Amaneku Signal ch1

One day,

and girl fell from the sky.

...Eh?
Eh...?
...?

...!!

Eh!?

What was that...?
Just now...
What language was that...?

Morning~
Fwaah~

Yo.
Morning.
...?

Hey~
Oyo oyo?

You listening, Amane?
Eh?
Ah!
What is it!?
Morning~
Morning!

Lost in thought?
Yeah...
Something like that...?
Heh~ What about? Tell me.
Go on.
Eh~?

Lemme guess.
You've fallen in love?

Well, in a way,
there might be some falling involved...?
From the sky...?
For real!?
Who is it?

Honestly.
I couldn't focus at all!!

I mean, a girl fell from the sky for crying out loud! And she was unharmed too!
I didn't understand what she was saying either... It'd be weird not to be bothered by that!

Could she have been
an alien... or something?

Ah.
...Welcome back.

Eh?
Wha-...
What are you doing in my house!?
Eep!

You're the girl who fell from the sky this morning, right!?
You can speak normally too!!

Uuh...
Yes...

Uuh~
Uh
Uuuh~...
Eh?
Why are you crying?

Hm...?
Is that thing alive...?

OW!
Eh!?

Quit sobbing
and get a grip.
I'm sorryyyy...
Uuh...

She's definitely dangerous...
What is that creature...?
It's moving and talking...

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I need to send them away...!
Um...!

That thing on her head
and whatever's growing from her.
It's like she's not even human...
...

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C-
Could you
make me part
of your family...?

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Family!?

No way!
You show up out of nowhere and make so sense whatsoever!
Who are you anyway!?
Au!

Sig.
Introductions
come first.

I'm
Sig...!

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I fled from the planet I lived on... Ah, that is to say, I ran away... from home...! I was roaming around on my spaceship.
And then I happened to see you walking around... Before I knew it, I had lost balance and was falling...!
Wh-What is your name...?
Amane...
Amane-san...!

So, I have nowhere to live
and it's a big problem...!
I have nobody else to turn to... so...!

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Could we become family
and live together!?

You're not making a lick of sense!
You mean you're an alien!?

I'm begging you...!
I'll do anything!
Anything!?

Even if she asks me that so suddenly...
a family is something I...

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don't have...
I don't even know how to deal with others, let alone live with them...

I'm good at cooking,
so I'll make you dinner every day!

Dinner
Eh?

...Really? You can cook?
Eh?
Ah.
Yes...!

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Uwah...!
It looks delicious...!!

Borrowed an apron

Wow...! This feels really Japanese.
Yes...!
I love Japan, so I studied up on it...
Thank you very much...!!

Thanks for the...
...Huh?

Come to think of it.
You came from space, right, Sig?
Y-
Yes!
How are you able to speak Japanese...? You can hold a conversation too...

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Well...
I'm a huge Earth otaku!
That's why!

An Earth otaku!? And what is that book!?
Where did you pull that out from!?
A popular book from my planet.
"Be Perfect With This! The Complete Guide to Earth - Japan Edition"!
It's great!
How suspicious.
I can't even read it...!

This book is really amazing! It's thanks to this book that I learned Japanese! This book has all sorts of facts about Japan and I've read it so many times that I can remember it by heart!
She's started something...

I can tell you studied because you love Japan.
Do you mind if I eat while you tell me?
Ah, I'm sorry! Go ahead!
Thanks for the food.

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Delicious...!!

The fish is cooked to perfection...!! It's just right... and falls apart...
Is it even possible to cook another planet's cuisine so perfectly just because you like it!?
Is she really an alien...!?

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...
Eh?

When Sig
experiences a change in her emotions,
she melts.
She melts!?

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She'll return to normal after a short while.
Hah...

Wah...
What is this...? She's like a slime.
So you're really an alien?
Ehehe... Excuse me...
Yes, I am an alien~

It looks like
I've met a genuine alien.
Seriously...?

Oh.

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Your bentou
looks delicious, Amane!

You used to have sweet bread up until now,
but you've been bringing bentous a lot lately. You making them yourself?
No.
Not exactly...

So somebody makes them for you?
...
?

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I'm home.
...!!
Welcome back!

Dinner's ready!

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Hold on a second!
Stop!

Why are you still in my house like it's no big deal!?
It's been a week already! How long are you planning on staying here!?

I mean,
you said I could stay if I made you dinner...
Okay.
Yay...!
Eh!?
I never said that!
Could you not make stuff up!?

It's true that I wanted you to make dinner for me,
but you have people waiting for you, don't you, Sig...?
!

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Also, the way you melt every time I praise your cooking has me worried for my floor.
Again...?
Ah.
Is that so!?
I'm sorry!!

I've been wondering,
but why do you want to be "family"?
You don't need to become family just to live with someone...

...
...It's because you

looked lonely, Amane-san.

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Huh?

You looked lonely, as if there was something you desired...
I thought if you had a family, it would fill your heart.
Just like me, family would...
The hell?

So it was pity?

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Eh?
You said you wanted to be a family cos you thought I was pathetic?
That's not what I...
Get out.

You ran away from home, right?
Why don't you go back to the people who are waiting for you?

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I'm sorry.

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Morning~
Oh.
You're asleep already.
That was fast.

I'm not sleeping...
Not getting enough sleep~?
I'm not sleepy...

Oh.
Back to the sweet bread?
Mmph.
You were eating bentous until now...

I'm worried about you, Amane~
Eat this.
What are you crying for?

