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// Resources for SEEN3503.TXT
#character '＊Ｂ'
#character 'Botan'
#character 'Kyou'
<0000>
// May 3 (Saturday)
<0001>
// It was already past noon when I woke up.
<0002>
// I stretch my body as I look at the clock.
<0003>
// My elbow made a small cracking sound and it felt kind of nice.
<0004>
// I'm on the road which is only crowded during holidays.
<0005>
// I don't have anything particular to do inside the house, so I head out, but... I don't really have anything to do outside too...
<0006>
// I strolled around the bookstore a bit, but I didn't find anything I wanted to buy.
<0007>
// Having said that, I'd regret going home just to see my old man.
<0008>
// ... maybe I should drop by Sunohara's...
<0009>
// I stop as I sigh and change my direction.
<0010>
// Totatatatata~...
<0011>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm...?"
<0012>
// Something passed by my legs just now.
<0013>
// It looks too round to be a cat or a dog...
<0014>
// \{Botan} "Puhi puhi~"
<0015>
// \{\m{B}} "Botan...?"
<0016>
// The piglet is here.
<0017>
// That baby wild boar with its unique vertical stripes on its back.
<0018>
// Which means...
<0019>
// \{Kyou} "Ah! \m{B}!"
<0020>
// \{\m{B}} "Just as I guessed, you are here."
<0021>
// I sigh, dropping my shoulders.
<0022>
// \{Kyou} "What's with that face that looks like it wants to say 'Too bad it's not Ryou'?"
<0023>
// \{\m{B}} "I wasn't really thinking of saying something like that."
<0024>
// \{\m{B}} "It's just that it's hard to get used to being called in a loud voice when I'm outside."
<0025>
// \{Kyou} "Ahahaha, don't worry, don't worry."
<0026>
// \{\m{B}} "So, what are you doing around here?"
<0027>
// \{Kyou} "Hmm? As you can see, I'm taking a walk, a walk."
<0028>
// \{Kyou} "Botan has become a lot better now, and it's been a while since he went out."
<0029>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~ puhi~"
<0030>
// \{\m{B}} "I see... Fujibayashi's lunch, huh..."
<0031>
// \{Kyou} "Ahaha... I guess."
<0032>
// Kyou laughs awkwardly as she looks at Botan.
<0033>
// \{Botan} "Puhi?"
<0034>
// \{\m{B}} "Well, it's all good as long as he's fine."
<0035>
// \{Kyou} "I guess."
<0036>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't force him too hard in giving him a walk, though."
<0037>
// I raise my hand and wave it towards Kyou as I say that.
<0038>
// \{Kyou} "Ah..."
<0039>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0040>
// \{Kyou} "You're free today, right?"
<0041>
// \{\m{B}} "? Kind of."
<0042>
// \{Kyou} "Then come with me for a bit."
<0043>
// As I was about to ask "For what...?", something rubs by my legs.
<0044>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~ puhi~"
<0045>
// \{\m{B}} "...?"
<0046>
// \{Kyou} "Botan also says he wants to be with you."
<0047>
// \{\m{B}} "... in short...?"
<0048>
// I narrow my eyes at her.
<0049>
// \{Kyou} "Take a walk with him~ Go~!"
<0050>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0051>
// My eyes narrow further, and then, as I was about to leave straight past her----...
<0052>
// Swish...
<0053>
// \{\m{B}} "...?"
<0054>
// Something warm was tied to my leg.
<0055>
// As I looked down, Botan was clinging on my foot.
<0056>
// He's doing his best, hanging on with his short legs.
<0057>
// Brushing him off should be easy, but--...
<0058>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~..."
<0059>
// His round eyes make me feel guilty...
<0060>
// \{Kyou} "It's decided."
<0061>
// Kyou looks at me smiling, satisfied with this.
<0062>
// \{Botan} "Puhihi~ puhi~"
<0063>
// Botan ran happily in front of me.
<0064>
// He sings out his "Puhi~" as he wags his short tail... he also spins around from where he's standing from time to time.
<0065>
// \{Kyou} "Botan seems happy~"
<0066>
// \{\m{B}} "I can see that."
<0067>
// \{Kyou} "Somehow, seeing him act like that makes you feel calm, right?"
<0068>
// \{\m{B}} "I suppose, something like not having any worries or... being optimistic..."
<0069>
// \{Kyou} "We don't want to see a depressed Botan walking unsteadily now, do we?"
<0070>
// \{\m{B}} "Probably, yeah."
