Kimagure Orange Road
"Graduation Elegy"
Volume 6, Story 6
WB Volume 4, Story 1
Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi
Translation by : Hitoshi Doi (4 Mar 1992)
Additional translation & full-script typesetting by : Craig H. Nishida
Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose
Craig Nishida
Spencer Hastings
Thomas Wyatt
Jordan Lampe
Last revision : 04-11-95
Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to:
kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu
NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()
NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga, so there may be a few
extras to those of you not having them.
Example: The subtitles on page 7 (117) are only in the WB's!
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p 7 (117)--TITLE PAGE
[A pajama-clad Hikaru sits on her bed, knees pulled up and hugging her pillow.]
MAIN TITLE (at top)
Graduation Elegy SHINGAKU erejii
entrance-to-a-higher-school elegy
SUB-TITLE (at bottom)
This Sweetheart Hugs Rather KOIBITO ga wari ni DAkishimete
Tightly--She and a Pillow sweetheart (S) rather/fairly hugging
in Dreamland!
MAKURA to futari YUME no KUNI!
with-pillow 2-people dream's land/country
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p 8 (118)
1
[Kyousuke and Hikaru, dressed in school uniforms, walk together.]
Hikaru: [stretching her arms]
Ohhhh! That was fun! a------_ omoshirokatta!
2
Hikaru: _______
I'm lucky today! KYOU wa rakki--!
today (T) lucky
To have YOU ask ME out to SEMPAI kara EIGA sasotte-moraeru
a movie... from-Sempai have-(you)-invite-(me)-to-movie
nante
the-likes-of
narration:
After all, I'll be a nantatte mo-- sugu KOUKOUSEI!
high school student soon! after-all pretty-soon sr-high-student
3
narration:
I'll be separated from futatsu TOSHISHITA no hikaru-chan tomo
Hikaru-chan, who is two years two-years-younger 's including
younger than me, so I should
do at least this much. hanarebanare ni naru n da shi
get-separated (explan) and-besides
kono kurai no koto wa shite-okanai to ne
about-this-much (T) if-not-do-(for-
future-sake)
[Hikaru loses her smile.]
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p 9 (119)
1
[Kyousuke turns to look back.]
2
[He looks at Hikaru, who's stopped walking a few paces back, silently
standing there.]
Kyousuke:
What's wrong? do-- shita no?
3
Hikaru:
Sempai. SEMPAI
4
Hikaru: [pensive]
Pretty soon... mo-- sugu SEMPAI tomo..........
pretty-soon including
...I'll be separated from hanarebanare ni naru n desu yo ne
you. get-separated (explan)
5
[Kyousuke portrait-he doesn't know what to say.]
6
[Crying, she hurls herself at him. Kyousuke bends back under the impact.]
Hikaru:
It'll be awful!! yappari yada yo----_!!
sure-enough be-unpleasant
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p 10 (120)
1
Hikaru: [clinging close]
I don't want to part with atashi SEMPAI to WAKAretakunai
you! I from-Sempai not-want-to-part
[Some guys stop to watch. Kyousuke eyes them nervously.]
Kyousuke: _______
Y-you're exaggerating. so sonna o--ba-- na
that-kind-of "over"-
guys FX:
jirojiro
2
Hikaru:
But I'll still be in junior datte atashi wa mada CHUUGAKUSEI!
high! but I (T) still jr-high-student
While you're gonna be na no ni SEMPAI wa
a high school student!! even-though (T)
KOUKOUSEI ni natchau n da!!
(natte-shimau) (explan)
become-sr-high-student-(finality/regret)
narration:
Well, that's certainly maa TASHIka ni so-- da kedo...
true, but... well certainly that's-right but
3
Kyousuke:
Although it'll be "high KOUTOU-BU to itte-mo
school", it only means the sr-high-section even-though-saying-that
classroom is changing.
KYOUSHITSU ga kawaru dake no koto
classroom (S) change only 's matter
desho
poss-be
It's all in the same place. ONAji BASHO ni aru n da kara
same-place (IO) is-there (explan) that's-why
4
Hikaru:
Oh yeah. a so-- ka
Kyousuke and Hikaru: _______
Ah ha ha ha! ahahaha
5
[Shot of some leafless trees.]
