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Step Jun, Step Jun, Step Jun

Come on, come on, come on

Step

J

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Hai!

I sensed you on a secret frequency

and was captivated by your radiance

And seeing you with my million-bit vision

The circuits of my heart

Ah, they're going wild!

The forces of love move me as they will

So I've embraced the mystery

If it's for the sake of the one you love

Why, there's nothing you couldn't do!

Oh, the heartful, heartful mechanic

the slightest movements of a pure heart

The heartful, heartful mechanic

makes true your dream-colored heartbeats

Step Jun, Step Jun, Step Jun!

Your hot desire! Come on, come on, input!

Jun's Detective Story

Zero, thank you so much for everything!

You really pulled my fat from the fire! It's thanks to you I'm all cured up.

Don't push yourself, ol' man. I mean, your age n' all...

I'm not old enough to put up with you calling me "ol' man"!

Yep, that put a pep in your step! Looks like you're doin' fine.

Zero, be safe out there, okay?

Yo!

See ya.

You on the bike! Stoppy! Stoppy! Stoppy! Py! Py! Py! Py! Py!

I wonder if something happened?

Now, will the honorable sir care to describe where he was yesterday evening at 7?

"Honorable sir"...? What you tryin' to pin on me.

You hurry up and spill those details, mister!

Your whereabouts at 7?

Zero, you were delivering cheese to the resort last night, right?

Oh yeah... guess I was headin' back around 7.

Now get to the damn point!

Hmmm, so the crime was committed on your way back.

H-Hey... just wait a damn minute here!

Whattya mean, "crime"?

Scooping up all of the jizo statues we have scattered in the area.

All the jizo statues are gone?

Y-You gotta be kiddin' me!

Why do you wanna pin this crap on me?

Tough luck for you, but we have an eyewitness.

And just who would that happen to be?

A villager.

Saw a suspicious motorbike ride off with a jizo statue on the back.

Who the hell would fill your head with that pile of garbage?

R-Resisting a police officer, are you?

I figured it out, Zero!

You would have been riding back with an empty milk can, right?

Oh yeah, the resort sent back an empty.

Probably would look a heck of a lot like a jizo statue in the twilight hours.

Well, Officer Cornball, looks like the case is open-and-shut.

C-Cornball...?

You haven't been proven innocent, not by a long shot!

Stubborn lil' copper, aintcha!

You think this is the face of someone stealin' stone statues?

Oh, I really do! I'd peg your suspicion levels at about 50%.

I-I'll have you know the two things he hates the most are pickled radish and jizo statues!

He'd have no interest!

Stone sculpture has been experiencing quite the boom.

Some pieces can go for several million yen!

Millions of yen?!

Some biker gang had their sights on statues a town over,

but they were all fought off by a gang of local young men.

I ain't some punk biker!

I'm off to see the ocean, dammit.

An overwhelming desire to flee the scene raises your suspicion levels to 60%!

N-Now I'm at 60...?

Zero... it looks like we have no choice but to try to catch the thief ourselves!

First I'm stuck playin' farm games, now it's cops and robbers...?

But Zero! If we don't find the culprit, you'll be stuck here for who knows how long!

You just leave apprehending the culprit to me.

It's against the law to do it yourself.

So, officer...

Tell me, have you ever actually made an arrest before?

Embarrassing to admit, but no.

N-Not a whole lot happens in the area...

Chin up there, lad!

You can just keep helping out at the ranch until summer's end.

G-Gimme a damn break!!!

Got my fill of this place already!

And you! Get off your ass and catch the damn thief already!

Easily succumbs to anger... Suspicion levels now at 70%!

Zero... are you all right?

I'll go get you some water!

Nanmaida, nanmaida...

Stealing our dear jizo statues is inviting karmic retribution!

Ah, nanmaida, nanmaida, nanmaida...

How low can a bastard get!

If I find him, I'm gonna pound his head in!

Yo, it's gotta be that scumbag over at Nonomiya Ranch, right?

Yeah, that joker does ride a motorbike.

It's him!

The hell's he doing here?

Yo.

