Napping Princess Page #4

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Man, I haven't thought

about all that in forever.

Dad and I used to have so much fun.

But after all this time I can't even

picture him that way.

Yeah, that story would put you right to sleep.

Uh-huh, that sounds like me.

Hey how come you're not a

little kid version of yourself?

In your dad's story, Morio was never made

into one of the characters

so he doesn't have a

fairytale version of himself.

I see.

Makes sense to me.

I'm not a part of this.

I'm stuck playing the role of myself

'cause there's no place

for me in this dream.

So when you wake up from your dream

you'll probably just

remember the story as it is

and forget that I was even here.

Really?

That sounds awful!

What's the point of dreaming then?

It's just how it is.

I'm a realist when it comes to this stuff.

(engine revving)

(questing music)

(laughing)

Morio!

(screaming)

That was a little rough.

Oh yeah, the title of the story.

It was Ancien and the Magic Tablet.

You remembered!

We are in Ancien and the Magic Tablet.

What now?

- [Ancien] We're out of gas!

What do we do?

Heart, set us down as soon as you can.

(dramatic music)

(screaming)

(crows cawing)

Morio?

Hey, where are we?

We are in Osaka for some reason.

I remember we fell asleep in Takamatsu

waiting for Officer Kijita to pick us up.

Speaking of weird, last

night I had a dream

that your dad's motorcycle

here was able to fly.

Then we really did have the same dream.

Are you serious?

Oh wow!

I'm starting to think magic is for real!

Stop it.

We're too old for fairy tales.

So what is going on?

(phone ringing)

What is this?

A self-navigation system?

Did this thing drive us all the way here

while we were sleeping?

If so, then while everyone was mocking

you dad's car upgrades,

he may have actually been on to something

completely ground breaking.

Still, could he have really programmed

a system as advanced as this on his own?

Morio!

Up there!

Sorry, sir!

We ran out of gas in

the middle of the night.

Come on, dad.

Did you get my message yet or didn't you?

Hello, dad.

Where are you right now?

No need to worry.

I still have the tablet with me.

Currently Morio and I are

near Dotonbori in Osaka.

We are filling the motorcycle up with gas.

And send.

Hello?

Morio, listen.

Are you somewhere safe right now?

Yeah.

- [Man] And do you have Kokone with you?

Uh-huh.

Put her on for a second.

Kokone, it's my dad.

Hello?

Kokone?

I'm at your house right now

and some fishy people are looking for you.

What?

Does one of the guys have a beard?

- [Man] Yeah, yeah the one in charge.

And the guy is telling me

he was sent all the way out here

from Tokyo by your grandfather!

But my grandpa died back when

I was in elementary school.

- [Momotaro] No, no.

I don't mean your father's father.

This is Ikumi's father I'm talking about.

My mom's father?

That's right.

I'm just now hearing about all of this.

- I was pretty surprised too.

- Get Morikawa's daughter

- And it turns out

- back here right now.

That your grandfather is the

chairman of Shijima Motors!

I'm sorry Momotaro never

liked talking about Ikumi,

but it's only 'cause of

some unpleasant drama

that seems to go back a long way.

Really?

Like what kind of drama do you mean?

Well it looks like Momotaro and Ikumi

went and eloped without

telling their families.

Her old man was so pissed about it

he made your dad promise

to never get involved

with Shijima Motor Corporation again.

And on top of that he stole

some of Shijima Motors'

proprietary software and

hid it in that tablet.

There's no way!

My dad isn't some kind of thief!

- [Watanabe] Are you sure about that?

Kokone, all of us still

believe in Momotaro,

but to prove that he's innocent

you're going to have to

bring that tablet of his

back here and then hand

it over to these guys.

That's exactly right.

Just hand over the tablet

and Chairman Shijima

will overlook this unpleasant matter.

Otherwise Mr. Morikawa

is going to find himself

in a great deal of trouble.

If that's the case,

I'll just go and talk to

Chairman Shijima myself.

I'll explain that my dad would never do

anything like what you've said.

You'll what?

The chairman won't simply

take a meeting with you

of all people.

Why wouldn't he?

Obviously because the man continues

to bear a tremendous

grudge against your father.

But you're telling me

that I'm supposed to be

this guy's granddaughter.

- [Watanabe] Well, yes that

happens to be the case.

Even if my dad has some

kind of sketchy past

I know that he always

does the right thing,

and that's what I do too.

So goodbye, sir.

You brat!

What the hell is wrong

with that little girl!

Morikawa's clearly raised

some kind of delinquent.

I want you to get her back here.

Yeah right.

You ought to know that

Kokone's just as stubborn

as her father.

She and the rest of you are

a bunch of stupid hicks.

Let's go.

Yes, sir.

(engine revving)

You gotta hand it to her.

Kokone's got guts.

Yeah.

She is her father's daughter after all.

I'm guessing that Mr.

Beard isn't going to see

eye to eye with me at all.

Hey, Kokone.

Right there.

Friends of Mr. Beard?

What should we do?

I know.

Can you fall asleep?

What?

Sleep right now?

Yes, right now.

That way you can use the

magic in your dreams.

Huh?

But I can't sleep right now.

I just woke up a minute ago.

When has that mattered?

You're always nodding

off at the drop of a hat.

(calm music)

It'll help us more if

you start heading home.

(engine revving)

Huh?

Stop!

Hey!

Wait!

But what about dad's motorcycle?

It'll be fine.

Just trust me.

Hey, hey!

Call the company.

Okay.

Have you got enough to get

us on a train to Tokyo?

I've only got 650 yen right now.

Really?

So then both of us are broke?

How could a college student like you

walk around with no cash?

I had a little but I spent it yesterday,

and for the record most college students

are broke these days anyway.

Huh?

Then why'd you get rid of our bike

and bring us to a train station?

I just assumed that we could

use your Mahjong money.

Sorry about that.

Not much we can do now.

Hey, why don't we just

borrow from Watanabe's stash?

No way!

Then we'd be common crooks!

So what then?

(phone ringing)

There's a message from dad.

Kokone, where are you right now?

I'm at the Shinosaka Train Station.

I'm coming to Tokyo to rescue you.

STAY PUT.

Hey look.

I'm here with Morio right now.

We want to take the express train but neither of us

have enough money.

What about you?

Where are you?

WAIT THERE.

He wants us to wait?

But I want to get to

Tokyo on the express train

to find you.

Hmm?

You must be Miss Kokone Morikawa.

I have both of your super

express tickets right here.

What?

Wha?

DESTINATION:
TOKYO

These are...

But how did you know?

Here, we found a lost bag.

Please give it to the proper authorities.

Hey!

(alarm ringing)

(sighs)

Very nice.

This is my first time on the bullet train.

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