Undertaker Riddle 1

For shadowfoxes_21

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1.

Narration: Humans / Ghosts // And evil spirits…

Text: The Undertaker is open for business.

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Narration: So that the cycle of death and rebirth continues…

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Narration: The hatred that humans hold // is what keeps it turning for eternity.

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Narration: The sorrowful lost souls / will be offered a pure requiem.

2.

Bubble: My condolences.

Text 1: I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. From today, the Undertaker’s will be underneath you…

Text 2: Thank you very much for requesting an eternal sleep.

Text 3: Funeral 1: The Undertaker Laughs.

3.

Boy: Hayato! / We’re all going to the yakiniku place near the station, wanna come? // We’ll pay for your share. It’s your birthday today, right?

Hayato: Eh…?

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Hayato: Are you serious?! You’re going to pay?! // Sure! I’ll go!

Boy: Ah, hold up! You care more about food than looks! Hayato-chin~ you’re cute! [small text: Okay Okay]

Hayato: Don’t call me cute! / Damn it! I’ll eat until your wallet’s empty!

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Hayato: [small text: Hehehe] Today might just be the best birthday I’ve ever had…

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Box 1:
Sakura Hayato
A normal high school student.
Today is his 17th birthday.

However, there’s one thing about me that isn’t normal.

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Hayato: So heavy…but I’m not gonna lose!

Box 2: That is…ghosts are attracted to me.

Girl: Kyaaa! He’s so cute! / I might just forget the one I loved while I was still alive!

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Hayato: This is so pathetic that I can’t even cry! Why do they have to be ghosts?! / I’d like it if living girls were attracted to me…

Girl 1: There’s nothing wrong with that! Ghosts can be in love too!

Girl 2: She’s right!

Girl 3: In that case…will you have a look?

4.

Hayato: AHHHH!

Boy: Hey…Hayato?! / What’s wrong with him all of a sudden?

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Hayato: It’s like this everyday. / I can’t even talk with my friends in peace.

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Hayato: I hate ghosts!! // My beef ribs, salted tongue and skirt steak…!

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Girl: Got you!

Hayato: Nooo!

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Hayato: They’re heavy~~ Uh-oh…my heart is gonna get crushed! / Someone… // Someone help me…

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Riddle: We were… // finally able to meet…

5.

Riddle: I’ve been waiting a long time for this. // Come… // I’ll offer you this pure red rose in celebration of our meeting and your birthday.

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Hayato: Uhhhh~

Riddle: Oh? // The scene I worked so hard for has been ruined. // Young ladies, please take your leave.

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Hayato: Eh? The ghosts turned into butterflies… // Amazing! What did he do just now?

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Hayato: Wow…he’s beautiful when he smiles. He’s a guy…right? // He seems different from both humans and ghosts… What is…

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Riddle: Sakura Hayato-kun…are you alright?

Hayato: Eh…umm… How do you know--- Who are you anyway?!

Riddle: I beg your pardon. // I haven’t introduced myself yet.

6.

Riddle: My name is Undertaker Riddle. // I send on the spirits that remain in this world and protect the order of souls. // I’m pleased to make your acquaintance.

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Hayato: Sending them on…? What’s that…? // But he made the ghosts disappear in an instant…

Text 1: That’s…

Text 2: too amazing!

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Hayato: Oh! You said you were an undertaker?! / You’ve got convenient…no, superhuman powers!

Riddle: I’m honoured by your praise.

Hayato: I don’t know him, so he’s kind of suspicious… / He did save me from the hell I was going through with those ghosts though…

7.

Hayato: Umm…Riddle-san…I’d like to ask you a favour… / Could you help me if another ghost turns up? // I’ll do anything in return…

Riddle: You’ll do anything? Good…

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Riddle: Well, how about this? // Would you help me?

Hayato: Help you…? // Eh…

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Riddle: I want you to / make a contract with me and become an “Undertaker”.

Hayato: What…?

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Riddle: A human soul with lingering attachments becomes a spirit. // Among those are evil spirits that eat other souls.

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Riddle: A proper funeral service is necessary for powerful evil spirits… / However, I’m having trouble as I can’t manage alone…

8.

Hayato: But I’m a normal human! / I can’t make ghosts disappear just by clicking my fingers the way you do!

Riddle: Don’t worry, the contract means that you’ll receive half of my soul. // Using my power, you’ll have no problem working either.

