Chapter 60: Childhood Friends

Koko-chan, also known as Shiny Coco, comes to pay a visit with Chiyoko at the MSB club, but she is anything but social and congenial.

## Features of this Chapter

### Relationship Evolution

Some sort of falling out has come between Koko-chan and Chiyoko, although Chiyoko has no idea what it might have been.

### Skills Learned

Chiyoko shows patience with Koko-chan, but only up to a certain point. The pizza incident 'tipped the scales', and now a confrontation is forthcoming.

### Lessons Learned

One never knows about perceptions of others about oneself, as Chiyoko is finding out about Koko-chan's thirst for revenge.

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS

CHAPTER 60 OF THE MANGA

## Previously

It all started when a mysterious girl from another high school contacted the MSB club, saying that she wanted to establish social relations between her club and the MSB club. So far, so good. But then the girl kidnapped Manager Yui, and had to be rescued by both Maho Curry, and the Dark Lord, co-operating together for the first time, something was definitely amiss. The strange girl also was a Maho Shoujo girl, named "Shiny Coco", and for some unexplained reason, wants to wreak revenge on the MSB club, and specifically Chiyoko, the President. In the meantime, Minami Maki (Maho Curry) and Akira Asaba (the Dark Lord), usually rivals and combatants, agree to become somewhat civil toward one another, a remarkable first step to settling their differences. However, will Chiyoko become the target of several annoying and distressing pranks by an unknown assailant, probably Koko-chan (Shiny Coco) ?

## Chapter Overview

One day after school, during club time, Koko-chan (Shiny Coco) pays a visit to the clubroom. But she is not here for pleasant conversation or to establish social contacts. She is here to intimate Chiyoko. Chiyoko manages to recognize the girl as a childhood friend who she has not seen in quite a while. Recalling the fun times that the two girls had together, Chiyoko is puzzled as to why Koko-chan has such a thirst for revenge against her ? What triggered the bad blood between them ? Chiyoko is clueless. Koko-chan rants and raves, ending with a threat to 'get even' with Chiyoko by any means possible, in the worst possible way.

During the next several days, Chiyoko endures several pranks and vile jokes put upon her. But when she has to pay a large tab for several pizzas that she did not order, and use her 'Pretty Sugar' monies to do so, that is the 'last straw' ! Chiyoko issues a challenge to Koko-chan / Shiny Coco, to settle their differences at night, once and for all !

## This Chapter's Story

A couple or so days after Yui was abducted and kidnapped, she brings her concerns to President Chiyoko in the Clubroom. Yui is quite broken up about what happened, and offers to step aside as Manager for a time. Chiyoko is surprised that something like this would even have happened, yet Chiyoko is glad that Yui came out of the altercation safe and sound. No need to step down. Karin is happy that Yui was not hurt. Yui gives thanks for the efforts of both Maho Curry, and the Maniacal Girl. Just then, the door to the clubroom slams open. A strange girl, wearing a different school's female uniform, enters and greets everyone. Karii and Yui wonder just who this girl might be ? She gives everyone a 'long time, no see' acknowledgement. Yet, Chiyoko remembers who this odd girl is---*she is Shiny Coco in her normal schoolgirl mode !*

All of the club members are dressed in their female school uniforms (Minami Maki is not in the Clubroom at this time). Yet, the new girl points to Chiyoko and nonchalantly remarks that you are Foret Noire. Then, she gestures to Karin, saying that you are Pretty Saku-Nyan ! How does this strange girl know their alter egos ? Karin is offended, and barks back about how do you know who I am anyway ? Suddenly, a look of familiarity sweeps between the President and the strange girl. "You are Choko-chan, aren't you ?", shouts the strange girl. "No way .... you are Koko-chan, am I right ?", rebuffs Chiyoko. "You know her ?", whispers Yui to Chiyoko. "Er .... yeah ....", croaks Chiyoko.

Chiyoko goes on to relate that when she was much younger, she would go to live action Anime Girl shows. At the shows, Chiyoko would always see this other girl attending, too. Later, the two little girls would play together, pretending to be Maho Shoujo girls, complete with the correct tools that Maho girls would use. But when school started, the two of them went to different schools, and they gradually stopped seeing one another. "I never imagined that we would cross paths again !", acknowledges Chiyoko.

