Samurai High School 21

Samurai High School Chapter 21

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Box: December.

Box: Samurai high is on winter break, and the Sakakido twins are at home.

Box: 7-Tree Hills. A housing complex for the families of those attending samurai high.

B1: Jingle bells~
>Jingle bells~

B2: Jingle all the way~~~~

B3: It's already that time, huh?

B4: Speaking of Christmas,

B5: What about grandpa?

B6: Yeah. I wonder if he'll participate this year too.

B7: That exam is...

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B1: SHHHHHHHHHH~~!!

B2: Don't speak of the devil, you'll summon him!!

>sfx: Thump

B3: Merry Christmas!!

B4: Hey there, my son and grandchildren~!!

B5: Grandpa!!

B6: Father...

B7: I'm participating this year as well!!

B7: It's time for the Santa exam!!

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=Chapter Title=
The Sakakido twins, grandpa, and Santa Claus.

>txt in center: Wild and stylish... / samurai Santa Claus!!

PAGE 04

Box: What is the Santa exam!?

Box: It's a test to see who will deliver toys to children on the evening of December 24th,
>It's basically a job interview for a super high paying part time job overseen by the Christmas association!!

B1: Father, you're a little old, don't you think you should give this up already?

B2: Christmas dream is the American dream!!

Box: What...?

B3: You say that, but isn't it true that in all these years, you haven't even qualified once?

B4: What are you saying, my son!? I live my life for December 25th!! I am definitely the personification of Santa Claus!!

>txt above him: Is he from Finland? Is he from Norway?

B5: You're 69!!

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B1: I endure strict training all year long in preparation for this day!!

B2: I'll be Santa this year for sure~~!!

>sfx: Crack

B3: Crack..?!

B4: Everyone~~ The tea is ready~~~

B5: Oh my~~This table is perfect.

B6: Ma...mama!!

>lil sign over him: Santa

B7: You can pout all you like, it's not gonna happen.

B8: You need to stay in bed and rest until you can heal.

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B1: Knock Knock

B2: Time for lunch, grandpa.

B3: Don't let it get you down, okay?

B4: You'll be better in no time!

B5: Kou...you've always been skilled with your hands, right...?

B6: Can you tie this rope into this shape for grandpa?

B7: And make it strong.

B8: Yep. You tie it like this.

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B1: Now pull on this with all your strength!!

B2: If I can't be Santa, then I have no reason to live!!

B3: Kyaa~~~~~~!!

B4: What's going on!?

B5: Tsukiko-chan!!

B6: Hmph, you lack the guts!!

B7: I'll do it myself by ingesting all this rice~~~!!

B8: Eh?

B9: Spit it out! Get it all out!!

B10: Cameron

B11: Diaz!!

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B1: Grandpa is in this state because of his wily grand kids, you two trying to kill me?

>lil txt: My nose just stopped bleeding.

B2: I'm sorry.
>Sorry.

B3: If you two are really sorry...

B4: Will you do me a favor?!

Box: December 23rd, samurai high area, where the Santa Claus exam will be held.

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B1: What's that supposed to be?!

>txt above: Hahahaha!!

B2: He's bent at the hip!!

B3: G, grandpa, I don't think you should do this~~~

B4: If it's me you're worried about, don't, I'll be fine!!

B5: Okay~!! I'm gonna pass this year's exam in the blink of an eye~~~!!

B6: Avatar~!!

B7: Ah, Kaya-san!!

B8: Kou-sama, Tsukiko-san!!

B9: Your father takes this test too?

B10: Yes, my father passes every year.

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B1: Oh my, what's this? If it isn't the thousand year loser worm, Sakakido-jiji.

B2: What's this? If it isn't the smelly, money grubbing, bamboo thief, Takeyama-san!

B3: Uhmm...

B4: Wha...

B5: Will the examinee's please check in with the reception desk.

B6: Oh, that's right.

B7: If you're competing, I won't have that much free time, huh?

B8: The rumor is that every year he takes the toys and sells them at a marked up price!

B9: How about letting us skip the registration fee's, eh stingy?

>lil txt next to him: Hmph.

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B1: Are all the examinee's prepared?

B2: The exam is about to begin~~!!

B3: Ah~!! Sensei!!

B4: Gah!! You guys!!

B5: I needed some extra money this month, so keep this a secret from those at the school!

B6: Oka~~y.

B7: Well then! Gather round, gather round!!

B8: The first exam is about to begin~~!!

B9: I hate winter break since I can't be with Oni-chan, so keep me being here a secret, okay?

B10: Wasn't it your idea to wear disguises?!

>sign: First Exam Room

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B1: When you think of Santa, you think of his splendid beard!!

B2: So line up and show me your beards~!!

B3: 1.5 cm.

B4: You're just a country bumpkin, aren't you?!
>Disqualified!!

B5: Are you trying to be a sneak-thief?!
>Leave, leave!!

B6: Excellent!!

B7: This is what you think of when you think of Santa's beard!!

B8: Good job, grandpa!!

B9: Wahahaha. I have this in the bag~~~

B10: Oh-hooo~~~? The slug is still in the first round~~?

B11: Well, I'll be skipping ahead to the third round~~~

B12: Damn hi~~~~~m!! I really hate him~~~

B13: I wonder how Takeyama-san passes every year.

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>sign: Second Exam Room

>sign on door: Come in, soldier!!

B1: When you think of Santa, you think of chimneys!!

B2: Santa can quickly and cleanly slip down any chimney like a pro!!

