Slow Start ch138

p1
>Mm...

>Eh? It's bright outside?
>Eep! I overslept!?
>But I've had perfect attendance until now!?

>Help me, Shion-chan!!
>Eh~
>...Huh?

>Ah.
>It's snow...

>>You sleep better when you don't have nightmares...!?

p2
>Geez~
>That was a scare~

>Ahaha.
>I was surprised by how bright it was this morning too.

>That's a cute hairpin, Hana-chan.
>It suits you!
>Ehehe.
>I'm actually wearing this because I couldn't fix my bedhair.
>I'm forcing it down...

>I slip further down my blanket when it gets cold...
>Ah~ I know the feeling~
>You slip right under and can't get out.

>But seeing the snow pile up gets me excited.
>Maybe that's why I was able to get out bed so smoothly today.

>Ah.
>Kasane-chan, be careful not to get too excited about the snow and drop your key somewhere.
>Fufu~

>Aah~ Geez~
>Hana-chan, you meanie~☆

p3
>Ah.

>Ah, Tama-chan! Good morning!
>The snow's amazing, huh!

>Fufufu...
>?

>When you think of snow, you think of this pose!
>>Bird's eye view
>>followed by

>>twirl~

>Aah~ That thing you see in gal game videos!
>Tolalalala

>Snow...

p4
>This is... the snow from that day...
>Aah~
>I've seen that before too!!

>Kya~
>Kya Kya Kya

>Tama
>is jealous of Kasane-senpai, right...?
>Yep.
>But her actions say otherwise.
>Indeed...

>Hey, Hana~

>Ah.
>Eiko-chan and Kamuri-chan. Good morning~
>Good morning~
>It's snowing, huh~
>It's probably gonna melt soon enough, though~
>Yep.
>That's a cute hairpin, Hana.

>Kamuri-chan looks so cute in a coat!!
>Right~?
>Why are you boasting about it, Eiko-chan?

>You're like a snow rabbit. Cute~
>Right~?
>Yep.
>It's my winter fur.

p5
>Coats sure are nice.

>Their bulkiness proves to be a pain when moving, so this is the only one I've got,
>but I want a new one this year.

>Then how about we all go shopping together?
>We invite Chouno-senpai and the others too.

>Yeah! I wanna help pick out a coat for Kasane-chan!
>Yep. Oku-sama's coat picking championship.
>Eeh~ I'm so happy!
>Hya~

>Oh yeah!
>How about we bring Hiroe-san along too?

>She'll be needing some winter clothes too.
>Ah, that's right.
>I'll ask her when I get home today.

p6
>Hah

>That was close. I almost went back to sleep...
>The blankets are just too comfy this time of year...
>Uuh. It's cold.

>I'm getting hungry too.
>Okay.
>I'll get something at the convenience store
>like oden...

>Ah.

>Ooh!
>Hiroe in her third year of high school on the day of her entrance exams.

>It's piled up yet again.

>It's just like all the effort I've been piling up
>this past year!!
>Mufu~

p7
>Even going by car looks like it'd take a while in this.
>Yep.
>Waking up early was a wise decision!
>Asking for a ride to and from there
>was also a very wise decision!!

>Fufu.
>With this one big step into the deep snow, my entrance exams will begin...

>Ah.

>That's right.
>I forgot.
>I'm...

>You're all going shopping!!
>Hawa...

p8
>Yeah. Wanna join us, Tsuzuri-chan?
>Gladly!!!!!!
>Wah~ Then let's set a date.
>Yep.

>Hiroe-san~
>Erm, it's Hana.

>Hiroe-san?

>...Hana-chan?
>Ah, yes! It's me, Hana!

p9
>...Um.
>Sorry, were you asleep?
>...The snow.

>It's melted, huh...
>Eh?
>That's right.

>It turned into rain mid-morning and the weather's been fine all afternoon.
>By the time school ended, it was pretty much all...
>I see...

>?

>Hiroe-san.
>Um,
>is something wrong?

>No, it's nothing.
>But...

>So, Hana-chan,
>did you need me for anything?
>Eh?
>Ah.

>Yes.
>Me and the others were...

>>Can everyone's warmth melt the memories that have been piling up in Hannen-san's heart...?