Box of Twinkle Star by Mahiru Teku ### This is the author’s English title, so I’m using it, but I would personally prefer “Box of Twinkling Stars”. 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. —01 -1 Box of Twinkle Star ### Title —03 Box of Twinkle Star Mahiru Teku —04 -1 CONTENTS - Box of Twinkle Star 005 Box of Twinkle Star 067 I’ll Listen to What You Have to Say 089 White Witch and Black Witch 119 The Night Watch’s Window 144 Afterwards —05 -1 I never had any freedom. -2 Just followed the path laid out for me by my parents. -3 That’s why I idolized those who followed their dreams. Don’t give up your dream Designer XXX-san Even a half formed dream is ok ### magazine I loved reading success stories. -4 Got a part time job. Saved money. Graduated high school. Moved out. -5 Took a risk and rented an apartment a bit too big. -6 If you work hard You’ll achieve your dream! Give it your all everyday!! ### sign After all, This is the place where I’m chasing my dream. —06 -1 It’s where my dream begins. My own box of twinkling stars. —07 -1 Box of Twinkle Stars -2 Today was pretty tiring too… -3 But tomorrow the new bra designs get announced. I’ve got to stick to my plan and keep cranking. —08 -3 sfx- Glare -4 sfx- Erk -5 S-shit… A homeless woman? What do I do? Gotta get aw… B-but, this is right in front of my apartment… —09 -2 M… -4 Momoka-chan!? —10 -1 To my father, bloodlines and lineage was everything. My father was an elite, but he could never live down the fact that he was the second son. ### In certain old school Japanese families, the oldest son was treated much better than any other kids. Even to the point of the eldest son getting different and better meals. And so, he was uncompromising. With himself and with others. Of course, I felt that crushing pressure too. -2 But for me It’s not longer an issue. -3 Tachibana Momoka is my cousin. -4 sfx- Tmp -5 Momoka-chan, it’s been a while, huh? What… six years or so now? I sure was surprised by how pretty you’ve become. Let me take a load off ### handwritten I was scared, to be honest… -7 Why the heck was she rummaging through the garbage? —11 -3 Poke -4 sfx- Whap -5 Slam -6 Wha Wha No bra? I mean, really? She’s not wearing one? With only a shirt and a one piece? Do her parents allow her to dress like that? Is it in fashion? No… ###handwritten That’s not proper! —12 Momoka-chan! -2 sfx- Floompf -3 Take your pick. You can have them. —13 -1 Um, What’s your size, Momoka-chan? Ah! These aren’t mine, so don’t worry. I work at an underwear company. These are all samples. ###handwritten -2 Momoka-chan…? -3 Oh, shit. Did I piss her off? I don’t… -4 I don’t know how. I’ve never worn one. -6 Momoka-cha… sfx- Jolt -8 You smell… —14 -1 Momoka-chan, you smell a little bit. Not just a little! ### small bubble Let’s first get you in the bath! N… No… -2 Don’t give me that! sfx- Whish -6 After your bath… -7 We’ll measure you for size, ok? —16 -2 This is… Just a normal man’s designer brand shirt… -3 Flumff -4 Momoka-chan Can I join you? —17 -1 sfx- Slide Not waiting. -2 sfx- Splash No reaction. -3 Ah, did you figure out where the shampoo was? sfx- Nod -4 ScrubScrubScrub -6 Her complexion’s improving… When I look at her, she really is cute… pretty… So why…? —18 -2 Ka-bloosh -3 Hehe Kinda small with two people in here, huh? -5 Just why Can someone do something this horrible? —19 -2 They all are in places That are covered up by clothes… -3 sfx- Sigh I’d like to shelter her for a while, but, With domestic violence, it often has the opposite effect. -4 What am I gonna do here? This is a sticky situation. Um… To pay you back… Hm? -5 What are you… sfx- Splish —20 -1 Lick -2 Hyaa! What’s going…!? sfx- Kiss Kiss Hey, Momoka-chan, th-that tickles… -3 Shiver -4 Oh… Could it be that she’s… -4 Experienced that kind ### bold or italicize “that” of violence too…? -5 If she’s used to this kind of behavior that crosses boundaries… Just how long has she…? The last time I met her was back when I was 17 and she was 10. Well, she was a smart kid. —21 -1 My grandmother never even called my name once. -2 When she was a little kid, I avoided her. -3 Even as