Clannad VN:SEEN3426
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// Resources for SEEN3426.TXT
#character '＊Ｂ'
#character 'Kyou'
#character 'Sunohara'
#character 'Ryou'
#character 'Voice'
<0000>
// April 26 (Saturday)
<0001>
// \{\m{B}} "Sigh..."
<0002>
// I yawn heavily, walking inside the familiar scenery towards the school.
<0003>
// The early sunrise and the unpopular road.
<0004>
// My watch's needle is pointing to nine o'clock.
<0005>
// I hold my bag under my arm and put my hand in my pocket, walking wearily towards the school.
<0006>
// \{\m{B}} "The same as always, huh."
<0007>
// I murmur out loud.
<0008>
// Today, lessons finish at lunch.
<0009>
// First period's probably already over, so I guess I'll drop in on second period.
<0010>
// I'm really sleepy, so I'll probably sleep through the rest of third period.
<0011>
// About noon... I suppose I'll waste time inside Sunohara's room.
<0012>
// Putter, pat, putter, pat...
<0013>
// \{\m{B}} "?!!"
<0014>
// Murderous intent from behind!
<0015>
// I jump to the right on pure instinct.
<0016>
// Swoosh!
<0017>
// A familiar person shoots by me through where I was just standing.
<0018>
// And quickly hits the brakes.
<0019>
// The rear wheel screeched as it stopped some distance from me.
<0020>
// \{Kyou} "Tch!"
<0021>
// \{\m{B}} "What the hell's that '\btch'\u for?!"
<0022>
// \{Kyou} "Oh? Don't worry about it. I'm just talking to myself."
<0023>
// She gives me a smile for no reason as she says that.
<0024>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, you're late again?"
<0025>
// \{Kyou} "Meeting you here means I'm late, right?"
<0026>
// \{\m{B}} "What a great class representative..."
<0027>
// \{Kyou} "Well~ I know that too, but~"
<0028>
// I wasn't praising you...
<0029>
// \{Kyou} "By the way, you were pretty cool yesterday."
<0030>
// \{\m{B}} "What're you talking about...?"
<0031>
// Kyou gives me a meaningful smile, then clears her throat.
<0032>
// And then, she speaks with a slightly different voice and a very serious face.
<0033>
// \{Kyou} "\b'How about you try thinking a little bit more positive?'"\u
<0034>
// \{\m{B}} "...?!"
<0035>
// \{Kyou} "\b'We might not be able to do anything about your personality being passive, but you could change the way you think.'"\u
<0036>
// \{Kyou} "\b'With that, we could go home like this.'"\u
<0037>
// \{Kyou} "\b'If you're really against this, we wouldn't be walking shoulder to shoulder, don't you think having self-confidence is better?"\u
<0038>
// Having said that, her face teases me yet again.
<0039>
// \{\m{B}} "... were you spying on us again...?"
<0040>
// \{Kyou} "Eh? No, not at all~ I heard it from Ryou."
<0041>
// \{Kyou} "She was really happy when she came home."
<0042>
// \{\m{B}} "Liar. Like she's gonna say something like that."
<0043>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... ah~ Well, then it's because of the rumor."
<0044>
// \{Kyou} "Some kid saw you and spread it."
<0045>
// \{Kyou} "It might already be a hot topic at school."
<0046>
// \{Kyou} "Such a cute couple~"
<0047>
// She winks, giving a thumbs up.
<0048>
// I give a sigh.
<0049>
// \{\m{B}} "Well... we kissed as well."
<0050>
// \{Kyou} "What are you talking about?! You didn't do anything like that!"
<0051>
// \{\m{B}} "You know pretty damn well, don't you?"
<0052>
// \{Kyou} "... um, everyone said so~"
<0053>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0054>
// Why's she stooping down to such rumors anyway...?
<0055>
// \{\m{B}} "You're late, so you haven't even gotten to school. How'd you even hear that rumor?"
<0056>
// \{Kyou} "Ah..."
<0057>
// \{Kyou} "Uhh... w-well..."
<0058>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0059>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... ah~ ahh! Geez! You win! I was spying on you!"
<0060>
// \{Kyou} "Is that bad? What's wrong with worrying about one's little sister?!"
<0061>
// \{\m{B}} "So now I'm at fault?!"
<0062>
// \{Kyou} "You're at fault for being so persistent and boring and figuring it out, right?!"
<0063>
// ... what a terrible woman.
<0064>
// \{Kyou} "Now I'm feeling bad this morning. I'm going on ahead!"
<0065>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, Kyou."
<0066>
// \{Kyou} "What?"
<0067>
// \{\m{B}} "Let me ride behind."
<0068>
// Vroom, vroom...\p\size{40} Blag!\shake{1}\size{}
<0069>
// \{\m{B}} "Gah!!"
<0070>
// All of a sudden, the bike comes straight at me.
<0071>
// The front cowl attacks my legs without mercy.
<0072>
// \{Kyou} "Whaaat do you think you're doing, saying something half-asleep people would say?"
<0073>
// \{\m{B}} "It's okay to let me once in a while, right?!"
<0074>
// \{Kyou} "If it bothers you, then go get a license and buy a bike."
<0075>
// \{\m{B}} "Like I have that kind of money..."
<0076>
// \{Kyou} "Then get a part-time job."
<0077>
// Saying that, Kyou steps on the accelerator as always, screeching the rear wheel as she changes direction.
<0078>
// \{Kyou} "Later~"
<0079>
// Putter, pat, putter, pat...
<0080>
// The bike trails off with a puff of white smoke.
<0081>
// Kyou's hair flutters through the wind.
<0082>
// \{\m{B}} "Damn it..."
<0083>
// I brush off my legs which are throbbing in pain and walk unsteadily towards the school.
<0084>
// I'm back to the silent and narrow hallways.
<0085>
// I guess first period isn't over after all.
<0086>
// Tap... tap... tap... tap...
<0087>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0088>
// \{Kyou} "Huh...? You're pretty fast, aren't you...?"
<0089>
// \{\m{B}} "Speaking of which, how come you're still here...?"
<0090>
// \{Kyou} "Nothing really... there was just another bike parked at my usual parking space, so I went a little further to park my bike."
<0091>
// \{Kyou} "Even then, I thought I'd get here faster than you did."
<0092>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't cry just because someone who walks manages to get here first."
<0093>
// \{Kyou} "You... you talk too much..."
<0094>
// She pouts as she stands before me.
<0095>
// \{\m{B}} "... hmm? What are you holding right now...?"
<0096>
// \{Kyou} "... eh? A-a letter..."
<0097>
// Looking carefully, I notice she's holding seven, no, eight cute-looking writing papers.
<0098>
// \{\m{B}} "Who are those for?"
<0099>
// \{Kyou} "... me..."
<0100>
// With a slightly troubled feeling in her voice, she looks at each of them one by one.
<0101>
// The stickers on each of them were shaped like hearts.
<0102>
// \{\m{B}} "Love letters?"
<0103>
// \{Kyou} "Looks like it."
<0104>
// \{\m{B}} "You're... pretty popular, aren't you?"
<0105>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0106>
// Kyou gives out a weary sigh.
<0107>
// And then she gives the lot of them to me.
<0108>
// \{\m{B}} "...? Well... even if you hand them over to me..."
<0109>
// \{Kyou} "Look at who sent the letters."
<0110>
// \{\m{B}} "Who sent...?"
<0111>
// Saying that, I take a quick glance at the letters.
<0112>
// The names are written in cute bubbles of sorts.
<0113>
// \{\m{B}} "... Yukishima Michiko...? Toudou Saki...?"
<0114>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0115>
// \{\m{B}} "... um... Kyou...?"
<0116>
// \{Kyou} "Have you looked at the others too?"
<0117>
// \{\m{B}} "Uh... I... think I'll pass..."
<0118>
// Kyou gives a heavy sigh, dropping her shoulders like that.
<0119>
// \{Kyou} "Geez... why is it that I only get things from girls..."
<0120>
// \{Kyou} "Do the guys in this school have really bad eyes or something?"
<0121>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, isn't it fine just knowing that you're being loved by someone?"
<0122>
// \{Kyou} "Hey... being confessed to by a girl is really troublesome, you know."
<0123>
// \{Kyou} "Since it's not easy to turn them down without hurting them."
<0124>
// \{\m{B}} "... hypocrite..."
<0125>
// \{Kyou} "Did you say something?"
<0126>
// \{\m{B}} "Maybe you're hearing things."
<0127>
// Kyou gives me a sharp glance as I try to throw her off.
<0128>
// \{\m{B}} "So, what'll you do with the letters?"
<0129>
// \{\m{B}} "Throw them away?"
<0130>
// \{Kyou} "Dumbass, I can't do something cruel like that!"
<0131>
// \{Kyou} "Since I read them, I have to reply, right?"
<0132>
// \{\m{B}} "... your modesty is strange, you know."
<0133>
// \{Kyou} "Strange is too much of a word. Some of these letters are only asking me for advice."
<0134>
// \{\m{B}} "... so you have a kind heart then..."
<0135>
// Well, she's the type that likes to bug people anyway...
<0136>
// Or rather, an older sister you can depend on.
<0137>
// And that surely is why she seems to be more popular among girls than boys.
<0138>
// \{Kyou} "Oh, that's right. Here."
<0139>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0140>
// She hands over a piece of writing paper.
<0141>
// It's sealed with a cat sticker.
<0142>
// \{\m{B}} "... what's this?"
<0143>
// \{Kyou} "A letter."
<0144>
// I can see that just by looking...
<0145>
// \{\m{B}} "Getting a death threat from the sender herself is a form of harassment, you know..."
<0146>
// \{Kyou} "Look at it carefully before you say something..."
<0147>
// \{\m{B}} "...?"
<0148>
// Her having said that, I look carefully at the letter.
<0149>
// The cat sticker on this sparkles.
<0150>
// Didn't seem thick at all.
<0151>
// So that means not much is written inside it...
<0152>
// \{Kyou} "On the front, the front."
