Shinwa Ponchi 4

For Crap Scans.

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Box: Today’s the entrance ceremony for Tenjin High, the school I’ll be attending.

Sign: Entrance Ceremony Hall

Athena: Ah~~ This is a Japanese school!

Text: Of course, I ended up coming!

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Deigo: Anyway… // Why are you here?

In panel: See, my student I.D!

Athena: So that you don’t get overtaken by Lyssa’s madness, we’ll go to school together!

Deigo: How did you manage to enroll?!

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Athena: I got in through my friend’s connections!

Deigo: Who would that friend be?!

Athena: It’s the entrance ceremony, have fun and don’t worry about the little things!

Deigo: As if that could happen!

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Deigo: School is nothing but trouble!

In panel: He’s wearing coloured contacts in his right eye.

Deigo: Especially human relationships! // Even if you want to be mean, group work is compulsory in class and at school events! // You have to act like someone who won’t fail and is easy to get along with!

In panel: Business smile ♥

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Deigo: So that you’ve got something to talk about with everyone else, you have to watch TV programmes you don’t even care about and send each other useless text messages…

Athena: Hmm~ // How about not going?

Deigo: In present-day Japan, people my age have to attend school!

Athena: What a strange rule…

4.

Athena: This is our classroom! // Ah~ They really are all wearing the same clothes!

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Deigo: I've got to make sure they don't notice I'm mean...

In panel: The atmosphere is strange…

Athena: Could it be that… // Deigo’s just not good at making friends…?

In panel: He has a gloomy aura, just like Tartarus…

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Athena: If he’s alone, there’s a danger of him becoming like Narcissus.

Bubble 1: Greek Mythology Memo

Text: The handsome man Narcissus rejected other people, and could only love the reflection of himself on the lake’s surface.

Bubble 2: This is the origin of the word “narcissist”!

Athena: This is where I’ll help! // I’ll make friends for him so that he’s happy!

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Athena: But how will Deigo be able to fit in…?

Announcement: The entrance ceremony will begin shortly. / All new students are to form a line and assemble in the gym.

Board (L-R):
Entrance Ceremony
School Song
Principal’s Speech
Speech by the Freshman Representative
Report from the Board of Education
Thanking the Guests

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Deigo: Hey…where are you going?! If we don’t line up soon…

Athena: Deigo, you go ahead! // I’ve got something to do!

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Sign: Entrance Ceremony

Principal: Well, everyone… / I hope your time at this school is fulfilling.

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Teacher: That was the Principal’s speech.

Boy: Principals always make long speeches.

Deigo: Yeah, they do.

Boy: Which middle school did you go to? What’s your name?

Deigo: I’m Arikata Deigo.

Teacher: Now, there’ll be an announcement from the Freshman Representative.

Deigo: Okay, I’m off to a good start!

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Deigo: I’ll keep going like this…

Teacher: Kamiyama Chie-san from Class 1-C.

Athena: Yes!

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Athena: It’s okay, Deigo! Leave it to me!

In panel: Freshman Representative?!

Deigo: You’re Kamiyama Chie?!

Boy 1: Oh? Wasn’t the Freshman Representative from Class A?

Boy 2: It seems she felt sick and went home.

Deigo: What have you done, Athena?!

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Boy 1: Do you know her?

Deigo: Y-Yeah…

Boy 2: Wow! Is she a foreigner? How do you know her?

Deigo: Damn~ She’s attracting attention…

Athena: Pleased to meet you, everyone. // I’m Kamiyama Chie, from Class 1-C.

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Athena: I’m also known as the Goddess Athena!

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Athena: I came from Mount Olympus in Greece // to chase the Goddess of Madness, Lyssa! // Now, that Goddess of Madness…

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Athena: is possessing // Arikata Deigo from Class 1-C!

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Athena: To save him from madness // I need everyone’s help! // That’s right! Deigo is looking for friends!

Deigo: I…

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Deigo: I said...I'm going to live a mean and lonely life!

9.

Deigo: Sorry…. / I feel sick, let me go to the nurse’s room.

Sign: Nurse’s Room

Text: It’s okay.

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Text 1: If I’m mean, // then I can accept this situation too.

Text 2: I said something pretty crazy, but… // I thought being friends with other people was ridiculous to begin with.

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Text 1: I don’t have the type of personality to get on well with other people anyway. // I’m pretty sure no one will approach me now.

Text 2:
Hehehe
Hahaha
Ahahahaha

Text 3: Hahaha…

Student: No…it was funny!

10.

Boy: This year’s Freshman Representative is amazing!

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Boy 1: She called herself “The Goddess Athena” all of a sudden!

Boy 2: What religion is she from?

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Boy: Arikata’s pretty amazing too! // He said in front the whole school “I’m going to live a mean and lonely life!”

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Boy: You could only think that he’s crazy!

Text: After all, it’s impossible! // My high school life is over!

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Deigo: It’s all Athena’s fault. // I’m gonna kill her! // Eh?

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Text: Uh oh… // Just now, I was serious about killing Athena…

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Deigo: Just like what happened with my sister…

Text: Is this Lyssa’s madness?!

Deigo: Damn…my hands are shaking… // If I don’t calm down…

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Deigo: Becoming a criminal at my age…

Sorako: Ah! // Deigo-kun…are you feeling sick?

12.

Deigo: Henbe-senpai…?

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Sorako: Just call me Sorako.

Deigo: S-Sorako-senpai…why did you climb that tree?

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Sorako: I just thought it’d feel good…

Deigo: You thought it’d feel good…? // People will think you’re strange for doing that! [aside: What’s up with your uniform?!]

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Sorako: I think it’s the people who are obediently attending the entrance ceremony that are strange.

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Sorako: I don’t understand the meaning of them all being dressed the same and singing the same song. // I had a bad feeling about it, so I left halfway through.

Text: The way she thinks is just too crazy!

Deigo: What kind of life has she been living up until now?

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Sorako: You’re here at just the right time. // You’ll catch me, won’t you?

Deigo: Huh?

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Sorako: There are some hairy caterpillars over there. / I want to get down, but I can’t.

Deigo: Ah…

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Sorako: I’m coming!

Deigo: Hey…wait!

14.

Deigo: Uh…!

Sorako: Nice catch!

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Sorako: Ah, that’s right… / Why don’t we walk home together today?

Box 1: When I noticed…

Box 2: My hands had stopped shaking.

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Athena: I was sure that it was going to go well! // Everyone held back because of what you said!

Deigo: I see…did it look like that to you?

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Athena: It’s strange that they’d do that to me though… / If this was Ancient Greece, they’d be bringing me offerings!

Deigo: This is present-day Japan.

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Athena: I’m sorry… // I thought I’d make lots of friends for you…

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Athena: I did things the way I wanted…are you angry?

Deigo: Athena…

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Athena: WAAAAH?!

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Deigo: Of course I am! / Don’t think I’ll forgive you if you try to be cute!

Athena: [aside: Owww!] N-No, Deigo! If you get angry like this, Lyssa’s madness will…

In panel: Shut up!

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Athena: They must have held back because I didn’t look like a goddess! / I’m going to wear this tomorrow!

Deigo: You actually want to drive me crazy, don’t you?