<0071>
// \{Botan} "Puuhi puhi~"
<0072>
// \{\m{B}} "... oh yeah, does Botan hate Fujibayashi?"
<0073>
// \{Kyou} "Eh? Ah, yeah, kind of."
<0074>
// \{\m{B}} "What did she do?"
<0075>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... hmm... there's this one thing I know of... I guess..."
<0076>
// \{\m{B}} "... what was it?"
<0077>
// \{Kyou} "You see, before... she happened to get Botan to take a bath."
<0078>
// \{\m{B}} "Huh, a bath... isn't that nice."
<0079>
// \{Kyou} "Well~ thing is~ the water seemed a bit hot."
<0080>
// \{\m{B}} "He mistook it as being turned into stew?"
<0081>
// \{Kyou} "Ahaha... I wonder if that's why."
<0082>
// Kyou says that with a bad laugh.
<0083>
// \{Kyou} "Oh yeah that's right, you invited Ryou on a date, didn't you?"
<0084>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm? Yeah, I did."
<0085>
// \{Kyou} "She was really happy about it."
<0086>
// \{Kyou} "She was holding a pillow, jumping up and down in the house."
<0087>
// \{\m{B}} "... I can't imagine Fujibayashi like that at all..."
<0088>
// \{Kyou} "There's still a lot of stuff you don't know about her."
<0089>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah. We've been going out... if I'll say it straight, for almost a week now."
<0090>
// \{\m{B}} "But, everyday's been fresh since I've been with her."
<0091>
// \{\m{B}} "It's like I said yesterday; it's been pretty meaningful."
<0092>
// Kyou closed her eyes smiling a little bit, listening quietly to what I had to say.
<0093>
// \{Kyou} "Sigh... you bragged on me again."
<0094>
// \{\m{B}} "I didn't really brag at all."
<0095>
// \{Kyou} "Yeah, yeah, I'll leave it at that."
<0096>
// Kyou shrugged her shoulders and shook her head as she said that.
<0097>
// \{\m{B}} "Oh yeah, she's planning on becoming a nurse, isn't she?"
<0098>
// \{Kyou} "Yup. That's why she's gone to orientation for today."
<0099>
// \{Kyou} "You should also plan ahead and set some goal, too."
<0100>
// \{\m{B}} "Goal... huh..."
<0101>
// \{Kyou} "Besides that, what I dream of becoming is-..."
<0102>
// \{\m{B}} "If you say you'll be a beautiful bride, I'll laugh my ass off."
<0103>
// \{Kyou} "Idiot. I was gonna say kindergarten teacher."
<0104>
// \{\m{B}} "Uwahahahahahahahahahahahaha--!"
<0105>
// \{Kyou} "Ahahahahahaha--!"
<0106>
// \{Kyou} "\m{B}~ what happened to your '\bsorry'?\u Hmm?" e scary smile. -Amoirsp
<0107>
// \{\m{B}} "Oh... I'm sorry..."
<0108>
// \{Kyou} "Nope, I still haven't forgiven you."
<0109>
// \{Kyou} "Botan. One of your seven skills, rugby ball."
<0110>
// \{Botan} "Puhi!"
<0111>
// As she flicks her finger, Botan's legs begin to shrink.
<0112>
// And then... she throws him at my face with all her might...
<0113>
// \{\m{B}} "Somehow, those seven skills for that beast look like they're just animal cruelty..."
<0114>
// \{Kyou} "What are you talking about? Botan likes doing it too, so it's not cruelty."
<0115>
// \{\m{B}} "Is that so... anyway, what other things can he do?"
<0116>
// \{Kyou} "Other things? He can become a pillow or massager, I guess."
<0117>
// \{\m{B}} "... massager?"
<0118>
// \{Kyou} "Botan!"
<0119>
// \{Botan} "Puhi?"
<0120>
// \{Kyou} "Botan, massager."
<0121>
// \{Botan} "Puhi!"
<0122>
// \{\m{B}} "Uwaah! Is that shaking okay?!"
<0123>
// \{Kyou} "Of course it's okay."
<0124>
// \{\m{B}} "If I didn't know this was a skill, I might get worried with his behaviour..."
<0125>
// \{Kyou} "If you put him on your shoulder, you'll feel good."
<0126>
// \{\m{B}} "Ahhh..."
<0127>
// \{Kyou} "Okay, Botan, that's enough."
<0128>
// \{Botan} "Puhi!"
<0129>
// \{Kyou} "Okay, next's the pillow."
<0130>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0131>
// \{Kyou} "Go!"
<0132>
// \{Botan} "Pu..."
