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(HARD GUMI)

"The Phantom Matenro appears!"

(KUROKI)

Hiroshi Kuroki.

He is the rascal of Grade 5, Class 3at Takehaya Elementary School.

He is good at sports,

but hopeless in his studies.

Recently, his greatest interesthas been his computer.

His father is an office worker.

-His mother...-Hiroshi!

How late will you play?

Winter break ends tomorrow.Is your homework done?

So noisy.

Listen! You...

will study for junior high exams soon.

Don't study, and you'llregret it when you grow up.

I don't want to grow up!

-What are you saying?-Ma'am!

Coming!

Enough!

Homework.

Study.

What happened to letting children play?

Satoru Shirogane.

His parents run a French restaurant.

Satoru is curious about everythingaround him.

He is skilled with his hands.

Boom!

(RESTAURANT BON BON)

Susumu Aono.

He is the rude boy of Grade 5, Class 3.

He isn't good at school,

but he can draw.

He plans to become a manga artist.

Currently, he is most interested...

in mastering...

the ninja arts.

His specialty is...

throwing stars.

I'm a genius!

-It hurts!-Why are you being so stupid?

Shut up!

Susumu!

You're dead when you get back.

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Takeo Kimihara.

He hates school so much he might fail.

But he loves animals.

He has the ability to understandwhen animals talk.

His father...

is a famous high altitude botanist.

His mother.

She's young and beautiful.

Hey!

Yasuko Akagawa.

She is the princessof the Grade 5, Class 3.

Her brother Shinsuke...

is a wild first grader.

Her father is a gynecologist and...

a Level 3 Aikido master.

Yasuko has Level 1 skills.

In sports and studies...

she has excelled.

However, she can be stubborn.

(PERVERT MAN)

Pervert man?

Or...

he may be...

a possible kidnapper.

We shall begin the attack.

Kidnapper!

-He's a kidnapper!-Catch him!

What?

A kidnapper and a pervert?

Now I'm mad!

Pervert!

-Catch him!-Hey!

-Stop!-Hey!

Wait.

I am not suspicious.

That...

Can you do something about that?

I don't like dogs.

He is clearly suspicious.

Why are you investigating us?

Because he wants to kidnap us! Right?

Not at all. I would never kidnap someone.

Enough excuses!

Go, Sasuke!

Look!

Bite him!

-Okay!-Yes.

Wait.

-We did it!-We did it!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Let's go!

Wait!

One. Two. Three. Four.

You guys.

The winter break homework.

You all did it, right?

-Did you do it?-No.

-Did you do it?-Of course not.

That's not good!

You four are always getting yelled at...

for forgetting your homework.

Think harder.

Here. Takeo.

What is this?

I did your homework for you.

Susumu.

Thanks!

Satoru.

Merci beaucoup.

Here. Hiroshi.

I don't need it.

What? Why not?

If I have to rely on you now...

you'll always have me on a leash.

What leash?

I never said...

that I would marry you.

-I'll just borrow this then!-Give it back!

Give it back!

Good morning!

He was investigating us for some reason.

-It's suspicious, right?-It is.

We knew he had to be a pervertor a kidnapper.

We launched our attack!

We trapped him in a corner.

In the end, Yasuko did this!

Go ahead.

-Hey!-The pervert!

-The kidnapper!-What is that?

-Pervert!-Pervert!

-Pervert!-Pervert!

-Pervert!-Wait.

I am not a pervert or a kidnapper.

Your previous teacher Ms. Funayama...

resigned after getting married.

As her replacement...

I will now look after...

the students of Grade 5, Class 3.

I am your teacher.

-What?-Ochi...

-ai.-What?

Toshi...

hiko.

I'm your teacher.

I look forward to teaching you.

Our teacher?

-This is bad.-This is really bad.

Kuroki! Shirogane! Aono! Akagawa!

Kimihara!

Yesterday was too much.

Are you going to get your revenge?

Of course.If you're kicked, you kick back.

That is my policy.

-Remember that!-I don't want to.

I see darkness ahead.

Teacher. Don't look at us like a spy.

It's wrong to investigate us...

and take notes.

So sorry!

If such a pretty girl...

tells me that what I did was wrong...

I'm so embarrassed!

I'm just shrinking up!

Don't joke around. Explain yourself.

The truth is...

that I wanted...

to know a lot more about you all.

It's my policy...

that I need to see somethingwith my own eyes...

to believe it.

I want...

to know everything...

about all of you.

What...

are you thinking?

What do you want?

What is troubling you?

And...

what talent is hiding in you?

I...

want to see...

your unique gifts.

What will you dowhen you find out about them?

For example...

Takeo Kimihara.

You like animals, right?

Yes! I like them!

I can understand animals!

Isn't that an incredible skill?

That is a unique gift.

What if you're a zoologist...

and go all the way to Africa...

and listen to the Savannah animals speak?

-I want to do that.-Right?

Right? Well?

Your dreams...

just keep growing.

Knowing your skills...

helps your dreams grow...

and creates all new dreams.

(THE EAGER DETECTIVE SQUAD)

From a quiet lake shore...

and the shadows of a forest.

From a quiet lake shore...

and the shadows of a forest.

It's time to wake up...

the cuckoo crows.

From a quiet lake shore...

and the shadows of a forest.

From a quiet lake shore...

and the shadows of a forest.

It's time to wake up...

the cuckoo crows.

The vice-principal is here too.Can you do it?

