How are you this evening,
Yayoi?
How are you this evening, Yayoi?
I'm doing very well,
Kanako.
I'm doing very well, Kanako.
I see. I'm glad to hear that.
I read another very interesting book.
What was the name of the book you liked so much, I wonder?
That is... Ah, I seem to have forgotten the title.
Will you let me know what kind of story it was?
Yes, I would be happy to.
It is a story of a school that rules do not apply to.
The students had many varied personalities, and were intrigued by the sudden arrival of a dazzling teacher.
The teacher acts with great conviction on the students' burning desire to learn, which is hidden deep within their pure eyes.
Then, gradually, their hearts become one.
My, what a moving story that was.
There is something this dazzling instructor would always say.
What is it? Will you tell me?
It was...
What was it?
It was...
Yayoi?
Yayoi!
Natsu no Arashi!
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Well, actually, it's about this...
Mackerel sashimi?
It's far beyond its expiration date...
I bought it two weeks ago and was planning on eating it with my sake,
but I completely forgot about it.
Yuck! This smells disgusting...
Master, don't tell me you're planning to...
Yeah, take this back to before its expiration date.
That again?
It's fine, it's fine.
You'll be okay if you just go back to before it expires and eat it.
I'm telling you, that's impossible.
It's written here that it was made after 4:00 PM, right?
That has nothing to do with it!
This is high quality, so it was expensive.
That's not the problem!
Well, I understand your position.
Have Hajime taste it, and if he's alright, let my past self eat it.
Doesn't that put me in the most danger!?
It would be bad if anyone ate that mackerel!
Don't say things like that. I have an idea.
This time you'll take it way back into the past.
Long before the expiration date. Like half a year ago.
It'll be safe then, right?
I see. That should be safe, then!
No way in hell!
Man, why can't you understand?
You sure are an idiot!
I'm the one who's an idiot!?
It's fine, just try it once.
Then you'll know who's right.
Wait a second.
Half a year ago... That's not just before the expiration date.
That's before it was even made, isn't it?
Which means... before it was made into sashimi!
It won't be in the supermarket yet.
It would still be swimming in the ocean then.
Then we can't eat it...
Oh, it won't work, huh?
TL Note: This is a pun - Saba = mackerel, Saba wo yomu = finessing.
Yes, half a year would be finessing a bit too much.
Salt... please.
Now is the time to become a hero
But it really is a waste. It was so expensive.
Please, just give up already.
You'll damage your stomach.
There are people here who can time travel, so we should be able to do something...
It's impossible! It's not like anything is possible just by traveling to the past.
You have to factor in time paradoxes.
Time paradoxes?
There's a famous thought experiment.
For example, if I went to the past and made you eat the mackerel, what would happen?
If you ate it, it wouldn't have expired. If it didn't expire, I won't travel to the past to make you eat it.
Then you'll forget all about the mackerel. But will it expire in the end?
And what's the answer?
There is no answer since it's a paradox.
Don't start a quiz if there's no answer!
I won't be able to sleep if I start thinking about it!
No... It's not a quiz...
This mark really bothers me.
The mark that Kaya-san made.
Kaya did?
She was always scratching at it in the past.
It would have been better if she had just talked to the Owner a bit, though...
Oh? How cute...
No, W-What are you...
Now that you mention it, Arashi-san, you've been here every summer, right?
Yes, I have.
When did you notice this mark?
When Kaya and Jun went to the past. You were with me then, weren't you?
You didn't see it until then?
Hm, I can't remember.
I don't really know. I might have, or I might not have...
If it was scratched in 60 years ago, that means it's been there the whole time.
That's how it should be, then.
Yasaka, why does it bother you so much?
When the mark on the counter was made, where did the counter without the mark go?
You're unbelievably sloppy...
How long does it take to bring a single schoolgirl here?
I'm amazed that you can even call yourself a detective.
Well, I lost a bet and I had to keep my promise...
What are you talking about? You accepted the job, didn't you?
That's right, but...
...this Arashiyama Sayoko is kind of weird.
Sorry, but is she really one of your relatives?
You put aside your failure and then try to change the subject?
No, that's not what I meant...
You may not be able to understand this, but...
...she is one of our few beloved relatives.
What are you talking about now?
Isn't it obvious that if you travel back in time and change things, you influence history?
I know. We saved people who were supposed to die!
What's your problem, then?
What happens to the history before the point in time that it's changed?
The history before we change it?
The world we lived in before.
I know. Parallel worlds, right?
That's quite complex.
Even I read manga, at least.
Well, there's the real world, then heaven, and hell.
I think that's kind of different.
Take, for example, the two people I rescued that first time.
Murata and his son, Sankichi, would have died during the air raid if Arashi and I hadn't saved them.
Not just them, but their descendants wouldn't exist in our current world.
But we did save him.
If he grew up and had children, would they just suddenly appear in this world?
That's...
Isn't it possible that when we change the past, we don't change history, but fly into another future?
Salt, please.
In other words, this is what I'm thinking.
Present 現在
Past 過去
When Arashi and I saved Sankichi in the past, a new future was born.
Parallel World 平行世界
Salt, please.
Present 現在
Past 過去
Parallel World 平行世界
And when we return, we go directly to the new future.
Um... salt...
The problem here is that we still have our memories from the old world.
Salt, please!
We should be able to tell if this was a world where Sankichi existed in the first place or not.
We should?
I don't know if Sankichi lived in this world before we went to save him.
I don't know that, either.
Arashi-san...
Then how do you look for people you need to save, Arashi-san?
I think I know, somehow.
Somehow?
I can somehow tell who's in danger from the air raids.
I don't know if the people I rescue existed in this world beforehand.
If we travel to a world we've already changed,
what happens to the world before that change?
Past 過去
Present 現在
Parallel World 平行世界
Will there always be a new future if we travel back in time?
Or does the old world vanish when a new one is born?
If we made Master eat the mackerel in the past, what would happen to this future in which the mackerel is expired?
Who cares? There aren't really any problems caused by it...
There are! There will be someone who can prove all of this scientifically.
If that happens, it'll be possible to reset everything that's happened!
Rescuing people who are supposed to die is the same as bringing them back from the dead!
If this was explained scientifically and everyone was able to do it, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Wouldn't it, Arashi-san?
I don't understand such difficult things.
If it could be explained, it would surely be misused and make many people suffer.
At least, that's what happened in my time.
Arashi-san...
I'm doing the same thing. Every time I rescue someone, a life disappears in exchange.
When history changes, there are people who cannot be born.
That's really tough for me to deal with, but I can't ignore the suffering people in front of me.
Well, I'm going to go water outside.
Fight, yeah!
Did I say something wrong?
You sure are a prick.
I don't understand all that science stuff, but you just discredited all the work the person you love has been doing.
Prick
It would be a hundred times better if, instead of talking crap,
you just took your confidence and protected the woman in front of you.
If you can't even do that, you're just a brat.
An annoying brat.
Don't talk about things like love, you just soil its meaning.
I don't need a con-woman telling me that!
Idiot. That's why I understand it.
I'm giving you good advice; shut up and listen to it.
What am I supposed to do?
Think about it yourself. That's all I'll tell you.
Natsu no Arashi!
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Calling me a lame detective...
You aren't even all that clean, yourself.
I don't know how you did it, but you used that strange trick...
Anyway, those brats are quite ominous.
Are you alright, Yayoi?
Yes, I'm fine.
Relying on him any further would be hopeless. In the end, he's just a thug.
The way things are now, I'll have to go meet her myself.
But Kanako...
Don't worry, Yayoi. I won't be recognized by the people here.
If my body were more free, I wouldn't cause you all this unnecessary trouble.
You musn't say things like that!
I'm satisfied just being here with you, combing your flowing hair.
There, do you hear it?
The sound of life.
We must not lose this peace again.
But Kanako...
We must obtain the ability to live forever.
That woman's power is necessary for this.
Um... Arashi-san?
Will you go out with me?
Ah, no, not in that way.
Well, that way is fine too, but you don't have to.
How can I put this, um... Will you travel back in time with me?
Okay, let's go!
Arashi-san!
It would be unhealthy if we didn't visit a peaceful time every once in a while.
