The Two of Them ch68

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>>Waiting to pick her up with an umbrella on a rainy evening. Volume 2 on sale to rave reviews!

>Back to the present

>Attention, customers.
>Due to the rainfall, some trains have been delayed on both lines.

>We apologise for any inconvenience.
>Oh dear.

>...Guess I'll kill some time somewhere.

>Welcome~

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>My umbrella
>got stolen!

>Ah~ Crap! I accidentally put it where the plastic umbrellas usually go.
>What am I playing at? Letting my umbrella get stolen after coming to pick someone up in the rain of all things.

>Ah, I'll take it as is, please.

>That'll be 700 yen.
>Uuh.
>My umbrella gets stolen and I have to buy a new one at the convenience store.
>...This is... just...

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>Sakuma!!

>Welcome back~ Wanko~
>I-I-I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long!

>Blah blah
>Yadda yadda

>~I'm...
>I'm so sorry.
>I'll work hard to pay you back for the umbrella...!!
>Ah.
>No, um, it's not that.

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>...Hey, wait.

>The rain's stopped.
>Oh my.

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>There are as many auditions as there are stars in the sky.

>No matter how many of them I fail, I'll keep on taking them!
>R-Right.

>Alright, let's go get a drink to cheer you up tonight!
>Oh! Sounds great.
>I've got novelization royalties, so it'll be my treat.

>!

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>...W-

>We're splitting the bill...!

>...Of course.
>We're partners, after all.

>>Little by little, they're becoming partners(note)