Slow Start ch81

p1
>>Who might this long-haired beauty be?

>Good morning~

>Ehehe. I overslept a teensy bit.
>I turned my alarm off~
>Ahaha. That's pretty bad.

>...Who?

p2
>Ah, is that you, Mocchi?
>Indeed, it is I, Momochi.

>I overslept a little today
>so I kinda rushed out without doing up my hair.
>Does doing up your hair take up that much time?
>Must be rough.

>Well, the hair itself only takes a few minutes,
>but things can get messy when you try to do it in a rush.
>Ah, I know that feel.

>Indeed.

>When I'm in a panic, it can end up like this.
>Ah

>Or like this.
>This too.
>Fri: I guess I become careless before a day off...?
>Sun: Momochi gets a bit bold on weekends...
>It's like you've got a different look for each day of the week.

>It can even end up like this!!!

>The manifestation of your disorderly heart.
>That's way too disorderly.
>A disorderly heart results in disorderly hair.

p3
>Then how about I do it up for you?
>Oh, thank you!

>...

>...I know I'm the one who did it up but
>I don't understand how.
>?

>A hairstyle can really change the impression a person gives off, huh?
>Well, yeah, but that's not what I meant.

>Ah, do you mean how a lot of people let their hair down when wearing traditional clothes?
>No, it's not that.

>It's not that~
>There there
>Ah~ geez~

p4
>Oh?

>Oh?

>That suits you.
>You look cute, Tama-chan!!
>You're like a princess!!
>This kinda thing is good every once in a while (tama ni), right?
>Because I'm Tama?
>(ignored)

>There. Now Kamu matches too.
>Matches.
>Ooh, I match with Kamu-chan!

>And now I match with Hana.
>Wawawah!
>Ah, that's nice!

>Good work today~

>Ah, good work today~

p5
>The cafeteria's apparently handing out some refreshments.
>Eiko-chan and the others just went to fetch them.
>Ah, I see....

>(Eh? Who's this?)

>Eh
>Erm...?
>What's wrong?

>Ichinose-san
>Tokura-san
>Momochi-san
>Sengoku-san

>Nope
>Nope
>Nope
>Nope

>Okay, it's someone I don't know.

>Erm, who might you be?
>Unauthorized personnel aren't allowed in here,
>so I thought I'd ask.
>Eh?

>Sorry for the wait~
>Look! They gave us some lemonade!
>Uwah! More strangers!!

p6
>I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...
>Ahaha. I guess my camouflage deceived you.

>Tsukkun...
>Well, I mean, when it comes to girls,
>just the slightest tweak can make them look like a completely

different person.

>Just changing clothes is a huge enough transformation on its own, and

when you add a differert hairstyle on top of that...
>I wish they could just stick to one hairstyle and one set of clothing...

>Tsuzuri Flashback
>Tsukkun! Tsukkun!

>Since I'm gonna be a high school student soon,
>I thought I might go for a more mature hairstyle.
>Eh?

>Nah.
>I think your current hairstyle suits you the best, Tsuzu.
>Y-You think so...?

>Yeah.
>Tsuzu is best the way she is right now.

p7
>Tsukkun...
>Uh

>Before, when I said that I was thinking of changing my hairstyle, you told me not to.
>Why was that?
>No, wait.
>Hold on, Tsuzu.

>Hey.
>Why was that?
>Wait.
>Wait.
>Wait.
>Wait.

>No, I really do think your current hairstyle is the best, Tsuzu!!!
>She's using honorific speech.
>Honorific speech means danger.
>It sure does.

>The next day
>>Student council

>Good work today~
>Sorry I'm late...

p8
>...

>...Tsuzu?
>Look here...
>Tsukkun!
>You knew it was me!

>Um,
>I heard that you're in the same prep school class as Hannen Hiroe-

san.
>I'm Ichinose.
>Oh yeah.
>Hannen-san.
>So you know each other.

>I guess you forget who she is too...?
>No.
>That girl is...

>Ah.
>Hello and good afternoon! I'm Hannen!
>Hannen Hiroe!!!
>I couldn't possibly expect a wonderful person such as yourself to remember such an unusual name like mine!

>That girl always introduces herself with her full name multiple times every time I see her...
>She's a nice girl...

>>Hannen-san's self-deprication has unexpectedly proven to be a good match with the president.