Hirunaka No Ryuusei [Chapter 76]

While it is being announced that the dolphin show is about to start at 1pm, Suzume cluelessly asks to Mamura, “Go, refers to?” Mamura says that since she doesn’t know, he’ll directly tell her. “You still like him, right.” After looking surprised, Suzume denies it even if her heart skipped a beat. Mamura says if it isn’t so, then how come she didn’t let Shishio finish what he is saying in the clinic. He tells surprised Suzume that during the sports festival, he heard that her foot got injured so he went to the clinic. He had carelessly overheard them talking. Suzume becomes nervous for Mamura has heard all of it. Suzume looks away and says that it is because that thing with Shishio is already over. Mamura holds her face towards him and shouts, “It is totally not over, right! You obviously didn’t forget him for a single second. What are you trying to show off for [/acting strong]!! Do not run away! Don’t let it be over! You have to properly go and face him!! For the current you, there is something that you must ponder on!! *Suzume looks flustered* Quickly go!!”

Suzume admits to herself that there is indeed something she must ponder on. Moving forward and turning a blind eye are two different things. Actually, she already noticed it yet, unexpectedly, she made Mamura say that kind of things. “Sorry. I’m truly very sorry.” While Yuyuka is eating with the others, her cellphone rings. It is Suzume telling her that she’ll be going ahead to Tokyo. Yuyuka exclaims in surprise and asks what happened. At the airport, Suzume apologizes for making her worry and she is saying this after preparing herself to be scolded by her. She tells Yuyuka that Shishio is in the hospital and even if it isn’t big deal but right now, she is going to see him at the hospital. This confuses Yuyuka that she already doesn’t know where she is going to get into the conversation but why is she going, and what did Mamura say. Suzume says that Mamura knows. Yuyuka says that since it is like that, she doesn’t understand, why. Suzume says that it is because she must, right now, she have to see Shishio. Yuyuka looks surprised by this but before she can say something, Suzume says that she’ll properly tell her when she comes back, bye.

Then, Suzume sees that she got a message on her cellphone from Mamura. Mamura wrote, “Okinawa. I’m very happy that you were able to invite me to come. Goodbye, idiot.” Suzume looks flustered. While there is an announcement that it is time to board for the flight from Okinawa to Haneda, Suzume bends down with the phone on her head. Meanwhile, at the beach, Mamura is looking out the beautiful sea while thinking of the beautiful memories he shared with Suzume. He thinks that time unexpectedly passed by so fast. “If I knew early on that it will quickly end, I should said to her all of those things that are hidden in my heart.” Back to the airport, Suzume tells herself not to cry for right now, she doesn’t have the right to cry and it isn’t the time to cry. She didn’t let him finish what he is saying, she didn’t listen attentively to his intention [/feelings], and right now, she is going to face it all.

At the hospital, Yukichi looks depressed. Tsubomi tries to cheer him up by saying that it is only two stitches. Tsubomi says that he is quite old yet he kept on wavering that it makes one worry about him. Holding a bag to him, she says, here are his and Shishio’s change of clothes. Yukichi thanks him. While Tsubomi complains about men being worrisome[/troublesome], Suzume arrives. She tells to her shocked uncle that she came after telling the teacher in charge of the trip that there is an emergency in the family. Her uncle shouts why she lied. Suzume apologizes and says that she has a reason for it. The nurse tells them to keep the noise down. Her uncle wants her to go back but Suzume doesn’t want to. He is surprised that she unexpectedly said no. Then, with a bandage on the right forehead, Shishio comes out and says that they are quite noisy. Just when he is saying that he got embarrassed saying that he’s with them, he notices Suzume. Surprised Shishio calls out, “Chunchun..?”

Comment: Let’s see, how many Mamura fans are tearing up their hair and crying over this? Do you regret that you didn’t stop reading while Suzume is going out with Mamura? I’m sure Mamura fans are feeling the same way as Mamura. Better to have stop/not start it..yet, if one did, we didn’t get to see all those beautiful stuff between them..even if it is short-lived. ^^; Is it better to have happened with unhappy ending rather than for it not to have happened at all? It seems that Mamura is thinking of the former. Still it is better like this, I guess, for Mamura to let go rather than be with someone who kept on thinking of the other when he’s with her. Well, it’s pretty much over. The ‘other guy’ has given up and ‘pushed’ the girl to the rival. It is indeed irritating that Suzume is thinking that she knew it all along..yet, ya, she just have to make Mamura say it out for her.

I can only imagine what thoughts/feelings are crossing over Mamura’s mind when he said all those stuff. He said goodbye though I’m not sure if that is total severing of ties. For the meantime, probably it is good since things would be awkward with him and their friends. So, the uncle is there and Shishio is there when Suzume is going to hear out the rest of what Shishio is going to say. I guess they will sort things out over why Shishio lied to her when she confessed. Of course, with her uncle there, I don’t think they will easily go steady yet..unless it is a secret. Maybe, it would be like in Sugar*Soldier, he will wait for her to graduate. So, I’m guessing that the next chapter might be confession, kiss and lovey-dovey..then maybe, an epilogue of what happens to everyone later on? Of course, Mamura fans would probably still reading to see if he also gets a happy ending or he’ll be like the other ‘other guys’ in love triangles, stay single and continue to like girl until the end. Scans by all★wink汉化组

Quote of the day:

Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself. ~ Deborah Reber, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul