Yuka looks so sad. ;~;
My impressions/interpretation of the chapter, based on raws and minimal understanding of kanji. (I’ll probably revise the post when the actual scanlations come out.)
Disclaimer: I can’t read Japanese; I just wanted to edit the scans but empty speech bubbles don’t look nice– online translators are (kind of) my friends. 
Never mind that. I need to learn Japanese lol. 
Their friendship is so lovely~ and Natsume needs a hug!
Woot! Only one speech bubble was totally off. That’s nothing to be proud of, but still! \^^/ Also, I just realized the ‘Hotaru’ page was part of a spread I would’ve loved to fix. Ah well, next time. 
The whole gang watches on as Mikan continues to cry, having made her decision to leave the Academy with her mother just moments before. They all look pretty distressed as Hotaru smiles through her tears and talks to Mikan; likely words of encouragement and friendship. Yup, they’ll meet again because everyone believes in her. I LOVE THEM. Are they really just 10-11? The cheesiness I’m assuming only breaks my heart even more~ 
Mikan finally turns her attention on everyone else (being Tsubasa, Nodacchi, Tono, Nobara, Ruka and Natsume) and they’re pretty much all on the verge of tears– sympathizing and agreeing with her decision. Yes… even Natsume. He turns away, and she can only remember his words as they ran away; namely his wish to be strong enough to protect her. 
We’re not free from the flashbacks yet, either; as hinted in a flashback earlier on, it’s Shiki who finds Yuka in the snow. Clearly, Yuka loves Mikan so, so much. Waaah why’d they have to part~? Even though I love Yukihara and Yuka, the feelings that Shiki has are just so sweet. s2 With the dialogue, his words to Yuka– so much sweeter. ;u;
The next part is pretty wordy, so I couldn’t follow it as well.
Yuka and Shiki are fighting against the Elementary School Principal, and it’s shown in a scene where she steals an Alice stone from who I suppose is a clone. Turns out they were pretty much invincible ’cause of their alices, as well as with Kaoru’s help. Woot! Nodacchi draws the attention back on Kaoru (Natsume’s mother) and soon afterwards, Shiki gives Yuka the dreadful news (the dreadful news was actually that the boss of “Z” was a clone of the Elementary School Principal; the result of this finding was seen in the series itself). Afterwards, Yuka pleads Shiki to tell senpai to stop involving herself with such dangerous matters because she has a family; and we see something that’s happening in time with current events: Kaoru was being chased on the road, and very likely got hit by a truck. I know the whole incident points to her death but… I think there’s some fragile hope in me that she survived somehow and has been in hiding all this time.
This should more or less complete the flashback arc; unless Tachibana has more surprises and revelations in store. To be honest, I wouldn’t mind; I like seeing how the past was like. Besides, it delays the farewell between Mikan and Natsume, right…? >A<
Though I'm wondering if it's just a mislead when Yuka says that she feels like she'll never see her daughter again back at the beginning of the flashback arc. Maybe it's more like... Mikan will be a different person, and regard her mother differently with her knowledge of the past? I'm going for the happy ending here-- her father's death was tragic enough already. ):
ETA: Shameless plug! I’m scanlating the “prohibited questions” pages from the GA art fanbook; check them out here. Theoretically updated weekly; unless real life gets in the way, of course. (:
1 Comment
- On Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009, @ 10:09 AM, luvs natsume lotsxz said:
i’m so happi 2 si it!!!!
