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New page: == Text == <div class="clannadbox"> <pre> // Resources for SEEN4505.TXT #character '*B' #character 'Kotomi' #character 'Furukawa' #character 'Ryou' #character 'Kyou' <0000> // May 5 ... |
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<0000> | <0000> | ||
// May 5 (Monday) | // May 5 (Monday) | ||
<0001> | <0001> | ||
// I suddenly woke up. | // I suddenly woke up. | ||
<0002> | <0002> | ||
// Feels like I was dreaming. | // Feels like I was dreaming. | ||
<0003> | <0003> | ||
// Or rather, some remaining sensation tells me that I was dreaming. | // Or rather, some remaining sensation tells me that I was dreaming. | ||
<0004> | <0004> | ||
// I yawn as I look at the watch... it's just 7:00AM. | // I yawn as I look at the watch... it's just 7:00AM. | ||
<0005> | <0005> | ||
// I definitely mustn't sleep for the second time today. | // I definitely mustn't sleep for the second time today. | ||
<0006> | |||
<0006> \{\m{B}} () | |||
// \{\m{B}} (In any case, I should get up.) | // \{\m{B}} (In any case, I should get up.) | ||
<0007> | <0007> | ||
// I crawled out of my bed. | // I crawled out of my bed. | ||
<0008> | <0008> | ||
// I arrived at our meeting place fifteen minutes early. | // I arrived at our meeting place fifteen minutes early. | ||
<0009> | <0009> | ||
// Kotomi still hasn't arrived. | // Kotomi still hasn't arrived. | ||
<0010> | <0010> | ||
// Will she come early or will she come exactly in time? I was thinking which of the two, but I'm not particularly worried about it. | // Will she come early or will she come exactly in time? I was thinking which of the two, but I'm not particularly worried about it. | ||
<0011> | <0011> | ||
// I lean against a wall and wait. | // I lean against a wall and wait. | ||
<0012> | |||
<0012> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0013> | <0013> | ||
// It's quiet... | // It's quiet... | ||
<0014> | <0014> | ||
// The birds are chirping high in the sky. | // The birds are chirping high in the sky. | ||
<0015> | <0015> | ||
// The clouds are floating separately... | // The clouds are floating separately... | ||
<0016> | <0016> | ||
// I casually check around to see if Kyou is hiding. | // I casually check around to see if Kyou is hiding. | ||
<0017> | |||
<0017> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "She already did it yesterday, so she'll probably arrive doing a tsukkomi on us today as well." | // \{\m{B}} "She already did it yesterday, so she'll probably arrive doing a tsukkomi on us today as well." | ||
<0018> | |||
<0018> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0019> | |||
<0019> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Who the hell is gonna do a tsukkomi on you!? You pervert!" | // \{\m{B}} "Who the hell is gonna do a tsukkomi on you!? You pervert!" | ||
<0020> | |||
<0020> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "..............." | // \{\m{B}} "..............." | ||
<0021> | <0021> | ||
// I tried to retaliate using the same tsukkomi line that she would probably say, but I get no response. | // I tried to retaliate using the same tsukkomi line that she would probably say, but I get no response. | ||
<0022> | |||
<0022> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "All right, it's settled then. Today's gonna be a fun date. This would be a genuine date with only two people." | // \{\m{B}} "All right, it's settled then. Today's gonna be a fun date. This would be a genuine date with only two people." | ||
<0023> | |||
<0023> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "No matter what happens, I definitely won't let a tsukkomi enter." | // \{\m{B}} "No matter what happens, I definitely won't let a tsukkomi enter." | ||
<0024> | |||
<0024> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That's impossible!" | // \{\m{B}} "That's impossible!" | ||
<0025> | |||
<0025> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "..............." | // \{\m{B}} "..............." | ||
<0026> | <0026> | ||
// There was no response, even when I did a quick boke gag. | // There was no response, even when I did a quick boke gag. | ||
<0027> | <0027> | ||
// This is making me a little sad in some way. | // This is making me a little sad in some way. | ||
<0028> | <0028> | ||
// It was tiring doing a comedy act alone, not to mention Kotomi would probably be gazing and spacing out as she walks about. | // It was tiring doing a comedy act alone, not to mention Kotomi would probably be gazing and spacing out as she walks about. | ||
<0029> | <0029> | ||
// She should be arriving in about five minutes. | // She should be arriving in about five minutes. | ||
<0030> | <0030> | ||
// I put my hand in my pocket and wait for her familiar footsteps. | // I put my hand in my pocket and wait for her familiar footsteps. | ||
<0031> | <0031> | ||
// I still think I can lure her out with something though. * | // I still think I can lure her out with something though. * | ||
<0032> | <0032> | ||
// I felt a small pain piercing my heart every time I think of that. Guess I'm still not used to this feeling. | // I felt a small pain piercing my heart every time I think of that. Guess I'm still not used to this feeling. | ||
<0033> | <0033> | ||
// I stare at my shadow as the bright sun shines down on me. | // I stare at my shadow as the bright sun shines down on me. | ||
<0034> | <0034> | ||
// Suddenly, I remembered. | // Suddenly, I remembered. | ||
<0035> | <0035> | ||
// About that gentleman I met the other day. | // About that gentleman I met the other day. | ||
<0036> | <0036> | ||
// "\bIf you have the chance, please tell her this..."\b | // "\bIf you have the chance, please tell her this..."\b | ||
<0037> | <0037> | ||
// "\bThat we still regret about what happened that day, even now."\u | // "\bThat we still regret about what happened that day, even now."\u | ||
<0038> | <0038> | ||
// I wonder what did he mean by that? | // I wonder what did he mean by that? | ||
<0039> | <0039> | ||
// Should I tell Kotomi about that? | // Should I tell Kotomi about that? | ||
<0040> | <0040> | ||
// I don't know the full details, but it seems like there's nothing that can be done even if those words were to come from my mouth. | // I don't know the full details, but it seems like there's nothing that can be done even if those words were to come from my mouth. | ||
<0041> | |||
<0041> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Whew..." | // \{\m{B}} "Whew..." | ||
<0042> | <0042> | ||
// I sigh as I realized that I ended up destroying my mood, even though I finally became excited. | // I sigh as I realized that I ended up destroying my mood, even though I finally became excited. | ||
<0043> | <0043> | ||
// I shook my head and closed my eyes. | // I shook my head and closed my eyes. | ||
<0044> | <0044> | ||
// But even still, our conversation at that time continues... | // But even still, our conversation at that time continues... | ||
<0045> | <0045> | ||
// "\bAre you her lover?"\u | // "\bAre you her lover?"\u | ||
<0046> | <0046> | ||
// "\bNot right now, but... I'm thinking how nice it would be to be like that."\u | // "\bNot right now, but... I'm thinking how nice it would be to be like that."\u | ||
<0047> | <0047> | ||
// ......... | // ......... | ||
<0048> | |||
<0048> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Guaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!"\shake{0} | // \{\m{B}} "Guaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!"\shake{0} | ||
<0049> | <0049> | ||
// I was writhing with embarrassment. | // I was writhing with embarrassment. | ||
<0050> | |||
<0050> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "........." | // \{Kotomi} "........." | ||
<0051> | <0051> | ||
// And just in front, observing that state of mine is Kotomi. | // And just in front, observing that state of mine is Kotomi. | ||
<0052> | |||
<0052> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Huntington's Chorea?" | // \{Kotomi} "Huntington's Chorea?" | ||
<0053> | |||
<0053> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Wrong! And just what kind of disease is that?!" | // \{\m{B}} "Wrong! And just what kind of disease is that?!" | ||
<0054> | |||
<0054> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "A type of a nerve disease. It is characterized by rapid involuntary movements of the face and body limbs for no apparent reason..." | // \{Kotomi} "A type of a nerve disease. It is characterized by rapid involuntary movements of the face and body limbs for no apparent reason..." | ||
<0055> | |||
<0055> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You don't need to explain. Hand me your things, I'll carry them." | // \{\m{B}} "You don't need to explain. Hand me your things, I'll carry them." | ||
<0056> | <0056> | ||
// I take the cloth bag that is in Kotomi's hand. | // I take the cloth bag that is in Kotomi's hand. | ||
<0057> | <0057> | ||
// It's in a different shape from yesterday. It's a flat box as I look over it, and there's a stainless thermos flask inside. | // It's in a different shape from yesterday. It's a flat box as I look over it, and there's a stainless thermos flask inside. | ||
<0058> | <0058> | ||
// Kotomi was still looking at me with worried eyes. | // Kotomi was still looking at me with worried eyes. | ||
<0059> | |||
<0059> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, are you really not ill?" | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, are you really not ill?" | ||
<0060> | |||
<0060> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I was just thinking about some things." | // \{\m{B}} "I was just thinking about some things." | ||
<0061> | |||
<0061> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Thinking?" | // \{Kotomi} "Thinking?" | ||
<0062> | <0062> | ||
// That embarrassing phrase surfaces again as she stares right at me. | // That embarrassing phrase surfaces again as she stares right at me. | ||
<0063> | <0063> | ||
// "\bNot right now, but... I'm thinking how nice it would be to be like that."\u | // "\bNot right now, but... I'm thinking how nice it would be to be like that."\u | ||
<0064> | <0064> | ||
// That's right... I haven't confessed to Kotomi yet. | // That's right... I haven't confessed to Kotomi yet. | ||
<0065> | <0065> | ||
// Yesterday would have been officially the perfect time to do that, and these feelings would have all been settled then. | // Yesterday would have been officially the perfect time to do that, and these feelings would have all been settled then. | ||
<0066> | |||
<0066> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0067> | <0067> | ||
// I wonder if it'd be better if I'm the one going to confess? | // I wonder if it'd be better if I'm the one going to confess? | ||
<0068> | <0068> | ||
// I have a hunch that if I dragged this too long, something very bad would happen between Kotomi and I. | // I have a hunch that if I dragged this too long, something very bad would happen between Kotomi and I. | ||
<0069> | <0069> | ||
// I think I should stop being only a mere friend in order to progress with Kotomi more than this. | // I think I should stop being only a mere friend in order to progress with Kotomi more than this. | ||
<0070> | <0070> | ||
// Besides, if it's Kotomi, I think I'll be the only one disappointed, or she'll quickly say \bOK\u to me. | // Besides, if it's Kotomi, I think I'll be the only one disappointed, or she'll quickly say \bOK\u to me. | ||
<0071> | <0071> | ||
// But it also feels like I'll only get a "\b???"\u response. | // But it also feels like I'll only get a "\b???"\u response. | ||
<0072> | <0072> | ||
// There's a possibility that something tasty will happen like she'll end up blushing bright red and be bothered... | // There's a possibility that something tasty will happen like she'll end up blushing bright red and be bothered... | ||
<0073> | <0073> | ||
// There's also a potential that she'll cast aside her unknown serious boke character. | // There's also a potential that she'll cast aside her unknown serious boke character. | ||
<0074> | <0074> | ||
// The result is really hard to read... | // The result is really hard to read... | ||
<0075> | <0075> | ||
// Confess | // Confess | ||
<0076> | <0076> | ||
// Don't confess | // Don't confess | ||
<0077> | |||
<0077> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."」 | // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."」 | ||
<0078> | |||
<0078> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0079> | |||
<0079> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "If by chance, I'm..." | // \{\m{B}} "If by chance, I'm..." | ||
<0080> | <0080> | ||
// I stare at Kotomi. | // I stare at Kotomi. | ||
<0081> | |||
<0081> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I'm..." | // \{\m{B}} "I'm..." | ||
<0082> | <0082> | ||
// Kotomi's eyes flicker. | // Kotomi's eyes flicker. | ||
<0083> | <0083> | ||
// She looks at me and opens her soft lips a little. | // She looks at me and opens her soft lips a little. | ||
<0084> | |||
<0084> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun is...?" | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun is...?" | ||
<0085> | <0085> | ||
// She tilts her head and waits for me to continue. | // She tilts her head and waits for me to continue. | ||
<0086> | |||
<0086> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I'm..." | // \{\m{B}} "I'm..." | ||
<0087> | |||
<0087> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0088> | |||
<0088> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "If I'm...\p actually a robot inside, what would you do?" | // \{\m{B}} "If I'm...\p actually a robot inside, what would you do?" | ||
<0089> | <0089> | ||
// The confession I was planning ended up being a joke, with me being the heavy boke drunkard. | // The confession I was planning ended up being a joke, with me being the heavy boke drunkard. | ||
<0090> | |||
<0090> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "........." | // \{Kotomi} "........." | ||
<0091> | <0091> | ||
// My partner looks at me with a familiar silence and serious look. | // My partner looks at me with a familiar silence and serious look. | ||
<0092> | |||
<0092> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Do you fire things like missiles?" | // \{Kotomi} "Do you fire things like missiles?" | ||
<0093> | |||
<0093> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, I'm absolutely not loaded with any weapons." | // \{\m{B}} "Nope, I'm absolutely not loaded with any weapons." | ||
<0094> | |||
<0094> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Do you have a self-destruct device installed?" | // \{Kotomi} "Do you have a self-destruct device installed?" | ||
<0095> | |||
<0095> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It's sad to say that I also don't have that." | // \{\m{B}} "It's sad to say that I also don't have that." | ||
<0096> | |||
<0096> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I see..." | // \{Kotomi} "I see..." | ||
<0097> | <0097> | ||
// She seems a bit disappointed. | // She seems a bit disappointed. | ||
<0098> | |||
<0098> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "If so..." | // \{Kotomi} "If so..." | ||
<0099> | |||
<0099> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Can I disassemble you?" | // \{Kotomi} "Can I disassemble you?" | ||
<0100> | |||
<0100> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Then I'll have you re-assemble me to the way I was then, please." | // \{\m{B}} "Then I'll have you re-assemble me to the way I was then, please." | ||
<0101> | |||
<0101> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "How complicated is \m{B}-kun's framework?" | // \{Kotomi} "How complicated is \m{B}-kun's framework?" | ||
<0102> | |||
<0102> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I also haven't tried disassembling myself, so I don't know." | // \{\m{B}} "I also haven't tried disassembling myself, so I don't know." | ||
<0103> | |||
<0103> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Is it much simpler than an alarm clock?" | // \{Kotomi} "Is it much simpler than an alarm clock?" | ||
<0104> | |||
<0104> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0105> | <0105> | ||
// I try to compare in my mind, my own blueprint and an alarm clock. | // I try to compare in my mind, my own blueprint and an alarm clock. | ||
<0106> | |||
<0106> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "... it's probably a good match." | // \{\m{B}} "... it's probably a good match." | ||
<0107> | |||
<0107> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "By the way, you disassembled an alarm clock when you were a kid, didn't you?" | // \{\m{B}} "By the way, you disassembled an alarm clock when you were a kid, didn't you?" | ||
<0108> | |||
<0108> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0109> | |||
<0109> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Did the reassembly go all right?" | // \{\m{B}} "Did the reassembly go all right?" | ||
<0110> | |||
<0110> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0111> | |||
<0111> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I ended up leaving one screw behind." | // \{Kotomi} "I ended up leaving one screw behind." | ||
<0112> | <0112> | ||
// That seemed so typical to throw in a tsukkomi for. | // That seemed so typical to throw in a tsukkomi for. | ||
<0113> | |||
