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| == Text == | | {{Clannad VN:Hoàn thành}} |
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| | == Phân đoạn == |
| <pre>
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P1|Phần 1]] |
| // Resources for SEEN7400.TXT
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P2|Phần 2]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P3|Phần 3]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P4|Phần 4]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P5|Phần 5]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P6|Phần 6]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P7|Phần 7]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P8|Phần 8]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P9|Phần 9]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P10|Phần 10]] |
| | *[[Clannad_viet:SEEN7400P11|Phần 11]] |
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| #character '＊Ｂ'
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| #character 'Sunohara'
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| #character 'Kyou'
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| #character 'Ryou'
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| #character 'Furukawa'
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| #character 'Tomoyo'
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| #character 'Fuuko'
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| #character 'Girl'
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| #character 'Teacher'
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| #character 'Rugby Player'
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| #character 'Housewife'
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| #character 'Woman'
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| #character 'Sanae'
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| #character 'Voice'
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| #character 'Mei'
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| #character 'Everyone'
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| #character 'Misae'
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| #character 'Male Student 1'
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| #character 'Male Student 2'
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| #character 'Female Student 1'
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| #character 'Female Student 2'
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| #character 'Clerk'
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| #character 'Worker'
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| #character 'Yoshino'
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| #character 'Male Student'
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| #character 'Male Student 3'
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| #character 'Coach'
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| #character 'Captain'
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| #character 'Soccer Player'
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| #character '％Ｂ'
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| <0000>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, if it's that important to you, I guess I'll help out. Sheesh."
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| <0001>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Isn't all of this your fault?!"
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| <0002>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, isn't it your fault that you aren't successful with your life?"
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| <0003>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Could you please stop repeating such hurtful words?"
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| <0004>
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| // \{\m{B}} "What comes to mind if I mention a dream or goal in school life?"
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| <0005>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I wonder."
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| <0006>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Grades, clubs, and women. Wouldn't you think it's these three?"
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| <0007>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Sigh..."
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| <0008>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I have none of those..."
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| <0009>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, there's one of those three that we can still manage to achieve. Don't you see?"
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| <0010>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I don't get it."
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| <0011>
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| // \{\m{B}} "It's women."
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| <0012>
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| // \{\m{B}} "If you have a girlfriend and spend every day being happy with her, won't your sister be satisfied?"
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| <0013>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Well, that might be true but..."
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| <0014>
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| // \{Sunohara} "If you think about it realistically, it's impossible by now, isn't it?"
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| <0015>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Even if you thought about it unrealistically, it's impossible."
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| <0016>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I think I'm starting to wish you weren't my friend anymore."
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| <0017>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Hold on, calm down."
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| <0018>
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| // \{\m{B}} "If it's only while your sister is here, don't you think someone could help you out?"
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| <0019>
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| // \{Sunohara} "In other words, pretend?"
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| <0020>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Exactly."
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| <0021>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I think I've read something like that in an old manga..."
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| <0022>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Besides, there's no way that would actually work."
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| <0023>
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| // \{\m{B}} "But, there's no other way."
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| <0024>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Or what? Just meet your sister like this, with nothing prepared and..."
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| <0025>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Let her watch one of your classmates greet you, saying 'Yo, loser!' and become disillusioned?"
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| <0026>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I've never been greeted like that!"
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| <0027>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I'll do it."
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| <0028>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Don't!"
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| <0029>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, let's at least try it."
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| <0030>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Well, of course it would be great if it succeeds..."
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| <0031>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry, it's a plan produced by \m{A} \m{B}!"
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| <0032>
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| // \{Sunohara} "That producer is the greatest of my concerns!"
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| <0033>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Why...?"
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| <0034>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I'll let you know that you aren't that terrible-looking."
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| <0035>
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| // \{\m{B}} "If anything, your child-like face is the type that can stir their maternal instinct."
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| <0036>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Our school's number one baby face. It's Baby Sunohara!"
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| <0037>
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| // \{Sunohara} "D-do you really think so?"
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| <0038>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, the only thing you didn't have was motivation."
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| <0039>
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| // \{\m{B}} "So, wouldn't it be cool if this started an actual relationship?"
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| <0040>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Ooh! Is this \m{A} Magic!? I suddenly feel motivated!"
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| <0041>
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| // \{\m{B}} "All right, let's do it!"
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| <0042>
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| // Looks like I won't be bored for a while.
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| <0043>
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| // After school, we immediately started the plan.
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| <0044>
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| // \{\m{B}} "All right. We'll start by searching for girls that might help you out."
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| <0045>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Crap, I'm starting to get excited!"
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| <0046>
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| // Sunohara was grinning the whole time. Perhaps he had a wild fantasy during class.
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| <0047>
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| // \{Sunohara} "So, who should it be? An underclassman to make it difficult to refuse?"
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| <0048>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Let's pick someone that'll listen right away with a little scaring!"
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| <0049>
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| // The method was very cruel.
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| <0050>
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| // \{\m{B}} (Actually, this probably isn't something we can ask a stranger to do...)
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| <0051>
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| // That would surely create some problems.
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| <0052>
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| // \{\m{B}} (I wonder who I should ask...)
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| <0053>
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| // Fujibayashi Sisters
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| <0054>
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| // Someone else
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| <0055>
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| // \{\m{B}} (Well, I don't know too many girls, so I guess that's appropriate...)
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| <0056>
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| // The question was to decide on the older sister or the younger sister.
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| <0057>
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| // Older sister
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| <0058>
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| // Younger sister
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| <0059>
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| // \{\m{B}} "All right, let's ask Kyou."
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| <0060>
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| // \{Sunohara} "... Umm, \m{A}. Don't joke around so much."
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| <0061>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Why does it have to be with that girl?!"
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| <0062>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Doesn't she look pretty cute?"
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| <0063>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Well, she doesn't look bad... but, her personality..."
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| <0064>
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| // \{Sunohara} "If it's Kyou, I'll withdraw!"
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| <0065>
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| // \{Sunohara} "That brutal woman, even if she becomes my girlfriend, I wouldn't be the least bit happy!"
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| <0066>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, she's standing right next to you."
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| <0067>
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| // BAM!\shake{2}
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| <0068>
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| // A very thick dictionary was imbedded in his face.
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| <0069>
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| // \{Kyou} "I could hear you clearly for a while now~..."
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| <0070>
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| // Unbeknownst to us, Kyou was standing nearby.
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| <0071>
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| // \{Kyou} "You've been giving me a pretty wonderful compliment, haven't you?"
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| <0072>
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| // \{Kyou} "You wanna say it one more time? If you can say it, as a reward, I'll stick my hand down your throat and pull out your vocal chords."
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| <0073>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I... I'm sorry..."
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| <0074>
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| // \{Kyou} "........."
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| <0075>
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| // BAM!\shake{2}
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| <0076>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Hagagh!"
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| <0077>
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| // \{Sunohara} "But, I apologized!"
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| <0078>
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| // \{Kyou} "Ahaha~ your apologetic face kinda made me irritated~"
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| <0079>
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| // \{Kyou} "Bye."
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| <0080>
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| // BAM!\shake{1}
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| <0081>
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| // Finally, she slammed the dictionary on his head and left the room with a smile.
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| <0082>
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| // \{Sunohara} "S... see... it's no good."
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| <0083>
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| // \{\m{B}} "First of all, let's talk after you wipe your nose."
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| <0084>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, isn't that obvious after insulting her so much?"
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| <0085>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Nothing but insults come to mind..."
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| <0086>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Without thinking so much, just praise her a little."
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| <0087>
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| // \{Sunohara} "You see, it's Fujibayashi Kyou we're talking about."
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| <0088>
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| // \{Sunohara} "What are you saying I should do by praising her...?"
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| <0089>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe she's actually just really shy."
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| <0090>
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| // \{Sunohara} "... Eh?"
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| <0091>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't that pretty common? People that can't be so honest about their feelings."
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| <0092>
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| // \{\m{B}} "They're always rude to that person, but in reality... you know."
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| <0093>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Maybe, that Kyou, actually... fancies you..."
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| <0094>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Seriously...?"
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| <0095>
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| // \{\m{B}} "As far as I can tell."
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| <0096>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Ha... haha... I see, even she has a cute side!"
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| <0097>
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| // \{\m{B}} "So? Don't you think you should go after her?"
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| <0098>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Hearing those things from you, she might be pretty hurt..."
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| <0099>
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| // \{Sunohara} "All right! I'm going!"
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| <0100>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Good luck."
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| <0101>
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| // Becoming unbelievably cheerful, he sprints out into the corridor in high spirits.
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| <0102>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Kyou!!"
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| <0103>
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| // I could hear his voice beyond the door.
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| <0104>
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| // \{Sunohara} "You're cute!!!"
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| <0105>
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| // POOOOOW!
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| <0106>
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| // Just after, the sound of him being struck firmly with something hard echoes.
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| <0107>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Guaagghhhhhhhhh!"
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| <0108>
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| // \{Kyou} "Ahahaha, even you've become able to say some funny things~, is that evolution?"
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| <0109>
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| // \{Kyou} "Anyway, I'll provide you with training so appreciate it!"
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| <0110>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Gyaaaaaaaaaa!"
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| <0111>
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| // \{Sunohara} "GIVE! I GIVE UUUUUUP!!!!!"
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| <0112>
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| // \{\m{B}} "........."
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| <0113>
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| // I wonder what kind of tragedy is unfolding beyond the classroom door.
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| <0114>
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| // \{\m{B}} (Poor him...)
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| <0115>
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| // I don't think I want to mess with her right now...
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| <0116>
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| // Let's ask someone else...
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| <0117>
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| // \{\m{B}} "How about Fujibayashi?"
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| <0118>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Class rep, huh? She might be the number one choice, but..."
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| <0119>
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| // I glance to the side to look at her.
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| <0120>
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| // It seems she's compiling the class report or something. She's at her desk, writing with a pen.
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| <0121>
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| // That determined face seen from the side would look cute to anybody.
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| <0122>
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| // \{Sunohara} "But, she comes with a heavy burden..."
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| <0123>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Just quietly lure her out and it'll be fine."
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| <0124>
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| // \{\m{B}} "After that, just go with your sweet talking, and then you'll easily work things out!"
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| <0125>
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| // \{\m{B}} "And then, the two of you will go to the dazzling world of love..."
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| <0126>
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| // \{Sunohara} "... Ehehe..."
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| <0127>
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| // \{Sunohara} "All right, I'm gonna give it a shot!"
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| <0128>
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| // Claiming to ask for a bit of advice, he takes her out to the courtyard.
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| <0129>
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| // While expressing some curiosity, she followed without being particularly suspicious.
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| <0130>
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| // \{Ryou} "Uh... umm... what is it... you'd like to ask advice for?"
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| <0131>
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| // \{Ryou} "S-somehow... if I can be of any help, it's probably okay..."
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| <0132>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Anyways, you'll be of help then, won't you?"
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| <0133>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Ohh, thank you!"
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| <0134>
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| // \{Ryou} "Eh, n... no... nothing's been decided yet..."
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| <0135>
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| // \{Ryou} "A-and... exactly what is it... that's the problem...?"
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| <0136>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, about that..."
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| <0137>
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| // I roughly explain the situation to her.
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| <0138>
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| // \{Ryou} "........."
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| <0139>
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| // \{Ryou} "Your younger sister... is coming from home...?"
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| <0140>
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| // \{Sunohara} "A really loud one at that..."
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| <0141>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I don't want things to get complicated after that, so I'd like to do this and show her."
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| <0142>
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| // \{Ryou} "B... but, thinking about it... u-umm..."
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| <0143>
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| // \{Ryou} "If you... do it normally... y... your younger sister... would also be glad..."
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| <0144>
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| // \{\m{B}} "You think he can do that?"
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| <0145>
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| // \{\m{B}} "It's unreasonable and impossible."
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| <0146>
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| // \{Ryou} "U... umm... just as the class representative..."
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| <0147>
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| // \{Ryou} "If you... t-tell me something like... that so straight up..."
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| <0148>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Well, whichever it is, it's just difficult to do it so suddenly, right?"
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| <0149>
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| // \{Ryou} "That's... about right..."
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| <0150>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Having said that, I was wondering if some girl might do it or something."
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| <0151>
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| // \{Ryou} "I see... s-so that's how it is..."
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| <0152>
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| // \{Ryou} "That's... quite troubling."
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| <0153>
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| // \{Ryou} "H-hang in there."
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| <0154>
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| // \{\m{B}} "No, no, even if you encourage us, what are we gonna do?"
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| <0155>
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| // \{\m{B}} "That's not how it is..."
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| <0156>
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| // \{Ryou} ".........?"
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| <0157>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara... you explain to her."
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| <0158>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, Ryou-chan."
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| <0159>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I'd like to ask you to pretend to be my girlfriend."
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| <0160>
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| // \{Ryou} "Sigh, I see... so me..."
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| <0161>
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| // \{Ryou} "... Me...?"
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| <0162>
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| // \{Ryou} "......"
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| <0163>
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| // \{Ryou} "Eh... ehhhhhhh...?!"
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| <0164>
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| // Her eyes were just as large as her voice.
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| <0165>
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| // \{Ryou} "N-no way... I can't...! ..."
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| <0166>
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| // She immediately shakes her head.
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| <0167>
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| // \{Ryou} "I can't... do that..."
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| <0168>
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| // \{\m{B}} "You just have to stand by him, right?"
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| <0169>
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| // \{Ryou} "N... no way... because... umm... for me that's such a burden..."
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| <0170>
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| // \{Ryou} "Just thinking about it... is so... embarrassing..."
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| <0171>
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| // \{Ryou} "So... embarrassing..."
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| <0172>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Wah, wawa, why are you crying?!"
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| <0173>
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| // \{Ryou} "I-I'm fine... somehow I'm crying though..."
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| <0174>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Your eyes are really rolling there!"
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| <0175>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Ah..."
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| <0176>
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| // And there, the tears fell.
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| <0177>
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| // It fell down in one straight line.
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| <0178>
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| // \{Sunohara} "I-if Fujibayashi Kyou sees us like this...!"
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| <0179>
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| // \size{16}Tap, tap, tap...!\size{}
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| <0180>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Shit, she's fast!"
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| <0181>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Later, Sunohara."
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| <0182>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Wait, you're just going to leave me here?!?!"
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| <0183>
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| // \size{20}Tap, tap, tap, tap...!\size{}
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| <0184>
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| // \{Sunohara} "S-she's coming!"
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| <0185>
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| // \size{40}Thwaaa-----ck!!\shake{4}\size{}
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| <0186>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Guaahhhh!!"
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| <0187>
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| // Receiving a fierce jump kick from the sprinting Kyou, he tumbled across the ground.
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| <0188>
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| // \{Kyou} "Wha~t are you doing here, I wonder~?!"
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| <0189>
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| // \{Ryou} "O-onee-chan..."
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| <0190>
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| // \{Kyou} "You okay, Ryou? Did he touch you anywhere?"
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| <0191>
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| // \{Ryou} "I... I'm fine... I'm all right."
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| <0192>
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| // \{Kyou} "Youhei! The next time you do anything strange, I'll break your arm!"
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| <0193>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Sorry... please forgive me...!"
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| <0194>
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| // So she threatens, stomping down on his stomach.
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| <0195>
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| // Full impact.
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| <0196>
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| // \{Kyou} "Ryou, let's go. If you stay by him, you'll catch his idiot-fever."
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| <0197>
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| // \{Ryou} "D... don't pull... ah..."
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| <0198>
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| // Kyou takes her away, pulling her by the arm.
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| <0199>
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| // Sunohara was the only person in pain at the courtyard.
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| <0200>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, you alive?"
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| <0201>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Y... you know... I figured this plan would be useless..."
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| <0202>
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| // Nothing came to fruition that day.
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| <0203>
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| // Other than the twins, I'm trying to think of other girls I might know...
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| <0204>
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| // I can't come up with anyone...
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| <0205>
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| // There's Furukawa...
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| <0206>
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| // But, with the way we parted on that rainy day, asking her... is a bit tough.
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| <0207>
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| // Let's think of someone else...
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| <0208>
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| // Ask Furukawa
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| <0209>
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| // Someone else
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| <0210>
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| // All right, Furukawa, then.
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| <0211>
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| // \{Sunohara} "What are you pondering about, \m{A}? Asking someone?"
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| <0212>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, well..."
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| <0213>
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| // A little bit uncertain, I said that.
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| <0214>
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| // \{\m{B}} "I thought about trying Furukawa."
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| <0215>
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| // \{Sunohara} "... Who?"
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| <0216>
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| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, you don't know her. She's one of the students in the same year as us."
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| <0217>
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| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm. Then, let's try it!"
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| <0218>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
| |
| <0219>
| |
| // I was somewhat reluctant, but I decided to introduce her.
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| <0220>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Ah, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <0221>
| |
| // Seeing my face, she quickly dashes up to me.
| |
| <0222>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "It's been a while!"
| |
| <0223>
| |
| // She bowed her head.
| |
| <0224>
| |
| // Saying it like that... it really has been a while since we met face to face like this.
| |
| <0225>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Good afternoon!"
| |
| <0226>
| |
| // She bowed her head.
| |
| <0227>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You doing well? Well, with a lot of things."
| |
| <0228>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Ehehe... for now."
| |
| <0229>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Not that it's really working out or anything but..."
| |
| <0230>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "But, you told me to work hard, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <0231>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "So... I thought I might try."
| |
| <0232>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see, isn't that great?"
| |
| <0233>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Not at all... thank you so much!"
| |
| <0234>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, \m{A}."
| |
| <0235>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Your friendly conversation is nice and all... but what about me?"
| |
| <0236>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry, I forgot."
| |
| <0237>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Remember me okay...?"
| |
| <0238>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "What's wrong, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <0239>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Umm, who might he be...?"
| |
| <0240>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah... well, I haven't really introduced myself but..."
| |
| <0241>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Indeed."
| |
| <0242>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Could you be quiet?!"
| |
| <0243>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm Sunohara, in the same class as him."
| |
| <0244>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Sunohara-san, is it? Nice to meet you."
| |
| <0245>
| |
| // With a smile on her face, she politely bowed.
| |
| <0246>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm... a bit simple, but she's good."
| |
| <0247>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Ah, you're \m{A}-san's friend? Good afternoon."
| |
| <0248>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Furukawa, was it? If it's her, it'll be perfect!"
| |
| <0249>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "U-umm... what are you talking about?"
| |
| <0250>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, well..."
| |
| <0251>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "About that, Furukawa. Mind listening for a bit?"
| |
| <0252>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "O-okay!"
| |
| <0253>
| |
| // Without me explaining anything, he begins jabbering.
| |
| <0254>
| |
| // She seemed slightly perplexed by his overfamiliar expression, but she remained silent.
| |
| <0255>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "With all that said, I'm looking for someone to pretend to be my girlfriend."
| |
| <0256>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'd be happy if you would help me out, Furukawa."
| |
| <0257>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Eh, me?!"
| |
| <0258>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You can't?"
| |
| <0259>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "No, well..."
| |
| <0260>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, maybe... I'm hated?"
| |
| <0261>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "No, that's not, what I meant..."
| |
| <0262>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Then is it fine?"
| |
| <0263>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Fine or not is not the problem at all."
| |
| <0264>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Besides, Sunohara-san..."
| |
| <0265>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm?"
| |
| <0266>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Besides... umm, your name was?"
| |
| <0267>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sunohara."
| |
| <0268>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Besides, Sunohara-san..."
| |
| <0269>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah."
| |
| <0270>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Your younger sister is coming here, right?"
| |
| <0271>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yes, that's right."
| |
| <0272>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "And... do you understand what that means?"
| |
| <0273>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even if you say that..."
| |
| <0274>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "That is... I think it's because she's really worried about how Sunohara-san is doing."
| |
| <0275>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Because, she thought of going... even to such a distant place, right?"
| |
| <0276>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Certainly, if she sees you with a lover, she might feel relieved for the moment but..."
| |
| <0277>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "But, tricking someone is not something you should do."
| |
| <0278>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "You should show your true self, without hiding anything."
| |
| <0279>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "If you do that... she'll most certainly understand."
| |
| <0280>
| |
| // She tosses out those clumsy words one after another.
| |
| <0281>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I see, she's like that yeah...)
| |
| <0282>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "And, even if you don't do something like that, I'm sure she'll understand you, Sunohara-san."
| |
| <0283>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "I think she'll be relieved."
| |
| <0284>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Because Sunohara-san is a good person, after all."
| |
| <0285>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A good person...? You don't know a thing about him."
| |
| <0286>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "That's true. But I know."
| |
| <0287>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Having said that, please don't lie."
| |
| <0288>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Face her with a sincere face."
| |
| <0289>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Because you're her only elder brother..."
| |
| <0290>
| |
| // Furukawa makes that polite speech.
| |
| <0291>
| |
| // Listening to that, Sunohara...
| |
| <0292>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Uu... uuu...."
| |
| <0293>
| |
| // ... Was surprisingly moved by it.
| |
| <0294>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I see... you're right..."
| |
| <0295>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "You understand now?"
| |
| <0296>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, thanks, Furukawa!"
| |
| <0297>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "I'm glad!"
| |
| <0298>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Well then... be sure to tell your sister well."
| |
| <0299>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, later!"
| |
| <0300>
| |
| // A final bow, and then Furukawa ran off.
| |
| <0301>
| |
| // Like this, Sunohara meets her sister, and then showing her as he is...
| |
| <0302>
| |
| // And they lived happily ever after.
| |
| <0303>
| |
| // HAPPY END. . .
| |
| <0304>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, wait a second!"
| |
| <0305>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, what?"
| |
| <0306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't give a 'what' with that stupid face. You were persuaded by Furukawa just now."
| |
| <0307>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you really fine with that?"
| |
| <0308>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What are you so hasty about, \m{A}?"
| |
| <0309>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because you just agreed with her. You okay with that?"
| |
| <0310>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You nodded after being told you should show your true self to your sister, didn't you?"
| |
| <0311>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ehh, I did?!"
| |
| <0312>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Of course I can't do that!!"
| |
| <0313>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, why were you crying?!"
| |
| <0314>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, I was so deeply moved by such a serious atmosphere..."
| |
| <0315>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sigh, you're such a good girl, Furukawa..."
| |
| <0316>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Furukawa's already gone."
| |
| <0317>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No way!"
| |
| <0318>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You saw her off with that 'Yeah, later!', didn't you?"
| |
| <0319>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh craaaaaapppp----!!"
| |
| <0320>
| |
| // Holding his head, he faints in agony.
| |
| <0321>
| |
| // Nothing came to fruition that day.
| |
| <0322>
| |
| // Thinking of others...
| |
| <0323>
| |
| // Speaking of which, there's Tomoyo isn't there? I forgot.
| |
| <0324>
| |
| // Ask Tomoyo
| |
| <0325>
| |
| // Someone else
| |
| <0326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ask Tomoyo."
| |
| <0327>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Are you serious?"
| |
| <0328>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yup, I'm serious to the end."
| |
| <0329>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's got style and she's beautiful, so there should be no reason not to consider her, right?"
| |
| <0330>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If she kept quiet..."
| |
| <0331>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh, you scared?"
| |
| <0332>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You twat! Who's freaking f-f-f-f-frightened?"
| |
| <0333>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You have one too many 'f's in 'frightened'."
| |
| <0334>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "There's no reason to be \bflattened\u about it!"
| |
| <0335>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Amazing, so you're \bflattened\u."
| |
| <0336>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If I take a deep breath, I'll feel better!"
| |
| <0337>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Suuu, suu, haaa, suuu, suu, haaa!"
| |
| <0338>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Okay. Good boy. Now go forth."
| |
| <0339>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're in complete chaos there."
| |
| <0340>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ha, haha... you can see that? That's a shame!"
| |
| <0341>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Idiot, you have to be strong all the way."
| |
| <0342>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even if I were, it's Tomoyo, right?"
| |
| <0343>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't know, do you? You guys were destined rivals up until now, weren't you?"
| |
| <0344>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm... I guess."
| |
| <0345>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "With people who recognize each other's strength, something petty will turn into co-operation."
| |
| <0346>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For example, walking down the hallway, when your shoulders touch, right? It'd go like this."
| |
| <0347>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "What... you seem unusually worried."
| |
| <0348>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh... it's none of your business."
| |
| <0349>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "I suppose so..."
| |
| <0350>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "But you know, I don't want to see you fighting with anyone other than me."
| |
| <0351>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Damn you, fight with who? Fighting here is fine, isn't it?"
| |
| <0352>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Hmm... I suppose so. Later..."
| |
| <0353>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <0354>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Wait."
| |
| <0355>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Hmm...?"
| |
| <0356>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "If you spoke honestly from the start, that would have been better."
| |
| <0357>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "... As for you, I'm not someone who should be helping you, am I?"
| |
| <0358>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's good!"
| |
| <0359>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't it? If you think so, hurry up and go."
| |
| <0360>
| |
| // Taking the encouraged Sunohara with me, we head to the second-year classroom.
| |
| <0361>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, here she comes."
| |
| <0362>
| |
| // We take a look around in front of the classroom for a while, as Tomoyo was holding her bag.
| |
| <0363>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Work hard until the end. She's someone who approves of those who are worthy opponents after all."
| |
| <0364>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I know! I'm gonna go now!"
| |
| <0365>
| |
| // He triumphantly heads towards Tomoyo.
| |
| <0366>
| |
| // Thump...
| |
| <0367>
| |
| // Their shoulders lightly come into contact.
| |
| <0368>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <0369>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "........."
| |
| <0370>
| |
| // Thump, thump.
| |
| <0371>
| |
| // Pushing back his shoulder, Tomoyo continued walking like that.
| |
| <0372>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, don't ignore me!"
| |
| <0373>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "I'm in a hurry."
| |
| <0374>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Also, it isn't something you brush off like it's dirty, is it?!"
| |
| <0375>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Oh, \m{A}. You heading home now?"
| |
| <0376>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "With you then? Sure, guess we'll go to the school gates?"
| |
| <0377>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Stop ignoring me, both of you! That's not how this is, right?!"
| |
| <0378>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The rival companions have been mixed up. Is there any meaning like this?!"
| |
| <0379>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "I can't get along with every single idiot out there."
| |
| <0380>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Indeed."
| |
| <0381>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't just join her!"
| |
| <0382>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Sigh, what's with him...?"
| |
| <0383>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Now, now, listen to what he has to say."
| |
| <0384>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "I'm really busy. Could we make this short?"
| |
| <0385>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Come on, just look at me. Say that you feel something!"
| |
| <0386>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Optimistic, as always."
| |
| <0387>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Isn't it me being troubled?!"
| |
| <0388>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "All right, all right... so, what are you troubled with?"
| |
| <0389>
| |
| // She gave Sunohara an annoyed face. Does she want to leave quickly?
| |
| <0390>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh... it's nothing to do with you."
| |
| <0391>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Indeed it isn't. Later."
| |
| <0392>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wasn't it 'I don't want to see you fighting with anyone other than me'?!"
| |
| <0393>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "There are a lot of places to do that."
| |
| <0394>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm begging you, say it!"
| |
| <0395>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "......... If you say so."
| |
| <0396>
| |
| // She sighs, looking at her watch.
| |
| <0397>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "I don't want to see you fighting with anyone other than me."
| |
| <0398>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Damn you, fight with who? Fighting here is fine, isn't it?"
| |
| <0399>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "........."
| |
| <0400>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Ah."
| |
| <0401>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "If you wanted to start a fight, say so from the start!"
| |
| <0402>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Gah, I got delayed by an idiot. I have to hurry..."
| |
| <0403>
| |
| // Tomoyo looked at her watch again, and ran off.
| |
| <0404>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Nothing good came of that at all!"
| |
| <0405>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's still not enough to go along with that."*
| |
| <0406>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you mix it up with fifty fists after that, it should get better."
| |
| <0407>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm going to die before that, aren't I...?"
| |
| <0408>
| |
| // So, with that... who's left...?
| |
| <0409>
| |
| // Her? Is it her...?
| |
| <0410>
| |
| // Ask Fuuko
| |
| <0411>
| |
| // Someone else
| |
| <0412>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, let's ask Fuuko."
| |
| <0413>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, who's that?"
| |
| <0414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh yeah, you don't know her."
| |
| <0415>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's a junior student. Really small and cute girl."
| |
| <0416>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For now, I'll go and introduce her."
| |
| <0417>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Woah, serious?!"
| |
| <0418>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm sure it'll be fine!"
| |
| <0419>
| |
| // Tap, tap, tap...
| |
| <0420>
| |
| // We walk around the school for a bit, and find her.
| |
| <0421>
| |
| // Seems she was running around carving with one hand today as well.
| |
| <0422>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Fuuko!"
| |
| <0423>
| |
| // Calling her, she stops bluntly. She turns around.
| |
| <0424>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "........."
| |
| <0425>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Ah, Strange Person."
| |
| <0426>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not a Strange Person, I'm \m{A}."
| |
| <0427>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "And what would Strange \m{A}-san's business be today?"
| |
| <0428>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, you have some time?"
| |
| <0429>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "No."
| |
| <0430>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Fuuko is very busy right now."
| |
| <0431>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Fuuko would like you to understand that she doesn't have that much time to play around like you, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <0432>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're just as always..."
| |
| <0433>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't say something like that and listen for a bit, okay?"
| |
| <0434>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Then, please be brief."
| |
| <0435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's about him, see..."
| |
| <0436>
| |
| // I poke Sunohara beside me with my elbow.
| |
| <0437>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Hey, \m{A}. You do mean her, right?"
| |
| <0438>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Another Strange Person has appeared."
| |
| <0439>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Exactly how am I strange?!"
| |
| <0440>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Just one look at your hair shows it."
| |
| <0441>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "The same color as the traffic lights."
| |
| <0442>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "One has to be very, very careful."
| |
| <0443>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eventually, it'll become red."
| |
| <0444>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "That's very dangerous and disgusting!"
| |
| <0445>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No it won't!"
| |
| <0446>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But... how should I put it, she seems interesting..."
| |
| <0447>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Doesn't she? You won't get tired with her around."
| |
| <0448>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, doesn't she seem too much like a kid?"
| |
| <0449>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Or rather, is she really a student here...? Isn't she too small?"
| |
| <0450>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "It feels like you just said something very rude."
| |
| <0451>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Like this, you speak of Fuu-chan as if she's not an adult."
| |
| <0452>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that's right. You're an adult. Sunohara, you shouldn't have any more complaints."
| |
| <0453>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So see, Fuuko, we have a bit of a request to ask you of."
| |
| <0454>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Refused."
| |
| <0455>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I didn't say anything yet though..."
| |
| <0456>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Somehow, it doesn't seem like something good at all."
| |
| <0457>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "You seem to want to take part in doing bad things to Fuuko."
| |
| <0458>
| |
| // Well, that's never a mistake so...
| |
| <0459>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't say something like that and just listen."
| |
| <0460>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Will it be over soon?"
| |
| <0461>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, we'll get straight to the point."
| |
| <0462>
| |
| // I'll briefly and simply say what the circumstances are up to now.
| |
| <0463>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You see, this guy... ah, his name is Sunohara."
| |
| <0464>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He wants you to pretend to be his girlfriend."
| |
| <0465>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Well?"
| |
| <0466>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "........."
| |
| <0467>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, why do you feel like crying?!"
| |
| <0468>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "That's the worst!"
| |
| <0469>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Fuuko won't particularly be defeated with that."
| |
| <0470>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Why does Fuuko have to go with such a punishment game?"
| |
| <0471>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You're treating it as a punishment game?!"
| |
| <0472>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Now, now... Fuuko, you shouldn't exaggerate this as much either."
| |
| <0473>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's just for a little while, please?"
| |
| <0474>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Definitely \bnot\u."
| |
| <0475>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Besides, if this person suddenly wanted to get serious, Fuuko doesn't have any confidence to hurt him."
| |
| <0476>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Come on, I won't."
| |
| <0477>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "It feels like you've said something quite rude again."
| |
| <0478>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Having said that, Fuuko refuses."
| |
| <0479>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Find someone else, please."
| |
| <0480>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What should we do... \m{A}?"
| |
| <0481>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Can't be helped. I didn't really want to do this but..."
| |
| <0482>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Ah, you're planning something!"
| |
| <0483>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "You two have very bad eyes!"
| |
| <0484>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmph... we'll have to use brute force."
| |
| <0485>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heheheh... leave it to me!"
| |
| <0486>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, go, Sunohara!"
| |
| <0487>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Charge!!"
| |
| <0488>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "W-wah!"
| |
| <0489>
| |
| // Rushing in as if tackling, he holds her up.
| |
| <0490>
| |
| // It was pretty light to hold her up, even for Sunohara.
| |
| <0491>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Wahh, let go!"
| |
| <0492>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh, heh, heh... don't struggle!"
| |
| <0493>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Be quiet and help me!"
| |
| <0494>
| |
| // He makes an excellent bad person.
| |
| <0495>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, whatever. Let's take her with us."
| |
| <0496>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah!"
| |
| <0497>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Mmmph!"
| |
| <0498>
| |
| // No matter how much she moved her legs, they were no match for him.
| |
| <0499>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Mmph, mmph!"
| |
| <0500>
| |
| // And occasionally hitting him every once in a while, Sunohara remained firm.
| |
| <0501>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hahaha, it's useless! Let's head to our love nest, Fuuko-chan!"
| |
| <0502>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Definitely no!"
| |
| <0503>
| |
| // Trying desperately, she tightens the grip on her wooden carving.
| |
| <0504>
| |
| // With all her might, she swings it down.
| |
| <0505>
| |
| // Thwa----ck!\shake{4}
| |
| <0506>
| |
| // ... She hit him really hard in the back of his head.
| |
| <0507>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Guwaaahhh-----!!"
| |
| <0508>
| |
| // He accidentally falls over.
| |
| <0509>
| |
| // Taking that one chance, Fuuko runs from Sunohara.
| |
| <0510>
| |
| // During the time he was flinching, she ran down the hallway in a straight line, and disappeared.
| |
| <0511>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ahh, looks like she's gone."
| |
| <0512>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "U, uggghh..."
| |
| <0513>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}... actually... don't you think that girl was unreasonable from the start?"
| |
| <0514>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I really didn't think so."
| |
| <0515>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just that, your younger sister might treat you like a criminal."
| |
| <0516>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Noooo---!"
| |
| <0517>
| |
| // Nothing came to fruition that day.
| |
| <0518>
| |
| // Thinking of someone else...
| |
| <0519>
| |
| // Well, there's no one else other than me...?
| |
| <0520>
| |
| // I'll do it
| |
| <0521>
| |
| // Someone else
| |
| <0522>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, I'll do it."
| |
| <5370>
| |
| // "Like I will!"
| |
| <5371>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Like I will!"
| |
| <0523>
| |
| // The punch-line was in harmony yet again.
| |
| <0524>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "How many times are you gonna do this... are you aiming for a comedian pair or something?"
| |
| <0525>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because I'm not aiming for such a thing."
| |
| <0526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your right brain is separated from your left~"
| |
| <0527>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "They're both together!"
| |
| <5372>
| |
| // "In a thousand years!"
| |
| <5373>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "In a thousand years!"
| |
| <0528>
| |
| // The punch-line was in harmony yet again.
| |
| <0529>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's enough..."
| |
| <0530>
| |
| // I'm also getting tired...
| |
| <0531>
| |
| // The punch-line was in harmony.
| |
| <0532>
| |
| // We'll start from scratch...
| |
| <0533>
| |
| // I can't think of any cheerful girls we could ask...
| |
| <0534>
| |
| // We'll start from scratch.
| |
| <0535>
| |
| // Mei
| |
| <0536>
| |
| // I attended school at the break from third period.
| |
| <0537>
| |
| // Dabbling about, it became lunch break.
| |
| <0538>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sigh..."
| |
| <0539>
| |
| // Walking heavily, Sunohara had a depressed face.
| |
| <0540>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's with those eyes looking like a dead fish?"
| |
| <0541>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You make it sound so terrible..."
| |
| <0542>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And whose fault is this, I wonder?"
| |
| <0543>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whose is it, I wonder?"
| |
| <0544>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Isn't it your fault?!"
| |
| <0545>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, see..."
| |
| <0546>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, yeah, it's all because I don't have any happiness at all, damn it-------!!"
| |
| <0547>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's a lot better for one to say it about themselves than to tell others..."
| |
| <0548>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, you see, it's like trying to say something along the lines of a rapper who has no sense of melody."
| |
| <0549>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That has nothing to do with this, does it----?!"
| |
| <0550>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I give up now, I just give up..."
| |
| <0551>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Tomorrow my sister will come, and see my unhappiness..."
| |
| <0552>
| |
| // Somehow, I feel great pity for him...
| |
| <0553>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, okay. We'll work hard and find someone today."
| |
| <0554>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Okay."
| |
| <0555>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, there's the issue with the girl we found yesterday..."
| |
| <0556>
| |
| // I say that, rolling up the bread wrapping and throwing it in the trash.
| |
| <0557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm talking about calling people that I knew."
| |
| <0558>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Are you talking about it being fine with people that have no relation to me whatsoever?"
| |
| <0559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah. Indeed, people you don't know one bit is fine."
| |
| <0560>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, I might have a bit of a closed mind..."
| |
| <0561>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Being a delinquent is quite a disadvantage, isn't it?"
| |
| <0562>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's nothing in your existence beyond what you already know."
| |
| <0563>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I knew I was right in thinking it was a mistake to ask you."
| |
| <0564>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine, believe in me."
| |
| <0565>
| |
| // Right after the class bell rings, we stood in the courtyard.
| |
| <0566>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Is it really okay to be here?"
| |
| <0567>
| |
| // There were a lot of people running around.
| |
| <0568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No matter what, we end up grabbing only friends in the school, right?"
| |
| <0569>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I see, and here there are a lot of girls alone... ah, \m{A}, how about her?"
| |
| <0570>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, I'll go and call her right now..."
| |
| <0571>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait, Sunohara."
| |
| <0572>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Exactly what do you plan on calling her by?"
| |
| <0573>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What, you mean? Just going to ask her normally..."
| |
| <0574>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sigh--..."
| |
| <0575>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're an idiot. A dumbass. A loser."
| |
| <0576>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't think the last thing means anything."
| |
| <0577>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, if a girl was asked all of a sudden, what's she going to do?"
| |
| <0578>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Use your head more and ask her in a roundabout way."
| |
| <0579>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And, how should I do that?"
| |
| <0580>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You see, this is..."
| |
| <0581>
| |
| // Pausing for a bit, I open my mouth.
| |
| <0582>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Say this is a job."
| |
| <0583>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What do you mean?"
| |
| <0584>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Asking a girl all of a sudden would freak them out, right?"
| |
| <0585>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you say it's a job of some sort, they'll understand immediately, right?"
| |
| <0586>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, if you make it a job, I have to pay something in return, don't I?"
| |
| <0587>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I've got no money."
| |
| <0588>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just say something appropriate."
| |
| <0589>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, she'd fall in love with your charm, right?"
| |
| <0590>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I suppose so."
| |
| <0591>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, we'll do a rehearsal. Face me."
| |
| <0592>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Okay..."
| |
| <0593>
| |
| // Clearing his throat a few times, he says something.
| |
| <0594>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey girl, I've got a good job for you. What do you think?"
| |
| <0595>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh, looks like I've got the hang of it!"
| |
| <0596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't you? Ah, but, you should change the words right before 'job' to make it better."
| |
| <0597>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Try with '10,000 yen'."
| |
| <0598>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey girl, you want to do this job for 10,000 yen?"
| |
| <0599>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Isn't 10,000 a bit much?"
| |
| <0600>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, ask how much they'd like."
| |
| <0601>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I guess so. Then..."
| |
| <0602>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey girl, how much of an offer will you take for a job?"
| |
| <0603>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, take out the part about the job."
| |
| <0604>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey girl, how much?"
| |
| <0605>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you make them feel like you're manly with a rough voice, it's perfect."
| |
| <0606>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "After that, just take your time and stick with them for a while, saying that."
| |
| <0607>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You'll definitely get them!"
| |
| <0608>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "All right! I'll be going then!"
| |
| <0609>
| |
| // Giving me a thumbs up, he walks to a junior student.
| |
| <0610>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, missy."
| |
| <0611>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Y-yes... what is it?"
| |
| <0612>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "How much?"
| |
| <0613>
| |
| // \{Girl} "E-eh?"
| |
| <0614>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm saying, how much?"
| |
| <0615>
| |
| // \{Girl} "What do you mean by that...?"
| |
| <0616>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Isn't it fine...? I've got plenty of time."
