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New thread due to the impending demise of the previous one >>1911433
Typically, new chapters are released every other Tuesday.
Folder containing raws of chapters 62-121:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/zq719nicccy54/Virgins'_Empire
Raws of Volume 3,4 and soon 5: https://manga.madokami.com/Raws/Otome%20No%20Teikoku
Scripts of all translated but not necessarily typeset chapters: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0By0BSYQDRyUXbnh5MFlNbldIbG8&usp=sharing
If you want to support the author, you can get tanks from Honto.jp, Amazon.co.jp and YesAsia.com. For the Japanese sites, search using オトメの帝国. YesAsia is easier to use but more expensive and it doesn't have the set of volumes 1-7 like Honto and Amazon.
Chapter 57
[Honoka’s Merry Christmas! (Part 1)]
Alicia: I put a lot of effort into drawing this yesterday!
It’s for you, Honoka!
Honoka: You’re really into Lincoln, huh?
What does it say? I can’t read these damned squiggles!
H: Chi… Ri… Su…?
A: Christmas! Yaaay!
Alicia: I’m inviting you to my Christmas party at my place!
You have to come, Honoka!
Honoka: Hah!? E… Ehh…
No way no way no way no way!
A: Do you already have plans for Christmas Eve?
H: Plans… right…
A: If you came it would be the best Christmas ever for me!
And I’ll make sure it will be great for you, too!
OK? It’ll be amazing!
Okay?
Honoka: Don’t decide this without me!
At any rate…
H: I’ll have to think about it…
‘cause…
A: Alright! Think about it! I’m assuming you’ll come!
I “assuming” the right word?
*kaa* *kaa*
H: Uoooooooh!
What should I do?
Gyaaah!
The Christmas party yesterday was great, wasn’t it?
Yes, because Honoka wasn’t there!
… … …
I’m not gonna go!
I mean…
I have nothing to wear anyway…
Hm…
I guess…
this sweater is of good quality… I think…
!
Ah!
A present!
You have to…
bring a present, too!
But what kind of present should I give her?
A ring...?
No, only couples do that…
Damn! This is difficult!
What kind of think…
would make her happy?
A: Eh?
What’s this?
Ah…
*stab*
A: And what kind of clothes are you wearing?
I’m disappointed!
I shouldn’t have invited you!
…
H: That was close! Why did I have to get all excited?
I’m not the kind of person who get’s into the mood for Christmas anyway!
Let her celebrate by herself! Yeah!
H: I will decline!
A: I see! You cousin from the country comes for a visit!
Can’t you come by at least for a little bit?
H: Well… No.
I don’t think so.
A: So there’s nothing you can do!
Okay!
I understand!
But…
A: ...it’s kind of a shame…
Ehh…?!
Wha…
What?
Why…
was she making
such a face…
… … …
Well…
H: Maybe… I can come… after all.... somehow…
A: EH? REALLY?
A: UWAA! YAAY!
I’M SOOOO HAPPY!
*hug*
H: Haah…
H: I have to buy new clothes…
on the…
internet…
The day!!
*scrunch* *scrunch* *scrunch*
A: HONOKA!
Did you sleep well?
Were the trains crowded?
Did you have breakfast already?
If not, that’s fine! We have lots of delicious food!
Ah, you are wearing nice clothes!
Uwah! I’m so happy!
A: Edward and Ian from my host family are big fans of your comics!
H: Eh?
Wait! Edward and Ian!?
Oh no…!
She’s not living on her own!
That means…
there will be two more foreigners…
that I don’t know…
A: We’re here!
H: Uwaah! I have to go home immediately!
*kacha*
Ian: Merry Christmas, Honoka!
Ed: The roast chicken just got ready!
>>1925527
They are gay? Oh my.
Thank you DrMario, saw the update. :-)
>>1925541
Haha oh my.
>>1925541
Have you recognized the hidden theme?
>>1925527
That's just funny
>>1925526
I need more of this couple!
>>1925527
Ugh, GAY people, in my wholesome platonic-friendship comic. How horrible!
>>1925660
That would be perfect! There would be at least one lesbian couple in VE.
Ugh guys... You aren't getting the point. Did some of you just overlook that Honoka's a BL-Mangaka?
>>1925658
And really?... Did you just say GAY people? In an ambiguously gay manga. Lewl.
>>1925660
Even more horrible! Perverting all this wholesome girl friendship!
>>1925697
Please tell me you know what sarcasm is.
>>1925697
>Did some of you just overlook that Honoka's a BL-Mangaka?
You don't say...
Oh. Okay then.
Alicia and Honoka are great.
Hope we get more of them in the future.
I've uploaded Volume 5 to Madokami.
Chapter 58
[Honoka’s Merry Christmas! (Part 2)]
Ian: So I said to my Ed:
“Amore”!
*grip*
H: Ah ha ha!
Really?
Amazing!
H (thought): Ahhh! I’m getting to know an actual honest-to-goodness gay couple!
Christmas is the best!
*hoeeeee*
Ed: By the way, Honoka!
Your manga is really good!
I especially like the part when…
Ian: Unfair, unfair! I wanted to tell her!
E: Of course!
Hideyoshi: Rikyuu! Did you cut your finger again? You scatterbrain!
*ouch*
Rikyuu: It’s just a scratch, no big deal!
R: Ah! What are you…!
H: I’d rather ban all scissors and swords from this world than see Rikyuu get hurt again!
I won’t rest until every edged tool is in thousand pieces! (unsure)
-This was the beginning of the sword hunt-*
Ian: I’ve never heard of such a crazy way to love! How romantic!
H: Ah! Ian is a dumbass!
How cute!
*disarming measure decreed by Hideyoshi in 1588
Ed: You’re using the format of love stories but at the same time you’re also creating an alternative history!
The way you’re trying to open new possibilities through a gender-free perspective is very inspiring!
H: ...yes?
A: Ed is often difficult to understand!
It’s just “Yaoi”, right?
Ya
Yoi?
A: No arc, no punchline and no… there was another thing!
What was it again?
Anyway there’s nothing behind it!
Right, Honoka?
E: Unbelievable!
*shock*
I: How can you say something like that, Alicia!
A: Honoka has great hair!
I never had my hair as long as you!
I: I did! I did!
I once had my hair shoulder-long!
E: ...Alicia!
I can plainly see your underwear!
That is immodest!
A: Yeah, yeah!
Ed is acting like an obsessed mother!
H: Alicia is pretty sassy towards her housemates…
I: Fufufu! But you are wearing some really flashy underwear today, Alicia!
A: My underwear today is super special! Santa-lingerie!
H: Hee
I: Eh? Really? Cool! What kind?
A: Ta-da!
Like this!
*flaunt*
It’s a two-piece set!
I: Uwah! Cute!
Stunning! Really good!
>>1926396
based ed
A: What do you think, Honoka?
Hm? Hm?
*pom* *pom*
H: What I think?