Kyousuke: [off] _____________
Also, since it's an escalator shikamo esukare--ta-- SHIKI da kara
system, there isn't an and escalator system that's-why
entrance exam so it was
mostly decided by this test NYUUSHI nante
the other day. entrance-into-a-school the-likes-of
nai shi
not-there and-besides
______
kono MAE no tesuto de hobo
by-this-previous-test for-the-most-part
KImatchau n da yo
(KImatte-shimau) (explan)
decide-(finality)
6
Hikaru: ______
Then if you did badly on that ja sono tesuto ga warukatta
test... then that-test (S) was-bad
BA-AI wa...
case/occasion (T)
Kyousuke:
It's all right! DAIJOUBU!
___
For those idiots there's a so-- yu-- aho ni wa
make-up exam. for-those-kinds-of-idiots (T)
chanto TSUISHI ga
perfectly supplementary-exam (S)
aru n da
there-is (explan)
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p 11 (121)
1
[Isolated shot of a park pedestrian overpass.]
Hikaru: [off]
It looks like Komatsu-san KOMATSU-san-tachi nanka
and Hatta-san are taking the (and-assoc) or-such
make-up exam.
TSUISHI ukeso-- desu ne
supp-exam looks-as-if-take
Kyousuke: [off]
Huh? How do you know that? are do--shite wakaru no?
how know
2
Hikaru:
Because I saw them nervously datte sakki
looking over their books and because a-little-while-ago
notes just a little while
ago. MYOU ni asette SANKOUSHO ya
strangely-worrying reference-books and
______
no--to MIte-mashita yo
notes were-seen
Kyousuke: [smiling broadly]
They shouldn't worry... sonna aseranakutte-mo
that-kind-of even-tho-not-be-worried
The make-up exam isn't until TSUISHI wa RAISHUU no DOYOU
next Saturday, the 23rd. supp-exam (T) next-week 's Saturday
23 -NICHI na no ni na--
23rd is even-though (rhet)
3
Hikaru:
Today is the 23rd. 23 -NICHI tte KYOU desu yo
23rd (T) today is
Kyousuke: _________
Ha! ha! ha! ha_ha_ha_
4
Kyousuke: [wincing]
Ah! ha_
5
Hikaru: [in joy]
Well, the make-up exam maa SEMPAI ni wa TSUISHI
doesn't have anything to do well with-Sempai (contrast) supp-exam
with you, Sempai!
nante KANKEI
the-likes-of relation/connection
nai koto desu yo ne!
not-have (nom) is
Hikaru hug FX:
peto_
6
[Hikaru looks up in puzzlement.]
Hikaru:
? ?
7
Hikaru:
Sempai... You look pale. SEMPAI... KAO IRO warui desu yo
face color bad is
Kyousuke:
H-Hikaru-chan, what time is hi hikaru-chan IMA nan-JI?
it now? now what-time
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p 12 (122)
1
[View of a clock tower.]
Hikaru: [off]
Um... Oh, the clock over e--tto a asoko 3 -JI desu ne
there says it's 3 PM. let's-see that-place 3-o'clock is
2
narration:
Already... The make-up exam moo... TSUISHI Owatte-ru!
is over! already supp-exam is-over
Kyousuke FX: _____
goku_
3
[Hikaru portrait--wide-eyed with concern.]
narration: ___
Actually, I was supposed to jitsu wa kono ore mo TSUISHI o ukeru
take the make-up exam, too... truly (T) this me too take-supp-exam
hazu dattari shite...
ought-to-(and)
4
Kyousuke: [running off]
S-something urgent has come chi chotto KYUUYOU ga
up. Bye. a-bit urgent-business (S)
dekichatta ja ne
(= dekite-shimatta) bye
was-done-(finality/regret)
Hikaru:
? ?
5
Kyousuke:
(Shit! How careless of me!!) (shimatta! ukatsu datta!!)
careless/stupid was
6
[Overhead view looking down as Kyousuke runs away from a standing Hikaru.]
narration: ___
Arrrgggh. Kyousuke, you e--i KYOUSUKE no aho!
idiot!
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p 13 (123)
1
[Kyousuke imagines he's talking to the teacher.]
narration:
What should I do? do-- shiyou
Should I cry to the teacher? SENSEI ni NAkitsukou ka
(IO) shall-cry-to/implore (?)
Kyousuke:
Please have another make-up o-NEGAi desu mo-- ichido TSUISHI o
exam. I-beg-you once-more supp-exam (O)
Matsuoka-sensei:
Tell me why you were absent. YASUnda RIYUU o iinasai
were-absent reason (O) tell-(command)
2
Kyousuke:
I... I just forgot...! sono... ukkari WASUremashite~~~~_
that carelessly forgetting !
Matsuoka-sensei FX: ________
purupuru
Matsuoka-sensei:
Kasuga-kun... ..........KASUGA-kun
3
[Kyousuke still runs.]
narration:
Oh, no. akan
There's no excuse for this!! kore ja BENKAI no YOCHI ga
with-this (T) excuse 's margin/space (S)
nai ja nai ka--_!!
there-is-not
Kyousuke:
(For this, sure enough...) (kore wa yappari...)
this-(one) (T) sure-enough
ha_ ha_ ha_
4
Kyousuke:
(That's the only way!!) (ano TE shika nai!!)
that-way only-have
5
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]
Komatsu: [off]
Isn't Kasuga here? KASUGA kite-nai?
hasn't-come
6
[Madoka portrait--in ABCB apron, holding a water pitcher.]
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p 14 (124)
1
Komatsu:
So. He's not here either? so-- ka koko ni mo inai no ka
even-here not-here (?)
Hatta:
He skipped the final make-up aitsu SAIGO no TSUISHI suppokashite
exam. that-guy the-last 's supp-exam neglecting
What in the world is he ittai doko itte n da
doing? what-in-the-world going (explan)
2
Madoka: [surprised]
Make-up exam? TSUISHI?
3
Komatsu:
If he'd come he would have kureba IPPATSU de TOUru no ni
passed without any problem. if-come with-a-shot pass-(exam) even-tho
konai
not-come
What's the matter with that nante do--ka shite-ru ze aitsu
guy?! is-something-the-matter ! that-guy
Hatta:
I wonder if he doesn't plan KOUTOU -BU ni ikanai tsumori
on going to this high school? advanced section (IO) not-go intention
na no ka naa
I-wonder
= "advanced section", referring to the high
school section of their school. Moreover, the distinction that Hatta's
making--pondering whether Kyousuke isn't planning on going to *this
school's* high-school section is important to Madoka. At this point,
she fears that Kyousuke might be moving, and not that he was a bonehead
to miss the exam.>
4
[Komatsu and Hatta turn to leave.]
Komatsu:
Bye. ja na
5
[Madoka portrait--a look of worry.]
6
[Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.]
7
[Kyousuke stands at the top of a flight of stairs, looking down.]
narration: __________
Last Christmas I fell from KYONEN no kurisumasu no HI koko kara
here and returned to the last-year 's Christmas-day from-here
past...*
Ochite KAKO ni modotta
fall-(and) returned-to-past
koto ga aru------*
matter (S) there-is
sign:
Fire Prevention BOUKA KOU-
fire-prevention 1st-class
Note at top of page: ____________
*In the 3rd Compilation-- * = DAI 3 KAN SHUUROKU "taimusurippu
"Time-Slip Christmas"! the-3rd book gather "Time-Slip
__________
- kurisumasu" da yo!
Christmas" is
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p 15 (125)
1
[He hurls his body down the stairs.]
narration: ______
All I have to do is return mo-- ichido tesuto MAE ni
to the time before the test! once-more to-before-test
modoreba i-- n da!
if-return okay (explan)
Kyousuke FX: ___
ba_
2 & 3
Kyousuke FX: ____ ____ ____
goro goro goro
Kyousuke:
Ouch! ita_
4
[He lies in a crumpled mass at the bottom.]
Kyousuke:
That hurt!! ite~~~_!!
