rainfall | [TRANSLATED] Lelouch the Tutor (Chapter 20)

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CLOCK TOWER
<ding-dong>

C.C.
<streeetch>
It's finally over!

C.C.
<I couldn't follow today's lecture at all.>

SHIRLEY
Kallen!

SHIRLEY
You were gonna go check out that prep school¹ today, right?
Me too!

KALLEN
Yeah.
Let's go together!

KALLEN
<See you tomorrow, C.C.>

C.C.
<Sure, see you.>

GIRLS
<Where should we go...?>

SFX
<Silence...>

C.C.
Time for me to go home, too...

C.C.
...

SFX
<spin, step>

C.C.
Is that a light on up there?
I thought we weren't doing anything today...²

C.C.
Lelouch?

C.C.
What're you doing here by yourself?

LELOUCH
Hmm?
Oh, it's you.

LELOUCH
Well, the next budgetary meeting is coming up soon.
I'm putting together preliminary notes.
What about you? Is something wrong?

C.C.
Nah,
just saw the light on.

LELOUCH
I see.
Well, if you'll just shut the door, I'll be fine here.

C.C.
Sure thing.

LELOUCH
...

LELOUCH
...Is there something I can do for you.

C.C.
Nope.
Nothing special.

LELCOUH
Look, C.C.,
I'm sorry, but being stared at is rather distracting, so if you could just...

C.C.
Hmph. I only just got here, and you're already trying to kick me out?
Yeesh, you're the most insensitive guy I've ever—

LELOUCH
Enough, I get it!
You can stay as long as you keep your mouth shut!

C.C.
Works for me.
Mouth officially shut.

C.C.
<shine—>
Hey.

LELOUCH
What is it?

C.C.
Want some help with that?

LELOUCH
No, that's quite—
You mean it?

C.C.
Heheh.
Sure, you'll just owe me one.

LELOUCH
Why you little...

C.C.
One way to measure a man is how graciously he accepts assistance, you know.
These're supposed to be sent to each department, right?

LELOUCH
Yes, please.

LELOUCH
Phew.
The end's in sight...
<thump, thump>

LELOUCH
<glance>
(It's already that late?)
(Where's...?)

SFX
<tap>

LELOUCH
Ack?!

C.C.
...It's just a refreshment.
No need to get so excited over it.

LELOUCH
Just more gracious appreciation.

LELOUCH
C.C.,
sorry to put you to more trouble,
but could you take this to the staff room?
As soon as you've done that, you can go home.

C.C.
You're done already?

LELOUCH
Well, no,
but I can handle the rest of this myself.

LELOUCH
Besides, you should head out before the rain starts.

C.C.
...I see.
Well, I'm starving anyway, so I'll go.

C.C.
'Bye.

LELOUCH
Right.

C.C.
<hmph>

C.C.
You're sure you don't need any help?

LELOUCH
I'm fine, hurry up and go!

C.C.
Oh.

SFX
<heavy rain...>

C.C.
(I... didn't bring an umbrella, did I.)

C.C.
(Oh, well.)
(I guess I'll just have to wait until it stops...)

SFX
<clack, clack>

LELOUCH
Hmm?
C.C.?

LELOUCH
Why haven't you gone home yet?

C.C.
I was going to,
but I'm short an umbrella.

LELOUCH
This is exactly why I told you to hurry up and leave.

SFX
<click>

LELOUCH
You really are hopeless.

SFX
<expand—>

C.C.
...

LELOUCH
What are you waiting for?
Come on, let's go home.

C.C.
Hee.
I was hoping you'd say that.

C.C.
Anyway,
about that favor you owe me...

LELOUCH
Well, it's thanks to me that you're dry right now, so I thought that matter was settled.

C.C.
What?
You think this is enough to make us square?!

<TO BE CONTINUED>

^{1 If you're familiar with 'cram school', Japanese prep school is different in a few important ways: chiefly, it's purely for passing high school and university entrance exams. C.C., who is struggling academically, would benefit far more from going to cram school.↩}
^{2 C.C. is looking up at the club house, and observing that she thought they had a day off from [club] work today.↩}

[TRANSLATED] Lelouch the Tutor (Chapter 20)

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