The Love Bus was riding around Poland, a country spread out on a plain. On that day, the group had decided to have a barbecue with ingredients they had bought.

Group「Ooh, it looks good」
Group「Let's eat！」
Uekki「Ah, delicious！」
Chaki「Ah, it's good」
Yankumi「It's good, it's really delicious」

Among them...

Sanchan「・・・・・」

Sanchan, who hadn't been very talkative during meals since he had joined the group. On that day too, he was eating without a word.

Uekki「Sannomiya（Sanchan）, at least say 『it's delicious』 or something」
Tachi「He has no reaction」
Sanchan「No, it's, it's good」
Tachi「People will think of you as an apathetic person, you know」

After the meal...

Sanchan「・・・・・」

Sanchan was extremely shy, and it was very hard for him to talk in front of people.
In order to change his character, the boys had been desperatly enthusiastic.

FLASHBACK

Uekki「Look at his eyes！」
Yokomi「React, react」

However, Sanchan had been too reserved. Then, the boys' enthusiasm had slowly turned into teasing.

Tachi「Sanchan, talk in a loud voice」
Uekki「Yeah, talk in a humongously loud voice」
Sanchan「・・・・・」

END OF FLASHBACK

The next day...

Sanchan's teasing was escalating even more.

Uekki「Eat some veggies！」

Uekki, expecting a reaction from Sanchan, was filling his bowl with more and more vegetables.
Yokomi「He, he, he, he, he, he」
Uekki「Ha, ha, he wants me to stop」
Tachi(In a childish voice)「Sanchan, you have to eat your veggies」

That night...

Chaki「Hi, Sanchan 」

Chaki had ask talk to Sanchan.

Chaki「Ha, ha, ha, listen」
Sanchan「Yeah」
Chaki「You know, you're very...」
Sanchan「Yeah?」
Chaki「You don't give your opinion really cleary, you know, ha, ha, ha」
Sanchan「Yeaaah」
Chaki「You're passive, aren't you? You're quiet, right? So I was worried, as the boys really tease you. you know」
Sanchan「Yeah」
Chaki「Yeah, just looking at them I thought it was really unpleasant and I got worried, like I was wondering if it wasn't unbearable for you What do you think？Are you ok？」
Sanchan「Yeah, for now I'm fine」
Chaki「Maybe I won't be helpful, but if you wanna talk just say it」
Sanchan「Ok, thanks」
Chaki「No problem. Ok, then, good night」
Sanchan「Good night」

However, during lunch too・・・

Yokomi「Sanchan, you have a futuristic face」
Uekki「You're chin is so small. Mine is three times bigger」

On that day too, Sanchan was being teased ceaselessly.

Uekki「I crack it, it cracked, it's a buttcrack」
Yokomi「Ha, ha, ha」

After lunch...

Chaki「Listen, there's something I wanna tell the boys」

Chaki had started talking.

Chaki「Like I hate the way all of you keep on picking on Sanchan during meals.I really fear you have hurt Sanchan's feelings. When I asked him he looked like it was a bad experience for him」

Then, Sanchan said:

Sanchan「I put up with it so I wouldn't screw the relationship between us」

Chaki「Even if it's half for fun you can hurt him, and some people think it's unpleasant, too, So I'd like you guys to be careful, you know」

Then...

Uekki「I acted without thinking, and I think I really hurt your feelings. Yeah. Aaah, Sanchan, I'm sorry！」
Yokomi「Sorry」
Tachi「Sorry」

Tears rolled down Sanchan's eyes.

Chaki「If you wipe them with your clothes they'll taste salty afterwards」

On that day in Sanchan's diary: “I'm the one who didn't say anything so I can't blame them. I'll do my best to give my opinion to the others”

That night, in the boys' room, the three biys were repenting.

Tachi「I'm thirty, I have no excuse for the fact I behaved like this」
Yokomi「It was harsh. He must have wanted to tell us much earlier, you know」
Uekki「It's distressful for me too. If I was made to do things I wouldn't want to do, it would be painful, you know」
Yokomi「Yeah」

Then

Tachi「As a freind, I want Sanchan to have good memories from this trip」
Uekki「Yeah」
Tachi「Well, really, if there are things we can give him advice for let's do it」
Yokomi「Yeah」
Uekki「Ok」

The next day...

