Kimagure Orange Road
"Let It Be a Hurricane!"
Volume 7, Story 6
WB Volume 4, Story 10
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (27 Jun 1992)
Additional translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Spencer Hastings
Thomas Wyatt
Matthew Klippenstein
Jordan Lampe
Last revision : 07-03-95
Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to:
kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu
NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses()
NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga, so there may be a few
extras to those of you not having them.
Example: The subtitles on page 201 (115) are only in the WBs!
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p 201 (115)--TITLE PAGE
[Madoka in half-portrait, wearing her school uniform.]
MAIN TITLE (at top) _________
Let It Be a Hurricane! o-makase harike--n!
let-(it)-do-as- hurricane
(it)-pleases
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
Without Asking the Looking KAGAMI ni kiite-minakute mo
Glass, If You Look into the looking-glass (IO) even-tho-not-trying-
Eye of a Rainbow, You Should to-ask
Be Able to See My Future...
NIJI no HITOMI o nozoitara
a-rainbow 's pupil-(of-eye) (O) if-look-in/
if-peep-in
watashi no MIRAI ga mieru hazu...
my-future (S) should-see
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p 202 (116)
1
[Shot of a train.]
2
[Tight shot of a guy wearing dark glasses and with Walkman headphones on.]
loud music FX: ___ _____ ___ _____
zun chaka zun chaka
3
[View pans back to show him sprawled on a seat, tapping his foot on the floor.
Seated next to him is a cute girl of 15-16 years with shoulder-length hair.
This is Akane. I guess she's supposed to have red or brown hair.]
punk foot FX: ___ ___
tan tan
overwhelming presence FX:
doka~~
4
[Akane and other passengers look on with dismay.]
loud music FX: [off] ___ _____ ___ _____
zun chaka zun chaka
5
Akane:
Hey, you. chotto anata
Think of the nuisance you're mawari no MEIWAKU mo KANGAete yo
causing others. surroundings 's nuisance too thinking
6
[He looks at her menacingly, over the top of his dark glasses.]
punk:
What's that...?! nan da too~~~~_?!
Nee-chan, you're pretty kawaii KAO shite GENKI ii
spirited for a cute girl. cute-face doing lively/high-spirits
jan ne--chan
is-not sister
punk FX: _____
giro_
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p 203 (117)
1
[She flinches.]
Akane heartbeat FX: _____
dokin
2
punk: [dragging her down the aisle by the wrist]
Then why don't we get off jaa orite yukkuri o
and I'll listen to your then getting-off-train leisurely/ (O)
lecture at our leisure? at-ease
SEKKYOU demo kikimasho-- kaa
lecture or-something shall-listen (?)
Akane:
L-let me go! No-o-o! ha hanashite yo ya da--_
public address:
Nakagawa Station... NAKAGAWA EKI~~ NAKAGAWA EKI~~
Nakagawa Station...
3
[The arm of a schoolgirl reaches out to the volume-control of the punk's
Walkman, which sits in his coat pocket.]
arm FX: ___
su_
4
[It's Hikaru. She cranks it up to full power.]
walkman FX:
kui_
punk:
GYAAAAA! gya----_
5
[Akane, back to the now-open doors, looks on wide-eyed. Hikaru patiently
watches the punk stumbling about.]
punk:
Wh-who did tha-a-at?! da dare daa~~_
6
Hikaru: [looking at her watch]
3 - 2 - 1 3 - 2 - 1
punk FX: __________
kyorokyoro
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p 204 (118)
1
[She punts him off the train.]
Hikaru:
ME! atashi yo--_
Hikaru shove FX: ____
doka
punk:
OH-WAH! owa_
2
[Perfect timing--the train doors close.]
punk: _______
You pipsqueak! kuono chibi--_
= this midget/kid/tiny-tot
train door FX: _______
pushu--
3
[Through the door, Hikaru pulls down an eyelid and sticks out her tongue.]
