BABA CREEPY_MAN_02A_M CREEPY_MAN_02B_M CREEPY_MAN_02C_M ERI GOON_02A_M GOON_02B_M GOON_02C_M GOON_02D_M GOON_02E_M GOON_02F_M GOON_02G_M GYM_TEACHER INOUE KIDNAPPER_02A_M KIDNAPPER_02B_M KIDNAPPER_02C_M LITTLE_NOREN MAMIYA NEKOTA NONOYAMA NOREN NORENS_UNCLE OGAMI PE_SPECTATOR_02A_M PE_SPECTATOR_02B PE_SPECTATOR_02C_M PE_SPECTATOR_02DM RAMEN_SHOP_WORKER_02A_F SASAKI STUDENT_02A_M STUDENT_02B_M SUDO TAJIMA TAKADA TAMURA TEXT WALLA_BOYS_4_M WALLA_OGAMIS_CLASS_20_MF WALLA_PE_SPECTATORS_10_M WALLA_STUDENTS_20_MF WALLA_STUDENTS_30_MF WALLA STUDENTS 20 MF Chatting STUDENT 02A M Good morning! STUDENT 02B M Good morning! NEKOTA Y'know, what surprises me even more than the fact that a "legendary hitman" turned back into a kid NEKOTA is that you got hooked on studying. NEKOTA Hm? NEKOTA Wait, totally got it! NEKOTA It's so when you turn back, you can broaden the kind of work you do on the job! OGAMI As if. OGAMI I�m only doing it because it�s fun. NEKOTA Studying is fun? NEKOTA Literally no clue what you're talkin about. OGAMI Why not? OGAMI Well, I guess that�s just how it is when you�re young. TAKADA Oga, mornin'. OGAMI OGAMI Wait, are you talking to me? TAKADA Yep. BABA Mornin'. OGAMI Good morning, Takada. Baba. BABA Whoa. TAKADA Your smile is kinda creepy, Oga. OGAMI TAKADA You can jump into the group chat more, you know? BABA Yeah. OGAMI The group? OGAMI Oh, SNS� I'll do my best. OGAMI OGAMI I really am bad with kids. TAKADA Good morning!... Hey! OGAMI A veteran hitman who could silence even a crying child, and now I�m "Oga." TAMURA Morning. BABA Morning. NONOYAMA Morning. TEXT Noren Mitsuoka PE SPECTATOR 02A M So that's Lenon? PE SPECTATOR 02B It's Noren! GYM TEACHER Take your marks. GYM TEACHER Ready... NOREN WALLA PE SPECTATORS 10 M Chatting WALLA STUDENTS 30 MF NOREN INOUE Amazing! SUDO So fast! MAMIYA She's like a racehorse! SASAKI Totally! PE SPECTATOR 02C M She's crazy fast! PE SPECTATOR 02DM You really can't judge a book by its cover. WALLA BOYS 4 M WALLA STUDENTS 30 MF Chatting NOREN NOREN She goes shopping at the bookstore. She wants an English book for class. She looks around the store. NOREN A man comes to her, and she says, "Please show me where the English books are." NOREN He points to them, and she picks up a book. NOREN She smiles, happy to find it. ERI Her name is Noren Mitsuoka. ERI If you can make contact with her, you might be able to gain some useful information OGAMI Huh?! OGAMI Hold on a second. She�s just the daughter of the president of Mitsuoka Pharmaceuticals, right? OGAMI It�s not like we�re gonna get useful information just from... ERI I know that. ERI But right now, I'll take anything I can get, even the tiniest lead. WALLA OGAMIS CLASS 20 MF Chatting NEKOTA Wow, you�re still rocking that loner life, huh?! OGAMI Pipe down. Leave me alone. OGAMI There�s more than a twenty-year generation gap between us. OGAMI If I fit right in, that would be the shocking part. OGAMI Still, I do like schoolwork. OGAMI But this isn�t really a place for an old guy like me. OGAMI Best thing would be to turn back to normal and get out of here. NEKOTA Yeah, guess so. Which means Eri was right after all. OGAMI Well, whatever. I�m not expecting much, OGAMI but I�ll try talking to her anyway. OGAMI Um, Mitsuoka? NOREN OGAMI Do you have a minute? NOREN Huh? What? Creepy. NOREN Unless this is some kind of announcement, could you disappear? OGAMI OGAMI R-Right. Never mind. See you. NEKOTA TEXT We've got science lab next! OGAMI OGAMI NEKOTA Boss! Pull yourself together! OGAMI The number one saddest thing for an older guy to hear from a young girl: "Creepy." OGAMI And she said it with total disgust. Undiluted, pure one hundred percent disgust. OGAMI NEKOTA B-Boss! BABA {Not translated} NEKOTA NEKOTA Boss! TAKADA And then, like, last night, I was... TAKADA Ow! Whoa, Oga?! BABA What're you doing?! Creepy! OGAMI Again?! TAKADA Oh, Noren? TAKADA She seriously hates guys. BABA Wait, you didn�t