Yasashii Akuma P.74-125 P.74 (filler page) P.75 Tohko: 9 years ago, the night we parted. Tohko: My angel-like childhood friend shedding crystal tears said to me Tohko: "You'll always be mine only." Tohko: These are words that can come from the mouth of a demon or the mouth of an angel. P.76-77 (title pages) title: Kind Demon ~How To Feed A Wolf~ P.78 (filler page) (Tohko and "wolf boy") P.79 Tohko: A half a year before, my 1-year younger childhood friend returned to Japan after an absence of 9 years. (a basketball bounces on the ground) player: Pass, pass! (Tohko lugs a basket of drinks down the side of the court) Tohko: ...... player: Ok, here goes! P.80 Tohko: Captain, the drinks are ready. captain: Oh, thanks manager. captain: (turning back to the game) Hey, watch it over there! (Wataru runs up and slams the ball through the net) player: Defens... P.81 player: Dammit, Nishizaki. You don't have to dunk every single time! [you'll break the hoop!] (Wataru pulls open the neck of his shirt, sweating heavily) Tohko: Thanks to him I'm stressed out everyday. (earlier in Tohko's room) ~Tohko: Huh? Basketball manager?! ~Wataru: Yeah. The captain's leg has been hurting him recently, so he wants someone to help out. ~Wataru: I told him you'd do it. (ahh, I like his new hair style! ^_^) P.82 (For those that don't have the comic to look at... Wataru's hair has *thankfully* grown out of that awful Chikada-senpai cut he got at the end of the last chapter. It's still not as long as it was originally, but the new look suits him very well.) ~Tohko: He's being selfish again...! ~Tohko: Wai... Wataru!! ~Tohko: I'm a senior now. This is no time for me to join a club. (Seniors gotta study =>) ~Tohko: I'd have to quit right away anyway... ~Wataru: ..... ... That's pretty cold. (he starts pulling on her cheeks) ~Wataru: You're always looking down at me because you're a year older. ~Wataru: That's so like you, Toko-chan. ~Tohko: How would I look down at you? Tohko: And he was so cute back when we were kids. Tohko: {sighhh} Tohko: In the end, I'm the pathetic one for not being able to resist him... P.83 Tohko: He was small, a cry baby, and was picked on by the neighborhood bullies. ~little Tohko: No more crying, ok? ~little Wataru: Ok. Tohko: Cute, cute Wataru-chan, who smiled like a spring flower. Tohko: ... However. (Wataru holds up a bentou, with a big grin on his face) Wataru: Tomorrow I'd like to eat dashi-maki-tamago. P.84 Tohko: This smile is deadly to me. Tohko: Dashi-maki... ... (I'm guessing that's something kind of difficult to make?) Wataru: And add some "sawara" too. [miso flavored would be nice] Tohko: Do I look like a bentou market to you?? [geez] Wataru: [ahhh, it's so tough living alone] Wataru: Isn't taking care of the health of the club members also a manager's duty? Tohko: ! Tohko: (dashing away) If you leave anything uneaten, I won't forgive you! [dammit!] Wataru: If you run, you'll fall. (arrow says "old man/father") Tohko: Man. He doesn't seem to have any problems gorging down Japanese food, even though he was raised in a foreign country. That conceited--! (um, don't think I got that last line down perfectly) Tohko: I guess my body's gotten used to waking up at 6am to make the lunches. [darnit] voice: Oh, it's her. P.85 (three schoolgirls stare at Tohko as they walk by) girl: It's Nishizaki-kun's childhood friend. girl: [no way!] So are they going out? girl: It looks that way. She makes his lunch everyday. girl: And even though she's a senior she's joined the basketball club with him. girl: Huuuh. [she went that far?] girl: Isn't she much plainer than you expected? girl: [yeah] She sure is lucky. If I were Nishizaki-kun's childhood friend... girl: It couldn't be you. girl: Oh, she's glaring at us. [oh no] girl: [kyaa] Scary! Tohko: ... It's not as if P.86 Tohko: we're really dating. Tohko: ...... Even though there was that one kiss a half a year ago. Tohko: Since then nothing much has happened. Tohko: So, I doubt that kiss really had any meaning to Wataru. P.87 Tohko: And he's never told me "I like you" either... ~girl: If I were Nishizaki's childhood friend... Tohko: ... Then why don't you try taking my place? Tohko: What am I to Wataru anyway?? Tohko: An actual bentou-market, probably... Tohko: He demands a lot more from me now than when we were kids. [sheesh] (not sure about that line either) (at basketball practice) captain: Alright, take a 10 minute break. player: You're so strict. P.88 captain: The inter-highschool tournament is coming up soon. captain: We can't have you getting worn out, freshman. (Tohko hands out drinks to the sweaty players) Tohko: [good work] player: [thanks] player: Seriously, captain? voice: WATARU! Wataru: [hm?] girl: I finally found you!! (the girl make a flying leap at Wataru) P.89 (then gives him a big smooch with her arms wrapped around him) girl: Mmmmmm. Wataru: !! player: Geh! captain: [my] (Tohko is as white as a ghost) Wataru: You... Kame?! (Wataru tries to hold the girl back while she puckers her lips at him) Kame: [mmmm] Wataru: Why are you in Japan...?! Tohko: ... Wha... P.90 Kame: I came to see you of course. Kame: Ever since you came back to Japan, you've completely blown me off. Kame: [you've grown taller haven't you?] (she kisses him on the cheek) {chuu} Wataru: [geez] Tohko: !! (Tohko is, uh, hyperventilating nearby =>) Tohko: H-h-h-! Wataru: Kame, if you're coming you should call and tell me first. (he konks her on the head) Kame: I thought it would have more of an impact if it was a surprise. [yeowch] Wataru: Gimme a break! P.91 Tohko: Who is this?! This cute girl! player: Ummm. Tohko: Why did she and Wataru k...k...ki...kiss...? player: Ni-Nishizakiii? Wataru: Ah, sorry. Wataru: While I was in Japan this 2-year younger brat lived in my neighborhood. Wataru: Shiruta Kame... (he gets elbowed in the stomach) [OOF] Kame: I'm Erika. [and I'm 14 years old] (The word "kame" means "turtle" in Japanese, but I'm not really sure why Wataru would choose this as a nickname...) Wataru: (doubled over) Y-you braat... Kame: [ohoho] Wataru: What did you come all the way to school for...? player: Amazing. {whisper whisper} player: She's able to push Nishizaki around. What is she? player: Freaky. Tohko: ........ P.92 (Kame makes an arrogant pose) Kame: I thought you could show me this "childhood friend" of yours. Kame: She's here at school, right? Your Tohko-chan. Tohko: Huh? Wataru: Sheesh, as always you have no tact. (he grabs Tohko by the collar of her managerial jacket) Wataru: Tohko! Tohko: ?! (Wataru holds her up in front of Kame) Wataru: Tohko. Tohko: Uh. Kame: Huh?? Tohko: Uwa, she's tall. Tohko: ?? P.93 (Kame puts her hand on Tohko's head) Kame: ? I thought you said she's older than you? Kame: [why is there a grade schooler here?] Wataru: [ja] She's 18 this year. Tohko: ...... Tohko: Wh-wh-what...? Kame: (tugging on Tohko's face) ...... (Wataru slaps Kame's hands away irritably) Wataru: Hands off! Kame: What is this? Kame: (in Tohko's face) What is this?! (Tohko is being semi-strangled by Wataru's arm) Tohko: Oog?! Kame: It was all for this thing?! Aufhoren! (something like "gimme a break!") P.94 Kame: I can't believe this megane-saru!! ("megane-saru" means "glasses-monkey"... I think it's the Japanese common name for an actual kind of monkey, but I don't know which) Tohko: (horrified) !! Tohko: Wha-- P.95 Tohko: Why did she have to harrass me like that on our first meeting?!! (Tohko carries a bentou through school with a dark look on her face) Tohko: ...... classmate: ... Hey, is she ok? classmate: It was a terrible thing to call her a "glasses-monkey." [even if it is accurate] classmate: On top of that, that pretty girl and Wataru-kun went home together after that. classmate: Oh my. [that's way harsh...] (Tohko overhears them with a vein bulging out of her forehead) P.96 classmate: And in spite of that, Tohko's still bringing him a bentou. Tohko: (giving them the dark look) [why're you all following me] classmate: Oh. [she's glaring at us] Tohko: ...... Tohko: Maybe I should switch to contacts... [after all] Wataru: (tugging on her cheek) You're late, Tohko! Wataru: I thought I was gonna die of hunger. Tohko: Wa-Wataru!! Wataru: (to the girls) Ah, good day to you all. classmates: [it's Nishizaki-kun, kyaa kyaa, yay] P.97 Tohko: Hey, didn't I tell you to stop pulling on my face already? Wataru: Did you put dashi-maki and sawara in today's bentou? Tohko: ... Uhuh. [he didn't listen at all] Wataru: Great. Tohko: ...... Tohko: ... Wataru, um... Wataru: Hm? Tohko: What happened with that girl after that yesterday...? Tohko: ...... Tohko: ... How can I ask him that? Tohko: ... Er, you're having dinner with us tonight, right? Tohko: If you have any requests, you can call my mom and tell her. Wataru: Ah, ok. P.98 Wataru: [oh] That's right. Wataru: Didn't I tell you not to get contacts? [I hope you didn't forget] (he tugs at the center of her glasses) Wataru: Without these you'll just be an ordinary monkey. Tohko: !! Tohko: I'm going to put laxatives in your next bentou! Wataru: [nein danke] ("no thanks"?) Wataru: See you at club practice! Tohko: Dammit! Dammit! classmate: Woah, it's pretty tough for you Tohko. Tohko: You see?? Every morning, every morning it's such a pain! [he's such a little brat] classmate: That's not what I meant. P.99 Tohko: ......? classmate: It's no good. She doesn't understand at all. classmate: Still, maybe that's a good thing. Tohko: ? Tohko: What... classmate: There are a lot of girls that want to makes bentous for Wataru-kun. Tohko: ...... But, Tohko: it's not like I asked to do it... (sign says "Men's Basketball Club") Tohko: Wataru just pushed me into... Tohko: Agh. P.100 (Kame looms in front of her) Tohko: She's here...! (above Kame it says "why is she taking a pose?") Kame: Guten tag, megane-saru! Tohko: Why is she here again?! [at schoool] Kame: [hm] What a dreadful face. Tohko: Uh, no, Kame-san. Kame: Don't call me Kame! My name is Erika! Tohko: [yeee] F-forgive me! P.101 Tohko: B-b-but, Wataru always calls you "Kame'-- Kame: It's ok for Wataru! Kame: At the very least, don't add the "san"!! Kame: [I am not a turtle!] Kame: ......... Oh, I see. Kame: You're the polite type, huh. [hmmm] Tohko: Ah, I'm sort of in a hurry........ Kame: Hold it right there. Tohko: Heee! Kame: What's a "bentou"? Tohko: ... Huh? Tohko: ........ P.102 Kame: I asked you a question!! Kame: Are you a dumbass as well as a megane-saru?! (arrows pointing to Kame and Tohko say "14 years old" and "17 years old", i.e. it's unusual for Kame to talk to Tohko that way when she's 3 years younger) Tohko: Her speech style reminds me of someone. Tohko: Uh, errr, a bentou? It's a noon meal...... Kame: Noon meal...? Y'mean lunch? [a lunch packet?] Kame: ... He said something about a promise. Tohko: Huh? Kame: Today, when I asked Wataru out to lunch, he mentioned it. Tohko: Eh... Kame: He said that you've promised to make lunch for him everyday. P.103 Tohko: I-I don't think... you'd call it a promise exactly. Tohko: Wataru ordered me to. [so...] Kame: So it bothers you? Tohko: Uh... Tohko: I... ~girl: There are a lot of girls that want to make bentous for Wataru-kun. Tohko: I wouldn't say, it bothers me exactly. Tohko: It's just that Wataru's always forcing his own way, Tohko: Oh no... Tohko: and I guess it's easy for him to ask me, since we were childhood friends... Tohko: so... Tohko: It's like I'm making excuses. P.104 Tohko: Why... Kame: You don't understand Wataru at all. Tohko: Wha... Kame: Even though you may be childhood friends, I've been around him a lot more than you. Tohko: !! Tohko: "Childhood friends." Kame: Ever since he came to Germany, almost 10 years. Kame: Our ages may be different, but we're very alike. P.105 Tohko: I've just come to realize this. Tohko: The 9 years of his life that I don't know, she knows. Kame: Hey, Kame: do you love Wataru? P.106 Kame: If you don't, Kame: I can take him back to Germany with me, right? P.107 Tohko: I'm so stupid. Tohko: Even though I've been ordered and pushed around, Tohko: I always believed somewhere that it was because I was closer to Wataru than anyone else. P.108 Tohko: Because I'm his "childhood friend." (basketball practice) player: Rebound! player: Nishizaki! [over here!] player: There! Keep it going. Tohko: Still, player: Idiot, watch the charging! Tohko: "Take him back with me." Tohko: ... Is she serious? P.109 Kame: ...... Hey. Kame: Don't you think there's something wrong with Wataru's movements? Tohko: Huh?! Tohko: Is... that true? Tohko: I still don't understand basketball too well... (Kame walks over and talks to the captain) captain: Nishizaki! Come over here for a moment. P.110 Kame: Your left ankle's acting weird. Isn't it hurting you? Wataru: Really? captain: [well?] Tohko: Eh... Kame: I told you to be careful after that time you injured it. You really are dense when it comes to your own welfare. Tohko: ... More than I, this person understands Wataru. Kame: C'mon, sit down and I'll tape it up for you. Wataru: Alright. Tohko: This person is in a closer place to Wataru than I am. (Tohko watches Kame bandage Wataru's ankle) P.111 Tohko: More than me...... players: [good work guys, pheew] Wataru: Tohko, I'm gonna go home and change and then I'll go over to your house. Wataru: [I need to take a shower] Tohko: Ah, o-ok. Wataru: What's wrong? Tohko: Eh? N-nothing really. Kame: Wataru! I've been waiting around for you this whole time! P.112 (Kame hangs on Wataru's back) Wataru: [you're heavy!] Kame: I've come all this way to see you, so you could've at least skipped school to hang out with me. Wataru: Get real, like I'd skip school for you. [why do you keep showing up here?] Wataru: Ah, Tohko, mind if I take this brat along with us today? Wataru: I can call your mom and ask her if she can set a place for another person at dinner. Tohko: Huh...?! Tohko: Why...? Kame: [heh] Oh no, Wataru. I don't think she likes that idea very much. Tohko: (turning red) !! No, I... Kame: Whatever, you can hate me if you want. P.113 Kame: I get the feeling she wouldn't want to be forced to hang out with us. Tohko: ... Oh, no. She's... Kame: She also said earlier that she finds making bentous for you troublesome. (Wataru looks at Kame) Wataru: Eh...? Tohko: Wha...? Kame: She said that because you force her to do it, she has no choice, even though it bothers her. Tohko: I didn't say that exactly...!! Tohko: Ah... er... P.114 Wataru: (to Tohko) Is that right...? Tohko: !! Tohko: I... I didn't Tohko: go... that far... Wataru: ... Why can't you just say that to my face?? P.115 (Tohko squeezes the handle of the mop she's holding) captain: Oh, I'm glad you're still here. captain: Miura, about tomorrow.. (Wataru shoots him a look of death) captain: Oh?! (Wataru walks out of the court, followed by Kame) captain: What's with him?? Tohko: ...... captain: Geh, Miura? P.116 Tohko: Wataru, you idiot...... (the captain hands Tohko a drink, as they sit down on the stairs outside the building) Tohko: [thank you] captain: It appears that Nishizaki injured his left ankle about 2 years ago. captain: I had no idea. Tohko: ...... Tohko: ... I also didn't know Tohko: about that...... captain: Why don't I teach you how to do taping. captain: I'm sure Nishizaki would be happy if you would do it for him. Tohko: Eh? P.117 Tohko: ... Probably not. captain: Really? He seems really fond of you. captain: Or maybe you'd call it affection. (arrow says "talking about him like an animal") captain: Whenever he's near you, you can practically see his tail wagging. [heh] Tohko: No way. Tohko: It's more likely... he just sees me as something like an errand-boy. Tohko: ... And I've realized P.118 Tohko: that my position as the "childhood friend" has no meaning after all. Tohko: He didn't say anything to me about his left ankle. Tohko: And he didn't give me any explanation when she kissed him. Tohko: ... I guess he doesn't think it's necessary to tell me things like that...... captain: ... Hmmm. P.119 captain: It's worrisome. Tohko: Huh? captain: This. (he tosses the drink can into a garbage bin) captain: Nice shot. captain: If that boy doesn't get attention from you, he sulks. captain: Then his playing suffers too. If he gets injured as well, it'll be trouble with the big match coming up soon. captain: Please give him a pat on the head or something. captain: I'm counting on you, manager. P.120 (at Tohko's house) mother: ... How strange. mother: What could have kept Wataru? He said he was coming. (she hangs up the phone) mother: Are you sure he didn't say anything to you, Tohko? Tohko: (wrapping up leftovers) Ah, uhuh. mother: Really, you're no help at all. mother: Wataru-kun's capable of taking care of himself, so he's probably ok, but still... Tohko: ...... ~Wataru: Why can't you just say that to my face? Tohko: ... You dummy, getting angry like that... P.121 mother: Tohko, before you go to school tomorrow, stop by Wataru-kun's condo. Tohko: Ehh?? mother: He's living all by himself! What if he's sick in bed?! Tohko: ! Tohko: I doubt it. He probably went off somewhere with that girl... ~Kame: Can I take him back with me? Tohko: ! Tohko: (toweling off her hair "after a bath") ...... Tohko: No... way. Tohko: Just because he got a little angry, he wouldn't just... Tohko: Still, what if he really was asked away by her? P.122 Tohko: M-maybe I should apologize after all... Tohko: But what do I say? Tohko: I wasn't the one who said I didn't like making the bentous. Tohko: ... That's right. I didn't say it. Tohko: ... Wataru, you dummy... Tohko: If I really did hate it, I wouldn't be putting so much effort in every morning. Tohko: I'll make a bento tomorrow and put Wataru's favorite dashi-maki-tamago in it. Tohko: He likes bentos a lot, so he should go back to his normal self right away. P.123 Tohko: I may not know Wataru as well as she does, Tohko: but this I do know. (the next morning, Tohko rings the doorbell of Wataru's apartment, bentou in hand) {ding dong} Tohko: (waiting) {b-bump b-bump b-bump b-bump b-bump} P.124 Tohko: ... Tohko: ......? {silence} Tohko: I wonder if he already left for school? (she presses the doorbell repeatedly) {ding dong, ding dong} (the handle rattles and the door opens suddenly) Tohko: Uwa! Tohko: Wata... voice: Who the hell is it this early in the morning...? P.125 Kame: Huh? (Kame stands in the doorway, dressed in pajamas) Tohko: ... Wha? Tohko: Why is she here...?!