<0133>
// \{\m{B}} "... isn't this the same as the stuffed doll one?"
<0134>
// \{Kyou} "It's completely different. Try touching his stomach."
<0135>
// \{\m{B}} "... stomach...?"
<0136>
// I reach out my hand to his stomach as I was told so.
<0137>
// Puff... brush...
<0138>
// \{\m{B}} "... what's this soft and bouncy... feeling...?"
<0139>
// \{Kyou} "It's like a TEMPUR®, isn't it~"
<0140>
// \{\m{B}} "... hey, do you sleep on him?"
<0141>
// \{Kyou} "Once in a while."
<0142>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0143>
// It's really hard for me not to think of this as animal cruelty...
<0144>
// \{Kyou} "Oh, hey, hey!"
<0145>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm? What now?"
<0146>
// \{Kyou} "Come on, over there, to that shop."
<0147>
// \{\m{B}} "The clothes outside? What about them?"
<0148>
// \{Kyou} "Don't you think the dress on that mannequin out there looks cute?"
<0149>
// Kyou points to the female mannequin.
<0150>
// It was wearing a short white camisole with the two straps going on top of the left and right shoulders.
<0151>
// You can even see the mannequin's belly button.
<0152>
// \{\m{B}} "... Don't you think it's a bit too revealing?"
<0153>
// \{Kyou} "You're an idiot~ Doesn't that make it cuter?"
<0154>
// \{Kyou} "It's so cute and sexy that men will swoon over it, right?"
<0155>
// \{\m{B}} "Sigh... swoon over, huh..."
<0156>
// \{Kyou} "Just imagine it for a bit, what if Ryou was wearing those clothes?"
<0157>
// \{\m{B}} "Fujibayashi in that...?"
<0158>
// \{Kyou} "Though she looks like that, she has a... pretty good bust."
<0159>
// \{\m{B}} "R-really?"
<0160>
// \{Kyou} "Even her cleavage is pretty good."
<0161>
// \{\m{B}} "C... cleavage..."
<0162>
// W-Wearing that with such an innocent and gentle face...
<0163>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0164>
// Pull~!
<0165>
// \{\m{B}} "Ow ow ow! Don't pull my ear!"
<0166>
// \{Kyou} "What is that perverted look on your face?!"
<0167>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh? I'm not making such a face... ow ow ow ow!"
<0168>
// \{Kyou} "You are!"
<0169>
// \{Kyou} "If you do anything strange on the next date, I'll pour sauce into your eyes!"
<0170>
// \{Kyou} "And it won't be anything simple, it'll be thick sauce, okay?!"
<0171>
// \{Kyou} "Altogether with mayonnaise, dried bonito, and some dried seaweed!"
<0172>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0173>
// I suddenly realized that Botan was looking straight at me.
<0174>
// It might be my imagination, but it looks like he is drooling...
<0175>
// \{\m{B}} "Kyou. What's Botan's favorite dish?"
<0176>
// \{Kyou} "\g{Okonomiyaki.}={Okonomiyaki is a Japanese dish consisting of a pan-fried batter cake and various ingredients. Okonomi means 'what you like' or 'what you want', and yaki means 'grilled' or 'cooked' (cf. yakitori and yakisoba); thus, the name of this dish means 'cook what you like.'}"
<0177>
// A damning position I'm in...
<0178>
// After that, Kyou, Botan, and I went off walking, continuing on doing a bit of window shopping.
<0179>
// Kyou didn't seem to have any interest in the shops we passed by, as the stuff in front hadn't changed since last Sunday.
<0180>
// Rather, she just looks ahead as if she's in high spirits.
<0181>
// Right now, she's in a good mood checking up the coin banks that are lined up in a store.
<0182>
// And next to her is Botan, happily wagging his tail as if learning from his master.
<0183>
// \{\m{B}} "... girls are fond of just looking at buyable things, huh."
<0184>
// \{Kyou} "Hmm? Well you see... imagining various things is fun, isn't it?"
<0185>
// \{Kyou} "90% of window shopping goes like that."
<0186>
// \{\m{B}} "Isn't looking at things you definitely wouldn't buy a waste?"
<0187>
// \{Kyou} "Sigh~ Oh, geez... this is why you're called a man~"
<0188>
// \{Kyou} "I wonder why you're so practical?"
<0189>
// \{\m{B}} "Call it realism."
<0190>
// \{Kyou} "Isn't it more like being simple?"
<0191>
// \{Kyou} "Besides, there are things you can enjoy just by looking more than owning it."
