Here's a quiz!
Imagine there's an omniscient, omnipotent god.
So can that god create a rock so heavy that no one can lift it?
Sure he can, right?
He's God, so he can do anything!
But wait, would the god be able to lift the rock?
Of course he could lift it! Don't underestimate God...
Huh? But then it wouldn't be a "rock that no one could lift"...
No matter how you think of it, it contradicts itself.
That's what's called a paradox...
Oh, no! I'm gettin' all confused! This is scary!
I'm telling you, it's a paradox...
Don't give up! God can do anything, so there's got to be an answer!
Um... Uh...
Para...
God wouldn't pick up a rock in the first place!
He'd have the angels do it for Him!
Don't underestimate God!
Why would he make the angels pick up a huge rock?!
They're just babies! About all they can lift are heart arrows!
What if each of those arrows weighs 100 kilos?!
100 kilos?! How's an arrow like that gonna fly?!
A cannonball's lighter than that!
I'd like to try going to that place beyond the sky...
Episode 58: Stop! Invisible Man-kun
Well?
Mmm... I don't feel anything...
No...
S-Success!
Yes! I've become an invisible man!
Science Prep. Room
Man, this is incredible, Chuu-san.
It surprised the hell outta me!
I know, right? You can respect me more if you like.
I had no trouble coming up with an invisible person potion.
And if I take my clothes off, you can't see me at all!
My Prince isn't wearing any clothes!
*sweat drop* This is just like a manga story!
Incidentally, my Prince is standing right around here!
Where are Himeko and Switch today,
when I've had great success with my research...?
Chuu-san, I'm over here.
Switch is at an anime shop, Himeko went to a department store.
She said they're having a birthday party for her dad,
so she's gonna buy all kinds of party goods.
What's wrong?
Maybe I'll go and throw a scare into Himeko...
You're up for a challenge, eh?
Remember, you're totally naked.
But no one will be able to see me!
How long does the effect of that potion last?
Two hours, easy.
Okay, then I'll go and scare her!
Yeah, just a little scare!
Well, I'm off to give Himeko the surprise of her life!
How the hell much do you wanna scare her?!
I'm that thing... What's it...? A pairbox!
What the hell is that?
Hmm, guess I don't really need any of this stuff...
But this one's funny. This would liven up the party...
"Hero of the Day"? I like that!
Party goods are a lot of fun!
Stuff for scaring people, huh?
Maybe I'll buy one of these and throw a scare into Bossun...
I'll go, "Look, a ghost!" and see if he starts crying...
Hi-me-ko...
I'm a ghost!
Fire Prevention Week
Don't burn with love over this poster. Be careful with fire.
What the hell?! Seriously, what the hell are you doin'?!
Scaring people, that's really low!
At the register, they looked at me like I was a freak!
Followin' me all the way here... How 'bout I slap you upside the head?!
I'm over here.
So why are you invisible anyway?!
How the hell did you suddenly become an invisible man?!
Was it Chuu-san?!
That's right.
Wow. That guy is really amazing.
So, what?! Are you naked right now?!
Well, yeah. Stark naked and not embarrassed at all.
No! No! No! No! No!
Actually, all I had on my mind was spooking you with this invisible body...
...so I came all this way in my birthday suit.
That's some challenge!
But are you sure about this?
Like, what if the effect of the potion suddenly wears off?
That kind of thing always happens in manga.
Yep, it sure does.
Chuu-san said it'd last two hours...
But we're talking about Chuu-san, right?
Chuu...?
You put it that way, it makes me start to worry.
I-I think I'll go back now.
I should never trust that guy!
After all, it's possible that I wouldn't become visible all at once,
but would reappear little by little...
Bossun...
I can see you.
What?
I can see you, Bossun.
What are you talking about?
I can see your hair.
I-I have to get back right away!
W-Wait a second, Bossun!
Wait, I said!
I'm in a hurry!
Let's calm down a second...
How can I calm down?!
The potion is wearing off from the top down!
Oh my goodness, Prince!
At this rate, it'll reach your "out zone" in 20 minutes!
What are you talking about, "out zone"?!
An innocent girl can't say what it is!
W-W-W-What should I do?!
First time I've seen hair in trouble... This is surreal.
