He definitely got the wrong idea, didn't he?
Had it been any random hot guy, it would've been obvious it wasn't a date.
But with a top idol like Tohru Mugami, it's natural to think otherwise.
Don't scare me like that!
You didn't even hear me knock. What's got you so lost in thought?
That's none of your business!
It's all your fault anyway, Makoto!
What?
Wow! Tohru is on TV!
Who's that?
You don't know him? It's Tohru Mugami.
He's the biggest young actor today! I'm a huge fan of his!
What...? Who do you like more, me or that Tohru guy?
Oh, that's a no-brainer.
Of course it's you, honey! Compared to you, he's a fly on dog feces!
Honey...
Isn't that a bit harsh?
I feel the same way. Compared to you,
all other women are like stools clinging to a toilet!
Honey, I heart you...
Their romantic metaphors need some serious work.
Oh, we have a visitor?
Geez, what a time to interrupt...
Coming! May I ask who...
What's wrong, honey?!
It's the fly... I mean...
Sorry to barge in so late in the day.
May I ask if this is Kusuo Saiki's residence?
What?! He's the guy on TV!
- Why is Tohru at our house?! - Quiet. You'll bother the neighbors.
Have some tea.
Thank you very much.
Kusuo, do you remember when we met at the movie theater?
I knew he was coming.
- Well, I thought that you might've misunderstood something. - I'd rather not see him at all, but it beats him waiting for me at school or on the streets.
You see, Kokomi and I are siblings.
We often get mistaken for a couple.
Really? You're her...
- I already knew that too. - ...big brother?
Tohru Mugami is my stage name.
My real name is Makoto Teruhashi.
My sister is worried that Kusuo got the wrong idea,
so I came over to explain the situation.
My...
Whatever could she be worried for?
Yes, whatever for?
Stop entertaining such idiocy.
I have to go prepare dinner.
Your parents are such lovely people.
Oh, that's right, Kusuo.
I have something else to tell you, from me.
Could you hear me out?
So...
Stay the hell away from my sister, shit for brains.
You might be her classmate or whatever,
but don't push your luck, you shit.
She's out of your league, you worthless four-eyes.
Well, I already knew his true feelings,
but I didn't expect he'd be so direct about it.
Even I feel hurt.
You're a fly on dog feces.
You do realize Teruhashi is the dog feces in your analogy?
Are you thinking you have a chance?
Not at all.
Since you can see and even greet her every day,
you're hoping you'll get married after a long courtship, aren't you?
Still no.
Open your frigging eyes, scumbag.
How many times do I have to say it?
Her beauty is incomparable.
It's only natural you're drawn to her like a hyena to carrion.
- It's natural. Just natural. - You're calling Teruhashi carrion with that analogy.
Kokomi isn't just a beautiful girl.
She's a masterpiece crafted by God!
There's no one suitable for Kokomi...
...but me!
What the hell is he saying?
You're but a mere classmate.
I've been by her side since she was born!
Yeah, as her brother.
The one who'll marry my sister is me!
Ah, he's *ed in the head.
I'll never let some filthy nobody have my Kokomi!
The only one who can touch her is me, her brother!
How could they have let him get this bad?
Oh, Kokomi!
There's no one in the world who loves you more than I!
- Oh, Kokomi! You shine brighter than the stars themselves! - Obsession doesn't even begin to describe his thing for his sister.
Stay away from my Kokomi.
Don't look at her. Don't even breathe the same air as her.
- Good grief. Looks like I've caught the attention of a real piece of work. - Makoto! Are you okay with green peppers?
They're no problem!
Whatever. I'll just send him home.
Coming!
Who might...
Oh, hello there.
It's for you.
Kokomi?!
Why are you here?
I called her.
Your brother is at Saiki's house. Hurry.
I called Teruhashi over with my telepathy.
Hey, what are you here for?
- Now, please take this pervert away from me. - Well, you were worried Saiki misunderstood, right?
What? I didn't say anything, so how...
I always know what you're thinking.
You can rest easy now. I've explained everything!
I-I see. That's goo...
What?!
Wait, doesn't this mean that Saiki knows I was worried about what he thought?!
So Teruhashi was thinking about me!
