Azalea 12

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Konoha 12
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Konoha: Several days passed since the day Hazuki said she would gather information in order to think of a way to clear our names.
...But, I still haven't gotten any results from Hazuki... It's something I've approved of once, and I'm not regretting it now.
At the very least, it makes me anxious being in this position where things are neither moving forward or backward.
...I wonder if those feelings were responsible for dragging me into this situation...

Ayame: ...Hazuki's late today too, isn't she?
Konoha: You're right...
Ayame: Is it that hard for her...?
Konoha: ...It certainly is hard. But, it's a job that neither you or I can do, after all... Anyway, let's wait for her.
Ayame: ...Okay...
Konoha: ...Now, what kind of bento do you want to eat today?
Ayame: Eh? ...Um--uhhhh...A yakiniku bento! [1]
Konoha: You really do love yakiniku bentos, don't you Ayame?
Ayame: I love them! ...But I wonder how long we'll have to have bentos...
Konoha: ...It depends on Hazuki's results.

Konoha: Hazuki, who was in charge of cooking, was absent even in the evening. So Ayame and I started buying dinner at places like the neighborhood supermarket more often.
Likewise, this day we just happened to go there to buy bentos when...

Rena: ...Huh~~ So there was a supermarket like this.
Kaede: The bentos and bread here are really delicious! But you know, today we're after...the ice cream they only sell here! The ingredients they use are amazing! First the milk, you see, it's from that famous...
Rena: ...The curry bread looks delicious! It says it's fresh out of the oven!
Kaede: ...Geez~, you're not listening at all~~!

Store Employee: Welcome--!
Konoha: ...Now then, what should I have...
Ayame: Woah! It says they have fried oyster bentos, available for a limited time only! That sounds delicious...Konoha!
Rena: ...Hm...? ...Konoha...
Kaede: What's wrong, Rena-chan?
Rena: Shh! ...Keep quiet...
Kaede: You want to concentrate that hard? Just to check the curry bread...
Rena: No!
Kaede: Fueeh? ...You're not?
Rena: Those two over there...
Ayame: Nnn~...If I look at what's right in front of my eyes...!
Konoha: Wasn't it going to be a yakiniku bento...Ayame?
Rena: Ayame...! Konoha and Ayame...!
Kaede: Wait, Konoha and Ayame...aren't they the ones...from that rumor!?
Rena: ...Rena's going to test them. ......SHIZUMI KONOHA AND MIKURI AYAME!
Konoha: ...!?
Ayame: Fuwaaah! Y, Yes!?
Rena: We found you...So it was you guys...!
Ayame: ...Eh? ...W, Who are you?
Rena: Minami Rena. ...Over here is Akino Kaede. We're Togame Momoko's teammates, but...!
Konoha: Togame...
Ayame: Momoko...wait.......Is she that girl that person was talking about...!?
Konoha: ...Seems like it.
Rena: It was you guys, wasn't it...!?
Kaede: ...Hey! Rena-chan!
Rena: What!?
Kaede: Since you yelled...the employee...is looking this way.
Rena: ...............Do you mind if Rena borrows you for a few minutes?

Rena: ...We're going to go through introductions one more time, but...I'm Minami Rena. And over here is Akino Kaede.
Kaede: N, Nice to meet you...
Rena: And you're the ones from that rumor, right...? The ones who are making magical girls faint...!
Konoha: ...This again...?
Ayame: We told you we're not, we told you!
Kaede: H, Hold on, Rena-chan! Yachiyo-san told us that...!
Rena: It's fi--ne! ...Yachiyo-san did look into this, so it's not like Rena doesn't believe her...but! Something just isn't right...After all, Momoko was a victim, remember...!? Rena...wants to see for herself...!
Kaede: See for yourself...But how...?
Rena: ...If...If Rena fights her, then she'll know! That's why, fight me!
Kaede: Rena-chan...! ...A reason you'll find out through fighting......That's kinda like Tsuruno-chan...
Rena: S, Shut up! It's fine, isn't it!? ...Rena couldn't think of anything else!
Konoha: ...You're saying you're going to fight? Against us...?
Rena: Whichever one is fine! ...That'll be enough.
Konoha: ...You're saying you won't be satisfied unless we do?
Rena: T, That's right!
Ayame: Al--righty! Then I'll...!
Konoha: I'll be your opponent.
Ayame: Ehhh~!? No, it's o-kay! I'll do it!
Konoha: Leave this to me. You should just watch.
Ayame: ...Uuu---...Okay...
Konoha: (...I get the feeling things have taken a turn for the worst...Is this also part of someone's scheme...? ...There's also that illusion...I won't risk putting Ayame's in harm's way...I won't...!)
Rena: ...So you're going to be Rena's opponent, huh...? Here I come!
Konoha: ...Come at me. Because I'll make you calm down...!

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Konoha 13
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Konoha: The girl named Minami Rena who claimed she was friends with Togame Momoko and challenged us to a fight...It seemed like she wouldn't believe that we weren't the culprits without finding it out this way on her own. ...To be blunt, her logic was all over the place. But, she probably wasn't satisfied.
She's probably unleashing her frustration at being unable to find the culprit on us...That being said, I don't plan on meekly offering her my own cheek...!

Rena: Uwaaah...!
Konoha: ...What's wrong?
Rena: ...N, Nothing!
Ayame: That's Konoha--!
Rena: (...She's strong...!)

