-pg7- Movement #36 Sorcerer's Apprentice -pg8- Narration Summary of the Previous Issue... Once upon a time, in a place known as Sfortzando, there lived a beautiful princess. Her name was Corr Net. And she was a very kind and beautiful princess. Corr Net had a very wonderful fiancee... Hamel Yoo-hoo, Princess Corr Net! Narration His name was Prince Hamel. Note Retainer -pg9- Narration The two loved each other deeply, and vowed to stay in love for all enternity. Hamel Your eyes! They are so wonderful! Corr They shine for you! Angel Stupid job... Narration However... The couple were being torn apart... By the Evil Witch Baba Flute! Baba Flute Frolic, will you, my pretty! Hiiiii hii hii hii! I'll get you! And feed you to the pigs! Keeeh keh keh keh keh keh! Narration Hateful Baba Flute! Ah, what does fate have in store for the perfect couple ? In Corr's hands: Picture book The tale of the beautiful girl Corr Net. Corr HEY! -pg10- Flute Cooorrr Net... Corr Aaah! Flute-onee-sama! Good MORning! Bird Moron! Flute 'Good' is NOT what I'd call it. Now, shut up and listen, or else... (And who the hell is Baba Flute ?) Corr Uhh...that was... Our unknown, secret garden! Love songs forever! Flute (What the hell does that mean ?) Wrong answer. -pg11- Flute I've got yari wounds all over my body 'cause of you, AND ya left me outside in the cold, AND Corr Oh, how awful for you, Flute-onee-sama! But anyway, it's great to see you back to yourself! :) Flute WHY YOU LITTLE... Hamel Wha ? What's going on ? Flute Hamel! Oboe My word, Flute! Where've you been all night ? -pg12- Corr WAAAH! She's so MEAN, Hamel-sama! Flute-onee-sama's a big bully! Flute Wh... Wh-wh... What are you talking about ? (Are you flirting ?) You're the evil one! It was awful! Listen to me, Hamel! Corr Net turned me into... Corr Oh! Whatever could THAT be ? Hamel Hmm ? -pg13- Flute Hunh ? Hamel Ah! Sukiyaki! Narration And thus the story goes. Corr Heh. Narration Thus is was that Princess Flute Began her training in magic. Old man Narrator, Rock god hermit man. [Iwagami Sen'nin] Hat Hermit Oboe Who are you ? -pg14- Corr And now, ladies and gentlemen, Creamy Corr Net's magic classroom Is starting! Pwease w-o-r-k h-a-r-d! :) Hamel (Yah, break a leg...) Flute What's with this kid ? What's the deal with these cutsey-ass expressions ? -pg15- Flute She said she came to travel with us because she likes Hamel, but... I'm pretty sure she used them before joining us, like some sort of demented cat. Magic training, hunh ? What's she up to ? Corr (Hamel-sama! Please watch us! I'll do my best!) Hamel (Yeah, whatever.) Corr So then, the first thing to do is 5000 Hindu Squats! -pg16- Narration ---The Hindu Squat--- In the exercise, bend at the hips, and move your body up and down. This trains the lower body and your hips; this simple exercise is a foundation training, with extreme benefits. When I was a 4th grader, I decided to start doing at least 100 a day, but it was too painful so I quit after 40 and watched TV while eating a rice cookie under a kotatsu...had I continued this practice, all would know me as I step into the ring, Watanabe Michiaki, pro-wrestler! That Watanabe Michiaki may have written a book better than 'You Men can Enter Your Dreams of the Square Jungle'! Flute What the hell does that have to do with Magic Training ? NOTHING! Hamel Uh, yeah, Corr Net... What exactly is the connection ? Corr Well, Magic comes from, like, 'physical strength,' see ? :) -pg17- Flute I'm suuuure you can come up with something better than THAT. Corr Deary me! S-so cruel, Flute-sama... Though I thought only of your benefit... This explains your disappearance a while ago... I...have no sisters... My mother died right after I was born... I only wanted to be nice... Flute Eh ? Corr Enh... Enh... -pg18- Flute So that's what it was... I-I'm sorry, Corr Net! I'll give it a try! Corr R-really, Flute-onee-sama !? Flute Really! 