- I always have your best... - Why...
Why did you have to stick your nose into this?!
I hate you!
What...?
I'm never talking to you ever again!
Hey, don't leave him here.
You have fifty minutes. Talking is strictly forbidden.
I will be watching for suspicious behavior!
Well then, begin!
Today we have final exams.
Most students hate tests, but I'm completely fine with them.
That's because...
The answer for Question 1 is A. Okay, next.
Maybe it's B.
It's A. No doubt about it.
...I can cheat as much as I want.
- For a psychic like me, cheating is child's play. - I wonder if B is right for Question 2?
The second question looks tricky.
- With telepathy, everyone's minds are an open book. - It's gotta be B, right?
I can see through the student in front to check their answers.
With thoughtography, I can make the correct answers show themselves.
But don't get me wrong.
I can easily get 100% on high school tests on my own merits.
I cheat in order to not stand out.
I cheat to be average.
- I'm writing down the wrong answers - B looks like the answer, but it's actually C!
It can't be B. It's either C or D.
- so that I'll end up right in the middle of all 181 second-years. - It has to be C.
C seems right, but I think it's D.
The right answer is A, but I guess I'll go with C.
I totally bombed that test!
What was the subject again? Chemistry?
How'd you do?
You don't look so happy.
Oh, it's Kaidou.
Didn't do so hot on the test?
Sorry, but I totally aced it.
I'm jealous, Kaidou!
Oh, Hairo. How did you do?
Absolutely terrible.
- But it was my fault for not studying. - It's just a hunch, but I feel like Hairo will get the better score.
Yeah, I didn't study for it at all either.
I'm shocked.
You're such a carefree guy.
You don't have to take tests so seriously.
Hey, Nendou.
If you flunk three or more subjects, you'll be held back. Got it?
Don't worry.
Even if we're in different years, we're still the same age.
Nothing needs to change.
Hey, it's too soon to give up!
- Telling Nendou to pass a test is like telling a pig to fly. - It's not a done deal yet, right?
It'll work out if you just do your best!
Say...
Who's holding my back?
This is how he is.
Tests are nothing to worry about.
I've got a secret plan.
This.
As long as I have this, I'll do perfectly!
He's done for.
Now, begin!
Good grief.
I guess I won't be seeing him after this term.
Okay, it's D.
Even with that method, there is one way he can avoid flunking the test.
- I could move his pencil with my psychokinesis. - There! Another D, huh?
- Be quiet, Nendou! - But I don't feel like helping out someone who won't help themselves.
The answers for these questions are D, D, C, A, A.
They're like notes in a song.
Come on! Oh, it's A.
He got them all right?! Just what...
...is going on?
Hey, are you listening to me?
I'm already stuck on Question 1!
Help me out here. I brought you all the way here for a reason!
- Huh? Where did he go?! That *! - I see. No wonder I've been seeing double.
So it was you, Nendou's father!
Okay, next is the fifth question.
But why?
Ghosts don't have any memories of their former lives.
He wouldn't know that's his son there.
- All right! I'm on a roll! - I wonder why...
I just can't seem to leave this guy alone.
Among all 181 students, he got 90th place?!
You're always dead last, so how did you...?!
Like I said, tests are nothing.
You cheated, didn't you?!
No, idiot. I just used this thing up here.
Oh, so you got hit in the temporal region, huh?
Amazing job, Nendou!
To think you raced past 90 other students! How admirable!
Hey, there's no need to patronize him.
Oh no, I would never!
- Academic achievement has no meaning on the battlefield. - And I spent all night studying...
Hey, you being a sore loser, runt?
You didn't beat me! I'm not that du—
S-Sorry.
Whatever for?
- This was the exact spot I was aiming for. No complaints here. - I mean, you didn't do anything wrong, Saiki!
Yeah! There's nothing to feel bad about!
Stop trying to comfort me. You're making it worse.
But man, my dad's old pencil sure is incredible!
What? That belonged to your dad?
Yep.
Getting so far on luck...
It's like you're some kind of psychic.
Yeah.
Oh? I don't see your name on here, Reita.
It's there...
...right near the end.
- I'm done for... It's all over for me... - Good grief.
