1. - Gotcha!
- Gotcha!
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2. Summer. It's the season of love.
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3. Stop it!
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4. Is burning a young lady's bare body
the sun's mischief?
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5. Is the quivering of asphalt
a heat haze mirage?
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6. A boy and girl
bare their hearts to each other
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7. and are invited to take the next step
in a male-female relationship.
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8. The curtain comes up
on a summer vacation like that.
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9. Half a month has passed!
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10. During that time,
nothing in particular has happened.
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11. AUGUST
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12. I screwed up.
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13. I totally screwed up.
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14. SHOPPING
FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
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15. Was that a sigh?
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16. If you sigh like that,
happiness will flee in all directions.
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17. AI HAYASAKA
WANTS TO GET SOAKED
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18. President Shirogane
says he's at home right now,
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19. so if you loiter around outside,
you may see him.
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20. Don't talk silly, Hayasaka.
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21. As if I would engage in stalker-like—
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22. He says he's at home?
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23. Hayasaka, since when have you been
in contact with the president?
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24. Oh, I'm not.
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25. He was grumbling about it on Twitter.
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26. Twitter?
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27. What's that? No, I've heard of it!
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28. Twitter...
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29. I think Miss Fujiwara does it.
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30. DICTIONARY
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31. Twitter... Twitter...
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32. Well, I'm going to take a bath.
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33. RESERVED
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34. Again?
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35. FEMALE EMPLOYEES'
BATHROOM
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36. She gets to do that?
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37. There.
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38. SPLASH
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39. FSSS
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40. Hayasaka! Come quick!
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41. Wh-What is it?
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42. The Internet is broken!
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43. It must be the major incident
of the century.
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44. So, I tried to start doing that thing,
you know, Twitter...
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45. USER NAME
EMAIL ADDRESS
I AGREE TO THE TERMS
OF SERVICE.
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46. but the letters are garbled!
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47. The letters are not garbled.
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48. Password.
Can I use my bank password?
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49. No.
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50. Hopeless at I.T.
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51. HOPELESS AT I.T.
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52. When it comes to technology,
Kaguya prefers to be analog.
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53. She can do mental arithmetic,
but cant use a calculator.
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54. When she looks into something, she'll use
a map or encyclopedia instead of googling.
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55. ENCYCLOPEDIA
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56. She does use the Internet once in a while
to check the weather or news headlines,
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57. but never leaves the confines
of the search engine site's top page.
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58. She's about as tech-savvy as the old man
who runs the candy shop.
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59. YAMADA STORE
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60. Like this?
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61. Yes. Now you have an account,
Lady Kaguya.
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62. MIYUKI SHIROGANE
CHIKA FUJIWARA
YU ISHIGAMI
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63. I printed out the accounts
of the other student council members.
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64. For example,
this is the secretary's account.
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65. I WENT TO DUBAI
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66. I WENT TO CALIFORNIA
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67. She clearly spends a great deal of time
tweeting and no time at all studying.
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68. I WENT TO BALI
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69. I WENT TO HAWAII
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70. All she does is travel abroad.
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71. And this anime icon is the treasur—
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72. Not interested.
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73. The best thing to do is play around
with it until you're used to it.
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74. Okay.
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75. Well, I'm going back to my bath.
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76. This job is exhausting.
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77. The only way I can take it
is by washing my fatigue away like this.
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78. Lady Kaguya doesn't understand.
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79. She should appreciate me more.
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80. Hayasaka! Come quick!
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81. Jeez.
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82. Lady Kaguya,
would you stop barging in on—
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83. I've been banned from Twitter!
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84. I'm surprised you even know
about being banned.
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85. THIS ACCOUNT'S TWEETS
ARE PROTECTED.
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86. L-Look!
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87. I can't see it! Why?
Did I do something wrong?
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88. President Shirogane
has a protected account.
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89. Protected?
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90. It's because some trolls will flame you
no matter what you post.
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91. This goes to show that the president
is on his toes about privacy.
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92. My main account is protected, too.
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93. You'd better be very careful, too,
Lady Kaguya.
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94. In other words,
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95. think of your account as your house.
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96. With normal accounts,
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97. so visitors can come and go
as they please.
