normal?"
| |
| <6233>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... yes... that's true..."
| |
| <6234>
| |
| // Seems I managed to get out of that one well.
| |
| <6235>
| |
| // \{Akio} "He dodged the question."
| |
| <6236>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guahh...)
| |
| <6237>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh?"
| |
| <6238>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come on, answer, you interested in her as a woman?"
| |
| <6239>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It doesn't seem so suitable, it's so exciting!"
| |
| <6240>
| |
| // S-Sanae-san...
| |
| <6241>
| |
| // Please, don't get this started.
| |
| <6242>
| |
| // Even for Nagisa's sake, who's giving me a worried look, I'll have to be manly...
| |
| <6243>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sanae's breasts are big!"
| |
| <6244>
| |
| // Thud!\shake{3}
| |
| <6245>
| |
| // With what pops said, everything I had decided as a man fell straight onto the desk...
| |
| <6246>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, why are you so bothered?"
| |
| <6247>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmph... that's proof he's interested in Sanae..."
| |
| <6248>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh... is that true, \m{B}-kun?!"
| |
| <6249>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, no, no!"
| |
| <6250>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're not?!"
| |
| <6251>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, in good favor!"
| |
| <6252>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So you are?!"
| |
| <6253>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahhh! What the hell did I do---?!"
| |
| <6254>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Heh... study well."
| |
| <6255>
| |
| // \{Akio} "This is how a \bman\u becomes an adult."
| |
| <6256>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Because there'll be a lot of good things to come."
| |
| <6257>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sanae, you can leave him alone now. It's fine if you don't like such a guy."
| |
| <6258>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No it isn't!"
| |
| <6259>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sanae-----------!!"
| |
| <6260>
| |
| // It was an uproar.
| |
| <6261>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You okay...?"
| |
| <6262>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I'm really... okay..."
| |
| <6263>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, you feel bad, don't you?"
| |
| <6264>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Just a bit."
| |
| <6265>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I lie down, it should finish soon."
| |
| <6266>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "While you're taking a break, I'll go and have a bath."
| |
| <6267>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're not going back today?"
| |
| <6268>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's a bother, isn't it?"
| |
| <6269>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <6270>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'd like for the two of us to be alone..."
| |
| <6271>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We are now, aren't we?"
| |
| <6272>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, yes..."
| |
| <6273>
| |
| // Nagisa was sitting down on the spread out futon.
| |
| <6274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's up?"
| |
| <6275>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <6276>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Just that you like mom, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6277>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I do."
| |
| <6278>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6279>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I also love you."
| |
| <6280>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You understand the difference?"
| |
| <6281>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah..."
| |
| <6282>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... thank you so much."
| |
| <6283>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Idiot, don't thank me."
| |
| <6284>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <6285>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?"
| |
| <6286>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6287>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... is it okay that my chest is small?"
| |
| <6288>
| |
| // Nagisa was...
| |
| <6289>
| |
| // worried about such a thing.
| |
| <6290>
| |
| // It's weird. It's too weird.
| |
| <6291>
| |
| // I burst out into laughter in front of her worried look.
| |
| <6292>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh? Eh?"
| |
| <6293>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As long as it's you, I'm fine if it's flat."
| |
| <6294>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's not flat. It does show up, so don't be alarmed."
| |
| <6295>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Wait, I just said something strange!"
| |
| <6296>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't really know what would be a relief..."
| |
| <6297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess."
| |
| <6298>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <6299>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ehehe..."
| |
| <6300>
| |
| // She finally gave a smile. I wonder if she's relieved?
| |
| <6301>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, lie down now. The water's waiting for me."
| |
| <6302>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, okay. Take care."
| |
| <6303>
| |
| // Nagisa lay down, and I left into the hallway.
| |
| <6304>
| |
| // I heard the voice of Sanae-san and pops talking from the living room.
| |
| <6305>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san, Nagisa's quite happy, isn't she?"
| |
| <6306>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm? Yeah... I guess..."
| |
| <6307>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "She really loves \m{B}-san, doesn't she...?"
| |
| <6308>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I can tell..."
| |
| <6309>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... why someone so useless...?"
| |
| <6310>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not at all. Compared to the other guys around here, \m{B}-san is quite reliable."
| |
| <6311>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Really...?"
| |
| <6312>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Besides, Nagisa's happy with just being with him."
| |
| <6313>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "With just that... leaving the two of them together is good enough."
| |
| <6314>
| |
| // How calm this moment is...
| |
| <6315>
| |
| // I'm living together with the person I love.
| |
| <6316>
| |
| // And there are people who are watching over us with open arms.
| |
| <6317>
| |
| // I really... have to work hard...
| |
| <6318>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not..."
| |
| <6319>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh...?"
| |
| <6320>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sniff... I don't interest you at all, do I, \m{B}-san...?"
| |
| <6321>
| |
| // You definitely are drunk.
| |
| <6322>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You have dad, mom!"
| |
| <6323>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That's right, Sanae. Forget about the daughter's guy."
| |
| <6324>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No. Even if he doesn't mind me, I won't forget that I like \m{B}-san."
| |
| <6325>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard, I'll kill you..."
| |
| <6326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-why...?"
| |
| <6327>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, I like him as part of family."
| |
| <6328>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san is Nagisa's fiancée, after all!"
| |
| <6329>
| |
| // I wonder if she's sober now?
| |
| <6330>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa, how about I get drunk and attack him?"
| |
| <6331>
| |
| // She's still drunk!
| |
| <6332>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Don't do that!"
| |
| <6333>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun's an important person..."
| |
| <6334>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch!"
| |
| <6335>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I just want to remain like this."
| |
| <6336>
| |
| // She took my hand, and leaned her face on my shoulder.
| |
| <6337>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it okay to be like this?"
| |
| <6338>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah... sure."
| |
| <6339>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm glad, ehehe..."
| |
| <6340>
| |
| // Her body was so up close it was almost hot.
| |
| <6341>
| |
| // Nagisa played with my shoulder by rubbing it with her face for a while, and finally...
| |
| <6342>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Zzzz..."
| |
| <6343>
| |
| // She ended up sleeping like that.
| |
| <6344>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whew..."
| |
| <6345>
| |
| // I breathed a sigh of relief.
| |
| <6346>
| |
| // To be flirting in front of both her parents, and being in completely cold sweat, it wasn't any good at all.
| |
| <6347>
| |
| // I was just tired...
| |
| <6348>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Youthful, isn't it?"
| |
| <6349>
| |
| // ... it's embarrassing.
| |
| <6350>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, I'm happy..."
| |
| <6351>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "To see Nagisa like that."
| |
| <6352>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san, Nagisa's quite happy, isn't she?"
| |
| <6353>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hmm? Yeah... I guess..."
| |
| <6354>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If he weren't going to, I would send him flying to Morocco right about now."
| |
| <6355>
| |
| // ... what the hell is Morocco?!
| |
| <6356>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's fine. Nagisa's happy with just being with him."
| |
| <6357>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So he definitely wouldn't make her sad at all."
| |
| <6358>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Really...?"
| |
| <6359>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "How about you, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <6360>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <6361>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Are you happy being with Nagisa?"
| |
| <6362>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... of course."
| |
| <6363>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The reason I dated her was because I liked her..."
| |
| <6364>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If we're always together... then I really would be fine... with just that."
| |
| <6365>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is that so?"
| |
| <6366>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa really is fortunate, isn't she?"
| |
| <6367>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <6368>
| |
| // How calm this moment is...
| |
| <6369>
| |
| // For the person I love to be sleeping beside me.
| |
| <6370>
| |
| // And there are people who are watching over us with open arms.
| |
| <6371>
| |
| // I really... have to work hard...
| |
| <6372>
| |
| // Just as the holidays were about to end, Nagisa fell ill.
| |
| <6373>
| |
| // Maybe I might have pushed her too much during the break?
| |
| <6374>
| |
| // But, Nagisa said this was normal.
| |
| <6375>
| |
| // If it's normal, then she'll end up taking a long while.
| |
| <6376>
| |
| // Just as I promised pops, I called Sanae-san.
| |
| <6377>
| |
| // She said she'd take care of Nagisa while I was off working.
| |
| <6378>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I apologize..."
| |
| <6379>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not at all. I may have left baking bread, but the store itself is fine."
| |
| <6380>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san's taking care of the store."
| |
| <6381>
| |
| // ... though I'm worried about \bthat\u.
| |
| <6382>
| |
| // But, this was something I promised him in the first place.
| |
| <6383>
| |
| // He's probably taking care of Sanae-san's part.
| |
| <6384>
| |
| // Even for Nagisa's sake, I'll have to let this be.
| |
| <6385>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You really won't go back to your parents' place?"
| |
| <6386>
| |
| // One evening, I asked that.
| |
| <6387>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No. Even if I've fallen ill, this is my house. I want to rest here."
| |
| <6388>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Though it is quite a bother..."
| |
| <6389>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's fine though..."
| |
| <6390>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When I get better, I'll help."
| |
| <6391>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't force yourself."
| |
| <6392>
| |
| // I did whatever housework I could.
| |
| <6393>
| |
| // So that I wouldn't trouble Sanae-san either.
| |
| <6394>
| |
| // Work was doing fine, so it was not really anything big.
| |
| <6395>
| |
| // And just like so far, Nagisa's fever prolonged itself.
| |
| <6396>
| |
| // She didn't attend school for two months.
| |
| <6397>
| |
| // One day when I came back, Sanae-san was waiting, having dinner prepared.
| |
| <6398>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Welcome back."
| |
| <6399>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uwaah, I apologize."
| |
| <6400>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll take over."
| |
| <6401>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's fine."
| |
| <6402>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It'll be fine soon, so you can take dinner first."
| |
| <6403>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, sure. Guess I will."
| |
| <6404>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Do you mind if I use the bath first?"
| |
| <6405>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not at all... I'm starved, anyway."
| |
| <6406>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Then I'll quickly use it. During that time, please eat with Nagisa."
| |
| <6407>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure."
| |
| <6408>
| |
| // Entering the room, Nagisa was lying down on her side as always.
| |
| <6409>
| |
| // And just like always, I put my hand to her head, and checked her temperature.
| |
| <6410>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems about right."
| |
| <6411>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How do you feel?"
| |
| <6412>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Fine."
| |
| <6413>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Can you eat Sanae-san's food?"
| |
| <6414>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If it's the usual, I think I can eat."
| |
| <6415>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, I guess you're doing fine as always."
| |
| <6416>
| |
| // When I say "doing fine as always", I wonder if it was good or bad...?
| |
| <6417>
| |
| // I couldn't really tell.
| |
| <6418>
| |
| // Maybe it was to ease my mind...?
| |
| <6419>
| |
| // Nagisa's hand squirmed from under the futon, and grasped mine.
| |
| <6420>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, in the end... I'm again troubling both you and mom."
| |
| <6421>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wasn't able to help... it's regrettable..."
| |
| <6422>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, you've worked hard to get this far, haven't you?"
| |
| <6423>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even now you're hanging in there, so just get some rest."
| |
| <6424>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No one thinks of you as being a bother."
| |
| <6425>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <6426>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Today, I talked to Nagisa's homeroom teacher."
| |
| <6427>
| |
| // As we drank tea, Sanae-san began talking.
| |
| <6428>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Even if she were to rest through the third trimester, she'll graduate."
| |
| <6429>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh... really?"
| |
| <6430>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes. Until then, it's better she attend, but there shouldn't be a problem."
| |
| <6431>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't that great, Nagisa?"
| |
| <6432>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, yes... it's great."
| |
| <6433>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <6434>
| |
| // Nagisa thanked both me and Sanae-san.
| |
| <6435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not just us. You worked hard for a year."
| |
| <6436>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You really hung in there, Nagisa."
| |
| <6437>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes..."
| |
| <6438>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, it's still not over."
| |
| <6439>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I can... I'd like to attend the remainder of my classes."
| |
| <6440>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's lonely leaving it to end like this..."
| |
| <6441>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. I know how you feel."
| |
| <6442>
| |
| // Counting, there was a month of school left for her.
| |
| <6443>
| |
| // The graduation ceremony's in a month.
| |
| <6444>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well then. I believe Akio-san starving to death is quite lonely, so I'll take my leave."
| |
| <6445>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, thank you so much."
| |
| <6446>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'll leave the cleaning to you, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <6447>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, of course."
| |
| <6448>
| |
| // I saw Sanae-san to the entrance.
| |
| <6449>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "This spring, you'll have your name registered, won't you?"
| |
| <6450>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes... I can finally do that."
| |
| <6451>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure work's endeavoring... so I'll work harder and harder."
| |
| <6452>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san, you really do need her, don't you?"
| |
| <6453>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yes, of course."
| |
| <6454>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I haven't thought of my life without her..."
| |
| <6455>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nagisa's body is weak, so be with her as much as you can. Please take care of her."
| |
| <6456>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure, I'll do as much as I can. So that I wouldn't be hated..."
| |
| <6457>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Didn't we have this discussion before?"
| |
| <6458>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, we did!"
| |
| <6459>
| |
| // Saying that, Sanae-san smiled.
| |
| <6460>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm so glad that she met you, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <6461>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Me as well. For someone as cute as her to pick someone like me who's sympathizes for her and not anyone else..."*
| |
| <6462>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There should be many more others who are just as capable of making her happy."
| |
| <6463>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "There aren't."
| |
| <6464>
| |
| // She said sharply, almost to the point of smiling.
| |
| <6465>
| |
| // I really do like Sanae-san as well.
| |
| <6466>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well then, I'll be seeing you."
| |
| <6467>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thanks again."
| |
| <6468>
| |
| // One, two weeks passed, and Nagisa's fever didn't fall.
| |
| <6469>
| |
| // As well as on her graduation day.
| |
| <6470>
| |
| // Nagisa remained in her room gazing at the scenery outside, and graduated.
| |
| <6471>
| |
| // ... without being in her school uniform. Without being seen off.
| |
| <6472>
| |
| // When the sakura petals began to bloom...
| |
| <6473>
| |
| // Nagisa's fever finally fell, and she calmed down.
| |
| <6474>
| |
| // She got up, and was able to do the chores in the house.
| |
| <6475>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's my school uniform."
| |
| <6476>
| |
| // Standing in front of me, Nagisa had a vinyl bag with her uniform in it.
| |
| <6477>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It came back from the cleaners."
| |
| <6478>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I won't be wearing it anymore, but I'd like to keep it dear."
| |
| <6479>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <6480>
| |
| // She spread it along the floor, and began neatly folding it up.
| |
| <6481>
| |
| // She might not be able to wear it anymore.
| |
| <6482>
| |
| // It'd be nice if she got to for just a bit.
| |
| <6483>
| |
| // She might not be able to return to that time.
| |
| <6484>
| |
| // She might not be able to finish what she left undone.
| |
| <6485>
| |
| // With no thoughts coming to mind... I remembered Sunohara's face.
| |
| <6486>
| |
| // Back when we were students, he was in the dormitory, and went back to his parents' place after graduating.
| |
| <6487>
| |
| // I forget where in the rural areas, but I think it was in the Touhoku region.
