Sad Tea Page #3

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Yeah...

Sonoko.

This whole time we've been dating?

Have you ever missed me when I'm not around?

Not even once, right?

Not necessarily.

Why did you go out with me?

You were still in love with Kashiwagi.

So why me?

Why ask that?

Why would you ask that right now?

Sorry.

I'm sorry I couldn't win you over.

Sorry.

Congratulations m]

One day our time to tie the knot will come,

and when it does we'll be couting on you for our nails!

Congratulations m]

You two seemed to get along great

when Natsu-san and I were in school together,

so I always thought you two would be perfect for each other.

I look forward to eating with you again!

Well, stay happy together!

Natsu-san! Shuu-san!

I love you guys! Congratulations!

That's pretty much it.

Think that'll work?

Yeah, thanks.

It's good.

[B bugging

Oh, no...

I was wondering how I could get it to her.

We've split up.

Yam

Wait, seriously?

Happened?

What happened... it's hard to say.

I just... found someone that caught my eye.

Oh, you're the one who broke it off'?

And because of that,

well, I'm not exactly sure,

but I figured that had to be the end.

Just having someone else on my mind

makes me think I probably don't

love Sonoko all that much anymore.

Oh.

Yeah.

You take things so seriously.

What do you mean?

You take things too seriously, really.

If you think there's only one way to see it,

that basically means every couple,

married or not, should cut ties with each other.

- Does it?

- Yeah!

What about you?

Two-fold.

I've got two, remember'?

Right.

But... that sucks.

Things didn't seem off between you two.

Sure, you can say that pretty easily.

What exactly did we look like to you?

A perfectly normal couple, I thought.

You're one to talk.

Mm...

How could you possibly understand other people?

Having two girls at once... there's something wrong with you.

Can you do that if you think about other people's felings'?

I guess not.

There's something off about you.

There might be, yeah.

How are you so cool about this?

I'm not "cool" about any of this.

I think about all of this all the time.

If you do, then take it seriously.

Okay, fine, let me ask you this.

You say "take it seriously", but what is that to you?

WEEK?

You might think that it's better to only date one person,

and I do think that's probably true,

but breaking up hurts people, you know?

Haven't you hurt Sonoko-chan?

Did you even think about how she would feel?

Or you did, and you still broke up with her?

'WEB

Even I think I'm in the wrong here.

I wonder which one I love, or maybe I love neither,

or I might love them both... I think about all of this.

I put way more thought into it than you do.

You just... found someone you're kind of interested in'?

I don't need to be lectured by someone who thinks like that.

I do love her!

So I'm in the wrong but you're in the right?

IS that it?

Both of us are in the wrong.

There is no "right" way to love!

I think that there is!

Here it is.

Thank you.

Yeah, no problem.

I think it's good, but let me know.

Okay, sure.

Have you heard?

- About Waseda'?

- Yeah.

I have.

Oh...

'mm

Oh, yeah. I am. Thanks.

But, you know...

It did catch me by surprise.

You probably know, but I've been in love with you forever.

I went out with Waseda, and thought I'd never really fall for him.

WEE W? m...

It hurt?

Yeah... I think I fell for him more than I ever knew.

Oh.

But...

I guess it's too late.

Hi. This is Asahi.

Yeah.

Well, I think I'm pretty close.

But I'm lost now.

Yeah.

WEEK?

You're not even home?

Why not?

Huh'? What do you mean?

So where are you?

Right now? The editing room at that film school I used to go to.

Yeah.

They still let me use it.

Whether or not you can use it isn't the problem here...

I could have just stayed at a manga cafe or something.

I'll be fine.

Sorry.

I'll get my girlfriend to come pick you up.

Right.

Yeah.

Okay, just stay there.

Yeah.

Yeah, sure. Later.

[B someone visiting?

Yeah.

Someone I used to know

Elm

Is this okay, then?

Is what okay?

Than

Oh, yeah, it's not like he came to see me.

[HE

No.

Asahi...

Uh, his name is Asahi.

He has been in love with this idol ever since high school.

WEE:

we were in grade 9 or so,

am suddenly up)

WEE?

Some kind of love scandal.

But she wasn't well known, or even famous,

so it's not like her life was all over the papers or anything.

So... even though she would have gotten away with it,

she confessed everything at an event of hers.

What did she say?

Hold on.

You have it written down?

Yeah... it's good material, right?

Here it is.

"A few days ago, at a beach in Chiba,"

Um

"He is a fan of mine going to university in Tokyo."

"We have been talking back and forth on the internet for a year."

"I feel that I have wronged the rest of my fans."

"But I am in love with him."

"it may be selfish, but today marks

my graduation from idolhood.".

He is still in love with her, though.

So every year on the 2nd of May,

he goes to the beach where she "became an adult",

Am mm...

to offer her a bouquet.

He's treating her like she's dead!

She may well be dead as far as he's concerned.

I'm not really sure, though.

I see!

About 3 years back,

I went along with him.

What was it like?

Uh, well, it was...

pretty normal. He faced the ocean

and tossed the bouquet into it.

What's normal about that?

Good point.

I'm really sorry Kashiwagi isn't around.

It's not a problem!

Here you go.

Thank you very much.

For going out of your way.

Please do make yourself at home.

Thank you very much.

Ma;

Something (mam rs

Oh, yeah. Not an event, though.

You must like her.

Yeah. I love her.

What is her name?

Ichigo-chan... yeah.

- Ichigo-chan?

- Yeah.

Momono ichigo-chan... yeah.

I'm sorry... I've never heard of her.

Oh, yeah... she wasn't famous or anything.

Oh.

Though.

- She died'?

- Yeah.

Oh, sorry about that.

WEE?

Oh, nothing.

Right... she died exactly 10 years ago.

Was it her health? An accident?

If it's one or the other... an accident. In the ocean.

WI? ocean?

Did she drown or something?

She drowned... in the ocean.

Right.

She did?

But that actually sounds really nice.

That... pure form of love you have.

If?

Yeah. It's... wholehearted, maybe'?

- Really?

- I really think so.

There aren't a lot of people like that anymore.

There aren't?

Nope.

I think it's nice.

I'm a bit happy to hear that!

I just... thank you very much.

You're welcome.

Do you want to take a bath?

Don't worry about me!

I'm done with the bath.

How about a drink?

Thanks for offering.

My name is Asahi Jun'ya.

Right.

Recently, an old friend of mine and I

were talking about what names suit each other better.

What do you mean?

Like, for example, if Jun'ya wasn't

my name... what do you think it would be'?

That sounds fun.

Yeah... so that friend told me--

Wait, quiz time!

What do you think my name would be'?

Oh, I wonder!

Ryou!!

He told me I seemed like a Ryou.

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