INTERNET AND MANGA CAFE
MAGICAL GIRL SITE
Oh, you poor, unfortunate soul.
It's good to see you again.
Now that you're a magical girl and--
Oh, my ear, that feels so good.
UNTIL TEMPEST
So this is it.
Well, well.
You are Sarina Shizukume.
You know my name?
I have an idea.
Would you like to become a magical girl?
The Successor and the Transfer Student
Magical girl?
Who the hell are you?
I'm the Magical Girl Site's administrator.
My name is Nana.
Magical Girl Site?
It's a website that grants magical powers to poor, unfortunate girls.
What are magical girls?
They're girls who gained magical powers through the magic sticks sent by our site.
Wait.
Are Asagiri and that Yatsumura...?
That's right.
They both acquired powers through the magic sticks.
What happened to your friend
and that extremely painful-looking cut on your neck
were caused by their sticks' powers.
No way.
By the way,
this is a magical girl too.
Her name is Rina Shioi.
I asked her to go around and collect magic sticks for me.
But it looks like she collapsed after overusing them,
leaving me just a tad shorthanded.
So I was thinking,
would you like to be a magical girl?
Become her successor.
Become the Magical Hunter.
Me?
I'll just
hand this over to you for now.
-A yo-yo? -That right there
is your stick.
Do enjoy testing out its powers.
And what do you want me to do with this?
Exact your vengeance.
If you do, you'll be able to pay those two back
for the humiliation
they've caused you.
What do you say?
UNTIL TEMPEST
Asagiri and Yatsumura.
I'll make them pay
for this scar and what they did to Erika
with their lives.
HOSPITAL
At 7:23 p.m. on August 11th,
the Tempest will arrive.
I need to learn everything she knows about the Tempest before then.
Ms. Asagiri.
Let's go.
I've been meaning to ask you.
Why were you being bullied by those wretched girls?
We have a new classmate. Please introduce yourself.
I'm Aya Asagiri.
Pleased to meet you.
Let's see.
Why don't you take the desk in front of her there?
Let's all get along, okay?
Okay.
I'm Sarina Shizukume.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah...
-Rejected. -Poor Sarina.
Shut up.
Okay, moving on to attendance.
-Aikawa. -Here.
Hey! Keep it up, Asagiri!
Everyone's waiting for you!
I want to go back to the classroom already.
Why can't you just let us go?
-Not happening. -Come on.
Man, that's annoying.
She's ruining my life.
Erika, you don't look so good.
You may be getting heatstroke. Need to see the nurse?
Okay, fine!
Anyone who wants to go can leave.
You're not coming, Sarina?
"And then he climbed into the boat and sailed off into the sunset."
Ms. Asagiri, do you think you can read it a little louder?
Start over from the beginning.
-Again? -We're not getting anywhere.
-I can't concentrate like this. -I'm starting to get sleepy.
Teacher!
I don't think it's right, as a teacher,
to force her to read the same passage again because she's quiet.
Isn't it obvious that she's nervous?
I know that, but...
Oh, or could this be
some kind of bullying?
Next in line, read.
"And then he climbed into the boat and sailed off into the sunset."
Hey, new kid. Don't you have something to say to Sarina?
Come on. You know what.
Like, "Thank you." Or maybe, "Thank you"?
I mean, how do you not recognize everything she's done for you?
I really hate people
who can't give a simple thank you.
That was when it all started.
YOU'RE GARBAGE!!
Ever since that day,
my life has been a living hell.
But, you know, all of this...
is my own fault.
If I were someone
who could communicate with people properly,
If I were a person who could say, "Thank you,"
then none of this would have happened.
I'm the cause of all this--
What was that for, Ms. Yatsumura?
It's time you stop blaming yourself.
I want you to become stronger.
Stronger?
Someone who can face the world by herself.
Someone...
strong like that.
Ms. Asagiri,
you're not as weak or worthless as you think you are.
That's how I feel, at least.
Ms. Yatsumura.
Bye, then.
I'll see you tomorrow.
I wonder if you know.
You're the first friend I've ever made, Ms. Yatsumura.
MIKADON & NIJIMIN
Thank you for always being so nice to someone like me.
I am going to work hard to become the strong person
you want me to be, Ms. Yatsumura.
So...
Let's stay friends forever...
Ms. Yatsumura.
The only thing in the world I give credence to is myself.
-Scum, scum, scum... -What a hottie!
