Mahou Sensei Negima! 239

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[Insert text: They may not have magic, but they've still made it to this reunion just fine!♡]
Makie: Negi... // ...ku~~~~~~n!
Negi: Makie-san! // Yuuna-sa -
Makie: Negi-kun!
Negi: Mmph! // It's incredible that you've made it here so well... Makie-san...
Makie: I'm sorry for making you worry, Negi-kun! ...Are you mad?
Negi: Why would I be mad? I'm the one who should apologise... Still, I'm glad you're safe.
Yuuna: [aside]ahh, this is great...[/aside] // But yeah... that thunder just now was seriously incredible, Negi-kun! Were you okay? / I mean, that couldn't actually have been magic just now, right...?!

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Theodora: The "Thousand Bolts". The largest-scale electrical attacking incantation in existence. // And a favourite High Ancient incantation... // ...of the Thousand Master; that is to say, your father.
[Mahou Sensei Negima!]
[Period 239: Distinguished Allies, Assemble!♡]
[Insert text: A wonderful supporter in the task of defeating the invincible legend!♡]

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Chamo: Sexy babe at 12 o' clock!!
Chisame: Hm...? This woman... / [aside]I've seen her somewhere...[/aside]
Negi: A - And you would be...?
Makie: Wha...? N - N - N - N - Negi-kun...!! / F - F - Father...?! But then...!
Negi: Hm...?
Yuuna: Is it really true, then...?!
Negi: Is what...?
Makie: The Man of a Thousand Spells! The Thousand Master!!!
Background!Nagi: Hey... Princess-san.
Yuuna: You're actually the son of that ridiculously famous mage?!
Negi: I - I see the two of you are familiar with my father...
Makie: Well, of course! We've heard all sorts of things about him at the shop!
Yuuna: Heck, there isn't a single person in this world who doesn't know him! / [aside]he's a household name~![/aside]
Negi: [aside]you've practically become like locals of this world, haven't you...[/aside]
Makie: But I can't believe Negi-kun was actually the son of that incredible hero~!
Yuuna: No wonder he's a boy genius, becoming a teacher at such a young age! / [aside]it all makes sense now![/aside]
Makie: C'mon, Negi-kun, let's see you fly on your staff~!
Negi: O - Okay...
Yuuna: Whooooa~~! He's flying, he's flying! He really is a proper mage~! / [aside]not that that's anything special over here, but still...![/aside]
Chamo: Never mind all that... who's the babe?
Yuuna: Ohhh, yes, that's right! You won't believe this, but this is none other than... // [aside]Chamo-kun can speak?![/aside] // The Third Princess of the Hellas Empire, Theodora-sama!
Theodora: You can call me Theo.

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Chisame: Wha - Hellas - as in that giant Empire Hellas?!
Kotarou: Ahhh! She's the tomboy princess who was in Rakan-san's video! // [aside]and boy, has she grown up![/aside]
Theodora: [aside]"Tomboy"...? What has that stupid meatball been telling you...?[/aside] // Now... boy. / I was a good friend of Nagi and Arika. // And yet... in the end, I was unable to do anything for them. / Forgive me.
Negi: (Wha...?) // Wh... What is this about...?
Theodora: Hmm? // Wha...? It couldn't be... you haven't been told anything about it...? / Ah! It's nothing! Forget I said anything!
Negi: Wha - but...! // W - Wait a moment, please! What was that all -
Ricardo: Wahahahahah!!

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Ricardo: Hey there~! So you're Negi, are you~~~~?! / [aside]man, you really are just a kid.[/aside]
Negi: ?!
Ricardo: Hahh!!
Kotarou: What is it this time~?!
Chisame: Who's this hot-headed old guy?! // What's with his hair?! And that ride of his looks expensive!
Ricardo: Hey hey hey! The name's Ricardo; I'm doing the politician thing right now! Hahah!
Kotarou: Huh...
Chisame: His way of speaking's no better...
Seras: Hohoh... I'm afraid he's always been that way.
Everyone: Wha - ? // There's another one?!
Seras: I'm Seras. / [aside]pleased to meet you.[/aside]

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People: Whaaaa~~?! / A Megalomesembrian Senator the President of the Ariadne Knights?! // Wh - wh - wh - why are representatives from all the major countries of the Magical World all showing up at once?!
Heras: A pleasure to meet you, Negi-kun. I have been greatly indebted to your father and his companions.
Ricardo: Gyahahah! That idiot Nagi and that meathead Rakan were both onetime drinking buddies of mine, whether I liked it or not!
Nagi: I... see...
Eva: Hmph... small fry, the lot of them.
Ricardo: So... how about it, kid?
Negi: Wha...?
Ricardo: You planning on taking him on seriously? // That real-life broken character, Jack Rakan... / Even though you don't stand a chance in hell?

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Negi: ...Y... // Yes!
Ricardo: Wahahah! Great answer! I think I like you, kid! // You sure are that idiot's kid all right! Ahahah! // Well, we're gonna supervise your training. // It'd be a blast to see old Rakan lose to someone other than Nagi, after all!
Negi: !
Ricardo: And you'd better count yourself damned lucky! We're talking about studying with a man who might as well have the whole Magic World in the palm of his hand!
Chisame: Whoa, whoa, is this actually all right? I mean, these guys are some serious VIPs, right? Internationally speaking...
Eva: Hah, big talk for a small fry. You couldn't even beat Rakan yourself.
Ricardo: Wha - you've got some nerve, Eva, talking to me like that when you're not even really here!
Kotarou: [aside]that's quite some guy there, huh...[/aside]
Eva: Well, do you deny it? / [aside]the likes of you would be lucky to get into the top 100 in terms of strength[/aside]
Ricardo: [aside]why, you - ![/aside] // Hah, well, whatever! You - dog-boy over there! You're his partner, am I right?
Kotarou: Hm? Yeah...
Ricardo: I think I'll give your training some special attention!
Kotarou: Eh...? / [aside]no, look, I'm self-taught, and...[/aside]