<0153>
// \{\m{B}} "The front...?"
<0154>
// I turn my wrist and flip over to the other side.
<0155>
// On there is--...
<0156>
// \{\m{B}} "... there's nothing written on this...?"
<0157>
// \{Kyou} "Eh? You're joking! Pass it over."
<0158>
// \{\m{B}} "Here."
<0159>
// Kyou looks over the letter carefully.
<0160>
// \{Kyou} "Oh crap~... she forgot to write down her name..."
<0161>
// \{Kyou} "Hmm... hmm... what should I do... hmm..."
<0162>
// \{Kyou} "... can't be helped..."
<0163>
// Kyou pulls something out of her bag.
<0164>
// And turns away from me.
<0165>
// Jitter, jitter... jitter... jitter... jitter, jitter...
<0166>
// \{\m{B}} "... what are you doing?"
<0167>
// \{Kyou} "All right. Here!"
<0168>
// Kyou gives me the letter again.
<0169>
// I don't really get it, but I look on the front.
<0170>
// Black marker scribblings were found on the letter where there was nothing at first...
<0171>
// \{\m{B}} "... Fujibayashi......... \pRyou...?"
<0172>
// \{Kyou} "Yup. It's a love letter from Ryou to you~"
<0173>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0174>
// \{Kyou} "Hmm? What's wrong? You surprised? Or moved?"
<0175>
// \{\m{B}} "No... just that your writing's absolutely messed up..."
<0176>
// \{Kyou} "Y-you talk too much! That should be good enough!"
<0177>
// \{\m{B}} "I was just a bit worried..."
<0178>
// \{\m{B}} "Even then... what the hell's this letter for?"
<0179>
// \{\m{B}} "Besides, we're in the same class, so she should have given it to me directly."
<0180>
// \{Kyou} "Are you an idiot? Don't you know how shy women are?"
<0181>
// \{\m{B}} "That's something that doesn't apply to you."
<0182>
// \{Kyou} "\bHah...?"\u
<0183>
// \{\m{B}} "Just speaking to myself, so don't mind me."
<0184>
// \{Kyou} "Anyways, you'd better read it."
<0185>
// Kyou said that as she dreadfully pointed her finger to my chest.
<0186>
// \{\m{B}} "O-okay."
<0187>
// I nod for the time being.
<0188>
// Slide...
<0189>
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<0190>
// \{\m{B}} "Yo, you just arrived?"
<0191>
// \{Kyou} "As always... hey, why're you spacing out?"
<0192>
// \{Sunohara} "You guys really... are like that, aren't you?"
<0193>
// \{\m{B}} "Huh?"
<0194>
// \{Kyou} "Like what?"
<0195>
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<0196>
// He looks very carefully at the space between me and Kyou.
<0197>
// What's between us is...
<0198>
// ... the letter...
<0199>
// -- \bOH CRAP!!\u
<0200>
// \{\m{B}} "Y-you've got it all wrong!"
<0201>
// \{Kyou} "This is ah...\wait{900} um...\wait{1000} well...\wait{1000} Ah! That's right, it's just a plain love letter."
<0202>
// \{\m{B}} "... hey..."
<0203>
// \{Kyou} "Eh...?"
<0204>
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<0205>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't just stay silent after that!"
<0206>
// \{Sunohara} "\m{A}, you're distant... I thought we were friends."
<0207>
// \{Sunohara} "How could you keep something important like this from me..."
<0208>
// \{\m{B}} "Sunohara... you..."
<0209>
// \{Sunohara} "Hahaha, it's okay. We're friends, and there are things that are hard to tell too, aren't there?"
<0210>
// \{Sunohara} "I don't mind it at all. If I broke down from that, I couldn't call us friends."
<0211>
// \{\m{B}} "No, that's not it... you think we're friends...?"
<0212>
// \{Kyou} "I'm pretty sure you were supposed to be nothing but his slave..."
<0213>
// \{\m{B}} "Or maybe my underling who does what I want."
<0214>
// \{Sunohara} "You two are a damn perfect match for each other--!"
<0215>
// Sunohara runs away, crying.
<0216>
// Both Kyou and I smile for some reason, watching him leave like that.
<0217>
// \{\m{B}} "Oh crap, we forgot to explain it to him--!"
<0218>
// \{Kyou} "What the hell are you doing, you idiot?!"
<0219>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, weren't \byou\u with me making fun of him just now?!"
<0220>
// \{Kyou} "Oh, geez! We're going after him! We have to clear this up!"
<0221>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah!"
<0222>
// Both of us nodded at the same time and started chasing after Sunohara who was already far away.
<0223>
// During class...
<0224>
// The English teacher had letters set up on the chalkboard like a spell.
<0225>
// My head couldn't understand the words reaching my ears.
<0226>
// But then again, I have no intention of listening, so it makes it even harder to understand.
<0227>
// I give a quick glance.
<0228>
// Over there was Fujibayashi.
<0229>
// She's looking at the blackboard with a serious face.
<0230>
// \{\m{B}} "... hmm..."
<0231>
// I look back at my desk.
