Chapter 57: Rival Club

Yui, the manager of the MSB club, is kidnapped right under the noses of Akira and Minami !

## Features of this Chapter

### Transition Milestones

In a transition setback, Minami is told by Chiyoko not to be transitioning to Maho Curry so often, only do so when absolutely necessary.

### Relationship Evolution

Minami Maki and Akira Asaba find out about each other's deep dark secrets.

### Skills Learned

When pressed for time, Minami can now do a very compressed Henshin to transform into Maho Curry.

### Lessons Learned

Sometimes uniting for a just cause is better than fighting amongst the two---Maho Curry and the Maniacal Girl as the Dark Lord.

ENJOYER CLUB [RIVAL CLUB]

CHAPTER 57 OF THE MANGA

## Previously

After participating in the fiasco at Yui's birthday party as the Maniacal Girl, Akira Asaba has become even more curious and driven to find out who Karii Maki actually is. Plus he was quite taken aback by the sexy, adult-oriented cocktail dress that Karii wore to the party. He is so convinced that Karii is someone else who is only presenting as a cute teenage girl, using the name Karii. But who ? He begins a fact-finding mission, but after several attempts, both as Akria and as their cross-dresssed female self, Kaitani, they come up empty-handed. Kaitani even gets reprimanded by Ren, Yui's maid and bodyguard, for trying to spy on the MSB club members. Yet, that does not stop him. He is not about to give up. Where will his investigation take him to, and will he find out who Karii Maki, as well as Maho Curry, are in real life ?

## Chapter Overview

An invitation comes to the MSB club, from another club in a nearby high school, wanting to establish social relations between the two clubs. Yui says that as the manager of the club, she should be the one to investigate the request. Yet, this proposed connection between the two clubs does not go unnoticed by Akira Asaba, although he is not a club member. He decides to spy on the first meeting between the two girls from their respective clubs. Minami also finds out about the first meeting, held outdoors at a gazebo on the school's campus, when he catches Akira secretly watching the meeting from behind a tree.

However, the meeting is but a ruse ! The strange girl uses the meeting to kidnap Yui. But with both Akira and Minami watching it happen right before their eyes, the two decide to give chase. Not able to keep up with the strange girl, carrying Yui to boot, both boys transform to their anime girl egos right in front of one another. What a surprise !!! Akira actually cross-dresses as the Maniacal Girl, wearing a Dark Lord's sexy female outfit, whereas male Minami is actually a Bigender teenager, who can transform into female Maho Curry wearing her Battle Maiden outfit. What will the two Maho Shoujo girls find out about the kidnapping ? Indeed, what will the two girls find out about one another, now that each knows the other's deep, dark secret ?

## This Chapter's Story

One day after school, Karin and Chiyoko, along with the other members, are in the clubroom. Karin receives a text on Chewtter from Wataichi High School, a high school in a neighboring school district. It comes from that high school's Maho Shoujo Admiration Club. The message states that the two clubs should consider establishing social contacts, based on their mutual interests. Yui overhears the conversation between the two, and volunteers to be the MSB's club liaison. President Chiyoko gives her approval. However, Karii Maki points out that would be a big responsibility. Karin offers to help, but Yui adamantly states that she will be able to do it all by herself. In a while, Chiyoko approaches Karii, mentioning that she wants a favor from her. Since there is not such a problem with the Maniacal Girl barging in on us anymore, therefore, please don't transform into Maho Curry, unless it is absolutely necessary. Karii is somewhat puzzled by the request, but says that she will honor it.

Next day after school, and after club activities, Minami (in male mode) is sitting on a park bench, located on the outskirts of the school's campus. Musing with himself, he notes that it is a pain not being able to transform into a girl as often as he used to do, but being in male mode for the time being is not going to kill him, after all. In time, his idle gaze fixates on a figure hiding behind a tree trunk. Why, it's Akira Asaba ! What is he doing there ? Minami gets up and quietly walks over to where Akira is. Yo, what's up ? Shhhh ! Akira points out in a hushed tone; over there in the gazebo, are Yui and Ren, sitting and talking with the girl from Wataichi High School's club. What's it mean to you, accuses Minami ? Akira, almost whispering, says that he caught sight of Yui after school, and she was in such a troubled and tense mood. So you followed her to here, offers Minami ? Like Stalking much ? "I WAS HONESTLY WORRIED ABOUT HER !", barks out Akira in too loud of a voice. Thankfully, he was not heard at the gazebo.

Yet over at the gazebo, Yui and the other girl are talking about the implements and tools that Maho Girls use. The other girl agrees with the necessity of having power tools, showing a hand held one that she had made for herself. Both Yui and Ren look intently at it. It has a sparkly crystal orb on the top of it. Look closely ! Yui and Ren do so, but without realizing it, they have become very sleepy. In fact, both lay their heads down on the gazebo bench, upon their folded arms, and are seemingly asleep in an instant. The strange girl chuckles to herself, how easy it was to overcome a member of the Orikawa High School MSB club !

With seemingly extraordinary superhuman strength, the strange girl, grabs both Yui and Ren underneath her arms. However, correctly guessing that Ren is not a member of the Club, the strange girl dumps Ren on the bench seat, and walks away with an unconscious Yui's limp body under her arm. Meanwhile, behind the tree, Minami is poking fun at Akira, saying that there must be a secret clandestine relationship between Yui and Akira, right ? As the two boys are verbally sparing with one another, the strange girl slips past them, carrying Yui ! "She is running off with Yui....", Minami gasps to himself, and looking over to the gazebo, "....Ren is asleep on the picnic table bench seat !"

"FURUMI-SAN....YUI....HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED !!!", both shout out simultaneously, "WE HAVE TO CHASE AFTER HER !!!"

For a girl carrying another girl as dead weight, the strange girl certainly moves fast ! Both boys take after her, but surprisingly, although they are running at top speed, they soon realize that they are not catching up to her ! Minami thinks to himself that she is carrying an entire person, yet we can't even catch up to her, she is actually pulling away from us. At this rate, we will soon lose sight of her. Again, thinking the same thought, Akira tells himself that if he were to instantly transform into the Maniacal Girl, he would have a lot more power to move with. Then again, Minami comes across the same idea !

Turning to look at one another while they are running side-by-side, Minami tells Akira to head back to the gazebo, and take care of Ren. Akira, for his part, tells Minami that he is the one who should go back ! Both silently tell themselves that they have no choice as to what to do at this point. While still running at top speed, both pull out their iphones, and institute their transformations. Minami repeats their Access Code to begin a rather compressed Henshin (Transformation Sequence), and transform into Maho Curry, while Akira sets up their instantaneous transformation into the Maniacal Girl (the Maniacal Girl does not use a Henshin). Suddenly, both rivals know each other's deepest, most personal, and most secretive talent about themselves. In the seemingly 'wink of an eye', Maho Curry, in her Battle Maiden outfit, and the Maniacal Girl, dressed as the Dark Lord, are staring at one another as they continued to run at full speed !

Instantly realizing each other's closely guarded secret, both are quite taken aback, but just for a moment. The two immediately decide to put each other's differences aside, and unite to the problem at hand, even if it is only a temporary truce. Both continue to follow the girl back to her school's campus. Arriving at the front gate to the school, Maho Curry peeks around the wall, above a nameplate that says, "Wataichi High School". Both pause a moment to catch their breath. However, the Maniacal Girl is not feeling all that well. Never one to be comfortable in social settings, especially with one's arch rival now in an alliance with themselves, the Dark Lord's mind is being flooded with past images of 'her' encounters with Maho Curry, and the various outcomes that prevailed. Maho Curry senses that something is wrong with the Maniacal Girl, and asks about that. Yet, the Maniacal Girl is too tired, upset, and mentally occupied to answer.

## Chapter Lookback and Commentary

The Dark Lord muses on the prospects of the self-proclaimed boyfriend of Karii.

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