I Love You (I Love You)

p1
>Humans use words to cover up their unsightly true feelings.
>Sasakawa-san, are you free after this?

>...

>I've got to put together this data for tomorrow's meeting,

>but I've got stuff with my family so I can't stay behind.
>Could I ask you to do it instead?

p2
>...Understood.
>Really!? Thank you~!

>Ah... Sasakawa-san really is convenient.

>I
>Well, it's actually a mixer I'm going to,
>but Sasakawa-seems to be free, so it's fine.
>can hear other people's inner thoughts.

>Having this power hasn't brought me one single good thing.
>The voices in their hearts are nothing but frank malice.

>But people are typically free to think whatever they want inside their heads,
>so all I can do is pretend not to listen to them.

p3
>It'd be nice if they could just say it out loud, though.

>Ah.
>It's Sasakawa-san.

>I wonder if she got more work forced upon her...
>Uwah. Someone's inner thoughts again... Ignore.
>It's because she's such an easy mark.

>Hah... Sasakawa-san...
>I love you.

>...Eh?

p4
>She's...
>I love you.
>I love you.
>She's saying it out loud!!!

>N-No way. Her inner thoughts and words are this in sync!?
>Ah! Did I say that out loud?
>You did.

>Wait, who is this girl again...?
>Man, sorry about that.

p5
>I'm the type who blurts out everything she's thinking.

>The heck?
>Never seen that type before.

>Ah, do you know who I am?
>I'm Maki from the same department.
>I just transferred here recently, though...
>Ah. H-Hello.
>I'm Sasakawa.
>Sasakawa-san. I know~

>I've been curious about you even before I was transferred here.
>!

>Th-That's...

>You really are cute, Sasakawa-san.
>...!?

p6
>You're working overtime, right? Shall I help?
>Eh?

>No, I wouldn't want to bother you...
>It's fine. I want to help.

>Here. Give me that.
>Ah...
>Huh...? She's actually pretty nice?

>After I'm done helping, I wanna go to a hotel.
>And she's ruined it...

>A ho-...
>Ah, oh crap! I said that out loud!
>I-I meant for a meal. A meal at a hotel.
>You said "oh crap", though!?

p7
>What a weirdo...
>But

>I can tell she's not lying.
>She's far better than other humans.

>...Alright, I'll take you up on that.
>Yeah! Leave it to me!

>Y'know,
>I love how considerate you are, Sasakawa-san.

>H-
>Hah...
>Considerate?
>Yeah.
>Just today, you took on someone else's work.

p8
>I've been watching that side of you this whole time,
>so I'm glad you spoke to me today.

>...

>Um,
>actually...

>I can hear other people's inner thoughts.

>Inner thoughts...?
>Yes. Everything they're thinking...

>So I guess... being considerate of others just became second nature to me.
>Is... that so...?

>Then...
>you know all of my feelings for you, Sasakawa-san...
>I heard those loud and clear. Literally.

p9
>You must have it rough too...
>Hm? In what way?
>The way you leak out everything you're thinking.
>ah...

>People around me say I'm the "frank type"...
>...
>That's probably wrong.

>Eh...!?
>You're way beyond frank.
>Tuna tuna...!?
>It's not a type of fish.
[tn: sabasaba = frank, saba = mackerel]

>I see... No wonder I can't get though to anyone.
>Aren't they just avoiding you...?
>Those guys.
>Fufu. Maybe.

>But y'know,

p10
>I was able to say "I love you" to the person I love,
>so I don't hate this disposition of mine.

>...Thanks.
>Hey, let's start dating.
>I'll think about it.
>That means no!

p11
>They exchanged contacts.
>>Maki
>>It's Sasakawa
>>Yay~

>Let's get along as lov-... friends from now on!
>Does she not know how to erase text?

>Ah.
>Sasakawa-san~

p12
>Sorry.
>I've got errands today too...
>Could you make the documents for me?

>Again...?
>I'm still tired from the overtime...

>But...
>There's no way she'll refuse.

>...Ah.

p13
>Sorry, today's kinda...

>...
>I see.

>I understand. You're busy too, Sasakawa-san.
>I wonder if there's someone else who'll do it for me...

>Hah...

p14
>So useless.

>What a pain.
>And after I asked her?
>We're supposed to support each other, right?
>This is exactly why
>you're so useless.
>What happened to being considerate?
>This is taking up
>my free time too, y'know?

p15
>It's no good.

>...U-

>Understo-...

p16
>Do it
>yourself!

p17
>Maki-san...!
>Let's go,
>Sasakawa-san.

>Hey...
>Maki-san!?

>H-Hey wait!
>This has nothing to do with you!!
>Sure it does.

>We're
>going on a date after this.

>...Eh?

p18
>Eh~...?

>Hey.

>I don't remember making any plans for a date...
>We didn't. I made it up just now.

>But...

p19
>I wanna go on one.
>Don't you?

p20
>Sounds good.
>Let's go on a date.

>Still, we definitely said too much back there.
>I wanna eat pizza...
>Hm? What was that?
>Nothing...
>I want ankake spaghetti. [tn: Japanese spaghetti dish with a spicy tomato and vegatable sauce that differs greatly from Italian spaghetti dishes.]