Dai Shin You Chapter 1

Dai Shin You (Daishinyuu)
Oohima Towa

Chapter 1

NOTE: Text outside bubbles come after "-", otherwise, ">"

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OUTSIDE PANELS: Chapter 1

>Friendships between girls

>are fragile and fickle.
>They easily fall apart, and a pain to maintain.

>But there is just no substitute for it.

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>If I were to finally meet someone
>who I could have lifelong friendship with...

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>Kinami Hina, 7 years old
>Daikon pulling contest!?

>They say it's part of the local festival. (OR, if that's too long) It's part of the festival.

>Even kids from the other districts are going...
>Maybe you can make some new friends there, Hina.

>I'll go!

>We just moved here a while ago.

BANNER: Daikon Pulling Competition

>It's a whole new district and a whole new life waiting for me...

>Heave...
>ho!

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>Uwaah... so lame!

>What's with that huge backpack?
>Where do they even sell those?

>Also, you've only pulled out two daikons after all this time.
>You're sooo slow.

>Tororo Alien! (NOTE: "Tororoseijin" means "slowpoke alien")
>Eh?
>Umm, I...

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-Is she picking a fight...?
>I already pulled out five of them, you know?
>Look, if you pull them here, it's gonna be a lot faster...

-If she is...
>Hey, you!

>I won't back down!!
>Don't you feel sorry for the poor daikons!?
>If you do it like that, the leaf parts will tear!

>Stop it!
>You brute!

>What did you say---?

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>You have to pull them out fast! It's a race!
BONK
>Ow!

>You shouldn't play with food! (You're not supposed to use food like that!)

>Did you throw your bag at me, you coward!?
>You're the one who started it!
>I was just trying to teach you!!
>I didn't ask for your help!
>~~~~~~~~~~

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>So it's Kitase Satsuki-chan from Kitashou...
>And Kinami Hina-chan, the new girl from Minamishou... (NOTE: Kitashou and Minamishou are short for Kita Shougakkou or North Elementary School, and Minami Shougakkou or South Elementary School, respectively.)

>Fighting is against the rules, you know.
>You're both disqualified!

-SHOCK...

>It's all your fault, Tororo!
>No, it's your fault!

>HMPH!
>And that's what happened.

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>The following year...
>Hina, do you want ot go to the Daikon pulling contest?
>I'm not going.

>I don't want to see that girl again.
>I'm glad we're from different districts.

>I'm never joining that contest again.
>I will never have to see her face if I don't go.

SIGN: Entrance Ceremony
>...Or...

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>...so I thought.

>...To-

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>Tororo Alien!
>Cut it out with that nickname!

>Umm... Is she your friend, Hina-chan?
>NOT. A. CHANCE.

>I'll never forget that face and that voice!
>Kitase Satsuki!
>Heeeeh~~ so you'll be in Ouizumi too, huh?

-STAAAAAARE
-20cm height gap

-pft-
>She laughed!
>She compared our heights and laughed!!

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>Why, you...
>Someone you know, Satsuki?
>Nope.
>......
>Not. At. All.

>Is this some new kind of harassment...?
>L-Let's go, Hina-chan.

>My long-awaited middle school debut...
>with a sparkling new uniform and a brand new classroom...
>I was looking forward to my exciting new life...

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-...No, it's not too late...
-I must not lose hope!!

>Ouizumi Middle School has five first year classes.
>It says we're in class 2.
>Let's go!
>I have a one in five chance of being in the same class as her!

>Welcome to your first year in middle school, everyone!
>I'll be your homeroom tea...
-Wha...
PAPER: 1st Year Class 2 Seating Arrangement
       [According to Attendance Number] (NOTE: The attendance number is often arranged in Japanese "alphabetical" order. You can look it up if you're really interested.)

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-Why is she in front of me...?
>#14 Kinami Hina
>As new middle school students---------have a~~~
>#13 Kitase Satsuki
>you have a respon--------

-I hate you, attendance numbers!
-I hate you, surname!
-And I hate you, my rotten luck!

-I can't believe I'm gonna be seeing her back everyday...
-This is the worst...

-~No, I'll lose if I let this get to me. For the sake of my happy middle school life...

>I mustn't get involved with Kitase Satsuki!!
>......

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-KIIIIN KOOON
>The next day

BOARD: April 4th Physical Examinations
       Girls - 10:00-
       Boys - 10:30-
>As I have told everyone yesterday, we will be having a physical examination today.

