Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories (Part 1)
"The 15-year odd genius, Yutaka Takai, attempts to levitate yet again!"
"Cheers for Yutaka Takai." "He tries levitation!"
One, two, three!
He did it! He made it!
A huge success!
In front of every student,
he finally succeeded at levitation!
Congratulations! You truly are a human Peter Pan!
The great genius, Yutaka Takai-kun!
This machine's power is amazing!
It works with just two batteries!
Furthermore, these R6 batteries don't take a lot of room, and they're cheap!
Abe-senpai!
Takai-kun, you're only 15 years old, right?
He's still only 15 years old!
This has nothing... This has nothing to do with age!
Yutaka?
And so, that was the shy Yutaka Takai-kun...
WAIT FOR ME
Classes are over.
All students should leave the building immediately.
Takai-kun, you're only 15 years old, right?
It's impressive given how young you still are...
...how young you still are...
"Science Room"
Young...
You're still young!
All students should leave the building!
Se... Senpai...
Yutaka-chan, I told you to stop calling me "senpai."
We're going out together after school, right?
Yeah... I've been going out with her after school...
Are you all right, Yutaka?
Oh, sorry, sorry!
I thought a boy genius could dodge that...
But a brat will always be a brat.
You guys again?
- Again? - What's it about today?
I told you!
A first-year brat like you can't go out with a third-year girl!
What do you mean "again"?
So that's why Yutaka-chan's hurt so often nowadays.
It was you guys.
Why you...
Tonight, at midnight...
Wait for me at the school roof!
Senpai, you truly are an ace at soccer.
Today's the last time they'll ridicule me.
Wait, Yutaka-chan!
Wait, senpai, uh...
Can't you stop calling me Yutaka-chan?
Fine by me. So long as you promise to stop calling me senpai.
By the way, Yutaka, back then...
What did you tell me? I didn't manage to hear it...
Why are you calling a girl here at a time like this?
I got it!
You want us to do pervy stuff together, right?
Geez! The guys finishing middle school are so pretentious!
I...
I'm so tired of it!
Younger! Young! So young! Kid!
Younger! Brat! Younger! Younger!
If we went out together,
everybody'd mock me because I'm younger!
Unless the Earth were to be annihilated!
Yu... Yutaka-chan...
Hey, it smells nice...
What's that?
Oh, it's this.
I thought they were pretty so I picked them up.
We have to respect plants, senpai.
Oh, where was I?
Annihilating the Earth, I think...
Yeah!
I finally finished my machine!
Yutaka... Don't tell me that...
you're gonna destroy the Earth?!
No!!!
Thanks to this machine,
I'll be able to become your age!
Eh, really?
If that's true, that'll be interesting!
I'm not lying!
My trial today already worked.
You mean back when you were practicing levitation
and you fell down?
Yeah! This machine isn't just for levitation!
I made time travel possible using a space-time wormhole.
A time machine!
A time machine...?
Yeah!
In today's trial, I successfully went through a small time trip, 10 seconds into the future.
And now, I'll go back two years, so I can have the same age as you.
That's stupid. If you do that, won't there be two of you?
The same person can't exist twice in the same time.
I'll merely replace my 13 year old self with a 15 year old one.
In other words, the 13-year old me will disappear
from your memory and those of others.
No way...
You can't know if I'll love some guy coming out of nowhere!
I believe in you, senpai.
Yutaka...
Eh, I gotta pee.
Hey... can this machine go to the future, too?
Yeah, it's the "F" position on the right side of the dial.
Like this?
Please don't play with that. It's dangerous.
But if we think about it, it's pretty cool...
You and me with the same age...
All right...
Se... Senpai...
Yutaka...
Wait for me...
Se... Senpai!
Senpai!
It's terrible!
Senpai disappeared through time!
What if...
What if I made a mistake in my calculations...
If the unit doesn't work well,
and she goes too far into the past, she'll...
Yutaka-chan!
What are you playing at, under this rain and near the trash?
At your age, you should be home by now.
The tobacco old lady... I thought it was senpai...
In the end, I wasn't able to sleep at all yesterday.
