In other words,
in recent years the division of groups in this genre,
Jindai Tokyo Municipal High School
the headhunting of their affiliated athletes,
and the limitless rise and fall of minor groups in fact epitomizes this country's society.
In the Showa Era, two large groups monopolized the business world.
However, as this system crumbled, an era of liberalized deregulation began.
On the plus side, this brought about the birth and development of many styles,
including an expanding level of freedom and progress for women.
Including an expanding level of freedom and progress for women.
However, on the minus side,
it produced a proliferation of groups based on simplistic ideas and a decline of business morals.
Do you have...
any questions?
If you have none, then...
that is all.
Rise!
Bow!
Hostility Passing-By
Here I come!
Damn it!
Don't push, you jerk!
I'm in a pinch!
It's first come, first served! First come, first served!
I won't give in!
Come on, hang in there!
Toru! Where are you?!
Michiru! Don't let go of my hand!
Ma'am!
Give me a croquette sandwich and a custard pastry!
Yes, that'll be two hundred ninety yen.
Kana-chan, you're so quick!
I'm not getting stuck with leftover plain rolls.
What's the matter, Sousuke? Are you having bread too?
I'm all out of jerked meat and vegetables.
But by the looks of this...
What are you talking about? That's not like you.
If you don't hurry up, they're gonna sell out!
That would put me in a bind.
You have to place your order in a loud voice.
Put some spirit in it! Some spirit!
Understood. Spirit, it is.
I demand a plain roll!
A plain roll?
Cooperate and bring out the plain rolls.
Or else I'll shoot.
They say they'll take two weeks to fully recover.
Two... weeks?
They say they're not actually such major injuries...
But the bakers who sustained these injuries
say they'll suspend their on-site sales in the meantime.
It's probably their way of making an indirect protest.
This is a serious food crisis.
The one hundred twenty students that depend on the on-site sale of baked goods will starve.
The result of this is clear.
Riots and pillaging, moral decay.
The order within the school would surely plummet.
So, after consulting with the principal,
it was decided that the student council will procure food and sell it temporarily.
Therefore, we must appoint a manager to oversee it.
Principal's Office
Principal!
I can't accept this!
I wouldn't call leaving everything up to the students respecting their autonomy!
It's total anarchy!
What's the harm in it, Mr. Kogure?
They're only selling lunch...
Are you forgetting that the students were the ones who caused this catastrophe?
Despite this, you're letting them sell food and beverages!
Think of it as an extension of the school festival.
It's nothing to get all upset about now, is it?
But!
Aw man, why do we have to do this?
We have no choice.
In light of the circumstances behind this incident,
this is our duty after all.
That's tru...
Wait a sec! This was all your fault!
It's no use talking with you!
Well, well, if it isn't Sagara.
You're looking quite well today.
You don't look like someone who's just sent somebody to the hospital.
I'm flattered to hear that.
IT WASN'T A COMPLIMENT!
Listen up, Sagara!
I can't stand letting students like you and Hayashimizu have your own way!
I can't go against the will of the Principal,
but I'll put the pressure on you in my own way!
Understood, sir.
Oh, a wise guy, eh? Well, just you wait!
Yes sir! I'll be waiting!
Oh, gee, I wonder if he's been getting enough calcium.
Even though he's the health and P.E. Teacher...
No,
Kogure-sensei is only performing his duty as a drill instructor.
You worthless piece of garbage! I'll shove a...
That burst of rage, that's what you'd expect from a pro.
Could it be that you're just too dense to tell when someone has it in for you?
- The Next Day -
That's it!
Now all we have to do is sell them at lunch.
What's the matter, Sousuke?
There are no plain rolls.
They're always left over.
It'd be a waste.
Are we the only ones who'll be selling them?
Of course not.
I've asked Kyoko and the others to help out.
Getting the change, readying the aprons,
getting permission to rent the desks we'll use as tables.
Nothing's been left out!
Brilliant execution.
All we have to do now is wait for lunch.
- During PE Class -
I'll teach them a lesson.
This is "tough love"...
If I put this...
inside the bread...
- Lunchtime -
Okay, now for the hard part.
We will have over a hundred people clawing their way here after all.
I'm counting on you, Mizuki.
Don't forget to save some custard pastries for me.
Okay, everyone, we'd better hurry...
All right, let's get this show on the road!
Do not touch that!
I thought someone might steal the bread, so...
I set a trap inside the case.
It's designed to render its prey unconscious with a high-voltage current.
If you're caught in this, not only will you blackout,
even after you've regained consciousness,
you'll have a headache, nausea, palpitations, shortness of breath, and fatigue...
I can't believe you...
Hang in there, Mr. Kogure!
The limo service will be here soon, we'll get you to a hospital right away...
Why, you...
I wonder what happened to Mr. Kogure.
He probably hasn't been getting enough vitamins either.