Good afternoon!

Oh my! They really have been stolen!

Instead of sayin' they've been stolen, why not say they got up and ran away?

The hell you say?

Livin' in a drab ol' dump like this place'd make anyone wanna split.

Oh, dear.

Just what I'd expect of youngsters who neither fear God nor know the horror of war.

Ma'am, whattya think you're saying?

Yo, you keep talking wack, you're gonna get a smack!

H-Hold on a second!

The hell's that thing?

This is one of my inventions, the Catch-A-Crook Analyzer!

If there's any clues lying around, it'll discover them for sure.

Oh my stars!

You're kiddin' me.

That thing really gonna help you track down the crook?

There has to be some sort of clue.

Jun! Where d'ya go?

I could ask you the same question! I haven't seen you all morning.

I was fixing a robot!

Oh, did Yukinojo break?

Nah, this robot was abandoned.

An abandoned robot...? Where would you find one of those.

It was just standing around, looking all lonely.

Standing around...?

Lookin' all lonely?!

Hey! Jun!

Where is this robot now!

Oh, you know. Out back.

I shoulda guessed.

If you don't drink any oil, you're not gonna get better!

Went above and beyond this time...

So you two were the ones who stole all the jizo statues!

They weren't moving so we wanted to help!

Of course they're not going to move! They're jizo statues, not robots!

Jesus robots...?

Praise the lord!

Not "Jesus", darn it, jizo!!!

What would compel you to cart all of them here?!

For the sake of love.

The sun sets in the horizon

And the day is at an end

At the temples on the mountain

The bells begin to chime

Look! It's a friend!

Well, hello there!

Hello!

He's not saying anything!

Think highly of yourself, dontcha?

At least give us a hello!

Hey you! Say something already.

This robot's broken!

It's so sad.

We can get Jun to fix him up!

Huh? There's another robot broken here!

Okay! Let's take him with, too.

Oh! There's a lot of them over here!

Okay! Let's get them all fixed up at the same time!

We better hide these until Zero takes a hike.

He's leaving tomorrow, pico!

Not soon enough, if you ask me.

And now I can't leave, all thanks to you two knuckleheads!

I'm really sorry.

Anyway, let's go apologize to the police officer.

Think an apology is gonna cut it?

All those jokers in town are out for blood.

Then we'll return them at night!

Oh no we won't!

We sure won't, pico!

For pete's sake, these aren't robots! Give it a rest already!

So, you say return 'em... But do you know where they go?

All of 'em are different shapes and heights.

That's true...

Kichinosuke, do you remember where exactly you found each one?

- I forgot! - Me, too!

Oh for...

What a pickle!

I mean, it's not like we can go around asking.

Hey, that's right!

Yoko's ol' man has got a hobby of takin' pictures of jizo statues.

In that case, we can tell where they should go using his pictures!

Yup.

Not lookin' forward to seeing her, but I might as well go hit her up.

Zero!

I knew you'd drop by for a visit!

Staying with Jun has to be a lot like babysitting.

Yeah, I guess.

Let me pour you something refreshing! Come on inside.

Ah, hold on...

Got somethin' to ask first.

Your dad takes pictures of jizo statues, right?

My, aren't you informed!

You have an interest as well?

Ah, y'know, a little. Could I see his collection?

That's too bad, it's been taken by the police.

The police...?

It sounds like all of the jizo statues in town were stolen.

They needed photos to make "Missing Statues" posters.

- Too late... - What?

See ya.

Z-Zero, what's wrong? Zero!!!

Ugh!

Ah, the pictures, huh?

Sent them all off to headquarters already.

H-Headquarters...?

And what were you hoping to do with them?

O-Oh, you know, just hopin' to help with the search!

I mean, it's not like I got a good look at 'em up close before, right?

Very suspicious.

Huh? Y-You still think I'm a suspect?

Suspicious indeed!

Suspicion levels now at 80%!

8-80 now...?! Well, uh, see you later!

That boy is absolutely hiding something.

Whoops, how 'bout that.

I think I'm going to need to keep my eyes on that one for sure!

