Chapter 16

Chapter 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Whispered Words manga.

Characters

 * Sumika Murasame
 * Charlotte (Lotte) Münchhausen
 * Tomoe Hachisuka
 * Kiyori Torioi
 * Ushio Kazama
 * Miyako Tamae
 * Chizuka Nishikigi

Summary
Violent Sumika has returned and other epithets are used by students reacting to Sumika having taken up karate again. Whilst it has backfired for drawing Ushio's attention, Sumika is sought out to help the school karate club.

Although praised by Charlotte for being so popular, Sukima would prefer to avoid this kind of popularity.

Along with Tomoe she asks to establish a girl's karate club for the school. Tomoe is against it, high schoolers are supposed to pour burning passion into their club activities.

Kiyori approaches Ushio in class and asks her what Lotte is going to wear today. When she arrives with Sumika however, Ushio ignores them both and brings Kiyori with her instead.

Resuming karate training, Sumika assumes Ushio regards her as an obstacle in her path to Charlotte.

Ushio is carrying books with Chizuka where they come across Sumika and Kiyori, Charlotte collapses in the rain having fallen ill.

Concerned, Ushio explains that it would not take a genius to figure out that someone as small and delicate as Charlotte could not keep up with training like Sumika could. Sumika hears her message, and slamming her fist down she articulates that she knows she is huge, and not cute at all. Sumika feels she is just a meathead and karate fiend renowned for violence.

When Ushio tries to say that is not what she means, Sumika becomes further incensed. She asks if Ushio even knows about Charlotte, that she said she wants to be stronger and be more like her. Charlotte loves how big and strong Sumika is.

Overcome with tears, Sumika tells Ushio that she cannot become any smaller or cuter. With that Sumika calls herself stupid as she runs out into the rain in her slippers, and from that catches a cold.

Her friends have gathered round her as Sumika has some bed rest. Kiyori tells her Ushio appeared sad, and will surely be round later. Ushio does come and seeing Sumika sleeping she tells her she is sorry.