When I was in fifth grade,
I was a member of the local young boys' soccer team.
I was pretty enthusiastic about practice in my own way.
But if I must own up to the unfortunate truth,
I wasn't cut out for soccer.
My uniform always stayed clean.
I felt bad for my parents, who went out of their way to come watch their son, who was never put into the game.
So I quit after a year.
There was also the fact that my frustration at watching my friends run around the field vanished.
I realised that I had already accepted the circumstances.
Was it then that I started hesitating to reach for things that were above my head?
Episode 11
『This summer is spent with basketball and psychic powers and futons and astronomy and festivals and baseball and Meme-tan 』
ni-nensei baka wa hitori
２年生 バカは一人
2nd year of high school, there is an idiot,
koko no machi no sora miageru
ここの町の 空見上げる
Looking up into space from this.
sabori gakusei pajama kiteru
サボり学生 パジャマ着てる
A truant student wearing pyjamas,
natsuyasumi ga kozu ni chuutai
夏休みが 来ずに中退
Not waiting for summer break, the student quits school.
chikyuu de uchuujin nante adana demo
地球で宇宙人なんてあだ名でも
Even being nicknamed an alien on Earth,
uchuu no machiawase shitsu ni wa motto hen na anata ga ita no
宇宙の待ち合わせ室にはもっと変なあなたがいたの
in the waiting room in space, an even weirder you was there.
jushin shiteru kana to setsuzoku shite miru to
受信してるかなと 接続してみると
I wonder if you are receiving this; I thought I'd try connecting.
minna ga sakeru naka de pachikuri miteiru anata ga ita kara
みんなが避ける中で ぱちくり見ているあなたがいたから
Because while everyone else was avoiding it, you were there watching.
telepathy kimochi ga denpa ga chigakutemo
テレパシ気持ちが 電波が違くても
Even if these feelings I am transmitting telepathically are the wrong wavelength,
kitto ne nanika tsukande kureteru
きっとね 何か掴んでくれてる
I'm sure you will catch something.
anata no koto ga suki
あなたのことが好き
I love you.
jushin shite kureru no kana to, shinpai mo shiterun desu
受信してくれるのかなと心配もしてるんです
I wonder if you will receive this from me; I'm starting to worry.
nandakanda de soba ni ite kureteru
なんだかんだで側にいてくれてる
You're with me no matter what happens.
anata ga suki
あなたが好き
I love you.
kitto anata shika jushin dekinai no
きっとあなたしか受信できないの?
I'm sure you are the only person that can receive this.
Most of the free time I have is during the day.
Erio is working at the Tamura Corner Store.
Meme-san is, well, at work.
Ryuushi-san is at her club.
Maekawa-san is probably working.
Everyone has their own important business to attend to.
I guess it really is just me.
Just me with so little to do.
I don't want to go outside.
Hello, Transfer Student.
You going somewhere?
I'm on my way back from a delivery.
How about you, Transfer Student?
I was thinking of going out to get some food.
Why don't you come over to my house for a bit?
I'll treat you to lunch.
I feel I can get a lot of adolescence points!
I wonder... Would you let me ride in that basket?
If Touwa is that persistent, it must surely be comfortable to ride in.
How is it?
I feel like a cow being transported.
I wonder if they're out preparing to open.
Oh, my parents own a bar.
Have I told you about it?
Sorry for the wait.
What, you don't get it?
You're such a boring man.
That was a cosplay?
Huh?
Hey!
I knew that you would be he-
My throat...
You're trespassing again?
And you're stealing tomatoes, too?
It's pronounced tomato.
Who told you to correct the pronunciation?
Just go home, already.
If I could do that, I wouldn't have so much trouble.
Wait a minute.
Well?
Has your stomach taken control?
Um, hey.
Could I have some tomatoes?
Well, you see, there's a cat out in the yard.
It's all skin and bones, and it wants some tomatoes.
I don't really mind.
I thought you had awakened to the taste of vegetables, like Ryuushi.
Here.
I thank you in a dream!
Be thankful in reality.
Destruction Evasion points have gone up!
Makoto's life span has increased by 5!
Please don't start a strange game.
Since it seems like you're done, please get out.
I'll offer my thanks for this.
Be grateful.
Thanks for that.
What is up with her?
Sorry for the wait.
It's fried udon.
Let's eat.
How is it?
This, um, rich flavouring, um...
