Fuuko (cheerful) : The following is a secret story from my junior high days!
Domon (thinking) : And also the beginning of my pathetic one sided love...

(starts at Fuuko's house, one night)

Side text : My name is Kirisawa Fuuko, I'm a high school sophomore. For some strange reason, there's a guest staying over at my house recently.

Ganko : Hahah! I won! Again, again!
Fuuko : No more playing! Go to sleep!
Ganko : But I can't go to sleep.

Text : That's her! Morikawa Ganko (age 9)
Ganko : Then, tell me a story, and I'll go to sleep!

Text : always the same.
Fuuko : Story? (take out a book) This is Yanagi's flame man 4, You want it? That's the only offer.
Ganko (firm) : No way! (*I wonder who would want Yanagi's books?*)
Fuuko : Aren't you difficult...
Ganko : I want to hear a story about when you're young!
Fuuko (sweatdrop) : I'm not that old. [I'm still young.]
Ganko : I'll fall asleep really soon.
Fuuko : ..... (vein) Let me see... [this is hard!] Long ago... long ago... actually it was only two years ago!

(A girl with short hair, glasses, and looks really shy... *No, it's not Fuuko*)

Volume 7 Special Chapter : Night Breeze

(After she beats up all these punks)

Fuuko : Do you think I'm weak just because I'm a woman? Seiya. Now you tell me who's stronger? Fool.
Text : In the simplest terms, that would be a bad girl. That was me, during the second year in junior high.
Girl : Oh, that guy... (bump into Fuuko) oh no...
Fuuko (grab her shirt) : Hm...
Girl : Kirisawa, I'm sorry...

Text : I don't remember when it began... but she didn't have a single friend, she was always a loner... finally she thought everyone around her was lying, and treated all of them as her enemy...
Fuuko : ha...
Text : she did things her way only, such a maverick...
Fuuko : [I am very strong... it's alright even if I'm alone... more people would only weaken me...
Shinya : Fuuko!

(Fuuko falls down, one foot in the air, all the students are watching silently. Fuuko has sweatdrop and some veins popping)

Shinya : You didn't eat yet right? Me neither! (holding two lunch packages) I make a package for you, let's go eat!

(Fuuko runs and drags that girl with her by the ear)

Shinya : Hey-- where are we going? My ear hurts!
Fuuko (later, on the roof) : Shinya!!! (Still screaming, Shinya covering her ears) do you want a fight with me? In the entire school, only someone like Hanabishi Recca in the fourth class is capable of that!
Shinya (sad) : I'm sorry. (hold up the box) Lunch.
Fuuko (hopeless) : ...... (just start eating) [food...]
Side text : That girl Shinya is a new transfer student. I wonder if it comes naturally, but she's not afraid of anything, And she loves to be with Fuuko.
Shinya (smile) : Eat some more!

(The door is slammed open)

Fuuko : !
Domon (with hair!!!) : So here you are! Kirisawa! I'll defeat you today!
Fuuko (turn around) : Who are you?
Domon : I am Ishijima Domon! Don't tell me you forgot!
Friend A : Hey, Ishijima is mad.
Friend B : It sure seems like it. Of course he would be humiliated since usually everyone's afraid of him, and then a girl asked him...
Domon (gorilla) : Shut up, both of you! (kick in the head)
Fuuko (taking out her needle picks) : So you are that ape man, Ishijima Domon. You got guts to come back after you lost last time...
Domon : Hey! The aw! (*don't ask*)!
Friend A : That thing made you stay in the hospital last time.
Friend B : For a month.
Fuuko : Here I come (attack)!

(Shinya stands between them and pushes both of them back, She also happens to hit Fuuko in the face)

Shinya : No!
Domon : Ouch! Who the hell is this kid?
Fuuko (shaking with anger) : What the hell are you doing? Shinya!
Shinya : No! Fuuko! You can definitely beat this guy, right? (point to Domon) That means... he's really weak.
Domon (pissed) : What did you say? kid!
Shinya : I'm not trying to tell you not to fight... I just don't think it's fair to pick on the weak.
Fuuko : ... You dare lecture me?
Domon (still screaming) : I'm not weak!
Shinya : [cough, cough]

(They stare at each other, finally Fuuko gives up)

Fuuko (walking away) : Fine, whatever... you made me lose interest anyway. Hey, moron, don't pick a fight with me anymore. Your hair's too long, go cut it.
Shinya (running after Fuuko) : [Wait, Fuuko!]
Domon : Ha, I'll get you to fight with me!
Friend A : He must really want revenge.
Friend B : Of course.
Domon : [after that... I don't know why, I'm beginning to have a very strange feeling...]
Shinya (running after Fuuko) : Hey-- Fuuko! are you mad?
Fuuko : No.

(They sit down at the park bench)

Shinya : ......
Fuuko : Shinya... aren't... you ever scared?
Shinya : Hn. We're friends. They call you an outcast, a weirdo, I don't believe them. I think you are a kind and gentle person.
Side text : Lies... Lies.
Shinya : You are just different.
Side text : Lies!
Fuuko : Don't ever speak like you really know me! You just transferred here, what can you possibly know?
Shinya (silent, then sad) : Fuuko... why are you mad?
Fuuko : Shinya! Truly kind and gentle people... don't fight and hurt others! I know myself very well... I'm not kind, neither am I gentle! You're wrong...
Shinya : That's not true! Fuuko you really are... (flashback) [When I just transferred here...]

(Shinya trips in the school yard during gym or something)

Shinya : Ouch... (her knee is bleeding) blood-- (Fuuko standing in front of her) [this is Kirisawa Fuuko...]
Classmates : [know this, Shinya, get away from Kirisawa! She's a really violent punk!
Shinya : [all the classmates told me that.]

