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	“But he’s still making a fuss, asking me to call him Onii-chan.”		“But he’s still making a fuss, asking me to call him Onii-chan.”

	“Don’t listen to him, that guy has played too many eroge.”		“Don’t listen to him, that guy has played too many eroge<ref>Erotic games, or date sims.</ref>.”

	“He says that if I don’t call him that, he won’t give me the sports papers he bought at the station.”		“He says that if I don’t call him that, he won’t give me the sports papers he bought at the station.”

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	===Who is His Majesty the Maou's Bride!?===		===Who is His Majesty the Maou's Bride!?===

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	By the time I think ‘Uh-oh’, it’s already too late.		By the time I think ‘Uh-oh’, it’s already too late.

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	“Waa, you’re holding my… Yaa! Don’t look! Don’t keep looking down and comparing sizes!”		“Waa, you’re holding my… Yaa! Don’t look! Don’t keep looking down and comparing sizes!”




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	“Why the heck are you saying such childish things? Everyone has to go to the toilet, right? Keeping it in for too long is bad for the body, at a time like this, we don’t have a choice, right?”		“Why the heck are you saying such childish things? Everyone has to go to the toilet, right? Keeping it in for too long is bad for the body, at a time like this, we don’t have a choice, right?”
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	“…Günter’s… wedding dress…”		“…Günter’s… wedding dress…”




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	“Shibuya, can you not imagine anything too scary?”		“Shibuya, can you not imagine anything too scary?”

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			===Who is His Majesty the Maou's Bride!?===

	By the time I think ‘Uh-oh’, it’s already too late.		By the time I think ‘Uh-oh’, it’s already too late.

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	“That’s pretty good, too!”		“That’s pretty good, too!”

	“That’s not good at all! If that happens I’ll be under house arrest on a deserted island, and will never get to watch a ballgame again, y’know!? If that happens I won’t be able to see the development of Ito’s long term management(1), and when he completely conquers the game and is raised into the air in celebration, I won’t be able to cry with him, will I!? It’s okay even if I wasn’t first in the preliminaries, as long as the team can choose me… Forget it… This is a dream that won’t come true even if I don’t repeat a grade… Anyway, if my brother finds out I repeated a grade, it’s very likely that I will never see you again.”		“That’s not good at all! If that happens I’ll be under house arrest on a deserted island, and will never get to watch a ballgame again, y’know!? If that happens I won’t be able to see the development of Ito’s long term management<ref>Once manager of the Seibu Lions. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Ito)</ref>, and when he completely conquers the game and is raised into the air in celebration, I won’t be able to cry with him, will I!? It’s okay even if I wasn’t first in the preliminaries, as long as the team can choose me… Forget it… This is a dream that won’t come true even if I don’t repeat a grade… Anyway, if my brother finds out I repeated a grade, it’s very likely that I will never see you again.”

	“So I’m actually that far behind? Whatever, which part do you want me to help you with? I think freshmen mathematics only gets hard in the second semester.”		“So I’m actually that far behind? Whatever, which part do you want me to help you with? I think freshmen mathematics only gets hard in the second semester.”
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	“How can you still be so calm? Something as unscientific and unrealistic as this, how can this be common?”		“How can you still be so calm? Something as unscientific and unrealistic as this, how can this be common?”

	“But it is really common! I remember it was in Doraemon, something about swapping mandarins and dried fish. Obayashi Nobuhiko(1) switched before too, right? But that time they switched genders too, now that was a mess—”		“But it is really common! I remember it was in Doraemon, something about swapping mandarins and dried fish. Obayashi Nobuhiko<ref>A Japanese director whose movie ‘Tenkosei’ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenk%C5%8Dsei) is about a boy and girl who fell down the stairs and exchanged bodies.</ref> switched before too, right? But that time they switched genders too, now that was a mess—”

	Murata thinks his cold joke about “mandarins and dried fish” is not bad, so he starts laughing with Shibuya Yuuri’s face. That’s another new discovery, so that’s how I look when I laugh.		Murata thinks his cold joke about “mandarins and dried fish” is not bad, so he starts laughing with Shibuya Yuuri’s face. That’s another new discovery, so that’s how I look when I laugh.
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	“Speaking of which, Shibuya, what’s your dog called? Flanders?”		“Speaking of which, Shibuya, what’s your dog called? Flanders?”

