# E6 - Summer Deer Festival
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQ59WN/summer-deer-festival)
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***SIGN*** This is a work of fiction. The names of the people, places, and organizations
are fictitious and in no way related to any real person or entity.
**[00:00] Narrator**
We would like to humbly thank all the
loyal viewers of* My Deer Friend Nokotan*.
**[00:06] Narrator**
As we fearfully await the day we receive
objections from a deer conservation group,
**[00:09] Narrator**
our show has officially
reached the halfway mark.
**[00:13] Narrator**
So this time, on top of our usual episode,
**[00:17] Narrator**
we are proud to present to you a
collection of eighteen mini episodes.
**[00:21] Narrator**
Isn't it great getting eighteen
for the price of one?
**[00:25] Nokotan**
Starting notsu!
***SIGN*** Summer Deer Festival
***SIGN*** Deer Club
Seeking New Club Members
***SIGN*** I Seriously Don't Get the Trick
***SIGN*** Bessatsu Friend
**[02:05] Nokotan**
Koshitan, Koshitan!
**[02:06] Koshitan**
Hm?
**[02:07] Nokotan**
I'm about to show you my psychic powers,
so watch carefully.
**[02:10] Koshitan**
'Kay.
***SIGN*** Deer Crackers
**[02:21] Koshitan**
It started shining?
Wait, does she actually...
***SIGN*** Flop
**[02:26] Koshitan**
Not the spoon but yourself?
***SIGN*** You're Probably Gonna Stand Out for Various Reasons
**[02:32] Koshitan**
Man, I could sure use some coffee right now.
**[02:34] Nokotan**
Want some?
**[02:35] Koshitan**
You actually have some?
***SIGN*** Open
**[02:46] Koshitan**
Actually, I'm good.
**[02:48] Nokotan**
Om, nom, nom...
***SIGN*** Better Than Selling Off Some Organs
**[02:50] Koshitan**
The cost of the deer crackers...
**[02:52] Koshitan**
Room repair expenses for all the destruction
Shikanoko and Anko caused...
**[02:56] Koshitan**
The cost of the King of
Koshi Torako Competition...
**[02:59] Koshitan**
We don't have enough money!
**[03:01] Koshitan**
Also, the Deer Club has to foot the entire bill
for that competition? Damn it!
**[03:07] Nokotan**
Koshitan.
**[03:10] Nokotan**
Wanna sell these on Mercari?
***SIGN*** Recommended Shop Pick
***SIGN*** Deer Antler
***SIGN*** List
***SIGN*** Genjima-san has purchased the item
"Deer Antler °Like New°." Please send
the item after confirming their details.
**[03:26] Koshitan**
We sold one!
**[03:27] Narrator**
Club funds secured!
***SIGN*** She's Not Killing Anyone with Those Winks
**[03:30] Nokotan**
Notsu.
**[03:33] Nokotan**
Notsu.
**[03:35] Koshitan**
How does all that actually work?
***SIGN*** Deer Club
Seeking New Club Members
***SIGN*** This Is Definitely Messed Up
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Guugle News
Top | Live | Ranking | Entertainment | Sports | Gourmet | Politics
Cat-Eared Idols Are All the Rage!!
Shishidoko Neko from nekomarionette-paties, the idol group
gaining fame on social media as "the underground idols who
look too good with cat ears," uploaded a video onto her personal
Mytube channel on the 10th. The video happened to be of her
doing an official "Let's Dance" video of part of the choreography
for their new song that goes on sale next month.
Fans were so blown away by this video that they flooded
the internet with comments. This surprise...
***SIGN*** We asked everyone in Japan!
***SIGN*** Favorite Animal Ranking
***SIGN*** 1st Cat
***SIGN*** 2nd Dog
***SIGN*** 3rd Bear
***SIGN*** 4th Horse
***SIGN*** 5th Sparrow
***SIGN*** Out of Ranking Deer
**[03:43] [SONG] Sign**
Comments & General Consensus
***SIGN*** According to our survey, cats took the number-one spot.
***SIGN*** Top News > Sports
***SIGN*** The World Cat Cup Begins!
***SIGN*** Japanese Cats Come Out on Top!
Made it Through the Group Leagues!
