Kami Sen 1

First chapter of a new series.

Chapter 01

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Koutarou: In my back yard, there is a small shrine.
Koutarou: A fearsome god who acts as my house's guardian deity is enshrined there.

Koutarou: Her name is Konoha-sama.
Koutarou: Her origin is unknown, but she seems to be a god with a powerful curse.

Koutarou: But...
Koutarou: The god that I saw...

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Koutarou: Looked like...
Koutarou: A very cute girl.

Text: I'm a god and this is a hot spring, so what's wrong with being naked!?
Title: First Night "The Hot Spring and the Guardian Deity"

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Koutarou: My name is Izumi Koutarou and my house "Izumi Hot Springs" has a long history.
Koutarou: Various literary masters and politicians have stayed here.

Koutarou: I was proud of my house when I was a kid...
Koutarou: But the spring all of a sudden dried up a couple of years ago.

Koutarou: And finally...
Koutarou: Sigh...

Girl: Hm?
Girl: What's wrong?
Girl: You just sighed...

Koutarou: Ah, yeah...
Koutarou: The recession has messed with the work at my place...

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Girl: So that's why you've been taking various part time jobs.
Koutarou: Ah, but we've gotten over the worst of it!
Girl: That's good, but...

Girl: That's right.
Girl: You wanted to know about the origin of the deity enshrined at Izumi Hot Springs.
Girl: I think I found it in the archives at my shrine!

Girl: Thinking of that shrine in your back yard sure is nostalgic...
Girl: Once I know the details, I'll go see it with you again.
Koutarou: Yeah, let's do that.

Girl: A-and there's no ulterior motive to saying we'll see it together!

Girl: See you!
Koutarou: Yeah, see you tomorrow!

Koutarou: Sigh
Koutarou: I just can't tell her the truth...

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Koutarou: That we're skipping town tonight..

Yuujirou: What?
Yuujirou: Are you still reluctant to do this?
Box: Little Brother
Izumi Yuujirou
Third Grader

Koutarou: Of course I'm reluctant!
Koutarou: We're leaving our house!

Koutarou: Do you have all your luggage?
Yuujirou: Of course!

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Koutarou: ...What are these?
Yuujirou: Porn mags!

Koutarou: Idiot!
Koutarou: How are you supposed to live off of porn!? Is sexual desire one of your basic necessities!?
Koutarou: It's impossible!
Text between speech bubbles: As a pro hobo.
Yuujirou: We can live with porn and cardboard boxes!!

Koutarou: By the way, have you seen granpa, the one behind all this?
Yuujirou: He's been in the back yard this whole time.

Koutarou: Oh.
Koutarou: So he hasn't given up yet.

Junichirou: God, Buddha!
Junichirou: Konoha-sama!!

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Junichirou: Ever since the spring dried up, our debt continues to grow and we've given up hope!
Box: Grandfather
Izumi Junichirou
Junichirou: Please show us your great power!
Junichirou: Amen!
Junichirou: Ah, I said amen.

Junichirou: No good...

Koutarou: There's no way that lottery ticket's gonna turn into a winner!
Koutarou: Hurry and get your luggage ready!

Junichirou: Kh...
Junichirou: So the Izumi Family that has continued for 300 years ends here...

Junichirou: ...maybe...
Junichirou: We've been cursed by Konoha-sama...

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Junichirou: Remember!? Like your dead grandmother said!
Junichirou: When you were all excited saying you'd seen Konoha-sama!

Koutarou: Now that you mention it...

Grandma: I see...
Grandma: So you met Konoha-sama, Koutarou.

Grandma: Konoha-sama is a frightening god.
Grandma: I hope you weren't cursed...

Koutarou: Why is a god like that our guardian deity?
Grandma: Well...
Grandma: That's because of...

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Grandma: Love.
Grandma: She apparently fell in love...
Grandma: With our ancestor.

Koutarou: Love?

Grandma: Falling in love tends to make people crazy.
Grandma: It must be the same for gods.
Grandma: Konoha-sama fell in love and, because her presence was causing harm, she sealed herself in that stone.
Grandma: She's sleeping dreaming of joining her soul with that of our ancestor...

