Chapter 6: Confession of Love Part 1 Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <135> TV: This tells you how I feel about you. Would you take it? TV: Eh? This is for me? TV: ....with each stitch I feel your love. Sound: Ka-- Moemi: I see. A hand-made thing would directly express my feelings. The manufactured thing can be safer. <136> Ai: Youta, you can use the bath, now. Youta: I don't think so. You made it for him, I'm sure Takashi will be happy to have it. Yea yea yea, see you. I'm happy she always calls me but it makes me depressed to hear the girl I like complain about her love problems. Ai: Kobanzame* --!! *A type of flat shark Sound: Do Ai: You've had calls from Moemi-chan every night! Isn't it okay to tell her your feelings already? Youta: I can't do that. I'm not in the mood to play with you now, so take your 'wash board'. It hurt! Sound: Mu Ai: Wash board. Sound: Su Youta: I won. Ai: Kobanzame, part two!! Sound: Guwa Gui <138> Sound: Puchi Youta: W-what are these two soft things on my back!! Could it be. Ai: Wa Youta: This big idiot. Don't you feel embarrassed!! Ai: It's because you made fun of my small breasts!! Sound: Pachi. Youta: Um Ah -- Moemi-chan's picture!! Ominous. Sign: [The next day -- = Kandai Private High School =] Girls: Kyaa. Takashi-kun So cool --!! Youta: It never changes, great popularity. Moemi: Really. Youta: Everybody has a birthday present for Takashi. They're shrewd, too. <140> Youta: Aren't you going to give him a present? Moemi: No.... I'm overwhelmed by everybody's power. It's no good, I'm negative.... I always pull myself back because I'm scared that Niimai-kun is going to know my feelings. Youta: I'm the same way. The one thing different between us is that I already know that it's impossible even if I tell her my feelings. Moemi: I think. He would understand if I gave him something I hand-knitted. Something more casual is better..... Youta: But, we decided that because you knitted it for him -- Moemi: But... Sound: Za Youta: Okay! Then let's go to buy something different now!! Moemi: Eh? Moemi: Then, are we going to ditch school? Youta: Y-yea I wonder if she might not like that. I thought it was a good idea that I could go shopping with her... Ha. This is not good. I forgot about that picture that broke last night!! The prediction could be right. I she going to hate me now!! Moemi: Ditching school, Moteuchi-kun, you're so childish, I look down on you!! Moteuchi-kun ... Youta: Y-yes She'll say, " I look down on you!" Moemi: I'm on! Boys: So many people. Takashi: That's why I don't like to practice at school. Boys: Idiot! I'm in this band because of this!! Takashi: I'm going to make them leave! Umm... those two are doing well. <142> Youta: Well, I didn't have to worry about the broken picture frame at all!! Moemi: What are we going to do if we are found out by the police? Youta: That time is that time!! Moemi: This is kinda thrilling and fun, isn't it!! Youta: Yeah! Ah, I'm shopping alone with Moemi-chan!! This is my dream!! Youta: The shopping mall I always see starts to look like an amusement park, just because Moemi-chan is here!! Um, this one's cute. Moemi-chan would like this kinda stuff. Moemi: Wow, It's so cute!! Youta: Oh. I can feel her breasts little on my arm! Ai-chan's Kobanzame from last night grows because of my imagination! Sound: Moya moya moya Youta: Wow! Such a shameful imagination!! Ohh, my nose is bleeding. Moemi: Moteuchi-kun Youta: O? Moemi: Did you already tell the girl you like about your feelings? Youta: Eh? The girl.... is you! Of course not! Moemi: Why not? Are you being negative like me? Why don't you tell her? It'll be okay. Because you're a nice person. If she says no, she doesn't have any good sense. Youta: C-cute!! With that cute face, you wouldn't lie to me, right.... if I tell you, you'll say okay!? Moemi: Teach me how to do it! Sound: Bon. Youta: Uh . Youta: She means I should tell her my feelings?! Sound: Do do do do do Ai: You have calls from Moemi-chan every night! Isn't it okay to tell her your feelings now? Youta: It's okay to tell her....... Mo.. Sound: Ba. Moemi: Niimai-kun wouldn't like these, would he..... But it's so cute. Let's go to some other stores. Youta: What does telling her do? Moemi-chan can only think about Takashi....... Youta: After Moemi-chan tells Takashi her feelings, I cannot go shopping with her like this..... Then the person who will be next by her won't be me...... Sound: Zuki Youta: Uhh Pain! Just imaging somebody is going to be next to Moemi-chan! I feel so hurt! Moemi: It'll be okay, why don't you tell her!? Youta: If Moemi-chan stays with me, I don't need that picture any more.... that broken picture means that I should tell her my feeling soon!? Ai: That's right. Tell her your feeling now! Sound: Do do <147> Youta: Moemi-chan!! Sound: D do do do Moemi: Um? Ai: It'll be okay if you tell her your feelings? Youta: If I muster up my courage! From now on I can be with her like this!! Sound: Do do do do do do do Youta: My courage!! Sound: Gu. Youta: I like you!! Moemi: You're embarrassing me, Moteuchi-kun.... What's wrong? You're standing with your mouth wide open. Everybody's looking at us. Youta: Ah. ahh..... Moemi: Let's go to some other store. Youta: Okay. Shit. It didn't come out. I couldn't get my courage out. I just blurted, "I like you" but it didn't come out. But, she doesn't seem like she's going to tell her feeling to Takashi right now, so I still have a chance... Next time, I'm going to tell her!! <151> Youta: At last, it's a scarf again. Moemi: Yeah... Well, there's nothing better than this. Youta: I think so. Moemi-chan.... Oh, Takashi's coming, go. Moemi: O-okay. Youta: In the end, she goes to Takashi.... At last I am just a counselor for her love life. Sound: Do Youta: Oh Ai: Hey! Where have you been? You left without saying anything. I was looking for you! Youta: Ai-chan... Ai: Idiot. Takashi: A birthday present for me? Why me? Moemi: Why.... Takashi: I can't take it. It might sound old fashioned, but I don't take things from a girl who has a boyfriend. I know you're getting along with Youta. Today you even ditched school with him, didn't you. Youta: Dammeit He knows I like Moemi-chan Moemi: It's not true! He was just helping me. Even today to buy the present. Oops. Takashi: Helping you!? What kind of help? You said present? Are you talking about me....!? You're not asking Youta for help or something like that, right!? Hey!! Moemi: Don't yell at me! You're so rude. Youta: Moemi-chan!! Are you going to! Moemi: I like you, Niimai-kun! Youta: The broken picture...... was telling me about this....