En Passant 1

En Passant Chapter 01

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???: Every human being is merely a pawn of someone else.

>red txt: To kill or be killed, the great match finally begins!!

Box: If there are politicians who manipulate the laws on society's surface.

Box: Then there are those who manipulate crime and war underneath the surface.

???: That is the dark square!

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Box: It was the underworld that began the great world war. And the one who sits at the top of the underworld, effectively controls the world----

???: The mouse has been taken care of.

???: And now, there remains none who would oppose Verde.

???: So, how does it feel to sit atop the world at only 15 ?

White King: It feels horrible.

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White King: I'm alone.

White King: Just like me.

White King: The one who possesses the ability to rule.

White King: Who has what it takes to become the "Black King" ?

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A new work from the author of the hit manga "Stray Keys"!

A super negative protagonist?!

Is it ok to have such a guy as the protagonist!!

Chapter Title: Negativity King Shin

>txt on left: In this world

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There is nothing he considers valuable!!

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Box: Daidouji Private Middle School

SFX: Bing Bong Bing Bong

???: Ahh it's really spring isn't it?

???: The flowers are in full bloom, such a beautiful season.

???: I hope our new class will be fun---

???: Gah!

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???: Wha....why does the whole class look like this...?

???: It's like there's a black cloud over....
>Wait, it really is smoky in here!

???: Haahh. It can't be helped.

???: "He" is in this class.

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???: The "super problem child king," Kujou Shin.

Kujou: What?

Classmates: Oh. No, nothing at all.

Daidouji: Hey hey. My fellow classmates, why do you all shrink back from this so called "king"?

Daidouji: This won't do. With this type of guy, you have to cleanly tell them what's what.

Daidouji: And just like that, me, Daidouji Suguru, will be respected by the whole class while also....

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Daidouji: Hey! Kujou! You shouldn't be bringing a coal burner to school!

Daidouji: Please quit baking fish in the classroom!

Daidouji: I look so cool in front of school's number one beauty, Nahara Riu!!

Kujou: Quit...?

>lil txt above daidouji: Oh no!

Kujou: ...You're right.

Daidouji: Hey!
>Is Kujou called "king" because he's really strong or something?!

???: Eh?

???: No, nothing like that.

???: He's called king because...

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???: He's the ultra-super negativity king!

Kujou: It would be best if I just "quit" living huh....

Daidouji: Hey, please wait!
>I didn't mean it like that!

SFX: Push

???: ...GAH!

Kujou: Ah.

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Classmates: He fell~~~~!!!

Daidouji: What have I done?! Have I become a murderer ?!

>txt above him: Uwaaaaa~~nnnn

Kujou: ....It's okay.

Kujou: I wouldn't want to bother anyone with my death.

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Kujou: Yo!

Classmates: He's kind of amazing ?

Kujou: Oh, but this was all caused by me wasn't it...?

Classmate: UWAHHHH!!! We're asking you to please stop~~~!! We don't want your death on our conscience~~~

Riu: Hey, Miko-chan, who is that?

Miko: You don't know?! It's Kujou Shin!
>We've been in the same class since our first year!

Miko: Oh, that's right. You were out of school with an illness through first year,
>Weren't you, Riu?

Riu: Yes, I was.

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Riu: I was hospitalized at the time because my cute pitcher plant, Arata-chan had bitten me.

>lil box: Nepenthes Pitcher Plant. Arata-chan

Miko(thought): Maybe that should remain secret, seeing as how your the school idol.

Miko: Ahh--hahh.

>lil txt: haha

Miko: Oh yeah. I still have the class photo's from our first year.

Miko: Here, look.

Miko: This is Kujou here.....

???: Can someone really change that much...?
>lil txt: So quickly?

???: Or should we think that's just a different person?
>lil txt: No way....

Riu: Wahhhh~~~~

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Riu: Kujou-kun is amazing.

Riu: He's just like my rafflesia, Rafu-chan!
>So cool!

>lil box under kujou: Person Plant. Kujou

>lil box under plant: Rafflesia Plant. Rafu-chan

Daidouji: Certainly...just now...Kujou's name came from Riu-san's mouth...

Daidouji: But....she think's he's cool!?

>lil txt all around him: uwa uwa uwa uwa

Daidouji: Damn you, Kujou!

Daidouji: I'll have to keep an eye on him!

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SFX: Stare

Kujou: So this season it's clam?

Kujou: This color and gloss looks really good.

Kujou(thought): Hah, will I die now?

SFX: Bump

Kujou: Ah, sorry.

Guy: Ah!?

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Guy: Little shit! What are you looking at!?

Kujou: What are you looking at...

Guy: Yeah! Are you trying to fuck with me, what's with the eye patch?

Kujou: What eyes are you using...ah!

txt behind him:
What eyes are you using = You should see nothing = Leave reality = You shouldn't be a part of society = SHOULD DIE!!!
*should die!!! is the black txt on the left*

>black txt under him: Super negative king time

Kujou: I understand.

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Guy: What's this? You've got some serious guts kid!

Guy: I like you, kid!

>txt above them: Wahahaha
>txt next to guy: twist twist twist

>txt: Was given weird hair = Joined a weird group = Now an annoyance to society = Should die.

Kujou: Now, where should I do it?

Guy: Oh yeah, kid!

Guy: If you're a man, you should choose the place to die more carefully!

Guy: Later kid~

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Kujou: But I wasn't really looking for somewhere to die...

Riu: Lately there's been an increase in trash huh?

Daidouji: Seriously!

Kujou: I just...

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Kujou: Don't joke around!

Kujou: If I'm forced to follow my fate

Kujou: Then I want to be the one to draw the curtains!!

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Kujou: ---whatever.

Kujou: After all, I have no other choice than to kill that person.

Kujou: Is that the so called...

Kujou: ......"Fate?"

SFX: stomach grumble

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Kujou: Having said that, the biggest problem right now is my stomach.

Kujou: What am I going to do for dinner?

Riu: How about 99 Rihama clams for dinner?

Kujou: Ohhh. That sounds good. I was just craving that....

Kujou: ...what are you doing here, Nahara Riu?

Riu: Eh? You remembered my name?

Kujou: Don't change the subject.

Kujou: Besides, you wouldn't be forgotten even if you were only seen once......

Kujou: Ah!

SFX: Pon

>txt: Her name was learned = By a guy like this?! = Super annoying guy = Would be better if he was dead

Kujou: I understand, I'll go now.

Riu: Ah! Wait~~

SFX: *him entering the river*

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Riu: I'll go too~~

Kujou: She....doesn't even realize the water doesn't go over her head huh ?

Kujou: ~~~~~~So.

Kujou: How did you know that this is my place?

Riu: Ahh, about that.

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Riu: A nice boy from class told me about it.

Kujou: Who?

Daidouji: That's me.

Riu: Can't remember his name.

>lil txt: Thank you for the towel.

Kujou: That's strange. No one from class should know where I live.

Daidouji: How naive, Kujou. My grandfather is the chairman of the school board.

Daidouji: I never would have expected Riu-san to try to drown herself like that
>But surely now that she knows what kind of trash and filth he lives in, she'll say--

Riu: Wonderful!

Daidouji: Yeah, she'll say wonderful!

Daidouji: Uuuwwaaahhhh!?

Riu: The boy who told me where you live said he wouldn't come.

Riu: But I wonder why, seeing as how this place is so amazing.

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Riu: Pardon the intrusion.

Riu: Wow~~ It's so spacious!

Riu: And so cute!

Kujou: Cute?

Riu: Yes, very!

Riu: But, why are you living out here anyway?

Kujou: Part of my principles are to not own any important possessions.

Riu: You say that and yet you have something so cute?

Kujou: If you like it, you can have it.

Kujou: At any rate, it's just an unnecessary thing.

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Kujou: --But what about you?

Riu: Eh?

Daidouji: What was that? I can't really hear what they're saying.

Kujou: Or rather,
>does that boy who wouldn't come have some business with me?

Riu: Just like you!

T/N: This is a 3 way sort of joke that doesnt translate well.
Kujou thinks she's saying daidouji likes him.
Daidouji thinks she's saying she likes kujou.
When she is saying neither lol

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Daidouji: What the hell is going on?!! How could she like that human trash, Kujou?!

Daidouji: I absolutely will not forgive this, I'll.......Hnnn?

Daidouji: Ye~~sssssss!

Kujou: So in other words.

Kujou: What you're saying is both you and him like these type of clams?

Riu: Yep!

Kujou(thought): So complicated~~

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Kujou: Well, after we eat, I want you to leave.
>And never come back here again.

Riu: Eh? Why~~?

Kujou: Why? Because you're an annoyance.

Riu: Nuh uh! I'm not an annoyance at all!

Kujou: Well it's going to be dark soon, and there are no outside lights in this area.

Riu: I have very good eyesight, even in the dark.

>lil txt next to bubble: sticky clothing

Kujou: This place is really cold. You're going to get sick!

Riu: Oh, that's okay! My normal temperature is higher than most people.

Riu: Uwahh~~~~ It's so warm.

Riu: Thank you, Kujou-kun.

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Kujou: Anyhow, there are many suspicious people in this area, and after dark they--

Guy: What's that? Are you perhaps referring to us when you say "suspicious people?"

Guy: So you're the one? The middle schooler who has the balls to talk shit about us?

Guy: Come on. Why don't you open your mouth now that we're standing right in front of you!

Guy: You listening to me?!

Daidouji: Ku~ku~ku, This feels great! / I fed those idiots a few little lies.

Daidouji: I'll wait to call the police until he is crying and begging for mercy.

