The girl I love is called Odagiri Nene,
It's shocking, but she's a witch.
With a kiss she puts a captivation spell on her prey to capture them.
There is a thing called Witches' Legend in this school.
Looks like there are seven witches here.
Moreover, if all seven are gathered, something grave will happen.
This Paranormal Phenomenon Research Club is currently looking into this.
Members are -the school's folly Yamada,
..last year's top student Shiraishi,
The school perv, Miyamura,
...and the irritating Ito - a whole bunch of weirdos.
The ones we know of so far is Shiraishi's swapping power,
Ootsuka Meiko's telepathy power,
..and this idiot Yamada,
...after kissing a witch he copies their powers,
...what an enviable ability is that~
But this Yamada and I share a certain past,
That certain past - comes later.
Yamada is emitting negative waves all over!
Did he break his stomach again?
No, that's not it. It's Takigawa Noa from year 1.
When he called her out to the roof to see if she has witch powers~
But I long for a normal relationship with a school senior~
Well then, kiss me.
But you are yucky.
Why do you know about that?
I thought it was risky to leave it all to you so I followed you.
Using phrases like a third class host would, how uncool.
Well she says to me with an upward glance -
"But I long for a normal relationship with a school senior~"
You'd normally conclude that she likes you, no?
What an optimistic bloke!
But using that as a chance to kiss her, I could have found out what witch power she has!
But instead she calls me "yucky"~
Yamada, you are not yucky.
Just a bit strange.
Shiraishi, that's not comforting.
But you really are strange. Even after what she said~
I'm sorry!
Hang on, sorry that was too sudden!
Don't you have any problems?
Huh?
Talk to me about it!
I have been about for a year longer than you so~
I do have a problem!
Tell me, tell me!
Your existence!
You really are yucky.
I'm sorry but,
...that is indeed yucky.
We should change your name to Yucky-da.
What's with you asking about troubles on the first meeting?
To know what her power is.
Huh? How would that tell you what her power is?
I've figured something out by now.
All the girls who carry the powers, had something worrying them.
Huh?
Ootsuka Meiko couldn't say what she really thought.
That's why she has the power of telepathy.
Odagiri Nene wanted to become popular so she has the power of captivation.
Shiraishi was bullied and sexually harassed and was worried about the situations she was in.
Hence the power of swapping is hers.
Huh?
Bullied? Is that true?
It wasn't that serious.
It's true that school used to be a pain before,
...but now it's different.
As you said, I might owe it to the swapping power.
What a discovery, Yamada!
It's unlike you to be on the roll!
Did you hit your head or what?
Shut up!
Had you properly investigated her you would not have ended up being yuck though.
Indeed, madam.
By the way haven't you got anything on her?
The Student Union keeps files of information, no?
For us too, she is just a child actress with no major problems~
She entered the TV showbiz like a comet and her cuteness swept everyone away.
She was nicknamed "Noarin"
The program Noarin was featured in ,"Noa's dancing family", was a massive hit!
Her catch phrase in the program was -
~ DonDon MaiMai ~
She also won the first prize for that year's most popular catchphrase!
Her pigtails were called "Noari's hair" and the kids went crazy for it.
Of course I copied it too.
Yummy! Can't help but smile~
The snack she was advertising was a big seller!
Crispy potato chips! The snack she was advertising was a big seller!
Crispy potato chips!
Noarin~!!!
Potato chips? I had them too!!
~ When the morning comes, tomorrow, you tears~
She was good at singing and played Annie for three years too.
But when she entered grade school she grew taller and couldn't get on screen by the time she graduated.
I didn't know until I was told,
...that she was in our school.
~ Tomorrow it's only joy ~
Indeed, it wasn't the subject of talk when she entered our school. She didn't stand out.
Her looks from when she was a child actress are gone too, you can't tell it's her without knowing.
It has to be a kiss then.
We force our way through.
I kiss her against her will, and find out what her power is.
That's a criminal offense.
And normally yucky as well.
Shut up!
Shiraishi,
...I shall want your kiss.
Yamada ant the seven witches - 4
Hey,
...what's your plan with Urara's body?
By approaching her as a woman even Takigawa Noa will let her guard down.
I wonder~
Found her~
Quitting the music club was the right thing to do.
No one there appreciated how talented you are.
She's right.
With quitting my options have grown much wider.
Shall I also quit the football club?
I cannot show my true potential whilst being trained by that coach.
Just quit. It's no fuss.
They don't even understand how you feel, Shibuya.
But you do, don't you Noa?
Indeed, thanks to her we have so much fun every day.
Really? Then shall we hang out again sometime?
Noarin, Nice to meet you!
I'm Shiraishi Urara from 2-B.
Truth is I have always been a massive fan of yours!
My hair is a homage to you ~~
Do that, you know -
~ DonDon MaiMai ~
Please don't~
Stop it!
Aren't you shy ~
Sing "Annie"!
An-
Stop it!
How inconsiderate!
Acting all high and mighty just because she was famous as a kid.
Look what happens when you praise her ~
Were you not trying to piss her off?