Which time do you want to travel to?
Ah, let's see... How about 1985?
1985... That's the Tsukuba Expo!
I'm surprised you knew that.
That's typical of you.
Well then, let's go.
Yes!
This is 1985... The Ark hasn't changed at all.
Hajime-chan, hurry!
I already exist in this time.
Oh, right.
Whoa, amazing! It's like our world, but subtlety different.
It's the past.
Even before you were born, Hajime-chan.
The car design is different.
There are even pay phones here and there. Cell phones aren't so common right now.
Whoa, 8-bit!
Is that cool?
It's cool because it's not cool! I love it!
About 20 years ago, they traveled to the moon with a computer like that one! I can't believe it.
Geez, wherever we go, you're always talking about science.
Yes, I like it.
Get out of the way! How long are you gonna play this?
Are you alright, Arashi-san?
Hey, you brat, what the hell are you doing?
I'm not a brat, I'm Hideo.
Make way for others when your turn is over.
What was that? What if Arashi-san had gotten hurt?
Arashi? Your name is Arashi?
I'm sorry, but it's a war zone there.
Damn, little brats were way too strong back in the day...
You're pretty, though, lady.
It's nice to hear that, Hideo-kun.
Don't get too friendly now, kid...
You really resemble the girl my dad told me about.
During the war, my dad was saved by a person named Arashi.
A young schoolgirl with long, black hair.
She saved my dad, who was still a kid back then, from the bombs. He said she was really cool.
Here's our house.
Murata
Murata?
Your name is Murata?
Yeah, Murata Hideo.
It means "Hero."
It's so I can become strong like that Arashi, willing to risk my life to save others.
You... What's your father's name?
Murata Sankichi.
You're Murata Sankichi, right?
But there's no way you could be that Arashi. It's a story of my dad's childhood.
But my dad's still talking about it. He says that if he ever meets her again, he wants to thank her properly.
Hajime-chan...
Thank you. I'm glad we came here.
I can't... I have to become stronger as a man...
Even stronger...
Today's hot, too.
They call it global warming.
Wanna go fishing?
Isn't Tokusho Park a great place?
I was there yesterday, and there was this huge...
That's right. It's incredibly hot again today.
I can only feel the heat through this model of the sky...
Well then, I'm going shopping.
Wait, I'll go, too.
It's fine, I know the places by now.
But you'll be carrying things back. I'll accompany you.
I have time to spare, anyway.
Thank you.
Maybe we should switch to organic beans, after all; they're healthier.
You're the expert, Kaya. But doesn't that make it seem like you're old?
Somehow, Kaya-san and Jun are different. Jun seems more manly...
Damn, when did he...?
He just understands women better than you do.
You're the one who doesn't understand.
What's that?
Oh, I can't tell you that one.
Arashi-san and I already hugged!
Welcome!
Oh, you have pretty hands.
No... They're rough from washing dishes all day.
What's wrong, Arashi-san?
Arashi-san!!
Arashi!
Break
Room
Are you alright, Arashi-san?
Yeah, I'm fine now.
Didn't you just use too much of you power?
I didn't jump today, though.
So it takes effort to travel through time, after all?
It's not an effort for the individual, but their existence becomes unstable.
It's all we ethereal spirits can do just to stay in this world. If we overdo it, we'll vanish.
That's how unstable our existence is.
I feel kinda dizzy...
Don't overdo it, just ride on the back!
Thanks, Hajime-chan, but I think I'd fall off.
So we meet again.
You're the person from this afternoon...
Yes, I am. The coffee was delicious.
It's horrible, isn't it?
We can't go out like this. The two of us have been locked in together this whole time.
This is much better.
Arashiyama-san, it's all thanks to you.
Hey, you! Let go of Arashi-san!
I have to... I have to tell Kanako about the instructor's phrase...
I'm in desp-
TL Note: This is a reference to Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
When you think of summer, you think of radio gymnastics, right?
You stand up early and get your card stamped.
I already completed them.
So you were serious at the beginning.
No, I copied from the serious ones.
Eh?
Get up bright and early again tomorrow!
Natsu no Arashi!
Get up bright and early next time!