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// Resources for SEEN1426.TXT
#character '＊Ｂ'
#character 'Fuuko'
#character '％Ａ'
#character 'Sanae'
#character 'Ibuki'
#character 'Furukawa'
#character 'Nagisa'
#character 'Voice'
#character 'Akio'
<0000>
// ...There she is.
<0001>
// She's carving a star out of wood.
<0002>
// \l{A} holds her breath and watches closely.
<0003>
// \{\m{B}} "Ibuki Fuuko."
<0004>
// I say her name.
<0005>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0006>
// Her hands stop.
<0007>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes?"
<0008>
// She slowly raise her face to look at me.
<0009>
// \{Fuuko} "Ah... Strange Person."
<0010>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm \m{A}."
<0011>
// As I say that, she starts fidgeting with her hands, but I stop her and continue talking.
<0012>
// \{\m{B}} "Do you have any idea what kind of a fuss you're causing?"
<0013>
// \{Fuuko} "Um... what are you talking about?"
<0014>
// \{\m{B}} "According to what I've been hearing, it seems you've been in a traffic accident."
<0015>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes."
<0016>
// \{\m{B}} "You were hospitalized for a long time, right? I know how you feel... it must have been rough."
<0017>
// \{Fuuko} "Yeah..."
<0018>
// \{\m{B}} "But, even though you're healed, you didn't talk about that and just wandered around inside the school. Is that normal?"
<0019>
// \{\m{B}} "You're being called a ghost, you know."
<0020>
// \{Fuuko} "Um..."
<0021>
// \{Fuuko} "Is it really becoming a big deal?"
<0022>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, it is!"
<0023>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't you have friends? First of all, go talk to them."
<0024>
// \{\m{B}} "The rumors are probably coming from them."
<0025>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0026>
// Fuuko is quiet for a moment.
<0027>
// \{Fuuko} "But..."
<0028>
// She finally opens her mouth.
<0029>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko wonders what sort of things would be good to talk about?"
<0030>
// \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
<0031>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko doesn't know what to say to her friends..."
<0032>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0033>
// \{\m{B}} "Are you... seriously asking me?"
<0034>
// \{Fuuko} "'Thanks to you, Fuuko got better' ...that might be good..."
<0035>
// \{Fuuko} "But, Fuuko doesn't really..."
<0036>
// \{Fuuko} "...understand why she's here."
<0037>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0038>
// .........
<0039>
// The sounds became silent.
<0040>
// Noise in the corridor ceased.
<0041>
// \{\m{B}} "You know, Fuuko..."
<0042>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes?"
<0043>
// \{\m{B}} "Stop with the bad jokes."
<0044>
// \{\m{B}} "Isn't it obvious that you came here after being discharged...?"
<0045>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0046>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0047>
// \s{strS[0]}."
<0048>
// \l{A} is tugging on my sleeve.
<0049>
// \{\l{A}} "Um... please calm down."
<0050>
// \{\m{B}} "The only reason you're so calm is because you don't understand what we're talking about."
<0051>
// \{\l{A}} "Um, I understand what you're talking about."
<0052>
// \{\m{B}} "Liar."
<0053>
// \{\l{A}} "But, I... I already knew about it."
<0054>
// \{\l{A}} "Since two years ago."
<0055>
// \{\l{A}} "I heard it from my mom."
<0056>
// \{\l{A}} "When I was a first year, the lady teaching art class... her younger sister was in an accident..."
<0057>
// \{\l{A}} "And they said she was hospitalized since then."
<0058>
// Oh yeah...
<0059>
// \{\l{A}} "Ibuki Fuuko-san, you're Ibuki-sensei's sister aren't you?"
<0060>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes."
<0061>
// \{Fuuko} "Please listen, \m{A}-san. There's someone who knows about Fuuko's sister."
<0062>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, yeah... there is..."
<0063>
// I had forgotten that \l{A} had repeated a grade...
<0064>
// \{\m{B}} "Then, \l{A}..."
<0065>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes?"
<0066>
// \{\m{B}} "Wanna go check?"
<0067>
// \{\l{A}} "... to Ibuki-sensei's house?"
<0068>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<0069>
// \{\l{A}} "Okay."
<0070>
// Upon hearing that, Fuuko draws back a few steps.
<0071>
// \{\m{B}} "You aren't coming?"
<0072>
// \{Fuuko} "No."
<0073>
// \{Fuuko} "I'll wait here."
<0074>
// \{\m{B}} "Wouldn't it be better to go together? The discussion would go faster that way."
<0075>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0076>
// Take her by force.く
<0077>
// Leave her.
<0078>
// \{\m{B}} "You're coming."
<0079>
// \{Fuuko} "I'll wait."
<0080>
// \{\m{B}} "You really like to be a pain."
<0081>
// I compromise with Fuuko and grab her by the shoulders.
<0082>
// \{Fuuko} "Ngh...!"
<0083>
// She twists her body and slips free, escaping to the corner of the classroom.
<0084>
// Then, she wedges her small body in the corner.
<0085>
// \{\m{B}} "We can still see you."
<0086>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0087>
// \s{strS[0]}, don't bully her."
<0088>
// \{\m{B}} "The only reason I'm doing this is because she won't compromise."
<0089>
// \{\l{A}} "She must have a reason. Let's just go, the two of us."
<0090>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0091>
// \{\m{B}} "... all right."よ」
<0092>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0093>
// \s{strS[0]}..."
<0094>
// \l{A} grabs my sleeve, as if to tell me not to push her so hard.
<0095>
// \{\m{B}} "Fine fine, I get it."
<0096>
// \{\m{B}} "But you know, if I find out that you are a runaway or something, I'll make you return home."
<0097>
// Bowing, \l{A} and I leave her there and head off.
<0098>
// We drop in on \l{A}'s house for a moment.
<0099>
// \{\l{A}} "I'm home."
<0100>
// \{Sanae} "Welcome home."
<0101>
// Sanae-san is tending the store.
<0102>
// \{Sanae} "Hello, \m{A}-san!"
<0103>
// \{\m{B}} "Yo."
<0104>
// \{\l{A}} "Mom!"
<0105>
// Holding herself as though she's about to confess a secret, \l{A} begins to talk.
<0106>
// \{Sanae} "Yes, what is it?"
<0107>
// \{\l{A}} "We're thinking of going to meet Ibuki-sensei now."
<0108>
// \{Sanae} "I see. Shall I contact her first?"
<0109>
// \{\l{A}} "No, it's fine. Well then..."
<0110>
// \{\l{A}} "The truth is... I'd like to take some bread."
<0111>
// I see... so she came here to get something to give as a gift.
<0112>
// \{Sanae} "Of course, I don't mind. Take as many as you'd like."
<0113>
// \{\l{A}} "Thank you very much."
<0114>
// She thanks her and takes a tray in her hands.
<0115>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0116>
// Can you please get some bread, \s{strS[0]}?"
