Minami-ke Okawari Episode 08
LoneDragon
Yoshizumi
Here's an extra one.
This month's newest items. Wasabi garlic and Consommé cheese.
They are pretty popular.
I'm sorry for asking you to help us all the time.
It's nothing important. I'm doing this as a favor for Haruka-chan.
Oh, right, right. I wonder where I put them...
There it was, there it was. Here.
What are they?
Tickets for the pool.
You know. That new heated pool they built in the neighboring city.
We don't have any children... so go with Kana-chan and Chiaki-chan.
Are you sure?
Of course.
Have fun together, okay?
Thank you very much.
Great! The pool is great!
Swimming in winter is one ridiculous thing that only humans do.
It seems to have opened last week. It certainly is intriguing.
Good job, Haruka.
Remember to go and thank Oba-chan later.
Ah, well... I knew that Oba-chan from the store was a nice person.
All right! We'll go to the pool on Saturday, then! Now to gather everyone.
Chiaki, would you like seconds?
Chiaki...?
O-Oh, yes. What is it, Haruka-neesama?
Do you want some tea?
Y-Yes.
Hello?
Is that you, Uchida?
We're swimming! We're going swimming!
The sea? Are you an idiot?!
Do you have a death wish?! A pool, a swimming pool!
I'm certainly looking forward to it. What kind of swimsuit will you wear, Chiaki?
Chiaki?
Y-Yes!
Something the matter?
I-It's nothing.
Chiaki, the gang has been gathered!
What's wrong?
Nothing!
Were you looking at some indecent sites?
Let me have a look.
W-What are you doing?
You couldn't possibly be gathering an erotic collection by browsing erotic pictures from erotic sites using erotic tours...?
Of course I wouldn't!
So, what about the gang?
Oh, that, that... For the moment, it's Uchida, Touma, Mako-chan and Yoshino.
Who should we ask along as the last one...?
Who could it be at this hour?
Oh, Oji-san. Good evening.
Ah, it was you?
I'm looking forward to going to the pool!
Say, what should I do about my swimsuit?
Hey, hey, do they have those water slides full of spins?
That's a bit... Heated swimming pools are usually on some hotel's property.
Eh? That's a bit of a disappointment.
It's all right! Being able to swim during this time of the year is good enough.
Why can't we live without swimming?
I don't see why we should go to a pool when it's not even summer.
You don't want to go?
That's not it. It's just...
Eh...? What's wrong?
You don't like pools?
I'm not really saying I don't want to go.
It's just a general point of view.
Let's go! Let's go!
I want to try out my new swimsuit.
You bought a new one just for this?
If you buy it now, the next time you'll use it will be summer, you know.
Nope. I bought it after the Bon Festival last year,
but I was told that the swimming season was already over.
Oh...?
Oh, hey, about this Saturday-
Touma, what should I do?
Do what?
Well, about whether I should go to the pool or not.
You were invited, right?
Mako-chan... Was...
It's troublesome right?
Got it. Leave it to me!
Touma.
Hey Minami, hold on.
What is it?
Are you free this weekend?
The thing is, I have tickets for the pool. You know, that new hotel in the neighboring city!
If you'd like to tag along, I thought that... You... can't...?
What are you being so hesitant for?! Fine! This Saturday morning at 9 o'clock in front of our house!
I-Is it all right?
Of course.
Right on.
The pool, huh? Say, who are you going with?
With my little sisters. And there are couple of Chiaki's friends too.
Then there won't be any swimsuit fest, I guess.
Geez, what are you saying?
Minami Haruka is going to the pool, huh?
Very well.
Then I guess my help won't be needed.
You've got some nice things.
Haya.
Just now, I decided to arrange special training for the girl's volleyball team on Saturday.
I suppose I'll go with a one piece.
If you want to live up to expectations, you have to wear this.
Whose expectations would those be?
Also, where did you buy that one from?
And the key to success...?
To set the bar for your goals high.
If you firmly believe that you can do the impossible, there will definitely be some results.
Those thoughts are the strength.
Goal, huh?
Yo!
Morning everyone.
Good morning.
You again?
Hey, Fujioka. Good thing you came.
Y-Yeah.
Right! Let's go to the pool!
Yeah!
Oji-san, thank you for you taking us to the next town.
It's all right. I was free anyway. It's no problem with a car.
By the way, go home.
It's almost time we left!
