1. "Started getting cold out lately, huh!"
2. "Means you can start wearing scarves outside again, for any reason you want, and no-one'll say a thing~!"
3. "Good for you..."
4. "Well, it's almost winter, so."
5. "Time sure does fly."
6. "Well, it was a present from you, y'know!"
7. "I do like that you're wearing that so much, though."
8. "Of course I'm in love with it!"
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1. "Anything I can do to help out?"
2. "The manuscript is actually done, pretty much. Just a few more touches."
3. "And I'm happy to hear that."
4. "Woah. Almost there!"
5. "Maekawa-sensei's oneshot is gonna be in the next issue!"
6. She's gone through who knows how many drafts,
7. and she's finally getting it published.
8. Maekawa's been working on this oneshot so hard.
9. "Mhm."
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3. "Maekawa. Get uppp."
4. "It's almost noon."
5. "Shleeepy..."
1. "Well, then~ Guess we'll put that off til' later, then, aaand..."
2. "Oho."
3. "You said you wanted to go and see the issue with your oneshot actually on bookstore shelves, right?"
4. "Yes, but I was so nervous I barely slept..."
5. "What are you even— are you a mouse, lured out of its hole by my cheese!? Either way, stop it!!"
6. "Eheh?"
7. "Shi-mizu-san!"
9. "Please. Let's just get up."
10. "What's wrong with a lil' mousey mode, some-times..."
1. "Now available at bookstores across the nation!"
2. "Better before you started asking..."
3. "How does it feel to be at the top, Maekawa-sensei~?"
4. "Oh!"
5. "It's here!"
6. ...For a long time,
7. just walking past bookshops made me feel a little down.
8. But,
2. "It's not going 'back'."
3. "I've made my way back here!"
4. "You couldn't have written this before, right? You're going forward."
1. "There's something I'd like to do with you."
2. "Sure! What?"
3. "Um... Shimizu-san,"
4. "But wow, these are heavy..."
5. "Okay, I'll need one to read, one to archive, and one to spread the gospel of my girlfriend's manga..."
6. "To meet..."
7. "To go and meet my father."
1. "Wow... then that's a while, huh!"
2. "You haven't seen him since high school, right?"
3. "No..."
4. "What's the problem? This isn't enough to get most people staring!"
5. "H-hey! No PDAs in public!"
6. "I dunno! I don't want anyone staring!"
7. "It's a lot easier for me to calm down when I'm holding onto you, though."
1. "..."
2. "you say missing me but look I always end up over at yours half the time"
3. "I've been so busy with the manga that I've been missing you, you know."
4. "I thought last night would've been an indication of that?"
5. "Maekawa, you're so..."
6. "Do you want me to meet him?"
7. "How are you planning on introducing me to your father, anyway..."
8. "I'm so?"
9. "Not sure 'bout that one!"
10. "But I might as well fill him in on everything else, right?"
11. "honestly, it was mostly the manga stuff I wanted to talk to him about..."
12. "Well,"
2. "I mean, this is kind of a sensitive topic..."
3. "Plus..."
4. "Well, the gay thing..."
5. "I see what you mean."
7. "I'll hold off on talking about us today."
8. "Yeah! I think that's best for now."
9. They should get to know the woman I want to spend my life with.
10. "I am going to tell him and my mum about us someday, though."
1. "Mae-kawa..."
2. "Me, I, uh—"
4. "Oh, have you looked at this one?"
5. "Hmhm. A nice hand-feel."
6. "Shimizu-san, try this one on."
7. "Excuse me, maekawa!?"
8. "Erm, uh, hello, Mae-kawa?"
9. "Hmm... now, I do think I'd like to see you in one of those very lacy sets. Borderline transparent, you know?"
10. "Black... black's good on you..."
2. "I've been in an endless cycle of panelling and lining and inking. I just really needed to get out some!"
3. "What happened to the whole reunion with your father a bit!?"
4. "Well, yeah, I get that, it's just, uh..."
5. "I wanted to go on our promised shopping trip, then run along and see him, then run back home."
6. "Hehe!"
7. "Speaking of."
8. "Let's put getting you in this on the bucket list!"
9. "Please, just choose something normal."
10. "..."
11. "Sometimes a diversion can be worthwhile, right?"
2. "Please, sit down!"
