Tooru: Yes, Kisa-san can you please point to the location?

Tooru: Over there? Let's see then.

Tooru: Chara Charara~~~

Kyou: What's with that song?

Tooru: Yes, and the decision...

Tooru: For supper is...

Tooru: Niratama-desu!!!*

[* yep! a leek dish. ^_^]

pg 105

Kyou: Was that said on purpose... You...

Tooru: AH! Ah, No, Ano, that is, etto, that is, if that's the case....

Kyou: At the most, please do your best...

Tooru: Ah, ah, ah, I'm sorry

Narration: Surely, sooner or later, that adorable voice will speak again.

<small bubbles of text>

pg 106

Yuki: <thinking>But... Regarding running away... how can you stop?

Momiji: It's always at Shi-chan's house when there's a need to seperate...

Momiji (?): N... So that's why. After this what will happen to Kisa?

Hatsuharu: At this time I have no idea.

Hatsuharu: At this rate, It's good enough for now to completely toldeate those ideas, those ideas however...

Hatsuharu: Thats why I went over to that place myself...

pg 107

Yuki: Ato... Her mother...

Tooru: ha...

Tooru: Kisa-san's Mom is alright.

Tooru: Yesterday she telephoned.

//-Is Kisa doing well?-//

//-Is Kisa eater her meals?-//

//-Kisa doesn't like sweets very much...-//

//-She loves niratama a lot-//

pg 108

Momiji: ...that means...

Momiji: That means that Kisa's Mutti was worried about Kisa...wasn't she? Otherwise she wouldn't phone...would she?

Tooru: Yes! ^_^

Momiji: ......h

Momiji: I SEE!

Yuki: ...

Yuki: Moreover, what was their "motive"? For them to start treating her like that?

Hatsuharu: ...Like how

Momiji: I know

pg 109

Momiji: I overheard all our aunts gossiping about it. They said Kisa was totally cut off.

Momiji: Ano ne, in the beginning...

Momiji: It was "seeing her eyes"...

Momiji: Because her hair and her eyes were different... her strange appearance hindered everyone's feelings.

Hatsuharu: Its destiny for those of us with different hair colour to be treated and be said things like that. But no one really said anything about mine.

Yuki: The reason why no one said anything about it is because you would turn "Black" and beat anyone who did in a fistfight.

Tooru: Eh...

Hatsuharu: Kyou was worse... That guy half-killed those who did.

Tooru: EH!?

Momiji: ...

pg 110

Momiji: But...

Momiji: Kisa tried her best with all whatever kinds of methods.

Momiji: and this time...

Momiji: Everyone in her class decided to ignore her.

Momiji: Then... While ignoring her...

Momiji: They would smile and giggle amongst themselves when Kisa said something...giggling and smiling.

pg 111

Momiji: My... My... clas never did such a thing to me.

Momiji: That's why I couldn't imagine it, I can only guess what its like.

Momiji: What would my feelings be at those times when they would giggle and smile whenever I talked?

Momiji: that

Momiji: ... that defintely

Momiji:...would cause sorrowful feelings...

Pg 112

<Thoughts>

<Being laughed at...>

<All by herself...>

<...and being timid by nature...>

<Nothing else could be said...other than to allow those biting words to rotate around her.>

<Before her eyes is total darkness>

<Suffocating>

<Her Heart>

pg 113

<causing her words to die>

Yuki: Ah..

Yuki: Hora, class is about to start.

Hatsuharu: Yuki.

Hatsuharu: Today I'm going to Sensei's house. I have to deliver something that Kisa needs to see.

Yuki: Deliver what?

Hatsuharu: A letter.

Hatsuharu: I met with Kisa's advisor. The information is this sure to be a nauseating subject.

Yuki: Nauseating?

Momiji: Later...

pg 114

Yuki: It's not good to be weak...

Yuki: I don't think...

Yuki: But I don't think there's anything wrong about being weak.

Yuki: Society occassionally favours the survival of the fittest. But we're not animals.

Yuki: We're human beings.

