Octave Vol 1 by Akiyama Haru 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 text. ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### This TL indexes on file number in case the page numbers don’t match. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —01 (cover) -1 Octave Akiyama Haru Miyashita Yukino is a girl who didn’t make it as an idol. Her past has given her both an inquisitive eye and a wounded heart, which makes her put an end to her high school days. She wants to be seen as her own woman. She wants to be desired by someone. Desiring that, her isolated days continue until Iwai Setsuko, working as a musician, appears before Yukino. And the two of them get closer, touch each other, and fall in love. —02 (inside cover) -1 Octave Akiyama Haru —01 Even since I was a kid, I was glued to the screen. -2 I wonder just when the moment was that I decided I wanted to be on the other side of the screen. That I wanted to become an idol. —02 -1 480 yen, please. Debut Magazine ###small letters Everything to know about how to ace your audition ###at bottom of magazine -2 Here’s your change… -3 I snuck over to the next town to by an audition magazine. —03 -1 If I’m able to get on Music Studio, I bet everyone’s gonna be surprised! -2 Chapter 1 My Dream -3 And in fact I became an idol —04 -2 sfx- Flash Flash Aaaah That’s good. Perfect. Looking cute. -3 Hold it there and look at me! sfx- Flash Just like that. —05 -1 sfx- Flash Flash Ok, next give me an expression where you’re just a bit surprised. -2 Thump bump clatter —06 -2 I’m sorry… -3 My name is Miyashita Yukino. I’m eighteen and a half. I’m a former idol. ###bold and italicize “former” -4 I debuted back when I was fifteen. And I’m ashamed to say, we didn’t sell at all. —07 -1 After we broke up, I went back to the country. She’sN Metronome Love And after dealing with all sorts of stuff, It didn’t even take a year before I quit high school. -2 I said I’ll do anything, bring tea, whatever. I went and begged my former manager. -3 So you’re learning to be a manager? Why not go back to being a talent? No, no. I’m over that. —08 -1 Whaa? You’re cute, you know. -2 You want me to introduce you to an editor? -3 C’mon, give me a break. -4 This guy… He doesn’t even realize it himself. But his gaze has wandered. -5 he’s been staring at my boobs for a while now. -6 Men. Why do they do this shit? —08 -2 Ah, that one! sfx- Twitch -3 The restaurant’s in that building there. Hmm? -5 “See? That one!” -10 -1 Which one? By the window. The one reading her textbook. Ah… -2 So what was it? “Shes’N”? Not like I’d know. -3 So get this, dude she totally bombed out and came crawling back. —11 -2 Hey, hey! Miyashita-san! What’s the entertainment world really like…? -3 They fussed over me for a brief moment sfx- Click -4 Ok, we’re gonna go for our next number “Metronome Love!” —12 -5 That video’s kinda redonkulous. Ah, they’re trying their best. —13 -1 So she really was an idol. A washout idol. The metronome never stooops Yukino’s kinda cute. sfx- Gyahaha -2 Yeah, she’s cute and all, but… -3 But don’t you think that’s embarrassing? I mean, in that world The guys all come on to you and stuff, right? Yeah, but… —14 -1 She went has had pictures taken wearing that skimpy bathing suit, right? Totally. I wouldn’t be able to stand doing that. -2 I bet she was spreading her legs all over Tokyo. -3 You nailed it! The entertainment industry’s sleazy. They’re all sluts. -4 I know I said let’s go out, but, look… I mean we can hang or do test prep or something. —15 -1 She was always like that since grade school. She’d flash her thighs while pretending to fix her skirt. Whoa! My big brother saw her kissing some dude behind the shrine. Did she really come out of that love hotel over by the highway with Matsuyama-sensei? -2 Don’t tell anyone but… My mom said she probably come back after getting pregnant… -3 Friends? I don’t have friends anymore. sfx- Vrrr Vrrr —16 -1 From: Mika-chan Subject: It’s been a while! Doing ok? Long time no hear, huh? Soz! Well, it’s been almost a year -2 Well, it’s been almost a year since we broke up. -3 Ai-chan is laid back as usual. Nao-chan is goin’ hard at dance school. -4 As for me, I’m working hard to debut again. -5 Are you having a good time, Yuki-chan? Ah, have you nailed a boyfriend yet? Kya! —17 -3 Chk -4 Chk chk -5 Chk Chk Chk Chk ###repeat -6 Wowz! It’s been forever, Mika-chan! I’m doing totally great! -7 A boyfriend? I’m too busy hanging with my friends to bother getting one As if (lol) —18 -3 Clack -4 Boyfriend, huh…? —19 -1 Ah… -2 It’s from my mom… Back there -3 It’s still just a bit cold. -4 You don’t have to worry. It’s not like I have the money to get in trouble. -5 dont’ be going to those kind of places. Not even a little! I know there are places in Tokyo that stay open all night, so… —20 -1 Gimme a break. I can’t even afford to buy even one lipstick. -3 Seriously… I totally want some rich good looking boyfriend… -4 Well, whether I like it or not, as a third year, I have