This Love Triangle Romantic Comedy has a Duty To be Happy Vol02 by Yatsu Taa Original Japanese Title: kono sankaku kankei rabukome ha shiawase ni naru gimu ga aru TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by —XX for example, page one is: —01 ### Panel numbers indicated by -X for example, panel one is: -1 ### sfx- means the following is a sound effect. ### hw- means the following is handwritten text. ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### This TL indexes on file number in case the page numbers don’t match. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —01 -1 This Love Triangle Romantic Comedy has a Duty To be Happy [Art] Yatsu Taa [Story] Haruna Chihiro [Character Design] Tatsubuta —02 —1 Contents Chapter 7 A Beauty on Each Arm Chapter 8 The Relationship of Those Two Chapter 9 The Guileless Playboy Chapter 10 Start the Date! Chapter 11 Finish the Date! Chapter 12 Resolution Chapter 13 The Shape of Happiness Cover Illustration: Yatsu Taa Cover Design: Oono T —03 -1 Chapter 7 A Beauty on Each Arm Let’s go to the courtyard! —04 -1 Ahaha -2 Snap Snap Snap -4 What’s up with all this activity? —05 -1 This one’s open! Hurry it up! -2 hw- Okay I’ll just wolf down my bento and then split. -3 Thank you for the meal! -4 Pop -5 Wow! Your bento looks amazing! sfx- Whoa R-really? —06 -1 So colorful! And it’s put together so beautifully! Eh? Ehehe -2 Mush -3 What’s this? I never knew a sensation like this could even exist! ###What’s this? She’s mushing her boob into your arm, you clueless dork -4 Peak Happiness! -5 Nyow! —07 -2 sfx- Grind Grind Grind What’s the matter? -3 sfx- Grind No, it’s nothing. Forgive me! —08 -1 Yashiro-kun, you mother is soo good at cooking! Ah… -2 Actually, I made this. Wha? -3 sfx- Shimmy My parents went overseas for work last month, so I’ve pretty much been doing all the housework. -4 Th… th… th… -5 That’s just too cool! You must be a wizard, no, a god! Whaa?! —09 -1 I can’t even fry an egg well. Ah, yeah, that’s actually pretty hard to do well. -2 It’s not about doing it well. I can’t even make it edible… -3 C’mon, follow up with something! sfx- Sluurp -4 I-I see… -5 What about you, Tsubaki-san? Did you get your mom to teach you? Ah, um… our head maid, Okida-san makes it for me. My mom is terrible at cooking. —10 -1 Welcome back, young miss Maids? Yeaaah, she’s bourgeois all right. -2 I would love to make a bento like yours myself someday sfx- Throb -3 Maybe she wants to try mine? -5 Would you like some of mine? Are you sure? I’d love a tamago-yaki. Oh, sure. Tamago-yaki it is… —11 -1 Aaah -2 Frrrzzzt -3 Ah, shit, this is bad! Sumeragi has taken a direct hit! She has totally lost her composure as the heroine of a love comedy! —12 -1 Ok, already! Just close your mouth! sfx- Chompf -2 Nom Nom -4 These girls are killing me! sfx- So happy sfx- Drool —13 -1 Yashiro-kun, you’re so nice, and you can cook so well. You must be popular. Do you have a girlfriend? I’ve never had one, sorry to say. -2 Oh? Well, then… -3 sfx- Ehe Then maaaaybe I can be the first candidate! Yeaaah, that’s how you get legions of people who have the wrong idea. -4 Okay! So let me pay you back… —14 -1 Here you go! Seriously? She wants to feed me? -2 And I can feel the killing intent right behind me. sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -3 But, to refuse would be rude, so… sfx- Aaah —15 -1 Ah -3 How is it? Just ok. sfx- Grr -4 Must be nice. Getting yourself praised for your chops by someone other than me. hw- Don’t you go getting a big head Y-yeah, y-you’re right. Ahaha… —16 -1 Rinka-chan, you already knew? Well, It just so happens. -2 Well, even an idiot has one or two things they’re good at. sfx- Pissed -3 You’re saying that after you stuffed yourself with the food I made? Wha? That was because your sister made