Sket Dance 23

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[insert text: In a shady old shack tucked away behind the school building...]
Hashiba: Kusabe-san... I've brought something along, just as you said. / And boy, is it good!♡
Kusabe: What's that?!
OtherGuy1: Hey, let's see it, then!
Hashiba: By all means, take a look at this! // Dejime Kiku, from Class 2-D. // I had the good fortune to get a shot of her shoplifting in the local supermarket!
OtherGuy2: A second-year girl?
OtherGuy1: Hey, this girl's pretty damn hot!!
Hashiba: I've managed to procure her email address, as well. / I can send her an invitation as soon as you wish. // So what do you say? // Shall we do this?

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Sket Dance
Chapter 23: The Spiders' Association
Kusabe: Let's do it. // Our new target is... / Dejima Kiku. // And as for you... Hashiba, you said your name was, yeah? You're now an official member of the Association.
Hashiba: Thank you very much.

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[Email:]
From: spider-webxxx@xxx.ne.jp
Title: From the Spiders' Association
We shall await you after school, in the unused storehouse on the eastern edge of the school grounds.
[/Email]
Kiku: ...............

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Friend: Daisy~! // I'm gonna go to the karaoke place with Tomoko and the others, you wanna come with?
Kiku: ............ / I'm sorry. // There's something I have to do right now.
Friend: Oh, okay. / You're busy, huh? // Well, see you then!

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Bossun: The Spiders' Association?
Switch: Indeed. Apparently, they are a shady group, victimising female students by taking advantage of their weaknesses and perpetrating any number of indecent deeds.
Himeko: The hell's with that?! / Sounds nasty to me!!
Bossun: So who exactly are they? Sounds like we should just catch them and be done with it.
Switch: I'm afraid it won't be that easy. // They are extremely secretive about their activities, so as to prevent their victims from coming forward with information. The information I have gathered consists of nothing more than rumours. // So they prey on weakness and shame to protect their own asses? // Freakin' assholes...
Himeko: You never know, one of the victims might end up comin' to us for help.
Bossun: I hope they do! I wanna beat those assholes up right now!
Switch: I shall strive to gather what information I can.
Bossun: Yeah, get right on it!
Himeko: An' by the way, could ya take those damn medals off already?!!
Switch: I shall never relinquish them.

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Kusabe: Nice to see ya, Dejima Kiku. // Welcome to the Spiders' Association.
Kiku: So - so you're the leader?
Kusabe: That's right.
Hashiba: Oi, oi, show a little respect!! You're talking to the third-year, Kusabe Naoyuki-san!!
OtherGuy2: H - hey, new guy!! Don't say his name!!
Hashiba: Ahh... I'm sorry... I just...
Kusabe: Don't worry about it. This girl ain't gonna tell anyone anything.

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Kusabe: Isn't that right?
Kiku: The Spiders' Association... / I'd heard rumours about this. // You take advantage of girls' weaknesses and do unspeakable things... / So it was all true?
Kusabe: Every word!! // But if you knew that much and you still came along, I guess that means you're prepared for the worst. // That'll make things easier. // You are a butterfly entangled in our web. // If you don't do exactly as we say, students all over the school are gonna find this picture in their inboxes. // Hahahah... I wonder how long it will take before the whole school knows?

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Kusabe: Either you hang around here and give us all a little fun... // ...or your school life from now on becomes a living hell. / Now, which would you prefer? // Be a good girl now; you are to be the sacrifice in our rite. // HERE I COME!!! // HYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

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Kusabe: Unngh?!!

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Kusabe: GUAAGHH!!!
OtherGuy2: !!! // You're...!! // Tsu... // TSUBAKI!!!
Kusabe: Tsubaki, did you say?!! // What is the Student Council doing here...?!!!
Tsubaki: Class 3-C, Kusabe Naoyuki. // With your excellent grades, I was shocked to learn that you were behind all this.

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Tsubaki: Know shame, worthless fools. // The so-called "Spiders' Association" ends right here, right now.
Kusabe: What... what are you talking about...? We were just -
Tsubaki: If you're going to try denying it, don't bother. // The girl was carrying a concealed recording device. // Even if your victims refuse to testify, this will serve as evidence enough to your crimes. // You're finished, Kusabe Naoyuki.
Kusabe: ......... // Hahah... // Is that right... // I'm finished, now, am I...? // ...In that case...
Tsubaki: ......!! This guy...

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OtherGuy2: Wha...
Kusabe: Guahahahahah! Take that, you filth!!!
Kiku: Tsubaki-kun...!!!
Kusabe: You interfering Student Council bastards!!!
Tsubaki: Hahahah... // Lost your mind through overwork, have you, you fool? // (Shit...!! My arm...!)

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OtherGuy2: G - Give it up now, Kusabe!!
Kusabe: SHUT YOUR FACE!!! // ALL YOU BASTARDS CAN JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! // I'LL SLAUGHTER YOU ALL!!! // NOW DIE!!!
Tsubaki: Shit...!!
Kusabe: ?!
Hashiba: That's as far as you go...

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Hashiba: ...Kusabe-kun.
Kusabe: !!!! // N - New guy! / Why, you...!!
Hashiba: Didn't I tell you in the first place, Tsubaki-chan? / Guys like this, you never know what they're going to pull; that's why I proposed that we work together to take him out carefully.
Tsubaki: This was my operation; I could not allow anybody other than myself to be put in danger. // I was confident that I alone would be sufficient to capture him.
Hashiba: It would be nice if you could place a little more faith in me. Although, I do admire your sense of responsibility.
Kusabe: What the hell?! / What's going on here?!!
Hashiba: I'll tell you what's going on.

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Hashiba: Here. // You can have these back, Daisy-chan.
Kiku: Hm. // The frame still feels warm.
Kusabe: ? // What are you...?!
Hashiba: I think it's about time... // ...we introduced ourselves properly!

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Michiru: Student Council Executive, Third-Year, General Affairs: Shinba Michiru.
Daisy: Also from the Student Council, Second-Year, Secretary: Asahina Kikuno.
Michiru: ...Also known as Daisy!
Daisy: I would prefer you to refrain from making unnecessary remarks.
Michiru: This concludes our infiltration operation to expose the crimes of the Spiders' Association.
Daisy: Die, scum.
Kusabe: .........!!!

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Kusabe: GuAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Michiru: Ah!! // Tch... / I told you, running is useless.
OtherGuy2: Wait!!
Kusabe: ?!!
[TN: Soujirou-san is so awesome XD]

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Soujirou: Ahah! / Good job, guys!!
Mimori: I brought refreshments, everyone!
[TN: And that goes for Mimori-chan, too XDXD]
Kusabe: A... / AGATA?!!
Soujirou: Now, now, what's all this, Tsubaki? Looks like you got yourself stabbed!
Tsubaki: My sincerest apologies.
Mimori: I have plasters if you need them!
Michiru: Don't you worry yourself, Mimorin. / Tsubaki lives at the hospital.
Daisy: I don't think that's entirely relevant.
Soujirou: Kusabe... / I think you went a little too far. // You understand your present situation, I hope? You can't run from us. // For we are...

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Soujirou: The Student Council Executives! // Well, that went well! // Hahahah!
[Text: And thus... // The Sket-dan were left with nothing to do.]
Bossun: Nobody's coming to see us at all...
[insert text: The full Student Council revealed!!]