To Be Heroine

Who's there?

Ma'am...

Where's Hikaru?

Oh, Hikaru probably took a ride on a spaceship.

Don't lie to me.

That's enough.

I read Hikaru's diary.

What happened...

What happened to Hikaru?

Well...

Come in.

Attack of the Darkness

Mommy's head is like a ball!

I kicked it and it flew off towards to the department store!

The place at the store where they sell balls!

Her head was on the shelves!

Mommy's farts...

Hey, Hikaru! Do you want a scolding this early in the morning?

Daddy!

Breakfast will be ready soon.

That's right, there's another kid in our family.

The mission's a success!

well done, my brother in arms!

Your plan was great, dad!

You did a great job carrying it out!

Stop praising each other!

You said mom wouldn't get mad!

i said kick her to wake her up,

but I didn't say to kick her in the face.

Stop talking and eat!

Okay!

Hikaru, don't put so much pepper on it.

Dad said men need to put pepper on their food.

There's a limit to how much, though.

That's filthy!

I told you not to use so much pepper!

Remake it!

Just shut up and eat it!

No! It's got your snot mixed in it!

You should be able to eat your dad's snot!

Then I'll do the same thing!

Do you not like me?

Tenshin was a lot like Hikaru when he was young.

When we get to college, you can count on me.

I'm a genius, after all.

Isago Tenshin

Byakkyou,

please marry me.

If you do, I'll be able to cheat on any test.

He always flunked his tests,

but chemistry...

he had a surprising talent at.

Byakkyou,

I got a job at Keito Pharmaceuticals.

If you go out with me I can make you happy forever.

Who are you?

Byakkyou, Tenshin,

don't be late!

Stop messing around and eat!

We'll be right there!

Hurry up!

There's an event at the factory today.

Dad, let's go on ahead without them.

Wait a little.

You're on early shift, right?

Go on without us.

Okay, will do.

Be careful.

Bye Daddy!

Your father was really good at sports.

After graduating college,

he got a job at Keito Pharmaceuticals,

but ended up as a policeman.

Byakkyou was such a good girl.

After marrying Tenshin she became a lot less reliable.

We'll still make it in time. Don't panic.

Oh, you're covering for Byakkyou...

You liked her in college, didn't you?

Your mother was called "The Spy."

She had all the information.

Byakkyou, Byakkyou.

Big trouble!

What's wrong? Don't scare me.

Isago-kun and Utsubori-kun both like you.

I like big-muscled guys like Hanaya-kun, though.

I-I like you.

He's so cool.

I'm going to make him my boyfriend, no matter what!

Ryuu Paipai.

Stop messing around in front of the kids.

You're too old for it.

Start acting a little smarter.

Tooru-kun's father was a smart student.

He always got the best grades in every subject

and he married the daughter of the guy who owned Keito Pharmaceuticals,

a subsidiary of the Hagyou Concern, the largest corporate group in the company.

Everybody made fun of Tooru-kun's father and said that he was set for life.

Let's go!

You're so slow!

You pay the late fee!

Shut up, you old woman.

If we hurry we'll make it.

Even though there's three of us on a bike?

Futaba-chan, let's go as fast as we can.

Go!

Ten years ago,

we sent the kids to school every day,

and then went to work together.

Isago Tenshin.

Are you willing to accept my challenge?

Hey, be careful!

When we graduated college,

most of the students in our class went to work for Keito.

Your mom went to the general affairs department.

She was in charge of maintaining the machinery.

Tooru-kun's father, the smart one,

went to work in the CEO's office after joining the company.

Hikaru's dad and I were assigned to experiment labs A and B.

We worked on developing new medicines.

Just you wait.

I'll make a medicine that changes the world.

It won't just heal the mind,

it will heal the heart!

What SF novel are you reading now?

When the day comes,

I want you to tell me you love me!

I thought it was stupid.

But I never thought...

the day would actually come.

Byakkyou, the time has finally come!

Your invention this time is the Tairiki Kongoumaru?

Or is it the "Amuro Hiten Pill"?

I call it...

"This Love Is Forever."

It's been the subject of my research since college.

How can you leave your important memories behind forever?

First,

you drink the medicine in this bottle.

And for 10 seconds,

you focus on the thing or person you want to remember,

and no matter how much time passes,

you'll never forget them.

Sounds shady.

What, are you scared?

Fine!

Hmph! I'm not scared!

10,

9,

8,

7,

6...

Happy 10th Birthday!

4,

3,

Byakkyou, go out with me.

If you do, I'll be able to cheat on any test.

2,

Byakkyou,

I got a job at Keito Pharmaceuticals.

If you go out with me I can make you happy forever.

Byakkyou...

Byakkyou.

Never forget

this moment...

Now, you may kiss the bride.

A lot happened, but they finally got married.

Oh, honey...

Two years after we got married,

Hikaru was born.

I thought our happiness was just beginning.

But...

the nightmare was almost upon us.

Utsubori Kokoro.

Hey, Tenshin.

This is the CEO's office.

I know we're friends, but you can't come in here.

Tell me.

That new medicine I developed years ago,

what happened to it?

Which one?

There're tons of unrealistic projects you came up with.

The one that temporarily boosts human memory

to help them remember precious memories forever.

I just happened to see a delivery receipt,

and the materials on it were the same as that project needed.

I only gave the recipe to you,

so that you could recommend it to the CEO.

But suddenly we're buying tons of the ingredients needed for it.

Tenshin...

Wonderful.

This new improved medicine is far superior to the old one.

I'm sure it'll sell even more!

And not just Keito,

the whole world will want it!

We need to thank your old classmate.

He really is a genius.

He came up with a colorless, tasteless medicine.

If you had half his brains...

We're going home.

Hey, the door's open.