Chihiro tells him that no matter what is said, it will only
become an alibi. She says that just like what he pointed out during the school
festival, she is always very concerned about him and Elena. She thinks that she
doesn’t want to be thought of as an annoying girlfriend so she acted strong
which resulted to lying to herself and Sho. Chihiro tells him that after
school, she unexpectedly met up with Touya to ask his opinion and she was
suddenly kissed by him. “Even if it isn’t because I wanted to be kissed so I
was kissed, but if I didn’t go and consult him, then that kind of thing
wouldn’t have happened.. I think that for me to have this kind of feelings, I
cannot continue on going steady with you, Hinase..so..so, *teary-eyed* please
break up with me.” Sho stands up and taps her head. He tells her to raise up
her head. Still bowing down, she turns away from him and says, no, no, if she doesn’t
hear him say ‘let’s break up’. Sho tells her that’s enough. He grabs her arm
and pulls her up. She looks at him then loses strength as if she somewhat
faints. Sho shouts for her not to play dead. Stuttering Chihiro says no..the
blood rushed into her head.. [<- since he suddenly pulled her up] Sho is
speechless when she groans and vomits.
Later on, Chihiro is lying down with a wet towel on her
face. Sho asks how she is feeling. She says that she is okay. Flustered Chihiro
is relieved that she managed not to vomit anything out. She thinks that he has
already seen her octopus mouth expression and if he were to see her vomit, she
would really not be able to pull herself together. Sho looks at her and starts
laughing. Chihiro sits up and asks what it is. Sho says that he should say that
she is really interesting or.. Looking away, Chihiro says that it’s quite low
for him to laugh over this. She is surprised when Sho apologizes to her. While
looking at her, he apologizes for not noticing that she is quite distressed.
“Even if I know that you are very concerned about that Elena issue but my
thinking is too simplistic.. Even if it is like this, you’re also repressing
too much! *light karate chop on her head* If you say this clearly earlier on,
then you don’t have to have such sad feelings and perhaps, it would have been
resolved. No, because you are very serious [/conscientious], you consider over
a lot of things for me, right? But, it is really great that you didn’t hide it
and told me about it. Ah, but for you to do a dogeza, that really started me.
Ha ha *smiles at Chihiro* Thank you for telling me.”
This made Chihiro flustered that she wonders why..and for
him to say those words, her resolve will waver. Chihiro asks why he isn’t
angry, and how can he treat her so nice. Worried Sho calls out her name.
Chihiro says that it is difficult to bear being treated nicely by him. “I’m
obviously very happy but it is very painful. I also lose self-confidence.. Hinase,
you can always skillfully and easily to do it but for me, to kiss, it’s very difficult
[<- makes her look like a sorry figure]. Ever since I met Elena, I always
thought that compared to this, it would be like that when someone goes steady
with you. If we become a couple like that then it would be the same during H
[/sex].. For this reason, I felt willful and frustrated. But, actually,
perhaps, I’m also only using those things related to Nanjou and Elena as an
excuse in order to deceive the me who has no self-confidence..” Chihiro is
surprised when Sho says that she is really quite willful. She becomes flustered
and mutters his name. He pushes her down on the floor and says that this really
infuriates him. Then, he ‘attacks’ her. She says, no..no.. She struggles to get
him off and run away but he grabs her and pushes her down. She kept on saying
‘no’. Leaning to her, he asks, what..if they do it, it would somewhat change [things],
right? “And isn’t that good..”
Chihiro nervously looks at flustered Sho. She calls out to
him but he covers her eyes and tells her not to look at him. While leaning on
puzzled Chihiro’s chest, Sho says, “..About Elena and me, we broke up because
she is two-timing.. *Chihiro is surprised* I was totally clueless that Elena
had a boyfriend and she would suddenly say that she wants to break up..
Perhaps, it is because I lost my head over having a girlfriend for the first
time that I made a mistake. When we broke up, I pretend to know the reason and
acted cool, that’s all. I wasn’t able to do anything.. You said that you don’t
have self-confidence, but I’m also the same. It is only for a very short time
when I’ve gone steady Elena. For me, it can be considered that you are my first
girlfriend.” Chihiro holds his hand and mutters his name. Pulling her up, Sho
says that wanting to treat her nicely, that is because he incurably wanted to
treat her that way. “It is okay not to know things. It is also okay not be able
to comprehend things. It is okay for us to understand it together. Could it be
that this won’t do?” Sho is surprised when Chihiro hugs him tightly. Chihiro
apologizes to him. “I’m really sorry.. Doing such a willful thing, I’m really
sorry..”
She thinks that she is only thinking of herself when
obviously Sho values her so much but she only thought of herself getting hurt.