It's a demanding job when you have to shout a lot.
He may be overworked. That's most unfortunate.
So, Sousuke!
You can't set any more traps starting tomorrow!
You mean the electrified trap?
- The Next Day -
Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi,
kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi,
- During PE Class -
kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi,
kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi,
kabaddi, kabaddi,
kabaddi...
Sagara, you good-for-nothing little... Setting a dirty little trap like that!
All I tried to do was mix locust legs in with the bread!
Today I won't lose...
to a little...
electrical current.
Lunchtime
Say "cheese!"
Today I'm ready to sell these things like hotcakes and rake in the dough!
You look like you're having fun...
I guess I'm pretty good at this.
Huh?
Did the sheet blow off in the wind?
It doesn't look like anything was stolen...
What's that?
I rigged it so that tear gas would shoot out if the waterproof sheet was removed.
It causes intense pain to the eyes, nose, and throat.
Other symptoms include labored breathing, headache, and nausea...
Hang in there, Kogure-sensei!
The limo service will be here soon, we'll get you to a hospital right away...
I wonder what happened to Kogure-sensei.
Out of season pollen allergies perhaps?
A type of nasal inflammation caused by allergies.
To think that he'd come to work despite his chronic illness...
Kogure-sensei is truly remarkable.
Sousuke!
Starting tomorrow, no more tear gas!
No trap of any sort allowed!
But, what about anti-theft...
Garh!
- The Next Day -
- During PE Class -
Let's go!
First electricity, then gas!
How sinister and nasty!
All I tried to do was mix in a laxative!
However!
This is perfect!
Sagara, bring it on!
What the-
What the hell!
This'll be the last of you, Sagara!
Take this!
Why you, you, you little punk!
How you like THEM apples? Bet it hurts, don't it?
Take that! And that! Bet it hurts, don't it?
How you like THEM apples?
Hanamaru Bakery
Ten Days Later
Whew! This is the end!
I'm glad we finished it with no problems.
Starting tomorrow the old bakery will come back.
It was surprisingly fun.
Hey guys! I'm taking a picture!
But despite how much he complained,
Kogure-sensei didn't show up at the bread counter at all.
Oh, it seems that he hasn't been at school lately.
Really?
Oh, Kogure-sensei's going to take a leave of absence.
Oh, my!
Really.
Maybe he WAS sick after all.
Most unfortunate.
He was a fine teacher...
A Fruitless Lunchtime
"Waga seko o Yamato e yaru to sayo fukete
akatoki tsuyu ni waga tachinureshi...
Waga seko o."
The characters are "my," "back," and "child", so a child on my back?
In other words, the author's carrying an injured child on his back?
And furthermore, what does "Yamato e yaru" mean?
The Yamato was a super dreadnought in the War in the Pacific...
In other words, it depicts someone transporting the injured to the battleship,
and fighting at "akatoki" or "dawn" while being drenched in sea water?
But, why a battleship?
Was there no field hospital close by?
For starters, doesn't the era of the Man'yoshu have nothing to do with the Second World War?
This doesn't make any sense...
Japanese classics are not your strong suit, are they Sagara?
I can't help it.
There wasn't anyone around in Afghanistan or even Cambodia
who could read the Man'yoshu or the Tosa Diary.
But that homework is due by fifth period tomorrow.
If you're late handing it in, you'll have to sit in on a remedial lecture on your next break.
Oh, the things I have to do...
I'll lend you my notes.
Fujisaki-snesei, the Japanese Classics teacher, is very strict,
Fujisaki-sensei, the Japanese Classics teacher, is very strict,
so if you simply copy the notes, he'll find out.
So use this just as a reference.
But I was going to do it on my own...
Just take it!
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Well, okay, I'll borrow it. You're a lifesaver.
All right, good luck!
But make sure you return it to me tomorrow, okay?
She sure is in a good mood.
I wonder if her constipation cleared up or something?
"My dear little brother is going back to Yamato.
As I saw him off, it grew late, and I stood there,
getting wet by the early dawn mist. Poor old me. Boo hoo hoo."
So that's it.
"Boo hoo hoo."
"Boo hoo hoo..."
Mission... accomplished...
A burglar?!
So, you were mistaken for a molester?
So, the lady in that apartment used bug spray on you?
Instead of the cockroach?
That's correct.
It worked better than a round of tear gas.
That's what you get for bursting in on her...
Sousuke! What about your homework?
I finished it, thanks to you.
That's good.
Now let me have my notes back.
Hold on one moment.
Chidori...
What?
I find this rather difficult to say.
What?
We need to handle this problem in a calm manner.
Huh?
We mustn't succumb to panic no matter how hopeless it may seem.
What are you talking about?
I forgot your notes.
Chidori...
What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do?
Calm down, Chidori...
If I don't turn this in, I'll have to take a remedial lecture! A remedial lecture!
If I don't work this next break, I won't have any spending money next month!
