Kirari hikaru yume wo taisetsu ni dakishimete,
~~ Keitaro ~~ Kirari hikaru yume wo taisetsu ni dakishimete,
~~ Keitaro ~~ ippozutsu aruite ikou, ashita e to.
Ah, irotoridori no machi ni,
ah, egao de aisatsu shite hashiri dasu.
Moshimo fukitsukeru kaze ga tsumetakkutemo,
omoikkiri ketobashi patto tobikoeruno.
Kirari hikaru ima wo taisetsu ni dakishimete,
subete ga sutekina takaramono!
Kibou terasu taiyo...
...itsumademo kokoro ni,
ippozutsu aruite ikou, ashita e to.
Manager: Keitaro Urashima
W-What's this all about?!
My, Keitaro's all grown up, buying oh so exciting gifts like this for just us...!
All grown up? Does that mean...?
Oh, so that's what it means?
Urashima, you dog!
No, you have it all wrong!
This is the stuff I got for you. It's over here.
Hey, where'd it go?
Is this it? Or this?
Mr. Seta asked me to give that underwear to Ms. Haruka.
You've gotta believe me! Won't you? Please?
Narusegawa...?
Huh? Where'd Narusegawa go?
So, what's this about that idiot Seta?
Oh, right! He he told me to give this to--
Mr. Urashima--!
Please, you must stay strong, my big brother.
Oh, are you a new resident?
I'm sorry for being so slow to introduce myself.
My name is Urashima.
What are you talking about?
That's your younger sister, Kanako!
Huh? Younger sister?
Ka-Kanako?!
Big brother...
K-Kanako... Really? Why are you here?
It has been a long time.
Well, you haven't seen each other for quite a while.
She's been traveling around with grandma for a while, apparently.
Yeah, that's right. So, what are you doing now?
Well... While you were gone, I tried to act as manager here...
Wow, hey, thanks. Tough work, huh?
And I'm all grown up now.
So could you fulfill that promise you made...
Promise...?
Oh, that one?
I promised I'd write you letters, didn't I?
I'm sorry, I've been so busy studying, I never got a chance to write any.
Hey! Stop playing around with your sister like that!
I'm not playing around with my sister!
You smell real nice, Keitaro!
How'd things go over there?
Well, where can I begin...?
But don't worry, I got presents for everybody.
Later, okay?
Those aren't for you!
Boy, I don't know what to do...
I still haven't decided what I should say to him...
And is Kanako really...
I'm the promise girl.
Then even if we went to Tokyo U together, Keitaro wouldn't...
Oh, why did you have to come back?!
That's a cruel thing to say to someone who just walked in the door!
Hup!
What's with all this stuff?. Were you trying to block the hole?
Well, I thought that would be better for Kanako.
What that about? And aren't you even a little bit happy I'm back?
N-No, not really. Same as always. Yeah, it feels the same as always.
O-Oh, okay...
Well, I'm happy, anyway.
Huh?
You know, it gets lonely, w-when you're not with someone you love.
Keitaro...
What are you saying?
What do you think you're doing?!
Oh, I'm sorry!
I didn't even do anything yet!
I had kinda missed the old Naru Punch, though...
Um, Keitaro...
Huh?
Kanako was waiting for you all this time, you know.
You should be nicer to her.
Don't worry on my account.
What's that supposed to mean?!
Just forget it. I'm going to bed now!
Beat it!
Hey, wait!
I don't know if you'd call it a souvenir, exactly, but I want you to have this.
It's some perverted lingerie, I bet. I was listening!
No, you've got it all wrong!
Hey...! C'mon, Narusegawa!
Why does it have to be like this?
It's nice, having him do this... I ought to be happy about it, but...
It seems like she isn't very happy about things.
Big brother was much more wonderful than I remembered...
So it wouldn't be a surprise if he had a wonderful lover as well.
I knew that.
Even if we're not related by blood, a younger sister is only a younger sister.
He'll never see me as anything more than that...
