Three chapters left to the impressive, inevitable end.
Let's watch the same fireworks again next summer... together.
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[Naturally I know
That my juzu beads are in her room
Even now, along with her mother
And haven't been thrown away.]
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|
[I feel
That it's very much like her heart.] |
| Tohru: |
Kyo-kun
Kyo-kun. Kyo-kun, look.
It's a mini Isuzu-san. |
| Kyo: |
It's a pony. A pony.
It's small, isn't it? |
| Tohru: |
It's cute... |
| Horse: |
Give me something |
| Tohru: |
Kyo-kun, where did you want to go next?
The path splits in two here. |
| Horse: |
I said give me something. |
| Kyo: |
Why not just go in order of what you want to see? |
| Arisa: |
Eh, really?
|
| Arisa: |
In that case--elephants!
Let's see the elephants! |
| Saki: |
There are no giraffes... |
| Kyo: |
I'm not asking you guys. |
| Arisa: |
Idiot. What else are you going to go see if not the elephants?
If there aren't any, at least let us see the polar bears. THe polar bears.
|
| Saki: |
There are no giraffes... |
| Kyo: |
If you're going to complain, go home......
Afterall all, you guys decided to come along |
| Horse 1: |
They're fighting; fighting. |
| Horse 2: |
You shouldn't fight. |
| Tohru: |
Ah... |
| Arisa: |
This place is all wrong from the very start. |
|
*bishi* (states flatly) |
| Arisa: |
If it's a first date, go some place more showy like an amusement park. |
| Tohru: |
Ah...
Um... |
| Arisa: |
At least a larger zoo...
Aah!! |
| Kyo: |
What, already...
Don't shout...
|
| Arisa: |
Now then, no doubt, you're no good with heights, right? You can't ride things like the Ferris Wheel, right?
That ---*pi*--- is ---*pi*--- |
| Kyo: |
Aa---
I don't know; I've never ridden on one before. Don't yell words like that in the middle of the road!!
You walking, sexually-harrassing woman! |
| Tohru: |
Ah um... |
| Arisa: |
Quit complaining and let us see the elephants already; the elephants. Hey! |
| Sign: |
Kitty cat ~~~corner |
| Saki: |
Giraffes... |
| Arisa: |
The elephants!! |
| Kyo: |
Are you guys from some sort of collection agency!? |
| Tohru: |
Ah...
Um...
It seems we can pet a lot of cats over there...
|
| Arisa: |
While elephants are good, cats are good, too. |
| Saki: |
Even if your panties slip down, you can't help but pet them can you... cats... |
| Kyo: |
They tire me... |
| Tohru: |
Um... Uo-chan, Hana-chan,
I'm the one who wanted and asked to come here.
But... should I have chosen somewhere else instead...? |
| Arisa: |
Aah,
That's not it.
We're just giving him a rough time.
This is a good place, isn't it? You can relax.
Let's have soft ice cream later. |
| Tohru: |
Ah
Yes...
|
| Saki: |
That it doesn't have giraffes is also very cool and really something. |
|
*drag drag drag* |
| Arisa: |
Oy, Kyon. You'll get left behind--
|
| Arisa: |
Ohh
Cats---
You're a cutie, hey--. |
| Tohru: |
They're cute... |
| Arisa: |
Oh?
Kyon, Kyon. |
| Kyo: |
Huh? |
| Arisa: |
That, that. |
| Kyo: |
.........
That black cat suits her, doesn't it?
For example, that uncute expression.
|
| Arisa: |
It looks like a witch's familiar, doesn't it?
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*turns away* |
| Kyo: |
... |
|
*sits*
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[That day
I watched silently
As Tohru
Gathered my scattered juzu beads.]
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|
[Right now, it wouldn't bother me if
The beads that were proof of my having been a monster, were to be burned, but
I also had the feeling that
Years from now, I'd feel regret that
"They should have been gathered up and kept."
But I couldn't move.] |
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And in my place, she gathered them.
It may be that she was protecting
The current me as well as the future me.
|
|
[Or maybe, even more, much further
Going even beyond me
She was trying to gather up the distant, distant feelings] |
|
The feelings of the people who had to wear those beads to live.