<0232>
// I have the letter Kyou gave to me from this morning.
<0233>
// I still haven't read its contents.
<0234>
// It's pretty suspicious thinking that this came from Fujibayashi...
<0235>
// .........
<0236>
// I guess... I'll read it...
<0237>
// A small sound came from the cat sticker as it got peeled.
<0238>
// I take out the stationery.
<0239>
// The stuff written's simple. Not hard to understand at all.
<0240>
// Only a rounded, brief note at the end...
<0241>
// "I'll be waiting in the courtyard after school."
<0242>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0243>
// An ambiguous letter...
<0244>
// Because the note's so short, I can't tell if Fujibayashi really wrote this.
<0245>
// Anyway, the writing on the front of the stationery is different.
<0246>
// If this letter were a little bit longer, I'm absolutely certain that some parts would be messed up if Kyou wrote this...
<0247>
// I sigh and look at Fujibayashi again.
<0248>
// ... that girl has a crush on me, huh...
<0249>
// She doesn't seem all that excited.
<0250>
// However, looking at Fujibayashi's recent behavior, her reaction hasn't been normal.
<0251>
// But, saying that she's in love simply because of that seems pretty unnatural...
<0252>
// In that case...
<0253>
// Kyou's probably planning all this in the background.
<0254>
// \{\m{B}} "Sigh..."
<0255>
// I sigh looking up at the sky.
<0256>
// I don't think I can prepare myself this time...
<0257>
// Ding, dong, dang, dong...
<0258>
// The bell rings, ending homeroom.
<0259>
// Numerous groups of students leave the classroom, some heading to clubs and other heading home.
<0260>
// I get up, holding onto my bag.
<0261>
// Then I look at Fujibayashi's seat.
<0262>
// She's not there anymore...
<0263>
// If I'm not mistaken, once the bell rings, she'd leave the classroom right away.
<0264>
// Maybe she's at the courtyard?
<0265>
// I look at the letter that I put in my pocket.
<0266>
// \{Sunohara} "........."
<0267>
// \{\m{B}} "Uwaaah! What the hell are you doing behind me?!"
<0268>
// \{Sunohara} "That's the letter that... Fujibayashi Kyou gave you this morning, isn't it?"
<0269>
// \{\m{B}} "W-what about it?"
<0270>
// \{Sunohara} "What's written on there?"
<0271>
// \{\m{B}} "None of your business."
<0272>
// \{Sunohara} "... I guess you guys really have something going on..."
<0273>
// \{\m{B}} "It's not like that, so stop freaking out."
<0274>
// \{Sunohara} "No way, I don't believe it!"
<0275>
// \{Sunohara} "The number one cause why mens' strong bonding breaks apart are women!"
<0276>
// \{Sunohara} "Read the Old Testament! Adam was corrupted by Eve! A woman!"
<0277>
// He tightly grips his shaking fist as he says that.
<0278>
// The other female students still in the classroom give Sunohara a cold look.
<0279>
// \{Sunohara} "Watch, \m{A}! I'll protect you! So that we can be friends forever!"
<0280>
// \{\m{B}} "You're annoying, so go home."
<0281>
// \{Sunohara} "You're so cold-blooded! That's so mean!"
<0282>
// \{Sunohara} "Besides, what's so good about Fujibayashi Kyou?! That violent, good-for-nothing brute!"
<0283>
// \{Sunohara} "She's only playing with you so she'd make you cry later, see?"
<0284>
// \{Sunohara} "I won't say anything bad, so let's go home together, okay?"
<0285>
// \{Sunohara} "Oh that's right, my sister's coming today!!"」
<0286>
// \{Sunohara} "You have something to say to her, don't you?"
<0287>
// \{Sunohara} "I haven't come up with a plan to deal with her... wait, don't you remember her?"
<0288>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? What's a sister?"
<0289>
// \{Sunohara} "Just what I'd expected you'd say!"
<0290>
// \{Sunohara} "You're not running away today! Just be quiet and come with me to my room!"
<0291>
// \{Sunohara} "I'm serious, please come!"
<0292>
// \{\m{B}} "No, you did say you were planning to deal with it yourself yesterday."
<0293>
// \{Sunohara} "It's really useless for me to do this alone..."だよっ」
<0294>
// \{Sunohara} "I picked up a new porn magazine! And girls in it wouldn't betray us!"裏切らないからさ」
<0295>
// Did he have a broken relationship with a girl in the past...?
<0296>
// Clatter...
<0297>
// \{Kyou} "As I thought, you're still here."
<0298>
// \{Sunohara} "You appeared at last, foul creature! I'm not going to hand \m{A} to you!"
<0299>
// \{Kyou} "We're talking about \byou\u, so I thought you'd still be inside the class worrying whether to go or not."
<0300>
// \{Sunohara} "Me and \m{A}'s friendship is strong! And no girl can break it off!"
<0301>
// \{Kyou} "The dice has already been thrown, so prepare yourself."
<0302>
// \{Sunohara} "It's as strong as lunch bread that was left inside a desk for a month!"
