Equivalent Exchange
I lost again.
You're so good, Onee-chan.
Okay, the loser has to go buy ice cream.
My older sister would always beat me playing games and make me do stuff.
So I hated having fun.
Start with rock!
Rock-paper-scissors!
Look the other way!
Rock-paper-scissors!
Look the other way!
Rock-paper-scissors!
So annoying.
Look the other way!
It's a draw!
What are those two doing, anyway?
Rock-paper-scissors!
It's a draw!
Look the other way!
Rock-paper-scissors!
It's a draw!
Look the other way!
No, that's not the rule!
I keep telling you, if you look the other way, you're safe!
And a flick to the forehead, not a slap!
Hm?
Again, with your "I don't know Japanese" pose!
I'm done being your guide!
Wait up.
Don't just abandon a transfer student from America.
Oh, right we have a new classmate today.
You were asked by your homeroom teacher to do it, weren't you?
Just because I happened to be sitting next to you!
Let's play look-the-other-way one more time.
No way, you're going to slap me again!
Japanese pastimes are so fun!
Um...
Kindly shut up.
S-Sorry.
Sorry.
Who's she?
I haven't talked to her much.
Let's play look-the-other-way together.
No thanks.
Please? Just one time.
Just the tip. Just the tip.
Just the tip? How far in?
No.
I'll settle with this one, then.
Er... Please, play her, just once.
That'll be enough to satisfy her.
Just once, then.
Sweet.
She's set on slapping her.
Rock-paper-scissors!
Look the other way!
Uh-oh.
What just happened?
On me
Hey, you got away!
Whoosh
Yay.
U-Um... Sorry...
Rock-paper-scissors.
Look the other way.
This is real look-the-other-way.
Uh... Are you okay?
Also, what she said is true.
That's what you get.
Faculty Room
Pardon me.
Slow down, Olivia.
Wait up.
Um...
Can I talk to you about something?
Midterm Test English
Nomura Kasumi
Two percent?!
You're totally the read-books-after-school type!
Two percent?!
The truth is, I'm bad at English.
Hey, you're American, right? Could you please teach me English?
You owe me for playing look-the-other-way with you.
Dude, this chick's kind of threatening.
Um... Well...
Actually, my parents are foreigners, but I was born and raised in Japan.
I was just messing with her, pretending to be American.
I couldn't help it, she just looks so dumb.
And in fact, I can't speak a word of English.
Maybe I'll tell her.
Nope, not happening.
Um...
Oh, I'm really interested in the pastimes of other cultures.
Pastimes, you say?
All right, I can turn her down now.
I want to learn about what the Japanese do for fun,
so I don't have time to teach you.
In that case, I'll teach you how we have fun.
But you'll have to teach me English.
Please teach me English.
Why?!
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Cheap Thrills
Dawn is the best time of a spring day.
The white light creeping over the mountains,
the purple-tinted clouds splashing over them...
Hullo, what Ackbar Bono!
Yo! Yo!
Silkworm narwhaller
Yum, Maggie, wow!
Scottie?
Alkaline!
Hacky sacky digital c'mon!
Hold your socks, Tania's picking tarps!
All right, Olivia-san.
Thank you very much.
But why is your Japanese so broken?
Staff Office
Weren't you born and raised in Japan?
Yes.
You got 90 percent in Japanese on the transfer exam, didn't you?
Yes.
In fact, you got around twenty percent in English.
You didn't need to mention that.
Sheesh.
Talk normally from now on, please.
Okay.
Not happening.
You're late.
Let's have lunch already.
Sorry, sorry.
Oh no, I was picking at the sides, and now I only have rice.
I'll ask for some of hers.
What's for lunch?
Sandwich.
Can you give me the ham?
I don't wanna.
Um...
Teach me English, please.
Shit.
I haven't studied at all.
I'm having lunch right now.
You mean the two slices of bread you're holding together?
Thanks for the ham.
I have ham, if you want some.
Where did you pull that ham out of?
H-Ham isn't enough.
I'll teach you our pastimes, too.
So please, teach me English.
And then what happened?
So what are we doing?
It's our first time, so I thought maybe an easy one that'll give us a thrill.
Uh...
This is bad news.
This cheap thrill is a huge hit with middle schoolers and high schoolers.
She's just talking out of her ass because I'm a foreigner!
Oh, how about we make it a challenge where every time you lose,
you have to teach her some English?
A challenge?
No!
It's not safe, ma'am.
Are you chickening out?
N-Not at all!
I might have a chance if she's chickening out.
Okay.
Let's do it.