***SIGN*** The World Cat Cup opened last week.
The Japanese cats had their work cut out
for them with one win and one loss.
This morning, they went up against the
Spanish cats to see who would move
onto the finals league. The Spanish cats
are a powerhouse team—one of the top
teams in Europe. They definitely didn't
pull any punches against their Japanese
opponents. A fierce battle continued as
neither side would let up, but then the
Japanese cats went for a risky move.
The competition was close, but the
"Calico's 1mm," which was trending on
social media, is what turned the tables,
bringing them victory...
***SIGN*** Shimbun
***SIGN*** m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
***SIGN*** Top News > Politics
***SIGN*** The Truth Behind the Cat Party's Seizure of Power
***SIGN*** The Deer Party Self-Destructs?!
The Truth Behind the Regime
Change
***SIGN*** Support for the Deer Party has continued
to decline due to the faction-related slush
fund scandal that has been going on since
last year. Political distrust has grown as
the number of independents who do not
support any political party swells.
Meanwhile, the Cat Party has steadily
built up the public's trust through
economic recovery measures and other
efforts. The gap between the two parties'
support rates has become decisive.
***SIGN*** We asked for political scientist Toranoi-san's analysis of this regime change.
**[03:50] [SONG] Sign**
"Monthly Deer" Publication Suspended
**[03:53] Nokotan**
Wasn't it finally time for deer to shine?!
**[03:56] Narrator**
Better luck in your next life.
***SIGN*** I Think Just My Antlers Might Grow Every Night
**[04:01] Nokotan**
I totally think the Deer Club should
start selling body pillow covers.
**[04:05] Koshitan**
Where'd that come from?
**[04:07] Nokotan**
Hup!
**[04:08] Nokotan**
I even made a sample!
**[04:10] Koshitan**
Did you just will that into existence?
**[04:12] Koshitan**
Also, it has antlers...
**[04:14] Nokotan**
Try it out, Koshitan!
**[04:17] Nokotan**
Well? Well?!
**[04:19] Koshitan**
*Damn antler's in the way.*
***SIGN*** I Sure Hope You Make This into Merch
**[04:22] Nokotan**
Then how about some Deer Club T-shirts?
**[04:25] Koshitan**
I guess we could do that much.
***SIGN*** Deer Club
***SIGN*** Notsu.
**[04:30] Nokotan**
All done!
**[04:30] Koshitan**
You just formed it out of the ether again.
**[04:33] Nokotan**
I'm gonna wear it right now!
***SIGN*** Deer Club
***SIGN*** Notsu.
***SIGN*** It Shines in Seven Colors
**[04:41] Nokotan**
Did you drop this golden antler
or this silver antler?
**[04:45] Koshitan**
You whut?
**[04:46] Nokotan**
Did you drop this golden antler
or this silver antler?
**[04:50] Koshitan**
You're just going to keep asking
until I answer, aren't you?
**[04:55] Koshitan**
I actually didn't drop either of them.
**[04:57] Nokotan**
Since you're so honest, I shall
give you this gaming antler!
**[05:01] Koshitan**
Gaming antler?
**[05:02] Koshitan**
Uh!
**[05:03] Koshitan**
Oh, god! My eyes! My eyes!
***SIGN*** No Boba for You
**[05:23] Koshitan**
Wait a minute. This isn't a straw!
**[05:24] Koshitan**
It's an antler!
**[05:27] Nokotan**
*Just as antler.*
***SIGN*** Hand-Me-Downs
**[05:31] Koshitan**
Look at you, all high-school-girl-like.
**[05:35] Koshitan**
You looked great in your
middle school uniform,
**[05:37] Koshitan**
but you rock the sailor uniform, too.
**[05:39] Anko**
Squee! We match, Onee-chan!
**[05:42] Koshitan**
I mean... that applies to everyone
else at our school, too...
**[05:46] Koshitan**
It does seem a bit big on you, though.
**[05:48] Koshitan**
You didn't want a more fitting size?
**[05:51] Anko**
Well, this is your hand-me-down.
**[05:54] Koshitan**
Oh, I see...
***SIGN*** Ta-hay-sty
***SIGN*** Ta-hay-sty
***SIGN*** Ta-hay-sty
**[06:13] Bashame**
Ta-hay-sty.
***SIGN*** Ta-hay-sty
***SIGN*** Ta-hay-sty
***SIGN*** Deerlicious
***SIGN*** Deerlicious
**[06:14] Nokotan**
Deerlicious.
**[06:15] Bashame**
Ta-hay-sty.
**[06:15] Nokotan**
Deerlicious.
**[06:16] Bashame**
Ta-hay-sty.
**[06:16] Nokotan**
Deerlicious.
***SIGN*** Notsu Notsu Shopping
***SIGN*** Basically Inventory Disposal
**[06:19] Nokotan**
Hello, viewers. It's time once
again for *Notsu Notsu Shopping*.
**[06:25] Nokotan**
And here's our item for today!
***SIGN*** Koshi
**[06:29] Nokotan**
Our antler-shaped name seal case!
**[06:31] Anko**
Wow. It's so popular right now.
I've been dying to get one.
***SIGN*** yen
**[06:35] Nokotan**
Usually, it's 29,800 yen after tax...
**[06:39] Nokotan**
But just for you viewers today!
***SIGN*** yen
***SIGN*** yen
**[06:41] Nokotan**
We've slashed the price by 90%,
and it's only 2,980 yen!
**[06:45] Anko**
Wow, 2,980 yen? Really?
***SIGN*** Free Shipping
**[06:49] Nokotan**
Buy three, and you'll get free shipping!
**[06:51] Nokotan**
Act now, and we'll throw
in this antler plushie,
**[06:53] Nokotan**
this antler beauty essence,
and this wood-carved antler!
**[06:57] Anko**
*Wow, what a deal.*
**[07:03] Neko**
Really? An antler-shaped name seal case?
***SIGN*** Student Council Office
***SIGN*** Locally, a Huge Hit
**[07:11] Tanuki**
You seem really happy, Chiharu.
**[07:13] Tanuki**
What's that?
**[07:14] Neko**
An antler-shaped name seal case.
**[07:16] Tanuki**
An antler-shaped name seal case?!
That's wonderful!
**[07:22] Tsubame**
I also got an antler plushie, antler beauty
essence, and this wood-carved antler.
**[07:27] Tanuki**
Wow! That plushie is so cute!
**[07:33] Tsubame**
Here, Kinu. You can have one.
**[07:35] Tanuki**
Wait, really?!
**[07:36] Tanuki**
But I'm such a failure as a childhood friend!
**[07:40] Tanuki**
Chiharu!
**[07:42] Tsubame**
There, there.
**[07:43] Tsubame**
You're always taking care of me, Kinu.
***SIGN*** At This Rate, You Could Get Them to Buy Anything
**[07:50] Neko**
*An antler-shaped name seal case...*
**[07:52] Neko**
*Are they actually popular?*
**[07:55] Neko**
*Come on. It's not like I'd ever use one.*
**[07:58] Neko**
*But it's free shipping...*
**[08:00] Neko**
*It's 90% off...*
**[08:02] Neko**
* And it comes with a plushie, a wood carving,*
* and beauty essence...*
**[08:05] Neko**
*2,980 yen...*
**[08:07] Neko**
*It's actually... a good deal?!*
**[08:09] Narrator**
Yeah, she bought it.
***SIGN*** Powerful Enemy
**[08:17] Koshitan**
Oh, hey. A cat. How cute.