<0117>
// \{\m{B}} "O-okay..."
<0118>
// \{\l{A}} "I'd like two of these, and one of these."
<0119>
// She instructs me promptly and makes me pile the bread up on the tray.
<0120>
// \{Sanae} "This one is also good. This one too, and this one."
<0121>
// Sanae-san helps too.
<0122>
// \{\l{A}} "Um... we really have a lot now don't we...?"
<0123>
// \l{A} can't see in front of her through the bread.
<0124>
// ... one third of the store's bread is gone.
<0125>
// \{Sanae} "It's fine."んよ」
<0126>
// What a peaceful shop.
<0127>
// With our hastily slapped together plan, we take four bags and start walking.
<0128>
// \{\l{A}} "Sensei comes to buy our bread often."
<0129>
// \{\m{B}} "Even if we take this over there, there's no way she can eat this much..."
<0130>
// We walk silently for a while.
<0131>
// \{\l{A}} "The truth is..."
<0132>
// She began speaking as though it were difficult for her to say.
<0133>
// \{\l{A}} "The truth is... I wanted to go to her house after I graduated."
<0134>
// \{\l{A}} "Ibuki-sensei was a really nice teacher... and she always helped me out."
<0135>
// \{\l{A}} "I've only been to her house once."
<0136>
// \{\l{A}} "It was when I was very depressed."
<0137>
// \{\l{A}} "She gave me tea and cake... \wait{500}and we talked a lot..."
<0138>
// \{\l{A}} "I spent many happy moments with her."
<0139>
// \{\l{A}} "That's why... I told her that the next time I came would be after I had graduated."
<0140>
// \{\l{A}} "If I did that... maybe she would be a bit happy... so I thought."
<0141>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0142>
// \{\m{B}} "So are you quitting?"
<0143>
// \{\l{A}} "No... I'm sorry for saying weird things."
<0144>
// \{\l{A}} "Whenever she comes to buy bread, I see her, and..."
<0145>
// \{\l{A}} "Well, that doesn't have anything to do with this, does it...?"
<0146>
// \{\l{A}} "Ehehe..."
<0147>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0148>
// I feel like I understand what \l{A} is trying to say.
<0149>
// Having repeated a grade, she only thought of herself as a nuisance.
<0150>
// \{\m{B}} (That teacher must have really cared about her students...)
<0151>
// \{\l{A}} "We're going there to talk about her sister, anyways..."
<0152>
// \{\l{A}} "So it's not a big deal."
<0153>
// She says with false bravery.
<0154>
// \{\m{B}} "I see..."
<0155>
// I don't think there's any excuse for sending a messenger in this kind of situation.
<0156>
// \{\m{B}} "But does her little sister have no real knowledge of the world?"
<0157>
// I change the topic to her little sister.
<0158>
// \{\l{A}} "I had never met her. Today was my first time."
<0159>
// \{\l{A}} "But, maybe, if she really still hasn't left the hospital..."
<0160>
// \{\l{A}} "If she's still sleeping in the hospital..."
<0161>
// \{\l{A}} "Why did she appear at school...?"
<0162>
// \{\m{B}} "Like I'd know..."
<0163>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0164>
// I remember her motive.
<0165>
// That's it.
<0166>
// \{\m{B}} "She... wanted to congratulate her sister on her marriage."
<0167>
// \{\l{A}} "Eh?"
<0168>
// \{\m{B}} "She was thinking of getting the whole school to help her congratulate them..."
<0169>
// \{\l{A}} "Really?"
<0170>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah... that's what she said."
<0171>
// \{\l{A}} "........."
<0172>
// Her eyes start welling.
<0173>
// \{\m{B}} "H-hey... don't cry..."
<0174>
// \{\l{A}} "I'm sorry..."
<0175>
// \{\l{A}} "But... I feel like I'm about to..."
<0176>
// \{\l{A}} "Because if she's still unconscious, she can't congratulate her sister..."
<0177>
// \{\l{A}} "That's why she snuck out, I think..."
<0178>
// \{\l{A}} "She's very brave..."
<0179>
// \{\m{B}} "Wait, calm down..."
<0180>
// \{\m{B}} "It's not like she's a ghost..."
<0181>
// \{\m{B}} "So, stop crying!"
<0182>
// \{\l{A}} "Y... yes."
<0183>
// \l{A} stops crying somewhat.
<0184>
// Holding a watering can, there's a woman watering her garden.
<0185>
// \{\l{A}} "Ah..."
<0186>
// When \l{A} sees her, she raises her small voice.
<0187>
// Ah, so that's her, I think.
<0188>
// The moment I saw her, I knew she was a sweet woman who would definitely get along well with \l{A}.
<0189>
// And what's more, she's beautiful.
<0190>
// \{\l{A}} "Sensei!"
<0191>
// \l{A} runs up to her.
<0192>
// \{Ibuki} "Eh...?"
<0193>
// \{\l{A}} "Good afternoon, it's me, Furukawa."
<0194>
// \{Ibuki} "Ah, Nagisa-chan? It's rare to see you all the way out here."
<0195>
// She beams as she faces her.
<0196>
// \{Ibuki} "You surprised your teacher!"
<0197>
// \{Ibuki} "... well, I'm not a teacher anymore, I guess."
<0198>
// \{Ibuki} "How are you today?"
<0199>
// \{\l{A}} "I came to see you today."
<0200>
// \{Ibuki} "Eh? Really?"
<0201>
// \{Ibuki} "Thank you for coming."
<0202>
// \{Ibuki} "Please, come on inside."
<0203>
// \{\l{A}} "Um, no... that..."
<0204>
// \{Ibuki} "What's wrong?"
<0205>
// \{\l{A}} "Um..."
<0206>
// \{\l{A}} "I'm still... wearing my uniform."
<0207>
// \{Ibuki} "Yes, I know."
<0208>
// \{\l{A}} "So I can't go inside yet."
<0209>
// \{\l{A}} "Because I'll only be a bother..."
<0210>
// \{Ibuki} "You don't need to worry about that."
<0211>
// \{\l{A}} "I know what you mean when you say that."
<0212>
// \{\l{A}} “But, when I next get a chance to talk with you for a while..."
<0213>
// \{\l{A}} "I want to be able to talk to you without hesitation."
<0214>
// \{\l{A}} "This is something I've decided."
<0215>
// She does her best to convey how she feels.
<0216>
// \{Ibuki} "I see... all right then."
<0217>
// \{Ibuki} "I'm looking forward to that day."
<0218>
// \{Ibuki} "Let's do our best!"
<0219>
// \{\l{A}} "Okay!"
<0220>
// They tightly grab each other's palms.
<0221>
// This scene is too charming...
<0222>
// \l{A} missed this person from the bottom of her heart...
<0223>
// If this person had still been in the school... \pI might've not been needed.
<0224>
// These two might have been doing their best on their own.