How about one pass each round?
Okay.
This kid's whack.
Wow.
You're up next.
It's dangerous, but failure isn't an option!
Sh-She's fast, too!
I kind of grazed it.
You were both fast.
You were both about the same. I couldn't tell who won.
Okay, this time...
Do it with a compass!
What is wrong with you?!
V-Very well.
Seriously?!
What speed.
Okay, next.
There're holes on the desk.
Don't worry.
Even if you mess up, you'll just gain the ability to breathe through your finger.
Breathe? You mean I'll have bored through it.
Bye-bye, my fingers!
She's...
She's fast!
No, wait!
She's nowhere near her fingers!
Wh-What should I teach you?
Let's see...
How about you teach me some casual American conversation?
Dunno.
G-Give me chocolate.
That's the English that Japanese people used to use towards American soldiers.
Americans eat chocolate, too.
I'm sure, but you don't beg for it on a daily basis, do you?
We beg every day.
Really?
I never knew.
I'm sorry, Americans!
That's good to know.
Whew!
I'll look up some good pastimes.
Nothing dangerous, please.
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Pleasure Seekers
You're amazing, Honda-san!
Keep it up, and you'll make it straight to the nationals at the game next Sunday.
Sensei, thank you.
But, Sensei...
That's not why I joined the soft tennis club.
How's the Sunday thing coming along?
It's all good.
I set us up with some people from a boys' school.
Bring me some high-quality ones, face-wise.
Don't worry, they're all hot.
You won't be disappointed.
U-Um...
What's going on next Sunday?
Hey, Honda-san.
You're so amazing, making it onto the starting lineup.
Good luck at the tournament.
We can't wear our uniforms at the tournament,
so we'll wear them for you at the mixer.
S-Sure.
Sensei...
Yes? What is it?
I'm quitting the club.
Wait, what?
Where'd that come from?
And then what happened?
So, you actually quit?
She doesn't get it.
I didn't want to win tournaments or anything.
The reason I joined the soft tennis club...
is because I thought I could be one of the popular kids.
But nope.
Popular kids are popular before they even join.
There's something different about me.
I can't fit in.
They're all carnivores in that world.
A herbivore like me just gets chewed apart, you know?
The substitute girl was super happy when I quit, too.
Like, it was for the better? I guess?
Wh-When is she going to stop talking about that?
L-Lucky you, though.
I want to join a club.
Aren't there any easy popular kids club?
What's an easy popular kid?
Um...
Why don't we make a club?
Her again!
I don't know if we can make one.
In fact, I've already talked to the teacher about it.
You and I are the members.
What? What?
Wait, what the hell?
What kind of club?
English Language Study Club.
English Language Test?
I want to qualify for Class 5 someday.
I don't think I need to study any more English.
But...
I wouldn't mind joining if it's something other than English.
Then I'll think about calling it something else.
Saved!
I want to join, too.
You, too, Hanako?
Give it a popular name.
She's still on about that.
Manga Club?
Were you listening to me just now?!
I mean, those people actually have lots of meet ups and events.
I think they're pretty happy in real life.
That's not it!
Something that seems full of people having fun.
L-Like Surfing or Diving?
Yeah, yeah!
I'm pretty sure they do proper water sport stuff.
Hell, no!
Finally shook hands with a goblin shark at 1200 meters under
A proper diving club might be something like this.
But there's no way these ones are in it for the sport.
Best Buddies <3
Actually, the proper ones, by her standards, would be dead.
Damn it!
I don't approve of anyone who doesn't do sports properly!
Was this girl always such a howler?
Th-Then...
How about a Pastime Club?
Especially since you like pastimes, Olivia-san.
Dude...
I'm going to end up having to teach English every time I lose, aren't I?
Although the truth is that I'm starting to like this kind of thing.
But I don't want to admit it either, you know?
U-Um...
I've already made so many compromises.
What's your problem?
I don't know what you're demanding, Olivia-san.
W-Wait...
Why is she suddenly so pissed?
Let's settle this over a thumb war, then.
If I win, it's Pastime Club.
If you win, you can choose whatever you'd like.
Fine.
You idiot, I totally have an advantage, with how long my fingers are!
Okay.
Ready... go.
So dull.
Now!
Huh?
Did her thumb really just bend like that?
What's she aiming for?
The base!
I have to dodge it at all costs!
Oy.
One...
Two...
Three...
Four...
Ow, ow...
Five...
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...
Six...
Seven...
That hurts!
Eight...
Nine...
I give, I give!
Ten.
Fine.
Let's call it the Pastime Club.
