Flying Witch 1
Chap1SixYearsSinceLastMystery
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Makoto
Look at that, Chito. Snow! It's snow!!
Makoto
Wow, there's still this much left even in April.
Makoto
I...wonder if it's okay to eat it?
Makoto
Oh, wow, Kei, is that you!
Makoto
You've gotten so tall, I didn't recognize you!
Kei
Yup... Why're you holding a snowball?
Kei
You've gotten pretty big yourself.
Makoto
Did you come here to meet me?
Kei
You've no sense of direction, right?
Kei
I was worried you would get lost on the way.
Makoto
Oh, come on, that was so long ago, I can remember how to get that far.
Makoto
All right let's go.
Makoto
I wanna hurry up and see Chinatsu.
Kei
Hey
...
Our house is the other way.
Makoto
Wow, this takes me back...
Makoto
It's been such a long time, Chinatsu.
Makoto
Do you know who I am?
Chinatsu
Are you Kei's girl?
Makoto
N...No, that's not it...
Chito
Chito's missed you, too.
Kei
I don't think she remembers...
Kei
The last time she saw you, she was only three.
Makoto
Aaack! No, I'm not! I'm not your mom!!
Kei
Yep. This is Makoto Kawata. She'll be staying with us for a while. She's a cousin. Our second cousin, to be exact.
Makoto
Thanks for having me.
Chinatsu
Oh, is this the girl Ma was talking about?
Chinatsu
The one who gets lost.
Kei
And this is your room Makoto.
Makoto
Oh, so my things arrived.
Kei
Yeah... they did, but isn't this...
Makoto
Not at all. It's just right for a girl.
Makoto
Yes, I'm a little tired.
Makoto
Are you all right, Chito?
Makoto
Wow. You have quite a bit of stamina.
Makoto
Oh, right would you like to come shopping with me later?
Makoto
Aww, stop being such a homebody. You'll put on weight again.
Chinatsu
*Chinatsu is hearing*
Makoto
Well, is there anything you want?
Chinatsu
*In her mind* oh...
Kei
You bring the futon up for her?
Chinatsu
Kei, how long is she gonna be here?
Kei
I'm not really sure. 'Till she's ready to be on her own, I guess?
Kei
What you don't like her?
Chinatsu
It's not that ...
Chinatsu
It's just, I thought she's...kinda scary.
Chinatsu
Just now, she was with her cat and, and- Well like,
Makoto
Wow, something smells good...
Kei
Yep. It's just leftovers from yesterday.
Chinatsu
What about chito?
Chinatsu
She's on a diet. She says she doesn't want lunch.
Makoto
Chinatsu, what's wrong?
Chinatsu
*Sees other side*
Makoto
Is something the matter, Chinatsu?
Chinatsu
Nothing I'm just watching TV.
Kei
Huh? But the TV's over there.
Makoto
Oh right. Is there a general store or anything close by?
Kei
There's a home improvement store...
Kei
Do you need something?
Makoto
I just thought I'd stock up on a few daily necessities.
Makoto
With all that stuff you still need more?
Kei
Ah, that store's kind of far, though ... I'm not sure you'd make it there on your own.
Kei
About a 20 minutes walk.
Makoto
Oh, yes, I would get lost.
Kei
Well, Chinatsu could take you.
Makoto
Oh... Is that all right?
Chinatsu
Isn't it? You said you didn't have anything to do today.
Chinatsu
Yeah, but...What about you, Kei?
Kei
I can't. I've got stuff to do.
Kei
Makoto doesn't know the area very well. You should show her around.
Chinatsu
I'll do it if you buy me a donut.
Kei
*In his mind* Oh, no, I don't mind. I can totally treat her to a donut.
Kei
No!! I want A Donut too!!
Kei
*in his mind* No fair if only Chinatsu gets one!
Makoto
It is nice out here.
Makoto
I want to say it's calming, or like time passes more slowly...
Chinatsu
Where'd you come from?
Makoto
Hum? You mean my home?
Makoto
I came from a place called Yokohama.
Chinatsu
Oh, I know where that is. It's part of Tokyo, right ?
Makoto
Well that's almost right.
Makoto
You could get lost in here. Stay close, Chinatsu.