Hikaru:
Bleah. be--
train FX: _____
go--_
punk:
W-wait! ma mate--_
4
[Hikaru turns, blushing at all the attention...]
Akane:
Th-thanks. a arigatou
crowd FX: __________ ____
pachipachi ku--
Hikaru:
Ah! ha_
5
[She hides her face and runs off down the aisle.]
Hikaru:
Kyaaa! I'm so embarrassed. kya--_ hazukashi
Hikaru FX: _______
pyu----
6
[Akane watches with a gentle smile.]
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p 205 (119)
1
[Madoka and Kyousuke walk down the sidewalk in school uniforms.]
Madoka:
Thanks for going shopping KAIMONO tsukiatte-kurete
with me. shopping going-about-with-me
________
sankyu--
You were very helpful! tasukatta wa!
3
Kyousuke:
My pleasure! o-yasui GOYOU sa!
no-trouble-at-all/with-pleasure
____
Besides, I had nothing else do--se hima na n da shi
to do. in-any-case free-time is (explan) consider
4
[He waves good-bye as they go their separate ways.]
Kyousuke:
See ya. ja ne
sign:
"Water Demon War," by Wada. SUI MA SENKI
On sale March 1st. water demon record-of-war
____
wada 3-GATSU 1-KA HATSUBAI
March 1st on-sale
large sign:
Books HON
5
[He stops to watch her as she heads to ABCB, one building away.]
narration: ______
It turned out we're in the KOUTOU-BU demo ISSHO no kurasu
same class in high school, sr-high-section together 's class
and Ayukawa's in a good mood
lately! ni nareta shi
was-able-to-become and-besides
______
SAIKIN AYUKAWA to ii mu--do!
latest/most-recent w/Ayukawa good mood
6
[He materializes outside his apartment building.]
Kyousuke teleport FX: ____
shu_
narration:
I took a shortcut without OMOwazu
thinking... in-spite-of-oneself/involuntarily
CHIKAMICHI shichattari shite
took-shortcut-(finality/regret)-(and)
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p 206 (120)
1
[He materializes inside the front door to his home.]
Kyousuke teleport FX: ____
shu_
2
Kyousuke:
I'm home! tadaima--_
3
[Kyousuke drinks juice at the open refrigerator, but nearly chokes when he
hears...]
Takashi: [off]
HEY-Y-Y! KYOUSUKE!! kora--_ KYOUSUKE!!
carton: ______
Orange. 100! orenji 100!
4
Takashi: [sternly] __________
You teleported home just now, omae IMA terepo--to de KAEtte-konakatta
didn't you? you now by-teleporting not-came-home
ka?
(?)
Kyousuke: [wincing]
No one noticed me, so I DARE ni mo KIzukarenakatta shi
just... by-anybody wasn't-noticed consider
tsui......
in-the-end
5
Takashi:
Do you want to move again?! mata HIkKOshi shitai no ka?!
again want-to-move (?)
Kyousuke:
I-I'm sorry. go gomen
6
[Kyousuke is then surprised to see...]
Takashi: ____ ____ ____
kusu kusu kusu
Kyousuke:
? ?
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p 207 (121)
1
[Akane, still laughing, sheds her disguise. Kyousuke staggers back.]
Akane: _____
Ah ha ha! It's me, Kyousuke! ahaha atashi da yo! KYOUSUKE
me is
Akane transformation FX: ___
pu_
2
[Full-portrait of Akane, dressed as before in sweatshirt and long pants.]
3
Akane: ____
You're still doing stupid aikawarazu doji bakkari ne
things. as-usual bungle/blunder only
Kyousuke: [goggle-eyed]
Ahhh!! a~~~~_!!
4
Kyousuke: [smiling]
Akane!! akane!!
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p 208 (122)
1
[Akane facial portrait.]
narration:
Akane is a cousin who's the akane wa ONAjiDOSHI no itoko desu
same age as me. (T) same-age 's cousin is
_chikara_
She has the Power of HENSHIN suru NOURYOKU o motte-masu!
