Bakeneko Hazuki ch14: Subaru and Hazuki

p1
>She understood
>by catspeak...?

>Hmph.
>Hayama being a moron is one thing...

>but to be insulted in a language only I can understand
>feels like she's insulting me directly, and that pisses me off.

>...You can understand what Subaru's saying...?

>>Has Subaru been found out...!?

p2
>Obviously.
>Who the hell do you think I am?

>...?
>What does this mean...?

>Sora...?

>That's right.
>That's cos she came from Mutsushimo Village,
>deep in the mountains
>where the legend of the bakeneko comes from.

p4
>Since she was in the mountains, she played with lots of animals.
>Like squirrels and raccoon dogs and monkeys.
>Yep, yep.
>In order to avoid mentioning that I'm a bakeneko,
>she's saying it in a rather roundabout way...

>?
>??

>Huh!?

>Hazuki can understand animal speech?
>Yeah... Since she grew up in the mountains...

p5
Seriously...

>Sounds pretty fishy...

>but it's a fact she could understand me...
>Hmm...

>Still, Hazuki really is a cruel person.
>Eh!?

>Even though she's normally smiling,
>she acts like that when she's in a foul mood...
>That's her true nature.
>...


p6
>...
>But Subaru,

>if someone said "I have no idea what you're saying"
>in a rude way,
>wouldn't that make you feel bad...?

>...

>Sora-chan, can I borrow an eraser?
>S-Sure!

>Thanks.
>Don't get too overboiled okay?
>Yeah...

p7
>Nyaa...
>Hey...
>Hazuki.

>I said too much earlier.
>...Sorry.

>Is Subaru-chan trying to say "good night"?
>Nighty night~
>HUUUUH!?

>Is this girl trying to pick a fight!?
>She can understand me, right!?
>Whatever...! We're gonna go search for the bakeneko "Hazuki" tomorrow...

p8
>Crap... Sora-chan went off to school,
>so if I go outside, it'll leave the house unlocked.... I-I'm bored...

>I should make a duplicate key next time...

>Subaru.

p9
>You went and transformed again.
>S-Sora!?

>...Oh right. It's evening.

>! Where's Hazuki!?
>She went home once but...

>Right as she reached the living room, she went out again.
>Said she was going shopping...

>I'm home, Sora-chan, Subaru-chan!

p10
>You went to the home center?
>Yeah.
>There's something I wanted to make.

>I didn't have enough material on hand...
>So I went to buy extra...
>...

>Hazuki... could she be
>building another device to hurt Sora...?

>Fwah...

p11
>It took a while but
>I should be finished before it's time to sleep~
>Just need a toilet break~

p12
>Onee-chan's late...
>Maybe I should call her...

>That's cos I smashed her contraption.
>Maybe she's depressed and refuses to wake up?

>...
>Is she feeling depressed?

>...No! She's someone who's trying to hurt Sora!
>I shouldn't pay her any mind...!

>Ah, Onee-
>!

>Good morning...
>Sora-chan, Subaru-chan...

p13
>Sh-She's so depressed that she couldn't sleep...!?
>Are you okay?
>I kinda pulled a late-nighter...

>Ah... Subaru-chan. Come to my room...
>!?

>It's a cat tower!

>You seemed to be bored yesterday, so I made this for you, Subaru-chan.
>I wanted to finish it before school, but...

p14
>It fell over and broke last night...
>!
>I pulled an all-nighter to fix it...
>but you should wait a little longer until I make sure it's safe...

>Sh-She made that for me...?
>And I broke it...

>...Now that I think of it, if I had just bought a ready made tower yesterday,
>you could've played with it right away...

>But my mind was just filled up with the idea of
>"I want to give Subaru-chan a hand-made present!"
>Sorry for being an idiot...

p15
>Now... Let's head downstairs...
>Sora-chan's waiting.

>...It wasn't my fault...
>This was all because she put Sora in...

>Even the tower was something she made on her own...
>I don't need any gratitude or feelings of guilt...!

>You...

p16
>...You idiot...

>Hm...?
>I can't eat anymore...

>...Subaru-chan...?
>...

p17
>Nyaa...
>It was take some time to make sure
>that you're not a bad person...

>Nya
>...but
>I give my thanks for the tower...
>...Thank you.

>...Subaru-chan.
>Are you thanking me for the present...?
>Fufu...
>Glad to hear it.
p18
>Okay, I'm heading off, Subaru-chan.

>...
>Nya!
>Hazuki!

>The one who broke that thing...
>was me...
>...I'm sorry.

>...
>Subaru-chan...

>She must have said "Onee-chan, take care -nyan<3"
>I'm sure of it~!
>I don't think that's right.
>I-I really don't like this girl after all...!
>She's making fun of my catspeak...!

>>*I guess... they've gotten a little closer? Tune in next time!!