Free Talk: Namaikizakari [Chapter 81-82]

[To look at the pictures/Chinese scans for chapter 82, go here. OnH will come out after this either tomorrow or Saturday.]

So in Chapter 81, Shou and Fuuka know that Suwa confessed. Wow, so cheeky of Suwa. The look on their faces are quite priceless. And after some hesitation, evasion and awkwardness, Fuuka spill the beans to wishy-washy Yuki about the confession. For a while there, I thought the mangaka is going for the long friendship quarrel but Fuuka is really such a great friend/person.

She quickly put that aside and she couldn’t hate Yuki since Yuki is Yuki. Then, Yuki did a bit of reflection. So after they made up, Yuki said that they will BOTH tell THEIR feelings to THEM since they’re serious.  <- this is the Chinese’s translation. On to Chapter 82, Yuki is quite baffled at how quickly Fuuka recovers from being gloomy and depressed. 

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Fuuka is wondering out loud about a strategy to deal with a handsome guy whom one cannot know what he is thinking. They are different in their tactics. Fuuka wants it ‘smooth’ wherein she’ll send Suwa a message after club activity for them to talk then say, I have a bit of problem, can you hear me out a bit. Yuki wants to do it directly like, I have something important to tell you. I’ve psychologically prepared myself, please contact me.

Fuuka couldn’t do it even if she said that she can because she’s too scared.  This made Yuki reflect on things about Shou. She realizes that she is the reason why Shou think that way before. She wondered how to clarify things but isn’t incline to do it through phone or message. Then, she spots him in class. She blushes over sleeping Shou.

Then, he holds her wrist when she is about to touch him. She exclaims that he’s awake. He asks what’s up, is there something she wants to tell him. Before, she can tell him, he beats her to it by saying that it is about being confessed to by Suwa.  Shou says that he heard it from Suwa himself and Fuuka probably heard it too.

Yuki starts to tell him that she should have told him and she isn’t hiding it. Shou asks if it is because nothing much happened so she didn’t tell him and actually, he also doesn’t doubt her at all. He understands so there’s no problem. Yuki is surprised for that’s wrong, it isn’t that. Amamiya and Abe appears to show off their t-shirts then they start to tease the two for doing some secret lovey-dovey. Kiss! Kiss! Yuki quickly retreated. She wonders why when she obviously can tell him.

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At the gym, Shou still couldn’t shoot in his balls during the club practice. And, during the 10 minute break, Shizuka takes the opportunity to kick Shou’s behind and give him a scolding. That perked Shou up and soon they are in another lovers’ quarrel usual bickering. Lol, even the observers think that it isn’t a quarrel but rather it is because their relationship is quite good so they’re like that =P

Before anyone can stop the two, the captain pulls the two apart and orders them to do 10 laps around the track field since they’re so lively. And while the two are blaming each other while running, Suwa calls out to the two and says that is enough, they can go back. The captain is actually amused that they’re so serious that they really did run. He tells the two to apologize to the others.

After Shizuka left, Suwa apologizes to Shou and says that it is because of what he said yesterday that Shou became like that. Suwa asks really, what’s wrong with him that he’ll do such a childish thing to provoke him. Shou says who knows. Before leaving, Suwa says that it is probably because he is very envious of Shou. This stuns and stupefied Shou. 

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At the club room, Fuuka wrote to Yuki that she’ll meet with Suwa at 7pm and did she properly confess to Shou. Yuki gloomily thinks that after she laundered the clothes, Shou is gone. While she wonders if Shou went home a bit early or he is early just for today when she obviously has a lot of things to say, she notices an open locker. She thinks that the lock must be broken.

She picks up the towel she made for Shou.  Then, she sees a group picture of them during high school. She wonders why she couldn’t open Shou’s heart during the normal times when she obviously could say what she wants when he is in basketball. She thinks that greedy guy obviously shouldn’t be easily satisfied.

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And, to the fun part. In a room, Suwa is taping the window because of a crack. Fuuka arrives. After he explains to her what he’s doing, he mentions that the teacher asked a girl to fix it but he substitute for her in doing it. Fuuka tells him that (along with that face) and helping girls doing that kind of thing, how many girls start to have expectation.

Suwa says really, even if he thinks that Yuki is totally indifferent to it. “She is really quite baffling. For a second, I felt that no matter how useless I am, how cunning or how puny I am, if it is Machida-san, it is possible that she’ll calmly accept--” To Suwa’s surprise, Fuuka exclaims, “Isn’t that a ‘mother’!” And, Suwa recalls Yuki telling him that this isn’t love.

He recalls his younger self peeking out of the door to see his mother leaving with a bag and a luggage.  This made Suwa apologize to Fuuka and says that in the end, they cannot talk for today. Fuuka asks what is it. He tells her that it is nothing. Fuuka looks determined. She asks why he always won’t show his real side. 

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Stretching out the tape between them, Suwa says that perhaps she knows what love is but he probably won’t know it throughout his life. Pointing to the tape between them, Suwa says that he is on this side and she is at that side, and that’s all there is to it.  “I myself don’t know the real me.”  

Suwa turns to leave. Fuuka wonders if he is angry. He isn’t his usual self. That always smiling, using sweet words and actions, teasing a girl’s heart, cold detached attitude. Suwa is surprised when Fuuka screams and crumples the tape. She goes to him, grabs his collar and kisses him. She thinks that she always wanted to see this Suwa.

She tells him, “…since it is like that, then, I’ll help you search. No matter how much time is spend, I’ll definitely find the real Suwa-san. And afterwards, I’ll tell you without hesitation that I like you no matter what you are.” She turns to leave. Suwa starts blushing over that and mutters that girl is really not cute.  Narration: “Wait for me.” Yuki is rushing off somewhere. She had messaged Shou and asked where he is right now. “This is a bit ridiculous, simple yet real thoughts. I’ll immediately tell you.”

Comment: And, that pretty much wrap up the Suwa problem. The next chapter will most likely focus on Yuki-Shou resolution. Then, yes, we might finally go back and concentrate on basketball. Anyway, since Suwa apologized to Shou and stuff like that, I think their relationship would be less restraint. Again, I really think that the mangaka isn’t interested in making this series too heavy on the drama.

My impression of Fuuka really improved in these two chapters. Very spontaneous, and passionate. Haha, perhaps, that is because she doesn’t think too much like Yuki. In a way, she leveled up from just falling for Suwa’s appearance and ‘nice behavior’. She managed to get a glimpse of the Suwa without the fakery.

And, I guess Suwa ought to realize that Fuuka has also seen him through. He does have mother issues. Apparently, his mother left him. From that scene, I would suspect that she didn’t bid him goodbye. So, he must have thought that because he isn’t good, nice, etc that she left him. And, that is most likely why, he has a false front wanting others to love him yet he fears of getting hurt…again.

Lucky for Shou to have a ‘friend’ like Shizuka who’ll help snap him out of it with that kind of method. Haha. As usual, I’m thinking, wasn’t that in Slam Dunk? Anyway, Shou’s issue with that will be totally solved after Yuki is finished with him. Hehe, since Fuuka will be with Suwa, I have hopes again that the ex-gf will come out for...Shizuka =P Haha, wishful thinking on my part.

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