Uh, spring break begins tomorrow...
When April- er, for the new semester...
to get off to a smooth start,
I recommend you look after your health.
Shouldn't you do something about your health first?
Er, this includes washing your hands frequently-
I need a tissue...
Can't Say It, Won't Say It.
What's wrong, Nami? Got a cold?
Nah, just chilly.
I wish spring would get here already!
You can have half of my meat bun.
I haven't bitten into it yet, so it's fine.
Are you sure, Aimi-chan?
Thanks!
Y'know, Aimi-chan, you're really sweet.
Huh? Where'd that come from?
I mean, it's just...
If it were my meat bun...
I'd wanna keep it all to myself.
Oopsie-daisies, Aimi-chan!
The truth is, I took the liberty of being greedy
and hogging Kirio-kun's attention so that the spotlight's on me!
Aimi-chan?
I... you... he... uh...
Yeah?
S-so actually, I...
Did you... talk to Kirio-kun earlier?
Huh?
Oh! Yeah.
You don't say!
U-um, about what? What'dja- about what?
I mean, I don't need the details!
Just a, uh, vague summary will do!
It's a seeecret.
DON'T GET AN ATTITUDE WITH ME!
All right, I'm sorry!
Okay, pop quiz!
Choose the contents of my conversation with Kirio-kun
from the following four options.
Tsk, fine. Lay it on me.
One: Kirio-kun's hobbies.
Two: Kirio-kun's childhood.
Three: Kirio-kun's future aspirations.
Four: The person on Kirio-kun's mind.
Five...
The weather!
Unfortunately, there is no write-in option.
What? Wait, no way!
I don't like any of those options!
You have to choose one.
No! I don't wanna choose a single one!
I don't want any of 'em!
If you don't choose, then I won't tell you.
One: Kirio-kun's hobbies-
Bzzt!
Three: Kirio-kun's future-
Bzzt!
Two: Kirio-kun's childhood-
Bzzt!
Th-then...
The correct answer was... Four: The person on Kirio-kun's mind.
Ai...
Aimi-chan?
AIMI-CHAN!
Are you okay, Aimi-chan?!
She's stiff! And cold!
Please forgive me, Aimi-chan! It was a joke!
The "person on Kirio-kun's mind" was the principal!
What?
Remember?
The principal was coughing like crazy at the closing ceremony earlier!
I made a comment about it to Kirio-kun...
So you have no reason to worry, okay?
I'm sorry, Aimi-chan.
I'm sowwy!
Ugh, I can't believe you!
So you were just making fun of the principal?
Uh-huh.
But...
Well, we didn't talk so much as...
Hey, Kirio-kun.
The principal really oughta go home, huh?
Yeah... he should.
He was kinda blunt...
The conversation died right away.
Huh. Th-that's...
'cause he's not interested in you.
Grr!
But still...
it does seem like he's been in a bad mood lately.
I know, right?
Should I try texting him?
You're getting brave, Aimi-chan!
Well, y'know!
I mean... lately we've, like... gotten way closer?
So this is, like... a piece of cake for me!
Umm...
"Hello, Kirio-kun! Just wondering, what's your favorite color?"
Uh... Sorry, Nami, but could you maybe read this over and-
What's the matter?
N-no, it's nothing.
What are you hiding?!
Wait a second, did you text Kirio-kun?!
Show it to me!
Hold on...
Momose-kun
Today
Sometani-san,
are you still at school?
There's something I want to ask you
Can we meet up real quick?
M-Momose wants to ask you something...
Do you think...
Fiv-
Five: The weather?
Yeah, I doubt it.
Are you gonna go out with him?
Y-you can't be serious, Aimi-chan!
Dear, sweet Nami.
Stop worrying about Kirio-kun and leave him to me.
Quit saying stuff like that!
Plus, we don't know for sure that he's going to admit his feelings!
Of course he is, it's the most obvious thing in the world!
You said it yourself, remember?
That Momose probably has a crush on you.
Yeah, but...
Which means it's reached the point
where you can't dance around it anymore.
Uh...
Sorry to interrupt...
Um, Happy End of the Semester!
Well, I'd better...
I'd better get to my extra math lessons!
Aimi-chan, wait!
S-see you guys in the new semester!
Uhh...
Peace out!
Did she just say "peace out"?
Man, oh man. I guess it's finally happening.
Nami's gonna be like, "What?" and won't have the heart to reject him.
Ah, but once they're dating,
Kirio-kun's gonna be stuck to me like glue!
Right?
Hey, Aimi-chan! Didja notice?
On Kirio-kun's sleeve.
Wasn't it adorable how he had dried pieces of rice stuck to it?
With a little hot water, we could eat them!
MONKEY?!
Eugh, what the hell?!
Get away! What do I do?!
Wait, I've seen you before...
Stop that, Mamo-chan!
Don't eat food off the ground!
H-hey, what are the chances that the dream you had was...
What's the matter with you?!
Are you a monkey or an escape artist?!
And shouldn't that old bag be keeping an eye on you?!
Ow-ow-ow-ow! O-okay, I'm sorry!
