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Monogatari OMS EP04 - Aniplex vs. MTBB

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# Aniplex

# MTBB

Honestly, I didn't think I would come here ever again.

I don't even feel nostalgic.

This is a room I've visited many times in the past.

This is a room I've visited in various forms.

Nowadays, this is a room that I should not be visiting.

This is a room that I really should not be visiting at this point.

If Meek Nadeko is still somewhere in this house,

But if Meek Nadeko is still somewhere in this house,

this is the first place to look.

Here goes!

Ready, and...

Damn you. You're supposed to be a slowpoke! So don't dodge my critical hit!

You're supposed to be a slowpoke, damn you! So why're you dodging my critical hit?!

Huh!?

Huh?!

What? Why is Wrath Nadeko here?

Hate it, hate it, hate it!

I've had it up to here with your bullshit.

I will never, ever work!

Like I'm ever gonna work for you!

There's no way I'm gonna help you with your work.

You want me to lend a hand? As fucking if!

That's right.

Originally, I created four shikigami to share the workload to become a manga artist.

Originally, I created four familiars to share the workload of becoming a manga artist.

At the same time, that's the reason why they all escaped from my room.

That ended up being the very reason they all escaped from my room.

If they think they'll be punished with forced labor if they get caught,

If they think they'll be forced into slave labor if they get caught,

it's no surprise there would be a Nadeko who resorts to force like this.

it's no surprise that there's a Nadeko who resorts to violence like this.

The logic of "Get 'em before they get you."

I-It's okay, Wrath Nadeko.

I-I won't be forcing labor on you.

I-I'm not gonna make you my slave.

I won't make you put in 10,000 hours of effort.

Shut up! You're not gonna fool me!

Shut up! You can't fool me!

I'm gonna kill you, and I'm gonna rest!

Huh!?

Capeesh?!

Wrath Nadeko's characteristic as a shikigami apparition

Wrath Nadeko's defining characteristic as a familiar-slash-oddity

is her superior physical skills,

would be her impressive physical ability, birthed from a removal of any and all limitations.

as she has done away with all limitations.

After all, even if armed with a chisel,

Otherwise, even if you use a chisel,

you normally can't leave a gaping hole in the front door.

you can't normally leave a gaping hole in the front door.

Calm down! Let's talk this out!

Calm down. Let's talk this out.

Th-That's not the proper way to make use of a chisel, you know?

Ch-Chisels aren't tools that are used like that, okay?

Huh?!

Huh!?

Then how the hell do you use it?!

Then how do use this as a tool!?

Huh?!

Huh!?

Are you saying a gouge has some purpose other than spilling your innards?

Are you saying a gouge has some purpose other than hollowing out your innards?

Chisels are creative—

Creative!?

Creative?!

Then you're set on making me work!

Then you are set on making me work, aren't you?!

Huh!?

Huh?!

Hyah!

Huh!?

Huh?!

If you want to rest...

I'll let you rest!

Shut up. You rest instead.

You're reluctantly putting in effort, aren't you?

You don't actually want to put in all this effort, right?

If it's too much pain, just stop.

Huh!?

Huh?!

And thus, I secured my second shikigami.

And that's how I secured my second familiar.

"Hollowing out my innards."

Wrath Nadeko plainly disclosed her attack method—"spilling your innards"—

Wrath Nadeko plainly disclosed her attack method,

and I decided to use that plan against her.

I went wrathful against Wrath Nadeko.

I turned the tables on Ms. Unstable.

In other words, I had her come get caught inside the blank sheet of paper.

Everything went well, so I might be able to get away with being a bit giddy.

Everything went well, so perhaps I could've been forgiven if I'd gotten a bit giddy.

But I felt restless because the final words from Wrath Nadeko

had stabbed me sharper and deeper than any chisel could.

Those were Wrath Nadeko's words.

And I'm sure they're words from my own heart.

That said, Current Nadeko can't be depressed forever.

Even now, I cannot forget that I'm currently committing the crime of trespassing.

Even now, I mustn't forget that I'm currently committing the crime of trespassing.

Now that I'm done here, I must make an escape.

I have to protect myself.

There's a mark left on the floor, but it's an unnoticeable size until it's noticed.

There's a mark left on the floor, but it's so small that you'd never notice it until you notice it.

In any case, because the front door is clearly destroyed in that manner,

In any case, because the front door is in the state it's in,

a perfect cover-up would be impossible.

I'll have my self-centered friend Tsukihi explain it all later.

I'll have my devil-may-care friend Tsukihi explain it all later.

Despite the complications, I captured Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.

While there were difficulties, I captured Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.

There are two shikigami remaining.

There are two familiars remaining.

Meek Nadeko and God Nadeko.

All right. I think I'll borrow some.

Hello, Sengoku here!

Of all things, I introduced myself.

I introduced myself, of all things!

Huh?

Ms. Sengoku?

Sengoku?

It was a voice I'd never forget.

It was Ms. Hitagi Senjyogahara.

It was Senjougahara Hitagi.

I had a very scary experience!

I was about to die from shock!

You can even call this a near-death experience.

You could even call this a near-death experience.

Am I alive and okay right now?

This isn't the afterlife, is it?

Oh, that was so scary.

I'm never answering a phone ever again.

If I head straight down this path,

it leads to the mountain that North Shirahebi Shrine sits on.

I'll end up at the mountain that the Shrine of the Polar Snake sits on.

This strays from my current objective of searching for 'Loomer Nadeko

I'd be deviating from my current objective of searching for 'Loomer Nadeko,

who's wandering around in a titillating guise.

However, if I were to set my sights on God Nadeko instead,

However, if I were to switch targets to places where God Nadeko is likely to be,

North Shirahebi Shrine is like the big favorite for locations.

the Shrine of the Polar Snake sounds like the winning ticket for sure.