They are all in different classes!
Indeed.
Fukazawa Saeko, 1-B.
Shibuya Keigo, 1-C.
Asano Ren, 1-D.
These three that hang out with Takigawa Noa are friendless.
Shibuya Keigo, from the football club, is taking time off after not making it to the regulars following the spring practice match.
Fukazawa Saeko's grades, that took her to a promoted course, dropped and she is skipping the short course now.
Asano Ren, who was in music club, had a fight with another member and quit 3 months ago.
All of them pulled out from socialising at around the same time.
Seems a bit strange.
Aren't they manipulated by the witch power?
Just like Nene's captivation power.
Could be.
What kind of a power is that?
Why does this have to be torn out?
Stupid Yamada keeps messing things up!
I'm sorry!
It's not that much of a damage.
Still, look what you've done!
Miyamura, emergency meeting!
Come to the Student Union at once.
Did something happen?
The paint-bomb incident has happened again during lunch.
Fourth time this year~
The four victims graduated from the same place, Minamisan middle school.
How many other students in year-1 are from that school?
Um,
Takigawa Noa from 1-A.
Just her.
I see.
If the culprit is aiming for Minamisan graduates then Takigawa Noa could be the next target.
Which means?
Huh?
By tailing Takigawa Noa we can catch the culprit on the act.
Correct. Well done.
I think such a theory makes sense but what about you guys?
Before the incident happens,
...Will you smash it? Or not?
I'll smash it!
You're a pain! Bug off!
You're the pain! And why is he here too?
My duty is to protect Odagiri.
You aren't protecting her as much as preventing?!
What's up?
Can you stop acting like stalkers?
Get used to it. We are only protecting you.
From what?
That's top secret.
You know, I'd like to be protected from my seniors who act like stalkers though!
She pisses me off!
Don't wind yourself up. Stress is bad for your skin.
Lost her.
It's your fault!
...hence it's highly likely for Takigawa Noa to be the next paint-bomb target.
But she hates being tailed and keeps running away.
And so, I want everyone to observe her.
Got it.
I want to know what her power is anyways.
I wonder if this is the act of someone who resents Minamisan graduates?
Shiraishi!
Yes?
Noa wants your advice on something and would like you to come to the roof.
Wait!
Yamada, violence is no good!
Swapping was a very good idea!
Never thought you'd be the culprits of the paint-bombs.
Aren't you always with Takigawa Noa?
Is she involved too?
Bull's-eye, hey?
As expected, that girl was pulling the strings from behind.
No, it was us. She didn't do anything!
That's right. Only the three of us did it.
Desperately covering for her aren't you?
Why did you aim at Minamisan graduates?
Because they were horrible to Noa.
Horrible?
Then why did you aim it at me?
I didn't graduate from there.
You said cruel things to Noa.
Cruel things?
When you two swapped he said some pretty cruel stuff and made Noarin upset, isn't that it?
You mean referring to her acting years?
That's right, do you know how much it made her suffer?
Like I would!?
Moreover, didn't you do all of this because she has put a spell on you with a kiss?
Realise that you're just being used!
What kind of a power did she cast on you?
Don't just stay silent, spit it out!
Hey, Itou!
Roger!
Tickling ~
Spit it~
Not bad you guys ~ are you former Green Berets*? * US Army Special Forces
Enough!
Why would you go so far for her sake?
Well then let's catch Takigawa Noa and make fun of her Noarin, hm?
~ DonDon MaiMai ~
Don't!
Please don't do that. Don't you feel sorry for her?
We'll tell you what her power is.
Where have you been? I was worried!
We heard about your power.
Whoever you kiss, you can see their past trauma.
I'm sorry Noa.
What did you do to my friends?
Make friends using your powers? Don't make me laugh!
After much hardships, I created a place for them!
That's right!
She is the only one who understands our pain!
What kind of nonsense are you gibbering?
I'm stupid, but I admit I don't even open the textbooks!
You didn't make it regulars because you didn't practice.
You were not added to the promoted course because you didn't study enough.
You had a fight in the music club because of your lack of musical sense.
It's all simple!
Yamada~!
You refuse to look at yourselves and just feel sorry for each other, how irritating is that?!
That's not being friends. That's pretend-play.
And what's with you causing such an incident just because you were spoiled as a kid but that stopped? How childish!
You are not the only one having it hard!
Even I have a few painful things in my past!
But despite that,
...the way you live tomorrow makes your past change.
Fine, then I will show you.
Huh?
I can hear you talking pretty but does it apply to you?
We have found out that the fourth witch-power, that is Noari's, is to see a past trauma.
Let's hear Yamada, who had a look at Noari's past!
~ When the morning comes, tomorrow ~
Takigawa Noa's classmates in middle school encouraged her to perform "Annie" at the school festival.
Minamisan Middle School 3-B Noarin's COMEBACK as Annie !! Takigawa Noa's classmates in middle school encouraged her to perform "Annie" at the school festival.
Minamisan Middle School 3-B Noarin's COMEBACK as Annie !!
But that turned out to be a cruel harassment only.