Well, we can't let it get to your out zone,
but even just a floating bunch of hair really stands out!
Right now, it looks like I'm some mysterious girl chasing after a flying wig.
That's creepy...
Huh?
Oh, no! Now I can see up to your eyes!
Seriously?!
I'm in deep trouble now!
And it'll get even deeper if there's a severed head floatin' around!
Wait a sec. We just have to make it look like it's not floating...
Like I'm an Amazon?!
What kind of situation could this be?! You're makin' it look even scarier!
Don't let go of me! It looks like I'm floating again!
And you're makin' my heart float up to my mouth!
We have to make it look more natural...
This! It'll look natural if we use this!
Really?! Good job, Himeko!
Move! Move!
Outta the way! Move!
What?! A deer?!
A deer?!
Comin' through! Comin' through! Watch out!
Move aside! Move aside! Move!
What, now I'm a deer hunter?!
What part of this looks natural?!
How natural is it for a girl to run through the streets carrying a deer head?!
This was your idea!
And what's the deal with this mask?!
Why would you buy a deer mask for your dad's birthday?!
No, no, no. I have a real present for him.
I thought it would liven up the party if Mom wore this.
What the hell kind of party is that?!
The way you think is warped!
Oh, no! Now I can see your chest!
Would you stop it?! I can see your skin!
Hurry up and put on some clothes!
I don't have any clothes!
If I knew this was gonna happen,
I'd have gone with the monkey costume instead of the deer mask!
Is that how you think of your mom?!
What else? What else can we use?
Hero of the Day
How about this?!
That doesn't hide anything!
Oh, no! Your visible parts are spreading!
In fact... you look like a total pervert!
You're the one who coordinated all this!
Uh... I'm really sorry! I'm goin' home!
Hey! What do you mean you're goin' home?!
If you leave me like this, I swear I'll never speak to you again!
Well, what can I do...?
H-Hey, Himeko! That's it!
What's it?
We can make it look really natural with that!
Best Butcher Shop
Hmm, maybe I'll have hot pot for dinner tonight...
After all, I got some good meat... I couldn't be happier...
His arm goes through here, see?
Incidentally, my Prince is walking in a half-crouch!
What are you, spring onions?!
Spring onions stickin' out of the grocery bag of a happy housewife?!
Yeah, that's right! I'm ingredients and if you talk to me,
it looks really unnatural, so knock it off, please!
It already looks plenty unnatural!
No, it doesn't! I'm groceries sticking out of a housewife's bag!
It doesn't matter if I'm onions, French bread, or a deer!
What the hell kind of housewife is that?! Where'd she get hold of a deer head?!
And we don't need "Hero of the Day" anymore either!
Now we're seriously screwed!
Your arms and out zone are coming in!
No way! For real?!
Wait! Am I gonna be okay?!
Can you see it?! Can you see my out zone?!
Pervert!
Hey, just take a good look! Can you see it?!
Switch!
Thank god he's here!
God, help!
I-I think you have the wrong person...
Pretending you don't know us, huh?!
Sorry!
Bastard, that's the way you treat us?!
I'm in big trouble! Look at me!
You get it, right?!
I see that you're in some bizarre predicament,
but I have no idea what it's about.
I'm tellin' you!
My arms and out zone are all but visible,
so give me somethin' I can hide 'em with!
I don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about.
And who are you, anyway?!
It's Bossun!
He's the "Hero of the Day"!
Who cares about that?!
Hey, Switch! What are you holdin' there?!
We'll use this stuff to hide him!
Let's see what you got!
What's this?!
Anime posters and wall hangings...
There we go! I can use 'em!
Use? What do you mean by "use"?
I told you! I need to hide my arms and out zone!
What the hell is an out zone?!
My crotch!
I'm gonna cover my crotch with this anime character wall hanging!
Try it and you'll make me really angry!
Switch! I'm a padlock!
I don't know what you're saying!
Science Prep. Room
Mail from Suzu?
I drew a picture of an animal I just saw in town.
I did a good job drawing!
What's this?!
I'm worried about my daughter if she draws pictures like this.
There's no way an animal like this exists...
Chuu-san!
Dammit! What was that about "two hours, easy"?!
I had a hell of a time gettin' back here!
Zoom Horns Flies
I had to act like some creepy ventriloquist's dummy all the way here!