<0113> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "To tell the truth, when I managed to put it back, it worked well, but when the bell went on, it didn't stop..." | // \{Kotomi} "To tell the truth, when I managed to put it back, it worked well, but when the bell went on, it didn't stop..." | ||
<0114> | |||
<0114> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You probably got scolded for that." | // \{\m{B}} "You probably got scolded for that." | ||
<0115> | |||
<0115> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0116> | |||
<0116> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0117> | <0117> | ||
// She quietly nods after thinking for a little bit. | // She quietly nods after thinking for a little bit. | ||
<0118> | |||
<0118> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I was told that the clock has an important duty to do, so I shouldn't bother it." | // \{Kotomi} "I was told that the clock has an important duty to do, so I shouldn't bother it." | ||
<0119> | |||
<0119> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I was also told that only if the clock suddenly got broken that I should disassemble it and ask it to teach me its structure." | // \{Kotomi} "I was also told that only if the clock suddenly got broken that I should disassemble it and ask it to teach me its structure." | ||
<0120> | |||
<0120> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Somehow... that's a strange way to get scolded." | // \{\m{B}} "Somehow... that's a strange way to get scolded." | ||
<0121> | |||
<0121> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0122> | |||
<0122> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "But... that's a good experience." | // \{\m{B}} "But... that's a good experience." | ||
<0123> | |||
<0123> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0124> | <0124> | ||
// She showed a small but happy smile. | // She showed a small but happy smile. | ||
<0125> | |||
<0125> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, umm... well..." | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, umm... well..." | ||
<0126> | |||
<0126> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "What is it?" | // \{\m{B}} "What is it?" | ||
<0127> | |||
<0127> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "If by chance, I..." | // \{Kotomi} "If by chance, I..." | ||
<0128> | <0128> | ||
// And like that, she stares straight at me. | // And like that, she stares straight at me. | ||
<0129> | <0129> | ||
// For some reason, her cheeks suddenly blushed as I wait for her response. | // For some reason, her cheeks suddenly blushed as I wait for her response. | ||
<0130> | |||
<0130> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "No, it's nothing..." | // \{Kotomi} "No, it's nothing..." | ||
<0131> | <0131> | ||
// She smiled once again with a hint of shyness. | // She smiled once again with a hint of shyness. | ||
<0132> | <0132> | ||
// And for some reason, our topic is changing to something embarrassing. | // And for some reason, our topic is changing to something embarrassing. | ||
<0133> | <0133> | ||
// Let's not...う。 | // Let's not...う。 | ||
<0134> | <0134> | ||
// There's definitely a more appropriate time and place for this sort of thing. | // There's definitely a more appropriate time and place for this sort of thing. | ||
<0135> | <0135> | ||
// Besides... | // Besides... | ||
<0136> | <0136> | ||
// I don't have the confidence right now to say I'm the right person for Kotomi. | // I don't have the confidence right now to say I'm the right person for Kotomi. | ||
<0137> | |||
<0137> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Perhaps, you are ill...?" | // \{Kotomi} "Perhaps, you are ill...?" | ||
<0138> | |||
<0138> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I told you already that you're wrong." | // \{\m{B}} "I told you already that you're wrong." | ||
<0139> | |||
<0139> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "??" | // \{Kotomi} "??" | ||
<0140> | <0140> | ||
// I'll change the topic. | // I'll change the topic. | ||
<0141> | |||
<0141> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "By the way, it seems you're wearing the same dress as yesterday." | // \{\m{B}} "By the way, it seems you're wearing the same dress as yesterday." | ||
<0142> | |||
<0142> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well... \m{B}-kun, do you hate this dress?" | // \{Kotomi} "Well... \m{B}-kun, do you hate this dress?" | ||
<0143> | <0143> | ||
// She looks down on her own dress and asks in a low voice. | // She looks down on her own dress and asks in a low voice. | ||
<0144> | |||
<0144> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, I think it suits you well. I also said that yesterday too though." | // \{\m{B}} "Nope, I think it suits you well. I also said that yesterday too though." | ||
<0145> | |||
<0145> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'm glad." | // \{Kotomi} "I'm glad." | ||
<0146> | <0146> | ||
// She becomes relieved. | // She becomes relieved. | ||
<0147> | |||
<0147> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I washed this last night at home." | // \{Kotomi} "I washed this last night at home." | ||
<0148> | |||
<0148> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Because I decided that I would go with this dress if I'll be together with \m{B}-kun." | // \{Kotomi} "Because I decided that I would go with this dress if I'll be together with \m{B}-kun." | ||
<0149> | |||
<0149> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I see..." | // \{\m{B}} "I see..." | ||
<0150> | <0150> | ||
// Her choice of clothing is quite mature, yet it doesn't quite fit with her personality. | // Her choice of clothing is quite mature, yet it doesn't quite fit with her personality. | ||
<0151> | <0151> | ||
// That's right, I think Kyou also said something before like, "\bYou're unexpectedly adult-like."\u | // That's right, I think Kyou also said something before like, "\bYou're unexpectedly adult-like."\u | ||
<0152> | <0152> | ||
// And something like, "\bHer breasts are surprisingly big too..."\u | // And something like, "\bHer breasts are surprisingly big too..."\u | ||
<0153> | |||
<0153> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0154> | <0154> | ||
// I shake my head to drive away those worldly thoughts. | // I shake my head to drive away those worldly thoughts. | ||
<0155> | |||
<0155> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0156> | |||
<0156> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Well then, where should we go today?" | // \{\m{B}} "Well then, where should we go today?" | ||
<0157> | |||
<0157> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Umm, well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Umm, well..." | ||
<0158> | |||
<0158> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "There's this really wonderful place." | // \{Kotomi} "There's this really wonderful place." | ||
<0159> | |||
<0159> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'm sure \m{B}-kun also loves that place." | // \{Kotomi} "I'm sure \m{B}-kun also loves that place." | ||
<0160> | |||
<0160> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That place... could it be that I also know of it?" | // \{\m{B}} "That place... could it be that I also know of it?" | ||
<0161> | |||
<0161> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0162> | |||
<0162> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun also knows that place." | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun also knows that place." | ||
<0163> | |||
<0163> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "And where is that place?" | // \{\m{B}} "And where is that place?" | ||
<0164> | |||
<0164> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0165> | |||
<0165> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's the school's library." | // \{Kotomi} "It's the school's library." | ||
<0166> | <0166> | ||
// She says so with a bit of pride. | // She says so with a bit of pride. | ||
<0167> | |||
<0167> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0168> | <0168> | ||
// Somehow, I managed to suppress the urge to do a double tsukkomi hand attack at her chest and the back of her head. | // Somehow, I managed to suppress the urge to do a double tsukkomi hand attack at her chest and the back of her head. | ||
<0169> | <0169> | ||
// If she doesn't even respond to a boke gag that got recycled, then there's no doubt that Kyou is sleeping at her house. | // If she doesn't even respond to a boke gag that got recycled, then there's no doubt that Kyou is sleeping at her house. | ||
<0170> | |||
<0170> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0171> | |||
<0171> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I understand, so let's go now." | // \{\m{B}} "I understand, so let's go now." | ||
<0172> | |||
<0172> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup. Let's go, \m{B}-kun." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup. Let's go, \m{B}-kun." | ||
<0173> | <0173> | ||
// Kotomi stands next to me. | // Kotomi stands next to me. | ||
<0174> | <0174> | ||
// We started walking while our shoulders touched each other. | // We started walking while our shoulders touched each other. | ||
<0175> | <0175> | ||
// The entire school doesn't have the presence of people... completely opposite of what it is usually. | // The entire school doesn't have the presence of people... completely opposite of what it is usually. | ||
<0176> | <0176> | ||
// Even students with club activities aren't here because of the holidays. | // Even students with club activities aren't here because of the holidays. | ||
<0177> | <0177> | ||
// The sunlight streams silently through the leaves onto the pathway. | // The sunlight streams silently through the leaves onto the pathway. | ||
<0178> | <0178> | ||
// I had a bad premonition as we got near the school building. | // I had a bad premonition as we got near the school building. | ||
<0179> | <0179> | ||
// The door to the shoe rack needs a proper key. | // The door to the shoe rack needs a proper key. | ||
<0180> | |||
<0180> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You don't have the key to enter the school building, right?" | // \{\m{B}} "You don't have the key to enter the school building, right?" | ||
<0181> | |||
<0181> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup. The only one I'm holding is the key to the library." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup. The only one I'm holding is the key to the library." | ||
<0182> | |||
<0182> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's exclusively for my use." | // \{Kotomi} "It's exclusively for my use." | ||
<0183> | |||
<0183> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Because I'm an Honorary Librarian." | // \{Kotomi} "Because I'm an Honorary Librarian." | ||
<0184> | |||
<0184> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I'm fine with that, but I wonder why...?" | // \{\m{B}} "I'm fine with that, but I wonder why...?" | ||
<0185> | <0185> | ||
// I couldn't suggest going to a different place now that we were here. | // I couldn't suggest going to a different place now that we were here. | ||
<0186> | <0186> | ||
// And then, Kotomi started walking briskly. | // And then, Kotomi started walking briskly. | ||
<0187> | |||
<0187> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Over here..." | // \{Kotomi} "Over here..." | ||
<0188> | <0188> | ||
// With her usual quick pace, she heads by the edge of the school building and turns the corner.* | // With her usual quick pace, she heads by the edge of the school building and turns the corner.* | ||
<0189> | |||
<0189> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "We wouldn't get anything even if we go that way..." | // \{\m{B}} "We wouldn't get anything even if we go that way..." | ||
<0190> | <0190> | ||
// We suddenly stopped under a hallway window as I immediately followed her. | // We suddenly stopped under a hallway window as I immediately followed her. | ||
<0191> | |||
<0191> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "We can get in from here." | // \{Kotomi} "We can get in from here." | ||
<0192> | <0192> | ||
// She jolts and loosens the window frame without any words. | // She jolts and loosens the window frame without any words. | ||
<0193> | <0193> | ||
// The window suddenly opened with a "\bthud"\u sound. | // The window suddenly opened with a "\bthud"\u sound. | ||
<0194> | |||
<0194> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "You see?" | // \{Kotomi} "You see?" | ||
<0195> | <0195> | ||
// Somehow, the lock here seems to be left broken. | // Somehow, the lock here seems to be left broken. | ||
<0196> | |||
<0196> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I see... this is your hobby, right?" | // \{\m{B}} "I see... this is your hobby, right?" | ||
<0197> | |||
<0197> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0198> | |||
<0198> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Never mind, I'll go first then." | // \{\m{B}} "Never mind, I'll go first then." | ||
<0199> | <0199> | ||
// I give back the things to Kotomi for a while and put my hands on the window frame. | // I give back the things to Kotomi for a while and put my hands on the window frame. | ||
<0200> | |||
<0200> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Once you are inside, you should immediately take off your shoes because they will scold you." | // \{Kotomi} "Once you are inside, you should immediately take off your shoes because they will scold you." | ||
<0201> | |||
<0201> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, that's not the reason why we're going to get scolded." | // \{\m{B}} "Nope, that's not the reason why we're going to get scolded." | ||
<0202> | |||
<0202> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "??" | // \{Kotomi} "??" | ||
<0203> | |||
<0203> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Could it be, because we're not wearing our uniforms?" | // \{Kotomi} "Could it be, because we're not wearing our uniforms?" | ||
<0204> | |||
<0204> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That's not it either." | // \{\m{B}} "That's not it either." | ||
<0205> | |||
<0205> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "???" | // \{Kotomi} "???" | ||
<0206> | |||
<0206> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "There are countless reasons, so I'll go on ahead." | // \{\m{B}} "There are countless reasons, so I'll go on ahead." | ||
<0207> | <0207> | ||
// There really wasn't anyone inside the school except Kotomi and me. | // There really wasn't anyone inside the school except Kotomi and me. | ||
<0208> | <0208> | ||
// The atmosphere is different compared to when I'm skipping and strolling around during lesson. | // The atmosphere is different compared to when I'm skipping and strolling around during lesson. | ||
<0209> | <0209> | ||
// It's like looking at a backstage that's slightly more out of this world than usual ... a strange feeling. | // It's like looking at a backstage that's slightly more out of this world than usual ... a strange feeling. | ||
<0210> | <0210> | ||
// Kotomi just walks in without thinking about such things. | // Kotomi just walks in without thinking about such things. | ||
<0211> | |||
<0211> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "We have arrived." | // \{Kotomi} "We have arrived." | ||
<0212> | <0212> | ||
// She took out the familiar key in her possession and opened the sliding door of the library. | // She took out the familiar key in her possession and opened the sliding door of the library. | ||
<0213> | <0213> | ||
// The quiet and deserted room where you can only see books. | // The quiet and deserted room where you can only see books. | ||
<0214> | <0214> | ||
// Even though I came here last Friday, it appears as if the state of this room has completely changed. | // Even though I came here last Friday, it appears as if the state of this room has completely changed. | ||
<0215> | <0215> | ||
// Is it because of the closed window that the scent of the dust and paper is stronger than usual? | // Is it because of the closed window that the scent of the dust and paper is stronger than usual? | ||
<0216> | <0216> | ||
// Furthermore... | // Furthermore... | ||
<0217> | |||
<0217> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Was the library this huge...?" | // \{\m{B}} "Was the library this huge...?" | ||
<0218> | |||
<0218> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0219> | <0219> | ||
// She nods for no reason. | // She nods for no reason. | ||
<0220> | <0220> | ||
// Kotomi probably always saw the library like this before she met me. | // Kotomi probably always saw the library like this before she met me. | ||
<0221> | |||
<0221> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Umph." | // \{Kotomi} "Umph." | ||
<0222> | <0222> | ||
// Kotomi advances to the usual spot and immediately takes off her shoes and socks. | // Kotomi advances to the usual spot and immediately takes off her shoes and socks. | ||
<0223> | |||
<0223> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Umph... ah, ah, ah..." | // \{Kotomi} "Umph... ah, ah, ah..." | ||
<0224> | <0224> | ||
// And as always, she jumps up in circle as if she's going to collapse. | // And as always, she jumps up in circle as if she's going to collapse. | ||
<0225> | |||
<0225> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Whew..." | // \{Kotomi} "Whew..." | ||
<0226> | <0226> | ||
// After that, she walks to the edge of the wall and leaves open the east side window. | // After that, she walks to the edge of the wall and leaves open the east side window. | ||