Fine, fine!
You win. Let's go find your owner, hm?
There's something wrong with this thing...
Knock it off! Quit acting all sweet.
It's cute.
Sorry for taking up your time like this, Sometani-san.
To tell you the truth...
it was love at first sight.
When I first saw you at the school entrance ceremony...
Your hair was still long back then.
I remember thinking how pretty it was, and all of a sudden...
Thud...
Er, boom. Bang?
It hit me like, "Whoomp!"
He sucks at sound effects.
So when we got put in the same class for junior year,
I was really excited.
And then...
when we hung out on the school trip...
I realized you were beautiful on the inside, too...
All that to say...
Will you go out with me?
I'm sorry.
I... have feelings for someone else.
Of course...
Feelings for them...?
So you... like them?
Yeah. I like them.
Aimi-chan, you're really sweet.
'Cause if it were me...
I'd wanna keep him all to myself.
It was pretty much love at first sight for me, too.
You and I are in the same boat.
But, well, in my case...
I think the type of "like" you're talking about
looks a bit different than mine.
Huh?
You're not gonna tell them how you feel, Sometani-san?
I don't think I can.
'Cause I'm... a fraidy-cat. A big chicken.
It takes all I've got just to watch them quietly from the sidelines.
But, even then...
No. That's good enough for me.
I get it. You must really like them.
THEY'RE SO LUCKY!
H-how come?!
'Cause they get to have you caring about them a whole lot!
I'm jealous AF, man!
Who is it?!
Is it someone I know?!
Wait, is it-
I won't tell you.
I can't tell you...
or anyone.
Goodness gracious, Mamo-chan!
Where did you run off to? You had Mommy worried sick!
What?! Did the scary stranger kidnap you?!
Young lady!
Were you trying to steal my darling Mamo-chan?!
Y-you've got it all wrong!
Tell her, monkey! You did it all on your-
...o-on your own...
When I saw your tears that day
I thought about licking them up
You're singing the "Licky Love Song" again.
I mean, it's just so iconic! Maybe I'm a genius.
Uh, I composed the music.
Oh. I guess.
There's no "I guess"!
We wrote it together!
Oh yeah, I forgot! My bad!
You did the lyrics!
H-hello?
What'd you go all quiet for?
Creepy teenagers!
C'mon, Mamo-chan, let's go home!
Aimi-chan, pop quiz on my conversation with Kirio-kun!
I like them.
Aimi-chan?
Aimi-chan!
Hurry up already!
I wanna go home!
What?
No way.
I haven't even found another flat rock yet.
Come on, I'm sick of this!
That's fine. I'll look for it by myself.
Y'know...
Doesn't it kinda feel like Aimi-chan's always like this?
Oh, this one's nice.
Let's just leave her.
I did it!
Miyoshi-san...
Sorry about music class.
About the pairing up thing?
Y'see, it's just the four of us happened to be next to each other...
That's fine. I found a partner anyway.
'Kay, see ya tomorrow! Bye-bye!
Did something happen between you and the other girls?
Huh? What do you mean by that?
Come now, Miyoshi-san...
You spend a lot of time alone, don't you think?
Sure.
Well, um... you aren't in a fight with your friends, are you?
If you're ever having a hard time, you can talk to me, okay?
I'm not, though...
Miyoshi-san?
Miyoshi-san!
Y-yeah?
Wanna walk home together?
Huh?
Oh... sure.
U-uh, uhm...
Hey, didja see that cloud? It looked like a poop-
What?
Never mind!
Miyoshi-san, let's walk home together.
Miyoshi-san, let's walk home together...
H-hey, uh... Fun fact!
The reason why humans have butt cracks is actually-
Listen, Miyoshi-san!
We don't wanna walk home with you anymore!
Huh?
Look, the truth is, the teacher told us to.
She said to try and include you 'cause you're always alone...
A-and... I'm the class rep, and I live near you, so...
But I'm sorry, it's just that your vibe doesn't mesh with ours...
So...
just walk home without us from now on!
What's wrong, Aimi?
Gwanddwad?
Speak up!
Granddad, I was wondering...
Is being alone really such a bad thing?
Is it bad to not have friends?
Hm...
Oh, I'm sorry!
Are all your friends dead, Granddad?
Rude little whippersnapper!
I still got a few left!
Friends, eh?
Ain't no use in forcin' yourself to make 'em, in my opinion.
Yeah, see? That's what I thought!
You don't "make" friends.
A friend is someone...
who you look up and suddenly they're just there.
Which is why, when you find someone like that,
you gotta be sure to treasure 'em.
I don't know... how to do that.
'Cause I...
I've never had a friend before...
Nami...
Aren't we supposed to be friends?
No.
We're rivals.
That's wrong...
That's wrong, that's wrong,
that's wrong, that's wrong, that's wrong!
It's not true!
It's wrong, but it's also true!
It's true, but it's not true!
It's not true! It's not true, but...
It's not true, but it is true, but it's not!
It's not true, it's not true, it's not true, it's not true!
Huh, I think I'll watch some true crime tonight!
IT'S NOT TRUE!