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| 1 | 1 x 1/2 ch10 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | p1 | |
| 4 | >It's been so long that I no longer remember the reason or what caused it. | |
| 5 | - | >But one day I just notced |
| 5 | + | >But one day I just noticed |
| 6 | >I couldn't avert my eyes | |
| 7 | >as she walked away while being pulled by Ayako-san's hand. | |
| 8 | >That's all it was. | |
| 9 | ||
| 10 | >>whoosh | |
| 11 | ||
| 12 | p2 | |
| 13 | >Oh. | |
| 14 | >You're awake. | |
| 15 | >Jun. | |
| 16 | >Rui. | |
| 17 | ||
| 18 | >Do you two have a moment? | |
| 19 | >What's all this so early in the morning, Mom? | |
| 20 | >Rui's still asleep... | |
| 21 | ||
| 22 | >...Come on, Asuka. | |
| 23 | >Say hello to Jun-kun, won't you? | |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | p3 | |
| 26 | >This is Mori Asuka-chan. | |
| 27 | >She's the same age as Rui and starting elementary school this year. | |
| 28 | >Starting today, we'll be in charge of her while Ayako-san is working downstairs. | |
| 29 | >So make sure you look after her properly during spring break, okay? | |
| 30 | >Jun. | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | >It's been ten years since then. | |
| 33 | >Even now | |
| 34 | >I still haven't given a name | |
| 35 | >to these feelings. | |
| 36 | ||
| 37 | >Jun-nii. | |
| 38 | >Y'see... | |
| 39 | ||
| 40 | p4 | |
| 41 | - | >I'm in love |
| 41 | + | >I love |
| 42 | - | >with my Mom. |
| 42 | + | >my Mom. |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | >...Huh? | |
| 45 | >Um...I'm already aware that you're a huge mothercon. | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | >What does that have to do with our current conversation...? | |
| 48 | >Well, that reaction is to be expected. | |
| 49 | ||
| 50 | p5 | |
| 51 | >Like I said. | |
| 52 | >>caw caw | |
| 53 | - | >I love Mom! |
| 53 | + | >I am in love with Mom! |
| 54 | >In the romantic sense. | |
| 55 | ||
| 56 | >....~~~~~?? ~~~~~! ~~~... ~~~~!? | |
| 57 | >Could you... | |
| 58 | >...give me a moment...? | |
| 59 | >Take your time. | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | >...This has gotta be a joke, right...? | |
| 62 | >Are you and Rui playing another trick on me or something... | |
| 63 | ||
| 64 | >No | |
| 65 | >Even I know the difference between a good joke and a bad one... | |
| 66 | >It's nothing even funny... | |
| 67 | ||
| 68 | p6 | |
| 69 | >...Are you serious? | |
| 70 | >Yeah. | |
| 71 | >It's really... | |
| 72 | >that kind of love? | |
| 73 | >...Yeah. | |
| 74 | ||
| 75 | >I see... | |
| 76 | >>glance | |
| 77 | ||
| 78 | >...You grossed out? | |
| 79 | >Hah | |
| 80 | >Never mind grossed out. I'm still trying to understand it. | |
| 81 | ||
| 82 | >Now that you say it, all of our previous conversations suddenly make sense... | |
| 83 | >Does Ayako-san know about this? | |
| 84 | >...Ah... | |
| 85 | ||
| 86 | p7 | |
| 87 | >...Well... | |
| 88 | >>fidget fidget | |
| 89 | - | >Earlier... on that day when we had our fight... |
| 89 | + | >Earlier... on the evening of that day when we had our fight... |
| 90 | >I kissed her... | |
| 91 | >and then pushed her down. | |
| 92 | ||
| 93 | >Huuuuuuuuuuuh!? No, no, no, you shouldn't do that even if she isn't your parent...!! | |
| 94 | >It's a crime! | |
| 95 | >We better go home now. | |
| 96 | >I-I mean, I've been living with that every single day, right!? The frustration was making me go crazy...!! | |
| 97 | >Uwaaaaah! Stop it! I don't want to hear that kind of relation about your relatives...!! | |
| 98 | >And with your mother no less!!! | |
| 99 | ||
| 100 | >...Why are you always so straight forward about strange stuff like that!? | |
| 101 | >You should try to | |
| 102 | >think about the consequences a little... | |
| 103 | ||
| 104 | >As you are now, | |
| 105 | >if something like that were to happen | |
| 106 | >would you be able to take responsibility? | |
| 107 | ||
| 108 | p8 | |
| 109 | >...I know that... | |
| 110 | >But... | |
| 111 | >But I can't help it... | |
| 112 | >Because... | |
| 113 | ||
