Mental Out 34.5

Chapter 34.5

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Touma: Pant
Text: A familiar scene...but the runner is that pointy-haired boy!
Credit: Author: Kamachi Kazuma
        Art: Nogi Yasuhito
        Character Designs: Haimura Kiyotaka
Title: Chapter 34.5
Touma: Damn! What did I do to deserve this?
Touma: Eh?

Touma: Gweh
SFX: Wham
SFX: Thud

Kuroko: This is Judgment.
Kuroko: You are under arrest for peeping.
SFX: Strain strain
Touma: Ow ow ow ow! I already told you it wasn't me!!

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Kuroko: You can argue your case at the Anti-Skill station.
Touma: Ow ow ow! No violence!!

Kuroko: Honestly. I can't believe I let...
Kuroko: a dirty ape like you get close to Onee-sama.

Kuroko: Wouldn't I be doing the world a favor if I broke this arm before it could harm Onee-sama?
SFX: Creak creak creak
Touma: And you call yourself Judgment!?

Kuroko: Tch, you have a point there.
Kuroko: C'mon, get walking.
SFX: Click
Touma: Yeah, yeah.

Kuroko: Oh?

03

Misaki: Oh, dear.

Misaki: Shirai-san.
Misaki: What a coincidence ability.

04

Kuroko: Did you do this to these people?
Kuroko: Have I caught you red-handed in a crime?
SFX: Step step
Misaki: Of course not.

Misaki: They attacked me out of nowhere, so I had to stop them.
Misaki: Something about "the #5 is a non-fighter middle schooler, so I bet even we can take her".
Kuroko: Oh...

Touma: Hey, you! Is she a friend of yours?
SFX: Pop out

Touma: Then can you tell her to remove these?
SFX: Jangle

Misaki: Huh!? What is going on here?

05

Misaki: I see.
Misaki: So you found an esper using puddles to peep.
Misaki: He ran, so you pursued...

Misaki: and had trouble dealing with him...
Misaki: when his avatar filled all the windows.


Misaki: The avatars were suddenly yanked away and vanished...
Misaki: so you ran in that direction...

Misaki: to find Kamijou-san retrieving...
Misaki: what appears to be the avatar generator.
Touma: The hell's this?

06

Misaki: I can see why you couldn't let him go.
Kuroko: Come with me for questioning...
Misaki: Luckily I cleared things up by using my power to identify the real culprit.

Misaki: I see your misfortune ability is still going strong.
Touma: That's for sure. I was only in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Touma: Hey, wait.

Touma: Have we met before?

07

Misaki: ...Who knows.

Misaki: Anyway, I just saved you...
Misaki: so how about some thanks?☆

Misaki: How does getting tea together sound?
Misaki: My treat, of course.
SFX: Lean in
Kuroko: I-it wouldn't be much thanks if you're treating...

Misaki: This is a rare opportunity.
Misaki: Time to get close and watch him get all flustered☆
Misaki: Hee hee

SFX: Step step

08

Thug: You took out our brothers, didn't you?

Misaki: So there's more of them.

Misaki: Oh, nooo☆ Who are these scary people?
SFX: Squeeze

Thug: We're Level 5 hunters.
Thug: Gangs need something big to make a name for ourselves.
Thug: Killing the very top of Academy City's 2.3 million...
Thug: should be more than enough to prove ourselves.

Misaki: H-have you no shame surrounding a little girl like this!?
Thug: Hah!

Thug: Since you took out our brothers, our anti-psych gear must be phony.

09

Thug: But we've got numbers.
Thug: Doesn't matter how many you take out as long as one gets close enough to stab you.

Thug: It's nothing personal...
Thug: but your head is ours.

Misaki: G-get any closer and I'll...

Misaki: scream.
SFX: Move

SFX: Step

Thug: You'll get hurt, bro.

Touma: I don't know what this is about...
Touma: but this is hardly a fair fight.

Thug: She's a Level 5.
Thug: The scales are still tilted in that inhuman monsters' favor.

Touma: I don't care.

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Touma: Titles don't interest me.
Touma: I just don't like anyone who gangs up on a girl like this.

Thug: How noble. But you will die if you stay here.

Touma: I said I don't care.

Touma: Listen, thug.
Touma: My heart's not so rotten that I'll abandon someone just cause I'm outnumbered.

Touma: It's not about if I can win or not.
Touma: All I want to do is protect the innocent.

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Thug: Oh, really? Then no hard feelings.

Touma: Sure! Bring it, punks!!

SFX: Rush

SFX: Fwoosh
SFX: Squeeze

SFX: Pwam
SFX: Raise

SFX: Glint

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SFX: Stop
Thugs: Huh?

Thugs: What!?
Thugs(small): My body...
Thugs: I-I can't hit him!?
SFX: Swish
SFX: Crack
Thugs: Gah!?

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Misaki: Kyah❤ You beat all of them! Amazing☆
SFX: Squish
Touma: Whoa!?

Misaki: I love strong-
Touma: It was thanks to you.

Touma: You used your power to help me out.
Touma: Didn't you?

Misaki: What? I didn't do anything.

SFX: Pat pat
Touma: Thanks.

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SFX: Bluuuush

Misaki: C-could you not touch a lady's head like that!?
SFX: Hisssss
Touma: Ha ha

Touma: Geh! It's this late!?

Touma: Sorry! I've gotta run, so I'll have to thank you later.
Touma: I'm Kamijou Touma. And you?
Misaki: ...Shokuhou Misaki.
Touma: Okay, I'll remember that!

15

Touma: Some tea I can pay for...
Touma: so see you later!
Touma: Bye, Shokuhou.

Shokuhou: See you.
Text: Their meetings are always vivid. Their partings are always lonely.