Tachi「Wanna go？Wanna go？」

After he had repented, a 30 year old Tachi had decided to buy Sanchan a beer.
Sanchan「Cheers」
Tachi「Cheers, yeah」
Tachi「Yeah. Well, me too, you know, I have to apologize for continuing on that bad tangent. I really had no excuse. I'm sorry you know, Sanchan」

Then, Tachi started talking about an old romance.
Tachi「When I was a sophomore, I guess, I got involved with a nurse who worked where I was hopitalized」
Sanchan「Wow」
Tachi「Such things happen, you know, Sanchan」
Sanchan「Really？Awesome」
Tachi「It's great, isn't it！」
Sanchan「Wow」
Tachi「It was two weeks before I turned 20, and finally I had my first sexual experience」
Sanchan「At the hospital？」
Tachi「No, no, not at the hospital. What the...!? Now don't you think that would be too much? No matter what you think about it, that only happens in porn movies！」
Tachi「She was living in Omiya. Omiya, Saitama, and I was living near Shinjuku. We had been talking from 12:30 at night, and around one o'clock she went 『Come over now』」
Sanchan「Wow」
Tachi「And I was like 『But there are no more trains, you know』」
Sanchan「Yeah」
Tachi「That's what you'd think, right？」
Sanchan「Yeah」
Tachi「So, I went like 『Oh, never mind』, and she hung up the phone, right？So I rented a car and I drove to Omiya」
Sanchan「Seriously？」
Tachi「Seriously！I really loved her, you know. When you fall in love with someone, maybe, just maybe, things you would have thought impossible for you become possible. That's the power of love」

With that...

Tachi「If you feel like you wanna talk to someone, invite her. Like Yankumi, or Chaki」

Tachi hadn't suggested Junko.

The next day, as the group was walking downtown...

Uekki「Oooh～」
Tachi「It's the Hokusai」

What was before them were Japanese Ukiyoe. Moreover...

Tachi「Kanji！Look everybody, kanji」
Yankumi「What？What？」

Next was a poster for a Japanese language cram school. Then, upon entering a book store...

Junko「Ah, calligraphy」
Chaki「a 『NARUTO』 manga」
Yankumi「『Sleepless Tokyo』 What・・・ What kind of book is it？」
Chaki「Interesting」

Actually. Poland was a very pro-Japanese nation. Interest about Japan was very high, with dedicated museums, bonsai clubs, and even Go classes.Poland was 「The nation that loved Japan」.

The next day, the group was going towards the Love Bus. At that point...　

Tachi「What？」
Uekki「It's full of people」

For some reason, the were a bunch of young Polish in the Love Bus！
Actually, they were students from Warsaw University's Japanese Department.
It seemed the Love Bus riding downtown had caught their attention.

Student「When I was on a study trip in Japan I was watching Ainori. It was a very popular show」
Tachi「Aah～ Thank you very much」
Student「There was this guy named Hide, right ？」
Yankumi「Hide , aah」
Student「Those two girls who fought over Hide」
Yankumi「Aaah～Takano and Takano」
Student「That was awesome, wasn't it? Like, I thought Japanese girls were awesome」
Group「Ah, ha, ha, ha」

According to them, there was an old lady in that town who really loved Japan.

That afternoon, the group interested in that story had decided to visit the old lady.

Group「Nice to meet you」

That woman was Antonina Lilo, 91 years old.

Mrs. Lilo「Thanks for coming. You Japanese saved my life」
Japanese saved her life？What on earth was she talking about？
Upon exploring the Polish-Japanese history, an unknown story was to be found.

　

Looking at the orphans who had been given fans and kimonos, it was easy to realize the warm welcome they had been given.

