Yesss! Finally!
I finally got one!
The smiling Drymon chocolate!
What? You're kidding me!
Let me see, there's no way those things even...
I did it! I did it!
...it's for real!
Drymon chocolates.
12 candies to a box, each with a cool or unfriendly face drawn on them.
But just a tiny fraction of the time a smiling, happy face appears.
A rumor has been spreading that eating one will bring you happiness!
It's smilin'!
It's high beamin'!
Let's take a picture of him when he eats it.
Here I go!
Say cheese!
Deelish!
I did it!
Man, I'm jealous.
Happiness will be mine!
I'm gonna get one myself!
Indeed it will, indeed it will!
1... 2... 3... 4...
I dids it!
Here comes da happy!
So am I happy now? Happiness here yet?
Hey, bub.
Yeah! Happiness at last!
Bossun!
You ate my chocolates, didn't you?
Huh?
I'm missing two.
What? I didn't take them!
I bought mine this morning...
So did I!
And there are only 4 left, even though I ate 6!
There should be 6 left!
You pinched 2 from my box, admit it!
What? Not a chance!
Your box was on top of your desk the entire day!
Do you seriously think I could open the box, take two of them,
and close it all during a second you weren't looking?
When you put it that way...
However... It may be difficult to steal two from inside,
but taking the entire box is possible.
In other words:
You swapped it with your own!
Ack!
It was you!
Git over 'ere!
Switch, you bastard!
Sorry, couldn't help myself solving the case.
Prepare yourself...
For what?!
I'm gonna make you puke 'em all out!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!
Episode 29: The Second Coming of the Mistaken Angel
Maybe now's not a good time...
Anything but the Cyclone!
What's up?
Heya, Sket-dan!
It's Kura-chan!
What is it? Need something?
Actually it's not me, it's him...
Don't tell me it's...
That's right, him!
Great, him again.
Why does he stand like that?
Vanish of Sorrow.
I seriously don't get what he's saying.
Vanish means to disappear, like Haruhi.
Oh, so you lost something again?
He nodded!
Looks like that's it!
Sure wish he'd just talk like a normal person!
Like you can talk!
Um, I promised Yagi-chan
that we'd go shopping together...
Hold it!
You guys handle it from here!
Wa-
Like, seriously!
So, Dante... What did you lose?
Winged Sword.
You're talking about this mechanical pencil, aren't you?
You didn't lose it at all.
Trojan Horse.
That one's gonna be a doozy!
Saying "Trojan Horse" implies there is something inside.
Therefore he means that he lost something he had inside the mechanical pencil, yes?
Is that it, Dante?
Yeah! It's spot on!
Which means you lost the lead from your pencil...
That seems off...
Goddamn, he's a pain!
Hey, what's yer problem?!
Himeko, any more and...
...you might dislocate his joints!
Tell me what!
God of Spiral...
Spiral? You talking about Naruto again?
Perhaps he means "The Spiral"?
Speak Japanese, damn it!
What did you put inside the pencil?!
Spiral?
"Kami" can mean god, or paper... A paper spiral?
Like the love spell that's all the rage?
Love spell?
Dan-ko (TBD)
You write the name of a girl you like on a slip of paper,
then you roll it up and put it in the pencil you normally use.
If you can go 3 months without ever opening the slip of paper,
then that love will come true, or something.
So you lost that piece of paper during the spell?
Seriously?
You've got a girl you like, Dante?
Bingo!
This system of yes-no expressions is messed up!
The girl that Dante likes...
Izumisawa Yukie-san from Class F.
Ooh, she's cute!
You got good taste.
And he placed a slip of paper with her name on it in his pencil.
Then today, he noticed that the paper inside had vanished.
There you have it.
Lost Little Lamb...
Great, we know the situation.
But that's weird, you know?
Is that so easy to lose?
Yeah... The pencil has a cap, and it's not so easy to take out the piece of paper.
In other words, this is a case...
...of robbery.
But what would anyone get from stealing that?
Oh, I can imagine...
For example, getting in the way of Dante's love life...
If you open the piece of paper during the 3 months,
I hear that your love will never come true instead.
So another guy who likes Izumisawa-san must have...
...stolen the paper to get in Dante's way.
I see... That makes sense.
But then the culprit would have to know that Dante was doing the spell.
You didn't tell anyone, did you?
Yeah, like, who would tell anyone about it?
No, there's one person...
Dante, who was it that taught you the spell?
W-What?!
I didn't take nothin' like that!