Transformation! change-into-a- Power (O) is-having
different-person
But... to itte mo...
even-tho-saying-that
2
narration:
It's really only the Power AITE ni TAIshite ANJI o kakete
of suggestion over others opponent against suggestion (O) starting
to make them see illusions... _chikara_
GENKAKU o miseru NOURYOKU
hallucination (O) show Power
na n desu kedo
is (explan) but
Akane:
Are Kurumi-chan and kurumi-chan ya manami-chan wa GENKI?
Manami-chan okay? and (T) lively
Kyousuke:
Uh-hmm. un
3
[She sticks her head back into the living room, waving a T-shirt.]
Akane: ______
Oh, Kyousuke. Lend me a a KYOUSUKE #T# shatsu kashite-kurenai?
T-shirt? T-shirt not-lend-me
4
[Through a partly-open door we see her remove her sweatshirt.]
Akane:
Gee, it's so hot outside. mo-- SOTO wa atsui no ne
outside (T) hot
I got all sweaty. ASE kaichatta
sweated-(finality/regret)
5
[View from behind her bare legs as she reenters the living room. Kyousuke
is reading that major daily newspaper, "Daily Orange Road".]
Kyousuke:
But, how unusual... demo mezurashi-- naa
but unusual (rhet)
What brings you here? do-- shita no
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p 209 (123)
1
[His pov of his pretty cousin, standing in an oversized T-shirt. She's taken
off her pants as well.]
Akane:
Ahhh! You don't look so a~~~~_ anmari ureshi so-- ja nai ka~~_
happy...! -very not-look-happy
2
[He blushes.]
Kyousuke heartbeat FX: _____
doki_
3
Akane:
I'm now enrolled at Hoshi atashi KONDO HOSHI
Girls High School, so I I now/lately
came by to say hi.
JOSHIKOU ni haitta kara
girls-high-school (IO) entered that's-why
go-aisatsu ni
(hon)-greeting (IO)
4
Kyousuke:
You mean the Hoshi Girls HOSHI JOSHIKOU tte tonari
High School in the next girls-high-school (quote) next
town?
MACHI no?
town/city
Akane:
Yeah. It's close to here. so-- koko kara CHIKAi desho
like-that from-here close-by poss-be
5
Akane: [winking]
We're linked by a grim kusareEN ne
fate. fatal-bonds/unhappy-&-inseparable-relation
narration:
She's become so cute that koitsu michigaeru hodo
I can scarcely recognize this-person almost-out-of-recognition
her. _______
kawaiku natchatta na
became-cute-(finality)
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p 210 (124)
1
Kyousuke: [blushing deeply]
Well, whatever... But don't do-- demo i-- kedo
you care how you look? not-matter-either-way but
omae sono kakko--
you that-appearance
2
[With a playful grin she pokes him in his forehead...]
Akane:
You. koitsu
3
[...and elbows him in the shoulder.]
Akane:
You were never embarrassed itcho mae ni hazukashi-gatchatte
before... ????? before/earlier came-to-show-signs-
of-embarrassment-
(finality)
Even though we often used to MAE wa yoku ISSHO ni
take baths together. before (T) often together
______
o-furo haitte-ta kuse ni
were-taking-baths though
4
Akane:
So you've reached the point so-- yu-- no KI ni suru
where you're concerned about that-kind-of-thing worry/think
stuff like that?
yo-- ni natta ka
reached-the-point-where (?)
5
doorbell FX: ___ _____
pin po--n
Akane: [heading for the door]
Oh, it must be your sisters. a kurumi-tachi ka na
(and-assoc) I-wonder
6
Akane: [pleasantly surprised]
Oh?! ara?!
door FX: ______
gacha_
7
[Akane's pov of Hikaru, who stands slightly surprised.]
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p 211 (125)
1
Akane: [happily]
Hey! You're the one from the ara! anata wa DENSHA no
train! you (T) train
Kyousuke: [blushing, a bit horrified]
H-Hikaru-chan. hi hikaru-chan
[Hikaru takes a good look at Akane's outfit...]
