Chapter 97 of I"s Volume 11 Translated by Mat Swadling I"s Chapter 97: Izumi's Pace by Masakazu Katsura p59==== Seto: Anyway, I seem weak with Izumi-chan! Izumi: Yay! It's sempai! It's sempai! I was a bit worried you wouldn't come! Seto: Without realising it, I've become caught in her pace... Izumi: You will soon be my captive. Seto: I don't think so... Seto: That's the point!! Today, I'm definately not going to lose!! p60==== Izumi: Then, let's go!! p61==== Seto: Whatever happens, today... Seto: I will make her give up on me. Seto: I just have to tell her the truth. Seto: That I'm back together with Iori-chan. Seto: It should be so easy!! p62==== Seto: Right!! Seto: I got it! I got it! Izumi: Yipee! Seto: Huh!!!! Seto: Damn... I'm losing my pace... Seto: No good! I just have to come out and tell her! Izumi: I'm getting pretty hungry. Seto: At this rate, this will become a real date!! p63==== Seto: Food!? Yes! We'll have a chance to talk!! Seto: Or so I thought... Seto: I can't really talk calmly in this kind of place. Izumi: Okay then... Izumi: Now that we've eaten, Izumi: Let's make our way back to my place. p64==== Seto: No! Not her place! Seto: No... I wouldn't want to impose. Izumi: It's no problem. Seto: If I go to her house, I'll end upgiving her the initiative! Izumi: I planned on inviting you over today anyway. Izumi: I'm prepared. Seto: Prepared? For what? Seto: I absolutely can't go!! I won't be able to recover!! p65==== Seto: But that would be a waste of time, just walking. Izumi: It's okay, it's just a short walk from here. So let's go!! Seto: Uh oh. I'm losing my will. I'm giving in... Seto: Okay! I'll go!! But let go of my arm!! Izumi: You won't escape? Seto: I won't escape. Seto: Here's another thing which shouldn't have happened. Seto: Before I get to Izumi-chan's house, Seto: The battle will be lost or won!! p66==== Seto: Huh? This is... the hotel district... Could she be... Seto: Trying to trick me? Damn you, Izumi-chan!! Seto: Hey, is this the right route!? Izumi: Oh sorry, this is a shortcut. If we go this way, well get there soon. So hold on. Seto: I wonder! Is that really the truth!? Seto: Whichever it is, it will be bad if I keep silent... Seto: Ah! There's a shrine in a place like this... Seto: This is good! I can use this!! This is the ideal place to talk!! p67==== Izumi: What's wrong, sempai? Seto: Umm... I want to stop in here. Izumi: Huh? Why? Seto: Why? Because... Oh! Because of the exams. I wan't to pray for my exams. Izumi: But, not there!! They don't sell exam charms. Seto: No, I can't let her take me away... Seto: I'm not going to waste this chance!! Seto: I want to make a prayer. Come on, Izumi-chan! Izumi: Aww... Seto: Right! The pace is coming back to me. p68==== Seto: But even if I do pray... If Iori-chan isn't going to Takashiki University, there's no point... Izumi: There. You've prayed. Seto: Anyway, I have to do it here. p69==== Izumi: All done? Then let's go. Seto: No... wait... I want to talk. Seto: You see... Seto: Hm? Sign: Success Seto: They do have prayers for success... Sign: I wish Ichitaka-sempai success. Izumi - January 11, '99 p70+71==== Signs: I wish Ichitaka-sempai success. Izumi - p72==== Izumi: Aww... I was hoping to keep this a secret from you. Damn! Izumi: I wanted to be the girl, supporting her loved one from the shadows. Seto: She did all this for me... Izumi: But, don't worry. I wont stop just because you found out. I'll keep doing this every day until the end of your exams! Seto: All of this for me... p73==== Seto: But I... Seto: I'm sorry... Izumi: It's okay. It's okay. Seto: No... Not about that... Seto: But I have to be honest with Izumi-chan!! Seto: I can't... Seto: Return... your sentiments. Seto: Because... I really do love Iori-chan. p74==== Izumi: What now? I knew that!! Izumi: You haven't given up on getting back with Iori-chan! I won't give up until you do though! Seto: Then you should give up now... Because we did get back together. Iori-chan and I... Seto: Right... Seto: About that... fx: Ring! fx: Ring! Izumi: Hey, it's ringing. It's ringing! Seto: That's okay. Just listen. fx: Ring! p75==== Izumi: I can wait! Izumi: Answer it! fx: Ring! Seto: Yes, hello? Furukawa: Uh, hello. It's Furukawa from Isai Production. Do you remember? We met earlier. Seto: Uh... yeah. I remember. What do you want? Seto: Ah. Actually I'm a little busy now. I have to go! Furukawa: No! I need to talk to you urgently about Iori-chan. It's important, so please listen. Seto: Important?!