01x02 - To Affection

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[ITSUOMI] How do I say 'sure'
in sign language?

After that, my thoughts
were filled with Itsuomi-san.

And these fluffy white feelings
started piling up somewhere in my heart.

Even now, it hasn't stopped.

Sorry to interrupt your daydream.

The. Time.

You. Gonna be. Okay?

Probably no, in all sorts of ways.

Our breath is white under the blue stars

In the scenery reflected in your eyes,
even if the color is different

In the world you're in
and the world I'm in

There are no such things
as borders anywhere

Our hands shiver in the swirling,
falling snow

But if they touch, our fingertips warm,

It is embarrassing but I want this feeling
of our beating hearts

to remain like this forever

I've been searching for how
to express my love

That confession that
only the two of us understand

Find me in the world you see

I chant it silently in my heart

(Sign 2: Toward Affection)

[RIN] So you got his number? Nice one!

(Thanks for yesterday, Rin-chan)

(Thanks for yesterday, Rin-chan)
Oh, come on!

(Thanks for yesterday, Rin-chan)
That was nothing!

Were you nervous?

I see, I see!

Just standing beside him
already makes me nervous.

(Let me into your world, Yuki)
I-I think in my whole life,

(Let me into your world, Yuki)
this is the most I've ever…

I keep looking at it.

(I asked you to meet me here because)

'The international club
is meeting up here…?'

Itsuomi-san…

Hmm. He's sandwiched between beauties.

Oh, um, there were also guys earlier!

These girls are so pretty…

Are they half or something?

Looking at his lips…

He's probably speaking
a different language.

(Let me into your world, Yuki)

(Let me into your world, Yuki) Did he only send that
because he's never met a deaf person

and he wants to know me better
like I'm a foreign exchange student?

Even so…

Ever since Itsuomi-san came into my life,

I…

And there he goes.

Itsuomi-san!

Huh?

I can't look him in the face.

I feel like I'll burst!

He's staring right at me!

No, I have to…

Look him in the face.

Are you not. Doing this. Today?

So embarrassing!

U-um…

I have to type.

Itsuomi-san's always so close!

(I actually want to,
but we're at school, so…)

That's kinda cute.

D-did he just say 'cute?!'

Did I misread his lips or something?

Ah, gotta go.

Have a plane. To catch.

A plane? Is he going abroad again?

'Ma'

'O'

'U'

Maou? As in Demon King?!

'Ra…'

Ah, 'La!'

'U?'

'Gu?'

(I'm going to Laos)

(I'm going to Laos)
Laos!

You two seemed awfully friendly.

You look so happy
when you're with Itsuomi-san.

It's gotta be love!

(It's just admiration!)

You're like a different person
from yesterday!

You were glowing!

Really? I look different from yesterday?

Wait…

How are love and admiration different,
anyway?

Hey, Yuki.

Look, over there.

It's your old friend.

Ah, Oushi-kun.

(Who was that guy?)

So he was watching.

(A friend. Why?)

(Oh, really?)

(What's up?)

(Nothing much)

I wonder what they're talking about.

I can't read his lips from this angle.

So they're friends of yours?

They're cute.

Let's invite them for drinks sometime.

The one with long hair can't hear.

As in completely, or…

Completely.

Oh…

Then why doesn't she wear a hearing aid?

She does,
but she still can't pick out noises.

I don't get it.
Anyways, see ya, Oushi.

Yeah.

(What is it?)

He ignored me.

(It's cool your childhood friend
knows sign language)

(He only uses it to pick on me)

(Oh?)

But he did learn it.

(Want a souvenir? Or not?)

(Want a souvenir? Or not?)
Itsuomi-san!

Look at you, you're glowing!

(I wonder which is it?)

(I can't tell if it's love or admiration)

(Rin-chan, you admire
that cafe owner, right?)

(Uh…about that)

After seeing him yesterday,
I realized it was love!

Wait, really?

I mean, he's just so nice!

If you can't tell,
why don't you just pick for yourself?

(You mean, I should decide for myself?)

(Yeah❤)

(Yes, I'd like one. Have a safe trip!)

If I could decide whether it's love
or admiration…

Sir?

Please wait, sir!

Oushi?

Izumi.

[IZUMI] So you can be
a good guy sometimes.

[OUSHI] What?

