Anemone Is in Heat

章节 9

1. Even though I should have come to like you... 2. ...I still can't even meet your gaze. 3. Why?

1. I can't make eye contact with her. 2. Komiyama mashiro. 3. I have some painful memories to go along with that. 4. And I hate myself for blaming her for it. 5. That's why I decided to like you more. 6. "And then I'll be able to focus on my studies." 7. "Once I do that, we can surely be together."

1. How am I supposed to focus like this?! 2. Who even does this?! 3. "I can't concentrate with you watching." 4. "You get it, right?" 5. "I'm studying right now." 6. "Um... Komiyama-san?" 7. "Sorry, sorry." 8. "Why not?!" 9. "But I'm not stopping!"

1. "When you opened up to me a bit..." 2. "It's because you're not looking at me at all, nagisa-chan." 3. "...I was really happy." 4. "Urk..." 5. "But you aren't meeting my gaze today." 6. "Why not?" 7. That's what I want to know! 8. "That's... Uh..."

1. When I thought about it... 2. ...I realized that I definitely don't hate her anymore. 3. So I should have come to like her at this point. 4. Things should be fine now. 5. That's what I thought, but...

1. "Can you not get so close?!" 2. "Ah ha ha!" 3. "Sorry, it just happened." 4. "But you're probably just not used to it." 5. "So we should practice!" 6. "You think that would help?" 7. "Maybe!" 8. She's not wrong. I can't keep going like this. 9. "There's no way I shouldn't be able to look at her."

1. It's different. It's not that I can't make eye contact... 2. ...it's just that my heart is beating so fast that I can't deal with it.

1. "Having a staring contest?" 2. "Sup!" 3. "We're not playing or anything." 4. "Morn- ing!" 5. "Let me join in on the fun!" 6. "Kanda- chan! Good morn- ing!" 7. "......" 8. "Really?" 9. "Ah."

1. "I wanna get along with you guys!" 2. "So... You know..." 3. "...don't forget about me!" 4. "Huh?" 5. "Don't leave me out like that!" 6. "Yay!" 7. "Yay!" 8. "Don't expect me to join in on your nonsense."

1. "The thing is..." 2. "Heh, heh..." 3. "'too'?" 4. "Well, I know naginagi is like that, too." 5. "Tsk." 6. "And she's a lot like naginagi, too!" 7. "I'll have to introduce you to each other sometime!" 8. "I've been talking with the student council president a lot lately! She's a second year!" 9. "Amazing that she's so young, right?!" 10. "Wow!" 11. "Huh..."

1. "..." 2. "Komi-yama-san." 3. "I'll let the teacher know." 4. "Urgh..." 5. "Let's go to the infirmary today." 6. "Okay..." 7. "That's more than 'a bit'." 8. "I'm just feeling a bit tired." 9. "Yeah, I'm fine." 10. "Mashi-rocchi, are you okay?" 11. "Komi-yama-san."

1. "Can you hop on?" 2. "Yeah." 3. "Sorry." 4. "It's fine." 5. "Well, we're off." 6. "'kay!" 7. "Listen." 8. "About your condition..."

1. "I don't think your relationship with kanda would change much if she knew, so..." 2. "...why hide it from her?" 3. "Hmm..." 4. "Do you think it'd be better if I told her?" 5. "She's really kind, so I'm sure she'd understand. But I don't have enough confidence." 6. "I mean, I'm fine either way." 7. "I'm sure she'd accept you no matter what, but..." 8. "Things are going great!" 9. "However! My endurance has been improving lately! I haven't collapsed as much!"

1. "More impor- tantly ..." 2. "It just seems like hiding it all the time is exhaust- ing." 3. "It doesn't suit you, komi- yama- san." 5. "Thanks." 6. "Okay! I'll try my best!" 7. "I can work hard because you're with me." 8. "Though I prob- ably trouble you a lot." 9. "It's fine if it helps you get better quickly." 10. "But first you need some rest."

1. "...!?" 2. "Hmm?"

1. "On your back." 2. "That's komi-yama, right?" 3. "What were you...?" 4. "Oh my, we've been seen." 5. "Komi-yama comes here all the time." 6. "I've never seen you here before, though." 7. "You know her?" 8. "Of course I do. I'm the nurse." 9. "We have a bed free, so lay her down there." 10. "I know."

1. "Here." 2. "Ah. Thanks." 3. "The nurse is here... ...so I'm going back to class." 4. "Okay." 5. "Eh?" 6. "My hug, too."

1. "Alright." 2. "Fine, then. Here." 3. "Thank you for every- thing." 4. "Don't worry about it. Just get some rest."

1. "No. I was just startled, is all." 2. "I wasn't spying on you or anything." 3. "Wah!" 4. "Oh, my. I'm sorry." 5. "Sure." 6. "Then if you'll excuse me."

1. "Ootsuki-san?" 2. "Hmm?" 3. "How do you know my name?" 4. "Because you stood out as the head of the student year, of course." 5. "But I'll have the names of all the first-years memorized soon, so it doesn't matter much." 6. "Hee, hee." 7. And what was she doing with the nurse? 8. Her ribbon has two lines, so... 9. Why would she have a need to--? 10. ...she's a third-year, right? 11. More importantly...

1. "About just now... You like komiyama-san, don't you?" 2. "Huh?!" 3. "Oh my. Am I wrong?" 4. "Hmm?" 5. "I think I do like her." 6. "What of it?" 7. "...well."

1. "I'm sorry." 2. "I just said something weird." 3. "I couldn't help myself when I saw that cute face." 4. "So it's... Subconscious?" 5. "??" 6. "What are you..." 7. "Saying that..." 8. "You don't fully understand what it means to like someone." 9. "You still don't get it." 10. I like that girl...?

1. "The person ..." 2. "Picture them in your mind." 3. "...that you like."

1. So why is my heart racing like this? 2. She's not even here. 3. "Sen-pai." 4. "I do." 5. "More than you do, at least." 6. "Do you know..." 7. "...what it means to like someone?" 8. "Then--!"

1. "Know-ing you, though..." 2. "But I won't tell you." 3. "...you'll be able to figure it out for your-self." 4. "See you!"