1. Scheduled Venus Trip Informational MeetingCopy !req
2. I♥
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3. I♥
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4. Today I have an important announcement for those of you accompanying us to Venus.Copy !req
5. We've determined that the weight limit for the rocket to Venus is really only 500 kilograms.Copy !req
6. What?Copy !req
7. So what does that mean?Copy !req
8. Can we all ride?Copy !req
9. Quiet down!Copy !req
10. Because of this, we'll be weighing everyone today.Copy !req
11. Anyone who's gone flabby has a duty to diet!Copy !req
12. If you lag behind, we're leaving you on Earth!Copy !req
13. No way!Copy !req
14. So how many people can ride if the limit's 500 kilograms?Copy !req
15. Look at just how strict a limit 500 kilograms is.Copy !req
16. It's roughly five adults!Copy !req
17. All right, I guess you're the first to be cut.Copy !req
18. You're going to Venus, aren't you?Copy !req
19. Shine bright out there. So bright we can see you down here on the riverbank!Copy !req
20. Episode 171 "Diet"Copy !req
21. MaleCopy !req
22. What the—!?Copy !req
23. Only 3% body fat?Copy !req
24. He has nothing left to lose!Copy !req
25. No way! We're all going to Venus together!Copy !req
26. We just have to lose enough weight to make up for Sister!Copy !req
27. Nino...Copy !req
28. She's right!Copy !req
29. We're all going on a diet!Copy !req
30. But how shall we do it? I hope we just don't all drag each other down...Copy !req
31. Does anyone have an idea?Copy !req
32. Me, me!Copy !req
33. I know all about diets!Copy !req
34. I'll teach you my special strawberry diet!Copy !req
35. That sounds like a great diet for girls!Copy !req
36. Strawberries are really tasty!Copy !req
37. All right, so the girls are decided!Copy !req
38. We'll have strawberries at every meal and go to Venus!Copy !req
39. Straw-ber-ries! Straw-ber-ries!Copy !req
40. Hey! Are you sure that diet's gonna work!?Copy !req
41. Oh?Copy !req
42. Whitey?Copy !req
43. Oh, right, there was an announcement for people going to Venus.Copy !req
44. Yeah.Copy !req
45. I see.Copy !req
46. You're all going, aren't you.Copy !req
47. It'll be lonely down here.Copy !req
48. Oh, right, Whitey's staying behind...Copy !req
49. Don't worry! We'll come back!Copy !req
50. What are you talking about?Copy !req
51. You're not supposed to think about coming back before you even leave.Copy !req
52. I'll help out as much as I can. If you think of anything just tell me.Copy !req
53. Whitey...Copy !req
54. I'll help out too!Copy !req
55. Jacqueline!Copy !req
56. As an aesthetician, my slimming massage can help you achieve your ideal figure.Copy !req
57. If you're ready to drive the goddess of beauty Aphrodite mad with envy,Copy !req
58. simply knock upon the door of my salon, "Queen Bee".Copy !req
59. You mean my perfectly-proportioned alluring figure could become even more beautiful!?Copy !req
60. I'm afraid! I'm afraid of my own potential!Copy !req
61. What, all we need to do is get a little shiatsu?Copy !req
62. Right this way!Copy !req
63. All right! Then I'll try some poking and pushing from a goddess too!Copy !req
64. What's up with those lame weight-loss schemes?Copy !req
65. They're not really into this at all!Copy !req
66. I agree. You can't build a body without exercise.Copy !req
67. Even a week of Boot Camp or something can have a major impact.Copy !req
68. And I know even more effective exercises.Copy !req
69. Really? I'll do it!Copy !req
70. Us too!Copy !req
71. From today forth, Sister shall be my mentor!Copy !req
72. I see. Very well.Copy !req
73. Welcome to exercises that go far beyond what you'd do at boot camp!Copy !req
74. Boot CampCopy !req
75. Boot CampCopy !req
76. Boot CampCopy !req
