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>Home 172: Grudge.

>[General education department - AV classroom]

>"Stop it, Belle!
>You can't sacrifice yourself for my sake..."

>(Hmm...)
>I still don't think it sounds quite desperate enough...
>Even so, you've starting to get it down pretty well!

>...We only took this video to check the performances, but...

>"Don't worry,
>father."

>The Ice Goddess is seriously amazing!
>(So beautiful...)

>She's deliberately practicing as little as possible, and she's *still* this good...?
>I mean, she has apparently taken some acting lessons at the performing arts department, too,
>but I don't think that's enough to explain *this*...
>Prodigies really are something else, aren't they...?

>A play needs a script and scenery, as well...
>It is a product of the combined efforts of everyone involved.
>(The Ice Goddess!)

>Let's all give everything we can...
>To make this play a success.

>The real deal is even more amazing!
>Y-
>yes!

>But, you know...
>Ayase and Taira have gotten pretty impressive lately too, haven't they?
>(*Glug glug*)
>[Taking a break]

>I know, right!?
>Their battle scene the other day seriously gave me chills!
>You wouldn't think they were acting, looking at those expressions!
>Yeah!
>It really felt like they were fighting over someone important to them!

>(Guh... Gufufufufu...)
>They're... A bit creepy when they're embarrassed, huh...?

>A guy like you, who can't do *anything*, shouldn't be acting so high and mighty.

>Nowhere in this world is there a rule written down
>that says that normal people can't beat geniuses!

>That really was pretty amazing.
>Who'd have though those screw-ups could improve this much?
>Hey.

>Calling them "screw-ups" and stuff is pretty rude, you know?
>(Huh!?)
>You call them that more than anybody else does!

>...Ayase.

>Sorry.
>I said a lot of nasty things back when Kazuki-sama came here...
>N-no, don't worry about it...

>...The truth is...
>Even we...

>Blackboard: We must demonstrate the value of the gen-ed department to everyone!!
>Want to show everyone that we're actually capable of something.

>...Yeah...
>We might've been ready to give up on the whole thing at first, but...
>Really,
>even we'd like to be able to be proud of being part of our department.

>Let's all do our best too, guys!!
>Yeah!
>We can't just let the two leads hog the spotlight, can we?

>...That's right...
>There's no way they'd just be fine
>with being treated as 'unnecessary'...

>I guess going to Saika
>has just been sapping away their self-confidence...

>My... It's quite messy in here, isn't it?

>Try to work more neatly, if you would.

>We don't want you to put a dent on Saika's decorum, after all.

>Ch-
>Chairwoman Kisaki...!

>And make sure you don't delay in cleaning up after yourselves.
>The general education department building is going to be turned into a dormitory for visiting talents soon.

>But, that's...
>They haven't officially decided to shut down the department yet!

>Ah. My apologies.
>And yet,
>this is Saika.
>A place for honing one's abilities.

>(Guh...)
>Would you really prefer to remain here, when you do not even possess anything to hone in the first place?

>Did you have a reason for visiting besides trying to damp our enthusiasm?
>We are all going to do everything we can to make sure that the department is preserved.

>President Himemiya.
>Would you please stop expending effort on students who you know will be gone soon?
>You shouldn't be wasting your precious time like this.
>Use it to better *yourself*, instead.

>Chairwoman...

>I thought that it would be best to naturally avert the shutdown plans via the general education department's show at the Saika festival.
>But...
>If the chairwoman is this insistent on having her way...

>What should I do...
>What can I do...?

>Miss Chairwoman!

>Our show...
>Is going to reach the number-one spot in this year's festival popularity ranking!

>Taira-kun!
>Taira!?

>I'd like you to agree to something...

>When we do, you'll take back your words,
>and furthermore,
>you'll promise not to shut down the department!

>Tarou-kun...

>Taira...!
>Damn...
>He stood up to the chairwoman...

>What a reckless plan.
>But... Fine.

>However, if you lose, the department will be shut down.
>And...

>You will never come near president Himemiya, ever again.

>Just to make sure that she doesn't waste any more of her time.

>All right.

>...Your conditions
>are acceptable.

>(Hmph...)

>...Even if we didn't do anything,
>she'd just shut us down anyway.
>Looks like it's all or nothing...!

>President!

>We'll definitely take the number-one spot!
>We'll make your wish come true!

>...Idiot...

>Why would you talk about my wishes...
>When...
>What I'm really wishing for...
>Is...

>Besides, even if we lose the bet, there's no risk for you personally, president!
>So no need to worry!

>If we lose...
>I'll never see you again...

