Ladies and gentlemen!
Thank you for coming to the last event of the Komazawa High cultural festival,
the prom dance party!
Those of you who have found your destined partner,
and those of you who haven't,
please enjoy yourselves to the fullest!
What's this?
Huh?! What's happening now?!
Is this a flash mob?!
Hey, hey, hey!
You planted professional dancers in here?!
Way to go! Wow!
Nah, I just learned about this too!
I guess the president prepared this at some point.
Curse Nadeshiko's group, using this gymnasium!
They've done it now!
You there!
Your illicit relations will get you all—
Ka-thump
This is nothing.
Are you okay, Kaoru-kun?
Yamada Hanako,
I can't afford to accept your hand.
As the vice president, I must crack down on illicit relationshi—
Wha?!
Flexibility.
Shall we dance?
So he's somewhere in here?
That man in the white coat?
That's not the man in the white coat.
Stop. Just stop.
I seriously don't know if that man is here anyway.
Hey, hey, hey, you guys!
Hey, hey, hey!
Why are you spacing out against the wall?!
I won't allow any of that at my party!
Well, but we're... you know?
We don't have partners... right?
Fine then!
I'll do what I can to help you, then!
Tee-hee
Oh, girls like that are a bit much...
We prefer quieter girls.
What's your problem?!
Quit acting all conceited!
If that's really true, go talk to some of the girls being wallflowers!
We're anti-violence!
We get it!
Honestly, what a hassle.
Aren't you putting yourself on the line a bit too much?
B-Bu— Izubuchi-kun?! Y-You were here?!
W-Wait!
Wait, wait, Yamada Hanako!
Why? This is fun, isn't it?
Let go of my hands!
The vice president can't be a part of this shameless—
What's so shameless about it?!
When you were a kid, you held a girl's hand while playing all the time, right?!
When I was a kid?!
Every day, Nadeshiko...
My childhood friend dragged me around, so I don't recall ever playing with a girl—
Stomp
Whoops, pardon me.
Though does something this mild even count as an illicit relationship?
What does "illicit relationship" mean to you?
An illicit relationship is an impure act
that would hinder the healthy development of young men!
That isn't clear at all.
Can you be more specific about what would hinder their healthy development?
F-For example...
Getting so smitten with a love affair they neglect their studies!
Oh?
Or suddenly realizing they've been spacing out.
Or feeling angry for no reason.
Oh-ho?
Or growing incredibly sad instead.
Or wandering around town when there's no chance you'd ever meet her.
No, wait!
All of those apply to me, don't they?!
That's how I acted when I was chasing Yamada Hanako's shadow...
But what about now?!
Now that I've run into Yamada Hanako once more,
and spent all day with her,
just holding her hand like this...
leaves me so content!
This... is the complete opposite
of what I just defined illicit relationships to be!
It's true there are likely those who would engage
in illicit relationships unbecoming of a student.
But holding hands and dancing with the person you like
is simply adorable, isn't it?
Don't you think so,
Kaoru-kun?
Hey.
P-Poem-san.
What are you doing breaking your promise?
Huh?
Don't "Huh?" me!
You promised we'd go around together. Did you forget?
Oh, no!
Of course I remembered!
But I thought you wouldn't want to see me.
Crack
Don't just assume things on your own! Dummy! Klutz!
I'm sorry.
Um, I also didn't want to get in the way of what you guys were doing.
No, I'm sorry too.
I know you're a class monitor.
I knew the vice president gave you a task and you were just being stupidly diligent,
but I still got ticked off and didn't speak to you for days.
I think... I was acting spoiled.
I know you're kind, so I assumed you would come apologize,
and I wanted to make you feel bad until you did.
I'm shocked. That's so different from my own definition of spoiled.
I thought you were angry at me, but you were acting spoiled...
I see. I've learned something new!
Stop overanalyzing it!
Also, the fact that you broke our promise is a separate issue!
Yes, I know that. Of course.
Poem-san.
Hm?
I'm also sorry for projecting.
To be honest, I couldn't bear to face you.
Huh? A man in a white coat?! You mean the man who saved you is here?!
Not sure. I only heard that someone saw a man who looked like him.
Well, whether that man is here or not, it doesn't matter to me.
It's nothing important.
Just...
Mumble Mumble
An adult wearing a white coat suggests either a teacher or a visitor.
But a student wouldn't call him a "man in a white coat" if he was a teacher.
He's super curious about this!
Y-You're not going to search for him?
Huh?!
I'm sorry!
Mumble Mumble
Quit worrying about others so much!
Where would searching get me?
He won't remember the brat he saved three years ago!
Th-This isn't like Bucchi.
He usually rushes off on his own.
I get it!
Bucchi, you're...
Izubuchi-kun— No, Bucchi!
Huh?! "Bucchi"?!
Wears a White Coat
I'm entrusting you with this card, Bucchi!
I'm an ally to every maiden in love!
