I Didn’t Know by Oka Paya TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by — for example, page one is: —1 ### Panel numbers indicated by - for example, panel one is: -1 ### 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. —551 -1 I Didn’t Know Hey! Congratulations! Since it was you, I knew you’d get in, Takagi! Thank you very much. But, uh… You ok with it? Oka Paya First appearance in this magazine! -2 Y’know… You’re old friends with Nogami, right? Aren’t you worried about getting parted? Did Sae say something…? I had intended to hold your hand the whole time. ###bottom of panel —542 -1 Nogami’s going to a school in Tokyo, right? See? sfx- Tap Tap Wha? -2 She’s going to commute from her Aunt and Uncle’s place. I had no idea. It’s gonna be rough on her. -4 sfx- Gdunk Gdunk -5 “Let’s go to the same high school”. That’s what you said… —543 -1 Congratulations ###stamp I heard from Sensei sfx- Tap Tap -2 sfx- Taprrrrr I -3 Crap. What do I even say? -4 If she got into that private school on recommendation, does that mean she failed to get one for the prefecture high? Or was she not interested in that one to begin with? In any case, she lied to me… -5 After she got her recommendation, she left me alone so I could focus on my studies… So she said… But what was the real reason she backed off talking with me? -6 Hey -7 Nagi-chan. Nagi-chan! —544 -1 I’d be so pumped if we could go to the same high school. -3 I was thinking the same thing! Let’s get in together! Ehehe Yay! —545 -1 If we’re in the same high school, every day’s gonna be fun! Shit yeah! -2 Right? -3 Vvvvmmmmmm -4 Beep -6 Huh? —546 -1 Sae…? -3 Nagi-chan. -4 It’s been a while. Congrats on passing. -5 Eh? Ah… Thanks… But, uh no, that’s not what… I know. Wanna walk for a bit? —547 -4 Y’know, we… Hm? -5 We’ve always been together so far, right? -6 …yeah. True. —548 -1 Remember back in kinder-garden? Sure. -2 You always had that rabbit stuffy, Sae. Wha? If you’re gonna dig that up, Then you always… -3 You always mixed up your right and left shoes in 1st grade. Ah, yeah I did, huh. Takagi ###on both shoes -4 And for the entrance ceremony for Middle School, you forgot the broach we were both supposed to wear together. Ah! I really am sorry about that one! Middle School Entrance Ceremony ###banner on right Middle School ###sign on gate —549 -1 I’ve always been at your side, Nagi. It’s been fun. -2 It’s been something I take for granted. Back then. Now, too. -3 I always thought it’d be this way. You thought…? ###bold or italicize “thought” sfx- Pause -4 What’s with that? You’re the one using the past tense, Sae. ###bold or italicize “You’re” —551 -1 I heard from the teacher. About your plans… —551 -1 Yeah. Sorry for not telling you. sfx- Ehe -2 When it came time to figure out where to go, I was thinking about all sorts of things. But yeah, I ended up changing schools. -3 I’ve been lying to you for a while now. sfx- Grasp -4 So, why? —552 -1 Yeah, I wonder why? -2 Hah —553 -2 I love you, Nagi. —554 -1 I love you so much it hurts. I’ve always, always loved you. -2 But… No, so that’s why… —555 -1 I realized I can’t be with you any longer. -2 ‘Cause I know you’ll never fall in love with me. I know that clearer than anyone in the whole wide world. So, that’s why… —556 -1 Please just hate me. —557 -1 Nogami Sae Sae, there’s no way I’d hate you. Can you just tell me what you mean? Can we meet up to talk one more time? I’m waiting for an answer. If it’s about ###cut off She’s not answering… -2 Today Sae’s moving. -3 I don’t get it at all. Sigh -3 Even if she says she loves me, I don’t really get it. So how can I answer her? I’m lost… ###handwritten -4 But… -5 If Sae goes off somewhere far… And we can’t meet for a while… Does that mean all the things we’ve done together are… —558 -1 Shhrrk -2 No, I’d hate that. -3 Delivery ###truck -4 Hey Sae, this is too unilateral. sfx- Thumpa -5 It’s too sudden. I just don’t get it at all. Stop ###on pavement —559 -1 But… sfx- Thumpa Thumpa -2 Sae! Wait! sfx- Skrtch -2 Nagi-chan!? sfx- Huff Huff -3 Sae! You’re… Such an idiot! -4 Geez! I got so much I wanna say! But lemme just say this! —560 -1 Please. Be happy. -2 Slam -3 Ah, for my feelings… sfx- Vrrmmm -4 To be in such a mess…