anata ni tazuneraretara watashi
あなたに尋ねられたら私
When you come visit me
nikkori hohoemu deshou
にっこり微笑むでしょう
I'll probably break into a big smile
umaku ienai kedo subete ga
うまく言えないけどすべてが
I can't really put it into words
totemo totemo kageyaitemasu
とてもとても輝いてます
but everything is shining oh so bright
kitto ima goro minna atsumattemasu
きっと今頃皆集まってます
I bet everyone is together right about now
sore wa sawagashikute
それは騒がしくて
It may get a little rowdy
demo itoshii
でもいとしい
but I wouldn't have it any other way
tonde ikimasu itsumo no tokoro e
飛んでいきますいつもの所へ
Let's fly away to our usual place
taiyou takaku ashita mo hare desu
太陽高く明日も晴れです
Tomorrow will be clear with the sun in the sky
moshi mo sukoshi sabishiku nattemo
もしも少し寂しくなっても
Even if you get a little lonely
daijoubu chanto miteimasu
大丈夫ちゃんと見ています
it's okay, I'll be watching
koko de
ここで
right here
This image is from 24 hours ago. And this is from one hour ago.
So, Saint's colony fleet has grown again.
But the rate of increase has remained unchanged these past few days.
And Management's activity?
Changes we believe to be based on a military buildup plan are still underway.
When do you suppose X-Day will be?
I doubt it will be today or tomorrow. But it will be soon, that's for sure.
Should we report to the Leader?
I see no need. There's no overt activity today.
I suppose you're right. For today at least...
Episode 8
Grandfather and Grandson
Your grandfather?
On my mother's side.
I know it's sudden, but he said he wanted to see me again since it's been so long.
So I'd like him to stay the night.
You don't mind, do you?
What are you saying? If he's your grandfather, whether I mind or not doesn't enter into it!
To tell you the truth, he's always busy, so I haven't seen him very many times.
Hey, do you know the name Yuichiro Konoe, chairman of Konoe Heavy Industries?
Who is he?
He's my grandfather.
Coming!
Hey! It's been a long time, Suguru.
It sure has, Grandpa.
How do you do.
Oh, this is Mahoro and her little sister, Minawa. They work here as live-in maids.
H-How do you do.
She looks like a sweet girl!
Hey, this house looks like it was just built.
Yeah, but before Mahoro came, everybody said it looked like a haunted house.
Mahoro was responsible for this, too.
You seem to enjoy your work.
N-No, sir, I'd never dream of taking matters so lightly.
It is part of my duties, so whether I enjoy it or not isn't...
Just because it's your job doesn't mean you can't enjoy it, Mahoro.
Yes, sir. You... You're right. I do enjoy it.
That smells terrific!
I think I'll have a little taste...
It's not ready yet.
C'mon, why not?
No!
Just a little taste!
Absolutely not!
G-Grandpa?
I won't stand for childish behavior!
Can I PLEASE have a little taste?
Please? Pretty please?
S-Stop that!
Needs more salt.
As it is, the flavors of the ingredients aren't coming together.
You shouldn't taste that yet! It's not done!
It's only natural that you don't like the taste.
Oh, don't try to talk your way out of it.
In this case, salt goes in last as a hidden flavor.
Finished dishes are one thing,
...but I won't allow anyone to lay a finger on food that is still being cooked!
To a maid, the kitchen is a battlefield where she puts herself on the line,
...but you only have yourself to blame for letting your guard down.
If you're just going to split hairs, I'll show you no mercy!
This should be good! I accept your challenge!
Big sister, you can do it!
Hey, what are you doing, Mahoro?
You, too, Grandpa!
Stand aside, Suguru!
M-Mahoro, you went too far, whatever your reasons were!
Grandpa?
This is what I was searching for! This! This! This! This!
I was an orphan, never knowing my parents,
...and grew up tasting the hardships the world had to offer.
I swore the following hate-filled oath to the red, setting sun.
"I will crawl my way up and stand at the top of the world one day!"