**[08:20] Nokotan**
But deer are much cuter!
**[08:22] Koshitan**
It's not a competition.
**[08:26] Koshitan**
Dang, that wind's strong.
**[08:27] Bashame**
But Bashame is much stronger!
**[08:30] Koshitan**
Seriously, who are you even competing with?
***SIGN*** Koshitan Is Studying
**[08:37] Anko**
Onee-chan, I made you some tea.
**[08:39] Koshitan**
Oh, thanks.
***SIGN*** 5 minutes later
**[08:43] Anko**
Onee-chan, I brought you a snack.
**[08:45] Koshitan**
Oh, thanks.
***SIGN*** Another 5 minutes later
**[08:48] Anko**
Onee-chan, I brought you more tea.
***SIGN*** And another 5 minutes later
**[08:53] Anko**
Onee-chan—
**[08:54] Koshitan**
Could you leave me alone for a bit?
***SIGN*** Deer Club
Seeking New Club Members
***SIGN*** Surprisingly Athletic
**[09:04] Nokotan**
Newbie! Greet your senpai!
**[09:07] Nokotan and Bashame**
Notsu!
***SIGN*** DEER CLUB THE ROCK
**[09:10] Nokotan**
Let's start a band!
**[09:12] Koshitan**
Did you get inspired by
some late-night anime?
**[09:15] Nokotan**
So anyway, I brought us instruments!
***SIGN*** Shakuhachi
***SIGN*** Theremin
***SIGN*** Udu drum
**[09:19] Koshitan**
The hell is this lineup?
**[09:21] Koshitan**
I can't even imagine what kind of
melody they'd produce together.
**[09:24] Anko**
Then I'll play the vuvuzela.
**[09:27] Nokotan**
You're in!
**[09:28] Koshitan**
I'm sorry, what?!
That wasn't even in the lineup!
**[09:31] Bashame**
Bashame can whistle.
**[09:35] Nokotan**
You're in!
**[09:37] Koshitan**
Do you really need someone
to whistle in a band?!
**[09:40] Koshitan**
And she can't even whistle!
**[09:41] Nokotan**
And I'll be the vocalist.
**[09:43] Koshitan**
No fair!
**[09:44] Narrator**
Koshitan... on udu drum,
theremin, and shakuhachi.
***SIGN*** Shizuoka Prefecture
Mishima Taisha
***SIGN*** Shizuoka Prefecture
Mishima Taisha
Sacred Deer Park
**[09:57] Narrator**
It's finally summertime in Hino City!
**[10:02] Anko**
Who would've thought summer would
come to Hino City... Right, Onee-chan?
**[10:05] Koshitan**
I mean, summer comes
to Hino City all the time.
**[10:08] Koshitan**
You and the narrator guy
**[10:10] Koshitan**
seem to think Hino is some ominous place
outside the human realm and understanding.
**[10:14] Narrator**
I mean... the manga went for over
three years without one summer.
**[10:17] Anko**
Well, anyway. Our summer
uniforms are nice, too.
**[10:20] Koshitan**
Yeah.
**[10:21] Koshitan**
Even if our uniforms are old hat by now,
just shortening the sleeves
**[10:24] Koshitan**
adds a refreshing bit of eye candy.
**[10:27] Koshitan**
Just kidding.
**[10:28] Anko**
You're right, though.
**[10:30] Anko**
Just look at how much of your upper arm
shows thanks to those short sleeves!
**[10:35] Anko**
Not to mention the glimpses of your alluring
armpits that show through the hole...
**[10:39] Anko**
An all-you-can-eat buffet for the eyes!
**[10:41] Anko**
It's the best.
**[10:42] Koshitan**
Where the hell are you looking?!
**[10:44] Anko**
And, of course...
**[10:46] Anko**
The faint outline on your back visible
through the thin summer uniform...
**[10:49] Anko**
The pure-white love bra strap!
**[10:51] Koshitan**
Your eyes are creeping me out!
