Zettai Karen Children 209

Chapter 209

01

Kazura: How'd you do on the test?
Mio: Ugh...
Mio: Not good...!

Kaoru: Doesn't Utsumi-san teach you?
Mio: It's not that...
Mio: I'm still no good at reading and writing Japanese.

[TN: She tried writing the first kanji of her name, crossed it out and started writing it in katakana. The first and third katakana characters, the "Tsu" and "Shi" of Tsukushi, are very similar so she wrote them both as "shi" and the fourth character, the "Mi" of Mio, she wrote on its side.]
Text left of panel: It's TSUkuSHI Mio. Too bad!!...Or is it?

Mio: I've got hiragana down perfectly...
Mio: but I'm not there with kanji or katakana yet.
Text left of Mio: Ahh...
Kaoru: Did Kyousuke just arbitrarily choose the name "Tsukushi Mio"?
Aoi: And is it katakana because your name is in the foreign registry?

Kaoru: Tsunderella!!
Kaoru: Wash this, too!
Mio: It...
Mio: It's not like I want to go to the ball or anything!

Hyoubu: I will dance with you...
Mio: I...
Mio: If you insist...!

Mio: Well, it's quite a bit different...
Mio: but I think it's better that way.
Text left of Mio: Hmph
Aoi: But doesn't that make it difficult later?

Text: Tsunderella left leaving her glass comb behind.
Hyoubu: Am I supposed to do a DNA test on the hairs?

Left margin: Tsundere lovers need to keep an eye on the Middle School OVA coming out this summer, too!! Once again, information on the OVA will be completely released in Shonen Sunday Issue 17 being released on March 24th. It'll be completely naked.

Bottom: Level 7 excitement guaranteed!! Volume 20 is on sale now!

02

Text: These omnivorous guys are at work in nature!!
Title: 209th sense. Lost Guys (2)

03

Box: Previously: Three members of B.A.B.E.L. made contact with a raremetal crystal smuggling organization in order to find some real information on "Black Phantom". But a "Black Phantom" hitman caused the charter flight they were on to crash!!

SFX: Rustle rustle
SFX: Rustle

04

Lions: Roar!!

Lion: Ugah!?

05

Lion: Gyaah...!!

Sakaki: Ohhhhhhryaaaaah!!!

06

Sakaki: Minamoto!!

Minamoto: Okay!!

Sakaki: Uryah ryah ryaaaah!!
Text right of lion: Kieee
Lion: Gah!?

07

Text above lions: Nyaaah!
Sakaki: If you don't get the hell out of here, I'll give you toxoplasmaaaaa!!
Text over Sakaki: Growwwl

Minamoto: Sakaki!!
Minamoto: Are you hurt!?

Sakaki: Nope!!
Sakaki: They're cautious, so they won't be attacking us again.
Sakaki: We really scared them and we managed to kill one...!

08

Sakaki: Now let's chop it up and eat it!
Minamoto: The...
Minamoto: The lion?
Sakaki: It may not taste good, but it's a good protein source.

Minamoto: Only the female lions go hunting...
Minamoto: because they have family they have to support...

Text right of Shiho: Nyaah?
Text left of Shiho: Mom...
Text left of Kaoru: Mom, mom...
Text left of Aoi: I'm hungry...

Sakaki: It's the law of nature.
Sakaki: Don't think about it too much, okay?
Sakaki: It was legitimate self-defense. We didn't have any projectile weapons.

Sakaki: And the animals they usually eat are...
SFX: Tremble tremble
Minamoto: Yeah, I know...
Minamoto: I know, but I can't turn wild so suddenly.

09

Minamoto: But...
Minamoto: I can't allow myself to die!!

Aoi: Minamoto-han died!?
Shiho: Wahhhh!!
Text above Shiho & Aoi: Noooo!!

Kaoru: Reveeeenge!!
Kaoru: I curse this laaaaand!!!

Minamoto: So I'll eat it!!
Minamoto: In the end, this is for the sake of nature!!
Minamoto: That reasoning is sound, right!?
Sakaki: More or less!!
Sakaki: Protecting yourself takes precedence over protecting nature!!

SFX: Rinnnng

Minamoto: A-a ringtone!?
SFX: Rinnnng

10

Minamoto: But our phones shouldn't be working!
Sakaki: Yeah.
Sakaki: Mine was burnt up and the satellite communication functionality on yours was broken...

SFX: Rinnnng
SFX: Rinnnng

Minamoto: It's the director's...!!
Sakaki: But she isn't here...
Sakaki: Did something happen to her...?