5
Kyousuke:
Huh...? That's strange. are... HEN da na
huh is-strange
Looks like I didn't return modotte-nai mitai...
to the past... did-not-return seems
6
narration:
One more time!! mo-- ichido!!
Kyousuke:
WAHH!! wa--_!!
Kyousuke FX: ____ ____ ____
goro goro goro
7
[He lies flat on his back, eyes glassy.]
narration:
But this time, it just hurt shikashi KONKAI ITAi dake de
a lot, and no matter how but this-time with-only-hurt
many times I tried I didn't
time-slip! nanDO okkochite-mo
how-many-times even-tho-fall-down
____________
taimusurippu wa Okoranakatta!
time-slip (T) not-happened
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p 16 (126)
1
[Exterior shot of ABCB.]
narration:
The next day... YOKUJITSU----
Madoka: [off]
Kasuga-kun! KASUGA-kun!
2
[Madoka stifles laughter.]
3
[She looks at Kyousuke, who sits at the counter sipping from a mug. His face
is a mass of bruises, and there's a bandage on one cheek.]
Madoka: ___
pu_
Kyousuke drinking FX: __
zu...
4
Madoka: [walking around the counter to his side]
Your face looks like you fell KAIDAN kara okkochita mitai na KAO ne
down the stairs. from-stairs fell-down look-like face
5
Madoka:
I wonder how many times you sore de nan KAI okkochireba
have to fall down to make it for-that how-many-times if-fall-down
look like that?
so-- yu-- KAO ni naru no ka na
that-kind-of-face (IO) turn-into I-wonder
Kyousuke: [sipping]
Six times... 6 -KAI...
6
[Madoka portrait--stunned.]
7
Madoka: [sitting next to him]
What?! Is that true?! akireta moshi-ka-shite sore
was-amazed it-is-possible that-(one)
HONTOU na no?!
true
Kyousuke: [sweating]
O-of course not. ma masakaa
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p 17 (127)
1
customer: [off]
Can I have some water, o-MIZU kudasa--i
please? water please
Madoka stand-up FX: _____
gatan
2
[Kyousuke watches over his shoulder as Madoka takes a pitcher over to the
table.]
3
narration:
Obviously, Ayukawa is going AYUKAWA wa TOUZEN
to this high school for sure. (T) naturally
KOUTOU-BU ni iku n darou naa
go-to-advanced-section (poss-explan)
4
[His pov as she walks back.]
narration:
Right now, Ayukawa is IMA AYUKAWA wa TE o nobaseba
within reach... now (T) if-reach-out-hand
TODOkisou na tokoro ni iru
it-looks-as-if-reach be-here-at-place
keredo...
but
5
narration:
But if we go to different KOUKOU ga BETSU ni nareba
high schools, somehow, I sr-high-school (S) if-become-different
get the feeling we'll
drift far apart... nan-da-ka TOUku e hanarete-yukisou na
somehow look-as-if-go-and-be-far-apart
YOKAN ga shite...
having-a-presentiment
6
[Kyousuke contemplates his fate.]
narration:
But... There's nothing I can demo... moo do-- shiyou mo nai yo na...
do now... but now what-will-do nothing-there
7
[Madoka leans next to him, with an inquiring smile.]
Madoka:
What's wrong? do-- shita no
You look depressed. ukanai KAO ne
gloomy/glum face/expression
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p 18 (128)
1
Kyousuke: [solemn]
Thank you. gochiso-- san
Kyousuke stand-up FX: _____
katan
2
[Madoka watches as Kyousuke walks out the door.]
door FX: _____
karan
3
[Madoka portrait--worry.]
4
[She visualizes Komatsu and Hatta.]
Hatta: [flashback]
I wonder if he doesn't plan aitsu KOUTOU -BU ni ikanai
on going to this high school? that-guy advanced section (IO) not-go
tsumori na no ka naa
intention I-wonder
5
[View looking up at a cloud-fleeced sky.]
Madoka: [off]
Kasuga-kun! KASUGA-kun!
6
[His pov of Madoka. She runs toward him, in a jacket over her sweatshirt and
miniskirt. In January?!?]
7
[Her pov of him. He stands in surprise.]
