I'll be the one
I guess you were lost when I met you
Still there were tears in your eyes
So out of trust and I knew
No more than mysteries and lies
There you were, wild and free
Reachin' out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
I'll be the one. I'll be the one
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light. I'll be the light
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
RINKO
Ow!
That hurts!
What did you do that for?!
Apologize!
Look!
I have a lump!
I've been calling out to you for ages!
But you never noticed, kid!
I'm not a kid. I'm Ichiro.
Okay, Ichiro, would you lend me that flute-like thing?
Huh?
Who would lend it to someone as violent as you?
And this is not a "flute-like thing."
It's a proper flute.
You're a stingy little thing, huh?
What's with you?
You looked away!
You lost! You lost!
Ichiro lost!
What's that supposed to mean?!
That's playing dirty.
If that's the kind of game we're playing, then say so from the beginning!
I hate losing!
Ichiro lost! And I won!
When did my flute get into her...?
Give it back to me, you thief.
Stop playing it.
It'll rot if a girl's spit gets on it.
Say, Ichiro, I have a request for you.
Aha...
You're a ghost, aren't you?!
You have weird clothes on.
I thought it was strange to meet someone so deep in the mountains.
And it's forbidden to come to this mountain, so nobody comes here.
The only exception being brave explorers like me.
I'm telling you now, I've made it a policy not to listen to ghosts anymore.
Because nothing good comes out of it.
So give up and leave.
And before that, return my flute!
Give it back!
That hurts!
That's for being such a tightfist!
Ow ow ow ow ow.
Stop that!
It hurts!
Let go of me, you hag!
Stop struggling, you idiot.
I can't let you come into the house all muddy like that.
B-But it hurts!
I mean, where did you play to get dirty like this?
Like I said, a weird ghost got to me!
You're blaming it on ghosts again?
Whoa!
Geez, I really cant let you wear anything nice.
Wait a minute.
When have you ever let me wear anything nice?
Do we even have anything like that at home?
Hush. Geez.
Try putting yourself in the shoes of someone who has to do the laundry every day.
If you've got a problem, then take it to that ghost.
Then, bring that ghost to me.
If such a thing really exists, that is.
Take your backpack to your room.
Don't wanna.
Note: A kotatsu [ 炬燵 ] is a heated table covered by a quilt that you tuck yourself under during the winter.
Why are you sitting under our kotatsu?!
And in my spot, too!
What is it?
You see now?
You don't see the ghost sitting there?
Of course I can see her.
This girl is the daughter of a distant relative of ours from the other side of Mount Enkiri.
You're such a moron.
Didn't I tell you that she'd be staying over for a while?
When'd you say that?!
First time I'm hearing of it.
You're an idiot, so you don't remember being told.
I'm sorry about that.
But he means no harm, so get along with him, will you?
Umm...
Oh?
RINKO
Oh, that's right! Rinko-chan!
Sorry about that. I seem to be a little out of it.
Rinko?
Note: The kanji [ 倫 ] in her name can be read as either Rin or Nori.
No. You read this as Noriko.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I see, so you read this as Noriko...
Yay! Yay!
Rinko, Rinko. Rin-ko-ko.
- Not Noriko, but Rin-ko-ko! - Shut up!
- Not Noriko, but Rin-ko-ko! - But I was really surorised when you told us you crossed Mount Enkiri on your own.
- Rinko, Rinko. Rin-ko-ko. - But I was really surprised when you told us you crossed Mount Enkiri on your own.
- Rin-ko-ko, Rin-ko-ko it is. - You've really got it together even though you're the same age as Ichiro.
You've really got it together even though you're the same age as Ichiro.
Oh, I see...
That's why you were on the mountain.
Could it be that you've been climbing that mountain again?
Oops.
How many times do I have to tell you?!
The neighborhood association has decided to not let anyone climb that mountain!
Because of all the rain we've been having, the earth there is loose.
There are a lot of fissures in the ground from the earthquake we just had!
Then scold Rinko too!
She was walking on the mountain too!
If you keep talking back to me, then...
Hey!
Wait!
Isn't Ichiro an idiot?
Never mind him. Let's keep drawing.
Welcome home, Jiro.
Where were you playing today?
This is Jiro.
You don't hate dogs, do you?
Nope.
Don't you read that as Rinko?
That's not how it reads.
I guess you'd find it hard to read, huh, Grandpa?
Too stylish for you, right?
After all, I couldn't read it either.
Note: [ 倫子 ] is read as Noriko. What Ichiro is doing is adding the phonetic pronunciation next to it. However, instead of "Noriko" he writes "Rinko".
See? It's Rinko!
No, it's not!
Yay! Yay! Rinko, Rinko!
Huh? Rinko-chan?
Well, actually it's Noriko-chan.
She's going to be staying with us for a while, so take good care of her, Souta-kun, Kei-chan.
Okay!
Our elementary school doesn't allow students from other schools to attend.
If I take her, I'll get scolded by the teacher.
