GRADE 2 CLASS 2
Wow. Wow.
What a turn of events...
IN SUSPENSE BA-DUMP BA-DUMP
How in the world did they adapt this plot twist for the screen?
Another movie based on their books will be streaming this week.
I saw that film back when I was in junior high.
With Igarashi.
I really enjoyed it.
Didn't get it. They completely lost me halfway through.
Wait...
I thought that movie was really entertaining. but...
Maybe I'm the only one?
What should I do?
I want Amamiya to read the original work.
FULL OF ONESELF
PEEK
- GRADE 2 CLASS 3 - Hey, Amamiya.
You scared me!
What's going on?
Um.
The film we were talking about this morning...
I have the book that it was based on, so...
If you want, you're free to borrow it.
MUTTER MUTTER MUMBLE MUMBLE
Well, um, I figured reading the book might give the movie more context.
I'll read it! I'd love to!
Hm?
Wow...
That'd make me super happy.
Huh?
Oh, thank goodness!
FLOOF FLOOF
Thank you.
At first, I didn't peg him as the kind of guy that...
How should I put it?
HEEHEE...
- What's up? - He's adorable.
STRETCH, SWISH
I got carried away and recommended it to him, but I hope he didn't feel
pressured.
I'll read it. I'd love to!
Wow. That'd make me super happy.
- Good morning. - Ah...
Morning!
You're heading out already?
Yeah.
I have to prepare for a meeting today.
Oh, okay.
I left money. It's right next to the whiteboard.
Oh, thanks.
Lock the door. okay.
Well, I'm off.
Have a good day.
Mom always leaves for work early.
MONEY FOR MEALS
And since the divorce, she's started coming home later and later.
And when I'm at home, I'm almost always alone.
Sometimes I wonder if I even exist to them.
No, no. It's different for our household, though.
I guess...
For me, anyway, it's business as usual.
THE RAMPARTS OF ICE
Thunder
What? Really? No way.
Okay, tell me. How did you find your part-time job?
There weren't any good ones in the free newspaper when I looked.
Uh... Um...
I even signed up on this app and have been searching everywhere, but-
But why? Why all of a sudden? Uh!
STARE
Hm.
SMILE
Her beauty's blinding me.
Weird.
Koyun's suddenly being real friendly with a first-year.
What's happening?
Yeah. What's going on?
So weird.
REPLAY SMILE
Not to mention, she's so pretty!
What's she up to?
Didn't see that coming.
Okay, break's over.
First-years, come circle up.
Oh.
Sounds like the upperclassmen are calling me.
Okay.
WAVE WAVE
TAP TAP TAP, THUMP THUMP, WHACK
Okay.
Uh. Mm.
Jeez. Stop, Hayat-
Ugh.
Sorry. Did I surprise you?
PAYBACK FOR THE OTHER DAY
- Uh-huh. - I can't see Miki and Tsukiko anywhere.
Oh. So she's just gonna sit here.
Minato.
What was that?
Anyway, about the tournament...
We're short on controllers, so could you bring yours from home Sunday?
- Video games, huh... - How many people are coming?
- Just us three. - Oh, man, you know what I wish we had?
A racing wheel. That'd be sick.
Just buy one, Hayato.
Wait. Why do I have to buy it?
FWUMP
DÉJÀ VU
But I've gotta be in the way right now, aren't I?
Uh. No.
Sorry.
I could care less whether you're in the way or not.
I just want you to be here.
That's- That's all it is...
For me.
Uh.
Uh...
Well, uh...
That blonde guy is Daichi Midorikawa!
Huh?
And the other guy's just a guy from some other class!
Introduce me right!
HAHAHA
Hayato Akahoshi!
Yeah, yeah, I know.
It's "aka" as in "Akahoshi," "hoshi" as in "Akahoshi," together it's "Akahoshi"!
Tone it down there, bro.
ROOM 201 HIKAWA ROOM 401 AZUMI
MIKI'S HOUSE
Koyun, are you really not coming along
- for the bike ride with us? - I can't.
I work tomorrow.
Aw, man.
I would just be in the way if I were to come with them.
It'll just be so cute, I'm dying
to see it! Ooh!
Yota is pretty cute, huh?
What'd she say!?
And so dependable and put together.
IT'S THAT WAY
You sure about that?
THWACK
I hope that one day, I could be as warm and wonderful as Yota.
Or even half as great.
Huh? Ha!
Wait, so what she's saying is, uh...
Do you think Yota and Minato are that different?
Huh? What? Different how?
