Chapter 33: Stealing Love


  Translated by                   : Kaori Hasegawa
                                    <khasegawa@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu>

  Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto
                                    <Alberto@advanced.fido.de>

  Story and Art by                : Masakazu Katsura


 <123>
        Sound:   Puaaan. Goton. Goton.
         Girl:   I know you get a haircut every time something
                 happens.
       Nobuko:   You got you haircut, too, Tomoko.
         Girl:   I did it for the summer.
                 Of course, it's something to do with Moteuchi-san?
                 Right!?
       Nobuko:   No. I don't want to talk about it!
         Girl:   It's okay, tell me.

 <124>
        Youta:   I'm a horrible guy. I kissed Nobuko-chan, and I
                 acted like I was going to see Ai-chan.
                 Actually, I went anyway. There no reason for her not
                 to get upset. I just have to
                 apologize. Even if she won't forgive me, I can't
                 complain.
                 No-Nobuko-chan!?
                 Oh. She wasn't.

 <125>
        Sound:   Jari.
        Youta:   Kiss.
                 I did kiss Nobuko-chan, right.
        Sound:   Doki doki doki doki doki.
        Youta:   It'll be okay. We kissed. She wouldn't say we would
                 break up so easily.
                 Maybe she got better over the night. She'll smile at
                 me.

 <126>
        Sound:   Doki doki doki doki doki.
        Youta:   She'll be okay. She'll smile at me. Smile.
        Sound:   Do do do do do do do.
                 Giri.
                 Su.

 <127>
        Youta:   Not so easy! Not easy!! She may be angry!! If I
                 think good, it's the opposite.
                 After we kissed, then I went to another girl. Of
                 course she's upset.
        Sound:   Gi--.
                 Dada.
        Youta:   Now. What am I going to do.
                 Gee! It's no time to think!! I have to talk to
                 Nobuko-chan!!
        Sound:   Guru. Dada.

 <128>
        Youta:   But how am I going to explain to her about Ai!? I
                 can't tell her about the Video Girl.
        Sound:   Dokan.
                 Zuzuu.
        Rolex:   Moteuchi Youta-kun. Isn't it.
        Youta:   So he is.
        Sound:   Dokun dokun dokun.

 <129>
        Youta:   Now. The guy who separated Ai and me.
        Rolex:   Is Ai's memory back to normal?
        Youta:   Eh?
                 Memory. Back?. What!?
                 Why did you come here.
        Rolex:   I came to erase Ai.
        Youta:   What!?

 <130>
       Nobuko:   What was that! I thought he would look a little bit
                 scared, but he's smiling! Like an idiot!!
                 I know he was thinking about Amano-san. I'll break
                 up with that guy!!
         Sign:   [1-B Naoto Matsui]
       Matsui:   Break up, hunh. Good. This day came earlier that I
                 thought.
          Boy:   Hey, Matsui, what are you doing?
       Matsui:   Shhhh.
          Boy:   Do you still have your eyes on her!? Give up, she
                 has a boyfriend.

 <131>
       Matsui:   But, from her talk with a friend on the train, she's
                 about to break up.
          Boy:   Oh yeah. Then why don't you go tell her, "I like
                 you," now.
       Matsui:   I was going to do that now, even if you didn't tell
                 me.
          Boy:   Are you so brave?
       Matsui:   Shut up.
                 Look!
        Sound:   Doki doki doki doki.
                 Doki doki doki doki.
                 Doki doki doki doki.
       Matsui:   You guys were so noisy, I lost my chance. I'll quit
                 for today.
        Sound:   Kuru.
                 Don!
          Boy:   Then we'll help you!
       Matsui:   Wa.

 <132>
       Matsui:   Uwatata!!
        Sound:   Dosa. Gasa gasa.
       Matsui:   Hahaha.
        Sound:   Suku.
       Matsui:   H-hi.
        Sound:   Pa.
       Matsui:   We-well.

 <133>
        Youta:   .Erase Ai!? I see, that's why she was acting weird.
                 Why.
                 I haven't seen her!!
                 It's possible!!
                 She wasn't in my class room! The bag wasn't there
                 either! She hasn't come to school yet!!
                 I'll see her if I wait for her at the gate!! I have
                 to stop Ai-chan before she sees him!
                 Nobuko-chan! Please understand me, it's a matter of
                 Ai's life!! I'll apologize to you later, so
                 now let me go to Ai-chan!!
 <134>
       Matsui:   Just. My friend pushed me. Hahaha.
       Nobuko:   Nobody's there.
       Matsui:   Ah. Well.
                 Shit. They ran away.
                 Ah.

 <135>
        Sound:   Doki doki doki doki doki.
                 Ki.
       Matsui:   Ni. Nishizaki-san!

 <136>
        Youta:   Haa haa haa.
                 Ai-chan! Good. I could get her before he did.
        Sound:   Ho.
        Youta:   Ai-chan!
        Sound:   Tsui.

 <137>
        Sound:   Gtsu.
        Youta:   Wait! I have something to tell.
        Sound:   Pan.

 <138>
        Sound:   Za.
           Ai:   Don't make a girl cry! Nobuko-chan would
                 misunderstand, so don't get close to me anymore.

 <139>
           Ai:   I can still control my feelings. But Nobuko-chan is
                 already going out with you.
                 I can't steal you. I mean, I don't want to see her
                 with that face again, so.
       Matsui:   All the time. Well. I have liked you! Please go out
                 with me.