Blue sky! White clouds!
Summer means...
The beach!
Summer Means the Beach.
Wow, it's cold!
Hurry up, everyone!
C'mon, you're getting too excited.
I'm impressed you found this place.
We've almost got it all to ourselves.
Well, you see...
Something touched my leg!
Jeez, don't scare me like that.
Shadow Leaps from Cliff
A Ghost?!
Monthly Adventure
This beach is famous for having stuff like this.
Tell us that sooner!
Now that's a good haul.
I wanna go home! No!
Summer means the beach!
Why don't we all go to the beach during summer break?
The beach?
It has been really hot lately.
I'd like to go, but if we go that far, won't we need a chaperon?
You're so no-nonsense about the strangest things, Inoue.
So what?
And what's with you?!
We're all set there.
Do you know someone?
My big brother...
The police officer!
And he's your brother?!
So this is...
my big brother!
Hi, everyone!
Nice to meet you.
Thank you for coming today.
I didn't expect him to be so laid-back.
What's wrong, Esumi?
Look at all the spunky high school girls!
I wish I could take one of you home with me,
but it's against the law, so no hope of that!
He's well-known for being an open book.
They're definitely brothers!
So you have a white swimsuit, Amami-san?
Yes.
Got a little adventurous, didn't you? Check out that navel.
I think you look great!
Thank you.
We went to pick them out together for today.
New Collection
I picked out a few for you.
Thank you.
Here are your choices!
That angle!
Leopard print?
String?!
Good.
Th-That one's perfectly normal.
You don't have to act so bashful.
Okay!
Let's get a shot to remember this by.
They're all the way out here, too?!
She has impregnable ghost photo defenses.
But you know, some might say...
Having them there to cover her...
...makes it look even sexier!
Look at all the fish!
The water's pretty deep, huh?
It's kinda scary that we can see down to the bottom.
Hello!
Something's down there!
What was she talking to?!
Bet ya didn't expect to see me here!
I'm gonna take full advantage of your being distracted.
What?
Buzz off.
Cut it out already!
What the hell are you guys?!
Here it comes!
And... there!
O-Okay!
Don't hit that thing to me!
Coming back!
No more!
Esumi, what's with you today?
You're being so secretive.
Nothing...
Oh? What's this?
Cop
Former Gangster
Seashell
I hope he doesn't remember...
What'd you do back in the day?
And what're you doing now?!
So underwater is off limits...
But they can't lay a finger on me in this boat!
Summer in Japan is gonna be the summer of sexual harassment!
Hey!
That's against the rules!
Shaved Ice
Cold!
Let's split a watermelon!
Yay!
You, too! C'mon!
What's up?
N-Nothing...
Did he forget?
I wonder how a watermelon split by a high school girl tastes.
Thank goodness he's a moron.
Huh? Um...
Go for it, Amami-san!
Okay...
Um...
I call foul.
We know it's you, roll-call samurai!
Yum!
So good!
So you're the girl with the sixth sense?
Oh, yes.
Can you predict the future, too?
The future?
No, I'm afraid not.
Really? Well, it's still cool that you can see ghosts and stuff!
It's like you've got a superpower.
Doesn't that seem like the kind of power heroes would have?
Heroes?
Yes, heroes!
Every little boy wishes he could be a hero at some point in his life.
I was no different!
But...
I didn't have any powers...
Um...
That's why...
I decided to become a hero using the powers of the law!
Stupid brother is stupid.
Well...
I can't predict the future, but I can ask the locals
if there's been any suspicious activity.
The locals?
Shadow Leaps from Cliff
A Ghost?!
The thing in the paper!
Several Minutes Later
I got some great info!
Number one.
Ride the train home leaving at 7:18 PM.
Number two.
Look out the train window at that cliff,
and you'll see a very interesting sight.
Would you say...
it's a more interesting sight than I am?!
No more schemes!
Direct assault!
Whoa, wha— Stop! Stop that! Hey!
Ready to call it a day?
Aww...
Well, this was just a day trip.
We've gotta make that 7:18 train.
Oh, yeah.
Okay... Then let's stay the night next time.
C'mon, we're leaving.
Wait just a bit.
What're you doing?
What do you recommend?
Asking for advice on souvenirs.
What's that?
The sea bass is great this year
Huh?!
Take these as souvenirs
Pink heart-shaped shells!
Wow...
Looks like they got eroded to this shape.
They're beautiful.
Look, we match.
Take it back!
No...
Don't be shy
Sh-Shut up!
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much!
You're not joining in?
I-I'll do it later.
Okay, we're on the 7:18 train home!
I wonder what'll happen...
I've never thought of my sixth sense as a superpower.
The cliff will be there when we exit the tunnel.