O-Ononoki!?

O-Ononoki?!

No!

O-Ononoki!

No, no, no! Ononoki!

Please! Answer me!

Yeah, yeah.

You're so noisy.

I'm a doll apparition, so being taken apart won't be enough to kill me.

I'm a doll oddity, so taking me apart won't be enough to kill me.

And I've been keeping this a secret from you until now,

but I'm also a corpse apparition so I've been dead from the beginning.

but I'm also a corpse oddity, so I've been dead from the beginning.

She sure talks a lot. And she only has her head.

She sure talks a lot for someone who only has a head.

Sheesh.

You were up here chopping up snakes.

You were up here chopping up snakes at one point.

Don't get scared from a visual image of this level.

Don't get spooked by a visual of this level.

By the way, I have a favor to ask of you, Nadeko Sengoku.

By the way, I have a favor to ask of you, Sengoku Nadeko.

Wh-What is it?

I can't see well from this angle,

but my body parts are likely scattered all over this area.

Can you pick them up for me?

Can you pick them all up for me?

If you put the segments of each part together, they'll adhere.

If you fit the segments of each part together, they'll adhere.

I-I won't be able to gather all of the tiny flesh pieces.

You can approximate. This is triage for the time being.

Don't sweat the small stuff. This is triage for the time being.

If you insist,

you can share some of your flesh with me.

That's too scary.

But in times like this, corpse-type apparitions are at a disadvantage.

But at times like these, corpse-type oddities are at a disadvantage.

If a fellow immortal being, for example a vampire,

A vampire may be a fellow immortal, but if one were to have their flesh cut off, it'd disappear,

had their flesh dispersed, it would disappear and new parts would grow from the segments.

and new parts would regrow from the wound.

No trouble at all.

Oh, but in this case, it was a good thing that I was a corpse-type apparition.

Oh, but in this case, it was a good thing that I was a corpse-type oddity.

It's a blessing in disguise.

Because you see, snake venom is a hemolytic.

A vampire, an apparition of the blood, doesn't fare too well against it.

A vampire, an oddity of the blood, doesn't fare too well against it.

Huh? Snake venom?

No, it's not something I should notice right now.

No, that's not something I need to pay attention to right now.

Of course the culprit is God Nadeko.

This is truly what you call not knowing one's place.

Depending on how things unfold,

Change the timing a bit, and the person who ended up like this might just have been me.

it wouldn't have been too strange if I'm the one who ended up like this.

But hey, God Nadeko, why go this far?

What's driving you to such atrocities?

This is way too sinister.

My goodness, really.

My goodness, heavens me.

Ever since I started getting involved with Tsukihi Araragi,

Ever since I started getting involved with Araragi Tsukihi, nothing has gone my way whatsoever.

nothing has gone well for me.

Oh, but I suppose there was one good thing.

Oh, but there was one thing.

The fact I became friends with you, Sengoku Nadeko.

Nadeko Sengoku.

The fact I became friends with you.

Huh?

Why are you suddenly saying something that makes me so happy?

Is she trying to make me fall for her?

I don't know how serious she's being.

But current situation aside, I'm pretty sure this girl used to hate me in the past.

Since she's a doll, she's easily affected by the people around her,

and if anything, her characteristics tend to waver... Was it?

and her characteristics tend to shift accordingly... or so I recall?

Right. So if you think I'm a good person, that means you're a good person.

I'm telling you, don't make me fall for you.

I'm telling you, don't make me fall for you!

It's fine, really.

Squeeze it.

Squeeze 'em real good.

Push them together like when you're making stuff from clay.

O-Okay.

I-I'm sorry if I get left and right wrong.

Give me a break.

Outrageous.

I'll swap your left and right limbs if you do.

I'm going to swap your left and right limbs.

H-Hey, what happened?

Was God Nadeko that powerful?

Well, she's powerful in her own way.

And as you guessed, I was defeated by my target, God Nadeko.

Yes. As you guessed, I was defeated by my target, God Nadeko.

But strictly speaking, I wasn't facing just God Nadeko.

But I wasn't facing just God Nadeko, strictly speaking.

I had to deal with both Meek Nadeko and God Nadeko at the same time.

So it was a two-on-one.

That means God Nadeko also used Meek Nadeko in some fashion as well?

Does that mean God Nadeko used Meek Nadeko in some fashion as well?

I guess that's what this means.

But for starters, let's analyze how I lost so I can reflect upon my performance.

First of all, the one I found after I parted ways with you was Meek Nadeko.

She was walking around town in a swimsuit.

In a swimsuit!?

In a swimsuit?!

No way. Wasn't Meek Nadeko topless and wearing bloomers?

Wait a sec! Wasn't Meek Nadeko topless and wearing bloomers?!

I-It wasn't a micro-bikini, was it?

No, it was a school-issued swimsuit.

I see, then that's good.

That's a lot better!

Not problematic at all!

I was tailing Meek Nadeko wearing a school-issued swimsuit.

So I was tailing Meek Nadeko, who wore a school-issued swimsuit.

I could have just blown her away with Unlimited Rulebook right when I found her,

but I decided to let her wade around.

After all, she was in a swimsuit.

But we ultimately have to deal with all four shikigami.

But we ultimately have to deal with all four familiars.

We believe Meek Nadeko is relatively harmless,

As Meek Nadeko seemed relatively harmless,

so if we use her like live decoys for sweet fish angling,

I thought we'd be able to round up the whole gang in one shot if we used her like live decoys in sweet fish angling.

I expected we'd be able to round up the whole gang in one shot.

I see.

I kept tailing her.

