Chapter 9: Don't Touch God And You Won't Be Cursed * Expression similar to, "Let sleeping dogs 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 <174> Ayumi: The rumor is true. <175> Len: Hiromu-kun! Chase after her! Hurry, go after her! Hiromu: It's okay. Len: Eh?? What do you mean? Toshiki: That was not well done. Girl: Wait, you! <176> Girl: What do you want! What did you do to Ayumi!? Len: Well... About the rumor about her. Sound: Pan. Len: Ouch... Hiromu: H-Hey! Girl: That rumor is a lie!! <177> Sound: Ta. Hiromu: Ah, just a minute, this! Sound: Gu. Girl: What. Len: I'm glad the rumor was a lie. <178> Toshiki: Hey, I wonder why she said it was true, even if it's not. Hiromu: ...I don't know... Toshiki: So...Maybe she doesn't like Hiromu... Len: Stupid, it's the opposite. Len: She likes you, so she said it. Can't you see it in her mood? Len: Oh... So what I said was correct... <179> Len: I have something to do, so you guys go ahead and go home. Toshiki: H-Hey. Toshiki: Hiromu... What do you think? Saying something true is false, and she likes you... What does it mean? Hiromu: Of course I don't know... Toshiki: Let's think about it. Hiromu: It's all right. Even if she likes me and lied to me. Either way, she's trying to get me to hate her, right? Toshiki: If you talk like that, then who is Len-chan working so hard for? <180> Hiromu: But... Toshiki: Then, fine. I'll think by myself. For myself. Toshiki: I don't know what girls are thinking... I want to understand a little bit, Toshiki: What does breaking up even though you like a person mean? Well... Um... If I think simply and heartfully... Does it mean, "you're too good for me?"... Then she has some regret... Or, she committed a crime in the past or something... <181> Toshiki: ...Not suitable for Hiromu... If she found out about your fascination with girls... Toshiki: Maybe the rumor was too exaggerated, but... She may not be a virgin... Sound: Chira. Toshiki: I'm just kidding! Well!! Think of another reason!! Hiromu: ...If so, she's a person from a different world. Even if I could go out with her... She's not, a guy like me would have problems later, and we would be hopeless... Then I shouldn't do anything, "Don't touch God, and you won't be cursed." <182> Len: Ah. Len: Hey, i want to talk to you. <183> Girl: Ayumi, you, go home. I'll talk to her. Girl: This is fine. Len: Then, here. Girl: And, what? Finish up quickly. Len: I'm thinking about finding the source of the rumor and stopping it... Please, help me. <184> Girl: Strange girl. People: You are betraying me. Come with us. People: All right, all right. Girl: The source of the rumor is that one, the one in the middle, who has the lighter-colored hair. <184> Len: Oh... He looks handsome. Girl: Ayumi's ex-boyfriend... Len: Eh!? Shirakawa-san's ex-boyfriend? Eh, why would he spread such a rumor. Girl: Hah. Len: Okay! Girl: Okay? What are you going to do!? Len: I'm going to complain about the rumor. <186> Girl: You're stupid. It's impossible. Don't even try. Len: Nothing will happen if someone tries. Like this, Shirakawa-san will keep being hurt by the rumor. It's not good. Len: Then, I'm sorry to take up your time. Girl: Ah. Girl: I'm sorry that I slapped you earlier... Len: That's okay. It was because of your kindness, so. <187> Sound: Ta ta ta ta ta. Len: I'm home. Toshiki: Kuka. Len: What an easy-going guy. Toshiki: Ku. Len: Hey. Listen. The truth about the rumor is coming out. <188> Toshiki: Oh... Len-chan, you're here. Welcome home. Len: Gee... How can you sleep while everyone else is worrying. Toshiki: I got sleepy because I was thinking about difficult issues. Len: And! I found out which guy is spreading the rumor! Toshiki: Wow! Are you serious!! Len: Leave it to me!! i tried to talk to him, but he refused me. Too bad!! Hiromu: Len-chan... Just for me... Toshiki: And! And! Who is he! Len: Well, it's shocking. <189> Len: Shirakawa-san's ex-boyfriend. Toshiki & Hiromu: Eh!? Toshiki: Just like I thought. Len: Eh? As you thought, what!? What!? Toshiki: Well... I was thinking about the psychology behind trying to be hated. Toshiki: If she found out the Hiromu is fastidious about girls, she may not be as naive as Hiromu thinks... She may not be a virgin... And, if she had a bad boyfriend, there is a stronger possibility... Len: Wow, it's sharp thinking for your level!! Toshiki: Take off the "for your level" part. <190> Len: But, it's not such a big problem... Hiromu: Hey... Len-chan... Hiromu: I was thinking...but, you're...nice to me, and I have fun being with you... If I live like this, with you, my wound may get better... Len: What do you mean? Hiromu: I mean... Well... My level is different from hers... Or a different world. She's already an adult, and I'm still a kid... How can I say... I think... It's impossible... <191> Len: Hiromu-kun, I've lost all my respect for you. What do you think girls are!? Len: Don't you think girls are human!! You said something that sounds nice, but. I heard it as, "Experienced girls don't have a right to go out with me!!" Hiromu: She's angry... This is the first time I've seen her angry... Sound: Kuru... Len: Hold me, right now!! Toshiki: Eh!? End of Chapter