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I want to change.
At this rate, I...
"Celebrating Kadokawa Shoten's 65th Anniversary"
Kimi no koe ga I'll head toward the light
Yobi au sono hikari e That responds to the call of your voice
What is a Red Data Girl (RDG)? A girl in danger of extinction. The term comes from a book on endangered wild animals called the Red Data Book (RDB). The RDG is an entity with such rare and unique powers that everyone wants her for themselves.
Usuginu koshi ni ima sekai wo mitsumete iru I'm currently looking at the world through a thin veil of silk
Tobenai kago no naka hane wo chijimete I fold my wings in a cage with no room to fly
Kaze wataru mori e to saki tsugu hana-tachi no If I gently shake my wings in mimicry of the breath
Kokyuu wo mane shite hane wo sotto yuraseba That the wind passing through the forest inherited from the flowers,
Hora, kimi no koe ga See? Your voice
Kataku tojita mama uzukumaru kono ashimoto wo terasu yo Lightens the ground that I have been crouching over like a statue
Kizamareta mirai ga tooku mienai basho de mo Even if my preordained future is somewhere far beyond where I can see,
Osore wo nugi sutete kimi no moto e I'll shed my fears and race to you
Fure awanakute mo tsutawaru tashika na omoi ga We don't have to touch to share these solid feelings
Nan do de mo mukau tsuyosa ni naru They will continue to give us strength
Kawatte iku tame ni The strength to change
"Today's Weather Forecast"
Clear skies for southern Nara Prefecture.
It is going to turn into a lovely day.
- Clear skies for northern Mie Prefecture.
- Sawa-san, I'm off! - Clear skies for northern Mie Prefecture.
- All right! - It will grow partly cloudy in the afternoon with little chance of rain.
Izumiko-san, today I'm baking some steamed cakes.
Really?
Your hair!
I just trimmed my bangs.
They were bugging me.
- How will I ever explain this to Yukariko-san?
- I'm off! - How will I ever explain this to Yukariko-san?
I'm off, Grandpa!
Izumiko...
Your hair!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Nonomura-san, is Father staying in America after all?
I know that Mother can't come home, but...
I heard that Daisei-san received some unexpected work.
And here I'm supposed to have a parent-teacher conference...
- Your hair... - Huh?!
Do your bangs have anything to do with this, Izumiko-san?
No, they don't!
I want to live in the dorm when I enter Sototsugawa High School,
so I figured I should change a bit first...
Sototsugawa?
I know Father wants me to attend a high school in Tokyo, but I can't!
Or rather, I really don't want to.
"Third Years Classroom"
Do you think it looks funny?
Nuh-uh! It totally changes your look!
It's a lot more stylish. I like this better.
Really, I wanted a hairstyle more like yours, Harucchi.
Would you like me to take you to my beauty salon?
Assuming you can leave the shrine on a weekend, that is.
Ah, yeah, I'd like to go...
- Okay, okay, okay! - Get it!
Got it!
Now that you've finally cut those bangs, you should act more like a normal girl!
Right, totally! You won't enjoy the glorious days of your youth
at Sototsugawa if you don't come out of your shell.
You're right. I need to work on that!
You coulda dodged that!
Apologize before you complain, Misaki!
That's right! You know how Izumiko is with balls.
I'll be okay...
Wow! She put a roof over her sacred braids!
That's so lame!
Now I've had it!
Why do you get off on teasing her?!
Seriously! You didn't intentionally hit her with the ball, did you?!
If you did, that's called "bullying."
I think it looks nice, personally.
Wamiya-kun...
Talk about scum!
Izumiko?
What's wrong? Does it hurt where the ball hit?
I've decided to ask Nonomura-san after all.
I'll see if he can take me out on the weekend sometime.
Oh, is he the guy who always drives you around?
Uh-huh. I've never asked him to do this before.
You're already starting to open up!
Give me your cell's e-mail address. You have one, don't you?