a child, she was expressionless. Never spoke much. She kinda irritated me. But, If she’s lived through that ever since then… sfx- Haah —22 -1 Suck -3 J-just wait a sec, that’s… sfx- Lick ### repeated Ah -4 sfx- Kiss Haah ###handwritten sfx- Twitch ### at bottom Nn Momoka-chan… -5 sfx- Tremble Tremble Tremble sfx- Clench -6 Ah Aaah -7 Stop! —23 -1 Um! Uh, um! -2 This is… This is because I want to! -3 Right! I’m lonely because I’m living alone, So it’s kinda like I’m happy your here now, Momoka-chan. -4 So… —24 -1 Squeeze -2 So I’m the one -3 Who should be saying “thanks”. —25 -1 I could never Fall in love with a man. And so I left home. -2 I can empathize with her. But even if I understand this isn’t love -3 I wonder if there’s something wrong with me For feeling a guilty pleasure. —26 -1 Ok, then. -2 Straighten up and stand tall. -3 Open your arms a touch That’s good. Ok, 67 for the underbust. -4 Next, lift up your chest. —27 -2 Like this! -3 Right. Good job. Good Job. -4 So your size is… -5 H-cup…? ###Japanese sizes run bigger than US sizes. —28 -2 Looking cute! —29 -1 That was one of last year’s designs. I love it! The cups are smaller, so when you have a large chest it shows it off! But with the lace, there’s also lots of support! -2 It’s tight… No way… Ok, let me adjust the straps. -3 How’s that? -4 Tight… Whaa? -5 Um, well… What should I do? -6 The size is right, so… -7 Ah, what about this? -10 What? —30 -1 Hiro-chan You love your job, huh? -2 Hn? Ah, yeah! sfx- Glance away Well, I picked something I liked… -3 She smiled! She smiled! —31 -1 How about this one? -2 Not tight. -3 I knew it! The wire was digging into you. You never done this! Of course you wouldn’t know. -4 That’s awesome! —32 -1 So cute… -2 Right? sfx- Guuurgle -3 Gurgle… Rumble… -4 Ah!! Yeah! Dinner! I forgot! —33 -1 Sorry, I’ll make something now, ok? Is there anything you don’t like…? —34 -1 She fell asleep… Living my own life on my own terms. Finding ways to have a good time. I get just how hard these things are, but -2 I also know There is no definitively correct answer About how to guide and nurture someone. -3 Floof —35 -1 Good night. Until tomorrow. —37 -1 Chirp Chirp -2 Nnn… sfx- Roll —38 -1 Yesterday was crazy! Let’s get you in the futon! sfx- Zzz Momoka-chan never woke up once. sfx- Byoing My clothes ended up being too small for her. Especially the chest! -2 Just what has she lived through? sfx- PaShhhh sxf- Chop Chop Chop Chop -3 Contacting my uncle is out of the question. sfx- Sizzle -4 Ah, shit. Hiro-chan —39 -1 Why are you…? -2 Good morning… Good morning! But, uh! You too hot or something? -3 Too tight… sfx- Slump -4 Geez! Do I have anything that’ll fit? sfx- Fling Fling Ah, what about this? —40 -2 Ok, let’s dig in! Itadakimasu! ### Said to given thanks before a meal. -3 Chew Chew -5 Um… Is there something you don’t like? sfx- Shake Shake —41 -1 …it’s warm. -2 Gulp -3 Chew Chew -4 I haven’t done anything special at all. -5 Ah —42 -1 I want to protect This smile. -2 Vrrrrr Vrrrrr Crap! It’s this late already? sxf- Thumpa Thumpa -5 Sorry sfx- Clack Momoka-chan -6 It’s not like I don’t trust you, but… sfx- Shove ### She’s taking her bank book and personal seal. If a person has both, they could empty your bank account. —43 -1 I don’t want to doubt you. -2 Ok, I’m heading off to work. For today, you can stay here. Feel free to watch television if you want. For lunch, there’s some bread on the shelves you can help yourself to. -3 sfx- smile I’ll be back around 7:30. -5 …huh? —44 -2 A, um… Suzumiya-san! sfx- Creak -3 The revised data I requested… It hasn’t arrived yet. -5 Ah, Yeah, we’re going to leave it like that. -6 What you submitted is fine and all… But I told you, right? Our plan is to go with new designs in the popular line. We’re going to push more sales that way. —45 -1 It wasn’t limited to the previous lines… Things are popular because the masses love them. That’s why they are popular, right? -2 Tachibana-san, just what do you know about design? I told you, what we’re doing is fine. -3 Whether a design lives or dies is all up to your talent. Get it? -4 sfx- Clench After I… Tried so