to retire. So I’m giving all I’ve got for the summer tournament. -5 Right now I live and breath badminton. Totally! “Right now”? —21 -1 You always live and breathe badminton, Kamo-chan! You think? -2 Well then, it’s one and a half times that! Kamoda-san - I mean Kamo-chan - was from the class next door. -3 She was the only girl to hang with me. My precious friend. -4 If that’s the case, then I’m worried about what happens when the tournament’s over. -5 Don’t burn out too, ok? “Too”? —22 -1 So you quit school because you burned out, Miya? -2 Wha? No, it wasn’t like that. But it’s not like you were burnt out, y’know? -3 Back then, sparks were flying when you came back to life, right? -4 “Back then”… you mean…? I mean what happened at the end of our second year! -6 Can you just forget… I mean, you kept your cool right up till then end when you lost it! Kamo-chan! —23 -1 Come oooon… Can we just drop that already? -2 Why? You were so cool! Like Iwashita Shima! I’m taking this one to my grave! Your grave? -3 Yup. I don’t plan to tell my kids or grandkids either. Your grandkids? Pretty big talk for a virgin. -5 Gimme a break. You’re a virgin too. ###make “virgin” in smaller text Bwahaha! -6 “Yeah, it did hurt at first, but…” —24 -1 He started to… figure out how to do some… nice things… -2 And then… before I knew it, I went all… melty and started to be able to come… -3 Nice things? What kind of things? Hey! Yuki-chan, you look kinda intense “Melty”? -4 Geez! I’m done! Whaa? Mika-chaaan! -5 Hey. Mika-chan. Tell me. Aahhh —25 -1 If someone else did this… I bet it’d feel real good. -3 Like more than ten times better than doing it by myself. -4 “You were so cool!” -5 Who was Iwashita Shima again? No, it’s just that… -6 I don’t want to remember it, okay? -7 I must have jerked off at least 50 times to that image of her in the swimsuit. —26 -1 Heh heh Now that’s an accomplishment, huh? ###bold and italicize “that’s” Hey, keep it down! She’s gonna hear you! hw- haha -2 Clank —27 -1 I hope you jerk it till you tear it off, you dickhead! -2 Haah Haah -3 Huff —28 -1 That asshole… I wonder what kind of pose he had me in while beating off. -2 Flushhhh Gurgle -3 Aaaah, crap. I stained my panties a little. sfx- Wipe Wipe Crap. -4 My laundry’s starting to pile up. —29 -1 Snicker sfx- Jolt -2 Are you serious? It’s true, I’m telling you! -3 How long am I going to be reacting like this? I mean, this is Tokyo. C’mon already! -4 It’s ok. Nobody knows me here. No one knows anything about me. -5 Excuse me, miss? You were on TV, right? —30 -4 Miss? Wha? -5 Just wait a minute… -6 What did he just say…? —31 -1 Smak -2 You always think telling someone they’re cute is a compliment, but you just come across a creeper. -3 And when a woman is doing her laundry she doesn’t want guys coming up to her, ok? Why? -4 Give it some thought! You’re the manager here! sfx- Smek —32 -1 Shhf -2 I’m really sorry for my little brother here. -3 Ah… No… -4 I’ll really make sure he gets it, so… No, it’s ok, really. But her reaction says I nailed it, right? -5 You were on TV, right? Like my sister here. —33 -1 I just told you that… ###bold and italicize “just” -2 So you were on TV too? -4 Well… That was a while ago. -5 Whoa! Me too! —34 -1 Ah… My name is Miyashita Yukino. I just moved to Tokyo a month ago. Ah… -2 I mean I moved back to Tokyo. It’s a bit of a complicated story. I’m Iwai Setsuko. -3 It’s nice to meet you Miyashita Yukino-san. —35 -5 I can still feel her hand. —36 -1 It was so soft… so warm… Ah… It’s been a while since I’ve touched someone’s skin. -2 Iwai Setsuko-san… She was pretty… She’s probably got a boyfriend, I guess. -4 I wonder if I slept with someone would I look forward to breakfast and stuff? Chapter 1 The End —37 -1 Chapter 2 The two of them —38 -1 Well… That was a while ago. -1 Her name was Iwai Setsuko. She’s 22 years old. She’s so tall and pretty. Fennel? -2 Yup! “Fennel”. They were a group! —39 -2 When I searched online, I was surprised about how much info there was! Iwai-san was in charge of composing the songs. Comments said she was one of those people who have real talent. —40 -1 Hmm? So three years ago they released three singles and an album. and like they were on local TV and Cable sometimes? -2 So she’s running a coin laundry now? -3 Seems kinda like you, Miya. -4 Yeah, right?! —41 -1 Good morning. -2 Good morning. You seem like you’re in a good mood. -4 You haven’t become friends yet? What the heck are you doing, Miya? -6 Go make it happen, girl! —42 -1 I mean, think about it for a sec… In big, wide Tokyo, it’s crazy to meet someone with the same story, right? -2 It’s fate! Fate! -3 Kamo-chan sure gets fired up over stuff. -5 But… If it’s Iwai-san… —43 -1 She might be able to understand what I’ve been though. Coin Laundry Iwai ###awning Ah, you were here before. -2 Um… You’re the idol Yukino-chan. -4 I’m just a manager in training right now though. Gotcha. I’m just making the rounds here. —44 -1 And we have a lost item right of the bat. He’s not