White Album 2 manga
Volume 1, chapter 3
Page 67
67.1
FX: Yawn
67.2
FX: Shuffle shuffle
67.3
Kazusa: …
FX: Yawwwn
Page 68
68.1
Haruki: Ah—
Kazusa: K-Kitahara!
Chapter title: SESSION03
Their Lesson, Their Call
Page 69
69.1
Kazusa: Turn around!
Haruki: R-right! Sorry!
69.2
FX: Slam
69.3
Narration: God. Okay, calm down.
For now, let me just get the current situation in order.
69.4
Narration: Yesterday, on the way home from school, she grabbed me by the necktie…
Haruki: Huh?!
Hey—Touma?!
FX: Pull
Page 70
70.1
Haruki: Whoa, this is crazy!
It’s a complete studio!
Narration: and dragged me to her house for some heavy-duty guitar training.
Kazusa: Shut up!
Practice! We’re here to practice!
70.2
Narration: I don’t even remember when I fell asleep…
Kazusa: I’m going ahead. Give the key back when you get to school.
70.3
Haruki: Uh, wait, I don’t remember the way to the station…
Kazusa: Then you’d better get ready quick.
70.4
Haruki: Also, um… Sorry about that.
Seeing you in such an indecent state…
Guh!
FX: Thwack
FX: Oof
Kazusa: Don’t remind me!
Page 71
71.1
Haruki: Yawwwwn
71.2
Setsuna: You look sleepy.
Haruki: I was practicing like crazy last night, and the next thing I knew, it was morning.
71.3
Haruki: I haven’t taken a bath or anything, so you might not want to get that close…
Setsuna: No kidding!
71.4
Setsuna: Your hair is ruffled!
Page 72
72.1
Haruki: Look, will you please…?
FX: Ha ha ha
Narration: I can feel an indescribable pressure all around me…
72.2
Setsuna: As a reward for working so hard, I’m going to give you a cream croquette.
Haruki: Th-thanks.
72.3
Haruki: That Touma… Where could she be hiding?
If there were three of us, I wouldn’t have to be dealing with this atmosphere…
Setsuna: Oh, yeah! Now that you mention it, there are some rumors going around, apparently!
About the Light Music Club.
72.4
Haruki: You’re the only one causing the rumors, Ogiso.
And not just about the school festival.
72.5
Narration: Ogiso’s defenses have been down lately.
Until now, she has treated everybody with equal favor…
but now, she’s started getting “particularly friendly” with specific people.
Page 73
73.1
Narration: What this means is that she’s closed up shop as “the most popular girl in school”…
Setsuna: Oh! You should have an apple slice, too.
Narration: But that just makes her all the more remarkably appealing, and the direction of this year’s Miss Houjou High contest is unclear…
73.2
Setsuna: Here!
Narration: On top of that, there seem to be rumors that Ogiso has finally found a boyfriend…
Haruki: Thanks.
73.3
Narration: That’s fine. It’s a false accusation. This is a pure friendship…
Setsuna: Is it good?
Narration: and she treats me and Touma completely the same.
73.4
Haruki: Yeah.
Narration: Granted, Touma and I are the only ones who know that…
Page 74
74.1
Sign: Touma
74.2
FX: Kachunk
FX: Splash
FX: Shaaa
74.3
Haruki: Morning, Touma…
Kazusa: You’re awfully comfortable here, after just two days…
74.4
Haruki: In those two days, we’ve managed to get our first song into shape.
A “master” really does make an outstanding teacher.
FX: Ruffle ruffle
Kazusa: R-right.
74.5
Haruki: At this rate, we’ll be able to reach a point by the school festival that won’t completely embarrass us!
74.6
Haruki: Right, Touma?!
Kazusa: Not that I care, but would you hurry up and get out?
Page 75
75.1
Kazusa: And no peeping this time, got it?
Haruki: Wh—!
75.2
Haruki: I didn’t look at you yesterday because I wanted to!
That was just a happy accident!
FX: Grab
Kazusa: Oh?
Then, I pity you… from now on.
75.3
FX: Thwump
FX: Slam
75.4
Haruki: She’s just mad because she’s hungry, I’m sure.
Guess I could make breakfast or something.
FX: Phew
Haruki: Could be an apology for yesterday, too…
75.5
FX: Kaclunk
Page 76
76.1
Haruki: Guh?!
Page 77
77.1
Setsuna: Did we… do it?
77.2
Kazusa: …Yeah.
Kazusa: We did it.
77.3
Haruki: …!
77.4
Haruki: Yes!
Haruki: Woohoooo!
77.5
Setsuna: Amazing!
Great work, Kitahara-kun!
77.6
Setsuna: Losing sleep and working so hard all by yourself gave you exactly the results you were hoping for!
FX: Ba-thump
FX: Gulp
Page 78
78.1
Haruki: Oh, uh, actually…
78.2
Kazusa: You’re right.
Kazusa: It looks like I might have underestimated Kitahara a bit.
78.3
Haruki: Huh…?
Kazusa: Anyway, let’s end here for today.
78.4
Setsuna: Already?
Setsuna: We’ve still got two hours left until the usual time.
Kazusa: In exchange, I want you to come to the Iwazu north entrance tomorrow morning at ten.
Kazusa: Kitahara, tell the club president, too.
Page 79
79.1
Setsuna: But why Iwazu?
Setsuna: Is there a studio there, or something?
79.2
Kazusa: Mm, well… something like that, I guess.
FX: Hoist
Narration: So, Ogiso will finally get to see “Touma Studios” for herself…
79.3
Kazusa: This weekend is our most critical opportunity…
Kazusa: so we’ll all be staying there overnight, tomorrow and the day after, to rehearse.
Page 80
80.1
Takeya: Whoooa!
Haruki: Y-yeah… It’s huuuge…
*There’s a note in this bubble, and Haruki’s next bubble, explaining that he’s speaking awkwardly/in monotone.
80.2
Takeya: Man, just how rich is she?!
Haruki: I know, right…
80.3
Kazusa: Come in.
80.4
Setsuna: All righty!
Haruki: Oh, our shoes go in the cupboard over here.
Takeya: It’s even bigger on the inside…
Page 81
81.2
Setsuna: Yeah! That was perfect!
81.3
Takeya: You actually managed to play decently!
Takeya: Holy shit! You’ve got “White Album” completely nailed!
81.4
Haruki: Th-thanks a lot…
81.5
Kazusa: Yep.
The programming is sounding great, too.
Thanks, president.
81.6
Takeya: Th-“Thanks”…
I can’t believe Touma is thanking me… All your work cooped up alone in this house is paying off…
Kazusa: Now, for our next one…
Takeya: …
Page 82
82.1
FX: Flip
Kazusa: What do you think would be a good second song?
82.2
Takeya: Huh…?! Is it okay for me to choose?!
82.3
Kazusa: What do you mean, “Okay”? You’re the president of the Light Music Club in the first place.
82.4
Takeya: Then, then… I’d like to hear some Rina Ogata.
Since the first song is Yuki Morikawa… Yeah?
Haruki: Takeya, that is… an excellent idea!
82.5
Setsuna: Oh! Then, I’ll sing “Sound of Destiny”!
FX: Geh
Haruki: Perfect! Everybody will have heard that one.
Page 83
83.1
Kazusa: Kitahara… Are you really sure about that?
83.2
Haruki: Why not? It’s got a good groove, it’s cool… It’s a great song.
Kazusa: …
83.3
FX: Heh
83.4
Kazusa: All right, but you’d better not back out.
Haruki: Of course. I wasn’t planning on it.
Takeya: I’m gonna head out and do the programming for it.
It might take a while…
83.5
Haruki: …
83.6
Haruki: God dammit! I’ve completely forgotten the last part of the guitar solo!
Kazusa: Maybe we can leave off here for today.
Page 84
84.1
Kazusa: You should take the next bath, after Ogiso gets out.
Haruki: Nah, I don’t need it.
Kazusa: Hey, don’t worry about it.
84.2
Kazusa: Here, let me see that.
Haruki: Sure.
84.3
Kazusa: You’re trying to play too methodically.
84.4
Kazusa: Move your fingers like this… You can do it lightly, instead of gripping so hard.
84.5
Haruki: You really can do everything, huh, Touma?
Kazusa: Well, you can learn, right, Kitahara?
Page 85
85.1
Haruki: But you’re so much cooler about everything!
85.2
Haruki: You’re… cool, Touma.
85.3
Haruki: Ugh… Maybe it’s a lost cause after all.
85.4
Haruki: Dammit…
Kazusa: It’s gonna be okay.
85.5
Kazusa: You can do it.
I know you can, Kitahara.
FX: Lean
Kazusa: I’ll make you into someone who can play.
…I’ll make you a cool guy, in your own words.
Page 86
86.1
Kazusa: Next week, come here every day after school.
Kazusa: I want you to cut class sometimes, too, if you get the chance. Can you do that?
Setsuna: …
86.2
FX: Squeeze
Setsuna: Hurting…
and getting hurt…
Haruki: …Yeah! Sure thing!
Page 87
87.1
FX: Chirp chirp
87.2
Setsuna: Good morning, Touma-san.
Kazusa: Good morning. Where’s Kitahara?
Setsuna: He said he was going out to get some fresh air.
87.3
Setsuna: So, hey…
87.4
Kazusa: Hm?
87.5
Setsuna: This overnight thing… Yesterday wasn’t the first time, was it?
Kazusa: Ah…
87.6
Setsuna: I know.
Setsuna: You didn’t tell me because you thought it would come as a shock to me, right, Touma-san?
Page 88
88.1
Setsuna: Honestly… If you’d just said something, it wouldn’t have bothered me…
Kazusa: Huh…? Really?
Setsuna: Yes, really!
88.2
Setsuna: Here. Café au lait.
Kazusa: Thanks.
88.3
Setsuna: Ugh… I hate myself. What am I doing, telling you something like this?
88.4
Setsuna: You’re working so hard, thinking of all of us…
Kazusa: Eck, that’s bitter…
Setsuna: Skipping out on sleep, helping along with Kitahara-kun’s practicing…
88.5
Setsuna: Argh… I’m sorry, really.
Kazusa: I hid it because I knew you were going to get like this. Modestly shocked…
Page 89
89.1
Setsuna: Aren’t you cold?
Haruki: Not really.
89.2
Narration: Something feels awkward…
FX: Shuffle shuffle
89.3
Narration: As we were leaving, the moment we were alone, it feels like the pressure came on really heavy…
89.4
Setsuna: You know, Kitahara-kun…
89.5
Setsuna: …You aren’t really all that cool, are you?
Haruki: …Huh?
Page 90
90.1
Setsuna: Yeah, now that I look at you, you’re nothing much.
Setsuna: Normal…
Setsuna: So-so…
Average…
Setsuna: Not bad, but not especially good, either.
FX: Stab stab
90.2
Haruki: What…
Haruki: Hey…
Haruki: Look…
Haruki: I know that better than anyone…
90.3
Setsuna: Sure, you’re helpful to everyone…
but that just makes you a people-pleaser.
Setsuna: You’re always so serious, but that makes you uptight.
FX: Prickle prickle
90.4
Haruki: S-sorry.
Page 91
91.1
Setsuna: Well, bye, Kitahara-kun.
Setsuna: See you tomorrow.
91.2
Haruki: Ogiso…
Setsuna: It’s all right. Tomorrow, I’ll be back to my usual self.
91.3
Setsuna: I’m just worrying too much…
Setsuna: So, I don’t want you to worry, either.
91.4
FX: Dash
Setsuna: Okay… Goodbye…!
Page 92
92.1
Haruki: Ogiso…
92.3
FX: Rrring rrring
92.4
FX: Rrring
92.5
Setsuna: Ugh, come on!
Setsuna: Seriously…
Page 93
93.1
Setsuna: You’re so stubborn!
FX: Jolt
Haruki: Gwah?!
93.2
Haruki: I-I’m sorry to call so late at night!
Setsuna: …What for?
93.3
Setsuna: I told you, I’m going to be back to my usual self tomorrow.
93.4
Haruki: I didn’t want to spend another hour feeling this unresolved.
93.5
Haruki: I’m sorry, Ogiso…
Setsuna: …
Haruki: Last week, on Wednesday and Thursday, I stayed over at Touma’s house.
Page 94
94.1
Setsuna: Why would you tell me that…?
94.2
Haruki: I just talked to Touma about you…
She said you’d already found out.
Setsuna: You asked Touma-san about something like that?
…How lame.
94.3
Setsuna: Then, you must have heard from her, right?
Setsuna: About how lame I am…
Haruki: No, she didn’t say anything.
Setsuna: I see…
She covered for me.
94.4
Setsuna: Now I feel even more lame.
FX: Squeeze
Setsuna: Ugh… I can’t take this.
My image is just getting worse and worse…
94.5
Haruki: I actually like the part of you…
that isn’t so cool, Ogiso!
Page 95
95.1
FX: Gasp
95.2
Setsuna: Wh-wh-what do you mean, the part of me that isn’t cool?!
Haruki: Like how you’re so obsessed with the image you created that you’ve driven yourself into a corner…
95.3
FX: Mutter
Setsuna: …What do you like about me?
95.4
Haruki: The fact that you have an embarrassing hobby you can’t tell anybody about…
Haruki: How dumb you are for hanging around with an idiot like me…
Setsuna: Not helping!
95.5
Setsuna: …Um, you know…
95.6
Setsuna: I had given up on…
getting close to people like that.
Haruki: Huh?
Page 96
96.1
Narration: When I was in middle school, a boy my friends liked asked me out…
96.2
Setsuna: Good morning!
Narration: When I turned him down, everybody shut me out.
Girl: Did you hear something?
Girl 2: Nope, nothing! (LOL)
*The (笑) is used similarly to “lol” or “(laughs).”
96.3
Setsuna: After that, I changed my way of dealing with people.
So that I wouldn’t be hurt again…
Setsuna: Why are things going back to how they were?
96.4
Setsuna: I love both you and Touma-san… I should be happy that the two of you are close…
Setsuna: But, when I’m not there, too, I feel lonely…
Setsuna: I… don’t want to be left out any more.
96.5
Setsuna: I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have dropped all of that on you…
96.6
Haruki: I will never leave you, Ogiso!
Setsuna: …Huh?
Page 97
97.1
Setsuna: Wh-what does that mean?!
Haruki: Ah, no… I, well, uh…
97.2
Haruki: I swear, I will never break off our friendship.
I won’t distance myself from you unless you do it first.
97.3
Setsuna: That’s a promise, right?
Haruki: …I promise.
97.4
Setsuna: Also, you can start calling me “Setsuna” now.
FX: Ack
97.5
Setsuna: Yes! Try it now!
Haruki: Uh… Um, uh…
Setsuna: “Setsuna”! You can say it, right?
Haruki: I… no, I don’t think I…
Setsuna: I don’t want you calling me anything else.
Haruki: Urk…
Page 98
98.1
Haruki: …Setsuna.
98.2
FX: Bip
98.3
FX: Hug
98.4
Haruki: Does she always hang up with timing like this?
FX: Beeeep beeeep
Page 99
99.1
Kazusa: Let’s see… “Pretending to be lonely”…? “Couldn’t help but wonder…”
Kazusa: Pff…
99.2
Kazusa: Hard to believe he came up with something like this.
Kazusa: I wouldn’t have expected it from him… Ahaha.
99.3
Kazusa: But… will it work out in time?
99.4
Kazusa: Yes… I will make it work.
Page 100
100.1
Kazusa: Uh… huh?
100.2
Kazusa: That’s weird… my eyedrops…
100.3
FX: Wobble
100.5
FX: Flump
Page 101
101.1
FX: Ahhh
Page 102
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