hard to make good designs… I even met with all the departments… Hey, Tachibana-san! How is it going? —46 -1 Going great! Leave it to me! -2 I love the way you are always charging ahead, Tachibana-san! -4 That’s right. I gotta keep trying. Got keep my eye on the work in front of me. -5 Ok! ### handwritten No overtime today! Going home early! —47 -1 Get home early and go shopping with Momoka-chan. Find out the things she likes and the things she doesn’t. -2 Make some dinner. Chat together a bunch. Just be together. -3 Crinkle -4 Tick Tock Tick Tock —48 -1 Tick Tock Tick Tock -4 Creak -5 sfx- Tak Ok! -6 Ended up late for lunch. sfx- Tmp Tmp Tmp But since I’ve come this far, Just a little more… -7 Tachibana-san, she did design before, right? —49 -2 Seems like it. It’s one of those things, right? ### handwritten When you can’t produce good work within three years, You get canned. -3 sfx- Th-thump ### repeated But this is a pretty big company, so designers don’t get fired. Like, transferred? Hah ### handwritten Must be nice to coast like that. -4 sfx- Th-thump ### repeated For having no talent, she sure has the nerve to talk about our work. Seriously! What a pain in the butt. C’mon now. ### handwritten Suzumiya-san, give her break. —50 -1 Poor thing. -2 sfx- Tacka ### repeated -3 Hey, Tachibana-san, How’s it coming? -4 I have high expectations of you! —51 -1 It’s coming along! Leave it to me! —52 -1 Hey ###handwritten What are you going to do about the summer intensive courses? -2 Wha? You’re not going to take them? Let’s do it together! Your grades have fallen recently. Let’s knuckle down together! -3 I wonder if we can go to the same college… What are you talking about? If you work hard, of course you can! -4 I’m by your side, ok? If you work hard. —53 -3 If you work hard. -5 Tentative Offer of Employment Tachibana Hiroko Dono ### Dono is a hyper formal address typically used in business. If you work hard. —54 -1 If you work hard… —55 -1 I wanted enough talent to be able to work hard and achieve my dreams. -2 sfx- sigh sfx- Rub -4 Ah! Momoka-chan!! -5 Shit, I completely forgot! What time is it? No, forget that! I gotta hurry up and… sfx- Ka-chik -6 Eh…? sfx- Creak It’s unlocked… —56 -2 sfx- Tmp ### repeated Mo… Momoka-chan…? Maybe you couldn’t find… The lights? —57 -1 No way. -2 No way. -3 Her shoes aren’t here… Did she go home…? No way… Today I told her she could stay her… -4 Slump -5 No, that’s no it… It’s not that it was ok for her to stay here. I wanted her to stay here. -6 Ka-cha —58 -1 Hiro-chan? -4 Mo… —59 -1 Momoka-chan! -2 I’m so glad! -3 So glad! -4 I’ve come this far Lit by the light of a tiny lamp. -5 Then that light disappeared. And I walked on, In the dark. —60 -1 I’m so happy. She came home. -2 I’m so happy… -3 Hiro-chan, You Came Home. —61 Since I told her I’d be home by 7:30, Momoka-chan was waiting all that time at the station. -3 Tons and tons of people poured out of the station. Over and over, she checked each person to see if it was me. -4 I’ve only been thinking of myself. -5 It’s been a while, Uncle. —62 -1 I have something important to discuss with you. -2 Just like I had a lot of dreams back then, I want Momoka-chan to have a future full of them. -3 Ka-cha -4 Sorry to keep you waiting! —63 -1 I just called your father, Momoka-chan. And, well… -2 I asked him To let me have you. -3 …so we’ll be together for a while. It that ok? -4 Since —64 This is the box of twinkling stars Where dreams start. —67 -1 I’ll Listen to What You Have to Say ### above panel -2 You said “date”, so my expectations are up. -3 Kirihara-saaaan! Over here! ###handwritten Ah, ok! -4 sfx- Dash Oh…? Students come here too? -5 Ah, maybe an after school date? Oh, so they’re planning on making out in the dark? Ahahaha That’s youth for you! ### handwritten -6 If only that would happen! That would rock! —68 -2 Hey, Miura… Hurry! Hurry! They say the seats near the announcer are the best! -3 It’s where you can see the most clearly! Priority seating! -5 Miura is always obsessed with the planetarium. —69 -1 That’s why I hate this thing. -2 What the…? Was a planetarium this big? The one I