Chapter 7 (Ribon 10/2002)
Kippei: Toou! Tada!
Kippei: I made too much for Yuzuyu’s lunch box, so you guys can have some.
Yuzuyu: Ah! Shrimp!
Kippei: Kids love shrimp!
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Neechan: GOD! It smells terrible!! What’s with this fried shrimp!?
Kippei: It’s tempura... She said it smells terrible…
Satsuki: I don’t want any... That kind of thing so early in the morning…
Neechan: Do you always make Yuzuyu eat stuff like this!? It’s bad for her development!!
Kippei: But it’s good!!
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Yuzuyu: Yuzu’s happy!
Kippei: Aaw! She sweetly accepts my love! What a good girl! She’s such a good girl!! I love her!
Yuzuyu: *chaa*
Yuzuyu: It’s better than nothing!
Neechan: Aah
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Somebody: Kokoro
Kokoro’s Dad: You’re moving today, right?
Kokoro: Yeah.
Dad: It’s just your things, so it should be quick.
Kokoro: Yeah.
Dad: I’ll deposit money into your bank account every month, so contact me if you need anything.
Kokoro: There probably won’t be anything.
Wife: I think she has a grudge against me. It’s like she always gives me the cold shoulder. She never looks at me in the eye.
Dad: Oh, there’s nothing like that.
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Dad: From the time she was little, she’s always done everything by herself. It seems like she’ll be more comfortable by herself. You don’t have anything to worry about.
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Kippei: Phew! Made it in time!
Author’s Note: After dropping Yuzuyu off
Nattsu: Hey! Kippei! Hi!
[Note: the arrow pointing to her says "Nattsu"]
Kippei: Hey, Nattsu, you’re already energetic.
Nattsu: What are you doing? Basking in the sun? Me too…
Kippei: Yeah, taking a little break.
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Nattsu: How have you been, Kippei?
Kippei: Good. I’m sleepy, though.
Nattsu: Me too.
Nattsu: Lately I’ve been wanting a boyfriend.
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Kippei: What, me? Shall I be your boyfriend?
Nattsu: Hell no! The idea of you as my boyfriend!
Kippei: Hey!
Nattsu: You like girls, and girls also have a time when they wanna go out with guys like you…
Nattsu: But you're not their idea of a proper boyfriend.
Nattsu: If you keep it up, you’ll die alone.
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Kippei: WAAH! Ah! Kokoro-chin!
Kippei: Nattsu’s mean! She’s saying scary things!
Nattsu: See you, Kippei! Let’s play again sometime!
Kippei: No!
Kippei: Hmph!
Kokoro: Huh?
Kokoro: Don’t hold me up just for nothing.
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SFX: *poof*
Kippei: I guess I’m all alone.
Mom: Kippei! Come here a second! Go buy some oil!
Kippei: What?
Kippei: Does everyone think they can use me!?
Mom: Didn’t you use up the oil making tempura this morning?
Kippei: Ittekimaasu.
Yuzuyu: Kippei-oniichan, are you going out!? Yuzu wants to go too!
SXF: running
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Kippei: Wanna get some ice cream?
Yuzuyu: Yay!
Kippei: Take your hat, let’s go.
Yuzuyu: Okay!
Yuzuyu: It’s good! Yuzu loves ice cream!
Kippei: Brush your teeth when we get home, okay?
Yuzuyu: Ah…
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Yuzuyu: It’s oneechan!
Kippei: Huh? Oneechan?
Kippei: Ah!
Kippei: What are you doing here, Kokoro-chan?
Kokoro: Moving.
Kippei: Ah, could it be you’re going on your own!?
Yuzuyu: Oneechan, is your name Kokoro-chan? It’s cute!
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Kippei: Where is your house?
Kokoro: Here.
SFX: *BOOM*
Kippei: Kyaa!
Kippei: You’re gonna live here all by yourself!? Incredible!
Kokoro: Yeah, ‘cause I’m rich.
Kippei: You said it!!
Kippei: Yuzuyu, wanna go up for a little while?
Kokoro: Go home.
Kippei: But isn’t it hard, suddenly being on your own?
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Kokoro: My parents remarried, and I’m in the way.