Other than that your breasts and privates are covered by Santa motives?
E: Alicia! This is very unladylike!
*kachin*
A: I only showed Honoka and Ian!
No one is forcing you to look!
E: You always act so vulgarly around us, just because we’re gay!
I hate it when you’re being this slutty!
*grmf*
*ba*
A: You have no right to criticize my sense of values! This is not slutty!
I won’t even consider covering up my underwear today!
E: I don’t understand you at all!
A: I’m not going to put it on!
Idiot!
I: Uwaaaah!
I’m sorry, Ed!
E: Ian, why are you apologizing?
*Nooooooo*
I: Actually…
I wanted to be Santa today!
*Ohh…*
E: Eh?
*shock*
H: Eh?! <3
I: I put it on just for you, Ed!
But I’ll change right away!
Don’t say that I’m slutty, please!
E: No! No! That’s… err…
*thump* *thump* *thump*
E: We’ll talk about this later!
But don’t worry! You’re still the world to me!
I: Ahh, Ed…
*uooooh*
A: Let’s leave the two alone!
I’m Santa Claus and that’s why I’m gonna give you a present now!
H: Ah…! The time has come!
*flinch*
H: I also have something for her…
But… do I have the courage…?
A: For you, Honoka!
Open it! Open it!
H: ...thanks!
H (thought): It’s big!
H: I have the feeling I’m getting something totally amazing…
*haaaah*
*rustle* *rustle*
...and I’ll keel over dead!
H: Uh? Uhhhh?
A: And? Isn’t it cool?
A: I wanted to draw you for the longest time anyway!
Merry Christmas, Honoka!
*smiiile*
H: Something like this is okay
as a christmas present?
Damn! I agonized over nothing!
*gnaaaa*
H: Then, this is…
for you!
A: Uwaaah! What could it be?
A: Wow! A specs case!
I: Let me see! Let me see!
A: Good idea! Since I’m wearing glasses!
A: Thank you! I will treasure it!
*wow*
H: It's up to you.
>Little details like the way she's accepting the present are just so DAMNED spot on and natural. Damn, Kishi.
A: Let’s put it in right away!
*clack*
*click*
H: Ah!
A: No problem!
I’ll find something else that fits!
I’m super happy!
E: An eyeglasses case that won’t fit the glasses…
H: Let me exchange it for a different case!
A: No way!
E: THIS IS ART!
A: I told you before, you’re reading too much into things!
Btw, how come these chapters never make into the "most popular of the last 7 days" list on dynasty? Did too many people get burned by Kawaii's schedule?
>>1926412
I think it's because they get dumped it twos and threes. There's no time to build up momentum.
And yeah, Kawaii essentially killed the hype for it. I think it's coming back though?
>>1926412
I don't know how the site itself functions, but there's no accounting for the taste of Dynasty Scans' audience. They are a fickle, whimsical lot.
Chapter 59
[Run, Onoda-san, run!]
Miyoshi: Boing! Boing!
Boing! Boing! Boing!
Chie: Miyoshi, stop making sound effects!
M: Boing! Boing!
It’s just too boring running around the city!
Ayano: My ears are hurting from the cold!
M: I know! I’ll try running with my eyes covered!
Tell me the way!
Right! Turn right!
Ouch!
Ah ha ha ha ha!
Onoda: Marathons are the worst!
…
*grumble* *grumble* *grumble* *grumble*
*haah* *haah* *haah* *haah*
...my mood has declined since that day.
O: Becoming spirited and cheerful, how did that go again?
*ta* *ta* *ta*
*sniff*
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Chie: Do you also think Onoda-chan is in a bad mood recently?
Miyoshi: Ah! You noticed, too?
It’s true, right?
Ayano: It probably has to do with her grades.
Because it began right after we got the test results.
M: Grades? What is her problem, she is still way ahead of me!
C: You can’t apply your standard!
C: Onoda-chan is not someone who talks about herself.
And you never know if it’s okay to ask her directly.
A: Yeah…
*tap*
M: I’m gonna wait for Onoda-can
and run with her!
A: But maybe you’ll just annoy her with that!
Onoda-san is the type who prefer to solve their problems on their own.
M: Solving your problems alone is fine,
but…
I don’t want Onoda-san to feel lonely!
C: Or are you just saying this
because you’re tired and need a break?
M: Eh? Ah ha ha!
Maybe a little!
O: … … Ouch… …
*hah* *hah* *hah* *hah*
O: Hah… Hah… Hah… Hah…
O: … I’ve had enough…
Kid: Ah! A marathon runner!
You have to wave to marathon runners!
O: … Stop that!
*hah* *hah* *hah* *hah*
Kid: …
O: …
*hah* *hah* *hah*
O: …
*wave*
Kid: !
Class: Kyah! Do your best, marathon runner!
O: !
O: … Bye bye!
Bye bye!
Bye bye!
Marathon onee-san!
Bye bye!
Bye bye!
Byee byeeeee!
O: ...hah!
They’re still waving!
*wave*
*ta* *ta* *ta* *ta* *ta*
O: ...they all waved to me!
Unbelievable!
*hah* *hah* *hah*
O: They were all waving!
AHHH! ONODA-SAN! HEY!
O: Huh? You all?
Everyone...
O: HEEY!
O: …
Whoops?
C: We were starting to get worried ‘cause you took so long!
M: But you really almost got lost, right?
O: Ah ha ha ha ha ha! That’s not it!
Ah ha ha ha!
O: But you know!
There was a class of preschoolers…
A: I know! The little ones never stop waving at you!
O: Exactly!
C: Look, that’s A-chan!
She’s already one whole lap ahead of us!
HEY! A-CHAN!
We’re here!
We’re reunited!
*wah* *wah*
Ai: Stop playing around!
Start running seriously!
*graa*
M: Uwah, she’s angry!
*dash*
Meanwhile Airi and Michiru
Michiru: Come on, let’s go already!
Airi: Okay!
Just one more minute!
[Run, Miyoshi, run!]
M: Look! I saw this on the internet!
Let me through!
A: Yuck! Stop that!
C: Try not to fall down!
M: No problem!
Wah!
*ta* *ta* *ta*
M: Ouch!
*bam*
A: There...
M: …
...ku…
A: You okay?
M: I’m fine!
I’m trying to get up without using my hands!
*urgh*
Ha?
She’s energetic!
A: I heard something terrible happens to you if you fall down and don’t get back up in 10 seconds!
C: Ah! That’s right! After 10 seconds have passed you’ll be struck by various disasters!
M: !
M: There’s no way that’s true!
Anyway I got up in less than 10 seconds!
Idiots! Idiots!
*ba*
A: Sure.
M: Just to make sure, that wasn’t 10 seconds, right?
I’m fine, right?
Right?
