What're you doing, Makoto?
Ciao.
Don't "Ciao" me!
What're you doing in my bed?!
Nothing really. I was tired, so I was just lying down.
Why can't you lie down in your own bed?!
I'm your brother. What's the problem?
Anyway, I need to talk to you.
Then step out of the room while I change.
Oh, I see.
What do you mean "I see"? I need to change.
Oh, don't worry. I'll cover my eyes.
You can see everything like that, can't you?!
I've had it! Get out! Right now!
So that's what happened, and Kokomi hasn't said a word to me since then.
Go home, you pervert.
To think we're having a lovers' quarrel...
Oh, by the way, when I say lovers' quarrel, I mean between Kokomi and me.
Only I'm allowed to have a lovers' quarrel with Kokomi.
Get to the point.
Tomorrow my show will be filming in my neighborhood.
A lot of industry people will be there.
Once they notice Kokomi's beauty, that's it.
What will happen if they scout her?!
Don't care.
Right after debuting, she'll get a TV drama lead role.
She'll star in numerous plays, movies, and commercials!
She'll be stealing work from other popular actresses!
I doubt it.
Kokomi has no interest in showbiz.
It's just natural that flowers in a flower shop are pretty.
I'll be a wildflower that puts those flowers to shame!
So I'm giving you permission to tell her to avoid the filming location at all costs.
But don't say anything else. Don't even make eye contact.
Don't get within even ten meters of her!
Be reasonable.
I'd prefer to tell her myself, but we are having a lovers' quarrel.
Don't * this up.
Why me?
But I guess it'll be a problem if she becomes a TV star.
It'd be a pain if her fans gather in front of the school gate every day.
What? My brother came to see you?
I'm really sorry he's causing you so much trouble.
Someone should be.
Why are you talking to me from so far away?
Ask your brother.
I really am sorry.
Stupid Makoto! He's giving Saiki trouble again!
I have to offer a token of apology...
Apology...
I've given her his message. Time to go home.
W-Wait, Saiki. Are you free after school today?
That's right! Apology!
Saiki, how lucky you are to get this opportunity!
I have to apologize, so my hands are tied.
Would you like to...
This is a token of apology. Nothing more. My hands are tied.
...go out for some tea on our way home?
I'll treat you to a date!
Now feel honored!
This may only be a token of apology, but I've never asked anyone out before!
You might say your first "Oh..." righ... Huh?
Wh-What's going on? Oh, I get it.
You're moved to speechlessness, right?
That must be it. Because there's no way that any guy would turn me down!
Actually, I was going to decline, but...
Y-You know! I-I-I can't go to where they're filming.
H-How about we go to a neighboring town?
This can't be happening.
Say yes already!
If you turn me down, I'm gonna die! My life will be officially over!
It's hard to say no like this...
A date with Saiki after school in a neighboring town! After school, in a neighboring town
No, it's not a date. This is a token of apology. My hands are tied.
- I've never seen such a pretty girl in this town. - And look how happy she is!
Saiki must be experiencing supreme bliss!
I'm sure he's been all smiles since we started our date!
I bet I'll hear "Oh..." at least twenty times!
Good grief. I thought things would be fine since I don't know anyone in this town.
What's that guy next to her doing?!
- I bet he's her funding source. - I wanna punch him from behind!
I'll tell her I don't feel well and go home.
Are you okay with sweet stuff, Saiki?
There's a cafe with delicious cakes right up ahead.
I'll go home right after I have some cake.
I've done my research, so I know Saiki loves sweets.
- Cake! Oh...! Oh...! Teruhashi! - An "Oh..." festival is about to start!
And... it's closed.
I'm sorry! Looks like they're closed today!
Why don't we go to the shopping district?!
We came all this way. We should look for some new places. Let's go!
1 hour later There's nowhere to go...
Is there such a shopping district without a single restaurant?!
Three tatami mat stores in a row? Is this tatami mat central or something?
Isn't that a cafe?!
Another tatami store?!
They sure shoot her hopes down quickly.
Excuse me...
May I help you with something?
Um, we're looking for a place to get some tea.
I know a place!
- I'll show you the way! - Hey, I saw her first!
The sun is harsh today. Here's an umbrella.
Here is a cafe coupon!
I'll go on ahead and reserve a table for you!
Wow, thank you!
