Alyosha 8

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The fighting high school girl * 8th installment
Alyosha
center vert: I won't let my target get away!!

Re:008 Shinsengumi Formed!?
*tl note: Shinsengumi = special police in the late shogunate period
Kondou Rururu

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p1/2
♣Katie is getting closer to uncovering Alyosha's identity!!
8:00 AM Japan time
Box: FBI Agent Katie Lindberg
6:00 PM Washingson time {note to ts: the spelling is correct}
Report on the injected drug investigation results

p3
There is a match between the search results of the past assassination incidents tied to the Karamazov assassination squad and the cyanide ingredient contained in the poison.
When combined with the description of the man seen by Agent Lindberg, the possibility that that person is a member of Karamazov is thought to be exceedingly high.
Continue the investigative and search activities with utmost caution.

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p1
I knew it, that man was from Karamazov. But why did he target Miru?
There's nothing unusual about her, she's a normal high school girl...

p2
As for the corpse discovered in Shiyou High School, it wouldn't be wrong to think that he had been after Miru too
As a result, somebody shot him instead

p3
And that incident in Akiba the other day...
Alyosha knew that somebody was after Miru!

p4
So she protected Miru!
Was the corpse at school also Alyosha's doing!?
If she were Kortik, what would be her reason for saving Miru?
Alyosha Stalina is Kortik? Or is there something else...?

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p1
I just don't understand what she's thinking!!
Clerk: I'm so sorry, but the Morning Happy Sets have all been bought up by the customer over there...
Mother: Just what was she thinking when she's already a high schooler!?

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p3
Asari-kun, good morning ♥
left: 1-B Aonuma Beniko
right: 1-B Oomagari Namae

p4
Ah... Good morning
1-D Asari Ryuunosuke

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p1
Beniko: The scores and ranking for the competency test will be posted today ♥
//Beniko: I'm sure you'll be No. 1 again, Asari-kun!
Asari: I- I don't know, I hope so

p2
Beniko?: What are you talking about Asari-kun, ever since middle school, be it in cram school, or in class, or in the whole school, or even the prefecture, you've always been No. 1!
Asari: My parents are just too annoying, and I don't have any redeeming feature except studying anyway

p3
Asari-kun's father is the former Minister of Finance Asari Narumi
Right! He's a celebrity!! He's all set for the future ♥

p4

p5
Asari: Miru-chan
Miru: Ryuunosuke-kun

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p1
Asari?: What's wrong? You look down
Miru?: They're announcing the scores today. My grades aren't very good though...
Miru?: They're also mad at me at home lately for quitting my part time job...
Asari?: That sounds terrible
Miru?: It is terrible---

p2

p3
xxx: Nayuki! Just how are you related to Asari-kun!?
Miru: Eh? We're childhood friends
xxx: But you're not even neighbors!?
Miru: Err, we've met often at the Business Federation functions...

p4
Beniko: Don't mess with me, it's just your family connections that are good!
Asari nb: Huh?
Miru: Ouch ouch~~

p5
Asari: What's wrong, Miru-chan?
Beniko: Asari-kun, it's nothing! Now, let's go look at the test scores
//Beniko: Ehehehe ♥

p6
1st Year 1st Term
Competency Test Results

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p1
Column headings: Rank // Class // Name // Total Score // Modern Japanese
1 // B // Alyosha Stalina // 500 // 100
1 // B // Katie Lindberg // 500 // 100
3 // D // Asari Ryuunosuke // 497 // 97
4 // A // Komaki Nana // 482 // 95

p2
Alright! Alyosha-chan is No. 1 ♥
//Ah, and Katie-chan too!

p3
Alyosha is No. 1!? It must be a mistake of some kind, maybe she cheated!?
Miru?: She didn't
Beniko?: Nayuki! What's your rank!?
Miru: Hu-... 152 (out of 167)
nb: I'm No. 3...

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p1
Beniko: Asari-kun, this is just an accident, it's impossible
Miru: Ah, Alyosha-chan

p2/3

p4
Miru: Alyosha-chan, you're No. 1
//Miru: You're amazing!
Alyosha: The bento today is something called shogayaki
//Alyosha: I can't wait for it, Nayuki Miru
tl note: Bento = boxed lunch, shogayaki = something fried or grilled with ginger

p5
Alyosha Stalina
She's the one who got a better score than me...

