Narration: “At the kindergarten play, the one who is chosen
to play Cinderella is a very cute girl who is definitely slim and slender with
big eyes. And, I’m always acted out that mouse-kind of thing. At that time, I
knew that I have no way of becoming the princess-sama throughout my life. But,
without knowing it, the moment that we held hands and started to dance. In this
world, it is possible to become a princess-sama--..” Title: Important Partner.
At the shoe lockers, Hime meets up with Tango and greets his a good morning.
Then, she trips but holds up her hand to him. “I believe that even in this kind
of situation, he will also properly catch me.. Because I’m princess-sama..”
And, she falls down on the floor. Splat. While the others sweatdrop, her eyes
widen in surprise. She sits up to see Tango happily chatting with the others
about good morning and eating together for lunch. Hime wonders what’s going on.
At Minami Dance Studio, Hime is shock that Tango is absent today. His mother
apologizes by saying that Tango caught a cold today. Hime asks if it was
serious. She tells her that it is okay, that idiot will get better soon. On the
second day, Hime asks about Tango but his mother says that Tango has something
to do at school. After two days had passed, Tango’s mother tells Hime that
Tango injured his foot and says something about going to the hospital. Hime
thinks that Tango is deliberately avoiding her. “Could it be because I said
those words--..” [<- please make me your destined person]. Yuusei invites
Hime to a dance party organized by the dance class. He tells her that even if
those joining have to have at least a year experience in dancing, but they are
going to specially invite her. Holding the flyer that Yuusei gave her, Hime
exclaims in surprise over the party when she obviously have a ‘mouse’
existence. Puzzled over what she said, Yuusei tells her that the students
experience social interaction and Tango will also join. This made Hime happily
tell him that she will join. “Thank you very much, Yuusei-kun!” While Hime is
practicing inside by herself, Sumire meets with Yuusei outside and tells him
that he is being meddlesome again. Yuusei says that he doesn’t know what it is
but he wants to help Hime. Looks at Hime practicing alone, Sumire says is that
so. Inside, Hime wants to hear from Tango’s mouth, his answer to her request of
making her his destined person.
At a hotel ballroom, Hime is awed over how grand it is. She
wonders if this is Versailles Palace or some nobility country. She wonders if
she matches the place while standing there even if she is properly dressed. The
gown she is wearing is an old dress of her mother. She starts looking around
for Tango. She notices someone who looks like Tango. She grabs the guy but when
the guy turns around, it is a different person. A woman bumps into Hime and
apologizes but Hime lost her balance and clings on the guy. The guy blushes and
asks if she wants to dance with him. “Even if I want to dance with a cuter
girl, but you’ll also would do..” Hime tries to protest but the guy kept on
insisting and asks for her hand. Suddenly, Sumire grabs the guy’s hand and
twist his arm behind him. Sumire tells the guy to stop it and please don’t
treat dancing in such an impure manner. Upon recognizing Sumire, the guy
quickly backs away and says that it is a misunderstanding and he only wanted to
strike a conversation with Hime. Sumire looks at Hime and asks if she is Makimura
Hime, Tango’s student. To Hime’s surprise, Sumire suddenly hugs her. Then, Sumire
starts pinching Hime’s arms, tummy and back. When Hime cringes, Sumire quickly
apologizes for being in that trance [/doing that unconsciously] and it is her
bad habit of examining the body shape of a dancer in front of her. Hime
sweatdrops and asks if she really likes dancing. With a sparkle, Sumire says
that she is a fanatic. Holding Hime’s shoulders, Sumire tells her that she got
good muscles and no wonder that is [/she was chosen by] Tango’s mother who has
talent of selecting the best. Sumire introduces herself to Hime and tells her
that she is Tango and Yuusei’s childhood friend. Yuusei arrives and tells
Sumire that it is their turn to dance. Sumire tells Hime that if she sees
Tango, she’ll leave him up to her. As Sumire and Yuusei go to the dance floor,
the others become excited for they were anticipating this and those two are
really great. Hime recognizes the two as the ones on the poster. She is amazed
to watch the two dancing and Sumire is a million times prettier than in the
poster. She thinks that it can definitely be said that those two have that kind
of relationship – legendary fated partner--.. After the couple finished their
dance, Hime thinks that in the end, she also wants to become like that and she
wants to try out that dance together with [her] destined person. Hime suddenly
turns around and sees Tango who got his hair all gel backwards. While going to
him, Hime thinks that this time, she saw the real one. She blushes for he looks
good in the swallow-tailed coat. She snaps out of it and thinks that she
shouldn’t say that but rather, his answer..
Just when she tells him that she has something that she
wants to ask him, Tango immediately turns around and calls out to a certain
Miss Saitou [齊藤]
about promising to dance together. Saitou asks if he remembered. Going
with Saitou, Tango apologizes for making her wait for a long time. Then,
another woman wants to dance with Tango but Tango tells them to wait in
accordance to the order. Hime calls out to a woman and asks if she only has to
wait there in order to dance with Tango. The woman says who knows, maybe. So,
Hime stands by the side and watches the others dance. At Minami dance studio,
Sumire shouts, “What!? You unexpectedly didn’t dance together with Hime-chan!?”
