translated by Kudou Omi, April, the 21th, 2005

Note: I'm not very proud of this translation. I've done it very quickly, being just back on my computer and setting Japanese fonts so as to access my dictionary. But I'm not improving my Japanese skills coz I don't work enough, and I think my English is getting worse and worse. *sigh* That's why I'm looking for help, at least for my problem with English: could someone be kind enough to edit my translations? I would credit you of course. I mean, just read the following, you'll understand it's deeply needed. ^^; At least the people who doesn't know a word of Japanese will appreciate it a little, even if it isn't that accurate. I hope...

p102
Yuiko: "You look quite well today, Ritsuka-kun!"
Ritsuka: "I overslept."
Yuiko: "Really?"
Ritsuka: "I feel like I'm going to fall asleep."
Yuiko: "Now that you mention it, I slept well!"
Ritsuka: "I felt that bother yesterday too... at midday too..."

p103
Yuiko: "that... bother...?"
Ritsuka: /If I woke up... though it was morning.../ "It's nothing." /What happened yesterday wasn't a dream/

p104
Shinonome: "Now each group is going to talk about 3 pieces of news! Don't start talking, raise your hand please! Those who won't have finished will have to achieve it at home!"
Yuiko: "News? Let's talk about Ritsuka-kun's school transfer, okay?"

p105
Ritsuka: /It's not... a dream...!!/ "Sorry, Yuiko, I have to leave. I let you the rest."
Yuiko: "Alright! Going to the toilets?"
Ritsuka: "I'm heading back home."
Yuiko: "Huh?!"
Ritsuka: /I have been thinking about the reason why we fought with them/

p106
Yamato: "You're an idling schooler! Thanks for last night!"
Ritsuka: "Weren't we supposed to meet at 5 this evening?"
Yamato: "It's already 5pm! I'm only spying my enemy's moves! What about having tea? It's my treat!"
Ritsuka: /That's... a skin that doesn't know pain/

p107
Ritsuka: "I'm not planning to do anything with you!"
Yamato: "why... you really look like Seimei!"
Ritsuka: "You know Seimei!?"
Yamato: "You seem to have the same hateful words! I don't like it. That guy looked down at us."
[Seimei: I have nothing to do with you]
Yamato: "That's what he said..."
Ritsuka: "Seimei wasn't like that!! You're just angry against him!"
Yamato: "You're wrong. Seimei was a jerk!!"
Ritsuka: "You lie!!"

p108
Ritsuka: "You don't even really know him!!"
Yamato: "But maybe you're the one who doesn't know him?" "Welcome to the place that never cools down. Ha! Could it be that you're not thirsty?"
Ritsuka: "Not really." I don't drink coffee...

p109 Yamato: "haha! Sorry for that lie, you don't look like Seimei at all! You'd be more like Kouya. You're in sixth grade, aren't you? Kouya was the same age when I first met her."
[voice: "I'll introduce Sakagami Kouya to you. Please wait a minute here. She's your Fighter. But please don't do any mistake."

p110
Nagisa: "Kouya isn't yours. You are the one who belongs to her! Kouya lives in harmony with her foster parents, she's completely different from you. Your answer?"
Yamato: "Yeees! Nagisa-sensei! I have a question!!"
Nagisa: "What is it?"
Yamato: "Why does Nagisa-sensei hate me that much?"
Nagisa: "It's not particularly you. I hate all Sacrifices."
Yamato: "You mean you like Fighters?"
Nagisa: "Indeed. Have you something against it?"
Yamato: "No."
Nagisa: "Well, Yamato, let me introduce you Kouya."

p111
Yamato: "Good morning. I'm Nakano Yamato. I've been waiting for you, always."
Kouya "Always? But I came in time...]
Yamato: "I can understand how Agatsuma-san feels. Like him, I always listen to what Kouya says. I've been waiting to meet her, because I thought I would belong to Kouya."

p112
Ritsuka: "Soubi isn't mine."
Yamato: "weeell... is he? Poor Agatsuma-san!" hahaha
Ritsuka: "What are you laughing at!?"
Yamato: "Tell me what's this wound?"
Ritsuka: "It's not your matter!!" don't touche me!
[Yamato: "Kouya, you've got many wounds...Aren't you careless?"
Kouya: "Not really"
Yamato: "But... why are you cut here?"

p113
Kouya: "It's nothing..."br> Yamato: "It's the right place. Won't you die just doing a blunder?"
Kouya: "I won't do one, and I'm not in the mood to die. But I thought it wouldn't hurt. I wondered how it felt..."
Yamato: "pffff... well, I feel just the same."
Kouya: "Idi... Yamato!!"
Yamato: "Isn't it the same? Your feelings, my feelings... If it hurts you, then teach me."
Kouya: "YAMATO!"
Yamato: "Even my wrist doesn't sense pain..."

p114
Yamato: "I can't feel pain. You can do it."]
Yamato: "Are you being tormented by someone?"
Ritsuka: "I'm not!!"
Yamato: "Hey! Where is your name written? Show me! Then I'll show you mine!"
Ritsuka: "My name?"
Yamato: "Loveless."

End of chapter 20