me! -4 Bicker Bicker Bicker -5 You two really do seem close. It makes me a little jealous. Heheh. —17 -1 But it does make me happy to see you smile, Rinka-chan. -2 When you’re happy, I’m happy. -3 Snerk I’m not happy at all! Actually, I hate this! Not again. You try to get people to be nice to you, and then you do this. —18 -1 I’m not… sfx- Blush -2 Oh? -3 I think this is all due to you, Yashiro-kun! Nope. Thank you for playing with my little Rinka-chan. No problem! -4 Tsubaki-saaaan! -5 Do you have a sec? Sure! —19 -1 I’m sorry, after I went and invited you. It’s someone from the student council, so I have to go check it out. Ah, sure. Don’t worry about it. -2 We’ll try again soon! -3 Sigh… -4 Aaand the timing for me to leave just got blown. -5 And I can totally feel her rage. What is she even saying? Sfx- Mutter Mutter ###she’s actually just saying nonsense her -6 Um, are you okay? How are you feeling? Nyehehe —20 -1 Ahahaha -2 Check it out! She’s laughing! Hey, she’ll smack you if she hears! sfx- Aaaaargh (crying) sfx- HA HA HA HA -3 Why do you look all down in the dumps? You should be celebrating too! —21 -1 The plan was a huge success! -2 Whaaa?! —22 -1 Kyaa! It’s been years since I’ve talked that much with Reira! “That much”…? -2 Aah, my tank has totally been filled with Tsubaki petroleum high octane gas! sfx- Vrrrrm Just what kind of delusions are you spinning up? -3 Well, with this, I get a little of what Tsubaki-san was saying. She’s just too easy to please, I guess. But I do want to ask her if this is really enough? —23 -1 But seeing her get so happy kinda makes me happy too. Makes me want to see her looking like this more. —24 -1 Digression -2 Just between you and me… is her cooking really that bad? -3 You should try the new compounds that she creates in her experiments. -4 Experiments? Don’t tell me she blows up the stove. I heard that the fire department got called when she tried to grill fish. Her scrambled eggs can be used as erasers. Ah, that reminds me of the time… sfx- Bad news! —25 -1 Chapter 8 The Relationship of Those Two —26 -1 It’s pretty hot here. sfx- Whew -2 sfx- Th-thump Th-thump I’m sorry it’s so messy… -3 Mm. -4 So, shall we get started? —27 -1 I-I can’t! It’s too big! Leave it to me, Tsubaki-san! -2 Ahhh, Yashiro-kun, it’s too tight! -3 It’ll be fine! Here I go! —28 -2 Rrraaagh! sfx- Shoomph -3 Wheeze Gasp -4 I’m sorry to make you help out like this. Nah, it’s all good. This started a couple hours ago. —29 -1 Congratulations, Yashiro-kun. Starting today, you have been put in charge of general affairs for the Student Council. Woo. Hoo. sfx- Clap. Clap. Clap. ### or maybe “Slow clap” -2 I’m not following you at all. -3 I’m honored to have been selected to oversee the Student Council this year. -4 And you have been chosen! Doesn’t that just make you all warm and fuzzy? General affairs is just a glorified gofer, right? —30 -1 Don’t you get it, Yashiro? There’s not much work, and you get a fancy title! sfx- I did! And after all, Tsubaki herself recommended you. -2 You two’ve gotten close recently, right? It’s a sweet deal for you. So just accept like a good boy. Wha?! -3 Live your young life! And get you some love, too! And there just so happens that there’s work to be done after school. sfx- Whish -4 Fine, fine. Got it. I’m just getting dumped on. —31 -1 We’ve made a lot of progress, so let’s take a break. Sounds good. -2 Whew -5 Yeah, this does feel like an young adult movie. sfx- Fufu —132 -1 And of course, the lead is Tsubaki-san. A bookish girl who loves Japanese literature more than anything. -2 And what would be my role? -3 What the matter? You’re just staring at me. -4 Waugh! Sorry! Fufu Well, me too. —33 -2 I’ve been looking at you all this time, so we’re even. —34 -1 Jyaaang -2 Whoa, that’s Rinka-chan’s guitar