Chapter 61: Determination


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

  Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto
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  Story and Art by                : Masakazu Katsura


 <131>
        Youta:   Yeah. Anyway, reserve a hotel room as son as
                 possible.
        Sound:   Zaaaaa.
        Youta:   I'll explain to you later. Anyway. Sorry. Bye.
        Sound:   Gacha.
        Sound:   Za.

 <132>
        Sound:   Gatsu.
        Sound:   Ga--.

 <133>
        Sound:   Batan.
           Ai:   Youta.

 <134>
        Youta:   Ha ha ha.
           Ai:   What happened.
        Youta:   Some men attacked her.
        Sound:   Ka. Goro goro.
           Ai:   Eh!?
           Ai:   But. At least you could save her before anything
                 happened.

 <135>
           Ai:   Why did this happened?
      Natsumi:   If she doesn't know you saved her, then it's better
                 you hide it from her.
      Natsumi:   If she were found by someone she knew, especially a
                 guy, that itself would be shocking for her, I think.
        Youta:   .That's right.

 <136>
        Youta:   Would you call Moemi-chan's house and say, "She's
                 staying at my house." They must be worried by now.
                 This is the number.
           Ai:   Ah. Okay.
      Natsumi:   Let's go beat up the guys who did this to her!!
        Youta:   No. It's okay.
        Youta:   Take care of her.
        Sound:   Bakon.
      Natsumi:   He looked like he took this to heart.

 <137>
           Ai:   He likes her.

 <138>
      Natsumi:   Oh.
           Ai:   Eh?
        Moemi:   Did Niimai-kun just leave? He just now left, right.
           Ai:   That's right.
        Moemi:   Oh. I wanted him to be with me.

 <139>
      Natsumi:   The bath is ready, so why don't you take a bath?
        Moemi:   Okay.
        Sound:   Kuru.
      Natsumi:   Oh, are you okay?
           Ai:   I brought a pair of my underwear, so why don't you
                 wear them.
        Moemi:   Thanks.

 <140>
        Sound:   Batan.
      Natsumi:   Who's Niimai?
           Ai:   Her boyfriend.
      Natsumi:   Eh, is that so!? Then we should have lied!? A
                 boyfriend who would go home at a time like this is
                 pretty cold, I bet she was shocked.
           Ai:   I guess so. I knew it, and I told her.
      Natsumi:   So cruel! Why did you do that, she's already hurt.

 <141>
           Ai:   What about Youta? It's cruel to Youta, too.
           Ai:   He pushed through everyone's resistance and he went
                 out in this storm. If he weren't there, Moemi-chan
                 would. But there was only Niimai is her heart, so I
                 was kinda angry.
           Ai:   And, actually, we don't know where he is, or what
                 he's doing now. I think it's better to lie and say
                 that he was here, than to tell the truth.
      Natsumi:   It.may be true.
           Ai:   But.

 <142>
           Ai:   If he knew what I said, he'd be angry and say, "Why
                 did you say that."
      Natsumi:   So much. You like him. About Youta-kun.
        Sound:   Shuru.

 <143>
        Moemi:   Naked!!
        Sound:   Ba.
        Sound:   Don.
        Sound:   Dokun dokun dokun dokun.
        Sound:   Gu.

 <144>
        Moemi:   No!! Help me! Help me!!
        Sound:   Zaaaaaa.

 <145>
         Sign:   [Five Days Later]
        Moemi:   Thanks. I'm happy to know that you worried about me,
                 but I'm fine already!
      Takashi:   Oh.
        Moemi:   But.
        Moemi:   Please stay by me always, like that.

 <146>
        Sound:   Kuru.
        Sound:   Giri.
        Sound:   Za.

 <147>
      Takashi:   I have something to tell you.
        Sound:   Ga.
        Sound:   Ba.
      Takashi:   N-No. Nothing.
        Moemi:   I'm sorry.
        Sound:   Su.

 <148>
        Moemi:   The summer is almost.over.