Editor's comments and actions are denoted by [brackets]. Sound effects are written {like this}. (Parenthesis) indicate side notes in the dialogue bubble or the mangaka's note. And finally, italics are thoughts.


YAMI NO MATSUEI

(Descendents of Darkness)

Volume 5, Part 7

by Matsushita Youko

Version 2.00, translated by:

Mina-P (E-mail Minako@senshigakuen.com)


If somehow

more than anyone else

you're happy—...


Muraki glows in a beautiful-man close-up, holding a rose to his lips.

Muraki: Tsuzuki-san, please marry me.

Pulling back from the close-up, Muraki is sitting above Tsuzuki, on his futon, between his legs. Tsuzuki starts yelling and pulling away.

Tsuzuki: (AHHH~~~~~~!!) MU-MU-MU... MURAKI~!!?

{sound f/x bi: Tsuzuki shrieking loudly}

Tsuzuki: W...What are you doing here——~~!!?

{sound f/x zuza: Tsuzuki recoiling across his futon}

Muraki: (Don't run...) I said that I would surely come to see you one day, didn't I? Yes. The promise of a million roses. This time, I chose cute Queen Elizabeths.

(Actually, they're pink. They're not able to get into Tsuzuki's place, so they're overflowing outside.)

Tsuzuki: (No—o!) That's not what I'm talking about~~!! What is a "human" like you doing here!!

{sound f/x kaa: blushing}

Tsuzuki blushes horribly and clutches his sheets to his chest.

(Guarding himself with his futon.)

Tsuzuki: This is Hades! The Other Land!! The World of the Dead!!!

Muraki calmly pushed hair behind his ear and continues, er, doing as he was doing.

Muraki: [chuckling] You're such a cute person...

{sound f/x sara: smoothing his hair back}

Muraki: You still see me as an "ordinary human," don't you. I'm glad...

Tsuzuki looks shocked.

Tsuzuki: That's right!! This guy's not an honest human!!! ——...

(This has various meanings...)

([pointing to Tsuzuki] Completely forgot.)

Muraki: Well then, Tsuzuki-san. If you would please sign and stamp here.

Tsuzuki: Huh? What this...

Muraki smiles pleasantly and holds up a piece of paper amongst many little glowing hearts.

Muraki: Marriage registration~.

{sound f/x nikkori: Muraki grinning merrily}

Muraki: (I went to the city office first thing this morning.)

{sound f/x gata: Tsuzuki collapsing}

([pointing to the foot sticking up into the air] Tsuzuki.)

Muraki: Even if you sign wrong, that's okay, too.

{sound f/x bira: fluttering of paper}

Muraki: I've got thiiis many spare copies~!

Tsuzuki turns even redder at the sight of Muraki's small pile and starts SD ranting at him.

Tsuzuki: (NO—!) You bastard, what are you seriously thinking about~~!!! We're both men~~! That means we can't get married~!! (That's standard...)

(Sorry, I didn't have the materials so it's nonsense.)

Muraki stares at Tsuzuki seriously.

Muraki: I understand. So what about adoption... (If that's it, you can't complain.)

Tsuzuki fumes and raves even more than before.

Tsuzuki: (Like I said) That's not what I meant~!! (Ah—~ Man—~)

Muraki stares at Tsuzuki intensely.

Muraki: But, don't... I love you? I want to be with you. It's natural that I want to become one with you, isn't it?

Tsuzuki: (——...) What in the... B~but... But I...~ He suddenly got all serious...

(You're absolutely weird, Sensei... (I am, too, but...))

Muraki: It's all right....

{sound f/x suru: Muraki slowly sliding the sheets from Tsuzuki's hands}

Muraki: Let me take care of everything.

Muraki SD pounces on top of Tsuzuki.

Muraki: I'll be gentle~~!!

{sound f/x gaba: grab}

Tsuzuki: AAH~!!! Someone, help me—~~

{sound f/x ban: banging noise}

Voice: Tsuzuki-san~~!

Tatsumi suddenly bursts into the scene, breaking the door down.

([pointing to the smashed door] Kicked down the door.)

{sound f/x mishi: creaking}

([pointing to Tatsumi's scary face] Mean.)

Tsuzuki: Tatsumi~!?

Tatsumi: Are you all right!? Hurry, come over here!!

Tsuzuki: Um~!

Tsuzuki gleefully runs over to Tatsumi.

Tsuzuki: Man, Tatsumi! All this for me—!!