Chinatsu
It's epically good!
Makoto
oh, here they are! Finally.
Makoto
Could you hold this for a second?
Chinatsu
You're getting a broom?
Makoto
Yes, it's more convenient if I have one.
Makoto
I could have brought the one I had at home, but...
Makoto
I thought this would be a good chance to get a new one.
Makoto
Wonder if this'll work.
Chinatsu
*in her mind* shocked
Makoto
Oops! That was close.
Makoto
*In her mind* Almost bumped my head.
Makoto
Hmm. Bamboo sure does have personality.
Makoto
I wonder if I can get used to riding it.
Kei
You read the paper? Good for you.
Nao
Huh, so you got a cousin staying over?
Kei
She'll go to the same school as us. I'll introduce you.
Nao
Wow, really? So... What's she like?
Kei
What's she like...? Hm.
Kei
Well you'll get it when you meet her.
Kei
Whoa... Speak of the devil.
Makoto
Now put your feet down slowly.
Chinatsu
We saw you from above, so we came down.
Chinatsu
KEI, DID YOU SEE?! WE FLEW! WE FLEW IN THE SKY!!
Kei
Uh-huh, I saw. You must've been surprised.
Chinatsu
SO COOL
SO COOL
SO COOL
SO COOL
TOO
COOOOL
!!!
Makoto
Oh, Kei, this is...?
Kei
Hm? Oh, yeah. This is Nao Ishiwatari. Her parents run the liquor shop. We were in the same class in middle school.
Makoto
Hello. I'm Makoto Kowata... I've just moved here to become a witch.
Makoto
I hope I don't cause you too much trouble. It's very nice to meet you.
Makoto
Okay! I'll be right there!
Chinatsu
Hey, do witches ride their brooms to school?
Makoto
Well, a broom digs into your groin when you ride it, which is actually quite painful. So it's not the most ideal way to get to school...
Kei
GET YOUR HAND OUTTA THERE! XD 😆🤣😅
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Kei
Hey, here's your class.
Makoto
Good morning, Nano.
Makoto
So, we're in the same class. I'm so thrilled! ♪
Nao
Uh...Yeah, I guess so...
Kei
What're you so scared of? That's not like you.
Nao
Shut up! I'm not scared.
Nao
I'm just kinda disoriented, that's all.
Nao
Anybody would be if they saw people flying through the air on a broom.
Kei
Sheesh... It's just like I always say: "Don't be a slave to common sense."
Makoto
You never said that! Quit trying to be COOL.
Makoto
Uhm, Nano...It's okay. You don't have to be so on edge about it.
Makoto
Apart from being a witch, I'm a normal girl, just like you.
Makoto
So...if it's all right with you, i'd like to be your friend, Nano.
Nao
My name is not Nano. It's Nao.
Student 1
All new students, please head to the gym!
Witches, by tradition, are recognized as full adults when we turn 15.
Student 2
So we leave home and go out into the world, to learn how to be independent.
Makoto
Wow. That's very bold.
Makoto
But my parents said that things aren't very easy for witches these days,
Makoto
So insist that I at least finish high school, to make sure I have options.
Makoto
And they said I'd be safer if I stayed with relatives...Well, so much for "tradition."
Nao
So then, are there actually a lot of witches around?
Makoto
Yes, especially in the Tohoku region.
Makoto
There's lots of wilderness and it's rich in natural resources.
Makoto
That makes it easy to use magic, so it's popular with novice witches.
Makoto
My grandma says there aren't nearly as many witches as there used to be.
Makoto
But nowadays, they say more girls are choosing not to become witches, instead living as normal people.
Nao
Wait...You said there are lots of witches in Tohoku, right?
Makoto
Oh, yeah, we're not supposed to talk about it
Makoto
to people who aren't family or—
Makoto
*In her mind* Or...
Makoto
But all the normal people like me don't know anything about them, so...
Makoto
Doesn't that mean witches keep the fact they're witches a secret?
Nao
WHAAAT?! YOU'VE DONE NOTHING BUT TALK ABOUT IT!!!
Nao
Nooo, don't drag me into any weird witchy stuff...
Makoto
N-No, no, it's all right! There's no punishment or anything...
