"Toilet-bound Hanako-kun"
Hello!
This is (to be) beloved heroine, Yashiro Nene!
"Beloved"?
To find my missing friend, we charged into the Misaki Stairs,
"Spirited away" To find my missing friend, we charged into the Misaki Stairs,
"Spirited away" the second of the Seven Wonders of the School!
Dolls don't scare me!
In order to reach the deepest part, where the Wonder's weakness, its Yorishiro, is sealed,
we gracefully overcame challenge after challenge that stood in our way!
"Aaah! Wee! Eek!" we gracefully overcame challenge after challenge that stood in our way!
"Aaah! Wee! Eek!" Y-You're always graceful, Senpai!
"Aaah! Wee! Eek!" "Eep. Aaaaah!" Is that how it went?
And, finally, we arrived at the highest floor.
"Apparition 4: The Misaki Stairs, Part 2"
Let's get going, Senpai.
Okay.
What? Something's floating.
"Wooo..."
"...ooosh..." Hmm?
"...ooosh..."
I can't see the bottom.
Look at that!
Someone's there!
--What? --Th-That's...
"Left Leg"
"Right Leg" "Left Leg"
"Right Leg" "Torso"
"Left Arm" "Torso"
"Right Arm" "Left Arm"
"Ears"
"Eyes" "Ears"
"Head" "Eyes" "Ears"
...the parts we've been collecting?
It's hideous.
I'm scared.
It's your fault you sticking a weird leg on it, boy.
You told us to just grab whatever!
Oh, the bust size and left leg are perfect, but the rest...
You actually like this chest, Yashiro?
Footsteps?!
They're coming this way.
I see you've finally arrived.
It's the voice from the phone!
Hello.
She's so pretty it startled me.
Is she Misaki-san?
But wasn't Misaki missing her body?
"Rush"
Oh, that.
"Stare..." Y-You see, about that doll...
"Thump-thump" "Stare..." I-I know what it looks like, but we really tried.
What...
...a wonderful body!
Huh?
Y-You like it?
I was in quite a bind, you know.
I haven't the least idea what a human body is made of.
I knew asking humans about humans was the right idea!
I see...
It's nothing like any of the other bodies so far.
I'm sure this one will work.
"This one"?
Isn't that right, Misaki?
Now, try walking for me.
Oh my.
Another failure.
What a shame.
U-Umm...
Have you seen any other kids here?
They'd be wearing the same uniforms as us.
Others?
Oh, you mean the children who failed.
If you're looking for them...
...they're all around you.
"Two"
Feel better, okay, Nene?
Aoi!
Yashiro!
Wake up, Aoi!
Aoi!
It's just failure after failure.
I've had enough.
Ao...
I'll do as the rumors say
and tear you apart, too.
Are you all right, Senpai?!
"A Doll's Arm"
Hey, what the hell is this?!
"Soft and fluffy"
It looks like that thing turns humans into dolls when it cuts them.
"Soft and fluffy" Wh-What are we gonna do about that?
"Soft and fluffy" Oh, I know!
Transform like before and blow it away!
With your cape and stuff!
I can't.
What?!
"Two" What?!
"Two" This is Number Two's territory.
"Two" I can't use Haku-joudai's power without her permission.
That would change if we broke her Yorishiro,
but it looks like it's not here.
What do we do, then?!
I'll start...
...with you.
Okay, keep it up!
What?!
Stand up, Yashiro.
You're giving up?
She's still alive, you know.
This world is on the border between life and death.
Nothing is born here, but nothing dies here, either.
In a world without life and death, people who don't know when to give up are unstoppable.
I'll do it!
I'll do anything!
Anything?
Huh?
What?
Knot, check.
Rope strength, check.
Safety check, all green.
The Yorishiro isn't here.
This isn't the deepest part.
So, I was thinking,
if it's not the very top,
maybe it's the very bottom.
D-Don't tell me...
I'm counting on you.
Senpai?!
Whoa!
Sorry to keep you waiting, boy.
Hanako! What did you do to Senpai?!
Don't worry.
I took precautions, so she should be fine.
--I think. --You think?!
Don't worry.
I'd be more than happy to shred both of you.
Here she comes, boy.
We need to hold out until Yashiro finds what she's after.
Got it!
Just try not to get in my way and end up a stuffed animal!
She's dead.
She's dead?
Hey, hey, hey.
You there.
I'm...
...not dead?
She's alive.
Disperse.
Hanako-kun pushed me off, and then...
"Sploosh"
"Glug, glug, glug"
I see. That's how I ended up here.
It's bright.
It's got a different atmosphere from the rest.
Could this be the deepest part?
I've got to find the Yorishiro fast!
Ow...
"Secret" "Look not"
Th-This is...
...definitely suspicious!
"Today I s̶c̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ SCARED students. It was f̶u̶u̶n̶ FUN."
"Today I scarred students."
"Today I s̶c̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ SCARED students. It was f̶u̶u̶n̶ FUN." "It was fuun."
"Teacher's Comments: Stop that. Misaki" "Very well done"
"Misaki."
Misaki?
"Misaki c̶u̶t̶ GRACIOUSLY TRIMMED my hair. I̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶M̶i̶s̶a̶k̶i̶ THANK YOU, SENSEI."
"Misaki cut my hair."
"Misaki c̶u̶t̶ GRACIOUSLY TRIMMED my hair. I̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶M̶i̶s̶a̶k̶i̶ THANK YOU, SENSEI." I hate Misaki.
"I fixed it for you. Misaki"
Huh?
Today I took a "photo" with Misaki and the other kids.
Is this Misaki-sensei?
Then I was right. The woman up there isn't Misaki.
Misaki gifted me a pair of haircutting scissors.
Her handwriting is getting better.
He didn't give them to any of them other kids, only to me.
