Chapter 4 (Ribon 7/2002)

Neechan: Man, this is depressing!

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Kippei: What, Neechan didn’t go to work today?

Satsuki: Doesn’t look like it.

Mom: Hey, you, you’re so so irritable already. Eat your sardines. Here.

Neechan: THANKS

Kippei: I’ll try not to get dragged into this…

Neechan: Yuzuyu-chan, I’ll do your hair.

Yuzuyu: Oh.

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Neechan: There, all done.

Yuzuyu: Yuzu looks like a princess!

Neechan: Kyuu. They’re only braids!!

Kippei: Yuzuyu, we gotta get going now. Today’s side dish is Chinjao Roosu!

Neechan: Wait, Kippei!!! That’s my scarf!!

Mom: Aah, you’re losing your temper again.

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Kippei: The meat sauce is spilling on it!

Neechan: GYAAAA!!

Yuzuyu: Hurry!

Kippei: No way!

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Kippei: 10 Yen! 10 Yen!! I don’t have enough! Somebody! 10 Yen!!!

Weird Girl: … uh

Kanayan: What’s Kippei… *laugh*

Kippei: Ah! Kanayan, lend me 10 Yen.

Kanayan: It’s "please lend me 10 Yen," right?

Kippei: Thanks. Only Kanayan would lend me 10 Yen.

Kanayan: Only you would be 10 Yen short. Repay the favor next time, okay?

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Weird Girl: Hm

Weird Girl: All of you are air-headed girls. It doesn’t mean Kippei has anything to do with you.

Teacher: You drew such a nice picture.

Yuzuyu: Really? Yuzu loves drawing!

Teacher: Who are you going to give it to?

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Yuzuyu: Yuzu wants to get better and better at drawing and draw Kippei-oniichan lots of pictures.

Teacher: I see. Kippei-oniichan will be happy for sure, won’t he?

Yuzuyu: Yep!

Girl: Is that guy’s name Kippei?

Yuzuyu: He’s Kippei-oniichan…

Girl: Hhmm

Yuzuyu: … ?

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Yuzuyu: Ah! Flowers!

Author’s note: On the way home.

Kippei: Aa... hey! Where are you going!?

Yuzuyu: Can Yuzu pick some flowers?

Kippei: They look like nothing but weeds to me, but…

Kippei: Don’t pick the pansies over here, or we'll get scolded.

Yuzuyu: Okay.

*phone rings*

Arrow: Mail from Neechan.

On phone screen: Yo. I want some curry bread. So go buy me some.

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Kippei: Man, Neechan always uses me as a ??? on her days off.

Kippei: Come on, let’s go.

Yuzuyu: No, Yuzu wants to play more.

Kippei: Uo, the women in my life have selfish blood in their veins.

Kippei: I’m going to buy something really quickly, so wait for me here.

Yuzuyu: Okay.

Kippei: Be sure not to move from here.

Yuzuyu: Okay.

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Weird Girl: Hey, what are you doing?

Weird Girl: Are you picking flowers? It looks like fun. Can I join you?

Yuzuyu: Sure!

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Weird Girl: That’s a pretty color, isn’t it?

Yuzuyu: Yeah! Ah!

Yuzuyu: Look! Yuzu’s crayon is the same color. Pink.

Weird Girl: That’s true.

Weird Girl: You’re not from Katakura-san’s house, are you? Why are you in his house now?

Yuzuyu: Well, Yuzu’s mama… left Yuzu and disappeared.

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Weird Girl: Hmm…

Yuzuyu: So Kippei-oniichan makes Yuzu’s lunch and things like that in mama’s place.

Weird Girl: Are you always together with him?

Yuzuyu: Yep!

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Yuzuyu: Yuzu loves Kippei-oniichan because he’s nice!

Weird Girl: Hmm... people feel sorry for you. That’s why everyone’s nice to you. But…

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Weird Girl: Everyone actually hates you.

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Weird Girl: That’s why even your parents…

Weird Girl: … threw you away.

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Kokoro: What are you doing.

Kokoro: Who the hell are you?