No, just tell me what you think in normal terms.
Really?
Then I can safely compliment you.
It's delicious.
Amazingly so.
Let's play a game or something later.
Maekawa-san, you play games?
I played them often, before I grew tall.
With flavour like this, I can understand why Hanazawa-san wants to marry into your family.
Come in.
The closet is like the contents of a dream.
Want to see?
No, that's all right.
You seem like you have a talent for giving up on things, Transfer Student.
Huh?
What are you talking about?
Well, you have a pretty pessimistic personality,
so I just assumed that might be the case.
You think so?
For example, Transfer Student, you gave up on being able to hit Hanazawa-san's pitches.
Oh, that.
Well, I guess.
If we lose, it'll be difficult to participate in the festival.
Hey, have you heard?
The right to hold the Summer Festival is riding on the final game.
Yeah, from Ryuushi-san.
Don't you want to go to it with Ryuushi or Touwa?
Well, apart from Erio, yeah, that's pretty appealing.
What about you, Maekawa-san?
I'm helping at a stall.
If we lose, I guess I'll enjoy fireworks in my yard.
Well, we've gotten off-topic, but I give up pretty easily.
I've given up on my height.
You can't get around being 179.9 cm.
Aren't you just being obsessive?
I'm accepting the reality of being tall.
But lately, even though there are various things I should be giving up on,
I've been having trouble taking on the role of a bystander.
I'm talking about this fluctuating ranking.
Your fussing has caused you to lose first place.
Yes!
You might not be in a position to take pleasure in that.
If I pass you, you'll be in last place.
Is playing like this enjoyable, Transfer Student?
Yeah, it's fun.
That's good.
Then you can finish without giving up.
It's still the first lap.
You can pull through.
All right.
That's true.
I just wanted to state that it's difficult to give up.
By the way,
I'm still the "Transfer Student."
That name.
I think the status is almost at its expiration date, too.
Changing what I call you after so long is embarrassing.
Why?
No reason.
I have some pride, you see.
I really wanted to introduce you to my parents.
Give me a break.
I'm kidding.
And, um, you know...
Could I invite you over again sometime, Kiwa-kun?
If you don't call me that, then I'd be glad to.
Maybe you should invite Ryuushi or Erio, too.
Well, I only have two controllers.
Yeah, I suppose.
You shouldn't think about it too much.
The point is, I'm happy my cooking was praised as delicious.
Oh, I see.
Well, see you.
Yeah, see you tomorrow.
I'll meet with Maekawa-san to fish tomorrow by the river.
Adolescence points have gone up by 3!
Well, it's finally tomorrow.
It's in the gym at our school at 1pm.
The location and the time are both reasonable.
I'm glad for that.
Is this game for a big summer tournament or something?
We lost that last month.
This is just a regular practice match.
Oh, I see.
Wait. You lost?
That's nothing major.
We lose in the first round every year.
This is an unrelated question, but what's your role on a team that's always in a perilous position?
It's Ryuuko!
Well, you see, Ryuuko-san wears 50-kilogram wristbands during practice.
So my movements are slow and I might be misunderstood.
They might think, "That girl is really gentle."
Are you a red ogre living at the base of a mountain?
The veil is going to come off of Ryuuko's brawny true form, so get ready.
Then I'll look forward to cheeri-
Cousin!
Let's go look at the stars!
Cousin!
Niwa-kun?
What happened?
You got quiet.
Uh, yes, I will get to you as soon as possible.
Be quiet!
Wait.
Was that wrong?
Attention please!
Wait a minute.
I'm gonna go get a dictionary.
Are you on the phone?
With who?
I bet it's Ryuushi.
I was right.
More speak!
Huh?
Niwa-kun, is there someone with you?
The cousin that lives in the house belonging to the aunt that's taking care of me is.
It's Touwa-san?
What kind of reaction is that?
Cousin.
Stars.
I know, I know.
After I finish talking on the phone, I'll go out with you.
G-Go out with?!
That's reprehensible, Niwa-kun!
TL Note: The full sentence "Furachi na Niwa-kun" is shortened to "Furawa-kun," or "Flower-kun."
Abbreviated to Flower-kun!
Well, I don't think what you're imagining is correct, Ryuushi-san...
Ah, sorry.
The batteries ran out.
What was that phone call about?
There's a basketball game at school tomorrow.
It was about how I'm going to go watch it.
