After looking serious, Shigeru
tells him to do what he likes for he had definitely already thought of it
before saying that he wants to leave the house, thus, he won’t hinder him but
this is also his house so he is welcome to come back whenever he wants. Keita
thanks him. Himari is in disbelief. She goes to his room and finds him packing.
She asks if he is really going and would he still come back. Keita didn’t reply
nor turn his head towards her so that means, it’s already too late. She is
surprised when he says that there is no school tomorrow so how about
accompanying him for a day, and go on a date as if they are lovers going
steady. He tells her that this will enable him to sever off his feelings.
Himari thinks that it will be a last date with him. Himari thinks that today’s
Keita is totally different from the Keita at that time [who forced himself on
her by the stairs] since he has already made a decision to leave the house. She
couldn’t match him [with his decision?] but she still wants to be together with
him. She really puts importance to family that she couldn’t just choose Keita
alone even if she still likes him. She’s the only one who is always perplexed.
Seeing her expression, Keita tells him that if she doesn’t want to, then he
won’t force her. Thinking that even if the last date is truly very sad but she
hates even more that she’ll regret if she didn’t go. She exclaims for him not
to say that she doesn’t want to, she’ll go!!! So, Keita tells her that they
meet at the station around 930 tomorrow. He asks for her contact so that
contact[/email] address since he only knows of her telephone number. She runs
off to get her phone and returns with it. As they exchange contact information,
Keita says that it turns out that she uses LINE [internet phone and messaging
app]. Himari thinks that even if they are siblings for almost half a year, she
hasn’t used LINE to contact him but then it was not needed since they are
always living together. She says that she’ll go out and good night. He greets
her back, good night. Outside the door, Himari thinks that like this in this
house, soon, such ordinary conversation will also quickly not happen anymore.
Inside, Keita says that unexpectedly, at this time, he get to exchange LINE
with Himari. Then, he decides to contact his mother.
The next day, Himari is excited as
she waits at the station. She couldn’t sleep last night over her nervousness
regarding her unexpected decision and this is the last date. She shakes off her
head and tells herself that she must be happy today, just for today, she must
smile throughout the day. Then, she gets a message in LINE from Keita that
she’s being too weird. She is puzzled and he replies, behind. It turns out that
Keita is always standing behind her and yet, she doesn’t even notice him a bit.
While she is surprised, he tells her that he has been calling her but she is
engrossed in her own world. Realizing that he saw him like that, she
apologizes. He asks her what she told her mother. She says that she told her
that she’ll go out with a friend. And, by now, Himari realizes that this will
also be their first date. While they wait for the train, she recalls that this
is the second time they went out like this though before she really hated it [<-
fake girlfriend] but now, she is standing there because of love[/like]. There
are many guys around in the train so Keita leads her to the area that has lesser
passengers. She is getting nervous so she decides to find a topic to talk
about. She asks him where they are going. He mentions a sea park which reminded
Himari as the place where they went during elementary. Keita pretends not to
know about that until Himari recalls that it was where young Keita pushed her
into the water while calling her stupid. [<- she seems to be sitting beside
Ryou so Keita did it out of jealousy.] Keita tries to deny that it was him but
in the end, he admits it but says that it is all in the past. She calls him
mean for wanting her to go there with him but he explains that it is because it
is at that place when she first told him that she hated him. Himari recalls
that she had cried at laughing Keita that she hates him and get far away from
her. Somewhat embarrassed, Keita tells her that he is admitting his mistake and
wants to re-do that. She laughs while thinking that he is always bothered by
that small issue and even if today is the last date, she gets to see more of
his sides that she didn’t know. She finds herself liking him even more. As he
pinches her cheek for laughing, Himari thinks that she’ll hide this whole day
into her heart, because these memories will become her last important treasure.
Comment: Hm..I wonder if the leaving the house will push through
because that is currently sidetracked by this ‘last date’. I’m thinking that
since the Chinese readers are already complaining that this is dragging on = why
don’t Keita just move out already for the plot to progress, and betting that
they won’t separate. In a way, if Keita does move out, won’t that give Ryou the
edge since he can keep on walking her home and get invited to her house,
courtesy of her mother? At school, everyone is rooting for Ryou. So, I’m
thinking, does Keita stand to lose her if he does move out? And, if he does,
would that make Himari able to move on from him? Or rather, both can move on
from each other? Of course, it depends on how deep their feelings for each other,
since there is that well known quote, ‘distance makes the heart grow fonder’. I
think move on from each other isn’t likely because this seems to be a ‘fixed
couple’. Shigeru is such a very understanding father. I assume Keiko is, too.