Don't worry about it.
She's not doing anything sitting at home all day.
I'll be sure to explain things to your teacher.
That doesn't matter!
Hey you!
You think it's okay to wear a house coat to school?
You always have that on.
Rinko-chan has come all the way from the other side of Mount Enkiri.
Oh, from so far away?
Oh, how cute.
I've never seen anything like that.
Ugh!
Youhei's so pathetic.
I heard she's a relative of yours, Ichiro?
Her name's Rinko and she's a meanie.
That's right!
That's why I thought...
She's from the other side of Mount Enkiri, right?
Oh, it stretches!
What are you doing?!
Stop that, Ichiro!
Kei-chan, let's go.
Ah, yeah.
Oh, stop that.
Honey, you shouldn't be calling her Rinko too.
Oh, but it's really nice to have a little girl at home.
It's like there's a flower in the room.
You said it. It's never been like this here before.
Huh, why?
I'm a girl too.
Oh, that's right!
Stop being senile, Gran'pa!
Tokuko almost felt bad!
She's feeling plenty bad already.
That's right!
Why don't you just become our child, Rinko-chan?
Oh, stop that, honey.
It would be nice if she became our daughter, but it's not like she's a puppy.
It's not that easy.
And now Jiro's feeling bad.
Oh! That's right!
Just marry Ichiro!
That's good!
Let's go with that!
We can always pray.
I'd given up on Ichiro ever getting married.
You guys are idiots.
It would be better to die than for that to happen.
Right?
And now I'm feeling really bad.
Ichiro.
Oh, it's you, Rinko.
You scared me.
What kind of face is that?
Say, Ichiro, let's go to Mount Enkiri.
Huh?
A late-night exploration.
Don't be silly.
We're not allowed to climb that mountain.
And what time do you think it is now, anyway?
But it's cool precisely because it's so late.
You're a brave explorer, right?
Shut up.
Even brave explorers sleep at night.
It's cold outside.
Oh!
I see, so really you're just scared!
You're a coward, aren't you Ichiro?
Coward. Coward.
Stop that.
I'll give you something nice.
Does it taste good?
Yep.
Yay!
Softly.
Softly...
Why in the world am I...?
Ichiro!
Hurry, hurry!
It's cold.
The building you see there is Enkiri Temple.
The fastest way to get to Mount Enkiri is to go through that temple.
Oh?
You know everything!
Yeah...
If it's about the whereabouts here, I can tell you anything.
But even I've never been to the temple at night before.
I don't know if something will come out,
but you'll be fine if you don't go far from me, okay?
Okay.
During summer vacation, we have radio calisthenics here at the temple.
But there's so many stairs.
We're usually all worn out and sweaty by the time we reach the temple.
So the radio calisthenics are more of a break we take after climbing up before we go back down.
The adults tell us not to skip out on radio calisthenics.
They should really be telling us not to skip out on climbing these stairs.
Huh?
R-Rinko?
Rinko?!
Rinko...
Rinko died...
Boooooo.
It's Rinko.
How dare you!
Hey, wait!
You're not allowed to play tricks like that again.
Oh, it's you, Bean Jelly.
Don't scare me. What time do you think it is anyway?
This guy likes bean jelly, even though he's just a dog.
So that's what we call him.
He's a mean old dog that wanders the area.
Bean Jelly says he's gonna punish you for scaring me.
All right, Bean Jelly!
Be sure to discipline Rinko properly!
Oh, come on! Don't you get a joke, Bean Jelly?
He's usually not like that.
Rinko, were you scared?
The dogs gone now.
Did you hurt yourself?
Huh?
You're gonna do this again?
Go ahead then.
I'm going to win this time.
'Cause I hate losing and I'm unbeatable...
I'd be happy to marry you.
Hey, Rinko, don't do that again.
Do what?
That smoochy thing here.
Huh?
My lips will rot if a girl's spit gets on them.
So if you don't promise that you won't do it again, then-
Nope.
I won't make such a promise.
Say, did they rot?
Are they really going to rot?
Hey, have they started rotting already?
Well, when are they gonna start to rot?
I wanna see the rotting!
Shut up.
Hey, Ichiro.
I'm going to marry you, so we can do it as many times as we want.
'Cause I'll be your bride.
Come on! Hurry, let's go!
If we waste any more time it'll become morning!
We've gotta explore!
Geez, that was quite a turn of events...
Don't pretend you're sorry
I know you're not
You know you got the power
To make me weak inside
Girl you leave me breathless
But it's okay
'Cause you are my survival
Now hear me say
I can't imagine
Life without your love
Even forever don't seem like long enough
'Cause everytime I breathe I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
Baby I can't help it
You keep me drowning in your love
After that, Rinko makes me go with her to the mountain every night.
Rinko, even I won't last if we do it each and every night.
And she insists on being my bride too.
Geez, how's this happening to me when I'm still so young?
Nightly duties can tire you out.
Ichiro...
Let's be together forever, all right?
NIGHTLY DUTIES