Twin Suffering/Twins in Agony Chapter 1

Futago Wazurai Chapter 1 - Timid Selfishness

Twin Suffering/Twins in Agony

Sakurano Itsuki

NOTE: Text outside bubbles come after "-", otherwise, ">"

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p01
>Wow~
>They look the same!

>Mom, Dad, Thank you~!
>Ufufu
>I'm glad you like them.

>I'm sure these bears are the bestest of friends!
>Maybe they're twins too!

>Let's play house!
>Sure!
>Fufu

-The two of them shared everything... until now.

p02-03
>I'm sure,
>both of you would always like the same things.
>It was a badly twisted,
>yet purely white,
>thread of memories.
-Chapter 1
-Timid Selfishness
-At the end of their youths, the twins mend the thread of their bond
-Their Juvenile Story begins.

p04
-TWEET TWEET
-Ri ri ri ri ri- (alarm sound)

>......
>Onee-chan...

>Hrrmmm

>...wake up.
>It's morning

p05
-FUAAHH (yawn)
>Did you get enough sleep last night?
>Well... not really.

>Eat with me, Komachi.
-GRAB

>Thanks for the foo...
>ahm...

-PICK UP

>?

>Ah
>I'll do your hair in a bit.
>Sure!

>You're gonna be late, you two!
>We know!

p06
SIGN: Ako and Komachi's room.

>What style would you like to have today, milady?
>...The usual's okay.

>......
>Your hair's so pretty, Komachi.
-BRUSH

>...Ehehe

p07
>But...
>your hair's beautiful too, Onee-chan.

>Is...
>it really?

>My hair's not as smooth...
>as yours, Komachi

p08
>......

>Ako~! Komachi~! Yuki-chan's here already~!
-JOLT

>Oh, crap! Yuki's gonna be mad again!

-All done!
-Wow! That's a new record...

>We're leaving!
>Sure! Take care, you two!

p09
-SO SLOW!!

>You guys are way too lax!
-NAG
>If I didn't come here to pick you up, you'd be late for sure!
-NAG
>We're sorry...

>But we do always get there on time...
>As if!
>I'm saying that if you don't want to be late, you two should get up earlier!!
>Ah... sure.
-Sorry...

-Fufu
>You're like a mom, Yuki-chan.
>She's been like that forever.
>Hey!
>At least say "big sister!!"

>I can't do that.
>Eeehh...

-Stay behind the yellow line...


p10
>By the way,
>how did your exams go?

>Um, well... why don't we start with you, Yuki?
>Top 10.
>Oh, wow.

>How about you, Komachi?
>I'm 33rd.
>And I'm guessing Ako's around the same ballpark? 30-ish?

>About that... I'm actually in a slump right now...
>I placed 176th.

>EEEHH!?
>That's not even close to a "slump!"
-There are only 250 of us, you know...
-Ahaha---
>English hit me really hard, you see...

p11
>I'm seeing Maki-sensei after school today.
>She's giving me special English lessons.

>Maki-sensei... the assistant homeroom teacher?
>Yep! So go home without me starting today.

>I get that you're having remedial lessons...
>but
>be sure you make time for your birthday next week, okay?

>No prob!
>I'll be there~

p12
>......

p13
>Nnnn-----
>It's finally over!

>Something wrong?

>I didn't know Onee-chan's grades were that bad...

>...I should have lowered my grades too.

>......
>Haaah

>Ako's not here, so why don't we go somewhere?

p14
>No, it's okay.

>I'll just...
>wait for Onee-chan.

>I see. Well, see you.
>Yeah.

>I really hate...
>that part of you.

p15
>Maki-sensei! We're done with classes!
>Ah, Isumi-san.

>Sorry, I need to get these printed. Could you wait here for a minute?
>Roger that.

>So she's a coffee girl,
>huh?

p16
>Do you have business with Oosawa-sensei?