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Hayato: Exchanging / souls… // Uwaa…he’s started by talking about something I don’t understand with a smile on his face!

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Hayato: I thought he was my saviour… // but he’s just a weirdo after all!

Riddle: How about it, Hayato-kun? I don’t think it’s a bad requirement.

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Hayato: Eh…? I guess so…but… // Actually… // no thanks!

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Hayato: Well…never mind that it was me who brought it up…I’m not interested anymore! // So, could you just forget we had this conversation? Sorry about that…

Riddle: Is that so? / Well, that can’t be helped.

9.

Riddle: However, I’m sure you’ll regret this. // I’m certain that there’ll come a time when you desire me.

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Hayato: What…?

Riddle: Farewell until then.

Hayato: Hey…wait… // HEY!

10.

Hayato: Regret… / I guess it’s too bad, seeing as he saved me from those ghosts… // But relying on someone you don’t know is pathetic… / I’m sure it’s better this way.

[SFX bubble]: sob

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Hayato: That’s…a ghost…

[SFX bubble]: sob

Hayato: She’s crying…?

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Text: A human soul with lingering attachments becomes a spirit.

Hayato: Lingering attachments…I hadn’t thought of it like that. / I’ll leave before I get involved in something weird…

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Hayato: I can’t… / Even if I do hate ghosts…I can’t just ignore a girl who’s crying! // Umm…do you have some kind of lingering--- I mean, is there something bothering you? / You could tell me about it…

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Girl: Thank you!

Hayato: Ah!

Girl: You’re kind! / I was having trouble because I felt really hungry!

Hayato: Eh?! Wait a second…

11.

Text: Eh…?

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Girl: So // Give me your soul.

Text: No way…

Box: Among those are evil spirits that eat other souls.

Hayato: She’s…an evil spirit!

12.

Girl: Amazing… / This is the first time I’ve seen such a tasty looking soul. // All the others were disgusting and didn’t fill me up. Thank you…

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Hayato: Damn it…at this rate I’m going to die… // If I don’t do something…

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Hayato: Uhhh…. // AHHHH!

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Girl: You’ve got guts trying to run away in that condition… / Oh? Or could it be that you enjoy playing tag?

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Girl: Hehe…Well, that does seem interesting… / I’ll play your last game with you. // You’ll probably die right away anyway…

13.

[SFX bubble] huff huff

Hayato: Ah… / Uh…

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Hayato: Uh… // I’m really going to die…

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[SFX bubble] huff huff

Hayato: This should have been my best birthday ever! / Why did this…

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Riddle: My condolences. // Hayato-kun.

Hayato: You…Riddle!

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Riddle: Didn’t your teacher tell you not to call adults by their first name? / You’re a rude young man, aren’t you?

Hayato: Who are you calling young man?!

Riddle: It seems that you’ve lost half of your soul. // And only an hour after that show of courage too…

Hayato: What…?

14.

Hayato: No…! / What’s going to happen to me? It can’t be that I’m going to die…

Riddle: It’s alright, you’ll be safe if you do as I say.

Hayato: Re… / Really?

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Riddle: Become an Undertaker.

Hayato: Huh?!

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Hayato: Were you listening to me?! I clearly turned you down earlier!

Riddle: Won’t you make a contract and exchange souls with me? / I’ll help you by compensating for your missing soul.

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Riddle: In exchange for that, you’ll help me. // How does that sound? It’s a special service.

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Hayato: No way…so that’s what your aim was… // You left earlier was because you knew this would happen…

Riddle: I thought you would be targeted by a spirit sooner or later. // That’s why I said you’d regret it. [small text: Honestly, you’re…]

Hayato: Don’t be so patronising! / Just as you expected, I’m really regretting this! Damn it!

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Hayato: Uh… // Damn it…it hurts too much when I get angry… / I don’t have time to hesitate…

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Hayato: I get it…if you can help me…. // Make the contract already…

Riddle: Make the contract // already…?

15.

Riddle: Please make the contract. // Isn’t that what you should say?

Hayato: ……

Riddle: Well, never mind. // If you die here, then all my waiting will have been a waste of time.

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Hayato: Eh…?

Riddle: That’s because everything is destiny…

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Riddle: Sakura Hayato // I acknowledge my contract with you.

16.

Text: A ring…?!

Riddle: Contractor // Become my shield, become my sword.

