What the heck?!
Helium
T-This is...
It looks almost like science experiment equipment.
Yeah, I get that much.
But we can't use the clubroom like this.
Yeah!
We're wonderin' why all this stuff's here.
Sorry, my bad...
Just borrowing your clubroom for a bit.
The science prep room's overflowing, see...
It was getting dangerous, so I had no other choice.
So what about our clubroom, then?
Don't be like that...
Just keep the stuff 'til I clean up the prep room.
This ain't a laughing matter!
What are we supposed to do?
Deal with it for a couple days.
Yeah, right! Sheesh...
These ones look especially dangerous.
Hey, now...
Don't go touching things or we might end up with no school at all.
It's flammable, damn it!
Episode 44: Drops
Well, I've managed to carve out a space for myself, but...
Hey, let's just go home.
I'm going to get all stiff.
If someone comes for consultation now, we won't be able to do much...
Is everyone here?
Captain...
What's going on?!
A request?
Y-Yeah...
Of all people, it's Captain who comes in with a request...
That doesn't happen much...
Not since we helped search for the winning Pelocan wrapper.
So, what kind of request is it?
If it's a request from you, Captain, we'll help with anything!
Don't tell me it's searching for something again!
I'd... like you to search for something again.
Well, figures.
That's the most common kind of request we get.
So, what do you want us to search for?
We'll search for anything!
Don't tell me it's the wrapper from a candy again!
It's a can of candy drops...
What? Sheesh!
What? So Captain searching for candy-related stuff is a thing now?
Ame-zing!
Note: ame = candy
Did you really lose it around here, Captain?
Yeah... It should be here.
I saw it fall here after it was thrown from that classroom.
When was this?
Um... About 2-3 weeks ago.
That long?
It's probably gone by now.
Yeah, probably...
But I really want to find it.
Why are you searching for something like that so intently anyway?
Those drops...
...are the bond between me and my best friend.
Thanks for the meal!
Here.
Thank you.
Would you like a candy drop?
Sure!
Akina was the first friend I made when I became a second-year.
We hit it off when she offered me a candy drop after lunch.
Our personalities and clubs were completely different,
but for some reason we clicked, and got along really well.
After that, we started to eat lunch together.
It became something we did each day after finishing our lunches.
We'd each eat a single candy drop.
We're pretty amazing.
Every day this year, without ever getting tired of it.
One each day... We're going for the record!
I wonder how many we've eaten by now?
I've got all the empty cans at home.
How many is it now?
If we count them, then we can figure out how many we've eaten!
The record of our friendship!
Yeah...
Chiaki, what color did you get?
I got yellow today!
It's the lucky color for wealth!
Yay! Maybe I'll win a million yen!
Yeah! I'll do my best!
And what about you, Akina?
Me?
I got pink!
So what lucky color is pink again?
Love...
Um, Chiaki... There's something I'd like to...
Oh, those look good.
Misato-kun!
You can have one if you'd like.
Really?
Just one, got it?
Here.
Oh, thank you.
You sure are nice, Takahashi.
Later.
Sure.
What's wrong, Akina?
Chiaki, why did you give Misato-kun a candy drop?
Why? Just 'cause...
Those are the drops I bought for the two of us!
I didn't want you just giving them out to anyone!
I'm sorry... I didn't realize you felt so strongly about them.
And they clearly don't mean much to you!
What?
What's that?
Those two...
Are they fighting about something?
We've done this every day since April, without missing one!
We'd always empty the can perfectly, two at a time!
Now it's screwed up!
There's an odd number in the can now!
That's not such a big...
It's not?!
So this isn't such a big deal to you, Chiaki?
Fine...
I guess we won't be needing this any more!
Wait!
Akina...
After that, Akina and I stopped talking to each other.
Before I knew it, weeks went by with neither of us apologizing to each other.
Sis, sis!
Pelocan Drops Now on Sale
Buy this for me!
