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The Summer You Were There

· @manga_collector· Yuama (ゆあま)

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Chapter 12

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1. "..." 2. "Want to try writing a letter to Ruri-chan?" 3. "Haa..."

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1. "as to where she's living now." 2. "I have a clue" 3. "Eh..." 4. "But..." 5. "I just wanted to let you know that... if there's something you want to get across," 6. "there are ways to get it to her." 7. "...I won't force you." 8. "Think about it." 9. "..."

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1. A letter... 2. "Haa..." 3. When I pick up a pen and try to think of what to write, 4. the words I want to convey get stuck and don't come out. 5. "..." 6. Besides, no matter what I write now...

3. Once more, let us be a couple.

1. "...Hello." 2. "Hello, Hoshikawa-san!" 3. "We're just going to the library, it's not like it's anything out of the ordinary..." 4. "Meeting up on the bus feels so fresh and exciting." 5. "What are you grinning about?"

1. "It's the first time you told me you were going out beforehand," 2. "so I was happy." 3. "...It's no big deal." 4. "I see." 5. "It's just more efficient than if you came to my place first." 6. ...Last night, 7. I tried to write 8. the letter.

1. "But I couldn't do it." 2. "Yeah." 3. "Is it different from writing a novel?" 4. "...I see..." 5. "After all, the novel I was writing was just for my own satisfaction..." 6. "But no matter how many times I write the words out," 7. "it just looks like a sorry excuse." 8. "...I want to apologize."

1. Why would she want a letter from the girl who bullied her? 2. Let's be real, what would sending her a letter accomplish? 3. She probably wouldn't even want to open it. 4. It would just be opening up old wounds. 5. "I think all it would be doing is make myself feel better." 6. "Even if I were to apologize in a letter,"

1. "But even so," 2. "I want you to feel better." 3. "That... might be true." 4. "...Take your time, okay? If there's anything I can do, I'll help." 5. "...Okay." 6. "I don't think there's anything wrong with that." 7. "There has to be a helpful book in the library." 8. "Want to look for one today?" 9. "Hmm... I guess I can take a look..."

2. A fireworks festival... 3. "The fireworks are tomorrow." 4. "Are you interested?" 5. "Uh...no, I just thought about how I've never gone despite living so close." 6. "I've actually never gone either." 7. "..."

1. "Eh..." 2. "Let's go then! Tomorrow!" 3. "Besides, I do want you to write a novel." 4. "Of course!" 5. "Fireworks festivals are such common summer date spots" 6. "so it would be helpful writing wise too, wouldn't it?" 7. "Right?" 8. "Eh..." 9. The promise was until the end of summer break. 10. ...So we're still pretending to be a couple... 11. A novel...

1. "I'm your fan." 2. "Because I loved your novel." 3. "If I were to write a novel, Asaka-san would be happy." 4. "No doubt," 5. "maybe there's something around here?" 6. "..."

1. "Ah, there you are! Hoshikawa-saan!" 2. "...It's fine. I haven't been waiting long." 3. "It took a while to get dressed." 4. "Sorry to keep you waiting!" 5. ...Asaka-san looks good in a yukata.

1. "Hoshikawa-san, you look good in a yukata~" 2. "Oooh! She's good at it." 3. "Your hair looks amazing too!" 4. "My older sister helped me..." 5. "the yukata is hers too" 6. "Eh? Ah." 7. "Eh? You're going to the festival?" 8. "And play with your hair!" 9. "Let me dress you in a yukata!" 10. "I'll lend you mine!" 11. "She goes to beauty school, so I'm just a test dummy for her." 12. "I can imagine~" 13. "so she does dressing too!" 14. "You look cute."

1. "..." 2. "Oh!" 3. "Wa!" 4. "Hoshikawa-san." 5. What is this? 6. I feel embarrassed. 7. "Should we get moving, then?" 8. "I want to look at the stalls!" 9. "Uh. Y-Yeah."

1. "Let's go." 2. "...Mm."

1. "It's fine." 2. "We can stand like this." 3. "We should have brought a picnic blanket." 4. "Ah..." 5. "...What?" 6. "This is fun." 7. "It's nothing."

1. "...It is." 2. "Asaka-san, I—" 3. Because I loved your novel. 4. Because your feelings really came across in your novel. 5. You don't have to be alone.

1. "I think I'm going to write another novel."

1. "Eh?!" 2. "It'll be more of a... short story..." 3. "Ooh, not about us, though."

1. It's a round-about way. 2. But 3. "...I tried to write Ruri-chan a letter but couldn't." 4. "So I thought about writing down my feelings as a novel first..." 5. I think it's the best way to get my feelings out. 6. "I think it'll work really well...!" 7. "Sounds good...!"

1. "I look forward to reading it!" 2. "...Yeah."

1. Being with Asaka-san 2. won't make my guilt towards Ruri-chan disappear. 3. But as long as Asaka-san is smiling 4. I feel like it's okay for me to be here.

1. "I hope we can see the fireworks together next year too..."

1. "I'm sorry..."

1. "Thanks for today." 2. "It was fun." 3. "It was." 4. "...Asaka-san," 5. "are you okay?" 6. "It's just... you seem tired." 7. "Eh?" 8. "Ah..."

1. "Real-ly?" 2. "Ah... I suppose so." 3. "Well, it's not often I get to wear a geta, you know?" 4. "I might just be tired from wearing something I'm not used to." 5. "See you tomorrow then." 6. "...Yeah, see you."

1. "I'm home." 2. "Wel-come back." 3. "Did you have fun?" 4. "...I did." 5. It was fun. 6. "That's good!" 7. "Yeah, it was fine." 8. "Did the yukata stay in place?"

1. "Onee-chan, welcome..." 2. I wonder if Asaka-san had fun too. 3. "Onee-chan?"

1. I wonder if this is what being a couple feels like. 2. "Onee-chan!!" 3. I should write a novel about Asaka-san and me after I'm done with the letter. 4. I bet she'd love it.

1. One more month 2. until summer ends.

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