Hayato: Ah… // What is it? / I can hear words inside my mind…

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Riddle: The pitiful lost child…

Text: Save their soul…

17.

Riddle: Oh my, how lovely. / Unexpectedly, that suits a young man like you.

Hayato: Don’t call me young man!

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Hayato: Eh...? // What are these clothes?!

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Riddle: That’s called a mourning dress, it’s like a uniform for undertakers.

Hayato: That’s why I’m wearing the same clothes as you!

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Riddle: Your wounds healed, didn’t they?

Hayato: That did help, but…

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Riddle: I’m glad you’re honest. / Well then, let’s hurry and find the evil spirit.

Hayato: Eh?

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Riddle: You’ll help me properly, won’t you? / The half of your soul that was taken might return if we send off that evil spirit.

Hayato: It might return?! [small text: Really?!]

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Hayato: Alright! We’ll go right away!

Girl: I’ve found you.

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Girl: You’ve got a loud voice, just like an idiot. // You can’t play tag like that.

Hayato: The knife girl from earlier appeared! / How dare you…

Riddle: Having competitive spirit is fine // But it’s got nothing to do with me if you get torn to shreds again…

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Girl: Ah…that intelligent man is a friend of yours? / He looks really disgusting… // Tonight’s main dish has got to be you!

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Girl: Hand over the rest of your soul!

Hayato: Ah!

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Hayato: H-Hey! What on earth should I do…?

Riddle: You should weaken the evil spirit. // That ring contains the power to allow you to directly touch the soul inside a body.

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Riddle: The source of an evil spirit’s power is the souls it has eaten. // If you touch its chest, where the power has accumulated, that should drive out the souls and weaken it.

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Hayato: I have to…touch her chest?! // No way! Something that embarrassing is completely impossible!

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Riddle: [small text: Oh?] You were imagining something embarrassing at an unusual time like this?

Hayato: No…it’s not like that!

19.

Hayato: Anyway…she’s got a weapon!

In panel: Hahaha…it’s impossible

Riddle: That doesn’t matter. // That’s because my soul is inside of you too… / It should be released enough for you to use it properly.

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Riddle: Ah, excuse me.

Hayato: Use it?! Why did you only just mention that now?!

Riddle: You must be hearing things.

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Riddle: Oh, and I won’t be able to move while preparing for the funeral / so I’ll leave the guarding to you.

Hayato: Eh?

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Riddle: Well then, take care.

Hayato: Noooo!

Girl: What could they be… // talking about? // Kyaaa!

Hayato: Ahhh!

Riddle: Well then, I’ll begin.

20.

Hayato: Damn it…what does he think humans are? [small text: Oww]

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Hayato: A-Anyway, all I’ve got to do is touch her… // Nothing to worry about…

Girl: Oww…

Hayato: I’m not a pervert! It’s just that this is inevitable…

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Girl: Where are you trying to touch me?! You pervert!

Hayato: Ugh…

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Hayato: Oww…! It’s not as if I like doing this!

[SFX bubble] cough

Hayato: This really is impossible!

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Girl: You don’t seem to know the right way to treat a lady. // The only worthy part of a man like you is the soul. // Drop dead already!

Hayato: Ahhh!

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Girl: You!

Hayato: Whoa!

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Hayato: My body feels lighter than usual though. Is this the undertaker’s power? / In that case, if I keep avoiding her, I’ll have more chances to touch her…

21.

Girl: Tch…you just keep running around… / In that case… // How about this…?!

Hayato: Hey, you….where do you think you’re aiming at…?

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Hayato: Damn it! / Riddle, get out of the way!

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Hayato: He’s completely absorbed… // I see…that’s why he told me to protect him… // I’m glad she missed though…

22.

Hayato: Ugh… // What…?!

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Girl: Hehehe… / What I did earlier was meant to distract you…

Hayato: Uh…

Girl: On top of being an idiot, you’re easily fooled. You’re hopeless. [small text: hehe]

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Hayato: Damn it…she was aiming for me from the start… // I’m completely--- What should I---

Girl: Well…it’s finally time for the main dish!

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Girl: Bon appetit!

Hayato: There’s no time for me to find her weakness…! // Ah…that’s enough! I can’t think of anything else!

23.

Hayato: Take that!

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Girl: What…?

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Girl: Kyaaa!

Hayato: Now’s my chance! // Uwaa! Excuse me! I’m sorry! I’m not looking! Ah…anyway…

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Hayato: Forgive me! // Eh…?