And then one day, I realized that every last person around me...
...was sucking up to me out of fear.
But one woman, one woman was different.
Risa, who loved me as an ordinary man in spite of my great wealth and power.
Oh, my beautiful wife!
It's all a lie. Don't believe a word of it.
What's your problem?! I was just getting to the good part!
Butt out!
You told me once that your family was stinking rich!
And I hear that the reason Grandma left you is because...
...she found out that you were sleeping around!
Sheesh, you pick the most annoying stuff to remember, you know that?
Bingo!
Coming, coming, coming!
All these girls, and only one boy...
Which means that...
Suguru, you're... You're a chick magnet? Are you a chick magnet?!
You're a chick magnet?! You're a chick magnet at YOUR age?!
I hate you!
Bonjour, Misato!
Today, I will show you a licentious world, the likes of which you can't imagine!
Suguru, who's this?
My homeroom teacher.
WHAT?
Ew, Misato, who's this weird old geezer?
H-He's my grandpa.
Suguru, what the hell kind of junior high student ARE you?
Nobody special.
But they're so boingy... Full, ripe, and boingy...
I wanna nurse on 'em!
Cut it out, Grandpa! Grandpa!
Dirty thoughts...
...are bad!
Huh?
Coming...
Good afternoon.
Oh, Mr. Ryuga. Why are you here?
It's the strangest thing. I found this in my jacket.
What horrible writing...
Let me see...
"Bring this paper to Suguru Misato's house. You'll be rewarded."
What's this all about?
I have trouble holding pencils, all right?
I don't really expect a reward or anything.
I don't normally go to someone's house...
Slash?
...on the say-so of a paper scrap in my pocket...
You may as well feed the sucker a nice meal.
...and not knowing what this "reward" might be,
...but I make a point of trying to be helpful.
Sure!
What is it?
You're a real good-lookin' guy.
I'm guessing that a teacher with your looks must be real popular, if you know what I mean.
Popular?
I don't talk to popular guys.
But since you're here and all, have a drink with me!
Thank you, but unfortunately, I can't accept.
What?! You're too good to drink with me?!
You don't seem to be aware of this,
...but in this country, consumption of alcohol by minors is prohibited by law.
What's that got to do with you?
Everything. You see, I'm only three years old.
You must be drunk already!
Meow. Meow.
That guy is the Saint android I told you about.
He's so honest he's an idiot. He's not such a bad guy.
Slash...
You do such a great kitty-cat impersonation!
I see we must humor our elders.
I have no choice, then.
Gotcha! Gotcha! I shook it a hundred times before giving it to you!
I-I'm sorry, Mr. Ryuga. My grandfather's a little drunk.
W-Well, we must humor our elders, after all.
Here.
Thank you.
Minawa, what's the matter?
Could I have another towel, please?
Don't let long things get'cha down!
Like long, dangling noodles, and...
Oh, brother...
Still, your grandpa seems like a lot of fun.
She's right. I had no idea you had a grandfather like that, Suguru.
I wanna have a grandpa like him, too!
O-Oh, and what do you mean by THAT, I wonder?
I don't think we can let that one pass.
There's no hidden meaning to it!
I'll just bet.
Thanks for dinner!
Sure thing. See you.
No, no! I wanna drink some more, Misato!
Pull yourself together, Ms. Shikijo.
How about one for the road...?
Dirty thoughts are bad!
All of today's work is done, so we'll go relax in the bath.
Sure! Thanks for all the hard work today.
Yes, well done.
Okay, what say we get going, too?
Huh? To where?
Where else? To peek!
Wha...?! P-Peek?!
Damn it, I was waiting for you to invite ME, but I can't wait anymore!
I'm going in first!
W-Wait a minute! Don't do that!
Oh, don't hold back on my account, Suguru.
Or is it something else?
You aren't telling me that you won't let me see...
...these two lovelies you've got in your house, are you?
I-I'm not going to go peek on them.
W-What?!
