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Suicide...
According to the dictionary it is defined as
"The act of taking one's own life."
I suspect I'll go through life without ever attempting to commit suicide.
Not because of any moral standard
but as the result of a far more fundamental reason.
Let's save this discussion for some other time.
At any rate she means to die!
The navy blue ribbon of a new student is fluttering in the wind.
This is where the progression in stories takes two strongly diverging paths.
Down one path the protagonist actively participates
in the story and aids in its progression.
Down the other the protagonist remains
passive and allows the story to carry itself.
I clearly belonged in the second category
but for some odd reason I chose to follow the first path!
Uh excuse me!
I will omit what words I chose to say at that moment but...
At any rate someone who looks as good in glasses as you do...
simply should not die!
I laid my heart bear as I said something to that effect.
And then I put all of my emotions into
what I screamed there at the end.
In short I love glasses!
How unpleasant.
You--
I-I was too much for you.
Uh...
Say...
For now could you do something about that...?
Please...
What... on Earth are you?
Th-that's what I should be asking you...
That is how I met Mirai Kuriyama.
If that was the extent of our relationship
it'd probably be impossible for stories to exist in this world of ours.
Could you put these glasses on?
Literary Club
A dismembered body huh?
"Carmine"
It's not like you'll draw the readers in if you
simply make all of the murders grotesque...
Then what type of *** should I go for?
We found the body torn to... It was hardly in any condition for us to work on. ...and I left the scene of the crime.
I think that the readers are most interested in
the character's actions and logic behind them.
I hate things like
"I thought it'd be cool to dismember him!" above all else.
This okay?
Yes that's fine.
Akihito your senpai in the Literary Club
put their hearts and souls into those scraps of paper.
It's rude to toy with them like that.
I don't sense a shred of respect in the expression you just used.
Can you blame me?
You went up to our adviser and said
"We'll hit Volume 150 with our next anthology."
Literary Club - Agenda for April Constantly Reading
Considering the current state of our club you should have
anticipated she was going to have you make this commemorative issue
Literary Club - Agenda for April *Quasi-meeting Reading Reading
a compilation of our best works.
Mitsuki you're the one who told me to go talk to her!
How about this?
It's a mystery that has a weak motive and a clumsy
scientific investigation with a twist.
If you remember all that you can toss it out...
It's a fairy tale but it was rather interesting.
The title?
"I Took Off My Red Riding Hood."
Then I won't know who she is!
Mirai Kuriyama?
Probably.
Are you trying to dump the screening process onto me?
I'll be back in just a sec.
Ow ow ow ow...
Huh? Kuriyama-san whatever are you doing in a place like this?
It's quite the coincidence isn't it?
Seriously...
There is no way coincidences like this occur!
How unpleasant!
What were you doing?
Uh...
Well...
You won't find a good excuse by wiping your glasses.
I-I-I-I wasn't trying to come up with an excuse!
But you're clearly shaken.
O-o-only because you had to make that weird accusation Senpai!
Don't you think it's about time you gave up?
As I've already told you I'm immortal.
No matter how many times you stab me or give me fatal wounds
you can't kill me.
Wh-wh-wh-what are you talking about?
You suck at playing dumb!
Do you realize how many times you've stabbed
me in the past week Kuriyama-san?
One two six...
It takes two hands?!
It's your fault Senpai!
I've never heard of someone possessed
by a youmu who can take countless fatal blows!
I've already told you!
I'm not possessed by a youmu.
I'm a half-youmu.
I'm a rare entity born between a human and a youmu.
Then does it really matter?
How do you figure?
Nothing changes no matter how many times I stab you.
Now see here!
I'm not some small fry character in a videogame!
At any rate as long as I am a Spirit World Warrior and you're youmu
there is nothing wrong with what I'm doing.
Goodbye.
Ouch!
Ow ow ow...
How did it go?
No progress!
Akihito...
What is it?
If you don't work your butt off
your dream of me confessing my feelings for you
on Graduation Day won't come true.
When did that become my dream?
