Warau Ishi 1

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New series, with opening pages in full-color!
Winner in the Betsumaga “Worst Day of My Life” competition!

The Laughing Stone

Certificate
tl note: the certificate is too unclear to tell what it says exactly

Huh?
You went to school today? You usually never go.

!!

Hmph.

What? You’re ignoring me?

You’re so cold......
...Shut up.


P02

A mysterious stone invites me to the worst world imaginable.


P03

New series
36 pages of ghost horror
The Laughing Stone

Keiichiro Arata
Winner in the Betsumaga “Worst Day of My Life” competition!


p04

The Laughing Stone

older sister: Tsukimi Natsumeda (18)
You’ll never be popular with the girls this way, Ataru!!

I told you to shut up.
Tsukimi
younger brother: Ataru Natsumeda (16)

Chapter 1
“The Wishing Stone”


P05

Shounen Betsumaga

Winner in the Betsumaga “Worst Day of My Life” competition! New series, a 36-page ghost horror story.
The Laughing Stone


P06

Dammit!
sfx: rattle rattle rattle rattle rattle
Shit!
Shit! Shit!!

When did it all start?

Shit!
Shit! Shit! Shit!!

Ataru...
I’ll leave your food here...
Also, your allowance for this month...


★ This story is a work of fiction. It has no relation to existing people, groups or events.


P07

“Worst Day of My Life” competition winner!
The Laughing Stone

Everybody is worried about you...
And I’m making food for you every day, so...

At least give me a reply.

When did it start...?



P08

When did I start hating...
superficial connections with people...?

I’m sorry.........


P09

Hey.
Do you know Natsumeda-san?
Yeah, she got the highest score on the mock exam again, right?

Right!
She also set a new record in a swimming competition not too long ago.

sign:
Third years’ top grades
1st Tsukimi Natsumeda 698 points
2nd Ryouta Matsunaga 687 points
3rd Suzuko Nozaki 682 points
4th Akira Kitagawa 677 points

She’s also super pretty.
She’s like the perfect girl. She probably gets anything she wishes for. I’m so jealous!

That reminds me of something.

Have you heard the stories about the “wishing stone”?
Yeah... Was that... the one that grants you three wishes if you have it?
Right, right!

They’re talking about my sister in front of me, while I’m at the bottom of the social scale.
So this is what happens first thing in the morning when I go to school...

How stupid, how stupid

It’s all so stupid.
Ah.


P10

I forgot... my lunch...

It’s stupid, but...

I understand...

Thanks for telling me!
Yeah, no prob.
She’s so hot!

You forgot your lunch again.

Are you doing it on purpose!?
Ataru!!

......
Yeah, I am.


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You bastard! I bet it’s not on purpose!
sfx: grab
sfx: grind grind grind
I diligently make you a lunch every day, you bastard!
Ow... S-stop that...

sfx: grind grind

Stop!
sfx: shove

......
Everyone’s looking!!
What the heck? Are you some horny teenager!?
One of the Ozaki Generation? Who doesn’t want to be at school or at home?

TL note: Yutaka Ozaki was a popular Japanese singer whose songs expressed the frustrations of young people regarding conformist social systems like schools and corporate life.

Oh well.
Make sure to eat your lunch.
And don’t drive around on stolen bikes.

I’M stupid myself too.


P12

Yeah, that Natsumeda girl is definitely the hottest.
Isn’t she too childish?
What? Does she act like that at home too?

I dunno... I never really talk to her.

I’m sure you don’t. Your grades are crap, and you haven’t got any friends. You’re the lowest of the low in this school, aren’t ya’ Ataru?

You know?
You should just hand your sis to me then. I’ll have some fun with ‘er!
Bwahahaha♪
sfx: clatter

Oh.
You wanna fight?


P13

Tch.
That’s boring. Wanna go somewhere to have fun?
Oh, really? I’ll skip work then.

Let’s invite Karazawa from class 2. Her boobs are huge!
Bwahaha, you’re such a perv.
Ahahaha.

Everything is stupid.
Family.
My sister
Myself, and the way I’m left behind.

I can’t even say the things I want anymore.
This is me.

Poison.

But, they’re stupid too.
Poison.


P14
New 36-page series!!
The Laughing Stone

Natsumeda-kun.

Nirasaki...?
What are you doing...?


P15
Shounen Betsumaga

...Nothing. I’m going home now.
Do you need anything?

Natsumeda-kun.
......Hey.........

Just die.

.......
......Huh?

When you were being teased this morning...
Why didn’t you just...
tell those guys to piss off and die?


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New 36-page series!!
The Laughing Stone

Huh...? Why...? Well...
I don’t really get... what you...

I mean...
I can read everything on your face!

