A message!
"Kitty Zhang"
"Even though it was snack day :,-("
"Kitty Zhang" "Even though it was snack day :,-("
Let's see...
"Today was the one day a month I'm allowed to eat snacks. But the cake I've been wanting to eat since last month just had to be sold out. I can't believe it!"
"...no, that's not it. It's saying I should save the best for last. It's a sign that good things are coming."
"Good things are coming"?
"After the world championships next month, I'll go visit you. I'll show you my gold medal, too."
Kitty... Zhang...?
Yeah, yeah! You met her during the training camp, remember?
She said she's coming to visit!
Hm...?
Rachel, you made a friend? I want to meet her, too, indeed!
Okay, okay. Make sure you greet her properly!
Dad, it's summer vacation, so can Kitty stay with us?
Sure. I'm glad you made a friend.
Yeah!
Bigbird, make sure you behave, too!
If you act weird, you're going back to South America!
Me?
BB, let us both work hard to not be careless, indeed!
Dad, work hard on your special training, too.
Yeah...
I... don't think I can go any further than this...
Your triple is stable. Your timing's getting better, too.
You're almost there.
I think I've almost got it.
Once you complete this move, it'll be named the Aragaki.
Don't lose focus.
Is something the matter?
Once I've mastered the triple... will a quadruple be possible, too?
Huh? Don't talk about stuff like that until you can at least grab the bar.
You're right.
That's enough for today.
Yes, sir.
Well, if by some remote chance you do ever end up doing a quadruple,
it'd be impossible to do it as a release move like what you're trying now.
It'd probably end up being a dismount-- where you do four turns and land.
A quadruple... dismount.
His body opens up after three turns, huh?
He still can't visualize finishing four full turns...
You haven't really gotten the hang of it yet?
No, not yet...
Let's stop here for today and check your form in the video.
Yes, sir.
Leo!
I need to talk to Amakusa today, too, so you can go home first.
Joe!
Hm?
Can I go with you?
I want to work hard and help with something, too, indeed!
Is it all right?
Sure.
I am in your debt!
Here.
You've got the height, but you lose your form at the end of the third rotation.
I jump and do one turn, keep going to finish three...
...and then four.
I just can't seem to visualize the fourth turn...
Well, I already took into consideration that you'd hit a wall.
In the first place, trying to do four turns in an official competition isn't normal.
You're doing something that not even Liu Longxiang is trying.
Keep persevering steadily to find a breakthrough.
Yes, sir.
Oh!
A spiral, indeed!
Huh?
Go right through the middle of the spinning!
Become a ninja star! A pinwheel!
Huh?
Pinwheel...
Do you get it?
No.
It's no good, huh?
I'll think harder, indeed!
Thanks.
"Intensive Training Samurai"
Joe, you're back, indeed.
Have you done ballet for a long time?
Right now, I'm a ninja who can do ballet.
I see.
I'm still in training, indeed! I'm working hard every day!
Oh, is it time to go home? Rachel's waiting for us, huh?
When no one's using it... you can dance there as much as you want.
I am in your debt...
Rei!
Hello, Kitty!
How've you been?
Good!
We're always e-mailing each other, so it doesn't feel like it's been a long time.
Look, just like I said.
I saw it on TV! It was amazing! Congrats!
Oh, Kitty, where's your luggage? You don't have much with you.
I sent it to your house first.
I see! Then, Dad's probably getting it now.
There's a lot.
Kitty, where do you want to go first?
I've already decided. Follow me.
What, we're going in here?
Yeah. Rei, you don't like clothes?
That's not it, but this place looks really expensive...
Don't worry about it. I just want to give you a present.
What?! Present?!
Yeah! Come on already.
This... and this.
This...
...and this, too!
And this.
Please.
One moment please.
Rei.
Hurry up and come here.
Right.
I changed, but...
Show me!
It's so cute!
Okay, next.
Huh?
Look in the mirror.
Clothes like this look really good on you.
When you wear new clothes,
don't you feel like you've found a "you" that you didn't know before?
Three, two, one...!
"Kitty" "Rei"
"I'm here~!! Love ya"
Aragaki...! World class...
Kazu?
Oh, my! You've got friends that cute?
Go talk to them. I'll wait here.
Huh?!
No way, no way... I can't.
If you act like that, girls won't like you.
You can't help but look, huh? His last jump turn was also really stable.
It's a pinwheel, indeed!
Pinwheel...
That's the part I don't get.
A pinwheel is...
It's like, whoosh and whoa, squeeze and pop, indeed!
Whoosh... and whoa?
I get it even less now. Is that what you're imagining when you're trying to turn?
Huh? I'm not trying to turn, indeed.
You're not trying to turn?
My body just moves on its own...
Oh! I feel like I want to jump higher, indeed! It's fun when you jump high!
Well, it's important to have fun.
Not trying to turn...
What's the matter?
Don't try to turn, whoosh and whoa, squeeze and pop...
I see.
Have fun with the squeeze and pop, right?
That's it, indeed, Joe!
Squeeze? Pop?
Kitty's a really good singer. She could be a pro!
And she's a gold medalist, right?
Yeah!
She's fashionable, too, and really decisive.
She's amazing!
She's really got guts. Like, totally worldly.
Yeah, yeah! She's so cool.
She'd be a good warrior. Like, you could trust her to have your back.
Wall?
I'm talking about the Hoover Mission.
♪ Oh, pink... ♪
Who in the world is she? She caught the maraca without even looking.
Her character profile is a mercenary who's traveled all over the world.
"Character profile"?
Kitty, let's sing together next!
Ikebukuro's a fun place! There are all sorts of people here.
Right?
Let's play a lot tomorrow, too!
Yeah!
We're home, indeed!
What're you looking at?
Bigbird, that's rude!
He's got a weird face!
Rachel?
Oh, welcome back!
"Rachel"?
Rachel! Those clothes look so good on you! You look like a Hollywood actress!
You're overreacting!
More importantly--
Hi! I'm Kitty Zhang. You can call me "Kitty." I'm a friend of Rei's.
Thanks for letting me come, Samurai.
Hello, Kitty... Zhang. Thanks for coming to visit Rei.
I'm the ninja of the Aragaki family, indeed!
Ninja?
I'm a ninja, indeed!
Oh? Well, nice to meet you.
Thanks for helping even though you're a guest.
It's faster with two people, right? It's fine.
♪ Indeed ♪
♪ Indeed, I'm a ninja, indeed ♪
Oh! Ninja, are you Leonardo Sturges?!
Why's the pride of Royal in a place like this?
Hm? Wait, weren't you taking a break because of illness?
I... I'll slip away from here first.
Huh?
"The pride of Royal"?
Wow, it's true.
"The Young Pride of Royal Takes Mysterious Extended Break?"
Leo's a ballet dancer... He's someone amazing!
But I wonder why he didn't say anything...
He's probably not sick, either. He's so energetic.
Why is he here in the first place?
Um... He followed us home from this place called Edo Wonderland.
Apparently, he really likes Dad's gymnastics.
It didn't seem like he had anywhere else to go, so he ended up staying with us...
Besides, I like ninjas!
Ninjas?
Leo was a ninja at Edo Wonderland!
He might be more ninja-like than ninja now, though.
But ever since Leo came, every day's been fun.
Oh?
Kitty, what are some things you like?
Me? Right now it's gymnastics. And singing, I guess.
Singing?
I decided that if I get a gold medal at the next Olympics, I'll become an idol.
What about gymnastics? You can still do it for a while, can't you?
I love gymnastics. It's really fun.
But it's not the only thing I like.
I'll become an idol and make my name as a superstar!
"Superstar"...?
"The way of the ninja is to fight with your all to live!
Only if you are prepared to die is there a path to life!"
Ooku vs. Kunoichi ...!
I learned from Tomoyo that you need to make your own future.
If I think about things that way, then the future is filled with hope.
You only live once, so the ones who have the most fun win, right?
I want to do anything as long as it seems fun.
Maybe in ten years, I'll be on Mars!
The world is really big, you know.
What's your dream, Rei?
Huh?! Um...
I haven't thought about it yet.
Right now, I guess I want to cheer Dad on...
I see.
When I was around your age, I wanted a gold medal in gymnastics.
What about you, Rei?
The things you like, the things you enjoy-- What do you want to try doing?
I think I have fun when I'm playing movie pretend...
What's that?
I do it all the time with Leo!
We reenact famous scenes from the movies we like, pretending to be the characters!
Oh, that's why he calls you "Rachel." That sounds fun!
But is Leo really that good at acting?
Leo just acts like Leo.
What? I'll definitely be better than him, then.
I want to try it tomorrow!
What movie should we do...?
The way of the ninja is to fight with your all to live!
Only if you are prepared to die is there a path to life!
Knowing your weakness is like having an unmoving blade in your heart,
opening the path of the ninja!
This predicament we find ourselves in
is an opportunity to acquire a steadfast heart, without fear, contempt, or worry!
Those with the fortitude to bring about peace--
If you want to become true ninjas...
...then stand together with me now!
"The fight of the woman hidden in the annals of history"
Rei, it was a really fun summer vacation!
Thank you.
Sure!
I'll e-mail you. Later!
Kitty!
I...
...want to become a famous actress!
I love movies.
It's so fun watching them and pretending to be in them.
That's all it was up until now.
But spending time with you, and seeing how you value the things you like...
Making your dreams come true even though you'd never done them before...
I thought it was amazing! I want to find more things that I like.
I want to try doing more and more fun things.
I want to study acting properly, too!
You found it, huh?
I'm looking forward to it.
Yeah!
Samurai, do your best for Rei's sake.
I will.
How long will you hide as a ninja?
Later!
I said it.