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Yuzuyu: Oneechan…

Kippei: Huh?

Kippei: Tokunaga!!?

Kippei: Why, why!? You two.. how come?

Kokoro: Aah, shut up.

Kippei: …

Kippei: Huh?

Kippei: Are you going home?

Kippei: What is it? What happened?

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Kippei: Wanna go home? Are you done with the flowers?

Yuzuyu: Yeah.

Large Text:

They feel sorry for you. That’s why everyone’s nice to you.

Everybody actually hates you.

That’s why they threw you away.

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Yuzuyu: Uh.

Yuzuyu: Kippei-oniichan… ?

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Kippei: Ah, you’re up.

Neechan: Hey, Satsuki!! The nattou stinks!!

Satsuki: Mu!

Kippei: Hey, hurry up and change.

Yuzuyu: Okay…

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Kippei: You didn’t forget anything, did you?

Yuzuyu: No.

Kippei: All right!

Block of text: Everyone hates you.

Yuzuyu: Kippei-oniichan... don’t go.

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Kippei: What is it?

Kippei: What’s wrong?

Kippei: I’ll be back to pick you up soon, so be a good girl, okay?

Yuzuyu: Okay…

Kippei: Tokunaga…

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Kippei: Do you know my Yuzuyu-chan? Out of nowhere yesterday!! Why?

Kokoro: Your habit of getting so close is annoying.

Kippei: Do you know what happened to her yesterday?

Kippei: She’s been really weird since then. She usually smiles more!!

Kokoro: I don’t know. It’s not like I was there from the beginning.

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Neechan: What, you say Yuzuyu-chan’s acting strange?

Neechan: I don’t want to hear that from you! Who do you think you are!

Kippei: Geez. I’m asking for your advice, so listen seriously.

Neechan: Weren’t you raised properly?

Neechan: They say kids are brought up by watching their parents, right? Straighten up!

Dad: Right, right.

Kippei: It’s your fault that my personality’s warped! (cry)

Neechan: Don’t lay the blame on other people!!

Kippei: It’d be a good thing if this house collapsed. Wah

Mom: Hey, Kippei, what are you saying! Your father does his best!

Someone: Idiot!

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From behind the door: I can’t stand this house anymore!

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Satsuki: Yuzuyu-chan just left by herself.

Kippei: What?! Where did she go!?

Satsuki: I don’t know.

Kippei: Why didn't you stop her!!

Satsuki: I thought she was old enough to want to take a walk by herself.

Kippei: GEEZ!

Neechan: Go after her this instant.

Kippei: I’m going!!

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Store clerk: Would you like some crayons, little lady?

Yuzuyu: Are you giving them to me?

Clerk: Huh? …yes, please pay for them.

Yuzuyu: Yuzu doesn’t have any money.

Clerk: Well… I can’t do that... why don’t you come back later with your mom?

Kippei: MAN!!

Kippei: Where is she?

Kippei: Uh!

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Kippei: Excuse me, sir, what are you doing?

Clerk: I wasn’t doing anything. This girl was taking my merchandise.

Kippei: What?

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Kippei: I’m sorry.

Clerk: It’s all right if you pay me properly.

Kippei: Right… Yuzuyu, give him back the crayons.

Kippei: Let’s go home.

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Kippei: Yuzuyu, why did you do that?

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Kippei: You have to pay money for things at stores.

Yuzuyu: Taking things as you please and stealing is bad. Do you understand?

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Kippei: Yuzuyu?

Yuzuyu: Yuzu wanted to make Kippei-oniichan a drawing.

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Yuzuyu: If Yuzu gave Kippei-oniichan a drawing, he’d praise Yuzu and stay with her forever!

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Yuzuyu: Everybody…

Yuzuyu: Everybody hates Yuzu now…

Kippei: … hey…

Yuzuyu: Yuzu doesn’t want everybody to throw her away!

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Kippei: I’m right here with you, aren’t I?

Kippei: What happened to you?

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Weird girl: That little brat.

Weird Girl: She thinks she’s so special.

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