Warikitta 4

Warikitta Kankei desu kara.

It's a Detached Relationship.

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

Chapter 4
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p106
>I wanna have some fun today. Let's hang out!

>Eh, really?
>We can see her from here?

>p107
>Ah, Kaburagi-san!

>Hi!

>Can you hear us?

p108
>Wow, she really does live next door!
>Ah, this is something new!

>She's wearing casual clothes!

>She looks so mature!
>I never would have thought.
>No, she always wears hoodies and striped shirts-
>HARUKI!

>We were chatting in here all day,
>Were we bothering you?
>N-No, I actually just noticed.

>Wanna come over?
>Eh?
-BADUMP

>Don't you see she's already got plans?
>She obviously can't.

>I...

p109
>Tokiwa Haruki,
>You have nice boobs
>Kaburagi-san~!<3
>Have a very selfish side.

>No, I didn't want them to be...
>And it's all her fault.
>Maybe I should change clothes...
>Absolutely not! You look amazing!

>She has always been the serious type, but...
-Ahaha
-haha

>recently, I feel like she's changing.
>A...
>A-
>...ya...

p110
>Did you need something?

>.....
>No...
>I just wanted to say hi...

p111
>Okay.

>I couldn't help but notice

p112
>that my frustration is growing.

>I know I shouldn't be so hasty

>but

>my heart

>is crying out

p113
>I wanted to get to the bottom of it.
>You know, it's really surprising...

>You've always kept people at a distance by being modest,
>but you let your guard down.

>Aren't you dressing a bit too boldly now?

>.....
>Huh?

>It's Kuro, right?

p114
>Haruki...

>What...?

>Honestly, you're being annoying.

>I don't care if you're going on a date, but isn't that a bit much!?
>It's not a date!
>I'm just to take the train! I want to at least look presentable!
>Why are you fussing over my clothes? It's getting on my nerves!
>Hey, stop that
>Umm...
>I'm asking because you won't tell me anything! (NOTE: "You dummy" is also in this bubble after this line, but ehh.)

p115
>It's not a date!
>I'm not going out with her!
>...She did...
>kiss me, but
>that was not part of the plan...

>Haaah
>Do I have to report to you about every little thing?
>Even I have things I'd rather keep to myself.

>L-

>Like what things?
>I just want to know what's happening, okay?
>I'm concerned about you!

p116
>I'm...
>really worried
>...you know?

>...I can't hear you if you talk like that.

>Anyway, I'd appreciate it if you stopped making assumptions.
>Alright?

>What the hell!?
>BEEEEEEEH!
>Are they kids?

p117
>You came! I'm so glad~!

>What do I even say to her? I can't tell her how many times I felt insecure on my way here...

p118
>It's my treat today.
>Eh, but...
>It's fine, don't worry about it!

>I see you got the lens fixed.

>Ah...

>It's raining.

p119
>Aahh
>I haven't been to karaoke in ages!
>CLAP
>CLAP
>CLAP

p120
>Are you still nervous?
>I want to hear you sing.
>I-I don't know any popular songs!
>No!
>No!
>No!
>No!

>I don't know any either.
>I just picked a song from my high school days.

>I-
>I'm not comfortable...
>with these things.
>The cafes around here are all full.

>Well, I should just...

p121
>teach you then.
>So you can have fun here too.

p122
-My throat's so dry...
-ahaha

>When I entered high school... I was dragged to karaoke too.
>I really hated it at first.

>But I became really good friends with someone there. (LIT: became good friends with the ringleader of a group of girls)
-MMMMMMMMMHH
>Then, I thought, it's not so bad to be dragged along sometimes.

>She was a flashy girl.
>Your exact opposite.

>Oh...
>So she has a best friend...
>Same age maybe?

>Where is she now?

p123
>No idea.
>We don't see each other anymore.

>Huh?

>Ah...
>I'm...
>I'm sorry...
>I didn't mean to pry.

>We didn't have a fight or drift apart with time.

p124
>I really liked her.

>I confessed
>Eh
>and got rejected,
>but I never gave up on her and kept confessing.
>Ah
>She never liked me back.

>That's why...
>she distanced herself from me.
>Ah
>After we graduated.
>I see

>Well, it happens all the time.
>It's just not normal...
>to like someone of the same sex, I guess.
>Now I understand

p125
>So I'm just a replacement...
>for her.

>You called me here
>on a weekend

>so you can
>indulge in your memories of her.

p126
>Noo... that's not it, Aya.
>That's all in the past. It's been 7 years since we graduated.
>Don't you think I've...

>moved on by now?

>.....!

>If I were to love someone again
>I just want to have

>someone who loves me as much as I do.
>Is that too much to ask for?

>Yeah, it might be.

p127
>Then, what about you, Aya?
>Have you
>ever met someone who loves you as much as you do?

>That's not it.

>I wanted a friend who shared my interests...
>But I don't deny...
>wanting that too.

>Then, that's enough talk.

>If our bodies are compatible
>Then our hearts are, too.

>You...
>have no shame...

p128
>Aya...
>Please
>let me borrow your body

>Borrow...
>my body?

>If you're not willing to go along,
>I might just look for another partner.

>I don't have the time to persuade you.
>What?

>Why now?
>That's what's so great about dating apps.

p130
>.....!

>So I'm...
>just some "friend with benefits" now?

>That's right.
>It's fine, isn't it?

p131
>If I have to go back to my boring life
>Then I'd rather
>go and escape reality
>together with you

p132
>...Can I kiss you?

>Yeah.

>chu

>Nn...
>chu
>mchu
>Mm...
>She's...
>putting in her tongue.

p132
>Hah...
>.....
>Eh?
>What's going on?
>...ru

>Yoru...

p133
>Is that...
>Her friend's name?

>The moment she called me by a different name...
>One more...
>It was then

>that I agreed to be the replacement,
>and I immediately started to regret it.