Hako Niwa Cosmos Miniature Garden Cosmos by Kuwata Noriko 1 2 ...Misono-senpai. Nagahara. You came all the way here to see us? ...Yes. Really? Don't tell me you this is another 30-minute soul-selling tournament? FLT: They did that before. Tha- 3 ...That's not at all true. Hmm? You're scheming something, aren't you? FLT: You need people for telling ghost stories again? We were planning to come today, you know. FLT: No abuse will stop us. Then, let's go. She's definitely up to something!! No way, I'm not... really. SIGN: Mystery Club Recruiting Members!! I brought them! 4 ...Ah. BOOK: Tell Me All About series: BOOK: Deguchi Onisaburo SFX: Bow Hello. FLT: Resumes. What's wrong, Ryou!! FLT: You look so down!! Do you have another fever? Eh? No. They're right, Ryou-chan, you're not usually like this, right? 5 SFX: Hah. SFX: Rattle ...Waah. ...It's You-chan and Kyou-chan. ...Yay. Yeah, Ryou, you have a fever all right. No, no. FLT: Hmm... Feels normal. Senpai, Ryou-chan is fine, so... can we get on with Mystery club activities? Nagahara, don't you just see us as pests?! FLT: Hmm... The both of you two sure are acting odd. 6 N—... Not at all. You're imaging things. Right, Ryou-chan? ...Right. Fine... So, what're we doing today? Hmm... FLT: What should we do? I thought she was buttering us up for something, but I'm wrong? I wouldn't trust it completely. Ah, right! Shall we have a talk in the courtyard? Eeh? 7 It's also a chance to have a relaxing talk with your beloved Senpai, Ryou-chan. Ah... Right, that's true... I completely agree... Senpai, both of you often came over to Ryou-chan's place to play, right? I'd like to hear some of the things you talked about. Was Ryou-chan very cute? Ryou! You're definitely not normal today!! ...That's not true... If something's bothering you, tell us. You can just leave me be, like always... SFX: Turn Why are you sulking? If you don't tell us what's wrong, we won't know. No, really, leave it be. Seriously, what happened, Ryou!! We want to know. 8 ...You You two idiots!! FLT: Hah! Nagahara. Right, she's been behaving weird as well. Stop it already!! I finally have a chance to be doted... and you completely ignore me!! ...Eh? What're you saying, Nagahara? Stop what, exactly? 9 Actually... Phew... FLT: No matter how many times I read it, Gibo-sensei's book stays interesting. BOOK: About Ancestors (TL Note: Aiko Gibo is a medium and writer) Ryou-chan, what're you reading? BOOK: Secret (top left readable only) A magic book. Magic? Are you going to curse someone? FLT: I'll help, if you want? Not a curse, but a good luck charm. 10 This spell to "exchange personalities" has piqued my interest. (BOOK TITLE) About Switching Personalities (PARAGRAPH) "I want to become like her." Well, who hasn't had that thought once? To make that impossible wish reality ... (P) Since this is a dangerous spell, always think of the safety of your partner. Warning Points Never do this spell alone. Before casting prepare all the ... (P) Preparations * 1 cup of water * 1 candle * Relaxing incense The spell Light the candle ... (unreadable) Who do you want to exchange with? FLT: Waah, the other spells are interesting, too. When you finish can I borrow it? FLT: Sure. (BOOK LEFT) Secret Spells easy to do right away (BOOK RIGHT) We Have Curse Toys Use at own responsibility The person who gets doted by the people I want to be doted by. It's you, Fuwa! Me? Okay. If it makes you happy, Ryou-chan. FLT: Let's try it. Fuwa... FLT: Thank you!! Put the candle and incense here. Close the curtains. The spell? This. ...And then, it actually... It worked? 11 It did. FLT: Incredible of us. And I was finally Fuwa!! Why this time only did you dote on /me/!! FLT: It's cruel! Well, Ryou, more so than Nagahara, was truly unlike her usual self. Geez! I told you to act more like the normal me. Sorry. But you see, with how Ryou-chan usually acts, just the thought of acting like that, FLT: You-chan FLT: Kyou-chan FLT: Waait FLT: I love you! ...made my soul revolt. Fuwa, you wuss!! Nagahara's soul is busy. Sold to the devil, made to act like Ryou. Are you sure it's not play-acting to make fun of us? SFX: Hmph 12 Don't think I'd go to the trouble of acting out all that, when I could read books, talk to Ryou-chan, try rituals and a mountain of other things. Yes... This is Nagahara... At least, it's definitely impossible for Ryou to act like that. Truly, if she's acting, I'm bringing her over to the Theater Club. FLT: What're those rituals...? Enough, let's go back. I haven't made a good memory yet. It was a contest till we were discovered, but whom they fawned over was you, Fuwa! FLT: Where to direct this frustration? But, Ryou-chan... Objectively, seeing yourself get doted by the Senpai, you gained a lot from it. If you think of it like that, the personality switch had meaning. That's true!! FLT: I'm glad!! 13 You're right. That cheered me up. Right? Nagahara, how deceptive... FLT: Played her. Or is Ryou just too easily taken in. FLT: I'm worried about her. You-chan. Kyou-chan. Next time, things won't be so easy. 14 Even if I know that's Ryou inside, that feels nice with Nagahara. You-chan, stop teasing! It's refreshing. Sign: Mystery Club Recruiting Members!! Hmm, to go back, let's see... (BOOK LEFT) Secret Spells easy to do right away (BOOK RIGHT) We Have Curse Toys Use at own responsibility Fuwa. What? Thanks for accepting my selfish request. Even if it didn't go as I imagined, it was fun. 15 And you were right, even seeing myself get doted in third person was nice. Book: Secret Ryou-chan... FLT: You really are sweet. Sorry I wasn't able to imitate you, Ryou-chan. But I'm glad you had a good time. Yep! Today was a great day for the Mystery Club! FLT: Yeah. Now let's switch back. Book: Secret Sign: Mystery Club Recruiting Members!! C'mon show us that suspicious ritual. I hope it's not one of those things that doesn't work if other people are watching... 16 SFX: Rattle We didn't go back to our own bodies! We did the ritual, but nothing happened!! This is kind of a big deal. Eeh?! FLT: Oh my. FLT: That's bad. What do we do?! What now?! We have to try the ritual again. Show me that book. Ah, we left out this ingredient!! Then let's go again. And now?! Read this. Here? No! The second line!! Line 2. Hey! Who's in my body right now?! It's me!! FLT: It's you?! FLT: In my beloved You-chan!! Looks like it's only getting more complicated. How troublesome. SFX: Ufufu