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H-hey, what are you doing?!

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"Get out of the way." "You wanna go, punk?"

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"That's a stupid urban legend." "Yeah, but they do say there's no smoke without fire."

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"Hey, whose kid are you?" What had been clinging to my leg was a tiny kitten — a fluffy, gray-striped cat.

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"They're not someone to be underestimated, though..." "That's right — you know what they say: a cornered rat will bite a cat."

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"I like high places, y'know. I bet in a past life I was... an airplane?" "Normally you'd say 'a bird,' you know."

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'Um, Karin... don't you think we should wrap this up soon?' 'No way! No quitting while you're ahead! This time I'm going to win!'

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Hehe... that child isn't human. She's a robot. An an-dro-id.

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'Are you okay without your glasses?' 'Oh, these are just fashion glasses — I thought maybe they'd make me smarter.'

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'You've grown taller so it doesn't fit, right?' 'Exactly — I absolutely did NOT gain weight!' 'The convenient word "grew" is our trump card.'

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"I've got the kind of body that doesn't gain weight no matter how much I eat, so I'm fine." "You just turned every person on the planet against you in this very moment."

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"The old lady at the shop is super unfriendly, y'know—" "Taiki, I can hear you." "Eeek..."

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"Hey. It's dangerous to run." "Eh?... wah, wah, waaah~~~!" "Oh dear, what did I tell you."

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"Ah… I haven't been feeling well…" "Oh. Are you okay?" "Hehe. Actually, I'm just playing hooky."

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"Geez, hot again today, huh." "There you go with another bland, harmless topic."

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"It's dangerous, let me pick it up." "I'm fine… ow!" "See, what did I tell you."

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"Well, even so, I'm still scoring way higher than you." "What did you say?! If I really put my mind to it, you'd be nothing to me!"

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"Because Asami-senpai was howling that Hiroshi kissed Sanada-senpai…" "N-no I wasn't! I wasn't howling!"

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"Ohh, so you're a werewolf, Arc-san." "I'm mixed-blood, so I don't go around transforming or anything."

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You've got some other reason, don't you? Come on, I've hit the nail on the head, haven't I?

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Ahahaha, you really are bad at keeping secrets, aren't you.

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Sh-shoot! My tongue just slipped.

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Tajima... Can't you find something a little more refined to talk about?

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Sorry, I'm on edge right now, so let's drop it, okay?

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OK!! Brother!! I don't want to hear any more of that!

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"Excuse me, you're not Mr. Ogawa by any chance, are you?" "I am, what about it?"

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Just now — you were absolutely thinking something wicked, weren't you?

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I wonder if there's anyone else who makes such a sad face over a failure?

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Kaoru, so far you're the grand prize winner for the best reaction.

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Want to step outside?