Washing his face, Tango, who has changed his clothes, asks if it is Makimura,
he heard. Sumire grabs him to face her and shouts that Hime came just to dance
with him yet he would even deliberately not dance with her. “You’re such a
cold-blooded animal, how disappointing-!!” Tango exclaims that he didn’t tell
her to come so who cares about her. Tango catches himself and looks flustered.
He tells her that this is inevitable for he said not to have that anticipation.
Yuusei tells Tango to properly tell it to Hime herself. “It is fine to dance
together and it is also fine for you to ignore her this time around. The other
party will be perplexed. Hime-chan is always practicing all by herself. She
treated you with that much sincerity. If you don’t properly answer her, she
will be too pitiful.” Tango looks surprised by that. Then, Tango’s mother asks
the three if they know what happened to Hime. They ask what happened. She says
that it seems that she isn’t home yet and her father called. Tango looks at the
clock and it is almost 11pm yet she didn’t go home yet. Yuusei wonders if she
is still at the dance party. Tango nervously says no way. Sumire worriedly says
that at this time, that place’s temperature would have fallen to zero
[degrees]. Tango thinks that it is impossible. Yuusei says that it is snowing.
This made Tango even more nervous. So, he runs back to the hotel ballroom. He
is surprised to see Hime sitting by herself on the floor at the darkened ballroom.
And, he is surprised that she brightly smiles and calls out his name. She goes
to him and asks if it is her turn to dance with him but he took off his
swallow-tailed coat. Tango snaps out of it and shouts at her that she could
have frozen to death and no one would know. She tells him that she has a thick
layer of fat so it is alright.
Tango shouts it isn’t that, an ordinary person won’t
stupidly wait there. Hime says that it is because no matter what, she wants to
ask him. “About.. is it possible for me to become your partner..” Tango notices
that she is shivering. He asks, “Why.. is ballroom dancing really such a
beautiful thing? Without a partner, one won’t be able to dance. Isn’t this
quite troublesome?” Hime looks surprised at flustered Tango. Then, a security
guard arrives with a flashlight and asks if someone is there. Tango quickly
grabs Hime’s hand and apologizes to the guard that they are quickly going to
leave. At the waiting area of the park, Tango gives Hime a hot drink. Wearing
Tango’s coat, Hime gets the drink and thanks him. Holding his own drink, Tango
mutters that she really pulled him by the nose. This made aghast Hime
apologize. After a pause, Tango tells her that when he dances with her, even if
he doesn’t quite understand what’s going on, but he becomes quite spirited.
“So, I’m a bit afraid for I felt that it is like before, I’ll be pulled back
into the dance world. Before..I always have a working[/cooperative] partner but
one time at a convention, [I] left that child all by herself at the stage so
I’ve hurt her. It is because of this thing that she was unable to continue on
dancing. Compared to anyone, she obviously trusted me but I betrayed her. She
is obviously my important partner. So, I’ve decided that I won’t find a partner
again.” Hime is stunned by this. She looks down and mutters, “How.. can that
be..” Tango stands up and holds his hand to her. “Okay, you’ve waited so long
for me, so finally, let’s properly do one dance. I’m really sorry that there’s
no music.” Hime takes his hand and they dance at the park. Hime thinks, “The
sound of the snowflake floating down is like music. Minami-kun’s strong
emotional upheaval is conveyed from his hand that is tightly grasping my hand.
‘I won’t find a partner again’ Minami-kun, he definitely always until now, regards
that partner as very important..” Tango is surprised to see Hime crying. He
asks her why she is crying. Surprised Hime apologizes and she is puzzled over
her tears. Then, a couple of women pass by. They wonder if it is a fight. They
shout to Tango that it’s no good to make a girl cry and guys are quite mean.
Hime shouts, “It isn’t so. Minami-kun is a very amazing person. It is because
of him, I’ve slowly [start to] like my name. He is like a magician, such an
awesome person.” Tango tells her that is enough. Embarrassed Tango pulls her to
him and tells her to quickly stop crying. While he hugs her, Hime thinks, “How
come dancing with Minami-kun is so special. I finally realize it. I had fallen
in love with Minami-kun.”
Comment: Finally, after a long wait and perseverance, Hime
got the answer to her ‘proposal’ from Tango but unfortunately, it isn’t quite
favorable and her consolation prize is she gets to dance with him. I wonder if
she’ll easily give up after this. Aside from possibly regarding that partner as
important, for Tango not to find another dance partner again, I wonder if it is
some sort of penance for what he did with his previous dance partner. It isn’t
exactly explained why he left her at the dance floor alone. We already know
that Yuusei is helping Hime and Tango out but I wonder about Sumire. In this
chapter, it seems that she also has the same intention. I start to doubt if
Sumire was Tango’s previous partner. If she was, then this will be easier to
resolve since Sumire seems to have forgiven him for it. It seems that this
author tends not to continue from where she last left off. We didn’t get to see
if his classmates reacted positively or negatively to Tango’s ballroom dancing
but since he is shown here to be talking with the others, I guess it is
positively. Anyway, I wonder if Hime would continue on trying to get Tango or
would she just give up? I think she has a strong positive personality since she
didn’t cry pitifully all alone in the ballroom. She must have really trusted
Tango would come back for her. Perhaps, part of this ‘confidence in him’
reminds Tango of the past. Lastly, I don’t think Tango’s hair swept backwards
look nice. ^^; Scans by all★wink汉化组.
Quote of the day:
Most of the important things in the world have been
accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help
at all. ~ Dale Carnegie