**[10:52] Anko**
Oh, you're being so bashful, Onee-chan!
**[10:54] Anko**
So cute.
**[10:55] Koshitan**
Don't inch closer to me
with those predatory eyes!
**[10:58] Classmate A**
Oh, it's Koshi-san and her little sister.
**[11:01] Classmate C**
They're so close even when
it's bright and early.
**[11:03] Classmate B**
Sister yuri... I can dig it!
**[11:06] Nokotan**
Oh, hey. It's Koshitan and Koshian!
**[11:08] Koshitan**
And now more predators.
**[11:10] Nokotan**
Let's do our best at being deer as usual!
**[11:13] Koshitan**
Okay, what the hell happened to you now?!
***SIGN*** Deer Club
Seeking New Club Members
**[11:15] Narrator**
Anyway, a bunch happened,
and now it's after school.
**[11:19] Anko**
It's been a while, but I guess
it's not going away.
**[11:22] Anko**
Does anything feel strange?
**[11:24] Nokotan**
Nope! My antlers are moving just fine, too!
**[11:26] Koshitan**
Antlers aren't supposed to move.
**[11:29] Koshitan**
Actually, you know...
**[11:32] Koshitan**
Did you eat something off the ground
and catch some weird disease?
**[11:36] Nokotan**
How rude! The only thing I eat
off the ground is deer crackers!
**[11:41] Koshitan**
So you *are* eating things off the ground.
**[11:42] Anko**
But it's rare to find deer crackers randomly
lying on the ground outside of Nara.
**[11:47] Bashame**
Bashame has figured it out.
**[11:49] Bashame**
Bashame has seen those spots
that are on your body before.
**[11:52] Bashame**
And it is indeed a disease!
**[11:55] Koshitan**
W-Wait, seriously, Bashame?
**[11:58] Bashame**
Yes. The disease Nokotan-senpai has is...
**[12:01] Koshitan**
Is...?
**[12:02] Anko**
Is...?
**[12:03] Nokotan**
Is...?
**[12:05] Bashame**
The arch-nemesis of rice!
**[12:07] Bashame**
It's rice blast!
**[12:10] Narrator**
Rice blast is a disease caused by a
fungus that can grow in rice paddies.
**[12:14] Narrator**
White splotches appear on
the leaves of infected plants.
**[12:18] Narrator**
If the symptoms worsen, the plant
will eventually wither completely.
**[12:22] Narrator**
Not only does it reduce the yield of the rice
harvest, it can even kill off entire paddies,
**[12:27] Narrator**
making it the disease that rice farmers
are the most afraid of.
**[12:30] Koshitan**
That's not even an animal disease!
**[12:32] Bashame**
There's no doubt about it.
**[12:34] Bashame**
Bashame watches *THE TETSUWAN DASH*
all the time, so Bashame knows lots.
***SIGN*** Shut your mouth, Koshitan!
**[12:39] Koshitan**
I mean, DASH *is* a great show...
**[12:42] Koshitan**
But that aside...
**[12:43] Koshitan**
Your face is really pissing me off!
**[12:46] Nokotan**
Oh. I guess I was a rice plant,
not a deer, all along.
**[12:49] Anko**
Shika-san and Ine-san are like
old names for women in Japan.
**[12:54] Bashame**
Bashame respects you as
a deer, Nokotan-senpai.
**[12:58] Bashame**
But... as someone who worries about
Japan's food self-sufficiency rates declining,
**[13:03] Bashame**
rice blast must be taken care of!
***SIGN*** My Deer Friend Nokotan
**[13:05] Narrator**
Please continue to support the social
studies anime* My Deer Friend Nokotan*.
**[13:10] Nokotan**
You're right, Bashame.
**[13:12] Nokotan**
I can't go causin' trouble for all the
rice farmers in Japan with my sickly body.
**[13:19] Koshitan**
Shikanoko?
**[13:20] Nokotan**
Deer don't truly die. They just disappear.
