Kaito Saint Tail 2

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Chapter 2 // Advance Notice and Challenge Letter // Kaitou Saint Tail

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The author talks about how she came up with the characters of Saint Tail.

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Friend: [aside]Hey[/aside]. Let’s go home together, / Asuka Jr. // By the way, I heard that the Mayor personally asked you to catch Kaitou Saint Tail.
Friend 2: Really?
Asuka Jr.: It’s true!
SFX: Piku (Jolt)

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Friend: After all, you did great the last time. / You protected the gem. [aside]It was on the newspapers too.[/aside]
Friend: But you let Saint Tail escape, didn’t you?
Asuka Jr.: That’s why I was asked to catch her next time. // After all, I’m the only person // who has seen Saint Tail up close.
Friend: Does your father know?
Asuka Jr.: He’s already in high spirits… // He told me to work really hard.
Friend: Anyway, it’s Saint Tail’s first failure.
SFX: Piki Piki (Shake Shake Shake)

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Friend: And she lost to you, Asuka. You’re amazing.
SFX: Hahaha
Asuka Jr.: [aside]Well[/aside] Well yeah.
Arrow: He can’t tell them that he fell asleep because of a weird perfume.
Meimi: That’s so wrong! I didn’t fail!!
Friend: What was that?
Seira: Meimi-chan, control yourself.
SFX: Jita bata (Flail ones arms or legs)
Seira: Calm down.
SFX: Something heavy dragging or being pulled
Seira: Calm down.
SFX: Something heavy dragging or being pulled
Meimi: I didn’t fail!
Seira: Yeah, yeah.
[I, Haneoka Meimi…]

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[am actually Kaitou Saint Tail…]
SFX: Something heavy dragging or being pulled
Seira: Well, for now let’s go to the confession room.
Meimi: Eh?
Seira: Come over, okay? <3
Meimi: That’s just perfect, Asuka Jr.!! // I won’t be caught by someone like him.
Seira: Oh, you’re so excited, Meimi. // That's great!
SFX: Nods<3
[This is my friend, Seira. She’s a nun-in-training.]
Seira: This time, it’s a tiara named Electra. Thanks in advance.
Meimi: Ele…
Small text outside panel: Electra is a star that’s part of the constellation “Subaru” or “The Seven Sisters.” Also known as the “Lost one.”

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Seira: A lost lamb was conned by a man named Egami who lives on the 7th house on the street. // Please return it to its proper owner.
Meimi: Wait a minute!! // It’s not a good time to do this. // He’s been officially appointed so he’s strangely zealous about this.
Seira: Oh Meimi, / you’re scared of being caught by Asuka Jr. [aside]Poor girl[/aside]
Meimi: You must be kidding!!
SFX: Ho Ho Ho
Meimi: Fine, let’s do it.

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Meimi: That weird // pseudo-detective…
SFX: Clench
Meimi: I’m not afraid of him at all!! [aside]Just you wait![/aside]
[The next day…]
Boy: …Hey.
SFX: Floats
Boy 2: What in the world is that?
Boy: Asuka…
SFX: Bustle
Asuka: Wha…

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Boy: It’s for you…
SFX: Floats
Balloon:
I’ll come and get “Electra” tonight.
St. Tail

SFX: Huh?!
Girl: Is it an advance notice…?!
SFX: Drips
Boy: It’s an advance notice / from Saint Tail.

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Boy: Amazing! She’s so bold…
SFX: Floats
Seira: Meimi-chan…
Girl: …But / isn’t it weird…?
Outside bubble: Hey have you heard?
Girl 3: What?
Outside bubble: Have you heard, Madame?
Madame: Why was it sent straight to Asuka Jr.?
Woman: Doesn’t it sound too contrived?
Woman 2: Now that you mention it…
Man: What if…
Egami: …Damn!

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Egami: Saint Tail sent an advance notice…!? // I won’t give my Electra to anyone!
Servant: Master, / there’s a weird rumor all around town.
Egami: What is it?
SFX: Knocks
Asuka Jr.: Excuse me. // Are you Egami-san, the owner of the tiara?

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Egami: …That’s right. I thought that I’d see you soon, Asuka Jr. // Please catch Saint Tail. I’ll leave everything to you.
Outside bubble: Thanks.
Egami: No matter what kind of rumor is going around the town, / I believe in you.
Asuka Jr.: Rumor?
Egami: You don’t know about it? // You’re under heavy suspicion right now. // They think that Kaitou Saint Tail and Asuka Jr. are // actually accomplices.

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Asuka Jr.: What!?
Egami: She sent an advance notice to you, didn’t she?
Asuka Jr.: Wait a minute, what the heck is that?!
Egami: Of course, that’s just a rumor!! // In order to cast off those suspicions, please protect my Electra.
Asuka Jr.: Of course. [aside]Who’d want to be her accomplice?[/aside]
SFX: Whispers
Servant: Master, / the preparations are done.

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Servant: The tiara is already there…
Egami: It went well for me too. / He trusts me completely. // I won’t let a little boy deceive me. / I’ll throw both Saint Tail and him to jail.
Asuka Jr.: By the way, Egami-san, where’s Electra right now?
Egami: Here it comes…! // Err… / I was so scared when I heard about the advance notice so I didn’t leave it here in the mansion. / I’m hiding it.
Asuka Jr.: I didn’t think that you’d be a worrywart. / Where is it?

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Egami: The truth is… It’s actually at the top of the north clock tower.
Asuka Jr.: Why would you place it at such a complicated location?! // Where in the clock tower…?
SFX: Geez.
Egami: It’s behind the hand of the clock. // Behind the hour hand.
Meimi: The north clock tower!?

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Meimi: The hour hand…
Outside bubble: What a difficult location.
Seira: No. / The tiara is actually behind the minute hand.
Meimi: It’s amazing that you can get that kind of information.
Seira: Mr. Egami is trying to trap Asuka Jr. [aside]Poor guy.[/aside]
Meimi: Eh… // There are rumors that Asuka Jr. and Saint Tail are accomplices?
Seira: Mr. Egami probably won’t tell him the correct location.

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Seira: He’ll feed the wrong information to Asuka Jr. / so that he can catch both of them red-handed.
Meimi: How mean…! // It’s my fault that he is…
Seira: It’s your fault for sending those notices.
Meimi: That’s true.
Seira: If Saint Tail easily steals the tiara from the minute hand / then the suspicions against Asuka Jr. will be lifted.

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Meimi: …One… / Two... // Three!!
SFX: Puff
Meimi: To set the records straight…

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Meimi: I’m not trying to be successful // because of him, okay?
Seira: All right, all right.
Outside bubble: Take care <3
Egami: Asuka Jr.! / Are you planning to stakeout the whole time?
Asuka Jr.: Not the whole time, Egami-san! Just a little bit more.

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Asuka Jr.: That tail will be here at exactly 6 o’clock. // For sure!
Egami: What!? // At 6 o’clock?
Asuka Jr.: You can only reach the hour hand from here at 6 o’clock. // It’s impossible to get the tiara at any other time.
Egami: I’ll go inside then…
SFX: Laugh.
Egami: Idiot, Electra is in the minute hand. // Your idiotic faces will be revealed here at 6 o’clock.

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SFX: Click
SFX: Chime
Asuka Jr.: Go ahead, Saint Tail!! // Come from wherever you want!!
SFX: Chime

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Saint Tail: Hi!
SFX: Eh? Eh? Eh?
Asuka Jr.: The top!?
Saint Tail: Isn’t the moon lovely?

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Saint Tail: I’m so glad / that you waited for me! // There we go. // And there you are. / I have Electra now!
Asuka Jr.: What?
Face: Eh?
Egami: Argh!!
Saint Tail: *Chuckles* // I’ll try it on for a bit. <3 [aside]Does it look good on me?[/aside]
Egami: What…

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Egami: What is the meaning of this?!
SFX: Run fast
Asuka Jr.: That’s what I want to know!!
SFX: Bang
SFX: Breaths heavily.
Asuka Jr.: This… // You won’t be able to run anymore. // Don’t move!!

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Saint Tail: I’d like to welcome the both of you // to Saint Tail’s show!
SFX: Puff
Asuka Jr.: Huh… [aside]It’s the same balloons as last time.[/aside]
Egami: Where did that come from!?

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Saint Tail: I came from the top floor. // So I’ll leave from the top floor.
Egami: Damn / balloons. // I’ll pop them and make you fall!!
Outside bubble: Ah!
Asuka Jr.:Air gun!?
SFX: Pop.

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Asuka Jr.: Stop it!!
Saint Tail: One, // two… / Three!!
SFX: Puff

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Egami: Hey, stop it!!
OUtside bubble: I HATE BIRDS!!
Egami:Stop it!!
SFX: Coo…
SFX: Lands

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Asuka Jr.: I… // I wasn’t covering for you!! // Don’t misunderstand!! // Make sure you send me advance notices. I’ll definitely catch you!! // I challenge you!!

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Asuka Jr.: Are you listening?!
Saint Tail: I don’t know why… // But it’s fun when he’s around. // If I can feel this way… // I can hear you. // I’ll accept whatever challenge you throw my way.

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Asuka Jr.: That old man…
Newspaper: Swindler… Arrested… Busted… Saint Tail…
Asuka Jr.: He deceived me too.
Friend 1: Great detective, you were praised in the newspapers again.
Friend 2: A swindler was caught?
Friend 1: But Saint Tail… // got away.
Meimi: Asuka Jr.! // I heard that the suspicions have lifted. // That’s great!

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Meimi: You and Saint Tail are complete enemies. / You don’t get along at all.
SFX: *Laugh*
Asuka Jr.: Aren’t you having too much fun about it? // That’s right. But you have nothing to do with / it. // Ah, this girl is a hopeless case. // She injured her face.
SFX: Pop

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Saint Tail: Well, // do better next time.
Asuka Jr.: She was // about my age… // Could it be…
SFX: Squeeze
Asuka Jr.: N… / No.// ...It can't be.

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The author talks about listening to music while she works and some of the music she likes.
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