Division Girl 2

p131
>I've been thinking that A-ko-chan has been lying to me for some reason.

>I thought I knew A-ko-chan well, but that's only on the surface level.
>I wonder if she actually finds me creepy.

>I mean, up until now, she never mentioned having an older sister.

>Is this as close as I'll get to A-ko-chan?
>...Even so, A-ko-chan is a very dear friend of mine.

>Because she's a dear friend...

p132
>Stand
>Bow

>Sit.

>What's first period, again?
>Eh~ I don't remember~

>...

>Erm...
>W-What is it, B-ko-san?
>Is Ako-cha... Is Ako-san absent today?

>Eh...I-I'm not really sure.

p133
>Aah

>Doesn't taste that good...

p134
>All alone without A-ko-chan, huh?
>Are you jealous of those girls?
>It's not like A-ko-chan's gone or anything

>She might not come back.
>Don't you think you might be the reason?

>It's fine. Those girls
>are having so much fun that they don't see you.
>If you're lonely, you can stare at yourself.

p135
>[I can't give you that kind of composure]

>I have A-ko-chan...
>As a friend?
>You're probably the only one who thinks that.

>Even so, she's a dear friend of mine.

>A friend?
>Even though you want to be something more?

p136
>Don't you want to go further?

>Surely you've already suffered enough?

>I even offered to switch places with you.

>I'm still fine...
>I want to be here.

>Is that so?
>Where A-ko-chan is...

p137
>It kinda hurt when she turned me down yesterday but...

>Being alone is rather...

>Is that...

>A-ko-chan?

p138
>She's skipping school?
>Geez! What is she doing?

>A-ko-chan!

>Eh? A-ko-chan...
>and...

>me...

p139
>..

>What are you doing here?
>Why are you with A-ko-chan...

>Um... that's a bit...

>No! Anything but that!!

>Mm

p140
>Mm
>Ah

>Ah...

>[But she was mine!]
>A-ko-chan was mine from the beginning!

>That's right... I took from her
>what you could never take yourself.

>But...friends doing something like that...
>But you wanted it, right?
>You wanted to be more than friends.

p141
>I love A-ko-chan too.

>Therefore...

>I will become you!!

p142
>Oh yeah
>You had one of those, didn't you?

>I wouldn't be able to live if I didn't.

>B-ko-chan!!

>A-ko-chan... Why...

>I'm right here!


p143
>Hey, A-ko-chan?

>Why...

>Why are you looking at me like that?

>We're friends, aren't we?

>I don't know who the hell you are, but give my B-ko back to me!

>...

>What did you just say?

p144
>Who the hell are y-

>It's the first time...
>you've ever touched me like this...

>A-ko-chan...

>Ah
>Looks like something big went down.
>A-ko-chan!?

p145
>Sorry for skipping school.
>Must've been lonely, huh?

>...
>A-ko-chan, you...

>Yup.
>I've got the same disease as you, B-ko-chan.

>Actually
>The original is the one lying dead over here.

>Hey, did you know? [People who are carry this disease work hard to keep something in check.]
>[The doubles are born because they want to cut to sever the ties that bond them.]
>[That's why they start off so selfless]

>My original was a total shut-in
>She always wanted to go outside.
>And then I was born.

>Both me and my family pretended not to notice the girl that was left behind.

p146
>So the sister you mentioned before

>That was my original.

>I couldn't find her this morning so I took the day off school to look for her...

>My original wanted someone to lend her a hand.

>I never expected

>that B-ko-chan's double
>>A-ko-chan, let's go outside.
>would take her outside.
>>I'll braid your hair

>B-ko-chan granted by wish.

>She gave my original the chance to go out into the outside world.

p147
>Ironic, isn't it?

>We are always at a fixed distance from each other

>But those girls closed the gap in a single step.

>...

>What do you want from me?
>Stop it.
>Do you want me to kiss you too, B-ko-chan?
>Stop it.

>Or do you want to kill me
>like you killed her?

p148
>I like knives too.
>Probably more than you do, B-ko-chan.

>What should I do...

p149
>What do you want?
>A-ko-chan

>We could always keep things the same
>with me as you girlfriend, right?

>I don't want that!
>That's just pretending for the sake of appearances! We'd be even further apart than before!!

>I love A-ko-chan.

>No more... This is just...

>I'm sorry... I thought I could just play the part, but...
>[The way I love B-ko-chan if probably a little different from the way you think about it]
>Sorry...

p150
>A few days later.

>Finally showed up, huh?
>I have a request.

>Kill me
>and take my place.

>Don't wanna.

>!?
>But that's the only thing you guys have been wanting to be!

>But I wouldn't be A-ko-chan's girlfriend, would I?

>I don't want to become a me living in a world like that.

p151
>Why? I thought...
>you wanted to live more

>Like since I was a kid...

"Kodoku Syndrome" is a disease that is born from a strong desire.

>The you of a short while ago wanted to delete A-ko-chan

>And the you of right now wants to delete yourself

p152
>You just want
>to be alone

>Your doubles just follow your desire to disappear and kill themselves.

>They keep doing
>what you want to do. Quite shameless, really.
>But still...

>Congratulations! You don't have to worry about doubles anymore!
>Since the doubles keep killing themselves, you won't be bothered by this disease anymore!

>But you're the first one to solve this problem by wanting to die.
>Kodoku (Parasitic Infestation) Syndrome... Sounds more like a curse than a disease...

p153
>But don't worry. Somewhere out there, you guys...
>are living happier lives than that you.

>It's the truth. I'm not lying.
>So just relax.

>I'll take things from here.

p154
>B-ko-chan!

>Yeah!
>I'll be right there, A-ko-chan!

>kya kya kya kya