She sounded super native saying "that hurts."
Hey...
"Pastime Club" sounds a bit lame, so...
Let's call it the Pastimers Club.
How is that any different?
Does it really need to be "pastimers"?
"Pastimers" makes us sound more like popular Shibuya pleasure seekers, doesn't it?
It actually makes me think of jobless old guys betting on horses or playing mahjong.
F-Fine.
Let's go with that.
Are you sure?!
Pastimers Club
And so the Pastimers Club, also known as the Pass Club,
was quietly established in the spare classroom.
They actually study pleasure seekers?
Jeez, that's so gloomy.
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The Kind Pervert
Olivia.
Let's go to the club room.
I'm going to take these hand-outs to the staff room, so I'll be there later.
Okay.
Olivia's gotten good at Japanese, huh?
It's probably because she's hanging out with us.
Crap, I need to get better more gradually.
And then what happened?
What's today's pastime?
What are they up to?
What's this?
Huh?
I mean, it's hot, so...
So Hanako-san wanted to set up a pool in the club room.
Yeah.
That sounds dangerous, in more ways than one.
Don't worry, we'll be careful.
Come on, get in your swimsuit, Olivia.
Stop, perv!
Wait, I'll get changed.
Oh yeah, I heard there's a foreign brand of trunks that float in water.
Do you think it's true?
Do trunks float?
Wouldn't water get in?
You know how people used to go on vacations by sea?
So apparently there were some brands of trunks that worked as swim tubes.
I heard someone survived the Titanic crash because of it, too.
You're so knowledgeable, Hanako-san.
I figured we should give it a try here.
But I don't have trunks.
Especially not a foreign brand.
I'll have my butler get us some, then.
Hello? Maeda?
Wait, is Hanako rich?
It's me, Hanako. Get me some trunks.
The foreign brand that has with the Japanese emblem-looking thing.
All right, final match!
Wait, Hanako-san, maybe we should do this normally.
It's fine.
Get on, Kasumi-san.
I don't know, it's too shallow.
Um...
Could you please stop staring at my chest?
Sorry.
They're just so huge.
I've never seen anyone say that with such a straight face.
You're so busty, Kasumi.
Yes.
She's got huge boobs.
But so what?
Is a lady with big boobs going to bring world peace?
Sorry, Hanako, I feel bad.
How do you get them so big?
Genetics.
I'mma go be born from a big boobed lady's womb!
I'll see you in a future life!
Hanako, no!
Please, let me die!
My mommy in this life is a washboard!
H-Hey, there's another way to get them bigger, besides genetics.
You get fat.
That's pretty easy.
It is.
It's not too bad, if you have strong knees and organs.
Wait, what degree of obesity are you talking?!
My mom's got an hourglass figure.
I have lots to look forward to.
Your type gets old early.
Wh-What an asshole.
I found a good pizza place the other day.
Let's go there sometime. My treat.
Nah, I don't want to impose.
You might be trying to get me fat, but I won't fall for it.
What are you talking about?
I'm not trying to get you to look like Jabba *** Hutt.
Then what's with the extremely specific visual I'm seeing behind you?
Take this, Hanako!
Sounds like they're having fun.
I-I have a bad feeling about this.
Um... Girls?
There's something seeping through.
What are you...
Shoot!
I don't want him to see us in school swimsuits.
May I open the door?
W-W-Wait, Sensei, don't open it!
But...
L-Listen, Sensei...
I got this.
Olivia-chan couldn't hold it in.
She couldn't hold it in?
But it's clear...
Right.
When in doubt, find out.
Only one truth prevails.
I tried licking it, but it just tastes like water.
What is this guy doing?!
I'm really saddened that you lied to me.
S-Sorry.
That's not Olivia's pee.
It's just water.
I see.
I-Is it just me, or was he disappointed just now?
I'm really happy that you told me the truth.
Thank you, girls.
Continue being honest.
Okay, Sensei.
Be sure to clean up the water later.
Okay.
He's a good person.
Are you serious?!
I was just playing along so he'd go home without a confrontation!
What he did was super gross!
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Japanese Pastimes, Please
What shall we do?
What to do?
Daruma Otoshi.
Daruma Otoshi
A game — or rather, a hunt — played primarily by popular girls.
Strait-laced boys
The winner is the girl who, at a mixer or drinking party,
manages to seduce and drive mad a strait-laced boy with no interest in women,
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
with her sheer womanly wiles.
There are no particular rules or dos or do-nots to this game.
Wealth
Misandrist
Um... what do I do?
Um...
Dudes are so gross, damn it!
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