| |
| <0617>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If you're patient, it'll be over soon!"
| |
| <0618>
| |
| // \{Girl} "That, can't, be...?!"
| |
| <0619>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't be stingy, it's no big deal!"
| |
| <0620>
| |
| // \{Girl} "E-Eeeeeek!"
| |
| <0621>
| |
| // \{Girl} "I'm sorry, I'm sorry--!!"
| |
| <0622>
| |
| // Like the speed of lightning, she ran off.
| |
| <0623>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, this is like being a pervert, isn't it?!"
| |
| <0624>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not like, but rather that you are."
| |
| <0625>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If you knew that, why didn't you stop me?!"
| |
| <0626>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, just now was a bit of a joke."
| |
| <0627>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Think seriously..."
| |
| <0628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Calm down. This time, it'll go fine."
| |
| <0629>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It better."
| |
| <0630>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Believe me."
| |
| <0631>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Listen. You have to praise the girl from the beginning."
| |
| <0632>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey girl, you're cute... something like that?"
| |
| <0633>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's it. And then slowly change the subject to the job."
| |
| <0634>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Say something like how it's good-paying and stuff."
| |
| <0635>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because girls are secretive nowadays, after that she should be calm about it."
| |
| <0636>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I see."
| |
| <0637>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And then she'll suddenly say that you're stooping down."
| |
| <0638>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Somehow, I don't really like that."
| |
| <0639>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "They're flattering you. Don't you get it?"
| |
| <0640>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Using group psychology at the end, you'll be able to have people do it."
| |
| <0641>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "With that, you'll get them!"
| |
| <0642>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Okay, then I'm going!"
| |
| <0643>
| |
| // Giving a thumbs up, he again heads towards a junior.
| |
| <0644>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, girl!"
| |
| <0645>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Yes...?"
| |
| <0646>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You're cute!"
| |
| <0647>
| |
| // \{Girl} "O-okay..."
| |
| <0648>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You got some time? There's something I'd like to talk about."
| |
| <0649>
| |
| // \{Girl} "No, I'm a bit in a hurry..."
| |
| <0650>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I've got a really good paying job for you~"
| |
| <0651>
| |
| // \{Girl} "That's a bit..."
| |
| <0652>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's fine, it's fine, no need to say your name!"
| |
| <0653>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, of course you'd have to keep it a secret from your parents."
| |
| <0654>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Eh, t-that's..."
| |
| <0655>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Stick around with an uncool guy like me, and you'll get some money!"
| |
| <0656>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's fine, everyone's doing the same thing!"
| |
| <0657>
| |
| // \{Girl} "E-Eeeeeek!"
| |
| <0658>
| |
| // \{Girl} "I'm sorry, I'm sorry--!!"
| |
| <0659>
| |
| // Pushing away Sunohara, she ran off like the wind.
| |
| <0660>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, doesn't this look like some suspicious recruiting or something?!"
| |
| <0661>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No matter how you see it, it doesn't \blook\u it, but rather it \bis\u it."
| |
| <0662>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If you knew that, why didn't you stop me?!"
| |
| <0663>
| |
| // \{Teacher} "Hey--! Who the hell's the one doing suspicious stuff in the school?!"
| |
| <0664>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh crap, let's jet!"
| |
| <0665>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sigh..."
| |
| <0666>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I was an idiot to rely on you."
| |
| <0667>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, you realized that now?"
| |
| <0668>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm begging you, don't appreciate that!"
| |
| <0669>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's enough... I'll do something on my own..."
| |
| <0670>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't bother. The result won't turn out too well."
| |
| <0671>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I guess it's better to not leave it to you, \m{A}!"
| |
| <0672>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Look at my skills and resourcefulness!"
| |
| <0673>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's all the same thing, isn't it?"
| |
| <0674>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "All right, ah... that girl wearing a jersey's pretty cute."
| |
| <0675>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, it feels like I've seen her before."
| |
| <0676>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You'll just tell me not to bother, right?"
| |
| <0677>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't want to hear what you have to say!"
| |
| <0678>
| |
| // Ignoring my words, he went off on his own.
| |
| <0679>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, you. Want to come for a bit?"
| |
| <0680>
| |
| // \{Girl} "No, I'm busy with clubs..."
| |
| <0681>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Come on, come on, just for a bit. Ain't that fine?"
| |
| <0682>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "See... I'm in quite a pinch right now."
| |
| <0683>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Huh..."
| |
| <0684>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I have a sister from the countryside coming here... when she does, it'd be embarrassing if her brother didn't have a girlfriend, right?"
| |
| <0685>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Though talking about your circumstances so up-front is also embarrassing I think...)
| |
| <0686>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, yeah... before that happens, I'd like you to go out with me for a bit, and break up soon after..."
| |
| <0687>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Quite shameful, isn't it, hahaha!"
| |
| <0688>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I think showing off about something stupid is quite shameful...)
| |
| <0689>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Having said all that, would you like to be my girlfriend for a bit?"
| |
| <0690>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Of course, if you really don't want to, that's fine!"*
| |
| <0691>
| |
| // \{Girl} "........."
| |
| <0692>
| |
| // The girl looks around as if she wants to be saved.
| |
| <0693>
| |
| // It's no use. In order to help herself, she takes a step back, and then...
| |
| <0694>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Ah, senpai!"
| |
| <0695>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Huh, senpai?"
| |
| <0696>
| |
| // \{Rugby Player} "Yo, Sunohara."
| |
| <0697>
| |
| // A rugby member.
| |
| <0698>
| |
| // \{Rugby Player} "What would you like with our manager?"
| |
| <0699>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Help me! This person wants me involved in something strange..."
| |
| <0700>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-what? No, not at all...!"
| |
| <0701>
| |
| // \{Rugby Player} "Which means, you're trying to play around with our important manager."*
| |
| <0702>
| |
| // \{Rugby Player} "... Come into our clubroom for a bit!"
| |
| <0703>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's not it, that's a misunder..."
| |
| <0704>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "U-uwaah............!"
| |
| <0705>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara, be angry! That's what a man is!"
| |
| <0706>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You damn rugby member, exactly what the hell do you plan on doing---?! Huh?!"
| |
| <0707>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Right, no effect---------!"
| |
| <0708>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "As always, I'm more tired than I should be."
| |
| <0709>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmmm..."
| |
| <0710>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Guess I'll take a Mocha."
| |
| <0711>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Notice for a bit! Your friend's crying! Actually, would you \bnot\u drink everything here like you want to?!"
| |
| <0712>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, you're alive?"
| |
| <0713>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Just forget it... sigh..."
| |
| <0714>
| |
| // He straddles to the kotatsu and slumps down there.
| |
| <0715>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Everyone's already gone home... and tomorrow, my sister's coming..."
| |
| <0716>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You've used up all your power. There's no one else to blame, after all."
| |
| <0717>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You seem to conclude this as if you don't care at all, do you?!"
| |
| <0718>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, what the hell should I do...?"
| |
| <0719>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You think too, \m{A}!"
| |
| <0720>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Tch... fine, then. There's a pretty excessive part of this duty that I have nothing to say about though."*
| |
| <0721>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I doubt how you're saying that but, at this point, I don't care anymore..."
| |
| <0722>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If it's come to this, then there's our last resort."
| |
| <0723>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, what'll you do?"
| |
| <0724>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll go and ask Tomoyo one more time."
| |
| <0725>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Huh? She riddled me around yesterday though..."
| |
| <0726>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's just hiding her embarrassment. Let's go ask her seriously."
| |
| <0727>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll go and ask Fuuko one more time."
| |
| <0728>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "She didn't want to yesterday, though."
| |
| <0729>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's just hiding her embarrassment. Let's go ask her seriously."
| |
| <0730>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll go and ask Fujibayashi one more time."
| |
| <0731>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Kyou seriously got in the way yesterday, though..."
| |
| <0732>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though she might just be alone today."
| |
| <0733>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll go and ask Kyou one more time."
| |
| <0734>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Huh? She riddled me around yesterday though..."
| |
| <0735>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's just hiding her embarrassment. Let's go ask her seriously."
| |
| <0736>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We'll go and ask Furukawa one more time."
| |
| <0737>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Is that really okay?"
| |
| <0738>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, the problem's more about you explaining the problem properly."
| |
| <0739>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Or do you want to meet your sister like this?"
| |
| <0740>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'd like to avoid that..."
| |
| <0741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's take our last chance. Come on, let's go."
| |
| <0742>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, no one's left in the school anymore, right?"
| |
| <0743>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You won't know until you look."
| |
| <0744>
| |
| // As Sunohara had said, other than the club activities, almost everyone had gone.
| |
| <0745>
| |
| // The two of us split up and look inside the empty school.
| |
| <0746>
| |
| // The moment we joined back up, Sunohara was completely depressed.
| |
| <0747>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's why I told you, she's nowhere here to be found."
| |
| <0748>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I didn't see anyone either."
| |
| <0749>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, this is the end..."
| |
| <0750>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, not yet."
| |
| <0751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I saw some people who were just leaving."
| |
| <0752>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We could ask the people in class, but it looks like they've gone home."
| |
| <0753>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If we hurry and catch up with them, we might make it."
| |
| <0754>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Serious?"
| |
| <0755>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You wanna go? Or not?"
| |
| <0756>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Let's go."
| |
| <0757>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If we run away from this, we'll lose our chance!"
| |
| <0758>
| |
| // Sunohara dashed with all his might in a big hurry.
| |
| <0759>
| |
| // I ran a little bit behind him.
| |
| <0760>
| |
| // Before long, we were able to find Tomoyo.
| |
| <0761>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Pant, pant..."
| |
| <0762>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh... heh heh heh... I've found you............"
| |
| <0763>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "........."
| |
| <0764>
| |
| // She's giving an obviously irritated face.
| |
| <0765>
| |
| // That's normal if you're being held back all of a sudden by some guy who's breathing hard.
| |
| <0766>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Even though school's over, you're..."
| |
| <0767>
| |
| // She clenches her fist and slaps it against her palm.
| |
| <0768>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wait, that's not it!"
| |
| <0769>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Then, what is it?"
| |
| <0770>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'll give an explanation."
| |
| <0771>
| |
| // I finally get close to the two, forcing myself in.
| |
| <0772>
| |
| // I tell her the entire truth, without keeping anything back.
| |
| <0773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... So having that said, his younger sister's coming."
| |
| <0774>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And he's looking for a fake girlfriend to have during that time."
| |
| <0775>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "I see..."
| |
| <0776>
| |
| // She glances at Sunohara.
| |
| <0777>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Why didn't you say so from the start...?"
| |
| <0778>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "T-then..."
| |
| <0779>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Yeah..."
| |
| <0780>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Seriously?"
| |
| <0781>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I see, I see now... you're going to help me out."
| |
| <0782>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hahaha... somehow, I kinda misunderstood you."
| |
| <0783>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Or rather, you've become lovely..."
| |
| <0784>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "........."
| |
| <0785>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Tomoyo--!"
| |
| <0786>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Sunohara...!"
| |
| <0787>
| |
| // Shuffle.
| |
| <0788>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh...?"
| |
| <0789>
| |
| // She stepped on top of Sunohara as he tried to embrace her.
| |
| <0790>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "Why do I have to show that I'm going out with you--?!"
| |
| <0791>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "If I knew from the start, I would have completely rejected the idea!"
| |
| <0792>
| |
| // \{Tomoyo} "... How stupid."
| |
| <0793>
| |
| // Leaving Sunohara in rags, she runs off with her long hair fluttering in the wind.
| |
| <0794>
| |
| // To some effect, we had finally caught Fujibayashi from behind.
| |
| <0795>
| |
| // Rushing up to her, we called her out.
| |
| <0796>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Class rep!"
| |
| <0797>
| |
| // Two people turned around at the same time.
| |
| <0798>
| |
| // \{Ryou} "Ah... Sunohara-kun..."
| |
| <0799>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Huh? Youhei?"
| |
| <0800>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Geh!"
| |
| <0801>
| |
| // Kyou was right beside Fujibayashi there.
| |
| <0802>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Of all places, those two have to be together...)
| |
| <0803>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "'Geh?' Did you just say 'geh'...?"
| |
| <0804>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Uh... I just felt a bit bad there just now... so I was taking a breather."
| |
| <0805>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Hmm, shall I beat all the crap out of your stomach then?"
| |
| <0806>
| |
| // She cracks her knuckles. Seems like she's preparing for war.
| |
| <0807>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Actually, you were chasing Ryou just now, weren't you?"
| |
| <0808>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Speaking of which, you called her yesterday as well... were you stalking her?"
| |
| <0809>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "From an idiot to a pervert, you can't be saved."
| |
| <0810>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-what?!"
| |
| <0811>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Or is it that you have something else?"
| |
| <0812>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's nothing to do with you."
| |
| <0813>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Come on, there's no need for you to say anything."
| |
| <0814>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Right, Ryou? Why's this guy so insistent?"
| |
| <0815>
| |
| // \{Ryou} "Ah... t-that's..."
| |
| <0816>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Hey... this is bad.)
| |
| <0817>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} (I-I know... but, what should I do?!)
| |
| <0818>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (You don't have a choice except to say the truth!)
| |
| <0819>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Kyou's not a demon, so if you're up-front about it, she'll allow it!)
| |
| <0820>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} (I see. I'll give it a shot!)
| |
| <0821>
| |
| // \{Ryou} "Yesterday... he said his younger sister was coming, so... up until that time..."
| |
| <0822>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Kyou!"
| |
| <0823>
| |
| // He brings out his voice to stop Ryou.
| |
| <0824>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "W-what is it?"
| |
| <0825>
| |
| // A confused look from her.
| |
| <0826>
| |
| // He stands for a while, and then kneels down to the floor.
| |
| <0827>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Please let me take care of your sister!"
| |
| <0828>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "........."
| |
| <0829>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Ah."
| |
| <0830>
| |
| // ... However you think of this, he was too honest about it.
| |
| <0831>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Kyou--!"
| |
| <0832>
| |
| // The sisters were walking in the shopping district.
| |
| <0833>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Hmph!"
| |
| <0834>
| |
| // Bling!\shake{1}
| |
| <0835>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Guwaah!"
| |
| <0836>
| |
| // Turning around, she slams the dictionary into his face.
| |
| <0837>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, why are you hitting me all of a sudden?!"
| |
| <0838>
| |
| // \{Ryou} "O... onee-chan, he's..."
| |
| <0839>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Ah... it's Youhei?"
| |
| <0840>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Ahahaha, if I knew that, I would have used all my power~"
| |
| <0841>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't say something like that while smiling!"
| |
| <0842>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, what are you gonna do arguing?"
| |
| <0843>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yeah... I see."
| |
| <0844>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "By the way... Kyou. Have a moment?"
| |
| <0845>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, listen to what he has to say."
| |
| <0846>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "What is it with you guys being so formal... it's disgusting."
| |
| <0847>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Actually, there's something I'd like to ask of you..."
| |
| <0848>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "I don't feel like finding your bones, though."
| |
| <0849>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's so far off!"
| |
| <0850>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara, be serious."
| |
| <0851>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yeah, I know..."
| |
| <0852>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "So you see... Kyou,"
| |
| <0853>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "W-what...?"
| |
| <0854>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's just for a short bit of time so..."
| |
| <0855>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'd like you... to be my girlfriend."
| |
| <0856>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "........."
| |
| <0857>
| |
| // She's frozen solid there.
| |
| <0858>
| |
| // That's normal if you were asked something like that all of a sudden...
| |
| <0859>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "... Heh heh..."
| |
| <0860>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She's smiling...?)
| |
| <0861>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "I see... Sunohara-kun's that kind of person, isn't he?"
| |
| <0862>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I-is that so? I think I surprise myself!"
| |
| <0863>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Well, I did notice it a little bit."
| |
| <0864>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, serious?!"
| |
| <0865>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "How should I put it, it's like playing in a minefield..."
| |
| <0866>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Or like swimming in a sea with sharks around..."
| |
| <0867>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, t-that means..."
| |
| <0868>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "... Heh... heh heh..."
| |
| <0869>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "It means you really want to die!"
| |
| <0870>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It really does, doesn't it?!?!"
| |
| <0871>
| |
| // Thwack!\shake{3}
| |
| <0872>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Bfffff!!"
| |
| <0873>
| |
| // With an uppercut, he flies into the air, dancing.
| |
| <0874>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ohh, he's flying, he's flying!"
| |
| <0875>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Geez, just continue living your life out like the joke that it is!"
| |
| <0876>
| |
| // Kyou showed no mercy, even though he fell onto the ground.
| |
| <0877>
| |
| // Kick! \shake{2}\pShake!\shake{4}
| |
| <0878>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Guwaahhh!!"
| |
| <0879>
| |
| // \{Ryou} "Ah... wawa... S-Sunohara-kun's going to die..."
| |
| <0880>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "It's fine! Even if I hit him this much, he won't have any trouble!"
| |
| <0881>
| |
| // Pow! \shake{2}\p Biff!!!\shake{4}
| |
| <0882>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Help!!"
| |
| <0883>
| |
| // Finally after kicking Sunohara, Kyou gives him a face.
| |
| <0884>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "Whew... something like this."
| |
| <0885>
| |
| // \{Kyou} "The next time you say something strange, I'm going to hit you until you say you want to die!"
| |
| <0886>
| |
| // She left with that strong, harsh remark.
| |
| <0887>
| |
| // All that was left was Sunohara's silent, dead corpse.
| |
| <0888>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "There she is!"
| |
| <0889>
| |
| // Passing by the shopping district, Sunohara finally caught up with that figure.
| |
| <0890>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Wah, it's the Strange Person again!"
| |
| <0891>
| |
| // Seeing us, she dashes off real quick.
| |
| <0892>
| |
| // Seems like she had pretty good notice of where we are.
| |
| <0893>
| |
| // Hiding herself behind a telephone pole, she watches us carefully.
| |
| <0894>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Come on, come out!"
| |
| <0895>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Hmph!"
| |
| <0896>
| |
| // ... He's intimidating.
| |
| <0897>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's fine, come on? Here's 100 yen!"
| |
| <0898>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Don't want it!"
| |
| <0899>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Fuuko doesn't want something that cheap!"
| |
| <0900>
| |
| // If it were a lot more, you would?
| |
| <0901>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh? That's too bad."
| |
| <0902>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If you had 100 yen, you could have gone to buy some juice..."
| |
| <0903>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, hey, no matter what you say, no one's going to be attracted to that..."
| |
| <0904>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Uu... uhh..."
| |
| <0905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No way... it actually has an effect."
| |
| <0906>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Mmph, mmph!"
| |
| <0907>
| |
| // I'm sure that the angel and the devil are fighting in Fuuko's mind.
| |
| <0908>
| |
| // She's jolting around a little bit.
| |
| <0909>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oops, how careless of me."
| |
| <0910>
| |
| // The coin rolls unsteadily.
| |
| <0911>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "........."
| |
| <0912>
| |
| // As I thought, she totters out as if controlled.
| |
| <0913>
| |
| // Seeing this chance, he immediately jumps for it!
| |
| <0914>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Now--!"
| |
| <0915>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Wah!"
| |
| <0916>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't run!!"
| |
| <0917>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "No, Fuuko will run!!"
| |
| <0918>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, another 100 yen coin slipped!"
| |
| <0919>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "........."
| |
| <0920>
| |
| // She comes tottering closer again.
| |
| <0921>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "... Ah!"
| |
| <0922>
| |
| // It was already too late when she noticed.
| |
| <0923>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I got you!"
| |
| <0924>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "W-wah!"
| |
| <0925>
| |
| // Using that one chance, he picked up her body.
| |
| <0926>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Mmph, mmph!"
| |
| <0927>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Please let go!"
| |
| <0928>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh heh heh... you won't be running away."
| |
| <0929>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Be quiet and become my girlfriend!"
| |
| <0930>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "Please stop it!"
| |
| <0931>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0932>
| |
| // But, no matter how you looked at this, she looked like a helpless victim being attacked by some hooligan.
| |
| <0933>
| |
| // Perhaps we were doing something criminal?
| |
| <0934>
| |
| // As proof of that, the voices of housewives can be heard whispering around us.
| |
| <0935>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "Oh no..."
| |
| <0936>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "Hey, isn't it better to call the police...?"
| |
| <0937>
| |
| // \{Housewife} "Shh, if you raise your voice too loud, they'll look at you!"
| |
| <0938>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Uu..."
| |
| <0939>
| |
| // Sunohara realized what he looked like.
| |
| <0940>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ha... haha..."
| |
| <0941>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No way, I wouldn't be so violent with such an important girl!"
| |
| <0942>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Right, Fuuko-chan?"
| |
| <0943>
| |
| // With an awkward smile on his face, he puts her down.
| |
| <0944>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "........."
| |
| <0945>
| |
| // \{Fuuko} "That's the worst!!"
| |
| <0946>
| |
| // Tonk----!\shake{4}
| |
| <0947>
| |
| // With a perfect corner from the star-shaped carving she has, she thrusts it into his face.
| |
| <0948>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "My cartilage-----!"
| |
| <0949>
| |
| // Just like that, while he was in agony, Fuuko had disappeared.
| |
| <0950>
| |
| // All that was left was Sunohara suffering in pain.
| |
| <0951>
| |
| // Catching up with Furukawa, we entered the shopping district.
| |
| <0952>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Furukawa!"
| |
| <0953>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Eh...?"
| |
| <0954>
| |
| // Calling her, she was surprised for a bit, looking around.
| |
| <0955>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Sunohara-san... ah, even \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <0956>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Ehehe..."
| |
| <0957>
| |
| // And then, for some reason, she smiled.
| |
| <0958>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it...?"
| |
| <0959>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "We meet again. Twice now, counting yesterday."
| |
| <0960>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Somehow... it makes me happy."
| |
| <0961>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "She really is a good girl..."
| |
| <0962>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Not at all! I'm not a good girl at all."
| |
| <0963>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "All I do is trouble people around me."
| |
| <0964>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's exactly what makes you good."
| |
| <0965>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "E-even if you say so..."
| |
| <0966>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Now, now, besides that... Sunohara?"
| |
| <0967>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, that's right."
| |
| <0968>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "By the way, Furukawa, about what happened yesterday..."
| |
| <0969>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Ah, yes."
| |
| <0970>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Your younger sister is coming, right?"
| |
| <0971>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's right."
| |
| <0972>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Have you already met yet?"
| |
| <0973>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No, the plan's to meet her tomorrow."
| |
| <0974>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Tomorrow? You can't do that!"
| |
| <0975>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Have you already prepared for meeting her?"
| |
| <0976>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Prepared...?"
| |
| <0977>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Like a party or something."
| |
| <0978>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "A party's somewhat exaggerated."
| |
| <0979>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Is that so...? I don't really think that."
| |
| <0980>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "I'm sure your younger sister should have fun."
| |
| <0981>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "She's really looking forward to meeting you... isn't she?"
| |
| <0982>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I-I guess..."
| |
| <0983>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "That's how it is!"
| |
| <0984>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "I'm sure, if her older brother weren't around, she'd be living such lonely days."
| |
| <0985>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "At times... she may cry on some days, wouldn't she...?"
| |
| <0986>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I see, she..."
| |
| <0987>
| |
| // It seems Sunohara was impressed by everything that Furukawa was imagining.
| |
| <0988>
| |
| // Looking far off, he kept nodding and nodding.
| |
| <0989>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Okay, having said that, please be sure to let her have lots of fun."
| |
| <0990>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, I'll do that!"
| |
| <0991>
| |
| // \{Furukawa} "Okay. See you later..."
| |
| <0992>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Thank you, later!"
| |
| <0993>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <0994>
| |
| // Furukawa leaves with a smile.
| |
| <0995>
| |
| // Sunohara waved his hand, seeing her off.
| |
| <0996>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Sunohara."
| |
| <0997>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You were persuaded again, without accomplishing anything."
| |
| <0998>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, accomplish what?"
| |
| <0999>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not 'accomplish what'. Furukawa's gone off, hasn't she?"
| |
| <1000>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh damn it--------!"
| |
| <1001>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh, my, devil!!"
| |
| <1002>
| |
| // Knocking his head hard against the telephone pole, he eventually falls unconscious.
| |
| <1003>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whatever but, don't pray to the devil."
| |
| <1004>
| |
| // This guy doesn't learn.
| |
| <1005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's so sad... I wanted to at least grant your last wish."
| |
| <1006>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll tell your sister how heroic you were."
| |
| <1007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think that's my responsibility..."
| |
| <1008>
| |
| // Clap...
| |
| <1009>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Amen..."
| |
| <1010>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay, shall I go then?"
| |
| <1011>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wait!"
| |
| <1012>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What, you're still alive?"
| |
| <1013>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Like I'd die!"
| |
| <1014>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you know, even if we go back to school, there isn't anyone there anymore."
| |
| <1015>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What should I do, \m{A}?!"
| |
| <1016>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, let's see..."
| |
| <1017>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How about we hit you with a metal bat so you have amnesia?"
| |
| <1018>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "All right, let's do that!"
| |
| <1019>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, I'd die from that!"
| |
| <1020>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even more so, you'd get the girl that's doing the operation. You'll definitely find your purpose in life."
| |
| <1021>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't want such a purpose in life!"
| |
| <1022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In that case, it's already over."
| |
| <1023>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No way..."
| |
| <1024>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "H-hahaha..."
| |
| <1025>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eheh............ eheheheheh..."
| |
| <1026>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Trauma leading to amnesia. That's also something to do."
| |
| <1027>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No way!"
| |
| <1028>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahhhh! It's useless, my sister's going to come tomorrow--!"
| |
| <1029>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't that fine? Just show how you go to school and stuff."
| |
| <1030>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She'd see you like a bug and all, yeah?"
| |
| <1031>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't want that--!!"
| |
| <1032>
| |
| // He faints in agony within the shopping street.
| |
| <1033>
| |
| // The people start gathering around, wondering what's going on.
| |
| <1034>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, what the hell you looking at, you old crack?! I'm not on display!"
| |
| <1035>
| |
| // Eventually in an outburst of anger, he starts picking a fight.
| |
| <1036>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Asshole, you got any complaints?!"
| |
| <1037>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, stop it."
| |
| <1038>
| |
| // Shocked, I hold him back.
| |
| <1039>
| |
| // But, it looks like that wasn't necessary.
| |
| <1040>
| |
| // From that moment of curiosity, everyone stopped...
| |
| <1041>
| |
| // They don't want to be close to this garbage. Seeing that appearance, they glanced away.
| |
| <1042>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Tch... wait."
| |
| <1043>
| |
| // He clicked his tongue at the figure running off into the back.
| |
| <1044>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's enough, isn't it? Let's go."
| |
| <1045>
| |
| // Pushing Sunohara, we headed back to the dorm.
| |
| <1046>
| |
| // Someone was standing there.
| |
| <1047>
| |
| // There were people all curious and stuff, but soon there was one left.
| |
| <1048>
| |
| // In contrast to the group of people, that person gave a hard glance our way.
| |
| <1049>
| |
| // She had a smile on her face.
| |
| <1050>
| |
| // By no means was that a stupid one.
| |
| <1051>
| |
| // \{Woman} "........."
| |
| <1052>
| |
| // Maybe she's a housewife on her way back from buying things? Anyways, she's quite young.
| |
| <1053>
| |
| // It feels like I might have met her somewhere before...
| |
| <1054>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Do I know you?"
| |
| <1055>
| |
| // \{Woman} "Me? I'm Furukawa Sanae."
| |
| <1056>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, I don't know but..."
| |
| <1057>
| |
| // Having someone introduce themselves all of a sudden is troubling.
| |
| <1058>
| |
| // And I wasn't familiar with her name either.
| |
| <1059>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah... you're Furukawa's..."
| |
| <1060>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I'm Sanae."
| |
| <1061>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Furukawa...?"
| |
| <1062>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I'm Furukawa."
| |
| <1063>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... So, what is it?"
| |
| <1064>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No, not that I have anything in particular..."
| |
| <1065>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I see you have the same school uniform as that of my daughter."
| |
| <1066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your daughter? What year is your daughter in?"
| |
| <1067>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Third year."
| |
| <1068>
| |
| // A third year with the last name of Furukawa.
| |
| <1069>
| |
| // It must be her.
| |
| <1070>
| |
| // She's the one I saw before at the bottom of the hill.
| |
| <1071>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Perhaps you're Nagisa's friend?"
| |
| <1072>
| |
| // She says that, seeing that I'm pondering.
| |
| <1073>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I know her face, that's all."
| |
| <1074>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, she's in the same..."
| |
| <1075>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, her class is different. I don't really know Furukawa."
| |
| <1076>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "She recently came back to school, so she doesn't know anyone. She didn't make it in time for the entry ceremony."
| |
| <1077>
| |
| // Suddenly, a face comes to mind.
| |
| <1078>
| |
| // She's the one I saw before at the bottom of the hill.
| |
| <1079>
| |
| // I believe she was in the same year as me.
| |
| <1080>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She did mention she was resting for a long time...)
| |
| <1081>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Is it her...?)
| |
| <1082>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If that's so... that would have been her first day back in school...)
| |
| <1083>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Um, perhaps you may be Nagisa's friend?"
| |
| <1084>
| |
| // She says that, seeing that I'm pondering.
| |
| <1085>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not sure about the name 'Nagisa' but, I have seen her face at least."
| |
| <1086>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "In that case, you really are her friend."
| |
| <1087>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You've always been of help to Nagisa!"
| |
| <1088>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sigh..."
| |
| <1089>
| |
| // ... Somehow, I feel a bit out of it.
| |
| <1090>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If that old crack comes again, I'm gonna choke him!"
| |
| <1091>
| |
| // Sunohara had returned.
| |
| <1092>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm? Someone you know?"
| |
| <1093>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, not really."
| |
| <1094>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know Furukawa from third year, right?"
| |
| <1095>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I haven't."
| |
| <1096>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know Furukawa from third year? You met her before."
| |
| <1097>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm? I did?"
| |
| <1098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, whatever. Anyways, this is Furukawa's..."
| |
| <1099>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sister?"
| |
| <1100>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <1101>
| |
| // She said so, returning a smile, probably taking it as a compliment.
| |
| <1102>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm, I see..."
| |
| <1103>
| |
| // Sunohara seems to have understood as such.
| |
| <1104>
| |
| // To correct him on every single thing was a pain, so I just left it at that.
| |
| <1105>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, whatever. We'll be going now."
| |
| <1106>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah... is that so?"
| |
| <1107>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Is there something you want?"
| |
| <1108>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not exactly but..."
| |
| <1109>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I was wondering exactly what it was that you were troubled over."
| |
| <1110>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not really your business."
| |
| <1111>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "........."
| |
| <1112>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Ugh..."
| |
| <1113>
| |
| // Giving out those cold words, tears formed at the corner of her eyes.
| |
| <1114>
| |
| // Like a kid.
| |
| <1115>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well...)
| |
| <1116>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Furukawa...?"
| |
| <1117>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I'm Furukawa."
| |
| <1118>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... So, what is it?"
| |
| <1119>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "No, not that I have anything in particular..."
| |
| <1120>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I see you have the same school uniform as that of my daughter."
| |
| <1121>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your daughter? What year is your daughter in?"
| |
| <1122>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Third year."
| |
| <1123>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Serious... well, that means..."
| |
| <1124>
| |
| // Only one face could come to mind.
| |
| <1125>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Hey,"
| |
| <1126>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, what is it?"
| |
| <1127>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Does your daughter like bread?"
| |
| <1128>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, she really does."
| |
| <1129>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Umm, perhaps you're a friend of Nagisa's?"
| |
| <1130>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... no, we did talk a while ago but..."
| |
| <1131>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "In that case, you really are her friend."
| |
| <1132>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You've always been of help to Nagisa!"
| |
| <1133>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sigh..."
| |
| <1134>
| |
| // ... Somehow, I feel a bit out of it.
| |
| <1135>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If that old crack comes again, I'm gonna choke him!"
| |
| <1136>
| |
| // Sunohara had returned.
| |
| <1137>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm? Someone you know?"
| |
| <1138>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, not really."
| |
| <1139>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You say you're Furukawa Sanae, so you're Furukawa's... umm..."
| |
| <1140>
| |
| // My words tumbled a bit, feeling that she didn't really suit the image of introducing herself as her mother.
| |
| <1141>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh... her sister?"
| |
| <1142>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <1143>
| |
| // She said so, returning a smile, probably taking it as a compliment.
| |
| <1144>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm, I see..."
| |
| <1145>
| |
| // Sunohara seems to have understood as such.
| |
| <1146>
| |
| // To correct him on every single thing was a pain, so I just left it at that.
| |
| <1147>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, whatever. We'll be going now."
| |
| <1148>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah... is that so?"
| |
| <1149>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Is there something you want?"
| |
| <1150>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not exactly but..."
| |
| <1151>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I was wondering exactly what it was that you were troubled over."
| |
| <1152>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's not really your business anyhow, is it?"
| |
| <1153>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "........."
| |
| <1154>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Ugh..."
| |
| <1155>
| |
| // Giving out those cold words, tears formed at the corner of her eyes.
| |
| <1156>
| |
| // Like a kid.
| |
| <1157>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... You're cruel."
| |
| <1158>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, about that..."
| |
| <1159>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, you made her cry, \m{A}."
| |
| <1160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shut up."
| |
| <1161>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, umm... Sanae-san?"
| |
| <1162>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if you did know, exactly what would you say?"
| |
| <1163>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I thought I might try to help in some way."
| |
| <1164>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No way you could. You want to hear his problem?"
| |
| <1165>
| |
| // With a bullying tone, I explained the details.
| |
| <1166>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... I see."
| |
| <1167>
| |
| // She nodded to everything she heard.
| |
| <1168>
| |
| // I breathed a heavy sigh so that she'd hear it.
| |
| <1169>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Having said that, there's nothing to do."
| |
| <1170>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Since you know, we'll be going."
| |
| <1171>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "All right, I understand..."
| |
| <1172>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh boy. Let's go, Sunohara."
| |
| <1173>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Wait!"
| |
| <1174>
| |
| // Sanae-san called to stop us.
| |
| <1175>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Huh? There's still something?"
| |
| <1176>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If... just, what if,"
| |
| <1177>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay..."
| |
| <1178>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If you say that standing beside you like a young girl like you mentioned wouldn't be strange..."
| |
| <1179>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I thought... I might like to help."
| |
| <1180>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1181>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... What'd you say?"
| |
| <1182>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That way, it'd be like Sunohara-san having a girlfriend... is that fine?"
| |
| <1183>
| |
| // At the same time that voice came out,
| |
| <1184>
| |
| // Dumbfounded, Sunohara looks at her.
| |
| <1185>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Shall I do this then?"
| |
| <1186>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y..."
| |
| <1187>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yahooooo-------!"
| |
| <1188>
| |
| // Sunohara jumps up, bringing a fist into the air.
| |
| <1189>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Impossible..."
| |
| <1190>
| |
| // As always, I attended school late.
| |
| <1191>
| |
| // I grumbled to myself alone in the class, remembering yesterday.
| |
| <1192>
| |
| // That Sunohara and Furukawa... Sanae-san are going to pretend to be lovers?
| |
| <1193>
| |
| // I don't know why myself, but it's a shock.
| |
| <1194>
| |
| // I try imagining the two together.
| |
| <1195>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... So you were here after all?"
| |
| <1196>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san..."
| |
| <1197>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I heard that your teacher got angry again."
| |
| <1198>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Haha... no matter what I do, it's useless."
| |
| <1199>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not at all. You're a child that can do something!"
| |
| <1200>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Please leave me alone."
| |
| <1201>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Don't take any offense to that."
| |
| <1202>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm not."
| |
| <1203>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's a lie."
| |
| <1204>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Because you've been quite honest here, haven't you...?"
| |
| <1205>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san, that's...!"
| |
| <1206>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Impossible--!"
| |
| <1207>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I'm a bit jealous--!!"
| |
| <1208>
| |
| // While in agony, the one happy man came about.
| |
| <1209>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Good mooorning, \m{A}!"
| |
| <1210>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's impossible for you."
| |
| <1211>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahaha, what joke are you coming up with this morning?"
| |
| <1212>
| |
| // A pleasant one.
| |
| <1213>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... this is a complete reversal for lost time, isn't it?"
| |
| <1214>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, tonight's going to be a hero interview?"
| |
| <1215>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This guy really is being damn festive...)
| |
| <1216>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's like saying the kids have no idea what kind of charm I have!"
| |
| <1217>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If I go out with someone, I guess it's with a woman."
| |
| <1218>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, in the end it's just all for show, being with a girl."
| |
| <1219>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hah, time's the problem!"
| |
| <1220>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Generally speaking, one glance at her gives me the shakes. Maybe it's a fated person?"
| |
| <1221>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san probably understood that as well when she took this up."
| |
| <1222>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, to begin with, that person is Furukawa's..."
| |
| <1223>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm? Yeah, I know, her sister, right?"
| |
| <1224>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "She greeted me as such now, hasn't she?"
| |
| <1225>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That's right, he's still got that mixed up...)
| |
| <1226>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What's wrong, \m{A}?"
| |
| <1227>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, nothing."
| |
| <1228>
| |
| // I didn't dare answer him.
| |
| <1229>
| |
| // Having said that, I couldn't believe yesterday's events after all.
| |
| <1230>
| |
| // Besides, is it really fine for him to cuddle up with her...
| |
| <1231>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara, let's hang out after school."
| |
| <1232>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sorry, sorry. I made arrangements to meet Sanae-san..."
| |
| <1233>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I mean with Sanae-san!"
| |
| <1234>
| |
| // There was something I should talk about once more.
| |
| <1235>
| |
| // After lessons in the morning finished, I went to see Sanae-san.
| |
| <1236>
| |
| // To the place we met to see her.
| |
| <1237>
| |
| // Sanae-san was at the park.
| |
| <1238>
| |
| // That particular housewife was talking to some kids she brought along. Do they know her?
| |
| <1239>
| |
| // Noticing us, she finishes up her conversation, and comes walking to us.
| |
| <1240>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Good afternoon!"
| |
| <1241>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah... good afternoon."
| |
| <1242>
| |
| // The person in front of you is a little off.
| |
| <1243>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Good afternooooon, Sanae-san!"
| |
| <1244>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yup. I'm looking forward to it!"
| |
| <1245>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Looking forward to?"
| |
| <1246>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "From today onward, I'm going to be acting as a girlfriend, right?"
| |
| <1247>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm not exactly that young, so it's really exciting!"
| |
| <1248>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What are you talking about, you're young enough!"
| |
| <1249>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <1250>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, Sunohara... pull back a bit."
| |
| <1251>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, why?"
| |
| <1252>
| |
| // Ignoring the blank-faced Sunohara, I step in front of Sanae-san.
| |
| <1253>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "By the way, Sanae-san,"
| |
| <1254>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes?"
| |
| <1255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Are you really serious?"
| |
| <1256>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Serious, you say?"
| |
| <1257>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "About becoming a fake girlfriend."
| |
| <1258>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't know this guy's true nature."
| |
| <1259>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "True nature... is it?"
| |
| <1260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1261>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll be brief, but this guy's an idiot."
| |
| <1262>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh... an idiot?"
| |
| <1263>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Please don't agree with him!"
| |
| <1264>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even more, this guy's a beast."
| |
| <1265>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So a beast that's like an idiot?"
| |
| <1266>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't put those together!"
| |
| <1267>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And... he's a pervert that likes to run around naked."
| |
| <1268>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So he's a pervert that likes to around naked, and is a beast that's an idiot?"
| |
| <1269>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Exactly what the \bhell\u am I?!"
| |
| <1270>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think you'll know how long it'll be before it becomes dangerous from hearing this."
| |
| <1271>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm strongly advising you for your own safety, Sanae-san."
| |
| <1272>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Please forget about this with this talk."
| |
| <1273>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I suppose..."
| |
| <1274>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh... \bEHHHHHHH?!\u"
| |
| <1275>
| |
| // She nods with a smile.
| |
| <1276>
| |
| // I breathed a sigh of relief with the contrasting shriek from behind.
| |
| <1277>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... But, I'm fine with this."
| |
| <1278>
| |
| // But, I doubted that with the next words that reached my ears.
| |
| <1279>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What'd you say...?"
| |
| <1280>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I can tell from seeing his eyes."
| |
| <1281>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sunohara-kun's not like that."
| |
| <1282>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "He's not an idiot, but just clumsy."
| |
| <1283>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "He has such a cute face, so he couldn't be a beast at all."
| |
| <1284>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "As for what people like... to each their own."
