What is a human?
What is love?
Fushi struggles to find an answer.
I want you to teach me about love.
Gladly.
Uh-oh. You've done it now.
The girl, Mimori, had her body stolen by the Nokkers.
We've already lost.
The Attack
What just happened?
I protected Mimori from a prowler,
and then I almost got hit by a car...
Mimori!
Thank God, she's safe.
Come to think of it,
something had already happened by the time Mimori came here.
A year ago, back when I was still a hero...
Push! Push!
No! Stand down!
Heal!
You idiot, I told you! Damn noob!
Hello! Squeaky Clean Cleaning Squad Inc. here!
Huh?
We're here to collect your garbage!
Who goes there?!
I will not allow you to pass!
You threaten to discard my literature?!
Not there!
Stop it!
That belongs to my sister!
Your diabolical acts are a violation of my thirty years of life!
Throw it all out and start fresh.
If you refuse, I'll have you collected, as well.
Damn it, Dad!
Evil begone! Evil begone!
Do away with all of your obscene material by tomorrow.
There's someone I want you to meet.
This is my new wife, Miyabi-san.
No, not her!
Nice to meet you, Hirotoshi-kun.
I'm thirty-two.
Two years older than you.
Oh, sure.
Now, Mimori, say hi.
I'll be in your care.
I'm sorry. She's so shy.
I adored this girl more than any game or manga.
It was as though she was my first love.
I would protect this with my life.
My dream of having a kid sister...
To think that my wretched father would grant my wish!
Onii-chan!
Onii!
Onii-sama!
Nii!
Brother!
What shall I have her call me?!
Hirotoshi-san...
We're having dinner.
Come downstairs?
She calls me by my name!
Eat your green peppers, Mimori.
Okay.
What do you do for work, Hirotoshi-kun?
Um...
Unemployed.
Nah, nah.
I game.
I play against pros and stuff.
Wow, you're a professional game engineer!
Don't you think it's time to leave the nest, Hirotoshi?
You make good money in your game work, don't you?
Oh, don't say that, Non-chan.
We don't want to pressure him.
I mean, we'll need someone to take care of Mimori.
We'll have more alone time with him in the house.
Y-You're right.
Ew.
At first, I merely watched her from a distance.
Oh, right. Did you give some thought to that thing we discussed?
Bye.
Off you go!
I watched her leave for school in the morning.
Welcome home!
I watched her return home in the afternoon.
After several days of stalking her, I realized...
Mimori-chan never smiled.
Mimori!
Are you okay?! Are you hurt?
I'm... all right.
What a relief!
Your shoelaces are untied.
You must have tripped on them, huh?
Let me tie them for you.
One, two, and...
There, all done!
Aw, man, I suck!
It came out vertical.
Thank... you... Hirotoshi-san.
Mimori! You can just call me Nii-chan, you know.
Not that I'm forcing you.
Well, Mimori-chan?
Are you having trouble getting used to your new life?
It's okay.
What do girls these days do for fun?
I know!
I'll teach you an amazing skill!
Bam!
A shiny mud ball!
Ahem.
Behold my secret skill: the Attention Grab-no-jutsu!
Make one of these in front of your friends, and you shall win their respect!
I have no friends to show.
No way!
I-I have a new dad
and a new school.
My uniform and gym clothes aren't like everyone else's.
I'm always the only one wearing the wrong clothes.
Got it.
All right.
Henceforth, I shall make you my apprentice!
Call me your master!
Ma—
The Attention Grab-no-jutsu works on all!
Master the art of making mud balls,
and you'll become the queen of your academy—I mean, school!
Yes... Master.
I couldn't help but notice what looked like a smile.
I was ecstatic.
We're going on our honeymoon for the next week!
Can you hold down the fort?
That's news to me.
Can I ask you and Mimori to take care of the chores?
What? Just the two of us?
I know you're a loli-con, but I trust that you have an upright sense of morals.
Don't you dare lay a hand on a girl twenty years your junior.
Why don't you take her with you if you're so worried?
Besides, you two are twenty years apart, too!
Don't get any weird ideas.
Our simple life came to an abrupt end.
It all started on that day.
Order up!
Well? Good, right?
I make fried rice all the time.
It's good, sir.
I'll teach you how to make it, if you want.
Oh, and we're siblings now, so you don't need to be so polite with me.
Not that I'm forcing it, but that's how it works, right?
Not that I'd know either, as I'm a single child myself...
I'm going.
Oh, right, school.
Hang on. Your shoelaces are undone.
You'll trip again.
I wonder if she can't tie them herself.
All good, Princess Mimori.
I shall tie them for you.
Thank you very much.
Not at all.
All done!
My crappy vertical bowtie.
I wonder if she's opening up a little.
I know!
Look what I bought.
798 yen.
Now she won't have to worry about tripping.
Maybe I'll hide it like a little surprise.
A notice of parent/guardian day...
It's today!
Her mother is gone on her honeymoon!
Was Mimori keeping it from her?
Or did that old lady forget?
What am I supposed to do?!
Shouldn't I do something?
Onii-chan...
My heart aches!
She's my kid sister!
I shan't abandon her!
Thirty minutes until class starts!
Make haste, Hirotoshi!
Faster than a high-ranking player's arrows!
Mimori!
Mom and Dad may not be here, but you still have me!
Let's see...
Mimori's class...
Dad's work suit...
is way too tight.
I needed to level up more before I equipped such scant armor.
Pardon me, coming through.
Sensei, Mimori-san isn't here.
That's odd. I was sure she was marked present.
I wonder if she's gone somewhere.
Does anyone know?
Oh, I'm Mimori's, er... f-father.
I'll go find her. Please go ahead and get started.
Mimori?
Mimori-chan?
Did you get a tummy ache?
Did you have too much of my fried rice?
Doesn't sound like she's in here.
She's not here?
All right, thank you.
What happened to her?
I have no friends to show.
I'm sorry. She's so shy.
Mimori, there's no shame in fleeing from the battlefield.
Sometimes victory is only found in a tactical retreat.
Let's go home if you don't like it here.
Come out, please.
Mimori.
Mimori!
Mimori...
Onii-chan!
No way! You came!
Mimori?
You just...
I'm okay!
I just tripped.
Blood! Blood!
I'll tie your laces for you...
What's wrong,
Onii-chan?
From that day on, Mimori changed.
She spoke energetically.
I can really have these, Onii-chan?
She ate well.
It's delicious, Onii-chan!
See you, Onii-chan!
And she started calling me Onii-chan.
Later.
I'm home, Onii-chan!
H-Hey, you're home.
I was playing with my friends at school.
She seemed to be enjoying life a lot more.
Is she really Mimori?
We're back, Mimori!
Did you two get along?
Yeah!
Onii-chan bought me new shoes!
That's great!
She hasn't noticed her daughter's changed?!
That kid did?
Look, Mimori-chan. We bought you lots of gifts!
I wanted an explanation to all of Mimori's changes.
Yay!
For the sake of the Mimori that I'd loved.
But even after a year of stalking her, I found no answers.
And yesterday, I lost sight of her while I was buying a drink.
I searched desperately.
There, I saw her, having been stabbed by someone.
No matter how she might have changed,
she was still the little sister I loved dearly.
I took her and ran.
And then...
I thought I was dead.
This is all a dream.
I was awakened by a strange voice.
In my own room, no less.
Just what happened to me?
Mimori!
Your wound!
Morning, Onii-chan.
Are you really Mimori?
You fell from the school building a year ago, and just now, you were stabbed.
Yet...
Yet!
Has something happened to you?
Sure, something's happened to me.
And what about it?
Will you kill me?
Whoop!
I'm your beloved younger sister, Mimori!
Mom, buy me new clothes!
Oh, no! What's this blood-looking stuff?
I was playing murderer with my friends.
Oh, that's not good.
I don't have much money, you know.
Sure thing, Mimori-chan.
Daddy's gonna buy you some new clothes.
Yay! Thank you!
I'm going to get Mimori back.
The real Mimori.
Watch me.
I can teach you about love.
Fushi...
I adore you.
I can... teach you... about love.
The descendant of the woman who killed you...
She's coming to me, smiling.
Parona...
What would you think?
I just want to stay good friends with Mizuha, without the twistedness.
Sissy?
Y-You shouldn't be out here, March.
You're supposed to be sleeping.
It's going to get cold tonight.
You should...
Sissy...
Sissy.
Parona...
I wish you were here.
I'm sorry, Fu-chan.
Mommy has to be strong.
I'm the one who needs to be strong, March.
We're going to live in this world and die in it.
I won't let anyone get killed.
I'm going to protect everyone.
I'm going to make sure they find happiness.
All I can do right now is learn how to fight the Nokkers.
I have to go with Yuki after school to look for Mimori.
What now?
You haven't even written down your name!
Answer these problems! Understand?
You'll get a zero if you don't!
Problems?
The Nokkers are the problem that I need to solve right now!
Mimori...
Where are you?
Maybe I should track her down from that park.
Is she coming closer?
This way?
Woof, woof!
Woof!
You're here!
You missed me, didn't you?
Yay!
Does that mean I scored a point?
Owie!
Bring it.
I'll play with you.
What's wrong?
Get over here.
Now...
it's my turn!
I'm surprised you can lift this heavy thing.
Right, the Nokkers are super strong.
What's this weapon called?
I've never seen it before.
I wonder if it can cut steel and stuff.
Wh-What the hell, Fushi?!
Murder?!
It hurts!
Oh, no!
Let's go to the nurse's office! Can you stand?
Stop! That's a Nokker!
Huh?
Yuki!
Fushi! That's what that girl is?!
Yeah, Mimori is.
Why are you fighting? This isn't what we agreed on!
It attacked me first.
Believe in the power of love, Fushi!
Hello! Nice to meet you!
Are you a good Nokker?
I'm a first-year at Minamoto Middle School.
Aoki Yuki, Vice President of the Occult Club!
We don't wish to fight you.
Never mind! Fushi, beat it up!
Gotcha.
I'm stronger than it is.
Let me out!
Let me out, you son of a bitch!
Only if you answer my question.
What's your objective?
World peace, of course!
Peace?
You're right. It's under threat.
Because of you.
You aren't just attacking for fun, are you?
You want something from me.
You were the one who bullied me first!
You messed me up with that sword!
Ridiculous. Is that it?
Whatever.
I'm giving that body back to its owner. Get out.
Why would I leave? Dummy.
Mind if I test some poison on you?
No! I don't like pain!
Hey, can I go home?
I have to be back by dinner, or Mom gets angry.
Do you think I'm playing?
I'm not letting you go until you answer me!
He isn't breathing!
He was passed out by the time I noticed.
Hang in there, Fushi-kun!
Don't give up!
I have to get back.
Yay! I'm free!
Hey, can I come back?
I love having fun!
That person will appreciate it, too!
"That person"?
I'm taking this!
Shit!
Fushi-kun!
Thank goodness!
You came back to life!
We're going home, Onii-chan.
Mimori...
Preview
The Nokkers parasitize humans.
There's no solution in sight.
Fushi, having gone into town with Mizuha, reminisces about days long past.
The friends he lost...
Whose vessel is it that he acquires?
Trouble