Consult us first with 相談

Kanji Explanation: Mutuality and appearance with 相

While staying in Japan, Sotoka lives alone in the apartment building her parents own. Aru asks if Sotoka isn’t lonely living alone, but Sotoka says it’s all right.

ソトカ:: 「大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)じゃなくなったら帰国(きこく)しますし」; “If it gets bad, I'll return to my home country.”; Literal: “If it stops being okay, I'll return to my home country, and...”
なこ:: 「……その前(まえ)に相談(そうだん)してくれよ」; “Before that, consult us first!”; Literal: “Before that, consult us.”

Key Points

1相談(そうだん)してくれ asks for consultation

相談(そうだん)する means to consult someone, talk something over, or ask for advice.

2その前(まえ)に points to returning home

その refers to the action Sotoka just mentioned: going back to her home country.

3してくれよ is casual and direct

〜てくれ is a plain request form, often direct or rough depending on the relationship.
The final よ adds emotional insistence, showing Nako’s concern rather than cold command.

Consult us first with 相談

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