77. Boot CampCopy !req
78. Rookie DebutCopy !req
79. Rookie DebutCopy !req
80. Rookie DebutCopy !req
81. Rookie DebutCopy !req
82. Did you know? Quivering is its own series of muscle contractions which burn calories.Copy !req
83. Add the effective aerobic exercise of running...Copy !req
84. And just by fleeing in sheer terror, you'll lose those sizes in no time!Copy !req
85. Save us, Blanks!Copy !req
86. Episode 172 "Secondary Objective"Copy !req
87. Currently dietingCopy !req
88. One week into the pre-Venus trip diet...Copy !req
89. Heh, I'm not getting skinnier at all.Copy !req
90. Wait, don't Venusians' weights not change?Copy !req
91. I think I've eaten enough strawberries for a whole lifetime...Copy !req
92. I was always proud of Sister training me to survive on almost nothing, but my stomach...Copy !req
93. P-ko...Copy !req
94. Maybe we should have something else to eat?Copy !req
95. Stop it! Didn't we decide on this?Copy !req
96. One bowl of strawberries a day!Copy !req
97. But it's three in the afternoon and your bowl is already empty.Copy !req
98. Well, except for the stems.Copy !req
99. No, we decided! Strawberries only!Copy !req
100. And the stems are part of the strawberry, right?Copy !req
101. Stop it, P-ko! I get the feeling that's something you really shouldn't do!Copy !req
102. Like someone with your metabolism can understand what I'm going through!Copy !req
103. Are you okay?Copy !req
104. I was worried you'd take dieting too far, so I came to see how you were doing.Copy !req
105. What, are you just here to mock me?Copy !req
106. I'm losing weight, aren't I?Copy !req
107. And you just have this weird glossy sheen!Copy !req
108. VenusCopy !req
109. Aww, don't stare.Copy !req
110. I'm satisfied with only Aphrodite's envy.Copy !req
111. Well, I guess I am wearing this mini-T because she said it would draw people's eyes.Copy !req
112. Oh, sorry, it's time for me to take my supplements.Copy !req
113. Why are you walking around with Complex Bleep?Copy !req
114. But he looks five kilos thinner... Was all my effort for nothing?Copy !req
115. I can't give up, though! I have another goal besides Venus!Copy !req
116. Until his dress shirts are all cute and baggy on me like I've always dreamed of—!Copy !req
117. Hey, P-ko, did you gain some weight?Copy !req
118. Wait, never mind, I just lost a lot.Copy !req
119. I guess it's because I sweat more than most people.Copy !req
120. What? It's like his back has a zipper on it!Copy !req
121. Oh, it's because you wore that sauna suit thing to the spa.Copy !req
122. No, I'm just beloved by the goddess of beauty.Copy !req
123. P-ko somehow doubted that she was really a female youkaiCopy !req
124. hoping his kappa suit would be cute and baggy on her.Copy !req
125. Episode 173 "Midterm Results"Copy !req
126. D i e tCopy !req
127. M i d t e r m R e p o r tCopy !req
128. And, on the day the midterm results were announced...Copy !req
129. From Team Spa...Copy !req
130. Ric, minus six kilos!Copy !req
131. Mayor, minus seven kilos!Copy !req
132. m 0 0 l 35 0 l 35 16 l 35 16 l 0 16 l 0 0Copy !req
133. Queen Bee
Spa PresentsCopy !req
134. A grand total of 13 kilos lost!Copy !req
135. Wow, that's great!Copy !req
136. Next, Sister's group!Copy !req
137. Wait, where are they?Copy !req
138. Have you seen them anywhere, Ric?Copy !req
139. Now that I think of it, I've heard Sister's gunfire and their screams quite a bit recently.Copy !req
140. Wait, is he really going to make them lose it?Copy !req
141. I'm going to go check—Copy !req
142. Don't worry, Ric.Copy !req
143. Sister?Copy !req
144. Of course. We've been here all this time.Copy !req
145. What!? You conceled yourselves under the bridge!?Copy !req
146. Wow, their bodies are completely changed!Copy !req