<0225>
// As I think that, I feel a little lonely.
<0226>
// \{Ibuki} "Is this person your friend?"
<0227>
// She's looking at me.
<0228>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes."
<0229>
// \{Ibuki} "Is he your boyfriend?"
<0230>
// She smiles earnestly.
<0231>
// \{Furukawa} "No, he's not!"
<0232>
// She denies it as much as she can.
<0233>
// \{Furukawa} "\m{A} already has a much better..."
<0234>
// \{\m{B}} "Well actually, I don't, but..."
<0235>
// \{Furukawa} "Oh, really..."
<0236>
// \{Furukawa} "Well, maybe someday you will meet someone..."
<0237>
// \{Ibuki} "He may have already met someone."
<0238>
// ... this person really likes to say really embarrassing things.
<0239>
// \{Furukawa} "Eh?"
<0240>
// \{Furukawa} "I wonder who...?"
<0241>
// Furukawa doesn't get it.
<0242>
// \{Ibuki} "Come here for a moment."
<0243>
// Upon being called, she has Ibuki whisper something into her ears.
<0244>
// \{Furukawa} "........."
<0245>
// ... Furukawa hides her face.
<0246>
// Elder sister Ibuki adds more to it while laughing.
<0247>
// \{Furukawa} "I-I'm... umm..."
<0248>
// \{Furukawa} "I can't say it... it's a secret."
<0249>
// She holds the bread strong enough to crush them.
<0250>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, Furukawa, I think you might want to give her the bread soon."
<0251>
// \{Furukawa} "Ah, I forgot! Here."
<0252>
// \{Furukawa} "Sensei, this is bread from my house. If you don't mind, please accept it."
<0253>
// \{Ibuki} "Thank you very much."
<0254>
// \{Ibuki} "This much? This is a lot. Is it really okay?"
<0255>
// \{Furukawa} "There was a lot left over, Dad's just going to be walking around handing it out, so it's fine."
<0256>
// \{Ibuki} "Well then, I'd be happy to take it."
<0257>
// She lines the four bags Furukawa and I gave her in front of the entranceway.
<0258>
// She looks over her shoulder at me.
<0259>
// \{Ibuki} "I still haven't asked your name, \m{A}-san."
<0260>
// \{\m{B}} "\m{A} \m{B}. Nice to meet you."
<0261>
// \{Ibuki} "Nice to meet you too. I'm Ibuki Kouko."
<0262>
// Since I had heard she was a teacher, greeting her was a bit stressful for some reason.
<0263>
// \{Ibuki} "What do you think of Nagisa-chan?"
<0264>
// Yet what she's asking is not teacher-like at all!
<0265>
// \{Furukawa} "S-sensei!"
<0266>
// Panicking, Furukawa rushes in between us.
<0267>
// \{Furukawa} "You shouldn't ask that!"
<0268>
// \{Furukawa} "\m{A}-san, please just pretend you didn't hear that, ehehe..."
<0269>
// She faces me and fakes a laugh.
<0270>
// It's kinda cute.
<0271>
// \{Ibuki} "Nagisa-chan, you're so cute!"
<0272>
// She's still at it.
<0273>
// \{Furukawa} "No, I'm not cute at all!"
<0274>
// \{Ibuki} "Nagisa-chan, now's a really good chance, you know."
<0275>
// ... what chance?
<0276>
// \{Furukawa} "Oh yes, I just remembered! I, I wanted to say..."
<0277>
// \{Furukawa} "Congratulations for getting engaged."
<0278>
// \{Nagisa} "Um..."
<0279>
// \{Nagisa} "Yes...he is..."
<0280>
// Embarrassed, Nagisa replies.
<0281>
// \{Nagisa} "This is \m{A} \m{B}."
<0282>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey."
<0283>
// I greet her simply.
<0284>
// \{\m{B}} "Nagisa. Bread."
<0285>
// I raise up the bag I'm holding.
<0286>
// \{Nagisa} "Ah, sorry. I'll give it to her."
<0287>
// \{Nagisa} "Sensei, this is bread from my house. If you don't mind, please accept it."
<0288>
// She hands over the bag she got from me.
<0289>
// \{Ibuki} "Thank you very much."
<0290>
// \{Ibuki} "This much? This is a lot. Is it really okay?"
<0291>
// \{Nagisa} "There was a lot left over, Dad is just going to be walking around handing it out, so it's fine."
<0292>
// \{Ibuki} "Well then, I'd be happy to take it."
<0293>
// Elder sister Ibuki smiles sweetly at me too.
<0294>
// \{\m{B}} (I bet countless men have been tricked by that smile...)
<0295>
// That's what I think.
<0296>
// \{Ibuki} "........."
<0297>
// The older Ibuki sister stares at my face closely.
<0298>
// Grin.
<0299>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0300>
// I keep a serious look on my face.
<0301>
// \{Ibuki} "Nagisa-chan."
<0302>
// \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
<0303>
// \{Ibuki} "Getting such a wonderful boyfriend like this, you must be pretty good!"
<0304>
// \{\m{B}} (So that's why I was being stared at...)
<0305>
// \{Nagisa} "No... that..."
<0306>
// She glances over at me.
<0307>
// \{Nagisa} "It's really a mystery to me too..."
<0308>
// \{Nagisa} "Why he would date someone like me..."
<0309>
// That feels kinda ticklish.
<0310>
// \{Ibuki} "It's because you're charming. I know it."
<0311>
// \{Nagisa} "I wonder if that's it..."
<0312>
// \{Nagisa} "Ah, that's right..."」
<0313>
// \{Nagisa} "We came here to see sensei..."
<0314>
// \{Nagisa} "Congratulations on getting engaged."
<0315>
// \{Ibuki} "Eh...?"
<0316>
// The elder Ibuki sister made a strange face.
<0317>
// \{\l{A}} "Huh? \p... you aren't engaged...?"
<0318>
// \{Ibuki} "T-that's not it..."
<0319>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0320>
// \s{strS[0]}..."
<0321>
// \l{A} looks at me for help.
<0322>
// \{\m{B}} "If I remember correctly, his name was Yuusuke or something..."
<0323>
// \{Ibuki} "........."
<0324>
// \{Ibuki} "Um..."
<0325>
// \{Ibuki} "Where did you... hear that...?"
<0326>
// \{\m{B}} "Um, I just..."
<0327>
// \{Ibuki} "You even know Yuusuke-kun's name..."
<0328>
// \{\l{A}} "Ah..."
<0329>
// That's probably when \l{A} realized it.
<0330>
// That this is something that isn't supposed to be talked about.
<0331>
// \{Ibuki} "Nagisa-chan."
<0332>
// \{Ibuki} "I... haven't talked to anyone about that yet."
<0333>
// \{\m{B}} "Not to anyone... have you really not said anything to anyone?"
<0334>
// \{Ibuki} "Yes..."
<0335>
// \{Ibuki} "Well... my fiancée knows about it, of course."