| |
| <6488>
| |
| // Anyways, it was far away.
| |
| <6489>
| |
| // Those days are far past gone now, and we never really contacted each other.
| |
| <6490>
| |
| // Though he's not the only person I know back from school...
| |
| <6491>
| |
| // And he's not the only person acting like an idiot wearing a school uniform...
| |
| <6492>
| |
| // But if it's him, no matter how unreasonable it is, he should be with us.
| |
| <6493>
| |
| // When evening came, and Nagisa chose to enter the bath, I opened the closet.
| |
| <6494>
| |
| // I pulled out the school register of names from deep within, and looked for Sunohara's family number.
| |
| <6495>
| |
| // Finding it, I picked up the receiver, and immediately dialed.
| |
| <6496>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Yes, this is the Sunoharas."
| |
| <6497>
| |
| // His mother's voice.
| |
| <6498>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, this is \m{A}. Is Youhei-san there?"
| |
| <6499>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Who might you be?"
| |
| <6500>
| |
| // Seems I'll have to introduce myself somehow.
| |
| <6501>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm a classmate of his from when he was in school. If you tell him it's \m{A}, he'll know who it is."
| |
| <6502>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Umm... Youhei's living in a dormitory now, and isn't at the house."
| |
| <6503>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A dorm?"
| |
| <6504>
| |
| // In an instant, the nostalgic view of Sunohara's room from a year ago appeared in my mind.
| |
| <6505>
| |
| // \{Voice} "His company's dormitory."
| |
| <6506>
| |
| // Of course. That place is no longer the room I spent my time with Sunohara at... it should be some other male student's room now.
| |
| <6507>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... in that case, could you tell me his phone number?"
| |
| <6508>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Sure... is that fine?"
| |
| <6509>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please."
| |
| <6510>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <6511>
| |
| // I take the receiver, and dial the numbers I jotted down just now.
| |
| <6512>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Yes, this is the Satsuki Dormitory."
| |
| <6513>
| |
| // A middle-aged woman's voice.
| |
| <6514>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is Sunohara Youhei there? This is \m{A}."
| |
| <6515>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Okay, please wait a moment."
| |
| <6516>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <6517>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Yes, this is me."
| |
| <6518>
| |
| // A slightly forced voice.
| |
| <6519>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara? It's me, \m{A}."
| |
| <6520>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh...? \m{A}? Really?!"
| |
| <6521>
| |
| // In an instant, the voice from back then returned. Time means nothing.
| |
| <6522>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. Doing well?"
| |
| <6523>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I am but... there's a lot of unreasonable stuff. Listen man, only you'd understand."
| |
| <6524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll listen another time. Just listen to what I have to say."
| |
| <6525>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Tch, you're still bossy, even when you've graduated."
| |
| <6526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't that fine? We're friends."
| |
| <6527>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "So, what is it?"
| |
| <6528>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to hold a graduation ceremony."
| |
| <6529>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Huh...?"
| |
| <6530>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know Nagisa's graduating this spring, right?"
| |
| <6531>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, Nagisa-chan is? You guys still going out? That's amazing."
| |
| <6532>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry about that, idiot. Listen up."
| |
| <6533>
| |
| // I bring us back to the topic. Doing so, I gave an outburst.
| |
| <6534>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For the past year, she's been working hard going to school with no friends."
| |
| <6535>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, turns out she didn't go to the graduation ceremony."
| |
| <6536>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's too lonely, right?"
| |
| <6537>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why, I'd like for us to hold the graduation ceremony that we had on that day."
| |
| <6538>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's been a month since the graduation, but we spent time with her more than anyone else, see."
| |
| <6539>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <6540>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, Sunohara."
| |
| <6541>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <6542>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm in the middle of training so..."
| |
| <6543>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If I do that, I'm going to get fired..."
| |
| <6544>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry!"
| |
| <6545>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You want me to get fired?!"
| |
| <6546>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you're gone for just a day, you won't."
| |
| <6547>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I will!"
| |
| <6548>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're not so flexible, are you?"
| |
| <6549>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's not me that's not flexible, it's the company!"
| |
| <6550>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't there something you can do?"
| |
| <6551>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It might be fine on one of my holidays..."
| |
| <6552>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even so, it's a round trip throughout the day, right...? It's painful."
| |
| <6553>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, for my sake."
| |
| <6554>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "For Nagisa-chan's, sake, right?!"
| |
| <6555>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's the same, whoever it is."
| |
| <6556>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Then I'll try taking a day off. I won't know when it'll be, though."
| |
| <6557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, I'll match it up with what you get."
| |
| <6558>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Then, I'll contact you later."
| |
| <6559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, don't do that."
| |
| <6560>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why?"
| |
| <6561>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's a chance Nagisa might pick up the phone."
| |
| <6562>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <6563>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If she does, she'll figure out what we're scheming, right?"
| |
| <6564>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <6565>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hello?"
| |
| <6566>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey..."
| |
| <6567>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Could it be... you're living with Nagisa-chan...?"
| |
| <6568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, didn't I tell you?"
| |
| <6569>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I didn't talk with you for a year, you know."
| |
| <6570>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, sorry, it just happens to be that way, see."
| |
| <6571>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "BASTARD, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE HAPPY, AREN'T YOU?!?!"
| |
| <6572>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry!"
| |
| <6573>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even going as far as getting me fired... my interest in coming there is gradually disappearing."
| |
| <6574>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if it does, come!"
| |
| <6575>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm the best guy, aren't I?!"
| |
| <6576>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I'm asking you."
| |
| <6577>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <6578>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Tch... fine."
| |
| <6579>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You can call me during this time. I'll pick up again."
| |
| <6580>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I will."
| |
| <6581>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "See ya."
| |
| <6582>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Later."
| |
| <6583>
| |
| // I put down the receiver.
| |
| <6584>
| |
| // I returned to the same idiotic feeling I had before.
| |
| <6585>
| |
| // It felt like I could go through with the graduation, or anything.
| |
| <6586>
| |
| // Yeah.
| |
| <6587>
| |
| // We put together that mish-mash basketball team and won, and also revived the abolished drama club for School Foundation Day.
| |
| <6588>
| |
| // If we return to that time, we can do anything.
| |
| <6589>
| |
| // And...
| |
| <6590>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa, let's go on a date next Sunday."
| |
| <6591>
| |
| // For a while, after a day passed, I invited her as such.
| |
| <6592>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, let's."
| |
| <6593>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Where'll we be going?"
| |
| <6594>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Secret."
| |
| <6595>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Why? I'd like for you to tell me."
| |
| <6596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Secret."
| |
| <6597>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That worries me."
| |
| <6598>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not trying to trick you or anything."
| |
| <6599>
| |
| // I just wanted her to be innocently surprised, and enjoy it.
| |
| <6600>
| |
| // I wanted to be beside her when she makes that face.
| |
| <6601>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure it'll be a good memory. So wait and look forward to it."
| |
| <6602>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you put it that way, then okay. I won't ask anything more and wait."
| |
| <6603>
| |
| // And then, the promised day was tomorrow.
| |
| <6604>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa..."
| |
| <6605>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <6606>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For the date tomorrow..."
| |
| <6607>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <6608>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd like for us to be in our school uniforms."
| |
| <6609>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <6610>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No?"
| |
| <6611>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "School uniform... you mean the one we wore?"
| |
| <6612>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, the one you always wore."
| |
| <6613>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's embarrassing..."
| |
| <6614>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You wore it just a while ago, didn't you?"
| |
| <6615>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's true..."
| |
| <6616>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I've already graduated."
| |
| <6617>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In that case, it'd be like lying."
| |
| <6618>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine. We're still on spring break."
| |
| <6619>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When April comes, the school entrance and opening ceremonies will be held, and then this year's curriculum will start."
| |
| <6620>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why right now, no one's a student."
| |
| <6621>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We won't bother anyone."
| |
| <6622>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll be just the two of us, for one day only. Let's return to the school."
| |
| <6623>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay?"
| |
| <6624>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, if the people nearby see us, it'll be really embarrassing."
| |
| <6625>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was congratulated by many people when I graduated."
| |
| <6626>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I walk there in my school uniform, I'll be thought of as a really strange girl."
| |
| <6627>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll be early in the morning, so it's fine."
| |
| <6628>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It'll be late when we come back."
| |
| <6629>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, you can bring a change of clothes. You can change there when we go back."
| |
| <6630>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Will we be found...?"
| |
| <6631>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Doubt it."
| |
| <6632>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It sounds very dangerous."
| |
| <6633>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why it's interesting, right?"
| |
| <6634>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I suppose so..."
| |
| <6635>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, what do you think? You gonna come wearing your uniform?"
| |
| <6636>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Hmm..."
| |
| <6637>
| |
| // After thinking about it for a while...
| |
| <6638>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you want me to do that, then I will, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6639>
| |
| // In the end, that's how she answered.
| |
| <6640>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see. Then, it's decided."
| |
| <6641>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't change your mind suddenly in the morning, okay?"
| |
| <6642>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Don't worry, I won't."
| |
| <6643>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, this really is quite..."
| |
| <6644>
| |
| // On that day, there wasn't a single cloud in the sky.
| |
| <6645>
| |
| // And everyone was taking the day off.
| |
| <6646>
| |
| // A miraculous day.
| |
| <6647>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Good morning."
| |
| <6648>
| |
| // A voice from behind.
| |
| <6649>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Morning."
| |
| <6650>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It would have been better if you could sleep a little more."
| |
| <6651>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well, I was excited, so I couldn't get sleep."
| |
| <6652>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "After all, wearing a school uniform and walking outside really puts me on my toes."
| |
| <6653>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll be fine. You've graduated like a month ago."
| |
| <6654>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've been a year now, so I'm the idiot."
| |
| <6655>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're still young, \m{B}-kun, so it still suits you."
| |
| <6656>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose. You've got a pretty good age."
| |
| <6657>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun... do you hate me?"
| |
| <6658>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I love you."
| |
| <6659>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "T-thank you so much..."
| |
| <6660>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6661>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, you deceived me just now!"
| |
| <6662>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "About what?"
| |
| <6663>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm just one year ahead of you, so I don't want you to say I've got a good age."
| |
| <6664>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I'm still in my tens. And you?"
| |
| <6665>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <6666>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "My twenties..."
| |
| <6667>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's how it is."
| |
| <6668>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It seems like you don't want me to wear my uniform, \m{B}-kun!"
| |
| <6669>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm joking, I'm joking. You're young."
| |
| <6670>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's fine. I'm a granny, after all."
| |
| <6671>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Today, as a girl who has strange tastes, I'll be sticking closely to you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6672>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I can't even cross my arms anymore."
| |
| <6673>
| |
| // It was a very beautiful answer.
| |
| <6674>
| |
| // After taking a light breakfast, the two of us made our own preparations.
| |
| <6675>
| |
| // I had already become so familiar with seeing Nagisa appear in her school uniform after changing.
| |
| <6676>
| |
| // But, it seems it was not the same for me, as she laughed when she saw my figure.
| |
| <6677>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?! Is it that strange?!"
| |
| <6678>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn it, so at some point I grew that old huh...?"
| |
| <6679>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Not at all."
| |
| <6680>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're laughing ridiculously though!"
| |
| <6681>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because it's the \m{B}-kun from two years ago."
| |
| <6682>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because it's been that way."
| |
| <6683>
| |
| // Tears built up at the edge of her eyes.
| |
| <6684>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because you've still been, the \m{B}-kun from when we met."
| |
| <6685>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, I see..."
| |
| <6686>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then I guess it's normal."
| |
| <6687>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's too normal."
| |
| <6688>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you know... walking together like this at this time is a bit of a drag..."
| |
| <6689>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're such a weird pair."
| |
| <6690>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's go so we're not discovered."
| |
| <6691>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, we definitely should."
| |
| <6692>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, let's go."
| |
| <6693>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay!"
| |
| <6694>
| |
| // After leaving home, Nagisa heart was racing the entire time.
| |
| <6695>
| |
| // She walked, being so paranoid.
| |
| <6696>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Being taken into custody is not really a laughing matter..."
| |
| <6697>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's the spring holidays, so I don't think that'll happen."
| |
| <6698>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose... we \bare\u a young guy and girl on a beautiful spring holiday."
| |
| <6699>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That would be fine."
| |
| <6700>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This path is...?"
| |
| <6701>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "To the school."
| |
| <6702>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <6703>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're going to the school?"
| |
| <6704>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's right."
| |
| <6705>
| |
| // I nodded.
| |
| <6706>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's a surprising spot for a date."
| |
| <6707>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? I don't believe that."
| |
| <6708>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If the teachers find us, they'll get angry."
| |
| <6709>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll be fine."
| |
| <6710>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Amazing! They're in full bloom!"
| |
| <6711>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sure looks pretty."
| |
| <6712>
| |
| // We climbed up the hill lined up with rows of sakura trees.
| |
| <6713>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Was it to show me this? Thank you so much."
| |
| <6714>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nope. This is just the icing on the cake."
| |
| <6715>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on."
| |
| <6716>
| |
| // Looking up, a dazzling light shone before our eyes.
| |
| <6717>
| |
| // We covered our eyes to block it.
| |
| <6718>
| |
| // And doing that, we saw them.
| |
| <6719>
| |
| // The people that were waiting for us.
| |
| <6720>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yo, long time no see."
| |
| <6721>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who the hell are you?"
| |
| <6722>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Come on, that isn't what you do when it's been a while since you've last met."
| |
| <6723>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You couldn't be Sunohara, could you?"
| |
| <6724>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Of course."
| |
| <6725>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uwaaaahahahahaha!!!"
| |
| <6726>
| |
| // I burst out in laughter.
| |
| <6727>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What the hell's with the color of your hair?"
| |
| <6728>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "This is my natural color!"
| |
| <6729>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Doesn't suit someone like you. Okay now, be sure to dye it gold afterward."
| |
| <6730>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "My company'll fire me!"
| |
| <6731>
| |
| // And behind him were faces I knew.
| |
| <6732>
| |
| // Nishina, Sugisaka, everyone was there waiting in their uniforms.
| |
| <6733>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Long time no see."
| |
| <6734>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "You doing well?"
| |
| <6735>
| |
| // \{Ryou} "It's been a while."
| |
| <6736>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hey there, Nagisa-san."
| |
| <6737>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Everyone..."
| |
| <6738>
| |
| // Nagisa took a step forward.
| |
| <6739>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's going on today?"
| |
| <6740>
| |
| // Nagisa still hadn't realized.
| |
| <6741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A graduation ceremony, with Furukawa Nagisa and friends present."
| |
| <6742>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <6743>
| |
| // \{Voice} "So, shall we start?"
| |
| <6744>
| |
| // The number one person behind them...
| |
| <6745>
| |
| // Koumura spoke peacefully.
| |
| <6746>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "Now, we shall begin the graduation ceremony with Furukawa Nagisa and all friends present."
| |
| <6747>
| |
| // His opening ceremony voice passed well into the wind.
| |
| <6748>
| |
| // We faced the school, forming a line side-by-side.