An "Oh..." festival! Thank you, everyone!
Well, I'm okay now, so see you around!
Saiki made it totally slip my mind, but yes,
I am a perfect beautiful girl!
Now, let's get back to our date!
Good grief. Teruhashi sure is formidable.
Oh well. I'll just get through this and hurry home.
I wonder if they're done filming yet.
The director is so overly demanding.
- Changing the location at the last minute like that! - The neighboring town, huh?
Guess I didn't need to ask him for a favor.
He's coming this way?!
We have to leave town as soon as we finish our cake!
This is bad.
Due to a change in plans, Teruhashi's brother is headed this way.
If he runs into her, he'll make a big fuss. What should I do?
This is a bad situation.
I have to do something.
Shall we order another piece of cake?
I have to do something soon.
They were delicious, weren't they, Saiki?
Good grief. We took our time here even though her brother is coming here.
Well, this town is pretty big. Hopefully we won't run into him.
That cafe's got a lot people inside.
Wanna stop by for a bit?
Sure. I can bring Kokomi here if their food is decent.
Talk about a sudden plot development!
We'd better leave right away.
You wanna leave already? Can you wait a little bit?
They want me to shake hands with them.
This isn't the time!
I'll just have to chance it.
Oh? They're closed!
What, really?
Huh? There's a girl in there shaking hands. I wonder if she's an idol.
Why don't you sneak in, Tohru? They might get a kick out of it.
That'd totally ruin the event for her.
They'd all come to me instead.
Actually, you'd probably get in line.
Oh well. Let's go somewhere else.
Now, we just need to leave here quickly.
6,850 yen, please.
Expensive.
I'm paying! How much is it?
Oh, you are? Then, 200 yen, I guess.
That cheap?! Oh, I have coupons too!
Then it's 20 yen.
I hope I get reborn as a beautiful girl in my next life.
I wonder if Makoto is done with filming yet.
It's probably safe to go back, but what do you—
We'll go straight home.
Wh-What's with him?!
Even though I'm hinting that I can stay a while longer, he's ready to leave!
He's headed straight to the train station!
Well, we may not be able to go straight there.
They're at the train station!
This isn't good. We can't go home.
Huh? He stopped?
He must be conflicted!
The truth is, I want to be with Teruhashi longer, but I don't have the guts to say it!
His inner turmoil stopped him in his tracks!
Geez. What am I going to do with this shy boy?
Oh well. I'll say it for him.
Hey, if you're not in a rush, would you like to hang out a bit more?
I guess our date continues...
I haven't been to a place like this in ages!
Look at our options!
This actually might be a fortunate turn of events...
...in terms of making Teruhashi hate me.
Wow, they have a karaoke place too!
I don't feel like bowling. I wanna go to karaoke.
Two people for bowling, correct?
Whaaaaat?!
I do feel a little bad, but this is best for both of us.
He could've at least asked me before he decided on bowling.
Oh, I get it!
He must have picked bowling to try to impress me!
But since it's Saiki, he might get so nervous that he starts *ing up.
Then we might be evenly matched.
What?
I won by a wide margin.
I bet her opinion of me went down big time now.
Look! They've got some Gori-Rabbitz plushies!
Saiki, are you good at—
I'll do the opposite.
You didn't like the beautiful girl figures we saw earlier, so I'll happily grab one.
Whaaaaat?!
And after that...
So this is what Saiki's really like...
Teruhashi must've lost all interest in me by now.
Shall we go home now?
All right, time to go home.
Boy, I'm exhausted.
What?!
Crap!
With so many people around and my attention on Teruhashi,
I didn't notice him at all!
We have to leave right away!
What? Four-eyes?
Time's up.
What?! Kokomi?!
No, it's still fine. He and I share the same goal!
I see. Since I said we'd be filming in our neighborhood,
she evacuated to the neighboring town with four-eyes.
You shitty four-eyes!
So you used that as an excuse to go on a date with Kokomi?!
Calm down. Don't forget your goal.
What's wrong?
Crap. Forget it, we have to run!
After him! He took her hand!
Don't let him get away!
One minute. I'll buy us one minute!
Is he in here?
He's not here. Did he go that way?!
That was close.
I made both of us invisible.
If I'm touching someone, I can make them invisible along with myself.
Wh-What's his problem?! I can't believe it!
