Dear Noman ch9

p2
>A summer festival date!?

>Wah~
>I haven't been to a summer festival in ages.
>Geez, it's so noisy.

>Ghyaaa~

>That yukata looks super cute on you, Mashiro-chan!! What do you wanna eat first!? Maybe shaved ice!!?
>Ah.
>Hey there, Chitose-chan~

p3
>Hey! Suzu!!
>I wanna tour the food carts with Mashiro-chan!
>Don't eat too much, Chitose.
>Good evening, you two.
>Today, we've all come to the summer festival...

>I am a little hungry, though~
>But not to play!!

>Let's rewind to a few days earlier...
>Well, there is some delicious looking stuff here...

p4
>Now then, a question for you.
>This season is the busiest period of the year for us.
>Do you know why that is?

>I-It's before you get your bonuses?
>Bzzzt
>Wrong answer.

>It's a different kind of "nasu". [TN: Pun on "bonus" (boonasu) and "eggplant/aubergine" (nasu), one of the vegetables used when celebrating Obon to form a horse that guides the deceased back to their families]
>It's "Obon" season.

p5
>It's when a bunch of spirits from over there come back to this world.
>They become targets for B and A-grade Nomans.
>It's such a pain~
>I see...

>That's right! So with that said,
>you'll be intensifying your patrols...

>by watching over the summer festival next week.
>!

>You mean... not Obon itself?
>I ain't got time for summer festivals, y'know?

>This is a period where spirits gather in places where humans also gather together.
>They become feeding grounds for wicked Nomans sneaking their way in.
>What she said.

p6
>Let's keep a watchful eye
>and make this a great Obon.
>I'm not here to play!

>Mashiro-san, we're going to patrol around the entrance.
>It'll be more efficient if we act seperately.
>Eeeeeh!?

>Then I won't be able to have a date with Mashiro-chan!!!!
>Did you come here for a date, Chitose?
>That's right!!
>Wrong. Please do your job.

>Well, then.
>Be careful when more people show up.

>Okay.
>Chitose-chan, let's eat takoyaki later, okay~
>Ah~ I love you, Mashiro-chan~

p7
>I knew it. There's small-fry B-grades around here.
>Let's go further in.
>Right.

>Also, you're a shorty
>so you look like you'll get lost easily.

>I can't help it when there's so many people!

>Make sure to follow me closely.

>Ah...
>This feeling.
>I've seen this sight before.

p8
>You're small, Mashiro, so to make sure you don't get lost,

>follow me closely, okay?

>I... went to the summer festival with Onee-chan.

p9
>Wah
>Wah

>But I certainly
>got seperated quite a lot

>If I sat at the sidelines and cried...

>There you are!

p10
>I was looking for you,
>Mashiro.

>Onee-chan would always
>come and find me.

>Phwah
>I'm out~

>Oh,
>what's this?

p11
>You actually managed to keep up.

p12
>? What kind of expression is that supposed to be?

>I was
>remembering how I went to the festival with Onee-chan
>and got seperated.

>...Onee-chan and Bazu.
>I thought you might be kinda similar,
>but you're completely different.



p13
>...Obviously.

>Don't lump us together.

p14
>Ooh~ There's a whole bunch of souls coming home.
>You're right.

>...I wonder if Onee-chan's coming home too.

>Even though... I can see ghosts,
>I haven't seen Onee-chan at all.
>...Well, there are a lot of souls out there.

>Maybe she just doesn't wanna show herself.
>She might not even be here in the first place.

p15
>Those who come back here for Obon or whatever,
>have some regrets bringing them back to this world.
>Not that I care.

>You think Onee-chan
>doesn't have those...?
>Probably.

>Isn't it great to die without worrying about the future?
>She'd probably be worried about how much trouble you get into, though.
>Ugh

>...Regrets...

p16
>I wonder what I should do~

>Eh?
>Ah~
>You heard about it yesterday, right?

>Society-affiliated Noman
>work alongside you humans.
>Uraaah
>But we're not just working for the sake of it.

p17
>When our contracts are complete
>we can either reincarnate
>or get a ticket to Heaven.
>Heeh!

>So reincarnation is an option!
>What are you gonna do, Bazu?
>Ah~... At first,
>I thought about giving life as a crow another shot, but...

>But?
>...
>I'm still thinking.
>Hmm.

p18
>I know!
>How about reincarnating as a human?
>HUUH~~?

>That sounds like such a pain.
>That's the vibe I get from looking at Nelly.

>I'll just think about it when the time comes.
>Hah~
>Is it really that simple?

>I have until my contract ends, after all...
>Hm?

p19
>My lingering attachment
>was my confusion over what kind of creature humans were...
>At least, it was supposed to be.

>But...

>This is the kind of human she is.

>This is the kind of creature humans are.

p20-21
>Then... if you were to reincarnate as a human,
>we might be able to meet like this again.

p22
>? What's wrong?
>You look like a pigeon that's been hit with a peashooter.
>...It's nothing.

>Let's meet up with Chitose's group.
>Right~

>...Are regrets

p23
>something that can change midway...?

>Huh? It's you, Mashiro!
>Nacchan!

>Whatcha doing here by yourself?
>Erm~ erm...

p24
>>What's that appearing in the dark night...!?