Grandma: If you were cursed...
Grandma: Then this time you need to let Konoha-sama fall.

Koutarou: Love, huh...?

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Koutarou: I never met Konoha-sama again after that.
Koutarou: I gazed at that stone every day...

Koutarou: Even if we were...
Koutarou: cursed...

Koutarou: It ends today.
Koutarou: We're leaving here today...

Junichirou: That's right...

Junichirou: Okay!
Junichirou: Let's give thanks to Konoha-sama for these 300 years!

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Koutarou: Konoha-sama.
Koutarou: Thank you for everything.

Koutarou: Farewell, Konoha-sama...

Konoha: I won't let you.

Koutarou: Eh...?

Koutarou: Did you just say something?

Konoha: I won't let you...
Konoha: Leave this land!!

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Girl: That's...

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Koutarou: Wha...?

Junichirou: What the hell!?

Koutarou: Konoha-sama...

Yuujirou: Eh!?
Yuujirou: Konoha-sama!?

Junichirou: I see!
Junichirou: My wish finally got through!
Junichirou: Thank goodness.

Koutarou: That was real!
Koutarou: It wasn't a dream!

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Yuujirou: But is this okay!?
Yuujirou: Isn't she supposed to be a really frightening god?

Konoha: ...Hey!

Konoha: Who...
Konoha: are you people?

Konoha: And come to think of it...

Konoha: Why am I...
Konoha: here!?

Koutarou: Huh?

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Koutarou: Um...
Koutarou: Konoha-sama?

Konoha: What!?

Koutarou: Have you remembered anything?

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Konoha: Nothing at all!
Konoha: Why was I in that stone for 300 years?
Konoha: And what kind of god am I?

Konoha: Do you people know?
Koutarou: Well, other than you being our guardian deity...

Junichirou: A god finally came and she's lost her memories...
Yuujirou: Wow. Our god is really cute and really erotic!
Yuujirou: P.S. hold me!
Yuujirou: Can I take some pictures?
Koutarou: Stop, you'll make her mad!

Koutarou: So she doesn't remember meeting me before...
Text right of Konoha: Hee hee hee
Text left of Koutarou: Ah ha ha
Koutarou: I was hoping she'd be moved by our reunion...

Konoha: This is probably an after-effect of being in that stone for so long.
Konoha: I should remember things sooner or later.
Junichirou: No! That's not soon enough.

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Junichirou: If we don't get some money before tomorrow, we're bankrupt! They're coming to collect our debt!
Junichirou: Even if you're a crappy god, as our guardian deity, protecting us is your duty!
Junichirou: We beg you, crappy god-sama!
Konoha: You keep saying such rude things to me.
Konoha: Do you want me to kill you?
Junichirou: I'm sorry!

Konoha: But...
Konoha: I have no memory of being your guardian deity.

Koutarou: Um...

Koutarou: My grandma...
Koutarou: said you became our guardian deity after falling in love with our ancestor...

Konoha: Love!?

Konoha: Like I'd fall in love! That's so embarrassing!
Konoha: Quit joking!
Koutarou: Eh!? But that's what the legend says...

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Konoha: Mh!?

Konoha: You're face!
Konoha: Let me see it up close!

Konoha: ...Hmm...

Koutarou: Um...
Koutarou: Konoha-sama?

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Konoha: I remember...
Konoha: your face!

Konoha: But...what's this...?
Konoha: This sweet...but bitter and painful feeling...

Konoha: Anyways...
Konoha: If I remember you, then we must have some connection...

Konoha: Okay!
Konoha: Until I get my memories back...
Konoha: I'll be your guardian deity!

Koutarou: Um...
Koutarou: Could you put some clothes on for now...?

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Koutarou: Um...
Koutarou: There's a bit of a physiological phenomenon occurring...

Konoha: Wha...

Konoha: What are you doing!!
Konoha: You're making me embarrassed!!
Koutarou: I can't help it!!

Yuujirou: Nii-chan you idiot.

Yuujirou: I've only taken 8G of photos so far.
Yuujirou: Why'd you have to let her know?
Koutarou: I didn't do anything.
Koutarou: And how many pictures have you taken in this short time!?