Yui tactfully mentions to Chiyoko that if you two are childhood friends, why don't you talk out your differences and come to some sort of understanding ? Okay, if that is what Koko-chan would prefer. However, Koko-chan is anything but friendly and congenial right now. She barks back at Chiyoko, "So that is what's been going on ! This Club's activities are nothing more than Chiyoko's personal ambitions and fantasies ! HAH ! I thought that we would never meet again. But since we have, *my desire for vengeance burns even brighter now !"*

In a low voice, Karin asks Chiyoko if something bad happened between you two ? Nothing that she can remember, replies Chiyoko. Koko-chan now turns to take her leave. She foretells doom and gloom for the Club. A little 'payback' is in order for Chiyoko, so that you, Chiyoko, can know the humiliation and suffering that she, Koko-chan has gone through. Then, Koko-chan will leave you and your Club, in shambles ! Be in fear of what is going to shortly happen ! And with that, Koko-chan slams the Clubroom door shut ! "What do you suppose might have happened between those two ?", Yui asks Karin.

The next day at school, when Chiyoko opens her own locker to retrieve her school shoes, she finds that thay are soaking wet. In class, when she opens her subject workbook, she finds it defaced with nasty graffiti. Later, Yui comments to Chiyoko that it seems if Koko-chan is just doing annoying pranks, nothing more. Chiyoko mentions that her school mailbox was stuffed full of shredded paper, and that the tires on her bicycle were punctured. No idea what happened between you two, asks Karin ? No, Chiyoko only remembers that the two of them would play together, and were happy with one another.

After school, in the Clubroom, all of the members are in attendance. Soon, a 'knock, knock' is heard on the door. It is a pizza delivery boy, with three boxed deluxe pizzas ! Chiyoko says that she did not order anything. However, the boy looks at the delivery record, and states that a "Chiyoko Teruto" had called in the order to be delivered. That must have been Koko-chan again, muses Chiyoko. "That will be 11,040 yen..." (~$98.26 USD) (\*), announces the delivery boy ! Paying for the pizzas, Chiyoko moans that there goes all her savings for more Pretty Sugar anime girl figurines and garage kits. Yui takes her first bite of the delicious pizza, when a text message comes across the iphone. The message is from Koko-chan, and states, "Fu, fu, fu ! (Ha, ha, ha !) May the fear of Shiny Coco live forever in your hearts !

But now Chiyoko is not the least bit amused. She uncharacteristically mutters that between the kidnapping of Yui, and all the pranks up to and including the pizza debacle, you, Koko-chan, have more than earned your punishment ! Roaring like a lion, Chiyoko belts out a challenge for Yui to text to Koko-chan---

"FIVE DAYS FROM NOW .... 10 PM .... ORIKAWA PUBLIC SQUARE .... YOU AND ME .... WE ARE GOING TO SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL .... !!!"

Karii (Minami always changes into girl mode immediately upon entering the Clubroom), chomping on a piece of pizza, nonchalantly remarks to Karin that all of us just got sucked into a childhood friend's quarrel, didn't we ?!? "Yeah .... !", remarks Karin, enjoying her pizza slice.

## Chapter Lookback, Commentary, and Opinion

**Manga story note---**

The serialization of the manga Maritora! was, unfortunately, cancelled at about the time that the Mangaka was about this far into the story line. It seems as if the Mangaka dropped the creation of the story shortly thereafter, without any resolve or wind-up to the story. This means that soon the story will abruptly end (Chapter 65 is the last chapter), with the story coming to a halt without any further information or revealing as to what happens next, or how it will all end up or conclude. In fact, it is rumored that the story ends with an unresolved cliffhanger ....

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(\*) Monetary Values

11,040 yen = ~$98.26 USD in Nov. 2018, the year this chapter was published.

Today (June 2023) 11,040 yen is equivalent to 11,564 yen, which is equal to ~$81.38 USD.

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AncientWatcher

Posts: 1,969

Jun 4, 2023

Kson said that pizza was fairly expensive in Japan, though the sizes are small, and they are loaded with toppings. Also, I think it would be fair to report Shiny Coco to the cops.

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CuteGothLolita

Posts: 30

Jun 16, 2023

Given that a rival ordered the pizzas for the MSB Club, I would have thought that the pizzas might have been spiked somehow. But maybe it was merely sort of a prank by Coco-chan .....

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