I'm sorry.
From that day on,
Sig disappeared.

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I'm home.
No, she didn't disappear. I drove her away.
And yet she's all I can think about since that day.

Crap.
The fridge is empty...

Hm~...

I guess white rice on its own is fine.
I still have some left.

I kept letting Sig handle stocking the fridge.
Since she was making meals for me, I should've at least thanked her.

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I'm starting to regret it now.

I'm always like this. Never being honest, always putting on a tough act,
and always being stubborn.
Even though Sig was with me because she was thinking about me.

The truth is, her having someone waiting for her at home
made me happy, but I couldn't accept it.
...At the very least,
I hope Sig made it back to her planet safely...

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Be quiet.
Understood.

Okay.
Infiltration successful!
That's no good.

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She's sleeping...

Amane-san's tears...

...Excuse me.

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Amane-chan

These are
memories of when Amane-san was a child...?
There's happy memories, but also sad and painful ones flowing into me.

I knew it. That whole in her heart that I saw when we first met
is because she's been bearing the burden of these memories all by herself...

...Amane-san.

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I really do want to be with you after all.

Mm...

Uwah!?
Sig!?

Good morning~
Why are you just here!?
And since when!?

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...So,

care to explain why you were sleeping here...?
She got really upset...
Au...
Let it inside the house.

I've been thinking a lot since I left.

And after absorbing your tears just now, I've put those thoughts in order.
Say what?
I really do want to be by your side?
Hold on a second!

Tears?
Absorbing?
What does that mean?
It lets me see into your heart.
Freaky...
What are you saying?

Just when I thought she had gone home, she's speaking nonsense again...
Or rather,
I thought you had gone to your home planet.
After the cruel stuff I said and all.

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...There's a lot of things I need to tell you.
I'm sorry, Amane-san. I lied to you.

...Lied?
I didn't really run away from home.

Several years ago, the planet I lived on ceased to be an environment that could sustain life.
Everyone moved to other planets.

I also thought about fleeing with my family,
but when I got home one day, nobody was there.
It appears they had left me behind.

The hell...?
My parents hated me since I couldn't do the things those younger than me could do, so it couldn't be helped.
And so, I escaped on my own.

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When I arrived on Earth, I met a woman and explained my circumstances to her,
but she just said "you can come up with a better lie than that" and chased me out...
so I figured I should keep quiet about that to the next person.

But
I wanted to be honest with you, Amane-san!
Why?
If I wanted to be a family with you, I didn't want to lie...!

Besides,
you had already seen that form of mine...
Not to mention me falling from the sky... and my language...
Aah...
Those squiggly things...

When I first met you, Amane-san, I could see a "hole" in your heart.
I was sure that if we became a family together, that hole would close up.
At least, that's what I thought.

...But nobody would accept that I fled her all by myself,
so I ended up lying.
I'm sorry.
...What the hell?

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I didn't have anyone waiting for me or a place to return to to begin with.

The other day, you said I was "pitying" you, right, Amane-san? ...You may be right about that.
I don't know where they are right now, but my family is definitely alive. Saying "I want us to be a family" so thoughtlessly
must have hurt you, huh?

I don't blame you for thinking that I only wanted to fill my own hole.
But once I got to know what was in your heart, I thought about it again.

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I want
to be a family with you, Amane-san.

I want to be by your side.

...Why are you being so considerate of me when we only met a short while ago?
I also
hurt you with my insensitivity, Sig,
even though I don't know anything about you.

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Ehe.
It's because I feel a destiny between us!
Kyupin~!
Y'know!

Destiny...?

Pfft

Ahahahaha!!!
What the heck? Didn't you run away when we first met!?
Ah!
That was because I was surprised...!
I just kinda...!!

Hah~
Been a while since I've laughed like that.

Alright.
Let's become a family.

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...!!
You really mean
ib!?
And also!

I'm sorry for saying such mean things to you. I wasn't very considerate of you, Sig.
Next time, tell me the important things! I'll believe you.

Hy-
Hyesh...

So like,
what was that stuff about absorbing my tears?
When did that happen?
When I absorb things that are filled with emotions,
I can tell what they're thinking or see their memories!
It was while you were sleeping...!!
What the heck!? That's amazing!
I was born with it.
That's an alien for you...

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If you've seen the hole in my heart and looked at my memories, you know about my past, right?
Uuh...
I'm sorry for peeking without asking...

It's fine. I was going to tell you about it eventually.
Besides, if I tried to tell you, I probably would've gotten stubborn and said something different.

Sig,
despite knowing everything about me,
says she wanted to be a family with me.

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I get the feeling
living together with Sig could work.

I'm sorry... I haven't eaten anything since I ran out.
Ehehe...
Really!?
It's been a week, hasn't it!?

Sorry. The fridge is empty.
We've only got seasoning...

Hey, wait.
School! I totally forgot!
I'm way over time!
10am!?
Is that so...! You should get ready right away...!

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I'll just skip today.
Eh?
Are you okay...?

I'll do my best again starting tomorrow.
For now, let's just buy something to eat.

!?

Why are you melting!?
I was just so happy that my feelings melted away...
We can't go shopping like this!

Aren't you stickier than usual!?
Ehe~
I have days like these.
Uwah! Don't climb on me!!

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In this vast universe
which stretches out to infinity,
our meeting is either destiny
or a big coincidence.

This is the story
of us taking each other's hands
and living together.

Warning