Junichirou: Wait, Yuujirou!
Junichirou: There is a thing known as non-nude erotica in this world.
Junichirou: Leave this to your granpa!

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Konoha: Hmm. So this is what they wear in this age.
Konoha: It certainly is easy to move in.

Koutarou: Granpa...

Koutarou: Why did you have those clothes?
Junichirou: As a modest gentlemen, I had to have them.

Yuujirou: Hey, granpa!
Yuujirou: That isn't erotic at all!

Junichirou: You're naive, Yuujirou!
Junichirou: Look closely at those clothes!

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Yuujirou: The clothes?

Yuujirou: I-it couldn't be!?

Yuujirou: She...

Yuujirou: She's not wearing underwear!
Yuujirou: And...
Yuujirou: You can tell what's underneath!!
Koutarou: W-what!?

Yuujirou: I can see it perfectly, granpa!!
Koutarou: You two are so getting punished.

Konoha: But...I can't remember what my powers are.
Konoha: So how am I supposed to deal with your debt?

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Yuujirou: Because you're a god.
Yuujirou: Get your magic wand like you're a god of good fortune...
Yuujirou: and just wave it around.

Konoha: Even a god can't get something from nothing.
Konoha: A god of good fortune can only take the wealth of others...
Konoha: and give it to you.

Junichirou: Then do that!
Konoha: You're a rotten old man.
Konoha: Could you just hurry up and die?
Koutarou: I'm sorry!!

Konoha: I know!
Konoha: How about I use my shining beauty and nice body to earn you money?

Konoha: It is a nice body, right!?
Koutarou: Yes! Konoha-sama, you have a nice body!!

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Konoha: First I can have a splendid debut as a Hollywood Actress (with large breasts).
Konoha: Then I'd get all sorts of wealth!

Konoha: And then all sorts of scandalous rumors about me and handsome men from Hollywood would spread!
Konoha: But the dream wouldn't last long.

Konoha: One day my glory would fade and my wealth would be taken by the gathering vultures.
Konoha: And then I would be penniless.

Konoha: And in the fierce cold wind...
Konoha: On the side of the road, I would see...

Konoha: ...this, and give it to you for the debt!
Koutarou: That was incredibly indirect!!

Koutarou: What the hell!? Couldn't you pay it off when you were a Hollywood Actress!?
Koutarou: And why do you know about Hollywood if you lost your memories!?
Koutarou: And you wouldn't make it in Hollywood!
Konoha: What!? And I was finally trying to help you!
Konoha: I'm just good at keeping up with the fads!

Man: Sorry for interrupting your fun.

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Man: Oh, my. Is this luggage...
Man: in preparation for skipping town?

Junichirou: G...
Junichirou: Geitsu Financing!!

Konoha: Gay?
Man: It's not Gay, you idiot!!

Koutarou: He's a loan shark that completely ignores the legal interest rates.
Koutarou: He's the worst of the loan sharks.
Konoha: Oh...

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Junichirou: The time limit for paying you is tomorrow!
Junichirou: Why are you here!?
Man: Because I'm a businessman. You understand, don't you?
Man: I thought you might skip town...

Man: The creditors would be coming tomorrow, right?
Man: The hot spring is your collateral with the bank, and there'd be nothing left for me.
Man: So I thought I'd collect what I could.

Man: Did you know? If you sell the various parts of a human...
Man: you can get quite a bit of money.

Man: Hm?

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Man: Who's this?
Man: She's quite cute now that I look at her!

Konoha: Who's a big-breasted loli!
Man: Eh? I never said that...

Man: Heh heh. This girl could bring in a lot of money...

Man: I could make a killing off of her.
Man: It's been a while, so I think I'll take a taste myself...

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Koutarou: Kh.

Guy: Brat!

Junichirou: K...
Junichirou: Koutarou!

Koutarou: Granpa! Yuujirou!
Koutarou: Grab Konoha-sama and get out of here!!

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Man: You two, don't touch them!!

Koutarou: Waaaah!

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Man: Y'know... Do you know what the most important thing to us is?

Man: Honor.