For now, I'd better explain the situation to her parents...
Mamiko?
That's odd. Is there anyone with that name here?
"Tatsurō Abe" "Mamiko Abe" "Misako Tatsuya"
No way!
Hey, have you heard? Mamiko of class D's missing.
Who's that?
You know, Mamiko Abe.
Don't you remember her?
No doubt about it. Right now, it's as if senpai never existed.
If this keeps up, I'm sure I'll forget her too!
More to the point, she said she went to the future!
Back then, she probably just flipped the dial from P to F.
(95lb)
Her weight's 43kg...
If my calculations are correct...
She'll arrive at...
Year
Month
Day
hours
mins
secs
In two years...
Wait a minute! She doesn't know how to land!
If she screws up her landing, she'll crash into the ground...
I must never forget her!
I must remember her!
I have to!
"Do not forget Mamiko Abe!!"
"Mamiko Abe" "Senpai"
But...
Will I really remember?
No! I'll believe it!
I'll have to believe in my feelings for her!
It's the only thing I can do...
I was wondering what it was. It's the boy genius!
I heard Mamiko vanished! Poor you!
She probably wanted to go,
because she was embarrassed from going out with a youngster like you!
Why you...
A while later...
Senpai had never existed.
Everybody forgot about her...
And...
I, too, forgot about her...
Two years later...
Senpai! Senpai!
"3rd year, Class B"
Hey, senpai! Wake up!
It's noon already, Takai-senpai!
Wake up!
Here!
Want to have lunch with me, senpai?
It's noon already?
Here, senpai.
What classes do I have this afternoon?
Right. Let's see, you have...
Classic and modern literature.
I'm so tired... let's just go home.
Why are you always following me?
What can I say... I can't help it.
A maternal instinct, maybe.
Takai's leaving early again, today...
To think that two years ago, he was famous throughout the country for his genius...
How sad...
Hey! Don't get so close to me!
If my girlfriend saw me like this, I'd get in trouble!
Not again! You don't have a girlfriend!
You don't have anyone but me...
Speaking of that, you remind me of someone...
Mamiko!
Mamiko! Hurry up or I'll leave you there!
Coming!
Mamiko...
Mamiko... Mamiko...
There's something about that name...
Hey, senpai!
Senpai, will you show me your math notebook?
Not you, too! We don't go to other people's homes to study!
But since we left school early, I have to study!
So can you pass me your first-year notebook?
I was really serious, back then...
What is this?
This is tomorrow, isn't it...?
Hey, senpai!
- Let's go watch the stars, tonight. - The stars?
Yeah, tonight at 9 PM, wait for me at the high school roof.
"Wait for me..."
What's wrong, senpai? You look thoughtful...
No, it's nothing.
I just felt like I'd heard that before...
I'm probably wrong.
- Mamiko! - Wait for me...
I'm curious... what could that have been?
What's gonna happen tomorrow at 14:42?
Senpai!
Sorry for being late.
Senpai! Look, look!
That star's Vega, the first one in the Lyra constellation.
The bright one after it is Altair, from the Aquila constellation.
Hey, senpai! Do you know what Vega and Altair represent?
Orihime and Hikoboshi, right? From the Tanabata festival...
Bingo! You really are a genius, senpai!
No...
Though... they can only meet once a year, poor things.
Whereas we can see each other every day.
Gotta go pee.
Senpai...
Are you sure you can do that there?
Don't you know?
All guys do.
It's what fertilises the trees down there.
How do you know that?
Isn't this the first time we come here together?
I have a feeling I've already been in this situation...
Senpai, you're confusing me with somebody else!
Senpai! Ever since I've been in middle school, have you brought anybody else here?
Not at all.
- Really? - Of course.
- Then it's a déjà-vu! - A déjà-vu?
Paramnesia?
Yeah! We believe we saw something twice.
It's an impression.
An impression?
Bah, who cares. I've seen the stars and I should feel good.
As for tomorrow, I dunno.
- Sure, Hikoboshi-sama! - Hey...
Was it really just an impression?