<0192>
// \{Kyou} "It wouldn't be fun if everything ended up becoming yours, am I right?"
<0193>
// \{\m{B}} "Well... somehow, you got the wrong idea..."
<0194>
// \{Kyou} "More than that, isn't this coin bank cute?"
<0195>
// She says that while picking up a raccoon dog bank and shows it to me.
<0196>
// My face's reflected sharply on its finish.
<0197>
// \{\m{B}} "... cute...?"
<0198>
// \{Kyou} "Its eyes are really round, aren't they?"
<0199>
// \{\m{B}} "I wouldn't call them round..."
<0200>
// More like they're bloodshot...
<0201>
// \{Kyou} "Really? I still think they're kinda cute..."
<0202>
// She puts the bank back as she says that, feeling a bit down.
<0203>
// \{Kyou} "Then, how about this one?"
<0204>
// She grabs another bank beside me and presents it.
<0205>
// \{\m{B}} "... angler fish...?"
<0206>
// \{Kyou} "Doesn't it look cool? Like falling in love."
<0207>
// \{Kyou} "Its feeler will probably shine if I put money in!"
<0208>
// \{\m{B}} "That's too real; it's creepy..."
<0209>
// \{Kyou} "Do you have an eye problem or something?"
<0210>
// \{\m{B}} "They're much more normal than yours..."
<0211>
// \{Kyou} "What's that, that's like saying my sense of this stuff is bad!"
<0212>
// \{\m{B}} "At least I don't think I can say anything good about it, but..."
<0213>
// \{\m{B}} "Kyou. What do you think of him?"
<0214>
// I point at the wandering Botan beside my feet and ask that.
<0215>
// \{Botan} "Puhi?"
<0216>
// \{Kyou} "Ooh! Insanely pretty!"」
<0217>
// Although she's kinda exaggerating it, I guess her senses are normal for now.
<0218>
// \{Kyou} "What do you think of him?"
<0219>
// This time, Kyou asks me that.
<0220>
// I look carefully at Botan below me.
<0221>
// Botan also returns the glance.
<0222>
// \{\m{B}} "Looks delicious."
<0223>
// I get hit for answering truthfully.
<0224>
// We spent our time in the front of the store for a bit.
<0225>
// They were selling different things, so looking at them wasn't all that boring.
<0226>
// Then... I suddenly realize that Kyou's not here.
<0227>
// \{\m{B}} "...? Hey Botan, where did your master go?"
<0228>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~?"
<0229>
// Botan leans his neck.
<0230>
// \{\m{B}} "There's no way she'd go home and leave this piglet behind..."
<0231>
// But, I don't see her nearby.
<0232>
// \{Botan} "Pu... puhi~ puhi~"
<0233>
// Botan moans sadly.
<0234>
// \{Kyou} "Hm? What's wrong?"
<0235>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah, there she is."
<0236>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0237>
// Seeing Kyou's figure, Botan rushes up under her feet.
<0238>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~ puhi~"
<0239>
// \{Kyou} "Wha, what, what? Botan, that tickles!"
<0240>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0241>
// \{\m{B}} "Where'd you go?"
<0242>
// \{Kyou} "Ah, I went to buy something."
<0243>
// She shows me a paper bag as she says that.
<0244>
// It's from this store.
<0245>
// \{Kyou} "Well, this store sells a lot of stuff, doesn't it?"
<0246>
// \{\m{B}} "What'd you buy?"
<0247>
// \{Kyou} "Oh? This."
<0248>
// She passes over the paper bag.
<0249>
// I could clearly feel a small box inside.
<0250>
// \{\m{B}} "...?"
<0251>
// \{Kyou} "A present."
<0252>
// \{\m{B}} "... for me?"
<0253>
// \{Kyou} "Give it to Ryou."
<0254>
// She says that bluntly.
<0255>
// \{\m{B}} "You'll see her once you go home, right? Give it to her yourself."
<0256>
// \{Kyou} "You're an idiot; I'm saying this is a present from you to Ryou."
<0257>
// \{\m{B}} "Then tell me beforehand, I can buy one myself."
<0258>
// \{Kyou} "That's why I said it was a present."
<0259>
// \{\m{B}} "Isn't this for Fujibayashi?"
<0260>
// \{Kyou} "It's a present for you as well."
<0261>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0262>
// \{Kyou} "Give that to her and make her impression of you go high."
<0263>
// Kyou gave me an unworried smile, saying that.
<0264>
// Oh, geez... this girl...
<0265>
// Being nosy, or more like... helping whenever she wants to...
