Uchuu Kyoudai: Number Zero Page #2

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Please oblige

OK, Just this one time. Don't tell anyone.

Score!

Yuri Gagarin

Assist JAXA? What a joke.

With their attitudes, Im certain they can become astronauts.

yes

I think that one must be physically and mentally resilient to become an astronaut.

Im fit and learn quickly. If selected, I will give my all

For JAXA

I stand corrected; for the world and the National Space Development Agency.

Good. Times almost up.

If there are no other questions

Forgive me, I have one more question

I don't mean to be the bad guy but

Hibitos your brother.

He's considered extremely talented and charismatic

It seems that you're trying to catch up

How do you this playing out in the media?

In this regard

Im certain people would ask me so I spent three days and nights thinking for an answer

I wrote my answer down

If it pleases you, may I read?

Sadly, time escapes us.

Allow me to recommend a more efficient way of doing this

that's a tad harsh, no?

The answers a bit

it goes against Japanese values

He's filled with a sense of inferiority compared to his brother? hmm...

Seems to be that he's running out of patience.

Wait

The facts

The bolt on the chair is tight again.

Want me to explain?

In the morning I loosened the screw

I pulled a little NASA prank

I assumed this would go unnoticed by the participants.

During the interview, He was fiddling with the screw

hmm, short attention span.

Or you could interpret it as

An excellent instinct for machinery

Wouldn't you agree?

I tip my hat to you

Aerospace research and development institutions

Commonly known as JAXA

After a lapse of five years, They placed an ad for recruitment.

They managed to attract a total of 789 people; me included.

Through interviewing the applicants, they culled the numbers down to 45 people.

Now, we're into the second round of exams.

Good. Stop calculating.

Next, please wear the oxygen mask

excuse me

that's, ah

Im sorry, Im a little nervous

no problem

Twenty-seven thousand feet above sea level

Twenty-eight thousand feet above sea level

My Name is Mutta

Excuse me

How can I help?

umm...

Mr Habito

Yes

Is your brother Hibito Nanba the astronaut?

He's the brother of Hibito?!

You don't know?

He's a very well-known candidate

I see

I see, indeed.

being the brother of the first Japanese going to the Moon is a big deal.

It's no big deal.

Must be nice to have an advantage.

You must of had some really handy tips on the exam content.

Your brother could probably influence the examiners

He would do no such thing.

How naive do you think we are?

This conversation is a bit rude

In addition, I don't think these exams are easy.

You should play your games elsewhere.

Hello Mr. Hibito

My name is Makabe Kenji. 31yrs old.

we're the same age, please to meet you.

call me Mutta

Do you think that at this stage the best scores

Belong to the two impertinent youngsters?

No, I think it's the lady

Good call

Serika Itou's her name

Her physical fitness and English speech was ranked highly

I think the examiners hold her in high regards

Impressive

Anyway

After the little breathing exercise, I suspect only 6-7 participants are left.

Talk about brutal

Hey, Kenji

Yeah?

how did you answer 'that' question?

Which one?

The second interview

'Tell us something new you've discovered about yourself'?

A tricky one

It's like coming across a book Ive never read

A simple fictional storybook

And when you read it with your two year old daughter

You feel an opportunity to create something wonderful

Regardless of the story, you really start to get into it

In short, as long as you're reading without prejudice

The story and the task will bring new stimulation, perspective and experience

A found the selection process to be very similar to this.

Mutta, How did you answer it?

Well

It was quite tricky

'something new you've discovered about yourself'

That using shampoo significantly reduces the itch on the scalp

I was then excused.

It's like being rejected by a girl

Farewell JAXA

Speak of the devil

Hello

Hello Mutta, how goes the second round?

I think it's making my scalp itch

How do you mean?

Im sure you did well

well... ah...

If I fall, I shall rise again to fight twice as hard

admirable words Big Brother

hey, do you want to come to NASA?

NASA?

Yeah, NASA

So this must be famous Apo

Yes

A spiritual place

Welcome to the sacred grounds

You're living quite well

Well

I'm only renting, so it many not feel the same as Our home in Japan.

what's up?

nothing

Was Apo's name taken from the Apollo missions?

Hey Pup

It must be nice

To grow up with such little stress

A life untouched by the hands of a tragedian

let's hope so

Apo the adorable

Hey

The curtains are unhooked

Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star.

What's this?

On the plus side, your saving on the water bill.

hey, the price tag is still on this

All fixed.

Very observant of you to instantly detect the defects.

hmm

You're too sloppy

(grunts)

unbelievable, this guy is going to the moon in week and yet neglects his chores

Mutta

Heads up

Impressive

It's beautiful out here.

All you need now is a blond bombshell of a girlfriend

Love to but Ive got no time to spare.

Such is life.

How many years has it been since when we last observed the skies

I can't remember

What are you doing?

Imitating Tom Hanks

He did it in Apollo 13

Oh yeah. Yeah!

Three hundred eighty-four thousand kilometres from the Earth

it's not a walk to the corner shop.

I can't believe my little brother is actually going

It must be an incredible feeling.

You sound as if you didn't do too well in the exams.

hmm...

To tell you the truth

Im predicting the demise of my space career.

In hindsight, there were things I could have done better

As of late, I predict the probability of my going to the moon

To be less than 1/384,000

You may not realise

But my space travel ambitions diverted years ago

Im beginning to suspect my fate has further distance itself from the moon.

Big Brother, enough bull sh*t

Let me find the words

hmm...

You're strong

But you don't seem to realise how strong you really are.

As a child

What are you talking about

The topics we had as kids are not the same as now.

just listen

You know, Im here now

because of you

You've been pushing me for 19 years

The two of us observing the night sky

I know

You're asking for a beating

My classmates have been saying that you've seen a UFO

He said you were bragging out loud with your afro swinging back and forth.

It's lies, right?

Hurry up and answer

I was...

Say it already

Was it not my friend who was talking about the UFO?

i think there was a miscommunication...

big brother, you coming out?

Not today

But Mutta, we've got to take a photo of the UFO to prove it to our classmates.

There's a chance our classmates will still not believe.

A photo doesn't lie.

Listen, on Japans national day

We undoubtedly saw a UFO

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