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Monogatari OMS EP05 - Aniplex vs. MTBB

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# Aniplex

#MTBB

Ononoki and I decided to leave the mountain

and head back to the Sengoku residence for now.

and head back to the Sengoku residence for the time being.

Well, it's time to strategize.

Time to strategize!

How about you change clothes, Ononoki?

Okay.

But I kinda like this avant-garde look that shows off my belly button.

I meant more for a disguise.

Then, once again...

Ononoki, can you tell me the strategy you mentioned earlier?

Yeah. I said that if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko are tag-teaming,

we should deal with them with three Nadeko Sengokus.

we should deal with them using three Sengoku Nadekos.

You, and the two shikigami you captured.

You and the two familiars you captured— Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko—make three.

Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko, which makes three.

So we're shooting for a numerical advantage in this battle with a three-on-two, right?

That means we want a three-on-two and have a numerical advantage in this battle, right?

Right. Of course, each Nadeko has her own personality, so numbers don't tell the whole story.

Right. Of course, each Nadeko has her own personality, so it won't be a simple majority.

But that should actually prove advantageous for us.

Flirty Nadeko's negotiation skill and Wrath Nadeko's physical prowess

puts us in a favorable position in sealing away the two we are opposing.

give us the upper hand in sealing away our two opponents.

On the other hand, now that Meek Nadeko had her chisel taken from her by Wrath Nadeko,

However, now that Meek Nadeko has had her chisel taken from her by Wrath Nadeko,

she can only be counted as a decoy or as a wall.

she's only useful as a decoy or a shield.

Thus, the only one we need to be cautious about is God Nadeko.

Right. I get that.

But, even then, this plan is nothing more than an armchair theory.

But even then, this plan is nothing more than an armchair theory.

I mean...

Relying on shikigami to clear out our situation, or plan to clear things up thereof,

But we've already tried to rely on familiars to save the situation this morning

was the exact thing we tried to do this morning, and completely failed, right?

and that plan failed with impressive completeness.

But Nadeko Sengoku, is it all right to fail and then just end it there?

But Sengoku Nadeko, is it all right to fail and then just end it there?

Come again?

Challenging once, failing, and saying you'll never do it again

Trying your best once, failing, and saying you'll never do it again

is not the correct attitude to take for someone chasing their dreams, so to say.

is not the correct attitude to take for someone chasing their dreams.

If you insist on refusing this plan, I don't intend to push this through.

If you insist on refusing this plan, I won't force things.

It's not like I'm lacking in any alternate plans.

It's not like I'm lacking in alternatives.

However, perhaps Nadeko Sengoku has forgotten our initial objective?

However, perhaps you've forgotten our initial objective?

Our initial objective?

You also had a goal of being acknowledged as harmless by Ms. Gaen.

You set the goal of having Gaen recognize you as harmless.

Of course, I hadn't forgotten about that.

I haven't forgotten about that, of course.

All right. I'll do it, Ononoki.

No. Let me do it. Please allow me to do this.

Right. Since we have failed, we need to learn something from our failure.

Right. Since we've failed once, we need to learn something from our failure.

Learning something from our failure...

That means taking Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko,

That means taking Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko and having them serve as proper familiars this time, right?

and having them serve as proper shikigami this time, right?

That's right. The situation is different from how it was this morning.

That's right. The condition that differs from this morning is that

You faced two of them, and whatever the circumstances may have been, you properly sealed them away.

you faced two of them once this morning,

and no matter what the circumstances were, you properly sealed them away.

Therefore, when you open up the folded pieces of paper,

the likelihood that they will actually obey you this time is relatively high.

That said, there's the worst case scenario.

That said, there's always the worst case scenario.

If we face God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko, and we unleash Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko,

If we face God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko and unleash Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko,

those two might choose to be on the other side and it won't be a three-on-two.

those two might flip to the other side, wiping out our three-on-two.

In this case, we would have a one-on-four as our battle.

In fact, we'd have a one-on-four on our hands.

Hashing out possibilities is an endless task.

And this isn't about probabilities that rely on luck.

In the end, it all depends on how much courage you have.

If I were to sound like an adolescent manga series, Nadeko Sengoku...

If I were to put it the way an adolescent manga series would, Sengoku Nadeko...

The time has finally come for you to overcome your past self.

If anything, I took too long.

It's about time.

Meek Nadeko who doesn't look forward.

Meek Nadeko, who doesn't look forward.

Flirty Nadeko who caters to her surroundings.

Flirty Nadeko, who caters to her surroundings.

Wrath Nadeko who rages about everything.

Wrath Nadeko, who rages about everything.

God Nadeko who acts with divinity and innocence.

God Nadeko, who acts with divinity and naiveté.

All of them are me, and everything leads up to this current time.

All of them are me—everything leads up to this current time.

That is why I have to take them, and connect them to myself.

That is why I have to take them and connect them to myself.

I'm done filling my stomach now.

The war will now begin.

The showdown was at a bookstore.

It was surprising that the location God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko

It was surprising that God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko

chose a bookstore to be their headquarters.

But that doesn't mean I'm clueless as to why.

I had once committed savage deeds that are unthinkable now

I once committed savage deeds that are unthinkable now

because I was trying to remove the curse placed on me.

because I was trying to remove a curse placed on me.

However, the knowledge that became the foundation for such cruelty

The knowledge that became the foundation for such cruelty

was gained here at this bookstore.

By the way, Ononoki...

What is it, Nadeko?

It's pointless to ask after coming all the way here,

but what was the alternate plan you had in mind?

EX-KISS-SHOT ACEROLA-ORION HEART-UNDER-BLADE

A plan to have the former Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade make an appearance.

A plan to have ex-Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade to make an appearance.

The king of oddities, recognized as harmless...

The king of apparitions acknowledged as harmless...

The iron-blooded, hot-blooded, and cold-blooded vampire.