5000 Hindu Squats in a row! Here goes! Corr Yay! Good luck, Flute-onee-sama! Narration And so it goes. -pg19- Narration 3 hours later... Corr C'mon! 4852, 4853!! Stick to it! Flute F... F... 5000... Oboe Whew...she finished! Flute I... I'm dead... Corr Not there yet! On to the next!! -pg20- Corr This one is One Thousand Knocks! And heeeere's...ONE! See ? From the hip! Ya can take it! Don't try and get away! Ya hear ? Oboe Is this really magic training ? Corr Clumsy oaf! Just keep yer eye on the ball! C'mon! -pg21- Corr One Thousand! Oboe With the bat... Corr Yer the shittiest ball player I've ever seen! Everythin' about ya needs to change! Oboe Flute... Corr Right then, let's go :) Hamel-sama... Flute God... She's weird. -pg22- Flute But really, is this Bunnies Moron! Moron! Note Moron Bunnies Flute Really supposed to be magic training ? Corr Why, YES, Hamel-sama! This raspberry pie is like, scrumptious! Flute CORRRRNEEEEETTTT... -pg23- Flute I'm beginning to think... That I've been had. Oboe Uh-oh... Flute's on fire... Corr Hmph. Flute Eh ? Uh... Th...hunh ? Corr Heh...heh...heh... To catch a surprise pitch...your reflexes... Are coming along. -pg24- Corr This can only be the result of training! Flute-onee-sama, you have achieved Reflex Nerves, The most important skill in Magic! Flute R... Reflex Nerves !? Oboe That's the most important magical skill ? Corr Flute-onee-sama...you are already headed for the North Capital. When will you be attacked by Mazoku ? You don't understand the situation. -pg25- Corr In other words, each day is a battle! When will your fate befall you ? We do not know! This is a harsh situation! You are our chosen fighter! The world's people! You must snatch them from the Mazoku's grasp! You must learn magic as fast as possible! This, Flute-sama, is why I am unusually strict with you! For this world and its people! Who trust in you! -pg26- Corr And now, when you... Misunderstand me... I can't help... But... Be sad. Flute C... Corr Net... I'm sorry, Corr Net! I made a mistake! Corr All is forgiven, Flute-onee-sama! -pg27- Flute I feel like learning! Let's do it all! Let's get to work! Corr YES!! Onee-sama!! This means... In this training, tightrope walk across a steep lil' cliff while hefting a 50kg barbell on your back! :) Flute Heeeeehhh...... -pg28- Corr If you fall, it's all over. :) That's a bottomless chasm :) Flute Heeeehh.... Corr This training will increase your concentration power! Flute R-really...It will...? That's... Corr Quickly, now! :) Flute Wah, woah! Hey! Corr Oh, yeah! I forgot to tell you! That rope can't take more than 50kg of pressure! -pg29- Oboe Flute! Flute! Flute Heeelp! Corr Heeheehee...no way! If you can't survive this kind of ordeal... Then how can you win... In violent combat ? :) Flute Hunh ? Corr Let's go, Hamel-sama :) Flute C...coorr neett! Corr Hehhehheh...fool... This is magical training... NOT! -pg30- Corr You thought you were actually learning magic! I only pretended it was magical training so I could torment you!:) And make Hamel-sama...:) Mine :) Flute I've been tricked. A-again. C... Corr Net! -pg32- Radio Status Report... Current altitude 6000 meters... Cruising South-south-west. And no problems with the engine or fuel. Bird Where's Sizer-sama ? Bird2 She went off to take a hot shower. Bird A hot shower ? -pg34- Sizer Felt good. Henh. Ocarina Sizer-sama. Sizer Mm ? What, Ocarina ? -pg35- Ocarina Eh ? Ah... Well... Hamel's group... They too are headed for Slur. Sizer Oh. Ocarina Sizer-sama... Like this... You have the beauty of a goddess. -pg36- Ocarina But when you wear that cold, heavy armor... Sizer-sama... -pg37- Farmers You know about those heroes, the ones who saved Sfortzando ? Yeah, weren't there only five of them ? Thank god for them. They saved us all from the Mazoku. I heard they're headed to Slur now. Slur, across the ocean ? My word. -pg38- Raiel Hey, could you tell me how to get to this Slur place ? Farmer Yeah, just take a ship out from the next town. It'll take you right on over. You can ask someone else from there... Raiel Thanks! Slur, eh ? -pg39- Flute It's true, Hamel! The kid's only pretending to teach me magic! It's an excuse to torture me! Oboe My word, Corr Net ? Well, I can see that, I guess... But she's just a kid. Why would she want to torture Flute ? Flute Uh.... -pg40- Flute Oh no! Not everyone knows About that girl's love for Hamel! I-I can't tell them... I-I mean, what would happen if I did ? Hamel Why, you didn't know ? I feel just the same! Lucky!:) Corr Oooh, joy! :) Flute Ack... Hamel I like mah wimmen YOUNG! Corr Ooooh, so vigorous!:) Flute HAMEL!! I can't tell him... -pg41- Corr Like, wow! What's all the fuss !? Bowl Clay pot Flute C-Corr Net! Corr Unh-huh :) Oboe Where've you been, Corr Net ? Corr Yeah... Well... I thought Flute-sama would be tired. So I made some turtle soup. -pg42- Oboe Oh, turtle soup! That looks delicious! Corr Let's eat it all toGEther!:) Hamel Lucky! I LOVE turtle soup! Corr Ooooh, joy!:) Hamel Flute. Flute Eh ? Hamel If your training was as hard as you say, This WON'T do. Flute Eh? Hamel She's doing it for us all, Not because of you. Oboe I think so too, Flute. After all, she made this soup for us. -pg43- Flute None of them get it... She's fooled them all! Hamel C'mon and eat, Flute. It's good. Oboe Flute!? What's up with her!? Hamel Prolly hates turtle soup. Corr Heh heh heh... I know exactly what you're doing, Flute-onee-sama... And I'm not in the least sorry! -pg44- Corr I shall win this game of love! Flute [sniffles] E-everyone's... Being mean... Mother... Horn A mother always knows when her child is unhappy, Flute. So be happy! -pg45- Flute She said this would send my worries to her... Mother... Mo... ther... Horn Clari. I may... Have done the wrong thing. -pg46- Horn We called it a 'crash course in magic' for her, but... My family uses restorative magic..... It's passed through the blood, but only the women can use it. Clari Yes. Horn When the Five Great Hopes are badly injured... Flute Mother... Horn Only she can save them. But that magic whittles away at the user's life... My family normally lives for nearly 200 years. She hasn't figured out how to use it yet... -pg47- Horn My daughter is a kind child... And... I don't want her burdened with this ability. I want this pain to be mine alone. But her power will be needed to save the party... And so... But... It breaks my heart. -pg48- Clari Horn-sama. It is bad for your health to stay up this late. What is it, Horn-sama ? Horn I thought I just... Saw her... -pg49- Flute Mother... I'll... Do my best! -pg50- Corr Hmph... Flute C'mon, c'mon! Where's the next one ? It's easy to see the ball if ya keep stoppin'! -pg51- Corr SHIT! Flute Again! C'MON! Oboe Ho ho ho. About time, about time. Flute really could do it. Hamel Heh. -pg52- Corr You make it look so easy, Flute-onee-sama! THAT...is what makes you... My RIVAL!! Flute Do you see me Mother ? I can do it! Narration Flute-sama did her best... But this... Was not actually magic training. Old man Narrator, Rock god hermit man. [Iwagami Sen'nin] Hat Hermit Oboe Who are you ?