saw on TV before was like… ### handwritten —70 -1 Hurry, hurry! -2 Hmmm So there’s other girls our age… If it were those girls… -3 Would they be able to have fun talking with Miura? Astronomy fans or something? ###handwritten sfx- Yoink -4 Hurry up and sit down! -5 This one here, this is the oldest projector in Japan! -6 Sorry, Miura, I just don’t see the value in this. I don’t see what’s so compelling about seeing fake stars on a weekday afternoon. Look! The proof is in how empty this place is… There’s no one here… -7 Does this place even do enough business? —71 -1 Anyway… If you just wait a few hours you can see the stars as normal anyway… -2 Why is Miura so obsessed with this? …”date”…? -3 Yep! Tomorrow I don’t have club, so… R-really? So… So then how about that place in front of the station… The planetarium! -4 Kirihara-san, you said you’ve never been, right? Let’s go! -5 I haven’t been able to see this month’s special program… Ah, the special program on the constellations isn’t just for nerds, I think you’ll like it too! What makes this city’s planetarium special… Is that the announcer was the first person in Japan to… Whatevs. —72 -1 I wanted to go eat crepes with her. But I never would have thought I’d be able to go to the planetarium with you, Kirihara-san! -2 I’m so happy! -3 You’re so stylish, Kirihara-san. You’re so cute and get along with everyone. I thought you’d never have anything to do with me. I never thought you’d come to like me. -4 Being here together with you is like a dream! —73 -1 Hey, Miura… -2 I love you, Miura. You love me. Even if we have different interests, I think that’s fine. -3 Me, who totally follows trends and fads. You, who is totally upfront about what you like, and couldn’t care what others think of you. -4 I love how strong and cool you are. —74 -1 But… I don’t have anything. I only have you, the one I love. -3 That smiling face. When you shine it on something other than me, I hate hate hate it. I just can’t stop myself. —75 -1 I’m jealous of the stars. sfx- Beep Thank you for attending our planetarium program. -2 Hey, Miura… Shh! -5 Whaaa!? sfx: Looks away -6 You bitch! You were chatting away just a second ago! sfx- Ignoring everything else -7 Aaah I’ll never be able to Like the planetarium even a little bit. I don’t get it. That’s how I feel. —76 -1 This is how our sky will look at 6pm tonight. -2 C’mon… Is this all there is to it? Let’s turn down the lights of the city. -3 Please shut your eyes for a moment. Shut…? Who’s gonna do that? -5 Uwah… sfx- squeeze —77 -4 This is not the last time I’m gonna get dragged into something today, so… -5 Does Miura really love me the way I love her? Maybe I’m the only one that loves that way? -6 Ah, crap. Miura’s right next to me… But it’s like I’m all alone. Please open your eyes slowly… —80 -4 Why are you so obsessed? —81 sfx- Murmer Murmer -2 I enjoyed it in spite of myself… -3 Ah… Miura, it’s over… -5 Eh, W-what? If you’re gonna look at me, say something first! You surprised me ###handwritten -6 Yeah… —82 -1 M-Miura! Where do you think we are! sfx- Bluuush -2 During the program… -3 When I though about how you were next to me… My heart was pounding so hard, I couldn’t focus on it. -4 sfx- Clatter That so? After the show was so pretty? It made me forget you were with me, Miura. —84 -1 Heh -2 Hey, Kirihara-san -4 I… Love you just as much as the planetarium! The same!? Way to spoil the mood! ### handwritten Well, maybe it’d be ok to let you know my hate of it is softening… —86 -1 And the tension is rising, of course! -2 And then… So it was… Nn? You see! Huh? -3 What the hell am I saying!? Blah Blah Blah Like this Like that ### bubble -4 Stop! Calm yourself down! Kirihara-san won’t be able to enjoy the planetarium this way! Right! I’ll pretend I’m here by myself. Concentrate! Goodbye, mental chatter! -5 But, yeah, not happening. I mean, Kirihara-san’s right next to me. —87 -1 And yet it’s like I’ve never seen the stars before… sfx- Th-thump th-thump -2 Ah, If I could only focus on the movie. It’s dark, so I can’t see her expression. Mmm… I guess it’s normal, but… Nothing’s happening. I want