Daidouji: And then the shy Riu-san will be all mine....

Guy: Oh! Thinking of paying us off?

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Guy: The hell?

Guy2: Tongs....?

Kujou: Now do you understand what I was saying?

Kujou: There are really a lot of guys like this around here.

Kujou: Here, these are all the cooked clams, so hurry up and head home.

Riu: Oh....okay.

Riu: But I want to eat the clams now while they're the freshest.

Kujou: Stop being such an annoyance.

Riu: And I--

Kujou: Still something else you want?

>txt above: We are being / completely ignored?!

Guy: This little shit!

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Guy: You think you can just ignore us?!

Guy: Don't fuck with me, you little punk~~!!

Guy: Oh-ho!

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Guy: Looks like we're going to see some nice fireworks doesn't it?

Guy: Now then, what shall we do with this punk?

Guy: Hmm?

Guy: What's that girl doing?

Guy: We'll leave him be, so just come out now!

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Guy: ....Hey.

Guy: This is kind of bad isn't it?

Guy: I..I don't know.

Guy: Me either.

Guy: Let's get out of here!

Daidouji: I..I've gotta hurry and call the fire department!

Daidouji: Ah!

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Daidouji: Uwahhhh~~~

Kujou: You aren't going to run away?

Guy: Eh?

Guy: Ah! You mean me?

Guy: It seems I missed my chance to escape.

Guy: Before that, shouldn't you hurry and go save your girlfriend?

Kujou: She's not my girlfriend.

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Kujou: But, part of this "is" my fault I guess.

Kujou: It's a pain, but I suppose I'm the only one that can do anything about it.

Kujou: ...it's good that the fire hasn't come inside yet.
>It's only natural, since this place's humidity level is so high.

Riu: Cough

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Kujou: Pitiful.

Kujou: Well, you don't seem to be dead yet.

Riu: Kujou-kun!

Kujou: So, do you normally rush into burning buildings?

Kujou: I told you before.

Kujou: There isn't a thing in here worth saving.

Kujou: Now, let's get out of here.

Riu: There is!

Kujou: Huh?

Riu: Something worth saving.

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Riu: This guy here.

Riu: You gave him to me earlier.

Riu: He's worth saving.

Riu: He's important.

Riu: He's my precious treasure you see.

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Kujou: Just what about that thing makes it a precious treasure?

Riu: Because he's so cute.

Kujou: Ahh, whatever.

Kujou: Well, now that we have it, let's go.

Kujou(thought): This thing is supposed to be cute?

Riu: Okay, please take care of him.
>I'll be right out, I just need to look around a bit more.

Kujou: You're still....!?

Kujou: Let me see your left hand.

Riu: Eh?

Riu: Umm, this is..

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Riu: It's okay, it's okay.

Riu: Th...these will help me raise the biggest pitcher plants. And also help when transporting Rafflesia-chan.

Riu: So, go ahead and go.

Riu: If you don't, you'll get stuck in here as well...

Riu: so...go ahead, okay?

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Riu: I'm sorry

Riu: Kujou-kun.

Riu: For getting you into this...

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Riu: Hahhh / hahhh

Kujou: Getting me into this is it....

Kujou: This is all "your" fault.

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Kujou: Well, now I'm fully in this.
>One's fate is undecided, you can't just decide it on your own.

Kujou: But just waiting for death isn't very smart either.

Kujou: Well, if you can't escape.
>Then you should atleast face your enemy directly...

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Kujou: HA!!

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=No Txt=

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Kujou: I stopped being human two years ago.

Kujou: With this type of thing.

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Kujou: Neither dead nor alive.

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Guy: Hot!

Guy: That sucks. A little more and I would have found out who the criminal was.

Guy: Nnn?

Guy: Ahh, you're alive!

Kujou: You still here?

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Kujou: You should hurry and go. The fire will spread to this area soon.

Guy: That certainly seems likely.

Guy: I just wanted to speak with the one who has the same "X-ray eye" as that person.

Kujou: Who...

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Kujou: Who the hell are you?

Guy: No one worth mentioning his name.

Guy: Right now I'm just a pawn.

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Kujou: Then why are you basically telling me to "wash my neck and wait" ?
t/n: They are wetnaps obviously.

Guy: I'm glad you're a person who can appreciate a good joke.

Guy: I'll just put these in your pocket for you.

Guy: Today was just a little visit to say hello.

Kujou: Hey! Over there is--

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Guy: I hope we can meet again soon.

Guy: The white king's entry.

Kujou: Hahhh

White King: I don't recall particularly saying entry.

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White King: --But even so.

White King: This is what we call "fate" you see.

White King: Kujou Shin.

White King: Now let it begin.

White King: The battle for our lives. The zero-sum game!

Kujou: I may as well go back for the food. No sense to leave it there.

>his stomache is grumbling still

>lil txt above riu: I want to eat clams

Kujou: ...and what am I going to do with her?