SAKAMOTO DAYS

What's wrong?

Nothing.

You know, I hate teachers.

He's out of his mind.

You three, run while you can.

You young people have a future ahead of you.

Hurry up, Shin. Let's go!

You go ahead.

If I can't fight what I'm facing now,

I can't see a future where I'm stronger!

Trying to outshine us? No fair.

I know, right?

You two...

Shit!

Damn, that hurt...

Who is he?

Why can't I read his mind?

HARD MODE

And just like that, they're in combat. I missed my chance to join, again...

Anyways... What is going on with this guy?

He's... asleep?

That can't be possible.

And the sound of...

precision machinery?

There's something odd going on here.

But even if I say something like, "Hey, everyone, he's actually asleep!"

They'd probably think I'm insane.

And it'd be embarrassing if I was wrong.

Catch!

So close!

Did someone hit him?

Me?

Might've been me.

Ouch...

My goodness. Pull yourself together!

Mr. Kashima,

I think we have a problem with the field.

What is he doing?

It looks like he's... miming?

Is this our chance?

Don't push Shinaya too much.

Speaking of...

Oh, close one.

Who is it that's over there, fighting instead of me?

He's been sleeping this whole time.

A kid we hired for the day.

We had a difficult time finding one.

A vessel that has the durability to withstand your moves

is hard to come by.

I'm surprised you found someone.

We posted an ad online!

HELP WANTED - MUST BE FLEXIBLE

Cool.

Then let's recruit comrades the same way.

Face-to-face interviews are vital, Gaku.

As he also says, talent is treasure.

Okay, okay.

Here's how I say we do it.

First, we beat all of them up,

and then, we pick up whoever's still breathing.

Shoot...

Where's Mafuyu?

If I can't fight what I'm facing now,

I can't see a future where I'm stronger!

Damn it...

Hey, let's get outta--

Screw you, Shin.

If only you'd kept your dumb thoughts to yourself...

How do they do it?

I'm always scared of making the smallest of mistakes,

petrified by that fear...

How can they all

go up against such a terrifying enemy without hesitation?

You're not getting anywhere with those legs...

Need a ride?

Yuck...

They're candidates just like me,

and they're getting crushed.

So how is it that they're so badass?

I'm... ashamed of myself.

Sorry, man.

The thing is, I'm psychic.

I'm afraid I heard

all that self-pitying stuff.

If you're gonna get embarrassed anyway,

don't you think you'll feel better

if you chose to take action?

Yeah.

I hope you're right.

I have an idea.

Will you follow mweh?

- He butchered that line... - He butchered that line...

What a big deer! Hi, good boy.

I thought it was him.

What's going on with the animals?

Shin...

I hope you're safe.

Mr. Kashima? I'm losing the left side of my view.

Gaku! Please don't break that!

It's not working...

I can't read his mind.

I believe he's being controlled remotely

and the person behind it isn't here.

What? How'd you figure that out?

From the sounds.

His goggles work as a headset.

Through it, you can hear the other side.

What? There's no way you can hear that.

Hmm.

That guy seems interesting, Mr. Kashima.

Incoming.

Just as I thought.

There's a lag in his movements.

I can dodge his attacks.

A limestone cave?

Great, sound will echo in here better.

Hey!

How were you able to dodge that attack?

What do you mean by "lag"?

Did I... say all that out loud?

I told you, I'm psychic!

I can hear what you're saying in your head!

What the heck?

- That's absolutely embarrassing! - Focus on what's important!

It's very likely

that Shinaya's equipment has one critical flaw.

That's the lag.

What do you mean?

I can hear the slight sounds leaking through Shinaya's headset.

After I hear the sound of the real enemy throwing a punch,