Chapter 91: A Beautiful Mind Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Proofread by : Mike Chapman and Shampoo Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <6> Takashi: Hey... What are you doing? Ai: Oh, you woke up? I'm fixing breakfast. See... You're taking care of me, so I have to do this, at least. Takashi: I didn't know you could do girl things. Ai: He really has one too many words... <7> Takashi: How did you get the stuff. Ai: I just bought bread, eggs, and yogurt at the convenience store... Takashi: You don't have any money, right. We aren't shacking up together. You don't have to do this from tomorrow. Sound: Jyuu jyuu. Ai: Okay, okay, I know. Anyway, I understand how Moemi-chan couldn't bear with this coldness. Ai: I used to live in a second story apartment. How long have you been living alone. Takashi: After the winter vacation began... Since the day of the storm, I started to hate my niceness... I asked something unreasonable to my parents and they let me live alone... <8> Takashi: I'm thinking about quitting school, too... I can't see those two anymore... Ai: Oh... Takashi: A girl's panties are small, but they stretch. Sound: Kon kon. Ai: Don't stare at it too closely. <9> Takashi: If you don't want me to see the panties with your shit, then don't leave it around here. Ai: Is there shit on it!! Sound: Ba. Takashi: I'm just kidding. Ai: Wh-What. Sound: Doki doki. Takashi: The eggs are burning. Sound: Moku moku moku. Ai: Tell me that first!! He must be nice deep down in his heart... I'll try to think like that... <10> Youta: Where is she in this town... Or is she just not in town anymore... Youta: Anyway, I still haven't been able to find Ai-chan... Every time I find a clue, she disappears... Like escaping from me... Youta: This video deck works normally because she's still alive somewhere, so... <11> Youta: The time she said, "I'll help you," I didn't take that opportunity. It's stupid of me to think about that now... Youta: Since then, I haven't seen Ai-chan, or heard her voice either... Youta: For the time being, I was looking for her to ask her for her help on the picture book, but is that all? Youta: I ought to admit that Ai-chan is practically my sister, but I might not accept it so? <12> Youta: I could go the farthest with Moemi-chan that night. For that reason, I told her nice things, like, "Let's get over that stormy day together," but actually, it might not be the reason... Youta: To forget about my feelings toward Ai-chan, I started to... With Moemi-chan... Actually, I... Even now... About Ai-chan... Youta: Stop! Stop! What am I thinking!! <13> Gokuraku: She will disappear sooner or later. I can't help you out even if you start to like her. You can't fall in love with her... Ai: To live like a human seems very difficult, so I don't care about becoming human anymore. Youta: That's right... It's just my emotions trying to destroy the balance, and everyone would feel sad. Ai-chan will disappear sooner or later... She understands very well that it is her fate, so... I can't change her mind or whatever because of my ego. Youta: I have to think about Ai-chan practically... I should have, already. Youta: There is no time to think about these things now, and I don't have time to look for Ai-chan either. Sound: Kodo. Youta: I have to show the coloring of the characters and storyboards publicly tomorrow... Youta: Right now, I have only one way, to duplicate and learn Ai-chan's way of coloring... I'll go with a continuation of the story. It can't be bad... <14> Sound: Doki doki doki. Publisher: Um... Sound: Ton. Publisher: I want to say what happened to you... Youta: Yes. <5> Publisher: I don't feel the energy that I felt from the last one. First, about the story, you have to make it more interesting that the last one if you want to do a continuation... Publisher: This one...seems like you crammed it at the last minute. Well... It's not good... Youta: He hit the bullseye. Publisher: And the pictures, I think, there is no sharpness, like someone else drew them... That coloring and small touches were your good parts... Youta: Oops... So he can notice it... I can't tell him that someone else did the last one now... Publisher: Over all, I feel disillusioned by it. <16> Ai: How are you feeling? Sound: Koku. <17> Ai: Hey... Isn't it time... Tell me where your guy is? Sound: Paku paku. Ai: Eh? What did you say? Natsumi: The other day, I felt better... So I called him at work... Because I don't know... Where he lives... Natsumi: But, as usual, I was hung up on... I'm...really...hopeless... <18> Ai: Where does he work at? Natsumi: ...At the disco, K2R, in Shinjuku... Ai: All right! I'll be sure to bring him here. Natsumi: I think...it's hopeless... And, I think he has a new girlfriend already... And it's troublesome for him, a sick person like me wanting to see him... And... My hair looks bad... My face is horrible... I may not want to see him like this. Ai: That's not true. If you clean like this, you'll look beautiful. <19> Natsumi: AH... You'd better not touch my hair... It's oily...because I haven't washed my hair... Ai: So. Sound: Su. Sound: Su. Ai: It doesn't matter... You're sick so you have no choice about it. You didn't fall in love with some low life guy that would hate you because of that, right? I'm sure he fell in love with you because of your beautiful mind. Ai: Be more bold, otherwise, it's not like you... Natsumi: ...Thanks, Ai-chan... <20> Ai: Excuse me... About the condition of Natsumi Yamaguchi in Room 302. Nurse: Are you her relative? Ai: Ah... No, I'm her friend. Nurse: She's all right, she'll get better. Sound: Niko. Ai: Well, if I make her happy and excited, is it bad for her heart or something? Nurse: No, I don't think so, cheer her up a lot. <21> Ai: That nurse was lying... Her condition must be bad... She was weak... Ai: Look forward, Natsumi-chan! I'll surely bring your guy! Nurse: She said Room 302... That's the person who will be in a critical condition soon, right? The girl who just came seems to only know about the patient's heart. Nurse: Yeah... It's more than her heart... <22> Sound: Tyurururu. Tyurururu. Gacha. Machine: Hello. This is Moteuchi. I'm out right now. Please leave a message after the beep... Pi-. Moemi: Ah... Hello... This is Hayakawa... Moemi: You've been out all the time recently... Moemi: Well... When you come home, please give me a call. Then, bye bye. Sound: Pi-. Youta: Sorry...Moemi-chan. I don't want to talk to anyone right now... <23> Sign: [Eat something good with this.] Ai: He's terribly blunt. He can write nicer than this. Ai: Takashi-kun tries very hard to be nice to people. I was played as a Video Girl, but haven't helped anyone, even Youta... I want to help someone before my playing time ends! Ai: before my playing time ends... End of Chapter