When the throne of the king of beasts was left empty after King's haircut...
I hope you all go extinct!
Damn omnivore!!! I mean you!
I will rule over all mammals!!
The biggest territorial battle in Seton Academy's history broke out.
Males bared their fangs at each other in their race to the top!
At least the herbivores are peaceful.
Hey! I'm basically your pet now!
You're the one who said you wanted to walk to school with me.
This isn't walking! It's taking me for a walk!
But you and I... are packmates.
Okay.
Then we'll walk to school together...
over my dead body.
What?! Come on!
Hey! Quit running in circles around me!
Stop, you i-idiot!
You're embarrassing me!
Join the Pack!
Seton Academy
Unnatural interspecies relations are strictly forbidden!!
Miyubi: Dead
Seton Academy Record 4 The Self-Styled Young Man and the Giant Wolf
The hell?!
You wanna go?!
I'm gonna bite you!
Cooking Room
This has turned into quite a mess.
Yeah.
Wait, aren't you gonna get in on the territory war?
Nope!
My territory is wherever you are!
I don't recall okaying that!
This is a first, though, isn't it?
I've never heard of a conflict getting this wild at Seton Academy.
Usually when things get too crazy, the teachers step in.
Which must mean this isn't that big a deal.
But it's actually a bit different this time!
In this territory war,
the animal that comes out on top
will be given a hundred years' worth of food, or so they say!
A... A hundred years?!
That's not all.
There are rumors that the winner might be able to do
whatever they want with this school.
Is that really true?
Rumors are rumors. There's no credibility to them.
We can't say that for sure.
There is... one rumor... that's concerning.
That's right!
There's a student from another school who heard these rumors
and is coming after Seton Academy!
But that's just another rumor, right?
Could they be talking about...
what's been going on with the buried carnivores?
Huh? What's this, now?
In the area around campus,
a bunch of carnivorous students have been found literally buried in walls.
For real?
And they're being found closer and closer to this school!
Seton Academy
It's no longer... just a rumor.
That's right! This school
is a target!
Oh, no... I'm scared...
It'll be fine, Hino-sa—
I'll protect the cooking club! I'm the boss, after all!
You couldn't even beat a bear. What're you gonna do?
W-Well, maybe I can't beat one right now,
but I'm gonna work hard and get strong like my big sister!
You have an older sister, Ranka-san?
Yeah! We're always together when I'm back home!
Wait, where do you come from, anyway?
Up north, where it can get as cold as twenty degrees below zero!
Twenty below?!
Don't your feet freeze?
I did fine for some reason!
Most animals that inhabit cold climates
have a countercurrent heat exchange system
that instantly warms up the blood in their feet
when it's been chilled by the ground.
Also, whenever I was cold, my sister...
would always let me wear her coat!
She seems like a really nice sister.
Yeah!
But before I came here,
when I said I wanted to make friends with other animals and start my own pack,
we got into a fight.
And ever since then...
Well, you did start a pack with other animals, just like you said you would.
So what's the problem?
Jin!
He really sucks at cheering people up.
Shut up!
I wasn't cheering her up!
See?
Jin!
Is she there?
Yes. It's definitely Ranka-sama.
She seems very cheerful.
I see...
Are you going in?
No.
It's been such a long time...
What if she doesn't recognize me when she sees me?
Oh, you have nothing to worry about there.
She'll know right away.
Actually, it hasn't been that long since she left, has it?
Since Ranka left home,
the time passing by has felt like an eternity.
But you can finally see her now. Isn't that a good thing?
Now, let's go!
R-Right...
Jin! Jin!
Cut it out, you dumb dog!
What is he doing to my sister?
Anyone who is rude to my little sister will pay!
Who are these guys?
She's huge!
Ranka-chan!
Ranka-san!
Dumb dog!
I missed you, Ranka!
Onee-chan!
It's really you, Onee-chan!
It's been so long!
Whoa... They even do that with family members?
Sh-She looks awfully big to be Ranka-san's sister.
That's Bergmann's rule at work.
Hot
Bergmann's rule states that the colder the climate an animal lives in,
the larger it will grow in order to maintain its body heat.
Cold
If she let the dumb dog wear her coat on cold days,
that's probably why she grew bigger.
Wow...
B-Boss?
What is the mat...
...ter?!
I was always sensitive about my size,
but I can be proud of it from now on!
Being big bothered her that much?
You are quite a promising chimpanzee!
Who are you calling a chimpanzee?!
She goes to another school.
Do you think...
I-Is she here for the territory war?
I have no interest in any territory war.
I came here for one reason.
Leave Seton Academy and come back home, Ranka!
What? Why?
You are a wolf.
Wolves can't live apart from their families.
That's an order from your boss. We're going home.
As my younger sister, you will be part of my pack, as my right hand.
No!
What?
I'm not going home!
You're defying an order from your boss?!
I'm not a member of your pack!
I have a new pack that I started up with Jin!
Leave me out of this.
