Chapter 33: Mahiro and Valentine's Day

Mahiro is giving out chocolates on St. Valentine's Day, but first to only other girls. Mahiro is being reciprocated with chocolates given to her in return. But when Mahiro came upon Nemu, she was sleeping, so Mahiro left it where she would be sure to get the chocolate !

## Features of this Chapter

### Social Setting

The chocolate exchange on St. Valentine's Day at the middle school's homeroom.

### Transition Development

Mahiro clears an important milestone in her transformation to that of a caring, emphathic girl, when she felt bad for the boys at school who did not get any chocolate on St. Valentine's Day.

### Skills Learned

Mahiro begins to learn that "There is more happiness in giving than receiving." Well, maybe learning .........

MAHIRO AND VALENTINES

CHAPTER 33 OF THE MANGA

Japanese Title: *Mahiro To Barentain*

## Previously

One day this winter, sometime after New Year's Day, Mahiro walks to school, dressed as warm as she can possibly be, with her friends. She takes note that Kaede is wearing a winter coat, but has on the school uniform, including wearing the pleated mini-skirt, bare legs, and sheer white knee-hi's. Objecting to Kaede's fashion choice, Mahiro is told that Kaede is, of course, very cold, but she is also very fashion sensitive, and likes to show off bare legs with her school uniform. Miyo-chan cautions that cold weather may add fat to exposed skin, in order to increase warmth. Mahiro misunderstands this advice, and thinks that to increase the size of her bust, she must subject it to the cold weather. This she does. However, she ends up with only a severe cold and chills. Miyo-chan tries to help Mahiro recover with an energy juice, but it is Asahi that gets a 'kick in the rear' from it.

## This Chapter's Story

On the morning of St. Valentine's Day, before Mahiro heads on out to school, Mihari has a package for her to take with her. Inside the package are many small individually wrapped servings of hard, sweet, dark chocolate. Mahiro unwraps one and begins eating it. Mihari scolds her and tells her they are for giving out at school, not for eating. " Huh?", is all Mahiro can manage as a reply.

Now on her way to school, Mahiro thinks to herself that it is sad that she has to hand out so many of the chocolates. Soon, she meets Kaede and Momiji, also walking to school in the cool morning air. Momiji gives to Mahiro her chocolate gift (Honmie {Lovers}/Yuri chocolate, see below\*). A little slow on the uptake, it eventually hits Mahiro to reciprocate and give Momiji chocolate from the package that she is carrying. So the holiday is an exchange of chocolates between friends ? Kaede takes the opportunity to give something akin to chocolate kisses(Tomo/Neta chocolate, see below\*) to Mahiro. The kisses were even handmade by Kaede herself ! Kaede teases her younger sister, Momiji, saying that she, Kaede, is so pleased that Momiji took the initiative and gave chocolates to Mahiro first. (Yay for blossoming Yuri!)

At school, Asahi has chocolate for "MAA-HIGH-RONN" (Mahiro). So does Miyo-chan. Mahiro doesn't realize it at the time, but Miyo-chan is giving her Yuri Chocolates(Yuri/Lily chocolates, see below\*). Mahiro reciprocates with chocolates from her package. Mahiro tells herself that this exchange system is so nice and peaceful, and afterwards, she gets to eat all of the received chocolates ! Great ! Mahiro grins thinking that she still has plenty of chocolates from the package that Mihari gave her. So Mahiro begins on a swift and comprehensive campaign of trading chocolates to all the female classmates. Even sleepy Fujimi Nemu gets a chocolate from Mahiro, although Nemu does not return the favor, since she was sleeping at the time Mahiro came by.

Toward the end of the school day, Mahiro has a pile of chocolates on

    her desk and remarks to herself, " What a haul !!! " She further thinks to herself that this holiday is great, and that *she is glad that she is a girl,* as a typical boy would not fare so well in the chocolate exchanges. Just then, Mahiro looks up from the chocolate collection on her desk, to see the many sad and mournful faces of the boys in the classroom. " It's pure hell among the boys! ", thinks Mahiro to herself. She then feels a twinge of empathy for the boys, realizing that many holidays came and went when she, while being perceived as a male, would have nothing at the end of all the holidays to show for any effort. Mahiro tells herself that she has to do a 'Mission of Mercy' right here and now among the boys.

So Mahiro approaches the boys, one by one, offering them the remaining packs of chocolates that were still left in her package. With each giveaway, Mahiro explains that these are 'Obligatory Chocolates(Cho-Giri chocolates, see below\*)'. To save face, and to hide the fact that the boys were so broken up about not initially getting any chocolate, let alone lover's chocolate, they all say that they will take the chocolate, but it is not like they wanted it to begin with (supposedly). Mahiro tactfully tells each boy that she does not need anything in return. She thinks to herself that she would not want to get happy over something from a boy, after all !

