A small favor

Hey guys,

I would like to thank you all for being such supportive and patient readers and visiting here at all.  I completely lost it the other day because...well, some bad things happened, but now it's been fixed.  I know that the majority of you are not like that.  Anyways, I just wanted to ask a favor.  I've realized that a lot of you comment as Anonymous, and I know that it's your choice.  But could you put a name/nickname next time you comment (you don't have to put in an url)? I just want to get to know who my regular visitors are, and it helps me to reply better too...since anonymous 1 and anonymous 2 may be very well the same person.  I know it's troublesome to sign into one account or another when I want to comment on someone else's blog too, which is why I've left my commenting options the most open.  Anyways, I would like to thank you once more again and I think you can expect to see the next update early next week.

-whisperpuppies  

Hapi Mari novel: Update 3

Phew, this is a refreshing change from the current storyline.  At least, that's how I feel.  No mysterious Mamiya family secrets, no strangely clothed men roaming the streets to stab Chiwa or Hokuto, just a dazzling day spent on a touristy island somewhere for vacation...anyways, on with the story!

Hokuto!

I'm so preplexed by his appearance I've momentarily gone mute.  Am I seeing a hallucination because of the heat?  Or is it because of the uneasiness of being by myself?  I rub my eyes and pinch my cheeks once more.

Once I've confirmed that the man before me still hasn't disappeared yet, I meekly call out.

"Hokuto...?"

"Who else would it be!  Don't tell me you don't recognize your husband's face!"

"How mean."

The horrible attitude towards his wife.  No doubt, it's Hokuto alright.  But...

"Why are you here, Hokuto?"

"Why are you here?"

Updated Chapter 36

Super short teaser for my readers~  I just sent the huge summary to Minchi, and she'll probably post it as soon as she gets it.  I wish I could include it all here, but since the scans are not mine, I'm obliged to respect it as something that should be made exclusive on her website.  Having said that, I'll re-edit and include a link to her page once she has it up.  I will also try to update the novel as soon as I can.

The chapter opens with Chiwa sitting on the couch reading Seiji's letter.  The contents of the letter are not fully revealed yet, but Seiji apologizes for pushing everything onto Chiwa out of selfishness.  What is revealed is that Hokuto's mother died covering for Hokuto, and that Seiji was unable to tell Hokuto the truth, since Hokuto will blame himself.  When Chiwa is about to disclose (to the readers) what will hurt Hokuto more than the fact that his mother was protecting him, she is interrupted by Hokuto's return.


H: It's so cold!  Even though it was sunny this afternoon...

C: Welcome back.  Finished with everything?

H: Yea.  Did anything happen during the day?

C: Not really...

Chiwa cannot bring herself to tell him about the letter, and decides never to.

H: By the way, we'll be going to the Mamiya house soon.

C: Eh?

H: The new year's party was canceled, right?  It's going to be a family meeting instead.  But don't worry, just relax.

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Cheers,
whisperpuppies

Hapi Mari novel: Update 2!

Without waiting for my reply, he untied the ribbon with his long fingers.  Resting inside the Christmas wrapping is a simple leather cellphone strap.  Everything Hokuto owns is outrageously expensive, so I figured that I'm relatively limited to what I can give.  However I don't think this is a bad gift.  It's not, right?  Or is it?

"Oh, it's nice."

At his words, I finally sigh in relief.  It took me quite a while to find this.  Hokuto isn't the type to call or send messages frequently, but I hope he will think of me when he sees the strap hanging on his phone.  And it'll be nice too if he calls me more because of this.  I suppose you can say I have an ulterior motive.

"I haven't picked out your present yet..."

"Nope, it's all right.  It'll count if you say you love me," I half-joke, expecting him to ignore me.

"I love you," Hokuto says in a serious voice, causing me to drop the fork I had just picked up.  My heart skipped a beat, and I'm faintly aware that my face is turning red.  Unwavering, Hokuto looks deep into my eyes and repeats, "I love you, Chiwa."

News: New series?

Not a novel update...but I just read that Enjouji Maki has a new series planned starting on the October issue of Petit Comic!  Which means Hapi Mari will probably end soon, up to chapter 42 if the author continues serializing it for each month.  Or up to chapter 40, if they're looking for a round number to each tankobon.  Personally I hope it continues to 42 because the art is so pretty, though the story is not as exciting as it was.  And that she'll just add some side stories to that last volume at the end.

I've already started translating the next part, but I want to try to go until the first illustration in the novel appears so that I can post that up here as well.  Also I haven't checked if Aerandria, the group currently scanlating the Hapi Mari, will post the extra two chapters that had appeared in Petit Comic Extra issues.  They're really short, I think like 4-5 pages each that weren't in the normal monthly issues but in the extra monthly issues (which are really thick).  They didn't appear in the normal tankobon, but they're at the back of my novel.  Maybe the publishers will include it in the future issues of the volumes?  Anyways, if Aerandria doesn't pick it up when the series is close to finishing, I'll post a short summary up here.  I can't do scanlations because I don't have the expertise to do typesetting, clearing the page, etc. etc. (All those people out there who do know are so awesome!)  I also don't debind books, so I can't give clean pretty scans either.  Anyways, they're shorts about Hokuto interacting with a cat and Chiwa interacting with a dog, your run-of-the-mill cute fluffy stuff.

I've been blabbing for too long...have to go back to translating~

-whisperpuppies