Senpai!
Room 23
First-year
Umezawa Makina
Umezawa. How's your injury?
I can't believe I fell at work.
That aside, how does it feel being alone with your cute kouhai in her room?
Getting hot and bothered?
Is it too hot in here? I can turn down the AC.
Where's the remote?
That's not what I meant!
Cool
You should really put stuff like this away before I come over.
You noticed?
Does it get your heart racing?
It does, huh?
Not really.
It just surprised me.
Anyway, you seem fine to me.
I thought you couldn't even move.
On top of that, I'm surprised how easily they let me in here.
Isn't this supposed to be the girls' dorm of a famous school?
This dorm's only for members of the athletic teams.
Between meets, matches, and training, no one has time to mess around with boys.
But you have time to work?
Uh, well, I'm special!
I am a top runner, after all.
Can we go outside for a bit?
Huh?
I want you to stay with me as long as possible today.
When did she get so clingy?
I guess it's because she's hurt.
Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse
All this open space!
And no lecturing captain or snarky teammates around, either.
You must really like running if you wanted to come down to see the track.
W-Well, I guess so...
So are you planning on becoming a professional athlete?
M-Maybe!
I mean, I wouldn't rule it out.
But maybe I'll get proposed to while I'm still in high school and end up a housewife...
You're a first-year. What are you even talking about?
Even in high school,
if the girl is 16 and the boy is 18, they can get married.
I do know that.
Are you planning on marrying your girlfriend?
How should I know?
We only just started dating.
Well, girls think about stuff like that all the time.
Like, "I want to marry my current boyfriend,"
or "If I did, I wonder what it'd be like."
What it'd be like...
Welcome home, Watari-kun.
Oh, wait. She wouldn't call me by my last name.
Well, it's not like there's any chance of that happening to begin with.
It seems like her mother isn't too keen on us being together.
Not that I'm surprised.
Ishihara-san deserves someone better than a directionless guy like me.
Then why are you even going out?
Sometimes, you just say the most self-deprecating things.
It makes me wonder if you've just always been like that, or if there's some cause.
But that also raises the question...
Do you really love her to begin with?
If you truly loved her,
you wouldn't care about your insecurities or what other people thought.
Nothing would matter to you besides being together with her until the end.
You're right.
That should be what it means to love someone.
By feeling this way, I'm only disrespecting Ishihara-san.
That's not what I meant...
This is weird.
I was trying to prod him into breaking up with her, but now...
I'm gonna go for a little run to clear my head.
Wait, Umezawa!
I told you.
You're light.
I'll carry you back to your room, so just go to sleep.
No! I want to stay here!
I still haven't said all the things I want to say to you!
I left you some drinks and sandwiches in the fridge.
I'm going home now.
Please come tomorrow, too!
Sure.
See you tomorrow...
Rose Liquid Fertilizer
Concentrate
Here's some liquid fertilizer for the roses.
My grandpa said you'll be needing it soon.
Thank you for coming all this way for that.
Well, he's a fan of yours.
Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
Are you having meat and potato stew?
That's right.
Yukari-chan's making it now.
You could eat with us, if you'd like.
Thank you, but I couldn't.
It should be edible this time, at least.
She's following the recipe she got from Watari-kun's sister exactly.
She wants to learn all his favorite childhood dishes in secret so she can surprise him.
If she could just stay in the kitchen like this, I'd have nothing to worry about.
Looks like things are going well after all.
I thought Umezawa was feeling down because she was hurt,
but she was just being selfish and bossy, huh?
She really is a child.
Some of the things she said kinda got under my skin, though.
Are you planning on marrying your girlfriend?
Not going to college Make it so Suzu can do what she wants to do -> Might need even more money? -> More part-time jobs? -> Use that for Suzu's tuition
Everything I write in my notebook is about Suzu.
There isn't a single word about my future with Ishihara-san.
For starters, I can't even begin to imagine actually being married.
I'm just a high school second-year...
but at the same time, I'm already a high school second-year.