The superstitious type->
>>1926595
Yeah, it's awesome. With 59 chapters it'd be hard to avoid having at least some well-realized characters capable of creating a good dynamic together (beyond what is initially conceived as their "hook", e.g. Chie x Ai), but it's great to see a yuri manga get the chance. I like how Chie was the one to bring it up, Miyoshi was the one to motivate everyone to action, etc.
>>1926612
And Anyano providing the insight.
It's a perfect trio of characterization, right there.
Chapter 60
[That game where you eat from both ends]
M: Ah, Ayano! You’re eating that in the classroom?
That’s not allowed!
Give me one!
A: Will you do something for me if I give you one?
M: Eh? Eh?
Then, I’ll play the game where you eat from both ends with you!
A: But what do I get out of that?
M: So what? Let’s do it!
M: Okay! Let’s go!
A: Yeah!
Start!
M: Hmpf!
*poki*
A: !
M: Yay! I got the longer end!
I won!
A: That’s not the point of the game!
M: Huh?
The winner isn’t the one who gets the longer piece?
*nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble*
A: That’d be a rule for cavemen!
You start eating from both sides and whoever is too embarrassed to kiss and breaks away first loses!
M: Hey Ayano! What kind of perverted things are you coming up with early in the morning?
A: But those are the rules!
M: I get it, I get it! One more time, then!
M: …
ufuh…
*nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble*
A: …
M: Nfh
Gvv ub, Ahaho! (Give up, Ayano!)
Ur am gohan (Or I’m gonna)
fll ober! (fall over!)
*nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble* *nibble*
A: Nfhh…
Wai…
*smoooch*
A: Heey!
What are you doing?
You made me jump!
*ba*
M: Ah ha ha! Well…
it was taking so long and my patience was exhausted!
M: Actually, that was our first kiss, wasn’t it?
Wasn’t it?
Or does this not count?
A: !
A: Does it count as a kiss?
I think so?
I mean,
our lips touched!
So it’s our first kiss!
But I…
M: Hey Chie!
Did you bring the CD I borrowed you?
*turn*
C: Ah, I forgot!
A: Fuuuuuuun!
Apparently she didn’t find our kiss exciting at all!
[Valentine’s at the Onoda’s]
Mother: Here! Thank you for working hard everyday at your job!
Happy Valentine’s!
Father: Oh!
*nom* *nom*
*kacha*
Mother: And for you! Thank you for always studying hard at school!
Happy Valentine’s!
*kacha*
*nom* *nom*
O: Hm.
Mother: And that’ my duties as a housewive fulfilled for this year!
*kacha* *kacha*
*nom*
O: Valentine’s is…!
Mari: Ah yes, this sunday is a class reunion from middle school!
Yuu: Already?
Don’t you normally wait for 10 years?
M: Ah ha ha! I know!
They’re just looking for a reason to live it up!
Y: You went on a co-ed middle school, right?
M: Yeah!
Y: The boys in my year were dumb, I wouldn’t want to see them again!
M: Ah ha ha! I can imagine!
Mail!
M: Ah!
It’s Yuu!
Message 001
From: Yuu
Sub: (no title)
Come with me shopping this Sunday!
M: Oh!
Yuu must have forgotten!
*giggle*
*pi* *pi*
I’m going to the class reunion on Sunday! (^▼^)/
Mail!
Fine.
M: Huh.
Is she…
angry...?
M: Ah!
Is that...
perhaps…
jealousy...?
*kyaaan* <3<3
Tell
Y: … What?
M: Yuu…
It’s about Sunday!
Y: It’s no problem!
M: … Hey, Yuu…
...do you not want me to go the the class reunion?
Y: !
Y: I...
I don’t care!
If you want to go there, then go!
*ba-dump*
M: Eh? Is that so?
Then I’ll go, okay?
Y: Of course, like I said!
If you want?
M: ... Unless you say “Don’t go!”
I’m will go, you know?
Y: …
I won’t say that.
…
M: Hmm... I see…
Y: … …
Y: Don-
Dontgomery!
M: Ha?
M: Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
What was that? Dontgomery?
Y: It’s- it’s the name of a british General!
Stuuupid!
>This is a provisional translation until I can think of something better. In the original she says "Ikunaaton" (instead of "ikuna") and then explains that is the name of a great man of ancient Egypt. I'm open for suggestions.
Y: Ahhhh! How am I
supposed to look her in the eye this Sunday?
*roll* *roll* *roll*
This sucks…
Y: ...but I’m glad...
Guys, guess what. I'm done! I can hardly believe it myself but it's done. I've translated all the chapters I can and the gap is closed.
@ raw provider anon: could you acquire the other volumes, too? I can send some bucks over Paypal if money is the problem.
>>1926783
Great, now all we have to do is...scanlate...
...All these chapters....
....woo.
>>1926830
Something I can only ever imagine a guy saying, for some reason.
>>1926783
Thanks for your hard work.
>>1926783
Thank you! Can't wait to read these scanlated!
>>1926777
Shit that's cute
>>1926783
You're amazing.
Now to finish scanlating the next 41 chapters...
And no money's not a big issue, they aren't all that expensive on amazon.jp but thank you for the offer, that's super thoughtful of you. I'll buy and post them sometime tomorrow.
>>1926777
Sounds like a pretty good localization to me. And thank you so much for translating all the chapters you could!
>>1926595
what makes it even more incredible is that the friendship chapters leave me just as happy as the yuri ones.
I think the classroom/school dynamic as a whole in VE is the best I've seen in any manga.
>>1926783
Thanks again.
>>1926434
Why is kawaii so shit?
>>1926936
Yeah, Kishi is especially good at getting real, believable character moments with a lot more subtlety than most other yuri manga.
>>1926783
Here's the other volumes.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/mgx5a740vvxf114/VE+RAWS.zip
>>1927086
Nice!
I'll translate the extra goodies from the tanks soon.
But first the BL story that'S scattered throughout volume 5
Ai: Huh?
There's a jewelry store here?
No! No! It doesn't matter!
I did pick a nice one!
It should do, I think!
But it doesn't hurt to look.
Oh my…
Page 13
Hideyoshi⋆Rikyuu’s carnivorous tea-time - special edition
*fufufu*
*ha ha ha*
-Honoka & Alicia-
Hideyoshi: Uwah!
This ankoro mochi* is delicious!
Rikyuu: Fufu!
You just have to eat something sweet with your tea!
?: HAHA!
However tasty these Japanese sweet may be, they can’t compare with the number 1 companion for tea!
!?
Who is this?
[Continued on page 130!]
I am Count Sandwich!
And the best supplement for tea is a sandwich!
*HA HA HA HA HA HA
Hideyoshi: Idiot!
There’s no way that…
*nom* *nom*
H: Del…
delicious!
Rikyuu: No way…
R: My reason for existing has vanished…
H: That can’t be!
The sandwich may be delicious but it’S only number 2!
Because…
[Continued on page 144!]
Hideyoshi: ...the best side dish for tea in the world is you!
Rikyuu!
*smooch*
H: This here!
You like this, don’t you, Rikyuu?
Rikyuu: Aah!
Yes, I like it!
*sha* *sha* *sha*
Sandwich: What nonsense! Absurd!
R: Your body is speaking a different language, count!
S: OH!?
*twirl* *twirl* *twirl*
[Continued on page 158!]
Sandwich: Hideyoshi in the front…
*HAAA…*
*OHH…*
S: And Rikyuu from the back…
S: This is the perfect…
sandwich!
*AARGH!*
I never want to return to England!
*chirp* *chirp*
[Continued on page 172!]
Hideyoshi: Hey, you! when are you going back to your country, already?
Sandwich: Far from going back, I’m refusing to even wear clothes!
H: This guy…! Just because we did it one time!
I have no other choice but to close the country!
That was the beginning of Japan’s isolation!
Alicia: …
Honoka, it wasn’t Hideyoshi who closed the country but Tokugawa Hidetada!
*shock*
Honoka: What?!
Seriously?
The end
Chapter 43
http://www.mediafire.com/download/n7aw99k8m814999/43.zip
>>1927086
Every single chapter coming up is amazing. I really need to find a way to contribute to getting this translated, and to Kishi. I'll stop myself from posting anything that's too important to reveal ahead of time.
>>1927262
Good work!
Page 171, last panel: not your fault but I think "Will she let us have her" would be better instead of "it".
page 173, 1st panel: I think it would be funnier if the text in MahiMahi's bubble was more centered and hidden by Yuu's speech bubble.
Page 174, 3rd panel: align the fu fu fu's
Page 178, 2nd panel: you left out the quotation marks
>>1927352
Thanks!
Fixed everything that was mentioned and updated the link.
Chapter 1.5 (from volume 1)
[Morning sight]
*gatan*
*piran*
Miyoshi: ...hey, Ayano!
If I can correctly guess what kind of panties you’re wearing will you treat me for lunch?
Ayano: Yeah, but
if you guess wrong you’ll have to treat me!
M: Okay! Okay!
White…
white with…
blue dots?
A: ...wrong!
Today is a pink chequer pattern!
M: Eh?
Hey!
Ehm…
…
A: Thanks a lot!
M: She thinks I don’t know and lies to me!
But if I call her bluff I’ll have to admit that I saw her panties!
Then she will spin it so I will have to treat her, I know Ayano!
Gyah! My advantage turned into a disadvantage!
*argh*
M: !
Let me see if you’re really wearing pink checked panties!
A: Why?
I’m too ashamed!
M: Then I’ll show you mine too!
Here!
*wup*
A: No way!
No way!
M: What?
I showed you mine as a friend but you won’t show me yours?
How sad!
Show me your panties, Ayano!
A: ...Ah!
A: You saw them, didn’t you!
M: And…
and you lied to me!
A: Hm!
So you did see?
You saw them!
M: Is eating udon that important to you?
What’s more important, udon or our friendship?
A: Don’t lecture me with exposed panties!
[Peeping photos investigation]
*kya* *kya* *kya*
Onoda: They’re starting to get on my nerves! Those dumb fucks!
I’m certainly not going to spend my youth as vulgarly as them!
M: By the way!
You said that people often try to take picture under your skirt!
Can you really make a photo properly like that?
A: Why don’t we test it?
M: Uwah! Someone is peeping on me!
*click*
A: Oh, wow!
M: Eh? Hey, show me! Show me!
?: Incredible, you can see everything!
?: Crap! I have to be more careful!
M: Fufufu! It was captured splendidly!
M: It shows that you have the quality of a peeping tom!
A: That’s just the quality of the camera!
A: But, leopard print doesn’t suit you, Miyoshi!
M: Don’t blurt out such specifics!
A: Ah ha ha ha ha!
*pira* *pira*
O: They’re showing off their panties! Disgusting!
The- the- the worst!
*blush*
M: Do you think from behind like this is the way to do it?
A: Eh…
Why are you making photos of me?
I’d rather take photos of you…
A: You’re doing it wrong!
It’s too obvious!
You touched my butt!
*rub* *rub*
M: Ah! Vacant seats!
Nice!
O: …
M: This Ayano-san is pretty erotic!
So lewd!
A: I got it, so delete it already!
O: …
*glance*
M: I’m making it my phone background!
A: Hey! Stop it!
I’m tempted to shoot more photos!
Yeah. Now I understand how boys feel!
Cellphone: -no peeping-
A: Your thighs look really sexy in this photo, Miyoshi!
M: Hi hi hi! Really?
O: I- it’s not like I even want to look!
*grrr* *grrr* *grrr*
Not interested!
Obscene! I hope the get out soon!
*grumble* *grumble* *grumble*
The worst…
The worst…
…
Kasha
…
*look*
It’s even more obscene than I thought!
Dirty!
…
But I can certainly keep up!
[Body balance]
A: Hey, Miyoshi!
I learned something cool yesterday!
Wanna know what?
M: What?
A: I’ll tell you!
If you go straight down from the ears of any person you will arrive at their nipples!
M: No way? Anyone?
A: It’s true for me!
A: Eyes front!
And clear your ears!
From the ears…
straight down…
A: Are Miyoshi’s nipples!
*poke* *poke*
M: Fuah!
M: It’s true!
Amazing!
I’ll try it with the others!
A: Fufufu! Good luck!
M: Heey! Yamachi!
I’ll guess where your nipples are!
*dash*
Yamachi: Haa...?
M: I can point directly at your nipples on the first try!
Y: Whaat? Why are you so confident?
Y: Eh? What are you
doing?
Hey!
*su*
M: Here!
Y: !
*poke*
Y: Nope! They’re a bit lower!
M: Oops!
I see, you can’t tell the height with this method!
I’m glad we didn’t bet anything.
Y: What was it you were doing just now?
M: Ha ha! You wanna know?
O: …
…
Honestly, the things they’re getting excited over…
Idiots, all of them!
*rub* *rub* *rub*
…
*su*
It-
It’s true!
*bam*
Those bimbos knew something that I didn’t!
How humiliating!
*shake* *shake*
*shake* *shake*
...don’t worry!
This won’t come up in the exams!
[In the chemistry room]
M: Those black desks in the chemistry room are kind of erotic aren’t they?
A: Hm?
You know, getting pushed down on them
after school… or something like that <3
*he he*
A: I don’t see it.
M: You’ve never tried lying down on them so don’t say anything bad about the chemistry room desks!
*kuyu*
A: What exactly is supposed to be so great about them?
A: Look, this is only hurting your back!
*flop*
A: I’m not the kind of girl who get into the mood anywhere!
M: Don’t say that! Come one, Ayano! Let’s make love!
*gyuu*
A: !
M: Well? Getting excited?
A: As if!
You’re heavy!
M: Whaat?! You frigid bitch!
A: Hey, my waist!