| |
| <6749>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "The school anthem."
| |
| <6750>
| |
| // We all sang the school anthem.
| |
| <6751>
| |
| // It was louder than anyone else from our own graduation ceremony.
| |
| <6752>
| |
| // It echoed just about everywhere.
| |
| <6753>
| |
| // And then, a graduation ceremony diploma for Nagisa alone.
| |
| <6754>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "... Furukawa Nagisa."
| |
| <6755>
| |
| // He called her name.
| |
| <6756>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <6757>
| |
| // Answering, she walked over to Koumura.
| |
| <6758>
| |
| // He presented the diploma.
| |
| <6759>
| |
| // After taking it, Nagisa turned around to us, and gave such a clear face.
| |
| <6760>
| |
| // Everyone gave an applause.
| |
| <6761>
| |
| // When that finished, Nagisa softly brought it to her chest.
| |
| <6762>
| |
| // And then she opened her mouth slowly.
| |
| <6763>
| |
| // She's beginning her speech.
| |
| <6764>
| |
| // It was a formal response that was no farewell.
| |
| <6765>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In regards to my life in this school..."
| |
| <6766>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There were a lot of painful things."
| |
| <6767>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In my case, I was shy, and was terrible at making friends..."
| |
| <6768>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, when second year ended... I was finally able to enter a circle of friends..."
| |
| <6769>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When I became a third year, I thought we could get along a lot more."
| |
| <6770>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But the following year, I fell absent for almost all of the days from school..."
| |
| <6771>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The next time I was able to attend, it was two weeks after the opening ceremonies."
| |
| <6772>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was probably the only one left in my new class."
| |
| <6773>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Time passed, and nothing changed..."
| |
| <6774>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Knowing that, I couldn't move anymore."
| |
| <6775>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why I stood at the bottom of that hill."
| |
| <6776>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And then..."
| |
| <6777>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The one who egged me on was \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6778>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "From that day forth... he egged me on, as I stood worried at the bottom of the hill."
| |
| <6779>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He said that if things change, then I should find new things."
| |
| <6780>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "He so encouraged."
| |
| <6781>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And for that month, I was supported by Sunohara-san, Nishina-san, Sugisaka-san, and Koumura-sensei..."
| |
| <6782>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And even more people supported me, and formed the drama club."
| |
| <6783>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was something that definitely could not be done alone."
| |
| <6784>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We had a match with the basketball club."
| |
| <6785>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "To win, we all worked as one."
| |
| <6786>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I learned that, even if it was a short time... if we all work together, we can do something amazing."
| |
| <6787>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And then, I worked hard for the recital at School Foundation Day."
| |
| <6788>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Though I did cry on the stage..."
| |
| <6789>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was able to perform the play to the very end."
| |
| <6790>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was the first time I worked towards a single goal, and accomplished that."
| |
| <6791>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Someone like me..."
| |
| <6792>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Was being supported by many people."
| |
| <6793>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, my body again fell ill..."
| |
| <6794>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And I slept at home the entire time."
| |
| <6795>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Through second and third trimesters... being supported by my family, and being with \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <6796>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Spring came around."
| |
| <6797>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Everyone graduated, and Koumura-sensei retired..."
| |
| <6798>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I really did become alone again."
| |
| <6799>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, I was still in the mood to try again for one more year."
| |
| <6800>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wanted to become stronger."
| |
| <6801>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even though my body's weak... I still wanted to live strongly."
| |
| <6802>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And what that courage brought me was everyone here."
| |
| <6803>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Being alone for a year was painful."
| |
| <6804>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was like living in a world as a completely different person, with classmates two years younger than me."
| |
| <6805>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When they formed groups, I was left alone."
| |
| <6806>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "At ball game rallies, I was weak with sports, so I was merely a bother to them."
| |
| <6807>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even at School Foundation Day, I went around all alone."
| |
| <6808>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "During this year, I was alone almost the whole time..."
| |
| <6809>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so..."
| |
| <6810>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, I, actually..."
| |
| <6811>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, I actually..."
| |
| <6812>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "don't think that my life as a student will ever be replaced."
| |
| <6813>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A school that I've once hated..."
| |
| <6814>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It took me five years to graduate..."
| |
| <6815>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Being left alone at the school was lonely."
| |
| <6816>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But now, I love it so much."
| |
| <6817>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "In the end..."
| |
| <6818>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I loved it because it was the place I tried hard at."
| |
| <6819>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <6820>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "Hm..."
| |
| <6821>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "Congratulations... \wait{1000}on your graduation."
| |
| <6822>
| |
| // Koumura's gentle congratulatory address.
| |
| <6823>
| |
| // Nagisa's long, long school life...\wait{1000} came to a close.
| |
| <6824>
| |
| // At the same time, as if a dam was cut down, Nagisa's tears began to build.
| |
| <6825>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you... so much..."
| |
| <6826>
| |
| // Bowing to cover her face, saying just that, she began crying.
| |
| <6827>
| |
| // Tears built up over a year.
| |
| <6828>
| |
| // Not because it was painful, but because it was happy.
| |
| <6829>
| |
| // It should be fine for her to cry as much as she wants.
| |
| <6830>
| |
| // Turning around, pops and Sanae-san were there, standing close to the gate.
| |
| <6831>
| |
| // And beside them was Misae-san, as well as Ibuki-sensei.
| |
| <6832>
| |
| // They must have been in her field of vision the entire time.
| |
| <6833>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "That is all... \wait{1500}the ceremony is now over."
| |
| <6834>
| |
| // The four move to the side of the gate, and give an applause.
| |
| <6835>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Congratulations."
| |
| <6836>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Congratulations on your graduation."
| |
| <6837>
| |
| // \{Ibuki} "Congratulations, Nagisa-chan."
| |
| <6838>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Congratulations, you two!"
| |
| <6839>
| |
| // And beside them was Misae-san as well.
| |
| <6840>
| |
| // They must have been in her field of vision the entire time.
| |
| <6841>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "That is all... \wait{1500}the ceremony is now over."
| |
| <6842>
| |
| // Pops, Sanae-san, and Misae-san all move to the side of the gate, and give an applause.
| |
| <6843>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Congratulations."
| |
| <6844>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Congratulations on your graduation."
| |
| <6845>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Congratulations, you two!"
| |
| <6846>
| |
| // And beside them was Ibuki-sensei as well.
| |
| <6847>
| |
| // They must have been in her field of vision the entire time.
| |
| <6848>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "That is all... \wait{1500}the ceremony is now over."
| |
| <6849>
| |
| // Pops, Sanae-san, and Ibuki-sensei all move to the side of the gate, and give an applause.
| |
| <6850>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Congratulations."
| |
| <6851>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Congratulations on your graduation."
| |
| <6852>
| |
| // \{Ibuki} "Congratulations, Nagisa-chan."
| |
| <6853>
| |
| // They must have been in her field of vision the entire time.
| |
| <6854>
| |
| // \{Koumura} "That is all... \wait{1500}the ceremony is now over."
| |
| <6855>
| |
| // Pops and Sanae-san move to the side of the gate, and give an applause.
| |
| <6856>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Congratulations."
| |
| <6857>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Congratulations on your graduation."
| |
| <6858>
| |
| // In that, we pass through the school gates in our school uniforms.
| |
| <6859>
| |
| // Through the place that I graduated one year ago.
| |
| <6860>
| |
| // Nagisa also turned around. It was the gate she would no longer pass through.
| |
| <6861>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <6862>
| |
| // She said that in the end.
| |
| <6863>
| |
| // What path will we be walking from now on?
| |
| <6864>
| |
| // There was only one thing for certain.
| |
| <6865>
| |
| // It was that we'll always be taking the same path.
| |
| <6866>
| |
| // Nagisa took my hand.
| |
| <6867>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Let's hold hands and head home."
| |
| <6868>
| |
| // It was the dream I had wished of once upon a time, being granted.
| |
| <6869>
| |
| // Holding hands, walking in our school uniforms.
| |
| <6870>
| |
| // Even those with us bantering around was just as I imagined it.
| |
| <6871>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <6872>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be with her..."
| |
| <6873>
| |
| // What kind of feelings did I have, being here?
| |
| <6874>
| |
| // Even I didn't know myself.
| |
| <6875>
| |
| // Those emotions didn't waver.
| |
| <6876>
| |
| // It felt like I was reading off a script.
| |
| <6877>
| |
| // \{Father} "Oh...?"
| |
| <6878>
| |
| // My father awed in admiration.
| |
| <6879>
| |
| // \{Father} "I see... that's cause for celebration."
| |
| <6880>
| |
| // \{Father} "... congratulations."
| |
| <6881>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <6882>
| |
| // Nagisa bowed alone.
| |
| <6883>
| |
| // \{Father} "Umm, you were Nagisa-san, right?"
| |
| <6884>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, Nagisa."
| |
| <6885>
| |
| // \{Father} "Please take care of \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6886>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I certainly will."
| |
| <6887>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm not perfect on a lot of things... but even so, I'll do my best."
| |
| <6888>
| |
| // \{Father} "My best wishes."
| |
| <6889>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <6890>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <6891>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You should also hang in there, father."
| |
| <6892>
| |
| // \{Father} "I'm a carefree person."
| |
| <6893>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If there's anything you need, please tell me."
| |
| <6894>
| |
| // \{Father} "It's fine. Thank you."
| |
| <6895>
| |
| // \{Father} "........."
| |
| <6896>
| |
| // Seems like the conversation's over.
| |
| <6897>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's time. Let's go."
| |
| <6898>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay..."
| |
| <6899>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, \m{A}-san, we'll come again."
| |
| <6900>
| |
| // \{Father} "Yeah..."
| |
| <6901>
| |
| // A withering voice, as if phlegm was entangled in his throat.
| |
| <6902>
| |
| // It was miserable.
| |
| <6903>
| |
| // Nagisa and my father looked at each other for a while.
| |
| <6904>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then..."
| |
| <6905>
| |
| // She turned around, as if showing regret.
| |
| <6906>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There are many more things we have to do after this."
| |
| <6907>
| |
| // Nagisa told me.
| |
| <6908>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <6909>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <6910>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I guess..."
| |
| <6911>
| |
| // Yeah, from today onward, that person'll be Nagisa's father-in-law.
| |
| <6912>
| |
| // A deep connection was formed.
| |
| <6913>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is something the matter, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <6914>
| |
| // Nagisa peeps in at my covered face.
| |
| <6915>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, it's nothing."
| |
| <6916>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, shall we go?"
| |
| <6917>
| |
| // I took Nagisa's hand and grasped it.
| |
| <6918>
| |
| // The feeling of something metal on her finger.
| |
| <6919>
| |
| // Her wedding ring shone.
| |
| <6920>
| |
| // On the way back, we visited the government office, and submitted our marriage registration.
| |
| <6921>
| |
| // ... \m{A} Nagisa.
| |
| <6922>
| |
| // That will be Nagisa's full name from now on.
| |
| <6923>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll have to be careful not to write Furukawa by accident."
| |
| <6924>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess."
| |
| <6925>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{A} Nagisa... \m{A} Nagisa... \m{A} Nagisa..."
| |
| <6926>
| |
| // That's probably it. She repeated that quietly the entire time.
| |
| <6927>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{A} seems masculine for a last name."
| |
| <6928>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's because it's my name."
| |
| <6929>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? Furukawa's quite feminine."
| |
| <6930>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's because it's yours."
| |
| <6931>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wonder...?"
| |
| <6932>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, I guess a name like \m{A} Nagisa makes me feel like I've gotten stronger."
| |
| <6933>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Like... I'm being protected."
| |
| <6934>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <6935>
| |
| // It felt like a scale fell off from my eye.
| |
| <6936>
| |
| // Since it was decided that way, I couldn't help thinking that.
| |
| <6937>
| |
| // But what Nagisa said was the truth.
| |
| <6938>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You sure say some really embarrassing things."
| |
| <6939>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You said so yourself, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6940>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That I should say things so embarrassing it'd make me roll over."
| |
| <6941>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I did?"
| |
| <6942>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. You did."
| |
| <6943>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why I'm saying."
| |
| <6944>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm the happiest girl in the whole, wide world!"
| |
| <6945>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guah...!"
| |
| <6946>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That really was embarrassing..."
| |
| <6947>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <6948>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <6949>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Let's live happily together."
| |
| <6950>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <6951>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Leave it to me."
| |
| <6952>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay!"
| |
| <6953>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We've submitted it."
| |
| <6954>
| |
| // She reported to the Furukawa household.
| |
| <6955>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be calling you father-in-law from now on."
| |
| <6956>
| |
| // Putting it that way, pops wrapped himself up with both his arms.
| |
| <6957>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That gave me the goosebumps just now! Don't do that, it's a jinx!"
| |
| <6958>
| |
| // He said something outrageous.
| |
| <6959>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you're my father-in-law now, you know?"
| |
| <6960>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you're going to put it that way, I'm gonna call ya my son, m'kay?!"
| |
| <6961>
| |
| // Even I had the goosebumps.
| |
| <6962>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Brrrr! Stop it, father-in-law!"
| |
| <6963>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Guahhhh---!! Stop it, my son!"
| |
| <6964>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahhhh---!! Stop it, father-in-law!"
| |
| <6965>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Guahhhhh---!!"
| |
| <6966>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Noooooo--!!"
| |
| <6967>
| |
| // When I came to, the two of us were rolling on the floor.
| |
| <6968>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (We're a stupid pair...)
| |
| <6969>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "May I also join in?"
| |
| <6970>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It doesn't give you the chills, does it, Sanae-san?"
| |
| <6971>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Please give it a try."
| |
| <6972>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mother-in-law."
| |
| <6973>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes?"
| |
| <6974>
| |
| // It was as usual.
| |
| <6975>
| |
| // We had a pleasant celebration at the household.
| |
| <6976>
| |
| // On the table, we had first-class sushi. Pops had a beer can to go with it.
| |
| <6977>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So, when's the wedding?"
| |
| <6978>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "After I save some money."
| |
| <6979>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Kaah! Why'd you marry such a poor guy as him?!"
| |
| <6980>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because I love him."
| |
| <6981>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Don't answer honestly! You'll make your father sad!"
| |
| <6982>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san's also not one to speak."
| |
| <6983>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Huh? About what...?"
| |
| <6984>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You don't have any money at all either."
| |
| <6985>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Uu..."
| |
| <6986>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "He's got debts, and bought this house, and has been struggling to make ends meet."
| |
| <6987>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Even so, we had our wedding two years after."
| |
| <6988>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Was that it...?"
| |
| <6989>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, I was happy."
| |
| <6990>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "As long as I'm with you, Akio-san."
| |
| <6991>
| |
| // \{Akio} "S-Sanae..."
| |
| <6992>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, you guys are in the way!"
| |
| <6993>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This isn't our celebration...?"
| |
| <6994>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "In other words, what I meant to say was, being with the person you love is the most important thing."
| |
| <6995>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Indeed. In this case, it's \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <6996>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Damn it... I'm feeling a bit agitated..."
| |
| <6997>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why did our daughter fall in love with a guy like this?"
