Amanchu! (あまんちゅ!)

We will now begin the lecture.

Are you ready, Teko-san?

Yes, ma'am.

When you go diving, you're supposed to take these items with you:

Swimsuit. Shampoo. Conditioner.

Diving logbook.

And...

And?

Spare silk underwear with a strawberry-chocolate design,

pink ribbons and lace.

What are ya talkin' about?

Amanchu!

"The Story of Excitement and the Despairing Heart"

With pool practice starting next week, I, Ooki Futaba, a.k.a. Teko,

am here at the ocean to observe some actual scuba diving.

I never expected to see the day.

And...

Who would've thought you two'd be friends already?

R-Right!

Whoop?

The other unexpected thing is...

Pikari's grandmother

was the lady who spoke to me that day!

What a twist of fate!

All right. It's been a while since I've been an instructor.

Huh? You're going to be the guide for the customers today?

Yep.

That said, Tawashi-kun will be the main guide.

Tawashi-kun?

He runs a diving shop nearby.

I'll only be the sub-guide.

Yakisoba

Oh...

I'm a bit nervous, but I'll do my best.

My dream is to someday become a pro instructor here.

Yakisoba

Wow!

She already has a vision for her future.

And here I've never actually even been diving.

Pikari's really amazing.

Do your best, Pikari!

Fight!

Yeah!

These two are our guests for today.

Glad to meet you.

Pleased to meet you, too.

Shall we set up and put on the equipment?

Yeah.

Be sure to perform the buddy checks, too.

Okay.

Buddy? What?

When you're diving,

you always have to do so in pairs and help each other out.

And your partner is called your "buddy."

Help each other...

Buddy...

Let's get to it, Pikari-chan.

Yeah!

Check whether the BCD is on tight...

All clear.

The tank...

All clear.

Check whether you can remove your weights immediately.

All clear.

Check for any tangled equipment.

They both look so serious.

All clear.

Check if you can breath okay using the regulator.

All clear.

I have no idea what they're doing,

Check the residual pressure.

but it's kinda cool!

All clear.

BCD, okay.

Tank, okay.

Those two seem used to this, too.

Monkey

Kappa

Pikari, what are those?

Cold protection hoods.

It may be April, but the water is still chilly.

Oh...

Then, shall we go?

Okay!

Be right back!

Sure. Have fun.

Be careful not to lose your footing in the waves.

Okay.

There's an endless world of fun starin' ya right in the face.

There's an endless world of fun in there.

Amanchu-ya Diving

Be Careful With Fire

No Trespassing

Yakisoba

Lucky for them.

The ocean water 'ere is peculiar.

From April to around June, it has what we call this spring murkiness.

Spring murkiness?

Once winter turns to spring and it gets warmer,

the phytoplankton in the water multiply drastically and make it all murky.

It becomes a bit like pork soup, really.

Pork soup?

The water loses a lot of its crystal clarity, reducin' visibility.

Would it really be fun seeing an ocean like that?

You see, this is the time of year that brings life to the ocean.

Little fish come to feed on all the phytoplankton in the water,

and bigger fish come to feed on those little fish.

Gradually, this ocean becomes full of all kinds of life forms,

and that's when it regains its clarity.

Oh...

So you can see an ocean full of life.

Better learn to go ocean divin' by the time the murkiness goes away, eh?

Yes.

Still, visibility is probably under a meter today.

Under a meter?

Will Pikari be okay?

Isn't it dangerous?

Hey!

We're back!

Man...

We couldn't see a thing!

Took all we had just to make sure we didn't get separated!

That was a really difficult dive.

Couldn't see anything but the fins of the person in front.

Truly, a life-or-death dive.

That bad?

But it was fun.

Yeah.

Yep.

Then shall we switch tanks and dive right back in?

Yeah!

Whoop!

Let's do this!

Even though they shouldn't be able to see anything in the water,

they're having so much fun.

Shall we take a different route this time?

Do we even need these?

'Course!

Buddy, huh?

Weren't you bored waiting?

Nah.

I had a wonderful chat with your grandmother.

Also, Pikari, I...

I wanna hurry up and dive, too.

Whoop!

What's my underwear doing here?!

Uh, er...

What's the matter?

A-A guy!

Thank goodness!

I got through to her!

Be Careful With Fire

No Trespassing

I see.

That sure was a close one.

Yep.

But after all is said and done,

my underwear is fine...

Oh, so you want the monkey hood that badly?

Sure, girl.

It's.

All.

Yours.

No, no, no, no, no...

No!

Grandma!

Gimme those customers' numbers!

After observing Pikari's diving session,

today's finally the day of my pool practice.

It's a day of fine weather.

No wind.