Do you want to come, too?
I don't.
Are you okay?
I don't want to go.
I don't like school.
Want to go look at the stars?
I do!
Take that off.
Strike!
Strike two!
As usual, the unenthusiastic look on her face doesn't match the speed of her arm.
Yashiro's off today?
Close! It was on the same spot.
Now I have a strikeout and a pop up to second for today.
Out!
I haven't reached first base since I started playing baseball.
Hey, Niwa-kun!
It's been a while.
Yes, I came to watch you play today.
I came to be watched!
Yay!
I can really feel the pre-game pressure.
Oh, my.
Is this the rumoured boyfriend?
What are you talking about?!
That's nogau!
What is "nogau"?
"No" plus "chigau"!
You're really excited, huh?
This is Mickey.
Hello.
Oh, her...
You're Transfer Student-kun, right?
I see, so Ryuushi likes imported goods.
Come on, Mickey.
Well, you're a high school student.
You're at the age to have lots of loves.
I'm focused on the club!
Liar.
You ditch occasionally.
It's to play with Transfer Student-kun, isn't it?
What!?
You sometimes don't come to practice, either, Mickey!
That's simply skipping.
Don't act proud of that!
Did you come to watch Ryuushi today?
He came to watch the game.
I see.
Sensei!
Ryuushi-chan is saying she needs to be put in the game today because her boyfriend is here!
Hey!
I want to be put in through my own power!
Mickey, stop!
Don't laugh!
Boyfriend, huh?
Well, then, where should I sit?
What is that?
Touwa Erio?
But doesn't she wear a futon?
Is it a seasonal change?
Good day, people of Earth.
Honestly.
If this planet is destroyed, it's your fault, Makoto.
Right.
What are you doing here?
I was watching.
I was thinking what to do about my job while watching.
Your job again?
Why don't you hurry up and get it done?
It's not that simple.
No, maybe I don't want to do it because it's so simple.
I tried taking a roundabout way to avoid it,
but it just wouldn't do.
By the way, you didn't show up this morning.
I don't have unlimited free time like you!
Then why did you join the team in the first place?
The night was lit by the stars.
I descended towards this planet as-
Stop!
Descended?
Huh?
Why are you so surprised?
I never imagined you would ask such a dumb question!
Well, sorry!
Wait, that was a dumb question?
It was my third day on the planet.
She isn't stopping.
I couldn't adapt to the harsh environment here, and I was completely exhausted.
I had no choice but to take one of this planet's blessings of nature.
I consumed the round plant I discovered in a cultivated field.
You stole watermelons?
But I was interrupted.
It was fiercer and more guile than Earthlings.
An unidentified, growling quadruped!
You've never heard of dogs?
We fought evenly until I made an opening and escaped.
I jumped into a river and got carried away by the current.
You'd make a great ninja.
Until I finally discovered a space under the eaves!
I had expended the last of my strength.
I fell asleep, and two days had passed when I woke up.
Huh?
I was taken inside a futon.
I was saved by Nakamura, the guy who maintains the place of worship.
Oh, from the shrine?
He offered me plants and told me that he was interested in aliens.
What a great guy.
Did you thank him?
I did.
Don't you get it already?
He asked me to help the baseball team in return for the plants.
I could not have survived without the plants.
It was a fair trade.
So, "Three days after I ran from home, I stole from a farm under the starry night.
I failed and got chased away by the guard dog,
then Nakamura-san from the shrine saved my life.
"He said I can have lunches if I joined the baseball team, so I gladly accepted."
Does that cover everything?
Are you an idiot?
Oh, it's the transfer student.
And that is...
No way.
The one from grass-field baseball?
Some unpromising people have come.
Whoa, she was that cute?
Oh, man!
That hurt.
Hello.
Watching the game?
Well, a game date.
Date?!
Well, we're going out.
We are.
Don't worry.
Do your best!
All right!
Ryuushi-san is cool.
You just now noticed, Little Makoto?
That's a human with promise.
Who could clear several centimetres.
What?
Well, if she's paired with you, Makoto,
but you'll understand soon enough.
I wonder if Mifune will get put in?
This kind of match is futile, anyway.
Futile?
No matter how hard they try, they can't win,
because the team doesn't have the power to take back points after losing ground.
And yet, they can't give up, and they continue to try,
only to lose again.
It's the same with my softball team.
Do you hate your club?
