Translated by N04h - http://www.n04h.net/ // Corrections/Suggestions from Q&A are marked with "//" ---- 135 Girl: Goodbye, Rin-sensei! > Sentimental Memory Girl: Kayo-chan, is your mom here!? Don’t go outside on your own!! // Inui is saying this. Girl: I’m alright! Mom’s already at the gate! I’m off! Inui: Don’t you mean “goodbye”? See you tomorrow! Inui: もーっ Aww! Girl: Rin-sensei! 136 Girl: It looks like all the kids have become attached to you already. You’re doing so well. Inui: Not at all, there are still a lot of things that I struggle with. Inui: あははAhaha... Girl: Rin-sensei! Inui: Yes, coming! > Inui Rin (23 years old), nursery teacher Girl: Hey mom, Ebisawa: Hmm? てくてく *walking steadily* // or "step" "step" instead. Girl: Are we going shopping today? Ebisawa: Probably not today. Girl: Why not? Ebisawa: Umm, because... Ebisawa: Mom’s precious friend’s going to call today. // Probably more like "friends are" since she wouldn't just mean Hitsuji. 137 パチ *click* カチッ *click* ブゥ・・ン *vooom* > 発信中 Calling Ebisawa: There you are! // or just "Oh!". Ebisawa: Hello! Ebisawa: Have you been well? 138 Ayu: Yeah, how about you, sensei? > Kawasuma Ayu (23 years old), graduate student Ebisawa: Nothing much’s changed, except Kayo keeps learning new words. Girl: Mom! Mom! Me too!! I wanna talk too!! ぎゃあ *whine* Ayu: Really? Are you sure she isn’t copying you? Girl: んしょThere. // or "Umph" instead. "Hep" maybe. Expression of Kayo-chan's effort sitting on her mother's lap. Ebisawa: ‘Course not... I mean, of course not. And I’m being careful lately. Ayu: Hehe, I see. くすくす *chuckle* 139 Ebisawa: By the way, I’m not seeing Hitsuji’s face. What’s wrong? Ayu: C’mon, Hii-chan! Stop hiding! Hitsuji: Um... I’m... Ayu: Argh! Ayu: Come on! ぐいっ *grab* Hitsuji: Ahh... 140 Ebisawa: Woah! You’ve lopped off your hair, haven’t you? Ebisawa: すげーThat’s so short! // すげー! 短! "That's so..." "Short!". Ayu: Yeah, that’s right. (歩Ayumu) Ayu: I keep saying that it suits her, but she’s always embarrassed about it. Hitsuji: But... Ebisawa: Hmm, I like it, it looks tidier. Girl: It’s a price!! // It's "It's a prince!!". キイン *ring* // "screech" fits better. It's the feedback caused by Kayo-chan shouting. Ayu: Hmm...? Girl: Hii-chan, your hair’s shiny and short, and you look so handsome! Girl: You look like a prince! 141 Girl: Will you marry me? // It's "Marry me!". Hitsuji: Hmm, I don’t think so... Hitsuji: Because... Hitsuji: I’m married to Ayu-oneechan! 142 Ayu: Wha-...!? 固。*frozen* Ayu: W-what are you saying in front a kid...!? Hitsuji: え～だってHuh? But I didn’t want to lie to her. Ebisawa: なんだコイツらWhat’s up with these two...? Ebisawa: 残念Bad luck, Kayo... hmm? Girl: Ugh! Girl: Wahhhhhhhh!!! Girl: Wahhhhhhh! She rejected meeee! Nooooo! I’ve got a broken heaaaaart! Ebisawa: あーもうArgh, damn it! Ebisawa: Stop crying! I’m gonna hang up for now, alright? Ebisawa: See ya! ブツッ *snap* 143 Ayu: Aww... why’d you have to say unnecessary things like that to a kid...? Hitsuji: Eh, why not? Hitsuji: It’s true. Hitsuji: We convinced everyone around us to come to a country where same-sex marriage is legal. Hitsuji: We’ve had many arguments, Hitsuji: And hurt each other many times, but... 144 Hitsuji: Right now, we’re here together. Hitsuji: And we will be in the future. 145 Ayu: Aww... you’re an idiot...! Hitsuji: Ahaha, you’re just not honest, are you? > We’re... > Both girls... > But we love each other... > For real. > And no matter how much we argue, the thing we want to protect remains unchanged. 146 > And that won’t change in the future. > The days spent with you. 147 Afterword (Atogaki) Girl: Thank you for reading my first from YHC [Yuri Hime Comics] “Sentimental Dust.” I’m Kawai. (I was told to strike a pose so I’m doing a peace sign for the time being.) Useless profile: - Kawai Roh - Born May 31st - Gemini - Blood type AB - Left-handed - Loves chocolate more than anything else Girl: Since we’re here, I’ll show you some anecdotes (?) from when this story was being created. どん *bump* Early character designs Ayumu: - Bit of an airhead - Laughs quite a lot - Laid-back in terms of appearance and thinking Hii-chan: - Hasn’t changed much - Slightly sharper eyes (cat eyes) Sensei: - Not as masculine as she is now - A typical female teacher - A good teacher by all accounts (※Inui was a character that was created in a rush, so she doesn’t have a character chart) Inui: Hey!! Inui: That’s mean, isn’t it!? 148 今回このThe whole process of getting asked to be serialized ~ being made into a comic developed quite rapidly. 当時けっこうBack then, I was drawing quite a few manuscripts for one-shots, but only two became a manga (most were rejected). まず初掲載Firstly, my first appearance (debut) was incredibly going to be in the front pages and in color! （完全なる無知）(Totally ignorant) カラー Sending colored work for printing? 保存形式Save format? 印刷範囲Print area? えっ何？ What? What? What? Girl: Ahhhhhh! > When it was published, the embarrassment and nervousness made my stomach hurt. > 百合姫Yuri Hime その間While this was happening, a drawing I put up on Twitter got many RTs and got so many followers. もし興味If you’re interested, search for @kawai_roh! - セメントキャラTable of cement-charas making embarrassed faces - 今の連載A silly yuri drawing that became the base for my currently serialized manga (B.G.M.R.S.P)... フォロワーさんI was shocked when the number of followers suddenly went from 3-digits to 4-digits (I now have about 10,000. Thank you...) > I changed jobs. Girl: Welcome! Girl: How many people? > Lusting after researching girls じゅるり *slurp* 149 ぽいん氏Chatting intently with Poin-shi about yuri (girls). 新宿ってThere are so many cute girls in Shinjuku, aren’t there? 好みのDoesn’t it make you look when you find a girl of your type? 見ますI do! I do! I totally do! 仕事のWe’re strictly doing this as a part of our job, right (superficial)? 夜勤明けJust had nightshift すいませんSorry, I just woke up. I’ll be late, I’m really sorry. 打ち合わせにI caused trouble by being late to the meetings. I’m very sorry about that. カチ *click* そんなこんなでAfter all that, I had this volume published. あなたのI hope you’ll take good care of it. センチメンタルSentimental Dust To finish, I’d sincerely like to thank Poin-sama my rep, designers, my family, and everyone else who helped to create this book as well as you, the reader. Kawai Roh