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Suicide...

According to the dictionary, it is defined as,

"The act of taking one's own life."

I suspect I'll go through life without ever attempting to commit suicide.

Not out of any moral standards,

but as the result of something far more fundamental.

But let's save that discussion for some other time.

At any rate, she intends to die!

The navy blue ribbon of a new student is fluttering in the wind.

This is where the progression in stories takes two strongly diverging paths.

Down one path, the protagonist actively participates in the story and pushes it forward.

Down the other, the protagonist remains passive and allows the story to unfold.

I clearly belonged in the second category,

but for some odd reason, I chose to follow the first!

Uh, excuse me!

I will omit exactly what I chose to say at that moment, but...

At any rate, someone as stunning in glasses as you...

simply must not die!

I laid my heart bare as I said something to that effect.

And for the climax, I poured my heart into crying out the following words:

In short, I love glasses!

How unpleasant.

You-

I was too much for you.

Uh...

Say...

For now, could you do something about that...?

Please...

What... on Earth are you?

Y-you took the words right out of my mouth.

That is how I met Mirai Kuriyama.

If that was the extent of our relationship,

it'd probably be impossible for stories to exist in this world of ours.

Could you put these glasses on?

A dismembered body, huh?

Grotesque murders aren't the one and only way to draw in readers, you know.

Grotesque murders aren't the one and only way to draw in readers, you know.

Then what type of murder should I go for?

I hate things like, "I thought it'd be cool to dismember him!" above all else.

This okay?

Yes, that's fine.

Akihito, our predecessors in the Literary Club poured their hearts and souls into those scraps of paper.

It's rude to toy with them.

I don't sense a shred of respect in that statement.

I don't sense a shred of respect in that statement.

Can you blame me?

You went up to our adviser and said, "We'll hit Volume 150 with our next anthology."

You went up to our adviser and said, "We'll hit Volume 150 with our next anthology."

Considering the current state of our club,

you should have known she'd tell you

you should have known she'd tell you

to make this commemorative issue a compilation of our best works.

to make this commemorative issue a compilation of our best works.

Mitsuki, you're the one who told me to go talk to her!

How about this?

It's a mystery that has a weak motive and a clumsy scientific investigation with a twist.

If you remember all of that, you can toss it out...

It's a fairy tale, but it was rather interesting.

The title?

"I Took Off My Red Riding Hood."

Then I won't know who she is!

Mirai Kuriyama?

Probably.

Are you trying to dump the screening process onto me?

I'll be back in just a sec.

Ow, ow, ow, ow...

Huh? Kuriyama-san, what brings you to this neck of the woods?

What a coincidence to see you here!

Seriously...

Coincidences like this don't happen!

How unpleasant!

What were you doing?

Uh...

Well...

You won't find a good excuse by wiping your glasses.

I-I-I-I wasn't trying to come up with an excuse!

But you're clearly shaken.

O-o-only because you made that weird accusation, Senpai!

Don't you think it's about time you gave up?

As I've already told you, I'm immortal.

No matter how many times you stab me or mortally wound me,

you can't kill me.

Wh-wh-wh-what are you talking about?

You suck at playing dumb!

Do you realize how many times you've stabbed me in the past week, Kuriyama-san?

One, two, six...

It takes two hands?!

It's your fault, Senpai!

I've never heard of someone possessed by a yomu who can take countless fatal blows!

I've already told you!

I'm not possessed by a yomu. I'm a half-yomu.

I'm a rare entity, born between a human and a yomu.

Then does it really matter?

How do you figure?

Nothing changes, no matter how many times I stab you.

Now see here! I'm not some lame video game monster!

At any rate, there is nothing wrong with what I'm doing

since I am a Spirit World Warrior and you're a yomu.

Goodbye.

Ouch!

Ow, ow, ow...

How did it go?

No progress!

Akihito...

What is it?

If you don't get your act together,

your dream where I confess my love for you on Graduation Day will go unfulfilled.

Since when was that my dream?

Oh, did you want to confess to me?

That's not what I meant!

I'm saying that your assumption is way off base!

You'll have to pardon me.