| |
| <1285>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you serious...? T-then..."
| |
| <1286>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, I'll be Sunohara-kun's girlfriend from here on out!"
| |
| <1287>
| |
| // Which means...
| |
| <1288>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... I guess it's here after all."
| |
| <1289>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san..."
| |
| <1290>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I heard you ran around naked again."
| |
| <1291>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Haha... I'm an idiot so I'll do anything."
| |
| <1292>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not at all. To each their own!"
| |
| <1293>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Please leave me alone."
| |
| <1294>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Don't take any offense to that."
| |
| <1295>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm not."
| |
| <1296>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're lying."
| |
| <1297>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Because, you're no longer such a rare creature..."
| |
| <1298>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because I'm clumsy!"
| |
| <1299>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Impossible--!"
| |
| <1300>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I'm a bit envious--!!"
| |
| <1301>
| |
| // He patted my shoulders while I was in agony.
| |
| <1302>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh heh heh..."
| |
| <1303>
| |
| // Letting his blond hair flutter, he walks in front of me.
| |
| <1304>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Body!"
| |
| <1305>
| |
| // Thud!\shake{4}
| |
| <1306>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Bifff!"
| |
| <1307>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, why'd you hit me?!"
| |
| <1308>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, you made me feel really sick."
| |
| <1309>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Now, now... don't start any fights."
| |
| <1310>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ugh..."
| |
| <1311>
| |
| // She said that gently, mentioning nothing more about it.
| |
| <1312>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The \bunpopular\u guy appears to be quite jealous. Let's leave him be, shall we?"
| |
| <1313>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I'm so going to hurt you...)
| |
| <1314>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well, then, what should we do?"
| |
| <1315>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's, I guess... oh man..."
| |
| <1316>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Umm... a d-d-d-d-d-d-d-ddddate, maybe?"
| |
| <1317>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're tumbling on your words, you know."
| |
| <1318>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "A date's good, isn't it?"
| |
| <1319>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But... doing that all of a sudden is a bit difficult, I think."
| |
| <1320>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If we don't practice a little bit, no one will believe that you have a girlfriend."
| |
| <1321>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "How about we have a rehearsal to begin with?"
| |
| <1322>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ohh, that sounds good!"
| |
| <1323>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What do you think, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <1324>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why are you asking me...?"
| |
| <1325>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just do whatever you want."
| |
| <1326>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah, where are you going?"
| |
| <1327>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not needed here anymore, aren't I?"
| |
| <1328>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... You shouldn't."
| |
| <1329>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's the responsibility of the organizer to see things to the end."
| |
| <1330>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Responsibility...?"
| |
| <1331>
| |
| // The circumstances of the relationship between Sunohara and Sanae-san.
| |
| <1332>
| |
| // I try imagining their future.
| |
| <1333>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guwaahh--!"
| |
| <1334>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why are you tugging your neck?!"
| |
| <1335>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's disgusting..."
| |
| <1336>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why?!"
| |
| <1337>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Anyways, I'm going home today."
| |
| <1338>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You two try to do something on your own."
| |
| <1339>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I see..."
| |
| <1340>
| |
| // With Sunohara as he is, he's not in the mood to pull anything strange.
| |
| <1341>
| |
| // Taking a breath, I turn around.
| |
| <1342>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You're heading to the dorm?"
| |
| <1343>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <1344>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Then, deal with my sister when she comes."
| |
| <1345>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And be sure to tell her, okay?"
| |
| <1346>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "About how her older brother's lovey-dovey with a girl and all!"
| |
| <1347>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though it'd be nice if I could understand the love in the meaning of those words."
| |
| <1348>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You can!"
| |
| <1349>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Anyways, I'll let you deal with it if you're heading back."
| |
| <1350>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Fine, fine..."
| |
| <1351>
| |
| // So annoying...
| |
| <1352>
| |
| // I take another deep breath and begin walking.
| |
| <1353>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well then, shall we get started?"
| |
| <1354>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes. Sunohara-kun, pleased to meet you."
| |
| <1355>
| |
| // The voices behind my back gradually faint away.
| |
| <1356>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah... but calling you Sunohara-kun is strange."
| |
| <1357>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm your girlfriend, after all."
| |
| <1358>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Well then, let's see..."
| |
| <1359>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "From now on, I'll call you Youhei-kun."
| |
| <1360>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Pleased to meet you, Youhei-kun!"
| |
| <1361>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <1362>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <1363>
| |
| // Sunohara ran up to behind me.
| |
| <1364>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, she called me Youhei-kun!"
| |
| <1365>
| |
| // With a blushed face, he headed back.
| |
| <1366>
| |
| // It seems that dealing with older women is a mystery zone, even for Sunohara.
| |
| <1367>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Then, let's walk together, shall we?"
| |
| <1368>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You can walk really close."
| |
| <1369>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Keeping our shoulders together makes us look like lovers."
| |
| <1370>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's not it, be more close!"
| |
| <1371>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <1372>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <1373>
| |
| // Sunohara ran up to behind me.
| |
| <1374>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, this is such a good smell!"
| |
| <1375>
| |
| // He turns around with a dazed face.
| |
| <1376>
| |
| // It seems for a naive Sunohara, he's very stimulated.
| |
| <1377>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Hmm, not one of this seems like being lovers."
| |
| <1378>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I guess just walking together like this isn't good enough."
| |
| <1379>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah, how about we hold hands then?"
| |
| <1380>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, do so lightly. If you do it too strongly, it'll be a problem."
| |
| <1381>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <1382>
| |
| // Thud!
| |
| <1383>
| |
| // Sunohara ran up to behind me.
| |
| <1384>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, she's so soft!"
| |
| <1385>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stop reporting each and every single thing to me..."
| |
| <1386>
| |
| // I moved to a distant place.
| |
| <1387>
| |
| // I guess I'll have to head to the dormitory...
| |
| <1388>
| |
| // I feel depressed...
| |
| <1389>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Did you hear that just now?!"
| |
| <1390>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't see anything anymore, nor do I hear anything, so quit coming!"
| |
| <1391>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sigh..."
| |
| <1392>
| |
| // Lying down on the ten-thousand-year kotatsu, I sighed.
| |
| <1393>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why'd it become like this...?"
| |
| <1394>
| |
| // I feel like I've been saying that about Sunohara since yesterday.
| |
| <1395>
| |
| // While on the other hand, he's got Sanae-san pretending to be his lover.
| |
| <1396>
| |
| // And I'm waiting for her sister-- waiting for the ghost, so I would call her.
| |
| <1397>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ugahhh--! What's with this difference--?!"
| |
| <1398>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This sucks... maybe I should go to the arcades every once in a while."
| |
| <1399>
| |
| // I think of doing so, but then I remember Sanae-san's words.
| |
| <1400>
| |
| // --It's the responsibility of the organizer to see things to the end.
| |
| <1401>
| |
| // I thought it stupid, but I couldn't just ignore it.
| |
| <1402>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... I'll sleep."
| |
| <1403>
| |
| // I ended up sleeping out of spite.
| |
| <1404>
| |
| // I throw myself into the pile of manga, making them a pillow.
| |
| <1405>
| |
| // Deep within the kotatsu, my pupils close, and sleepiness attacks me.
| |
| <1406>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <1407>
| |
| // ......
| |
| <1408>
| |
| // ...
| |
| <1409>
| |
| // Knock, knock!
| |
| <1410>
| |
| // Knock, knock, knock!
| |
| <1411>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Fuwaah, what is it...?"
| |
| <1412>
| |
| // I wake up to that noisy thundering.
| |
| <1413>
| |
| // My head was still so out of it.
| |
| <1414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Did Sunohara come back...?)
| |
| <1415>
| |
| // Knock, knock!
| |
| <1416>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shut up, it's empty."
| |
| <1417>
| |
| // Knock, knock, knock!
| |
| <1418>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What...?"
| |
| <1419>
| |
| // I squirm around, getting up from the kotatsu.
| |
| <1420>
| |
| // While a bit dizzy, I open the door.
| |
| <1421>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <1422>
| |
| // ... Slam.
| |
| <1423>
| |
| // \{Voice} "E-eh...?"
| |
| <1424>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Strange, did I get it wrong?"
| |
| <1425>
| |
| // I didn't just hallucinate, I also heard some sound.
| |
| <1426>
| |
| // It seems I'm still quite sleepy.
| |
| <1427>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... I'll sleep."
| |
| <1428>
| |
| // I head back to rest.
| |
| <1429>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <1430>
| |
| // ......
| |
| <1431>
| |
| // ...
| |
| <1432>
| |
| // Knock, knock!
| |
| <1433>
| |
| // Knock, knock, knock!
| |
| <1434>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Daaaaaahhh, what the hell?!"
| |
| <1435>
| |
| // Getting up from the futon, I open the door.
| |
| <1436>
| |
| // .........
| |
| <1437>
| |
| // ... Slam.
| |
| <1438>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm still asleep...?"
| |
| <1439>
| |
| // Knock, knock!
| |
| <1440>
| |
| // \{Voice} "I'm sorry, please open up!"
| |
| <1441>
| |
| // I certainly hear words coming from beyond the door.
| |
| <1442>
| |
| // It seems like this is reality.
| |
| <1443>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It couldn't be...?"
| |
| <1444>
| |
| // I open the door a second time.
| |
| <1445>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you Sunohara?!"
| |
| <1446>
| |
| // \{Girl} "E-ehh?"
| |
| <1447>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Well... I guess you could say I'm Sunohara."
| |
| <1448>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... so you got mixed up with a girl and fell down the stairs."
| |
| <1449>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And switched souls with her..."
| |
| <1450>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And while in disbelief, you returned to your room..."
| |
| <1451>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And you felt like touching yourself while looking in the mirror!"
| |
| <1452>
| |
| // \{Girl} "... I don't know exactly what it is you're talking about."
| |
| <1453>
| |
| // That got easily thrown out.
| |
| <1454>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Besides that, I thought that this might have been onii-chan's room..."
| |
| <1455>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Onii-chan?"
| |
| <1456>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Ah, I'm sorry."
| |
| <1457>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Nice to meet you. I'm Sunohara Youhei's younger sister. You can call me Mei."
| |
| <1458>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Perhaps you're my brother's friend?"
| |
| <1459>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <1460>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Kehhhh----!"
| |
| <1461>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah... what?"
| |
| <1462>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, you didn't understand that?"
| |
| <1463>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uh, understanding that or not but..."
| |
| <1464>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is my brother inside?"
| |
| <1465>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y... your brother, huh?"
| |
| <1466>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hahaha... actually, \bI'm\u your brother."
| |
| <1467>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I got mixed up with a guy and fell down the stairs."
| |
| <1468>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And switched my souls with him..."
| |
| <1469>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm, and what about that?"
| |
| <1470>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't that obvious? To head into the room and touch myself while looking in the mirror!"
| |
| <1471>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, I don't like that at all---!"
| |
| <1472>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1473>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Huh?"
| |
| <1474>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're just as strange as my brother, aren't you?"
| |
| <1475>
| |
| // She said I was just like Sunohara...
| |
| <1476>
| |
| // Even more than that, from his sister...
| |
| <1477>
| |
| // I've been... put together with him...
| |
| <1478>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm gonna kill myself!"
| |
| <1479>
| |
| // Clatter, I throw open the window.
| |
| <1480>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-wah!"
| |
| <1481>
| |
| // She pulled me in as I was almost out.
| |
| <1482>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez, what are you doing now...?"
| |
| <1483>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's only the first floor so you won't die, and you're in your socks so you'll get dirty."
| |
| <1484>
| |
| // She was so up-front saying that.
| |
| <1485>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Perhaps...)
| |
| <1486>
| |
| // Sunohara's younger sister might be normal?
| |
| <1487>
| |
| // Speaking of which, she greeted me normally just now.
| |
| <1488>
| |
| // Her mindset doesn't seem to be much like her brother's...
| |
| <1489>
| |
| // At any rate, her speech and conduct were ordinary.
| |
| <1490>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, is there anything on my face?"
| |
| <1491>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, ahh... no."
| |
| <1492>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Besides that, what a dirty room this is."
| |
| <1493>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's no real place to stand..."
| |
| <1494>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, ah, laundry? There's so much!"
| |
| <1495>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The garbage can is so full... wah, this is juice, isn't it?!"
| |
| <1496>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sigh, onii-chan..."
| |
| <1497>
| |
| // Her small figure runs around the room, seeing the state of things.
| |
| <1498>
| |
| // Somehow, whatever I imagined just now doesn't appear to be coming up.
| |
| <1499>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... uhh, Mei-chan?"
| |
| <1500>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, I'm sorry!"
| |
| <1501>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm just really shocked at the moment..."
| |
| <1502>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, for now, have a seat."
| |
| <1503>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You came just now, didn't you?"
| |
| <1504>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I suppose so..."
| |
| <1505>
| |
| // The two of us sit down by the kotatsu.
| |
| <1506>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's right, there should be tea here, right?"
| |
| <1507>
| |
| // Just before I know it, she stands up right away, and goes to the hallway.
| |
| <1508>
| |
| // Guess I've ended up working with her.
| |
| <1509>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, there's so much of a tea stain here!"
| |
| <1510>
| |
| // I heard her voice.
| |
| <1511>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, you should clean it at least..."
| |
| <1512>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's no bleaching stuff here, is there...?"
| |
| <1513>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Oh yeah, let's use some salt."
| |
| <1514>
| |
| // Most certainly a well-raised sister.
| |
| <1515>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sorry to keep you waiting."
| |
| <1516>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... thanks."
| |
| <1517>
| |
| // I take a sip to quench my thirst.
| |
| <1518>
| |
| // Mei-chan also finally breathed at that.
| |
| <1519>
| |
| // \{Mei} "By the way..."
| |
| <1520>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I haven't heard your name yet."
| |
| <1521>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "\m{A} \m{B}."
| |
| <1522>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, is it?"
| |
| <1523>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're my brother's friend, right?"
| |
| <1524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, calling our relationship being friends is..."
| |
| <1525>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, what is your relationship with him?"
| |
| <1526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Someone I know, or not...?"
| |
| <1527>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I really had to say something, he'd be like a kabuto beetle to me?"
| |
| <1528>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, I don't understand that at all."
| |
| <1529>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... you two get along, right?"
| |
| <1530>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's like pitiful love, or maybe it's like being forced to be kind..."
| |
| <1531>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, you guys are always together, right?"
| |
| <1532>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, you're buddies."
| |
| <1533>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Buddies...?"
| |
| <1534>
| |
| // Flutter...
| |
| <1535>
| |
| // I take a quick look at the Japanese dictionary. It's been a while since I used one.
| |
| <1536>
| |
| // "buddy: to be on friendly or intimate terms."
| |
| <1537>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm gonna kill myself!"
| |
| <1538>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-wah...!"
| |
| <1539>
| |
| // Just as she notices, she turns off the gas switch.
| |
| <1540>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That was dangerous..."
| |
| <1541>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry. Just now, I kinda floated there for a second."
| |
| <1542>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sigh, why are you so shy about it?"
| |
| <1543>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I heard from the landlady that you two really get along."
| |
| <1544>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, I see..."
| |
| <1545>
| |
| // I guess she's checked around the dorm already.
| |
| <1546>
| |
| // It's as if she's come to know how the place works and all very well.
| |
| <1547>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1548>
| |
| // Which isn't to say that she may have heard bad rumors, could she?
| |
| <1549>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, \m{A}-san,"
| |
| <1550>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Could I ask about my brother?"
| |
| <1551>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You bring out a pretty good topic there."
| |
| <1552>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah..."
| |
| <1553>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess it's not really a good one to go with..."
| |
| <1554>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm joking. So?"
| |
| <1555>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Y-yes. Well..."
| |
| <1556>
| |
| // \{Mei} "How is my brother doing right now?"
| |
| <1557>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Meaning?"
| |
| <1558>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm just wondering what he might have been doing everyday."
| |
| <1559>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What he might have been doing, huh..."
| |
| <1560>
| |
| // I think of suitable, ridiculous words to respond with, keeping it short.
| |
| <1561>
| |
| // Because Sanae-san's smile and words came to mind.
| |
| <1562>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sigh... be thankful, Sunohara...)
| |
| <1563>
| |
| // I think it over for a while, then open my mouth.
| |
| <1564>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's getting it on with a girl."
| |
| <1565>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh...?"
| |
| <1566>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's not here right now, right? You know why?"
| |
| <1567>
| |
| // \{Mei} "N-no..."
| |
| <1568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A date. D-a-t-e."
| |
| <1569>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Date...?"
| |
| <1570>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1571>
| |
| // \{Mei} "E-Eeeeek!"
| |
| <1572>
| |
| // At that moment, she stepped back to the wall.
| |
| <1573>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, why are you scared?"
| |
| <1574>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-but, onii-chan on a date...?"
| |
| <1575>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's, with a girl, right?!"
| |
| <1576>
| |
| // \{Mei} "To begin with, that's a \breal\u human being, right?!"
| |
| <1577>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Something like that couldn't have existed in onii-chan's mind...!"
| |
| <1578>
| |
| // She said something quite cruel.
| |
| <1579>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's a beautiful person by the name of Sanae-san."
| |
| <1580>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1581>
| |
| // Creak, Mei drops her jaw and puts on a stupid face.
| |
| <1582>
| |
| // I have no idea how she's feeling.
| |
| <1583>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't believe it..."
| |
| <1584>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose."
| |
| <1585>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, could you tell me in full detail about that?!"
| |
| <1586>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No... please don't tell me!"
| |
| <1587>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Which is it?"
| |
| <1588>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Telling me all of a sudden makes me a bit scared..."
| |
| <1589>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Let me prepare myself first."
| |
| <1590>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right..."
| |
| <1591>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay... I'll cool down."
| |
| <1592>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hoo, hah, hoo, hah..."
| |
| <1593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, after that, I'll tell you as much as you like."
| |
| <1594>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Anyways, right now is... oh yeah, have you eaten?"
| |
| <1595>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, not yet."
| |
| <1596>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see. Then I'll go and buy some bread."
| |
| <1597>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, no, I couldn't ask you to."
| |
| <1598>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll make something."
| |
| <1599>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Serious?"
| |
| <1600>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's simple, and shouldn't take much time either."
| |
| <1601>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then... please do."
| |
| <1602>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All right, then, I'll just go and buy something real quick."
| |
| <1603>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Can I use the kitchen as I need to...?"
| |
| <1604>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, everyone does that anyway."
| |
| <1605>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well then, I'm off."
| |
| <1606>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Somehow... I feel bad having you do so much all of a sudden."
| |
| <1607>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Really?"
| |
| <1608>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, I'll let you deal with cleaning up the room. Is that fine?"
| |
| <1609>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, I'm gonna?"
| |
| <1610>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's a bit too dirty here for us to eat anything."
| |
| <1611>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please take care of it!"
| |
| <1612>
| |
| // Taking out a big sports bag, she leaves the room.
| |
| <1613>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, you know the stores around here?"
| |
| <1614>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I saw them as I was coming, so it'll be fine~"
| |
| <1615>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Besides that, be sure to clean up the room well!"
| |
| <1616>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, if you get the rice for me as well, that'll help me with the cooking!"
| |
| <1617>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (She's really working hard...)
| |
| <1618>
| |
| // Mei-chan cooked chicken and eggs on rice.
| |
| <1619>
| |
| // A vivid yellow and sprinkled with green leaf pieces, it was actually delicious.
| |
| <1620>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, if you eat too fast, it won't properly digest."
| |
| <1621>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez, take some rice."
| |
| <1622>
| |
| // But, more and more I discover she's well brought up.
| |
| <1623>
| |
| // With the brother and this sister... though I had imagined it as such, talking with her was indeed different.
| |
| <1624>
| |
| // At that moment, I remembered a popular manga.
| |
| <1625>
| |
| // That cat-shaped robot would excel in everything that her brother could do...
| |
| <1626>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Who's Do**mi-chan?"
| |
| <1627>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She got some oil from a good place."
| |
| <1628>
| |
| // \{Mei} "So onii-chan got weak oil then...?"
| |
| <1629>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I was told that much long ago."
| |
| <1630>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "About the Dora*mon siblings?"
| |
| <1631>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Not that, just about how the brother was in such trouble, doing bad things."
| |
| <1632>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose..."
| |
| <1633>
| |
| // It's possible that might have been a bad example.
| |
| <1634>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Besides that, umm..."
| |
| <1635>
| |
| // \{Mei} "How is onii-chan doing with school?"
| |
| <1636>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... you already heard about him leaving the soccer team, right?"
| |
| <1637>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I heard before."
| |
| <1638>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He had high hopes but, since he stopped it all went downhill."
| |
| <1639>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I thought it might have been like that..."
| |
| <1640>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even though he was good at soccer."
| |
| <1641>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What's he going to do, stopping like that..."
| |
| <1642>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even then, recently it hasn't been like that."
| |
| <1643>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Which brings us back to the original topic."
| |
| <1644>
| |
| // \{Mei} "About... him and his lover?"
| |
| <1645>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, that."
| |
| <1646>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that true?!"
| |
| <1647>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, wait, wait. Do you doubt me?"
| |
| <1648>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Not really but, I guess I'm just worried."
| |
| <1649>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is it a classmate?"
| |
| <1650>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, an older one."
| |
| <1651>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Older?!"
| |
| <1652>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess maternal instinct's caught up to him?"
| |
| <1653>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, how does he know this person?"
| |
| <1654>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... her sister's in the same school."
| |
| <1655>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Just something like that."
| |
| <1656>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-that's... true?"
| |
| <1657>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Believe me."
| |
| <1658>
| |
| // At the very least, I should give a half-truth.
| |
| <1659>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, are there any pictures?"
| |
| <1660>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nope, none."
| |
| <1661>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Isn't that strange?"
| |
| <1662>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Didn't I mention that they met just recently?"
| |
| <1663>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1664>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do you believe me?"
| |
| <1665>
| |
| // \{Mei} "For now..."
| |
| <1666>
| |
| // She nodded but, it doesn't seem like she's following.
| |
| <1667>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sunohara... for you to deceive your sister is definitely not normal...)
| |
| <1668>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh, it's you Mei. You already came?"
| |
| <1669>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, you're late!"
| |
| <1670>
| |
| // The reunion between the siblings was actually pretty simple.
| |
| <1671>
| |
| // I tried to think a little more of something else, but that was it.
| |
| <1672>
| |
| // An only-child like me wouldn't know so, that's probably how it is.
| |
| <1673>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh, you cleaned up the room. Lucky!"
| |
| <1674>
| |
| // That was me.
| |
| <1675>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, you were on a date?"
| |
| <1676>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That... haha, oh man."
| |
| <1677>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, you told her, didn't you?"
| |
| <1678>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Geez, that's so annoying."
| |
| <1679>
| |
| // Smiling, he gave a thumbs up.
| |
| <1680>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Finger Submission!"
| |
| <1681>
| |
| // Tug!
| |
| <1682>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Aghh!"
| |
| <1683>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, why are you pulling my finger?!"
| |
| <1684>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, your face pisses me off."
| |
| <1685>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} (Come on man, help me out here!)
| |
| <1686>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I am.)
| |
| <1687>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I already explained to Mei-chan about Sanae-san, didn't I?)
| |
| <1688>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} (I guess... thanks, \m{A}!)
| |
| <1689>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What are you guys whispering about?"
| |
| <1690>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "N-nothing."
| |
| <1691>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, whatever... just that I'm really all fired up."
| |
| <1692>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm..."
| |
| <1693>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hahaha... I wanted to leave but, I couldn't get away."
| |
| <1694>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even though I had come here, I can't really chat with you, sorry!"
| |
| <1695>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hey, onii-chan,"
| |
| <1696>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Are you meeting her tomorrow as well?"
| |
| <1697>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I suppose."
| |
| <1698>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then could I meet her too?"
| |
| <1699>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why do you have to come?"
| |
| <1700>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I want to see what your girlfriend's like, onii-chan."
| |
| <1701>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I heard from \m{A}-san that she's beautiful."
| |
| <1702>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Geez, can't be helped."
| |
| <1703>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't get in the way."
| |
| <1704>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Eh?"
| |
| <1705>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's really okay to meet her?"
| |
| <1706>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why do you have to ask that?"
| |
| <1707>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... no, never mind!"
| |
| <1708>
| |
| // Of course, she's still in doubt.
| |
| <1709>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm..."
| |
| <1710>
| |
| // Taking a great deal of time, the two of us left the dorm.
| |
| <1711>
| |
| // Mei-chan was always groaning along the way.
| |
| <1712>
| |
| // \{Mei} "So strange..."
| |
| <1713>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What was that just now?"
| |
| <1714>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, nothing, nothing."
| |
| <1715>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I just thought this city was amazing..."
| |
| <1716>
| |
| // \{Mei} "For someone to be curious about onii-chan, going out with him..."
| |
| <1717>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To each their own it seems."
| |
| <1718>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "After all, this isn't exactly a city."
| |
| <1719>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, it's a city for me, alright."
| |
| <1720>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I've been living in the mountains, after all."
| |
| <1721>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Speaking of which, your home's..."
| |
| <1722>
| |
| // \{Mei} "In the Touhoku region."
| |
| <1723>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Over there, onii-chan could get a girlfriend, but that wouldn't last long..."
| |
| <1724>
| |
| // \{Mei} "They'd soon break up and he'd be rejected."
| |
| <1725>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And he still hasn't accepted that, I take it?"
| |
| <1726>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... no, no, it's not at all like that."
| |
| <1727>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Love is so nice, isn't it?"
| |
| <1728>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I want to get an older boyfriend too..."
| |
| <1729>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You could just get some attractive guy in your school, right?"
| |
| <1730>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No way, everyone's too much of a kid."
| |
| <1731>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You seem to look much like a kid yourself, Mei-chan."
| |
| <1732>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ehh?"
| |
| <1733>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No way, even though I got a lot older..."
| |
| <1734>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm still a kid?"
| |
| <1735>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't have anything that gives any appeal."
| |
| <1736>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Gaaaannnn... I'm shocked."
| |
| <1737>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In a little while, your back'll stretch."
| |
| <1738>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think you'll become beautiful because you're cute, Mei-chan."
| |
| <1739>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, are you serious?"
| |
| <1740>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When you get older."
| |
| <1741>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay, I'll do my best!"
| |
| <1742>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Also be sincere about it, unlike your brother."
| |
| <1743>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hahaha... I'll be careful."
| |
| <1744>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But I'm glad I came over."
| |
| <1745>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I know how my brother's living too..."
| |
| <1746>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thanks for helping make the room clean, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <1747>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I just cleaned it like I thought it should be done."
| |
| <1748>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Not at all. You did a lot of sorting to make it as such."
| |
| <1749>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But to sleep on the floor? I don't think I could~"
| |
| <1750>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you going to stay here?"
| |
| <1751>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I planned to but..."
| |
| <1752>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sleeping on the kotatsu will have you catch a cold."
| |
| <1753>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I bet."
| |
| <1754>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's a hotel in front of the train station. Want me to lead you there?"
| |
| <1755>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm, a hotel, huh..."
| |
| <1756>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What should I do? I've been trying to save up..."
| |
| <1757>
| |
| // She murmurs to herself.
| |
| <1758>
| |
| // After a little while, she claps her hands.
| |
| <1759>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... That's right, \m{A}-san. You have a house, right?"
| |
| <1760>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I do."
| |
| <1761>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, could I stay over?"
| |
| <1762>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh? What are you feeling like saying all of a sudden...?"
| |
| <1763>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, only my old man and I live there."
| |
| <1764>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That'll be great then!"
| |
| <1765>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No it's not, you should be more careful."
| |
| <1766>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you make a mistake, it'll be too late to regret, you know...?"
| |
| <1767>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, you said I had no appeal whatsoever."
| |
| <1768>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Guahh, crap."
| |
| <1769>
| |
| // Looks like I brought this upon myself.
| |
| <1770>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, that's right, I could make dinner!"
| |
| <1771>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm, I wonder if that supermarket from before is still open?"
| |
| <1772>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll have to go and hurry!"
| |
| <1773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, are you serious?"
| |
| <1774>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It'll be fine! I'll keep it a secret from onii-chan--!"
| |
| <1775>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's not the problem! Hey, wait!"
| |
| <1776>
| |
| // Buzzzzz...
| |
| <1777>
| |
| // My eyes awoke to a nostalgic sound not heard in a long time.
| |
| <1778>
| |
| // \{Voice} "You're still sleeping!"
| |
| <1779>
| |
| // I heard a cute voice.
| |
| <1780>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Wake up!"
| |
| <1781>
| |
| // She shook me back and forth.
| |
| <1782>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... It's bright..."
| |
| <1783>
| |
| // Before I knew it, the curtain was opened up, letting the morning sunlight come through.
| |
| <1784>
| |
| // Barely opening my eyes, I looked towards where the voice came from.
| |
| <1785>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's morning already!"
| |
| <1786>
| |
| // And there was a girl with a vacuum cleaner in hand.
| |
| <1787>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... Oh, that's right, she ended up staying here...)
| |
| <1788>
| |
| // I remembered that with sleepy eyes.
| |
| <1789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Sleepy..."
| |
| <1790>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, you can't go to sleep again!"
| |
| <1791>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm already vacuuming!"
| |
| <1792>
| |
| // Buzzzzz...
| |
| <1793>
| |
| // The noise of the vacuum drew close to my ear.
| |
| <1794>
| |
| // But, it didn't surpass my sleepiness.
| |
| <1795>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez, it's time to wake up."
| |
| <1796>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm drying the futon, so please wake up!"
| |
| <1797>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As far as I'm concerned, it's still sleeping time."
| |
| <1798>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You can't!"
| |
| <1799>
| |
| // Buzzzzz...
| |
| <1800>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shut up..."
| |
| <1801>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then wake up."
| |
| <1802>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, while I'm this sleepy, Mei-chan is..."
| |
| <1803>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm doing what?"
| |
| <1804>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, well..."
| |
| <1805>
| |
| // Because there's a girl in the house, sleeping while stressed is bad.
| |
| <1806>
| |
| // I gulp down my words hard.
| |
| <1807>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're not going to do anything?"
| |
| <1808>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, it's all my fault."
| |
| <1809>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see that now, so let me deal with the futon."
| |
| <1810>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sigh... can't be helped."
| |
| <1811>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, we'll leave the top cover alone."
| |
| <1812>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm..."
| |
| <1813>
| |
| // I beat it with my hand.
| |
| <1814>
| |
| // Then I rolled the bed up as if it were a rough scroll.
| |
| <1815>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're pretty good..."
| |
| <1816>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, we'll be drying the futon."
| |
| <1817>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, there's so much dust!"
| |
| <1818>
| |
| // \{Mei} "When was the last time you cleaned this?"
| |
| <1819>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I forget..."
| |
| <1820>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez, after this, we'll have to clean the top cover as well!"
| |
| <1821>
| |
| // The wind coming from the opened window was cold.
| |
| <1822>
| |
| // Even then, with the futon wrapped it, it was comfortable.
| |
| <1823>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Oh right, I've prepared something to eat."
| |
| <1824>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Breakfast..."
| |
| <1825>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What is it?"
| |
| <1826>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I want to eat breakfast..."
| |
| <1827>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, come to the kitchen."
| |
| <1828>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, I wanna sleep..."
| |
| <1829>
| |
| // \{Mei} "So selfish..."
| |
| <1830>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't you think it's lovely for someone to be sleepy while eating breakfast?"
| |
| <1831>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I think it's scary."
| |
| <1832>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not at all. It's quite fun..."
| |
| <1833>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Sigh..."
| |
| <1834>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, just today."
| |
| <1835>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll have to wash my hands..."
| |
| <1836>
| |
| // Taking a breath as if amazed, she leaves the room.
| |
| <1837>
| |
| // A while later, she returns with a delicious smell.
| |
| <1838>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All right, you can eat here."
| |
| <1839>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Amazing."
| |
| <1840>
| |
| // On top of the tray was toast, omelette, bacon, and coffee.
| |
| <1841>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I think it's good."
| |
| <1842>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it looks pretty damn good."
| |
| <1843>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So... good..."
| |
| <1844>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Don't go back to sleep!"
| |
| <1845>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Can't be helped..."
| |
| <1846>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm...?"
| |
| <1847>
| |
| // I heard the clanging sounds of the fork.
| |
| <1848>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Here, please say ahh..."
| |
| <1849>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ahh..."
| |
| <1850>
| |
| // ... Chomp.
| |
| <1851>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The toast's great..."
| |
| <1852>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay, what would you like next?"
| |
| <1853>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Omelette..."
| |
| <1854>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The omelette is difficult..."
| |
| <1855>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll have to go softly so as to not break it..."
| |
| <1856>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Here, hurry up, the futon will get dirty!"
| |
| <1857>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ahh..."
| |
| <1858>
| |
| // ... Chomp.
| |
| <1859>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Delicious..."
| |
| <1860>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd like to drink coffee next."
| |
| <1861>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Coffee's the most difficult thing."
| |
| <1862>
| |
| // \{Mei} "First, I'll have to cool it so it doesn't burn you."
| |
| <1863>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Blow, blow..."
| |
| <1864>
| |
| // Mei-chan probably saw everything from the beginning of this tiring morning as stupid.
| |
| <1865>
| |
| // Even then, she really was well raised, so it was a bit fun.
| |
| <1866>
| |
| // I finally became quite awake around noon.
| |
| <1867>
| |
| // Mei-chan put on some ironed clothes and left the room.
| |
| <1868>
| |
| // Most obviously to go and see Sunohara and Sanae-san on their date.
| |
| <1869>
| |
| // The place they planned to meet at was the same park from yesterday...
| |
| <1870>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're a little bit early..."
| |
| <1871>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, onii-chan's here."
| |
| <1872>
| |
| // Sunohara was one step ahead, waiting at that place.
| |
| <1873>
| |
| // Even though he had a lot of time, he was still checking the time.
| |
| <1874>
| |
| // He kept on clearing his throat and fixing his hair.
| |
| <1875>
| |
| // It was obvious that he was tense.
| |
| <1876>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Try calling from behind, Mei-chan."
| |
| <1877>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, me?"
| |
| <1878>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He might think it's Sanae-san, and get freaked out for no reason."
| |
| <1879>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, my voice is so different."
| |
| <1880>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, the way he is now he's definitely not calm."
| |
| <1881>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, I'll try it."
| |
| <1882>
| |
| // Tatter, tatter, she comes up to his back.
| |
| <1883>
| |
| // And then she stand on her toes, clapping his shoulders.
| |
| <1884>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I've been waiting for you!"
| |
| <1885>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, hahaha, you came just now, didn't you?"
| |
| <1886>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah... before the date, please have this!"
| |
| <1887>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I have a present here that'll let you buy meals three times!"
| |
| <1888>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you very much!"
| |
| <1889>
| |
| // Slip!
| |
| <1890>
| |
| // He drops his wrapped package.
| |
| <1891>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "M-Mei..."
| |
| <1892>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, three meals is at least 1500 yen. Cheap!"
| |
| <1893>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's filled with love, so isn't that fine?!"
| |
| <1894>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So, why are you going on a date in your school uniform?"
| |
| <1895>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Being formal's fine, isn't it?!"
| |
| <1896>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All your other clothes are wrinkled and smell strange, right?"
| |
| <1897>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was the one who cleaned your room yesterday, remember?"
| |
| <1898>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Kuh... you guys came all the way here just to give me that crap?!"
| |
| <1899>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shouldn't you relax yourself a bit? You're tense."
| |
| <1900>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, you're all gritty."
| |
| <1901>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm relaxed!"
| |
| <1902>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whichever it was, you were on edge so you came early, didn't you?"
| |
| <1903>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, \m{A}-san, there are a lot of these empty cans scattered about!"
| |
| <1904>
| |
| // A large number of empty coffee cans were scattered at Sunohara's feet.
| |
| <1905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Since when were you waiting?"
| |
| <1906>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hah, this is a mission!"
| |
| <1907>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "When Sanae-san comes, she'll see me, right?"
| |
| <1908>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Doing that, it'll be like, 'You waited \bthis\u long... kyuuun', see."
| |
| <1909>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nah, she'll just think you're thirsty."
| |
| <1910>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, you're still so inexperienced."
| |
| <1911>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "See, this is a man's tool at the game you call love..."
| |
| <1912>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Something like a Boys Love game."
| |
| <1913>
| |
| // So it's become a boys' game.
| |
| <1914>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But onii-chan, what's with all these cans?"
| |
| <1915>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Probably found them from around."
| |
| <1916>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's no way he could have drunk from all these."
| |
| <1917>
| |
| // If he did, he'd be a \breal\u idiot.
| |
| <1918>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, I have to go to the washroom for a bit!"
| |
| <1919>
| |
| // He \bis\u a real idiot!
| |
| <1920>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's quite troublesome for it to be all scattered here..."
| |
| <1921>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll go and clean it."
| |
| <1922>
| |
| // Although he had gone through the trouble for this mission, Mei-chan threw them into the garbage can.
| |
| <1923>
| |
| // \{Voice} "I'll help as well!"
| |
| <1924>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, thank you!"
| |
| <1925>
| |
| // \{Mei} "This is such a problem already..."
| |
| <1926>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Not at all..."
| |
| <1927>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah, \m{A}-san. Good afternoon."
| |
| <1928>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <1929>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Whew..."
| |
| <1930>
| |
| // There, Sunohara had returned.
| |
| <1931>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Good afternoon, Youhei-san."
| |
| <1932>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, good afternoon."
| |
| <1933>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh, crap----!!"
| |
| <1934>
| |
| // A man, coming at the worst possible time.
| |
| <1935>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Please treat me well today too, okay?"
| |
| <1936>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Okay..."
| |
| <1937>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1938>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Oh my, perhaps you're an acquaintance of his?"
| |
| <1939>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, ah... yes!"
| |
| <1940>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm the younger sister of the Sunoharas... Mei."
| |
| <1941>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "The younger sister?"
| |
| <1942>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Nice to meet you, I'm Furukawa Sanae."
| |
| <1943>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sanae-san..."
| |
| <1944>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, umm... perhaps you're the Sanae-san that onii-chan..."
| |
| <1945>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, that's right."
| |
| <1946>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Youhei-kun's girlfriend!"
| |
| <1947>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <1948>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Is that, for real?"
| |
| <1949>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It is."
| |
| <1950>
| |
| // \{Mei} "C-can I touch you?"
| |
| <1951>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Sure!"
| |
| <1952>
| |
| // She nervously touches her.
| |
| <1953>
| |
| // And patted around as if to check.
| |
| <1954>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's real..."
| |
| <1955>
| |
| // \{Mei} "This is, for real..."
| |
| <1956>
| |
| // And then, she glances up.
| |
| <1957>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... You're beautiful."
| |
| <1958>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you very much!"
| |
| <1959>
| |
| // \{Mei} "For someone this beautiful to be with onii-chan..."
| |
| <1960>
| |
| // \{Mei} "With onii-chan, with onii-chan...!"
| |
| <1961>
| |
| // Thud.
| |
| <1962>
| |
| // She clinged her small body onto Sanae-san.
| |
| <1963>
| |
| // \{Mei} "U-uuu..."
| |
| <1964>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What compassion you have..."
| |
| <1965>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What's that supposed to mean?!"
| |
| <1966>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Mei-san. You shouldn't say things about your older brother like that."
| |
| <1967>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "There are also a lot of good things about Youhei-kun."
| |
| <1968>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If you're his younger sister, you should know, right?"
| |
| <1969>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I know nothing at all though..."
| |
| <1970>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei..."
| |
| <1971>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Aren't I right... \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <1972>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nope, simply none at all."
| |
| <1973>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't agree to that!"
| |
| <1974>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Now, now... well, we shall see from here on out."
| |
| <1975>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And, don't start any arguments."
| |
| <1976>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Today's a date after all."
| |
| <1977>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yeah... I suppose."
| |
| <1978>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hahaha, we should leave these guys be and go, right?"
| |
| <1979>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "We shouldn't leave them alone. Shall we leave?"
| |
| <1980>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, wait, Sunohara."
| |
| <1981>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, what?"
| |
| <1982>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come here for a sec."
| |
| <1983>
| |
| // I call him to stop, just as he was about to leave.
| |
| <1984>
| |
| // I grab his arm and pull him to one of the ends of the park.
| |
| <1985>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, don't you think this far's good enough?"
| |
| <1986>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, right now's the performance, isn't it?"
| |
| <1987>
| |
| // ... This guy's gotten something wrong, hasn't he?
| |
| <1988>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, what's our objective again?"
