Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Extra Story:
受験戦争編
第1話 まこちゃんのユーウツ
Exam Wars
Chapter 1: Mako-chan's Depression

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p. 101

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Makoto:

No, dear. I don't burn things.

There's no burning smell...

 

Oh noooo!

 

Damn.

Just a dream.

p. 102

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Makoto:

(Mmm, that was close.)

(Mako-chan's special Japanese style meatloaf is a success.)

I'm Makoto Kino. Age 15. Middle Year 3.

My hobby is finding bargains, and my specialty is cooking.

 

I'm really bad with...

Television:

You, too, can go to Okinawa with JALU!

Makoto:

Aaah!

 

airplanes... That's the kind of girl I am.

Oh,

I guess I had the TV on.

(I don't like the sound of airplanes.)

 

(They're here.)

p. 103

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Makoto:

Right now we're exam students in bloom.

So that we can be high school girls in bloom!

Usagi:

Mako-chan! (We're here!)

Makoto:

As of today, we're having weekly study sessions

led by Ami-chan.

Come on in!

 

This is a record of our love and emotion-filled exam wars!

Usagi:

Wow!

Your apartment has gotten

even more lovely in the short time since we last came over.

Makoto:

Here. Have some tea.

Usagi:

Ooh!

What cute cups!

p. 104

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Rei:

This smells great! Is it herbal tea?

Usagi:

It's delicious.

Makoto:

You really think so?

 

It's chamomile tea.

It makes you relax. You can fall right to sleep when you drink it.

Ami:

...Fall right to sleep?

 

We can't have that!

That's enough tea.

Come on! Let's start with a bang!

p. 105

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Makoto:

...Hey,

why don't we have dinner soon?

Usagi:

Ooh! There's so much food! It looks delicious!

I bet it took a lot of prep work, didn't it?

Makoto:

Well, kind of. One night's worth.

Ami:

One night!?

 

You can't do that, Mako-chan! It won't leave you any time to study for exams!

Don't go through all this trouble anymore.

Makoto:

Yeah, but I just really want you all to have a big meal.

Usagi:

(Mako-chan...!)

Television:

You, too, can go to Okinawa with JALU!

Makoto:

Aaah!

p. 106

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Usagi:

Mako-chan!?

Makoto:

Oh, it's just a commercial.

Sorry, guys. I don't like the sound of airplanes.

 

Both of my parents died in a plane crash when I was little.

That's why it makes me so happy

when we can all sit around like a family and eat my cooking.

Usagi:

(Oh, Mako-chan...)

Minako:

(That's wonderful, Mako-chan.)

Makoto:

Oh no! When did it get to be so late?

Sorry for keeping you so long.

 

Come back for tea and dinner sometime, okay?

Good night!

Usagi, Minako, & Rei:

...For tea and dinner??

Why did we come over here, exactly?

Ami:

Oh my god!

We didn't even get through half of the agenda!

Next time we'll really have to bang away at it!

p. 107

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Makoto:

There!

All done cleaning.

 

Oh no! It's already 1:00! I need to get to sleep.

 

So now we'll have study sessions every week until March.

But it's okay! Ami-chan is a powerful ally,

so exams will be a breeze.

p. 108

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Makoto:

(sob sob)

Ami:

How was the test, Mako-chan?

 

(Mako-chan, we have to work hard!)

Makoto:

(...Well, I know.)

Makoto:

...Hi.

Boy:

Huh? Mako-chan?

 

What are you doing?

Year 3 kids are taking exams, so they're not allowed to go to clubs anymore.

Makoto:

(Oh yeah!)

 

...sniffle

Being an exam student is hard.

(sob sob)

Boys:

(having fun together)

p. 109

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Unazuki:

So,

Mako-chan, Usagi-chan. How is it?

 

It's my highly recommended hibiscus tea.

Usagi & Makoto:

Sour.

Unazuki:

If you drink it while you're studying, the sourness will definitely keep you awake.

Makoto:

I know Ami-chan will love it!

Where can I buy some?

 

Whoa. How long has there been a lovely store like this in Juuban?

Girls:

It's all sold out?

I'm sorry.

(Aah!)

(It's adorable.)

p. 110

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Unazuki:

Geez! I was hoping they'd gotten more in stock! Maybe it's because the clerks are almost never here.

They're so irresponsible.

Usagi:

...Either way,

 

Mako-chan really... likes it here.

Makoto:

Aaah! These cushions are adorable!

This jewelry box is beautiful!

Oh! Look at these adorable earrings!

 

Having tea and going to lovely shops are some of

my favorite things to do after school.

But now that we're doing exams, I guess I just have to deal with it?

Oh! I wanna have tea with everyone!

Usagi:

(...Isn't that what we're doing right now?)

Unazuki:

Mako-chan!

 

You can do whatever you want after you're a high school girl in bloom!

You can drink tea, or even just hang around!

You've gotta try your best!

(I'm already a high school girl, by the way.)

Makoto:

Unazuki-chan!

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Usagi:

Mako-chan!

Minako:

(Hi!)

Ami:

(Let's get some work done today!)

Makoto:

Come on in!

 

...Hey guys.

Why don't we have a little tea?

Ami:

Mako-chan.

 

I brought some green tea today.

I'll go make the tea, so you can keep working.

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Makoto:

(...You fiend.)

Ami:

Just take it easy and do some questions, okay?

Usagi:

...But

Minako:

I've smelled something since we got here.

Makoto:

...Hey,

why don't we have dinner

...soon?

