Chapter 4

**Chapter 4: It's Finally Time For Us to be Full-fledged Magical Boys!!!** is the fourth chapter of vol. 1 of *We are Magical Boys*.

## Summary

*Kaito is given a magical object to help him balance his new lifestyle as a superhero. But after realizing just how useful his new buddy is, he begins to use it for other things and starts losing his strength as a Magical Boy.*

## Synopsis

A drowsy and sleep deprived Thrilling♡Pink confronts a duo on the street and prepares to blast them with his wand, but he's so out of it that any power barely trickles out. Rowdy◇Blue shocks them with his magic, along with Pink who is nearly asleep. The boys return to normal and make their way home as Makoto brings up Kaito's sleepiness as of late. Kaito explains how much school work he has to make up by leaving class so frequently, he stays up late into the evening to try to get everything finished. At this rate he thinks he won't last very long as a Magical Boy.

Suddenly, Makoto realizes that there was something he forgot to give Kaito. He pulls out a radish-like item, the "*Gemini's Mandrake*" and pokes the star on it, causing it to transform into a copy of himself. He teases Kaito a little and this perks him up realizing Makoto has been using the Mandrake to take his classes, that way he isn't exhausting himself. Makoto pokes his copy on the nose to turn it back into the mandrake, then he hands it over while letting Kaito know that the memories the copy gains transfer to the original person. Kaito is in a much better mood, now he can get a good nights sleep.

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The following day Kaito is doing well and his Teacher is relieved that he feels better. After class, the Mandrake meets up with the real Kaito, who is currently transformed into Thrilling♡Pink. He thanks his double and pokes his nose, letting it return to normal as the various things he learned begin to fill his mind. Kaito leaves school while holding the mandrake, and he begins to think about how useful he is. He wonders if he can use it for other things too, so he heads out to the park and brings his clone back to play sports with him.

They return home where they play cards, watch television and take a bath together. Kaito is happy to have someone who evenly matches him around. He doesn't feel lonely either. He returns the mandrake to normal and climbs into bed.

Just then, something dons on Kaito and he gets back up, poking the mandrake. Then he transforms into Thrilling♡Pink to see it copy him. He becomes very flustered realizing how clearly he can see himself in his transformed state, and he gets closer to the mandrake. He feels awkward but can't pull himself away, which causes the mandrake to get nervous and back away from him. In his hurry, he trips over one of his weights and knocks Kaito on top of him. They stare at each other until Kaito hears his dad enter their home, panicking in his hurry to return everything to normal and rush back into bed. But he's so overwhelmed by what just happened that by the time his dad finds him, he is completely soaked in sweat.

His dad is concerned but Kaito claims he was asleep, so he leaves him be. Kaito is frustrated, but he convinces himself that his dad stopped him before something bad happened. With that, he decides to only use the mandrake for school as intended, and he won't look at him otherwise. With that he goes back to bed while insulting it, trying to ignore his sudden thoughts.

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Kaito barely sleeps that night and his friends take note of how bad he looks the following morning. Kaito attempts to respond to them and they worry even further realizing he is talking to a statue, not them. He considers dumping the Mandrake as he recalls spending all night exercising to get his mind off of things, and he is surprised when he meets up with Makoto to find him transformed and hanging out with his own mandrake duplicate. He is surprised they aren't really doing anything, other than admiring each others beauty.

They remind Kaito of how important it is that a Magical Boy remains proud and confident as its his source of power, and in order to do that, he must be able to "face himself". Kaito sees their point but he becomes flustered since it confuses him, and he struggles to put that into words. But they reassure him that as a Magical Boy, he should try.

That night, Kaito transforms again and pokes the mandrake. He is nervous but he knows it is important for him to be at ease again. Unfortunately, the mandrake is frustrated with him after what he said last night. Kaito attempts to apologize and explain how he felt, but the mandrake doesn't want to hear it. Kaito grabs his hand and leads him outside to go for a walk, hoping to clear the air between them. His copy is awestruck over the view from the night sky as they look at the town. Kaito is happy that his mood has improved as they chat with each other, and he helps steady him as he attempts to fly.

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The next day a bank robbery is in progress when Thrilling♡Pink arrives to put a quick stop to it. With his sleep back to normal he feels wonderful, and he prepares to blast the robbers with his wand, only for nothing to happen. They angrily try to attack Pink but Blue arrives in time to zap them.

That night, Kaito gets together with his duplicate and they hang out on the roof of his place, trying to determine what could be wrong. He's well-rested now and feels better, but his powers are still acting weird. Suddenly, Kaito gets an idea and he asks his duplicate to let him see the back of his dress. There he sees the skirt is a bit torn up, and he realizes that with all the battles he has been through, the dress actually has a fair amount of damage done to it that he never noticed. Kaito wonders if it is unable to fix itself, leading them to head inside to try to repair the damages.

Despite their efforts nothing can mend the fabric, and Kaito becomes depressed as he thinks about Makoto again. He told him to "face himself", which means that he has to look at both his good points and bad, which he is beginning to see now. If he doesn't keep being encouraged then he can't unleash his "true self" and he'll just weigh Makoto down. His duplicate tells Kaito that in that case there is just one thing they can do now- they must become fully fledged Magical Boys. Realizing he has a point, Kaito thinks back on everything thus far and he blames Makoto for tricking him to begin with. But now, he's doing it because he wants to. He can't just be girly with half the effort, he has to fully embrace it. His duplicate promises to support him and gives him a hug, making Kaito feel better as they share a small laugh. Suddenly, in a flash of light their clothing has been fixed.

The next day, the revived Kaito is fully back to normal and he makes quick work of some bad guys. He finds Blue observing him and asks why, and Blue mentions that he looks well-rested, and cuter than normal. Pink becomes very flustered and is about to call him creepy, only to reconsider and hold up his hand in thanks. They return to patrol.

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Elsewhere in town are a couple of thugs being beaten up by a mysterious duo. They angrily wonder who these strange people are and the taller of the duo remarks that they are Magical Boys.

## Quotes

* Kaito: *But... it's such a waste to use something this convenient only for school...*

* Thrilling♡Pink: *...Why? Even though I've fully recovered, I'm still not back to normal.*
* Mandrake: *How should I know? I'm you.*