We spent the start of summer in a fake world
painted by Wonder Number Four, Shijima-san of the Art Room.
While we were in there, I found out I don't have much time left to live.
But I still made a wish to Hanako-kun to live in the real world.
My world.
Give up, Hanako!
This is where I want to live.
Today's the day!
No way.
I've got to work for it.
I didn't even feel that.
Listen, you two.
We need to talk about something.
Yeah? What?
You see...
We see...?
First Year First Semester
Final Examinations Topics Covered
Finals are coming up!
Huh?
What are finals?
Will they give us candy?
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun 2
Part XIII: Final Exams and a School Sleepover
Finals!
Crap! I forgot!
I can't believe we lost so much time in that painting!
Who cares about exams?
I do!
Even when your life is hanging in the balance?
If I fail any, I'll have to take make-up classes all summer!
That means no more time for bathroom cleaning!
And if I fail every exam...
Did you hear? That girl failed every subject.
No way! With those fat ankles, too!
She's a make-up daikon.
No!
I don't want to be a make-up daikon!
Senpai, try to calm down.
Yashiro!
Hanako-kun...
Maybe he has some magical gizmo that'll get me a perfect score!
Let's get studying.
Okay.
I'll help, too!
I trust you're in no danger yourself, boy?
You trust wrong!
Final exams, huh?
Student Council Room
7 days until exams
Go for it.
For candy. Lots of candy.
Fight.
Say, Aoi, how about a wager?
No.
Aoi—
No.
Come on. Hear me out.
Absolutely not.
Hey.
This is workplace harassment!
Now's our chance.
Kill him when he falls.
The winner will be decided by our final exam results—
whoever scores higher in the five core subjects.
Don't I get a say?
The loser has to do one favor for the winner.
How does that sound?
Any favor?
And if we tie, I'll call it a win for you.
Sounds too good to be true. What are you up to?
I just want an extra incentive to study.
Wouldn't it look awful if the student council president flunked?
Give me a break. You're always top of your class.
So are you, more or less.
Well, if you're that set against it, I won't force you.
Ow!
Jackass.
But if you won't play along with me, I'll need another way to kill time.
How about...
that cute girl. What's her name? Akane-san?
I wonder how she'd react if I asked her out.
Excuse me?!
That's a low blow!
Are you that desperate to challenge me?!
Yup.
Ugh! I can't believe you!
Fine, I'll do it. Happy now?
But what do you want to make me do for you that bad, anywa—
Don't tell me you were after Ao-chan all along!
Huh?
Say something!
Let's go home and get studying.
Akane-kun.
I'm going to marry Teru-senpai.
No!
6 days until exams
Good morning.
Oh, Nene-chan.
What's with this weird vibe?
Well...
Stop the wedding. Stop the wedding. Stop the wedding.
Stop it at all costs!
Anything but marriage!
Akane-kun...
What's wrong with him?
I bet you said something again.
No, nothing.
It's not about you, Aoi?!
What else could make Akane-kun that frantic?
Stop the wedding. Stop the wedding. Stop the wedding. Stop the—
Akane-kun...
Ao-chan?!
It's not good for you to push yourself so hard.
You need a change of pace. How about a walk?
Certain Victory
Student Council
A... walk!
Of course I—
Aoi sure is cute.
Akane-kun?
No, I need to study.
Sorry, Ao-chan.
Akane-kun turned down an invitation from Aoi?!
Is the Earth doomed?!
Forgive me, Ao-chan.
I need to beat this guy, no matter what!
Five more days!
Go for it, me!
I'll study once I finish this.
I can't neglect Black Canyon's health.
I ain't going down without a fight!
Just four more days!
- milk
- eggs
- scallions
Come on, Teru-nii! Grade me!
Okay. Let's see how you did.
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How about it, Nii-chan?!
Well...
Keep trying, Kou.
Come on, Tsuchigomori.
Three days left
Tell me what'll be on Yashiro's exam.
Hey, come on. Tell me.
Hey. Come on.
What gives?
Producer-san! I can't wait for the concert!
Achievement unlocked
Messages
Perform
Practice
Schedule
Presents
I just can't quit you.
Notification
Two more days until finals!
\hYou can do it! One day to go!
Hup.