<0227> | <0227> | ||
// I could feel the cold air disappearing as the light swayed along with the curtain. | // I could feel the cold air disappearing as the light swayed along with the curtain. | ||
<0228> | |||
<0228> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "First is cleaning." | // \{Kotomi} "First is cleaning." | ||
<0229> | <0229> | ||
// She brings out a mop from the tool's locker. | // She brings out a mop from the tool's locker. | ||
<0230> | <0230> | ||
// She diligently wipes the floor many, many times with her slender arm. | // She diligently wipes the floor many, many times with her slender arm. | ||
<0231> | <0231> | ||
// Kotomi, black-clothed and barefooted amongst the countless number of old books. | // Kotomi, black-clothed and barefooted amongst the countless number of old books. | ||
<0232> | <0232> | ||
// Just as I thought, it was somehow fresh and nostalgic. | // Just as I thought, it was somehow fresh and nostalgic. | ||
<0233> | <0233> | ||
// The last thing she took out was the cushion, which she placed on the floor. | // The last thing she took out was the cushion, which she placed on the floor. | ||
<0234> | |||
<0234> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Preparation is now complete." | // \{Kotomi} "Preparation is now complete." | ||
<0235> | <0235> | ||
// As Kotomi says that, the library becomes a pretty snug-fit place. | // As Kotomi says that, the library becomes a pretty snug-fit place. | ||
<0236> | |||
<0236> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, are you hungry?" | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, are you hungry?" | ||
<0237> | |||
<0237> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That's right. I woke up early today, so I'm a little bit hungry." | // \{\m{B}} "That's right. I woke up early today, so I'm a little bit hungry." | ||
<0238> | |||
<0238> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It would be a little early, but do you want to eat lunch?" | // \{Kotomi} "It would be a little early, but do you want to eat lunch?" | ||
<0239> | |||
<0239> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That's fine with me, but I haven't bought anything yet. I guess I should have bought something outside..." | // \{\m{B}} "That's fine with me, but I haven't bought anything yet. I guess I should have bought something outside..." | ||
<0240> | <0240> | ||
// Kotomi looks straight at me, and it seems she's about to say something. | // Kotomi looks straight at me, and it seems she's about to say something. | ||
<0241> | |||
<0241> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "This might not fill you up \m{B}-kun, but..." | // \{Kotomi} "This might not fill you up \m{B}-kun, but..." | ||
<0242> | <0242> | ||
// She brought forward the clothed bag containing the boxed lunch which she had placed on the desk. | // She brought forward the clothed bag containing the boxed lunch which she had placed on the desk. | ||
<0243> | |||
<0243> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I want to eat this together." | // \{Kotomi} "I want to eat this together." | ||
<0244> | <0244> | ||
// She takes out a flat paper square box from inside it. | // She takes out a flat paper square box from inside it. | ||
<0245> | <0245> | ||
// I'd been wondering about it when I was holding it. | // I'd been wondering about it when I was holding it. | ||
<0246> | |||
<0246> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Is that some sort of pizza?" | // \{\m{B}} "Is that some sort of pizza?" | ||
<0247> | <0247> | ||
// Kotomi slowly shakes her head. | // Kotomi slowly shakes her head. | ||
<0248> | |||
<0248> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's an apple pie." | // \{Kotomi} "It's an apple pie." | ||
<0249> | |||
<0249> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's my first time making it, so I don't know if I did it well..." | // \{Kotomi} "It's my first time making it, so I don't know if I did it well..." | ||
<0250> | <0250> | ||
// She opens the paper box. | // She opens the paper box. | ||
<0251> | <0251> | ||
// A bittersweet scent suddenly escapes. | // A bittersweet scent suddenly escapes. | ||
<0252> | <0252> | ||
// It's a round pie with fox-colored burn marks here and there. | // It's a round pie with fox-colored burn marks here and there. | ||
<0253> | <0253> | ||
// It's luxuriously thick and round, and there are lattice shape decorations attached to it. | // It's luxuriously thick and round, and there are lattice shape decorations attached to it. | ||
<0254> | <0254> | ||
// It seems there's a starch syrup on the surface, and it doesn't look different from those sold in stores. | // It seems there's a starch syrup on the surface, and it doesn't look different from those sold in stores. | ||
<0255> | |||
<0255> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "This is genuine, huh..." | // \{\m{B}} "This is genuine, huh..." | ||
<0256> | |||
<0256> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I think the way I baked it went well." | // \{Kotomi} "I think the way I baked it went well." | ||
<0257> | |||
<0257> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I used Jonathan apples, and the butter I used is also salt free." | // \{Kotomi} "I used Jonathan apples, and the butter I used is also salt free." | ||
<0258> | |||
<0258> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I varnished it with apricot jam that's been ripened by rum for the finishing touch." | // \{Kotomi} "I varnished it with apricot jam that's been ripened by rum for the finishing touch." | ||
<0259> | <0259> | ||
// She rummages inside her cloth bag as she explains it to me wholeheartedly. | // She rummages inside her cloth bag as she explains it to me wholeheartedly. | ||
<0260> | <0260> | ||
// Two paper plates. A plastic knife, forks, and paper cups... | // Two paper plates. A plastic knife, forks, and paper cups... | ||
<0261> | <0261> | ||
// She lines up all the necessary things on the library reading desk. | // She lines up all the necessary things on the library reading desk. | ||
<0262> | <0262> | ||
// I also pull in a nearby chair and seat myself in front of the readied dining table. | // I also pull in a nearby chair and seat myself in front of the readied dining table. | ||
<0263> | |||
<0263> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "And also, it's the first time I tried using tea leaves in black tea." | // \{Kotomi} "And also, it's the first time I tried using tea leaves in black tea." | ||
<0264> | |||
<0264> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "The tea leaves I used are Lady Grey." | // \{Kotomi} "The tea leaves I used are Lady Grey." | ||
<0265> | <0265> | ||
// She's finally going to cut down the pie after pouring in the aroma of the expensive black tea into a cup. | // She's finally going to cut down the pie after pouring in the aroma of the expensive black tea into a cup. | ||
<0266> | |||
<0266> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'll be dividing this right now." | // \{Kotomi} "I'll be dividing this right now." | ||
<0267> | <0267> | ||
// She puts the knife in the big pie and cuts it. | // She puts the knife in the big pie and cuts it. | ||
<0268> | <0268> | ||
// She first halved the pie, then she halved it again, and again... | // She first halved the pie, then she halved it again, and again... | ||
<0269> | <0269> | ||
// It seems it's her first time earnestly cutting like this, making me break a smile. | // It seems it's her first time earnestly cutting like this, making me break a smile. | ||
<0270> | <0270> | ||
// The big semi-circular pie divided into four little pieces. | // The big semi-circular pie divided into four little pieces. | ||
<0271> | <0271> | ||
// She then put the slices onto the two plates. | // She then put the slices onto the two plates. | ||
<0272> | |||
<0272> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Let's share." | // \{Kotomi} "Let's share." | ||
<0273> | <0273> | ||
// She presents to me the larger portion after she said that. | // She presents to me the larger portion after she said that. | ||
<0274> | |||
<0274> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, thanks." | // \{\m{B}} "Yeah, thanks." | ||
<0275> | |||
<0275> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Let's all eat." | // \{Kotomi} "Let's all eat." | ||
<0276> | |||
<0276> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Let's eat." | // \{\m{B}} "Let's eat." | ||
<0277> | <0277> | ||
// Reciting that, I stab the fork into the pie. | // Reciting that, I stab the fork into the pie. | ||
<0278> | <0278> | ||
// I try stuffing all of the apple into my mouth. | // I try stuffing all of the apple into my mouth. | ||
<0279> | <0279> | ||
// I wonder if she baked this this morning; it's still slightly warm, and the sweetness is just right. | // I wonder if she baked this this morning; it's still slightly warm, and the sweetness is just right. | ||
<0280> | <0280> | ||
// Kotomi was gazing at me as I tasted it. | // Kotomi was gazing at me as I tasted it. | ||
<0281> | |||
<0281> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Is this really your first time making this...?" | // \{\m{B}} "Is this really your first time making this...?" | ||
<0282> | |||
<0282> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0283> | |||
<0283> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Ummm... is it not... delicious?" | // \{Kotomi} "Ummm... is it not... delicious?" | ||
<0284> | |||
<0284> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, I say it's unbelievably good." | // \{\m{B}} "Nope, I say it's unbelievably good." | ||
<0285> | |||
<0285> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "???" | // \{Kotomi} "???" | ||
<0286> | <0286> | ||
// The machine's malfunctioning again. | // The machine's malfunctioning again. | ||
<0287> | <0287> | ||
// It seems she's having a hard time replying when she's really tense, so I guess I have to rephrase what I just said before. | // It seems she's having a hard time replying when she's really tense, so I guess I have to rephrase what I just said before. | ||
<0288> | |||
<0288> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Your homemade apple pie is really delicious." | // \{\m{B}} "Your homemade apple pie is really delicious." | ||
<0289> | |||
<0289> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It's so delicious, that it's kinda hard to believe that it's your first time making it." | // \{\m{B}} "It's so delicious, that it's kinda hard to believe that it's your first time making it." | ||
<0290> | |||
<0290> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I could eat a lot if it's this delicious." | // \{\m{B}} "I could eat a lot if it's this delicious." | ||
<0291> | |||
<0291> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Do you understand now?" | // \{\m{B}} "Do you understand now?" | ||
<0292> | <0292> | ||
// She clears her mind. | // She clears her mind. | ||
<0293> | |||
<0293> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "........." | // \{Kotomi} "........." | ||
<0294> | |||
<0294> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Ah..." | // \{Kotomi} "Ah..." | ||
<0295> | <0295> | ||
// The wiring's finally connected. | // The wiring's finally connected. | ||
<0296> | |||
<0296> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well, \m{B}-kun, is that..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well, \m{B}-kun, is that..." | ||
<0297> | |||
<0297> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Really true?" | // \{Kotomi} "Really true?" | ||
<0298> | |||
<0298> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It's really true." | // \{\m{B}} "It's really true." | ||
<0299> | |||
<0299> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'm glad..." | // \{Kotomi} "I'm glad..." | ||
<0300> | |||
<0300> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'm really happy." | // \{Kotomi} "I'm really happy." | ||
<0301> | <0301> | ||
// Her smiling face seems like it's overflowing. | // Her smiling face seems like it's overflowing. | ||
<0302> | <0302> | ||
// I stop my hand and look at that face of hers unintentionally. | // I stop my hand and look at that face of hers unintentionally. | ||
<0303> | |||
<0303> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0304> | |||
<0304> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I just think that it's nice to see you smile." | // \{\m{B}} "I just think that it's nice to see you smile." | ||
<0305> | |||
<0305> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You had a hard facial expression when we first met." | // \{\m{B}} "You had a hard facial expression when we first met." | ||
<0306> | |||
<0306> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "When we first met?" | // \{Kotomi} "When we first met?" | ||
<0307> | <0307> | ||
// Her eyes shifted. | // Her eyes shifted. | ||
<0308> | |||
<0308> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "That time, I was nervous and a bit frightened so..." | // \{Kotomi} "That time, I was nervous and a bit frightened so..." | ||
<0309> | <0309> | ||
// She hangs her head a little as she answers. | // She hangs her head a little as she answers. | ||
<0310> | |||
<0310> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Is that so?" | // \{\m{B}} "Is that so?" | ||
<0311> | <0311> | ||
// She was nervous...? I don't seem to understand what she meant by that. | // She was nervous...? I don't seem to understand what she meant by that. | ||
<0312> | |||
<0312> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Ah... well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Ah... well..." | ||
<0313> | <0313> | ||
// She drops her eyes at the pie she was eating as if embarrassed. | // She drops her eyes at the pie she was eating as if embarrassed. | ||
<0314> | |||
<0314> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Can I have another piece?" | // \{\m{B}} "Can I have another piece?" | ||
<0315> | |||
<0315> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup. I divided the two pieces exactly for two people to eat." * | // \{Kotomi} "Yup. I divided the two pieces exactly for two people to eat." * | ||
<0316> | |||
<0316> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "What would you do with the other half after that?" | // \{\m{B}} "What would you do with the other half after that?" | ||
<0317> | |||
<0317> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'll save it for a mid-day snack." | // \{Kotomi} "I'll save it for a mid-day snack." | ||
<0318> | <0318> | ||
// She smiles like a little kid. | // She smiles like a little kid. | ||
<0319> | <0319> | ||
// If I can always be with her, it appears like she'll smile for real. | // If I can always be with her, it appears like she'll smile for real. | ||
<0320> | <0320> | ||
// But even so, why is there always this faint pain throbbing in my heart? | // But even so, why is there always this faint pain throbbing in my heart? | ||
<0321> | <0321> | ||
// I remembered those words again. | // I remembered those words again. | ||
<0322> | <0322> | ||
// "\bIf you have the chance, please tell her this..."\b | // "\bIf you have the chance, please tell her this..."\b | ||
<0323> | <0323> | ||
// "\bThat we regret about what happened that day, even now."\u | // "\bThat we regret about what happened that day, even now."\u | ||
<0324> | <0324> | ||
// No matter what kind of meaning it has, there's no way for me to understand. | // No matter what kind of meaning it has, there's no way for me to understand. | ||
<0325> | <0325> | ||
// It's just that he is uttering the weight of the word called "\bregret"\u even now. | // It's just that he is uttering the weight of the word called "\bregret"\u even now. | ||
<0326> | <0326> | ||
// I think of it one more time. | // I think of it one more time. | ||
<0327> | <0327> | ||
// If I should tell Kotomi about that. | // If I should tell Kotomi about that. | ||
<0328> | <0328> | ||
// Tell her about the gentleman's words | // Tell her about the gentleman's words | ||
<0329> | <0329> | ||
// Leave it for now | // Leave it for now | ||
<0330> | |||
<0330> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."」 | // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."」 | ||
<0331> | |||
<0331> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0332> | <0332> | ||
// I adjust the position of my chair and turn to face Kotomi. | // I adjust the position of my chair and turn to face Kotomi. | ||
<0333> | |||
<0333> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I met that person last Saturday." | // \{\m{B}} "I met that person last Saturday." | ||
<0334> | |||
<0334> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "That person?" | // \{Kotomi} "That person?" | ||
<0335> | |||
<0335> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "The man wearing glasses and a business suit... well, the person who you called a '\bbad man.'"\u | // \{\m{B}} "The man wearing glasses and a business suit... well, the person who you called a '\bbad man.'"\u | ||
<0336> | <0336> | ||
// Kotomi freezes her hand and looks straight at me. | // Kotomi freezes her hand and looks straight at me. | ||
<0337> | |||
<0337> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "And also, he asked me to tell you something." | // \{\m{B}} "And also, he asked me to tell you something." | ||
<0338> | |||
<0338> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "... what did he say?" | // \{Kotomi} "... what did he say?" | ||
<0339> | <0339> | ||
// She asks quietly and with her usual facial expression. | // She asks quietly and with her usual facial expression. | ||
<0340> | |||
<0340> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "He said '\bWe're not asking for forgiveness. We regret about that day even now.'"\u | // \{\m{B}} "He said '\bWe're not asking for forgiveness. We regret about that day even now.'"\u | ||
<0341> | |||
<0341> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I don't really understand what he meant, so I won't ask for any details." | // \{\m{B}} "I don't really understand what he meant, so I won't ask for any details." | ||
<0342> | |||
<0342> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "But that man was serious." | // \{\m{B}} "But that man was serious." | ||
<0343> | <0343> | ||
// I said the meaning of my words in a cheerful way as much as possible. | // I said the meaning of my words in a cheerful way as much as possible. | ||
<0344> | <0344> | ||
// Kotomi didn't say anything for a while. | // Kotomi didn't say anything for a while. | ||
<0345> | |||
<0345> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I understand." | // \{Kotomi} "I understand." | ||
<0346> | <0346> | ||
// She said only that as she began to put the knife at the divided apple pie. | // She said only that as she began to put the knife at the divided apple pie. | ||
<0347> | |||
<0347> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, do you want to eat more apple pie?" | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, do you want to eat more apple pie?" | ||
<0348> | |||
<0348> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, didn't you say '\bI'll save it for mid-day snack'\u just a while ago?" | // \{\m{B}} "Hey, didn't you say '\bI'll save it for mid-day snack'\u just a while ago?" | ||
<0349> | |||
<0349> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0350> | |||
<0350> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "But, I guess I want \m{B}-kun to eat all of it." | // \{Kotomi} "But, I guess I want \m{B}-kun to eat all of it." | ||
<0351> | |||
<0351> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Because I'm already full." | // \{Kotomi} "Because I'm already full." | ||
<0352> | |||
<0352> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Well then, thanks." | // \{\m{B}} "Well then, thanks." | ||
<0353> | <0353> | ||
// Kotomi watches me while she smiles as I consume the apple pie. | // Kotomi watches me while she smiles as I consume the apple pie. | ||
<0354> | <0354> | ||
// After that, the only thing left now is Kotomi's smile and the empty paper plates. | // After that, the only thing left now is Kotomi's smile and the empty paper plates. | ||
<0355> | |||
<0355> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food." | // \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food." | ||
<0356> | <0356> | ||
// Also satisfied myself, I gave Kotomi a smile. | // Also satisfied myself, I gave Kotomi a smile. | ||
<0357> | <0357> | ||
// In the end, I decided to stay silent about it for now. | // In the end, I decided to stay silent about it for now. | ||
<0358> | <0358> | ||
// Nothing can be done even if I say it, and I think that gentleman knows it too. | // Nothing can be done even if I say it, and I think that gentleman knows it too. | ||
<0359> | <0359> | ||
// If... if we start to feel that both of us had become much important to each other, then... | // If... if we start to feel that both of us had become much important to each other, then... | ||
<0360> | <0360> | ||
// I'll surely come to know about it. | // I'll surely come to know about it. | ||
<0361> | <0361> | ||
// I have that kind of premonition. | // I have that kind of premonition. | ||
<0362> | |||
<0362> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Thanks for the food." | // \{Kotomi} "Thanks for the food." | ||
<0363> | |||
<0363> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food." | // \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food." | ||
<0364> | <0364> | ||
// It was almost past noon when we finished eating. | // It was almost past noon when we finished eating. | ||
<0365> | <0365> | ||
// Usually, we must clean up the library desk for the mess, but today, we're kinda held back. | // Usually, we must clean up the library desk for the mess, but today, we're kinda held back. | ||
<0366> | <0366> | ||
// For now, both of us can do anything we like. | // For now, both of us can do anything we like. | ||
<0367> | |||
<0367> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0368> | <0368> | ||
// Although... I realize that we don't have anything we can do in this room. | // Although... I realize that we don't have anything we can do in this room. | ||
<0369> | <0369> | ||
// Incidentally, I also realize that right now, we're secretly together in this room. | // Incidentally, I also realize that right now, we're secretly together in this room. | ||
<0370> | <0370> | ||
// I look at Kotomi's appearance. | // I look at Kotomi's appearance. | ||
<0371> | |||
<0371> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "........." | // \{Kotomi} "........." | ||
<0372> | <0372> | ||
// She puts her fingers together in front of her and moves them restlessly as if embarrassed. | // She puts her fingers together in front of her and moves them restlessly as if embarrassed. | ||
<0373> | |||
<0373> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "What are we going to do now?" | // \{\m{B}} "What are we going to do now?" | ||
<0374> | <0374> | ||
// I try and ask her. | // I try and ask her. | ||
<0375> | |||
<0375> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0376> | <0376> | ||
// Kotomi also looks at the floor and thinks. | // Kotomi also looks at the floor and thinks. | ||
<0377> | |||
<0377> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Together..." | // \{Kotomi} "Together..." | ||
<0378> | <0378> | ||
// She said it suddenly... | // She said it suddenly... | ||
<0379> | <0379> | ||
// So I thought, but she becomes silent again. | // So I thought, but she becomes silent again. | ||
<0380> | |||
<0380> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Together? What?" | // \{\m{B}} "Together? What?" | ||
<0381> | |||
<0381> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0382> | |||
<0382> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Together..." | // \{Kotomi} "Together..." | ||
<0383> | |||
<0383> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I want to read a book together with you." | // \{Kotomi} "I want to read a book together with you." | ||
<0384> | <0384> | ||
// That's what I thought. | // That's what I thought. | ||
<0385> | |||
<0385> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "??" | // \{Kotomi} "??" | ||
<0386> | |||
<0386> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey... isn't a book something you can't enjoy reading together?" | // \{\m{B}} "Hey... isn't a book something you can't enjoy reading together?" | ||
<0387> | |||
<0387> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "???" | // \{Kotomi} "???" | ||
<0388> | |||
<0388> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Well... we could also try though..." | // \{\m{B}} "Well... we could also try though..." | ||
<0389> | <0389> | ||
// Our hobbies are different; more than that, our reading speed is completely different. | // Our hobbies are different; more than that, our reading speed is completely different. | ||
<0390> | <0390> | ||
// Anyhow, I won't mind if we're kids looking at a picture book, but I don't think it would be that fun for us to do now. * | // Anyhow, I won't mind if we're kids looking at a picture book, but I don't think it would be that fun for us to do now. * | ||
<0391> | <0391> | ||
// Kotomi's head is still inclined, looking at me. | // Kotomi's head is still inclined, looking at me. | ||
<0392> | <0392> | ||
// It was her unusual thinking-it-over face. | // It was her unusual thinking-it-over face. | ||
<0393> | <0393> | ||
// If Kotomi really wants that, then I have no reason to hesitate. | // If Kotomi really wants that, then I have no reason to hesitate. | ||
<0394> | |||
<0394> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Well? What book are we going to read?" | // \{\m{B}} "Well? What book are we going to read?" | ||
<0395> | |||
<0395> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0396> | <0396> | ||
// Her gaze went everywhere as she started to speak. | // Her gaze went everywhere as she started to speak. | ||
<0397> | <0397> | ||
// She becomes silent again. | // She becomes silent again. | ||
<0398> | <0398> | ||
// I feel that today's Kotomi is a bit different from usual. | // I feel that today's Kotomi is a bit different from usual. | ||
<0399> | <0399> | ||
// It seems she's opening up to me bit by bit, those things that she's been locking inside her heart... | // It seems she's opening up to me bit by bit, those things that she's been locking inside her heart... | ||
<0400> | <0400> | ||
// Of course, I don't feel bad about it. | // Of course, I don't feel bad about it. | ||
<0401> | <0401> | ||
// It's just... | // It's just... | ||
<0402> | <0402> | ||
// How do I say it... it feels like she's moving at a quick pace. | // How do I say it... it feels like she's moving at a quick pace. | ||
<0403> | <0403> | ||
// But in the end... Kotomi said... | // But in the end... Kotomi said... | ||
<0404> | |||
<0404> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I guess it's all right." | // \{Kotomi} "I guess it's all right." | ||
<0405> | <0405> | ||
// She gives me a modest smile and it seems she decides to hide her treasure from me one more time. | // She gives me a modest smile and it seems she decides to hide her treasure from me one more time. | ||
<0406> | <0406> | ||
// I think it might be because of me. | // I think it might be because of me. | ||
<0407> | |||
<0407> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I'll accompany you to what you want to do today, so leave it all to me." | // \{\m{B}} "I'll accompany you to what you want to do today, so leave it all to me." | ||
<0408> | |||
<0408> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Or you don't want to?" | // \{\m{B}} "Or you don't want to?" | ||
<0409> | |||
<0409> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Not at all. I'm really happy." | // \{Kotomi} "Not at all. I'm really happy." | ||
<0410> | |||
<0410> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Since \m{B}-kun has been taking real good care of me." | // \{Kotomi} "Since \m{B}-kun has been taking real good care of me." | ||
<0411> | |||
<0411> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's really fun when I'm together with \m{B}-kun..." | // \{Kotomi} "It's really fun when I'm together with \m{B}-kun..." | ||
<0412> | |||
<0412> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "So, I also want to take good care of \m{B}-kun." | // \{Kotomi} "So, I also want to take good care of \m{B}-kun." | ||
<0413> | |||
<0413> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "That's why..." | // \{Kotomi} "That's why..." | ||
<0414> | |||
<0414> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I want to let \m{B}-kun decide what he wants to do..." | // \{Kotomi} "I want to let \m{B}-kun decide what he wants to do..." | ||
<0415> | <0415> | ||
// She narrows her eyes as if trying to ask the right thing. * | // She narrows her eyes as if trying to ask the right thing. * | ||
<0416> | <0416> | ||
// Kotomi looks more mature than usual because of the dress that's showing a bit of her chest. | // Kotomi looks more mature than usual because of the dress that's showing a bit of her chest. | ||
<0417> | <0417> | ||
// I thought to myself, "She's a Kotomi that I don't know of." | // I thought to myself, "She's a Kotomi that I don't know of." | ||
<0418> | <0418> | ||
// I have an uncomfortable feeling from when we first met. | // I have an uncomfortable feeling from when we first met. | ||
<0419> | <0419> | ||
// She has this facial expression which seems like praying before she cuts the pages of her favorite books. | // She has this facial expression which seems like praying before she cuts the pages of her favorite books. | ||
<0420> | <0420> | ||
// To understand everything, I must accept Kotomi, and the Kotomi who's a child that doesn't know anything... | // To understand everything, I must accept Kotomi, and the Kotomi who's a child that doesn't know anything... | ||
<0421> | <0421> | ||
// This time, I'll watch. | // This time, I'll watch. | ||
<0422> | <0422> | ||
// The light is swaying like a wave over the cushion. | // The light is swaying like a wave over the cushion. | ||
<0423> | |||
<0423> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "If that's the case..." | // \{\m{B}} "If that's the case..." | ||
<0424> | <0424> | ||
// I opened my mouth. | // I opened my mouth. | ||
<0425> | |||
<0425> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Won't you let me hear you read books?" | // \{\m{B}} "Won't you let me hear you read books?" | ||
<0426> | |||
<0426> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Eh...?" | // \{Kotomi} "Eh...?" | ||
<0427> | <0427> | ||
// Surprised, she tilts her head. | // Surprised, she tilts her head. | ||
<0428> | |||
<0428> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I like to watch Kotomi reading books, and I also like your voice." | // \{\m{B}} "I like to watch Kotomi reading books, and I also like your voice." | ||
<0429> | |||
<0429> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Is it no?" | // \{\m{B}} "Is it no?" | ||
<0430> | <0430> | ||
// Her facial expression changes to a really cheerful expression, just from me asking that. | // Her facial expression changes to a really cheerful expression, just from me asking that. | ||
<0431> | |||
<0431> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Not at all. That's really, really wonderful." | // \{Kotomi} "Not at all. That's really, really wonderful." | ||
<0432> | |||
<0432> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, which book do you like?" | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, which book do you like?" | ||
<0433> | |||
<0433> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That's right... a book that's been written by a Japanese novelist." | // \{\m{B}} "That's right... a book that's been written by a Japanese novelist." | ||
<0434> | |||
<0434> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Also, something that's fun to read." | // \{\m{B}} "Also, something that's fun to read." | ||
<0435> | |||
<0435> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "And also, it's your favorite book." | // \{\m{B}} "And also, it's your favorite book." | ||
<0436> | |||
<0436> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "A book that's written by an Japanese novelist, fun to read, and also my favorite book."* | // \{Kotomi} "A book that's written by an Japanese novelist, fun to read, and also my favorite book."* | ||
<0437> | |||
<0437> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'll go search." | // \{Kotomi} "I'll go search." | ||
<0438> | <0438> | ||
// She stands up and runs towards the bookshelves. | // She stands up and runs towards the bookshelves. | ||
<0439> | |||
<0439> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi---" | // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi---" | ||
<0440> | |||
<0440> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "..............." | // \{Kotomi} "..............." | ||
<0441> | <0441> | ||
// It seems I have no choice but to wait. | // It seems I have no choice but to wait. | ||
<0442> | <0442> | ||
// Exactly twenty minutes later. | // Exactly twenty minutes later. | ||
<0443> | <0443> | ||
// Kotomi returned from the forest of bookshelves, holding unto her chest a single book.* | // Kotomi returned from the forest of bookshelves, holding unto her chest a single book.* | ||
<0444> | |||
<0444> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'm done choosing..." | // \{Kotomi} "I'm done choosing..." | ||
<0445> | |||
<0445> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for your hard work." | // \{\m{B}} "Thanks for your hard work." | ||
<0446> | |||
<0446> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I don't know if \m{B}-kun will somehow like this..." | // \{Kotomi} "I don't know if \m{B}-kun will somehow like this..." | ||
<0447> | |||
<0447> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "We won't know unless you read it, right?" | // \{\m{B}} "We won't know unless you read it, right?" | ||
<0448> | |||
<0448> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, I'm going to read then." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup, I'm going to read then." | ||
<0449> | |||
<0449> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Read the parts you like if it's long." | // \{\m{B}} "Read the parts you like if it's long." | ||
<0450> | |||
<0450> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, I understand." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup, I understand." | ||
<0451> | <0451> | ||
// She seats on the yellow cushion. | // She seats on the yellow cushion. | ||
<0452> | <0452> | ||
// She then opens the cover and flips its page. | // She then opens the cover and flips its page. | ||
<0453> | |||
<0453> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "About a long time ago..." | // \{Kotomi} "About a long time ago..." | ||
<0454> | |||
