Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

Millions of people live...

...beneath this expansive sky.

And they all harbor a myriad of wishes and feelings.

Those feelings sometimes touch, and collide with, other people's feelings.

But within some of those people are even deeper ties that surely connect them all together...

...so the feelings can be passed along.

A story full of those contacts and encounters is about to begin.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is about to begin!

Ethereal Echo, become light!

Forbidden monster, enter this sealing circle!

Jewel Seed Seal!

I let it... get away...

I need to... chase after... it...

Someone... please hear my voice...

Lend me your strength...

With my magical... power...

Is this what you call a "mysterious encounter"?

That was a pretty weird dream...

I'm Takamachi Nanoha. A grade-schooler who goes to the Seishou Auxiliary Elementary School.

As for the Takamachi family, I'm the youngest of three children.

Good morning!

Oh, Nanoha. Good morning!

Good morning, Nanoha.

Please take this to the table for me.

Okay!

These two are my father and mother.

You managed to get up all on your own today. That's impressive.

This is my father, Takamachi Shiro-san.

He's the owner of our coffee shop in front of the train station, Midoriya, and the central pillar of our family.

Breakfast will be ready any minute now.

And this is my mother, Takamachi Momoko-san.

She's one of the people in charge of all the sweets at Midoriya.

She's beautiful and kind, my beloved mother!

Oh, and by the way, Midoriya is our coffee shop at the marketplace in front of the train station...

...that sells various cakes, cream puffs, and different types of coffee.

It's a really popular shop for girls coming home from school and ladies around the neighborhood.

Where's Onii-chan and Onee-chan?

Aren't they still in the dojo?

Onii-chan, Onee-chan, good morning! Breakfast is ready!

Good morning.

Ah, Nanoha. Good morning.

Here you go!

Thanks.

These two are my older brother and sister.

Well then, Miyuki, let's leave it at that this morning.

My older brother, Takamachi Kyouya-san, is a freshman in college.

Having succeeded my father in his sword school, he's become my sister's teacher.

All right. Let's continue after we're both back from school, okay?

And, of course, there's my older sister, Takamachi Miyuki-san. She's a second year high school student.

Breakfast sure is delicious! Especially these scrambled eggs.

Really? I used tomatoes, cheese, and basil as toppings to really bring out the flavor!

Everyone, take a good look. You should be happy for having a mother who's so good at cooking!

Right?

Of course. Right, Nanoha?

Yeah!

Oh, stop it, dear!

Our parents still act like newlyweds, and are always a handful.

Miyuki, your ribbon's loose.

Huh, really?

Here, let me fix it.

And my brother and sister really get along well, too.

You can really feel the love here, but behind everything, it feels like I'm floating apart from it all.

Good morning!

Nanoha-chan!

Oh, Nanoha! Over here!

Suzuka-chan, Alisa-chan.

Good morning!

Good morning, Nanoha-chan.

Good morning.

These are my friends, Alisa Bannings-chan and Tsukimura Suzuka-chan.

We've been in the same class ever since first grade.

We're attending the same cram school this year, too.

As you can tell from the research I had you do, the town we live in has a lot of different shops.

I had you look at what people actually do and how they do it, and ask them several questions.

I believe this was a very good experience for you all.

As you can see, there's a lot of places and a lot of different jobs out there...

...so my question to you is, what kind of job would you like in the future?

It would probably be a good idea to start thinking about that now.

Stand.

The future, huh...?

You two have already pretty much decided, haven't you, Alisa-chan, Suzuka-chan?

In my family, both my father and mother are company managers...

...so I'll have to study hard and succeed them in their positions.

That's the plan, at least.

I really like machines and stuff, so...

I've been thinking it'd be nice to go into engineering...

I see...

You two are so great...

But aren't you next in line for the Midoriya coffee shop your family runs?

Yeah, that's one of my visions for the future, but...

I feel like there's something else I want to do...

But right now, I can't clearly see what that something is yet...

I really have no special skills or strong points about me, either...

You moron!

You shouldn't be saying that about yourself!

That's right. I'm sure there's something only you can do, Nanoha-chan.

Furthermore, aren't your grades better than mine?!

And if you say that you have no strong points, what's that say about me, huh?!

But I wouldn't be a good as a business administrator, and I'm no good with normal work, either...

You two, you shouldn't be doing that! Come on!

Come on, you guys!

Something I can do... something only I can do, huh?

Hey, wasn't Suzuka so awesome during dodge ball today?

Yeah, she was so cool.

Th-That's not true...

Be quiet!

Ah, this way, this way!

This is a shortcut to get to cram school faster.

Really...?

Though the path's a little worn-down.

This is the place I saw in my dream yesterday...

What's wrong?

Nanoha?

Ah, it's nothing. Sorry.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Then let's go.

It couldn't be.

Nanoha-chan?

Ah, yeah!

Help me!

Nanoha?

Didn't you just hear something?

Something?

Something... kind of like a voice...

Not really...

I don't remember hearing anything...

Help me!

Nanoha!

Nanoha-chan?

I'm pretty sure I heard it coming from over here.

What's wrong, Nanoha?

Suddenly running off like that...

Ah, look!

An animal? It looks hurt.

Y-Yeah. W-What should we do?

Even if you ask that...

For now, we have to take it to a hospital!

Not a hospital, a vet.

Umm... is there a vet somewhere near here?

Ah... umm, I think there's one somewhere around here.

Wait a second, I'll call my house and ask!

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha!

Nanoha!

Hey, Nanoha!

Yes, I'm coming!

Its wound isn't all that deep, but it certainly looks pretty weak.

It's probably been on its own for a while.

Doctor, thank you very much!

Thank you very much!

Not at all. You're quite welcome.

Doctor, this is a ferret, right?

I wonder if it's someone's pet...

It might be a ferret... but if it is, it's certainly unique.

And also, about this item on its collar... It looks like some sort of jewel...

It woke up!

It's looking at you...

Nanoha, you're being stared at.

A-Ah, yeah... umm... uh...

It would be best to let it get some rest, so why don't I watch over it for you three until tomorrow?

Yes! Please do!

If you'd like, why don't you come and see how it's doing tomorrow?

Okay!

Ah, oh no! It's time for cram school!

You're right!

Well then, Doctor, thank you very much! We'll be back tomorrow!

Let's start off with the problem we solved last time.

Let's look at the example at the top of page 47 in your textbook.

Example one is... 39/45.

Example one is... 39/45.

Both the denominator and numerator are divisible by 3, so it then becomes 13/15.