Oh did you want to confess to me?
That's not what I meant!
I'm saying that you've got the major premise way off base!
You'll have to pardon me.
You're an unscrupulous pervert who'd go for anyone with a big rack.
I take it you see absolutely no reason to hone in on just me right?
I'm gonna get angry if you
can't drop this hobby where you tease me.
It's less of a hobby and more of a daily routine.
Even if it means a scolding
I can't escape from the duty that has been handed down to me.
Don't make it sound like you mean it!
Why don't you let her stab you as much as she likes?
I'll have to pass!
I may be an immortal but I can still feel pain.
Just thinking about the agony of having my innards gouged out...
Yeah? Sounds like the ultimate reward for a masochistic freak!
Don't label me a ***.
And why does she have to be so persistent...?
No idea why?
If I had to guess...
Is it love?!
How wonderful!
To be loved by a girl who looks great in any glasses!
This is why I don't touch perverts' delusions of grandeur.
Well at any rate...
You should avoid any further interactions with Mirai Kuriyama.
Why's that?
The Nase family has jurisdiction over the Spirit World Warriors in this district.
And their daughter is giving you a word of advice.
If that doesn't spell things out clearly enough
then you're stupid.
Doesn't doing this every day get old?
Plan on going at it again today?
Senpai why do you always stay so late at school?
It'd suck if I went home earlier
and you attacked me in front of the other students.
If that's the case you can rest at ease!
I made sure that we'd be alone.
Well thanks for the thought.
But I've never heard of anyone manipulating their blood
and using it as a sword.
Amongst the Spirit World Warriors
we were loathed as a cursed clan.
Why?
I suspect it's because we were too powerful.
Since the Spirit World Warriors possess abnormal powers
we have a tendency to want to eliminate
any who are exceedingly powerful.
As a result my clan died off.
I am the last survivor.
What a horrible story...
Is it? I think that it is...
a rather common one.
Let's commence the battle!
Fine... But first I have something I'd like to ask.
Why are you so hung up on me?
Sheesh!
Wh-why are you running from me?!
I'm not running! This is a tactical retreat!
You've already proven after multiple fights that I can't beat you!
I can't believe this!
Wait Senpai!
Did I lose her?
Where did you come from?!
Eat this!
Take this!
Hey! You made me kill the bucket!
Really!
I think it's about time you called it quits.
Am I in a horror movie...?
It-it's dark! Senpai what'd you do?!
You're wearing a bucket.
Are you hungry?
S-senpai!
A youmu...
R-right...!
Move it!
I heard that part of our club activities includes running!
Crap!
Kanbara-kun I'm sorry!
I feel bad about this but could you give the Cleaners a call?
You were planning to anyway weren't you?
Later!
Who was that just now?
Shizuku Ninomiya.
Also known as Nino-san.
She's a kinda famous Spirit World Warrior around these parts.
Is that right?
You've never defeated a youmu?
I wouldn't go that far...
But it's close to zero.
Even though you're a Spirit World Warrior?
I've already told you!
My clan is hated because of its ability to control blood.
So I've avoided anything to do with subduing youmu
in order to keep from showing my powers.
Besides...
Besides?
It's nothing...
So you decided that I'm a youmu and mustered your
courage and attacked me!
And then you told me that you're an immortal...
That means I can stab you all I want and you won't die!
I wasn't accustomed to taking down youmu so...
Hold it! Were you using me for practice?
Why not? You've got nothing to lose!
I do too!
That crap is doing maximum damage to my heart!
I told you! I can feel pain!
Do you have any idea how badly that hurts?
If you think you can do whatever you want just because I'm an immortal
I'm gonna cry discrimination!
The other people here can hear you.
Not a problem!
I've already checked to make sure no one's around.
Thank you for waiting!
Here are the additional burrito mole poblano
and chili con carne sets you ordered.
Please enjoy yourselves!
You ordered more food?!
You're being unpleasant.
I'm the one finding this unpleasant!
First you use me as a practice dummy
and then you leech dinner off me!
