Is this really happening?
I've finally...
been invited to...
Sekine-san's house!
Congratulations-kuma!
Kuma...
Kuma, kuma!
The sleepover.
An event that Chiyo has always longed to experience.
Class 2-B Air Band
The
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Lies
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The Little Lies We All Tell
Rikka
Colonel
Chiyo-san
Ninja
Sekine
Psychic
Tsubasa
Tsuyoshi
Boy
Note: \h\hIs Sekine
Maskuma Mask
Class 2-B Air Band
Poeh
#06: The Sleepover
To be honest, I didn't want to invite anyone to my house.
But I suppose there's no other way.
Let's go back...
to a few hours earlier.
A Few Hours Earlier
Wow, this typhoon's pretty bad.
They say it's one of the worst ever.
I won't be able to sleep on a tree tonight.
I also can't eat anything from nature...
A tree house? And a home garden?
Good day, butler!
Only the finest organic produce for you, Miss Chiyo.
The wealthy truly live a different life.
In truth, it's just sleeping in the wild,
and surviving on wild plants.
She's going to sleep outside in this typhoon?
What strong winds.
Perhaps I'll find a bridge to sleep under for tonight.
Chiyo-san!
Yes?
M-My parents aren't home tonight.
I feel uneasy sleeping alone.
A-Are you suggesting...
It sure would be great if someone could be with me.
I want to go! To Sekine-san's house!
Tootle-ootle-oo, kuma!
Aww, can I come, too?
Sure...
Yay!
I'm glad to have Rikka-chan with us!
You should also come, Tsubasa-chan!
Hmm, going to her house might be a bit much...
But saying no at this point would look unnatural...
Well, Sekine, you don't really want me to go, do you?
One person, three people, what's the difference?
Something dies inside Sekine.
I can't wait!
Should we eat together?
Oh, in that case...
If I may, there's an activity I'd like to try...
I'm open to anything!
As long as it's something we can do in my house.
What is it?
It's...
A takopa!
Oh, a takopa.
Sounds good. Let's takopa it up.
Really?!
Takopa?
What is a "takopa"?
From context, I can imagine it's something that involves a gathering of people...
I get it! It must be something similar to Hot Pot for the Revolution!
Based on precisely zero evidence.
Oh, the Colonel doesn't know what a takopa is.
It's short for "takoyaki party."
O-Of course I knew that!
You can add any ingredients you like.
Wow!
It's something girls are always getting together to do.
I hope happy people with social lives all explode.
What's wrong, Sekine?
Sekine suddenly has a suspicious air about her.
Let's buy ingredients on the way back. Of course, we're splitting the costs.
Come in.
Um, I'd like to formally introduce myself to your parents...
Oh, they're not here, so don't worry.
Are your parents out at work?
Uhh, yeah.
Or rather, I live alone.
You know, because of my parents' work, and stuff.
Actually, my entire family are psychics, and they're all locked up in a lab!
I don't even know if they're alive!
The Organization sends me some money every month.
I make ends meet with that and the scholarship.
Sekine
Sekine's grades: second place in her entire school year.
I get by, somehow!
Come in.
I'm sorry this place is falling apart.
Don't mind us.
Sekine, your house... has a certain atmosphere to it.
Cling on to Life
I'm sorry about the disrepair.
S-Something just scurried past my feet!
Oh, don't mind him.
Oh, hello there!
I try to think of them not as pests, but as pets.
She is resilient.
This place is a mess for so many reasons.
But anyway, welcome to my house.
I think it's a wonderful house.
Strong walls to protect the family,
a sturdy roof to keep out the rain,
and also, the cute pets...
Well, they're rodents.
I guess this beats sleeping out in the wild, though.
Sleeping over at a friend's house... It's like a dream come true!
Her ability to dream is strong.
There, all done.
A master's technique!
Tsubasa-chan, you're so good at this!
Truly. I didn't expect this from you.
Who'd have guessed that my sister bullying me into always cooking for her would pay off?
All right, let's eat.
Thank you for the food!
Something...
Something! Something like... something!
It's salty, and it makes my mouth happy!
Not the best food review.