even listening… -2 He’s in a muscle T shirt again… And he’s wearing sunglasses this late at night? -3 Ah, I can see his armpit hair. Guys sure have it easy. Ah! -4 Yukino-chan, do you often leave a comment? -5 Huh? This? No, I just happened to pick it up. Whaat? You’re kidding. -6 Laundry Land Laundry Note Vol. 10 This is our laundry notebook. Please write any thoughts about our laundromat, short notes, how you are doing today, etc… Feel free to write anything you’d like. Coin Laundry Iwai —45 -1 I think a suggestion box is kinda useless. -2 I wanted something more inter-active. sfx- Flip -2 4/25 Announcement! Today is April 25th I’m gonna get laid Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy Pussy April 23th Today I’m really listless. The sound from the washing machines are crying and it’s making me sad …maybe… Kazumi …one should fuck off and die Moron Moron Moron -3 Hey, Yukino-chan… Don’t you think a coin laundry fosters a feeling of superiority? -4 Huh? Like “I placed this washer here just for you.” “Why don’t you just do your laundry here?” kinda feel? —46 -1 I know historically, a laundromat is a service industry. But it’s unsatisfactory, like being in an empty pool or something, yeah? Like, the atmosphere is cold, or distant. Right? -3 So a coin laundry Should be a place that gets your blood pumping, right? -4 I mean, clothes are super important, yeah? sfx- Whssha Whssha Whssha It’s a symbol of civilization, yeah? —47 -1 It’s a place where you come to perform purification, right? …sure… So in a way, it’s an energy spot, right? -2 Well, that’s the assignment Coin Laundry Iwai has for the future. …you think I’ll take you seriously when you lecture me in a wife beater? -3 Yeaaah, he’s an oddball. -4 Ah. Yukino-chan, check this out! Ogura Ayumi New DVD tomorrow Promotional Event in Nishi Maruya —48 -1 This dress is cute, don’t cha think? It’ll be my first outfit for today’s photo shoot. -3 Yeah, It’s super cute. It looks great on you. What was with that pause? My legs got fat, huh? Ogura Ayumi ###banner -4 Flash Flash Flash —49 -4 Flash Flash Flash Flash -5 Flash Flash —50 -1 “I mean, clothes are super important, yeah?” -2 Sigh Since I moved to Tokyo I haven’t bought a single piece of clothing. -3 I wear the same thing to work three days in row. Everyone’s noticed by now, I’m sure. -4 So embarrassing. Good evening, Miyashita-san. —51 -2 Ah -3 Is your bath broken or something? Just now… I was watching you shampoo your hair from behind. You looked just like a picture. —52 -1 I ended up entranced by the image in the mirror without even realizing it. -2 Shoofa Shoofa -3 Uh… So… -4 What? -5 Well… I didn’t notice, so… Oh? My bathtub’s not broken. sfx- Thumpa Thumpa —53 -1 Huh? You just asked me. Ah… Do you like Mabo-tofu? ### a spicy tofu dish -2 Wha? So do you like Mabo-tofu? -3 Hey… why do you think Miyashita wanted to be a idol? -4 Dunno. I guess she wanted to be popular with the guys? —54 -1 But that’s gonna screw up her chances at getting married instead, right? Say it, girl! sfx- Hahaha -2 You’re wrong. It wasn’t like that. -3 TV? I love it! I spend all day watching it! -4 Recently my mom recorded a cooking show over my video of Music Station. -5 Haha… Did you have a big cry over that? -6 I want to try wearing all sorts of outfits. Cute ones. Cool ones. “Hey, Yukino-chan…” —55 -1 “You’re always wearing the same clothes.” “Reiko-chan, did your parents buy a new skirt for you?” “You should bug your mom for one too.” -3 “I have, but there’s a lot of people in my family.” -4 “I just gotta deal with it.” I was used to not having anything to wear. What was even worse then that… -5 I got pointed at and teased walking to school among the rice fields. Yankee girls would ambush me at the school gate. Not having to deal with that? My life now is a hundred times better. —56 -1 In Tokyo, it’s soo nice that I’m anonymous. I can now get me a boyfriend. …get married… that would be nice. -2 That really would be so nice. —57 -1 Ah Th-thanks. sfx- Plish Plish -2 Sorry. I’ve just been going on about myself. -3 The mabo-tofu. How about having seconds? -4 Ah, thank you! It really is delicious. So Reika-chan, was it? -5 Wha? The girl who would come show off her clothing. The other girl. -6 She just couldn’t help herself, right? She totally wanted to see you drooling over her clothes. —58 -1 Haha I wasn’t drooling or anything, ok? -2 But… Yeah, I was pretty jealous. -3 She was always wearing frills and lace. She looked just like a princess. -4 I guess my eye was drawn to the things I couldn’t have. -5 She would always spin around. Showing off right in front of me. “Yuki-chin, look! Look!” -6 “My dress is so cute, right?” And every time that happened… —59 -1 I would look so much better in that. -2 That’s what you thought. Right? -3 Chomf —60 -2 Th… That’s not… But look, -3 That’s complicated. You’re saying you wanted to dress up all cute but not that you wanted to be popular because of it. -4 Jolt —61 -1 Hey, my motive are pure. The act of dressing