**[13:23] Nokotan**
Koshitan, I leave the Deer Club in your hands.
***SIGN*** Deer Crackers
**[13:26] Koshitan**
H-Hey, what do you mean by that?
**[13:29] Koshitan**
This whole club was your idea!
**[13:32] Nokotan**
See ya... Koshitan.
**[13:48] Koshitan**
Sh-Shikanoko!
**[13:50] Bashame**
Koshitan-senpai sure does get
influenced by the mood easily.
**[13:54] Anko**
That's one of the best
things about my sister!
***SIGN*** Deer Crackers
**[14:00] Nokotan**
Tsunoda-san, are you slacking off again?
**[14:03] Nokotan**
I know it's hot, but you
shouldn't be doing that.
**[14:05] Koshitan**
Whatever happened to him being a "wild" deer?
**[14:11] Koshitan**
Hey, Shikanoko.
**[14:13] Koshitan**
Tsunoda-san's body...
***SIGN*** Deer Crackers
**[14:15] Nokotan**
Notsu? Oh!
**[14:17] Nokotan**
We match, Tsunoda-san.
**[14:20] Anko**
Onee-chan, maybe she's not sick.
Maybe she's just molting.
**[14:25] Koshitan**
Molting?
**[14:30] Narrator**
Twice per year, deer molt in order to
change into their summer or winter coats.
**[14:34] Narrator**
And the noticeable spots that
show up on their summer coats
**[14:37] Narrator**
are also known as the "kanoko" design.
**[14:40] Narrator**
Surely you've seen it on the back
of that one world-famous fawn—
**[14:43] Koshitan**
Hey, wait! When it comes to copyright, that's
the one company you don't want to mess with!
**[14:47] Anko**
That story's in the public domain now,
so should be fine... probably.
**[14:51] Nokotan**
Oh, so I was just molting.
**[14:54] Nokotan**
Whoopsies. Tee-hee.
***SIGN*** April ~ May
**[14:57] Narrator**
Note: deer actually change into their
summer coats between April and May.
**[15:01] Narrator**
But we're just some dumb comedy anime,
so don't think about it too hard.
**[15:05] Koshitan**
Don't call us dumb.
**[15:06] Bashame**
Bashame believed in you from
the start, Nokotan-senpai.
**[15:10] Koshitan**
Why, you little...
**[15:11] Nokotan**
Well, no wonder I shed
so much since yesterday.
**[15:15] Nokotan**
Just look at all this!
**[15:17] Koshitan**
Yeah, that's definitely
the other kind of molting!
**[15:20] Nokotan**
What? I mean this clearly all hair!
**[15:24] Koshitan**
Look, that's terrifying!
**[15:26] Nokotan**
Oh, no! My fur!
**[15:33] Koshitan**
Don't put it on!
**[15:34] Bashame**
The ventilation is great!
**[15:37] Nokotan**
Well, now that we're all
dressed for the season,
**[15:40] Nokotan**
let the Deer Club's summer officially begin!
**[15:42] Nokotan and Bashame**
Yeah!
**[15:46] Anko**
Onee-chan?
**[15:47] Koshitan**
Well, I mean... I'm pretty sure this
summer's gonna be insane, you know?
**[15:52] Narrator**
Now that they're appropriately dressed, the
Deer Club's hot summer can begin in earnest.
**[15:57] Tanuki**
Huh? Chiharu, is that a new antler?
**[16:01] Tsbuame**
Yeah. I bought it for 2,000 yen on Mercari.
**[16:04] Tsbuame**
What a bargain.
**[16:05] Narrator**
And then that hot summer...
**[16:08] Narrator**
ended with no particular issue.
**[16:10] Koshitan**
Was there a reason our hot summer
didn't even make it to the end credits?
**[16:16] Bashame**
Heya, Anko-chan.
***SIGN*** Deer Crackers
**[16:18] Nokotan**
All my fur molted again, so here's
a fresh coat just for you, Koshian!
