Short Note at the beginning:
Othello by Satomi Ikezawa
Released in monthly Betsufure Magazine/ Kodansha

italics- thoughts
*actions*- description of what happens
//sound words//
(translators opinion)


Othello Ch. 4: "A matter of honor"

Spring break…
//pon pon//

---

*Yaya is paying at some temple*
I wish that don't have to be in the same calss with Seri and Moe next year
But Moriyama-kun has to be in the same class.

(In Japan, the new school years starts from April)
*Yaya sweatin*
That was lap number 63…
37 labs to go until I have finished O-Hyaku Domairi.
64…

Stone: O-Hyakudo Stone
//biiiii biiii//
*Yaya's keitai rings*
Yaya: Kyaaa.
Display: Seri
Se…Seri. She knows I'm here.
Dart: Paranoia

---

I won't answer…
//biii biii//
//piru piru piru//
*Yaya imagines Seri as devil, who's mad because Yaya didn't answer*
Seri: You knew it was me and you haven't answered the phone.
Yaya: Hello. Ah, Seri…
*Yaya tries to sound happy*
Seri: Your voice sounds so faked…!
Yaya: You think so? *sweatdrop*
Seri: Whatever…
Seri: Tomorrow there's our 1-B class trip, right…

---

Right, tomorrow's trip…
Seri: Seri: I've just received a call, we are leaving at 10, one hour later…
Yaya: Why?
Seri: 'cause the others didn't want to get up that early during their holidays.
Yaya: That's right…
*We see Moe sitting beside Seri, she laughing and Seri makes a victory-sign*
Seri: So we wanted to ask a favour of you…
Could you make a Bento for Moe and I? We have to work tonight and we don#t have time to do it…

---

*Yaya looks shocked, the dart say "Why I?*
*paku paku paku//
Seri: If possible, Katsu sando!! (that's pork)
*Seri and Moe are at a fastfood restaurant, they are laughing*
//kyahahaha//
Moe: We? Working?…
Dart: Are here since 3 hours.
*Yaya is thinking about the bento*
Yaya: Then I should take filet and not rostbeef.
They are making a diet.
*Yaya falls on her knees*
Yaya: Nonsense… why didn't I say "no". Why do I let them do this to me?
I'm an idiot, idiot, idiot.
I need to continue my O-Hyaku Doimairi.
Where did I stop?.
Ah, forgot it.

---

//chun chun//
*It's 6 a.m.*
Yaya: I'm tired
//Kua//
Yaya: I have 3 bentos to make
//kusun//
*Yaya looks at the mustard tube- it's a very hot mustard*

---

*her eyes widen*
*she puts some mustard on the bread*
//nyu//

---

she imagines Seri and Moe spying fire because of the mustard, the are screaming " kyaaaa "*
//bunyauuu//
*Yaya looks like she has gone crazy*
Yaya: Kekekekeke…

---

Kekekekekeke…
Yaya's dad: Ya…
Yaya's dad: Yaya….?
*Yaya gets back to her normal self*
*she notices there's too much mustard on the bread* ^^;
Yaya: Kyaaaaa
Darts: Mustard
//sogi sogi//
Yaya: Mustard sandwich
What did I do?

Yaya: I'm done
*It's almost erm…. 8 o'clock*
(I don't get this watch ^^;;; )
Yaya: I have enough time until 19 o'clock.
*she reads some newspaper*
*Yaya holds in*
And what if the underground stops…? Conductor: Due to some difficulties…
Or if I get lost…
or fall down..
Or if I have to help an old lady
Obaasan: I'm sorry
Yaya: It's okay.

*Yaya imagines all those situations and "the fears of an ansgsty girl" is around her head in big letters.*
*Yaya leaves*
Yaya: See ya!