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Ricardo: If it's plain martial arts you're interested in, look no further than me! / I may not look it, but I was known as the Demon Combat Instructor in the Praetoriani in my day!
Seras: My field of expertise is combat magic. / I'll help you perfect that "Thousand Bolts" incantation of yours.
Theodora: I'm not particularly skilled at teaching, myself... // But hey, I'll help you out wherever I can, all right?
Eva: Boy... you only need one master. // I wouldn't bother wasting your time with these fools. They're just small fry.
Ricardo: The hell was that?! You lookin' for a fight?!
Eva: Not that I'd mind, but don't blame me if you die.
Seras: [aside]enough of this![/aside]
Theodora: The~re we go! Let's see now!
Negi: Th... That's...

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Theodora: That's right! / You have three days until your match with Rakan; no matter how you look at it, that's not going to be enough. // But if you carry out your training in this Diorama Magic Sphere, we can turn those three days into thirty.
Chamo: Ahhh! That's awesome~!
Theodora: Always pleased to hear it~!
Negi: (Th... That really is brilliant...! // Even with the will to succeed, I couldn't honestly see the faintest hope of winning... but now I'm starting to see a ray of light... // I may actually be able to do this!)
Eva: What are you getting all happy about? None of this changes the fact that Rakan is invincible... Your situation hasn't actually improved in the slightest, you realise?
Negi: Ahhh...
Eva: You can have all the time and teachers in the world, but if you yourself cannot find the power to surpass him, then all that is meaningless. // It's you who's fighting him at the end of the day.
Negi: Y - Yes!
Kotarou: Heh!
Negi: Of course!
Ricardo: All right then... with our goal of defeating Rakan in mind...

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Ricardo: Let's get training!!!
Negi: Right!!!
Kotarou: Yeah!!!
Ricardo: Wahahahahah! What's wrong, kiddies?! // You're gonna die if you don't take this seriously!
Negi: Ngh...
Kotarou: This old guy's seriously strong!
Ricardo: You're still making far too many unnecessary movements! That's what happens when you train with a lunkhead like Rakan! // Give me three days; I'll beat the basics right into you...! // Hahh!
Negi: [aside]ahhh![/aside]
Kotarou: [aside]guahh![/aside]
Chamo: ...He really is a hothead...
Chisame: [aside]seriously, this guy's a poloticion...?![/aside]
Theodora: 1479!
Negi: *pant*~~~
Theodora: Come on now! You'll go splat if you lose focus! Just a little more! / 1480! // 1481! // 1482!

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Seras: You really are quick at picking this up.
Negi: R - Really?
Chisame: What are you doing?
Konoka: I'm getting lessons, too!

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Chisame: How are things going down there?
Sayo: Pretty good! // They've defeated three dragons already!

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Negi: Two thousand... / Nine hundred and ninety... nine... // Three... thousand!!! // Wheeeew...
[Rock: DEFEAT RAKAN-SAN]
Theodora: How's it going, Negi?
Negi: Theo-sama!
Theodora: Just "Theo", please. // So...?
Negi: What... do you think?
Theodora: You are clearly getting noticeably more powerful at an impressive rate. // Even Ricardo, Seras and that fake-Dark Evangel are amazed by your progress.
Negi: ......

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Negi: ...But at this rate, I still won't be able to win... is what you're saying, right? I'm still missing the deciding factor.
Theodora: That's right... // Here, drink this and rest up a bit. / You won't get anywhere by straining your nerved. Relax a little.
Negi: Ah... Thank you.
Theodora: We still have time.
Negi: ... // Ah... would you mind if I asked a question? It's got nothing to do with the training...
Theodora: Hm?
Negi: ...but, well, Rakan-san would never talk about it, so... // It's... about Princess Arika...
Theodora: (Ahh...) // ...Even I know nothing more than anyone else about what happened to Arika after the war. // I may not be able to provide the answers you're looking for...
Negi: ...Well, then, could you tell me just one thing...?

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Negi: Is she... // ...Arika-hime... / ...my... mother...?
Theodora: ......I'm sorry. // That's not a question I can answer.
Negi: Wh... Why?!
Theodora: According to Ricardo, it's something that was decided amongst us of Ala Rubra. // Until you reach full manhood... // ...we are not to tell you of our world's affairs.
Negi: ...! // ...I see... so that's why Rakan would always dance around the topic when I asked him questions... / And I suppose Eishun-san and Colonel-san and Takamichi, too...? // ... // Theo-san...
Theodora: Mm?

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Negi: If I win this fight... // ...do you think Rakan-san will acknowledge me as having reached full manhood?
Theodora: Who can say... // But it looks like with this... // ...you've got yourself another reason to win this fight, hm?
Chamo: So, how about it, Your Highness?
Negi: Chamo-kun...
Theodora: Well, I suppose I'm the only option, really. // Considering my position, it may be a little problematic... // ...but under the condition it's just for the period of the tournament, I daresay it should be all right.
Negi: Wh - What's all this about? // Huh...?
Theodora: Just a little victory charm. // Want to give it a try?

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Chamo: Pactio!!
Negi: E - Ehmm...! // What exactly is...?!
Theodora: The key to victory. // This is our first trump card!♡
[Insert text: A sweet scent and a major benefit? Things are looking up for Team Defeat Rakan!♡]
[Bottom text: Next issue, Negima will be taking a break so that the author can collect data. See you again in Shonen Magazine Issue 10 (on sale 4th February)!♡]