Maybe this was a battle you couldn't win.
Well, it does look like he's forgotten about his promise...
Are you sure?
I don't want to be here if it means being pitied by Ms. Naru.
That would be too wretched for words.
Big brother!
Come back here, Urashima!
Wait! Just hold on, Motoko!
Rock Splitting Blade!
You're good as ever, Motoko.
Attack me like you mean it! This is useless as practice!
Give me a break!
Yeah! Go, go!
Hang in there, Keitaro!
This is turning into an interesting fight!
Get back here, Urashima!
My eyes don't deceive me, Urashima.
Urashima, you've received training from Mr. Seta, haven't you?
Only a little!
But you have much to learn!
Motoko, what's this I hear about you studying to get into Tokyo U?
I'm sorry!
But Motoko, is that true?! You're going to Tokyo U?
Haitani and Shirai were talking about it.
Oops! I'd better get going.
I was in the middle of something.
Later.
Those swine!
Motoko, you're going for Tokyo U?
I-I just want to live up to the warrior ideal of mastering both military and literary arts.
Uh, my decision has nothing to do with Urashima as such...
Oh, really?
What's all this?
Oh, hey, Shinobu. I hope you don't mind.
It's your welcome home party, so why are you doing the cooking, Mr. Urashima?
Of course, I'm not as good as you, Shinobu.
Besides, it's been so long, and I really ought to start acting like the manager.
What's all this? It looks delicious.
Keitaro, do you have--
Watermelons? I already sliced one up.
Delicious!
Wow, check out Keitaro. He's really got his act together!
For a dropout.
At any rate, he seems to have grown a little.
I can't...
I'm the one that likes big brother the most.
It doesn't matter how you see him, I like him more...
I can't... I can't just give up on him.
Isn't it a beautiful morning?
Okay!
Morning, Keitaro!
What the hell are you two doing?!
Ms. Naru? What are you doing?
Wha--? A b-blanket?
I was just enjoying big brother's scent.
That's not healthy!
It's none of your concern.
Um, what if you found someone more special? Someone other than Keitaro?
I've made up my mind.
I won't think of him as my big brother.
I'll look at him simply as a man...
Kanako!
I won't be denied!
I'm the promise girl.
Then we'll have Ms. Shinobu and Ms. Konno see to the shopping.
Ms. Sara and Ms. Kaolla will work on the boiler.
In light of recent reports of gropers in the area, Ms. Motoko will patrol the grounds.
And... Ms. Naru, the university wanted you for something.
Huh? I wonder what they want?
Wow, just look at you getting everything squared away...
My brother is still tired, so I'd like all of you to pitch in.
- Okay! - Sure!
Hang 'em up, hang 'em up...
The gang hasn't changed one bit...!
Hang 'em, hang 'em... Hangem sounds like a foreign name.
K-Kanako?
I-I'm sorry!
Boy, that was a shocker... Darn it, Kanako...
Huh? Normally, I'd be feeling the Naru Punch right about now...
Ms. Naru isn't home right now.
Narusegawa?!
Again?!
Kanako?!
Why?!
Why isn't anyone home?!
We have Hinata Apartments all to ourselves today, big brother.
In any case, put some clothes on, Kanako!
Why are you running, big brother?
Uh, well, because...
Crap...
Younger sister or no, if I'm left alone with her dressed like that, I'd...
What am I, an animal?!
K-Kanako, why?!
I thought this was fishy...
Off Limits
What the heck is going on?!
Stay Out
Keitaro!
Kanako!
Where is everyone?!
I have no idea. Taming chores, possibly.
Taming?
Taming, not Tama-ing!
Big brother...
If she keeps coming on to me like this...
I... I might...
Narusegawa! Thank God!
Thank God for what?!
Look, Kanako...
Oh, brother. That Kanako...
She was the little girl that hung around me all the time...
But she sure has filled out here and there...!
What am I thinking?!
She's like a sister to me!
I've got Narusegawa as my...
