An Aside Told to You by Yasaka Shuu translated by Schuyguy Page 01 君に紡ぐ傍白 An Aside Told to You Right Bubble ーっ... ...guh— Left Bubble 私って 幸せ者だな ~ I'm the luckiest girl on earth [heart] でれっ "hehe" Page 02 その鍵で開くのものはー。 What does this key unlock? Page 03 Top Left Panel Right Bubbles 菜央ちゃん! Nao-chan! お待たせ Thanks for wating. Left Bubble ー遥香 Haruka. Middle Right Panel Bubbles 昨日の夜 時間あったから 下ごしらえして I had some time last night to prepare, 色々作って みたんだけど... so I tried makings all kinds of things. Upper Middle Left Panel Right Bubble やっぱりなんか 最近更に可愛く なった気がする... I feel like she's totally even cuter lately... SFX ぼー "stare" Left Bubble いや元々最高 可愛かったけど 魅力が増したと いうかー I mean, she was already the cutest thing ever, but it's like her girlfriend points have increased... Lower Middle Left Panel SFX はっ "ah—" Bottom Panel Right Bubbles って... うわ!? Uh—oh my god! めっっっちゃ 美味そう!! That looks suuuuper amazing!! SFX じゃーん "ta-dah" Upper Left Bubble デザートも あるよ There's also dessert. Lower Left Bubble やったー!! Hell yeah! Page 04 Upper Top Left Panel Bubbles あ そうだ Oh, right. 今週末のこと なんだけど Hey, so about this weekend. Lower Top Left Panel Bubbles 昨日純から 連絡がきて... Yesterday, Jun called... ちょっとだけ 飲み会作って きてもいい? do you mind if I go out to a bar for a bit? Writing 行くぞー Let's go! Bottom Right Panel Bubble 菜央ちゃんの ワークショップの方が 終わるの早いかも しれないからさ... And just in case your workshop ends before I'm back... Bottom Center Panel Right Bubble ーこれ Thke this. Left Bubble 合鍵...! A copy of your key...!? Page 05 Top Right Panel Bubble 持ってて くれる? Can you hold onto this for me? Top Left Panel Bubbles ーうん Yup. 大事にする I'll keep it safe. Middle Panel Right Bubbles でも遥香が 飲み会って めずしいね You don't go out drinking much, Haruka. 私はまだ 飲めないから 誘われたことも ないけど... I still can't drink so I've never been invited, but... Left Bubble なんかすごい 大学生っぽい! that's what college life is all about, right!? Bottom Right panel Bubbles ...高校の時の ... She said we're getting together 同級生で 集まるんだって with some classmates from high school. Bottom Left Panel Bubble 高校ー... High school... Page 06 Top Right Panel Upper Bubble ーそっか... Oh... Lower Bubble だから純さんも 一緒なんだ Of course, since you're going with Jun-san. Top Left Panel Upper Right Bubble 楽しんで きてね Have fun! Lower Right Bubble ありがと Thanks. Upper Left Bubble 純さんって お酒すごい 強そう Jun-san looks like she can hold her liquor. Lower Left Bubble あはは Hahaha 当たり! She really can! Bottom Right Panel SFX ガチャ "open" Bottom Left Panels Phone 遥香 Haruka Bubbles あれ Huh? 飲み会もう 終わったのかな Is the party already over? ー...遥香? ... Haruka? Writing もしもし Hello? Page 07 Top Right Panels Bubble あたしだ It's me. SFX ドキッ "da-dum" Left Bubbles ーえ あっ Huh? Uh— 純さん!? Jun-san!? Upper Top Left Panel Right Bubble 今から迎えに 来れるか? Can you come meet us right now? Left Bubbles 遥香ー... Did— 遥香さん 何かあった んですか!? Did something happen to Haruka!? Lower Top Left Panel Right Bubbles いや 何かあった って訳じゃない けど念の為な No, nothing's happened, really, just being careful. あたしが送って やりたいんだけど 幹事だからー I'd like to take her home myself, but I'm the one who invited everyone, so... SFX だっ "dash" Left Bubble すぐ行きます I'll be there right away! Bottom Right Panel Bubbles お店 この辺かな I think the place is around here... あ... Ah— SFX わい わい "chatter" Bottom Left Panel SFX モヤ "anxious" Bubbles おっ Oh! 