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[honestmana]

She has no idea where she is —or a little of what— for a short moment. She’s outside but she was supposed to be in the castle————

Then she knows that she made a bad thing —— “Nue-san Mana is sorryyyy!” —— she trips and rolls right into a lamp post. She sniffs but she’s felt worse pain even if she didn’t like it. “Mana should have listened to Nue-saaan!”

She clutches to the lamp post and sniffs. She needs to find Nue-san and apologize—! She wasn’t supposed to leave the castle. . .

She doesn’t notice that she was clinging desperately to something she doesn’t have a clue about what it is, nor that she doesn’t recognize how different it is from the Japan that she is familiar with.

Comments

[theheroguy]

Yeah, it is, huh?

[honestmana]

Yeeees! Mana can't do anything like it at aaaall!

[theheroguy]

Well, that's 'cause I'm a martial artist trained in the Kamesen-ryuu.

[honestmana]

That's amazing!

[ And she doesn't get it! ]

[theheroguy]

Yeah. Well, I've been trainin' ever since I could walk.

[honestmana]

Mana has been taking care of fields since Mana could walk!

[theheroguy]

Fields, huh? Back when I was trainin' with the ol' Turtle Hermit, I had to plow a buncha fields.

[... By hand, without any kind of tools or anything.]

[honestmana]

Oooh~

Mana lost Mana's fields though, because people needed them, so Mana gave it to them.

[ And her house. ]

[theheroguy]

Oh? Well, that sucks, I guess. Doesn't matter too much now you're dead though.

[honestmana]

Mana doesn't mind tho---dead!?

[theheroguy]

Well yeah, this is the afterlife after all.

[honestmana]

It is!?

[theheroguy]

When it gets down to it, bein' dead ain't that different to bein' alive.

[honestmana]

But Mana can't leave Nue-sana all aloooone!!

[theheroguy]

Nue...? A friend of yours?

[honestmana]

He saved Mana when Mana was scaaared. Nue-san is very important to Manaaaa.

[theheroguy]

Ah, I see... Well, you'll see him again when he dies, right?

[honestmana]

Nue-san will die!?

Oh, and I've started reading Itsuwaribito properly now. Finished volume 1. :V

[theheroguy]

Everyone dies one day, just a matter of when.

Yay! (It takes a long time until Mana shows up though, even if she's mentioned from book 3 or so)

[honestmana]

B-but Mana doesn't want Nue-san to dieee...

About how far in does she actually turn up...? It's good enough so far even without her though.

[theheroguy]

Well, maybe it won't be for a long time yet...?

Far enough that it's not been translated... 200-ish.. I'm glad you think so, it's 1 of my fav series

[honestmana]

Really? Mana doesn't want anything to happen to Nue-san, but Mana doesn't want him to be alone eiher.

[theheroguy]

Well, he's got other friends than just you too, right...?

[honestmana]

[ She shakes her head sadly. ]

Nooo, Nue-san only had Mana and Mana only had Nue-saaan.

[theheroguy]

I see... Well, there ain't much I can do for Nue at this point, but I'll be your friend if you like?