#Manabu

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2023/02

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most underrated hot guy

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The Vampire Etiquette Breacher ~ Manabu >> Episode 9 | "The Left Hand of Iron Is Kind of Boring"

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Itagaki's #1 hater

I love seeing itagaki get punched square in the face I hate him I want him dead hes so annoying and looks like a fruit

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they are so unserious

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I like them a normal amount 😡

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do you think the distinguished shinobi (Manabu) is someone you’re supposed to copy off or just an eternal genin who’s rich able to constantly enter?

I think mr. Distinguished Shinobi isn't one of those guys you were supposed to copy off in the written exams. Ignoring the fact that Kishimoto stated in the databook that he's failed the exams multiple times, I think he's just sillay. I have my own headcanons for him incase anyone is interested

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Created by : ☆仁井学 NII Manabu☆ Respective credits to the creator ⓟⒶⓇⒶⒹⒾⓈⒺ♡ⓎⓊⓇⒾ

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Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Short Stories - summer festival

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo novel translation

Short Stories - summer festival

(JP-EN Translation by @cleverwolfpoetry - Editing & Scans by Zel)

( other short stories )

[Originally published as a prize booklet for Kaminaga Manabu's 15th anniversary celebration as a writer]

Greetings from Kaminaga Manabu

Thanks to your support, I have reached the milestone of 15 years. I will continue to write more in the future. Wait for it, there's more to come! — Kaminaga Manabu

Commemorative short story - Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

summer festival

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Haruka was climbing up a steep slope — .

The sun was beginning to set, and the sky was tinted with vermilion. She thought it would be colder in the evening, but she was naive. A stifling heat rose from the asphalt.

Wiping away her sweat, Haruka climbed the hill and caught her breath at the tower gate of the temple.

It was only yesterday that Isshin had called her.

“Actually, I have a favour to ask you, Haruka-chan — ” Isshin began.

Apparently, he was supposed to take Nao to a festival, but something urgent came up, so he had asked her to take Nao with her instead.

Isshin had been looking out for her every now and then. Besides, she hadn't seen Nao for a while, so she readily agreed and travelled all the way here.

She walked through the gravel garden to the front of the priest quarters and was about to press the intercom by the entrance when the front door was opened vigorously.

The face that emerged from the door was Nao's.

Recognising Haruka’s figure, Nao smiled brightly and ran up to her.

“Nao-chan. Good evening — ”

Haruka hugged Nao tightly as she greeted her.

“Why are you here?”

Yakumo's grumpy voice interrupted Haruka, who was holding Nao for the first time in a long time.

When she looked, she saw Yakumo standing there, with an indolent air.

“Why? ... Because Isshin-san asked me to do him a favour. He wants me to take Nao-chan to the festival ...”

Upon hearing Haruka's explanation, Yakumo let out a big sigh.

“It’s not necessary …”

“Not necessary?”

“I was also asked by my uncle. He said he wanted me to take Nao to the festival.”

Yakumo scratched his bedhead in annoyance.

“Why did Isshin-san ask me to do the same?”

If Yakumo were to bring Nao to the festival, there would have been no need for Isshin to go out of his way to contact Haruka.

What should I do? — While a worried Haruka pondered, Nao ran out, jumping up and down happily.

“Nao-chan, wait.”

Haruka began to walk, dragged along by Nao.

Meanwhile, Yakumo seemed to be troubled by the situation for a while, but in the end, he reluctantly followed suit.

The festival was held at a shrine surrounded by forests — .  

The path leading to the shrine was lined with the sound of festival music and stalls like takoyaki, yakisoba, goldfish scooping, and target shooting, crowded with people. 

It gave the feeling of summer.

Nao was all smiles and seemed to be having a great time.

The girl looked particularly interested in the goldfish scooping. Haruka bent down next to Nao and together they tried to catch goldfish.

She couldn't catch a single fish, but Nao managed to catch four, much to her delight.

Looking casually next to her, Haruka saw Yakumo standing there with a sulky look on his face, as if the world was ending.

I don't know what's bothering him, but he's been like this the entire time. He hasn’t said a word even before coming here.

“Hey, why don't you have some fun?”

I went all the way here to come to a festival with Nao, but this only halves the enjoyment.

“I'm just here as a chaperone. There's no need to have fun.”

“What's with that?”

“Why did you come in the first place?”

“Because Isshin-san asked me to ...”

“I didn't ask for this. She only needs one guardian.”

