13 - The Cursed Secondhand Book

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SIGN    Class 2-3
[00:00] Haruaki
    And with that, the first
    term has come to a close.
[00:04] Haruaki
    I look forward to seeing all of your
    cheerful faces in the new term.
SIGN    Summer
    Vacation
[00:08] Beniko
    About damn time.
[00:10] Mamekichi
    All right! We're gonna play all
    we want starting tomorrow!
[00:12] Oota and Toubyou
    Yeah!
[00:14] Small Old Man
    And so, summer vacation
    begins at Hyakki Academy.
SIGN    A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
SIGN    A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
SIGN    Tokyo
SIGN    Morioka
SIGN    Iwate
SIGN    Episode 13
    "The Cursed
    Secondhand Book"
[01:59] Hijita
    Seriously, you should be doing this for
    your husband, not your younger brother.
[02:03] Hijita Sister
    And I'm practicing on you so I don't
    rip a hole in my husband's ear.
[02:08] Hijita
    So I'm just a guinea pig?
[02:09] Hijita Mom
    Koutarou.
[02:11] Hijita
    What, Mom? I'm busy right now.
[02:12] Hijita Mom
    Nyuudou-kun's here.
[02:14] Nyuudou
    H-Hey...
[02:16] Nyuudou
    Sorry to interrupt your siscon activities.
[02:18] Hijita
    What? N-No! What are you doing here, anyway?
[02:21] Nyuudou
    Well, stuff happened.
[02:26] Nyuudou
    I'm going to be staying at Zashiki's
    place next door again this year,
[02:30] Nyuudou
    so I came by to say hi.
[02:31] Hijita
    Did you run away again?
[02:33] Nyuudou
    Ah...
[02:34] Nyuudou
    Yeah, pretty much.
[02:36] Hijita
    Hey, why don't you try talking to Seimei?
[02:39] Hijita
    I know how he is, but he's our teacher...
[02:42] Nyuudou
    What's the point in telling him?
[02:46] Nyuudou
    It won't change anything.
[02:49] Beniko
    Hey, you two.
[02:51] Beniko
    I brought you some shaved ice.
[02:53] Beniko
    Eat up!
[02:54] Hijita
    Beni-chan, you're here?
[02:55] Beniko
    I made some special syrup in the kitchen.
[02:58] Beniko
    Eat up, Hijita.
[03:00] Hijita
    Isn't it a bit brown?
[03:02] Beniko
    I made it so it'd suit your
    tastes as a dorotabou.
[03:04] Beniko
    I'm having a normal strawberry one.
[03:06] Nyuudou
    I'll have the other strawberry.
[03:07] Hijita
    I wonder what everyone else is
    doing on their summer vacation.
[03:11] Nyuudou
    Oota said he was going to watch
    baseball with Akibe-san.
[03:14] Both
    Yay!
[03:16] Beniko
    They're a surprisingly active couple.
[03:19] Nyuudou
    Right?
[03:19] Beniko
    Come to think of it, three days ago,
[03:21] Beniko
    the tanuki and cat came by to borrow
    a bike trailer to catch some bugs.
[03:28] Hijita
    "Dorotabou tastes," my ass! This is just dirt!
[03:33] Beniko
    Tee-hee!
SIGN    Tokyo
SIGN    Okayama
[03:37] Mamekichi
    Hey!
SIGN    Okayama
[03:40] Mamekichi
    Akisame-kun!
[03:42] Mamekichi
    I caught a new type of butterfly!
[03:45] Tamao
    Well done, Omame!
[03:46] Renjou
    That's my father!
[03:49] Mamekichi
    Whoops. I guess it's another
    one of Renjou-san's family.
[03:54] Mamekichi
    The giant spider we caught
    earlier was your mom...
[03:58] Tamao
    Is this stag beetle your little sister?
[04:00] Renjou
    That's not my little sister.
    Isn't that a cockroach?
[04:04] Tamao
    Well, shoot.
[04:05] Tamao
    We're getting nowhere on our
    bug-collecting research project.
[04:07] Tamao
    My mom's gonna chew me out.