Mrs. Lilo 「I didn't know how to use chopsticks at all. There was no other way but to eat with my hands. An old man who thought it pitiful made a spoon out of bamboo for me. I still remember now how I was surprised at the clever handicraft」

The orphans story had been widely reported in the newspapers of the time, and a lot of donations and relief supplies had been sent from all over the country. Within two years, Japan had welcomed 765 orphans through such rescue operations. This story had crossed time and was now connected to the present era. During the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, more than 5 000 people lost their lives, and may children's parents died. 6 months later, the earthquake's orphans were in Poland.

Mrs. Lilo「When we hear there was an accident or an earthqueake in Japan, we can't think about anything else. We want to help children who found themselves in circumstances similar to ours」

The orphans of the Great Hanshin Earthquake were invited to Poland. They want to return the favor Japan had done for them・・・Even now in Poland, the story of Japan saving the 765 orphans is handed down from generation to generation, and his deeply engraved on people's mind.

Mrs. Lilo「♪Moshi moshi kame yo, kamesan yo (Hello, hello turtle, turtle - Japanese children song)」

On the way back in the Love Bus...

Uekki「It makes me proud, you know, the fact that there were such good Japanese back then, too」
Junko「Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah」

90 years ago, there were little lives in a far-off country who nobody in the world looked at. What saved them was Japan.

That night, the group had gone to a local gymnasium.

Tachi「There's table tennis」
Yokomi「Ah, that's right, there's table tennis」
Tachi「There's table tennis, table tennis」

The group was excited at the idea of exercising, which they hadn't done in a while. There, an old man from the locality proposed a table tennis match. At that point...

Group「Oooh～」

Sanchan was taking off his jacket！Would he really be ok？

Sanchan「Please」
Group「Oooh！」
Uekki「Awesome」
Group「Oooh～！」
Thr result was Sanchan's overwhelming victory！
Tachi「You're good, Sanchan」

The next day, the seven of them went to a nearby park. At that point, Tachi, who had fallen head over heels in love with Junko, said:

Tachi「Ok, let's meet again here at 12」

However...

Junko「Uekki, let's go」
Uekki「Let's go！Yeah」

Junko had invited Uekki.

Junko「Let's find out about you」
Uekki「Find out about me?」
Junko「Ah, ha, ha, ha」
Uekki「I wonder if it can be done, ha, ha, ha」

From Junko's diary:“Me too, just like Tachi, I have to do my best. I'm going to invite people and talk to them

Junko「A long time ago I used to fall in love at first sight often. About a month or so after meeting a guy, I'd tell him I loved him」
Uekki「Oooh, you did on your own？Well,　well」
Junko「Basically, I make the first step」

At that point...

Tachi「Hi」
Uekki・Junko「Hi」
Uekki「Ah, ha, ha, nice pace」
Junko「Ah, ha, ha」
Uekki「Good thrust」

Tachi“Junko said she likes guys who do sports. So I thought, right, let's run a bit”

Tachi「More！I gotta run more！」
Junko「Ah, ha, ha, it's his second lap」
Tachi「We meet again」
Junko「Yeah, we meet again」
Uekki「He's really running」
Junko「Ah, ha, ha」

Tachi“There was a part of myself who thought it was the only thing I could do. I thought if I could get some sort of message through it'd be great”

An hour later, Tachi, who was done running, was heading towards the Love Bus. Then・・・

Junko「This towel's wet, but it's the only one」
Tachi「Really？Ok, thanks」
Junko「Sorry. On the contrary, if you'd feel better in the rain...」
Tachi「Aah～ It was hard」
Junko「Ah, ha, ha, ha」

At his surprise, Junko had brought him a towel.

Junko“I'm probably the only one who knows that he doesn't have long, I think, so I couldn't leave him alone.”

However・・・

Tachi「Haa, haa」

Tachi“Maybe Junko too feels she's got romance coming to her”

Tachi「Sniff♥Sniff♥ Wow ♥ Aaaah, Junko's scent♥ Aaah～It's healing me. Aaaah, Junko's scent♥He, he, I'm perverse」

On that day in Tachi's diary“I'm going to declare my love to Junko！！”

At last Tachi had decided to jump off the take-off ramp of love, unknowingly heading towards an awaiting death precipice・・・

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