Office by Alex Penny
“Where are you going? In order to do what?”
“To them. In order to fight.”
“For what?”
“For my little sisters.”
“What do you gain from that?”
“I gain nothing. I just lose a bit of my time.”
…
“If your choice is to fight, I guess it can’t be helped - if you were to die, I would end up dying along with you. In order to protect myself, I can’t not fight alongside you.”
“…are you saying you’re going to help me?”
“Don’t get the wrong idea; I don’t want to do this - I really really don’t want to do this. I couldn’t care less what happens to your tiny little sister. I can’t help but help you in order to protect myself.”
“Your tsundere act is getting a bit tiresome.”
I said - and started laughing.
“Hmm- didn’t you want to die? Weren’t you a suicidal vampire?”
“Hmph, I’ve already forgotten about that early phase of my character. And I won’t be so reserved like the middle phase either. Right now, I’m just a donut-loving mascot character.”
- Nisemonogatari Volume 2 “Tsukihi Phoenix” Chapter 11
“But Araragi-san, what kind of work do you plan on doing when you grow up?”- Mayoi Hachikuji and Koyomi Araragi from Nisemonogatari “Karen Bee” Chapter 16
“Fortunately, I haven’t thought that far ahead…”
“That’s what makes you like a child.”
“…”
Hm, maybe this might work.
“I wonder if I could get a job holding up Hanekawa’s breasts so that they don’t fall?”
“What are you saying with a straight face, Araragi-kun?”
“Of course, someone had to go and invent the bra… I don’t know how much money that guy made off that, but thanks to him, I’m out of a job!”
If I don’t get to see you anymore, there’s no point in becoming human again!
- Koyomi Araragi to Hanekawa Tsubasa, from Kizumonogatari “Koyomi Vamp” Chapter 13
“I’ll definitely return the favor. When you need something, Hanekawa, even if I’m unable to help, I’ll definitely be by your side - my goal in life from this moment on is to return my favor to you.”- Araragi Koyomi and Hanekawa Tsubasa, from Kizumonogatari “Koyomi Vamp” Chapter 12
“It’s fine, so just please give me back my panties.”
It doesn’t seem to matter how cool I try to sound. Darn, words aren’t going to work.
Hanekawa said:
“I’m going to be going home now with no panties on and wearing such a revealing skirt…, Araragi, compared to that, fighting Guillotine-Cutter should be a breeze, right?”
“I guess there’s no longer anything I can do for you”
“No, there’s still something you can do for me”
I calmly look into Hanekawa’s face for a moment before I speak.
Looking directly into her eyes, I tell her:
“You can wait for me.”
- Hanekawa Tsubasa and Araragi Koyomi, from Kizumonogatari “Koyomi Vamp” Chapter 12.
Mayoi was right. Koyomi went with the wrong girl.