147. A warrior's body, without a trace of excess fat...Copy !req
148. But that had to have increased your weight!Copy !req
149. Didn't you hear that thud you made while landing!?Copy !req
150. Don't worry, Ric.Copy !req
151. Or should I say, don't be afraid?Copy !req
152. What the hell are you talking about? Who'd be afraid of someone in that mask?Copy !req
153. Our weight may have increased...Copy !req
154. But we've lost more than just our fat.Copy !req
155. But you haven't lost those iron masks yet.Copy !req
156. What we've honed the most in this past week...Copy !req
157. Are our hearts.Copy !req
158. Whatever, just stop looking like you think you've accomplished anything!Copy !req
159. I'm so proud of you all for surviving!Copy !req
160. Teacher!Copy !req
161. There's five of them to lug around now?Copy !req
162. This is making my hard work a waste of time!Copy !req
163. P-ko's strawberry diet hasn't given her group anything but bad skin, too.Copy !req
164. Sorry...Copy !req
165. If I remove all the hair on my body, maybe I can lose half a kilo...Copy !req
166. If I bleed out...Copy !req
167. They say the human soul weighs two tenths of a gram. If I just lose that...Copy !req
168. Calm down, you all! P-ko especially!Copy !req
169. Hi guys. How're your diets going?Copy !req
170. Whitey!Copy !req
171. Well, I guess some of us are doing fine.Copy !req
172. I see. You're leaving soon, aren't you? Congrats!Copy !req
173. I picked up some konnyaku for you to take on the trip.Copy !req
174. Thanks, Whitey.Copy !req
175. I shouldn't be crying. I wanted to see you off with a smile.Copy !req
176. I'm happy you were so thoughtful as to bring us konnyaku.Copy !req
177. Huh? Chocolate?Copy !req
178. Mine's full of cream.Copy !req
179. Mine has anko.Copy !req
180. Whitey... This is...Copy !req
181. After all...Copy !req
182. I don't want to be lonely.Copy !req
183. He put it right out there.Copy !req
184. Episode 174 "Muscle"Copy !req
185. One week after the men enlisted into Sister's boot camp built tough bodies due to his Spartan training...Copy !req
186. So the secondary sexual characteristics are—Copy !req
187. Man, I'm already out of shape.Copy !req
188. I guess when you bulk up quickly it just doesn't stick.Copy !req
189. And going to boot camp is just a pain in the ass.Copy !req
190. 'Tis such a nuisance.Copy !req
191. So now they're overindulging themselves to make up for it.Copy !req
192. Hey, Tetsuro! You're in class!Copy !req
193. You know, Ric, Tetsuro's been sleeping all this time too. Why not wake him up?Copy !req
194. Yeah, you're right.Copy !req
195. Hey, Tetsuro! Wake up!Copy !req
196. Hey!Copy !req
197. Muscles are granted to those who desire might.Copy !req
198. If I could just ask you to turn to page 62 of your textbook...Copy !req
199. Are you okay, Ric?Copy !req
200. Textbook? Give me a break.Copy !req
201. What all living things require is not knowledge, but power!Copy !req
202. Your lecturing made a fine lullaby for me to nap to,Copy !req
203. but now it's time to go back to training.Copy !req
204. Oh, then we should leave now.Copy !req
205. We'd just be in your way sitting here.Copy !req
206. No, it's fine.Copy !req
207. That's the perfect place for those who have lost their muscles.Copy !req
208. The two of you aren't even enough to be weights.Copy !req
209. Bro can't stop his weight training even when he's not at camp...Copy !req
210. Lately he won't even listen to me!Copy !req
211. Hey, is it working? They say the more pain, the more gain!Copy !req
212. He never talks about anything but his pecs...Copy !req
213. Pecs, huh...Copy !req
214. He must have a fabulous new friend.Copy !req
215. No! There's obviously something seriously wrong with him!Copy !req
