Slow Start ch26

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>Good morning, Shion-chan.
>Ah, good morning, Hana-chan.
>Your bento's ready.

>It's a bit cold today, isn't it?
>That's true.
>It's certainly cold for short sleeves.

>Why don't you wear a cardigan today?
>Eh?

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>Ah.
>But I don't have a school cardigan...
>Fufu~ Don't worry.

>Hazuki-san prepared one in advance.
>That's my Hazuki-san!
>Wah!
>My mom did?

>Wow!

>Yep, fits you to a T.
>Perfect for today's climate.

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>Good morning, Hana-chan!

>Ah! You're in a cardigan as well I see.
>Very nice.
>Ehehe, yours is cute too, Tama-chan.

>Morning
>Ah.
>Eiko-chan's got a cardigan on too.

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>Morning.
>Looks like everyone had the same idea.
>Well it is pretty cold.
>The difference from our winter uniforms is kinda refreshing

>Good morning...

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>Woah.
>Cute...
>Wh-What's wrong, Kamuri-chan?

>My parents
>said it was gonna be cold today so they just kept piling and piling and piling...
>There's a limit, y'know.
>That's straight up winter clothing.

>It's hot...
>Woah. Alpaca fur.
>Well duh.
>Try taking something off.

>Kay.
>Hey, um, Kamu-chan?
>Why are you taking your skirt off?

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>Ah, here they are.

>Fternoon~
>S'up
>Hey
>Fternoon~

>Ehehe~ It's finally time for the sleepover!
>That's quite the luggage you got there.

>I brought all kinds of things for everyone, including bentos, ingredients for dinner, and snacks!
>Wow. I'm looking forward to your cooking, Tama.
>Looking forward to it.
>Let me help you carry that.

>I bought some roll cake too.
>I got ice cream...
>I'm really looking forward
>to today's food sampling group!
>No, it's a study group.

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>I brought over some games, too!

>Twister and Strip Janken!
>That's a rather dubious selection.
>Is janken something you can even bring with you?
>It's fine, isn't it?

>Let's get tangled together, Kamu-chan!
>Like catfish eggs!
>No way.

>Catfish eggs...?
>Cos they're "tama"! [TN: tama can mean balls, eggs, and all manner of round things]
>Howzat?
>(ignored)

>We're not here to play around.
>Today is a study group.
>Eeh~

>More importantly, you haven't forgotten your textbooks while lost in all of your playthings, have you?
>Ahaha
>Now why would I do a thing like...

>...
>Let's stop by the convenience store.
>To use the photocopier and get a notebook.
>I'm ashamed...

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>Ah!

>Hey, everyone!
>Ehehe~
>Oh!
>Hana-chan's unusually pumped up today!

>Please, come on in!
>Pardon the intrusion.
>Thanks for having us.

>Oh?

>Hiroe-san.
>Oh, you're all together.
>Oh yeah, it was today that you were all stopping by wasn't it?
>Yes.

>Long time no see, everyone!
>Back from the convenience store.
>Cold stuff.
>Sweats.
>Warm stuff.
>...
>Back to wearing sweats, I see.
>She sure is.
>Aha
>Eh?

>Woah! I really am wearing sweats!
>Ah, you're right! When did that happen?
>Are these girls gonna be okay...?

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>Hrm, how should I put it.
>Before I realised it...
>...

>Wearing this to the dumpster
>is fine.
>Think I'll go for a walk.
>It should be fine
>going to the convenience store.

>Now that you mention it, I've gradually been getting more and more lax every day...
>Eh?

>I beg your forgiveness, Eiko-san!
>I have reverted to being someone with no girl power or durability!
>Please hit me as much you see fit!
>Erm.
>I'd rather not.

>There! All done!

>Oooh, you look cute, Hannen-onee-san!
>You look wonderful, Hiroe-san!
>Th-Thanks.

>You've got plenty to work with, Hiroe-san.
>That was fun.
>Y-You think so?

>Still, this is merely a temporary boost of girl power...
>I have a lot to learn if I want to engrave this into my body...
>Eh?

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>Hmm, that's true.

>Hiroe-san.
>Y-Yes?

>Three months.
>Eh?
>If you can maintain that look for three months, you'll have instilled girl power into your body.
>M-My word!

>Wait for me, girl power...!
>[By the way, if you amass carelessly gained weight for three months, it becomes muscle.]
>Eek!

>By the way, I heard you were studying for your end-of-term exams today.
>Yes.

>Would it be alright if I studied with you?
>Eh?

>Wh-
>What should we do?

>Woah! You're so smart, Hiroe-san!
>It's so understandable!
>What the hell is this?
>You surprised me!
>Crazy!
>Um.
>Just what do you guys think of me...?

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>Despite how I look, I was student council president and top of my grade in high school!

>Oh!
>I underestimated you.
>Well I was named student council president, after all.

>They even named the culture festival I headed up that year the "Culture Hiroe" after yours truly!
>Culture Convention [TN: She's confusing her name "Hiroe" with "Taikai" (convention/tournament), which use the same kanji]
>They made a signboard too!

>That's...
>I can't tell if they admired her
>How should I put it...
>or were just teasing her...

>Was your school an all-girls' school, Hiroe-san?
>Hm?
>No, it was co-ed.

>There's a lot more of those compared to all-girls' schools.
>Is that so?

>Did you guys all come from girls' schools?
>Yes.
>I see, a girls' school....

>It must smell nice...
>Like Eiko-san...
>That's not really relevant to either girls' schools or co-ed schools. That's just plain Eiko-chan.

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>Hannen-san went back.
>You chose a girls' high school, right, Hana-chan?
>Yeah.

>Was it cos you're afraid of guys?
>Eh?

>Erm... erm...
>It's not that I'm scared of them, but I'm not really good at talking to them...
>It's kinda embarrassing...
>I see.

>Eiko-chan's
>got plenty of girls, right?
>Why are you asking me a different question?
>That's not even relevant to the question.

>Come to think of it, I heard you get to do whatever you like at girls' schools cos there's no male gaze nearby.
>Ah.
>I hear that a lot.

>That point doesn't feel like it's changed much since we were in a co-ed school.
>Yeah, that's true.

>[I wonder if it would still feel like a girl's school if there was a boy's division in the same building?]
>Hrrm

>[I thought all the pupils at a girl's school would have single-sheet panties...]
>What kind of lawless district is that?

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>Speaking of panties.

>How do you throw out your panties once they've gotten old?
>Eeh?
>A-At my house?
>Ah, no, I'm talking about the way you throw them out.

>They become frail
>and you take them off, right?
>Please don't make those motions.

>And then
>do you throw them out after washing them?
>Yeah. I throw them out after washing them.

>But then after you wash them, you want to put them on one more time.
>No, throw them out.
>And since you've worn them, you have to wash them again.
>Just throw them out.

>And then it's more wearing, stripping, washing...
>Geez! At what point do you throw them away!?

>You can just throw them out while they're still drying.

>That's it!
>You sure about that...?