Wake Ari na Kanojo-tachi ch20: The Girls' Departure

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>Heh~
>So you've given your consent too?

>...I wouldn't say consent exactly, but...

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>Even I've known for a while what it feels like...
>to have your fate decided for you from the moment you're born.

>Our Owl Tribe might soon meet its end...

>What about the Ritou Tribe's sun child?
>She survived that attack a while back, right?
>Yes, that's exactly right.
>It's another tribe, but we don't have a choice...

>Our Rumilu will play the role of her partner.
>They should be about the same age. I'm certain they'll see the titan race through this crisis...

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>So Ritou-chan is this child of the sun you speak of?
>Yes.

>The prosperity of our race is important,
>but that doesn't necessarily make it equal to Kara-san's personal happiness.

>Not to mention that girl is so kind and diligent.
>Even when it came to this marriage incident, she was likely thinking more about our race than herself.
>True.

>That's why seeing her prioritise her own feelings
>is somewhat of a relief.

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>...Rumilu.

>Please give me three years.

>I'm going to search the world for titans that have come here.
>Maybe I can convince them that the crisis affects all titans...
>regardless of tribe.

>We can make my tribe, your tribe... and all the other tribes into one.

>...That being said...
>this is mostly lip service.

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>I want to be with Vivi.
>I want to treasure her feelings.

>I'm sorry for prioritising something so trivial.
>That's why... I came up with this idea.

>There's a chance we won't be able to find any other titans.
>They might not listen to me.
>I might just be delaying the inevitable...

>...But... no matter how much I think about it...
>both Vivi and the titan race are important to me...
>Kara-san.

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>I hear your feelings loud and clear.
>I can tell Vivi-san means so much to you.

>I... no, we have been relying on you too much too, Kara-san.
>So please, raise your head.

>I'll go back to my world,
>gather up any other titan tribes I can find and see if I can't convince everyone.
>Rumilu...

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>We might even find a way for titans to migrate to other worlds too.

>I don't want things to end...
>with us being the ones looking away from the problem.

>Thank you so much...

>I'm a little surprised your partner's a female, though...
>Girls are good too.

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>...So in that regard, I have no regrets.

>For these next three years, at least...
>I'm gonna be busy too.
>Yeah. Do your best.

>By the way, did Kara-san and vivi-san say where they were gonna search first?
>Oh? They didn't tell you?

>Right now, they should be...

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>at the Grand Canyon in America.

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>Wah~ Amazing!
>Do people from the titan race really live here?
>It's likely, yes...

>I see markings for a barrier to ward off humans...
>Assuming what the Non-Human Jurisdiction in this area said wasn't a lie.
>They're in the Grand Canyon.

>Still, to think they'd live here of all places.
>It's probably because it's similar to where they originally lived.

>Now then...
>OUr goal appears to be a little bit further...
>so let's rest here for today, shall we?
>Agreed!
>Yeah~

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>Man~ The sun in America is way more intense than in Japan~

>Ahaha
>Pretty weird considering it's still the same sun.
>But from what I've heard, the intensity of the sunlight isn't any different...
>Heh~ Is that so!?


>It seldom rains when I'm around...
>so it might be a bit tough on you, Vivi.

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>...It'll be fine!

>I'm a half-baked vampire, after all.

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>That's right. Vivi's physical make-up.

>Her hair is silver with a hint of blonde.
>Her eyes are orange.
>She can only drink a specific type of blood.
>That's who Vivi is. A mutant variant of a vampire.

>Compared to pure-blood vampires, she doesn't appear to be affected by me, the child sent from the sun.

>...Y'know,
>I always used to hate myself for being a half-baked vampire,

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>but maybe I was born with this body so that I could meet you, Kara.

>Yeah, right~

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>Hah
>But is that because I can drink your blood, Kara!?
>That might not entirely be wrong, but...

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>...Vivi.
>I still don't know what will await me... us from this point onwards,

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>but right now, I'm really happy.
>...Yeah.

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>I thought she was going to kiss me on the lips...
>Huh?

>Isn't a kiss on the cheek...
>a greeting in your world, Vivi?

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>I'll save the kiss on the lips
>for when Vivi's "love" is the same as mine.