| |
| <6998>
| |
| // Is he really celebrating...?
| |
| <6999>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san, today's a congratulatory day!"
| |
| <7000>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Meh? Yeah, well... I guess..."
| |
| <7001>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Then, cheers---!"
| |
| <7002>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Okay, how about we play the King Game?"
| |
| <7003>
| |
| // No we \bwon't\u.
| |
| <7004>
| |
| // It was late at night when we returned to the apartment.
| |
| <7005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guess we're back."
| |
| <7006>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're back."
| |
| <7007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <7008>
| |
| // Not one thing had changed in the room, but since today it feels like it's changed.
| |
| <7009>
| |
| // Nagisa was pretty worked up; I wonder if she was thinking the same thing?
| |
| <7010>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's wrong?
| |
| <7011>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Starting from today, we'll again have a new start."
| |
| <7012>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess."
| |
| <7013>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I may be incompetent, but let's do our best."
| |
| <7014>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll do the same."
| |
| <7015>
| |
| // For the two of us to bow our heads down to the floor was weird.
| |
| <7016>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, you can get up."
| |
| <7017>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "All right."
| |
| <7018>
| |
| // The place all to ourselves.
| |
| <7019>
| |
| // Our home.
| |
| <7020>
| |
| // Nagisa came out of the bath, and was spreading out the futon to prepare to sleep.
| |
| <7021>
| |
| // Watching her from behind, I was thinking about things, dozing off.
| |
| <7022>
| |
| // What I should do, and a lot of other stuff.
| |
| <7023>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Oh yeah...)
| |
| <7024>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Today's the first night we've been newly wed, right...?)
| |
| <7025>
| |
| // That suddenly came to mind.
| |
| <7026>
| |
| // And Nagisa's bottom waved in front of me.
| |
| <7027>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (What I should be doing...)
| |
| <7028>
| |
| // The lower part of my body ached in a hurry.
| |
| <7029>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahh--!"
| |
| <7030>
| |
| // I rolled about on the floor.
| |
| <7031>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (How could I be thinking about something so perverted on a joyous day like this?!)
| |
| <7032>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But, well, that might also be normal...)
| |
| <7033>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is something the matter, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <7034>
| |
| // Nagisa scrubbed her knees and came closer.
| |
| <7035>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well... I was thinking about work tomorrow and stuff."
| |
| <7036>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So much that it made you scream?"
| |
| <7037>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, not that much... just over..."
| |
| <7038>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Work hard. You're the man of the house, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <7039>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <7040>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But how long has it been since we went out...?)
| |
| <7041>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Actually, we're a married couple now, aren't we?!)
| |
| <7042>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Time has nothing to do with it...)
| |
| <7043>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (We're not playing house...)
| |
| <7044>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Anytime we want to, I guess we could...)
| |
| <7045>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh, but, she's... a bit slow on this... and if it becomes a disappointment, then what...?)
| |
| <7046>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well, she said before that she didn't hate something like this...)
| |
| <7047>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But, does she \breally\u understand what that is...?)
| |
| <7048>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (When she gets pulled into it without knowing, what'll happen...?)
| |
| <7049>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Would I just stare in shock at her with her panties exposed like that...?)
| |
| <7050>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This doesn't bode very well at all...)
| |
| <7051>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I also have to work hard and find a job soon."
| |
| <7052>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <7053>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <7054>
| |
| // With one word, Nagisa ripped my thoughts to shreds.
| |
| <7055>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A job. I can't be loafing around at all."
| |
| <7056>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, it's fine if you stay at the house."
| |
| <7057>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But... that would mean you'd be working alone, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <7058>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I also want to work hard."
| |
| <7059>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Of course, that's not to say I'll neglect chores at home."
| |
| <7060>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll be sure to come home and make dinner, waiting for you."
| |
| <7061>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll also do the laundry as well as the cleaning."
| |
| <7062>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, of course I'll help but..."
| |
| <7063>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm..."
| |
| <7064>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She isn't really flexible...)
| |
| <7065>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (What should I say...?)
| |
| <7066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you know... you should get some rest for a while. You still haven't gotten better, have you?"
| |
| <7067>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, I'm fine now."
| |
| <7068>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That might be true now... but at some point you'll get worse again..."
| |
| <7069>
| |
| // After saying that, I damned myself.
| |
| <7070>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm, I..."
| |
| <7071>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Don't want to always be weak just because my body is weak."
| |
| <7072>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't want to become frightened thinking about when I'll get worse."
| |
| <7073>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sorry... I guess..."
| |
| <7074>
| |
| // What I said was treating Nagisa as if she were weak. That's why I apologized.
| |
| <7075>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, it's okay. I might have said something to hurt you..."
| |
| <7076>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay..."
| |
| <7077>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <7078>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is it okay for me to go find a job?"
| |
| <7079>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure."
| |
| <7080>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But consult me when you've decided."
| |
| <7081>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I will be."
| |
| <7082>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whew..."
| |
| <7083>
| |
| // I rolled over the futon that Nagisa laid out.
| |
| <7084>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun,"
| |
| <7085>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
| |
| <7086>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sorry for being selfish."
| |
| <7087>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, you weren't selfish at all."
| |
| <7088>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're more modest than any other girl, I think."
| |
| <7089>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I wonder...?"
| |
| <7090>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. Because you're not one to indulge yourself in anything."
| |
| <7091>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well... I don't really want anything."
| |
| <7092>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's also being modest."
| |
| <7093>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <7094>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, so how about this."
| |
| <7095>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When you start working, our budget'll be a little better..."
| |
| <7096>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll go buy some clothes you can dress up in."
| |
| <7097>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I still don't want it right now."
| |
| <7098>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, we have a lot of things right now."
| |
| <7099>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I know. But you know, something like that's important."
| |
| <7100>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even for me, I'm happy with just you dressing up and being much cuter."
| |
| <7101>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <7102>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Am I wearing clothes that don't suit me...?"
| |
| <7103>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, that's not what I mean..."
| |
| <7104>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What do you call it, the latest trends?"
| |
| <7105>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's true... I might not have anything that's brand new."
| |
| <7106>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then that's fine. We can figure something fun out of that."
| |
| <7107>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If you say you'd like to do that, \m{B}-kun... then I also feel a little like I want to."
| |
| <7108>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, really. Then it's decided. Okay?"
| |
| <7109>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure."
| |
| <7110>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh yeah... since you're a girl, you should be more selfish."
| |
| <7111>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You shouldn't be so reserved, see."
| |
| <7112>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <7113>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then..."
| |
| <7114>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could I say one more selfish thing?"
| |
| <7115>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, if you want."
| |
| <7116>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then today..."
| |
| <7117>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could we sleep in one futon?"
| |
| <7118>
| |
| // I stared up at the ceiling.
| |
| <7119>
| |
| // Nagisa and I slept on each end of the futon.
| |
| <7120>
| |
| // Our arms touched a little bit.
| |
| <7121>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's like being a married couple."
| |
| <7122>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, we are."
| |
| <7123>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, that's right, ehehe..."
| |
| <7124>
| |
| // She seems happy.
| |
| <7125>
| |
| // Nagisa just wanted to feel that, didn't she?
| |
| <7126>
| |
| // Doesn't seem like there was any meaning bigger than that.
| |
| <7127>
| |
| // That's why I also felt relieved, gripping her hand.
| |
| <7128>
| |
| // Nagisa did the same.
| |
| <7129>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We've been working hard for a year since that day."
| |
| <7130>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <7131>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You said so yourself back then, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <7132>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If we worked for a year, we'll become so strong that nothing will beat us down."
| |
| <7133>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <7134>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel like we've gotten stronger."
| |
| <7135>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I think so."
| |
| <7136>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But we still have a way to go."
| |
| <7137>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's still much ahead of us."
| |
| <7138>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I guess."
| |
| <7139>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's a lot of things ahead of us. Difficult, painful, and sad things."
| |
| <7140>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If I'm with you, \m{B}-kun, we can stand against it."
| |
| <7141>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, let's go at it."
| |
| <7142>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure."
| |
| <7143>
| |
| // Nagisa sure has gotten stronger.
| |
| <7144>
| |
| // Two years ago when we met...
| |
| <7145>
| |
| // The Nagisa I knew had a worrying face.
| |
| <7146>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What are you smiling about?"
| |
| <7147>
| |
| // Nagisa looked my way.
| |
| <7148>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well..."
| |
| <7149>
| |
| // I was also probably the same.
| |
| <7150>
| |
| // Back then, I was probably ridiculous.
| |
| <7151>
| |
| // I didn't know too well, myself.
| |
| <7152>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, good night."
| |
| <7153>
| |
| // Nagisa faced upward, closing her eyes.
| |
| <7154>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, night."
| |
| <7155>
| |
| // I also closed my eyes.
| |
| <7156>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I have something to talk about."
| |
| <7157>
| |
| // Nagisa cut in at dinner the next evening.
| |
| <7158>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, what is it? You can tell me."
| |
| <7159>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I gave Nishina-san a phone call at noon today."
| |
| <7160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "With Nishina? What is it now?"
| |
| <7161>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "When we had the graduation ceremony, she told me her number."
| |
| <7162>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "She was also beside you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <7163>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really? I don't remember too well."
| |
| <7164>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "She said if I had nothing to do, that she had something for me."
| |
| <7165>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's why I gave her a call."
| |
| <7166>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay."
| |
| <7167>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It went on for a while. I'm sorry."
| |
| <7168>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine."
| |
| <7169>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Nishina-san's studying to enter music school, it seems."
| |
| <7170>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh? She's going for another shot at entering...?"
| |
| <7171>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And it doesn't seem she saved up much money, so she's starting a part-time job."
| |
| <7172>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Next month, there'll be a new family restaurant opening up."
| |
| <7173>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm..."
| |
| <7174>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "She said to me, 'How about joining me?'"
| |
| <7175>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm also looking for work, so I thought it was a good moment."
| |
| <7176>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I also want to try."
| |
| <7177>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, wait, calm down."
| |
| <7178>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <7179>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It means you'll be a waitress."
| |
| <7180>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, that's right."
| |
| <7181>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Waitress means standing work...)
| |
| <7182>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Seems painful...)
| |
| <7183>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're starting work, yeah?"
| |
| <7184>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <7185>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be frank, it's harder than it looks."
| |
| <7186>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I know, I'm prepared."
| |
| <7187>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You might be teased by the seniors."
| |
| <7188>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The job's recruiting for new people, so there'll be none."
| |
| <7189>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, it'll be the boss. The boss might sexually harass you or something."
| |
| <7190>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No way, there'll be so many customers he won't be."
| |
| <7191>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, Nishina-san will also be there."
| |
| <7192>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Of course I don't plan on relying on her, but she'll help out in times of need."
| |
| <7193>
| |
| // She certainly would. An acquaintance of hers bringing her to a place to work where she won't be alone will always leave me at ease.
| |
| <7194>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm grateful for your concern. But I think this much is normal."
| |
| <7195>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... I guess so."
| |
| <7196>
| |
| // Worrying any more than this would be branded as hesitating because she has a weak body.
| |
| <7197>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right. I'll approve."
| |
| <7198>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <7199>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But at least tell pops and Sanae-san."
| |
| <7200>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I really think we should tell them about something like this."
| |
| <7201>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure, I don't mind."
| |
| <7202>
| |
| // Coming out of the bath and a towel on my head, I dialed their number.
| |
| <7203>
| |
| // Nagisa also stood beside me, watching for what would happen.
| |
| <7204>
| |
| // Ring, ring, ring... pluck.
| |
| <7205>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Yeah, this is the Furukawas."
| |
| <7206>
| |
| // Pops' voice.
| |
| <7207>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's \m{A}."
| |
| <7208>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, my son, what's up?"
| |
| <7209>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guahh!"
| |
| <7210>
| |
| // Clatter!
| |
| <7211>
| |
| // I hung up by accident.
| |
| <7212>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <7213>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, well... somehow I'm kinda bad at phone calls, it seems."
| |
| <7214>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?"
| |
| <7215>
| |
| // I call again.
| |
| <7216>
| |
| // Ring, ring, ring... pluck.
| |
| <7217>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, Furukawa's."
| |
| <7218>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's \m{A}, father-in-law."
| |
| <7219>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Guooooo--!!"
| |
| <7220>
| |
| // Clatter!
| |
| <7221>
| |
| // ... he hung up.
| |
| <7222>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <7223>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, well... I'll try calling again."
| |
| <7224>
| |
| // Ring, ring, ring... pluck.
| |
| <7225>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, this is your father-in-law."
| |
| <7226>
| |
| // Clatter!
| |
| <7227>
| |
| // We both hung up at the same time.
| |
| <7228>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <7229>
| |
| // Nagisa's looking me with a mysterious face.
| |
| <7230>
| |
| // I call yet again.
| |
| <7231>
| |
| // Ring, ring, ring... pluck.
| |
| <7232>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Furukawa's..."
| |
| <7233>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You said it yourself and hung up, didn't you?"
| |
| <7234>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, that was suicide just now. It's too much of a joke."
| |
| <7235>
| |
| // Well, it's not a joke, but the truth...
| |
| <7236>
| |
| // Saying that would make him hang up, so I'll shut up.
| |
| <7237>
| |
| // \{Akio} "So, what? You giving birth to a kid?"
| |
| <7238>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're jumping to conclusions too fast."
| |
| <7239>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, then what?"
| |
| <7240>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa's starting a job, that okay?"
| |
| <7241>
| |
| // \{Akio} "A job---?!"
| |
| <7242>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, a job. Waitress, even."
| |
| <7243>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Waitresss---?!"
| |
| <7244>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even more, dinner tonight was Arabesque greenling."
| |
| <7245>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Arabesque greenling---?!"
| |
| <7246>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pitch-hitting Fukuou."
| |
| <7247>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Fukuou---?!"
| |
| <7248>
| |
| // He'll be surprised at anything I say, it seems.
| |
| <7249>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That said, go tell Sanae-san for me too. Later."
| |
| <7250>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, wait! I was in such a drama, I didn't hear one single damn thing!"
| |
| <7251>
| |
| // Seems he's giving back only reminiscing words.
| |
| <7252>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'll hand it over to Sanae, so tell her in full detail!"
| |
| <7253>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, Sanae! I think it's someone called Fukuou, that's all he said!"
| |
| <7254>
| |
| // I wait for a moment.
| |
| <7255>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Hello, this is Sanae."
| |
| <7256>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Evening, it's \m{A}."
| |
| <7257>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{A} is also Nagisa's surname, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <7258>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, that's right. It's \m{B}."
| |
| <7259>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Hi. What might it be, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <7260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa's starting a job. I thought I might let her do what she wants."
| |
| <7261>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That fine?"
| |
| <7262>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What kind of job?"
| |
| <7263>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She'll be a waitress at a new family restaurant."
| |
| <7264>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems she'll also be working with an acquaintance of hers."
| |
| <7265>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Really? That's a relief."
| |
| <7266>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Indeed. I think it's fine."
| |
| <7267>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sure, I also think so."
| |
| <7268>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So that's an okay then."
