Sugar Meets Girl! by Akihiro 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. —03 -1 Sugar Meets Girl! ###note how the art mixes both Meat and Meet —04 -1 First Dish Second Dish Third Dish Fourth Dish Fifth Dish Sixth Dish —05 -1 Just why do sweets have to be so darn compelling? -2 Strawberry shortcake A crepe packed full of whipped cream Super fluffy pancakes The way that the flavor seems to pack in happiness that spreads the moment you put a bite in your mouth! -3 But, I can’t admit this to anyone. sfx- Stride Stride Nyahaha! Dude, chill already. sfx- Phssst -4 sfx- Stomp And that’s because… Hey, asshats… —06 -1 Who gave you permission to put up your shitty tags? sfx- Threatening -2 sfx- Menacing sfx- Death stare That’s ‘cause I come off like this! —07 -1 First Dish —08 -1 Sugar Meets Girl! —09 -1 Hah? You got something to say about it? sfx- Whish Huh? Dude! Wait! She’s…! The Sato gang’s only daughter! -2 
Bam! -3 Wha? The Sato Clan that controls this neighborhood? sfx- Whisper sfx- Whisper She’s the one who destroyed the local punks all by herself?! -4 Hyaa! sfx- Twitch sfx- Stare -5 We’re… We’re totally sorry! sfx- Yaahhh —10 -1 We knew you could do it, Kanna-san! sfx- Woohoo You sure burned those little punk’s asses! You’re totally gonna be the next boss! Gimme a break. sfx- Woot! -2 Ah, right! Here’s your usual! sfx- Whish Here’s your morning juice! Thanks. -3 But you’re so grown up because you drink your coffee black! I could never do that. ’S nothing. It’s just like water. -4 Whooaaa So cool! —11 -1 My name’s Satou Kanna. 16 years old. My parents are in the biz - they’re Yakuza. Guh. Bitter. -2 In world stuffed full of men, what gets served is meat! Fried foods! And meat! sfx- Shovel Gobble hw- If ya’s don’t eat, ya’s don’t get stronger! hw- Too much… Yus boss! -3 And sometimes I’d secretly get sweets. It rocked my world to know there was something so delicious. -4 Sweets are happiness. That was how I got my sweet tooth. —12 -1 But my surroundings… hw- Candy? You’re soft! Dad hw- There’ll be no sweets in my house! hw- The young lady is amazing! How many bowls is that? hw- She eats more than us! This image has been a pain in my ass since. -2 But it’s shaped how I’ve become. Kanna-san, you want some candy? hw- It’s strawberry milk flavored Dumbass, She doesn’t do sweets. sfx- Nyaaagh -3 Oh? Yeah! Right! Well, That’s what makes her cool. Hm? -4 The family restaurant near the school… Sweets Fair Strawberry Parfait ###sign Oh, they’re doing a sweets fair… —13 -1 Well, given who I am now… it has nothing to do with me. sfx- Ding Dong -2 sfx- Whisper Whoa, Satou-san’s cutting it close again. sfx- Clank sfx- Twitch I hear she hangs with scary kids from other schools. Kinda rare to have that kind of girl in our school. -3 I’m just out of place here… hw- And I can hear you assholes I just went to this girl’s school ‘cause it’s close to home. sfx- Worn out… -4 But, that sweets fair is pulling out all the stops. Strawberry Dessert Fair Wow, looks yummy. hw- Wonder what DX fair means… -5 Satou-san? sfx- Twitch —14 -1 This is the schedule for this week’s school mass. It would be great if you could come. -2 Ah, yeah… Thanks… -3 Wow, Class prez rocks. I know it’s her job, but to ask Satou-san? ###bold and italicize “Satou-san” sfx- Whisper Whisper -4 She’s nice to everyone. She’s so beautiful even just handing out flyers. sfx- Kya —15 -1 Mochizuki Mito. The daughter of the Mochizuki conglomerate. She’s the Student rep for the whole grade. -2 She’s nice to everyone and has both beauty and brains. hw- Ah, thank you very much sfx- Gleam Like the perfect picture of a young lady. She always seems like she’s got a halo. -3 So cute. Always so prim and proper. Like some delicate confection. -4 If I were… —16 -1 If I were a girl like the Class president, Maybe I’d be free to say that I liked sweets. -2 I mean, she’s like, made for it. Taking royal tea on the terrace. With a milk tea crepe in one hand, she’d just be like a picture. And animals would surround her, and… -3 Compared to that… Just like this. Always glaring at people. sfx- Ugh -5 Whatevs… sfx- Ding Dong —17 -1 Hmm? Those guys are running late. Different class ###banner hw- Goodbye They said we’d go home together… sfx- Vrr Vrr -2 I’m at the gate. Sorry, Kanna-san! I’m gonna be late due to makeup work Me too! Go on ahead and go home first Sorry Wha? Make up work for the two of them? -3 So that means… Today I’m by myself? Wha? So… -4 I don’t have anything after this… And I’ve got enough money… So maybe I could…? —18 -1 Maybe…? Welcome! -2 Could it be? -3 Thanks for waiting, Here’s the limited special parfait “Angel’s Kiss DX”! sfx- Whoaaaa My chance has finally arrived! sfx- Ba-bam!! —19 -1 F-finally…! How many years has it been since…? Wait… is this my first time? -2 S-so… I can eat all of this? sfx- Oh duuude! -3 The strawberries! The ice cream! -4 The marshmallows! This parfait’s got everything! -5 Th-thanks for the sweets… —20 -1 Hnnnnngh -2 OMG I’m so happy! The way the ice cream fills my mouth, the delicious flavor! I’m gonna melt just from the first bite! -3 First bite was sweet, so next is a bite of strawberry And this makes it the best! Sweet and sour! —21 -1 I could eat tons of this! sfx- Chomp Chomp -2 hw- Whoa, that’s girl’s going for it hw- She’s going to eat that by herself? sfx- Wha? -3 Crap. This is too obvious, huh? sfx- Oh shit For 2-3 people hw- I can’t have people find out I went five stations down the line so people wouldn’t see, but if someone were to see me… -4 It’ll go down like this… Wha? Kanna-san?! I can’t believe you’re so soft Friend Family ###banner Someone like that? Disgusting. School ###banner -5 I’ll treasure every bite of what’s remaining. sfx- Chompf Chompf sfx- Ding a ling —22 -1 Table for one? -2 Huh? Wha? Class prez? -3 Wh… Why is she here? sfx- Hunkering down sfx- Gotta hide! Is this close to her house? hw- This way Thank you hw- Dude, she’s hot… —23 -1 Is she here to study? So she actually’d come to a family restaurant, huh? Thanks for your order. -2 sfx- Squeeka sfx- Rooooll sfx Squeeka Hm? -3 Hm? Hmmmm? -4 Thank you for waiting. Here is your super sized MAX big man’s meat platter. sfx- Ba-ba-bam! Whaaaaaa?! —24 -1 Just what the hell? Steak and ribs and beef tongue? That’s the limited stupid huge meat plate! -2 Can the young guys in the gang even handle that? Young punks Don’t tell me she’s gonna eat that by herself…? -3 Clink -4 sfx- Steamin’ Thanks for the meal —25 -1 Chomp That’s a big bite ###bold and italicize “big” -2 Soooo goood -3 Chompa -4 Snorf -5 Chomp Shove Munch Chomp Gulp Clatter —26 -1 Whoa… She got it all down by herself… Whew… And so fast! -2 Wh-what the heck? Class prez eats like that? She alway’s bringin’ the tiniest bentos! sfx- Teeny -3 I feel I just saw something I shouldn’t have. I’ll just change seats… sfx- Thud sfx- Slip -4 Huh? —27 -1 Wha? Sa… Satou-san?! sfx- Um! Um! Uh! No, look, this is… -2 It’s not what it looks like… It’s just a one time thing… Hm? Oh? Satou-san, you have the cutest parfait! sfx- Bulleye -3 Um… It’s not like… Uh… sfx- Silence C-crap… —28 -1 This is nuts! To have the Class prez see me like this. sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -2 But on the other hand… She wouldn’t want her secret to get out either. sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -3 Looks like we’re holding each other hostage… So I guess… -4 sfx- Boom We’ll be keeping each other’s secret! sfx- Ruuumble —29 -1 Calm your ass down, Kanna! Dad always says its important to handle secrets carefully. sfx- Sweat Sweat If we tell on each other, there’s no profit to be had there… -2 Um! Hey, listen! sfx- Wham -3 Let’s make a deal, prez… You and me… —30 -1 Rib roast steak, 500 grams, with Japanese style sauce. Mixed grill with rice (large) as well. sxf- Bam hw- Whoa… hw- That’s the boss’s daughter all right Man, so hungry from coming home from club (lie). Goes straight home ###underpanel -2 The new three layer berry parfait. And the special yogurt sunday. An ojyousama! Even the way she hold the menu is cute… Royal milk tea set, please. I always have room for sweets (monotone) -3 They changed seats ###banner Yus! It’s here! sfx- Clap Hokay, let’s dig in! Yes. —31 -1 sfx- Whisper So in addition to the reason we’re here We’ll order for each other so to look “normal”. -2 That way we each can eat what we want without worry. hw- Ordering for each other - perfect camouflage! I see! So this is the deal you’re proposing… -3 I had no idea what was going on when you slammed the table. How she came across ###box Let’s… make a deal Ugh Sorry. I know I come across like that… —32 -1 Heavens forbid! What a splendid result! 500 grams! I’ve dreamed of this! I’ve always wanted to order this! -2 You just ate so much, you gonna be ok? sfx- Boom I’ll have no trouble at all. Sheeit… -3 It’s the meat’s fault for tempting me so! sfx- This irresistible volume! A meal must be satisfying! sfx- Chompf Munch Chomp -4 Hah?! —33 -1 Please pardon me! I’m getting carried away! sfx- Bluuush You… you must be so shocked… Ah, um… -2 I’ve always been like this since I was a girl. hw- You’ve got a big stomach…? I’m always having to hide it. Um… People's eye are on me, you know… —34 -1 People’s eyes… So you see… Please pardon my impropriety… -2 ’S fine, ok? -3 Actually… It makes it easier to relate to you. —35 -1 sfx- Mutter I mean, I’m the same. -2 Huh? Am I being to arrogant? Hw- Like, am I one to talk? Ah! So you see… -3 It’s not… Um… Well it’s not like it’s not… -4 Fufu Thank you. —36 -1 That makes it easier for me to relate to you, Satou-san. I never would have thought you’d like sweets. sfx- Clud Nyaaaagh sfx- Bluuush -2 Seriously! Keep it a secret, ok? ‘Cause I won’t tell anyone about you! sfx- Gaaah I get that is spoils my image! -3 I like ‘em, ok? I like sweet stuff! It’s that so bad? sfx- Blush —37 -1 Fufu. Not at all. Let’s enjoy our meal! -2 Can I order more? By all means. Here’s a menu. -3 Won't you wreck your stomach? With sweets? As if. hw- A mountain of whipped cream -4 A coffee after a meal is so wonderful. Not just black, but espresso… Milk tea ###under panel —38 -1 Dude, it’s gotten pretty late… sfx- Completely -2 sfx- Satisfied sfx- Whew I ate enough to last me my whole life. It was quite delicious. -3 It still feels like I’m in a dream. To be able to eat as much as I wanted? and with the Class prez? -4 Well, I guess this is it. I mean, it was a total accident that we met. —39 -1 Huh… Kinda sorta a bit sad about that… Satou-san… -2 Eh? Wha? What? You… are the first person… -3 sfx- Gulp Yeah? -4 That knows this about me. The people at school don’t know. My parents don’t know. —40 -1 So you’re the first person I’ve confided in. The first one to know my secret, is you, Satou-san. -2 I… I see… -3 Clasp -4 So… You’ll take responsibility for this, right? —41 -1 So how about you and I… continue our secret meals together? —42 -1 Just you and I. -2 Our little secret. —43 -1 Well then, I’ll see you at school! Huh? Hey! sfx- Whish -2 Sfx- Um Um Huh? Huh?! So that’s how -3 our secret connection started today. sfx- Wha? What? Whaaaa?! —44 -1 Himemiya Girl’s Academy, Sophomore Class 1 Number 10 Age: 16 Birthday: March 10 Height: 163cm Blood type: A B83•W56•H83 Family Composition: Lives with parents (and other members of the gang) Likes: Any kind of sweets Dislikes: The dentist Best subjects: PE, Home EC, Art Grades: Slightly above average (manages to avoid make-ups) Special abilities: Big eater (for all sweets), Any kind of fighting Hobbies: Searching out info on sweets using an alt social media account Favorite color: Pink and pastel colors What she actually wears: Black, red. The only daughter of the Satou gang. She has a complex about how fierce she looks. She has a sweet tooth, but because it runs counter to her image, she can’t indulge much. She chose her high school because it’s close to home, but another reason is that the uniform is cute. But because she’s embarrassed to wear it, she always wears a jacket over it. She’s never know defeat in a fight. —45 -1 Satou Kanna (16) has a hidden sweet tooth. She was happy to sneak into a cafe, But she was discovered by the class rep, who had a hidden appetite for meat. -2 The two of them agreed to keep each other’s secrets. Now they order for each other. Win/Win! -3 And… So how about you and I… continue our secret meals together? —48 -1 Himemiya Girl’s Academy, Sophomore Class 1 Number 25 Age: 16 Birthday: March 10 Height: 154cm Blood type: B B92•W55•H86 Family Composition: Lives with parents and her little sister. Likes: Delicious things (meat in particular) Dislikes: Sweets Best subjects: All subjects (but particularly English and math) Grades: At the top Special abilities: Big eater Hobbies: Getting away with eating lots, appreciating cinema Favorite color: Dark blue and other quiet colors What she actually wears: White, light blue The young lady of a big conglomerate family. She is the class president for her grade. She sneaks out after school to stuff herself to satisfaction. She loves big, satisfying, meals. Due to being busy with student counsel work, she is not in a club. However she’s often called on to help out a variety of clubs. —49 -1 Good morning. Good day to you. sfx- Chatter Chatter sfx- Ding Dong -2 So last night… I didn’t get wink of sleep! sfx- Haggard sfx- Hnngh -3 Not only was the fact that I chow down sweets discovered… it was discovered by the class rep! hw- Good morning I cant’ believe she’s a big eater too. -4 And… So you’re the first person I’ve confided in. You’ll take responsibility for this, right? —50 -1 Responsibility?! Th’ hell?! sfx- Glare sfx- Grrrrrrrrr Is she warning me she’s gonna take me down?! sfx- Twitch -2 It feels like I’m in a bad dream or something… sfx- Hmph Hmph sfx- Thumpa Thumpa -3 Ah! Kanna-san! Yo! Morning! Nagisa Riko sfx- Nod -4 Whoa, you look terrible. hw- You ok? Ah, just couldn’t get