Girls gathering together and enjoying takoyaki at a takopa...
This was my dream!
I'm glad you like it, Chiyo-san!
My mouf if bffnnn ufff!
Rikka, are you all right?!
It's so hot, the inside of my mouth melted!
Say, "ah."
Delicious!
What was inside? Where was it?
Around there!
There was something lukewarm and slimy in there!
Wasabi
Just in case, I'll ask, what did everyone put in?
I put in gummies! They looked delicious!
On their own, yes!
I put in sashimi.
That was sashimi?!
Fish is good for you.
Well, if it's sashimi, why not just eat it raw?!
Sekine-chan, what about you?
It's a secret.
What? You're the one who asked.
Now, now, as long as we're having fun, isn't that what really matters?
I guess so.
Hot!
Oh, that's mine. Bhut jolokia.
Bhut?
Jolokia?
I wanted to go with the Carolina Reaper, supposedly the hottest in the world.
But I thought that might be too much for beginners.
A strange form of consideration.
This is already too much!
I want to try it!
Me, too!
Which one is it?
Is it this one?
Here we go!
All or nothing!
Too bad. It was the gummy.
Mine, too! Mine was sweet!
The Colonel hit the jackpot.
Oh, really?
Oh yeah, Tsubasa, what did you add?
Cod roe and cheese...
Cod roe...
...and cheese.
Oh, I remember. That salty taste was cheese.
What a solid combination!
It goes well in Revolutionary Hot Pot, as well!
I'll be back.
Tsubasa, you had the most girly pick out of all of us.
Unable to recover, physically or mentally.
Eating takoyaki outside was delicious, too,
but making takoyaki together is on a whole new level.
Yep!
That takoyaki stand really wasn't that good.
Chiyo-san, that tea you brought as a gift has an interesting, deep taste.
It has a distinct bitterness.
It's dokudami.
It's so sweet!
Huh?
Her alien palate is out of this world.
Aaargh!
Bratatatat
The Little Lies We All Tell
Are you sure you want to go home in this typhoon?
I can't sleep without my usual pillow.
Sleeping over would totally be crossing a line!
Rikka-chan, you, too?
I have to protect my house!
I might get contacted by the mothership!
Am I using too much force?
No, it's just right.
You're not going to take those off?
I'm totally blind without them.
Sekine has a secret reason why she can never remove her glasses
around other people.
All right, Chiyo-san. My turn to wash you.
"Never show your back to anyone."
An unfortunate habit of the escaped ninja.
Getting someone else to do it makes it so easy.
Please leave it to me.
During my ninja days, this was always my dream.
If I could someday escape the clan,
and make cute friends who are nice to me...
Summer Break
Hot! Hot!
Takopa!!
From solid choices to weird tastes, \h\henjoy as a group!
This month's special!
Compact, yet can make 16 takoyaki at once! \h\h\hWon't keep you waiting!
Then some day, I might get to have a sleepover.
I can't believe that day's finally arrived.
I guess if she feels so strongly about it,
I'll oblige, to the best of my ability.
Chiyo-san.
Yes?
Is there anything else you want to try today?
If there is...
Are you sure?!
100 Things I Want to Try at a Sleepover
m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
Introduce myself to the parents Read horoscopes Exchange hairstyles Talk in bed about who I like
A scroll?!
One hundred things you want to try at a sleepover?
Introduce myself to the parents.
Bring gifts.
Have a takopa.
Take a bath together.
Do each other's makeup.
Read horoscopes.
Exchange hairstyles.
Talk in bed about who I like
Talk in bed about who you like...?
Sekine-san, do you know who I like?
Nobody expected the quiz format.
Hmm, is it Rikka?
Well, you're half correct.
Rikka-chan, Sekine-san, and Tsubasa-san.
I like all three of you. You're the most precious people I have in the world.
Especially you, Sekine-san.
You invited me to lunch on the first day I transferred in.
That really made me so happy.
Yeah, I remember that.
All right, time to sleep now.
Are you blushing?
I am indeed.
Maybe I'll join you.
It's quite tight.
Indeed it is.
You really are blushing. That's so cute!