Makoto
It's more like, we should try to keep it a secret if we can. I think.
Nao
But that's super Vague?!
Teacher
Okay, then...your classes will start tomorrow.
Teacher
Study hard, and have a good year.
Makoto
You're not coming home, Kei?
Kei
Yeah, I'm gonna hang out with my friends from middle school,
Kei
So I can't walk you home.
Makoto
Oh, then I'll go with you.
Makoto
Please introduce me to your friends.
Kei
Uhm...I think you'd better not...
Kei
You'd be pretty disillusioned if you heard what we talk about.
*Kei's friend 1* Is that Kei's girlfriend?
*Kei's friend 2* Damn, he moves fast.
Kei
So, can you take care of her, Nao?
Nao
I asked her to walk you home.
Kei
That way you won't get lost.
Kei
Well, see you later. Tell my mom I'll be home by dinner.
Kei
*To his friends* Hey, sorry for that wait, guys!
Makoto
I get it, but he could at least introduce me...
Nao
Oh, he always does his own thing.
Makoto
I get it, I get it. There are things that boys can only talk about with each other.
Makoto
You're right. Kei has always been like that.
Nao
Hey... What are you doing?! Are you trying to get lost?!
Nao
*In Her Mind* You're determined?!
Makoto
No no...I'd like to give you a present.
Makoto
Yes, To apologize for earlier, and as a token of our future friendship.
Nao
No, really, that's okay...You don't have to...
Makoto
You're walking me home and everything ...
Makoto
I have to thank you for that, too!
Makoto
PLEASE WAIT JUST A MOMENT.
Makoto
I'll BE RIGHT BACK.
Makoto
You see, there's an extremely rare plant out here!
Makoto
I could smell it this morning on the way to school.
Nao
*In her mind* You do your own thing even more than Kei.
Makoto
That distinctive ammonia smell...
Makoto
It must be pretty close.
Makoto
I'm gonna pull it up now.
Makoto
Plug your ears, okay?
Makoto
Ngh! The wild ones really do have strong roots!
Nao
* In her mind* what was that...
Nao
*Shocked and stunned*👀
Makoto
Oh? You don't know?
Makoto
This is a very rare plant called a mandrake.
Makoto
I'm incredibly lucky to find one so close by!
Makoto
*In her mind* That's Tohoku for you!
Makoto
The scream they make when they're uprooted can be deadly to anyone who listens closely.
Nao
*in her mind* Oh, thank you.
Makoto
They're highly poisonous, but if you remove the poison properly, they can be used to make a panacea, among other things. It's a very useful plant.
Nao
*In her mind* It's moving...
Makoto
Didn't I just tell you, Nao... I would like to give you a present.
Makoto
This mandrake is for you!
Makoto
A token of our friendship!
We've been having a warm spell...and it's shaping up to be balmy today as well.
We're seeing signs of spring pop up everywhere.
Makoto
Oh, there you are, Uncle!
Makoto
There's something I wanted to ask you... Is it a good time?
Makoto
I thought I would study plants as part of my witch training...
Makoto
And I'd like to try to grow some vegetables.
Makoto
Is there a plot of land I could use?
Makoto
It doesn't have to be very big.
Uncle
Out a-back at the hayouse thar's a li'l', bit a fiel', you go head 'n use 'at.
Uncle
Now it's all grun o'er with grass n' sech, so her gunna hafta dig 'er up, but it oughter be jes faan.
Uncle
Thar's hoes 'n shov'ls out 'n thar shed so go on 'n use ennithin' ya need.
Uncle
Even got a bit a fertulahzer. You can dump'er on out thar.
Chinatsu
He said there's a field we're not using out behind the house so you can have that.
Chinatsu
And there's tools and stuff you can use.
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Kei
Yeah, dad's got a pretty heavy accent, huh.
Makoto
I'll have to brush up on my Tsugaru dialect.
Kei
Here's the watering can.
Makoto
Sorry to bother you with this.
Kei
It's fine. I had nothing to do anyway.
Kei
Besides, I'm a farmer's son. I might as well learn my way around a garden, too.
Kei
It's the perfect chance. Let's grow some vegetables!
Makoto
Well you take over the family business, Kei?