But she was clearly a decoy.

Decoy.

Decoy?

Right. It was a trap.

She successfully lured me into this shrine,

I was successfully lured into this shrine

and shredded me from behind with the snake fang.

and shredded from behind with a snake fang.

The one who was leaving Meek Nadeko at large wasn't me, but God Nadeko.

The one who was putting Meek Nadeko's wandering to use wasn't me, but God Nadeko.

Sheesh. What is this about a shikigami being used by another shikigami?

Sheesh. A familiar being used by another familiar? That's just ridiculous.

Right.

Agreed.

By the way, what's the chronological order?

When Meek Nadeko was walking around in nothing but bloomers,

and when she's climbing this mountain in a school-issued swimsuit.

and when she was climbing this mountain in a school-issued swimsuit.

Which is first, and which is later?

Which was first, and which was later?

Whichever was first is quite the perverted one.

But I feel this is quite an important factor here.

By the way, how did things go on your end, Nadeko Sengoku?

By the way, how did things go on your end, Sengoku Nadeko?

Your outfit has changed drastically.

From how your limbs are still attached to your body,

I'm assuming you hadn't come across God Nadeko.

I'm assuming you haven't come across God Nadeko.

To be honest, it's really hard for me to make a report to a professional

who was utterly defeated to this level.

who was utterly defeated to this degree.

While continuing my treatment of Ononoki,

I explained the situation thus far, making sure it didn't sound like bragging at any point.

Pah!

Don't flatter yourself.

Acting so modest. How despicable.

Um, don't hate me now, okay?

I'm in the middle of devoting myself to gluing your limbs together.

But Ougi Oshino, huh?

But Oshino Ougi, huh?

Y-Yeah.

Mr. Ougi should be moving based on eyewitness information about Meek Nadeko.

Ougi should be investigating eyewitness information about Meek Nadeko.

But if things went wrong and he's facing God Nadeko alone,

he might not leave unscathed.

Oh, but if he were to encounter Meek Nadeko,

Oh, but even if he were to encounter Meek Nadeko,

and if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko made an alliance,

if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko made an alliance,

it ultimately means the same thing?

it ultimately means the same thing, doesn't it?

That's quite the troublesome matter.

But in a way, at this juncture, you could say the situation has become quite simple.

If they're going to act in solidarity, we can, too.

If they're going to act together, we can, too.

From here, it's a team battle.

From here on, it's a team battle.

Well, team battles have their pros and cons, too.

With Meek Nadeko falling under God Nadeko's leadership,

there's a possibility that she'll evolve as a shikigami.

there's a possibility that she'll ascend as a familiar.

Evolve?

Ascend?

Deify, maybe.

To godhood.

In the worst case scenario, we might have to face two God Nadekos.

But Ononoki...

What about the reverse?

Changing God Nadeko into Meek Nadeko or Flirty Nadeko is not impossible, right?

Changing God Nadeko into Meek Nadeko or Flirty Nadeko could be doable, right?

Well, if you bring a con artist or something, that's not impossible.

Well, if you call in a con artist or something, that's not impossible.

Seeking the help of Mr. Kaiki or other specialists in itself is okay, right?

Seeking the help of Kaiki or other specialists in itself is okay, right?

Like contacting Ms. Gaen, their boss.

There are two reasons why I don't want to do that.

One is because my failure will come into light.

One is because my failure will come to light.

Another is because they might dispose of you, shikigami and all.

Another is because they might dispose of you, familiars and all.

But if the number of gods increased to two,

we surely wouldn't be able to handle them anymore.

So we should settle the score before that.

Both God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko fled from here after they took you apart, right?

Both God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko fled after they took you apart, right?

Right.

Not so much fleeing, but going over to kill you next after they dealt with me.

Not so much fleeing, but heading out to kill you next after they dealt with me.

That means if I kept waiting here,

That means if I keep waiting here,

they'll eventually show up in search of me, right?

If you want to play the long game, that would be fine.

If you want to play the long game, that's fine.

But fearing the risks of Meek Nadeko evolving into God Nadeko,

But if you fear the risk of Meek Nadeko evolving into God Nadeko,

we should stay on their pursuit.

You're right.

But once again, the two shikigami's locations are unknown.

But once again, the two familiars' locations are unknown.

What kind of approach should we take to look for them?

How can we even start looking for them?

Oh, I didn't just take a blind hit and get dismantled.

I didn't just take a blind hit and get dismantled, you know.

Even though I failed, I was able to deal my hand in a certain way.

Your hand?

Once this sticks together, I'll be done fixing you up.

Once this sticks together, I'll be done fixing her up.

Huh?

Of all the parts I gathered,

I can't find the part of your right arm past your wrist?

I can't find any of her right arm past the wrist.

I glued my right hand to God Nadeko's back.

I literally "dealt my hand" to her.

I literally dealt my hand to her.

So no matter where she lurks, like a snake, I'll always know her whereabouts.

So no matter where she lurks, no matter where she slithers, I'll always know her whereabouts.

Looks like we survived by the skin of our teeth.

For now, can you make me an impromptu artificial hand with the dirt around here?

Oh, by the way, Ononoki.

What is it?

Um, is the new god inside the shrine?

It was only in name, but as the predecessor, I thought I should at least say hello.

I was a god only in name, but as the predecessor, I thought I should at least say hello.

No, she's not here right now.

Because of her origins, she's a god who likes to go out on walks.

It was great timing that she wasn't here.

If they clashed in a bad way, God Nadeko may have taken back the divinity from her.

But is it all right for her to be strolling around?

It doesn't have to be here.

There's a chance that she might encounter God Nadeko somewhere in town, right?

There's a chance for her to encounter God Nadeko somewhere in town, right?