Man: Taking a punch from someone like that can destroy your honor.
Man: So I have no choice but to kill you.

Man: With people in as much debt as you, making it look like a group suicide is easy.

Konoha: That's enough.

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Man: Oh?
Man: Are you bravely begging for his life?

Konoha: Why are you acting all conceited trying to protect a god!?
Koutarou: But! You're memories aren't back yet!

Konoha: Hmph.
Konoha: Even without my memories, I can do a bit.

Konoha: You three, stay back!

Koutarou: K-Konoha-sama!

Koutarou: Eh!?
Koutarou: The wound is healed!?

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Koutarou: She's real...

Koutarou: She's...
Koutarou: a real god.

Konoha: Now then...Gay was it?
Man: It's not Gay! I told you it wasn't Gay!!

Konoha: It seems you have quite a bit of bad karma.

Konoha: Bad karma remains on people's souls like a debt.
Konoha: But if you're lucky you can live your life without being punished.
Konoha: Because the creator is fundamentally irresponsible.

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Konoha: But I'm different.

Konoha: I may have lost my memories for now...
Konoha: but I remember this clearly.

Konoha: I'm a god that was created by the feelings of good people...
Konoha: who wanted this world to be a better place.

Konoha: Now...
Konoha: I'll have you pay your debt.

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Man: Wha...!?

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Man: Wha...
Man: What the hell!?

Man: Eee!?

Man: Heh...

Man: Threaten me will you!?
Man: That was just smoke!

Guy: Sir.

Guy: The office!
Guy: Our office was in a gas explosion!!
Man: Eh!?

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Guy: A meteorite hit your house!
Guy: Almost all of our members have the stereotypical yakuza hair!
Guy: A hitman from a rival group has....
Man: Ehh!?

Man: What's going on...?

Man: Gyaaah!?
Man: What the hellll!

Man: My hand! My haaand!
Guy: Let's leave for now!

Junichirou: What happened?

Junichirou: The...
Junichirou: The hot springs are back!?

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Koutarou: What's going on...?

Konoha: The saved up luck and bad karma...
Konoha: was all released here.

Junichirou: Ah!

Junichirou: C-could it be!?

Junichirou: Th-the number had trash on it!
Junichirou: We won a hundred million!!

Konoha: Well, now the current crisis has been averted.
Konoha: I think I've showed my worth as a guardian deity.

Konoha: Koutarou, was it?
Konoha: You... have an unfortunate personality.

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Konoha: The roughness of your hand...
Konoha: You've been pushing yourself pretty hard for your family's sake, haven't you?

Koutarou: Ah, well...
Koutarou: It looked like our house was gonna go bankrupt...

Konoha: To work by yourself for this retarded family...
Konoha: And to risk your life for some mysterious god...
Konoha: You're much too honest.

Konoha: But...

Konoha: I don't hate...
Konoha: that personality.

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Konoha: Perhaps I did...
Konoha: go to sleep for the sake of someone I loved.

Junichirou: Konoha-sama, while you're at it, could you fix our broken boiler!
Konoha: Okay! I don't really understand, but leave it to me!

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Koutarou: Wh-why is my heart beating so fast.
Koutarou: She's a real god!

Koutarou: But how is she a fearsome god...?
Koutarou: She's cute and kind...

Girl: Koutarou!

Girl: I was worried about that lightning, so I came over...
Girl: Are you okay!?

Koutarou: Ah, yeah! Everyone's fine!
Girl: Oh, good!

Girl: That's right!
Girl: I looked at what the document said about the god enshrined here!
Koutarou: Really!? What kind of god is she?
Girl: It didn't have many details...
Girl: But the god here...

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Girl: Is a god of poverty.
Girl: She has the worst luck that has the power to destroy a country.

Koutarou: Eh!?

Yuujirou: I-it's terrible!
Yuujirou: Konoha-sama touched the boiler and...!!

Koutarou: ...Eh?
Junichirou: 119! Someone call 119!
[TN: 119 is the Japanese version of 911.]
Koutarou: The god enshrined in my back yard is a fearsome god.

Koutarou: She looks like a very cute girl.
Konoha: Hmm...
Koutarou: And is a god of poverty.