Mahou Sensei Negima! 288

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[Insert text: All of Negi's allies make their way to Mahora...]
Ayaka: Well, I suppose this is goodbye.
Nekane: Indeed...
Madoka: Hey, guys? Why are we going home? Negi-kun's still not back, right?
Misa: And it's not just him... there are quite a number of students who still haven't come back either!
Chizuru: It looks like Sensei and the others have already gone back to Mahora without us.
Sakurako: Eeeehhhhh~? Why? When? How~~?!
Nekane: Ayaka-san... everyone... I hope you will take good care of Negi. // As I'm sure you know, he can be extremely earnest and somewhat single-minded, and I do worry...
Ayaka: Nekane-san...

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Nekane: Still... / As long as he is surrounded by friends like you, I feel I can rest easy. // Please do watch over him, and make sure that he does not take any wrong turns.
Ayaka: Onee-sama... // You can leave it to us, Nekane-san! We will make sure...
Girls: [aside]those two could be, like, twins or something! // uh-huh![/aside]
Ayaka: ...no, I will personally make sure that he grows up to be a fine gentleman! // Actually... would you mind if I asked you one last thing before we go?
Twins: [aside]bye-bye~! // see you~![/aside]
Ayaka: It's about Negi-sensei's father.
Nekane: Oh?
Ayaka: Did Nagi-sama have any particular interest in astronomy? / More specifically, in the planet Mars in particular...
Nekane: Astronomy...? Mars...? Nagi? Hmmm... / I don't know... // I can't say I ever heard of him having any intellectual interests of that sort. / He was always a very lively and active person... and I was, after all, only a child at the time...
Ayaka: I see...
Nekane: I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Ayaka: No, no...
Chizuru: Astronomy? What's this all of a sudden, Ayaka?
Ayaka: I'll tell you about it later.

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Ayaka: Well then, Nekane-san. // We'll be heading back to Japan... to Mahora Academy!
[Mahou Sensei Negima!]
[Period 288: A Secret Confession!♡]
[Insert text: Negi, faced with an urgent problem to solve... // His own dark nature!!]

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Negi: Th... This is... // This is me...?
Eva: Yes, that is you. // Your inner nature... / The fount of your power...
Negi: No... / This... // This can't be... // ...
Eva: You have become strong. / But at this rate, you're still no better than a beast or a monster.
Negi: If this is my true nature, then I... / I don't know whether I should even be around the others any more...
Eva: What's wrong? I thought you had already grasped the essence of Magia Erebea, had you not, boy? / Heheheh...

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Eva: The nature of Magia Erebea... / ...is to consume anything and everything.
Negi: !!! // *pant* / *pant*... // A dream...? // I... // ...ah... // Ako-san...

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Negi: This is... // (Ako-san... // You're still thinking about "Nagi"... // ......) // ......

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Akira: ...Hello. // Negi-sensei.
Negi: Akira-san...
Akira: Are you feeling all right?
Negi: Oh... yes. For the moment... / I'm fine.
Akira: ......
Negi: .........?

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Negi/Akira: Um... // Oh!
Akira: I - I'm sorry. Y - You go ahead.
Negi: No, no, Akira-san, you first!
Akira: A - All right... // W - Well, then... // It's about Ako, you see...
Negi: !
Akira: She keeps acting like everything's all right.. / But I'm pretty sure... she still has feelings for Nagi-san. // D - Do you understand what I mean?
Negi: W - Well... I suppose so...
Akira: I - I see... That's good...
Negi: E - Erm... so...?
Akira: Y - Yeah... The truth is, I... // ...I wanted to ask a favour of you.

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Akira: I want you to k - / ...to, to form a Pactio with Ako!
Negi: Eh...? // ...!
Akira: It's not really my place to say it, but it's not like Ako isn't cute or anything, so... it should be all right, shouldn't it?! // I - I mean, well, it's not like I'm asking you to go out with her or anything, but... ehm... ah... // ..."Nagi" and Ako never even had the chance to say their goodbyes properly, did they? / So I thought we ought to at least set up a proper way to put things to rest...
Negi: I... I understand. / Y... You're right, of course. Th - These things should be handled carefully...
Akira: I... I see. So that's an okay, is it? Thank goodness... I'm sure Ako will be happy to hear that as well...
Negi: Y - Yes...
Akira: I - In that case, Negi-sensei, I'm sorry, but there's actually something else I wanted to ask of you...
Negi: Yes?
Akira: It's about Makie...
Negi: Eh? / [aside]M - Ma - Makie-san?[/aside]

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Akira: Did you... / Did you know that Makie really likes you?
Negi: That Makie-san...? // W - Well, yes... // I like Makie-san a lot as well!
Akira: THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M...!!
Negi: [aside]aaaahhh?![/aside] // A - Are you all right, Akira-san?! You seem to be getting awfully excitable all of a sudden...
Akira: I - I'm sorry, Negi-sensei... to tell the truth, I've had a lot to deal with today myself, so I just... // Look, I don't think you understand what I'm saying. Makie really likes you. // As a - you know, as a girl.
Negi: As a girl?
Akira: Yes!
Negi: Erm... I'm afraid I don't quite... / ...understand what you...
Akira: I - In other words, I'm talking about the same kind of feelings... // ...that Miyazaki and Ako have for you... that kind of "like"...
Negi: Eh...? // (......?!)

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Negi: Eh......? Eh......... Ehhhhhhhhhhh~~~?!! // I... I - I - I - Is that true, Akira-san?!!
Akira: [aside](He really hadn't noticed... // I suppose he hasn't got a clue about our Class Rep, either...)[/aside]
Negi: E... erm... I... ah... aahhh...
Akira: I - I mean, obviously, you're only ten years old, and I don't mean to act like I understand Makie's feelings completely, either, but... // After your training out there today, when you were in that terrible state... // When you'd turned into that, um, demonic form, and seemed to be in a lot of pain... // The only one who grabbed your hand without the slightest hesitation... // ...was Makie. // She said... "Negi-kun's going to be all right"... // I know she can seem a little childish at times... // But I think the straightforward honesty of her feelings for you are at least as strong as anyone else's... // That's why I'd like you to form a Pactio with Makie, as well.
Negi: ...... // (I see... // Makie-san...)

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Akira: A - And, Negi-sensei, there's actually just one more thing I wanted to talk to you about... / It's, um, about Yuuna...
Negi: There's still more~~~~~~~~?!! // Wh - Wh, wh, what exactly do you want to say about Yuuna?!!
Akira: Well... I only found out about this earlier today myself, but... // Did you know that Yuuna's father, Professor Akashi... // ...is a magical teacher just like you, Negi-sensei?
Negi: Huh...? // Eh...? // Professor Akashi's daughter... // ...Akashi Yuuna...? // Eh? ...Ah... / Aaaaaahhhhhhh~~~~~?!! // [aside]I never realised!!![/aside] // Ehh?! But... then... Y - Y - Yuuna-san is...?! / N - No way... Th - This is all a little sudden...
Akira: So you really didn't know... // [aside]we were all shocked as well.[/aside] // Yuuna's father, Professor Akashi, secretly a mage. // And her mother was apparently a magical teacher, too, originally born here in the Magical World.

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Akira: According to Takane-senpai, Yuuna's mother died ten years ago, in the course of a mission assigned to her by the government. // Ten years ago... that would make it the same year your father disappeared. // It's just a crazy thought, but I wondered if there might not be some kind of connection...
Negi: ...!
Akira: I can still hardly believe it myself... / That Yuuna might have some kind of connection to your world, to all of this... // But Yuuna... although she may not show it a lot of the time... // ...she's actually a pretty intelligent girl. // Ever since we heard the news about her parents, I get the impression she's been deep in thought about something. // That's why I just wanted to let you know... if she brings up the subject of Pactios with you again, I don't think she'll be meaning it lightly... // ...Sensei?

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Akira: Sensei......?! // Sensei?! // What's wrong, Negi-sensei?! / Ah... he's burning up!! // An intellectual fever?!
Chisame: What's all the commotion in here...?
Chamo: Hm? Hey... isn't that...?
Chisame: That's... Ookouchi...?
Chamo: Shh! Keep it down!
Chisame: Gahh...
Chamo: Ohoho...! // [aside]what have we here?![/aside]
Negi: I... I'm sorry, Akira-san...
Akira: No... it was my fault, really.

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Akira: You already have so much to deal with, with your training and all these battles and everything... / ...and I was just piling on more things for you to worry about... // I wasn't considering how you must be feeling... I'm sorry...
Negi: (Akira-san...) // Oh, no... that's not... // ...... / Ako-san... Makie-san... // I really do seem to have earned myself a lot of people's affections...
Akira: Y - Yes... / You have, Negi-sensei.
Negi: But do I... // ...really deserve any of that...?
Chisame: ...
Chamo: Hmm...
Akira: ...?
Negi: I... I just remembered what happened back there... / I came so close to hurting Ako-san and the rest of you!!
Akira: Negi-kun...
Negi: I try to protect you all, but in the end I'm only putting you in more danger!! // That form I took back there is actually my true inner nature... / I have no right to any of the kind feelings you all have towards me...
Akira: Negi-kun?
Negi: I...!
Akira: Negi-kun!! // You really are... // ...such a fool.
Negi: Ah...

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Akira: ...Even then, you stopped before anything actually happened, didn't you? // You're just fine. / All of us understand that. // If you can't even properly accept yourself... // ...don't you think that's an insult to all the people who care for you so much?
Chamo: Damn...!
Chisame: Heh... Ookouchi...
Akira: And that includes... // ...me too, you know!
Negi: Eh...?
Chisame: Hmnh?
Chamo: Ahah...!
Akira: Ahh... // I - I didn't mean - ! When I say it includes me, I wasn't talking about - it's not that - !
Negi: ?
Akira: I - I mean, it's not that I dislike you or anything, I like you a lot - / ...No, no, no...! Well, yes - I do, but - it's not on the same level as Ako and the others - this really isn't anything worth going into -
Negi: Thank you... // Akira-san.

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Akira: ... // Right! // Well, let's work out all these little issues... / ...and get ourselves back to Mahora, shall we? // Keep up the good work, Negi-kun!
Negi: ...Right. // Come to think about it, what about your own Pactio?
Akira: Eh?
Negi: Well, the plan was originally to form Pactios with everyone, and if I'm going to do it with the other three, then naturally I ought to form one with...
Akira: W - With me...?!
Chamo: (ALL RIGHT~~~~~~!) // [aside]that's my Aniki![/aside]
Chisame: (The kid's a natural playboy!!) // [aside]not again![/aside]
Akira: I - I, I, I really don't - I'm not exactly - !!
Negi: E - Erm...
Akira: I mean, that's really not why I came here, and...
Negi: A... Are you all right, Akira-san...?
Akira: Aaaahhh~?!
Negi: Waaahhhhh~?!

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Akira: !! // Ah... I... // I'm sorry... Sen...sei...
Chamo: All right~~~! Pactio time~~~~!
Yuuna: He~~~y! Akira~~~~~~~~~! Hm? Is that Negi-kun~? / [aside]is he all better now?[/aside]
Makie: What are you two doing~~~~~?
Chamo: [aside]guahh~![/aside]
Girls: Hm...? That position... you're not trying to beat us to the mark, are you~~~~~~~~~~~~?! // Ehhhhh~?! Akira, you're...?! That's not fair~~!
Akira: I - I - I - I - I'm not...! You've got it all wrong~~~~~~!!
Chisame: Eheheh... // I really am going to have to do something about that kid...
Mice: [aside]scary Chiu-sama... // is she jealous?[/aside]
Ako: ...Nagi-san...