Chapter 64: ...Tracing That Day... Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <6> Moemi: I heard you haven't been coming to school, but what's wrong? You can't do that, you'll flunk a year again. Youta: You used to work here before. Moemi: Oh, you can't change the subject like that! Moemi: But, I'm ditching school like this, so I can't say such a big things, huh... <7> Youta: If we can go back to that time, I can do well... Moemi: Eh? Youta: Do you want to go out. Youta: Because Moemi-chan came, I'm full of confidence. It's easy for me to confirm my love to her now, but wait until we get to that place... <8> Takashi: They aren't here... I thought it would be here... Ai: Why here? Takashi: here is... <9> Takashi: Where Youta's heart was broken by Moemi... Ai: ...I see... That's why the starting point is here... Ai: But, they aren't here, so... Either Moemi-chan didn't come, or they already left, or... They went somewhere else. Sound: Za. <10> Ai: Can i ask you...one thing? Takashi: What? Ai: Youta said you took part in those guys attacking Moemi-chan... <11> Takashi: Let's not talk about that...now. Ai: Youta's just misunderstanding, right?! Takashi: I can't tell you anything just yet. Sound: Da. <12> Sound: Niko. Sound: Pon. Ai: There is something behind this, right. Isn't that so? Ai: You don't look like you'd do something bad. You're eyes are so clear, so. Ai: I wonder if seeing people's good points is a characteristic of Video Girls... Takashi: But... It's true that its' my responsibility for not protecting Moemi-chan well. <13> Ai: If something comes up, talk to me!! I'll help you!! Ai: I can't leave you alone. You're Youta's best friend! Takashi: ...Best friend, huh... Ai: Anyway, let's find you; before he confesses his love to Moemi-chan. <14> Youta: You're not wearing a skirt. Moemi: Well... For some reason, I don't feel like wearing skirts. Youta: I see, I've only seen you in a skirt, so... But, it looks good on you. Moemi: Thanks... Youta: Still... Those guys attack on her is affecting her... I bet... Or, is it just her mood... <15> Sound: Za. Youta: I'm planning to swim now. Moemi: Eh! Moemi: But I don't have a bathing suit, let's not, okay! Youta: They have them, you can buy one... Moemi: But... Youta: Don't you have any money? Moemi: It's not like that... I don't want to...show my body... <16> Youta: Okay... Then, we won't... So, she's still hurt about the other day... Moemi: Sorry... Youta: Takashi! Moemi-chan is deeply hurt!! Youta: I'll forget all my hesitations toward you today! I'll ask Moemi-chan to go out with me! I can't trust you or anyone else, so I'll protect her! Moemi: Hey... Youta: Eh? <17> Moemi: Well......Did you hear? From Ai-chan... I was... Well......On the day of the typhoon... Youta: Day of the typhoon? What about it? She didn't say anything about it... Youta: What about it? Moemi: Eh? Ah, it's okay! If you don't know about it, it's okay! Youta: Oh, what is it? I'm curious now, tell me. Moemi: No. It's nothing. Youta: Let's forget about that day, Moemi-chan. I won't tell you anything about Takashi. I can't make the scar on her heart any deeper... Ai: Ah. Ai: There they are! <18> Ai: There's Moemi-chan too! That's on the way to the hill where Youta was rejected. Is he going to confess his love to her there... Ai: We have to go now!! he'll be rejected on that hill again!! Sound: Gita bata. Gacha gacha. Takashi: You can't go gita bata*... It looks like it'll take time to get down. *expression being hurried. Ai: U... Sound: Noro noro. Gara gara. <19> Youta: What's wrong? Moemi: Nothing. Moemi: It's been a long time since I came here... Moemi: From Masaazu to that pool... And finally, this place. It seems just like we've been replaying that time when I went out with Moteuchi-kun and Niimai-kun during winter vacation. I still remember what Niimai-kun told me here... Takashi: You're...not my type. Sound: Zuki... Moemi: If I remember now, he's been cold to me since then... But he's not anymore. He saved me. I have only Niimai-kun... <20> Moemi: Anyway, what is Moteuchi-kun thinking... Youta: We came back to the starting point... We'll start over from here. If I confess my love to her, something must change. Something is wrong now... So, I have to change it. Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki doki. Youta: But... Dammit... Sound: Gu. Youta: My courage is getting smaller and smaller... I thought I could say it easily... My mind is starting to cool down... Sound: Doki doki doki. Youta: I thought and thought, and seriously decided, but. Dammit!! Dammit!! Dammit!! It's just a small sentence! Am I going to make the same mistake again! Sound: Dokun dokun. Youta: Say it! Say it!! Say it!!! Sound: Dokun dokun. <21> Youta: Mo... Sound: Dokun dokun dokun dokun dokun dokun. Ai: Don't be hasty, Youta! You can't see around! You can't confess your love now! You'll be hurt more!! Moemi: Moteuchi-kun. Sound: Doki doki doki doki. Moemi: We didn't go to the fortune teller's house... Sound: Doki doki doki doki. <22> Ai: It seems like a bad mood. If we go out there recklessly, everything will be messed up... What should we do... Youta: The fortune teller is...usually right... <23> Youta: Because I'm afraid for you to know what she would say... Moemi: ...Wh-What result!? Narrator: Youta felt like he was getting pale because he said something too close to the point... His heart beat rapidly, and his mind became confused. After all, just his mouth was moving... Youta: Moemi-chan! Sound: Doki. Sound: Za. Ai: !? Takashi-kun!! End of Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 65: Getting Sick of You Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <26> Youta: I... I... Sound: Dokun dokun dokun. Youta: My mouth is moving by itself, I can't stop it!! My heart seems like it's exploding! Finally...!! Sound: Doki doki doki. <27> Moemi: What is he trying to say? No... I'm scared... Youta: Well... Ai: It's not good to show up now! Takashi: We can only go there and stop him. Ai: Not good, it'll be messed up. <28> Ai: What should I do. What should i do. Ai: Well! Ai: Youta will notice if i start arguing with Takashi there. Youta might go crazy if he sees Takashi!! Then!!... Youta: All this time... Sound: Kuru. Doki doki doki doki. Sound: Za za za. <29> Moemi: I want to run away now... What should I do... Sound: Doki doki doki. Youta: Finally, I'm going to say it... Finally, to Moemi-chan... Sound: Dokun dokun dokun. Sound: Piku. Ai: Youta!! Ai: Haa haa haa. Ai: Come here!! Sound: Bun bun. <30> Youta: Why is she here... Moemi: Please, go to her! Youta: But! Moemi: It's not normal that she came her, so! Please, go to her!! Youta: Dammit! Sound: Za. Sound: Ho. <31> Youta: I lost my chance... I bet I can't confess my love for a while now... I don't have the confidence to raise my tension up so much... Shit... Youta: Why did you come her! Sound: Ga. Ai: Come with me! Youta: H-Hey! Moemi: What should I do... Should I just leave now... Sound: Za. <32> Moemi: Niimai-kun!! Takashi: Please, prepare to listen to me... Moemi: Eh? <33> Youta: Takashi!! Sound: Ga. Youta: Let me go!! Ai: I won't, even if I die!! Ai: Kya. Youta: Don't bother me! <34> Sound: Dosa. Youta: Please... Let me go... Ai: Cool your head off, Youta! Moemi-chan is still Takashi-kun's girlfriend!I can't just see you being miserable. I can't let you go. Youta: Ku... Sound: Kyu. Moemi: What's going on... <35> Takashi: Why don't we stop going out? <36> Takashi: Sorry, you're not my type. Sound: Do do do. Takashi: Not my type. Sound: Do do do. Takashi: Why don't we stop going out? Sound: Do do. Sound: Gaku gaku gaku. Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki doki doki doki doki. Moemi: Ha ha ha. <37> Youta: What are they talking about... Moemi: Why? Takashi: I can't go out with you... Moemi: Is it about that stormy day? Is that the reason? Sound: Doki doki doki. Takashi: It's not! It's not like that. Moemi: No... Don't leave me alone. Takashi: Impossible... <38> Moemi: You saved me! Moemi: You came to save me on that stormy day, and why do you say this!? Takashi: It wasn't me...who saved you. I just showed up after everything... Moemi: You're lying... Why do you lie about such a thing? <39> Takashi: I'm not lying... There is one more person who you you were going to the school! Moemi: Moteuchi-kun? But, he said he didn't know about that day... Sound: Gugu. Takashi: Gee, what a simple mind... Takashi: If he said he didn't know, does it mean he really didn't know!? He might pretend not to know because he worries!! Even that day, you should know whether or not we would have practice even if I didn't call you, because it was a storm!! Takashi: I'm getting sick of you...! <40> Sound: Zusa. Sound: Za za. Sound: Za za. Takashi: i thought you already told her. If you tell her everything, it'd be an advantage for you. Youta: Don't misjudge me! I'm not trying to get attention through obligation. Sound: Ba. <41> Sound: Za za za za za za. Ai: Yo... Ai: Wasn't it rude? You didn't have to say that much. I feel sorry for Moemi-chan. Takashi: ...Yeah... but. Takashi: Youta seems to confess his love, so it's better for him to see that much. He'll take more time, then... Definitely, about me and Moemi as well... Takashi: Anyway, I lost my friend and girlfriend at the same time. Sound: Pan. <42> Sound: Gata gata gata. Sound: Gata gata. Sound: Gata gata gata. Youta: If you hold it in, it's more painful for your heart, so... You'd be better off crying. <43> Moemi: Uu... Sound: Buwa. Youta: I like you...Moemi-chan... Youta: I could say those difficult words so naturally, all in one breath... And my mind was surprisingly calm, and I know those words will fly between her tears... End of Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 66: What Did He Feel At That Time... Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <47> Youta: Since I came here with you, I've liked you... Youta: My heart beat rapidly when I saw you, even when I was going out with Nobuko-chan... Youta: I don't know if I liked you at that time, but I think my feelings toward you stayed... <48> Youta: Anyway... I want you to go out with me. I want to protect you with my hands. Moemi: Why... Everybody... Moemi: Don't be rude to me... <49> Sound: Su. Sound: Ga. Moemi: I don't know. Moemi: I can't think! Sound: Ga ga. Moemi: Even so, why do you tell me that! Youta: I knew it... I knew the timing was too bad, but... Youta: You're here, but I can't get any closer. When I can't get closer, even when I'm with you, it's the same thing as me orbiting a star. Even though i struggle like a child, or keep quiet like a stone sculpture, I can't get close to you. Even though, you are here. <50> Youta: If I think about it, it's the first time since I was born... That I confessed my love... Youta: What I learned was that the word, "love," is like a bomb... Once I said it, the next moment something is destroyed... It always brings about bad results, and... I can't stop thinking like that... Youta: I can't believe there are any good cases... But... Why is my mind so calm... I wonder if it was such a shock to me... Anyway, I feel so tired... I feel like I don't care about anything... Youta: Do I...really...like Moemi-chan... <51> Sound: Su. Sound: Batan. Sound: Kyu. <52> Sound: Zaaaaaaa. Ai: How can I make Youta realize it's a misunderstanding. Takashi isn't the person he thinks... Ai: I bet that Takashi thinks that if Youta keeps misunderstanding, then he can be serious about Moemi-chan. He's really miserable...like this... Takashi: I feel like I lost something very important. Why couldn't I move carefully... <53> Ai: I know how he feels... At that time... Me too... Ai: I'm stupid, too. Ai: I'll try hard to put Youta and Moemi-chan together... Sound: Sha. Ai: Like this, becoming human is a dream in a dream... I'll disappear like this, as a Video Girl... Hah... It's horrible... <54> Ai: You can take a bath. Natsumi: Oh, thanks. Sorry, as always. Ai: Don't worry, well, it's not my house either. Natsumi: Is Youta-kun here? Ai: Not yet. Natsumi: I don't understand... Natsumi: I thought he likes you and you like him... Why does he go after another girl. Ai: Eh!? Natsumi: Does it matter that you're a Video Girl? <55> Sound: Doki. Ai: Eh!? Eh!? Oh... Yeah, she knew it... Natsumi: He's miserable if that's the reason he gave you up. Ai: But... I will... Ai: Disappear not far in the future, so... Natsumi: Then I don't agree anymore! Natsumi: You're still here! You're alive!! You don't have to hold yourself back, either! Natsumi: I hate such calculating thoughts! <56> Natsumi: I'll be on your side, so do your best, right. Ai: ...Thanks. Ai: But... I think he doesn't like me anymore... Sound: Gachan. Natsumi: Hey, the phone is ringing. Ai: Eh. Sound: Ba. Gacha. Ai: Hello. Youta? <57> Ai: Takashi-kun. Takashi: Hi... I was afraid Youta would answer, but... Hahaha... Good. Takashi: Are you okay? Ai: Yeah...somehow. Takashi: Good... It came to me, too, but I thought it was hard on you as well, so... Ai: You worry about me? Thanks. Takashi: Well... Actually... I wanted to talk... Well... That... What... That's all... hahaha. Ai: ...Poor guy... It must be a big shock to him. He wanted to talk to somebody. Takashi: Okay, if you're fine. Well, sorry I called you all of a sudden... So... Bye. Ai: Oh, see ya. Sound: Putsu. Pu- pu- pu-. <58> Ai: Um! Ai: I'm better... Ai: because there's someone who was nice to me, Moemi-chan must be having an incomparably hard time... Ai: I can't lose my courage! I think I can do my best. I'll face it positively, even when my time to disappear comes... <59> Moemi: I've never thought...Moteuchi-kun has...about me... Takashi: What a simple mind! I'm sick of you. Youta: I've liked you all this time... <60> Moemi: I wonder how Moteuchi-kun felt until now... When I talked about my timid feelings toward Niimai-kun, Moteuchi-kun encouraged me. Youta: Don't give up! You don't know anything yet, right! Do your best!! Moemi: I wonder how he felt at that time... When I confessed my love to Niimai-kun, he kindly smiled at me... Youta: I'm sure you'll have a good response. Don't worry. Moemi: I wonder how he felt at that time... Moemi: How about when he was listening to my, quietly, about my problems with Niimai-kun? Moemi: More than that, at that time, and at that time, and at that time... Youta: I like you Moemi-chan... <61> Moemi: I didn't think about Moteuchi-kun feelings. I didn't think, I didn't think at all. I hurt such a nice person a lot! Why me, why!! Why do I like Niimai-kun!!! <62> Takashi: How was Youta yesterday? Ai: He didn't come home... Takashi: Oh... I wonder if something happened with Moemi... Ai: Hey... Why don't you talk to Youta. Ai: You weren't related to Moemi-chan being attacked, right? Truthfully... <63> Moemi: I'll go see how Moteuchi-kun is doing, from a distance. I hope he came to school... Moemi: Um... That's...Ai-chan... Moemi: Good... I'll ask her... Looks like she's talking to someone... I wonder who... Could it be Moteuchi-kun? Sound: Soo. Ai: ...make them attack Moemi-chan. Moemi: No kidding... Talking about me. Ai: I can't believe that's what Takashi did. Moemi: Eh? End of Chapter Chapter 67: Stay With Me... Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <66> Ai: I can't believe Takashi-kun had Moemi-chan attacked. Moemi: Takashi-kun did... Sound: Gaku gaku. Giri. Moemi: Takashi-kun did... <67> Moemi: That's... That's!! Takashi: Something wrong? <68> Ai: No... I just thought someone was behind me, but... Nobody was there. Takashi: Well......Until I get things to settle down, I don't want to talk about it. Ai: Oh, again! You're running away from it!! Takashi: The only thing I can say is... If you trust me, please trust me. That's all... <69> Sound: Da da da da da da. Sound: Ba. Sound: Gachan. Moemi: Haa haa haa. Moemi: I have to calm down. It must be a mistake. I misheard it... It must be... Because Niimai-kun would... Such a... Sound: Doki doki doki. Girl: Oh, you're kidding!? <70> Girl: Because, it's weird that she's now wearing stockings. She must have her guard up. Girl: Then she may wear short pants. Moemi: Everyone...knows!? Why!? Why!! Girl: But, she's so miserable. Her boyfriend was in charge, from the background. Girl: I guess he hated her? There's a rumor that she forced him to go out with her. Girl: Now, there's luck for me too. Girl: Don't, a guy who would make other guys attack his own girlfriend. Girl: But, he's handsome. Moemi: U. Sound: Ta. <71> Moemi: Haa haa haa. I feel nauseated... Sign: [Tomoyo : Takashi.] [Love] [Arisa : Takashi] <72> Sound: Ba. Sign: [Takashi : Tomomi] [I'm a girlfriend of Takashi Niimai ...] [Takashi is my spirit.] [Niimai-kun is cool.] Sound: Ba. Sign: [To Takashi, I give myself to you.] [Takashi is mine alone.] Sound: Gugu. <73> Takashi: I planned it. <74> Sound: Baka. Sound: Shuuuuuu. Sound: Gyun Sound: Uwa. <75> Moemi: He said, "Forgive me for making you sad," he said, "Forgive me for showing you only my back." I'm happy and happy, so happy I want to cry, but I don't even weep. I hold my breath and pretend that he is dead. Because I want to stop this wonderful moment, this air of happiness, and his smile, which I finally caught. Takashi: But, actually... I hate you very much. <76> Moemi: No!! Moemi: Haa haa haa. <79> Moemi: No, it's just a rumor, not a fact. Teacher: Okay... If it's just a rumor, then it's okay, but... Moemi: May I excuse myself? Teacher: Um... Well... Sure. Moemi: Excuse me. Sound: Gara. <80> Boy: Why did you call me here? We can talk about our band at school, right? Takashi: Don't pretend not to know. Takashi: You know it's about that. Youta: What...does she want from me... Could it be she's going to tell me the final answer... Sound: Doki doki. Moemi: Wa. <81> Moemi: Hi... Youta: How happy she is. I feel a little taken aback... I was very concerned about what kind of face I should make... She beat me... Moemi: Moteuchi-kun... Youta: Um? Moemi: Truthfully... you know about the day of the typhoon...? <82> Moemi: It's a rumor all over school... Moemi: Ah... Moemi: Why did I start to like him... Youta: But... You like him... That';s what you're going to say... As usual... Boy: I didn't mean to hide it from you... You didn't come to complain until now, and; I thought you didn't care... Takashi: I wasn't quiet because I didn't care! I'll tell you why I didn't do anything until now. <83> Takashi: If i didn't calm down before I saw you, I'd have killed you!! Moemi: Sorry... I hadn't noticed you feelings, and talked selfishly until now......I hurt you so much... But, why me... Moemi: Would you be with me...forever? Moteuchi-kun... Moemi: Sorry... I don't have any right to ask you this... But... Please... End of Chapter ------------ Chapter 68: Scolding Myself Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <86> Moemi: Would you be with me forever? <87> Youta: What does she mean? Is she just depending on me as usual... But I already told her I like her, so she wouldn't say that to me... So... About me... Youta: No! It's not. She happened to know about Takashi, what he did... Sound: Su. Youta: She was shocked, so... It was too shocking, so she became confused, and it just slipped out... Moemi: I'm sorry. Youta: That's what I thought... <88> Moemi: I'm so tense, and... I can't talk well, but... Moemi: Believe me. I'm not saying this because of the rumor Takashi has spread. Youta: Eh. Moemi: It's true that he pushed me into this, but... Moemi: Whatever I say, I might sound like I'm very selfish, but... Just... Really... <89> Moemi: The night you confessed your love to me, I was thinking about what I had done, and your feelings, then... I started to have pains... But later, I began to feel very happy... Moemi: Right now... Well... Because of that... I said I want you to be with me, but... I might sound like I'm talking big, but... I began to want...to be with you, for you... Well... Moemi: I thought about what I was going to tell you, but... Gee... Sorry, I can't tell you well, but. Youta: I understand... You mean you accept my feelings, right? Moemi: Yup... Youta: Thanks... Moemi: Thank you, too... Moemi: Well... It's Sunday tomorrow, so... Can I come over to your house...now? Youta: Eh!? <91> Youta: You mean... Moemi: Eh, well. Moemi: I said it without thinking well... I seem to be excited... What am I doing... Sorry! Forget it. Youta: Like I thought... It's surely that the shock about Takashi is controlling Moemi... She must feel lonely... I think... Youta: If I let Moemi-chan stay at my house, and Ai-chan knows about what happened between us, then she might feel pain... Youta: If I think back, I was rude to her, so... Not anymore... <92> Youta: Shall we go to a hotel? Moemi: ...So... Youta: Well, no... Not a weird hotel, but the hotel you used the other time. At my house, there are many people... So... <93> Moemi: How do you know that... Moemi: ...I'm stupid... So it's just like what Niimai-kun said... You're the one who saved me... I didn't know anything, and I... I'm... Moemi: Really...stupid... <94> Boy: Shimizu-san told me not to let you in... Natsumi: But, please! I want to talk to Shimizu... Sound: Chin. Ga-. Sound: Su. Takashi: There's Yamada, right. Tell him, "Niimai came to see him." <95> Yamada: What... Oh, you. What's up? Sound: Gacha. Takashi: You know. Yamada: Um? Um-... Yamada: You mean, about that girl?... It failed, I couldn't do it because some disturbance came in. Sound: Gatsu. <96> Moemi: The man in front looked at us like... Today young people are... <97> Youta: Of course... I think. Moemi: Did he think we came here to do something kinky? Youta: I think so. Moemi: We're not like that. But, I don't know why you said we would come here. Moemi: Anyway... Why is the hotel so crowded... We could only get a double... is it because it's Saturday? Moemi: Are all the people around here doing something kinky... Youta: Impossible... If that's what they wanted, then the doubles would be filled up first. Moemi: Oh. <98> Moemi: You know a lot about hotels... You look so comfortable, too. You use a hotel often, don't you. Youta: I don't! If you tell me that, you're relaxed, too. Moemi: Because... The one I'm staying with is you. Youta: Gee, you don't think I'm a man! Moemi: What!? How about you? Do you think I'm a woman? Sound: Tsuka tsuka tsuka. Moemi: Eh!? What? What? Youta: I think so... That's why I brought you here. <99> Youta: So... Youta: You're a rat in a bag*!! Dahaha ha. *Japanese idiom, meaning you're caught, similar to American, "You're caught like a rat in a trap." Moemi: Gee!! Youta: Don't worry about the bed!! We don't have to sleep. We'll talk over night!! It's our goal. <100> Natsumi: Said Niimai, he's the center of that trouble. I was watching the situation, and he called one guy and suddenly started to hit him. After that, five to six people came out and it became messy! Anyway, I'd better tell you this. Natsumi: There! There! Ai: Ah. Ai: Takashi-kun. Takashi: Hey... I found...the guy who attacked Moemi... I hit him. He... Hehe... <101> Ai: Takashi-kun. Moemi: I'm losing my courage... Moemi: I'm sleepy... Youta: Okay... Then, let's sleep. I'll sleep in the chair, so you take the bed. Moemi: ...No... Moemi: It's special, a double bed, so let's sleep together. Youta: Eh...? But... Moemi: I'm fine, because I trust