Miyuki Mitsuru Adachi Translated by Chepin Wide-Ban Volume 3 Chapter 13 Mother Page 268 Narrator: Informing you of the end of the passing of summer... The pro-baseball penant race will soon end--- The equinox's total victory is almost settled...first of all, congratulations!! Editor: Don't write about hopeful observations!! Narrator: Screw you, Giants! Egawa, go for it! * So meaning, this year also, the remaining 1/3.... Page 269 Masato: -A postcard...? Oh, it's from dad. Shit, it's addresed to Miyuki again. What is this. This coming September 12th----next Sunday. A person who wants to be your mother will visit you there. Page 270 Masato: A person who wants to be---your mother? With a good talk, see this person firmly with your own eyes, and will you, Miyuki, make a decision? (what?) If only you, Miyuki, are able to live happily, I, your father, would not mind... -Where did Masato's hapiness go? PS: Occasionally write to me...from the father who can't stand being alone. (nga!) -Skip it! He wants to marry again! That bastard!! On top of that, he's making Miyuki decide, my opinion doesn't matter!! That's the third person! At his old age, he should act properly!! Page 271 Miyuki: Who is the third person? Masato: Waa! Ah, welcome back. I'm hungry. Make some food quickly. Miyuki: OK. Tonight I'll make something with curry. Masato: See you later. Page 272 Masato: -Miyuki's and my mother... -and... -my mother only... -both of my precious mothers........ -I don't want anymore mothers!! -Any more mothers.... -there can't be..... moms.... Page 273 Masato: -Sunday----- Page 274 Miyuki: Alright. Masato: Ah, that's OK. I'll get it. Continue with the laundry. Alright. Masato: co, cough. Page 275 Masato: Huh? Miyuki-chan... Miyuki K.: Good afternoon. I was on the way to the library. Won't you go with me? Masato: Yeah. Ah, no....I'm sorry. A visitor is supposed to be coming right now... Miyuki K.: Ah, is that so. Page 276 Lady: Good afternoon. Miyuki K.: Ah, see you later, Wakamatsu-kun. So long. Lady: Good afternoon. Masato: Ah, hello. Page 277 Miyuki: Who is that person? Masato: Aah, dad's...acquaintance, sort of.... Miyuki: She's a beautiful person, right. Masato: Well...she's beautiful in a way. Miyuki: She's also refined, she must of have a good upbringing, right. Masato: How about making some tea? Miyuki: OK. Page 278 Miyuki: Excuse me. Welcome. It's coarse tea... Ah...but it's not bad at all. Lady: Oh. Ho ho ho. Miyuki: Eh-heh. Page 280 Lady: I'm sorry I have bothered you until this late. Miyuki: Not at all, it was a lot of fun. Really. Lady: It's fine if you don't hurry. Think about it slowly, and let me know the answer. Miyuki: Eh? Masato: Ah, since it's dark, be careful. Lady: Thank you. You can always come play at our house, Miyuki. Miyuki: OK. Page 281 Miyuki: A new mother? Masato: I read it from dad's postcard. Miyuki: Why were you silent about it? Masato: I thought that way you could also observe her calmly. Page 282 Miyuki: Heh. Ah, really. So that's the person. Masato: I am opposed to it, you know! No matter beautiful, how refined...if you compare them to our dead mothers--- Miyuki: Mothers? Masato: huh? Ah, nothing,...anyway. For us, there's only a little left of our mother's memory...--but what about all of our precious memories... also, not only that, even though it seems we will surely not forget...on the day when we get a new mother...for sure, that's already..... No way! Absolutely not!! Page 283 Miyuki: She'll be father's wife. Onii-chan, me...we'll be looking for a life partner. We won't be children forever, right. Father is still young. I would be sad if he was alone for the rest of his life. She won't be our precious mother, she'll be father's precious partner, won't she. Page 284 Lady: Oh my. Good afternoon. Masato: It's about the matter at hand...all last night, as siblings, we had a discussion and thought about it... Lady: And, so? Page 285 Masato: We didn't find any reason to oppose it, so if it's OK with you, we really don't have any.... Lady: Oh, really! Dear! Dear! Masato: Dear? Man: What's wrong? Lady: Miyuki-chan gave us her OK. About becoming our adopted daughter. Miyuki: eh? Masato: -Adopted daughter? Man: What!? Is that true!? Page 286 Man: Oh-, daughter!! Miyuki: Huh? Masato: -"A person who wants to be your mother...?" Whaaat? Lady: Please call me mother! Miyuki: eh? Man: From today I'll be your father! Masato: -"will you, Miyuki, make a decision?" In that case? EH? WAA NO WAY! ABSOLUTELY NO WAY!! Page 287 Masato: -so what it was saying... -After all, we are a father and brother with no blood connection... Page 288 Masato: -If that's the case, rather... -Living with a kind married couple who want a daughter, having both parents, would be------ Miyuki... -From Miyuki's standpoint... Miyuki: Huh? n? Masato: n...