Y-You're the only one who knew, J-Josei ga Saki (Ladies First)!
It's Jougasaki!
Don't call me Ladies First!
How long until you remember it?
Jougasaki Mitsuru
Jougasaki Mitsuru. Despite being a guy,
he loves fortune telling and charms, often spreading word of them around campus.
For your information, he was the originator of the smiling Drymon chocolate legend.
Oh, ew!
We totally bought into that!
I-It's true that I taught Date the love spell...
But why would I take his...
You got a girl you like, dontcha?
Oops, I dropped my Jump! Gotta pick it up, or...
If Dante likes the same girl you like...
That's why you stole the piece of paper from Dante!
Isn't that right?!
Date, is it true?
Tell me, Date...
Do you really like the same girl?!
So that's it?
That's how it is, Date?!
Damn it! If I had known, I never would have taught you the spell!
I can't believe you also have a crush on Takahashi-san!
Bring it on!
Captain?
Damn you to hell, love rival!
Shit-shit-shit-shit-shit...
What, Captain?
It's not Izumisawa Yukie-san?
What are you saying?
The girl I like is Takahashi Chiaki-san!
You damn liar!
Bossun, he's tryin' to pull one over on us!
Hell I ain't!
These waveforms indicate that he is lying.
I ain't lying, damn it!
Sheesh, hold this a sec.
'Kay...
Take a friggin' look at this!
Takahashi Chiaki is written right there, yeah?!
What the hell are you tryin'?
There's no way...
Takahashi Chiaki
...it's for real!
It's Captain, all right...
It does seem like we were mistaken...
Sorry for suspecting you, Joe Kisaragi.
Who the hell is that?
Some half-American?
Captain's gonna be a toughy, Joushirasagi!
Shirasagijou (White Heron Castle)?!
I'm a castle now?
You've got a whole lot of competition, Joukamachi (Castle Town).
Remember my name, for Christ's sake!
But yeah... You opened up the paper, didn't you?
Forever Alone. www
If it's not Joe Kisaragi...
All our leads have dried right up.
Sweet Temptation.
Go right ahead.
Just say "Can I have a chocolate?", sheesh.
I bet Kisaragi's jealous that I got a smiling Drymon.
It's disgusting how that's the only kind of things he knows!
Oh yes... Kisaragi mentioned there's another love spell.
A version for girls.
A version for girls?
It's a spell where you get something that a boy you like always uses.
If you keep it on you for 3 months, your love will come true, they say.
But asking for something would be no different than confessing!
And that's why there don't seem to be many people attempting it, however...
Something the boy you likes uses...
I see... I get it!
Hey, Dante! This is a pretty strange pencil, but do they sell them just anywhere?
Angel's Abode.
How can you even say that?!
Answer me straight!
Angel's Abode is the name of a shop that sells original stationary and writing implements.
You shittin' me?!
But what does that have to do with anything?
There's no one here?
It can't be...
B-But, why?
That pencil...
You're the only one who bought it recently.
The Sket-dan?
You remember that, do you?
That's the pencil you actually bought.
W-What are you talking about?
You're the ones who called me here, aren't you?
What? Is that pencil...
It's a love spell, right?
You wanted something from a boy you liked.
But asking for it directly was too much for you.
And that's when it hit you...
You'd swap something.
You buy the exact same pencil as the one you wanted,
and during gym class or something you quietly swap them out.
Since it's the same item, the boy would never realize.
The only one who could have done that is you, the person with the same pencil...
Izumisawa Yukie-san!
Even if it's the same thing, to a girl in love it must have been a precious,
crucial item of a whole other nature.
I'm sorry... I knew I shouldn't have done it, but...
But I wanted it so badly...
Truly a girl in love...
He'd understand if you talked to him about it.
Now comes the real deal!
You swapped it out without realizing it, I bet...
But you'll be surprised to find what's inside.
What's inside?
I bet you've heard about the boys' version of the spell,
where they put a slip of paper with the girl's name they like on it?
Open it up and see for yourself.
He's waiting for you in Class E right now.
Izumisawa Yukie
Go and get 'im!
Yeah! Thank you!
Da...
Who? (Dare?)
But you took Dante... Date's pencil!
No, that's not true!
I wanted Murakami-kun's pencil, who sits here!
My Seat.
Kura-chan here!
Murakami-kun happened to use the same pencil as Date-kun! What are the odds!
Murakami-kun
They actually sit next to each other.
Izumisawa-san... You were almost there!
Mistaken Angel (Wrong Seat)
Mistaken Angel...
A chunk of youth, Drymon Chocolates!
If it's smilin', you'll find happiness!
Ramen
Bossun, just a little more!
Bear down, Bossun!
Eat it in 40 minutes and it's free!
Bear down!
Do-it, do-it, do-it!
You only have 1 minute left!
Do-it, do-it, do-it!
Well, dang...
That's enough, Bossun.
You did your best.
All that's left is pride.
That'll teach you for underestimatin' my Great Big Jumbo Ramen, kiddo!
What did he say?
"I'll eat it all if it's the last thing I do, stupid face!" is what he said.
Oh, crap!
His face has already gone haywire!
Now he's turning strange colors!
Enough already!
Who cares about pride?
After proclaiming "I can eat this, no sweat!", there's no turning back for him.
All finished!
You have failed the big-eater challenge!
That'll be 5000 yen.
Well, at least you lasted longer than most of the challengers recently.
But you still ain't got the guts for it!
Bein' a food fighter takes trainin'! Gotta build up to it.
You can do it, Bossun!
Shut the hell up!
We're gonna get our revenge next time, you bet!
Bossun, let's go home already.
You don't have to kick yourself so much over this.
You were pretty cool back there, actin' like a food fighter.
Huh? What?
What did he say?
He said he's embarrassed.
He did make sure he was starving and went in totally confident.
He was like, "I'm so hungry, I could even eat dirt!"
Yeah, acted totally cool.
Must be really hurting...
We gotta cheer him up somehow.
Okay, Bossun!
Let's cheer up over a refreshing bowl of ramen!
I can't!!
Second Year Class C.
Himeko-chan!
Oh, Captain! Going to practice now?
The Softball Team is off today.
Really? Then, perfect!
Come over and have tea with us!
I baked a ton of cookies.
What are they?
Cows! They're cow cookies.
It's just for looks, though.
They taste great!
Then, maybe I'll come by for a change!
Well, their shape is one thing, but these soccer ball cookies taste good.
They're cows!
Delicious!
Himeko-chan, you really are great at cooking.
Huh? Was there something I was going to tell Captain?
Yeah, there was something, definitely.
What was it again?
But anyway, these are great.
These are really something.
I could eat them all!
I've got plenty, so help yourself.
Sure, but I still feel full.
Yeah, after that, don't force yourself to eat them.
I'll bake them another time.
Something happen, Bossun?
Oh, that? You see, yesterday...
You idiot! Don't say another word!
What was it you said again?
"I'm so hungry, I could even eat dirt!"
It was totally like that, Switch!
Cut that out, sheesh!
Huh?
Did the cookies spill?
Huh? They're all gone.
Switch, you overturned the plate, didn't you?
No, I have no idea!
I-It wasn't me!
Sounds suspicious to me.
I'm sorry, that was me.
Oh, it was you, Captain.
It's fine, don't worry about it.
There's always the 3-second rule if you dropped them on the floor.
Although it's been more like 20.
No, that's not what I meant.
I ate them.
Say what?!
Seriously? All of them?
When?!
They were so yummy, I just couldn't stop.
I'm really sorry.
It's okay, we still have fruitcake.
That'll do fine, but... What speed you have.
And that was a lot of cookies.
100,000 calories worth, about.
That many?! I'm so embarrassed...
I knew you were a big eater, Captain, but this is really something.
Lately I've been eating even more.
Your softball team's practice is quite hard, after all.
Yeah... I get hungry really quick.
And I keep eating without noticing it.
If I buy a snack, it's gone before I even realize it.
My lunch is normal sized since I'm embarrassed,
but I actually eat another lunch beforehand in the clubroom.
The one blessing is I don't gain weight, but I am a girl of that age, so...
It's embarrassing.
How many are you gonna eat?!
What the... How the...
How can you eat like that?
Those fruitcakes are damn heavy!
They're like peanuts!
You're eatin' 'em like they're peanuts!
It's amazing you can down them without drinking anything.
And that speed is unbelievable!
Yeah... I eat really fast...
Show me one more time when you eat!
Sure, but...
It disappeared!
Captain, amazing!
How do you eat like that?
You could be on TV!
Oh, come on... I'll never be on TV.
It disappeared!
The amount... The speed... That ain't normal!
You're exaggerating.
Too... Too powerful...
Captain! Do you like ramen?
Uh... Sure.
What's this?
Didn't learn yer lesson, huh?
This little girly's gonna eat it?
Yer eyes are bigger than her stomach, I say!
