THE CASE OF ONODERA RITSU 30 SUMMARY/TRANSLATION
“Are you in love with me?”
We’re back to how Takano no baai 2 ended but from Ritsu’s POV.
He shouts at Takano that they’re at the company and that he won’t say anything further, he’s just going to do his work… from what we believed was an implied kiss was actually just Takano cupping Ritsu’s cheek and admiring him. “W-What is it?” and Takano just says “……..Nothing.” (but we really know what he was thinking). Ritsu bats Takano’s hand away and tells him to stop doing these kinds of things whilst they’re at work. The rejection didn’t sit well with Takano as he just simply says “Oh really.” and turns around to walk away. This makes Ritsu panic as if he just lets this pass, nothing will change. He needs to talk to him properly. He asks if Takano has time someplace on the weekend because he wants to explain himself properly. He tells Takano he’s aware that up until now he’s always been so complicit and he feels bad, but if he were to try to explain everything it would take up to 3 days. In response, Takano says “Damn, that is long.” (what a throwback). So for now, Ritsu just wants to get to the gist of it but Isaka interrupts them. Isaka has Takano’s attention now and tells him he’s got an urgent matter.
Takano: “Are you saying this with the knowledge that the proof needs to be finalized today?”
Isaka: “Eh? For real? no way!” Isaka: “Go to Tokyo right now.”
Apparently, Isaka previously told Takano about an invitation as a special lecture for the manga course at a university.
Takano: “Ah, that really tedious thing.”
Kirishima was actually scheduled to go there but couldn’t because Hiyori suddenly got sick or something. So, he couldn’t just cancel it and Takano is the only one who can fill in so “You’re going right now.”. Takano repeats to Isaka that he just told him the proof needs to be finalized today but Isaka dismisses him by saying Hatori is here for times like this. As Isaka is walking away he tells Ritsu “Keep working hard Coattails!” and says he’s counting on Takano. Takano tries to call out to Isaka “Wai- Hey you!” basically he’s speaking very unprofessionally to Isaka and in the background, Ritsu just keeps shouting Takano’s name like “Takano-san, he’s the company president!”.
Takano’s fuming especially because it has to be right now of all times. “That’s so messed up. He has to be stupid.”. Ritsu asks if he’s really going and Takano says he has to since it’s the company president’s orders. Ritsu begins to says that if he “wants to decline” but Takano is too pissed off to listen “He has to know that the proof is almost finished. He is saying this knowing full well that the rest can be left to Tori.”.
Ritsu: “Then, it’s all okay…”
Takano: “There’s no way in hell it’s okay!”
He tells Ritsu to look at the emails after the discussion with Sales and to lend Tori a hand when he can. Takano then brings up what they were talking about before and Ritsu goes to tell him that’s okay, they just do it another day but Takano interrupts him. He’s not sure about today but he’ll definitely be back tomorrow and will let Ritsu know the exact time when he knows. His anger dies out as he faces Ritsu seriously;
Takano: “If you say that you have something you want to properly tell me about, I’ll listen. So, don’t run away anymore.”
Then it cuts to Ritsu on his way home from work.