Episode 9: Misaki and carp streamers.
“Yaneyoーri, taーkaーi, koi noー boo riii〜♪” 1
As soon as April is over, the Golden Week has come to greet Misaki and her friends.
Today’s children day. Formerly known as Tango no sekku (Boys’ Day), a ceremony originated from China to get rid of bad things. And for some reason or another, perhaps to match with the wordplay, the date changed to May five, and before we knew it we’ve already sent the carp streamers up high in the sky. This tradition is like a wish so that one’s own child could grow up big and healthy, just like the carps that swim up the waterfall and turn into dragons. 2
“Ookiーi, rararaーra, rararaーrararaー”
Yui sings with a big smile on her facing, her hands attaching a large carp to a bamboo on the balcony. Next to her is Misaki holding a carp watching her friend do the job. From inside the room is Yui watching the two happily decorating the carps.
Suddenly, Yui’s movements stopped.
“What’s the next lyric again?” (no-kashi)
“……Snack?” (Okashi)
“It’s not yet time for snacks!”
Yui chuckles a little after hearing the two’s conversation. She then turns her attention to the laptop on the table, its fan making a loud noise, and resumed her work preparations. Although she has prioritized her holiday’s time with her daughter higher than her work, but sure enough it’s not easy to get rid of old habits.
“Oh manー, hahaha. She’s cute no matter what she does isn’t she.”
“Please shut up.”
Turning her head to Ryuusei who has been repeating the same thing ever since he watch the two of them decorating carps, Yui said as she hit the enter key strongly. She then resumed her work before calling out to Ryuusei.
“I think I’ve invited only Misaki-chan today.”
“What’s wrong with a parent accompanying his daughter then.”
“My room will stink.”
“For real? Am I that stinky?”
Seeing Ryuusei hurriedly pulling his cloth and take a sniff at it, a mischievous smile appeared on Yui‘s face.
“I think I’ve already told you this before, but a woman’s sense of smell is more sensitive than that of a man’s. Even if you don’t smell anything in particular, but us women do. Hahh, I feel sorry for Misaki-chan.”
“Whoa whoa hey hey, is that really true? Wai-, what should I do then? Is Res○sh perfume or something like that good enough?”
“Eww, please don’t get close to me, you make me feel nauseous.”
Yui said so while holding her nose deliberately.
Ryuusei panickly backed away, his teeth are rattling while his face is fully serious. Seeing his expression, Yui can’t help but giggles in her heart. It’s very funny to see him being so serious at such an obvious joke.
And Yui who was watching the two of them also giggles as well.
“……Misaki, don’t interrupt okay.”
“……Un?”
Misaki who couldn’t understand what she meant frowned. She has been doing her best at helping Yui though, did she make a mistake somewhere along the line? Next to the anxious Misaki is Yui who’ve been paying attention at the conversation from inside the room while also decorating the carps as well.
“Wait you-, that just now was a prank!?”
“Please keep your voice down. You’ll annoy the neighbors.”
“But your room is soundproof one isn’t it, Misaki told me.”
“Please keep your voice down. You annoyed me.”
“So you’re treating me as just a neighbor huh, well I kind of understand that.”
Sure enough our houses are right next to each other, thought Ryuusei. Although the environment they live in is vastly different, but the distance is literally only just a stone’s throw away.
“Good grief, you’re still lacking in decency as always I see. How would you take responsibility if Misaki-chan turns out to be like you?”
“I wanna say that I don’t want you to told me that but…… Well you’re right, that’d be bad. I, well, really want Misaki to grow up to be a pure and pretty adult, the embodiment of Yamato Nadeshiko essentially.” 3
“It sounds really weird coming from you. It’s a good speech don’t get me wrong, but when you’re the one speaking that it sounds like a cocky middle schooler quoting the words of wisdom left behind by a wise man.”
“That’s hella roundabout way to be sarcastic……”
“If you at least understand that it’s a sarcasm, then there’s still a hope for you.”
Yui said while working on her laptop without looking at him.
Ryuusei shrugged his shoulders and let out a sigh.
“As I thought, you really hate me don’t you.”
“What made you think so?”
With a click, the sound of Yui working on her laptop stopped.
“You ask me why, but I think anyone getting stab in the heart every time they meet is going to think like that……”
“I see, I’ll keep that in mind for future references.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“It has nothing to do with you.”
Said Yui in a bad mood as she closes her laptop down. While Ryuusei is wondering to himself “Why does this guy suddenly in a bad mood?” which is a question that’ll take him a lifetime to find the answer, he sipped the tea from the prepared tea cup.
“For reference, which part of my speech stabs you in the heart?”
“And what the hell is it that you’re referencing this to?”
“Please shut up and answer me.”
Yui asks Ryuusei peremptorily. Although she truly thinks that she’s just asking a question normally, but surely the word interrogation might suit this situation better.
“Which part? It’s all of it, all.”
“I see, so it’s like that.”
Just what is this guy talking about? Thought Ryuusei while frowning.
On the other hand Yui is completely serious about this. From her point of view, Ryuusei’s colors when he’s talking to her is basically the same as herself, so she thought the might’ve just made a so-called casual conversation between friends. In reality however, it seems that it’s just the color when his heart is stabbed. It is quite a shock to her.
Surely anyone with a normal common sense would think “What the hell is she saying.” or something like that to Yui, but for Yui who had no friends at all except one for a short time in the sixth grade, she doesn’t know how to socialize with others. Or to be more specific, she doesn’t know how to socialize outside her field of work.
Although Yui talk with Yui everyday, but talking to a child and talking to someone around her age is very different.
“And on the other hand, which kind of conversation do you wish for?”
Yui continued questioning simply out of curiosity.
Ryuusei thought “What the hell is this guy even saying.” while also wondering how he should reply her.
Meanwhile, Yui and Misaki is kind of in a pinch.
“……The thread, it’s gone.”
“Thread?”
The balcony is surround by thin iron pipes on all three sides except for the entrance and exit door. The space between each pipes is about enough for an adult to put their arm inbetween, and its height is a little higher than Yui’s height. The view from here is great, so whenever Yui had spare time she’d come here and look at the scenery through the gaps.
That aside, there are no threads left.
The two had been tying the carps onto the bamboo for a while now. The plan is that when they finishe this part they’ll call Yui and Ryuusei so that they can put the bamboo in high place for them. The two are supposedly to work together on this part, but since Yui seems to having so much fun tying the carps to the bamboo so Misaki read the mood and leave it all to Yui.
Lalalaー Sang Yui while tying the carps.
Since the wind is strong today, if I don’t tie it tightly it’ll be a big problem!
As a result, all of the threads had run out before she can tie all of the carps.
Yui look at all the tightly tied carps while her hands are trembling. She tried to untie one of the knots but it won’t budge. She’s frustrated and try to bite into the thread, but that did nothing at all…… Or so when she thought that, the thread is suddenly torn apart.
“Wha-“
Yui’s expression is full of despair just like The Scream painting.
Misaki wonderered what Yui-chan is doing, and eventually came to a conclusion.
“Thread, not edible.”
“……Un, I know.”
Is she really that hungry, thought Misaki.
“Snacks, eat?”
“……Un, I’ll eat.”
Yui’s still dejected.
Unー Misaki is worried for about a while.
“Here.”
With a puff, she puts her hand on Yui’s shoulder which made her fall down on all fours.
Meanwhile, Yui is taken aback by Ryuusei.
“Umm, I think you love Misaki-chan too much don’t you think so?”
“Normal stuff though.”
“How should I put this, It’s scary…… No, it feels creepy rather.”
“That’s basically the same thing isn’t it.”
Ryuusei wondered just where exactly does the conversation turns into this while pouting.
He was asked what kind of conversation would make him happy, in which he answered seriously.
Of course it’s going to be conversation about Misaki obviously. And then perhaps he went a little too far, really a tiny teeny bit too far, which creeped Yui out. As for what Ryuusei has said to her, maybe if you take a look at his diary filled with only three letters, Misaki.
That aside, Yui speaks with a look of digust.
“If you’re like this right now, then just how’ll you cope in the future?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean like ten years after this, Misaki-chan is going to bring a boyfriend home eventually.”
“Bo-, b-b-b-b-b-b-boyfrie-!? Don’t-, don’t say stupid stuff there’s no way I’m gonna let that happen!!”
“Hah, this is exactly why most daughters hate their own father.”
Yui‘s words piece straight through Ryuusei’s heart.
“……You, don’t you ever forget, that those words of your can also be applied to you as well alright?”
“What’re you talking about?”
“Yui-chan, she’s going to bring a boyfriend home too.”
“Bo-, boy-, don-, don’t be ridiculous! Yui isn’t such an impure girl!”
“What do you mean by impure?”
“Do you know what young people’s love life is like these days? Of course not. As a parent, I absolutely refuse that to happen. Yui’s relationship is going to be a pure and honest one, with her partner as a wonderful man…… Uuuu, Yui……”
Yui let out a small tear as she imagined what would it be like at that time.
While thinking ‘You and me can also still be considered young people aren’t we’, Ryuusei also imagined what would ‘That time’ that’ll come for Ryuusei eventually be like, he felt his tears are about to come out as he did so.
And then.
“Mama, the threads ran out.”
“Yui……”
Dejected Yui and,
“Ryo-kun, snacks.”
“Misaki……”
Hungry Misaki.
Fwish, two hugging sound can be heard.
“Yui. If the day I have to leave Yui in someone else’s hands comes, please remember that mama’ll always be Yui’s mama forever and ever okay…… Uuu, uuuuuuu.”
“Mumumu?”
Yui tilted her head wondering why she’s crying.
“Misaki. Even if one day a bastard worthy enough of Misaki appeared in front of me, I’ll-, I’ll always…… Kuh, gu ughhhh-“
“……Unnnn?”
Misaki’s confused, wondering while Ryuusei’s saying it as if he’s about to cry, but she also felt happy that for some reason he’s hugging her.
May fifth.
Formerly called Tango no Sekku, originated from China as a festival to pray for good health using medical herb called Blue Flag (Iris). After that some stuff happen and it’s known as “Children’s day” in nowaday Japan, which is a festival to pray for one’s own children so that they’ll grow up big and healthy by flying carp streamers.
However, a child’s growth is not always something to be happy about.
Right now, Ryuusei and Yui realized it keenly.
Episode 9: Misaki and carp streamers.
“Yaneyoーri, taーkaーi, koi noー boo riii〜♪” 1
As soon as April is over, the Golden Week has come to greet Misaki and her friends.
Today’s children day. Formerly known as Tango no sekku (Boys’ Day), a ceremony originated from China to get rid of bad things. And for some reason or another, perhaps to match with the wordplay, the date changed to May five, and before we knew it we’ve already sent the carp streamers up high in the sky. This tradition is like a wish so that one’s own child could grow up big and healthy, just like the carps that swim up the waterfall and turn into dragons. 2
“Ookiーi, rararaーra, rararaーrararaー”
Yui sings with a big smile on her facing, her hands attaching a large carp to a bamboo on the balcony. Next to her is Misaki holding a carp watching her friend do the job. From inside the room is Yui watching the two happily decorating the carps.
Suddenly, Yui’s movements stopped.
“What’s the next lyric again?” (no-kashi)
“……Snack?” (Okashi)
“It’s not yet time for snacks!”
Yui chuckles a little after hearing the two’s conversation. She then turns her attention to the laptop on the table, its fan making a loud noise, and resumed her work preparations. Although she has prioritized her holiday’s time with her daughter higher than her work, but sure enough it’s not easy to get rid of old habits.
“Oh manー, hahaha. She’s cute no matter what she does isn’t she.”
“Please shut up.”
Turning her head to Ryuusei who has been repeating the same thing ever since he watch the two of them decorating carps, Yui said as she hit the enter key strongly. She then resumed her work before calling out to Ryuusei.
“I think I’ve invited only Misaki-chan today.”
“What’s wrong with a parent accompanying his daughter then.”
“My room will stink.”
“For real? Am I that stinky?”
Seeing Ryuusei hurriedly pulling his cloth and take a sniff at it, a mischievous smile appeared on Yui‘s face.
“I think I’ve already told you this before, but a woman’s sense of smell is more sensitive than that of a man’s. Even if you don’t smell anything in particular, but us women do. Hahh, I feel sorry for Misaki-chan.”
