Yabasawa-san gave me some flowers and a vase.
Pretty, aren't they?
They sure are.
I'm gonna change the water.
This'll be the third time already.
It is the third time, huh?
But I'm gonna change it anyway.
Flowers are wonderful.
It's like they purify your heart.
Yeah, right?
Gazing at plants seems to make everything appear precious.
It gives you such a gentle feeling, you know?
What was that again?!
Episode 40: Stakeout Blues
Hmph! Wandering around the school with a vase!
As usual, it looks like the Sket-dan has too much free time!
Why are you on my case all the time?!
You're the one who's always prowling around by yourself!
But no matter how much you stagger around, you won't be able to make any friends!
Got it?!
I'm on patrol!
I'm keeping order in the school!
Unlike your play club, I'm busy!
What's that?! Why're you spouting crap like that?
One of these days you're gonna eat a knuckle sandwich, bub.
What, you wanna rumble?
You gonna take a jab at me, asshole?
Enough already!
Knock it off, you two! That's enough!
He ain't worth my time...
Oops, my hand slipped!
No, wait! It's not my fault!
After all, this guy...
Enough! If I catch cold, what're you gonna do about it?!
Sorry for the trouble, Tsubaki!
Burn this into your eyes!
That flower is my offering to you, who are about to die!
Wait, Madame Hime! What about that gentle feeling?!
That gentle feeling!
Gently! More gently!
Student Council
What bad luck.
You always get along so well with Fujisaki-san.
We don't get along at all!
Well, you two are like oil and water.
Is that right? I think they're actually two of a kind.
What'd you say?!
I see. I don't know why,
but if the President says it, I'm sure it must be true.
Yeah, if Agata says it...
Asahina! Shinba-san!
Right? If the President says it...
U-Unyuu!
It's settled, Tsubaki! You and Fujisaki are pretty much alike.
P-President!
I'm kidding!
Well, we're about to head home...
You sure you don't want any help, Tsubaki-chan?
Yeah.
One person is plenty to handle this simple task.
He's sulking.
I'm not sulking!
Then farewell, Tsubaki-kun!
See you tomorrow!
Yeah, see you tomorrow.
Fujisaki and I are alike, he says?!
Sign: Student Council
Yeesh. Why did the President have to go and say a thing like that?!
It's really gotten late...
P-Please let go of me!
I-I don't have any money...
Hey, hey, you're gonna hurt my reputation.
I'm hungry too, buddy, nyan!
Hey!
If you've got the cash to buy food for cats, you can afford to treat me, too!
Bastard! What are you doing to our student?!
Who the hell are you?!
You're with the Student Council...
I think you'll accompany me to the police box.
Shit!
Hold it!
Thank you... Um...
Are you hurt? You're in the same class as Fujisaki, aren't you, 2-C?
Uchida Takaaki, I believe.
How do you know my name?
Naturally. I know the names and faces of the entire student body.
I'm Tsubaki Sasuke, Vice President of the Student Council.
Will you tell me exactly what happened?
Uchida-kun!
If you'd like, please take some of these, too!
Someone from the gardening club gave them to me!
Beautiful, aren't they?
Y-Yeah. Thank you.
You seem kinda down today.
And what happened to your face?
Actually...
Bossun, can I talk to you a minute?
A shakedown?!
Yeah. Someone from the Student Council happened to come along,
so I got off easy with this, but...
Student Council...?
I hear it's been happening a lot near the school lately.
Apparently, the Student Council is going to do something too,
but I think I should be careful anyway in case things get worse.
I see.
It was smart of you to come to us.
See, unlike the Student Council, we've got an invincible bodyguard.
We'll start guarding the area immediately! Himeko!
Yeah...
Huh?
Huh? You caught a cold?
You really caught a cold?!
Was it from what happened yesterday?!
S-Seems like it...
But I'm fine. I'll catch that extortionist.
There's no way you're fine!
I'm exhausted. My body is all sluggish..
My joints are killing me!
And it's emotionally painful, too.
I feel really lonely for some reason.
What is this feeling?!
Am I gonna die like this?
But I've gotta catch the extortionist...
Not gonna happen!
You just go home and get some rest!
Take medicine, drink a lot of fluids, keep warm and sleep!
Got it?!
R-Roger...
It can't be helped.
Just the two of us will have to be on stakeout... Switch!
Yeah...
Switch?!
I-I caught Himeko's virus...
Fine, whatever! Both of you, go home and get to bed!
A shakedown, huh?
Yes. From what I've gathered, there have been many incidents,
all with the same type of victim.
It seems somebody's making light of our school.
All right, then...
Let's catch that scoundrel!
No, no, no.
We tell the students to be on guard.
There's no need for us to go out of our way to catch the bad guy.
That's weak!
Weak?
Another student may be victimized today!
I'll go alone!
To make a better school!
No, I dunno. A student from Tachikawa High?
Takoyaki
I don't see them around here much.
Really? All right, thanks.
Bossman! We figured out his turf!
Seriously?!
It looks like he's shaken down several kids at the next station over.