something to… Ah, right… Holding hand should be ok, right? Hands… -3 sfx- Clench Holding hands! sfx- Whoosh -4 Klonk -5 Sting Sting Ah, Immovable object! —89 -1 Science Room -2 Oh, I get it… If I adjust this… The one thing I love… ### box White Witch and Black Witch -3 sfx- Ding dong dang dong Oh ### handwritten It’s already this late. Kurose-san! ### The kanji for “Black” is in her name. -5 Are you done with club? —90 -1 What did you do today? Tell me! Sigh -2 Shirakawa-san… ### the kanji for “White” is in her name. The same kanji used for “milky way” is also in her name. Yes! You’re annoying. -3 Wh-wha…? Why? I didn’t go in the club room like I promised! -4 That’s the bare minimum. Oh, it’s Hana! -5 So you were still here? Let’s go home togeth… Hey! That’s the witch with her! Better back off! -6 Eh? Just come on! sfx- Thump Thump Thump -7 Hey, hey ### handwritten Just why is she called the witch? That’s over the top for a nickname, right? ### handwritten Just ‘cause! She’s always is that dark room muttering to herself, y’know? Eh? ### handwritten Scaaaary! Props to the other club members for hanging in there! Nah, that club is barely hanging on. Say whatever you want. Ahahah What the heck? ### handwritten. —91 -1 I have other, more precious things. Shirokawa-san! It’s better if you don’t associate with me. -2 You just transferred in. So this is your chance to make friends. Witch, huh? Hm -3 I get why they’d say that! -4 You making fun of me? -5 I know she doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. This just shows how clueless she is. She’s cute. And cheery. And not shy at all. What book are you reading? ### handwritten -6 We are worlds apart. Ah You can see the stars really clearly tonight. —92 -1 So pretty… -2 It’s not like I hate people or anything. But I was just alone before I knew it. -3 I’m awkward. If I can protect the things I consider precious, that’s enough. sxf- Klong Ow! -4 sfx- Nngh… -6 sfx- Clamor Clamor Wha? That’s cool! ### handwritten —93 -1 Whish -3 Clatter -5 It’s not like I feel weird or anything… I’ve never had friends to begin with. Overall, this is… Just fine. So It’s ok if Shirokawa-san doesn’t come to the club room. —94 -1 It’ll be easier, and… Kurose-san! -2 Good morning! -3 Hey, I was thinking about it last night. Your club room is pitch black, right? When you think about blackout curtains, you think about haunted houses, right? We could set something up where everyone could have some fun… sfx: Clatter Clang -4 Why… —95 -2 Why are you bothering with me? -3 After I’ve… Said such Harsh things… Mmm… I’m just really interested in you. -4 Even if you’re mean. Even if you avoid me. -5 I just want to know more about you, Kurose-san. —96 -1 Maybe it’s love at first sight? Shirokawa-san is a temptress. -2 Really… It’s nothing to get excited about. -3 Talking about the thing I love. -4 I promised I would do that anymore. Ah… Oh? Hana’s hanging out with the witch again. -5 Ah, She’s also a bit weird huh? Maybe that’s why they get along? -6 It’s my fault again… They’re talking shit about… The things that are precious to me. -7 sfx- Clatter Kurose-san? -8 I’m going to the club room. My precious things, they… —97 -1 Shine so brightly. More beautiful than anything. Blinding me. -3 Stealing my heart away. -4 I just can’t protect This little love of mine. -5 Kurose-san! What’s wrong? -6 Hey, you’re in there, right? -7 sfx- Slide Whoaaagh! —99 -2 Shirokawa-san, I… Whoooa! -3 Wow! Amazing! Beautiful! -4 Kurose-san, you’ve been making this all this time? Wow! This is amazing! -5 The thing I love… —100 -1 Just why does it shine so brightly? Kurose-san, you’re like a magician! -3 Just who is the magician here? Shirokawa-san? —102 -1 Shirokawa-san and I have have gotten to the point where we go home together. Kurose-san, Let’s hold hands? -2 Eh…? sfx- No! No! Don’t give me that “eh” stuff. Your hand! Gimme your hand! -3 Don’t you think it’s strange? We’re girl and common sense tells us that… -4 This is normal! ### bold or italicize “is” -6 sfx- Glance And then… ###handwritten She seems so happy… —103 -2 Her hair, the color of pampas grass… Her white