Strange Love by Takeshima Eku TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by — for example, page one is: —1 ### Panel numbers indicated by - for example, panel one is: -1 ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —99 -1 I’m in love. -2 With Chitani Mai, a first year at my school. Photos ###on phone -3 I’m sure she wouldn’t know who I am, even if I were to go talk with her directly, She’s cute, just like an angel. I would give thanks to the gods above simply to meet her. -4 The pic I took today… It’s almost as if she’s looking at me. So divine! I love her… -5 Senpai —100 -1 Strange Love So… Is that me? Could this meeting be destiny?! -3 Kya —101 -1 Wh-why are you here, Mai-chan? Wha? Wha?! sfx- Clatter -2 Senpai, you dropped your phone. sfx- swish -3 Whoa… It’s all me… Don’t look! Even pics on non-school days… ###handwritten -4 What would everyone think if they knew you were stalking a first year girl? Urk -5 Shudder ###handwritten I’ll erase everything, so anything but that… -6 Nope. You don’t have to. You just have to do one thing for me. sfx- Whump —102 -1 Senpai Please go out with me. -2 Huh? I mean, wouldn’t you want to go out with someone who was that into you? -3 You uh, ok with going out with a stalker Senpai who you don’t know jack shit about? My desire to be loved wins out -4 I’ve gotta protect you from the sketchy people out there… You don’t have a right to say that! So suss! —103 -1 And, Down we go sfx- Hop Senpai, what’s your name? Um… It’s Komichi… -2 Ok, So be sweet to me starting from now, ok? Komichi-senpai! -3 Heart Throb! -4 Gods above! Thank you so much!! She’s an angel after all! ###smaller bubble —104 -1 sfx- Th-thump ###repeated Oh, crap I gotta get a grip. -2 I can’t believe I’m going home with Mai-chan! -3 Could it be you’re nervous, Senpai? Uh… Uh, yeah. Totally… -4 It’s like a dream. I can’t believe it. Whaat? -5 sfx- Slide It’s no dream. —105 -1 See? I’m here beside you, right? -2 sfx- Ba-koom sfx- PWeeeeeet -3 How about it? You happy? Um… Ah… That’s… -4 You’re hands are way more smooth and soft than I imagined… and your hair smells so nice… Um… So happy! That’s a bit creepy, but I feel your love! sfx- Ehe —106 -1 Senpai, how about we stop at the park? Huh? Why? -2 I want to talk with you for a while. You don’t want to? -3 Eh? Wait a sec, aren’t you being just a little too cute? Makes me wanna lock you up in a room. Yeaaaah, no. Not doing that. -4 Komichi-senpai, have you ever had a girlfriend? No I haven’t… -5 I knew it! sfx- Hmph You haven’t either, Mai! I had someone look into it. Eh? —107 -1 Your research might be lacking, Senpai. Haven’t you thought of that? -2 Mai-chan… Having a… -3 Drip -4 sfx- Droop sfx- agitated Wah! No! I haven’t! -5 It’s only you, Senpai. Rest easy. sfx- Smooch —108 -1 sfx- Blush Ah, right! How about a date next Sunday? -2 Mai-chan… you just… kissed… So, a movie? I really like the Moonvoz series. And the newest episode just came out, so… -3 No way! You like Moonvoz? sfx- Excited I’m a huge fan too! -4 I’m so happy we like the same thing! I’ll totally go! I didn’t want to go by myself, so this is perfect! -5 And they just put in a new parfait place in front of the station that I like… Wha! Really! That’s totally my favorite place! —109 -1 Fufu It’s kinda like Destiny! -2 Can I… Kiss you too? sfx- Caress -3 Of course. -4 But, Senpai… It’s not destiny or anything. —110 -1 Since… I know everything about you. -2 I know what kind of girl you like. I know your favorite brands. I know what shops you go to. I know it all. -3 But you just go on thinking it’s destiny. And please go on loving me.