It's not like she doesn't know us,

so dragging her out here as she's already acknowledged as harmless,

so dragging her certified-harmless self out here and having her devour the remaining two familiars

and having her "devour" the remaining two shikigami

is quite a simple way to resolve things.

is quite a simple way to resolve this situation.

But...

I know what you want to say.

And I know it's hard for you to say.

If we drag ex-Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade out here,

If we drag the former Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade out here,

we will inevitably have that guy as part of the set.

she's definitely going to be dragging a certain someone along.

For you, Nade-koh, it is most inconvenient and difficult to accept.

For you, Naddie, it is most inconvenient and difficult to accept.

Thanks for looking out for me.

Thanks for the consideration.

Though, being called "Nade-koh" is quite difficult to accept as well.

Though, being called "Naddie" is quite difficult to accept as well.

However, if I decide that your life is in danger because things stayed the way they are...

However, if I decide that your life is in danger the way things currently are...

I will ignore your wishes.

If we fall into that situation, I'm willing to seek the help of

In that situation,

ex-Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, Ms. Gaen, or the newly appointed deity.

I'd be willing to seek the help of the former Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, Gaen, or the newly appointed deity.

In that case,

If that happened,

I can't help but worry whether Ononoki's future would be in jeopardy after the situation resolves.

I'd be worried about whether Ononoki's future would be in jeopardy after the situation resolved.

Well, I'll somehow make do on my own.

Anyway, for me, in order for Ononoki to keep her job,

I don't want Ononoki to lose her job—or worse—over this,

we have to carry out the original plan that we chose to deploy.

so we have to carry out the plan we decided on.

Is it a barrier? No, it's not.

It's too ill-mannered to be a barrier.

It must be a shikigami's special ability. Likely Meek Nadeko's.

It must be a familiar's special ability. Likely Meek Nadeko's.

This empty storefront could be thought of as the scenery in Meek Nadeko's mind.

How Meek Nadeko wandered around looking like a pervert but not getting arrested

Meek Nadeko was wandering around looking like a pervert, yet wasn't arrested.

may have been because of this skill that "clears people out due to bashfulness around them," so to say.

It must've been thanks to this human-repelling skill rooted in her shyness.

This way.

I'll add some advise just in case, Nade-koh.

I'll add some advice just in case, Naddie.

When you activate a shikigami, you have to do it one at a time no matter what.

When you activate a familiar, you have to do it one at a time no matter what.

We will take one shikigami

We will take one familiar

and sandwich her with myself and one of the two Nadeko Sengokus sealed away.

and pincer her with myself and one of the two Sengoku Nadekos sealed away.

We're not having one three-on-two fights, but two two-on-one fights.

We're not having one three-on-two fight, but two two-on-one fights.

That's the ideal situation.

Of course, I don't expect things to fully go as planned.

But even then, activating both shikigami at once is an absolute taboo.

But even then, activating both familiars at once is an absolute taboo.

Looks like they're upstairs.

Seems like they're upstairs.

If the topless Meek Nadeko wearing bloomers is named 'Loomer Nadeko,

then the Meek Nadeko in a school-issued swimsuit would be named 'Chool Nadeko, I guess.

Ono...

Ono—

If I uttered a voice, it would echo.

If I let out my voice, it would echo.

There's a chance that Meek Nadeko would notice.

This is likely the stage for Flirty Nadeko, who has formidable sociability skills.

This is likely the right stage for Flirty Nadeko, who has formidable social skills.

It's a two-on-one.

If it's against Meek Nadeko, Flirty Nadeko should be enough.

Against Meek Nadeko, Flirty Nadeko should be enough.

She's swayed more easily than anyone.

She was forced to exchange her school uniform.

She was forced to swap out her school uniform.

She had her chisel taken from her.

She's basically at the beck and call of the other shikigami.

She's basically at the beck and call of the other familiars.

That's why...

Huh? I just felt a strange sensation that something was off.

Huh? I just felt a strange sensation—like something's off.

Let's see, am I overlooking something?

If I'm overlooking something, at the point where I am acting separately from Ononoki,

If we're talking about oversights, splitting up with Ononoki

then I've already done everything I can to overlook things.

was definitely an oversight in the gravest sense.

But that's not what I mean.

I feel like what I overlooked is even more fundamental than that.

As expected, 'Chool Nadeko is standing there reading books in the occult section.

I'm sure she's reading up on books concerning snakes.

Back in that one moment, if I was not found...

If I hadn't been spotted all those months ago...

If the timing was just the slightest bit off,

If the timing was just the slightest bit off

and I'd visited the bookstore at another day or time,

and I'd visited the bookstore on another day or at another time,

what might have happened?

Would I have died from the curse, ending the story?

"She died from the curse, the end"?

No. In the end, that discovery and that reunion

No. Ultimately, that discovery and that reunion

must have been unavoidable no matter what happened.

must have been inescapable no matter what happened.

Unavoidable?

Inescapable?

Did I want to avoid it? I was so happy about it.

Did I want to escape it? I was so happy about it.

Oh, I'm going to die from this. That's what I thought.

This is how I die.

"When I die, I want to die like this." Such wishes surely will not come true.

"When my time comes, I want to go out like this." Such wishes surely will not come true.

Even if you could choose how to die, it would be a process of elimination at best.

That's why people should be choosing how to live.

Oh, if this is the case, I should've had more proper fights with everyone.

Oh, if it was gonna end up like this, I should've had more proper fights with everyone.

I wish I'd been friendly to everyone.

I wish I'd been better friends with everyone.

That's right. Shinobu and Ms. Senjyogahara. Even with them, perhaps...

That's right. Shinobu and Senjougahara. Even with them, perhaps...

F-Flirty Nadeko?

If you hadn't given me such an unfashionable name,

You know, if you hadn't given me such an unfashionable name,

I wouldn't have minded being on your side from the very beginning.

I promise.

Our promise.

But those clothes are seriously cute. I wanna wear it, too.

But that outfit's seriously cute. I wanna wear it, too.

Where'd you buy it, Current Nadeko?