| |
| <1989>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "To show that you're deep in love with a girlfriend, right?"
| |
| <1990>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's true..."
| |
| <1991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, we've achieved that objective, haven't we?"
| |
| <1992>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's no point continuing this play anymore."
| |
| <1993>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sigh... you don't know, do you, \m{A}?"
| |
| <1994>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Certainly, my objective towards Mei's been cleared."
| |
| <1995>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, Sanae-san and I are getting along!"
| |
| <1996>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yesterday was a rehearsal but, I'm really fired up..."
| |
| <1997>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "At this rate with the date coming up, afterwards..."
| |
| <1998>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Uhyooooo---! I'm gonna have a nosebleed!"
| |
| <1999>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Temple!"
| |
| <2000>
| |
| // Thunk!\shake{4}
| |
| <2001>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Haghh!"
| |
| <2002>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, finally hitting the head this time?!"
| |
| <2003>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know... you're thinking about really strange things there."
| |
| <2004>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san's going to help you to the end, isn't she?"
| |
| <2005>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I already know about that."
| |
| <2006>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, Mei will also be following too so... I think another push should be fine."
| |
| <2007>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll be fine if you overdo it without blowing your cover."
| |
| <2008>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Umm, what seems to be the problem?"
| |
| <2009>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, nothing!"
| |
| <2010>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Let's go, Sanae-san!"
| |
| <2011>
| |
| // With a hurrying figure, he returns to Sanae-san.
| |
| <2012>
| |
| // As the two give each other a smile, they leave the park.
| |
| <2013>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Geez...)
| |
| <2014>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, we should go as well."
| |
| <2015>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're going to follow them after all?"
| |
| <2016>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, if possible."
| |
| <2017>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, tagging along on their date is kinda, I dunno..."
| |
| <2018>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If you think of it as a double date, it's not strange at all."
| |
| <2019>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That would mean I'd be with..."
| |
| <2020>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Obviously you and me, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <2021>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose..."
| |
| <2022>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, they're going to disappear on us."
| |
| <2023>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Come on, let's go!"
| |
| <2024>
| |
| // She tugs on my sleeve.
| |
| <2025>
| |
| // My legs were heavy, following behind her.
| |
| <2026>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, they held hands!"
| |
| <2027>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, their hands are swinging!"
| |
| <2028>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan's blushing..."
| |
| <2029>
| |
| // In front of us was Sunohara and Sanae-san.
| |
| <2030>
| |
| // Mei-chan and I were following not too far away.
| |
| <2031>
| |
| // Sunohara was certainly tense, but even then Sanae-san continued giving a smile.
| |
| <2032>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm... though they seem to get along."
| |
| <2033>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I... suppose."
| |
| <2034>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm a bit envious..."
| |
| <2035>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Are we getting along as well?"
| |
| <2036>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Getting along...?"
| |
| <2037>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There!"
| |
| <2038>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Owaah!"
| |
| <2039>
| |
| // She clung onto my arm as if she was jumping.
| |
| <2040>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stop it!"
| |
| <2041>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, you're also blushing a bit, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <2042>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't fool around."
| |
| <2043>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Haha... I'm sorry."
| |
| <2044>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I've been longing a bit for something like this."
| |
| <2045>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, let go."
| |
| <2046>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay~"
| |
| <2047>
| |
| // With a slightly disappointed voice, Mei-chan took her hands off.
| |
| <2048>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Oh..."
| |
| <2049>
| |
| // And then, she looked at her palms for some reason.
| |
| <2050>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you doing?"
| |
| <2051>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, nothing, nothing..."
| |
| <2052>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I just thought you were a man and all."
| |
| <2053>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, I'm not really all that great."
| |
| <2054>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even then, you're a lot like a man."
| |
| <2055>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Your arm's built up and all..."
| |
| <2056>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Your chest also feels rugged and stuff."
| |
| <2057>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Your chest feels flat, you know."
| |
| <2058>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, you're cruel!"
| |
| <2059>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It'll be getting bigger from now on!"
| |
| <2060>
| |
| // As the two of us bickered over that, the figure of the two became smaller.
| |
| <2061>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, they're going to disappear. Let's chase after them!"
| |
| <2062>
| |
| // She went after them in haste.
| |
| <2063>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... where does onii-chan feel like going on a date?"
| |
| <2064>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What would you do at a time like this, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <2065>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't ask me."
| |
| <2066>
| |
| // It's not like I'm really experienced with this.
| |
| <2067>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, well... I guess at this time you'd go for food first, right?"
| |
| <2068>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I think I'd go for some stylish restaurant..."
| |
| <2069>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Does onii-chan know such a place?"
| |
| <2070>
| |
| // I take a look at how the two are doing.
| |
| <2071>
| |
| // Sunohara had just brought up an excited voice.
| |
| <2072>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "U-umm... Sanae-san,"
| |
| <2073>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes?"
| |
| <2074>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I-it's already noon."
| |
| <2075>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It is, isn't it?"
| |
| <2076>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... what do you think? There's a restaurant pretty close by we can go to."
| |
| <2077>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "We should eat first... haha..."
| |
| <2078>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah..."
| |
| <2079>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sorry, I already ate at home."
| |
| <2080>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ehhh----..."
| |
| <2081>
| |
| // A problem has arisen.
| |
| <2082>
| |
| // Well now, how will you counterattack?
| |
| <2083>
| |
| // Even now, it is not an exaggeration to say the man named Sunohara Youhei has his abilities tested...
| |
| <2084>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <2085>
| |
| // Dash!
| |
| <2086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So you're coming over here instead?!"
| |
| <2087>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}! What should I do?!"
| |
| <2088>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't you have the book, 'Men's Guide to Losing your Cherry'?"
| |
| <2089>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't have that book on me!"
| |
| <2090>
| |
| // You read it?
| |
| <2091>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, Sanae-san's troubled~"
| |
| <2092>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei, you think too!"
| |
| <2093>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, you shouldn't rely on your sister."
| |
| <2094>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh whatever... hey, Sunohara,"
| |
| <2095>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For now, just go to the restaurant as planned."
| |
| <2096>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But..."
| |
| <2097>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can drink coffee there together."
| |
| <2098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For now, go along with that small thing, and whet your appetite."
| |
| <2099>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I-I see. You're amazing, \m{A}!"
| |
| <2100>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Good luck, Minimum Heart."
| |
| <2101>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't say Minimum Heart!"
| |
| <2102>
| |
| // He runs off, rushing right back to where Sanae-san was.
| |
| <2103>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Perhaps... you hadn't eaten anything yet?"
| |
| <2104>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No, nothing like that at all!"
| |
| <2105>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-well... for now, let's go get some tea from the shop!"
| |
| <2106>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Tea is fine?"
| |
| <2107>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh? It's a place I know pretty well, so there's no need to be scared about it!"
| |
| <2108>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You're a regular customer?"
| |
| <2109>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "A regular customer... or rather, an influence?"
| |
| <2110>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... it's like as if it were my own shop."
| |
| <2111>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Where is Sunohara exactly planning on taking her to...?)
| |
| <2112>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "This is my favorite restaurant!"
| |
| <2113>
| |
| // The same snack shop!
| |
| <2114>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahh... onii-chan..."
| |
| <2115>
| |
| // Mei-chan also held her head.
| |
| <2116>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "At the very least, there's are places where you don't go to for dates..."
| |
| <2117>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I recommend the pork cutlets!"
| |
| <2118>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's so damn good! You could eat it three times a day!"
| |
| <2119>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, because it's such a good restaurant, generally almost all the students come here!"
| |
| <2120>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Hey, hey, that's not true...)
| |
| <2121>
| |
| // Look, Sanae-san's pulling back as well...
| |
| <2122>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "........."
| |
| <2123>
| |
| // Instead of her pulling back, she has somewhat sad eyes.
| |
| <2124>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Youhei-kun,"
| |
| <2125>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Do you eat here all the time?"
| |
| <2126>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Pork cutlets every day?"
| |
| <2127>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Almost, yeah."
| |
| <2128>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Though usually, every once in a while, I finish it off with bread!"
| |
| <2129>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Not once in a while, you mean almost every day...)
| |
| <2130>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You don't cook for yourself?"
| |
| <2131>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No, I don't."
| |
| <2132>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You have to."
| |
| <2133>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eating only one thing isn't good for your body..."
| |
| <2134>
| |
| // Sanae-san's such a good person...
| |
| <2135>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Where do you live, Youhei-kun?"
| |
| <2136>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The dormitory in front..."
| |
| <2137>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's a relief."
| |
| <2138>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Then... let's not eat here, shall we?"
| |
| <2139>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, but..."
| |
| <2140>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Instead..."
| |
| <2141>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'll cook something!"
| |
| <2142>
| |
| // She taps her chest with a small fist.
| |
| <2143>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Even though you're a guy, your room is quite clean, isn't it?"
| |
| <2144>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I was really working hard cleaning this up."
| |
| <2145>
| |
| // No, I was the one who did that.
| |
| <2146>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm done!"
| |
| <2147>
| |
| // She places a platter on top of the kotatsu.
| |
| <2148>
| |
| // There was rice, miso soup, pork, vegetables, and Japanese pickles.
| |
| <2149>
| |
| // It really looked like a balanced, delicious meal.
| |
| <2150>
| |
| // \{Everyone} "Thanks for the food!"
| |
| <2151>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay, please help yourselves!"
| |
| <2152>
| |
| // For now, I'll give it a try.
| |
| <2153>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Delicious."
| |
| <2154>
| |
| // Everything had an exquisite flavor.
| |
| <2155>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's very delicious!"
| |
| <2156>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san, this is the best!"
| |
| <2157>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <2158>
| |
| // Well, certainly the food is great. Sanae-san's smile was beautiful.
| |
| <2159>
| |
| // But, this scene is...
| |
| <2160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Sunohara,"
| |
| <2161>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This is... a date, isn't it?"
| |
| <2162>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's a date!"
| |
| <2163>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Your girlfriend comes home, and makes you your meal."
| |
| <2164>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Like this is a date, isn't it? Right, everyone?!"
| |
| <2165>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry, please pass the soy sauce."
| |
| <2166>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Here you go."
| |
| <2167>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sanae-san, how did you season this miso soup?"
| |
| <2168>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't be so calm!"
| |
| <2169>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hahaha, my bad, my bad. Papa's just in our little circle here."
| |
| <2170>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Who's papa?!"
| |
| <2171>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... I guess that would be the future between me and Sanae-san!"
| |
| <2172>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A husband and wife, a daughter... and then, a servant?"
| |
| <2173>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And the servant wouldn't be me would it?"
| |
| <2174>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, get me the food."
| |
| <2175>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Okay, I shall!"
| |
| <2176>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No, wa------it!!"
| |
| <2177>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, don't make noise while eating!"
| |
| <2178>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You have to eat while sitting."
| |
| <2179>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ugh..."
| |
| <2180>
| |
| // Being ganged on by the ladies, he reluctantly sits down.
| |
| <2181>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll get cold, so eat."
| |
| <2182>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I know..."
| |
| <2183>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, Sanae-san's cooking is delicious..."
| |
| <2184>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you very much."
| |
| <2185>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, Youhei-kun, you shouldn't just eat meat. You have to eat vegetables as well."
| |
| <2186>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I hate the green pepper."
| |
| <2187>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you a grade school student?"
| |
| <2188>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I know you may not like it, but it's good for your body."
| |
| <2189>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And, if you try hard to eat it, you'll definitely end up liking it."
| |
| <2190>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If you put it that way, then..."
| |
| <2191>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, that's the spirit!"
| |
| <2192>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Be sure to eat a lot of vegetables from now on!"
| |
| <2193>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Also, try to avoid going out to eat. If you can, cooking for yourself is better."
| |
| <2194>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I made a lot of miso soup today."
| |
| <2195>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I also made some extra which I've put into the refrigerator..."
| |
| <2196>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Be sure to warm it up tonight for dinner!"
| |
| <2197>
| |
| // She was very polite.
| |
| <2198>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2199>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes, what is it?"
| |
| <2200>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're such a kind person, Sanae-san."
| |
| <2201>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you so much."
| |
| <2202>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And you're so beautiful."
| |
| <2203>
| |
| // \{Mei} "A lovely woman."
| |
| <2204>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, even then, with onii-chan, with onii-chan...!"
| |
| <2205>
| |
| // The tears build up at her eyes.
| |
| <2206>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sanae-san...!"
| |
| <2207>
| |
| // She gripped her chest hard.
| |
| <2208>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're so compassionate!"
| |
| <2209>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Could you please not say compassionate?!?!"
| |
| <2210>
| |
| // Knock, knock.
| |
| <2211>
| |
| // A sound from the door.
| |
| <2212>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "A guest?"
| |
| <2213>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, I'll get it."
| |
| <2214>
| |
| // Sunohara answers as such, opening the door. Misae-san peeps in.
| |
| <2215>
| |
| // \{Misae} "It's quite busy here again, isn't it?"
| |
| <2216>
| |
| // Sanae-san greets her while seated. Perhaps the two had already greeted each other before she cooked?
| |
| <2217>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Umm, this place here is quite closed up, isn't it? You could use the cafeteria as it's bigger."
| |
| <2218>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What should we do, Youhei-kun?"
| |
| <2219>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, here's a bit..."
| |
| <2220>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "At home's nice, heheh!"
| |
| <2221>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's probably true."
| |
| <2222>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Sigh... nothing fits with that..."
| |
| <2223>
| |
| // \{Misae} "And yet you have the smell of someone's cooking around you..."
| |
| <2224>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Well, if you like it, then that's fine."
| |
| <2225>
| |
| // \{Misae} "After that, here."
| |
| <2226>
| |
| // Saying that, she brought out a wrap basket.
| |
| <2227>
| |
| // \{Misae} "When you're invited over, don't just cook things, okay?"
| |
| <2228>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Here's some refreshments."
| |
| <2229>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Thank you very much."
| |
| <2230>
| |
| // Inside the basket was fried food, decorated with lettuce and cherry tomatoes.
| |
| <2231>
| |
| // It's become a most gracious lunch.
| |
| <2232>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Would you like to join us as well, Sagara-san?"
| |
| <2233>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Nah, I already ate before, so it's fine. Plus, there's nowhere to sit here."
| |
| <2234>
| |
| // It seems Misae-san and Sanae-san were about the same age.
| |
| <2235>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'll come again another time."
| |
| <2236>
| |
| // \{Misae} "I suppose, when the guys aren't around."
| |
| <2237>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Yeah, even then, this is an unbelievable scene."
| |
| <2238>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What is?"
| |
| <2239>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Because such a cute girl and beautiful person is here after all."
| |
| <2240>
| |
| // \{Misae} "This might be the only time I'll get to see this, so do you mind if I take a photo?"
| |
| <2241>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hah, from now onward, you'll see this anytime."
| |
| <2242>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because Sanae-san and I are going out, after all!"
| |
| <2243>
| |
| // \{Misae} "........."
| |
| <2244>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Sorry... I imagined I heard something. Could you say that again?"
| |
| <2245>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san and I are going out!"
| |
| <2246>
| |
| // \{Misae} "You know..."
| |
| <2247>
| |
| // \{Misae} "If those words are Japanese, then it's a very, very frightening reality."
| |
| <2248>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, those polished words just now meant, 'I can take care of the place on my own!'"
| |
| <2249>
| |
| // \{Misae} "Yeah, I knew it. Pretty good, Sunohara."
| |
| <2250>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Believe me!"
| |
| <2251>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess normal people will end up having this kind of response."
| |
| <2252>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "They can't look at reality."
| |
| <2253>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What kind of person am I..."
| |
| <2254>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That was delicious."
| |
| <2255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose."
| |
| <2256>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sanae-san told me a lot of things about cooking!"
| |
| <2257>
| |
| // Finishing lunch, we left the dorm yet again.
| |
| <2258>
| |
| // The two of us continued walking in the town during the early afternoon.
| |
| <2259>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sanae-san really is such a kind person."
| |
| <2260>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even more, she's beautiful, and she cooks so well..."
| |
| <2261>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I couldn't believe someone like her is onii-chan's girlfriend."
| |
| <2262>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose..."
| |
| <2263>
| |
| // Because, she's not a real girlfriend...
| |
| <2264>
| |
| // \{Mei} "We still have a lot of time right now though... where do you feel like going this time?"
| |
| <2265>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Since it's you, \m{A}-san, where would you go?"
| |
| <2266>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Me again...?"
| |
| <2267>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, movies or buying something."
| |
| <2268>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That sort of thing?"
| |
| <2269>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Rare places are bad, aren't they?"
| |
| <2270>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If I told you 'Let's go to a stoneware reference room', what would you think?"
| |
| <2271>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Haha... I'd refuse."
| |
| <2272>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course. I think it's better to be somewhere safe to begin with."
| |
| <2273>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I see..."
| |
| <2274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even though it seems safe, there are places that one shouldn't go to either."
| |
| <2275>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Many couples met tragedy heading to such abominable places..."
| |
| <2276>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, even so, there are men who are attracted to such worlds..."
| |
| <2277>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-that's...!"
| |
| <2278>
| |
| // ... Gulp.
| |
| <2279>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The name of that darkness... is the arcade."
| |
| <2280>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The... arcade?"
| |
| <2281>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, if it's just the arcade..."
| |
| <2282>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Weak!"
| |
| <2283>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uuuu, I'm sorry!"
| |
| <2284>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do you have a game console, Mei-chan?"
| |
| <2285>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm... onii-chan had one left behind."
| |
| <2286>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, it couldn't get all the way into the closet..."
| |
| <2287>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, normally guys like games."
| |
| <2288>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, there are a lot of girls that aren't like that."
| |
| <2289>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Try imagining how you'd feel watching someone play fighting games."
| |
| <2290>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If you put it that way, it's probably boring..."
| |
| <2291>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even more, it's normal for guys to be really crazy about it."
| |
| <2292>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't want such a date."
| |
| <2293>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Having said that, don't get a guy like that, Mei-chan."
| |
| <2294>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay, I'll be careful."
| |
| <2295>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Okay? Guys that call you to an arcade are the worst."
| |
| <2296>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The worst?"
| |
| <2297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's right, they're losers! Freaks!"
| |
| <2298>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Losers? Freaks?"
| |
| <2299>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Now, where will Sunohara go..."
| |
| <2300>
| |
| // In front of us, we see the two there.
| |
| <2301>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san, let's go to the arcades!"
| |
| <2302>
| |
| // Slip!
| |
| <2303>
| |
| // The two of us fall over.
| |
| <2304>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "The arcades? It's my first time!"
| |
| <2305>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ahh... Sanae-san, you mustn't go..."
| |
| <2306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well... if it's a UFO Catcher game or something that involves a lot of people, I don't think there'll be a problem...)
| |
| <2307>
| |
| // I think that while gazing at the lonely arcade in the middle of the shopping district.
| |
| <2308>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Sanae-san, this, this!"
| |
| <2309>
| |
| // Sunohara rushes up to the newest virtual DJ machine.
| |
| <2310>
| |
| // Especially of all things, something like this...
| |
| <2311>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'll show you how cool my scratch is!"
| |
| <2312>
| |
| // Whaaaatever man, it's your scratch after all.
| |
| <2313>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm looking forward to it!"
| |
| <2314>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... She seems really eager."
| |
| <2315>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's hope that he doesn't go too far."
| |
| <2316>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If he does though, Sanae-san will also get tired I think..."
| |
| <2317>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, if it ends so fast, it means he really sucks."
| |
| <2318>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's just about how difficult this is."
| |
| <2319>
| |
| // I don't think Sunohara would be capable of such a feat.
| |
| <2320>
| |
| // There was a good pick-up hip-hop rhythm flowing from the machine.
| |
| <2321>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's here, it's here, it's here, it's here---!"
| |
| <2322>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "YO! YO!"
| |
| <2323>
| |
| // MISS! \pMISS! \pMISS! \pMISS!
| |
| <2324>
| |
| // Clatter!
| |
| <2325>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Ah."
| |
| <2326>
| |
| // A sound came with the wire screen disappearing, with the words "GAME OVER".
| |
| <2327>
| |
| // Following that, I could hear booing.
| |
| <2328>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sunohara... you sucked at the worst possible level there...)
| |
| <2329>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What the hell's with this machine?! Doesn't it know my beat?!"
| |
| <2330>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahh, onii-chan's getting angry at the screen!"
| |
| <2331>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Besides, why isn't Bomb A Head in here?!"
| |
| <2332>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If it were, I'd get perfect!"
| |
| <2333>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Youhei-kun, you mustn't."
| |
| <2334>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You'll be a bother to the shop attendants if you break it."
| |
| <2335>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Tch..."
| |
| <2336>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Let's forget this stupid arcade, and go to the CD shop."
| |
| <2337>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'll give you Bomb A Head as a present!"
| |
| <2338>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahh, behaving like that, getting one wound after another..."
| |
| <2339>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There aren't any actually, are there...?"
| |
| <2340>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "None..."
| |
| <2341>
| |
| // And then we went to check the old, second-hand CDs in the major used shops.
| |
| <2342>
| |
| // Mei-chan watched the two from outside...
| |
| <2343>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why is Bomb A Head not here?!"
| |
| <2344>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "This shop is messed!"
| |
| <2345>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Surely it must be popular."
| |
| <2346>
| |
| // Sunohara, getting carried away with his talking.
| |
| <2347>
| |
| // Sanae-san tolerated it, giving such a polite answer.
| |
| <2348>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, even though they just restocked..."
| |
| <2349>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's that popularity survival thing, isn't it?"
| |
| <2350>
| |
| // It's revival.
| |
| <2351>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sigh..."
| |
| <2352>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's confusing me more and more..."
| |
| <2353>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Why is such a good person with onii-chan..."
| |
| <2354>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Indeed."
| |
| <2355>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan today was absolutely terrible."
| |
| <2356>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Though he did look a little cool."
| |
| <2357>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <2358>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Did you... say... he looked cool?"
| |
| <2359>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... haha... nothing."
| |
| <2360>
| |
| // \{Mei} "L-let's go take a look at the CDs as well."
| |
| <2361>
| |
| // We came close to the wall of CDs.
| |
| <2362>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What kind of music do you like, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <2363>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't really listen."
| |
| <2364>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not too familiar with what might be popular nowadays."
| |
| <2365>
| |
| // Looking quickly at the group of albums, I could count how many there were.
| |
| <2366>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What genre do you like, Mei-chan?"
| |
| <2367>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm..."
| |
| <2368>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Rock I guess?"
| |
| <2369>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Heh... a bit surprising."
| |
| <2370>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, I don't just listen to that though."
| |
| <2371>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There are just a lot of artists I like. Like this person..."
| |
| <2372>
| |
| // No matter how many CDs she picked up, I sadly did not know any of them.
| |
| <2373>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uwaah... this album's still around?"
| |
| <2374>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's this one?"
| |
| <2375>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I really like it."
| |
| <2376>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, right now you can't really get it anymore..."
| |
| <2377>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Something like this is here..."
| |
| <2378>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Did the recording company go bankrupt?"
| |
| <2379>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, not really but... you don't know, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <2380>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's really old, but it really made the news..."
| |
| <2381>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, I didn't..."
| |
| <2382>
| |
| // The title of the album was written in such strange lettering, that at one glance I couldn't read it well.
| |
| <2383>
| |
| // Below it was the artist's name in English.
| |
| <2384>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm..."
| |
| <2385>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, onii-chan's come out!"
| |
| <2386>
| |
| // While we were doing that, Sunohara and Sanae-san were leaving the store.
| |
| <2387>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Let's go!"
| |
| <2388>
| |
| // In a hurry, we put the CDs back. I helped as well.
| |
| <2389>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, where do they plan on going this time?"
| |
| <2390>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Whichever it is, it's certainly a place that isn't good at all."
| |
| <2391>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I suppose..."
| |
| <2392>
| |
| // We both sigh.
| |
| <2393>
| |
| // We're already getting fed up with this.
| |
| <2394>
| |
| // Finally, the day begins to darken, and the surroundings become orange.
| |
| <2395>
| |
| // Sanae-san's going through such a harsh, painful date.
| |
| <2396>
| |
| // Even then, she put on a smile, not wavering once.
| |
| <2397>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sanae-san, you're amazing...)
| |
| <2398>
| |
| // My admiration for her was already growing.
| |
| <2399>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's already become so dark..."
| |
| <2400>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What are you talking about? The date's just getting started!"
| |
| <2401>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Let's go take a night view, shall we?"
| |
| <2402>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "A night view? Sounds great!"
| |
| <2403>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, well.."
| |
| <2404>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-you can't?"
| |
| <2405>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Hmm, let's see..."
| |
| <2406>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Just for a bit!"
| |
| <2407>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "All right!"
| |
| <2408>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Onii-chan still feels like pulling her around."
| |
| <2409>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shouldn't Sanae-san head back home soon?"
| |
| <2410>
| |
| // It'll be evening soon.
| |
| <2411>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that so? Oh my..."
| |
| <2412>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, let's stop this."
| |
| <2413>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please do that, and free Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2414>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay."
| |
| <2415>
| |
| // With a bitter smile, she approaches those two.
| |
| <2416>
| |
| // However, along the way, she stopped as if she realized something.
| |
| <2417>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Mei-chan?"
| |
| <2418>
| |
| // Looks like she was staring at something.
| |
| <2419>
| |
| // What she was looking at wasn't Sunohara or Sanae-san.
| |
| <2420>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it?"
| |
| <2421>
| |
| // Coming closer, I called her.
| |
| <2422>
| |
| // Mei-chan was silent.
| |
| <2423>
| |
| // All she did was grip my sleeve hard.
| |
| <2424>
| |
| // Is there something in her eye?
| |
| <2425>
| |
| // I turned to see the place that she was staring at.
| |
| <2426>
| |
| // There was crying from a child across the street.
| |
| <2427>
| |
| // Is it a junior from grade school? Boys had formed a circle round there.
| |
| <2428>
| |
| // In the center was a much younger girl.
| |
| <2429>
| |
| // She was sobbing, her hands rubbing her eyes.
| |
| <2430>
| |
| // It was a scene involving kids bullying kids.
| |
| <2431>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You worried?"
| |
| <2432>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes."
| |
| <2433>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's... terrible."
| |
| <2434>
| |
| // For Mei-chan, she had put on a rare, sad face.
| |
| <2435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Can't be helped."
| |
| <2436>
| |
| // It feels immature dealing with kids like this but, let's go stop them.
| |
| <2437>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll go there for a bit."
| |
| <2438>
| |
| // And, just as I cross the road... something grabbed my sleeve.
| |
| <2439>
| |
| // Obviously that was because of Mei-chan.
| |
| <2440>
| |
| // She was silent, but it was as if she wanted me not to go.
| |
| <2441>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <2442>
| |
| // Holding me back, she glances at her brother's figure.
| |
| <2443>
| |
| // Sunohara and Sanae-san appear to have noticed it as well.
| |
| <2444>
| |
| // Is she expecting something of Sunohara?
| |
| <2445>
| |
| // She looked at her brother for a while. And then...
| |
| <2446>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, Sanae-san, shall we go?"
| |
| <2447>
| |
| // A bright voice from him.
| |
| <2448>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sunohara, you plan on ignoring this...?)
| |
| <2449>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah, well..."
| |
| <2450>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I suppose I do want to see the night view."
| |
| <2451>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, before that..."
| |
| <2452>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh, you should just leave that alone, shouldn't you?"
| |
| <2453>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Something like that is just a fight between kids, isn't it?!"
| |
| <2454>
| |
| // No matter how you look at it, one wouldn't say it was a fight.
| |
| <2455>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Besides, if we don't hurry, we'll be out of time."
| |
| <2456>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, I guess..."
| |
| <2457>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Anyways, it's stuff kids do."
| |
| <2458>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "We should spend our time as adults!"
| |
| <2459>
| |
| // This guy is...
| |
| <2460>
| |
| // Shocking as it is, with a single word, he stepped forward.*
| |
| <2461>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan!"
| |
| <2462>
| |
| // Leaving that aside, Mei-chan's voice echoed.
| |
| <2463>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What are you doing?!"
| |
| <2464>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You know, Mei, you shouldn't get in the middle of a date."
| |
| <2465>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's something you have to do before the date, right?!"
| |
| <2466>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know, you really suck."
| |
| <2467>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What, you too, \m{A}?"
| |
| <2468>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, hurry up and go. Sanae-san wants that too..."
| |
| <2469>
| |
| // The moment I said that, that sobbing was there.
| |
| <2470>
| |
| // Her voice was becoming louder. Is she being pushed around?
| |
| <2471>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Ah!"
| |
| <2472>
| |
| // No one else but Sanae-san charged in first.
| |
| <2473>
| |
| // As if playing an instrument, she cut straight through the road.
| |
| <2474>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san, it's dangerous!"
| |
| <2475>
| |
| // My voice didn't reach her at all, as she had crossed the road.
| |
| <2476>
| |
| // And then, coming close to the group of kids, she brought up her voice.
| |
| <2477>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Hey!"
| |
| <2478>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You can't bully a girl!"
| |
| <2479>
| |
| // I could hear her loud voice so clearly from over here.
| |
| <2480>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... It's fine, now."
| |
| <2481>
| |
| // She calms down the sobbing girl with her gentle voice.
| |
| <2482>
| |
| // Sanae-san's roar had scattered about the bullying kids.
| |
| <2483>
| |
| // I was the only one who had seen that.
| |
| <2484>
| |
| // Sure Sunohara did but, I felt terrible.
| |
| <2485>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What's your name? Where's your mother?"
| |
| <2486>
| |
| // Standing silent there, I could hear her soft voice mixed with the girl's crying.
| |
| <2487>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Mei-san."
| |
| <2488>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... yes?!"
| |
| <2489>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sorry but... could you take care of this girl for a while?"
| |
| <2490>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it?"
| |
| <2491>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "She got lost from her mom it seems."
| |
| <2492>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "She might have gone really quickly to the kindergarten over there."
| |
| <2493>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Besides, the name she told me, I heard it from a nursery school I know that I called."
| |
| <2494>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So, please take care of her for a bit."
| |
| <2495>
| |
| // She quickly ran off to the kindergarten.
| |
| <2496>
| |
| // Mei-chan was bewildered for a while, and eventually formed a smile.
| |
| <2497>
| |
| // \{Mei} "H-Hello there!"
| |
| <2498>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm Mei. Umm, your name is by chance...?"
| |
| <2499>
| |
| // \{Girl} "........."
| |
| <2500>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Fueeeeeeeehhhhhh..."
| |
| <2501>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, why are you crying?!"
| |
| <2502>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-what should I do...?"
| |
| <2503>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For now, hug her I guess... there."
| |
| <2504>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Woah, she's pretty heavy!"
| |
| <2505>
| |
| // \{Girl} "Sniff, fueehhhh...!"
| |
| <2506>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't be so violent!"
| |
| <2507>
| |
| // \{Mei} "D-don't scratch him!"
| |
| <2508>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Owwwwww---!!"
| |
| <2509>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "This is why I hate kids."
| |
| <2510>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What is it with you two?"
| |
| <2511>
| |
| // I didn't know what to do. Eventually, Sanae-san came back.
| |
| <2512>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay, okay... I'm here."
| |
| <2513>
| |
| // She clung to her chest, crying loudly.
| |
| <2514>
| |
| // It was just so out of there.
| |
| <2515>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How'd it go?"
| |
| <2516>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's a problem."
| |
| <2517>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "The kindergarten's on a holiday."
| |
| <2518>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I tried calling another kindergarten but... they're almost all on holidays."
| |
| <2519>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it is Sunday after all."
| |
| <2520>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... What should we do?"
| |
| <2521>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm..."
| |
| <2522>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wouldn't it be better to let the police handle this?"
| |
| <2523>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What is it with you guys?!"
| |
| <2524>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Now, now..."
| |
| <2525>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, I was thinking of the police as well."
| |
| <2526>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sure she'll also be afraid of them."
| |
| <2527>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She cried just from Mei-chan talking so..."
| |
| <2528>
| |
| // The girl stuck close to Sanae-san, not wanting to let go.
| |
| <2529>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, I'll split off and search!"
| |
| <2530>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, if you search randomly, you won't find her, will you?"
| |
| <2531>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We don't know where she came from at all."
| |
| <2532>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait for a bit. We should think of a better method..."
| |
| <2533>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I suppose..."
| |
| <2534>
| |
| // As we worried for a bit, Sanae-san abruptly brought up her voice.
| |
| <2535>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I suppose we should really ask the kindergarten and nursery school."
| |
| <2536>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, they're on holiday, aren't they?"
| |
| <2537>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "There is a chance one of them is still working."
| |
| <2538>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I think we should get in contact with the people in charge there and let them handle it."
| |
| <2539>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "B-but... if there's nothing but janitors left, what'll we do?"
| |
| <2540>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "We'll ask the houses nearby."
| |
| <2541>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If there's a child there, they'll surely hand this girl over to the nursery school's custody."
| |
| <2542>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And then they'll get in touch with the people in charge."
| |
| <2543>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... You sure?"
| |
| <2544>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Yes."
| |
| <2545>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Let's start with the kindergarten in front."
| |
| <2546>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "We'll ask the houses around."
| |
| <2547>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-wait a second!"
| |
| <2548>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I understand this is good but, if something goes wrong..."
| |
| <2549>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know how many nursery schools there are in this city? Are we going to go around all of them?"
| |
| <2550>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I don't know how many there are but, let's go around and look."
| |
| <2551>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Come, let's go!"
| |
| <2552>
| |
| // She began walking, taking the girl with her.
| |
| <2553>
| |
| // We were dumbfounded for a while.
| |
| <2554>
| |
| // With how normal and calm Sanae-san was.
| |
| <2555>
| |
| // She had such unimaginable willpower.
| |
| <2556>
| |
| // We went all the way until late at night, but Sanae-san was able to find her parents.
| |
| <2557>
| |
| // The happy, yet crying again child headed back to her home.
| |
| <2558>
| |
| // The mother we found bowed many times, while crying.
| |
| <2559>
| |
| // Sanae-san was just like that, giving her a smile as though it was nothing.
| |
| <2560>
| |
| // ... Only that this wasn't nothing at all.
| |
| <2561>
| |
| // It was something that Sanae-san had to do.
| |
| <2562>
| |
| // Honestly, she was really impressive.
| |
| <2563>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sorry."
| |
| <2564>
| |
| // She spoke as such, leaving us.
| |
| <2565>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "For having you come with me this late..."
| |
| <2566>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't worry about such things."
| |
| <2567>
| |
| // \{Mei} "We were completely useless."
| |
| <2568>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Not at all."
| |
| <2569>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Because you did your best, I'm sure that she's become happy."
| |
| <2570>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sure she'll be glad."
| |
| <2571>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yeah."
| |
| <2572>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Youhei-kun as well... although this was a date, I'm sorry."
| |
| <2573>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "We didn't get to have our night view."
| |
| <2574>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Nah, it's fine."
| |
| <2575>
| |
| // He answered quietly, glancing away.
| |
| <2576>
| |
| // It was obvious he was getting fed up.
| |
| <2577>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Are you angry?"
| |
| <2578>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Not really but..."
| |
| <2579>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, because it was our date after all."
| |
| <2580>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, are you still saying that?!"
| |
| <2581>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, yeah, I should just shut up, right?"
| |
| <2582>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <2583>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Youhei-kun,"
| |
| <2584>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You shouldn't pout like that."
| |
| <2585>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Of course today ended up like this but..."
| |
| <2586>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If you're fine with it, we can have another date again, Youhei-kun."
| |
| <2587>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Serious?"
| |
| <2588>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Yes."
| |
| <2589>
| |
| // Sanae-san softly reaches out her hand.
| |
| <2590>
| |
| // She put it on Sunohara's head, brushing his hair through it gently as to scatter it around.
| |
| <2591>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'll always be going out with you."
| |
| <2592>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Because we know each other."
| |
| <2593>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm happy that you feel the time we spend together is important."
| |
| <2594>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But... there are times and moments when we can't."
| |
| <2595>
| |
| // That's certainly to help other people, isn't it?
| |
| <2596>
| |
| // Sunohara blushed a little bit. He brushed his forehead.
| |
| <2597>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sure you're a child that can do that, Youhei-kun."*
| |
| <2598>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But it's bad to end up forgetting about it once in a while."*
| |
| <2599>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I'm sure that's because you lack experience."
| |
| <2600>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Even then, I'm sure you can do it."
| |
| <2601>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I believe in that."
| |
| <2602>
| |
| // A piercing, kind voice.
| |
| <2603>
| |
| // If she whispered to me in that tone, I would definitely nod without knowing it.
| |
| <2604>
| |
| // But, Sunohara...
| |
| <2605>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Eheheh..."
| |
| <2606>
| |
| // Smiled.
| |
| <2607>
| |
| // Probably thinking about how soft her breath is, and how nice she smells.
| |
| <2608>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sanae-san, he really is just an idiot...)
| |
| <2609>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Today's also such a refreshing morning!"
| |
| <2610>
| |
| // The next day, Sunohara attended during fifth period recess.
| |
| <2611>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know you only have an hour left, right?"
| |
| <2612>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, I put Sanae-san to sleep yesterday~"
| |
| <2613>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You two left after that, didn't you?"
| |
| <2614>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I mean a call man! A phone call!"
| |
| <2615>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "When we separated, we exchanged phone numbers..."
| |
| <2616>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If we did that, Sanae-san could call me, right?"
| |
| <2617>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Just her voice alone is so cute..."
| |
| <2618>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, you guys didn't talk for long, did you?"
| |
| <2619>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Only about three minutes..."
| |
| <2620>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, that time is an eternity for lovers."
| |
| <2621>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I couldn't sleep, thinking about Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2622>
| |
| // He talked to me as if in a dream, while I looked far away out the window.
| |
| <2623>
| |
| // Normally I'd throw in something but, instead I just sighed heavily.
| |
| <2624>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know... did Sanae-san say nothing?"
| |
| <2625>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "She talked about a lot of things she remembered on the date!"
| |
| <2626>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's not it, come on..."
| |
| <2627>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, speaking of which, she talked about when we took the kid home... numerous times."
| |
| <2628>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't really care about that brat anyways!"
| |
| <2629>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That would be my main concern...)
| |
| <2630>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wonder if we'll call each other today as well? I have to hurry back home."
| |
| <2631>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, she cares so much about me..."
| |
| <2632>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It might be that she's fallen in love with \bme\u~"
| |
| <2633>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, if it's me and Sanae-san, it's all okay!"
| |
| <2634>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara, you know..."
| |
| <2635>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't worry, \m{A}!"
| |
| <2636>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Since Sanae-san and I are going out, be sure to introduce us to your friends!"
| |
| <2637>
| |
| // Pat, pat, I tap his shoulders.
| |
| <2638>
| |
| // I'm just not able to hang out with you.
| |
| <2639>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh, where are you going?"
| |
| <2640>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nowhere."
| |
| <2641>
| |
| // I'll kill my time as best as I can until lessons start.
| |
| <2642>
| |
| // I move my legs in the direction of the door.
| |
| <2643>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It seems that the guy has to confess..."
| |
| <2644>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Being too much in a hurry is quite sad~"
| |
| <2645>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "April's already over so, have to start off as best I can in May!"
| |
| <2646>
| |
| // I could hear him muttering to himself.
| |
| <2647>
| |
| // I step straight out of the classroom.
| |
| <2648>
| |
| // I was still irritated when lessons had ended.
| |
| <2649>
| |
| // No, I was still fine with that.
| |
| <2650>
| |
| // That idiot Sunohara had been practicing, even though the two hadn't been particularly talking yet.
| |
| <2651>
| |
| // Mei-chan's the one who's sad here.
| |
| <2652>
| |
| // For having such a brother right now.
| |
| <2653>
| |
| // Even more, Mei-chan came to this city because she was worried about him.
| |
| <2654>
| |
| // Exactly what is she thinking, seeing him like this?
| |
| <2655>
| |
| // I guess it was probably better showing how Sunohara usually lived...
| |
| <2656>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Eh?"
| |
| <2657>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <2658>
| |
| // Mei-chan was waiting at the school gates.
| |
| <2659>
| |
| // The students heading home didn't hold back giving glances, wondering about her rare school uniform.
| |
| <2660>
| |
| // With nothing to do, she stood there quietly.
| |
| <2661>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you doing?"
| |
| <2662>
| |
| // In haste, I get close to her.
| |
| <2663>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <2664>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you waiting for Sunohara, by chance?"
| |
| <2665>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes."
| |
| <2666>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, where's onii-chan...?"
| |
| <2667>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Since it's him, he's already gone home."