I bet he's operating over there today!
I see...
Thanks for loaning me these three.
I'm short on hands today, so they were a big help.
No problem!
More importantly...
Bossman, you have some nerve making her catch a cold!
That was...
You're gonna pay big for that!
G-Got it. Okay, next time, I'll spring for karaoke!
Kibitsu-san! Please go to the studio!
I'm on. Go get 'im, Bossman.
I-I will...
Thanks. I should be able to handle the rest myself...
What the hell are you doin'?!
He's payin'!
H-Hey!
I won't forgive you for this, extortionist!
It seems the scenes of the crimes are around here.
You did a great job gathering information, Daisey-chan!
You're just like a real detective!
I'm sorry!
Everyone, um...
M.S.K.M.
(mattaku, sewa wo kakete kureruna, matsuge yarou) Jesus, you're a pain in the ass, Eyebrow-Man!
Wha...?!
Well, let's go to where the action is.
Um...
I-I'll do the rest myself.
The Student Council has to start getting ready for the school festival, anyway.
Whoops! Now that you mention it,
didn't the Principal want us to talk to him after school about that?
Oh, that's right! If we don't hurry back...
Besides, um...
You wanna be the one to make him pay?
Yes!
Then we'll leave the rest to you.
Let's go.
A-Agata...
President, please wait!
Are you sure it's okay to leave Tsubaki-kun alone?
You don't have to worry about that one.
I won't forgive you, extortionist!
My guess is he'll bring his victim here.
If I keep watch here, I should be able to catch him in the act!
What the hell?! What are you doing here?!
Are you in love with me?!
I'm working here, so don't get in my way!
You took the words out of my mouth, fool!
I'm on a stakeout to capture a culprit!
If you're here to fool around, get out of here at once!
I was asked to come here!
You disappear! There, poof!
Disappear, I said!
What am I, smoke?!
And I have no intention of leaving! I have an important duty here!
You're the one who should vanish!
There...
What noise was that?!
How the hell am I supposed to vanish?!
Fine, whatever. You can stay, just don't get in my way.
You took the words right out of my mouth, fool!
That again?!
Is that the only comeback line you know?
Hmph!
A-Awkward...
Incidentally, at that moment, Himeko was...
Get well soon, Ma'am...
I will...
And as for me...
Go! Go! Onii-chan!
Hang in there! Hang in there, Onii-chan!
Go! Go! Onii-chan!
Hang in there! Hang in there, Onii-chan!
Go! Go! Onii-chan!
Hang in there! Hang in there, Onii-chan!
So awkward...
It's not like I'm even friendly with this guy.
Even though we're in this situation together,
starting a conversation would be weird.
It's not as if we're on amicable terms.
We may be in this situation together,
but it would be strange to break the ice.
What?! Don't be wanting to drink someone else's coffee!
That's shameless! Your eyes are shameless!
N-Nonsense! I don't especially want your coffee!
And I took you for a sheltered rich kid!
But you're a greedy bastard!
Didn't I already say you were off-base?!
Canned coffee is delish...
Why is that? Why does canned coffee taste so good at a time like this?
Seriously, there's nothing better.
Hmph!
W-What's this all of a sudden?!
It's not like I want any...
Oh, shut up. Just take it already.
H-Hmph.
There isn't any left!
Not even one drop!
Are you ridiculing me?!
That hurt! What the hell, asshole?!
Bastard! You push me?!
Ow!
One for one!
You started it!
There, one for one!
One for one!
One... for one!
W-What?! Come on, I didn't hit you that hard...
Quit pretending to be hurt!
That one hurt!
That was worth two!
Hey! K-Knock it off!
One, two!
Hmph. Sorry about that. I did karate and boxing, see?
My physical strength next to yours is like comparing apples and oranges.
You've got nothing to boast about.
After all, I've studied martial arts, too.
You can't underestimate Fujisaki.
Although he looks like a simpleton, he's pretty deep here and there.
You don't know what he's got hidden.
What?
What martial art did you study?
What the hell difference does it make to you?!
It makes a difference!
Tell me, what did you study?
Aikido? Tae kwon do? Gracie?!
Eon Fuya...
Eon...? What is that?
I've never heard of it.
Y-You just don't know it!
Where's it from? What country is that martial art from?!
It's from, um...
L-Like the Balkans... Around there...
The Balkans?!
The Balkan Peninsula?!
That's not a country!
What do I know?! That's what Master Uon told me!
Master Uon?!
The Balkan Peninsula...
I see. It's a region with diverse ethnic groups
and a complicated, historical background.
An obscure martial art I've never heard of could well be practiced there...
Fight me!
Why?!
Come and get me!
No way!
Are you an idiot?!
We're here to catch an extortionist, so what do you want to street fight for?!
B-Because I can't let go of what you said!
Forget about it!
Besides, there's the fact...
If I pulled out all the stops, you'd be split in half.
Split in half?! What kind of martial art is that?!
I'm dying to find out more!
How about the techniques? Are there special techniques?!
Is this guy for real?
What?
No, of course there are special techniques. Um...
V-Vale...
Fujisaki Valencia!
Valencia?! Why the name of a city in Spain?!
What happened to the Balkan Peninsula?!
E-Enough already!
Which is stronger, that or my Tsubaki Explosion?!
What the hell is a Tsubaki Explosion?!
Jesus, this guy's annoying! He doesn't know when to quit!
Okay, fine...
By the way, what do you plan on doing if the extortionist shows up?
Run right in and grab him by the collar, of course...
Before you get there!
Wha...?!
Even though we have the same goal,
you haven't given one iota of thought about us working together?!
No, there'd be no point.
We're so incompatible that even if we did come up with a plan together,
our timing would be off and we'd end up letting him slip away!
I've never seen a combo that's as ill-fitting as we'd be together.
I see. You've got a point.
Well, as long as you don't get in my way.
See, you always gotta have a...
Hey, over there!
One of our students!
Someone's taking his money!
There he is! The extortionist!
What the...?
Freeze!
Don't move! Stay right where you are!
Damn it!
Trying to get away, huh?!
Oh, no, you don't!
I'll go after him!
I'll run around the back!
Shit! Pain in the ass!
But I'm not lettin' them turn the tables on me!
Shoot!
Come on, what's wrong?!
Tsubaki Explosion!!
Wait a sec...
I saw it!
It happened fast, but I saw the moment he delivered the coup de grace!
So that... That's Fujisaki Valencia!
I did underestimate you, Fujisaki!
You okay?
What do you mean?
Well, you fell, right?
It's nothing. I just skinned my knee a bit.
Well, in any case, this extortion stuff is resolved for now, huh?
I bet you're bleeding, aren't you?
No worries. Besides, my house is a clinic and my father is an excellent doctor
whom I respect from the bottom of my heart.
I didn't ask about any of that.
Jeez, you really are a pampered brat.
What was that?!
What was what?! Why am I walking with you in the first place?!
Probably because we take the same way home!
Then slow your pace down. I'll walk on ahead.
Nothing doing! I'll be the one to walk ahead!
Oh, I wonder if they're brothers.
They're on exactly the same wavelength!
Tsubaki Clinic
I'm home!
I'm going to use your disinfectant, Father.
Oh, go ahead, but...
What's wrong? Are you injured?
It's nothing, Mother.
That guy... He totally synched up with me...
You're a formidable man, Fujisaki!
But I won't lose to you!
Ow!
My back hurts from being in the same position for hours...
Gross! Don't show me that slack-ass body of yours, Bro!
Okay, time!
Ouch!
You could've pulled it off more gently...
Rumi, hurry up and get in the tub!
Okay!
Jeez. Who would've believed he'd suddenly make a cooperative play like that?
I misjudged you, Tsubaki!
But I'm not gonna lose to you!
Get some clothes on!
Ready...?
Biscuit Dance!
Sensei's Favorite!
Sensei!
Th-Thtop it, Ma'am...
Momoka, you've gotta speak up about stuff like this!
What is it?
Sensei, know what? Bossun is using all of the red blocks
and he won't let us use any of the red blocks.
What do you think about that?!
Bossun, eh?
When it comes to making things, he gets obsessive...
Hey, you can't be a block hog, Bossun.
Let Himeko use the red blocks too, all right?
Whoa, you're building something incredible there!
Isn't it great?! It's my Red Super-Ultra Special Incredijet!
This is a high-level project here!
Tsubaki, did you help him make it?
You didn't help, huh?
What's with him?
It really is great, Bossun, but you can't monopolize the blocks.
But... But... But...
Today is Yabasawa-sensei's birthday,
so I wanted to make her something really cool!
If you push this button, a missile shoots out!
Huh!
Oh my, I didn't expect this!
It makes me so happy, thank you!
What, we prepared presents, too!
That's not fair! So did I!
Me too! K.I.S.
(karei omedetou, ikiokure, sensei ) Have a great birthday, Sensei!
Oh, dear, Daisey-chan. You really are shy, aren't you?
Oh, dear!
Huh? Don't I get a comment?
It's like a dream! Thank you so much!
Actually, I've got something, too.
You too, Agata-sensei?!
I-I wonder what it is. But knowing Agata-sensei, it could be a prank,
like the toy frog that one time...
An engagement ring. I want you to accept it.
We're gonna get married.
Congratulations!
Yabas!
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Yabasawa-san!
Happy Birthday! January 10th, Midnight Happy Birthday, Yabasawa-san
Y-Yabas...
Thank you for coming, Student Council.
I am the mysterious king of quizzes, Bossuton!
What the hell are you talking about?
You're obviously Fujisa...
Uh-uh! I've forgiven you, but if you don't have a snappy comeback...
Would you just be quiet and play along?
Hah?
And now, Student Council, you'll compete with me in a quiz battle!
Why?
All right, question number one!
Listen to me!
Next time: Vs. Student Council! The Rare Man who Needlessly Fears the Battle Q!
That's long!
Next week, too...
Sket Dance!