Why'd she suddenly bring up Amamiya?
Well, I mean obviously they're different people, so of course-
But that's not what you were asking.
Why is she getting so flustered all of a sudden?
Around Amamiya though, I still get a little nervous.
Sometimes. Even now.
Which means she doesn't get nervous around Yota?
MUTTER MUTTER
I mean to be honest, I- I don't know Amamiya as well as I know Yota yet.
So, I just...
I just feel like I wanna get to know him better from now on.
Wait, she said she prides herself on knowing Yota well?!
Gah!
Mmm... Dam!
HERE!
Whoa, it's so cool!
It is cool, huh?
Yeah, super cool! It makes me all tingly with excitement.
Okay, Yota, get in the picture!
Hm?
Oh, no.
What do I do?
I can't fit the scenery in.
Oh.
THE WORD "ARM" DOESN'T COME TO MIND EASILY
- Here? - Yeah, that's perfect.
Yay!
MEMORY OF DAM CURRY
HAHA
SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM
Ah! That was so much fun!
It really was.
- Yota. - Huh?
Where do you think we should go next?
Oh.
Wait, you told me you wanted to go to a valley, right?
Let's maybe go this summer!
- Home! - You're back!
TRANSLATION: WELCOME BACK!
So, how was your date?
Date, yeah right.
Things aren't like that between me and Yota.
Girls and guys can be friends, y'know.
Ahhhh. That was just the best day ever!
Must be nice.
Well, I do wanna have a romantic relationship one day.
Don't get me wrong.
But Yota is different.
It's really not like that.
I could never date him.
- Really? - Mm-hm.
Besides that, friends are so much more important than dating!
- You're damn right. - Right?
- Brother and sister, we're the same. - Brother and sister, we're the same.
- Putting dating over friends is - Putting dating over friends is
- super lame! - super lame!
And that's my bro for ya!
Ain't that right?
- I know that's right. - That's right.
- Is that right? - You know it's right!
That's right!
Oh, by the way, did you get that freebie coupon for the crepe
shop near the station?
Huh? I don't know what you're talking about.
Then I need to send you the URL.
You can only get like two per person, so do it.
Okay, thanks!
Crepe URL!
What?
- You're not gonna take a picture first? - Ahh.
Uh.
LET ME DOCUMENT IT...
I guess it is pretty unique looking.
Unique looking?
- Oh, right. - For some strange reason...
I let Momoka somehow sway me into taking a detour on the way home.
I'll text it to you, so give me your info, pretty please!
Kay.
Madame Koyun, I have a freebie coupon for crepes.
You wanna come with?
Oh... Uh... Mm-hm.
Why does she wanna go with me?
Hey, so tell me your secret?
What do I have to do to become friends with guys like you have?
They seem to flock to you.
Huh?
She thinks I'm some kind of guy-whisperer?
Honestly, I think you're way better with people than I am, so I should be asking
- you. - Mm. Yeah, I guess, but y'know...
She doesn't deny it.
I could have the best people skills in the world and I swear, I still couldn't
get guys to treat me as a real friend.
You do seem like you'd be popular with guys.
Oh, I am.
You're thinking, "Wow. She's not denying it."
EEK
You're so cute, Madam Koyun.
I imagine this isn't the type of cute I should be excited to be called.
Oh.
But sometimes, you think someone is just nice as a friend, and then suddenly
you've fallen for them.
Has that ever happened to you?
Huh?
No, um, not really.
Hm. So you can completely separate the two.
For some reason, I couldn't think for a moment.
Hm.
That might be impossible for me.
Because wouldn't you fall for him?
Amamiya, I mean.
If someone as handsome as him were friends with me, well, I'd so end
up falling for them.
Handsome?
Y- you think so?
Why do I not have any issue or hesitation complimenting Yota.
But I struggle for words with Amamiya?
GRADE 2 CLASS 2
Thank you.
The book was great.
What? You read it?
Yeah.
I wanted to know what happened next.
And to be able to talk about it with you.
Wow. That's awesome.
Oh no, Amamiya! It's overflowing, tone it down!
You're making your feelings too obvious.
When that twist happened in the last chapter, I literally got chills.
Oh, I loved that part too-
Huh?
If someone as handsome as him were friends with me, well, I'd so end
up falling for them.
No, it's not about him being handsome.
It's the little things he says, his actions, and expressions...
They make me happy.
My chest gets all tight, and I...
Wait. Huh?
I don't know why, but...
She won't even look me in the eye today.
What's up with her? She seems kinda out of it.