<0303>
// \{Kyou} "Well, the result that came out is you though."
<0304>
// \{Sunohara} "I want you to know that this bread can withstand water pressure at a depth of a million meters!"
<0305>
// \{Kyou} "You won't let me down, right?"
<0306>
// \{Sunohara} "Friendship is the best!"
<0307>
// \{Kyou} "Aahh! Geez, shut up!"
<0308>
// Kapow!!\shake{1}
<0309>
// \{Sunohara} "Beh!"
<0310>
// She pulls a Japanese-English dictionary out of nowhere and slams it into Sunohara's forehead.
<0311>
// He ceases movement after falling hard on the ground.
<0312>
// \{\m{B}} "H... hey... that was the corner of the book just now...?"
<0313>
// \{Kyou} "It's okay, he's still breathing anyway."
<0314>
// He's also twitching...
<0315>
// \{Kyou} "Besides that, you should go and accept Ryou's feelings."
<0316>
// \{\m{B}} "Accept her... don't you even care about what I think about all this?"
<0317>
// \{Kyou} "I ignore it in times like this."
<0318>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't screw with me..."
<0319>
// \{Kyou} "Don't you want such a cute girl as your girlfriend? How's this bad?"
<0320>
// \{\m{B}} "... it's not... bad at all, but..."
<0321>
// \{Kyou} "Stop complaining, just go out with her."
<0322>
// \{Kyou} "If it doesn't work, you can just walk away."
<0323>
// \{\m{B}} "Walk away... don't say it like it's that simple."
<0324>
// \{Kyou} "Well, if you do, I'll make sure you walk away from life as well."
<0325>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0326>
// \{Kyou} "There are a lot of things you wouldn't know if you don't go out with her, and there are also a lot of things you'd realize for the first time if you do."
<0327>
// \{Kyou} "Isn't it better hanging out as lovers rather than friends?"
<0328>
// \{Kyou} "That way, the time you spend with her will be more meaningful."
<0329>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0330>
// I couldn't think of any good reasons to refuse...
<0331>
// \{\m{B}} "Sigh... all right already, I'll go for now."
<0332>
// \{Kyou} "Okay!"
<0333>
// I pick up my bag and head to the door.
<0334>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... \m{B}."
<0335>
// \{\m{B}} "?"
<0336>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... umm..."
<0337>
// \{\m{B}} "What?"
<0338>
// \{Kyou} "N... no, it's nothing. Good luck!"
<0339>
// \{\m{B}} "The one who needs luck is your sister."
<0340>
// I wave my left hand as I say that, leaving the classroom.
<0341>
// The streaks of sunlight from the tree on the stone walls...
<0342>
// You can smell the greenery around here.
<0343>
// A hidden area in the school that's surprisingly convenient...
<0344>
// It's a place where people would be when skipping, but...
<0345>
// Who would have thought something important would happen here...
<0346>
// The sound of walking on the grass.
<0347>
// I walked ahead a step at a time.
<0348>
// ... towards that place.
<0349>
// I give a quick glance at Fujibayashi, who's leaning against the wall, waiting.
<0350>
// She stares down while holding her bag with both hands.
<0351>
// She was also like this in front of the school yesterday...
<0352>
// "Girlfriend"-- huh...
<0353>
// I breathe deeply, so as to prepare myself.
<0354>
// \{\m{B}} "Yo, sorry to keep you waiting."
<0355>
// \{Ryou} "Ah... \m{A}-kun... no... uh... I wa... wasn't... waiting... at all."
<0356>
// \{\m{B}} "I saw the letter."
<0357>
// She blushes at what I just said.
<0358>
// She lets her eyes drop to the ground again, unable to keep her cool.
<0359>
// \{Ryou} "Y-yes... I-I'm sorry... for umm... well... calling you out..."
<0360>
// \{Ryou} "I... I really... think it was a bother... bu... but... umm... it's embarrassing..."
<0361>
// \{Ryou} "I did my best... with that letter..."
<0362>
// \{Ryou} "Well... uh... I--... I'm sorry."
<0363>
// She apologized all of a sudden.
<0364>
// \{\m{B}} "You have something to say, right?"
<0365>
// \{Ryou} "Ah, y-yes."
<0366>
// Her shoulders tremble as she looks at me.
<0367>
// But, that was also in an instant.
<0368>
// And she immediately looks down at the ground.
<0369>
// For now, I'll wait and see what Fujibayashi does first.
<0370>
// \{Ryou} "U... um... well... I... I..."
<0371>
// \{Ryou} "I..."
<0372>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0373>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0374>
// She grips her bag firmly.
<0375>
// And then, as if she has decided, she breathes heavily, looking all determined.
<0376>
// \{Ryou} "U--... umm!!"
<0377>
// She then looks at me with determination in her eyes.
<0378>
// Her face was still red, but it was hard to think of her as the same frightened Fujibayashi.
<0379>
// \{Ryou} "I... like you... \m{A}-kun..."
<0380>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0381>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0382>
// \{\m{B}} "......"
<0383>
// \{Ryou} "......"
<0384>
// \{\m{B}} "..."