Sure.
Yay!
Pelocan, Pelocan!
That's when it dawned on me...
If I could find that can and give it back, maybe I could make up with Akina!
Rain is the great enemy of the PC!
Note: ame = candy = rain
Let's get under something!
Captain, let's go!
You'll catch a cold.
Right...
Doesn't seem like it's going to let up today.
Yeah...
Maybe we should call it a day.
Yeah. There's always tomorrow.
Man, I'm soaked!
Sis, I'm hungry!
Sorry about that. Just hang on a bit.
I'll make dinner right after I get changed.
Captain ain't coming.
Maybe we should get started searching for the can ourselves?
But, I can't go outside until this rain lets up.
Why don't you just not talk?
The Sket-dan isn't the Sket-dan without my witty banter!
Where are you going?
I'm going to check out Captain's classroom.
Year 2 Class B
Captain!
Farewell A...
And see, the second I changed his food, he comes running...
You know where Captain is?
Takahashi is absent today with a cold.
Seems like it's because she got wet in the rain yesterday.
Sheesh... So that's why.
This is the place?
Never been here before. I'm kind of nervous...
What happened?
Oh, thanks for coming!
Sure...
Jeez...
What the heck?
Gotta do something about this...
My sister is sick, so I tried to make dinner instead.
Speaking of which, how is Captain?
She's sleeping in the other room.
I think she got sick 'cause she came home yesterday sopping wet.
I see...
I tried to make porridge for her, but...
You're probably no good at cooking, are you?
Say what again?
Who do you think you're talking to?
You know... Girls like you are always terrible at housework and stuff.
You're gonna have a tough time in the future if you got no eye for women!
I might not look like it,
but during the Bibage Battle, my chicken and egg rice bowl was a big hit!
Really?
Okay, time to make some delicious porridge!
Wow!
I'll help!
Okay...
This'll work perfect!
Leave this to me!
I'll make Himeko's special Kansai-style rice porridge!
Akina!
I bought Lucky Drops! Do you want one?
Huh?
That's strange...
Our can of drops... is already empty.
Don't!
Akina!
A dream?
I borrowed your kitchen.
I'm here on a Sket-dan service call!
This is Kansai-style rice porridge.
It's good, so eat it.
Sure.
It's hot, so make sure to blow on it first.
If you pull out your Cap'n Munch right off the bat, you'll burn yourself.
So? Is it not to your taste?
No, it's delicious!
It really is delicious.
No kidding! I'm good at this kind of stuff!
Yeah!
Anyway, rest up.
We'll handle searching for the candy drops can.
Okay...
What's wrong?
I think I was exaggerating when I called her my best friend.
Maybe it was all in my head.
After all, our friendship was just her giving me a candy drop every day.
Stop it.
It was you, Captain, who taught me the importance of friendship when we were first-years!
The Captain I know can't go saying things like that!
Now eat a bunch and get back your strength.
Right!
Thank you for the food!
It's all gone already?
Sket Dance!
Pelocan Drops
Sket Dance...
36.5...
Good!
Good morning!
Good morning...
Is your cold better, Takahashi?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Can I have a sec?
Transferring?
Yeah...
Akina just told everyone in the class all of a sudden.
She said that she'd been keeping it a secret,
but she's moving far away because of her father's job.
And then homeroom became her farewell party.
Oh, no!
Then, yesterday after school, Akina confessed to me.
She said that since she was moving, she wanted to tell me once and for all.
Akina...
So that's why you were mad back then.
Your feelings for Misato-kun...
The precious time we had left together...
I had no idea!
The two of you haven't been speaking lately, right?
It was worrying me, so I asked Akina about it.
It seems like it had something to do with me, so...
I'm sure that Akina wants to make up with you.
Yeah.
Thanks so much for telling me, Misato-kun.
Akina is supposed to be moving tomorrow.
Then she won't come to the school again?
