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Mozuku, Walking! -prologue-

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SFX: Stare~~...

Boy: What do you want, sis?

Girl: Our homework is to write an essay. // It should be about our family.

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Boy: Don't write weird stuff about me.

Box: [My Family] by Fujimura Sachi. // I have a mother, a father and a dog names Mozuku.
SFX: write / write

Box: My brother's name is Isao. // He is at a cheeky age. // He always reads cheeky books, // eat cheeky sweets // and sleeps cheeky.

Isao: Hey......! Don't just write whatever you want!
Sachi: Huh? // But it's mostly true.

Isao: Cheeky books... // This is a manga novel!
Sachi: Novel!? // Cheeky!

Isao: And we eat the same sweets...
Sachi: You drink your tea without sugar. // Cheeky!
Isao: Why would you drink sweet tea with your sweets!?

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Mother: What's going on here?
SFX: rattle

Isao: She's writing weird stuff about me.
Mother: Is it homework?
Sachi: I have to write about my family.

Mother: Make sure to write nice things about me.
Sachi: Yes!

Box: My mother is...
Sachi: Err...

Sachi: My mother is // a good mother, // and a good wife. // And...

Mother: I'm the only "woman" in the house!
Sachi: I can't write that......

Box: My mother is funny. // She always says strange things.

Sachi: Mozuku! // Let's go for a walk!

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Box: My dog's name is Mozuku.

Box: Mozuku is a really smart dog.

Box: When I was at the park and suddenly felt ill // he went to get help.

Sachi: ......so, // I only went to the park // (Fufufu...) // to put on a little act and write about it in my essay...

Sachi: ...... // Let's get started.

Sachi: UU!

Sachi: My stomach hurts! // My stomach hurts!

Mozuku: !

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Sachi: Ow.

SFX: glance

Sachi: Ow!
Mozuku: ......

SFX: running
Sachi: Yes! He's going to get help!

Sachi: He's taking long...
SFX: excited

Sachi: ! // He's back!

Sachi: !?
Paper: To Sachi / Isao and I went out to get some groceries // Mom
Sachi: She went out!!

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Box: Despite everything I really love my family. // The end.

Father: Sachi, // I heard you are writing and essay about our family? // I hope you didn't write something bad about me.
SFX: rattle

Sachi: I forgot!

Father: REALLY!?

Box: Despite everything I really love my family. // My father wears glasses. // The end.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 [Name] 8
Chapter 2 [Father] 15
Chapter 3 [Mother] 21
Chapter 4 [Walking] 27
Chapter 5 [Mashiro] 33
Chapter 6 [Hiccup] 39
Chapter 7 [Pillow] 45
Chapter 8 [Single-breasted coat] 51
Chapter 9 [Howl] 57
Chapter 10 [Stray Dalmatian] 61
Chapter 11 [Fatness] 67
Chapter 12 [That dog] 73
Chapter 13 [Fang] 79
Chapter 14 [Sleeplessness] 83
Chapter 15 [Scream] 89
Chapter 16 [Danny] 93
Chapter 17 [Independent research] 99
Chapter 18 [Corpse] 103
Chapter 19 [Earthquake] 109
Chapter 20 [Doll] 113
Chapter 21 [Photograph] 119
Chapter 22 [Crown-of-thorns starfish] 125
Chapter 23 [Shackles] 131
Chapter 24 [Gold] 137
Chapter 25 [Silent Night] 143
Chapter 26 [New Year's present] 149

Omake 1 156
Omake 2 159
Afterword 167