The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (長門有希ちゃんの消失)

Excuse us.

Hm? Looks like she's napping.

Geez, I can't believe it... I'll go get her up... using a painful method.

Why don't you wake her up in a normal way, Asakura?

Hair whorl attack!

Ow!

It's time for our club activities, Princess.

Ouch...

If I stop growing in height, it'll be your fault.

That sounds good to me.

You're cuter short.

That's not nice...

Are you okay, Nagato?

Here.

Come on.

Th-Thank you.

Hm? So how long are you going to keep holding his hand?

Sorry.

Well then, I'm heading out now.

Ah... Aren't you coming to the clubroom?

Oh, sorry. There's a place I have to stop by.

But I'll be sure to come to your place to cook your dinner.

Okay!

Kyon, sorry to trouble you, but could you take her home after the club activities?

You're welcome to stay for dinner.

I'm off to go get groceries for dinner!

Hm? Oh, it must be a bargain day today.

Well then, let's go to the clubroom.

"Literature Club"

Come to think of it...

Yes?

...it's been a week since I joined the Literature Club.

You can't get used to it?

Well... there's kinda nothing to get used to, since I haven't even done anything.

I always either do my homework or just read, so...

When I think about it that way, there was no point in me joining the club.

I didn't do anything today, either.

I guess Literature Club activities are like that, huh?

That's rude...

Ah... sorry!

...to the real Literature Clubs throughout the country.

So this club was a fake one?

It's true that we're not doing anything like club activities at all,

but instead of being alone at home,

I come here to hear noises and voices from other clubs activities...

I like spending time like that.

So don't say that there was no point to you joining the club.

Literature Club still exists all thanks to you.

I really appreciate it.

Really... well... um...

Really... thank you.

Sure.

W-We should get going.

Yep.

--Ah... --What's the matter?

Christmas is around the corner.

We need to prepare for the Literature Club Christmas party.

I'm getting increasingly confused as to what club I belong to.

"Push-Button Signal"

We can't do a party?

I don't see any problem. After all, you're the president of the club.

Yep!

Someone you know?

No. It's probably just my imagination.

This is the story of a somewhat shy girl...

--Oh, shoot. The light is changing. Hurry up! --...named Yuki Nagato.

Yep!

Ah! We'll need a turkey.

"Precious Place"

Huh? Are you talking about the Christmas party you mentioned earlier?

Yeah. Party and turkey go hand-in-hand!

Is that right?

Yep!

Is my hand that cold?

I'm sor--

Sorry to interrupt you in the middle of your romantic comedy.

Hey, Asakura, how'd you do in the bargain sale?

I went a little overboard.

My hands hurt now. Could you carry them for me?

--Sure. --Thanks.

Just watch carefully.

--What? --Here you go.

Whoa! They're heavy.

Ow, ow... My hands are cold and in pain.

I don't like this time of the year.

--They're being warmed up! --What do you think you're doing?!

Don't resist. There are eggs in there.

You tricked me, Asakura!

Miss Nagato!

When you see an opening, you should be aggressive and touch him like this!

A-Amazing! That's a high-level technique!

Now that my hands are warm, let's hurry home.

Yes, O Great Teacher!

Don't call me that.

Hey...

Your knife-wielding is bloodcurdling every time I see it.

Miss Nagato...

Oof.

What is it?

I heard that you want to hold a Christmas party in our clubroom.

Yeah. What do you think?

We can't, realistically speaking.

I don't think our school would give us permission for that.

If you want to have a party, we can just have it at home, right?

We have the cookware we need at home, too.

You're so right that I can't even think of anything to say back to you.

Whoa! The radish looks good, permeated with sauce!

There's a knack to how you cut it.

Here's an egg! It's good.

Ah, yeah.

So... why do you want to hold the Christmas party in our clubroom?

--Are you okay? --Oh, no! Your clothes got stained!

Hold your arms up high! Now, take it off quickly!

I can take it off myself,

so let me at least put the bowl and chopsticks down!

You two really are close, aren't you?

It's not funny. One false move can cause you to get burned.

Miss Nagato is always--ah...

Huh?

S-S-Sorry!

I forgot that Kyon was here, too!

This is a heavy mood...

Kyon, go!

Oops...

Hello, Nagato. May I sit next to you?

Thank you.

--Um... --Um...

You go first.

O-Okay. Well then...

Let's see...

How much did you see?

Strike! In this kind of situation, shouldn't you throw a couple of trial pitches

to see the batter's intention before you throw your winning pitch?!

No, I guess she wouldn't come up with such a scheme...

Well...

Belly... I mean, just waist.

--Really? --Yeah, don't worry. I swear I didn't see anything else.

Was that too transparent?

I see... That's good.

Sweet, she believed it!

Um, then, I have one more question.

Hm? Sure. I'll answer however many questions you ask.

What'd you think of my stomach?

This question is a total land mine!

No matter how I answer, I know I'm gonna die in an explosion!

I wonder if boys like a little more meat...

If I carelessly say it was good, she'll call me a perv, and that wouldn't be funny.

But then, I can't say it looked bad, either!

At a time like this... help me, Asakura!

"It was sexy. (especially the belly button)"

No way can I say that, idiot!

Oh, that's right! At a time like this, I need to believe in myself.

I just have to be honest and tell her

the pure words that reside in my heart, right?!

Yeah, well, I don't think there was any problem with it.

It's not like I have a belly fetish, so...

Huh? What's a belly fetish?

"He's just made a regrettable mistake!"

Nothing! It was just a thoughtless remark!

Forget what I just said! Please!

Err... S-Sure.

Seriously, can't we just talk about something else?

Another subject... Another subject...

Say, why do you wanna hold the Christmas party in the clubroom?

Like Asakura said, isn't it the same as having it here?

It wouldn't work here.

I wanna have a Christmas party...

Or rather, I wanna celebrate the Literature Club, so...

--Celebrate? --Right, celebrate.

Because you guys joined the club, the Literature Club can still exist, so...

So you want to celebrate that in the clubroom, huh?

Yes. I really want to do it in the clubroom.

If that's the case, I guess it can't be helped.

Okay, let's do it, then!

--Are you sure? --Yes!

I'm a Literature Club member, too.

If you're serious about doing it, I'll do anything to help you, president.

By the way, what do you want to do at the party?

Turkey!

"Kyon"

We have quite a bit of oden left! Please go ahead and eat a lot!

--She switched the subject. --Yep!

--And this girl fell for it. --No, wait. I was talking about turkey.

We'll definitely have turkey!

"The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan"

Well... Sorry, but we wouldn't carry something like turkey.

Yeah, I kinda figured.

Oh, instead, I'll give you a discount on chicken wings.

"Hot Deal!! Chicken Wings 180 yen Regular price (w/tax) 194 yen for 100g"

Wow, really?!

Sure! And I'll also give you this free!

Thank you very much!

Well, I got a good deal!

That's not what we came here for.

It seems like department stores

are the only places where we can find turkey after all, huh?

It's a bit far, but do you wanna go?

Things are getting quite complicated because of the turkey.

"Christmas Sale"

As for the Christmas party itself,