Chapter 97: The Lie Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Proofread by : Mike Chapman and Shampoo Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <126> Ai: It's about time to be hungry, isn't it. I'll fix dinner for you. I bought some stuff. Youta: Well...Ai-chan. Ai: What? Eh!? You don't want to eat my food!? Youta: It's...not like that. <127> Ai: Then wait quietly! I'll fix some delicious food. Sound: Kura. Sound: Doki doki. Youta: Ai-chan!! Sound: Ba. Ai: Oh yeah. Ai: I forgot to buy carrots. Would you go buy some! Ai: I haven't cooked for a long time. <128> Youta: I think she's trying to change the subject... I did something selfish, even if it's too late, I want to tell her my honest feelings... That's...what I learned from Natsumi-chan's last... She can react however she wants after I tell her... Youta: But... I don't want to make it that I can't see another person. I don't want the person living yesterday to suddenly disappear!! If she can become human by making love with a person... If I can help her... Youta: I don't want Ai-chan to disappear!! <129> Ai: Gee... He has girlish tastes... I can't help it... He... Ai: He. Why... That time... Just because it had been such a long time... Ai: I just want to make some good memories, and I don't want Moemi-chan to be sad. I didn't come here for that... Ai: Youta must not be able to make Moemi-chan sad either... If I can make love with Youta, I can be human, but it's impossible. He takes such an action without thinking, and if I take it seriously, in the end, he won't be able to make Moemi-chan sad. So... I have to have a strong mind... <130> Youta: I was surprised. You've become a much better cook. Ai: Really. You said something that made me happy. Ai: When I used to live with the old man, I cooked every day, so I guess I just got polished. Sound: Kata. Ai: Wh-What. <131> Youta: ...Had rice on you face, like a kid. Sound: Po. Ai: He did something that embarrassed me... I can't let him do something lovers would do. We can't go over the line! Sound: Ga. Sound: Gugugu. Ai: It's my rice. I won't let you eat it!! Sound: Gugugu. Sound: Guwa. Sound: Paku. <132> Youta: Fufufufu. Sound: Moga moga. Ai: Dammit. I'm getting upset somehow. Sound: Muka muka muka. Sound: Ga. Sound: Bicha. Bya. Ai: Ke ke ke ke ke. Sound: Shu. Sound: Byu. Sound: Ban ban. Youta: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! Ai: It's not nice. Gee. <133> Sound: Tyurururu. Ai: Telephone. Phone! Youta: Hi. Hi hi hi. Sound: Tyurururu tyurururu. Youta: Yes yes yes. Sound: Gacha. Youta: Hello! Moemi: ...What's up? you sound happy today. Youta: Oh... Moemi-chan... <134> Youta: It's because I have a guest now... Moemi: Oh. Moemi: Is it Ai-chan? Sound: Doki. Youta: No... Sound: Doki doki doki doki. Youta: Ku... Why did I lie... Didn't I want to make things clear... <135> Moemi: ...hey...Can I come over now? Youta: Eh... But... The guest is still here, so... Sound: Zu zu zu. <136> Moemi: ...I want to see you... Just seeing your face is fine, so... Is it okay? Youta: ...Sorry. I have a guest today, so... I'll call you tomorrow... Sorry... Bye. Sound: Doki doki doki. Sound: Gacha. Ai: You sounded so cold... poor Moemi-chan... Youta: A-Ai-chan! I...!! Ai: Now, I'll go home. <137> Youta: Go home!? Are you going to live here from today? Ai: Of course not. I told you before, but you have Moemi-chan, so I can't live with you. Ai: But, I'll help you with your picture book. So, I'll come here every day, so tell me ahead of time when you have a date with Moemi-chan. I don't want to come here for nothing. Youta: The picture book... Youta: If I tell her I lost the job, she'll say she doesn't have a reason to come her... But... I just swore to be honest to myself... Like this... okay, like this... Youta: Dammit!!... Youta: Ai-chan... About the picture book... Sound: Doki doki doki. Youta: The job...was canceled... <138> Ai: Even if it's not that job, we can still draw, right. It's okay! Let's do it!! I made a promise with Natsumi-chan to make some nice memories. Let me help you. Youta: Then! Let's talk about the picture book! You don't have to rush home, right!? Please! Ai: I guess so... <139> Moemi: He said it wasn't Ai-chan, but... I wonder who's visiting... Moemi: Who could make him so bright? That person can make him feel better, and...I can't? That means...that... M's Mom: Moemi... We have something to tell you. Come here. Moemi: What? What talk. M's Dad: Well, sit down first. M"s Dad: Actually... <140> M's Dad: Your dad... I've been relocated overseas. Moemi: Eh? M"s Dad: ...It seems like It'll be a long time... M"s Mom: The company offers a place to live, so... M's Dad: I don't want to live apart from you, so... <141> Moemi: No... No!! Moemi: No! I don't want to go overseas!! I'll stay in Japan!! I can live by myself, so it's okay. Moemi: Haa haa haa. Moemi: I don't want to leave Moteuchi-kun! I don't want to be lonely anymore!! <143> Ai: I told you, you don't have to see me off. People would think we're lovers! Youta: Is that wrong? To be thought of like that. Youta: Hah! It's not your style to be embarrassed. Ai: Mu. Ai: Oh yeah! So you aren't embarrassed about even this!! Sound: Ba. Youta: Wa... Sto...p... <143> Ai: See, everyone's looking at us. Youta: A...Ai-chan! End of Chapter