Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん)

"Girls' Bathroom" "Cleaning in Progress"

"Girls' Bathroom" "Cleaning in Progress" Hey, Yashiro.

Don't you think you've been acting weird lately?

"Startled" "Kou is helping too" Huh?

"Startled" "Kou is helping too" Hmm?

Not really.

"Aloof" I'm the same as usual.

"Aloof" Are you sure?

"Aloof" Your reactions have been kind of off.

--Come on, keep it up! Give it your all! --I spend every day cleaning bathrooms, a Cinderella whose prince never comes.

Silent.

"Silent" Silent.

"Silent" You don't even grumble while you clean anymore.

Isn't that a good thing?

What? It's boring.

"Twist"

"Twist" Why won't you look at me?

Ow, ow, ow! I'll look, I'll look!

Really?

Really, really!

"Toilet-bound Hanako-kun"

"Apparition 7: Donuts"

It's easy to get this part wrong,

--so pay attention. --I know that I'm acting weird.

--When applying this to textbook problems, --I know that I'm acting weird.

CH = IBA...

For some reason, ever since I got a glimpse of Hanako-kun's past in the 4 O'clock Library,

I can't bring myself to look Hanako-kun in the eye.

Bye-bye.

I mean...

"Heave!"

"Heave!" I'm a normal girl!

"Swipe swipe"

"Swipe swipe" It's all because of the memories I saw in the library!

"Swipe swipe" They made it all seem weirdly real!

What would be the best thing to do?

It's a bathroom cleaning day. I'll see Hanako-kun.

Wow.

You take care of this field, Senpai?

I always wondered who tended it.

M-Minamoto-kun?!

Yo!

Why are you here?

Oh, is it bathroom cleaning time already?

Are you here to call me?

Oh...

I wanted to ask you a favor.

A favor?

Umm...

Do you know how to make donuts, Senpai?

Huh?

Do.

Nut.

S.

"Home Ec. Room"

"Home Ec. Room" Man, thank goodness you're so good at cooking, Senpai!

I've been cooking with my big bro, but I'm hopeless.

I kind of made a mess of it.

Umm...

"Smoke" "Foam" "Drip" Umm...

"A mess" "Kind of"?

Oh, don't worry about bathroom cleaning.

--I talked it over with Hanako! --Why? Why? Why...

--Okay. Thanks. --Why? Why? Why...

-What's this?

--First, we have to clean up. --What's this?

--First, we have to clean up. --Poison. It's poisonous.

Sure!

Still, why donuts?

Huh?! W-Well...

M-My sister! I have a little sister.

"Incoherent" M-My sister! I have a little sister.

"Incoherent" She suddenly started whining that she wanted donuts.

"Incoherent" So I reserved this room, and...

"Flour"

"Flour" Sorry this was so sudden!

"Flour" No, it's fine.

Honestly, I'm kind of grateful.

I've felt kind of awkward around Hanako-kun lately.

"Stir stir" Oh! W-We didn't have a fight and he didn't do anything to me.

"Stir stir" I guess I just feel a little uncomfortable.

Hang on.

Try stirring like this.

"Donuts" "3) Mix the dough as if gently cutting it." Wow, you're right.

"Donuts" "3) Mix the dough as if gently cutting it." Wait, I thought you were bad at cooking.

It gets exhausting sometimes, huh?

Suddenly being able to see things you couldn't before.

I've always been able to see them, and it still gets to me sometimes.

I'll listen to you grumble or whatever if you like!

I may not be too reliable, but I'm on your side, Senpai!

Minamoto-kun.

Umm... Personal space.

"Jump" S-S-Sorry! It's not like that!

S-S-Sorry! It's not like that!

I-It's just a habit from cooking with my sister! I didn't mean--

"Dash" I-It's just a habit from cooking with my sister! I didn't mean--

He's covered in poison!

Is he dead?

Did he die?

I'm not dead!

Thank you, Minamoto-kun.

Well, since you offered... I guess I'll tell you.

Do you mind?

Go ahead!

"Blah blah blah..."

"Fidget fidget" --Are they done yet? --I see...

"Fidget fidget" --How about now? --I see...

"Fidget fidget" --How about now? --You saw that in the 4 O'clock Library.

"Fidget fidget" --I'm hungry. --You saw that in the 4 O'clock Library.

So... he used to be a student here.

Minamoto-kun... umm...

M-Maybe...

...I shouldn't stay friends with Hanako-kun.

I mean...

Hanako-kun is dead!

"After all this time" Y-Yeah.

He's an evil spirit! A School Wonder! A-And a m-murderer!

It looked like someone was bullying him, so I bet he stabbed whoever it was!

He's always been hard to get a handle on and kind of scary sometimes,

but this is more depressing than I expected!

It's a pain!

"Shiver shiver"

"Shiver shiver" His situation's too complicated.

"Shiver shiver" What should I do? How should I treat him?!

"Shiver shiver" C-Calm down, Senpai.

But, for some reason...

...I can't leave him alone.

I know I shouldn't pry too deeply, but I want to know more about Hanako-kun.

"Death" I know I shouldn't pry too deeply, but I want to know more about Hanako-kun.

I know I shouldn't pry too deeply, but I want to know more about Hanako-kun.

There's probably nothing I can do, but... I want to help him.

"Life" There's probably nothing I can do, but... I want to help him.

"Life" Even if he is a ghost and a murderer.

What should I do?

I'm with you.

I wasn't sure either.

Should I exorcise him or not?

What's the right thing to do?

For now, instead of the right thing to do, I want to make up my mind what I want to do.

We both don't know what we should do.

We really are birds of a feather.

Let's try together.

Yeah.

"Piping hot"

"Piping hot" All right! They're done!

--Wow! --They look tasty.

This may be my best batch ever!

Okay, then, let's try them.

Here goes no--

N-Nii-chan?!

Minamoto-senpai!

"Squeeze" Who bought those ingredients, again?

"Squeeze" Were you thinking of eating them without your big brother, Kou?

"Squeeze"

Hi there, Yashiro-san. Are you making donuts, too?

Y-Yes.

Minamoto-kun asked me to help him because he's bad at cooking.

-Huh? Kou's a great--

--Oh, Nii-chan! --Huh? Kou's a great--

"Shove" Here, have a donut!

"Creep creep"

"Grab" "Creep creep"

"Shovel shovel"

Delicious. "Shovel shovel"

Senpai! Here!

Donuts are his favorite food, right?

It'll make him happy if you give him some.

Kou, stuffing a donut in someone's mouth is--

What's that, Nii-chan? You want seconds?

Delicious.

I'm...

...going to see Hanako-kun!

"Smile" Have fun!

Oh, that's right.

You invited me to make donuts to help me and Hanako-kun, right?

Thank you, Kou-kun!

K-Kou-kun...

"Touched" K-Kou-kun...

Who's "bad at cooking"?

You do all the housekeeping at home.

"Huh?" "Whoa!"

"Huh?" "Whoa!" Of course, when I help out, you end up with a mess like earlier.

"Huh?" "Whoa!" "Crunch" So, why donuts all of a sudden?

"Huh?" "Whoa!" "Crunch"

Well...

Does it have something to do with that apparition?

I'm weak, and I've never exorcised an apparition,

and I'm not as smart as you... but...

...just because they're apparitions, just because they're dangerous,

doesn't mean it's right to exorcise all of them.

I'll get as strong as you.

I'll exorcise him if I have to, so...

He could attack a student tomorrow, you know?