Right. Ideally, we'd like to put the new god under protection first.

Can we meet up with the strolling god

and have her help us out in collecting the shikigami?

and have her help us out in collecting the familiars?

From the sounds of it, it's not like you're not acquaintances with this god, right?

From the sound of it, you're at least somewhat acquainted with this god, right?

As you guessed, it's not like I don't know her.

But that's more the reason why relying on a god for this case may lead to trouble later.

But that's all the more reason why relying on a god for this case may lead to trouble later.

This isn't cleaning up after the predecessor.

This mess wasn't caused by her predecessor.

This is cleaning up after ourselves.

This is us cleaning up after ourselves.

But if we were to receive help with no price to pay,

But if we were to receive help with no price paid,

we might lessen the trust from the god.

that might damage her image.

It's only natural for us to help her,

but for her to help us would mean she favors us.

Okay. It's done. A right hand.

Yeah, thanks.

So, your real hand that's holding onto God Nadeko's back. Where is it right now?

It's a hand.

It's not an eye, so I don't know the location.

It's not an eye, so I can't see the location.

NORTH WEST EAST SOUTH

I only know the direction, like a finger pointing.

What I do know is just a direction, like pointing toward it.

I see.

There's no doubt that they're shikigami you created.

There's no doubt that they're familiars you created.

They won't stray far from your usual daily life zone.

Until they take over you.

Until they usurp you, anyway.

Oof.

Ononoki is back!

Looks like you're back in action!

Thanks to you.

But my right hand is just in form.

There's no doubt I'm unstable in all sorts of places.

Thus, it's best if I refrained from using Unlimited Rulebook as much as possible.

Thus, it's best if I refrain from using Unlimited Rulebook as much as possible.

I'd say I can only use it once.

Only once, huh?

Even though we're still facing two of them?

Nothing would be better than blowing away both of them at once.

But as long as God Nadeko is using Meek Nadeko as a decoy,

I'd guess that would be difficult.

So Nadeko Sengoku.

So Sengoku Nadeko.

From this point, I have to rely on your bravery.

I'm better off sticking to a support role.

Huh? Th-That's impossible.

Why? You already have the accomplishment of collecting two shikigami already.

Why? You already have two familiars in your collection.

Until now, I was facing them one at a time, so I was able to make something of it.

Even without God Nadeko being a god,

simultaneously facing two shikigami as enemies by myself...

simultaneously facing two familiars as enemies by myself...

Come now. What are you talking about?

You're not alone at all.

Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.

You sealed away two shikigami

You sealed away two familiars

and exorcized them.

Now, you are worth three Nadekos...

Now you are worth three Nadekos,

Current Nadeko.