We just need to look at it out the window, right?
But if it brings a smile to someone's face...
A local fireworks show?
Perfect timing!
How is she always right?
Amami-san, you're amazing!
Wait, what was so interesting about the cliff?
What's this place so famous for?
LIFE
Not convincing at all!
Second Term Starts Tomorrow
I guess I'll call her about tomorrow.
Hello? Amami?
You have reached the voicemail service.
She's not home?
Please leave your message after the tone.
I'm right behind you, listening.
Answer your damn phone!
Huh?
Is everything okay?
You seem down.
Ah, sort of...
But I'll get over it.
Hey, Flame-Haired Messiah-chan!
Is she over it?
Um, Flame-Haired—
Don't repeat it!
It's finally been brought into the light, huh?
Flame-Haired Messiah was Esumi's street name
in her gangster days!
I said, don't repeat that!
More like a flame-haired demon!
Remember when we met Yamada's older brother over summer break?
I actually knew him back then.
Cop
What?!
Since I'm your chaperon...
He pretended he didn't remember me,
I'll need all of your email addresses!
and got our email addresses...
And then he sent me a fan letter!
What kind of relationship did they have?!
Here's a shot of her from those days.
Don't show them that.
Esumi was a legend in her own right.
And don't start telling stories.
What should we do tonight?
Eh, whatever.
Come with us.
Sorry, something came up.
Yeah, okay.
Please... Please stop!
Hey, what's the big deal?
Hang out with us.
'Kay?
No!
Somebody help me!
What the—
Cut the crap, you scum!
Who's there?!
Red hair like flames...
You can't be...
Flame-Haired Messiah-sama!
Don't call me that!
So as she rescued the weak and crushed the strong,
Esumi became a legend.
And she lived happily ever after.
It's not a happy ending.
But... "Flame-Haired Messiah"?
People just started calling me that!
Me... Messi... Messiah!
Messiah!
Just laugh out loud already.
Well, everyone has things in their past that it's hard to talk about.
Even you, Ogawa?
Tell us!
No way.
I bet Amami-san
has some stories like that!
Any embarrassing tales from your past?
Huh?
What? Amami's embarrassing stories?
I, Yoshida, have kept my notepad on my person 24/7
in anticipation of just such an event.
All for my new manga!
No, that doesn't matter!
I wanna hear about Amami's embarrassing moments!
Now, out with it! Spill! Come on, come on, come on!
Well... When I was little...
Uh-huh?
It's embarrassing to say,
but I got so lonely at night, I couldn't sleep alone.
Ah, that's common.
But then everyone came and stayed with me.
Hi!
It's okay. Don't be scared.
Would you like to talk for a while?
Okay!
It's still a wonderful memory for me.
I take back what I said.
They'd even hold my hands until I finally fell asleep.
Thank goodness it didn't turn into eternal slumber.
Hands...
That reminds me, I had a spiritual encounter back then, too.
Really?
Yeah.
I was in a fight in this alley...
Damn you!
Don't mess with us!
S-Save me...
Please... Save me!
This way!
Stop right there!
Outta the way!
Hey, you all right?
W-Weren't you scared?
Nah.
Back then, I was more scared of people than ghosts.
So after that...
Hey, you there!
Messiah-chan?
You're Messiah-chan, right?
I've finally met the Flame-Haired Messiah-chan!
Man, I hear rumors about a heroic young girl all the time at the station!
I became a police officer because I wanted to be a hero, you know?
I never would've believed it if I hadn't met you!
I've been wanting to meet you forever, but I've had zero luck.
Every time I heard that Messiah-chan was nearby,
I rushed out to the scene.
You don't know how happy I am to meet you!
Hey, you think we could exchange numbers and emails?
Oh, but first, I've got to get a shot of us together.
Say "cheese!"
I really like that humans can be punched.
Bro!
So, well, it's like...
If there's a hand there that no one notices but me...
Then before I can think about it...
I just take hold of it.
So I can understand, sort of.
Esumi-san...
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Yamada Masaki
Another email!
You're too polite. You could just ignore him.
If I don't respond, he'll come for me in person!
He already has!
Hey.
Seeing her responding to him makes it seem like the ghost
that was just an arm brought them together.
Damn...
Yes.
What a pain.
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I was trying to avenge my own death
by turning that punk in!
Do your job, you dumb cop!
Preview
Hey. It's Esumi Kyouko.
Amami and the gang had a good time,
so it was a good summer break.
But I'll never forgive the Yamada brothers!
I think I'll help get ready for the culture festival to get myself in a better mood.
What's our class gonna do?
That's a silly question.
Next time on Re-Kan!:
"The Legendary Culture Festival."
Hey, you! The one who just said "Messiah"!
Step outside with me for a sec.