He's holding my hand?!
She must hate me even more now that I grabbed her hand without asking.
What a selfish, aggressive guy!
Well, this worked out for the best. Now she'll completely...
But why? Why is my heart fluttering like this?
Aren't we gonna take a picture?
She's into gap moe? Seriously?
Read your opponent's mind! Use telepathy to win the rock-paper- scissors game!
See if you won later in the episode!
Santa doesn't exist!
No, no. He's real!
She's right, Taku. Santa really exists.
Ken told me there's no Santa.
Hey, we've got a visitor.
It might be Santa.
I bet it's a delivery guy or something.
No way! Santa?!
Yeah, right. Did my parents put you up to this?
Thank you for your hard work.
Can I have my present now?
What a cheeky brat.
He disappeared!
Mom! That was Santa! The real one!
Good grief. Why do I have to put myself through this?
Hello Kusuo! I'm Santa Claus!
I'm heading out to deliver presents to all the children in our neighborhood.
So you've finally cracked, huh, Dad?
I was telling the neighbors about how your dad dresses as Santa every year.
And they said they wanted him to come to their houses too.
Don't spread our family's shame.
Everyone's waiting for Kuniharu-lause!
More like "louse."
Well then, I'm off!
Honey! What's wrong?!
My lower back... I did it...
I did it... I really did it this time... I did it.
Enough with the "I did it."
K-Kusuo... Please fix this.
Good grief, fine.
No, I can't. I already turned back time on you this morning.
I hit my pinky toe on the drawer chest!
Kusuemon!
Completely Recovered Hi!
O-Oh no.
Then Kusuo, deliver these presents to—
I refuse.
I beg you, Santa Kusuo!
Don't call me such a stupid name.
I'll do it!
Leave it to me!
So I ended up going instead.
It's the son's duty to stop his 37-year-old mother from parading around town in a Santa outfit.
Good grief. I'll finish this quickly.
I should visit them from the sky like the real Santa.
This is the next house.
What a pain in the neck.
Dad, is Santa coming soon?
Yeah, very soon.
Yay! When he comes, I'm gonna ask him to hold me!
Well, it's for a kid. I'll have to play along.
Say, Dad, Santa will come in from the chimney, right?
I'm not sure about that.
What? There's no way Santa would just ring the door bell.
But it's not safe to come in through the chimney.
It's no problem for Santa!
If he enters through the front door, I'll express my dissatisfaction!
Express your dissatisfaction?
Where'd you learn a phrase like that?
It's Santa! Santa's here!
Don't express your dissatisfaction like that.
Here's your presen—
P-Please just leave it there.
This brat.
Weren't you gonna ask him to hold you?
I'm afraid I'll have to pass on that.
I really appreciate you coming.
Cut the polite talk.
Good grief. What a no-good brat.
There's no chimney this time. Good.
Wh-What is this about?
M-May I ask who you are?
Don't tell me you don't know Santa?
I-If you're here for Mom, she isn't home! Please leave!
You must know who I am.
Try to remember! I'm Santa Claus.
What? What was that? Santa—
S-Santa Killer?!
I didn't say that!
Y-You don't want me! I'm Kanta, not Santa!
Close enough.
Hey, parents! You could've at least told him that Santa was coming!
This is the last house. I'll wrap this up and go have some cake.
Hey, what's the deal? You're going to the office now?
What can I do? There's something that can't wait.
What about the party? Kenta was looking forward to it!
I told you! This is work!
This seems like an exceptionally bad time.
I'll just leave it at the door.
Dear Santa, I don't need a present, so please...
Make my mom and dad make up and let us have a Christmas party together.
Santa... Please do that for me. Please, Santa.
What? That's not possible.
You're praying? Santa isn't God or anything.
You shouldn't expect too much from someone who takes 364 days off a year.
Good grief. What a pain!
Just let me go! I'll make it up to you!
Seriously, I can't believe you!
What? Things have been taken care of?
How on Earth?
What? Santa came by?
Look! I found a present! It was Santa!
Santa helped you, Dad!
Thank you, Santa!
Good grief. That was a serious hassle.
No wonder Santa takes 364 days off a year.
Happy New Year!
Here's your gift money. Stay healthy and behave yourself this year too.
Here you go. This is from me.
Don't spend it all in one place, okay?