<0385>
// \{Ryou} "... I, like... you..."
<0386>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah... thank you."
<0387>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0388>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0389>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0390>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0391>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0392>
// The silence continues...
<0393>
// Isn't the next line you'll say to me, "Please go out with me"...?
<0394>
// It would be strange if I'll be the one to say that...
<0395>
// But...
<0396>
// \{\m{B}} "Umm..."
<0397>
// \{Ryou} "U... um... I-I'm sorry... it must be troubling... to suddenly tell you this..."
<0398>
// \{Ryou} "I know it must be a problem... but... not saying anything is painful..."
<0399>
// \{Ryou} "I feel like my chest's in pain..."
<0400>
// She looks at me with a frantic face, saying that.
<0401>
// \{Ryou} "Well... yesterday... I decided to give it my best, so..."
<0402>
// \{Ryou} "... so..."
<0403>
// \{Ryou} "~~~--"
<0404>
// She takes a deep breath, as if she's about to say something.
<0405>
// \{Ryou} "--\m{A}-kun...! P-Please go out with me."
<0406>
// She lets her face down after saying that.
<0407>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0408>
// \{\m{B}} "... you know, Fujibayashi..."
<0409>
// \{Ryou} "Y-yes..."
<0410>
// Her face springs up to answer me.
<0411>
// Her face is still quite red.
<0412>
// \{\m{B}} "Thank you."
<0413>
// \{Ryou} "Eh... o-okay..."
<0414>
// \{\m{B}} "But the truth is, I don't really know you all too well."
<0415>
// \{Ryou} "Ah... uh... okay..."
<0416>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, though we're in the same class this year, we never spent much time together."
<0417>
// \{Ryou} "...... okay..."
<0418>
// Her face droops down as I continue to talk to her.
<0419>
// It suddenly seems like I'm saying something bad.
<0420>
// \{\m{B}} "Because of that, I'm not sure how it'll turn out if we go out."
<0421>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0422>
// Even then, if you want to...
<0423>
// That's why going out with you is...
<0424>
// \{\m{B}} "Even then, if you want to, let's try it."
<0425>
// \{Ryou} "... eh?"
<0426>
// Her surprised face looks at me.
<0427>
// \{\m{B}} "We still don't know each other that well."
<0428>
// \{\m{B}} "But, I think that's something we won't know unless we spend time together."
<0429>
// \{\m{B}} "So, instead of letting that time pass between us as friends..."
<0430>
// \{\m{B}} "I think letting time pass by as lovers might not be a bad idea..."
<0431>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0432>
// Her slightly clumsy face looks straight at me, her eyes flickering.
<0433>
// What did he just say?
<0434>
// What did he just tell me?
<0435>
// It seems she's trying to sort those questions in her head.
<0436>
// She then grips onto her bag tightly, as if she came up with an answer.
<0437>
// \{Ryou} "Eh... then... um... I..."
<0438>
// \{Ryou} "... I... umm..."
<0439>
// \{\m{B}} "Do you still want... to be my girlfriend?"
<0440>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0441>
// \{\m{B}} "... Fujibayashi...?"
<0442>
// \{Ryou} "........."
<0443>
// \{\m{B}} "...?!"
<0444>
// Fujibayashi suddenly fell into tears in front of me.
<0445>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? Uh... F-Fujibayashi?"
<0446>
// \{Ryou} "I... I'm sorry... eh... why am I...?"
<0447>
// \{\m{B}} "D-did I say something weird...?"
<0448>
// \{Ryou} "No... not at... not at all..."
<0449>
// \{Ryou} "... I didn't... plan on... crying, but..."
<0450>
// \{Ryou} "I promised myself that... I wouldn't cry... even if it didn't work out..."
<0451>
// \{Ryou} "I'm sorry... I can't... stop my tears..."
<0452>
// \{Ryou} "I'm supposed to be happy... it'd be strange if I'm crying..."
<0453>
// \{\m{B}} "... Fujibayashi..."
<0454>
// This girl... really has some feelings for me, huh...
<0455>
// Up until now, I didn't think there would be anyone who'd ask me...
<0456>
// \{Ryou} "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
<0457>
// \{Ryou} "But... is it... really okay... to be with me...?"
<0458>
// \{\m{B}} "Now that I've said it, I won't be taking it back."
<0459>
// \{Ryou} "... it feels like... I'm seeing a dream... I feel... so happy..."
<0460>
// Fujibayashi stands there crying.
<0461>
// I reach out my hand and dry her tears with my fingers.
<0462>
// Her face feels soft.
<0463>
// \{Ryou} "Ehh...?"
<0464>
// And then I pinch her a little bit.
<0465>
// \{Ryou} "\m{A}-kun...? Um... it... hurts a bit..."
<0466>
// \{\m{B}} "If so, it means this is not a dream."
<0467>
// \{Ryou} "Ah..."
<0468>
// Fujibayashi blankly looks at me with her widened eyes.
<0469>
// I take my hand from her cheek and put it on her forehead.
<0470>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, you're my girlfriend now."
<0471>
// \{\m{B}} "So stop crying."
<0472>
// \{Ryou} "Ah... o-okay!"
<0473>
// She wipes her face with the sleeves from her school uniform.
<0474>
// And then she faces me with a smile--...
<0475>
// \{Voice} "\m{B}--!!"
<0476>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<0477>
// \{Ryou} "Ah..."
<0478>
// Fujibayashi pushes me away.
<0479>
// That pushes me back about two or three steps... probably because of that call.
<0480>
// At the same time, something passed right by my ear.
<0481>
// My eardrums shook at that moment.
<0482>
// And after that, I heard a \bSLAM\u...
<0483>
// the sound of something hard colliding with the ground.
<0484>
// I timidly look down, and there I could see a Japanese dictionary rooted deep at where I stood.
<0485>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0486>
// T... that idiot... if that hit I'd be dead for sure...!
<0487>
// \{Kyou} "\m{B}!! What are you doing making Ryou cry?!"
<0488>
// \{\m{B}} "Why you! Were you eavesdropping again?!"
<0489>
// \{Kyou} "Don't talk crap about me! I was worried, so I had to keep watch!"
<0490>
// \{\m{B}} "That's still eavesdropping!"
<0491>
// \{Ryou} "Uh... um... um..."
<0492>
// \{\m{B}} "Besides, what the hell's with the stupid book?! You won't gain anything by hitting me in the head!"
<0493>
// \{Kyou} "I was aiming at your neck!"
<0494>
// \{\m{B}} "That would be even \bworse\u!"
<0495>
// \{Ryou} "Umm... onee-chan... \m{A}-kun... I don't think you two should fight..."
<0496>
// \{Kyou} "Ryou!"
<0497>
// \{Ryou} "Y-yes?"
<0498>
// \{Kyou} "What kind of crap did this idiot tell you? He even pinched you on the cheek, are you okay?"
<0499>
// \{Ryou} "T... that's... umm..."
<0500>
// \{Kyou} "\m{B}~... what the hell do you think you're doing to a girl's face, huh?!"
<0501>
// \{\m{B}} "Ahh!! Geez, you're out of line, so be quiet!"
<0502>
// \{Kyou} "O... out of line~? Who's out of line?! Ryou's my sister! I think I'm pretty damn well \bin\u line!"
<0503>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm her boyfriend. Try to be more polite."
<0504>
// \{Kyou} "Who's gonna be polite to----"
<0505>
// \{Kyou} "--hey... wait? Boyfriend?"
<0506>
// Her face looks like a pigeon that just got shot down.
<0507>
// \{Kyou} "... who is...?"
<0508>
// I point my finger at myself.
<0509>
// \{Kyou} "... with who...?"
<0510>
// I point my finger at Fujibayashi.
<0511>
// \{Kyou} "So that means..."
<0512>
// Kyou looks at both me and her sister.
<0513>
// \{Ryou} "Umm... \m{A}-kun..."
<0514>
// \{Ryou} "I-I may be inexperienced, but... umm... umm... I hope we get along."
<0515>
// \{\m{B}} "That's how it is."
<0516>
// \{Kyou} "Eh... ah... aahh, I-I see, so that's how it is."
<0517>
// \{Kyou} "Ahahaha, I see, I see~ You two are going out."
<0518>
// Kyou exaggerates a smile, scratching her head.
<0519>
// But she picks up Fujibayashi's hands soon after she turns towards her.
<0520>
// \{Kyou} "Isn't that great, Ryou?"
<0521>
// \{Ryou} "Yeah... this is thanks to you, onee-chan."
<0522>
// Fujibayashi was happy saying that, smiling even though she still had tears in her eyes.
<0523>
// \{Kyou} "I guess you didn't buy that new binder for nothing."
<0524>
// \{Ryou} "Wah... wawa, t-that's..."
<0525>
// \{\m{B}} "A new binder? You talking about that horoscope one?"
<0526>
// \{Kyou} "Hmm...? That's not a binder for a new type of horoscope, right?~"
<0527>
// \{Ryou} "O-o-onee-cha~n!"
<0528>
// \{Kyou} "I think it'd be called a lovers' binder?"
<0529>
// \{Ryou} "Uuuuuuu~~"
<0530>
// \{\m{B}} "Oh, I see."
<0531>
// \{Kyou} "There'll be a lot of good stuff in that love-love binder~!"
<0532>
// \{Ryou} "Uuuuuuuuuuu~~"
<0533>
// Fujibayashi groans in a troubled manner.
<0534>
// It's one of those feelings I don't really understand, but...
<0535>
// It seems I have a girlfriend now.。
<0536>
// \{\m{B}} "That's why going out with you is... a bit hard..."
<0537>
// \{Ryou} "Ah..."
<0538>
// \{\m{B}} "I'm happy you feel that way, but I think it would be useless with that."
<0539>
// \{\m{B}} "Instead of going out all of a sudden..."
<0540>
// \{\m{B}} "I was thinking, it's not really late to spend some time and get to know each other."
<0541>
// \{Ryou} "... okay..."
<0542>
// \{\m{B}} "Sorry about that."