Big brother.
No, I didn't mean--
What is it, big brother?
No, no, it's nothing! Nothing at all!
S-Something's pressing against me... Something big and soft...
Did Kanako have breasts this big...?
What are you doing, Ms. Naru?!
Oops! I mistook this for a water slide!
I doubt that!
Oh, you've got something stuck to you, Kanako
A-A makeup prosthetic!
Kanako, you kidder!
My appearance is none of your concern!
Why do you insist on interfering with me and my brother?!
Or are you saying that you have some special relationship with him?!
D-Don't be ridiculous!
Just your normal relationship between a manager and a tenant, of course.
That's all?
Keitaro?!
Big brother!
This is all your fault, Ms. Naru!
Why is it my fault?!
Why...?
You just can't manage to be all alone with my brother, huh?
You may say that, Ms. Naru,
but what you say and what you do are as different as night and day!
If you don't stop him, he'll just keep--
Excuse me...
I came across this odd watermelon. Kanako, would you care for some?
Ms. Mutsumi...
Yes?
I'm such an idiot, idiot, idiot...
Why can't I be less stubborn in front of Keitaro...?
Is it because Kanako is the girl he made the promise to?
Is it just because of that...?
What are you doing, Naru?
Oh, get lost. I was just wallowing in some self-loathing that's all.
Wha--?
""Naru""? Does that mean--
What the hell are you doing in here?!
Naru, I have something important to tell you.
S-Stay away from me!
No, no! A-A little farther away than that!
Narusegawa sure seems to be having a ball down there...
If this keeps up, how long is it gonna be before I can give her--
D-Don't tell me she's avoiding me because she's fallen for another guy?
Excuse me, Mr. Urashima.
""Excuse me?"" ""Mr. Urashima?""
What the--?
S-Sorry, did I get into the wrong bath by mistake again?! No, this is the right one.
Hey, I thought you were down there.
No.
I was thinking, we haven't had a chance to have a good talk since you got back...
...so I thought I'd wash your back for you.
Huh? But that's--
My fantasies haven't come back with a vengeance, have they?
Don't be a baby! Come out of there!
Narusegawa, this is a bad idea!
I'm thankful, but it's a bad idea!
Wh-What are you doing? Get out, I said...!
C'mon, don't be angry, Naru.
I love you.
Wha--?!
Wh-What do you think you're doing?!
Naru, I was thinking about you the whole time I was in America.
Naru, will you tell me?
How do you feel about me?
No, I can't...
Or do you...
Or do I what?
Or do you like your little sister more? Kanako, I mean.
Is that it?
Then I'll just...
What is this nonsense you're spouting? Kanako's my sister, you know?!
Like I said at the airport, I still feel...
K-Kanako?!
Big brother...
I need to ask you a favor...
Tell me, Naru... How do you feel?
Oh, dear.
Oh, dear!
Ms. Mutsumi!
Hey, what's up?
Whoa, she's naked!
Kanako said Ms. Naru and Keitaro's relationship was taking forever to develop...
So we thought we'd prod it along a little...
What's she up to?!
What are you doing with Keitaro while you've kept me occupied like this...?
Keitaro! Kanako! What are you two--
Keitaro?!
Huh? What's up, guys?
Oh dear, that must feel nice.
Aw, man... She's just shampooing him.
Big brother... Are there any spots that are itchy?
Hm? Nope...
Say, being like this brings back memories, doesn't it?
Hm? Of what?
Remem...ber...
Huh? Kanako?
Kanako... Why?
Kanako? What am I supposed to do with this?
Put it away!
Really? So there haven't been any developments?
Developments? More like regression.
These days, it seems like it's Ms. Naru that's avoiding Urashima.
I wonder what's wrong with Naru?
Kanako is Mr. Urashima's younger sister, right?
It's only natural that the two of them would be pretty close.
I knew it, we should've run her and her monster cat out of the building.
I wanna research that monster cat!
Do you really think it's just that?
Huh?
