The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (黒猫と魔女の教室)

Midday.

This looks like a good place to set up.

Now, then, time to check my bag.

This thing's so stretchy!

Let's see... A compass, a map...

It fits so much stuff. How useful.

Huh? There's something else at the bottom.

A doll?

There's a note on it.

"Put a piece of hair inside"?

Yikes!

L-Like this?

Analyzing data.

Spica Virgo. Virgo magician.

It talked!

Shampoo brand: Magestic Beauty.

You don't need to analyze that!

Analysis complete.

Vood morning!

I'm your magic doll, Voodie, here to help and protect you!

At your service.

Oh, wow! It's so cute!

Like, creepy-cute!

Creepy?

Nice to meet you, Voodie.

Now I'm just bummed.

Creepy-cute isn't a compliment at all, voodie.

You think I'm 90% creepy.

Well, now I don't even feel like helping.

It's sulking.

J-Just kidding!

You're super cute! I wanna hug you!

Really, voodie?

Tell me more about how I'm cute!

H-High maintenance...

By the way, Voodie's a sacrificial doll.

I'll help you out of danger up to three times.

Kinda like Professor Hercules's badge?

But once I help you three times, the exam is over.

You'll be disqualified even if you have gems.

Okay, now take a look at your map, voodie!

What, voodie?

Well, it's not a big deal, but...

Voodie? What, voodie?

Hurry up and tell me, voodie!

Voodie, voodie!

Well... your tic is a bit annoying.

Annoying?

Aight. I'll act normal.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.

It's fine.

Just open the friggin' map!

It's furious.

So this is what the whole island looks like!

I wonder where we are now.

Here, v—

We're here.

Thanks for telling me.

It's my job.

I'll tell you about the gems.

First, there are five kinds of them.

There are a total of forty gems hidden on the island.

The fewer in number they are, the more points they're worth.

DIAMOND - 1, RUBY - 3, EMERALD - 6, SAPPHIRE - 10, CRYSTAL - 20

I think I can make first place if I get the diamond!

How do we find them?

You'll find out soon enough.

Mean.

Shush.

Huh? It says something on the top right.

Let's see...

"Diamond sleeps in the heart."

We don't have to fight a beast made of diamond or anything, do we?

I can't tell you.

Well, there's no point in just sitting here and thinking.

I'm done checking my bag, too.

Time to go exploring!

I've always wanted to go on an adventure on a deserted island!

CURRENT LOCATION

Whoa, what a huge cave.

I bet there'll be gems in here.

Dunno.

Hey, can you produce light from your eyes or anything like that?

Nope.

Are you still grumpy?

So pretty!

These are gems, right?

Got my first batch!

It's so sticky! I can't get it off!

What the heck?!

It's slime.

S-Slime?! Again?!

Looks like you got caught in its web.

Its web?!

The Big Grossworm.

A mystical beast that lures prey using gem-like slime fibers and then eats it.

Crap!

Help me, Voodie!

Sure, but I can only help you two more times after that.

Are you sure?

No, never mind!

I can't move!

What now?

What're you gonna do?

Damn it!

I refuse to go down now!

Have some of this!

Virgo Magic, Herbarium:

Cactus Kiss!

Now's our chance!

Tch.

Don't "tch" me!

I can't do caves.

I'm gonna stay away.

What's wrong?

This is a signal that there are gems nearby.

You can tell what kind of gem is nearby from what color I am.

Green means emerald.

Emeralds are worth 30 points, aren't they?!

That'll be—

Wh-What?!

Sorry, but I'm taking that emerald back, Miss Perfect.

What? I found this one.

Pollux and Aria?!

What was that explosion? What's going on?

A few minutes ago, in the cave...

Shit, this place is filled with creeps.

Hey, dolls!

Are you sure there are gems here?

There's an emerald nearby, voodie!

Voodie!

Is that it?

Got my first one!

Sorry, but beefy guys aren't my type. Would you mind letting go?

This is sexual harassment, voodie!

Sorry about that.

What about a cute girl?

Not bad, I guess.

My brother defeated a mystical beast to find this gem.

You can't have it.

Well, I got my hair all sticky in the sea breeze to find it.

I'm not giving it away.

I guess there's no negotiation here.

Gemini Magic!

Aquarius Magic!

Water Cannon!

Aglaea!

And that led to the explosion.

It's a fight between two top-level students!

Get in there and steal the emerald!

No, it'd be dishonorable to butt into a one-on-one duel.

I'll see this battle through.

Yeah, sure. You just want to watch, don't you?

Tee-hee.

Why don't you take it by force if you want it so bad?

Not that you can.

I suppose I'll have to do that, then.

Though, gathering intel is important, too.

I have nothing to lose by analyzing their battle.

Let me show you my Gemini Magic synchronized attack.

Gemini Magic: Mirror Augment!

There it is!

She manipulates light with her magic to make a double!

I get it.

She comes in for a frontal attack while her double executes a pincer from behind.

Let's see if you can dodge this!

Aria's on her knees?!

Giving up already?

You're in my attack range.

Aquarius Magic:

Aqua Sphere!

There's no fighting against this torrent.

Get swept around and drown.

Shit! I'm going to get blown away!

That looked painful.

You all right?

Looks like your double vanished, too.

Why not back down?

You're right.

What? Pollux, you can turn invisible too?

Yup.

She became invisible and swapped with her double in that split second!

Well, I got the emerald.

Bye!

Nah, play with me more.

Aquarius Magic: Aqua Serpent!

She doesn't give up.

Meh, I just need to get out of her attack range.

Was she baiting me?

When I use Aquarius Magic,

I'm normally manipulating the water vapor that's in the air,

but that takes a ton of magic power.

But there's one place where I can blast my magic without that disadvantage.

Aquarius Magic:

This isn't even fair.

Aqua Balaena!

Voodie, help!

Voodie!

What's this? Voodie?

I hate to admit it, but you win.