One Summer's Day (あの、夏の日 とんでろ じいちゃん)

This summer day

This summer day

On this summer day

I live in a suburban residential area that hasn't changed in years.

My elementary school is right in the middle of it.

My classroom!

In my fifth-grade class, Class B, there are three other boys named Yuta besides me.

Yuta Asekawa.

He studies really hard, always does well on tests, and finishes them quickly.

So everyone calls him "Dekita" instead of Yuta.

Then there's Yuta Kawahara, who is quick and always in a good mood.

Everyone calls him "Chorota" ("Speedy").

Even the teachers like him a lot.

Then there's Yuta Montgomery Tafashii, who is very handsome and athletic.

All the girls in the class are always looking at him.

So they call him "Miteta Montgomery Tafashii" .

And finally, there's me, the fourth Yuta, Yuta Oi.

Everyone calls me "Boketa" ("Dreamer").

Don't ask me why.

I'm always wondering why myself.

I tend to think a lot, and when I do, everyone says I'm spacing out.

There's also our teacher, Miss Mayumi Shina,

the prettiest teacher in the school, at least I think so.

That's because I really like Miss Shina.

"Good Morning !"

she always says with a smile.

Even though Yuta tries so hard in practice, he still can't swim at all.

While everyone else can swim, he's the only one who can't, and he wonders why.

While he's thinking about it, everyone else jumps into the pool.

While thinking about why he can't move forward and only sink,

he ends up drinking a lot of water, drowning, and dying. And even then...

I still wonder why I died.

That's what he must be thinking.

That's what I'm saying. What happened...?

Alright, starting tomorrow, it's summer vacation.

There are often accidents during summer vacation.

Everyone, be very careful,

and I want to see your cheerful faces when the new school term starts in September.

Now, I'll hand out the report cards.

I've been eagerly waiting for summer vacation.

I'll miss seeing Miss Shina,

but this summer vacation,

I'm going to the countryside to do an unusual part-time job.

It was last night.

I woke up because I drank a lot of cola before going to bed and needed to pee.

Boketa.

Boketa.

What's going on?

Not talking about you.

But you just said "Boketa, Boketa."

What's the matter, Mom?

Oh, I see!

Let's ask for a little help from someone careless.

Onomichi?

Onomichi?

That's right, that sounds good.

Grandpa's been a bit forgetful lately,

so if we say we're sending Yuta to keep an eye on him, it should be fine.

So, since it's summer vacation, we'll send Yuta over there

to take care of Grandpa.

You should tell him that.

That way, Grandpa won't feel too bad.

Yes, let's do that !

Yes, that's good, let's do that.

Yuta, slow down on the cola.

Hey, what do you mean, "let's do that"?

"Let's do that" means "let's do that."

In our family, the only one who can afford to space out is Yuta.

Now that I think about it, that's true.

Dad and Mom are working,

and my sister Erika said she has to cram for her entrance exams this summer

if she wants to get into her desired university.

So it has to be Yuta. During summer vacation, Yuta,

I want you to go keep an eye on Grandpa, so he doesn’t do anything weird.

Huh? Grandpa doing something weird?

Well, maybe not.

Grandpa is Dad’s father.

His name is Kenshiro Oi, and he used to be the principal of a high school in Onomichi.

We all casually call him Grandpa at home,

but actually, we should probably call him Grandfather

because he's such a distinguished man.

Even Dad and Mom get nervous and can’t say anything in front of him.

Besides, Grandpa doesn’t seem to like Mom, and they never talk to each other.

I asked why once before,

Mom didn’t answer, but my sister told me instead.

It’s because Mom and Dad had a love marriage.

- Love marriage? - Yeah.

And it was a rushed wedding.

Rushed?

Because of me. That’s why Grandpa doesn’t like me either.

And now they say Grandpa is doing something weird.

According to Grandma's phone call, he suddenly barged into someone else’s house.

I heard he ate up all the offerings.