Ms. Naru has had her heart made up for a long time.
I don't think that would change just because Ms. Kanako is here.
So why is she...?
That's true. If Ms. Naru would just come out and say it,
we would all be spared a great deal of grief.
""We""?
Well, uh...
Mr. Urashima is partly to blame, too.
As long as he's up-front about his feelings, it shouldn't matter how Naru acts.
Yeah, but this is our dropout that we're talking about...
N-No, that can't be the reason... I don't think so, anyway...
Hey!
Oh. Hey.
Here you go. This is all you need?
I appreciate it.
Finally going to do it, huh?
D-Do what?
You're gonna give her what's in here, right?
Um, uh, well...
Girls may say different, but they're suckers for formality.
But what am I gonna do if she turns me down...?
Can't you come with me?
You idiot!
If Haruka finds out I nabbed that for you, I'm the one she's gonna beat to death!
You can do it.
Right...
Annex Key Not to Leave Premises
Really?
Can't I at least stay here for one night?
The fall semester's already started for you, right?
I'll be fine.
Okay... But you can call me anytime, okay, Naru?
Come to think of it, you could say it was thanks to Keitaro...
...that Mei and I have gotten to be so close.
Maybe it's my turn to try to do something for him.
Keitaro?
Meet me at the abandoned annex on the mountainside tonight. --K
Hm?
Oh, this place isn't used anymore, but it used to be called the Cupid Inn.
It's a miraculous place where couples who profess their love here...
Keep Out
...are bound together, and if they stay the night,
they'll live happily ever after.
If I profess my love to Narusegawa here...
And then I know we'll...
Well, it's not like we'll go all the way or anything!
H-Here she comes!
Really?
Urashima didn't ask you to go anywhere?
Boy, you're persistent.
It's for the best.
Unless I set things up, those two will never sit down and talk to one another.
Take a look.
What're these?
Oh. They're guest registries from the annex.
You're interested in this stuff?.
Yeah, a little. So, what kind of a place is it?
I suppose you could call it a sort of magical hot spot.
- M-Magical hot spot?! - M-Magical hot spot?!
From time immemorial, thousands of couples have...
...ended up in long, happy relationships thanks to the power of that annex.
If two men stay the night together, the power works on them, too,
and it was naturally used for politically motivated marriages.
So two generations ago, it was sealed up to keep it from being used.
T-That's all just legend, right?
I'm not so sure.
Well, the keys to the place are kept here, so it couldn't be easily...
Huh? The keys!
Keitaro... Don't tell me you were going to--
Huh? What is it, Naru?
Thank you for coming.
I've been in love with you for a long, long time.
Really...?
I'm sorry about all the promises I made when I was a kid,
but it's the promise I made with you that means the most to me.
I... I want to make good on that promise I made with you!
So I want to... ask you to...
Y-Yes!
Um, th-this is for you, Narusegawa...
Big brother...
Kanako!
I'm sorry, that letter was actually for me!
Keitaro!
Narusegawa!
You're too late, Ms. Naru.
Big brother has made his feelings clear.
He has lived up to the promise he made to me.
This is the proof.
No! Kanako, that's for--
Keitaro... This is a--
Narusegawa, that's--
Big brother!
That's for you.
Ow!
I've won.
Karakara kawaiteiru mune no naka. Inside of me is dry, bone dry.
Futo tachidomari ki ga tsuita kara I came to a stop and suddenly realized it.
Daremoga isoideiru machi no naka In this city where everyone is rushing about,
Sukoshi yukkuri aruite mita I tried walking a little more slowly.
Koe ni dasanai negai, When there's a wish I can't voice,
me wo tojite kou omouno, ""Try!"" I close my eyes and say to myself, ""Try!""
Dakedo anata ga iru, ai wo motomete iru. But you're here, you're longing for love.
Futari nara, With the two of us,
yasashii namida ni kawaru, I'm sure it will turn into tears of kindness,
yume wa kitto kanau. and our dreams will come true.