Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん)

"The Seven Wonders of the School 2"

"The Seven Wonders of the School 2" Hello!

"The Seven Wonders of the School 2" This is aspiring intellectual, literary girl, Yashiro Nene!

"The Seven Wonders of the School 2" Literary?

I was in the library, looking through books in search of Hanako-kun's secrets.

There, I came upon rumors of the fifth of the Seven Wonders, the 4 O'clock Library.

If Hanako's book is there, I want to read it...

...but I don't want to go alone.

I'll go with you, Senpai!

"Apparition 6: The 4 O'clock Library"

"Library"

Hmm...

Sorry for dragging you along.

No sweat! I'd go through hell or high water for you, Senpai!

Plus, I'd like a look at his book myself.

You want to find out his weaknesses?

Really, Minamoto-kun, you're still hung up on exorcising Hanako-kun?

Yeah, well...

Kou.

There's no such thing as a good apparition.

I realized that I don't actually know the first thing about him.

So I thought it might not be right to exorcise him just 'cause he's an apparition.

Minamoto-kun...

In that case, I guess we both want to learn more about Hanako-kun.

We're birds of a feather.

Let's give it our best shot!

"Stunned"

"Stunned" Minamoto-kun?

"Stunned"

A butterfly?

Senpai!

Could this be the 4 O'clock Library?

Wow.

Another Boundary. This is a border between this life and the next.

We've got to watch out.

It's awfully dark.

--Oh. --Want one?

Thank you.

White books are for living people,

and black ones are for dead people, or so I heard.

So Hanako's book should be black.

A butterfly. It might lead us to something, like before!

S-Senpai? Wait!

"Yashiro Nene"

"Yashiro Nene" Is this... my book?

Then, everything I've done at school must be written in it.

"Yashiro Nene" "Contents" Then, everything I've done at school must be written in it.

"Yashiro Nene" "Contents"

"Yashiro Nene"

Today, Hanako-kun takes his hat off for the first time.

Seeing a different side of him sets my heart racing.

I express how I felt at the time in a poem.

A glimpse of bare face Even though you're not my type

So why, doushite Does my heart throb to know more

Of your mysterious...

Kokoro?

What's up?

I-It looks like the rumors are true!

This isn't Hanako-kun's book,

but I might learn something if I read the future part.

Yeah!

"Future"

"Future" A red page?

"Future" Oh, this marks where the future starts.

"Future" Finding out my future is a little scary, but...

Finding out my future is a little scary, but...

Hey! What?!

"My first ever date Hand-in-hand round the food stalls" Hey! What?!

What does that mean?! With who?! How far do we--

"Brokenhearted when they part with an, 'I'm sorry, it won't work. Your legs are just too fat.'"

"Brokenhearted when they part with an, 'I'm sorry, it won't work. Your legs are just too fat.'" I'll just focus on clues about Hanako-kun.

"Learns the true identity of Wonder number seven"

"Learns the true identity of Wonder number seven" This is...

Huh?

Red?!

How? It was white a minute ago!

More importantly, just a little more and I would have found out about Hanako-kun.

I'm just going to take a peek.

Hmm?

This is... Hanako-kun's real name.

"Five" This is... Hanako-kun's real name.

"Five"

Watch out!

Minamoto-kun?!

M-Me...?

Damn it! Bring it on!

Take this!

Oh, I forgot! Damn Hanako!

You called?

Hey there, you two.

Hanako-kun... you came to save us?

"Squeeze squeeze"

"Stare"

"Stare" What?

Nothing.

What?!

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

S-Sensei?! What are you doing here?

Oh, look what you've done to my precious books.

Sensei, behind you!

Huh?

Quit your yapping.

Damn it, this is why I hate kids.

-Huh?

--The book's turned red. --Huh?

-The book's turned red.

Don't tell me, you read the future?

Well now...

Hey!

...what should I do with you?

Hmm?

Don't tease them.

Yeah, yeah, I know, Number Seven-sama.

I won't touch our boss's guests.

H-Hey, Hanako, what's going on?

Oh, I forgot to introduce you.

Wonder number five, the 4 O'clock Library.

And its manager, Tsuchigomori.

A teacher... is a Wonder?

I can't believe he's not human.

It's pretty common.

We apparitions can't exist if rumors about us die out.

It's important to spread your own rumors.

Some of your friends might not be human either.

What? Isn't that dangerous?

It's no big deal. We're here to make sure it's safe.

Yako-san? What are you doing here?

I was summoned by Number Seven-sama.

"Seven heroes working together" So, basically, we might scare humans,

"Seven heroes working together" but we seven heroes work together to keep the peace in this school.

"Seven heroes working together" I'm the leader!

But there're only three of you.

And Yako-san was attacking students until just recently.

They're talking about you, dumb fox.

Be quiet, gloomy spider. I'll bite you.

"Seven heroes working together"

"S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ h̶e̶r̶o̶e̶s̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶g̶e̶t̶h̶e̶r̶"

"S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ h̶e̶r̶o̶e̶s̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶g̶e̶t̶h̶e̶r̶" You don't even work together.

"S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ h̶e̶r̶o̶e̶s̶ w̶o̶r̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶g̶e̶t̶h̶e̶r̶" Not a single thing you said was right!

Oh, you guys.

Work. Together.

Yes, sir.

I guess he really is the leader.

So, we keep the peace at this school,

but it looks like one of the seven of us is a traitor.

Somehow, they've forged a bond with a human,

and they're spreading rumors about apparitions, altered to suit their needs.

Number Two is one of their victims.

Numberless small-fry apparitions are one thing,

but if they can change the rumors about a Wonder...

Then the culprit must be a human with ties to a Wonder.

Meaning there's someone else like me?

So, I had an idea.

We'll temporarily get rid of all Seven Wonders.

--Huh? --What?

Destroy a Wonder's Yorishiro and it loses its power.

That way, we don't have to worry about finding the traitor, or anyone going out of control.

Quite a reckless plan.

Once the problem's solved, I can just appoint them again.

So...

Tsuchigomori, hand over your Yorishiro.

No.

Or so I'd like to say, but I'm not fond of roughhousing.

If you demand my Yorishiro, I'll comply. But on one condition.

What condition?

Tell me your personal secrets.

What?!

Our s-secrets?

I'm an inquisitive apparition.

What will you do if they don't tell you? Fight me?

Of course not. I'll hand over my Yorishiro.

--But in revenge, I'll leak your embarrassing secrets over the PA system.

--Today, I would like to introduce a poem by Yashiro Nene-san. --But in revenge, I'll leak your embarrassing secrets over the PA system.

Do your best to entertain me...

...brats.

"Tsuchigomori"

H-Here I come!

My secret is that...

...i-in junior high, I kept an exchange diary with an imaginary boyfriend!

Three points.

"Shock" Why?!

First, I know that much.

Second, I don't care.

Third...

...you're lying.

I'm not--

Oh yeah?

Don't you still keep that diary?

And...

Dear Teru-senpai,

You were so handsome today

when you addressed the school assembly as student council president.

But you really shouldn't stare at me so much.

Our relationship is supposed to be a secret!

There was a school assembly. Everything else is pure delusion.

Oof.

You've been keeping an exchange diary with my brother, Senpai?

No!

The winner.

Senpai! Damn it, how dare you!