2
[...and blushes.]
3
[He winces and rotates his head between Hikaru and the smiling, oblivious,
and provocatively dressed Akane.]
narration:
Th-this is bad! ma mazui!
Kyousuke:
Oh. Sh-she's... Uh... a ko koitsu wa sono...
this-person (T) that
4
[Angrily, Hikaru hefts a cake up to shoulder-level...]
Hikaru: _______ _______
I didn't think you were such da--rin ga konna fuketsu na HITO
a dirty guy, Darling! (S) this-kind-of-dirty-person
da to wa OMOwanakatta wa!
is (define) not-thought
Hikaru cake FX: ___
su_
5
[...launching it squarely in the face of Kyousuke...]
Kyousuke cake FX:
be_
6
[...before running off.]
Hikaru FX: ___
da_
7
[The cake adheres quite nicely to his face. Akane looks on with concern.]
Kyousuke:
.......... ..........
Akane: _______
Darling? da--rin?
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p 212 (126)
1
[He removes the cake and wipes at his brow.]
Akane: [big smile]
Th-then, that girl is ji ja IMA no KO KYOUSUKE no?!
your...?! then now 's girl 's
2
Akane: [elbowing him]
This guy... When did you koitsu itsu no AIDA ni
get a cute girlfriend like this-guy when amidst/between
that? ______ _____________
anna kawaii ga--rufurendo o
that-kind-of-cute-girlfriend (O)
3
Kyousuke: [wincing]
You... That's why looking omae ne-- da kara
like that... you that's-why
______
sonna kakkou de wa...
w/appearance-like-that
Akane: [abashed]
Oh no. a ikene
4
Akane:
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. wari-- wari--
= be-to-blame
Kyousuke: [heading out the door]
Anyway, I have to clear up tonikaku GOKAI o tokanakya
this misunderstanding. anyway misunderstanding (O) must-remove
5
Akane:
Ah, wait! a MAtte!
6
[She winks and gives him a thumbs-up.]
Akane:
Leave it to me!! atashi ni makasenasai!!
to-me leave-(to)-(command)
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p 213 (127)
1
[Shot of the exterior walkway and front door to the Kasuga apartment.]
Kyousuke: [off]
B-but... de demo...
Akane: [off]
It's okay, it's okay. i-- kara i-- kara
Go wash your face! KAO arainasai yo!
face wash-(command)
2
[Dressed once more in her sweatshirt and pants, Akane races down the hall.]
door FX: _____
batan
3
Kyousuke FX: ______
kyoton
4
[Shot of a street and pedestrian overpass.]
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p 214 (128)
1
[Akane runs down the sidewalk.]
sidewalk sign:
Stop tomare
2
[Isolated shot of a traffic signal.]
narration:
I did a terrible thing... WARUi koto shichatta na--
bad-thing did-(finality/regret)
And yet, that girl is so shikamo KYOUSUKE ni wa
good that she's probably and-yet for-Kyousuke (contrast)
more than Kyousuke deserves.
mottainai hodo no
be-too-good-for/unworthy-of/ extent (nom)
be-more-than-one-deserves
i-- KO da mon ne
good girl (is-the-reason)
sign:
Akauzu AKAUZU 2-CHOUME
City Block 2
3
[Tight shot of Akane's shoe as she runs.]
narration:
If he loses this chance, are o nogashitara
he won't have any luck with that-(one) (O) if-let-(an-opportunity)-
girls for the rest of his slip/if-fail-to-catch
life...
aitsu ISSHOU ONNA no KO ni
that-guy one's-whole-life with-girls
EN ga nai mama de------
have-no-connection/relation just-as-is
4
Akane:
(Just this once, I have to (koko wa hitotsu kono akane-san ga
do something for him here!) this-place (T) one this (S)
nantoka shite-yaranakya)
somehow-or-other must-do-for-him
5
[Kyousuke visualizes his cousin giving him the thumbs-up.]