She'd thought she'd better not say too much in front of Nao, but being told that, she couldn't take it anymore.

“I understand. I should go back, right?”

She thought it was childish, but she couldn't help but raise her voice.

— Why did it get like this?

It was too late to regret it now. Haruka meant to leave after saying a few words to Nao, but more importantly, she couldn't find her.

“Huh? Where's Nao-chan?”

Haruka asked, and Yakumo seemed to have noticed Nao's absence as well. He looked around several times, but could not find her, probably because she was mixed up with other people. 

“Um, excuse me. Do you know where the girl who was here just now went?”

Haruka asked the man at the goldfish scooping stall.

“I don't know. Before I knew it, she was no longer here.”

The old man shrugged his shoulders.

— This is bad!

She made a rustling sound and turned white.

Nao, who was only seven years old, was lost all by herself. Moreover, she suffered from hearing impairment.

“I'll look this way. You look over there.” Yakumo looked ghastly pale but pointed towards the shrine.

“All right.” Haruka rushed out as soon as she gave a reply.

— Nao-chan. Where are you?

Haruka searched for Nao, her eyes moving carefully but quickly. It wasn't far to the shrine, but there were so many people that she couldn't advance as far as she would have liked.

She bumped into people repeatedly, apologising, and tried to ask if they had seen Nao, but everyone merely tilted their heads.

— What should I do?

She was on the verge of tears, but she felt like she couldn't let that happen.

Still.

She arrived at the front of the shrine without being able to find Nao.

I shouldn't have quarrelled with Yakumo over something trivial and let her out of my sight. Even though I’ve regretted it, it wasn’t enough.

“Nao-chan ...”

As she murmured, she saw an incoming call on her mobile phone. It was from Yakumo.

“Did you find her?”

She picked up the phone in anticipation, but all she got back from Yakumo was the short answer <No, not yet.>

Yakumo also seemed to realise from Haruka's reaction that Nao hadn't been found yet and hung up the phone with, <All we can do is keep searching.>.

Right. Whatever it takes, we must find her.

Just as she was renewing her resolve, she heard a child's laughter mingled with the din of the festival.

It came from behind the shrine.

— Could it be?

Haruka hurried to the back of the shrine.

— Found her!

Nao was there, holding a plastic bag with goldfish in it.

Haruka almost fell to her knees in relief, but she soon became more cautious as a very suspicious-looking man wearing a mask of a cat figure was standing in front of Nao.

Perhaps he was trying to kidnap Nao.

“Nao-chan!”

To be honest, she was scared, but Haruka ran to Nao, hugged her tightly and stared at the man in the cat mask.

“Don't stare so much. You'll ruin your pretty face.”

The man with the cat mask said in a playful manner and quietly stretched out his right hand in front of Nao.

Did he really want to kidnap Nao? Haruka put more strength into the arms holding Nao.

The man in the cat mask snapped his fingers, and before Haruka knew it, there was a red hairpin in Nao's hair, although she didn’t know what was going on.

“It's a present.”

The man in the cat mask stroked Nao's hair lightly and turned around.

“Ooh ... myyy ...... looost ... lost ... kitten ...”

Singing a strange, off-key song, the man slowly walked away.

— What was that about?

Half stunned, Haruka saw Yakumo running towards her, passing the man in the cat mask.

“Nao!”

Yakumo sighed in relief, sweat beading on his forehead as he spotted Nao.

There were a lot of things that didn’t make sense, but for now it was over.

“Anyway, let's go.”

Yakumo said briefly and was about to walk away, but Nao shouted, ‘Mm!’ and grabbed Haruka's left hand with her right hand. Then she held out her left hand, which was holding the plastic bag with goldfish, to Yakumo.

Yakumo accepted the bag of goldfish with a look that said ‘good grief’ on his face.

“Mm.”

As Yakumo was about to walk away again, Nao stopped him once more.

Nao's left hand was still extended to Yakumo.

Yakumo thought for a while, but eventually, lightly clicking his tongue, he took Nao's left hand.

With the three of them holding hands, Nao smiled with satisfaction.

In that state, the three of them started walking together.

How would we look to strangers? The mere thought made Haruka's face flush.

But this might be fine once in a while —As she walked, she inadvertently strained her ears and thought she was hearing an off-key song mixed in with the music of the festival — .

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Manabu Endo 遠藤学 (b. 1981, Chiba Prefecture), 生き際 (Iki sai / Edge of Life), 2022.