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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]

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?

[honestmana]

Mana wants to do something for Nue-sana but doesn't know what or how... But Mana would like to be your friend, because Mana doesn't have friends.

[theheroguy]

Right, well I'm Goku! Son Goku! Nice to mee'cha!

[honestmana]

And Mana is Mana, it's nice to meet you too, Goku-san!

[theheroguy]

It's not often I meet someone that can ride Kintoun, you must be a really good person!

[honestmana]

Mana likes to be of help to people!

[theheroguy]

I helped a lot of people too when I was alive, but what I really enjoy doin' is fightin' against strong opponents! The stronger the better!

[honestmana]

Does the people Goku-san fight against also want to fight?

[theheroguy]

Well yeah, I mean it ain't no fun if the person you're gonna fight ain't gonna go all out...

[honestmana]

That's gooood.

[theheroguy]

When I was a kid, they used to have this big tournament called the "Tenkaichi Budokai", where all the strongest fighters in the world would gather in order to gain the title of "Tenkaichi", the "Strongest Under the Heavens". It was pretty awesome.