What can you see in the depths of blackness, criminal?
Uh...
"Melda de gotohro bal jin tehnogaga delpa merlo ionarbegi to do no te..."
Ugh, this isn't right...
I can't. I can't do it.
What should I do?
Kishihime
Anija's Kishihime is...
Now it's even more caught.
I've had it with this.
I want to go home!
Let me see it.
Huh?
B-But Anija said no one outside our family can touch Kishihime—
That doesn't matter. Just give me room.
Here.
It's fixed.
Here.
The ground is frozen and slippery,
so don't ride it.
Push it home.
Yeah. Th-Tha—
Hear me! I commend you, son of man.
You know, you should really stop that.
Huh?
Don't you know?
They call people like you "chuunibyou."
The settings you made up
and the fictional worlds you admire don't actually exist.
Someday, you're likely to regret it
and wonder, "Did I really do something that embarrassing?"
See ya.
Climax Blade White!
Twelve White Winged Blades
What are you doing?!
Shut up! Idiot!
Huh?
Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
Quit spouting nonsense!
Fiction definitely exists!
How can it exist?
It's fiction because it doesn't exist anywhere.
It does!
It doesn't.
It does.
Doesn't!
Does!
It does not!
Yes, it does!
Then tell me...
Where is this fiction, exactly?
Here!
Fiction lies here!
For some reason, our super lives have become reality
genjitsu wa nantonaku suupaa na watashitachi no nichijou
A mysterious fortune has befallen us
hashiridashita misuteriasu foochun
Don't laugh, I can really feel my arm being overtaken
warawanaide ittemita ma ga sashita
We're trapped just on the verge of change
kawarisou de kawaranai no wa
Why is that?
naze darou ne
My powers have awakened, but my feelings remain in slumber
mezameshi chikara mezamenu omoi
Be still, my other self!
katte ni abareruna!
Everyone wants to try it at least once
dare demo hontou wa suki kamo ne
Putting on a show and acting cool
oogesa de kakko yoku
Try time and again until you get it
naritai naritai narikireru
and your heart will shine
kokoro tte suteki
It's everyone's dream
shounen shoujo no doriimu
For some reason, our super lives
genjitsu wa nantonaku suupaa na
have become overlapped with reality
watashitachi no nichijou no oobaa rappu
Just wait, and you will find
matte itsu no manika
that life is a lot more fun than before
sore sae mo tanoshindeiru yo
Somewhere within these exciting secrets
dakara tokimeita himitsu no naka de
why do I suddenly have the urge to hold you?
fureaitakunatta nee doushiyou?
I wish to shower you with kind words
yasashii kotoba kakete agetai
And yet, it's way too late
sonna koto ima sara de aa
But I'll still try, I love you
muri kana ai rabu yuu
Episode 11 Cupid Error
Love Manual for Summer at the Beach
Make this summer count! Three steps to win his heart!
Step 1
The Absolute Basic Rules
1) Wear a smile at all times
2) Guys love girls who are a bit clumsy
3) Be bright, happy, and a little selfish
4) Look up at him and act cute
5) Call his name many times
I understand.
I'll be fine.
I can definitely do this!
The sea.
It is the origin of life,
and the foundation for all kinds of myths and legends.
Hey, Jurai!
Quit slacking off and help us!
Why are you so fired up?
Aren't you worn out from driving?
Shouldn't you be resting in the room with Dad and the others?
No way. Not when we're at the beach.
Ju-kun!
Sorry to keep you waiting!
Jeez, you're a man, so catch me.
Huh?
But it's such nice weather!
All right! We're gonna play a lot today!
You seem pretty excited today, Hatoko.
Huh? You're just not excited enough, Ju-kun.
If you say such mean things, I'll cry.
Uh...
Did you buy a new swimsuit?
H-How did you know?
Well, I see it every year.
Is it strange?
No, it looks like something out of a magazine for high school girls.
Th-That's...
You praise me too much.
To be more precise,
it looks like you bought the exact set featured in a magazine for high school girls.
How could you tell?!
I was right?
Well, it looks good on you, though.
Huh?
Hey, Jurai!
Hurry up and help me!
Okay, okay!
Jeez, you still run people ragged, even at the beach.
I-I was so nervous...
Does everyone really do this?
It's too incredible.
But I can... I can do this, right?
Wait for me, Ju-kun.
I'm going to make you choose me!
It would be a shame to waste it, right?
I'll go for a change of pace, a change of pace...
Going to the pool by yourself really is sad...
Hey!
Sorry!
What the heck?!
Ju-kun!
Smile...
Then look up at him.
Oh, sorry...
But it wasn't my fault, you know.
Where's the random tsundere coming from?