You're in a pack with that chimpanzee?!
Excuse me?! I'm a human, you stupid wild dog!
What's the meaning of this, Ranka?!
Jin and I have exchanged the vows of husband and wife!
That never happened!
Husband and wife?!
How dare you?!
Talk about brute strength!
I'm sure Ranka objected, and you forced her!
Try the exact opposite!
Onee-chan, stop it!
Is this chimpanzee that important to you?
Yes, he is! So let him go!
Please, Onee-chan!
Very well, then.
You... will join my pack.
Huh?
It's necessary, since Ranka doesn't want to leave you.
I never thought...
I would befriend anyone who wasn't a wolf.
Wait a second... What are you about to do?!
Jin-kun!
Don't worry.
To make sure you can join my pack, too...
I'll make you a male.
Jin-kun?!
Stop!
Even if you are my big sister,
if you do anything else to Jin or my other friends...
I'll never forgive you!
Never forgive me, you say?
In a wolf pack, the hierarchy is absolute.
If a lower-ranked wolf defies a higher-ranked wolf,
even if they're immediate family,
they will not get out of it unscathed.
How dare you speak to your elder sister that way?!
If you don't leave now...
I'll hate you forever!
Are we back in grade school?!
Boss, what shall we...
do?!
She hates me... She hates me... She hates me... She hates me... She hates me...
Beeeeep
Boss!
Retreat!
And never come back!
Are you okay, Jin-kun?
Yeah.
Onee-chan...
You finally got to see her again after so long...
That's how she acted when I left home, too.
I'm sure she'll understand.
She's right, Ranka-chan.
Thanks.
Seton Academy: Join the Pack!
Eastern wolf!
Seton Academy: Join the Pack!
Spotted hyena!
They still don't realize that they can't resolve anything with strength alone?
Kin-kun, do you have a minute?
What?!
Wh-What do you mean, Shiho-dono?!
The new member in my club works really hard,
and I can't let her beat me.
But we could still see each other...
I want to concentrate on practice, so I can't see you for a while.
Kin-kun...
I'm sorry!
Shiho-dono!
Excellent work, boss.
It seems Seton Academy did not live up to the rumors.
Oh... Yeah.
I guess hearing Ranka-sama say that must have come as quite a shock.
Was it you guys?
Are you the ones who've been messing with our school turf?
They came after us first.
We have no intention of doing anything to Seton Academy.
I don't care about those jerks.
I want to be the one on top at this school.
If there's someone strong here, then...
I've gotta fight them!
I wondered what sort of male you might be...
Morning, Jin!
Jin, let's lick each other!
Stop it, you dumb dog!
Hide!
What was that all about?
Morning! Morning!
Was it that wolf?
Since you said not to come up and lick you out of nowhere,
I thought I could do it after saying hello to you.
Well, don't!
Whether you say hello to me or not isn't the...
Wh-What do you want?
We heard you guys were the ones who sent that giant wolf packing.
And that means...
Beating you is the fastest way to get to the top!
Hang on! What gave you that idea?!
What a cute little growl!
It just makes me wanna lunge at you!
I don't like seeing people bully the weak.
Yena-kun, you're so cool!
This kid's a hyena?
Were you really the ones who ran off that giant wolf?
The spotted hyena.
They're often depicted as stealing prey from other animals,
but they are excellent hunters with a higher success rate than lions.
They are the only carnivores in the savanna that can beat a lion in a fight.
But of course, that's only when they attack as...
a pack?!
What kind of male attacks from behind, huh?!
Seriously?
Yena-kun, you're the best!
Shut up, you females! Quit screeching!
So...
You definitely don't look like people who could chase off that giant wolf.
Hey, human.
Doesn't being protected by a female make you feel like a loser?
This is what determines a male's—
You're female, though!
female, though!
H-He...
...said the one thing that's taboo to Yena-kun!
Y-You little...
What makes you think I'm a female?!
Your looks.
Male
Female
This isn't good! That human might get killed!
Hmph.
I'd like to kill you,
but I don't raise my hand against the weak.
I'm a real male, after all.
Yena-kun!
She's female, right?
Yep.
Cooking Room
You have the sweet smell of a female.
D-Do I?
Y-You stupid hyena!
What the hell do you want?!
You're scaring our other club members!
Get back to your own pack!
I'm not part of any pack.
Besides, I don't pick on the weak.
But...
Being called a female is the one thing I won't stand for!
You are female, though.
I'm a male!
You know what? It doesn't even matter. Just leave.
It does matter!
I won't leave until you admit that I'm a male!
Oh, now that I look closer, you're male.
Now go away.
Are you making fun of me?!
What is all this, anyway? A male playing house?
All a male needs to eat...
is this!
Hyenas have exceptionally powerful jaws.
They even eat the bones of their prey.
Their jaw strength ranks third among all land mammals, behind hippos and bears.
Well? That looked pretty manly, right?
Uh, no. A female hyena would eat bones like that, too.
What?!
Time to start cooking.