3. "Shimizu-san, look at that chair! Let's try it!"
4. "No."
5. "No!!!"
9. "Shimizu-san! Let's order this!"
10. "We should buy this!"
11. "Where do you plan on putting it...?"
12. Is she that excited to see her dad again?
13. We should hurry up and go actually do that, then...
14. Maekawa's definitely on edge...
15. What's with... today in general?
1. "Still more shopping?"
2. "I'll be good after this!"
3. "Alright! To the next shop!"
5. "Ah."
6. "Mm?"
7. "Here? It's kinda early for dinner, though."
1. "Thanks for the meal!"
2. "See you again soon!"
3. "And thanks for coming."
4. "That's my dad."
5. "Why are we hiding?"
6. "Mae-kawa?"
1. "He works as a chef now..."
2. "My mum's told me most of what's happened."
3. "Dad!"
4. "And—"
1. "Aha!"
2. "Take care, then."
3. "Jeez, dad, you know I can take care of myself~"
4. "Gonna go do some deliveries."
5. He got remarried,
6. and has a step-daughter, now. They all live together.
1. "Let's go home."
2. "Shimizu-san?"
1. "You sure about this...?"
2. "I am. I think I just wanted to see him, more than anything."
3. "And he seems to be doing well, and I'm glad."
4. "Ah."
5. "He's his own man, with his own life now, so..."
6. I knew she'd been
7. weirdly hyper today, but...
1. If I bring up the manga thing to him now,
2. "You were just really, really nervous, weren't you?"
3. well, what would that even mean.
4. to always
5. be there—
6. I want
7. to hold her hand.
8. I want
1. "Are you alright?"
2. "Even if we're together forever,"
3. "I don't know about marriage, or kids, or... anything I can do for you."
4. "Are you really sure about this...?"
1. "I just"
2. "That's a long way off, Shimizu-san..."
3. "And I'm four years older than you,"
4. "so I'll probably die first,"
5. "and then what..."
6. "get sad, and lonely, when I think about what I can't do for you, and I don't want to..."
7. "Don't tell me that either!!"
8. "Well, actually, did you know manga artists often die young? I just thought you might—"
1. "You're such a worrywart, Shimizu-san."
2. "Every-thing'll work out, you know."
3. "Even when you're gone, I'll do my best. I'll carry on."
4. "Even that's really sad..."
5. "And if I have a part of you there, I won't be lonely."
6. "I'll still have all my memories of you, no matter what happens."
1. "So, as long as we're together,"
2. "let's spend this life making every moment count."
3. "I'll see you at home."
4. "Eh?"
5. "Mae-kawa."
6. "C-could you, uhm... say something back...?"
1. "Shimizu-san!?"
2. "Welcome!!"
1. "Table... for one...?"
2. "This!!"
3. "W-who are you...?"
4. "Er, um, I'm Maekawa's-"
5. "Read this! Please!"
1. "Wait, you're her gir—"
2. "Eh... you're Akane's..."
3. "Are you sure!?"
4. "That's not the point here!"
5. When...
6. "...I'm Shimizu, and... I'm very lucky to be in a relationship with Akane-san."
1. When... when you start to think...
2. that you're useless,
3. or this world wasn't made for you...
4. "You stop dreaming there could be more."
5. And when I met Maekawa,
6. I finally understood what'd been holding me back my whole life.
1. "She's an artist again,"
2. "so,"
3. "all I ask is that you support her."
1. "Scored us dinner."
2. "I'm not gonna lie, there's a lot in that bag, so~"
3. "Let's go home and eat?"
4. "ow."
1. "Mm?"
2. "It's dark out!"
3. "So hold on tight!"
1. "We got gyoza, and liver and leek stirfry, and..."
2. "Let's see..."
3. "What's in the bag, anyway?"
4. "Dad!"
5. "C'mon, help with the cleanup."
1. "Dad?"
6. Still Sick Chapter 21
7. 2 chapters remain... what a wonderful ride this series has been. let shimizu be PERMANENTLY in mousey mode... also, the official release of english volume 2 is just around the corner! please go and preorder/purchase it when it comes out to support Akashi and read the very very interesting bonus chapter included in the volume! (if you want to support Akashi more directly, they also have a pixiv fanbox! you can find the deets at their twitter, @kireinanaoniku!