Is she okay?
Hey, what book are you reading?
THUMP
Uh.
I let Amamiya borrow it, and he's just returned it.
Wanna read it too?
SHOCK...
Huh?
I read it in two days.
I'm not trying to compete with you.
Uh.
Huh?
FIDGETY
Could this be just a one-sided, unreciprocated thing from Amamiya?
"Is not" instead of "does not" is used in the negative sentence because the
- subject is third-person singular... - "What the heck am I feeling?"
Yeah. I'm not so oblivious to my own feelings that I'd start saying dumb
things like that.
Huh?
What now?
My feelings started changing before I even realized it.
- But... - Hey, Koyun.
Good morn-
WHOOSH
But that doesn't mean...
That I'm gonna do anything about it
Or that anything has to change.
I'm spending my days how I always do.
Uh. Huh?
That said, I have to admit this giddy feeling... is pretty fun.
Alright, see you tomorrow.
- Good practice today. - Good practice today.
- Oh? - Hm?
- You're not going to evening practice? - Oh, there it is!
Uh, yeah.
I figured evening practice, it's mostly people talking.
So I thought it probably wouldn't be a big deal if I wasn't there.
Oh... I see.
Koyuki!
AFTER THE SPORTS FESTIVAL, CHEER SQUAD COUPLES TEND TO FORM
It's like built-in time to mingle and get to know each other better!
That's not a bad thing though!
- Everyone knows that, that's why - Oh, I've already memorized the
- they come. - choreography, so don't worry. I won't
- fall behind. - Don't blow this opportunity!
See ya.
Keep your chin up, Amamiya.
EVENING PRACTICE
PEOPLE ENGAGING IN SELF-PRACTICE TIME
PEOPLE ENGAGING IN MINGLING TIME
Did I say something wrong again?
Oh, hey, Amamiya!
Hm?
Oh, thank goodness.
I'm so relieved.
Relieved?
I was late, so I missed being able to join up with the group.
Can you maybe sit with me a bit?
It seems like people are suddenly getting closer with each other.
Oh.
That's definitely true.
After the sports festival, I won't have a chance to talk to you upperclassmen
anymore, which makes me sad.
Hm?
You can keep talking to us after.
What?
Oh!
I hung out with Madam Koyun the other day, just the two of us.
What?!
Wait, when did they get all buddy-buddy?
We ate crepes together.
I took quite a few of us.
Huh?
Koyun's face! It's so hilarious!
If she and I hung out again, would you be cool with me inviting you next time?
What? It'd be okay for me to join?
Of course!
Give me your info so I can message you next time!
Uh. Sure.
You upperclassmen seem like you're all really close.
Madam Koyun told me about you guys.
She told me about Miss Miki and about Mister Yota too.
Not me?
I want the kind of relationship Madam Koyun and Yota have.
It seems very special.
What kind of relationship?
I don't know about you, but don't you think the two of them should just
date already?
DOOM
Because don't they look so cute together?
Why would you say that?
Well, we don't really know how the two of them feel about each other.
I know Yota still has a thing for Miki.
I guess I don't know about Koyun though.
Oh, that's true!
I'm sorry.
That was insensitive of me.
Oh. No.
Admittedly, I'd think that if you found out that someone you thought of
as just a friend actually liked you in a different way than you did,
and once you realized they look at you in that way, it would feel a bit
disgusting, wouldn't it?
CRACK
Depending on the situation, you might even feel frightened by it.
- Ugh. - And also...
There's more?
Madam Koyun said the people she considers friends would never become
potential love interests.
What?
It makes me sick.
Did I come on too strong?
Aah!
We made it!
Ah!
Wait, this is so awkward!
I knew she was in our cheer squad, but...
I gotta be honest, it's super uncomfortable interacting with the
sister of someone I had a full-on fight with in the past.
Atagawa, how's your sister doin'?
- Huh?! - Huh?
What's goin' on with the face?
You aren't curious how your ex classmate is?
Well, I mean...
Huh?
Do you really wanna know?
EEK
So many people!
I'm really sorry.
No.
I- I'm sorry too For taking up this door space.
Koyuki?
Hm?
You're very close with Amamiya aren't you?
Huh? What does she mean by that?
Yeah, I'd say we are.
But then...
In the soccer club, it's against the rules for members and managers
to get romantically involved.
Momoka.
You know how she's been hanging around you a lot recently out of nowhere?
Before that, she used to come around me.
Do you realize what she wants?
Could you please, maybe just cheer her on?