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98. But cautious people
keep their front door locked,
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99. and only visitors
who are given a key can come in.
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100. Then, where do you get a key?
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101. That's simple.
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102. FOLLOW
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103. LIKES
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104. If you click this "Follow" button,
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105. a request for approval
will be sent to President Shirogane.
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106. If he agrees,
you'll then be able to see his tweets.
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107. I imagine he'd okay any request, as long as
their profile shows they go to Shuchiin.
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108. But... But I... But I...
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109. There's no way I can do that!
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110. After all, it would mean...
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111. President! Please open up!
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112. I want to know more about you!
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113. REQUESTING APPROVAL
FOR A FOLLOW
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114. I want to know what you think about
and what you usually do!
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115. BAM BAM
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116. You want to know about me that badly?
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117. You're that interested
in my 140-character monologues?
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118. That's cute.
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119. APPROVED
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120. Like that, right?
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121. Is this a new kind of stupidity?
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122. You really think
of the most useless things.
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123. Are you mad at me, Hayasaka?
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124. Mad? More like I'm wondering...
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125. how long you're going to make me
stand around half-naked.
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126. Sorry.
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127. If you won't do it, Lady Kaguya, I—
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128. Wait! Wait!
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129. Hold on!
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130. I'll do it when I'm good and ready!
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131. FOLLOW
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132. LIKES
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133. I wonder what the president
tweets about.
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134. What is he doing? What does he like?
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135. How is he spending his summer?
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136. But...
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137. But...
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138. That's it! I'll protect my account, too!
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139. - Then, if the president follows me—
- Wake up and smell the coffee.
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140. You've never succeeded
with that pattern before. Not even once.
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141. In the end,
she wasn't able to send the request.
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142. Lady Kaguya is stubborn to a fault.
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143. They both are hopeless.
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144. If either were open about their feelings,
they could both be happy.
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145. But I envy them.
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146. I wish I loved someone like that.
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147. As if...
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148. Hayasaka! Come quick!
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149. Results of today's match...
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150. None.
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151. KAGUYA AND SHIROGANE DIDN'T MEET UP
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152. Please! Enough already!
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153. CLICK CLICK
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154. HER TYPING IS VERY FAST
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155. CHIKA FUJIWARA
REALLY WANTS TO EAT IT
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156. Japan!
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157. I loved Egypt.
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158. I wish we could've stayed there
a little longer.
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159. The ta'amiya and kushari were delicious!
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160. You're just thinking about food!
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161. Maybe you wanted to stay longer, Sis,
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162. but I couldn't wait to get back to Japan!
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163. Why?
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164. After all...
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165. My name is Saburo Odajima.
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166. I'm an insignificant middle manager.
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167. RAMEN
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168. HAKATA TENRYU
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169. My hobby is frequenting ramen shops.
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170. TENRYU RAMEN
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171. Welcome.
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172. I came to a neighborhood shop today.
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173. The most popular item on the menu
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174. but that's not for me.
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175. I get the inconspicuous one
all the way at the end.
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176. Soy sauce pork bone. Thin.
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177. How about the noodles?
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178. Firm.
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179. That is this shop's optimum combination.
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180. The way I ordered
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181. Welcome.
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182. It smells wonderful!
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183. GLOW
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184. Well, well, a cute customer...
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185. Maybe she wandered in
thinking this was a cake shop.
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186. What can I get you?
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187. Um,
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188. soy sauce pork bone ramen, thin broth!
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189. Impossible!
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190. Did a girl like this suddenly calculate
this shop's optimum combination?
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191. OPTIMUM COMBINATION
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192. Is it a coincidence? No.
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193. This isn't the kind of shop a young woman
would enter alone this late at night.
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194. RAMEN
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195. Could this woman be one of "my people"?
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196. MY PEOPLE
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197. What about the noodles?
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198. Um,
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199. super-firm!
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200. FSSS
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201. Super-firm?
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202. Like a sheep,
she chose the fad level of firmness.
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203. She's just an average girl after all.
I worried for nothing.
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204. I overestimated her.
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205. Here you go.
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206. All right, then. I'll teach this girl
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207. First, you note the scent
of the soup itself.
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208. The idea is to appreciate
each scent in turn
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209. starting from the fragrant
red pickled ginger.
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210. Of course, the owner is fully aware of that.
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211. I'm delighted at his consideration,
placing the ginger farthest away.
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212. Next, the taste.
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213. Letting the air mix in while you taste it.
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214. I use my brain completely,
sharpening my senses of smell and taste.
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216. I bite off a small amount,
as if making sure of the flavor,
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217. and enjoy it as it slides down.
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218. Here you go.
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219. Thank you for the meal!
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220. Finally, the chaser.
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221. In order to enjoy the delicate flavors,
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222. I drink water to wash away the soy and salt
on my tongue, resetting my palate.
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223. This makes all the difference.
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224. This is one set.
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225. Repeating the set over and over
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226. Now, what about you, young lady?
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227. Mini-ramen?
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228. Little bits. Little bits. Little bits.
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229. She really is just an ordinary girl.
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230. GOBBLE...
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231. Looks like she's enjoying it.
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232. Well, I can't really look down on her.
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233. Mini-ramen,
where you eat it all in each bite,
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234. is the ultimate form
of the "one is all" philosophy after all.
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235. Little bits. Little bits. Little bits.
Little bits! Little bits. Little bits!
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236. But by taking little bites like that,
the noodles will stretch out and swell up.
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237. Swell up?
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238. Super-firm! Super-firm! Super-firm!
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239. Is that why she said, "Super-firm"?
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240. Did this girl calculate
that the noodles would stretch out?
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241. Slurp, slurp, slurp!
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242. Moreover, using that small utensil
is perfect for mini-ramen!
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243. It can't be!
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244. If this was all calculated...
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245. The metro's four ramen kings...
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246. Jinbocho's Mashimashi Mama,
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247. the Hermit of Sugamo,
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248. even J. Suzuki of Koenji...
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249. THE METRO AREA'S
BIG FOUR RAMEN KINGS
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250. JINBOCHO'S
MASHIMASHI MAMA
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251. J. SUZUKI OF KOENJI
HERMIT OF SUGAMO
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253. equivalent to the monsters
of the ramen world!
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255. Not yet.
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256. That's right. She's not there yet.
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258. It's the wall that can't be overcome,
and it's owing to being a woman.
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259. - Garlic!
- Garlic!
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260. Unfortunately, avoiding that scent
pegs her as a wannabe ramen connoisseur.
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261. She's a fake!
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262. Looks like she finished
eating the ingredients.
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263. What is she gonna do now?
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264. There's no more to spoon out!
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265. What's she gonna do?
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266. Is she gonna go for it?
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267. She's gonna go for it?
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268. CRUNCH
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269. She went for it!
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270. She overcame the wall of womanhood!
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271. I have to give her props!
She's earned my respect!
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272. She's definitely "my people"!
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273. A ramen connoisseur!
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274. Don't tell me!
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275. Even the soup?
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276. Too much salt!
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277. You're drinking garlic, too!
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278. But...
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279. It looks delicious!
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280. there was a time in my life, too!
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281. Thank you for the meal!
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282. When did I become such an old man?
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283. GULP GULP
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284. That's it! Run!
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285. That youth is the radiance I lost!
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286. I'm young and starving!
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287. Keep running!
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288. AHHH
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289. POLISHED IT OFF
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290. Thank you!
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291. Boom!
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293. COOL
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294. Result of today's ramen match...
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295. Fujiwara wins.
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296. FUJIWARA WINS
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297. WHERE IS YOUR SWITCH?
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298. My ramen switch is on!
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299. MIYUKI SHIROGANE
WANTS TO SEE YOU
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300. Since summer vacation began,
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301. three weeks have passed.
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302. Nothing of note
has happened during that time.
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303. Days of studying, working, eating,
taking a bath, sleeping, and that's all.
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304. This has become
a boring summer vacation.
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305. The festival at the end of vacation
is the only plan
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306. he and Kaguya made to see each other.
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307. Other than that,
they haven't exchanged a single text,
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308. let alone go out together.
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309. The high hurdle of asking the other person
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311. It wasn't supposed to be like this.
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312. I wonder what Shinomiya's doing now.
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313. It wasn't supposed to be like this.
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314. Why has it come to this?
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315. The reason, Lady Kaguya...