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# Aniplex

Honestly, I didn't think I would come here ever again.
I don't even feel nostalgic.
This is a room I've visited many times in the past.
This is a room I've visited in various forms.
Nowadays, this is a room that I should not be visiting.
If Meek Nadeko is still somewhere in this house,
this is the first place to look.
Here goes!
Damn you. You're supposed to be a slowpoke! So don't dodge my critical hit!
Huh!?
What? Why is Wrath Nadeko here?
Hate it, hate it, hate it!
I will never, ever work!
There's no way I'm gonna help you with your work.
That's right.
Originally, I created four shikigami to share the workload to become a manga artist.
At the same time, that's the reason why they all escaped from my room.
If they think they'll be punished with forced labor if they get caught,
it's no surprise there would be a Nadeko who resorts to force like this.
The logic of "Get 'em before they get you."
I-It's okay, Wrath Nadeko.
I-I won't be forcing labor on you.
I won't make you put in 10,000 hours of effort.
Shut up! You're not gonna fool me!
I'm gonna kill you, and I'm gonna rest!
Huh!?
Wrath Nadeko's characteristic as a shikigami apparition
is her superior physical skills,
as she has done away with all limitations.
Otherwise, even if you use a chisel,
you can't normally leave a gaping hole in the front door.
Calm down. Let's talk this out.
Ch-Chisels aren't tools that are used like that, okay?
Huh!?
Then how do use this as a tool!?
Huh!?
Are you saying a gouge has some purpose other than hollowing out your innards?
Chisels are creative—
Creative!?
Then you're set on making me work!
Huh!?
Hyah!
Huh!?
If you want to rest...
I'll let you rest!
Shut up. You rest instead.
You're reluctantly putting in effort, aren't you?
If it's too much pain, just stop.
Huh!?
And thus, I secured my second shikigami.
"Hollowing out my innards."
Wrath Nadeko plainly disclosed her attack method,
and I decided to use that plan against her.
I went wrathful against Wrath Nadeko.
In other words, I had her come get caught inside the blank sheet of paper.
Everything went well, so I might be able to get away with being a bit giddy.
But I felt restless because the final words from Wrath Nadeko
had stabbed me sharper and deeper than any chisel could.
Those were Wrath Nadeko's words.
And I'm sure they're words from my own heart.
That said, Current Nadeko can't be depressed forever.
Even now, I cannot forget that I'm currently committing the crime of trespassing.
Now that I'm done here, I must make an escape.
I have to protect myself.
There's a mark left on the floor, but it's an unnoticeable size until it's noticed.
In any case, because the front door is clearly destroyed in that manner,
a perfect cover-up would be impossible.
I'll have my self-centered friend Tsukihi explain it all later.
Despite the complications, I captured Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.
There are two shikigami remaining.
Meek Nadeko and God Nadeko.
All right. I think I'll borrow some.
Hello, Sengoku here!
Of all things, I introduced myself.
Huh?
Ms. Sengoku?
It was a voice I'd never forget.
It was Ms. Hitagi Senjyogahara.
I had a very scary experience!
I was about to die from shock!
You can even call this a near-death experience.
Am I alive and okay right now?
This isn't the afterlife, is it?
Oh, that was so scary.
I'm never answering a phone ever again.
If I head straight down this path,
it leads to the mountain that North Shirahebi Shrine sits on.
This strays from my current objective of searching for 'Loomer Nadeko
who's wandering around in a titillating guise.
However, if I were to set my sights on God Nadeko instead,
North Shirahebi Shrine is like the big favorite for locations.
O-Ononoki!?
No!
O-Ononoki!
No, no, no! Ononoki!
Please! Answer me!
Yeah, yeah.
You're so noisy.
I'm a doll apparition, so being taken apart won't be enough to kill me.
And I've been keeping this a secret from you until now,
but I'm also a corpse apparition so I've been dead from the beginning.
She sure talks a lot. And she only has her head.
Sheesh.
You were up here chopping up snakes.
Don't get scared from a visual image of this level.
By the way, I have a favor to ask of you, Nadeko Sengoku.
Wh-What is it?
I can't see well from this angle,
but my body parts are likely scattered all over this area.
Can you pick them up for me?
If you put the segments of each part together, they'll adhere.
I-I won't be able to gather all of the tiny flesh pieces.
You can approximate. This is triage for the time being.
If you insist,
you can share some of your flesh with me.
That's too scary.
But in times like this, corpse-type apparitions are at a disadvantage.
If a fellow immortal being, for example a vampire,
had their flesh dispersed, it would disappear and new parts would grow from the segments.
No trouble at all.
Oh, but in this case, it was a good thing that I was a corpse-type apparition.
It's a blessing in disguise.
Because you see, snake venom is a hemolytic.
A vampire, an apparition of the blood, doesn't fare too well against it.
Huh? Snake venom?
No, it's not something I should notice right now.
Of course the culprit is God Nadeko.
This is truly what you call not knowing one's place.
Depending on how things unfold,
it wouldn't have been too strange if I'm the one who ended up like this.
But hey, God Nadeko, why go this far?
What's driving you to such atrocities?
This is way too sinister.
My goodness, really.
Ever since I started getting involved with Tsukihi Araragi,
nothing has gone well for me.
Oh, but there was one thing.
Nadeko Sengoku.
The fact I became friends with you.
Huh?
Why are you suddenly saying something that makes me so happy?
Is she trying to make me fall for her?
I don't know how serious she's being.
But current situation aside, I'm pretty sure this girl used to hate me in the past.
Since she's a doll, she's easily affected by the people around her,
and if anything, her characteristics tend to waver... Was it?
Right. So if you think I'm a good person, that means you're a good person.
I'm telling you, don't make me fall for you.
It's fine, really.
Squeeze it.
Push them together like when you're making stuff from clay.
O-Okay.
I-I'm sorry if I get left and right wrong.
Give me a break.
I'll swap your left and right limbs if you do.
H-Hey, what happened?
Was God Nadeko that powerful?
Well, she's powerful in her own way.
And as you guessed, I was defeated by my target, God Nadeko.
But strictly speaking, I wasn't facing just God Nadeko.
I had to deal with both Meek Nadeko and God Nadeko at the same time.
So it was a two-on-one.
That means God Nadeko also used Meek Nadeko in some fashion as well?
I guess that's what this means.
But for starters, let's analyze how I lost so I can reflect upon my performance.
First of all, the one I found after I parted ways with you was Meek Nadeko.
She was walking around town in a swimsuit.
In a swimsuit!?
No way. Wasn't Meek Nadeko topless and wearing bloomers?