| |
| <7269>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes."
| |
| <7270>
| |
| // I turn around, and give Nagisa an OK sign.
| |
| <7271>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah..."
| |
| <7272>
| |
| // Nagisa's face showed excitement.
| |
| <7273>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, see you later."
| |
| <7274>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay, good night."
| |
| <7275>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good night."
| |
| <7276>
| |
| // Clatter.
| |
| <7277>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No problems."
| |
| <7278>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm glad."
| |
| <7279>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That said, work hard."
| |
| <7280>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I will."
| |
| <7281>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Tomorrow, I'll give Nishina-san a call right away."
| |
| <7282>
| |
| // Today, we laid out our futon just like we usually do.
| |
| <7283>
| |
| // It just... felt a little lonely.
| |
| <7284>
| |
| // It felt like the enjoyment of the feeling of her as my wife had already ended.
| |
| <7285>
| |
| // That said, I shouldn't even be saying that...
| |
| <7286>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <7287>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...? Oh, yeah?"
| |
| <7288>
| |
| // I was bewildered by her suddenly talking to me.
| |
| <7289>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... it's a bit early, but shall we sleep?"
| |
| <7290>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure."
| |
| <7291>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <7292>
| |
| // I stare up at the ceiling.
| |
| <7293>
| |
| // I imagine the place where the new family restaurant is in my mind.
| |
| <7294>
| |
| // I knew that place well.
| |
| <7295>
| |
| // It was on the road where I had passed by back in school when I attended.
| |
| <7296>
| |
| // The restaurant seems to have been erected in that quiet place.
| |
| <7297>
| |
| // Well, there'll be a grand opening next month, so it's not like the building already exists.
| |
| <7298>
| |
| // It's been a while since I passed through there, so I didn't know.
| |
| <7299>
| |
| // So I couldn't imagine the restaurant being erected there.
| |
| <7300>
| |
| // The town's shape is changing.
| |
| <7301>
| |
| // People's strength is changing.
| |
| <7302>
| |
| // For our own sakes.
| |
| <7303>
| |
| // I'm also part of that.
| |
| <7304>
| |
| // I didn't know whether that was good or bad.
| |
| <7305>
| |
| // It's not like I have a love for the animals, trees, or forests.
| |
| <7306>
| |
| // The memories of the city are changing.
| |
| <7307>
| |
| // It's just that was the thing that was not being allowed for some reason.
| |
| <7308>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Are you awake, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <7309>
| |
| // Nagisa's voice brought me to my senses.
| |
| <7310>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah? Yeah..."
| |
| <7311>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's up?"
| |
| <7312>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Could I come over there?"
| |
| <7313>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <7314>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "This really is lonely."
| |
| <7315>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "S-sure..."
| |
| <7316>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Can I really come over?"
| |
| <7317>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, of course."
| |
| <7318>
| |
| // She got out of her futon, passing through into mine.
| |
| <7319>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I"ve calmed down. Ehehe..."
| |
| <7320>
| |
| // She smiled, pushing her shoulder against mine.
| |
| <7321>
| |
| // Her weakness from back then was also changing.
| |
| <7322>
| |
| // I myself might be afraid right now.
| |
| <7323>
| |
| // Right now, I might be standing rock still at the bottom of that hill.
| |
| <7324>
| |
| // I might be looking far up at an unclear future, hesitating.
| |
| <7325>
| |
| // I bring my arms below Nagisa's neck, and hug her.
| |
| <7326>
| |
| // I push my nose against her nape.
| |
| <7327>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa..."
| |
| <7328>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes...?"
| |
| <7329>
| |
| // ... always be with me, watching over me...
| |
| <7330>
| |
| // I wanted to say that, but I didn't.
| |
| <7331>
| |
| // For some reason, I couldn't say that right now.
| |
| <7332>
| |
| // It was like some overwhelming power that protested that wish, passing over my mouth.
| |
| <7333>
| |
| // Instead, I kissed her nape.
| |
| <7334>
| |
| // And like that, I wanted to tie down both Nagisa and I.
| |
| <7335>
| |
| // To this old one-room apartment.
| |
| <7336>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's the matter, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <7337>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well..."
| |
| <7338>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I also called Nishina-san today."
| |
| <7339>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh?"
| |
| <7340>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "After doing that, I got in contact with the manager of the family restaurant."
| |
| <7341>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Tomorrow's my interview. Is it fine if I go?"
| |
| <7342>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sure."
| |
| <7343>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'll leave home at noon tomorrow."
| |
| <7344>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry and go ahead."
| |
| <7345>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <7346>
| |
| // Nagisa seemed happy. Did she really want to work that badly?
| |
| <7347>
| |
| // No, even more than wanting to work, she just wanted to work hard at something. That's probably all it is.
| |
| <7348>
| |
| // A new workplace...
| |
| <7349>
| |
| // Oh yeah, there'll be a lot of young guys at that family restaurant job...
| |
| <7350>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mmph..."
| |
| <7351>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong?"
| |
| <7352>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, there's one thing I'd like you to be careful about..."
| |
| <7353>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sure."
| |
| <7354>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because right now, you're a girl that just graduated... I think there'll be a lot of guys that'll be courting you."
| |
| <7355>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You better not get all alone with any one of them."
| |
| <7356>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I know."
| |
| <7357>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, if I show them this, I think it'll be fine."
| |
| <7358>
| |
| // Opening up her hand, she showed the ring she was wearing.
| |
| <7359>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, that's true but..."
| |
| <7360>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even so, you're cute so... I'm worried."
| |
| <7361>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's surely not like that, so it's fine."
| |
| <7362>
| |
| // Uh, it surely is, that's why I'm worried...
| |
| <7363>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Make sure that the shop owner's someone who can be trusted."
| |
| <7364>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <7365>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Also, have a talk with Nishina. I'd like to ask a lot of things."
| |
| <7366>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <7367>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What else...?"
| |
| <7368>
| |
| // Ah, again. I'm too worried...
| |
| <7369>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What else might there be?"
| |
| <7370>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, it's nothing."
| |
| <7371>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The only thing left is not to push yourself. That's all."
| |
| <7372>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay."
| |
| <7373>
| |
| // After that, the job stuff was quickly resolved, and next month she was going to be part of the morning crew.
| |
| <7374>
| |
| // Her rotation ended up going from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon.
| |
| <7375>
| |
| // Something like that seemed accomodating for a housewife.
| |
| <7376>
| |
| // Having a history of attending your graduation with your husband tended to surprise people, so that providing some level of protection gave me some relief.
| |
| <7377>
| |
| // On the other hand, there'd be all sorts of rumors flying around again but...
| |
| <7378>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'll be off."
| |
| <7379>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'll do the same."
| |
| <7380>
| |
| // Turning around, the room was empty.
| |
| <7381>
| |
| // From today onward, the two of us will be leaving the house like this.
| |
| <7382>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I kind of remember from two years ago."
| |
| <7383>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We attended school together."
| |
| <7384>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... though I was always late."
| |
| <7385>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "We're not students anymore now."
| |
| <7386>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Freelancers, huh?"
| |
| <7387>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara's in training..."
| |
| <7388>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nishina's preparing to enter music school..."
| |
| <7389>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No one's in high school anymore..."
| |
| <7390>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. Everyone's starting on a new path."
| |
| <7391>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I have to do the same so that I don't lose!"
| |
| <7392>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, give it your best."
| |
| <7393>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "See you."
| |
| <7394>
| |
| // Waving her hand, she walked off in a different direction.
| |
| <7395>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <7396>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... I'm worried...)
| |
| <7397>
| |
| // I saw her off for a while.
| |
| <7398>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome back."
| |
| <7399>
| |
| // When I came back, Nagisa was in the kitchen preparing dinner.
| |
| <7400>
| |
| // I didn't see a tiring look from her at all; she was normal as always.
| |
| <7401>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How was it? It wasn't tough or anything?"
| |
| <7402>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It was certainly tougher than I thought."
| |
| <7403>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, today's the opening day, so it's bustling with activity."
| |
| <7404>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can take a break. I'll do this."
| |
| <7405>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "That's not how it should be. I also have to do this."
| |
| <7406>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Besides, you should be more tired, \m{B}-kun. You're doing heavy labor."
| |
| <7407>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's usual for me to be tired, but you're the first day, right?"
| |
| <7408>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Hmm..."
| |
| <7409>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, let's do it together."
| |
| <7410>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that's fine."
| |
| <7411>
| |
| // That day, the two of us made dinner.
| |
| <7412>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There were so many customers."
| |
| <7413>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There were so many people I knew."
| |
| <7414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh? Classmates from before?"
| |
| <7415>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, regular customers from the Furukawa Bakery."
| |
| <7416>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Everyone was surprised when they saw me working."
| |
| <7417>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "They were wondering what I was doing, working in a place like that."
| |
| <7418>
| |
| // Indeed...
| |
| <7419>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And everyone said I was cute."
| |
| <7420>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "They said that the uniform was really cute and suited me well."
| |
| <7421>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <7422>
| |
| // Serious...
| |
| <7423>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was so happy."
| |
| <7424>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You wear this uniform over there?"
| |
| <7425>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. It's in the locker."
| |
| <7426>
| |
| // I really wanted to see Nagisa in that.
| |
| <7427>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I-I see... then, maybe when I get a holiday, I'll go and see what you look like."
| |
| <7428>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, that seems somewhat unpleasant."
| |
| <7429>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really...? Isn't it fine?"
| |
| <7430>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The work uniform is a bit embarrassing."
| |
| <7431>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "R-really?"
| |
| <7432>
| |
| // I suddenly became really interested in seeing it.
| |
| <7433>
| |
| // Even if I skip out on my job, I really wanted to.
| |
| <7434>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If there's a chance next time... I guess."
| |
| <7435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <7436>
| |
| // I'll definitely come and see.
| |
| <7437>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even so, the restaurant was a great success."
| |
| <7438>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I could really tell that everyone was looking forward to the opening."
| |
| <7439>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because there really isn't a family restaurant in this city."
| |
| <7440>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Indeed."
| |
| <7441>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even I myself was surprised."
| |
| <7442>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There are a lot of different systems."
| |
| <7443>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Did you know there's stuff like displays saying what floor the elevator's on?"
| |
| <7444>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I've never gone, so I don't know..."
| |
| <7445>
| |
| // Nagisa didn't exhaust her breath for words.
| |
| <7446>
| |
| // Everything was beginning, and everything was fresh.
| |
| <7447>
| |
| // After cleaning up dinner, there was a break before the phone rang.
| |
| <7448>
| |
| // Nagisa took it.
| |
| <7449>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, this is the \m{A} residence."
| |
| <7450>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Indeed. Ehehe..."
| |
| <7451>
| |
| // Who might it be? Nishina?
| |
| <7452>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Okay, I'll pass it over."
| |
| <7453>
| |
| // She took the receiver and turned towards me.
| |
| <7454>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's dad."
| |
| <7455>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pops?"
| |
| <7456>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes."
| |
| <7457>
| |
| // For pops to give a call was rare.
| |
| <7458>
| |
| // Well at the moment, I don't recall him doing so.
| |
| <7459>
| |
| // Did some problem regarding Nagisa come up...?
| |
| <7460>
| |
| // I took the phone, worried.
| |
| <7461>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hello?"
| |
| <7462>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, my stupid son."
| |
| <7463>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, what's up?"
| |
| <7464>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, Nagisa's started her job today right?"
| |
| <7465>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah she did."
| |
| <7466>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Well, you see... some rumor came by my ear about that."
| |
| <7467>
| |
| // ... a rumor.
| |
| <7468>
| |
| // I had a bad feeling.
| |
| <7469>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What kind...?"
| |
| <7470>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, about how the family restaurant uniform was \bDAMN\u cute!"
| |
| <7471>
| |
| // Ssss-s-s-slip!\shake{3}
| |
| <7472>
| |
| // I slid in front of the phone.
| |
| <7473>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It was all the rage over at the store!"
| |
| <7474>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Doesn't it interest you?"
| |
| <7475>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can go and see, right?"
| |
| <7476>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Fool, like I'd do something that embarrassing!"
| |
| <7477>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do it!"
| |
| <7478>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That said, go take a picture."
| |
| <7479>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who will...?"
| |
| <7480>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You will."
| |
| <7481>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't have that time on me!"
| |
| <7482>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You can take a day off."
| |
| <7483>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I do, I'll get fired!"
| |
| <7484>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Sorry!"
| |
| <7485>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You want me to get fired?!"
| |
| <7486>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm countin' on ya, my devoted son."
| |
| <7487>
| |
| // Clatter. Beep... beep...
| |
| <7488>
| |
| // He hung up.
| |
| <7489>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What happened?"
| |
| <7490>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Did dad say something ridiculous again?"
| |
| <7491>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's an idiot."
| |
| <7492>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think he's like a kid."
| |
| <7493>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (He's more of a perverted old geezer than he is a kid right now...)
| |
| <7494>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What did he say?"
| |
| <7495>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'll also help."
| |
| <7496>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What should I do?"
| |
| <7497>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's okay. Just ignore it. It's too stupid..."
| |
| <7498>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really? I'll ask him next time."
| |
| <7499>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "\bDon't bother.\u"
| |
| <7500>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <7501>
| |
| // And just like that, I suddenly had a free afternoon.
| |
| <7502>
| |
| // The work that was scheduled got canceled by our client just before we were sent out.
| |
| <7503>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Well, you go first."
| |
| <7504>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm tired."
| |
| <7505>
| |
| // It's been quite a while since I walked around the city on the weekdays, so it was just a little exciting.
| |
| <7506>
| |
| // I remember the feelings of loitering around the city in my school uniform, back when I commuted to school.
| |
| <7507>
| |
| // Well then, what should I do from here?
| |
| <7508>
| |
| // There wouldn't be anything to do at home...
| |
| <7509>
| |
| // In my student days, I'd go to the arcade and play until my mind went numb. (Though, in the first place, I only saw myself playing with Sunohara).
| |
| <7510>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I suppose...)
| |
| <7511>
| |
| // I wanted to meet Sanae-san.
| |
| <7512>
| |
| // I wanted to talk and listen to Nagisa.
| |
| <7513>
| |
| // I began walking towards the Furukawa Bakery.
| |
| <7514>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey."
| |
| <7515>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Welcome... oh, it's just you."
| |
| <7516>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What happened this time, you got fired?"
| |
| <7517>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I just happened to have some free time."
| |
| <7518>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Is that so? Well, if you've got no business here, buzz off."
| |
| <7519>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Where's Sanae-san?"
| |
| <7520>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Wandering about in town, crying."
| |
| <7521>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You made her cry again...?"
| |
| <7522>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I better go look for poor Sanae-san."
| |
| <7523>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, wait up a sec."
| |
| <7524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah?"
| |
| <7525>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Come on man, what about the goods you promised?"
| |
| <7526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What goods?"
| |
| <7527>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Kaaah! No way, don't tell me you've forgotten, bastard!"
| |
| <7528>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, seriously, what do you mean...?"