**[16:22] Anko**
Oh, no. My hand slipped.
**[16:24] Bashame**
That's such a waste, Anko-chan!
**[16:27] Bashame**
These are so comfy to wear.
**[16:29] Anko**
How long are you going
to be wearing that thing?
**[16:33] Koshitan**
Shedding hair, huh?
**[16:44] Narrator**
Koshitan decided to halt her train of thought
before it arrived at a terrifying station.
**[16:50] Neko**
So, about our plan
to eradicate the Deer Club...
**[16:53] Neko**
Let's have you two report on your progress.
**[16:56] Tanuki**
Progress? But Chiharu and I aren't
exactly planning to eradicate it...
**[17:02] Neko**
What? But you said you'd assist me!
**[17:07] Tanuki**
I didn't say anything of the sort!
**[17:09] Neko**
What?! Also, why are we back
to winter uniforms?
**[17:12] Neko**
I didn't even get to show
off my summer uniform!
**[17:15] Neko**
I don't even remember having
any kind of summer vacation!
**[17:19] Tanuki**
I'm so sorry! It's probably because
my upper arms are so flabby and ugly
**[17:26] Tanuki**
and visible with short sleeves
that our summer just ended!
**[17:29] Narrator**
Your lack of a summer vacation
is a feature, not a bug.
**[17:32] Nokotan**
May I have a moment?
**[17:34] Neko**
Oh? Do you have something to report?
**[17:38] Neko**
Wait, what are you doing here?!
***SIGN*** Hiiiisss
**[17:41] Neko**
This is a Deer Club eradication meeting!
**[17:43] Neko**
We can't do it with the Deer Club here!
**[17:45] Nokotan**
Now's not the time to sweat the small stuff.
**[17:48] Neko**
Small? It's your club we're eradicating!
**[17:51] Neko**
I mean, I guess I shouldn't bring that up.
**[17:53] Nokotan**
I have made the discovery of the century.
**[17:57] Neko**
Of the century?
**[17:58] Nokotan**
Take a look at this.
**[18:01] Neko**
What is that?
**[18:03] Nokotan**
Heh.
**[18:04] Nokotan**
It's a tsuchinoko!
**[18:05] Neko**
It absolutely is not!
**[18:07] Neko**
Wh-What in the world is this mysterious orb?!
**[18:12] Neko**
It moved!
**[18:13] Neko**
Are those *tentacles* growing from it?!
**[18:15] Neko**
And it's squirming around! Gross!
**[18:18] Tanuki**
What a unique shape.
**[18:20] Tsubame**
The mysteries of life...
**[18:22] Neko**
Wha... You two are rather calm.
**[18:24] Nokotan**
Isn't it amazing?
**[18:26] Nokotan**
I found it when I was digging up
holes in the schoolyard.
**[18:28] Neko**
What do you think you're doing? And wait,
that thing was buried on school grounds?
**[18:32] Neko**
Yikes!
**[18:33] Neko**
Not to mention, isn't the
tsuchinoko that one thing?
**[18:36] Neko**
That unidentified lifeform...
with the, uh, indescribable form...
**[18:40] Nokotan**
But this also has an indescribable form.
**[18:43] Neko**
Yes, it does! I mean, you have a point, but...
**[18:45] Neko**
We don't know that
tsuchinoko even really exist!
**[18:50] Neko**
Wait, now it's shining!
**[18:53] Nokotan**
See? I told you! It's a tsuchinoko!
**[18:55] Neko**
Wait a second. Are we even
imagining the same tsuchinoko here?
**[19:00] Neko**
This is clearly much
creepier than a tsuchinoko!
**[19:02] Neko**
That's absolutely not it!
**[19:04] Nokotan**
What makes you so sure?!
**[19:06] Nokotan**
Aren't you being rash by saying it's
not one because you subjectively think
**[19:09] Nokotan**
its form and ecology are wrong?!
**[19:11] Nokotan**
Not to mention, have you ever
seen a tsuchinoko before?!