Great Big Jumbo Ramen!
8 helpings of noodles, topped with tons of vegetables, and over 7 kg!
The most impossible "big ramen" in the entire country!
W-What do you think, Captain?
You were just eating a ton of sweets earlier, yeah...
You're definitely not in the best condition...
This shouldn't be a problem, I think.
Right on! Do it, Captain!
W-What did you just say?
Thank you for the food!
There she goes! The Vanishin' Cap'n Munch!
You can do this! I know you can do this!
Cap'n Munch? What's that? Hey, what the...
Do it!
3 Minutes Later
Think I'll take a little break.
She's already eaten half of it!
What kind of body do you have?
Is it an illusion?
This is crazier than I imagined.
If she was on an empty stomach, how much could she eat?
I bet she could eat a whole buffalo!
Oh, I don't think I could handle that.
Um, I was kidding, of course.
Wait, it's not out of the question?
The American Bison, aka Buffalo,
was driven close to extinction by rampant hunting in the second half of the 19th century.
They are currently a protected species.
There are very few restaurants where you could taste buffalo.
That's not the issue!
That's right! The problem is the taste!
Taste?!
Enough with the talk about buffalo!
Okay! Guess I should continue on.
This'll be a cinch.
Huh?
What?
What is it? What's the matter?
What'll I do? Oh, no!
I can't finish this!
But, why not?
I didn't notice it, hidden in the vegetables.
But it's in there...
It's in there?
There's a boiled egg in there!
Boiled eggs are the one thing I can't eat!
Boiled eggs are a bust? Who'd a thunk it?!
What'll I do?
What'll you do?
You'll be fine, I say!
You can eat it, this time!
Yeah, just do it! Suck it up with your Cap'n Munch!
I'm sorry I didn't meet your expectations...
I can eat buffalo, but a boiled egg is really impossible!
You can eat buffalo?
Wait, now's not the time!
You've gotten so far, are you sure you can't eat it?
Yeah... If I force myself to eat it, I might go in reverse...
You'd puke? Seriously?! The whole thing?!
5 Minutes Later
Well, I ate everything except for the boiled egg...
But the real issue comes next...
Now watcha gonna do?!
The old bastard's got a second wind!
Picky eater, are we? Don't underestimate what it takes to be a Food Fighter, Missy!
God damn it... I so don't want to lose to this guy.
If it's like this...
Captain!
Suck it up, and suck it up!
But I can't!
It'll be fine! All you have left is the boiled egg!
As long as you swallow it for a second, you'll have finished the entire thing.
Isn't that right, Mr. Owner?
Sure...
So basically afterwards...
...you can puke.
No way! I don't want to!
What's the big deal?!
In episode 3, I puked 5 times!
We'd be even!
I don't want to get even!
If you finish it, you get a ramen spoon for a prize!
Cheap! Who needs that?
Stop yer complainin' and eat the damn egg!
Eat this delicious boiled egg!
What kind of screwed-up fetish is this?!
Captain, this egg is a ball!
You're gonna take your eye off the ball?!
No! Because you're Captain, and no one is more straight laced than you!
Listen, Captain...
You're on the softball team.
Long ago, you had an urge, and you took the first steps onto the field...
The powerlessness you felt the first time you held the ball...
The uneasiness you felt when you first learned the basics...
The fear you felt during your first game...
The frustration you felt after your first loss...
The incredible sense of distance you felt as you tried to climb to the peak...
You overcame it all!
You mustn't run away!
Captain, haven't you always focused with all your might on that ball?!
Well, since you put it in such teen drama terms... I...
Understood.
Really?
I can eat it!
I can eat the boiled egg!
What's with this drama?
I will defeat the boiled egg and become a Food Fighter!
Please stop with this buildup!
But in return you're treating me to taiyaki on the way home!
How damn much can you eat?!
This might be a chance for me to overcome a food I don't like!
That's right! Challenge everything!
Here, Captain, your taiyaki.
Thanks...
What did she say?
She said she's embarrassed.
I'm sorry, Captain... For real.
Turnin' the crank is a man's dream!
Red Commander is here!
I'm Blue Subleader!
And Pink Cheerleader!
Plus Sepia Expander!
And the finishing blow, here's Brown Suspender!
Der-fest all the way-der!
Shut up with the -der-der-der already!
Right, Momoka?
Hiyas! Long time no seesy!
What the hell?!
Next time: Turned the Crank-nyora!
Der-der-der! The three of us together are:
Sket Dance...
...der!