In a way, both are very nice that I think in the end, they’ll easily approve of
their relationship and just make Keita get his mother’s surname/make her his guardian
= end of story? Anyway, we might have some lovey-dovey in the next chapter
though I’m amused with a Chinese reader suggestion that, why don’t Himari push
Keita into the water so that they are now even? =P Scans by all★wink汉化组
Quote of the day:
Nothing is more difficult, and
therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Thanks for the summary Kat! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ^-^
DeleteThanks for the summary! <3 Tika
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ^-^
DeleteHer ideal family has fallen apart, Keita is ready to move on and let her go and yet Himari is still being passive. She might be one of the most aggravating female mc's I've seen. I normally can't stand "jerk" characters, but Keita has become the only one of the bunch I like. That's quite a feat.
ReplyDeleteSo true! I'm so annoyed at Himari, that i wish a rival to appear(for the first time in a manga!!!).
DeleteI wish Keita would really break it off with her, and be with another girl. ¬¬
I guess a lot of us readers are getting it. Has it ever entered Himari's braincells that she has caused a family to break apart ? Huge irony here. And no, her declaration ( only to herself ) that she likes keita is the most aggravating part of this chapter. She's willing to forgo all for "family unity." She says to herself this might be her last date..... which implies she accepts that she and keita will not be a couple.... for family unity. I really don't know what to think of her character. Keita , meanwhile , is better off not getting together with Himari. She's wishy-washy .
DeleteA normal person would think: "ok, despite my best intentions everything is falling apart... so I'll try to salvage something out of the situation and tell Keita I like him." Not Himari though, she's going to lose both without even a whimper. Her and Ryou (mister wishy-washy personified) deserve each other. With all Keita's been through in his life, he definitely needs someone far better.
DeleteYup ^^
DeleteHehe, is that so.
Anonymous[2], well, there were female rivals before and they aren't any better. There was the clinging fangirl at the start of the series and there was the ex-girlfriend. Now, Himari.
DeleteLol, somewhat of a male version of Mairunovich? ^^;;
Hm..now that I think of it, Himari is choosing 'something else' than him..how come his trauma due to his mother, isn't activating or anything? Healed already?
True..megaworthit. I'm starting to think if Himari considers family as 'parents + her', and Keita is well, you know. ^^;
DeleteYa, no declaration..though I assumed that it is already obvious to Keita that she does love him but she cannot go steady with him because of 'family'. Does saying it make it better? Wait..maybe that wasn't done or else, 'it's over' = Keita really moving on. ^^;
True..Anonymous[3]. Mangaka saving it for the ending?
DeleteHehe..I wonder if that would actually happen since this is a 'fixed pair' series. =P
Kat, i know about the female rivals before, but they weren't a "real threat" to Himari. I was referring to a rival like Ryou is for Keita, someone that can make Himari really insecure. But i know, this won't happen... this mangaka adores a love triangle: two guys - one girl. It's just that Himari is wishy-washy, and this is really annoying.
DeleteAh, thanks for the summary. ^^
Kat, there's really something in Himari's character that aggravates me...,. I just can't put my finger on it.
DeleteBy the way, Keita didn't have an ex. He questioned that girl who declared she was Keita's GF. He said " when did I ever ask you to be my GF ? " You're not my GF... or something like that. Keita just tolerated her company.
Anonymous, the author loves rivals, usually a foursome rivalry, and more often than not, 2 girls over the main guy. There's one where the rival girl is the sister of the main girl. Sadly, the sistr I the one the main guy actually likes.
Hehe..megaworthith..pushover/weak-willed, etc? =P
DeleteAside from that one, there is Reimi. So Himari pretended to be his 'girlfriend' to get clingy Reimi away = chapter 11 after she 'betrayed' him and wanted him back.
Anonymous[2], ah, I see. Is that so.
DeleteSomehow, I also don't see that happening. She decided 'family' over Keita. So, based on her personality, she would probably think, ah yes, I deserve this, Keita can now move on..it is good for him, blah, blah. Looks flustered when seeing him. And pretty much what she does over things that are seemingly 'out of her control'. =P
Thanks for reading ^-^
I forgot about that reimi girl.
DeleteThe ALWAYS looking flustered thing is the one that makes me really annoyed at Himari. That's the thing that irritates me.
Is that so, megaworthit.
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