| |
| <2668>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He said something about having to get a phone call from Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2669>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that so..."
| |
| <2670>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez... it can't be helped..."
| |
| <2671>
| |
| // Mei-chan's calmed down a little bit since yesterday.
| |
| <2672>
| |
| // She was really worried about Sunohara, remembering his slight disappointment.
| |
| <2673>
| |
| // I guess that's just because they're blood relatives?
| |
| <2674>
| |
| // I didn't really know too well myself.
| |
| <2675>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Mei-chan,"
| |
| <2676>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why are you this worried?"
| |
| <2677>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't think that idiot will start anything right now..."
| |
| <2678>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I... know that."
| |
| <2679>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, school's already started for you, hasn't it?"
| |
| <2680>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I know that too."
| |
| <2681>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But I won't be going back at this rate."
| |
| <2682>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is my brother at the dormitory?"
| |
| <2683>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah... I suppose."
| |
| <2684>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you very much. Then, I'll be off."
| |
| <2685>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Mei-chan..."
| |
| <2686>
| |
| // She nods quickly, then heads down the hill road.
| |
| <2687>
| |
| // Gazing at her small back for a bit...
| |
| <2688>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... Geez.)
| |
| <2689>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan, I'm coming too!"
| |
| <2690>
| |
| // And like her, I ran down.
| |
| <2691>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You know, you guys,"
| |
| <2692>
| |
| // Upon reaching the dormitory room, it was clear he was quite irritated.
| |
| <2693>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm busy right now. I told you, didn't I, \m{A}?"
| |
| <2694>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't know when I'm going to get a call from Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2695>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If it's the phone line, I already pulled it out earlier."
| |
| <2696>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't pull it out!"
| |
| <2697>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... that's how it is, so I don't want to deal with anyone else."
| |
| <2698>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Before love was so amazing, I thought of nothing but keeping my sister out~"*
| |
| <2699>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <2700>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Besides, Mei, what are you going to do about school?"
| |
| <2701>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You've already seen how I'm doing, so you're done here, right?"
| |
| <2702>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hurry up and go home."
| |
| <2703>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... No."
| |
| <2704>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm not going home yet."
| |
| <2705>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why not?"
| |
| <2706>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Because there's still something I have to do here."
| |
| <2707>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hmm... ah, so you mean that."
| |
| <2708>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait, you don't get it."
| |
| <2709>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan, you came here to see how Sunohara's doing. Isn't that right?"
| |
| <2710>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What are you talking about? That's just some excuse, an excuse."
| |
| <2711>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It's not because she's so far away and stuff that she'd come here."
| |
| <2712>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "She's been yearning for the city, see..."
| |
| <2713>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "She just wants to come out of the countryside and see what living in a city's like."
| |
| <2714>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's right."
| |
| <2715>
| |
| // She seems a little bit angry.
| |
| <2716>
| |
| // Even so, she nodded to Sunohara's words.
| |
| <2717>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "See, look. That's what she was thinking about."
| |
| <2718>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hold yourself back, and hurry up and head home."
| |
| <2719>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah... I'll do that."
| |
| <2720>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, there's someone I have to meet here, though."
| |
| <2721>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What?"
| |
| <2722>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Someone you have to meet...?"
| |
| <2723>
| |
| // That's the first I've heard of it.
| |
| <2724>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's someone that I've been seeing."
| |
| <2725>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A friend from transfer school...?"
| |
| <2726>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, we haven't met in person."
| |
| <2727>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then... a penfriend?"
| |
| <2728>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yup."
| |
| <2729>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Still using letters in such times? Mei's still such a kid~"
| |
| <2730>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Not at all, the person's really grown up."
| |
| <2731>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Telling me a lot of things."
| |
| <2732>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Like, what sort of things?"
| |
| <2733>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm... like..."
| |
| <2734>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Playing at night."
| |
| <2735>
| |
| // Thud!\shake{1}
| |
| <2736>
| |
| // Sunohara hit his head on a corner of the kotatsu.
| |
| <2737>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "P... playing at night.........?!"
| |
| <2738>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "T-that means, the person is..."
| |
| <2739>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Oh man, it's obviously a guy, isn't it?"
| |
| <2740>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He said he was in his late twenties, part of a company and all."
| |
| <2741>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wha... wha..."
| |
| <2742>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He's really nice and knowledgeable."
| |
| <2743>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I thought of meeting him once or something."
| |
| <2744>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei, wait a second!"
| |
| <2745>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Love is beautiful, isn't it, onii-chan?"
| |
| <2746>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yeah... I guess..."
| |
| <2747>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Meeting him might be fun~ I wonder what kind of person is he~"
| |
| <2748>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Have to practice playing at night!"
| |
| <2749>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "P-practice?!"
| |
| <2750>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I wanna go check and have a night viewing, onii-chan!"
| |
| <2751>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "T... that's the best spot for a date..."
| |
| <2752>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's the reason I won't be heading back home for a while."
| |
| <2753>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Keep it a secret from mom and dad, okay?"
| |
| <2754>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's completely grown-up love!"
| |
| <2755>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-well... Mei, that's...!"
| |
| <2756>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, you should have fun with your grown-up love with Sanae-san too!"
| |
| <2757>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yeah... I, guess..."
| |
| <2758>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, oh no, it's already this time!"
| |
| <2759>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I have an appointment, so I'll be going now!"
| |
| <2760>
| |
| // Waving her hand, she left the room.
| |
| <2761>
| |
| // Sunohara and I listened to the sound of the door closing, dumbfounded.
| |
| <2762>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "An appointment?"
| |
| <2763>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Late twenties...?"
| |
| <2764>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Holding hands with an adult...?"
| |
| <2765>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Comfort...?"
| |
| <2766>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The climax of life...?"*
| |
| <2767>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Lost on one's path...?"
| |
| <2768>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <2769>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <2770>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... And then, to a butterfly overnight."
| |
| <2771>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\bNOOOOOOOOOOO!!\u"
| |
| <2772>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, hey, Sunohara!"
| |
| <2773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This isn't the time to be agonizing over this!"
| |
| <2774>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eh?!"
| |
| <2775>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go after her!"
| |
| <2776>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <2777>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "B... but, I have to take a call from Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2778>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Are you still talking about that?"
| |
| <2779>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara, do you know your situation right now?"
| |
| <2780>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I know. But, love is relaxing..."
| |
| <2781>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because love is wonderful, after all..."
| |
| <2782>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This guy's hopeless...)
| |
| <2783>
| |
| // I charge ahead, leaving Sunohara alone.
| |
| <2784>
| |
| // I ran with all my might, jumping out of the dorm.
| |
| <2785>
| |
| // I was worried about making it in time but, I caught up with her figure up ahead.
| |
| <2786>
| |
| // She wasn't in a hurry, nor was she to hide herself... it was as if she stood there wanting to be found.
| |
| <2787>
| |
| // I looked at her lonely back from behind.
| |
| <2788>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Onii-chan?"
| |
| <2789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's me, unfortunately."
| |
| <2790>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Ah..."
| |
| <2791>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "With the... way Sunohara is, he ain't coming."
| |
| <2792>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I see..."
| |
| <2793>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that so..."
| |
| <2794>
| |
| // A sad voice. An unfortunate and cruel look on her face.
| |
| <2795>
| |
| // Feeling that, I finally figured out what Mei-chan was up to.
| |
| <2796>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Why did you lie like that?"
| |
| <2797>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh?"
| |
| <2798>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "About meeting up with that guy, the company employee."
| |
| <2799>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All of that was a lie, wasn't it?"
| |
| <2800>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <2801>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Oh boy, I've been busted."
| |
| <2802>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No matter how I could think of that, there's no such person that would be related to you, Mei-chan."
| |
| <2803>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that a compliment of some sort?"
| |
| <2804>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Somewhat."
| |
| <2805>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... So, why?"
| |
| <2806>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why did you lie?"
| |
| <2807>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's..."
| |
| <2808>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's?"
| |
| <2809>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Because I wanted onii-chan to chase after me."
| |
| <2810>
| |
| // \{Mei} "To catch me..."
| |
| <2811>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And scold me..."
| |
| <2812>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And tell me not to meet such a person..."
| |
| <2813>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I would have been fine if he slapped me."
| |
| <2814>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I wanted it... to be like that."
| |
| <2815>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan..."
| |
| <2816>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I hate it,"
| |
| <2817>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Seeing my brother like this,"
| |
| <2818>
| |
| // \{Mei} "For onii-chan to have become like this..."
| |
| <2819>
| |
| // Mei-chan lowers her head.
| |
| <2820>
| |
| // It seemed... her voice shook a little bit.
| |
| <2821>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I was bullied."
| |
| <2822>
| |
| // She talked to me when it became night.
| |
| <2823>
| |
| // By this time, she had completely calmed down.
| |
| <2824>
| |
| // Mei was talking about one thing after another in my room.
| |
| <2825>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... when I say I was bullied, I mean when I was younger."
| |
| <2826>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thinking about it now, stuff like that didn't really mean anything."
| |
| <2827>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I remember being so scared back then."
| |
| <2828>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't see you as that type, Mei-chan."
| |
| <2829>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What was the reason?"
| |
| <2830>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Because of onii-chan."
| |
| <2831>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He was a show-off, violent, and annoyed people around him..."
| |
| <2832>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And they used that against me."
| |
| <2833>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's pretty bad..."
| |
| <2834>
| |
| // So even his sister gets involved because of his personality...?
| |
| <2835>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... But, I was fine. Because..."
| |
| <2836>
| |
| // Mei-chan took a breath, as if remembering that time, and began talking.
| |
| <2837>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan... saved me at that time."
| |
| <2838>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You reap what you sow, then...?"
| |
| <2839>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Something like that."
| |
| <2840>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It would have been better if he hadn't said anything from the start."
| |
| <2841>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... I was happy."
| |
| <2842>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I would cry a lot, and onii-chan would jump straight in."
| |
| <2843>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And go, 'Mei, don't cry!'"
| |
| <2844>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That Sunohara... huh."
| |
| <2845>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He was a stupid brother, but I was still happy with that."
| |
| <2846>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I relied so much on him, despite onii-chan being stupid."
| |
| <2847>
| |
| // I remembered how panicked Sunohara was when I told him his sister was coming.
| |
| <2848>
| |
| // I'm sure he himself was aware that...
| |
| <2849>
| |
| // Before his sister came, he had to show how good he looked.
| |
| <2850>
| |
| // \{Mei} "When he graduated from middle school, he became really good at soccer..."
| |
| <2851>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Getting so much to the point of being an ace..."
| |
| <2852>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I wasn't the only one that relied on him, but everyone from the team."
| |
| <2853>
| |
| // \{Mei} "'If you leave it to Sunohara, he'll pull something off.'"
| |
| <2854>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Though the coach got angry at him for putting up no defense."
| |
| <2855>
| |
| // Mei-chan talking on and on about her brother.
| |
| <2856>
| |
| // Those words were somehow mixed with pride.
| |
| <2857>
| |
| // ... I was a little jealous of Sunohara.
| |
| <2858>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... But, onii-chan now has changed."
| |
| <2859>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He may be stupid... but he isn't the onii-chan I know that's kind."
| |
| <2860>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan abandoned a bullied girl..."
| |
| <2861>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He should have been worried about me..."
| |
| <2862>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan..."
| |
| <2863>
| |
| // I didn't come up with any words.
| |
| <2864>
| |
| // He was that kind of guy. Though I'd joke about him, I wouldn't say anything like that.
| |
| <2865>
| |
| // His sister felt impatient with the tormented Sunohara up to now.
| |
| <2866>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Umm,"
| |
| <2867>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'd like you to answer me honestly..."
| |
| <2868>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah?"
| |
| <2869>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is Sanae-san really onii-chan's girlfriend?"
| |
| <2870>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ahh, that..."
| |
| <2871>
| |
| // I was at my limit to keeping secrets here.
| |
| <2872>
| |
| // It might be a little bad, but I felt I had to be honest.
| |
| <2873>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure it's as you see it, Mei-chan."
| |
| <2874>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san's not his girlfriend."
| |
| <2875>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She was to only pretend to be one since you were coming..."
| |
| <2876>
| |
| // Although, it seems Sunohara has become serious about it...
| |
| <2877>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I knew it."
| |
| <2878>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's true... such a beautiful person couldn't be his girlfriend."
| |
| <2879>
| |
| // Sunohara's school life, plastered with lies.
| |
| <2880>
| |
| // She could probably imagine just how terrible his school life really was.
| |
| <2881>
| |
| // In that, completely discouraged spirit...
| |
| <2882>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan..."
| |
| <2883>
| |
| // The deep sigh she took at the end was filled with disappointment.
| |
| <2884>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Hmm...)
| |
| <2885>
| |
| // I stood in the dormitory hallway.
| |
| <2886>
| |
| // To be honest, I didn't like being with Sunohara right now.
| |
| <2887>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But... I suspect I feel that way for Mei-chan's sake...)
| |
| <2888>
| |
| // Readying myself, I open the door.
| |
| <2889>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Though he might be just sleeping...)
| |
| <2890>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <2891>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Woah!"
| |
| <2892>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wake up..."
| |
| <2893>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ahh... \m{A}."
| |
| <2894>
| |
| // The bloodshot eyes of a heavy bear.
| |
| <2895>
| |
| // Which means, he didn't sleep...?
| |
| <2896>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You know..."
| |
| <2897>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "About Mei-chan?"
| |
| <2898>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "N-not at all!"
| |
| <2899>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why do I have to worry about Mei..."
| |
| <2900>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Because obviously your eyes have been swimming around...)
| |
| <2901>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... You're not gonna care about her?"
| |
| <2902>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I-I thought she was a kid but she's aware of how beautiful love is. Isn't that great?"
| |
| <2903>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... no matter who she goes out with, it's none of my concern!"
| |
| <2904>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm busy with my love with Sanae-san..."
| |
| <2905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you still talking about that...?"
| |
| <2906>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm serious!"
| |
| <2907>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Thursday, May 1... on that day, Sanae-san will really become my girlfriend!"
| |
| <2908>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "We're going to be dating from today onward, so I better start preparing!"
| |
| <2909>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I gotta make it there by one o'clock at least."*
| |
| <2910>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, huh? Where are you going, \m{A}?"
| |
| <2911>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Shut up."
| |
| <2912>
| |
| // Being so disgusted with him, I left the room.
| |
| <2913>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah..."
| |
| <2914>
| |
| // Mei-chan was in front of the dormitory.
| |
| <2915>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, where's onii-chan...?"
| |
| <2916>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's dating Sanae-san today as well."
| |
| <2917>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Getting dressed up now and stuff."
| |
| <2918>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I see."
| |
| <2919>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sigh..."
| |
| <2920>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan doesn't care what happens to me, does he...?"
| |
| <2921>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He really has changed, hasn't he..."
| |
| <2922>
| |
| // With a painful face, she drops her shoulders.
| |
| <2923>
| |
| // I wonder if that's how much she loves him?
| |
| <2924>
| |
| // Perhaps she thought he really was someone to rely on?
| |
| <2925>
| |
| // For her to be this sad, Sunohara's truly an idiot.
| |
| <2926>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan."
| |
| <2927>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes?"
| |
| <2928>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Become my sister."
| |
| <2929>
| |
| // She spit out hard.
| |
| <2930>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-what are you saying all of a sudden?!"
| |
| <2931>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I thought that for a sister like you, Mei-chan, Sunohara doesn't deserve this."
| |
| <2932>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahaha... you say that well."
| |
| <2933>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, if you were onii-chan, it might be fine, \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <2934>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's right, forget about that foolish brother!"
| |
| <2935>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And love me instead!"
| |
| <2936>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If I could, I would do that..."
| |
| <2937>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, even though he's like that, he's still onii-chan."
| |
| <2938>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I won't desert him even a little."
| |
| <2939>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Tch... what is it?"
| |
| <2940>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-but, I do think you seem a lot like a real brother, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <2941>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Really?!"
| |
| <2942>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm not lying~"
| |
| <2943>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, try talking to me as if I were your brother."
| |
| <2944>
| |
| // \{Mei} "As if you were my... brother? When you say that all of a sudden, it troubles me."
| |
| <2945>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm, like my brother, like my brother..."
| |
| <2946>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... You know, onii-chan,"
| |
| <2947>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Ugh!"
| |
| <2948>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh? What's wrong, onii-chan?"
| |
| <2949>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Your face is red... did you catch a fever?"
| |
| <2950>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, are you fine...?"
| |
| <2951>
| |
| // Mei-chan's face drew near mine.
| |
| <2952>
| |
| // Those slightly dim yet large eyes looked at me.
| |
| <2953>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... T-this feels......)
| |
| <2954>
| |
| // What is this throbbing inside my chest...?!
| |
| <2955>
| |
| // What could it be, what could it be...
| |
| <2956>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (......... Good...)
| |
| <2957>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Huh?!"
| |
| <2958>
| |
| // I felt the gaze of the students in the dormitory.
| |
| <2959>
| |
| // \{Male Student 1} "Eh, isn't that \m{A}...?"
| |
| <2960>
| |
| // \{Male Student 2} "He's making some junior high student call him 'onii-chan'..."
| |
| <2961>
| |
| // \{Female Student 1} "No way, even though he looks a bit cool..."
| |
| <2962>
| |
| // \{Female Student 2} "... Pervert."
| |
| <2963>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm not--!!"
| |
| <2964>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah ,what's wrong, onii-chan?!"
| |
| <2965>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah... oh yeah..."
| |
| <2966>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait, Mei-chan!"
| |
| <2967>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "F... for now, let's go!"
| |
| <2968>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-where are we going, onii-chan?!"
| |
| <2969>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stop with 'onii-chan'!"
| |
| <2970>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No, actually, please don't stop--!"
| |
| <2971>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, what should Mei do?!"
| |
| <2972>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guwahhh!!"
| |
| <2973>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huff, huff, pant, pant..."
| |
| <2974>
| |
| // If we've come this far, it should be fine...
| |
| <2975>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez... onii-chan, don't run all of a sudden!"
| |
| <2976>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Guwaah!"
| |
| <2977>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Uh, you know, Mei-chan,"
| |
| <2978>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wha~t is it, onii-chan?"
| |
| <2979>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Stop it... umm, please believe my eyes, stop it..."
| |
| <2980>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I feel like I'm going to be thrown into a forbidden world..."
| |
| <2981>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... You're strange, onii-chan."
| |
| <2982>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guwaah!!"
| |
| <2983>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ugghhh... seriously, please stop!"
| |
| <2984>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "'Onii-chan' is forbidden!"
| |
| <2985>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You want me to stop saying 'onii-chan'...?"
| |
| <2986>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ahh... actually I don't want you to stop..."
| |
| <2987>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan... what should Mei do?"
| |
| <2988>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Dahhh! Actually, please stop!"
| |
| <2989>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Banned...! 'Onii-chan' is banned!"
| |
| <2990>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <2991>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Do you hate Mei, onii-chan?"
| |
| <2992>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guwaaahhh!!!"
| |
| <2993>
| |
| // I was in agony on the sidewalk.
| |
| <2994>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, that was a joke."
| |
| <2995>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guoooo..."
| |
| <2996>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Are you okay, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <2997>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <2998>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (No good, "onii-chan" is too dangerous...)
| |
| <2999>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Having said that... let's stop this now."
| |
| <3000>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I will."
| |
| <3001>
| |
| // Though I feel it's a bit disappointing, I figure this is for the best.
| |
| <3002>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, you really are a strange person."
| |
| <3003>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, really..."
| |
| <3004>
| |
| // The carefree, giggling Mei-chan.
| |
| <3005>
| |
| // I liked her this way a lot better than when she had a sad face.
| |
| <3006>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, seems you're feeling a little better."
| |
| <3007>
| |
| // \{Mei} "When you say it like that, that's true."
| |
| <3008>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... It's all thanks to onii-chan~"
| |
| <3009>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Dowaah!"
| |
| <3010>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahaha... are you okay, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <3011>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-you know..."
| |
| <3012>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm sowwy~"
| |
| <3013>
| |
| // And then, a smile came up from her again.
| |
| <3014>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <3015>
| |
| // I wanted to see that smile more, I thought.
| |
| <3016>
| |
| // I want her to be a lot better.
| |
| <3017>
| |
| // I felt that if I could, I wanted to grant Mei-chan's wish.
| |
| <3018>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Mei-chan,"
| |
| <3019>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You want to be worried about Sunohara after all, don't you?"
| |
| <3020>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... yeah, that's right."
| |
| <3021>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It seems he's also worried this morning too."
| |
| <3022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's put in this strange position because he's an idiot."
| |
| <3023>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, if you shake him up a bit, he'll show his true feelings."
| |
| <3024>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that so...?"
| |
| <3025>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <3026>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's why, we'll have to pretend to fool around more and more."
| |
| <3027>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, what should we do?"
| |
| <3028>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I know almost nothing about this town..."
| |
| <3029>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even if you mention a fake boyfriend, I wouldn't know what to do..."
| |
| <3030>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guess it's my turn with that."
| |
| <3031>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You'll... be a fake boyfriend?"
| |
| <3032>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Something like that."
| |
| <3033>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What do you think? Though only if you're fine with it, Mei-chan."
| |
| <3034>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, please, by all means!"
| |
| <3035>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, then let's hurry and enjoy ourselves as lovers!"
| |
| <3036>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah, let's go, onii-chan!"
| |
| <3037>
| |
| // S-slip!
| |
| <3038>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "'Onii-chan' is banned--!"
| |
| <3039>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, \m{A}-san, what's that?"
| |
| <3040>
| |
| // Mei-chan was pointing out to the front of the station.
| |
| <3041>
| |
| // She brought up an excited voice, pointing out a pastel-colored wagon stopped on the sidewalk.
| |
| <3042>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A crêpe shop. They come out once in a while."
| |
| <3043>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Amazing... they have things like these?! This is my first time!"
| |
| <3044>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're exaggerating this..."
| |
| <3045>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-because, this is the first time I've seen one!"
| |
| <3046>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The city's amazing..."
| |
| <3047>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, eh?! They have this menu here~!"
| |
| <3048>
| |
| // She ruggedly tugs my arm over to the front of the vehicle.
| |
| <3049>
| |
| // Looks like the crêpe shop was on its way home. There was a line of girls formed up.
| |
| <3050>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, Mei-chan, you want to eat?"
| |
| <3051>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, I really do."
| |
| <3052>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, then, I'll treat you."
| |
| <3053>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... is that okay?"
| |
| <3054>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Though it's fake, we're lovers. Since we're on a date, that's what I should do, right?"
| |
| <3055>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah! Then, I won't hold back and dive right in!"
| |
| <3056>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's the way to do it."
| |
| <3057>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How many do you want? Pick what you like."
| |
| <3058>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's so many, it's hard to pick..."
| |
| <3059>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, this one is amazing!"
| |
| <3060>
| |
| // Mei-chan was pointing to huge letters that were written on the cork board right at the top.
| |
| <3061>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Princess Crêpe...?"
| |
| <3062>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A somewhat very exaggerated name."
| |
| <3063>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm... 'Cake with luxuriously made fresh cream, covered with an assortment of fruits and jam, and finally finished off with caramel!'"
| |
| <3064>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Just hearing it sounds delicious!"
| |
| <3065>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "My stomach feels heavy..."
| |
| <3066>
| |
| // Exactly how much of this can I take?
| |
| <3067>
| |
| // I look at the menu again.
| |
| <3068>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Geh!"
| |
| <3069>
| |
| // The price was also very princess-like.
| |
| <3070>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Princess Crêpe looks very delicious!"
| |
| <3071>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you so much, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3072>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well..."
| |
| <3073>
| |
| // Seeing that smile on her face, it was difficult to run her down.
| |
| <3074>
| |
| // Besides, saying one thing to tick her off would be disgusting.
| |
| <3075>
| |
| // If I don't lead her to something better...
| |
| <3076>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Mei-chan,"
| |
| <3077>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The Princess may be fine but, there's probably a lot of calories."
| |
| <3078>
| |
| // \{Mei} "While I might get a little fat, It'll be fine."
| |
| <3079>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if you become fat on the sides?"
| |
| <3080>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uuu... it'll be fine~"
| |
| <3081>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No way, at this time, the way you grow is important!"
| |
| <3082>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Having said that, I suggest going for something lower, like the Maharaja Crêpe."
| |
| <3083>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What's Maharaja?"
| |
| <3084>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Referring to the king of India."
| |
| <3085>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What kind of flavor would it have...?"
| |
| <3086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If it's India, it's curry."
| |
| <3087>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Surely, the texture of the crêpe will leave much to be desired!"
| |
| <3088>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't want that!"
| |
| <3089>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Speaking of which, that would just be curry!"
| |
| <3090>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, there's something lower. Try the Last Emperor Crêpe."
| |
| <3091>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure they'll be putting in frozen ingredients like in China."
| |
| <3092>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll have the texture of spring rolls."
| |
| <3093>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I wouldn't want such a crêpe either!"
| |
| <3094>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess I want to eat something sweet."
| |
| <3095>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Princess is fine."
| |
| <3096>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... No matter what?"
| |
| <3097>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I can't, onii-chan?"
| |
| <3098>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't say onii-chan!"
| |
| <3099>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan... Mei wants to eat the Princess Crêpe~"
| |
| <3100>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm telling you, stop--!"
| |
| <3101>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, please..."
| |
| <3102>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Dahhh--!"
| |
| <3103>
| |
| // I bought it in tears.
| |
| <3104>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san! It's really delicious!"
| |
| <3105>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, really... isn't that great?"
| |
| <3106>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, I'm so glad!"
| |
| <3107>
| |
| // She had a happy face while stuffing herself with as much of the toppings from the crêpe.
| |
| <3108>
| |
| // Seeing her like this, I felt glad that I bought this.
| |
| <3109>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (My wallet hurts though...)
| |
| <3110>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But why didn't you buy any, \m{A}-san?"
| |
| <3111>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sweet stuff's a bit..."
| |
| <3112>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even though it's this delicious..."
| |
| <3113>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Oh, how about you try some?"
| |
| <3114>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's fine, you can take it all, Mei-chan."
| |
| <3115>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I feel a little bit bad about it~"
| |
| <3116>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even so... just try a bit, please!"
| |
| <3117>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Then, a bit."
| |
| <3118>
| |
| // I pick one of the fruits that doesn't seem so sweet, and eat that.
| |
| <3119>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, ah..."
| |
| <3120>
| |
| // \{Mei} "A-aahhhhhhh...!"
| |
| <3121>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-what?"
| |
| <3122>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Could it be... you ate the strawberry?!"
| |
| <3123>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Speaking of which, the flavor was sweet and sour."
| |
| <3124>
| |
| // \{Mei} "N-no way..."
| |
| <3125>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I was looking forward to eating the strawberry..."
| |
| <3126>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I told you already it'd be fine if you ate it, didn't I?!"
| |
| <3127>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez, I hate you, onii-chan!"
| |
| <3128>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Nooo---, please don't hate me---!"
| |
| <3129>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, y-you know..."
| |
| <3130>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahaha... that was a joke."
| |
| <3131>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Soon I'll be using 'onii-chan' in moderation."
| |
| <3132>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't plan on stopping, do you...?"
| |
| <3133>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Because it's my trump card."
| |
| <3134>
| |
| // What trump card...?
| |
| <3135>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, I'll just let you have that strawberry, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <3136>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll make do with the banana chocolate."
| |
| <3137>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, ahhh! The cream!"
| |
| <3138>
| |
| // Bringing her mouth close, the cream was dangerously balanced, falling over.
| |
| <3139>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-what should I do?!"
| |
| <3140>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan, gimme that!"
| |
| <3141>
| |
| // Taking it, I catch it in time, licking the cream.
| |
| <3142>
| |
| // \{Mei} "A-ahh! You didn't eat the raspberry with that, did you?!"
| |
| <3143>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Speaking of which, I did get hit with a sweet and sour taste."
| |
| <3144>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No way... I was looking forward to that!"
| |
| <3145>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Before you say that, it's still crumbling."
| |
| <3146>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah! This time the almond's in trouble!"
| |
| <3147>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even the cranberry over here!"
| |
| <3148>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Got it!"
| |
| <3149>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Stop it---!"
| |
| <3150>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Somehow, my stomach's become quite full."
| |
| <3151>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Because you ate that much!"
| |
| <3152>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because you were careless, Mei-chan."
| |
| <3153>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, you ate the main caramel cake, didn't you?"
| |
| <3154>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If I ate that, it'd be a disaster!"
| |
| <3155>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Serious. So it's dangerous?"
| |
| <3156>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, well... it was delicious enough, so I'll live with that."
| |
| <3157>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Be thankful I'm such a tolerant girlfriend."
| |
| <3158>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, yeah."
| |
| <3159>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Geez... ah, \m{A}-san, there's still some cream on you!"
| |
| <3160>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There, right in front of your hair."
| |
| <3161>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This area?"
| |
| <3162>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Y-yeah... no good, I'll take it off!"
| |
| <3163>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Stay still, okay?"
| |
| <3164>
| |
| // Walking over, she reaches out her hand and wipes with a handkerchief.
| |
| <3165>
| |
| // Before we knew it, we came near the shopping district.
| |
| <3166>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's all off now."
| |
| <3167>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Having said so, my face feels a bit sticky from that..."
| |
| <3168>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Because we really stuffed ourselves!"
| |
| <3169>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It'd be nice if there were a washroom though..."
| |
| <3170>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll use the one from the arcade. Wait a bit."
| |
| <3171>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay~"
| |
| <3172>
| |
| // Turning my eyes to the arcade I came to before, we headed there.
| |
| <3173>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, Mei-chan...?"
| |
| <3174>
| |
| // Returning a short time later, I didn't see her.
| |
| <3175>
| |
| // Looking around, she had gained an interest looking at a large machine.
| |
| <3176>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you doing?"
| |
| <3177>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, nothing. It's just a bit strange."
| |
| <3178>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's just the first time I've seen one up-close..."
| |
| <3179>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "First time... you mean this?"
| |
| <3180>
| |
| // It was a machine that took pictures and immediately printed them out as stickers.
| |
| <3181>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Lovers in the city take pictures with this, don't they?"
| |
| <3182>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's so nice..."
| |
| <3183>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, it's really gone into a decline, hasn't it?"
| |
| <3184>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I haven't seen many people that used this recently..."
| |
| <3185>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ehh? I-is that so?"
| |
| <3186>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The city sure is amazing, always changing so quickly!"
| |
| <3187>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Having said that... there are no arcades where you live, Mei-chan?"
| |
| <3188>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All we have is a supermarket with a small arcade in it."
| |
| <3189>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, it's really old."
| |
| <3190>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All the guys don't like it at all."
| |
| <3191>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Since it's the countryside..."
| |
| <3192>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, it's the countryside."
| |
| <3193>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Though... coming by a print machine like this makes me really happy!"
| |
| <3194>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, give it a good and hard look."
| |
| <3195>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't want to just look, umm, \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <3196>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No."
| |
| <3197>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, cruel~"
| |
| <3198>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Why'd you refuse before I said anything?!"
| |
| <3199>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "However you put it, you wanted to take a picture with me, didn't you?"
| |
| <3200>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't it better if it's not me? If you get a real boyfriend, go and take one."
| |
| <3201>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But you're my boyfriend right now, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <3202>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Besides, you have to apologize for the crêpe."
| |
| <3203>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You know..."
| |
| <3204>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Isn't that okay? Come on, come in!"
| |
| <3205>
| |
| // She half-forces me into there.
| |
| <3206>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Heh..."
| |
| <3207>
| |
| // \{Mei} "So the inside's like this?"
| |
| <3208>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's surprisingly small..."
| |
| <3209>
| |
| // To be honest, this is the first time I've come into a place like this.
| |
| <3210>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (But, like this... if I get found out by my classmates, I won't be able to excuse myself...)
| |
| <3211>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, \m{A}-san,"
| |
| <3212>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-is it... okay to push this?"
| |
| <3213>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, I don't even know much about it either..."
| |
| <3214>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "For now just put in money, and then... this?"
| |
| <3215>
| |
| // I push the button down twice.
| |
| <3216>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <3217>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah!"
| |
| <3218>
| |
| // A flash surged through.
| |
| <3219>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It took a picture just now?"
| |
| <3220>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems so."
| |
| <3221>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No way, I hadn't even gotten a pose going!"
| |
| <3222>
| |
| // Soon, we heard the sound of a wheel, and a batch of four print stickers fell.
| |
| <3223>
| |
| // Mei-chan picked it up at once.
| |
| <3224>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Waahhh!"
| |
| <3225>
| |
| // \{Mei} "My face didn't even come out!"
| |
| <3226>
| |
| // My face made it into the picture, but only the top of Mei-chan's head could be seen.
| |
| <3227>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let's go."
| |
| <3228>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wait a second!"
| |
| <3229>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What... you don't like it?"
| |
| <3230>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I really don't!"
| |
| <3231>
| |
| // \{Mei} "This is pretty much \m{A}-san's self portrait!"
| |
| <3232>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Let's retake it!"
| |
| <3233>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh boy..."
| |
| <3234>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, the camera position's probably bad."
| |
| <3235>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Adjusting it... this should be fine. Okay, let's take it."
| |
| <3236>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <3237>
| |
| // \{Mei} "E-eh, geez!"
| |
| <3238>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahh... I still forgot my pose!"
| |
| <3239>
| |
| // Before long, the print came out.
| |
| <3240>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah--!"
| |
| <3241>
| |
| // \{Mei} "This time, only I showed up!"
| |
| <3242>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let's go."
| |
| <3243>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please don't go!"
| |
| <3244>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, all that came up was your chin, wasn't it?!"
| |
| <3245>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Think of that as all of me."
| |
| <3246>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I won't!"
| |
| <3247>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Geez... still don't like it?"
| |
| <3248>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, now,"
| |
| <3249>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Can't be helped... this time, we'll try out this angle."
| |
| <3250>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Here we go."
| |
| <3251>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <3252>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, again!"
| |
| <3253>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hey, wahh---! This time it was right above!"
| |
| <3254>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let's go."
| |
| <3255>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No one will understand this!"
| |
| <3256>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "This is ridiculous... we've taken it three times now, you know?"
| |
| <3257>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-well, that's true..."
| |
| <3258>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I want to take it perfectly for once. Just once. Please?"
| |
| <3259>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you say so, then just once."
| |
| <3260>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, jump this time."
| |
| <3261>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Jump... you say?"
| |
| <3262>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'll take the frame at that moment."
| |
| <3263>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Here we go."
| |
| <3264>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-wait a second!"
| |
| <3265>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There, there!"
| |
| <3266>
| |
| // She jumped up and down with all her might.
| |
| <3267>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <3268>
| |
| // The flash opens, and finally the print comes out.
| |
| <3269>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It ended up becoming a ghost photograph!"
| |
| <3270>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Woah, an amazing ghost."
| |
| <3271>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let's go."
| |
| <3272>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm a human being!"
| |
| <3273>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Can't be helped... all right, let's pick this horror frame."
| |
| <3274>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, jump again!"
| |
| <3275>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There, there!"
| |
| <3276>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <3277>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Woah! Scary~~!"
| |
| <3278>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let's go."
| |
| <3279>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't want this!"
| |
| <3280>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, seriously, take it right!"
| |
| <3281>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, all right..."
| |
| <3282>
| |
| // This is becoming too much of a joke.
| |
| <3283>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, use this."
| |
| <3284>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, this is..."
| |
| <3285>
| |
| // I was holding a pedestal from nearby.
| |
| <3286>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you get on this, you'll have the same height as me, right?"
| |
| <3287>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You knew that this was around?"
| |
| <3288>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <3289>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're cruel..."
| |
| <3290>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, let's take this quick."
| |
| <3291>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uu..."
| |
| <3292>
| |
| // She gets on top of the stand, quite displeased.
| |
| <3293>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Here we go~"
| |
| <3294>
| |
| // I put in the coin, followed by the standby signal, and then the flash...
| |
| <3295>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <3296>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... There!"
| |
| <3297>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Owahh!"
| |
| <3298>
| |
| // She hugs me all of a sudden.
| |
| <3299>
| |
| // Flash.
| |
| <3300>
| |
| // It was as if she was aiming for that moment when the light flashed.
| |
| <3301>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Heh heh heh..."
| |
| <3302>
| |
| // With a pleasant look, she leaves the shop.
| |
| <3303>
| |
| // In her hand was the batch of four photo stickers, of which she takes two.
| |
| <3304>
| |
| // The other two of course she gives to me.
| |
| <3305>
| |
| // On that picture was that of the smiling Mei-chan, her arm wrapped around my neck.
| |
| <3306>
| |
| // My face was red in confusion from that on the picture.
| |
| <3307>
| |
| // ... Somehow this looks like we're in love.
| |
| <3308>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This is a bit embarrassing...)
| |
| <3309>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (What am I gonna do with this...?)
| |
| <3310>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What should I put this on~ though I have to have two~"
| |
| <3311>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess I'll put it somewhere where it stands out in this city!"
| |
| <3312>
| |
| // \{Mei} "How about on the station bulletin board?"
| |
| <3313>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please don't--!"
| |
| <3314>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ahaha, that was a joke!"
| |
| <3315>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's no way I'd do something like that with photo stickers as important as these!"
| |
| <3316>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll put them somewhere really different!"
| |
| <3317>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Where do you plan on putting them..."
| |
| <3318>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Like on \m{A}-san's notebook... maybe?"
| |
| <3319>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No way."
| |
| <3320>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're quite stingy, aren't you?"
| |
| <3321>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Actually, why do you want to put it on my notebook?"
| |
| <3322>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Put it on your own, Mei-chan."
| |
| <3323>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm, then I guess one on mine."
| |
| <3324>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The other one... ah, that's it!"
| |
| <3325>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, you know there are photo sticker books, right?"
| |
| <3326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Yeah."
| |
| <3327>
| |
| // Though I vaguely remember it from her saying that.
| |
| <3328>
| |
| // Students from long back would carry these heavy books and stick a bunch of them on there.
| |
| <3329>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That'd be for collecting."
| |
| <3330>
| |
| // \{Mei} "This'll be the first one on the first page."
| |
| <3331>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right, all right."
| |
| <3332>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, I'll also give you that as a present, so do what you want."
| |
| <3333>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Waaii, I love you, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3334>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thank you."
| |
| <3335>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, hmm, where are we gonna buy it?"
| |
| <3336>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "A while ago there was a stationary shop around but, where has it gone recently...?"
| |
| <3337>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm..."
| |
| <3338>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... but, I know there's got to be one!"
| |
| <3339>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well not that I know, but I've heard about it!"
| |
| <3340>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Where would that be?"
| |
| <3341>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's a 100-yen shop!"
| |
| <3342>
| |
| // \{Mei} "100-yen shops are a symbol of cities! They'll have anything!"
| |
| <3343>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I-is that so..."
| |
| <3344>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, the problem is if there's one close by..."
| |
| <3345>
| |
| // \{Mei} "With that said, let's go!"
| |
| <3346>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well it's fine if we go, but why are you clinging onto my arm?"
| |
| <3347>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Because we're lovers!"
| |
| <3348>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No way."
| |
| <3349>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Don't say such a thing, onii-chan~"
| |
| <3350>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Becoming my sister all of a sudden is a no-go."
| |
| <3351>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... you're getting used to it, aren't you?"
| |
| <3352>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I lost my trump card..."
| |
| <3353>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because you used it too much."
| |
| <3354>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Besides that... let's go!"
| |
| <3355>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right..."
| |
| <3356>
| |
| // As Mei-chan pulled on my arm, we walked off.
| |
| <3357>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Well, whatever...)
| |
| <3358>
| |
| // At least she's become happy.
| |
| <3359>
| |
| // I think I'll go out with her for a while longer.
| |
| <3360>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3361>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's so much here, it's amazing!"
| |
| <3362>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All of this is 100 yen!"
| |
| <3363>
| |
| // A scent was still left around, showing the shop had undergone renovations.
| |
| <3364>
| |
| // Mei-chan ran with a happy face, pulling me along the way.
| |
| <3365>
| |
| // \{Mei} "This is amazing, they have paperbacks and even CDs!"
| |
| <3366>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, these shoes, too! Even socks and underwear are here!"
| |
| <3367>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan... could you not pull me so much?"
| |
| <3368>
| |
| // \{Mei} "A-ahaha... I'm sorry."
| |
| <3369>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I was a little excited..."
| |
| <3370>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Calm down just a bit, will you?"
| |
| <3371>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay~"
| |
| <3372>
| |
| // This time she held onto my arm, looking around slowly.