| |
| <7529>
| |
| // \{Akio} "The photo, the photo! Nagisa's cute, erotic, waitress photo!"
| |
| <7530>
| |
| // This guy's disgusting.
| |
| <7531>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Since when did someone take an erotic photo?!"
| |
| <7532>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... don't you know about these things, damn amateur..."
| |
| <7533>
| |
| // So you're a pro at this, huh?
| |
| <7534>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You listen now. The outfit she's wearing in that restaurant's famous for its emphasis on the breasts!"
| |
| <7535>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That's why I want a photo! You got that, idiot?"
| |
| <7536>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Arghh, daaamnit! Imagine how hot that'd be! Just look, look!"
| |
| <7537>
| |
| // Desiring that from his own daughter...
| |
| <7538>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes? What did you want to see?"
| |
| <7539>
| |
| // I heard Sanae-san's voice from behind.
| |
| <7540>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey."
| |
| <7541>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Oh, \m{B}-san. Good afternoon."
| |
| <7542>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What are you doing today?"
| |
| <7543>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I had some spare time, so I thought I'd come visit you for a little while, Sanae-san."
| |
| <7544>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Wow, really? That makes me happy."
| |
| <7545>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, before that, Akio-san,"
| |
| <7546>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What is it?"
| |
| <7547>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What were you talking about just now? Was there something exciting you wanted to see?"
| |
| <7548>
| |
| // She was suspicious of our questionable discussion.
| |
| <7549>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Whew..."
| |
| <7550>
| |
| // Pops took a piece of bread in his hand.
| |
| <7551>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hahahahahaha!"
| |
| <7552>
| |
| // Along with the loud laughter, he threw it into the ground.
| |
| <7553>
| |
| // Thump!
| |
| <7554>
| |
| // The smoke lit up, turning the area bright white.
| |
| <7555>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Lets go, brat!"
| |
| <7556>
| |
| // Grabbing my shoulder, he dragged me out of the store.
| |
| <7557>
| |
| // \{Akio} "She's an enemy when she's making bread."
| |
| <7558>
| |
| // Pops muttered, not even once looking at the puff of smoke in front of the store.
| |
| <7559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What kind of bread are you selling?!"
| |
| <7560>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why are you being surprised, even now?"
| |
| <7561>
| |
| // ... there's nothing more to say about this.
| |
| <7562>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, what is it, where are you taking me?"
| |
| <7563>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to talk to Sanae-san. Let's go back."
| |
| <7564>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey hey, if you go back to the house, it's gonna be trouble."
| |
| <7565>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If it's gonna be trouble, do you have anything to do in mind?"
| |
| <7566>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah. Let's go to Nagisa's workplace from here."
| |
| <7567>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, go by yourself. See you."
| |
| <7568>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Wait a sec! You're coming as well!"
| |
| <7569>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why me?"
| |
| <7570>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You idiot, you think a big-looking guy like me's gonna solo it into a family restaurant to eat stuff like a parfait?!"
| |
| <7571>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You could drink coffee as well."
| |
| <7572>
| |
| // \{Akio} "That's way too weird!"
| |
| <7573>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, I don't think eating parfait and drinking coffee is weird at all."
| |
| <7574>
| |
| // \{Akio} "And, where you're living, Nagisa's always coming to you."
| |
| <7575>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You're loaded with 'photo moments'."
| |
| <7576>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not just me. She even comes to you too."
| |
| <7577>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Idiot, I'm not gonna be me from now on."
| |
| <7578>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <7579>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm gonna disguise myself as one of your friends, that's what I mean."
| |
| <7580>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why...?"
| |
| <7581>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I don't want to be found out as some sorta overprotective parent, don't you get it? It feels nasty."
| |
| <7582>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yep, no idea."
| |
| <7583>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Anyway, it's also about appearance. And, I can spy on things as well."
| |
| <7584>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Great, right?"
| |
| <7585>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <7586>
| |
| // \{Akio} "We'll be able to take photos, and print 'em."
| |
| <7587>
| |
| // Help him with it
| |
| <7588>
| |
| // Run for it
| |
| <7589>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (No... there's no reason in being lured into reprinting the photos...)
| |
| <7590>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Just because I have some spare time...)
| |
| <7591>
| |
| // I understood that myself.
| |
| <7592>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, I'm gonna put on my disguise, face that way."
| |
| <7593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <7594>
| |
| // What kind of disguise is he gonna put on exactly?
| |
| <7595>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <7596>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All right, it's good. Perfect."
| |
| <7597>
| |
| // This guy's an idiot.
| |
| <7598>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Look, what do ya think? Can't tell, right?"
| |
| <7599>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I easily \bcan\u."
| |
| <7600>
| |
| // To be honest, the thought of the reprints as the reward made me shook me a little.
| |
| <7601>
| |
| // Though, things like secretly taking photos of my girlfriend is kinda pointless...
| |
| <7602>
| |
| // And besides, going along with pops was just inviting more trouble.
| |
| <7603>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, Sanae-san."
| |
| <7604>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What?! How'd she get out of the smoke screen?!"
| |
| <7605>
| |
| // I looked for a way to escape in pops' confusion as he searched for her.
| |
| <7606>
| |
| // Turning around in the residential district, I went back to the park.
| |
| <7607>
| |
| // There was no sign of him.
| |
| <7608>
| |
| // I guess he'd gone back into the store.
| |
| <7609>
| |
| // Even so, since Sanae-san was worried, I wanted to go and check.
| |
| <7610>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Heeey..."
| |
| <7611>
| |
| // I called out softly as I went inside the store.
| |
| <7612>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah, yes?"
| |
| <7613>
| |
| // Sanae's face came up, looking at me.
| |
| <7614>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <7615>
| |
| // Sanae-san, was sweeping the floor with a broom and dustpan.
| |
| <7616>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you alright?"
| |
| <7617>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I'm fine."
| |
| <7618>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's that you're sweeping up?"
| |
| <7619>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's soy flour."
| |
| <7620>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "For the soy flour bread."
| |
| <7621>
| |
| // So that's what the smoke was...
| |
| <7622>
| |
| // Actually, all that was packed in there...?
| |
| <7623>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san's a bad kid, playing with his food."
| |
| <7624>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... where's pops?"
| |
| <7625>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well, he left in the cloud of smoke."
| |
| <7626>
| |
| // I guess he'd be taking those photos on his own.
| |
| <7627>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "On that note, was there something I could help you with, \m{B}-san?"
| |
| <7628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, just like I had said before, I really wanted to meet with you."
| |
| <7629>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa's still at work at this time."
| |
| <7630>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is that so?"
| |
| <7631>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What can we do then, shall we play?"
| |
| <7632>
| |
| // That line made my breath slip.
| |
| <7633>
| |
| // That's always been something a student would say.
| |
| <7634>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is something the matter?"
| |
| <7635>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No... but, we can't leave the shop unattended right?"
| |
| <7636>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, if we stay around the park, the customers will know we've come here, so it's fine."
| |
| <7637>
| |
| // Really, going to the park... what were we going to do?
| |
| <7638>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Ahh, somehow, my heart's beating faster...)
| |
| <7639>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Wonder what we could have fun with... let's think...)
| |
| <7640>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm..."
| |
| <7641>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shall we play on the swings?"
| |
| <7642>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sure."
| |
| <7643>
| |
| // Two adults, riding the swings.
| |
| <7644>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "This is really fun, isn't it?"
| |
| <7645>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Woah... she's really having fun with on the ride...)
| |
| <7646>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "\m{B}-san, are your legs getting stiff?"
| |
| <7647>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well... come now, the ride's really good if you go all the way up."
| |
| <7648>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, okay."
| |
| <7649>
| |
| // Raising my legs like hers, I used centripetal force to get the swing up really high.
| |
| <7650>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're pretty good, \m{B}-san. We're really quite high up."
| |
| <7651>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was really fun as a child. Like this, I got it up so high I went all around."
| |
| <7652>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Don't you want to have a challenge today?"
| |
| <7653>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, can't really do that again."
| |
| <7654>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, how old are we, riding the swings...?"
| |
| <7655>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's nice riding on them once in a while."
| |
| <7656>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you think so Sanae-san, then I guess."
| |
| <7657>
| |
| // Most women looking at us would this it was absurd, but it seems Sanae-san really found it fun.
| |
| <7658>
| |
| // It was so fun that one would not even feel a hint of stress.
| |
| <7659>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do you want to go on the bar next?"
| |
| <7660>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I can pull myself across."
| |
| <7661>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I won't lose."
| |
| <7662>
| |
| // This feeling...
| |
| <7663>
| |
| // When did I feel something similar... it seems just like that time.
| |
| <7664>
| |
| // I see... it's Nagisa.
| |
| <7665>
| |
| // When Nagisa saw that apartment room for the first time...
| |
| <7666>
| |
| // It was so dirty, and yet she said it was beautiful.
| |
| <7667>
| |
| // Someone like me who's not resourceful and doesn't know how to really have fun with women... is with someone who's smiling.
| |
| <7668>
| |
| // Nagisa, as well as Sanae-san.
| |
| <7669>
| |
| // It really was a beautiful meeting, I thought.
| |
| <7670>
| |
| // \{Voice} "It was no good after all!"
| |
| <7671>
| |
| // Suddenly, a loud voice pierced through the calm atmosphere.
| |
| <7672>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Brat, how dare you make me go there on my own! It was too embarrassing, so I didn't go in!"
| |
| <7673>
| |
| // It was a lovely meeting, this guy being the exception.
| |
| <7674>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What place might be embarrassing to come to?"
| |
| <7675>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Woah, Sanae! Uh, well..."
| |
| <7676>
| |
| // \{Akio} "... the toy shop."
| |
| <7677>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You were fine with going to the toy shop alone, Akio-san."
| |
| <7678>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is there something you're hiding by going together?"
| |
| <7679>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Guh..."
| |
| <7680>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You see this guy... wanted to see the restaurant Nagisa was working at, but he was crying that it was embarrassing for him to go on his own and order a parfait..."
| |
| <7681>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Both of you went to see Nagisa and work, didn't you?"
| |
| <7682>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm telling you, this guy was crying and begging."
| |
| <7683>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But I was having fun with \m{B}-san right now, so I don't really have any complaints."
| |
| <7684>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well then, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <7685>
| |
| // Sanae turned around to face me.
| |
| <7686>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Take care of Akio-san, will you?"
| |
| <7687>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hah?"
| |
| <7688>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm taking care of myself!"
| |
| <7689>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, yes, be sure not to come back late!"
| |
| <7690>
| |
| // \{Akio} "This guy's nose is dripping all over the place, come on!"
| |
| <7691>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, yes. My apologies, \m{B}-san."
| |
| <7692>
| |
| // Seeing Sanae-san off, me and Pops went back to the park.
| |
| <7693>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (So, am I going after all...?)
| |
| <7694>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <7695>
| |
| // Pops suddenly stood there, turning around.
| |
| <7696>
| |
| // At some point, he put on his sunglasses.
| |
| <7697>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, let's go, hurry."
| |
| <7698>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Did you just lose your voice for a moment?"
| |
| <7699>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why would I?"
| |
| <7700>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I changed into my disguise without you knowing."
| |
| <7701>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Is this really the great Akio? But, I thought he was walking in front there... guess I must've been mistaken..."
| |
| <7702>
| |
| // \{Akio} "... and you'd be worried, so you should be asking me about it."
| |
| <7703>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though I'm not confused, but rather just in a hurry."
| |
| <7704>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nah, this disguise is simple, no one's gonna see through it."
| |
| <7705>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Aren't they all gonna know?"
| |
| <7706>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, you know who I really am. They're not gonna see through it without knowing who I am, got it?"
| |
| <7707>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Wonder what tone I should use. Check out my rapper style."
| |
| <7708>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yo, yo! I'm MC Akio! Behind the mike, I'm the best bakery!"
| |
| <7709>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's a hell of a confusing disguise."
| |
| <7710>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Serious? That sucks."
| |
| <7711>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're better off just being normal."
| |
| <7712>
| |
| // To begin with, a disguise like this really wasn't a good idea.
| |
| <7713>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Quick, let's go."
| |
| <7714>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Okay, brother!"
| |
| <7715>
| |
| // I'm familiar with the scenery that's laid out before me when I turn this corner... well, I should be.
| |
| <7716>
| |
| // From bottom to top, I'd been going past that school path for 12 years, using the roadway.
| |
| <7717>
| |
| // But, it was different now.
| |
| <7718>
| |
| // It had already become something different.
| |
| <7719>
| |
| // I still hadn't seen the shape of this city.
| |
| <7720>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, brozza."
| |
| <7721>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who's brozza?! It's brother ain't it?"
| |
| <7722>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah that's what I meant. You still not sure, brother?"
| |
| <7723>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, a bit."
| |
| <7724>
| |
| // We turned the corner.
| |
| <7725>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <7726>
| |
| // I should've prepared myself...
| |
| <7727>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Heh..."
| |
| <7728>
| |
| // \{Akio} "The trees have grown pretty thick here."
| |
| <7729>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <7730>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's great isn't it? It's changed a bit though."
| |
| <7731>
| |
| // \{Akio} "There's a lot of people as well."
| |
| <7732>
| |
| // In my eyes, I saw the form of the new town being carved in.
| |
| <7733>
| |
| // And now, the scene I once remembered had changed.
| |
| <7734>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We going in...?"
| |
| <7735>
| |
| // Climbing the stairs, we went into the store.
| |
| <7736>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Man, it's crowded, everyone's just lazin' about."
| |
| <7737>
| |
| // So are you.
| |
| <7738>
| |
| // We waited around a bit.
| |
| <7739>
| |
| // During that time, pops was moving around suspiciously, like some peeper.
| |
| <7740>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, check it out, it's Nagisa."
| |
| <7741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Serious?"
| |
| <7742>
| |
| // As he said, we peered in together.
| |
| <7743>
| |
| // Ah, the habit of sad men.
| |
| <7744>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Where?"
| |
| <7745>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Just there."
| |
| <7746>
| |
| // I had no idea, from this far away.
| |
| <7747>
| |
| // But, looking at the waitress walking nearby, the cute uniform caught my eye.
| |
| <7748>
| |
| // I see, it was Nishina.
| |
| <7749>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bastard, can't you see the other girl?"
| |
| <7750>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What's the matter with Nagisa-chan, our idol?"
| |
| <7751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I have no idea, not from here."
| |
| <7752>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, then just wait patiently, will ya?"
| |
| <7753>
| |
| // I took a seat.
| |
| <7754>
| |
| // After a short time, the waitresses came to greet us.
| |
| <7755>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Welcome."
| |
| <7756>
| |
| // It was Nagisa.
| |
| <7757>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <7758>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <7759>
| |
| // This was pretty embarrassing.
| |
| <7760>
| |
| // That was just like Nagisa, her face blushing as she lowered her head.
| |
| <7761>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You came so suddenly... I was a bit surprised."
| |
| <7762>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry, my bad. I came quickly after I got some spare time."
| |
| <7763>
| |
| // Actually, she's cute.
| |
| <7764>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, so you couldn't get here early."
