Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん)

"Toilet-bound Hanako-kun"

Hello!

This is (to be) beloved heroine, Yashiro Nene!

"Beloved"?

To find my missing friend, we charged into the Misaki Stairs,

"Spirited away" To find my missing friend, we charged into the Misaki Stairs,

"Spirited away" the second of the Seven Wonders of the School!

the second of the Seven Wonders of the School!

Dolls don't scare me!

In order to reach the deepest part, where the Wonder's weakness, its Yorishiro, is sealed,

we gracefully overcame challenge after challenge that stood in our way!

"Aaah! Wee! Eek!" we gracefully overcame challenge after challenge that stood in our way!

"Aaah! Wee! Eek!" Y-You're always graceful, Senpai!

"Aaah! Wee! Eek!" "Eep. Aaaaah!" Is that how it went?

And, finally, we arrived at the highest floor.

"Apparition 4: The Misaki Stairs, Part 2"

Let's get going, Senpai.

Okay.

What? Something's floating.

"Wooo..."

"...ooosh..." Hmm?

"...ooosh..."

I can't see the bottom.

Look at that!

Someone's there!

--What? --Th-That's...

"Left Leg"

"Right Leg" "Left Leg"

"Right Leg" "Torso"

"Left Arm" "Torso"

"Right Arm" "Left Arm"

"Right Arm" "Left Arm" "Ears"

"Eyes" "Ears"

"Head" "Eyes" "Ears"

...the parts we've been collecting?

It's hideous.

I'm scared.

It's your fault you sticking a weird leg on it, boy.

You told us to just grab whatever!

Oh, the bust size and left leg are perfect, but the rest...

You actually like this chest, Yashiro?

Footsteps?!

They're coming this way.

I see you've finally arrived.

It's the voice from the phone!

Hello.

She's so pretty it startled me.

Is she Misaki-san?

But wasn't Misaki missing her body?

"Rush"

Oh, that.

"Stare..." Y-You see, about that doll...

"Thump-thump" "Stare..." I-I know what it looks like, but we really tried.

What...

...a wonderful body!

Huh?

Y-You like it?

I was in quite a bind, you know.

I haven't the least idea what a human body is made of.

I knew asking humans about humans was the right idea!

I see...

It's nothing like any of the other bodies so far.

I'm sure this one will work.

"This one"?

Isn't that right, Misaki?

Now, try walking for me.

Oh my.

Another failure.

What a shame.

U-Umm...

Have you seen any other kids here?

They'd be wearing the same uniforms as us.

Others?

Oh, you mean the children who failed.

If you're looking for them...

...they're all around you.

"Two"

Feel better, okay, Nene?

Aoi!

Yashiro!

Wake up, Aoi!

Aoi!

It's just failure after failure.

I've had enough.

Ao...

I'll do as the rumors say

and tear you apart, too.

Are you all right, Senpai?!

"A Doll's Arm"

"A Doll's Arm" Hey, what the hell is this?!

"Soft and fluffy"

"Soft and fluffy" It looks like that thing turns humans into dolls when it cuts them.

"Soft and fluffy" Wh-What are we gonna do about that?

"Soft and fluffy" Oh, I know!

Transform like before and blow it away!

With your cape and stuff!

I can't.

What?!

"Two" What?!

"Two" This is Number Two's territory.

"Two" I can't use Haku-joudai's power without her permission.

That would change if we broke her Yorishiro,

but it looks like it's not here.

What do we do, then?!

I'll start...

...with you.

Okay, keep it up!

What?!

Stand up, Yashiro.

You're giving up?

She's still alive, you know.

This world is on the border between life and death.

Nothing is born here, but nothing dies here, either.

In a world without life and death, people who don't know when to give up are unstoppable.

I'll do it!

I'll do anything!

Anything?

Huh?

What?

Knot, check.

Rope strength, check.

Safety check, all green.

The Yorishiro isn't here.

This isn't the deepest part.

So, I was thinking,

if it's not the very top,

maybe it's the very bottom.

D-Don't tell me...

I'm counting on you.

Senpai?!

Whoa!

Sorry to keep you waiting, boy.

Hanako! What did you do to Senpai?!

Don't worry.

I took precautions, so she should be fine.

--I think. --You think?!

Don't worry.

I'd be more than happy to shred both of you.

Here she comes, boy.

We need to hold out until Yashiro finds what she's after.

Got it!

Just try not to get in my way and end up a stuffed animal!

She's dead.

She's dead?

Hey, hey, hey.

You there.

I'm...

...not dead?

She's alive.

Disperse.

Hanako-kun pushed me off, and then...

"Sploosh"

"Glug, glug, glug"

I see. That's how I ended up here.

It's bright.

It's got a different atmosphere from the rest.

Could this be the deepest part?

I've got to find the Yorishiro fast!

Ow...

"Secret" "Look not"

"Secret" "Look not" Th-This is...

...definitely suspicious!

"Today I s̶c̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ SCARED students. It was f̶u̶u̶n̶ FUN."

"Today I s̶c̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ SCARED students. It was f̶u̶u̶n̶ FUN." "Today I scarred students."

"Today I s̶c̶a̶r̶r̶e̶d̶ SCARED students. It was f̶u̶u̶n̶ FUN." "It was fuun."

"Teacher's Comments: Stop that. Misaki" "Very well done"

"Teacher's Comments: Stop that. Misaki" "Very well done" "Misaki."

Misaki?

"Misaki c̶u̶t̶ GRACIOUSLY TRIMMED my hair. I̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶M̶i̶s̶a̶k̶i̶ THANK YOU, SENSEI."

"Misaki c̶u̶t̶ GRACIOUSLY TRIMMED my hair. I̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶M̶i̶s̶a̶k̶i̶ THANK YOU, SENSEI." "Misaki cut my hair."

"Misaki c̶u̶t̶ GRACIOUSLY TRIMMED my hair. I̶ ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶M̶i̶s̶a̶k̶i̶ THANK YOU, SENSEI." I hate Misaki.

"I fixed it for you. Misaki"

"I fixed it for you. Misaki" Huh?

Today I took a "photo" with Misaki and the other kids.

Is this Misaki-sensei?

Then I was right. The woman up there isn't Misaki.

Misaki gifted me a pair of haircutting scissors.

Her handwriting is getting better.

He didn't give them to any of them other kids, only to me.

Hmm?

Misaki loves me.

I will treasure the scissors in the wayside shrine.

"How nice. Misaki."

This is...!

Misaki comes to teach me reading, writing, and the abacus every single day.

Thanks to him, I don't even have time to scare people.

I wish he would hurry up.

"Ding"

This girl has a crush on her teacher!

I've been there.

I was the same way when I was in kindergarten and--

Scratch that!

Misaki didn't come today.

There was nothing I could do, so I watched the road while making dolls all day.