Popcorn Avatar 9

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tl by JinHea

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- Deva defeat Asura. That seems about right.
- Back to the fight between Indra (Deva) and Asura.
- Indra’s Avatar was too hesitant to make a move, and Asura’s Avatar was a really bad guy.

- Even so, cutting into the fight and sending Asura’s Avatar flying …
Text beside panel: What just appeared!?

- Choriiiissu! [Chorissu – a greeting. It’s slang, similar in meaning to konnichiwa]
- I am Jagannath!!
Text below Jagannath: A battle [heart] fantasy portraying the battle between gods and the demon race!!
- was definitely wrong.

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Text on Lisa’s right: Volume 1 in stores now!!!!!!
Text on Kurando: Chapter 9: Penalty
- Bare feet and high socks –like getting two birds with one stone. Come, let your heart be soothed too……

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- A bad kid, who’s been a bad kid?
- Bad kids will be punished.

- By me!

- What’ll become of the world when promises aren’t kept?
- As a human!

Text beside bubble: Colour me surprised.
- As a human?

- What the heck is this weirdly shaped Kansai-accented old dude?
- Not old dude! Call me pops!! [linked] You picking a fight, kid!?

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- Judgement god Jagannaaaath. [linked] The god who preserves order in the battles between Deva and Asuraaaa.
Label: Monotone
- Todaaay, he has come to punish the one who broke the promise of a one-on-one battle which was agreed on between Indra and one Asura girlllll…

Text above Indra: Indra (Deva)
- Aka, the meddling pops who happens to pass by.
Text above girl: Asura girl

- No! Kurando-kun came to rescue me… [linked] to be punished for it is!

- Is that so~~ And Kai-kun was trying so hard for once too!
- Amano-san…
- Just a little bit more and… oh what a waste! Of course there has to be punishment~~
- Kai-kun, be quiet okay [heart]

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- I didn’t do it to help you out.
- I don’t care what methods I use, as long as I defeat Asura!

- That’s why there’s no need for a half-baked justice system.
- Well, you’re only risking your own neck~~

- But, the punishment has to be metered out, ya know—
- The reason? It’s because “I am the Rulebook”! [linked] Now then, the punishment readied for this time is!

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- Wh…!
- There’s so many!?

- Excuse me~~

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- You will fight these shadows that are the same in number and possess the same abilities as the Avatars you’ve defeated up until now.

- Yes, over there.
- I don’t really care since it’s no skin off my back, however.

- That idiot Avatar back there.

- Seeing him sent flying so splendidly like that, I feel much better.

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- Huh?

- Che!

- Now I that I get to remain in this world, I have no intention of fighting you guys again.

-Anyhow I didn’t really want to be reborn as Asura anytime soon. [linked] This time I’ll get a guy who won’t hit me.
- I want to do stuff like fall in love properly.

- So blasé!! [linked] Blasé but…
- Deva and Asura are born and raised as humans,[linked] so depending on their environment they might refuse to fight?
- Lisa, too…

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- You see, I!
- really really want to let you guys off, but because I thought of something really important…

- So,
- I have a proposal for Jagannath!

- If Vayu and that Avatar become my underlings,
- there’ll be no punishment for breaking the rule [heart]

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- We’re going, Kurando! Let’s get the punishment over and done with!!
- Oh my.
- I don’t mind using people, but no way am I being used.

- What’s this, you’re gonna do it after all!

- Hmph!
- pop
- pop

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- Go go Kurando!!

- Anira!! (Wind’s breath)

- Sparsana! (Wind’s touch)

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- A, amazing…

- Uwaah cheergirl!!
- She really knows what makes guys tick! A personal cheergirl!!
- [word cutting bubble] Eh— [normal text] Did she have that on all this time?
- Yeah! Get pumped!!

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- Listen up. This is the same as a real battle!
- If you lose, Vayu (Lisa) will vanish from this world!!

- Sparsana! (Wind’s touch)

- Huh…!?
- This is a battle.
- Losing is the same as dying. If you die it’s all over… You said that too when we first met, Kai-kun.

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- Ah…
- It was raining the day I first met Amano-san.
- Blood poured from my body along with the rain…

- It’s painful…
- beyond words…

- Oy, who’s that bleeding over there?
- This one’s kid. Can you believe he stabbed his own kid!?
- I see, with that…

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- Dad, to me…!!

- Thought you’d get away with using our group’s name? Did you!
- Gya!
- Let’s first take him to the office.
- Yakuza…

- Dad…?
- N…
- No…

- Don’t!! [linked] Please don’t kill him…
- Plea…

- What an idiot.

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- Someone who’d stab his own son, [linked] try to imagine how much trouble someone like that must have caused his family.
- Yet even so, you’d help him? [linked] What for? Because you’re family?
- Ojou! Please return to the car.

- A girl… who?
- But…
- If you die it’s all over…

- If you’re dead!
- You cannot regret anything!!

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- Is that kindness?
- Or living with regrets?

- I don’t know…

- …okay. [linked] I’ll listen to your plea.
- In return.

- Protect me…
- with that excessive kindness?

Box: The man who was my father is, even now, living somewhere.
- Amano-san promised to support my mother and younger siblings’.
- And I became an Avatar.

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- Uooooh!!
- What are you doing, Kurando!!

- Why did you slow down all of a sudden!
- Ouch~~

- Haah—
- Haah—

- Dammit! I got distracted for a moment.
- This situation that I created, [linked] might cause Lisa to disappear…!!

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- If Lisa was gone…
- Lisa’s parents would be sad… obviously.
- If I lose. My fault. Again… mine!!
- Haa…
- Haa…

- Anira! (Wind’s breath)

- Ugh…

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- Fly, Kurando!!

- Sparsana! (Wind’s touch)

- Don’t worry Kurando!
- I’m right behind you!!

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- What do you think? This is the strength of hundreds [heart] [linked] There’s only one person in the world I cheer for, [linked] and he’s Kurando [musical note]
- Haa…
- I don’t know what she’s on about. That Lisa…
- Haa…

- For Mafuyu’s sake.
- Only for my little sister Mafuyu’s sake.
- I thought that was why I didn’t want to lose to Asura, but…
- …aah— I get it.

- Unwittingly, the number of reasons for not losing have increased.

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- Lisa! That proposal can still be taken up.

- If both parties concerned do not press the issue, the punishment will be rescinded. [linked] Isn’t that right? Jagannath.
- Hm? [linked] Well— that’s right.

- Indra!

- If you intend to bend everything to your will using “power” like you did before you were reborn,
- I won’t ever ally with you!

- There’s a chance that being born and raised as a human might have changed you from how you used to be.
- What~~?

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- Kurando… he said those things, but
- I think he actually wanted to help Kai-kun.

- And he was really angry at someone who’d hit a girl, even if she is Asura.
- Me?
- Because Kurando’s an idiot…

- Uwaaah Anira!! (Wind’s breath)
- He’s not very good at expressing his feelings.

- Finally…
- The second one…!

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- Amano-san.
- I will always be by Amano-san’s side.
- Eh?

- And through Amano-san’s support, I have become strong!!

- Wh wh… [linked] What are you saying, Kai-kun!?

- That’s why… now…

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- 2… left.
- Haa…
- Haa…
- Sheesh…
- What’s with “I’m right behind you”!?

- I’m all wiped out!
Text above Lisa: Hurray! Hurray!

- Morale, on the other hand.
- …ah, not good, if I don’t summon more strength I’m done for…

- Che…

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- Kurando…!!

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- Once more…
- I too will join in this battle between Deva and Asura!!

- Ah.

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- Um… [linked] In this situation, do I get some kind of punishment too?

- Hm……
- Since this penalty was for your side’s sake…

- It’s all settled.
- Yup.

- What’s with that illogical decision!?
- You an idiot!? Idiot idiot idioooot!!

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- I have dealt out your punishment.
- The importance of the game?

- How’re we supposed to understand that, stupid judge!!
- What’s with the “?” at the end!? [linked] Don’t be so wishy-washy!!
- Umm… Amano-san.

- That,
- Er,
- Sorry…
- There’s no need for you to apologise.

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- Plan A was to call out Kai-kun’s will to fight.
- Eh, A?
- Making Lisa and Co. into my underlings was Plan B. [linked] One of my objectives was achieved.

- I knew it, she was plotting something!!
- Black! [linked] She really is black-hearted!!
- Very commendable. Such. A. Thing.

- You be quiet!!
- It’s called intelligent strategizing.
- Heeeey.

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- Ah? [linked] You’re still here?
- What cruel people.

- I have a message for you Deva people.
- I was sent here for the express purpose of telling you this.

- You could’ve told us at the start!!
Text beside bubble: Too close…
- So what is it!? My patience is running out!!

- Vritra.
- They said it was fine to just tell you the name… I don’t understand it myself.

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Text along right side: A premonition, the Deva vs Asura battle is growing in scale!!! Next, new Deva and Avatar appear!!

- ……haaah, this is getting more and more troublesome.

- Continued in chapter 10