Throw Away The Glass Slippers by Karuha (Kiriyama Haruka) 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. ### This is the title story for a short story collection of the same name. Four of the stories are already translated and are on Dynasty. I prefer my translation of the title over their translation (“Take off the glass shoes”). —174 -2 Heya! Shino-chaaan! -3 Sorry I’m late. -4 It’s fine! I just got here too! Let’s go! Let’s go! -5 Clasp —176 -1 What’s with holding hands? If I take my eyes off you, you’ll get lost, Shino-chan! -2 Are you a kid? Ah -3 An adult should be embarrassed to do that… No need to be embarrassed, ‘kay? -4 Is Junko-san here? Yeah, she’s gotten started all by herself. Excuse me! We have a reservation for three… sfx- Sliiide -5 Good job! —177 It’s a pain to be an adult. I just can’t bring myself to do it. Throw Away The Glass Slippers Kiriyama Haruka Sweet, painful, refreshing. A series of brilliant stories showcasing the love of working women. Story 1. —178 -1 Cheers! -2 Gulp -3 Nng -4 Glug -6 Aahhhhh —179 -1 A beer on Fridays makes ya feel alive! Hand me the kara-age! ###fried chicken sfx- Pwaah -2 sfw- Whew Whaa I can’t drink beer. -3 Oh but, Shino-chan, let me have the foam off your beer! Are you a kid? -4 Shino-chan, were things at your job this week? Mm It’s a bit busy with all the end of month stuff. -5 I had a same-o same-o week. —180 -1 Yeah, I was just covering up all your mistakes again, Madoka. -2 Ahaha! I spilled coffee on a super cute patient’s chart and her eyes were gonna bug out! sfx- Kya -3 Junko, I feel bad for you… But it was funny! sfx- Fufu sfx- Wha? ###bold Don’t let her off the hook. -4 What’s with you! sfx- Bang -5 You’re always dead drunk at home, Shinon-chan! Wha? —181 -1 Your laundry piles up! You only do it once a week! All your important stuff piles up around your bed! You leave everything laying around! Starting on Thursday, you come borrow lounge wear ‘cause you’ve run out! sfx- Stab Stab —2 This is what makes me want to drink. You’re a slob! sfx- Uwah! You two are thick as thieves, as always. That’s right, you two are next door neighbors, right? -3 Yup! Like next door wives! sfx- Nmm Uh, it’s not like that for me. I mean, she… -4 Just comes in all the time… Examples of her weirdness ###handwritten lower right Sliiide ###bubble, top Shinon-chan! ###handwritten Ah, Welcome home! I made dinner ###handwritten lower left —182 -1 You two should just live together. Huh? No fuckin’ way! Whaaa? ###handwritten -2 If she was always like this at home, I’d never get a break. As it says: “Walls make love grow stronger” -3 sfx- Bam So jealous! Wah! -4 Beep Call Button ###on button -5 Gimme the good stuff… sfx- Ding a ling Be right theeeere! —183 -1 Jun-chan! You’re starting into the shouchu! sfx- Here you are… Did you get dumped again? -2 “Again”? What’s with the “Again”?! sfx- Grr sfx- Twitch -3 It’s the opposite. I’ve got someone I like. -4 What does she mean, “again”? But that’s great, right? ###handwritten It’s rare for you to hesitate like that… What happened to playgirl Junko’s heroic track record? You’re hesitating? You? Seriously? ###handwritten Don’t paint me as some total player! -5 You gonna go for it? —184 -1 I can’t believe you passed me up… -2 Oh my… My house is nearby, how about dropping by for tea? -3 sfx- Yah! That’s it girl! ###handwritten top right You say it! ###handwritten top left sfx- Cheers! Bam! There she is! What’s the “Jun” in “Junko”? Watered by fortune! ###this is referring to the kanji “潤” in Junko’s name. The Kanji mean to receive favor or fortune. What. The. Hell… -4 But, no, it’s not like that… It’s because I can’t do things like normal that I’m troubled. -5 So how old? A student… Eh?! —185 -1 She’s cute, ok? “Junko-san, you’re awesome!” “Junko-san, you rock!” She says stuff like that. It’s totally like I’m the thing she desires most in life. Disgusting (LOL) -2 …uh, hey! She’s over 20, ok? Just over! sfx- Pulling back -3 And it’s not like I’ve been just playing up ‘till now. But, it’s like, I don’t want to disappoint her. I see. -4 So you really love her, huh? Totally. And I’m having a blast for the first time in a while. Check out my Line chats. ###handwritten —186 -1 I can’t help it. It’s like an Angel has descended from heaven. I want to take this seriously. Special, huh? Oh, so she’s your only one? ###handwritten Disgusting. You, uh, love her? -2 Must be nice! You two have so much freedom! sfx- Ahhh ### small, right sfx- Wah ### big, right I feel the bonds of commitment! ###handwritten Wha? Just what are you talking about? -3 Excuse me, it’s time for last orders. Eh? Already? C’mon, order up! I’ll have a double blue label on the rocks. White wine and a cheese plate. Neither of you are interested in heading home, it seems! —187 -2 Isn’t their last order a little early? But it was soo good, huh? -3 What now? Hit another place? Ah… -4 If I head home now, I can catch my shows. Sorry… ###handwritten Ah What was that anime you liked, Shinon-chan? -5 Huh? We’re set to record that, right? That’s not the problem here. Ah, no problem. Thanks for tonight! —188 -1 Ok, Jun-chan, later! Good to see you! -3 That’s sweet. -4 Well, as for me… sfx- Mm I need one more drink! -5 I’m home! —189 -1 sfx- slam This is not your home, y’know. -2 Hehehe… -3 Hey! When did you grab… -5 You’ll have some, right? Mm. -6 I’ll pour for you. ###handwritten Come running, Itsuki ###lower right ### I assume this is a pop culture reference, but I can’t place it. Haven’t heard that in a while. —190 -1 This is making me uneasy ###handwritten right Yeah ###handwritten Is it interesting? This anime? ###lower right I don’t wanna work… ###bottom middle With this, we’ll be set! ###lower left You don’t have to think while watching. -2 Slip -3 Fufu You worked hard today Sleepy? ###handwritten Yeah. Tired. -4 Better take your makeup off. sfx- Caress -5 Too much of a pain. You do it for me… —191 -1 If you don’t get up, I can’t get the wipes. “ZZZ…” You’re faking! -2 Geez -3 You really are dead drunk at home. —4 Hey, turn your face towards me. -6 Shhf —192 -2 Hey… -3 Sorry, My mistake… —193 -2 Guh! You drink this stuff? sfx- Wipe -3 Ok! How about we head to bed. -4 I’ll get my pajamas from my room. You two should just live together. Huh? No fuckin’ way! —194 -2 Someone will get the wrong idea. -3 Ah! Bring me another glass! It’s all the booze’s fault anyway. ###box I’m back… Wha?! You’re still drinking?!