O-Oh, these? I borrowed them from my friend Tsukihi.

O-Oh, this? I borrowed it from my friend Tsukihi.

Oh, sheesh, I'm so not cool.

I'm making such a desperate effort. What the heck am I doing?

Current Nadeko.

If you could, I'd appreciate it if you could hurry

If you could, I'd appreciate it if you could hurry.

and dig through the books and get out from that gap.

Dig through the books and get out from that gap.

I really, seriously think that. I'm not lying.

I've never given all of my effort before, so I'm already at my limit.

O-Oh, okay.

Wh-Why did you save me?

I don't know. Maybe because I was irritated?

I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It's my fault.

It's because I was inexperienced.

It's fine.

Don't apologize!

But in return, you have to draw me even cuter next time!

Let me wear clothes like that next time.

Oh, right. These pumps are a good example.

Current Nadeko, you don't put enough detail when you draw shoes.

Current Nadeko, you don't put enough detail into your shoes.

Next time, give me shoes that match the outfit, okay? Promise me!

Yeah. I promise.

I promise.

I'll make sure to draw you again.

And next time, you won't be hollow.

I will truthfully reflect my admirations.

I'll honestly project all my adoration into you.

Ononoki!

Over here.

I was at a loss, with no means to search for you.

From the looks of it, Nade-koh, you activated a shikigami?

From the looks of it, Naddie, you activated a familiar?

Yeah.

I used Flirty Nadeko.

It's the long-cherished desire of a shikigami to protect its master.

One of the greatest desires of a familiar is to protect its master.

Flirty Nadeko filled the role as your stand-in.

There's no mistake in these words spoken by me, a shikigami.

I'm a familiar myself, so you can believe it.

And Flirty Nadeko likely didn't fall down by herself.

And Flirty Nadeko likely wasn't alone in that cave-in.

As far as I can tell from what you said,

Meek Nadeko, who was used as a decoy, has also been crushed.

Since all the bookshelves on this floor were toppled at once,

MAGIC

there's no way that Meek Nadeko got out of this unscathed. She was just standing there reading books.

there's no way that Meek Nadeko,

who was standing there reading books, got out of this unscathed.

I can't believe it.

In order to crush me, God Nadeko completely abandoned Meek Nadeko.

Now, the numbers of Nadeko Sengoku is us two, and them one. It's a two-on-one.

Now, the numbers of Sengoku Nadeko is us two, and them one. It's a two-on-one.

God Nadeko is still on the second floor.

Before she can escape...

Before she can escape,

let's finish this off.

Now that Meek Nadeko has been flattened, her skill as a shikigami,

Now that Meek Nadeko has been flattened, her skill as a familiar,

"clearing people out due to bashfulness around them," will likely lose its effectiveness.

the people-repelling skill rooted in her shyness, will likely lose its effectiveness.

Employees or customers can arrive here at any time now.

Employees or customers might arrive at any time.

Because I wasn't able to control my shikigami, I've caused this bookstore immense damage.

Because I wasn't able to control my familiars, I've caused this bookstore immense damage.

It makes me feel dizzy.

I don't think I'll be able to handle the responsibility.

If you really feel bad for this store, become a great manga artist in the future,

If you really feel bad for this store, become a great manga artist in the future

and hold an autograph session inside this store.

and hold an autograph session here.

She's right.

Though, I have to become quite the best-selling manga artist to pay back this debt.

Though, I'd have to drive a whole lot of sales to pay back this debt.

I see.

This is why there were more eyewitness sightings of 'Loomer Nadeko compared to 'Chool Nadeko.

This is why 'Loomer Nadeko had more eyewitness sightings than 'Chool Nadeko.

There simply were a ton of them! It's such a simple answer.

There were just a ton of them! It's such a simple answer.

But who mass-produced all these 'Loomer Nadekos, and how?

Managing 100 shikigami isn't easy, even for a pro.

Managing 100 familiars isn't easy, even for a pro.

Unless you're talking about a god who can put 100,000 snakes to work as familiars.

But, that said, drawing a hundred different characters...

Not to mention, drawing a hundred different characters just sounds...

They're not drawn differently.

Each and every one of them are like stamped images of Meek Nadeko's 'Loomer Nadeko.

I see.

She likely just drew one, then used a copying machine for the rest.

She likely just drew one, then used a photocopier for the rest.

A shikigami creating shikigami. This is unprecedented.

A familiar creating familiars. This is unprecedented.

I thought her skills were too high for her to "clear people out"

I thought spreading that people-repelling skill based in her shyness

for an entire large bookstore, but if a hundred people were at it, it makes perfect sense.

all over the store was way too advanced, but having 100 of them would explain it all.

Looks like we don't need to worry about someone coming here anymore.

Looks like we don't need to worry about anyone coming here anymore.

If you're picking up on that one point, then this situation is highly delightful.

Focusing on that makes this sound like a desirable situation,

But that's not so much delightful that it cancels out the hundred 'Loomer Nadekos around, okay?

but sadly not desirable enough to ignore the shadow of 100 'Loomer Nadekos looming!

There's no way we can have any sort of contest like this!

There's no way we can have any sort of showdown if things are like this!

"No way we can have any sort of contest," is going a bit too far.

"No way we can have any sort of showdown," is going a bit too far.

We're at an overwhelming disadvantage in number.

We're at an overwhelming disadvantage of quantity.

But because there are so many of them, it should be impossible to give detailed orders

But because there are so many,

to each of the 100 shikigami out here.

it should be impossible to give detailed orders to each of the 100 familiars out here.

No matter how divine God Nadeko may be.

Indeed. I don't think the 100 'Loomer Nadekos are moving with something like a clear will.

Indeed. I don't think the 100 'Loomer Nadekos are moving with anything like a clear will.

If there's one thing that God Nadeko, with all her divine skills, is scared of right now,

it would be the fact that I have a means to seal her away.

On the flip side, God Nadeko simply needs to avoid that one situation with me.

On the flip side, God Nadeko simply needs to avoid that—the sole gamechanger I have at my disposal.

That's the reason for the difference in numbers.

In other words, this is like that "human wall" that Flirty Nadeko had set up.

Not only is she hiding herself behind a bookshelf,

but she's also hiding herself with 100 'Loomer Nadekos.

I have to throw my arms up in resignation.

Throwing my arms up in resignation over girls using hands as bras is just so ironic.

Throwing my arms up over girls using hands as bras is just so ironic.

Hey now, you surely haven't forgotten, Nade-koh?

Hey now, surely you haven't forgotten, Naddie?

Even if God Nadeko were to be mixed among these masses,

Even if God Nadeko were to be mixed in amongst these masses,

my hand is still holding onto her back.

Thus, no matter how and where God Nadeko is hiding,

Thus, no matter how and where God Nadeko is hiding, I can at least figure out what direction to go.

I can at least figure out what direction to go.

And what's important is that God Nadeko still hasn't caught onto it.

But with a trap like that getting set off on the first floor...

But with a trap like that getting set off on the first floor,

God Nadeko is aware that we're here in this building?

God Nadeko is surely aware that we're here in this building, right?

Probably. It did make quite a loud noise.

It's not like they're necessarily perfectly composed for this, either.

I don't think they're that well in control of the situation.

They don't have the composure to hide decoys and traps now.

But still, all things considered, we can't just make a suicide attack with no plans whatsoever.

Ononoki, do we have some sort of strategy on our end?

It's not like I don't have any.

But because of Tsukihi Araragi, I can't hide all of my lurking malfunctions.

But Araragi Tsukihi's influence is causing everything to backfire on me.

I'm a full body patchwork with a right hand made out of mud, so instead...

And my body's a patchwork construction, and my right hand's made out of mud. So instead...

I'd like you to come up with a strategy.

M-Me?

Anything that strikes your fancy. It doesn't matter. Tell me what's on your mind.

Okay. I'll think about it.

I can count on your Unlimited Rulebook, right?

Only once. No matter what the form, I won't be able to do it twice.

Only once. No matter what, I won't be able to do it twice.

Will the hundred 'Loomer Nadekos keep moving even if I seal away God Nadeko?

Or is it the type where once you defeat the boss, all of its henchmen will be sealed away, too?

Or is it the type where once you defeat the boss, all of its henchmen vanish, too?

We won't know until we try, but it's likely the latter.

So ultimately, if we kill you, every other Nadeko will be eradicated.

That's too ultimate. Don't nip it in the bud.

That's too ultimate. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Well then...

Wrath Nadeko's hairdo is from Tsukihi chopping it all off.

For her, it's a highly unsatisfactory haircut.

Right, you mentioned that.

Back when you were drawing the different Nadeko Sengokus.

Back when you were drawing the different Sengoku Nadekos.

Then...

Then, why don't we tidy it up and make it a lot shorter...

Then why don't we tidy it up and make it a lot shorter,

like my current haircut!

just like mine!

Unlimited Rulebook.

I said, with a posed look.

V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V....

Oops.

Very much dead meat!

Mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu...

I'm gonna murder you!

The god has spoken thus.