Good luck, Akane-kun.
Final Exam
Begin.
Overthrow
Student Council
I'll murder his ass!
Aoi, keep it down.
Exams Over
Wow. Got it.
And so, the exams wrapped up.
Name: Aoi Akane
Final Examination Results
English
Japanese
Math
Science
Social Studies
Total
This term
Average
Ranking
Feast your eyes on this, President Jackass!
I bet you got a perfect score, too, but a tie is my win!
You're not kidding. A perfect score.
I'm impressed.
I kept Ao-chan's wedding safe from you!
Thank you, Akane-kun.
You're very welcome.
So, Mr. President...
I beat you.
Shouldn't the loser bend the knee to his better?
I guess you have a point.
You're a better sport than I expected.
That's a good look on you, sir.
I'll post these all over school to commemorate the eve—
What's the big idea?!
Shouldn't the loser bend the knee to his better?
Huh?
Five hundred and two points?!
Our school gives extra credit for answers that surpass the teachers' expectations.
A good system, don't you think?
So, what were you going to post where?
You've never shown enough respect for your seniors, have you?
Why don't you reflect on that?
Now, I won, so about that favor...
My brother will ask you for help before too long.
Do your best for him when he does.
Huh?
Specifically, use every ability you have to support and protect him.
That's all I ask.
W-Wait a second.
Explain more—
Well then, see you around,
Mr. Number-Two-in-His-Class.
Huh?
Number two?
st
nd
No way.
Who the hell...?
Man, I should have known.
points
Even I've never scored that high.
Minamoto-senpai.
I put in a little extra effort this time.
Any special reason?
Not really.
1st Year Akane Aoi: 510 points Aoi Akane: 500 points
0 points
Make-up daikon: dodged!
All right!
Yay!
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun 2
Cover one and weave the third.
Weave your Yorishiro, basket girls.
Wait five moons in the six-sided weave.
Now, let's all weave Yorishiro for the gods.
Don't doze off, now.
If you fall asleep...
A school sleepover?
Yeah! Only for high school first years.
It's a school event where we come back to school this evening and spend the night.
Oh, I'm on the committee, so I'll be there helping out!
You, too, Kou-kun?!
Yeah, to prep for next year.
Yay!
So I think I'll worry about my life span after that's done.
Yashiro?!
Cheers!
I mean, exams are finally over, and the school sleepover is a big deal here!
I want to go!
Plus, I'll get to see you at night.
And the school sleepover has a high couple formation rate.
It's a big night for romance.
Huh?
Hearts growing closer in unfamiliar circumstances...
and then, a kiss!
Hanako-kun! What was that for?
H-Hey!
Cut it out!
And so,
here I am at the sleepover!
Zunda Mochi
Curry
I hope it comes out tasty.
We grew these summer vegetables ourselves! I know they taste great.
A lot's still riding on the rice, though.
Sure you didn't burn it?
Not yet, I didn't.
You can do it!
I was having a blast hanging out with friends and cooking, and yet...
I acted all tough in front of Hanako-kun,
b-but I can't focus.
Not when I know I could drop dead any moment now.
So why not go see the first of the Seven Wonders?
The first?
You mean Akane-kun?!
Yes.
As a Wonder who controls time,
he and the others should be able to advise someone without much left like you.
Easy for Shijima-san to say.
Aoi! Where's the outdoor cooking stuff?!
On the table by the greenhouse!
Akane-kun, she says she's not feeling well.
Let's get her to the nurse's office.
Need any help, Ao-chan?!
No, I'm fine.
I just dropped a vegetable.
Ao-chan dropping a vegetable... What a playful goddess.
Marry me.
No way.
Aoi!
I'll be right there!
Akane-kun seems way too busy to talk.
And this is important,
so I need to find a time when he can really listen.
Was that a flute?
Where's it coming from?
Hey, do you hear that?
Hear what?
Did I imagine it?
Oh, that reminds me. I have something to tell you.
Huh?
Listen, Nene-chan, are you—
Aw, man. It's burning.
Hey! Let me see that!
Practice Traditional Handicrafts
So I swap these... and push this one through?
That's right.
Oh, dear.
Are you feeling okay, Nene-chan?