- I wish I had been born a piece of seaweed. - No sooner do I take off the telepathy suppressor ring than do I hear this.
- Then I could just sway in the water watching fish pass by. - Negative thoughts are such a mood killer.
He's got it pretty bad.
- But I feel like I've heard this voice before. - Swaying, swaying, swaying...
Nope, never seen him before.
Well, time to go home.
M-Master!
- Wrong guy. - I can't believe you'd appear before me at a time like this!
This is indeed amazing!
I said wrong guy, you fool!
Master! I beg of you!
Please be my assistant in my magic show!
Ladies and gentlemen!
The illusionist who once appeared on the Miraculous Magic Show
is here to show you some of his new tricks tonight!
Uryoku Chouno!
Amazing!
What a response from the audience!
His poses are as weird as ever.
But he's more popular than he ever was before.
All that aside, how did I get talked into this?
I have an important show tonight.
But my assistant Michael got into an accident.
What? Mr. Ike?
Fortunately, his injuries aren't life-threatening.
But it looks like he can't do the show tonight.
So I asked everyone I knew to step in.
But they all turned me down.
All my friends vanished into thin air.
It was just like a perfect illusion.
That's too sad to laugh at.
With no more alternatives, I went to ask my mother,
but she looked so pathetic, I lost my nerve.
Don't call your own mother pathetic.
- I beg you! Please do the show with me! - Sorry, but no.
Please wait! This show means a lot to me!
M-My wife... My estranged missus will come to see it!
That's why I really...
I really need to get on stage...
You're that far already?!
This is just a pain.
You're not even slowing down, are you?
- Also, when you corrected yourself to say "missus" instead of "wife," it kind of ticked me off. - Wow, you don't see many people who'd walk away after all that.
At least look at this before you go.
This is a magic body sawing box. I spent all my savings on it.
I couldn't afford a new one at 1.2 million yen,
so I bought one secondhand.
It was 1.18 million yen.
You should've saved up more.
That's why it didn't come with a manual.
I tried many different ways of doing the trick with Michael,
but nothing worked.
Was this the accident?!
Fortunately, the injuries he got then were light,
but two days later,
he got hit by a motorcycle and thrown 30 meters.
Mr. Ike!
At any rate, I still have no idea how to use this.
But at this point, I'll just have to try it out myself!
- I'll spend every second I have to figure this out! - No, you should just give up.
Because...
...this is a completely ordinary box with no tricks or gimmicks.
I'm thinking of using this chainsaw in the show and picking an assistant from the audience.
No! No! No! No! No! No! No!
So I took on being his assistant.
Midori... Where are you?
No...
Not her, either.
That's not...
It's not her.
Your wife must be a real looker.
No, I have to focus on my performance right now.
After all, the master went out of his way to help me.
For my next trick, I'll transport my assistant Saichael from this box here...
"Saichael"?
...instantly to the box on the other side of the stage!
Both boxes will be locked.
He can't get out nor can anyone get in.
Now, Saichael, if you please.
Please what? What am I supposed to do here?
On my signal, jump out with a bam! We clear?
No, we're not clear.
Now I'm going to close the box and lock it!
Start the music!
Good grief. I don't see any tricks here.
How am I...
What's this?
Ah. So there's a hidden pathway underneath the stage.
This is quite the involved trick.
All I need to do is get inside the other box from here, huh?
It's not opening.
- The box must have shifted so it's blocking the door. - Let's open the box!
Time to be amazed!
So be it.
Huh? Didn't he just appear out of nowhere?
Yeah...
What was that?
That's why he's the master! Though I have no idea how he did that.
- A-Amazing! - But in any case, today's show was a huge success!
Wait, is that...
Is she here?!
Nendou?
What are you doing here?
She's here.
Thank you...
...so much for coming to see me!
Midori!
What?
My name is Kouta Nakanishi.
I was an ordinary employee at a certain publisher.
I met Midori one year after I was hired on.
At the time, I was insecure about my job performance.
Midori was working at a cafe nearby my office.
Welcome!
We got close over my countless visits to the cafe.
She would always smile as she listened to my grumblings.
She stole my heart.
I mustered up my courage and proposed to her.
Her husband had passed away, leaving her a single parent,
but I wanted to support both her and her son.
