Page 31 Title 9th. day - Family trip!! Page 32 1 Masahiko A family trip!? 2 Shion .... 3 Aunt Yukari Next week Wednesday. A two day trip and we will be stopping over one night at an onsen*, we think. *Onsen: a hotspring. Masahiko Great, let's go. Uncle Sora We cannot do it this week since I have a lot of work. 4 Uncle Sora The manga publisher has a holiday. It's convenient to go on a weekday, there are few people then. Page 33 1 Shion This daughter of yours is having school however... Aunt Yukari No problem, we'll give you an parental authorization paper to be absent for two days. 2 Aunt Yukari And you Masahiko-san? Masahiko It's all right for me. 3 Uncle Sora? Well, the place where we're going is secret. Aunt Yukari? Yeah, from now on we're enjoying ourselves. 6 Masahiko Family trip... 8 Shion You're excited like a fool or like a child. Page 34 1 Shion Soon you'll be making a Teruterubouzu.* *Teruterubouzu: a paper doll to which children pray for fine weather. 2 Masahiko What's wrong with that? Because I'm really glad!! 3 Masahiko Since you don't like the family trip to the onsen... They just made you go. Shion That's not really the problem, I'd say. 4 Shion It's because our family trips are the worst!! 5 Masahiko ....? 6 Shion When we go to an onsen and certainly this ryokan* there will be panic!! *Ryokan: a traditional Japanese inn. Masahiko Panic? 7 Shion The problem is the large bath...!! Masahiko Hah (understanding more and more) Page 35 1 Shion Try to imaging: Papa's body is female and therefore he reluctantly enters the woman's bath. Or what to say when mama undresses in the woman's bath. No matter what side either one of them enters, there will be tumult. The people from the inn will be angry. It happened twice. Anyway well known onsen ryokan we can not enter as we are blacklisted, I wonder; our home... Page 36 1 Shion But they both love the onsen. Although it causes trouble, entering the large bath is their dream. And therefore every year they choose to go on a holiday in spite of the many people... 2 Shion And it has been Golden Week recently. *Golden Week: early May holiday season in Japan With the onsen boom, it feels like a waste going there. 3 Shion Therefore your strange anticipation is not the right way. 5 narration My anticipation was quite mixed with a feeling of uneasiness... My first family trip was beginning. Page 37 1 narration I have to say that I was excited, because it was the first time. I wonder if I'm still a child... 3 Shion In any case they will just get angry when you enter the bath. It's not different from taking a bath at home!! 4 Shion For that reason we are spending two days in futility. Disgusting. Masahiko Oi... Aunt Yukari I wonder how it will be, what do you say, Sora? 5 Uncle Sora Hahaha... Today we have the perfect, secret plan. 6 Masahiko A secret plan? What is it, Sora-san? Shion Yeah, yeah (like we are welcome) 7 Uncle Sora We concealed something. Today we will be in the bath of the ryokan. Page 38 1 Uncle Sora It's a mixed bath. 2 Shion? MIXED BATHING!? 3 Uncle Sora I went through the onsen guidebook to find this secret hotspring in the mountain recesses. This time there will be no problem. We can go in!! Masahiko Isn't this, isn't this pornographic... Uncle Sora And even better, the open air bath has a supreme view!! 4 Aunt Yukari Finally the dream comes true... The feeling when stretching your limbs in the onsen. Page 39 1 Uncle Sora Parents and children, the four of us can go in without a problem!! Masahiko-kun, my male comrade, I can wash your back, hahaha... 2 Masahiko Male comrade... 3 Masahiko Indeed, I can enter together with Sora-san... Moreover, I'll see Yukari-san really in the nude. 4 Masahiko I won't go... 5 Shion This is not a joke!! 6 Shion Other persons can enter too, aren't you worried the family is nude in front of other persons!? Uncle Sora It's a weekday, there will be few persons. Shion I won't with Masahiko-kun being there!! 7 Masahiko With Shion-san... Page 40 1 Masahiko Together... 2 Shion What are you grinning about!? Masahiko Nothing!! 3 Shion I will absolutely not enter the bath!! 5 Aunt Yukari What a wonderfully concealed lie, will you be able to find it? Uncle Sora It'll be okay. 6 Shion Come with me. 7 Shion We'll have to make somebody make a mistake finding the way. Page 41 1 Masahiko You can't mean it. Shion You can keep them company in the mixed bath!! (you encouraged papa) 2 Masahiko Yes, but... Shion You are just curious and want to watch them, but that's not the problem!! 3 Girl So young, isn't he. Shion When you enter together in their company, you're one of them!! Large kanji One of them 4 Shion That's why we must not arrive at the inn and the trip has to be aborted... 5 Masahiko ..... But... 6 Masahiko One can understand the curiosity of a stranger watching them both. I have a hunch that we won't be entering the bath, don't you think? 7 Masahiko But, I would like to go to the onsen... It would be much fun and To create a mess with a lot of trouble would be pathetic. Page 42 3 Shion Do you really want to see me naked that much? Masahiko What are you doing!! 