Summer 1924
Where are you going for the summer holidays?
Since my father bought a yacht, we're going on a sight-seeing cruise.
Sounds nice! The ocean is great!
My family's mansion is in the highlands so...
Summer holidays?
It's only two months, so I probably can't go back to Japan.
Holidays? That'd be nice...
There you are!
Kujou!
Do you want to go to the Mediterranean Sea?
Mediterranean Sea? As in that Mediterranean Sea?
Yeah, that one. My grandmother has a mansion over there.
So she said that I could bring my friends there, too.
But only people with proper manners!
So...
If you can...
Yeah! I'd love to!
W-Wait a second.
Okay.
It's getting so hot...
There you are, Victorica.
Do you have a case?
What's that all of a sudden?
Not today, I only came to talk...
Then, how about sweets?
I don't have any either...
You dare to step in here without any form of tribute.
You are getting quite insolent, Kujou.
Wha—!
Bring me sweets from the world below.
Until you can find something that satisfies me, you'll have to try again.
Then, we'll talk.
I got it!
I'll buy sweets from the Mediterranean for you!
Idiot...
Hmph, such fools.
They are so happy and carefree on such a hot day.
Amongst them, Kujou can be the proud king of fools.
Seriously, you can read him like a book.
Neither a case nor a gift, and still running around with such a happy face.
Even without the Fountain of Wisdom, I know what's going on with him!
What an idiot!
Being under the harmful rays of the relentless sun,
and getting his skin peeled off piece by piece—
Here.
This place...
If he stays with me...
Quickly, quickly!
H-Hold up, Avril!
Mama!
Kujou, hurry up!
Sorry, I can't go after all.
Why?
Victorica is staying at school...
and since everyone left, Victorica may feel lonely.
So...
Sorry!
I see. It can't be helped then.
You really put your friends first, don't you?
I understand.
I'm really sorry.
It's okay, I'll bring back souvenirs.
As for Victorica,
how about a shirt to match the one I plan on buying you?
Shirt? I wonder...
Always wearing such frilly and embellished clothing, a shirt would be...
For a boy, he has such a unique fashion sense.
She's actually a girl!
G-Girl?
Episode 12
Listening to the Voice of the Cicadas on a Summer Afternoon
The rays of the sun... those words can't penetrate my head at all.
This is a big discovery.
Even with such a boring book...
It's quite... unbearable.
What are you doing, Victorica?
K-K-Kujou!
Y-Y-You... Weren't you supposed to leave?
Here, it's a parasol. I bought it.
Such a busybody.
You had to come right when I found a revolutionary way to read a book...
Also, here's a package the post office received from Japan.
First, for you.
Is this... a gem?
It's candy shaped as a gem.
And here's a response letter for you that my second eldest brother sent.
I'm not sure if you remember or not...
Turn the traitorous villain's strength against him, like this...
Used effectively, it can penetrate the opponent's defense...
What are you reading?
A magazine from Japan.
Bad Boys Monthly.
What a disturbing title.
As the third son of a soldier of the Empire, even if I am as far away as Saubure,
I cannot relent on my daily training...
Something like that.
This one.
Is this a magazine about science?
My eldest brother is the muscular one, and the second eldest is the intelligent one.
I can't compare to either of them.
Here.
What's with this book?
Tell your second brother: solve this riddle in five minutes.
What is this?
Using this horse, another racing horse can be made.
Another horse?
If he's as intelligent as you say, this riddle shouldn't require much effort.
It seems to be a reply from back then.
Seems like he took more than five minutes.
It can't be helped because of the postal system.
The white space became another horse!
So that's it.
So that's what abstract thinking is...
How interesting.
What? Something's written.
Let's see...
"This was really simple. I got it in three minutes."
Please tell this to the little girl.
That's what it says.
How strange.
My second eldest brother and my sister who sent you the kimono think alike; they both think you're a little kid.
Well, you are pretty childish.
Ouch! Seriously...
There's something written in the corner of the letter.
It's a note from my sister, Ruri.
Brother was troubled over this riddle for quite a while.
He also had nightmares of horses.
He only managed to solve it after begging the math professor.
Anyway, that means that I won this time.
Now that I think about it, this color doesn't fit my tastes.
You don't like it?
I'll take it back.
I'll keep it for now!
Just bring some better sweets next time!
I got it.
Say...
You're not going back?
Being with Victorica like this...
Those brothers that frightened me
also feel a little cuter now.
It feels kind of similar to Japan.
The summers are burning.
But, in a way, it still feels a little different.
Saubure summers don't have the cicadas crying.
Because you did not properly discipline Kazuya, he is so cowardly and weak!
I'm so sorry.
Anyway, you're off duty from now on!
I'm very sorry.
It's okay, Kazuya.
Don't become like Father and your brothers.
Thick and rough hair, messy eating habits, and square-shaped faces for no reason...
I get the chills thinking that Kazuya would become like that!
Right, Mother?
Oh, Ruri.