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Hayato: These…are all the souls she ate?! // That means she ate all these souls before me…!

24.

Hayato: What a cruel thing to do…

Girl: Uh…

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Girl: That’s impossible! Setting free all the souls that I ate… // It can’t be…you’re…

Hayato: Never mind about that! // Do you understand what you did?!

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Hayato: Eh? // EH?!

Riddle: Well done, Hayato-kun. / You did very well considering it was your first time.

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Riddle: The preparations for your sending off are complete. // Miss Tomboy.

25.

Riddle: I’ll… // play the funeral march that’s right for you.

26.

Hayato: What…?

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Girl: It can’t be…you’re… // undertakers…

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Riddle: Oh? Now you’ve realised… // Well, now is the time for you to return to where you should be.

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Girl: No! I don’t want to! // I’m going to stay here!

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Riddle: Please be silent.

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Girl: What…? // I can’t move…

Riddle: This way, sweet princess.

27.

Riddle: This is a castle just for you… // However, there will be neither magic nor a prince on a white horse to save you.

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Riddle: You are a corpse / All you can become is an eternal sleeping beauty, resting in a coffin of wild roses.

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Girl: S-Stop! No! // I’m sorry! // I don’t want to go yet!

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Girl: Please! Let me go! / Please!

28.

Riddle: My condolences.

29.

Hayato: This is… // a funeral…

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Riddle: Her soul was saved…

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Text 1: I’m glad…

Text 2: Anyway, it’s over.

Text 3: She’s saved…

30.

Riddle: Ah… // As I thought, it’s a burden for a living body.

Hayato: My body feels heavy…you should be thankful…

Riddle: I am thankful. / For the first time in hundreds of years I’ve been able to organise a funeral service.

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Riddle: [small text: Oh?] Those are the souls you saved earlier. / It looks like they’re trying to thank you.

Hayato: Thank me?! // Anyway, it’s not like I did it for you! I hate ghosts! Got it?!

Riddle: There’s no need to be embarrassed. It doesn’t change the fact you helped them. [small text: Just be glad.]

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Riddle: See, the souls are flying upwards. // You don’t often see this many flying upwards at once. / Isn’t it beautiful, Hayato-kun?

Hayato: Wow…amazing…he’s right… // It’s strange…to think of ghosts as being beautiful…

Text: This is the first time…

31.

Mother: Hayato! You’re going to be late!

Hayato: Alright~

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Hayato: Eh…? How come I’m here…? // I lost consciousness and someone kindly brought me back here…

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Hayato: The day went by without me even getting to celebrate my birthday… // Even so…

Text 1: My body feels fine.

Text 2: I survived and I’m back to normal…

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Hayato: Ah… // I don’t need this anymore. // If everything’s back to normal, then I don’t need the contract.

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Hayato: Ah… // Oh…?

Riddle: That’s right…

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Riddle: I forgot to mention something important…

Hayato: That voice is…

Riddle: Generally, breaking the contract // is also impossible in heaven, Hayato-kun.

32.

Hayato: Why?! / My soul came back, so there’s no need to share yours…

Riddle: Oh? Didn’t you see? // Your soul flew away too / With the others

Hayato: You said my soul would return if the evil spirit was defeated…you trickster!

Riddle: I said it might return. / It was only a possibility. [small text: How rude.]

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Riddle: My superiors would be able to do something. // However, the only way to meet them is to make a name for yourself as an undertaker, so all you can do is try your best.

Hayato: No! I don’t want to! You’ll keep working me too hard! / I refuse!

Riddle: I see…

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Riddle: In that case, I’ll officially break off the contract.

Hayato: Oh? I’m glad…that was surprisingly quick…

Riddle: The moment I break the contract, you’ll pass away. / However, if you absolutely insist on it, I’ll hold back my tears…

Hayato: AHHH!

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Hayato: I understand! Don’t break the contract! // Please don’t be reckless…I’ll do anything!

33.

Riddle: Anything?

Hayato: Ah…no…that was just an example…a figure of speech… // Damn it…this can’t be…

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Hayato: Did I just dig my own grave?!

Riddle: I’m sure we’ll be good partners.

Hayato: Nooooo! / Ahhh! // Ahh! // Ahh!

Box 1:
Sakura Hayato
17 years old
He had his soul taken on his birthday.

Box 2: This was just the beginning of my true nightmare.

Text: Fight for your future…