My parents had already gotten together by my age.
Well, girls think about stuff like that all the time.
Like, "I want to marry my current boyfriend,"
or "If I did, I wonder what it'd be like."
Ishihara-san probably does, too.
Ishihara Yukari
Calling...
Watari-kun?
Ishihara-san?
That was fast.
How was Umezawa-san with her injury?
She actually seemed pretty well.
Oh, I'm glad.
Did something happen?
No, I was just...
wondering what you were doing right now.
Oh, I see.
Right.
Then I'll see you tomorrow.
If you truly loved her,
you wouldn't care about your insecurities or what other people thought.
Nothing would matter to you besides being together with her until the end.
The future's so...
Do you really love her to begin with?
xxx-xxxx, Hamura, Tokyo Tachibana Satsuki
Tachibana Jin Tachibana Hiroko
Dad. Mom.
Nao-kun...
Library
Are you going to visit Umezawa-san today?
She's pretty much fully recovered now.
That's good to hear!
Suzu and Renon-chan said they'd go visit her for me today.
Ta-da!
Little Miss Doctor's making a house call!
What are you two doing here?!
Where's Watari-senpai?
Thanks to them, I finally got some time to see you.
Oh, I guess I should keep my voice down.
We're the only ones here, so I think it's okay.
And the only summer homework we've got left is the reading assignments.
Her hands...
What should we do once we're done?
Wait, didn't you have cram school today?
No. My schedule's wide open.
Hey, could I come over to your house tonight?
T-Tonight?
But you've got an early curfew.
And your mom would never allow it.
I don't care what she thinks!
It's not like she listens to me, anyway.
Aren't you answering?
It's fine.
It's just my mom.
She might've found out that I lied about going to cram school so I could see you instead.
Until she accepts our relationship, I'm not talking to her any more than I have to.
I'm sorry.
I had no idea things had gotten so bad between you and your mom because of me.
Oh, no.
You have nothing to apologize for.
I decided to do this on my own.
But I don't want our relationship to cause any pain or hard feelings for others.
I think you should really talk to your mother about—
I'll come by your place later, okay?
Ishihara-san...
As long as Watari-kun is happy, that's enough for me.
Are you even listening?
Think it over!
It's Tachibana-san.
If you're going to leave, wait until second term—
no, until second year is over at the very least!
I don't have time for that anymore.
Either way, you need to get changed and go to the staff room.
This is very sudden, so you'll need to talk to the class administrator, as well.
Excuse me, Tachibana-san!
D-Do you have a minute?
Library
I'll never break up with her
I should know what the most important thing to me is.
Make sure everything goes well.
And yet, I...
I have to go home to my parents today, so I don't have a lot of time.
Today? But why?
I happened to overhear you talking to the teacher.
Are you transferring to another school?
Have you told Watari-kun?
It's none of his business.
But you're in love with him, aren't you?
Oh, hello.
If you're looking for Yukari-chan, she's not here.
There's something I need to discuss... with you.
Shouldn't you tell him?
You can tell him, then.
I'll be on the Azusa 21 leaving from Tachikawa at 3:22 PM.
You can also not tell him, though.
Donuts \h\h\h\hSummer Fair
Thank you for driving me close to where I work.
It's fine.
So this is where you and Yukari-chan meet for your dates?
What was it you wanted to talk about, then?
The reason you're opposed to the two of us going out...
You said it was because you had to make sure nothing happened to her.
By that, you meant... sex, right?
That's right.
I was talking about sex.
My parents had me when they were still in high school.
Even though everyone was furiously against it.
My parents never talked about it while they were alive,
but later, I heard from other relatives how hard it had been for them.
That's why I'll never let anything like that happen again.
My parents hadn't planned to have me,
but that wasn't the case for Suzu.
That's why Suzu is the most important member of our family.
So I'd never do anything to make her unhappy.
I get where you're coming from now.
So what do you want you and Yukari-chan to be?
Uh... Well...
I want the person I love to also put their family first.
Or at least, I want them to get along.
I heard that I'm the reason you and Ishihara-san are barely talking.
I do love her, but if it means causing problems for you as a family,
I'll do everything I can to go back to us just being good friends.
You're even more ridiculously honest than I imagined.
It's adorable.
I'm starting to see a little bit of what she sees in you.
I-I'm sorry?
Her curfew's at 6 PM.
Huh?
And I should be able to reach her on her phone at all times.
Are you saying...
Even if you two are going out, you won't have sex, right?
It's not like I'm giving you a blank check,
but I'm going to give you a chance.
Watari-kun!
Ishihara-san, are you free to talk right now?
Listen, I just talked to your mother, and...
Watari-kun, it's...
It's about Tachibana-san.
Huh? Did Satsuki do something to you?
No, she didn't do anything.
But it looks like she's going to switch schools.
Without even saying goodbye to anyone.
What? Just like that?
When?
Today.
Today?!
I talked to her earlier.
I... see.
Wouldn't be the first time she's disappeared on me.
It's what she does, but she could at least say goodbye, right?
You're okay with not saying anything to her before she leaves?
Tachikawa Station North
She's your childhood friend, right?
I'm... fine...
She's on the Azusa 21 leaving from Tachikawa at 3:22 PM.
Once you've said goodbye, please come back.
To me.
Tachikawa Station North
Ishihara-sa—
Ishihara Yukari
I trust you
What am I even doing?
I just wanted to be his number one—
a good girlfriend for him.
Instead, I'm testing both of them.
The rapid express Azusa 21 to Matsumoto will arrive shortly.
Satsuki!
Aw. So you came.
Heya, Nao-kun. What's up?
Don't "what's up" me!
Were you planning to just disappear on me again?
Hmph.
I need more time! There's so much I want to say!
The train is about to depart.
See ya.
Are you okay to take the next train?
Let's just talk a bit.
Fine.
Huh?
I trust you
Did Miss F-Cup put you up to this?
Not really.
She just told me you were going back home on this train.
"Back home" for you is your parents' house, right?
My parents' house. I guess you could call it that.
Hey, are you really transferring schools?
This is just like six years ago.
Can you please stop just disappearing on me?
Normally, you say goodbye to people when you're leaving,
especially if you're reasonably close to them.
Reasonably close...
I see.
I'm going to sleep.
Is someone coming to pick you up?
Nope.
Huh?
Six years ago, Satsuki used to come to my house all the time.
But that was pretty far from here.
So where exactly does she live?
Bye-bye.
Huh?
This is me saying goodbye.
You're going back to Tokyo, right?
Yeah, no. You dragged me all the way out here already.
Wait.
I'll walk you.
To your house.
You're very pushy today.
I guess I have no choice.
Fine. Come on!
Hey!
Welcome to my abode.
Wow, you were a real princess!
Can you please cut the crap now?
I didn't come here to sightsee! Sheesh.
Is something the matter?
Crap.
I think I left my phone on the train.
The lost-and-found department said they'll be in touch.
I can't believe this.
Well, I guess the fun ends here.
Huh? What do you mean by that?
Let's say goodbye here.
I'll give you the fare back.
I said I'd walk you to your house.
It's fine.
No, it's not.
Don't follow me any further.
What is this?
We've been friends forever.
Let me walk you home.
But you're in love with Miss F-Cup.
I am.
But Suzu-chin's the most important person in your life.
She is.
None of that has anything to do with this, though.
I can't just leave you here.
There's no way I'm just saying goodbye to you like this.
You can look at me like that all you want.
I'm going with you to meet your family.
Don't expect anything fancy.
Tachibana
Is this... an inn?
Are you joking around again?
No joke about it.
Huh?
Seriously?
Translation Jun Nozaki Timing Andy Ellis Editing & Typesetting Geoff Mazzolini Final Quality Control Becky Cottrill