	“Do you think my house is ‘Dog of Flanders’(3)? Sigh—But winter sure is annoying, if the weather is too cold, it’s so troublesome just leaving the house…”		“Do you think my house is ‘Dog of Flanders’<ref>An anime based on a book. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_of_Flanders_(TV_series)</ref>? Sigh—But winter sure is annoying, if the weather is too cold, it’s so troublesome just leaving the house…”

	As we’re standing side by side in front of the urinal covered in yellow beads, and finally manage to pull our zips down with the hands we warmed at the heater… I suddenly realize something.		As we’re standing side by side in front of the urinal covered in yellow beads, and finally manage to pull our zips down with the hands we warmed at the heater… I suddenly realize something.
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	I think to myself, “Could all other families be like this?” as I take off my shoes at the foyer, completely missing the chance to say “I’m back”.		I think to myself, “Could all other families be like this?” as I take off my shoes at the foyer, completely missing the chance to say “I’m back”.

	The woman who went in just now and looks a lot like Murata’s mother, just as I expected, was wearing glasses. Her short neat hair is dyed brown, and she wears makeup even at home, looking at first glance like Takashima Reiko(4) ten years later. She’s the complete opposite of my mother, the perfect image of a professional woman. If I had to face her in work, she would seem to be a troublesome opponent, and she doesn’t seem to care overly much for her son either. Just thinking that this is just right for me to deal with, I quietly heave a sigh of relief.		The woman who went in just now and looks a lot like Murata’s mother, just as I expected, was wearing glasses. Her short neat hair is dyed brown, and she wears makeup even at home, looking at first glance like Takashima Reiko<ref>Japanese actress (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiko_Takashima)</ref> ten years later. She’s the complete opposite of my mother, the perfect image of a professional woman. If I had to face her in work, she would seem to be a troublesome opponent, and she doesn’t seem to care overly much for her son either. Just thinking that this is just right for me to deal with, I quietly heave a sigh of relief.

	I take off the coat in the high school student’s room on the left of the foyer, spending a bit of time at the sink washing my hands. When I raise my head, the mirror reflects my~~(5)~~ face.		I take off the coat in the high school student’s room on the left of the foyer, spending a bit of time at the sink washing my hands. When I raise my head, the mirror reflects my<ref>This part is a bit troublesome; there doesn’t seem to be an actual ‘my’ before ‘hands’ and ‘head’, until ‘my face’. It’s hard to show in the translation, but actually since the switch Yuuri seems to avoid referring to any part of that body as ‘my’ until this point. </ref> face.

	Murata Ken.		Murata Ken.
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	His father raises his face from the papers by about 3 cm, looking at what should be his most beloved only son, but only for a moment, turning his gaze back to the paper in no time. Maybe it’s because he’s a multinational employee, so he must always pay attention to what’s happening in society; or maybe he hasn’t been in Japan for too long, so he’s desperate to catch up on domestic news.		His father raises his face from the papers by about 3 cm, looking at what should be his most beloved only son, but only for a moment, turning his gaze back to the paper in no time. Maybe it’s because he’s a multinational employee, so he must always pay attention to what’s happening in society; or maybe he hasn’t been in Japan for too long, so he’s desperate to catch up on domestic news.

	If I have to use one line to describe what characteristics I caught in that short time, I would say he’s a lot like Sada Masashi(6) 30% fatter.		If I have to use one line to describe what characteristics I caught in that short time, I would say he’s a lot like Sada Masashi<ref>Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Sada)</ref> 30% fatter.

	So if Sada Masashi and Takashima Reiko got married, their kid would have Murata Ken’s brains and looks…		So if Sada Masashi and Takashima Reiko got married, their kid would have Murata Ken’s brains and looks…
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	“T-thank you for your three months of hard work.”		“T-thank you for your three months of hard work.”

	Hey hey hey, I’m not acting out ‘the Crime Boss’ Wife’(7)!		Hey hey hey, I’m not acting out ‘the Crime Boss’ Wife’<ref>I think that would be a correct literal translation of ‘Gokudo no Onna-tachi’, a movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225881/)</ref>!