葉山 こっち! Hayama, over here! Page 08 Top Panel Bubble ...菜央ちゃん! ... Nao-chan! SFX はっ "gasp" Middle Right Panels Right Bubbles なんだ What? てっきり彼氏が 迎えに来るの かと思ったら... Just when I was thinking it was her boyfriend who was coming to meet us... Center Bubble 遥香の後輩 だよ This is Haruka's kouhai. Left Bubbles 今カレシ いないの? Does that mean you don't have a boyfriend? 立花可愛い のにな~ But you're so cute... Upper Middle Left panel Bubble てか Hey, その可愛い子も カラオケ一緒に 行こうよ you're pretty cute too, how about you come along to karaoke with us? Lower Middle Left Panel Bubbles はいはい 冗談はもう その辺にして Yeah, yeah, enough joking around, ほら次 行くぞ! let's move along! Bottom Panel Right Bubble じゃあ後は 頼んだ I'll leave the rest to you. Left Bubble 気をつけて 帰れよな Take care, and get her home safe! Page 09 Top Right Panel Upper Bubbles ーじゃあ Well, 帰ろうか should we go? Lower Bubble ーうん ... Yeah. Upper Top Left Panel Upper Right Bubble ほんとに ごめんね... I'm really sorry about this... Lower Right Bubble ん? Hm? Left Bubble 疲れてるのに 迷惑かけちゃって You must be exhausted, but here I am imposing on you. Lower Top Left Panel Right Bubbles ううん Not at all. 迷惑なんか じゃないよ It's no problem, really. Left Bubble 私が来たくて 来たんだから I'm here because I want to be. Bottom Right Panels Right Bubble えへへ Hehe ありがとう Thank you. SFX ふにゃ "tipsy" Left Bubbles 私お酒弱い から少ししか 飲んでないし I'm not very good with alcohol, so I only drank a little bit. 心配しなくても 一人で帰れるって 言ったんだだけど... I told her not to worry, that I could get home by myself fine, but... Bottom Left Panels SFX ぱし "grab" Bubble ...-遥香は Haruka... Page 10 Top Right Panel Right Bubble もっと自分が 可愛いって you can't be so blind 自覚してよ to how cute you are. Upper Top Left Panel Bubble へ!? Huh!? SFX どきっ "da-dum" Lower Top Left Panel Bubbles 遥香は誰にでも 人当たり良くて 優しいから... Haruka, you're so kind and friendly to everyone... 大学でも色んな人と 知り合いでよく 声かけられてるし even at school, all kinds of people know you and are always calling out to you. [Man, wouldn't it have been great if the author actually showed this to us instead of just informing us? No one has ever called out to Haruka before this. She's never been shown speaking to another character at school besides Nao.] Middle Panel Right Bubble 私が知らない ところでも And while you're away from me, Left Bubble 遥香のことを 見てきた人が たくさんいる... even more people were watching you... Bottom Panels Right Bubble 心配にも なるよ... It worries me. Left Bubbles ...さっきだって ... Just now, 可愛いとか 言われてたし... those guys were talking about how cute you are. Page 11 Top Right Panels Upper Bubble それを言うなら... How can you say that...? Lower Bubble 私だって 不安になるん だからね You're the one who's worrying me! Bottom Right Panel Bubbles 菜央ちゃんは... いつも周りに 人がいて Nao-chan... you're constantly surrounded by people! いつだって 人気者だし You've always been popular. Bottom Center Panel Bubbles この前の舞台だって 共演してた人たちと すごく仲良かった みたいだから And after your play, it seemed like you got along real well with the rest of the cast. ホントはちょっと だけヤキモチ やいたりしてた... Actually, it made me a teensy bit jealous... Bottom Left Panel Bubble ーでもね But, well... Page 12 Top Right Panel Right Bubbles 役者として もっと沢山の人に I want tons of people 菜央ちゃんの お芝居を観て欲しいし 