Oh, I'm sorry. My old one broke and I still haven't bought a replacement.
Huh? Didn't you just get a new one?
That one is already broken...
For real? Then you'll have to hurry and get a new one!
Investigation Time Theme for Free Time During the Field Trip: 21st Century
Use the internet to look for places or things that you are interested in
for your field trip in June and then write a report about it.
- I wanna watch baseball at the Tokyo Dome! - Izumiko, what'll it be?
- Sky Tree! - Izumiko, what'll it be?
- I've gotta hit Akihabara! - Please! I'll write both of our final drafts.
- Take this seriously and keep your goals specific! - Please! I'll write both of our final drafts.
- Take this seriously and keep your goals specific! - Okay, you got it.
- I'll deduct points for goofy answers. - Got it!
How about I pull up a map of Shinjuku? And a tourist agency's homepage?
"Tokyo Sightseeing Association" "The new and the old, a mesmerizing city that changes daily."
But I was wondering, Izumiko, why aren't you any good with the net?
Searches take me forever. I couldn't find something this fast.
Really?
Hey, you two! Reassigning the work you can't do?
"Tokyo Tourism Guide"
Does it matter? It's not like she isn't helping.
Feel free to take the easy way out.
But I simply don't understand how some people can be such slackers.
- Let her talk. Don't let it get to you. - Yeah...
How the hell do you plan on gettin' there?
I'll go straight there!
But we only get two hours.
Isn't that plenty of time?
Are you for real?
Harucchi.
I'll try to find something on my own after all.
Are you letting that snide remark get to you?
But what she said was true.
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Shinjuku
She put a roof over her sacred braids!
That's so lame!
But I simply don't understand how some people can be such slackers.
You should act more like a normal girl!
You won't enjoy the glorious days of your youth
if you don't come out of your shell.
I think it looks nice, personally.
Father!
Huh? Izumiko?
So you've learned how to use a video chat program, huh?
Father? Is that really you, Father?
Where are you right now?
Oh, uh, I'm at work.
Sorry about the parent-teacher conference.
The server went down, er, in other words, we had a bit of an accident.
Is that your girlfriend?
Yeah, we've been together for 15 years.
So you really can't come home?
I'm sorry. But Sagara-kun already left. He should be there any time now.
So what if he comes? He isn't even my guardian.
Hmn. Think he won't cut it?
I don't want to hear about some Tokyo school anymore if you can't come.
But I would truly love for you to jump on the idea!
It's called Houjou Academy.
I don't care what it's called!
But you could practically say this school was made for you!
Even your mother approves of it.
You saw Mother?
No, but I'm sure she'd approve...
Izumiko, your hair!
Father, I'm capable of making decisions for myself now.
You can't even bother to see my teacher, so please don't make my decisions for me!
I'm going to Sototsugawa.
Izumiko?
Huh?
- Please try to calm down. - Why am I able to talk to Father like this?
No... This can't be really happening.
Why?!
The power!
I-I have to hurry and shut off the power!
Huh?
You too, Harucchi?
Ma'am, my PC lost power. It won't turn back on!
Same here.
What on earth could have happened?
I tried pushing power, but it still won't turn on.
Suzuhara-san?
Izumiko, what's wrong? What is it?
Don't cry. Please tell me what happened.
I... I did it...
Suzuhara-san, are you responsible for this?
Ms. Nakamura, there is a man in a helicopter requesting permission to land.
He has business with Suzuhara-san.
What?!
Chapter 1 The First Transfer Student
"Principal's Office"
"White Sand, Green"
Izumiko, I've come for you.
Now that I'm here, you have nothing to fear!
Leave everything to me.
Sagara-san, you're back?
I'm fresh from the airport. Wasn't my timing impeccable?
"Sand, Green Pines"
Suzuhara-san, this man...
Is he really an acquaintance of yours, Suzuhara-san?
Yes...
But he really doesn't look like a guardian...
Is that right?