I-It wasn't a micro-bikini, was it?
No, it was a school-issued swimsuit.
I see, then that's good.
That's a lot better!
I was tailing Meek Nadeko wearing a school-issued swimsuit.
I could have just blown her away with Unlimited Rulebook right when I found her,
but I decided to let her wade around.
After all, she was in a swimsuit.
But we ultimately have to deal with all four shikigami.
We believe Meek Nadeko is relatively harmless,
so if we use her like live decoys for sweet fish angling,
I expected we'd be able to round up the whole gang in one shot.
I see.
I kept tailing her.
But she was clearly a decoy.
Decoy.
Right. It was a trap.
She successfully lured me into this shrine,
and shredded me from behind with the snake fang.
The one who was leaving Meek Nadeko at large wasn't me, but God Nadeko.
Sheesh. What is this about a shikigami being used by another shikigami?
Right.
By the way, what's the chronological order?
When Meek Nadeko was walking around in nothing but bloomers,
and when she's climbing this mountain in a school-issued swimsuit.
Which is first, and which is later?
Whichever was first is quite the perverted one.
But I feel this is quite an important factor here.
By the way, how did things go on your end, Nadeko Sengoku?
Your outfit has changed drastically.
From how your limbs are still attached to your body,
I'm assuming you hadn't come across God Nadeko.
To be honest, it's really hard for me to make a report to a professional
who was utterly defeated to this level.
While continuing my treatment of Ononoki,
I explained the situation thus far, making sure it didn't sound like bragging at any point.
Don't flatter yourself.
Acting so modest. How despicable.
Um, don't hate me now, okay?
I'm in the middle of devoting myself to gluing your limbs together.
But Ougi Oshino, huh?
Y-Yeah.
Mr. Ougi should be moving based on eyewitness information about Meek Nadeko.
But if things went wrong and he's facing God Nadeko alone,
he might not leave unscathed.
Oh, but if he were to encounter Meek Nadeko,
and if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko made an alliance,
it ultimately means the same thing?
That's quite the troublesome matter.
But in a way, at this juncture, you could say the situation has become quite simple.
If they're going to act in solidarity, we can, too.
From here, it's a team battle.
Well, team battles have their pros and cons, too.
With Meek Nadeko falling under God Nadeko's leadership,
there's a possibility that she'll evolve as a shikigami.
Evolve?
Deify, maybe.
In the worst case scenario, we might have to face two God Nadekos.
But Ononoki...
What about the reverse?
Changing God Nadeko into Meek Nadeko or Flirty Nadeko is not impossible, right?
Well, if you bring a con artist or something, that's not impossible.
Seeking the help of Mr. Kaiki or other specialists in itself is okay, right?
Like contacting Ms. Gaen, their boss.
There are two reasons why I don't want to do that.
One is because my failure will come into light.
Another is because they might dispose of you, shikigami and all.
But if the number of gods increased to two,
we surely wouldn't be able to handle them anymore.
So we should settle the score before that.
Both God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko fled from here after they took you apart, right?
Right.
Not so much fleeing, but going over to kill you next after they dealt with me.
That means if I kept waiting here,
they'll eventually show up in search of me, right?
If you want to play the long game, that would be fine.
But fearing the risks of Meek Nadeko evolving into God Nadeko,
we should stay on their pursuit.
You're right.
But once again, the two shikigami's locations are unknown.
What kind of approach should we take to look for them?
Oh, I didn't just take a blind hit and get dismantled.
Even though I failed, I was able to deal my hand in a certain way.
Your hand?
Once this sticks together, I'll be done fixing you up.
Huh?
Of all the parts I gathered,
I can't find the part of your right arm past your wrist?
I glued my right hand to God Nadeko's back.
I literally "dealt my hand" to her.
So no matter where she lurks, like a snake, I'll always know her whereabouts.
Looks like we survived by the skin of our teeth.
For now, can you make me an impromptu artificial hand with the dirt around here?
Oh, by the way, Ononoki.
What is it?
Um, is the new god inside the shrine?
It was only in name, but as the predecessor, I thought I should at least say hello.
No, she's not here right now.
Because of her origins, she's a god who likes to go out on walks.
It was great timing that she wasn't here.
If they clashed in a bad way, God Nadeko may have taken back the divinity from her.
But is it all right for her to be strolling around?
It doesn't have to be here.
There's a chance for her to encounter God Nadeko somewhere in town, right?
Right. Ideally, we'd like to put the new god under protection first.
Can we meet up with the strolling god
and have her help us out in collecting the shikigami?
From the sounds of it, it's not like you're not acquaintances with this god, right?
As you guessed, it's not like I don't know her.
But that's more the reason why relying on a god for this case may lead to trouble later.
This isn't cleaning up after the predecessor.
This is cleaning up after ourselves.
But if we were to receive help with no price to pay,
we might lessen the trust from the god.
It's only natural for us to help her,
but for her to help us would mean she favors us.
Okay. It's done. A right hand.
Yeah, thanks.
So, your real hand that's holding onto God Nadeko's back. Where is it right now?
It's a hand.
It's not an eye, so I don't know the location.
NORTH WEST EAST SOUTH
What I do know is just a direction, like pointing toward it.
I see.
There's no doubt that they're shikigami you created.
They won't stray far from your usual daily life zone.
Until they take over you.
Oof.
Ononoki is back!
Thanks to you.
But my right hand is just in form.
There's no doubt I'm unstable in all sorts of places.
Thus, it's best if I refrained from using Unlimited Rulebook as much as possible.
I'd say I can only use it once.
Only once, huh?
Even though we're still facing two of them?
Nothing would be better than blowing away both of them at once.
But as long as God Nadeko is using Meek Nadeko as a decoy,
I'd guess that would be difficult.
So Nadeko Sengoku.
From this point, I have to rely on your bravery.
I'm better off sticking to a support role.
Huh? Th-That's impossible.
Why? You already have the accomplishment of collecting two shikigami already.
Until now, I was facing them one at a time, so I was able to make something of it.
Even without God Nadeko being a god,
simultaneously facing two shikigami as enemies by myself...
Come now. What are you talking about?
You're not alone at all.
Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.
You sealed away two shikigami
and exorcized them.
Now, you are worth three Nadekos...
Current Nadeko.

