Chapter 77: Secret?
Translated by : Kaori Hasegawa
Sponsored and brought to you by : Alberto Mazzetto
Proofread by : Mike Chapman and Shampoo
Story and Art by : Masakazu Katsura
<92>
Teacher: Hey!! Moteuchi! Amano!! Wake up.
Ai & Youta: Well... Oy-Oyihsednan*...
*They're reading their books upside down, they
should be saying, "Nandeshiyo," which means "What is
it?"
Sound: Ba.
Ai & Youta: Um!?
Sound: Gera gera gera gera gera.
<93>
Sound: Kusu.
Ai: Fuaaaa.
Nobuko: Amano-san, you look so sleepy.
Ai: I am.
Nobuko: You were sleeping the same time as Senpai, were you
doing something weird with Senpai?
Ai: I'm helping him with his picture book.
Nobuko: Eh, over night!?
Ai: Well, anyway, I'm rooming at his house, so... Wait?
Didn't you know?
Nobuko: Oh...
<94>
Nobuko: Senpai hasn't been to class recently, but... Is
it...well, because of that?
Ai: Yeah... Right... He's seeing Moemi-chan...
<95>
Moemi: Moteuchi-kun is late... The break will be over
soon... Is it possible he's with Ai-chan...
Moemi: I envy Ai-chan because she's in the same class, in
the next seat... I only have the breaks and a few
hours after school.
Moemi: Oh... If I say that I'm envious, I can't do anything
about it... They're living together...
<96>
Nobuko: Senpai.
Nobuko: I want to poke my nose around you a little bit... Is
it okay?
Youta: Sure.
<97>
Nobuko: Wow, Hayakawa-senpai knows about Amano-san staying
at your house...
Youta: Yeah...
Nobuko: By the way... With Hayakawa-senpai, already...
Nobuko: Did you do it?
Youta: No... We haven't...
Nobuko: That's what I thought... The girl has arrange
everything for you...
Nobuko: But, Hayakawa-senpai is great... She doesn't
complain about Amano-san staying...
I wonder if she can be quiet because she doesn't
have a deep relationship...
Youta: Did you want to ask me that?
Nobuko: No, I'm going to ask you what I really want to know.
<98>
Nobuko: Does she know you're working on the picture book
with Amano-san?
Youta: Eh? No, she doesn't.
Youta: It's not a big deal to tell her.
Nobuko: She doesn't?... I think that's a problem...
Youta: Why?
Nobuko: You're asking why... Because it's not a nice
situation as a girl... Isn't it better if you tell
about it? It's not nice to keep any secrets.
Youta: Secrets!? It's not like that. If I exclusively tell
her, rather formally, it sounds like I'm doing
something bad.
<99>
Youta: You're exaggerating.
Nobuko: If...
Sound: Su.
Nobuko: If you keep quiet and problems arise, then it's not
you, but Amano-san who will be hated.
Nobuko: Then, Amano-san will be hurt... So will
Hayakawa-senpai... What are you going to do if you
hurt two girls?
<100>
Youta: Even if we get into trouble, then normally, wouldn't
she hate me? Ai-chan isn't our concern.
Nobuko: You don't understand anything...
Nobuko: ...Doesn't direct hatred to the person one likes...
Actually...
Nobuko: I hated Amano-san...once.
Youta: Eh?
Nobuko: Amano-san is a nice person. Don't make her cry!
<101>
Youta: By the way... It's a different subject, but.
Moemi: Yes! What?
Youta: Well... I started not to have any time, and... It
may not be ready for the deadline... So... For about
a month...I'm afraid we can only see each other at
school, but...
Moemi: ...Can't see...like this after school?
Youta: Yeah.
Moemi: Not Saturday or Sunday?
Youta: ...Yeah.
Youta: Is it okay?
<102>
Nobuko: Isn't it better to explain to her?
Youta: No... If I tell her now, it sounds like an excuse,
and I may give her more fear...
Moemi: That's fine. It's only a month, and I can see you at
school.
Youta: Thank you for saying that.
Moemi: Then I'll bring something on Sunday.
Youta: Eh... Then I may want to explain to her now... Ah...
Wait... It may sound better if I keep quiet here.
Youta: Oh really!? I'm happy!! I'll wait for you!!
See, I can invite her, naturally. You can understand
it means I don't feel guilty!
Moemi: Moteuchi-kun, alone, do your best, and I don't want
to keep you from doing anything, so let me do that.
Even thought I want to help you, I can't, so...
Youta: U... Moteuchi-kun, alone... Huh...
<103>
Sign: [Sunday]
Sound: Pin pon.
Youta: Here she comes... At the last minute, I feel
tense... I'm worried about that, "Moteuchi-kun,
alone," part...
Youta: Anyway, I'm getting worried about what Nobuko-chan
told me...
Sound: Doki doki.
Sound: Gacha.
Moemi: G'morning!
Moemi: Here, I brought something. You don't hate cake,
right?
Youta: Right.
Do you remember? Moemi-chan... I invited you without
hesitation. I'm not trying to hide that fact that
I'm working with Ai-chan.
Moemi: Hey... I want to see the studio.
Youta: Here she comes...
Sound: Doki doki doki.
Sound: Doki doki doki doki doki doki doki.
Sound: Kii...
<104>
Moemi: Ah.
Ai: Oh, hello.
Moemi: Ai-chan... Are you helping him?
Sound: Doki doki doki.
Ai: Yeah, he made me. Every night, and I'm tired.
Sound: Su.
Moemi: Why...didn't you tell me?
Sound: Doki.
Youta: No kidding...
Moemi: I didn't buy any cake for Ai-chan!
Youta: Ho.
Ah... I was scared...
Youta: See... Like I thought, Nobuko-chan was
over-anxious...
<105>
Moemi: Why didn't you tell me that Ai-chan was helping you.
Youta: Oh... It's okay now, right. I'll give her a piece of
mine...
What!?
Moemi: Why did you keep quiet. Why did you keep a secret.
Youta: Eh? Eh!?
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