Chapter 88 of I"s Volume 9 Translated by Mat Swadling I"s Chapter 88: Flashback 1 by Masakazu Katsura Presented by Jim Zubkavich and The Masakazu Katsura Shrine p79==== Teratani: And, what happened next? p80==== Seto: You want to know? Teratani: Of course! After you've told me this much, why stop? Teratani: Still, I didn't think it went so well with you two. Seto: Why's that? Teratani: Don't you remember? Teratani: The next day I called you up. Teratani: You said, "Oh, I'm busy studying now! " Teratani: That was really cold of you! Seto: Sorry. p81==== Teratani: I thought, "Oh, he sounds bad... He must have been dumped." Teratani: I'm such a good friend, I was really worried. And then you never called back. Seto: And you wanted to hear what happend, like now? Seto: I didn't want to talk about it. I thought if I talked to anyone, my dream would come to an end... Teratani: You were that happy? Seto: Yup! Teratani: Hmph!! I was really worried, too!! Seto: Yeah... Teratani: Oh well, anyway, go on. p82==== Seto: Continuing... Seto: Heh heh heh. Teratani: I don't get it... Seto: Ah... p83==== Seto: Yoshizuki... Seto: You can... Seto: You can walk from the next station... p84==== Seto: Um... Do you... Seto: Want to come... with me? Iori: Huh? Seto: At the time, my mind was totally blank. I didn't think it would go so smoothly. My shock had suddenly reversed... or something... Seto: I was panicking, and didn't know what I was doing... I spoke foolishly. Seto: To my house? p85==== Teratani: What's foolish about that? That was a great idea!! Teratani: I can't believe a coward like you would say that. But, you really did it. Teratani: Then to a hotel! That's the next step, a hotel! Seto: Wait a minute. I'm not up to that part of the story yet. Teratani: Huh? Seto: As soon as I'd said it, I regretted it. It was too soon to be asking something like that. Seto: Besides, we still had Morisaki with us, sleeping off the shock of being rejected... p86==== Seto: I thought she'd hate me... Seto: I was panicking on top of my previous panic. I thought it was over for sure. Seto: And then, Iori: Okay. p87==== Seto: "Yes! Yes! Yes!", kept running through my head. My legs were shaking, but I felt like I could walk or even fly. Seto: I nearly cried. Just thinking about it now, makes me want to cry. Seto: A year of hardships behind me... I was so happy at that instant, I wanted to grap hold of it and not let go. Teratani: I was really worried. If you were so happy, why did you seem so down? What happened to change your mind? Seto: ... Teratani: Hey. p88==== Seto: Then... about the hotel. Seto: If she were coming to my house like that, it meant we would soon be like lovers, right? Seto: My house... My old man can be so nosy... Seto: Maybe I should ask her to a hotel... Teratani: Then? p89==== Seto: It's normal. Seto: This's what you do when you're in love. Seto: Nothing unusual about it! Iori: Se... Seto-kun... p90==== Iori: Stop... please... Seto: Why? What's wrong? Seto: I love you, Iori-chan! Seto: I love you!! p91==== Seto: Iori-chan! Iori: No! Iori: Let me take a shower first... p92==== Teratani: Then!? Seto: My mind was racing with all kinds of thoughts. Seto: When I came to my senses, we were standing in front of my house... Teratani: What!? You were just imagining it, you bastard!! Teratani: Oh well!! You had here in front of your house, Teratani: Then you lost your nerve and let her go home. p93==== Teratani: And that's why you're so down now. I get it. Seto: Nope. Seto: She came in. To this room. Seto: On that day, Seto: My dream became reality... *End of Chapter 88*