up is for one’s own satisfaction. -2 Hmm? Really? -3 What do you mean, “really”?! -4 What about you, Iwai-san? Do you dress up to attract guys? -5 Guys don’t look at clothing at all. ###bold and italicize “at all” Guys are always… —62 -2 Eh…? Guys are always -3 Just after sex? —63 -1 So you understand everything even though you don’t have any experience. -3 But it’s true that guys only… Ah, I knew you were a virgin. -5 But… I don’t need experience to know… …that it’s true that… Wanting to be anonymous? -6 You’ve had to make yourself so small… You poor thing. —64 -1 The truth is you love it when people look at you. -2 That’s all it takes to get you wet. -3 Back at the public bath. You actually knew I was looking at you. In the reflection. —65 -1 You were so conscious of me once you noticed. -3 That’s not… That’s not…? —66 -3 Ah… She tastes like mabo-tofu. -4 Wrrr-sha Wrrr-sha —67 -1 Floomf Floomf Floomf -2 Ah… -3 Look… I… Hm? -4 If you’re worried about Mari He’s working until dawn. —68 -1 Mari? Ah, my younger brother. -2 Weird name, right? -3 It’s ok. No one’s going to interrupt us. -5 So please… relax, ok? Chapter 2 The End —69 -1 Chapter 3 Alone —70 -1 “Hey, don’t cha think that becoming an idol… is the kinda thing where you sleep your way into the job?” -2 You must be hard up, hm? How ‘bout you let me screw you once. -3 She just doesn’t have the vibe… -4 Like no talent, right? She doesn’t know her place. My place? —71 -1 I know my place, alright? Fucking leave me alone. She’s so mistaken… I’ve stopped shooting for the stars already. Such a pain. ###bold and italicize “such” -3 I’m not thinking about anything but blending in. -4 I don’t want to try anymore. In Tokyo, it’s soo nice that I’m anonymous. I can now get me a boyfriend. …get married… that would be nice. —72 -1 That really would be so nice. —73 2 Huh…? -3 What did… I do…? -4 Why? -5 What… time is it? —74 -2 Hey -3 Want to get in the bath? -4 It’s pretty small, but… Um! —75 -4 I’ve gotta get up early tomorrow! —76 -2 As your former manager, lemme give you a warning. You’re even more of a mess than back when you were an idol for us. -3 Sticking all the address labels on upside down? I can’t believe you. Get your shit together. —77 -3 I’ve got to focus. I got Morikoshi-san pissed at me again. -4 Yukino-chaaan! You gotta hear this! -5 sfx- Glomp The CEO He said if I gained two more kilos, he’d fire me! —78 -1 Don’t you think that’s so mean? -3 “Don’t pay any mind to the shit the CEO says!” -4 But it’s true. I’m always last in the popularity rankings and item sales. -5 Gimme a break! You’re the core of She’sN, okay?! —79 -3 Sniff -4 Mika-chan was… kinda… soft. I always loved touching and being touched by her. -5 It’s nice to meet you Miyashita Yukino-san. —80 -1 Her skin was… —81 -1 Unbelievably soft. And warm. Anywhere I touched… —82 -2 Flash That’s it! That’s it! Look up just a bit. -3 Try twisting a bit and look back… Mmm… That’s it! —83 -1 Ok, try getting on your knees. -2 Yeah, yeah… a bit more… -5 So, that was sex, right? -6 Then, I’m not a virgin anymore? “Don’t move” -7 Hey, See? It doesn’t hurt, right? —84 -1 “It’s all the way in.” -2 Hey, How does it feel? —85 -1 It was a dull sensation… like something was slipping inside of my belly. -2 Mm, I wonder… do I still have my hymen? Or is it gone? -3 Glance -5 How big is a penis? —86 -1 Must be about like this. -2 So like this? More? -3 Maybe more. -4 Will it fit? Well… it’s should, right? -5 Sigh —87 -1 Crap. I’m acting all weird. People are going to think I’m a freak. -2 You’re weird… -3 Ahh… -4 I’ve gone and done it now. -5 I need to tell her.. “Let’s pretend that never happened.” —88 -1 If I say that, I wonder if she’ll get mad. -2 If she get’s mad and tells everyone what’ll I do? -3 What do I do now? -4 After I finally came back to Tokyo. —89 -1 Ah, sorry! Were you asleep? Nn… It’s all good. I just wanted to hear your voice. I’m really sorry. Ok, talk to you later! -2 Mm, yeah. I don’t think I’ll be able to talk to Kamo-chan about this. -4 When I was with Mika-chan… she’d often get fired up by naughty girl talk. -5 I bet she’s working her butt off again at a different agency. It was so hard to text her, so I left it hanging hanging there… —90 -1 I’m… -2 Really… Totally alone right now. —91 -3 Mika… Chan? -4 Shiseido “Ellie Rouge” CF Song —92 -1 Seriously? You didn’t know? —93 -1 Kurusu Chisato Treasure Pro’s huge newcomer everyone’s pumped about. -2 Born in 1990 in Kanagawa prefecture. Blood type O. -3 Wha? It’s not in her profile? Like they’d bother to put in in there. They’re not gonna write about her minor league idol past -4 Well. It is pretty well known on the net. ###bold and italicize “is” There’s videos of “Sudou Mika” floating around. —94 -1 What’s with that expression? You hate that you’re in the video? You don’t want it to throw shade on her? -2 Are you stupid? Everyone’s just looking at “Kurusu Chisato”. -3 There’s no one who gives a shit about you. —95 -2 Why didn’t I notice? -3 Well, I haven’t had