cross love triangle

[Ryan]

sorry these are not amazingly scanned like you all deserve. we were talking about cross's past with these two men so i did what i could to share these. im sure they are  not good enough for kit to read but i hope everyone else is able to somewhat enjoy these. 

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Setter dude is Unsai I believe, but thanks for the pics. I remember when Ben looked pretty...

[M-92 Mantis]

Okay, keep in mind a LOT of this is ineligible for precise reading since a lot of kanji is blurred and makes an entire sentence confusing without the exact context, but I gathered what I could of all the obvious dialogue and narration bubbles that weren't so blurred.

Page 1

Unsai begins his narration on his past, when he first met Cross.

“It seemed that Ben and I were bitter rivals in our shared love for Cross. One day, Ben returned to me with Cross being carried on his back. She had been injured during a hunt with her original owner and did not want to go back to him.” I’m not entirely sure, but he may mean that Ben was going to take Cross to his owner, but Cross didn’t want to go to him, because at this point she is terrified of humans and doesn’t trust them.

Ben says to Unsai, “I came… because you’re someone I can trust with this.” The kanji in this bubble I cannot find or read so I had to basically guess. “I ask (that you take care of) this woman. I must return to my master.”

“Oh, Ben from Koufu?” Unsai says. “I’ve heard about all of this. It’ll be an easy job.”

“Thank you, Unsai,” Ben replies. He looks at Cross. “I’ll come back.”

Page 2

Obviously I can’t read the top panel on the page since it’s cut out and the angle is weird and hiding some of the text, and the middle panels are too blurry on one side for me to zoom in and pinpoint a lot of kanji, and since kanji is important to the context of what is being said, without it I can’t really tell what is going on. However, middle panel is specifying that Unsai, along with Kawasemi (the guy with the goatee) and the rest of his subordinates are taking care of Cross during her healing from her injury.

Bottom panel “Unsai is still three years old… compared to a human, he’s a decent 20 years.”

Unsai is bringing food to Cross and says, “Well now, with this, you should be full from breakfast!” The next panel I can’t see a lot of the kanji, but it’s seeming to say that Unsai is beginning to warm up to Cross during their time together.

Page 3

Unsai drops the grouse he caught at Cross’s feet. He sees she didn’t eat her first meals. “Look at this!” he exclaims. “What’s wrong, why didn’t you eat your breakfast?”

“I’m very sorry, Lord Unsai...” Cross answers. “But… I can’t eat all of this at once!”

Unsai feigns offense and chases Cross, with Kawasemi watching and realizing the two might become more than friends. The narration panel says it’s because “Unsai was always at Cross’s side.” Literally in “constant attendance” to her, as she begins to recover.

Page 4

Cross trips and Unsai laughs, and the chase comes to an end. “I’m ready for another sprint!” Unsai teases her. “Hey, I was almost in trouble, it seemed like I was gonna lose to you!”

“No way!” Cross laughs. “No matter the circumstances, I couldn’t beat a man. Do you mean, Unsai… you think of me as a man?”

Unsai stammers and blushes. “Of course not! I… um… that…” And Cross laughs and assures him, “I’m only kidding.”

The two of them hear a noise.

Page 5

Ben’s arrived, but since this page is so blurry, I can’t make out a lot of the kanji. Generally, he’s saying, “Ohh, Cross, you’re getting better! That’s good… I’m so glad!”

“Ben, sir!” Cross replies.

“Master Unsai, I am very grateful to you!” Ben tells the other man.

“My pleasure,” Unsai responds.

“Please look at my legs!” Cross beams at him and shows that the injuries to her legs have improved.

Ben looks over her and says, “Ohh, that’s good!”

Page 6

The three hear a voice ringing out. Unsai looks at Ben. “Ah, Lord Ben. Your master is calling for you.”

“Yeah, I’ve got no choice,” Ben answers. “Well then…” Suddenly he begins to leave.

“Ah!” Cross is taken back by the suddenness. “Ben, sir!”

Page 7

Ben doesn’t respond and hurries back to his owner. Cross is obviously saddened by him leaving, though I can’t read any of the narration since kanji is still so blurred. I think she’s sad that she can’t go back to the field to fight alongside the others, or she’s sad that Ben won’t take her back in just yet, and left in such a hurry without a goodbye.

Unsai hurries to distract her. “Well… Miss Cross, a little run should help with your recovery.”

“Right,” Cross replies.

They go on another race, with Unsai beginning to lag behind Cross. He laughs and says, “You really are faster than me!”

“Again, with that nonsense!” Cross replies. Note that the bubble tail shows it’s one of Unsai’s dialogue bubbles, but it makes no sense for him to reply to his own comment… good job, Yoshi.

The final narration panels say, "By then, Unsai could see into Cross's heart... and he wasn't the one whom it belonged to."

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I'm guessing from this, Cross is just becoming friends with Unsai and Unsai is really in love with her, but she has her heart set on Ben. It never states that Cross is falling in love with Unsai, but that Unsai is the one growing closer to her. I think Cross has just become close to him to know she can tease him and Unsai is hoping it leads to more, but he begins to realize Cross truly misses Ben and wants to be with him. I can't say for sure since I know there's a scene with George not liking Unsai, but from this I'm assuming Cross just thinks of Unsai as a close friend while Unsai is in love with Cross.

[Ryan]

sorry i couldnt do better on the pictures.

[Deleted]

Thanks for the pics and the translation!

Does this story continue, or it ends here?

[Ryan]

It ends there sorry

[M-92 Mantis]

Late reply, I can't believe I didn't thank you for the pictures in the first place Ryan, lol, but thanks again!

[Ryan]

your welcome rascal. i just wish i had the right things to scan them so you could see them better