Ninjas can do anything.

Leave it to me.

And the shadows of a forest.

It's time to wake up...

the cuckoo crows.

From a quiet lake shore...

and the shadows of a forest.

Hey!

Enough!

White!

-Nice!-Perfect!

I thought it was white.

Don't you have any shame?

-Go straight to the teacher's office!-Calm down.

Leave this to their teacher.

Hiroshi! Satoru!

Takeo! Susumu! Step forward.

Fools!

How could you...

look up the skirt...

of the lovely Ms. Junko?

Explain yourselves!

It was white?

-It was white.-I see. I thought so too.

Mr. Ochiai, what are you going on about?

I understand.

You dummies!

Did you have to...

do this?

This is a waste of time.

It's pathetic!

Think bigger!

Surprise me!

Use your abilities...

on something bigger!

Can you do that?

-Dummies!-Dummies!

-Dummies!-Dummies!

-Dummies!-Dummies!

I can't even defend you.

You little perverts.

Blood is rushing to my head.

I'm going to do it!

Hiroshi. What are you going to do?

Something surprising and huge!

-Me too.-I'll do it too.

First, we need to clean the hall.

Don't worry about that small stuff.

-This is nothing!-Right!

-What are you doing?-Right.

We are in charge of cleaning.

-You should help, Shinsuke.-Okay!

Fine. I'll help.

-Let's go!-Okay!

-U-turn!-Okay!

Fools!

Run away!

-Go!-Quickly!

It's done! This is it!

On Monday...

I'm going to bring thisto audiovisual class.

-The story is what I said. Okay?-Okay.

We're going to need Yasuko's help.

She is a perfect student.

I don't think she will help us.

There was also the skirt incident.

Hiroshi will be able to persuadeher somehow.

Leave this to me.

I know Yasuko's weakness.

Let's do this!

These dummies won't lose!

-We won't lose!-They're planning something.

I don't want to do that. I refuse.

You're in the broadcast club.We need your help.

I don't care.

(AKAGAWA OBGYN)

Hey!

-What did you tell me in kindergarten?-What?

You promised to marry me...

and help me whenever I am in need.

I'll help with whatever you need!

-Shinsuke. Will you help me?-Yes!

-I'll take him!-Wait!

He's taking him! Wait!

These a green mold spores...

as seen in a microscope.

The size of the spores...

are around one 300th of a millimeter.

Because the spores are small and light...

the wind can easily blow them around.

The spores travel on the wind...

and go far away.

-What do the spores do?-I can't believe it has come to this.

(PHANTOM MATENRO)

I am Phantom Matenro!

You!

Shall you accept my challenge?

Help me!

What happened?

Help me.

My brother was capturedby the Phantom Matenro.

-What?-Save me!

Save me!

That was me. Me.

I was the cameraman.

I was the director.The most important job.

Xie xie.

I'm going to pee.

Idiot! Hold it in!

I can't hold it!

Stop.

He needs to pee.

Pee!

Why did you boys do such a foolish thing?

We wanted to surprise everyone.

They all liked it.

They all laughed and enjoyed it.

Silence!

In audiovisual class,you played a video...

which reveled a willy.This is inexcusable.

Your father and mother.

-Call them.-What?

My dad?

That's bad...

Vice-principal, you don't needto go that far.

As their teacher, let me takeresponsibility for this.

Silence!

Listen.

Not just your fathers and mothers...

call your grandparents here too!

Don't cry.

I feel bad for getting youinvolved in this.

What if I get expelled?

No one gets expelledfrom elementary school.

Even if I'm not expelled...

I could be sent to a juveniledetention center.

Don't worry about that.

I'll take responsibility for this.

If it comes to that...

I'll take all the blameand go there alone.

Would I put you through that pain?

-Hiroshi.-If that happens...

you better come visit me.

Hiroshi!

I like you!

I'm home.

Hiroshi.

-Welcome.-Good evening.

Mr. Ochiai called earlier.

What an odd teacher.

He spoke like a telegram.

Hysterics. Down.

Worry. Not. What does that mean?

-Yes!-Yes!

I don't get it.

-Me!-Me!

What?

My keyboard is gone.

Where did it go?

Did your mother hide it?

Don't even joke about that!

Mom! Come here!

What are you yelling about?

What happened to my computer?

Where did you hide it?

I didn't hide anything.

Don't tell me.

That was a precious giftyour father finally bought for you.

-I know that!-Don't come to me when you tell him.

Fine.

What happened?

Who knows?

-Matenro?-What?

What a joke.

It's Matenro.

Don't be dumb.

Matenro is a phantomthat I made on my computer.

That can't exist.

I knew it.

-Amazing.-Okay.

Hiroshi.

Your precious keyboard...

as you can see...

is now in my hands.

You.

If you want it back...

you must beat me with your brains.

If you are brave enough...

accept my challenge!

What are you?

I am from...

the land of mirages.

I am the elusive Phantom...

Matenro!

Tears of sadness...

flow into the sands of dream.

Tears of anger burn in the flames...

and become a phoenix crossing the skies.

I await...

your challenge!

He disappeared.

Matenro.

(TO BE CONTINUED)

(PREVIEW)

We accepted Matenro's challenge...

and became the Hard Gumi.

It's interesting. What next?

We begin the construction...

of our secret base.

Next episode on

Eager Detective Squad Hard Gumi...

"In our hidden base...

come for us, Matenro!"