<0266>
// Having that in her personality is probably a good thing.
<0267>
// \{Kyou} "Ah, you're going to accompany Botan in his stroll for while, right?"
<0268>
// \{Kyou} "There's one place you'll have to bring him to in the end."
<0269>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah, I don't mind."
<0270>
// \{Kyou} "It's decided!"
<0271>
// Kyou snapped her finger and smiled as if satisfied.
<0272>
// \{\m{B}} "So what's inside this bag, by the way?"
<0273>
// \{Kyou} "Tarot cards."
<0274>
// \{\m{B}} "I see..."
<0275>
// \{Botan} "Puhihi~ puhi~"
<0276>
// Botan was in a very good mood under the blue sky and white clouds.
<0277>
// \{Botan} "Puhi, puhi~"
<0278>
// \{\m{B}} "He looks really happy."
<0279>
// \{Kyou} "That's because this is Botan's favorite spot."
<0280>
// \{\m{B}} "Do you think the amount of greenery here draws out his wild side?"
<0281>
// \{Kyou} "Who knows."
<0282>
// \{Kyou} "But... I think it's because this is a memorable place for him..."
<0283>
// \{\m{B}} "Memorable...?"
<0284>
// \{Kyou} "Yeah, this is the place where I picked up Botan."
<0285>
// \{\m{B}} "... picked up...?"
<0286>
// \{Kyou} "Could it be... you were thinking I got Botan from some pet shop?"
<0287>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah... no..."
<0288>
// I guess so... normally, pet shops wouldn't sell a wild boar piglet, right...?
<0289>
// \{Kyou} "That kid was coiled up and shivering alone under that rainy day."
<0290>
// \{Kyou} "His parents and siblings weren't around..."
<0291>
// \{Kyou} "You know, wild boar parents seem to only take care of offspring following them."
<0292>
// \{Kyou} "I don't know if he just got separated or just got lost, but..."
<0293>
// \{Kyou} "He ended up being alone here, you know."
<0294>
// \{Kyou} "So then I took him back home."
<0295>
// \{\m{B}} "Terrible parents, huh."
<0296>
// \{Kyou} "Yeah..."
<0297>
// \{Kyou} "But that's just how life is."
<0298>
// \{Kyou} "During their childhood, the wild boar parents feed their kids."
<0299>
// \{Kyou} "And they can only feed milk to them."だって」
<0300>
// \{Kyou} "As they do that, they might also be teaching them how strict living is."
<0301>
// \{\m{B}} "The law of the wild... is it?"
<0302>
// \{Kyou} "Something like that, I guess. Since he won't always be together with his family."
<0303>
// Kyou gives a bitter smile.
<0304>
// Then, she looks at Botan with kind eyes as he runs around the field.
<0305>
// \{Kyou} "Even then, I think this is his most important place."
<0306>
// \{Kyou} "Even though he ended up being abandoned by his parents, the memories of his childhood stay in this place."
<0307>
// \{Kyou} "A place where gentleness and warmth remain."
<0308>
// She says so with kind eyes... but it seems she looks sad.
<0309>
// \{Kyou} "But I guess even this place can't remain here forever, huh... "
<0310>
// \{Kyou} "This place will one day become a garage, or maybe someone's mansion..."
<0311>
// \{Kyou} "If that happens... Botan's most important place will be gone..."
<0312>
// \{\m{B}} "That can't be helped, can it?"
<0313>
// \{\m{B}} "This sort of land is too good to be left alone."
<0314>
// \{Kyou} "Mmm... you're probably right, but..."
<0315>
// \{Kyou} "But that's human selfishness, isn't it..."
<0316>
// \{\m{B}} "... I guess so..."
<0317>
// \{\m{B}} "Well... assuming this place does disappear, Botan should be okay, right?"
<0318>
// \{Kyou} "Why?"
<0319>
// \{\m{B}} "Because he has an even more important place than here now, doesn't he?"
<0320>
// \{Kyou} "An even... more important place...?"
<0321>
// \{\m{B}} "When he's cold and shivering from the rain, the one who'll embrace him and keep him warm is you, right?"
<0322>
// \{\m{B}} "And also, a new home would be made in place of the home that he would have lost."
<0323>
// \{\m{B}} "And I'm sure that it's a tender and relaxing place."
<0324>
// \{\m{B}} "To Botan, I think the most important place for him right now is with you."
<0325>
// Kyou's eyes looked surprised with my words.
<0326>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm? Did I say something strange?"
<0327>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... well, yeah, I was just a bit impressed."
<0328>
// \{\m{B}} "Impressed?"
<0329>
// \{Kyou} "I guess you do say really embarrassing things every once in a while, don't you?"
<0330>
// \{\m{B}} "... I don't think I get praised by you that much though..."
<0331>
// \{Kyou} "It's a subtle praise. A subtle one."
<0332>
// She looked at Botan after saying that with a mischievous smile,
<0333>
// I sigh and look at Botan too.
<0334>
// The kid boar never notices our glances and makes his way through the grass like that.
<0335>
// \{Kyou} "\m{B}."
<0336>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0337>
// \{Kyou} "Thanks."
<0338>
// \{\m{B}} "...? For what?"
<0339>
// \{Kyou} "For saying that I'm the most important place to him."
<0340>
// \{Kyou} "Thanks."
<0341>
// \{\m{B}} "Idiot. Don't thank me for that."
<0342>
// \{Kyou} "It's not for your dignity?"
<0343>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah. Absolutely not."
<0344>
// \{Kyou} "Then, be proud of those nice rare words of yours."
<0345>
// Kyou says that smiling, while I give a bitter one.
<0346>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0347>
// \{Kyou} "By the... way."
<0348>
// \{\m{B}} "Hm? What is it now?"
<0349>
// \{Kyou} "This might be on a different topic, but..."
<0350>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm?"
<0351>
// \{Kyou} "It's about Ryou..."
<0352>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah?"
<0353>
// \{Kyou} "You... have you... um... kissed her... yet?"
<0354>
// Crack! My neck makes that sound as it suddenly turns to face Kyou.
<0355>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... that reaction means you haven't yet?"
<0356>
// \{\m{B}} "Not yet... or rather... we've only been going out no more than a week, right?"
<0357>
// \{Kyou} "It has nothing to do with time."
<0358>
// \{Kyou} "It has to do with the situation and timing."
<0359>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey, weren't you the one who said you'd kill me if I put my hand on Fujibayashi?"
<0360>
// \{Kyou} "If it's just kissing--... I'll let that be."
<0361>
// \{\m{B}} "Ah... I see..."
<0362>
// If it's just kissing... huh.
<0363>
// \{Kyou} "Are you saying... you haven't kissed anyone?"
<0364>
// \{\m{B}} "Is that bad?"
<0365>
// \{Kyou} "No, it's not bad at all..."
<0366>
// \{\m{B}} "It's just putting lips together, right? I don't think it's all that tough."
<0367>
// \{Kyou} "Just putting together...? Don't say it so easily."
<0368>
// \{Kyou} "A girl's first kiss is really important, you know."
<0369>
// \{Kyou} "They'll always remember their first one."
<0370>
// \{\m{B}} "That's the same for guys, too."
<0371>
// \{Kyou} "Girls have it harder than you."
<0372>
// Kyou pointed her finger straight at me with a serious face as she said that.
<0373>
// \{Kyou} "Ryou's a shy girl, so nothing will happen if you don't take the lead."
<0374>
// \{Kyou} "If you let your chance slip by, it will become harder to do."
<0375>
// \{\m{B}} "I should just go and kiss her... is what you're saying?"
<0376>
// \{Kyou} "Eh...? Ah... yeah... well..."
<0377>
// \{Kyou} "... I-I didn't really... say do it like that..."
<0378>
// \{Kyou} "... uu..."
<0379>
// She keeps quiet and mumbles just like that.
<0380>
// And then, Kyou points a finger to her mouth and falls deep into thought.
<0381>
// I sigh, looking at Kyou like that.
<0382>
// This silence continued on for a while.
<0383>
// Kyou stared down at the ground, while I gazed at Botan running around.
<0384>
// That pose, with the finger to her mouth, doesn't change at all.
<0385>
// I've seen her like this many times. I guess this is a habit of hers that shows that she's definitely thinking about something.
<0386>
// If that's so... I wonder what she's thinking...
<0387>
// \{Kyou} "... wanna... try it?"
<0388>
// \{\m{B}} "......... huh?"
<0389>
// Unable to understand what she said, my response was slightly late by a tempo.
<0390>
// \{Kyou} "Do you ... want to try kissing...?"
<0391>
// And she says it again.
<0392>
// This time I understand... HEY--
<0393>
// \{\m{B}} "WHAT?!"
<0394>
// I suddenly ended up replying with a loud voice.
<0395>
// Kyou is staring straight at me.
<0396>
// \{Kyou} "........."
<0397>
// \{\m{B}} "... do you... know what you're talking about...?"
