SZS 257 V2

Chapter 257: "The Nighthawk Truly Has No Place Here, I Said"


Page 1.

>What splendid cherry blossoms


Page 2.

>What are you doing, Sensei?

>Painting the spring scenery

>Painting the spring? Doesn't that make your painting...

>A picture of spring?
TL Note: The Japanese word "Shunga" literally means "picture of spring" but refers to pornographic illustrations


Page 3.

>You're wrong! It's not something pornographic!

>Oh, neighborhood ladies!
>This artist is drawing wonderful pictures of spring for you all!

>I told you, you're wrong! Look, cherry blossoms!

>My, what A lewd shade of pink!

>It's a cherry blossom
>Cherry blossoms are pink!!

>Sensei, since when have you been into painting?
>Is this because I called you a hack writer earlier?

>Don't call me a hack!

>It looks like he can't paint, either

>Anyway, saying "pictures of spring"
>Does a disservice to the season

>When I behold such beautiful cherry blossoms
>I begin to see how wonderful it is to be alive

>Did our Sensei

>Really just say

>Something like that?

>This is...


Page 4.

>Xenoglossia!

>Xenoglossia?

>"A minor case of xenoglossia" might be more apt

>Xenoglossia refers to somone spontaneously beginning to
>Speak in a language they've never learned, from a country they've never been to

>Sensei suddenly saying something so sappy
>Must be an example of minor xenoglossia!

>S- Sappy?

>Now that you mention it...


Page 5.

>People suddenly say things you would never normally expect them to all the time

>Xenoglossia is also known as "xenoglossy," right?
>First described by parapsychologists...

>The condition often manifested itself during primitive medical treatments, such as exorcisms

>H- Hitou-san is...

>Saying difficult words she would normally never use!

>Am I not allowed to use long words now!?

>You probably just heard them on TV or something
>But it sounds like xenoglossy to other people when you use words like that


Page 6.

>Look, that's a much better example of xenoglossy than I am!

>I am so sorry

>A CEO who would never apologize to someone at the office
>Using words his coworkers have never heard him say before!

>Isn't that...
>Xenoglossy?

>...Not really
>Just an overbearing wife

>But anyway
>If you start using words that you would normally never say
>It sounds like xenoglossia to the people listening

>When your strict supervisor returns home
>And starts using really embarrassing baby talk!

>Or when someone with no connection to the industry whatsoever
>Suddenly starts spewing technical jargon!


Page 7.

>This might be real xenoglossia.
>This foreign musician, who probably doesn't know any Japanese,
>Is singing in our language!

>Listen.

phonograph: Disrespect your teachers, disrespect your teachers

>Those are just misheard lyrics
>You should probably submit them to Tamori Club or something

>That probably happens
>In other languages too

>Now that you mention it
>What was your full name again, Sensei?

>You forgot?
>It's Itoshiki Nozomu


Page 8.

>What are you doing!?

>He says that you
>Just said something incredibly rude in his native language!

>But I don't speak his language at all!
>I don't even know what it is!

>Making disparaging remarks about someone in a language you don't know
>What amazing xenoglossy, Sensei!

>How could my own name
>Be a disparaging remark?

>Because it's Zetsubou

>I told you, it's Itoshiki Nozomu...


Page 9.

>What is it?

>It's the first time I've heard Sensei's full name

>In Maria's language...
>It means something different! Pervert!

>W- Wait!
>What does it mean!?

>As expected of Sensei
>Sexually harassing someone in a language he doesn't speak!

>Even if I did say something dirty
>I don't even know what language it was in!

>It's not just you. This world is full of...

>People using words they have no reason to know!

list:
-Someone who's never watched anime before saying "Azunyan" in their sleep
-The previous first lady who could speak Venusian
-Your superior who speaks Tagalog for some reason
-A cabinet minister using the term "monopoly on legitimate violence" in a positive way
-Terrorists who can talk to dolphins
-An elderly person talking to a tree about old times
-High school girls using the word "microsievert"
-Gyaru-mamas using the word "becquerel"

>The same applies to paintings as well
>People drawing accurate depictions of a city they've never been to or seen before


Page 10.

>That's an exact floor plan of my room!

>How strange
>I've never been there before!

>What about every time Sensei goes home?

>Anyway
>There are people who can draw things they've never seen before!

>Yes, there are.

>People who draw things they've never seen.

>What do you mean?
>What are you saying I draw but have never seen?

>Yes, what do you mean?

>Who knows.

>Putting Fujiyoshi-san aside for a moment...


Page 11.

>There are men who can draw accurate female nudes even though they've never seen a real one, aren't there?

>You knew the whole time!

>Now I'm serious

>I'll accurately draw Sensei's naked body
>Even though I've never seen it!

>Kyaaa~!
>Stop it!

>That's not fair
>I'll draw one too

>Me too.

>Stop! Perverts!


Page 12.

>Please don't draw my internal organs even though you've never seen them!

>There's a dark spot here.
>You should have it checked out.

>It's an ulcer

>She was right...

>Gastroglossia!

>Could you paint this area for me? I've been having headaches

>What?

>She's like a CT scan


Page 13.

>Now, let's all draw a picture of the house you'd like to live in one day.

>Okay~

>Wow, what a weird house

>Yours is weirder

>We're neighbors, so don't build anything weird

>You too