Sabakan (サバカン)

Taking Steps Forward

One step at a time,

Moving forward steadily,

On that familiar path.

Though sometimes lost,

In that season,

I keep on moving,

On the road where sunlight peeks through leaves.

I journey alone,

And then we become two,

In that unforgettable season,

I...

Mr,

Mr Hisada?

Are you there?

Sorry.

Anyway, that girl's weight loss video went viral.

Now she's releasing a book,

First print run, 50,000 copies.

Do you want me to ghostwrite it again?

Your writing is simple and easy to follow,

It lets readers read smoothly.

Are you saying my writing is unremarkable?

Not at all.

You could make a million in income,

What do you think? Just take it easy and write.

Actually, I'm thinking of writing a new book,

Is it another pure literary work?

It won't sell.

Hello?

Sorry, I haven't received this month's payment.

I've been busy with meetings at the publishing house, and I haven't had the chance to send it.

I'll give it to you on Sunday.

Alright.

Smells great, really looking forward to it.

Tell her on my behalf, I'm excited too.

Even the fish fins are spread out.

It was clearly supposed to be to see dolphins.

How did you end up buying jellyfish?

Because it's so cute.

I heard that dolphins can drown while sleeping.

They can drown?

Yeah.

Indeed, Nagasaki's sea is more beautiful.

She wants to go again.

Yes, after all, the last time we went was for grandpa's funeral.

Yeah.

Mom.

Look, dad bought this for me.

That's really nice.

Alright, let's head home.

Bye, dad.

See you next time.

- What's this? - jellyfish

Jellyfish? Really, it's a jellyfish.

- Its tentacles are very small. - It has tentacles?

So adorable.

What about dolphins? Didn't you buy dolphin?

Every time I...

See canned bonito, it reminds me of a certain boy.

I think no matter how old I live to be,

I won't forget that summer.

"SABAKAN"

I thought this worn-out bicycle

Couldn't possibly be fixed.

But with dad's skillful hands,

The bicycle came back to life as if by magic.

Dad was just wearing an undershirt

and underwear at home this morning,

Mom scolded him.

But I like how carefree dad is.

The teacher was deeply moved.

Hisada.

Yes.

I'm very moved.

I think everyone must be very moved.

Applause as encouragement.

On the eve of the change from the Shōwa to Heisei era,

I was still an elementary school student.

Minoru was really cute.

every day with friends

Back then, every day I would laugh heartily with my friends over things that had no nutritional value.

Recently, I tried the gachapon for Kinnikuman wrestling figures,

but I ended up getting Kinkotsuman twice.

In our class, there's a student who marches to the beat of their own drum, Takemoto.

You see that guy,

he only has two sets of clothes.

He's been wearing the same outfit all year round.

Tomorrow it's definitely going to be green.

He uses spit as an eraser,

always drawing pictures of fish on his desk.

However, one day,

a small incident happened.

Look, as expected, he's wearing green today.

That guy indeed only has two sets of clothes of different colors.

listen to me,

my older sister said she wanted to play the piano,

so our parents bought her one.

She's really stubborn, you know.

Wow, impressive...

Hey, Take.

If you put a piano in your house,

won't the floor collapse?

Don't be stupid.

Putting a piano won't cause any problems.

You're lying.

Why would I lie to you, idiot?

Then, let's all go visit Takemoto's house together.

Rock-paper-scissors.

Great!

Hurry up and get it, grab it!

Wait a moment.

Hold on.

How much longer do we have to walk?

Perhaps he really doesn't want us to see his house.

To escape from us, Takemoto

circled around the same block three times.

Didn't we pass by here just now?

Follow me.

Stop kidding around.

Brother.

So dirty and messy.

It's really run-down.

That one looks like an eye, right?

Really, huh?

So the other one is the mouth then?

It's basically a face, isn't it?

Just like the house of Kinnikuman.

Really dirty and messy.

It's filthy enough.

- The window is even broken. - Really?

It's seriously shabby.

Let's tell everyone at school tomorrow.

Great idea.

Let's go, Hisada.

Let's go.

Good morning, Hisada.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Everyone, look over here.

A kick might make it collapse.

Despite being ridiculed by everyone,

Takemoto continues to draw fish on his desk as usual.

His profile looks tougher than Jackie Chan's.

I'm back.

Welcome back.

Go wash your hands first.

Mom becomes the scariest person in all of Nagasaki once she gets angry.

I've personally seen her deliver a powerful kick to Dad's sensitive area.

What are you doing?

Homework.

You're really silly.

Come on, welcome back.

I have some sweets.

Did you wash your hands?

I did.

stop lying.

I said I washed them.

Brother, not washing your hands properly will make you sick.

- You're so noisy. - What are you up to?

What am I doing? You dummy.

Dabao, after you finish your snack,

can you go to Yuuai Supermarket and buy tofu?

What? I just got home.

I want to go too.

Quit complaining. When I ask you to go, you go.

I want to go too.

You're so noisy.

Don't hit him.

Here, take this.

I want to go too.

Wait for me.

I want to go too.

I want to go too.

Please let me get Buffalo Man.

Oh God, please, make it Buffalo Man.

Please, give me Buffalo Man.

Kinkotsuman again?

My dad gives me only a measly ten yen for a half-hour shoulder massage.

He's a huge fan of Yuki Saeto.

Yuki…

She's really cute.

Alright, it's been half an hour.

Really?

Really, give me the money quickly.

Here you go.

Great, thanks.

Dad.

What's up?

What should you do if you find 100 yen?

Should you take it to the police station?

Why take it to the police station?

It's the person who lost the money who's silly.

Hisada Takaaki.

Here.

Last day of the semester.

Will we welcome the summer vacation with joy

or enter into a hellish life?

Hirosue Hiroki.

Everything depends on the semester report cards.