"Today" only comes along once a lifetime.
"How can I make it a day to remember?"
"I don't want to waste a single second of it."
With thoughts like that running through my head,
I toss and turn in my bed, half-awake,
struggling to plan out the day.
Today is Sunday.
I have a ton of things I want to do, of course,
but the problem is figuring out where to start and what order to do them in.
While I rack my brain over it,
my mind becomes a complete mess.
Eventually, I lose track of it all and end up doing nothing
as today fades into yesterday.
Okay, I'm gonna do this.
I'm gonna do something...
Amanchu!
"The Story of Losing Your Way In Today"
I'm gonna do this...
Here it is, Teko!
You're right.
It says "Ninomiya" here.
The information I got when sending back the monkey hood came in handy.
What are you two doing?
Whoop!
It's Big Sis-senpai!
Uh... Good morning.
Let's go hang out, Big Sis-senpai!
Wake up, Makoto!
Our lovable juniors have come all the way to our place.
Huh? Why?
The club?
Nah, they just want to hang out.
I'll pass.
Forget this good-for-nothing little brother.
I, the kind-hearted big sis, will be right down.
Okay!
Seriously, that hurts!
Sorry for showing up unannounced.
Uh... You don't seem well.
Are you okay?
Oh, don't mind me. My engine takes a while to rev up in the morning.
That aside, I'm surprised you remembered where we live.
Well, I didn't remember the exact address...
We spent quite some time looking.
What? Really?
Why didn't you just call?
Please. Looking by yourself is what makes it fun.
What was this? A treasure hunt?
Oh, we managed to get our hands on the treasure that you are.
I see.
Jeez!
Thanks, though.
I was lost trying to figure out what to do today.
That happens to you, too?
Totally.
I'm pretty indecisive, you know.
Wow! That's a surprise.
Is it?
A lot of the time, I just lose track and end up doing nothing.
Huh...
So Big Sis-senpai can get lost, too.
Stationery?
Whatcha looking for?
Er... Over here.
Ah! Logbooks?
My pool course is next week.
It's finally time, huh?
Yes.
So Pikari suggested I get one.
I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but here I am.
I don't see a problem.
You can swim now, right?
Yes.
Then it's okay.
You did well, Teko-chin.
Very good.
It won't be long before you can go ocean diving.
Yeah.
That's what I've worked so hard for.
I'm going to pass the pool course,
and then go ocean diving...
together with Pikari.
I've been waiting for that day to come...
or so I thought.
Look at this, Teko.
It's really cute.
You're right!
It's really cute!
You see, a diver's logbook is their diary.
Diary?
Not only do they write where, when, and how they dived,
but also how the water looked, what kinds of fish they encountered,
Today's dive was awesome!
and some people even stick photographs in there.
Yeah, yeah.
But if you stick in too many, the book will end up crazy thick.
Pick a laminated logbook, which won't be damaged even if they get a little wet.
Right.
But there're so many, I just can't decide.
I'm at a loss!
I know that feeling.
Having too many options can be a problem.
I find that fun, too.
You just find everything fun, Stupikari.
Whoop. True that.
Let's lose our way loads, Teko!
Yeah... I already have.
Huh?
That's the logbook I have.
Wow! I didn't know there was a whole series of them.
Your series looks great.
Does Little Bro-senpai have one of these, too?
Yeah, but it has a different pattern than mine.
Is that because you're buddies?
Not really...
There's one with hearts.
Maybe I should go with that.
Whoop. There's even one with the stars I love!
I'll go with this!
You didn't lose a second worrying about it!
And don't you have a logbook already?
That one's starting to get pretty worn out.
And I was thinking of starting a new one on the same day I start diving with Teko.
How about you, Teko? Which one do you like?
Yeah, I think I'll go with this one, too.
Are you sure you want to decide just like that?
Yes.
I like hearts, and...
Whoop! We match!
Yeah.
Everyone in the Diving Club ended up with the same series of logbooks.
Yeah!
It's like we're super buddy-buddy.
Right?
This is...
...bad.
Bargain sales on swimsuits?!
There're so many cute ones.
Well, it is that time of year.
Don't look!
Bargains or not, swimsuits are expensive.
Yes, I do want a new one, but no!
Maybe at 50 percent off...
It's still too much for a high schooler!
Maybe I could just take a look...
...you think, but it's the start of a slippery slope!
But I'm at such a loss.
I hear you.
If you're at a loss,
let's-a-go!
Hey, Pikari-san?!
I'm at a loss...
But this is so much fun!
This is Why Shopping is So Addictive~
Maybe I should get this one.
Wow! Pikari's at a loss.
She's really enjoying herself.
Huh?
You wear two tops, Big Sis-senpai?
Yeah.
At my size, it's hard to find tops I can fit properly into.
Fit properly...
So I always have to cover for that by wearing two tops.
Wow!
Y-You are rather big...
How nice.
No, it's not nice.
Looking for clothes becomes a pain,
and you might even look fat to people.
I see... I had no idea they'd be this amazing.
And just the other day,
I didn't realize that the button right below my chest on my blouse had come off.
Bounce!
Bounce
And, yeah, I ended up going all "bounce" and putting on quite the show.
Whoa!
I went and bought it.
There goes all the allowance I'd saved up.
Guess we'll be living on a shoestring budget for a while.
I went and bought them...
A swimsuit, and a matching logbook.
There's something I have to tell Pikari,
but I don't know how she'll react.
And that scares me a little.
That was a good way to spend my Sunday.
I almost wasted it by doing nothing again.
