A Temptation to an Onsen by Kari Sumako TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by // for example, page one is //1 ### Panel numbers indicated by / for example, panel one is /1 ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left //359 /1 A Temptation to an Onsen Kari Sumako Ikegami-san //360 /1 Would you like to go to Hakone? ### an area famous for Onsen (hot springs) /2 Wha? /3 A sudden invite. //361 /1 The place I worked at went belly up all the sudden. Whaaaaa Well, sorry ‘bout this. /2 So, with the severance and what small amount of cash I had on hand No, really… /3 Thank you for everything. I can get by until next paycheck since my next job is lined up. /4 But, well… /6 Unexpectedly, I ended up /8 In Hakone sfx: Run run run //363 /1 Ah /2 Di… /3 Did you wait? Ah, Nope. Not at all. Ah Hey, what about lunch? /4 Ah, Um Well we can buy the train tickets already ### handwritten Ah, haven’t thought about it? That’s great. There’s this great place in my neighborhood, so… Ah, /5 Maho-chan, do you like Okowa? ### Sticky rice with chicken //363 /1 I do… /4 Nice that the weather’s good, huh? /5 Nn /6 Ah, but maybe it’s gonna be cold there? Ah, a jacket… //364 /1 I did bring something along. /3 So cold! /4 Eeeeh No waaaay! It’s three times as cold as I thought it’d be! I should have worn two layers! /5 I brought an extra layer. Do you want to wear it? Underwear? //365 /3 I’ll wear it, thanks Ah /6 Shibata Maho. She’s… /7 She’s a temp worker that came in a year after me. Two years younger. /9 There’s a certain air about her. Shibata-san, do you want to go get dinner? Ah, That sounds nice. //366 /2 What do you do, normally? /3 Do you exercise? /4 Shibata-san! /5 Here’s a souvenir phone strap from when I went out with friends last week. Ah /6 “Maho-chan” Such a cute name, hm? /7 Kumamoto Castle Kumamoto ### in box Mushagaeshi ### This is a box of souvenir snacks from Kumamoto castle in Kumamoto prefecture. A pastry filled with sweet bean paste. The red bean filling uses peeled beans, which puts more emphasis on its sweetness, while the incredibly flaky exterior is made of 100 layers of dough expertly prepared by hand. see https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/2619/7/ if you are interested. Mushagaeshi refers to the steep stone walls that repel (geashi) enemy warriors (Musha). /8 These are so good! Is this whole box for me? Ahaha I’m so happy! /9 Can I share them with others? /10 Uhm… //367 /2 Wonder what is everyone going to do after this? Shibata-san, /3 Ah, the temp girl? Seems like she’s moving back home next week. Oh? Hmm… /5 We’ve never Hakone Transit Map ### on map /6 Gone out on our days off together ### in box Before this. ### in box I want to go on the pirate ship. Pirate ship? Wha, haven’t heard of it? There’s a pirate ship here! But how do we get there? ### handwritten No, I know about it. //368 /1 Ah, the bus. If we buy them together, there’s discount tickets. /5 So cold…! sfx: Wheeeeooo /6 Shall we head below? N… /7 Whoosh //369 /1 Fwaaah The wind’s making me tear up!! sfx: Nab /4 Oh, cute, eh? Girl on girl. Fantastic ### handwritten /5 It is cold, huh? Yup The foreigners behind us totally saw that. Pay it no mind. /6 Where about is Mt. Fuji? Maybe over there? Hakone? /7 Hakone. I can’t see it Yeah, the clouds are… /8 From the city, it’s less than two hours. Just a day trip. //370 /1 It’s fall. /2 We’ve got time. /3 Perfect for a first trip between friends. /4 Kumamoto Mushagaeshi ### One of the snacks that was in the box previously shown. /5 Cafe Suubeniiru /7 What language is this? Cafe Suubeniiru Hakone • //371 /1 Suubeniiru… French? Hakone /2 One summer’s… /3 No, One autumn’s… /4 Whoa! So refined! It’s amazing! /5 This place really is nice… I looked it up on the net Welcome Nice to have you ### handwritten upper right Memory ### in box. I’ll take your bags ### Handwritten Whoa ### in bubble Hya ### handwritten /6 The baths are available 24 hours a day. Onsen //372 /1 The two of us. In the baths… Why don’t you go in before your dinner? /2 Ah… /3 Rum… /4 sfx: Ruuumble Men ### curtain in middle Women ### curtain on left /5 We eat first! Ohoho Indeed. //373 /1 This is so luxurious. Soo good. Right? /2 Osashimi ### raw fish /3 Not going to eat your shishito pepper? Ah Then, I’ll take it. /4 Chomp /5 Soo good /6 Oh /7 I forgot to post Twitter? Yeah, yeah I gotta post this! /8 She didn’t even post the view from lake Ashinoko. Go me! I’m a genius or something ### handwritten right down to bottom You just have a good subject. Whaa? /9 I shouldn’t have stole your shishito… //374 /1 I’m too full… But it was too good to leave any… You’re right about that… /2 Ah, I’ve got stomach medicine. Antacid ###box /3 Hey, Maho-chan… /4 
You have everything… /5 You’re like magical girl Maho, huh? /8 Wha //375 /1 I’m sorry. But I suddenly got my period. As for the baths, I’ll just go rinse off later. /2 That can’t be truuuue! No Not about any deeper meaning Just literally. /3 No way, right? Well even literally… It’s a little lonely. We came together, right? Taking a bath by myself ### handwritten And it’s weirdly crowded. ### handwritten If we’re friends… /4 I mean, she’s so meticulous And she’s the one who scheduled this. Am I not her type? /5 No, I don’t think so… Right? ### handwritten Then why? //376 /1 C’mon, why? /2 Whoo! Futons! So fluffy /3 Pa-whoof Ahaha //377 /1 Maho-chan, you’re going back home next week? /2 Hm… Yeah Kyushu? Where ‘bouts? ### Kyushu is the southern most of the four main islands. Kumamoto. Kumamoto, huh? /3 Kurokawa onsen. ### A famous hot spring in Kyushu. That’s right. /4 Sounds nice. /5 Sigh Maybe say, “Come with me?” That sounds so nice. It really is. Must be wonderful. Mmm. /6 Like, “let’s definitely go together?” But, y’know, it’s far. Huh? //378 /1 Huuuuuuunh…? /2 Uh, but /3 But if you fly two hours, then take the bullet train and bus for an hour, then it’s a transfer to the Aso bus for an hour, right? If you count the time from home to the airport, it’s 4 hours plus an hour and a half, so not so crazy far! Eh? You looked it up? /4 Uh /5 Ikegami-san… You… Hmm? /6 Must really love onsen, huh? Mm… Well… Yeah. But Hey? Hey? Hey? ### in box //379 /1 As for me, being here with you is way more… sfx: Knock Knock Excuse meee! /2 I’m sorry Here are hot water bottles. Tonight, it’s going to get cold, so… Ah, thanks! /4 Have you been to the outdoor baths yet? Not yet. Oh, my. Please try them. It’s our highlight! /5 Ah It feels really good! The two of you should try it in the morning! /6 Yes! We will! Please do! //380 /1 In the morning. I want to go in with you. /2 Quiver /3 But, if she does have her period, what’ll we do? No, she doesn’t. She shouldn’t! Yes, we should. /5 Crap! How do I tell her I was lying? Morning, ok? ### lower right Morning!! No, you don’t have to bother. Telepathy ### handwritten /6 Memories… //381 /1 If you are talking memories… /3 Whoa… /4 This… Is amazing /5 Right…? /6 Bloosh /7 No, I hate this! /8 I don’t want it to end like this! //382 /2 Mm. Me neither. /3 Maho-chan sfx: Glomp Yu… /4 Ikegami Yukie ### Ikegami-san’s name. Maho was starting to call Yukie by her first name. Cute. Yu? /5 …Ikegami-san! Oh, she’s so cute. Dammit! /6 Long distance, huh? Hakone ### soap Well /7 Wha…!? Taking the blue train home. /8 You’re just going home to visit for a week…!? Yes. I’ll bring back goodies. /9 Well… Ah, Ikegami-san /10 You can see Mt. Fuji! Guess I got a little greedy ### handwritten At any rate, we got there. ### this sentence is a bit ambiguous, and doesn’t work that well in english, so I added a phrase.