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Futago Wazurai Chapter 9

Feb 3rd, 2021
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  1. Twins in Agony
  2.  
  3. Chapter 9
  4.  
  5. Sakurano Itsuki
  6.  
  7. --------
  8.  
  9. p01
  10. -Bee-bee-bee-beep
  11.  
  12. >You still have a fever...
  13.  
  14. p02
  15.  
  16. >...
  17.  
  18. >I knew you were sick, but I still all that to you.
  19. >I'm sorry.
  20.  
  21. >...
  22.  
  23. >Okay.
  24. >You should get some rest.
  25. >Let's eat the cake tomorrow.
  26. >Sure.
  27.  
  28. >Ah!
  29. >I almost forgot...
  30.  
  31. p03
  32. >Here's your present.
  33. >Happy birthday!
  34.  
  35. >Oh!
  36. >Thank you!
  37.  
  38. >...
  39. >Two of them?
  40.  
  41. >Yeah. One of them's Ako's.
  42.  
  43. >?
  44.  
  45. p04
  46. >Hoping that your downcast eyes
  47. >can still see beauty in the flowers.
  48. >Chapter 9
  49. >Tailored Words
  50.  
  51. p05
  52. >I'll tell you everything.
  53.  
  54. >...
  55.  
  56. p06
  57. >Isumi-san...
  58. >Do you mind if we talk in private?
  59.  
  60. -Phew...
  61.  
  62. >...I see.
  63. >So this all started with you and your sister.
  64.  
  65. p07
  66. -So Maki's role in all of this
  67.  
  68. >was over as soon as Isumi was done using her.
  69.  
  70. >...
  71.  
  72. -I can't just let her stay in Maki's apartment,
  73. -but her issue's still unresolved.
  74. -It's too late to send her home on her own, too...
  75.  
  76. >Haah...
  77.  
  78. p08
  79. >Stay at my place for tonight.
  80. >Use that time to sort out your feelings.
  81. >I'll let your sister know, too.
  82.  
  83. PHONE:SEEN | Can I come to your apartment later?
  84. SENT | Isumi-san's staying over at my place tonight, so don't worry.
  85. SENT | Good night.
  86.  
  87. -I'm sure Maki...
  88. -would've done the same thing.
  89.  
  90. >I'm sorry.
  91.  
  92. >I'm not the one who you should be apologizing to.
  93.  
  94. p09
  95. -CLACK
  96.  
  97. -I...
  98.  
  99. -changed myself for Maki's sake.
  100.  
  101. p10
  102. -But...
  103.  
  104. -did I become strong enough
  105. -to save Maki from herself?
  106.  
  107. -Am I really doing this for her?
  108. -Does she even need me?
  109.  
  110. p11
  111. -Of course she does.
  112.  
  113. -Maki's in agony.
  114. -She's been hurt.
  115.  
  116. -I can't bear to see her like that.
  117.  
  118. -I...
  119. -want to help her, right?
  120.  
  121. -I shouldn't get distracted.
  122.  
  123. p12
  124. >It looks like
  125. >I'm still too weak.
  126.  
  127. >You can leave the house unlocked.
  128. >Okay.
  129.  
  130. p13
  131. >I got
  132. >the gist of your problem,
  133.  
  134. >but why did you tell me about it?
  135. >Did you think I'd be able to help you?
  136.  
  137. >No.
  138. >This is about Oosawa-sensei.
  139.  
  140. p14
  141. >I finally
  142. >understand her.
  143.  
  144. -I understand Make painfully well.
  145. -And I'm sure you're the same too.
  146.  
  147. -Just like that girl.
  148.  
  149. p15
  150. >I already know
  151. >that Oosawa-sensei needs you.
  152.  
  153. -And that's why
  154. -I'm really frustrated.
  155.  
  156. >I see.
  157. -She was all worried about you,
  158. -even though she can't even take care of herself.
  159. >Maki's just stubborn like that.
  160. -That's why she always gets hurt...
  161.  
  162. p16
  163. -I'll never forgive you.
  164.  
  165. >...
  166.  
  167. -But...
  168.  
