Astral Buddy 21

Chapter 21

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SFX: Jump jump jump
SFX: Whoosh whoosh

Margin: Who will win this showdown between martial arts espers?

Text: The long-awaited Volume 3 is on sale now!!
Title: Chapter 21
Credit: Author: Kamachi Kazuma   Art: Nogi Yasuhito
        Character Designs: Haimura Kiyotaka

SFX: Whoosh
SFX: Jump

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SFX: Wham
Senya: It...didn't work!?
Senya: But he got a bloody nose before!

Gunha: When I power up my guts...
Gunha: I get a lot tougher.

SFX: Boom

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Gunha: If I know an attack's coming, it isn't gonna work.

SFX: Bam
SFX: Step step

Junko: I have never before moved...
Junko: in this high-burden state for so long.

Junko: Is this your power?

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Senya: Yes.

Senya: I'm organizing the calculation pathways to clear up your mind.
Top: *Visualization
SFX(Senya): Zap zap zap
Senya(image): Ohhh
SFX(Junko): Strong!
Senya: You know, like Misaki-chan did before.

Junko: Oh.

SFX: Jump

Junko: How did you know about that?
Junko: You are such a strange person.
Senya: Yeah.

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Junko: My unrestricted Rampage Dress...
Junko: is a wild thing.
SFX: Jump
Junko: I feel like I'll lose control if I'm not careful.

Junko: But the headache is gone...
Junko: and my thoughts are clear.

Junko: Right now I feel like...
SFX: Jump

SFX: Whoosh
Junko: I can clear any obstacle.

06

SFX: Swerve

Gunha: Ohh!?
Gunha(small): That turn

07

SFX: Whoosh
Gunha: Sh.
SFX(Junko's foot): Slide

SFX: Wham

Junko: He's heavy.

SFX: Grin

SFX: Vwoosh

08

SFX: Slam
SFX(Junko's hand): Twist

Junko: You're pretty cool.
SFX: Strain...

09

SFX: Land

Senya: His defense really is rising.
SFX: Shiiiine

Senya: Gunha-chan's...Academy City's #7's power...
Senya: is still a complete mystery.

Senya: But he may be strengthening himself using some kind of key.
Gunha(flashback): When I power up my GUTS
Gunha(flashback): GUTS
Gunha(flashback): Amazing GUTS

Senya: Is he just sucking it up?
Senya(small): Maybe?

Senya: No, no! It's not that!
Senya(outside): It couldn't be!
SFX: Shake shake

Senya: But the power of his delusions is the source of his power.

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Senya: If his delusions about guts are strengthening his Personal Reality...
SFX: Roar
SFX(Junko's fist): Clench

SFX: Wham

Junko: He took it to the forehead?

SFX: Reach

SFX: Zap
Gunha: Whoa!

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Junko: Eh?

Gunha: Owwww.

SFX: Wham

Junko: What was that!?
Senya: You're an electrical esper! Of course you can do that!
SFX: Crackle

Senya: I was right! An attack works on him if it's beyond the expectations of his delusions!
Gunha(flashback): If I know an attack's coming, it isn't gonna work.

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Gunha: Man, what a shock.
Gunha: She can do that?
Gunha(outside): Youch...

Gunha: That's a nice nothing it did to me.

SFX: Press

SFX: Shake

Gunha: Electricity...
SFX: Crackle

SFX: Zap zap zap
Gunha: always seems to be after me.

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SFX: Shiiine
Senya: He made electricity when that isn't even his power!?

Gunha: All right!
SFX: Hummm
Senya: He made plasma out of the particles in the air to give himself an incredible amount of energy!!
Gunha: Let's try this out!

Gunha: Hey, you!

Gunha: This is gonna be several times more amazing than before.
Gunha: That recovery technique of yours won't be enough!

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Gunha: I won't hold it against you.
SFX: Roarrrr
Gunha: So run away if you want!
SFX: Zap zap

Senya: Junko-chan!
Senya: Hold your hands out!
Senya(outside): Like this!
Junko: Eh?

Senya: Don't worry.
Senya: Just trust me.

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Gunha: Gonna take it head on, huh?

Junko: Telling me to run away after all this...

Junko: somewhat...
SFX: Crackle
Junko: ticked me off.

SFX: Grin

Gunha: Nice guts.
SFX: Squeeze

Gunha: Super Ultra Mega Electro Overdrive Magnetic Lightning...

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Gunha: Amazing Puuuunch!!!!!
SFX: Gwoom

Senya: Junko-chan! Picture it!!!
Senya: Picture power surging through your body's surface!

SFX: Crackle

SFX: Boom

18-19

SFX: Roar

SFX: Whoosh

SFX: Kawham

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Gunha: Wha-!?
Gunha: She slipped through!? For real!?

Gunha: Looks like she didn't completely negate it.
Gunha: The only possibility I can think of...
Gunha: is an ion sheath.

Senya: By using negative potential to deflect the negatively-charged electrons, Junko-chan created a positive space charge layer.
Label by Junko: Negative
Label at bottom: Ion Sheath
Senya: That retrained the plasma's excitement and lowered its energy level.
Senya: It didn't completely block the attack...but!

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Senya: It was enough to catch him off guard!
Senya(small): She had to force her way through in the end, though!

SFX: Twitch

Junko: After that solid a hit!?
SFX: Struggle...
Gunha(outside): You got me good.
Gunha: An ion sheath isn't enough to explain that.

Gunha: No.
SFX: Rattle
Gunha: The theory doesn't really matter.

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Gunha: What matters is how well...
Gunha: you can get your guts through.

SFX: Ohhh
Gunha: Everything in this world comes down to that.

SFX: Shiiine
Senya: The type of power changed again!?

Senya: What is this power!?
SFX: Rumble rumble
Senya: This is ridiculous even for a Level 5!

SFX: Creak
SFX: Rattle
Gunha: Lightning is weak...
Gunha: to earth.

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Gunha: These steel beams connecting us are the problem right?
SFX: Rumble rumble...
SFX: Creak crack

Gunha: Hahhhhhhhh

SFX: Crackle

24

SFX: Beep

SFX: Stop

Junko: Queen!?
Junko(small): And Shirai-san?

SFX: Creak
Text: A mental attack from a blind spot! The Queen plays dirty!!

Box: To be continued next issue. The October Issue goes on sale Tuesday, August 27!!