(Fuuko takes off the bandage around her head and wraps it around Shinya's knee)

Fuuko : Can you still walk?
Shinya : Uh... it hurts a little... [actually... she's not scary at all (Fuuko carried her home that day)]

(Back to the park)

Shinya : Do you still remember? That bandage is my treasure!
Fuuko : I just did that for the hell of it. (leaves)
Shinya : Fuuko... (falls down, breathing heavy)
Domon : Was that alright? She is your friend. It's not very nice to leave her like that. Plus...
Fuuko (walking past him) : Are you feeling alright? Weirdo!
Domon (Looking in a mirro) : Do I look like I'm feeling sick?
Friend A : Ishijima, don't get closer to her!
Friend B : She's way too scary!
Domon : Shut up! [wh... what's wrong with me?] I feel a pain in my chest... (over dramatic) Oh god, why?
Friends : Heart attack? Do you need to see a doctor? But where do we go? Is there an ape doctor?
Domon : Watch it, I'll beat you up!
Friends (big bumps on their heads) : You already did.
Text : Afterwards, the relationship between Fuuko and Shinya was strained.

(Shinya and Fuuko pass each other in the hall.)

Shinya : I'm sorry... Fuuko...
Fuuko : [uh...]

(At the Kirisawa house)

Mother : Fuuko, your call!
fuuko (watching tv absentmindedly) : Tell them I'm not home.
Mother : Oh dear! (back to the phone) I'm sorry to make you call so many times, Shinya. That kid doesn't have many friends usually, so she's a bit shy....
Phone : .........
Fuuko : [I guess I'm annoying to everyone...]
tv : [see you next week!]
Shinya (flashback, energetic) : [Fuuko, there's a bakery up ahead, I heard they're really good! Let's go! Fuuko, do you have anyone you like? That's too bad, you're so pretty! (*she does now... nee? raiha sama?*) Because we are friends.]
Fuuko : [I don't deserve it...]

Side text : From that day on-- Shinya has been absent to school for many days.
Fuuko (standing in front of Shinya's building with flowers, very troubled) : ...... Shinya... I wonder if she's sick....... damn, all those things I said to her... how can I go back and face her?
Seiya : Hey-- Kirisawa. (with his whole gang, still has the wounds Fuuko left him last time) heheh-- f&$%ing bitch! I'm back!
Fuuko : Who the hell are you talking to? [Seiya's got eight in his gang, this looks bad... whatever... we'll see...]

(Shinya looking out from her room's window, sees Fuuko fighting again)

Shinya : Fuuko?

(Fuuko beats up most of the gang)

Punks : uh!
Fuuko (was hit) : [Damn! My arm is getting heavy... and my feet are slowing down... there's eight of them, every move I make, I'm locked...]
Seiya : What's wrong? Fool! (laugh) I just hit you once...
Fuuko : [Sorry, Shinya... I guess I deserve this...]
Shinya : [I'll protect you--]

(Shinya alone stands in front of Fuuko and the blocks the eight punks)

Fuuko : Shinya!!!
Punks : What are you doing? Kid?

(Attacks, but Fuuko jump up and pushes Shinya and they both dodge.)

Shinya (Fuuko lying on top of her) : Fuuko! Fuuko...
Fuuko : I shouldn't have treated you like that... Shinya. I'm sorry...
Seiya : Great! Attack while her defense is down! Beat her up!
Domon (sudden punch) : You've gone too far, bastards! (He's got short hair!!) I'm going to (look scary) make you unable to breathe!
Seiya & punks : That... that's the oni Domon!? (run away)
Shinya : Fuuko, you're hurt...
Fuuko : No... it's doesn't hurt at all... (smile)

Text : Soon after that incident... Shinya was transferred to a far away place. The reason she came here was to rest... soon, she will receive surgery, I found out about those things later. I always thought that Shinya is a real strong one. She's always been fighting with her illness... but no one knows. Just thinking about the way she was standing there shivering... but using her body as a shield... I don't know anyone who's stronger than her. I suppose she just humiliates someone who think they are very strong and beats up others... like me...
Shinya (Fuuko holding the bandage she's been wearing on her head ever since) : here... I made this for you, can you take it? I promise I'll come back, and then, we'll spend some happy hours together! we're always friends.
Fuuko : [Take care! You better come back! Then... I'll show you a different side of me! (putting on the bandage)] Oh yeah... hey, weirdo! What happened to your hair? Don't tell me you were serious about what I said.
Domon (blush) : Y.. yeah.
Fuuko (who still has long hair then) : Idiot... you. But it does suit you! (laugh)
Domon : Then that means I can follow you around again! [Really? Does it really suit me?] (Very happy)
Fuuko : If you defeat that guy Hanabishi Recca from class 4, then I'll accept your challenge!
domon : hanabishi? Oh-- that stupid ninja guy. Is he really strong?
Fuuko : Well...
Side text : Thank you... Shinya!

(Back at her house)

Fuuko : So that's the story! I still think about her all the time... huh? (Ganko is deep asleep) ...... [good night...]
Side text : Now-- Fuuko understands... the Fuuko from two years ago doesn't exist anymore... a very important friend taught her... (Fuuko puts on fuujin, and takes her luggage) the fearless strength and the dignity in fighting to protect others. Fuuko and her new friends chose to fight. Before the Ura Butou Satsujin, Fuuko remembers an old friend...on a breezy night

End of volume 7 special chapter

Translator's note : Just on the side, note that Fuuko had long hair in this story, Well, the author told us that Fuuko later cut her hair because she kinda felt sorry for Domon... the bandage she got is the one she's been wearing throughout the story, and after she told the story and Ganko fell asleep, that's when she sneaked out of the house to join Recca and co. of course still remember what happened next morning when Ganko woke up and Fuuko wasn't there anymore.