Tatsumi grabs Tsuzuki and pulls him close. He then proceeds to stab the shocked Tsuzuki several times with a long needle.

{sound f/x ba: Tatsumi suddenly grabbing Tsuzuki}

([pointing to Tatsumi] No facial expression.)

{sound f/x guge: Tsuzuki's choked cries}

{sound f/x busu: stab stab stab}

(Cautionary note: Kids, don't try this at home.)

Tsuzuki: Huh...!?

{sound f/x gakun: collapse}

Tsuzuki collapses to the ground at Tatsumi's feet.

(Just as planned, he got tired.)

Tsuzuki: Ta~...Tatsumi. What is this...~~

Tatsumi and Muraki look down at Tsuzuki with near identical evil expressions.

Tatsumi: [chuckling] Hn-hn-hn-hn-hn... Sorry about that, Tsuzuki-san... This is also work... I am employed by Muraki-san. In order to help make you his.

Tsuzuki stares at the two in horror.

Tsuzuki: WH~...!!?

{sound f/x gan: Tsuzuki's horrified shock}

Tsuzuki: Tatsumi and Muraki are PARTNERS!!?

(...it's likely...)

Tatsumi: Well Sensei, you may now feel free to do as you please.

Tsuzuki: Ho...Hold on!!

Tatsumi: Even if you made it established fact, it's the same as if you won.

Tsuzuki: What do you mean, established fact!!

Muraki: I thank you for your efforts. You fee is in the usual secret account...

Tatsumi: (Ha-ha—~) Thank you, that makes me happy...

Muraki caresses Tsuzuki's cheek.

Muraki: There are so many things that I want to do to you, Tsuzuki-san...

Tsuzuki: (M...) Ah...~

Muraki: I'll tease you more, make you cry out more... I'll make you feel better. And then I'll show you things that no one else has shown you before...

(Hey, hold on, Sensei... [sweatdrop])

Tsuzuki: No... Muraki...~ Not like...

(Hey, this is a shoujo manga (for now).)

Muraki: I'll make you only mine...

Tsuzuki: N...o~~ Not like this———~~!!!

(Hey, grade school students see this——— (sob))

Tsuzuki's eyes fly open and he gasps.

Tsuzuki: [gasp] !!

(This is a miserable face.) [I honestly don't know whether Sensei's talking about the expression on Tsuzuki's face, or the drawing of Tsuzuki himself, since she HAS commented on her artwork before. In any case, looks fine to me.]

Tsuzuki pants in bed, alone, as the morning sun cracks through his window.

{sound f/x chichi: high pitched morning bugs}

Tsuzuki: Ah... It was a dream...

{sound f/x chun: birds chirping}

Tsuzuki: I'm safe~~~~~~ [long sigh] Where I was in the dream, Muraki was nearing me... (Hm...) H...uh? The futon's heavy... Something's on top of me...~

Tsuzuki sits up quickly.

([pointing to Tsuzuki's cowlick] Bed head.)

Tsuzuki: No way... ————...

{sound f/x soo: Tsuzuki getting up}

Tsuzuki stares in shock. The Counts ugly, melting butler, Watson, is sitting on his legs.

Tsuzuki: !

([pointing to a stuffed penguin and bunny on Tsuzuki's covers] Above everything else, forgotten stuffed animals.)

Watson sticks his melting face in Tsuzuki's and hands him an envelope.

Watson: (Tsuzuki-sama. Here's a written invitation for tea from the Count.)

{sound f/x nuu: big unknown menace}

{sound f/x kaku: parts of Watson's face wobbling}

Tsuzuki turns strange colors and can only stare at Watson in horror.

{sound f/x bishii: crash of background lightning}

Tsuzuki: .........

Watson is seen flying over the cityscape.

{sound f/x baki: impact}

Watson: (Oh my~~~)

Tsuzuki: N~O——————~~~!!!

{sound f/x don: big impact}

{sound f/x gara: clatter}

{sound f/x gasshaa: crash}

{sound f/x hii: shriek}

{sound f/x mishi: creak}

Downstairs, an old man and an old woman are sitting down drinking their morning tea.

Grandpa: He's very noisy today, too, isn't Tsuzuki-chan...

{sound f/x mogu: eating}

Grandma: He's going to be late again, isn't he...

(The landlords are a grandpa and a grandma, a married couple.)

