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Chapter 401: Much Left Unsaid

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rock: Ohh my oh my... / That expression...

rock: It's the same as that one girl back when I cheated on her with six other girls and she got super pissed and chased me with a rope and scythe while chanting curse magic.

rock: Man, that was bone-chilling... She chased me everywhere for like, three straight days...
girl: (You're mine!!)
rock: (Sorry sorry sorry)

rock: Demonesses' hunting instincts sure are a real thrill. I just can't get enough. ♡ / Anyway,

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rock: this kid's her target, huh...
rock: Not bad, you playboy, you~

rock: Well all righty then, / a little advice from your big bro here...

rock: When a girl's acting like that,
rock: you can't let her spill out all her thoughts.

rock: To put it shortly...
sfx: whisper...

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- you've gotta block her mouth.

- Block...

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ameri: Ir...
ameri: Iruma...

- her... mouth...

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ameri: Mm-?!

ameri: Nom...
sfx: crunch

ameri: Gulp.

iruma: Is it... yummy?
ameri: M...hm.

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iruma: G- Good to hear! / I brought some sweets along... I have salty snacks too...
iruma: Do you want another?
ameri: No...

ameri: Umm...

radio: (Kssh...) Hwagh-choooo!!

ameri: ?!
radio: Ahh- Hellooo? / Can you hear me, Ameri-chamaaa?

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ameri: Gasp! That voice... It's the commander!!
radio: Sooo sorry for being late! / Did ya catch that piece of crap phantom thief?!
iruma: (Piece of crap...)

ameri: Uh- Well...
radio: I don't care if he's an age-old legend or whatever, because of him I'm having to work on my day off here!! / This whole case can just go to hell, for real! (Un-be-lievable!!)

radio: Whether it's the phantom thief or his ally, once we catch him, I'm gonna put him through a full course of torture! He's getting THE worst punishment we can deal!!
iruma: !?

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radio: So? Did you catch him?!
ameri: I...

ameri: Aah!

iruma: (I'm so sorryyy!!)
ameri: Wait! Iru-...!

ameri: The effects of Romanticist ran out...
ameri: and now the recoil is...

ameri: Khh!

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ameri: Irumaaaaaa! (aaaaaa...)

iruma: Hahh...
iruma: Somehow I...
iruma: got away...
iruma: Hahh...

iruma: But wow, that surprised me...!
iruma: I never expected Ameri-san to be a Seeker... / I can't believe how close I was to getting caught...!

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- Like that...
- I couldn't move my body...

- And Ameri-san's
- eyes...

- I've experienced that before...

- Right... She was...

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- exactly like a hungry bear!!
- (Resurfacing memories)

iruma: I bet Ameri-san was so hungry she was at her limit... (Yeah.)
iruma: (Yeah.) Phantom-san gave me that advice too, after all.
rock: (You did block her mouth, I guess...)

iruma: It's a good thing I had some snacks with me... (Phew...)

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ali: Are

ali: you...

ali: for real here?! / You big dumb idiot moron!
iruma: !?

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ali: How did you even reach that conclusion?! O Great King of All Nitwits! / My master made such a mess of things that I showed up in my big size without even thinking about it!
iruma: A- Ali-san...?!
- Ali-san!!

iruma: I haven't seen you out like this in a while...
ali: And?! Who cares about that now!! / Iru-boy, Iru-boy, Iru-boooyyy! This is it, buddy! This is the worst of the century!
iruma: Th- The worst what...?

ali: Why the hell would you give her snacks?! / That was obviously not where the situation was going! (Listen here!!)
iruma: Where it was going...?
ali: How can you not get it?! You made such a catastrophic blunder...!

iruma: (Blunder...)

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iruma: So an actual meal would have been better...? (It wasn't enough...?)
ali: Get your mind. Off of food.

ali: (Sigh...) It may be tacky to spell it all out for you, but look...

ali: This is about what it means to be a teenage boy...! (Sigh~!!)
ali: There's no way you didn't feel a certain something getting pushed down by the older beauty you admire, right?

ali: I get that she forced it, but...
iruma: She was hungry.

iruma: I'm sure of it...

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iruma: Ameri-san was...
iruma: just hungry.
iruma: Definitely...!

iruma: That had to be it...

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ali: This guy...

sfx: mgh...
ali: I suppose this is all too high-level for a kid like him...

ali: Guess I'll change the subject...
ali: Anyway, didn't it occur to you / that being hungry could mean that she'd decide to eat you, a human?

iruma: Huh?

iruma: Ameri-san... / eating
iruma: me...

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iruma: Sorry,
iruma: I never considered it.
ali: Oh jeez...

ali: I guess he started losing his awareness of his humanity as he got used to the netherworld...

ali: Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
ali: But either way...

ali: Without me sticking with you, / you really are totally useless, Iru-boy~ (Siiigh...)
- In conclusion.

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ali: This time too, you got dragged straight into something and wound up becoming a phantom thief... (Good grief.)
iruma: (Gasp!) There's something I have to do to help Jazz-kun! / I need to hurry!

iruma: I'd be really happy if you'd give me a hand, Ali-san! / Will you help me with the whole phantom thief thing?!
ali: Yeah, sure.
iruma: Hurray!!

iruma: (Yaaay~)

ali: I've been thinking it's about time to make a move anyway.

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ali: Sounds great.

ali: Searching this museum for its hidden treasure...

ali: I'm all for it.