You're an unscrupulous pervert who'd go after anyone with a big rack.

I take it you see absolutely no reason to hone in on just me, right?

Ease up on the teasing or I'll get angry!

It's less of a hobby and more of a daily chore.

Even if it means a scolding, I can't escape from the duty that has been bestowed upon me.

Don't make it sound like you mean it!

Why don't you let her stab you as much as she likes?

I'll have to pass!

I may be an immortal, but I can still feel pain.

Just thinking about the agony of having my innards gouged out...

Yeah? Sounds like the ultimate reward for a masochistic freak!

Don't label me a masochist.

And why does she have to be so persistent...?

No idea why?

If I had to guess...

Could it be love?!

How wonderful! To be loved by a girl who looks great in any type of glasses!

This is why I don't touch perverts' delusions of grandeur.

Well, at any rate...

...you should avoid any further interactions with Mirai Kuriyama.

Why's that?

The Nase family has jurisdiction over the Spirit World Warriors in this district.

And their daughter is giving you a word of advice.

If that doesn't spell things out clearly enough, then you're stupid.

Doesn't this routine get old?

Plan on going at it again today?

Senpai, why do you always stay at school so late?

It'd suck if I went home earlier and you attacked me in front of the other students.

If that's the case, you can rest at ease!

I made sure that we'd be alone.

Jeez, thanks for the thought.

I've never heard of anyone who could manipulate their blood and use it as a sword.

My family was loathed as a cursed clan amongst the Spirit World Warriors

Why?

I suspect it's because we were too powerful.

Spirit Warriors generally tend to eliminate anyone exceedingly powerful

since their powers are already abnormal.

As a result, my clan died off. I am the last survivor.

What a horrible story...

Is it? I think that it is...

a rather common one.

Let's commence the battle!

Fine... But first I have something I'd like to ask.

Why are you so hung up on me?

Sheesh!

Wh-why are you running from me?!

I'm not running! This is a tactical retreat!

You've already proven after multiple fights that I can't beat you!

I can't believe this!

Wait, Senpai!

Did I lose her?

Where did you come from?!

Eat this!

Take this!

Hey! You made me kill the bucket!

Really!

I think it's about time you called it quits.

Am I in a horror movie...?

It-it's dark! Senpai, what'd you do?!

You're wearing a bucket.

Are you hungry?

S-Senpai!

A yomu...

R-right...!

Move it!

In this club, they also have you go running!

Crap!

Kanbara-kun, I'm sorry!

I feel bad about this, but could you give the Cleaners a call?

You were planning to anyway, weren't you?

Later!

Who was that just now?

Shizuku Ninomiya, also known as Nino-san.

She's a kinda famous Spirit World Warrior around these parts.

Is that right?

You've never defeated a yomu before?

I wouldn't go that far...

But it's close to zero.

Even though you're a Spirit World Warrior?

I've already told you! My clan is hated because of its ability to control blood.

So I've avoided anything to do with subduing yomu

in order to keep from revealing my powers.

Besides...

Besides?

It's nothing...

So you decided that I'm a yomu and mustered your courage and attacked me!

And then you told me that you're an immortal...

That means I can stab you all I want and you won't die!

I wasn't accustomed to taking down yomu, so...

Hold it! Were you using me for practice?

Why not? You've got nothing to lose!

I do, too! That crap is super hard on my heart!

I told you! I can feel pain!

Do you have any idea how badly that hurts?

If you think you can do whatever you want to immortals, I'm gonna cry discrimination!

The other people here can hear you.

Not a problem! I've already made sure no one's around.

Thank you for waiting!

Here are the additional burrito, mole poblano, and chili con carne sets you ordered.

Please enjoy yourselves!

You ordered more food?!

You're being unpleasant.

I'm the one finding this unpleasant!

First you use me as a practice dummy and then you leech dinner off me!

"Leech"? Wasn't this the term for our deal?

I won't challenge you to any more fights today in exchange for a free dinner.

Judging from the way you said that, are you gonna attack me again tomorrow?

Wasn't that the deal?

It's true that yomu possess humans and take lives,

but for those with Spirit World Warrior powers, they aren't all that hard to deal with.

