Yuki’s heart beat for their eyes met. She looks sideways and
says, what White Day, isn’t it over earlier on. To her irritation, he says ya,
he remembered it just now. Yuki thinks that she had summon up the courage in
abandoning her pride and reason to go and give that chocolate to him..and
acknowledge ‘liking’ [him].. She blushes and tells herself to calm down, she
only acknowledge it, that’s all and she hasn’t said it out, so there is no
problem as long as she didn’t say it out. <- Yuki’s rule. Shou says forget
about that..then, go on a date with him. This surprises her. She asks how come
it turned out that way. Going back in the gym, he says that it is spring break
and there is no club activity tomorrow. Yuki protests but he continues to tell
her that 1pm tomorrow, they’ll meet by the station below the clock and she
would wear a white skirt <- what he likes. Just when she is telling him to
wait, he turns to tell her, “Senpai, during club activity, please don’t talk
privately.” <- first time Shou used polite language. Yuki is furious as she
mentally curses. At home, she wonders what’s with this ‘date’, how can he just
casually say that but then, she doesn’t know how to reject him. Looking at her
drawers, she wonders what to wear for the date. She imagines herself wearing a
white skirt and timidly telling Shou that he’s been waiting. Covered in cold sweat,
Yuki immediately slams the cabinet door and thinks no good, since she
UNWILLINGLY acknowledged that she likes Shou, she always avoided being alone
with him or perhaps, for their eyes to meet. She knows that it has always been
like that before. She believes that first of all, in this kind of date
situation, it is impossible for it to be fun[/happy].. The next day, Yuki
nervously thinks that she came too early. She is wearing cropped pants. She
feels that something is wrong as if her shirt is rolled up or something is in
her shoe. She wants to go to a toilet to check herself first and anyway, that
guy hasn’t arrived yet. She overhears a girl calling out to someone. She looks
out the bushes to see some girls flirting with Shou by asking if he is alone
and he’s quite tall so can he stand up for them [to see how tall he is]. Yuki
wonders what’s up with that situation. While grabbing the bushes, she loses her
balance. Shou notices some leaves rustling. He and the girls see Yuki falling
over the bushes. Yuki can only think of her bad luck. While walking, Shou says
that is quite humiliating. She tells him to shut up. He asks her what she’s
doing, hiding in that place. Yuki says that she isn’t hiding, she just tripped,
that’s all. Shou says that it’s great that she isn’t wearing a skirt. Yuki
couldn’t retort back.
At a restaurant where girls are looking at Shou, he tells
her that he’ll go buy them drinks so she go look for a place for them to sit,
and be careful not to trip. She angrily thinks for him to shut up. While
sitting down, she observes that Shou is always very calm and even if he said ‘date’,
he isn’t moved at all but then, this is Shou so it is definitely not his first
date. This made her gloomy that she slaps herself. Then, her ears twitch upon
hearing a girl saying that tall guy is handsome and could it be that is his
girlfriend. The girl’s friend said that it seems like a friend because there is
no mood between them. This made Yuki think that she should have worn something
more suitable for a date. She wonders what to do for she is always minding
those minor details. Shou arrive with their drinks. He tells her that he bought
a cocoa-type of drink like the one she drank at the game arcade. Yuki offers to
pay him but he says that there’s no need, consider it as a return gift for
Valentine’s Day. This made Yuki wonder if this is the reason why he dated her
out today. Just when she is going to thank him, Shou says that actually, he
planned to give her a gift but thinking about her in detail, she is basically
not the cute girl type who’ll honestly tell him what she wants for herself.
Yuki mentally apologizes since he’s right. Shou asks her what gift she has
received until now that she likes the most. She tells him that it’s a mug. When
she is three years old, her grandma gave her one and it has her name, ‘YUKI’
and because it is her beloved grandma, she recalled that she felt very happy
about it and she wanted to properly treasure it. But later on, her younger
brothers broke it. (And thinking about it, it is when she personally experienced
the feeling of ‘give up’.) Flashback: Their mother shouted at the three younger
brothers with one of them holding a pair of scissors over how they ruined Yuki’s
bag when she is going to the school opening tomorrow. Yuki just told her that
it is alright, just use tape to repair it. End flashback. Then, Yuki snaps out
of it and wonders why she is talking non-stop to Shou. She tells him to forget
that, anyway, he won’t understand. To her surprise, he says that he understands
that anyway, at that time, she would secretly cry by herself and most probably,
she is still keeping that broken cup. Yuki is shock for he is right about those.
Shou says that he knows because he is always watching her attentively. This
made her slightly blush and become nervous for their eyes met again. Yuki is
worried over how Shou can easily find out the things that she wanted to hide
with all her might and that is why she is unwilling and wanting to escape. And,
if their eyes met, he would also find out about her feelings for him.
While riding the escalator, Yuki tells him about wanting to
wear the shoes that she normally wears but in the end, those shoes were bitten
and destroyed by Ieyasu [家康]. Shou asks who Ieyasu is. She says their family dog.
