Summer Days with Coo Page #2

It's your lunch. Can you eat it by yourself?

Thank you very much.

N-No problem.

Excuse me, but where am I?

What do you mean?

Is it close to Kurume river?

Apparently, in the past, Kurome river was called "Kurume river."

How far in the past was that?

Around the Edo period...

What?!

Hey, Coo was born in the Edo period?

Ah, you know, they wore their hair in a topknot, a top-knot.

What are you doing?

What about samurai? Swish!

Slash! Splatter!

Hey! Something's wrong with it!

What's wrong?

Hey, Coo, are you okay?

Is it the samurai? Are you scared of samurai?

Daddy was slain by that samurai...

I see. I'm sorry.

And after that, there was an earthquake.

I fell into a crack in the ground and got buried alive.

What?! So you've been buried till now?

How fortunate that you stayed alive...

Coo, relax. There aren't any samurai anymore.

Why?

Why? That's because...

A lot of things happened, and the era of the samurai ended more than a hundred years ago already.

I'm greatly indebted to you.

Thanks to your care, I've fully recovered.

I will be visiting you at some point with some fresh fish.

Thank you so much.

Now then, I shall return to Ryuujin swamp.

What?

Hey, Kouichi!

Coo, hold on a second!

Is it this way?

Are you thinking of going outside?

You can stay with us!

"A kappa and a human can't live together," that's what Daddy used to say.

Er...

Well, that might be true, but the outside world's changed a lot since you last lived in it.

There are a lot of dangers too...

That's right.

Are there samurai out there?

dad/No. No, there aren't!

There are a lot of different types of danger out there these days.

Guys sure are desperate...

It's best if you don't go out there.

Coo?

dad/Er...

In that case, maybe I'll stay in your care for a little longer.

dad/Please, please.

Isn't your plate dry?

It is.

Bring some water!

Not tap water, but mineral water!

Sure!

Wow! This is good water!

This is spring water.

Can you tell?

Yeah.

Hey, what's Coo's real name?

I can't tell you that.

What?

I was told that if I ever tell a human my name, I'd get defiled or cursed by the human!

We won't do such a thing!

Coo! Because I've been buried in the ground so long, I've forgotten my real name!

What?!

Cheer up. You'll remember it eventually.

Until then, will you be fine with "Coo"?

Coo...

So I wind up taking care of it after all. Its food isn't cheap either...

I'm not talking about you.

Ayame-chan, Hitomi-chan, goodbye!

Bye-bye!

Excuse me!

Thank you.

Well then...

Bye-bye!

What's that?

Snails!

Ossan!

Go away.

Hitomi, don't bully it!

Hi-chan always sits here!

Oh, it's a mai-mai.

It's a snail! Stupid!

It's not stupid! You call it a mai-mai too.

What?

No!

It's eaten it. It ate the snail!

You didn't catch it for Coo?

Don't humans eat mai-mai?

Well, there are cases where you eat it, but...

What? You don't eat it raw!

You cook it properly. It's called escargots...

That's just a Shimeji mushroom.

I won't feed you snails at home.

They're quite good you know, escargots.

You want to try them in a restaurant?

No, I don't want to! I don't! I don't! I don't!

Coo, what other kinds of insects do you eat?

Please, stop it.

Diving beetles, giant water beetles and the sort.

Dragonflies are pretty good too.

Apart from that, worms.

Kouichi, what's this?!

Don't open it! You've got to hide yourself.

This is a bicycle. Something you ride on.

Don't stick your head out, and don't talk either.

Kouichi, something's coming!

That's a car.

That's also a vehicle.

It won't do anything to you.

This is where I found you.

You were buried in that hole.

Is this Kurume river?

Yeah, it's called Kurome river now.

This is Ryuujin swamp?!

What's this building?

Where's Ryuujin swamp gone to?!

Your voice is too loud.

Are you sure this is the right place?

Yeah, this is where Daddy and I used to live.

Maybe it was buried? There aren't any swamps around here...

Coo! That's a train over there! A huge vehicle!

Coo...

The area around here isn't that much different from the past, is it?

Can I come out?

No you can't!

People pass by here and there are houses around here too.

Wherever you go, it's full of people...

Well, yeah...

There aren't any of them around here anymore.

What?

Kappas...

It can't be helped, a few hundred years have passed after all.

Where should I go?

Just stay here.

Mommy was also killed by a human.

I... won't do such a thing, neither will my family.

As long as you stay here, you'll be safe. It's true!

Kouichi! Dinner!

Eat and regain your spirit!

Huh? Dad's home early these days.

Hey, don't handle him so roughly!

It's alright.

Here, Coo. This is your chair.

What's wrong with Coo? Is he sick?

No, I took him outside today.

You weren't seen by anyone, were you?

Hmm, I think it was fine.

"Think" isn't good enough!

That's mine! Mine!

What's this? You're so noisy!

You don't use it anymore, why don't you let him borrow it?

No!

Huh?

What?

Hitomi!

Look what you did to him!

Really, what's going on?

No! I want it back!

What's up, Coo?

Is it time for sumo wrestling?

I see, you thought it was time for sumo wrestling?

Kappas love to sumo wrestle!

Ah, yes, it said so in a book.

Oh?

So it was true!

What's this? You're really weak, Hitomi.

Awesome! You're really strong, Coo!

It's nothing.

I'm really surprised. He's so tiny...

Next, it's my turn.

Come on!

Just wait a second!

What? You want to wrestle too, Mom?

No, we're having dinner first! Now! Hitomi, you too!

Okay! We'll eat and get some energy, and then we'll have our match!

Yeah. Let's do that!

Well then, shall we?

Let's do it!

Be careful!

Okay! Face each other...

Ready... Go!

Ready... Go!

What?! No way! I was caught off guard! One more time!

Sure.

What's up, Kouichi? One more time!

I give in...

No! You're not allowed! Stupid brother!

Shut up. I can't help it.

Coo's too strong.

Hey, Daddy?

Alright! Shall we?

You are?

Face each other...

Ready... Go!

Ready... Go!

It's not good to just rely on force.

Wow! I give in. You're strong, Coo.

It's impossible.

Next, it's Mommy!

What? No! No! No way!

Now, stop bullying Coo. Otherwise you might be thrown again.

Does that taste good?

Yeah, it's good. In celebration of your win, I'll let you drink a little.

Hey, don't.

In that case, I'll just pour a tiny bit onto your plate.

Here, congratulations.

Wow! This water's full of energy!

Well, I kind of feel good.

Seems like the alcohol soaked through his plate...

Really?

Wow! He's turned completely red!

See, didn't I tell you?

Ah well, I hadn't really expected...

I pray to Ryuujin-sama...

Is he drunk?

~ The plate's drying out; make it rain. ~

~ Hey-ho ~

~ A drip, a drop, pouring rain. ~

~ Drop, drop, drop. ~

~Jyon jyorage ~

~ Once it rains, even the elderly will begin to dance! ~

~ A drip, a drop, pouring rain. ~

~ Drop, drop, drop. ~

~Cooooooooooo~

Coo!

Oh, goodness!

Bring water and ice!

Coo, are you okay?

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