*unf* *unf*
*rub* *rub* *rub*
M: I’m about to coome! Ayanoo!
*unf* *unf*
A: I got it. So…
Nnh…
Hey!
Teacher: You two, stop fooling around and get out already!
*rattle*
M: Yees!
A: Let me get up already, my back is hurting!
A: I need to go to the toilet!
M: Ah, me too!
A: Ah…
M: Hey, Ayano!
A: Hm?
M: Did you get wet?
A: Not at all!
Stop asking such weird questions!
Wow. These extras are extra lewd even when compared to the main series.
Thanks again for translating
>>1927921
>...don’t worry!
>This won’t come up in the exams!
what if it does? WHAT IF IT DOES?!
These extras really show how Kishi's style has evolved over the course of the series.
Also, the next chapter is going to have Mask-senpai and Kaoru interacting
>>1927916
have we seen Yamachi before or since this?
>>1928207
I don't think so.
On that note: who the fuck are the two girls behind Ayano and Miyoshi?
>>1927917
Oho, some randomer girl!
>>1928186
It is time for Mask-sempai to conquer Kaoru.
>>1928648
I think it's more like, it's time for Kaoru to conquer Mask-senpai.
>>1928716
I'm excited. There are very few plotlines in this that I am not eager to see the next development of, which is fantastic.
>>1928250
My guess is that they're proto Ichinose, Chie and Ai.
I don't think I've said it before, so thank you to all you contributors, especially based Germanon, for breathing life into this series again.
Kishi is a genius with understated detail. He blows my mind sometimes with how natural the social dynamics and body language feels. I'm going buyfag for Kishi's yuri. I am purchasing his mango with legal tender.
>>1928728
Good guess.
>>1928716
Mask Sempai is an unconquerable saimin-jutsu user though.
Volume 1 Extras
Chapter 1
Question for Miyoshi & Ayano:
What do you think you were in your previous life?
M: For one thing, Ayano probably wasn’t a good person!
A: What the-?
I doubt that Miyoshi was even a person at all!
M: Why?!
A: Some kind of insect probably…
M: What are you getting at?
A: Cause “yoshi” and “mushi” sound similar? (mushi = insect)
M: Uwah… then Ayano used to be an aya… aya… isn’t there anything!?
A: ... I’m not telling.
Chapter 1.5
Question for Onoda-san:
If you had one wish, what would it be?
You say I am granted one wish?
I can pass the exam with my own strength, don’t you worry.
Question for Miyoshi & Ayano:
If you could meet any person, who would it be?
A: There isn’t really anyone I am dying to meet…
M: Too bothersome for my taste.
A: But the other day, didn’t you mentioned that you wanted to meet this guy… Saigō Takamori!!
M: Actually, I meant his dog.
A: Saigō-dog (laugh)
M: Yeah. Because, as a statue, normally they don’t depict you with your dog. I would love to know how much he loved his dog and so on. That would be interesting, don’t you think?
A: You mean, you won’t get bored with a dog? (unsure)
M: Exactly! (laugh) I’d like to see that!
Question for Chie & Ai:
If you had to marry a foreigner which country would he be from?
C: Who?
A: I don’t really care…
Although, Americans eat meat all the time, that would be tough. Cause I don’t eat meat. (unsure)
C: So who would you prefer?
A: Hmm, a Greek maybe?
When I think of Greece, I think of salads and dressing.
C: Ehh? Wrong!
A: What?
C: I wanted you to say “someone from Kansai”!
A: Kansai is not a foreign country! (laugh)
C: Well, I eat a lot of salad! Preferably with Southern Island dressing!
A: It’s “Thousand Island”.
Chapter 4
Question for Asami & Ichinose:
What kind of object would you compare each other with?
A: Tricky… what kind of object would Ichinose be?
I: Me? Hm… perhaps a small vial you put pepper in?
A: Ah ha ha ha! Cute!
I think now I will have to think of you whenever I see pepper!
I: R- Really? (flush)
A: What would I be…
I: Senpai… Senpai would be a bath, maybe?
A: A bath? (laugh)
I: Because, it’s something warm that makes you happy!
Ah, but not like a noisy jacuzzi!
More like the ones with golden lion’s paw feet that you’d find in a high class-hotel…
Oh, right! “Bathtub”! That’s the word!
A: “Bathtub” means any kind of tub, though. (laugh)
Chapter 5
Question for Miyoshi & Ayano:
What do you always take with you when you go outside?
M: What? Hm… A mirror I guess?
A: Miyoshi always has 2-3 spare panties with her!
M: What the hell? I don’t!
A: ‘Cause you know, Miyoshi is so absentminded that you often hear her say “Oh no, I forgot to pull down my panties!” on the toilet.
M: I always pull down my panties properly! I’m good at that!
A: Is this something you can be good or bad at? (laugh)
M: Sure! (laugh) I may be good at it but sometimes I don’t know myself when exactly I pulled them down. It’s like “Ah, I still have my panties on… eh? When did I do that? Like that!
A: Doesn’t that just mean you’re a scatterbrain?
Chapter 6
Question for Airu & Michiru:
Who was your first love?
A: My first love was a mailbox!
M: Ha?
A: Near our old house used to be a big, round mailbox. Its red color was super pretty! I thought it looked extremely cute! One time I cried “I want to take him home!” I painted pictures of him and gave it a name: Akira-kun! I loved him very much! Yeah! One year on Valentine’s, I put some chocolate inside him. But that wasn’t out of love but because he had become a very dear friend to me! Still, looking back on it, he was my first love.
A: Airi…
Chapter 7
Question for Miyoshi & Ayano:
What would you like to see changed about each other?
M: Ayano is really… quite a dirty-minded piece of work.
She should work on that…
A: I’m not dirty-minded!
M: You keep lifting up my skirt!
A: That’s because, you see,
let’s suppose I lift up your skirt every day,
M: Yep! (laugh)
A: If you weren’t feeling well, you wouldn’t feel like lifting up someone’s skirt, right?
M: I guess?
A: So, in other words, if I stopped lifting your skirt, you would think that I was feeling sick and worry about me!
M: In summary, you have to keep lifting my skirt so I don’t worry about you, but I was worried about you because you lift my skirt to be begin with…
Chapter 8
Question for Honoka-san:
If you could take only one thing with you, what would you bring to a deserted island?
One… just one…
That’s… impossible!
Because, one thing? Just one thing?
……muuu~...
No, it’s just impossible…
Or rather, I couldn’t go to a deserted island!
Because, on a deserted island, there is no “Big Sight!”*
If I couldn’t go to a comic book convention, I… would probably just die.
Can’t I go to Daiba instead of a deserted island?
...ahh, then I give up.
*Big Sight = exposition grounds in Tokyo
Chapter 9
Question for Mari & Yuu:
Mari-san, what order would you like to receive from Yuu-san next?
M: What’s this? This question is feels different somehow from the other questions!