<0454> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "For a brief spell from autumn to winter, I lived as a member of a weird family." | // \{Kotomi} "For a brief spell from autumn to winter, I lived as a member of a weird family." | ||
<0455> | |||
<0455> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "And during that time, I had this one true love..." | // \{Kotomi} "And during that time, I had this one true love..." | ||
<0456> | <0456> | ||
// She started talking with a little difficulty. | // She started talking with a little difficulty. | ||
<0457> | <0457> | ||
// Only a little time has passed, but it seems it's obviously a short story.* | // Only a little time has passed, but it seems it's obviously a short story.* | ||
<0458> | <0458> | ||
// I listen carefully without worry. | // I listen carefully without worry. | ||
<0459> | <0459> | ||
// Honestly speaking, I'm glad that was the content. | // Honestly speaking, I'm glad that was the content. | ||
<0460> | <0460> | ||
// Just listening to her musical voice echoing around is enough for me. | // Just listening to her musical voice echoing around is enough for me. | ||
<0461> | <0461> | ||
// Kotomi looks like she's in daze during that time. Her voice has become smooth, and I can feel that each line carries a sentiment. | // Kotomi looks like she's in daze during that time. Her voice has become smooth, and I can feel that each line carries a sentiment. | ||
<0462> | <0462> | ||
// I rest my chin in my hand, looking at her eyes that are chasing down the letters with her finger that's placed on the page. | // I rest my chin in my hand, looking at her eyes that are chasing down the letters with her finger that's placed on the page. | ||
<0463> | <0463> | ||
// ......... | // ......... | ||
<0464> | <0464> | ||
// ...... | // ...... | ||
<0465> | <0465> | ||
// ... | // ... | ||
<0466> | <0466> | ||
// Where is this place? | // Where is this place? | ||
<0467> | <0467> | ||
// I can hear a sound from somewhere. | // I can hear a sound from somewhere. | ||
<0468> | <0468> | ||
// A sound I haven't heard before. | // A sound I haven't heard before. | ||
<0469> | <0469> | ||
// But still, it's a nostalgic sound. | // But still, it's a nostalgic sound. | ||
<0470> | <0470> | ||
// GyoOoOoOooOOOooOOoooOoOoOooOoOo~n\shake{0} | // GyoOoOoOooOOOooOOoooOoOoOooOoOo~n\shake{0} | ||
<0471> | |||
<0471> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0472> | |||
<0472> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "For me to pass the Comedian Training School, I must practice playing the violin." | // \{Kotomi} "For me to pass the Comedian Training School, I must practice playing the violin." | ||
<0473> | |||
<0473> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Well, it would be impossible no matter what, if that's how you'll practice." | // \{\m{B}} "Well, it would be impossible no matter what, if that's how you'll practice." | ||
<0474> | |||
<0474> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's violin talk." | // \{Kotomi} "It's violin talk." | ||
<0475> | |||
<0475> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I see... that's a new genre..." | // \{\m{B}} "I see... that's a new genre..." | ||
<0476> | |||
<0476> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "If Dango Flowers bloom--- I'll be happy~" | // \{Kotomi} "If Dango Flowers bloom--- I'll be happy~" | ||
<0477> | <0477> | ||
// Kotomi strokes the violin and, at the same time, hums a meaningless song. | // Kotomi strokes the violin and, at the same time, hums a meaningless song. | ||
<0478> | |||
<0478> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Dango...?" | // \{\m{B}} "Dango...?" | ||
<0479> | <0479> | ||
// I had a bad premonition as I turned around. And behind me was Furukawa.* | // I had a bad premonition as I turned around. And behind me was Furukawa.* | ||
<0480> | <0480> | ||
// She was simmering something in a big pot. | // She was simmering something in a big pot. | ||
<0481> | |||
<0481> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "What the hell is that pot for?" | // \{\m{B}} "What the hell is that pot for?" | ||
<0482> | |||
<0482> \{Furukawa} "" | |||
// \{Furukawa} "I'm boiling bread." | // \{Furukawa} "I'm boiling bread." | ||
<0483> | |||
<0483> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Why are you boiling bread?!\p Also, that pot somehow stinks. And it really stinks!" | // \{\m{B}} "Why are you boiling bread?!\p Also, that pot somehow stinks. And it really stinks!" | ||
<0484> | |||
<0484> \{Furukawa} "" | |||
// \{Furukawa} "Tonight, the dango will begin their love." | // \{Furukawa} "Tonight, the dango will begin their love." | ||
<0485> | <0485> | ||
// I peer inside a box that was placed on the floor. | // I peer inside a box that was placed on the floor. | ||
<0486> | |||
<0486> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Woah..." | // \{\m{B}} "Woah..." | ||
<0487> | <0487> | ||
// The box is filled with squirming dango. | // The box is filled with squirming dango. | ||
<0488> | <0488> | ||
// Furukawa scoops a bread broth with a ladle and pours it to the loving dango. | // Furukawa scoops a bread broth with a ladle and pours it to the loving dango. | ||
<0489> | <0489> | ||
// The big family of dango are becoming darker and darker one by one very fast. | // The big family of dango are becoming darker and darker one by one very fast. | ||
<0490> | |||
<0490> \{Furukawa} "" | |||
// \{Furukawa} "Ah! The dango are..." | // \{Furukawa} "Ah! The dango are..." | ||
<0491> | <0491> | ||
// Furukawa moves around in confusion as the whole family gets annihilated. | // Furukawa moves around in confusion as the whole family gets annihilated. | ||
<0492> | <0492> | ||
// The way they expanded was quite weird as well. | // The way they expanded was quite weird as well. | ||
<0493> | <0493> | ||
// I wonder if something happened with the function of my brain? | // I wonder if something happened with the function of my brain? | ||
<0494> | <0494> | ||
// Next to Furukawa is Fujibayashi, who was doing a fortune telling with playing cards for some reason. | // Next to Furukawa is Fujibayashi, who was doing a fortune telling with playing cards for some reason. | ||
<0495> | <0495> | ||
// Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. | // Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. | ||
<0496> | <0496> | ||
// Scatter... | // Scatter... | ||
<0497> | <0497> | ||
// She sluggishly but correctly lines up the cards on the floor. | // She sluggishly but correctly lines up the cards on the floor. | ||
<0498> | |||
<0498> \{Ryou} "" | |||
// \{Ryou} "........." | // \{Ryou} "........." | ||
<0499> | |||
<0499> \{Ryou} "" | |||
// \{Ryou} "I understand." | // \{Ryou} "I understand." | ||
<0500> | |||
<0500> \{Ryou} "" | |||
// \{Ryou} "The result of the fortune telling tells me that \m{A}-san is suffering from schizophrenia." | // \{Ryou} "The result of the fortune telling tells me that \m{A}-san is suffering from schizophrenia." | ||
<0501> | |||
<0501> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Who has schizophrenia?!\p More than that, how did you know about that using fortune telling!?" | // \{\m{B}} "Who has schizophrenia?!\p More than that, how did you know about that using fortune telling!?" | ||
<0502> | |||
<0502> \{Ryou} "" | |||
// \{Ryou} "Umm... you can also call it a nervous breakdown..." | // \{Ryou} "Umm... you can also call it a nervous breakdown..." | ||
<0503> | |||
<0503> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0504> | |||
<0504> \{Kyou} "" | |||
// \{Kyou} "You shouldn't, Ryou. He's my patient." | // \{Kyou} "You shouldn't, Ryou. He's my patient." | ||
<0505> | |||
<0505> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I was thinking it's about time for you to show up..." | // \{\m{B}} "I was thinking it's about time for you to show up..." | ||
<0506> | |||
<0506> \{Kyou} "" | |||
// \{Kyou} "By the way, don't you think this room stinks?" | // \{Kyou} "By the way, don't you think this room stinks?" | ||
<0507> | |||
<0507> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "That's due to Furukawa's boiled bread." | // \{\m{B}} "That's due to Furukawa's boiled bread." | ||
<0508> | |||
<0508> \{Kyou} "" | |||
// \{Kyou} "The smell of boiled bread is indeed not good for human health." | // \{Kyou} "The smell of boiled bread is indeed not good for human health." | ||
<0509> | |||
<0509> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You're talking about nonsensical things and your lines have become weird too."* | // \{\m{B}} "You're talking about nonsensical things and your lines have become weird too."* | ||
<0510> | |||
<0510> \{Kyou} "" | |||
// \{Kyou} "That's also because of the smell of the boiled bread." | // \{Kyou} "That's also because of the smell of the boiled bread." | ||
<0511> | |||
<0511> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Anyway, this is a dream, right? It must be, right? Because no matter what, everyone wouldn't be this twisted unless it's a dream." | // \{\m{B}} "Anyway, this is a dream, right? It must be, right? Because no matter what, everyone wouldn't be this twisted unless it's a dream." | ||
<0512> | |||
<0512> \{Kyou} "" | |||
// \{Kyou} "Won't you quickly buy something delicious?" | // \{Kyou} "Won't you quickly buy something delicious?" | ||
<0513> | |||
<0513> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "At least listen to people even in dreams~!" | // \{\m{B}} "At least listen to people even in dreams~!" | ||
<0514> | |||
<0514> \{Ryou} "" | |||
// \{Ryou} "Ummm... excuse me, I need to be going to the hospital now..." | // \{Ryou} "Ummm... excuse me, I need to be going to the hospital now..." | ||
<0515> | |||
<0515> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You too, what you are talking about doesn't relate to us!" | // \{\m{B}} "You too, what you are talking about doesn't relate to us!" | ||
<0516> | |||
<0516> \{Furukawa} "" | |||
// \{Furukawa} "The dango, the dango!" | // \{Furukawa} "The dango, the dango!" | ||
<0517> | |||
<0517> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "There's an absurd smell because of the dango~" * | // \{Kotomi} "There's an absurd smell because of the dango~" * | ||
<0518> | <0518> | ||
// Gyon Gyon Gyon Gyon | // Gyon Gyon Gyon Gyon | ||
<0519> | <0519> | ||
// GyoOoOooOooOooOOo~~n | // GyoOoOooOooOooOOo~~n | ||
<0520> | <0520> | ||
// ......... | // ......... | ||
<0521> | <0521> | ||
// ...... | // ...... | ||
<0522> | <0522> | ||
// ... | // ... | ||
<0523> | |||
<0523> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} ".................." | // \{\m{B}} ".................." | ||
<0524> | |||
<0524> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Are you awake now?" | // \{Kotomi} "Are you awake now?" | ||
<0525> | <0525> | ||
// Kotomi, who was sitting on the floor, was looking at me. | // Kotomi, who was sitting on the floor, was looking at me. | ||
<0526> | |||
<0526> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "........." | // \{\m{B}} "........." | ||
<0527> | |||
<0527> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0528> | |||
<0528> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It appears I was watching a really bad dream." | // \{\m{B}} "It appears I was watching a really bad dream." | ||
<0529> | |||
<0529> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "??" | // \{Kotomi} "??" | ||
<0530> | |||
<0530> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "A scary dream...?" | // \{Kotomi} "A scary dream...?" | ||
<0531> | |||
<0531> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It was probably more of a random dream rather than scary." | // \{\m{B}} "It was probably more of a random dream rather than scary." | ||
<0532> | |||
<0532> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I see..." | // \{Kotomi} "I see..." | ||
<0533> | <0533> | ||
// She stares at me as if I'm still having a dream, and then she narrows her eyes as if relieved. | // She stares at me as if I'm still having a dream, and then she narrows her eyes as if relieved. | ||
<0534> | <0534> | ||
// There was a closed book on her lap. | // There was a closed book on her lap. | ||
<0535> | <0535> | ||
// Perhaps, she's already finished reading. | // Perhaps, she's already finished reading. | ||
<0536> | |||
<0536> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry." | // \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry." | ||
<0537> | <0537> | ||
// It seems I always end up sleeping whenever Kotomi starts to read books. | // It seems I always end up sleeping whenever Kotomi starts to read books. | ||
<0538> | |||
<0538> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Not at all." | // \{Kotomi} "Not at all." | ||
<0539> | |||
<0539> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "You see... I like watching \m{B}-kun sleep." | // \{Kotomi} "You see... I like watching \m{B}-kun sleep." | ||
<0540> | |||
<0540> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Me too, I like to sleep where Kotomi is." | // \{\m{B}} "Me too, I like to sleep where Kotomi is." | ||
<0541> | <0541> | ||
// I return my gaze and stretch as I sit. | // I return my gaze and stretch as I sit. | ||
<0542> | <0542> | ||
// The inclining evening sunlight dyes the library books with an expressionless color. | // The inclining evening sunlight dyes the library books with an expressionless color. | ||
<0543> | <0543> | ||
// Two pieces of the cut apple pie were placed on the plate over the reading desk. | // Two pieces of the cut apple pie were placed on the plate over the reading desk. | ||
<0544> | |||
<0544> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I was thinking that it was about time for \m{B}-kun to wake up, so I readied the pie I cut before." | // \{Kotomi} "I was thinking that it was about time for \m{B}-kun to wake up, so I readied the pie I cut before." | ||
<0545> | |||
<0545> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "The one you divided, huh?" | // \{\m{B}} "The one you divided, huh?" | ||
<0546> | |||
<0546> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, the one I'll share with you." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup, the one I'll share with you." | ||
<0547> | |||
<0547> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "The truth was, you planned to eat it at three o'clock, right...?" | // \{\m{B}} "The truth was, you planned to eat it at three o'clock, right...?" | ||
<0548> | |||
<0548> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's already 5:30 afternoon, but it's still a snack." | // \{Kotomi} "It's already 5:30 afternoon, but it's still a snack." | ||
<0549> | |||
<0549> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You're hungry, right?" | // \{\m{B}} "You're hungry, right?" | ||
<0550> | |||
<0550> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, I'm a little hungry." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup, I'm a little hungry." | ||
<0551> | |||
<0551> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Alright, let's eat then." | // \{\m{B}} "Alright, let's eat then." | ||
<0552> | <0552> | ||
// Kotomi began preparing at once. | // Kotomi began preparing at once. | ||
<0553> | |||
<0553> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "The black tea has become a little cold though..." | // \{Kotomi} "The black tea has become a little cold though..." | ||
<0554> | |||
<0554> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It's all right, it's warm enough." | // \{\m{B}} "It's all right, it's warm enough." | ||
<0555> | <0555> | ||
// She pours the remaining black tea in the paper cup she's holding, and then we say... | // She pours the remaining black tea in the paper cup she's holding, and then we say... | ||
<0556> | |||
<0556> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Let's all eat." | // \{Kotomi} "Let's all eat." | ||
<0557> | |||
<0557> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Let's eat." | // \{\m{B}} "Let's eat." | ||
<0558> | <0558> | ||
// This is the second time we said that today. | // This is the second time we said that today. | ||
<0559> | <0559> | ||
// The texture of the apple is softer; even the taste seems better. | // The texture of the apple is softer; even the taste seems better. | ||
<0560> | |||
<0560> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "It tasted better than during noon. I wonder if it's because I'm hungry..." | // \{\m{B}} "It tasted better than during noon. I wonder if it's because I'm hungry..." | ||
<0561> | |||
<0561> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Apple pies are delicious, even if they're cold." | // \{Kotomi} "Apple pies are delicious, even if they're cold." | ||
<0562> | <0562> | ||
// The room has become darker, and the only shining things from the setting sun are the outlines of the bookshelves. | // The room has become darker, and the only shining things from the setting sun are the outlines of the bookshelves. | ||
<0563> | <0563> | ||
// She probably won't be able to read books now. | // She probably won't be able to read books now. | ||
<0564> | <0564> | ||
// And we can't make any light in the school building where there shouldn't be anyone. | // And we can't make any light in the school building where there shouldn't be anyone. | ||
<0565> | |||
<0565> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi." | // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi." | ||
<0566> | |||
<0566> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "?" | // \{Kotomi} "?" | ||
<0567> | |||
<0567> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Once we eat this, let's head home." | // \{\m{B}} "Once we eat this, let's head home." | ||