Akane: [flashback]
Leave it to me. atashi ni makasenasai
to-me leave-(to)-(command)
6
[Kyousuke steps out of the apartment.]
narration:
She said that, but since aitsu anna koto itte-ta
she jumps to hasty that-girl that-kind-of-thing was-saying
conclusions, I wonder
what she'll do? kedo HAYAtochiri da kara
but a-hasty-conclusion that's-why
nani shidekasu ka
what do (?)
door FX: _____
batan
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p 215 (129)
1
[Hikaru stands forlorn.]
Akane:
There she is... ita ita
2
[Panels 2-4 show Akane undergoing her illusionary transformation. Here,
Akane sparkles...]
narration:
Okay. Here I turn into yoshi koko wa KYOUSUKE ni
Kyousuke. all-right here (T) (IO)
narisumashite
impersonating
3
[...and morphs into...]
4
[...Kyousuke!]
5
@Kyousuke:
Wait! MAtte!
6
[Hikaru portrait--she stares back.]
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p 216 (130)
1
Hikaru: [wide-eyed]
Your cousin?! itoko?!
2
Hikaru:
Ohhhhhh. naa--n da
sign:
Entry by Vehicles Prohibited SHARYOU SHINNYUU (SURU) KINSHI
vehicles enter prohibition
nameplate:
Park DAI/OU GIN? KOKU? KOUEN
great park
3
narration:
The least I can do to make semete mono TSUMIhoroboshi ni
up for my mistake is to at-least thing in-atonement-for-one's-sins
make them closer.
kono KO to no NAKA o
with-this-girl 's relations (O)
SHINMITSU ni shitoite-ageyou
shall-make-on-intimate-terms-for-him-
(for-future-sake)
Hikaru: [meekly] ______
I'm sorry for clobbering ke--ki butsukete gomennasai
you with that cake. cake hitting/flinging sorry!
4
narration:
Kyousuke will be pleased! yorokobu zo-- KYOUSUKE
@Kyousuke:
(Under these circumstances, (KATTE shittaru
a young girl's heart is condition/ (shite-aru?)
something like...) circumstance be-done
OTOME no KOKORO to yu--
maiden/virgin 's heart that
yatsu de...)
thing being
5
@Kyousuke:
Say... Do you like me? nee... boku no koto SUki?
about-me liking
6
Hikaru: [beaming a smile]
OF COURSE! mochiron!
[Unaware of the magnitude of the response she's triggered in Hikaru, Akane
continues on, gaze downcast.]
@Kyousuke: ____
Me, too. You're the boku mo kimi ga
one... I too you (S)
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p 217 (131)
1
[That is, until Hikaru rockets across and collars @Kyousuke by the neck.]
Hikaru FX: ____
daa_
Hikaru:
I LO-O-OVE YOU!! daa--i SUki!!
2
[@Kyousuke looks across at a couple who's stopped to watch with eyes grown
wide.]
narration:
Wha?! na_?!
lady 1: _____
Ohhhh. o~~~~
3
[More people stop and stare. They're REALLY shocked.]
lady 2: _______
This is the first time I've a-- yu-- kappuru hajimete mita!
seen a couple like that! that-kind-of-couple for-1st-time saw
guy:
Hey, look at that! oi miro yo--_
lady 3: ___________
Oh wow! That's abnormal! uwa--_ abuno--maru~~~~_!
4
@Kyousuke: [wincing, sweating and wearing Hikaru around the neck]
(O-oh no! H-hey, this girl (ya ya da--_ chi chotto kono KO
is rather unreserved.) this-girl
kekko-- SEKKYOKU-TEKI na no ne--)
quite positive/go-ahead (rhet)
5
Hikaru: _______
Say, Darling. nee da--rin
______
What can two people do futari de dekiru ke--ki yori
together that's sweeter with-2-people can-do than-cake
than cake?
AMAi mono naa--n da?
sweet-thing what-is
Hikaru heartbeat FX: _____
doki_
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p 218 (132)
1
[Elsewhere, the real Kyousuke stops when he hears...]
