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I came upon this and thought it was interesting. From everything I've read regading (reviews and excerpts), Otorimonogatari it seems Nadeko Sengoku is not as innocent as we think.


This is the story told via Nadeko's point of view.
Otorimonogatari
Nadeko Medusa

His footsteps.

The approaching footsteps — I know them.

I knew them.

Because he’s — important.

Because he’s the one I love.

“Hey, Sengoku.”

Thump.

He called out — I knew from the shaking of my heart.

I knew from the thumping of my heart.

It’s surprising that there’s still something like a heart remaining in me; even I think it’s embarrassing that I would react like this.

I see.

I still have things like emotions.

This is so embarrassing.

I just want to disappear.

“What’s the matter? Look at me, Sengoku.”

“……”

He said.

Finally, I raised my face.

I had wanted to stay huddled up like this for life, like a rock, like a fossil — but all it took was for him to say this, and the body becomes an honest thing.

No.

Maybe I had been wishing for this from the start.

Even though I hid. Even though I escaped.

Even so — maybe that was all for the sake of having him find me.

Maybe I wanted to be chased after.

Maybe I wanted to be rescued.

And.

And maybe, I wanted to be exterminated –

“I’m here to kill you — Sengoku.”

To those enchanting words. To those bewitching words.

My body reacted to my perception of reality — to his figure entering my sight.

The figure of Araragi Koyomi.

***

I slowly stood up.

In my right hand, Kuchinawa-san. In my left hand, a fang.

With poison in my heart — I stood up.

As I moved, my soaked fringes flowed — no. My body has already prepared itself for battle, whether I will it to or not.

To speak in black and white, I — before the overwhelming black of the vampire, Koyomi-oniichan,

my hair stood on end.

And, strand by strand, they became — snakes.

A nest of snakes.

Rustling, entangling, snakes.

That’s right.

It’s not just Kuchinawa-san.

Now, Nadeko is together — with a hundred thousand snakes.

Before this mass, there was no place for my own will — all the space has already been taken up by the snakes.

No.

That’s wrong.

This is really just self-protection — these one hundred thousand.

The impetus was me, and the cause was me.

The one who was truly wrong was the person called Sengoku Nadeko.

It was 『me』.

***

I really wanted to be in that position.

To be beside Koyomi-oniichan.

I wanted to be his partner.

Even if we can’t possibly be lovers, I still wanted for us to be next to one another.

So why am I — why am I facing Koyomi-oniichan like this?

I don’t know. I don’t know.

I don’t know — why am I.

why am 『I』.

opposing Koyomi-oniichan –

“I hate you, Koyomi-oniichan!”

I swung the fang gripped by my left hand — and the fang struck Koyomi-oniichan’s heart directly.

The force was genuine.

The genuine of a God.

If vampires are annihilated when their hearts are stabbed with white wooden stakes — what would happen if it were a white fang of a snake?

***

Kuchinawa-san roared.

The hundred thousand snakes gave a cry of victory.

No.

Perhaps that was my own voice — after all.

I’m laughing right now.

Even though I want to cry so much.

Even though I’m crying — I’m laughing.

“Aha,”

Laugh.

Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh. Laugh.

It’s interesting, it can’t be helped –

“Ahahahaha… ahaha, ahahahahahhahaha!”

Really now.

Why did it come to this — why.

Why.

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I knew she was hot for Koyomi Araragi kun but dam................

Otorimonogatari is the end story for Ougi Dark. Second in the final three in NISIOISIN’s Monogatari Series for those who don't know. Scratch that I should know better then to say "Final".

She (Nadeko Sengoku) definitely has a new look too. Check out the character pics. No more hat and bangs. So does Hanekawa san. I like short hair so it works for me.":}
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I would be happy if the entire Monogatari Series made it to anime. Though considering Nisio Isin's penchant for bad endings maybe not.

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i preferred her old character design, but this one fits the new "not as innocent" Nadeko