	Father raises the head he had buried in the newspapers, looking at his own son in all seriousness. Those goody-goody guy eyes are wide behind his retro-looking glasses. Perfect~ now’s the time! I can’t miss this chance, to talk to him properly! The most important thing is to take the initiative. I sit on the bright yellow sofa, trying to find a way to talk to him even if I don’t know him well.		Father raises the head he had buried in the newspapers, looking at his own son in all seriousness. Those goody-goody guy eyes are wide behind his retro-looking glasses. Perfect~ now’s the time! I can’t miss this chance, to talk to him properly! The most important thing is to take the initiative. I sit on the bright yellow sofa, trying to find a way to talk to him even if I don’t know him well.
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	“That’s right, she’s called Kamei something… Ah~~ Yeah, Shizuka.”		“That’s right, she’s called Kamei something… Ah~~ Yeah, Shizuka.”

	“Isn’t that a politician~~(8)~~?”		“Isn’t that a politician<ref>Google this name and get ready for a shock xD</ref>?”

	“What a bother~ Who would have thought she would catch me at my door? She’s as unwilling to lose as ever, I did text her.”		“What a bother~ Who would have thought she would catch me at my door? She’s as unwilling to lose as ever, I did text her.”
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	“What!?”		“What!?”

	I look down at the (seemingly) endless train station stairs, so scared I gulp a mouthful of saliva. The place we’re standing isn’t far from the turnstiles. From here down to the faraway ground, looks like about as high as Mount Fuji’s 8th Station(9) to my eyes. It could be that my heart is swaying now that I’m actually there, and so my calculation ability has malfunctioned due to miscellaneous external factors.		I look down at the (seemingly) endless train station stairs, so scared I gulp a mouthful of saliva. The place we’re standing isn’t far from the turnstiles. From here down to the faraway ground, looks like about as high as Mount Fuji’s 8th Station<ref>A landmark/marker(?) about 3000m up Mt Fuji</ref> to my eyes. It could be that my heart is swaying now that I’m actually there, and so my calculation ability has malfunctioned due to miscellaneous external factors.

	“Really, Shibuya, did you forget? Did I tell you before--? As long there’s an impact larger than what we face when we switched, we can easily return to normal.”		“Really, Shibuya, did you forget? Did I tell you before--? As long there’s an impact larger than what we face when we switched, we can easily return to normal.”
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	“…In that short time you were there, what did you hear from him?”		“…In that short time you were there, what did you hear from him?”

	“Nah, just some life plans. He planned for you to join Ishihara Promotion~~(10)~~, you know!”		“Nah, just some life plans. He planned for you to join Ishihara Promotion<ref>Apparently a powerful company? Not too sure…</ref>, you know!”

	Is Shouri planning to make us all a governor family?		Is Shouri planning to make us all a governor family?
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	1~~. Once manager of the Seibu Lions. (https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Ito)~~		{\| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em; border-collapse: collapse;"
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	~~2. A Japanese director whose movie ‘Tenkosei’ (https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenk%C5%8Dsei) is about a boy and girl who fell down the stairs and exchanged bodies.~~		\| Return to [[MA_Series\|MA Series]]
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	~~3. An anime based on a book. (https~~:~~//en~~.~~wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_of_Flanders_(TV_series)~~		\|}

	~~4. Japanese actress (https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiko_Takashima)~~

	~~5. This part is a bit troublesome; there doesn’t seem~~ to be an actual ‘my’ before ‘hands’ and ‘head’, until ‘my face’. It’s hard to show in the translation, but actually since the switch Yuuri seems to avoid referring to any part of that body as ‘my’ until this point.

	6~~. Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masashi_Sada)~~

	~~7. I think that would be a correct literal translation of ‘Gokudo no Onna~~-~~tachi’, a movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0225881/)~~

	~~8. Google this name and get ready for a shock xD~~

	~~9. A landmark/marker(?) about 3000m up Mt Fuji~~

	~~10. Apparently a powerful company? Not too sure…~~		==References==
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	Today I was supposed to meet my friend at the turnstiles of a nearby train station in our district.		Today I was supposed to meet my friend at the turnstiles of a nearby train station in our district.

	The time is 13 February, Saturday, 5.17pm.		The time is 13 February, Saturday, 5.17pm.

	I’m usually punctual, but this is a rare occasion where I’m two minutes late, hurriedly racing up the stairs, slippery from the snow yesterday, two steps at a time.		I’m usually punctual, but this is a rare occasion where I’m two minutes late, hurriedly racing up the stairs, slippery from the snow yesterday, two steps at a time.

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