Slow Start ch27

p20
>Phew...

>It was amazing seeing Eiko-chan's long-awaited bathing figure, huh....
>Yeah.
>It seemed like the hot bath water was dripping...
>dripping...

>Now then, for tonight's dinner
>I'll be turning my special Tama-chan chop-suey into...
>Lately I've been practising making dishes besides Japanese.

>Chuuka-don!
>And a Chinese-style egg-soup!!
>>Dig in!!
>Aah, well that
>certainly gives off a dripping feeling!
>Ahaha Am I being cooked with it?

p21
>Mmm

>I feel like I understand the chop suey's feelings...
>The life of the chop suey isn't so bad...

>If Kamu was an ingredient for chop suey, I bet she'd be quail eggs.
>Hah, Tama's food is delicious.
>Ah, I get you!
>Seconds, please.

>Your Chinese-style cold tofu is delicious too.
>The life of cold tofu doesn't sound bad either...
>Ah.
>Come to think of it, I've been thinking for a while that there are people in various factions, such as firm tofu, coarse sweet bean paste, smooth bean paste, and silky tofu.
>How about you guys?

>I'm in the silky tofu and smooth bean paste factions.
>Ah, same as me.
>Oh, that's authentic.

>I guess I like silky tofu and coarse bean paste.
>Y-
>You guess?

>I'm also
>in the silky and course factions.
>Eeeeeeh...?

>Ah, I see.
>I understand!

>If the four of us boiled tofu, it'd come out silky!
>I think you're objective changed, Tama-chan.
>[Ikenami, huh??]
>Boiled tofu during the rainy season sounds nice.
>Thirds, please.

p22
>Alright, without prior notice, let's tell some ghost stories!
>Eh? We're really doing it?
>Of course we are!
>Well then, let's start off with today's host, Hana-chan!
>Or should I say hostess.

>Eeeeh?
>Erm.
>Ah.

>Something happened while I was studying alone in my room.
>Ooh, a true story.

>I heard something drop behind me.
>Timidly, I turned my head around...

>And there was a screw...!

>Erm.
>Is that it?
>It is, but...
>Eh? You're not scared?

>I worry about whether this was a screw for something very important...
>The ceiling might fall down,
>the pillar might collapse,
>the apa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-parment might get destroyed...!
>scary scary scary
>I don't think anything that important would use such a tiny screw.

p23
>Okay, you're up next, Eiko-chan.
>Okay~

>Hmm. A scary story, huh?
>Let's see.
>I saw this on the internet earlier.

>A private school student was on their way home.
>Huh? Or was it a nurse?
>Well, either one works.

>There, they saw an abandoned castle.
>...Huh? Maybe it was a building that was under construction...
>Anyway, there was some kind of building. And staring through the window was the figure of a sad woman.

p24
>It might've been a kid instead of a woman...
>Let's just say there was someone there and their eyes met.
>Erm...what happened after that...?

>Well anyway, a bunch of stuff happened
>and everyone died.
>The end.

>How was that? Did it scare you?
>Aha
>That's a pretty vague recollection!
>That was way too sloppy

>Th-
>They died...!?
>And you get scared way too easily, Hana-chan!

p25
>You got any stories, Kamu?
>Hm?

>...You know those places that sell stockings?
>They have mannequins that are just legs.
>Ah, those.

>They way it looks like there are legs coming out of the walls is scary.

>Ah.
>Now that I think about it, that is scary!
>Woah. What has been heard cannot be unheard!
>Scary!
>That's scary even if it isn't a ghost story!

>Fufufu
>Guess I'm up last.
>Listen if you dare.

>This is the story of a girl who was hired by an old family as a live-in servant.
>Oh.
>Sounds kinda orthodox.

>This girl had a lot of worries about living with other people at the start
>but the family showed her kindness and she was gradually accepted.

>She was especially close with the family's daughter who was of a similar age, as if they were sisters.
>The days passed calmly
>but every now and then, she would occassionally feel uneasy.

p26
>And this is where the Event Still appears!

>That house had a huge cellar.
>And she was told that was the only place she could not go.

>One day, she was sweeping the garden in a maid's uniform.

>Bam! Maid outfit Event Still!

>She felt nervous and turned her head around...
>and bam! A lavish hospitality Event Still!

>And well
>that's how it went.

>Howzat? Scary enough for you?
>What the heck are Event Stills?
>E-E-E-E-E-Event Stills are scary...
>What are you scared about, Hana?

>Hmm.
>That was pretty bad overall.
>Ghost stories are difficult.

>I-
>I was pretty scared, though...

>Oh.
>Her body's getting warmer.
>Kamu, are you sleepy already?
>Yeah...

p27
>Same here. I'm getting sleepy from using my brain from studying today.
>You're right.
>Let's go to sleep for today.

>Uwah, it's not even 9pm.
>I don't think I've slept this early since elementary school.
>You're not sleepy yet, Eiko-chan?
>Woah.

>Oh yeah, Eiko-chan?
>Hm?

>If you wanna stay up, you can talk about past love stories by yourself.
>We'll be going to sleep.
>What's with the mortification?

>I'm gonna turn the lights off now.
>Okay.

>>plink
>>plonk
>>roll
>Roll?

p28
>Mmmm
>Morning~...
>Good morning.

>Woah, Tama. Your yukata didn't get wrinkled at all in your sleep.
>Ah, you're right! Amazing!
>Fufufu~n

>I'm known for having a sleeping posture like Tutenkhamen!
>What's with that assessment?

>Oh? Kamu-chan?
>There's a round indent in your cheek.

>Ah, you're right. What is that?
>Round?
>I-I-I-I-Is this the curse of the screw...?
>Eeeek
>No, calm down a little, Hana-chan.

>Ah, I see.
>It's an indent from the button on my pajamas.

>Oh, is that all?
>I thought it was an indent from Eiko-chan's nipple.
>I must have some hard nipples.
>Like really hard.

>*The screw was from a switch plate.