Don't Die, Chuko!

**Don't Die, Chuko!** (死ぬなチュー子編, *Shinu na Chūko hen*) is a stage in *World's End Club*. It follows What next? if the player chose Osaka.

## Summary

On August 18th, the Go-Getters Club arrived in Osaka. There was no sign of any other people in the city, and Pai and Pochi were unable to find Vanilla. Those that had wanted to go to Kyoto were frustrated, and blamed Kansai for wasting their time. Chuko criticized him for being a bad leader when Kansai tried to blame everyone else who voted for Osaka as well. As they kept arguing, Chuko suddenly grew faint and collapsed to the ground. Jennu found that Chuko had a fever, and thought she may have rat-bite disease from the rat that bit her in Kobe. Kansai ran off to search for antibiotics, and Reycho and Nyoro chased after him.

Before Kansai, Reycho, and Nyoro could set off for a pharmacy, they were stopped by Pielope. It declared it was there for revenge against Pai for kicking it in the Game of Fate. Pielope transformed itself into a giant armored crab and crawled along the side of a nearby building, waiting to attack. Reycho prepared to strike back with a large takoyaki-shaped decorated, but before he could, Pielope picked him and Nyoro up with its claws. It asked Kansai to go bring the rest of the Go-Getters Club, and promised to let him live if he did. Kansai thought back to the last time he saw Niyan, and remembered that protecting his friends was most important to him. Kansai awakened to his power, and asked Reycho to throw the takoyaki towards him. Kansai used his power to manifest a baseball bat, and swung the takoyaki into Pielope's body, knocking it far away and saving Reycho and Nyoro.

Nyoro thanked Kansai for saving them, and Kansai heard a message from Tattsun over his transceiver. Tattsun explained that Jennu was taking care of Chuko, and the others were out looking for antibiotics. Kansai explained their plains, and the three took off for the pharmacy. Along the way, Kansai used his ability to clear a path by hitting a large wrecking ball through barriers and fighting crabs in the way. As they reached the pharmacy, Pielope crawled back along the wall, and refused to let them in without a fight. Kansai fought back by hitting Pielope's fireballs back towards it, as well as parts of the buildings it knocked off. Finally, Pielope fell off the wall, reverted to its mascot form, and disappeared.

Later, everyone reunited and gave Chuko the antibiotics from the pharmacy. Chuko, fully recovered, thanked Nyoro, Reycho, and Kansai for saving her. She and Kansai both apologized to each other for their earlier argument. Kansai admitted that he had been selfish, and gave his leader badge to Reycho. He told Reycho he planned to work hard and become a true leader, and would come back for the badge when he was ready. Eventually, everyone set up camp for the night.

## Trivia

* Kansai and Pielope's conversation about the "Colonel" is a reference to the Curse of the Colonel, a Japanese urban legend about a sunken Colonel Sanders believed to be responsible for the Hanshin Tigers' 18-year losing streak.
* Pielope's robotic crab form is likely a reference to Kani Dōraku, a chain restaurant with several locations in Dōtonbori known for its moving mechanical crab billboard.