| |
| <7765>
| |
| // Remembering her job, I took the menu, and asked her,
| |
| <7766>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "For one, right?"
| |
| <7767>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nope, two."
| |
| <7768>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <7769>
| |
| // She pointed in front of me, at the lone, tall figure, freakishly disguised as a charity worker.
| |
| <7770>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, umm..."
| |
| <7771>
| |
| // Narrowing her eyes, Nagisa examined his face closely, as if to confirm.
| |
| <7772>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "A friend?"
| |
| <7773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're an idiot!"
| |
| <7774>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh?"
| |
| <7775>
| |
| // She really had no idea...
| |
| <7776>
| |
| // That was her own father.
| |
| <7777>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well then, come with me to a table with more seats."
| |
| <7778>
| |
| // She passed through the middle.
| |
| <7779>
| |
| // Nagisa cleared the window-side table, and walked us over.
| |
| <7780>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Here you go, this one."
| |
| <7781>
| |
| // Pops and I sat down together.
| |
| <7782>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Here's the menu. I'll come back soon to take your order."
| |
| <7783>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, thank you."
| |
| <7784>
| |
| // Handing us the menus, Nagisa busied herself with the chairs.
| |
| <7785>
| |
| // \{Akio} "See? She didn't recognize me."
| |
| <7786>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'd forgotten. Your daughter's really dim-witted."
| |
| <7787>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Nah, she's actually quite witty. If I were to talk she would see through it."
| |
| <7788>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seriously, wearing those sunglasses, much as you wanna say you're a different person, you're not gonna pass for one."
| |
| <7789>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'm not stupid."
| |
| <7790>
| |
| // Definitely looks like we're giving it a shot.
| |
| <7791>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Next time Nagisa comes, keep her busy with some conversation. I'll take a photo during that time."
| |
| <7792>
| |
| // I took the instant camera I was hiding out of my pocket.
| |
| <7793>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, looks like we're intruding into her work a bit..."
| |
| <7794>
| |
| // Another waitress, came, holding some water.
| |
| <7795>
| |
| // \{Waitress} "Welcome."
| |
| <7796>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, bastard, why didn't you use it?"
| |
| <7797>
| |
| // I'd heard her coming around.
| |
| <7798>
| |
| // Looking somewhat angry, the waitress left.
| |
| <7799>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Be a little more prudent."
| |
| <7800>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, there's Nagisa. Call out to her."
| |
| <7801>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't get it do you, pops..."
| |
| <7802>
| |
| // I didn't call out to Nagisa, but she came anyway.
| |
| <7803>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Have you decided on something?"
| |
| <7804>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, guess so..."
| |
| <7805>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hot coffee for me."
| |
| <7806>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, one hot coffee."
| |
| <7807>
| |
| // Nagisa turned herself around to face pops.
| |
| <7808>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <7809>
| |
| // Pops was staying silent.
| |
| <7810>
| |
| // I think I better say something.
| |
| <7811>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He'll have a parfait."
| |
| <7812>
| |
| // Guess I better save this sinking ship.
| |
| <7813>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "There's many kinds of parfait. What kind would you like?"
| |
| <7814>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's the best one?"
| |
| <7815>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think the best one's the 'Chocolate & Strawberry Mixed Parfait Special', would you like to have that?"
| |
| <7816>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sure."
| |
| <7817>
| |
| // \{Akio} "........."
| |
| <7818>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that all?"
| |
| <7819>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <7820>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you very much. Please wait for a little while."
| |
| <7821>
| |
| // Finishing the order, Nagisa left.
| |
| <7822>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You're happy with that stuff?!"
| |
| <7823>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Why'd you order me that fancy food? I can't eat that stuff!"
| |
| <7824>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Didn't you say parfait?"
| |
| <7825>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch, didn't you know that was just an example, brat?"
| |
| <7826>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Man, am I gonna be eating this sweet stuff?"
| |
| <7827>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "At any rate, I want to make a request. Make sure you eat in front of her."
| |
| <7828>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You're pestering me, bastard."
| |
| <7829>
| |
| // Behind, carrying the cooking, was another waitress.
| |
| <7830>
| |
| // A little later, we still hadn't seen Nagisa.
| |
| <7831>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Huh? Why hasn't Nagisa come?"
| |
| <7832>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Bring the store manager over! I'll beat the shit out of him."
| |
| <7833>
| |
| // Eating the jumbo parfait, he started abusing a strange middle-aged man.
| |
| <7834>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I can't take a photo like this!"
| |
| <7835>
| |
| // + Perverted Tastes.
| |
| <7836>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's enough, okay? We did get to see her."
| |
| <7837>
| |
| // \{Akio} "My daughter's time to shine has been stopped forever. Don't you understand this parental love, idiot?"
| |
| <7838>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, do what you want.."
| |
| <7839>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Whatever you're gonna say about my interests, you've gotta follow the rules for taking the photos, man."
| |
| <7840>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Gah..."
| |
| <7841>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As if I'd do a sneaky shot like that!"
| |
| <7842>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't it fine just to take pictures out in the open?"
| |
| <7843>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Isn't it embarrassing doing it that way?!"
| |
| <7844>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you're her parent, do it!"
| |
| <7845>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It's embarrassing!"
| |
| <7846>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do it!"
| |
| <7847>
| |
| // \{Akio} "What did I say about looking into someone else's business. Bastard, why do you think Sanae was happy about it?"
| |
| <7848>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, that's true..."
| |
| <7849>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you don't help out, that Sanae will be disappointed in you..."
| |
| <7850>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Fine, I don't care."
| |
| <7851>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Oh, what a waste. I was gonna cook up a bit more of romance here."
| |
| <7852>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Bah... you're gonna do it?!"
| |
| <7853>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Maybe I am!"
| |
| <7854>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't do it!"
| |
| <7855>
| |
| // \{Akio} "I'll try it!"
| |
| <7856>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't try it!"
| |
| <7857>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "E-excuse me..."
| |
| <7858>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <7859>
| |
| // I noticed Nagisa right beside us.
| |
| <7860>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You're disturbing other customers. Could you please be a little more quiet?"
| |
| <7861>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, yeah, sorry..."
| |
| <7862>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It was this idiot!"
| |
| <7863>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was you!"
| |
| <7864>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You bastard!"
| |
| <7865>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Excuse me, sirs..."
| |
| <7866>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, sorry..."
| |
| <7867>
| |
| // Pops and I fell silent. Finally, Nagisa left the table.
| |
| <7868>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch..."
| |
| <7869>
| |
| // Pops and I watched her leave.
| |
| <7870>
| |
| // However... a little while later, I noticed something while looking around.
| |
| <7871>
| |
| // A young man kept glancing across at Nagisa.
| |
| <7872>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Am I being overconscious about this just because I'm her husband...?)
| |
| <7873>
| |
| // No, those guys sitting at the corner over there were all following Nagisa's actions, even pointing at her.
| |
| <7874>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guess you could call it the magic of that uniform... Nagisa becomes really popular looking like that...)
| |
| <7875>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even pops came as a regular customer just to see this cute stuff...)
| |
| <7876>
| |
| // Thinking about it, it felt like something to brag about.
| |
| <7877>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Hey bastards, that girl's my wife... hahaha...)
| |
| <7878>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey, look, they're all gathering around my number-one girl, Nagisa."
| |
| <7879>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Hey bastards, that's my daughter... hahaha..."
| |
| <7880>
| |
| // We have two idiots right here.
| |
| <7881>
| |
| // The guys at the corner called Nagisa just as she passed by.
| |
| <7882>
| |
| // One of them put on a smile, talking to her.
| |
| <7883>
| |
| // \{Man} "Hey, when do you finish work?"
| |
| <7884>
| |
| // He was hitting on her.
| |
| <7885>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I finish work in the evening, but..."
| |
| <7886>
| |
| // \{Man} "Well that's fine. How about going out for dinner?"
| |
| <7887>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Sorry, I'm going home right after work, so I won't be able to come..."
| |
| <7888>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Please excuse me."
| |
| <7889>
| |
| // As she stood to leave, the man grabbed Nagisa's arm.
| |
| <7890>
| |
| // \{Man} "You need to go back home that quickly?"
| |
| <7891>
| |
| // Not letting go, he went on in a forceful tone.
| |
| <7892>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Tch... that guy, looks like we can't just keep quiet."
| |
| <7893>
| |
| // \{Akio} "All right, wanna beat the shit out of him?"
| |
| <7894>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <7895>
| |
| // For once, we'd agreed on something. We stood up at the same time.
| |
| <7896>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, seriously though. If we kick up too much of a fuss in the store, Nagisa's gonna get angry."
| |
| <7897>
| |
| // \{Akio} "It'll be right, we'll just threaten him a bit."
| |
| <7898>
| |
| // Certainly threatening that face was scary.
| |
| <7899>
| |
| // Pops and I stood between him and Nagisa.
| |
| <7900>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, how about letting go of her arm?"
| |
| <7901>
| |
| // \{Akio} "If you don't, we'll cut yours right off, bastard."
| |
| <7902>
| |
| // The three of us standing around, we threatened him with a harsh look. Overpowered, his expression changed.
| |
| <7903>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, it's alright..."
| |
| <7904>
| |
| // Nagisa spoke with a soft voice.
| |
| <7905>
| |
| // \{Man} "Tch, a shop like this, I'm getting out of here!"
| |
| <7906>
| |
| // Standing up roughly, we pulled him along.
| |
| <7907>
| |
| // Then, pops stopped his leg behind him.
| |
| <7908>
| |
| // And then...
| |
| <7909>
| |
| // Crash! \shake{3} The man fell onto his backside, noisily.
| |
| <7910>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Pops... you pulled your leg back, didn't you...)
| |
| <7911>
| |
| // \{Man} "What're you doing, you idiot?!"
| |
| <7912>
| |
| // Just as we thought, he was sure annoyed.
| |
| <7913>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Eh, sorry, I was spacing out. Go home."
| |
| <7914>
| |
| // \{Man} "What're you doing! You could've injured me!"
| |
| <7915>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Yeah, that's why I apologized, kid!"
| |
| <7916>
| |
| // \{Man} "Bastard!"
| |
| <7917>
| |
| // His hand came out.
| |
| <7918>
| |
| // Seeing it, pops pulled out his leg again.
| |
| <7919>
| |
| // Thump! \shake{3}
| |
| <7920>
| |
| // The man fell into the table he was sitting at. The glass shattered, covering him.
| |
| <7921>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Pops!"
| |
| <7922>
| |
| // \{Akio} "Eh? Was that me just now?"
| |
| <7923>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who else could it've been?!"
| |
| <7924>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Is something the matter?!"
| |
| <7925>
| |
| // Right after, the store manager forced his way through.
| |
| <7926>
| |
| // He must have already been watching us for some time.
| |
| <7927>
| |
| // The customers had already left since it was closing time, and the store manager looked at me over the table.
| |
| <7928>
| |
| // Pops was...
| |
| <7929>
| |
| // \{Akio} "You take care of the trouble! Bye bye!"
| |
| <7930>
| |
| // Saying that, he disappeared.
| |
| <7931>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That guy... geez...)
| |
| <7932>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (So I'm the only one he's gonna get angry at...?)
| |
| <7933>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "I'm the store manager here, Hishikata."
| |
| <7934>
| |
| // He presented me with a business card.
| |
| <7935>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm \m{A}."
| |
| <7936>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "Well, I did hear before..."
| |
| <7937>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "I see you're \m{A}-kun's husband."
| |
| <7938>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "\m{A}-kun?"
| |
| <7939>
| |
| // That was Nagisa.
| |
| <7940>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "Yes, it's puzzling isn't it."
| |
| <7941>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "The first name is... Nagisa-kun, isn't it?"
| |
| <7942>
| |
| // Oh... Nagisa must be called "\m{A}-kun" here.
| |
| <7943>
| |
| // Guess I hadn't really gotten used to be called like that. How embarrassing.
| |
| <7944>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm real sorry about the trouble caused."
| |
| <7945>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "No, no, your dear wife was being approached unreasonably, so you must not have been in the right peace of mind."
| |
| <7946>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "\m{A}-kun's a nice, beautiful girl. Things like this have happened before."
| |
| <7947>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "But, at the time that managed to pass over well."
| |
| <7948>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really...?"
| |
| <7949>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "Yes, she looks smarter than she seems."
| |
| <7950>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "That said, I apologize."
| |
| <7951>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine..."
| |
| <7952>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "Besides, looking at her resume, her body seems weak. Working here is most certainly the image of good health, isn't it?"
| |
| <7953>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "Well, she's been working a lot better than other healthy people."
| |
| <7954>
| |
| // She's usually one to persist in difficult circumstances...
| |
| <7955>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "That said, it should be fine if you don't worry, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <7956>
| |
| // Ah... I see.
| |
| <7957>
| |
| // That's what he was talking about.
| |
| <7958>
| |
| // He wasn't scolding me or anything over the uproar.
| |
| <7959>
| |
| // All he was doing was trying to relieve me, as I was her husband.
| |
| <7960>
| |
| // I think he's a good guy.
| |
| <7961>
| |
| // \{Store Manager} "Besides, even though I look like this, I have a keen interest in Bushido."
| |
| <7962>
| |
| // He added that. I guess that's because I remained silent.
| |
| <7963>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, yeah... that's a relief."
| |
| <7964>
| |
| // In the confusion, I gave an answer.
| |
| <7965>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though she does have many weak points... please take care of her."
| |
| <7966>
| |
| // I bowed at the end.
| |
| <7967>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Today was really a jam-packed day."
| |
| <7968>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry for being a bother."
| |
| <7969>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, \m{B} was trying to protect me, so I was happy."
| |
| <7970>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And thanks to your friend as well."
| |
| <7971>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you say so, that relieves me."
| |
| <7972>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What...?"
| |
| <7973>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I should say so but..."
| |
| <7974>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, please."
| |
| <7975>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, your uniform was really cute."
| |
| <7976>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really?"
| |
| <7977>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though, what about those guys, and everyone else staring at you?"
| |
| <7978>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It wasn't like that."
| |
| <7979>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Fact is, they were flirting."
| |
| <7980>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It wasn't anything to do with flirting. I thought it looked like they were just hungry."
| |
| <7981>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, if it wasn't a cute girl, they wouldn't have been tempted to."
| |
| <7982>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if the girl weren't cute, kids that are hungry also bring out their hands as well."
| |
| <7983>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, aren't you cute as well"?
| |
| <7984>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No."
| |
| <7985>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ehh?"
| |
| <7986>
| |
| // Feigning ignorance, I questioned her.
| |
| <7987>
| |
| // This way should remind her not to put herself down.
| |
| <7988>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, well..."
| |
| <7989>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Aren't you?"
| |
| <7990>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes... I'm cute."
| |
| <7991>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <7992>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Good!)
| |
| <7993>
| |
| // It was pleasant having Nagisa say that she was cute.
| |
| <7994>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But, Nishina-san's much cuter."
| |
| <7995>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes. Maybe I am cute, but other people are much, much cuter than I am."
| |
| <7996>
| |
| // Oh crap...
