It's Like a Spring Storm ch5

p1
>Chi-chan's room is full of bookshelves
>and a lot of things beside that...
>I told her to tidy up in here...

>Chi-chan, are you okay!?
>It'd be bad if she's pinned under something...!

p2
>Chi-chaaan!!
>She's dead!!

>But...
>There's a few books that have fallen off, but it doesn't look like anything hit her...

p3
>Don't scare me like that~
>But why is it so dark in here...?

>I was working on my manuscript when...
>the power went out...

>Also, I ripped a page in my book
>so I need to buy a new one.

p4
>Now, now.
>I'm just glad that you're okay.

>My work is more important than me.

>I want to protect my work, even if I'm unable to escape myself.
>That's how a creator lives!
>Sure.
>In dangerous times, you should prioritise your own life and escape.

p5
>Eh? The power's out!?
>That's right.
>It's still out right now.

>I can't do my work without elecricity. What do I do?
>My deadline...

p6
>Magnitude 6
>Power out across whole area

>Look, Chi-chan! It's a huge disaster!
>Look!!

>So that's what it was.
>I guess I'll play the games that have been piling up until the power comes back.

p7
>Ah, you wanna play too, Aoi?

>Now's not the time for that!

>For now, let's buy what we can while we can...

>Store up water in the bathtub...

>Flip the breakers so there's no danger from the electrical currents...

p8
>And then...
>And then...

>I hope the power comes back before my charge runs out.
>You could at least panic a little, Chi-chan!

p9
>Panicking ain't gonna accomplish anything~
>The guys at the power plant are doing the best they can~

>All we can do is wait for them to fix it.

>There's no way I could love this girl!
>I can't believe her!

p10
>Power wasn't restored that day.
>The second day.

>Come to think of it,

>apparently if you stick some tissue in a tuna can and light it, it becomes a candle.
>>Tsuchikin
>>insert
>>Tsuchikin
>>Tsuchikin
>Let there be light~
>Huh?

>Wanna try it out?

p11
>It really works!
>>Tsuchikin

>Look, Aoi!
>It's pretty bright!!

p12
>Aoi!

>Let's go look at the stars!

>It's pitch black because of the power outage,
>so I'm sure they'll look really pretty!

p13
>Now's not the time for...

>It's boring inside the house.
>Come along.

>Alright then...
>Nice.

p14
>The stars really are pretty...
>Let's go as far as the park.

p15
>There's quite a few other people around too.

>I wonder if they're here to see the stars too?
>They're probably just checking on the status of the city.

>You're right!
>The stars are pretty~!
>See?

p16
>Don't you feel any sense of crisis
>or worries about what's gonna happen?

>Well, if I'm gonna die, I'll probably think of something.
>The two of us ran away and thought of something afterwards too, right?

>I'm amazed...

p17
>I haven't been at the top of a slide in ages.
>Maybe like 10 years or so.

>It really is pretty.

>Blackouts might not be so bad once in a while.
>Since you can take it easy.
>They are bad, though.

p18
>If I were by myself,
>what would I have done?

>I'd probably be curling up in a ball of worry in the middle of a blackout
>while spouting abusive language telling people to fix it already.

>At the very least, I wouldn't have seen this starry sky.

p19
>Y'know,
>I think things only worked out
>because you were doing things properly, Aoi.

>Even I know fully well
>that I'm just a nuisance who only hurts people.
>I'm no use to man nor beast.

>That's why...
>Yeah. You're a nuisance.

p20
>But
>you're not all bad.

>...
>This is where you're supposed to say that I'm not a nuisance.
>Lying won't accomplish anything.

>This might be perfect timing.

p21
>The marriage stuff you mentioned earlier.
>I accept.

>With you, Chi-chan.

>No...

>That's not right.

p22
>I should be the one asking you.
>I want to marry you, Chi-chan.

p23
>Gladly!

p24
>Still, blackouts are pretty boring, huh?
>That's why everyone's going outside.

>But y'know, there's stuff you can do even when it's dark, right?
>Stuff you can only do in the dark...

>What are you getting at...?

p25
>Are you stupid...?
>You're bored, right?
>Ahaha

>Alright.
>Eh?

>Did you catch my stupidity?
>Not really.
>I just figured it'd be romantic to do it in candlelight.

p26
>I knew it.
>You've totally caught my stupidity, haven't you?

>Possibly.

>Chi-chan.
>Yes?

>I want to do it to you too, tonight.

p27
>...Alright.

p28
>Ah.
>Looks like the power's back.
>What should we do?
>Wanna turn it on?

>It's fine.
>We can stay like this a little longer.

>...Ah, hold on.

>I just wanna check my phone first.

p27
>I need to check what's happening with yesterday's work now that the power's back on.

>Where are you right now?
>You didn't get caught up in the earthquake, did you?

>I knew it...

>Guess I can't just ignore him, huh...

p28
>How'd it go?

>Chiho.

>I want to introduce you to my father.