you. <102> Youta: I'm sleeping with Moemi-chan in one bed... It's a lot different than a year ago. Youta: ...From the time when I was just happy to look at her from a distance. I dreamt about sleeping with her many times... Now, it's true... Youta: If I saw this situation back then, what would I think... Would I be happy and cry? No... I'd be very upset and hit myself. "Why can you be so calm under such a happy situation!!" ..."Aren't you happy..." <103> Moemi: Thanks...for today... Thank you very much. Moemi: You've always supported me, but... I'm sorry that I didn't notice... Youta: You cried a lot today... Moemi: You're making me cry. Sound: Goso. Youta: Oh... Yeah... I'm sorry... Moemi: Stupid. Youta: Is this good? Or bad? How can I move ahead? Where can I go? I want someone to tell me... End of Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 69: Making A Difference Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <106> Ai: If you're not related to it at all, then why are you taking responsibility? <107> Takashi: No... Maybe not directly, but i caused it, too... Boy: The money I borrowed from Yamada got bigger than I thought it would, so i could hardly pay him back, therefore, he was blackmailing me... Boy: And he said... If I managed that girl, then he said he would forget about the money, so... And you said, "I don't care about that girl," so... Takashi: If there weren't a typhoon that day, what were you going to do? Moemi-chan wouldn't be alone. Boy: Then... <108> Sound: Gu. Takashi: Tell me everything!! Now! Sound: Gu. Boy: U. Boy: Then... I'd do something else... At first I would call her and tell her, as your message, "Come right now," and... Boy: I call her just in case that day, too... Sound: Guwa. Boy: Wuwa!! Sorry!! Forgive me!! Takashi: Break up... Takashi: The band is breaking up... <109> Takashi: The band broke up, I broke up with my girlfriend, and I lost my best friend... Horrible... Takashi: But it's all my fault, so I can't complain... Like that guy in our band said, it's true I said I didn't care about Moemi... Takashi: But, I made a difference, so I feel refreshed... Takashi: I feel fine now. Ai: I wonder... If I made a difference, then I would be refreshed, as well. <110> Youta: It's been two weeks since I was told, "Say by me," by Moemi-chan... I don't feel good... Youta: I'm sure my mind came first in protecting Moemi-chan, but I can't get further than one step. I'm beginning to know the reason... Youta: I think that's the reason why I don't go to school... Moemi: Gee, you could've waited for me inside. <111> Youta: Ah... I feel embarrassed, so... Moemi: For others to see you as my boyfriend? Youta: No! No! Moemi: Oh yeah. Moemi: Oh no, this is a bad one. Moemi: I should have looked more when I bought it. Youta: You have the receipt, don't you. Let's go exchange it later. <112> Moemi: Well... Sound: Gasa gasa. Moemi: Next week is fine. Moemi: I'll go exchange it next week, so would you go with me? Youta: Eh... Yeah, sure. Sound: Fu. Sound: Niko niko. Youta: What's up? You're smiling... Moemi: I'm happy about that promise, it's like a small guarantee, but furthermore... I feel...relaxed... <113> Youta: Oh... Youta: But... The promise has... Youta: Ha. Youta: Well... I'll go to the bathroom. Moemi: O-Okay. Sound: Gata. <114> Youta: "The promise has no guarantee on the process of love." Youta: Why do I have to say such a thing... Such a thing that makes her sad... Youta: I'm putting a break on getting deeper. If I were told something nice... I can't face her no matter what, is it because... <115> Moemi: It's boring being with me... Youta: Eh. Moemi: But, I'm used to it, so... Moemi: Niimai-kun was the same way. Youta: I think...I'm going to school...tomorrow. <116> Moemi: Oh! You finally decided to go to school. Youta: yeah... I'm thinking about meeting Nobuko-chan. Moemi: Eh? Youta: It's for us... Youta: We ended it unclearly, so I want to make it pronounced... I think I can get...some kind of answer if I see her... <117> Moemi: ...Some kind of answer... Aren't you sure? Then you feelings may return to her? Sound: Doki doki. Youta: Honestly, I won't know myself unless I see her, so... I don't want to give you a deep answer for it... Youta: But, I asked you to go out, and... I don't want to make you sad, so... I can't tell you not to worry, but... <118> Moemi: ...I trust you, so... Moemi: I... I trust you. Youta: I'll make it clear... I'll wait at the back gate after school, so we can go home together. <119> Youta: Are you going without eating breakfast. Ai: Yeah... I don't have an appetite recently... Ai: Hey! Are you going to school!! You decided!! Ai: I see, I see! Good, good! Sound: Gui gui. Youta: I'll go make a difference... Ai: Eh? <120> Youta: I wonder...how Nobuko-chan will react...when she sees me... Nobuko: Talk? I have nothing to say to you now. Youta: She'll act cold like that... Or... Nobuko: How can you come to see me!! After you hurt me so much! I can't believe this!! Youta: She might complain, or... Youta: Either way, it won't be easy... Can I get an answer like that? ...But what if, 0.001%... Nobuko: How have you been? Senpai... Youta: If she smiles and forgives me for everything... Youta: My feelings might move... Is this the right thing to do... To see her now... Ai: What a depressed looking face! Throw out your chest! Your chest!! Sound: Ban. Youta: Oh, yeah... Ai: Everyone makes a difference... Difference, huh... <121> Youta: I finally got to school... In the last minute, I'm very tense... Youta: I came to school after a long absence, so people are looking at me like they're looking at a national monument, and giving me more pressure... Youta: Anyway, I'm afraid of whether or not my feelings will move, and honestly, this is a pain... Ai: Ah... Here she comes. Sound: Doki. Youta: Y-Yeah... Sound: Doki doki. Sound: Doki doki doki. Sound: Doki... Youta: Nobuko-chan... <122> Nobuko: Oh, no! It's you!! Long time no see!!! Youta: Wh-What...!? Nobuko: Hey, look, look. Nobuko: Don't you think my breasts got bigger. Nobuko: It's because you massaged them,. Youta: Eh? Sound: Kaa. Nobuko: Kyahaha, So cute, you turned red. <123> Nobuko: As I talk about it, this is where I confessed my love... At that time, you said, "This Saint Monster can protect our school, but not us..." It was true, it didn't save us... Youta: ...yeah... It's an unexpected reaction... I don't know how to act now... I might no be able to distinguish... Nobuko: Senpai... Did you start liking someone? Youta: ...Yeah... Nobuko: Oh... It's a little shocking. Youta: S-Sorry... Nobuko: No, don't apologize. We broke up, so. Youta: I see... She's clear-cut about this. Nobuko: Oh, I know. That's why you cam e to... Oh, now I know... <124> Nobuko: You worry too much. There's that part in you! Nobuko: I thought you were a loose person, but... It's not like that, you're just doing your best for anybody. But... Either way, I think it's not nice! Nobuko: If you have someone you like no, then love only her with all your might! Youta: Nobuko-chan... Nobuko: I want to say that... But i was treated cruelly by you, and I can't calm down! Let me hit you once! Then you can love her with all your might. Youta: S-Sure... Nobuko: Good! Nobuko: Then, ready! Youta: Sure, go ahead! <125> Youta: Um? Nobuko: Don't mind about me anymore! I've revenged my feelings with it! Okay! Senpai! Youta: It was magic, to make fine a cloudy sky. My mind was surprisingly calm, and my whole body was like the blue sky. It's like the stuck hurdle disappeared and now I can run straight. Without looking around, straight... Of course the goal is Moemi-chan's smile... End of Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 70: Ai's Scenario <128> Ai: Jan. Youta: Wh-What? Are you going somewhere? Ai: I'm planning on going with you on your date. Ai: Yours and Moemi-chan's. Youta: Wh-What!? Youta: Ah... Well... I don't know what you're talking about... I'm going out alone. Ai: Is that what you're pretending> <129> Ai: I know, even if you're hiding it. You're going out with Moemi-chan, right? Youta: Why does she know? Ai: If he grins on the phone every night, anyone could guess... Youta: Ai-chan... Ai: Oh, I see. You think I'd be hurt if I knew it. You're being careful with me. Ai: Ke ke ke. Ai: It's a shallow thought? Hah, Mister. Sound: Tsun tsun. Ai: And... Finally. Ai: I came with him almost be force. Well, it's under the condition that if Moemi-chan looks like she doesn't want it, then I'll go home, but... My scenario is starting! <130> Moemi: It's nice sometimes. That we can date anytime, alone. Youta: ...That's right... Youta: Ooops... Without any hesitation... Ai: Wow, suddenly I found your good part!! Youta: Hey!! Are you!? Trying to test Moemi-chan... Ai: Eh? Why? <131> Youta: Because your way to say that was like you'd just accomplished one of your goals... Wasn't it? Ai: Regret! You think I'm the kind of person who would test others. Youta: Well, anyway, let's enjoy, pa- The three of us!! Ai: Pa-, huh... Ai: I'm relieved about one thing, Moemi-chan reacted as the Moemi-chan in my scenario... Ai: Hey, do you always walk separately? Don't you fold your arms. <132> Youta: It doesn't matter, right! Ai: That means you do. Fold them, without reserve to me. Youta: Scenario? Shall we? Sound: be-. Youta: Idiot!! Now I made her upset!! Ai: ...You must be stupid... What a way of asking? Ai: Ah- Miserable, nowadays, boys are really wimpy. <133> Sound: Tsuka tsuka tsuka tsuka tsuka. Sound: Guwa. Youta: Let's!! Moemi: Mo-Moteuchi-kun!? Sound: Chira. Ai: U. Oops... Did I do something bad... Moemi-chan really seems not to like it... She doesn't like to paw each other in public... Ai: Anyhow... <134> Ai: How...lively...the two of them...are. Ai: Oh, no!! I can't! Ai: What is my heart going o do to give in to just watching them! If I feel a pain like this... My scenario just started, I need to keep my nerve!! <135> Moemi: I want to...sit by Ai-chan... Let's sit together as a girl and girl. Ai: Oh, that's okay. Youta: She's making us into guinea pigs. She's trying to observe us. Ai: Well... i don't know... Ai: Tehehe. Ai: But... This restaurant is very nice, I like it. <136> Youta: Hehehe, isn't it!? I found this place with Moemi-chan. Moemi: Ai-chan! Why don't you come here alone with Moteuchi-kun next time!? Waitress: Thanks for waiting. Ai: Eh. Sound: Chira. Youta: Then... Sound: Doki doki doki. Youta: Let's eat! Ai: Hah, I kinda expected he would ask me to come here... It wouldn't happen... From the beginning, if I'm asked, it gets away from my scenario. <137> Ai: Oh, I ate and ate. Moemi: Don't you think this pilaf is good. Ai: yeah. Sound: Chira. Ai: I'll go to the restroom... Youta: I don't understand at all what Ai-chan's been thinking today... I hope she's not planning something bad... Moemi: Moteuchi-kun! Youta: Yes? <138> Ai: I bet Youta...would like such a womanly girl... Ai: Smile, smile... Sound: Gu. Ai: She's cute... Nice... And much more womanly than I am. As part of my scenario, I found out many of Moemi-chan's good parts, and that this restaurant is the place they found together, and. Ai: Moemi-chan is left and Youta is right... The natural rule between them... I found out many things... Many... Youta: I see!! I see what Ai's scenario is! Sound: Bi-. Gashan. <139> Youta: She's trying to be like Moemi-chan!! Youta: That's why she tried to find out Moemi-chan's good parts, and...made us try many things, she said she would study, too... From the beginning, today's style of dress is like Moemi-chan's, as well. But why...be like Moemi-chan... After all...to draw my attention? Ai: Your clothes today are naturally paired