| |
| <7997>
| |
| // And now, even without being directly humble, she's seen a way around it....
| |
| <7998>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait!"
| |
| <7999>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The Big Dango Family's also cute, but what if I said other characters are much, much cuter? What would you think?
| |
| <8000>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't mind."
| |
| <8001>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guahh...)
| |
| <8002>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (My... secret enjoyment is...)
| |
| <8003>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can't do that."
| |
| <8004>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's fine. There's no reason."
| |
| <8005>
| |
| // Ahh...
| |
| <8006>
| |
| // Farewell... narcissist Nagisa...
| |
| <8007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I love a girl named Furukawa Nagisa. Can you please not say bad things about her?"
| |
| <8008>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah, okay... I'm very sorry!"
| |
| <8009>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I think she's very cute!"
| |
| <8010>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Uh... eh?"
| |
| <8011>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It somehow feels like I just said something really embarrassing."
| |
| <8012>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "U-umm!"
| |
| <8013>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes?"
| |
| <8014>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I'm really not cute at all!"
| |
| <8015>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Oh..."
| |
| <8016>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Oh, no wait... I am rather cute..."
| |
| <8017>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No way, no one's seen me in a swimsuit!"
| |
| <8018>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I don't really think such a style... is any good..."
| |
| <8019>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As long as you're cute, it's okay."
| |
| <8020>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if I'm cute..."
| |
| <8021>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ahh... I guess... I'm cute after all, so I'm sure it'll be okay!"
| |
| <8022>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You shouldn't have gotten any sleep, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <8023>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why?"
| |
| <8024>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because it's a date."
| |
| <8025>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "With such a cute girl."
| |
| <8026>
| |
| // Closing my eyes, the "Narcissist Nagisa Plan" wagon tracks were revolving like lantern lights, one by one.
| |
| <8027>
| |
| // But maybe, that's already...
| |
| <8028>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <8029>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... what is it?"
| |
| <8030>
| |
| // Briskly rubbing the tears away, I came back to reality.
| |
| <8031>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I feel really sorry..."
| |
| <8032>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? Why...?"
| |
| <8033>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well... you said that so I'd be confident, \m{B}-kun..."
| |
| <8034>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that's right."
| |
| <8035>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "And because of that..."
| |
| <8036>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Even if you say I can't... it's fine."
| |
| <8037>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Because what I did was a bit cowardly..."
| |
| <8038>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well..."
| |
| <8039>
| |
| // If she puts it this way, I couldn't really push her any more.
| |
| <8040>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was a joke. Just leave it."
| |
| <8041>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh, why?"
| |
| <8042>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I just wanted to have a bit of fun... it was really cowardly of me."
| |
| <8043>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You were having fun?"
| |
| <8044>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was kinda fun."
| |
| <8045>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry."
| |
| <8046>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No, but, I'm sure that you were also thinking about me."
| |
| <8047>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I guess."
| |
| <8048>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's because back then, you really didn't have any faith in yourself."
| |
| <8049>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, that's enough. You even found a great manager for your job."
| |
| <8050>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're completely different from back then."
| |
| <8051>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Either way, I think you've already done very well."
| |
| <8052>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <8053>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Then, that makes me happy."
| |
| <8054>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. So, it's enough already."
| |
| <8055>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "But..."
| |
| <8056>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Still, I want to keep striving."
| |
| <8057>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "So that... I can be \m{B}-kun's ideal girlfriend."
| |
| <8058>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're absolutely great as you are."
| |
| <8059>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I can't stop looking at you, Nagisa..."
| |
| <8060>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's not like that."
| |
| <8061>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, you're great doing your best at work, you're a great boyfriend, and you're really handsome."
| |
| <8062>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And what about you? You're definitely my cute girlfriend."
| |
| <8063>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <8064>
| |
| // We stared at each other.
| |
| <8065>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (.........)
| |
| <8066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Somehow...)
| |
| <8067>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Seems like a good mood...)
| |
| <8068>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "........."
| |
| <8069>
| |
| // Nagisa brought her soft face closer.
| |
| <8070>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Eh...?)
| |
| <8071>
| |
| // Noticing, she closed her eyes.
| |
| <8072>
| |
| // Underneath, our lips met.
| |
| <8073>
| |
| // And for a long time, we kissed.
| |
| <8074>
| |
| // In this deepest place, we became still.*
| |
| <8075>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <8076>
| |
| // Finally, our lips parted.
| |
| <8077>
| |
| // Nagisa looked down, her ears a crimson red.
| |
| <8078>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <8079>
| |
| // She lifted her face, but her eyes were clouded as she opened her mouth.
| |
| <8080>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... when I saw your face, I wanted to kiss, and ended up doing it."
| |
| <8081>
| |
| // She did her best, pretending to be confident.
| |
| <8082>
| |
| // In reality, that was pretty funny; I was tempted to laugh.
| |
| <8083>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Umm..."
| |
| <8084>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You didn't hate it, did you?"
| |
| <8085>
| |
| // I was silent, anxious to learn, so in the end, I listened.
| |
| <8086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I was even only trying not to laugh...)
| |
| <8087>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I didn't."
| |
| <8088>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like I want to die, thinking that."
| |
| <8089>
| |
| // I answered that in good faith.
| |
| <8090>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You can't think about it like that."
| |
| <8091>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was so happy about it."
| |
| <8092>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "You were happy about it?"
| |
| <8093>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <8094>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "If that's how it is, let's kiss as much as we want."
| |
| <8095>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, one more time then."
| |
| <8096>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <8097>
| |
| // We drew back a little.
| |
| <8098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was a joke."
| |
| <8099>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "N-no... I will."
| |
| <8100>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Mmm..."
| |
| <8101>
| |
| // Lost in desire, I went to her lips again.
| |
| <8102>
| |
| // This time we had a better kiss from the start, one much deeper.
| |
| <8103>
| |
| // Was Nagisa tired from work? She already started sleeping just as I put out the lights.
| |
| <8104>
| |
| // I stared up at the ceiling, not falling asleep.
| |
| <8105>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8106>
| |
| // The pleasant feeling I felt until now had disappeared.
| |
| <8107>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even though it was so satisfying... what am I feeling uneasy about...?)
| |
| <8108>
| |
| // I understood that...
| |
| <8109>
| |
| // If pops saw this as well, it'd be quite a sight.
| |
| <8110>
| |
| // The scenery that spread out from a single corner.
| |
| <8111>
| |
| // Was it for a moment? Feeling something resisting, I stopped myself.
| |
| <8112>
| |
| // At the same time, in my memories, the scene changed.
| |
| <8113>
| |
| // There was stood a "No Entry" sign...
| |
| <8114>
| |
| // Beyond that, there was a vacant lot of overgrown grass...
| |
| <8115>
| |
| // The bicycle that passed through the sidewalk burst its tire in the ditch...
| |
| <8116>
| |
| // The front wheel rose towards the early sun, and the scene...
| |
| <8117>
| |
| // I already knew these things weren't coming back.
| |
| <8118>
| |
| // My work was definitely changing the form of things in the city, but...
| |
| <8119>
| |
| // One day, Yoshino had said "They say that is a person's journey through life."
| |
| <8120>
| |
| // If things didn't keep changing, would it be impossible to live?
| |
| <8121>
| |
| // And, everything was already changing...
| |
| <8122>
| |
| // "Even so, can you still like this place?"
| |
| <8123>
| |
| // ... can I?
| |
| <8124>
| |
| // I...
| |
| <8125>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Are you looking at this?"
| |
| <8126>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <8127>
| |
| // First thing this morning, Yoshino-san showed me the newspaper.
| |
| <8128>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's the main road. There was some land purchase that got blocked and it's been quite delayed."
| |
| <8129>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Talks about how the groundwork's finally starting next term."
| |
| <8130>
| |
| // The newspaper's local column made out the new road passing through much of the mountainside to be a big deal.
| |
| <8131>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When's the work going to start?"
| |
| <8132>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "It's planned for the year after, in the spring. Long negotiations are still to be held."
| |
| <8133>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... is that so?"
| |
| <8134>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Once the contractors also get involved, work'll come here. It'll get busy."
| |
| <8135>
| |
| // As he spoke, Yoshino-san closed up the newspaper, preparing to begin work.
| |
| <8136>
| |
| // I opened up the newspaper again.
| |
| <8137>
| |
| // In the map inside the newspaper, I began to write down the names of the places I recognized.
| |
| <8138>
| |
| // Here past the road, it seems the scenery was being completely changed.
| |
| <8139>
| |
| // I guess I was changing things as well.
| |
| <8140>
| |
| // Even so, I couldn't imagine the future map.
| |
| <8141>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Did you hear the news today?"
| |
| <8142>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <8143>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "They're building another new building in school."
| |
| <8144>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh...?"
| |
| <8145>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I heard it from Nishina-san. They're starting construction this month."
| |
| <8146>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, what about the old school building?"
| |
| <8147>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "They're probably pulling it down."
| |
| <8148>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8149>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "The students that attend two years later will be able to study in sparkling new classrooms."
| |
| <8150>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's really good."
| |
| <8151>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like hell there is!"
| |
| <8152>
| |
| // Clatter!
| |
| <8153>
| |
| // Cup in hand, I struck the desk.
| |
| <8154>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <8155>
| |
| // Nagisa, totally dumbfounded.
| |
| <8156>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah... I'm sorry..."
| |
| <8157>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay..."
| |
| <8158>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "... why are you angry? I want you to tell me."
| |
| <8159>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I'm not angry..."
| |
| <8160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm disturbed..."
| |
| <8161>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "About?"
| |
| <8162>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The old school building...\p was the one with the drama clubroom..."
| |
| <8163>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We did our best together...\p it was the place where I fell in love with you."
| |
| <8164>
| |
| // No, that wasn't the only symbol of that.
| |
| <8165>
| |
| // But, right now I didn't really have an explanation for it.
| |
| <8166>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, that's right. I was thinking that too. That was an important place to you, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <8167>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In that case... don't say that you're looking forward to it."
| |
| <8168>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What...?"
| |
| <8169>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like the school becoming new, and changing..."
| |
| <8170>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Ah... yes, I understand how you feel, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <8171>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "I was being thoughtless. Yes... it's really sad..."
| |
| <8172>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8173>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Really, I'm so sorry."
| |
| <8174>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, that's... if you apologize honestly..."
| |
| <8175>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Well..."
| |
| <8176>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8177>
| |
| // ... this was getting awkward.
| |
| <8178>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm... really tired."
| |
| <8179>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm just too nervous..."
| |
| <8180>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <8181>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that's definitely it."
| |
| <8182>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "My talking seemed like scolding. Sorry."
| |
| <8183>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "No... that wasn't in my mind at all."
| |
| <8184>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Truth is, really, that I didn't think it through properly."
| |
| <8185>
| |
| // We're the same like this, always apologizing to each other.
| |
| <8186>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8187>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry, the food has gotten cold."
| |
| <8188>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "It's okay..."
| |
| <8189>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The meal you made is still nice, even though it's cold, Nagisa."
| |
| <8190>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why I won't mind."
| |
| <8191>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Thank you very much."
| |
| <8192>
| |
| // My chest was aching.
| |
| <8193>
| |
| // What's with this pain...?
| |
| <8194>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (.........)
| |
| <8195>
| |
| // Everything except me was changing.
| |
| <8196>
| |
| // That's what I realized.
| |
| <8197>
| |
| // The memories of everything that I loved were all changing into something I hadn't seen before at all in this new world.
| |
| <8198>
| |
| // Everything, was changing... everything was continuing to change.
| |
| <8199>
| |
| // And in that...\p Nagisa too, was also part of it.
| |
| <8200>
| |
| // Even Nagisa was inside that confusing stream of changes, moving far away from me.
| |
| <8201>
| |
| // The pain in my chest was of a sorrowful premonition.
| |
| <8202>
| |
| // These close things were becoming distant, little by little.
| |
| <8203>
| |
| // And so, I hugged Nagisa tightly.
| |
| <8204>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "What's wrong, \m{B}-kun?"
| |
| <8205>
| |
| // I called out gently to Nagisa.
| |
| <8206>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Nagisa..."
| |
| <8207>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <8208>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I really love you, Nagisa..."
| |
| <8209>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, I really love you too, \m{B}-kun."
| |
| <8210>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8211>
| |
| // We've talked about these things before.
| |
| <8212>
| |
| // We always relied on each other, staying together.
| |
| <8213>
| |
| // With these words, those thoughts were swept away.
| |
| <8214>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <8215>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes...?"
| |
| <8216>
| |
| // Facing Nagisa...\p I kissed those lips.
| |
| <8217>
| |
| // To attach myself to Nagisa.
| |
| <8218>
| |
| // Pulling Nagisa's chin with my finger, I opened her mouth.
| |
| <8219>
| |
| // Deep inside, I wished for that link.
| |
| <8220>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Mmm..."
| |
| <8221>
| |
| // We made love to each other for the first time.
| |
| <8222>
| |
| // It was empty like a dream, not painful to the point of crying.
| |
| <8223>
| |
| // Two years ago, I stood at the bottom of that hill.
| |
| <8224>
| |
| // Not knowing where I was going, I remember being irritated.
| |
| <8225>
| |
| // Not being able to sneak away, I hated the town.
| |
| <8226>
| |
| // I hated everything... I was yearning for everything to change.
| |
| <8227>
| |
| // In the stream of time, I saw something important.
| |
| <8228>
| |
| // And, I lost something that I feared.
| |
| <8229>
| |
| // And, I wanted to change as well...
| |
| <8230>
| |
| // How long has it been, since I've wanted for everything to change?
| |
| <8231>
| |
| // I don't want anything to change... nothing at all.
| |
| <8232>
| |
| // If it changed, I wouldn't smile.
| |
| <8233>
| |
| // If this place I like wasn't here anymore...
| |
| <8234>
| |
| // \{Voice} "\m{B}-kun... it's morning."
| |
| <8235>
| |
| // \{Voice} "If you wake up this slowly, you'll be late.
| |
| <8236>
| |
| // A voice close to my ear...
| |
| <8237>
| |
| // Slowly, I opened my eyes.
| |
| <8238>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, let's get up."
| |
| <8239>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <8240>
| |
| // You're here...\p Nagisa.
| |
| <8241>
| |
| // I grabbed that hand.
| |
| <8242>
| |
| // And strongly held on to it.
| |
| <8242>
| |
| // And strongly grip it.
| |
| <8243>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun, what's the matter?"
| |
| <8244>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Did you have a bad dream?"
| |
| <8245>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <8246>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
| |
| <8247>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
| |
| <8248>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Morning."
| |
| <8249>
| |
| // \{Nagisa} "Yes, good morning."
| |
| <8250>
| |
| // You're here, with these warm days.
| |
| <8251>
| |
| // Please, always,\p stay with me.
| |
| </pre>
| |
| </div>
| |
| == Sơ đồ == | | == Sơ đồ == |
| {{Clannad:Sơ đồ}} | | {{Clannad:Sơ đồ}} |
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| [[Category:CLANNAD-Góp ý]] | | [[Category:CLANNAD-Góp ý]] |
