Futaba and Yuzuru Vol 2 by Neji TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by —XX for example, page one is: —01 ### Panel numbers indicated by -X for example, panel one is: -1 ### sfx- means the following is a sound effect. ### hw- means the following is handwritten. ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —01 -1 More ###black circle I became friends with a prince-type girl ###vertical Ne Ji ### circles Futaba and Yuzuru —03 -1 The Story Up Until Now… -2 ### for the manga pages, see TL for Vol 1. Transfer Student Ninomiya Futaba’s hobbies is making stuffed animals. And by chance, she became friends with the class’s prince, Yagura Yuzuru. The two of them go home together, go hang out, and slowly deepen their friendship… Wealthy Heiress Shishitou Raika tries to get in between the two! Having had a one sided infatuation with Yuzuru, she sees herself as Futaba’s rival! However, she recently has discovered that Futaba is secretly a maker of plushies, one who Raika follows. Even though this work bounces around between themes, it’s ended up a laid back, relaxed story about school girls… This is the conclusion to “Futaba and Yuzuru”. —04 -1 This Uppah-san… I made this a while ago. -2 I’m… her fan! -3 I just happened to see it on Twitter and fell in love! sfx- Ba-zing Spraut-sama, maker of plushies with a follower count of 12,000! I’ll be exhibiting solo Please support me! #Fluffy Stuffies スプラウ郎 @Spraut_nuinuiXXX Sorry for the Twitter screencap I finished it -4 hw- You can buy this?! hw- Wha? At an event next week? By the time I saw it, the event was already over. But I was able to obtain one online! hw- I’m standing by online! hw- Young Miss hw- Please allow me… hw- Yaaaaay ### above Raika hw- Young Miss hw- Sniff…! -5 And I’ve been following her secretly ever since. スプラウ郎 @Spraut_nuinuiXXX I finished a new one I loved their work but had no idea who they really were… —05 -4 Two people I adore! Side by side! sfx- Uwaaah What am I supposed to do here?! —06 -1 Ah, that’s Shishitou-san from the next class, right? sfx- Ba-dump! Does she want something from us? -2 sfx- Trot Trot Trot What are you doing? -3 Shishitou-san, about yesterday… sfx- Whisper Can you keep the fact that I’m Spraut a secret? I don’t want it getting out that I’m doing this. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t go spreading it around. —07 -1 I-I guess I have no choice, if you’re going to entreat me like that… I wouldn’t want to interrupt your enterprise (undertone) sfx- Oh ho ho ho But of cooourse I, Shishitou Raika, as a lady of refinement will act accordingly! (undertone) Thank you. hw- That helps a lot. -2 Ah… um… Shishitou…san? -3 I’m sorry I didn’t remember you. But I know who you are now. —08 -1 sfx- Rummmble -2 Oooh! Then, I shall allow the two of you to call me Raika! sfx- Huff —09 -1 Oh ho ho ho —10 -1 Eh? Futaba-chan, you’re going to participate in the Stuffed Animal Fair? -2 Yeah, it’s being held in August. Wow! I want to go and buy one of your stuffed animals, Futaba! Waah! I’m a little embarrassed… Ehehe -3 So there’s a lot of things I have to do before that day. It’s great there’s no test during this time, huh? For real. -4 Dun dun… -5 Dun dun dun dun… —11 -1 The next event! Ninomiya-sa… Er, Spraut-sama will be there! -2 How about you just go talk to her? Prince! sfx- Gyaaa, I say! -3 I couldn’t possibly… I have my code of conduct regarding my fav! Code of conduct? -4 I don’t want anything I say or do… to affect her activities. -5 We just happen to go to the same school. When if comes to interfering with her work, I wish to absolutely be the same as any other fan. —12 -1 If you can’t abide by that, then I don’t think you can call yourself a fan. And I believe this is the best for Spraut-sama as well. -2 Well, I was able to ferret out information about the next event, however. Hmm hw- Is that how it is? -3 Well then, I shall leave you at this juncture. Please have a good day, Prince. hw- Take me out next time, ok? Nn. Yeah. Good day. -4 Yuzuru-chan, welcome back. Did you get your nap in? Welcome… Nap?! Mmm, Kinda sorta. We were just talking about an event Futaba-chan’s going to be participating in. —13 -1 I knew Yuzuru-san always disappeared during lunch, but… Just where does she take her naps? Gonna make a Rafurakko? -2 They say you have to make your own characters. sfx- Sip -3 But, yeah… Making your own… sfx- Creak When I think about you being the same age as me… What you’re doing is pretty cool. -5 Shiho-chan, why don’t you try selling too? sfx- Clank Wha?! Sfx- Whack —14 -1 You only need a minimum of one item. So you can start from there… Yeah, yeah! -2 Try it out! You can see how it is! What do you think? -3 Really?! Nnn… but… Buuut… All the sudden? But… I do want to try it out… sfx- Wibble Wobble -4 I was really nervous the first time too! But to be honest, it would help out if we could take turns manning the booth.So I have ulterior motives too… hw- Ehe… -5 …okay… Maybe I’ll give it a shot. —15 -1 I don’t know anything about it, so you’ll have to teach me, master! sfx- Bow Master?! -2 Ok! How about we make stuff on our next day off. I can explain things then. Totally! Let’s do this! hw- Sounds so fun! -3 What about you Yuzuru? If you’re free, you could try things while chatting up a storm with us. hw- Ah, the bell sfx- Ding dong Dang dong Eh? Me make something? -4 Just if you feel like it. sfx: Clank Clud Mm… Yeah, well… …nah. If someone put a gun to my head, I still wouldn’t be able to get past how crap I am. sfx- Blunt You’re crap?! —16 -1 Character Introductions Hanabasami Shiho Futaba and Yuzuru’s classmate. The type who is able to get friendly with anyone. She has just a little interest in crafts. She belongs to the tennis club and her skill level is about middle of the pack (according to her). Shishitou Reika The only daughter of big corporate conglomerate family. You could say that she the prototypical “Young lady”. She’s not in Futaba’s class, but ended up unknowingly becoming Futaba’s fan earlier. Her hobby is collecting stuffed animals she takes fancy to. —17 -1 Heyaaa! The noises you make are pretty interesting. sfx- Blip The two of them playing Switch Sports. —18 -1 Shaaaaa -2 And when they found out I’m working, they forced me to quit! ### many japanese school forbid students from having a part time job. sfx- C’moooon! Isn’t that mean? -3 But Ushishima, This is what? The fifth time you’ve done this? Get a clue already. Noo! If he had never found me, I would still be working! Huh, where are you going, Yuzuru? Gonna buy a drink. sfx- Sluuump Buy me something too! Heal my soul! Can’t. -4 Sfx- Flip —20 -1 Heya, Yuzuru! You’re always wearin’ a hoodie, dude. -2 Yaotome-senpai. hw- Hey You’re not swinging by the basketball club at all lately. I’m not a member, so… When you’re there, the whole club pulls together though! -3 Club, huh. Aren’t you 3rd years about to retire? ### 3rd years are supposed to retire half way through the year to focus on studying for the exams. sfx- Beep Yup, that’s right! I’ve already stepped down from club activities. Used it all up, you might say. -4 Clank -5 Aahaha! I guess I lost a bit of my mojo. Doesn’t look that way, though. —21 -1 Speaking of which… You seem a bit down too, Yuzuru. hw- What’s wrong? -4 I guess I’m hungry. I get’cha! Even though it was just lunch, right? -5 But! Won’t you just go ahead and join the club? If I join, it’s gonna bump a regular from the team. No thanks. I hear you. You’ve been that way since way back when. —22 -1 Kaw Kaw -2 Tmp Tmp -6 Futaba… —23 -1 Yuzuru-san! Going home now? Where’s Shiho? She has a club meeting. I see. -2 What about you, Yuzuru-san? Don’t you have something to do after school? When I try to go home with you, I can’t find you. -4 Naw… I just though you might be meeting up with Shiho… sfx- Mmnya… -6 Ah… Sorry! I guess we’re leaving you out, huh? Naw, I didn’t mean to say that… —24 -1 I don’t want to get in the way of you two when you are working so hard. -2 I… -3 But going home with you, Yuzuru-san… or hanging out… -4 hw- Did she go home already? -5 If we couldn’t do that… it’d make me lonely. -6 That’s just what I was thinking back there. -7 Ahaha… Um! Um! If we could hang like usual, that would make me happy. So, don’t worry about it too much, ok? —25 -1 Futaba… -2 This the weekend… I wanna go to your place after all, ok? -3 If you’d just let me hang out, that would be awesome. -4 Of… -5 Course… —26 -1 She held my hand. hw- That sure surprised me. -2 hw- I surprised myself with that. I did that without thinking. —27 -1 Stay as long as you’d like, ok? -2 Thaaanks! -3 Futaba-chan, you have soo many stuffed animals in your room! Did you make this one? hw- So cute! What about this one? Hand made? That one is ready-made! -4 Today’s Sunday. Shio-chan and Yuzuru-san have come over to my house. —28 -1 But that was a surprise, huh? That there’s a real maid here? sfx- Kyaa Kyaa Futaba’s a proper young lady. -2 Futaba? S-sorry! I was just spacing out for a second! -3 We were talking about your maid! Ah, right. She’s been helping out since I was little. She’s like a member of the family. Ninomiya Household Maid Ooguma Hokuto -4 Ah, can I use the restroom? Sure! It’s at the bottom of the stairs. -5 Click —29 -1 Wheeeeuw What’s the matter, Futaba-chan? -2 It’s… just that… This is the first time I’ve ever invited people over. Ha ha ha -3 So I’m just feeling nervous ‘cause I’m not used to it. I’m feeling, how do I put this? Kinda moved, I guess. -4 Moved? That’s going a bit far, huh? Ahaha B-but it’s true! You just don’t get how I’m feeling! hw- Hmph! —30 -1 Stare -3 Heheh Futaba… She had unruly hair as a kid too. sfx- Tromp Tromp -4 Futaba-chan has friends! Here in the house! sfx- Waaah She was moved too. —31 -1 Extra / Memories of writing wishes Next test - At least 80pts! ###paper Tokyo U! Pass that test! ###paper I wanna lose weight! ###paper Y’know, back when I was a kid… -2 I really believed stuffed animals could move. Oh? Well, that’s like you, Futaba. -3 But what’s more… I believed that mascots characters were really alive. -4 But that’s just how it is when you’re a kid, right? Well, yeah, but… —32 -1 Skin color ###arrow But I saw it. I caught a glimpse of the inside of a costume. -2 And I was just consumed about what was really going on… -3 So on Tanabata ### a festival in July where you write down your wishes I want to know the truth about what’s inside the bunny. Ninomiya Futaba I’m sure my request bothered the Weaving Princess and the Sheppard Boy. See info on Tanabata festival: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata But that’s my memory about making a wish. -4 Ahaha -5 Fu Fufufu sfx- Shake Shake Eh? Was… was it that funny? It got Yuzuru in her funny bone. —33 -1 Young Futaba and… Ta-dah -2 Tanabata Info —34 -1 Great weather! sfx- Glare -2 sfx- Bam! Event hall! -3 And it’s soo hot! The Summer event is a battleground, Shiho-chan. Here, have a salt tablet. -4 And! And! It’s my first time participating! I’m nervous, Futaba-chan! sfx- Aaaagh Fufu… That’s part of the real fun of the event! sfx- Roll Roll -5 It’s hot today, so don’t push yourself… Soak in the atmosphere and take in the other booths! Nn… —35 -1 sfx- Clamor Clamor -2 hw- So hot… sfx- Fwip Fwip Umm… Futaba’s booth is… -3 Oh -4 sfx- Fidget Shuffle -5 Ah, I see. Mm-hm… —36 -1 Blah de Blah de Blad de Blah de Blah ###above panel -2 Your newest work is so nice to the touch I’d really love to have one in each color but I made a promise to go around and see some of the other circles with someone. But come to think of it, Spraut-san, when you are ready to go see the other circles, let me know If our schedule match up then if not then next time at the event When will you be displaying your work next? You always wait until the last moment to announce if you are going to attend (lol) but if you were to just attend each and every time, then I wouldn’t have to worry about it and if you could make more of the reptile series and the birds would be good too -3 Blather Blather Blather -4 What am I gonna do here? This customer just won’t stop talking…! He’s a repeat customer, so I can’t just blow him off… When he comes later in the afternoon it’s one thing, but he’s here so early… -5 And Kuma-san’s gone to the restroom… hw- Mori no Kuma-san from the circle next door. hw- Futaba’s online friend. A nice onee-san. Shiho-chan is totally giving off this vibe that says she has no idea what to do… This gentleman’s behavior is inappropriate. If you are on the circle side, please enforce as well. -6 Um… sfx- Tap —37 -1 Excuse me, but people are lined up behind you. If you wish to talk, please come back when there is no one is line. -2 Ah Ah Ah Yes… -3 Yu-Yuzuru-saaan! -4 Thank you very much! Whew, I was able to buy one… -5 That help out soo much! I know I should be the one saying that, but… hw- Failure as a circle sfx- Wah That guy sure could talk, huh? Don’t beat yourself up. hw- There’s customers like that —38 -1 But uh… Looking at your display, it’s nice huh? All the stuffies. Right?! We worked hard on our products! -2 There’s several of the same one… hw- Cute I can’t believe you don’t get bored. -3 Well, I do a little, but… hw- Ahaha Ah, I knew it! -4 But… But each person that buys one is different. For whoever buys this, I make each one… in the hopes that it will be unique to them. —39 -1 If you look close, doesn’t it look like each one’s a bit different? -2 Hm… -3 Stomp -4 Good day to you, assembled people! Nice to meet you! I’m rooting you on! sfx- I’m! ###upper left I brought goodies for you too! sfx- here! ###lower right ### the following are the handwritten notes, counter clockwise from top right It’s hot, so her hair is up Cooling towel Bite size cookies to make it easy to eat. From a Ginza shop. ###Ginza is a fancy shopping district in Tokyo Short pants which are easy to move around in. Top quality brand. Allows for good ventilation. Looks like normal sneakers, but they’re really expensive. Great ventilation, great traction. Brand name bag. There’s one more inside. Don’t forget her pure maiden’s heart —40 -1 She’s acting like she doesn’t know us. They all know her -2 hw- She’s nervous, so she’s too loud I’m wondering if you would sell me one of each of your products! E-each? Just give me a moment, please! You’re not going to corner the market? As if I would! I would never have such a breach of manners! -3 And so, Shishitou Raika, the heiress, leaves fully satisfied… sfx- Mm-hm! Young miss, shall I carry your bags for you? Feeling the weight of this is part of the fun of today’s event! —41 -1 Did you see the episode of Mr. Penguin Where he joins the dark side? I saw that one! -2 Look, this is so cool! Oho… -3 And now Creative Market 61 is closed ###both bubbles sfx- Clap Clap ### repeated -4 Fwaaah It’s over! sfx- Slump Nice job, Futaba-chan! -5 How did you do, Shiho-chan? I made eight and just sold three. Yeah, pretty difficult, huh? —42 -1 Mori no Kuma-san From the neighboring circle sfx- Clap Clap There’s not many people who buy after seeing things for the first time. So you should think of it as a win if they just pick it up and look at it. R-really? -2 Are you coming to the next one? Mm, I’m not decided yet. I haven’t decided yet either. sfx- Rattle Rattle -3 Come to think of it, where’s Yuzuru-chan? sfx- Glance She said she’d be waiting at the entrance. Maybe she bought a lot. She had a bunch of bags in both hands. sfx- Loaded up! -4 Be careful going home! Okaay! -5 Huh? Entrance ###sign —43 -1 Ah, you’re here. -2 Yuzuru-san! Thanks for waiting! Did you buy something? Mmm, no… Not much. -3 I ended up just buying the one from you, Futaba. I see. That makes me a bit embarrassed. -4 Spring Water ###bottle hw- Ok! What should we do about dinner? I’m so hungry… —44 -1 hw- So hot… sfx- Fwip Fwip Umm… Futaba’s booth is… -3 OMG… —45 -1 Getting her to pose for “pose catalog 3 - casual poses” Peace -2 It’s actually the first time I’ve got the beach with a friend. Ehe I thought you’d say you can’t swim. I was really good at swim lessons back in grade school. Hm-hm! If the two of them should go to the beach. —46 -1 Why do we have to come to school during vacation? Why does something like this even exist? sfw- Waaah They’re wanted to make sure we don’t do anything bad, I guess. -2 hw- Yeah, that too, but Today we have to discuss that ###bold “that” Ah… That. ###bold “that” -3 I know summer vacation just started, but… The inter-class sports tournament is coming up. ###board, right to left Basketball Volleyball Soccer Dodgeball Ping Pong sfx- Whap -4 Please pick from one of these options. sfx- Chatter Chatter T-shirts will be prepared by committee members. -5 Interclass tournament, huh? sfx- Wooo hooo hm- Something not too hard would be good. —47 -1 Yuzuru-san, Which one are you gonna pick? -2 I’m thinking dodgeball, maybe. I don’t really get the rules of volleyball or anything… hw- Ahaha -3 They’re asking for people with experience, so… I’ll go for basketball or soccer. -4 Yuzuru, you’ll totally do basketball, right? No! pick soccer! —48 -1 Huh? -3 Plip -4 That kinda… Seemed like Yuzuru was… Angry or something. —49 -1 Did I do anything?! -2 I asked her to come, but then left her alone… You can go look at other booths! Yeah sfx- Busy! Flustered! And then I just ended up choosing a restaurant at random… And since we haven’t met up since then, there’s been a lag… ###left side of panel Is this ok? Yeah Anywhere’s fine, right? ###bottom right -3 Yuzuru-san See ya! Bow Bow ###stamp Yeah Did you watch Rafurakko today? -4 Come to think of it… -5 Her responses have been kinda short since then… Yeah —50 -1 When something like this happens I end up thinking We’ll just end up drifting apart as if nothing ever happened. -2 That’s what’s always happened up ’til now. I know that it’s the easiest way… —51 -1 Character Introductions ###right to left Yagiyama Toko Yuzuru’s friend. The kind to do things at her own pace. Yuzuru takes things at her own pace too, but Toko kicks it up a notch. Free wheeling. Ushishima Kaho Yuzuru’s friend. A gyaru focused on livin’ the life rather than grades. The moral guidance teacher gets on her case, but she actually abides by the rules, mostly. Sabae Anko Yuzuru’s friend. Has both good grades and a good head on her shoulder. She’s not in the art club, but is really good with creative things. —52 -1 Ok, we’ll pass out the class T-shirts now. If you’re a medium, please come up now. sfx- Chatter Chatter -2 Whoa, who designed this? Anko. Seriously?! You did? hw- Ok, line up! That’s right. Hm-hm! -2 Summer vacation ended with me still feeling weird… And now the sports tournament is here. sfx- Sigh Ninomiya-san, you’re a medium, right? -3 I haven’t talked with Yuzuru-san since then. sfx- Glance Try it on, Yuzuru! -4 Yus! Looks great on you! —53 -1 sfx- Depressed Futaba-chaaaan You’re doing dodgeball, right? Let’s go together! -2 Phweeet Let’s get started! -3 Futaba-chan, um… Have you and Yuzuru been arguing lately? -5 Arguing?… It’s not that… I really don’t know what’s going on. Wha?! You don’t know?! M-maybe? But it’s hard to go ask because we might be… —54 -1 It seemed like the two of you haven’t been talking recently. I thought it was weird… -2 Well… Maybe I hurt her feelings somehow? sfx- Ehe If that’s the case, I guess that’s that. -3 Wha?! Why? Let’s just go apologize! -4 If you don’t understand what’s going on, just go ask why! Might be a mis-understanding. If you apologize she might forgive you, right? sfx- Uwaah sfx- Wha-pish -5 I know that, but… It’s just… I’m scared. —55 -1 Scared to face her… sfx- Whonk -3 Ooooh… Fu-Futaba-chaaaan? Ooooh… -5 sfx- Flutter Flutter sfx- Whssh —56 -1 My nose has stopped bleeding… sfx- Sniff Good. Ok, you can go now. hw- But don’t push yourself, ok? Yussss. -2 Sliiiide Ka-chunk Nurse’s Office ###sign ### not enough info to make out sign on wall -3 Just what am I doing anyway…? -4 sfx- Creak -5 How did the dodgeball game go, I wonder… sfx- Tmp —57 -1 sfx- Chreee Chreee ### or any other cicada sound -2 And the other sports… Soccer and basketball… Did Yuzuru-san win? -3 Sfx- Shaaa sfx- squeek —58 -1 Ah… sfx- Drip -3 Eh? Wait up! Futaba! What’s with the nose bleed? Nya? Ugh, it started again. sfx- Drip Drip -5 You ok? I’m fine. I’m fine. It just didn’t stop completely, that’s all… —59 -1 I got whacked while playing dodgeball… Ahaha… -2 sfx- Chreee Chreeee sfx- Woo hoo sfx- Chreee -3 Ok, then… I’m heading back to the gym. -4 Ah…! W-wait! -5 Nab —60 -1 Yuzuru… Are you… avoiding me? -3 Um… uh… I’m sorry… I don’t really know what to say here… -4 I’ve never really had a fight with a friend before, so… Ah, but I’m making excuses… Uh… So, uh… —61 -1 If I did anything, I apologize, ok? I want you to tell me why you’re mad, Yuzuru! -2 Eh? Me…? Mad...? -3 Nah… If anything, you’re the one who should be mad, Futaba. —62 -1 You lost the Rafurakko I made you? -2 Ngh… Sorry. I’m really sorry… I lost it at the event, I think. -3 Eh? So… The reason you’ve been distant over Summer Vacation is… -4 I couldn’t face you, Futaba… sfx- Sigh -5 I called the event hall… sfx- Search Search And I went back to search for it, but… —63 -1 Is that all? Thank goodness… sfx- Whew Whattya mean “is that all”?! Is not ok! sfx- Whish Whish Wah! Sorry, sorry! -2 But I thought for sure I had done something to make you angry. Don’t worry about it! I can just make you a new one… No, that won’t work… -3 I mean you said it, Futaba… But… But each person that buys one is different. For whoever buys this, I make each one… in the hopes that it will be unique to them. That’s what you said… —64 -1 That’s the one… The very first one you made me, Futaba. -2 She’s that shook. -3 It meant that much to her. -4 I’m sorry, I spoke without thinking. —65 -1 Um… It won’t be the first one I give you, but… If I make you a replacement, will you accept it? -2 And I’ll tell this one that they better not get lost! It might even bring back the first one I made you someday too. -3 And since I made it for you, Yuzuru, it would make me more sad if you wouldn’t accept this one. —66 -1 I… I see. Yeah, I can see that. -2 Yeah, I wanna match with you again. -3 Matching! Ok, I can do that! sfx- Fufu -4 Yuzuru-san, you’re cute, huh? sfx- Chreee Chreee sfx- Chirp Chirp Eh? I don’t get called cute very often. Huh? Really? sfx- Ahaha So it makes me a bit embarrassed. —67 -1 Futaba-cha…! You look like some delinquent with that bandage! My nose bleed stopped! hw- Poor baby… Ah, Yuzuru-chan, Ushishima-san’s looking for you. Yuzuru! Crap. Gotta head to basketball. —68 -1 Year 2 class C, congrats on winning the 2nd place for the grade! 2-C 2nd Place Yeaaaaah! sfx- Clap ###repeated -2 Yuzuru, let’s go celebrate! hw- We’ll eat out! hw- Ah, so tired -3 I’m tired, so I’m just gonna go home. sxf- Blunt I can’t believe you’re not fired up! ‘Cause Yuzuru participated in all the sport events. -4 Futaba, let’s go home. Ah, Yeah! Just wait a sec, ok? —69 -1 Bye bye Good job -2 Fufu What’s up? -3 I thought we’d have to stop going home together… So this makes me pretty happy. -4 Yuzuru-san… Y’know, I… -5 I moved around a lot ever since I was a kid. I figured it was better to just not make friends if I was going to have to move soon anyway. I was a pretty cut and dried kid. —70 -1 Ah, transferring… Your parents moved a lot? So much! They are mostly never home. -2 I got a teddy bear as a present from them. Yeah, our maid was there, but… I think I might have dumped all my loneliness on my stuffed animals. -3 And also… changing topics for a sec… Because that’s how I was, online friends were perfect for me. -4 Because it didn’t matter where I moved. But even so, I couldn’t see them everyday. But with people who are doing crafts… -5 If interests changed, or circles changed, we’d lose touch. And I thought that was that. Since it wasn’t a “real” relationship, I didn’t think much about it. —71 -1 But because those people were there… I didn’t really desire to make friends at school. -2 But you called out to me, Yuzuru-san. -3 And through that, I started talking with Shiho-chan too. Aaaah…. Real life friend are cool after all, I thought. -4 And just as I realized that… I thought you and I were having problems. And I thought, “yeah, this is why real friends are a pain”. —72 -1 But I did think I wanted to make up with you. The though of giving up faded away. -2 I wanna stay friends with you like this, Yuzuru-san. -3 I realized this a couple weeks back. And that’s how it’s been…. —73 -1 Is that a confession? -2 A con…! -3 W-well… As far as confessions go, I guess it is…? I’ve never said anything like this to anyone before. -4 I’m honored. When I think about it now, I’m