Zettai Karen Children 235

Chapter 235

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Text: Yuuri is silenced...and the festival reaches its climax!!
Title: 235th sense. Phantom Portrait (8)
Below that: Shiina Takashi
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Sign: Private Rokujou Academy Middle and High School Cultural Festival
Kaoru: Here is a rose!!

Kaoru: I have brought you a single red rose!!
Kaoru: Now will you dance with me!?

Text: The Children and the others' play approaches its climax!!

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Shiho: Oh, how beautiful.
Shiho: But I do not need it anymore.
Shiho: Because...

Shiho: I have been given a true jewel!
SFX: Sparkle sparkle

Kaoru: That's huge!!!
Kaoru: It's a little too huge!
Kaoru: And it's sparkling like crazy!
SFX: Burst out laughing
Text: Ah ha ha ha ha
Shiho: Ho ho ho.
Shiho: It's the shine of LEDs.
Text: Wah ha ha ha

Bottom: Previously: While The Children and the others' play continues, a battle between P.A.N.D.R.A and Yuuri has been unfolding. Yuuri collapsed from Hyoubu's attack, but then Nai and Hanzo showed, so Hyoubu asked them to bring Yuuri back to the play.

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Kaoru: That means this rose is now meaningless...

Yuuri: I'm sorry.
SFX: Kihhhhhhn!!

Yuuri: I'm sorry...
Yuuri: for lying, Kaoru-chan!

Shiho: It's your line, Kaoru-chan!

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Kaoru: ...I have to go!!

Shiho: What is it,
Shiho: Kao-...I mean, student!?

Kazura: Hey...!?
Kazura: What are you doing!?
Shiho: Something must have happened!

Shiho: Sorry, but do this scene without us!!
Kazura & Kagari: Eh!!?

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Kazura: Um...

Kazura: Th-the power of our money has won!!
Kazura: Brother!!
Kagari: Brother!?
Kagari: That's my character!? Isn't that pushing things!?

Kazura: Love and romance is worthless!!
Kazura: Those are traps you mustn't fall into!!
Kazura: Right, brother!?
Kagari: What!? What happened to us!?
Patty: What happened!?
Patty: The play isn't over.

Kaoru: Yuuri-chan!? Where's Yuuri-chan!?
Aoi: Calm down, Kaoru...!!
Shiho: Did something happen to her!?

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Chisato: She was in the changing room a bit ago...
Chisato: I think she was changing into her costume for the last scene.

Kaoru: Come with me!!

Middle Sign: Changing Rooms
Right Sign: Boys
Left Sign: Girls

Kaoru: Yuuri-chan...!?
SFX: Throw open door

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Yuuri: Kaoru...-chan...?

Kaoru: Yuuri-chan...!!
Shiho: Did anything happen!?
Shiho: Are you okay!?

Yuuri: Nothing happened...

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Yuuri: except that...
Yuuri: I don't remember what I did during the first half at all!!
SFX: Grab
Yuuri: It was like I all of a sudden woke up here.
Yuuri: What do I do now!? Did I say all my lines right!?
Kaoru: Uh, yeah. You did fine, but...

Kaoru: Did I just imagine it...?

Aoi: Thank god...!
Aoi: I thought it might be Kaoru's esper intuition again.
Shiho: But Yuuri-chan's a Normal.

Patty: Akashi-san, Kumoi-san!!!
Patty: You're on in 20 seconds!!
Patty: Hurry up!!
SFX: Mad

Patty: Get back there!!
Kaoru: O-okay.
Yuuri: S-sorry...

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SFX: Hiding
SFX: Clank

Momiji: Maybe now they'll trust us a little.

Hyoubu: Could you take "Yuuri-chan" back to school?
Hyoubu: You should still be able to make it in time for the ending of the play.

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Nai: Yuuri-sama!!
Nai: What did you do to her!?

