THREE MEN, A LITTLE GIRL, A POLICE OFFICER AND A DOG
I don't have any friends.
See you!
I mean zero friends.
Because I'm totally different from other people.
I'm an entirely different creature.
How could you make friends in that situation?
In spite of that...
Hey, dude! Let's go eat some ramen noodles.
Come with me, Saiki. I feel disturbance in the air.
Two people are stalking me now.
It sucks. I have lived trying not to draw attention.
-Why are you following us? -Should I change schools?
You wanna eat ramen noodles with us?
I never said I would. Just go slurp them by yourself.
You're the one following us.
We are going to investigate the disturbance in the air.
Get lost!
I never said I would. Just go feel it by yourself.
Huh? You get lost! We're gonna eat ramen!
Go eat by yourself! Let's go, Saiki! I can feel it's getting worse.
-We're gonna eat ramen! -We gotta settle it down!
I never said I would!
It looks like they're going out of business soon.
Saiki, how come you're friends with him?
I'm telling you as your partner, you should give it a second thought.
I'm not your partner.
Dude, you should quit being his friend. I'm telling ya as your BFF.
I'm not your BFF. Why don't you guys become friends with each other, then?
There's a little girl.
-She's crying. I'll talk to her. -Stop, idiot!
Haven't you seen your face? I don't want to hear her personal alarm going off.
What's wrong? Were you bullied?
Here, use this. It's okay.
What is the matter, little girl? Talk to me!
-My Wind is gone. -Wind?
-My puppy. -A dog?
I had him tied to that,
but he's gone.
All right, we'll find your dog for you!
Don't involve me.
Hey, she is turning on her personal alarm!
Stop her!
He looks scary, but no need to worry.
-I suppose. -What do you mean?
What have I done to you?
You're scaring her.
-With your guilty face. -Whose face is guilty?
Bring it on! We'll find her dog first. Come on, dude!
See you tomorrow, Nendou.
Idiot! He didn't even ask what kind of dog it is.
Now, tell me what it looks like.
-Um... -So, he's not as stupid as Nendou is.
-Okay, this is what it looks like. -It's not okay.
Okay, Saiki! Let's make copies of this and post them everywhere!
-Let's go home. -Hey,
will Wind be found?
You all will find him, right?
Since I heard about it, I can't ignore it.
Oh, well, how about thoughtography?
Thoughtography is an ability to burn images onto paper.
But if I thought about something else, that would be burned onto it.
Failed. My dad's face came across my mind.
Looks like he's doing well at work.
One more time. Lost dog, lost dog, lost dog, lost do...
What's he doing?
Jeez, one more time. Nendou is so useless.
I can count on Kaidou a bit...
Not him either.
Phew, I finally made it. But...
it's not easy to pinpoint the location.
SAKAMOTO ROAD
Wind! I was worried about you!
Well, I'm relieved.
Thank you!
Say that to them. I found the dog thanks to them.
Their contribution is about one percent, though.
It just happened to be near Nendou.
I could locate Nendou with my second sight.
And Kaidou was useful somehow.
He makes me sick.
If Kaidou didn't make a fuss, the officer would have taken the dog away.
-Dude! -Saiki!
Who would have expected they'd help me?
I'm sure that they never thought they would.
I never thought the police would get involved.
Thank you, guys!
What? I found one, too.
-Then, whose dog is this? -His.
You! The dog thief!
Hey, what are you doing? Ouch!
Don't you need to help your friend?
Friend? No, that's wrong.
We are different types of life-forms.
Friendship isn't possible.
Wind and I have been friends since I was little.
Saiki and I have been friends, too.
BFFs!
SIGN IN TO THE GAME WORLD
One day during summer vacation.
Whoa! You scared me! Knock for once!
What are you mumbling about all alone? Have you finally gone senile?
I'm not alone. It's an online game. See?
-What is that game? -You've never heard of Alien Buster?
CO-OP WITH FRIENDS DEFEAT ALIENS TO CREATE POWERFUL WEAPONS!
You work together online to defeat alien invaders.
You gather materials by defeating them
to craft powerful weapons. It's a hunting adventure.
So it's basically like Monster Hunter?
You're just saying it? I specifically avoided saying that name!
-Anyway, are you all right? -Huh? What about?
Your character is getting bustered by an alien.
Oh, crap! Why didn't you say so sooner? Warn me, why don't you?!
Like I care.
But check this out. It's co-op, so everybody comforts me. Cool, huh?
KENJI: DON'T WORRY! KURONEKO: BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!
Maybe you could get along with people through chatting like this, Kusuo.
That's true. You can't hear them think things like,
"you screwed up" or "you useless trash" about you on screen.
Stop that! They're not thinking that! Let's see. I better...
That's good.
What's good about it?
Oh, this? Well, I made my character a girl,
so everyone thinks I'm a girl,
-so I have to pretend and all... -Oh, really?
Stop it! Don't look at your father like that!
The online world's complicated! Oh, my phone.
What? Mr. Numehiko Manpukuji's comic might not make the latest issue?
But he's doing the cover! I understand! I'll be right there!
That sounds boring.
Kusuo! Take over the game for me!
Huh? Why?
There's an event quest going on. If I miss this, I'll never get the rare item!
I've never played before.
It's fine. My party members are strong, so you can just stand around.
It's a co-op game, so everyone gets the reward.
Don't you mean a leeching game?
Please! I'll buy your favorite coffee jelly!
-Good grief, why am I doing this? -Kurumi? Did you fall asleep?
Oh, well. It's summer vacation and I'm bored.
Let's see. How do you do this?
-Welcome back! -You stopped responding so I was worried.
They're talking to me. Should I respond?
-I'm fine. -You're talking weird.
-You quit your usual cute way of talking? -I'm a guy.
CARLOS LOGGED OUT PISUKE LOGGED OUT
Everyone was having so much fun and yet they all disappeared somewhere.
Yume Yume, you're too cute!
-Stop. -I love how ditzy you are.
-Don't tease me like that. -So cute.
I forgot my resources for Super Speed Potion! Can someone give me?
-I'll give you some. A present! -I see.
Now I know why they left. It's because I'm not a girl.
Girls get pandered more. He definitely knew what he was doing.
But I'm stuck now. I'll have to find a new ally I can leech off of.
Want to do the event quest?
Someone's talking to me. This is perfect, but I don't know how to act like a girl.
Huh? Maybe with this...
-Good. Glad to work with you. -It worked. I can do this.
Good, now I have a companion.
My name is Ryuki Kokuenbu.
His character name is unbelievably embarrassing, though.
He's probably a junior high kid. Well, it's summer vacation. Let's go.
-Hey, where are you going? -Where? The event quest.
The event quest can't be played without four people.
Don't you know that? Are you in elementary school?
-This guy-- -We need two more warriors of light.
Two more? Nobody else seems free.
-Huh? What's that? -What's his problem?
There! Our third warrior of light!
-Disgusting. -Ban him already, moderators.
-Your character's cute! -Let's avoid him.
Are you a girl? You're a girl, right? I'm T-ta! I live in...
Your character's... My...
With everything censored, I can't tell what he's saying.
This is someone to avoid at all costs in real life.
But we're still missing someone. What can we do?
-What about our last member, you say? -Don't you have a keyboard?
-Very well. We'll just have to ask him. -Him?
-The top player of this game, Tiga. -Top player?
Even as a novice I can tell his gear is top level.
But would someone like that group with us?
It's possible. Let's try.
You want me to help you? Don't make me laugh.
-Who's this? He seems arrogant. -Little scrubs like you
should go home and drink your yogurt.
Well, he's a top player and we're a poser, a junior high student, and a pervert.
Do you get it? His skills are top notch,
but because of his attitude, no one will group with him.
Hey, I hear you, bastard!
Ignore that. Please help. Don't you want to do the event quest?
-Then do On Hands and Knees! -On Hands and Knees? What's that?
You can't expect any of us to have On Hands and Knees!
What's On Hands and Knees?
It's a hidden emote that you only unlock after running from battle 10,000 times.
-Running 10,000 times? -It's so tedious that few people have it.
-You mean this? -What?
-You actually have it? -I've never seen it before!
It was just there in the menu. You can thank the original player's play style.
Looks like you're helping us then.
Okay, then the four of us can take on the event quest!
This user account was suspended due to improper remarks.
What is this game?
Thanks a lot, T-ta! This is why I hate summer vacation!
RYUKI
Stupid scrub.
T-TA
I got banned. Well, time for a nap.