uniform… The red sunset… Melting it all together… -3 What? -4 sfx- Bluuuush N-nothing! Just wondering how long you’re gonna be wearing your prior school’s uniform! -5 I just thought you were pretty. That’s all. ### in circle I’ve ordered the material, But it hasn’t arrived yet. Hmm… I wish it’d hurry up and get here! I want to be matching with you! It’s the uniform… Of course we’d… —106 -4 Kurose-san -5 Good morning! For the first time, I have someone I can call a friend. —107 -1 So then, My boyfriend said in his sleep - “Buy me some ice cream!” “A whole pack!” Ahaha What the heck? That’s hilarious. -2 Hey ###handwritten Shirokawa-san, do you have a boyfriend? -3 Huh? -4 I mean, you’re cute and laugh a lot, so… That’s right. I see. It’d be no surprise if she did. There’s some guys in class who are into you, too. Wha? Really? You gotta be popular. Got some older guy somewhere? -3 No! It’s fine! We’re girls! She’s a friend! sfx- Shake Shake If she does have one, Nothing changes! No problem! -4 But… -5 Nope! —108 -1 Whew… I came from an all-girl’s school. -2 Hmm? “Whew”? There were a lot of girls that did, but I didn’t hook up with anyone. -3 Ok, so let’s go to a mixer! Ok? Wha…? -4 Why… sfx- Glance -6 Sorry, I’ll beg off. Wha? ### handwritten -7 You sure…? —109 -2 The mixer… You checked my reaction, right? -3 Well, I mean… -4 If I have time to talk to boys, I’d rather talk with you! -5 I wanna be close! —110 -1 Hey. Why do you know exactly what I want to hear? -2 Ah, wait a sec… Maybe you wanted to go to the mixer? -3 What am I gonna do? I’m so happy. -4 That I want to cry. —112 -1 I love the stars. Twinkling, shining, so crystal clear. Endlessly far away. Completely out of reach. That’s my image of them. -2 Hey, Hana, You’re always with Kurose-san, huh? -3 So, what’s she like? -4 What’s she like? I dunno! -6 But I really like her! -7 Twinkling, shining, so crystal clear. Endlessly far away. Completely out of reach. That’s my image… —113 -1 Shirokawa-san’s “really like” and mine are not the same. -2 Ding dong dang dong Oh! -3 sfx- Hustle Hustle Maybe… Shirakawa-san will wait for me again today. -4 “Don’t come in the room” She doesn’t need… To do that anymore. But I can’t tell her that. sfx- Slide —114 -1 Taking steps forward is somehow hard for me. -6 Kurose-san! —115 -1 Working hard at club today, huh? Let’s go home! sfx- Run Run -2 Eh? -3 Um… Is that ok…? -4 Why? Yamashita-kun said he’s also waiting for someone! -5 See ya laters! -6 Glance —116 -2 I guess I didn’t have to worry… -3 But… -4 Clench -5 Twinkling, shining… So crystal clear… But Shirokawa-san’s not a star. Shirokawa-san! —117 -1 Do you want to come to club tomorrow? -4 She’s going to belong to someone someday. -5 It’s fine - even if it’s just for today. Yay! Let me keep her to myself. —119 -1 Morning and Noon and Night, The Night Watch’s Window All I do is pray. —120 -1 Are you feeling weird somewhere? -2 …nn I’m fine. -3 Ok, That’s good. Well then, Good night. -4 sfx- Ka-cha -5 “Feeling weird”? —121 -1 Yeah… I’ve got nothing but places that “feel weird”. ### bold or italicize “but” -2 I can’t even do a single normal thing. I’m just praying all the time. -3 I want to go to school. I want to go shopping. -4 I want a friend. -5 God, please… sfx- Fa-whoosh -6 Please make My body stronger… —122 -1 Ok! -2 Scrub Scrub -3 Good evening! I’ve come to grant your wish! —123 -1 My wish…? -2 Gulp -3 Y-you mean… -4 Yes! -5 My body… You wanted a friend! -6 Kana-san, you’ve always wanted that, right? This time, you wished upon a shooting start! And I’m the fairy that was dispatched to grant your wish! —124 -1 sfx- Fhew Ah… Yup. Calm your ass down. This has gotta be a dream. Oh? Could it be that you’re crying? -2 Pissed -3 I’ve heard that’s pretty common! But this is reality, rest assured! We only grant the strongest of wishes. -4 From Earth, You only can see a tiny fraction of the stars. -5 As long a time doesn’t come to a stop, in reality, there are lots of shooting stars at any given moment. Morning And noon And night. ### bottom right It’s the wishes of people who always, always, pray that reach us. -6 If that’s true, come