A fan in Osaka sent it to me.
It's the Kansai Games' finals.
The Kansai Games?
Mr. Ohjiro's Angel?
Yes.
It's our next opponent, Wizard.
This Angel is strong.
That's a strong player that was also at last year's Games.
Watch out!
Why?
Wizard didn't even do anything.
That's Wizard's secret technique, Magic Guard.
How do I fight against this?
Tooi yozora ni hikaru chiisana hoshi
Kitto darenimo mada shirarete inai
Dakedo makenaide annani ima kagayaiteru
Nandaka dokoka watashini niteru
Ironna hito ga afureru machikadode
Nani ga honto ka wakaranaku nari sou
Jibun o sagashite kokoro no antena nobaseba
Tokimeki ga wakaru I wanna get it
Yume wa koko ni aruyo
Donna toki mo sugu sobani aruyo
Tatoe chippoke demo
Sou hajimari ni narunda
ltsuka meguri aeru
Tatta hitorishika inai watashi
Motto shinjireba ii mirai ga aru
Be my only Angel
"Suddenly Just the Two of Us. Secret Double Dates"
I'm sorry.
If Ohjiro was here, I'd make him help you, but...
I feel sorry for him since you have him do so much.
He's already in high school.
He's at an age where he'd want to date girls.
No, no.
He doesn't need to date until he graduates.
What'll he do if he gets hooked up with a bad woman?
Don't middle school students have girlfriends these days?
I'm sure Chief Icchan didn't have a girlfriend until after high school.
Ohjiro has a tough life since his older brother wasn't popular.
I heard that, Ogata.
What IS that extraterrestrial organism?
You've got a penalty game!
Report to me after you experience it!
Kobayashi
Then, see you at eight o'clock tomorrow.
Kobayashi Yes, at the park.
These are Kotaro's.
He said he brought them home by mistake from a public bath house.
How did he take these by mistake?
No idea. He's been strange lately.
You know? Have you ever had a girl confess to you?
Is it Kizaki?
How did...
Because you're always together.
That's...
We're childhood friends...
Stupid.
Childhood friends only stay together through grade school.
Why?
Being with a girl doesn't look good.
I see... I guess Tamayo IS a girl after all...
It tastes awful!
What are you doing?
Stop acting strange.
Hurry up!
The title match is starting.
I'm good.
It's the world game.
Usually...
I'm going out for a bit.
Hey, Tamayo! It's the world game!
Lt'll be the end of summer soon, but...
No! No! I'll buy it by myself!
Yes, yes...
Mr. Ohjiro?!
I was just on my way over to your house.
The photos from the beach are ready.
Mr. Icchan looks funny as usual.
He's eating Osaka-yaki.
What?
You speak standard Japanese, yet you represent Kansai.
I'm living in Kobe but I lived in Tokyo until middle school.
Is that right?
But Mr. Icchan, your big brother, has a Kansai accent.
He's not related by blood.
My big brother and I are related by remarriage.
The world game...
I wonder if Tamayo is also watching it...
Get in...
Mr. Icchan and Mr. Ohjiro aren't related by blood.
I asked what I shouldn't have asked.
Roasted sweet chestnuts.
Specially Made Roasted Sweet Chestnuts Roasted sweet chestnuts.
Specially Made Roasted Sweet Chestnuts
I used to eat them when I was an elementary student.
Specially Made Roasted Sweet Chestnuts
Did you like them?
No, I hated them.
When my mother remarried,
I couldn't get used to my new stepfather and stepbrother at all.
But my stepfather tried hard to open our relationship.
One day he bought me roasted sweet chestnuts.
I really didn't like them, but...
I lied and said "Thank you, Father. These are my favorite."
Then I got them almost everyday.
Me too.
I said that I love Karintou.
Because I felt guilty if I told my grandparents I didn't.
Really?
Yes. I also said I didn't want to ride a bicycle, since they'd worry.
It stopped?
Out On Patrol
Excuse me. The elevator has stopped.
Hello!
Hello?
Why is your Angel called Wizard?
I wanted to be a wizard when I was little.
I practiced magic spells and stuff quite a bit, you know.
You did.
And Hikaru?
It's the name of a doll I cherished.
Since my grandparents would be lonely,
I left it in Wakayama in my place.
When I was little, my mom gave it to me as a present.
Misaki-chan... Do you want to see your mother?
Isn't she in Tokyo?
But she's busy at work and Miss Shoko stays with me.
And I'm having fun with Angelic Layer...
And my friends...
I want to see her...
Of course I want to see her.
Because she's my mom...
Then...
But I'm all right.
I don't want to trouble her.
Excuse me...
Why are you so nice to me?
You practice with me.
You were my Second.
Today, too...
You want to know?
Yes.
You're a lot like my first love.
Something wrong?
No. I just wonder what kind of person your first love was...
She was an older woman.
When I saw her the first time, I was in fifth grade
and she was twenty-six.
So, I was treated only as a child.
Treated only as a child...
It was definitely not a situation where I could confess to her.
I just ended up watching her.
Do you still love her?
That's the problem.
I haven't been rejected properly.
Because of that, I can't get over her yet.
I see...
Mr. Ohjiro has someone he loves...
So, since then I haven't had a girlfriend.
Is it uncool for a high school student not to have a girlfriend?
Excuse me, but why don't you tell her?
You should tell your first love how you feel.
That's just a story of my elementary school days.
But you still love her, right?
I don't think she'll know your feelings if you keep quiet.
Well...
I haven't been able to do it either, but...
But you're so cool and kind.