It's not that I don't understand your feelings of shyness,
...but be true to yourself, my grandson.
If I went and peeked on them, I know I'd hurt Mahoro's and Minawa's feelings.
That's very admirable of you.
In which case, we'll just make sure we're not caught, and nobody will get hurt!
That's the same! That's the same thing!
What can I say to make you go along?
I'm not going no matter what you say, and that's that.
You've got a few porn magazines, don't you?
Well, yeah, but... Mahoro took them all away.
You've never seen a real, live naked woman, have you?
Sure I have! There was that time when I was in the bath with Mahoro, and...
I-In the bath with Mahoro?
What a laugh. I see I'm preaching to the choir here.
So, you and she...
I can see why peeking would seem foolish.
I-It's not like that!
Mahoro walked in on me, saying that she'd wash my back.
To tell you the truth, I got a little overheated at that point and can't remember much,
...and it's never happened again since then...
What, you didn't get a good, long look, then?
No, I was in shock at the time.
Oh, I see.
Women are wonderful creatures. They're warm and soft and smooth.
Haven't you ever wished that you'd at least gotten a good look?
Sure I want to look... But...
So, you say you want to look, huh?
Okay, climb onto my shoulders.
Uh, but...
The old must give way to the young.
C'mon, hop on!
Here goes, then.
The old squeeze and lift is a mark of feminine smarts!
Just kidding!
It's hopeless.
I-I just can't do it!
Keep your voice down!
What do you think you're doing?!
Hot hot hot hot!
How many times to I have to tell you that dirty thoughts are bad before it will sink in?
Instead of being a good role model for Suguru, you're putting funny thoughts in his head!
Point!
C-Counterpoint!
Listen, Mahoro, I'm told that you yourself got buck-naked and got into the bath with Suguru.
Wasn't THAT dirty?
Eep!
I... I realized that I went too far, and I regret my actions even now.
You do, do you?
Yes, I do.
Point!
C-Counterpoint!
Minawa here is an apprentice maid, right?
So, your code of ethics won't let her take a bath with Suguru?
O-Of course not! I'm a maid who is always striving for perfection!
So, what would happen if they were together? What perversions did you imagine?!
Point...!
Counterpoint...
Well, my good maid who always has perversion on her mind,
...I believe that the most perverted person around here is YOU!
Well, we're gonna turn in! Good night!
I-I'm perverted... I'm perverted...
Let's go to bed, big sister.
Suguru, you awake?
Think Mahoro's asleep by now?
Wanna go look in on her?
That's about enough, Grandpa! What did you come here for, anyway?!
I was kidding.
About those girls this afternoon...
Do you have your heart set on one of them?
I guess that includes that teacher of yours with the glasses.
From what I saw, they're all sweet on you.
For starters, Ms. Shikijo is my teacher.
Pay attention, these parts are important.
And I've known Miyuki, Rin,
Suguru! Let's play!
...and Chizuru since kindergarten.
I don't want things to get awkward, so...
Suguru...
You're an upstanding young man.
Don't get me wrong, that's a fine thing,
...but are you sure you want to narrow your options like that before you're even grown up?
Aren't you just trying to play it safe, acting differently for different people?
W-What do you...
You're not one to talk, Grandpa!
Listen, Suguru. It's when a man realizes that he isn't cool that he can become cool.
If you stay the same boring kid you've always been,
...all you're going to become is a boring man.
Are you sure you won't stay with us a while longer?
We still have lots and lots of food that I'd like you to try.
I'm just glad that you're in good health. Both Suguru and you.
It was a big shock to learn that you were Suguru's grandfather, Leader.
Yeah, well, that IS top secret.
After I'm gone... please look after Minawa.
Isn't it a little early to be worrying about that?
There's still something dark and horrible that's haunting her.
But I can see the pure, innocent heart that's deep inside her.
By keeping her near me, I think something major is going to happen soon.
It might be extremely dangerous,
...but I want to save her. I want to save Minawa, no matter what.
I must be crazy.