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Honestly, I didn't think I would come here ever again.
I don't even feel nostalgic.
This is a room I've visited many times in the past.
This is a room I've visited in various forms.
This is a room that I really should not be visiting at this point.
But if Meek Nadeko is still somewhere in this house,
this is the first place to look.
Ready, and...
You're supposed to be a slowpoke, damn you! So why're you dodging my critical hit?!
Huh?!
What? Why is Wrath Nadeko here?
I've had it up to here with your bullshit.
Like I'm ever gonna work for you!
You want me to lend a hand? As fucking if!
That's right.
Originally, I created four familiars to share the workload of becoming a manga artist.
That ended up being the very reason they all escaped from my room.
If they think they'll be forced into slave labor if they get caught,
it's no surprise that there's a Nadeko who resorts to violence like this.
The logic of "Get 'em before they get you."
I-It's okay, Wrath Nadeko.
I-I'm not gonna make you my slave.
I won't make you put in 10,000 hours of effort.
Shut up! You can't fool me!
I'm gonna kill you, and I'm gonna rest!
Capeesh?!
Wrath Nadeko's defining characteristic as a familiar-slash-oddity
would be her impressive physical ability, birthed from a removal of any and all limitations.
After all, even if armed with a chisel,
you normally can't leave a gaping hole in the front door.
Calm down! Let's talk this out!
Th-That's not the proper way to make use of a chisel, you know?
Huh?!
Then how the hell do you use it?!
Huh?!
Are you saying a gouge has some purpose other than spilling your innards?
Chisels are creative—
Creative?!
Then you are set on making me work, aren't you?!
Huh?!
Hyah!
Huh?!
If you want to rest...
I'll let you rest!
Shut up. You rest instead.
You don't actually want to put in all this effort, right?
If it's too much pain, just stop.
Huh?!
And that's how I secured my second familiar.
Wrath Nadeko plainly disclosed her attack method—"spilling your innards"—
and I decided to use that plan against her.
I turned the tables on Ms. Unstable.
In other words, I had her come get caught inside the blank sheet of paper.
Everything went well, so perhaps I could've been forgiven if I'd gotten a bit giddy.
But I felt restless because the final words from Wrath Nadeko
had stabbed me sharper and deeper than any chisel could.
Those were Wrath Nadeko's words.
And I'm sure they're words from my own heart.
That said, Current Nadeko can't be depressed forever.
Even now, I mustn't forget that I'm currently committing the crime of trespassing.
Now that I'm done here, I must make an escape.
I have to protect myself.
There's a mark left on the floor, but it's so small that you'd never notice it until you notice it.
In any case, because the front door is in the state it's in,
a perfect cover-up would be impossible.
I'll have my devil-may-care friend Tsukihi explain it all later.
While there were difficulties, I captured Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.
There are two familiars remaining.
Meek Nadeko and God Nadeko.
All right. I think I'll borrow some.
Hello, Sengoku here!
I introduced myself, of all things!
Huh?
Sengoku?
It was a voice I'd never forget.
It was Senjougahara Hitagi.
I had a very scary experience!
I was about to die from shock!
You could even call this a near-death experience.
Am I alive and okay right now?
This isn't the afterlife, is it?
Oh, that was so scary.
I'm never answering a phone ever again.
If I head straight down this path,
I'll end up at the mountain that the Shrine of the Polar Snake sits on.
I'd be deviating from my current objective of searching for 'Loomer Nadeko,
who's wandering around in a titillating guise.
However, if I were to switch targets to places where God Nadeko is likely to be,
the Shrine of the Polar Snake sounds like the winning ticket for sure.
O-Ononoki?!
No!
O-Ononoki!
No, no, no! Ononoki!
Please! Answer me!
Yeah, yeah.
You're so noisy.
I'm a doll oddity, so taking me apart won't be enough to kill me.
And I've been keeping this a secret from you until now,
but I'm also a corpse oddity, so I've been dead from the beginning.
She sure talks a lot for someone who only has a head.
Sheesh.
You were up here chopping up snakes at one point.
Don't get spooked by a visual of this level.
By the way, I have a favor to ask of you, Sengoku Nadeko.
Wh-What is it?
I can't see well from this angle,
but my body parts are likely scattered all over this area.
Can you pick them all up for me?
If you fit the segments of each part together, they'll adhere.
I-I won't be able to gather all of the tiny flesh pieces.
Don't sweat the small stuff. This is triage for the time being.
If you insist,
you can share some of your flesh with me.
That's too scary.
But at times like these, corpse-type oddities are at a disadvantage.
A vampire may be a fellow immortal, but if one were to have their flesh cut off, it'd disappear,
and new parts would regrow from the wound.
No trouble at all.
Oh, but in this case, it was a good thing that I was a corpse-type oddity.
It's a blessing in disguise.
Because you see, snake venom is a hemolytic.
A vampire, an oddity of the blood, doesn't fare too well against it.
Huh? Snake venom?
No, that's not something I need to pay attention to right now.
Of course the culprit is God Nadeko.
This is truly what you call not knowing one's place.
Change the timing a bit, and the person who ended up like this might just have been me.
But hey, God Nadeko, why go this far?
What's driving you to such atrocities?
This is way too sinister.
My goodness, heavens me.
Ever since I started getting involved with Araragi Tsukihi, nothing has gone my way whatsoever.
Oh, but I suppose there was one good thing.
The fact I became friends with you, Sengoku Nadeko.
Huh?
Why are you suddenly saying something that makes me so happy?
Is she trying to make me fall for her?
I don't know how serious she's being.
But current situation aside, I'm pretty sure this girl used to hate me in the past.
Since she's a doll, she's easily affected by the people around her,
and her characteristics tend to shift accordingly... or so I recall?
Right. So if you think I'm a good person, that means you're a good person.
I'm telling you, don't make me fall for you!
It's fine, really.
Squeeze 'em real good.
Push them together like when you're making stuff from clay.
O-Okay.
I-I'm sorry if I get left and right wrong.
Outrageous.
I'm going to swap your left and right limbs.
H-Hey, what happened?
Was God Nadeko that powerful?
Well, she's powerful in her own way.
Yes. As you guessed, I was defeated by my target, God Nadeko.
But I wasn't facing just God Nadeko, strictly speaking.
I had to deal with both Meek Nadeko and God Nadeko at the same time.
So it was a two-on-one.
Does that mean God Nadeko used Meek Nadeko in some fashion as well?
I guess that's what this means.
But for starters, let's analyze how I lost so I can reflect upon my performance.
First of all, the one I found after I parted ways with you was Meek Nadeko.
