NiNoKuni (二ノ国)

Again?

Excuse me, sir!

It's dangerous up there.

Oh, it's you. I'm in the middle of invoking a spell.

Don't interrupt me.

That's fine, but go back to your room.

Don't tell me you think I've gone senile.

Of course not.

Stop that!

Let go. What if the spell is discharged?

Tell me what sort of spell will discharge on a hospital rooftop?

"Gateway."

HOSPITAL

Gateway?

You mean gateball?

Nitwit! I said Gateway!

A spell that opens a door to another world.

Hey, hey, hey!

It's mine!

There he goes! He's on fire today!

Yes!

-Way too aggressive! -Making excuses?

Ready, everyone?

Haru!

Thanks.

-Thanks for coming. -Good work.

-Nice hustle! -Oh, man, he's so hot!

Yu!

Did you see Shinozaki's face? That felt good!

Because he totally had you on lockdown last time.

He was vulnerable to drives on his left, just like you said.

But you were too impatient.

If you'd driven more to the basket in the last period,

you could have scored five more points. It was too bad.

What do you mean?

You could be more effective, but you don't think things through.

It's quite frustrating.

If I were any better,

the number of fans would get out of control.

Haru! Yu!

I heard you won today's game.

-Of course. -Hey, Kotona.

So, what were you talking about now?

About his "fans."

Hey.

Are you trying to cheat even though you're with me?

What?

-You have a track record. -I do not.

Oh, yeah?

Who had coffee with a first-year just because she got you a gift?

There won't be a next time.

You're mean.

I'll let you off for today.

By the way, I heard about a good crepe place.

The orange crepe is supposed to be sour and amazing. Wanna go?

There she goes. Kotona's love of sour oranges.

I just really like them.

Why not? Let's go celebrate your victory.

I think it's close.

The place is up there.

-But let's go somewhere else. -Yeah, you're right.

Okay. Time for the third wheel to leave.

You two go ahead.

Hey, Yu!

Seriously, don't worry. I'm used to it.

-Hurry up! -Wait!

SAKI FLOWER SHOP

-Welcome back. -I'm home.

Welcome back, Yu.

Thanks, Nanako.

Solved it!

I got it, right?

Nice.

I know.

You could be more effective, but you don't think things through.

It's quite frustrating.

I guess I'm just frustrated about...

something else.

Oh, man.

I feel bad for what I did to Yu.

Let's all go next time. If we go the long way, Yu can go too.

-Yeah. -See you tomorrow!

Be careful going home.

You too.

Kotona?

-Help! -Huh? What's wrong?

Someone keeps following me! I'm scared!

Where's Haru?

We just split ways. He's not picking up!

-Where are you now? -By the alley on First Street.

Sis Saki, I need a ride!

Oh, yeah. Kotona's birthday is just around the corner.

YU

Why isn't he picking up right now?

What happened?

-Kotona's in danger. -Danger how?

I don't know, but some weirdo is following her.

-Just hurry. -Okay.

-Drop me off here. -Sure!

Will you try contacting Haru?

Sure. I'll try looking for her too.

Kotona!

Stop it!

Kotona?

Kotona!

Kotona...

Don't worry, you're fine.

We'll call an ambulance.

What happened?

Haru, she was stabbed by someone.

Kotona!

Haru, you shouldn't move her! Let's call an ambulance!

Shut up! Be quiet! What were you doing?

-I... -I'm taking her to the hospital.

Haru!

Dammit!

Haru, don't!

Haru!

Where the heck are we?

-And what's up with this outfit? -Yeah.

-Kotona's gone! -That's right. Kotona!

Where's Kotona?

Haru, your phone!

Right!

This is...

a compass.

What's going on?

A dog?

What a strange dog.

-What happened? -They're in the middle of the road.

I think we're attracting attention.

-Let's move. -Yeah.

There's less people over there.

Yu! You...

What? Hurry up, Haru.

Look at your legs!

I can walk?

My legs... What's going on?

You were just walking!

Come on, try walking again.

Yeah.

How can it be?

What's happening?

No way!

-Seriously, what's going on, Yu? -I don't know.

I don't know, but...

Where are we?

Maybe it's a new high-tech theme park?

Or maybe they're filming something?

Then, what's that?

Dinosaur robots.

-A computer must be controlling them. -They look alive.

Yeah, that's true.

That metal seems too real for cosplay.

It is real.

What?

It's really another world.

-What the heck? -It's just a theory,

but we've jumped into another world.

Another world?

Then is Kotona here too?

That's right. Kotona...

She was injured, right?

-It was bad-- -Wait, Haru.

As you can see, my legs are healed.

Maybe injuries get healed in this world.

Yeah! You may be right!

-Worrying won't get us anywhere! -That's right. We need to act first.

We'll find you, Kotona.

This must be a pub.

Can we go in?

Don't be a prude. We're in another world.

Whoa! This is a totally different world.

Definitely.

Hey, ma'am! Bring the drinks!

Keep it coming!

Here you go. But are you guys sure?

It's the middle of the day.

We're mercenaries. We're not needed when nothing's going on.

Well, nothing beats peaceful times.

Business is booming, right?

I suppose.

-It's full of drunkards. -Should we drink too?

No, we should not.

Now, guess we'll ask them one by one.

No. We have to choose someone who seems easy to talk to.

Hey, you.

You're in my way. Move.

A dog?

He just looks like a dog. He's not a dog.

You don't look familiar.

Where are you from?

From Tokyo.

Tokyo?

Never heard of it.

He reeks of booze!

Oh, well.

Anyway, you have a question, right?

Yes, please.

You want to hear about my heroic tales? Good for you.