In order to prevent any "accidents,"
the school only permits family members to check a student out.
Are you the principal?
I am Daisei Suzuhara's friend. My name is Yukimasa Sagara.
I'm Sekine. And this is her homeroom teacher, Nakamura.
Suzuhara asked me to look after Izumiko.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid I don't have anything to verify my identification.
You'll have to pardon me, but how old are you?
I am turning 33 this year.
Believe it or not, I have a son who is the same age as Izumiko.
Is that true?
Yes...
I think I can fill in for her father, don't you?
I wonder if Wamiya-kun saw me...
Did Grandpa really say that it was okay to come by helicopter?
But of course! Time was of the essence.
You know about how I broke the computers, huh?
There's no need for you to worry about that.
I'm sure Daisei will deal with it.
I've never talked with him over a PC like that before...
They used to just freeze up when I touched them.
Nothing around you has changed.
If there have been any sudden changes, they're with you.
For instance, the way you cut your bangs.
Did Yukariko-san give the okay to cut them?
What does Mother have to do with my hair?
Yukariko-san was the one who first braided it.
Plus hair is considered the source of spiritual power.
Does that mean I have spiritual powers?
I was speaking hypothetically.
"Wakayama Prefectural Hospital and School of Western Medicine"
The fact that you decided to cut your hair
is sufficient proof that you are different from before.
We saw each other not that long ago, yet you seem different somehow.
Do you think I'm weird?
I just want to live like a normal girl...
Can you do that if you attend the local Sototsugawa High School?
I think so.
Very well, then.
It's not as though I am opposed to prioritizing your happiness.
More backup is arriving tomorrow.
Although I can't say how helpful he will be.
Izumiko Suzuhara?
Uh, and you would be?
Are you seriously Izumiko Suzuhara?
He dragged me out to the boonies during my vacation to see you?
I can't believe it!
Why is this? How the hell could anyone call this the "Hime-gami"?!
Hime-gami?
Where do you think you're going? You shouldn't wander around.
Oh, Izumiko! Do you remember this punk?
This is Miyuki.
It's been about 10 years since you saw him last.
I-I don't remember him!
- How 'bout you? - Just the braids.
I had no idea that you're a mountain bumpkin still running around with braids!
Watch your tongue.
I had intended for Miyuki to serve as backup when I made him come.
My, goodness! Miyuki-kun, what a surprise! You've grown so big.
It's good to see you again.
You used to be such an active little boy. You couldn't sit still for a minute.
You'd climb up the sacred tree, but then couldn't get back down!
And you were always making Izumiko-san cry.
To think I was worried about how you would turn out...
He's finally starting to mature.
Oh, right! I have some steamed cakes.
Didn't you love them, Miyuki-kun?
I'll go get them from the shrine office.
Thank you!
What the hell is this about?!
What are you referring to?
The way you suddenly acted like a dad!
And what was this about "backup"?
Izumiko, what did you think when you saw Miyuki?
Do you think you could become friends?
Well, uh...
And that's her in a nutshell. Isn't that apparent enough for you, Miyuki?
Quit acting like you're our matchmaker!
It's giving me goosebumps.
I would never hook you two up.
For one thing, your social statuses are worlds apart.
If you wanted a relationship with her, the best you could hope for is to become her servant.
What?!
I feel like I just heard a word that doesn't belong in this era.
Even if the word dies, the relationship still remains.
Izumiko has the right to choose, but we do not.
That is what it meant when I said, "At best."
Are you talking nonsense because it
just so happens to be the Hime-gami or whatever?!
Izumiko here is a girl destined to live under careful protection.
And by a great number of people.
This hound?
I've never heard about any of this before myself!
Because you don't really need to know about it.
This is our problem, not yours.
Stop right there! Does that include me?
Naturally. Why else do you think I brought you here?
The plan had been for you and Izumiko to enter Houjou Academy in Tokyo,
where you would meet each other.
But I've come to see that things won't work out that way.