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316. is that, all your plans are based on the premise
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317. SUMMER VACATION PLANS
FOR KAGUYA
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318. You've been too naive.
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319. Hayasaka, why are you looking
at your lady's notebook
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320. so brazenly and without permission?
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321. Why don't you just ask him
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322. Don't be ridiculous!
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323. It'd look like I wanted to do something
for fun with the president!
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324. That's exactly right.
I mean, you're not even refuting me.
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325. TO: KAGUYA SHINOMIYA
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326. Shi-no-mi-ya...
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327. What-are-you-doing...
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328. DELETE THIS MAIL?
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329. SAVE
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330. DELETE
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331. Am I some blushing girl?
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332. WHAP
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333. Write, delete, write, delete!
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334. What is this, your first love?
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335. It is his first love.
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336. AUGUST
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337. That's it! I'm done! I'm through!
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338. OCTOPUS
LOOK! A LIVE OCTOPUS!
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339. SHIROGANE
I WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING
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340. LOOKS LIKE TONIGHT WILL GET
PRETTY COLD, SO BE WARM
AND GO TO SLEEP
GOOD NIGHT
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341. No matter how much you read that,
it won't make new messages appear.
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342. Did that message make you so happy
that you've saved it all this time?
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343. The president's first text to you.
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344. You were thrilled when he made
the first move there, weren't you?
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345. You can't forget it, huh?
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346. Get off my back!
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347. I don't think that at all,
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348. so stop trying to analyze my heart!
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349. I'm going out.
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350. Where are you going, Bro?
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351. Grocery shopping for dinner.
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352. In your school uniform?
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353. Well, I may stop at school on the way.
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354. The school isn't on the way.
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355. What I'm doing now doesn't make any sense.
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356. But I thought, "What if," and...
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357. Nice and cool.
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360. Well, of course not...
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- I wish summer vacation weren't so long.
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362. NONE
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363. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MEET UP
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364. I don't have any summer memories.
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365. Look! Look!
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367. I've never gone on a family vacation.
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368. But that's okay...
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369. because everyone treats me
like I'm special.
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370. I've never gone to see
a fireworks display.
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371. But that's all right...
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372. because even the little lights
I see from out my window are pretty.
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373. MISS FUJIWARA
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374. LET'S MEET UP IN FRONT OF
THE MOAI STATUE TOMORROW!
I CAN'T WAIT!
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375. I've never gone shopping
with a group of friends.
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376. Yeah. Like this one?
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377. So, I felt a mix
of anxiety and anticipation.
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378. But it would be okay.
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379. The people I was going with
were good people.
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380. They were all very nice.
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381. But it's okay.
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382. I'm used to it.
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383. I can't do what I want in this life.
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384. KAGUYA
TOMORROW - I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T GO SHOPPING TOMORROW.
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385. "My father suddenly summoned me
to the main house in Kyoto, so I have to go.
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386. Don't worry about me. All of you
should go on and have fun, okay?"
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387. That's what she says.
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388. What should we do?
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390. we put it off!
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391. The whole point
is for all of us to go together.
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392. Good! You're right!
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393. I'll call Kei and let her know.
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394. That's right.
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395. I'm blessed.
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396. I've got friends and a distinguished family
that anyone would envy.
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397. I'm blessed with a resourcefulness
that anyone would be jealous of.
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398. Anyone would conclude that the amount
of my happiness and sorrow are about the same.
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399. So, blessed as I am,
it's only logical that I should suck it up.
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400. F-Father!
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401. Oh, you're here?
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402. Good.
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403. He summoned you
all the way here for that?
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404. Drop dead, asshole.
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405. My father has never said
"good night" to me.
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406. I don't remember him
ever saying "See you later,"
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407. "Good job" or "I love you" to me either.
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408. But it doesn't hurt my feelings.
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409. Because it's always been this way.
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410. By this point, nothing he does
makes me feel one way or the other.
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411. It's okay.
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413. people around here
behave a certain way toward me...
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415. as if there's no problem...
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416. like I'm a creepy
traditional Japanese doll.
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417. But I don't mind.
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418. After all, I'm going
to a fireworks festival tomorrow.
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THE FIREWORKS, PART 1
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