Oh my, you have a cute face.
What's your name?
I do not need one.
Just call me the Mummy Maker.
Well, aren't you a practical girl.
I take it you know who I am?
That must mean you know what I hate.
Every single Waas.
Your hate and disgust for them is unmatched among the Knights of Gathering.
I especially hate long, thin ones. So much that it makes me shiver.
How much of those are Chupacabran Bandages?
Most of them.
All except for the ones on my face.
Take them off, then.
Did you catch that?
If I could help it, I wouldn't want to see any Waas at all,and it irks me to be anywhere near one.
And if I refuse?
You will be deemed as an unsuitable Auxiliary.
I won't let you work for me, and I won't forgive you if you try to assist me.
I'm ugly.
I have burn sca—
That's not what I care about.
Chapter 4
A Mother and a Body Pillow for the Night
Ugly?
Not in the slightest.
Really, the Waas on you was the ugly part.
You're not ugly at all without it.
Ah, I'm sorry.
I guess you don't like being touched.
N-No...
I... actually like it.
I've never been touched.
It makes me happy.
By nobody?
Not even by your parents?
No.
My parents are...
Well, there are parents like that.
You know, I did tell you to remove your bandages,
but you can put on a coat if you'd like.
I'm going to take a nap.
Take care of everything else for me.
Understood.
Not in the slightest.
I see.
I sort of understand.
So, Konoha-kun and Fear-kun aren't actually human.
Um, Prez...
Aren't you surprised?
I didn't think you'd believe me.
It's absurd,
but I have no choice but to believe you.
I saw it with my own eyes...
...and I don't think you'd lie to me.
What we call common sense is actually quite narrow in breadth.
Common sense is all obvious...
...so what we don't know lies outside its boundaries.
Still...
Kirika.
Um...
I showed you a strange side of me.
I want to apologize for scaring you...
Is this that "strange side" of you?
Or will you show that "strange side" soon?
Everything is fine, then.
I am the class president, and you a fellow classmate.
Classmate...?
Th-This curry thing is actually really good!
I love rice crackers, but Kirika's fried eggs are good, too!
Let's drink some roasted tea!
Stay back, everyone!
I am the Mummy Maker.
I am not here to fight you.
So what are you here for?
To advise you.
Advise us?
Our orders are to destroy Fear-in-Cube.
Thus, your first option is to destroy it yourself,
and your second is to render it powerless and hand it over.
Your third and most lenient option...
...is to not protect Fear-in-Cube nor disrupt our attempts to capture it.
In turn for choosing one of those options, we will not hurt anyone or any Waas unrelated to it.
Choose wisely.
Eh? You really think we'll buy that after yesterday's incident?
Are you trying to trick us?!
I am alone.
I just thought it would be conducive to preventing unnecessary bloodshed on both sides.
Do you promise not to hurt anyone besides me—?
Fear!
You have one day.
I will return at noon tomorrow.
Think carefully about your choice.
Use this to communicate with me.
I await your sensible decision.
Quite the position we're in.
Since we won't comply to her orders...
...we can't make our move.
Oh? Rare to get a call from you.
We need to talk.
Wh-Who's there?!
Haruaki-kun!
20th Mechanism.
Cutting Blade Form: Hatchet of Lingchi.
Curse calling!
She vanished.
I'm sorry.
I didn't notice her fast enough because her presence was too faint.
At any rate, they're both going to be too injured to fight us.
Hopefully. We can't let our guard down, though.
Huh?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
C-Could you get me some water, Mummy Maker?
This is...
They must have had keen eyes to be leaving this behind.
They're making me use a Waas!
What do you want?
I want to know something.
I've been watching you, but I still don't understand.
I want you to do something.
Something simple.
Spit it out already!
What's simple?
I have a request.
Yes. A very simple one.
Please die.
Wh... What are you doing?
Why?!
Why?
I'll be very frank with you, then.
Do you really think I need a reason other than "I don't like you" to break a crappy toy box like you?
You bi—
Something along those lines.
So you've been my enemy this entire time?
Your point?
If you're my enemy, then there's only one thing to do...!
19th Mechanism.
Drilling Helix Form: Man-Perforator.
Curse calling!
So fast!
I like the pose you're taking!
I've never stopped a drill with my bare hands before.
Now, I have a question.
What are you thinking of right now?
Hah. What else?
I'm wondering what your scream will sound like.
Of course.
You kill, violate, and devour without hesitation, you torture and execution device.
It's too late for that!
Oh! It's Haruaki-kun!
Wha—
Where's Haruaki?
Just kidding!
What?!
The whole thing was just a joke.
Miss Cow Tits!
What the heck was that for?!
And you? What was that for?
Last night, you seemed hurt and lost. Like a broken child.
And yet you attacked that girl with everything in you.
You had no intention of letting her live.
I wasn't trying to...
If you didn't mean to do it and were just acting subconsciously, then that's another problem in itself.
You're still haunted by your past self.
There's no telling when you'll repeat your cycle of indignity, torture, and murder.
Th-That's...
There's no telling when you might attack Haruaki-kun.
Here's a word of advice.
You should not be fighting.
No, we cannot let you fight.
You're too dangerous!
You don't... want me to fight?
I can't fight... I can't flee...
What...
What exactly should I do...?
Maybe I went too far.