"Tatsurō Abe" "Misako Tatsuya"
I feel like I've forgotten something important...
It was today...
What's gonna happen at 14:42:13?
I can't seem to remember...
It looked like it was something important...
This smell...
Senpai!
That voice...
Senpai! Takai-senpai!
Senpai!
- That girl... - Senpai!
Pff... Let's sleep...
Senpai, senpai...
- Senpai, senpai... - Senpai, senpai...
Senpai... Sen...
Wait for me...
14:42 and 13 seconds!
Only 4 minutes left! I've gotta go!
Hey! Takai, where are you going?!
To the courtyard, for a time travel experiment!
A... A revival!
The boy genius, Yutaka Takai, is reborn!
Everybody, let's go to the courtyard to help Takai in his experiment!
Yes!
The television! Somebody call the TV people!
Senpai...
Senpai!
Hurry, hurry!
Director...
Wakabayashi-kun! After this, the number of students joining this school will double!
Yes!
Place it under the 1st year B classroom!
Yes!
Senpai... What's all of this agitation about?
She's finally coming back!
Who's coming back?
My girlfriend!
Hurry up! There's no time!
Senpai... Senpai!
Senpai...
I'm too late...
If only I'd remembered earlier...
If... If only I hadn't made that machine...
Senpai...
Senpai, your girlfriend's in front of you, isn't she?
Don't cry anymore...
She's right in front of you...
Stop joking around! Don't say that!
Open your eyes, senpai!
Such a machine can't possibly exist!
You're just dreaming! She never existed!
- Let go! Let go, I tell you! - Senpai!
Hey, Yutaka! Are you flirting?!
I got really surprised! It was in the night and now we're in a bright day...
I thought the machine threw me into the sun.
Geez, I thought I was gonna die!
Senpai...
You idiot!
A single mistake and you'd be dead!
Yutaka...
She really... she really exists.
Senpai's girlfriend...
Why did you go and do something so reckless?
If I hadn't remembered, by now you'd be...
Hey, you could've been...
I'm sorry.
Eh?
Don't worry! I get over stuff quickly, so...
I'm glad for you, senpai!
I hope you get together quickly!
Eh, Yutaka!
So you really did wait for me?
You really became quite a man...
Geez... You could never stop yourself, senpai.
What are you on about?
I'm not your senpai anymore, right?
My name is Yūsaku Kudō...
I'm a private detective...
Oh, is it that woman again?
The mysterious woman who always calls at 7 o'clock...
She's been giving me a hard time lately...
THE WANDERING RED BUTTERFLY
Hello? Kudō Detective Agency...
Good evening, Mr. Detective.
You know who I am.
The one who wanders on a quest for a new home. The Red Butterfly.
Thanks to the two news,
I finally found the eight freesias.
But they bloomed on the alley in the back, with no sunlight.
You must hurry, or they will die...
Well, under this sad rain that falls after high noon,
come join me with a poem...
Well...
Wait! There's something I--
Silly woman... She doesn't realise that I recorded her...
I can investigate from any angle.
Good evening, Mr. Detective.
You know who I am.
I am the one who wanders on a quest for a new home. The Red Butterfly.
A new home?
Shinjuku?
(lit. "New District")
Thanks to the two news...
News?
Nishida, the minister of foreign afairs, is currently visiting America...
Nishida...
(Nishi = West)
The west exit!
Still, I don't know where in Shinjuku's west exit...
Well, under this sad rain that falls after high noon, come join me with a poem...
High noon... rain... a poem...
shougo
ame
shi
Shougo is ''high noon''...
Ame is ''rain'', Shi is "poem"...
But they bloomed on the alley in the back, with no sunlight.
The alley...
...in the back? Backwards?
P, R, H...
The Princess Royal Hotel!!
I finally found the eight freesias.
Eight freesias...
8F...
The eighth floor!
I am the one who wanders on a quest for a new home. The Red Butterfly.
- A coffee. - Yes.
Have you found a new home, miss?
Who are you?
Odd man...
It wasn't here...
Where did I get it wrong?!
The new home has to be Shinjuku.
The two pieces of news... the... news...