over at the light music club. She sure can sure do anything. Could it be that she’s observing us?! -3 Hm… -4 We took piano lessons at the same place during grade and middle school. She regularly won awards at big competitions. Her mom was a pianist too. —35 -1 Yeah, well… -2 I don’t really know anything about her. Why does that make me a bit sad? -3 Well, no surprise. It’s not like she’s opened up to me. -4 I think she’s pretty fond of you. —36 -1 She’s the type to really worry about how other’s see her. -2 I think her true self comes out around you. -4 It would be nice if she could that side of herself to others more. If she could just be more herself. hw- But just a bit of the bad girl is nice, right? —37 -1 That’s amazing. I think you’re the only person who would say that. -2 If so, then why don’t you say something? -4 That’s… a bit difficult. -5 Since Rinka-chan is my hero. —38 -1 As you can tell, I have foreign ancestry. I’ve lived here since I was born, and can’t speak a word of any other language. I just look different. -2 Why do you have blond hair if you’re Japanese? -4 Why can’t you speak English? —39 -1 I was often teased. -3 Splat -4 But I was too weak to do anything. It got so I didn’t leave my room. —40 -1 You didn’t do anything wrong! You don’t have anything to cry over! -2 Rinka-chan has always looked out for me. Always protected me. —41 -1 She’s so strong that I rely on her all the time. It’s thanks to her I can be who I am now. -2 And I made her do all that. -3 So you’re saying you can’t deny her way of life? —42 -1 But that why I’m relieved now. -2 Since you have come into the picture, Yashiro-kun. —43 -1 So please. Take care of my best friend for me. -2 Ding Dong -3 Well, let’s stop here today. —44 -1 Good job today. Yeah, good job. -3 Best friend, huh? —45 -1 I wonder if the day will come when that friendship matures into romance. -2 Okay. -3 Mistress —46 -1 She knows all too well her chances are low. But even so, she’s giving it her all. It’s a lonely, thorny road she has to walk all by herself. —47 -1 I guess the only thing that will help her out is... —48 -1 Ya! Shi! Ro! -2 Pinch -3 That hurts! —49 -1 Don’t just space out after calling me here! -3 Let’s have a strategy meeting at the family restaurant in front of the station. Come right away! —50 -1 So? What strategy? Y’know, maybe I’ll just go. -2 Ehem. -3 Slurp -4 Okay! I’m starting, so listen up! —51 -1 Whish -3 Right now… I’m going to invite Tsubaki-san to an amusement park. Tsubaki-san —53 -1 Chapter 9 The Guileless Playboy I’m going to invite Tsubaki-san to an amusement park. —54 -1 Ah, yeah sure. The amusement park, huh? Inviting Reira? -2 Wha?! -4 Hello, Tsubaki-san? Sorry to call out of the blue… H-hey! Just what do you think you’re doing?! -5 So, are you free tomorrow? Wait! You’re shitting me, right?! —55 -1 Yeah, I thought we could go to an amusement park. Oh, cool. That’s great. Ok, I’ll hit you up with details over text. Later! -3 I made a date to hang out with Tsubaki-san tomorrow! Hnngh! —56 -1 Whew. I’m so glad she didn’t shoot me down. I was sweating bullets. -2 Why…? Just what the hell are you pulling? Tomorrow’s Saturday. We have no school. -3 Yeah, I get that. —57 -1 You get that? Look, this totally seems like a date. -2 That’s right. -3 It’s a date, all right. -4 You stabbed me in the back! —58 -1 You promised me! You told me you wouldn’t fall for Reira! -2 True. So… sfx- Clamor Clamor Whoa, are they breaking up?! -3 You’ll be going on the date with her. Wha? —59 -1 It’ll be the same thing as last time. We’ll work the timing so we meet up, and at the right moment, I’ll disappear. hw- My tummy hurts -2 After that I’ll say “you two have fun”. Me? And Reira? At an amusement park? Together? -3 That’s right. You seem to looking forward to it. Hah? -4 