Are you sure you don't mind? Having me join your exam study session, I mean.
Not at all! Right, Suzu-chan?
Yeah.
Each of us can tutor everyone on our strongest subject.
Why aren't you saying anything?
Ah!
Are you studying for a test too, Ruu-senpai?
I told you! It's not Ruu-senpai...
Wait, yes it is!
Wanna be a bad girl!
Kigatsuite yo my love!
Kocchi muite my girl!
Afureru kono my love!
Kokoro mo mitame mo kawacchau kurai suki suki
Kore nante sennou
Omoi ga daitai daibousou shichatte confuse!
Dakedo naritai no
Sou, anata dake no
Yoi ko warui ko tokubetsu na ko!
GO! GO! GO! GO! Koi wa bousou!
GO! GO! GO! GO! Mohaya meisou!
Umarete kono kata hinkouhousei datta ano ko ga totsuzen!
Sore wa kitto koi desu taihen!
Kami somete mitari
Fuku no shumi mo kawari
Atarashii watashi no bakutan?!
Kidotte kiotte risoukei
Genjitsu mina tte iwanaide
Love is blind
Shinkokyuu shitemo tomaranai
Takanaru mune ni sosonokasare meisouchuu
Miyou mimane no seiippai dakedo
Ai o komete
Nazenara subete ga kawacchatta no suki suki
Deatta ga saigo
Dou ni kanacchaisou na kodou wa for you
Ima made no koto wasurechau kurai no
Doki doki ni zenwatashi ga shinkan
Wakannai kurai suki suki
Ima nanji nanpun?
Shirokujichuu kangaesugichatte confuse!
Dakedo shiritai no
Watashi anata no
Yoi ko? Warui ko? Tokubetsu na ko?
GO! GO! GO! GO! Koi wa bousou!
GO! GO! GO! GO! Todoke yo my love!
In the Private Study Room
Sh-she remembered?!
Hey! Say my name!
Huh? Ruu-senpai...
That's right!
It's Ruu-senpai!
So, tell me! If I say "the school's idol," who do you think of?
Mizutori-senpai.
Onee-chan.
The principal.
It should be Ruu-senpai, shouldn't it?!
Let's try a different question! U-um...
Talking is prohibited in the library.
TREMBLE
I-I'm sorry... I'll be more careful...
TREMBLE
What was that for?!
Private
study room
Here, take this.
Th-that's...?
I borrowed it, since I'm the one in charge of it anyway.
This way, you can talk amongst yourselves while you're studying.
Th-thank you!
Thanks.
Thanks, Kii-nee!
Don't mention it!
Let's all five of us do our best together!
Huh...? They're including me, too?!
Private study room
This part here, Kii-nee.
Hm...? Where?
...Do you two know each other?
Yes! Atori's little sister is my little sister, after all.
What a complicated family.
And since I've known Atori for a long time, I know this one inside out, too!
Hmph...
For example... the contents of her report cards in junior high school.
I see...
It's not what it sounds like...
I just didn't want to spend any of my precious time on anything but Onee-chan...!
Of course...
Don't sympathize with her.
Atori would cry if she heard that, you know?
Incidentally, did you do okay on the last test we had...?
Huh? Yes, I did fine.
Well, I got about this much.
You got an average of 90? That's impressive! In that case-
That was my total score across five subjects.
Across five subjects?!
And so,
everyone decided
to tutor Mizuka...
Ribbit
I guess I'll just have to teach you my special method!
I struggled too, in the past...
There was a time when I was so overwhelmed by my own cuteness, I couldn't focus on studying.
Don't lump us in with you.
But then I hit upon an idea! I just need to get myself to like studying instead!
I call it the "Make the Problem About Something You Like" strategy!
In my case, that'd be myself, of course!
What a waste of a pretty face...
Don't say that out loud.
In other words, for Japanese History, rather than the actual history of Japan, I think of it like so:
That Time Ruu Got Reincarnated as an Unrivaled Sage of the Modern World!
I wanna read that.
Here's an example. The Isshi Incident, which led to the Taika Reform, is the story...