<0568> | |||
<0568> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0569> | <0569> | ||
// She immediately understood when I told her, nodding obediently. | // She immediately understood when I told her, nodding obediently. | ||
<0570> | |||
<0570> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Today was really fun." | // \{Kotomi} "Today was really fun." | ||
<0571> | |||
<0571> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Compared to yesterday, which is more fun?" | // \{\m{B}} "Compared to yesterday, which is more fun?" | ||
<0572> | |||
<0572> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Well..." | // \{Kotomi} "Well..." | ||
<0573> | |||
<0573> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} ".................." | // \{Kotomi} ".................." | ||
<0574> | |||
<0574> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I can't compare." | // \{Kotomi} "I can't compare." | ||
<0575> | <0575> | ||
// Her forelock sways and she smiles happily. | // Her forelock sways and she smiles happily. | ||
<0576> | <0576> | ||
// I put the last piece of the apple pie in my mouth, and I savoured its flavor before I swallowed it. | // I put the last piece of the apple pie in my mouth, and I savoured its flavor before I swallowed it. | ||
<0577> | |||
<0577> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food." | // \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food." | ||
<0578> | <0578> | ||
// I put my hands together. | // I put my hands together. | ||
<0579> | |||
<0579> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun." | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun." | ||
<0580> | |||
<0580> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?" | // \{\m{B}} "Hmm?" | ||
<0581> | <0581> | ||
// Kotomi didn't say anything for a while. | // Kotomi didn't say anything for a while. | ||
<0582> | <0582> | ||
// I wonder how many times did she show that today? That face that looks like brooding about something.* | // I wonder how many times did she show that today? That face that looks like brooding about something.* | ||
<0583> | <0583> | ||
// She took out something from the bottom of the cloth bag while I kept looking at her.* | // She took out something from the bottom of the cloth bag while I kept looking at her.* | ||
<0584> | <0584> | ||
// It seems like an old book. | // It seems like an old book. | ||
<0585> | <0585> | ||
// She rubs the front cover to clean it, but the title is still illegible. | // She rubs the front cover to clean it, but the title is still illegible. | ||
<0586> | |||
<0586> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Umm... well... I want \m{B}-kun to hold this." | // \{Kotomi} "Umm... well... I want \m{B}-kun to hold this." | ||
<0587> | <0587> | ||
// She gently places it in front of me. | // She gently places it in front of me. | ||
<0588> | |||
<0588> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "But... isn't this important to you?" | // \{\m{B}} "But... isn't this important to you?" | ||
<0589> | <0589> | ||
// I have a hunch even though I haven't looked inside. | // I have a hunch even though I haven't looked inside. | ||
<0590> | <0590> | ||
// I'm sure she probably has read this hundreds of times too. | // I'm sure she probably has read this hundreds of times too. | ||
<0591> | |||
<0591> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I already memorized everything that's written in there." | // \{Kotomi} "I already memorized everything that's written in there." | ||
<0592> | <0592> | ||
// She smiles as if embarrassed. | // She smiles as if embarrassed. | ||
<0593> | |||
<0593> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "But you see, I won't be able to read this book..." | // \{\m{B}} "But you see, I won't be able to read this book..." | ||
<0594> | <0594> | ||
// As I hesitate on accepting it, Kotomi said something surprising. | // As I hesitate on accepting it, Kotomi said something surprising. | ||
<0595> | |||
<0595> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I don't want you to read it." | // \{Kotomi} "I don't want you to read it." | ||
<0596> | |||
<0596> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?" | // \{\m{B}} "Eh?" | ||
<0597> | |||
<0597> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I don't want you to read it." | // \{Kotomi} "I don't want you to read it." | ||
<0598> | <0598> | ||
// The word piles up making me confused. | // The word piles up making me confused. | ||
<0599> | |||
<0599> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's all right to just hold into it." | // \{Kotomi} "It's all right to just hold into it." | ||
<0600> | |||
<0600> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "But..." | // \{\m{B}} "But..." | ||
<0601> | |||
<0601> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "........." | // \{Kotomi} "........." | ||
<0602> | <0602> | ||
// Kotomi's eyes flicker. | // Kotomi's eyes flicker. | ||
<0603> | <0603> | ||
// That feeling came back again. | // That feeling came back again. | ||
<0604> | <0604> | ||
// Her matureness and the child in her which doesn't know anything. | // Her matureness and the child in her which doesn't know anything. | ||
<0605> | <0605> | ||
// And the Kotomi that I don't know which is hidden between them... | // And the Kotomi that I don't know which is hidden between them... | ||
<0606> | |||
<0606> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "All right then." | // \{\m{B}} "All right then." | ||
<0607> | <0607> | ||
// I took the book from her. | // I took the book from her. | ||
<0608> | <0608> | ||
// I suddenly noticed that its skin has the feeling of being left for months or years. | // I suddenly noticed that its skin has the feeling of being left for months or years. | ||
<0609> | |||
<0609> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi. The truth is..." | // \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi. The truth is..." | ||
<0610> | <0610> | ||
// ... you really want to read this together with me, right? | // ... you really want to read this together with me, right? | ||
<0611> | <0611> | ||
// I end up swallowing those words. | // I end up swallowing those words. | ||
<0612> | <0612> | ||
// Kotomi slowly stands up. | // Kotomi slowly stands up. | ||
<0613> | <0613> | ||
// She advances her slender feet to the west side window, and there, she slowly turns to face me. | // She advances her slender feet to the west side window, and there, she slowly turns to face me. | ||
<0614> | |||
<0614> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I've decided." | // \{Kotomi} "I've decided." | ||
<0615> | |||
<0615> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "That I won't come here as much as possible." | // \{Kotomi} "That I won't come here as much as possible." | ||
<0616> | |||
<0616> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Because even if I'm here, it wouldn't be as fun as before." | // \{Kotomi} "Because even if I'm here, it wouldn't be as fun as before." | ||
<0617> | |||
<0617> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's much more fun to be with everyone." | // \{Kotomi} "It's much more fun to be with everyone." | ||
<0618> | |||
<0618> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "It's much more fun to be with \m{B}-kun." | // \{Kotomi} "It's much more fun to be with \m{B}-kun." | ||
<0619> | |||
<0619> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "That's why, I'll be with everyone." | // \{Kotomi} "That's why, I'll be with everyone." | ||
<0620> | |||
<0620> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "I'll take lessons properly, listen carefully to the teacher, get along with everyone in the class..." | // \{Kotomi} "I'll take lessons properly, listen carefully to the teacher, get along with everyone in the class..." | ||
<0621> | |||
<0621> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "The truth is, I've known for a long time that this is what I should do..." | // \{Kotomi} "The truth is, I've known for a long time that this is what I should do..." | ||
<0622> | <0622> | ||
// She wasn't saying those to me. * | // She wasn't saying those to me. * | ||
<0623> | <0623> | ||
// The bookshelves look like historic ruins inside the backlight. | // The bookshelves look like historic ruins inside the backlight. | ||
<0624> | <0624> | ||
// The tens of thousand of book bindings that came to watch Kotomi even now.* | // The tens of thousand of book bindings that came to watch Kotomi even now.* | ||
<0625> | <0625> | ||
// It was as if they were carefully listening to Kotomi's voice. | // It was as if they were carefully listening to Kotomi's voice. | ||
<0626> | <0626> | ||
// Kotomi bowed at them in the end. | // Kotomi bowed at them in the end. | ||
<0627> | |||
<0627> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, let's go home." | // \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, let's go home." | ||
<0628> | <0628> | ||
// She then gave me a smile. | // She then gave me a smile. | ||
<0629> | |||
<0629> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "You should properly lock the door." | // \{\m{B}} "You should properly lock the door." | ||
<0630> | |||
<0630> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup..." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup..." | ||
<0631> | <0631> | ||
// There was a small metallic sound that echoed inside Kotomi's purse.* | // There was a small metallic sound that echoed inside Kotomi's purse.* | ||
<0632> | <0632> | ||
// We then left the library, and I'll be back to having a short nap during tomorrow's lunch break. | // We then left the library, and I'll be back to having a short nap during tomorrow's lunch break. | ||
<0633> | |||
<0633> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Everything will be all right with this." | // \{Kotomi} "Everything will be all right with this." | ||
<0634> | <0634> | ||
// She puts away her treasured key that has her own name. | // She puts away her treasured key that has her own name. | ||
<0635> | <0635> | ||
// I'm sure the chance she'll be using it will decrease. | // I'm sure the chance she'll be using it will decrease. | ||
<0636> | <0636> | ||
// As for that, Kotomi should be getting more friends. | // As for that, Kotomi should be getting more friends. | ||
<0637> | <0637> | ||
// We were crouching in the twilight, at the hallway where there's no one. | // We were crouching in the twilight, at the hallway where there's no one. | ||
<0638> | <0638> | ||
// If I compare it to a book, it probably means a single chapter had ended. | // If I compare it to a book, it probably means a single chapter had ended. | ||
<0639> | <0639> | ||
// I wonder what's waiting ahead...? | // I wonder what's waiting ahead...? | ||
<0640> | |||
<0640> \{\m{B}} "" | |||
// \{\m{B}} "Let's go." | // \{\m{B}} "Let's go." | ||
<0641> | |||
<0641> \{Kotomi} "" | |||
// \{Kotomi} "Yup." | // \{Kotomi} "Yup." | ||
<0642> | <0642> | ||
// Kotomi unconsciously held on to my palm that was stretching out to her. | // Kotomi unconsciously held on to my palm that was stretching out to her. | ||
<0643> | <0643> | ||
// I realized that this is the first time we've held hands together. | // I realized that this is the first time we've held hands together. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
== Sơ đồ == | == Sơ đồ == | ||
{{Clannad:Sơ đồ}} | {{Clannad:Sơ đồ}} | ||
[[Category:CLANNAD-Góp ý]] | [[Category:CLANNAD-Góp ý]] | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 31 August 2009
Text
// Resources for SEEN4505.TXT
#character '*B'
#character 'Kotomi'
#character 'Furukawa'
#character 'Ryou'
#character 'Kyou'
<0000>
// May 5 (Monday)
<0001>
// I suddenly woke up.
<0002>
// Feels like I was dreaming.
<0003>
// Or rather, some remaining sensation tells me that I was dreaming.
<0004>
// I yawn as I look at the watch... it's just 7:00AM.
<0005>
// I definitely mustn't sleep for the second time today.
<0006> \{\m{B}} ()
// \{\m{B}} (In any case, I should get up.)
<0007>
// I crawled out of my bed.
<0008>
// I arrived at our meeting place fifteen minutes early.
<0009>
// Kotomi still hasn't arrived.
<0010>
// Will she come early or will she come exactly in time? I was thinking which of the two, but I'm not particularly worried about it.
<0011>
// I lean against a wall and wait.
<0012> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0013>
// It's quiet...
<0014>
// The birds are chirping high in the sky.
<0015>
// The clouds are floating separately...
<0016>
// I casually check around to see if Kyou is hiding.
<0017> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "She already did it yesterday, so she'll probably arrive doing a tsukkomi on us today as well."
<0018> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0019> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Who the hell is gonna do a tsukkomi on you!? You pervert!"
<0020> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "..............."
<0021>
// I tried to retaliate using the same tsukkomi line that she would probably say, but I get no response.
<0022> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "All right, it's settled then. Today's gonna be a fun date. This would be a genuine date with only two people."
<0023> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "No matter what happens, I definitely won't let a tsukkomi enter."
<0024> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's impossible!"
<0025> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "..............."
<0026>
// There was no response, even when I did a quick boke gag.
<0027>
// This is making me a little sad in some way.
<0028>
// It was tiring doing a comedy act alone, not to mention Kotomi would probably be gazing and spacing out as she walks about.
<0029>
// She should be arriving in about five minutes.
<0030>
// I put my hand in my pocket and wait for her familiar footsteps.
<0031>
// I still think I can lure her out with something though. *
<0032>
// I felt a small pain piercing my heart every time I think of that. Guess I'm still not used to this feeling.
<0033>
// I stare at my shadow as the bright sun shines down on me.
<0034>
// Suddenly, I remembered.
<0035>
// About that gentleman I met the other day.
<0036>
// "\bIf you have the chance, please tell her this..."\b
<0037>
// "\bThat we still regret about what happened that day, even now."\u
<0038>
// I wonder what did he mean by that?
<0039>
// Should I tell Kotomi about that?
<0040>
// I don't know the full details, but it seems like there's nothing that can be done even if those words were to come from my mouth.
<0041> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Whew..."
<0042>
// I sigh as I realized that I ended up destroying my mood, even though I finally became excited.
<0043>
// I shook my head and closed my eyes.
<0044>
// But even still, our conversation at that time continues...
<0045>
// "\bAre you her lover?"\u
<0046>
// "\bNot right now, but... I'm thinking how nice it would be to be like that."\u
<0047>
// .........
<0048> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Guaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!"\shake{0}
<0049>
// I was writhing with embarrassment.
<0050> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "........."
<0051>
// And just in front, observing that state of mine is Kotomi.
<0052> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Huntington's Chorea?"
<0053> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Wrong! And just what kind of disease is that?!"
<0054> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "A type of a nerve disease. It is characterized by rapid involuntary movements of the face and body limbs for no apparent reason..."
<0055> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You don't need to explain. Hand me your things, I'll carry them."
<0056>
// I take the cloth bag that is in Kotomi's hand.
<0057>
// It's in a different shape from yesterday. It's a flat box as I look over it, and there's a stainless thermos flask inside.
<0058>
// Kotomi was still looking at me with worried eyes.
<0059> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, are you really not ill?"
<0060> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I was just thinking about some things."
<0061> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Thinking?"
<0062>
// That embarrassing phrase surfaces again as she stares right at me.
<0063>
// "\bNot right now, but... I'm thinking how nice it would be to be like that."\u
<0064>
// That's right... I haven't confessed to Kotomi yet.
<0065>
// Yesterday would have been officially the perfect time to do that, and these feelings would have all been settled then.
<0066> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0067>
// I wonder if it'd be better if I'm the one going to confess?
<0068>
// I have a hunch that if I dragged this too long, something very bad would happen between Kotomi and I.
<0069>
// I think I should stop being only a mere friend in order to progress with Kotomi more than this.
<0070>
// Besides, if it's Kotomi, I think I'll be the only one disappointed, or she'll quickly say \bOK\u to me.
<0071>
// But it also feels like I'll only get a "\b???"\u response.
<0072>
// There's a possibility that something tasty will happen like she'll end up blushing bright red and be bothered...
<0073>
// There's also a potential that she'll cast aside her unknown serious boke character.
<0074>
// The result is really hard to read...