Unfortunately, there are more boys than there are chocolates left in Mahiro's package. Soon, the chocolates are all gone ! Nevertheless, the boys, like real zombies, begin to corner Mahiro, forgetting all about chocolate and instead wanting to 'feed on her brains'! Mahiro shows the remaining boys that her package is empty, all gone, none, nada ! But that does not stop them, not in the least ! They draw ever closer and closer ! *All is lost !*  **The end is near !!!** Suddenly, a human chain of girls surround Mahiro, stopping the zombie boys dead in their tracks ! With such an impenetrable barrier, soon, *The Night of the Living Dead* comes to an end !!!

Walking home from school, Mahiro muses to herself about what happened today. St. Valentine's Day can turn out to be terrifying ! She was saved only by the quick thinking and action of the girls ! Moving on to pleasanter thoughts, Mahiro tells herself that she needs to give special chocolate to Mihari. After all, it was Miahri who set up the package of chocolates in the morning. Mahiro then notices that she is walking right past a confection shop !

" I'm back! ", yells Mahiro as she comes through the front door of home. Mihari is in the front room, sitting on the couch, and as she always does, is reading a science magazine. Mahiro plops down on the table a huge sack containing today's haul. Mihari is dully impressed ! From out of nowhere, Miahri pulls out a small, cube shaped, wrapped box of chocolates for Mahiro, Family Chocolate(Katei chocolates, see below\*), since the morning's chocolates were all for giveaway. Mahiro in one smooth move, takes out from under their coat a larger, heart-shaped box of chocolates, extra-special chocolates to boot(Katei/Honmei/Yuri chocolates, see below\*) ! Upon seeing Mahiro's gift of chocolates, Mihari instantly bursts into tears !

" *You blindsided me !* ", is all that Mihari can squeak out.

" Crying at a time like this ? ", is Mahiro's nonplussed response.

## Chapter Lookback

(\*) **St. Valentine's Day Chocolate Exchanges**

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The Mangaka, or the English translator, pegs Mahiro as a Shotacon(#). The Admin of this Wiki disagrees, and offers up the idea that Mahiro is instead a Lolicon(%).

(#) **Shotacon**---(ショタコン, shotakon): A genre of manga and anime wherein childlike male characters are depicted in an erotic manner.

(%) **Lolicon**---(ロリコン, rorikon): Portmanteau for "lolita complex". A genre of manga and anime in which childlike female characters are depicted in an erotic manner.

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Not sure what the Mangaka or the English translator is referring to, but this pix was added to the end of Chapter 33---

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THE OMAKE CHAPTER 35.1 MINI-EXTRA PIX FOR CHAPTER 33

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Although the story line right now is in the winter, in February, nevertheless, the Mangaka, Nekotoufo, drew this single panel of Mihari wearing a bikini swimsuit. It was included as a bonus to this chapter. (This bikini swimsuit is different from the one that Mihari bought in Chapter 9.)

## Manga Fan's Commentary on This Chapter

Benidick Eliseo / 13 weeks ago
The guys become zombies!

Jared Vincent Crabb / 31 weeks ago
Also, look at how the boys reacted. They turned into creeps who would kidnap [Mahiro]. Are you saying the girls should encourage those who will turn into kidnappers?

Lillie Taylor 22 weeks ago / 1 like
You’re right. It is one day of the year. And they [the boys who did not get Mahiro's chocolate] couldn’t even be decent human beings on that day either, now could they? Especially on the literal definition of a chocolate exchange holiday.

Ivan Limov / 1 year ago / 2 likes
Yuri chocolate was given to Mahiro [from Momiji!]

Yano / 1 year ago / 4 likes
Just keep being a girl, Mahiro!

Lillie Taylor / 22 weeks ago / 1 like
She is (: She [Mahiro] knows that she is a girl. She’s just still in that stage where she hides the fact that she wants to be one from others, while also somewhat trying to convince herself that she isn’t [yet] one. She isn’t an egg, she just worries about being unable to live as a girl / live as the real her. She’s valid as any other girl, and I hope to see her and Momiji become a couple! I’m certain Momiji will accept her being a trans girl <333

Hazel Stickland / 1 year ago
Don't underestimate the ability of humanity to surpass itself. (S)he [Mahiro] can go even further [towards girlhood]-

Pnutz / 1 year ago
Btw, (s)he should check how much chocolate (s)he had left in his[her] bag before giving them to the boys.

Walter\_vi\_Britannia / 1 year ago
Wait, Momiji made some love chocolates for someone!? Who could it be?

Fluffyfish / 1 year ago
"...They are so cute".
Feels like Mahiro might be "done for" in more ways than one.

RandomFanguy / 1 year ago
Boys are simple creatures. It was nice of Mahiro to give some to those guys, mostly because (s)he knew exactly how they felt.