“No matter it is going steady with me or with Elena, we’re doing the same
one-sidedly thing which hurts Hinase.. *teary-eyed* I cannot cry. Obviously,
perhaps, it is Hinase who wants to cry.. What should I do so that I’ll get
Hinase’s forgiveness. How am I going to convey these feelings..” Looking at the
side, Chihiro tells him to go ahead. With wide eyes, Sho goes, huh? With closed
eyes, Chihiro tells him to punch her. “Even if this won’t even things.. but I
have this degree of awareness..” Sho smiles and scratches his head as Chihiro
waits for him. He lightly punches her and hugs her tight. He says that he won’t’,
and she is really unpredictable. “Ah- although I also like this part. Can I ask
you a something? *whispers to surprised Chihiro* [I’ll] wait until everything
is resolved, then, I want to properly do it.” Chihiro blushes over this as they
sweetly held hands. At the gate of Chihiro’s house, Chihiro thanks him for
walking her home. He says okay, and he’ll see her tomorrow. Then, while
walking, Sho mutters that Touya cannot be taken for granted [/he must not be
carless with him] and if this continues, it won’t end.
At school, the Kagamido brothers look at the Kazama students
and says look at those Kazama guys, not only are they good in studying and
good-looking, they are also good in sports. “They need a spanking.” Watching
behind them, Chihiro is speechlessly over that. She thinks that she doesn’t see
Touya around and he should have come right.. Looking determined, Chihiro thinks
that if they really meet, she doesn’t know what kind of expression she is going
to use to face him but her attitude must be firm and she cannot falter! She is
startled when someone calls out if she is looking for him and that’s impossible
right. Chihiro exclaims his name in surprise. He tells her that there’s no need
to be that vigilant. Chihiro says that it is inevitable for her to be like this
because he did that kind of thing. She glances at him and notices that she
isn’t wearing his eyeglasses. Telling herself ‘no, not like that’, Chihiro says
that she won’t apologize for punching him and for him to forcefully do such a
thing, she thinks that they are even. Touya asks what’s bad about it, even if
it is like that, his feelings still didn’t change. This surprises Chihiro that
she asks, fee..feelings? Touya says ya, and she shouldn’t have thought that
just because she punched him that he would be quiet and just give up. Chihiro
continues to look surprised that he comments that it is a face that doesn’t
know anything. Flustered Chihiro asks if he is joking with her.
Touya admits that honestly, at the very start, it is like
that. “During Junior High, Tachibana would only think of me. Unknowingly, you
would start to go steady with someone like that Hinase so I thought of teasing
you a little bit. It is truly like that. *Chihiro is flustered and in
disbelief* That punch before had an effect that it even left a mark. *gestures
to his stomach* In the end, you put in a lot of strength in it. Tachibana,
you’re very interesting. *brightly smiles* I’ve fallen for you.” Chihiro looks
weird out. She finds him very scary that it pretty much felt that he isn’t the
Touya that she knew. She nervously tells him that no, about that, even if he
hates [her], it is alright and about her and everything, it is also okay to
forget it.. “It is also okay to make it disappear from your memory! Please,
definitely treat it as if it didn’t happen!!” Touya tells her that he refuses.
Chihiro is aghast and speechless. Later on, a couple of guys are competing in
kendo. [<- probably a demonstration.] Rino asks if Chihiro is okay since she
doesn’t look well. Thinking that it is no good for it is showing on her face,
Chihiro tells her that it is nothing. She nervously thinks that she obviously
just vowed that she won’t falter and what is she to do. Captain Kagamido says
that next, it is a rare opportunity so is there someone who wants to compete
against someone else. Holding up his hand, Sho says, yes, he wants to compete
against Touya. While Chihiro looks surprised, Touya glances at Sho.
Comment:
Thankfully, that ‘break up with me’ didn’t push through or else, we are in for
a long drama dragging arc while waiting for them to get together. ^^; And, even
if in reality, Sho did some ‘no-no’ like sit on the girl’s back which is
probably for comedy effect. But then, he tried to force himself on her, which I
guess he is somewhat frustrated over how Chihiro is acting. Well, he must be
irked over her ‘I’m not compatible with you’ and kept assuming that everything
was great with Elena. Nevertheless, they got some nice talk on telling each
other what they really feel. It is nice that she didn’t hide that kiss from him
any further. It is nice that he tells her the real reason for the break up with
Elena so Chihiro won’t have such a self-inferiority complex. In a way, for Sho,
it doesn’t really matter to him if he has chemistry with Elena for in the end,
she did two-timed him in contrast with Chihiro, who easily got so guilty over a
stolen kiss. ^^; Being faithful is a bigger issue than self-inferiority which I
think is somewhat easier to deal with. It is also nice that Chihiro would
immediately make it up to him when she realizes her mistake. Of course, Sho
will definitely not hit her for that. ^^; Anyway, those cover eyes scene, hugs
and other lovey-dovey are nice ^^ I can feel that they really love each other
even if things do not quite go smoothly. About Touya, is it just me or is he a
M[asochist]? He seems to have fallen for Chihiro just because she punched him.