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# Aniplex

Ononoki and I decided to leave the mountain
and head back to the Sengoku residence for now.
Well, it's time to strategize.
How about you change clothes, Ononoki?
But I kinda like this avant-garde look that shows off my belly button.
I meant more for a disguise.
Then, once again...
Ononoki, can you tell me the strategy you mentioned earlier?
Yeah. I said that if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko are tag-teaming,
we should deal with them with three Nadeko Sengokus.
You, and the two shikigami you captured.
Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko, which makes three.
That means we want a three-on-two and have a numerical advantage in this battle, right?
Right. Of course, each Nadeko has her own personality, so it won't be a simple majority.
But that should actually prove advantageous for us.
Flirty Nadeko's negotiation skill and Wrath Nadeko's physical prowess
puts us in a favorable position in sealing away the two we are opposing.
On the other hand, now that Meek Nadeko had her chisel taken from her by Wrath Nadeko,
she can only be counted as a decoy or as a wall.
Thus, the only one we need to be cautious about is God Nadeko.
Right. I get that.
But, even then, this plan is nothing more than an armchair theory.
I mean...
Relying on shikigami to clear out our situation, or plan to clear things up thereof,
was the exact thing we tried to do this morning, and completely failed, right?
But Nadeko Sengoku, is it all right to fail and then just end it there?
Come again?
Challenging once, failing, and saying you'll never do it again
is not the correct attitude to take for someone chasing their dreams, so to say.
If you insist on refusing this plan, I don't intend to push this through.
It's not like I'm lacking in any alternate plans.
However, perhaps Nadeko Sengoku has forgotten our initial objective?
Our initial objective?
You also had a goal of being acknowledged as harmless by Ms. Gaen.
Of course, I hadn't forgotten about that.
All right. I'll do it, Ononoki.
No. Let me do it. Please allow me to do this.
Right. Since we have failed, we need to learn something from our failure.
Learning something from our failure...
That means taking Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko,
and having them serve as proper shikigami this time, right?
That's right. The condition that differs from this morning is that
you faced two of them once this morning,
and no matter what the circumstances were, you properly sealed them away.
Therefore, when you open up the folded pieces of paper,
the likelihood that they will actually obey you this time is relatively high.
That said, there's the worst case scenario.
If we face God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko, and we unleash Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko,
those two might choose to be on the other side and it won't be a three-on-two.
In this case, we would have a one-on-four as our battle.
Hashing out possibilities is an endless task.
And this isn't about probabilities that rely on luck.
In the end, it all depends on how much courage you have.
If I were to sound like an adolescent manga series, Nadeko Sengoku...
The time has finally come for you to overcome your past self.
If anything, I took too long.
Meek Nadeko who doesn't look forward.
Flirty Nadeko who caters to her surroundings.
Wrath Nadeko who rages about everything.
God Nadeko who acts with divinity and innocence.
All of them are me, and everything leads up to this current time.
That is why I have to take them, and connect them to myself.
I'm done filling my stomach now.
The war will now begin.
The showdown was at a bookstore.
It was surprising that the location God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko
chose a bookstore to be their headquarters.
But that doesn't mean I'm clueless as to why.
I had once committed savage deeds that are unthinkable now
because I was trying to remove the curse placed on me.
However, the knowledge that became the foundation for such cruelty
was gained here at this bookstore.
By the way, Ononoki...
What is it, Nadeko?
It's pointless to ask after coming all the way here,
but what was the alternate plan you had in mind?
EX-KISS-SHOT ACEROLA-ORION HEART-UNDER-BLADE
A plan to have ex-Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade to make an appearance.
The king of apparitions acknowledged as harmless...
The iron-blooded, hot-blooded, and cold-blooded vampire.
It's not like she doesn't know us,
so dragging her out here as she's already acknowledged as harmless,
and having her "devour" the remaining two shikigami
is quite a simple way to resolve this situation.
But...
I know what you want to say.
And I know it's hard for you to say.
If we drag ex-Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade out here,
we will inevitably have that guy as part of the set.
For you, Nade-koh, it is most inconvenient and difficult to accept.
Thanks for looking out for me.
Though, being called "Nade-koh" is quite difficult to accept as well.
However, if I decide that your life is in danger because things stayed the way they are...
I will ignore your wishes.
If we fall into that situation, I'm willing to seek the help of
ex-Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, Ms. Gaen, or the newly appointed deity.
In that case,
I can't help but worry whether Ononoki's future would be in jeopardy after the situation resolves.
Well, I'll somehow make do on my own.
Anyway, for me, in order for Ononoki to keep her job,
we have to carry out the original plan that we chose to deploy.
Is it a barrier? No, it's not.
It's too ill-mannered to be a barrier.
It must be a shikigami's special ability. Likely Meek Nadeko's.
This empty storefront could be thought of as the scenery in Meek Nadeko's mind.
How Meek Nadeko wandered around looking like a pervert but not getting arrested
may have been because of this skill that "clears people out due to bashfulness around them," so to say.
This way.
I'll add some advise just in case, Nade-koh.
When you activate a shikigami, you have to do it one at a time no matter what.
We will take one shikigami
and sandwich her with myself and one of the two Nadeko Sengokus sealed away.
We're not having one three-on-two fights, but two two-on-one fights.
That's the ideal situation.
Of course, I don't expect things to fully go as planned.
But even then, activating both shikigami at once is an absolute taboo.
Looks like they're upstairs.
If the topless Meek Nadeko wearing bloomers is named 'Loomer Nadeko,
then the Meek Nadeko in a school-issued swimsuit would be named 'Chool Nadeko, I guess.
Ono...
If I uttered a voice, it would echo.
There's a chance that Meek Nadeko would notice.
This is likely the stage for Flirty Nadeko, who has formidable sociability skills.
It's a two-on-one.
If it's against Meek Nadeko, Flirty Nadeko should be enough.
She's swayed more easily than anyone.
She was forced to exchange her school uniform.
She had her chisel taken from her.
She's basically at the beck and call of the other shikigami.
That's why...
Huh? I just felt a strange sensation that something was off.
Let's see, am I overlooking something?
If I'm overlooking something, at the point where I am acting separately from Ononoki,
then I've already done everything I can to overlook things.
But that's not what I mean.
I feel like what I overlooked is even more fundamental than that.
As expected, 'Chool Nadeko is standing there reading books in the occult section.
I'm sure she's reading up on books concerning snakes.
Back in that one moment, if I was not found...
