Shchelkunchik translation chapter 23
Trying a new format. Hopefully it improves readability.
Clari: Great won't be expelled from school for this incident, but Please do try to not neglect control of the class Also, I'd like you to pay attention...
to the movements of this other student Horn Pipe: I understand, board chairman...
I, too, have felt as if there was something bottomless inside of him
I set for him the task of pulling out the legendary heavenly holy sword excalivast and then...
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23rd movement - Shchel's Étude 2
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Horn Pipe: The sword's spirit, Excalivast-sama, materialized and right now it is totally
kancho-ing the boy
Excalivast: FN FN sfx: dosh dosh dosh Students: Cut it out, Spirit!! What are you so disgruntled about!? Spirit!!
Horn Pipe: And I also learned that his magical power amounts to one toothpick...
Strange, it shouldn't be that way!! Certainly...
There must be something about him!!
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Horn Pipe: Something...!! Teacher: Alriiight, in the crystal balls in front of you the near future of each and every one of you will be projected! blackboard: Crystal prognostication class
Teacher: And they will project good things! A little bit of the glory of the future Biyorne: heeh Teacher: I put a little spell on them to make you happy!
Students: Hey, take a good look at this! Ooh, I can see something! What, what!
Boy: Ooh! I'll get full marks on tomorrow's test! Girl: I'll be chosen as squad leader!!
Horn Pipe: That's right, I'll definitely know through this class!!
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Horn Pipe: In that crystal ball, his splendorous glory Shchel: I see something Piroro: Isn't this fun? Shchel Horn Pipe: Will be projected!!
Gustav: Hehe, mine just showed that I'm gonna get an A on physical training class! sfx: pon Gustav: How's yours going, Shchel? Hm?
H-hey... what's that!! T-this is dreadful! Take a look, everyone!
SHCHEL'S CRYSTAL JUST SHOWED---!!
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Gustav: That when he was in fourth grade, he jumped into the summer pool with all his heart and hit his head with so much strength that his swimming trunks slipped off and he sunk with his white ass EXPOSED! sfx: ooh~~ in the ball: Ei! Guh! pukaah muttermutter
Gustav: ON TOP OF THAT A WATER SCORPION THAT WAS IN THE POOL BY CHANCE PRICKED HIM ON THE P**WEE sfx: pusu! gyah! Gustav: AND WAS STILL CLINGING TO IT WHEN HE WAS CARRIED OFF!!
ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SCORPION'S POISON IT BECAME ALL RED AND SWOLLEN HUUUUUGE~~ Biyorne: Incredible... so big... sfx: doki doki Hey, look, Bratsche-- Bratsche: S-STOP, NEE-SAN!! sfx: bluuush
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Students: IT'S REALLY BIG!! HE SURE IS... A BIG GUY ISN'T THAT BIGGER THAN PIRORO?
Gustav: Also his nickname became "Red Scorpion" until sixth grade...!! Even the kids from the school nearby screamed that name at him! Students: Awesome Let's call him that too!!
RED SCORPION!! RED SCORPION!! RED!! SCORPION!!
Teacher: How strange... it should have projected a splendorously glorious future, but... why did it show instead a past smeared by humiliation...? Though it is glorious in a way
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Box: And then... Teacher: This Magical Chihuahua is very docile Blackboard: Magical Beasts class Chihuahua: kyuun Teacher: So long as you have just a bit of magic, they'll easily become attached to you... Biyorne: True... how cute~ <3 sfx: kyan kyan kuun Bratsche: Aaaaw, I wanna keep him... <3
Gustav: Teacher!! Shchel's magical chihuahua suddenly went into a frenzy... and it's revolving and growling and gnawing at his neck!! sfx: GRAWRL Shchel: YAAAAARGH Piroro: SHCHEEEEL Teacher: EEH!? WHY!?
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Teacher: This flower bed will bloom with your magical powers! sign: magical marygolds Teacher: ...but why are they only withering around you!? sfx: grrrr shwa shwa
twitch
kraw kraw
DOYOOOON
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Biyorne: Cheer up... Shchel-kun This is just the first day!
So from now on Do your best!!
Bratsche: Poor Shchel-kun He was so motivated, but Didn't do well in any subject...
Great: Cheer up, Red Scorpion Shchel: DON'T USE THAT NAME!! sfx: DAH!
Horn Pipe: IN ALL MY 89 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS SUCH A USELESS STUDENT!! JUST KNOWING I ONCE THOUGHT THIS BRAT HAD AN OUNCE OF TALENT IN HIMSELF PISSES ME OFF OUTTA MY SIGHT!!
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Biyorne: But... we've barely gotten started You can't all of a sudden...
Piroro: Shchel
What what do we do
Shchel: I BEG YOU!! SENSEI ANYTHING BUT EXPELLING ME I WANT TO LEARN MAGIC HERE NO MATTER WHAT TO STUDY... I--
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Shchel: I HAVE TO BECOME A GREAT MAGE--
Horn Pipe: There's no way he can... but why is it...?
When I look into those eyes...
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sfx: clench
Great: grr
Biyorne: Sensei, you're horrible!! Didn't Shchel save us all that day... just by being there...!!
Everyone could have died... And you were just sleeping there!!
Horn Pipe: Ugh ugh
Shut up, shut uuuup I get it already!
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Horn Pipe: I'LL TEST YOU A WEEK FROM NOw!! YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME MAGIC THEN!!
IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO YOU'LL BE EXPELLED!!
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Horn Pipe: Fn...
Biyorne: What's up with meany-gramps!! Shchel: One week...
In that time... I'll have to do something but...!!
...
What on earth can I do...!! Bratsche: Shchel-kun
??: Study with me...
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Great, handwritten: Ch!
Lute: My cross is with you Shchel: Lute-san! Piroro: Lute-sama<3 sfx: Yaahn
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Clari: In this week
There has been no communication from the search party as of yet... His whereabouts are still unknown.
The search party is very skilled... There's a high possibility that Percuss
Was involved in some kind of trouble
The search party has found Only one thing...
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A blood-smeared monocle... remained... It's possible he's been...
already dealt with
By the people who designed a "plan" that makes use of the demon king's powerful blood
Percuss disappeared 200 kilometers north of Sforzando Something is hidden at that site
I see... we
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Sforzando's Magicorp's Special Forces Blue Kreuz will go to that place
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Clari: The national border's vicinity... that region isn't friendly to us... It could become a dangerous mission
Please be careful...
May the cross guide you Yes, sir!!
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sfx: click
Clari: Black...
fairies Memory: He was my hero...
strong kind able to save everyone... and I...
I wanted... to become... like him... Clari: The surge I felt at that moment
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Voiceover: The dark surge that rose up from that boy, somehow...