Dasai translation….
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051601463132617 After making up with Misao, Houtarou returned to the Arukuma Café. His father, Souta, was standing at the entrance, waiting for the two of them to come home. “Dad, what are you doing here?” Misao tilted her head in confusion, and Souta smiled. “Of course I was waiting for you two, wasn’t I?” … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 Wearing matching T-shirts, Shino and I wandered around the aquarium. Under normal circumstances, I probably would have felt uncomfortable in this situation. But perhaps because the aquarium was dimly lit, I wasn’t as self-conscious about people watching us as I expected. The blue lighting and the glow from the tanks blurred the outlines … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 Squeak—. The old door slammed shut with a creak. I slowly looked around the room. The Guild Master’s office. A room I’d used almost every day until five years ago. …No. It didn’t feel like five years ago to me. It felt like just two weeks ago. The desk. The bookshelf. The sofa. … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051601421258782 Houtarou steps outside the store with Misao. Even though it was late, Misao’s father, Souta, saw his daughters off with a smile. …What a generous father he is. His heart was as vast as the open ocean, and seeing him just as he had always been… Houtarou felt a sense of peace. Houtarou … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 A Saturday afternoon. As I finished getting ready to go out and headed for the front door, Ellis came out of her room—as if she’d timed it just right—to see me off. “Rintaro, have a good time. You’re going out with Shino today, right?” “Yeah, she said there’s an aquarium she’s been wanting … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 A few days have passed since then. I was making my way toward the capital, hopping from one shared horse-drawn carriage to the next. To be honest, I still can’t believe it. Five years. I’d only intended to stay for two weeks. See the ocean. Soak in a hot spring. Have a meal. … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051601292764860 Misao had just returned home from her club activities. Her family’s home: Café Arukuma. The front serves as the shop, while the back is the living quarters. Misao came home through the living quarters as usual. Then, her father, Sota, came out to greet her. “What’s up, Dad?” Sōta was sitting right by … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051598917319858 After I got home and was relaxing on the living room sofa, Ellis sat down next to me as if it were the most natural thing in the world. The sofa in my apartment is L-shaped and fairly large, so there’s really no need for her to sit right next to me, but … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051601476634937 “…Huh?” I froze, staring at the newspaper pinned to the wall. I blinked once. I thought I must have seen it wrong. I looked again. But the result was the same. The date printed there was five years in the future from what I knew. “No, no, no…” The words slipped out before … Read more
Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051597934651646/episodes/2912051601241138017 ……That night, Houtarou was visiting the home of his childhood friend, Misao Shiojiri. Misao’s family runs a coffee shop called “Arukuma” in front of the station. It’s a small coffee shop with a retro atmosphere. It had been a really long time since he’d been here. The shop looked exactly the same as … Read more