B3: Lu~iiiiii~giiiii!!

B4: Someone help that guy out of there!!

B5: I...I'm afraid of tight spaces...

B6: Then leave!!

B7: Grandpa, don't you think you should give it up this year?

B8: Don't worry about me.

B9: By the way, Tsukiko, I hear you have splendid reflexes, true?

B10: Yeah, well...

B11: Next!!

B12: Sakakido Gintaro!!

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>txt above santa's: Ohh...

>txt above santa's: OHHH~~!!

Box: Long and narrow chimney.

Box: Antiquated chimney.

B1: That's the fastest recorded time ever!!

B2: Sakakido Gintaro passes with a perfect score!!

>txt under: Ooohhhh

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B1: Th..that's cheating, isn't it?!

B2: Yeah~~!!

B3: Are you two really in a position to say that?

B4: Let's give it our best for the next exam!!

B5: Yeah~~!

B6: Heh.

B7: Up till now, it's been child's play.

B8: It's in the practical skill test where it gets serious!!

B9: Practical skill test?

B10: The stockings are hung before Christmas, right?

B11: Well. In each stocking will be a letter addressed to Santa.

B12: And the one who collects the greatest amount of those letters,

B13: Will become this year's Santa Claus~~!!!

Box: Evening of the 23rd.

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B1: Okay, everyone~~~!! Are you ready~~~?!

B2: It's time to go out and collect letters from those pure children who believe in Santa~~!!

B3: Hey, Takeyama!! Don't the rules limit the amount of helpers to two~!?

B4: Ah, Kaya-san!

B5: Hello~~~

B6: Because of your short sightedness, you're just imagining 6 people!!

B7: Okay! Everyone together~~~...

B8: START!!

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B1: Woo~~~w!! Amazing!!

B2: We're really flying through the sky~~!!

B3: We'll be able to find the houses using this map.

B4: And there is the first one!!

B5: Tsukiko, what are you waiting for?

B6: I KNEW IT!!

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>door sign: Yuuta

>letter: To Santa

B1: Good job, Tsukiko!!

B2: Tsukiko-chan is the best!!

B3: As expected of my grand kids!!

B4: Thanks to you, this year I'll definitely be Santa!!

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B1: Papa, why does grandpa want to become Santa so badly?

B2: When I was still a child, we were much poorer than we are now..

B3: For the sake of the family, grandpa was away from home for much of the year.

B4: The end of the year was especially hectic...

B5: Since he wasn't able to be Santa for us then, it seems even now it bothers him.

B6: All right, you guys! Let's go to the next one!!

B7: YEAH!!

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B1: We've sure gotten a lot, huh~?

B2: You'll definitely pass this year, right?!

B3: Oh~hooo~!! Still here, eh Sakakido-jiji!!

B4: Oh shut up, Take-jiji!!

B5: The battle is still undecided!

B6: We'll settle it with the next house!!

B7: Th..that's...

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B1: The Kamiyama estate~~~~~!!?

B2: Is there a child at Kamiyama-kun's house?

B3: No...maybe a relative's kid is visiting?

B4: Age doesn't matter.

B5: What's important is the belief in Santa!

B6: Belief in Santa.

>txt: 16 / Year's old.

B7: Let's go! To the home of the pure hearted young man!!

B8: Noooo~~~~!!

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B1: Leave, leave!! I got here first!!

B2: Silence!! You coward~~!!

B3: There's no chimney, so isn't this trespassing...?

B4: We'll look over there!!

>sfx bubble(center): Creaaaak

B5: Here it is...!

B6: That's a huge stocking.

B7: I need to get the letter out of that?

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B1: AH...

B2: Mmmm...

B3: Mmm...manju...
t/n: steamed bun with meat filling.

B4: GYAAAAHHHH~~

>sfx all over: Bang. Smash. Crack.

B5: Wh...what was that sound~~~~?!

B6: Emergency! Emergency~!!

B7: Security level S!! I repeat, security level S!!

B8: Wh, what happened? Your face is red.

B9: Nothing happened!! I got the letter! Let's get out of here!!

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B1: Wha,

B2: Something strange is going on in the castle...!!

B3: Locate the intruders,

B4: And shoot them down~!!

B5: FIRE~~~~!!

>sfx: Boom x5

B6: Hyaaahhhhh!!

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B1: Wa~hahaha~!! We've got more letters! Suck on that, Take-jiji~~~!!

B2: D...damn ittttt~~!!

B3: Kya!?

B4: Kaya!!

B5: If we get there first, I'll be Santa~~~~!!

B6: Wahahahaha~~!!

B7: Kyaaahhh!

B8: Grandpa!!

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B1: Nice catch, Tsukiko!!

B2: Grandpa...

B3: The letters...

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B1: It doesn't matter.

B2: Spending time with you two was a lot of fun.

B3: This is the best Christmas!!

B4: Grandpa...

B5: Uwah!!

B6: Stop trying to act all cool, you slug!!

B7: That's for rescuing my daughter!!

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B1: Hmph! You're the one that's trying act all big!!

B2: Shut your mouth! And return my daughter!!

B3: Well then, you guys! Let's go get those fallen letters~~!!

B4: Hiiii~~!!

B5: Takeyama-san is a nice person, huh~~?

B6: Hmph! What part of him is nice!?

Box: ...and so on Christmas eve...

B7: Th, this is bad~~!! Grandpa is gone!! Do you two know where grandpa is?!

B8: Yes.

B9: He's surely flying through the sky.