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p1
Katie: Miru! Alyosha!
Miru: Katie-chan!

p2
nb: She's Katie Lindberg... The other one in the first place...
Katie: What is this gathering about?

p3
Miru?: The rankings for the competency test have been posted ♪
Katie: The competency test? Ah, the kindergarten test from the other day? I'm No. 1 of course, right?
Miru?: That's amazing! How did you know!?
Katie: I couldn't possibly get those simple questions wrong
nb: Kindergarten test... Simple questions..

p4
Miru: Alyosha-chan is No. 1 too ♥
Katie: Eh?

p5
Shogayaki

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p1
Alyosha!! I just knew that she's not a normal girl. Clearly, she has undergone some kind of training. If I suppose that she's not Kortik, then the only other possibility I can think of is...
An investigative agent of the Solessian Union!?

p2
If I consider that, then many things begin to fit!?

p3
For Solessia, the Karamazov assassination squad is an opponent they must destroy
If they received intelligence that Karamazov was targeting Miru, then Solessia would immediately dispatch an agent

p4
In that case, the abilities of Alyosha, who has already infiltrated close to Miru, are a perfect fit for the job (Miru herself hasn't realized Alyosha's real identity)
But... Something is still pulling at me! What is it? I can't quite put my finger on it...

p5
If the hitman from the other day was from Karamazov, there's no doubt he'll come after Miru again

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p1
Be it as it may, in order to investigate Alyosha, and in order to capture the Karamazov hitman, I can't think of any way but to stay close to Miru all the time!
Katie nb: You look down
Miru nb: The two of you have it nice, getting good grades
Miru nb: Haa...

p2
Beniko: Asari-kun, make sure you don't lose against that bunch again!
Asari: Uh yeah

p3
Lunch break

p4
I've been studying as hard as I could up till now so I wouldn't lose to anyone

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p1
Honestly, I'm in shock...
Haa
Haa

p2
nb: I studied... and yet I lost to two recent transfer students... Just how desperately did they have to study?
I heard Miru-chan and they always eat lunch on the roof

p3
What if they know some special study method...?

p4
There!
If I could find out their secret!

p5
Katie: We should just go with "MagiSew5 Lovers Club"!
Miru: The teachers will never acknowledge a club like that
nb: It's embarrassing...

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p1
Katie: Anyway Miru, you said that if you don't get a job or join a club, the head maid will be mad at you, so I'm trying to help!?
Katie: If all the cultural clubs are avoiding you because of the Tea Ceremony Club incident, and you can't do sports clubs, then your only choice is to create a club of your own!
Miru: I'm just saying we need a more normal name...

p2
Katie: Then do you have a better idea, Miru!!? {small}: Japanese always worry about appearances!
Miru: Eh errr If you ask me so suddenly... {small}: Uh, anime... no. A heroine... No err err

p3
Miru: Alyosha-chan, do you have anything?
Alyosha: The Shoga Club
*tl note: "Shoga" from shogayaki; it means "ginger"

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p5
Someone's watching us

p6
Karamazov!?

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p1
What's going on? It's like they're arguing about something...
So they're not studying?

p2

p3
!?
Good! Stay like that and don't move!

p4
Katie: Spread your arms out!
//Katie: Any false move and I shoot!
Asari: Wait a minute, I'm...

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p6
Huh? Where's Katie-chan?
And what was that sound?

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p1
Alright, keep moving!

p2
Huh? Ryuunosuke-kun?

p3
Katie: What? You know him, Miru?
Miru: Yes, he's Asari Ryuunosuke. He's really good at studying.

p4
Ahh, the No. 3!

p5
Asari: I see, so you want to create a new club with everyone
Miru: Yes, do you have any good ideas for it?

p6
Then how about the Japanese Culture Research Club? {small}: And it fits what you want to do
//You have two foreign students, after all

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p1
Katie: No helping it! It's a lame name, but I'll go along with it!
Miru: Sounds like something the teachers will accept ♥
Alyosha: Shoga club, An club...
Asari: But you need four members for your application to be accepted
*tl note: See ch. 3 for An club

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Japanese Culture Research Club
Activity Location: This school's roof or any place where Japanese culture can be researched
Activity Content: Compare and analyze Japanese culture as seen from the outside
President: 1-D Asari Ryuunosuke
Vice-president: 1-B Nayuki Miru
Member: 1-B Alyosha Stalina
Member: 1-B Katie Lindberg

p4
Katie: In any case, I can stay close to these two now
Katie nb: Huhu, I'm a genius
Miru: Rokuten-san shouldn't be mad at me now
Alyosha: Cake club
Asari: Why me...?

right vert: ♣Alyosha has found a new base of operations once again...!!

Alyosha! ⑧ / END
To be continued in the next (on sale Jan 29) issue