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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!

Is that true, Kuriko?!

If he takes a bath at that hot spring, then Kazuki's spell count will increase?

Yes.

I made use of the Kazetsubaki information network and finally tracked it down.

I'm sure of it.

Thank goodness.

Kuriko, let's go as soon as we can on our next consecutive holiday.

The way things are now, we don't know when Kazuki

will end up using up his magic, after all!

You're right.

After three more uses, both Kazuki and his genes will turn to ash and be lost.

As things stand, we're in a battle against time.

Right!

There's just one thing.

There's one condition for me taking Kazuki to this hot spring.

A condition?

You're not allowed to come, Yuna.

Why am I not allowed to come? I'm going too!

Kuriko, I can't let you do whatever you want.

In that case, this discussion never happened.

Even I would be disappointed if Kazuki's genes turned to ash,

but I guess it can't be helped.

Please wait a second!

Um, Kuriko, are we really going to this hot springs by ourselves?

Um, Kuriko, are we really going to this hot springs by ourselves?

That's right. Who else is there?

Well, there's Yuna and Rin and...

I don't know about Rin, but Yuna said that she wasn't going.

She might not be interested in you anymore, Kazuki.

Farewell, Kazuki.

Hey now, what are you spacing out for?

We're going to be arriving soon.

Right.

Sin! Cosine! Tangent!

His heels like better business.

In 1192 was created the Kamakura Bakufu.

Tom has a girlfriend. Her name is Nancy.

Kazuki has a girlfriend, her name is Kuriko.

A trip to the hot springs...

The two of them, warmed up by the hot spring.

No! That's not allowed!

I need to concentrate and yet...

Are you all right with things being this way?

Rin.

I know it was rude, but no matter how many times I called for you,

there was no answer, so I just came in.

Right.

Now then, I will ask you one more time.

Are you all right with leaving Shikimori and Kuriko like this?

There's no way I'm all right with it.

There's no way, but...

I know that Kuriko made a deal with you.

Whether you would choose between increasing his spell count and secure Shikimori's safety,

or choose your own feelings.

It must have been tough for you.

But for Kuriko to monopolize Shikimori...

no, I mean, for her to monopolize his valuable genes like that,

I just cannot go along with that.

Let us follow them.

But, I don't even know the location of the hot spring, so I have no idea what to do.

We have an ally.

Kuriko's breasts belong only to me, after all.

This is strange...

According to the map, it should be around here.

Kuriko, is there really a hot spring in a place like this?

It's been more than five hours since we last ran into a person.

It's all right, it'll work out, somehow.

Probably.

"Probably" is a problem.

Welcome!

Do ya'll have a reservation?

Yes...

Well then, welcome, come on in.

Sorry for being so high up.

I'm the hostess of this resort, Rumiko.

Oh, hello!

Umm... you see.

Is this really a hot spring where you can

increase the number of times you can use magic?

This is just a plain old public bath.

You can't judge a hot spring resort just by its looks.

You judge it by its hospitality.

All right, then, I'll show ya'll to your room.

This way, please.

This is the Horse Room.

What do ya'll think?

Hmm... it's a pretty nice room.

Even though the entrance is a public bath's, the interior is a proper hot spring resort.

Um, where's my room?

Oh my, but the reservation was for one room.

What? But...

One room is enough.

What?!

Come on, Kazuki!

Well then, make ya'll selves comfortable.

Please wait a second!

Grin.

What does she mean, "grin"?

Kazuki...

Er... um... that is...

If the room over there isn't to your liking,

then I'm all right with doing it in this one too.

This isn't right, Kuriko!

And why not? I want your genes, Kazuki.

Kuriko, we came here to increase my spell count, right?

Well, yes, that's true, but...

In that case, let's do that!

It's logical to take a bath first!

We've come all this way, so let's take a bath! A bath!

Well, that might be nice too.

The night is still young, after all.

Can't you do something?

Even if you say that, there's nothin' I can do.

The engine's gone out and there ain't nothing I can do about it.

In that case, using magic...

I don't know the set up of the insides very well,

so even if I do use magic on it, nothin' will happen.

Do you know the set up?

Even if you say that to me, there's no way I could know!

In that case, how about sitting and waiting patiently instead of just complain'?

I'm telling you, we're in a hurry!

Perhaps we have no choice but to walk.

It'll be morning by the time we get there!

That's why I'm sayin' you can't hurry.

If that happens, then Shikimori

If that happens, then Shikimori

will already belong to Kuriko.

Listen, if you block the road, then that's a problem for me, because I'm in a hurry!

A rare game is being sold on the other side of the mountain!

Miss Iba?

This is...

a co-ed bath?!

Of course it is.

It's hot water that has magic power stored up in it.

So if it were to be dispersed, then the precious power would end up being reduced, right?

But...

Come on, we're going.

Well, um...

This is incredible, isn't it?

This place could only be built in an out-of-the-way place.

Do ya like it?

You can increase your spell count just by getting into this bath, right?

Yes, of course you can.

It's just...

Just?

There's a bit of a condition.

In order to increase it by one, you have to keep your head completely underwater

for around twenty thousand hours.

What?!