I didn't get the item? And all my friends have blocked me! Why?
PUBLISHING CRISIS? WORKING AT SHUENSHA
I'm leaving now.
You're leaving so early this morning.
Yeah, I have an important job to do.
I may be home late tonight.
Oh, your face is red.
I'm blushing because I have such a pretty wife sending me off.
I'll always be a sixth grader in front of you.
Oh, please.
-Oh, honey! You have a high fever! -What?
-Saiki isn't here yet? -No, he doesn't answer the phone, either.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ONIMATSU
What the hell is he doing?
Saiki! You're late!
-You know how important today is? -Why should I?
Because I'm not Kuniharu Saiki, but Kusuo Saiki.
Please. I could be fired if I don't go in today.
Are you expecting my restoring ability? No way.
Yeah, even if I get well, I may be sick again tomorrow.
Remember last night, when the date was changing?
Shut up. Restoration is once a day.
Anyways, please...
Honey! Answer me! No!
We swapped bodies after he became unconscious.
I am totally fine, no matter how high the fever is.
He is inside my body and will tell me what to do at work.
The idiot is you.
If Dad can do it, anyone can do it.
Saiki, what're you waiting for? Just lick my shoes!
Let me correct that. Working is hard.
-Boss, you'd better... -Right.
Bring me Mr. Azuma's drafts for the final episode.
Drafts? What's he talking about?
Oh, I'm supposed to go pick up drafts for the final episode
of Santaro, If Possible from Mr. Azuma today.
Oh, it's going to end?
Yeah, after 13 years of being serialized in the Shonen Scotch magazine.
That's too long.
So, you don't have the drafts here, right?
Right, so you have to try not to make the boss mad--
-I don't have them. -Huh? What is your problem?
Deadline is today. We've been announcing that it's ending for five weeks!
Calm down, both of you.
-Go get it fast, or you will be fired! -Oh, what a black company.
Hurry up, asshole!
What?
-What do you want? -Calm down!
-Oh, well, work is so stressful. -Please calm down!
That's okay. I can forgive you.
What was that destructive noise?
-What did you do? -Right, uncontrollable in this body.
AZUMA
Wasn't there anyone else who could pick it up?
Don't be silly. For artists, their work is like their baby.
You can't even touch their work without establishing trust first.
-Is that so? -He won't give it to anyone but me.
-Get lost. -Established what?
Take the thing in your pocket out and give it to him, now!
ONIGIRI
Mr. Azuma won't let me in until I give him something to eat.
-Come in. -I wish I could leave now.
So, this is his office.
He looks so grumpy.
We've already been working together for more than five years.
Our relationship is more than just a business, it's now like comrades.
-Whenever we see each other... -Are you here for the drafts, Mr. Saionji?
He doesn't even know your name.
-My name is Saiki! -Saiki?
Do you know him?
He is an editor who works with you and always tells dirty jokes.
-Yes, that's me! -Seriously?
Let's get his drafts, anyway.
Right, I almost forgot. Give it to me.
What is it?
He looks so down and out all of a sudden.
Oh, no. He's not finished his work yet.
I can tell because of our long relationship.
It's so obvious, even to me.
Now, he is showing me five pieces of blank paper like a dead man.
Five pages? Tell him! "Mr. Azuma! It's due today.
The series will be on hiatus!"
I told him. And it seems like he's given up on everything.
-That means he gave up! -That's what I said.
It's over. We have less than four hours left. I'm fired.
Don't look so pitiful with my face.
I can make him do it.
Restoration!
Looks like he hasn't slept for days.
He should feel better after a 24-hour restoration.
Sleepiness and exhaustion have gone! I can work now!
He's feeling even better than I intended.
I have five more pages! Saiki-kun, I need your help!
No way. I have never read it.
But I can remove irrelevant thoughts which interfere with creative thinking.
I got it! Sayuri and Rensuke get together,
and Santaro targets their daughter! This is it!
-Is he sure about that? Well, whatever. -I'll do it!
Immediate telepathy and thoughtography.
It's a combined technique.
I read his mind with immediate telepathy
and burn the images onto paper with thoughtography.
-I'll finish the last five pages! -Let's teleport to the office.
I finished! What? It's already there?
PROUD MOM OF A SON! MOM'S MEETUP
CAFE MAMI
This cafe's coffee and coffee jelly are not bad at all.
This is the happiest time as I'm free from Nendou, Kaidou
and my family after school.
This peaceful me time with desserts cannot be replaced with anything.
-Welcome. -Any seats available?
-Oh, well. I hid myself before I knew it. -How many?
-How many are we? -Three.
Smoking, please. Sorry, I'm a smoker.
I'm free from Nendou and Kaidou,
and now here are their moms.
-Are you ready to order? -Coffee, please. Black.
-Iced cafe latte, please. -Vodka on the rocks.
-This is a cafe, ma'am. -It's still early in the evening.
A housewife can't live without drinking.
-What the hell? -I want some cake.
Oh, Mom said there's a parents meeting today.
I don't think Mom should hang out with them.
-How old are you, Mrs. Saiki? -Let's see how things go.
I'm 37 years old.
You look younger.
Mrs. Kaidou, you are about the same age, aren't you?
I'm over 40.
-I can't believe it! -How about you, Mrs. Nendou?
I'm 32.
-Thirty-two? -Are you the youngest?
How old were you when you gave birth?
It's not surprising at all.
We were both young.
The youngest one shouldn't be that dignified.
I heard that your husband...
Yeah, he'd died before Riki was born.
I think he was 17.
Then, how old was he? He was still in middle school?
-So, I didn't get married to Take-chan. -Take-chan?
-Riki's dad's last name was Takeuchi. -Riki could have been Riki Takeuchi!
He died before we got married, so I named my son after him.
RIKI TAKEUCHI, AGE 17
So, he was Riki Takeuchi after all!
So, you raised him all by yourself.
And he is such a smart kid. Amazing!
What? Oh, I see. She still hasn't figured it out.
I wish you could tell me how you have educated him.
I have never told him to study.
Don't behave like some mom of a student at the University of Tokyo.
-My son is hopeless. -Why? He is a great kid.
He is clumsy.
THE ELDEST SON: SHUN THE ELDEST DAUGHTER: SORA
THE SECOND SON: TOKI
He is the eldest child, but it took him the longest to learn everything.
-But he can greet with anyone he just met. -I am the Jet-Black Wings.
He is obedient and hides nothing from me.
Don't be nosy if you don't want to die.
-Judgement Knights of Thunder! -And he has a big heart.
Who the hell is she talking about?
But that's not enough.
-He should study more. -Don't worry.
You should worry.
You can say so because your son is smart.
-Wrong. -Mrs. Saiki, why are you being quiet?
Is it true that your eldest son graduated from the University of Cambridge?
-She knew about that? -How did you know?
-How did he study? Will you tell me? -Well...
I didn't do anything special...
Yeah, seems like she didn't.
She didn't, as a matter of fact.
Let's change the topic. What does your husband do?
He is an editor.
-He's working at trading company. -I'm just concerned
-that Mom will let my secret slip. -How about you, Mrs. Nendou?
I was concerned because she has done it before.
-My husband works so hard. -She seems to have learned a lesson.
-No psychic, no psychic, no psychic... -She's been quiet to not reveal my secret.
-Publishing companies must be struggling. -My secret is safe now.
Yeah, they almost went bankrupt,
but they made it back and are doing well now.
He sometimes messes it up and relies on Ku-chan's psychic abilities to fix it.
-What? -Psychic abilities?
She let her guard down.
Calm down. She can pretend that she was just joking.
Psychic? No, I never said that.
She's making it so real. Well, I have no choice.
Yeah, like I said, Ku-chan is a psychic.
-What? -You're not kidding?
SCI-KICK PSYCHIC
It's "sci-kick." He's a science genius.
And I'm talking about Kusuke, not Kusuo.
"Sci-kick"?
I've never heard of it.
SENTENCE SPRING THE WORLD TOP 100 SCI-KICKS
Ayumi, did you break up with your sci-kick boyfriend?
Yeah, because I don't understand what he's talking about.
It's a trend word. I often hear it on TV.
-I didn't know that. -Is it a synonym for genius?
Oh, I have to go now.
-It's time to open my shop, too. -See you, then.
Please introduce your sci-kick son to us next time.
Have a good evening.
Thank you! See you!
Oh, well. I should erase their memories, just in case.
I'm sorry! I'm not good at keeping secrets.