>Oh, you're
>Isumi-san, aren't you?

>?
>Yes, that's me.

p17
>Ahh, I knew it!

>Oh, sorry.
>You're a bit famous around here.

>So I just had to talk to you.
>Oh...
-Famous...?

-Alright...
>Good luck with your English remedials.

>...Yes, I'll do my best.
>They know about me taking remedial lessons...?

p18
>Hanazono-sensei said that?

-Oh yeah
>Isumi-san,
>you've been a bit of a subject of conversation in the faculty room.
>Ehh?

>Not sure how I feel about teachers gossiping about me.
>But why, though?
>Well...

>You twins were already famous in the first place,
>with how you two are so close and all.
>But...

>now you're infamous for your bad grades,
>so that's why we've been talking about you.
>I knew it.

p19
>But still, why did you let your grades fall? This is the first time this happened.
>You've always had similar grades with your sister.
-You both place pretty high...

>......

>You did really well on this exercise I gave you just now.
>Were you just feeling ill during the last exams?

>Actually,
>I have something I'm worried about...
>that's why I wasn't able to focus on my exams...

>"Something you're worried about?"
>Is it so bad that it affected your exams?

p20
>If it's something I can help you with,
>I'll do everything I can, okay?

>You're really good at taking care
>of others, Maki-sensei...

>You're nice,
>reliable...
>N-No, I'm just...
>I'm just doing my job as the assistant homeroom teacher...

p21
>...It's actually not so much about your grades being low,
>but them dropping so suddenly is what makes me worried.

-and

-you're just a really good person.
>So, please...
>If there's something troubling you, talk to me, okay?

>Oh, but of course,
>if it's something you'd rather not talk about...

-Is it okay if I...
-make you spoil me for a bit...?

p22
-STEP STEP
>I'll just wait for her in the classroom.

p23
>I wonder...
>if Onee-chan's done?

>This sunset burns.

>So...
>What are you worried about?

p24
>Actually, there's someone I like.

>!

-S-So it's love, huh?
>Okay. And...?

>I think that they might be out of my league, or rather,
>I might not ever be the type of person they would like...

>so I don't know what I should do...

>...
>I see.

p25
>If you were in my shoes,

>what would you do, Sensei!?

-Eh!?

>Oh, are you going out with someone right now, Sensei?
>I'm not...
>I don't even have any experience with dating myself,
>so I might not be the best one to...
-You should get off the desk

-STAARE...
>W-What is it?

p26
>And you were so excited to give me some advice just a moment ago...
>Eehh...
-I was talking about school subjects though...

>So?
>What would you do, Sensei?

>......
>Well, for starters...

>I'd ask him his RINE address...
>Maybe go out with him a few times...
>and try to keep at it.

>Hmmm...

>But what if he were the one who confesses?
>To me?

p27
>Yeah.
>What kind of approach do you like?

>Hmmm... let's see...
>I think I'd want him to be a bit pushy...

>Wait!
>What are you making me say!?

>Haah... still,
>Izumi-san, if he's someone you hold dear...

p28
>I don't think those feelings of yours...
>would be something he would hate.

-GRAB...

>Though that might not be convincing...
>coming from someone like me.

>...It wasn't a boy I was talking about.

>...Oh, so it's like that, huh...?

>She's good at taking care of others...

p30
>She's nice,
>Isumi-san?
>and reliable...
>Eh...?

p31
>I...
>love you, Maki-sensei...

>You said you liked...
>the pushy type, right?

p32
>......!?

>See you tomorrow, Sensei!
>H-Hey, wait...!!

>Isumi-sa-
>......

p33
>What's with her...?

>Where's my bag...?

>Huh?
>Why is that curtain closed?

>!

p34
>Uwaah...
>You can totally see the staff room from here...

-I'm home!
>Komachi!
>I'm back!

p35
>Welcome home, Onee-chan!
>Great job on the remedial lesson.