No. 216 It's Not Magic 魔法なんかじゃない
Kurabe House | 1985
Megumi Yakushiji:
I’m home.
Oh…
×Juro Kurabe
Megumi Yakushiji:
Juro, um…
Juro Kurabe:
What is it?
You're making a weird face.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Huh?
Um… Well, because of what happened on the roof today.
Juro Kurabe:
The roof? What are you talking about?
Megumi Yakushiji:
!
Fluffy… He really did alter his memories.
×Juro Kurabe
Megumi Yakushiji:
It’s nothing. I’ll… start making dinner.
Juro Kurabe:
Oh, you don’t have to.
I’ll just make instant noodles or something later.
Megumi Yakushiji:
You can't eat that for dinner.
It won't tale long, so hang on just a bit.
Okay?
Juro Kurabe:
…
I really just wanted some ramen…
Newscaster:
Now to the ongoing story of the American helicopter crash.
Megumi Yakushiji:
…
Newscaster:
During a routine flyby, a U.S. military helicopter…
…clipped Sakura High School at low altitude…
Megumi Yakushiji:
!
Newscaster:
…and crash landed into Ayame Park.
Megumi Yakushiji:
A U.S. military helicopter?
That was definitely a Sentinel.
Did Fluffy do this too?
…
Fluffy:
What a nice evening.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Fluffy.
Newscaster:
Fortunately, there were no injuries…
…reported in the aftermath of the U.S. military helicopter crash.
Fluffy:
First gas explosions, now helicopter crashes.
Human cities really are the worst.
Megumi Yakushiji:
…
×Fluffy
Fluffy:
Change the channel for me, will you?
The buttons are too small for my cat paws.
×Turn it off
Fluffy:
Are you trying to be a jerk?
×Fluffy
Fluffy:
Hey, asshole.
Turn the TV back on.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Can't you be a bit cuter about it?
Fluffy:
Please. I’m way cuter than you'll ever be.
×Change Channel
Fluffy:
Blegh, boring. Keep going.
×Change Channel
Fluffy:
Ooh, yes. That’s the one.
×Change Channel
Fluffy:
Hey, go back!
×Fluffy
Fluffy:
I’m watching TV.
Kindly go away.
△Juro’s Memories→Fluffy
Megumi Yakushiji:
Juro’s memories of what happened on the roof…
You really did erase them.
Fluffy:
You gave me no choice.
Megumi Yakushiji:
But if you can do it so easily…
What’s to say you won't do the same to me?
Fluffy:
Well, nothing really.
Megumi Yakushiji:
So it’s possible that you won't restore his memories.
And are just using me for your own personal gain.
Fluffy:
If I was a bad guy, sure.
△Sentinel→Fluffy
Megumi Yakushiji:
There was no U.S. helicopter crash.
It was different from the one Juro was piloting…
But it was a Sentinel.
Altering the news is part of your powers, too?
Fluffy:
You think cats are some kinda little furry gods?
Megumi Yakushiji:
You're no cat.
Fluffy:
Well, duh.
It’d be pretty crazy if there was a talking cat wandering around.
Wait a minute… What if you're the crazy one?
Maybe I'm just a figment of your imagination.
Maybe there’s no such thing as magic…
△Magic→Fluffy
Megumi Yakushiji:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology…”
“…Is indistinguishable from magic.”
Fluffy:
Clarke’s Three Laws, huh?
Well, guess there's no point in hiding it anymore.
I’m a cat-like robot, from the future!
I even gave you a secret gadget.
Oh yeah, the time machine’s inside your desk drawer.
Wanna check out my four-dimensional pocket?
Megumi Yakushiji:
Quit messing with me.
△Magic→Fluffy
Megumi Yakushiji:
The Deimos Code…
By sealing those that hold power…
We’ll be able to defeat the kaiju. That’s what you said, right?
Fluffy:
I said that you all wouldn’t have to die.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Tell me what you're really trying to do.
Otherwise, I won't help you anymore.
Fluffy:
That’s going against our contract…
Fine. I’ll make an exception this time.
Even if you seal the witches, the kaiju will still come.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Then what are we sealing them for?
Fluffy:
This is a game.
A game of survival.
I've simply been readying the playing field.
And now the witches will join in the fight.
They’ll have no choice but to take their Sentinels into battle.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Then what I’ve been shooting them with is…
Fluffy:
A magic that forces them onto the battlefield.
Megumi Yakushiji:
No…
Fluffy:
Anything can be resolved with a magical spell.
A happy ending for everyone!
You know that’s not the way it works.
Your world’s future is on the line.
You need to fight to win it.
I'm just here to watch it happen.
×Fluffy
Fluffy:
You're talking to me way too much today…
Why does it matter to you who I am anyways?
Your only concern is for Juro, right?
I've been looking for memories in that busted brain of his.
It’s like trying to sift through mud. And it’s all for you.
But id you wanna break our contract, then I’ll stop right now.
It won't be hard to find someone more capable than you.
An honest girl who actually wants her wish granted.
Megumi Yakushiji:
…
×Fluffy
Fluffy:
Now, if you plan on upholding your end of the contract…
Then I need proof. I want you to shoot your friend.
Tomi Kisaragi. She’s a witch.
Megumi Yakushiji:
I can't do that!
Fluffy:
Remember your contract.
Remember it real good.
Megumi Yakushiji:
Tomi…
×Fluffy
Fluffy:
Think about the contract then decide what you want to do.
Megumi Yakushiji:
…
△The Contract
Contract with Fluffy…
Think about it
Do nothing
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