Hikaru: [off] _______
Say, Darling. nee da--rin
______
What can two people do futari de dekiru ke--ki yori
together that's sweeter with-2-people can-do than-cake
than cake?
AMAi mono naa--n da?
sweet-thing what-is
2
Kyousuke:
(That's Hikaru-chan's voice?!) (IMA no KOE hikaru-chan?!)
now 's voice
3
[He searches about.]
narration:
Maybe she turned into me and aitsu moshiya ore ni
chased after Hikaru-chan... that-gal by-any-chance into-me
BAkete hikaru-chan ni...
transforming to-Hikaru
4
[He looks over some bushes...]
5
[...and staggers to see Hikaru embracing Akane.]
Kyousuke pratfall FX: ____
zuru
Akane:
Ah, uhh... a ano.....
Hikaru: _____
Eh-heh heh... ufufu...
Hikaru FX: ____ ____
icha icha
6
[His pov of the two. Akane spots him and smiles.]
Akane:
Ah! ha_
7
narration:
Wh-what the heck are they na nani yatte n da ittai?!
doing?! what doing (explan) in-the-world
Kyousuke: [amused] ___
pu_
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p 219 (133)
1
narration:
Oh yeah! Her Power of so-- ka! aitsu no
Suggestion only works that-person's
on one person!
ANJI NOURYOKU wa hitori ni
suggestive-ability (T) on-1-person
shika kikanai n da!
only-works (explan)
Kyousuke:
kusu_
2
[View over Kyousuke's shoulder. Kyousuke's too busy smiling to notice,
but Hikaru has stepped back and closed her eyes, patiently awaiting the
"something sweeter than cake." Akane smiles and looks over at Kyousuke.]
narration:
To Hikaru-chan she looks hikaru-chan ni wa ore ni
like me, but to everyone to-Hikaru (contrast) me (IO)
else she appears as herself.
mieru kedo DAI-SANSHA ni wa
appears but to-a-3rd-party (contrast)
akane no manma ni shika mienai
right-in-front-of only-appear
n da
(explan)
Akane:
! !
Hikaru:
Mmmmm... n~~
3
[Akane strolls over to Kyousuke...]
Akane FX: _____ _____
tsuka tsuka
4
[...and in passing, exchanges fives. Kyousuke looks at her uncomprehendingly.]
Akane:
Good luck! gambatte ne!
Akane/Kyousuke high-five FX: ______
tatchi
5
[He watches Akane smile, wave and walk away.]
Kyousuke:
Huh? n?
6
[Hikaru opens her eyes...]
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p 220 (134)
1
[...and angrily approaches the puzzled Kyousuke.]
Kyousuke:
Hmm? n?
Hikaru FX: ___ ____
tsu tsu_
Hikaru:
(Grr. How vexing.) (n mo-- jirettai naa)
2
[Already confused, Kyousuke's attention is diverted off-panel. Hikaru
leans in to kiss him on the cheek.]
Kyousuke:
Huh? n?
Hikaru FX:
3
[His pov of Madoka, returning from grocery shopping. She hasn't seen him
yet...]
4
[...but now she has, and she stares wide-eyed.]
5
Hikaru kiss FX: ____
chu_
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p 221 (135)
1
[His pov of Madoka, still staring.]
2
[Kyousuke, now realizing what Hikaru is doing, starts looking very ill
indeed. Hikaru's lips are still attached to his cheek.]
narration:
Oh. This is... Maybe... ara kore wa... moshi-ka-shite...
What's it called? Uh... nan chu-- ka sono...
what (?)
called
3
Akane: [stretching]
u~~~~n
Ahh, days when you've done a-- i-- koto shita HI wa
a good deed sure feel nice. good-thing done today (T)
KIMOchi ga i-- naa
feel (S) good (rhet)
4
[Madoka turns away in a huff as Kyousuke winces. Hikaru clings close.]
narration:
Akane's meddling...! akane no osekkai~~~~~~!
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