Wait a minute. The words in "news" refer to the four cardinal points...
The second character in "news"...
...is an E for "East"!
The east exit!
Damn, I got screwed over! Where in the east exit?
Well, under this sad rain that falls after high noon, come join me with a poem...
High noon... rain... a poem...
shougo
ame
shi
If it's not English...
If we read it backwards...
shi, mea, go...
No, that's not it either. What about in rōmaji?
We can't really read it backwards...
What if shi is C...?
I'm close... I can feel I'm close.
Sad...
yūutsu
U... two...
Under the rain, a poem...
ame ni shi o soete
Ame...
But they bloomed on the alley in the back, with no sunlight.
If we write it backwards...
Santa Claus in Summer
Wait for me
Yo!
You waited?
Geez. You took so long, Yū-chan! I was wondering if you were coming at all!
Sorry, sorry. There were a lot of people on the road...
The first one just ended!
I think we'd better stop meeting like this.
Have some confidence. I'm a Great Detective, after all...
My name is Yūsaku Kudō...
I'm a private detective...
Actually, I'm a mystery novel writer getting started.
Santa Claus in Summer
Summer of 1999
SANTA CLAUS IN SUMMER
Sorry. There's a guy I like...
Besides, I don't really like wimps.
juwaki no mukō noise ga kokoro midasu setsunai yo
The noise I hear on the other side of the call troubles my heart, I can't stand it.
So let's just stay friends, all right?
And also...
Don't call me anymore. Of course, don't page me, either.
ashita atta toki wa kitto ieru sunao ni nareru yo
When we see each other tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be able to be honest
motto issho ni itai to sō anata ni...
and tell you that I'm jealous that we don't...
There's more cute girls out there!
The card...? Where's the card?!
S... Sorry.
I'll give you a hand.
Oh, we can do this alone. Don't bother with it.
But...
A gun?!
Tha... Thank you...
Boss!
Here it is!
That phone card...
...is mine...
Here, you can have it. Just don't tell anyone about us...
H-Hey!
Oh, so it was here...
Boss, that wasn't fruit juice, it was liquor, an alcoholic drink.
Oh, my mistake.
Either way, I'm glad we found it...
A 50-units phone card!? No way!
Don't call me anymore. Of course, don't page me, either.
What are you saying, idiot?! "Don't call me anymore", huh?!
This isn't gonna be over before I even had a chance to speak!
You may have dumped me, but I haven't lost yet!
I'm gonna become such a great guy that you'll regret it!
...yeah, and also...
Hurry up with that, you moron!
Find him! We have to find that kid, no matter what!
If he happens... If he happens to use it as a phone card...!
What?!
He's connected to the computer?!
Hurry up and find him, quickly!
Also, what did he input as the EC4 target?
Well...
If it was a foreign satellite, we could have a serious diplomatic incident in our hands!
The target is here.
Here?
The third planet in the solar system.
It's our very own Earth!
What did you say?!
This number is now registered.
The EC4 system's countdown is in stand-by.
Please enter the 24-digit activation code.
It's an emergency, Mr. Prime Minister!
We recovered the card, but there's a problem!
Please disarm the Earth Check System immediately!
Activation code?! What are you talking about, you idiot?!
She's mocking me, that damn Yōko!
You're gonna hear my message!
The boy is in communication at point R436 in the Shinjuku area.
All vehicles are en-route.
What number?! What number did you input?!
The activation code has been registered.
In exactly 24 hours, the EC4 system shall be activated.
Oh my god!!
Keisuke Hara, from class 1-B at Senkawa High School.
He's suffering from a slight case of amnesia...
Amnesia?
It's psychological... His memory'll come back in about two or three days.
In two or three days, it'll be too late!
How can we make him remember? Mankind is in grave danger!
Where am I?
Oh, that's right.
I drank a lot of alcohol and ended up being sent here...
Either way, I'm really hungry...
Please, do eat.
M... May I?
I'll eat it then!
Please do, it's all for you.
Thanks for the food!
For him to get his memory back, he has to be both physically and mentally relaxed...