Kei
I am the oldest so it's been on my mind, but...
Makoto
My parents tell me not to worry about it, that I should do what I like.
Kei
You've been blessed with such nice parents.
Kei
Right in front of you.
Makoto
Goodness. It's covered in weeds.
Kei
My grandmother used it a long time ago...but one's taken care of it since she died.
Kei
Well, first things first better weed it.
Kei
It'd be a pain to do the whole field. Let's just clear as much as we'll use.
Chinatsu
I wanna help too, Kei!
Kei
Okay, go help Makoto pull up the weeds. She's having a hard time by herself.
Makoto
Thank you Chinatsu!
Chinatsu
Oh, Chito come along, too?
Makoto
So you two've become pretty friendly.
Chinatsu
Uh-huh. We're friends.
Chinatsu
So witches do stuff like growing vegetables, too?
Makoto
Witches have to be knowledgeable about many different things.
Makoto
The more a witch knows, the more she'll be deemed an upstanding witch.
Makoto
So a novice witch like me has to take in many different experiences.
Makoto
Growing vegetables is also a life experience. It's a form of studying.
Makoto
What vegetables do you like, Chinatsu?
Chinatsu
I don't really like vegetables.
Kei
Whew! All done weeding!
Kei
That sure went faster with three people.
Kei
Makoto, Chinatsu... Let's take a breather.
Makoto
Hey, Kei? There's a weird bird over here.
Kei
Oh, that's just a pheasant. It's not that weird.
Makoto
A pheasant?! Like the bird in the story of Momotaro?
Kei
You can find them all over around here. You've never seen one before?
Makoto
No. So that's what a pheasant sounds like.
Makoto
*In her mind* So pretty...
Kei
I get it. They just make you want to catch them, don't they?
Kei and Chinatsu are watching Makoto to catch that bird!!!
Kei
She's tilling the soil.
Kei
Makoto! You should take a break.
Kei
Save some energy for later.
Makoto
I didn't know pheasants could run so fast.
Makoto
But I think I'm close to catching him.
Kei
You want to catch him that badly?
Makoto
He's keeping me at a distance where it looks like I can reach him, but I can't.
Makoto
And he's looking at me as if to say, "Catch me if you can!"
Pheasant
*In his mind* Come at me!
Kei
No one from around here would try so hard to catch one...
Makoto
But I've never seen one before! To me, it's rare!
Makoto
*In her mind* There are none in Yokohama!
Chinatsu
Is catching pheasants part of your witch training, too?
Makoto
Oh, no, it has nothing to do with being a witch.
Makoto
I just want to, that's all.
Chinatsu
*In her mind* Whaaat...
Kei
Now Chito's giving it a go.
One or two seconds later!
Makoto
Ah ha ha ha! Chito, You silly thing.
Makoto
You're just going back and forth!
Kei
Okay, wanna get back to it?
Makoto
All right. This time, I'll get him for sure.
Makoto
Hey... That's not why we're here...
Kei
Now we'll spread out lime and fertilizer, and mix it in with a hoe.
Kei
Let's get it all done in one last push.
Kei
All right! The soil is all prepped!
Kei
Now we'll leave it be for a week or two.
Makoto
Huh? We're not going to plant right away?
Kei
We have to wait for the lime and fertilizer to blend in with the soil. After that we can plant.
Makoto
*In her mind* Aw...
Chinatsu
What veggies are we gonna grow?
Makoto
Oh, right, we'll have to think about that.
Makoto
Given the time of year, we'll have to do summer vegetables. Things like eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, kabocha, okra, bell peppers, goya melons, zucchini, Chinese chives... I guess? Oh, and I'd like to grow some herbs, too.
Kei
The plot's too small for all that.
Uncle
Oh, looky whatcha'll dun.
Uncle
Mm-hm. Lookin' good.
Kei
If you have any questions, just ask our dad.
Makoto
There is one thing I 've been wondering ...
Makoto
I've heard there are some vegetables you shouldn't plant next to each other. Is that true?
Uncle
Let's see now, for instance ...
Uncle
Reckon you ain't never seen a pheasant before, Makoto.
Uncle
Just hold on. I'll catch it and show ya up close.
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