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I'm Kazuki Shikimori and I'm seventeen years old.

I attend Aoi Campus, a school that is full of nothing but first-class magicians,

but I'm a less than ordinary, worthless, failure of a man

that girls don't even look at.

All of the sudden,

three beautiful girls came calling on a guy like me.

But what their target was...

my genes!

Kazuki, this is your lunch.

It's an octopus-shaped sausage.

Say 'ahh,' Kazuki.

Yuna, everyone's looking.

Yes, they are.

But we're husband and wife, so I don't mind.

I do mind, though...

Oh, Rin, I asked her to relay the message, yet...

I guess it can't be helped... jeez...

You've been so good to me.

Thank you.

Hey, Rin!

What are you doing, standing there in a daze?

What about Nanba?

That is, you see...

Oh, what's going on?

Nanba, you here?

Heya, Miss Kazetsubaki, Kamishiro.

Don't 'heya' me.

If the star of the farewell party isn't there, it can't start, can it?

What?

What do you mean, 'what'? Didn't Rin tell you?

Hey, Rin! Didn't you deliver the message?

You see...

Oh, I actually did get the message from Kamishiro.

I just didn't want to part with Mr. Microscope and the others.

Why are you saying such childish things?

Hurry up, everyone's waiting.

Oh, Kamishiro,

I'm sorry to ask this, but would you mind putting Mr. Microscope and the others away?

Sure.

Yuna?

What are you doing, Yuna?

Kazuki, do you hear any strange sounds?

What could it be, Kazuki?

It sounds like it's coming from downstairs.

Most of the dorm residents were supposed to have gone home tonight, right?

Right...

Be quiet or she'll notice us, got it?

What's Rin doing?

It looks like she's cooking, but...

I guess it's already been around two hours...

That long?!

That's not the problem, right?

It's this late at night and she's making such a racket.

And no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like she's cooking to me.

I can't believe that this is the dorm's kitchen.

It couldn't be used for cooking, it's too much like a battlefield...

Really...

But why is Rin cooking?

Who knows? When I got here, she had already started.

Whoa, I accidentally put in sugar!

In that case, I'll put in three times as much salt!

I don't have the courage to eat that.

No kidding. Some bizarre kind of food would be better.

But it doesn't seem like she's going to eat it herself.

I wonder if she's making it to give to someone.

This is horrible, I can't watch any more!

Who's there?!

You saw it...

We saw nothing! We saw nothing!

We've seen nothing!

We haven't seen you cooking horribly, not at all, not at all!

Right?

Please!

Make me...

make me into a woman!

A box lunch is something you make by yourself,

but for me, right now, that's impossible.

That's why I thought I would get you to help.

I'm begging you!

I don't mind helping you at all,

but who are you making the box lunch for?

What? Why are you asking something like that?

Well, you have to consider that person's tastes, after all...

My senior...

Is it a girl?

It's Mitsuaki Nanba, the president of the biology club, right?

A boy?

Is that so?

Kuriko! How do you know that?

Even if you fool the sun, these wind camellia can see through everything!

Oh, Kuriko.

But the good part is right after this too!

Rin.

Yes?

Senior Nanba is going to be transferring soon.

And so I thought that I should give him some kind of present.

And if I'm going to give him one, then it should be a box lunch.

For Rin to be making a box lunch for a boy...

That might be a good idea.

Kuriko...

It might have a greater impact than an ordinary present.

I hate to say it, but you know, Nanba has a hard time

dealing with strong willed girls like you, doesn't he, Rin?

It's true that I really haven't spoken much to the club president.

It looks like he prefers feminine girls,

and I have no self confidence when it comes to that.

That's why I want you to teach me how to be feminine.

But at this rate...

Yuna, how long would it take to teach her how to cook?

Everyone has their own pace...

When is Nanba moving?

Tomorrow, right?

It's already past one o'clock, it's impossible.

Please, I'm begging you!

It looks like senior Nanba is going to be coming to the school around lunchtime tomorrow.

If I give it to him then...

Miss Yuna, Miss Kuriko, please...

please!

Please teach me how to be feminine!

The way things are, there's no way you can take your time in making that box lunch.

If I use this as a chance to stick Rin with Nanba,

one corner of the battle surrounding Kazuki's genes will collapse...

This is a good opportunity!

Rin! In light of the situation, before you do any cooking,

how about starting by making your ambiance more feminine and transforming yourself?

Starting with my ambiance?

Right!

If you want to become feminine, then you need to start with your appearance!

All you have to do is make the person you're dealing with

your slave by changing how you look and using your feminine ambiance.

Right...

But how?

Well, leave that to me. Yes.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it's Rin Kamishiro, on stage, for the Masquerade Cosplay Show!

Yay...

Why do I have to wear an outfit like this?!

You want to become feminine, don't you?

I'm joining you in this too, after all.

Yuna, do it, quickly!

Right!

Please stop it!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

Let's start!

Umm... it's tight, so it's hard to move in.

Okay then, let's daringly cut the slit,

snip snip snip, up to here, shall we?

Flutter!

If you cut it that much, then it'll get flipped up!

You're right, you can see everything.

Please stop it!

Are you sure? Nanba's eyes will be glued to you...

There's no way!

Well, I guess it can't be helped.

Okay, then, let's try the next one!

Right! Please wait for a moment.

Yuna, hold her down!

Right!

Please stop it!

Please stop it!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

What in the world is this?!

Oh my, there are a lot of men that like this kind of thing.

And if you put on some boots or something, then they would come and gather,

asking you to step on them.

