Reeling in the Lights/Story/Chapter 5

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Chapter 5: A friendly way home
優しい帰り道 (Yasashii Kaeri Michi)

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Translator(s):

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Chapter 5

The next day
Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy - Class 3-B

Music starts

School bell

Teacher

⸺Well then, that's it.
Please be careful on your way home, everyone.

——では、以上です。
皆さん、気を付けて帰ってください

Student's chattering

Classmate

Sigh, isn't there too much homework today?

はー、今日の宿題多すぎない？

Classmate

Decided.
I guess I'll take a day off from club activities today...

思ったー。
部活休んじゃおっかなー……

Mafuyu

......

…………

Mafuyu

(...Next time, when dad comes... I have to talk to him properly.)

（……次、お父さんが来る日には……ちゃんと話さなきゃ）

Mafuyu

(About what happened that day...)

（あの日の、こと……）

Mafuyu

(Dad is waiting for me to come home⸺ for me to tell him.)

（お父さんは、私が帰ってくることを——
私が話すのを、待ってくれてる）

Mafuyu

(... But...)

（……でも……）

Flashback to Mafuyu's father in her dream

Mafuyu

.........

…………っ

Classmate

Mafuyu. do you have club activities today?
If you're free, wanna do homework together?

まふゆー、今日って部活だっけ？
予定なかったら一緒に宿題やらない？

Classmate

You're saying so,
but you're actually planning to copy her homework, right?

そんなこと言って、
まふゆのを写させてもらうつもりでしょ！

Classmate

Eh, h-how can it be⸺

え、そ、そんなことないけどー

Mafuyu

⸺Come on, it's not good.
You have to do your homework properly by yourself.

——もう、駄目だよ。
宿題はちゃんと自分でやらなきゃ

Classmate

I know that~!
I'll do it myself, so let's do it together!

それはわかってるってば～！
ちゃんと自分でやるから、それはそれとして一緒にやろうよ！

Mafuyu

Umm... Well...

んー……そうだね……

Nightcord notification

Music fades out

Mafuyu

...Ah...

……あ……

Mafuyu

(...Message? Who...)

（……メッセージ？　誰から……）

— Some time later —

School gate

Music starts

Mizuki tapping their phone

Mafuyu walking up to Mizuki

Mizuki

Yahoo, Mafuyu!
Hard work today~

やっほー、まふゆ！
今日もお疲れ～

Mafuyu

...Why so suddenly?

……急に、どうしたの

Mizuki

I thought it was about time for you to go home too, so if possible,
I'd like to go home with you.

まふゆもそろそろ帰る頃かなって思ってさ。
せっかくなら一緒に帰りたいな～って

Mafuyu

...Despite going to different schools?

……学校、違うのに？

Mizuki

Come on, it doesn't matter!

まあまあ、それはいいじゃん！

Mizuki

So, what do you say? Go home together?

で、どう？　一緒に帰る？

Mafuyu

You've made all the way here anyway, I can't turn you away.

……ここまで来てるのに、追い返すわけにいかないし

Mizuki

Ahaha, so nice of you, Mafuyu~
Let's go, then!

あはは、まふゆは優しいな～。
じゃ行こっか！

Miyamasuzaka

Music changes

Mizuki

⸺So, I made ribbons for Rin and the others
with the fabric I bought at a new store. They were just too cute!

——それでさ、新しい店で買った生地で
リン達にリボン作ったんだけどカワイくって！

Mafuyu

I see.

そうなんだ

Mizuki

Yes! I also want to make one for you,
so choose which fabric you want next time!
All of them are really cute ♪

そう！　まふゆにも作りたいから
今度、どの生地がいいか選んでよ！
本当にどれもカワイイから♪

Mafuyu

Maybe I can't really choose even if I look at them.
You can just choose for me.

多分、見てもよくわからないから
瑞希が選んでいいよ

Mizuki

I see~ Then, I'll make a matching one with Miku's.
I'm sure she will be happy too!

そっか～。じゃ、ミクとおそろいにしちゃおっと。
きっとミクも喜ぶと思うし！

Mizuki

I'll show you the design once I draw it, so look forward to it ♪

デザイン描いたらまた見せるから、楽しみにしててね♪

Mafuyu

...Got it.

……わかった

Mizuki

...By the way, you were off yesterday.
Are you feeling okay now?

……そういえば昨日、作業休んでたけど
体調は大丈夫？

Mafuyu

...Yeah. I'm calmed down now.