I see.
So the paint-bomb culprit is someone who knows about this past harassment and wants to take revenge.
Yeah.
Hey, let's break-up today.
Huh?
Why would you say that?
Even if we stick together, we won't go forward.
I always knew that this was not real friendship.
Even though it's irritating, what he said was right.
I won't tell anyone what I know about your past.
I promise.
And with that, all dismissed!
Noa,
...you hate anyone talking about your past as a child actor so I haven't said this yet, but ~
You still haven't got a happy face on.
I have said some cruel things to her.
Huh?
To Takigawa Noa.
To me she looked like a spoiled child.
I have unpleasant things in my past too.
Is that something to do with Ushio?
Why?
If it's about the past I'll apologise.
Then why did you do that~
I can't tell you that.
What happened?
The two of us really hit it off.
We were hardcore delinquents,
...every day we were picking fights and doing bad things.
But not liking such a lifestyle,
...I studied myself to death and got accepted to this high school.
When I thought I'd sealed off my delinquent past,
Uwaa~!!
....Ushio was thinking of the exact same thing.
But I couldn't settle in at school at all.
- sigh -
Hm?
Hey!
Oooh!
Can you not fit in anywhere either?
Shut up.
Being in the same shoes we started hanging out again.
But then around last autumn,
...when I was hanging out with him as usual,
Isn't that our school's uniform?
Ah, it is!
What are you looking at you weakling Suzaku snob?
Excuse me?
Hey, don't!
Didn't we wash our hands of these things?
When did you become a coward?
Hey little punks, hands off that girl!
Shut up, bastard!
Hey! What do you think you're doing?
Ah!
Huh? The girl is gone.
Then, the next day ~
One week's detention?
Looks like you have forced Igarashi Ushio into violence.
Forced?
Yes, according to the female student on scene.
Ah, the one who disappeared showing no manners.
Who is that?
For her own safety, I cannot tell you.
Besides Igarashi has said the same thing.
Ushio!
What's the meaning of this?
What the heck?
I see, so that's what happened.
Yeah.
But Ushio seemed earnest when he apologised.
That doesn't make it easier to forgive.
I'm not such a good guy.
Can't treat it like it never happened.
But you said this yourself -
"the way you live tomorrow makes your past change."
~ When the morning comes, tomorrow ~
~ All the good things tomorrow ~
~ I only dream of tomorrow ~
~ Everyone forgets the pain ~
~ and the loneliness ~
Wait!
~ When the morning comes ~
Carry on.
~ Tomorrow, all the good things tomorrow ~
~ I only dream of tomorrow ~
~ Everyone forgets the pain ~
You've grown again.
~ The lonely and gloomy days ~
Yumirin~!
~ When the morning comes ~
Takigawa, so you were Noarin?
Do "Annie" for us!
~ will disappear ~
~ Tomorrow, tomorrow I love yo- ~
~ Tomorrow, tomorrow ~
~ I love you ~
~ Tomorrow ~
~ Tomorrow it's only joy! ~
~ Tomorrow, tomorrow I love you tomorrow ~
~ Tomorrow it's only joy! ~
~ When the morning comes, tomorrow ~
~ Tomorrow, all the good things tomorrow ~
But despite that, the way you live tomorrow makes your past change!
~ Tomorrow ~
~ All the pain forgotten ~
When I was small, I asked my mum to take me see your "Annie".
Your singing back then really moved me!
~ When the morning comes, tomorrow ~
~ All your tears will be gone ~
~ Tomorrow, tomorrow I love you tomorrow ~
~ Tomorrow it's only joy! ~
~ Tomorrow, tomorrow I love you tomorrow ~
~ Tomorrow it's only joy! ~
Ushio!
National Japanese University Practice Entrance Exams
So what's this you want to tell me?
I just couldn't forgive you, no matter what.
But I had so much fun when I was hanging out with you.
I'd hate to make the time that's left dull just because all these time I couldn't forgive you.
So,
..let's just forget about it.
Yamada~
But there is one thing I didn't dare to ask before.
What is it?
Wasn't the girl we helped back then Odagiri Nene?
I knew it.
She kissed you so you stuck with her?
Nah~
Why didn't you say so?
I was so angry with yo-
It's not her fault.
She was following orders from up high.
Up high?
What's that?
I can sense a "hammer's spawn*"! I can sense it! *Tsuchinoko = a legendary snake-like creature
Oh, a hammer's spawn!
It's fine where it's dry but now it's flaky!
Oh, what's up?
I wanted to apologise for the inconvenience I caused.
~ DonDon MaiMai ~
Ah!
Oh, it's the first volume of the Witches' Legend.
What? You know it?
I know who has the last volume of it.
When I went to find my confiscated make-up kit ~
Suzaku High School's Witches' Legend - Last volume
Following is the detailed list regarding the powers -
1 - The power of swapping
2 - The power of captivation
3 - The power of thought
Who is it?
Yamada Ryu?
Yeah.
I knew you'd be coming here.
Huh?
Student Union Huh?
Student Union You can't go any further.
Student Union