216. Anyway, that's just not healthy!Copy !req
217. A healthy body needs a healthy mind!Copy !req
218. Really? I learned it the other way around!Copy !req
219. He's doing great! Not only did he survive Sister's training, he's even keeping it up afterward!Copy !req
220. You're so manly now, Tetsuo!Copy !req
221. Don't touch my divine obliques.Copy !req
222. What, are you mad that someone touched you?Copy !req
223. Fine, fine, we'll play.Copy !req
224. How do you like it, obliques? Is it working?Copy !req
225. I love how cutely you contract like that!Copy !req
226. Goddamn this kid is creepy!Copy !req
227. Now you're nice and full of lactic acid—Copy !req
228. What did you just say to me, Tetsuo?Copy !req
229. That's not how you talk to your boss.Copy !req
230. Stella, didn't you say that the strongest one was the boss?Copy !req
231. So are you really the boss now?Copy !req
232. Oh really? Try me.Copy !req
233. What's going on? Stop it, Tetsuo!Copy !req
234. You too, Stella!Copy !req
235. Stella's not the boss of me!Copy !req
236. Stella is the woman suitable to bear my children!Copy !req
237. Stella is the woman suitable to bear my children!Copy !req
238. Only her DNA is good enough to combine with my flawless DNA!Copy !req
239. How conceited!Copy !req
240. My DNA belongs to Sister!Copy !req
241. Come on! We haven't gotten to that page yet!Copy !req
242. It seems like they have knowledge in addition to power.Copy !req
243. Episode 175 "Muscle Muscle"Copy !req
244. Tetsuo... I'll show you just how wrong you are about your muscles!Copy !req
245. This is bad. They're serious.Copy !req
246. They may even draw blood.Copy !req
247. No, it's worse. One will lose their life!Copy !req
248. Dammit! Is there nothing we can do!?Copy !req
249. Over here, Sister!Copy !req
250. Oh, Sister!Copy !req
251. Hurry and stop this pointless fight!Copy !req
252. Man, it's great to be a kid.Copy !req
253. I've never seen Sister this happy!Copy !req
254. You trained them both! Stop them!Copy !req
255. Wrong. I didn't train them.Copy !req
256. They were chosen by muscle.Copy !req
257. I'm in despair! Forgetting he's the biggest musclehead of them all has left me in despair!Copy !req
258. Not shabby.Copy !req
259. But this is as far as you get!Copy !req
260. You can't defeat me!Copy !req
261. Not this nice body that I toned for the man I love!Copy !req
262. You think you're the only one who can control your height?Copy !req
263. You mustn't, Bro!Copy !req
264. If your head gets any fatter, your mask won't be able to take the strain!Copy !req
265. If your mask breaks the men from the lab will find us!Copy !req
266. Very well!Copy !req
267. Tetsuo's become gigantic, too!Copy !req
268. I'll take out the men from the lab and Stella!Copy !req
269. Bro!Copy !req
270. Wow, he grew a lot!Copy !req
271. His clothes also grew just enough to not bother the censors.Copy !req
272. Episode 176 "Sibling Rivalry"Copy !req
273. This is getting really bad!Copy !req
274. If I have to...Copy !req
275. What are you doing, Tetsuro!? Working out now isn't going to do any good!Copy !req
276. I mean, I know why you're trying to do, but...Copy !req
277. If I don't stop Bro...Copy !req
278. I believe in muscle, even if it's not quite the same way as Bro does!Copy !req
279. If you believe in muscle, it will answer you!Copy !req
280. If you just train yourself feeling thankful for its support...Copy !req
281. Hey, wait!Copy !req
282. Let's go, muscles! Let's save Bro!Copy !req
283. Sister! Is that—!?Copy !req
284. Ever since boot camp, I've known it was possible. So it's true...Copy !req
285. He's a prodigy of a bodybuilder who can surpass even his brother with his holy muscle!Copy !req
286. Can we just pretend we're daydreaming at this point?Copy !req