If the timing was just the slightest bit off,
and I'd visited the bookstore at another day or time,
what might have happened?
Would I have died from the curse, ending the story?
No. In the end, that discovery and that reunion
must have been unavoidable no matter what happened.
Unavoidable?
Did I want to avoid it? I was so happy about it.
Oh, I'm going to die from this. That's what I thought.
This is how I die.
"When I die, I want to die like this." Such wishes surely will not come true.
Even if you could choose how to die, it would be a process of elimination at best.
That's why people should be choosing how to live.
Oh, if this is the case, I should've had more proper fights with everyone.
I wish I'd been friendly to everyone.
That's right. Shinobu and Ms. Senjyogahara. Even with them, perhaps...
F-Flirty Nadeko?
If you hadn't given me such an unfashionable name,
I wouldn't have minded being on your side from the very beginning.
I promise.
But those clothes are seriously cute. I wanna wear it, too.
Where'd you buy it, Current Nadeko?
O-Oh, these? I borrowed them from my friend Tsukihi.
Oh, sheesh, I'm so not cool.
I'm making such a desperate effort. What the heck am I doing?
Current Nadeko.
If you could, I'd appreciate it if you could hurry
and dig through the books and get out from that gap.
I really, seriously think that. I'm not lying.
I've never given all of my effort before, so I'm already at my limit.
O-Oh, okay.
Wh-Why did you save me?
I don't know. Maybe because I was irritated?
I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It's my fault.
It's because I was inexperienced.
It's fine.
Don't apologize!
But in return, you have to draw me even cuter next time!
Let me wear clothes like that next time.
Oh, right. These pumps are a good example.
Current Nadeko, you don't put enough detail when you draw shoes.
Next time, give me shoes that match the outfit, okay? Promise me!
Yeah. I promise.
I promise.
I'll make sure to draw you again.
And next time, you won't be hollow.
I will truthfully reflect my admirations.
Ononoki!
Over here.
I was at a loss, with no means to search for you.
From the looks of it, Nade-koh, you activated a shikigami?
Yeah.
I used Flirty Nadeko.
It's the long-cherished desire of a shikigami to protect its master.
Flirty Nadeko filled the role as your stand-in.
There's no mistake in these words spoken by me, a shikigami.
And Flirty Nadeko likely didn't fall down by herself.
As far as I can tell from what you said,
Meek Nadeko, who was used as a decoy, has also been crushed.
Since all the bookshelves on this floor were toppled at once,
MAGIC
there's no way that Meek Nadeko,
who was standing there reading books, got out of this unscathed.
I can't believe it.
In order to crush me, God Nadeko completely abandoned Meek Nadeko.
Now, the numbers of Nadeko Sengoku is us two, and them one. It's a two-on-one.
God Nadeko is still on the second floor.
Before she can escape...
let's finish this off.
Now that Meek Nadeko has been flattened, her skill as a shikigami,
"clearing people out due to bashfulness around them," will likely lose its effectiveness.
Employees or customers can arrive here at any time now.
Because I wasn't able to control my shikigami, I've caused this bookstore immense damage.
It makes me feel dizzy.
I don't think I'll be able to handle the responsibility.
If you really feel bad for this store, become a great manga artist in the future,
and hold an autograph session inside this store.
She's right.
Though, I have to become quite the best-selling manga artist to pay back this debt.
I see.
This is why there were more eyewitness sightings of 'Loomer Nadeko compared to 'Chool Nadeko.
There simply were a ton of them! It's such a simple answer.
But who mass-produced all these 'Loomer Nadekos, and how?
Managing 100 shikigami isn't easy, even for a pro.
Unless you're talking about a god who can put 100,000 snakes to work as familiars.
But, that said, drawing a hundred different characters...
They're not drawn differently.
Each and every one of them are like stamped images of Meek Nadeko's 'Loomer Nadeko.
I see.
She likely just drew one, then used a copying machine for the rest.
A shikigami creating shikigami. This is unprecedented.
I thought her skills were too high for her to "clear people out"
for an entire large bookstore, but if a hundred people were at it, it makes perfect sense.
Looks like we don't need to worry about someone coming here anymore.
If you're picking up on that one point, then this situation is highly delightful.
But that's not so much delightful that it cancels out the hundred 'Loomer Nadekos around, okay?
There's no way we can have any sort of contest like this!
"No way we can have any sort of contest," is going a bit too far.
We're at an overwhelming disadvantage in number.
But because there are so many of them, it should be impossible to give detailed orders
to each of the 100 shikigami out here.
No matter how divine God Nadeko may be.
Indeed. I don't think the 100 'Loomer Nadekos are moving with something like a clear will.
If there's one thing that God Nadeko, with all her divine skills, is scared of right now,
it would be the fact that I have a means to seal her away.
On the flip side, God Nadeko simply needs to avoid that one situation with me.
That's the reason for the difference in numbers.
In other words, this is like that "human wall" that Flirty Nadeko had set up.
Not only is she hiding herself behind a bookshelf,
but she's also hiding herself with 100 'Loomer Nadekos.
I have to throw my arms up in resignation.
Throwing my arms up in resignation over girls using hands as bras is just so ironic.
Hey now, you surely haven't forgotten, Nade-koh?
Even if God Nadeko were to be mixed among these masses,
my hand is still holding onto her back.
Thus, no matter how and where God Nadeko is hiding,
I can at least figure out what direction to go.
And what's important is that God Nadeko still hasn't caught onto it.
But with a trap like that getting set off on the first floor...
God Nadeko is aware that we're here in this building?
Probably. It did make quite a loud noise.
It's not like they're necessarily perfectly composed for this, either.
They don't have the composure to hide decoys and traps now.
But still, all things considered, we can't just make a suicide attack with no plans whatsoever.
Ononoki, do we have some sort of strategy on our end?
It's not like I don't have any.
But because of Tsukihi Araragi, I can't hide all of my lurking malfunctions.
I'm a full body patchwork with a right hand made out of mud, so instead...
I'd like you to come up with a strategy.
M-Me?
Anything that strikes your fancy. It doesn't matter. Tell me what's on your mind.
Okay. I'll think about it.
I can count on your Unlimited Rulebook, right?
Only once. No matter what the form, I won't be able to do it twice.
Will the hundred 'Loomer Nadekos keep moving even if I seal away God Nadeko?
Or is it the type where once you defeat the boss, all of its henchmen will be sealed away, too?
We won't know until we try, but it's likely the latter.
So ultimately, if we kill you, every other Nadeko will be eradicated.
That's too ultimate. Don't nip it in the bud.
Well then...
Wrath Nadeko's hairdo is from Tsukihi chopping it all off.
For her, it's a highly unsatisfactory haircut.
Right, you mentioned that.
Back when you were drawing the different Nadeko Sengokus.
Then...
Then, why don't we tidy it up and make it a lot shorter...
like my current haircut!
Unlimited Rulebook.
I said, with a posed look.
V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V-V....
Very much dead meat!
The god has spoken thus.