Push Scree Shove Bicker
Huh?! Who are you calling a "maiden in love"?!
I don't need this! Idiot!
It's fine, it's fine!
I get it, okay?
I'll handle your health rep work for you, okay?!
Are you stupid?! Let go!
Have you gone crazy, huh?! Come on!
I couldn't bear to face you.
This time, for the first time in my life,
I questioned my work as a class monitor.
Huh? What do you mean?
According to the guidelines laid out by the vice president,
physical contact between a man and a woman spells an illicit relationship.
Before, I probably wouldn't have questioned that.
But...
Poem-san!
Yes?!
I'm serious about dating you, Poem-san!
There are no impure feelings in my heart!
I believe I'm dating you with pure, genuine intentions!
I know, I know!
I-I'm serious about it too!
Yes! Exactly!
You're serious about us dating too, Poem-san!
And yet, I still...
Please despise me!
Wait! Look, what are you talking about? You're not making sense!
Poem-san...
I've been wanting to touch you.
Huh? Huh?
During summer break,
when we were patrolling the city together,
and when we had casual conversations on the phone,
and when we walked home from school together...
An urge would strike me.
I wanted to touch you, Poem-san.
These feelings are a first for me...
But if what the vice president says is right,
and these count as wicked feelings and seeking an illicit relationship,
then I couldn't bear to face you, Poem-san.
Normally, I'm such a stickler for the rules and public morals,
but I wanted to touch a woman...
To touch you, Poem-san.
I won't blame you if you hate me for that.
Well? Do you hate me now?
Huh? What? Huh?
I just went and touched you, so I'm asking if you hate me now?!
Huh?! No! No way!
Of course not!
Then there's no way I'd ever hate you for this either.
Are you a moron?!
Is that how it works?
Isn't it? I wouldn't know.
I see.
So?
Huh?
What do you think, now that you're actually touching me?
Huh? Uh...
It's so soft and smooth.
That's not what I'm talking about!
I'm asking if you think your feelings are impure.
Well, um...
I'm feeling a real mix of emotions right now, so I honestly don't know.
Though...
I don't want to believe that the happiness I'm feeling in this moment
is a bad thing.
Even if these feelings are impure.
Well, then that's fine, isn't it?
That's good enough for now.
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I ultimately got pushed around by that twin-tails.
I gave away my special card...
I'm such a nice person.
Wha?!
Hey!
Oh, Lyric-san!
Good day to you.
Good afternoon, Kikuka-san.
I was just thinking we should meet up somewhere.
Oh, this is my mother.
My, you must be Sakuradaimon-kun's little sister.
My daughter told me about you.
It's nice to meet you.
I'm Sakuradaimon Kikuka.
Huh?
Kikuka-san, didn't you come here with your parents too?
Oh, I did, but...
They were just called in to work,
so they left early.
Wow, they must be busy with their jobs.
Shogo-san, why are you still wearing your white coat?
Hm? Oh, habit. I forgot to take it off.
Though since I'm heading to work anyway, I might as well keep it on, right?
No. It's embarrassing for me when I'm walking beside you.
He really isn't here, is he?
Dammit!
Now, it's finally time to announce our prom king and queen!
Which couple will receive our luxury prize?!
Huh? Yamada Hanako?! Where did you go?!
Our splendid prom king and queen are...
the student council president and vice president!
Nadeshiko?! Where did you spring from?!
Wh-What's this?!
What's going on here, Nadeshiko?!
Where did Yamada Hanako disappear to?!
It's exactly what she said, Kaoru-kun.
We've been chosen as the prom king and queen!
Now, come up to the stage!
Moreover, this cultural festival marks the end of their term on the student council.
Oh, I get it.
Congratulations, vice president!
Thank you for all your work!
Everyone, put your hands together for them!
"I'd rather make this a festival the vice president can accept too," huh?
This situation certainly would force him to accept this.
The president is terrifying.
Thank you, everyone! Yay!
Fireworks!
Whoa! Awesome!
They went big this year, huh?
I-I'm so confused.
Thanks for all your work this year, Vice President.
Hmph!
That's my line, President!
Phew. It all just about held together.
I'm so worn out now.
But still...
If the cultural festival went well, that's all I can ask for.
My fire burned out. All that's left is pure white ash.
What? The dance party's already over?
I-Izubuchi-kun?!
H-How did your search for the man in the white coat go?!
Hm? Yeah, I couldn't find him in the end.
Oh! Your white coat! I'll return it! I'm sorry!
Uh, well, since I couldn't find him,
Wears A White Coat
I still have this left over.
Join me for food after this.
You're supposed to have a party after a big job, right?
Well, they managed to do quite a good job.
That was an excellent performance to wrap up the cultural festival.
Oh? You've placed manga like this in here too?
Was this your choice, Tsukishima-kun?
Tasaki Rui!
Yeah, manga are proper books too.
What's wrong with that?
I love them too.
Though, for this author, their previous work...