<0398>
// \{Kyou} "Uh... um... what do you call it, practice? It's practice, practice."
<0399>
// \{Kyou} "You'd be the worst if you screwed up doing so, wouldn't you?"
<0400>
// \{Kyou} "To say it clearly, it'll become a trauma. And she'll be thinking 'I don't want to kiss anymore.'"
<0401>
// I wonder how screwed it could be to turn like that...
<0402>
// \{Kyou} "T-that's why... umm... it's a practice... I guess..."
<0403>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0404>
// \{Kyou} "Heh... I wonder if it's strange...? Haha, it'd be strange, I guess"
<0405>
// \{Kyou} "What am I talking about... of course that would be strange..."
<0406>
// Kyou seems really awkward, frantically looking everywhere.
<0407>
// I was looking at her, never saying anything.
<0408>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... uu..."
<0409>
// Try practicing
<0410>
// Watch Kyou silently
<0411>
// I take a step forward, and put my hand on Kyou's shoulder.
<0412>
// \{\m{B}} "Kyou."
<0413>
// \{Kyou} "Ah..."
<0414>
// Her slender shoulder shook for a moment.
<0415>
// And with a surprised expression, she faces me.
<0416>
// \{Kyou} "\m{B}...?"
<0417>
// \{\m{B}} "It's... practice, right?"
<0418>
// \{Kyou} "Yeah... it's a... practice..."
<0419>
// Saying that, the both of us look at each other.
<0420>
// Her dry lips were opened.
<0421>
// \{Kyou} "T... think of me... as Ryou..."
<0422>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah..."
<0423>
// \{Kyou} "Bring your, face closer..."
<0424>
// \{Kyou} "To where you won't see my hair being long..."
<0425>
// I bring my face closer as I was told so.
<0426>
// The faint aroma of shampoo tickles my nose.
<0427>
// Kyou's face fills my vision; we're so close that I can't see her long hair.
<0428>
// \{Kyou} "I look like Ryou, right...?"
<0429>
// She does... her eyes are a bit different, but she really does...
<0430>
// That's right... they're twins...
<0431>
// \{Kyou} "That's why for this practice, you have to think of me as her."
<0432>
// \{\m{B}} "... Kyou..."
<0433>
// \{Kyou} "Wrong..."
<0434>
// She narrows her eyes a little as she says that... her eyes reflect a color I haven't seen before.
<0435>
// \{Kyou} "If you don't call me 'Ryou', this won't be a practice..."
<0436>
// \{\m{B}} "........."
<0437>
// \{Kyou} "It's practice... after all..."
<0438>
// I hold her shoulder a bit tighter.
<0439>
// I can tell that her whole body is stiffening.
<0440>
// What the hell am I doing...?
<0441>
// Kiss...?
<0442>
// Kissing practice...?
<0443>
// With whom...?
<0444>
// Fujibayashi's twin sister...?
<0445>
// Is that all right?
<0446>
// Is it all right because she looks like her...?
<0447>
// Like hell I ca--...
<0448>
// \{\m{B}} "...!"
<0449>
// The moment Kyou's facial expression changed in front of me, my reasoning was pushed aside.
<0450>
// Her eyes are closed, as if she's quietly waiting for me.
<0451>
// The stiffness in her body hasn't disappeared, but her facial expression has become calm.
<0452>
// With her eyes closed, she looks even more like Fujibayashi...
<0453>
// The reason and question rising from my head disappears.
<0454>
// And I ended up concentrating only on the small lips in front of me.
<0455>
// My heart was beating fast and hard, almost to the point that Kyou could hear it.
<0456>
// My body involuntarily moves.
<0457>
// As if I'm being drawn to Kyou.
<0458>
// As if being drawn to those small lips in front of me...
<0459>
// Closing my eyes, I slowly move closer to that spot on her face.
<0460>
// Even though her lips are dry, the heat from them drifted about.
<0461>
// Just a little bit and I'll be able to touch them...
<0462>
// Just a little bit--...
<0463>
// Slap!\shake{1}
<0464>
// \{\m{B}} "?!"
<0465>
// I open both my eyes from the sudden attack to my cheeks.
<0466>
// In front of me was Kyou, whose eyes are open.
<0467>
// And both her hands are placed on my cheeks.
<0468>
// \{Kyou} "Okay, practice is over!"
<0469>
// \{\m{B}} "... eh...?"
<0470>
// \{Kyou} "It's practice after all, so it'd be bad if you go too far!"
<0471>
// Kyou takes a step backward as she says that.