I don't hate it, but it's painful,
since I give them hope that they can win.
The third quarter.
The beginning of the second half.
She's finally been put in, huh?
Won't playing be difficult, though?
This is the first time Mifune has played in a game.
None of you can see it.
That is a human that can move forward,
even if she is doing it so slowly that you can't perceive it.
What?
Listen up.
Everybody is moving toward awakening to a psychic power that is right in front of them.
These things are just a few centimetres further than your outstretched fingers.
These things exist as an extension of daily life.
Seeing these things is a sign of budding psychic powers.
Almost no one can reach it.
Everyone only gets close.
Occasionally, there is a person with an excellent speed for reaching psychic powers,
but there are an overwhelming number of people who give up because even just a few centimetres in front of them is too far.
Ryuushi's speed is slow.
It's less than half of a regular person's.
It's a speed so slow that nobody would notice her movement, even after a full day.
But she doesn't give up.
She has plenty of potential as a late-blooming psychic.
You're really praising her.
That is simply my honest evaluation.
I understand your explanation,
but I can't put any faith in it.
Show me some actual psychic power.
If you do that, your words will all become true.
That's true.
If I feel like it, I'll show you before too long.
Be praying for it.
Mifune's got a free throw!
Stay calm!
You can do it!
Do your best!
You can do it!
It's time.
Use your psychic powers.
Huh?
Me?
Did you come here simply to watch?
Walk!
Advance!
Raise your voice!
Even if you're walking slowly,
you're still a human who's aiming for psychic powers!
What does she want me to do?
All I can do is...
Moving by your own will, and causing others to move.
That's the most basic of psychic powers given to humans.
I gave up, so I no longer stand on the field.
But Ryuushi-san, who doesn't give up...
Do your best, Ryuushi-san!
Do your best!
Playing a sport is extremely difficult...
It was impossible for me.
I was always looking down.
I couldn't understand those who sat next to me and cheered.
Honestly, I still don't understand, even now.
But we're not that different.
I should have practised;
I should have done my best, but I didn't like it all that much.
However, you still drag along!
So do your best!
I want you to try so hard that you make all sorts of people regret it!
Play so well that you make a lot of people regret quitting!
So Ryuushi-san!
Try your absolute hardest!
Cool...
The comedic girl and the manly boy.
I told you, it's Ryuuko.
And so, Ryuushi-san made two free throws in a row like it was nothing.
That doesn't feel half-bad.
Don't you mean, "That feels good"?
I guess that's true.
kaze hiku no, kaze hiku no
風邪引くの 風邪引くの
I'll catch a cold; I'll catch a cold.
ofuton nakute samui
おふとんなくて寒い
It's cold without a futon.
ofuton hagasarete samui
おふとんはがされて寒い
It's cold when the futon is pulled off.
yoake ni anata ga kuru
夜明けにあなたが来る
In the morning, you come.
anata ga waratteiru
あなたが笑っている
You have a smile on your face.
kitto boku ni wa mienai to omotteiru
きっと僕には見えないと思っている
You must think I can't see you.
sotto te wo nobashite
そっと手を伸ばして
You slowly extend your hand out.
ittai nani wo suru tsumori?
一体何をするつもり?
Just what are you trying to do?
kaze hiku no, kaze hiku no
風邪引くの 風邪引くの
I'll catch a cold; I'll catch a cold.
netafuri wo shite sugosu
寝たふりをして過ごす
I pretend that I am asleep.
sukoshi dake atatakaku naru
少しだけ暖かくなる
It's become just a bit warmer.
tonari de anata ga nemuru
隣であなたが眠る
You are sleeping next to me.
urusai negoto wa mushi shite
うるさい寝言は無視して
I ignore your annoying sleep talk.
kasanaru odeko ni kisu shite
重なるおでこにキスして
I put my lips to your forehead and kiss it.
Being invited to Maekawa's house: +2
Maekawa-san's hand-made meal (celebrating for having had it for breakfast, lunch and dinner): +3
Playing video games with Maekawa-san: +2
Having a good day: +3
Cheering at the basketball game and having adolescence in the gym! (is what I'll say): +3
Current adolescence points: +19
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
『0.00000000198 Centimetres per Second』
Next time: "0.00000000198 Centimetres per Second"
Transfer Student, there's a state of emergency.
Woo! Woo! Adolescence!
What should I... What should I do?