Any girl would fall in love with you.
Well... It was...
Thank you, Misaki-chan.
Thank you...
Kotaro-chan...
It was Akane-chan of Rabbit Class, wasn't it?
What?
Your first love.
It's so obvious who you fall in love with.
Then who was your first love?
Kotaro-chan.
I've never talked about myself so much.
Is that right? I'm glad.
Wait! Wait!
Young man over there!
How about one for your cute girlfriend?
For the memory of today's date, huh?
Date?!
It's not a bad idea.
Is this a date?
Mr. Ohjiro seems to like you.
No. Mr. Ohjiro is in high school and I just entered middle school.
He must think of me as a little sister...
Then, I'll take this.
Thanks.
Here, Misaki-chan.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
Thank you, Misaki-chan.
It was fun today.
No...
I should thank you for listening to me so much.
But that's it.
I won't lose tomorrow's fight...
Right. I won't lose, either.
I will go to the final at any cost.
Ms. Shuko, I'll defeat you this time.
I need a bathroom.
Let me think...
Talk about something.
Talk?
About anything.
Anything to take my mind off it.
Let me think...
About the other day...
What's that?
That time at the sea...
You want to talk about it NOW?!
It's the worst possible time.
Stuck in the elevator, waiting to get to a bathroom,
and on top of that, being rejected...
I didn't reject you.
But you like Misakichi, right?
That's...
That's what I thought. That's...
That's what I thought.
This is a different story from that.
Not if you get nervous around Misakichi when I'm there.
I can't help it.
I'd never thought of you as a girl.
No... It was...
Are you all right?
I am...
An idiot!
Hatoko-chan!
Sorry!
It's okay since Tamayo-chan hasn't arrived yet.
She called and told me she was heading out earlier.
Is that right?
Kotaro did that too.
All right.
Do your best, Oh-chan.
Is it okay to say that, Ms. Shuko?
Well, I only said to do your best.
I didn't tell you to win.
I'm sorry, but I WILL win.
I will defeat you AND your daughter.
Are you ready?
Yes. I'm counting on you, Miss Hiromi.
"You can count on me," yet there's never a chance for me to do anything.
Misaki, is there something wrong?
No. I was just given this.
By your boyfriend?
No.
He's more like a big brother...
I've kept you waiting!
The official Angelic Layer semifinal games will start shortly.
The first game of the semi-final to start with...
East Corner.
It's her first time at the games.
She's defeated many strong opponents to make it to the semifinal.
The Miracle Rookie, Misaki Suzuhara!
Her opponent made it to the finals his last two appearances
but kept losing the championship by a slim margin.
The Layer's nobleman, Ohjiro Mihara!
We couldn't find out the secret of Magic Guard after all.
Right.
But I won't be defeated, Mr. Ohjiro.
Ohjiro is strong this year.
You never know; he might even have a chance against you.
True...
But...
His opponent is pretty good, as well.
Now!
What Layer is to be used this time?
Green grassland surrounded by mountains!
This is the stage now!
In a field that reminds us of a duel scene from a historical drama.
What kind of fight will they show us?
We can't take our eyes off them for even a moment!
I don't know what Magic Guard is, but nothing can be learned until I fight.
And now, Angelic Fight!
Oh, Hikaru started with a fierce attack!
But Wizard fends her off by a hair.
This is a high-level fight as expected for the semifinals!
Hikaru, come on!
Come on, Hikaru!
Misakichi didn't do anything wrong.
May I take this seat?
Yes...
That's Ms. Shuko's daughter for you.
Misaki, be careful.
Wizard has Magic Guard.
Yes, I know.
Tea
I'm okay.
I see.
That's right.
That's not it.
Because it's...
An indirect kiss...
I thought I wasn't a girl!
Because you said that...
I never thought of you that way until then, but...
But since then, I've been a little conscious of it.
Then I became more aware, and I can't act like I used to.
Jeez!
Don't try pro-wrestling techniques on me anymore.
Okay...
And no more riding tandem on the bicycle.
And don't come into my room without permission.
Okay...
And we use separate umbrellas when it rains.
Yes...
Okay...
Go, Hikaru!
Hikaru!
Here it is! Magic Guard!
Magic Guard is the technique Wizard used at the Kansai Games' finals.
He bounces back the opponent Angel without touching her.
It's truly like magic!
Misakichi...
Misakichi, do your best!
Come on, Suzuhara!
Misakichi!
Tamayo-chan? Kotaro-chan too.
I just told you...
Beat him, Misakichi! I just told you...
They came here to cheer for me.
That's right.
The fight has just begun.
Oh! Hikaru stood up!
Mr. Ohjiro is strong but...
I won't be defeated.
I don't want to lose.
Misakichi, fight!
Ah, tenki ame no machi de
Fui ni guuzen surechigau
Ah, mioboe no aru shatsu
Masaka anata da nante
Sou okubyou na watashi wa
Jibun no koto shika mienakute
ltsuka anata no yasashisa ni motare
Amaete tayone
Kazoe kirenai yoru o koete
Taisetsu na mono ni kizuita
Kitto kitto mou mayowanai
Hitomi wa ima anata dake wo miteru
Mr. Icchan. I don't understand Magic Guard's secret.
If you don't break through that transparent wall,
you can't get close to Wizard.
Ohjiro is desperate to fight Athena.
I also want to fight against Athena, that white Angel.
Then, watch Wizard very well... And watch yourself.
The next episode of Angelic Layer:
"Break Up the Magic Wall! Misaki Versus Ohjiro"