Has everyone properly brought their swimsuits?
I'm wore it before coming, so no problem!
Same here!
Me too!
Very original.
All right, I also...
Hey...
Huh?
Ah, I forgot to...
What is your relation to those three?
It's the joker!
I wonder about that.
I don't quite know...
By the looks of it, Kana-chan is rather interested in you.
You're after the two, right?
Wrong, I'm after the three.
She's interested in me?!
Is that so...?
I thought that I was hated by her, but perhaps...
It looks like the joker likes you, as always.
I see...
She's interested in me, huh?
I got it already, so just look at the map.
Okay.
Wha...?! Umm... Where are we headed to?
W-Where you ask? The neighboring city, of course.
Say, we're just going to the next town. How much longer do we have to wait?
Another... two hours.
You said the exact same thing when we were about to depart, didn't you?
Y-Yeah.
I never thought we'd end up having to eat lunch as soon as we got here.
It sure did take a long time, huh?
Indeed. Takeru is useless during important occasions like this.
At any rate, this is where the battle begins.
We've got to make up for the time we lost in the morning.
Shall we go?!
Huh?
My goal: To swim 25 meters, no matter what.
To prove that I can swim.
Hey, Kana. What is she so pumped up about?
I have no idea.
Did she want to come to the pool this badly?
Eh...? It didn't look like she did, but...
At school, she didn't look like she was interested in coming.
I will swim!
But she looks really pumped up.
She must've loved pools after all.
Huh? Although, I don't remember ever seeing Chiaki swim before.
Now that you mention it...
Perhaps, she'd be troubled if others witnessed her swimming.
Note: Kana is referring to the movie Creature From Black Lagoon (1954). For more information, look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill-man
You know it's like that, Chiaki must be that creature from Amazon's Black La-!
Who are you calling the Gill-man?
Chiaki, when did you...
Touma, follow me.
Eh? But I haven't finished eating yet.
Come on.
You're pretty obedient, Touma.
There's no fighting back against the "Selfish Princess".
Selfish Princess?
Some of the boys in the class are afraid of her and call her "Princess".
Princess!
That includes some of the girls too.
Oh...?! So Chiaki is a Princess.
Princess! Is this pool to your liking?!
Wha-?!
We've been together for nearly ten years and yet I didn't realize it.
Forgive me.
Are you done stretching?
Touma! What did you tell her?!
Eh? Something about that Princess thing...
You...!
Princess, please calm down.
Have you finished stretching, Princess?
Where are you headed to, Princess?
Are you in need of a swimming ring?
Yoshino, please bring a swimming ring.
Eh? Y-Yeah.
Excuse me... Please give me a swimming ring befitting a Princess.
A Princess?
Yes, a Princess.
Understood. Wait for a moment.
Hey...
Sorry to have kept you waiting, Princess.
Well done, Grand Chamberlain Yoshino.
Oh, my. Princess, are you in need of going to a restroom?
Uchida here will take care of it for you.
Ahh... What the-?
Hey!
It's bit weird for me to go to toilet instead of Chiaki after all...
... even though I went anyway.
Who do you think I am?
I am the Princess!
Eh?
Ugh...
What is it all of a sudden?
As of now, I will banish this idiot.
What was that...?
Who would you be? An idiot?
I am not.
Well then, why would you make yourself look like one?
Chiaki... You...
You're being rude by addressing me like that,
calling me a Princess.
Chiaki's starting to get used to the role now.
Yeah... Is it all right to not stop her?
Aren't they just playing? Look...
It's so troublesome that Haruka-san doesn't do anything.
Isn't she just sleeping?
Since we bothered to come, let's go swimming, Princess.
Naturally, you idiot!
What's wrong?
You there. Give the Princess a helping hand.
You can't swim, can you?
Shut up and pull me, you idiot.
Who are you talking to with that attitude?
Whoa! You demon!
Calm down, Chiaki. Use your feet.
Chiaki-chan, you all right?
Fujioka...
Hey, Fujioka. Don't interrupt our training.
How enviable... to be carried like a Princess.
M-Minami...! T-This is...
Nice! That's the spirit!
If and when something happens to Minami Haruka, I'll be the one who immediately saves her.
Also! To make sure she's breathing...
I'll have to perform CPR on Minami Haruka.
Hey you... What are you doing... Part-timer-kun?
My goal is to be able to swim 25 meters this summer.
It's winter now though.
It doesn't matter.
The most important thing about those feelings is the strong spirit.
Oh... I see.
Then how many meters can you swim now Chiaki?
It doesn't matter how many meters I can swim now.
What's important is that I can swim 25 meters by summer.
Right now, you can't swim even thiiiiiiiiiiiis small distance, right?
A Crawl of Dreams.
Is the goal that important?
Naturally.
Hey, aren't you going to swim?
Listen, Kana...
The goals must be set high.
If you firmly believe that you can do the impossible, there will definitely be some results.
Those thoughts are the strength.
Chiaki, you just said something deep.
My goal is to be carried like a Princess!
Goal? What for?
Chiaki just said that impossible goals can be reached by having faith in oneself.
That's why I have to set my goals higher.
Oh... Eh? Say that again!
How nice. How enviable.
I also want to be carried like a Princess.
If you begin to drown like Chiaki, maybe someone will come and help you too.
All right. I'll pretend I'm drowning around here.
Even if you truly drown, I won't be able to help you.
I somehow feel like having to take a pee now.
You can't do that, you know.
My goal: To lead this friend to a better path.
Hey, is this really okay like this?
Of course.
This is the beautiful form of crawl.
I'll really be able to swim with this, right?
Well, I think not.
Hayami-senpai, I've spotted Haruka on the other side.
Good. Nicely done!
Um... Hayami-senpai. Why is today's club activity in the pool?
Good question.
Today's goal of our girl's volleyball club is to capture!
Capture?
That's right, capturing.
Say, what was Haruka doing?
She was sleeping.
What did she come here for?
Sleeping?
I was on the verge of death.
I already told you this place is for kids.
L-Let me rest for a bit.
What are you doing?!
Well... CP-
Oh... Pretty vast isn't it?
True. But there are a lot of couples as expected.
I've decided. This year's goal will be to shorten my distance with Fujioka-kun.
Then during the summer, we'll probably be alone together at the beach...!
It won't happen that easily...
Oh, excuse me.
Oh, it's Fujioka-kun. Riko?
My goal... Achieved!
I see... Good for you.
Is she really swimming like that?
Don't you think it's better to go and save her?
She intended to swim by herself.
Even though I think it's just a dream.
Ah, Kana.
What are you two hugging your knees for?
Aren't you going to swim?
I was thinking that no one would notice me being a boy with this outfit.
Isn't that good?
Even Fujioka still believes I'm a boy when he sees me like this.
Oh...?
If I don't clear the misunderstanding here...
I see...
So you mean you want to your feminine side to stand out more, huh?
It's good that way, huh?
Well, let's put Fujioka aside.
What about me?
The goal of this year: To avoid Fujioka with all my might.
Will you really be all right?
I grasped the feeling when I was training by myself.
The image in my mind is perfect.
Image, huh?
Isn't it impossible to suddenly try for 25 meters in the pool?
Let's go, crawl!
Kinda horrific...
It's far.
How can it be this far?
Where is the goal?
Not yet? Not there yet?
Chiaki!
Kana... Is that the goal?
The 25th meter must be there.
I have done it!
I did it Kana! Finally, the 25 meters!
15 meters.
Why are you in a place like this?
Well, I was thinking of saving my cute little sister.
Chi-Chiaki!
Chiaki!!!
Huh? Kana? What are you doing?
Chiaki seems to have become heartbroken.
I won't ask about what happened, okay?
So, why is Riko acting awkwardly behind you?
An illness of the heart... or something like that.
Kana-chan!
Kana, is it all right to come over and play today?
That's kinda sudden.
It's all right, but have you confirmed it with Haruka?
Then, can I tag along, too?
Oh, yeah.
Hey, hey, we're coming too.
Okay.
We'll have a lot of guests today.
Chiaki, I've decided on my goal.
What is it?
To build a huge house that can hold 100 people.
The scale is too big.
The goal of this year.
That the world would remain at peace.
Do you guys like bonito?
The ones you can catch in May and June are called, "first bonitos".
The ones you can catch from September and December are called, "returning bonitos".
The returning bonitos are the first bonitos that weren't caught and have matured.
They have fat on them and are delicious.
The first bonitos should be served as "tataki".
Note: A form of preparing meat, ground or pounded.
If you serve the returning bonitos as "sashimi", you can really enjoy the saltiness.