02x24 - It's just White Day./been one year

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MISSION 75
"IT'S JUST WHITE DAY."

H-Here… I-It's friend chocolate.

Tadano replayed Valentine's Day
in his head a hundred times a day.

POOF

-MARCH 8
-It's already March.

I have to think about White Day gifts.

THE WRAPPER FROM KOMI'S CHOCOLATE

SNIFF

I-It's not what you think!

Huh? What is?

But what should I give in return?

I hear about candies and marshmallows…

Wow, they have meanings.

Candies mean "like."
But marshmallows mean "hate."

Cookies mean "friends."

This just made it worse.

Should I ask Hitomi?

Yeah, but… no…

Yeah, but… no…

You're distracting!

I was just thinking about
a good return gift for White Day.

White Day?

A return gift for your male friend?

Uh… yeah!

That's it!

What?

If it's a return gift
for chocolate from a boy,

wouldn't food be alright?

Or you could give chocolate back.

I was thinking of something
a little more substantial…

-You're in love?
-WITH THAT BOY

N-No!

Based on his reaction…

And the shadow on that day…

About 165 centimeters tall,
long-haired silhouette,

and the faint footsteps I heard
were close together!

My brother…

got some chocolate!

W-What's that?

Fine then. I'll help you
think of something.

NO CUSHION FOR ME…

First, was it friend chocolate?

Or real love chocolate?

Um, friend chocolate. I think.

You think?

That's what I was… told.

It might not be true, though.

I guess…

I mean, no!

I-I don't think that's it.

If it's true love chocolate,
a gift that lasts would be nice.

-I see.
-You like this person?

I already said no!

Hang on! Choose between "like" or "hate."

Hm? Oh, in that case…

This is about Katai, right?

"Like" I guess… so what?

-Ugh! That's not what I mean!
-What are you talking about?!

Whoa.

Imagine this person clearly in your head.

Listen.

Do you like them?

I suppose… I do have feelings.

-Huh?
-SO CUTE.

Why are you mad?

I understand the situation.

To the department store!

H-Hitomi?

I saw it on The Noon Show.

Snacks that look good on social media!

Hitomi!

But listen.

Anything is okay from someone you like!

Don't you think so?

Hitomi!

MOM ONLY KNOWS ABOUT
THE CHOCOLATE FROM A BOY.

March 13, Friday.

White Day falls on a Saturday,
not a school day.

The boys who got chocolate are nervous.

The girls have already
finished their duties.

They're calm and collected.

The boys who didn't get any chocolate
have reached enlightenment.

Komi!

Here's your White Day return gi--

Komi! Here's your White Day return gift!

-CANDY SCULPTURE
-Go on and lick your favorite part of me!

T-Thanks!

-HEART RACING
-Anxiety.

N-Next is the return gift for my mentor!

OMINOUS

-Muscle mass is all I can offer my mentor…
-HOW TO ATTAIN BEAUTIFUL MUSCLES

D-Does she like it?

And then there's Tadano.

Oh yeah!

Want to eat something
after school today? My treat.

-Katai.
-BEEF BOWL?

He faltered!

A result of being
too nervous to give Komi her gift.

He told himself,
"T-Today's an unlucky day."

In the end he couldn't do it.

Huh? A date?

That's a date, isn't it?!

And so Friday the 13th
passed uneventfully.

-MARCH 14, SATURDAY
-White Day.

While everyone else was giving out gifts,

Tadano had faltered.

Now he had no other choice
but to go to Komi's and hand it over.

-Don't stay out too late!
-SMIRK

See ya.

I never thought I'd be this nervous.

I came to her house.

I… I hope she doesn't
take it the wrong way.

No, I'll just hand it over at the door.

It'll be fine…

It might not be fine.

-Suspicious?
-UNSTABLE

But…

I guess she was…

even more nervous than this.

KOMI

-TADANO IS FALTERING
-I pushed it! I want to run away!

Yes?

S-Someone answered!