Thanks, Aoi, I'm—
Popular girls even make weaving bamboo look easy.
No wonder she's queen of the campus!
You know, our school has some weird ideas.
Why make us stay overnight and weave baskets?
Not many high schools do sleepovers, do they?
Oh, I'm Yokoo. I'm with the committee.
I'm Satou.
I think I heard it was a tradition going way back.
Now that you mention it, it does seem kind of weird.
A long time ago,
they called it the "Moon Vigil."
Around this time of year, they'd round up children
to weave baskets and chitchat all through the night.
I've heard of that.
I think these Moon Vigils were what inspired our school sleepover.
We don't have a curfew,
and we won't get in trouble even if we stay up all night.
Maybe that's left over from the old days.
Wow. I had no idea.
You know your stuff.
That's the Akane family's girl for you.
I only heard it from my grandpa.
I see.
So, why do you think those kids used to stay up all night back then?
Huh?
Because... they had to make a ton of baskets, maybe?
Nope.
You see, when you fall asleep, you leave your soul unguarded.
And it comes for unguarded souls.
What does?
The Grim Reaper.
The Grim—
The Reaper has a mysterious flute that ensnares people's souls with its sound.
A flute?
N-No way. Right?
If anyone ever hears it,
it leads them to the Reaper, and they die.
...and they die.
So everyone used to stay up to protect anyone who heard the flute, they say.
Now it's the sixth of our school's Seven Wonders, the—
Stop, Aoi!
Nene-chan?
S-Sorry, Aoi, I, uh...
I need to run to the bathroom!
I ran away without thinking.
Rumor Accuracy
I mean, if I'd heard Aoi out,
I bet her scary story would've come true again!
Still, was that really about Wonder Number Six?
What about the Wonders?
Akane-kun!
What's up, Yashiro-san?
I... I...
I've been dying to see you!
Actually, I've wanted to talk to you for ages—
Sorry. I like someone else.
Not like that!
I...
What?
I hear that flute.
What flute?
There's nothing here.
Wh-What's that?!
Oh, how nice, how nice.
I got out. I got out.
How many years has it been?
I'm awful hungry.
You there, little tots.
Yashiro-san, hold this.
Huh?
Come here!
W-Wow.
Talk about a waste of energy.
I was already tired enough without this freak butting in.
Come on, Yashiro-san.
Right.
Akane-kun! It's still moving!
I knew I heard a racket.
Who are you lot?
Come to die, have you?
Hungry...
Food... Food...
I can feel these hands sapping my strength just by touching me.
What now? It's got Akane-kun, too.
Hanako-kun...
Humans.
Give them to us.
Hand them over.
Let us feed, feed, feed.
I know it's Urabon, but that's no excuse for everyone to lose their heads.
Whose domain do you think you've intruded in?
Don't tell me you're Number Six-sama!
Huh?
We had no idea they were your prey.
Please, h-have mercy.
Did they just say "Number Six"?
So this guy is the sixth Wonder?!
In any case,
you two do look awfully tasty.
There's a boatload of students here.
I doubt anybody would notice
if I were to snack on one or two.
No!
What's this I sense?
Nene-chan!
Wait, Aoi?!
Stay away!
You took so long, I was wondering if you'd run into trouble.
Akane-kun?
Could you be the one from that time?
Then perhaps...
Keep your filthy hands off her,
you damned apparition!
Wait just a moment, Ao-chan.
Huh? What just—
Akane-kun!
You just stopped time. Who are you?
I'm just a student...
moonlighting as the first of the Seven Wonders, the junior Clock Keeper.
No one lays a finger on Ao-chan while I'm around.
Especially not apparitions.
Now that you know, hurry up and get lo—
Akane-kun?
Huh? Ao-chan?
How? You shouldn't be able to see me in this for—
Akane-kun!
Sorry,
but the school's gotten out of whack.
I need this girl to set it right again.
A-Akane-kun, Nene-chan!
Aoi!
Get your paws off her!
Bear with me here.
Wh-What should we do?
Aoi is—
Damn it!
Who does that apparition think he is?!
Akane-kun...
The Near Shore and the Far Shore
Next time: "The Near Shore and the Far Shore."
The Near Shore and the Far Shore
Chill the tomatoes.