Thanks, Pikari—
What's the matter, Pikari?
If you're at a loss,
let's-a-go!
Pikari?
Big Sis-senpai, Teko...
Are you still okay for time?
Yeah, why?
Me, too.
Then why don't we go...
Amanchu!
to the ocean?
Amanchu-ya Diving
One, two...
This feels great!
We actually came to the ocean!
Yeah, although this wasn't one of the candidates for today's activities.
We have Pikari's impulsiveness to thank for this.
This may be a bit sudden, but I am now a boxfish.
Now catch me if you can.
Whoop, whoopity whoop!
What's with that setup?
Come on! Wait up.
Whoop, whoop, whoop!
Come over here!
Wait!
Wait...
Take that!
Whoop, whoopity whoop!
Now you've done it.
You want some? Come get some!
Payback!
Why attack Teko?
You're wide open!
Go, go, go, go...
Well, ain't they havin' fun?
So good!
I'll have seconds.
Same.
It really is great.
That so? Good to hear.
Yes.
The spring bloom should go away soon.
Better learn to go ocean divin'
by the time the spring bloom goes away, eh?
Yes.
Didn't bring yer phone today, Missy?
Come to think of it,
I haven't opened my phone once today.
Pikari and the others...
Pikari and the others gave me a gift.
A treasure box to keep all my precious things in.
That so?
And they taught me that I can create
the treasures to store in that box myself.
That even the most mundane things right under my nose
can become treasures, depending on how I see them.
I'm truly glad I met Pikari.
But there's nothing I can offer her in return.
When ya leave a dark place and step out into the sunlight,
its brightness blinds ya for a second, right?
Then yer eyes get used to it, and ya can see around ya again.
But, ya know,
what ya see wasn't created by the light.
All of it'd been there all along.
Been there all along?
Aye.
Hikari ain't done a thing.
And sunlight don't pick and choose who to shine upon.
So, as long as ya don't block it yerself,
light will make yer world shine all on its own.
Today was a somewhat grueling day.
Yeah.
I'm totally spent.
Man, none of it was part of my plans.
You make such snap decisions, Pikari.
The moment you think of something, you're already acting on it.
Well, that's more or less right.
You really don't lose your way at all, do you?
And I keep losing my way.
The thing I had to tell Pikari, the thing I was at a loss over...
I have to say it.
Pikari.
Um...
There's something I have to say to you.
Teko?
What is it?
On the day I first went diving with you in the pool,
Katori-sensei said we were buddies.
I was truly, really overjoyed.
But...
Yeah?
Even if I pass the pool course,
I'll still have a long way to go.
I've never even done a proper buddy check with you.
Yeah.
I don't have the experience to hold your life in my hands.
I don't know if I can do it.
Yeah.
But I'm really looking forward
to going diving with you and the Diving Club.
When I think about it, my mind becomes a royal mess.
I don't know what to do...
I'm not sure if I really should go ocean diving in this state.
I'm not sure I won't end up holding you all down.
I'm not sure I deserve to be your buddy.
While I'm at a loss over all that,
the negative thoughts grow louder in my head.
I know I shouldn't be thinking like this!
But...
Teko-chin.
I'm still at a loss.
Yeah.
It happens to me pretty often, too.
But you're always so decisive.
Oh, no.
When I'm starting something new, I'm usually lost.
I think you lose your way because you're not content with where you are.
It wouldn't happen, otherwise.
In other words,
being at a loss is a good thing.
I mean, it's a wonderful chance
to have more fun.
Being at a loss is a wonderful chance?
So you're perfectly all right, Teko.
Teko...
If you're at a loss, let's-a-go!
Pikari...
I...
I'm a complete mess in so many different ways, but...
But... but!
I want to be true buddies with you!
Yeah, I wanna be buddies with you, too!
Pikari!
Hey, Teko-chin?
Pikari.
Teko.
While I'm at a loss over how to deal with what someone wants,
and being careful not to overstep my bounds,
I sometimes lose sight of what I really want to do.
Next week's pool course can't get here soon enough, right?
Right.
Let's go ocean diving together for sure!
But watching Pikari makes me
I'm so excited.
want to emulate her pleasant straightforwardness a little bit.
In trying to make "today," which only comes along once a lifetime, shine,
and in trying to make tomorrow, the future, more fun,
being at a loss might not be so bad.
And, if you're at a loss, let's-a-go!
All right!
Teko-chin!
We're gonna make sure you pass!
Time for special training!
Whoop. Hardcore.
But uh...
Whoop.
Everyone back in the water!
Whoop, whoop, whoop!
Last fifteen meters.
Cha...
Okay, hundred-meter swim cleared.
Now float in the water for ten minutes.
Got it.
Th-This style...
Floating on her back like an otter.
The style that Teko's best at.
S-Slow. Too slow.
But if she can stay afloat ten minutes...
Five seconds left.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
Zero!
Great! You pass!
Congrats!
Cha.
You did it!
Pikari.
I'm so glad!
Thank you.
Next up, the ocean!
The ocean...
The ocean training course.
All four club members will be going diving together for the first time.
Yeah!
All right! To the ocean, we go!
Yeah!
Cha!
My wish seemed so faraway that day,
but it's nearly within my reach, all of a sudden.
I'm going to go ocean diving with everyone.
I'm going to be buddies with Pikari.
Without losing my way anymore,
let's-a-go!
Cats are harbingers of happiness.
Cats are bearers of smiles.
Kittens are angels!
"The Story of the Cat and the Kitten"
Next time, on Amanchu!:
"The Story of the Cat and the Kitten."