The Isshi Incident of 645
...of how, in the year 645,
Prince Naka no Oe
Prince Naka no Oe, Nakatomi no Kamatari, and I joined forces to overthrow the Soga clan!
Nakatomi no Kamatari
Ruu
Soga no Iruka
I wanna read that.
And when it comes to socialism and capitalism in modern society,
I'll just replace "property" with "Ruu", and then the rest will still make sense, right?
Property
Ruu
It won't make sense at all!
So, under capitalism, each person is working hard to gain Ruu,
Ruu Ruu Ruu Ruu Ruu Ruu Ruu
but despite that, disparities emerge between some people and others.
Second half of the 19th century
That's why, in the second half of the 19th century,
RuRuRuRuRuRuRuRu
Equal
Ru Ru Ru Ru
to ensure that everyone could gain Ruu equally, he proposed a socialist economy.
Karl Marx, an economist from Germany did. For Ruu's sake.
Karl Marx, an economist from Germany did, for Ruu's sake?!
That's incredible... To be honest, I wasn't convinced it work, but all of that really has helped everything sink in...
You didn't need to say you didn't think it'd work, you know?
Oh!
What is it?
This method of yours... It's fine when it's about good stuff, but what should we do when it's about bad stuff?
Ah, that's simple. Just make it something you don't like.
Something I don't like...
Hmm, what could I use... Ah. Unreasonableness?
Isn't that something that everyone dislikes?
Yours is ghosts, isn't it Suzu-chan? How cute!
I hate unreasonable people more.
Shiji... Ruu-senpai, what about you?
Recently, I've come to hate shijimi clams, you know...?
What about you, Sumiki-senpai?
I don't really-
A powercut?!
Th-that sounded like it was really close, too... it startled me.
That's another thing for your list of dislikes, huh?
But really, if anything, the scream scared me more than the thunder.
That's true... Who on earth...?
Huh?
S..Sumiki-senpai...?
Gripping Rather Than Grabbing
Wow...
It really is dark, isn't it...? It feels so out of the ordinary that it's kinda exciting... almost.
I-isn't it just...? It's like a test of courage, so I guess it could be fun... almost.
We might as well tell ghost stories while we're at it... or not.
Sounds good to me, we should try it... or not.
You start then, Sumiki-senpai.
No, no, you first.
No, no, please, go ahead.
No, you!
How did this happen...?
20 minutes earlier
Huh?
The group were hit with a power outage
after lightning struck during their study session.
S..Sumiki-senpai...?
Hiding under desks is for earthquakes, you know?
Although apparently, it's actually better to move to a place where there aren't any hazards.
Thank you for your advice... But that's not what I was doing.
The truth is... while I'm embarrassed to admit it... when I heard that thunder, my knees gave out...
Really?! It sounds like it must've affected you pretty badly.
Could you let me hold your hand, in secret...?
Sure!
Of course, feel free to let me hold all sorts of other things, too...
Perhaps it didn't affect you that badly after all?
Snuck around to the other side
so as not to be noticed
R-right, I'm going to pull you up now, okay?
Thank you.
SHAKE
H-huh? That's weird...
I'm gonna try pulling harder, okay?
O-okay.
Offugah!!
I've been betrayed!
Oh, Kii-nee. Where did you go?
Eventually let
her lean on
her shoulder
What's going on here?
Ah! Uhh... Well...
I need to gloss over this somehow...!
What happened was...
When the lightning hit, her legs...
Sumiki-senpai's leg was struck by lightning, and she became a desk!
How does something like that even happen?!
Oh, I see...
She hit her leg and hurt it, huh?
That's right...
Um...
Because of the shock, I'm... getting close to...
Wha?! O-okay!
Uhh... Um... We need to...
I'm going to... accompany her... to the...
What do I say in a situation like this?
Uh... I'm just...
...gonna go to the bathroom with her!
What's that supposed to mean?!
If you're going, I'm going, too.
Suzu-chan! Did you get jealous because Sumiki-senpai's clinging onto me? Just kidding.
I did, though?
Wait, what?
Private study room
R-right, we'll be off, then.
Look after our bags for us.
Sure, just leave it to Ruu!
Awkward...
...Or so I said, but I've never spoken to this girl before... What can I talk to her about...?
Um...!
So...
Let's talk about the weather, Ruriha-san!
Wow... that doesn't appeal to me at all...!
Why the weather?
Well, you know what they say! Talking about the weather is the best way to start a conversation!
Right...
I've run simulations of situations like these so many times... and this was the conclusion that I reached:
I don't possess the ability to expand on any conversation once I've got someone's attention.
However! Thinking about it the other way...!
If that's how things are going to be, then I just need to grab their attention and never let it go!
I call this Gripping!
Come, let's do it! Talk about the weather with me!
Back to
the opening
scene
I feel like I just heard a scream...!
Huh? I didn't hear anything...?
If you were that scared, you should've waited with the others!
Shut up! Stupid! Stupid!
Why me?!
Oh my... Somehow, I'm starting to feel a little better...?
The two of you really do get along well, don't you?
That's true...
We've been together pretty much since we were born, after all. All through school and everything, too.
Entrance
Ceremony
We have.
We're like sisters!
I already have a sister, so I don't need another one.
Whaaat?!
She's seething with emotion!
...Yuu-chan. Here's a piece of advice.
If you're always chasing after something in the distance,
you might end up losing something important that's been right by you all along!
Sumiki-senpai.
We're nearly at the bathroom.
...So we are. My apologies.
...It's nothing.
Come to think of it...
will you be all right with the thunder now?
Yes... I'm feeling better now. I think I'll be o-
Sumiki-senpai?!
My phone died! What do we do now...?
This was the only light I had...
Huh?
Owwwwwww!
SQUEEEEEZE
You're gonna kill me!
It's so dark... Maybe I should've had someone come with me on patrol...
Hm? There's... someone there?
Hey! If you're a student, hurry up and go ho-
EEEEEK!
This event is the truth behind what later came to be known as the Fujigasaki Roswell Incident.
In other words, cumulonimbus clouds are gigantic clouds formed by the effects of atmospheric currents.
Meanwhile, Rura Ruriha was...
Another well-known cloud form is the thunderhead, but that's technically also a type of cumulonimbus.
To be more specific, this means that...
Help meee...
BLAH BLAH BLAH
GULP
In My Room
It's morning...?
I overslept a little...
Well, I worked hard on the test, so I guess I've earned some rest.
I'll go have breakfast and then go back to sleep for a bit.
Mom, what's for breakfast...?
Oh, good morning, Yuu.
Oh, Yuu-chan, sorry to disturb you!
This must be VR!
Nope, I'm really here!
M-M-M-Mom, how did this happen?!
Yes, I'm your M-M-M-Mom!
Why is there an apparition of Senpai here?!
I'm really here, you know?
Well... I was out taking the dog for a walk... and we just hit it off and got along really well.
Right?
Herakoi!
Herakoi
a phrase in Shikoku
dialect meaning "unfair"
Herakoi?
Oh, I see! So you two are acquaintances, huh?
Oh, no, Ma'am.
Our relationship is deeper than just acquaintances, isn't it, Yuu-chan?
W-well, it's...! So deep that it's hard to express with just words...
Could you be more specific?
It's about as deep as Lake Ashi.
Lake Ashi has a depth of 43.5 metres.
It is the 17th deepest lake in Japan.
So you have the 17th deepest relationship with her, Yuu?
Since you're here, please make yourself comfortable... Ah!
I'm so sorry!
I forgot that we're supposed to be having
a neighborhood association meeting in the living room now!
Huh...?
I'm sorry, you two! Could you go and wait in Yuu's room?
What? Absolutely not.
We'll be done in about 30 minutes, so please, just for now?
No way.
What should I do...
...with all of these?
I was kinpai-ing the whole time I was studying for the test...
Kinpai
Kinpai: to suppress one's inner
love for Atori Mizutori-senpai
...so last night, once it was over, I celebrated by houpai-ing and really let loose.
Houpai
Houpai: to release one's inner love
for Atori Mizutori-senpai.
A-at any rate, I can only keep Senpai waiting for five minutes...!
I'll put as many as I can in the closet...
They don't fit...!
So today's the day I die, huh...? Looking back, my life's been full of embarrassment.
Thanks for waiting, Senpai!
Thanks for having me!
Wow! You really keep your room tidy, don't you?
Ahaha... not at all.
Sincerity
Back home, we have various bits and pieces all over the place.
Ahh... What absolute bliss...!
I never thought I'd get to be alone in my room with Senpai...
With Senpai...!
There's two of them!
I really messed up!
I was worrying so much about clearing away all of the cushions that I totally forgot that even existed!
I can't let her see it...!
S-Senpai...! Whatever you do, don't look to your left!
Why?
Huh?! Ah... Well...
There's something clinging to your left shoulder...!
That's probably a bit of a stretch...
Oh, I was right?
You were?!
Since around the time of the forest camp trip, my left shoulder's been feeling kinda heavy.
You said that so cheerfully.
I-I'll see if I can do something about it, so don't move!
Really?! Be my guest!
I'm sorry for tricking you, Senpai...!
Can I have that?
Oh, here you go.
Thanks!
What was that just now...?
Oh! My shoulder feels lighter now! Thanks, Yuu-chan!
Y-you're welcome...
BAAAAM!
What're you doing?
Ah! I've gotten really into jumping onto my bed lately!
Hmm... is it fun?
Y-yes! Very much so!
So much, you'll feel like you're losing your mind!
Really? Then I guess I'll give it a try, too.
Huh?
Whatcha think...?
Did I do it right?
KYA-HOO!
Yuu-chan?! Are you okay?!
What's going on...? Why's she being so noisy this early in the day...?
Wh-what was that?! It came from next door...
Ah, don't look!
Hmmm?
So that's what's going on, huh?
Not at all.
I know everything now, so it's okay, you know?
You don't know anything!
Rock you!!
Warui no teigi wa shiranai
Mazu futsuu no kijun mo wakannai
Nannen mo ikite tsuzuita koto tte
Kokyuu gurai shikanai mon de sunmasen
(Kohyu!)
(Mou, shikkari shina yo)
Ai na keisan ja tokenai
Kawaii wa seikai ga aru no ni
Heion na hibi o glass no kutsu de
Fumitsubusu you na bikkuri ga hoshii
(Oi) Nirami tsukero
(Oi) Darusou ni shiro
(Oi) Poketto ni wa te o tsukonde
(Oi) Murinandai
(Oi) Koete ikitai
(Oi) Yosoku fukanou
Bad Style de hey yo man?
"Motto atashi o mite hoshii no"
BAD BAD BAD SURPRISE
Meippai no ai de komarasete
BUD BUD BUD I LOVE YOU
Ki ni naru? Ki ni nare! Kizuite yo
Ha BAD BAD BAD SURPRISE
Chotto mondai ga aru gurai ga miryoku
One more chance! No more chance?!
Kitai shitai no zenshin zenrei
Jiyuu ni BAD GIRL
Kidotte yancha
Bagutte waratte ora ora ora ora
Gudatte BAD GIRL
Yanjatte baka
Namen janai desu yo
Togatteke!
Suzukaze-san's
Suzukaze-san's Many Misunderstandings!
Suzukaze-san's
Many Misunderstandings!
Suzu Suzukaze is easily misunderstood.
Huh...?
It's Suzukaze-san. She's talking to someone from abroad.
Wow, she looks like she must be really good at English.
She has blonde hair, after all. Maybe she has relatives abroad somewhere.
Ah... she's seen us.
She's saying something...?
However...
Please...
...help...
...me...
...out...?
Bad at English
Parents and grandparents
are Japanese
Struggles when meeting
people for the first time
S..Suzukaze-san!
...once the misunderstanding gets resolved, people can find themselves getting a little closer to her.
Illustration: Shouko Iwami