SAKAMOTO DAYS

Look, guys! I found 500 yen under a vending machine.

Thought I'd get something yummy for Piisuke and me...

I wanted to tell everyone about Bring Your Parents to School Day,

but Daddy and Shin and Lu, they all left!

Don't cry.

Here, you want some acorns? I have candy too.

Tell ya what, I'll go find them for you.

Really?

You know what to do, Piisuke!

BASEMENT LEVEL FOUR

Who are you, old man?

I'm Asakura, the director of this place.

Could I interest you two in a little prison break?

The director?

So that means...

you're the one behind my kidnapping!

No, no! I'm not!

If I were, why would I be stuck in here with you?

Right, good point.

Fine. Then tell me everything you know!

SAKAMOTO'S VS THE LAB

You must be the legendary hit man, Taro Sakamoto.

That power and speed? Impressive.

But I gotta say, you gotta lose some weight!

Even I was able to beat you to the draw.

Let's see what happens next, shall we?

It won't matter.

WHY ME, MR. SAKAMOTO?

I meant to hit the enemy, yet my body moved on its own.

That needle in your neck, Sakamoto,

transmits a signal that makes your brain confuse your friends for foes.

Neat, isn't--

Then that means I just need to try to attack Shin.

WAIT...

Why was his punch so much stronger when it was meant for me?!

I must say...

I like a feisty little guinea pig.

And so,

since I didn't follow their orders, they locked me up in this cell.

The end.

Then what do they want with me? Your story's too complicated, old man.

How should I know? I don't know you!

Come to think of it,

this all started because you mistook me for Shin and kidnapped me!

Shin? Do you mean Shin the psychic?

You know him?

Know him?

I'm the one responsible for making him psychic.

What? I thought Shin was born with that power.

He used to be a plain-old brat.

It's my fault that his life changed forever.

I got him mixed up in my research.

Meat is hard and rubbery. I don't like it!

I'm not wasting good nutrition on a dummy like you.

The magnesium in meat lowers the risk of malnourishment.

Keep that in mind, you brat!

I don't need to eat that, I can just drink my juice!

Why do I have to babysit this brat?

MIKAN JUICE

Back then, I was doing research on supernatural abilities at the Lab.

One day,

an old friend of mine named Ando asked me to take care of Shin

and vanished into thin air.

That's my special smoothie!

Damn it. Nothing's working...

Old man, whatcha doing there?

Well, I'm researching how to expand the limits of human brain activity.

Simply put, I'm studying supernatural powers.

Is that fun?

Are you crazy? There's nothing better.

If I figure it out,

we might be able to unlock incredible potential for humankind.

Potential for humankind?

That's right.

It means I might be able to make everybody super happy.

Look at him. He looks drained.

Hell-bent on research that won't work?

Wish I had that kind of time to waste.

You don't know it won't work!

The old man's working hard to make everybody super happy.

I've never seen anything like this!

I have to compare it with previous data.

I'm thirsty.

It worked! It really worked!

Shin, I did it!

What are you doing?!

What do you mean?

Are you all right, Shin?

That was nasty!

I don't see any change.

I guess it failed.

But at least that means he's okay.

I'm not okay!

That stuff tasted really bad!

What? Was I speaking out loud?

Mr. Tada, you were just thinking,

"I wish I could see Ms. Namiki's panties," weren't you?

- What? - Hey!

Oh, Ms. Namiki thinks you're a creep.

Poop!

Star!

Toupee!

Hey, guys, let's play.

I'm a bit busy right now.

Maybe later.

Sorry, kid.

Phooey.

- I don't want to be near him. - It's freaky.

What an annoying power.

- I feel sorry for him, but it's creepy. - Poor Shin.

Don't worry, Shin.

I'll make a cure that'll fix it all.

I'm fine like this!

It finally worked. Aren't you happy?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that I got you tangled up in my stupid research.

Your research isn't stupid!

Forget it!

The guys at the Lab are boring, and you're a gloomy old man now.

You suck!

A little while after that, he left.

I don't know how I could ever face him.

What a sad story.

But I bet Shin isn't mad anymore.

Why do you think so?

I'm with him every day. I can tell!

Shin's happy with his power.

And our manager doesn't talk much, so I'm jealous.

Manager?

Why don't you apologize with me, old guy?

I actually had a fight with Shin too.

Sakamoto family rule number 11.

"If you fight, make peace the same day."

You're a bit late for the "same day" part,

but you can bribe him with sweets!

I feel like a fool for sulking.

If you had this, why didn't you break out sooner?

As long as I'm in here, I don't have to help with their research.

Little lady,

has he grown taller?

Who's there?

You're gonna have to see for yourself, old guy.

Ready? Commence escape mission!

WHY ME?

Hmm? Sorry.

Isn't it great?

This switch can turn it on and off.

What else do I have?

Hang on... Let's see...

YIKES!

- So cringey. - Look at what I can do!

You don't learn, do you?

Nice kick.

THANK YOU, SIR...

And click!

ARGH!

Whoopsie-daisy. He was so light, I tossed him right through the glass.

It won't work.

With your brain mistaking me as a friend,

your hand freezes on reflex, doesn't it?

Even the legendary hit man is no match for the magnificent power of science.

IF I READ YOUR MIND, THAT WON'T MATTER.

AH!

Read my mind all you want.

It won't matter if your body can't keep up.

My golly, I have no clue why the boss would want

such a stupid power like yours.

It's stupid!

It's so uninspired. I couldn't care less!

STUPID? HOW DARE YOU...

Don't get your clothes too dirty. It'll be a hassle to wash.

Also, his power isn't stupid at all.

And I can prove it to you.

MR. SAKAMOTO...

There's such a big gap in our IQs that I can't even converse with you.

Time to kill you!

Oh, that feels good!

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, MR. SAKAMOTO?

It's simple.

HUH?

SERIOUSLY?