-MALE VOICE… HER YOUNGER BROTHER?
-Um, is Komi…

Uh, is S-Shoko there?

I-I'm a friend from school.

I-It's uh, Tadano.

-BEEP
-He hung up?!

-W-What's wrong, Tadano?
-MOTHER

-Hello. Is Shoko home?
-TADANO RESPONDED NORMALLY.

Shoko is out on an errand.

Sorry for the bad timing.

Oh, uh, I'll come back later…

Come in and wait!

-Come in and wait!
-Uh… Um…

I'll bring some tea.
Make yourself at home.

Oh, thanks. Don't mind me.

-What should I do?
-SQUIRM

Oh, sor…

Her father?

T-Thank you.

-SITTING
-He's sitting?!

W-What?

-SIP
-Oh, he's drinking it.

-COULDN'T HANDLE THE SILENCE
-M-My name is Hitohito Tadano.

I'm Ko… ah, Sho…

I'm in your daughter's class,
and I study hard every day!

And, uh.

She gave me some friend chocolate
for Valentine's Day.

So I came to give a return gi…

Sir!

BANG

PUSH

TADANO IS FLUSTERED

OPEN CLOSET, SCATTERED BOOKS
CAST-OFF CLOTHES, MESSY BLANKET

-BAM BOOM SLAM CRUNCH
-I-It's not that messy!

WHEW

SLOWS HER BREATH

TADANO WATCHES AND WAITS

KOMI CALMS DOWN

ADJUSTS HIS POSTURE

HASN'T CALMED DOWN

TADANO DRINKS DAD'S TEA

TADANO CAN'T FIND A WAY TO START

KOMI KNOWS TODAY IS WHITE DAY.

Uh.

Oh. No. Sorry.

This is, uh, thank you
for the Valentines' gift.

H-Here's the return gift.

Go ahead. Look inside.

HAND CREAM

CUTE!

It's not quite the right season anymore.

But I found one
with a nice smell, so I chose it.

-I hope you like it.
-BOW

That's uh… a candy.

W-Well, I'll get going!

I don't want to disturb your day off.

Can't have that!

NOD

IT SMELLED GOOD.

-Sato, hold this!
-Sure!

Komi.

Is this rag alright for wiping desks?

Komi?

Die!

ROLL

-Let's play Eraser Drop!
-ERASER DROP

Huh? Why?

Eraser Drop.

The history of humanity.

All its wisdom was concentrated
in creating this object, the eraser.

-By the hand of man, it was created…
-The last eraser on the desk wins!

-My time to shine.
-YADANO, 10 YEARS

The b*ttlefield for the tournament is…

Tadano's desk.

Set!

Round one.

SPEED STAR NZ3, MAKERU ERASER,
KOMI'S ERASER, ZAFU II

-Fight!
-BEAM

First and best!

-Whoa!
-GRIND

She's sticking her eraser down
with kneaded eraser!

-It's the "Barricade!"
-GRIND

BARRICADE:
STICKING THE ERASER TO THE DESK.

Komi, you can go first.

PLINK

Ox walk.

-Komi's biding her time?
-OX WALK - BARELY MOVING THE ERASER

-She's using a good strategy!
-SHE JUST MISSED IT

WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

Alright, my turn.

Die!

NAJIMI OSANA DISQUALIFIED

I'm up next.

UNGH!

She ruined her barricade setup
and sent it flying!

Why?!

OUT OF BOUNDS
YADANO MAKERU DISQUALIFIED

Next is Tadano.

-ZAFU II
-KOMI'S ERASER

WAH!

WHOOSH!

THUNK

-Hitohito Tadano, disqualified.
-EXCITED

Komi wins by elimination.

Alright, next game!

The time has come.

-I know you want to see my power.
-NAKANAKA 4 YEARS EXPERIENCE

New challenger, Nakanaka!

-Don't worry, Komi!
-You!

New challenger, Yamai.

I'd die to sacrifice my life
for Komi's eraser.

That's like saying your headache hurts.

