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- Fu: Huh, Karin?
- Ka: Oh, Fuu. It's you.
- Fu: Come on, show some respect. That's senpai for you. Sen-pai.
- Ka: Yeah, whatever.
- Fu: What a coincidence, running into you like that.
- Ka: This town isn't that big and there are only so many places we can go to.
- Fu: So, what are you doing here on our day off, Karin?
- Ka: I'm going to the beach. There's plenty of open space there, so it's perfect for sword training.
- Fu: No you're not!
- Ka: Uwah!
- Ka: Wh-What was that about!?
- Fu: Let's go see a movie, Karin. How's that sound?
- Ka: Huh?
- Fu: I have movie discount coupons, but they're for two.
- Fu: I wanted to go see a movie now, but I'd have one coupon left.
- Ka: Why do I have to watch it with you? Go with Itsuki.
- Fu: My sister is hanging out with friends from her class today. They went to karaoke.
- Fu: She kept her distance from others back when her voice was gone. As her sister, I don't want to get in her way when she's socializing with her classmates.
- Ka: But I was about to go train...
- Fu: Who cares about that, let's go!
- Ka: H-Hey!
- Ka: I ended up coming with her...
- Fu: Our seats are... here and here.
- Fu: Hmm, the cinema in the Ines in Daisoku would've had a bigger screen.
- Ka: There's a cinema inside the Ines...?
- Fu: Karin, could it be you don't go to the movies that often? You see this kinda thing a lot lately. Cinemas that are integrated into shopping malls.
- Fu: And on the topic of stuff they manage to fit into mall: The Ines over in Oohashi even has a community center.
- Ka: Seriously, a community center in a shopping mall...?
- Ka: Oh, right. You haven't told me what movie we're gonna watch.
- Fu: I don't know anything but the title, either. But I heard it's the number one hit this summer. "Your Sixth Name We Saw That Day".
- Ka: That title doesn't tell me anything about its contents...
- Fu: I'm pretty sure it's a romance movie. The tagline is "The story of a love that brought all of Shikoku to tears".
- Ka: Geh, why do I have to watch a love movie with you?
- Fu: What does it matter who you watch it with? This isn't a date or something.
- Ka: Da-!?
- Ka: Y-Yeah, that's true...
- Ka: Right, I only tagged along because she had a ticket left over. It's not like I came to watch such a trashy love movie with a cookie cutter tagline...
- Fu: What are you mumbling about? Oh, it's starting.
- Ka: Nh, unh... I'm so glad... That twist at the very end... It wasn't a romance, but a story about the bond between a psychiologist and a boy...
- Little girl: Mom, that girl there is crying!
- Ka: I-I'm not crying! It's just my hay fever...!
- Fu: ...
- Fu: Ah... nnh...
- Ka: Hm? What's wrong, Fuu?
- Fu: It was scary! It was so damn scary!
- Ka: Huh? How was that scary?
- Fu: Didn't you see? That doctor was a ghost all along! He appeared like a normal human to that boy because he could see spirits, but he was actually a ghost!
- Fu: That's fraud! "Story of a love" my foot! That was a horror movie! I knew something was off when I saw that "Sixth" in the title!
- Ka: No, the doctor and the kid were helping each other recover from their emotional scars...
- Fu: But he was a ghost! He was just haunting him!
- Ka: Well... I can't deny that.
- Fu: Nnh...
- Ka: H-Hey, stop touching my face!
- Fu: You're here, right, Karin...?
- Fu: You aren't a ghost only I can see, right...?
- Ka: As if!
- Fu: Haah...
- Ka: Have you calmed down?
- Fu: Yeah, I think so... Sorry, I lost my cool...
- Fu: Aah! There goes my dignity as club president... as your senpai!
- Ka: Don't worry, you never had any in the first place.
- Fu: Wh-What was that!?
- Ka: It's always been obvious you can't handle ghosts and horror and all that stuff.
- Fu: Egh...
- Ka: Anyway, we got these movie bonus pinbacks... give mine to Itsuki or something.
- Fu: Hey, wait. What would she need a pinback from a movie she hasn't seen for?
- Fu: Why don't you take yours home with you? It's not like it'll get in the way.
- Ka: ...Well, I guess.
- Fu: Hm, what are we gonna do now? It's still only noon, we have time.
- Ka: There's a place I want to stop by since we're already in the shopping district.
- Fu: Are you gonna buy something?
- Ka: I want to buy clothes.
- Fu: Clothes!? Fashion!? Karin, you!?
- Fu: The same Karin that normally says stuff like "I don't care what I'm wearing as long as it fits" or "The niboshi print on this shirt looks stylish"!?
- Ka: Hey, you got a problem with niboshi!?
- To: That was a wonderful movie, Yuuna-chan.
- Yu: Yeah! The ending was surprising, but it made me cry.