to sleep. hw- Good morning Good morning -5 Ok, here’s something to perk you up! sfx- Black coffee Ah, Th-thanks… —51 -1 So bitter… But it does wake me up. Oh… sfx- Murmur -2 Good moring Mochizuki-san! My, good morning. -3 Kya! She said good morning to me! Ah, It’s Mochizuki Misato. -4 She’s got her aura going again. I can see her halo… sfx- Glitter Shine She’s got no flaws, huh? She’s like, “miss perfect young lady”. Like she lives in a totally different world. sfx- Hahaha —52 -1 Different world, huh? Well, yeah, true dat. hw- ‘Kay, later. hw- Let’s have lunch on the 3rd floor -3 hw- Doorway is blocked sfx- Chitter Chatter -4 Um… I can’t get through… sfx- Grim! Looking 3x meaner than usual due to lack of sleep sfx- Jolt Hyaa! Satou-san?! -5 S-so s-sorry! My bad! sfx- Whip sfx- Flee -6 So please just spare my life… Hyaaa? Wah-bam sfx- Clatter Clatter sfx- Twitch —53 -1 Ah… um… sfx- Peeking out You okay…? Are you alright? -2 Huh?! -3 C-class president! How about I help you? -4 Are you injured? N-no! I’m alright! -5 Yeah, for sure… —54 -1 Miles away… -2 We’ve had no contact since that happened yesterday. ###bold and italicize “that” Substitute X and Y… Not even a bit of eye contact. Nothing’s changed in the least. sfx- Mutter Mutter -3 I guess what happened yesterday… Was just a big mistake… sfx- Ding Dong Stand. Bow. sfx- Shuffle -4 Well, duh. Going out to eat with the Class prez? The two of us? Not gonna happen. She was just messin’ with me on the way home. hw- Did you turn in your notes hw- Not yet sfx- Clamor Clamor -5 I mean, was her appetite even real? hw- Kinda hard to believe sfx- Whish Satou-san. —55 -1 Hah? -2 Here is your notebook. hw- the teacher’s giving them back I’m passing them out. -3 Ah… Yeah. Thanks… -4 What surprised me. But just doing her duty, I guess. hw- Here’s your note book. hw- Thank you very much! -5 What was I even hoping for? sfx- Flip —56 -1 Ah… Would you like to go to Jonathan’s at XX station after school? It’s out of the way! -2 Glance -3 After school, I’ve got… Nagisa and Riko The two of them said they have make up classes, so… -4 sfx- Swiff —57 -3 Whoa! sfx- Th-thump -4 So… it really is true… sfx- Thump Thump hw- Here you are… Th-thank you! -5 So that means… me and Class prez are going to… sfx- Thump Thump —58 —1 I’ll be able to drown in sweets at a family restaurant! sfx- Boom -2 Over here, Satou-san! -3 Yeah. Thanks for waiting. -4 We were able to rendezvous successfully! It’s like a spy movie! I’m really excited! So Class prez watches spy movies… hw- Welcome! —59 -1 Alright… So… Let’s choose! sfx- Shoof -2 I’m having a hard time deciding… hw- They’re having a fried food fair here too! sfx- Super excited -3 Ah, here Satou-san. The sweets fair menu. sfx- Shff hw- It’s a chocolate fair! Ah, well… -4 I’m already pretty decided. sfx- Bam -5 To start with, a chocolate parfait, chocolate banana pancakes, and hot cocoa to drink. Then… sfx -Rattling on —60 -1 Ah… No, it’s… sfx- Uh! -2 Smile Smile -3 Fufu I’m going to choose now, so if you could wait a moment? Crap, I went and got too excited… sxf- Bluush -4 Well then, I’ll start with… A mega sized kara-age basket, and for the main course, a big sized cutlet special… Well, Class prez can pack it down too… hw- Still not used to it… —61 -1 Thank you for waiting. Who had the chocolate pancakes? sfx- Squeeka Squeeka -2 That would be me. And I also have the chocolate parfait, the chocolate ice cream and the hot cocoa. -3 And the kara-age mega basket, the big cutlet special and the fried chicken? Me. -4 Ok, just like before, we set it all in the middle, and… Yep! And then we dig in on our own! sfx- Clink Tink —62 -1 sfx- Clap! Thank you for the meal! -2 Hooah crap… -3 I can’t believe I get to eat this spread of sweets two days in a row! It’s like, my lifetime supply! I’m blinded by all the chocolate! sfx- Gleam Glitter -4 First, lemme get some pancake… sfx- Stab sfx- Thump Thump -5 Before it cools off… Chomp —63 -1 Mmm… sfx- Fluffy -2 So. Damn. Fluffy! So airy, such a mellow sweetness! Nothin’ I can complain about! -3 Whoever came up with the combo of chocolate and banana was a genius! And the toppings are so good! sfx- Chomp Chomp sfx- Outstanding combination Choco & banana -4 Whoops My ice cream is melting! sfx- Bloop -5 Huh? Is it okay? I’m not done with my pancakes… but it’s it ok to dig into the ice cream? sfx- Thump Thump —64 -1 Gonna go for it! Chompf -2 The chocolate flavor is soo rich… but it’s not too rich! -3 Oh, crap… how can such a simple ingredient bring such happiness? Gonna get some cocoa too! Eat some of each in turn… I’m… I’m so… -4 sfx- Pwaah So damn happy! -5 Fufu You can’t beat fried food when it’s just out of the frier! —65 -1 Well, then! sfx- Waft sfx- Aaaah -2 Chompa Scarf Scarf -3 In her happy place -4 sfx- Shff sfx- Shak -5 Munch —66 -1 hw- That was so delicious sfx- Not a spec left Yeah, this is an aura I’m not used to seeing. But she eats every last bit. -2 So next, the main event! The parfait! Ah… Class prez… sfx- Fidget -3 Yes? sfx- Wipe Wipe Can you hand me that long spoon? I need it for the parfait -4 Oh, this one? -5 Smirk —67 -1 Clink -2 Well, if that’s the case… Isn’t this way better? sfx- Shnk -4 Okay Say ahh… —68 -2 Hey… What are you…? Fufu Well, why not? Since this is my spoon, after all ###bold and italicize “my” -4 Here you go. -5 Nnngh… —69 -1 Chompf… -2 Chew -3 It’s totally sweet… sfx- Chew CHew -4 Giggle -5 I’m just joking. Here’s your spoon. sfx- Hah? Wha? Huh…? Can you not?! —70 -1 You’ll have to pardon me. Seeing a different side of you is just so cute. You’re one who’s so different! ###bold and italicize “You’re” -2 So maybe… this is how you really are? hw- I never see you joke around sfx- Hm-hmph Normally I’m in “Class President mode”. She’s admitting it? hw- Class prez mode? -3 But you said it yourself… didn’t you Satou-san? That I was easier to relate to this way? It think… It makes it easier to relate to you. -4 That… made me happy. —71 -1 To be able to admit that I like the things I like? To not have to hide it makes me so happy! -3 She… Makes me feel weird… hw- Ok, time for round two! hw- You still want more? hw- That was just my first act! —72 -2 Whew Sure ate a lot today. It was so delicious! sfx- Super satisfied! -3 I guess it’s not a dream after all. -4 That Class prez is right next to me… It does feel bizarre tho… When is my next opening? —73 -1 When is your next availability? What day would work for you? Mm? Mmm… Dunno yet. If I’m not alone, other people’ll find out. -2 That’s right… And if we talk at school, people will get suspicious… Not like we ever talked anyway… -3 Ah! Then I’ll write you a note again like I did today. That will be our secret code! Nah, why don’t we just use our cell phones, like normal? Gimme your contact. On Line. —74 -1 On Line? -2 Contact? What’s with that reaction? -3 I do beg your pardon. But my house rules forbids any kind of social media. And I only use Line with my family. Yeah, that’s a sheltered rich girl for you. -4 So how do I get your contact? Ah, bring up your QR code. If you hit “add a friend”, it’s there. Th… this one? Yeah, yeah. —75 -1 sfx- Whish You scan it, then add it. -2 Ah, You got it. hw- Hey, you still have the old icon -3 So how we just contact when we feel like it? sfx- Whish Y-yes! I’ll be waiting -4 Ok, see ya tomorrow. Indeed! —76 -2 It’s the first time… I’ve gotten a contact besides my family. My first friend. -4 Aaand, she blew up her phone. sfx- Bling -5 sfx- Twitch 30 unread messages?! No way, from the Class prez? —78 -1 Since exchanging contacts with the Class prez, Mochizuki Misato Retro Restaurant Apple Retro Menu Is there someplace you would like to go? Interested in the first place, plus numbers 5, 7 and 9 Let’s go to them all! After looking at the flood of URLs she sent, we compared schedules and picked some winners. -2 And this month’s schedule is packed. ###bold and italicize “packed” sfx- Packed full Unbelievable… sfx- Endless… -3 So that means I can eat sweets on each of these days? It’s something I never could have imagined before. sfx- Chatter Chatter Oh, crap. The numbers are all turning into cakes… -4 Poof 5pm 4pm Ding —79 -1 Ah. I put in a reservation at this place for 3pm! Dream Coffee Shop Merry-Go-Round Retro Fairy Tale coffee shop Beef stew. Dessert menu We found a winner! So she got a reservation. hw- Seems like a popular place -2 Sliiide -3 Smile -4 Class prez keeps her distance in class as always, but it does feel a touch closer than before. It’s a weird relationship. -5 So after school on Saturday. Lookin’ forward to it. sfx- Excited! —80 -1 Saturday… So this Saturday…! You wanna go see a fight, Kanna-san? sfx- Bam -2 Huh? -3 I got tickets for the evening bouts! sfx- Woo Hoo And there’s a great ethnic place nearby, I thought we could eat and hang out there afterwards… —81 -1 You always have Saturdays free, so after school, let’s go! Ah… Um… I kinda can’t. -2 I gotta do somethin’. Got a reservation… -3 Oh. Well. I see… sfx- That’s too bad -4 And after you got tickets, sorry… It’s okay! Let’s try another time! hw- I’ll hit up someone who’d wanna go —82 -1 Well, pro fights all fine and all, but if you want to see the real thing, being around you is the best, Kanna-san! sfx- Skooch sfx- Grin Grin You talking about that? I heard about it! ###bold and italicize “that” -2 You betcha! Back in middle school, she was in beast mode! Her image ###box She single handedly took care of the gang that was trying to muscle in… N-no, it wasn’t like that… -3 hw- So cool! hw- Hard core! Um… Hnngh… -4 People are lookin’, okay? sfx- Whisper Whisper hw- Scary hw- She’s hardly proper -5 Ah, ok… So then how about you teach us some? —83 -1 I wanna know how to get stronger! sfx- Oh yeah! Yeah! That’d totally rock! -2 How about on the days we get out early… Like Wednesday and Friday next week? Eh? Um… -3 Appointments with the Class prez -4 Sorry. I’m busy. On all those days… -5 Th-that’s kinda unusual, huh? Ngh hw- Are they gettin’ suspicious? -6 Kanna-san, don’t tell me you’ve got… Huh? The bell! We gotta change classes next! Laters! ###not suss at all —84 -1 Ding Dong Cr… Crap! At this rate…! -2 And so… We should trim the frequency a bit. hw- We’ll get busted -3 Goodness. So that happened before we knew it. -4 Do pardon me. I just got carried away and made a lot of reservations. Ah, nah. It’s my bad too… —85 -1 I guess we gotta be flexible in how we approach this. sfx- Trot Trot Ugh. If people find out, it’ll all fall apart. -2 sfx- Yeah, yeah! hw- I mean, I was totally suss back there. I think I covered it over, but did they notice? -3 Well, what’s done is done. -4 In any case… How about we enjoy it today? You and me? —86 -2 Y-yeah… You’re right. -3 It’s on the 2nd floor. Shall we go? -4 Tromp Tromp -5 sfx- Ding a ling Dream Coffee Shop Merry-Go-Round -6 sfx- Chitter chat Whoooaaa… —87 -1 sfx- Chitter chat So they have a western decor here? Seems pretty lively. hw- Never been to a place like this before hw- A reservation for Mochizuki hw- This way please It’s a popular place. The desserts are great, and the menu’s pretty good. -2 Here’s your menu. Okay, shall we start choosing? sfx- Clank sfx- Tap Ah… Yeah. -3 Flip -4 Whoa. -5 They have the retro sweets like any cafe, But not just that! Flower shaped fruit sandwiches Teddy bear melon soda Night sky pudding ala mode Sooo cute! —88 -1 Class prez! Class prez! This cream soda and the pudding ala mode! sfx- Whisper Whisper And the fruit sandwiches too… Sure thing. I’m having the beef stew with extra rice. -2 Deciding their order… -3 The beef stew set, extra rice, and two katsu sandwiches… Would you like your dessert afterwards? -4 No, please bring them with the meal. I understand. -5 Stare Glance Glance —89 -1 So, Satou-san… -2 Could it be that… You don’t just like sweet, but cute things too? sfx- Jolt -3 Wha? No… Uh, why…? You’ve been continuously looking at the decor and the waitresses. -4 And you seemed to be even more into choosing from the menu than usual. —90 -1 I suspected that may be so… and that’s why I chose this place. Nn… I… -2 I love it! hw- I really love this place sfx- Hnnngh… Oh, my! hw- I thought so! -3 But that’s wonderful! No! Not at all! It messes with my hard core image! sfx- Whish Whoosh -4 A rough and tumble girl like me? Having a sweet tooth? Liking fairy tales? I could never admit that at home! Or at school! sfx- Huff —91 -1 If those two find out, I don’t know what I’d do. sfx- Slump sfx- Existential crisis! My, my. Do pardon me, I didn’t mean to stir that up. -2 So by those two you mean the girls you are always with? Ah… yeah. We’re in different classes, but we normally hang out. -3 It’s nice to have close friends. Friends? I’d like to think so, but… They’re kinda like underlings… sfx- Ugh -4 sfx- Bam Same age, but uses honorific language. hw- Kanna-san! Always providing food. Gotchu Yaki-soba bread! —92 -1 So that’s why it’s hard to say anything to them! The two of them totally put me on a pedestal! -2 I think the way we met was messed up… The way you met? -3 Ah, yeah… Nagisa… Ah, the black haired one, we’ve been together since middle school. hw- Kanna back in middle school -4 My school had a lot of beat downs and shady shit go on. hw- Like the windows were busted out ’n stuff. hw- Unsafe! -5 Nagisa got targeted by upperclassmen… sfx- Whap Kick Thud hw- You’re acting too big for a first year! -6 Hey. I’m walking by, and what do I see? Bullying. sfx- Yank —93 -1 You stop this shit right now. -2 So… She totally follows me around now… hw- I just helped her ‘cause we were in the same class… Well… I do see how she’d be so impressed by you. -3 The other one, Riko, I got to know her in high school. hw- You won’t believe how cool Kanna-san is! hw- That rocks! At first, she just heard about me from Nagisa. And she sees me through some kinda filter. —94 -1 I bet the two of them see me like this: hw- Good at fighting hw- Dresses