Matsuri Special 16

matsuri special chapter 16


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Battle 16: Magokoro Spirit

Matsuri: oh my god

what is this place

am I still in japan?

this is the kind of thing you only see in movies

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Lackey: hey whos this punk

boss told you to come alone didn’t he?

Arata: I’m her second

L: we don’t need a second
theres no towel to throw in either

get lost

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M: I’m gonna wrestle

in a place like this?

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A: if you throw me out I’ll come right back, but with cops

L: you son of a…

Boss Motoki: The fights gonna be somewhere else next week
I think we can let him in this time

L: Mr Motoki!

B: our only concern is this girl
these people have paid a lot of money to come here
theyre here to see a good show

today the odds are 8 to 2, and they’re all betting on you
if you lose, we’ll make a killing

M: so…you want me to throw it

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sure
I always lose anyway

just go down nicely right?

B: good, she understands
hey
take her to the dressing room

L: yessir

Kazuno: hello
I’m Michiru Kazuno, I’ll be your opponent tonight

so you heard the game plan?

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we’ll just do some moves on each other
then around 15 minutes we’ll finish it

make it look good~~~

M: …alright

I’ve never done anything like this at Magokoro…

“We’re doing this for real ok”

“stop holding back”

“why won’t you fight for real?”

I was raised by the opponents that my dad rented all the time

Is this place always rigged?

K: uhuh, thats right
You should see your profile

“undefeated female high school wrestler”
Its all on the pamphlets

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the customers really went for that it looks like

M: um…
you’re pro aren’t you kazuno?

K: yeah
I spent a long time with a pretty famous group

M: but you’re satisfied?
with fights like this

huh?

you know…
pre-decided fights, throwing matches and stuff

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K: um, hello~

are you retarded?
thats what prowrestling is, duh

Announcer: alright everyone
this is the fourth match of the day

the legendary schoolgirl wrestler versus
former idol, Michiru Kazuno

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this match will last 30 minutes

M: The nonchalant faces of the audience

this rigged fight

I’m such an idiot

why did I come to a place like this

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A: Hanyuu!!

M: *gasp*

A: whats wrong with you
get your head in the game

the fights starting

M: Arata…

y…yeah

im fine

its true, gotta stay sharp

I could get hurt real bad

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anyhow lets just finish this and get home

um
Kazuno…is the fight starting alrea-

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A: hey!

that’s illegal!

M: ow…

K: i see amateurs like you all the time
think they can just come in here and win like that

A:Hanyuu!!

dammit
let go of me

K: its not illegal, or a foul
in this place, anything goes!

I’m sorry, but I’m gonna squash you a bit more ok?

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*whack*

*thud*

A: h…
horrible

spectator: dammit
do you know how much I’m betting on that schoolgirl?

I know, I thought maybe I could win back what I lost on the last fight

A: enough
its enough, don’t get up

just stay down hanyuu

B: That’s right young lady, stay down
that’s how this place works

you don’t get to call the shots

Shit…
a wrestler from a third-rate place like yours…
this is about all you’re good for

Dad: you understand?

matsuri

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finish the match with a beautiful move

that is the true spirit of magokoro wrestling

K: Fall!

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“One!”

M: hey

this isn’t how it works

“Two!”

k: What?

M: get off me!

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Shigematsu

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you said
that you wanted to see me…

fight for real, didn’t you?

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I’ll let you see it now

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B: hey what the hell are you doing

that’s not how it works

K: what

want some more?

i gotta tell you though
in my old group, I was the Ace

if you think you can beat me that easily, you’re…

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wro..

huh?

A: the double-arm hold…


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yeah!
I won!

that’s 10 times!

B: Son…
son of a bitch, whats going on

D: did you think it would go down that easily?

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you trick my daughter into coming out here by waving money in her face
you better not think it’ll go down easily

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boss!

don’t come near us again
I’ll kill you!

just be patient...I’ll get you your money

Matsuri!

we’re going home!!

Masao: princess
put this coat on

Matsuri: masao...where did you come from

Masao: im sorry…
I know you told me to stay out of it

but arata told me where you’d be

princess

us…we’re a team aren’t we?

don’t be so standoffish

Dad: dammit
coming out here like this

you punk

I’m about to whup you right here!

Guys: b...boss
it was us remember

please don’t do this here

Dad: that was a spectacular brainbuster

THAT

is the essence of our wrestling

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next time, show it to us in our rebuilt ring

the carpentry starts tomorrow

M: who…who said I was gonna do it?

A: Hes actually really happy

M: Shigematsu…

A: I am too
really

my body wont stop shaking

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M: in a ring where no one cheered me on

all I could hear was arata’s voice

if
you weren’t there

I probably wouldn’t have cared if I lost

thank you

I got hit by a chair…my head hurts
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I saw the posters in your room too
I was glad to see that

why am I being so open with him

its probably cause i got bashed in the head

A: I had a dream

when I was asleep
with a high fever

next to my bed…

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a girl I really like was sitting there

I

I kissed her

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I
I thought it was a dream at first

M: what?

what did he just say…

A: yes
someone was there…

I don’t want to deny it anymore

it was you wasn’t it Hanyuu

even if it means nothing to you

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I like you

M: my head hurts