<0543>
// \{Ryou} "... no... it's okay..."
<0544>
// \{Ryou} "It's okay, don't... worry about it."
<0545>
// Fujibayashi gives a sweet smile while saying that.
<0546>
// \{Ryou} "I just wanted to see if I could be brave enough..."
<0547>
// \{Ryou} "Rather than becoming worried alone... I just wanted to move forward even though I know it'd be useless..."
<0548>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0549>
// Her shoulders are stiffening...
<0550>
// Seeing Fujibayashi like that hurts me a little.
<0551>
// \{Ryou} "Ah..."
<0552>
// Tears are building up in her eyes.
<0553>
// \{Ryou} "Eh... it's no good... I thought I decided not to cry..."
<0554>
// \{Ryou} "Even though I know it'd be useless... and I even prepared myself for this..."
<0555>
// Her tears won't stop flowing as she says that.
<0556>
// Her tears are rolling down her cheek one after another.
<0557>
// \{Ryou} "I... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
<0558>
// Apologizing like that, she turned away and ran.
<0559>
// I couldn't do anything, seeing her run off like that.
<0560>
// \{\m{B}} "... sigh..."
<0561>
// I give a sigh as I scratch my head from having a bad aftertaste.
<0562>
// But, it couldn't be helped... with something like this...
<0563>
// \{Voice} "\m{B}!"
<0564>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh?"
<0565>
// A loud voice calls my name all of a sudden.
<0566>
// When I turn around, I see an angry Kyou standing there.
<0567>
// \{\m{B}} "Kyou...?"
<0568>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey... were you eavesdropping again?"
<0569>
// \{Kyou} "I don't care what the hell that was! What did you just do?! Do you really want to be beaten to death?!"
<0570>
// \{\m{B}} "You have a filthy mouth... beat someone to death isn't something a girl should say."
<0571>
// \{Kyou} "Shut up! Ryou was crying, wasn't she?! What did you say to her?!"
<0572>
// \{\m{B}} "You didn't hear?"
<0573>
// \{Kyou} "I was far away, so I couldn't hear what you were talking about!"
<0574>
// \{\m{B}} "I told her I can't go out with her."
<0575>
// \{Kyou} "W---hy... why did you refuse?! Didn't you care to think about the courage she mustered up coming here?!"
<0576>
// \{Kyou} "She couldn't even sleep yesterday!"
<0577>
// \{\m{B}} "Shut up... It's not like I got any feelings for her, how can I suddenly go out with her?"
<0578>
// \{\m{B}} "Or are you saying you want me to be sympathetic and go out with her because she gathered her courage and did her best?"
<0579>
// \{Kyou} "T--... that's..."
<0580>
// \{\m{B}} "Doing that would be more rude, right?"
<0581>
// \{Kyou} "Ugh... ugh~... You're right about that, but..."
<0582>
// \{\m{B}} "If the success rate of confessing is 100 percent, then the world would be filled with couples."
<0583>
// \{Kyou} "Uuu~..."
<0584>
// \{\m{B}} "Even if they're temporarily dating, they'll break up pretty soon."
<0585>
// \{\m{B}} "It would hurt more if that happens."
<0586>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0587>
// Kyou tries to find words to continue, but ends up being silent.
<0588>
// I'll be troubled if she continues...
<0589>
// \{\m{B}} "Well... I didn't do anything wrong to Fujibayashi."
<0590>
// \{\m{B}} "But I didn't think I would make her cry."
<0591>
// \{Kyou} "She'll cry of course..."
<0592>
// \{Kyou} "Even I would... if I confessed and were rejected..."
<0593>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm? Did you say something?"
<0594>
// \{Kyou} "No~thing, I didn't say anything."
<0595>
// Kyou's face bulges up, pouting as she faces me.
<0596>
// \{Kyou} "Sigh~ geez, to think I went through such trouble to make you my little brother."
<0597>
// \{\m{B}} "Wait a second... just how far are your plans anyway...?"
<0598>
// \{Kyou} "I was hoping I could make fun of you without apologizing when that happens..."
<0599>
// Sunohara's not enough for you...?
<0600>
// \{Kyou} "Well then... I gotta go catch up with Ryou."
<0601>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? Y-yeah... you should do that."
<0602>
// She turns away from me, walking where Fujibayashi ran off to.
<0603>
// \{Kyou} "Oh, that's right."
<0604>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0605>
// Kyou looks over her shoulder at me.
<0606>
// \{Kyou} "Well, it's about being rejected after a confession."
<0607>
// \{Kyou} "I'd suggest you don't avoid Ryou."
<0608>
// \{\m{B}} "I wouldn't do such a thing."
<0609>
// \{Kyou} "Yeah. I know you're not that sort of a guy, but I guess so..."
<0610>
// Somehow, her smile seemed lonely while she said that.
<0611>
// Well... I may act a little awkward towards Ryou for a while, but I don't need to hurt her anymore.
<0612>
// \{Kyou} "Later."
<0613>
// And then Kyou pulls herself together with that usual smile of hers and walks off.
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