At the very least, they should be easier than stabbing me.

At the very least, they should be easier than stabbing me. A train is arriving at Lane 5.

A train is arriving at Lane 5.

I know that... For your safety, please stand behind the yellow studded tiles.

For your safety, please stand behind the yellow studded tiles.

Then why don't you go after them? For your safety, please stand behind the yellow studded tiles.

Kuriyama-san!

Thank you for dinner!

I know that...

I wonder what her issue is...

Thank you!

Yeah! Be sure to eat up!

Yeah! Be sure to eat up!

Kanbara, eating in the cafeteria?

Yeah! I do every now and then.

What brought on the sudden desire to meet in the cafeteria?

You make it sound as if I normally hide out in the clubroom.

Isn't that the truth?

Very well! I won't deny it.

I lead a pathetic school life where the only person I can abuse is my old friend, Akihito,

who is accustomed to eating in a bathroom stall.

Wait! Doesn't that make me sound like the loser here?

Now then, it's about time we moved on to the main agenda.

You can't touch the agenda without a prelude, can you?

I won't be attending our club meeting today.

You called me down here just to tell me that?

Yes. So everything I say from here on out is just me talking to myself.

Got that?

Yeah.

Could you keep quiet when I'm talking to myself?

What do you say?

Which do you want?!

The Nase family is keeping an eye on Mirai Kuriyama.

Why?

Throughout the generations, the leader of the land is unwelcoming and conservative.

What exactly does that mean?

Cease all further interactions with Mirai Kuriyama.

Despite my saying that, you're still going to get involved with her, huh?

Probably...

But hey, I'm an immortal! No matter what happens, it's not like I'll die.

If only you could die.

What are you going to do today?

I'd like to talk to you...

Here! That'll be 390 yen.

Then I'll give you 500 yen...

Huh?

Ummm...

I'm sorry about that.

It's cool, really.

So, what did you want to talk about?

Well, I was wondering if there was a reason why you decided to come to this town...

Not in particular.

Why do you ask?

To be honest, someone told me... not to get involved with you.

Kuriyama-sa-

So what if people hate me!

Everyone loves flaming me on blogs and twitter!

You're right...

I know...

Ah, kidding! Kidding! Just kidding! I swear I'll look you up later and back you up!

Man, this'll be a blast...!

Wait! Back to the reason why you're here!

You really don't have a reason for coming?

Even if I did, do you think I'd tell you here and now?

In other words, you do have a reason?

I won't fall for any loaded questions.

You should eat at home...

Is there some reason why you can't eat at home?

Glasses

Glasses Wh-why do you ask?

Wh-why do you ask?

Of course nothing weird is going on!

You're an open book!

You're unpleasant!

Were you unable to pay your rent?

I managed to make this month's payment!

Your apartment is so covered in garbage that you can't get in?

I keep it clean!

Then... do you have a yomu in your apartment?

D-d-d-do you really think that could happen?

Th-th-th-that the room I just so happened to move into

just so happened to have a yomu living inside?

I see...

Well, it's said that a Spirit World Warrior's powers can attract yomu...

W-wait just one minute!

Where do you think you're going?

I'll lend you a hand, so let's go take it down.

You'll get some money out of the deal.

And once you've grown more confident, I won't have to worry about getting stabbed.

I don't want to.

Why not?

I'm scared...

I'm afraid of taking its life.

Then why don't you quit being a Spirit World Warrior?

If I could quit...

if I could quit, I would have a long time ago!

I tried to quit!

I gave up being a Spirit World Warrior and stopped defeating yomu!

I tried to lead a normal life!

But the cursed blood coursing through my veins isn't normal...!

This power is...

I'm the same way.

Just a moment, please.

Any changes?

Not in particular.

But...

Get ready.

Kuriyama-san!

It got away!

Down!

Yomu...!

Kuriyama-san, aren't you going to enter a club?

Kuriyama-san, aren't you going to enter a club?

I don't have time for one.

Are you interested in the Literary Club?

I'll pass.

Huh? Why?

I don't care to interact with others...