Kokoro: See ya. Gotta take care of my stuff.
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Yuzuyu: Does oneechan live here by herself?
Kippei: Seems like it.
Yuzuyu: She must be lonely all by herself.
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"Kokoro doesn’t have a mom."
"She must be lonely all by herself."
Yuzuyu: Kippeei-oniiichaaan!
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Kippei: What is it!?
[Handwritten stuff/Kippei’s thoughts: Something about having learned to prepare octopus.]
Yuzuyu: Right now Yuzu’s folding origami at school…
Kippei: Uhuh, uhuh
Yuzuyu: But Yuzu can’t fold a crane. Can you show Yuzu how?
Kippei: Sure.
Neechan: Ah, to ask Kippei for such a thing. Especially a crane.
Kippei: Hey, you over there! Quit butting in! I can’t definitely do it!
Kippei: Would it be okay after school today?
Yuzuyu: Yeah!
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Yuzuyu: It’s a promise!
Kippei: Yep!
Kippei: Ah! It’s already 50 minutes past the hour! Hurry up!
Yuzuyu: I can’t find socks!
Kippei: Ask mom!
Aki: Kokoroo!
Motoki: Are you done moving?
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Kokoro: Yeah, all done.
Aki: But we would have helped you.
Kokoro: It’s okay, there wasn’t that much stuff.
Aki: Hey, can we visit you?
Kokoro: Yeah, but don’t get the place all messy, Aki.
Motoki: Of course she’ll get it messy.
Aki: We’ll make something sweet.
Kippei: You guys, you guys
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Kippei: Can I come over?
Kokoro: Definitely not.
Kippei: Whaat?
Aki: What do you mean, "what?" You’re not our friend!
Motoki: It means to not come over to Kokoro’s.
Kippei: That’s mean. Selfish!!
Motoki: You’re so shameless.
Kippei: Hhhm, I’m going to take a nap.
SFX: school bell
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Kippei: Mm..
Kippei: I got all sweaty…
Kippei: GYAA!!! I overslept! It’s 4pm!! It’s past the preschool’s closing time!
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Kippei: Hey… Kokoro-chin.
Kippei: You’re still here? I overslept!! I’m in so much trouble!! And I promised to teach her origami.
Kippei: See ya!
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Kippei: Aren’t you going home?
Kokoro: Yeah, I am.
Kippei: Kokoro-chan, can I ask you something?
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Kippei: Why don’t you have a mom?
Kippei: I shouldn’t have asked.
Kokoro: Because she died when I was six.
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Kippei: Uh…
Kokoro: I’m going home.
Kippei: Wait!
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Kippei: Sorry... Is this your family picture? You look so small.
Kokoro: DON’T TOUCH IT!
Kippei: Could it be that you don’t want to go home and be alone?
Kippei: You want to live with your family, don’t you?
Kokoro: BE QUIET!
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"It’s lonely being by yourself"
Kippei: I knew it!! Tell your parents! You’re lonely!
Kokoro: I said be quiet!
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Kokoro: Be quiet. Everyone… said I’d be okay…
"She’ll be more comfortable by herself"
Kokoro: … that I’d be better off by myself.
Kokoro: Even if I’m lonely, I can’t tell them.
Kokoro: But I was fine!
Kippei: Kokoro-chan…
Kokoro: Why are you making me say these things now!?
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Kippei: I’m sorry. Calm down.
Kippei: It’s.. it’s going to be okay!
Kippei: You have your friends when you come to school. Aki and Motoki. It seems like you’re very important to them.
Kippei: And…
Kippei: You have me, too. Or something like that.
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Kokoro: No.
Kokoro: You think that since you can get other girls, you can get me, too.
Kippei: Mm, hmm…
Kokoro: If you want to touch me, don’t look at anyone else.
Kippei: I’ve thought since before… that you like me.
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Teacher: They’re late, Yuzuyu-chan. I’ll call your house.
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Teacher: Why don’t you go fold origami while you wait?
Yuzuyu: Okay.
Kid 1: Let’s all play together.
Kid 2: I’ll make a rabbit.
Yuzuyu: Yuzu can’t make a crane.
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