Part 164: 11/7/09-11/8/09

11/7/09

Apathy Syndrome is spreading faster than ever, whatever is coming must be really terrible.



Loud Student: You know, I hear the problem isn’t just limited to this city. It’s happening everywhere.
Gossiping Student: I wonder what’s going to happen to this country…
Loud Student: D-Don’t say “this country”…!
> The first bell has rung.

Then again, if we all get killed by some unstoppable death machine at least I don’t have to put up with Ekoda again.



You’ll share their fate next year. I can see you all now, tearing your hair out…
Anyway, it’s a bit cold today, but there’s no need for the heater. Can you tell us why, Aelita?
Winter is cold; you must appreciate the temperature rather than curse it.
That’s the Japanese way. Do you understand? You don’t, do you?
As Sei Shounagon once said, “Fuyu wa tsutomete…”
I’m sure you know what that means, Aelita.
Winter mornings are pleasant.
So you do have a bit of common sense… “Tsutomete” means “early morning.”
She admires what the snow represents… The beauty of the winter frost.
Rather than cursing the winter chill, she appreciates its positive qualities.
Oh, how wonderful Japanese is! As opposed to modern youth, anyway.
If you think my hair is frosty, too, remember that you’ll eventually be just like me…

Gotta look on the bright side, right? Not much else happened today, Yukari and I did take Koro-chan for a walk though.



* pant * * pant * Geez, you’re too fast…
I thought I was a good runner, too…
Well… Sorry. It looks like I made you worry…
I’m okay now.
……
I’ve been thinking…
Koro-chan isn’t coming here because he’s lonely…
…He comes here to show his master that he’s okay.
He’s showing that he has friends who care for him.
That he’ll be all right…
I understand that…
> You talked with Yukari for a while.
Woof.
> It seems Koromaru is one playing.
Ah, speak of the devil.
Alright, you’re not gonna beat me home! Let’s race!
> You decide to go back to the dorm with Koromaru.

11/8/09

Bebe called me up, we hung out for a bit during the day.



> You’re having a good time hanging out with Bebe.
Oishii! Zat was delicious!
> Bebe seems happy…
Japan eez ze only place where you can taste ze true beauty of sugar!
> Bebe seems to love Japanese desserts.
Azuki eez so good!
What eez it made of? It looks like insect eggs…
I don’t know.
Oh! I didn’t know zat zere eez a bean zat eez small and red!
My home country, it eez full of bean dishes.
One day I hope to treat you to zem!
> Bebe seems happy…
> Today, your friendship has grown stronger…

We’re just kind of in a holding pattern right now.



Narrator: Episode 38: Hammer Ambush! Viewers—treat your friends right!
Newscaster: …And now, the news.
Due to the sudden increase of Apathy Syndrome victims, the hospital is overflowing with…

Mitsuru’s still not back, and I’m just not comfortable going to Tartarus without her.



She can’t seem to rely on any adults.
Well, I guess that’s because adults don’t seem to be very reliable these days.

I’d rather wait and have our team really back together again.



Leaving her be is the best thing right now, huh…
I wish there was something more I could do…

Anyway we also talked about that asshole for a bit.



Ikutsuki never mentioned anything about his plot, even when we were alone.
Meaning, he completely hid his true nature. It is truly an extraordinary feat.
This clearly illustrates how unique his psychological state was.
It’s scary just thinking about it…
And all this time, we never suspected a thing…
Ugh… It makes me feel sick…

I always thought he was kind of a creep, but the truth was just…



Neither Tartarus nor the Dark Hour disappeared…
Only our reason for fighting is gone…
Argh! This is pissing me off! Damn you, Ikutsuki!
Calm down, Yukari-chan… Getting angry won’t help the situation.
That is correct. It is best if we erase him from our memories.

Still, nothing we can do about it now. Not like we can make the jerk more dead than getting shot and falling off of Tartarus.



But, he was just pretending… That wasn’t his true self.
Do you think he really enjoyed the times we all spent together…?
No one can answer that now…
Who cares? All we need to know is that he betrayed us…
I’ll never forgive him for using my father…
……