A Mother and a Body Pillow for the Night
So much happened yesterday.
Of course I'd be worried.
They wouldn't think I'm weird if I visited again...
...right?
Right.
It's fine.
I couldn't find anything either.
Do you plan on going to their base?
Yes.
I... I'm too dangerous.
I'm just a tool used for murder.
B... But if I stop fighting, I'd just be something you'd have to protect.
No, I'd be less than that.
All I'd do is make things more dangerous for you—
Screw that!
Did I ever say that you were troublesome or unpleasant?
I thought you wanted to be here.
O... Of course I do.
But...
I just can't.
Why would you think that?
Go away!
It's best to just dispose of and abandon me!
Yet, why...?
I can change at any time.
Aren't you scared of me?
Good grief.
Would I be able do this if I were scared?
Le-Let go! Dummy!
If you want me to let go, then stop being dumb. Dummy.
I already told you.
You can stay here if you want to.
You don't need to feel like you're a burden.
Fine.
I get it, so let go!
Really?
Really.
What's that?
Let me see!
It's nothing.
Let me see!
Oh, what's this?!
I didn't notice it at all!
Hey, Fear—
Oh my, how intimate.
Little bitches.
Are you ready for your stinking body juices to be splattered everywhere?
I brought it and all, but it's just dead weight if it doesn't work.
First off, I hope you don't believe in God.
Allow me to quote some words of the Marquis.
"The dismemberment of that shit box won't be canceled."
You're hurt and don't have that weird armor of yours.
Give up and go away if you value your life!
If I wore it...
then I wouldn't have been able to bring this!
That axe is your next weapon?
We call it Dance Time.
I wasn't planning on using it to begin with,
but I guess I had no—
Excuse me.
I suppose my hate for Waas doesn't go away that easily.
A cursed tool?
Why would you use it?
It's a bitch of a tool, but I need it to destroy that shit box.
Haruaki-kun.
Fear, you stay—
You stay there, understand?
I know. Dummy.
You two first?
Very well.
I hope the other one won't have to interfere.
No need to worry about the Mummy Maker.
She's dead.
Welcome back.
How are you doing?
Fine, thanks to you.
May I ask a question?
Sure.
What's your name?
Amanda.
Amanda Carlot.
I see. What a nice name.
So...
...good-bye.
You dropped this.
It's your dirty negotiation note.
This is what I call a betrayal.
My wish is to bring equal destruction to that bitch box, that kid, and that Japanese sword for hurting me.
You call that a suggestion?
Requesting help from the Knights of Gathering?
Retrieving me due to my injuries?
Sounds like a bunch of wasted effort to me!
I'm... bleeding...
So, sadly, this is where we part.
Blood...
This Waas has awoken thanks to your blood.
Please do rest in peace, Amanda.
All right, Dance Time!
Make me dance!
Make me dance until this bloody ball ends with the screams of their deaths!
How reckless of you to not guard against that attack.
Why should I?
This axe will continue attacking even after I die!
Konoha!
I know.
If it won't stop when she dies, then we have to destroy the weapon!
Sword-kill Counter!
All right.
It's no good.
Why?
The axe is moving on its own.
Sword-kill Counter requires reading the user's chi from her movements.
Is this right?
No. It isn't.
Harua—
Don't!
I told you that we can't let you fight.
I know.
I know, but...!
How stubborn!
Why?
For what reason?
Is it like love for a doll?
The lust for domination, like loving a machine?
It's guilt!
We humans are the ones who cursed them!
It's our fault they ended up like this.
We selfishly forced our curses upon them.
It's no surprise that they'd hate humans,
yet they depended on us to get here!
I want to help them in every way I can!
In other words, I'm just doing it because I want to!
Got a problem with that?!
Gross!
Gross.
Gross. Gross. Gross. Gross. Gross!
It feels like shit!
Why?
Why must I be the only one to hang my head?
Miss Cow Tits fights for me.
Haruaki gets hurt.
Yet, I, the cause of all this, am just...
I can't accept this.
There's no way I can accept this!
I'm just doing it because I want to!
That's right.
Right or wrong, hesitating just isn't my style.
I'll do it because I want to.
That's all.
You all forgot something important.
I'm very selfish.
yawarakana tsukiakari ga terasu utakata no yukigane
The soft moonlight lights up the fleeting snow
kachikanda chiisana te wo awase sukitooru machi ni hohoemu
Holding my small, blistered hands together, I smile at the lucent town
sayagu toki wo subete tsutsumikonde tada somaru yoru ni tokihanate
It wraps around the rustling leaves of time, and releases it all into the dyed night
furisozoku shiroi hanabira kokoro wo sotto hodoiteku
The white blossoms showering down slowly undo the knots of my soul
te no hira de toketa setsuna wo miseru
I watch the moment as it melts in my palm
ao no nai sora no kanata ni yuku saki no hikari utsushite
At the far end of the blueless sky, they reflect the light of where we've yet to go
madoi mo tomoseba ii
Why not light up my doubts as well?
musunda hana yo
O knotted flower
ima ni todoke to
Please come back today
Chapter
5
"Even if I Were to be Cursed"
Chapter Five.
"Even if I Were to be Cursed."
Watch it or I'll curse you!
If you don't tune in next time, I'll curse you!
Artist Naruse Mamoru