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Ononoki and I decided to leave the mountain
and head back to the Sengoku residence for the time being.
Time to strategize!
How about you change clothes, Ononoki?
Okay.
But I kinda like this avant-garde look that shows off my belly button.
I meant more for a disguise.
Then, once again...
Ononoki, can you tell me the strategy you mentioned earlier?
Yeah. I said that if God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko are tag-teaming,
we should deal with them using three Sengoku Nadekos.
You and the two familiars you captured— Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko—make three.
So we're shooting for a numerical advantage in this battle with a three-on-two, right?
Right. Of course, each Nadeko has her own personality, so numbers don't tell the whole story.
But that should actually prove advantageous for us.
Flirty Nadeko's negotiation skill and Wrath Nadeko's physical prowess
give us the upper hand in sealing away our two opponents.
However, now that Meek Nadeko has had her chisel taken from her by Wrath Nadeko,
she's only useful as a decoy or a shield.
Thus, the only one we need to be cautious about is God Nadeko.
Right. I get that.
But even then, this plan is nothing more than an armchair theory.
I mean...
But we've already tried to rely on familiars to save the situation this morning
and that plan failed with impressive completeness.
But Sengoku Nadeko, is it all right to fail and then just end it there?
Come again?
Trying your best once, failing, and saying you'll never do it again
is not the correct attitude to take for someone chasing their dreams.
If you insist on refusing this plan, I won't force things.
It's not like I'm lacking in alternatives.
However, perhaps you've forgotten our initial objective?
Our initial objective?
You set the goal of having Gaen recognize you as harmless.
I haven't forgotten about that, of course.
All right. I'll do it, Ononoki.
No. Let me do it. Please allow me to do this.
Right. Since we've failed once, we need to learn something from our failure.
Learning something from our failure...
That means taking Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko and having them serve as proper familiars this time, right?
That's right. The situation is different from how it was this morning.
You faced two of them, and whatever the circumstances may have been, you properly sealed them away.
Therefore, when you open up the folded pieces of paper,
the likelihood that they will actually obey you this time is relatively high.
That said, there's always the worst case scenario.
If we face God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko and unleash Flirty Nadeko and Wrath Nadeko,
those two might flip to the other side, wiping out our three-on-two.
In fact, we'd have a one-on-four on our hands.
Hashing out possibilities is an endless task.
And this isn't about probabilities that rely on luck.
In the end, it all depends on how much courage you have.
If I were to put it the way an adolescent manga series would, Sengoku Nadeko...
The time has finally come for you to overcome your past self.
It's about time.
Meek Nadeko, who doesn't look forward.
Flirty Nadeko, who caters to her surroundings.
Wrath Nadeko, who rages about everything.
God Nadeko, who acts with divinity and naiveté.
All of them are me—everything leads up to this current time.
That is why I have to take them and connect them to myself.
I'm done filling my stomach now.
The war will now begin.
The showdown was at a bookstore.
It was surprising that God Nadeko and Meek Nadeko
chose a bookstore to be their headquarters.
But that doesn't mean I'm clueless as to why.
I once committed savage deeds that are unthinkable now
because I was trying to remove a curse placed on me.
The knowledge that became the foundation for such cruelty
was gained here at this bookstore.
By the way, Ononoki...
What is it, Nadeko?
It's pointless to ask after coming all the way here,
but what was the alternate plan you had in mind?
A plan to have the former Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade make an appearance.
The king of oddities, recognized as harmless...
The iron-blooded, hot-blooded, and cold-blooded vampire.
It's not like she doesn't know us,
so dragging her certified-harmless self out here and having her devour the remaining two familiars
is quite a simple way to resolve things.
But...
I know what you want to say.
And I know it's hard for you to say.
If we drag the former Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade out here,
she's definitely going to be dragging a certain someone along.
For you, Naddie, it is most inconvenient and difficult to accept.
Thanks for the consideration.
Though, being called "Naddie" is quite difficult to accept as well.
However, if I decide that your life is in danger the way things currently are...
I will ignore your wishes.
In that situation,
I'd be willing to seek the help of the former Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, Gaen, or the newly appointed deity.
If that happened,
I'd be worried about whether Ononoki's future would be in jeopardy after the situation resolved.
Well, I'll somehow make do on my own.
I don't want Ononoki to lose her job—or worse—over this,
so we have to carry out the plan we decided on.
Is it a barrier? No, it's not.
It's too ill-mannered to be a barrier.
It must be a familiar's special ability. Likely Meek Nadeko's.
This empty storefront could be thought of as the scenery in Meek Nadeko's mind.
Meek Nadeko was wandering around looking like a pervert, yet wasn't arrested.
It must've been thanks to this human-repelling skill rooted in her shyness.
This way.
I'll add some advice just in case, Naddie.
When you activate a familiar, you have to do it one at a time no matter what.
We will take one familiar
and pincer her with myself and one of the two Sengoku Nadekos sealed away.
We're not having one three-on-two fight, but two two-on-one fights.
That's the ideal situation.
Of course, I don't expect things to fully go as planned.
But even then, activating both familiars at once is an absolute taboo.
Seems like they're upstairs.
If the topless Meek Nadeko wearing bloomers is named 'Loomer Nadeko,
then the Meek Nadeko in a school-issued swimsuit would be named 'Chool Nadeko, I guess.
Ono—
If I let out my voice, it would echo.
There's a chance that Meek Nadeko would notice.
This is likely the right stage for Flirty Nadeko, who has formidable social skills.
It's a two-on-one.
Against Meek Nadeko, Flirty Nadeko should be enough.
She's swayed more easily than anyone.
She was forced to swap out her school uniform.
She had her chisel taken from her.
She's basically at the beck and call of the other familiars.
That's why...
Huh? I just felt a strange sensation—like something's off.
Let's see, am I overlooking something?
If we're talking about oversights, splitting up with Ononoki
was definitely an oversight in the gravest sense.
But that's not what I mean.
I feel like what I overlooked is even more fundamental than that.
As expected, 'Chool Nadeko is standing there reading books in the occult section.
I'm sure she's reading up on books concerning snakes.
If I hadn't been spotted all those months ago...
If the timing was just the slightest bit off
and I'd visited the bookstore on another day or at another time,
what might have happened?
"She died from the curse, the end"?
No. Ultimately, that discovery and that reunion
