Free Talk: Namaikizakari [Chapter 84]

[To look at the pictures/Chinese scans, go here. ] 

And, after they get together and did some lovey-dovey in chapter 83, Shou is back to his usual basketball form that he managed to slip past Shizuka’s defense to shoot the ball. It’s 10 days before they leave for training camp. And when Yuki is going to wash the laundry, she spots Shizuka holding his fingers which had been slightly injured.

To his shock, Yuki holds his hand to check on it. As she tries to check what is it, Shizuka tries to calm himself and get used to this set-up. Yuki took the opportunity to thank Shizuka for chiding Shou which kind of ‘break the ice’ = Shou’s attitude and the club’s mood changed for the better.

She says that it is great that Shizuka came to Osaki. She thinks that Shizuka is always the person who’ll make Shou come to his senses [/wake up to reality]. [I wonder if part of that gratitude is frustration that she isn’t the one who can do it.]

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And, they are interrupted by Shou who wants Yuki to take off his shirt. Then, Shizuka sees Shou sticking his tongue out at Shizuka. This irks him so he shouts to Shizuka that Shou is deliberately making her do that, and calls Shou, scum. Yuki muses that Shizuka’s bad words are becoming more and more blunt that he can now say ‘scum’ out loud.

[Haha, is that good or is that bad? =P Like, good since he isn’t ‘fake’ anymore but then, being too blunt = bad manners. Well, Shou didn’t exactly refute what they talked about so I guess he also credits Shizuka for it. Still, doing that stunt is just to put Shizuka in his place = who is Yuki’s boyfriend. ^^]

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On the way home, the couple talk about Shou going to the business club’s party. She tells him not to drink. He says how can that be. Yuki is about to protest but it turns out that he doesn’t want to go to the party but would rather go to her house.

She blushes and asks isn’t everyone waiting for him. He says that the others won’t mind if he isn’t there. Yuki feels a bit guilty and wonders if it is really okay that he’s so nice to her. And, they were interrupted by Fuuka who asks if they are going to do some lovey-dovey and stay overnight today again.

Fuuka accuses Yuki of forgetting about her. Yuki protests that she called her last night until this morning but she isn’t answering. Fuuka says that she isn’t that insensitive to disturb the lovers who had made up and the bed over her side is making sound so she thought that they are...

Shou corrects her that that is him doing sit-ups because yesterday, it isn’t on the bed but rather, the sofa... Yuki calls out Shou. Fuuka shouts that she isn’t asking about that. [<- Haha, is being blunt like that, good? Or embarrassing? =P] And, Fuuka cries over wanting to go lovey-dovey, too.

                                     

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At the restaurant, the couple hears out Fuuka’s story. She tells them that Suwa didn’t send her a message on LIME or call or even reply to her. Shou says that it’s just a day since then. Fuuka says but today, at school, he obviously saw her but he evaded her as if he doesn’t want to talk with her anymore.

She laments that if in the end, she’ll end up being hated by him then, she shouldn’t have mustered up her courage. Yuki finds this strange because normally, Suwa won’t avoid if he wants to reject someone but rather, he would be more dependable.

Yuki suggests that she’ll calmly probe out Suwa at work today. Fuuka protests no, but then, okay, no...but... Shou also offers to casually ask Suwa during practice. Fuuka also refuses since he won’t do it casually. Fuuka asks what does probing out refers to...what to probe and how to probe...?

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At the convenient store, after a usual greeting with Suwa, Yuki mentions about the possibility of Fuuka coming over to the store. This causes the instant noodles to fall on Suwa. Yuki exclaims if he is alright. Suwa says that he’s fine but Yuki thinks otherwise.

He excuses himself that he’ll do something else and gives her the scanner. But, Yuki says that is an instant ramen pack that he’s handing over to her and she hasn’t changed clothes yet. He says that he’s joking and go change first.

Yuki says okay and left. She mentally apologizes to Fuuka since she didn’t manage to probe anything. Suwa looks somewhat flustered. While changing her clothes, Yuki thinks that he is really hard to understand. If he’s normal, he’s normal but when he’s strange, he’s strange.

She felt glum over Fuuka regretting having courage to confess. She hopes that Fuuka goes back to her normal self. [Too bad Yuki can only realize that something is off but couldn’t equate that ‘abnormality’ of evading and absentmindedness has something to do with Fuuka.]

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At school, Yuki and Natsumi are busy packing when the coach asks if the two of them are enough for next month’s training camp. Natsumi says that it would be good if they get a temporary helper since there are more work in the camp. Before Yuki joined before, they got three people to help out.