<0336>
// \{Ibuki} "But we haven't talked to each other's families yet..."
<0337>
// \{Ibuki} "We're still really just coming to a decision..."
<0338>
// \{Ibuki} "........."
<0339>
// \{Ibuki} "Nagisa-chan, you know, don't you?"
<0340>
// \{Ibuki} "About my little sister... about Fuuko."
<0341>
// \{\l{A}} "Y... yes..."
<0342>
// \{Ibuki} "Two years ago, she was in an accident..."
<0343>
// \{Ibuki} "Even now she still hasn't regained consciousness... she's sleeping in a hospital bed..."
<0344>
// \{Ibuki} "With Fuuko like that... is it really okay for me to get married..."
<0345>
// \{Ibuki} "Is it really okay for me to be happy alone..."
<0346>
// \{Ibuki} "I'm always thinking about that."
<0347>
// \{Ibuki} "Together we started waiting for her to open her eyes..."
<0348>
// \{Ibuki} "Today too, Yuusuke-kun and I... went to talk to her."
<0349>
// \{Ibuki} "But..."
<0350>
// \{Ibuki} "As we thought, she's still as pitiable as she was before."
<0351>
// \{Ibuki} "So I don't know what to do..."
<0352>
// \{\l{A}} "U-um..."
<0353>
// \{Ibuki} "Yes?"
<0354>
// \{\l{A}} "Nothing..."
<0355>
// \{Ibuki} "Nagisa-chan... what's wrong?"
<0356>
// \{\l{A}} "No, it's nothing..."
<0357>
// \{\l{A}} "Um...
<0358>
// \s{strS[0]}..."
<0359>
// \{\m{B}} "Hm?"
<0360>
// \{\l{A}} "We should head back quickly..."
<0361>
// \{\m{B}} "Why?"
<0362>
// \{\l{A}} "Please..."
<0363>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, alright."
<0364>
// \{\l{A}} "Ibuki-sensei, I'll be back again."
<0365>
// \{Ibuki} "Oh, do you need something?"
<0366>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes, next time let's talk for a long time!"
<0367>
// \{Ibuki} "Alright, I'll be waiting so please come again!"
<0368>
// \{\l{A}} "Alright. Well then, please excuse us."
<0369>
// We ran and left that place for another time.
<0370>
// \{\m{B}} "What's wrong with you, panicking like that?"
<0371>
// \{\m{B}} "She won't understand if you don't talk more."
<0372>
// \{\l{A}} "I was about to tell her..."
<0373>
// \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
<0374>
// \{\l{A}} "If we had stayed there longer, I would have told her..."
<0375>
// \{\l{A}} "I would have told her that Fuuko-san is at the school..."
<0376>
// \{\m{B}} "Wait, if you told her that we would have been looked at strangely, you know..."
<0377>
// \{\l{A}} "Yeah..."
<0378>
// \{\l{A}} "But... for two whole years she's been in a hospital in a neighboring city..."
<0379>
// \{\l{A}} "She's still waiting for the day Fuuko-san opens her eyes..."
<0380>
// \{\l{A}} "For now, we can talk to Fuuko-san..."
<0381>
// \{\l{A}} "We can't stay quiet about this..."
<0382>
// \{\l{A}} "I want to tell her first..."
<0383>
// \{\m{B}} "I see..."
<0384>
// \{\m{B}} "That would be better, huh..."
<0385>
// \{\m{B}} "Anyways, calm down."
<0386>
// \{\l{A}} "Alright..."
<0387>
// She holds her hands up to her chest and takes a deep breath.
<0388>
// \{\m{B}} "You know... I don't understand it either, but..."
<0389>
// \{\m{B}} "I kinda understand that her existing is unnatural..."
<0390>
// \{\m{B}} "But... she went to see Fuuko today too... that's what she said..."
<0391>
// \{\m{B}} "When she saw Fuuko, it was in the morning... and today we talked to her too."
<0392>
// \{\m{B}} "On top of that, about them promising to marry..."
<0393>
// \{\m{B}} "No one but Fuuko knew that..."
<0394>
// \{\m{B}} "No one but the sleeping Fuuko..."
<0395>
// I guess they never told anyone but the sleeping Fuuko...
<0396>
// \{\l{A}} "........."
<0397>
// \{\l{A}} "Is she... really a ghost...?"
<0398>
// \{\m{B}} "Who knows..."
<0399>
// \{\m{B}} "But she had a body..."
<0400>
// I lower my eyes to the palm of my hand.
<0401>
// \{\m{B}} "I wonder if something really mysterious is going to happen..."
<0402>
// \{\l{A}} "........."
<0403>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0404>
// Let's go back to school, \s{strS[0]}."
<0405>
// \{\m{B}} "Right now?"
<0406>
// \{\l{A}} "Right now she's there."
<0407>
// She takes my hand and tugs on it.
<0408>
// \{\m{B}} "Alright..."
<0409>
// Whenever it's about someone else, she goes all out...
<0410>
// When we peer in through the window in the door, Fuuko is sitting and had returned to work.
<0411>
// Keeping her hand on the sliding door, \l{A} watches intently.
<0412>
// \{\l{A}} "Why is she doing that...
<0413>
// Do you know why, \s{strS[0]}?"
<0414>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
<0415>
// \{\m{B}} "Giving out her handmade presents, she goes around asking people for a favor."
<0416>
// \{\m{B}} "To help her celebrate her sister's marriage..."
<0417>
// \{\l{A}} "........."
<0418>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, don't cry..."
<0419>
// \{\l{A}} "I won't cry."
<0420>
// \{\l{A}} "But, instead..."
<0421>
// \{Furukawa} "I think I want to help her..."
<0422>
// \{\m{B}} "Help her... with that?"
<0423>
// \{Furukawa} "No... before Ibuki-sensei's marriage... I want to help with everything she wants to do."
<0424>
// \{Furukawa} "And also, if it is okay with you..."
<0425>
// \{Furukawa} "If you'll help me, I'll be really happy..."
<0426>
// \{\m{B}} "Why?"
<0427>
// \{Furukawa} "Um... well..."
<0428>
// Furukawa gets lost in her thoughts. But, it isn't for long.
<0429>
// She looks up at my face strongly and...
<0430>
// \{Furukawa} "Because it'll be fun."
<0431>
// She says that with force.
<0432>
// I notice how nice she smells.
<0433>
// I...
<0434>
// Decide to help
<0435>
// Decide to leave
<0436>
// \{\m{B}} "Alright..."
<0437>
// \{Furukawa} "You'll help?"
<0438>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, I'm bored... I'll just do it to kill time."
<0439>
// \{Furukawa} "It'll work. With the three of us, it'll definitely be fun!"
<0440>
// \{Furukawa} "But..."
<0441>
// \{Furukawa} "She's really working hard, so..."
<0442>
// \{Furukawa} "We have to help her and cheer her on properly."
<0443>
// \{Furukawa} "While working hard, having fun is the most important thing."
<0444>
// \{Furukawa} "If it's the three of us, I think we can do it."
<0445>
// \{\m{B}} "It'd be nice if we could..."
<0446>
// \{Furukawa} "Yes."
<0447>
// \{Furukawa} "Fuuko-san!"
<0448>
// Furukawa called to her.
<0449>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes?"
<0450>
// \{Fuuko} "Oh, it's \m{A}-san and... um..."
<0451>
// \{Furukawa} "Um, may I introduce myself?"
<0452>
// \{Fuuko} "Go ahead."
<0453>
// \{Furukawa} "I'm Furukawa Nagisa. You may call me Nagisa."
<0454>
// \{Fuuko} "Nagisa... -san."
<0455>
// \{Furukawa} "You don't need to add -san."
<0456>
// \{Fuuko} "But... you're a senior..."
<0457>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, she's a big one there, seeing as how she got held back a year."
<0458>
// \{\m{B}} "But you've been sleeping for two years, so isn't it the same?"
<0459>
// \{Fuuko} "No... Nagisa-san repeated a year, so she's one ahead after all."
<0460>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, is that so. Okay, then, she's a senior."
<0461>
// \{Furukawa} "Um, I..."
<0462>
// \{\m{B}} "Hm?"
<0463>
// If we really helped out I'd laugh.
<0464>
// \{\m{B}} (Someone like me who just half-assedly goes through everything, helping someone else...)
<0465>
// I thought I'd like to be by Furukawa's side a bit longer, but if I do that I might be dragged into trouble.
<0466>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm not that resourceful a person."
<0467>
// So, that's how I replied.
<0468>
// \{Furukawa} "\m{A}-san has a bad mouth, but he really thinks of other people and is a nice person."
<0469>
// \{Furukawa} "I know this."
<0470>
// \{\m{B}} "There's a knothole in your eyes."
<0471>
// \{\m{B}} "Or are you trying to win my heart?"
<0472>
// \{\m{B}} "If that's the case, it's a bit early, but..."
<0473>
// \{Furukawa} "I'm not trying to win your heart..."
<0474>
// \{Furukawa} "I don't do that sort of thing..."
<0475>
// \{\m{B}} "Then it's gotta be a knothole. Polish your eyes and look at others more."
<0476>
// I say and turn my back.
<0477>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm going to leave, but..."
<0478>
// \{\m{B}} "You do your best."
<0479>
// \{Furukawa} "........."
<0480>
// \{Furukawa} "Ah... yes."
<0481>
// Hearing Furukawa's answer, I leave.
<0482>
// \{Nagisa} "Is it alright if I help?"
<0483>
// \{\m{B}} "Help her... with that?"
<0484>
// \{Nagisa} "No... before Ibuki-sensei's marriage... I want to help with everything she wants to do."
<0485>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0486>
// \{Nagisa} "The time I have to play with you will decrease, but..."
<0487>
// \{Nagisa} "But... it's what I want to do."
<0488>
// \{Nagisa} "I still have plenty of time left to play with you."
<0489>
// \{Nagisa} "But the time she has left is just until her sister gets married..."
<0490>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0491>
// \{Nagisa} "But, being separated from you would be awful, so..."
<0492>
// Nagisa grabs my hand.
<0493>
// \{Nagisa} "So, if you were to help me, I would be so happy..."
<0494>
// If it becomes like that...
<0495>
// The time we'd have as just the two of us will start disappearing...
<0496>
// I get it. I'll hang out with you
<0497>
// Think about me tooくれ
<0498>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0499>
// But after all, it's this kind of quality in her that I like.
<0500>
// \{\m{B}} "Alright..."
<0501>
// \{\m{B}} "I get it. I'll hang out with you."
<0502>
// And so, I reply like that.
<0503>
// \{Nagisa} "I'm so glad!"
<0504>
// \{Nagisa} "Fuuko-san!"
<0505>
// Nagisa calls to her.
<0506>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes?"
<0507>
// \{Fuuko} "Oh, it's \m{A}-san and, um..."
<0508>
// \{Nagisa} "Um, may I introduce myself?"
<0509>
// \{Fuuko} "Sure."
<0510>
// \{Nagisa} "I'm Furukawa Nagisa. You may call me Nagisa."
<0511>
// \{Fuuko} "Nagisa... -san."
<0512>
// \{Nagisa} "You don't need to add -san."
<0513>
// \{Fuuko} "But... You're a senior..."
<0514>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, she's a big one at that, seeing as how she got held back a year."
<0515>
// \{\m{B}} "But you've been sleeping for two years, so isn't it the same?"
<0516>
// \{Fuuko} "No... Nagisa-san repeated a year, so she's one ahead after all."
<0517>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, is that so. Okay then, she's a senior."
<0518>
// \{Nagisa} "Um, I..."
<0519>
// \{\m{B}} "Hm?"
<0520>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey... Nagisa."
<0521>
// \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
<0522>
// \{\m{B}} "Think about me, too."
<0523>
// \{Nagisa} "I am."
<0524>
// \{\m{B}} "Just now, weren't you thinking of only Fuuko and yourself?"
<0525>
// \{Nagisa} "Not at all..."
<0526>
// \{\m{B}} "I want to be together, just the two of us."
<0527>
// \{Nagisa} "I do too, but if we do that I'll feel bad for her..."
<0528>
// \{Nagisa} "She's all alone..."
<0529>
// \{\m{B}} "I know. I'm not telling you to leave her alone."
<0530>
// \{Nagisa} "Well then, what should I do?"
<0531>
// \{\m{B}} "Just think about me a bit, that's all."
<0532>
// \{Nagisa} "I am, but what should I do?"
<0533>
// \{\m{B}} "Do I have to make this simple?"
<0534>
// \{Nagisa} "I'm sorry... it's hard for me to understand unless you do."
<0535>
// \{\m{B}} "Sometimes I just want us to get close together..."
<0536>
// \{Nagisa} "Okay."
<0537>
// \{\m{B}} "And... talk... and hold hands..."
<0538>
// \{Nagisa} "Okay."
<0539>
// \{\m{B}} "And well... beyond that, some \bothersome\u things, too."
<0540>
// \{Nagisa} "Hmm... I don't really get what's beyond that."
<0541>
// Do you want me to tell you \bthat\u too?
<0542>
// Well, more than saying it here, teaching through experience might be...
<0543>
// \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
<0544>
// \{Nagisa} "Yes?"
<0545>
// \{\m{B}} "Right now I'll teach you what happens when you graduate past that."
<0546>
// \{Nagisa} "Yes, please."
<0547>
// Ahh, it's so simple...
<0548>
// \{\m{B}} "Then close your eyes..."
<0549>
// \{Nagisa} "Eh? O, okay..."
<0550>
// Perplexed, she closes her eyes.
<0551>
// Her small mouth is closed.