<0472>
// My hand loses its grip on her shoulder.
<0473>
// \{Kyou} "I think that felt good, the way you held me."
<0474>
// \{Kyou} "And my heart was beating fast when you stared at me like that."
<0475>
// \{\m{B}} "Eh... y-yeah..."
<0476>
// \{Kyou} "Well, you did pretty well, for your first one."
<0477>
// \{Kyou} "If you do it with that kind of emotion, you won't fail, I'm sure."
<0478>
// Kyou, with her usual mood, gave a satisfied smile as she said that.
<0479>
// If you ask me... it feels like being tricked by a fox.
<0480>
// \{Kyou} "Well, I better head back soon."
<0481>
// \{Kyou} "Thanks for walking Botan."
<0482>
// Kyou calls Botan after saying that.
<0483>
// He runs happily to his master's voice.
<0484>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~ puhi~"
<0485>
// And then he jumps up and down at my feet.
<0486>
// \{Kyou} "Ah, come on Botan, we're going home now."
<0487>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~ puhi~"
<0488>
// ... He clings onto my foot as he makes his usual calls.
<0489>
// \{\m{B}} "It seems he's come to really like me."
<0490>
// \{Kyou} "That's true. You're quite compatible."
<0491>
// \{Kyou} "Come on, Botan, let's go."
<0492>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~ puhi~"
<0493>
// \{Kyou} "Geez, come over here!"
<0494>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0495>
// \{\m{B}} "... Should I come too?"
<0496>
// \{Kyou} "Eh?"
<0497>
// \{\m{B}} "I still have time to kill, so I'll escort you home."
<0498>
// \{Kyou} "It's far away, you know?"
<0499>
// \{\m{B}} "If I don't go, Botan probably won't either."
<0500>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0501>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... uu... yeah... seems like it..."
<0502>
// Kyou pouts, saying that with a voice that has given up.
<0503>
// \{\m{B}} "Hey Botan, let go of my legs for a moment. Otherwise, you'll be stepped on."
<0504>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~"
<0505>
// Botan listens to me and takes two, three steps back.
<0506>
// \{\m{B}} "He doesn't look it, but he's a clever one."
<0507>
// \{Kyou} "That because he's my pet, you know."
<0508>
// \{\m{B}} "Basing it on that is also surprising."
<0509>
// \{Kyou} "What do you mean?"
<0510>
// \{\m{B}} "Don't waste time figuring it out. Let's go."
<0511>
// \{Botan} "Puhihi~"
<0512>
// I begin walking, with Botan following closely.
<0513>
// \{Kyou} "... \m{B}."
<0514>
// \{\m{B}} "What?"
<0515>
// \{Kyou} "... Thanks."
<0516>
// \{\m{B}} "I have time to kill so all I'm doing is walking you home. No need to thank me."
<0517>
// \{Kyou} "... That's not what I meant..."
<0518>
// \{\m{B}} "...? ..."
<0519>
// \{Kyou} "Anyway, it's for various things. Thanks."
<0520>
// \{\m{B}} "I don't really get it at all, but you're welcome."
<0521>
// \{Botan} "Puhi~?"
<0522>
// Botan leans his head to one side, looking at Kyou and I.
<0523>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... ah... umm, just forget about that."
<0524>
// \{Kyou} "I guess I'm being nosy trying to rush you with all this, aren't I?"
<0525>
// \{Kyou} "Besides, there's no such thing as kissing practice. Nope. Not at all."
<0526>
// She laughs alone, making the place hard to deal with.
<0527>
// As for me, I guess I just stayed there not saying anything.
<0528>
// Unable to bear the atmosphere, Kyou hangs her troubled face.
<0529>
// \{Kyou} "Ah... um... sorry..."
<0530>
// \{\m{B}} "Uh... you don't need to apologize..."
<0531>
// \{Kyou} "But... anyway, sorry..."
<0532>
// \{\m{B}} "... Okay..."
<0533>
// Being told so, all I could do was nod slightly.
<0534>
// \{Kyou} "I should be... getting back soon."
<0535>
// \{\m{B}} "Hmm? Oh, I see."
<0536>
// \{Kyou} "Botan!"
<0537>
// Botan, who was far away, quickly responds to Kyou's voice and runs towards us.
<0538>
// \{Kyou} "Thanks for walking Botan."
<0539>
// \{Kyou} "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."
<0540>
// \{\m{B}} "Yeah."
<0541>
// Botan, who ran up to Kyou's feet, catches his breath as he watches his master with a somewhat mysterious face.
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