It wasn't tsundere.
I was being selfish and clumsy.
Oh.
Good, good! Step one, clear.
Step 1
1) Wear a smile at all times
2) Guys love girls who are a bit clumsy
3) Be bright, happy, and a little selfish
4) Look up at him and act cute
5) Call his name many times
It's just about time for the next phase.
Once you close the gap with Step 1, on to Step 2!
"Step 2 involves a more direct approach."
Plan A: Have him put sunscreen on you!
Not there! It tickles!
Ju-kun!
Yeah?
Please rub this on me! Here!
Hey, are you sure?
I'm sure! I'm sure, so hurry!
Why do you sound so panicked?
Just do it! Quick!
Huh? This is empty.
Huh? No way!
Ah, it really is!
Then on to Plan B.
Plan B: When you run away, guys chase you. Run like a butterfly, and have him catch you.
If you can do this, your love goal is right before your eyes!
Come over here!
Wait!
Yeah!
Ow... What was that all about, Hatoko?
Do you want to catch me?
Huh?
Do you want to catch me?
What are you saying?
Huh? Catch me!
No way.
We're too old to play tag.
And now my nose hurts.
D-Don't say that.
I won't know what to do, then.
About what?
Ju-kun...
Okay, fine...
You just want me to catch you, right?
Yeah!
What are they doing?
I can't keep going.
Let me rest a bit...
Yeah, okay.
What in the world were you trying to accomplish?
Uh...
I'm not really sure anymore myself...
Step 3
This is the final battle! Find an isolated end of the beach... Gently cuddle up, and then confess your love.
All right.
Then let's go under the shade of those rocks.
H-Hatoko?
Ju-kun, listen...
I...
Hatoko?
H-Hold on a second... What's wrong?
Y-You're close!
Ju-kun...
H-Hatoko?
Ju-kun, I... I...
Right now...
Hatoko?
Right now,
I feel really...
dizzy.
Hatoko? Hey, Hatoko!
Guess I'll go home.
I shouldn't have gone to the pool by myself.
Are you okay now?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I've been acting weird today, haven't I?
Sort of.
Sorry.
It's nothing to apologize for.
I've been mean to Tomoyo-chan.
You have?
Are you sure you aren't just imagining it?
No, I'm not.
What, exactly, did you do?
Is that why you've been a bit strange today?
Well, you're human, too.
Everyone has times when they're a little unkind.
Ju-kun...
Listen, I...
had something I wanted to ask you.
We've always been friends, right?
For a long time now...
Yeah.
But if we attend different colleges
or get different jobs,
or end up not being able to see each other as often, once we're adults...
Then...
Do you think I won't be able to talk to you like this anymore?
Hey, Hatoko,
remember that winter in our second year of middle school?
Huh?
Wasn't there a time I stood in front of your house on a rainy day?
I may not have said it then,
but having you by my side has really saved me.
Ju-kun...
Don't be creeped out, okay?
In other words, what I'm trying to say is that, to me,
you aren't just a friend.
I owe you a lot.
Huh?
At any rate, you're special to me, Hatoko.
Even when we're adults, that'll never change.
Oh.
Yep.
Hey, Ju-kun...
Do you still remember...
Hmm?
Oh... Never mind, it's nothing.
I see... I'm special.
Yeah.
Hey, Jurai...
Wh-Where'd that come from?
Ju-ra-i...
S-Stop it.
That feels really weird.
It makes me edgy.
Then... Then can I keep being the only one who calls you "Ju-kun"?
If you want.
Only me?
Yeah.
Yay! It's official! Ju-kun!
Yeah...
Ju-kun.
Well, I suppose if you repeat such a silly name,
it may distract them...
Ju-kun.
Listen when I'm talking!
Ju-kun!
Yes, yes?
Ju-kun!
Ju-kun.
Hello?
A-Andou?
Huh? I was awake.
What are you saying? Of course I was.
It's still early...
Huh?
Oh, you didn't need to worry about what happened the other day...
It was really nothing.
Hmm? The day after tomorrow?
I'm free then, but...
Huh?
Hey, Tomoyo!
Hey, it's been a while.
Yeah, it's been a while.
H-Hey, don't stare so much...
I'm not used to wearing stuff like this.
Oh, I was just thinking you look good in a yukata.
Huh? Wh-What are you saying?
I mean, yukatas... Yukatas... They look good on everyone.
Really?
But of all I've seen today, I think yours looks the best.
Wh-What do you mean?
I'm complimenting you, okay? Let's go.
S-Sure.
Tomoyo, is there anything you want to eat?
Huh? Me?
It's my treat. I invited you, after all.
I-I'd feel bad about that.
You treated me last time, too.
Don't worry about it.