Natsumi asks about getting Yuki’s friend, the one who always watches the practice, to help out since she looks calm and capable. At the cafeteria, Yuki informs Fuuka about becoming the manager’s assistant. Fuuka protests that this is the training camp. She imagines cool images of Suwa and going lovey-dovey with him.

Fuuka promptly nose bleeds. Yuki exclaims what is she thinking. Fuuka says that this is too difficult and it is amazing because even if this is the situation, her delusion can go unconstrained. Fuuka wonders what will Suwa do/think if he knew she’ll go.

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Then, Yuki calls out to Suwa. Fuuka greets him and he greets her back with a smile. Then, Suwa is called out by his friends. Yuki says that she can now greet him like normal. Fuuka says that it has been restored. The wall in Suwa’s heart that seems to have been broken has been restored. [<- I’m not too sure if Fuuka said this or it was Yuki.]

Fuuka mutters that she hoped that everything, all of it, didn’t happen. Yuki is at a loss over what to tell Fuuka and how to give Fuuka strength. After basketball practice, while someone is complaining that it is not since it is summer, Shou notices lost in thought Suwa sitting by the side.

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At Yuki’s place, Fuuka gloomily lying down on the bed. Shou asks why Fuuka would specially go to Yuki’s place. Yuki says that Fuuka is like that since Suwa greeted her. Shou asks again why Fuuka is in her house. Yuki tells him that isn’t important.

After a pause, Shou tells Fuuka that she doesn’t want Suwa to avoid her and she doesn’t want him to greet her normally then what does she want Suwa to do. Does she want him to say that he likes her and go steady with him? Or, she wants him to forget everything as if it all didn’t happen. And, obviously, it wasn’t easy for her to muster up her courage.

Recalling the times when she spent with Suwa, Fuuka asks if Suwa is at work today. Yuki says he is and how did she know... Fuuka quickly runs off. Fuuka contemplates over why she is giving it her all and what will happen if she runs away.

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The question isn’t what she hopes the other will do, but rather, what she wants to do. When Suwa is throwing trash, he is startled when Fuuka calls out to him. Fuuka informs him that she’ll help out the team during the training camp and she wants to go but if he says ‘don’t go’ then she won’t. If she doesn’t go to the training camp, she’ll go on a [group] dating camp.

Suwa looks stunned and asks, what is a dating camp. She lies by saying that it is finding someone in a group date and then spend the night together because she absolutely doesn’t want to be all alone during summer again. He grabs her wrist and calls out her name.

Fuuka thinks that it is here, she successfully faced the setback of this battle. He tells her to wait, there’s a leaf on her coat. Embarrassed Fuuka thanks him and there’s no need for him to mind her. She tries to leave but he still held on to her. He tells her to come to the training camp if she wants to.

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Fuuka blushes and wonders what’s up with this guy. She asks if it is really okay. It’s difficult since he ignored her confession and for them to be together a few days in camp, won’t it cause trouble. So, if he isn’t willing, then bluntly say it.

To her surprise, he says he isn’t willing...honestly speaking, how come she is so troublesome. He looks away while slightly blushing. She blushes over this. She thinks that he is always like this, disrupting a girl’s heart all over. He’s really cunning that he’ll immediately look away once he comes across a thorny problem.

He tells her that right now, he is working so for today... Fuuka calls out to him. She happily says that for her, what he said just now is a compliment.  He slightly looks flustered and says it is precisely this part that is the scariest. Fuuka is shocked by that. Fuuka thinks that it’s really regretful that he is the one whom she likes the most.

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While washing the dishes, Yuki says that in the end, Shou is a bit amazing. While watching TV, Shou asks why she would suddenly say that, is she enticing him. She says no, she totally doesn’t know how to cheer Fuuka up. She thinks that Fuuka is obviously her friend yet she totally wasn’t able to help her.

Yuki says that it is great that he was able to say those words to Fuuka. Shou says that he didn’t say that for Fuuka. She says but in the end... He goes to her and kisses the back of her ear. She blushes and looks at Shou’s smiling face. 

He says that in the end, he is already satisfied to see Yuki all cheered up. She tells him to wait, the bubbles will get on him [/them]. He says that if it does, they’ll just strip. And, training camp will happen soon.

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[Well, the main couple is kind of helping for the other couple to get together. I feel that Suwa is having a bit of ‘conflict’ on how to deal with Fuuka. He cannot break his old habit of ‘having a wall’ yet at times, he cannot keep it together since he is acting abnormal. Haha, in a way, that is why he is giving them mix signals.

For Shou’s part, even if it isn’t for the other couple, I think he knew that he has to get them together for his own benefit. One, it is for Suwa to leave Yuki alone permanently. And two, it is to keep Fuuka away so that she won’t be disturbing his time alone with Yuki. =P].