Yuzumori-san ch22

p1
>What's wrong, Kaede?
>Standing around like that...

>Won't you take a seat?

>...

p2
>....

>One hour earlier

>Um... I'm hear to borrow Musou-sensei's book...
>Come in!
>Welcome!!
>And also...

p3
>It seems Ririha had something to discuss with you, Mimika-san...

>Kaede's always alone in class.

>Yuzumori-san is...?

>...Sorry for springing this on you,
>but it's hard to talk about with mama or our teacher...

>Since you're someone older who's an acquaintance of Kaede, Mimika-san,
>I wanted to tell you...
>Ah, yeah. I'm listening!!

p4
>Lately, Kaede keeps saying "I've got plans"...
>Kaede never walked home with anyone, and she always rejected our offers to come play with us.
>She brings about animosity from all the girls...

>I know everyone in my classroom, but she never stood out.
>There's a lot of trolling comments in our class' LINE group too...

>...

>...Sorry.

p5
>...In the begining
>Everyone really admired Kaede for how stylish and mature she looked...
>I think she everyone wanted to get along with her.

>But...
>Because of all the forceful voices of many people, she's already become the center of "that kind of atmosphere"...

>Kaede isn't the type
>who expresses her own feelings with words, so I can't say for sure, but...

>The reason she can't speak with her class very well...
>might be because she's having a hard time being alone...

p6
>But still! I...
>think it'll be okay from now on!!
>I think the girls with the lowd voices will listen to me!!

>...

>...or so I thought
>but Kaede...

p7
>...No matter how many times we invite her, she still turns us down.
>She says she has something to do after school...
>but even if I ask, she remains stubborn and doesn't tell me what it is...

>...I thought
>I was supposed to be her best friend, but...

>I guess...
>I'm not so sure about that now...

>...

p8
>Eh? What the heck? I don't get this! Where am I supposed to look?

>You're on the top screen, Ririha... Just head to that spot over there to start.
>Go where!?

>...

>"She says she has something to do after school, but she remains stubborn and won't tell me what it is..."
>...

p9
>...

p10
>...
>It fits quite nicely...
>This view.

>It feels really pleasant...
>...Really
>natural, as you say...

>Aah...

p11
>I never noticed...

>No

>I might have been
>doing this without thinking about it.

>"If she continues to stay with me like this"

p12
>She'll be lonely no matter where she goes.

p13
>"I thought I was supposed to be her best friend..."
>...

>...

p14
>Why did you lie?

>About what?

>...That whole thing about Yuzumori-chan falling out of our group and becoming alone happened a year ago.
>It looks like she's only known Mimika-san for a few months.
>Yuzumori-chan's isolation has nothing to do with Mimika-san.

>Now, now. All I did was rearrange things a bit.
>It is true that she's being isolated.

>...
>Ririha, what are you trying to do...?