It does exist...
What does?!
I'll get him for this! I'll get Bossun!
My wall hanging!
My bride was wrapped around Bossun's delicate zone, front to back!
He deserves a punch for that, doesn't he?!
Let's go together! Let's go right now and give him a punch in the nose!
Dad, what's an "out zone"?
Oh, it means a dick.
At least be a little vague!
Hah?! 100 kilos?!
What are you, a dope?! That's a piece of cake!
Forget about it. There's just no way.
You can't even pick up something that's 50 kilos.
What makes you say that?!
Alright, fine! How many kilos do you weigh?!
Hah?!
I can easily pick you up!
Hey! Cut it out!
Uh-uh, I'm gonna do this! In fact, I'll pick you up with one hand!
How much do you weigh?!
About 50 kilos?!
What are you doing?! Put me down!
You're kinda heavy!
Cut it out, I said!
The police oughta nab you!
You should be arrested for the crime of insensitivity!
I was just...
Don't ask me about my weight!
I only did it because you were makin' fun of me!
Don't lift a girl up so you can guess her weight!
If you want to pick up something heavy, how about using this?
Don't you say "heavy" either!
If you put this on, your strength increases tenfold!
I give you Jubanni, a flesh-colored power suit!
It's been a while, but here's another one of his weird inventions!
What the heck is this?! What do you mean, power suit?!
It's got the body of a flabby old man!
There's a good reason for the way it looks.
Powerful motors and a sturdy exoskeleton are embedded in the suit.
They're covered over with artificial skin...
...which makes it look like a flesh and blood human!
It does not!
Let's give it a try. Put it on!
I gotta wear it?!
Come on, it looks like fun.
And it suits you.
The most remarkable thing about this suit
is that it moves by voice commands so you don't have to.
In other words, think of it as being inside of a voice-controlled robot.
Alright. I've set it so the suit will respond to your voice, Bossun.
Tell it to "Form Fit".
Form Fit?
Lame!
Bossun, it's even worse than I imagined.
You may not look cool, but I have confidence in your performance, Bossunzeki.
zeki = honorific added to sumo wrestlers
What, I'm a sumo wrestler now?!
Try giving it an order.
An order? Okay, walk.
Look! This is a breeze!
Bossun, in front of you!
Bossun!
He's pushing against the wall with incredible power.
Bossun, give it an order, quick!
S-Stop! Stop!
What am I, a sumo wrestler doing some weird-ass training?!
This suit is totally useless!
Jubanni just did what you told it to do.
If you think it's doing something dangerous, order it to "stop".
Don't have him put on a dangerous suit!
But it is really powerful.
Turn.
Once I get used to it, it could prove more useful
than that stupid maid I once had...
Walk.
Okay, let's do this next.
Help me drink some cola!
Wow! Bossun's not doing any of that, is he?
No. It may only be a nude fat man drinking cola,
but personally, it brings a tear to my eye.
He just keeps drinking and drinking, huh?
It seems he was very thirsty.
That looks delicious.
Wrong! His mouth is blocked, so he can't tell it to stop!
Bossun!
Oh, no! We have to stop it, quick!
That's impossible. He'll just have to drink the whole thing!
Bossun!
I'm a sumo wrestler who's just been rescued from the desert!
Th-This thing is totally useless!
Well, what's your deal about always getting help drinking cola?
Jubanni's brain is a computer that's capable of learning, and right now,
it's still at the stage of a literal-minded child.
If you teach it patiently,
it may even become able to perform advanced movements.
I see... Okay, ready?
When I say "walk", I mean to look around carefully as you do it,
so you don't bump into anything.
Got it?
If you understand, give me the peace sign.
Alright, from now on, I'll teach you all kinds of stuff,
so let's both do our best.
When you wanna say "I'll do my best",
you squeeze your fists and do a boxing pose.
Alright! I'm gonna be a hard taskmaster with you, so be prepared!
Okay?!
What the hell's this?
I suppose it's a man in black bikini briefs,
overjoyed that his stupid dog learned a new trick.
A little while later...
Listen, partner, you can do anything you set your mind to.
Show 'em the results of your training!
It sure has gotten good at replying.