Then, she loses her footing again that she is about to trip again. Shou quickly
holds up her hand to stop her from falling. Their eyes met and he said that
today, she kept on tripping so she definitely just took out some shoes that she
doesn’t always wear, very interesting. Embarrassed Yuki tries to protest but
stops herself for he just helped her. Just when she is thanking him, he is
staring at some girls at the general store. This infuriates Yuki for they are
on a date yet he is looking around at other girls. She angrily thinks that he
is a lewd brat and starts to walk away. He asks her where she is going. She
tells him to the toilet. She feels like an idiot for she’s the only one who is
anxious and uneasy. In the movie theater, Yuki wonders if it is okay to watch
the movie since it turns out that the distance of the seats is quite close. She
felt that it is more constricting than just him walking beside her. While her
heart is beating fast, she tells herself to calm down and just by sitting
still, she wouldn’t get any closer to him. She is startled that when she is
just thinking of it, Shou leans to her and asks her if she thinks that actor is
a bit like Captain Tonomura. She realizes that she totally hasn’t been watching
the movie so she looks at the screen to find the onscreen couple kissing in the
rain. This made her recall their kiss. She trembles and becomes embarrassed for
the onscreen couple kept on kissing that she wants it to quickly end. Then,
Shou falls to her side and it turns out that he’s fast asleep. Yuki couldn’t believe
this and wonders what she should do for usually, she would push him away. She
angrily thinks that he’s heavy and is he a stone. Then, she notices that his
hair is fine, soft and naturally curly. She reaches out her hand to touch it
when someone in the movie starts shouting, ‘Help
Me! Yes we can’. This startles her that she calls herself stupid and a
thief for casually touching a sleeping person. As Shou leans at the other side,
Yuki glances at him and thinks that he totally didn’t wake up. She starts to
wonder if it is very boring since today she is always being difficult all by
herself and does he felt it very boring when he’s with her when obviously, this
is a rare date to thank her.
While walking, Shou asks how the movie is. Thinking that she
totally didn’t watch it because of him, Yuki says that it is a bit difficult to
understand. Shou says is that so since he slept for a long time in the middle
of the movie. She asks what time he slept last night. She is puzzled when he
said that he didn’t sleep. She blushes when he yawns and says that it is
because he eagerly anticipates today so he wasn’t able to sleep. Yuki thinks
that just for this little thing, being preoccupied and worrying over every
little thing, what-‘like’[/love]..it’s quite idiotic. At the bus station, Shou
says that he obviously told her that he’s going to bring her to her house.
Looking at her watch, she says that it is alright, for she can quickly go home
by riding this bus and if her younger sisters saw them, they will be talkative
again. Shou calls out to her and tells her to turn to this side a bit. She is
startled when he easily turns her around to face him. He tells her to close her
eyes and stand without moving. Embarrassed Yuki tells him to wait, it is no
good here. He tells her to be quick for the bus is coming. She closes her eyes.
Putting a small gift box on her head, he says that it is for her, Christmas and
Valentine’s return gift. She takes the box and opens it. It is a mug with the
words YUK-something that is covered by her hand. She exclaims as to when he
bought this. He tells her before they watch the movie, he saw it being
displayed at the general store so while she is at the toilet, he quickly bought
it. She realizes that he wasn’t looking at those girls but at the mugs that the
girls were looking at. Shou tells her that the bus had arrived and if she doesn’t
ride it, he’s going to accompany her home. She exclaims that she’ll quickly get
on. At the bus door, she calls out to him and thanks him for today. She tells
him to pay attention at the club activity tomorrow, and don’t be late. Shou
asks what’s that, she’s talking quite fast. Blushing a bit, she adds, “..ah,
also, I’m very happy.” Slightly smiling, Shou says, ya, and he’s also very happy.
Later on, while walking on the streets, Shou passes by a black haired guy. The
guy turns and looks at him then mutters, “Shou..?” At home, Yuki is speechless
for the mug has the words, ‘YUKA’. She wonders who Yuka is. Narration: “Thus,
spring has arrived.”
Comment: Well,
the mangaka is going to drag out Yuki’s confession..maybe timing it with spring
time? Since Shou is really sharp that he can deduce what Yuki is thinking/doing
and what she is like, I think he probably already knows that she likes him. =P
He is probably bidding his time for her to confess. In a way, Shou being stoic,
hard to read, and those other stuff can make Yuki think the worst about him.
^^; It turns out that he isn’t exactly like how she imagines him to be. In a
way, that always throws her off-guard and makes him unpredictable for her. =P I
do wonder why she still won’t confess. Maybe like what she mentioned earlier,
she doesn’t want to admit defeat that he has ‘conquered’ her by making her fall
for him. In a way, she seems to think of love as irrational and unpredictable
which is bad for her since she is always in control. Oh ya, maybe because she
also couldn’t be honest since she tends to suppress and hide her true feelings
due to her troublesome siblings. I’m amused that she even got permission for
that song number during graduation. ^^; The mug is nice though I wonder what
happened that the name is wrong. ^^;; Was he in such a hurry that he just
grabbed what seems to be her name or there is no Yuki so he just got Yuka?
^^;;; And, Yuki would most probably keep this like the broken mug even if it
has the wrong name. For Yuki to mention about having a dog that destroyed her
shoes and how she reacted to Shou’s dog, I guess dogs hate her..unless that is
their way of affection ^^; Anyway, since Kido graduated, we might have another
male love rival or perhaps, maybe someone who’ll make us know more about Shou’s
background. Scans by 红莲汉化组
Word of the day:
Don’t judge too quickly what you see; Treat lightly first
impression;
Misunderstandings multiply without communication. ~ Sper from Our Daily Bread
Misunderstandings multiply without communication. ~ Sper from Our Daily Bread
Thanks a lot, i really like of the development of this manga and Shou is so proactive! It's really cool :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome ^-^ Indeed ^^
DeleteSO KAWAII
ReplyDeleteYup ^^
Deletecan't wait for that *certain person* to introduce himself...
ReplyDeletethis is going to be exciting!! :)
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