The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒちゃんの憂鬱)

The season is summer.

The long-awaited finals are coming up.

Every bit of happiness that was inside me is now loitering around Brazil,

and it doesn't look like any of it's coming back.

Hey. Do you know what day it is today?

Your birthday?

No.

Asahina-san's birthday.

No.

Koizumi or Nagato's birthday.

You think I would know their birthdays?

By the way, my birthday is...

No one cares!

You have no idea how important today is do you?

All I see is another hot weekday.

Tell me what day and what month it is.

July 7th.

I was hoping for something else, but you're talking about Tanabata, aren't you?

Of course I am! It's Tanabata!

As a Japanese person, you should never forget it!

Is that right?

I take festivals like this one very seriously.

Starting this year, we're going to have a grand Tanabata with everyone each and every year!

And so it started.

Grave: Lead a materialistically simple yet spiritually fulfilling life.

Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody

There's a law that states that when Haruhi suggests something,

the rest of us will end up running here, there, front, back and sideways meaninglessly.

This law has governed my every day since this spring.

I'm starting to hate myself for getting used to this kind of lifestyle.

Yes!

Yo.

Good afternoon.

Hello. How's life?

I've felt like a crazy mess every day since entering high school.

Here.

Thank you very much.

You're most welcome.

How about a game?

I'm getting tired of Othello since we play it all the time.

Unfortunately, I don't know the rules.

That's too bad.

Now's the only time you have to take it easy, you know.

Once she comes up with something meaningless again-

Yahooooi!

'pologies 'pologies! Sorry I'm late!

Where did you get that and your greeting?

The forest behind the school.

Isn't that private property?

You bamboo thief.

Look! I made some paper strips too!

Everyone, write down your wishes!

Paper strips?

I see. It's Tanabata today.

But, there's a condition!

What condition? We haven't even agreed to it yet.

Kyon, do you know who the two responsible for granting the wishes on Tanabata are?

Aren't they Orihime and Hikoboshi?

Okay, I'll give you that.

10 points.

But do you know which stars Orihime and Hikoboshi are?

Nope.

Vega and Altair, right?

85 points!

Basically, that means your paper strips have to be facing towards those stars!

So what happened to the remaining 15 points?

Let me explain.

According to the Special Theory of Relativity,

there's no way to go faster than the speed of light.

By the way, Vega and Altair are 25 and 16 light years away from Earth, respectively.

Vega

25 light years

Altair

Altair

16 light years

16 light years

16 light years

Vega

25 light years

Altair

16 light years

Earth

Basically, the time it takes for a message to reach one of those stars is approximately the same amount!

You looked all that up just for this?

So that means our wishes won't get granted by those stars until after the time it takes to reach them!

Wishes like "I want a boyfriend before Christmas this year" wouldn't make it in time.

If that's the case,

doesn't that mean we're looking at around 50 or 32 years for our wishes to come true?

They are gods, so they'll do something about that.

Like a 50% off summer bargain.

Hey, what happened to the Theory of Relativity?

Take 2 paper strips: one for Altair and one for Vega.

Then write down the wishes that you want to come true in 25 and 16 years' time!

I don't even know what I'll be doing in 25 or 16 years' time.

What the hell am I supposed to write?

She always comes up with the stupidest things that normal people don't.

Which universe did her common sense come from anyway?

You can't really say that.

Even though she acts like that, she knows full well what common sense is.

And how would you know that?

Suzumiya-san wishes that the world was considerably different than what it is now.

And she even has the power to rebuild the world from scratch.

But, looking at the world now, I don't think she's lost her sense of reason yet.

You there! Quit whispering to each other!

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I hope I get better at sewing

I think she's misunderstanding something.

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Reform

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World Peace

Koizumi Itsuki

Koizumi Itsuki

Mine are just a bit typical.

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Give me money

Give me a bungalow that has a yard where I can wash my dog.

How plebian.

Shut up.

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Make the world revolve around me

I want the Earth to reverse its rotation.

Mine are way better than yours.

We just have different values.

Everyone, make sure you remember what you wrote!

The first checkpoint will be in 16 years!

It's a race to see whose wish Hikoboshi grants first!

16 years, huh... What a long time...

After that, Haruhi seemed to be in abnormally low spirits and had an air of melancholy emanating from her.

That sudden quietness of hers was quite disturbing, to say the least.

It's scary to think about her reaction after being so quiet.

Would you like some more tea?

Ah, yes please.

She's cute.

Now!

Paper strip: After the club's done, please stay in the clubroom - Mikuru

Your wish is my command!

Book: When You're in Love...

I'm going home.

Take care of the keys if you're the last one.

Well then, me too.

Ah, you have my thanks.

Hey...

I'm leaving first.

Okay.

I'm glad we were left alone pretty naturally.

Is this something the others shouldn't know about?

Uh... yes.

Um... there's a place I want to go to with you.

All right. Where to?

Um...

To three years ago.

Thr-...

I'm sorry for saying something weird so suddenly!

Um... you don't want to?

Are you talking about time travel?

Yes, I am.

I have no qualms about going, but...

Why me? For what reason?

Well, you'll... understand once you get there.

Probably.

Please!

Don't ask any questions and just say okay!

Or else... I'll...

I...

I'll be in trouble.

She's really cute.

Well...

Okay, I guess.

Really?!

Thank you!

So damn cute.

What a relief.

Come to think of it, me believing that she was a time traveler wasn't just based on her word alone.

And, speaking of proof, the existence of adult Asahina-san is the only bit of proof I have.

That would make this quite the perfect chance to see for myself whether she's really from the future or not, wouldn't it?

So where's the time machine?

We'll go from right here.

Right here?

Kyon-kun.

Sorry.

Oh, you're awake!

Um... if you don't get up soon,

my legs are going to fall asleep.

Why was I asleep?

Sorry, I can't let you know how to travel through time.

It's classified information.

Um... are you angry?

Nah, not at all.

If it were Haruhi, I'd have punched her already.