It looks like they've practiced all kinds of things together,
but I guess the best he's got is gettin' it to run all the way here, huh?
Up to Himeko, 30 meters away! Ready, Jubanni?!
Go!
Cartwheel!
Next...
Moonsault!
That's amazing!
After landing, pick up...
...Himeko!
No, no, no, no! Put me down!
How about this?! I showed you, huh?!
You showed me! You showed me, so now hurry up and let me down, dumbass!
Even you're light as a feather when I pick you up with this, Himeko!
I suppose I'd call this an innocent adolescent girl feeling pleased
when she's called "light", even if it's by a man
who lacks all delicacy and acts insensitively.
I think I can understand...
Next...
I don't believe it!
How's that combination?!
I'm not giving in yet!
Next, let's have a batting showdown!
I didn't realize it would develop this quickly...
Bossun isn't even giving it any orders...
Jubanni is anticipating Bossun's thoughts.
They're in harmony, mentally and physically!
We're two working together as one!
This is what two hearts beating as one means!
Without Jubanni, I wouldn't be able to live anymore.
This isn't my hand, it's Jubanni's.
He faithfully follows through on any order!
He's industrious and cute to boot!
You wanna say "Leave it to me"?
This guy!
It's like it's starting to get like, emotions...
It appears the artificial intelligence is evolving.
I wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life like this.
Jubanni thinks so too, huh?
Moron! As if you could live the rest of your life like that!
Well, maybe not literally, but...
The wavelength is disrupted... Is it an error?
This seems fine...
I know! Maybe I'll become a superhero!
A superhero?
Don't get carried away! I've never seen a fat superhero like that!
Looks aside, what would you do?
Well, duh! I'd put my life on the line to fight bad guys!
Are you in elementary school?! You have the imagination of a child!
A guy who can't even fight has no business sayin' squat
about "puttin' his life on the line"!
What was that?!
I can fight! If it's to destroy evil...
As long as I'm with Jubanni, I'm ready to die anytime...
Die anytime...
H-Huh? What order did I give?
D-Do you intend to jump off the roof...?
Stop! Stop!
Stop, Jubanni! What I said before wasn't an order!
Why?! I told you to stop!
Obey my command, Jubanni! Don't be so eager to die!
No, not "I'll do my best"!
Bossun! It's like you said!
Jubanni has developed a sense of self and with it
the drive to complete any order it's given!
It's impossible to cancel any orders now!
Seriously?!
He looks really sad from behind...
I see!
We're two working together as one!
Without Jubanni, I wouldn't be able to live anymore.
I wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life like this.
Jubanni is trying to become one with Bossun!
Say what?!
"Two hearts beating as one." And yet, they can't be together forever.
Therefore, it's going to...
You mean, they can be together forever if they kick the bucket?!
Bossun!
Wait! Wait, Jubanni!
I know how you feel! I really do!
But I...
That's right!
Listen up, Jubanni! That's an order!
Don't obey my orders!
W-What happened?!
A paradox!
Pa...?
Whether it takes the order "Don't obey my orders" or not,
it's disobeying an order.
Jubanni's brain is in a state of chaos.
Jubanni's...
The computer's getting errors...
I'm sorry, Jubanni... The way I feel about you, I...
You're saying "I understand"?
Jubanni's final message...
"I wanted to go together with you-degowasu... to that place beyond the sky..."
Jubanni!!
Switch...
Hurry up and get me down!
I have to reconstruct the system.
And I think it's going to take some time.
About how much time?
Three days.
How unlucky can I be?!
Although from here, your pose looks like it's saying,
"I've got all the happiness in the world."
Bossun, I brought you some onigiri.
F-Feed me...
I bet you anything that "gowasu" in the message was Switch's ad lib! *sparkle*
JSD! On next time's...
Sket Dance!
A-Asahina! Is it true? A delinquent forced you to...?
Hmph, don't make a fuss about it.
It was no worse than getting bitten by a stray dog.
Wha...?!
This is my problem.
Tsubaki-kun, it has nothing to do with you.
Oh, yes, it does! We're friends, aren't we?!
Is that all you wanted to say?
Then I'll be going.
Wait, Asahina!
Next time - Tsubaki and Hinagiku!
Fujisaki, what would you do?!
It's obvious, isn't it?
The answer is...
...the same!