Star Children 8

Reserved for Pinoy Manga

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top left: Expanded to 24 pages this week!!
nb: Picking out 50 correct parts out of 1000...
nb: Isn't that really harsh!?
Harsh for sure.
STAR CHILDREN
#8 Decision
Kida Masashi

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It's not like you can figure them out by color...
They don't have any numbers on them either...

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How are we supposed to sort them out!?

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There is only one way to tell correct parts from the others

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Each correct part is guaranteed to have one other part with which it can combine
In other words, you can make 25 sets out of the 50 parts

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The explanation is over
Is that it?
Isn't there an example!?

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We're supposed to make it with only that much information?
It's a plastic model with a ton of excess parts and no manual...

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We have no choice but to check each part one by one

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It seems so

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This task is to test our perseverance, isn't it...?

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Perseverance... Patience~~~?
I really suck at patience~~~

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nb: But perseverance was one of the things that Kousei said was "the right stuff"
Eh~~~
Such a bother~~~
nb: You'd never believe perseverance is something Kousei had, but since he did, then I can do it too

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Aw-right!!
Anyway, let's just do it!!
That's right!!

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Got one!!
Ohhh---!!

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But
//All we got is one!!
Whatever, at least we got one!!

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But still~~~ I was looking forward to making a model of a spaceship
Who'd think they'd make us do something so tedious~~~

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Surprisingly, I'm actually liking this
Seriously!?

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At first I thought I'd be bad at it
But I'm starting to feel that I'll find them no matter what, even if through sheer willpower

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I didn't think you were someone who hates to lose so much
Do I really?
Yeah, you really do

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Having said that, I'll leave it to you. Call me once you got all the components
//Gweh!!
Don't go running away, Gaku!!

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Tche, so strict~~~
Can't I take a break~~~?

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Of course not
This is impossible to do without all four of us

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See?
Hey hey
//Fine, I'll do it!!

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Geez
Ah!
I got a match

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Nice, Shibata-san!!
You did it!!

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We spent three hours and got 10 components...
I think we can make it somehow!?

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Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom
Then let's take a breather here

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Kasugai-san

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Hmm?
What!?

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...No, it's nothing
nb: ...I imagined it

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Why, what's happened!?
...Nothing

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More importantly, Gaku
Can you tell what kind of a spaceship this is from these components?

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Just from these?
I think if anyone could, it would be you, Gaku

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I see
If we knew what the final shape would be like, it would become easier to search for the remaining parts

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Yeah~~~...
That's true...

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This is the engine, and these are the gravity block and the cargo container...
As a possibility, the closest one would be...

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The Jupitneer
The Jupitneer!?

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...Certainly
Now that he mentioned it, it does look like it...

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Hmm!?
//But what do you mean by "the closest one"?

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It's a little different from the Jupitneer design that I know
Especially the shape of this engine block

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Maybe it's a prototype of the Jupitneer
...Or else

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It might be a new type of the Jupitneer class

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What do you mean by new type!?
Why? How? Where did they build it!?

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Don't jump to conclusions. I'm just talking about possibilities here.
I don't really know if it's a new type

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Then why is there such a model!?

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Well, if we suppose that this is a new type, then there was probably a plan to build it
If the mission two years ago succeeded, then they would've been seeking "the next one"

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The next one!?

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It's continuous exploration. Because Jupiter is a treasure trove of resources.
There was probably a plan to construct a mining base

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And then it would be reasonable to talk of going to Saturn next

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In that case, you'd be working on new types of spaceships

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...Which means, there's a possibility of going to Jupiter again in that spaceship!!

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...Well, it's not out of the question
You're so persistent

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That took you a while. Do you have indigestion or something?

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Kasugai-san!?

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Kasugai-san!!

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She has really high fever

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I knew it...
I thought she looked strange just now. It wasn't my imagination.

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I... I'm alright
Let's continue

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Wh- What are we going to do, Yuuto!?
She said she's alright herself, should we go on!?

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...No
We need to make Kasugai-san rest!!

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I- I'm...
Alright, I told you

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No!!

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Even though everyone set me up, I'm the leader!!
You must obey your leader's orders!!

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Yuuto...

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Get on!!

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No

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Gaku, help us out
Y- Yeah!!

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Don't touch me anywhere weird
//Pervert
//Let me down!!
She's sick, and yet so noisy

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beep

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beep x3
above temp: Medical Check

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It's orange
Meaning we should have a doctor look at her

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I'll be alright...
If I just rest a bit... I'll get better

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Kasugai-san
Since when have you been feeling unwell?

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I told you...
I'll be fine...

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Since when!!?

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I felt a little off yesterday morning...

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Maybe I was unwell when I decided to team up with you guys as well
You've got a smart mouth even at a time like this!!

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I see
For now, rest well, Kasugai-san

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...But
You won't have enough people for today's assignment...

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It's an order from the leader!!
Leave the rest to us!!

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The assignment is over
How did it go?

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We failed

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...I see

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I'm sorry
I was so full of myself
//But in the end, I was the one who dragged everyone down the most
//Guh
I'm sorry

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Kasugai-san...

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How is she?

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She's asleep now
But the results of the medical check are still bad

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I see...
Who would've thought

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That she'd be crying and apologizing

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Kousei... What

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What are we going to do about the training starting tomorrow!?
Are we going to go with just the three of us until Kasugai recovers?

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...But assignments like yesterday and today
Are impossible to complete with three people

Should we do!?

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So we won't be eating until Kasugai is well again!?
Or do we force Kasugai to help?

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There's no way we can force Kasugai-san in her condition
Having said that, if we don't get the food, it'll probably affect her recovery as well...

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I'm sorry, both of you

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Let's open the exit door
nb: Does it end here...?

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Eh!?