Oh, New Year's bell.
Last year was kind of a rough one.
Huh? Who could it be this late?
It's from Lily...
Hello?
Yuzuki-kun...
I'm driven to desperation...
Cornered on a cliff...
This might be... the end of me...
Uh-huh. Bye.
Hello.
Did you just hang up?
How horribly heartless...
This might be our last conversation...
My consciousness is fading...
Right. I'm hanging up.
The... half a year since I met you... Was full of joy...
I just wish we could've spent more time together...
My vision is going dark...
Just go to sleep.
But I still have one last bit of hope...
That you'll come and save me...
She hung up...
It's probably just her usual act.
She even sent me a map of her location, how polite...
I've fallen for your act too many times to get tricked this time! I'm not going anywhere!
She's just pretending, it's an act.
She's trying to make me think she's in danger to make me come running...
That's right. It's an act. And I won't fall for it.
It... is an act, right?
Okay, fine, dammit! I'm coming!
Yuuna? Where are you going?
To meet one idiot! You go to sleep, Mom!
One idiot?
Hero History Revelations: Fuyou Yuuna becomes a storyteller.
Episode 1:
It's not like I'm going there because I fell for it.
Lily always does something dumb, so there's a chance...
She actually got herself hurt and can't move!
And if she's fine, well, I'll just give her a good punch.
It's a lot better to go and check than sitting home worrying!
That's it, I'm only going there to clear up my mind!
Not because I'm worried about Lily or got tricked by her!
So she's here?
It's a... shrine? And full of people on their first shrine visit of the year...
Hey! Yuzuki-kun!
You really came! I've been anxiously awaiting your arrival!
What's with you, going for a hug all of a sudden?
Lily, I'm so glad you're fine!
Now I can end your life with my own hands...
Don't... choke me...
Barely breathing... I thought I was done for.
Tch... Why the hell are you alive!?
Tha-! That's an awful thing to say!
You sounded like you were about to die on the phone!
Yuzuki-kun, so nice and naive.
You fall for my acting every single time.
I'm leaving.
Wait! You just came here, don't go!
This miniature girl is incredibly cute, but acts like stupidity personified.
A waste of beauty, as they say.
Her name is Fuyou Lilienthal Yuuna.
The same name as myself, Yuzuki Yuuna.
A special name, originating from the Hero of the Christian Era, Takashima Yuuna.
More importantly, Yuzuki-kun, don't you want to say something when you look at me?
Come on!
Say something?
Exactly! Take a good look at how I'm dressed!
There's something unusual, right? Right? RIGHT!?
I've got nothing.
Why! Can't you see these white robes and red hakama!?
Shouldn't you say something like
"Oh, how cute!",
or "It looks so good on you!"?
Aren't we best friends!?
It looks great on you, yeah, very cute, mhm.
Where's the heart!?
I even called you out here to show off!
I mean... It does look good.
Who's that girl? She's adorable!
An idol? Maybe a child model?
Gotta be an idol and her manager!
Are they filming this for TV?
Lily is half-Japanese, and a head-turning beauty to boot.
She was a child actress in the past, and was pretty famous on TV, or so I heard.
And her current outfit looks cute and great enough to think she's straight out of a movie.
So, what are you doing here?
Ah, an acquaintance asked me to help out at the shrine here.
You know how the Hero Club's goal is to make the world even a little bit better?
So I was thinking that volunteer work would be the perfect fit.
The Hero Club is still a thing?
YUZUKI-KUN!?
Wasn't it you who said that any place where we're together
would be the Hero Club, anytime?
No, it was not!
Fuyou-san, could you help out at the shrine office?
Okay, I'll be right there!
Yuzuki-kun! Please wait here for a short while!
My shift will be over in 30 minutes or so. Until then!
Oh well, guess I'll wait.
Quite a lot of visitors here.
To the 30 years of Divine Era!
Cheers!
A bow to Shinju-sama!
Here's to another good year, guys!
It's been 30 years since Shikoku was encircled by a wall and Christian era changed to Divine.
Lily and I know nothing of the world from before the wall.
After I met Lily last summer,
we tried to get over the wall and see what lies outside Shikoku.
Lily called the two of us the "Hero Club", although we were the only members of it.
Could you really say that we've accomplished our goal, though...?
Hard to say.
Sorry for the wait, Yuzuki-kun!
Is your work over?
Yeah! The shrine staff gave me a can of coffee!
Nothing hits like a drink after some wholehearted work!
This is for you!
Take the rest, Yuzuki-kun!
Oh, thanks.
Now then, I actually called you out here for a reason today.
What, other than showing your outfit off?
Well, yes, that too.
