139 Tactics Side Story Part #2 140 Ahh, do I really have to translate this? XD I had reading handwriting... and basically Higashiyama-sensei is just saying how happy she is and thanking everyone who bought the book. 141 SFX: *footsteps* Haruka: Gaaaaah...ah... Haruka: Ahh... ughhhhh... Haruka: MY STOMACH HURTS!! 142 Youko: I, Nurse Youko, am here to take care of you!! Youko: You've got to take my homemade herbal remedy, Haruka-chan!! Haruka: AAAAAIIIIEEEE!!! Haruka: Ugggghhh.... Youko: It's not working, is it, Haruka-chan? Haruka SFX: *moans* Youko SFX: *sigh* Youko: I guess I ought to go make some more... Youko: I wonder why you have a stomachace? Do you have an ulcer? Haruka: Maybe it's a bad omen, Youko... SFX: *moan* Haruka: Could be... not good... 143 SFX: *something popping out of norwhere* Haruka: GAAHH!! Haruka: GYAAH!! Sugino: Hey, Oni-kui, how are you doing? Sugino: Let's go play~~!! Sugino: Huh? What's this? Sugino: A guest doesn't even get a cup of tea in this dump? Youko: Then why don't you act like a normal guest and come in through the DOOR, Sugino-sama?! Youko: Don't bother him to death! SFX: *splatter* Sugino: Huuuh? Sugino: Oni-kui has a stomachache? 144 Suguino: Whoa, isn't that weird? Did you eat mackerel or something? Haruka: M... mackerel... scary... Youko: Didn't I tell you not to both him?! Sugino: Yeah, yeah, what about that Kantarou? I don't see him around. Sugino: Did he go out? Youko: No... He and Haruka-chan got into an arguement last night, and he's locked himself in his room ever since. Sugino: What?! That man is unfit to be your master! Youko, you're being used!! Youko: Aww.. Muu-chan wants to check on Kan-chan too! Sugino: And how about bringing me some tea? Youko SFX: *shock* SFX: *WHAM!* Haruka SFX: Ahh... ahh.... 145 Sugino: You're in bad shape... any idea what's causing it? Haruka: ...Well, there is one thing... Sugino: Huh? Haruka: It was during yesterday's fight... Kantarou: Those who oppose me... Text: ~Kantarou's casual threat from last night~ Kantarou: ...Come to regret it... Sugino: Aha...haha... no way... 146 Sugino: Oh, Youko's coming back... Sugino: Hey, how's Kantarou...? SFX: *the sound of doom and despair - yes, they have a sound effect for that...* Haruka: Uh, Youko... Youko: WHAT?! WHAT IS IT?! Haruka: Didn't you go to Kantarou's room? What's got you all worked up? Youko: H... Haruka-chan!! Don't you still have a stomachache?! Haruka: Uh... yeah... Youko: Then let's give you some medicine!! I'll get the water!! SFX: *shake* Sugino: Youko, it's sort of overflowing... 147 Haruka: Uh, Youko, what exactly happened in Kantarou's room? Sugino: YOUKO!! You left Muu-chan alone in with Kantarou?! Youko: He was... Kan-chan was... Sugino: WHAT ABOUT MY MUU-CHAN!? Haruka: Whoa... what was he doing?!! Hazumi: ICHINOMIYAAAA!! SFX: *whoosh* Hazumi: YOU BASTARD!! Hazumi: Come out, Ichinomiya!! This is war!! Sugino: M... MUU-CHAAAAAN!! Haruka: My stomach hurts... Youko: Kan-chan was... 148 Kantarou: You're all so loud... Kantarou: I was *trying* to work... Youko: Kan-chan!! Hazumi: YOU!! How could you publish something like this?!! SFX: *WHAM* Kantarou: Oooh, my folklore column in that magazine! I just mentioned that back in our school days, young Hazumi had such a short temper that four girls turned him down. Hazumi: IT WAS TWO, NOT FOUR!! Kantarou: Well, I can't change it... Hazumi: You've insulted my honor!! Sugino: What freaks... Haruka: Huh? Youko? Where are you going? 149 Sugino: Did Kantarou... Sugino: Put a curse on Oni-kui...?? Haruka: Youko... is this stomachache a curse? Youko SFX: *sneak* Youko: Well, I heard Kan-chan's voice, so I went to look... Youko: And Kan-chan was hammering a nail into the stomach of a straw voodoo doll!! (Of course it's not West African voodoo, but the straw doll works basically the same way) SFX: *BANG* SFX: Grrr... Haruka: Now he's going too far... Haruka: I'm going to his room... SFX: *clatter* 150 Haruka: AHH!! THERE IT IS!! Haruka: THE CURSED VOODOO DOLL!! Kantarou: What are you three doing in my room? SFX: WAAAAHH!! Kantarou: Poking around in somebody's room like that... Kantarou: It's kind of tacky, isn't it? Haruka: No, what's tacky is putting a curse on somebody after an arguement!! Kantarou: But that's not true, Haruka! 151 Kantarou: I was using this doll to do magic! Kantarou: They're really good for curing aches and pains! Kantarou: I just have to trap the bad spirit of sickness in here! Kantarou: See? Haruka: Oh? Kantarou: How's this? Haruka: Oh!! Haruka: The paint... it disappeared...! Youko: Amazing!! Youko: Kan-chan was thinking of Haruka-chan after all! Hazumi: ... Sugino: My whole opinion of you has changed!! Kantarou: Oh no, it was nothing... 152 Hazumi: ...Oh please, there is no way sticking a needle into a voodoo doll is going to work... SFX: *plop* Hazumi: And what the hell is that?! There's something on my back... and it won't come off!! Hazumi: [Magic... when it's good, people say it's "a blessing." When it's bad, people call it "a curse."] Hazumi: But deep down, they're the same thing...