The day before yesterday,

I got the news that he went to a funeral at someone's house.

Well then, everyone, let's do our radio exercises energetically.

Continuous exercise routine.

Waist exercise!

Ready! Go!

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

What are you doing? Do it properly!

One, two, three, four, five, six,

Move your head forward and backward!

Side to side!

Really?

That's why I want you to stay by grandpa's side to make sure.

To tell the truth, I'm not comfortable with grandpa either.

But I can't help but feel a bit curious about what would happen

if that intimidatingly dignified grandpa started to lose his mind.

Principal, what happened?

It's a funeral!

To this, Mom added.

Well, Yuta, you're going to spend your summer vacation with grandpa,

so I'll make sure to pay you for your time as if it were a part-time job.

It's settled then, this trip to the countryside.

You'll also get to visit the Dinosaur Museum you've been wanting to see.

And I'll get to study quietly.

Now I'm on the Shinkansen.

Why am I doing this? Well, it's already happening, so I should stop thinking about it.

But if I were to explain why I'm making this face...

Even without this, you always look lost and pitiful.

When you're with grandpa, you have to be smiling.

Yeah, for example...

No, no. Like this.

No more like this.

When I got off at Fukuyama Station, one stop before Onomichi, Grandma was waiting.

Yuta!

I was waiting for you. Come on, let's go.

This way, this way.

The Shinkansen stops at the Onomichi Station too,

but Grandpa insisted on changing to a local train from Fukuyama.

He said if we came by train along the coast,

he would fly through the air and meet us halfway.

Fly through the air?

Yes, and this morning, when he thought of going out to the entrance to meet you,

He said that if you believed in him, you could fly together.

Fly together?

And he said it with such a serious face. It's troublesome.

I wonder how he plans to fly.

He says he will fly smoothly like a swallow.

Like a swallow, huh?

I thought how nice it would be if I could fly like a swallow, and looked out the window.

Something swiftly passed by. I thought it was too big to be a swallow.

- Grandpa is flying! - Is something wrong?

I was so surprised that I thought Yuta had lost his mind too.

Please don't surprise me like that.

So, Grandpa said he would take care of you during the summer vacation,

help you with your studies, and take you swimming in the sea.

He's really enthusiastic about it.

So you should just go along with it and never disagree, okay?

Yes, I understand.

This way.

Also, don't stare too much at people around here.

Grandpa thinks you're looking at him as if he's a senile old man.

You're reading some incomprehensible book.

I can walk through this wall, you know.

You know!!!

Is it really that much of a big blunder?

Come on.

Hurry, hurry.

In front of Yuta, I think Grandpa will act like he usually does, calm and composed.

So, please try to stay close to Grandpa as much as possible and keep an eye on him.

Alright.

We’ve arrived.

It's beautiful, isn't it? This town.

Yuta, it's been how many years?

Six years.

Excuse me for intruding.

Come in.

Grandpa stay over there.

Please go ahead and pay your respects first.

Hello. Thank you for your help.

Do you have the school report?

Have you made up your mind?

Mom made me bring it.

Grandpa will definitely ask to see it.

What are you doing?

Grandpa just threw my report card in the trash.

What are you talking about?

Tell me when I ever did such a foolish thing.

When? Just now.

Do you really think so?

At school, they call people who act foolishly "boke" ("foolish").

Grandpa even knows about the nickname I have at school.

Huh?

Grandpa, you did a magic trick.

I never did such a foolish thing. You're mistaken.

Don't say unnecessary things.

Here, watermelon.

It's well chilled and thirst-quenching.

You, unpleasant old woman.

She’s waiting to see if I do something strange because she thinks I'm senile.

Waiting to laugh at me if I do something weird.

If I do something strange, she'll laugh at me.

She's waiting for it.

Recently, I walked into a stranger's house

and ate the offerings for the Buddha ("Hotoke").

That's not all.

I was at a funeral and I was presenting an exercise radio broadcast.

How about it?