No, she said she'd come back once more before the move.
It's not here...
I'm cold!
Cold...
Are you actually searching?
I am totally searching!
I waterproofed my laptop with this plastic bag!
Thank you, everyone!
As I thought, we couldn't find it.
After going this far, if we still haven't found it...
Yeah... We've got no choice but to pass off a Pelocan can for it!
Why? That'd be totally obvious!
Yeah...
Even if we found it, the can would be empty anyway.
I'm such a fool.
I thought we could still eat a lot of candy drops together...
Why did I get in a fight?
I wonder if the memories of the two of us have faded this past month?
I don't want my memories to be empty, too...
Ah, Takahashi-san!
What? You still don't remember?
Um, hold on a sec...
What was it again? Starts with a Jo...
Jo...
That's right!
Get up, Joe!
I'm Jougasaki! Jougasaki!
Putting that aside...
You seen a can of candy drops 'round here, Nishi?
I'm not Nishi!
And I ain't seen no can!
Oh. I guess not.
B-But...
Yesterday I skipped out of class to eat lunch early and I saw workers cleaning up trash.
Really?
Where'd they take the trash?
Wouldn't Yoshimura-san the school janitor know?
Yoshimura-san, we have something we'd like to ask you.
What is it?
What do the workers who clean the school do with the trash?
We lost something in the bushes over there.
In the bushes?
Oh, that area's already been cleaned up.
They come around once each month.
I knew it...
Has the trash already been taken away?
No, it should still be in the collection area.
By the way, what's this?
They were used for the school festival last year but aren't needed any more.
Balloons
Oh, they're balloons?
Yeah. There were way too many balloons and confetti.
We're getting rid of them.
Come on, Himeko, we're going.
Sure...
This many...
Not gonna happen, is it?
Come on, let's search!
Thankfully, they haven't been picked up yet.
We'd better be really efficient about this.
You're going to search through all those?
Of course!
But...
We're your friends too, Captain.
I'll start over here.
Okay, get pumped!
I'll clean up the ones we've gone through.
Thank you, everyone. But you've done en...
This it?
Yeah.
Thank you!
Request complete!
Nope, not yet.
The can was empty, just like she feared.
We need to fill it up with lots of colorful drops.
Sounds like you have a plan.
Yup.
Akina, I'm sorry. I...
Would you like one? I bought them...
Would you like a candy drop?
Yeah!
White!
Me, too.
We've never had two whites at the same time before, have we?
They're pretty rare.
What lucky color was white again?
I'm sorry... I shouldn't have... I know it was stupid of me!
I love Misato-kun, so I...
Akina.
I have something I want to give you.
Would you accept it?
T-This can...
It's the one you threw from the window.
I didn't want it to end up that way, so I searched for it to give it back to you.
Although it's empty now...
No...
I'm happy! I'll treasure it!
Chiaki... Behind you...
Our can of candy drops will never be empty, will it?
No, never!
See you around, Chiaki...
See you around, Akina...
Oh, white...
Hmm, what was white again?
So, Bossun...
Yeah?
I really think Pelocans taste better.
Seriously, what's wrong with your tongue?
Go to a hospital and get that checked out!
I ain't goin'!
What department is tongues, anyway?
I said I ain't goin'!
Yellow: Money - You might get some unexpected money Green: Work - Your work will proceed smoothly Pink: Love - You'll get a chance to confess to someone you like White: ...
The meaning of the white colored Lucky Drop is "friends".
"You might meet a lifelong friend."
Hey, Onee-san, do you have a boyfriend or something?
What, got a manjuu stuck in your throat?
Phew, scared me there.
What exactly is going on?
You're shaking like a leaf...
Actually, just before, a friend of mine introduced a man to me...
And we're going to go on a dead!
You mean date!
Next Time: Whispering Onee-san's Instruct-son.
By the way, J-son-sensei will show up!
We're Love's Cupid!?
Sket Dance!