Cover page: “Dangerous Duo. The two’s encounter.” Narration:
“I first met her during the high school entrance exam.” Passing by the hallway,
a boy passes by a girl and thinks, “Ah, a super cute girl.” The girl nervously
exclaims what to do because in her latest mock exam, she got C. The boy next to
her says, “It’s alright, Nono[guesswork name from 野乃]! You’ll pass and we’ll
have a gorgeous kind of high school life!” Nono shouts, “Yes!! I always review
with Yuuta[guesswork name from 悠太] who always get A grades! So, I definitely can do it.
Gambatte!!” The boy gloomily thinks, “What.. she already has a guy.” The girl
with the boy pouts her mouth and says, “Kazuma~ [guesswork from 一馬]”
Kazuma tells her that he can’t kiss her at this place unless she strive hard to
prepare for the exam and that way, she’ll be more motivating[?/be more moving?].
The girl says is that so. Narration: “What is romantic love? What is ‘loving someone
up to the point of not being able to free yourself [from it]’? In this world,
does this kind of thing truly exist? *a teacher says that the exam starts now*
Compared to the questions in the exam, these questions are more
incomprehensible to me. *writes his name on the exam paper, ‘Asou [guesswork
name from 麻生]
Kazuma’* No, right now, I should concentrate.” Soon, the exams results are posted
on the board. Nono happily exclaims that she found her name and she passed. “How
about you, Yuuta?” Yuuta says that his name isn’t there. This surprises Nono.
Yuuta gloomily says that it is not there and even if he looked again, it is not
there. Nono starts asking if they got their exam certificate switched but then,
she got her own name. She says maybe the wind blew it away when they got bumped
and the certificate got switched. While the girl with Kazuma is muttering that
her name is not there so she failed, Yuuta says, “Nono, let’s break up.” Surprised
Nono goes, “huh? What..” Yuuta tells her that it is quite degrading that his
girlfriend’s grades are better than his. “If I look at you later on, I ought to
feel quite uncomfortable so, goodbye.” With that, Yuuta leaves Nono. Looking at
them, Kazuma thinks, “Ah.. she’s dumbfounded. How pitiful..” The girl with him
says, “Kazuma, I want a boyfriend who goes to the same school so let’s break
up.” Kazuma replies, “Ah- Okay, bye.” The girl says, “Ya, bye.” Kazuma thinks, “I’m
also single.. *looks at Nono who is looking at him* Ah..this is bad. She’s
crying? *sees tears are forming on her eyes* In the end, she’s very cute.” Kazuma
tells Nono, “If you’re lonely, then go steady with me. *Nono looks at him in surprise*
[After] breaking up, new..” Nono happily says, “Really!? Then, come with me!!”
Kazuma is surprised when Nono suddenly pulls him away. While walking, Kazuma
smiles and thinks, “Really proactive!! What..it’s super easy!!”
Soon, Kazuma is speechless over Nono’s non-stop talking.
Nono is venting over the one who started it all about this wanting to go to the
same high school with her is Yuuta so she strive hard in studying. “And even
saying, [we have to] definitely have to go to public[/cram] school, I’m really
tired to death!! Even during rest period, I have to study! Because of that, [I’m/he’s]
called bookworm by everyone!!” Kazuma says that it is a matter of life and
death for a person with C grades to get in this kind of school. Nono exclaims
that is right, and it is the power of love. Kazuma thinks that she is quite
optimistic. Nono sadly says that she is obviously anticipating it. “A whole
year’s feeling, breaking up just because of this little thing!! Just now, that
kind of situation, could it be that he couldn’t choose to hug me tightly and
say, ‘I don’t want to leave you’!?” Kazuma tells her that he [Yuuta] only
wanted to conveniently find a girlfriend. Nono exclaims where did true love go?
Nono exclaims that she also got a two-timing boyfriend before and does he want
to listen to her about that. Thinking that she is going to talk for a longer
time, Kazuma just says, ya. Nono tells him that her ex-boyfriend told her not
to look for him past 8 o’clock and she thought that it is because of some
strict family rule but it turns out that he is running to see some other girl. While
Nono is ranting over how she sincerely respected that 8 o’clock rule, Kazuma
thinks that she doesn’t play [with feelings] around. “Stupid.. really stupid.. there
will be problems with a defenseless girl. But, this ought to be the so-called
like[/love] that one can’t free oneself [from it]?” Holding up her arms high,
Nono exclaims, “Ah, that felt great!! *shakes Kazuma’s hands* Thank you for
listening to my rants!!” Kazuma gloomily says, “Ah- Ya. (I found the wrong
person!!!)” Nono exclaims that it is already late so she’s going. She bids him
goodbye and thanks him again. Kazuma says, ya. Then, as if praying, Kazuma
thinks, “Annoying to death. Please don’t let her be in the same class with me!!”
Nono exclaims, “That’s right, KAZUMA-KUN!!! *Kazuma looks surprised* After the start
of school, if there is an opportunity for us to be in the same class, yoroshiku
[/please take care of me]!! *happily salutes* Also, if you switch around
girlfriends like that, you’ll dig your own grave one day-” Kazuma is startled
and asks what she meant by that. Pointing at him, Nono says, “The girl with you
just now, and the girl you were with during the exam, isn’t the same one.”
Narration: “It was only a second of a brief encounter and yet, she noticed a
lot of things? By the way, I didn’t tell her my name.” Slightly smiling, Kazuma
replies, “Nono, don’t trouble yourself over with that, okay?” Nono looks
surprised and points at him to say, “You pass. Bye-bye.” After Nono turns
around and left, Kazuma watches her go. Narration: “Unknowingly, the so-called spring,
the up and down of high school life, has started.”
Word of the day:
Perhaps your world has crashed around you. It may be a
deeply personal loss, a tragedy in your family, or some other great trial.
Jesus’ resurrection proved that He is greater than the greatest obstacles. He
can rebuild your life—as He did with His disciples—starting today. ~ Our Daily
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