Wh-What? I'm sure I gave you as much as your mom did.
Santa...
What?!
You were late for work.
Well, that was...
You spilled coffee on a manuscript.
O-Okay, Kuu! Let's talk this over!
I suppose this is enough.
Guess I'll get going.
What I want to buy... is a TV.
Ever since the TV in my room stopped working three years ago,
I've been turning back time on it every day,
so it's always been one day away from dying out.
I think it's about time for both me and the TV to move on.
Are you looking for a new TV?
Let me browse at my own pace.
This one is very popular.
He's the pushy type.
This one is so light you can carry it around.
Don't care. I didn't even have problems carrying around CRT TVs.
Sorry, but please just leave me alone.
Still, I'm sure he's got some gift money.
I'll show him what this four-month employee can do!
He's a total rookie!
What about that one?
It's a new item recommended on Nerdy Comedians!
Look at this crisp image!
Resolution, huh? It does look clear,
but after two seconds, I can see what's inside it.
The wiring is a mess, so I feel even less inclined to buy it.
That's not all.
This model has a one-terabyte hard drive, so it can store a lot of recordings.
I don't record.
If I miss shows when they air, I get spoilers in real time via telepathy.
If you connect to the Internet, you can see other viewers' comments in real time!
That feature comes standard with me.
There's more! Believe it or not, this model supports 3D too!
I don't want it.
It reminds me of Nendou's father, so I don't want it.
He's completely uninterested!
Good grief. What a pain.
Fine, this will do. I want this one.
That one isn't recommended by Nerdy Comedians.
I don't care about the Nerdy Comedians!
Give me a discount.
Th-Then how about I round it down to 49,000 yen?
I'll also throw in double points, an alarm clock, and 20 zinc-carbon ba—
This is crazy! Are you trying to bankrupt us?!
No, it's not. It's the price you thought of earlier.
Well, I can drop it down to 25,000 yen, but he's an information-deprived brat.
If I give him some zinc-carbon batteries, he'll probably go home happy.
I want a discount, not batteries!
He must've checked prices online.
Sir, we will beat any cheaper competitor prices you find,
but that's only for stores with physical locations.
I'll search all the electronics stores I've been to, and create a thoughtograph of the lowest price!
Now you can't complain, right?
26,700 yen in Gunma Prefecture?!
Feel free to call them or check however you want.
O-Okay. Then, it'll be 26,699 yen.
Round it down.
W-Well, 26,000 yen is fine.
Okay, let's go to the register.
Dammit! This is the heaviest discount I've had to give
since I met that unibrow policeman while training in Kameari!
But it's not over yet! I'll show you what this four-month employee can do!
Sir! Do you need anything else besides the TV?
No. I want to pay now.
How about this?
Noise-canceling headphones!
You can create your own space!
You can shut out all sorts of unwanted noise!
Buy it! Buy it! Buy it at the marked price! Buy six pairs!
Wow... I can hear his dark thoughts so clearly now.
How about an electronic dictionary for your studies?
I don't need it. I have everything in my head.
This is what all men long for! A single-lens reflex camera!
I don't need it. I can get a picture of any place in the world via thoughtography.
Then, um, a weird gorilla!
If you connect it to a music player, he'll start hitting the barrel! He's amazing!
Who would want a weird gorilla?
Can you make coffee jelly with this? Sure would be nice if a celebrity sponsored this!!
He took the bait!
You have good eyes!
We're the only store that carries this product!
You can make all sorts of jelly, including fruits and coffee, with one click!
W-With one click?!
If you use the included nozzle, you can make whipped cream too.
Whipped cream too?!
What's more, it comes with cookie cutters in seven fun shapes!
Seven shapes?!
And, it's got a handle to let you carry it around!
Even a handle!
He's like a totally different guy now.
Furthermore, it runs on batteries, so it's cordless!
All that for this price!
29,800 yen...
If I buy this, I can't buy the TV. I can only afford one of them.
If I oversleep even one day and fail to fix it, it won't work ever again.
And if I make the coffee jelly, I'll have to wash dishes and clean the table.
I'll need batteries too. I guess I'll buy the TV after all.
If you buy it now, you'll get double points, an alarm clock,
kitchen detergent, a table cleaner, and 40 zinc-carbon batteries!
S-Sold!
So Kuu, what'd you buy with your gift money?
I'll let Mom have some too.
Beat Hairo.
Rock, paper, scissors!
He only planned on throwing rock, didn't he?
Are you beatboxing?
You caught a cold, Kaidou?
Yeah, I guess.
If you have a cold, then go to the hospital, not school.
This is likely a result of the new biological weapon Dark Reunion has unleashed!
They're trying to end the world!
Go to the hospital. The neurology ward.
Wow, you're such a wimp.
What? Everyone catches colds!
So it is a cold.
Sorry though. I've never caught a cold thanks to my psychic powers.
I've never gotten one.
Come to think of it, I haven't either.
You guys aren't normal.
Kuboyasu! You caught a cold too?!
You're wearing a mask!
Y-Yeah.
See?! Normal people do catch—
Ha! Everyone's so weak!
Oh, I see. So civvies wear a mask only when they get sick, huh?
That's delinquent fashion.
Are you serious?! This might be my first laugh of the year.
Hey, pal! Runt!
Look at this! My first weird move!
My first "couldn't care less."
First weird face!
Can't be, your face is always weird.
Stop fooling around, you *!
Take my first Ultimate Knight Storm!
Oh, Meracchi. Is that your first ramen?
Well, it's more like my first meal of the year.
I finally got paid today.
I mean, I've been eating grass and snow, but I thought I was gonna die.
But it's already twenty days into the new year.
End of the Year Stories
Hey, what were you doing at the start of the new year?
You're bringing that up now?
I wasn't on Earth at the start of the new year!
It was amazing!
Yeah, Takahashi.
It's amazing how you'd bring up something so stupid.
What?! You guys must've done it at least once!
Well, I did it when I was a kid, but it wasn't fun at all.
The Earth being blue was all I could think about.
What were you doing at the start of the new year, Saiki?
What? You too?
If you wish to leave Earth, I'll do everything I can to help.
I was, you know, ringing the New Year's Eve bell.
You ring it 108 times in order to remove your 108 earthly desires, huh?
That's a perfect job for you.
But after ringing it seven or eight times, my hands hurt and I got bored.
Earthly desires...
Then a lot of people came and said they wanted to ring the bell.
So I joked that it'd be 1,000 yen per ring. They actually paid me! I made a killing!
Earthly desires...
And one of them was a girl with huge knockers!
Man, the New Year's Eve bell is really the best!
Why don't you hit your head 108 times instead?
Gaining Weight During New Year's
I gained weight...
This is bad. This is bad!
New Year's food, snacks... I know I ate a ton, but I gained this much?!
You ugly pig.
If I look like this, Kaidou's gonna hate me! I gotta do something!
0.1 kilograms... Bath towels are really light.
Now that it's come to this...
It seems the time has come to remove the seal on this 4.9-kilogram hairband.
My master may have explicitly forbidden it,
but to keep the balance of this world, I have no other choice.
No, I have no need to get on the scale as I already know what it'll say.
Time to have some ice cream!
Playing in the Snow
Hey! Let's have a snowball fight!
A snowball fight, huh? Sounds good!
No matter what the contest, I will defeat Nendou without fail!
Hairo! It's melting! It's melting!
No matter! I'll try again!
Hairo! It's melting! It's melting!
Wh-Why?
We made a snow hut! Everyone, get inside!
Hairo! It's melting! It's melting!
Why?
Why?!
Hairo! It's melting! It's melting!
Welcome to the world of the psychic.
New Year's Card
Why? I got nothing today either. What's going on?
Why isn't Saiki replying to my New Year's card?!
I even put a heart on it after a lot of back and forth!
And yet, he's not sending me a card back?! This can't be!
There's gotta be some reason!
Maybe...
...he's afraid that I'll hate him if he writes the wrong thing?!
That could be it!
Or maybe his handwriting is bad, so he's taking penmanship lessons first?
That could be it!
No, wait...
Is he keeping me in suspense?
Is he enjoying messing with me like this?
Who does he think he is?!
But... that could be it!
This is a problem.
If I want her opinion of me to go down,
do I give this to her or not?
What should I do?
Now, it's time for the preview for next episode.
Yep, it's quiet this time. Maybe it's because I'm wearing the telepathy silencer.
I think I can do the preview the way I want for once.
Next time on The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. the anime...
Kaidou, you have a lot of lines coming up. Good luck.