Koto no ha no niwa Page #2

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This park sure is big.

I can't believe we're in Shinjuku.

Oh, pardon us.

Go ahead.

This is the Japanese gardens, right?

Where should we go next?

Let's check it out.

Isn't there a greenhouse?

on sunny days.

It's like a totally different place

Thanks for the help.

Hey, why don't you eat dinner with us, Takao?

Sorry, but I've got my part-time job today.

This late?

And I don't want to impose.

from now on, so just this once...

The opposite! I'm going to be living with him

I can hear you.

Well then, see you later.

He's a cute kid.

Did you notice his shoes?

They're handmade.

What? Seriously?

Just some ugly moccasins, though.

He's got a bright future, doesn't he?

I wonder if he'd make shoes for me?

change on a whim...

Who knows? Teenagers' interests

the rainless days continued.

My brother moved out, and

I had no excuse to head to that place.

And then, it was summer vacation.

August

every day over the summer.

I worked part-time almost

Hmm, maybe chicken with cashew nuts?

Looks good to me.

- Thank you very much.

- We'll order it.

for tuition to a vocational school.

I wanted to earn what I could

Tools and leather cost money, too.

Sure, I missed her, but...

that is keeping me a little kid.

I think it's clinging to those feelings

that'll make her want to get up and walk.

That's why I've decided to create shoes

What~ will the weather~ be tomorrow~?

than I was at the age of 15.

I'm not a bit smarter at the age of27

stuck in the same place.

I've always been here,

September

It's just like Tsukishima...

to have got that confused for a week!

English class is no big deal.

That's cause Kiso's a pushover.

Akizuki!

Looks like you guys got a tan.

Hey, long time no see.

Yeah, we went to the beach a bunch.

You're still as pale as ever.

What'd you do over summer break?

Worked the whole time.

The whole time?

your high school days.

That's a lonely way to spend

School, part-time job, housework.

School, part-time job, housework.

I skip school sometimes!

you are late a lot, Akizuki.

Now that you mention it,

for 1st period when it rains.

Yup, this guy never shows up

the subway on rainy mornings.

I've got a condition where I can't ride

Whatever, weirdo.

Teacher's Office

Miss Yukino?

Miss Yukino!

Sato...

Miss Yukino...

Sato, save it for later.

Miss Yukino!

- I'm sorry, everyone.

- Same goes for the rest of you.

I'll be here until after 5th period.

After that, I'd be happy to.

Yuki came to school?

You didn't hear about Yuki quittin'?

No. I didn't even know who she is.

You have old man Takehara for lit, right?

with the 3rd year girls.

Yuki was always having trouble

didn't do anything wrong.

Yeah, but Miss Yukino

Someone's boyfriend fell for Miss Yukino,

treated Miss Yukino terribly.

and as payback everyone in the class

even her parents heard about them.

They spread so many rumors

come to school any more.

It went so far she couldn't

brought it right to the police.

Yuki's just too kind. She should have

We told Mr. Ito again and again!

for the school in public.

But he didn't want to make trouble

Hey, what's the matter?

Those upperclassmen...

Do you know their names?

Miss Yukino!

He totally sucks at it.

You're so cruel.

But man, you sure go through 'em.

What do you want, frosh?

Are you the 3rd year, Aizawa?

An admirer?

Who the hell are you?

It seems like Miss Yukino is quitting.

Huh?

that slutty hag.

Like I care about what happens to

Who does this guy think he is?

Huh? What's this?

What's your deal?

Let's go tell a teacher...

Never seen this kid before.

Who are you? Fallen for that old hag?

how old she is?

What a creep! Does he even know

Poor guy, she must have tricked him.

She might go for him now, though.

Since she ain't a teacher no more.

Damn straight.

You should thank us.

I'm waiting for the rain.

(A faint clap of thunder)

Narukami no sukoshi toyomite

(Even if rain comes not)

furazu to mo

(I will stay here)

warewa tomaramu

(Together with you)

imoshi todomeba

Yes, that's the correct answer.

I told you when we first met.

That's the right response to the tanka

If it rains, I wonder if you will be staying here?

In response to that verse, I answer...

Even if it doesn't rain, I will be here.

literature textbook.

It was in the classic Japanese

Miss Yukino...

I'm sorry...

I was a classic literature teacher.

I thought you would realize

I mean, everyone at school knows about me.

own little world, aren't you?

But you're always off in your

Hey, what happened to your face?

and drank too much beer.

I was acting like you

Yamanote line platform.

Then I tripped and fell on the

Oh, my!

Just kidding. I got in a fight, that's all.

swam across the river.

Look... It looks like we just

I think this might...

... this might be...

... the happiest...

... time of my life.

Yukino...

Yes?

I think I've fallen in love with you.

Not Yukino... Miss Yukino, remember?

I'm going to be moving next week.

Back to my hometown in Shikoku.

I made the decision a while back.

there in that place.

I was practicing how to walk on my own,

Even if I'm barefoot...

So then...

everything, Akizuki.

So I want to thank you for

Um, thank you for lending me these clothes.

I'll get changed now.

But yours aren't...

Excuse me... I'm going home.

Thank you for your hospitality.

but I made too much.

I made this lunch for myself,

So if you'd like...

I haven't decided whose shoes yet...

They're women's shoes.

and drank too much beer

I was acting like you

Yamanote line platform.

Then I tripped and fell on the

(A faint clap of thunder)

Narukami no sukoshi toyomite

(Even if rain comes not)

furazu to mo

warewa tomaramu (I will stay here)

imoshi todomeba (Together with you)

Um...

Yukino, please forget what I said earlier.

I was wrong... I hate you after all.

Ever since we first met, you struck me...

...like a person I should avoid.

spouting off some random tanka at me...

Drinking beer in the morning,

You listen all day to other people talking,

yet never say a peep about yourself...

You knew I was a student, didn't you?

That's just unfair!

I would have never told you about the shoes.

If I'd known you were a teacher,

I'll never amount to anything!

After all, you think

So why didn't you say anything to me?

the little kid's fantasies for a while?

You thought maybe you'd humor

to my expectations!

Tell me I'll never live up

Tell me I'll never measure up to my dreams!

You knew from the very beginning!

So tell me, god damn it!

Tell me I'm in your way!

run along to school!

Tell me that little kids should

Tell me that you hate me!

You...

It's because you act like that!

You never say what's important!

You pretend it's none of your business!

You've been living your whole life, alone!!

Every morning!

to go to school...

Every morning I put on my suit

But I was... scared...

I just couldn't go...

In that place...

You...

You... saved me!

never expressed in words,

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