Y: It can’t be helped. You have to answer the question!
M: Then, neglection, I guess. Neglect-play.
Y: …
M: Hah…
Y: …
M: Ah ha ha, did you already start?
Y: …
M: ...Yuu?
Y: …
M: Say something! Pleease~!
>>1929459
C: I wanted you to say “someone from Kansai”!
Best couple continues to be best.
>>1929459
cute. I could read a whole manga about these two.
>>1929469
what.
Ch. 45
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6O7Ol901N4GT2R5bzB3c0hpMnc/view?usp=sharing
>>1929759
Thank you!
Page 4, panel 3: can you make Hideyoshi's line parallel with the panel borders? Not that important though.
Page 5, panel 2: I forgot the line in the script. The first bubble says "Aah~", the next "Drawing together with someone else etc"
Page 6, panel 1: again, error in the script "tastiest fruit gum", singular. Don't be afraid to ask in the thread if something seems off
Page 7, panel 1: again, bad script. It should be "If I took you to court I'd win 100%!"
Page 7, panel 2, "then I will make you" instead of "then I will make you moan"
Page 7, panel 2: keep more space between the bubble and Ryukuu's text
Page 10, panel 2, 3 & 7, a ton of speech bubbles need cleaning
Page 11, panel 2: the bubble with the "ry" need cleaning
Page 11, panel 3: the ellipsis after the "really" is outside of the bubble. The other ones too actually, just use some line breaks and you're good
Page 12, panel 5: I rewrote the line "I don't want a handout that was touched by the otaku-bitch!"
Page 14, panel 1: Bad script, it should be "otherwise she WOULDN'T be so buddy buddy with me"
Page 15, panel 3: you forgot the question mark after "why"
You may also want to consider looking for a good font for the text in the BL manga. Something that looks like handwriting that's different from the normal dialog font.
>>1929759
Good job!
I'll finish chapter 44 soonish...
She's too good
>>1927926
Lewd
>>1930058
Thank you! :-) A question though, what fancy font did you use for the dialogue on Honoka's BL-Manga? I can't seem to find it... So that the following chapters will be consistent as well.
>>1930195
It's GiddyupStd
>>1930195
Uhm, in my opinion that font wouldn't really fit. It doesn't look at all like the Japanese text.
I was thinking something more like this.
That font is called "KG Feeling 22"
There also another typo on that page, it should be "But Nene-sama in the next ROOM will hear us!".
And finally, when I opened the page in photoshop, I noticed that it desperately needed tonemapping. I had used a macro to take care of that when I edited the volume and uploaded it. But I didn't check the results and apparently something went wrong. So sorry about that...
I'm going to redo all of volume 4 and 5 and post it. In the meantime please adjust chapter 45 yourself. If you don't know how, I can show you. But make sure not to apply the tonemapping on the text that you added or it will screw up the gradients.
>>1930385
Turns out, it's called "leveling" in English. ...I knew that.
And I guess I was exaggerating when I said it "desperately" needed leveling. Zoomed out it's not so bad. But it also depends on the screen whether it's noticeable.
I hope this helps. Just keep in mind that the text you're typesetting doesn't need to be leveled, you are already using proper blacks. If you apply the levels layer on the whole page it will make the gradients of your text a little worse.
>>1927926
She totally did.
This manga is so good. On the topic of characters interacting that aren't often seen together, Nononon is apparently in Shizuka and Kaoru's class.
>>1930659
Well she is a sempai, so it makes sense.
it seems like Honoka just gets cuter as Alicia is nice to her
>>1927926
Ayano and Miyoshi would have great sex
>Soo much text...
Volume 2 Extras
Chapter 14
Question for Airi & Michiru:
Which politicians do you like?
M: Sorry but that’s a weird question! (laugh)
A: Ah! Ah! For me it’s that guy! Tokugawa something-san! From the shogunate!
M: Aren’t there lots of them, though?
A: The one with the, err... “Edicts on Compassion for Living Things”*!
M: There she is, the animal rights campaigner in you!
A: But he said that you should protect all animals! He was such a good person!
M: But… you hate cockroaches, too, don’t you?
A: I’m just a simple high school girl!
I can never become a member of the shogunate. This is my fate.
M: So you’ll remain a high school girl your whole life?
*Shōruiawareminorei = animal right edicts by Tokugawa Tsunayoshi during the Edo period
Chapter 15
Question for Miyoshi & Ayano:
What policies would you enact as a politician?
M: Abolish the school system! After that, lightning resignation!
A: What’s that? (laugh)
M: Just doing what has to be done! “It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest”, that’s what I’m all about.
A: You’re about to flunk out of school, I’d say!
>So the original has a pun here that can't be translated directly. Ayano uses kanji with several meaning from the above idiom to say Miyoshi should stop talking ambiguously. I think.
M: Students who give merciless retorts like that are criminals! You’re under arrest!
A: Then this seems to be the end of our friendship. Our ways part here.
M: Nah! Just kidding! But you would surely go underground and start a rebellion to fight me!
But I already resigned so I’m fine!
A: And what are your plans for after resigning?
M: I’ll come back to you and apologize. So we can always be friends!
Chapter 17
Question for Alicia:
Please tell us what you like about Japan.
A: Let’s see… what I like about Japan…
Hm, that there are mangas?
And that there are animes?
And that there is Honoka!
And also that there is Honoka!
Oh, and of course that there is Honoka!
H: You’re just showing off your casual Japanese skills!
A: Honoka is great! Everybody has a great time with you!
H: Shut up!
A: By the way, what does “Honoka” mean in Hebrew?
H: Eh? Eh? Wait what? What’s with this question suddenly?
Errr, is it “Someone who plows”?
A: I think that’s not quite it.
H: Hey…! Such an answer is traumatizing for an otaku!
>I have no idea why they are talking about Hebrew
Chapter 19
Question for Mahiru & Mahiro:
If you could invent a holiday, what would it be?
Mahiru: Candy day!
Mahiro: But I think it’s also important to have a plush toy day!
Mahiru: That’s true! That and also the somersault day!
Mahiro: Somersault day?
Mahiru: On this day, everyone who experienced something nice makes a somersault. Then everybody can see that he experienced something good and then everybody can be happy!
Mahiro: Ahh! You really are a genius, Mahiru!
Mahiru: No way! You are also very talented, Mahiro!
Mahiro: I would make a holiday to give praise to you!
Mahiru: Ah, then I also make a holiday for you. And they should come right after each other!
Mahiro: Yaay! Two holidays in a row! Everyone will be happy!
Chapter 20
Question for Nao:
Could you please explain how babies are made?
Eh? Babies? Eh~ gee…
Where should I start? After taking off your clothes? … oops, what am I saying?
Err, let me start at the beginning. Properly. Yes.
At first a man woos a lady.
If she accepts they can go on a date.
If that goes well, they then can make a baby.
That is all.
Ahh, that is really the best I can do!