D-d-don’t be stupid! It’s not like someone like me would like amusement parks! And to have a date all the sudden, there’s a proper order to things… There it is. She’s now in excuse mode. But I anticipated this. Hmm? That so? —60 -1 So then, I’ll totally do all the fun things on my date with Tsubaki-san. Just the two of us. Without you. -2 “All the things”? You don’t mean… Like riding the roller coasters? sfx- Kyaa We’re gonna! And eating ice cream? We’re gonna! And gazing at each other in the ferris wheel? sfx- Th-thump Th-thump Yup. —61 -1 Stuff like going to the haunted house? sfx- Kya! -2 Hrrgh! -3 No waaaaaay! -4 Um, excuse me, you’re bothering the other customers… —62 -1 Saturday A year ago, I never would have imagined that this would be happening. It’s nice we’ve got good weather. -2 hw- Do I look okay? I’m wearing casual clothes. I did my hair. And I’m walking under the noonday sun. —63 -1 Ah! Yashiro-kun! -3 Hello! And… I can’t believe I’m meeting up with Tsubaki Reira! —64 -1 Sorry I kept you waiting! It’s totally fine. I just got here! -2 Are you ok? Did people come hit on you again? Why are you asking? -3 Uh, y’know… I mean you’re looking really cute today! -4 Uh, did that come off too creepy? sfx- Biting his lip Yashiro-kun… —65 -1 You’re turning into quite the player. sfx- Oh my… -2 Huh? What do you mean? Ah, If you don’t get it, it’s fine. -3 I don’t really get it, but at least she’s not mad. —66 -1 Ok, it’s about time to catch the train. Sorry, I don’t know when we have to transfer. -2 I looked it up, so it’s ok. Kya sfx- Bump -3 Whoa! You ok? -4 sfx- Blush I’m sorry! —67 -1 Augh! No, I’m sorry! sfx- Whish -2 We have to be careful not to get separated. There’s lot of people, and recently people have been pushy… -3 Well, this way we won’t get separated. sfx- Squeeze -4 But, this sure makes it look like we’re on a date, doesn’t it? OMG, I’m gonna die at this rate from her cuteness! —68 -1 No! I can’t let it end here. -2 After all, I’ve come all this way! -3 Huh? No way! -4 Rinka-chan! -5 Wha? Ah, it’s you, Reira. What a surprise. —69 -1 What are you doing here? I had some shopping I wanted to do, and was just wandering around. What about you? -2 Yashiro-kun and I have plans today. He was saying something about giving thanks for the day? Yo. -3 This is such a coincidence, right, Yashiro-kun? Y-you bet! -4 Since you’re here, do you have plans after this, Sumeragi? I’ll done my shopping, so I’m free. —70 -1 Okay! Time to hit it! O-o-okay then! So how about hanging out with us then? sfx- Tsk -2 I guess I could hang with you. I mean, I don’t have anything else to do, so I guess I can. sfx- Tsk -3 Ok, that’s that, then! Let’s rock with this, Tsubaki-san! -4 hw- Mmmm Huh? What’s the matter? —71 -1 You know, you two… you have this pair look thing going on. Don’t you think your outfits totally look like they go together? -2 Of course they do. And that’s ‘cause… -3 I’m not gonna be seen with someone as uncool as you! Let’s go clothes shopping! sfx- Whaa? It’s because she chose everything we’re wearing! —72 -1 Yashiro, we seem to have the same tastes. Who would have thought? This is so not my fault. -2 sfx- Whip Huh? -3 Aren’t you cold without your jacket? Hurry up and let’s go! This is just perfect for me! —73 -1 Take a look at my outfit! What do you think, Rinka-chan? What do I think? -2 I think there’s no way you picked that out yourself. You figured it out? Sfx- Oho —74 -1 I mean, your outfits usually suck. Ouch! Harsh! sfx- Ahaha -2 It’s just as I thought! -3 Yashiro-kun, you’re such a guileless playboy! Seriously, what do you mean by that?! Tsubaki-saaan! —75 -1 Chapter 10 Start the Date! I mean, your outfits usually suck. sfx- She’s so cute! ###repeat into infinity —76 -1 It’s hopping, huh? -2 Oh, she’s quivering from how much she wants to whoop it up. -3 What should we do first? —77 -1 Over there is the… The haunted house! -2 Huh? -3 Well. I guess that’s ok. Maybe we should check it out? -3 The haunted house? People were totally pumped about it on social media. Oh? Ok, how about we check it out? —78 -1 Looks like you have to solve some challenges too! Haunted House ###sign I’m getting nervous! I’ve never done this before! -2 Ok, party of three. Take care not to get separated. Okay! Actually, that’s the plan. —79 -1 So here’s the plan. -2 In the darkness, I’ll leave you two alone on purpose. After that, things are simple. The park on a Saturday will be bumping. -3 I’ll pretend to have connection problems, and that will make it hard to meet back up. Without signal, meeting up’s gonna be hard. -4 And thus the date plan for the two of them will be complete. And I can go home and tackle the laundry that’s been building up. —80 -2 Whooa. sfx- Clap Clap Clap -3 Is that special effects make-up? It looks so real! Hm. Looks like Tsubaki-san’s the type to be more interested than afraid. -4 I had expected her to be the kind to scream and hang on for dear life. —81 -1 Looks like this is about midway… I wonder where the challenges are? -2 ###this is made up gibberish -3 Here we are! Ok, let’s get cracking! I’ve been waiting for this moment! —82 -1 She’s totally fixated on cracking the code. -2 And now’s the time for me to slip away! This has been fun! Thank you, Tsubaki-san! —83 -1 Yoink -4 What the?! I’m caught on something! -5 Why can’t I move? —84 -2 Sumeragiiii! -3 What the hell are you doing?! I can’t take it! I just can’t! So don’t go! —85 -1 If you can’t handle the haunted house, then the plan’s going to go to hell! -3 I got it! sfx- Whud -4 I figured it out! The goal should be behind door B! -5 Haha… you’re amazing… —86 -4 How did it come to this? -5 Wiggle Wiggle —87 -1 Waaah -2 Press Press -3 Th-they’re small, but no mistaking that sensation! -4 Hey, get offa me! You perv! Creeper! -5 Wha? I can’t help it, okay? —88 -2 ….Hnng! There’s no denying those are her boobs! sfx- Press Press -3 This is…! Fishcakes! Fishcakes! ### he’s yelling random crap to distract himself Wha? —89 -1 Yashiro-kun? -2 Clasp -3 Did you happen to get scared? We’re almost at the exit, so hang in there just a little longer. Fufu… you’re so cute. -4 I so want to show her just who is hiding behind me. sfx- Ahaha… —90 -1 That was so fun! It was so well done, right? -2 Right. Yup. Right. -3 Huh? Are you two tired? -4 I’ll go get some drinks, so just rest up! —91 -1 This isn’t going to plan. I do feel badly about that… It’s all good. But what now? -2 So we just spend the rest of the day with the three of us. -3 Now you’re just giving in. -4 It’s not giving in. I really do think this is for the best. —92 -1 I think it’s better if you are here. -3 You really think so? -4 Sorry to keep you waiting! —93 -1 Ok, how about we go see the rest of the park? What do you want to do? -2 Let’s go somewhere cool. I’m pretty hot right now. In that case.. -3 Do you want to go… to the haunted house again? -4 I’ll pass! —94 -4 Before we leave, I want to ride the Ferris Wheel! -5 Watch your step please. —95 -2 Um, sir…? -3 Owwww… It’s hurts… Sorry! I gotta go to the restroom! —96 -1 Okay, so party of two! -3 Here at the end… Make at least one nice memory! —97 -1 Go for it, Sumeragi Rinka. I wonder if she’ll pull it off. —98 -1 Chapter 11 Finish the Date! —100 -1 Thank you so much for today! -3 I can’t believe she actually goes to our school. ###italicize “she” —101 -1 And? How would you score today? -2 75 points. —102 -1 That’s higher than I thought. Well, the events at the haunted house knocked it down. But to sum it up, it was largely a success. -2 I’m glad to hear it. There’s actually a part of me that is creating plans for