02x05 - Miyuki Shirogane Wants Girls to Fall for Him/Nagisa Kashiwagi Wants to Console/Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Sing/Ka

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"MIYUKI SHIROGANE WANTS GIRLS TO FALL FOR HIM"

"MIYUKI SHIROGANE WANTS GIRLS TO FALL FOR HIM" Winter uniforms!

Miyuki!

Oh, Fujiwara...

Something about me is different today. What do you think it--

Your uniform is different.

You're totally different!

Wh-Wh-What happened? It's like your aura has changed!

I don't think I've done anything especially...

It must be because I have the jacket on again.

It feels like we hardly had any time at all to wear the summer uniforms.

This is no time to get sentimental!

Is there some strange parasite inside of you? Maybe you should go to the hospital!

As always, you bewilder me.

Oh, wait.

I had time to fix my bed head today. It's probably that.

"HERE" I had time to fix my bed head today. It's probably that.

True, that's different too, but...

Wait, that was always bed head?

Without the student council,

"NIGHTTIME STUDY" "SLEEP" "STUDENT COUNCIL" "CLASSES "WORK" "GO HOME" Shirogane now had

"CAUSE OF BED HEAD" "NIGHTTIME STUDY" "SLEEP" "STUDENT COUNCIL" "CLASSES "WORK" "GO HOME" Shirogane now had

"CAUSE OF BED HEAD" "NIGHTTIME STUDY" "SLEEP" "STUDENT COUNCIL" "CLASSES "WORK" "GO HOME" three extra hours to use as he liked.

Yes! Now that he gets enough sleep, Shirogane's health is in tip-top condition!

Huh? Really?

What's the deal with the social distancing?

After all, it's kind of like...

Fujiwara? What the heck?

Good morning!

Have a nice day!

Oh, good morning.

What was that? Those two have never greeted me before.

What happened to you? Was some curse broken?

I was never under any curse!

What's with everybody?

Am I that weird today?

Well, you're always giving off this intimidating air,

but it's gone today.

"ALWAYS"

"ALWAYS" Intimidating air?

"NOW"

"NOW" I don't mean to.

Hey, Shirogane!

We're going to go do karaoke today. Wanna join us?

I'll be busy campaigning for the election today, so...

I see. Okay, I'll let you have a rain check.

Great.

This could be your one chance.

Your period of popularity!

Period of popularity?

Period of popularity!

Now that he mentioned it, the glare's not there.

You could even say that my eyes look kindly.

Popularity!

Maybe...

I could make Shinomiya fall for me like this!

We've been getting along lately, so maybe now...

This is a major chance!

Shinomiya...

President?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Do I have something on my face?

No.

All right, about the content of the speech...

She's so flustered that she can't even look at me.

"RUMBLE RUMBLE" It's all she can think about!

"RUMBLE RUMBLE" If I can throw her off balance...

The speech should reference your achievements

and make a strong appeal about your realistic management of the council.

That's not bad, but it should be a little more emotional.

Maybe it would be a good idea to appeal to human nature.

Human nature?

Yeah. I want to know what the people around me think of me.

For example...

What do you think of me, Shinomiya?

H-How's this? This should work!

Wh-What do I think of you, President?

W-Well, you're cool, smart, with eyes that shine like Canis Major.

I think you're very likeable.

It'll work!

I think you're serious and helpful to others,

which makes you a good choice for the student council president.

And you're too close.

H-Huh? Something's off.

No.

It's possible she's hiding her embarrassment.

I'll try once more.

I slept well last night, so my eyes feel refreshed.

I think it probably makes a difference, but what do you think?

Yeah.

I guess.

But you're too close.

"RUMBLE RUMBLE" That's her honest reaction!

She obviously couldn't care less!

Why? When I received such a positive response from everyone else!

Why not Shinomiya?

Shirogane's mind wasn't on the meeting! But neither was Kaguya's mind!

Why? Tell me why!

President used to have such cool eyes!

I'd like to ask your advice about something, Miss Kashiwagi.

Yes, that's the vibe I'm getting.

"NAGISA KASHIWAGI WANTS TO CONSOLE" This is about a friend.

"NAGISA KASHIWAGI WANTS TO CONSOLE" It's about Kaguya.

Recently, a boy she's interested in has undergone a major change.

So, it's about Shirogane.

And she's kind of shocked by that change.

She's worried that if her feelings can be shaken just by looks, then it's probably not true love.

I see.

She said "true love"!

True love!

"REAL LOVE" Pure words that are embarrassing to say!

"REAL LOVE" "ETERNAL LOVE" For someone living a normal life, expressions like that never come up,

"REAL LOVE" "ETERNAL LOVE" but this was Kaguya, born and raised in a special environment.

She wasn't even aware that uttering expressions like that was embarrassing!

And the more mature the person, the more squeamish they became.

I'm not pure enough to cope with your bittersweet first love!

But Kaguya turned to me for help, so I have to do my best for her.

That's what love is like.

It gets heated up and cooled down over the most trivial things.

But...

...true love isn't swayed so easily by a change in the person's looks, right?

She's making my brain itch!

It's okay, Kaguya.

I'm sure your friend's feelings are real... T-True love!

I said it.

Really? Is it love?

Yes, it's t-true love.

What are you talking about?

I overheard interesting words like "true love," so I came running over!

This complicates it.

Kaguya is really bad at asking for advice.

--If she keeps talking like this, her secret will slip out.

--This is about a friend. --If she keeps talking like this, her secret will slip out.

I'll have to take one for the team.

Yes.

I asked her for advice.

My question was "What is true love?"

Kashiwagi, asking a question like that at your age!

Wait a second.

I'm the one who asked for--

"FWIP"

Don't let my embarrassment go to waste!

I wonder what true love really is.

It's simple!

True love is the kind of love that can't be swayed by appearance, like with Beauty and the Beast.

Love that cools off just because one person's appearance changes sucks!

It's fake!

"THE WORST" That's the worst possible answer!

Hurry up, Fujiwara!

On my way!

I was right.

My love is fake love...

Kaguya isn't even trying to hide the fact that it's her anymore.

What's wrong?

Ishigami...

Ishigami, have you ever suffered from not being able to obtain true love?

Kaguya?

I know you're desperately grasping at straws, but asking him that...

True love?

Let's be a little more realistic.

See? He's disgusted.

In this day and age,

nobody can love another person without any self-interest involved.

I agree!

It's foolish.

Now, realistic love that's in each person's heart...

Why don't people realize that's what true love is?

Well, I'll see you later.

Ishigami...

Once in a while, he's got a way with words.

I can't deal with this! I'm going to be sick!

I see. There is no love that's right or wrong.

You should just love realistically.

Th-That's right!

Your own way of loving is true love, Kaguya!

Good!

Then, this is really true love, right?

It is, isn't it? Isn't it?

Yeah, sure!

Shinomiya...

Hey, you two!

Isn't it another beautiful day?

Wh-Wh-Wh-What's wrong? What happened to your face?

Oh, I've been working on my campaign strategy so much that I haven't been able to sleep!

I guess it's been really hard on my eyes!

I know she liked that glare of his, but surely not to this extent!

P-President, that's no good.

The infirmary... You should lie down in the infirmary!

Huh?

This is bad. I shouldn't do this.

I know I shouldn't be doing this, but...

Th-Thanks, Shinomiya.

That's all right. No problem.

I'm sorry, Kaguya. Maybe...

...that's not true love.

Today's battle result...

Kashiwagi loses.

After being tainted by a man, my lady has developed a strange fetish.

Hayasaka harbored a realistic fear.

"MIYUKI SHIROGANE WANTS TO SING"

"MIYUKI SHIROGANE WANTS TO SING" ♪ We look up to the high sky... ♪

♪ We look up to the high sky... ♪

♪ To the peak of distant Mount Fuji... ♪

♪ We ride the azure winds... ♪

♪ Will our song be heard? ♪

♪ We know our flaws and will work hard to overcome them... ♪

He's just mouthing the words!

Miyuki, you idiot! Insincere! Shameless!

Former or not, how could the president of the student council

just lip-synch the school anthem?

I expect you to do some serious repenting! I'm furious!

The school anthem!

At Shuchiin Academy, it's sung in unison at morning assembly at the beginning of every week

"ELEMENTARY" and because it's done since elementary school,

"ELEMENTARY" "MIDDLE" and because it's done since elementary school,

"ELEMENTARY" "MIDDLE" "HIGH" almost all of the trueborn students can sing it.

"Transferred in from another school" almost all of the trueborn students can sing it.

Thus, not being able to sing it is shameful.

I'm impressed you were able to see through my flawless lip-synching, Fujiwara.

Well, I am the conductor.

It may be a pain, but you really should remember the lyrics!

Wait a second. That's not it.