on. Just heal my body. —125 -1 Even if it’s in a dream. Lift my suffering. sfx- Whish -2 Have you awakened to the fact that this is reality? Nope. -3 Wha? ###small sfx- Pause -4 I mean, there’s no such thing as fairies in this world. sfx- Yoink So this has gotta be a bad dream. -5 sfx- Tmp Tmp Oh, come on! Really! You’re doubting now? ### bold or italicize “now” I don’t want to be dreaming in my dreams. sfx- Flumpf Just what is a friend, anyway? Where do you have one hidden? Ah, so you see… —126 -1 sfx- Whssh That would be me, of cour… Kyaaaa -2 sfx- Yank -3 Just what are you doing!? -4 Whoa, so soft… sfx- Poke Poke It really feels like skin. -5 What’s the power source? Could it really be a heart? sfx- Jolt St-stop! Looks just like a human. But how far does the semblance go? sfx- Jolt Even if we’re friends, you can’t… —127 -1 There’s a limit even to what a good friend would do! sfx- Kick -2 We’re not good friends… Stop causing me problems! We’re friends, right? -3 You should be able to handle me being a little selfish, right? Oh. -4 Y-yeah One of the roles of a friend is to tolerate some things… Yep, yep. I think so too. -5 Ok… Then… Nervous sfx- Snap Snap -6 sfx- Whish ### upper left sfx- th-thump th-thump Go ahead… -8 Fascinating. This sensation is like skin. -9 Makes me want to lick it or something… Ah —128 -1 Kiss -2 sfx- Twitch ### upper left sfx- Sluurp Kana-s… aaahhn! -3 sfx- Shiver sfx- kiss Nn… -4 sfx- Pop sfx- Twitch -5 Sfx- Stare So, this… -6 Twitch -7 sfx- Quiver sfx- Slip Slide sfx- Shiver -8 Quiver Quiver -9 Throb ### bubble lower right sfx- Shiver ### repeated Hah Hah -10 sfx- Quiver Quiver -11 Hah Hah -12 sfx- Whoosh That’s enough, already! I’m not… —129 -1 I’m not convinced. -2 Whaaa? Whyyyyy? After I tried so hard! ### handwritten -3 sfx- Knock Knock Kana-chan? Huh-oh -4 sfx- Ka-cha Are you awake? —130 -1 Right! I better hide! It would be bad if I got caught! Yeah! ###handwritten -2 sfx- Wiggle sfx- Here we go ###small, repeated sfx- Squirm -3 Jolt -4 Kana-chan…? —131 -1 This is dumb! Just what am I doing here? -2 The way I’m laying is awkward. -3 sfx- Grope ### upper right and lower bottom sfx- Swish Swish ### handwritten sfx- Flip Flap There’s… Something here… -4 Got it! sfx- Squeeze -5 Twitch -6 This is great! Got a handhold! Whew ###handwritten sfx- Squeeze Squeeze -7 sfx- Squeeze sfx- Squirm Wiggle sfx- Push Push -8 sfx- Squeeze ### x3 in small bubbles sfx- Quiver Quiver -9 sfx- Squirm Oh? —132 -1 Snicker -2 She’s really sleeping. sfx- Zzz But her complexion’s better. -3 Get a good night’s sleep… sfx- Ka-cha -4 sfx- Schlick Schlick -5 Hah Hah sfx- Squirm —133 -2 Haaa Haaa -3 Wheew! I can finally get out of there! Hah sxf- Pop Wheeze ###handwritten That was suffocating! -4 sfx- Snatch Gyaa That was dangerous! I almost got caught! —134 -2 A dangerous path is best walked with a friend! It’s what deepens the bonds of friendship! I wanna be a good girl in front of my parents, ‘kay? -3 Ah… um… ###handwritten I don’t want to worry them. -4 Beam -5 So I get version of Kana-chan all to myself! That’s soooo friend-like! —135 -2 Why do you have to think that…? I mean… A fairy friend? I can’t introduce you to anyone… That’s not really a friend, right…? -4 I’m so stupid. To let myself get so happy over this, Since this has gotta be a dream. Once I wake up, it’s the same damn day over and over again. Being my friend? There’s no point… —136 -1 Ba-whoof -3 Ehehe How about this? -4 Please introduce me to everyone! —137 -1 Friends… Are forever, right? -4 What… The hell…? That’s not solving anything. —139 -1 This is what I’ve always wanted. -2 This connection… So warm. She came to me. Who cares if this is reality. Oho? You feeling lonely? Shaddup. —140 1- Chirp Chirp -2 Kana-chan… It’s about time to get ready for breakfast! It’s fine to take your time, but get up. -3 Ok… Huh? I… -4 Whoosh —141 -2 Gone. Yeah… Of course. I mean, It was a dream. -3 Friends… Are forever, right? -4 You liar… -5 Ka-cick -6 Flutter —142 -1 I’ll be back, ok? -2 Morning and Noon and Night, All I do is pray. —144 -1 Afterward Thank you for buying this volume! ### horizontal Nice to meet you! I’m