| |
| <3373>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, they really do have everything..."
| |
| <3374>
| |
| // I really admired how much they had gathered here.
| |
| <3375>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All of this is also 100-yen?"
| |
| <3376>
| |
| // Before long, we came to the toy corner.
| |
| <3377>
| |
| // We fired the BB gun and played with the reacher.
| |
| <3378>
| |
| // After that, the important thing is...
| |
| <3379>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan,"
| |
| <3380>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes?"
| |
| <3381>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Here you go!"
| |
| <3382>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh...?"
| |
| <3383>
| |
| // I throw her a rubber snake.
| |
| <3384>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Kya... kyaaaaaaaaa---!"
| |
| <3385>
| |
| // She ran off.
| |
| <3386>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hahaha, you realized what it was?"
| |
| <3387>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're cruel, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3388>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm going to get you back. There!"
| |
| <3389>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wahaha, so this is the beginning of the rubber fight!"
| |
| <3390>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There, brown rat attack!"
| |
| <3391>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Woah, that looks real--!"
| |
| <3392>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Heh hehe heh, you realized what it was?"
| |
| <3393>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn it... all right, stuffed toy attack!"
| |
| <3394>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wahh, so cute!"
| |
| <3395>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Here, I'll show you a poisonous spider!"
| |
| <3396>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Kyaahhh!!"
| |
| <3397>
| |
| // \{Mei} "G-geez... then, I'll take some stuffed toy too!"
| |
| <3398>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Here, I'll show you a lizard!"
| |
| <3399>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Haha, I predicted you would!"
| |
| <3400>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then I'll show you another stuffed toy!"
| |
| <3401>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm, it's so pretty!"
| |
| <3402>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, what the hell is that?!"
| |
| <3403>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You've been defeated!"
| |
| <3404>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn it! In that case, I'll go with a double insect stuffed toy attack--!"
| |
| <3405>
| |
| // \{Clerk} "Please don't play with the merchandise--!"
| |
| <3406>
| |
| // We continued playing so much to the point the clerk had to warn us.
| |
| <3407>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... We got yelled at."
| |
| <3408>
| |
| // Giving a bitter smile, this time we walked around the store quietly.
| |
| <3409>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There are all sorts of strange and amusing things here that you could just grab."
| |
| <3410>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's probably the magic of a 100-yen shop!"
| |
| <3411>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, this time let's finish what we came here for."
| |
| <3412>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Umm, it was a photo sticker book, right...?"
| |
| <3413>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san, there's a new goods corner over there! Let's go!"
| |
| <3414>
| |
| // As soon as she says that, she pulls me in.
| |
| <3415>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah... you can buy vegetables here!"
| |
| <3416>
| |
| // \{Mei} "These are all 100 yen~"
| |
| <3417>
| |
| // There were vacuum-packed vegetables moderately cut, all lined up.
| |
| <3418>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There's also meat and fish!"
| |
| <3419>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Wah, even fruits!"
| |
| <3420>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Amazing."
| |
| <3421>
| |
| // It was kinda like a normal supermarket.
| |
| <3422>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's it! Because I've been such a bother to you today, \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <3423>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll really do my best for tonight's dinner!"
| |
| <3424>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I look forward to it."
| |
| <3425>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay!"
| |
| <3426>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Having said that, let's take this, and this... ah, this is also cheap~"
| |
| <3427>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Mei-chan, before that...!"
| |
| <3428>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... t-that's right!"
| |
| <3429>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The photo sticker book!"
| |
| <3430>
| |
| // Asking a clerk, we quickly find it.
| |
| <3431>
| |
| // Mei-chan was quite big on that you could buy anything here.
| |
| <3432>
| |
| // She puts the photo sticker she took with me right on top of the first page...
| |
| <3433>
| |
| // She was really pleased.
| |
| <3434>
| |
| // Holding nothing but the bought notebook, we left the 100-yen shop.
| |
| <3435>
| |
| // She walked in a rather light manner.
| |
| <3436>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you so much!"
| |
| <3437>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're welcome."
| |
| <3438>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, take good care of it."
| |
| <3439>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah, it's already important to me!"
| |
| <3440>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll treasure it all my life!"
| |
| <3441>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's an exaggeration..."
| |
| <3442>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm at least that happy!"
| |
| <3443>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you so much, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3444>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, you'll pay me back enough with dinner. I'm looking forward to that."
| |
| <3445>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll do my best!"
| |
| <3446>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, but..."
| |
| <3447>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is that alone enough?"
| |
| <3448>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What do you mean by that?"
| |
| <3449>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, you gave me something so nice..."
| |
| <3450>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I was just thinking if dinner was enough."
| |
| <3451>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you so worried about?"
| |
| <3452>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eating food at my house is quite rare, after all."
| |
| <3453>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm thankful for just that alone."
| |
| <3454>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hmm, but still, I feel a little bad."
| |
| <3455>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess I should get you something better!"
| |
| <3456>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, even if you say so..."
| |
| <3457>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please, let me!"
| |
| <3458>
| |
| // Mei-chan having said so, on the other hand, she didn't really owe me anything.
| |
| <3459>
| |
| // Though, if I flat-out refused, I feel it might be sad.
| |
| <3460>
| |
| // A little bothered, my eyes fall quickly upon a CD shop.
| |
| <3461>
| |
| // It was the one Sanae-san and Sunohara came to.
| |
| <3462>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If it's an old album, it'll only cost 300 yen at most...)
| |
| <3463>
| |
| // I think that much alone is enough.
| |
| <3464>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Mei-chan,"
| |
| <3465>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes?"
| |
| <3466>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In that case, get me a CD as a present."
| |
| <3467>
| |
| // I point out the second-hand shop, suggesting that.
| |
| <3468>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... it's second-hand, is that okay?"
| |
| <3469>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't mind."
| |
| <3470>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides... ah, what was it again? You said that there was stuff there that you couldn't get now?"
| |
| <3471>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes! It's really rare!"
| |
| <3472>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'd like to hear it."
| |
| <3473>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All right! I'll look then!"
| |
| <3474>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I wonder if it's still there..."
| |
| <3475>
| |
| // She pokes around the rack of albums lined up in the shop to make sure.
| |
| <3476>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It'll be nice if it didn't sell out... ah!"
| |
| <3477>
| |
| // She waits a bit, and then eventually brings out a CD.
| |
| <3478>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I've got it!"
| |
| <3479>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Speaking of which, I didn't get to hear it the other day..."
| |
| <3480>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who's the singer of this album?"
| |
| <3481>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yoshino Yuusuke!"
| |
| <3482>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yoshino... Yuusuke?"
| |
| <3483>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Do you know him?"
| |
| <3484>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah... I do."
| |
| <3485>
| |
| // I think I have at least one of his CDs.
| |
| <3486>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Indeed! He's really famous!"
| |
| <3487>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He had his debut when I was still in grade school!"
| |
| <3488>
| |
| // \{Mei} "His singles recently have ranked number eight..."
| |
| <3489>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, word of mouth spread about and after that, he was able to remain in the top ten for at least two months!"
| |
| <3490>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And then, he eventually made it to first three times!"
| |
| <3491>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah... is that so?"
| |
| <3492>
| |
| // Somehow, it seems like this talk will last long, so I cut it off in a fitting manner.
| |
| <3493>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Yoshino Yuusuke... was it...?)
| |
| <3494>
| |
| // I repeat that quietly in my mind.
| |
| <3495>
| |
| // At the bottom of the album was a figure of someone singing enthusiastically on the microphone, in black and white.
| |
| <3496>
| |
| // I've heard his name.
| |
| <3497>
| |
| // And I've met him.
| |
| <3498>
| |
| // I decided to talk about him.
| |
| <3499>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I've... met him."
| |
| <3500>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even more, recently."
| |
| <3501>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh..."
| |
| <3502>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ehhhh?!"
| |
| <3503>
| |
| // She grabs me bluntly with both her arms.
| |
| <3504>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-where?!"
| |
| <3505>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even more, how did you meet him?!"
| |
| <3506>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "C-calm down, okay?"
| |
| <3507>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... hahaha... I'm sorry."
| |
| <3508>
| |
| // In haste, she lets go.
| |
| <3509>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-but... then, he's in this city?!"
| |
| <3510>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems so."
| |
| <3511>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-what is he doing right now?!"
| |
| <3512>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He told me he was working as an electrician."
| |
| <3513>
| |
| // I remember what Sunohara told me.
| |
| <3514>
| |
| // About how he was a famous artist in the past. And about how really wild he was...
| |
| <3515>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh? I thought Sunohara would have told you about that, Mei-chan?"
| |
| <3516>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He told me that he gave you Yoshino Yuusuke's business card though..."
| |
| <3517>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, that, I heard about it!"
| |
| <3518>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I was so surprised and so happy but..."
| |
| <3519>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, in the end it never came here."
| |
| <3520>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that so..."
| |
| <3521>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's why I thought it might have been a lie or something."
| |
| <3522>
| |
| // She means Sunohara.
| |
| <3523>
| |
| // It was a pain to send it, so he probably forgot.
| |
| <3524>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you know..."
| |
| <3525>
| |
| // I would remember his face many times.
| |
| <3526>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't really see him as that wild."
| |
| <3527>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Certainly he's got that badass look, but... was it really that bad?"
| |
| <3528>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes."
| |
| <3529>
| |
| // \{Mei} "In the end, he got caught... and after that, I didn't hear his name at all."
| |
| <3530>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see... so that's why you had to buy at a second-hand store."
| |
| <3531>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, he's doing well, isn't he?"
| |
| <3532>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "At least from what I can tell."
| |
| <3533>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, I'm glad!"
| |
| <3534>
| |
| // Her facial expression shoots up to that of being relieved.
| |
| <3535>
| |
| // I could tell from her actions that she really liked him.
| |
| <3536>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Want to try meeting him?"
| |
| <3537>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I do!"
| |
| <3538>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, b-but..."
| |
| <3539>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That is a bother, after all."
| |
| <3540>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't think he'd just want to go back to his past but..."
| |
| <3541>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If he's okay right now, that alone is fine!"
| |
| <3542>
| |
| // In that case, that's fine
| |
| <3543>
| |
| // It's fine to watch from a distance, isn't it?
| |
| <3544>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "In that case, that's fine."
| |
| <3545>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah!"
| |
| <3546>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That might be true but..."
| |
| <3547>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine to watch from a distance, isn't it?"
| |
| <3548>
| |
| // \{Mei} "P-probably... it might not be a problem..."
| |
| <3549>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He's working in this city, after all."
| |
| <3550>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If we get lucky, we might bump into him."
| |
| <3551>
| |
| // \{Mei} "R-really?! I'm so nervous!"
| |
| <3552>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, hey, it's not like we're going to bump into him, right?"
| |
| <3553>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-I know!"
| |
| <3554>
| |
| // She tightens her grip on my wrist.
| |
| <3555>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-well then, shall we go?"
| |
| <3556>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, you fine with not paying?"
| |
| <3557>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-wah! That's right!"
| |
| <3558>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll go to the register right now!"
| |
| <3559>
| |
| // With a bitter smile, she totters into the store.
| |
| <3560>
| |
| // It's clear she's quite tense.
| |
| <3561>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, \m{A}-san, there's an electrician over there!"
| |
| <3562>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Could it be, he's...?!"
| |
| <3563>
| |
| // The two of us walked together in the city.
| |
| <3564>
| |
| // No matter how many times we saw him, Mei-chan's voice became more and more excited.
| |
| <3565>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm... so, you see this geezer as Yoshino Yuusuke?"
| |
| <3566>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh... ah, ahaha..."
| |
| <3567>
| |
| // \{Mei} "When you look closely, that's the case..."
| |
| <3568>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was really worried about you back there, Mei-chan."
| |
| <3569>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Think that it'd be nice if you \bat least\u met him."
| |
| <3570>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-I will! I'm sorry~"
| |
| <3571>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, the truck over there stopped!"
| |
| <3572>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "They're loading it up with propane."
| |
| <3573>
| |
| // \{Mei} "E-eh...?"
| |
| <3574>
| |
| // Even though it was related to construction work, my eyes kept falling upon them.
| |
| <3575>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Guess that alone shows I like it...)
| |
| <3576>
| |
| // In that case, I'd like her to meet him once...
| |
| <3577>
| |
| // But, I don't know where he is, so there's nothing I could do.
| |
| <3578>
| |
| // Meeting him won't happen in due course so...
| |
| <3579>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So difficult..."
| |
| <3580>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3581>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hm?"
| |
| <3582>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-that's...!"
| |
| <3583>
| |
| // Mei-chan's now tugging my sleeve non-stop.
| |
| <3584>
| |
| // Her fingertip was shaking just a little bit.
| |
| <3585>
| |
| // I gaze ahead to where she's pointing at.
| |
| <3586>
| |
| // \{Worker} "... Whew."
| |
| <3587>
| |
| // A small truck was right on the side.
| |
| <3588>
| |
| // A young man was there, taking off a white helmet.
| |
| <3589>
| |
| // Taking a towel to wipe off the sweat building up, this guy is without a doubt...
| |
| <3590>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... Hmm?"
| |
| <3591>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yoshino Yuusuke..."
| |
| <3592>
| |
| // This is the person we've been looking for.
| |
| <3593>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You're \m{A}, aren't you?"
| |
| <3594>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yo."
| |
| <3595>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... awawa..."
| |
| <3596>
| |
| // He takes off his work gloves, puts them in his pocket, and walks to us.
| |
| <3597>
| |
| // Mei-chan's confusion was quite clear.
| |
| <3598>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "An unexpected meeting..."
| |
| <3599>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Yeah, I came out to do a quickly needed check..."
| |
| <3600>
| |
| // He looks back and forth at the clipboard he has.
| |
| <3601>
| |
| // There were part names and checklists there but, I had absolutely no idea what they meant.
| |
| <3602>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That girl over there is...?"
| |
| <3603>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, uh, umm...!"
| |
| <3604>
| |
| // He glances over to Mei-chan, who shudders at that moment.
| |
| <3605>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You've got quite a cute girlfriend, haven't you?"
| |
| <3606>
| |
| // He said that as a half-joke, without giving it a worry.
| |
| <3607>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T... t... thank you so much..."
| |
| <3608>
| |
| // ... But, this is a problem.
| |
| <3609>
| |
| // I thought it might have been fine to meet but...
| |
| <3610>
| |
| // Now that we've come face-to-face, I couldn't think of anything to say.
| |
| <3611>
| |
| // Mei-chan was nervous, so she was almost flat-out unable to say anything...
| |
| <3612>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You seem to be doing well, in one way or another."
| |
| <3613>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Later."
| |
| <3614>
| |
| // Strongly patting my shoulder, he turns around.
| |
| <3615>
| |
| // And returns back to the truck.
| |
| <3616>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... umm, wait..."
| |
| <3617>
| |
| // Mei-chan reached out her arm without thinking...
| |
| <3618>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah..."
| |
| <3619>
| |
| // And the vinyl bag in her hand fell to the ground.
| |
| <3620>
| |
| // Inside was the CD she just bought.
| |
| <3621>
| |
| // The sound of it hitting the ground came out in particular...
| |
| <3622>
| |
| // And then, the contents of the bag jumped out, sliding on top of the asphalt.
| |
| <3623>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Hey, hey..."
| |
| <3624>
| |
| // He gives a bitter smile, sitting down and reaching out his hand.
| |
| <3625>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, no, it's fine..."
| |
| <3626>
| |
| // In haste, I went ahead to pick it up, but was one step too slow.
| |
| <3627>
| |
| // He picks up the CD.
| |
| <3628>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Be careful."
| |
| <3629>
| |
| // He dusts the case many times to get the dirt off.
| |
| <3630>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <3631>
| |
| // And then, his hand stopped.
| |
| <3632>
| |
| // He looked closely at the cover.
| |
| <3633>
| |
| // ... We had been completely found out.
| |
| <3634>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "You..."
| |
| <3635>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... uh... umm..."
| |
| <3636>
| |
| // Covering her face, she was trembling ever so slightly.
| |
| <3637>
| |
| // I could tell since her thumb was holding onto my sleeve.
| |
| <3638>
| |
| // Her eyes ran wild for a while...
| |
| <3639>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-I'm sorry!"
| |
| <3640>
| |
| // She bowed down.
| |
| <3641>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I knew!"
| |
| <3642>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, I heard from \m{A}-san that you two met..."
| |
| <3643>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... Is that so?"
| |
| <3644>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Yeah."
| |
| <3645>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I brought her along."
| |
| <3646>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's not it! I unreasonably asked him to help...!"
| |
| <3647>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Truth is, I was only fine with just seeing your face..."
| |
| <3648>
| |
| // \{Mei} "All I wanted to do was see if you were doing fine...!"
| |
| <3649>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <3650>
| |
| // Listening to Mei-chan's words, Yoshino Yuusuke remained silent.
| |
| <3651>
| |
| // This went on for a while, then he brought up his face.
| |
| <3652>
| |
| // Expressionless, he presented the CD.
| |
| <3653>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Sorry."
| |
| <3654>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "The man in this photograph isn't me."
| |
| <3655>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why, if you say that, it troubles me."
| |
| <3656>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Ah..."
| |
| <3657>
| |
| // ... He decided to lie about it like that.
| |
| <3658>
| |
| // But, I'm sure, it's that he doesn't want to remember that time.
| |
| <3659>
| |
| // I could tell what kind of emotions came up to him from his facial expression.
| |
| <3660>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm... sorry..."
| |
| <3661>
| |
| // With a trembling hand, she took the CD.
| |
| <3662>
| |
| // With a small apology, she bit her lips hard.
| |
| <3663>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Later."
| |
| <3664>
| |
| // He turns around, and walks off.
| |
| <3665>
| |
| // Finally, he puts his hand on the truck door, and gets in.
| |
| <3666>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Ah, wait!"
| |
| <3667>
| |
| // Mei-chan brought up her voice.
| |
| <3668>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <3669>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I've been a big, big fan of yours!"
| |
| <3670>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I really liked your songs, Yoshino-san!"
| |
| <3671>
| |
| // \{Mei} "E-even now... I really love them!"
| |
| <3672>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Everyday... ah, well, not really everyday but..."
| |
| <3673>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I would listen to your songs at least once a week!"
| |
| <3674>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Whenever I feel down or sad, I would definitely listen to them!"
| |
| <3675>
| |
| // \{Mei} "When I listen to your songs, Yoshino-san, I'd feel a lot better!"
| |
| <3676>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-that's why... well, umm...!"
| |
| <3677>
| |
| // She probably doesn't know what the hell she's talking about anymore.
| |
| <3678>
| |
| // Even then, she raised her voice.
| |
| <3679>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm happy to see that you're doing well!"
| |
| <3680>
| |
| // \{Mei} "P... please work hard!!"
| |
| <3681>
| |
| // Just taking those words thrown at him, his hand stopped.
| |
| <3682>
| |
| // I thought he would just leave silently like that.
| |
| <3683>
| |
| // But, that wasn't the case.
| |
| <3684>
| |
| // He strongly closes the truck door.
| |
| <3685>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yoshino... san..."
| |
| <3686>
| |
| // And then he again approached us.
| |
| <3687>
| |
| // Right in front of Mei-chan.
| |
| <3688>
| |
| // The pupils in his eyes looked somewhat soft.
| |
| <3689>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'm no longer that person in the photograph."
| |
| <3690>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "That's why I can't sing like I did before."
| |
| <3691>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I can't take your words."
| |
| <3692>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "But..."
| |
| <3693>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I'll take your last words as a person."
| |
| <3694>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Thank you. I'll work hard."
| |
| <3695>
| |
| // Though he had a bit of a strange speaking style, that's how it was for him.
| |
| <3696>
| |
| // He pats Mei-chan's head with his hand.
| |
| <3697>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "What's your name?"
| |
| <3698>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's... Mei."
| |
| <3699>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I see."
| |
| <3700>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Work hard, Mei."
| |
| <3701>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "Always walk forward optimistically..."
| |
| <3702>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "No matter what tough times you may face, walk straight ahead..."
| |
| <3703>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "I too shall wish you well."
| |
| <3704>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "........."
| |
| <3705>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "... Well, see you later."
| |
| <3706>
| |
| // Murmuring just that, he left.
| |
| <3707>
| |
| // Mei-chan blankly looked from behind...
| |
| <3708>
| |
| // And Yoshino Yuusuke gave me a smile along the way.
| |
| <3709>
| |
| // \{Yoshino} "\m{A}, you have a good girlfriend there."
| |
| <3710>
| |
| // Again, he says jokingly.
| |
| <3711>
| |
| // And then, the sound of the engine went for a while.
| |
| <3712>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay...!!"
| |
| <3713>
| |
| // Mei-chan brought up her voice one beat late.
| |
| <3714>
| |
| // It had become completely dark when we headed back.
| |
| <3715>
| |
| // The two of us walked, the street light illuminating us.
| |
| <3716>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He was so cool!"
| |
| <3717>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm so excited!"
| |
| <3718>
| |
| // Mei-chan was still as such, coming up close to me.
| |
| <3719>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, isn't that great?"
| |
| <3720>
| |
| // How many times has she told me she was excited?
| |
| <3721>
| |
| // I guess that's expected of what people would also answer.
| |
| <3722>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, b-but..."
| |
| <3723>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I also think you're cool too, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3724>
| |
| // I wonder if she added that in haste, feeling how I was looking at her?
| |
| <3725>
| |
| // \{Mei} "To make Yoshino-san say that I was a cute girl..."
| |
| <3726>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Though it was just a bit, when I thought that he had seen us, I was really happy!"
| |
| <3727>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you so much, for the perfect date ever!"
| |
| <3728>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... if you're fine with that."
| |
| <3729>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, it's way too much!"
| |
| <3730>
| |
| // \{Mei} "We took photo stickers, and went to a 100-yen shop..."
| |
| <3731>
| |
| // \{Mei} "We're already pretty good lovers, aren't we?"
| |
| <3732>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And that's because you're always sticking around with me...?"
| |
| <3733>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Since we're lovers, that's obvious."
| |
| <3734>
| |
| // All the while on the way back, she has been putting her arm around mine.
| |
| <3735>
| |
| // I had already given up.
| |
| <3736>
| |
| // It had become completely dark when we headed back.
| |
| <3737>
| |
| // The two of us walked, the street light illuminating us.
| |
| <3738>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That was fun!"
| |
| <3739>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I suppose."
| |
| <3740>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I enjoyed my date so much!"
| |
| <3741>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You were that okay with it?"
| |
| <3742>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's way too much!"
| |
| <3743>
| |
| // \{Mei} "We took photo stickers, and went to a 100-yen shop..."
| |
| <3744>
| |
| // \{Mei} "We're already pretty good lovers, aren't we?"
| |
| <3745>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And that's because you're always sticking around with me...?"
| |
| <3746>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Since we're lovers, that's obvious."
| |
| <3747>
| |
| // She's been putting her arm around mine since we left the 100-yen shop.
| |
| <3748>
| |
| // I had already given up.
| |
| <3749>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But, with this, things should go well."
| |
| <3750>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, ah..."
| |
| <3751>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Tell Sunohara about today."
| |
| <3752>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Of course, don't spill my name."
| |
| <3753>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He'll definitely be real worried."
| |
| <3754>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Are we really gonna go with this?"
| |
| <3755>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure it'll be fine."
| |
| <3756>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Okay!"
| |
| <3757>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Thank you so much, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <3758>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Thank me if it all goes well."
| |
| <3759>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then... first thing tomorrow, I'll tell onii-chan."
| |
| <3760>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, but..."
| |
| <3761>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What?"
| |
| <3762>
| |
| // \{Mei} "In that case, don't you think we should be a lot more like lovers?"
| |
| <3763>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Exactly how much more are you talking about?"
| |
| <3764>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You want to kiss?"
| |
| <3765>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh..."
| |
| <3766>
| |
| // \{Mei} "E-ehhh---?!"
| |
| <3767>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What's with that surprise of yours?!"
| |
| <3768>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, for me to go that far--!"
| |
| <3769>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The only things I meant were to have dinner, and get along on a lot of things and stuff!"
| |
| <3770>
| |
| // \{Mei} "To even kiss... kiss--!"
| |
| <3771>
| |
| // She blushed heavily on her own.
| |
| <3772>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Umm,"
| |
| <3773>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-what is it?"
| |
| <3774>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess it's better to do that..."
| |
| <3775>
| |
| // \{Mei} "N-no, we should do that!"
| |
| <3776>
| |
| // \{Mei} "City lovers surely do that, don't they?!"
| |
| <3777>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, what are you so hasty about?"
| |
| <3778>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't really have to do it."
| |
| <3779>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, i-is that so?"
| |
| <3780>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It was just a joke."
| |
| <3781>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah..."
| |
| <3782>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-is... that so...?"
| |
| <3783>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Y-yeah..."
| |
| <3784>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <3785>
| |
| // Being embarrassed, she ends up lowering her face. As a result, she wasn't talkative.
| |
| <3786>
| |
| // It feels like a pretty bad atmosphere.
| |
| <3787>
| |
| // The hand she had on my arm became more and more tight.
| |
| <3788>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Ah, umm..."
| |
| <3789>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wh... what is it?"
| |
| <3790>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-I guess, I should..."
| |
| <3791>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Kiss, I think."
| |
| <3792>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-wait a second!"
| |
| <3793>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You don't have to force yourself!"
| |
| <3794>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm not forcing myself! Because, I'm your girlfriend, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <3795>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Since I am, I think it's good to kiss!"
| |
| <3796>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-well... but you know!"
| |
| <3797>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You should just forget it, and give one to a real boyfriend."
| |
| <3798>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I think I want to give you one, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <3799>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you... serious?"
| |
| <3800>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, well..."
| |
| <3801>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But kissing mouth-to-mouth feels a bit too sudden..."
| |
| <3802>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Just one on the cheek is fine, I think."
| |
| <3803>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-is... that okay?"
| |
| <3804>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't feel there's a problem if it's just that..."
| |
| <3805>
| |
| // But, if that's what Mei-chan feels like doing...
| |
| <3806>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Yeah, on the cheek's fine... I guess...)
| |
| <3807>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <3808>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Could I, kiss...?"
| |
| <3809>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well... I guess."
| |
| <3810>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... t-then, umm...!"
| |
| <3811>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll, kiss..."
| |
| <3812>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'd be happier if you leaned over just a little bit..."
| |
| <3813>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Like this...?"
| |
| <3814>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes..."
| |
| <3815>
| |
| // Mei-chan stretched out her legs as hard as she could, and finally reached the same height as me.
| |
| <3816>
| |
| // She stared at the side of my face for a while.
| |
| <3817>
| |
| // During the time she stepped on her tiptoes, her legs continued to shake.
| |
| <3818>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hurry up or you'll fall over..."
| |
| <3819>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah... I will!"
| |
| <3820>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, then..."
| |
| <3821>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Suuu... ha...."
| |
| <3822>
| |
| // I could hear her taking a deep breath, and then...
| |
| <3823>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Mm..."
| |
| <3824>
| |
| // I slightly felt her lips touching my cheek.
| |
| <3825>
| |
| // At that time, there was a figure in my field of vision.
| |
| <3826>
| |
| // Sure there was Mei-chan's kiss, but that figure stood out the most.
| |
| <3827>
| |
| // It was a guy wearing the same school uniform.
| |
| <3828>
| |
| // It was a blonde-haired guy, walking in a weird manner, humming a weird tune.
| |
| <3829>
| |
| // A strange guy.
| |
| <3830>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Eh?"
| |
| <3831>
| |
| // ... It was Sunohara.
| |
| <3832>
| |
| // He was looking our way.
| |
| <3833>
| |
| // With a dumbfounded look...
| |
| <3834>
| |
| // Without blinking, he gazed at us.
| |
| <3835>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}... san?"
| |
| <3836>
| |
| // She moved away from me, probably noticing my expression.
| |
| <3837>
| |
| // Bringing up her whispering voice, her eyes finally fall on that figure...
| |
| <3838>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii... chan..."
| |
| <3839>
| |
| // Her throat trembled.
| |
| <3840>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei..."
| |
| <3841>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Haha... w-what are you doing...?"
| |
| <3842>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You went out with your boyfriend, didn't you...?"
| |
| <3843>
| |
| // At first, the moment he opened his mouth, he seemed calm.
| |
| <3844>
| |
| // But from that, immediately giving it a second thought, he raised his face.
| |
| <3845>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-well, even moreso...!"
| |
| <3846>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What were you doing just now?!"
| |
| <3847>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... It's got nothing to do with you, onii-chan."
| |
| <3848>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei!"
| |
| <3849>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <3850>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, you too! Don't play around!"
| |
| <3851>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Just now, you and Mei...!"
| |
| <3852>
| |
| // Seems like he saw the kiss scene pretty clearly.
| |
| <3853>
| |
| // Fooling around... well, this isn't really the place for that.*
| |
| <3854>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san..."
| |
| <3855>
| |
| // Mei-chan shrunk like a child at fault.
| |
| <3856>
| |
| // Softly hiding herself behind my back, she gripped onto my shirt.
| |
| <3857>
| |
| // Seeing this, Sunohara become more and more annoyed.
| |
| <3858>
| |
| // ... For a while, I held my head low.
| |
| <3859>
| |
| // Thinking of what to do.
| |
| <3860>
| |
| // But, my answer soon came out.
| |
| <3861>
| |
| // That's probably because of how much I had talked with Mei-chan.
| |
| <3862>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're clueless."
| |
| <3863>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Me, clueless? What do you mean?!"
| |
| <3864>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can tell what I was doing with Mei-chan, can't you?"
| |
| <3865>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Kyah!"
| |
| <3866>
| |
| // With one arm, I pull her out.
| |
| <3867>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <3868>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You can tell if you see her not as a kid, but as a guy and girl, can't you?"
| |
| <3869>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-wha..."
| |
| <3870>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You really are clueless."
| |
| <3871>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're talking about me, here. The guy who exchanged letters."
| |
| <3872>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "As it stands right now, I'm the perfect boyfriend."
| |
| <3873>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <3874>
| |
| // Sunohara was dumbfounded.
| |
| <3875>
| |
| // I thought that obvious.
| |
| <3876>
| |
| // Because a classmate of his would tell him this so suddenly.
| |
| <3877>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I was also quite surprised at first."
| |
| <3878>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's surprisingly a pretty small world, isn't it?"
| |
| <3879>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, thanks to that we have something in common..."
| |
| <3880>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Being able to get along like this is pretty good, isn't it?"
| |
| <3881>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <3882>
| |
| // And again, she hugged me tightly.
| |
| <3883>
| |
| // Mei-chan glued to my body more and more.
| |
| <3884>
| |
| // I could see Sunohara was gritting his teeth hard.
| |
| <3885>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei!"
| |
| <3886>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Is this true?!"
| |
| <3887>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's..."
| |
| <3888>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't it, Mei-chan?"
| |
| <3889>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes."
| |
| <3890>
| |
| // She nodded, probably figuring out what I was aiming for.
| |
| <3891>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's how it is."
| |
| <3892>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, let's go."
| |
| <3893>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W... where are you going, Mei?!"
| |
| <3894>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "My house, isn't that obvious?"
| |
| <3895>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's staying over today as well."
| |
| <3896>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yeah..."
| |
| <3897>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "...!"
| |
| <3898>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Today... as well...?"
| |
| <3899>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "She's been staying over this whole time."
| |
| <3900>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei, is that true?!"
| |
| <3901>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <3902>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes."
| |
| <3903>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}... you bastard!"
| |
| <3904>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you so angry about?"
| |
| <3905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Isn't it better for you to be getting along well with Sanae-san?"
| |
| <3906>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides, you must be coming back from your date as well, right?"
| |
| <3907>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you had any complaints to begin with, you should have said so at that moment yesterday, right?"
| |
| <3908>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Since you understand, get lost, Sunohara. You're in the way."
| |
| <3909>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "When we get back, Mei-chan, I'll let you use the bath. Be sure to clean yourself."
| |
| <3910>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... \m{A}..."
| |
| <3911>
| |
| // He throws a word to provoke me on purpose.
| |
| <3912>
| |
| // Red-faced, he might soon jump at me.
| |
| <3913>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That's right, be angry... come, Sunohara!)
| |
| <3914>
| |
| // I wished in my mind for him to come grab at me.
| |
| <3915>
| |
| // I don't care if I get knocked out.
| |
| <3916>
| |
| // I wanted him to take back Mei-chan with all his might.
| |
| <3917>
| |
| // If he did that, surely...
| |
| <3918>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Damn it..."
| |
| <3919>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Damn it...!"
| |
| <3920>
| |
| // He violently cursed out my name.
| |
| <3921>
| |
| // Even now he was about ready to lunge at me.
| |
| <3922>
| |
| // But, Sunohara...
| |
| <3923>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <3924>
| |
| // ... He stepped not one foot forward from there.
| |
| <3925>
| |
| // All he gave was a voice mixed with anger and regret.
| |
| <3926>
| |
| // That, was all.
| |
| <3927>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Come on, let's go, Mei-chan."
| |
| <3928>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay...!"
| |
| <3929>
| |
| // Making use of this chance, we head back.
| |
| <3930>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's have fun tonight as well!"
| |
| <3931>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... All right."
| |
| <3932>
| |
| // Her body clung onto mine.
| |
| <3933>
| |
| // However, I guess he really ended up staying there.
| |
| <3934>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Damn it...!!"
| |
| <3935>
| |
| // Only his voice echoed throughout the night of this city.
| |
| <3936>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Are you fine with this...?)
| |
| <3937>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Are you really this kind of guy...?)
| |
| <3938>
| |
| // Being enveloped in anguish, I strolled into my room.
| |
| <3939>
| |
| // The knocking sound echoes as I faintly think things over.
| |
| <3940>
| |
| // A nice smell came from opening the door.
| |
| <3941>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm finished making dinner."
| |
| <3942>
| |
| // Buttered bread and stew was on top of the tray.
| |
| <3943>
| |
| // She was carrying it in a dangerous way; maybe it was a little heavy?
| |
| <3944>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's really cooked well."
| |
| <3945>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eat it while it's still hot!"
| |
| <3946>
| |
| // Mei-chan acted calm all the way to the end.
| |
| <3947>
| |
| // She kept up her chin, so that I wouldn't worry.
| |
| <3948>
| |
| // Just from seeing her face, it was easy to tell that she was sad inside.
| |
| <3949>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, this here's the towel, and here's the spoon..."
| |
| <3950>
| |
| // Mei-chan had skillfully set things up here.
| |
| <3951>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Sunohara isn't coming, is he?"
| |
| <3952>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh..."
| |
| <3953>
| |
| // With a small voice, her shoulders spring up.
| |
| <3954>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I, suppose..."
| |
| <3955>
| |
| // Her hand stops just as her voice sinks in.
| |
| <3956>
| |
| // She turned her face away, pretending to not take notice.
| |
| <3957>
| |
| // Her shoulders were trembling a little bit.
| |
| <3958>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... I-I forgot the water!"
| |
| <3959>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll go and quickly get it!"
| |
| <3960>
| |
| // She left the room, as if to run away.
| |
| <3961>
| |
| // There were a little bit of tears building up in her eyes.
| |
| <3962>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <3963>
| |
| // I think that I have to do something.
| |
| <3964>
| |
| // Sunohara Siblings
| |
| <3965>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Yeah, yeah..."
| |
| <3966>
| |
| // I woke up to a distant voice.
| |
| <3967>
| |
| // \{Voice} "I know..."
| |
| <3968>
| |
| // It was Mei-chan's. She kept her tone low as if talking in secret.
| |
| <3969>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Just a little longer, okay...?"
| |
| <3970>
| |
| // A familiar expression. Though it seemed very apologetic.
| |
| <3971>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, I'm sorry..."
| |
| <3972>
| |
| // This went for a while, and I finally understand she's talking on the phone.
| |
| <3973>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll give it some thought..."
| |
| <3974>
| |
| // Who's she talking to?
| |
| <3975>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I know. I'll come back soon."
| |
| <3976>
| |
| // Could it be...
| |
| <3977>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... I'll have to hang up soon, because of the phone charges."
| |
| <3978>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Tell daddy I'm sorry. Yeah, I'll call again!"
| |
| <3979>
| |
| // ... It really does seem like her parents.
| |
| <3980>
| |
| // Checking to see the kitchen, it seems she had just finished her phone call.
| |
| <3981>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sigh..."
| |
| <3982>
| |
| // She sighed, keeping her hand on the receiver.
| |
| <3983>
| |
| // It seems she doesn't have much time left.
| |
| <3984>
| |
| // I walk down the hallway during lunchtime.
| |
| <3985>
| |
| // Sunohara still hadn't come. This is usually the time he comes to attend though.
| |
| <3986>
| |
| // I don't want to see his face right now. The same probably goes for him.
| |
| <3987>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (I suppose he bought bread as well and found a good spot to eat...)
| |
| <3988>
| |
| // \{Voice} "Eh, isn't that you, \m{A}?"
| |
| <3989>
| |
| // Just as I thought that, someone called me.
| |
| <3990>
| |
| // A group of three. In that was one person, who I think was someone I met from first year.
| |
| <3991>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh... long time no see."
| |
| <3992>
| |
| // Other than the slightly worn out uniform, he was no different from before.
| |
| <3993>
| |
| // But, he wasn't really a delinquent in any way.
| |
| <3994>
| |
| // He studied what was needed, and was good in front of the teacher.
| |
| <3995>
| |
| // Point is, he was a behaved person.
| |
| <3996>
| |
| // I recall that I still exchanged words with others once in a while when I meet them.
| |
| <3997>
| |
| // \{Male Student} "You're not with Sunohara today, are you?"
| |
| <3998>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Once in a while."
| |
| <3999>
| |
| // \{Male Student} "You want to come for food?"
| |
| <4000>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't mind..."
| |
| <4001>
| |
| // I guess having this sort of thing once in a while might be good.
| |
| <4002>
| |
| // \{Male Student} "So, I got close to that Hara-boy..."
| |
| <4003>
| |
| // \{Male Student 2} "That's impossible, I said."
| |
| <4004>
| |
| // \{Male Student 3} "You know, introduce us to that girl from the other day~"
| |
| <4005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Haha..."
| |
| <4006>
| |
| // ... But, I'd think it'd fail pretty quickly.
| |
| <4007>
| |
| // Without getting into the conversation, I felt very uncomfortable.
| |
| <4008>
| |
| // Sometimes, even though I'd come up with a phony smile, I was offended.
| |
| <4009>
| |
| // I come up with a good excuse such as sleeping during noon, and quickly get away.
| |
| <4010>
| |
| // I stare out, sitting down at the courtyard bench.
| |
| <4011>
| |
| // I was getting a little fed up with this.
| |
| <4012>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Even these kinds of guys just want to fool around...)
| |
| <4013>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Damn."
| |
| <4014>
| |
| // Though I'm running this charade for Sunohara's sake...
| |
| <4015>
| |
| // I also have to do something for Mei-chan's sake.
| |
| <4016>
| |
| // What is it that I can concentrate on, though?
| |
| <4017>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Though what should I be doing...?)
| |
| <4018>
| |
| // Why was it that he became like this to begin with?
| |
| <4019>
| |
| // Of course, since he's devoted to Sanae-san, he'll disappear after all.
| |
| <4020>
| |
| // But, the problem's got to be more basic than that...
| |
| <4021>
| |
| // I start from square one.
| |
| <4022>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (He entered this school under a sports recommendation...)
| |
| <4023>
| |
| // And the club activity he finally got to doing ended up disappearing...
| |
| <4024>
| |
| // His grades steadily dropped, and he also started not going to class...
| |
| <4025>
| |
| // And finally, he continues to be late, already haven given up on university...
| |
| <4026>
| |
| // Continuing to pass the days on and on.
| |
| <4027>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sadly, just the same as me...)
| |
| <4028>
| |
| // Though I knew that, I held my head again.
| |
| <4029>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (He really is a hateful guy...)
| |
| <4030>
| |
| // In the end, I realized I also had the same problem as he.
| |
| <4031>
| |
| // Having said that, looking upon myself, there might be clues I could find.
| |
| <4032>
| |
| // Encouraging myself from those withering feelings, I began thinking.
| |
| <4033>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (To begin with, I found just about everything bothersome...)
| |
| <4034>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That's probably because I stopped with club activities.)
| |
| <4035>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (In that case, Sunohara might also...)
| |
| <4036>
| |
| // ... But, there was just one difference.
| |
| <4037>
| |
| // I can no longer return to doing that.