with Youta, aren't they? Moemi: Eh? Oh, no, it just happened. It's not intentional. Ai: It's unintentional because you get along with him well, don't you? Moemi: ...Do you think so?... Then it means that you and Moteuchi-kun get along well. Moemi: I try to be like, these clothes. <140> Ai: Eh!? Moemi: Not only today, but I always choose these kind for a date. Ai: Why? Moemi: I want to be in favor for him even just a little bit more... But... I think hard, always, but it doesn't look like you... Ai: It's a big misunderstanding. He likes a womanly girl, like you. Moemi: Sorry. Moemi: I'm sorry I'm taking him away from you... <141> Sound: Fu. Ai: Thank you... You cheered up because of you. Thank you... Sound: Su. Ai: Now! The nuisance will disappear! Acting like a kid around Youta! Moemi: Ai-chan... <142> Youta: What, where are you going! I brought a drink for you, too. Ai: I'm going home. My scenario ends here. Ai: This is the neat last scene, right now, "Ai left with a smile..." Youta: What? You're talking about something I don't understand! Ai: It's all Moemi-chan... yes, Moemi-chan was the same as in my scenario, so everything went well... She's womanly, very nice, and smells of shampoo. It's exactly the same as in my scenario. Frail, and makes you want to be protective. Ai: She's your type, isn't she? Youta: K-Kinda... Ai: I'm totally opposite. Youta: That's right! Sorry. Sound: Peko. <143> Youta: I was told to apologize to you later... See, at the restaurant, I called you something, a guinea pig or something, then... Moemi: You shouldn't have called her that! Don't you understand how she felt coming with us> Youta: What do you mean, she felt? Moemi: Anyway... Please apologize to her later. Youta: That's what she said. Youta: I know about what you meant by, scenario. You're trying to be like Moemi-chan, right? Don't you think she thinks too much? Ai: Oh boy, she did more than in my scenario... I can't match her at all... Ai: But... Now... For sure... About you... <144> Ai: I can give up. <145> Youta: Ai-chan! Ai: Sorry... Hehe. Don't tell Moemi-chan that I just cried... Youta: Ah. Ai: My scenario was... "Ai" was shown that cute and womanly "Moemi" has something that Ai doesn't have, and realized that it's impossible to do much with her own body and give "Youta" up... The ending has changed because of Moemi-chan's unexpected personality, but... Again, "Ai" was beaten more. So, now she must give "Youta" up... Ai: She must... Sign: [At the same time...] Sound: Gogo go. Gaga. Sound: Van. Vo. Fu. End of Chapter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 71: Memory Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <147> Ai: Hey! Youta, get up!! Get up, hey! Get up!! Ai: Well... Ai: Get up, get up. Sound: Don don don. Youta: ...My chest. Youta: Don't hit my chest!! Ai: Na. Sound: Gaba. Ai: Ouch. You don't have to push me!? <148> Youta: Again, in those clothes!! Get something on below! On below!! Ai: I don't care about being seen!! Sound: Gu gu gu. Youta: Gu gi gi. Ai: Bye, brother. Youta: Brother? I see, she said she gave me up... So she'll just be my sister... Then somehow, I feel sad... Moemi: Ohhon. Youta: Um!? Moemi: Oh, g'morning, Moteuchi-kun. How are you. Youta: Ge. Her eyes aren't smiling. <149> Ai: Oh, yeah, Moemi-chan is here. Youta: Tell me that first!! Oh, Moemi-chan, welcome!! Ai: Who was the one who wouldn't get up even though I woke him up. Stupid. Moemi: Oh, don't you need to take care of your sister? Ai: How about that. I don't feel any pain even when Youta is talking happily to Moemi-chan. I could give him up perfectly... Yes! Sound: Chiku chiku. Ai: What? My hand tingles? <150> Sound: Za za za. Ai: Kyaa. Youta: What's wrong!? Ai: Nothing, sorry. Youta: What a scare-monger. Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki doki. Ai: ...Nothing happened... What was it, a little while ago... Sound: Su. <151> Youta: You came all of a sudden, so. Ha ha ha. Moemi: Can't I come suddenly? Youta: Oh, I don't mean that! I didn't think you would come over at such an early hours, so. Moemi: Eh... ...You said early, but it's already three o'clock. Youta: Eh, really? Youta: I see. I was drawing an illustration until dawn, so. Moemi: Eh? Illustration? <152> Youta: Wait? Didn't you know I did that kind of stuff? Moemi: No, I didn't. Moemi: I want to see it! Would you show it to me? Youta: Sure, but... Don't laugh. Ai: Youta! Come here. Ai: I'll go by the old man's house. I think I should see him sometimes. Youta: Oh, okay. Ai: I won't come back tonight, so... Ni hi hi... Go for a kiss. Youta: Eh. <153> Ai: Well, do your best! Youta: K-Kiss... Youta: Ah, just a second!! You're not going out like that, right! Ai: Of course I wore something underneath... Youta: It's not so different, is it? Ai: Youta became stiffer just because I suggested to him. I can't help him. Ai: I bet he'll kiss her with some stupid expression. Sound: Chiku chiku. Sound: Dosa. Ai: This time it's the right hand... Shit... What is this... <154> Sound: Za za za za za za za. Gokuraku: Th-This is... Sound: Gogo go. Gaga. Sound: Fu. Sound: Pa. Sound: Fu. Sound: Pa. <155> Youta: Don't laugh, Moemi-chan. Moemi: I won't. Ai: He's showing her his illustrations. Sound: Bi bi biku. Sound: Za za za za za za za za za. Gokuraku: Nu. Sound: Za za za za za. Sound: Za za za za za za za za. Ai: ...No... No... <156> Gokuraku: Ai is screaming... Ai: Ah... Ah... Ah. Sound: Za za za za. Sound: Za. Sound: Ki-n. Ai: This idiot! Don't play it with a broken VCR!! I thought I would die!! Sound: Batsu. <157> Ai: Wh-What... Could it be about our past? Oh, no... I hate that... I don't want to remember now!! Ai: With all that pain, I was able to give Youta up! Sound: Fura. Ai: No! I don't want to remember about that past!! Moemi: Oh, it's a picture book... Youta: Yeah... <158> Youta: I think