[IZUMI] It's the first time
I've seen you use sign language

on someone who isn't Yuki.

[OUSHI] Oh…yeah.

[IZUMI] It must be tough being deaf.

If you weren't there earlier,

they would've thought
he did that on purpose.

[OUSHI] Yeah.

It's easy to get into trouble
when you can't hear.

If only she'd stay somewhere safe,
out of danger.

Where is he? What is he doing right now?

So is it love? Or admiration?

Huh?! It's from Itsuomi-san!

Amazing.

I never knew somewhere like this existed.

So cute!

I never knew.

Everything's completely new.

Itsuomi-san…

What's it like over there?

What kind of scenery are you seeing?

What kind of time are you having?

Aren't you scared,
stepping into all these new worlds?

(Amazing!)

(At a 7$ run-down hotel with bad wifi)

Seven dollars?!
They use dollars over there?

(Gotta sleep, bye)

(Gotta sleep, bye)
He pops in and out whenever he wants.

(Oh yeah)

(I'll be back at school
the day after tomorrow)

He's coming back…

I wonder if I'll see him.

I ended up leaving too early.

Ah.

Itsuomi-san!

'Good morning?'

My fingers feel…stiff.

Ever since you appeared,
my world has been growing.

Even my breath is dyed in tenderness.

I want this to be love.

I choose love.

Where did he learn to say 'good morning'
in sign language?

When did he get back to Japan?

I have so much I want to ask him.

I should write them on my phone.

Your hand.

My hand!

Your souvenir. From Laos.

Ah, it's a souvenir!

(Thanks! I love it!)

He might've said something to me.

But I couldn't lift my head to see.

I wonder why he picked this.

Is it some kind of deity?

On a closer look, it's kinda cute.

Itsuomi-san must've seen
many things I haven't…

Worlds I don't know.

I went to the same deaf school
from kindergarten to high school.

I only had four classmates.

Everyone there was kind and warm.

I felt safe and secure.

It was my entire world.

Yuki!

Ah, Madoka-chan!

But…

Even so…

I…

I…!

There she is.

She looks busy.

I have so much to tell her
about Itsuomi-san.

But it's not like we planned to meet up
or something.

Oushi-kun.

(You planning to space out there all day?)

(I'm waiting for a friend.)

(A friend?)

Don't you feel tired working all the time?

Yeah, I wanna go somewhere!

[FRIEND] Ain't it the same for you two?

(They're talking about their plans
for spring break. Really loudly.)

(You don't need to interpret that.)

(So you weren't interested?)

[Oushi] (She's always taking notes
on her PC during class, right?)

[Yuki] (What about it?)

(So she's that kind of friend.)

Oushi-kun's signs
always have a sharp edge.

But sometimes, it feels as though…
his delicate, gentle fingertips

are actually worried about me.

(Why'd you come all the way
to school today?)

Itsuomi-san...

Back then,
when I took my first college tour…

It felt like stepping into a new world.

A whole new world
was unfolding right in front of me.

To me, college students sparkled
like people on TV.

The outside world…

The heck was that?

(You know…)

(What is it?)

(Don't go overboard.)

(I'm not.)

Hey, is that sign language?

Oh, Yuki!

Wow.

[FRIEND]
I wonder what they're talking about.

Yuki!

Hey, there!

Hi.

You shouldn't jump on her from behind.

She can't hear you coming.

Oh, sorry! I won't do that again.

(Remember our talk about love
and admiration?)

(What was that sign just now?)

(Something like 'What's up?'
or 'Do your best!')

Let's go!

When Itsuomi-san moved his fingers,
brand new feelings welled up inside me.

Every time he looks at me,

my heart beats so fast
I can't look at him in the face.

These feelings are…

Love.

I'm in love with Itsuomi-san.

(Sign 2: Toward Affection)
I'm in love with Itsuomi-san.

Every time
your tenderness touches me

My heart thumps like crazy!

The warmth lingering from your hand

Fills me in every way

I've always been waiting

Shaking more than the fluttering snow

I've never felt this way before

I meet another "you"

A side I've never known before

I'm liking you more and more

I feel like I'm gonna burst!

(Sign 3: Someone is thinking of someone)
I meet another "me"

(Sign 3: Someone is thinking of someone)
A side I've never known before

If I end up liking you even more

I want you to hear it,
gently through my fingertips