all in black hw- Drinks black coffee hw- Eats tons of meat. hw- No room for you to have a sweet tooth -3 But… Nagisa worked hard on studying, even though she hates it. hw- I’m goin’ to Himemiya high. It’s close to home. And the uniform is cute! hw- I don’t have the grades for that! And she followed me to our school. -4 And when Riko looks at her idealized image of me, hw- I dyed my hair blond like you Kanna-san! hw- It makes me feel braver than usual! She says it makes her feel tougher. Even though it makes me a bit lonely… —95 -1 I don’t wanna disillusion them. -3 Yes, indeed… It would take courage to break the idealize image they have of you. -4 Ah… —96 -1 I see. To have other want you to be a certain way… Class prez deals with that too. -2 Nah… She’s gotta have it way worse than me… However, I think that you are… -3 sfx- Fwish Thank you for waiting. —97 -1 Two katsu sandwiches and a beef stew. sfx- Gleam Glitter Cream soda, pudding ala mode and a fruit sandwich. -2 This conversation has been interrupted. -3 Ah, I’ve got the katsu sandwiches… And I have the desserts… sfx- Clink Clink sfx- Thump -4 Ok, we put them in the middle, and… sfx- Shove —98 -1 Before all the things she likes, difficult conversations fade away! hw- Soo cute! sfx- Ba-bam -2 hw- Ahhh -3 Sluurp —99 -1 They’ve been driven right out of my head! hw- Smells soo good! -2 Munch -3 Chomp Chomp —100 -1 Nothing better! sfx- Pwahhh -2 sfx- Fan Fan Oh, dude. So satisfied. But they were so cute it was almost a waste… -3 Fufu Wh-what’s with you? -4 No, I thought it was a shame too. —101 -1 After all, when you are eating sweets, You’re so cute. Absolutely adorable. -2 Wha? -3 And I’m the only one who gets to see it. C-c’mon! Stop with the teasing! -4 But I’m not teasing you! Those are my real feelings! sfx- Vrr Vrr —102 -1 So, I’m sure your friends will… sfx- Whish -3 Do… do pardon me, Satou-san. sxf- Clatter My parents are calling me. Here is my portion. -4 Please do excuse me. I’ll be in touch soon. Y… Yeah. sfx- Tippy tap -5 Stride Stride —103 -1 Her parents… I guess the Class prez has it rough too. sfx- Thump -2 hw- Thanks for everything. hw- Please come again I mean… I’ve got shit I’ve just gotta put up with too. -3 Even though Class prez said, Absolutely adorable Those two wouldn’t see it that way. -4 I don’t wanna make them disappointed… But I can’t hide this forever… sfx- Trudge Trudge -5 So… sfx -What do I do now? sfx- Shff Huh? —104 -1 Kanna-san? -2 Wha? -3 Nagisa and Riko?! What a coincidence! hw- The fights totally rocked! Let’s hit the next place together! -4 You’re by yourself, right Kanna-san? What were you doing here? sfx- Ah! —105 -1 C-crap… sfx- Thump Thump They saw me comin’ outta the cafe! I’m not gonna be able to talk my way outta this! Dream Coffee Shop Merry-Go-Round -2 Kanna-san, don’t tell me… The reason you haven’t had free time is… -3 It’s come to this! Guess I gotta tell them…! …Nn. Actually… sfx- Bam -4 You’ve been doing some secret training?! —106 -1 …Nn? -2 Wha? -3 This dojo looks totally hard core! You’re gotta get even stronger? Super Sparta Hand to Hand Dojo A crazy tough dojo’s in the same building?! -4 Eh… Um… it’s… Well… It’s totes fine! We’ll keep it on the low! It’s secret training after all! -5 Not… Not another misunderstanding… sfx- Aaaaaagh The day she can come out is still a ways away! —108 -1 The story until now ###banner Kanna’s secret dinner meetings almost got busted by Nagisa and Riko. So to keep the level of suspicion down… Managed to get away with it somehow. ###upper left You’ve been doing some secret training?! They decided to reduced the amount of times they’d meet up. sfx- Ping Let’s prioritize our schedule! Ok, so nothing from the 17th to the 22nd. But I would like to go on the 23rd. Me too. -2 After examining our thinned out list… sfx- Gulp Mochizuki Mito Ok, so this place then! Cake and Pancake Shop Kukku Locally beloved pancake and cake shop. Lunch and cafe menu. After school. 3pm. We’ll meet at the rotary at S station. The day has finally come! —109 -1 sfx- Ba-bam!! Our appointed day! Today’s restaurant ###sign hw- Privately owned On the smaller side From word of mouth -2 But dude, it’s been a while… Family Restaurant One day Family Restaurant Three days Retro Cafe It’s the first time we’ve had to wait so long! Sweets! After two long weeks! hw- We’ll I’m spoiled compared to before… -3 Come to think of it, I haven’t had contact with Class prez in two weeks. Everyone’s watching in class, after all… sfx- Stride Stride —110 -1 Huh? Just what did I even talk to her about? -2 We just got caught up in things and started eating together… sfx- Flashing back I don’t remember a single thing we talked about. -3 Crap. I’m starting to get nervous. sfx- Thump Thump sfx- Ping -4 Ah, she’s here. Mm, in front of the cosmetic billboard… I’ve arrived! I’m in front of a billboard for cosmetics -5 sfx- Murmor Hey, that girl is amazingly beautiful! Just like a doll! sfx- Whisper —111 -1 Ah… -2 Whoa… Yeah, she sure stands out. Am I really going to go out to eat with a proper young lady like that? hw- This is sketchy, when I think about it -3 Ah, that chick’s super cute, yeah? She’s wearing Himemiya’s uniform. Should we hit on her? sfx- Whisper Whisper sfx- Hah? -4 C-class prez! sfx- Whoosh Sorry to make you wait! —112 -1 sfx- Beam Satou-san! -2 sfx- Clamor Clamor Th’ hell? She was waiting for someone… That’s a hellofa combo Let’s… Let’s go. sfx- C’mon! C’mon! She’s attracting all sorts of weird attention. -3 Stride Stride -4 Ah, A topic! Think about something! Um, so is the place nearby? Yes! It’s just after we turn that corner… -5 Scuff —113 -1 Whoa… sxf- Bam sfx- Neat! Tidy! -2 It’s like the very definition of an out-of-the-way place. hw- It’s got it’s own style… It seems like the flavor will have layers and layers. I’m looking forward to it! -3 I’d never go in a place like that by myself. Kinda novel. Me either. -4 I’m happy we experience it for the first time together. —114 -2 Satou-san? Ah! Yeah! Lookin’ forward to it! sfx- Jolt -3 So embarrassed that I’m the only one nervous here! Excuse us! sfx- Slam Welcome in! -4 Whoa… pretty crowded. sfx- Crammed I hope we can get seated soon… hw- No reservations at this restaurant -5 Two, please. Right this way. -6 I do beg your pardon, but… All the tables are full… —115 -1 No… No way! The counter?! sfx- Boom -2 Ain’t we… a bit close? Crowded in at the counter in a tiny place? Our shoulders are bumping into each other… -3 Satou-san! sfx- Leaning in -4 Let’s decide! We’ll have to share the menu. Y… Yeah… —116 -1 sfx- Too… sfx- Too close! Um, shortcake, montblanc, french toast and… Ok, for me, a hamburger and… -2 Shit, I can’t focus… Um… menu! Menu! Class prez has really long eyelashes… Uh, no! That not…! -3 Ok, let’s put in our order… Ah! sfx- Bap -4 S… Sorry. sfx- Uh —117 -1 Fufu We’re a lot closer than in class, hm? -3 Right? So… … Well… sfx- Whish -4 Excuse me! We’d like to order! sfx- Goodness Just a moment, please. -5 A hamburger and chicken katsu… And short also, please. —118 -1 Thank you for waiting. Shortbread, montblanc plate and french toast. Large sized hamburger and rice, and chicken katsu. sfx- Boom -2 Whoaa —119 -1 Whoa, rad! It’s, uh, like… Simple. Just the essentials. I’m looking forward to this! -2 Ok, all the plates in the middle! Ah, but since we’re so close, we don’t have to move them that much. sfx- Whisper Yeah, right? sfx- Whisper -3 Ok, so then… Thank you for the meal! sfx- Clap —120 -1 Gulp -2 It’s been two whole weeks! sfx- A feast! -3 Sweets! sfx- Chomp -4 …Nm -5 sfx- Soo happy! sfx- Beaaam Yeah, sweet things are the best! -6 The perfect sweetness, the fluffy cream, and the sponge cake… sfx- Glitter Glitter This cake’s potential’s off the charts! sfx- Simple is the best! —121 -1 And now the french toast… sfx- Glance -2 She eats crazy fast! hw- On her last bite of hamburger! -2 Chomp -3 ###Kanna, get used that look, Class prez is coming after you with it -4 That was so delicious! sfx- Totally satisfied! sfx- Thump Thump Thump There’s no way she could show that expression in class! —122 -1 What is the matter? Huh? N-nah… Um… -2 It’s just it’s my first time at a counter. But it makes it easy to share dishes… -3 Stare -4 Whish -5 Huh? Uh… Wut…? —123 -1 Shhff -2 Wha? So close! sfx- Whish -3 Sfx- Thump Thump She… She smells so nice… No! that’s not what… sfx- Shlip -4 …Nn?! —124 -1 I got it! sfx- Ta-dah! -2 The cream. You had some in your hair. Hwhaaa? -3 Seriously?! That’s what it was? ###bold and italicize “that’s” Hw- What was I even thinking? I’m just teasing. Ah… yeah. Haha… sfx- Bluuush -4 Wasn’t expecting that! sfx- Thump Thump Thump On to the fried dish! sfx- Feelin’ awkard sfx- Aaaahhh hw- I’ll start on this too… —125 -1 That restaurant was really good too! It was good that we took our time to choose. Y… yeah. -2 What do I say now? Topic! Topic! -3 Could it be… that you didn’t enjoy it? Huh? —126 -1 Huh? Why? You seemed to be a little distracted today. -2 I’m sorry to have forced you to accompany me. sfx- Bow Wha?! No! No! That’s not it! -3 That’s not what I meant… Ugh… But yeah, I’ve been weird today… -4 I can’t let misunderstand. I’ve got to say what I really feel! -5 So… that’s not it, ok? —127 -1 Everything was delicious today! I’m glad that we could go together! It really was nice! -3 It’s just… been a while since we’ve talked, so I was a bit nervous. hw- I mean, we don’t talk in class… -4 sfx- Crap I told her I was nervous! Fufu sxf- Smile Smile —128 -1 I’m glad that I could get to be together with you too, Satou-san. -2 Wha? sfx- Blush sfx- Whish Ok, see you tomorrow at school! -4 Nrrgh -5 She’s totally controlling the pace here… ### We know who’s the top, Kanna —129 -1 Encyclopedia of World Meat Recipes —130 -1 sfx- Flap I’m handing back your quizzes from last week. The class average was 75 points. -2 My… -3 My grades have totally tanked! Wha? Why? I’ve never had a red mark up ‘till now! sfx- Wha? Wha? Suzuki-san…. Next. Tanaka-san… -4 Well I have been slacking off on the studies recently… sfx- Mmm Yeah, I shouldn’t have gone to a college prep school… sfx- Thump —131 -2 Next… Mochizuki-san. Full marks, top in the class. I knew you could do it. Thank you very much! -3 Geez, she sure is amazing… She’s always getting the top score. sfx- Whoaaa hw- I knew it! That’s the Class president for you… —4 So midterms are coming up next. Don’t let off and do your best. And… —132 -1 If you’ve gotten a red mark on even one of your subjects, You’ll have to stay after school for review lessons. -2 Wha… Wait up… sfx- Thump Thump So that means if I can’t work my way out of it… All my afternoons after school will be… -3 sfx- Erk sfx- Crack Crack I won’t be able to go to my meetups with Class prez! -4 This… This sucks! sfx- Ding Dong —133 -1 I see. So then how about I tutor you? -2 Really! That would seriously save my butt. Thanks! In exchange, I’ll pay for you, ok? -3 Heaven forbid! Yoneda coffee was a great choice. Ah, yeah? I just thought we could take our time here… Yoneda Coffee A chain of shops serving coffee and food. -4 I just love the size of the portions here! Sometimes, it’s even bigger than the photos! hw- Reverse truth in advertising! It’s even famous on social media! —134 -1 Ok, we’ll save the meal for the end. sfx- Flip Ah, but let’s order something to drink. -2 A blend coffee for me. hw- Nicely on the darker side hw- Rich flavor Ok, then milk coffee for me. -3 Oh? Don’t you want something sweet to drink? Ah… nah… -4 If I allow myself that, then I’ll lose motivation to study… If it’s milk coffee, it’ll be easy to drink… Oh, my. hw- What a good girl sfx- Fidget Fidget -5 Ok, shall we get started? Physics Math II —135 -1 Which subjects are you having troubles with? Math… is the one giving me the most problems. And English and science. -2 I see… -3 And classical Japanese… And kanji is pretty bad… sfx- Mutter Mutter sfx- Almost all subjects! -4 Well, then! Then let’s be sure to do them all! I can help you out until evening. hw- Leave it to me! Wha?! Nah, that’s too much! You’ve got your own schoolwork, right? -5 But, if we don’t do this, you’ll have to do make up classes, right? sfx- Ugh -6 And then… We won’t be able to go out to eat together. —136 -1 Don’t you think that’s a little sad? Math II -2 Well, she’s gotta point… -3 Use this formula to solve this one. I guess I feel the same way. -4 Do you understand up until this point? Ah, yeah. I see where I was getting it wrong. -5 She’s really good at tutoring… Ok, let’s start on the practice problems. But, just solving them won’t be a that interesting. -6 Hm? —137 -1 If you get this problem wrong… While I’m tutoring you, you’ll have to call me Mochizuki-sensei. Whaa?! -2 Nah, that’s… No way! hw- That’s weird! That’s no way to act, Satou-san. sfx- Leaning in -3 You need to do want sensei tells you to. Hm? sfx- Wha? -4 sfx- Whaaaaa Ok! Begin! —138 -1 You’ve applied the formulas correctly, but you made mistakes in the calculations. Please correct these. hw- It’s too bad She got me right from the start! sfx- Slump -2 It’s ‘cause I was kinda nervous. sfx- Scribble Scribble -3 Class prez, I’m done… sfx- Silence sfx- Smirk Smirk Class… …Ng! -4 Crap… Mochizuki-sensei, I’m finished. —139 -2 Correct, Satou-san! Good job! sfx- Pat -3 Okay! On to the next problems! sfx- Heh Oh, c’mon! -4 Class… Sensei, I don’t get this part… Ok! This part, right? —140 -1 sfx- Collapsed hw- All done hw- I’m beat… sfx- Wheeze Wheeze Good job! -2 What’s with this? Being embarrassed is making me exhausted! sfx- Wheeze Wheeze hw- Is she a sadist or something ###getting waaarmer! -3 But it’s the first time I’ve been able to solve them like this. She’s really good at explaining things. hw- If we just forget about her having me call her Sensei… -4 sfx- Mutter Yeah, you’re amazin’ Class pres… It’s like you don’t have any weak spots… hw- Do you have trouble with any subjects at all? —141 -1 …Well, My family’s really strict about grades. I’ve been told I absolutely have to be the top in the school. Wha? -2 Th… That’s kinda harsh… hw- Number one? No, I’m used to it already. -3 So her grades… She’s gotta deal with family stuff, huh? My family’s never really said anything about grades… Come to think of it… -4 I don’t know anything about the Class prez at all… sfx- Gruuumble -5 sfx- Erk sfx- Blush sfx- Whish Fufu Using your head make you hungry, huh? -6 So after studying… sfx- Excited —142 -1 Let’s fill out tummies! Mixed juice Cream soda White Noir Bam ###this sfx cross to the next page I already knew it, but…! sfx- Whoaaa —143 -1 Katsu Sandwich Yoneda Chicken Max Kalbi burger -2 The portions are huge! I knew it! sfx- Wow —144 -1 Dude! So big! It’s like dessert is the main course! sfx- Whoaa And the glass the juice comes in is soo cute! -2 And I’m happy I could get the limited time kalbi burger. hw- Goodness! You almost never seen portions this big! All the dishes are as if they are super sized! -3 Is it really ok that we ordered so much? sxf- Today Kanna is paying It’s fine. You tutored me, so… If we’re gonna eat together, I want you to be satisfied. -5 Well, then! sfx- Snarf! —145 -2 Ahhh! So sweet! So good! sfx- Mmm This is totally a flavor from my childhood! Sure takes me back! -3 The bread’s so soft, and the meat’s so firm! sfx- Munch Munch Even though it’s so big, I could eat endless amounts of these! —146 -1 Feeding our brains tired out from studying -2 So happy! -3 Yoneda Coffee Shop —4 Thanks for your help today. It really helped me out a lot. Not at all! Thank you for the meal! ###bold and italicize “you” —147 -1 hw- Gotta crack down for the midterm -2 Oh, yes… After the test… -3 sfx- Flip sfx- Tah-dah! It wouldn’t do if we didn’t have a reward! -4 Huh? What’s this? A flyer for a lunch buffet at a hotel! They have a huge selection of sweets and meats! -5 After the test, let’s splurge on this! I’ll totally go! Whoa! It looks amazing! —148 -1 But, it’s only available during lunchtime. We won’t be able to do it after school. -2 Indeed. So… sfx- Clench -3 If it’s okay, we could go on a day off. You and I. -4 Wha?! —150 -1 sfx- Hustle Bustle -2 sfx- Scuff -3 Ok, then… Class prez isn’t here yet. -4 Ah… Do I look weird? sfx- Fix Fix sxf- Lookin’ around Since the buffet’s at a hotel, I went and wore collared shirt, but… -5 Even so… sfx- Thump Thump —151 -1 I never would have thought it would end up like this! If it’s okay, we could go on a day off. You and I. -2 Even thought that really took me by surprise Yeah… If you’re ok with me… I was really happy about it. -3 sfx- BAM I’m so glad I crammed for the midterm! hw- Young miss, that’s uh, kinda rare… Buffet! Buffet! Avoided red marks! ###box hw- Thinking back on the last weeks hw- So tired… -4 And now, time to live it up! Just relax… just relax… sfx- Clench sfx- Click Clack Satou-san! I’m sorry! —152 -1 Thank you for waiting! sfx- Clack Clack -3 Glitter Glitter -4 She looks crazy good! hw- Your jacket looks great! hw- Oh, thanks. She’s way too high class! sfx- Bam -5 I just arrived too, so… Let’s get movin’. Yes, let’s! —153 -1 Huh? That’s a lot of stuff that you’re carrying… Hm? sfx- Packed! -2 Huh? Did I need to bring things for the hotel buffet?! sfx- Slip This is all… -3 So I could slip out of the house. I told my family I was going to the library to study. hw- It’s camouflage! -4 I know it’s not something to be proud of, but… Once I drop all this on the seat, it’ll all cancel out. —154 -1 Gimme. I’ll carry it. sfx- Swiff -2 Whoa! Heavy! -3 Ah, no! I’m not trying to steal your stuff or anything! hw- Didn’t mean to give you that impression! -4 Fufu I understand what you were trying to do. -5 Thank you very much. —155 -1 So this is the place, huh? sfx- Chatter Chatter sfx- Gleam Sparkle -2 Whoa. I’m gettin’ kinda nervous. Can high school students even come here? sfx- Thump Thump hw- Not used to this Just act nonchalant and it’ll be fine. -3 Dude… She’s totally used to all this! I have a reservation… -4 Please allow me to guide you to your seats. sfx- Feelin’ awkward! -5 Finally! sfx- Stomp What I’ve always wanted! The hotel buffet! —156 -1 Whoa… Whoaaaaaa! sfx- Ba-bam ###sfx crosses over to next page sfx- Yus! So… this is a hotel buffet! ###bold and italicize “this” —157 -1 sfx- Sparkle sfx- Yay -2 Sweets over here! sfx- Ta-dah! sfx- Glitter Glitter -3 Sweets over there! sfx- Bam S-so I can try as much as I want?! —158 -1 sfx- Whoaaa It’s totally like heaven! sfx- Bow So then please take your time and enjoy! Thank you very much! -2 Class prez! Let’s go fill out plates! sfx- Totally excited Just a moment, Satou-san… -3 sfx -Whisper We’re filling plates for each other, so just keep that in mind. sfx- Oh! hw- That’s right! -4 If we weren’t doing that, we’d never would have been able to come here! hw- Desserts in both hands! Oh, yus! sfx- Woo Hoo! Never wants to be seen like this —159 -1 Fufu Rest assured… I’ll be certain to fill the plate with things you like. -2 Leave it to me -3 So, nothing but desserts, right? Ah, yeah! I wanna try them all, so to start with, just small portions of many things. And you want meat dishes, right? Yes! -4 Ok, let’s do this. Let’s go get the goodies. Indeed we shall! sfx- Clatter -5 And so! sfx- Whish —160 -1 sfx- Gleam Whoa… Amazing! They have so many things! -2 Um, The meat, the meat… sfx- Glance Glance -3 There’s quite a variety, but she does like volume, so I’ll grab big servings of stuff. sfx- Ka-chak Chicken Steak ###under panel —161 -1 sfx- Chatter Wow! That’s super cute! It’s a strawberry fair! -2 sfx- Boom It’s today’s highlight! sfx- Kya! -3 Ohhhh… What the…? Looks so good! sfx- Glitter Sparkle hw- And so cute! Ah! So they’re doing a strawberry fair on top of everything else! Wow! -4 Should have told her to grab me a strawberry dessert first! sfx- Big miss! Gyaah! The very first bite is the most delicious after all! -5 Well, that’s how it goes with a buffet. I’ll just ask her to get it for round two. Class prez, Thanks for waiting. sxf- Shhf —162 -1 Welcome back! sfx- It’s nothing but strawberries! -2 The strawberry ones! hw- I didn’t even say anything! sfx- Shiiing Thank you! I totally wanted to start with this! -3 I know you like extravagant and cute things, And you often order strawberry desserts, so… Bullseye! -4 Ok, here you go. I hope I got what you want. sfx- Thump sfx- Packed! My! Perfect choices! hw- Thank you, indeed! —163 -1 This really makes me happy. You learned the things I love before I even knew it. -2 The things I love… Nn. Well, yeah. -3 Ah! Eat up before it gets cold! -4 Yes, of course! So… sfx- Clink —164 -1 Thank you for the meal! -2 So good I’m gonna cry… -3 This is the best! -4 They’re cooking steak over there. Want some? Yes, by all means! -5 I tried all the desserts! They were all so good! sfx- Clap Clap -6 Whoa… I’m so incredibly stuffed. —165 -1 sfx- 100% satisfied Yeah, can’t eat another bite. Me either. -2 