Bakeneko Hazuki ch16: Applause

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>>Subaru's worried about Sora-chan, but...

>...These girls.
>What are they thinking...?

>Sora-chan. Show me a magic trick.
>Fufufu
>I wanna see it too.
>Sora... can do magic...?

>There's no way someone as clumsy as Sora...
>can do something like that...!

>!
>Don't tell me these girls...
>are planning to laugh at Sora?

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>She's good!?!

>That's our Sora!
>That's wonderful, Sora-chan!
>...

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>A few minutes earlier...

>What do we like about Master/Hazuki-san?

>Yeah... Onee-chan's not here today...
>She's playing with her friends...
>so I figured we could talk about it...

>I just need to get these two to convey Onee-chan's good points to Subaru...
>In other words, it's OOP2!!*
>*Operation Onee-chan Presentation

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>Naturally, she knows a lot about you, Sora-chan!
>Aside from that...
>Her kindness, attentiveness, and her cuteness...

>I don't like them at all!!
>Is that so...
>She must really hate Hazuki.
>Tsundere.

>I like...
>how weird she is.
>She's really funny.
>I love it.

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>I think you're the weirdest one of all, Kuji-chan.
>Out of the people we know.
>Yep yep
>Huuuuuuh!?

>It only looks that way because you're weird!
>I'm perfectly normal!

>The only weird part...
>is... my name...

>Uuh~~
>Why do I have such a name...?
>There there

>Erm...
>I know!
>Sora-chan, show us a magic trick.

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>A magic trick? Someone as clumsy as Sora
>who sucks at drawing can't possibly...

>Kya~
>clap clap clap clap

>...I get it. It's not that her drawings suck
>because of how clumsy he is...
>She just has no good taste...

>Ah.
>A LINE from Mama.
>Going to the toilet
>"I'll head home in a little bit"... and send.

>Hey, Subaru-chan.
>Look at this.

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>Look! Here's the picture I took earlier.
>We match!

>?

>What's this, Yui-chan?
>Lemme see too.
>Sure.
>Get back, Sora!!

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>Eh...
>Suba...
>Eh?

>...It looks like that photo
>has revealed your true identity...

>You're the bakeneko Hazu-

>Sora-chan...
>Did... Subaru-chan just...

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>...
>It's a magic trick.

>...So that voice just now was you, Sora-chan...?
>...Yeah.

>Phew~
>I'm back.

>That was just an "app".
>Sora-chan spoke in such a manly tone...
>How nice...
>What's going on here?

>Come to think of it,
>you don't show your magic tricks to Hazuki, do you?

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>...No.
>I mean...

>Showing Onee-chan a magic trick of all things.
>Just thinking about it makes me...
>You're just too nervous.

>...I'm sure Hazuki will praise you
>even if you mess up.

>...No way.
>I don't want her to see me looking so uncool.

>So don't tell Onee-chan about the magic tricks, okay, Subaru?
>I can't speak to Hazuki anyway.
>Y'know. In cat talk.
>Aah.

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>Hey, Sora-chan, do you perhaps
>do magic tricks?

>Wh-What do you mean?
>There was a pack of cards dropped by the entrance when I got home...

>I-It's okay!
>Anyone can carry cards around...

>There's no problem!!
>There was also a double-sided coin, balls, hoops,
>and a flag of all nations.

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>...!
>You dropped way too much.

>...
>Yeah...

>I've been
>practising a little.

>Hazuki's eyes are sparkling...
>Well, like I told Sora earlier, she'll be okay even if she messes up, but...

>Hah...

>Erm.
>Then, for starters...

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>What kind of hand movement is that,
>Sora?

>S-S-S-Suba...!?

>Sora-chan...
>don't tell me....

>You were a magical girl!?
>Do you fight evil monsters? That's dangerous!

>Are you surprised?
>Hazu-...
>No... Onee-chan.

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>Yui-chan was surprised too...

>...by my magic trick!
>That's right! This is my magic trick, Onee-chan!

>It's like Subaru is really talking, right?
>Eh... That's... your voice, Sora-chan?
>So Subaru-chan isn't a magical girl's familiar?

>Well, it's more like ventriloquism than a magic trick.
>Heh
>Now you say that!?

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>Amazing!
>That's amazing, Sora-chan!!

>...I didn't do anything worth praising...
>and what Subaru did was dangerous...

>I shouldn't be happy about it...
>But...

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>But...

>I'm going to the second floor.

>Hey,
>brat.

>Khkh... I've seen right through you...
>Neko... This is bad...

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>You thought you could intimidate me...
>by showing off your black magic...

>I know full well.
>That was what's called a "magic trick", isn't it?

>...Wow.
>As expected of you, Neko.
>Can't pull one over you.
>Wahahahahaha!!
>Behold my foresight!!

>>Neko's amazing<3 (stick) Tune in next time!