But instead you...
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIX THIS?
What's that move?
The Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex Hold!
I can't believe there's someone around here who can do such an obscure move!
Not that it really matters in this case!
Anyway... it's time for action.
I'll go to the teachers' room and tell Fujisaki-sensei what happened.
I'm sure he'll under...
Go! Now!
Roger!
I'm back.
How was it?
No good.
Don't patronize me!
To be precise, Fujisaki-sensei wasn't there.
According to the other teachers...
If it comes down to this, we'll just go and get my notes.
From my place?
Where do you think? Come on!
Wait, Kana-chan!
Kazama-kun, is it okay for them to leave at this time?
Fifth period starts at one-thirty. That's in fifty-two minutes...
I wonder if they'll make it.
Ah, youth!
Hey, taxi!
Are you trying to kill me?!
Just shut up and get in!
To the Tigers Mansion in Tamagawa!
Next to the tennis club!
Go! Go! Go!
Chidori, I...
I don't want to hear any excuses.
I guess this shows just how responsible you are.
I feel sorry for what I did.
If saying sorry solved everything, there would be no war, and we wouldn't need soldiers.
Don't you know that? Specialist Sergeant Sagara.
Forty-five minutes left...
We'll ride back too, so get him to wait!
Roger!
Secured it.
Okay, let's go back!
You did tell him to wait, right?
Yes, I told him clearly.
I waved my gun and said, "If you leave, I'll shoot..."
Hold on! This is against the law!
I'll fix it and bring it back later.
I'm going!
Wait!
Wow!
The main streets are no good! Let's take a short cut!
Roger!
A hill? I'm heading up!
Attaboy! Let's go!
Shall I get off?
That is unnecessary!
I can't have you dropping dead from overexertion.
If I should fall... you go on alone.
That... That's a given!
This was your mistake to begin with! I'd leave you here in a heartbeat!
Hey! You made it!
Well, we've still got a long way...
Hey, you, riding double on that bike! Stop!
Uh-oh!
Wha?! Sousuke?!
Riding double on a stolen vehicle.
If we're caught, it's all over!
Not so fast!
Here she comes!
Hold on tight!
I won't let you get away with this so easily!
Jeez, she's stubborn!
Wakana... calm down a bit!
Say your prayers!
Chidori.
I'm going to jump!
Jump? What do you mean?
Now!
Impossible!
You didn't have to go this far!
I trusted your capability of doing things like this.
It's one-eleven.
If we can get on the train, we can still make it!
The rapid service train departs in thirty seconds.
After that, there's no rapid service for a while.
That's the one!
Sousuke, let's make a run for it!
Roger!
C'MON, WE GOTTA MAKE IT IN TIME!
Oh, we've got plenty of time! It's only one-sixteen.
The school is a short walk from the station.
Looks like we pulled it off.
We cut it pretty close though.
We were pretty over the top, eh?
Sometimes your power to take action surprises me.
But we were really in sync there, at the end and stuff.
Yeah. We made quite a combo.
Thank you for riding with us today.
This train is the express bound for Shinjuku.
Next stop is Meidaimae, Meidaimae...
This is... the express?
It doesn't stop at Sengawa...
It appears that I mistook the weekend schedule for the weekday schedule.
That's such a simple mistake. Not like me at all.
Die! Right here, right now, just die!
If you have any pity for me, please die for me just once!
It's over...
It's all over...
Something's wrong with me today...
Never in my life have I repeated such a series of fatal mistakes...
Well, anyway, I'm sorry...
Sousuke?
Why did you keep quiet about this?
Running around with a fever like this, are you out of your mind?!
I won't die from something of this level.
Yes you will, you idiot!
Why did you push yourself so hard?
Why...
If you had told me you weren't feeling well, I wouldn't have gotten so mad.
You'll forgive me?
Yeah, it's all right.
Let's take the remedial lecture together.
Thirty-nine point two degrees Celsius.
You're lucky.
There's only one open bed left.
Fujisaki-sensei?!
Oh it's you, Chidori...
Is everyone in Class Four doing the self-study?
Self-study?
As class representative, you are to collect everyone's homework before the end of the day...
All right?
I guess Fujisaki-sensei couldn't move either...
When I went to the teachers' room,
I heard that Fujisaki-sensei had collapsed with a cold.
I didn't think something as minor as a cold would stop a teacher from doing his duties,
but... this... cold's really getting to me...
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT BEFORE?
Preview
Blue skies and a shining sun. Next time we're at the beach.
So, Sousuke, why are you polishing your gun?
I'm preparing for battle.
What could you possibly fight on this peaceful beach?
Since you're an amateur, you'd probably think that, but look!
There's a mysterious character observing you.
Wow, a cute boy!
Next time, I'm looking forward to "Summer Illusion of Steel"
The summertime beach is a battleground.
Summer Illusion of Steel