287. Give me more power, biceps!Copy !req
288. Move faster!Copy !req
289. Quadriceps, lateralis!Copy !req
290. More!Copy !req
291. Stop, Bro!Copy !req
292. Such soft muscle...Copy !req
293. Bro! Can't you hear your muscles crying!?Copy !req
294. What!?Copy !req
295. Stella! I can see your panties!Copy !req
296. Oh no!Copy !req
297. You're wrong, Bro! Muscles aren't there to feel the pain!Copy !req
298. You should love them tenderly, like a flower or a sweetheart!Copy !req
299. Wrong! Muscles are like a lion cub!Copy !req
300. They become strong by falling into the ravine!Copy !req
301. You're wrong! The deltoid, the teres major, the abs... They're all our precious friends!Copy !req
302. Wrong! There's no need to cooperate with the soldiers!Copy !req
303. Have they just been posing the entire time they've argued?Copy !req
304. You may well have spoiled your muscles into beauty...Copy !req
305. But Tetsuro!Copy !req
306. Your untested muscles may as well be fat.Copy !req
307. Do you resent me?Copy !req
308. If you resent me, then smash the fortress that my muscles form!Copy !req
309. Stop their general, the heart!Copy !req
310. I won't forgive you for insulting my friends, even if you are my brother!Copy !req
311. Hold it! Are you two really going to fight?Copy !req
312. Sister, you have to stop them!Copy !req
313. If they fight in that form...Copy !req
314. Not yet!Copy !req
315. If Tetsuro is really the master of the holy muscle...Copy !req
316. Blood shall not flow!Copy !req
317. That power which even I was unable to grasp...Copy !req
318. Tetsuro! You can do it!Copy !req
319. Feel joy, my muscles! To battle!Copy !req
320. Those poor things...Copy !req
321. My strength is draining away!Copy !req
322. Your muscles are in such pain, Bro... They've tried so hard...Copy !req
323. My muscle soldiers... They're defecting to Tetsuro's body!?Copy !req
324. Traitors! My muscles are traitors!Copy !req
325. Bro, your muscles have worked hard enough.Copy !req
326. What's happening, Sister?Copy !req
327. This is the power of those who love their muscles...Copy !req
328. Holy Muscle Revolution...Copy !req
329. Um, Sister. I think we're a bit tired. We'll be leaving now.Copy !req
330. Even though I wanted to think it was all a dream, Tetsuro's body stayed like that for some time.Copy !req
331. Looking back at the end of my journey,Copy !req
332. as the days I long for passCopy !req
333. I see you wrapped in your red coat,Copy !req
334. playing without waiting for winterCopy !req
335. Farewell, mazelike days , I'd thank you if I realized daysCopy !req
336. Oh, oh, goodbye daysCopy !req
337. Looking forward at the beginning of my journey,Copy !req
338. I take a deep breath so I won't have to stopCopy !req
339. We're both swimming upstream toward tomorrow,Copy !req
340. Swaying side to side like fishCopy !req
341. Pain? No thank you days, sadness? No thank you daysCopy !req
342. Oh, oh goodbye daysCopy !req
343. Episode 177 "Arakawa Open-air Classroom, Second Period"Copy !req
344. For today's lesson, we'll be using clay to improve your dexterity as an aesthetician!Copy !req
345. Spa basicsCopy !req
346. Sure.Copy !req
347. There's just one point to remember: focus your love into your fingertips!Copy !req
348. That's how you do it! Call out your love!Copy !req
349. Knead with love!Copy !req
350. Spa basicsCopy !req
351. And we're done!Copy !req
352. With love!Copy !req
353. Spa basicsCopy !req
354. Takai! Takai!Copy !req
355. What's wrong, Ric?Copy !req
356. Takai recorded something weird on a tape and then went missing!Copy !req
357. Sometimes people's songs reveal the emotions they can't talk about.Copy !req
358. Next time, 11 Bridge×2.Copy !req
359. Takai!Copy !req
360. Illustration: Hiromu ArakawaCopy !req