Monogatari (化物語)

Not ignoring her was the right decision... I think.

No, maybe I'm wrong.

Why, you ask?

Her body is extremely...

Absurdly light...

Correct, you could say that Senjougahara has no such thing as mass.

The cultural festival is coming up, but we're already seniors.

There's not much we can do.

And studying for entrance exams is more important.

Let's just make a list of what we can do,

and let everyone vote for it, okay?

Sure, seems pretty democratic.

You always have this mean tone to your voice.

Kinda rebellious...

Hanekawa Tsubasa. She's our class representative.

She's well disciplined and courteous.

She's so serious that it's scary, and all the teachers love her.

You could call her the representative of class representatives.

For reference, what did you do for the past two years' cultural festivals?

A haunted house and a café.

And as the vice class representative,

I'm currently discussing what we should do for the cultural festival with Hanekawa.

Hey, there's someone called Senjougahara in our class, right?

Senjougahara-san?

What about her?

Well, I was just wondering.

She's usually absent because she's sick, right?

So I was wondering if she'd come to the cultural festival.

Oh, and also...

Don't you think "Senjougahara Hitagi" is a weird and interesting name?

Senjougahara is a place name.

No, that's not what I meant...

I'm talking about her first name.

Senjougahara-san's first name is Hitagi...

What's so weird about that?

If I recall correctly, "Hitagi" is some civil engineering term.

You really do know everything.

I don't know everything, I just happen to know this.

How unusual...

Huh?

You actually showed interest in someone else.

No, it's not what you think.

I guess guys like frail girls.

My, my...

How sickening.

Frail, huh?

Wait, does that count as a sickness?

Anyway, what kind of person is Senjougahara?

You should know her better than I do.

I mean, you've been in the same class as her for three years in a row.

Now that you mention it...

Well, she's a perfect honor student.

She has good grades.

I guess.

But I've only been in the same class as her for a month.

I don't really know her that well.

Not to mention Golden Week was during that month.

Golden Week, huh?

What about Golden Week?

Nothing.

Just continue.

Let me think...

She doesn't talk much and it doesn't seem like she has any friends.

Perhaps it's because she's always sick?

During middle school, she was a lot livelier.

During middle school? You went to the same middle school as her?

Yeah.

Senjougahara-san was extremely beautiful and great at sports.

She was the star of the track team.

That's why I heard a lot of things about her.

What things?

Like I heard she's a nice person who's very sociable.

And her father is a big shot in a foreign corporation,

and she lives in a mansion.

Despite that, she doesn't show off.

Superwoman much?

Maybe I shouldn't say this, but....

Senjougahara-san...

What?

She's much prettier now than she was before.

Her existence is so delicate.

Her existence is so delicate...

Oh yeah, I forgot!

Oshino asked me to go to his place.

Oshino-san? Why?

Well, I'm kinda helping him with his work.

Hanekawa, can I leave the rest to you?

If you promise you'll make up for it, then sure.

I mean, it'd be bad to keep Oshino-san waiting.

Sorry.

Say hi to him for me.

What did you and Hanekawa-san talk about?

Don't move.

Oh, my bad.

I mean, you can move if you want, but it'd be very dangerous.

Curiosity is like a cockroach.

It likes to stumble upon secrets that're supposed to stay hidden.

It's pretty damn annoying.

Hey...

What's up?

Is your right cheek feeling lonely?

If so, just tell me.

I was careless.

I never expected...

...a banana peel to be there.

You noticed, didn't you?

Correct.

I am... weightless.

Well, I say that, but I'm not actually weightless.

According to my height and build, I should be around 45 kg.

But my actual weight is...

5 kg.

This happened before I entered this high school.

I met a crab and it took away my weight.

It's all right if you don't understand.

I'm just telling you because it'll be troublesome if you keep on sniffing around like that,

Araragi-kun.

Araragi-kun...

Hey, Araragi Koyomi-kun.

Now, what should I do in order to keep you quiet?

What should I do for myself?

What should I do in order to make you swear you won't leak a word even if your mouth gets ripped open?

Anyway, all I want is your silence and apathy.

If you'd like to promise me that,

then nod twice, Araragi-kun.

All other actions including not responding will be taken as a no,

and I will immediately go on the offensive.

I see. Thank you.

Oh, you didn't scream.

Amazing.

I'll spare you this time.

You...

Now then, Araragi-kun.

Ignore me from tomorrow on, okay?

Please.

She's the devil.

Oww...

But I'm okay.

This is nothing, so I'm okay.

Huh? Araragi-kun?

Hanekawa?

You're still here?

Shouldn't you be at Oshino-san's place?

Hanekawa, do you like bananas?

Huh? Well, it's not that I dislike them...

I mean, they're very nutritious. But if I were to choose between liking and disliking them...

I think I'd lean more towards liking them.

No matter how much you like them, don't eat them at school.

Huh?

Well, okay, you can eat them. But if you throw the peel on the stairs...

I'll never forgive you!

What are you talking about, Araragi-kun?

Hey, Araragi-kun!

Don't run in the corridors!

I'll tell on you!

I'm amazed.

Actually, I should really say I'm surprised.

I never thought you'd show resistance so fast.

Senjougahara.

All right, I got it.

I understand, Araragi-kun.

Let's go to war.

No, no!

Let's not go to war!

Let's not?

What?

Then what is it?

I was just thinking...

That I might be able to help you.

Help me?

Dream on. What can you do?

Just keeping your mouth shut and ignoring me is good enough.

Kindness can sometimes translate to hostility.

There's no...

...wound.

How did you...

Oshino... Oshino-san?

Yeah, Oshino Meme.

Thanks to him, I transformed back into a human from a vampire.

But it seems like there are a few side effects from immortality.

Oshino Meme?

His name sounds pretty moe.

Getting your hopes up is pointless.

He's some thirty year old guy.

I see.

But he was a moe character when he was small, right?

Don't look at someone 3D like that.

Wait, do you even understand what "moe" and "character" mean?

Those terms are basic knowledge.

I guess my character is what people call "tsundere", right?

Your character is what people call "tsundra".

My ass hurts. It's all numb.

And my skirt is wrinkled.

That's not my fault.

Don't make excuses or I'll cut it off.

Cut what off?

By the way, where's your backpack?

You're not holding anything.

All my textbooks are in my locker.

And there's no point in having a backpack when I keep all of my school supplies on me.