Underwater for twenty thousand consecutive hours?!

That's...

Two years, one hundred and three days and eight hours.

I'm telling you I'd be long dead by then!

Well, it's true that there've only been two folks

that have done it successfully up until now.

Despite that, there are?!

Well, it's one of the legends of this here resort.

A public bath?

Around now, Kazuki and Kuriko are...

Doing this, that and even that...

They can't do that! They can't, they can't!

You mustn't do that, Kazuki!

Oh my, welcome!

Um... where's Kazuki?

Kuriko, how many seconds was my record that time?

How many seconds?

And so, it's effectively impossible to increase his spell count.

There's no way he can hold his breath and stay underwater for over two years, right?

So that's how it was...

I suppose it just means appealing propositions really are hard to come by.

If ya'll are in a hurry,

there's also a way to quickly increase your spell count by leaps and bounds too.

What?! Really?!

Yeah, although there's a bit o' risk.

I don't care! If it's for Kazuki's sake, then I'm all right with a little danger!

I gotcha. It'll be my pleasure.

Those guys!

If you play against those spirits, who live in this hot spring and love baseball,

and beat them, then his spell count is yours to do with as you wish!

Why baseball?

Are you really going to do it?

Of course we are.

We've come this far, so we don't want to have done it all for nothing, right?

But if you lose, then you're going to a practice camp in hell.

According to rumors in the underworld,

the training course at that camp is really cruel.

And it looks like the Red versus White match continues on forever.

And on top of that, it's hell.

You are not allowed to die, so your suffering will be eternal as well.

What?

And that's why I said I didn't want to.

Even if we don't play baseball,

all I have to do after this is to take care to not use my magic three more times,

and you guys won't have to get wrapped up in all of this.

Aren't you mistaken?

Miss Iba, why are you here?

I came to buy a game,

although some guy out there bought it out from under me.

More importantly, Shikimori, are you really okay with that?

Everyone came to this hot spring because they're worried about you, right?

If you go back without having done anything,

then you'll live on with these girls always worrying about you.

Let's do it, Kazuki!

Even if we lose, as long as I'm with you,

I won't be scared of being demoted to a second-string team or going to a hell camp!

Yuna.

I'm the one that brought this up, after all!

I've come too far to turn back now. I'm with you.

If Kuriko is going to do it, then I have to as well.

Girls...

And with that, I need to go look for that game on net auctions.

Miss Iba!

Please play catcher and take the third batting position.

Is that the first pressing of the limited edition?

If we win, that is...

All right, then! We're going to win tomorrow, no matter what!

Yeah!

I wonder if this really is all right.

All right, then, startin' right now we're gonna have a special match

between the Baseball Lovin' Spirits and the Aoi Private Campus Volunteers!

Bow!

Let's have a good game!

Batting first, third baseman, Miyama.

Miyama is heading for the batter's box, dressed in a yukata.

Yuna said that she's never played baseball before, will she be all right?

Probably.

After all, this isn't regular baseball, you square off using magic.

Play ball!

All right, this is the first pitch. He swings his arm wide and there it goes!

Oh my and he's already using a trick pitch!

Her bat is glowing too?!

Strike!

Then I should also...

We're not thinking of you as an asset.

We'll figure something out, so just relax.

Strike, batter out!

Strike, batter out!

Strike, batter out!

Change!

First batter, first baseman, Rock Devil.

Don't you be missing now!

Knock it out of there!

Well, it looks like they're having a hard time deciding on a pitch.

So you mean to go full power from the first pitch, huh?

Kazetsubaki is raising her leg up high!

Why aren't you wearing anything?!

Thus shall it be!

And there it goes!

That's a failed pitch, young miss!

It dropped!

Strike!

What?!

This is it, the super drop!

Strike! Batter out!

I'm leaving the rest to you.

What?! At a time like this?!

It's for Kazuki's sake, please take care of it.

Bottom of the ninth, one out, bases loaded.

I don't have a choice!

The pitcher sets up and throws!

A hit!

Foul ball!

Miyama is still in a pinch.

Yuna...

If we lose, then everyone's going to hell.

Kazuki, it's painful.

Kazuki... Kazuki... Kazuki!

Kazuki!

This is a big one!

Shikimori!

Kazuki!

Shikimori has the ball!

The runner on third is going for home!

This is bad, we'll be tied!

I can't...

I can't let Yuna and the others suffer any more!

Kazuki, you mustn't use your magic!

Shikimori has just thrown a Super Return Throw!

Kazuki, that's too much power!

Oh my.

In the end, the match was declared invalid and no contest,

but I just can't accept that for some reason.

It's all right, isn't it?

After all, I got one spell count as a participation prize.

Not bad, kid.

Let's go get something to eat.

Dummy, all that's happened is that you're the same as before you left.

Now that you mention it, you're right.

But...

Thanks for coming, Yuna.

And so, he used it.

That was a fine bath.

Next time, I'll go with Kazuki, just the two of us!

You can't play baseball with just the two of you.

No baseball! We're going to go to a normal hot spring!

I won't allow that at all!

And so, the next episode of Maburaho is "It Was Spent"

What was spent? Be frank about it!