there is a dream in a picture book, good one's always stay in people's hearts... Youta: I want to make a picture book like that, that stays in people's heart and makes them happy. I think it's very nice that someone I don't know could feel happy with me book... Youta: I'm talking big, but I can't concentrate, and never finish a book. Someday, I want to make one like that. Sound: So. <159> Moemi: I like him... Moemi: The story is written...in here... Sound: Ba. Moemi: Can I...see it!! Youta: Ah. Sound: Guwa. Youta: W-Wait!! Sound: Kuru. Moemi: The picture book is for showing people. Don't be embarrassed... <160> Sound: Puni. Youta: Ah, sorry!! Sound: Ba. Youta: I touched it... Calm down, it was just an accident, just smile... Sound: Dokun dokun dokun. Youta: Hey, Not! By itself... Sound: Muku muku. Sound: Dosu. Moemi: Why suddenly... On the sofa!? Does it mean... Oh no, Moteuchi-kun. Sound: Doki. Ka-. <161> Moemi: Ah. Sound: Jun... Youta: Dammit. I just touched her a little bit, and why do i feel so excited. Calm down!! Sound: Dokun dokun dokun. Ai: Go for a kiss. Sound: Fu. Youta: Why do I remember that now. Sound: Chira. Doki doki doki. Sound: Doki doki doki. Sound: Do do do. Youta: Shit. My eyes move to her lips without knowing it. I'm perfectly conscious... Youta: Should I... If it's now, with this excited feeling, I may be able to do it like it's confused... This might be that chance! It's been my dream to kiss Moemi-chan. <162> Sound: Su. Youta: Where are you going!? Moemi: Eh. Ah... Well, downstairs. Youta: Wait! Sound: Da. Sound: Ga. Sound: Bikun. Youta: Now I have to go for it! Sound: Dokun dokun dokun. Youta: Go! Sound: Dokun dokun. Youta: Go for it!! Ai: Ah... My head feels like it's going to break... Why does my memory come back to me every time Youta gets a girlfriend! Ai: Finally... I could make up my mind about losing my memory, about being a Video Girl, and about Youta, but... Ai: If I remember it now... If I remember about that time I had fun with Youta, then I won't be able to give him up!! End of Chapter ------------ Chapter 72: The Kiss. <166> Sound: Doki doki doki doki. Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki. Sound: Doki doki doki. <167> Sound: Giri. Sound: Gu. Youta: Close your eyes, Moemi-chan... Sound: Su. <168> Gokuraku: I'm sure something is happening to Ai... I should see her... Sound: Ton ton. Gokuraku: Um. Gokuraku: Ai! Ai: Hehe... <169> Gokuraku: Good timing... I was just thinking about going to see you... Sound: Zas za za za za za za. Ai: Something's wrong with this one, too, huh. Gokuraku: Um... Ai: My memory is almost returning... Gokuraku: That's what I thought... <170> Gokuraku: Did this irregularity start naturally? Or, did something in your environment change... Ai: Youta got a new girlfriend. Gokuraku: Um... He can't stop loving somebody for a moment... At least, when you exist... Ai: Does that mean... If he wants to go out, then he should after I disappear? Gokuraku: Wohon. Goho goho. No... Well... What... Ai: Don't feel bad. I don't mind so much. <171> Ai: I made up my mind about my disappearing someday, about being a Video Girl, and about Youta... Ai: But, I guess the me from the past won't forgive that... I'm fine even when I see Youta and Moemi-chan having fun, but the me from the past struggles. Ai: Hey! Does this...mean that the me from the past like Youta incomparably more than I do now!? Sound: Ba. Ai: I don't want to remember...that past... <172> Sound: Gu. Ai: I don't want to remember the memory I lost! Do something, old man!! <173> Gokuraku: Ai... There is one way... Gokuraku: Rewind your tape to when you didn't love Youta. Gokuraku: But, then the count-down will start someday, and the original Ai, which is alive in your lost memories, will awaken. Gokuraku: But, then you can rewind it again... If you repeat it, you can be alive forever, without disappearing... But, both your experience and emotions won't get deeper... What do you want to do? Ai! <174> Sound: Doki doki doki doki. Moemi: This... I was going downstairs... Here... Sound: Kuru. Youta: She...dodged... <175> Moemi: It's...the first time... Moemi: Let me prepare my mind. Youta: That means? Later? <176> Moemi: ...So much... Moemi: I'm embarrassed... Moemi: It didn't happen when I was going out with Takashi-kun. I wasn't so excited, but more afraid... Does it mean that I like Moteuchi-kun this much... <177> Youta: It's like a dream that I'm able to eat your home-made food. I'd die for it. Moemi: You're exaggerating. Sound: Za-. <178> Youta: If I think about that time, I had to put so much effort into talking to her... Youta: Ah, Moemi-chan... Sound: Doki doki doki. Su. Sound: Doki doki doki. Su. Youta: Be courageous, it's just a greeting!! It's easy! Now, I'll say it. Sound: Dokun dokun. Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki doki. Youta: G... Sound: Guru. Youta: Stupid, don't give up!! Just a greeting!! Say it!! <179> Sound: Gura. Youta: G... Youta: G'morning...Hayakawa-san. Youta: I said it. Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki doki doki doki. Moemi: Oh... g'morning. Sound: Peko. Sound: Kuru. Youta: That's it... Youta: I thought so, but I felt like I'd gone to heaven when I was able to communicate with her... Youta: But, now... Moemi: I told you, it's hard to cook. <180> Moemi: Gee. Youta: Moemi-chan... Sound: Kyan. <181> Moemi: My hands are wet. You'll be wet, too. Youta: It's okay... Youta: You prepared enough, right? Moemi: Eh. <183> Ai: I don't want my memory back. Ai: But... I don't want to rewind the tape. If I disappear when the playing time is up, it's fine. Ai: I'll die at my lifespan. It means that, right. I want to live like a person. ...The same human being as Youta... It's one of my dreams. Gokuraku: Ai... That decision will fail if your memory comes back... End of Chapter