Ever since I was born, I'd taken my own death for granted,
...but now I'm incredibly scared of dying.
I'm glad to hear that.
That means that you've found something that you don't want to lose.
Well, now that I know that, I've done all I came to do here.
You take care of yourself, too, all right, Minawa?
Y-Yes, sir.
Look after Suguru, Miss Mahoro.
Yes, sir.
If I keep acting so informal with you, Suguru's gonna get jealous.
Suguru.
Grow up to be a good man.
Sure.
I still can't figure out why Grandpa showed up all of a sudden.
I know how busy he is, so why now?
It's probably because the day is fast approaching when the fates...
...of both Saint and Earthling will be decided.
So Leader wanted to see us one more time before then.
It would seem that we have no option but to cut the power to the main computer.
B-But that's crazy!
Fine, see if I care.
It's one big panic over there, Professor.
All we did was attempt to reproduce it by sampling...
...the data we've collected so far, and look what happened...
What sort of data?
What else?
Mahoro.
Professor, you have a call from Deputy Commander Santrio.
Tell him I'll call back later.
Y-Yes, sir!
All the data is splitting and branching, almost as if it's an organic system.
This data could almost be called beautiful...
But I don't understand it... This is far too complicated for a mere combat android.
What are you going to do, then?
If these roundabout measures are getting us nowhere,
...we'll just have to change methods.
Mahoro stops functioning in...
158 days
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
yatta
やった
All right!
watashitachi no deban desu
私達の出番です
Now it's our turn.
kitto
きっと
You bet!
osawagase wo shichaimasu
おさわがせをしちゃいます
We're gonna get things jumping.
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
minna
皆
Everybody!
konya no kibun wa doudai
今夜の気分はどうだい
How are you feeling tonight?
gutto
ぐっと
If you!
kichattanara oshiete
きちゃったならおしえて
...have a problem, just tell us.
sou yo
そうよ
That's right,
chisakutemo ookikutemo ii no
小さくても大きくてもいいの
...small or big, it doesn't matter.
yosete agete heiwa ga kuru no
よせてあげて平和がくるの
Just push 'em up and peace will come!
ookii hou ga yoi deshou ka
大きいほうがよいでしょうか
Are big ones really better?
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
yukeyuke mune wa hatte
ゆけゆけ胸をはって
Go, go, stick your chest out!
koronjatta toki wa warae
転んじゃった時は笑え
When you fall down, just laugh!
arekore kinishicha
あれこれ気にしちゃ
If you worry about every little thing,
ikite wa yukenai
生きてはゆけない
...you can't live your life.
onnanoko wa taihen
女の子は大変
It's tough to be a girl!
honto ni taihen desu
ほんとに大変です
It sure is.
iro iro taihen dakedo
いろいろ大変だけど
Lots of things make it tough,
utaeba shiawase yo
歌えば幸せよ
...but just sing and you'll be happy!
RAN RAN
らんらん
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
RAN RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらんらん
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
RAN RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらんらん
satellite poem
Everything about life wears you out.
You study at school, work at a company...
With all this to worry about, it's tough, isn't it?
You need to take a breather every once in a while.
Do you want to be happy? It's simple, then.
Come over to my place!
Soak up to your shoulders in our huge baths,
...stretch out your arms and legs, and breathe deep.
And when you're done, put your hand on your hip...
...and drink some fruit-flavored milk.
This will refresh both your body and spirit.
Let's go at it in high spirits again tomorrow!
Next Episode
Just give it to me! Anything at all!
I don't care if it's a dollar box of Komura chocolates or a ten-cent bar from Nagashiya!
Or even a chocolate block made for guys! Or even 1/12" chocolate sheeting!
Even chocolates that you tried to make yourself that turned out hard as a rock!
Or even those chocolates there that are all melted and mushy!
I just gotta have 'em! I gotta have some chocolates from her!
Next time: "Sweeter Than Love, But a Bit Bitter"!
Episode 9
Sweeter Than Love, But a Bit Bitter
My blood's seriously boiling!