This is my first summer vacation since moving here.
The cicadas' voices are full of energy,
HIYORI SHRINE
STOP
and the sun is sizzling hot,
but there's always a nice, cool breeze, so we don't need an air conditioner.
And every day, I wake up early for...
Exercises to move your body side to side.
With a bit of bounce!
Three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four!
Five, six, seven, eight!
Hi-yah!
Mocchoroke dancing!
Well?
What do you think of my dance?
This is supposed to be callisthenics, not dancing.
I'm pretty sure this is supposed to be Kazu-chan's job.
Nee-nee is sleeping again today.
I'll have to have a talk with her soon.
You should.
Today's fortune was,
"Misfortune will fall upon someone you know".
I wonder if our chaperone is going to get KO'd before we even get to the beach.
By the way, your parents leave to work in the fields early every morning, don't they?
Since Kazu-chan is still sleeping,
want to have breakfast at our house?
Yes!
Would you like to come, too, Hotaru-chan?
Is that okay?
Sure.
The more, the merrier.
Now that I think about it,
is this the first time you're coming to our house, Hotarun?
I've never been.
We're all going to the beach together later, so come on over.
Okay!
Breakfast at Senpai's house...
sakana ni natte sora wa umi
魚になって空は海
We become fish and the sky is the sea
tonderu you ni oyoideru
飛んでるように泳いでる
Where we swim like we were flying
ano yama wo hitotsu koetara miete kuru
あの山をヒトツ越えたら見えてくる
You can see if you just pass over the mountains
massugu ni nobita azemichi ni
真っ直ぐに伸びたあぜ道に
On a footpath stretching between the rice fields
dareka no chiccha na wasuremono
だれかの小っちゃな忘れ物
Somebody has forgotten something:
katappo ni natta kutsu ga shimesu wa hare
片っぽになったクツが示すは晴れ
The lone shoe means fine weather
yuruyaka ni tsuzuiteku hibi wa kotae nado nai
ゆるやかに続いてく日々は答えなどない
There's no answer in the laid-back days we spend
kisetsu ga mizu wo somete nanairo ni hikaru yo
季節が水を染めて七色に光るよ
The season colours the water, shining in many colours,
ikitsugi shitara kieta
息継ぎしたら消えた
Disappearing when we have a breather
taema naku furisosoideru waraigoe ga tooku de
絶え間なく降り注いでる笑い声が遠くで
The laughter which surrounds us without a pause
utau you ni hibiiteru
歌うように響いてる
Echoes far away like a song
Episode 5
I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit
Sorry to make you come shopping for breakfast with me.
Oh, it's fine.
But was there a store around here?
Yeah, right over here.
Where do you go shopping, Hotaru?
On the weekends, my family drives to the city.
Lucky.
We might not even go to the city once a month.
And we've arrived while we were talking.
VEGETABLES FOR SALE
EVERYTHING
100 yen
PAYMENT
Huh?
This is the store?
Hm?
Well, there's no one working, but it's open twenty-four hours a day,
so it's pretty much like a convenience store.
They don't have these in the city?
I can't say I've seen one...
That's pretty different.
Huh?
It is?
Well, whatever.
Let's head back.
Oh, I'll hold the tomatoes.
It's fine.
They're not heavy.
But I feel bad.
I'll hold at least half!
We're home.
I brought rice!
You're big, Hotarun, so I got lots for you!
Wow, you sure did.
Eat lots and get bigger!
Food's here.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Oh, not at all.
I'm sorry for not helping.
You're a guest, Hotaru, so don't worry about it.
Well then...
Let's eat!
Wow...
Is something wrong?
Oh, no.
This is just my first time eating breakfast at a friend's house...
We do this all the time.
Munch, munch, munch, munch, non?
I could only understand "non".
So how are you liking summer vacation here?
Doing radio callisthenics at a shrine,
buying vegetables from an unmanned stand,
and having breakfast with everyone...
It's all so new to me.
Oh, really?
Yes!
Hotaru-chan is such a good, honest girl, unlike Natsumi.
You don't have to compare us!
Let's just hurry up and eat and go to the beach.
The beach!
We're really going to the beach?
Of course!
Kazu-chan is going to the beach with you guys, right?
Munch, munch, munch, munch, non.
Um, there's a tomato in my miso soup!
Sure there is.
You don't usually put them in yours, Hotaru-chan?
We usually put in tofu and seaweed...
Well, we put in tofu, too...
It might be unique, but it just adds a little sourness.
It's good.
Well then...
So, we're at the beach.
It is indeed the beach...
But, this is the country.
Why are there so many people at the beach?
There are indeed a lot...
