Summer Days with Coo (Kappa no ku to natsu yasumi)

Daddy, have you ever

seen a dragon?

Yeah, once,

when I was little.

There was a serious drought,

so the elders summoned him to make it rain.

Are dragons scary?

Sure, they're scary.

But they're kind gods.

Idiot, don't eat

things like fireflies.

Dragons are scary, but these days,

humans are even scarier.

They've come.

Daddy's going to have

a talk with them first.

Go and hide in the grass

around here.

What?

But I wanna go too!

No!

I'll call you when

we finish talking and then—

This, right?

That's right.

Bring it over

when I call you.

You can give it to him.

Doesn't this carp

look delicious?

I'd do anything

to have this.

You'll be able to catch

something like this in no time.

You reckon?

Yeah.

Now, hurry up and

hide somewhere.

Okay.

Get down lower.

Daddy, something

feels weird tonight.

Be careful.

I know.

My plate feels

really dry tonight...

Well, I'm drunk,

but in a pleasant way.

I apologize sincerely

for keeping you so late.

Me too. I stayed too long.

Don't say such things.

Please come by again.

I can't come up with money

that way all the time, you know—

No!

I didn't mean it

in that way!

It's easy to rewrite account books,

but you'll never know when they'll suspect you...

Moreover, the superiors are

so bothersome these days.

Please be careful.

I keep it at a level

where they won't find out.

After all, we're just turning land into farmland;

not that more farmland is needed.

Our nests are being feathered

in place of the farmers'.

Indeed.

Evening.

I didn't mean to scare you!

Please excuse me.

I won't take much

of your time.

Could you please listen

to my story for a second?

I actually have a request

to an official such as yourself.

A request?

About what?

Well...

I'm someone who's living

in the Ryuujin swamp.

According to

rumors I've heard,

there's a plan to reclaim the Ryuujin swamp

and turn it into a paddy field.

That plan...

Could you please

reconsider it?

If you take the swamp

away from us, we can't live.

Please, reconsider it.

This is beyond a meek

monster like yourself.

P-Please forgive

my rudeness!

You!

Kappa...

You were listening to our talk,

weren't you?

Well, I couldn't hear

what you were talking about...

But you were talking

and looking pleased...

Stop lying!

If I don't stop the reclamation, you're going to tell

the local magistrate what you heard, isn't that right?!

H-Hold on please!

What are you talking about?

I didn't hear anything!

Stop pretending

that you didn't hear!

Trying to blackmail

a samurai?

Outrageous!

My lord!

Forgive us!

Forgive us! Forgive us!

Idiot!

Don't come here!

Daddy!

This!

Give this and—

Forget it and go back!

Samurai-sama, you can have this carp,

so please don't get angry with us!

Please forgive Daddy!

Be quiet!

Shimizu-sama!

Be on guard,

there may be others too!

N-No!

There aren't any others!

Just us!

Let's run!

They're gonna attack us

at any moment!

Officer!

Please calm down!

Daddy?

Daddy?!

I-It's a curse!

Summer Days with Coo

So not fair!

Bali island?

I'm going to Hokkaido!

I'm going to

my dad's home village.

Jeez, am I the only one

without a holiday plan?

This is serious.

It's already July.

Summer holidays are

gonna start real soon.

What about your parents' home towns?

You're not planning

to visit them?

Both of my parents come from Saitama,

so they said it's too close.

Hey, where's Bali island?

Dunno.

Somewhere in the South.

What's there?

The sea?

Are you stupid?

You better know

more about it.

I'll find out once I get there.

It doesn't matter!

Damn you!

Lame Kikuchi!

Kou-chan fancies Kikuchi?

Stop kidding!

No way!

See ya!

Hey!

I'm heading off!

That hurt...

A fossil...

...of a tortoise?

Awesome!

Uehara-kun!

What's that?

Nothing!

Can you climb up?

Are you alright?

You aren't hurt?

It's all because you

were walking there.

Show-off!

Ugly-face!

That'll be brother!

Check before you

open the door!

Who is it?

It's me.

Brother's come

home a big mess!