A really short (just 8 pages!?) and adorable special chapter this month, giving us a break from the really intense Homura arc.
This issue comes with the adorable Nyanko-sensei spoon and fork set! (They are the ones that Nyanko is holding in the cover lol) Next issue (coming out on November 22nd) also comes with the Nyanko-sensei 2020 calendar, so make sure to grab that if you want it! :3
As always, special thanks to Jessica for proofreading this summary!
- Niji
[Everything under the cut]
Special Chapter 22
The window rattles open, and Nyanko-sensei appears… with a giant ribbon on his head.
Natsume: Pfft! Ahahaha! How did you end up looking like this?
Nyanko: THIS ISN’T A LAUGHING MATTER, NATSUME! I was just having my usual merry patrol, when someone suddenly hit me! When I woke up, I found myself looking like some frivolous being*!
[The term he used here is “ukareponchi”, which is an old slang to refer to a shallow man, or basically a player. It literally means something like “a floating lover”.]
Nyanko-sensei demands that they go look for the culprit that did this to him, commenting that he sensed something familiar from them just as he regained consciousness.
Natsume: Whatever the case, we should get this off you first. We need to ice the place where you got hit.
Nyanko: Wait! This ribbon might be a hint towards finding the culprit. Take a good look at it! Is there anything that comes to mind?
Natsume: H~~~~m… It’s tied in a rather complicated manner…… The only one I know who would be skilled enough to make this is………
Natsume: TANUMA!
Tanuma: It wasn’t me, Natsume. If it’s a ribbon you’re talking about, isn’t it usually a girl? Let’s see… Maybe it was Taki?
Natsume: Taki? That’s true… But…
Natsume: Taki is surprisingly rough with things, so I’m not sure if she could make something as detailed as this…
Taki: *BAM!* Natsume-kun, Tanuma-kun!
Tanuma: ! Taki…
Taki: I’ve brought some dango I purchased… *gasp!*
[Niji: How convenient is it that everyone that gets mentioned just appears immediately??]
[Jessica: We’re speedrunning through this chapter]
Taki: What happened, Nyanko-sensei——! You’re wearing something like a samba dancer—— *hug~~~!*
Natsume: ——Looks like it wasn’t Taki.
Tanuma: That’s true… Also, not only did they knock him out, they even put a ribbon on him… This person is rather bizarre……
Natsume: ——Then could it be the other way around like they knocked him out just to put the ribbon on him…… or something……?
Tanuma: Whichever it is, it sounds bad.
While giving Nyanko-sensei a tight hug, Taki notices that the ribbon looks familiar, and that it is from a Western confectionery shop. However, as she doesn’t know much about it, she directs Natsume to Nishimura.
Nishimura: Oh! Isn’t that ribbon from Smith, the Western confectionery shop that’s popular with the girls? They recently released new macarons which you can’t get unless you dash right out of the school gates upon the last bell…… Pfft! Still! Why is it wrapped around your cat!?
Natsume: Something happened, so……
Nishimura: If I remember correctly, it’s a shop near Kitamoto’s house.
Kitamoto: Huh? Really?
Nishimura: You’re really slow with stuff like that. No wonder you got into a fight with your little sister.
Nyanko: *sniff sniff*
Kitamoto: Shut up, this has nothing to do with that.
Natsume: Huh? A fight? With Mana-chan?
Kitamoto: Like I said, enough about me.
Nyanko: ……
Nyanko-sensei suddenly hops out of Natsume’s arms, and disappears into the trees.
Shortly after, when everyone has parted, Mana catches up to Kitamoto.
Mana: Onii-chan! *pant pant*
Kitamoto: Mana.
Mana: Are you still angry about yesterday? *pant…*
Kitamoto: ……
Mana: I’m sorry about yesterday. I said too much. As an apology, I waited in line and used my pocket money to grab these popular macarons…
Kitamoto: So you’re trying to entice me with a gift?
Mana: Yes…… I’m really sorry!
Kitamoto: ——Seriously… Sweet things for me are…
Mana: Also! Because of some situation, I don’t have the ice pack with me, so eat it immediately! Eat it immediately, okay?
Kitamoto: Huh!?
Mana: Bye!
Kitamoto: Huh- Oi! Mana, where are you going?
Mana dashes off. Meanwhile, Nyanko-sensei recalls the conversation he had with Natsume and Tanuma, about where he got the ribbon.
Natsume: “Sensei, I’ve noticed this earlier, but there’s something tied with that ribbon. Besides, where exactly did you get hit?”
Nyanko: “It was near the old temple behind the bus stop. I was patrolling to see how ripe the persimmons have gotten.”
Natsume: “——Sensei…… I don’t think you got knocked out, but rather——”
From the distance, Nyanko-sensei hears a voice.
Mana: Kitty cat! Kitty cat, are you there——?
Nyanko: *pop!*
Mana: There you are! Thank goodness!! You woke up.
Mana: I’m sorry, kitty cat. Come here. I have to get that off you… I saw you got knocked down by a persimmon and panicked, so I took the ice pack that was with my sweets and tied it to you with the ribbon. But then I realized that the ribbon could get caught in various places, and worried that you might be in danger because of that…… You have a collar, so I guess your owner might remove it for you… But I’m sorry I tied it to you without asking.
Mana: ——Hehe, but it looks good on you. It’s a lovely ribbon, isn’t it?
Nyanko: *trot trot!*
Mana: Ah! Kitty cat… Be careful———
Natsume: Seriously, why did you suddenly run off like that, Sensei? ——What happened to finding the culprit?
Nyanko: ——…
Natsume: Fufu. How long are you going to wear that for?
[Niji: Nyanko-sensei reminds me of those old prideful grandpas… They love the gifts they receive but never dare to admit it. Such tsunderes lolol]