It's not like there's anything special at a country beach like this.
Maybe they're people coming home for the summer...
You're not swimming, Koma-chan?
Not yet.
Did you forget your swimsuit?
I just like to look at the ocean.
You say that, but I bet you just don't like the fact that you don't look like a middle schooler when you wear a swimsuit.
Yes, that's right!
And I was trying to forget that and just enjoy the beach...
Oh, sorry, sorry.
Um, how tall are you right now, Koma-chan?
I'm just under 140 centimetres.
You probably don't know because you're not around kids your age,
but that's about average.
What?
I think the average for fourteen year olds is about 140 centimetres.
What?
Really?!
Uh... yeah.
Crap.
I can't let her know that this is data from the Meiji era.
Meiji?!
Oh, did I say that out loud?
I'm smaller than people from the Meiji era?!
And I was padding it quite a bit when I said 140, too!
Now, now, calm down.
You're only in eighth grade, so there's still time.
You'll grow before you know it.
Wait, you padded your height?
Sorry!
It took me a little while to get my swimsuit on!
What are you doing?
Nothing.
We're just playing a little game.
Where'd she go?
See?
Huh?
I'm thirsty.
Juice!
I'll go buy some juice.
Nah, it's right over there.
I'll go.
It's fine.
I'd like to be alone.
Is something wrong with Senpai?
You should ask yourself that, deep down in your chest...
More importantly, are you really a fifth grader?
This is why I didn't want to come to the beach.
It would have been a lot more fun if we'd gone to the city.
Isn't this vending machine way taller than necessary?
The vending machine's mocking me, too?
Oh, hey, you there.
Yes?
Do you have a minute?
Huh?
Um, isn't Senpai taking a while?
Hey, come back here!
Sorry!
Now that you mention it...
Man, what's that juice doing, anyway?
Don't turn your sister into juice...
It has been about thirty minutes, and the shop is right there...
I wonder if someone hit on her.
No one would hit on a squirt like her.
Though, I could definitely see her being kidnapped.
Just kidding.
S-Senpai was kidnapped?!
Hey... I was joking...
But it's not impossible!
Senpai's really cute!
And small!
And easy to carry!
Easy to carry?!
But then again...
I wouldn't put it past Nee-chan to follow anyone for a piece of candy.
Senpai's been kidnapped!
W-What are we going to do?
What am I supposed to tell my mum?
H-Hey, calm down and let's think about this rationally.
Okay, first off,
I've come with you today as a friend, not as a teacher, right?
So, I can't be held responsible for any of this, and such.
Right?
We have to...
...pull it together...
...or there might not be any hope.
All right!
Anyway, let's all go look for her!
Right!
We're gonna look for Koma-chan!
Right.
Um... right?
Senpai!
Koma-senpai!
Koma-chan!
Hey!
Senpai, where are you?!
She's not here, either.
Senpai!
If you're here, please respond!
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Ice Cream
No sign of her at all...
We can't find her.
You don't think she was already taken somewhere else, do you?
Shenpai...
Whoa, Hotarun, stop!
Stop!
This is an announcement from the lost children centre.
We have a little girl who's about 130 centimetres, with long hair,
and her name is Koshigaya Komari-chan...
I told you, I'm not a little girl!
They took me to the lost children centre even though I wasn't lost!
They asked me where my mum was!
What the heck?!
Senpai, thank goodness!
There's nothing good about it!
Man, I'm glad it didn't turn into anything big, Lost-chan.
I told you, I wasn't lost!
Sorry about that.
We apologise, as well.
We were convinced she was lost.
Come to think of it, I have a feeling we're forgetting something...
Whoa, what's that?
Who knows?
Please don't push.
The beach was a lot of fun, huh?
But all those transfers are really tiring.
Yeah.
It's pretty dark out... What time is it?
Aw, it's already 8 o'clock?
Well, this is our last transfer.
We can do it.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
Once we get on the next train, we can go home.
When's the next train coming?
Hm?
The last train should be here in about twenty minutes.
I can finally rest.
Looking for that lost kid wore me out.
I wasn't lost.
Don't worry about it.
Oh.
What is it?
There are a lot of oranges lying around the tracks.
Looks like there's a summer orange grove over there.
This is the first time I've seen one.
Now that I saw that, I'm hungry.
How does seeing oranges on the ground make you hungry?
Well, we haven't had dinner.
Stand-and-Eat
Konsuke Noodles
Can we eat at that shop?
Sure, but I'm going to head over to the other track.
Me!
I want to eat, too!
Okay!
Let's hurry!
Should we go, too?
Yeah, let's.
The next train's the last one, so if you're late, I'm leaving you here.
Okay!
Here's your kitsune udon.
Wow.
This is my first time eating in a place like this.
We must be in the city.
It's so cool to see food shops in the station.
And there are actually people working at the station.
This seems pretty normal...
Ma'am, is one child seat enough?
Oh, thanks!
Only I get a chair!
Yep.
He asked if one would be enough.
Does that mean he was trying to figure out if we needed two?
You're taking it too personally...
Red pepper!
Yeah, but the fact that he had to ask...
The fortune this morning was totally off!
It said, "Misfortune will fall upon someone you know",
but it was me that misfortune fell upon!
I think he was just asking in general.
You think so?
U-Um...
M-My mouf... burnth...
Wha ith thith?!
Senpai?!
Anofer mithfowtune!
Don't worry about it.
Were you watching, Ren-chon?
Senpai, are you all right?!
Hey, Nee-chan.
If that's too hot, do you want me to eat it?
R-Reawwy?
You're sush a nithe perthon, Nathumi.
Don't thank me.
It makes my heart hurt.
What the heck?
It's not nearly as hot as I expected.
You've got a ways to go if you're saying this is hot, Nee-chan.
Are you okay?
What?
Does it look like I'm trying too hard?
Yes, it does!
This is so good!
Super yummy!
Ren-chan, what have you been staring at?
There's a bug flying around the light on the ceiling.
You're right.
You were ignoring me to watch a bug?
Nattsun, why are you crying?
I don't really get it, but don't worry, Nattsun.
If you say so...
S-Senpai, the train is here!
If we miss this one, there won't be another!
Hurry and get ready, Ren-chon!
Even I find myself daunted by these smooth, yet chewy noodles.
Slurp.
If you don't hurry, we're going to miss the train!
Thanks for the meal!
Hurry! Hurry!
We made it. Somehow.
Indeed.
Thank goodness Senpai is so easy to carry.
So you're here, too, Nii-chan?
You're so fast at times like these.
When did you even get on?
Now we can just relax until we get home.
Did Nee-nee miss the train?
U-Um... Don't worry.
Don't worry, Ren-chon!
Yep!
Don't worry!
D-Don't worry.
I fell asleep for a bit, but the train didn't come yet, did it?
There's no way they all forgot about me, right?
I mean, they are my students...
Nah, they couldn't have...
Natsumi, I'm going to go pick up Kazu-chan.
What are you doing?
Crap!
Hey, wait!
Hold it!
You're tracking water all over the house!
It's because I'm so hot!
Make sure you clean it up with a rag!
Fine...
I actually wanted to go in the water...
But with this swimsuit...
All because Mum said this one still fit,
and wouldn't buy me a new one.
I wanted to wear something like Hotaru's, too...
Rag, rag...
That's all for today
taiyou ga shizumisouna non
太陽が沈みそうなのん
The sun seems to feel down
sunda kawa nozoite
澄んだ川 覗いて
Peeking into the clear river,
chiisana sakana mitsuketa
小さな魚みつけた
We found a little fish
namae mo shiranai hana wo tsunde
名前も知らない花を摘んで
Picking flowers which we don't even know the name of,
choppiri
ちょっぴり
Just a little bit,
mizu no nioi
水の匂い
It smells like water
a, arette hakubishin?
あ、あれってハクビシン?
Hey, is that a civet?
tanuki nanon
タヌキなのんっ
It's a raccoon dog!
araiguma desho
アライグマでしょ
I think it's a raccoon
itachi desu yo
イタチですよ
No, it's a weasel
doubutsu ni eshaku suru odanhodou
動物に会釈する横断歩道
We greet animals at the pedestrian crossing
sora to jimen wa to oku hito to hito wa chikaku
空と地面は遠く 人と人は近く
The sky and the earth are far apart, but people are close to each other
hosoi suiro wo hasande
細い水路を 挟んで
Right on the other side of a narrow ditch
mushi no koe karutetto
虫の声カルテット
There's an orchestra of bug sounds
mainichi ga jiyuukenkyuu hiraketa shikai de
毎日が自由研究 ひらけた視界で
Every day we're doing a research project in our widening horizons
doko wo mite mo
どこをみても
Wherever we look
azayaka na midori moyou
鮮やかな緑模様
There are vivid green patterns
nonbiri to utau kara nonki na kaze ga fuita
のんびりと歌うから のんきな風が吹いた
As we sing in a carefree manner, a carefree wind blowing blew for us
I understand everything now.
There might be land mines...
If you say stuff like that...
Sliding door punch!
Tile throw!
Something even scarier than Armageddon...
I'm gonna eat it!
Episode 6
I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard
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