- To: Fufu. You're cute even when you're crying, Yuuna-chan.
- To: Oh? Isn't that Fuu-senpai and Karin-chan?
- Yu: Ah, you're right. Hey, Fuu-se...!
- To: Tougou Guard!
- Yu: Mgh! Wh-Why did you cover my mouth all of a sudden?
- To: We shouldn't interrupt Karin-chan and Fuu-senpai when they are deepening their friendship. Let's leave them alone.
- Yu: Ah, yeah, good idea! I want Karin-chan to get along better with everyone!
- To: Well then, let's eat lunch and head back. I know a good udon restaurant not far from here.
- Yu: Yay, awesome! Tougou-san, you're the best!
- Ka: Great, I got the clothes I wanted.
- Fu: Yeah, yeah.
- Ka: What's wrong? That's one unenthusiastic reply.
- Fu: You said you'd shop clothes... but that's just training wear!
- Ka: Well, it's getting colder these days. I had to buy something for winter.
- Fu: Uhm... what about fall and winter outfits other than training wear?
- Ka: Oh, the ones from last year will do.
- Fu: The other way around! It's supposed to be the other way around!
- Ka: Huh?
- Fu: Oh, geez! Come with me! We're going to a real fashion shop.
- Ka: Wh-Why!?
- Fu: Here, try this on!
- Ka: Wh-Why did you drag me to this place all of a sudden!?
- Ka: And what's that, a skirt? It's hard to move around in those.
- Fu: You've gotta wear something girly once in a while. You're cute, you just don't let it show.
- Ka: H-Huh!? Cute!?
- Fu: Yeah. And I'm not just saying that because I'm biased towards my fellow club members; I really do think so. You should try wearing outfits like this once in a while.
- Ka: I can live without that...
- Ka: More importantly, this year's latest style of training wear - the one I bought in the store earlier - has been ergonomically designed so that simply wearing it will-
- Fu: Drop the training wear already!
- Fu: Oh man, the Hero Club's girl power has dropped considerably... You're supposed to talk about this year's fall collection, not the latest training wear!
- Ka: What does it matter?
- Fu: I know! How about a miniskirt? Oh, but you should wear knee highs or tights or your legs are gonna get cold around this time of year.
- Ka: No thanks, I'll stick with last year's clothes after all.
- Fu: Why!?
- Fu: We didn't buy any in the end...
- Ka: Whatever, I don't need them.
- Fu: Tomorrow's Hero Club activity will be "boosting Karin's girl power".
- Ka: Don't. You. Dare.
- Fu: Karin... I'm worried. About what will happen to the Hero Club after I graduate...
- Ka: Fuu...
- Fu: Karin, well, we just saw what you're like. And Itsuki turns more and more helpless the longer you leave her alone.
- Ka: ...
- Fu: Tougou is ladylike, but sometimes the national defense takes over. Sonoko is kinda impossible to gauge...
- Fu: Yuuna has quite a bit of girl power, but... she's too obsessed with sports.
- Fu: When I graduate, the Hero Club might face a girl power shortage!
- Ka: It's not like you're contributing much girl power even when you're here. Nothing's gonna change next year.
- Fu: Th-That's not true! It can't be!
- Ka: You don't even know yourself, huh?
- Ka: All right, I've got everything I came for...
- Fu: Ah, I wanted to go shopping for dinner. Come with me.
- Ka: Sure. I have to get something for dinner too.
- Fu: What is going to be for dinner at the Miyoshi household tonight?
- Ka: Hmm, good question. I had too many convenience store bentos and got tired of them... Maybe I should try a supermarket bento this time.
- Ka: And I have to buy vegetable juice.
- Fu: That's still just a bento!
- Ka: Unlike convenience store bentos, supermarket bentos come in many different variations, so they constitute a nutritionally balanced diet!
- Fu: Same difference! That's six of one and half a dozen of the other!
- Fu: Good thing we bought it during the special sale!
- Ka: So that's how it is. You needed me to carry your groceries.
- Fu: Exactly.
- Ka: Anyways, what was that earlier? Whenever I tried to buy a bento, you got in the way yelling "Club Prez Block!" and stuff like that.
- Fu: Listen, you can't live on convenience store or supermarket bentos alone. You've gotta do your own cooking.
- Ka: Either way, I need something to eat for today. I guess I'll order something.
- Fu: Oh no you won't!
- Fu: Come to my place. That's why I bought a bit more than usual today.
- Fu: All right. I'll get everything ready, stay where you are.
- Fu: Oh, I got a text from Itsuki.
- Message: Itsuki: A friend invited me to stay for dinner, can I eat there?
- Fu: Let's see, "No problem. But don't stay out too late."
- Fu: Itsuki said she won't need dinner today.
- Ka: There was no need to buy more ingredients then.
