Little Busters (Little Busters!)

Kyousuke's back!

So the time's come at last...

Where are you going?

To fight.

He's back!

Kyousuke's back!

Hold it! Hold it!

Stop!

Stop—

Like hell we'd stop!

After all...

Kyousuke's back!

Kyousuke!

This is bad!

Stop them!

Oh, is that you, Riki?

Sorry, but I didn't sleep last night.

Those two don't fight unless you're around!

They need you to make things fair!

Let's establish some rules then.

In a fistfight, Masato is too strong.

But with a sword, Kengo's too strong.

So, could everyone here throw anything you can find into the ring?

Any random stuff you can get your hands on.

They'll use whatever they catch as a weapon.

That should make the fight safer than it is right now.

Battle, start!

A banana?

Why are you holding a cat?

It's my weapon.

Got a problem?

And how the heck am I supposed to fight with this, anyway?!

Stop!

Our idol, Rin-sama, has arrived!

Don't pick on the weak!

The weak?

Is she talking about you?

No, I think it's you.

That's not even funny.

I mean the cat!

Now, why are you two fighting?

Listen to this, Rin.

This guy told me that "snails from my eyes" meant something it didn't.

And then I tried to use it in conversation today, casually saying, "Hey, that's like snails from my eyes!"

That's a really dumb reason....

You're the one who came to me asking what it meant.

I figured you probably just misheard "scales fall from one's eyes",

so I told you that it means "having a sudden realization".

So why didn't you tell me that to begin with?!

Why the hell would snails come out of my eyes?!

Rin.

You can see who's at fault here, right?

What the hell? You running away?!

I'll cut you to ribbons with my cat claws—

Now you've done it!

I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're Kyousuke's sister!

Guys, get me a weapon!

This one's mine!

E-Eel pie?!

Inohara-kun! You can do it!

This is a perfectly normal scene for me.

Ever since I got to know these guys after meeting them when we were young,

it's been a normal part of my life.

Those were the hardest days of my life.

I had just lost both my parents.

When all I could do was cry, the four of them appeared before me.

We're going up against a powerful enemy!

We need your help!

What's your name?

Naoe Riki...

Alright! Let's go, Riki!

Hey, who are you?

Us?

We vanquish evil and deliver justice!

They call us...

"Little Busters"!

It was indeed a powerful enemy.

We fought like there was no tomorrow.

Honey?

I'll leave the rest to you guys!

Masato!

Your sacrifice won't be in vain!

I didn't ask for this!

That was how we met.

It was the start of an exciting life for me.

After living with them for a while,

I was able to forget the pain and loneliness in my heart.

Everything was just so much fun.

If only every day could be like this forever...

That became my only wish.

Man, that seriously hurt.

All thanks to Fido here.

He's not Fido!

He's new, so he doesn't have a name yet.

Lennon.

Lennon?

You always pick such random names.

Einstein, Gates...

Audrey...

Akutagawa...

So, Kyousuke, where'd you try to find a job this time?

A publisher in Tokyo.

You walked to Tokyo?!

Yeah.

You know...

You're an idiot.

I'm flat broke, so I had no choice.

You guys will be third-years next year, too.

You'll be in the same boat.

I don't think I'll be walking to find a job, though.

I guess that's true, though.

Next year, we'll either be applying to college or looking for work.

We've been together up until now, but we might go our separate ways when we graduate.

At the very least, Kyousuke won't be here next year.

I don't want to think about the future.

If only things could be like this forever...

Hey, why don't we do something together like we used to?

What's with you, all of a sudden?

Like what?

You know, like how we used to walk around the neighborhood together looking for evil to vanquish.

Don't lump me in with you guys!

Kyousuke would always be leading us,

and we'd always jump into something really exciting!

Let's do something we can only do now, then.

Let's play baseball.

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

You know, baseball.

We're starting a baseball team.

We'll call ourselves...

"Little Busters"!

Right there.

Stand right there.

Rin, you're the pitcher.

I'm the pitcher?

May I ask why?

It makes for a more exciting plot.

What plot?

Our team, the Little Busters, always makes our matches dramatic and exciting!

He's been reading too many comics...

Riki, you're the catcher.

Alright! Time for your virgin pitch!

It's the season-opener!

So I just throw this thing?

Yeah. As hard as you can.

As hard as I can?

And thus...

Rin!

I bestow upon you the title, "Godly Lack of Control"!

No!

The Little Busters will use this locker room for the time being.

It seems that the school's baseball team had a bit of trouble,

so right now they're practically nonexistent.

But...

Why baseball in the first place?

Now that I'm a third-year looking for a job, sometimes I think,

"What am I doing with my life?"

I'm going to get a stable job and work the rest of my life.

But that's only because I'm just following the same path that everybody else does.

And so, in order to prove to myself that I exist as my own individual,

I decided to play baseball.

Huh?

I was with you for most of that, but...

That last line didn't follow.

I play baseball to exist as my own individual.

But why baseball?

Just think about it.

Who'd ever think of playing baseball while looking for a job?

Well, I guess...

You wouldn't normally think of that, right?

Yeah...

That's what makes it interesting!

So you're just dragging us along for the ride?!

I've got a tournament coming up.

I have my own responsibilities as the fourth position.

See you.

I swing my sword to exist as my own individual.

Kengo!

Let him go, Riki.

The day will come when he'll understand too.

You know, it's not like we understand at all either...

Agreed.

1853, Perry Expedition ports at Uraga Harbor.

1860...

Aliens invade.

1862...

War on Mars.

Hey, shouldn't you be doing homework too?

I'm doing it now! Just like usual!

But baseball, huh?

Yeah, I'll bet you weren't expecting that either.

It's just like Kyousuke to jump into something random like that.

That much we should expect.

Yo!

What, more baseball recruitment?

No, I've got some homework I'm having trouble with.

Help me out with it.

I need to gather words spoken by great people.