-OMG, he's so cool! -Totally!
Scum, scum, scum...
-Oh, wow. You should talk to him. -Scum, scum, scum...
Scum, scum, scum...
They're all scum.
Just brainless meat-bags.
Why do I have to breathe the same air as this scum?
It's truly a mystery. I just don't get it.
Scum!
Maybe I'm not human.
Maybe I'm a god...
trapped in a human body.
Welcome.
One second please.
Hey, come on. What are you doing?
Hurry--
Hey!
Are you okay?
Nijimin!
Why?
NIJIMIN RETIRES!
Scum. The epitome of the worst of the worst kind of scum
that can only validate their own lives through others.
Just like him.
The type of scum that doesn't deserve...
to live!
It's so strange.
Ever since meeting Ms. Yatsumura,
I feel like the world looks different.
No, it really is different.
That's why I have to tell Ms. Yatsumura how I felt yesterday.
-Nijimin quit show business yesterday. -Yeah, I can't believe it.
What's going to happen to Dog Play?
Nijimin quit show business?
Why?
Is Ms. Yatsumura not coming to school today?
Sarina!
Your neck is okay already?
Yeah.
Thanks for your concern.
Everyone sit down!
Big news! You guys won't believe who our new transfer student is!
What?
Transfer student?
Nice to meet you, I'm Nijimi Anazawa.
Maybe you know me, maybe you don't,
but I hope we can be friends!
Nijimin?!
Ayapi!
No, um...
Um, why...?
Isn't it obvious?
It's to find Mikado's killer.
I can't find the killer if I'm too busy with work.
That's why I'm taking a break from singing.
I did end up disappointing my fans,
but that won't stop me.
I still want to kill her!
And I have you and Tsuyuyu here.
I know I can't be the easiest to deal with,
but I hope you'll still be my friend.
What am I going to do?
After seeing her eyes...
If she found out about Shioi's condition, she wouldn't hesitate to come kill her.
I need to talk to Ms. Yatsumura.
By the way,
where's Tsuyuyu today? Does she have a cold?
I messaged her, but she hasn't responded.
She's usually the one to contact me.
Wow, it must really be love.
I wonder if something happened.
Maybe.
I'll stop by her house today.
Then I'll come with!
Oh, but you don't need to.
It's fine!
I'm worried about Tsuyuyu too!
Besides, we're already friends, aren't we?
You're right.
Then let's go by her place together.
Well, well...
TEACHERS' LOUNGE
So, um, I was thinking I'd take her today's handouts.
I see.
Asagiri, you know...
You've changed.
Bye-bye, everyone! See you tomorrow!
-Bye-bye, Nijimin! -Later!
See you!
How unbecoming.
Who would have thought...
that Nijimi Anazawa would retire from show business to exact revenge.
Huh? What are you...?
Say, would this happen to be...
the girl you're looking for?
I wonder if Nijimin just went home.
YATSUMURA
Ms. Yatsumura, it's Asagiri.
It's open.
Ms. Yatsumura!
Is that a man's voice?
Ms. Yatsumura!
Oh, no! What do I do?
Ms. Yatsumura, are you okay?
Ms. Asagiri.
I'm okay.
Thank goodness!
Ms. Yatsumura, you're alive!
It looks like I used my stick a little too much.
-I'll call for an ambulance. -No!
If you do...
If they see him...
You just can't!
But...
I will never let them take him away from me.
He can't die until I say so.
Who is he?
He's the reason I was chosen to be a magical girl.
My family was...
Look, Tsuyuno. It's your birthday cake.
...the picture-perfect happy family that everyone wanted to be.
My parents both loved me, and I was truly happy.
"Was"?
Mom.
One day, a man broke in
and killed my family.
I won't kill you now.
You're going to be so beautiful when you're older.
That's why once you grow up,
I'll come to play again.
Since then,
I lived in fear of him.
Day after day after day,
I was alone...
and scared to death.
I soon came across the website,
and obtained a stick with the power to freeze time.
I knew what I had to do.
Revenge was all I had to live for.
Idols. A system of worship in which the worst scum in the universe
latch on to others to escape reality
because they're incapable of actualizing anything themselves.
Of course, those chosen by God don't need idols.
I myself am the person I strive to be, the very ideal that deserves to be worshipped.
In other words, I am my own idol.
It's embarrassing to admit.
The next episode is "Revenge and Resolve." See you then.