---

*She gets there at 8.57 a.m*
Yaya: One hour too early What should I do now? Dart: Nothing happened on her way.
Yaya's classmates are already there, Seri and Moe are sweatdropping, Moriyama-kun sees her*
Moriyama: Oh… Higuchi, over here. eh
//koso//
Seri: We should have told her another meeting place instead…

---

Teacher: Okay, we're complete, let's go!
Yaya: But I thought we would meet at 10 a.m
Seri: It was FUN
Seri: Don't tell me you took this seriously.
Seri: You are just so naiv.
*Yaya fakes a smile*
Yaya: Ha, I didn't get it. Lucky that I left home that early.
I wish that today…
will be the last day with Seri and Moe…

---

*The class makes a trip to something like a park with a lake*
Girl 1: People say that if a couple rides one boat, they'll separate afterwards…
Girl2: No way, so it's bad luck for those.
(they are talking about a couple, I guess)
Eh, really…
Well, I don't have to care

Teacher: You're free until lunch time.

---

Yaya: Did you see Seri and Moe?
Girls: No.
Seri: She came at time, but now she can run around by herself.
*Yaya's looking a little lost*
Moriyama: Higuchi, don't you want…
Moriyama: to do some fishing?

---

*Yaya blushes*
Moriyama-kun
Yaya: You like fishing?
Moriyama: Sure
Moriyama: What I like about it? It's that calm atmosphere, it's great.
Moriyama: But I'm kinda nervous inside. Today I'll catch the "boss"
Yaya: "Boss"?
Moriyama: A carp that's two metres long. It was always my dream to catch it.
//kekeke//
Yaya: Eeeeh…

---

Moriyama: Hold it for me
*Moriyama-kun gives Yaya the tackle*
Moriyama: Give me a bait
Friend: Don't you have your own?
Moriyama: Aw, c'mon.
Yaya: Mo…Moriyama-kun
Yaya: Moriyama-kuuuuuun
//uuuuuun uuuuuun//
Moriyama: You got one
Moriyama: It's big, maybe the "boss"
Yaya: Kyaah, what should I do now?
Moriyama: Calm down, calm down.
Yaya: Nuuuuu
// ge ge ge//
Yaya/Moriyama: Ah...

---

//Doteeee//
*Yaya and Moriyama fell on the ground*
Yaya: It hurts
Moriyama: Are you alright Higuchi?
*Yaya has her hand on Moriyama-kun's neck and Moriyama's hand is on her back, suddenly Moriyama realizes something*
Kyaaa, Moriyama's arm is around me
Yaya: I'm alright

---

Moriyama: Higuchi…
Moriyama: I…
Moriyama: The feeling of your body…
Moriyama: I know it…

---

"The feeling of your body.."
//gunyu gunyu//
Mori: Hi..Higuchi, you're melting away.
*Yaya loses her form, she's liquid now* ^^
Moriyama: Sorry, I said something weird
Moriyama: I don't know how to explain
Moriyama: But this feeling of you holding on my neck
Was familiar with me
Moriyama: As if it has already happened.
(Remember, that's according to the end of chapter 2 when Nana was kissing Moriyama during the life gig. She also had her hand on Moriyama's neck)
I can't remember
When should it have happened
That's strange…

// doki doki//
Moriyama: Want to go on a boat?

---

Moriyama: To make up for what just happened. C'mon.
*Yaya blushes*
Moriyama-kun…
He's only invitino me, 'cause we are classmates
Who knows if we are in the same class next year*

*Seri and Moe stare at them*
Seri: Sorry, Moriyama
Seri: We decided with Yaya that the three of us will go on a boat
Did we?
Moriyama: I can't hear you
*Moriyama drags Yaya away with him*
Seri: Ah, wait.
Ha..
"People say that if a couple goes on a boatride, they'll separate"…

(Yaya remembers what the two girls said before)
Yaya: Sorry Moriyama-kun…

---

Seri: Too ba, Moriyamaaa
Moriyama: What was it?
I really wanted to go on a boat with him…
But I don't want to separate from him

Dart: Class
I want to be separated from Seri and Moe.
I really hope that this superstition is true!