She was walking around town in a swimsuit.
In a swimsuit?!
Wait a sec! Wasn't Meek Nadeko topless and wearing bloomers?!
I-It wasn't a micro-bikini, was it?
No, it was a school-issued swimsuit.
I see, then that's good.
Not problematic at all!
So I was tailing Meek Nadeko, who wore a school-issued swimsuit.
I could have just blown her away with Unlimited Rulebook right when I found her,
but I decided to let her wade around.
After all, she was in a swimsuit.
But we ultimately have to deal with all four familiars.
As Meek Nadeko seemed relatively harmless,
I thought we'd be able to round up the whole gang in one shot if we used her like live decoys in sweet fish angling.
I see.
I kept tailing her.
But she was clearly a decoy.
Decoy?
Right. It was a trap.
I was successfully lured into this shrine
and shredded from behind with a snake fang.
The one who was putting Meek Nadeko's wandering to use wasn't me, but God Nadeko.
Sheesh. A familiar being used by another familiar? That's just ridiculous.
Agreed.
By the way, what's the chronological order?
When Meek Nadeko was walking around in nothing but bloomers,
and when she was climbing this mountain in a school-issued swimsuit.
Which was first, and which was later?
Whichever was first is quite the perverted one.
But I feel this is quite an important factor here.
By the way, how did things go on your end, Sengoku Nadeko?
Your outfit has changed drastically.
From how your limbs are still attached to your body,
I'm assuming you haven't come across God Nadeko.
To be honest, it's really hard for me to make a report to a professional
who was utterly defeated to this degree.
While continuing my treatment of Ononoki,
I explained the situation thus far, making sure it didn't sound like bragging at any point.
Pah!
Don't flatter yourself.
Acting so modest. How despicable.
Um, don't hate me now, okay?
I'm in the middle of devoting myself to gluing your limbs together.
But Oshino Ougi, huh?
Y-Yeah.
Ougi should be investigating eyewitness information about Meek Nadeko.
But if things went wrong and he's facing God Nadeko alone,
he might not leave unscathed.
Oh, but even if he were to encounter Meek Nadeko,
if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko made an alliance,
it ultimately means the same thing, doesn't it?
That's quite the troublesome matter.
But in a way, at this juncture, you could say the situation has become quite simple.
If they're going to act together, we can, too.
From here on, it's a team battle.
Well, team battles have their pros and cons, too.
With Meek Nadeko falling under God Nadeko's leadership,
there's a possibility that she'll ascend as a familiar.
Ascend?
To godhood.
In the worst case scenario, we might have to face two God Nadekos.
But Ononoki...
What about the reverse?
Changing God Nadeko into Meek Nadeko or Flirty Nadeko could be doable, right?
Well, if you call in a con artist or something, that's not impossible.
Seeking the help of Kaiki or other specialists in itself is okay, right?
Like contacting Ms. Gaen, their boss.
There are two reasons why I don't want to do that.
One is because my failure will come to light.
Another is because they might dispose of you, familiars and all.
But if the number of gods increased to two,
we surely wouldn't be able to handle them anymore.
So we should settle the score before that.
Both God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko fled after they took you apart, right?
Right.
Not so much fleeing, but heading out to kill you next after they dealt with me.
That means if I keep waiting here,
they'll eventually show up in search of me, right?
If you want to play the long game, that's fine.
But if you fear the risk of Meek Nadeko evolving into God Nadeko,
we should stay on their pursuit.
You're right.
But once again, the two familiars' locations are unknown.
How can we even start looking for them?
I didn't just take a blind hit and get dismantled, you know.
Even though I failed, I was able to deal my hand in a certain way.
Your hand?
Once this sticks together, I'll be done fixing her up.
Huh?
Of all the parts I gathered,
I can't find any of her right arm past the wrist.
I glued my right hand to God Nadeko's back.
I literally dealt my hand to her.
So no matter where she lurks, no matter where she slithers, I'll always know her whereabouts.
Looks like we survived by the skin of our teeth.
For now, can you make me an impromptu artificial hand with the dirt around here?
Oh, by the way, Ononoki.
What is it?
Um, is the new god inside the shrine?
I was a god only in name, but as the predecessor, I thought I should at least say hello.
No, she's not here right now.
Because of her origins, she's a god who likes to go out on walks.
It was great timing that she wasn't here.
If they clashed in a bad way, God Nadeko may have taken back the divinity from her.
But is it all right for her to be strolling around?
There's a chance that she might encounter God Nadeko somewhere in town, right?
Right. Ideally, we'd like to put the new god under protection first.
Can we meet up with the strolling god
and have her help us out in collecting the familiars?
From the sound of it, you're at least somewhat acquainted with this god, right?
As you guessed, it's not like I don't know her.
But that's all the more reason why relying on a god for this case may lead to trouble later.
This mess wasn't caused by her predecessor.
This is us cleaning up after ourselves.
But if we were to receive help with no price paid,
that might damage her image.
It's only natural for us to help her,
but for her to help us would mean she favors us.
Okay. It's done. A right hand.
Yeah, thanks.
So, your real hand that's holding onto God Nadeko's back. Where is it right now?
It's a hand.
It's not an eye, so I can't see the location.
I only know the direction, like a finger pointing.
I see.
There's no doubt that they're familiars you created.
They won't stray far from your usual daily life zone.
Until they usurp you, anyway.
Oof.
Looks like you're back in action!
Thanks to you.
But my right hand is just in form.
There's no doubt I'm unstable in all sorts of places.
Thus, it's best if I refrain from using Unlimited Rulebook as much as possible.
I'd say I can only use it once.
Only once, huh?
Even though we're still facing two of them?
Nothing would be better than blowing away both of them at once.
But as long as God Nadeko is using Meek Nadeko as a decoy,
I'd guess that would be difficult.
So Sengoku Nadeko.
From this point, I have to rely on your bravery.
I'm better off sticking to a support role.
Huh? Th-That's impossible.
Why? You already have two familiars in your collection.
Until now, I was facing them one at a time, so I was able to make something of it.
Even without God Nadeko being a god,
simultaneously facing two familiars as enemies by myself...
Come now. What are you talking about?
You're not alone at all.
Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko.
You sealed away two familiars
and exorcized them.
Now you are worth three Nadekos,
Current Nadeko.

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