“Stupid school. Stupid ‘friends’. Stupid society.”
“Stupid world.”

“All those stupid things...

...should just die and go away.”

That’s what’s written on your face.

Who’s this girl? She’s dangerous. This kinda hurts......
Ah... Sorry... I gotta go home...
See you, Nirasaki......

You’re going home? Or are you running away like that?

Hmm...
So... That’s why...


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...you run away from your sister like this?

I can tell, because my seat is close to yours... You were looking at your sister’s body, weren’t you?
......

Her legs, and her butt, and her chest... She was rubbing her chest up against you, wasn’t she? How was it? Did it feel good?
...Stop...
Stop it.

What are you going to do now? Are you going home to jack off to her? Or do you want your sister to do something more to you? Huh?

Shut up!!


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...Nnh...


P19

Nh...
Nnnh...

......

......
See......?

For example...
Things like this....... Right?


P20

......
......!!

She put something in my mouth...!

This is...

Oh, you know? Didn’t expect that from you, Natsumeda-kun!
............

This is... a wishing stone.

Right.
It’s very popular right now. They say it grants wishes.

So I’ll give it to you, Natsumeda-kun.

Most of them are fakes though.
I heard the factory near here has started mass-producing them.


P21

Well, see you.
Natsumeda-kun.

Be true to your feelings.
You angsty, horny teenager.

...It’s poison.


p22

Natsumeda-kuun.

Hey, we were thinking of going somewhere to have fun. But we’re totally broke, you know?
So you’ll lend us some money, right? Just a little is fine.

Oh, and of course...
you’ve got no right to refuse.

Tell ‘em, Oota!

Oh... This again...

This is “that kind of place”.


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I don’t really know them, and they don’t really know me. But they treat me like they know everything.

That’s all there is to it.

You can just give us your wallet.
Sounds great. That way you can go home soon too, Natsumeda. It’s a win-win situation, right?

That’s all, but...
I can’t even do that much.


P24

Really?

Paper:
Test
Name: Ataru Natsumeda. Grade: 90


P25

package:
Medicine


P26

Certificate
tl note: the first certificate is too unclear to tell what it says on it exactly

Certificate
First prize
Tsukimi Natsumeda-sama
Your outstanding performance.... first... competition! In the contest... lived up to everybody’s expectations... Therefore you... awarded this special prize...
signed... day... month...
.... committee chairman

Papers: (top to bottom, right to left)
national
your success
representative
the above mentioned
excellent performan
due to
Certificate
awarded this
Natsumeda


Maybe I’m just confused...
because there are too many things I want to say.

Toshirou Natsumeda
Yasuko
Tsukimi
Ataru


P27

In that case... I already know.


P28

I don’t have any money to give people like you.
Not a cent!!

......
......

sfx: whack

sfx: stomp
It’s just as Nirasaki told me, isn’t it?
sfx: thud

Aw man... If only you’d behaved yourself, you could’ve gotten away without getting hurt...
......
Oh, this little wallet is pretty full.



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Winner in the Betsumaga “Worst Day of My Life” competition!
The Laughing Stone

Hey, I’ve got a great idea.
How about keeping him as a hostage, so we can get his sis?

......
That’s great! Best idea ever! Everrr!

...stop...

This is that kind of place.
The righteous and pure get buried in filth.
Such a stupid place.

Stop...
Stop...
Did you hear that? We need your sis’ number, so gimme your phone.
Stop...
...op...



P30

S... stop...

My sister... has... nothing to... do with this......

Ah, hello. Is this Natsumeda’s sister?
Right now, your little bro is about to get kidnapped....

Yeah, yeah. You just hafta come here.
And we’d be happy if you could wear the raciest underwear you got.

Your little bro is looking forward to it too.

Is this why...?


P31

Alright, we’ve got ‘er booked.
Let’s head to the party!
Yeah!

...wa...
...wait.

Is this what happens when you’re true to your feelings...?

Tsukimi is...
...MY sister...!

Oh, really?

You guys can’t just...
lay your filthy hands on her...

What? So you’re keeping ‘er all to yourself-
Die.
Die.
Die.
You bastards should all just die.

Hmm? I didn’t know you could talk like that, Natsumeda.
Alright... I got it...


P34


sfx: ba-dump ba-dump ba-dump ba-dump
sfx: drip drip

sfx: roll...

sfx: lift...
Here.
We’re dead, okay?


P35

Uh.
Ah.
Ah.
Aah.

Ah...
sfx: tremble tremble tremble
Aah...


P36

Waaaaaah!!

Ha...
Haha...
Hahaha.

sfx: crack

And this is how...
the worst world imaginable came to be.
To be continued in the January issue!!