>The boys will be moving to Class 1's classroom, and the girls will change clothes in the gym...
>Oh, no...

>I forgot my gym clothes!!
>How was your new class?
>It's normal!
>Normal!
>I shouldn't have been all down in the dumps yesterday...

>What should I do? Should I call Mom...?
>No, there's no way she'll get here on time...

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>Tororo, aren't you gonna change?
>To-

>......
>I shouldn't talk to her...
>I'm not getting involved with her.
>Don't tell me... Did you forget your gym clothes?

>If she finds out, she'll DEFINITELY make fun of me!!
>There's no way, right?
-Ahaha

>Here you go.
-POMF

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>...Eh?

>What...
>I also brought my elementary school gym clothes by mistake today.
>I have two sets, so I'll lend these to you.

>Eh...
>...are you sure?
>It's fine, it's fine! I'm not using it anyway.

>...Ah
>Thank you...

-Kitase Satsuki...

>Maybe she's not so bad after all...
>doing this for me...

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>!?
>FWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

SHIRT: Ouizumi Elementary
       6-1
       Kitase
>......
>It's slipping!
>The shorts're slipping!

>As I thought, you're so small!
>Ah, but it looks good on you!

>Is this harassment...?
>She's laughing way too much...

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>...It's fine...
>I don't have any other choice...
>Aaah... That was a good laugh.
>Make sure to keep your shorts on while you walk, okay?

>I'm off, then---
-SLIDE
-Haaaah...

>I feel like...
>she has been bullying me since yesterday...

>I don't like her after all...
>Ah, but she lent me her gym clothes...
>No, no. She only did that to make fun of me...

>Oh, well. For now, I need to hurry.
>Infirmary...
>Infirmary...

>......

>Where...
>is it...?

>Ahh... I've already been here...
>This is a second year classroom!

>Aren't there any teachers around...?
>Ah, I know, I should go back to our classroom...

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-BU-MP
>Ow, ow, ow...
>Huh? What're you doing here, Tororo?

>Geh... Kitase...!
>I went back here to pick up something I forgot...
>but don't tell me you don't know where the infirmary is.
>She's sharp!!

>Just kidding. No matter how dull you are, there's no way, right?
>I'm off, then!
>Ah!

>Wait!
>I'll go with you-

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-SLIP
-SLA-M

>AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>HAAAH- HAHAHAHAHA!
>Stop laughing so much!
>Just who do you think owns-
>no, I just borrowed this, so I can't complain!

>You're just as slow as ever, Tororo!
>Come on
>Eh...?
>PULL

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>So slow, get a move on!
>Wai-
>I'm already pulling you, so why're you still so slow?
>Wai-
>We'll both be late if you keep that up!

>You're such a slowpoke...
>Like molasses, maybe? (LIT: like a clump [of clay])
>You're a klutz, too.

>Hey, hey, wait a minute!
>Aren't you insulting me way too much!?

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>You've been like this since yesterday!
>Huh?
>I can't believe you'd pick a fight with someone you haven't met in a long time!

>......
>You're the one picking the fights here.

>Eh?
>You went and treated me like some kind of stranger.

>But you're the one who did that!
>I did say you weren't my friend, though...
>Eh? Did I do that?
>Ahh, sorry about that. I forget things easily.

>How nice! You only forget stuff when it's convenient for you,
>but you still remembered me perfectly!
>That's right! I remember you.

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>I knew it! You're still holding a grudge about back then!
>Well, same here!
>I've always-

>---Ah

>It's the infirmary!
>I'll let go of you now, so make a run for it!
>Eh...?
>S-Sure!

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>Excuse me!
>Sorry we're---
-SLIDE

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-SLAM
-haaah
-haaah
>Finally caught up...

>Ah, wait, Tororo!
>There are boys in there!
>SLIP

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-STRI-P
-ZAWA... (the sound of emptiness/awkwardness, maybe "dead air" is good)

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>This is the first thing I learned upon entering middle school.

>In this world, there are people you must absolutely never get involved with.

>Ah! There's a sixth grader here!
-GIGGLE GIGGLE
>Shut it!
>There are people who bring misery just by being near you,

>Haaah...
>It's nothing.
>I can handle this.
>and people you just can't get along with.

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>I believe that my first impression of her is right on the money.

>I've washed your gym clothes.
>I will never
>be friends with this girl.
>Tha---nks.

OUTSIDE PANEL: Chapter 1/End