Moe: Ne, Yaya, you're friends wit Seri, right?!
Yaya: Eh?
Moe: You know that Seri is in love with Moriyama. Ehy are you always around him then?
Yaya: Why always? Well…
Moe: For a slow person, you're pretty fast.
(Kyaa, what a bad English translation. Moe means that Yaya's naughty or something like that 'cause she likes flirting with boys, something like that. I just don't know how to say that in English ^^;;;;;;;;;)
Seri: Stop it, stop it, Moe. Let's eat our bento.
Seri: Yaya chan's Katsu Sando.
Yaya: Eh? H…here?
Seri/ Moe: Sure, I'm hungry
Seri/ Moe: Uwaaa, it looks goof

---

Seri: Itadakimaaaaasu.
*seri let's her Sandwich fall, it falls into the water*
*Seri looks at Yaya evily*

---

*Yaya is shocked*
Yaya: Se…Seri
Seri: I'm soooo sorry. It just fell out of my hand.
(Real translation: I couldn't hold it with my hand. Whatever…)
Moe: Mine too.
//pichya pichya//
Seri/Moe: Ah, the fishes are hungry too.
*Seri takes the bento box and throws all sandwiches into the water*
Seri: Here's more for you
//ba//

---

Stop it
//kya hahaha//
Seri: We are so good to animals.
(You know, I always thought that those girls are silly sluts, but now I think they have some kind of brain damage. I really hate them so much!)
Stop it!
Stop it!

---

*Yaya sees her reflection in the water*

---

Seri: What are you looking at? Want to say something?
Seri: Say something
Moe: If you don't talk, we cannot stay friends.
Nana: Okay.
Seri: I see…eh??

---

Nana: Well…
Nana: I think we've never been friends.
(Nana looks so damn cute in this picture)
*Seri and Moe stare*

---

Nana: Looking at you…
Nana: Makes me wonder….
Nana: what exactly is …
Nana: friendship

---

*Nana takes one of the rudders and damages the boat with it*
//shiju//
//bakaii//
//Kyaaa//
Seri: We're sinking
Seri: Hey, what are you doing?
Nana: What? I was just fun. Normally you like those kind of jokes.

---

Seri: Ya…Yaya… *veinpop*
Nana: I'm not Yaya!
//ta//
*Nana jumps and grabs onto a brunch*

---

Nana: I'm Nana!

---

Seri: Don't care 'bout alias.
You 'll always be the silly Yaya!
//ga//
Seri: Always the shy Yaya!
*She tries to hit Nana with the rudder*
Nana Ho.
//goki//
Seri: Kyaaaa
*Seri hits herself with the rudder on the chin (again)* ^^

---

*Seri and Moe are sinking*
Seri/Moe: Kyaa… Kyaa… Kyaa
Moe: Help…
Seri: Don't hold on me, Mow!
Nana: That was again…
the heavenly punishment!
(Please, please, please, I hate this translation but I can't find a better one. Does anybody know the English meaning of "Tenbatsu"? The meaning is right but it just sounds so silly. Does anybody has another phrase for me? I'm just not sure about the English meaning…. :( Nana say this in every chapter, so I would like to come up with something that sounds better)

---

Seri think: Heavenly punishment…
Seri: Like some time ago…
*she remembers Nana saying it as cosplay girl* br>*She remembers Nana saying "I'm not Yaya! Got it already?*
//piki piki//
Seri think: So it was also Yaya back then!
Seri: Don't play dumb…

---

Seri: Damn lying woman! *veinpop*
Nana: Damn liar?
//pu//
/tsun tsun//
Nana : That's what you are
Nana: Ah
//boki//
The brunch brakes up.
Seri/Moe: Yay!

---

Nana (fallino): Wah, I never make mistakes.
Dart: Aren't you always saying that?
//saba//
Nana lands on a real big fish.
//zazu zazu zazu//
*Fish is swimming away with Nana*
*Seri and Moe are looking after her confused*
Seri: Wha…
Seri: What was that?
Nana: Are you the "boss"
Nana: Thanks for saving me
"Boss": That's alright. Gyo
The Katsu Sando was great! Gyo
Sign on carp's back: "Boss"

*Othello ch. 5 END*