I know! That was a masterpiece.
You agree?
It hasn't gotten any other adaptations,
but you can really tell they're drawing what they love.
Yeah, I knew it.
2nd-Year P.N. Rambo 2nd-Year P.N. Otachi 1st-Year P.N. Ruinous Hominid Published By Chono Fujiko
I can't get enough of the depth hidden in works like that.
There's no doubt.
You're Ruinous Hominid.
I also have my secret delight.
It's a little chilly, isn't it?
Hm? Is it?
It is fall already.
Uh, I'm still a little cold, y'know?
Huh? Are you okay, Poem-san?
You haven't caught a cold, have you?
No, it's nothing.
You need to be clearer, or I won't really know if you're okay.
I was trying to tell him I wanted to hold hands again.
The Komazawa High School cultural festival is now over!
I'm heading out!
Big sis has been in high spirits ever since the cultural festival ended.
I'm sure something nice must have happened.
My, my, my, my!
"Something nice"?!
Morning.
Good morning!
Sniff, sniff.
Sniff
Shift
Shift, shift.
Class Monitor
Poem-san!
Poem-san, good morning!
Ba-dump.
Ba-dump!
H-Hey.
Morning, Togo.
You've been arriving earlier lately.
Ah, dammit. Why is it like this?
Ever since the cultural festival ended, every time I see this guy...
I feel like he's even cooler?
I mean, he's still lame.
But I like him, though?
Well, I've just been waking up earlier lately.
Huh?! That's concerning!
Do you have insomnia?
If that's the case, there's a great hospital—
Ah, no, no! You don't need to worry about it!
Dammit!
It's obviously because I want to see you first thing in the morning!
I'm so jealous you're so close to your boyfriend.
That means our cultural festival's love event was a huge success!
Y-You got to have your after-party with Izubuchi too!
We even held back to give you two a chance to be alone.
Shut up!
We've already been over this so many times!
Okonomiyaki
Fuuchan
I got so nervous that my hand slipped,
and I flung okonomiyaki right into Bucchi's face!
GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
The party ended after that incident created a hellish mood!
I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention.
Hey, c'mon!
Speak of the devil!
You again, huh?!
After the okonomiyaki incident too, I have to wonder if you're picking a fight.
Wha?!
N-N-No way! A-A-Absolutely not!
Jeez, you're already clumsy enough to begin with!
Be more careful, Akina!
Huh?! Hey, hey!
Did he just use your first name?!
I honestly thought you didn't have a shred of a chance, but...
You have a real chance before you! See?!
I-I-I...
I did it!
Super-ultra-rare voice clip acquired!
Be more careful, Akina!
This is why I can never stop secretly recording!
Be more careful, Akina!
I'll listen to this every day before bed!
You're the type to botch every foreshadowing.
She's not in this class either?!
Where are you, Yamada Hanako?!
Kaoru-kun.
Wh-Wh-What is it, Nadeshiko?! What do you want?!
I could ask you what you're doing in front of my class.
I-I-It has nothing to do with you!
What, going already, Kaoru-kun?
Hmph!
Now that my duty to the council is over, I've decided to live for love!
I don't have time to deal with you anymore!
Now, now, wait a minute, Kaoru-kun!
I want to talk to you about using our travel tickets
we won at the prom party the other day!
As if I'd travel with you!
That's Surreal Gag Supernova, isn't it?!
I especially recommend volume four.
My recommendation would be the one-off Shall We Kill the Humidity?
I laughed so hard! Their sense for dialogue was outstanding!
Huh? When did it get this late?
I need to close up the library soon too.
Man, I never thought we'd have so much to talk about.
Let's meet up and chat again if you'd like.
I'd be happy to whenever you like.
Next time, we could talk about that classic masterpiece?
Yeah, that one! I love it!
Our tastes are really similar, Tsukishima-kun!
I knew it.
I thought you'd love it too.
Oh, but you know...
There's that disappointing part at the very end, right?
I know. That ending nagged at me a bit too.
Right?
This is entirely a matter of preference, but still.
It's all good for the hero and heroine to come together for a happy end, but still.
I imagine the author might have intended it as salvation for their characters,
but it ends up coming off sloppy.
I absolutely hate that they ended up pairing off the leftover characters too!
That's no good, right?!
Not at all!
Thanks to their completely matching tastes,
the love that could have been between them evaporated.
There are hardly any of our school's students out here, huh?
That's true.
Um, so, hey...
Poem-san!
Y-Yeah. Sorry.
It's starting to get dark out.
We'll need to be careful!
I'll walk on the side closer to the road.
Sorry for not realizing sooner.
Now, shall we get going?
Yeah.
What's the matter?
It's nothing!
Ah, that's dangerous, Poem-san!
The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt
Translation: John Pickett Timing: Mariana Martinez Editing: Zachary Carlysle Quality Control: SMR Translation Check: Rei Miyasaka
The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt