Futaba and Yuzuru 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 Ne Ji ### circles I became friends with a prince-type girl ###vertical Futaba and Yutsuru —03 -1 Yagura Yuzuru She’s a girl in in my class everyone calls “The Prince”. -2 I just transferred in, so I don’t really know much, but… It seems all the girls acknowledge her as the most popular in the class. -3 Well, dropping that for the moment… sfx- Shhf Ladies Handicraft Fair -4 sfx- Clamor Clamor Clamor Clamor What do we have next? We gotta go to the music room. As soon as school gets out, I’m going right home, and… —04 -1 Ah -2 That… Is that Rafurakko? -3 The Prince?! hw- Whaaaa? -4 Um… uh… Th-this? Yeah, it is… -5 Wow, it has merch? sfx- Boin Boin No, not merch, but… —05 -1 I made it. My hobby is to make plushies and stuff. Wha? -2 You… made it? You sound like you’ve never heard of that… -3 But I never would have imagined, Yagura-san That you would be into this guy. -4 Mm… It’s pretty cute. I like it. —06 -1 No, you’re the cute one! If we don’t get going, we’ll be late. -2 If you want, Yagura-san, I’ll make you one. Seriously? hw- That would rock -3 But, listen… -4 Ninomiya-san, just call me Yuzuru, —07 -1 Ding dong Dang Dong (the chime) So fast! Crap! sfx- Dash Yagura-san can turn on the jets. —08 -1 Ninomiya-san, just call me Yuzuru, —09 -2 Ding dong Dang Dong -3 Yaaawn… -4 Ah, Yagu… Uh, Yuzuru-sa… Yuzuru, a senpai is calling you. Nn. Thanks. Sfx- Clank —10 -5 Yu… —11 -1 zu…ru…san… sfx- Wheeze Wheeze -2 You can just call me Futaba, okay? -3 And I made this yesterday. The Rafurakko for you. -4 sfx- Plop Eh? Eh? Already?! That was fast! —12 -1 …it’s cute. sfx- Whew I’m glad you like it. -2 Thank you Futaba. -3 And she’s already dropped the “-san”? sfx- Whooooaaa —13 -1 She put it on her bag. sfx- Tromp Tromp —14 -1 The plushies in Futaba’s room. On her desk ###bear on right She has both ones she bought and the ones she made. Cushions ###lower right On her shelf -3 I stubbed my toe and banged my head… —15 -2 Yuzuru did you have that before? What is it? You don’t know about Rafurakko? -3 The 5 minute anime that’s on in the afternoons? Yeah. Wha? I don’t know that one! -4 It’s something like you’d see on some grade school kid’s notebook. Ahaha I feel you. -5 No… It’s the next regional mascot to be promoted on “Vivant”. ### Vivant is a TV show Ah, thanks for the recap. —16 -1 Ninomiya-san has that on her bag, too, right? Yup. -2 Futaba made it for me. So I match with Futaba. -3 Futaba? The transfer student? Matching? With Yuzuru? Seriously? -4 Thumpa Thumpa Thumpa —17 -1 You’re matching with Yuzuru? ### letters across top You made this, Ninomiya-san? Really? Can you make one for me? hw- I want one! Ahhh…. ###Futaba Um…. ###Futaba I want you to make one for me too! hw- She really has the same one! M-me too! That’s so cool! sfx- Whoosh ###big sfx -2 Eh… Eh…? One… two… three… four… If I use the remnants, and then… Th-th-that’s… -3 Hey now. It’d be a pain to make that many. sfx- Chop —18 -1 This edition is limited to just Futaba and me. Sorry, no orders. Whaa? Whyyy? So mean?! -3 Ah, um… Yuzuru-san, if I give it my all, I can do it… hw- I mean, they want it, after all… hw- Shoot. -4 You’re not in business… and there’s the material cost, so… It’s fine. All good. —19 -1 And yeah, I haven’t done anything to pay you back. I’ll treat you to some cake or something. Huh? You don’t have to… hw- I just made in on my own, so… It’s fine. All good. -2 Um… Ninomiya-san…? -3 If it’s ok with you… Could you teach me how to make one? -4 I’m not that great, but… My hobby is sewing! —20 -1 Nngh… -2 That little brat… Getting all chummy with my Prince? Who does she think she is? This is unforgivable! sfx- Grit sfx- Puuull… -3 I feel a disturbance in the force… —21 -1 Shaaaaa -3 I forgot my umbrella. -4 What are you spacing out for? —22 -1 Thank you, Yuzuru-san. -2 Mm. But, um… so no club because of the rain? -3 Huh? I’m not in a club. Wha? -4 You seem so good at sports! I was sure you were the ace for one of the sports clubs. hw- I just assumed that… Haha Yeah, I get that a lot. -5 I get called to help out a lot. With the soccer club, the basketball club and stuff. But it’s my way to not join for real. I see… -23 -2 But when you play in a game, let me know, ok? I’ll come cheer you on. Nn? ‘Kay. -4 It’s about time for me to hold the umbrella, ok? Eh? But… -5 Height Difference —24 -1 …ok, we’ll take turns. -3 Your arm’s shaking. You don’t have to force yourself. Nnnngh… Get the right person for the job. —25 -1 Ah, this is my house. -2 Ooooh. hw- It’s big. Thanks for sharing your umbrella. -3 hw- Ah, right Yuzuru-san, which way is your house? Is it pretty close? -4 Actually, it’s in the opposite direction. Whaaa?! -5 It’s the same way for the first part, though. hw- But we’ve been walking a while! Y-you should have said something! Why did you… —26 -1 I just felt like walking with you, Futaba. See you. -2 So… So handsome… —27 -1 Yuzuru-san When are you free this Sunday? sfx- Bwoop Do you want to go get cake like I mentioned? Eh? Is it really ok? sfx- Bing Bing Woo-hoo ###stamp -2 sfx- Bwoop Bwoop Ok, how about meeting at the station at 2? You bet! ###stamp sfx- Bing See ya! Bow Bow ###stamp -3 Mmm… And so, on Sunday… —28 -1 I’m going to meet Yuzuru-san outside of school tomorrow… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump I’m super nervous for some reason! -2 Whoa And it’s already this late! -3 hw- Alright already This and… this… it’ll have to do! sfx- Rummage Rummage sfx- Fling Fling —29 -1 Yuzuru-saaan! -2 Sorry, I’m a bit late… sfx- Huff Huff It’s fine. All good. -3 Your outfit… Is it weird or something? I’m don’t keep up with fashion or anything… -4 No… It’s cute, just as I’d expect. It’s fresh. —30 -1 Y-Yuzuru-san you’ve got this boyish vibe and you look totally cool! I just choose clothes that are easy to move in… -2 I bet you’d totally rock a suit. I’m not all that great with neckties. They’re constricting. -3 Well, I’m not wearing a suit today… -4 But I’ll do my best to properly escort you, ok? -5 Where the heck did she learn lines like that?! —31 While waiting… So handsome…! —32 -1 This cafe. Whoa! Looks fancy! Makes me a bit nervous… -2 Wha? Oh hey, it’s Yuzuru! sfx- Ding a ling Huh, you brought a friend? sfx- Wipe Wipe It’s my sister’s place. sfx- Older sister ###block kanji sfx- Whud -4 So you have sister, Yuzuru-san… I’m Ayumi. hw- Nice to meet you. Yeah. She’s the eldest. There’s one more in-between us, and a younger one. 1 Ayumi 2 3 Yuzuru 4 There’s four of you?! —33 -1 What do you want to order? We have a specialty dessert menu hw- You’re a cutie! What’s your name? hw- It’s Ninomiya Futaba Um… Well… Yuzuru said she’d treat me to some cake today, so… Um… um… Really? -2 Yuzuru, just because it’s my cafe… Don’t think you can come and freeload off of me, ok? sfx- Point Just don’t. I don’t provide that service. -3 No… It’s just that honestly, I think your cake is the best in the area, Ayumi. —34 -1 Oh my goodness! You know what to say to make big sis happy! You’re a cutie too! sfx- Geez! You are such a natural lady killer! sfx- Whap whap sfx- Slop Splish -2 I’m going to the restroom. Ah, hurry up and decide! I’ll take my usual. sfx- Drip -3 I’m sorry to raise such a fuss. I just got excited… It’s ok. It’s like I’m seeing a candid video of Yuzuru… -4 But, this is unusual, you know. -5 I mean, it’s the first time Yuzuru’s brought anyone to the cafe. —35 -1 Eh…? It’s true. She’ll come by herself, but… Even though she has so many friends. -2 I told her she could bring her friends here. But she just never has. -3 So that’s why I’ll give you a nice treat today! hw- I’ll load you up with whipped cream What are you talking about? Are you some old lady? -4 I said I’d give you a treat! Isn’t it your way not to do that? It’s fine for today! sfx- Clink —36 -1 Thank you very much! Come back sometime! -2 It’s the first time Yuzuru has brought anyone to the cafe. sfx- Click Brain currently processing sfx- Clack I’m a bit sleepy… -3 I don’t really get it but, isn’t Yuzuru giving me a little bit of special treatment here? I’m gonna get a bit of a superiority complex… Ah… am I that petty of a woman? sfx- Fret Fret sfx- Yaaawn -4 But, it’s nice to have a friend. —37 -1 Hey, What do want to do next? We can call it here if you want… -2 Ah! Right! hw- Call it here… I want to do a bit of shopping before I go home. -3 Shopping -4 Yaotome Craft Store —38 -1 Like a small animal… sfx- Chompf Chompf Chompf —39 -1 So many choices… Whoa… Cool. -3 This one’s cute! Ah, but this one just came in, I guess? sfx- Excited -4 Oh, this one’s nice to the touch… —40 -1 You seem to be having a good time, Futaba. Wah! Ah! S-s-sorry! I got lost in my own thing! It’s fine. All good. hw- You’re even keeping me company -2 What are you going to use this for? Are you going to make something like Furarakko again? hw- Ah, it’s fluffy -3 This? There’s an upcoming doujin event… sfx- Fidget And I want to have a vendor booth there, so it’s for that. -4 Doujin…? Event…? Vendor? hw- I haven’t heard these terms Um… Um… For doujin characters… I’ll open a store… and sell various things. Like that? Hmm -5 That’s… Pretty cool. —41 -1 This place is nice, but it’s a bit expensive. My allowance is tight this month. -2 I could lend you some, if it’s just a little. No! No! It’s ok! You just treated me to cake, after all… I’d feel bad, if… -3 Well then, next time you treat me to something, Futaba. Ahaha, Then we’d just get in a loop of treating each other. -4 sfx- Bam ###at top Ohohoho! sfx- Roll Roll Oh, you poor common people! I can’t stand seeing this! sfx- Roll -6 Stamp —42 -1 sfx- Oh ho ho ho! ### across top To think you’d try to borrow money from my prince! I, Shishitou Raiko, won’t forgive that for as long as I shall live! Right, Prince Yuzuru?! -2 Ah… -3 Who are you again? —43 -1 sfx- Shake Shake My Prince… Please stop with with the jokes… You gallantly saved me from an evil-doer, don’t you remember? -2 Hmm Nn…? Did you do something heroic like that?! -3 I’ll never forget it… It was when the cherry blossoms were falling… Sfx- Flashback… -4 I happened to be having a leisurely lunch. I can hardly eat in the same place as commoners… —44 -1 Brrrrr Beep Yes… Yes… -2 Young miss, I will have to leave you unattended for a moment. Very well. -3 Father is such a worry wart after all. Being in the 2nd grade of high school, I hardly need bodyguards… -4 Plop -5 
Wiggle —45 -3 S-someone… help me… Um… -4 Uh… What’s the matter? -5 Ah, a bug. —46 -1 Whish -3 Oh, where’s this branch lead to? sfx- Wiggle Wiggle -4 There. sfx- Flick -5 Cherry trees tend to have fuzzy catapillars. Ah, You’ve got some food around your mouth. —47 -1 See you. sfx- Tromp Tromp hw- Young misssss! Are you alright? -2 hw- Oh, yeah hw- that happened Evil-doer…? hw- C’mon You’re being rude -3 The Prince’s valiant figure Was seared into my brain that day! -4 So why are you with my Prince? Whyyy? On a weekend?! You just transferred in! I haven’t even spent time alone with the Prince yet! -5 hw- True, that hw- Right? I, uh, it’s just really nice payback for the plushie. And stuff… Plushie?! sfx- Twitch —48 -1 Well, I’m a collector with unmatched taste! sfx- Hah ha! sfx- Ta-dah Whoa -2 From high class teddy bears from Germany, to handmade ones from artisans. I have them all! sfx- Ho ho ho ho ho -3 Fubata, you really like this kinda thing, right? Ah… -4 I made this one! —49 -1 …what? -2 This Uppah-san… I made this a while ago. —50 -1 Wow Clap Clap Clap -2 Uppah-san Uppah-san’s trademark is it’s straw hat. The one Futaba made. -3 Their date outfits Trying to be adult It’s important to be able to move freely -4 Early Drafts ###title Yer smol Eha ha ha ha ha Sleepy… Like a little lamb Prince-type —51 -1 Yagura Yuzuru From her appearance to her personality, the way she speaks, her image and her presentation, she gets called “Prince” by some - but not by others. She finds getting called Prince is annoying and couldn’t care less about it. She has a lot of friends and is easy going. She doesn’t like annoying things, but is pretty nice. Became close with Futaba by chance. Third out of four sisters. She’s good at sports, but hasn’t formally joined any sports clubs. Ninomiya Futaba Due to her parent’s jobs, she has moved around since she was young. She transferred to her current high school as a 2nd grader. Her hobby is crafts, and she produces plushies by herself. She goes to events where she sells them, it seems. Became close with Yuzuru by chance. She’s an only child, and there is a maid at home. She’s short, has unruly hair, and is bad at sports. -2 Afterward For those that don’t know me, I’m Neji. I uploaded a story about a prince-type character to Twitter (and Pixiv) and those stories have been collected into this volume. I started this because I didn’t have much experience with this kind of story. At the beginning I thought I’d finish this up within four pages. Before I knew it, I ended up with this page count… In doujinshi fashion, the end is a little abrupt, and actually I planned to end this at one volume. But this has become part one! So if everything goes smoothly, I think I’ll be able to draw the continuation. If you’d like, please follow along! Okay, see you! Neji —52 -1 Futaba and Yuzuru A story about becoming friends with a prince-type girl Author: Neji