Chapter 3: One Rumor, Seventy-Five Days* * Expression meaning, if it's a rumor, it will only last seventy-five days. So, if it lasts longer, then it's probably not a rumor. Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto Proofread by : Mike Chapman and Shampoo Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura <48> Boy: I heard, whenever she's alone with a guy, she suddenly takes her panties off, and says, "You can do it like this, right." "Do whatever you want." Hiromu: It's a lie... A lie... Boy: Gee, so she must be a slut. With such a face. Boy: Well, it's surprising that a girl with this kind of face would be so easy. Hiromu: It's a lie!! Sound: Puchin. Sound: Ga. <49> People: Zawa zawa. What!! It's a fight, a fight! What, what!! Zawa zawa zawa. Shouko & Toshiki: Um? Toshiki: Hiromu! I'll help you! Sound: Baki. Boy: Gu. Sound: Zuka. Gogo. Shouko: Oh my God... Teacher: Hey!! All of you, what are you doing!! Sound: Doka. Baki. <50> Toshiki: It was just a rumor! Don't worry. Shouko: That's right! Toshiki & Shouko: But, it's spread to this school as well... Toshiki: I've decided... Toshiki: People say, "One rumor, seventy-five days*," but... I can't wait seventy-five days! <51> Hiromu: I'll actually ask her for a date, and I'll prove she's not that kind of girl, like the rumor says!! I feel sorry for Shirakawa-san like this!! Sound: Guwa. Sound: Dopyuuuu. Toshiki: Ah! Hey!! Hiromu!! Toshiki: Oh no... He's running recklessly! If he goes crazy, he'll turn into a reckless jerk! Shouko: We have to stop him, quickly. Toshiki: It happened that time when we were kids, too. Because I said something... Toshiki: You're stupid. Girls aren't cute and beautiful, like you think. They throw up and take a shit. So does Shimada. Sound: Puru puru. <52> Hiromu: Such..! Such..! Shimada-san doesn't do such things!! Toshiki: It triggered a tragedy! This is a similar situation again... This is not...good! Shouko: It's not time for flashbacks!! Bringing him back is first! Sound: Pan. Toshiki: That's right. Toshiki: Um? Sound: Bashi. Girl: I was waiting for you all yesterday!! It's so rude of you, just ignoring me!! Toshiki: Eh? Eh? Shouko: Then, I'll go. Sound: Ga. Girl: Just a minute! What are you to Toshiki!? Shouko: What? <53> Sound: Hiro hiso. Sound: Za. Sound: Gugu. <55> Hiromu: There she is! Sound: Ba. Sound: Gaku. Sound: Shu. Sound: Goro goro goro goro. Hiromu: Ugaga. Sound: Za. Sound: Dosa. <56> Ayumi: Eh? Toshiki: Dammit, where did he go!? Sound: Muku. Hiromu: Shirakawa-san!! <57> Toshiki: Down there!? Hiromu: Please, someday soon, go out on a date with me!! Teacher: What are you! What school are you from!! Toshiki: Hiromu. <58> Hiromu: Ha! Toshiki: That idiot... This is exactly the same as that time! Hiromu: At the time... Suddenly... I remembered clearly about that time... <59> Toshiki: You're stupid. Girls aren't cute and beautiful, like you think. They throw up and take a shit. So does Shimada. Sound: Puru puru. Toshiki: You can't go out with girl while having those kind of images. I know you'll just keep worrying, so give up completely. Okay! Hiromu! Sound: Puchin! Hiromu: Such..! Shimada-san doesn't do such things!! I'll go out with her, and find out about her, and then I'll prove you wrong!! Toshiki: Oh? Where are you going, Hiromu. Sound: Da. Hiromu: Shimada-san! Hiromu: I...like...you! So, well...please see me even when we enter to junior high! I mean, please go out with me!! <60> Sound: Kuru. Shimada: Haven't you ever looked in a mirror!? Are you saying you want to go out with me, with that kind of face!? It's 100 million years too early for you!! How can you say that, in front of everyone!! Where does that confidence come from!? I'm so embarrassed! You're stupid!! Die! Go home, and shit, and go to sleep!! People: Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. <61> Hiromu: It's the same... Sound: Dokun dokun. Hiromu: I did the same thing... Sound: Doka. Hiromu: It's hopeless... Toshiki: Hiromu... Ayumi: Okay... Ayumi: Okay... <62> Sound: Bashi bashi bashi. Toshiki: Nice going, this is dandy!! Hiromu: Ouch!! Ouch. Sound: Bashi bashi. Toshiki: Now, we have to decide what you're going to wear for your date! Hiromu: It's too early. Hiromu: Hey, stop it. Sound: Poi. Toshiki: We were over-anxious. So the rumor was just a rumor. Shouko: But... Why did she agree so easily... Shouko: Isn't it just like the rumor, because she'll go out with anybody? Toshiki: You think very depressingly. Let's think more positive, brightly! Hiromu: Ah... A date with Shirakawa-san... It seems like a dream... <63> Hiromu: Finally, Sunday...has come. Hiromu: We were staunchly quiet, just wandering around the city. I was like that because I was extremely nervous, my mind was blank, and I couldn't think of what to do... Hiromu: Just walking around wasn't fun, so we decided to go see a movie... Ayumi: It's so crowded... Ayumi: Oh, brother, there are spaces! Hiromu: Eh!? <64> Ayumi: Ah, I'm sorry! Hiromu: I found out one thing... Shirakawa-san has a brother... Anyway... It was kind of embarrassing... Hiromu: The movie was over, and we really had nothing to do, and so, at last, we came upon a very familiar town, "Shimokitazawa"... Then, I remembered the most comfortable place. Hiromu: Well... Don't you want to go to art class? Ayumi: Eh?... But... It's closed today... Hiromu: I...know where Moteuchi-san hides the key. That's right. If we talk about drawing, we may be able to keep up a conversation... <65> Sign: [Drawing Club] Hiromu: That's... Hiromu: What I thought, but... Sound: Doki doki doki doki. Ayumi: You look good with that hair style... Hiromu: Eh? ...Oh... Thanks... Sound: Shi-n. Hiromu: I have to say something! Something!! Sound: Doki doki. Ayumi: I'm sorry about earlier... You kind of look like my deceased brother, so... I mistook... Hiromu: Ah... It's okay. Gee... What a cold response... E-n... Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki. Hiromu: I have to say something to follow it up... Say something... Ayumi: Well... Sound: Giku. <66> Ayumi: Why...did you ask me out...today? Hiromu: Eh?... Because... Well... Sound: Doki. Hiromu: Uoooo. Why can't I open up now! Talk about this and that, everything!! That I am thinking in my mind!! Sound: Doki doki. Hiromu: Anyway... Anyway... I have to say, "Would you see me again?" or "Please go out with me," or something else. We'll just go home. I have to say it... I have to say something quickly!! Sound: Doki doki doki. Sound: Kata. Hiromu: Ah!! Say! Say it!! Hiromu: Well... I heard a rumor about you... <67> Hiromu: What am I saying!? Ayumi: ...You heard a rumor?... So, it's spread to other schools as well... Hiromu: She said it and became quiet... The air seems frozen... Hiromu: I don't know how much later... One minute... Thirty minutes... One hour... Well, a very long period of silence went on for me... Suddenly...in an instant, she silently stood up, and... She said... Ayumi: You can do it like this, right. Do whatever you want... End of Chapter