| |
| <4038>
| |
| // Ever since the fight with my old man, injuring my shoulder.
| |
| <4039>
| |
| // I can no longer play basketball anymore.
| |
| <4040>
| |
| // But, he's different.
| |
| <4041>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (If he plays soccer one more time, maybe something might change...?)
| |
| <4042>
| |
| // That thought coming to mind, I immediately brush off my bitter smile.
| |
| <4043>
| |
| // He wouldn't show up at the soccer club at all.
| |
| <4044>
| |
| // He had already vowed never to do so.
| |
| <4045>
| |
| // To begin with, the soccer club wouldn't accept him...
| |
| <4046>
| |
| // ... but, no matter how I worry about it, that was all I could think about.
| |
| <4047>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I think onii-chan should play soccer."
| |
| <4048>
| |
| // Mei-chan had also come to the same conclusion.
| |
| <4049>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That was the reason onii-chan had become like this..."
| |
| <4050>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm sure it's about him quitting soccer."
| |
| <4051>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's because he became unable to play the thing he most liked..."
| |
| <4052>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you know, that's..."
| |
| <4053>
| |
| // Something that you can't help saying at this time.
| |
| <4054>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I know."
| |
| <4055>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But I guess, he has to."
| |
| <4056>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I don't like how onii-chan is right now."
| |
| <4057>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan as he is now is... no good at all."
| |
| <4058>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I want him to be the same way as before."
| |
| <4059>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <4060>
| |
| // \{Mei} "How is my brother today?"
| |
| <4061>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I guess, umm..."
| |
| <4062>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Yeah,"
| |
| <4063>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't think he's in the school today anymore."
| |
| <4064>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I heard from the other guys roaming around about him leaning towards Sanae-san..."
| |
| <4065>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Did he go straight back home again...?"
| |
| <4066>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Seems so."
| |
| <4067>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I guess onii-chan should play soccer."
| |
| <4068>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He's lost his way."
| |
| <4069>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I really want him to play."
| |
| <4070>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even if it means only accepting and not playing him..."
| |
| <4071>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But you know, Mei-chan,"
| |
| <4072>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The problem is them accepting him. What do you plan on doing?"
| |
| <4073>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I suppose... asking this school's soccer club."
| |
| <4074>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, are you serious?"
| |
| <4075>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Everyone really, really hates Sunohara."
| |
| <4076>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Because he got in a fight with other schools, he became unable to go to tournaments."
| |
| <4077>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even then, I want to ask."
| |
| <4078>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Two years have already passed... if I talk to them, they'll surely understand."
| |
| <4079>
| |
| // ... She's quite stubborn.
| |
| <4080>
| |
| // She's saying she'll go negotiate with that small body and kind voice of hers.
| |
| <4081>
| |
| // For nothing other than her brother.
| |
| <4082>
| |
| // If that's the case, there's no way I would let her go alone.
| |
| <4083>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll follow as well."
| |
| <4084>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san..."
| |
| <4085>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you want to do something, I'll hang out until the end."
| |
| <4086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Let's go, Mei-chan."
| |
| <4087>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O... okay!"
| |
| <4088>
| |
| // The first person we went to see was the coach.
| |
| <4089>
| |
| // Mei-chan doesn't really have any personal connections with the students, and I don't want her to go but...
| |
| <4090>
| |
| // But, that wasn't a reason to stop her.
| |
| <4091>
| |
| // We came close to a middle-aged man in a jersey, smoking a cigarette in the courtyard.
| |
| <4092>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Hey, what are you coming in for?"
| |
| <4093>
| |
| // Approaching him, the smell of nicotine and sweat roamed about.
| |
| <4094>
| |
| // Mei-chan shuddered from him raising his voice, and did the same.
| |
| <4095>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm not an outsider!"
| |
| <4096>
| |
| // \{Mei} "U-umm... are you the soccer coach?"
| |
| <4097>
| |
| // \{Coach} "... Huh?"
| |
| <4098>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm Sunohara Youhei's younger sister, Mei."
| |
| <4099>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Sunohara... Sunohara?"
| |
| <4100>
| |
| // \{Coach} "The third year, Sunohara?"
| |
| <4101>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, that Sunohara."
| |
| <4102>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Hahaha!"
| |
| <4103>
| |
| // A dry laugh with no meaning.
| |
| <4104>
| |
| // He acted like he was being tickled somewhere.
| |
| <4105>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Sunohara's family's in Touhoku, ain't it? I know."
| |
| <4106>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That is so, but it's the truth."
| |
| <4107>
| |
| // \{Coach} "What happened to school?"
| |
| <4108>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I'm taking a break for a while."
| |
| <4109>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Huh... skipping."
| |
| <4110>
| |
| // \{Coach} "If your brother's your brother, the younger sister's the same."
| |
| <4111>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Or is it that you instigated her into this, \m{A}?"
| |
| <4112>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san is not that kind of person!"
| |
| <4113>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, please hear me out!"
| |
| <4114>
| |
| // \{Coach} "........."
| |
| <4115>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's about my brother..."
| |
| <4116>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I apologize for him troubling the club before..."
| |
| <4117>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-but, he's reflected on himself enough..."
| |
| <4118>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If possible I would like to have you approve his return to the soccer club."
| |
| <4119>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Return?"
| |
| <4120>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes... that's right."
| |
| <4121>
| |
| // \{Mei} "U-umm... how is that?"
| |
| <4122>
| |
| // \{Coach} "You came all the way for that?"
| |
| <4123>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's right!"
| |
| <4124>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Are you an idiot?"
| |
| <4125>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4126>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} ".........!"
| |
| <4127>
| |
| // I listened to the filthy-mouthed coach.
| |
| <4128>
| |
| // I knew he had a habit of calling people idiots real quick.
| |
| <4129>
| |
| // Even so, I was seriously offended.
| |
| <4130>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Are you really serious about that?"
| |
| <4131>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That I am."
| |
| <4132>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's why I came to ask you!"
| |
| <4133>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Sunohara, huh..."
| |
| <4134>
| |
| // Crossing his arms, he moans for a while.
| |
| <4135>
| |
| // Mei-chan coughed a little bit from the tobacco smoke floating to her.
| |
| <4136>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Well, it's difficult."
| |
| <4137>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Thanks to his crap, the third years right now haven't had any rookie games."
| |
| <4138>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, umm..."
| |
| <4139>
| |
| // \{Coach} "To begin with, what are you going to do, saying that?"
| |
| <4140>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Is the person responsible saying this? Huh?!"
| |
| <4141>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm going to take him with me, I definitely will!"
| |
| <4142>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He'll also apologize... and promise never to cause any more trouble again!"
| |
| <4143>
| |
| // \{Mei} "So... please!"
| |
| <4144>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He doesn't have to formally enter the club. At least see how he is!"
| |
| <4145>
| |
| // \{Coach} "You idiot... you'll say whatever, won't you?"
| |
| <4146>
| |
| // \{Coach} "So he seriously apologizes once in a while?"
| |
| <4147>
| |
| // \{Coach} "To begin with, even if he were to be allowed into the soccer club at this point, he couldn't do that at all, could he?"
| |
| <4148>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Of course he can..."
| |
| <4149>
| |
| // \{Coach} "He's nothing but a bother if he shows up."
| |
| <4150>
| |
| // \{Coach} "He hasn't played for two years, will he even be usable?"
| |
| <4151>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Well... he could at least be the ballboy."
| |
| <4152>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-in that case... is there a place you could introduce us to where my brother could play?"
| |
| <4153>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Oh, there's a good one."
| |
| <4154>
| |
| // \{Coach} "How about the Boy Scouts? Ahaha!"
| |
| <4155>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4156>
| |
| // \{Coach} "... What's with those eyes, \m{A}?"
| |
| <4157>
| |
| // Those insensitive words really pissed me off.
| |
| <4158>
| |
| // He noticed that I was scowling at his unshaven face.
| |
| <4159>
| |
| // But... if I say anything here, it'll all be for naught.
| |
| <4160>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Nothing."
| |
| <4161>
| |
| // I hold out hard, turning my face away.
| |
| <4162>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan might have been slacking off this whole time..."
| |
| <4163>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, he's really good at soccer."
| |
| <4164>
| |
| // \{Mei} "There must be somewhere where he can show that."
| |
| <4165>
| |
| // \{Coach} "And how far are you going to go with that?"
| |
| <4166>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's... nothing like that."*
| |
| <4167>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Do you know how many players I have seen so far?"
| |
| <4168>
| |
| // \{Coach} "He's just mediocre."
| |
| <4169>
| |
| // \{Coach} "And mediocre's still fine. But he's not co-operative, and in addition to being violent..."
| |
| <4170>
| |
| // \{Coach} "He's just hopeless."
| |
| <4171>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B... but... if he gets to show you, you might understand."
| |
| <4172>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Just for a little while."
| |
| <4173>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Could you give onii-chan one more chance...?"
| |
| <4174>
| |
| // \{Coach} "So you'll lower your head for that, huh?"
| |
| <4175>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Well then, first go get approval from the guys in the club."
| |
| <4176>
| |
| // \{Coach} "They hate playing with Sunohara, don't they?"
| |
| <4177>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <4178>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Get it now? If you're quiet, then it seems so."
| |
| <4179>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No... well, but..."
| |
| <4180>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... If we get, approval from that club members..."
| |
| <4181>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Huh?"
| |
| <4182>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If the club members approves it, would you also approve as well?"
| |
| <4183>
| |
| // \{Coach} "... What?"
| |
| <4184>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll be talking to the members now."
| |
| <4185>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If, everyone approves of him..."
| |
| <4186>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Approves... huh?"
| |
| <4187>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Well, it's something to really think about."
| |
| <4188>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Really?"
| |
| <4189>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Do you doubt me?"
| |
| <4190>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, w-well... umm..."
| |
| <4191>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Then please, excuse me."
| |
| <4192>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan..."
| |
| <4193>
| |
| // She bows over.
| |
| <4194>
| |
| // She softly brings her eyes to me, then walks away.
| |
| <4195>
| |
| // She's probably going to head to the grounds now? I follow after her.
| |
| <4196>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Wait, \m{A}."
| |
| <4197>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... What is it?"
| |
| <4198>
| |
| // \{Coach} "That girl was able to introduce herself."
| |
| <4199>
| |
| // \{Coach} "That's not something you can do."
| |
| <4200>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4201>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Excuse me."
| |
| <4202>
| |
| // Without bowing, I said only that, and followed after Mei-chan.
| |
| <4203>
| |
| // Mei-chan was silent, hurrying through the hallway.
| |
| <4204>
| |
| // Her eyes were a little red. She tightly clenched her fist.
| |
| <4205>
| |
| // Seems like she's putting up with all this.
| |
| <4206>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Mei-chan."
| |
| <4207>
| |
| // I softly hold her small, clenched fist with my hand.
| |
| <4208>
| |
| // I wanted to give her encouragement, even if it's just a little bit.
| |
| <4209>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "We're going to where the members are, right?"
| |
| <4210>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Yes!"
| |
| <4211>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm going to go talk to them!"
| |
| <4212>
| |
| // \{Mei} "To talk to them about onii-chan so that they would accept him..."
| |
| <4213>
| |
| // She tightened her grip on my hand.
| |
| <4214>
| |
| // ... I'm not going to do anything.
| |
| <4215>
| |
| // At the very least, I want to be by her side.
| |
| <4216>
| |
| // The clubroom door with the sign, "Soccer Club", hung on it.
| |
| <4217>
| |
| // Mei-chan stood in front of that with a tense face.
| |
| <4218>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you okay?"
| |
| <4219>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, I'm fine now."
| |
| <4220>
| |
| // Taking a couple of breaths for a while, she nods.
| |
| <4221>
| |
| // As if to encourage herself, she tightens up her hand, and then releases.
| |
| <4222>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Here we go..."
| |
| <4223>
| |
| // She puts her hand on the doorknob.
| |
| <4224>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Ah!"
| |
| <4225>
| |
| // The glances of the half-naked guys all focus on her.
| |
| <4226>
| |
| // A sour, dusty atmosphere was about.
| |
| <4227>
| |
| // \{Mei} "U-umm...!"
| |
| <4228>
| |
| // Being blown away by their intimidation, she musters up her voice.
| |
| <4229>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Is the captain around here?"
| |
| <4230>
| |
| // A stir from within the room.
| |
| <4231>
| |
| // Within the slight bantering, a spiking noise echoed.
| |
| <4232>
| |
| // A man with slightly bleached hair and a large build walked up.
| |
| <4233>
| |
| // \{Captain} "That would be me."
| |
| <4234>
| |
| // \{Captain} "... You're not a student from here, are you?"
| |
| <4235>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm, umm..."
| |
| <4236>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sunohara Youhei's younger sister."
| |
| <4237>
| |
| // \{Captain} "What?"
| |
| <4238>
| |
| // He raises his eyebrow. The rest of the club does the same.
| |
| <4239>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-that's right... I'm his sister, Mei."
| |
| <4240>
| |
| // The room becomes noisy again. Scratching his head, the guy who called himself captain raised his voice.
| |
| <4241>
| |
| // \{Captain} "And... what do you want, sister?"
| |
| <4242>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I came to ask a favor."
| |
| <4243>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's... about my brother..."
| |
| <4244>
| |
| // \{Captain} "I cann't hear you!"
| |
| <4245>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's about my brother!"
| |
| <4246>
| |
| // \{Captain} "What about Sunohara?"
| |
| <4247>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He was in this club before, wasn't he?"
| |
| <4248>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And, if it's possible..."
| |
| <4249>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I would like for you to have him come back in!"
| |
| <4250>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Eh?"
| |
| <4251>
| |
| // \{Captain} "W... wait a second."
| |
| <4252>
| |
| // \{Captain} "You want him to come back in?"
| |
| <4253>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, that's right!"
| |
| <4254>
| |
| // \{Captain} "... Are you serious?"
| |
| <4255>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm serious!"
| |
| <4256>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "... Pfft!"
| |
| <4257>
| |
| // A somewhat sarcastic laugh.
| |
| <4258>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Really now..."
| |
| <4259>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "This is a gag, isn't it?"
| |
| <4260>
| |
| // Smiling, they all whisper amongst each other.
| |
| <4261>
| |
| // \{Captain} "And, Sunohara said this?"
| |
| <4262>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, he didn't but..."
| |
| <4263>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan... ah, I mean, my brother...!"
| |
| <4264>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "She said onii-chan."
| |
| <4265>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "A brother complex?"
| |
| <4266>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Onii-chaaan~"
| |
| <4267>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ugh..."
| |
| <4268>
| |
| // A teasing voice came.
| |
| <4269>
| |
| // Glaring at them, I remained silent.
| |
| <4270>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Umm... \m{A}? You think the same too?"
| |
| <4271>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm only accompanying her."
| |
| <4272>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "But... I would like for you to listen to her clearly."
| |
| <4273>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Please."
| |
| <4274>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please...!"
| |
| <4275>
| |
| // In haste, Mei-chan bows her head beside me.
| |
| <4276>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Doesn't look like you're putting effort into that bow."
| |
| <4277>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Bow a lot lower."
| |
| <4278>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sorry, like this?"
| |
| <4279>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Not you, I meant \m{A}."
| |
| <4280>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... uh..."
| |
| <4281>
| |
| // A laughter going back and forth as if directed towards a fool.
| |
| <4282>
| |
| // Mei-chan glanced down with regret and embarrassment.
| |
| <4283>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Let's go, Mei-chan."
| |
| <4284>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, but..."
| |
| <4285>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara would never think of being together with these guys."
| |
| <4286>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, but..."
| |
| <4287>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even so, I still...!"
| |
| <4288>
| |
| // She again faces the clubroom, and bows deeply.
| |
| <4289>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please...!"
| |
| <4290>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Just for... a single day, is that fine?"
| |
| <4291>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Let onii-chan play soccer again!"
| |
| <4292>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I believe it'll be a new start!"
| |
| <4293>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please...!"
| |
| <4294>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan..."
| |
| <4295>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please......!"
| |
| <4296>
| |
| // A bitter voice echoed.
| |
| <4297>
| |
| // But... that too, seemed nothing more than fruitless.
| |
| <4298>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "How brave of you."
| |
| <4299>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Captain, she's begging on her knees~"
| |
| <4300>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Hmm, what shall I do..."
| |
| <4301>
| |
| // Each of them laughed...
| |
| <4302>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Nah, I guess not."
| |
| <4303>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah..."
| |
| <4304>
| |
| // Seeing the dumbfounded Mei-chan, they had a particularly louder laugh.
| |
| <4305>
| |
| // \{Mei} "P... please, I beg you!"
| |
| <4306>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Give my brother a chance...!"
| |
| <4307>
| |
| // \{Captain} "I told you no."
| |
| <4308>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Captain, you're cruel~"
| |
| <4309>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Hey, hey, you're gonna make her cry~"
| |
| <4310>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please..."
| |
| <4311>
| |
| // \{Mei} "P... please...!"
| |
| <4312>
| |
| // Being humiliated in front of many people in the club...
| |
| <4313>
| |
| // Even so, Mei-chan continued to raise her voice.
| |
| <4314>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It... didn't go well, did it?"
| |
| <4315>
| |
| // But, Mei-chan was firm.
| |
| <4316>
| |
| // Her reddened eyes, and trembling shoulder.
| |
| <4317>
| |
| // But, by no means was she going to cry.
| |
| <4318>
| |
| // She went to the end with a smile.
| |
| <4319>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... they didn't approve."
| |
| <4320>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm definitely sure they'll understand!"
| |
| <4321>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... You're still going to continue?"
| |
| <4322>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll ask them, no matter how many times."
| |
| <4323>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll continue until onii-chan is accepted."
| |
| <4324>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I feel something like that is the best."
| |
| <4325>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If that happens, I'm sure onii-chan will also..."
| |
| <4326>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4327>
| |
| // She was not afraid being in front of the soccer club members.
| |
| <4328>
| |
| // Desperately appealing to them...
| |
| <4329>
| |
| // Not once crying, only lowering her head.
| |
| <4330>
| |
| // Besides, how far was her courage going to go?
| |
| <4331>
| |
| // Even though Mei-chan was working this hard...
| |
| <4332>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sunohara...)
| |
| <4333>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (What the hell are you doing...?)
| |
| <4334>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Sunohara."
| |
| <4335>
| |
| // Attending at the same time, I called him.
| |
| <4336>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah... it's you, \m{A}."
| |
| <4337>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You need something?"
| |
| <4338>
| |
| // Is he out of it? It's like he's putting effort to acting normal.
| |
| <4339>
| |
| // Even so, he never made eye contact.
| |
| <4340>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You never met Mei-chan after that, did you?"
| |
| <4341>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "No I didn't!"
| |
| <4342>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Don't you care?"
| |
| <4343>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why do you have to say something like that..."
| |
| <4344>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Actually, why should I even be worried about Mei?!"
| |
| <4345>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I've been busy with Sanae-san..."
| |
| <4346>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you still seriously saying that?"
| |
| <4347>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, I'm serious!"
| |
| <4348>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm going to be a lot more busy from now on!"
| |
| <4349>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4350>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I told you before I'm confessing to her."
| |
| <4351>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "April's already over... I plan to do that today."
| |
| <4352>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "When that happens, I'll slowly lose more and more of my time."
| |
| <4353>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, I might hold her body, hahaha..."
| |
| <4354>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You..."
| |
| <4355>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's how it is, so I really don't care what happens with Mei..."
| |
| <4356>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why are you still acting so tough..."
| |
| <4357>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm not acting tough."
| |
| <4358>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Aren't you worried?"
| |
| <4359>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't know what's happening to Mei."
| |
| <4360>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Get ahold of yourself, man!"
| |
| <4361>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What are you so angry about..."
| |
| <4362>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well... she doesn't care about me either anyway!"
| |
| <4363>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Sunohara!"
| |
| <4364>
| |
| // Being driven by anger, I grab his chest.
| |
| <4365>
| |
| // The chair falls over, and a loud voice echoes in the classroom.
| |
| <4366>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-what is it, man...?"
| |
| <4367>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I don't get you one bit..."
| |
| <4368>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Do you know what the hell Mei-chan's doing right now?"
| |
| <4369>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I dunno anything about that."
| |
| <4370>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Besides, she's getting along with you, isn't she?"
| |
| <4371>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... It's nothing to do with me."
| |
| <4372>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Go grab someone from the soccer club and ask them!"
| |
| <4373>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What do you think Mei-chan is doing...?"
| |
| <4374>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You should know... how much she believes in you!"
| |
| <4375>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I told you I don't know, didn't I?"
| |
| <4376>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Let go."
| |
| <4377>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4378>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What...?"
| |
| <4379>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You want to fight, \m{A}...?"
| |
| <4380>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Tch!"
| |
| <4381>
| |
| // Glaring at each other, I can tell the onlookers are gradually beginning to gather round.
| |
| <4382>
| |
| // The room went from completely silent to bustling with noise, as if hit by water.
| |
| <4383>
| |
| // Hearing the voice of the teacher coming, I let go.
| |
| <4384>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4385>
| |
| // I walk in the direction of the door, through the commotion of people. The students clear out in haste.
| |
| <4386>
| |
| // The class representative from somewhere tried to hold me back, going, "Wait a second!"
| |
| <4387>
| |
| // Ignoring her, I left the school.
| |
| <4388>
| |
| // I left during afternoon classes.
| |
| <4389>
| |
| // I come around to the park where the date was being held before.
| |
| <4390>
| |
| // To meet Sanae-san.
| |
| <4391>
| |
| // Looking around, I recognize a figure behind the bench.
| |
| <4392>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Sanae-san."
| |
| <4393>
| |
| // Getting close, I called her.
| |
| <4394>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Oh my, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <4395>
| |
| // Turning around, she gave a smile.
| |
| <4396>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is now okay?"
| |
| <4397>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Ah... I'm sorry, could you wait a second?"
| |
| <4398>
| |
| // She had a slightly apologetic face.
| |
| <4399>
| |
| // I dunno what happened just now, but there was a number of young boys in a circle around Sanae-san.
| |
| <4400>
| |
| // Seems she was making a speech to them.
| |
| <4401>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Having said that, bullying a young girl is no good."
| |
| <4402>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, if you're kind, it'll definitely be great."
| |
| <4403>
| |
| // The boys listened to her quietly, face-up.
| |
| <4404>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Of course, doing that so soon is quite difficult."
| |
| <4405>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Just a little in the beginning is fine so... tell her this then."
| |
| <4406>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "First off, begin by apologizing, shall we?"
| |
| <4407>
| |
| // They all nodded to that.
| |
| <4408>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You understand, don't you?"
| |
| <4409>
| |
| // They all responded with a large voice...
| |
| <4410>
| |
| // And then, while swaying her knapsack, she gave parting words.
| |
| <4411>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Now then..."
| |
| <4412>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I apologize, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <4413>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Oh, not at all..."
| |
| <4414>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What was with the kids?"
| |
| <4415>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You don't remember them?"
| |
| <4416>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "No. Or rather, I've met them?"
| |
| <4417>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "It's that time when Youhei-kun and Mei-chan went together."
| |
| <4418>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "A girl was being bullied, right?"
| |
| <4419>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I remember that."
| |
| <4420>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "These boys are the ones that bullied her."
| |
| <4421>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <4422>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, why are you talking to the bullies?"
| |
| <4423>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I thought that would be proper."
| |
| <4424>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If they don't, they won't get the fundamentals down."
| |
| <4425>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, just now..."
| |
| <4426>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Just a bit of a lecture."
| |
| <4427>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "But, everyone's a good kid."
| |
| <4428>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If you talk to them, you'll understand them well."
| |
| <4429>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Is that how it was...?"
| |
| <4430>
| |
| // As always, this person is...
| |
| <4431>
| |
| // Admirable and amazing.
| |
| <4432>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "And, what happened today? It's kind of rare at this time!"
| |
| <4433>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Eh... but, right now should be fifth period."
| |
| <4434>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "What happened to classes?"
| |
| <4435>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Skipping."
| |
| <4436>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's not something you should do."
| |
| <4437>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You have to study properly."
| |
| <4438>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san,"
| |
| <4439>
| |
| // To cut her off, I pile my words on top.
| |
| <4440>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I have something important to talk about. It's about Sunohara and Mei-chan."
| |
| <4441>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Please listen."
| |
| <4442>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay."
| |
| <4443>
| |
| // I suppose she can guess how serious I am?
| |
| <4444>
| |
| // She nods with a stern expression.
| |
| <4445>
| |
| // I tell Sanae-san everything that's happened.
| |
| <4446>
| |
| // The reason for Mei-chan coming to this town.
| |
| <4447>
| |
| // And seeing her brother.
| |
| <4448>
| |
| // The gap of time with the once reliant person.
| |
| <4449>
| |
| // And, Mei-chan's wish and actions.
| |
| <4450>
| |
| // I explain everything, leaving nothing out.
| |
| <4451>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... I see."
| |
| <4452>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I understand."
| |
| <4453>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I have something to ask of you, Sanae-san."
| |
| <4454>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... What might it be?"
| |
| <4455>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're on a date with Sunohara today, right?"
| |
| <4456>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's what was arranged."
| |
| <4457>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If he has become lost with that..."
| |
| <4458>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If there's something that will make him realize..."
| |
| <4459>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "........."
| |
| <4460>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Somehow, make him think of Mei-chan."
| |
| <4461>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If he doesn't, Mei-chan will..."
| |
| <4462>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "... Yes,"
| |
| <4463>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I suppose that's not something that should be done."
| |
| <4464>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh, but..."
| |
| <4465>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You know, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <4466>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That's... not something you have to worry about."
| |
| <4467>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
| |
| <4468>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Recently, I've somehow noticed."
| |
| <4469>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Youhei-kun seems to have been always worried about something."
| |
| <4470>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Truth is, he should understand."
| |
| <4471>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That... there is something that he must do."
| |
| <4472>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "If you look, he's capable."
| |
| <4473>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san..."
| |
| <4474>
| |
| // ... I see.
| |
| <4475>
| |
| // Now I understand.
| |
| <4476>
| |
| // Why it was that we have been working so hard.
| |
| <4477>
| |
| // I remember the kids that were listening to Sanae-san's speech up until now.
| |
| <4478>
| |
| // They're surely the same as him.
| |
| <4479>
| |
| // On the day they met, where Sunohara didn't care and made such reckless remarks...
| |
| <4480>
| |
| // She though that there was something that had to be done.
| |
| <4481>
| |
| // That's why she's giving him this much support...
| |
| <4482>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I believe in him."
| |
| <4483>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "That he'll definitely realize it."
| |
| <4484>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "All that I can do..."
| |
| <4485>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Is just push him forward, even if it's just a little."
| |
| <4486>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So, \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <4487>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "You should also wait a little, and believe in him."
| |
| <4488>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... All right."
| |
| <4489>
| |
| // All I did was nod to those words just now.
| |
| <4490>
| |
| // Sunohara... really is thinking about Mei-chan, isn't he?
| |
| <4491>
| |
| // As Mei-chan puts it, will he become that reliable person?
| |
| <4492>
| |
| // A gloomy feeling. As if speaking for another, the day darkens.
| |
| <4493>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It'll be fine."
| |
| <4494>
| |
| // That day, Mei-chan waited at the gates again.
| |
| <4495>
| |
| // Seeing my face, we exchanged words, and she put on a smile.
| |
| <4496>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan will understand."
| |
| <4497>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He'll definitely, definitely understand."
| |
| <4498>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's why, I want to try hard."
| |
| <4499>
| |
| // \{Mei} "So that onii-chan will become the same old onii-chan..."
| |
| <4500>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Yeah, I suppose."
| |
| <4501>
| |
| // Though she understood... we went to the soccer club again.
| |
| <4502>
| |
| // I also want to work hard.
| |
| <4503>
| |
| // I want to grant Mei-chan's wish.
| |
| <4504>
| |
| // But, at the same time, I didn't want to stain my eyes with any more contempt.
| |
| <4505>
| |
| // I don't want to feel any more sorrow than this...
| |
| <4506>
| |
| // If today's result is the same as yesterday,
| |
| <4507>
| |
| // No, if that continues on from back then...
| |
| <4508>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sanae-san... in that case, I'll...)
| |
| <4509>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Definitely, no longer be able to...)
| |
| <4510>
| |
| // \{Coach} "You guys again?!"
| |
| <4511>
| |
| // Seeing us, he gave a very obvious and annoyed face.
| |
| <4512>
| |
| // The members were all stretching around us. Were they about to practice?
| |
| <4513>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Sorry for bothering you during this busy time..."
| |
| <4514>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I came again to ask!"
| |
| <4515>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Ask, you mean yesterday?"
| |
| <4516>
| |
| // \{Coach} "And, do the members approve of this?"
| |
| <4517>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-that's..."
| |
| <4518>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Hey, did any of you said it was okay?"
| |
| <4519>
| |
| // \{Captain} "No one said anything."
| |
| <4520>
| |
| // The captain's bitter voice echoed. There was a crowd of laughter.
| |
| <4521>
| |
| // \{Coach} "I told you to go and get permission. Did you lie?"
| |
| <4522>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I didn't lie!"
| |
| <4523>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I came to ask you to have the members understand!"
| |
| <4524>
| |
| // \{Coach} "You're in the way of practice, go home."
| |
| <4525>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm not trying to be in the way!"
| |
| <4526>
| |
| // \{Coach} "I told you that you are!"
| |
| <4527>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T-then... let me help!"
| |
| <4528>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Help?"
| |
| <4529>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes, since I'm bothering you as such!"
| |
| <4530>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll do whatever!"
| |
| <4531>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Whatever...?"
| |
| <4532>
| |
| // \{Mei} "W-whatever..."
| |
| <4533>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "In that case, be my opponent, Mei-chan!"
| |
| <4534>
| |
| // \{Mei} "E-eh...?"
| |
| <4535>
| |
| // A vulgar voice from the members.
| |
| <4536>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Or rather, strip."
| |
| <4537>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Strip, strip!"
| |
| <4538>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <4539>
| |
| // A small voice, finally becoming loud.
| |
| <4540>
| |
| // Mei-chan flushed red, hanging her head alone.
| |
| <4541>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (These guys...)
| |
| <4542>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Stop it, you people."
| |
| <4543>
| |
| // \{Coach} "You shouldn't do that either. You an idiot?"
| |
| <4544>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I'm sorry."
| |
| <4545>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I'm serious about wanting to helping out."
| |
| <4546>
| |
| // \{Mei} "if there's anything I can do... please let me!"
| |
| <4547>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Tch..."
| |
| <4548>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please..."
| |
| <4549>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Go pick up the balls."
| |
| <4550>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh, ah..."
| |
| <4551>
| |
| // \{Coach} "You understand, don't you?"
| |
| <4552>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay...!"
| |
| <4553>
| |
| // A whistle echoed through the campus.
| |
| <4554>
| |
| // Light jogging, followed by practicing passes, and then finally the members gather round the goal.
| |
| <4555>
| |
| // \{Coach} "Shooting practice!"
| |
| <4556>
| |
| // Kicking the ball, they all lined up towards the coach's loud voice.
| |
| <4557>
| |
| // Seems the plan was to have one person become warmup catcher, and do shoot passes back and forth...
| |
| <4558>
| |
| // The ball tumbles by the edge of the goal.
| |
| <4559>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm sorry \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <4560>
| |
| // \{Mei} "For having you come with me."
| |
| <4561>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I don't care about that at all."
| |
| <4562>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I told you I'd be around to the end, didn't I?"
| |
| <4563>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Thank you so much."
| |
| <4564>
| |
| // Mei-chan came this far, being prepared.
| |
| <4565>
| |
| // Feeling that she should do something.
| |
| <4566>
| |
| // I could really hear the strong voice of the goalkeeper from the grounds.
| |
| <4567>
| |
| // Seems like things are starting up.
| |
| <4568>
| |
| // One by one, each of the members shoots out.
| |
| <4569>
| |
| // The lone, kicked ball, flies up into the air, not caught by the edge.
| |
| <4570>
| |
| // It flew to the fence on one end of the grounds.
| |
| <4571>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Pass it over!"
| |
| <4572>
| |
| // At once, they called for us.
| |
| <4573>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay!"
| |
| <4574>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's fine, I'll go and get it."
| |
| <4575>
| |
| // I gently command Mei-chan just as she starts running.
| |
| <4576>
| |
| // The distance to the fence was quite large, and when I finally struggled there, I was a little short of breath.
| |
| <4577>
| |
| // Holding it in my arms, I pass it right back.
| |
| <4578>
| |
| // At that time, as if timed just right, the ball was kicked up again.
| |
| <4579>
| |
| // Making a large arc, it flew from where I was to another lone spot.
| |
| <4580>
| |
| // When that happened, Mei-chan hastily rushed over to take it.
| |
| <4581>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Are they aiming for that...?)
| |
| <4582>
| |
| // With her small body, Mei-chan desperately chased after it.
| |
| <4583>
| |
| // When she returned, she was panting heavily.
| |
| <4584>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "You're damn late!"
| |
| <4585>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm sorry!"
| |
| <4586>
| |
| // Rolling over, it returns to the members.
| |
| <4587>
| |
| // At almost the same time, another ball flew near the fence.
| |
| <4588>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Stop being so stupid, and pass it back!"
| |
| <4589>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay!"
| |
| <4590>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait, Mei-chan, let's take a quick break!"
| |
| <4591>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-but..."
| |
| <4592>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'll go over there and get it."
| |
| <4593>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Until then, catch your breath..."
| |
| <4594>
| |
| // Saying that much, another ball flew straight into the day after tomorrow.
| |
| <4595>
| |
| // It fell in a direction completely different from the last shot.
| |
| <4596>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "What are you doing, hurry up and get it!"
| |
| <4597>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Kuh..."
| |
| <4598>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-I'm okay!"
| |
| <4599>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll go!"
| |
| <4600>
| |
| // Forming a smile, Mei-chan charged ahead.
| |
| <4601>
| |
| // Gritting my back teeth, I also ran.
| |
| <4602>
| |
| // Running round at full speed, we finally return to the goal post.
| |
| <4603>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Pant... pant...!"
| |
| <4604>
| |
| // Mei-chan's face was pale, her chest frequently moving up and down.
| |
| <4605>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Be a bit quicker!"
| |
| <4606>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I... I'm sorry!"
| |
| <4607>
| |
| // After that, everyone made shots.
| |
| <4608>
| |
| // This time, they didn't fly off too far.
| |
| <4609>
| |
| // That was a relief.
| |
| <4610>
| |
| // I was relieved that they let Mei-chan rest a little bit.
| |
| <4611>
| |
| // ... But, that was also brief.
| |
| <4612>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah...!"
| |
| <4613>
| |
| // A small shriek.
| |
| <4614>
| |
| // The sound of a thick wind came towards us.
| |
| <4615>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Close!"
| |
| <4616>
| |
| // I couldn't tell whether it came from the kicker or his teammates.
| |
| <4617>
| |
| // But, could it be their doing...?
| |
| <4618>
| |
| // \{Mei} "H-haha... I guess there are times like this!"
| |
| <4619>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll go get the ball!"
| |
| <4620>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Wait, Mei-chan!"
| |
| <4621>
| |
| // Saying so, they flew over my head again.
| |
| <4622>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "\m{A}, don't slack off!"
| |
| <4623>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Damn it...!"
| |
| <4624>
| |
| // I ran with all my might.
| |
| <4625>
| |
| // I was uneasy about leaving Mei-chan alone, so I returned as quickly as I could.
| |
| <4626>
| |
| // But the ball flew towards where the trees were planted, so finding them took a bit of time.
| |
| <4627>
| |
| // Finally finding it, I passed it back.
| |
| <4628>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Mei-chan?!"
| |
| <4629>
| |
| // When I returned, I saw her with the ball in her stomach.
| |
| <4630>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ugh..."
| |
| <4631>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "W-what's wrong?!"
| |
| <4632>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... haha..."
| |
| <4633>
| |
| // \{Mei} "The ball... hit me a little bit..."
| |
| <4634>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hit? Are you okay?"
| |
| <4635>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Or not, that's hitting you isn't it...?"
| |
| <4636>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's wrong."
| |
| <4637>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I was just daydreaming a little bit, and then I got hit."
| |
| <4638>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm slow... aren't I?"
| |
| <4639>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4640>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You don't have to be that worried."
| |
| <4641>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, it's coming again! I'll go and get it!"
| |
| <4642>
| |
| // She slowly comes up to the rolling ball.
| |
| <4643>
| |
| // In haste, I chased after her.
| |
| <4644>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Owaah!"
| |
| <4645>
| |
| // Another strong shot flew right by as if to cut the space between the two of us off.
| |
| <4646>
| |
| // At that moment, even though she was close, she hesitated. When Mei-chan went to pick it up, she crouched down.
| |
| <4647>
| |
| // Clunk, the sound.
| |
| <4648>
| |
| // The sound of hitting one's skin.
| |
| <4649>
| |
| // The shot that flew hit her thigh.
| |
| <4650>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan!"
| |
| <4651>
| |
| // In haste, I went over to her fallen figure.
| |
| <4652>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm, fine!"
| |
| <4653>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm okay!"
| |
| <4654>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah, ball, ball..."
| |
| <4655>
| |
| // The ball rolled around and around.
| |
| <4656>
| |
| // Picking it up, her legs were limp.
| |
| <4657>
| |
| // Staggering two, three steps, and then...
| |
| <4658>
| |
| // \{Mei} "A-ah...!"
| |
| <4659>
| |
| // Her body falls over.
| |
| <4660>
| |
| // I rushed to reach my hand out to catch her, but it didn't make it in time.
| |
| <4661>
| |
| // Mei-chan dropped on top of the ball like that.
| |
| <4662>
| |
| // The members had a burst of laughter.
| |
| <4663>
| |
| // \{Mei} "...!"
| |
| <4664>
| |
| // But, Mei-chan had decided not to cry.
| |
| <4665>
| |
| // Biting her lips, she got up and threw the ball back.
| |
| <4666>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Here it comes again, don't slack off!"
| |
| <4667>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Okay!"
| |
| <4668>
| |
| // Her legs were limp, but she tried her best to chase after it.
| |
| <4669>
| |
| // No matter how far the ball flew, she chased after it with all her might...
| |
| <4670>
| |
| // And when she got close, the ball would hit her. Even at times they'd attack her...
| |
| <4671>
| |
| // And every time she got up, she'd continue getting balls.
| |
| <4672>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Why are you going so far...?)
| |
| <4673>
| |
| // That's not what I should be thinking.
| |
| <4674>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Why is it... that you can do this much?)
| |
| <4675>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sunohara, even though your sister's suffering this much...)
| |
| <4676>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (What the hell are you doing...?)
| |
| <4677>
| |
| // When it had become completely dark, the practice finally ended.
| |
| <4678>
| |
| // Mei-chan frequently held her stomach.
| |
| <4679>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Does it hurt?"
| |
| <4680>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-it's fine!"
| |
| <4681>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It's nothing..."
| |
| <4682>
| |
| // She's trying her best to hide it...
| |
| <4683>
| |
| // But, her delicate body has a number of bruises, doesn't it?
| |
| <4684>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Good work."
| |
| <4685>
| |
| // In contrast, the captain wore a cheerful mood.
| |
| <4686>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Ah, sorry for the trouble."
| |
| <4687>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No, its' nothing at all!"
| |
| <4688>
| |
| // \{Mei} "A-and... about my brother!"
| |
| <4689>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Ah, before that..."
| |
| <4690>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Could you take the field rake and level the grounds?"
| |
| <4691>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4692>
| |
| // \{Captain} "I'm counting on you!"
| |
| <4693>
| |
| // Waving one hand, he quickly returned to the clubroom.
| |
| <4694>
| |
| // Mei-chan lowered her head at the start for a while.
| |
| <4695>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (That asshole...)
| |
| <4696>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Okay!"
| |
| <4697>
| |
| // Even so, she lifted her head instantly.
| |
| <4698>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Let's do it!"
| |
| <4699>
| |
| // And then, she quickly took the rake and headed out.
| |
| <4700>
| |
| // Her body's at her limit now...
| |
| <4701>
| |
| // It was very pitiful, seeing Mei-chan face forward no matter what.
| |
| <4702>
| |
| // Carefully leveling the grounds, we then opened the clubroom door.
| |
| <4703>
| |
| // Already six or seven club members were left, changing into their school uniforms.
| |
| <4704>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Ah... we're done."
| |
| <4705>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Oh, good work."
| |
| <4706>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm, where's everyone else..."
| |
| <4707>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Went home."
