Tabi and the moon
Is kanokochan’s home that way?
Yuki-nii, are you going home?
I’m not Right now, the station is my home
Yeah, opposite yukinii’s home
Well, I’m going this way
Hmm, well, it’s fine
See you tomorrow
Well then
Shooting stars... stars
Yeah, see you tomorrow—
stars
Stars, huh
Because it marked the position of countless treasures scattered on the ground
In elementary school, when I first saw the celestial globe in one corner of the science room… I thought it was a treasure map
Tabi, do you recall anything about stars?
I wasn’t good at science so— (I wasn’t good at other subjects either)
I thought that this world must surely be beautiful That’s right, this world is beautiful
There are so many stars shining
Nishimurasan, a souvenir...
No… noooo!!
I’ll eat this peach all by myself!
A souvenir?
Who!?
Shall I help?
That’s right You’re tabichan, aren’t you
This is our first time meeting, right?
...yes...
That person, how is she!
Hey, tabi!
How…?
...she’s something like his ‘beloved’
I wonder if she’s the kind of ‘beloved’ that’s often sung about in songs...
Because! For her to appear at such a time, in such a place, that means...
The ‘beloved’ that many songs are devoted to, must surely be like this person
Actually, everyone...
Long hair, soft lines Is really close...
A stranger ...
‘I like you’, ‘I’m thinking of you’, ‘for your sake’
A beautiful palm, turning on her wrist like a butterfly
fluttering
Want some?
gulp
Hands as though they’re willing to place all that you want, all that you wish for, into yours—...
More?
Why are you angry, nishimurasan...
What are you doing, yukitakun...
A stranger!!
I’m not angry, I’m just upholding the law, for getting close to tsukiko-chan,
You haven’t changed, mi-chan
I will give you your just rewards for your sin
My name is tsukiko
Nishimurasan’s first name is mitsuhiro
We’ve known each other well since we were kids I’m a second year at jimoto university
When we were small, whenever I was bullied by the boys
Though our ages aren’t similar, we lived near each other
He always came to help me
He was a bit overprotective though
He became someone who always protected me
A precious, precious Existence, just like a brother
You misunderstand, nishimurasan
I just wanted to see her palm to check if she’s a sekimori...
She likes nishimurasan so she wants to suffer together with you forever, something like that!?
I see her every day in the morning
Unfortunately, tsukikochan isn’t a sekimori
...maybe she’s hiding it like kanoko?
Look, her eyes are so innocent
He’s an idiot...
yeah
Also, there’s no way tsukiko-chan would be able to do something like tricking people, right?
No way
Why didn’t you tell me—?
You meet her everyday, huh
Wait, nishimura -san
Because I thought you’d tease me like this
Why’d you think I’d tease you?
...like I said, we’re not related like that
Tsukikochan already has someone
Nishimurasan, about the celestial globe
Well then, I should go home soon
I’m depending on you
Got it, I’ll contact you as soon as I find it
Celestial globe?
She put it down next to the garbage collection area, so maybe it was mistaken and collected as garbage?
We’ve discovered a new clue!?
She said she was carrying a large luggage and put it down to take a break on the way, it went missing then
That means it’s not part the events of the repeated day!
I
Yeah, the kind used for teaching science
Tsukiko-chan came today to ask about a lost item
I’m turning myself in
Ah, there it is!
When was this remodelling done...
Bit by bit every day
No!
I just collected garbage
Um, sorry, I was originally in the wrong for putting it near the garbage collection area...
No, this kid’s in the wrong for not noticing that it wasn’t garbage!
They just lazily leave the embers behind
No one thinks it’s beautiful
How troublesome
It’ll never produce sparks again
beautifully
It looks just like a smouldering firework that’s burned out
The light blurred by the tobacco smoke
yes
That hurt
Sorry ...
I can take this back, right?
Think before you move your arm
It’s a habit
Are you scared of that person?
...yeah
Scared of being hated
When I’m shy or uneasy
Or when I’m scared, I have a habit of grabbing my clothes
Anyone is scared of strangers
What about now?
I’m not scared now
I was scared
Because I say strange things, I’m hated for being strange
...were you also scared of me at first?
...I see An aura I haven’t seen in a long time!!
It’ll become complicated if she finds out we’re living here...
I, I… live here
Oh yeah, this person isn’t aware of the strange things in this town!
It’s okay, since she’ll forget it tomorrow anyway, it’s fine to reveal it more or less!!
Anyway, is it alright to remodel the interior of the train like this?
Celestial globes sure are great, I really like them too
I thought this was the interior of a home...
You can also think of them as treasure maps
Ah!
pisces
fufu
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Pisces...
Pisces is...
Tabichan, which zodiac sign are you?
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, and her son Eros
This is the shape of two fish tied together with a ribbon
It's said that when they were escaping from the monster Typhon, they transformed into fish, and tied themselves together with a ribbon to stop them getting separated in the river
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In the autumn sky
Here it is
It’s similar to the two of you right now?
That’s why I‌ see the celestial globe as a treasure map
The glowing white dots are humanity
Even though they're just dots connected by lines, humans tied them together into a shape, and made a story from that shape
Here, a handshake
We’re connected just like in the gods’ zodiac stories
If we meet, we can form a connection and create a story
Our story will surely spread
Both stars and humans are scattered all around the world, even though we don’t know each other
Smoothly tying together the words that light fires in your head
Smoothly, smoothly
Making a story for yourself
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Her words flowing so smoothly Like the gods who throw myths into the sky and make them into constellations
I, too
If I become like this person...
Enthral all who hear them
A word can become a world
I have to go tell him that I found what I was searching for He’ll be worried that I’ve been out for so long
Ahh, it’s already so late
Ah...
—I have to hurry and tell koichi-san
Thanks for showing me your home today
That was a familiar name
But, but
Could it be
Next time, come to my place and play
Hey, that name just now...
Kouchan!?
bzz
The darkness of a summer night, sinking deeper under the moonlight...
ow
The existence of one's 'beloved', melted in the darkness that lies heavy on the ground‌
I clenched my fist tightly, so that the clues she gave me would not disappear
Forcibly removing it...
Like a star in the night sky that has been drowned out by the moonlight
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