[04:09] Mamekichi
    I'm not gonna get yelled at.
[04:11] Mamekichi
    Because my dad went to Kyoto today.
[04:14] Mamekichi
    My mom's anger is always directed at my dad.
[04:17] Tamao
    Why would he get yelled at for going to Kyoto?
SIGN    Okayama
SIGN    Kyoto
SIGN    Kyoto
[04:26] Mame Papa
    Rin-chwan!
[04:29] Mame Papa
    I haven't seen you since Golden Week!
[04:31] Miki
    It's been so long.
[04:33] Mame Papa
    You haven't been at work lately.
    I've been worried.
[04:36] Miki
    Yeah, I was busy teaching your son at school.
[04:40] Miki
    Also, I'm your son's former
    homeroom teacher and a guy.
[04:42] Miki
    Figure it out already, you pervy old man!
[04:44] Mame Papa
    Ah, it's time for a potty break.
[04:47] Miki
    Oh, let me take you.
[04:49] Miki
    Onee-chan!
[04:51] Torako
    What are you yelling about?
[04:53] Miki
    I said I'd help out while I was back home,
[04:55] Miki
    but why do I have to deal
    with that guy again?!
[04:58] Torako
    Well, you said you were broke, so I'm
    letting you make some pocket money.
[05:02] Miki
    Come on...
SIGN    Whoosh
[05:04] Torako
    Go on, now. He's comin' back.
[05:07] Torako
    Make sure you wring out all the cash
    you can from the tanuki daddy.
SIGN    Miki's Belongings
SIGN    Hatanaka-kun
[05:18] Hatanaka
    Rintarou's not answering...
[05:20] Hatanaka
    He said he was going back home. Is he all right?
[05:25] Son
    Look, Papa! I'm kicking!
[05:27] Hatanaka
    Come on, now!
[05:28] Saki
    Hey! Don't splash water over here.
[05:32] Hatanaka
    Come on. Stop that.
[05:33] Saki
    Hey!
[05:36] Hatanaka
    Sorry, I need a towel!
    Could you bring me a towel?
[05:40] Haruaki
    Coming!
[05:44] Haruaki
    Sano-kun!
[05:46] Haruaki
    I've been waiting for you!
[05:49] Haruaki
    'Sup, Yakubyougami? What do you want?
[05:52] Sano
    Hell if I know.
[05:54] Sano
    I only came here because the principal
    gave me a map and it led here.
[05:58] Haruaki
    What? You didn't hear?
[06:00] Haruaki
    I told the principal that I wanted to
    spend the summer with you, and he said,
[06:06] Haruaki
    "Then he's all yours this year."
[06:09] Amaaki
    Huh?
[06:11] Sano
    Seriously?
[06:14] Mom
    I can finally put this guest
    tea cup to good use.
[06:17] Haruaki
    I wonder if Sano-kun would
    like green tea or hojicha.
[06:22] Mom
    Well, I'm glad you were discharged from
    the hospital before summer vacation.
[06:27] Mom
    I almost fainted when I heard
    you'd gotten hurt in a fire.
[06:32] Haruaki
    But I'm totally fine no—
[06:33] Mom
    Haruaki...
[06:34] Haruaki
    Huh?
[06:36] Mom
    You got lucky this time,
    but don't push yourself.
[06:41] Mom
    If you push yourself and end up
    disregarding your own safety,
[06:45] Mom
    you're also disregarding
    everyone you're important to.
[06:49] Mom
    You need to realize you're alive
    because people support you.
[06:54] Mom
    If you're going to push yourself, do so
    in a way that won't make anyone sad.
[06:58] Haruaki
    Okay. I'm sorry I worried you.
[07:03] Haruaki
    Huh? You start your part-time
    job today, Sano-kun?
[07:06] Sano
    Yeah, pretty much.
[07:08] Sano
    So after this, I'm heading
    to Hyakki Academy Island.
[07:11] Haruaki
    In that case, do you mind if I go with you?
[07:14] Haruaki
    I forgot something in the faculty room.
[07:16] Haruaki
    But wait... how are you
    getting to the island?
