Hameln no Violinist ~Shchelkunchik~ 23

Clari: Great won't be expelled from school for this incident, but
Please do try to not neglect control of the class
Also, I'd like you to pay attention...

to the movements of this other student
Horn Pipe: I understand, board chairman...

I, too, have felt as if there was something bottomless
inside of him

I set for him the task of pulling out the legendary
heavenly holy sword excalivast
and then...

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23rd movement - Shchel's Étude 2

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Horn Pipe: The sword's spirit, Excalivast-sama, materialized
and right now
it is totally

kancho-ing the boy

Excalivast: FN
FN
sfx: dosh dosh dosh
Students: Cut it out, Spirit!!
What are you so disgruntled about!? Spirit!!

Horn Pipe: And I also learned that his magical power amounts to
one toothpick...

Strange, it shouldn't be that way!!
Certainly...

There must be something about him!!

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Horn Pipe: Something...!!
Teacher: Alriiight, in the crystal balls in front of you
the near future of each and every one of you will be projected!
blackboard: Crystal prognostication class

Teacher: And they will project good things! A little bit of the glory of the future
Biyorne: heeh
Teacher: I put a little spell on them to make you happy!

Students: Hey, take a good look at this!
Ooh, I can see something!
What, what!

Boy: Ooh! I'll get full marks on tomorrow's test!
Girl: I'll be chosen as squad leader!!

Horn Pipe: That's right, I'll definitely know
through this class!!

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Horn Pipe: In that crystal ball, his splendorous glory
Shchel: I see something
Piroro: Isn't this fun? Shchel
Horn Pipe: Will be projected!!

Gustav: Hehe, mine just showed that I'm gonna get an A on physical training class!
sfx: pon
Gustav: How's yours going, Shchel?
Hm?

H-hey... what's that!!
T-this is dreadful!
Take a look, everyone!

SHCHEL'S CRYSTAL JUST SHOWED---!!

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Gustav: That when he was in fourth grade, he jumped into the summer pool with all his heart
and hit his head with so much strength that his swimming trunks slipped off and he sunk with his white ass
EXPOSED!
sfx: ooh~~
in the ball: Ei!
Guh!
pukaah
muttermutter

Gustav: ON TOP OF THAT A WATER SCORPION THAT WAS IN THE POOL BY CHANCE PRICKED HIM ON THE P**WEE
sfx: pusu!
gyah!
Gustav: AND WAS STILL CLINGING TO IT WHEN HE WAS CARRIED OFF!!

ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SCORPION'S POISON IT BECAME ALL RED AND SWOLLEN HUUUUUGE~~
Biyorne: Incredible... so big...
sfx: doki doki
Hey, look, Bratsche--
Bratsche: S-STOP, NEE-SAN!!
sfx: bluuush

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Students: IT'S REALLY BIG!!
HE SURE IS...
A BIG GUY
ISN'T THAT BIGGER THAN PIRORO?

Gustav: Also his nickname became "Red Scorpion" until sixth grade...!!
Even the kids from the school nearby screamed that name at him!
Students: Awesome
Let's call him that too!!

RED SCORPION!!
RED SCORPION!!
RED!!
SCORPION!!

Teacher: How strange... it should have projected a splendorously glorious future, but...
why did it show instead a past smeared by humiliation...?
Though it is glorious in a way

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Box: And then...
Teacher: This Magical Chihuahua is very docile
Blackboard: Magical Beasts class
Chihuahua: kyuun
Teacher: So long as you have just a bit of magic, they'll easily become attached to you...
Biyorne: True... how cute~ <3
sfx: kyan kyan
kuun
Bratsche: Aaaaw, I wanna keep him... <3

Gustav: Teacher!! Shchel's magical chihuahua suddenly went into a frenzy... and it's revolving and growling and gnawing at his neck!!
sfx: GRAWRL
Shchel: YAAAAARGH
Piroro: SHCHEEEEL
Teacher: EEH!? WHY!?

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Teacher: This flower bed will bloom with your magical powers!
sign: magical marygolds
Teacher: ...but why are they only withering around you!?
sfx: grrrr
shwa shwa

twitch

kraw kraw

DOYOOOON

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Biyorne: Cheer up... Shchel-kun
This is just the first day!

So from now on
Do your best!!

Bratsche: Poor Shchel-kun
He was so motivated, but
Didn't do well in any subject...

Great: Cheer up, Red Scorpion
Shchel: DON'T USE THAT NAME!!
sfx: DAH!

Horn Pipe: Heeey, Shchel-kun~
Biyorne: Oh, it's Horn-pipe-sensei...

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Horn Pipe: YOU'RE EXPELLED!
vein: BURST:

Everyone: EH?

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Everyone: WHA--
EXPELLED?!

Horn Pipe: THAT'S RIGHT!!
Kids: Ugh!!

Horn Pipe: IN ALL MY 89 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS SUCH A USELESS STUDENT!! JUST KNOWING I ONCE THOUGHT THIS BRAT HAD AN OUNCE OF TALENT IN HIMSELF
PISSES ME OFF
OUTTA MY SIGHT!!

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Biyorne: But... we've barely gotten started
You can't all of a sudden...

Piroro: Shchel

What
what do we do

Shchel: I BEG YOU!! SENSEI
ANYTHING BUT EXPELLING ME
I WANT TO LEARN MAGIC HERE NO MATTER WHAT
TO STUDY...
I--

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Shchel: I HAVE TO BECOME A GREAT MAGE--

Horn Pipe: There's no way he can...
but why is it...?

When I look into those eyes...

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sfx: clench

Great: grr

Biyorne: Sensei, you're horrible!!
Didn't Shchel save us all that day...
just by being there...!!

Everyone could have died...
And you were just sleeping there!!

Horn Pipe: Ugh
ugh

Shut up, shut uuuup
I get it already!

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Horn Pipe: I'LL TEST YOU A WEEK FROM NOw!!
YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME MAGIC THEN!!

IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO
YOU'LL BE EXPELLED!!

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Horn Pipe: Fn...

Biyorne: What's up with meany-gramps!!
Shchel: One week...

In that time...
I'll have to
do something
but...!!

...

What on earth can I do...!!
Bratsche: Shchel-kun

??: Study with me...

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Great, handwritten: Ch!

Lute: My cross is with you
Shchel: Lute-san!
Piroro: Lute-sama<3
sfx: Yaahn

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Clari: In this week

There has been no communication from the search party as of yet...
His whereabouts are still unknown.

The search party is very skilled...
There's a high possibility that Percuss

Was involved in some kind of trouble

The search party has found
Only one thing...

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A blood-smeared monocle...
remained...
It's possible he's been...

already dealt with

By the people who designed a "plan"
that makes use of the demon king's powerful blood

Percuss disappeared 200 kilometers north of Sforzando
Something is hidden at that site

I see... we

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Sforzando's Magicorp's Special Forces Blue Kreuz
will go to that place

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Clari: The national border's vicinity... that region isn't friendly to us...
It could become a dangerous mission

Please be careful...

May the cross guide you
Yes, sir!!

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sfx: click

Clari: Black...

fairies
Memory: He was my hero...

strong
kind
able to save everyone...
and I...

I wanted... to become... like him...
Clari: The surge I felt
at that moment

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Voiceover: The dark surge that rose up
from that boy, somehow...

resembled the one...
from that black fairy...