“Whoa whoa hey hey, is that really true? Wai-, what should I do then? Is Res○sh perfume or something like that good enough?”
“Eww, please don’t get close to me, you make me feel nauseous.”
Yui said so while holding her nose deliberately.
Ryuusei panickly backed away, his teeth are rattling while his face is fully serious. Seeing his expression, Yui can’t help but giggles in her heart. It’s very funny to see him being so serious at such an obvious joke.
And Yui who was watching the two of them also giggles as well.
“……Misaki, don’t interrupt okay.”
“……Un?”
Misaki who couldn’t understand what she meant frowned. She has been doing her best at helping Yui though, did she make a mistake somewhere along the line? Next to the anxious Misaki is Yui who’ve been paying attention at the conversation from inside the room while also decorating the carps as well.
“Wait you-, that just now was a prank!?”
“Please keep your voice down. You’ll annoy the neighbors.”
“But your room is soundproof one isn’t it, Misaki told me.”
“Please keep your voice down. You annoyed me.”
“So you’re treating me as just a neighbor huh, well I kind of understand that.”
Sure enough our houses are right next to each other, thought Ryuusei. Although the environment they live in is vastly different, but the distance is literally only just a stone’s throw away.
“Good grief, you’re still lacking in decency as always I see. How would you take responsibility if Misaki-chan turns out to be like you?”
“I wanna say that I don’t want you to told me that but…… Well you’re right, that’d be bad. I, well, really want Misaki to grow up to be a pure and pretty adult, the embodiment of Yamato Nadeshiko essentially.” 3
“It sounds really weird coming from you. It’s a good speech don’t get me wrong, but when you’re the one speaking that it sounds like a cocky middle schooler quoting the words of wisdom left behind by a wise man.”
“That’s hella roundabout way to be sarcastic……”
“If you at least understand that it’s a sarcasm, then there’s still a hope for you.”
Yui said while working on her laptop without looking at him.
Ryuusei shrugged his shoulders and let out a sigh.
“As I thought, you really hate me don’t you.”
“What made you think so?”
With a click, the sound of Yui working on her laptop stopped.
“You ask me why, but I think anyone getting stab in the heart every time they meet is going to think like that……”
“I see, I’ll keep that in mind for future references.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“It has nothing to do with you.”
Said Yui in a bad mood as she closes her laptop down. While Ryuusei is wondering to himself “Why does this guy suddenly in a bad mood?” which is a question that’ll take him a lifetime to find the answer, he sipped the tea from the prepared tea cup.
“For reference, which part of my speech stabs you in the heart?”
“And what the hell is it that you’re referencing this to?”
“Please shut up and answer me.”
Yui asks Ryuusei peremptorily. Although she truly thinks that she’s just asking a question normally, but surely the word interrogation might suit this situation better.
“Which part? It’s all of it, all.”
“I see, so it’s like that.”
Just what is this guy talking about? Thought Ryuusei while frowning.
On the other hand Yui is completely serious about this. From her point of view, Ryuusei’s colors when he’s talking to her is basically the same as herself, so she thought the might’ve just made a so-called casual conversation between friends. In reality however, it seems that it’s just the color when his heart is stabbed. It is quite a shock to her.
Surely anyone with a normal common sense would think “What the hell is she saying.” or something like that to Yui, but for Yui who had no friends at all except one for a short time in the sixth grade, she doesn’t know how to socialize with others. Or to be more specific, she doesn’t know how to socialize outside her field of work.
Although Yui talk with Yui everyday, but talking to a child and talking to someone around her age is very different.
“And on the other hand, which kind of conversation do you wish for?”
Yui continued questioning simply out of curiosity.
Ryuusei thought “What the hell is this guy even saying.” while also wondering how he should reply her.
Meanwhile, Yui and Misaki is kind of in a pinch.
“……The thread, it’s gone.”
“Thread?”
The balcony is surround by thin iron pipes on all three sides except for the entrance and exit door. The space between each pipes is about enough for an adult to put their arm inbetween, and its height is a little higher than Yui’s height. The view from here is great, so whenever Yui had spare time she’d come here and look at the scenery through the gaps.
That aside, there are no threads left.
