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Is it right to imitate your dead friend to gain her inheritance? Nozomi's best friend Noriko has just passed away and inherited 500 million-yen from her grandmother, whom Norkio had not seen in twenty years. So Nozomi and her boyfriend Susumu decide to take advantage of the estranged relationship and attempt to obtain the inheritance for themselves.
But Noriko's estranged family is not willing to part with such an inheritance, especially to a person who has not been seen in two decades. And Noriko's family is willing to go to any lengths to keep the money for themselves, putting Nozomi and Susumu in danger.
Maitreya Bodhi Sattva, the future Buddah, predicted to come back to Earth 5.67 billion years after the death of the historical Buddah's death, has decided to come back a bit early to help save the world by teaching and promoting spirituality. But Goko a student bent on saving Japan from pending starvation (This story has a very similar plot to Time Warp Trouble that appears in Rumic World Volume I). Goko feels that is not spirituality is not the answer and wants people to rely on their mortal fortitude in order to survive.
The news media sees an opportunity in the Maitreya and a mere High School debating over the issue of human salvation, and offer both Goko and the Maitreya television shows. Needless to say in a media intensive world the sound bites and flashy logic of a high school boy appeals more to the everyday person. So in order for Buddah to spread his message he receives an image makeover to become flashier to appeal to the younger generation. Leading to an intensive battle leaving the world wondering when and how glamorous the end of the world will be.
Tet-chan's granpa Gen-chan is his amateur Baseball manager. Gen-chan's schedules games and collects the fees and is supposedly putting them in an account for Tet-chan. But Gen-chan has a girlfriend who he likes to wine and dine and all of Tet-chan's money has been used give Gen-chan's girlfriend, Ai-chan, the best of the best.
But before Tet-chan can get too angry he falls for Ai-chan's granddaughter, Aoi. But Tet-chan has to be cautious about how he acts if he wants to date her. Apparently Gen-chan has made it seem that Tet-chan is an ungrateful grandson. So when both Tet-chan and Gen-chan are given the chance to make some extra money and impress their lady friends, both sign up on opposite teams. The winning team will receive 50,000 yen each but Tet-chan underestimates Gen-chan who has a few tricks up his sleeve and will do anything to take Ai-chan on a Hot Springs vacation.