All of it.
I don't know, but |
|
[The one thing
I do know,
Is that "to love"
Doesn't mean to love only what's in front of you.
But also the past
and the future.]
|
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It may mean to be able to hold all of that. |
|
[That's
What I think
When I look at her.]
|
|
That's what I think |
| Manabe: |
Eh
Really?
You're applying to such a far away university? |
| Yuki: |
Yeah.
They've got a program I'm interested in.
So I'll be living on my own as of Spring. |
| Manabe: |
Can you manage~?
I don't want to come visit only to discover a dead body.
|
| Yuki: |
"Practise makes perfect" right...
Or rather, I want to do this. |
| Komaki: |
Does Chi-chan knowabout this? |
| Author's note: |
Chi-chan refers to Machi |
| Yuki: |
She knows; it's all right. |
| Komaki: |
I see. That's good. |
| Manabe: |
Ho-- ho-- ho--
You've gone up a step...
To becoming an adult... |
| Yuki: |
If you say that to Machi, you'll definitely get hit. |
| Komaki: |
But
Well, is everything all right? Looking for a room and the likes. |
| Manabe: |
What are you going to do about a guarantor?
Ask your parents, after all?
Although you probably least want to do that. |
| Yuki: |
That's what I'd thought, but...
Things are in a bit of a mess at ome right now... and now doesn't seem to be the time to ask them.
So when I talked to my brother about it... |
| Manabe: |
Oh my.
|
| Manabe: |
Don't tell me. He really got into it, didn't he? |
| Yuki: |
Yeah, that's right...
Since yesterday, combined with a short vacation, he's off looking for a place for me.
While I am grateful, but... |
|
*step* |
| Aya: |
The clear, blue sky, and burning green,
One can't help but think that this is truly worthy of being Yuki's new land. |
| Mine: |
You're right. |
| Aya: |
Allow me to state now what I feel, have decided, and shall do next!
|
| Aya: |
We'll have Yuki's residence constructed here!!! |
| Mine: |
That sounds good~ |
| Man: |
As if that would be good; this isn't a residential area!! |
| Yuki: |
If possible, I hope he'll start looking from somewhere normal... you know. |
| Manabe: |
What's that, you having some sort of small dream? |
| Yuki: |
Come to think of it, what were you planning on doing
About university? |
| Manabe: |
Hm?
I'm going.
Where I'm wanting.
Actually, I didn't really want to go
I was planning on helping with Komaki's family's business after graduating
But everyone kept telling me to go. |
| Komaki: |
We have a dry-cleaning business.
|
| Manabe: |
So, "I guess it can't be helped, and I'll go,"
is sort of how it ended up.
*sigh* I won't have any money-- |
| Komaki: |
If they're able to take you, then you should go.
After all, you're smart. |
| Manabe: |
If you say that sort of thing,
I'll have an affair with a (female) unversity student! |
| Yuki: |
He says it himself... |
| Komaki: |
No worries, after all, I've never felt worried about that sort of thing happening. |
| Manabe: |
What do you think of how much of a "silly couple" we are!! |
| Yuki: |
Hm, yeah; you seem pretty silly.
*"bakappuru" = "baka" + "couple" |
| Manabe: |
Maybe you're more likely to two-time, Yun-yun? |
| Yuki: |
I wouldn't |
| Machi: |
Rather than that you two--
Don't you have any worries...
That maybe... you won't get in?
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Yuki &
Manabe: |
Nope? |
| Komaki: |
If your typical entrance exam applicant heard that, they'd probably get upset... |
| Arisa: |
Kua~ (stretches)
We walked quite a bit, didn't we? |
| Saki: |
But it was fun, wasn't it... |
| Tohru: |
Yes, very much so!!
Aa...
Would you mind if I went to the washroom before we go? |
| Arisa: |
Are you all right on your own--? |
| Tohru: |
Yes...I'll only be a moment |
| Kyo: |
I...
I'm tired...
|
| Kyo: |
...But even so |
|
*glance* |
| Kyo: |
What doesn't that one, despite always being dressed like that, never seem to sweat at all?