So these are called jizo...

Yeah, jizo.

And not robots.

Then what are they?

Got no clue.

But they were all created, right?

Got no clue.

What do you two think you're doing?!

We have them keep them all hidden for now!

But why?

If Grandpa sees these, the shock would plunge him back into poor health!

But it's so mean to bury them!

You two have no business calling something mean!

But why?

Do you know what these are for?

They're meant to sit on the roadside for passing travelers to pray to!

Pray? Like to get something cool?

No, you nitwit! For peace and happiness!

- Happiness... - Happiness.

And shamelessly scooping them up makes you no better than common thieves!

This was an incredibly bad thing to do! Reflect on your actions thoroughly!

So big brudder... You're a thief?

Heck no.

Big brudder... Are you a bad robot?

Nope, a good one.

Hey big brudder... Have you reflected on anything?

Got no clue.

If you ever get a clue, would you tell me?

C'mon, just shut up already!

The circuits in my head are about to burst.

What's going on here?

The old lady is praying!

Nanmaida, nanmaida...

Ah, nanmaida, nanmaida...

Settle down, Takebo, the jizo statues you love so much will return soon.

Nanmaida, nanmaida...

Oh my, just look at him laugh.

Now that I get a good look, you two do look like jizo statues.

Hehe, is it 'cause I'm all handsome and dignified?

No, I'd say the resemblance is more from the shape of your head.

Never mind.

Hey old lady, do you like jizo statues?

Yes, I do indeed, and little Takebo here utterly adores them.

No matter how big of a crying fit he has, he settles down the second he sees one.

Since they've gone, the fretfulness has yet to leave his face.

Hey big brudder... it looks like we did something bad after all.

What's this talk now?

What do you think you're doing?

Kichinosuke will now begin his reflection!

Dammit...

Stuck dealin' with those twerps, and now my bike's busted.

All right, up and running again.

Yahoo!

Here goes!

Yahoooooo...

'Course there wouldn't be tons of kids in this ghost town.

...Huh?

Drawings of the jizo statues!

If we borrow them, we can figure out where the statues go!

Just what are you getting up to around here?

A-Ah hey, how are ya?

Just a big fan of schools is all!

Definitely can't see that from your face.

My face?! Believe me, I'm the biggest fan of studying there is! See ya!

All these hidden motives invoke suspicion!

Suspicion levels now at 90%!

Awright, get a good look everyone! My dumbass bike's busted again!

Arresting that fool will only be a matter of time.

Really? There's pictures of the jizo statues at the school?

Keep your voice down!

Let's go get them right now!

Nope, not a good time yet. We'll wait until dark.

But why so late?

Tonight at 9.

I'll head out ahead of ya, make sure you're not seen.

Got it? See ya!

Okay, got it!!! Tonight at 9PM!

That you, Jun?

Thank you so much for waiting!

D-Dumbass! Cut the light already!

But why?

- Some villager is gonna see us! - Ah, I see.

Huh? What you got there?

Oh, this? It's my latest invention, the Jizo Tester!

Jizo Tester?

So that thing's really gonna figure out where the statues go?

See for yourself!

First, we'll take a jizo statue photo...

And then input it into the system.

Now watch!

It automatically searches for a match.

So it's that jizo there!

And now we've figured out where one of them goes!

Holy cow! That thing's pretty cool!

All right, time for the second.

- It's the crook! - Grab him!

- Whattya think you're -- - Stop fighting!

Finally, some decisive proof!

Suspicion levels maxed at 100%!

You got it all wrong! It ain't me!

Whattya mean? Of course it's gotta be you!

You ain't gettin' off light, punk-ass!

I swear, I didn't do it!

Wait! Zero... Zero had nothing to do with it!

Then let's hear an explanation for the pictures!

It was actually me...

Enough nonsense!

No way a little girl like you could lift those heavy things.

You're just tryin' to cover for this punk, right?

No! My robots were the ones who actually took them!

You seriously trying to pin the blame on a robot?

But it's the truth!

All the jizo statues are currently in a barn on my grandpa's ranch!