  169. >Haah...
  170.  
  171. p17
  172. >Isumi-san.
  173.  
  174. -...DONG
  175. -DING DONG
  176.  
  177. -TOUCH
  178.  
  179. p18
  180. -KA-CHAK
  181. >Maki...
  182.  
  183. >You know,
  184.  
  185. >I really hate selfish people.
  186. >Always have.
  187.  
  188. p19
  189. >But after being with her, I realized
  190.  
  191. >that even though she stuck to me like a thorn,
  192. >I actually didn't mind her selfishness.
  193.  
  194. >Of course, I still think that it's bad to cause trouble for others,
  195.  
  196. >but thanks to her,
  197. >I started to become more honest with myself.
  198.  
  199. >And now, I've finally found it.
  200.  
  201. p20
  202. >If I could help her in any way,
  203. >I can do anything.
  204. >That's the "righteousness" I've been looking for.
  205.  
  206. >...
  207.  
  208. >Up until now, I thought doing the right thing was some kind of duty.
  209. >Something that's thrust upon those with power.
  210. >Something to keep as a front.
  211.  
  212. >But it's better to be a little selfish.
  213.  
  214. p21
  215. >A little bit more honest.
  216. >Doing the things you want to do
  217. >really takes a load off your shoulders.
  218.  
  219. >...Yeah.
  220.  
  221. >Still...
  222. >I wonder why.
  223.  
  224. >I wonder why it hurts this much.
  225.  
  226. p22
  227. >Isumi-san's a bit unstable right now.
  228. >She needs guidance.
  229.  
  230. >We went on dates, we kissed...
  231. >I knew it was unnecessary, but she made me feel liberated.
  232.  
  233. -GRAB
  234. >I did what I thought was right,
  235. >all for her sake... So why?
  236.  
  237. >Why does it hurt so much?
  238. >Did I go wrong somewhere?
  239.  
  240. p23
  241. >Please...
  242. >Tell me.
  243.  
  244. >Aren't you
  245. >supposed to be on my side, Chie?
  246.  
  247. >Of course I am.
  248.  
  249.  
  250. p24
  251. >Everything you've done was the right thing to do.
  252.  
  253. >I mean,
  254. >that's what saved me a long time ago.
  255.  
  256. >The same goes for Isumi-san.
  257. >You worried about her,
  258. >and still got closer to her even as it hurt you.
  259.  
  260. >Thanks to that, she finally has her answer.
  261. >Tell me, what's wrong about that?
  262.  
  263. p25
  264. >What's suffocating you
  265. >are your lofty ideals, Maki.
  266.  
  267. >You're way too sincere.
  268. >You take responsibility for everything that even remotely involves you.
  269.  
  270. >You feel that it's your duty to help,
  271. >even if you'll end up getting hurt by doing so.
  272.  
  273. >You carry everything on your shoulders.
  274. >And that just makes things harder for you.
  275.  
  276. p26
  277. >So Maki,
  278. >I want you to share your burden with me.
  279.  
  280. >Just like how you changed yourself for her sake,
  281.  
  282. >I changed myself for yours.
  283.  
  284. p27
  285. >...
  286.  
  287. >Let's...
  288. >go to school together.
  289.  
  290. p28
  291. >Yuki's gone, too...
  292.  
  293. -BRRRR BRRRR
  294.  
  295. PHONE: Come to Symphonyland's north gate at 5:30 today.
  296. I'll be going there from Yuki-chan's house.
  297.  
  298. >...
  299.  
  300. p29
  301. >C'mon.
  302. >You should get going.
  303. >You don't want to be late for your date.
  304.  
  305. >Thank you...
  306. >Yuki-chan.
  307.  
  308. >Don't worry about the clothes!
  309. >I'm doing this because I want to.
  310.  
  311. >Because of what you've done for me
  312. >I finally know how to treasure my sister.
  313.  
  314. p30
  315. >Thank you for making me realize that,
  316. >Yuki-chan.
  317.  
  318. >I'll make sure we'll be happy
  319. >for your sake too, Yuki-chan.
  320.  
  321. >Off you go, then!
  322.  
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