#ch 19

[scene opens on a street on the campus]

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: Who does that indolent layabout think he is?! Walking all over us… He’s not even our advisor!!

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair:Those germs have no idea of the value contained in a single slice of my scalpel!

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: You agree, don’t you, Jiro?!

Jiro: Well, you probably won’t need a scalpel since it’s only a health check.

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: Exactly. A piddling health check! If this specimen has no scientific value, I will dispose of them immediately!!

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: Where are they, then?

Jiro: You got so worked up you weren’t listening?

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: She’s living in the old Clementia dormitory.

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: Hmph. My time is too precious to waste.

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: We need to get this peddling health check over with so I can return to my groundbreaking research.

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: Hurry up, Jiro!!

Jiro: Clementia’s that way, though.

[scene changes to inside Luna’s room]

My third day at Darkwick dawned alarmingly quickly.

After class, I would be going on my first mission with the Frostheim students.

Luna: (Can I really do this…?)

I opened the window to let some fresh air into my attic bedroom.

The weather had been pleasantly mild since I’d arrived, in stark contrast to the storm raging in my chest.

[comic sequence begins]

Panel 1: Jiro appears at the door, and the speech bubble points to him.

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: Good morning.

Panel 2: Jiro stands there with bags in his hands, while Luna is still in her pajamas, startled.

Luna: Whoa!

Luna: What?!

Luna: Wh-Who are you?!

Panel 3: Jiro towers over Luna, the speech bubble still pointing to him.

Stranger With Asymmetrical Hair: You should feel honored.

Yuri: You have the privilege of I, Yuri Isami, captain of Mortkranken house…

Panel 4: Luna peeks behind Jiro.

Yuri: …coming out in full force for you.

Panel 5: Yuri is revealed to be standing behind Jiro, much shorter than him, with a haughty look and a hand on his hip.

Yuri: Don’t tell me…

Yuri: …You’re so ignorant you don’t know who I am?

[end of comic sequence]

Jiro: She just got to Darkwick. And there’s only two of us, so you can’t call that full force.

Yuri: Of course there’s only two of us, Jiro. There’s not a single legitimate doctor in this place.

Yuri: Aside from me, that is.

Jiro: Yep. Could you pass me a set of patient garments?

My surprise house guests put down a large bag, throwing it open.

They began to unload several strange-looking devices resembling medical instruments of some kind.

Jiro: Please change into this.

Luna: Okay…

Yuri: Make it quick. I’m busy, you know.

I was handed a loose-fitting top and pants. I realized I wouldn’t be able to put it on without undressing first.

Jiro: We’re nearly out of EKG paper. We’ll have to restock when we get back.

Luna: Um…

Jiro: Yes?

Luna: I’d like to get changed…

Jiro: Go ahead.

Yuri: What are you doing, Jiro?! Come over here!!

Jiro: What do you need?

Luna: (He finally left…)