If Izumiko says that she would prefer a local school, we must respect that wish.
In order to help Izumiko feel comfortable around you,
I want you to transfer to her school immediately.
Transfer?!
Hey, Yukimasa! Are you sure you haven't lost it?
You live for the sole purpose to serve Izumiko.
And you think I'm just gonna go along with that?!
And for... for some ugly hick?!
I don't like this either!
Miyuki-kun?
Oh, Takeomi-san! I'm going to take a walk around the area.
I only spoke with him for a moment,
but doesn't Sagara-kun's son seem most promising?
He completed his mountain training at the early age of 13.
I wish he had come here instead of Haguro.
Why did Sagara-san say that I'm a girl destined to be protected?
Or that Miyuki-kun is my servant? How could he say such things?
Well, you see, that would be because Sagara-kun is a Mountain Monk.
A Mountain Monk?
My word!
He got careless since he has trained in the mountains once before.
He fell down the cliff out back.
I'm glad I went searching for him.
- We must tend to... - Oh, but first! Miyuki.
I have decided to transfer to the local middle school.
I will be imposing upon you for a while, so please bear with me.
I can study anywhere.
I got injured while trying to do something outside of my studies,
which made me realize just how much I have to learn.
It's been a while since we've had such a lively dinner.
It's a pity that Yukariko-san couldn't be here for this.
Where is Mother right now?
I've heard that she is in Okayama, but I expect her to return to Tokyo before long.
I see...
Miyuki usually lives on his own, so he's starving for some family fun.
You must be thrilled.
Yes.
Miyuki-kun, would you like seconds?
Yes, I'd love seconds.
D-Does it hurt?
I just took some meds.
Really, you don't want to transfer here, do you?
Why are you doing it?
It beat getting killed.
Yukimasa is nuts. But there is no way I'm giving up that easy!
I'm going to fight! I swear it.
If you just told Grandpa the truth...
Yukimasa is the one calling the shots. It wouldn't help.
But...
Jeez! You don't know anything and you can't do anything.
You've never done anything for yourself!
That's why you never try to figure things out on your own, huh?
No!
People like you piss me off the most!
I-I know that I've got to change.
Just because you know it doesn't mean you've done anything.
Are you sure you want to treat me like that?
If you wanna tell Yukimasa, you're free to go tattle.
Catch! Catch the ball!
Why don't you catch the balls?!
If ya wanna tattle, go tattle!
The last time you came to our shrine,
you picked on me, throwing balls at me. Over and over again.
Yeah, that rings a bell.
There was a pathetic little girl with braids, so I was going to toughen her up.
I wasn't doing it out of servitude or anything.
I'd never even consider doing something like that now.
Yukimasa is giving your academic future precedence,
but what the hell makes you so special?
I don't think I'm the least bit special either...
At least we can agree on that.
I am going to introduce our new transfer student.
This is Miyuki Sagara-kun!
"Miyuki Sagara"
Due to some family issues, I will be staying at the Tamakura Shrine.
As such, I am in Suzuhara-san's debt,
but I hope that the rest of us can get along nicely.
Dareka ga watashi wo yobu no Is someone calling for me?
Dokoka de watashi wo yobu Someone is beckoning from somewhere
Tooku kara chikazuiteru He's approaching from the distance
Yasashii hibiki kokoro ugoki dashite The gentle sound of his voice moves my heart
Hitotsu oshiete Tell me one thing
Kono setsunai yokan no mae de Are the feelings I was still unaware of
Mada shirazu ni ita omoi ga Before this sad premonition
Hirogari kaketeru no? On the verge of spreading?
Yume mite ita jiyuu ni In the freedom of my dreams,
Tomadoigachi no mama I act somewhat abashed
Chiisa na koe de negau As I wish in a tiny voice,
Minna to issho ni warai aitai ne "I want to laugh and smile with everyone"
Your hand...
May I hold it?
Chapter 2 The First Palm of Someone's Hand