next time. -3 I want to buy dinner, so wait here a sec. —103 -1 Thank you very much. Hey. -2 Convenience store bento for dinner? You’re a growing girl. -3 What would your parents say? Nothing. I don’t have parents. -4 Wha? —104 -1 My mom died, and my dad hasn’t been home in over a year. He’s off overseas somewhere, I guess. Not like I’d know. -2 A year…? -3 He ever had any interest in having kids. —105 -1 He just focusses on doing whatever it is that he wants. For him, that take precedence over everything else. For him, my mom was just a possession. -2 She never got to do a single thing she wanted to. -3 Even when she was on her deathbed, he didn’t show his face once. —106 -1 But even so, she said she wanted to see that asshole one more time before she died. -2 and in the hospital, she quietly passed away wrapped in her loneliness. -3 Can you believe that shit happens to people? —107 -1 And when I called the bastard to tell him mom had died… I see. That’s all he said. It was like he was commenting on the weather or something. —108 -1 And since there was no way I could forgive that, I started to hate the existence of men. -2 How can you even say all that with a straight face? -3 Because I had Reira. —109 -1 When it hurt, when it was hard… -3 Reika was the only one who never went away. —110 -1 She was my only support. Without her, I would have broken in pieces a long time ago. —111 -1 That’s the reason why. It’s the reason I fell in love with her. I’ve never told her. -4 Thanks for telling me. —112 -2 You sure live in fancy place. Money in the one thing I get plenty of. -3 If so, then you should eat better. I hate using his money. -4 I know it’s spiting myself… —113 -2 Starting next week… -3 You don’t have to buy lunch anymore. I’ll make a bento for you too. -4 Why would you do that? -5 I’m fine with making it everyday! —114 -1 If it works for you, then let’s do that. -2 I-I mean, making three is not much different than making two. So don’t sweat it! -3 Huh? —115 -1 Was that a total tsundere thing to say?! -2 Ok! See you! -4 Thank you. —116 -1 Chirp Chirp -2 Noice! -3 And so, even though I’ve been leading a normal life ‘till now… I’m now making lunch for one of the queens of the school. Mine Onee-san’s Sumeragi’s —117 -1 She said she liked my kinpira gobo. I’ll put some in her bento next time. ###stir fried burdock root. Savory and slightly spicy. -2 Good morning! —118 -1 I thought the days would just continue like this. Of course they couldn’t. But I didn’t have any inkling it was coming. —119 -1 Chapter 12 Resolution Ehehe —120 -1 A normal day at school. 3rd period just ended. As normal. -2 And when I returned to my classroom from my elective class… -3 Sliiide —121 -1 Sumeragi-kun, you know you shouldn’t be bringing this kind of this to school. -2 sfx- Murmor Murmor Something big was going down at my desk. —122 -1 Hey, Souta, did she do something? -2 During Ethics class, the teacher was just reading from the text, so everyone was bored. Everyone was on their phones under their desks, but he busted Sumeragi-san reading a book. -4 The teacher didn’t like what she was reading, and he’s goin’ off on her more than usual. —123 -1 Even if you have good grades, you shouldn’t be reading this kind of stuff. Just because everyone spoils you is no excuse for this. What are you going to do when you’re in the workplace? -2 Sigh -3 Watch your attitude, young lady! -4 “The Desires of…”? What the heck? Lesbianism is just weird! —124 -1 This stuff’s impure! Impure, I tell you! There’s no way this will lead to anything! So, that’s yuri, right? Yeah, girl’s love. Rinka-sama reads that stuff? Never would have guessed. -2 It’s coming. She’s gonna blow her top any sec. -4 No, she’s not… She’s given up. —125 -1 Huh? Is something going on? sfx- Pop -2 Tsubaki-san! Is