<0552>
// Looking at those lips, I get more excited than I need to be.
<0553>
// \{\m{B}} "Nagisa..."
<0554>
// I slowly place my mouth near hers...
<0555>
// \{Voice} "Wah..."
<0556>
// We hear a small shriek come from inside the classroom and Nagisa opens her eyes.
<0557>
// \{Nagisa} "Wah!"
<0558>
// In front of her eyes, she sees my face and is shocked.
<0559>
// \{Nagisa} "\m{B}-kun..."
<0560>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah... that was Fuuko's voice."
<0561>
// I curse her shriek.
<0562>
// \{\m{B}} "She probably injured herself again..."
<0563>
// \{Nagisa} "She's sucking her finger."
<0564>
// Nagisa says as she peers inside.
<0565>
// Even under normal circumstances, she's always anxious...
<0566>
// \{\m{B}} "Nagisa, let's continue that next time."
<0567>
// \{Nagisa} "Then... okay, but only if we can be with her right now."
<0568>
// \{\m{B}} "Fine. But think about me too."
<0569>
// \{Nagisa} "You're like a little kid."
<0570>
// ... even though what I do is adult.
<0571>
// \{Nagisa} "Well then, I'm going in."
<0572>
// \{\m{B}} "Okay."
<0573>
// \{Nagisa} "Fuuko-san, is your finger alright?"
<0574>
// Nagisa calls her.
<0575>
// \{Fuuko} "Eh?"
<0576>
// \{Fuuko} "Oh, it's \m{A}-san and, um..."
<0577>
// \{Nagisa} "I'm Nagisa. Is the cut deep?"
<0578>
// \{Fuuko} "Ah, it's fine. It healed after Fuuko licked it."*
<0579>
// \{\m{B}} "There's no way it healed... treat it properly."
<0580>
// \{Nagisa} "Let's bandage it."
<0581>
// Nagisa gets close and takes her hand.
<0582>
// \{Nagisa} "Um, is it alright if I introduce myself again?"
<0583>
// Nagisa says as she continues first aid.
<0584>
// \{Fuuko} "Go ahead."
<0585>
// \{Nagisa} "I'm Furukawa Nagisa. You may call me Nagisa."
<0586>
// \{Fuuko} "Nagisa... -san."
<0587>
// \{Nagisa} "You don't need to add -san."
<0588>
// \{Fuuko} "But... you're a senior..."
<0589>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, she's a big one at that, seeing as how she got held back a year."
<0590>
// \{\m{B}} "But you've been sleeping for two years, so isn't it the same?"
<0591>
// \{Fuuko} "No... Nagisa-san repeated a year, so she's one ahead after all."
<0592>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, is that so. Okay then, she's a senior."
<0593>
// \{Nagisa} "Um, I..."
<0594>
// Having finished bandaging her, she stands.
<0595>
// \{\m{B}} "What's wrong?"
<0596>
// \{\l{A}} "Right now it's really bothering me... that... having one year more..."
<0597>
// \{\m{B}} "You get bothered too much."
<0598>
// \{\m{B}} "Right, Fuuko?"
<0599>
// \{Fuuko} "If Fuuko opens her eyes, she'll be two years behind..."
<0600>
// \{\l{A}} "Ah..."
<0601>
// \{\l{A}} "I'm sorry..."
<0602>
// \{Fuuko} "So that's why I'll call you Nagisa-san."
<0603>
// \{\l{A}} "Okay, then I'll... um... what should I call you..."
<0604>
// \{\l{A}} "What does Ibuki-sensei call you?"
<0605>
// \{Fuuko} "Um... Fuu-chan."
<0606>
// \{\l{A}} "Then can I call you Fuu-chan?"
<0607>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes."
<0608>
// \{\l{A}} "Um, Fuu-chan..."
<0609>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes?"
<0610>
// \{\l{A}} "Starting tomorrow, can I help you?"
<0611>
// \{Fuuko} "... huh?"
<0612>
// \{\l{A}} "I...
<0613>
// heard from \s{strS[0]}."
<0614>
// \{\l{A}} "That you're doing your best for Ibuki-sensei, Fuu-chan."
<0615>
// \{\l{A}} "Please let me do my best for you too."
<0616>
// \{\l{A}} "Would that be okay?"
<0617>
// \{Fuuko} "Will you celebrate her wedding together with Fuuko?"
<0618>
// \{\l{A}} "Of course."
<0619>
// \{\l{A}} "I want to help you too."
<0620>
// \{\l{A}} "So, tomorrow on, can I be together with you?"
<0621>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0622>
// \s{strS[0]} as well."
<0623>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm in your hands."
<0624>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0625>
// Fuuko looks at me blankly as if she doesn't quite grasp the situation.
<0626>
// \{\l{A}} "Um... are we bothering you?"
<0627>
// \{Fuuko} "No, not at all."
<0628>
// \{\l{A}} "Then please let us be with you."
<0629>
// \{Fuuko} "Alright."
<0630>
// \{\l{A}} "I'm glad, ehehe..."
<0631>
// \{Fuuko} "Um..."
<0632>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0633>
// \{\m{B}} "What's wrong?"
<0634>
// \{Fuuko} "Thank you very much."
<0635>
// She bows her head awkwardly.
<0636>
// \{\l{A}} "You don't have to bow."
<0637>
// \{\m{B}} "Unlike me, you're pretty obedient, aren't you."
<0638>
// I say, as I put the palm of my hand on Fuuko's head.
<0639>
// \{Fuuko} "Wah..."
<0640>
// She bats my hand away.
<0641>
// \{\m{B}} "Damn..."
<0642>
// I put it on her head once more.
<0643>
// She bats at my hand again, but I avoid it and put it back on.
<0644>
// Bat, \pavoid, \pbat, \pavoid, \pbat, \pavoid.
<0645>
// No matter how many times she tries, my hand won't pull back.
<0646>
// \{Fuuko} "Wah-!"
<0647>
// Crash \shake{2}
<0648>
// She tackles me and runs to a corner of the room.
<0649>
// \{\m{B}} "What the hell..."
<0650>
// \{Fuuko} "Hmph...!"
<0651>
// \{\m{B}} "\l{A}, look closely, this is her true character."
<0652>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0653>
// \s{strS[0]}, she got injured! You can't bully her!"
<0654>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0655>
// You can't bully girls, \s{strS[0]}!"
<0656>
// ... suddenly \l{A} is siding with Fuuko more than me.
<0657>
// \{\l{A}} "Here, Fuu-chan, come here."
<0658>
// \l{A} opens her arms and waits.
<0659>
// Fuuko reluctantly comes close.
<0660>
// She comes up right in front of her and \l{A} holds her small body once.
<0661>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0662>
// \{\m{B}} (Even when you get treated like that, you're still angry...)
<0663>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0664>
// \{\m{B}} "If this is how it is, this is gonna be long, huh..."