It's called the World of the Dead. Located in Hades, it's the organization where the sins of the deceased are judged. "Juuou-chou." Inside of Enma-chou is the chief god of hell, King Enma, who governs Hades' greatest government office. It's called Enma-chou's Shoukanka, alias the Shinigami Department. As their specialty is to deal with various troubles concerning judgement, their rank is considerable. They are a special version of a national public official.

At the Shoukanka offices...

Tatsumi: Tsuzuki-san! You're late again today~!!

Tsuzuki-san enters the office in a cloud looking, well, dead to the world.

Tsuzuki: Sorry I'm...———— late....

{sound f/x doyoon: exhausted}

Tatsumi, Hisoka, and Watari simply stare at Tsuzuki.

Watari: [sweatdropping] H...Hey no problem, Tsuzuki... Things been going bad this morning?

{sound f/x zuru: Tsuzuki dragging himself in}

Tsuzuki: ...I kinda had a bad dream...

Tatsumi: Tsuzuki-san, the Chief has been calling for you...

Tsuzuki: (Mm) Gotcha...

{sound f/x fura: Tsuzuki bobbling a bit in exhaustion}

Tsuzuki turns to leave when Tatsumi catches his arm.

Tatsumi: Ah—— Please wait, Tsuzuki-san. You have a grain of rice on yourself.

([pointing to Tsuzuki's face] Of course, he ate first and then came.)

Tatsumi holds Tsuzuki's chin while he wipes the grain of rice off his cheek with the other hand. Tsuzuki simply stares back at him.

Tatsumi: You're an adult already so you'll have to let go of my hand just a little bit and...

(Actually he's 98 years old...)

{sound f/x ji: Tsuzuki's stare}

{sound f/x guigui: Tatsumi forcefully wiping Tsuzuki's mouth}

Tsuzuki: .........

Tatsumi: ......... What is it...?

Tsuzuki does his best violated impression and pushes himself away from Tatsumi while blushing.

Tsuzuki: Why Tatsumi...

{sound f/x gu: pulling away}

Tsuzuki: After everything~... if it's for money, you'll even sell me...~...

Tsuzuki bursts into rivers of SD tears and goes running off into the night.

Tsuzuki: TATSUMI, I HATE YOU~~~~~~~~U! U!! U!!!~~~~~~~~~!!!!

{sound f/x waaaaaan: loud crying}

{sound f/x pyuu: Tsuzuki sprinting off}

The others can only sweatdrop as they watch Tsuzuki run off.

Tatsumi: (Um...) Tsuzuki-san?

(Dumbfounded.)

Watari: ...what the hell, that guy...

Hisoka: I wonder if he fried his brain...

Watari: (Maybe it's because it's spring...)

Tatsumi watches intensely as Tsuzuki run away. He holds his fingers to his mouth.

Tatsumi: ......

Tatsumi suddenly breaks away merrily and grabs piles of work to be done.

Tatsumi: Well, that's okay. After all, it doesn't matter to me if he's here or not. (Ah—~ Busy busy!)

{sound f/x tekipaki: Tatsumi going off speedily}

Watari and 003 sweatdrop together.

Watari: That speech is just like Tatsumi... (Right...)

(Veteran...)

Hisoka sits on a desk and hold up an envelope just like the one Watson delivered to Tsuzuki.

Hisoka: Now that you mention it... This morning Watson-san came to my house. He left this thing but...

Watari, er, Watari's owl holds up a similar envelope.

Watari: (Oh...) What do ya know, the boy, too. He came to my place. (Look.)

([pointing to the envelope] This.)

Tatsumi holds up a third envelope.

Tatsumi: He came to my house, as well. It seems as if it's a written invitation to a sakura watching combined with tea. Every year this season comes and there's tea at the Rosque mansion. In spring it is a sakura watching, in autumn it is maple watching——— Or something like that.

Hisoka: Were other people invited?

Watari: No, the only people going to tea will be humans that the Count's pleased with.

Tatsumi: Would you like to try going once, Kurosaki-kun? The Count's sakuras are truly splendid. (The branches hanging with sakuras are quite large.)

Hisoka: That's right... In any case, I have free time now.

Watari: We'll all go together so don't worry ‘bout it.

Hisoka: Ah, but Tsuzuki...

The three sweatdrop and sigh to themselves.

Hisoka: ———what am I saying. There's no meaning to it all if he wasn't invited.

{sound f/x haa: Watari and Hisoka heaving large sighs}

Watari: That's true——

Tatsumi: The Count is the one who organized the tea, isn't he...