any time to watch TV recently. Since I can’t afford it, I don’t go to CD shops. -4 And it’s not like Mika-chan told me. Girls seem all buddy buddy on the surface but that’s how it goes with you women. —96 -1 Bedtime. -2 I’ll go home. Go to bed. Wrap myself up in my futon. -3 Wrap myself up and sleep until morning. -4 Huh? —97 -2 Ah -3 Eh? Um? -4 Um… Um… Um…! -5 Smile —98 -1 Flip -3 Writer’s block? I get that from time to time with my lyrics and songs. —99 -1 But at the end of the day, I have to work with who I am right now. -3 My first impressions of Kurusu Chisato on the TV was that she was slim. And pretty. Her makeup was perfect and she was brimming with confidence. —100 -1 There’s no one who gives a shit about you. -3 I just… don’t know what to do… —101 -1 Chapter 4 Your Back —102 -1 The laundromat by the station’s south entrance was packed. So I had no choice but to go there. ###bold and italicize “there” -2 Fawhump Fawhump -4 She might be upstairs. Well, whatever. —103 -1 It’s not like there’s any reason that I need to run from her. -3 The next time I see her I’m going to ignore the hell out of her. -4 And now, I’ll really… Huh? You’re going to see me off? -5 Well, I’ve got to go to the convenience store anyway. -6 Jolt —104 -1 Since it’s now developed to this state, the last guitar track would work. Well, it’ll have to be a synth no matter what. Ah, but a track with whammy bar would be good. -2 Klunk -3 Remaining time 1 Minute -5 Weren’t you the one who said you’d buy a Strat? -6 Asking you to do it will get me closer to what I’m imagining. You just don’t have any money, right? Have you paid off the loan on that the Martin yet? -7 Time 0 Minutes sfx- Beeeeep —105 -1 sfx- Snatch Shut your trap. I’ll pay you. -2 You’ll just make dinner again, right? So what will you make this time? -4 Setsuko? -5 Whish -6 How about mabo-tofu? —106 -1 Again? Yeah, again. -5 So she was upstairs with that guy all that time? —107 -1 Do you like mabo-tofu? -2 Was that what she was doing? While I was washing my clothes? —108 -1 Hey. Isn’t it time for you to just do porn? -2 It’s still not too late. We could do a special edition! “The former member of She’sN who was a group member with Kurusu Chisato but is now a fucking dimwit!! sfx- Ka-chk Ka-chk -3 Come on… Help the company out here… sfx- Ka-chk Ka-chk Ka-chk Ka-chk Ka-chk Who the hell makes 100 copies by mistake… —109 -1 “He said, ‘like you could make any money with that stick of a body.’ Mika, you’re just a flash in the pan.” -4 Murakoshi-san is fucked in the head. I can’t believe how he just says shit like that. -5 There’s no way I’ll ever forgive him. You girls seem to have the wrong idea. —110 -1 There are so many ready to replace you they’re rotting on the vine. Rotting! -2 The next time you go to an all you can eat cafe buffet or something, I’ll split your heads open. -3 Back then If I was with Mika-chan… -4 It was kinda strange but… No matter what happened, I was good with it. Hey, I heard the CEO talking. -5 They’re going to start breaking up She’sN. —111 -1 I see… So you’re going back home, Yuki-chan. -2 Yeah… Until I got to Tokyo, I didn’t know -3 That there were as many people in the Talent industry as stars in the sky. On that side of the TV screen, only the tiniest sliver get to hold and shine. -4 Even if… we have to go separate ways, we’ll always be friends. —112 -1 You bet! Mika-chan, you liar. But, I mean… -2 You totally can do it, Mika-chan! I know you can be an amazing artist! -3 I thought that we both were ###bold and italicize “both” “people who once had a taste of the big time and are watching it fade away”. -4 My original going to #1? I still can’t believe it. It feels like I’m dreaming or something. —113 -3 If Mika-chan did a nude shoot, I wonder how much she’d make. -5 Good morning Hey, haven’t seen you in a while! —114 -3 Coin Laundry Iwai Fresh Vegetables ###vertical signs Fresh Vegetables from Local Farms -4 What the…? -5 Bet you didn’t expect this, huh? Unbelievably cheap! Fresh Vegetables from Local Farms —115 -1 It’s the second collaboration with other businesses! sfx- Twitch -2 In addition to pursuing customer satisfaction If you don’t give up your pre-conceived ideas, you’ll never get anywhere. -3 Thump -4 I mean, our customers really seem to have a lack of vegetables in their life. Coin Laundry Iwai -6 Yukino-chan? —116 -1 Ah, yeah we hear it every now and again. and it pisses my sister off each time. -2 Do we really look that much alike? -4 …will soon arrive on track 4… That was a surprise… Hmm… So twins. Twins, huh… —117 -1 His hands were a bit rough, but… If they’re twins, their hands should be the same, shouldn’t they? -2 Her hands… -3 So pale. So slim. Her looong fingers. -4 Ah… Miyashita-san… You are so warm inside… —118 -1 That night… She was so gentle. Even though she was so gentle… -5 Mika-chan Is being adored by people throughout Japan. —119 -1 I’m not needed by anyone. -3 Miyashita-san. Are you ok? —120 -1 Miyashita-san? —121 -1 I was just napping. I’m