My Deer Friend Nokotan (しかのこのこのここしたんたん)

Once again today,

the maidens who gather in the gardens

of the Wisdom King crossed the Tama River

with smiles as pure as those of the Shinsengumi troopers.

Their bodies and hearts, never once sullied,

are clad in pure white clothes,

the pleats of their skirts without a single wrinkle.

Their blue sailor scarves not even flapping in the wind.

They walk slowly, as manners dictate they should.

Prefectural high school of Hino Minami.

This is the Garden of Maidens.

Good morning to you, lovely viewers.

Girl meets deer.

Oh, it's so cold.

And it rained yesterday too.

- -

It's slippery, so you have to be careful.

Are you okay?

Uh, oh.

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you very much.

You're welcome.

-Aah! -Aah!

Torako Koshi, a second year student

at Prefectural Hino Minami High.

She's the president of the student council

as well as the class rep for class 2-B.

And also, she's attractive, great at school,

and prolific in sports.

Not only at school but also in her neighborhood,

she is revered as a perfect girl.

-She's wonderful. -She's wonderful.

Just as I planned.

But Torako Koshi,

whose high school life seems to be going so well,

has a secret, she can't tell anyone.

She's actually a former delinquent.

I am the famed wild beast of Tokyo Hino.

My dark past of being a delinquent,

influenced by too much shonen manga.

If this ever comes to light, all the effort I put

into being an honor student after I quit the gang life

when I got into high school, will go down the drain.

Not that anyone could ever see

through my perfect disguise, though.

That's what she thought,

up until this very day, that is.

Are you kidding me?

We have a suicide by hanging right in the first episode.

Should we have gotten a late-night time slot?

Not that it would have been much better.

Ah, should I call the police?

A doctor, Detective Conan?

Should I call the police?

Huh?

She's alive.

What?

If it's not a suicide, why is she hanging

from a place like that?

What, she has antlers.

Ah, that must be those things they sell in Tokyo,

Chiba, Mouseland.

But then they'd come off and she'd fall, right?

Which means those are real antlers

and most likely deer antlers at that.

There's no world where that's a deer.

Oh, I mean, only male deer have antlers anyways, right?

Is it some kind of new UMA, then?

A mutant belonging to an evil organization?

By the way, that's some incredible amount of snot.

53.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

That's disgusting.

And a bunch of animals are coming here thinking

she's dead meat.

Huh? You want a piece of me?

You want a piece of me, huh? Come on...

Why is she trying to pick a fight in this situation.

Actually, should I help her?

-Huh? -Huh?

Mhm.

Oh, no, she's glaring at me like crazy.

The intensity of her gaze.

If I get caught up in this, I'll be late.

But I'm an honor student, I absolutely cannot be late.

The best course of action is to pretend I didn't see her

and hurry to school.

You're going to leave me here?

You're really going to abandon me in this situation?

No, no, no, no, of course not, I'd never...

Actually, you're hanging there of your own accord, aren't you?

And I'm in a real hurry here,

I don't have time to be playing around.

Tomorrow the news will say a high schooler from Hino Town

got caught in electric wires and died.

Huh?

From now on, every morning

when you pass through this street,

you'll remember my face.

Every single day you'll think back and regret your choice,

thinking that I should have helped her down that day.

Okay, I got it!

I am alive.

This girl's damn heavy.

Yeah, hey.

Excuse me, why were you up there?

When I woke up this morning, I was there already.

I've no idea why.

Seriously, tell me why?

Thank you so much for helping me,

I couldn't do it without you, Miss Delinquent.

No, don't mention it.

Did you say Miss Delinquent?

Huh? Who's a delinquent?

-You girl. - Huh?

W-what are you on about?

Me, this beautiful and composed womanly appearance,

a delinquent.

That's, that's p-p-preposterous.

Oh, really?

Hm.

-And I can smell it. -Smell what?

And my antlers react to you.

Huh.

Wait, what kind of sensor is that?

If I get mixed up with her,

I'll be in trouble.

I-isn't it just your imagination.

Maybe you're mistaking me for someone else.

Oh, I gotta get going, try not to get caught up again, okay?

Oh, that was close.

I was so sure my disguise was flawless.

How did she...

What the hell was with that girl?

Hey, everyone. To your seat.

I have a transfer student to introduce to you.

Aah!

A transfer student.

I have a bad feeling about this.

-Please come on in. - Coming.

Hm? Huh?

I knew it.

Hm? Huh?

W-why are you stuck again?

Learn already, will ya?

You're kidding right.

Now, Miss Shikanoko, introduce yourself.

No, I'm Noko Shikanoko but you can call me Nokotan.

Nokotan!

She's such a funny girl, right?

She's a deer.

Why is everyone welcoming her normally?

Am I the weird one here?

And you can sit next to Miss Koshi

since it's free there.

This is a common trope in school anime.

The conveniently free seat.

That's bad, if she says something weird,

my high school life will definitely be over.

I have to make the first move here.

Good, good morning.

Oh, you're that girl.

So you're a transfer student, huh?

I'm Torako Koshi.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

Thank you.

Huh?

It seems like it might be fine after all.

Well, seems like I didn't need to worry that much.

You can call me however you want.

Really?

I was just overthinking things.

Okay, you got it, Miss Delinquent.

Miss Delinquent. Miss Delinquent.

Miss Delinquent.