The Rosque Mansion——— Located on the outskirts of Hades, it has the role of managing human lives and recording them. It is a sanctuary where it is not forgivable for even Juuou-chou to interfere.

At the Rosque Mansion, the Count greets his guests amongst sakura trees.

Count: A maiden that falls in love despite a short life.

{sound f/x ura: swaying sakura branches}

Count: Sakuras dance and scatter in spring evenings. Like pale crimson colored powdered snow...

(Unknown meaning.)

The Count turns and puts one finger on Tsuzuki's lips.

Count: Or even like your lips, Tsuzuki-san~. [chuckling]

{sound f/x kuru: Count suddenly turning to Tsuzuki}

Tsuzuki: What, you're the only one in your lyrical world. (You bastard...) You're the host so snap out of it!! (Man.)

(Lyrical...)

Count: Noo, lately I'm writing a novel so... Perhaps my speech and conduct will be a little bit strange, but please don't worry about it! [chuckle] (Spring makes people cheerful~!)

Tsuzuki and Hisoka sweatdrop at the Count's lame excuse.

Tsuzuki: (Idiot. Then you're always an idiot in the middle of spring.)

Hisoka: ———... I wonder if there is a time when the Count isn't acting strange.

Watson interrupts the conversation. He's now wearing a frilly maid's apron over his teeny suit.

Watson: (Everyone.) ~ (The tea is prepared.)

003: (Yum— Smells good...)

(Looks like his Japanese is faulty.) [This refers to the fact that Watson not only doesn't speak in speech bubbles, but has a tendency to use a mix of characters.]

Everyone sits around a dining table sitting in the middle of the sakura grove and drinks tea while eating very yummy looking food.

Hisoka: When you say novel, what in the world are you writing on? Is it a word processor or something else you've thrown yourself into?

{sound f/x kacha: clatter of the silverware}

Count: No, I don't have bothersome things like that. My novel—— The book composes the story by itself.

Hisoka: Huh...~? The book by itself?

Count: That's right. You just need to establish characters and a broad story.

{sound f/x ton: the Count tapping the table}

Count: After that, everything's up to the "book." Those "characters" are becoming——— It's a wonderful story.

Watari: Ah, I see. Must be nice not to waste your time on it.

Next to Watari, 003 and Tsuzuki chow down on the food.

{sound f/x paku: gobbling food}

003: (Delicious—~!)

Hisoka looks over at Tsuzuki, then suddenly sits up in his seat.

{sound f/x gata: Hisoka sitting up in shock}

Hisoka: ——...

Tatsumi: Tsuzuki-san. Can you not eat a little neater?

Tatsumi picks up his handkerchief and starts wiping Tsuzuki's face.

Tatsumi: Look, you're dirty again. And didn't I just warn you this morning?

{sound f/x guigui: Tatsumi forcefully wiping Tsuzuki's mouth}

Hisoka: Ta...Tatsumi-san is quick~.

([pointing to the box] The voice of Hisoka's heart.)

Tsuzuki: (Nn...)

Tatsumi: My goodness... I was correct to have separated from you ahead of time.

Hisoka stares at Tatsumi in shock.

Hisoka: Separated!? Tsuzuki and Tatsumi-san were!!? (Ah~)

Watari: In the old days, these two were put together as partners. (What is it, boy, didn't you know that?)

Tatsumi: I was Tsuzuki-san's third partner. But in the end, we separated quickly.

Hisoka: Was it orders from above? (Or something like that.)

Tsuzuki: No... Tatsumi told me that he wanted to separate.

Tatsumi: [calmly pushing up his glasses] I cast him aside. Because I didn't match with him at all.

Tsuzuki stares at Tatsumi in shock. The Count, Watari, and Watson all sweatdrop heavily as they stare at the two.

Count: ......

{sound f/x saa: sound of the wind blowing through}

Watari: H...Hey, Tatsumi...~

Watson: ?

Tsuzuki: ...It's like I thought, Tatsumi. You hated me and so... I didn't think that was true, but... But...

Tatsumi: Weren't you always telling me that you hated idiots? I don't know about that but, it's like I thought, you're an idiot.

Tsuzuki stands in the dark shadows as lightening crashes behind him.

Tsuzuki: Idiot...

{sound f/x gan: horrible revelation}

([pointing to Tsuzuki] Finishing blow.)

Tsuzuki turns and runs away.

Tsuzuki: Well that's fine because I HATE~ yoou, Tatsumi!! The color of your blood is green~~~!!!

([arrow pointing to the last sentence] ?)