| 114 | >I love her... | |
| 115 | >after all... | |
| 116 | >>twitch | |
| 117 | ||
| 118 | >No. | |
| 119 | - | >That's no what I meant. |
| 119 | + | >That's not what I meant. |
| 120 | >>snap snap | |
| 121 | >It's not like | |
| 122 | >I'm trying to lecture you or something... | |
| 123 | ||
| 124 | p9 | |
| 125 | >... | |
| 126 | ||
| 127 | >...Hey. | |
| 128 | ||
| 129 | >Can I... ask you one thing? | |
| 130 | ||
| 131 | >When was it that you realised it? | |
| 132 | ||
| 133 | p10 | |
| 134 | ||
| 135 | >When did you start | |
| 136 | >looking at Ayako-san like that? | |
| 137 | >...Eh? | |
| 138 | ||
| 139 | >When, you ask...? | |
| 140 | >Asuka | |
| 141 | ||
| 142 | >Asuka. | |
| 143 | >That's... | |
| 144 | >Hey, does it feel good? | |
| 145 | ||
| 146 | p11 | |
| 147 | >Asuka-chan? | |
| 148 | ||
| 149 | >... | |
| 150 | >>swish | |
| 151 | >Ah... | |
| 152 | ||
| 153 | >I don't really remember... | |
| 154 | >Why do you ask? | |
| 155 | ||
| 156 | >...No. | |
| 157 | ||
| 158 | p12 | |
| 159 | >It's not something that can be understood so simply. | |
| 160 | >The borderline representing love between people is pretty vague. | |
| 161 | >Especially when it's with your mother. | |
| 162 | >Aren't you scared? | |
| 163 | ||
| 164 | >What if she rejects you? | |
| 165 | >What will you do if the relationship you've had until now changes? | |
| 166 | ||
| 167 | >Wouldn't it be better | |
| 168 | >to keep things as they are...? | |
| 169 | >... | |
| 170 | ||
| 171 | >...Well, I get what you're saying. | |
| 172 | >Sorry | |
| 173 | - | >for blabbering about become independant from your parents. |
| 173 | + | >for blabbering about become independent from your parents. |
| 174 | >Jun-nii. | |
| 175 | ||
| 176 | p13 | |
| 177 | >...But still. | |
| 178 | ||
| 179 | >I'll just say this. | |
| 180 | >You're a complete moron who is completely ignorant of the ways of the world. | |
| 181 | >>point | |
| 182 | >What the!? | |
| 183 | >What's this all of a sudden!? | |
| 184 | ||
| 185 | >This isn't a joke, so listen up. | |
| 186 | >Even under normal circumstances, your face always shows what you're thinking. | |
| 187 | >Don't carelessly expose your weakness. Choose your words carefully when talking to others. | |
| 188 | >Who knows what might happen because of your stupidity. | |
| 189 | ||
| 190 | >If that happens | |
| 191 | >it'd be a problem for me. | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | >... | |
| 194 | >...Why...? | |
| 195 | ||
| 196 | p14 | |
| 197 | >Why haven't I... | |
| 198 | >realized it until now...? | |
| 199 | >There's no reason for falling in love with someone. | |
| 200 | >The way they express it is different from person to person. | |
| 201 | >Just using words all the time | |
| 202 | >isn't the right answer. | |
| 203 | ||
| 204 | >...Thanks. | |
| 205 | >Jun-nii. | |
| 206 | ||
| 207 | >... | |
| 208 | >Hmm... | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | p15 | |
| 211 | >The childhood friend onii-san and his sister's best friend... | |
| 212 | >When you put it like that... | |
| 213 | ||
| 214 | >you do see that combination a lot in society. | |
| 215 | >Jun-kun has always been a good boy. | |
| 216 | >He would always let me know if something happened... | |
| 217 | >Hey! | |
| 218 | >Rui, no bullying children in the house!! | |
| 219 | >Eh~ We were just playing? | |
| 220 | >No, no, no! Look, she's clearly crying!! | |
| 221 | >Waaah! Mommy~ | |
| 222 | ||
| 223 | ||
| 224 | >>gloom gloom gloom | |
| 225 | ||
| 226 | >>vrr vrrr | |
| 227 | >Yes. | |
| 228 | >Hello, Akira... | |
| 229 | >Ah, you there, Ayako~? | |
| 230 | >I just got sent a whole bunch of hair crabs from my kouhai at the Hokkaido branch. | |
| 231 | >They're not gonna fit in my fridge so do you mind if I send you so- | |
| 232 | >>boop | |
| 233 | >>Mori Akira. | |
| 234 | ||
| 235 | ||
| 236 | p16 | |
| 237 | >>vrr vrr vrr | |
| 238 | >Why'd you hang up on me!? | |
| 239 | >Sorry. I'm not in the mood to talk with you right now, Akira. | |
| 240 | >Hah... | |
| 241 | >Aren't you being pretty harsh today, Ayako? | |