- Fu: Nah, you're probably gonna eat more than Itsuki anyway.
- Ka: Still not anywhere near to how much you're eating though...
- Ka: ...
- Ka: Is it still not done?
- Fu: It hasn't even been three minutes since I started. You'll have to wait ten minutes at least.
- Ka: Cooking takes time, huh... A bento only needs five minutes in the microwave!
- Fu: Why are you proud of that...?
- Fu: You know, the wait is part of the fun of cooking.
- Ka: One, two, three...
- Fu: Why did you start doing squats!?
- Ka: If I have to wait, I don't want to waste the time doing nothing.
- Fu: Behave yourself while you wait at least!
- Ka: All right, if you say so...
- Ka: Thanks for the meal, it was delicious.
- Fu: Yeah, glad you liked it.
- Fu: Hmm, you have surprisingly good manners, Karin.
- Fu: Like how you use eating utensils. Or how you say "time to eat" and "thanks for the meal" every time even though you're usually eating alone.
- Ka: Things were pretty strict back at my parents'. I tried my hardest to be a perfect student so I wouldn't be outshined by my brother and to win my parents' approval. I have my manners down pat.
- Fu: Then why are you never being respecful when you're talking to me...?
- Ka: ...I could do that. I'll treat you with flawless respect and courtesy for my senpai if you want.
- Fu: ...On second thought, I think I'll pass. I'm feeling really uncomfortable just thinking about it... that wouldn't be Karin anymore!
- Ka: It kinda pisses me off when you say it like that...
- Ka: Anyway, that was an unusual way to spend the day.
- Fu: Hm? What do you mean, unusual?
- Ka: I didn't train at all. I've never simply relaxed on a day off before.
- Fu: Do you not even notice the obvious contradiction in that?
- Ka: Huh?
- Fu: Days off are days off because you take a day off on them. Diligence may be a virtue, but too much and it becomes a vice.
- Fu: Forcing yourself to live an overly harsh live can warp your mind. Getting strong won't be any good if you turn yourself into an emotional wreck on the way there.
- Fu: Keeping your mind in good shape is more important than gaining strength! And those without a healthy mind should stay away from power. They'll only end up hurting themselves and those around them.
- Ka: An overly harsh life, you say...
- Fu: I don't know the details of how you lived before you became a Hero, but you went through pretty intense training, didn't you?
- Ka: Well, yeah... But hasn't your life been harsh too? You lost your parents in elementary school.
- Fu: I managed to get over it because I had Itsuki. And thankfully, none of the others in the Hero Club are unstable now... So make sure to keep both your body and mind in shape, got it?
- Fu: Anyhow, don't overdo things or be tense all the time; live in moderation and be gentle with yourself. And make sure to relax on days off; have fun!
- Ka: Yeah, I got it.
- Ka: Keeping my mind in good shape, huh...?
- Fu: So, that's what happened today.
- It: Then you were with Karin-san the whole day.
- Fu: Oh, now that you mention it. We were together from morning till night.
- It: Hihi, poor Karin. She got manipulated by you.
- Fu: I didn't manipulate her! It's the president's job to keep an eye on the club members' daily lives and guide them to the right path!
- It: Yeah, yeah. Oh, by the way, have you studied for your exams today, Onee-chan?
- Fu: Ah!??
- Fu: I forgot! I didn't study at all!!
- It: Onee-chan...
- Fu: B-But a day off is a day off because you take the day off, you know? I'm gonna study tomorrow...
- It: No.
- It: I want you to pass the exams, Onee-chan.
- Fu: Okay... I'll fulfill my studying quota for today. Doesn't seem like I'll get much sleep tonight...
- Fu: Two circles of equal radius... overlap at two points... prove that they are congruent...
- Fu: Zzz...
- Yu: Looks like Fuu-senpai didn't get enough sleep... But she usually never falls asleep in the club room.
- Ka: What the hell was she doing...?
- So: This is very strange... I wonder why Fuumin-senpai is sleepy today~.
- So: Oh, what do we have here~? This pinback wasn't on Nibosshi's bag the day before yesterday~.
- Ka: Whoa!?
- So: And there's a matching one on Fuumin-senpai's bag!
- So: I got it! Master Detective Sonoko-san's little gray cells are making their deduction!
- Ka: A deduction of what!?
- So: This means that Fuumin-senpai and Nibosshi were together yesterday!
- Eyewitness testimony:
- Witness T-san: That's right. I saw them in town yesterday. They seemed to be getting along well.
- Witness T-san: Then they went somewhere together...
- So: ...That's the verbal evidence we have. And then there's Fuumin-senpai's mysterious sleepiness today. Could it be...!?
- So: My imagination is running out of control~~~!
- Fu: Mhmn... be gentle... Karin...
- So: My pen is writing on its own~~!
- Ka: Make it stop!!
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