It would have been great if Kazuya was a girl.
Playing Otedama and wearing pretty clothes, right?
I wonder...
Kazuya-san is always so gentle.
That is something that only the strong can do.
Kazuya-san is really manly.
The summer from my memories is the one where Mother was always protecting me.
And yet, I... left for Saubure.
Banzai, banzai!
I...
seem to have tried to escape from everything,
and left for Saubure.
I-I fell asleep?
W-What is it?
You could have just called for me.
Since you seemed to be using your worthless brain,
you should at least try to reassemble the worthless pieces of Chaos.
W-Wait!
Victorica!
The books! Books!
Good morning, Kujou!
Good morning to you, too.
What's with the Eastern-style clothes?
What a fragrant smell.
No one else is around.
Let me give you something good!
Hey, Victorica!
Where are you?
The dorm matron baked us an orange cake!
You don't have anything to complain about now, right?
Come out!
I understand now, Victorica.
You can't come down from the tree.
Right?
Do you want me to help you down?
That way we can eat together!
Not now. Just leave it there and leave me be.
What about my portion?
Put. It. There. Go. Away!
I got it.
Later!
What's this? This cake looks delicious!
Whose cake could it be?
Hey! Owner of the cake! Are you around?
Not there.
Smells good.
It'll be a waste, so I'll eat it!
Delicious!
Having to stick around school to keep watch...
Although I was annoyed about it at first,
something good actually came out of it!
But summer has just started...
Orange seed.
If only there was some tea...
It was delicious. Thank you for the meal!
I'll bring back the plate after washing it.
I don't have time to read all these magazines they send me.
Seriously.
To Kazuya
What's this? There's another letter.
To Kazuya
A letter of challenge? For Victorica?
How childish...
Victorica, have you gone back to your dorm?
Victorica.
I knew it!
Victorica!
Seriously, you can't come down by yourself?!
You're so stubborn, Victorica!
Come on!
I'll catch you when you jump!
Impossible...
It's fine! Jump down!
N-Normally, wouldn't you jump down feet first?
Who cares?
Hold on.
Victorica! The umbrella!
Ouch...
Victorica, are you all right?
Can you change by yourself?
Shut up!
Okay.
What? She clearly likes it.
Victorica?
What's the matter?
What's this? Tea?
No way! You can make tea?
Don't talk to me. I don't want to lose my concentration.
Unbelievable. You can't even tie your own shoelaces.
Victorica, the tea!
Don't move. I'll clean it up.
You're so helpless.
Why did you try making tea?
Could it be that you wanted to brew tea for me?
Kujou!
Kneel before me! You're not allowed to clean it up!
Lie down and drink it all!
No way!
It's thundering again.
I was really afraid of the thunder when I was young.
My brothers made fun of me and my father yelled at me.
You're no longer afraid of thunder?
Yes. Because if I'm afraid,
my father would scold my mother as well.
Your mother...
Nothing.
Oh, right.
My second elder brother sent you a letter of challenge.
Let's see... If you can't answer it within three seconds, you'll have your butt spanked.
That's what it says.
What a rash man.
I accept. Read it.
Let's see... Tarou, Hiro, and Saburo went up the mountain.
Wait a minute. What's with these names?
I got it. Let me change the names.
Jean, Phil and Pierre went up the mountain.
The three of them were ordered to carry three logs down the mountain in one go by the Feudal Lord— I mean, the Count.
But one man alone isn't enough to carry a log due to its length.
How incompetent.
You're one to talk.
Then, Pierre remembered that the Count ordered each one of them to carry two logs down.
The three men discovered how, and successfully carried the three logs down the mountain.
So, the question is how the three men carried the logs down the mountain.
Solved! Solved!
Instantly! Less than one second.
In my Fountain of Wisdom, impossible is nothing!
Wait a second, what does that triangle mean?
Like this, put the three logs into a triangular arrangement.
Then Jean, Phil and Pierre each stand at a corner.
Each person would then carry one end of a log with their right hand, and another with their left.
This way, the three men would each be carrying two logs at a time.
Oh, I see! Now that you mention it...
Your second brother's question, I solved it in one second.
You really are amazing!
But,
although I don't want to admit it,
your tree-climbing skills are better than mine.
Probably, in this academy full of nobles' children,
no one can climb a tree as high as you can.
But if it were my brothers...
Even if your brothers can climb higher,
they are not here in this academy.
From the first time we met, you kept repeating that you are the third son of a soldier of the Empire.
Yeah...
That way of speaking was very unpleasant.
But recently, you've been mentioning it less. So, that's praiseworthy.
Victorica!
Kujou, the rain has stopped.
Is that Victorica's method of encouragement?
I'll go to the city tomorrow and buy some sweets.
Those macaroons that Victorica loves would be great.
Then,
in this Saubure summer...
where cicadas don't cry...
Spending the days with Victorica... The two of us...
I made a promise with Avril to go see a movie together.
That's good for you!
Have a good time, Kujou.
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