okay. Do you… have the day off today? -3 I do. What’s it to you? -5 I see. Okay then. —122 -1 Today… I decided to quit my job. -3 It was a crappy company anyway. And the pay was super low. -4 I’ll go find some job worth doing. I mean after all… Since I came back to Tokyo, there’s no one I can rely on, so I have to… —123 -1 Iwai-san! -2 Give it back! That’s my bag! -3 That’s mine! Just what are you doing?! -4 Iwai-san! —124 -1 Call them right now. -2 Say “I wasn’t feeling good, so I couldn’t call in”. -3 Tell them “I’m terribly sorry”. “Please let me have the day off”. —125 -1 Why? Why should… You don’t even know anything… -2 You said it before, right? You don’t have anyone to rely on. -3 So you suddenly lose your cool. And if they don’t pay you your salary up through yesterday, what then? -5 Iwai-san… You really like your mabo-tofu, huh. —126 -2 You get your fill, eating mabo-tofu everyday. Selling your veggies and shit. Not knowing anything about the people you pick up in your crappy laundromat… -3 The laundromat… -4 That’s my brother’s job. I write songs. -6 A composer…? “Composer”? Well, I guess. —127 -1 That’s amazing. -2 Like hell it is. I’m poor. -3 But… You’re not in it for the money, right…? -4 Miyashita-san who composed your debut single? -5 Huh? Metronome Love? You don’t know, right? -5 That’s… my work in a nutshell. —128 -2 No, that’s… -4 Slump -5 Why…? It should be great, right? -6 Doing the thing that you love… -7 If… I had something I really wanted to do… I would be able to give it my all no matter how hard a job it was… —129 -1 What you want to do? -2 That’s… That’s something I’ll find in the future. -3 But in any case… -4 It’s got nothing to do with you, Iwai-san. -5 Why did you do those things to me that night? —130 -1 Because you were cute. -4 I saw you in the mirror And I had the hots for you. —131 -1 I wanted to touch you so bad, I couldn’t stand it. -3 Hey. Pull up your big girl panties and make that call. If you do, I’ll give you all sorts of rewards. —132 -2 Mari-san… He won’t come upstairs, will he? -3 He was just downstairs… Who knows. He might. —133 -1 What? -3 Hey Nyah..? -4 Y’know I really like you, Miyashita-san. -5 Just like back in the day —134 -1 When I got hit by stage lights for the first time The whole world went white for a second -2 I like you! -3 I like you too! I like you, Iwai-san! -4 In the recesses of my mind something burst open Chapter 4 The End —135 -1 Chapter 5 She’sN —136 -1 I like you too! I like you, Iwai-san! —137 -1 I’m on the train right now If it doesn’t mess with your work Can I swing by? -3 Sure. I’m waiting. -4 Goooood morning! —138 -1 Ah, I’ll do that! -2 Shouldn’t you take one at a time? I’m okay! -3 Hey. You haven’t been into any weird drugs or something recently, have you? -4 Drugs? Like cold medicine? Forget it. —139 -1 Does it have too much lace? But it’s cheap… -3 Ah… When should I wear them? -4 She said it was scaring the customers. Coin Laundry Iwai —140 -1 I guess my sister had a point. -2 So that’s why you stopped wearing the sunglasses? Yup. -3 Ah, my sister’s not here right now. You wanna call her? Ah, no. I just happened to be passing by. -4 It’s not like we had agreed to meet up or anything. Hey, look, Yukino-chan… —141 -1 Next time… How about including me? -3 Wha…? It’s unfair. I mean, recently… -4 While I have been playing savior of the Iwai laundromat You two have been partying together, right? -5 Ah… yeah. I mean, sure, that’s the life of the working man, but… —142 -1 Mari-san… He really does look like her. -2 But he’s got a dick, huh…? -3 Well, he’s a dude. A dude… -5 Setsuko? -6 Droopy eyes? Tall? Ah! You mean Konno Kei? Yeah, I know him. —143 -1 Iwai-san says he’s just a friend that’s she’s know for a while. -2 Ah… Does saying “just a friend” sound weird? Seems like it. -3 He works a part time job while playing in his band. I heard he want to be a pro. -4 You should take a pass on him. He’s just a poser. -5 That’s no what I… He’ll break your heart. So… -6 I… have someone I like already, so… —144 -2 Ah… I’m so dumb. But I wanted… -3 But I wanted to say it to somebody… ###bold and italicize “somebody” -4 Just… What the heck am I doing? -5 I dunno. —145 -1 I don’t know, however… I want to touch her. I want to be touched by her. -3 Nn -4 Vrrrr Vrrr -6 Iwai-san? —146 -1 Nao-chan -2 Oh my gawd! Yukino! It’s been forever! -3 Nao-chan! I haven’t talked to you in ages! -4 I’ve got the most initiative, so… I guess I’m the one who drags everyone along. —147 -1 Yukino’s a year younger, so the younger sister? Mai is the goofball. And Mika is… mmm… well… -2 Maybe like the a student council rep? -3 Hm? It’s not like I’m calling because of Mika or anything. I just wanted to see how everyone’s doing. -4 Wha? Seriously? You’re in Tokyo? Wha? So hey, let’s… Yeah! —148 -1 Let’s meet up! I want to see you! -2 “The four of us are all really close.” -4 College? Total snooze fest. It’s a pain. —149 -1 To be honest, I want to quit I guess. -2 But that’d be a waste… I mean you