I love how good everyone look in the Zozotown collab, especially Yoshiki. His outfit reminds me of this other official art, it's probably the key chain (I have no idea where this art comes from, but I love his outfit).
I feel once he'll be finally able to move in Tokyo he'll be more into fashion, I mean...
...my boy cannot be really indifferent to fashion if he wants to look all nice to see "Hikaru" again and he thinks, with a bit of resignation, that his best outfit is his school uniform, on which he had 0 agency, since it's literally a standard for every student.
From a volume 2 extra, it seems to me that he's kind of sad/resigned that he can't really wear nothing nice since it's useless being stylish in the middle of the nowhere in the countryside (and I can't blame him, especially when in the village everyone is quick to criticize everyone for everything and we know Yoshiki suffers from that)
My boy Yoshiki will be so happy to experiment with fashion when he'll be in Tokyo and "Hikaru" will be so supportive. Viceversa is also valid, "Hikaru" imho will have to unlearn to hate himself (he's really in a bad place rn, physically and psychologically) and he will find his own self, like he is already realizing (the beach scenes, when for the first time it's not Yoshiki telling him how different he his from Hikaru, but it's "Hikaru" himself pointing out their differences)
okay the insane aura radiating from yoshiki right now the mixed arm and the haircut???? that’s demonfucker7000 right there the great god of the impurities that’s the man who will tear down the company and rescue hikaru princess carrying him to the sunset
(Please hit the green thumbs up at the end of the Japanese chapter to show support)
Rough translation by me
P1
(sfx: schlurp)
(sfx: SLASH)
Rie: ...!?
Rie: Hey...!
P2
Satou: Don't worry. This is exactly what these workers are here for. They're prepared to lay down their lives at any time.
Rie: (That day...after 'Hikaru'-kun left...)
--
(sfx: opens)
Rie: ...You're...
P3
Satou: It's been a long time since we last met.
Rie: ...Then if I were to hand over 'Hikaru'-kun to the company, what would happen?
Satou: Naturally, we'll take good care of him. He's very important to us as well
P4
Satou: This "company" isn't one that upholds any unethical principles at all.
Satou: We just want to correctly use the great powers of the Spawn for the sake of humanity...we have continued the search with only that purpose in mind.
Satou: However, it isn't something we'd be able to just catch by accident...therefore, if we could just have your cooperation...
Rie: Then regarding the "Holes"...
Satou: We'll be able to take care of that on our end
Satou: If you cooperate, of course...
P5
Rie: Let me...
Rie: think about it...
--
Rie: (Letting Tsujinaka-kun and 'Hikaru'-kun close the holes...was far too risky. Someone will definitely get killed.)
Rie: (Compared to just letting the worst case scenario happen, 'Hikaru'-kun going to the company would still give a better chance of both of them surviving.)
P6
Satou: Thank you for making the right decision, Kurebayashi-sama
Rie: You will return him to human form, right?
Satou: Yes. He'll revive soon even if we don't do anything.
Satou: He's developed an ego now. If we were to forcibly take him back now,
Satou: It would be easy for him to destroy everything and escape
Satou: On top of that, there's no point...
Satou: ...in only having "half"
P7
Satou: We'll take him back to Kubitachi for now, and look for the other half
Satou: Then if we're able to have him come with us of his own free will...
Rie: Right...please don't do anything to make this boy suffer.
Rie: That was the condition on which I agreed to pass him over.
Satou: Yes, of course. Just as we did for your son, we'll take him in with responsibility
P8
(sfx: birds chirping)
(sfx: snip)
Satoko: You're really okay with cutting it, right?
Yoshiki: Yeah.
Satoko: Well, I guess that about does it. There isn't the time. It doesn't look all that different, though
P9
Yoshiki: Thanks, mom
--
Yoshiki: ...This feels the most comfortable...
P10
Yoshiki: (Having your best clothes be your school uniform though...I really couldn't be less interested in fashion, huh?)
Yoshiki: (I still can't get in contact with 'Hikaru' or Kurebayashi-san)
(phone:
Indou Hikaru
- Hey
Kurebayashi Rie
- Missed Call
Asako
- [Stamp]
Maki
...)
Yoshiki: These still aren't read
(phone:
Hikaru
Where are you? ◁
Hey ◁)
P11
Yoshiki: (In that case, let me try going to Darumazuka Tunnel)
Yoshiki: (The hole ought to be there...)
(sfx: whoosh)
Satoko: Yoshiki!
Satoko: Don't forget your promise
Yoshiki: Yeah
P12
Kaoru: Mooom
(sfx: yawns)
Kaoru: Today's the day of the fireworks festival...Yurie-chan said she'd come, too...
Toshinori: Shall we go too then? To the festival
Satoko: ...
Satoko: Mm, yes. Let's go
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Extras: (link)
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T/N: For those who don't remember, Yurie was Kaoru's best friend in elementary school who moved out of the prefecture and is the one who gave her the misanga bracelet on her wrist.
"This feels kinda raunchy. How'd we end up like this?"
"The heck, dude? This was your idea!"
"I mean, you wanted to know what's inside me. Right?"
THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED / 光が死んだ夏