Mahiru Teku. I was able to collect all the yuri dojinshi I’ve drawn in this volume! So, you make any profit? Stop thaaaat! -2 One day. What kind of story should I do next? sfx- Ping You have mail. -3 Mm? What? A doujinshi…? -4 I’ve reached Yuri-Hime Level! -6 Ah, This has gotta be a scam!! Snap! -7 I really did think it was a scam. But that it wasn’t a scam or a prank made me so happy. Thank you, Yuri-hime! Hey, your negative outlook leads you to be rude, ok? ### bottom right Huh? Waking from a dream ### bottom left —145 -1 I’ll Listen to What You Have to Say I used an actual planatarium as the setting, but I truly love this planetarium. I have an annual pass, and often go by myself. I went on Christmas by myself and feel asleep. (one line haiku) ### this line in Japanese is in haiku format. 5 syllable, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Ku ri su ma su, hi to ri bo c chi de, pa ra ne ta n. There also is a pun in the last line mixing “planetarium” and “fell asleep”. Whew. it’s the oldest projector in Japan (as of July, 2015), so I have warm feelings towards it. -2 White Witch and Black Witch It’s my first yuri story. To tell the truth, it really did have a witch at first. Fantasy! When something is special, you are happy, and you are scared. Hana is a girl who is always smiling. For someone like me, who is not special, for a girl to smile at me like she smiles at everyone else, it makes me relax and I love it a lot. -3 The Night Watch’s Window I wanted to tease the fairy. A serious fairy has to overcome all sorts of obstacles, so of course it went naughty right away. -4 Box of Twinkle Star For this one, I had to make a ton of drafts. Hiro is someone who has had to give up on a lot of things, and chases hard after her dreams. She hasn’t given much thought to style or love. For that reason, the yuri level was rather low, but I had to draw a lot about them. To the Yuri Hime Editorial Staff, thank for helping me find the feelings in this. -5 ### left column I-I… L-love you Shirokawa-san… ok? sfx- Mumble Mumble -6 Really? Me too! -7 Riiiiight? -8 Whaaa? ###top Huh? Did I get through to her? So, just what did she mean by that? Do I have to spell it out? I’ll have to work up my courage again -9 Kurose-san -10 Kiss -11 Lots… There’s still two more pages! —146 -1 Cover illustration. -2 Scribble X3 -3 Mmn… I can’t get the boob right. Oh, right! Photo reference! -4 sfx- Click ### lop left Squished boobs Search ### search box Nothing from the side! ### lower right Ooooh hoooo! ###horizontal Boobs being pressed against glass. ### bottom -5 sfx- Click Click Click Boobs side squish Side boob squish Boob pressed against ### these are in the boxes Nothing! Whaa! I guess I gotta… sfx- Fling -6 Flash -8 Yeah, I knew it. The size is a problem. But if I only can get the squish part right… Doesn’t get the squish part ### on paper I guess you gotta have bigger boobs to get it. Ah! Yeah! It doesn’t have to be boobs!! -9 Flash Naked ### on body —147 -1 And I still didn’t figure it out… Ahaha Phone Oh, I see… ### lower left -2 If you had only said something, I would have sent you a photo. A photo would work, right? ###small Big boobs ### by arrow Seriously!? -3 I couldn’t do as well as I wanted for my manga by this publishing company. But in any case, I wanted to draw this, and it’s my first Doujin. I love doing this. It’s fun. I can’t stop myself from drawing what I want, and drawing what I can. Makes me wonder what’s going on with me. I can only think about yuri manga. It’s the first time I’ve really gotten into the doujin lifestyle. Everything’s unfamiliar, and it makes me anxious. Of course, I never thought the day would come when I would be getting everything compiled into a volume like this. It shines so brightly. Yuri shows me so many dreams, it’s my own Twinkle Box. That’s why it made for a great title! -4 Thanks for giving me this chance to draw yuri! Thanks for letting me borrow your name, Jyanpyon. Kousaka-sensei. Shirumomo-sensei. My guardian, Pyonkichi. Everyone at Yuri Hime. My editor and designer. And you, the reader! Thank you very much! July, 2015 Mahiru Teku