Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon

Chapter 5

1. "Because I'm next to you."

2. "Yesss!" 3. "Uno-san."

1. "...tonight" 2. "Eh?" 3. "The coffee is ready." 4. "Oh, it is." 5. "Here you are, satou-san." 6. "Thank you." 7. "..." 8. "Would you like to have dinner with us again?" 9. "Eh!?" 10. "..." 11. "...I see." 12. "I'm sorry." 13. "I have other plans..."

1. "..." 2. "About work." 3. "What'cha talking about?" 4. "Oh, it's rare to see you two together." 5. "Umm" 7. "Right? I have a hard time picturing" 8. "Boss!" 9. "Is there coffee?" 10. "You two chatting about the outside world."

1. "What do you think he meant by that?" 2. "Well, I can't say that I don't understand where he's coming from." 3. "You're always so bright and stylish and pleasantly smiling." 4. "In comparison, I seem like a person from a different world." 5. "That's right! Exactly!!" 6. "And don't forget always hungry." 7. "Always hung-" 8. "Yep yep!" 9. "How I'm always mopey and wishy-washy..." 10. "So, now that you know what I'm really like, are you disappointed?"

1. "Oh, have I disappointed you?" 2. "Ngh, satou-san I didn't take you to be such a meanie!!" 3. "heehee" 4. "Satou-san," 5. "Do you think I can change?"

1. "I can tell you're working hard." 2. "So I know" 3. "You'll be fine." 4. "Yes..."

1. "I'm home." 2. "She said she had other plans." 3. "...wait, what!? Where's uno-san? You did invite her, right!?" 4. "Welcome home!" 5. Uno-san could be on a date. 6. "I'm gonna wash up." 7. "Fmmh"

1. "She was dressed differently today" 2. "And seemed to have something on her mind." 3. "Eh? For real!? She is?" 4. "She might be." 5. "..." 6. "Why?" 7. "Cut it out." 8. "Alright, let's go wreck it." 9. "Uwah, that sounds serious." 10. "..." 11. "What about going out of your way to get those cute doughnuts?" 12. "What about making sure to ask her for her contact info?" 13. "Are you?" 14. "I'm just the same as always, though." 15. "Because it's amusing" 16. "Seeing what you're like with uno-san."

1. "Hmmm?" 2. "..." 3. "Hm?" 4. "Doesn't that make you want to cry from loneliness?" 5. "She might never come see us again!" 6. "...I don't know." 7. "Hey, cut it out!" 8. "Wha!?" 9. "I'll send uno-san a barrage of stamps." 10. "There, there."

2. "...uno-san," 3. "Subaru-chan!? What is this!?" 4. "!?" 5. "Eh? The colors?" 6. "Hey, sakagami~ you didn't forget to make the colors look nice, did you?" 7. "Ah thank you." 8. "Here's your salad." 9. "Presentation is important for girls~" 10. Is hard to endure. 11. This sort of thing 12. "I'm telling you! You gotta try harder, sakagami~" 13. "Right, hinako~?" 14. "Hey, sakagami-kun" 15. "Hm?" 16. "Yeah."

1. Here it is! 2. "You're single, right?" 3. "How long has it been since you've had a girlfriend?" 4. "Huh... You seemed more popular." 5. "23..." 6. "Ehh?" 7. "No way! How old are you again!?" 8. "...nh!" 9. "Come on, senpai..." 10. "That's the thing" 11. "This guy has been single his whole life." 12. "Yeah..." 13. "He really is a good guy!" 14. "Don't go putting off uno-san!"

1. I wasn't put off! 2. I'm the same, after all. 3. "That's right, at work the other day..." 4. "Surely he'd turn into more of a man." 5. "If he'd just get a girlfriend," 6. "Right~?" 7. "Sakagami-kun does seem a bit ditzy." 8. "I can sort of see it." 9. "A ha ha" 10. "Like he has a lot of slipups at work." 11. "He just isn't the most reliable." 12. I have...

1. Always run away. 2. If someone loved me. 3. Thinking I might be able to love myself 4. The idea of "Normal" love. 5. Feeling relieved that I qualify as a "Young woman." 6. Using makeup and fashion so I'd be chosen by men. 7. "Here it is!" 8. "What food is this?" 9. "Sorry for your wait." 10. Everything about me 11. I've left up to other people to decide. 12. After all 13. I don't have the courage or confidence to fight back.

1. You'll be fine. 2. So I know you'll be fine. 3. I can tell you're working hard. 4. "Nh!" 5. "It's sweet!"

1. "Well" 2. "I sleep... And play games?" 3. "Aren't you bored?" 4. "But sakagami-kun" 5. "If you've never had a girlfriend, what do you do on your days off?" 6. "That's so lonely~ don't you have any hobbies?" 7. "Actually, that sounds about right." 8. "That's so boring~" 9. "You know~" 10. "You'd have more fun with a girlfriend!" 11. "!" 12. "You're making me sad, sakagami~" 13. "Not really... Sometimes I take walks by myself." 14. "Right," 15. "Hinako?"

1. "No." 2. "I don't think there's anything wrong with being alone." 3. "Are you bad at cleaning, uno-san?" 4. "Ah" 5. "I had so much garbage it was crazy~" 6. "On my last one, I spent the whole day cleaning my room." 7. "Speaking of days off!" 8. "Ahaha..." 10. "What are you doing, hinako~!" 11. "Eh!? You're turning this on me!?" 12. "The shoe rack at the entrance-" 13. "Ayano is way worse than I am."

1. "Ah!" 2. "No one's forgotten anything~?" 3. "Of course!! There's no work tomorrow!!" 4. "Wanna go somewhere else?" 5. "The rain stopped." 6. "Huh?" 7. "Where's uno-san?" 8. "She went to the restroom." 9. "She'll be right back."

1. "Idiot." 2. "Yep." 3. "I'm going."

1. I was filled with courage. 2. When I stood up straight like her 3. Working my hardest every day? 4. That's right! Am I not 5. Even the sink is spotless. 6. Look 7. Was pretty good, too. 8. Eating my lunch by myself

1. I'm starting to think 2. I might not be so bad after all. 3. Even though I'm full of holes 4. Pathetic and imperfect 5. I have someone who knows that. 6. "Ah" 7. "I didn't know there was a doughnut shop here." 8. "Thank you!"

1. "Hinako!" 2. "We're going to the next place." 3. "Over here! You're so slow~" 4. "..." 5. "?"

1. "Ah" 2. "Good work." 3. "No" 4. "It's not a problem." 5. "Satou-san" 6. "Sorry to spring this on you." 7. "Eh?" 8. "Ah, good work."

1. "...it's just" 2. "I ran a bit to get here..." 3. "Are you okay?" 4. "You look all disheveled." 5. "Give me a moment." 6. "G-" 7. "These are..." 8. "I just happened by this doughnut shop earlier!" 9. "It had all these animal doughnuts~" 10. "Eh?" 11. "...nh!" 12. "I wanted to get this to you quickly!"

1. "I thought you might" 2. "Like something cute like this!" 3. "If I had the money, I would've bought one of each~" 4. "Of course I like them!" 5. "Eh? Me?" 6. "...what about you, uno-san?"

1. "Satou-san...!?" 2. "Sa-" 3. Was it really okay? 4. Coming here like this.

1. "It's what I wanted to do." 2. Just like the moon waxes and wanes. 3. And that's just fine. 4. "Ah" 5. Will surely come in turn. 6. The good and the bad

1. "It's beautiful."