<0665>
// \{\l{A}} "What is?"
<0666>
// \{\m{B}} "Just how it sounds. How long I'm going to be made to wait..."
<0667>
// \{\l{A}} "Well, it's getting late today, so let's go home, Fuu-chan."
<0668>
// \{\l{A}} "Ah..."
<0669>
// After she says it, she probably realizes.
<0670>
// After this, I wonder what Fuuko will do.
<0671>
// \{\l{A}} "Do you not go home?"
<0672>
// \{Fuuko} "No, Fuuko can't return."
<0673>
// \{\l{A}} "But... what do you do? Do you stay at school?"
<0674>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes."
<0675>
// \{\l{A}} "You'll catch a cold."
<0676>
// \{Fuuko} "It's not cold."
<0677>
// \{\l{A}} "You don't have a bed or blanket."
<0678>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko's fine."
<0679>
// \{\l{A}} "You're not fine."
<0680>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko's fine."
<0681>
// \{\l{A}} "No matter what?"
<0682>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes, no matter what."
<0683>
// I wonder if she sleeps at school...
<0684>
// I'm worried, but I stay quiet.
<0685>
// Even if I say something, there's no chance \l{A} will leave her alone.
<0686>
// \{\l{A}} "Maybe, if it was okay with you..."
<0687>
// \{\l{A}} "You could come to my house."
<0688>
// \{\l{A}} "If you don't want to meet my family, it's okay, but..."
<0689>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0690>
// \{Fuuko} "Is it really okay?"
<0691>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes, I don't mind at all."
<0692>
// \{\m{B}} "Her family is so openhearted, it's weird. I think you could stay there without any problems."
<0693>
// \{Fuuko} "Are you sure Fuuko won't be a bother?"
<0694>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes."
<0695>
// \{Fuuko} "If that's the case, then Fuuko would like to come."
<0696>
// \{\l{A}} "Alright."
<0697>
// \l{A} and Fuuko walk together, talking.
<0698>
// They've started becoming good friends.
<0699>
// \{\m{B}} (After all, they're really alike...)
<0700>
// \{\m{B}} (They both give their all for others...)
<0701>
// \{\m{B}} (And they're both dense...)
<0702>
// Walking together like this, what I heard earlier seems like a lie.
<0703>
// I start to think of her as just a runaway girl.
<0704>
// \{\m{B}} (But we do know a lot about her...)
<0705>
// \{\m{B}} (.........)
<0706>
// \{\m{B}} (Like anyone'd believe it...)
<0707>
// Fuuko shows her bandaged hand to \l{A}.
<0708>
// Without any doubt, believing in her... it must be her influence.
<0709>
// \{\l{A}} "This is my house. It's a bread shop."
<0710>
// \{\m{B}} "Sanae-san... she knows about Fuuko's sister, doesn't she?"
<0711>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes."
<0712>
// \{\m{B}} "Then...it's going to be a problem if we tell her that her last name is Ibuki."
<0713>
// \{\m{B}} "They'd probably contact her."
<0714>
// \{\l{A}} "You're right..."
<0715>
// \{\m{B}} "Come to think of it, wouldn't they recognize her face?"
<0716>
// We both look at her face at the same time.
<0717>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko has never met them."
<0718>
// \{\m{B}} "I see..."
<0719>
// \{\m{B}} "Well then, for now we just have to hide her last name."
<0720>
// \{\m{B}} "Think of one."
<0721>
// \{Fuuko} "Um... then..."
<0722>
// \{Fuuko} "Isogai."
<0723>
// \{\m{B}} "Isogai? Now that's a rare name..."
<0724>
// \{\m{B}} "Isogai Fuuko, huh... well, it works."
<0725>
// \{\l{A}} "I'm home."
<0726>
// We enter the shop.
<0727>
// Sanae-san and Pops were both putting things away and tidying up as we entered.
<0728>
// \{Akio} "Yo, welcome home, our sweet daughter."
<0729>
// \{Sanae} "Welcome home."
<0730>
// They both look our way.
<0731>
// And they realize that another girl and I are there.
<0732>
// \{Sanae} "Good evening, \m{A}-san."
<0733>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey."
<0734>
// \{Sanae} "And you... is this the first time we've met?"
<0735>
// \{Akio} "Oh? What a cute girl! Well, she can't compare to our daughter, though."
<0736>
// \{Akio} "Hahaha!"
<0737>
// Frightened by his energetic laughter, Fuuko runs out the door.
<0738>
// \{Sanae} "Akio-san, you laughed so energetically she was blown out the door by your breath!"
<0739>
// ... like that'd happen.
<0740>
// \{Akio} "Seriously...?"
<0741>
// And don't actually go and believe that!
<0742>
// \{Akio} "This isn't really important, but... Sanae..."
<0743>
// \{Akio} "Once in a while, if you'd just say 'Hey, Akio', without adding san, I'd be really happy."
<0744>
// Really, that isn't important.
<0745>
// \{\l{A}} "Um... Mom, Dad!"
<0746>
// \l{A} calls her parents, who have gotten completely off topic.
<0747>
// Good luck, \l{A}. You're the only one we can depend on.
<0748>
// \{Sanae} "Yes?"
<0749>
// \{Akio} "Oh, what is it? Want to thank us for giving birth to you?"
<0750>
// \{\l{A}} "No, that's not it!"
<0751>
// \{\l{A}} "Ah, um, well... I am very grateful for you giving birth to me. Thank you very much."
<0752>
// \{Akio} "I'm glad. But, you're still young... you still have a lot of life ahead of you. Do your best."
<0753>
// \{Sanae} "We'll be cheering you on."
<0754>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes, I'll do my best!"
<0755>
// \{\m{B}} "What the hell is with this family?!"
<0756>
// I break in.
<0757>
// \{Akio} "What the heck are you talking about all of a sudden..."
<0758>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, \l{A}. Get back on topic!"
<0759>
// \{\l{A}} "Oh, that's right!"
<0760>
// \{\l{A}} "This is, um... Isogai Fuuko-san."
<0761>
// She turns her head and introduces Fuuko, who is peering in from beyond the door.
<0762>
// \{\l{A}} "I call her Fuu-chan."
<0763>
// \{\l{A}} "She's my friend."
<0764>
// \{\l{A}} "Well, we just met today, but..."
<0765>
// You don't have to say it so honestly...
<0766>
// \{\l{A}} "But, even so, she's a very good girl. I know she is."
<0767>
// \{\l{A}} "So, um..."
<0768>
// \{\l{A}} "Could she stay in our house for a little while?"
<0769>
// \{Akio} "It's fine, but what about her parents?"
<0770>
// ... an unexpected response!
<0771>
// \{\l{A}} "Um... well..."
<0772>
// \l{A} mumbles.
<0773>
// It seems that it's my turn.
<0774>
// \{\m{B}} "She has really mean parents who left her and went on a vacation."
<0775>
// \{\m{B}} "Right, Fuuko?"
<0776>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0777>
// After thinking a bit and considering the situation, she nods.
<0778>
// \{Akio} "Seriously?"
<0779>
// \{Akio} "Well, that's fine. Aren't you in the same school?"
<0780>
// \{\l{A}} "Yes."
<0781>
// \{Akio} "Then if you were lying, it'd be found out right away."
<0782>
// \{Akio} "I'll leave the rest to Sanae."
<0783>
// He takes a bag of leftover bread and starts to head out of the shop.
<0784>
// He probably is going to give those away.
<0785>
// \{Akio} "Want some?"
<0786>
// Right as he gets outside, he asks.
<0787>
// \{Fuuko} "Ah, um... just one."
<0788>
// ... no, please don't.
<0789>
// Unable to say anything in front of Sanae-san, Fuuko is staring at the thing she had taken.
<0790>
// \{Akio} "Just pinch your nose and eat it. See ya."
<0791>
// Pops leaves, and the place becomes quiet.
<0792>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0793>
// Still holding the bread, she returns inside.
<0794>
// \{\m{B}} "Go over there."
<0795>
// I push her towards \l{A}.
<0796>
// \l{A} unthinkingly jumps back.
<0797>
// \{\l{A}} "Um... I wasn't jumping because I wanted to avoid Fuu-chan!"
<0798>
// \{\l{A}} "It's just, Mom's bread is really strange..."
<0799>
// \{\l{A}} "Ah..."
<0800>
// This time, she sees Sanae-san.
<0801>
// This is the scene where she cries and runs out.
<0802>
// I think...
<0803>
// \{Sanae} "........."
<0804>
// She keeps quiet and thinks for a moment.
<0805>
// \{Sanae} "Could it be that..."
<0806>
// She finally opens her mouth.
<0807>
// \{Sanae} "Fuuko... are you... that Fuuko?"
<0808>
// Both of us jerk a little in reaction to that.
<0809>
// \{Sanae} "One girl was talking about Fuuko-chan... I have a feeling that's the name she was talking about..."
<0810>
// \{Sanae} "Since it's an uncommon name..."
<0811>
// \{Sanae} "But the last name is different..."
<0812>
// \{\m{B}} "That's right, it's Isogai."
<0813>
// \{Sanae} "But, Isogai..."
<0814>
// \{Sanae} "Isn't that the name of our neighbor?"
<0815>
// \{\m{B}} "What?!"
<0816>
// I go outside for a moment.
<0817>
// Then, I check the nameplate.
<0818>
// ... Isogai.
<0819>
// Smack.\shake{1}
<0820>
// I go back into the shop and poke Fuuko's head.
<0821>
// \{Fuuko} "Wah..."
<0822>
// \{\l{A}} "
<0823>
// \s{strS[0]}, you shouldn't hit poor Fuuko all of a sudden!"
<0824>
// I grab \l{A}'s shoulders and drag her towards me.
<0825>
// \{\m{B}} (This girl just looked at the nameplate next door and chose that as her name!)
<0826>
// \{\l{A}} (Please calm down,
<0827>
// \s{strS[0]}!)
<0828>
// \{\l{A}} (I'll do something about it!)
<0829>
// \{\m{B}} (How...?)
<0830>
// \{\l{A}} "Um, Mom..."
<0831>
// \{Sanae} "Yes, what is it?"
<0832>
// \{\l{A}} "She isn't the neighbor's daughter."
<0833>
// \{Sanae} "Yes, I know."
<0834>
// ... Even if Fuuko had maintained Ibuki as the last name, I have a feeling she would have been able to see through the lie.
<0835>
// \{Sanae} "She isn't... there's no way she could be."
<0836>
// Speaking as if she was talking to herself, she concludes it.
<0837>
// She must have realized that this girl is Ibuki's younger sister.
<0838>
// Sanae-san knows that Fuuko is sleeping right now.
<0839>
// That's why she doesn't inquire any more.
<0840>
// \{Fuuko} "Um..."
<0841>
// \{Fuuko} "Thanks for your kindness."
<0842>
// She bows her head politely.
<0843>
// \{Sanae} "No, it's fine."
<0844>
// \{Sanae} "I'm just happy that Nagisa brought a friend."
<0845>
// \{Sanae} "You have school off tomorrow, so let's have fun together."
<0846>
// \{Fuuko} "Have fun?"
<0847>
// \{Sanae} "Yeah. It's a school break, isn't it?"
<0848>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes."
<0849>
// \{Sanae} "Then let's all have fun. We can become better friends."
<0850>
// \{\l{A}} "That's right, Fuu-chan. We can have a lot of fun."
<0851>
// \{\l{A}} "I want to have fun with you."
<0852>
// \{\l{A}} "Let's have fun."
<0853>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0854>
// Fuuko has her hands held by them both.
<0855>
// But, she doesn't nod.
<0856>
// \{Fuuko} "Fuuko has something she has to do."
<0857>
// \{Sanae} "Huh? What is it?"
<0858>
// \{\m{B}} "You... carve, even on holidays?"
<0859>
// \{Fuuko} "Yes."
<0860>
// \{\l{A}} "........."
<0861>
// \l{A} knows her reason, so it seems she can't say anything else.
<0862>
// \{\l{A}} "I see..."
<0863>
// \{\l{A}} "But... I want you to make a bit of time for us."
<0864>
// \{\l{A}} "I'll help you carve for that amount of time."
<0865>
// \{Fuuko} "........."
<0866>
// She stays quiet, as though it's a problem.
<0867>
// Then, finally nods slightly.
<0868>
// \{Sanae} "It'll be fine. If it's okay, I'll help too."
<0869>
// Sanae-san gently says that and puts her hand up to Fuuko's cheek.
<0870>
// Whether she's happy or not, Fuuko pushes her face against her hand.
<0871>
// \{\l{A}} "I want to as well."
<0872>
// \l{A} stretches out her arm and places the palm of her hand on her cheek.
<0873>
// Inbetween a hand on both cheeks, Fuuko smiles embarrassedly.
<0874>
// ... that's right.
<0875>
// If you are together with this family, anyone would start to feel calm.
<0876>
// So I feel relaxed.
<0877>
// I don't know how rough the situation for Fuuko may have been, but as long as she's in this house, she won't feel so sad.
<0878>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, I'm gonna go home."
<0879>
// \{Sanae} "Oh? You weren't going to stay here too?"
<0880>
// \{\m{B}} "I never said anything about that."
<0881>
// \{Sanae} "I see... that's too bad."
<0882>
// Being unable to enter these three's circle, I do feel a bit unfortunate.
<0883>
// But it's probably better for an impolite jerk like me to leave.
<0884>
// \{\m{B}} "Well then, \l{A}, Fuuko. I'll see you tomorrow."
<0885>
// \{\l{A}} "Okay, see you tomorrow."
<0886>
// Nod.
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