In other words, you should grant any teenage desires he might have...
Do you happen to remember anything?
I don't have any money...
That was great!
I feel like watching some TV...
...mune ga itakute
...makes me sad
Please choose whichever channel you like.
rusuden demo ī koe ga kikitai dake na no
The answering machine is enough, I just want to hear your voice...
This is weird... A bunch of incoherent stuff's happening.
I feel as if I'd been drunk, but I don't remember drinking.
juwaki no mukō noise ga...
The noise I hear on the other side of the wire...
An An!
I'm probably just dreaming!
And if it's just a dream...
I wish I could meet An An...
Good afternoon, Keisuke-kun!
I'm Asuka Anzai.
Ca.. Can I have an autograph? I'm a fan of yours!
Do you happen to remember anything?
Man, you're annoying! Will you get out already?!
Yes...
Uh, wa-wa-wa-wait...
Want to have some tea?
I'm so tired...
Thanks for getting me out of there...
Geez, I work too much!
I'm just a 17-year old girl!
And there's so many things I'd like to do...
An An's so close...
Isn't there anything interesting to do?
Then let's go have fun somewhere!
This is #4. The bike's going at full speed towards Shinjuku.
Have you ever heard about Nostradamus?
Didn't he predict that in 1999, the Earth would disappear?
If the boy doesn't remember the activation code,
the EC4 system will activate,
and as predicted, the Earth, along with all of mankind...
...will disappear!
This is really crowded...
Hey...
Let's go somewhere calmer!
Eh? I can't hear you!
Shut up! Just go somewhere else, you lot!
Everybody listen! Everybody evacuate the road!
It's an order from the Prime Minister himself!
There's nobody here, so I can take off my sunglasses.
Weird... this doesn't feel like a dream.
Also...
Everything's working out so well...
Is this an angel's temptation?
Or a devil's trap?
It's the first time I feel so good!
There's only one day of the year that I find pleasant.
And that day is...
Christmas!
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, jingle all the way!
Yay! It's Christmas day!
Oh, what fun it is to ride a one-horse open sleigh! Jingle Bells...
Merry Christmas!
I told you to get lost!
The time for you to remember...
It's kind of hot to be dressed like this...
Hey, if this is a trap, then all we have to do is play the game 'til the end!
I don't know what kind of trap this might be, but we might as well enjoy it!
Yeah, not to mention it's Christmas...
...so let's turn the Tōkyō Tower...
...into a Christmas tree... right?
But this looks weird without snow...
Snowflakes are falling,
snowing here and there...
Me too!
...kokoro midasu setsunai yo
...troubles my heart, I can't stand it.
An An!
ashita atta toki wa kitto ieru sunao ni nareru yo, motto
When we see each other tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be able to be honest, and...
That's An An. I've been a fan of hers for a long time.
Maybe I'll become one too...
When doing this, it feels like we're dreaming...
That's right. Even the dirty streets all seem cleaner now. It's like a dream world...
Keisuke-kun, it's like you're Santa...
You can make any wishes come true...
Today's Christmas.
Not even miracles are mysteries today.
And why are we doing something like this?
It seems the fate of humanity's at stake here or something...
Hurry... Hurry!
Please remember!
Otherwise, the history... the culture of humanity...
No, the human species itself, everything will disappear in an instant!
Ah, I know!
Since it's Christmas, Santa should get a present too!
Will you accept...
...the only gift I can give you?
This is control room #4!
Defense Satellite #666 is starting to open!
Hurry, hurry!
In 54 minutes, the EC4-666 System will activate!
The confirmation, quickly!
Director! Isn't there any way to stop #666?
We could destroy it!
That's no good! Satellite #666 was designed with the intent
to protect the Earth from asteroids that might endanger it...
If we try to destroy it with our weapons,
#666 will believe them to be asteroids and counter-attack!
I know a nice place.
Take the next one on the right.
I can't wait to see where're going.
That's why the only chance we have is for that boy to remember!
Everybody feeling good?
I'm Asuka Anzai!
Thank you for coming to my Summer Christmas concert today!
Before singing, there's a guy I want to introduce you to!
Hey, calm down everyone!
He's Keisuke Hara-kun!
Thank you, thank you...
Well, the first song is...
Wait.
Before that...
Merry Christmas.
Santa-san?
What is it, miss?
Please let me fulfill one of my wishes...
ashita atta toki wa kitto ieru sunao ni nareru yo
When we see each other tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be able to be honest
ima made atta dare yori mo tokubetsu ni kangaeteru anata o
and tell you that I've never resented any of the people I met again just now...
Um... I'm truly sorry.
If you don't get your memory back in thirty minutes...
I love you forever...
Man, you're annoying!
What do I have to remember?!
What?! I triggered a nuclear weapon?!
Huh? Did I forget to tell you?
What do I have to do? What do I have to do to stop it?!
Hey!
If you can input the 24-digit code you made into this card...
24 digits?
Furthermore, we only have 30 minutes!
It seems that trying to get you to remember is useless.
I'm going to take one last look at the Earth that's about to disappear...
You too, enjoy your last night on Earth...
Hey, have you heard about Nostradamus' prediction?
Yeah.
I was sure when I read it that I was going to die at 17...
I was so scared that I couldn't even sleep at night...
But there's no helping it.
Back then, who did I...?
Nostradamus was right all along...
That won't happen! There's no way it'll happen!
But...
Instead of believing in that man from the past, believe in me!
I'm not sure, but...
Since my dad died when I was little, Santa didn't come...
That's why when Christmas came about, I got sad and started to study...
This is the first time Christmas has been so fun!
I'll remember it for the rest of my life!
...Though, how many minutes is that?
Hey...
Sorry for everything.
Tell me, Keisuke-kun, do you have a girlfriend?
Girlfriend?
You probably do, Keisuke-kun...
I shouldn't have done what I did if you do...
Because I kept you all to myself...
Keisuke-kun?
That's it!
Back then, I left a message on her pager...
What is it, Keisuke-kun?
Hey, Keisuke-kun!
Do you want me to tell you what's gonna happen in 1999?
Everyone will know Nostradamus lied!
Di... Director! There's only 2 minutes left...
Director?
What are you so uptight about? Today's Christmas!
Isn't there a phone around?!
The old man said it'd go active in a minute!
I found it! I found one! A phone box!
There's less than 30 seconds!
Keisuke-kun!
Ne
ve
r
gi
ve
u
p
"Never give up"
Deactivation code confirmed.
EC4 System disarmed.
To change the code...
- Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, jingle all the way! - That's it, that's it!
Once the night was over, the town awoke from its dream...
Her manager came to pick her up...
...and the old man returned to NASA.
What was that?
As for me, I was alone once again...
These vacations are boring...
"Call me"
But I have this.
I wonder if that satellite's gonna stay calm.
BOO!
It's Keisuke-kun, right?
It's me, Asuka!
I'm not Keisuke.
You're lying.
Are you surprised?
Of course not.
That's no fun...
How are you?
You were surprised, weren't you?
Yeah...
ashita atta toki wa kitto ieru sunao ni nareru yo
When we see each other tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be able to be honest
ima made atta dare yori mo tokubetsu ni kangaeteru anata o
and tell you that I've never resented any of the people I met again just now...
I love you forever...
totsuzen furidashita amaoto ni mune ga itakute
The rain that suddenly started pouring down makes me sad
rusuden demo ī koe ga kikitai dake na no
The answering machine is enough, I just want to hear your voice...
juwaki no mukō noise ga kokoro midasu setsunai yo
The noise I hear on the other side of the call troubles my heart, I can't stand it.
ashita atta toki wa kitto ieru sunao ni nareru yo
When we see each other tomorrow, I'm sure I'll be able to be honest
motto issho ni itai to sō anata ni ieru yo
and tell you that I'm jealous that we don't spend more time together
kisetsu ga kawatte mo zutto onaji kimochi de ireru yo
Even as the time beautifully passes by, my feelings will never change
ima made atta dare yori mo tokubetsu ni kangaeteru anata o
I've never resented any of the people I met again just now...
I love you too...
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