Zettai Karen Children 224

Chapter 224

01

Text: While Yuuri is out.
Nai: I want to go for a walk...
Nai: but while Lady Yuuri is away I'm stuck in human form.
On book: Tiny Button Pucchi

Nai: And there are a lot of problems...
Nai: for a child who goes out alone.
Nai: So...
Nai: will you go with me!?
SFX: Nod nod

SFX: Tighten
Man: Okay, let's go!

Nai: Nyaaaah!!?
SFX: Shock
Man: Is something the matter...?

Kazura: This is a pool chapter!?
Kazura: They're so lucky!!
Mio: I want to go to a pool, too!!

Yo: Don't worry, Kagari!!
Yo: Even if you can't swim, you can use this!
SFX: Clatter
Kagari: Yo-nii...!!

SFX: Bubble bubble bubble...

Text: Kagari is a "fire" element esper...
Text: so he loses all energy in the water!
Kazura: Well, he isn't gonna be very energetic in that.

Margin: The Middle School OVA and Special Limited Edition of Volume 22 with the Supplement collection finally go on sale July 16th!! The limited first edition of the OVA comes with an outer case with an illustration by Shiina-sensei on it and a special CD!!

Bottom: Thanks to the many people who signed up for the autograph-signing event!! We'll have a ZKC festival on the 3-day weekend!!!!

02-03

Kaoru: Take that!!
Top: Shiina Takashi
Text: They're having a maiden-like vacation.
Title: 224th sense. The Maiden's Policy (2)
Aoi: Kyaaah!
SFX: Squirt!!
Tim: Bwah!!

Minamoto: Don't make trouble for anyone else, okay?
Box: Previously: The Children and their friends are at a spa resort for a long weekend and Kaoru has gotten worked up about acting more feminine. Meanwhile, Feather has escaped from her special case...

SFX: Beeeep!!

04

Sakaki: What is it, Minamoto?
Minamoto: This is bad.
Minamoto: Feather's escaped!!

Sakaki: This is...
Minamoto: So these counter-measures weren't enough to stop her!!

05

Sakaki: Should we get The Children to look for her?
Minamoto: No...
Minamoto: I don't want Chisato-chan and Yuuri-chan to realize anything's going on.

Minamoto: We can tell where she is from her limiter.
Minamoto: She's still in the facility!
SFX: Beep beep

Minamoto: From her actions so far...
Minamoto: I don't think she's going to do anything bad...
Minamoto: but we can't just ignore this either.

Sakaki: Okay...!
Sakaki: Let's lure her out and capture her.
Minamoto: Do you have a plan?

Sakaki: Of course!
SFX: Smile
Sakaki: I know a lot about how to handle women.

06

Kaoru: ...Huh?
Kaoru: Where are Minamoto and Doctor Sakaki?

Aoi: You're right. They're gone!
Text: Ah?
Shiho: Tim and Bullet are gone too.

Kaoru: Damn it. Did they go to pick up chicks!!?
SFX: Rage!!
Kaoru: They're going up to half-naked girls while they're half-naked and-

SFX: Squirt
Kaoru: ...Nyah!!

07

Kaoru: Um...
Kaoru: Sorry!! How can they just leave us like that!?
Text: Geez!!
Kaoru: If they're hitting on women, they're gonna get it!!
Aoi: Her training is showing results...!
Shiho: Keep at it, Kaoru-chan.

Kaoru: Okay, let's split up and look for them.
Kaoru: Hey, Chisato-chan, Yuuri-cha-
Kaoru: Hm?

Guys: Oh, you two are cute.
Guys: Is it just the two of you?
Yuuri: Eh...!?
Chisato: No, um...

Kaoru: Heeeey!!
Kaoru: Those tit-...I mean, those girls are miiiine!!
SFX: Mad
SFX: Splash splash
Shiho: The path of training is a harsh one...

Guys: You're cute too...!!
Guys: Are you all models? Are you high schoolers!?
Kaoru: Eh?

08

Kaoru: I look like a model...?
Kaoru: And like a high schooler?
Kaoru: I'm...cute...?

Guys: Eh? What?
Guys: You didn't know?
SFX: Squirm squirm squirm
Kaoru: Um, no...
Kaoru: But, uh...
Kaoru: Could you say it more?

Guys: That's too bad.
Guys: Hey, come play with us.
Guys: We'll get you something to eat!

Kaoru: Ah, wait...!?
SFX: Grab
Text: Aah, aah!!
Kaoru: H-huh!? How is a girl supposed to defend against this!?

Kaoru: Nyah!!
SFX: Squirt

09

Aoi: Normally, you just say "stop"!!
Shiho: Do you guys want to commit social suicide?

Guys: Middle schoolers...?
Guys: And you're here with your guardians...?

Guys: Excuse us!!
SFX: Run away
Aoi: Doesn't Kaoru...
Aoi: seem completely open as if her defenses have gone completely down?
Shiho: She isn't used to guarding herself while in Girl Mode.

Aoi: Splitting up is too dangerous.
Shiho: She's the most reliable in terms of brute strength, but...
Shiho: Oh, I know!

Shiho: You two support Kaoru-chan mentally!
Aoi: And you guard those two with your life!!
Aoi: Got that!?

10

SFX: Clatter

Girls: Umm...
SFX: Kyaru~n

Girls: Are you here by yourself?
Girls: Do you mind if we sit here?
Minamoto: Eh? Ah, no...
SFX: Kyaru kyaru

11

Sakaki: Now!!
SFX: Jump out
Bullet: Roger!!!

SFX: Fall
Girls: Kyaaah!!
Girls: What's going on!?

Sakaki: You two are our beautiful prey.
Sakaki: Would you like some romance for now?
Minamoto: Stop picking up girls like a caveman!!

Minamoto: Okay, let's make this catch and release!!
Sakaki: Ah...!! That's just a half-assed way of conserving nature...
Bullet: Sorry, sorry!!
SFX: Bow bow
Girls: Ehh?
Girls: But you're kind of cool and look fun...

12

Sakaki: Well, I guess we have to reset the trap!
Minamoto: No, we don't!!!
Minamoto: This isn't like catching a sparrow!!

Sakaki: But Feather's interested in you, right?
Sakaki: And drawing her out with bait should be faster than searching for her.
Minamoto: Then at least take this seriously!!
Minamoto: You're clearly just playing around!

Sakaki: You idiot.
Sakaki: This is part of my plan.

Sakaki: Seeing you flirting with some strange woman should really get to her.
Sakaki: This is an ingenious trap using the jealousy of women!!
Text: Ha ha ha ha ha...
Minamoto: I'm amazed you can say that from the bottom of your heart.
Minamoto: Especially without a single shadow in your eyes!

13

Sakaki: Okay, let's change up the plan slightly.
Sakaki: Tim, Bullet.
Sakaki: Look!

Sakaki: Bump into those girls and get ice cream on them!
Sakaki: Minamoto and I will buy them some food in apology.
Bullet: Special Technical Officer Sakaki!!
Bullet: When did the mission objective change!?
Minamoto: This is hopeless...!!
Minamoto: He's completely unreliable!!

14

Yuuri: Wow...!
Yuuri: The pool has a current like a river!
Chisato: Ah ha ha.
Chisato: That's because it's a "Current Pool".
SFX: Flowing...

Yuuri: Well?
Yuuri: Have you found any of them?
Kaoru: No...
Kaoru: Maybe they went back to their rooms.

Kaoru: Why did he just leave us?
Kaoru: And those other guys were talking about how cute we were...
Kaoru: Is he not worried about us?

Chisato: Are you talking about Minamoto-san?

15

Yuuri: K-Kaoru-chan...
Yuuri: Um...
Yuuri: Do you want to have a RELATIONSHIP with Minamoto-san?

Kaoru: Dah!!
Kaoru: Ah, no...
SFX: Shock
Kaoru: N-not really!!!
Kaoru: I don't...

Kaoru: Nyaaah!!?
SFX: Splash
Chisato: Ah...
Chisato: Kaoru-chan...!?

SFX: Float

Kaoru: I don't want that much yet...

Kaoru: But I keep falling more and more in love with him.
Kaoru: It's just...
Kaoru: I don't know what I should do.

16

Kaoru: I want things to stay as they are...
Kaoru: but I don't want it to be like this forever either.
Kaoru: It doesn't have to be right away...
Kaoru: but I want things to change someday.

Kaoru: Minamoto once said...
Kaoru: that humans can become whatever they want and can go wherever they want.
Kaoru: At the time, I thought it just took time to get there.

Kaoru: But I was wrong!
Kaoru: If I grow up but don't change...
Kaoru: I can't change the future!

Kaoru: You have to...
Kaoru: change yourself.

17

Yuuri: Change...
Yuuri: yourself!?
SFX: Heartbeat heartbeat
Yuuri: I've never thought of that before.

Kaoru: I'm in middle school now.
SFX: Splash
Kaoru: So maybe, if I'm gong to change, I need to do it now.

Kaoru: This might be...
Text: Ah

Kaoru: Ahhh!?
Kaoru: We got split up!?
SFX: Flowing...
Yuuri: Aaaaah!
Yuuri: Kaoru-chan, Hanai-san!?

SFX: Pull down
Yuuri: Kyah!?

18

Feather: Heh heh. I suppose this is the first time we've met directly.
Text: Why has Feather attacked Yuuri's alternate personality "Mirage"!!?
Box: To be continued in Issue 34

Feather: You're going to realize soon, "Mirage"...
Feather: That it would help everyone...
Feather: if you were to disappear!!
SFX: Bubbles

Mirage: You're...!
SFX: Vyuh