Ami:

Eeee!

There's so much fancy food here!

 

Mako-chan!

Makoto:

Waah! I'm sorry! Forgive me! I spent a whole night making it again.

Ami:

Mako-chan!

Cups of ramen are the perfect choice for friends taking exams!

Use the time you'll save from cooking to do a question!

(I brought five of them!!)

p. 113

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Minako:

Yeah, Mako-chan!

We can't do club activities, no matter what!

So if you eat healthy during all this,

you'll turn into a fat Sailor Soldier!

(Are you listening, Usagi?)

Usagi:

(Wha?)

Minako:

Is that what you want!?

Makoto:

(A fat Sailor Soldier??)

Ami:

Mako-chan.

(Wow, not one speck of dust.)

It looks like you've cleaned the apartment very thoroughly.

Makoto:

(A-Actually, I spent two whole days cleaning...)

Rei:

You know,

it seems like the apartment has even more lovely items since last time.

 

...You were goofing off after school, weren't you?

Makoto & Usagi:

Aaah! I'm sorry!

p. 114

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Makoto:

...Maybe...

 

...I should give up

on going to high school.

 

I feel like I'm not cut out for

studying for exams.

 

The more I think "I have to do this,"

the more I want to drink tea! The more I want to cook! The more I want to clean!

The more I want lovely things!

Usagi:

(Yeah! I know how it is, Mako-chan! The more it makes you want to watch TV and read manga, too!)

Makoto:

I just

wish I could spend my life enjoying

cooking, tea, flowers, and other cute things.

p. 115

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Ami:

Mako-chan.

Ami:

That's

 

just escapism.

Rei:

Oh, she's dead.

Usagi:

(Hey, Mako-chan.)

Ami:

Come on! We don't have time to be dead! Let's bang through these questions!

Minako:

(Ami-chan!)

p. 116

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Escapie:

Eheehee. I am the Genius Locī that haunts this land.

With China's 4,000 year flavor: Escapie!

 

Mmmm. This place is filled with a sweet, sugary mood.

Lots of young, escapist prey come to this shop.

 

I should use this sugary mood to bring in even more escapist girlies.

p. 117

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Usagi:

You did it, Mako-chan! You got a higher score!

(That's great.)

(Way to go!)

(sob)

Makoto:

(Thanks. It's only 10 points, though.)

 

...Aww, man. I actually got a higher score, but

...I'm just not happy. I don't feel that great physically, either.

 

Man. I wanna stop somewhere. I wanna have tea. I wanna look at lovely things. But I have to go straight home and study.

 

...What smells so good?

Ooh, my feet are just moving on their own...

p. 118

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Makoto:

What!? A sale!?

Escapie:

Welcome. Thank you for choosing our store!

Makoto:

A sale!

Escapie:

You are very lucky. You could purchase today's biggest sale item!

 

A special herbal tea, Chinese scones, and brownies.

Right now they are 100 yen as a set.

Makoto:

No way!

Sold!!!

Escapie:

Thank you very much. Take care.

(Eheehee)

Makoto:

(This makes me so happy!)

Usagi:

Basically, you're way too strict, Ami-chan.

p. 119

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Ami:

Even Shakespeare said, "Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven!"

 

Don't be afraid to learn! Let's study! So we can all get into high school!

Rei:

...But Bacon said, "To spend too much time in studies is sloth."

Usagi & Minako:

(I wonder if she means the bacon you eat.)

Rei:

Mmh!

 

A supernatural presence!

Usagi:

Huh?

Rei:

There's a suspicious scent coming from that store!

Something is strange about all those people!

Usagi:

Mako-chan goes to that store a lot!

p. 120

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Makoto:

...Ooh. This tea and cake is so delicious.

So ha-ppy.

(hiccup)

I don't care

if I become a fat Sailor Soldier, or if I can't go to high school.

(hiccup)

Usagi:

Mako-chan!?

Rei:

What's this evil presence!?

Usagi:

Aah! Mako-chan!?

Escapie:

I am Escapie the Genius Locī.

I will take the body of this sugary girl.

Rei:

An enemy!?

Usagi:

You can't die, Mako-chan!

p. 121

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Usagi:

We're gonna be high school girls in bloom, and get pagers,

and go to Shibuya, and stop everywhere, and have parties,

and you're gonna get a boyfriend!

Be a high school girl in bloom, Mako-chan!

High School Girl in Bloom

Makoto:

Yeah.

 

That's right!

Jupiter Planet Power Make-Up!

p. 122

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Sailor Jupiter:

I'm gonna be a high school girl in bloom, stop everywhere I want,

and have tea. I can't die before that!

Jupiter Coconut Cyclone!

Escapie:

Aaaah!

Super Sailor Moon:

You did it, Jupiter!

Sailor Jupiter:

Of course! They can't beat me.

(hiccup)

Super Sailor Moon:

Jupiter!?

p. 123

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Sailor Jupiter:

...I beat the enemy, so now exams will be just fine. (Hwah...)

(hiccup)

(hiccup)

Sailor Mercury:

Jupiter! You may have beaten the enemy, but we still have studying to do!

Sailor Mars:

(Was this herbal tea spiked or something?)

Sailor Venus:

(Well, at least the enemy is gone...)

Sailor Jupiter:

No, dear.

The best gift for getting into high school is a rose-shaped ring.

(hiccup)

(hiccup)

Makoto:

And then come spring.

Makoto:

(Peace.)

p. 124