>You big idiot...

>With a bet like that,
>I'm basically putting my life on the line, now.

>Huh?

>Assistant Taira!

>Whatever you do—
>You have to WIN!

>Miss Chairwoman!

>Please tell me...
>Why do you have such a grudge against the gen-ed department?

>...I simply want to gather as much talent in one place as I can.
>That's all.

>But, why shut down the department when it still has students...?
>We're all doing our best.
>Shouldn't you take that into account, as well?

>So you think people who do their best should be rewarded, even if they don't achieve anything...?
>An ordinary person should be respected, simply for working hard?

>Ayase-kun.

>The world if full of carefree scum
>who coast by on life, while depending on the achievements of the talented.

>Society is overflowing with "have-nots"
>who put on a meek face while leeching off the "haves".

>If nothing else, I want this academy...
>To be a *paradise* for those with talent.

>[Despite all that...]

>(Let's take the number one spot, everyone!)
>(YEEEEEAAAAHHH)

>[The gen-ed department retained its fighting spirit,]

>[and with everyone pitching in on the preparations,]
>[at long last,]

>[the eve of the festival arrives...]

>We finally get to rehearse on the actual stage!
>I'm so excited!
>Doing it in a wide, open space will probably give the whole thing a completely different feeling.

>Hey!
>We're supposed to be rehearsing in Hall 1, right!?
>Yeah.
>Isn't there still an hour to go?

>...The scenery we carried there yesterday...
>It's all gone...

>...Huh?

>There it is!
>What are you doing!?
>Huh?

>What do you mean...? Didn't you hear?
>You guys were going to perform on the performing arts department's stage, but they apparently requested an extension to the length of their show.
>So, they moved your department's show to the outdoor stage.

>Th-that can't be right...
>Nobody's notified us about something like that...
>I-it's true...

>Performing Arts Department 3-A : Musical (Performance time has changed)
>Athletics Department 2-B : Japan X Sports Dance Performance
>Performing Arts Department 1-D : Romeo and Juliet
>Our show isn't listed under Hall 1 anymore...!
>[Shool homepage]

>So we'll have to perform here, instead...?
>(The Ice Goddess?)
>Yeah.
>This came as a surprise to us, too.
>We only heard about it when the chairwoman told us to move the scenery here earlier today.

>Yuu's class...
>Is performing on the outdoor stage...?

>Outdoors is one thing,
>but isn't this basically behind the main school building...!?

>And at the last possible moment, too...
>Damn that chairwoman...!

>Calm down, everyone.

>...B-
>But...
>President...

>There's no way...
>The visitors are going to come to a place like this...

>Sidebar: ...A tough spot! (Extra pages next week, too!)

Thanks for reading!

>>281593818
sex with shark-tooth miwa

This week's bonus image

>>281593445
>Your terms are acceptable

>>281594210
Cute.
Quite fitting for the temperamental girl

A Kazuki illustration that's used in some new merch

>>281593595
>>281593638
I'm guessing that either her family used to exploit her talents for financial advantage when she was a kid, or she had a bad relationship with someone that just mooched off her.

>>281593307
hag requires correction

>>281596039
Either way, someone mooched

The anime has been a boon for us Kazukifags
Helps too that her ED theme is the best
Full version when?

>>281597294
I hope the anime puts as much effort into the big moments in the other two's arcs

>>281593661
I like that one dude's giant afro

>>281593416
Y'know, if a principal ever said that shit, she'd get fired right away.

Easy.
Most students in the school would be against such bitch principal. With a simple spread of words between the students only most of them would agree to go against her and go to that play.

>>281598919
I feel like that's whats going to happen

>>281598851
I'm not sure if she's the principal, exactly. They've mentioned a schoolmaster in the past who's the only one in the school that knows that Yuu lives with the Mikadonos, and I feel like if this woman knew about that, she'd have brought it up already.

>>281593539
She wants his babies

>>281596039
My bet is she was cucked out of her boywife by a normal girl.

>>281599799
I would fucking laugh

>>281599799
I did have a theory the Mikadono mom is normal. Maybe she wanted the mikadad and got cucked by her equivalent to Sakura.

>>281593762
I think that's the guy that Yuu and Taira saw when they returned the workout equipment together at the start of this arc.

>>281601121
Second theory the Mikadad may be the type of person she hates. For all his posturing we don’t know what he actually does. He could just be a businessman with a ton of connections to actual prodigies like the director and Subaru

>>281601247
Fair point, he was probably married to a prodigy

>>281601121
From what little we've seen of her, I definitely get the vibe that she's very down to earth

>>281601888
That would make for delicious irony
>the nice girl actually got the man the bossbabe wanted

>>281593818
At this point, why not just boycott the event? They're the most influential people in school. Just ask everybody to call in sick and have the gen-ed take number one being the only one to perform.