I have the lyrics memorized, and it's not like I don't want to sing.

Then, why?

I'm...

...crap.

Huh? You're crap?

I'm kind of crappy at singing! And a girl shouldn't say such vulgar things!

But come on, former or not, a student council president who can't carry a tune?

Shirogane is singing out of tune!

Awful!

President... So, you're tone-deaf?

Then, you've only been mouthing the words?

How cute.

It would be even more embarrassing if I sang it out loud!

So, better to spare myself the humiliation by mouthing the words!

Kind of crappy at singing...

Memories of their intensive volleyball training floated through Fujiwara's head.

Those days and nights of grueling training

were pure hell that exhausted the mind and body.

She swore to herself that she'd never teach Shirogane anything again!

This time, though, it wasn't exercise but music.

A subject Fujiwara was especially good at!

On top of that, he was only "kind of" tone-deaf.

Kind of crappy, right? Just kind of crappy, right?

Yeah, I swear, only kind of. I'm only kind of a crappy singer!

Then, what the heck? I'll help you practice!

For real?

Fujiwara cursed her naive judgment!

--She had foolishly opened the gate to her own personal hell!

--Help me, Pesu! --She had foolishly opened the gate to her own personal hell!

--Well? --Don't give me "kind of"!

It's devastating! You're lethally tone-deaf!

How dare you lie to me!

Oh, that's an exaggeration! I'm not that bad.

"VOICE MEMO" Do you want to hear yourself?

Yeah, sure.

No...

This hideous singing voice is mine?

That's reality. Accept it.

What should I do?

Instead of a song, start by singing one sound properly.

Can you do that?

Who do you think I am? Of course I can do that much.

See?

That's "re"!

This is "so"!

This is "re"!

They're completely different, right?

Yeah.

Liar! Your face tells me you don't get it at all!

Okay, I'm going to do "so,"

so listen carefully and then try to reproduce my sound.

The same sound.

"HIGHER"

"HIGHER"

"This is 'so' in unison. Right now, you and I are producing the same sound."

"It feels good, doesn't it?"

That's listening to a note and then singing it.

I appreciate this, Fujiwara.

I feel like I understand music for the first time!

I can sing!

Now I can sing!

Yes!

Here I go!

How was that?

I feel like I'm going to puke!

Before, it had a kind of charm like a sea cucumber's viscera,

but now that you're hitting the notes in a half-assed way, it just sounds bad!

You don't sugarcoat, do you?

Look, I'll just keep mouthing the words.

I don't want to ruin it for everyone else with my singing.

Oh, that wouldn't...

It's happened before.

My elementary school teacher told me, "You don't have to sing."

"MIDDLE" For my middle school's chorus festival, my classmates begged me to lip-synch.

I've been mouthing the words ever since then.

Honestly, I'd like to sing.

Without getting worked up.

I'd like to sing with everyone.

But...

Why didn't you tell me that from the beginning?

Fujiwara...

I'll make a singer out of you yet, Miyuki.

"GOO GOO GA GA" Leave it to Mama!

"GOO GOO GA GA" I'm uncomfortable with that maternal instinct you're displaying!

And so...

"DEMON"

"DEMON" ...time went by intensely.

The next morning assembly!

Miyuki...

Please, God...

♪ We look up to the high sky... ♪

♪ To the peak of distant Mount Fuji... ♪

--♪ We ride the azure winds... ♪

--He's singing! --♪ We ride the azure winds... ♪

--He's singing! --♪ Will our song be heard? ♪

--Miyuki is singing! --♪ Will our song be heard? ♪

--Yeah. It's being heard, Miyuki. --♪ We know our flaws and will work hard to overcome them... ♪

--♪ We know our flaws and will work hard to overcome them... ♪

♪ Nobility and shame both dwell in the eyes... ♪

♪ Together we will rise above the darkness of discouragement... ♪

"HIGHER" ♪ Together we will rise above the darkness of discouragement... ♪

♪ Days of advancing through the heights together... ♪

♪ We will reach our destination someday... ♪

♪ We will never forget our gratitude to you, Mother... ♪

♪ Our mother who raised us... ♪

Fujiwara?

Chika?

I sang!

I really sang!

Miss Fujiwara, what was that about?

He made me so proud!

Today's battle result...

Shirogane and Fujiwara win.

"No, I'm done!! My days of teaching him are over!!"

"No, I'm done!! My days of teaching him are over!!" To be continued.