But one month later, I was suddenly let go from my job.
As I fell into despair, Midori took her son with her and left me.
I want her to see what I've accomplished in these past two years!
That's why putting on a good show today is absolutely critical for me!
Okay, I get that much. But this Midori, well...
She never actually came, right?
Oh, what's this?
- This knife is so cool, bro. - All we got instead was this idiot here, right?
Yeah, it's pretty fun, isn't it?
Riki, don't touch things without asking.
- Midori! You came after all! - You can't be serious...
It's been a while, Kou.
What was that flashback about then?!
Master, I'll introduce you!
- This is my wife, Midori! - This turn of events is so sudden, I'm getting whiplash.
Ex-wife, that is.
Stop cramming in whatever nonsense you think of, author!
You look kinda familiar.
Not good!
No, your glasses are different.
I thought you were my pal Saiki at first.
Good thing he's reliably dumb as ever.
I've had enough. I'm going home.
Where are you going, Saichael?
The second half of the show is starting soon.
There's more?
Midori.
After you see my show, would you at least consider giving me another chance?
What is with this messed up world?
Fine. I don't see why not.
I'm here already so I might as well stay until it's over.
I wouldn't get my hopes up, though.
I'm certain our relationship has already run its course.
You say that with Nendou's face and voice?!
Master...
I think it's time for you-know-what.
Next up, we have a body sawing trick!
Saichael will get inside this box and then I'll cut it with a chainsaw.
I'll then separate the split pieces.
- Finally after putting the box back to its original state, his body will still be in one piece! - I've been wondering, why do you explain everything before you do it?
Oh man, can he really do this?
There's gotta be a trick to that box.
Well, you're wrong.
This box is a completely normal box with no tricks or gimmicks.
Good grief. Even I can think of only thirteen or so ways to make it through unscathed.
First, I'll mercilessly bend the chainsaw the moment it enters.
Then right before it exits, I'll turn back time to restore it.
When he moves the pieces of the box, I'll have to bend my joints.
Are you all ready? Well then...
Hold it right there!
Let me be your assistant and get inside the box!
- I wanna do the body cut-up thing! - Um, what?
Who is that?
Riki...
- Well... Um... - Don't interfere, you moron.
Stop it, Riki.
We should go after all.
P-Please wait!
Good grief. Everything has gone down the drain.
What will he do now?
- As it stands, the cheers will turn into screams. - It'll be okay. The blade isn't going to touch Riki.
I'm sure the trick will work.
Midori is watching. Come on, please work!
Hurry up and do it, bro.
I'm Riki. Riki Nendou.
Doesn't this look cool?
You don't think so?
Well, that's because you're old, bro.
I'm not going to go to high school.
I want to make things easier on my mom.
I'm sorry! I can't do this after all!
I don't deserve to be called an illusionist.
I wanted the show to succeed so badly, I almost went through with an incomplete trick.
I'm so sorry!
I didn't expect the audience would get that upset...
That sure was a riot.
- The show was an utter failure. - But, I think you made the right choice.
And it looks like Midori left.
- In that situation, even I could think of only four or so ways to keep Nendou safe. - And they broke my body sawing box. What am I going to do?
Is this... my bankbook?
It got lost in my belongings.
I didn't spend even one yen of it.
Midori! I thought you already left!
Honestly, that was one awful show.
You set expectations so high and then couldn't deliver...
Of course your audience would get upset.
But...
When you've made sure your trick is a guaranteed success, I'll come see it.
Th-Thanks for the bankbook!
I'll make sure it's a success next time.
With this money, I'll buy a brand new 1.2 million yen body sawing box!
- If it works, would you reconsider... - 1.2 million yen?
Hey, do you wanna go to karaoke today? With the whole class?
Oh, sounds good.
Count me in!
Let's get a bunch of people to come!
Hairo! Do you wanna go to karaoke with us?
Good idea! We're done with exams, so why not?
How about you, Yumehara?
Yep, I'll go too!
Yoshida, you do wanna come too?
What're they talking about?
Dunno.
It's better you don't.
How about you, Mera?
Oh, I already have plans today, so...
That's too bad then.
Do you have a date?!
Well... Something like that.