>>281604311
I think the only issue with that is if they win by default they’re just gonna get targeted again

>>281593390
Hands down the best Taira scene by a considerable margin. I was never too much of a fan of his character, but it was nice seeing him step up without any instruction from others to do that.

>>281601888
divorced or dead?

>>281607653
I maintain that if she were dead, one of the sisters would have brought it up by now

>>281608149
which begs the question why the sisters don't have any contact with her, especially Kazuki who was closest to her

>>281605105
I imagine they're going to do a thing where the contents of the play end up reflecting her personal issues (heart of the Beast, perhaps?), and their performance helps her come to terms with it. The author loves doing that, that's basically what happens in every arc in Kunisaki Izumo.

>>281608197
Id argue Miwa was the closest with her being the first to actually give some info to Yuu about their mom. Plus it’s fitting for her since even before everyone got closer she always cared the most about family.

>>281608197
I could see her having grown to resent her daughters due to whatever separated her from them in the first place, probably something talent-related. A sort of inverse of Yuu's relationship with his mom. Then the ultimate arc of the series will be helping them reconnect.

>>281593762
>Romeo and Juliet
Going with the classics, huh

>>281610952
It's always been an easy play for the schoolkids.

>>281593125
Pres now happy that she got the moments she want with her man.

>>281593307
>>281593335
>"It seems I have a five minutes gap in my schedule"
>"Let me use to be a bitch to the gen-ed department!"

>>281593445
>No hesitation
Taira at the start would have never done this. Good man.

>>281593539
You think the other students figured it out now?

>>281593710
Finally, the festival starts.

>>281593818
Ok, now that's some bullshit. The sisters should change their performance venue into there as well.

>>281598919
Issue is that most students in other departments don't really care about gen-ed.

>>281611633
And nobody cared about the Misfits, until they achieved something great

>>281593762
If they are incompetent, why did she move them to make them lose?
STRANGE ISN'T IT?

>>281611555
I mean, they can't all be as dense as Yuu and Taira. One of them has had a boyfriend, supposedly.

>>281611555
Maybe some can see the obvious, others probably dont care or in disbelief

>>281598919
Its a manga story, common sense doesn't work.

>>281611613
They're probably too conscientious to do that, but they might do some kind of advertisement during or after their own shows.

Considering that this is a Culture Festival, could we getting to see other characters to come visit the school like the actors couple, school rival trios and the commercial director?

>>281615001
I would expect the Majesties to make an appearance, at least. Maybe Sakura too.

This week's anime congrats illustration, from the author of Aishiteru Game wo Owarasetai

>>281615820
okau

>>281615820
>Aishiteru Game wo Owarasetai
No Pocky Game with the sisters?

>>281619271
Far too advanced for these virgins

>>281615820
God Miwa looks so adorable

>>281593125
I don't like this kind of stuff. This manga is written as if "Talented" and "General" people are two separate species living next to each other. The Prez can't just be gooda at studies with great grades. She is the best actress despite holding herself back and with barely any practising. What dumb shit.

Prez should really bitch out at the hag. Just bite into her, what's she gonna do?

>>281621395
I mean, trying to break that mindset is what this arc is all about.

>>281621395
The Prez is kinda broken. Overall, she's better than the sisters. Just not as good in each specialized field. She can even get her own short guy for herself instead of "competing" or sharing him with someone like the Mikadonos. But yeah, what >>281621789
said is pretty much the lesson here.

>>281611555
>>281612836
>>281612720
So, how many already noticed they're only getting a chance to keep being at that school because the four most prominent and prestigious students are just horny for a short guy?


>>281608197
>>281609109
It would be interesting if the sisters never noticed they pushed their mother away because of the focus on their talents. Sort of like Yuu's mother didn't notice before she got sick and it was too late.

>>281622881
They're not exactly being subtle about it

>>281624406
I don't remember but aren't there any rumours about them with Yuu at school? They put on a show for him every now and then at school. Like where the anime is with Niko's fight with her senpai.

>>281622567
which Mikadono is getting the kiss from Yuu at the end of this arc?

>>281626035
You know it'll be Prez with her assistant cucking the three sisters.

>>281625780
There seems to be some awareness that he's close to them, as evidenced by the fakeout confession arc, but I think people just assume that the sisters aren't interested in romance based on their past behavior.