Senior Nanba isn't like that!

The angel in white, a nurse!

A maid, who will call you "master"!

Don't lose out to the manager! How about a mourning dress?

A bunny suit, just like me!

The Venus of the beach, in a swimsuit!

Hooray, hooray! Do your best, cheerleader!

A policewoman, who's going to tow your heart away!

All right, and next is going to be this school swimsuit!

Would you mind being serious about this?

What? But I am being serious.

Please wait a moment.

Rin, please calm down!

Please cut it out!

Looks like we're settling on this in the end.

This uniform is the best.

There's not enough of something...

Kuriko, what there's not enough of is time!

Rin, don't you own a pair of glasses?

Yes I do, so?

That's it!

These glasses aren't going to be any good in making you Nanba's type.

These just make you a girl with bad vision.

That's the truth, after all...

No good, no good.

There is a deep and large gap between a "girl who wears glasses" and a "girl in glasses"!

If you're not able to realize this point, then you're still going to be number two in Japan.

I don't really care what number I am.

Try putting those on.

Somehow, it doesn't seem like Rin...

It makes her look mean...

That's because those are for a lady teacher...

If Nanba were into older women, then it would work, but...

This should work, right? What do you think?

Yes, she looks like a literary girl.

It feels like she should be reading a collection of poetry or something.

Rin, stand up for a second.

Fold your hands in front of you and look down, like you're looking at your feet.

This can work!

It can?

The style is classic, but there are a lot of men who take to this.

We're going to put on the finishing touches, Yuna.

Right!

This! This is it! The complete literary girl!

The glasses, the pigtails and the uniform are a triple crown

that would make a maniac cry so much that their nose would run.

She certainly is cute.

All right, then, from here on is the main thing, the cooking.

Right.

We have to make the preparations and quick...

Right, the night will be over soon.

What kind of person is Nanba?

He doesn't have any distinguishing features.

None? That can't be right.

He's of average height. His looks are average too.

He's not a handsome man or anything.

He's quiet and modest.

It looks like his grades aren't bad.

Speaking of which, he kind of resembles you.

Resembles me?

But there's something about him that caught your eye, right?

Well, yes.

But don't get me wrong.

It's not that I have feelings of love for him.

Senior Nanba is earnest.

That's what's good about him.

Earnest?

Yes, whether he's experimenting or making observations,

he works intently, by himself.

Looking into the microscope, taking records, saying nothing until the sun sets.

That makes it hard to talk to him, doesn't it?

There haven't been any chances for me to talk to him.

But one day, I realized it...

Senior Nanba is earnest.

When he concentrates, nothing else can bother him.

When he's like that, his profile is nice.

From that profile, you can feel how serious he is,

and his enthusiasm and his passion.

I guess that's what you would call a nice face.

Ever since it turned out that he was going to move, I've wanted to do something for him.

Since you're a man as well, so let me ask you,

he wouldn't be happy if he got something like this, would he?

It's the one thing I've treasured the most.

Well, he'd probably be happy with this present,

but I think he might be happier with the box lunch.

I see. I'd better make a delicious box lunch, then.

The rice will be ready soon.

Right!

Do your best, Rin!

Right!

Something smells. Isn't it burning?

What? Right!

Hit the handle, tap tap!

Oh, it burned again.

It's all right. Rin, let's do our best, one more time.

Yuna...

Okay!

It's done!

I'm exhausted!

Good work!

I wonder if it came out tasting all right?

It doesn't matter anymore. It's enough that it came out at all.

But since senior Nanba's going to be eating it, then it would be better for it to taste good.

Oh yeah, I'll put on some of senior's favorite mayonnaise...

Hey, what are you doing? You can only use your magic five more times.

Now, now, since she went through all the trouble to make it,

I couldn't let it spill, right?

Thank you everyone, for treating me so well all this time.

Please come and stop by anytime!

Don't forget us, even after you move!

Please contact us via telepathy once in a while.

Be well!

All right, everyone, be well.

Senior, be well.

What are you doing?

Are you okay with not giving it to him?

I am.

Why?

I don't know why, either.

When I saw senior standing before my eyes, I ended up hiding it at the spur of the moment.

When I saw his smile, for some reason, I couldn't give it to him.

He's leaving now.

I know.

Last night's uproar ended up being all for nothing.

I really did both you and Kuriko wrong, Yuna.

And the greatest victim was you, Shikimori.

You even ended up using your magic, and you don't have very much left.

Shikimori, I'll give this to you.

It would be a waste to throw it away.

Right.

Thank you for the food!

How is it?

Terrible!

You have no tact, do you?

But this is terrible.

I don't care if it's just flattery, try and praise it.

That's impossible.

Is it that bad?

We did the prep work properly, though...

Really?

This is awful...

You say this and that, but you're eating it, aren't you?

It's terrible!

Shikimori...

Oh, that was horrible.

This is...

You did end up using your magic for my sake, after all.

But isn't this something dear to you?

I'm giving it to you.

Thanks. I'm touched.

Dummy! Don't be happy about it!

Listen, forget this happened, don't tell anyone.

What? Why?

If anyone finds out, it will be to my everlasting shame!

That's not true.

Bastard!

It looks like your life isn't very dear to you at all!

Calm down, Rin!

Come back here, Shikimori!

Oh, Kazuki...

And so, I made it. I ended up making it.

Considering you said such big things, for you to not be able to cook...

You're no big deal either, are you?

I'll go and train...

Oh, Rin! In that case, I'll do it with you.

And so, the next episode of Maburaho is "We Were Found Out"