……うん、今は落ち着いたから

Mizuki

Really? Good to hear that⸺

ホント？　それならいいけど——

Music fades out

Mizuki

(...As expected, she couldn't have changed that quickly.)

（……やっぱ、そんなすぐには切り替えられないよね）

Mizuki

⸺I'm sorry.
Actually, what happened when you were resting yesterday... I heard a little of it from Miku and Rin.

——ごめん。
実は、昨日休んだ時のこと……ミク達から少し聞いたんだ

Mizuki

...That you wanted to tell your father what had happened but was too afraid to tell him.

……あの日のことをお父さんに話したいけど、
話すのが怖いって

Mafuyu

Ah...

あ……

Mafuyu

...And you came here?

……それで、わざわざ来たの？

Mizuki

Yeah... I know I'm being nosy,
but I want to talk to you.

うん。……おせっかいだなとは思うんだけど、
まふゆと話したくってさ

Mizuki

...So, are you still feeling afraid now?

……今も、やっぱり怖いって思う？

Mafuyu

......

…………

Mafuyu

...Yeah...

……うん……

Mafuyu

...To my dad, what happened that day⸺
as well as my feeling. I want to tell him all.

……お父さんにも、あの日のこと——
私の気持ちを、話したい

Mafuyu

But⸺

だけど——

Mizuki

...I see...

……そっか……

Mizuki

...It's scary to think that you might be rejected, isn't it?

……自分のことを否定されるかもって思うと、怖いよね

Mizuki

Especially... when it's someone important.

特に……相手が、すごく大事な人だと

Mizuki

"If I try to talk to them but they won't accept me" ...
That idea of being rejected is too scary.

ちゃんと話して、もし、受け入れてもらえなかったら
……拒絶されたらって思うと、怖くて

Mizuki

"If that's the case, it might be better to... keep silent."
You might be thinking that, right?

それなら、このまま……黙ってたほうがいいのかもって、
そんな風に思っちゃうんだよね

Mafuyu

......

…………

Mizuki

That's why I can't make any progress either.

だからボクも、全然進めないままなんだけどさ

Mizuki

...But... I think that...

……でもね、思うんだ

Mizuki

There may be more people on your side in this world than you thought.

この世界に、味方になってくれる人は
思ったよりいるんじゃないかなって

Music starts

Mafuyu

...Eh...

……え……

Mizuki

If you tell them properly...
they might reply you with "thanks for telling me" or
"I'll still be your ally no matter what."

もし、ちゃんと話したら……
『話してくれてありがとう』
『何があっても味方でいるよ』って、言ってもらえるかもしれない

Mizuki

...That's what I think.

……そんな気がするんだ

Mafuyu

......

…………

Mizuki

I know your fear,
and I also think it's hard to get over it.

怖いって気持ちもわかるし、
吹っ切るのも難しいと思う

Mizuki

Still⸺

でも——

Mizuki

If you want to tell your father,
and if you think, even in the slightest, that you'll feel happy if he understands you, then⸺
I think you can just tell him.

まふゆが、お父さんに話したい、
理解してもらえたら嬉しいって少しでも思うのなら——
話してもいいんじゃないかな

Mafuyu

I...

私は……

Drops of water start falling from the sky

Mizuki

...Ah, it's raining! The timing sucks, jeez.

……あ、雨！　タイミング悪いなあ、もう

Mizuki

I didn't bring any umbrella... Let's go home before getting wet!

傘持ってないし……濡れないうちに帰ろっか！

Mizuki

You go that way, right?
Is it fine to go by yourself?

まふゆはそっちの道だよね。
ひとりで大丈夫？

Mafuyu

...Yeah.

……うん

Mafuyu

⸺Mizuki.

——瑞希

Mizuki

Hmm?

ん？

Mafuyu

...Thanks.

……ありがとう

Mizuki

Ahaha, no problem.

あはは、全然だよ

Mizuki

Well then, see you at Nightcord!

じゃあ、またナイトコードで！

Mafuyu walks away

Music fades out

Mizuki

(...I played unfairly, didn't I?)

（……ズルいな、ボクは）

Rain

Mizuki

(I can't believe I said that to Mafuyu while I couldn't do it at all.)

（自分は全然できてないのに、まふゆにあんなこと言うなんて）

Mizuki

(...But...)

（……でも……）

Mizuki

Ally... huh?

味方……か

Screen fades out as the rain intensifies

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