xxxHOLiC 152

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xxxHOLiC
Chapter 152
[sFX: whoosh]
Watanuki: NO!!

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[side text: As Kohane's mother is ridiculed on live TV, she attacks her daughter!! Watanuki arrives... what will he think?! What can he do?!]
[sFX: dash]
Staff: Hold it, you two! / How did you get in here? // This way, please!

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Mother: Why, you...!!
Intercom: Get the mother and daughter off the screen!
Staff: Wha - ? // But -
Intercom: The sponsors have issued a complaint!
[sFX: flip]
[sign: Go to commercial!!]
Intercom: If this goes any further, we won't be able to pass it off as a "mistake".
Presenter: W - Well, then... // Time for a short commercial break.

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Woman: [crying noises]
[sFX: mutter, mutter]
Audience: Did you see that? She hit the kid...
[sFX: mutter, mutter]
Audience: I knew she wasn't treating the girl right... // Shouldn't she be arrested? // Someone should call the police...
Mother: Aaahhhhh.... // Aaaghhh...
[sFX: grasp]

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Mother: IT - / WAS - // ALL - // YOU!!

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Mother: YOU'RE the one who's been giving her these ideas, aren't you!!
[sFX: SMACK // SMACK // SMACK]
Kohane: Kimihiro-kun...

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[sFX: SMACK]
Doumeki: You stupid - !
[sFX: wrench // SMACK]
Staff: Hey - // Wait!
[sFX: SMACK]
Kohane: Kimihiro-kun...
[sFX: SMACK]
Kohane: Let go.
[sFX: squeeze]
Kohane: Kimihiro-kun...
Watanuki: I'm sorry... / Just hold on a little longer, okay?

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[sFX: SMACK]
Watanuki: Apologise.

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Mother: You - / want me to apologise to you?!!
Watanuki: Apologise to Kohane-chan.
Mother: What - // - are you...!!

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Watanuki: Being hurt by her own mother... // ...must hurt more than anything anyone else could possibly do to her. // So you need to apologise.

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[sFX: whoosh // grab // squeeze]

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Mother: WHY?! // WHY DOES IT HAVE TO TURN OUT LIKE THIS?!!
[side text: With a sharp gaze and a warm embrace, Watanuki stands to face this cruel spectacle!! Having brought them all this far, what conclusion does "hitsuzen" have in store?!]