Summer Days with Coo

Daddy, have you ever seen a dragon?

Yeah, once, when I was little.

There was a serious drought, so the elders summoned him to make it rain.

Are dragons scary?

Sure, they're scary. But they're kind gods.

Really?

Idiot, don't eat things like fireflies.

Dragons are scary, but these days, humans are even scarier.

They've come.

Daddy's going to have a talk with them first. Go and hide in the grass around here.

What? But I wanna go too!

No!

I'll call you when we finish talking and then-"

This, right?

That's right. Bring it over when I call you.

You can give it to him.

Doesn't this carp look delicious?

I'd do anything to have this.

You'll be able to catch something like this in no time.

You reckon?

Yeah.

Now, hurry up and hide somewhere.

Okay.

Get down lower.

Daddy, something feels weird tonight. Be careful.

I know.

My plate feels really dry tonight...

Well, I'm drunk, but in a pleasant way.

I apologize sincerely for keeping you so late.

Me too. I stayed too long.

Don't say such things. Please come by again.

I can't come up with money that way all the time, you know"

No! I didn't mean it in that way!

It's easy to rewrite account books, but you'll never know when they'll suspect you...

Moreover, the superiors are so bothersome these days.

Please be careful.

I keep it at a level where they won't find out.

After all, we're just turning land into farmland; not that more farmland is needed.

Our nests are being feathered in place of the farmers'.

Indeed.

Evening.

Ah! I didn't mean to scare you!

Please excuse me.

I won't take much of your time. Could you please listen to my story for a second?

I actually have a request to an official such as yourself.

A request? About what?

Well...

I'm someone who's living in the Ryuujin swamp.

According to rumors I've heard, there's a plan to reclaim the Ryuujin swamp and turn it into a paddy field.

That plan... Could you please reconsider it?

If you take the swamp away from us, we can't live.

Please, reconsider it.

This is beyond a meek monster like yourself.

P-Please forgive my rudeness!

You! Kappa... You were listening to our conversation, weren't you?

Well, I couldn't hear what you were talking about...

But you were talking and looking pleased...

Stop lying!

If I don't stop the reclamation, you're going to tell the local magistrate what you heard, isn't that right?!

H-Hold on please!

What are you talking about? I didn't hear anything!

Stop pretending that you didn't hear! Trying to blackmail a samurai? Outrageous!

F-Forgive us! Forgive us!

Idiot! Don't come here!

Daddy! This! Give this and-"

Forget it and go back!

Samurai-sama, you can have this carp, so please don't get angry with us!

Please forgive Daddy!

Be quiet!

Shimizu-sama! Be on guard, there may be others too!

N-No! There aren't any others! Just us!

Let's run! They're gonna attack us at any moment!

Officer! Please calm down!

Daddy?

Daddy?!

I-It's a curse!

So not fair! Bali island?

I'm going to Hokkaido!

I'm going to my dad's home village.

Jeez, am I the only one without a holiday plan?

This is serious. It's already July. Summer holidays are gonna start real soon.

What about your parents' home towns? You're not planning to visit them?

Both of my parents come from Saitama, so they said it's too close.

Hey, where's Bali island?

Dunno. Somewhere in the South.

What's there?

Erm... the sea?

Are you stupid? You better know more about it.

I'll find out once I get there. It doesn't matter!

Damn you!

Eugh! Lame Kikuchi!

Kou-chan fancies Kikuchi?

Stop kidding! No way!

See ya!

Hey!

I'm heading off!

That hurt...

Really...

A fossil...

...of a tortoise?

Awesome!

Uehara-kun!

What's that?

Nothing!

Can you climb up?

Are you alright? You aren't hurt?

It's all because you were walking there.

Huh?

Show-off! Ugly-face!

That'll be brother!

Check before you open the door!

Who is it?

It's me.

Brother's come home a mess!

What?

Kouichi!

I... tripped.

Seriously, will you stop it? It's troublesome enough that the laundry's not drying properly at the moment.

Don't increase the amount of laundry!

You!

Understood?

Mmm...

Don't "Mmm" me.

Yes.

Now go get changed.

Yes...

Huh?

What're you doing?

It's got... nothing to do with you!

Get lost!

Kouichi? What're you doing?!

Er, umm...

You've even locked the door?

Open this door!

I wasn't doing anything.

I was just washing an unusual stone I picked up.

Then why did you lock the door?

'Cos "this" kept getting in my way.

I didn't!

You did.

I was only watching!

What?! What?!

Hey, what is it?!

Hey! No! Really! No! No! No!

Quick! Quick! Get rid of it! Anywhere!

What?

Seriously! No! Gross! Please! Quickly!

Hey, isn't this a kappa?

A kappa?!

Yeah...

Hey, is it true?

I see, so in this kind of situation you come home early?

Hey, Hi-chan, where's the kappa?

Dunno.

Wow! Dad, you're early!

Wow! So, this is it?

Amazing! It really looks like a kappa!

No, this is a kappa.

Well, it does look like one.

It is one!

Where did you find it?

At Kurome river.

Be careful!

It looks pretty cute, don't you think?

Yeah...

It was a lot smaller, but it got bigger as I soaked it in water.

Coo!

Now and then it cries "Coo," so I thought I'd name it Coo.

Wait! Hold on!

What do you mean by "name it"?

Don't tell me you're planning on keeping it?!

Please, Dad.

No! You aren't allowed to keep such a creepy thing in this house!

I don't like it either!

Mom, don't be so negative. Here, take a look at it.

I don't want to!

It's surprisingly cute. Really!

I won't!

Please.

Stop it! Stop it! Don't come closer!

I said, please.

Stop it! That's enough! Otherwise, I'm going to get angry.

Don't... kill me.

What?!

Don't... kill me.

Save... me...

Kouichi! Place it back in the water! Quick!

Erm, sure.

Hey! It just spoke!

Pour water onto the plate on its head.

Apparently, a kappa is weakened if its plate dries.

Huh? It's true?

Erm, yeah... Now, hurry up!

So you could talk?

Did you feed it anything?

Yeah, I thought that kappas are usually associated with cucumbers, so I gave it a few slices of cucumber.

It's eaten a little.

Seriously, it's not an insect, you know.

You have to feed it with something that will give it more energy!

Like what?

Let's see... Something like... Erm...

Would it eat sashimi and the like?

Hey! Hey!

That's a good idea!

Here, open your mouth...

It ate it!

Wow! As expected from Mom!

Not bad, eh?

So, what shall we do?

Kouichi, can you really take the responsibility?

Sure, I will. Definitely!

Kouichi, for the time being, let's keep it a secret that we have a kappa in our house.

What? Why?

It's pitiful to place a kappa in front of excited crowds in its current state, don't you think?

Are we keeping it?

Your brother wants to keep it.

Really?

It's so weak. Why don't we help it?

Hey.

She's really annoying.

Get lost.

Seriously! That kid! I told him so many times last night too!

I'm coming in.

Here's your lunch.

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