[07:19] Sano
    Well, the principal...
SIGN    Quick
SIGN    Taxi
[07:24] Haruaki
    Huh... So if you call this phone
    number, someone will pick you up?
[07:29] Sano
    Yeah. Hello? I'd like to go
    to Hyakki Academy Island.
[07:33] Yanagida
    Thanks for waiting.
[07:35] Sano
    Wait, that voice...
SIGN    Vacant
[07:38] Yanagida
    Your ittan-momen taxi is here.
[07:40] Sano
    Geh! Yanagida!
SIGN    Gida
[07:41] Yanagida
    I work as a taxi during
    summer break to make money.
[07:45] Yanagida
    I'll take you anywhere in
    the country for 500 yen!
[07:47] Yanagida
    I can get you to the school
    from here in five minutes.
[07:49] Haruki
    But we'd die if you flew that fast.
[07:52] Yanagida
    Don't worry. These seats have youkai magic
    cast on them. They're super efficient.
[07:56] Sano
    Actually, Yanagida,
[07:58] Sano
    why don't you stop making medicine
    and make this your real job?
[08:01] Yanagida
    But that'd be so dull that there'd
    be no excitement in my life.
[08:03] Yanagida
    Messing up making medicine and almost
    blowing up the school is a good balance.
[08:08] Haruki
    I mean, that might work for you,
    but it doesn't work for us.
[08:11] Yanagida
    Here we go!
[08:21] Haruaki
    I can't believe it! How could I forget
    my Super Cute Uniform Encyclopedia?
[08:25] Haruaki
    Now, then. I'll have
    Yanagida-kun take me back...
[08:28] Haruaki
    Oh, I know! While I'm here...
SIGN    Youkai Bookstore
[08:35] Sano
    I knew you'd show up.
[08:38] Haruaki
    And I figured you were expecting me.
[08:41] Haruaki
    Working at a used book store is pretty fancy.
[08:44] Sano
    Well, I'm basically just looking after
    the shop since no one comes by.
[08:48] Haruaki
    Huh... So you're here by yourself?
[08:51] Sano
    The old lady who owns the place is out right
    now, and the other employee here is...
[08:55] Tenmaru
    Oh? Well, if it isn't Abe-sensei.
[08:58] Haruaki
    K-Karasuma-kun?!
[09:00] Sano
    You actually know Karasuma-kun?
[09:03] Haruaki
    You know! He's one of the
    members of the karasu tengu
[09:05] Haruaki
    that tanukinapped Maizuka-kun the other day.
[09:08] Sano
    What? You tanukinapped Mame?!
[09:10] Tenmaru
    Now, I'm just an honest young
    man working at this bookstore.
[09:14] Haruaki
    This is what you should've
    been doing in the first place.
[09:16] Tenmaru
    But that's so boring.
[09:18] Tenmaru
    We're the best when we're doing evil deeds.
[09:22] Yanagida
    It's a good balance.
[09:23] Haruaki/Sano
    He's saying the same thing as Yanagida-kun.
SIGN    Leave the evil deeds to us
SIGN    Tenmaru Karasuma
SIGN    Karasu Tengu Troupe Secretary
[09:25] Tenmaru
    Anyway, I'll be happy to help you
    out with any evil deed, Abe-sensei.
[09:31] Haruaki
    You probably won't have to worry about that.
SIGN    Leave the evil deeds to us
SIGN    Tenmaru Karasuma
[09:37] Haruaki
    Karasuma-kun sorta reminds me of you.
[09:40] Haruaki
    You're both cool.
[09:41] Sano
    What? We're nothing alike.
[09:43] Sano
    I mean, he tries to act cool, but...
SIGN    Buddha Nirvana
    Magical Girl
    Mandala
SIGN    First Press
    Limited Edition
SIGN    Comes with a special figure
[09:48] Tenmaru
    The Buddha Nirvana Magical Girl Mandala
    Collector's Edition that comes with a figure!
[09:53] Tenmaru
    I couldn't even find this in Akiba!
    I can't believe it's here!
[09:56] Tenmaru
    Dude, the quality's amazing on this thing!
[09:59] Sano
    As you can see, he's a hardcore
    2D otaku. You think we're alike?
[10:04] Haruaki
    Sorry, you guys aren't that alike after all.
[10:07] Haruaki
    Okay, I'm gonna go look at some books.
[10:09] Sano
    Sure. Find a good one and
    contribute to the sales here.
[10:13] Haruaki
    I don't even know where to start
    when there's this many...
[10:20] Haruaki
    I feel like this book is calling to me...
[10:22] Honda
    Ah, you've got a good eye, sir.
[10:25] Haruaki
    Whoa!
[10:26] Haruaki
    I guess there's another employee here!
[10:28] Honda
    That one's got a neat trick to it.
    I highly recommend it.
[10:31] Honda
    Perhaps it's because it's not finished,
    but no one else will read it.
[10:34] Haruaki
    Huh?
[10:36] Honda
    But it's really interesting, and the
    reader can supply their own ending.
[10:40] Haruaki
    I didn't know that was a thing!
    I guess I'll read it, then.
SIGN    Me
[10:45] Haruaki
    "It happened on a rainy day.
[10:48] Haruaki
    While I was feeling a bit listless
    from the dull atmosphere,
[10:51] Haruaki
    I continued my shift as an
    employee at a bookstore."
[10:54] Haruaki
    I guess this book stars a bookstore employee.
    Just like Sano-kun and Karasuma-kun.
[10:59] Haruaki
    "Then, suddenly, thunder crashed
    along with some other noise."
SIGN    Crash
[11:07] Sano
    Thunder and lightning?
[11:08] Sano
    That sounded super close.
[11:10] Tenmaru
    It was sunny just moments ago.
SIGN    Youkai Bookstore
[11:12] Tenmaru
    Oh, it's starting to rain, too.
[11:15] Haruaki
    That startled me! Anyway,
    let's read more of the book.
[11:19] Haruaki
    "That day, the owner was out,
[11:22] Haruaki
    and my coworker So-and-So-san
    and I had nothing to do."
[11:27] Haruaki
    "So-and-So-san"?
[11:29] Haruaki
    "Fill this in with the name of a
    human or youkai around you."
[11:32] Haruaki
    But of course!
[11:33] Haruaki
    Then I'll read this as Sano-kun, the protagonist,
    with Karasuma-kun as his coworker.
SIGN    So-and-So-san
SIGN    Shop Employee
    "Me"
SIGN    Karasuma-kun
[11:41] Haruki
    Hey! The name changed!
[11:43] Haruki
    This must be the neat trick that
    employee was talking about!
[11:48] Haruki
    The youkai author must've cast
    some sort of youkai magic on it.
SIGN    Chills
[11:54] Sano
    What the... I suddenly felt a chill...
[11:57] Tenmaru
    My body also feels heavy suddenly...
[12:01] Sano
    It's raining, but I'm going
    out for some fresh air.
[12:06] Sano
    The door won't open...
[12:08] Tenmaru
    Maybe it's locked.
[12:10] Sano
    No, it's not...
[12:13] Haruaki
    What's wrong, you two?
[12:15] Tenmaru
    The door won't open.
[12:17] Haruaki
    The door?
[12:19] Haruaki
    I-It couldn't be...
[12:22] Haruaki
    "I suddenly felt a chill.
[12:24] Haruaki
    Apparently, Karasuma-kun
    felt something similar,
[12:27] Haruaki
    and the entrance door was tightly shut."
[12:29] Haruaki
    N-Next...
[12:31] Haruaki
    "And then, books suddenly fell
    onto Karasuma-kun's head."
[12:39] Tenmaru
    Ow... What the heck? A book
    suddenly fell on my head...
[12:44] Sano
    Did they fall from the bookshelf?
[12:47] Sano
    What's wrong, Seimei?
[12:50] Haruaki
    Um...
SIGN    A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
SIGN    A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
[12:59] Sano and Tenmaru
    So you're saying...
[13:01] Sano
    ...that we're now the characters in this book?
[13:04] Haruaki
    Apparently so...
