Witch Watch (ウィッチウォッチ)

DAYS UNTIL THE ASUNARO FESTIVAL 13

Yes! A haunted café!

GRADE 1 CLASS 3 HAUNTED CAFÉ

FRESHMAN WITCH AND HER FAMILIARS

We'll have ghostly waiters floating in the air,

waitresses who can pass through walls,

plates that come flying to the table, and other strange occurrences!

That's what a haunted café should be!

That's a pretty fun idea.

I told Kara that Keigo was watching a noisy horror movie in the living room,

and that's when...

Bam! I got the idea!

With this, everyone can have fun with Nico's magic!

Any more specifics?

Yeah, good question.

No plan again, huh?

Sheesh.

Oh, I thought of something cool.

First off, Fly-wing!

And then!

Through-n-through!

This spell will allow you to go through walls.

Now you can float like a ghost while traversing through walls.

Wow.

You can only pass through walls while you're holding your breath.

If you're breathing, you'll hit the wall.

Ouch! This is kinda hard.

You're doing great.

You look way too good as a ghost, Komeran.

You gotta hold your breath, huh?

Oh! If you hold your breath for that long...

the floor will get acknowledged as a wall, and you'll end up sinking.

Say that first!

Is it going to be okay to let them use Nico's finicky magic?

Yeah. By putting Nico behind the scenes, we can create a whimsical atmosphere,

and the servers can use magic for a little bit.

Because of that, the students who weren't in the mood to help are now motivated.

You're right. The mood's gotten a lot lighter.

Kujo.

You're just adding bells and whistles to the folks who have no talent.

You guys with special talents are just looking down on us.

Hopefully you won't get hated on by getting all the attention.

Yeah.

And if someone tries to hurt Nico,

then I'll use all my strength to knock them down.

This is amazing!

You're Sugiura and Hajime, from the festival production committee.

Wakatsuki, would you allow us to use those spells for our Closing Ceremony?

I think it'll make for a fine show and bring an amazing end to the Asunaro Festival!

Right, Hajime?

Yes.

We were following our plan at first,

but Hajime's ideas were so boring, serious, and miserable, yeah!

You made it sound like a rap song.

So, can we please rely on you for this?

I'd be happy to help.

Then, it's decided! Let's have a meeting about this.

Nico sure is popular.

Before school started, she was worried about fitting in.

But now her magic has been accepted, and she can enjoy a high school life.

As her bodyguard, it makes me happy.

This is no fun.

Looks like your class decided what they'll be doing for the Asunaro Festival, huh?

Yeah, what will your class be doing?

My class is...

I was asked if I wanted to do stand-up comedy on the festival's performance stage.

Morihito, wanna do it together?

Sounds fun!

Oh, yeah, you love watching those comedy shows.

Come on, Morihito, please?

Don't underestimate comedians!

You can't do such things so easily!

Rookies copying a comedy duo and failing is the cringiest thing ever!

Don't you dare think that you can do it for fun!

Did he infuriate the comedy-lover?

You'll say, "Hey there, everyone," and steal a popular talent's format.

Then you'll glance at each other embarrassingly, smile at each other, and ignore the script!

If you think you can speak like a professional onstage, then you're dead wrong!

Yeah, and look at you with your blabbermouth!

Nico will be busy with the Closing Ceremony...

Sorry.

I guess that's fine. I'll just give up.

But, Kanshi.

There's one person who's internally screaming, "Yeah, I guess I can do it for you."

Keigo, you're no fun, though.

But I want to become more fun!

Okay, just please stop crying.

Hey there, we're Wolf and Tengu.

I was thinking about getting a part-time job, like at a restaurant or something.

Hey, that sounds good.

Then, let's practice a little bit. I'll be the customer.

Whirrr.

Welcome. Table for one loner?

That's rude! Just ask if it's for one!

Right this way, please.

Do you know what you're getting? I'll take those menus now.

So much pressure, geez.

Ugh, geez! Do you have any lunch specials?

We do, but they get trash-talked on our social media.

What kind of haters dine here?

We have three different lunch items. The A Set, B Grade Set, and Seal Set.

I guess A Set is my only choice!

I'm terribly sorry, but we only make one serving of the A Set per day.

And we just sold out of it.

That's really not that much!

I just finished eating it earlier.

Are you serious?

Okay, thank you very much!

That was pretty funny.

We did it!

As expected, Kanshi's Kansai-accented jabs are hilarious.

The balance between the opposite characters are good.

Heck yeah!

I think it's a good idea for Keigo's annoying poser character to come out.

It'll be funnier if the performer's personality shines through.

You called me annoying, but I'm still grateful.

Keep the pace intact,

but increase the silly factor and base your tempo on that.

There are a few spots in the script that should change.

I want the hook to be stronger, too.

I have a few ideas in mind, so let's think about this together.

Thank you!

We're gonna practice a lot, you got that?

Yes, sir!

And there he goes, falling into the producer role again.

And so, Wolf and Tengu began performing their bit at the park.

Hey there! We're Wolf and Tengu!

I hope you're ready for a sappy time!

It's happy time!

I was thinking about getting a part-time job...

Hey, that sounds good.

SECOND DAY

What the hell, dude?

THIRD DAY

What the hell, dude?

FOURTH DAY

Whaaaat the hell, duuuude?

You were being way too silly with your jabs today.

Please stick to the script.

And, Keigo, you're getting too used to the lines.

Well, they still laughed, so it should be fine.

If they could laugh that much at a pair of rookies, then I think that's pretty good.

It would be easy if the tengu could act like a tengu.

If you underestimate comedy, then you'll become a laughingstock.

Remember that.

Were you the comedy duo that was performing just now?

You guys were really funny!

You'll be performing that act at the Asunaro High School Festival, right?

- Yeah! - That's right.

Your material is really good!

Where do you get ideas for it?

Was the handsome guy you were talking to also a member?

What?

Well, uh...

No, it's just us two, right?

When we think of ideas,

we don't start with anything in mind. Instead, we both just stand up there,

one of us says something, and we take it from there.

That's right.

Then we keep going like we're jamming or something.

That's right.

That's always been our style,

and we can't think of any other method to create stand-up material.

That's right.

That's amazing!

The festival starts tomorrow, right?

We'll definitely be there to watch!

Good luck! We'll see you later!

You know, I'm kinda crazy when it comes to my comedic preferences.

Instead of the popular comedians, I usually go for the underground ones.

Yeah, I totally get that.

I also prefer the alternative comedians.

They stick with me because they're weird.

Even if their point was sharp, the area of effect isn't that large.

Whereas a comedian who makes a lot of people laugh can't really get too deep.

I want people to remember me.

Wow, that sounds pretty cool.

I'm starting to think that I lost if I make too many people laugh.

That's right.

Even if just one person is rolling around on the floor laughing, I consider it a win.

So what's important is not what's on the script.

That's right.

Scripts are man-made, after all,

and I don't think we can get real laughs from something like that.

I agree. Our greatest weapon is our usual conversations, anyway.

Once we're up there with that classic C-38B microphone,

we're already a comedy duo!

That's right.

I think we should just throw away that script.

CAN WE AD-LIB THIS PART? NO

WELCOME! ASUNARO FESTIVAL

GRADE 1 CLASS 3 HAUNTED CAFÉ

Our haunted café is a success!

It's all thanks to you, Nico!

I wonder if Moi's side is doing well.

What? You got let go?

What happened? Did you guys get in a fight?

I don't know! They suddenly said, "We're good." So I don't care anymore.

They most likely got praised by some girls, got their egos inflated,

and don't want to accept that they're funny because of me.