Visiting at every break with 〜ごとに
Grammar Explanation: Every 〜 with 〜ごとに
Due to concern about his sister’s ribbon, which seals away her need to attack people for their blood, Kenji takes every opportunity he can to check up on her in at school.
- キョーコ:
- 「休み時間ごとに来ないでって言ってるでしょー、そんなに心配しなくても大丈夫だって！」
- “I'm telling you, you don't need to check up on me every break period. I'll be fine even without you worrying about me!”
- ケンジ:
- 「いや… リボンが緩んだりしてないかと。」
- “No, I'm just checking whether your ribbon's come loose.”
- キョーコ:
- 「それくらい自分でやるよ！」
- “I can handle that much on my own!”
Key Points
休み時間ごとに = “at every break”
Noun + ごとに means “every [noun interval]”, so 休み時間ごとに means “every break period”.
来ないでって言ってる is quoted casual speech
「来ないで」 means “don’t come”, and って言ってる means “(I) keep saying”.
Tone: frustrated, not formal
The stretched でしょー sounds conversational and annoyed, which fits Kyoko’s exasperated “I keep telling you…”
「そんなに心配しなくても大丈夫だって！」 pushes back against his overprotectiveness: “I’ll be fine even if you don’t worry that much.”
Kenji’s reply shows what he is worried about
「リボンが緩んだりしてないかと」 means “whether the ribbon has come loose or something like that”.
The たりして softens it slightly, giving an example-type feeling rather than naming only one exact problem.