Amanchu! (あまんちゅ!)

Mato-chan-sensei, I'll take this, too.

Sure.

Open Water Course in Osezaki

Days Left: 2

Oh, Teko! Could you bring that bag as well?

Sure.

The long-awaited open water course is this weekend.

Take good care of yourselves, so you don't get sick before then.

Right.

Make sure you eat and sleep to your heart's content.

We'll be leaving at the break of dawn.

Don't oversleep, okay?

Okay!

It can't get here soon enough, right, Teko?

Yeah...

Teko-chin.

Don't forget to bring the logbook you bought the other day.

Of course!

Are you carrying it around everywhere?

Oh, yes...

All right. Let's get back to work.

Take all this stuff to Pokoten the Third.

Right!

Hup.

You okay, Teko?

Yeah. I can do this.

I'm not alone...

Because they're all with me,

I have nothing to worry about.

So I have to do my part

and make sure I don't hold them back.

There!

Teko, the Open Water Diver exam is finally upon us, huh?

Yes!

Amanchu!

"The Story of the Cat and the Kitten"

I'm starting to get so nervous.

Whoop?

When you think about Sunday?

Yeah.

I mean, this will be my first dive ever!

I might be unable to sleep because all kinds of things are running through my head!

What if I don't wake up on time because of that?

That won't do.

Sleep deprivation is bad for your skin and diving.

Right?

I have to get enough sleep, right?

Cha, cha, cha...

Out on a walk, Advisor Cha?

Cha.

Cha!

He went outside?

Where could he be going?

Gotta find out.

Cha!

Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha.

Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha...

Oh, wow!

It's a secret path for strolling.

This is as far as we get, huh? Too bad.

There are loads of paths only cats know, right?

Just where does this one lead?

You know loads of paths, too, don't you?

I was amazed

when you found Big Sis-senpai's place

using just the address.

Meanwhile, I just whiz past things on my bike.

There are tons of paths I don't know, too.

What? Really?

Yes!

I mean, I'd never come to this area before, either.

I see...

Uh, Pikari?

Er... Usually, you're the one teaching me

about stuff I don't know...

Whoop?

If there's a path you don't know,

that means we both don't know it,

so... um...

I kind of want to

take a walk down a path we both don't know...

What do you say?

Now, that's a nice idea!

Shall we be on our way, then?

Let's-a-go!

Yeah...

Let's-a-go.

Do unfamiliar paths make you nervous, too?

Totally.

They also make me really excited.

Oh, I get what you mean now.

"Now"?

I used to dislike the anxiety of doing something new.

Teko...

Especially before becoming friends with Akane-chan and Chizuru-chan.

But now, while I still find it a little scary,

I can see why it'd make you excited.

This is...

What? An old shrine?

It looks a little scary.

Wanna check it out?

Okay...

May Sunday be sunny.

I never knew a place like this existed.

A crab!

This place is filled with all kinds of greenery.

It's like a kingdom of green.

The memories I create with Pikari are always colorful.

All of them have been new and unfamiliar experiences,

but each one is dyed in an unforgettable color.

What a vivid world.

That's wonderful.

Vivid memories, huh?

Was I thinking out loud again?

You were.

But it really is wonderful.

Bad bird!

Pikari! Pikari!

It's a kitten.

It's so tiny, I thought it was a hamster or something.

But it's weird that such a tiny kitten is by itself.

Yeah.

Maybe it got separated from its mother,

or maybe it was abandoned.

Let's wait and see if the mother shows up.

Yeah.

Whoa!

You come with a sucking function?

Sucking function?

Looks like she's hungry.

I'll search the Internet for what to do when you pick up a kitten.

"First, keep it warm and give it kitten milk."

Kitten milk?

Found it. Apparently, it refers to powdered milk.

All right. Let's go buy some.

Squirrel Mart

Wow!

I didn't know there were feeding bottles for kittens.

I love how small they are. So cute!

Just hang in there a bit longer, okay?

"Let the boiled water cool down to around 50 degrees Celsius."

50 degrees Celsius? Like just a little hot to the touch?

Probably.

Hot!

"Shake the bottle well, so the powder dissolves,

and let it cool down to body temperature."

And 'ere I was wonderin' what the big deal was.

Do you think she will drink it?

She drank it!

She's crying...

You like it?

I see.

It's that yummy, huh?

The milk and snot caused a big mess!

So, whatcha gonna do with that cat?

My apartment complex doesn't allow pets.

And my place is out 'cause my mom is allergic to cats.

I'm sure ya already know,

but she can't stay 'ere at Amanchu-ya.

Let's look for someone to take her in.

Oh, right.

Yeah, good idea.

We can ask our classmates tomorrow.

The problem is where she'll stay tonight...

I think I'll take her home.