Chapter 23
Question for the debate club:
Please discuss what has been on your minds recently.
Mayuyu: That’s a pretty broad question! (laugh)
Mariri: Something that has been on our minds?
Yumimi: Well, they often say “ochanokosaisai”* recently, don’t they?
Mayuyu: Not, not exactly often.
Mariri: I don’t say it either.
Yumimi: Because it…
Nononon: Ah, Yumimi! I think I say that sometimes! (blush)
I feel like I used it last week.
Yumimi: Oh, hey! So, what does this “ochanoko” (literally tea-child) do again and again (saisai)?
Mayuyu: That’s not necessarily the correct interpretation. It could also be “ochano” does “kosaiai”!
Mariri: Or “ochanokosaa!” plus “isai!”.
Yumimi: That can’t be! What kind words are those supposed to be?
Nononon: ...Then, then, how about “ochanokosaisa” and “i”?
Yumimi: … Sure.
ochanokosaisai = expression that means “it’s a piece of cake”
Chapter 28
Question for Onoda-san:
How long have you believed in Santa Claus?
Ah, some people say that Santa-san is in actually your father, right?
I’m not very familiar with santa-san but even with his power it would be impossible to deliver presents to all children in the world in just a single night!
That’s why picks the best children and delivers their presents himself and asks for the rest he asks the father for assistance.
So people who say that Santa-san is just a myth are just those who didn’t get selected…
Ah, but I don’t think they are inferior!
I don’t discriminate.
Eh? Me?
Yeah, Santa-san visits me!
Every year it’s written on my presents: “From Santa”!
>>1931556
Hanukkah is a traditional jewish holy festival time and it sounds a lot like Honoka.
>>1931564
Onoda is a fuckin' idiot.
>>1926777
Best couple followed by the oneesama kohai couple. I would be fine if the other filler girls go.
122 is out. Kaoru has a chat with Mask-senpai in the library but...!? The Mahiru/Mahiro entity has fun with Mari and Yuu as well.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/53xdwyg54ehjxlz
>>1930427
Thank you for the effort and reminder! That's kind of you. I've just clipped the adjustment particularly on the layer where the manga is so that it won't affect the texts and everything else. So you're German? I see, cool haha.
And also, I've updated the link from above. Please check it out!
>>1931975
Don't even need to know moon-runes to know Kaoru just got W-R-E-C-K-E-D.
>>1928809
Called it.
My money is on psychological deconstruction of Kaoru's behaviour, why she finds her an eyesore, and how she asks her not to bother her any more. (Or something similar.)
>>1931975
Would love just a 'jist' from this from any rune-readers running around!
>>1931557
ugh, I understand how Yuu feels for these two....
>>1932030
Yuu absolutely has a place in her heart for them.
>>1932058
Tsk, such blasphemy...
>>1932027
I'm a total amateur, but from what little I can translate myself,Mask-senpai seems to consider Kaoru (and/or her behavior) to be more annoying than endearing
>>1932220
That's perfect. I can't wait to see how they both come together (if that's what happens).
>>1932235
But at the same time, I kinda like Kaoru like this. :/
>>1932246
I like it too, but my desire for plot tidiness wins out. It'd be ideal if we got another 80 chapters of her being a lone-wolf playgirl, then she can unpack her suppressed feelings about her time with Shizuka and get healed. I honestly think Kishi could make her character go through revelations and change, while still keeping the core of her appeal and personality. I think he's good enough. Although it would be pretty unique for her character to go through no major arc and just graduate to take her skills to the world of adults.
>>1932352
Absolutely. It's a high-school setting so it probably will be resolved but Kaoru is a big fish in a small pond, the most appropriate arc for even if she gets a clean romantic finish would be to style on everyone and break hearts well into her 20s.
>>1932360
I think it would be interesting for such a character to suddenly find herself a small fish in the big ocean (if such a thing could be pulled off without sacrificing what makes the character enjoyable.)
I pretty much love everything Kishi is doing though. As someone who usually hates the setting, I don't think there's anyone who's pulled off highschool this well. Despite being very lewd it all feels so natural.
Chapter 44
http://www.mediafire.com/download/wv4fci48wkznec5/44.rar
>>1932375
Nice quick as ever!
I'll probably do Chapter 52 next. Yes pretty much a gap. I just don't want to impede your flow. (And also Asami-senpai hahaha loool) If I'll finish faster I'll probably do the previous ones as well/do the chapters in reverse order. I can only edit for roughly 2 hours a day at school and in weekends I have side projects to work on...
Oh yeah... Should I proceed with the editing or wait for the leveled Volumes? (Or can I just level it myself?)
>>1932386
Thank you!
You won't impede my flow, don't worry about me. I'm just happy to have help.
If you know how to level them then you could probably do it yourself ( Or wait for german anon, there's no rush)
I'm actually going to do chapter 1.5 before I continue on to Volume 4
>>1932360
I would feel bad if she skewed too far away from herself just to try and please someone- even if 'herself' is somewhat manipulative.
Certainly, she's not malicious.
>>1927923
There's no way Miyoshi isn't at least a little gay for Ayano
I've leveled Volume 4 & 5 but madokami is down. I don't know what's going on there.
>>1932375
Someone already released that chapter on dynasty before we got a chance to QC it. Why would you do that? We can probably ask them to update the file but still...
Page 183: "Put your feet on the chair!" it's not a chair, it's a bench.
Page 189: Yuu's text in the last panel could be even bigger. You could change it into "You got that?" to make it fit better with a larger fontsize.
Page 190: There's a weird gap in the first bubble between "I'm" and "sorry"
>>1931998
I have to be honest and say again that I'm not a big fan of the font in the BL story... Maybe we can have a vote on it.
Page 5: I asked you to make Hideyoshi's text parallel with the borders but that is not parallel...
Page 9 and 10 is the same?
>>1932605
Btw, if you're having trouble with giving text the right perspective, I've made a small tutorial in an earlier thread. This panel is a prime example for where you need it.
>>1932605
ah, yes, also the quote marks in the BL parts are unnecessary imo.
>>1932605
Alright, will do it later. I understand... You just want quality chapters. Let me search for a few fonts for suggestion.
And yeah, it surprised me as well when Ch. 44 got posted on Dynasty without QC.
>>1932615
I have suggested KG Feeling 22 as an example and I can upload it for you. You're you're free to use something else if you want of course. I just think that this one is hard to read.
Thank you for understanding!
>>1932584
Thanks, I'll fix it.
I have no idea who went ahead and uploaded it already...
>>1932605
Right is better.
>>1932581
A little gay, maybe. Like really slightly 'growing up and curious about other's bodies' type gay.
Like, guys checkin' out other guy's wangs at the urinals gay.
Also is that it for the 44 upload, or do we get to submit a re-edit?
>>1932660
I don't know, pretending to pin your best friend to a desk and come inside her makes me think Miyoshi's more than just 'curious'.
