Pink na Koneko
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Osoruosoru me dake de shuui o ukagau to, hitogomi no naka, keisatsukan ga futari, dare ka o sagashi-nagara kakete iku no ga mieta.
Timidly checking the surroundings by moving only his eyes, he could see two policemen moving through the crowd, searching for someone.

Awatete otoko ga fuudo de kao o kakusu.
The man hurriedly concealed his face with the hood.

(Ko...koitsu o sagashiteru n'da...!)
(Th...they're looking for this guy...!)

Tossa ni hirameku kedo, koe ni naranai.
It struck him abruptly, but he didn't voice it.

Etai no shirenai yatsu ni toraerarete iru kyoufu ga saki ni tatte, teikou mo dekinai.
The fear of being held captive by someone unknown came first, and he couldn't even struggle.

Kitto kenka da.
It must be a fight.

Moshikashite oyajigari?
Could he be a mugger?

Zoku-doushi no kousou?
A dispute between two gangs?

Nan ni shiro, keisatsu ni owareteru n'dakara roku na koto ja nai.
Regardless, he was being chased by the cops, so it couldn't be anything good.

Atama ni ukanda eizou to, otoko no surudoi sampakugan ni isukumerarete, karada ga furuetekuru.
With the image in his head, and being pierced by the man's sharp gaze, his body began to tremble.

(Iya da, iya da, itai no wa iya da...!)
(No, no, I don't want it to hurt...!)

Mou oboete mo inai hodo osanai koro no torauma ga, konna toki ni yomigaette kuru.
The trauma he experienced when he was so young he no longer even remembered it returned to haunt him at times like this.

Oni no you na ikari no kao.
A face of demon-like anger.

Furiorosareru te.
The hand sweeping down.

Nando mo hoo o harare, ashige ni sareta.
Being slapped and kicked over and over.

Ano, itai, itai, kioku...
That painful, painful memory...

Keikan no sugata ga sukkari hitonami no mukou ni mienaku natte shimatta koro, Kouhei no panikku wa kyokugen ni tasshite ita.
By the time the figures of the police vanished from sight amid the ocean of people, Kouhei's panic reached its peak.

Ude no naka no ihen o kanjite, otoko ga Kouhei no kao o nozokikomu.
Noticing the change within his arms, the man peered at Kouhei's face.