Hyoubu: I just gave her some time.
Hyoubu: Some time...
Hyoubu: for her to be free of the twisted curse the Normals...no, the adults have put her under.

Hyoubu: Now they can't use her anymore.
Hyoubu: She'll forget about Black Phantom for a while...
Hyoubu: so that she can learn what a proper life is like.

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Magi: But at the same time...
Magi: we can't use her anymore either.
Magi: We can't get any information out of her.

Hyoubu: We'll have another chance.
Hyoubu: She has had enough suffering.
Hyoubu: We don't need to give her any more.

SFX: Vyuh...
Phantom: Heh...heh heh.

Phantom: But what are you going to do after this?
SFX: Vuhn!!
Phantom: "Mirage" may be gone for a while...
Phantom: but are you going to fight "father"?

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Phantom: Your shoddy seal only worked...
Phantom: because she and I both want to be "Yuuri-chan".
Phantom: But when her father is in trouble, Mirage will awaken.
Phantom: And I won't be able to hold her back!

Hyoubu: In the beginning, you were only able to have contact with The Children by fighting them...
Hyoubu: but that's changed, hasn't it?

Hyoubu: Try living as a normal girl.
Hyoubu: If you decide to live as part of Black Phantom after that...
Hyoubu: then I'll do everything I can to stop you.
Hyoubu: Because then it will be of your own free will.

Phantom: Heh!!
Phantom: Whatever. I don't have the energy to kill you now.

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Phantom: Nai, Hanzo!
Phantom: Take care of her...

SFX: Go limp
Phantom: for a while.

Kaoru: This rose is worthless!!
SFX: Toss
Kaoru: Why should I ever believe in love again!?

SFX: Roll

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Yuuri: Wait!!
SFX: Jump out
SFX: Stop
Touno: Wah, watch out!!
Touno: Woah, woah.

Yuuri: Such a beautiful rose.
Yuuri: It would be such a shame to trample it!
Box: A village girl who happened to be passing by. (Kumoi Yuuri (Second Role))

Yuuri: This flower is not only beautiful...
Yuuri: I can feel a warmth coming from it.
Yuuri: And...how odd.

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Yuuri: I may be poor and alone...
Yuuri: but it makes me want to start singing like a little bird.
Yuuri: It's like warm blood is flowing into my heart.

Yuuri: Are you the one who threw it?
Kaoru: I don't need it anymore.
Kaoru: You can keep it or throw it away. I don't really ca-....Hm?

Kaoru: She's...
Kaoru: She's so cute!!?
SFX: Burst out laughing
Text: Ah ha ha ha

Kaoru: I feel like...
Kaoru: I've met you somewhere before!!
Yuuri: Yes...
Yuuri: so do I.

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Kaoru: It may have no form and it may not be provable...
Yuuri: but we...
Yuuri: are feeling the same thing right now!!

Kaoru: May I dance with you?
SFX: Lean in...
Kaoru: Dance to the song of the nightingale that was singing next to that rose!!
Yuuri: I'd love to...!!

Text: Kyaaah!
Girls: Kaoru-chan...!!!
Text: Ahhhh!
Girls: Kyaaaah!!!

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Patty: Love has no form...
SFX: Lower
SFX: Chaaaa laaaa laaa
Patty: but so long as you believe in it...
Patty: it willl shine on!!

Fujiko: Ah ha ha...! Those girls.
Fujiko: They reincarnated the nightingale!
Fujiko: It's a bit forced, but it's very like them, don't you think?
Tim: Uugh...
SFX: Cheering
SFX: Applause
Bullet: Thank...
Bullet: Thank goodness!!

Minamoto: Yes...
Minamoto: They believe that...
Minamoto: even when you're troubled over something, love and goodness will bring about a miracle!

SFX: Applause
Hyoubu: Achoo!!

Text: They were all hoping for a happy ending together. Next Issue: A new story!!

Box: To be continued in Issue 48