>>1932584
Links been updated with the changes, hopefully we can get dynasty to fix it.
>>1932682
Thank you for the good work as usual.
I noticed one last thing: on page 181, Mari says "I took it off", it should be "I took them off" instead
Can you do the upload request thing then?
>>1932692
Sure, I'll send a request right after I fix that last thing.
>>1932501
She is! She's selfish and she uses her power over others to get what she wants. I don't dislike that though.
>>1932660
A little gay like lmao we ironically live together and eat each other's pussy all day it's fucking hilarious can't believe what an amazing prank this is.
>>1932660
>Like, guys checkin' out other guy's wangs at the urinals gay.
Guy here, that doesn't really happen. Heads looking 'straight' up at the ceiling. It is man law. Not that things don't get pretty gay elsewhere.
>>1933200
Bitch don't tell me you never saw a wang in primary school before we all learned that trick.
>>1933197
>>1933220
Stop shitposting.
[The clamping duel] - Injury time
Zzzzz
Zzzzz
*slap*
I won…
Zzzzz
[Hibiki-san’s Christmas] - Injury time
*doton* *doton*
*doton* *doton* *doton*
Midori: Not a single person checked if I was still alive!
Honoka: I see.
[Sick bed visit!] - Injury time
Ai: What, Chie didn’t come?
Miyoshi: Seems like it.
A: You can’t serious…
She caught it from me…
M: You shouldn’t have kissed each other!
A: We didn’t!!
[Changing Honoka] - Injury time
Barber: So, I’m beginning with the haircut!
B: !?
B: What are you doing?
H: There is no Honoka anymore!
H: In my long hair lives a devil, it’s too dangerous!
A: Ehh? I wanna see! Let’s cut them!
>>1933253
shouldn't it be H1 & H2?
>>1933228
You shit on my OTP, I shit on the posts of your thread.
>>1933627
Looks like someone's mad at the world.
>>1933196
And I think she has a few more principles guiding her than that. It'll be interesting to see how she gets through this.
>>1933661
I wouldn't say she's irresponsible and I don't think she disregards the feelings of others, but she reacts badly to not being given the attention she feels she deserves. What do you see Kaoru's principles as?
Chapter 44 is updated on Dynasty. It took us about 1 1/2 months to scanlate Volume 3. Volume 1 and 2 took about 2 years each...
Chapter 0 (from vol 6)
-Girl’s high school entrance celebration-
Chie: Ahhh…
I wanted to go to the high school near my home…
*shuffle*
Am I going to get along
with all those Tokyo girls?
*haa*
No no no! I just need a little courage!
I’m gonna go in there and talk to the first person I see!
*gnn*
Miyoshi: Here’s a quiz!
Look at me and find the error!
*tadaaa*
Ayano: I know!
The error is that you were accepted on this high school!
C: Ho- ho-how should I talk to her?
Not easy!
M: Apart from that!
C: …
How wearing your jacket the wrong way and in addition to that you’re wearing your right sock left and vice versa!
M: Wow! Your hair is so long!
C: Eh?
*flummoxed*
M: How long did it take you to grow them this long?
C: Err…
Since I’ve been in 4th grade…
M: Then that’s… err...
several years!
Amazing!
Well, as for me
A: Do you know her?
M: No,
But we’re friends now!
C: I’m Kamizono!
M: I’m Sakurai!
A: Kujou!
We’ve been inseparable since grade school!
M: If you’ve known each other for 9 years, it’s almost like you’re family!
A: Family… you mean a little sister?
Who turned out bad!
C: I see!
We moved here because my father got relocated!
I was really nervous this morning!
*ah ha*
M: Then we’ll be your first friends!
You’ve got good taste!
C: To be honest I was hesitant.
Flash!
Michiru: Sorry for taking you off-guard!
I’m doing a photo series on the theme of “school entrance”.
That scene just now had a really nice feeling, so could you model for me a bit?
Miyoshi: Fue?
“The scene”
“had a nice feeling”?
*ba-dump*
Miyoshi: …
Ayano: …
*grap*
Michiru: Was it like this?
Michiru: !
Michiru: Hey! Hey!
How super cute!
Please model for me!
*dash*
Miyoshi: Huh? We’re out of style already?
Airi: Eeh?
Model for you? How presumptuous!
C: Say, wouldn’t it be okay if we addressed each other with our first name?
M: You’re right! We’re already pretty close, aren’t we!
C: I’m Chie! Just call me Chie!
M: I’m Miyoshi!
And this is Tome!
A: My name is Ayano!
*kan*
C: Ah ha ha!
But Kujou Tome has a nice ring to it!
*kyahahaha*
A: Not at all!
C: Ah ha ha!
But “O-Tome”* sounds way too young!
Ah ha ha ha ha!
*Otome = maiden, part of this manga’s title in Japanese
Ai: ...Someone
is talking really loudly with a Kansai dialect…
Her…
…
She seems to be in high spirits…
…!
No way!
*ba*
She got huge tits!
HU--GE!!
*dooon*
With boobs like that…
she must have nothing to complain about…
Tsk…
!
*turn*
Chie: …
What’s her problem?
*pshaw*
Airi: I was on the Nishio middle school!
We went to Midorigaoka.
C: Ah, well, as for me
I went to Kashidawai middle school!
*turn*
Miyoshi: Ah, Kashiwadai! They’re famous for their Takoyaki!
C: Ah ha ha, what do you mean?
*Ah ha ha ha ha*
Onoda: …
“Now me!”
“I went to Oono middle school!”
…
Something like that, huh…
I hate this cheerful prattle…
I hope class starts soon…
At this point…
I’m fine even without friends...
…
*glance*
...looks like she also has difficulties making friends, I guess?
…
That is…
...if she is even still alive…
Teacher: Oookay!
Let’s start the first homeroom lesson..
>>1933819
I'm so glad you guys are all working on this series.
Holy shit, that flashback.
>>1933909
Yeah. I went in not being terribly excited by the idea, but it was so perfectly executed that this is now one of my favourite chapters. It also goes a long way to show how much development the characters have had, which is wonderful.
>>1933841
Ayy
>>1933627
I didn't shit on them, I was just comparing levels of gayness. In that they're not particularly gay (or at least Mihoshi isn't.)
Sorry if that riles you so.
>>1933833
Seems Ai's always been something of a lone wolf in attitude. Even lately where they've been hanging as a group, she often doesn't have too much to say.
>>1933933
I read this as her being more serious/ less playful than the other three
>>1933936
This is probably the case.I'm actually really worried about her vis-a-vis the loss in her Track and Field tournament. I really really hope she doesn't give it up and instead comes back at it 110%. Is it too much to ask for her to succeed?
>>1933938She succeeded in getting a girlfriend. That's more important.
>>1933942I can't agree.
>>1933819
Wow, didn't even realize just how slow volume 1 and 2 were released.