<0075>
// Confess
<0076>
// Don't confess
<0077> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."」
<0078> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0079> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "If by chance, I'm..."
<0080>
// I stare at Kotomi.
<0081> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm..."
<0082>
// Kotomi's eyes flicker.
<0083>
// She looks at me and opens her soft lips a little.
<0084> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun is...?"
<0085>
// She tilts her head and waits for me to continue.
<0086> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm..."
<0087> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0088> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "If I'm...\p actually a robot inside, what would you do?"
<0089>
// The confession I was planning ended up being a joke, with me being the heavy boke drunkard.
<0090> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "........."
<0091>
// My partner looks at me with a familiar silence and serious look.
<0092> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Do you fire things like missiles?"
<0093> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, I'm absolutely not loaded with any weapons."
<0094> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Do you have a self-destruct device installed?"
<0095> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's sad to say that I also don't have that."
<0096> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I see..."
<0097>
// She seems a bit disappointed.
<0098> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "If so..."
<0099> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Can I disassemble you?"
<0100> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Then I'll have you re-assemble me to the way I was then, please."
<0101> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "How complicated is \m{B}-kun's framework?"
<0102> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I also haven't tried disassembling myself, so I don't know."
<0103> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Is it much simpler than an alarm clock?"
<0104> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0105>
// I try to compare in my mind, my own blueprint and an alarm clock.
<0106> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "... it's probably a good match."
<0107> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "By the way, you disassembled an alarm clock when you were a kid, didn't you?"
<0108> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0109> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Did the reassembly go all right?"
<0110> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0111> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I ended up leaving one screw behind."
<0112>
// That seemed so typical to throw in a tsukkomi for.
<0113> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "To tell the truth, when I managed to put it back, it worked well, but when the bell went on, it didn't stop..."
<0114> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You probably got scolded for that."
<0115> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0116> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0117>
// She quietly nods after thinking for a little bit.
<0118> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I was told that the clock has an important duty to do, so I shouldn't bother it."
<0119> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I was also told that only if the clock suddenly got broken that I should disassemble it and ask it to teach me its structure."
<0120> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Somehow... that's a strange way to get scolded."
<0121> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0122> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But... that's a good experience."
<0123> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0124>
// She showed a small but happy smile.
<0125> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, umm... well..."
<0126> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What is it?"
<0127> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "If by chance, I..."
<0128>
// And like that, she stares straight at me.
<0129>
// For some reason, her cheeks suddenly blushed as I wait for her response.
<0130> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "No, it's nothing..."
<0131>
// She smiled once again with a hint of shyness.
<0132>
// And for some reason, our topic is changing to something embarrassing.
<0133>
// Let's not...う。
<0134>
// There's definitely a more appropriate time and place for this sort of thing.
<0135>
// Besides...
<0136>
// I don't have the confidence right now to say I'm the right person for Kotomi.
<0137> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Perhaps, you are ill...?"
<0138> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I told you already that you're wrong."
<0139> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "??"
<0140>
// I'll change the topic.
<0141> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "By the way, it seems you're wearing the same dress as yesterday."
<0142> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well... \m{B}-kun, do you hate this dress?"
<0143>
// She looks down on her own dress and asks in a low voice.
<0144> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, I think it suits you well. I also said that yesterday too though."
<0145> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'm glad."
<0146>
// She becomes relieved.
<0147> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I washed this last night at home."
<0148> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Because I decided that I would go with this dress if I'll be together with \m{B}-kun."
<0149> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I see..."
<0150>
// Her choice of clothing is quite mature, yet it doesn't quite fit with her personality.
<0151>
// That's right, I think Kyou also said something before like, "\bYou're unexpectedly adult-like."\u
<0152>
// And something like, "\bHer breasts are surprisingly big too..."\u
<0153> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0154>
// I shake my head to drive away those worldly thoughts.
<0155> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0156> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well then, where should we go today?"
<0157> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Umm, well..."
<0158> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "There's this really wonderful place."
<0159> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'm sure \m{B}-kun also loves that place."
<0160> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That place... could it be that I also know of it?"
<0161> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0162> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun also knows that place."
<0163> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "And where is that place?"
<0164> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0165> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's the school's library."
<0166>
// She says so with a bit of pride.
<0167> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0168>
// Somehow, I managed to suppress the urge to do a double tsukkomi hand attack at her chest and the back of her head.
<0169>
// If she doesn't even respond to a boke gag that got recycled, then there's no doubt that Kyou is sleeping at her house.
<0170> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0171> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I understand, so let's go now."
<0172> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup. Let's go, \m{B}-kun."
<0173>
// Kotomi stands next to me.
<0174>
// We started walking while our shoulders touched each other.
<0175>
// The entire school doesn't have the presence of people... completely opposite of what it is usually.
<0176>
// Even students with club activities aren't here because of the holidays.
<0177>
// The sunlight streams silently through the leaves onto the pathway.
<0178>
// I had a bad premonition as we got near the school building.
<0179>
// The door to the shoe rack needs a proper key.
<0180> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You don't have the key to enter the school building, right?"
<0181> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup. The only one I'm holding is the key to the library."
<0182> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's exclusively for my use."
<0183> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Because I'm an Honorary Librarian."
<0184> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm fine with that, but I wonder why...?"
<0185>
// I couldn't suggest going to a different place now that we were here.
<0186>
// And then, Kotomi started walking briskly.
<0187> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Over here..."
<0188>
// With her usual quick pace, she heads by the edge of the school building and turns the corner.*
<0189> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "We wouldn't get anything even if we go that way..."
<0190>
// We suddenly stopped under a hallway window as I immediately followed her.
<0191> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "We can get in from here."
<0192>
// She jolts and loosens the window frame without any words.
<0193>
// The window suddenly opened with a "\bthud"\u sound.
<0194> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "You see?"
<0195>
// Somehow, the lock here seems to be left broken.
<0196> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I see... this is your hobby, right?"
<0197> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0198> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Never mind, I'll go first then."
<0199>
// I give back the things to Kotomi for a while and put my hands on the window frame.
<0200> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Once you are inside, you should immediately take off your shoes because they will scold you."
<0201> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, that's not the reason why we're going to get scolded."
<0202> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "??"
<0203> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Could it be, because we're not wearing our uniforms?"
<0204> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's not it either."
<0205> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "???"
<0206> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "There are countless reasons, so I'll go on ahead."
<0207>
// There really wasn't anyone inside the school except Kotomi and me.
<0208>
// The atmosphere is different compared to when I'm skipping and strolling around during lesson.
<0209>
// It's like looking at a backstage that's slightly more out of this world than usual ... a strange feeling.
<0210>
// Kotomi just walks in without thinking about such things.
<0211> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "We have arrived."
<0212>
// She took out the familiar key in her possession and opened the sliding door of the library.
<0213>
// The quiet and deserted room where you can only see books.
<0214>
// Even though I came here last Friday, it appears as if the state of this room has completely changed.
<0215>
// Is it because of the closed window that the scent of the dust and paper is stronger than usual?
<0216>
// Furthermore...
<0217> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Was the library this huge...?"
<0218> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0219>
// She nods for no reason.
<0220>
// Kotomi probably always saw the library like this before she met me.
<0221> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Umph."
<0222>
// Kotomi advances to the usual spot and immediately takes off her shoes and socks.
<0223> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Umph... ah, ah, ah..."
<0224>
// And as always, she jumps up in circle as if she's going to collapse.
<0225> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Whew..."
<0226>
// After that, she walks to the edge of the wall and leaves open the east side window.
<0227>
// I could feel the cold air disappearing as the light swayed along with the curtain.
<0228> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "First is cleaning."
<0229>
// She brings out a mop from the tool's locker.
<0230>
// She diligently wipes the floor many, many times with her slender arm.
<0231>
// Kotomi, black-clothed and barefooted amongst the countless number of old books.
<0232>
// Just as I thought, it was somehow fresh and nostalgic.
<0233>
// The last thing she took out was the cushion, which she placed on the floor.
<0234> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Preparation is now complete."
<0235>
// As Kotomi says that, the library becomes a pretty snug-fit place.
<0236> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, are you hungry?"
<0237> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's right. I woke up early today, so I'm a little bit hungry."
<0238> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It would be a little early, but do you want to eat lunch?"
<0239> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's fine with me, but I haven't bought anything yet. I guess I should have bought something outside..."
<0240>
// Kotomi looks straight at me, and it seems she's about to say something.
<0241> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "This might not fill you up \m{B}-kun, but..."
<0242>
// She brought forward the clothed bag containing the boxed lunch which she had placed on the desk.
<0243> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I want to eat this together."
<0244>
// She takes out a flat paper square box from inside it.
<0245>
// I'd been wondering about it when I was holding it.
<0246> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is that some sort of pizza?"
<0247>
// Kotomi slowly shakes her head.
<0248> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's an apple pie."
<0249> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's my first time making it, so I don't know if I did it well..."
<0250>
// She opens the paper box.
<0251>
// A bittersweet scent suddenly escapes.
<0252>
// It's a round pie with fox-colored burn marks here and there.
<0253>
// It's luxuriously thick and round, and there are lattice shape decorations attached to it.
<0254>
// It seems there's a starch syrup on the surface, and it doesn't look different from those sold in stores.
<0255> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "This is genuine, huh..."
<0256> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I think the way I baked it went well."
<0257> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I used Jonathan apples, and the butter I used is also salt free."
<0258> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I varnished it with apricot jam that's been ripened by rum for the finishing touch."
<0259>
// She rummages inside her cloth bag as she explains it to me wholeheartedly.
<0260>
// Two paper plates. A plastic knife, forks, and paper cups...
<0261>
// She lines up all the necessary things on the library reading desk.
<0262>
// I also pull in a nearby chair and seat myself in front of the readied dining table.
<0263> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "And also, it's the first time I tried using tea leaves in black tea."
<0264> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "The tea leaves I used are Lady Grey."
<0265>
// She's finally going to cut down the pie after pouring in the aroma of the expensive black tea into a cup.
<0266> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'll be dividing this right now."
<0267>
// She puts the knife in the big pie and cuts it.
<0268>
// She first halved the pie, then she halved it again, and again...
<0269>
// It seems it's her first time earnestly cutting like this, making me break a smile.
<0270>
// The big semi-circular pie divided into four little pieces.
<0271>
// She then put the slices onto the two plates.
<0272> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Let's share."
<0273>
// She presents to me the larger portion after she said that.
<0274> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, thanks."
<0275> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Let's all eat."
<0276> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Let's eat."
<0277>
// Reciting that, I stab the fork into the pie.
<0278>
// I try stuffing all of the apple into my mouth.
<0279>
// I wonder if she baked this this morning; it's still slightly warm, and the sweetness is just right.
<0280>
// Kotomi was gazing at me as I tasted it.
<0281> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is this really your first time making this...?"
<0282> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0283> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Ummm... is it not... delicious?"
<0284> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Nope, I say it's unbelievably good."
<0285> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "???"
<0286>
// The machine's malfunctioning again.
<0287>
// It seems she's having a hard time replying when she's really tense, so I guess I have to rephrase what I just said before.
<0288> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Your homemade apple pie is really delicious."
<0289> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's so delicious, that it's kinda hard to believe that it's your first time making it."
<0290> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I could eat a lot if it's this delicious."
<0291> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Do you understand now?"
<0292>
// She clears her mind.
<0293> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "........."
<0294> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Ah..."
<0295>
// The wiring's finally connected.
<0296> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well, \m{B}-kun, is that..."
<0297> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Really true?"
<0298> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's really true."
<0299> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'm glad..."
<0300> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'm really happy."
<0301>
// Her smiling face seems like it's overflowing.
<0302>
// I stop my hand and look at that face of hers unintentionally.
<0303> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0304> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I just think that it's nice to see you smile."
<0305> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You had a hard facial expression when we first met."
<0306> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "When we first met?"
<0307>
// Her eyes shifted.
<0308> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "That time, I was nervous and a bit frightened so..."
<0309>
// She hangs her head a little as she answers.
<0310> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is that so?"
<0311>
// She was nervous...? I don't seem to understand what she meant by that.
<0312> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Ah... well..."
<0313>
// She drops her eyes at the pie she was eating as if embarrassed.
<0314> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Can I have another piece?"
<0315> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup. I divided the two pieces exactly for two people to eat." *
<0316> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What would you do with the other half after that?"
<0317> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'll save it for a mid-day snack."
<0318>
// She smiles like a little kid.
<0319>
// If I can always be with her, it appears like she'll smile for real.
<0320>
// But even so, why is there always this faint pain throbbing in my heart?
<0321>
// I remembered those words again.
<0322>
// "\bIf you have the chance, please tell her this..."\b
<0323>
// "\bThat we regret about what happened that day, even now."\u
<0324>
// No matter what kind of meaning it has, there's no way for me to understand.
<0325>
// It's just that he is uttering the weight of the word called "\bregret"\u even now.
<0326>
// I think of it one more time.
<0327>
// If I should tell Kotomi about that.
<0328>
// Tell her about the gentleman's words
<0329>
// Leave it for now
<0330> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."」
<0331> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0332>
// I adjust the position of my chair and turn to face Kotomi.
<0333> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I met that person last Saturday."
<0334> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "That person?"
<0335> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "The man wearing glasses and a business suit... well, the person who you called a '\bbad man.'"\u
<0336>
// Kotomi freezes her hand and looks straight at me.
<0337> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "And also, he asked me to tell you something."
<0338> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "... what did he say?"
<0339>
// She asks quietly and with her usual facial expression.
<0340> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "He said '\bWe're not asking for forgiveness. We regret about that day even now.'"\u
<0341> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I don't really understand what he meant, so I won't ask for any details."
<0342> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But that man was serious."
<0343>
// I said the meaning of my words in a cheerful way as much as possible.
<0344>
// Kotomi didn't say anything for a while.
<0345> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I understand."
<0346>
// She said only that as she began to put the knife at the divided apple pie.
<0347> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, do you want to eat more apple pie?"
<0348> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, didn't you say '\bI'll save it for mid-day snack'\u just a while ago?"
<0349> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0350> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "But, I guess I want \m{B}-kun to eat all of it."
<0351> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Because I'm already full."
<0352> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well then, thanks."
<0353>
// Kotomi watches me while she smiles as I consume the apple pie.
<0354>
// After that, the only thing left now is Kotomi's smile and the empty paper plates.
<0355> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food."
<0356>
// Also satisfied myself, I gave Kotomi a smile.
<0357>
// In the end, I decided to stay silent about it for now.
<0358>
// Nothing can be done even if I say it, and I think that gentleman knows it too.
<0359>
// If... if we start to feel that both of us had become much important to each other, then...
<0360>
// I'll surely come to know about it.
<0361>
// I have that kind of premonition.
<0362> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Thanks for the food."
<0363> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food."
<0364>
// It was almost past noon when we finished eating.
<0365>
// Usually, we must clean up the library desk for the mess, but today, we're kinda held back.
<0366>
// For now, both of us can do anything we like.