^^; And, Chihiro has stalker fans who are into ‘scold me, punish me’. ^^;; It
is understandable for her to be creeped out by Touya. Unfortunately, even if
Chihiro’s strength is her kindness, it can also be her weakness since she is
still nice in dealing with Touya. So, it is up to Sho to step up and teach
Touya a lesson in messing up with his girl and probably make him stop bothering
her. ^^ Duel time in the next chapter ^^ Scans by Link同好会汉化
Quote of the day:
In a relationship, you can't just focus on yourself. You
need to understand each other and PROVE that you're meant to be together! ~ Achmad
Tim Bukhari
This chapter is cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also think that Touya is a masochist when he said about the punch Chihiro gave him.. I think there is another reason that Sho wants to have a duel with Touya because he didn't beat Touya in the competition when they were in the different school (in the beginning of a manga) and he wants to look cool in front of his girlfriend (every guys do) I am sure "teach him a lesson" is on Sho's mind but what I just mentioned might add up for his thoughts to "teach him a lesson" Touya add fuel to Sho's fire. LOL by the way, thanks for the summary! <3 Tika
ReplyDeleteYup ^^
DeleteOh, that's right ^^ And, Sho had a handicap at that time. Too bad that this will only be 'practice' and not 'official' but then, Sho probably doesn't care about that =P
Thanks for reading, Tika ^-^
Thank you for the tanslation.
ReplyDeleteThe story is very cute and interesting.
Do you think Sho and Elena had sex? I'm not sure, Sho sometimes shows enough experience, but that is not very indicative in shojo (many virgin boys in shojos show a lot of experience).
Sho was very young when he was in a relationship with Elena. But Elena is 4 years older than him, amd for sure, not innocent, and already experienced, and with Sho being a pervert himself, I'm sure the relationship with Elena was very physical. There's a 50-50 probability Sho had his first with Elena, even though he said the time with her was short. The way Elena acted, I'm sure she didn't waste any time " teaching " her virgin boyfriend.
DeleteJust a cynical opinion, though. One thing though, there's a hint in something Sho said. He said it's alright for Chihiro not to know and comprehend things. He himself did not try to know why Elena broke up with him.
Thanks for reading ^-^
DeleteYup ^^
Possible though I'm not too sure. He might be experienced because of Elena but then..it isn't definite that it reached that level.
This manga makes me giggle. Thanks for the summary.
ReplyDelete^^
DeleteThanks for reading, TAP ^-^
Kikou ^^
ReplyDeleteKat tks you so much for this new summary !!! This chapter were really cute and their moments were funny and all lovely ... It's quite rare at this age to be able to really explain how we feel toward our love !!! So I really do hope that in next chapter this good atmophere can continue ^^
Tks a lot, lot lot !!!!!
Bises ^^
Thanks for reading, zaza ^-^
DeleteYup ^^
Thanks for the summary. I love this manga
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading, karina ^-^
DeleteGood thing the author stopped the nonsensical plotline of a break-up just because she got forcibly kissed. * Ms. Face, meet Ms. Palm* I'd prefer the drama of a triangle of the ex, Chihiro and Shou. It's a more likely scenario. Too bad Shou right away stopped his ex from going further. As to the other guy, I think it's less likely that something will come out of it. Chihiro is so into Shou at the moment. The guy will definitely be ignored and his advances will be spurned. Also, it seems Shou is proactive with regards to this guy. He's not gonna tolerate nor ignore this guy;'s advances.
ReplyDeleteYup, megaworthit.
DeleteI'm actually glad that Shou already stopped his ex. At least he knows, unlike when she was first introduced, that his ex is a hindrance to his relationship with Chihiro so better to nip it from the bud.
True, and I think nothing will come out of it but still, it will be fun how they will duel because of Chihiro ^^
Thank you for the summaries Kat! But you know, it always made me wonder... who was that person that was kissing Touya in the beginning (When Sho was going to fight those twins, he saw someone kissing Touya)? It is possible that the person could've been the girl in Touya's current school, or it could even be Elena? So maany mysteries!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading ^-^
DeleteI think it was some random girl/ex-girlfriend. Pretty much like the manager he had with his current school. Hm..both are possible. If it is Elena, it will be very interesting. Though, Elena ought to be around high school so what is she doing at a junior high competition unless it is a secret lover meeting. So, in a way, the other girl fits here more. And, maybe it is some totally different girl..just to hint that Touya is a playboy type.