-Huh?
-Ah?

The phoenix Najimi rises again!

Round two.

Fight!

Oh my.

What's this?

Eraser Drop! I want to play too!

Huh? Wasn't this
a turn battle type of game?

Me too!

We're reserving the third match.



Everyone's too excited
to play Eraser Drop!

This will be a fierce battle
to end all Eraser Drop battles!

It has already blown away
the concept of a turn battle!

Is that allowed?

Okay!

Third battle for the second round
at this desk!

Consolation match over here!

A tournament?

I don't know how I wound up playing.

What should I do?!

I've never played Eraser Drop before!

And why the crowd?

NOD

I'll show you a real eraser battle.

It's okay.

Hey! That stage!

Nakanaka is tired!

She exhausted her finger!

Weak constitution!

What's that?

Using a finger reinforcement device!

That's cheating! You're a cheater, Najimi!

Winning is all that matters!

Now! Komi's…

FLICK

…single sh*t!

WOOO!

-Right here…
-Yeah! You can do it!

-Wow!
-Yes.

I knew it.

Uh, ah, i-is it my turn?

That was not okay.

What should I do?

Yay!

Yay! Third battle!

Don't worry about it!

It's a comeback!

-I'm next!
-No, me!

-Me!
-It is I!

Oh, right. Komi,
you've got a second ma…

Komi?

Are you alright? Do you feel sick?

SORRY. IT'S OKAY. I'M FINE.

I see.

Hey, Tadano.

-I have something to do! Bye!
-WHAT ABOUT STUDENT COUNCIL?

Hey!

My ally. Let us meet in battle
another day.

G-Good work again today!

-Bye-bye Komi!
-Kiss me goodbye!

WHACK

-Bye! Take care!
-TODAY I WILL GREET KOMI.

It's raining, huh.

Do you have an umbrella?

I HAVE A FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Oh, good.

I brought one too.

I'm… sad.

There are only a few days…

until the end of year assembly.

A little… over a week.

A-And we'll start with new classes.

This time will end.

And I'm sad.

I understand.

This year has gone by so fast.

At first, you made friends with Najimi.

Najimi says some pretty wild things,

but thanks to them, everyone got closer.

They're pretty relentless.

And then you made friends with Agari.

Agari really surprised us
when we went to eat with her.

We should go out to eat together again.

Yamai and Nakanaka are like cats and dogs,

but I think they make a good pair.

Onemine and Otori are both so reliable.

They feel so safe.

Like they can take care of things.

On the field trip,

you got to know Kato and Sasaki.

I was glad about that, too.

Sato's morning cleaning.

It's too bad we could only
help towards the end.

She's been doing it all along
and I feel guilty.

It would be nice to hang out
with Maeda and Ushiroda, too.

Sports Day, the Culture Festival…

going shopping, going to the pool.

Going to the festival…

the Christmas party, the snowball fight,
visiting the shrine, and buying fortunes.

The rain isn't stopping.

But it will stop sometime.

It's like…

comparing the rainstorm
while trying to say something profound…

but it was harder than I thought.

Silly me.

Silly you.

-BANG!
-I forgot my eraser!

THUMP

Huh? You two haven't left yet?

Let's go together!
Let me in your umbrella.

Didn't you have something to do?

HM?

-Don't give me that.
-YOU JUST WANTED TO LEAVE EARLY…

Do you want to invite everyone out
after the last day of school?

Yeah!

Okay, Komi. You invite everyone!

NOD

D-Don't push yourself too hard!

NOD

NUMBER 6
FEBRUARY TO MARCH

NUMBER 7
APRIL

SECOND YEAR STUDENTS

KOMI

Good morning, Komi.

GOOD MORNING

I…

I hope we…

can… have another…

good year.

WHEN A PERSON HAS EXTREME SOCIAL ANXIETY,
THEY STRUGGLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS.

BEAR IN MIND,
THEY ONLY STRUGGLE TO FORM CONNECTIONS.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T WANT TO.