<0367> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0368>
// Although... I realize that we don't have anything we can do in this room.
<0369>
// Incidentally, I also realize that right now, we're secretly together in this room.
<0370>
// I look at Kotomi's appearance.
<0371> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "........."
<0372>
// She puts her fingers together in front of her and moves them restlessly as if embarrassed.
<0373> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What are we going to do now?"
<0374>
// I try and ask her.
<0375> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0376>
// Kotomi also looks at the floor and thinks.
<0377> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Together..."
<0378>
// She said it suddenly...
<0379>
// So I thought, but she becomes silent again.
<0380> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Together? What?"
<0381> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0382> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Together..."
<0383> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I want to read a book together with you."
<0384>
// That's what I thought.
<0385> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "??"
<0386> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey... isn't a book something you can't enjoy reading together?"
<0387> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "???"
<0388> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well... we could also try though..."
<0389>
// Our hobbies are different; more than that, our reading speed is completely different.
<0390>
// Anyhow, I won't mind if we're kids looking at a picture book, but I don't think it would be that fun for us to do now. *
<0391>
// Kotomi's head is still inclined, looking at me.
<0392>
// It was her unusual thinking-it-over face.
<0393>
// If Kotomi really wants that, then I have no reason to hesitate.
<0394> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well? What book are we going to read?"
<0395> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0396>
// Her gaze went everywhere as she started to speak.
<0397>
// She becomes silent again.
<0398>
// I feel that today's Kotomi is a bit different from usual.
<0399>
// It seems she's opening up to me bit by bit, those things that she's been locking inside her heart...
<0400>
// Of course, I don't feel bad about it.
<0401>
// It's just...
<0402>
// How do I say it... it feels like she's moving at a quick pace.
<0403>
// But in the end... Kotomi said...
<0404> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I guess it's all right."
<0405>
// She gives me a modest smile and it seems she decides to hide her treasure from me one more time.
<0406>
// I think it might be because of me.
<0407> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'll accompany you to what you want to do today, so leave it all to me."
<0408> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Or you don't want to?"
<0409> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Not at all. I'm really happy."
<0410> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Since \m{B}-kun has been taking real good care of me."
<0411> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's really fun when I'm together with \m{B}-kun..."
<0412> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "So, I also want to take good care of \m{B}-kun."
<0413> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "That's why..."
<0414> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I want to let \m{B}-kun decide what he wants to do..."
<0415>
// She narrows her eyes as if trying to ask the right thing. *
<0416>
// Kotomi looks more mature than usual because of the dress that's showing a bit of her chest.
<0417>
// I thought to myself, "She's a Kotomi that I don't know of."
<0418>
// I have an uncomfortable feeling from when we first met.
<0419>
// She has this facial expression which seems like praying before she cuts the pages of her favorite books.
<0420>
// To understand everything, I must accept Kotomi, and the Kotomi who's a child that doesn't know anything...
<0421>
// This time, I'll watch.
<0422>
// The light is swaying like a wave over the cushion.
<0423> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "If that's the case..."
<0424>
// I opened my mouth.
<0425> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Won't you let me hear you read books?"
<0426> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Eh...?"
<0427>
// Surprised, she tilts her head.
<0428> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I like to watch Kotomi reading books, and I also like your voice."
<0429> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Is it no?"
<0430>
// Her facial expression changes to a really cheerful expression, just from me asking that.
<0431> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Not at all. That's really, really wonderful."
<0432> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, which book do you like?"
<0433> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's right... a book that's been written by a Japanese novelist."
<0434> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Also, something that's fun to read."
<0435> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "And also, it's your favorite book."
<0436> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "A book that's written by an Japanese novelist, fun to read, and also my favorite book."*
<0437> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'll go search."
<0438>
// She stands up and runs towards the bookshelves.
<0439> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi---"
<0440> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "..............."
<0441>
// It seems I have no choice but to wait.
<0442>
// Exactly twenty minutes later.
<0443>
// Kotomi returned from the forest of bookshelves, holding unto her chest a single book.*
<0444> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'm done choosing..."
<0445> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for your hard work."
<0446> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I don't know if \m{B}-kun will somehow like this..."
<0447> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "We won't know unless you read it, right?"
<0448> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, I'm going to read then."
<0449> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Read the parts you like if it's long."
<0450> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, I understand."
<0451>
// She seats on the yellow cushion.
<0452>
// She then opens the cover and flips its page.
<0453> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "About a long time ago..."
<0454> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "For a brief spell from autumn to winter, I lived as a member of a weird family."
<0455> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "And during that time, I had this one true love..."
<0456>
// She started talking with a little difficulty.
<0457>
// Only a little time has passed, but it seems it's obviously a short story.*
<0458>
// I listen carefully without worry.
<0459>
// Honestly speaking, I'm glad that was the content.
<0460>
// Just listening to her musical voice echoing around is enough for me.
<0461>
// Kotomi looks like she's in daze during that time. Her voice has become smooth, and I can feel that each line carries a sentiment.
<0462>
// I rest my chin in my hand, looking at her eyes that are chasing down the letters with her finger that's placed on the page.
<0463>
// .........
<0464>
// ......
<0465>
// ...
<0466>
// Where is this place?
<0467>
// I can hear a sound from somewhere.
<0468>
// A sound I haven't heard before.
<0469>
// But still, it's a nostalgic sound.
<0470>
// GyoOoOoOooOOOooOOoooOoOoOooOoOo~n\shake{0}
<0471> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0472> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "For me to pass the Comedian Training School, I must practice playing the violin."
<0473> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Well, it would be impossible no matter what, if that's how you'll practice."
<0474> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's violin talk."
<0475> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I see... that's a new genre..."
<0476> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "If Dango Flowers bloom--- I'll be happy~"
<0477>
// Kotomi strokes the violin and, at the same time, hums a meaningless song.
<0478> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Dango...?"
<0479>
// I had a bad premonition as I turned around. And behind me was Furukawa.*
<0480>
// She was simmering something in a big pot.
<0481> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "What the hell is that pot for?"
<0482> \{Furukawa} ""
// \{Furukawa} "I'm boiling bread."
<0483> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Why are you boiling bread?!\p Also, that pot somehow stinks. And it really stinks!"
<0484> \{Furukawa} ""
// \{Furukawa} "Tonight, the dango will begin their love."
<0485>
// I peer inside a box that was placed on the floor.
<0486> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Woah..."
<0487>
// The box is filled with squirming dango.
<0488>
// Furukawa scoops a bread broth with a ladle and pours it to the loving dango.
<0489>
// The big family of dango are becoming darker and darker one by one very fast.
<0490> \{Furukawa} ""
// \{Furukawa} "Ah! The dango are..."
<0491>
// Furukawa moves around in confusion as the whole family gets annihilated.
<0492>
// The way they expanded was quite weird as well.
<0493>
// I wonder if something happened with the function of my brain?
<0494>
// Next to Furukawa is Fujibayashi, who was doing a fortune telling with playing cards for some reason.
<0495>
// Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle.
<0496>
// Scatter...
<0497>
// She sluggishly but correctly lines up the cards on the floor.
<0498> \{Ryou} ""
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0499> \{Ryou} ""
// \{Ryou} "I understand."
<0500> \{Ryou} ""
// \{Ryou} "The result of the fortune telling tells me that \m{A}-san is suffering from schizophrenia."
<0501> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Who has schizophrenia?!\p More than that, how did you know about that using fortune telling!?"
<0502> \{Ryou} ""
// \{Ryou} "Umm... you can also call it a nervous breakdown..."
<0503> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0504> \{Kyou} ""
// \{Kyou} "You shouldn't, Ryou. He's my patient."
<0505> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I was thinking it's about time for you to show up..."
<0506> \{Kyou} ""
// \{Kyou} "By the way, don't you think this room stinks?"
<0507> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "That's due to Furukawa's boiled bread."
<0508> \{Kyou} ""
// \{Kyou} "The smell of boiled bread is indeed not good for human health."
<0509> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You're talking about nonsensical things and your lines have become weird too."*
<0510> \{Kyou} ""
// \{Kyou} "That's also because of the smell of the boiled bread."
<0511> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Anyway, this is a dream, right? It must be, right? Because no matter what, everyone wouldn't be this twisted unless it's a dream."
<0512> \{Kyou} ""
// \{Kyou} "Won't you quickly buy something delicious?"
<0513> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "At least listen to people even in dreams~!"
<0514> \{Ryou} ""
// \{Ryou} "Ummm... excuse me, I need to be going to the hospital now..."
<0515> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You too, what you are talking about doesn't relate to us!"
<0516> \{Furukawa} ""
// \{Furukawa} "The dango, the dango!"
<0517> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "There's an absurd smell because of the dango~" *
<0518>
// Gyon Gyon Gyon Gyon
<0519>
// GyoOoOooOooOooOOo~~n
<0520>
// .........
<0521>
// ......
<0522>
// ...
<0523> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} ".................."
<0524> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Are you awake now?"
<0525>
// Kotomi, who was sitting on the floor, was looking at me.
<0526> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0527> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0528> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It appears I was watching a really bad dream."
<0529> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "??"
<0530> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "A scary dream...?"
<0531> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It was probably more of a random dream rather than scary."
<0532> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I see..."
<0533>
// She stares at me as if I'm still having a dream, and then she narrows her eyes as if relieved.
<0534>
// There was a closed book on her lap.
<0535>
// Perhaps, she's already finished reading.
<0536> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "I'm sorry."
<0537>
// It seems I always end up sleeping whenever Kotomi starts to read books.
<0538> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Not at all."
<0539> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "You see... I like watching \m{B}-kun sleep."
<0540> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Me too, I like to sleep where Kotomi is."
<0541>
// I return my gaze and stretch as I sit.
<0542>
// The inclining evening sunlight dyes the library books with an expressionless color.
<0543>
// Two pieces of the cut apple pie were placed on the plate over the reading desk.
<0544> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I was thinking that it was about time for \m{B}-kun to wake up, so I readied the pie I cut before."
<0545> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "The one you divided, huh?"
<0546> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, the one I'll share with you."
<0547> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "The truth was, you planned to eat it at three o'clock, right...?"
<0548> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's already 5:30 afternoon, but it's still a snack."
<0549> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You're hungry, right?"
<0550> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup, I'm a little hungry."
<0551> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Alright, let's eat then."
<0552>
// Kotomi began preparing at once.
<0553> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "The black tea has become a little cold though..."
<0554> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It's all right, it's warm enough."
<0555>
// She pours the remaining black tea in the paper cup she's holding, and then we say...
<0556> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Let's all eat."
<0557> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Let's eat."
<0558>
// This is the second time we said that today.
<0559>
// The texture of the apple is softer; even the taste seems better.
<0560> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "It tasted better than during noon. I wonder if it's because I'm hungry..."
<0561> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Apple pies are delicious, even if they're cold."
<0562>
// The room has become darker, and the only shining things from the setting sun are the outlines of the bookshelves.
<0563>
// She probably won't be able to read books now.
<0564>
// And we can't make any light in the school building where there shouldn't be anyone.
<0565> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi."
<0566> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "?"
<0567> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Once we eat this, let's head home."
<0568> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0569>
// She immediately understood when I told her, nodding obediently.
<0570> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Today was really fun."
<0571> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Compared to yesterday, which is more fun?"
<0572> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Well..."
<0573> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} ".................."
<0574> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I can't compare."
<0575>
// Her forelock sways and she smiles happily.
<0576>
// I put the last piece of the apple pie in my mouth, and I savoured its flavor before I swallowed it.
<0577> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Thanks for the food."
<0578>
// I put my hands together.
<0579> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun."
<0580> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0581>
// Kotomi didn't say anything for a while.
<0582>
// I wonder how many times did she show that today? That face that looks like brooding about something.*
<0583>
// She took out something from the bottom of the cloth bag while I kept looking at her.*
<0584>
// It seems like an old book.
<0585>
// She rubs the front cover to clean it, but the title is still illegible.
<0586> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Umm... well... I want \m{B}-kun to hold this."
<0587>
// She gently places it in front of me.
<0588> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But... isn't this important to you?"
<0589>
// I have a hunch even though I haven't looked inside.
<0590>
// I'm sure she probably has read this hundreds of times too.
<0591> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I already memorized everything that's written in there."
<0592>
// She smiles as if embarrassed.
<0593> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But you see, I won't be able to read this book..."
<0594>
// As I hesitate on accepting it, Kotomi said something surprising.
<0595> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I don't want you to read it."
<0596> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<0597> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I don't want you to read it."
<0598>
// The word piles up making me confused.
<0599> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's all right to just hold into it."
<0600> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "But..."
<0601> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "........."
<0602>
// Kotomi's eyes flicker.
<0603>
// That feeling came back again.
<0604>
// Her matureness and the child in her which doesn't know anything.
<0605>
// And the Kotomi that I don't know which is hidden between them...
<0606> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "All right then."
<0607>
// I took the book from her.
<0608>
// I suddenly noticed that its skin has the feeling of being left for months or years.
<0609> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Kotomi. The truth is..."
<0610>
// ... you really want to read this together with me, right?
<0611>
// I end up swallowing those words.
<0612>
// Kotomi slowly stands up.
<0613>
// She advances her slender feet to the west side window, and there, she slowly turns to face me.
<0614> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I've decided."
<0615> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "That I won't come here as much as possible."
<0616> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Because even if I'm here, it wouldn't be as fun as before."
<0617> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's much more fun to be with everyone."
<0618> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "It's much more fun to be with \m{B}-kun."
<0619> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "That's why, I'll be with everyone."
<0620> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "I'll take lessons properly, listen carefully to the teacher, get along with everyone in the class..."
<0621> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "The truth is, I've known for a long time that this is what I should do..."
<0622>
// She wasn't saying those to me. *
<0623>
// The bookshelves look like historic ruins inside the backlight.
<0624>
// The tens of thousand of book bindings that came to watch Kotomi even now.*
<0625>
// It was as if they were carefully listening to Kotomi's voice.
<0626>
// Kotomi bowed at them in the end.
<0627> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "\m{B}-kun, let's go home."
<0628>
// She then gave me a smile.
<0629> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "You should properly lock the door."
<0630> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup..."
<0631>
// There was a small metallic sound that echoed inside Kotomi's purse.*
<0632>
// We then left the library, and I'll be back to having a short nap during tomorrow's lunch break.
<0633> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Everything will be all right with this."
<0634>
// She puts away her treasured key that has her own name.
<0635>
// I'm sure the chance she'll be using it will decrease.
<0636>
// As for that, Kotomi should be getting more friends.
<0637>
// We were crouching in the twilight, at the hallway where there's no one.
<0638>
// If I compare it to a book, it probably means a single chapter had ended.
<0639>
// I wonder what's waiting ahead...?
<0640> \{\m{B}} ""
// \{\m{B}} "Let's go."
<0641> \{Kotomi} ""
// \{Kotomi} "Yup."
<0642>
// Kotomi unconsciously held on to my palm that was stretching out to her.
<0643>
// I realized that this is the first time we've held hands together.
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