Chapter 102 of I"s Volume 11 Translated by Mat Swadling I"s Chapter 102: Serious Worries by Masakazu Katsura p149==== Seto: I failed... p151==== Seto: Oh well, can't be helped. Father: But have you thought what you're going to do? Become a ronin? ***Ronin: Someone who fails their entrance exams and spends the next year studying to try again. Seto: I hadn't thought about it. p152==== Father: Well, you tried your hardest and failed. Don't worry about it. Seto: I guess so. Seto: Lucky I have such a father. Father: Well, wether you become a ronin, start working, or just goof off, Father: It's up to you to decide. I won't interfere with your plans. p153==== Father: Do you understand what I'm trying to say? Father: From here on you take responsibility for yourself... Seto: Oh, I get it. I thought so too. Thanks for keeping your speech short, Seto: I think I'd like to try living alone starting in April, okay? Father: Huh? Father: Oh, okay! You could live alone if you want! Mother: Dear, how can you decide so easily... Seto: I really am lucky to have such a father... p154==== Seto: I didn't know what I was going to do next when I found out I'd failed my exams... Seto: It's definately a problem... living without any goal... Magazine: "Break Boy" Seto: This is how Iori-chan is pursuing her dream... Magazine: New photo shoot of the popular commercial girl, Yoshizuki Iori Seto: Come to think of it, it's the same with Itsuki. She followed her path with her model making. Seto: But what do I want to do... Seto: I'm more shocked at not knowing what to to than at failing my exams... p155==== Magazine: The Popular Commercial Girl: Yoshizuki Iori Photographer: Amamiyake Taro p156==== Magazine: Profile Yoshizuki Iori Born March 21, 1981 Height: 162cm Bust: 87cm Waist: 57cm HipSeto: 88cm The girl everyone's talking about from the bottled water commercial. She's currently studying hard to reach her goal of becoming an actress! Everyone give her your support! Fan letters c/o Isai Production. p158==== Seto: That's a surpise... I thought she said she wouldn't pose in a swimsuit again... Seto: But the look on her face is better than in "Tokyo Shiro" 2 years ago... She's becoming more professional... Seto: She's trying so hard to make her dream into reality... Seto: I may not be fit to be her boyfriend... Seto: I don't have anything to live for... really. Seto: This may be a serious worry!! fx: Ring! Seto: Hello? Iori: Ah, Seto-kun!? Seto: Whoa! It's Iori-chan!! p159==== Iori: Listen, I wanted... Seto: Oh, is this about the photo shoot? I saw it. It looked good. Iori: What? No!! Oh no... Seto: It was a swimsuit shoot, huh? Your expression was good. Iori: Not at all. I thought it was awful!! Seto: Then she didn't like it... But her face was so convincing... Iori: Furukawa-san has me going from one job to the next... I don't know what to do... Seto: I think that's because they're trying to sell you before your stage show. It seems normal enough. Shouldn't you be happy? Iori: But... I don't want to do work other than my acting... Lately it's been... a little depressing... p160==== Seto: Don't think of it as a luxury! That's just what you have to do to make it as an actor, right!? Seto: You're way of looking at it is stup... not good. Iori: ...I guess so... Seto: Ah! Why am I saying such a thing... Iori: Umm.. about your entrance exams... Seto: Oh those? I failed. Iori: What? Iori: Do you want to go somewhere? My lessons ended early today. And I wanted to... Seto: No that's okay. You have to get up early tomorrow. Since you got off early, you should take it easy, right? Iori: Hmm... Okay... Seto: By the way, are you coming on the grad trip with the rest of us? Iori: I don't think I can make it... p161==== Seto: Right! Of course! Since you're so busy! Seto: Well, you should get to bed early! Work hard tomorrow. Iori: ...Yeah, okay... Iori: Right... Bye... Good night. Seto: Good night! Seto: I wish she could come... This sucks... p162==== Seto: Several days later... we had decided on the time and place for our trip... Seto: Leaving on April 12, staying at a resort hotel in Izu. Teratani's uncle's son... his cousin, is the manager of the place. Seto: Still, it's lucky that Teratani's relative owns a hotel or lodge... and that we can use the place for free. fx: Ring! Magazine: "Part-time Work Scoop" Seto: Hello? Nami: Hey what are you doing? Where are you!? Seto: In fact, it's now April 12 and the appointed time has passed... Seto: Huh? At home. I told you yesterday I'm not going. Nami: Are you serious!? Seto: I'm serious. Seto: I decided not to go... I have bigger problems to worry about... Seto: Sorry. Nami: No, I understand. Well, seeya. Seto: It's already April, and I have no work and no apartment. And, since Iori-chan isn't going... Seto: But... it does sound fun... p163==== Seto: Because of that, I couldn't go with everyone... This is like last summer... Stupid me... p164==== Seto: Wow! p165==== Seto: I guess... Teratani's relatives are loaded... Iori: I thought you weren't coming. Seto: Huh? You said you weren't... Iori: But I wanted to see you... Seto: I think those serious worries can wait... Seto: