Zettai Karen Children 172

Chapter 172

01

Tanizaki: You want me to command the training of someone other than Naomi...?
Chief: Yes.
Chief: You were chosen because of your results with Naomi.

Tanizaki: Her name is "Sasame Yukino".
Tanizaki: She's a Level 5 Psychokinetic and is 11 years old...
Tanizaki: What do you think?
Naomi: I will never give up!

Tanizaki: Oh...!?
Tanizaki: Is this jealousy!?
Tanizaki: So pure!! And I"m so happy!!

Naomi: If he does anything to this girl...
Naomi: I'll kill him...!!
Naomi: I have to protect her...!!

Yukino: Nice to meet you, Umegae-senpai.
Yukino: I'm Sasame Yukino.
Yukino: I want to be a Special Esper like you.

Naomi: Listen up, Yukino-chan.
Naomi: Don't let Tanizaka influence you!
Naomi: Take care of yourself, okay!?
Yukino: But...
Yukino: Senpai, weren't you able to raise the Level of your powers thanks to him?

Yukino: This jealousy is shameful.
Yukino: Don't worry, I won't be taken in by that middle aged man.
Yukino: He's just a stepping stone.

02

Kyousuke: Hey, young ladies...
Sakaki: How about having a wonderful time...
Minamoto: with us, The Lovely Guys?
Title: 172nd sense. Psychic Powers Will Be on the Test (2)

03

Aoi: Eh...!?

Aoi: If just one of us gets a failing grade...
Shiho: The chief'll be fired...!?

Minamoto: That's right.
Minamoto: So I'm going to help you study like it was a mission.
Minamoto: Please do your best.

04

Minamoto: Hey...
Minamoto: Are you even listening!?
Aoi: Minamoto-han...
Aoi: Teach me how to do this...
Shiho: Will you teach me about more important things than studying...?
Kaoru: Y-you two!!
Kaoru: That's what I was gonna do...!!

Minamoto: Do this seriously for the chief's sake!!
Minamoto: Aren't you indebted to him!?
Minamoto: And you should study properly regardless...
Kaoru: But...

Aoi: I don't think there's any chance of me failing.
Shiho: I have a way to cheat...
Kaoru: And I...
Text above Kaoru: Tee hee...
Kaoru: can destroy the school if I feel like it.

05

Aoi: So teach me this...
Shiho: Teach me something more important than studying...
Kaoru: I said that's what I was gonna do...!

Minamoto: How about we...
Minamoto: Study?
Children: Eek!?

Chief: We'll send a military-grade ECM on that day...
Chief: That should keep them from cheating by using their powers.
Chief: Of course the standard high-tech devices are banned, too.

06

Text right of the chief: Ugaaah
Chief: I...
Chief: I'm screwed!!
Minamoto: You're not screwed.
Minamoto: If they just study, they'll be fine.

Kashiwagi: The government finds Chief Kiritsubo to be an eyesore.
Kashiwagi: He goes against their wishes a lot claiming it's because of his ideals.
Kashiwagi: And he truly believes in espers...

Kashiwagi: But he also has Director Tsubomi on his side and she has connections with financiers around the world.
Kashiwagi: That's how she can get away with teasing him like that...
Minamoto: I see...
Text right of Fujiko: Say hello to...
Text left of Fujiko: the next chief.
Text left of the chief: Eh?

Chief: Cooperation between espers and normals.
Chief: I just wanted to honestly pursue the idea that psychic powers could be a contribution to society.
Chief: But the politicians only see it as getting in their way.

07

Chief: Damn those politiciaaaans!!
Chief: You've cornered me this far...!!
Chief: This was inevitable!!
Chief: Kashiwagi-kun!!

Kashiwagi: Yes!
Chief: Send a secret transmission to all staff!

Chief: See if they intend to take down the current administration with me!!
Chief: We'll use all of B.A.B.E.L.'s military power to overthrow the Japanese government...
Kashiwagi: I've been waiting for you to say that, chief.
Minamoto: Waaaah!? Waaaaah!?

Minamoto: D-don't say such dangerous things!
Minamoto: What happened to cooperation between espers and normals!?
Kashiwagi: We were just kidding.
Chief: Yeah.
Minamoto: You shouldn't make that kind of joke in your position!!

Minamoto: U...
Minamoto: Understood!

08

Minamoto: I need to make them study properly for the next three years.
Minamoto: For the sake of Japan's peace!
Minamoto: So I need to get serious...

Aoi: We'll teleport a platoon to the National Diet building and the prime minister's residence.
Shiho: We also need to make a surprise attack on the JGSDF* garrison and the police.
Note above panel: *The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Kaoru: If I destroy the bridge to cut them off...
Shiho: We just have to jam their communications.
Aoi: Then we need to hit the media...
Minamoto: Don't realistically plan a coup d'etaaaaat!!

Kaoru: But it's more fun than studying!!
Aoi: Isn't it normal to get caught up in something else right before a test?
Minamoto: That's usually cleaning or video games!!

Minamoto: And I thought...
Minamoto: that studying WAS fun.

09

Minamoto: Just like exercising one's body, using one's mind to gain information is fun.
Minamoto: Teaching them that is what it truly means to be a teacher.
Minamoto: That's what I think, but...

Minamoto: Don't move!!
Minamoto: Emperor of Catastrophe, no...

Minamoto: Chief!!
Chief: It's too late, Minamoto-kun.

Chief: Even if you kill me, B.A.B.E.L.'s espers won't stop fighting.
Chief: Minamoto... You are a man with a sorrowful fate...
Chief: Now take my secret technique, Musou Ten***...!!
Minamoto: I guess I can deal with the meaning of teaching later.
Minamoto: I just need a quick and easy way to get them to study...

10

Minamoto: In other words...
Minamoto: I'll be giving out a reward.
Kaoru: Ohh!?
Shiho: What!?

Minamoto: Umm...
Minamoto: A pre-paid book card!!

Shiho: Ah, a split end.
Kaoru: Well this actress...
Kaoru: Her breasts got a lot bigger in high school...
Aoi: No way, really!?
Minamoto: Fine, what do you want?

Minamoto: Just say it.
Children: Nyah
Minamoto: If it's doable, I'll think about it.

SFX: Ding dong

11

Minamoto: What's up, Sakaki?
Sakaki: I heard what was going on.
Sakaki: The chief asked me to check up on you...

Sakaki: This is from Kashiwagi-san.
Minamoto: Sorry you had to come all the way here.
Sakaki: So...
Sakaki: how are the little princesses doing?

12

Aoi: If I can rearrange the problems with division and multiplication to only have multiplication...
Kaoru: You count water with "a cup of", "two cups of", etc...
Sakaki: O-ohh!?
Sakaki: They're really motivated!!
Shiho: "Who" "what" "where" "when".

Minamoto: Hey...
Minamoto: Say hello.

Shiho: ...Ah.
Aoi: ...Oh.

Children: Hello.

Minamoto: Do it properly...
Minamoto: Well, they do look focused.
Minamoto: If they're motivated, that's good, right?
Minamoto: Even if they're motivated for the wrong reason.

13

Minamoto: Okay.
Minamoto: I'll do whatever whoever gets the highest grade says for an entire day!

Aoi: Heh heh heh...
Aoi: I've always been the best at studying!

Shiho: I can't use my powers on the actual test...
Shiho: but Psychometry is useful for studying!
Shiho: I can comprehend the meaning of the texts faster than anyone.

Kaoru: I can do it if I try!
Kaoru: Concentrate!! If I can only concentrate...!

14

Kaoru: Uhh...
Kaoru: Concentrate...

Minamoto: You can have a seat.
Sakaki: No, sorry for intruding on this.
Minamoto: Don't worry about it.

Minamoto: I've given them a handout that summarizes what they have to know.
Minamoto: If they can solve all the problems on it, they'll have no problems on the test.
Minamoto: I just have to watch them and answer any questions they have.
Sakaki: You sure are diligent...

Kaoru: Hmm...
Kaoru: So that's the face he makes when with a friend...

Kaoru: Ah.

Shiho & Aoi: One down!!

Text right of Aoi: Heh heh...

15

Kaoru: Shit!! I can do this!!
Kaoru: Concentrate!!

Kaoru: Ken and Mary...?

Ken: This is a nice house, Mary.
Mary: Thank you, Ken.

Ken: Is this your teacup?
Mary: Yes,
Mary: It is.

Ken: Is this also your teacup?
Mary: Yes, it is.

Ken: It is small.
Mary: And it is white.
Kaoru: Idiots!!
Kaoru: They're idiots!!

16

Kaoru: Ah...
Kaoru: Not again!!

Kaoru: Minamoto!!
Minamoto: Okay, okay.

Minamoto: What is it?
Minamoto: What don't you understand?

Kaoru: Cologne...no.
Kaoru: Shaving cream...?

Kaoru: Geez.
Kaoru: Geeeez!!
Minamoto: Eh?
Kaoru: Minamoto, you suck at teaching!!
Kaoru: You suck!!

Kaoru: I can't study here!!
Kaoru: I keep getting distracted, so I'm going home to study!!
Text above Minamoto: I suck...!?

17

Kaoru: See you!!
Kaoru: I'm going!!
Minamoto: Wait.
Minamoto: Hey, Kaoru!?

Kaoru: At this rate I'll never beat Aoi...
Kaoru: And I may not even beat Shiho!!
Kaoru: I've been so weird lately...!!

SFX: Rinnng Rinnng

Kaoru: Don't worry. I'm actually going to study...
Kyousuke: This isn't Minamoto.

18

Kaoru: Eh?
Kyousuke: Look up.

Kyousuke: Hey, Queen.
Kyousuke: It's such a nice night. Want to go for a walk?

Kaoru: Kyousuke...!!

Text: Hyoubu appears!? A huge conflict is sure to follow!!