[13:05] Sano
    You bastard...
[13:07] Sano
    How dare you drag us into
    something this nonsensical?
[13:10] Haruaki
    Right... I'm willing to
    accept any punishment.
[13:13] Tenmaru
    More importantly,
[13:14] Tenmaru
    Abe-sensei said some male employee
    recommended this book to him...
[13:18] Tenmaru
    but Sano-senpai and I are
    the only ones working today.
[13:21] Haruaki
    Huh?
[13:22] Haruaki
    No, there was another one!
[13:23] Haruaki
    Maybe he was a customer...
[13:25] Tenmaru
    You're the only customer
    right now, Abe-sensei.
[13:27] Haruaki
    Huh?
[13:28] Sano
    Maybe your sixth sense kicked in.
[13:31] Haruaki
    What?! He was a ghost?!
[13:34] Haruaki
    C-Could it be that...
[13:36] Haruaki
    He's a past victim of this book,
    and he's trying to gain more dead buddies?!
[13:40] Tenmaru
    We can't go outside, so apparently
    Sano-senpai and I are being held hostage
[13:45] Tenmaru
    by this book until Abe-sensei
    finishes reading this book.
[13:50] Haruaki
    Th-Then I'll continue reading, so be careful.
[13:53] Both
    Gulp.
[13:55] Both
    Um... "Meanwhile, near the
    store, lightning crashed and—"
[14:00] Haruaki
    "They were surrounded in darkness.
    It seems the power went out."
[14:04] Sano
    Wait, why is it so dark
    in the middle of the day?
[14:07] Haruaki
    One sec. My phone's in my pocket...
[14:10] Haruaki
    What's that sound?
[14:13] All
    What?!
[14:15] Haruaki
    K-Karasuma-kun!
[14:18] Haruaki
    K-Karasuma-kun?
[14:22] Haruaki
    "After taking out a light from my
    pocket, I nervously shone it around.
[14:26] Haruaki
    My coworker, Karasuma-kun, had collapsed.
[14:29] Haruaki
    I panicked and called out to him,
    but there was no response.
[14:33] Haruaki
    That's right...
[14:34] Haruaki
    The Karasuma-kun that was laying there...
[14:37] Haruaki
    was dead."
[14:41] Sano
    Karasuma-kun!
[14:44] Sano
    It's no use...
SIGN    Silence...
[14:46] Sano
    His heart's stopped.
[14:48] Haruaki
    O-Oh, no...
[14:51] Haruaki
    D-Damn it! I'll never accept a book
    that messes with its readers like this!
[14:57] Haruaki
    "Or so I thought, but I had just imagined it."
[15:01] Sano
    Karasuma-kun!
[15:02] Haruaki
    Thank goodness! He came back to life!
[15:05] Tenmaru
    That startled me... I was being
    forced to swim in a lake of blood...
[15:09] Sano
    Hey, look. The text in the book is changing.
[15:12] Tenmaru
    Apparently, the story progression changes
    depending on what's written in the book.
[15:17] Sano
    Then why don't we just end it right now?
[15:20] Haruaki
    Oh, right!
[15:23] Haruaki
    Huh? It's no use.
[15:25] Haruaki
    I'm trying to write "the end,"
    but the pencil won't move.
[15:29] Haruaki
    Maybe we need to at least
    follow some of the story...
[15:33] Tenmaru
    I guess the only path is for Sensei to read on
[15:36] Tenmaru
    and pencil in some things to
    lead us to a happy ending.
[15:40] Haruaki
    That's a huge responsibility...
[15:43] Haruaki
    "It looks like we're saved.
[15:46] Haruaki
    And then, the regular
    So-and-So-san showed up.
[15:49] Haruaki
    It was raining hard outside,
    and they came in to get out of the rain."
[15:53] Haruaki
    Another character just showed up!
[15:56] Sano
    Make it someone who can handle something bad!
[15:58] Haruaki
    What?! I can't pick!
[16:01] Haruaki
    I mean, my students and the mandragoras
    are out of the question...
[16:03] Haruaki
    I don't want to involve my family...