Yachiyo: Kaede!
Kaede: Ahh--! Yachiyo-san! Over here! Over here!

Rena: Y, Yachiyo-san...? ...Gotta be Kaede---! You, when did you...!?
Kaede: I, I'm sorry! I had her come here...
Yachiyo: What are you doing!? Rena! I told you, they aren't...!
Rena: ...Uu...I, I know! I know...but...I know, but! ...I don't know!
Konoha: ...Whoops...Haaah!
Rena: Kuh...!

Yachiyo: (...She was more than she thought...I need to end things here...I need to stop Rena...!) Rena! Stop right now!
Rena: This'll...!
Konoha: ...What!? (...It's bright...is she trying to blind me...!?)
Rena: Haaaaaah!
Konoha: ...Uuu...!
Rena: H, How was that!?
Konoha: ...So you had a trick like that up your sleeve, huh...?
Rena: Hhmph!
Konoha: ...In that case, I'll...

Kaede: AHHHH--!
Rena: What!? Kaede! Why did you make such a loud noise like that!?
Kaede: T, That girl...! THAT GIRL COLLAPSED!
Konoha: ...Eh...? ! ...A, AYAMEEEEEE--!
Ayame: ...Uu...uuu....
Rena: ...Eh, why?
Yachiyo: (...This is...)
Konoha: W, What happened, Ayame!? Are you okay!? Hang in there!
Ayame: ...Konoha...
Konoha: AYAME! AYAME!
Ayame: ..........Nuuu~! ...Owowow...Something hit my head...But, I'm okay, Konoha...!
Konoha: Ayame...! That's such a relief...!
Ayame: For some reason, when I was watching you fight Konoha I suddenly got dizzy...But, I'm okay...See! Hehe...!
Konoha: (...Yes...Her soul gem is safe...But, this is...I can't forgive her...for doing something like this!) ...You didn't just attack me, but you tried to attack Ayame too...?
Rena: ...Eh? Rena...? N, No...! Rena didn't do that...!
Konoha: ...You?
Kaede: I, I couldn't do something like that...!
Konoha: ...Then, you?
Yachiyo: ...Calm down and listen to what I have to say. This is the same as that incident...
Konoha: ...THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!
Ayame: K, Konoha...?
Konoha: Right now, someone attacked Ayame...Someone here...!
Rena: T, There's no way...
Konoha: No... Could be someone who wasn't here too...Someone other than me and Hazuki assaulted Ayame! Hazuki and I would never do something like that! AND THAT'S WHY EVERYONE ASIDE FROM THE THREE OF US ARE SUSPECT!
Ayame: W, What's wrong, Konoha...? You're really...scary...
Konoha: ...Ayame...I...! ...!?
Ayame: ? ...Konoha...!?
Konoha: ...U...Uuu...!


Ayame: Kono...ha...

Konoha: Ayame...

Hazuki: ...Konoha...

Konoha: Hazuki...

Ayame: I, I...don't wanna...be alonee....

Konoha: ...No...

Hazuki: Konoha...it's too late...

Konoha: ...I won't let you...

Konoha: No matter what happens, just the three of us! Just the three of us will live on...!
Hazuki: ...Right...!
Ayame: ...Uuu...! Konohaaa...Hazukiii...!

Konoha: ...I must...

Director: Come look, Konoha-san! Take a look! This azalea is about to bloom, isn't it!

Konoha: ...protect them...

Ayame: Konoha...!

Konoha: ...So...

Hazuki: Konoha...!

Konoha: ...I decided...

Both: Konoha...!

Konoha: ...I've had enough...

Both: Konoha...!

Konoha: ...I've had enough...

Both: Konoha...!

Konoha: ...I'VE HAD ENOUGH...!
Ayame: Ko...noha...?
Yachiyo: (...Something about her has changed...?)
Konoha: ..........That's enough, I've decided...I don't care about clearing our names anymore...It's always like this...We haven't done anything...We've just been leading ordinary lives...and yet everything and everyone surrounding us always won't let us...They always barge into our lives and ransack and mess it all up...
They hurt us, they threaten us, they annoy us, they drive us crazy...Just like now, someone hurt Ayame...!
Ayame: Konoha...
Konoha: Ayame...could you call Hazuki for me?
Ayame: Eh...What are you going to do...?
Konoha: That doesn't matter...please...
Ayame: ...Ah...o, okay... (...Hazuki! ...Come here! I can't handle this by myself...this is bad...!)
Konoha: ...This'll be before Hazuki arrives, but we're going to start now, Ayame... First, with the people over here...
Ayame: Start...what...?
Konoha: WE'RE GOING TO CRUSH AND SMASH ALL THE MAGICAL GIRLS BESIDES US...!
Ayame: ...Eh!?
Kaede: Crush...
Rena: Smash...!?
Yachiyo: ...Wait, Konoha-san! Calm down!
Konoha: I am calm. ...I simply found my answer. If we beat up all the magical girls aside from the three of us...the culprit and suspicions and everything...it'll be like they never existed, right...!?
Yachiyo: STOP! I'm trying to tell you, if you try to do something like that, then the suspicions will become real...!
Konoha: ...That's fine. Since none of that matters anymore...We will thoroughly defend ourselves from those who threaten us...! And what we will start doing from now on...demonstrates our will to do so...!

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[1] = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakiniku