Perhaps...
...we should have a fight.
Huh?
Nya?
Why are we fighting-nya?
A fight?
With who?
Our parents? Our teachers?
A gang of hoodlums?
Not very sharp, are we, Eita-kun?
If you're going to fight anyone,
it should be a superhero or an alien.
Don't humans shine brightest when fighting such unknown opponents?
And why do we need to shine?
It'd make us insanely popular.
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About the "true" me.
Don't!
My true name is Burning Fighting Fighter.
I have reached the rank of ZZZ, dwarfing mere Rank S elite demons,
but I'm not giving it my all yet, so I'm still at D.
I was a dragon in my previous life.
I was the last dragoon and the prince of the planet Valhalla.
However, I was reincarnated on this planet after losing the Thousand Wars with the wyverns.
It seems the wyverns have detected my reincarnation,
opened a gate, and are coming to this world.
They use Illumination to hide their presences and move about freely.
Destroy
However, my eyes cannot be fooled.
Destroy
If they come close, the crest in my right eye begins to throb,
Destroy
warning me of their approach.
Destroy
I will use my special finishing move, Fate Dark Black Frame,
to destroy them!
I will collect the Seven Dragons that fell to this planet,
and someday bring my home planet back!
No!
isse no!
いっせ一の！
Ready, set!
okaeri
おかえり
Welcome home!
saa dekakeyou
さあ出かけよう
Come, let’s go out.
nukegake randebuu
抜け駆けランデブー
I'll be the first to steal you for a rendezvous!
kizuna ga daiji
絆が大事
Our bonds are precious.
koibito ga daiji
恋人が大事
Our romance is precious.
Girlish Lover
kono itami kimi no sei?
この痛み 君のせい?
Are you the cause of this pain?
mune no tokimeki uso no tsumori
胸のときめき ウソのつもり
Passing your heart's throbbing off as a lie...
ima made no pojishon wo
今までのポジションを
If our current position
koeta ashita wa dou naru no?
越えた未来は どうなるの?
crossed over, what would happen to the future?
nee motto issho shiyo! dame?
ねえもっと一緒しよ!ダメ?
Hey, let’s stay together longer! Can't we?
dame! watashi dake
ダメ! わたしだけ
No! Only I can.
yudan mo suki mo nai
油断も隙もない
You're never unprepared and show no weaknesses.
kimi to no bodaa koetai
君とのボーダー越えたい
I want to cross over your borders together!
sou motto!
そうもっと！
Yes, even more!
daitan de
大胆で
A little bolder...
chotto gouin?
ちよっと強引?
You mean more assertive?
suki wo misetai
スキを見せたい
We want to express our love!
yasashii kimi mo
優しい君も
You're too gentle.
ijiwaruna kimi mo
いじわるな君も
You're too rough.
hitori jime
ひとりじめ
But you're all ours!
kidzuite
気付いて
Notice me!
yappa yamete
やっぱやめて
Never mind, don’t!
ura hara fall in love
ウラハラ fall in love
Contrary to falling in love,
tomodachi ijou
友達以上
I want to be more than friends,
honmono miman no
ホンモノ未満の
but less than the real thing.
Girlish Lover
I know who you should fight, Harusaki-san.
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Huh?
You need to fight your enemy from your previous life!
My previous life?
You don't remember it?!
I guess I was a princess in a foreign land?
I see.
A noble birth is common in these things.
I was always surrounded by the warmth and love of my citizens,
and I lived in a white castle.
Then, a prince riding a Kobe cow appeared before me one day,
and proposed to me.
He said, "If you marry me, you can eat expensive meat every day!"
Don't underestimate past lives!
Past lives aren't just nice, flowery stuff!
You have strife.
You have conflict.
And then there has to be something dramatic; like escaping to the real world.
What do you think past lives are?!
Your status as a princess is fake!
It doesn't exist!
You were just putting on a front!
The truth is, you were secretly a legendary princess-knight who battled evil gods.
At least say something like you're a Newtype that the military...
...has put under house arrest, and there's a mobile suit hidden under your castle!
Um... I mean...
Crap. The blood of my past self just boiled up.
Eita-kun's exactly right.
Huh?
Drama is necessary when it comes to past lives.
A warrior who battles, unknown by all,
to settle a score from their previous life.
That will make you popular.
There's no question about it!
Really?
I guess that's right, if Ei-kun is being so insistent.
So, who do I have to fight?
I'm not really sure who...
It's not like I was really fighting the wyvern...
It's all right.
You don't actually have to fight.
Huh?
You just have to pretend.
Pretend you're fighting someone.
It's not the combat scenes that make battle manga interesting.
It's the drama leading up to those scenes.
It's the exchanges between people that give them life.
I will write the script.
All you have to do is act it out, Harusaki-san.
Eita-kun, we'll be depending on you for help.
Huh?
Sure.
Will that really make me super popular?
Of course.
My love's notebook is never wrong.
I'll bring the script to you tomorrow.
We'll be executing it three days from now.
Got it?
Got it!
They really get along, don't they?
Gaia is crying out!
Do you feel it, Ei-kun?
Do you feel that foreboding spirit energy thirteen kilometres to the south?
Its power level has to be over a million!
N-No, I don't!
I feel it.
Two large spirit energies, and two even larger spirit energies!
One small spirit energy.
W-Wait, this last spirit energy is fading... Could it be...
What's wrong, Chiwa?!
This spirit energy belongs to my best friend in my previous life,
with whom I had strong ties.
You remember your previous life?!
It all came to me last night when I was cleaning the mould off the bathroom floor.
I must go.
If you go now, you'll be killed!
There comes a time when every warrior must fighet... I mean, fight.
I must.
My pride is on the line as part of a race of fighters!
Just take a look at my power level!
Her power level is at 10,000...
12,000... No way. It's still rising!
Has the power she had in her previous life returned to her?!
Pew-pew!
This is my true power!
Pow! Pow!
You did it, Chiwa!
Yeah, but my power level can rise even higher in bursts. Pew.
Amazing!
So cool!
Let's get married!
Try to hold out until I come for you!
Fly!
Don't die, Chiwa.
That was great!
That was really great, Kidou-kun.
I never knew you did stuff like this.
H-Huh?
I see.
So, what was the comedy skit you did just now?
Huh?
Skit?
Yeah, are you going to perform the rest on stage somewhere?
I want to see it again.
Yeah!
A skit, huh?
A comedy skit...
They're calling the script I poured my heart into...
...a comedy skit.
The Time has Come!
The time has come!
The Time has Come!
Yes, the time is now!
You mean the time's finally come for you to get over what happened?
That's not what I'm talking about!
Then, Nya?
It's time for Harusaki-san to ask Sakagami-senpai out.
What?!
Huh?
Following our two attempts to attract attention,
I'm sure his love points have risen quite high.
According to my calculations,
I believe he's entered a state known as "complete love",
which is enough to make him blush.
Isn't it a bit early for that?
They just called our script a comedy skit.
A comedy skit?
I poured my heart into my performance and they called it a...
comedy skit...
It's fine.
I hear Sakagami-senpai's a big comedy fan.
That means I'm sure he would have loved to have been there in person to see the guitar thing and the past life thing.
Wait.
Just because people loved our skit,
it doesn't mean it's going to make someone fall in love.
You have a point.
Then, we should put together another plan for the final push-
Wait.
I'll try it.
I'll try asking him out.
Y-You serious?
If he says no, I'll worry about it afterwards.
I'll give it a shot.
It almost seems like you want him to turn you down.
T-That's not true.
How are you going to ask him out?
Well, how about using the traditional method of putting a love letter into his shoe locker.
Okay!
What is it?
Chiwa, are you sure you're okay with this?
Asking the guy out, I mean.
Are you sure you want to do it now?
I think it'll be fine.
I see.
Good luck.
If things go well, we'll have a celebration with all the stuff you like.
A celebration, huh?
Sakagami-senpai
Hey.
Saka...
Sakagami-senpai.
Sure.
Huh?
I've always thought you were cute.
Seriously?
Is this really happening?
I hear you play the guitar.
A little, I guess.
I heard about you fighting all these enemies no one knows about.
Oh, I've already sealed them all away.
I like girls like that.
Mysterious is cool.
Then, how about this Sunday?
Sunday?
Yeah.
How about we see a movie together this Sunday?
What do you say, Chihuahua-chan?
Sure...
Everything went flawlessly!
It was our first victory, and everything went great.
As president of the Club for Young Maidens to Recreate Themselves,
I couldn't be happier.
You're the president?
That doesn't really matter.
Anyway, this shows just how attractive Harusaki-san is.
It also shows how good my first love's notebook is.
You should be happier too, Eita-kun.
This has nothing to do with me!
You're right.
I think the person who wrote that notebook is a pretty amazing guy.
What?
How's the idiot who wrote all that delusional crap amazing?
How are guitars and past lives cool?
They're not. Not one bit.
You're right,
but for him to believe in all that without getting embarrassed or even hesitating...
That's pretty cool, I think.
What?
How is that cool?
It's a stain on my past.
But you can't relax yet, Harusaki-san.
Your date this Sunday is when the battle really begins.
Yeah.
Thank you, Natsukawa.
You don't seem all that happy about it, though.
Huh?
That's not true!
Hey, Chiwa!
Ei-kun.
Food's ready.
Oh, okay.
We've got beef and garlic sprout stir-fry and Szechuan salad.
There's also hamburger.
All the things you love.
Oh.
We're celebrating your success.
I told you yesterday we'd do this.
Oh, that's right...
You got yourself an older, good looking, well known guy.
You couldn't be more popular.
Why?
Why are we celebrating?
Once rumours spread about this,
all the girls are going to wish they were you.
And the guys will see you in a new light.
Though, all the girls who like him might hate you for it.
They might harass and bully you.
But I'm sure you'll be fine.
You could just beat them up.
I...
Chiwa?
Are you okay with this?
Are you really okay with me dating him?
Huh?
Didn't we make this club and work hard for that purpose?
You worked hard for this, didn't you?
Yeah, I worked really hard.
And now it's paid off, so...
It hasn't paid off!
Jerk...
Jerk!
You're a complete jerk, Ei-kun!
Chiwa...
I wish we hadn't known each other for as long as we have.
We should have been normal classmates.
Knowing you for so long hasn't gotten me anywhere!
You wish you hadn't known me for as long?
We've been together since first grade!
You're like my little sister!
No!
I'm three months and ten days older than you!
Fine, my big sister, then.
Anyway, we're like family.
That's what I don't like about all this!
Don't cry...
Jerk!
Chiwa!
What was that about?
Hey, Ei-kun!
Chiwa?!
I'm back.
You're not supposed to be back yet.
Shouldn't you still be in the hospital still?
Can you walk?
Yeah.
I decided to practice walking on my way to visit you.
It smells like Ei-kun's house.
You really do whatever you please, don't you?
Anyway, it looks like your recovery's going well.
They're taking off my cast next month,
so that's when my rehabilitation will really begin.
I should be able to walk normally before the end of the year.
Then, Kendo Master Chihuahua should be back in action when we start high school.
It doesn't look like I'll be able to do kendo anymore.
They told me I can't do any strenuous activity.
Some bone in my hip has problems.
The doctor told me to quit kendo.
That can't be true.
The doctor must be an idiot.
He's the most recognised doctor in the city.
What about you?
What are you going to do?
You heard about me?
Yeah, from my mum today...
It's a pretty stupid story.
Both my parents got new partners,
ditched their son in his third year of middle school, and vanished.
What are you going to do?
I have an aunt who might look after me,
but I'm not expecting too much.
None of my other relatives want to take me in.
Well, I might just have to live on my own.
You're not going to go away, are you?
Is that why you...
You're not going anywhere, right, Ei-kun?
Of course not.
I don't have anywhere to go other than here.
I thought so.
I thought you wouldn't.
Oh, yeah.
You haven't eaten yet, have you?
I'll make you something.
Let's eat together.
Why is the hamburger this yellow-greenish colour?
I figured I'd add some green peas into the mix.
This isn't even hamburger anymore...
Just watch.
If I put my mind to it, cooking'll be a piece of cake.
Okay, then make me a delicious hamburger someday.
Cheers!
I'm going to find something more fun than kendo to do when I go to high school.
Something I can focus on that holds my attention even more.
Yeah, do your best.
How about you, Ei-kun?
Do you have something you want to do in high school?
Hm?
I guess I don't have anything.
It's fine.
My grades aren't great, and I'm not athletic.
Going after dreams and goals sounds like more trouble than it's worth.
The only thing I can really get into is watching anime, reading manga,
and writing my fantasies and daydreams in my notebook...
Fantasies and daydreams don't do anything to help you out in real life, do they?
If I were better at studying, I bet I could become a doctor.
Doctor?
I might be able to heal you.
Just kidding.
Hang on a sec...
Yeah, maybe.
Why are you crying?
You jerk!
Because you say things that make me cry!
You're so lame!
Something I can do...
All right.
I've decided.
I'll try to become a doctor!
I'll study as much as I can, and become the top student at Hane High.
Then, I'll take the medical school entrance exams.
But, you get C's...
I-I'll start trying in high school!
With the grades and qualifications,
it'll be a cinch, even without my parents.
I'll heal you!
Really?
Yeah, I'm serious!
Medical science advances really fast.
It'll be a lot more advanced by the time we become adults.
No, I'll advance it myself!
Thank you, Ei-kun...
I'll always be waiting for you.
I said I'd advance medical science?
I can't believe how stupid that was...
Stupid Ei-kun...
How stupid can you be...
Isn't that right, Eita-kun?
mirai e to futari no wonder tale
未来へとふたりの wonder tale
This is a wonder tale of two people and their future together.
senaka ni sasayakitai no
背中に囁きたいの
I always planned on showing you
mune no naka sotto misete
胸の中 そっと見せて
what's secretly inside my heart
hontou wa ienai kikenai kara
本当は言えない 聞けないから
But I really can't tell you since I don't want to hear it
ijiwaru shitakunaru
意地悪したくなる
I just want to pick on you
konna hazu janai
こんなはずじゃない
It shouldn't be like this
watashi no kodou ga
私の鼓動が
My beating heart
shiranai tokimeki wo utaidasu
知らないトキメキを歌い出す
Doesn't recognise the excitement that it's singing about
girigiri no atsusa de
ギリギリの 熱さで
Eventhough it's about to burn up
mirai e to futari no wonder tale
未来へとふたりの wonder tale
This is a wonder tale of two people and their future together.
hajimari ga kowai no ni tomaranai
始まりがこわいのにとまらない
I'm afraid of it starting, but I cannot stop it.
kimi no hitomi ga watashi no tame ni
君の瞳が私のために
I wonder why I would want
kagayaite hoshii no wa naze kashira
輝いて欲しいのはなぜかしら
your eyes to shine for me.
koina no? oshiete yo
恋なの？ 教えてよ
Is this love? Please tell me.
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