Revenge of the Fallen Angel Soprano-chan ch1: What's With That Girl?

What is that girl looking at...?

Look! It's Soprano-chan!

Wah... She's such an angel...
I wish I were born with a face like that~!

If I could start over
and fix a mistake I made in the past,

this time,
I wouldn't make any mistakes.

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Love or friendship? Where will their relationship go?

We're both girls, aren't we?
That's weird, Soprano-chan.

In my sixth summer of grade school, my best friend said she loved me
and I hurt her with my heartless words.

Afterwards, we stopped talking and she changed schools.
We would never see each other again.

Mirei
Soprano
Together Forever

Or so I thought.

Okuno Soprano

I just transferred here. I'm Okuno Soprano.

Soprano? That's an amazing name...
Wait, isn't she that model Soprano-chan!?
So that's her real name, huh...!
What an angel...

I never thought...
we'd meet again like this...!!

Your seats over there.
And we're neighbors too!!

Soprano-chan~
She's really popular... I mean,
I've even seen her on the billboards in town...

Memory of five years ago.
Hasn't she changed a bit too much!?

Well, we're in our second year of high school,
so of course she's changed!!
But still!

...I'm sure she put in a lot of effort...
She doesn't have the face she had back in grade school...

...The Soprano-chan I knew
is no longer there...
Hey.

Do you remember me?

If you won't accept me, Mirei-chan,
I can't be around you.
Okuno-san, right!?
Yeah... I-I remember you...!!
I'm Nakamura, your classmate in grade school!!

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L-Let's get along...
...

...Yeah.
Let's.

Break time.
Lesson.
Lunch break.

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I definitely screwed up~
Hasn't even talked to her.
This is sooo awkward...

But to change schools only to find the girl you confessed to
must be awkward for her too, I guess...

Actually...
What did she mean by "do you remember me"!?
Was it simply...
I'm your old friend Soprano~
or could it be...
I haven't forgotten about
how you hurt me.

...-rei.
Mirei!

Uwah! When did you get there, Emi-chan!?
What are you so nervous about?
Food...

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Is something going on
between you and that angel?

You could tell, Emi-chan?
The morning was the most antsy you've been
since we first met back in our first year of middle school.
Of course I can tell.
Ahaha... I guess so~
How embarrassing...?

...So, what's this about an angel?
You don't know her!?

I'm not that well-informed, but she's pretty famous, y'know?

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The active model "Soprano-chan" who's the center of attention in magazines and social media.

After her debut at 13, she joined Tenstagram
and became the hot topic thanks to the gap between her cool face and cute smile.

YATTA! News
Who is "Angel Soprano"? Revealing the truth about the trending model Soprano-chan!
Her greatest weapon is her smile!

Her other name
is Angel Soprano.
That's what her fans call her.

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This April, she put her model activities on hold
so she could focus on schoolwork.
Is that so...?

You really didn't know anything, huh?
I tried not to look into any info on Soprano-chan.
?

So, what's your relationship with her?
Well... we were just friends...
Why the past tense?

Where is she by the way~?
Her fanclub dragged her into signing autographs.
That thing where her expression stays the same.
So she has a fanclub already, huh...

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Also, you're so obviously trying to change the subject.
And sucking at it.
Urk...

You really need to stop doing that
when it comes to talking about yourself.

...In my second year of grade school,
Okuno-san transferred to my school.
Soprano!? That's a weird name!
Didn't your parents name you properly?
Ahaha
What are you laughing at her for?

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Soprano is a really
cute name!

Mirei-chan...?

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I'm Nakamura Mirei!

"Mirei" is written with the kanji for "beautiful bell"!!
We both have musical names!

Are you free after school?
Let's play together, Soprano-chan!!

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In the four years until Soprano-chan changed schools again,
we spent every day together...
I think she was my best friend.

But then...

I
love you, Mirei-chan.

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...On second thought, I can't say anymore.
Eh~ I won't understand anything like that!

I'm not gonna force you to talk, but

but if you keep putting up a barrier,
nobody's gonna wanna come near you.
Oof...!