Grandpa...?

You mean that old coot at Nonomiya Ranch?

Coming down with a cold, I guess.

Huh? Now what's with all the ruckus!

I tell ya, it ain't me!

Yeah, we'll see!

Yeah, let's clear this up.

Jun! What the heck's going on?

Grandpa, where's Kichinosuke?

They took off for some evening horsing around. Them robots are a pain!

Now what do they have to do with anything?

They're inside here.

It's empty!

Dumpin' hogwash down our throats.

Grandpa! What happened to all the hay?

Ah! Loaded it all up on the cart this evening.

Then you saw the jizo statues in there, right?

Jizo...?!

The heck would they be doing in there?

Yo! How 'bout you spit out where they are already!

Wish I knew...

We're gonna have to make him talk!

You all just hold your horses. Interrogations are best left to the police!

It's time to haul you in.

Fine, like I care.

Hey, let's all start searchin'.

They gotta be hidden in the village somewhere!

Better split up.

Yo, split up!

I'll go this way!

I got the left!

Wh-What the heck...?!

Th-The jizo statues are walking!!!

I tell ya, I didn't do it!

How many times I gotta say it?

Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!

The jizo statues...?!

I-It's true! Totally true! I saw 'em walkin' with my own eyes!

Well, look at that. Like I said, eh?

That's just too ridiculous...!

Yo, Officer! The stolen jizo statues are all back in their spots!

What did you just say?!

So, we finally put 2 + 2 together? Mr. Officer Sir.

Looks like my suspicion levels are back down to 0%.

I thought I was finally going to be able to arrest someone...!

Could it have been Kichinosuke and Yukinojo?

But how would they have known where to put them all?

Ah, so it was you, ma'am!

You told Kichinosuke where all the statues go.

I really am sorry about all this.

Oh, no worries.

Why, it was almost like these jizo statues were brought to life!

And it's all thanks to your honored robots.

I-I'm an honored robot?!

Why yes, of course! For you two are quite the spiritual ones indeed.

Shall I pray to you as well?

For crying out loud, I'm not a jizo statue!

Of course not! You're an honored robot.

Here's your prayer.

Gimme a break!!!

Big brudder!

I need to hurry up and get this receiver finished!

Zero left in a hurry this morning,

but I sneaked a transmitter onto his bike first.

Once this is done, I'll know Zero's whereabouts.

Just need to borrow this circuit from the microwave.

Zero...

Did you finally manage to reach the ocean?

Zero...

My darling Zero!

I sure am sweet on Zero!

Jun! It's horrible!

Jun! It's... huh?!

What the heck did you do to my microwave and my TV?

Don't you fret! I'll have them good-as-new in a jiffy.

Okay, never mind that, Jun...

Your robots are...

What?!

What did they do now?!

Wh-What on earth is this!

Looks like they scooped up all the scarecrows in the village.

Jun! Can you make them all walk again?

These poor robots!

Kichinosuke! Those are all scarecrows!!!

So, scarecrow-bots, eh?

What a cool name!

Ugh!!! I've had enough!!!

What's her problem?

We're at the amusement park

On a date, eating ice cream

My crocodile tears are shining

in the illumination of the shuttle loop

But because of his warm kindness

I flash my practiced smile

But it's all a dream, isn't it?

Reality: 100% Hopeless Crush

Looks: Beep Beep Beep... 100

Sports: Beep Beep Beep... 100

Popularity: Beep Beep Beep... 120

That would be his data

Looks: Beep Beep Beep... 30

Sports: Beep Beep Beep... 20

Popularity: Beep Beep Beep... 10

And that would be my data...

*computer beeping*

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Tonight's projected chance of love... 0!

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Zero's grandma Shikibu is always full of pep!

But she swallows her dentures and is sent off to the hospital!

And boy, does she ever give a lot of requests when I visit!

But once I hear her time is running out,

I even end up making her a negligee!

But wait, has there been a huge misunderstanding?

Hai! Step Jun!

"The Hospital Visit of Love and Tears!"

The Heartful Mechanic!

The Hospital Visit of Love and Tears