4 Shion Understood, so lewd. Masahiko I want to see if you're a man or a woman!! 6 Someone We're really getting into the mountains... We should be there in about an hour. Page 43 3 Uncle Sora Can this really be the right road? Shion Yeah, we have to take a left turn here. 4 Uncle Sora But it looks so small, there is no pavement. Shion It's all right, there is no mistake!! 6 Masahiko Well, I never! Was Shion-san serious about what she told me before...!? 7 Uncle Sora Well okay, let's have a look. Masahiko Wait a second!! Page 44 1 Masahiko On this map there is a larger road, this is not it I think. And that appears to be .... Shion What are you saying, that strange opening isn't here!! 2 Masahiko We have to turn left there. Shion Wait a second. 3 Uncle Sora Okay, we continue. Shion You don't trust me, papa!! Masahiko Hoh... 4 Masahiko It's that road for sure!! Shion .... 5 Uncle Sora It looks like Masahiko-kun was right. Thanks to Masahiko-kun's directions!! Page 45 3 Someone It's nine o'clock already. Is this really the correct road? Someone else The road became very small suddenly. It's like we are going round and round... 4 Masahiko Yukari-san, what's wrong? Aunt Yukari .... 5 Masahiko This road is so bad... She's getting sick.... Wait a second, do we have a plastic bag!? Page 46 1 Shion Papa...? 3 Uncle Sora Ha..haha We're out of gas... 5 Aunt Yukari Didn't you get a full tank, Dear? Uncle Sora I'm sorry, I think it'll be all right... We don't have any in reserve as well... Masahiko Do we possibly have to camp out here!? 6 Shion It's not a joke, this place... 7 Shion Kyaa!! Page 47 1 Masahiko It's just he wind... Uncle Sora .... 2 Aunt Yukari .... 3 Aunt Yukari Didn't you say some time ago that we were passing a holiday house. Uncle Sora I see, there we could ask for gasoline and for directions!? 4 Shion But that was quite some time ago. Uncle Sora It'll take at least 30 minutes by foot!! Aunt Yukari I'll go too!! If you go alone I'll worry... 5 Masahiko But Yukari-san you're not feeling well... I'll go. Aunt Yukari I'm fine; I want you to stay with Shion. 6 Uncle Sora We'll hurry back to the car. We're off. 7 Masahiko Take care. Page 48 4 Shion It's cold... I'm getting into the car. Masahiko Yeah... Page 49 1 Masahiko Say... Shion Hm...? 2 Masahiko To make a mistake on purpose The road... 3 Shion .... 4 Shion You made fun of me when we had to turn left... I think that I was right... 6 Masahiko Eh... well, say... you... Shion I was giving perfect directions... 7 Masahiko But at the drive-in. Shion So childish... I was doing it seriously. Page 50 3 Shion You'll regret it... Masahiko ....? 4 Shion Now you won't see me in the nude. 5 Masahiko Who...!! Whether you're a man or a woman, I'm not interested seeing you naked!! 6 Masahiko You assume I'm interested... To make sure you're a man or a woman when we enter the bath. Shion That's really the only thing? Masahiko That's the only thing!! Page 51 1 Shion It's really getting cold... 3 Shion Can I do like this for a little while... 5 Shion Thank you... 7 Shion Have you thought about that situation with my parents, I didn't think so... Masahiko Huh...? Shion You must hate it, I think. Page 52 1 Shion I was glad... 2 Masahiko Well... Nothing really... I'm just... 6 Shion Do you want to make sure...? 8 Shion Whether I'm a man or a woman... Page 54 3 Uncle Sora Back again!! Aunt Yukari We have gas and we know the way!! Page 55 1 Uncle Sora Huh? 2 Uncle Sora Masahiko-kun...? You lost your hip of joy? 3 Masahiko Ha... Haha...ha 4 Someone Finally, departure Someone else This time make no mistakes. narration At any rate___ 5 narration How many hours we spent on that twisty mountain road. We arrived after midnight. Proprietress Welcome. You are late, I was worried. 6 Uncle Sora Hah~~ Arrived~~ Proprietress It must have been terrible. I'm sure that you are tired. 7 Proprietress I'll prepare a meal immediately. 8 Uncle Sora Okami-san...* *Okami: proprietress, landlady Page 56 1 Aunt Yukari Before the meal... Uncle Sora A bath... Proprietress Hah? 2 Proprietress In the open air bath, right? 3 Proprietress Excuse me, the open air bath closes at 11 o'clock PM. 4 Uncle Sora or Aunt Yukari Hahaha... 6 Shion Ah~~~ Felt good. Papa and mama will you take a both together too? Page 57 1 Shion The bath to the rooms is a real onsen. Uncle Sora ...Aah 2 Uncle Sora Well... Let's go in there... Aunt Yukari Yeah... Shion .... 4 Masahiko .... 5 Shion Well? What do you think of our family trip? 7 Masahiko Surely it was terrible... Just... Such a foolish thing doesn't happen when you are alone... 8 Masahiko With everyone together therefore it will for sure... Page 58 2 Uncle Sora Next year fore sure... Next year for sure!! Aunt Yukari Yeah, for sure!! 3 Masahiko Huh... 4 Masahiko Just a while ago... Were you serious? Shion Just a while ago? 5 Masahiko Therefore That... Shion Hmm? 6 narration That time Shion-san seemed nothing but a woman to me. Masahiko Nothing... narration But... In reality she's a man perhaps... I cannot stop asking myself this. I wonder if this will become another good memory.