Wow, that was just like a dream. I can’t believe that I was able to go to a dessert buffet like that. sfx- In her happy place -3 It’s only three o’clock. A little early to just go on our ways… Yes, that’s true. I told them I would be studying until evening after all. -4 Ah, right. So wanna go somewhere? Like a cafe? Oh, we’re both stuffed… -5 In that case… -6 I know a great place! How about we take a break? —166 -1 Shff -2 Wow! -3 This park has an amazing view! I didn’t know there was something like this close to the park. sfx- Whoa And not many people come here. I don’t think we’ll have to worry about people we know walking by. —167 -1 Oh! That’s smart… -2 sfx- Shff Satou-san, Come sit over here. ###for the makeouts sfx- Pat Pat Ah, sure. -3 sfx- Thump -4 sfx- Smile Smile What? Nothing. -5 I’ve always yearned to come to the park and be able to chat with a friend! hw- I achieved a dream! sfx- So excited! sfx- Totally different worlds Is it really that unusual? hw- Often hangs in parks —168 -1 But you do have this image where you’re be listening to people’s troubles in the park. hw- A page in the book of love hw- C-class president! hw- That sounds so hard… I do listen to that stuff a lot in class, but… hw- never outside of class -2 I have a lot of limits on where I can go. I can’t really spend a lot of time in a park where people could see me… -3 And what people want of me in those situations is for me to be the Class president. -4 So it’s a first for me to be outside with a friend like you, Satou-san. -5 I never woulda thunk it. I mean, everyone adores her. hw- so that’s why hw- I’m having so much fun today I thought she’d been going out all the time with people. —169 -1 Ah… -2 Yeah, it’s true… I don’t know a thing about her. -3 Not her family situation. What troubles her. What she worries about. I don’t know anything. -4 I just know her as “Class prez”. All I really know about her is her secret about the foods she likes. That’s it. -5 That’s it… Satou-san? —170 -1 So can I really stand tall and call her my friend? Class prez! —171 -1 I wanna know more about you! —172 -1 Not just the foods you like! -2 But much more! All sorts of things about you! —173 -1 sfx- Whooosh -2 Vrrr -3 sfx- Vrr Vrr May 19th Sunday Hoshimiya: Is it the library near the station? Hoshimiya: Good job on your studies today. I’ll come pick you up. Hoshimiya: Young miss, sorry to bother you, but… sfx- Continued in Volume 2 —174 -1 Bonus 4-koma -5 Stamp -2 Mito hasn’t got any experience with social media apps. -3 If you’re too busy to answer, just use a stamp. hw- You always write back, tho Stamp? -4 You send pics like this. Some are free, some cost money. sfx- Bling hw- I see! You always send me this one hw- Yeah If you long press, the shop will pop up -5 The next day The mascot from her family’s corporation hw- Woah! That’s just like the Class prez! sfx- So serious Thank you very much ###stamp sfx- Bling —175 -1 Icon -2 Hey Class prez, you’re not gonna change your icon? sfx- New user stock image I don’t know what I should use. -3 I’d love to have one with a steak or something. sfx- Drool I getcha. I want a cake one. -4 But your icon is… A pic with the three of us. Nagisa’s always taking selfies. Selfie… -5 Well, I have a photo too! My student Id… sfx -Sure, that’ss a photo, but… hw- That’s kinda… -6 Name -7 A safe choice can be a pet. I don’t have one tho… Do you have a pet at your place? -8 We have two dogs. Whoa! No way! You have dogs?! sfx- Tah-dah -9 A Yorkie and a Borzoi? hw- Dogs are so cool! Yes. The servants care for them. I haven’t done much for them myself. Wh-what are their names? -10 Riri and Gintarou Riri and…? Which on is Gintarou hw- They’re both western breeds? The Yorkie is Riri. The Borzoi is Gintarou ###Gintarou is very traditional Japanese name —176 -1 Hello! My name is Shirano Akihito. The author’s afterward Thank you so much for picking up volume 1 of Sugar Meets Girl! -2 Originally Kanna was a boy, and this was going to be a more typical love comedy. hw- A delinquent with a hidden sweet tooth Menu exchange hw- Actually loves spicy foods. One of the school’s top 3 idols. The two of the meet in a family restaurant. -3 I thought it would make a good story someday when… An editor from KiraraFW asked me to do a one-shot for them. sfx- Clatter In that Kirara Anthology?! ###bold and italicize “that” -4 At first, I had them look over some roughs. sfx- Nnnn… Well I’ll have them take a look at the menu exchange story. -5 Since it’s for Kirara, Let’s have both of them be girls! sfx- Bam! Instant acceptance! —177 -1 And so the delinquent became a girl. And the spice loving girl became someone who loves big portions. That’s how they got to be this way. -2 The oneshot was published in Kirara Forward in August 2021 as Sugar Meets Girl. hw- There are some differences from the serialized version. The protagonist wasn’t Kanna, but Mito. And Mito’s last name was different. hw- Rurisaki -> Mochizuki -3 Thanks to everyone who loved the oneshot, the serialization started! My most profound thanks! -4 Please keep supporting Sugar Meets Girl The author abbreviates it to SugarMeets. -5 And also… For the serialization I changed “Rurisaki” because it didn’t carry any meaning. One shot Rurisaki Mito ?? Meat ### in this case 美都 (mito) is a homophone for “meat” Series Mochizuki Mito • (The kanji) = Nikuzuki -> Meat ### The kanji for her last name 望月 (mochitsuki) means desire of the moon. Mito’s desire is meat (niku). The Kanji 月 (tsuki) is a homophone for 付 (tsuki) which means to stick to (as in grow fat). So nikutsuki represents Mito’s desire for meat. Seems like a name for a rich gal hw- There’s all sorts of interpretations Satou Kanna 砂糖 (Satou) 甘 Sugar kan -> Sweet ###Satou is a homophone for sugar ###If you take Kan from Kanna’s name, it can be a homophone for 甘 (sweet) —178 -1 Afterword Thank you for reading volume 1 of Sugar Meets Girl! It’s thanks to all the support of readers like you that the story went from one shot to serial to being collected in this volume. I hope you’ll look after these two as they meet up to dine together! Shirana Akihiro Special Thanks Editior S-sama Thanks for all your help since the start of serialization! Designer-sama I appreciate your great design! Udonko-sensei To both of you, you’ve really helped out with the pages! Kanekotarou-sensei Thanks, even though you were so busy! And to all my readers Thank you so much for reading this far! —182 -1 Wagh! What’s with this?! Maid uniforms? -2 I had this image that maid’s skirts were long… Image ###box Ah, that’s the classic look. That’s the kind you can find in maid cafes. Maid cafes?! -3 So, um… It’s were maids wait on the tables, and cast spells on the food. hw- I saw it a while back on TV So there’s places like that… I see, I see… Searching it up ###box -4 I would like to try it too! Become delicious! She’s so into it! -5 Ok, you do it too! B-become… delish! Afterwards, they swapped and dug in.