存在を知って欲しい to watch your plays. I want the world to see your acting. Left Bubble 菜央ちゃんの 夢を応援してるのも 本心 I truly do want to see your dream come true. Top Left Panel Bubble たまに不安に なったりするけど It makes me a little anxious sometimes, Bottom Right Panel Right Bubble きっとこんな 菜央ちゃんを 見れるのは but I'm fairly certain I'm the only one Left Bubble 私だけだと 思うから who gets to see this side of you. SFX がっちり "bullseye" はっっ "gasp" Bottom Left Panel SFX ふふ "fufu" Page 13 Top Right Panel Right Bubble ...遥香はさ ... Say, Haruka, Left Bubble 今まで誰かと 付き合った ことある? have you ever dated someone before? Top Left Panels Right Bubble えっ!? Huh!? Left Bubbles ...私はないし 誰かと付き合う こと自体初めて ... I never have. This is my first time dating someone for real. ずっと演劇 ばっかり だったから... I'd only ever done it in plays. Middle Panels Right Bubble ーあるよ ... I have. Left Bubble 一度だけ付き合ったことは ある...のかな I dated someone once before... sort of. Bottom Panels Right Bubbles 高校で同じクラスの 男の子に付き合って 欲しいって言われて 断れなくて A boy from my class asked me out in high school, and I couldn't say no. 結局 私はその子と 同じ気持ちに なれなかったし But in the end, I never felt about him the way he felt about me. Left Bubbles 何もないまま 友達に戻ってた Nothing happened, and we went back to being friends. そんなの 相手にすごく 失礼なのにね... Though doing that was really unkind to him... Page 14 Top Right Panel Bubble ...そうなんだ ... Oh. Top Left Panels Right Bubbles だから 菜央ちゃんのこと 好きになったとき So when I fell in love with you, Nao-chan, そんな気持ち初めて だったから最初は 戸惑ったりもした I'd never felt that way before. At first it was very confusing. Left Bubble でも 菜央ちゃんも 同じ気持ちで いてくれて... But then you felt the same way... Bottom Right Panel Upper Bubble 今こうやって 隣にいられて and now it's wonderful Lower Bubble 私は幸せ that we can be together like this. Middle Left Panel Text 普通に会えたのが Maybe it's for the best ...今で よかったのかも しれない that we were able to meet in normal life. Bottom Left Panels Bubble ーありがとう Thank you. SFX ぎゅ "squeeze" Text それでもー But still... Page 15 Upper Top Right Panel Bubbles ...ってなに 恥ずかしいこと 言ってるんだろ ... Wait, why am I saying all these embarrassing things!? やっぱり私 酔ってるのかも Maybe I am a little drunk. SFX かあー "blush" Lower Top Right Panel Bubble 冷えきたし そろそろ 行こっか It's gotten chilly, we should get going. Top Left Panel Bubble ...-ねぇ ... Hey, Bottom Panel Bubble 遥香はどんな 高校生だったの? Haruka, what was high school like for you? Page 16 Top Right Panels Right Bubble ...普通だよ ... It was normal. Left Bubble ごく普通の 高校生だった I had a completely boring high school life. Top Left Panel Bubble 自慢できる様な 思い出も ないくらい So much so that I have no fond memories worth bragging about. Bottom Panels Right Bubbles ーでも最近は ... But lately, 昔のことを 思い出す機会が I feel like I've been looking back Left Bubble 増えた気がするよ and remembering more often. Page 17 Top Right Panel Bubble ...-そっか。 ... I see. Top Left Panel Upper Bubble えいっ Yay! SFX がばっ "grab" Lower Bubble わっ Wah! Writing な、菜央ちゃん!? N—Nao-chan!? Middle Panel Text それでも Still... Bottom Panel Text やっぱり私は... [leave out] Page 18 Text あの日遥香に貰った 夢をまだー I just can't give up on the dream 諦められずにいる Haruka inspired in me that day. Bubble いつか舞台で 会おうね Let's meet again on the stage some day. Side Text 忘れられない、運命を変えた言葉。 The unforgettable words that changed her fate. END