got in and all. -3 I think you’re amazing, Yukino. ###bold and italicize “you’re” Wha? You quit high school. And went back to work in that place. ###emphasize “that” as in original -4 That’s amazing. Just wow. sfx- Snap -5 But it’s not. Ai! Yukino! —150 -1 You two haven’t changed a bit! -3 Nao-chan, you… I’ve changed? I’ve had a bit of work done here. -4 I… see. Ah… Hm? —151 -2 So you haven’t been in touch with her either? -3 She suuucks! After she went on and on about being your BFF and all. I feel sorry for you Yukino. Mm-nn. -4 Nao-chan, I was the first to start avoiding her, so… -2 Maybe she just wants to erase the past. Her “birthplace” is now Kanagawa, right? Ahh, That made me laugh. It’s totally Yamanashi. -3 I mean “Kurusu Chisato” is totally the cool beauty type. -4 So as far as her agency is concerned, Yamanashi would be right out, don’t you think? -5 You think so? I mean, she’s “cool” right? And her fanbase is 90% female, so… —153 -1 When women go on about “I love female talents” or “I love cute girls”… God, I fucking hate that. -3 That’s just them hiding their jealousy. They’re a pack of fugly women defending against the fact that they have no self confidence. Ah, I get it. -4 Like, they don’t have the guts to compete to begin with? Bingo. That’s it. -5 Argh. It just pisses me off somehow. —154 -1 This whole Mika thing just reeks of pretentiousness. All of her success is driven by her agency. It’s all lies and deception. -2 To that point I’m gambling everything on totally exposing myself. As a performer, I don’t feel I come second to anybody. -3 Performer? -4 To tell you the truth The shoot wrapped up just last week. —155 -3 It’s going to be released in two month’s time. Schedule Release name: The Performer Vol 11 Title: Hasebe Nao 18 years old Recollection series “Sorry, Mika-chan, ‘kay?” Scenario: Huge scandal in the entertainment world! A former idol and true friend to “you know who” - barely censored! It’ll get announced in Weekly Playboy as usual, y’know? —156 -1 As a form of self promotion I think porn is a perfectly viable option. For me, at least. -2 I mean, I’m totally exposing more than 100% of myself, right? Don’t you think that’s rad? -5 Yukino, you totally seem like you want to say something. Wha? It’s fine. I can take what you got. —157 -1 I don’t have anything! It’s fine. I’m telling you I don’t! -2 I don’t but… -3 I guess there’s… penitration, right? -4 Of course! I suck the guy off too. -5 Yeah. I guess you would… Hey, hey… What about anal and stuff? -6 Ah, not that. —158 -1 All the sex acts that will be done or not are spelled out in the contract. Really? Whoooa. Ah, so then… -2 Today I’m out drinking in Shinjuku with my friends. -5 But yeah, drinking really’s not my thing yet, I guess. —159 -1 Iwai-san… -4 I want to see you. -5 And the guy, he wanted to change positions -6 and he was pumping really fast and hard until I pretended to cum. Sounds scary to be honest. Ahaha Yeah, but there’s guys like that. —160 -1 So Yukino, what about you? -2 Huh? You got a boyfriend? Or any other hot talk? -3 Ah, wait up, are you still a virgin? I met someone recently. -4 They’re four years older. And they’re amazing. —161 -1 They tease me until I can’t take it anymore… And I come multiple times before I know it. -3 They make me come over and over. -4 sfx- Vrrr Vrrr Ah, sorry. I got a text. —162 -2 Slip out and come over. -4 I want to see you too. —163 -1 Ah. You’re Setsuko’s friend? —164 -1 Huh? Did I get it wrong? No, I am, but… -2 She kicked me out because she said a friend was coming over. After I came to help her with work and all… -3 I’m… sorry about that… -4 You don’t need to apologize. And… -5 Here. I’m playing in Shimokita. mrs.water 06.25 @ shimokita station clubKUE —165 -1 Definitely come check it out. -2 When cute girls come to watch my motivation goes sky high. -3 Ah… this again. -4 I hate this. He’s not looking at my face anymore. His eyes are wandering. -5 Ah, What’s your name? -6 His eyes are doing that appraisal thing. Yukino! —166 -1 Come over here! -3 “Ah You’re Setsuko’s friend?” -4 I’m not her friend ###italicize “friend” —167 -2 Setsuko-san, you’re sweaty. -3 You too. I completely forgot -4 that until now, we’ve just been “Iwai-san” and “Miyashita-san”. —168 -1 They’re a pack of fugly women defending against the fact that they have no self confidence. -2 I feel sorry for Nao-chan. Her heart is all tattered. -3 Yukino? -5 I bet she’s never seen a woman this pretty who smells this good and who is this amazing. —169 -2 As long as I have Setsuko-san -3 I… don’t need them. -4 I don’t need Mika-chan. I don’t need friends. And men…? —170 -1 Hey, Setsuko-san… -2 Have you ever done it with a guy? Chapter 5 The End —171 -1 Chapter 6 Tears —172 -1 “Hey, Setsuko-san… Have you ever done it with a guy?” -2 What’s with The sudden question? —173 -1 It’s not… It’s just… I was just wondering. -2 I have. -4 Ah… Yeah, I guess it’s no surprise. -5 Hmm… —174 -1 Yukino… Ah… If so, I guess it is kinda suspicious. That Kei guy. ###bold and italicize “is” -2 You two are always holed up in here. You must be doing it. Ugh, that’s nasty. -3 Listen. He’s just helping me lay down guitar tracks. But! -4 Normally when a guy and a girl are alone in a room it’s weird for nothing to happen. That’s what people say, you know? Yukino! —175 -1 I’ve had sex with guys. You’re not cool with that. Right? -3 It’s… not like I hate it… It’s just… -4 Then why are you doing this stuff with me, Setsuko-san? Honestly… —176 -1 Yeah! I hate it! I really hate it! and… -2 It’s so unfair! -3 Huh? -5 Unfair? —177 -1 I see. So it’s unfair that only I know what it’s like with guys. -3 Nuh-uh. -4 I’m sorry. I’m… just confused and babbling on… —178 -1 I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Setsuko-san. -2 Don’t hate me… Please don’t hate me. -3 Yu - Ki - No —179 -1 Hey. What say we go out? —182 -1 Aaaaaah -2 It’s been a while since I gave someone a ride. I was nervous. -3 You get nervous, Setsuko-san? -4 Hey. I am human, you know. -5 I mentioned it sometime, right? That I was on local TV. Ah, Yeah. That was a disaster. —183 -1 I totally blanked on the chord progression. Even though it was lip-syncing and my audio wasn’t in the mix. -2 Girl, I was so freaked out. -3 Um, Is there a recording of… Nope! Even if there was, I’d die before showing you. -4 Whaaa? I wanna see it! Too bad, so sad. —184 -1 Fufufu I had that happen to me too. I blanked on my moves. -2 Even though I nailed it in rehearsal. -3 I was all dressed up, and the second I got on stage You must have been so cute. -4 The thought of you all decked out in your idol frills, makes me want to force you to do all sorts of sins with me, Yukino. —185 -1 Wha… what’s with the “force you” part? Well, It’s just the scenario, ok? -2 Don’t you have fantasies you masterbate to? -3 Like “my mind doesn’t want it, but my body does”? -4 Fanta… C’mon. Does Kimura Takuya show up in your fantasies? ###popular male actor Or are you the kind to make up your own? -5 In any case, everyone who’s showed up in your fantasies have all been men, right? —186 -1 Why are you crying? I’m not crying. -2 For me… I always wanted to do it with both guys and girls… -3 But… The first time I hugged a woman naked, —187 -1 Ah, Are you ok with hearing this? It’s fine. Please continue. -2 When we slept together My whole body shook. I was shocked with how good it felt. -4 To be honest I don’t hate cocks. -5 On a rational level, it wins out. It’s like it’s what love should be. ###italicize “should” —188 -1 But fuck that. They’re not sexy at all. -2 I mean, how they look? I always have to laugh. -3 It’s like, “what the fuck?” That weird shape, like it’s stuck on like some afterthought? -4 Snerk -5 Ah, Sorry, Setsuko-san… —189 -1 You just looked so serious while saying that. -3 Shhh Shhh -4 The end. That’s my sexual history. -5 Hey Please don’t take this the wrong way… I don’t want to tie you down. —190 -1 But Yukino… It’s ok for you to go try sex with a guy, ok? —191 -1 A guy…? Like who? -2 Well, of course with whoever you want to do it with. —192 -1 Is she testing me? Is she fucking with me? For a second, those thoughts raced around. -2 And… If I fall in love with him… what then? -3 Then… I’d be really heartbroken, but… —193 -1 But she’s not like that. She… She just can’t help but say what she’s thinking. -3 Yukino… Don’t cry… —194 -1 That’s why… I… haven’t been to the beach in a long time. -2 I’m just so happy I could come with someone I love. -3 Me too. I’m happy to have come with the person I love. —195 -1 Really? Really. But… -2 Me…? Someone like me? What do you like about… -3 I even like the fact that you say “someone like me”. —196 -1 It’s true, you know. -3 Yukino-chan? Your name’s Yukino-chan, right? —197 -2 Good evening. -3 Um, Why are you walking way over there? —198 -1 What? Maybe you’re worried about me? Like “what if he drags me into some dark place”? -2 It’s… It’s not like that! -3 Well, I’d love to do that, though. Hah? Now it’s just off to masterbatory practice. -4 What do you mean, practice? Like guitar? -5 That’s right. Me. Alone in my apartment. All sad and lonely. —199 -1 “Practicing all the time doesn’t make you into Super-Kon” Setsuko says shit like that all the time. -2 “Setsuko”… -3 So Setsuko-san says stuff like that. Sure does. “Play your guitar with feeling”. She’ll say embarrassing stuff like that with a straight face. -4 Well, I do want to be a pro, so… I can’t go complaining about that. -6 Hey, Setsuko-san What if… —200 -1 I thought I wanted to have sex with him? Would you say it wouldn’t bother you? -3 C’mon, Setsuko-san, that’s just mean. -5 I mean, I can’t take it. I just can’t forgive that. —201 -1 “It’s true, you know.” -3 At that moment… She sure was cute. -4 I wanted to pushed her down into the sand and bury my face into her breasts. —202 -1 I… I love her. -2 I hate the fact that those pretty fingers have touched a penis. -5 Why? Do you want it in you? Why would you feel that way? Octave ###vertical Continued in Vol 2