{sound f/x uwaa: crying noises}

{sound f/x dasha: dash}

Count: [sweatdropping] Ah!! Wait, Tsuzuki~!! (Hold on a minute.) That child just can't be helped... I'll search for him and come back.

Tatsumi: (Now now, my goodness.)

{sound f/x shire: Tatsumi shrugging}

Tatsumi calmly sips his tea and pays no attention.

Tatsumi: When his stomach becomes empty he'll come back.

Watari and Hisoka can only sweatdrop and stare at Tatsumi.

Watari: T...that's amazing, Shadow of the Governor Tatsumi... (Scary~~~)

Hisoka: He's the only person I wouldn't want to turn into an enemy...

Elsewhere, Tsuzuki runs off and imagines an SD Tatsumi laughing at him.

Tsuzuki: Dammit~~ Tatsumi~ Tatsumi~

SD Tatsumi: (Mua-ha-ha-ha-ha) (I hate idiots like yoooou.)

Tsuzuki: Tatsumii~~~~~~~~~~!!!

Tsuzuki finally stops running and bends over panting in the hall.

Tsuzuki: ——...

{sound f/x zeehaa: Tsuzuki wheezing and gasping}

Tsuzuki: He... I just ran blindly...

{sound f/x hi: shriek}

Tsuzuki: So now I'm lost... Since the Count's house is so vast, it's easy to get lost, huh.

A candle catches Tsuzuki's eye.

Tsuzuki: What a pretty light... The flame—— of a human's life...

Tsuzuki stares at a room filled with candles for a while.

Tsuzuki: Every day, the Count takes these lights that are disappearing and... Wonder what kind of memories does he see... Decades and millions of years—— Surely, mine can't endure... While I'll always live alone... Things I couldn't do when I was alive... It was in order to fulfill those feelings that I became a Shinigami—— I received a new body and the privilege to cross over into the above ground. While I'm dreaming of the instant that my wishes will be granted, I kill people. Perhaps tomorrow, maybe I'll make someone's light vanish... maybe "I" will be killed——

Tsuzuki wanders into a large plush study.

Tsuzuki: This is... the Count's study... Does that mean I'm at the northernmost point of the mansion——...

Tsuzuki stares at some books on the shelves.

Tsuzuki: ...His whole library makes me suspicious of his hobbies... (That guy~~~~)

(Novels of a famous sadistic marquis.) [The novels are entitled, btw, The Story of the Young Woman, The Glory of Vice, and The Mask of Confession. Plus there's 9 volumes of something I'm glad I can't read.]

Tsuzuki notices a book sitting on the Count's desk, with a feather propped up against the side. He picks it up and looks it over.

Tsuzuki: Hm? Only this one doesn't have a title. What in the world is this book about...?

The book suddenly flips open in Tsuzuki's hands.

{sound f/x para: pages flipping}

Tsuzuki: Huh!?

The book continues to flip pages in Tsuzuki's hands and starts glowing. Damn those strange glowing books in libraries, nothing but trouble.

Tsuzuki: What is this? The book is doing it by itself~!

{sound f/x para: pages flipping}

{sound f/x bou: whooshing noise}

Tsuzuki cries out as the book glows in a sudden bright burst.

{sound f/x ka: light}

Tsuzuki: AH...HH~!!

{sound f/x bashu: blast from the book}

{sound f/x ton: book hitting the floor}

{sound f/x patan: door slamming noise but refering to the book}

The study is empty.

{sound f/x shiin: the sound of silence}

Outside again, Tatsumi, Hisoka, and Watari wait with Watson for the Count and Tsuzuki to return.

Hisoka: He's late isn't he, the Count...

Tatsumi: The mansion is vast, so I would not be concerned. Would you like a second cup of tea? Kurosaki-kun.

Hisoka: Ah, yes, thank you very much.

003: [while Hisoka rubs him on his head] (Feels good.)

Tatsumi: (Yup.) It smells wonderful, doesn't it. Next time, you must please teach me your recipe, Watson-san.

Watson: [glowing as much as Watson can] (Yes, sir.)

{sound f/x gata: chair getting pushed back as Watari stands}

Watari: Sorry, Tatsumi. I'm going to go back to my house for a bit. Once I've finished up my experiment, I'll come back again.

(...What next time...?)

Tatsumi: Please hurry then, because if everyone leaves then the Count will scold me.

Watari: [sweatdropping slightly] Got it, got it.

Watson: (Besides that, where did he go off to, Tsuzuki-sama....)

Tatsumi: [extremely chilly] Who knows.

Hisoka: Didn't he get lost inside of the house? (Probably again... because he's slow.)

{sound f/x potsunen: alone}

([pointing to an upturned chair] Tsuzuki left it there.)

Back with Tsuzuki, Tsuzuki is somewhere in the realm of time and space, falling upside down.

{sound f/x dodo: big impacts}

Tsuzuki: (AH~~~~~~~!!) I~I~... I'm...~ (FA———LL———ING———~~...)

{sound f/x go: menacing sound}

Tsuzuki: At any rate, I need to stop my fall.

Tsuzuki concentrates very hard.

Tsuzuki: Mm——m. Mm——m.

He opens his eyes. Nope, he's still falling.

{sound f/x go: menacing sound}

Tsuzuki: ...... Ah~~~~~~ No good~~~!!! [shrieking] I can't use my powers to flyy~~~~~~!!! Why me~~~~~!!?

{sound f/x go: menacing sound}

{sound f/x byuuu: quick movements}

{sound f/x ba: sudden impact}

Tsuzuki suddenly bursts forth from the tunnel of light. He looks thousands of feet above the ground, falling head first towards it.

Tsuzuki: This high up... ——No way. I'm falling like this... If I hit the ground, I'll diie~~~~~!!!

Tsuzuki panics amist his falling.

{sound f/x uwaa: crying out}

Tsuzuki: No way I don't want to die like this~~~~!!

(But aren't you already dead?)

Tsuzuki: I'm so sorry, Chief! Hisoka...Tatsumi, even the Count~~!! Looks like I won't be able to pay back my debt~!! AHHH———~~

{sound f/x gooo: threatening menace}

Tsuzuki: NOO—— IT'S NO USE——~~~!!! I'm falling~————

{sound f/x dodo: big impacts}

As Tsuzuki falls closer and closer to the ground, the clouds part and a large lake and forest comes into view. Tsuzuki hits the lake with a large splash, and it looks like he hits a tree on the way down, too.

{sound f/x zabaaan: SPLASH}

Birds fly out of the trees, and their white feathers rain down onto the ground.

{sound f/x zawa: the birds noisily flying away}

{sound f/x basa: rustling of leaves}

{sound f/x pasha: small splashing}

Tsuzuki lies wet on the ground, feathers around him with little birds nearby.

{sound f/x za: rustling on the grass}

A young girl with long dark hair steps out of the tall grasses and stares at Tsuzuki.

{sound f/x saku: step}

Girl: ......

In a quaint little stone house with a water wheel on the side, Tsuzuki opens his eyes and stares at the darkened ceiling.

Tsuzuki: ...Ah... Where am I...? Here... I've never seen this before...... I wonder if I was saved...? I...

Besides Tsuzuki on the bed, a figure stirs.

Figure: ...... ————...mm...m

Tsuzuki turns over in SD shock. A pretty dark haired girl sleeps peacefully in the bed next to him.

Tsuzuki: !!?

{sound f/x gyo: Tsuzuki's shock}

{sound f/x suuu: the girl softly breathing}

Tsuzuki: [shriek] T~...This situation isn't...~~!!!

{sound f/x gan: horrible revelation}

Tsuzuki: No way~!? When did I~~!!? ...~then...

Tsuzuki blushes as he finally thinks about it more.

Tsuzuki: That doesn't mean that... (I'm stupid.)

Tsuzuki turns to look at the sleeping girl some more.

Tsuzuki: Still this girl... (It must be my imagination...) She's still sleeping... For some reason I feel like her face looks like mine. Ah, she woke up.

The dark haired girl rubs her eyes sleepily before sitting up in bed. She smiles genkily when she sees Tsuzuki.

Girl: Mm...

{sound f/x boo: sluggish}

Girl: ...... [genki] Ah, good morning, Mr. Angel.

Tsuzuki stares back at the happy girl in shock.

Tsuzuki: ...... Yes? Mr. Angeel——!!? (What'd she say~?)


Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8

Manga belongs to Matsushita Youko, Hana to Yume, and Hakusensha, taken from the Yami no Matsuei, Volume 5 manga, ISBN4-592-17405-4. Not like the story makes sense if you haven't read the manga anyway. Romanized and translated into English very badly by Mina-P, with desperately needed help, as always, by Mako-chan. Any comments or corrections can be mailed to Mina-P at Minako@senshigakuen.com.


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