I've got a collar. Do you want to try it on?
Cut that out! I'm not a dog.
Well, I AM a dog.
Aren't collars wonderful?
Think of how it'd feel to wear one.
I think it would feel amazing to put one on someone.
It's a matter of opinion.
You're just a freeloader.
Yes, I'm a freeloader. I'm your pet dog.
Shall I bark for you, then?
Obsequious men...
Oh, I'm sorry. Everything is my fault, isn't it?
It's my fault the world will stop spinning,
and it's my fault the world's falling into an age of piracy.
Everything is my fault.
Easily offended people...
You always read my thoughts so easily!
What am I supposed to do?
You should be grateful I can hear them.
Yes, but don't you sometimes think thoughts
you don't want heard by others?
Dirty thoughts. Yes.
You don't have to sound so happy about it!
You're screwing me silly inside your head, aren't you?
If I did that, you'd screw me up in reality!
You 18 plus dog.
Your existence itself is harmful to young men!
Anyway, aren't we going out? Let's go!
D
Do
Dog
Dog &
Dog & Scissors
Chapter Two
Strike While the Dog is Hot
It's huge.
Immaculate Shin-Inaba.
Location of Natsuno Kirihime's workspace and apartment.
What are you reading?
Don't you know? The Kiripedia.
Kiri... What are you talking about?
The collection of Natsuno Kirihime specific terminology.
So, that's why they call it the Kiripedia.
Shall we try looking up "dog?"
Maybe later.
Whoops.
Why are you trying so hard to be considerate,
you decedent dog?
dec
deced
decedent
decedent dog
decent dog
recent dog
descendant dog
indecent dog
indecent
indec
in
I'm not used to this body yet.
Besides, I'm only interested in text.
Afro, it's good to see you.
Hey, dog. I'm so glad you're feeling better.
What's wrong? Why are you so afraid?
You look like you've seen a monster.
There's one right next to me.
I dislike afros. They're hard to cut.
That's not a reason to cut it to pieces!
Japanese Sweets Inaba-ya
This store's sweets are supposed to be good.
I'm sure you'll like it.
I'm on my way home now, Miss.
Shining!
I shine brighter than a sun shining down
on three thousand worlds!
Yes, everything is as you say, Maxi-sama.
Shining!
I shine brighter than a sun shining down
on three thousand worlds!
Hey, don't ignore me!
Um, Natsuno-san?
Could it be you're afraid of my brilliance?
Today we will settle our...
It's time for work. Let's go.
Let go of me, Daimon!
I have business with that girl in black!
Shining, shining, shining.
Ah, but even though I'm being dragged away,
I'm still shining!
Do you know her?
Oh, was there someone there?
There was!
Didn't you see her shining pointlessly?
Notice these things!
But her face... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.
Shin-Inaba Station
Honda Booksellers
Do you want to stop by?
No, it's all right.
Anyway, hurry up and finish writing "Lust."
There's no spark.
No spark?
Yes, a spark and puff of inspiration.
What are you talking about?
Sumiya Hall
Why?
I told you, we're here to settle a score.
What score are you talking about?
Let's go.
Wait, hey! Where do you think you're going?
Your room is Room 102.
No, my room is Room 101.
Oh, really?
The landlady of this apartment
is my grandmother's brother's sister's husband's friend's sister,
or some other confusingly distant relative of mine.
Ahem!
A lawyer's badge? Is it real?
Kazuhito-chan, you're so mean!
Objection, objection, objection!
Okay, okay.
This apartment's being used for storage.
All of the rooms are packed full of books.
They told me I could live here for free
if I would look after the place,
so I turned Room 102 into a library,
and I moved into Room 101.
You hadn't told your family.
If I told them, they would have sent me less money.
I wouldn't be able to buy my books.
Hey, wait. Have I ever told you about my room?
In any case, we're going to Room 102.
But we don't have a key.
Don't worry about that.
What? Why do you have that?
I have some influence.
What influence?
My sister.
You have a family?
What was your sister doing with those?
My sister is a policewoman.
You're abusing her position?!
I'm home.
It looks like my parents took my things.
I guess they're leaving the books for later.
What thin walls.
You'd be easily overheard through these.
The room next door's just full of books.
This is yesterday's paper.
What is it doing here?
Manager Arrested
Deal Gone Bad?
Shooter on the Run
Hey, is this...
There was a man.
The man shot a boy and fled.
He is still hiding somewhere.
Wh-What are you talking about?
The man found something at the scene of the crime.
Inside...
Honda Bookseller's
He was not mentally stable,
nor did he have anywhere else to go.
However, when the man arrived at the boy's apartment,
he realized something.
The key belonged to Room 101.
The police must have gone to Room 102.
His relatives came as well, to take away his things.
Nobody went to Room 101.
After all, no one is documented as living there.
Aside from the boy who was killed,
nobody lived in this apartment.
Hold on.
The man found the perfect hiding place.
You're talking about...
The story of you and the man who killed you.
It's just a wild fantasy, though.
You!
I'm sorry.
What?
After him!
Hurry up, you mongrel!
Huh? Right!
He seems different now...
You're the girl in black.
I'm honored you remember me, fugitive.
However, you cannot escape now.
Give yourself up!
I can't be caught yet.
Natsuno!
Hey, are you okay?
Th-That's...
Wrath
Akiyama Shinobu!
In his right hand is "Wrath," in his left hand is "Sloth."
He must have "Pride," "Envy," "Greed," and
"Gluttony" hidden in his clothes,
and he's using them to protect himself.
I can't be caught yet.
Not until...
Not until I read "Lust!"
He read them!
He read Akiyama Shinobu's work...
He read the "Deadly Sins" series!
Akiyama Shinobu's books changed him.
I can't be caught.
Not yet.
Not until I read the rest... read the rest... read the rest...
That must be it.
I understand. After all, I...
Lust
I'm the same way.
Watch this, dog.
It's a good opportunity to hear what my readers have to say!
Th-That's...
The Nameless Fist?!
Akiyama Shinobu The Legend of the Thousand Year Battle
It's a fictional boxing style from
Akiyama Shinobu's "The Legend of the Thousand Year Battle."
Dislocating your own joints,
it's an unusual fighting technique that allows you to strike
your opponents with inhuman movements.
I have no name. My style has no name.
Nonetheless, your name will be carved into history!
He's turning a fictional fighting style into reality using
the descriptions from a book?
That's absurd.
It seems I wrote too much.
Under different circumstances, I would have commended you.
Impossible! The Hound Step, as well?!
Outside Girl: Magical Stalker Mary-san
The Hound Step, also from an Akiyama Shinobu work.
That's footwork from "Outside Girl: Magical Stalker Mary-san."
Distracting them with unique footwork,
the hypnotic effect confuses your opponent.
Techniques created by the author
are becoming reality at the hands of her reader.
This is the ultimate reader, the greatest copy.
The moment the reader exceeds the author.
Natsuno!
Volume one, "Pride." Volume two, "Envy."
Wh-What?!
Impossible!
She was looking for a chance to strike while taking his blows?!
N-No... Give them back...
Give them back!
Volume three, "Wrath!"
Volume four, "Sloth!"
Volume five, "Greed."
Volume six, "Gluttony."
My books... my...
Akiyama Shinobu!
Now it is finished.
You don't have the seventh volume, do you?
Natsuno, are you all right?
It would be easy now.
Just a little push, and even you could drop him now.
It's something a dog would do. It would be no sin.
What are you talking about?
You hate him, don't you?
Don't you want your revenge?
You have that right.
Kill him.
Why? Why would you do that?
He loves books, too.
He's the man who killed you!
I don't care.
That's over and done with, anyway.
Liar!
I'm not a liar.
You can read my mind, can't you?
Besides...
I'm alive.
Killing him won't turn me back into a human.
If I kill him, then it will be truly over.
I won't be able to read books the same way again.
Read. Just read them.
I'm saying I don't want to read so badly
I'm willing to kill for it.
Can't you understand that?
You dog!
Fine. In that case, I'll kill him.
The person you saved will kill the man who killed you!
What? Why would you do that?
Don't you hate him?
There's no way you don't.
Even if he's the one who did it, I created the reason!
You died because of me!
Because of me, you...
That is why I should get you your revenge.
I see.
You've been blaming yourself because I died to save you.
Why? Why did you save me?
No, it's not your fault!
It might as well be!
If I hadn't been writing my book then, you...
No, you're wrong! Listen to me!
It's my fault, my fault! All my... all my fault!
You ignorant moron!
I did what I wanted to do!
It's not anyone's fault!
But...
I'm sure you would've done the same thing!
Y-You don't know me.
I do! I've read your books.
You've been writing your books like your life depends on it,
and I've been reading them like my life depends on it.
I understand everything there is to know about you.
Your thoughts are alive inside me.
So, please. Please...
Don't cry any more.
Shin-Inaba Station
Honda Booksellers
Are you okay?
Y-Yeah. Listen, I...
Did you hurt yourself with that tackle?
N-No, it's not that.
Listen, um, these feelings...
Will I understand them if I cut your chest open?
Scissor woman!
Are you going to punish me?!
Sometimes, the more you like someone,
the more you want to torment them.
I don't know why you're talking about
the behavior of school children right now,
but let's put away those scissors, okay?
Immediately!
I wonder why it is.
I feel like I can write my new book now.
I see.
I had a feeling I was about to be sent over to a new world...
What? Book?
Oh, no! We left Sumiya Hall unlocked!
What do you think you're doing?
What am I going to do if the books are stolen?
They're practically my children!
Oh, my! Y-You can't just say you want children!
What would people say if I had a dog for my first?
What are you talking about?
If you don't hurry up, I'm leaving you behind, no-tits!
I wonder how the size would work out?
Huh? Can't you hear me?
Hey, no-tits.
No, with my flexibility...
No-tits, no-tits, no-tits!
Would we have to do it from behind?
Your majesty no-tits!
I'm unstoppable!
You said it six times, didn't you?
You heard me!
Stop!
I'll taxidermy you alive!
So, the stupid nonsense of one woman
and one animal began.
Here. It's ready, Kazu-nii.
Episode Preview
Since you're a dog now,
why don't you give yourself a more dog-like name?
Like what?
Like Hess.
It's certainly dog-like, but I'd prefer something cooler.
Like Pest.
The black plague!
Like Death.
The Winter Dog Flies into the Fire
You're killing me!
Chapter Three
It's all right. I'm talking about the blue magic variety.
What level am I supposed to be?