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p 19 (129)
1
[View of an amusement park ride. That pirate ship on a pendulum ride--I
forget what it's called...]
girls: [off]
kyaaaa
2
[Kyousuke portrait of wide-eyed surprise or fear.]
3
Madoka: [smiling]
What kind of face are you nante KAO shite n no yo----_
making?! what-face making
4
[View looking down from the ride.]
Kyousuke: [off]
Because, you asked me to datte AYUKAWA kara
come here... because from-Ayukawa
konna TOKORO ni sasou nante
to-this-kind-of-place invite the-likes-of
5
[Madoka smiles.]
6
Madoka: [pointing]
Hey, you wanna ride that one nee KONDO wa are ni
next? next-time (T) on-that-(one)
NOtte-mitai?
want-to-try-and-ride
7
Madoka: [smiling, running ahead]
Hey, hurry up. hora HAYAku
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p 20 (130)
1
[Tight shot of the two sitting side-by-side on the ride. Kyousuke has a
look of abject fear on his face. Madoka smiles merrily.]
2
[Madoka portrait.]
narration: ___ ____
If only I hadn't screwed up, ore no doji sae nakattara
this would have been a fun my bungle/blunder if-only-there-wasn't
date... ______
TANOshii de--to ni natta no ni---
turned-into-fun-date even-though
3
[They walk over to the next ride.]
narration: ___
There's no way Ayukawa could masaka ore ga KOUTOU-BU e
have found out that I can't no-way I (S) to-advanced-section
go to this high school.
ikenai nante AYUKAWA wa
can't-go the-likes-of (T)
shiru hazu mo nai
should-know there's-no
4
[Kyousuke looks up at the sky in misery.]
5
[View of a distant Ferris wheel.]
6
[Kyousuke, laughing, sits in the Ferris wheel car.]
narration:
Oh, I'm so ashamed of myself! aa warenagara nasakenai!
I-myself shameful
Kyousuke: ________
hahahaha
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p 21 (131)
1
[Madoka takes the seat across from him.]
Kyousuke: __
Ha... ha...
2
[His face loses its smile.]
3
Kyousuke: [head bowed] ___
Ayukawa... I... AYUKAWA... ore
4
[View looking down and across at the rest of the amusement park.]
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p 22 (132)
1
Kyousuke: [with a determined look]
I'm not going to this high KOUTOU-BU ni wa
school! to-advanced-section (contrast)
ikanai n da!
not-go (explan)
2
Madoka: [sad look]
Why not...? ..........do--shite?
3
Kyousuke: [dropping his gaze]
To tell you the truth... jitsu wa...
___
I got the date for the ore TSUISHI no HI o machigaete sono...
make-up exam mixed up, and I supp-exam's-day (O) mistaking that
I didn't take that test... ______
tesuto ga ukerarenakute... da kara
test (S) not-be-taking that's-why
So it turns out I can't go KOUTOU-BU ni SHINGAKU
to this high school... entrance-to-advanced-section
dekinakunatchatta n da...
(= dekinakunatte-shimatta) (explan)
can't-(finality/regret)
4
[This takes Madoka by surprise...]
5
[...and she smiles.]
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p 23 (133)
1
Madoka:
That's not "I'm *not* going", sore wa "ikanai" ja nakute
that's "I *can't* go"! that-(one) (T) "not-go" not-being
"ikenai" to yu-- no yo!
"can't-go" say-that
Madoka: ___ __ __ __
pu_ ha ha ha
Kyousuke: [wincing]
So harsh. kitsui naa
2
[Madoka portrait--she smiles and drops her gaze.]
3
Madoka: [looking off to the side]
Then... ja...
4
Madoka:
Maybe I'll go along with you. watashi mo tsukiatchao-- ka na
I too (= tsukiatte-shimaoo) I-wonder
shall-go-with-(finality)
5
[Kyousuke stops in shock.]
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p 24 (134)
1
[She gently smiles at him.]