must have been inescapable no matter what happened.
Inescapable?
Did I want to escape it? I was so happy about it.
Oh, I'm going to die from this. That's what I thought.
This is how I die.
"When my time comes, I want to go out like this." Such wishes surely will not come true.
Even if you could choose how to die, it would be a process of elimination at best.
That's why people should be choosing how to live.
Oh, if it was gonna end up like this, I should've had more proper fights with everyone.
I wish I'd been better friends with everyone.
That's right. Shinobu and Senjougahara. Even with them, perhaps...
F-Flirty Nadeko?
You know, if you hadn't given me such an unfashionable name,
I wouldn't have minded being on your side from the very beginning.
Our promise.
But that outfit's seriously cute. I wanna wear it, too.
Where'd you buy it, Current Nadeko?
O-Oh, this? I borrowed it from my friend Tsukihi.
Oh, sheesh, I'm so not cool.
I'm making such a desperate effort. What the heck am I doing?
Current Nadeko.
If you could, I'd appreciate it if you could hurry.
Dig through the books and get out from that gap.
I really, seriously think that. I'm not lying.
I've never given all of my effort before, so I'm already at my limit.
O-Oh, okay.
Wh-Why did you save me?
I don't know. Maybe because I was irritated?
I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It's my fault.
It's because I was inexperienced.
It's fine.
Don't apologize!
But in return, you have to draw me even cuter next time!
Let me wear clothes like that next time.
Oh, right. These pumps are a good example.
Current Nadeko, you don't put enough detail into your shoes.
Next time, give me shoes that match the outfit, okay? Promise me!
Yeah. I promise.
I promise.
I'll make sure to draw you again.
And next time, you won't be hollow.
I'll honestly project all my adoration into you.
Ononoki!
Over here.
I was at a loss, with no means to search for you.
From the looks of it, Naddie, you activated a familiar?
Yeah.
I used Flirty Nadeko.
One of the greatest desires of a familiar is to protect its master.
Flirty Nadeko filled the role as your stand-in.
I'm a familiar myself, so you can believe it.
And Flirty Nadeko likely wasn't alone in that cave-in.
As far as I can tell from what you said,
Meek Nadeko, who was used as a decoy, has also been crushed.
Since all the bookshelves on this floor were toppled at once,
there's no way that Meek Nadeko got out of this unscathed. She was just standing there reading books.
I can't believe it.
In order to crush me, God Nadeko completely abandoned Meek Nadeko.
Now, the numbers of Sengoku Nadeko is us two, and them one. It's a two-on-one.
God Nadeko is still on the second floor.
Before she can escape,
let's finish this off.
Now that Meek Nadeko has been flattened, her skill as a familiar,
the people-repelling skill rooted in her shyness, will likely lose its effectiveness.
Employees or customers might arrive at any time.
Because I wasn't able to control my familiars, I've caused this bookstore immense damage.
It makes me feel dizzy.
I don't think I'll be able to handle the responsibility.
If you really feel bad for this store, become a great manga artist in the future
and hold an autograph session here.
She's right.
Though, I'd have to drive a whole lot of sales to pay back this debt.
I see.
This is why 'Loomer Nadeko had more eyewitness sightings than 'Chool Nadeko.
There were just a ton of them! It's such a simple answer.
But who mass-produced all these 'Loomer Nadekos, and how?
Managing 100 familiars isn't easy, even for a pro.
Unless you're talking about a god who can put 100,000 snakes to work as familiars.
Not to mention, drawing a hundred different characters just sounds...
They're not drawn differently.
Each and every one of them are like stamped images of Meek Nadeko's 'Loomer Nadeko.
I see.
She likely just drew one, then used a photocopier for the rest.
A familiar creating familiars. This is unprecedented.
I thought spreading that people-repelling skill based in her shyness
all over the store was way too advanced, but having 100 of them would explain it all.
Looks like we don't need to worry about anyone coming here anymore.
Focusing on that makes this sound like a desirable situation,
but sadly not desirable enough to ignore the shadow of 100 'Loomer Nadekos looming!
There's no way we can have any sort of showdown if things are like this!
"No way we can have any sort of showdown," is going a bit too far.
We're at an overwhelming disadvantage of quantity.
But because there are so many,
it should be impossible to give detailed orders to each of the 100 familiars out here.
No matter how divine God Nadeko may be.
Indeed. I don't think the 100 'Loomer Nadekos are moving with anything like a clear will.
If there's one thing that God Nadeko, with all her divine skills, is scared of right now,
it would be the fact that I have a means to seal her away.
On the flip side, God Nadeko simply needs to avoid that—the sole gamechanger I have at my disposal.
That's the reason for the difference in numbers.
In other words, this is like that "human wall" that Flirty Nadeko had set up.
Not only is she hiding herself behind a bookshelf,
but she's also hiding herself with 100 'Loomer Nadekos.
I have to throw my arms up in resignation.
Throwing my arms up over girls using hands as bras is just so ironic.
Hey now, surely you haven't forgotten, Naddie?
Even if God Nadeko were to be mixed in amongst these masses,
my hand is still holding onto her back.
Thus, no matter how and where God Nadeko is hiding, I can at least figure out what direction to go.
And what's important is that God Nadeko still hasn't caught onto it.
But with a trap like that getting set off on the first floor,
God Nadeko is surely aware that we're here in this building, right?
Probably. It did make quite a loud noise.
I don't think they're that well in control of the situation.
They don't have the composure to hide decoys and traps now.
But still, all things considered, we can't just make a suicide attack with no plans whatsoever.
Ononoki, do we have some sort of strategy on our end?
It's not like I don't have any.
But Araragi Tsukihi's influence is causing everything to backfire on me.
And my body's a patchwork construction, and my right hand's made out of mud. So instead...
I'd like you to come up with a strategy.
M-Me?
Anything that strikes your fancy. It doesn't matter. Tell me what's on your mind.
Okay. I'll think about it.
I can count on your Unlimited Rulebook, right?
Only once. No matter what, I won't be able to do it twice.
Will the hundred 'Loomer Nadekos keep moving even if I seal away God Nadeko?
Or is it the type where once you defeat the boss, all of its henchmen vanish, too?
We won't know until we try, but it's likely the latter.
So ultimately, if we kill you, every other Nadeko will be eradicated.
That's too ultimate. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Well then...
Wrath Nadeko's hairdo is from Tsukihi chopping it all off.
For her, it's a highly unsatisfactory haircut.
Right, you mentioned that.
Back when you were drawing the different Sengoku Nadekos.
Then...
Then why don't we tidy it up and make it a lot shorter,
just like mine!
Unlimited Rulebook.
I said, with a posed look.
Oops.
Mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu-mu...
I'm gonna murder you!
The god has spoken thus.

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