Hmm...
Ah, that.
How about whoever wins that gets treated by the other?
Oh? Sounds fun.
Shooting Range
Then it's settled.
No grudges, okay?
Excuse me!
This sensation is nostalgic.
It's time to show off my skill as a battle-hardened sniper.
You're the one who should bow before my talent,
said to be one in a thousand.
What do we knock down to determine the winner?
It doesn't matter, as long as you knock something down.
All right...
Argh, damn.
These things are totally rigged not to fall—
Whew, thanks for the treat!
Damn, I wasn't up to speed today.
Let's do it again sometime.
The result will be the same, no matter how many times we do.
There's nothing this way, is there?
Yeah.
I wanted to go somewhere less crowded for a bit.
Huh?
This looks like a good spot.
It's harder to talk when it's noisy.
T-Talk? Wh-What's this about?
Tomoyo...
Yes?
Is there anything you want to tell me?
Huh? Wait, what? Me?
Huh?
Didn't you want to say something to me?
No, I'm not the one with something to say.
I figured you might have something you wanted to tell me.
Huh? Wh-Why?
You called me, right?
Oh, th-that...
That wasn't really...
Actually, I heard this from Hatoko...
H-Hatoko?
She said she'd done something mean to you.
I was wondering if something happened between you two.
Maybe it isn't something I should get involved in, but...
O-Oh...
So that's why.
Huh?
No, it's nothing.
I see.
So that's what Hatoko said.
She did do something?
It wasn't mean.
I wouldn't say nothing happened,
but it's an issue between us girls,
so I don't think it's right to tell you.
Okay.
If I went too far, I apologize.
But this is just like you.
Besides, there really was something I wanted to tell you.
Hmm?
I failed the second round of the Light Novel New Author Contest.
Huh? You failed?
What? Really?
I came to you for all that advice,
and you even cheered me on, too.
So I thought I should tell you...
I see.
It didn't pass round two, huh?
Sorry!
I just couldn't bring it up.
It's nothing to apologize for.
In fact, thanks.
You went out of your way to tell me something hard to say.
Wh-Why are you thanking me?
Aren't there other things you should say?
L-Like, I'm disappointed, so you should console me!
I won't console you.
Huh?
I know you tried your hardest on it.
So that hard work and frustration belong to you alone.
I definitely don't want to give you any half-hearted empathy.
You didn't tell me because you wanted encouragement or comfort, right?
You were just fulfilling your duty and obligations properly.
So, thank you.
Jeez, why are you always so...
Whoa!
They're really close!
Does that make this a secret spot?
I see.
I do love Andou.
All outcomes are predetermined, huh?
Huh?
No,
it's nothing.
I love this.
Me, too.
Summer has to have fireworks.
Yeah, I love this.
Kudou
Yes?
Um, who are you?
This weather kind of sucks.
I wonder what Kudou-san wanted?
Calling us all in the middle of summer break...
Sayumi-san, have you heard anything?
No, I was just summoned to the club room by e-mail, just like all of you.
Kudou-san?
My arm!
My arm burns!
Oh, no!
Kudou-san?
Hatoko!
If you can confirm it with your eyes
hitomi ni utsuru mono nara
then everything points to fatalism?
are ya kore unmeiron e
Don't make me laugh
kojitsukechau
A philosophy based on logic and inverse relationships
rikutsu to hanpire na firosofii
falls apart in the face of common sense, you bad boy
kizukeba mata nichijou oitekebori de Bad My Boy
Logic and gossip are all mixed up now
rojikku goshippu gochamaze
Let it go, spin around, but for how long?
Let it Go Merry Go doko made?
Wait a minute, can't you explain a bit more?!
nee chotto mou chotto setsumei shite yo?!
This is my glimmering heart's request
kirameku tokimeki rikuesuto
You're making a face like you're shouldering the world's fate
sekai no shukumei wo seotta kao de
Please wipe that fantasy from your brain
esoragoto ga kokoro kara sukuriin auto shite
Or so I say, but I'm attracted to you for some reason
demo demo dokoka hikareacchau no wa
Why? Is it the magic of magnets? I'll just leave it at that
Why? N to S no majikku? soyuu koto ni shitageru
You'd better thank me, my d-d-d-darling!
kansha shite yo ne? da-da-da-darling!
Get ready, here I come
toriaezu aki mo sezu
I'll chase you forever until you love me!
Ch-Ch-Chase Ch-Ch-Chain You Gotta Love Me!
All things that begin must end.
And we do our best because they end.
And because we do our best, there are new beginnings.
For things to begin, there must be endings.
Now, let's start the end of the beginning!
Next time, the final episode of When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace:
Usual Days
Usual Days.