"Leech"?
Wasn't this the term for our deal?
I won't challenge you to any more fights today in exchange
for your treating me to dinner.
Judging from the way you said that
are you gonna attack me again tomorrow?
Wasn't that the deal?
It's true that youmu possess humans and take lives
but for those with Spirit World Warrior powers they aren't
all that hard to deal with.
At the very least they should be easier than stabbing me.
I know that...
Then why don't you go after them?
Kuriyama-san!
Thank you for dinner!
I know that...
I wonder what her issue is...
Thank you!
Yeah! Be sure to eat up!
Kanbara eating in the cafeteria?
Yeah! I do every now and then.
What type of change of heart is this
for you to want to meet in the cafeteria?
You make it sound as if I normally hide out in the clubroom.
Isn't that the truth?
Very well! I won't deny it.
I'm leading a pathetic school life where I eat
in the bathroom by myself and the only person
I can abuse is my childhood friend Akihito.
Wait! Is it just me or did it sound like
I'm the more pathetic of the two of us?
No then it's about time we moved on to the main agenda.
You can't touch the agenda without a prelude can you?
I won't be attending our club meeting today.
You called me down here just to tell me that?
Yes. So everything I say from here on out is just me talking to myself.
Got that?
Yeah.
Could you keep quiet when I'm talking to myself?
What do you say?
Which do you want?!
The Nase family is keeping an eye on Mirai Kuriyama.
Why?
Throughout the generations the leader of the land is
unwelcoming and conservative.
What exactly does that mean?
Cut all further interactions with Mirai Kuriyama.
Despite my saying that you're still going to get involved with her huh?
Probably...
But hey I'm an immortal!
No matter what happens it's not like I'll die.
If only you could die...
What are you going to do today?
I'd like to talk to you...
Here! That'll be 390 yen.
Then I'll give you 500 yen...
Huh?
Ummm...
I'm sorry about that.
It's cool really.
So what did you want to talk about?
Well I was wondering if there was a reason why
you decided to come to this town...
Not in particular.
Why do you ask?
To be honest someone told me...
not to get involved with you.
Kuriyama-sa--
So what if people hate me!
Everyone loves flaming me on blogs and twitter!
You're right...
I know...
Ah kidding! Kidding! Just kidding!
I swear I'll look you up later and back you up!
Man this'll be a blast...!
Wait! Back to the reason why you're here!
You really don't have a reason for coming?
Even if I did do you think I'd tell you here and now?
In other words you do have a reason?
I won't fall for any loaded questions.
You should eat at home...
Is there some reason why you can't eat at home?
Glasses
Wh-why do you ask?
I couldn't possibly have anything like that going on!
You're an open book!
You're unpleasant!
Were you unable to pay your rent?
I managed to make this month's payment!
Your apartment is so covered in garbage that you can't get in?
I keep it clean!
Then... do you have a youmu in your apartment?
D-d-d-do you really think that could happen?
Th-th-th-that the room I just so happened to move into
just so happened to have a youmu living inside?
I see...
Well it's said that a Spirit World Warrior's powers can attract youmu...
W-wait just one minute!
Where do you think you're going?
I'll lend you a hand so let's go take it down.
You'll get some money out of the deal.
And once you've grown more confident in yourself
I won't have to worry about you stabbing me.
I don't want to.
Why not...?
I'm scared...
I'm afraid of taking its life...
Then why don't you quit being a Spirit World Warrior?
If I could quit...
If I could quit I would have a long time ago!
I tried to quit!
I tried to lead a normal life
having quit being a Spirit World Warrior and quit defeating youmu!
But the cursed blood coursing through my veins isn't normal...!
This power is...
I'm the same way.
Just a moment please.
Any changes?
Not in particular.
But...
Get ready.
Kuriyama-san!
It got away!
Down!
Youmu...!
Kuriyama-san aren't you going to enter a club?
"Ultramarine"
I don't have time for it.
Are you interested in the Literary Club?
I'll pass.
Huh? Why?
I don't care to interact with others...