Slow Start ch33

p74
>Hey.
>This is the spot.

>This is my secret spot.

>There's usually some cats around here.
>Hmm... None today it seems.

p75
>A private talk
>Secret spot
>Something she can't tell anyone
>Something bad
>Aaaaaah

>E-E-E-E-E-E-
>Eiko-chan!!!
>Don't worry!!!

>Eh?

>No matter what happens, I'll be there for you, okay, Eiko-chan!?
>Don't worry, okay!?
>Eh?
>What did I do?

>Aha

>No, no.
>It's not a dark story or anything.
>Ah.
>I-Is that so?

>Sorry. I tend to overthink things...
>It's alright.
>Thanks for worrying about me.

>Hmm.

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>There's just something I wanted to tell you.
>Is that okay?
>S-Sure.

>Y'see...
>I like making hand-made accessories.
>I made this hairpin too.
>Eeeh?

>Amazing.
>You made something so pretty...
>Ahaha, you're making me blush.
>Aha.

>So y'see, my Mom runs a general store
>and she puts some of things I make in the rental boxes there.
>Y'know?
>Those spaces that are about this big?

>Eh?
>Eeeh, amazing!
>That's amazing, Eiko-chan!
>Aw, it's not that amazing.
>Stop it, you're making me blush!

>...Noone outside my family
>knows about this.

>You're the first one I've told, Hana.
>Eh?

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>N-
>Not even Kamuri-chan?
>Fufu
>That's right.

>Well y'know
>I figured that if my friends knew, they would feel obligated to buy stuff.
>That wouldn't really make me happy.
>I-I see.

>...And y'see
>that necklace Sensei was wearing earlier...

>I made that.
>!

>Eh? The thing Enami-sensei was wearing?
>Yeah.
>That was being sold in the store, Eiko-chan?
>Yeah.
>So Sensei bought that.
>...Yeah.

>A-
>And Sensei doesn't know you made it, right?
>Yeah.
>I don't think she does.
>I don't think she'd wear it if she did.

>...Wow.

>That's amazing!
>Amazing!
>She bought it because she liked it...
>She bought it! She bought it!

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>This must be
>the pride a creator feels.
>Is that so...

>I wish I had gotten a better look at it...
>...It's kinda like...

>It was the first time I've seen something I made being worn by someone in real life.
>And it was Sensei.

>That kinda
>makes me
>really...


>...Th-
>Thank goodness, Eiko-chan!
>Thank goodness!
>Woah!

>Geez.
>Why are you crying, Hana?
>Ah.
>S-Sorry.
>Sorry.

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>Thanks, Hana.
>I'm so
>glad.

>Eiko-chan.
>...Okay.
>That ends our private talk.

>Well, even though I said it's a secret, it's not like it'd be a big deal if anyone found out.
>So don't worry about it.
>O-Okay.

>Ehehe.
>It feels like my feelings
>have been overflowing for a while now.
>I'm glad I told you.

>Was it okay that I was the first
>to tell something so important to...?
>Eh?

>I think
>I'm glad that you're the one I told, Hana.

>"I'd say..."
>"it's because you've made friends."
>Woah.

>Woah.
>Wooah.
>Hey, wanna go eat some ice-cream?
>Wawah.
>S-Sure.

p80
>Some day
>I also want to tell her.
>I want to tell her.

>Hey.

>You arrived at school so early
>so why haven't you done a single thing about your day shift?
>And why are you eating ice-cream?
>Ahaha
>We just really got into our chat.

>Here, have some ice-cream.
>It's a new flavor.
>Say Ah~
>It's half-eaten.
>I ain't saying "ah".
>...
>New flavor...

>Mm, c'mon.
>Not bad.
>I need to tidy up so get back to work.
>Woah.
>In one bite.

>Ha~na

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>Here, take this.
>A little something for hearing me out.
>Eh?

>Ehehe.
>Please accept it.

>Wah.

>It's pretty...

>The broche Eiko-chan gave me
>shone brightly and was really pretty
>kinda like Eiko-chan's secret.

>I wonder if my secret
>will shine like this?