All right!
What shall we make?
Meat!
We're using vegetables this time.
Aw, I want meat!
Shut up!
Damn it... I tried to be nice, and you pushed your luck!
If you get too mouthy with me, I'll squash you!
Oh, look what you made me do!
* Koalas have a grip strength of one ton (but only in urban legends)
Well, that's faster than cutting it.
If I can break this with my bare hands, you have to admit I'm a male!
Leave already.
Just shut up and watch!
Hold this for me.
I came up with this technique to beat those lions.
I call it...
Miyubi!
The Seton Academy Cooking Club Animal Murder Case!
~ Sloth Crushed by Hyena's Roof Tile ~
You killed Miyubi!
Huh?! Wait, no!
All I did was hand her the roof tile!
What were you saying about picking on the weak, you animal murderer?
I-I didn't! I never meant to—
Your idea of what makes someone a male is old-fashioned, anyway.
He's right. Whether you're male or female doesn't matter nowadays.
Getting hung up on that is so unbefitting of a male.
I didn't want to get violent with you,
but after mocking me so much, you leave me no choice.
Hello?! Something terrible is happening!
President! There's a report from the observation team!
A hyena is trying to start a fist fight in the cooking club!
The territory war has reached that far?
Let's use this opportunity to crush the cooking club!
No, wait! We owe a debt to them!
That's a different matter!
No, it's not!
It is!
They may be perverts who want to start an interspecies harem,
but we have a responsibility to protect all students!
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We've received video!
Let's view it at once.
Stop!
Shut up!
Just a second isn't gonna hurt!
Yes, it will!
P-President!
The shock was too much for her! Stop the video!
Don't stop me! I'm trying to show you proof that I'm a male!
Don't show me that!
It's not like I want to do this!
But after you made fun of my looks, I can't back down!
You have a face like a female!
Female! Female!
I'm a male!
The female's mad!
What's wrong, Yena?
Did the kids make fun of your clothes again?
I'm sorry all we can give you are your brother's hand-me-downs.
I hate my face.
I wish my face looked like yours.
Yena, saying things like that will make your mom sad.
Your face is the spitting image of your late mother's.
She was a strong hyena who could even beat a lion.
So I know you'll be strong, too.
This face is my link to my dead mother, and I'm proud of it!
I won't cave on this!
Wait, wait, wait!
Showing me that isn't going to prove anything!
You won't know that until you see it!
Okay, listen to me!
With hyenas...
Even the females have one!
females have one!
Huh?
Female hyenas have a fake one of those!
Even if you show it off, most people couldn't tell the difference!
A female spotted hyena's genitals
Male
Female
grow to the point that they look like a male's.
Male
Female
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It's difficult to tell them apart just by looking.
Really?
Why didn't you already know that?!
I mean, I've never seen a female hyena's body.
Even at the public bath, I always got in with the males.
That means...
Oh, Yena-chan! Want some of your cousin's clothes?
I don't wear female clothes!
Even though you're a girl?
Yena, you can act more like a female.
You're a female, after all.
But why?!
Yena, aren't you going to wear the girls' uniform for your entrance ceremony?
Like hell I am.
I'm... a female?
Poor girl.
She's way too dumb.
It was just a little misunderstanding, that's all.
It's okay!
But, hey...
It's great that you've cleared up your mistake!
All lies!
I kinda feel bad for her.
Well, she was gonna have to find out someday.
You think she'll be able to get over it?
No worries there.
She's tough.
I'm sure she'll find the answer herself.
You really are nice, Jin!
I keep telling you not to do that!
Kuromori...
Boss?
Ranka called those guys her pack, didn't she?
Correct.
I thought she'd just be crying all by herself.
But she really did find her own pack.
Enough already, you dumb dog!
Still, that chimpanzee...
isn't right for Ranka at all!
Oh, it's Ranka-san's older sister.
Onee-chan, how long are you gonna hang around?
I-I'm just looking out for you.
Well, don't! Go home!
I won't be in the way!
No!
Just a little bit?
I said no!
Why?!
Awoooo
What? You thought you were a male all this time?
I thought you just wanted to be treated like a male...
I was stupid.
Now that I know I'm a female,
I'm going to accept the truth like a good male should.
R-Really?
Actually, I thought this might happen someday.
Yena, that looks perfect on you!
D-Dad...
Dad! Yena is—
Bro?!
Th-This looks ridiculous, doesn't it?
Don't worry, Yena! Leave everything to me!
Huh?
I thought this might happen someday,
so I got a hair stylist's license!
1 Hour Later
This is...
m-me?!
I can't believe it!
Yena?!
I'm... I'm...
a male!
Next Time
Yena here.
Apparently, I'm a female.
Ferrill here.
I still love Ranka as much as ever.
Today's story was about aiming for the top of the school.
Next week will be different: a story about aiming for the top of the school.
That's exactly the same!
Same or not, don't miss it, because Ranka will be in it.
Seton Academy Record 5
Who Was Brave?