Algernon Ni Hanataba Wo (Flowers for Algernon / アルジャーノンに花束を)

Beep! Beep beep BEEP!

I like this, it’s good. - This is good.

Don’t touch it.

Here ya go. - Saku-chan, you’re thoughtful.

Nothing in it.

Don’t copy me!

Sakuto!

Why did you let it go?

I told you over and over not to, so why did you let it go?

It wasn’t on purpose.

Even Sakuto must be thinking about things in his own way...

It’s worse if it wasn’t on purpose.

Because he was careless, right?

Isn’t it okay if he was?

Not it's not.

You understand? I hate stupid children.

Go...

Go...hurry...

This time...

59 seconds...no errors.

Congratulations, Chief.

Good work. Everyone, please take a relaxing day off.

Yes, Sir.

Shadows...

Geez, I get it.

Yes? - Delivery!

Roses? Who are they from?

From someone. - Eh? What’s that mean?

What’s that mean? - Please don’t joke around.

O~w~ - Ah, I’m sorry!

Ouch…

Why? Why is a grown man…?

Saku! You’re always doing this!

I’m very sorry. This guy is kinda slow.

Can’t you even make deliveries?

Excuse us. Please sign~

Okay.

Hachisuka-sensei…

Um…

You can’t do that! Go over there!

I’m sorry, he’s a brat.

He’ll touch anything if it sparkles, even if it’s cheap.

Anyway, I’m really sorry.

Okay--ah--

You won’t complain to the company, will you?

I won't… - Thank you.

Then, thank you very much! Excuse us!

Sorry it’s cheap stuff.

U~WA~!...Huh?

It’s over here! - Oh no, isn’t it dangerous?

Eh?!

He did it again…

Hurry and call the police. - No, no, please don’t call them!

Eh? - Eh? I mean…

He’s cleaning. He’s a chimney sweep!

Listen, Sakuto.

Inside that, it's full of dreams.

Mama doesn’t want you to lose it, so she got angry.

Dreams? - Yes.

When humans lose their dreams,

they start to become a little boring.

Do you understand?

What papa’s trying to say?

My dream is to be a good boy.

I hate stupid children.

When I become a good boy, Mama will start to love me.

That’s why I want to become a good boy.

Translations by areea-chan Timings by Keiko1981

Hiyama-kun?

Hi. I’ve been waiting for you.

Anyhow, if you work really hard, that's enough for me.

Um, I…

Ah, it’s okay, it’s okay, don’t force yourself to talk.

We’ve got lots of guys who are in the same situation as you.

Ah, about your mom?

Yes. - She gave me your stuff. In the back.

Strike!

It was a strike!

Ow! - Ball!

Sakuto, what are you saying? That was a strike just now!

Saku-chan, you’re energetic. Do your best.

Yes.

Yanagawa, are you playing?

It’s been kind of rough today...

Shut up…

Ah, just like I read...

It’s here! I’m a genius!

Everyone gather around.

Working with us starting today...

...is Hiyama Kousuke-kun.

Teach him about the work flow.

He's the team leader, Shikauchi-kun.

Please look after me.

Ho ho ~ bad attitude...

Now, now, it'll take time.

Everyone get along. Okay?

Sure. - OKAY?

Yes! - Yes, Sir~

Okay.

One...more time!

What the hell?!

What?

Friends...friends… - Huh?

Huh? - Friends...

Being...friends…

Ah~ that’s Sakuto.

He’s been kinda slow since birth.

Ah~

Ah~

Saku-chan!

This video is of an extremely excellent rat

that is being administered alpha lipoic xanthine glucoside, or ALG for short.

In honor and gratitude of this drug,

we named him “ALGERNON.”

This arose from my area of expertise in researching incurable neurological diseases.

While our research progressed, we administered ALG to neurons,

combining it with high-frequency electrical stimulation.

As we'd hoped, synpases in the brain formed,

and we found it could lead to brain to higher efficiency.

Humans essentially use only about 10 percent of the functions within their brain cells.

It can potentially increase the number of synpases ten-fold

by joining together the nerve cells. If we use Algernon's results,

we can awaken non-essential brain cells.

We found that it maximizes the brain.

Hurry and skip to the next part.

Of course. Next will be clinical trials.

Isn't the chief suddenly premature about this?

Yeah...but if the clinical trials are successful,

it will certainly be a historic step.

First of all, in all of our animal experiments

it was just Algernon that was successful.

What will happen if we get ahead of ourselves and something terrible happens?

That won’t happen.

Hachisuka-sensei has looked at everything and judged that there’s no risk.

That’s true, but-- - You’re also a member of this team, right?

Now, now…

For now, Kokubo-kun, please manage Algernon.

I understand.

I’m back, Algernon.

Are you hungry?

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New ball coming in.

Okay, I put the new ball in.

Shuffle shuffle

Shuffle shuffle shuffle…

Now Shikauchi-san, which one is the ball in?

I’ll bet you three times as much if you get it. - I know where it is~

Are you sure? - Absolutely. My eyesight is 20/20.

Good eyesight, because you never studied. - Shut up, stupid!

Too bad~

Shit...Is it really in there?

It’s in there. Look.

Now then, next challenger is…? - Me me me!

You better stop. How many times have you done this?

Saku, you have 1000 yen? ($10US) - Yes.

Okay, let’s go.

I’m putting it in.

Shuffle, shuffle…

Which one is it in?

You sure? Can I open it?

What~?

Sorry, Saku. I can’t bring myself to take money from you.

But it’s a game, so it can’t be helped, right?

Hey, what is it? - Nothing.

Isn’t that guy dangerous? - He was in prison, after all.

At least he’s not a pervert like you are.

I don’t do stuff like that! I'm all frustrated, too!

Ah~but we want girlfriends, too.

Should we go pick up some girls? - It won't happen if it's just us.

You won’t get girls with those faces. - Huh?

But if you have this guy…

Saku, pay attention! Hands behind your back. Don’t look around.

Shut up! Look only at his face.

Huh?

Oh~

Excuse me. I have Algernon’s progress report.

Put it over there.

You like this song, don’t you?

Ah, the volume is too loud.

I thought it would be okay at this hour.

It’s fine. It’s just me. Everyone went home.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.”

It’s one genius’ culmination of beauty and intelligence

that perfectly utilizes the principles of numbers.

Each time I listen to this song,

I feel the potential for human intelligence is infinite.

If all of humanity was able to grasp intelligence such as his,

foolish events would disappear from this world.

I also...

...believe that.

If Hachisuka-sensei’s research bears fruit,

I feel that things like wars and crimes,

and the sorrows of the world would decrease more.

This savage world

would be more calm and peaceful.

That might be too idealistic. - That’s not true.

Each one of us on the team are collaborating wholeheartedly.

Thank you.

I’m glad you told me that.

Yes...um…