It's strange, isn't it; for a person... |
| Saki: |
Will power... |
| Kyo: |
Yikes
Don't do that; reading people's hearts!!!
or rather...
Is that something that will power can affect!? |
| Saki: |
I'm of a different level than you...
Level... |
| Kyo: |
No, I mean why not just sweat like anyone else... |
| Saki: |
... |
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*glare* |
| Kyo: |
Wha--... |
|
*surprise* |
| Kyo: |
What is it...?
|
| Saki: |
You're taking
Her away, aren't you...
...that's right.
I knew that some day,
That's right, that sort of time
Would come.
|
| Saki: |
But... |
| Kyo: |
...
!? |
| Saki: |
It's very selfish (of you)...... |
| Kyo: |
...Ah
Sor.........
...
B-
But even so, I-- |
| Saki: |
If...
|
| Saki: |
You call me "Mama", right here and now, I'll forgive you... |
| Kyo: |
Eh......
What's that
You mean die......? |
| Arisa: |
Ha-na-ji-ma
You shouldn't tease him so much any more. |
| Saki: |
True...
Darn. |
| Kyo: |
She just said "darn"...!! |
| Arisa: |
Oy, Kyon. Despite how we may seem,
We like you.
Though you're an idiot, we can't hate you;
You're a good guy.
|
| Saki: |
Though you're an idiot... |
| Arisa: |
Though you are an idiot. |
| Kyo: |
.......... |
| Arisa: |
Tohru's...
Our best friend,
our buddy,
And our family.
...We're seriously, seriously
Counting on you.
|
| Saki: |
Leave your father to me... |
| Kyo: |
Th...
This and that are completely unrelated...
Now...
Right..? |
| Tohru: |
I'm sorry for taking so long...
For some reason it was exceptionally busy...
Eh? |
|
No, but it's still no good, but saying it's no good is just my ego, after all, Shishou's the one to decide Shishou's happiness, so if he's all right with it, I can't really say anything but, eh? have those two gotten that far yet? |
| Tohru: |
Ah...
Eh? Where are the other two? |
| Kyo: |
...They left. |
| Tohru: |
EH!!?
I-I'm sorry; I'd kept you waiting so long... |
| Kyo: |
No, it's not that, so don't worry.
Rather, does she want to be called Mama?
......
|
| Kyo: |
Tohru,
There's one other place I'd like to go after this,
Is that all right? |
| Tohru: |
Eh? Ah, yes. I don't mind...
Where did you want to go? |
| Machi: |
...Um
Here
It was sent from my family
It's
Meat
If you'd like...
|
| Komaki: |
Uwaa
Thank you Chi-chan. |
| Manabe: |
After all, you're likely to burn it if you made it. |
| Machi: |
...Shut up |
| Yuki: |
But I'm glad.
I wasn't sure you'd come.
After all, you didn't seem too keen on it right?
Let's go over to Kakeru's |
| Machi: |
Um-- |
| Kakeru: |
"I wanted it to be just the two of us..." |
| Machi: |
WRONG!!
I didn't want to because you'd be here and say those sorts of things!! |
| Kakeru: |
You've climbed another step towards becoming an adult...
|
| Yuki: |
That's why I told him...... |
| Komaki: |
THE MEAT---!!! |
| Yuki: |
Eh
Worried about that!? |
| Kyo: |
......
A while ago...
I started... telling you something, right?
About
That...
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| Kyo: |
I'm...
Thinking that
I want to go away from here after graduating.
Ah...
Wrong. It's not
Because of some weird sense of looking back...
All this time, I've been
Avoiding the world... living without getting involved,
And that was somehow acceptable... I think I was being spoiled.
|
| Kyo: |
But it's not that way anymore. I'm
A normal person.
As a normal person,
Together with you,
I can live in the world.
I'm really happy about that.
So happy;
That's why, more--
I want to get more involved,
And to challenge
Myself.
Even if it's somewhere else...
|
| Kyo: |
......
If possible,
Together
With you. |
| Banner: |
It's the new path that you taught me, that's why I want to walk it together with you--to Kyo's proposal(!?), Tohru...!!?
To be continued in issue 23, Nov. 4th release. |
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