Hisoka | *Yaaaawn*… |
| (I’m sleepy… I didn’t sleep well last night either… |
| I feel like I’m going to fall asleep during my shift at Journey…) |
Chikage | —Oi. |
|
Hisoka | ? |
| *pulls over* |
| *car passes* |
Chikage | Watch where you’re going, will you? |
| You’ll get hit by a car if you walk in the middle of the road like that. |
Hisoka | …I was lost in thought. |
Chikage | Thoughts? You? |
Hisoka | …Something smells good. |
Chikage | That’s from these. I came across the cream puff shop Citron mentioned he wanted to try out while I was out, so I purchased some as a gift. |
Hisoka | …A gift? You? |
Chikage | Don’t laugh. |
Hisoka | I wanna have some too. |
Chikage | Well there’s none for you. |
Hisoka | (This sweet aroma… that reminds me…) |
| |
| *flashback starts* |
| |
| (I’m starving… |
| Which trash can should I scavenge through today…) |
|
| *bumps* |
Boy | !! |
Hisoka | —. |
Boy | Tch. Get out of my way! |
Hisoka | ? |
Shopkeeper | I finally found you! |
| So you’re the one who stole my stuff! |
Hisoka | Eh…? |
Shopkeeper | Don’t play dumb! My goods! |
| This incense—you must’ve been the one who swiped it! |
Hisoka | Incense? |
| Ah… a boy earlier, he… |
Shopkeeper | I’m gonna make sure you never get up to no-good ever again! |
Hisoka | It wasn’t me… it wasn’t… |
Shopkeeper | Shut up! You’ve got the evidence right there, don’tcha! |
Hisoka | —. |
| *runs away* |
Shopkeeper | Ah, stop! |
Hisoka | (It’s no use… he’s not going to believe me no matter what I say…) |
Shopkeeper | Hold it right there! |
??? | Over here. |
|
Hisoka | !? |
??? | Shh, keep quiet. |
Hisoka | … |
Shopkeeper | Damn it! |
| Where’d he go! |
| You’ll pay if you show your face here again, got that! |
??? | …The coast is clear. |
Hisoka | *Sigh*… |
??? | What a disaster it was to be framed, hm? |
Hisoka | …How did you know? |
??? | I happened to witness everything earlier. |
Hisoka | Thank you… |
| ? |
??? | What’s wrong? |
Hisoka | …I smell something good. |
??? | Ahh, that must be these muffins. |
| My family asked me to buy some for him. |
Hisoka | … |
??? | …Very well. |
| I’ll give one to you. |
Hisoka | …Are you sure? |
??? | He’ll definitely complain about why I didn’t give you any if I explain this to him later. |
Hisoka | Thank you… |
??? | Bye now. |
| *walks away* |
Hisoka | (I see, there are such nice people out there too… |
| I hope we can meet again…) |
| |
| *flashback ends* |
| |
| … |
Chikage | What’s wrong? |
Hisoka | Urgh… |
Chikage | OI—! |
| |
Hisoka | Ngh… |
|
Izumi | Ah, are you awake? Thank goodness. |
Homare | I shall inform the others. |
Izumi | Please do. |
Hisoka | …? |
Izumi | How are you feeling? |
Hisoka | I’m okay… |
Izumi | You bumped into Chikage on the way to Journey and then you passed out. Do you remember? |
Hisoka | Yeah… |
| I also remember Chikage carried me here. |
Izumi | Make sure to thank him later, alright? |
Hisoka | …I got it. |
Tsumugi | Are you alright, Hisoka-kun? |
Tasuku | His complexion doesn’t look too bad now. |
Azuma | I brought some water. |
Hisoka | Thanks… |
Guy | There is no need to force yourself to come to the bar. |
Hisoka | …Sorry for taking another day off. |
Guy | Perish the thought. |
| We did not have many customers today, so I decided to close up temporarily. |
Azuma | You should take your time and rest. |
Hisoka | …Okay. |
| (All of them are worried about me… |
| These warm, ordinary days—I really don’t want to forget them…) |
| These days, I’ve been going through a tough time remembering all sorts of different things all of a sudden… |
| Like memories of August, and memories of my childhood… |
| I felt guilty for forgetting, and I was shocked that I had forgotten things that I swore I would remember for the rest of my life back when they happened. |
| I recalled the times I spent alone, before I met August… |
| Memories of awful moments I wish were left forgotten, and memories of kind-hearted people I should’ve kept with me… |
| I started feeling afraid, like what should I do if the memories I have with everyone faded away without me even realizing it, just like that? |
| I don’t want that… |
| I don’t want to forget my memories with all of you… |
| I used to think that it would be alright as long as you guys remembered for me. But the truth is, I don’t want to forget anything anymore… |
Homare | Hisoka-kun is surprisingly sentimental, isn’t he? |
Tasuku | …Yeah. |
Azuma | Perhaps that’s just how much he cares about us. |
Tsumugi | Thinking you don’t want to forget isn’t strange at all. |
| Nobody wants to forget their precious memories, or for others to forget them either. |
Guy | Everyone feels the same way. |
Hisoka | …Right. |
Tsumugi | Say, Hisoka-kun. |
| If you don’t mind, won’t you come to Flower Park with me next time? |
| The peonies are in bloom. |
| Or I guess, for you, I should call them paeonia? |
Hisoka | Peonies… |
Tsumugi | However, it might trigger some memories to resurface that you wanted to forget… |
| So we can go once your feelings have settled down. |
Hisoka | …I’ll go. |
| I have a feeling now is the time to go. |