[16:05] Haruaki
    Well, the teachers...
[16:07] Haruaki
    Er, no. They'd be scary later.
[16:11] Tenmaru
    In that case, I have the perfect candidate.
[16:17] Bonmaru
    I'm coming in to get out of the rain for a bit.
[16:21] Bonmaru
    Wait...
[16:22] Bonmaru
    Ten-chan and that one brat from before.
[16:25] Haruaki
    I'm apologizing in advance.
    I'm really sorry about this.
[16:28] Tenmaru
    I mean, it won't be a big deal if he dies.
[16:31] Bonmaru
    That's one hell of a greeting.
[16:37] Bonmaru
    More importantly, what's going on here?
[16:41] Haruaki
    Well...
SIGN    Blah, blah,
    yada, yada
SIGN    You use this when you
    want to summarize
    something.
[16:43] Small old man
    Blah, blah, yada, yada.
[16:45] Bonmaru
    What?! What the hell does that mean?
[16:47] Tenmaru
    Anyway, as long as Abe-sensei rewrites the
    story before something really bad happens...
[16:52] Haruaki
    Y-Yeah, you're right.
[16:56] Sano
    That hurt!
[16:57] Bonmaru
    Hey! What're you doin', Ten-chan?
[17:00] Tenmaru
    I'm not sure. My body's moving on its own.
[17:02] Bonmaru
    Hey, now. This isn't going to turn into
    a murder case or something, is it?
[17:08] Haruaki
    No! Don't do anything rash!
[17:11] Haruaki
    "Karasuma-kun slowly grabbed onto
    my clothes and then XXXXX... Oh!"
[17:19] Bonmaru
    Th-This is an...
[17:21] Haruaki
    ...erotic novel!
[17:24] Tenmaru
    Wait, does that mean Sano-senpai and I—
[17:27] Tenmaru
    Y-You can't be serious!
[17:29] Tenmaru
    Do you know how hard I've been
    trying to keep my virginity?!
[17:32] Tenmaru
    I can't lose it right here
    and now to Sano-senpai!
[17:35] Haruaki
    Um, um...
[17:36] Bonmaru
    Hey! Hurry up and write something!
[17:38] Bonmaru
    Those two are going to kiss!
[17:40] Haruaki
    "Bonmaru-san fantasized that whole thing!"
[17:43] Bonmaru
    What?!
[17:45] Bonmaru
    Oh, God! Lewd scenes of these
    two are filling my brain!
[17:52] Haruaki
    At this rate, they're not
    going to mentally survive!
[17:55] Haruaki
    If only there were some other youkai...
[17:58] Haruaki
    Oh, right! We don't exactly
    have to solve this on our own!
[18:02] All
    Huh?
[18:04] Haruaki
    Bring it on, you weird book!
[18:06] Haruaki
    I'm gonna fight weirdness with weirdness!
[18:12] Sano
    "A giant meteor came falling!"
[18:14] Haruaki
    "But!"
[18:17] Oota
    Man, that home run was so cool!
[18:20] Oota
    I wish I could bat like that!
[18:23] Akibe
    Nice home run!
[18:24] Oota
    Huh? I think I might've
    hit something just now...
[18:28] Haruaki
    "Oota-kun hit it back."
[18:31] Tenmaru
    "Poisonous plants started
    growing in the yard."
[18:33] Haruki
    "Coincidentally... it happened right
    where Yanagida-kun was taking a break."
SIGN    Poison
SIGN    Poison
SIGN    Poison
SIGN    Poison
SIGN    Poison
SIGN    Poison
[18:39] Yanagida
    Ooh, poisonous plants!
SIGN    Poison
SIGN    Poison
[18:40] Yanagida
    I'm gonna make me some poison!
[18:45] Bonmaru
    "A flock of locusts came flying."
[18:48] Haruaki
    "Right where there were
    some kids collecting bugs!"
SIGN    Okayama
[18:53] Mame and Tamao
    What a haul!
[18:59] Sano
    "A truck busted in."
[19:01] Haruaki
    "To this person's place!"
SIGN    Kyoto
[19:05] Geisha
    A truck!
[19:06] Geisha
    Is being held up!
[19:08] Miki
    That's dangerous, damn it.
[19:11] Haruaki
    "To a drunk Rintarou-kun!"
[19:13] Miki
    You're in the way, damn it!
[19:17] Tenmaru
    "Kidnapped by aliens."
[19:18] Haruaki
    Well, these people would
    absolutely love that!
SIGN    To
    Takahashi-sensei
[19:24] Takahashi
    Wow... It's been my dream ever
    since I was a child to meet aliens.
[19:28] Takahashi
    I'm so curious...
[19:30] Takahashi
    I wonder if you have blood types.
[19:33] Takahashi
    What color is it?
[19:35] Takahashi
    Body temperature?
[19:35] Takahashi
    What shapes are its organs?
[19:38] Takahashi
    What kinds do you have?
[19:40] Takahashi
    I want to see all of this with my own eyes!
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
[19:47] Sano
    Okay, the book's getting tired.
[19:50] Haruaki
    How's that?! Truth is stranger than fiction!
[19:53] Haruaki
    A bizarre book is no match for my weirdness!
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
SIGN    Huff
[19:58] Tenmaru
    There are only a few pages remaining!
[20:00] Haruaki
    So, what are you going to do next?
[20:02] Haruaki
    "And so, the cursed book sucked
    in everyone around it."
[20:06] All
    Huh?
[20:08] Haruaki
    "And then they became a part of the cast of
    characters to forever entertain readers."
[20:12] All
    Huh?
[20:17] Bonmaru
    Wha—
[20:19] Bonmaru
    What the hell is this?!
[20:20] Sano
    Seimei!
[20:22] Haruaki
    Then how about this?!
[20:26] Haruaki
    "But the book fell to Haruaki
    Abe's power to exorcise demons!"
[20:38] Sano
    It's not over yet! End that book!
[20:41] Haruaki
    "And so, the book's curse was lifted!
[20:44] Haruaki
    And everyone lived happily ever after!
[20:47] Haruaki
    The end!"
[20:56] Tenmaru
    We can take this to mean the
    curse was indeed lifted, right?
[21:00] All
    W-We're saved...
SIGN    Author
    Photo
SIGN    m 0 0 l 120 0 120 1000 0 1000
SIGN    Kotoba Honda
SIGN    1915-1945
SIGN    Born in Tokyo
SIGN    Though he spent his life as a human,
    he was rumored to have supernatural
    powers. He never got noticed as an
    author while he was alive, and his
    dream to have his work published
    never came true, but after his death,
    a youkai publishing editorial
    department found a safe from his
    home that burnt down and...
[21:06] Haruaki
    This person...
[21:08] Haruaki
    He's the employee who
    suggested this book to me!
[21:11] Sano
    So it was the author's ghost...
[21:14] Tenmaru
    Apparently he passed away a long time ago.
[21:16] Haruaki
    So he really was a ghost.
[21:19] Tenmaru
    Maybe he couldn't pass on because
    his book was incomplete,
[21:24] Tenmaru
    so he relied on you since
    you have a strong sixth sense.
[21:28] Haruaki
    I see.
[21:30] Haruaki
    It ended up a really weird story,
[21:32] Haruaki
    but if the author and this book are now
    able to rest in peace, it's worth it.
[21:37] Bonmaru
    Yeah.
[21:38] Tenmaru
    Yup.
[21:41] Haruaki
    If everything I wrote came true,
[21:43] Haruaki
    I should've written things that
    would've benefited us more!
[21:47] Bonmaru
    Yeah!
[21:48] Haruaki
    Like conveniently being buried in uniforms!
[21:50] Bonmaru
    Or conveniently becoming rich!
[21:52] Tenmaru
    Actually, I think you might still make it!
[21:54] Tenmaru
    And then please conveniently create a
    girlfriend I can lose my virginity to!
[21:59] Sano
    Seriously...
SIGN    Youkai Bookstore
[22:02] Sano
    Go get cursed again, you idiots!
SIGN    Author
    Photo
[22:07] Honda
    Tee-hee-hee.