Madoka: ______
I can't let a careless daiji na tesuto no HI o machigaeru
person who would forget the important test 's day (O) mistake
date of a very important
test go to another school you na sosokkashii HITO
by himself. looks-like careless/absent-minded person
HOKA no GAKKOU ni hitori de
to-another-school by-himself
ikaserarenai ja nai
not-be-letting-go is-not
2
[Kyousuke portrait--eyes wide, mouth open.]
3
[Madoka portrait--soft smile.]
4
Kyousuke:
Re... ho......
5
Kyousuke:
Really?! honto--_?!
Kyousuke FX: _____
suku_
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p 25 (135)
1
Madoka FX:
koku_
2
[Kyousuke's face takes on a look of joy...]
3
[...and he leaps to his feet, accidentally hitting his knee on the door's
latch.]
Kyousuke:
Hooray!! yatta!!
knee on door FX: ___
don
4
[Tight shot of the door unlocking.]
5
[Kyousuke tumbles out. Madoka watches in horror.]
6
[He falls...]
Kyousuke:
Wah! Wah! Wah! wa_ wa_ wa_
Madoka:
KASUGA-KUN! KASUGA-kun
7/8/9
[...and falls, and falls...]
Madoka: [repeated]
KASUGA-KUN! KASUGA-kun
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p 26 (136)
1
[Exterior shot of a school building.]
school bell FX: ___ ___ ___ _____
kin kon kan ko--n
2
[Kyousuke stands in the hall, studying an open book in his hands. Komatsu
and Hatta walk down the hall toward him.]
3
Komatsu: [whacking him]
Yo! You're taking the yo_ omae mo TSUISHI ka!!
make-up exam too?!! hi! you too supp-exam (?)
Komatsu elbow FX: ___
do_
4
Kyousuke: [snapping out of it]
Ah! ha_
narration: ______
I-I returned to the time te tesuto MAE ni modotta!!
before the test!! before-test (IO) returned
5
[Taking in his surroundings.]
6
Komatsu: [grinning]
You're going to go to this omae mo yappari KOUTOU-BU ni iku
high school, too? you too after-all go-to-advanced-section
no kaa?
(?)
Kyousuke: [grinning]
O-of course. a atarimae daro
7
Komatsu:
But it's so pitiful, I could da kedo nasakenaku tte NAMIDA ga
cry. but pitiful tears (S)
dete-kuraa
come-out
In the entire school, we're nanto TSUISHI wa ZENKOU de
the only three taking the how! supp-exam (T) in-the-whole-school
make-up exam. ___
ore-tachi 3 NIN dake na n da to yo
we only-3-people are (explan)
[From off to the side, Madoka approaches on her way home.]
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p 27 (137)
1
Komatsu: [to Kyousuke]
I shouldn't have copied your yappari omae no TOUAN YOUSHI
test answers after all...! after-all your answers exam-paper
________
kanningu shita no ga machigai
cheated/cribbed (nom) (S) mistake
datta n da--_
was (explan)
Kyousuke: [irked]
Sh-shut up. u uruse--
[Swiveling his head, he notices that Madoka is walking by behind him.]
2
Kyousuke: ___
Ah! ha_
3
[She gives a tiny smile...]
4
[...and says over her shoulder...]
Madoka:
Well... Please try hard! maa... seizei gambatte!
if-so-much trying-hard
It'll be a pleasure if you BUJI ni KOUKOUSEI ni
can make it to high school without-a-hitch to-senior-high-school
without a hitch!!
naretara o-nagusami ne!!
if-can-become pleasure
5
[Kyousuke winces. Komatsu is stunned.]
6
[The three sit and take the test. Kyousuke visualizes a smiling Madoka.
Komatsu and Hatta are talking in the background.]
narration:
If it was going to be like konna koto nara
this, it would have been if-it-is-this-kind-of-thing
better not to time-slip...! ____________
taimusurippu shinai ho-- ga yokatta na~~~~!
not-time-slipping was-better
narration:
But Ayukawa at that time... demo ano TOKI no AYUKAWA...
but that-time 's
Those words were sincere. ano KOTOBA wa HONKI datta yo ne
those-words (T) earnest/serious were
Hatta: [to Komatsu, who's peeking]
Looking againnn! mata miru~~!
again to-look
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