I was not going to talk about you, but I was excited to have mom friends.
It's not her fault. I've been forcing her to do that.
Ku-chan?
I am the one who was saved and should thank her.
LET'S SHOW OUR PROUD CLAY WORK
"ART BEGINS AND ENDS WITH SELF EXPRESSION."
SOSEKI NATSUME
Clay work is due today.
If you haven't finished, finish it by the end of class.
-Have you finished? -Shoot! I can't make it.
-I'm done. -Oh, are you, Kaidou?
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
Because it's my mission and my fate.
Even beautiful angels can suddenly become fallen angels in this world.
I made it because I wanted to convey the fear and vulnerability.
WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PART?
I struggled to express the texture of Lucifer's broken wings.
I'm satisfied with the quality.
WHAT IS THE TITLE OF YOUR ARTWORK?
Fallen Lucifer.
LOT NUMBER 1 FALLEN LUCIFER BY SHUN KAIDOU
Wow, did you turn in the work you dropped on the floor as is?
I didn't drop it!
-"Dropped Lucifer"? -I'm done, too!
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
I just made what I like. That's all.
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF YOUR ARTWORK?
I have filled it with the dreams of men.
However, some people may feel fear, anxiety and frustration.
Dreams come true because of someone's sacrifice.
WHAT IS THE TITLE OF YOUR ARTWORK?
Dream.
LOT NUMBER 2 DREAM BY AREN KUBOYASU
This is amazing, Aren!
-Isn't it? I worked so hard. -It is amazing,
-but you'll lose points with the title. -Place it next to mine!
Lucifer Run Over.
-I'm done, too! -Your hand!
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
Oh, I don't know.
My hands made it without my will.
WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PART?
There's a vent blowing cold air directly at my seat.
That was the hardest part.
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF YOUR ARTWORK?
What the hell do you mean?
It's all up to you.
He looks like an artist somehow.
LOT NUMBER 3 NO TITLE BY RIKI NENDOU
-Who is that? -Who knows.
I told you that my hands made it without my will.
If that's true, it's a horror!
Go to see a doctor!
I'm done!
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
Because I wanted to show my passion for art.
WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PART?
I was working wearing ten-kilogram weights on my arms. That was the hardest part.
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF YOUR ARTWORK?
I made it with the wish of achieving calmness of heart.
LOT NUMBER 4 CALM BY KINESHI HAIRO
Lot number 4! Calm!
Kineshi Hairo!
Yeah, it's so Hairo.
How about I'm done!
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
I don't know. 'Cause it was an assignment?
WHAT WAS THE HARDEST PART?
I don't like to work hard, so I just enjoyed making it.
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE OF YOUR ARTWORK?
Who cares?
LOT NUMBER 5 DECOR BY MIKOTO AIURA
I thought we could only use clay.
I'm done.
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
The title is Wish.
I made it wishing that every student at PK Academy becomes a friend.
Wishing they can overcome any problems by helping each other.
LOT NUMBER 6 WISH BY KOKOMI TERUHASHI
Wow, you're amazing, Teruhashi-san!
Let us take a closer look at it!
And become close to me!
-Me, too! -No! Please! The bottom part is unstable.
Oh, no!
WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
I just wanted to take a closer look.
I feel really sorry for her artwork.
Don't apologize like it's an interview.
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
Of course, I meant to apologize, but it was simply fun to make.
Something invisible.
The theme is "Light."
I just moved my hands on impulse.
Wishing the world peace.
This is my dream.
NUMBER 7 GODDESS NUMBER 8 LOVE
NUMBER 9 LIGHT
NUMBER 10 MY LOVE IS SELFISH BUT I WILL NEVER HURT ONLY YOU
NUMBER 11 WORLD PEACE NUMBER 12 ANGELS LANDING AT THE BASEMENT
-Creepy... -No, this is a complete failure.
It doesn't look like Teruhashi-san.
-More! -This is not Teruhashi-san!
This is terrible!
This is a flop!
Oh, well. A bunch of idiots.
WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS ARTWORK?
Oh, it's my turn at last.
LOT NUMBER 16 COMPLETION BY KUSUO SAIKI
-What? Did you build that part? -Why should I?
-What? It's done? -Oh, my mistake.
-What the... -Huh?
Oh, well, I built too much before I knew it.