Minamoto: Hello!!
Hyoubu: Oh,
Hyoubu: Fujiko-san?
Hyoubu: Did you get the information on "Black Phantom"?

Minamoto: Is that you, Hyoubu!?
Hyoubu: That voice is...Minamoto?
Hyoubu: What happened to Fujiko-san?

11

Minamoto: Why are you calling her...!?
Hyoubu: Wait, I'm locating you from the phone's signal.

Hyoubu: Okay.
Hyoubu: I know where you are.
Hyoubu: Looks like things have gotten pretty bad.
Hyoubu: You can't even call for rescue, can you?

Hyoubu: It's hard to talk over the phone and you don't want to waste the battery.
Hyoubu: We have a few hideouts in Africa...
Hyoubu: so wait there for a couple of hours.

Minamoto: Hey!!
Minamoto: Hello...!?
SFX: Click

Sakaki: What's going on...!?
Minamoto: Oh, I see...!!
Minamoto: The director...

Minamoto: made a deal with Hyoubu....
Minamoto: in order to get information on "Black Phantom"...!

12

Sakaki: Come to think of it...
Sakaki: that would make sense...!

Sakaki: If she got the information illegally like that, she had no choice but to make this an informal mission!
Sakaki: Hyoubu would have at least heard rumors of the smuggling organization.
Sakaki: But if he made a move, the enemy would use all their power to counterattack.

Minamoto: Even if this is unofficial, we're part of a government agency.
Minamoto: "Black Phantom" isn't going to make any careless moves against us.

Sakaki: Tch...!

Sakaki: I misjudged you, director!
Sakaki: I didn't think you would make secret deals with Hyoubu like this...!
Sakaki: No matter what she says, they used to be friends...!!
Minamoto: ...She had no choice.

13

Minamoto: "Black Phantom" is no normal criminal esper organization.
Minamoto: They prey on espers.
Minamoto: They...

Minamoto: have a real possibility of becoming the cause of the all-out war between espers and normals.
Minamoto: We can't ignore them.

Sakaki: So we have to join with Hyoubu!?
Sakaki: He's a possible cause, too! He doesn't think anything of normals!
Sakaki: Don't you know that!?

Sakaki: You're a normal yourself, Minamoto!

14

Minamoto: That's right...
Minamoto: But in the time I've been in charge of The Children...
Minamoto: I don't think he's ever truly bared his fangs.

Minamoto: It'll be okay.
Minamoto: I trust the director.

Sakaki: Hmph.
Sakaki: You're naive!
Minamoto: Maybe.
Minamoto: Thanks, Sakaki.

Minamoto: Since I have a friend like you...
Minamoto: I'm able to live without fearing espers.

Sakaki: Keh!
Sakaki: Don't use a lame response like that!!

Sakaki: Because I think the same bout you...!!

15

Sakaki: Eh?

16

Momotarou: Yo!!

Minamoto: M-Momotarou!!

Hyoubu: Hey.
Hyoubu: Now we can talk all we like.
Minamoto: ...Hey, wait!

Minamoto: If you're gonna send this guy, come yourself!!
Minamoto: Or at least send a vehicle!
Hyoubu: Eh?
Hyoubu: Why?

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Hyoubu: I didn't agree to and have no obligation to.
Hyoubu: Did you think I was going to rescue you?
Hyoubu: If you kneel down and beg, I'll think about it...

Minamoto: That bastard...!!

Hyoubu: Oh, excuse me for a second!
Hyoubu: It looks like my food's ready.
Minamoto: Eh?

Hyoubu: What is this, Magi?
Magi: It's "Duck Confit", major.

Hyoubu: This is good!!
Hyoubu: This is so goooood!
Minamoto: That...damn bastard...!!

18

Sakaki & Minamoto: Damn it, what did you come here foooor!!?
Text above Hyoubu: Chew chew
Hyoubu: Don't be in such a rush.
Hyoubu: I hacked into a surveillance satellite and found Fujiko-san.
Hyoubu: Just wait a bit more.

Fujiko: Haa
Fujiko: Haa
Fujiko: Haa
Fujiko: The one who moves first will be killed...!!

Text right of Fujiko: Pant pant
Fujiko: But I'm at my limit!!
Fujiko: I'm starving and I need to go to the bathroom!!!
Fujiko: Someone help me!!
Text: An unexpected battle has developed!? Her bodily functions are at their limits...Next Issue!!