I wanted to show off my work and send a wake-up-call about our club activities!
Wake-up call?
Exactly!
Our Hero Club was reborn at the end of last year with the goal of improving this world.
And yet, however!
I must say that our activities are in stagnation at the moment!
Stagnation? But you're helping the shrine as a Hero Club member right now.
And I help out the clubs at school occasionally, doesn't that count as Hero Club work?
Isn't it fine?
Yuzuki-kun... You still take money for your "help", don't you?
Ugh... How'd you find out...
You actually took money! From someone other than me...
HOW DESPICABLE!
I've been patiently putting up with it,
but I can only calmly cope for so long!
I told you I'd give you money if you ever needed any!
Shut up, shut up already!
That wasn't payment, they were just treating me to lunch!
Then just don't take it!
What am I supposed to do when they hand it to me?
Eh?
You're awful... You're so awful, Yuzuki-kun...
Okay, fine!
I won't take payment or lunch money anymore! Is that fine?
Yeah, it is!
This girl and her rapidly switching emotions...
So those were fake tears?
Let's get back on track.
Right now, the Hero Club's activities consist of your help to the other clubs,
and my occasional volunteer work. That's it.
Are we really making the world better with that?
There isn't exactly much two middle-schoolers can change about the world, you know.
Even children can do something!
That's why I think we need to decide clearly and precisely what we will be doing.
Such as?
I had a eureka moment when I was helping at the shrine.
Preserving records of the old age, the Christian Era, for posterity!
How's that for a club activity?
Records of... the Christian Era?
Exactly!
What was the world like before the wall encircling Shikoku came to be?
What happened between the Christian and Divine eras?
Even we don't know that very well. And those younger than us will know even less!
If we research and record that information, think about how useful it will be for future generations!
W-What did you say!?
What's wrong?
Lily... An actual decent thought came out of your mouth for once!
You're actually pretty smart when you try!
What do you mean, when I try!?
Well, at least now you understand how awesome I am!
But there are things we won't be able to record, right?
Like what lies outside the wall.
Uesato Hinata-sama ordered us to keep it secret...
U...e...sa...to...
She might appear again if we stick our nose where we shouldn't.
No, no, NO NO NO!
No way! I don't want to be in front of her ever again!
That definitely traumatised her...
She was so scary!
Calm down, me, calm down.
I-It's all fine, Yuzuki-kun!
We won't get involved in anything about the world outside!
We're just going to be researching history!
Your voice and legs are trembling.
Trembling with excitement!
If you say so.
O-Okay then!
I made a list of truths from the old era we need to verify and record on my phone.
Have a look!
Let's see...
Theory that Shinju's origin is an alien-left OOPArt...
Theory that Taisha are a secret society older than humanity, alluded to in the Kojiki...
Theory that Nogi Wakaba-sama had seven body double clones since birth...
Theory that Shikoku was magically the center of the old world...
Theory that year-end udon was not a widespread tradition in the old world...
How about it, Yuzuki-kun?
All of these are dubious-sounding urban legends!
You don't need any research to know they're all nonsense!
No, wait, you can't say that for certain!
You never change, do you...
I take it back.
Even when you try, you're still an idiot.
Hm? What's that at the bottom of the list?
Theories surrounding the name Yuuna?
Oh, that part is still under consideration.
I haven't decided exactly what to research here.
Anyway, all of these are declined.
I'm not going to let you drag me around hunting for urban legends and conspiracy theories like last year.
No way! Come on, let's dig into this stuff!
I'm going home and heading to bed.
Wait! Yuzuki-kun! Yuzuki-kun!
Come on, let's research together!
I know you had fun last year!
Yuzuki-kun!
The name Yuuna, huh?
Go for it!
She did it!
It went in!
That's a three-pointer!
You go, girl!
Nice shot!
Awesome as always, Yuzukin!
No weird nicknames, please.
Come on, isn't it cute? Yuzukin!
It's not.
If you say so.
Anyway, we won thanks to you, again.
You really should just join the basketball club full-time already.
It's the 3rd term of the 2nd year already, I'll pass.
Sociable as always...
I like cool women like you!
Whatever you say.
I'll give you the payment later, alright?
Treat yourself to some nice sweets or something.
About that... I'll stop taking payment for my help.
I'll help for free from now on.
Eh?
Why? What happened to Yuzuki Yuuna the money-grubber!?
Well, I've got my reasons...
What kind of reasons? I want to know!
Huh? A call from Lily?
Come on, what happened?
What's up, Lily?
Yuzuki-kun, this is absolutely astonishing! You won't believe this!
What?
I might've... found another Yuuna!
...Huh?