suddenly all embarrassed! Yuzuru, please pretend you didn’t hear that! sfx- Ohmygod Eh? Don’t wanna. hw- Ahaha Futaba and Yuzuru - The end. ###under panel —74 -1 A few days later… Ahaha Ahaha -2 Ah, Raika-san! Haven’t seen you for a while! Ah, right. Didn’t see you at the sports tournament. hw- Good morning to you both. hw- Morning! I had to go overseas for a brief moment due my father’s work. hw- Hohoho -3 Ah… Right… sfx- Rummage Rummage -4 I picked this up at the summer event. It has to belong to one of you two. —75 -1 Huh? Raika-chan! Haven’t seen you in a while! hw- Morning! Good morning to you. -2 Raika-san… Thank you! This is the one Futaba made for me… Wha… well, of course… She made it for you?! sfx- Clasp Clasp Wow! You’re amazing! I can’t believe you found this, Raika-san! Whaa? Whaaa?! —76 -1 I’m Ninomiya Futaba. Nice to meet you. Ninomiya Futaba ###board Ninomiya Futaba… She transferred into my class today. -2 She seems unfazed. I guess that she’s used to moving around. Do her parents get transferred a lot? Must be tough to get transferred during high school. -3 That’s what I thought. I just figured she’s used to getting transferred. Well, I just decided to watch from the wings. -4 She seems used to it, and I’m sure she knows how to make friends… But it was actually opposite from what I assumed… —77 -1 Lunch time. sfx- Chomp Chomp Chomp -2 Moving to another classroom. sfx- Trot Trot Trot Trot -3 After school sfx- Trot Trot Trot -4 It’s been two weeks and she’s still by herself? sfx- All alone She gives this vibe that she’s totally ok with being alone, and it’s making it hard to approach her! If she keeps it up, she’ll get a rep as “the girl who’s ok with being alone”. -5 Wait a sec… —78 -1 hw- When an event and a test overlap, it order to not stress out, she studies hard during the school day. This girl is totally ok with being alone! -2 It’s just she’s really got her stuff together. Well… As long as she’s ok with it. But I wonder if if I think that because she just transferred in. -3 But… -5 If she’s given up on making friends because all she does is transfer away… Yeah, that would suck. Should I… reach out to her? —79 -1 If I make friends with a transfer student. Aren’t you giving her special treatment? Isn’t that gonna be a pain? Now do I have to make friends with each and every transfer student? -2 Ah, c’mon, me… Stop thinking about BS stuff again. -4 So what now? What excuse do I use to go talk to her? Hm? —80 -1 A Rafurakko stuffed animal? sfx- Rafu! -2 sfx- So cute! What is that? Did they even have merch for that? But I guess Ninomiya-san like Rafurakko! -3 That… Is that Rafurakko? episode.0 The end ###below panel Afterward For those that don’t know me, I’m Neji. The story about a prince-type character I uploaded to Twitter (and Pixiv) became a series, and has been collected into this last volume. I managed to finish it at long last! I was planned to be a short story, but geez, it got long! But I’m really glad I was able to add to it until it hit the end I planned for it. Honestly, it was supposed to be about Yuzuru’s growth?, but I decided not to write in that direction and it got left out. Well, at the end I snuck in a little (I love episode.0!). In my own way ,I think I’ve learned how to write school girl stories, but what do you think? For this stories, I did want to focus on drawing cool “Prince-type” scenes, but the theme slowly shifted to both of their feelings. I think I managed it a bit in volume one, but yeah, getting the story and the compatibility between the two right is difficult! Since this volume ended up focusing on the growth of Futaba’s feelings, it did feels like some of the things in the first volume got left behind. I have a lot more learning to do, I guess. As far as results go, this was good practice for me in negotiating the progress of the main story. But this is just the author talking to myself! Thanks to everyone for reading, and I would be so happy if you enjoyed it even a little. Ok, see you later! Neji —82 -1 Futaba and Yuzuru A story about becoming friends with a prince-type girl Author: Neji