Oh...! Teruhashi!
What is it?
Would you like to go kara-oh... with us?
Most of the class is coming.
- Like him and those guys over there! - What's happening?!
- Oh, Saiki isn't coming? Whatever then. - Oh...! Teruhashi!
Sorry! I have a koto lesson today.
Oh, I see...
Maybe we should just cancel.
- That sure killed the mood quick. - Let's do it some other time.
Cafe Mami.
I'm a regular at this cafe.
It has a quiet and relaxing atmosphere.
Most importantly, the coffee jelly here is sublime.
Coffee jelly made from scratch by a coffee house.
It's a true delicacy that puts the store-bought variety to shame.
But today might be my last day here.
Thank you so much for your pa...
Saiki?!
- I'm so sorry! I'll go clean this up right away! - Good grief. Their fresh brewed coffee is now wasted.
At least I manage to save the coffee jelly.
They'd have to toss it anyway, so it should be fine for me to eat it.
I'm so sorry! I'll clean it up right away!
Huh? What happened to the coffee jelly?
No clue.
I'm sorry. I've always been sort of a klutz.
Actually, good job.
Oh, right.
Take this as a token of our apology.
Are you a god?
So um, Saiki...
She's Chisato Mera.
I know exactly why she panicked when she saw me.
Please don't tell anyone that I'm working here part-time!
If the school finds out, I'll have to quit.
Jobs are against school rules.
It's not just this job,
my morning paper and milk delivery jobs, my night shift gas station job,
my Chinese restaurant job, my diner job,
my paper flower making job, my babysitting job, my tutoring job...
I'll have to quit all of them!
Maybe it'd be kinder to make her quit.
Thing is, my family is poor.
I'm pretty sure everyone already knew that.
After all, she always has rice with a pickled plum for lunch,
a stranger's name on her gym clothes,
and if you look closely, you can see she's missing a lens.
Plus, she's staring at my coffee jelly right now.
- Oh no, don't mind me. Please go ahead and dig in. - You're making it hard.
- I'll just watch you eat and fantasize. - Besides, I can't eat that anymore.
Thank you, Saiki! I owe you my life!
I haven't had anything other than ice since yesterday.
- Coffee jelly is nothing compared to a life. - My dad ran off. My mom's health is failing.
My siblings are still in elementary school.
I'm the only one who can support the family.
So please don't tell...
Oh no! Three-second rule! Three-second rule!
Okay. I won't breathe a word to anyone.
Thank you very much!
But if it stays a secret, it works out for me too.
I can keep coming here as always.
Welcome!
Was that...?
M...
M...!
Mr. Matsuzaki!
What are you doing here?
As I thought.
Now that it's come to this, there's nothing I can do.
Don't take it personally.
Are you working here?!
N-No, I'm not!
You know the school rules, right?
No matter what the reason...
- If they force me to quit, I'll have to drop out. - Working is...
...no problem at all.
You're quite the hard worker, Mera!
Thank you very much!
Well then, I'll have a parfait.
Coming right up!
Good grief. I would've liked to have kept my mind control sealed.
Looks like I've changed the world yet again.
But it was a small change. Hopefully it won't affect the world that much.
It's not unnatural for PK Academy students to work part-time.
Consider this a favor returned for the coffee jelly.
Hey, do you wanna go to karaoke today? With the whole class?
Good idea! We're done with exams, so why not?
Yep, I'll go too!
You coming, Mera?
Oh, I have work today.
Then how about instead of karaoke, we go to your workplace?
Really?! That'd be great!
Hey, Teruhashi!
We're all going to Mera's workplace. Do you want to come too?!
Oh, today I have...
Saiki isn't going anyway, right?
Hey, Saiki says he wants to come too.
Saiki?
Sure, why not?
...nothing stopping me from coming!
Really?!
All right!
Oh, what's going on? Are we all going somewhere?
Let's all meet at my place then.
Wait, Nendou's coming too?
Should we just cancel today?
That sure killed the mood quick.
Having a bunch of new characters show up in this episode too is so tiring.
This calls for, you guessed it,
chilling out with some coffee jelly.
Next time on The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. the anime...
Oh, okay.
I just foresaw what will happen. What a pain.