Sorry, Emi-chan.
After all,

she herself probably wants to hide
the memories she has with me.

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That's enough dribbling practice.
Let's try passing and shooting next.

Everybody get into pairs.

My most hated moment in PE...

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...Erm.
Soprano-chan!!

Wanna pair up with ol' Nene?
Ah... sure.
Let's do it.
She's already made friends with the top tier girls...!

And I'm by myself in the end...

...I can never find the words to talk to someone.
I just keep running away...

I hate myself for that...
Let's do it, Mirei~

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I'm guessing you couldn't ask the angel, huh?
I saw you.

It may be better for the both of us
if we didn't get involved...

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If you keep putting up a barrier,
nobody's gonna wanna come near you.

...! Emi-chan's right.

Mirei
Soprano
Together Forever!!

Ever since that day I lost my best friend,
I've been scared of getting involved with people...

Mirei, pass!
!

But the truth is...
I want us to be friends again...!!

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If this shot goes in,
I'll go talk to her...!

You suck at this, Mirei!

I'm kinda relieved...

!

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Look out!

Waaah! I'm sorry!!
Okuno-sa-...

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Your nose is bleeding...
I-I'm fine...
Sensei...! Someone got hurt!!

Isn't there a teacher around?
It'll be bad if she hurt her head...
Gyaaaah!!
Soprano-cha...

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I'll take her to the nurse's office!!

I'm sorry, Soprano-chan...!
!

...
I'm sorry... What do I do...?

I totally screwed up...!!

Nurse's Office

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I've brought a change of clothes.
Thanks.

Fortunately, it was just a light bump,
but there's a little swelling in her cheeks, so I'll have her rest for a bit.

I see...

Okuno-san's over there, so give that to her.
I've got some business to attend to.

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I'll leave your uniform here.

Let me know when you've changed.
Okay.

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I'm really sorry...
Even though you're a model, Okuno-san,
I went and did something like that...

No, even if you weren't a model,
hurting someone is a horrible thing to do...

That must've hurt... huh?

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I'm fine.
Hey.

Could you
call me by my first name again?

Eh?
I don't know if you noticed it yourself,

but you said it just the once earlier.

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Mirei-chan.

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I was happy
to see you again after 5 years.

But... you acted like I was a stranger...
and wouldn't call me by my first name...
It made me sad.

After all,
aside from my mother,

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you're someone precious who was the first
to compliment my name.

...Why did you do that?
I want you to tell me.

...When we met again this morning,
it felt like you and I
were in different worlds.

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I thought that I...
who had hurt you in the past, wasn't worthy of getting involved with you...
and the words wouldn't come out...

I'm sorry for acting so distant...
...And also,

I have something
to tell you too.

Soprano-chan!

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I've been wanting
to see you again too!

Would you please
be my friend again?

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Mirei-chan... Thank you.

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But I'm sorry.
I can't be friends with you.

...Why...?
I wanted to see you again too, Mirei-chan...
Those feelings aren't a lie.

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But that's
not as a friend...

Y'see,
I became a model for your sake, Mirei-chan.

What do you mean...?
After all,

anyone would want to make themselves cuter
for the person they like, right?

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I came all this way
so I could become your lover, Mirei-chan.

...Eh?
What did she just...
Hey.

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Won't you call me cute?
I worked herd for you, y'know?

...ng...

I-I think you're cute...

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...Sorry. It's not fair of me to make you say it.

I guess there really is no point
unless you say it yourself, Mirei-chan.

...Consider this is a declaration of war then.

I'm gonna make you confess to me,
so you'd better be prepared from now on.

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...
No... but
Soprano-chan...

We're both girls, aren't we?

Ah... It's no good.
I can't use those words.

"That's weird", you were gonna say?
!!...

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You're right.
Just like you told me that day,
I think I have become weird.

And it's all because of you, Mirei-chan.

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I realised.

That parting
wasn't the end.

Mirei
Soprano
Together Forever!!

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It was the beginning
of Soprano-chan's

revenge against me.

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I'll have you take responsibility
by falling in love with me, okay?<3

An angel...?