The Orbital Children (地球外少年少女)

- Humans need a God. - We're gonna walk to Mars.

I don't need a future!

I keep having that same weird dream.

I forgot we've had gravity for the last two days.

- -Hmm?

Gravity is such a drag.

The intelligence limiter is…

The limiter is off.

The tool that John Doe gave me worked.

Touya, did you remove the intelligence limiter again?

Not if you don't tell anyone.

You're going to be in trouble with your uncle.

It'll be all right, because this time it's harder to detect.

I Dakky!

The intelligence still sounds pretty limited.

Speech and intelligence are different.

They'll both get better.

Dakky, what's your intelligence level at now?

- -See? It's twice as much as before.

He's finally beyond the B limiter.

Poopy!

First-stage separation confirmed…

I have one more idea.

Launch control Japan Ex-terra 607. Nominal trajectory.

Second-stage propulsion is nominal.

First-stage head back towards Spaceport Oita.

That's it! I've finally hacked into the reflex mechanism.

I have to remove the C limiter to get beyond this phase.

Dakky, go on into Twelve's database,

and keep on learning as much as you possibly can.

- -Hurry up and wake up, Lunatic.

And be greater than Seven.

Hey, Touya. You're going to be late to physical therapy.

Aw, no. I forgot.

Second-stage shutdown. Launch escape system is disarmed.

We're entering inertial navigation.

You can now use the Internet.

Please remove your seat belts and enjoy the zero gravity environment.

Yes! I'm finally connected.

Three, two…

Mina, Mina. Mina!

Hi, and thanks for waiting, everyone.

I'm SpaceTuber Mina, continuing my live stream.

The aurora borealis is amazing.

So, here goes.

I'm going to try out zero gravity.

Bathroom! Please. I've had to go so bad, so long!

Gotta go.

Bathrooms are not required.

Please proceed.

Oh. I forgot.

- -

There's a boy relieving himself, getting closer and closer to me.

- -Space can be gross. I might puke.

Mina, I'm not just some boy. I'm your little brother.

Hmm.

Anshin is coming into view.

Please turn your attention to the right.

Japan proudly presents the train station, Anshin.

Aw. It's so tiny! I can barely see it.

And now a word from the station's AI host.

The only and only, Twelve.

Welcome to the Japanese Space Hotel, Anshin.

I am Twelve--

The space station and hotel are both named Anshin?

Wow. I wonder who gave it such a super lame name.

Oh! It's ONIQLO!

Aw, man. Nasa's gonna kill me if I'm late.

Also, Touya, I'm sorry to bring this up again but…

-Dakky, come. -

S-Sorry. You were saying, Chief?

I was asking, isn't it about time you left my room?

You have your own room down on the Earth floor.

Okay, okay. Next month.

That's what you said last month.

Earth isn't an environment where humans should live.

They're much better off living away from it.

EXTRATERRESTRIAL EMISSARIES

- Wow. - We can really see it now.

Roof tiles!

You're right. This space station has roof tiles.

Definitely made in Japan.

But look, there's more!

Crab? There's a crab on the space station.

So stream-able. This is totally amazing.

Wow. This is bad.

Mars and the moon are skewered together.

I'm starting to question the designer's sensibilities.

I wonder what it looks like on the inside.

Thrusters will engage to adjust our position.

The ship will shake, so please return to your seat…

-Mina, get back in your seat. -…and put on your seat belt.

- - Fasten your seat belt.

-Our shuttle will be utilizing a thruster… -Mina!

…for altitude adjustment shortly.

Guess it's gonna take some practice to be up here.

-Is it okay if I eat these? -Mm-hmm.

- Huh. -Please don't make a mess with those nuts.

-Ooh. -Oh, I'm sorry.

By the way, I'm Taiyou.

Did you two get here through the Deegle contest?

We did. I'm Hiroshi Tanegashima. But everyone just calls me Professor.

We both come from Saitama, back on Earth.

My sister's name is Mina Misasa.

Our parents divorced a while back, so we have different last names.

-Ah. -She's a star on StupidTube.

There's nothing stupid about a hundred thousand followers.

It's nice to meet you. Do you want me to follow you?

No thanks. I really only use social media to contact people I know.

A hundred thousand followers is chump change

compared to the amount of followers Touya has.

- Who? - He's the other participant.

Oh.

You know, Touya Sagami.

He's famous. He's the last child to be born off of Earth.

- Never heard of him. -

He has a hundred million followers.

Seriously? Oh, then he must be wonderful guy.

You better not come out of your cradles, Earthlings.

Anshin Japan Ex-terra 607

cleared for capture-point zero approach.

Go for auto-capture sequence. Auto-capture…

Wasn't ICS supposed to be peened in 2017?

Japan Ex-terra 607, please berth at Port 03.

- -

KONOHA B. NANASE - FOLLOWERS: 7

Mmm.

CHECK-UP TIME

Guess it's time to get more medicine.

Damn it.

There's more gravity than usual thanks to those visiting Earthlings.

Hmm.

Is it just me?

This is such a drag. Who benefits from gravity anyways?

Dakky, you wait here.

Huh? What's that thing?

-What thing? -That thing.

There's something weird over there.

Weird as in UFO?

Oh. Just a shooting star.

A shooting star?

Error code 4423 detected.

It's a malfunction with the AI.

What does it mean?

- I'm not sure. - Checking systems now.

Detecting an unconfirmed flying object

Altitude?

It launched from a lower orbit. Currently at 800 kilometers.

It's traveling away.

No danger of a collision.

Uchinoura, where did it launch from?

Um, I'm not sure.

Well, I guess it was a false alarm.

Nobeyama, report this to UN2.

Already reported.

-Huh? -What's wrong?

Launch origin determined, but it was from UN2.

It what?

The flying object is hiding behind the earth.

What is UN2 doing violating their own flight rules like that?

-Having fun, Touya? -Huh?

I've told you before. You gotta stop hacking into this facility.

Focus on your physical therapy.

I don't need physical therapy.

I was simply born on the moon. I am not injured.

Will you just keep doing it, please.

Dakky, are you okay?

Breathe in…

And out.

Twelve, what do you think? How's it look?

One moment, please.

Touya's pulse is steadily increasing.

Hey, don't get precocious. Now turn around, please.

Don't go around hitting my head.

What if you break my implant with your killer fingers?

So how's Konoha's implant?

That's private information, so I can't tell you.

Konoha's implant hasn't dissolved either, has it?

Come on, will you drop it already?

That's just an urban myth

that little middle schoolers say to freak each other out.

I am a middle schooler.

Anyways, I'll get your usual gravity anti-nausea medication.

Wait over there.

I come here for physical therapy, not to be teased.