Warikitta 9

Warikitta Kankei desu kara.

It's a Detached Relationship.

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

Chapter 9
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p100
>---We hereby welcome all 216 new students.
>Hey, check her out!
>And now,
>Wow... she's totally blonde
>For the student pledge

p101
>Student representative
>Kurosaki Sei
>Yes

>Hikawa Yoru,
>she's that girl on the seventh column
>She could've at least dyed her hair black for the entrance ceremony.

p102
>Wow, she's so...
>pretty~

>STEP
>STEP

>He~y

>Good luck up there, Ms. Representative<3

>You there!
>Be quiet.

p103
>SMILE<3

>Oh, no...

>AHEM

>I'll get distracted
>if I look at her...

>Student Pledge

p104
>As new high school students,
>each and every one of us are aware
>I want to get closer to her
>that we have a duty to strive for excellence in our academics...

>Yoru

>Who would have thought that those two would get along so well?

>I mean, the class rep
>and that first year delinquent. (LIT: that delinquent from day 1)

>Speaking of Hikawa, I heard she's a man-stealer...

>They say Yumi from class D got her boyfriend stolen!

p105
>Hey, Sei, listen to me~~~
>I can't believe it
>he's so terrible
>High school second year - Winter

>Yoru...
>did you get dumped again?

>Aaaahhh... bingo.

>That office worker I started dating...
>He was cheating on his wife!

>CHAK (stapling - feel free to replace with a more appropriate sound)
>CHAK

>He told me he was single!
>I've had enough of older guys!

>Haaah... you always say that, but you still go for them anyway.

>You haven't even tried dati-
>CH-

p106
>.....
>Sorry.

>CHAK
>CHAK

>You already know, right?
>How I feel...
>about you, Yoru...

p107
>Sei...
>You're touching me weird.

>That's because I have... ulterior motives.

>Even if I haven't gone out with anyone else...
>I'm fine if it's one-sided.

>I love you, Yoru.

>.....

>It's not getting any easier on me no matter how many times I hear it...

>So-
>Sorry!
>I don't really mind.

>I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed,
>so I always end up hurting you, Sei.

>So she does care...
>I'm glad...

>So what do you like about me, anyway?

>I love your face... your hair...
>and how you're so hopeless with men

>So what, you like everything about me?
-My looks
-and my biggest flaw
>FLINCH

p109
>Thanks... I already got over him.

>Come here.

>!

>So, when was it?
>It was at the entrance ceremony...
>Oh, wo-w<3 Love at first sight!?

p110
>Aren't I... gross?
>?
>Not really.

>I'm happy, actually.

>There's nobody else who'd just stay with me like this,
>I'll probably go for another guy,
>but are you okay with that?
>...I'll be fine.

p111
>...I don't mind if I'm not your number one.

>It's been eight years, huh?
>sigh

p112
>Are you Kuro?

p113
>That's right.

>Wow
>You already worked it out?
-How, though?
>Why don't you sit down first?

>Haruki-chan.
>......

>Please press the button when you're ready to order, ma'am.

p114
>Let me ask this
>just once:

>Why did you
>send me that photo?

>.....
>Well,

p115
>She's beautiful, isn't she?

>Cut the bullshit.
>I'm being serious here.

>I really wanted to show it to you, Haruki-chan.

p117
>Do you...
>even understand what you're doing?

>You really make me sick,
>you know that?
>Smiling like that...

p119
>pretending to be SOOO mature
>You're really creepy.

>...Haruki-chan,
>if I may ask

>You like Aya,
>don't you?

>...What?

p119
>Well, you went so far as to take Aya's phone just to message me, right?
>That's not normal.

>You even stormed in here furious after I sent you that photo.
>I was testing you,
>and here you are, just as expected.

>If you were going to snoop around anyway,
>what's the point in telling you?

>To be honest...
>I never thought Aya had someone who cares about her so much.

>Well aren't you the flatterer? Give me a break.

p120
>This is the least I could do for Aya.
>...I don't mind even if I'm just a childhood friend to her.

>...But you messed up.
>You thought you could have Aya all to yourself, am I wrong?

>You never thought...
>that she would be in bed with this creepy lady

>who takes pictures of her sleeping naked.

p123
>You took advantage of an innocent girl like Aya.
>You're a pathetic excuse for a human being.

>What do you have to say for yourself?
>You...
>are fucking awful.

>Excuse me, miss!
>That's restaurant property...

p124
>Stop seeing Aya.
>Get away from her.

>I'll get something to wipe you off, ma'am!

>No, it's okay.
>I'm really sorry.
>I'll pay for the damages...

p125
>Special delivery--
>Is there
>a Kurosaki-san living here?

>...Is it alright if I just sign this? (NOTE: Package receipts are often confirmed with hanko stamps. That's why Aya had to ask this.)

>I went ahead and received this package for her...
>it should be fine, right?

p126
>S-
>So-
>Sorry for coming in without asking...

>Well, umm...
>I just...
>I just didn't want to go home...
>umm

>You told me I could come over anytime, so I...
>There's really no deeper meaning to it-

>Ah! I didn't have anything to do
>...s-so I made dinner for you...

p127
>You got home a bit late, so I went ahead and ate already
>I was planning to go home after... (I was planning to go home after I wrapped your dinner [too long, maybe?])

>Use these
>next time

>...Ah

>...yeah
>Thanks

>I'm really happy
>that you came here, Aya.

p128
>Actually...

>I had a fight
>with my childhood friend.

>If I went home
>she'd know I was there even if I closed the curtains.  (LIT: We'd both know that we were in each other's house even if we close our curtains)
-I'm too scared to go home

>We go to the same school
>so I thought about skipping, but if I did, I'd feel like I lost to her.

>Aya

>It's okay to rely on me more.

p129
>I'm really happy that you could be mine.

>I want to make it up to you.

>Things would just get more complicated if Haruki found out about this.
>It's not "making it up to me..."

>But

>the mood's just right
>so I want to stay like this.