Nakanmon! [Chapter 16] -Fin-

[Free Talk: It seems that Last Notes is being actively English scanlated so I would drop that series for now. I’m still thinking whether to continue True Love or not since it is going the direction that I kind of dislike. I will know for sure when I read chapter 12. Anyway, it is already mid-month so new chapters of different series might be coming out soon. Haha, hopefully, I can finish the pending ones before more series are out =P ]

While Tsukasa is somewhat panicking, Youichi asks up to when she is going to make him wait. While telling him to let go, Tsukasa suddenly couldn’t breathe and becomes limp. Youichi apologizes. While trying to calm herself down, Tsukasa tells him that she’ll give her answer tonight at the park. After she left, Youichi leans on the wall and wonders what he is doing. At the street, Tsukasa apologizes to Nozomi. He asks what she is referring to. She apologizes for not fulfilling the agreement when she said that she would only think of him today but she thought of someone else. He teases her that it is impossible for her to do this clever thing and he’s stupid to believe her. He says that it is enough, for he feels that it would become troublesome. He starts telling her that perhaps he isn’t good in dealing with people like her. While looking away, he says that a more cheerful, and cuter girl is much better. She interrupts him by asking why he is saying that. She tells him that it is useless to make her feel embarrassed[/guilty] in rejecting him. Nozomi tries to apologize that isn’t what he meant. Flustered Tsukasa asks if it is because he is serious. She tells him that even if it hurts when one is rejected but the things that he said and did, everything is sincere so she also wanted to seriously answer him. Nozomi becomes flustered over this. Tsukasa formally thanks him for his feelings but in the end, she likes..so this is already enough. Nozomi says that even if that is so, she had thought of him, even if she likes that guy, she spent time for him and he is already happy about this so it is already enough. Tsukasa felt like crying that Nozomi tells her that he told her before that he’ll get angry if she cries for crying girls are quite annoying. Tsukasa does her best not to cry. He asks her to leave or else, he’ll go first. Tsukasa bows and runs off. After she left, Nozomi turns around but she’s already gone. Nozomi mutters that he’s really disappointing. At home, Tsukasa is thinking about going to the park afterwards and give her reply to Youichi by saying she likes him. She starts to freak out that even if she is saying that it is her answer but it is actually a second confession. Her mother interrupts her thoughts and mentions about the death anniversary of Chihiro if she wants to spend the night together at Hiroshima. Tsukasa agrees to it. Her mother says that her father would be late so does she want to eat first. Tsukasa apologizes that she is going to meet with a friend so she’s going to eat late.

Short Summaries: Hibi Chouchou 31, Nakanmon! 15, True Love 9 and Waltz no Ojikan 5

Hibi Chouchou 31: Suiren’s parents are surprised to see her pouting and trembling in what seems to be from anger. They try to pacify her that they just really wanted to know what kind of person would go home together with her. Kawasumi bows and introduces himself. The parents return the bow and invite him inside. Kawasumi declines because Suiren doesn’t seem to quite agree to it. Suiren timidly says that it is because she doesn’t want to give him more bad memories. The parents are moved that Suiren can talk with a guy, she has grown up, even if she’s angry, they are quite happy to see this. Just when Suiren is bidding him goodbye, Kawasumi says that if it is okay with her for him to go in, he will then be intruding [<- being polite]. Soon, they are eating dinner. Suiren asks how is her mother’s cooking. He says that it is very delicious. The parents just watch and before they know it, they have finished eating. The parents are a bit surprised since they didn’t talk much. Her father asks him where he studied in junior high and what club activity he is doing. After Kawasumi answered, there is silence again. Then, Kawasumi sees a picture of baby Suiren. Her father says that when she was born, she is sparkling and very cute, but she turns out to be so cute that it caused some problems with Aya. Her father also feels apologetic that he wasn’t around for a long time so it must have been a lot more burden for his wife. So, as the father, he asks Kawasumi if he truly likes Suiren. Kawasumi says yes. Then, they all blush. Her father asks if he would go steady with her. Kawasumi didn’t immediately reply that her father becomes nervous. Kawasumi admits to them that this so-called going steady, he doesn’t know about it. This made her mother giggle and say that there are so many forms of going steady. The parents start to reminiscence how they exchanged diaries since there was no cellphone then, and both of them hasn’t changed since then. Her father asks for Kawasumi’s cellphone number but he tells him that he doesn’t have one. Thinking that he was refused, her father just comments that it is rare that someone doesn’t have it. Kawasumi tells them that he is busy with his club activity so he can’t work, and he doesn’t want to ask his parents to buy it for him. The father comments that’s amazing. Seeing that it is already 7pm, the father thanks him for coming today. As they see Kawasumi off, the parents think that he isn’t a frivolous[playboy-type] guy and compared to what they think, he’s a very good kid. As the parents go back in, Suiren goes after Kawasumi and bows [her thanks] to him that he tells her that it is okay. Kawasumi tells her that today, he still has no way of answering and even if he is asked regarding going steady, he totally has no clue. Suiren nods. Kawasumi says that he’s quite unpresentable. Suiren shakes her head and says that he’s very cool. He tells her that he did think of wanting to go steady with her, he-- Suiren thinks that even if it isn’t enough for them to [formally] become boyfriend and girlfriend, this awkward Kawasumi-kun, in the end, she still really likes. And, he tells her that they’ll see each other on Wednesday. Comment: Everything is cute here from how cute Suiren is when she’s angry, her cute lovey-dovey parents and how Kawasumi still managed to impress her parents with little talk. It seems that what Kawasumi said at the end is kind of cut off so, maybe they will keep on doing what they are doing for now, until things kind of naturally progress to that point. Scans by all★wink汉化组