Tengoku Daimakyo (天国大魔境)

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Tarao! You want a tomato?

-Oh, thanks, Kuku. -

-Let's go then! - Okay. Just hold on a sec.

No way, slowpoke.

Mimihime?

Don't space out too long up here.

You're gonna be late for class.

We're going to have a test today.

What? There's nothing on the schedule about that.

I know, but we are.

We have a test today.

Huh?

-You never said. -Are you serious?

I'd like to object.

Aren't you supposed to give us time to study?

Relax, you probably would have failed anyway.

-Hey! -

All right. Settle down.

As long as you've been paying attention in class, you'll be just fine.

-There are only ten questions. -Hmm…

Hmm.

If it's supposed to be a fish, why does it have arms?

Ah.

Well, they're to help it catch other fish, of course.

Have you seen that before?

Oh, no, I just made it up!

Oh.

I like it.

I'm flattered.

You always draw such weird stuff. But this one is super funny.

Can I have it to show the director?

-As soon as I'm done. - Okay.

Fifteen minutes remaining.

Come on.

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Outside…

the outside?

Hey, you want to do some treasure hunting today?

Hmm. Yeah, I could do that.

This neighborhood doesn't seem too trashed.

We just gotta find houses that haven't been broken into.

Great! Then what are we waiting for?

It's still locked. That's a good sign.

Uh, wait, Maru?

Hey, Maru! Where are ya?

Over here, Sis! I found us a way in!

Wonder how a place like this was left alone for so long.

Even the windows are barely broken.

Whoa, it's a total wreck in here.

Well, let's have ourselves a look around.

Oh, brand-new toothbrush.

Sis!

- -Got some unopened toilet paper here!

Seriously? Nice! Toss me one, I'm dying.

Hmm. Okay.

Working or not, it kind of rules to use a normal toilet again.

-Hey! Don't look in here! Keep walking. -Why wouldn't you just shut the door?

-There is no door, idiot. -

Take a look at the roof.

No wonder this place is such a dump.

- I'm so hungry. - Yeah, but don't talk about it.

If you talk about it, I have to think about it.

Oh…

I'm just saying…

Looks like they starved.

A lot of people who survived the Collapse died of starvation.

So if they passed away in their own home,

I don't think we're gonna find any food here.

Come on. We should go.

Mm-hmm.

Sis, did you look around very much? This place is freaking fancy, dude.

Yeah, the people who lived here must've been super rich.

Whoa, you finally opened the canned food? Nice.

Well, we didn't exactly find anything new to eat.

Oh, hey. Would you go find a couple plates?

Can do.

Oh, I'm so excited.

Huh.

What's all this green stuff?

Just some weeds I found growing around here.They looked edible.

Figured the extra fiber would help us fill up a bit more.

- It's so bitter. - Make it stop. Spit it out!

Man, that crap stunk out the whole dish. Now what do we do?

I'm sorry.

That was the only canned food we had.

I said I'm sorry!

Is that guy your boyfriend or something?

What are you doing awake?

Nothing. I just take forever to fall asleep.

You always zonk out way before I do.

Wow, I suck as a bodyguard then.

Sorry about that.

You know you can quit and go home if you want, right?

I'll be fine on my own.

This guy is an old friend, and the other is a doctor I'm looking for.

I thought we might run into them or find someone who knows them.

Two birds with one stone and all that.

-So I'm good to keep going for a while. -

Sleep. I'm not just gonna take off in the middle of the night, okay?

See you in the morning.

HASSOU INN

All right, where do you want to go today?

Beats me. It's not like we have a lead or anything.

But I am sick of wandering around aimlessly.

Okay, then let's find some people.

Look for a place that might be inhabited.

Somewhere inhabited…

Uh, maybe somewhere with farmland,

or we can hit up some train stations as long as we're still in the city.

Yeah, that sounds promising.

Let's walk down the tracks for a bit.

Sound good? Whatcha think?

Let's go! But I'll need to find some new shoes out there.

We'll keep an eye out for a store.

But before that, I'm desperate for some tasty food.

What does that mean? If you're still mad at me from yesterday, just say it.

Huh?

Wait, no.

I wasn't thinking about that at all.

Well, maybe you should've been.

Guys like you say dumb stuff by mistake

because you don't think before you open your big mouths.

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Would you look at that?

-Oh, I am. And I like what I see. -What are you ladies doing?

Well, I'm being a man.

Great, the little blond brat's a guy.

-I am too, actually. -You liar!

Now why don't you lay down that heavy load, little lady?

Come let Big Papa take you to heaven.

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Cool, so you're just a gang of pervs.

- -That's a real shame.

We're almost out of bullets. Don't waste it on them.

Hey, you guys should scram if you want to live.

So a human life is worth less than a couple bullets.

Better not take our chances with a couple of power-hungry punks

from the lawless generation.

Who knows what they're capable of.

Not like you could hit us anyway, stupid girl!

Hmm.

Hey! Wait a second. Is that even a real gun?

Oh, what's this now? Whatcha dropping, dollface?

I knew I'd never seen a gun shaped like that before.

She's trying to bluff us with a children's toy.

Time to go.

Not so fast! My boys won't let you get away that easily.

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-Aw, man… -

Hi.

One of you said something about taking me to heaven, right?

He was just joking.

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We just so happen to be looking for heaven.

So lead the way.

Wow, awfully big place you got here for just the five of you.

Whatcha think? Anything around here catch your attention?

Hmm, not really.

Yeah, this is about as anti-heaven as it gets.

Whoa! Holy crap!

You guys have a generator here?

Pretty cool. Can I charge this?

Why would I let you do a thing like that?

I don't think you grasp the reality of your situation, pal.

We may have come out on top, but you dorks still tried to ambush us.

I could kill you right now and it would be totally justified.

We'll take off as soon as the battery is full, okay?

Please.

So, hey, as long as we're hanging around,

any of you guys heard of a place called "Heaven"?

At this point, anywhere with "heaven" in the name,

or even just a place you think feels "like heaven" will do.

What do you think?

Everything remotely close to heaven got wiped out years ago.

Yeah, I'm aware of that. Thank you.

That's why I made the question simpler.

Well, do you guys like tomatoes?

Hey, back already?

Why did you ask? You bring me some?

Nope, but if you like 'em,