know that till now? OGAMI TAKADA Well, she�s good at both studying and sports, and her parents are rich. BABA And she�s this super tall, gorgeous girl, like a model. BABA You�d never believe she was an elementary schooler till just recently. BABA So yeah, all kinds of guys ask her out, and she shoots them down brutally, with zero consideration. TAKADA So, well, TAKADA even among the girls, she kind of stands out a little. Like, she�s hard to approach. NEKOTA Huh. So what now, Boss? OGAMI That�s a dead end. No way in there. OGAMI If you�re a guy, you�re out. OGAMI And if you�re an old man on the inside, that's even worse. OGAMI Well, it was a long shot from the start. Let�s just give up on it. NEKOTA Guess so. OGAMI TEXT Natsukiya TEXT Ramen OGAMI Oh. Come to think of it, this is my first time around here. OGAMI NEKOTA Boss, no garlic! NOREN Welcome! Counter seat up front, please. NOREN OGAMI NEKOTA NOREN NOREN Thanks for waiting! NOREN Here's your water. OGAMI Thanks. NOREN What'll you have? OGAMI Uh... Ramen with a seasoned egg. NOREN One ramen with egg! NORENS UNCLE Comin' right up! OGAMI OGAMI No, no, no, what the hell is going on here!? Noren Mitsuoka?! OGAMI Why is a pharmaceutical president�s daughter working at a ramen shop?! OGAMI Middle schoolers aren�t even allowed to have part-time jobs, are they?! OGAMI Though I was a hitman in middle school, so maybe I�m not one to talk! OGAMI No, wait, maybe she just looks exactly like her. NORENS UNCLE Here you go. Thanks for waiting. OGAMI I have no idea what�s going on, but first things first. OGAMI OGAMI OGAMI So good! OGAMI At first glance, it looks like a pretty standard old-school shoyu ramen, but� OGAMI the noodles, the toppings, the quality is on a whole different level! OGAMI More than anything, this broth! OGAMI OGAMI Mmm! This is it! It�s light, but the richness and depth of flavor are incredible! OGAMI And it pairs perfectly with the noodles! OGAMI OGAMI It's sublime. This is... NOREN Excuse me, sir. OGAMI Hm? NOREN When the shop closes, could you meet me around back? OGAMI NOREN You're Ogami, right?! NOREN Why are you here of all places?! OGAMI Well, because this is near my house. NOREN NOREN It�s far from the station and there�s nowhere around here to hang out, so I was sure this was the last place anyone from school would show up! NOREN Dammit! OGAMI Thought you were safe, huh? NOREN Please! Just please keep this a secret at school! OGAMI OGAMI Y-yeah, sure. I can do that. OGAMI Do you always go home alone? NOREN I do. Why? OGAMI Well, couldn�t someone pick you up? You�re pretty rich, aren�t you? NOREN I hate that kind of thing. OGAMI Huh. OGAMI Natsukiya, was it? NOREN That shop belongs to my uncle. NOREN I�m not getting paid or anything. It�s more like I�m just helping out a relative. OGAMI So if it�s not a part-time job, then why do it? NOREN Good question. NOREN Yeah, I guess you could say I�m rich. Very rich, in fact. NOREN I�ve got a Canadian mom, and I�m fully aware of how I look. NOREN I know I�ve been blessed� believe me. NOREN They�ll even introduce me to guys they think would make good future husbands for me. NOREN And I�m still just a middle schooler. NOREN They�d only just met me, they didn�t know anything about me at all, and yet they�d be all nice. NOREN Even when I was still in elementary school, I looked pretty grown-up, so they treated me like an adult woman. CREEPY MAN 02A M You�re really lovely. CREEPY MAN 02B M You really don�t look like an elementary schooler. CREEPY MAN 02C M Wow, beautiful. NOREN And all I could think was, This is seriously disgusting. NOREN And once I got to middle school, finally the boys in my class started looking at me the same way. NOREN All thanks to these oh-so blessed specs of mine. OGAMI Huh... OGAMI So that�s where that hardcore hatred of men comes from. NOREN That�s why I want to own a ramen shop! OGAMI Huh... OGAMI Wait, why?! NOREN I told you already. I really hate my family�s old-fashioned mindset, NOREN the whole "women should get married and become housewives" thing. NOREN I want to live on my own strength. NOREN I want to carry on the flavor of my beloved uncle�s ramen. NOREN My uncle became a ramen chef because he hated the thought of only hanging around other rich people. NORENS UNCLE Hm? NOREN Whenever I was hurting, he�d just make ramen for me without saying a word. LITTLE NOREN x2 LITTLE NOREN LITTLE NOREN LITTLE NOREN LITTLE NOREN RAMEN SHOP WORKER 02A F NORENS UNCLE NOREN The ramen my uncle made for me was truly delicious. NOREN You remind me of my uncle, Ogami. I wonder why. NOREN Thanks to that, I ended up talking a lot. OGAMI I'm an old guy too. OGAMI OGAMI Well, shouldn�t you just do what you want to do? NOREN OGAMI Just because you�re a kid doesn�t mean you�re obligated to live the way your parents want you to. OGAMI OGAMI A-anyway, that ramen really was good. Especially the broth. NOREN NOREN Really!? Right?! That broth is incredible! NOREN And today�s batch made me extra happy, because they let me help out a little with the prep! NOREN The base is chicken stock, but they blend in a special seafood broth too! NOREN And they�re super particular about the aromatic vegetables... OGAMI OGAMI Well, this is where I turn, so... NOREN Oh, right. NOREN This doesn�t mean you can suddenly start acting all friendly with me at school tomorrow. OGAMI Right. OGAMI Back to her man hater mode. OGAMI NOREN KIDNAPPER 02A M NOREN OGAMI OGAMI OGAMI OGAMI OGAMI What the hell?! They just snatched her out of nowhere. What kind of crap is that?! OGAMI Well, with a parent involved in some shady stuff too... OGAMI When you�re the head of a major corporation, there are any number of reasons someone might target you. NEKOTA Boss, NEKOTA I�m looking into it now. NEKOTA It�s a black minivan, Hachioji plates. NEKOTA There�s no registration seal, NEKOTA so there�s a good chance the plates are fake. NEKOTA What do you want to do? OGAMI OGAMI Me� I happen to think the most delicious food in the world OGAMI is ramen. NEKOTA Huh? OGAMI OGAMI The bag had one of those transmitter rounds in it, right? OGAMI And the app to receive the TEXTal too? NEKOTA Yeah, that's right. Wait, you�re going after them?! NEKOTA That�s impossible now! They're going way too fast! OGAMI NEKOTA And that round�s from a handgun, right?! NEKOTA There�s no way you�re gonna hit it! OGAMI OGAMI I know all that. How many years do you think I�ve been doing this? OGAMI NEKOTA Aiming doesn�t mean anything at this point! How are you even...? OGAMI Shh! OGAMI Well, call it a veteran�s experience and instinct. OGAMI Got it. NEKOTA I don't believe it! KIDNAPPER 02A M Huh? KIDNAPPER 02A M Must�ve been my imagination. KIDNAPPER 02B M Get out and check. KIDNAPPER 02A M Quit barking orders and just drive. OGAMI I've still only had one bowl. OGAMI OGAMI I'm going after the heir to that ramen. Like hell I�m letting that be taken away. NEKOTA You're almost there. OGAMI Yeah. NOREN NOREN KIDNAPPER 02C M KIDNAPPER 02B M KIDNAPPER 02A M KIDNAPPER 02A M Relax, you'll be fine. If you just stay quiet, we won�t do anything that hurts! KIDNAPPER 02A M Probably. KIDNAPPER 02C M Man, she�s cute up close. NOREN KIDNAPPER 02B M Is she really even a middle schooler? KIDNAPPER 02A M This is so easy. Maybe I'll grab a little smooch. NOREN NOREN Don't touch me, you creep! NOREN KIDNAPPER 02A M TAJIMA Hey! NOREN TAJIMA Do your job properly. NOREN TAJIMA Sorry about that idiot. NOREN TAJIMA Don't worry. I'll kill him later. TAJIMA In exchange, could you tell me one thing? TAJIMA That top-secret new drug your father�s company is developing. You possess its secret, don�t you? NOREN Huh? NOREN What�s that supposed to mean?! What are you talking about?! TAJIMA No, no. TAJIMA That�s what the client told us: "We don�t know what it is exactly, but there�s no doubt that she has it." NOREN I don�t know! Really! I�ve never heard anything about my dad�s work. TAJIMA What? Really? NOREN I�m telling you, I don�t know! I have no idea what you're talking about! TAJIMA That ramen shop where you work, that�s your beloved uncle�s place, right? TAJIMA Actually, yesterday, I went there to eat. NOREN TAJIMA The floor and the counter were filthy and anyway, it tasted awful. NOREN TAJIMA Can't even call crap like that food. TAJIMA A place like that oughta be wiped out, smashed to pieces! NOREN Wha...?! NOREN Stop it! My uncle has nothing to do with this! TAJIMA Yeah, so, if you tell me the secret, I think this irritation of mine might just calm down. NOREN I don't know! What the hell is he going on about?! NOREN TAJIMA Huh? TAJIMA OGAMI How could you say that ramen tastes bad? NOREN OGAMI Maybe you have no taste at all. NOREN NOREN Huh?! OGAMI Oops, sorry about that. NOREN W-Wait! Why?! Who are you?! What is this?! NEKOTA Can�t let your identity get exposed, right? KIDNAPPER 02A M Tajima! KIDNAPPER 02C M Who the hell are you, you little brat?! OGAMI I'm older than you, moron. OGAMI Before I beat your ass, a senior in life�s got two pieces of advice for you. OGAMI First: don�t call food someone made for you awful. OGAMI Second... KIDNAPPER 02B M Shut up! KIDNAPPER 02C M You can figure out in hell that this ain't make-believe! OGAMI Hey. Don't make me give you more advice. KIDNAPPER 02B M KIDNAPPER 02C M KIDNAPPER 02A M OGAMI When someone's talking, listen all the way to the end. NOREN Huh?! What?! NEKOTA Nonlethal rubber rounds? OGAMI I�m not killing anybody off the clock. GOON 02A M What was that sound?! OGAMI GOON 02B M It came from over there! NEKOTA Sounds like there are still quite a few of �em left! NOREN Wait, what is even going on?! Uh, what's happening? NEKOTA And getting out of there with the girl is gonna be pretty much impossible! NOREN Are you guys fighting each other?! Get this off of me! OGAMI OGAMI NOREN Hey! OGAMI We're going to take a little ride. OGAMI Here, hold on tight to this. NOREN GOON 02C M NOREN Hey! Hey! GOON 02C M GOON 02C M GOON 02C M NOREN OGAMI You're heavier than I expected. GOON 02A M Who the hell is that?! GOON 02B M Freeze! GOON 02A M OGAMI Pardon me! NOREN Whoa, wait! What's happening?! GOON 02A M GOON 02B M NOREN NEKOTA Straight ahead to the stairs! NOREN I-I'm getting sick. GOON 02C M GOON 02C M GOON 02D M GOON 02C M GOON 02D M NOREN OGAMI GOON 02E M NOREN I can't take any more of this. GOON 02F M GOON 02G M OGAMI NEKOTA Whew. Somehow you made it out. NOREN OGAMI TAJIMA Screw the job. I�m gonna crush you like a frog! OGAMI OGAMI Bulletproof, huh? Even 9mm might not do the trick. NEKOTA If it were just the boss, that's one thing, but with that girl too... OGAMI OGAMI Excuse me a second. NOREN What the...?! OGAMI Good thing I picked this up on the way. TAJIMA OGAMI Oh, and to continue from what I was saying back in the classroom, OGAMI my second piece of advice. It may be an old-fashioned way of thinking, OGAMI but regardless, any man who can�t treat a woman kindly is trash. OGAMI Whew, I'm beat. NEKOTA Looks like that wraps it up, Boss! OGAMI Now then... NOREN Huh? OGAMI Mind taking one whiff of this? NOREN What is...? OGAMI OGAMI All right. Oh. NEKOTA What is it? OGAMI I left my study guide behind. NOREN Huh? NOREN What? NOREN Was it all a dream? Ow! NOREN So it wasn't a dream. Then who...? NOREN NOREN That voice. Don't tell me... WALLA STUDENTS 20 MF Chatting NOREN Ogami! OGAMI OGAMI Morning. NOREN Last night, were you the one who saved me? OGAMI Saved you? Did something happen? OGAMI Oh, you mean about working at the ramen shop? NOREN No, that's not... Don't mention that! OGAMI I won't, but OGAMI if possible, there is one thing I�d like to ask in return. NOREN W-what is it?! OGAMI I want to start dropping by for that ramen once in a while, OGAMI but could you treat me to my next bowl? NOREN NOREN That's two things. But fine. OGAMI Can I add an egg? NOREN No toppings. OGAMI Aw, come on.