Rainbow Season

p3
>Chisato.
>Hm?

>Wah!

>What the heck was that for!?
>Well, I hadn't fully carried out my task, so...
>What task!?

p4
>Mizuki-san told me to hit you once I found you...
>Urk
>That's uh, well...
>So don't dodge.

>No No No No No No No No No
>Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait

>Wah!

>Hey!
>Stop dodging!

p5
>Of course I'm gonna dodge!
>I can see it coming!
>Tch
>Then close your eyes.

>Eh!?
>Just don't hit the face, okay!?
>I'm the poster girl, after all.
>Do it already!
>Right!

>And no vital spots either, okay!?

p6
>Takina...?
>Chisato.

p7
>Welcome home.
>!

>...Yeah.

p8
>I'm home.

>Fufu
>Are you crying?
>No I'm not!

p9
>Alright already!
>Put the secret fling to rest and get to work!

>Um.
>What does "secret fling" mean?
>Sakura said that too.
>Eh? You're asking that now?

>Does it mean you and I have just started dating, Chisato?
>That was a hug!
>We've embraced a few times in the past too.
>Phrasing!
>Do those count too?
>Eh~ Well~ Hmm~

>More importantly, we need to get ready for work.
>Hey!
>Hurry it up, you two!
>Come on. Let's go.
>Kay~
>I'll be right there!

>Hey, Chisato. Tell me.
>Alright already~ I'll tell you after work.
>I'll look it up.
>>Phone
>D-Don't!
>Then I'll just ask Kurumi or Mizuki-san.
>That's even worse!
>Why?
>They're not gonna say anything good.
>I'll teach you later, okay!
>Promise.

p10
>Good work today~
>We're heading off now.

>It's finally over~
>Let's head home, Takina.

>Chisato, teach me.
>Uweh?
>You promised this morning, didn't you?
>Ahn~ Saying it in public is kinda...
>Why can't you say it in public?
>It's probably not good.

>Takina.
>Wanna come to my place today?

p11
>Is coffee okay?
>Yes. Thank you very much.

>...Okay!

>Hm!

>...What are you doing?
>It's a hug! Let's hug it out!
>Huh?

>Hm.

p12
>How is it?
>You're asking me how is it?

>Chisato's scent.
>It's relaxing.
>Uhihi. I see!

>Does hugging each other mean we're having a "secret fling"?
>It's a part of it.
>It doesn't feel much different from what we usually do...
>Ah~ Well~ I guess? I see your point.
>So I've having a "fling" with you is something I've been doing normally?
>Hmm! Sort of but not really!

>What do you mean? Spit it out.
>Hm~ It means being close.

>So that means we're close too.
>Eh?
>We are close!
>We were close?
>What did you think we were!?
>Superior and subordinate.
>Partners.
>>Close Cups

p13
>That's just for work, right?
>It's beyond that!
>Beyond that?
>That's right!

>We're friends, right?

>Friends means being close. Being close means we're friends.

p14
>You thought of me as a "friend".
>You said you didn't want me to die.
>You saved me.
>You searched for me when I tried to run away.
>You came to pick me up...!

>That's what I think anyway...

p15
>You may be right.
>I don't
>feel that way about the others at LycoReco.
>It's okay to feel that way about them a little.

>Of all the people floating around in your head right now,
>there are surely those that you want to save and don't want to die.

>You'd rush to them if anything happened, right?
>Well... I probably would.

p16
>Aren't we getting off-topic?
>Tch. Diversion failed, huh?

>Well, y'know!

>Being close means having secret flings too!
>Okay! Conversation over!

>Since you're here and all, let's watch a movie!
>I don't mind...

p17
>Is this a "secret fling" too?

>Eh? Ah.
>Yeah, I-I guess so.
>I picked the wrong flick~!

p18
>I see. "Secret flings" are a part of breeding.
>Don't call it breeding.

>Well, I guess it means flirting.
>I understand.

>...
>Do you want to do that, Chisato?

>Uweh!?
>No~ I mean~
>I-I guess I am curious...

p19
>Is it one of the things you had given up on?
>Well... I guess so?
>It's the one thing you can't do without a partner...

>Any candidates?
>Like I'd have any!

>Wh-What about you, Takina?
>Are you curious?

>No. It's not really necessary for a Lycoris.

>I see.

p20
>Wanna try it?
>Sure.
>Eh!?

>I've never done it, but...
>Eh? Dont what!?
>I figured we could have a simulated experience up to the halfway point.

>Wait wait wait wait!
>Hold on, Takina-san!

>You should do that with someone you like!
>Right. Then...
>Ah! Then I guess that means
>"Chisato is someone I like"!

p21
>...Hm!?
>Eh? You like me, Takina?

>Yes, that's right... Isn't that what you said, Chisato?
>Being close means we're friends.

>Getting along means having good will towards one another, right?
>Y-Yeah?

>Look, Takina. Liking and friend and kissing them are two seperate things!
>You "like" a friend"! You "love" a lover!

>What's the difference?
>What feelings does one relation have over the other...?

p22
>For example, only being able to think about that person,
>finding your eyes chasing after them, feeling happy when your eyes, and being happy to see them?
>All correct.

>You normally take priority in my thoughts, Chisato.
>There's no telling what you'll do, so I find myself keeping my eye on you.
>Hmm!?
>When I see you, our eyes meet.
>When we meet every day, I feel relieved that you still exist.
>...I'm sorry. I don't see the difference.

>Then why don't you imagine
>kissing me?
>If you don't hate it or think it's unpleasant, then it's probably love, right...?
>I see...

p23
>I don't think I hate it.
>I doesn't feel unpleasant.
>In fact...

>It would probably... make me happy?

>~~~~!
>How do you feel about doing it with me, Chisato?

>Heh? Mm...
>I-I wouldn't hate it.
>I'd be super happy.

>Then let's try touching lips.
>Touching lips...? What are you, a samurai?

>This... is my first kiss, though...
>Mine too.

p24
>We're even.
>Mm.

>It's soft.

p25
>Can we hug?
>Sure...

>I feel hot.

>This is Takina's heartbeat.

>Hey, Takina.
>Yes?

>Wanna do it again?

>Sure.

p26
>>Stupid Grin

>What's with her?
>She's looking goofier than usual.
>Did something happen yesterday, Takina?
>I confessed to her.
>Eh?

>What?
>You confessed to her, Chisato?
>Yes.
>I've been watching her this whole time since there's no telling what she'll do, and things just...

>Ah~ I see.

>Also we touched lips... we kissed.
>Eh?

p27
>Hey! What are you telling them, Takina!?
>A report on what happened yesterday.
>A report!?

>You kissed Takina?
>No! She kissed me!

>Same thing!
>Chisato wanted to do it.

>Uwah...

>WAAAAAH
>It's not wrong.
>Yes it is~!