My Younger Senpai ch4: The Old Me

p1
>Excuse me~
>Coming~

>Thanks to coming to this store all the time,
>I got used to this job pretty quickly.
>Thank you very much.

>I want things to go well with Senpai,
>so I'm gonna get used to this world a little at a time.

>Still, it was a surprised
>when I ran into my past self the other day...

p2
>>Minato Girls' High School

>>Library

>Hey~
>Why is it so hot?
>The air conditioner's broken.
Eh~...

>I came here so I could cool down on top of studying...
>I feel sluggish. Wanna go home for today?
>Yeah, let's do that!
>Ahaha
>...I knew it.

p3
>I can make better progress with summer homework if I do it at school...

>There's a few people around making it hard to slack off.
>...Not to mention...

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>If I do it at home, I just end up thinking about Senpai...
>Senpai<3 Ah<3 Hah<3

>The heat is kinda rough, but...

>It won't bother me so long as I concentrate.
>Let's keep at it!

>...
>Hmm...

p5
>That lady from the coffee shop the other day
>really bothers me...

>Senpai said she was nursing her, but...

>that doesn't appear to be the case...

>Oh crap! I ended up thinking about Senpai!
>Focus! Focus!

p6
>Just to be safe, maybe I'll try
>asking Senpai about her directly...?

>Let's see...
>"Good afternoon. My apologies for the sudden text."
>"There's something I wanted to ask you..."

>No.. that's too formal.
>"Heya, Senpai! Sorry to be so sudden... (`.w.`)

>The format isn't the issue here!!
>What did I even come to school for!?

>I don't want Senpai to hate me by asking her something weird...
>...Come to think of it...

p7
>That movie Senpai wanted to watch is showing soon.
>If I invite her to that, we can get a little small talk in...

>...Yeah, right.

>I can't even send her a simple text.
>There's no way I could ask her to hang out with me...

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>Hey.
>You got this part wrong.

>You should think about the independent words first.
>~~~~

p9
>Seto-se-...
>Mmg
>Hey now.
>Be quiet in the library.

>I-I'm sorry.
>Senpai touched my face...
>Fufu
>How diligent of you to do your homework at school.

>Senpai, what are you...?
>There's a book on acting I wanted to read.
>I'm glad there's such a variety here.
>Heh~

>Sorry for interrupting your studies.
>If there's anything you don't know, feel free to ask.
>Ah... Sure.

>...

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>I can't concentrate at all...!

>My heart trembles every time I so much as look at Senpai...
>What do I do...?

>Should I ask her about that lady...?
>No... Before that...

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>I'm just so happy she talked to me...
>Hya~
>Hey.

>You don't seem to be making much progress.
>If it's difficult, should I take a look?
>Eh?

>No... I couldn't.
>I can handle this much.

>Come on. Show me.
>Ah... um...
>This part...

>Ah, this one's tricky.
>I didn't get it at first either.
>Read the previous sentence carefully...

>Ah... Like this?
>The next is...

p12
>...Finished!

>Thank you so much!
>You really saved me...
>It was nothing.

>To think I'd get tutored by Senpai...
>I'm glad I came to school~
>By the way, Nanasawa.

>Are you free after this?
>I wanna you to accompany me for a bit.
>Eh?

p13
>Is she perhaps asking me out on a date!?
>Oh crap! What do I do? Calm down... Calm down, me...
>Um... Yeah.
>I'm free. Yep.
>Really?


>Alright, then.
>So much has happened just from studying.

>If the stuff that comes next happens...
>>Diagram of the Stuff That Comes Next
>>Aquarium
>>Comparing Food
>Have some of mine too.
>Eh...?
>Ah~ There it is.

>Here.
>?

p14
>>The Mass Murderer From Hell
>>Memoris of a Blood-soaked Woman
>>Film Studies Club

>...A script?
>That's some title.
>Yeah.
>It's a short film the Film Studies Club will be doing for the culture festival.

>I want to memorise my lines
>so could you read the other person's lines?
>Me?

>But I work backstage. I'm no good at acting...
>Someone else will be performing it in the show itself. You just need to read it for now.
>We're in the library, so keep it quiet, okay?

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>Well... Alright!
>I'll try!
>Thanks.

>Okay, start from page 4.
>Right.

>Erm...
>"Hey, hey, Maki-chan..."
>"What's the inn we're staying at tonight like~...?"
>Pfft

>Eh...?
>Sorry.
>You just said it in a funny way...
>Fufufu
>She laughed at me...

>I really am... bad at acting, huh...
>Eh? No...
>But!

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>I love your voice, Nanase.
>It's so pretty and easy on the ears.

>She complimented me...!
>Thank you very much.
>Come on. Let's keep going.

>Right.
>"What's the inn we're staying at tonight like?"

>"The room is your standard Japanese-style room"
>"but the yukatas they lend out are cute..."

p17
>"Once we get there,"
>"I'll put it on for you."

>...Nanasawa?
>Hah

>Sorry!
>Erm...
>"Geez... What the heck?"
>That surprised me...
>It's just acting practise, but...

p18
>I can imagine myself really going on a trip with Senpai...

>I need to read the lines properly.
>"Hah~ I'm tired from all that playing~"
>"We really went all out, huh~"

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>"I'm getting really drowsy. Let's go to sleep...
>"Then maybe I'll sleep too."

>"Good night."
>"...Hey."

>"Why don't we sleep together?"

>"N-No way... It's too hot..."
>This is a pretty exciting development...
>"Eh~?"

>"Geez... That's so boring."
>"Fine. I'll come over to you."
>"Heh!?"

p20
>Wait...
>Today is a bit...
>Your yukata is so cute...
>I've been holding back this whole time, y'know?
>No way... Senpai...

>Ah<3
>To be honest, I'm not that sleepy.

>Besides...
>...?

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>Going to sleep right now would be a waste, right?

>Yeah... You may be right...
>Ah...
>...y.
>Hey~

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>You've been messing up your lines for a while now.

>You're a bit clingy too...
>...!!

>A-Ah... Sorry!
>I...
>I tried to stop you but you didn't notice me at all...

>I can't use them for practise, but
>what were those lines you were saying, Nanasawa?
>No... It was nothing...

p23
>What the heck...?
>The school will soon be closing.
>Any remaining students...

>...
>Let's go home.
>Eh...?

>Oh crap...
>I went and fantasised while Senpai was here...
>Senpai must be upset with me for ruining her practise...

>I'm... seriously useless...

>Hey, quit dilly-dallying!
>!?

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>Let's go through it one more time
>while we walk home!

>...!
>Sure!

>Once again from the top.
>Erm...
>Nanasawa Nana, 15 years old.
>A girl with a one-sided crush on Seto-senpai.