xxxHOLiC 190

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xxxHOLiC: Rou
Chapter 190
[Insert text: Welcome... to the world of "Rou"!♡ // "To meet that which she loved most dearly". Where will Watanuki find the answer to the wish of a shamisen that has lost its voice...? In the popular world of "Rou", the new owner's skills are put to the test!]

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[Side text: "To meet with that which she loved most dearly"... Where has Watanuki come to gain a deeper understanding of the wish of the cat who has become a shamisen...?!]

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Watanuki: Now, then... // Let's see if I can find what I'm looking for.

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Watanuki: You are...

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[SFX: fall]
Watanuki: eh...?

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[SFX: mya~~~ng]

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Cat?: ...Strike me...

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[SFX: ah]
Watanuki: ..."Strike me"...?

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Doumeki: "Strike me"?
Watanuki: Yes. / That's definitely what she said. // ...But... / ...somehow hearing you say it... / ...just really pisses me off.
[SFX: munch / munch]
Mokona: [aside]right! I'll strike you![/aside]
[SFX: boing // whack / whack]
Doumeki: [aside]a little to the right...[/aside]
Watanuki: The woman I saw in the dream... / ...looked exactly like the customer who came here... // I daresay that was just a form she took for the sake of convenience.

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Watanuki: But the eyes were different. // They were cat's eyes.
Doumeki: The shamisen is made from catskin, right? // Well... makes sense.
Watanuki: ...Yeah.

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Watanuki: And.. / ...the shamisen I met in the dream... // ...asked me to "strike" her. // And if we're going to strike a shamisen...

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Doumeki: You sure this is the right shelf?
Watanuki: Yeah. / I'm pretty sure that was the place... last month, when we were cleaning up...
Mokona: Warehouseman~!♪ Warehouseman~!♪ / Even though he can see it all~ For some reason he never goes in, that warehouseman~!♪ // [aside]let's just throw this stuff out~~!♪[/aside]
Watanuki: Oi.
[SFX: yoink]
Watanuki: Quit messing up the whole storeroom, why don't you. / [aside]how many times do I have to tell you...?[/aside]
[SFX: toss]
Mokona: Mokona was just helping~~~! // [aside]horrible Watanuki~~!![/aside]
Watanuki: Keep messing about, and your drink this evening gets rationed.
Mokona: Watanuki the hero!! // [aside]JUSTICE!![/aside]

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Watanuki: Now go help Maru and Moro outside, why don't you. / They're in the garden picking herbs.
[SFX: boi~~~~~~ng]
Mokona: Leave it to me!
Watanuki: ...He'll probably just get in the way, mind...
Doumeki: Found it.

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Watanuki: ...Yep. // This is it.

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Watanuki: To play a shamisen, you need a bachi. / And this is the only bachi we have in the shop.
Doumeki: Has that thing been here for a long time?
Watanuki: Yeah. / Since before I became owner, at least. // So I don't know anything about its history. // But I'm sure it has its own reasons for being here.

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Watanuki: After all, there is no coincidence in this world. // There is only... hitsuzen.
[Side text: As though it was waiting to fulfil the wish of the cat in the dream, this bachi falls into Watanuki's hands by hitsuzen. Of what manner of future will it play?!]
[Bottom text: The next xxxHOLiC: Rou will be on 9th November!! Don't forget to check out the official website for the OAD as well!!]