| |
| <4708>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4709>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Because club activities are already over."
| |
| <4710>
| |
| // \{Mei} "B-but... about... what we talked about..."
| |
| <4711>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Now, now, you'll hear it from us."
| |
| <4712>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Well, I dunno about the other guys agreeing with what we say."
| |
| <4713>
| |
| // \{Mei} "No way..."
| |
| <4714>
| |
| // \{Captain} "So, what was it?"
| |
| <4715>
| |
| // \{Mei} "About my brother... Sunohara Youhei!"
| |
| <4716>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I thought that I'd like for him to return to the club."
| |
| <4717>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If that can't be done, just let him play for a little bit."
| |
| <4718>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's all I want..."
| |
| <4719>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Oh, was that it?"
| |
| <4720>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Nah, sorry."
| |
| <4721>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <4722>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Eh?"
| |
| <4723>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... These assholes...)
| |
| <4724>
| |
| // ... Certainly there was nothing to be hopeful about.
| |
| <4725>
| |
| // Mei-chan had worked so hard.
| |
| <4726>
| |
| // They didn't feel anything seeing her like this?
| |
| <4727>
| |
| // They didn't even think the least bit, taking any of her feelings...?
| |
| <4728>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Having said that, give it up."
| |
| <4729>
| |
| // \{Mei} "P-please, somehow, anything!"
| |
| <4730>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please, let my brother play soccer once again!"
| |
| <4731>
| |
| // \{Captain} "No."
| |
| <4732>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Why... not?"
| |
| <4733>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Because I hate him."
| |
| <4734>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hate...?"
| |
| <4735>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Is there anyone here who likes him?"
| |
| <4736>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Of course not."
| |
| <4737>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He's cheeky and annoying."
| |
| <4738>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He's crappy, I don't want to be with him."
| |
| <4739>
| |
| // Each one of them put him down.
| |
| <4740>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Well, that's how it is."
| |
| <4741>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Want me to make it easy on you? They hate your brother."
| |
| <4742>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That's why, you can't...?"
| |
| <4743>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Why..."
| |
| <4744>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Does... everyone hate my brother?"
| |
| <4745>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Because, he's incompetent."
| |
| <4746>
| |
| // \{Mei} ".........?"
| |
| <4747>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He's got no guts."
| |
| <4748>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He's weak and cries."
| |
| <4749>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Guess he's a loser?"
| |
| <4750>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Loser...?"
| |
| <4751>
| |
| // \{Captain} "He quit soccer, and can't keep up with studies."
| |
| <4752>
| |
| // \{Captain} "That's a loser, isn't it?"
| |
| <4753>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan is a loser...?"
| |
| <4754>
| |
| // \{Captain} "However you think it."
| |
| <4755>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Speaking of which, he got any reason to live?"
| |
| <4756>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "None."
| |
| <4757>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <4758>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Well, little sister?"
| |
| <4759>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Is there any reason to be working hard for crap such as him?"
| |
| <4760>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan... isn't crap..."
| |
| <4761>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Garbage is fine."
| |
| <4762>
| |
| // \{Mei} "...!"
| |
| <4763>
| |
| // \{Captain} "You knew from the start, didn't you?"
| |
| <4764>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Sunohara knows that this stuff is happening to you, you know?"
| |
| <4765>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Eh...?"
| |
| <4766>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Seems he came to our club."
| |
| <4767>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Looks like he heard about you."
| |
| <4768>
| |
| // ... He probably investigated after I told him about Mei-chan.
| |
| <4769>
| |
| // About where she was, and about what she was doing.
| |
| <4770>
| |
| // Sunohara knew.
| |
| <4771>
| |
| // Knowing that, he...
| |
| <4772>
| |
| // \{Captain} "So, how's that?"
| |
| <4773>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Your big brother ain't coming."
| |
| <4774>
| |
| // \{Mei} "T... that's..."
| |
| <4775>
| |
| // \{Captain} "He's abandoned you."
| |
| <4776>
| |
| // \{Captain} "He's afraid of fighting with us, and ran off."
| |
| <4777>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He can't save a single person."
| |
| <4778>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He's probably shaking in his boots at home right now."
| |
| <4779>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Actually, will he even come to school starting tomorrow?"
| |
| <4780>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Maybe he'll give up?"
| |
| <4781>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Sunohara being scared and dropping out is just like him."
| |
| <4782>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Since that suits crap like him!"
| |
| <4783>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Uh..."
| |
| <4784>
| |
| // Mei-chan only closed her eyes, bearing those words.
| |
| <4785>
| |
| // She had decided not to cry... no matter what treatment or pain she felt.
| |
| <4786>
| |
| // Her shoulders began to faintly tremble.
| |
| <4787>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Ahh, you made her cry."
| |
| <4788>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Is that my fault?"
| |
| <4789>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Come on, don't be sad, Mei-chan!"
| |
| <4790>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uh... uh..."
| |
| <4791>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Rather, get ahold of yourself."
| |
| <4792>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "You can, go home now, you know?"
| |
| <4793>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Even if you cry, onii-chan ain't coming."
| |
| <4794>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Wrong......"
| |
| <4795>
| |
| // \{Captain} "... Huh?"
| |
| <4796>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're wrong..."
| |
| <4797>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You're... wrong...!"
| |
| <4798>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan will come...!"
| |
| <4799>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan..."
| |
| <4800>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He'll definitely come..."
| |
| <4801>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "What's with that?"
| |
| <4802>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "He ain't coming, he ain't..."
| |
| <4803>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He will...!"
| |
| <4804>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan will come to save me...!"
| |
| <4805>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He'll definitely, definitely come...!"
| |
| <4806>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "... What's with her?"
| |
| <4807>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "She an idiot?"
| |
| <4808>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "She's Sunohara's sister after all."
| |
| <4809>
| |
| // \{Soccer Player} "Cry a lot louder, onii-chan can't hear you~"
| |
| <4810>
| |
| // \{Mei} "U-uu...!"
| |
| <4811>
| |
| // They grab her arm and swing it.
| |
| <4812>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Fuuuu... it hurts...!"
| |
| <4813>
| |
| // \{Mei} "It hurts... it hurts...!"
| |
| <4814>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Come on, say onii-chan!"
| |
| <4815>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uuu... onii-chan...!"
| |
| <4816>
| |
| // \{Captain} "Like that, onii-chan ain't coming."
| |
| <4817>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan, onii-chan...!"
| |
| <4818>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan...!!"
| |
| <4819>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4820>
| |
| // ... There was nothing more to wait for.
| |
| <4821>
| |
| // We had gone past the point of no return.
| |
| <4822>
| |
| // I'll give Mei a lot of respect for being so patient for what she wanted...
| |
| <4823>
| |
| // That somewhere, she might have believed in him.
| |
| <4824>
| |
| // But, that was also over.
| |
| <4825>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (Sorry, Mei-chan...)
| |
| <4826>
| |
| // Watching only to the end...
| |
| <4827>
| |
| // But, I couldn't just watch anymore.
| |
| <4828>
| |
| // It's several guys against me.
| |
| <4829>
| |
| // It feels bad, but this is the only thing left.
| |
| <4830>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... Sunohara...)
| |
| <4831>
| |
| // Cursing him, I remember his face at the end.
| |
| <4832>
| |
| // But, I shook that off quickly.
| |
| <4833>
| |
| // I formed a tight fist.
| |
| <4834>
| |
| // Taking a breath, I looked straight ahead.
| |
| <4835>
| |
| // I take one step forward.
| |
| <4836>
| |
| // I swing my arm, and then...
| |
| <4837>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't make Mei cry-----!"\shake{4}
| |
| <4838>
| |
| // I see someone come sprinting right in, jumping with a kick.
| |
| <4839>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Ah..."
| |
| <4840>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Are you bullying Mei?!"
| |
| <4841>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "People who bully Mei, people who bully Mei...!"
| |
| <4842>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I definitely won't forgive that!!!"
| |
| <4843>
| |
| // \{Captain} "You bastard..."
| |
| <4844>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Uraagggghhhhh---!"
| |
| <4845>
| |
| // Bringing up his fist, he hits them.
| |
| <4846>
| |
| // It became anarchy all at once.
| |
| <4847>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii... chan..."
| |
| <4848>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan...!"
| |
| <4849>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Step back, Mei-chan."
| |
| <4850>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It'll be fine, onii-chan definitely won't lose."
| |
| <4851>
| |
| // \{Mei} "O-okay..."
| |
| <4852>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "All right..."
| |
| <4853>
| |
| // I take a step back slowly and make sure, and then looked ahead again..
| |
| <4854>
| |
| // I saw the club members had grabbed ahold of Sunohara.
| |
| <4855>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't forget me!!"
| |
| <4856>
| |
| // Raising my fist, I rush right in.
| |
| <4857>
| |
| // Hitting them, a thick sound echoed.
| |
| <4858>
| |
| // The tall night sky spread out across my view.
| |
| <4859>
| |
| // It was terribly suffocating. I breathed hard, grabbing air.
| |
| <4860>
| |
| // Every time I did, everywhere around my chest hurt.
| |
| <4861>
| |
| // I had lied down with my body spread out across the dirt.
| |
| <4862>
| |
| // I didn't care that my hair or my clothes had all been dirtied.
| |
| <4863>
| |
| // My lips were beginning to dry with the sand and blood, and just that felt terrible.
| |
| <4864>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}..."
| |
| <4865>
| |
| // Sunohara said, his body laid out in the same way.
| |
| <4866>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Did we win...?"
| |
| <4867>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who knows."
| |
| <4868>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Then, did we lose?"
| |
| <4869>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm pretty sure we didn't lose..."
| |
| <4870>
| |
| // I didn't know what the reality was.
| |
| <4871>
| |
| // At the time we jumped at the soccer club, my memories were all jumbled.
| |
| <4872>
| |
| // There was only one faint scene I remembered.
| |
| <4873>
| |
| // But, for my fists to hurt this much was probably because of that.
| |
| <4874>
| |
| // I had only been hit as much so that the blood in my mouth went into my throat...
| |
| <4875>
| |
| // I'm not exactly sure how it all ended.
| |
| <4876>
| |
| // "You guys have lost." Those lines were said, with the figure of the club members stepping back.
| |
| <4877>
| |
| // Though we made chase after them, our legs wouldn't move.
| |
| <4878>
| |
| // With a staggering way of walking they left. The only thing I remember about that was continuing our glare at them.
| |
| <4879>
| |
| // \{Mei} "F... fueee..."
| |
| <4880>
| |
| // Mei-chan remained sitting there, sobbing.
| |
| <4881>
| |
| // The voice of her crying came through.
| |
| <4882>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You idiot."
| |
| <4883>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Who's an idiot...?"
| |
| <4884>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Who else would it be other than you?"
| |
| <4885>
| |
| // I struggle to move my painful body.
| |
| <4886>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're a really big idiot."
| |
| <4887>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Apologize."
| |
| <4888>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Apologize to Mei-chan!"
| |
| <4889>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why do I have to apologize...?"
| |
| <4890>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're still saying that?"
| |
| <4891>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You're a failure as a brother."
| |
| <4892>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "What'd you say?"
| |
| <4893>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan also waited, suffering for this older brother."
| |
| <4894>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you had done things properly, something like this wouldn't have happened."
| |
| <4895>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You really are a hopeless brother."
| |
| <4896>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You picking a fight?"
| |
| <4897>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Guess so."
| |
| <4898>
| |
| // With an infuriated face, Sunohara also got up, facing me with a sharp glance.
| |
| <4899>
| |
| // Yet staggering, I got close to his chest. We both stared each other down.
| |
| <4900>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please... stop..."
| |
| <4901>
| |
| // Mei-chan's thin voice could no longer reach us.
| |
| <4902>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You damn asshole!"\shake{4}
| |
| <4903>
| |
| // I catch Sunohara's head, butting it.
| |
| <4904>
| |
| // Holding his nose, he staggered backward, and fell like that.
| |
| <4905>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Don't screw around, Sunohara!"
| |
| <4906>
| |
| // I get on top of him and grab his blonde hair.
| |
| <4907>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How do you think Mei-chan feels thanks to you?!"
| |
| <4908>
| |
| // I beat him with all my might.
| |
| <4909>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "How... miserable do you think she feels?!"\shake{4}\wait{300}\shake{4}\wait{300}\shake{4}
| |
| <4910>
| |
| // I hit him in the cheek two, three times.
| |
| <4911>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "It's all your fault!"
| |
| <4912>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What are you going to do with you being unreliable?!"
| |
| <4913>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Are you a damn brother?!"
| |
| <4914>
| |
| // Blood spilled from the spilled tissue around his forehead. Did I wound him?
| |
| <4915>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Apologize...!"
| |
| <4916>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Apologize to Mei-chan...!"
| |
| <4917>
| |
| // The flowing blood fell to the ground, creating a dark blot.
| |
| <4918>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Damn you..."
| |
| <4919>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
| |
| <4920>
| |
| // The bottom of his eyelids were swollen black.
| |
| <4921>
| |
| // Glancing at me, I could tell he was scowling.
| |
| <4922>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}...!"
| |
| <4923>
| |
| // His hand stretches out, and also grabs my hair.
| |
| <4924>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You got no excuses, do you?!"
| |
| <4925>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You never thought of Mei-chan, did you?!"
| |
| <4926>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I have...!"
| |
| <4927>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You liar!"
| |
| <4928>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even though your sister was tricked by weird guys..."
| |
| <4929>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "You didn't do anything! You weren't worried, were you?!"
| |
| <4930>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I was! I was worried!"
| |
| <4931>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, why'd you do nothing?!"
| |
| <4932>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Why'd you leave it be?!"
| |
| <4933>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Isn't that obvious?!"
| |
| <4934>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, tell me!!"
| |
| <4935>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If you got any excuses, spill it!!"
| |
| <4936>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because I thought it'd be fine if it were you!"
| |
| <4937>
| |
| // I stopped my hand at those words.
| |
| <4938>
| |
| // At that moment, my vision went blank.
| |
| <4939>
| |
| // Sunohara got in a punch in that space of time.
| |
| <4940>
| |
| // Right between the eyebrows, the light blurs.
| |
| <4941>
| |
| // It continued with a thick pain at the nose bridge.
| |
| <4942>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Gah!"
| |
| <4943>
| |
| // I could tell the blood was running.
| |
| <4944>
| |
| // Taking the opportunity, he pushed me off him.
| |
| <4945>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You apologize as well!"
| |
| <4946>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Apologize to Mei!"
| |
| <4947>
| |
| // I stood up, leaned over pretty badly.
| |
| <4948>
| |
| // There was a gap in my guard, where he hit me many times.
| |
| <4949>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why'd you bring Mei this far?!"
| |
| <4950>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You should protect Mei!!"
| |
| <4951>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's your damn responsibility!!"
| |
| <4952>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sunohara, you asshole!"
| |
| <4953>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}--!"
| |
| <4954>
| |
| // Grappling each other, a cloud of dust builds up.
| |
| <4955>
| |
| // Pulling off each others' hair, we continued our fist fight, blood-stained.
| |
| <4956>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please... stop..."
| |
| <4957>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please stop!!"
| |
| <4958>
| |
| // Mei-chan's voice echoed.
| |
| <4959>
| |
| // Our breathing was wild. Scowling at each other, we realized what we were doing upon hearing that shout.
| |
| <4960>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Hic, uu... uuu..."
| |
| <4961>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Please... don't fight..."
| |
| <4962>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm, fine!"
| |
| <4963>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm not sad at all!"
| |
| <4964>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Because, because...!"
| |
| <4965>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei..."
| |
| <4966>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Mei-chan..."
| |
| <4967>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Uu... uuu..."
| |
| <4968>
| |
| // A lot of tears streamed as she groggily stood up.
| |
| <4969>
| |
| // She wipes her cheek, frequently rubbing her eyes, and then...
| |
| <4970>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan...!"
| |
| <4971>
| |
| // She jumped into her brother's arms.
| |
| <4972>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan... onii-chan...!"
| |
| <4973>
| |
| // \{Mei} "U-uuu...!"
| |
| <4974>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry...!"
| |
| <4975>
| |
| // Mei-chan cried like a child.
| |
| <4976>
| |
| // Sunohara watched that look of hers for a while, dumbfounded.
| |
| <4977>
| |
| // But, that was also fleeting.
| |
| <4978>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei..."
| |
| <4979>
| |
| // He softly hugs her.
| |
| <4980>
| |
| // And gently brushes her head.
| |
| <4981>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <4982>
| |
| // I watch them for a while.
| |
| <4983>
| |
| // And then finally get up.
| |
| <4984>
| |
| // Being covered in mud and blood stains here and there, it looked pretty bad, even for me.
| |
| <4985>
| |
| // I fix up my hair, which is in disarray and mixed with sand.
| |
| <4986>
| |
| // I'll have to take a shower when I get back.
| |
| <4987>
| |
| // I'll also have to get a change of my school uniform from the closet.
| |
| <4988>
| |
| // What should I eat for dinner...?
| |
| <4989>
| |
| // I absent-mindedly thought about it.
| |
| <4990>
| |
| // Putting my hands in my pockets, I turn around.
| |
| <4991>
| |
| // I walk for a while, then take a look around.
| |
| <4992>
| |
| // I see the figure of a brother hugging his younger sister.
| |
| <4993>
| |
| // Taking a breath of awe...
| |
| <4994>
| |
| // I begin walking again.
| |
| <4995>
| |
| // Mei Epilogue
| |
| <4996>
| |
| // I slide open the classroom door.
| |
| <4997>
| |
| // The classmates who were all busy up until now suddenly fell silent.
| |
| <4998>
| |
| // Everyone looked at my face.
| |
| <4999>
| |
| // Blue bruises and compresses all over.
| |
| <5000>
| |
| // That kinda stands out, doesn't it?
| |
| <5001>
| |
| // They give me a glance for a while, and then all at once turn away their eyes.
| |
| <5002>
| |
| // Though they didn't care much about it.
| |
| <5003>
| |
| // The usual time as always...
| |
| <5004>
| |
| // I slowly approach my seat and take a seat.
| |
| <5005>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Fuwahh..."
| |
| <5006>
| |
| // A single yawn.
| |
| <5007>
| |
| // It's already afternoon.
| |
| <5008>
| |
| // The warm and silent day calls me to sleep.
| |
| <5009>
| |
| // And finally, the class returns to its noisy self.
| |
| <5010>
| |
| // And again, like being hit by water, the place falls silent for a while.
| |
| <5011>
| |
| // I sleepily look towards the door.
| |
| <5012>
| |
| // A guy stood there with a compress stuck to his face.
| |
| <5013>
| |
| // A strange guy, with blonde hair.
| |
| <5014>
| |
| // That was obviously Sunohara.
| |
| <5015>
| |
| // He hesitates at the class' looks, but then immediately walked off, slowly.
| |
| <5016>
| |
| // Our eyes meet.
| |
| <5017>
| |
| // Sunohara stops there.
| |
| <5018>
| |
| // We stared at each other.
| |
| <5019>
| |
| // At our fists, and at our bruised up faces, and then..
| |
| <5020>
| |
| // I laughed.
| |
| <5021>
| |
| // A laughter from the bottom of my heart.
| |
| <5022>
| |
| // The way we had completely looked different here was somehow too strange.
| |
| <5023>
| |
| // Unable to hold back my nauseous laughter, I brought up my voice.
| |
| <5024>
| |
| // Sunohara blankly looked for a moment...
| |
| <5025>
| |
| // And then, laughed as well.
| |
| <5026>
| |
| // Even though we pointed at each other and were choking, still...
| |
| <5027>
| |
| // We laughed.
| |
| <5028>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "S-Sunohara!"
| |
| <5029>
| |
| // We did so for a while, and finally wiped the tears that came up.
| |
| <5030>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "L-let's go and get lunch!"
| |
| <5031>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "S-sure!"
| |
| <5032>
| |
| // After that, it was business as usual.
| |
| <5033>
| |
| // Nothing's really changed.
| |
| <5034>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "The cafeteria?"
| |
| <5035>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's nice!"
| |
| <5036>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, gehhhh---! I have to pay 150 yen?!"
| |
| <5037>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "That's too bad."
| |
| <5038>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, I guess I'll make do with a ramen cup from the convenience store."
| |
| <5039>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Where are you planning to eat that?"
| |
| <5040>
| |
| // The two of us leave the classroom.
| |
| <5041>
| |
| // What we talked about was somewhat strange again, and we burst into laughter.
| |
| <5042>
| |
| // That's right, we had this kind of relationship.
| |
| <5043>
| |
| // There was nothing we were worried, uneasy, or much less troubled about.
| |
| <5044>
| |
| // Lingering was left in our hearts. A very strong feeling of resentment.
| |
| <5045>
| |
| // A feeling that didn't disappear like a lie.
| |
| <5046>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (... What have we been doing up until now?)
| |
| <5047>
| |
| // Even though this should have been fine.
| |
| <5048>
| |
| // Even though this alone should have been fine.
| |
| <5049>
| |
| // Yapping back and forth, we walked down the hallway.
| |
| <5050>
| |
| // The classmates only looked at us, dumbfounded.
| |
| <5051>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... You have to go home now?"
| |
| <5052>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yes. You've been a lot of help."
| |
| <5053>
| |
| // That day after school.
| |
| <5054>
| |
| // I exchanged words with Mei-chan, who had collected her things into her luggage.
| |
| <5055>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "If that's the case, you could just stay until next week."
| |
| <5056>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Not like you're missing much, are you?"
| |
| <5057>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If I could, I'd also like to do that."
| |
| <5058>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, my parents said I had to."
| |
| <5059>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "They're angry, I guess?"
| |
| <5060>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Well, that's..."
| |
| <5061>
| |
| // I can tell from the way she leans her head.
| |
| <5062>
| |
| // Mei-chan gave nothing but a bitter smile.
| |
| <5063>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Then, it can't be helped."
| |
| <5064>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Take care."
| |
| <5065>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah, I know."
| |
| <5066>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I just regret it a little bit..."
| |
| <5067>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I'm glad I came."
| |
| <5068>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And met you, \m{A}-san..."
| |
| <5069>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And... also met onii-chan."
| |
| <5070>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see..."
| |
| <5071>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I'm glad too."
| |
| <5072>
| |
| // As I thought, the way Mei-chan smiles is cute.
| |
| <5073>
| |
| // Though it was just a little bit, I was also happy to have helped her.
| |
| <5074>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Geez, what was with that old guy..."
| |
| <5075>
| |
| // With a nod, her brother appeared.
| |
| <5076>
| |
| // He got pressed hard by the teacher over his injuries.
| |
| <5077>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ain't that great for you to be released so early, \m{A}?"
| |
| <5078>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "There's only one way to say that."
| |
| <5079>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Besides that, you made something up, right?"
| |
| <5080>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I suppose, just leave it to me."
| |
| <5081>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "We're innocent victims, yeah."
| |
| <5082>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Umm... what do you mean by that?"
| |
| <5083>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Talking about the injuries. We made the industrial high school guys the culprits."
| |
| <5084>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "They picked a fight with us, and we got beat up one-sided... like that."
| |
| <5085>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Then, there aren't any problems?"
| |
| <5086>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Well, none, yeah."
| |
| <5087>
| |
| // Though I'm scared of the tell-tales the soccer club guys have, that too is also fine, I think.
| |
| <5088>
| |
| // We had passed by the captain in the hallway...
| |
| <5089>
| |
| // Just from our eyes crossing each other, he lowered his head, and left as if running.
| |
| <5090>
| |
| // Judging from that, he was already scared out of his pants, not wanting to follow.
| |
| <5091>
| |
| // Besides, they have a match coming up soon.
| |
| <5092>
| |
| // They also figured that it wasn't anything too big to deal with right now.
| |
| <5093>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... I'm glad."
| |
| <5094>
| |
| // \{Mei} "If you ended up dropping out of school, you'd be like an idiot."
| |
| <5095>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I guess..."
| |
| <5096>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'd like onii-chan to come to this school."
| |
| <5097>
| |
| // \{Mei} "To... stay in this city."
| |
| <5098>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Mei..."
| |
| <5099>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Truth is,"
| |
| <5100>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Up until I came here, I didn't think that was possible."
| |
| <5101>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I thought it'd be better for you to leave school."
| |
| <5102>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And that you should come home."
| |
| <5103>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Showing yourself to be tough as much as you could..."
| |
| <5104>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I didn't like that kind of onii-chan."
| |
| <5105>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <5106>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Gramps... ah, you know old man Mitani, right?"
| |
| <5107>
| |
| // \{Mei} "He asked what you thought of opening a car garage and stuff..."
| |
| <5108>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Our friends might come in and stuff, he said..."
| |
| <5109>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And thought it'd be nice if you came back."
| |
| <5110>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And live like old times..."
| |
| <5111>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, that's..."
| |
| <5112>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah, I know."
| |
| <5113>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But... that's wrong."
| |
| <5114>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You have reasons for being here..."
| |
| <5115>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Don't you...?"
| |
| <5116>
| |
| // Mei-chan's words.
| |
| <5117>
| |
| // Sunohara took those, and slightly lowered his head.
| |
| <5118>
| |
| // He kept quiet for a while...
| |
| <5119>
| |
| // And finally, he slowly nodded.
| |
| <5120>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... That's right."
| |
| <5121>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm here."
| |
| <5122>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And I'll be here until the end, for one more year."
| |
| <5123>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even if you don't keep up with studies... right?"
| |
| <5124>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah."
| |
| <5125>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because, right now..."
| |
| <5126>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "This is the one chance in a lifetime, where I have to spend my most important time, right?"
| |
| <5127>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Important time..."
| |
| <5128>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The time to be an idiot."
| |
| <5129>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Because I won't be able to come back to being an idiot after this."
| |
| <5130>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And, I have a friend here who'll be an idiot with me during this time..."
| |
| <5131>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I can only get that right now!"
| |
| <5132>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan..."
| |
| <5133>
| |
| // ... And that friend would be me, wouldn't it?
| |
| <5134>
| |
| // That's why, I sighed in disbelief...
| |
| <5135>
| |
| // And then, slowly opened my mouth.
| |
| <5136>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry, I never thought of you as my friend."
| |
| <5137>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Think of it as such from now on!"
| |
| <5138>
| |
| // \{Mei} "H-haha... now, now, onii-chan."
| |
| <5139>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Having an argument over a joke is being friends, isn't it?"
| |
| <5140>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Though it was a bit of a close gag..."
| |
| <5141>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But you see, Mei,"
| |
| <5142>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah?"
| |
| <5143>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The friend I have right now is not related to me just by the school."
| |
| <5144>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even if we graduate and move far away..."
| |
| <5145>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even so, when we have holidays we'll come and meet... that kind of relationship."
| |
| <5146>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry for you come all the way this far?"
| |
| <5147>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You should visit me as well!"
| |
| <5148>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I-it's a joke, onii-chan."
| |
| <5149>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's true..."
| |
| <5150>
| |
| // \{Mei} "From now until you become an adult..."
| |
| <5151>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Even if your surroundings change..."
| |
| <5152>
| |
| // \{Mei} "You guys will still be friends, right?"
| |
| <5153>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Yeah, that's right."
| |
| <5154>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even if everyone does well... and gets really busy..."
| |
| <5155>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even if I find a new place with a job and coworkers..."
| |
| <5156>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even if I get married, have kids, and protect my family with all my life..."
| |
| <5157>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Even then... when we cross each others' paths, we'll be smiling."
| |
| <5158>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "We have to be such friends."
| |
| <5159>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's... what I think."
| |
| <5160>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yeah..."
| |
| <5161>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That's why I'm here."
| |
| <5162>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "For one more year, until the end..."
| |
| <5163>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Your brother will..."
| |
| <5164>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Be spending his most important time."
| |
| <5165>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "And then after a year, I'd hear you say that you just want to play."
| |
| <5166>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Please, don't ever hear that!"
| |
| <5167>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'm saying something real good right now!"
| |
| <5168>
| |
| // \{Mei} "But, I kinda agree as well..."
| |
| <5169>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <5170>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You guys..."
| |
| <5171>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... But, I think it's amazing,"
| |
| <5172>
| |
| // \{Mei} "That you want to be in such a school, even though you say you hate it."
| |
| <5173>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Just to play, right?"
| |
| <5174>
| |
| // \{Mei} "... Sounds fun."
| |
| <5175>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah."
| |
| <5176>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'm envious."
| |
| <5177>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... Hey, Mei,"
| |
| <5178>
| |
| // \{Mei} "What?"
| |
| <5179>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Do you have any friends that will always be smiling?"
| |
| <5180>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I have a lot of friends but..."
| |
| <5181>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Friends that go that far, not really..."
| |
| <5182>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Then, when you enter high school, work hard and find someone."
| |
| <5183>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And be idiots."
| |
| <5184>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "People who'll be idiots with you during your school life will always be there for you."
| |
| <5185>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Even if they don't like it."
| |
| <5186>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Something like that's fine."
| |
| <5187>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Afterward, in your life having such friends around..."*
| |
| <5188>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You'll definitely smile, no matter how much pain you feel."
| |
| <5189>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Ah, that's right. Their life will be one where you hit them and they laugh going, 'Uhyahyahya!'"
| |
| <5190>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You've completely gotten the wrong idea!"
| |
| <5191>
| |
| // \{Mei} "........."
| |
| <5192>
| |
| // The usual exchange between me and Sunohara.
| |
| <5193>
| |
| // Mei-chan looked at us with a satisfied look on her face.
| |
| <5194>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Onii-chan,"
| |
| <5195>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll do my best,"
| |
| <5196>
| |
| // \{Mei} "And find myself friends."
| |
| <5197>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Good friends, like \m{A}-san."
| |
| <5198>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hey, hey, I'm not really..."
| |
| <5199>
| |
| // \{Mei} "\m{A}-san,"
| |
| <5200>
| |
| // She looked at me with widened eyes.
| |
| <5201>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I won't forget about this city..."
| |
| <5202>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I won't forget about you, \m{A}-san."
| |
| <5203>
| |
| // \{Mei} "For onii-chan to have such a good friend..."
| |
| <5204>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I definitely, definitely, won't forget."
| |
| <5205>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Well, do what you like."
| |
| <5206>
| |
| // \{Mei} "I'll come and play again."
| |
| <5207>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Next time, I'll be at least really grown up and stuff, so be surprised, okay?"
| |
| <5208>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I look forward to it."
| |
| <5209>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Yup. See you..."
| |
| <5210>
| |
| // She carried the sports bag that was laid at her feet.
| |
| <5211>
| |
| // It was a little sad, but that was also fleeting.
| |
| <5212>
| |
| // She lifted her head, with a beautiful smile.
| |
| <5213>
| |
| // \{Mei} "Later!"
| |
| <5214>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, later."
| |
| <5215>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Until next time."
| |
| <5216>
| |
| // Mei-chan left, waving her hand.
| |
| <5217>
| |
| // We stood there until she disappeared from our sight.
| |
| <5218>
| |
| // Sunohara
| |
| <5219>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Hey, \m{A}."
| |
| <5220>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You awake?"
| |
| <5221>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hmm...?"
| |
| <5222>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Sorry, fell asleep for a bit."
| |
| <5223>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Nah, that's fine."
| |
| <5224>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Just pretend you're listening well."
| |
| <5225>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "What is it...?"
| |
| <5226>
| |
| // I squirm around, turning over in the kotatsu.
| |
| <5227>
| |
| // And then I slowly move my body.
| |
| <5228>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well..."
| |
| <5229>
| |
| // Looking up at the night sky outside the window, Sunohara began to talk.
| |
| <5230>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I thought I was going into some stupid school."
| |
| <5231>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Full of everyone studying too much..."
| |
| <5232>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Though there are clubs, no one's thinking of everyone else afterward."
| |
| <5233>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I definitely thought I wouldn't be making friends here."
| |
| <5234>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Despite that, I wondered about being confident here..."
| |
| <5235>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But you see... doing that..."
| |
| <5236>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I felt like I wasn't too encouraged by that..."
| |
| <5237>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "........."
| |
| <5238>
| |
| // That talk seeps into my ears, as I gaze at the wood on the desk.
| |
| <5239>
| |
| // I'm also the same.
| |
| <5240>
| |
| // Thinking, and worrying in the same way...
| |
| <5241>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Everyone I knew from middle school was working hard when they went to high school..."
| |
| <5242>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "They all ended up feeling they wanted to return to the good old days."
| |
| <5243>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Being irritated by the soccer club guys... half, just half of my feelings were that..."
| |
| <5244>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And then, I started that up."
| |
| <5245>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The big fight with the students from another school..."
| |
| <5246>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "If I retired, I'd have to voluntarily drop out of school, and return to my family."
| |
| <5247>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Do you remember?"
| |
| <5248>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "About our first meeting."
| |
| <5249>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Yeah."
| |
| <5250>
| |
| // Something in my memory comes to mind.
| |
| <5251>
| |
| // It was a strong, clear, and vivid memory.
| |
| <5252>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "The time that we met."
| |
| <5253>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "At that time, you were with that gramps, Koumura."
| |
| <5254>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "He took over for us and gave us counsel because gramps was our homeroom teacher, huh..."
| |
| <5255>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I guess..."
| |
| <5256>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "And also..."
| |
| <5257>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "When you saw me with my face swollen and beat up...do you remember what happened?"
| |
| <5258>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "... Yeah."
| |
| <5259>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "... You laughed so hard, man."
| |
| <5260>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "You were laughing while crying."
| |
| <5261>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It was so damn strange."
| |
| <5262>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I was thinking, why was this guy making such a weird face and laughing...?"
| |
| <5263>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Thinking that, I also became amused."
| |
| <5264>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I thought I could hold it in, but it was useless."
| |
| <5265>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I also ended up laughing."
| |
| <5266>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "That was the first time I had laughed like that ever since I came to this school."
| |
| <5267>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It felt so great."
| |
| <5268>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I... guess it did."
| |
| <5269>
| |
| // I could already see it so clearly.
| |
| <5270>
| |
| // The scene at that time.
| |
| <5271>
| |
| // I let a smile break suddenly, remembering that.
| |
| <5272>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "After that, you were taken in by gramps, who talked to you over tea..."
| |
| <5273>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Now I understand why he did that."
| |
| <5274>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Everything that gramps had planned."
| |
| <5275>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "It was to introduce us to each other..."
| |
| <5276>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "So that we'd graduate."
| |
| <5277>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "He definitely noticed that if we were alone, we'd give up."
| |
| <5278>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why don't we ask him someday,"
| |
| <5279>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Why it is that we're still in this school?"
| |
| <5280>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Indeed..."
| |
| <5281>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Well, we've still got a year ahead of us."
| |
| <5282>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Let's work hard together."
| |
| <5283>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
| |
| <5284>
| |
| // It was peaceful inside.
| |
| <5285>
| |
| // I felt glad and relieved somehow, hearing just our words echo.
| |
| <5286>
| |
| // ... Two years ago.
| |
| <5287>
| |
| // There was a guy I passed by in the hallway.
| |
| <5288>
| |
| // A strange guy with blonde hair.
| |
| <5289>
| |
| // Just seeing how strange his face was even more strange, I laughed so hard.
| |
| <5290>
| |
| // Coming to school, that was a first.
| |
| <5291>
| |
| // Ahh, I felt that I could still laugh.
| |
| <5292>
| |
| // That made me so happy.
| |
| <5293>
| |
| // I found a little pleasure.
| |
| <5294>
| |
| // Guess I'd try being idiots with him.
| |
| <5295>
| |
| // And trying that, as I thought, it really was fun.
| |
| <5296>
| |
| // Another big laugh came up.
| |
| <5297>
| |
| // It was fun and happy...
| |
| <5298>
| |
| // And many times, we laughed.
| |
| <5299>
| |
| // And even now, we were still...
| |
| <5300>
| |
| // Sunohara Epilogue
| |
| <5301>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "So this is the bakery where Sanae-san works..."
| |
| <5302>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Oh crap, I'm really getting fired up!"
| |
| <5303>
| |
| // How long has it been since Mei-chan went home?
| |
| <5304>
| |
| // It's finally the time where our bruises were going away...
| |
| <5305>
| |
| // The two of us looked up at the sign reading, "Furukawa Bakery".
| |
| <5306>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Should we stop?"
| |
| <5307>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Nah, let's not!"
| |
| <5308>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Before, in the end I became hazy about it..."
| |
| <5309>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "But, Sanae-san is here, the woman I love!"
| |
| <5310>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I see, good luck."
| |
| <5311>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "I'm sure Sanae-san is also waiting for you!"
| |
| <5312>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yeah, I'll get it on!"
| |
| <5313>
| |
| // Giving a thumbs up, he went into the store.
| |
| <5314>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "........."
| |
| <5315>
| |
| // ... Or so I thought, he suddenly came out with a pale face.
| |
| <5316>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "There seems to be some strange pops in here..."
| |
| <5317>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "Who the hell's pops, huh?"
| |
| <5318>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eek! He came!!"
| |
| <5319>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "You enter a bakery and don't buy any bread? What's your problem?"
| |
| <5320>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "You're buying, right?"
| |
| <5321>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Yes, I'll go and buy some!"
| |
| <5322>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "You'll buy with all the money you have on hand?"
| |
| <5323>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I'll buy with everything I have!"
| |
| <5324>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} (This person couldn't be...)
| |
| <5325>
| |
| // A threatening man with a neckline.
| |
| <5326>
| |
| // This person's probably...
| |
| <5327>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Oh my, Youhei-kun, \m{A}-san!"
| |
| <5328>
| |
| // Sanae-san looked outside of the store to see all the noise in front.
| |
| <5329>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "Kaah, someone Sanae knows?!"
| |
| <5330>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Y-yes! We get along well!"
| |
| <5331>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "If that's the case, hurry up and say it!"
| |
| <5332>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "Okay, I'll put a 10% discount on everything."
| |
| <5333>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "So buy everything with all you've got."
| |
| <5334>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "I-I'd be glad to!"
| |
| <5335>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Akio-san, you shouldn't scare them."
| |
| <5336>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "Tch... if that's what you think Sanae, it can't be helped."
| |
| <5337>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "You narrowly escaped death, brat!"
| |
| <5338>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Eeeeeeek!"
| |
| <5339>
| |
| // Letting him go, he rudely returns back into the store.
| |
| <5340>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "P-pant... pant..."
| |
| <5341>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "I apologize for letting you become so frightened..."
| |
| <5342>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "W-who the hell is that guy...?"
| |
| <5343>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "He's my husband."
| |
| <5344>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Heh, is that so?"
| |
| <5345>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Wha, \size{30}\bEHHHHHHHHHHHH-------?!?!?!\u\size{}"
| |
| <5346>
| |
| // ... Pitiful Sunohara.
| |
| <5347>
| |
| // Looks like the time where reality kicks in has come.
| |
| <5348>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "So, what business might you have?"
| |
| <5349>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Ah, n-nothing..."
| |
| <5350>
| |
| // Cat's got Sunohara's tongue there from that shock.
| |
| <5351>
| |
| // That's why I brought up my voice instead.
| |
| <5352>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "He came to say that he likes you, Sanae-san!!!!!"
| |
| <5353>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Stop it----!!"
| |
| <5354>
| |
| // Thud, \shake{1}\pthud, \shake{1}\p thud, thud, thud, thud, thud...!!!\shake{1}\shake{1}\shake{3}
| |
| <5355>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "H-he's here---!"
| |
| <5356>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "So you're the asshole that's been laying eyes on my woman---?!?!"
| |
| <5357>
| |
| // \{\l{B}} "Come with me!"
| |
| <5358>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, save me!"
| |
| <5359>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Umm... was that true just now?"
| |
| <5360>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "Hahaha, that's just a joke for him."
| |
| <5361>
| |
| // \{\m{B}} "So don't worry about it, Sanae-san."
| |
| <5362>
| |
| // \{Sanae} "Okay, I won't!"
| |
| <5363>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "Don't follow up with that----!!"
| |
| <5364>
| |
| // \{Sunohara} "U-uwaah..."
| |
| <5365>
| |
| // UWAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa---------...!
| |
| <5366>
| |
| // The day I first met Sunohara.
| |
| <5367>
| |
| // From that day onward, small fun things piled up on and on...
| |
| <5368>
| |
| // And even now, we were still...
| |
| <5369>
| |
| // Laughing.\wait{5000}
| |
| </pre>
| |
| </div>
| |
| == Sơ đồ == | | == Sơ đồ == |
| {{Clannad:Sơ đồ}} | | {{Clannad:Sơ đồ}} |
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| [[Category:CLANNAD-Góp ý]] | | [[Category:CLANNAD-Góp ý]] |
