Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life (花織さんは転生しても喧嘩がしたい)

Caught you, Sensei!

Squeeze

Dun-da-dun!

T-Takanashi-kun?

Hold up a second, Narukami-sensei.

I'll help you.

Spring has sprung for Sensei.

Gloom

Gloom

Episode 4

Unforgiven

Takanashi Ayame

Takanashi Ayame, Class 2-3.

She's cheerful and popular with her classmates.

She's cute, isn't she?

She's suddenly grown close to him.

He's in his popular phase.

You think that's what it is?

I mean, he's one of a handful of young male teachers at an all-girls' school.

You see girls like that from time to time.

From what high horse are you making that pronouncement?

Sensei, please give me lessons after school.

But, uh, you don't need any supplemental lessons.

Aw.

Grrrr

Grrrr

He's fawning over this damn girl.

She's really glaring at me.

Menace

Menace

Illicit relationships. A love triangle.

Scary!

I can't stop thinking about it.

She's cute.

Demure.

As sweet as candy.

And everyone likes her.

I wonder if girls like her are his type.

You know, that girl was much gloomier before.

Huh? She was?

You're well-informed.

There's a girl in my club in Class 3, so I go there often.

She used to be kind of peripheral in the class.

It felt like she was struggling to integrate.

Then, all of a sudden, she became popular.

Her whole aura changed, too. It was weird.

Isn't that pretty common for girls?

Don't talk like it happened over summer break.

Sensei!

There's a little something I want to talk to you about.

Huh? H-Hey!

It's something important.

Come with me.

Huh? Ah, h-hey!

Anything else odd about her?

Not particularly. She seems perfectly normal otherwise.

It's odd that there's nothing odd.

It's like...

It's like magic.

Sensei, your eyes are very pretty.

Hey, you're too close.

Sensei, how do you feel about me?

H-Hey, Takanashi-kun, what are—

Look into my eyes.

Now, answer me.

I'm just putting this out there.

This incident involved an outbreak of unknown monsters,

but our investigation revealed someone's opening a gate to another world.

So the person we're looking for is...

...a returning hero. A "returner."

What's a "returner"?

Individuals get summoned to another world

and gain incredible powers to become its hero.

Incredible powers?

They're usually called "cheats."

When these people return to our world with the powers they've gained,

they are "returners."

You expect me to believe something so fantastical?

We've had evil magical girls attacking us from another dimension.

So I can believe there are worlds of sword and sorcery out there.

Seriously?

When someone returns,

it can seem like their whole personality has changed overnight.

Her whole aura changed, too. It was weird.

If that girl is a returner...

that means Ryusei's in danger!

I see.

So "Charm" is your cheat ability, huh?

Unfortunately for you, "Charm" doesn't work on me.

Huh?

Sensei?

What are you talking about?

I'm sure you approached me because your appraisal skill says I'm harmless,

but you were a tad lax on your follow-through, Takanashi Ayame.

So you're a returner, huh?

Commoner

What's the meaning of this?

Every time I appraise him, it says "commoner."

Oh, so you're a gofer for those witches, huh?

I was right to take countermeasures against appraisal.

Does that mean they're using a commoner as a pawn to deal with my appraisal?

She's calm and smart.

A troubling foe.

What's your goal?

I just want to go back to that world.

I'm the hero that was chosen by the world.

I have a duty to slay the demon lord as its hero.

Sorry. There's a demon lord right in front of you.

So I need you to die.

Those witches, too.

As well as that fake hero, Hanaori.

Her real target is Meteor?

Why kill her?

Don't you know? You get lots of EXP for killing strong people.

If I want to return to that world,

I'll need to use even more powerful magic.

So I'm grinding right now.

Menace

Menace

Oh, but before I go, I'll kill everyone who bullied me, and all my classmates

who pretended they didn't see.

Was it fun having the power to bend the world to your will?

Yes. It was the best feeling.

This is who I truly am.

This is a hero.

Now then, Sensei. This is farewell.

For your end, I'll show you...

the power of a hero.

Crud. I sense mana.

Good grief.

The Murder of the Returner

Where did it go?

There it is.

Are you okay?

Dun

Dun

Dun

How did it come to this?!

Huh? Did you actually kill her?

We didn't kill her!

But Miss Bubble Butt is holding a knife and shaking,

Sensei looks like he nearly got murdered,

and Mana looks like she screwed up.

Any of you could be to blame.

Dumb

Hey!

You all look like would-be murderers.

Stop already!

We didn't kill her!

Recalling......

Recalling......

Uh, if I recall...

Takanashi-kun was just about to kill me...

when these two came rushing in.

Takanashi-kun tried to attack them,

but she tripped over my leg and lost her balance.

Hanaori-kun waved her knife around, but her knee landed the critical hit.

My heart was pounding because her knife came within a hair of cutting me.

Then, Kuraishi-kun's magic unexpectedly landed multiple hits.

That's what really happened.

Just awful.

Will it all be okay? We caused quite a stir.

Just leave it to Oz.

Oz is so convenient.

You're dumping it all on them?

That was her first time fighting a human? What a kind girl.

She's not suited to battle.

Thank you. You saved me.

What you did took courage.

Oh, don't mention it. It was my duty.

Grrrr

Grrrr

She's really glaring at me!

Summoned to another world, huh?

I wonder if that world was appealing to her.

Obtaining power beyond human comprehension

must've let her release everything she'd been suppressing.

But was this really the best thing to do?

We could've sent her back to that other world, right?

No, we couldn't.

Because she'd already...

acquired a taste for blood.

Are we in a horror movie?

Operation Present

The other day, I cut Ryusei's necktie.

I bought a replacement, but when do I give it to him?

This kind of feels like a present.

What do I do if he misunderstands?!

The hero was dutiful.

Asking Classmates For Advice

So yeah, I've been trying to figure out how to give it to him.

You're such a girly girl.

Yeah.

You could just give it to him normally.

The weirder you act, the more likely he is to misunderstand.

Hanaori-kun probably wants him to misunderstand.

That's not true at all!

It's not a present. It's restitution.

That's what makes it awkward.

Well, apologize while handing it to him.