Hmm?
Misaki loves me.
I will treasure the scissors in the wayside shrine.
"How nice. Misaki."
This is...!
Misaki comes to teach me reading, writing, and the abacus every single day.
Thanks to him, I don't even have time to scare people.
I wish he would hurry up.
"Ding"
This girl has a crush on her teacher!
I've been there.
I was the same way when I was in kindergarten and--
Scratch that!
Misaki didn't come today.
There was nothing I could do, so I watched the road while making dolls all day.
"Teacher's Comments" There was nothing I could do, so I watched the road while making dolls all day.
"Teacher's Comments"
Huh? Her teacher didn't leave a comment on this one.
Misaki didn't come today, either.
Misaki didn't... Misaki didn't... Misaki didn't... Misaki didn't...
I heard a rumor today.
Apparently, there was an accident on these stairs recently.
They say a teacher fell off and died.
I wonder what "die" means.
I'll ask Misaki the next time I see him.
Wh-What happened next?
Misaki may never come here again.
I decided that I'll just have to make a Misaki.
Wha...?
What are you doing?
Y-You wrote this, didn't you?
That's right.
You aren't Misaki.
It's Misaki's body that I want to collect.
Using his name saves time, wouldn't you agree?
So that...
...you could make Misaki-san, you hurt Aoi and the others!
I did.
I-I can't move my legs.
Y-You loved Misaki-san, didn't you?
What you're doing wouldn't make Misaki-san happy.
Oh dear.
I already know that.
Misaki treasured his students.
If he found out I'd done this, he'd be cross with me.
"Secret"
But that's fine.
I want Misaki to scold me again.
For that,
I'll do anything!
Help, Hanako-kun!
Number Seven's...
Haku-joudai?
All right. Good work.
How did you get here?!
Hanako-kun!
Hey.
Hanako-kun?!
Are you okay?!
I might die.
What?!
Dear me. How touching.
Did our little game earlier hit you that hard?
I'm just kidding.
I mean, I'm already dead.
Still, I am in a fix.
Wh-What should we do?
Listen, if you destroy her Yorishiro, I can manage.
Did you find anything?
There should be something here that's precious to Number Two.
Something precious...
"I will treasure the scissors in the wayside shrine."
I just have to break it, right?
It has a talisman on it.
You just have to peel that off.
I'll deal with Number Two.
O-Okay!
Sorry,
but I won't give you time to chat.
Number Seven, don't interfere!
That's not an option.
Go!
Wait!
I won't let you!
If you break my Yorishiro, I won't be able to make Misaki!
I've been working for Misaki for so long!
Umm!
Seeing you makes me feel kind of...
...frustrated, I guess?
It's a little like seeing my past self.
You're not doing this for Misaki.
You're doing it for yourself, right?!
"Squish"
Take that!
She stepped on it!
She jumped!
There!
Stop!
"Seal"
"Secret"
Number Two of the Seven Wonders of the School, Misaki Stairs,
you have abandoned your duty.
I'll need you to return your number.
That does it.
You can move now.
You already cut my hair before.
Don't worry about it. It's good to dress up on days like this.
Now, hold out your hand.
Is something happening?
I'm taking a photo with my students today.
Are these...
Sensei!
Oh, there you are.
All right, everyone line up!
Hey, Sensei, why are we taking it here?
Shouldn't our group photo be at the school?
A girl's ghost haunts this place.
I've seen her.
Me, too! She scared me!
And me!
This is a good spot for it.
--Why? --I'm scared!
What are you, chicken?
Come on, now, face front.
Okay!
You, too.
We're taking it now!
Okay!
Yashiro.
Hanako-kun?
That's me.
We made it back?
Where's Minamoto-kun?!
If you're looking for him,
here.
"Shock" Minamoto-kun!
The boy fought valiantly.
He ended up so cute.
He'll turn back, right?
And Aoi and the others, too?
Of course. I'll get it taken care of.
By her.
Her?
The Misaki Stairs' true form.
A fox?
She's an Inari statue. She moves, though.
Come on, Number Two. Where's your apology?
Hmph!
Time to make kitsune udon.
Whoa! Hang on!
What will happen to everyone who turned into dolls?
They'll all turn back come morning.
I don't have much power left.
I doubt they'll remember anything.
Thank goodness.
"Phew" Thank goodness.
Fox-san.
Here.
J-Just so you know, I still haven't forgiven you for what you did!
I was scared, and I even thought I might die!
But I also broke something you cared about.
So, for that,
I'm sorry.
Don't touch me so casually!
I have no intention of befriending you.
Also,
my name is Yako.
Next time you call me "Fox-san," I'll bite your hand clean off!
Maybe kitsune udon was a better idea.
Now, now.
The nerve of her.
Yashiro?
Sorry.
Once I relaxed, I was suddenly exhausted.
Stay like that, then.
Huh? What?
There's your reward.
It's a charm to make you feel better.
Wha--
Whaaa...?!
Oh.
Hey there. You sure kept us waiting.
Miss.
Miss! It's come b--
Ow!
Be quiet, Natsuhiko. The teachers will find us.
'Kay.
Welcome back...
...Koku-joudai.
I see.
It went well, then.
I'm glad.
Did they forget about me?
"Next Episode Preview"
"Tell Me, Hanako-kun: Size"
"That's Hanako-kun and Minamoto-kun..."
"What are they talking about?"
"What do you think Yashiro's bust size is?"
"Sto--"
"Fidget, fidget"
"Honestly! Boys also jump to talking about that stuff."
"I think she might be a C."
"Stop!"
"The few times I've touched them, they were surprisingly..."
"I said cut it out!"
"In that case, how fat do you think her legs are?"
"Bam"
"Next Time" "Apparition 5: The Confession Tree"