| 242 | >Did something happen? | |
| 243 | ||
| 244 | >>sparkle | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | >...H- | |
| 247 | >Hey, Akira. | |
| 248 | >There's | |
| 249 | >something I want to ask you. | |
| 250 | ||
| 251 | >...Eh? | |
| 252 | ||
| 253 | p17 | |
| 254 | >Have you noticed anything different about Asuka? | |
| 255 | >Hah | |
| 256 | >It's cold. | |
| 257 | ||
| 258 | >Anything different... | |
| 259 | >What is it? Did that girl do something again? | |
| 260 | >Ah...erm... | |
| 261 | - | >It's not nothing, but it's not what you're thinking... |
| 261 | + | >She did some things, but it's not about that... |
| 262 | ||
| 263 | >I mean, Asuka's already in high school, right? | |
| 264 | >She probably has some things she wouldn't tell me. | |
| 265 | >Besides... | |
| 266 | >You're also a lot like a parent to her too. | |
| 267 | ||
| 268 | - | >She hasn't... |
| 268 | + | >So I wonder... |
| 269 | - | >told me any...thing... |
| 269 | + | >if you know...anything... |
| 270 | >Hm? | |
| 271 | ||
| 272 | >What's wrong, Ayako? | |
| 273 | >You're not usually one to dodge the question. | |
| 274 | >Is there something you want to know about Asuka? | |
| 275 | >Uh | |
| 276 | ||
| 277 | >That's cos... | |
| 278 | >Um... | |
| 279 | ||
| 280 | p18 | |
| 281 | >It seems like that girl... | |
| 282 | - | >has someone that she's d-dating... |
| 282 | + | >had someone that she was used to d-date... |
| 283 | >>mumble mumble | |
| 284 | ||
| 285 | ||
| 286 | >... | |
| 287 | >Phew... | |
| 288 | ||
| 289 | >...Hey, Ayako, just to check, | |
| 290 | >are you really not aware? | |
| 291 | >...Hm... | |
| 292 | ||
| 293 | >I'm aware that I'm overprotective at times, if that's what you're asking? | |
| 294 | >That's not | |
| 295 | >what I meant. | |
| 296 | >But I can't help but be curious... | |
| 297 | ||
| 298 | >Well | |
| 299 | >if you haven't realised it yet then forget it! | |
| 300 | >I'm kinda pissed off for some reason. | |
| 301 | - | >I'm not gonna go out of my way to send salt to my enemy. [TN:Japanese proverb meaning "show humanity, even to your enemy"] |
| 301 | + | >I don't wanna go out of my way to help my enemy. |
| 302 | >? | |
| 303 | ||
| 304 | p19 | |
| 305 | >Don't worry about it. | |
| 306 | - | >What do you mean by that? |
| 306 | + | >What do you mean |
| 307 | >by that? | |
| 308 | >As far as I'm aware | |
| 309 | >There has never been a single moment where that girl has showed an interest in any human being besides you... | |
| 310 | ||
| 311 | >...Aah. | |
| 312 | >But there was that weird phase for a brief moment. | |
| 313 | ||
| 314 | >You remember, right? | |
| 315 | - | >Back then, that girl was strangely well-behaved. |
| 315 | + | |
| 316 | - | >She was acting kinda distant... |
| 316 | + | >Back then, that girl was strangely quiet or rather, |
| 317 | >she was acting kinda distant... | |
| 318 | ||
| 319 | p20 | |
| 320 | >She seemed back to normal when I got back so I totally forgot but | |
| 321 | >what was that all about in the end? | |
| 322 | >Adolescence?? | |
| 323 | ||
| 324 | >.... | |
| 325 | ||
| 326 | >>bubble bubble... | |
| 327 | ||
| 328 | >>glance | |
| 329 | >Hmm? | |
| 330 | ||
| 331 | >Geh, she scribbled on my notes. | |
| 332 | >... | |
| 333 | >Now that she mentions it... | |
| 334 | ||
| 335 | p21 | |
| 336 | >I think it was around... the winter of the second year of middle school. | |
| 337 | >It really lasted for just a moment so I had forgotten, but... | |
| 338 | >She did seem kind of absent-minded. | |
| 339 | >As if... | |
| 340 | ||
| 341 | >she was looking at a far away. | |
| 342 | >>bubble bubble... | |
| 343 | ||
| 344 | >...Hm? | |
| 345 | >sniff... | |
| 346 | >.... | |
| 347 | ||
| 348 | >Hey! | |
| 349 | >>turn | |
| 350 | >Mom, is something burning!? | |
| 351 | ||
| 352 | >Eh? | |
| 353 | >>smoke smoke smoke | |
| 354 | ||
| 355 | p22 | |
| 356 | >Woah! | |
| 357 | - | >Geez, Mom, are you feeling alright, today? |
| 357 | + | |
| 358 | >Geez, Mom, are you feeling alright today? | |
| 359 | >Want me to take over? | |
| 360 | >To Mori Ayako-sama |