Hmm? Chiyo-san?
Chiyo-san, did you make this?
I made breakfast!
I did the best I could without spending a single yen!
This cost nothing to make? That's incredible!
Thank you for the food!
Meat? I don't remember having any...
Let me end that train of thought right there!
Kids, don't try this at home!
Come to think of it,
Cling on to Life
isn't it more like, one-third correct, not half correct?
You know, when we were talking about who you liked.
Sekine-san, I'm sorry.
Sekine
Rikka
Tsubasa
Oh, does Rikka take up half the total or something?
Sekine
Rikka
Tsubasa
I'm not good with foreign languages.
Foreign languages? Wait...
One-Third Correct
Does she think "one-third correct" is some foreign phrase?!
Won-Surd Corekt
Wonsurdco Rekt
Wonsurdco Rekt.
I'll study harder so that I don't embarrass myself in front of Mr. Brian!
Chiyo-san...
And that was how Chiyo wrapped up her happy day.
The Little Lies We All Tell
Time to go home.
Yeah.
Chiyo-san, Rikka... Hmm?
Whoa!
Oops...
Allow me to explain.
When Sekine removes her glasses,
she loses all control of her psychic abilities!
Takoyaki
When she removed her glasses earlier, at that exact moment...
Who would've thought something like this would happen?
I... I...
I killed Rikka-chan...
From a young age, I trained hard as a ninja.
I honed my skills as an assassin, under orders from the clan.
But then I met Maskuma, and escaped the clan.
And just as I'd managed to earn a peaceful life as a normal girl...
I'm sorry, everyone.
Hey, this wasn't your fault, right?
It's too late. Everything is.
I'll turn myself in.
But before that...
I must unleash the beast within me.
And destroy my clan.
Battle of Vengeance
A shuriken...
Oh, I get it.
They're planning a surprise.
They did a pretty good job, but the color of the blood's a bit off.
Fluorescent pink.
Chiyo-san totally believes it.
What's the surprise for, anyway?
Oh, it must be some kind of celebration!
Birthday Surprise Successful!!
We did Chiyo-san's birthday surprise a while back.
Hmm? Whose birthday is it, anyway?
I guess I'll play along for a bit.
Wow, a party gadget. They really put the effort in.
Sekine seems calm.
The Colonel's mimesis is wearing off, but that's fine.
Time to pack up my stuff and get outta here!
Really, Sekine?
What do you mean, really?
Chiyo thinks it's all her fault. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Shame doesn't put food on the table!
Oh, right. You're like that.
I've been living under the Organization's surveillance for fourteen years!
If they find out I killed someone due to losing control of my powers,
they'll make me disappear!
I need to skip town before next dawn.
What... is...
Something suddenly struck my head.
My self-healing factor is working, but...
Is this another Earth custom I'm unaware of?
She's reanimating.
Please let me go, Tsubasa-san!
I... I can't!
Chiyo-san!
I can't be with you anymore!
Chiyo-san!
Chiyo-san, wait!
This is just a surprise!
Huh?
Come on, Rikka, get up already!
This is a surprise...?
Everything has gone according to my plan.
Sekine?!
Sekine-san?
Yes! I bought the shuriken online, and the blood is just paint!
It Came Off
I planned this all by myself without even consulting Rikka!
She must have passed out from the surprise.
The reason why I planned all this was...
Today is the anniversary of my great-grandmother's death!
As forced a lie as can be.
Forced Bogus Bald-Faced Contrived Shameless Flagrant Forced Bogus Bald-Faced Contrived Shameless Flagrant Forced Bogus Bald-Faced Contrived Shameless Flagrant Forced Bogus Bald-Faced Contrived Shameless Flagrant
I'm so glad, Rikka-chan!
Oh, so it was a surprise.
I had no idea this was how one paid respect to a deceased great-grandparent.
Come on, Rikka, let's wipe off that paint.
Thank you.
Now I should be safe from the Organization's assassins.
Peace prevails once again.
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Even when eating ramen?
Yes. Even when I sleep or bathe.
I wash my face with my glasses on.
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The ultimate dedication to the "girl with glasses" trope!
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