The two had been tying the carps onto the bamboo for a while now. The plan is that when they finishe this part they’ll call Yui and Ryuusei so that they can put the bamboo in high place for them. The two are supposedly to work together on this part, but since Yui seems to having so much fun tying the carps to the bamboo so Misaki read the mood and leave it all to Yui.
Lalalaー Sang Yui while tying the carps.
Since the wind is strong today, if I don’t tie it tightly it’ll be a big problem!
As a result, all of the threads had run out before she can tie all of the carps.
Yui look at all the tightly tied carps while her hands are trembling. She tried to untie one of the knots but it won’t budge. She’s frustrated and try to bite into the thread, but that did nothing at all…… Or so when she thought that, the thread is suddenly torn apart.
“Wha-“
Yui’s expression is full of despair just like The Scream painting.
Misaki wonderered what Yui-chan is doing, and eventually came to a conclusion.
“Thread, not edible.”
“……Un, I know.”
Is she really that hungry, thought Misaki.
“Snacks, eat?”
“……Un, I’ll eat.”
Yui’s still dejected.
Unー Misaki is worried for about a while.
“Here.”
With a puff, she puts her hand on Yui’s shoulder which made her fall down on all fours.
Meanwhile, Yui is taken aback by Ryuusei.
“Umm, I think you love Misaki-chan too much don’t you think so?”
“Normal stuff though.”
“How should I put this, It’s scary…… No, it feels creepy rather.”
“That’s basically the same thing isn’t it.”
Ryuusei wondered just where exactly does the conversation turns into this while pouting.
He was asked what kind of conversation would make him happy, in which he answered seriously.
Of course it’s going to be conversation about Misaki obviously. And then perhaps he went a little too far, really a tiny teeny bit too far, which creeped Yui out. As for what Ryuusei has said to her, maybe if you take a look at his diary filled with only three letters, Misaki.
That aside, Yui speaks with a look of digust.
“If you’re like this right now, then just how’ll you cope in the future?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean like ten years after this, Misaki-chan is going to bring a boyfriend home eventually.”
“Bo-, b-b-b-b-b-b-boyfrie-!? Don’t-, don’t say stupid stuff there’s no way I’m gonna let that happen!!”
“Hah, this is exactly why most daughters hate their own father.”
Yui‘s words piece straight through Ryuusei’s heart.
“……You, don’t you ever forget, that those words of your can also be applied to you as well alright?”
“What’re you talking about?”
“Yui-chan, she’s going to bring a boyfriend home too.”
“Bo-, boy-, don-, don’t be ridiculous! Yui isn’t such an impure girl!”
“What do you mean by impure?”
“Do you know what young people’s love life is like these days? Of course not. As a parent, I absolutely refuse that to happen. Yui’s relationship is going to be a pure and honest one, with her partner as a wonderful man…… Uuuu, Yui……”
Yui let out a small tear as she imagined what would it be like at that time.
While thinking ‘You and me can also still be considered young people aren’t we’, Ryuusei also imagined what would ‘That time’ that’ll come for Ryuusei eventually be like, he felt his tears are about to come out as he did so.
And then.
“Mama, the threads ran out.”
“Yui……”
Dejected Yui and,
“Ryo-kun, snacks.”
“Misaki……”
Hungry Misaki.
Fwish, two hugging sound can be heard.
“Yui. If the day I have to leave Yui in someone else’s hands comes, please remember that mama’ll always be Yui’s mama forever and ever okay…… Uuu, uuuuuuu.”
“Mumumu?”
Yui tilted her head wondering why she’s crying.
“Misaki. Even if one day a bastard worthy enough of Misaki appeared in front of me, I’ll-, I’ll always…… Kuh, gu ughhhh-“
“……Unnnn?”
Misaki’s confused, wondering while Ryuusei’s saying it as if he’s about to cry, but she also felt happy that for some reason he’s hugging her.
May fifth.
Formerly called Tango no Sekku, originated from China as a festival to pray for good health using medical herb called Blue Flag (Iris). After that some stuff happen and it’s known as “Children’s day” in nowaday Japan, which is a festival to pray for one’s own children so that they’ll grow up big and healthy by flying carp streamers.
However, a child’s growth is not always something to be happy about.
Right now, Ryuusei and Yui realized it keenly.