Narration: We of the Junninshi are human beings.

Tooru: Yes.

Tooru: Yes.

pg 115

Yuki: ...Yes. Take courage.

Tooru: Eh?

<thoughts>

<That's the most important thing>

Hatsuharu: What does it say?

Kisa: ...

pg 116

//-written words-//

//-Souma-san, are you feeling well enough to gradually return back to school?-//

//-Everyone in class is waiting for Souma-san's return-//

Hatsuharu: uwa This really is nauseating.

//-Would you like Sensei to discuss with you on how to make your relationship with everyone more positive when you return?-//

//-And the most important thing is for Souma-san to like herself-//

//-Once you discover the good points that you like abour yourself... Once you stop hating yourself, then wont's other people start to like you?-//

Yuki: ... ... ...

pg 117

Yuki: I was... just like Kisa at one time...

Yuki: to be.. at.. that occasion...

Yuki: ... it was a little bit different... but

Yuki: I was ashamed of myself having hateful feelings

Yuki: I think...

Yuki: This... "Liking yourself"...

pg 118

Yuki: What does that mean...

Yuki: "Good points"... How do you search for that?

Yuki: One only sees his bad points, thats why one hates himself.

Yuki: Why..

Yuki: Force and strain yourself to see in vain.

Yuki: ...

Yuki: It's not like that, It's not that way.

pg 119

Yuki: It's when someone says "I like you" first.

Yuki: Only then one begins to think about likeing oneself...

Yuki: When someone accepts you first ontly then can you forgive yourself little by little.

Yuki: To start feeling love

Yuki: Thats what I think...

pg 120

<Take Courage>

Kisa: ...YES.

Kisa: Yes.

Kisa: Yes....

Kisa: I'm happy, now....

pg 121

Hatsuharu: Ki...

Yuki: Kisa

Yuki: Kisa after this... will it be the same? Do you think it's good to keep it that way?

Kisa: No... no.

Kisa: I'll try harder a little more... no

Kisa: more.. steadily... I'll stop being... a hopeless person.

Kisa: and eventually make peace...

Kisa: Even if... being ignored...

<This heart is not yet>

<Ready to surpass that>

Kisa: But perfectly I'll do my best... even so.

pg 122

Yuki: Well then...

<someday I'll be able to face my own hopelessness>

Yuki: do my best.

Yuki: I'll do my best as well.

Yuki: When you feel sad or treated badly

Yuki: Come to us seperately

Yuki: individually

<She'll also be here for you>

pg 123

Hatsuharu: After a long time...

Hatsuharu: At last, that voice can be heard.

<Do your best?>

Kisa: Onee-chan

pg 124

<Many>

Kisa: Onee-chan

<Many trapped tears>

Tooru: Uwa... Gizsaan... Ua..

Tooru: Uaaa~~

<Someday>

<overcome it>

pg 125

Narration: And

Narration: It's still awkward how she talks, Kisa-san said that she's going to school.

Narration: Everyone saw her off on her way.

Momiji: I hoped Yuki would have been here too.

Hatsuharu: He Too had something to do by himself.

Narration: Honestly It was sad to be separated from Kisa-san after being close by for so long.

Tooru: <Thinking> Persevere-desu...

Narration: Kisa-san, take courage and continue to fight.

pge 126

<Do your best>

<Do your best, Kisa-san>

Motoko (Student Body President): Ju-

Motoko: Just now, wa...

Yuki: Regarding the recognition as student council president. I accept.

Yuki: I'm sorry for running away many times before. I made an annoyance of myself.

Yuki: I'll try my best to carry out the duites of president as your replacement.

pg 127

Yuki: I now humbly ask for you rguidance.

Motoko: ...

Motoko: Yuki-kun

Motoko: For my sake-

Yuki: That's not it.

<It's nothing>

<One can't gather strength as a moment's notice>

<That's something that can't be changed just like that>

<The body still shivers>

<however>

pg 128

<The intention to fight against it?>

<What's most important>

<Is the aspiration to overcome this weakness>

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