Chuunibyou - Chapter 6

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Location: Animal Pens

Midori: A-Anzu-san. There’s a lot of them coming from the other side, too.

We assembled quite a bunch already. I guess if we get a little more, it’ll be fine...? What do you think, Sengoku-kun?

Shinobu: I-I think we gathered enough of them already…? If we get any more, I won’t be able to move anymore~!

Midori: But this “Jutsu of Bird Escape” is a jutsu where you call over a whole bunch of birds with whistling and the like, and then when you let them take flight all at once, conceal yourself in that moment, right?

If we don’t increase the number of birds a little more, I don’t think Sengoku-kun’s body will be concealed?

Well, none of us are able to call birds by whistling, so we’re just scattering bird food around Sengoku-kun, though…

Shinobu: But if you call any more than this it’ll be scary~! They’re gonna peck at me with their beaks and rip me to tatters~!

Midori: Hrm~m. Alright, guess we’ll leave it at that, then.

Now, while the birds are engrossed in eating the food, I’ll slo~wly take a step back… Get my phone camera ready…

Shinobu: Uhii! I’m completely surrounded by birds~...

Th-th-th-this is scary~... Save me~... Midori-kun, Anzu-dono…

Midori: Do your best for just a moment longer, you only need to endure it for a little while more.

...Eh? It’s rare for me to be encouraging Sengoku-kun?

Now that you say it… I guess it’s usually Sengoku-kun who’s cheering me on..?

Shinobu: Please don’t start chattering leisurely~, you two!

Can I please move already!? Can I escape already!?

Midori: They’re assembled quite nicely around you, so do your best for a moment longer~

Shinobu: That’s what you said earlier, too!

B-By the way, the two of you… I didn’t ask yet, but how are you planning to make all the birds take flight at once...?

Errr…? Anzu-dono…? Why are you holding a paper bag that’s blown up like a balloon…?

And what’s with that hand that looks like it’s about to strike it…?

Midori: Alright, Sengoku-kun, I’m filming now~. Anzu-san, I’ll leave it to you.

Shinobu: Eh!? Ho-, wait just a-...!?

Uwaaaah!? The birds got surprised from the sound and all flew up at once…!?

S-Scary~! Ah, ouch!? Who was it that pecked at me just now!?

Owowow! In the confusion of all them flying up, one after the other is pecking at me~! Uwaaahn!

Midori: Ah. Your voice aside, I think this is a good recording... I filmed it nicely, Sengoku-kun.

Shinobu: Uu… Really...?

Midori: Yeah. Because you were so scared of the birds, you were crouching down while trying to avoid them and running off, so it really looks like you disappeared into thin air on the video.

If we make Nito-senpai edit out your voice later, it’ll be perfect I think.

Shinobu: I’m glad to hear that… It was worth putting my body into peril for this… There’s no way I’m doing it again, though.

Midori: Now that we filmed the “Jutsu of Bird Escape”, what’s next, Sengoku-kun?

Shinobu: I’d like to do a more peaceful jutsu next time… Or a cool jutsu…

The “Jutsu of Fire Escape” is flashy, and I think it’s pretty cool, too.

Midori: But that one’s dangerous, right? If you do something that dangerous on the school grounds, if things go south, the Ninja Association might even be disbanded…

Shinobu: You’re right… I’ll give up on the “Jutsu of Fire Escape”, too…

Midori: A peaceful one… Hmm, then, how about this one?

Location: Garden Space

Midori: …………..?

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Shinobu: (from off-screen) Midori-kun, what’s the matter?

Midori: Amazing, Sengoku-kun…! I can’t tell where you are at all. Anzu-san, you can’t tell either, right?

Shinobu: The right answer is over here ♪ Ninja art, “Foliage Hideout Jutsu”!

It’s a jutsu where you hide behind foliage, or an overgrown branch of a tree! It’s easy to learn, and I’d even say it’s a specialty of mine~♪

Midori: Ah, so you were in that brushwood. Hmm~, you’re like a chameleon.

Shinobu: I have a lot of other ways to camouflage myself like this! I am a genius of camouflage after all.

I’m also pretty good at the “Raccoon Hideout Jutsu” that involves quickly climbing up a tree and hiding there.

It seems that my small body is well suited for hiding. I don’t know if I should be happy or frustrated by it.

Midori: I’m so jealous of Sengoku-kuns small stature… I hope I’ll have a small stature in the afterlife…