"HAYATO HONGO (SECOND-YEAR) WITHDRAWS HIS CANDIDACY FROM THE STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTION SO HE CAN FOCUS ON STUDYING?"

"MIYUKI SHIROGANE'S POLICIES WE AND THE STUDENTS TOGETHER"

"MIYUKI SHIROGANE'S POLICIES WE AND THE STUDENTS TOGETHER" There we go.

--What's that? --Oh...

Iino advertised her campaign pledges,

so I prepared pledges for our side.

Oh. President made this?

"KAGUYA WANTS TO KICK THEM DOWN" Oh. President made this?

"KAGUYA WANTS TO KICK THEM DOWN" Nope, I made it up off the top of my head!

Well, campaign promises are just like decorations anyway.

Once the election is over, no one will remember who said what.

You come from a family of politicians, right?

"INVESTIGATION REPORT"

"INVESTIGATION REPORT" Miko Iino.

Her father is a high court judge,

and her mother works for an international humanitarian aid organization.

Besides our people, I've been using outside investigators to look into her.

I don't think this is going to be easy.

Really?

Usually with this kind of thing, when you start turning over rocks, you find bugs.

Once in a while,

you also find people who lay their lives on the line for their job and are incorruptible.

We may not be able to find any amm*nit*on to use against her.

Even if that's the case, it's not a problem.

I've encountered more scoundrels than she has.

Why did you want to see me? I don't really have any free time.

That's why I thought it would be a good idea to take a breather with a cup of tea.

The student council room is supposed to be off-limits right now.

Either you or we will become the next student council, so that doesn't matter.

Hongo might also become the student council president.

Yes, he had a chance, right?

Let me see. Did we have any cookies in here?

No, thank you.

I can tell you're the kind of person who'll stop at nothing to get what she wants.

I don't trust that tea.

Oh, that's a shame.

I just wanted to get to know you better.

I hear your parents are both upstanding members of society.

Yes, they are.

I respect my parents because they stay on the straight and narrow

and refuse to give in to anyone, no matter how crooked they are!

Conviction and anxiety.

Should I change my line of att*ck?

Then, why don't we talk about this?

During elementary and middle school, you ran for the student council many times.

But you never won, not once.

You do know why, don't you?

You weren't strong enough to have your strict ideals accepted.

If you cling to those ideals,

you'll never win an election while you're at this academy, either.

However...

...we'll help you with your election campaign.

By the name of Shinomiya, I swear I'll make you the student council president.

But that's...

Of course, that support would be in accordance with your ideals.

You'd decide on any actions I took.

That doesn't sound bad, does it?

Disturbed. Hopeful.

Yes.

You want to be the student council president more than anything, right?

What are you after?

This is a deal, isn't it? What's the condition going to be?

I wouldn't call it a condition. Wait until you're a second-year.

I think it'd be better for you to learn a little more about the high school first.

Otherwise, we won't be able to support you with confidence.

In other words...

...in exchange for your help next year, you want us to drop out this year.

Is that it?

Oh. Is that how it sounded to you?

I see.

President aside, is that how the former student council operated?

That's plain dirty.

You and Ex-President Shirogane...

...were made for each other!

"BLUSH"

Made for each other?

Yes, made for each other!

You're two of a kind! You have perfect compatibility!

Um...

Do you really think we're that compatible?

There aren't many people who are as compatible as you two!

You might as well get married!

Married?

I can't believe you two had the run of this academy.

Well! I didn't realize she was so nice!

No, get a grip! You can't let yourself be swayed by emotions!

One more step and I can break her spirit!

Come to think of it...

...w-we kept a fruitcake in here for a special occasion.

I don't want any!

Oh.

I've made up my mind.

Both you and Ex-President are going to be part of my student council.

I'm going to b*at your warped nature into shape!

Th-That's not...

Huh?

That's actually not a bad condition.

For me, it would guarantee that I'd get to be with President.

And it would also free President from exhausting work.

So...

...together, we'll bring order back to this academy!

We'll all check everyone's uniforms every morning!

In the afternoon, we'll pick up litter together!

And as for hanky-panky at night, there won't be any of it.

No romance?

Of course not! The social distance will be set at no less than centimeters!

Vice President Fujiwara and I...

...will be able to make it all happen!

Vice President who? Are you for real?

Of course.

What's this girl talking about? I'm terrified!

The result of today's negotiations...

Breakdown!

Next time, Election Day!

"ELECTION SUPER TUESDAY"