this going to kill the plan for Sumeragi to confess? —126 -1 And it’ll be this greasy ass baldy’s fault! -2 I mean, it’s not like what we did was even worth calling a plan, but… —127 -1 But she’s been so stupidly dedicated to it all this time! -2 sfx- Whoosh There’s no way this is gonna end well for her. So that leaves me no choice! —128 -1 Excuse me! -2 What’s with you? And you are? -3 That’s mine! “The Desires of a Virgin” is my favorite book! This is my desk, so don’t go reading other people’s stuff, Sumeragi! —129 -1 And Sensei, let me say this… Yuri is not impure at all. -2 Have you ever loved someone with all of your heart? -3 Wha? -4 Have you even been unable to be honest with the one you love then gone home to cry about it in the middle of the night? -5 Just what are you… —130 -1 True love has no boundaries! No one has the right to make fun of it! -2 G-got it. Simmer down… —131 -1 He-heh. -2 By standing up to Sensei like that… -3 Most of the girls will be weirded out and keep their distance. hw- Viiirgin -4 But most of the guys will totally see me as one of them, and I’ll make more friends. —132 -1 Ok, now the problem is how to get that book back. -2 I guess I’ll go prostrate myself in apology. -3 Excuse me. -4 Ah, Yashiro-kun! —133 -1 But now I have another problem. -2 Tah-dah! I got your book back! -3 Um, Tsubaki-san, I… Here you are. Please check it over. -4 Thank you. I thought it would be easier to get it back if I asked. -5 I guess this mean that the adults trust me, huh? —134 -1 But… um… -2 Don’t you think it’s weird for me to read this? -3 I never would have thought you’d be into it, but… -4 I totally believe what you told Sensei. That love has no boundaries, and people shouldn’t discriminate. ###good girl —135 -1 Rinka-chan often gets confessions from underclassmen girls. I think it takes so much courage to actually confess to someone. She always takes it seriously. Every time she agonizes over how to respond. -4 That’s why I want to be sincere in dealing with people too. —136 -1 I decided that if I ever find myself in the same position.. I’ll also really take them seriously no matter who they might be. —137 -2 Oh, you came. -3 I told you that club would take a while and that we didn’t have to do this today, right? -4 I was free anyway. I was reading this while I waited. —138 -1 It was pretty moving, actually. -3 “The Desires of a Virgin” was really interesting. I can see why you like it. Especially the heroine! -4 Why? -5 Why did you do that? —139 -1 You mean the thing at lunch? Sorry, that was the best I could think of at the time. Sorry if it caused you trouble. -2 No way! It wasn’t trouble at all! -3 I mean, you… -4 It made me realize I was such a moron for carrying around such a horny, horny book! hw- Horny, horny… -5 And! —140 -1 You’re the one who’s now got troubles, right? And more than anything, I was such a bitch to force all this on you. —141 -1 You’ve made me fried rice. And you make me lunch, even without me asking. You could be throwing it in my face, calling me an ungrateful bitch. You’re so goddamn naive that you won’t even ask me to make it up to you! —142 -1 Look, Sumeragi. -2 It’s not like I’d make fried rice for anybody, okay? -3 To say nothing of making bentos. sfx- Stunned -4 I chose who I want to help, and then I do it. That’s all. —143 -1 If you put it like that, there’s nothing I can do to pay you back. No worries. -2 I’ve been getting pushed around ever since we’ve been in the same class. But over time, we’ve gotten closer. And I’ve gotten closer with others too, somehow. —144 -1 I can’t really put it into words, but, I’ve gotten a lot out of it. So we can call it even, ok? -2 Bluuush -3 That’s just weird. -4 You really are stupid… —145 -1 I’ve decided. -2 sfx- Clasp Huh? -3 I’m going to confess right now! Wha? —147 -1 Chapter 13 The Shape of Happiness —148 -1 Hey! Wait! Calm down! -2 I just texted Reira that I have something important to tell her. -3 Wha?! -4 Sumeragi-saaan! —149 -2 Thanks for coming. -3 Reika, look… -4 Yes? —150 -1 “Desires of a Virgin” is actually my book! -2 What?! -3 I’m sorry to spring this on you. sfx- Ah ah… —151 -1 Ah-chooo! -2 Excuse me. -3 I see. -4 “I see”… -5 That’s your only reaction about me reading a horny horny yuri novel?! Horny horny? Why would I? —152 -1 You’re not grossed out? -2 Nope. -3 Oh. Okay then… That’s awesome! Really! —153 -1 But… -3 Why am I even here? —154 -1 Was that all you had to tell me? -2 No. Um… -4 I can do this… -5 Reira, actually… —155 -1 I have always been in love with you. —156 -1 I’ve been reading that book thinking that it would be wonderful if we could have that kind of relationship. -2 But you’ve always been my most important friend. I was scared of screwing that up. I’m way more of a coward that you think. sfx- Whaa —157 -1 I tried to play it cool so I wouldn’t give myself away. I’m so sorry about that. —158 -1 But I’m done running away. -2 And the reason why… -4 Is you, Yashiro. -5 Me? —159 -1 You never laughed at me no matter how weak or pathetic I was. You always supported me. -2 I used to hate all guys… I never needed anyone but Reira. -3 So that’s why… No, before that… —160 -1 Thank you, Yashiro Tenma. —161 -1 Thank you for cheering on my love. —162 -1 Ah, you’re welcome. -2 Fufu… and now… —163 -1 I’m in love with both of you. sfx- Glomp -2 Reira-chan! -3 Sumeragi! —164 -1 Hmm? -2 Me too?! sfx- Kyaa —165 -1 I was rooting for the two of you! Shaddup! -2 Shut… up? -3 I fell in love with you. Now I can’t choose just one. I won’t choose just one. But I’m not running away. ###bold and italicize “won’t” —166 -1 And I’m not listening to any complaints from you! After all, I am Sumeragi Rinka! -2 Actually… —167 -1 I love Yashiro-kun too! Tsubaki-san?! -2 But… -3 I’ve always been jealous of Yashiro-kun and the way he could get so close to you. That thought haunted me from time to time. —168 -1 You know, if the three of us… Could love each other so much that we didn’t have to chose, or compare… we could be so happy! -2 Reira… -3 Isn’t Tsubaki-san’s powers of adaptability a little too OP? —169 -1 Rinka-chan, thank you for falling in love with both Yashiro-kun and me. -2 I also love you so much! -3 And now I’m being dragged into this confession?! —170 -1 So, Yashiro, whaddya gonna do? What do you think, Yashiro-kun? -2 Um… I… —171 -1 I thought something as fancy and glittering as love had nothing to do with me. I… What will happen if I step over that line I drew for myself? The one that kept me a normie living a normie life? —172 -1 Some time later. -2 Rinka-chan, say ah… -3 Chomp —173 -2 It’s edible! -3 You’re amazing, Reira! I love, love, love you! Yaaay! It’s all thanks to Yashiro-kun’s special training! -4 To think the day would come when Reira’s cooking would be edible. And you’re finally being honest with yourself, Rinka. It’s a banner day! —174 -2 sfx- Nom Nom Nom Hey. You ok with this? -3 Don’t go throwing cold water on your brother’s happiness. I mean, what do you even call your relationship with them? -4 sfx- Burp Just forget that. Help try out this new recipe I’m testing. Well, I guess each to their own. —175 -2 Tenma, you try some too. -5 It’s delish! You rock, Reira! Right? Woo hoo! I want to cook for both of you everyday! sfx Mwah —176 -1 Aaagh. I want some hottie to be all into me! -2 Onee-san… -3 You have me, so don’t worry. -4 It’s kinda creepy that you’re aiming to be Tenma’s brother in law. Eheheh —177 -1 Reira’s here. -2 And Rinka too. -3 I get to see their smiling faces and watch over them. -4 It’s fine if no one gets it. But the truth is we continue to be happy.