**[19:14] Nokotan**
Can you really say without a doubt
that this isn't a tsuchinoko?!
**[19:18] Neko**
Conversely, why do you want it
to be a tsuchinoko that badly?
**[19:22] Nokotan**
Hey, wait. Tsuchinoko...
Shikanoko... Could it be...
**[19:28] Nokotan**
that I now have a "deer friend" of my own?
**[19:31] Neko**
What on earth are you talking about?
***SIGN*** My Dirt Friend Tsuchinoko
**[19:32] Narrator**
Our new show,* My Dirt Friend
Tsuchinoko*, is about to start.
**[19:36] Tanuki**
But the more you look at it...
**[19:38] Tanuki**
The way it feels, with its smooth skin
and ceramic-like finish...
**[19:42] Tanuki**
It might actually be cute.
**[19:44] Neko**
I've never heard anyone describe
an unidentified lifeform that way.
**[19:48] Tsubame**
Tsucchi.
**[19:49] Neko**
Wait, you named it?
**[19:51] Neko**
You feel so fondly about it
that you gave it a name?
**[19:54] Tsubame**
But it doesn't seem as energetic as before.
**[19:57] Tanuki**
Was it trying to say something to us
when it shone before?
**[20:01] Tsubame**
I wonder if it's hungry.
**[20:03] Nokotan**
I see! Let's feed it!
**[20:05] Neko**
Feed it? You don't even know what tsuchi—
**[20:09] Neko**
what that thing eats, do you?
**[20:12] Nokotan**
It eats deer crackers, of course!
**[20:14] Neko**
What do you mean, "of course"?
**[20:16] Nokotan**
Here you go. I've got a yummy
deer cracker for you.
**[20:19] Nokotan**
Eat up!
***SIGN*** Harrumph
**[20:23] Nokotan**
Y-You don't like deer crackers?!
**[20:27] Nokotan**
Then how about some grass?
**[20:28] Nokotan**
Or maybe some boba?
***SIGN*** Harrumph
**[20:30] Nokotan**
Say it ain't so!
**[20:31] Nokotan**
Wh-Why don't you just try one bite?
**[20:34] Nokotan**
Come on!
**[20:37] Neko**
Is that intimidation?
Is it trying to intimidate you?!
**[20:39] Nokotan**
No, wait... Could it be that...
you're not a tsuchinoko?
**[20:44] Neko**
That's what I've been telling you
this whole time!
**[20:48] Narrator**
Neko-chan's retorts fill Koshitan's shoes so
seamlessly, you can hardly tell she's gone.
**[20:53] Narrator**
In any case, after trying
to feed it various things...
**[20:57] Narrator**
It seems to like chalk.
**[20:59] Tanuki**
Eat up.
**[21:01] Tsubame**
A photo of Tsucchi and
Nokotan-senpai together...
**[21:05] Tsubame**
Super rare.
**[21:06] Neko**
I don't know how you all can give
that unknown thing so much attention.
**[21:11] Tanuki**
It's basically the same as a dog
or a cat once you get used to it.
**[21:13] Tanuki**
You should try touching it, too, Senpai.
**[21:16] Neko**
What...? Touch it?
**[21:21] Neko**
What?
**[21:33] Neko**
I-It's so cute...
**[21:38] Koshitan**
Sorry I'm la—
**[21:40] Koshitan**
Wha, whoa... What the heck
is that mysterious organism?!
**[21:45] Neko**
...ko.
**[21:46] Koshitan**
Nekoyamada-san?
**[21:48] Neko**
It's a tsuchinoko!
**[21:49] Koshitan**
Uh... No, it definitely is not.
**[21:52] Koshitan**
More importantly, what's
Shikanoko-san doing here?
**[21:55] Neko**
I will raise this little one!
**[21:57] Koshitan**
What are you talking about?
**[21:59] Narrator**
The Deer Club and student council decided
to take responsibility and raise it together.