01x06 - Wish Me Luck

[bunniefuu]

Ms. Kano!

Did she go already?

What's wrong?

She forgot her phone.

I can get that to her.

She lent me her umbrella after all.

It's the least I can do.

There she is!

INOMATA

Why is Chinatsu Senpai at Taiki's house?

I should go home for now.

I'll ask him tomorrow at school.

Hey, Taiki Inomata! What's going on here?

Hina?!

Why is "Eimei it girl" Chinatsu Kano

entering "Eimei potato"
Taiki Inomata's house,

where he greets her with "welcome back"?!

I demand an explanation!

BLUE BOX

BLUE BOX

EPISODE 6
WISH ME LUCK

The truth is...

TAIKI
CHINATSU

I see.

So Chinatsu Senpai is living with you
while her parents are abroad.

Sorry.

I knew you were rooting for us
to get together,

but I kept this from you.

Honestly, I'm shocked.

I thought you trusted me more.

I'm sorry.

I thought we were really good friends.

I was all worried about you
falling for someone like Chinatsu Senpai...

but here you are, going home and
having a great time together every day.

JUMP

Hina?

I'll forgive you if you endure that
for five hours.

This doesn't just involve you,
but Chinatsu Senpai too,

so I get why
you wouldn't want to tell people.

Plus, even when I said I'd help,
I haven't really done much.

But you're still getting punished
because I'm pissed at you.

Hina.

Thanks.

But your progress is pathetic considering
you've lived together for two months.

So, they're living together, huh?

No wonder they've seemed so close lately.

Taiki was always into her,

but who'd live with a member
of the opposite sex if they disliked them?

Which means...

Excuse me.

What the heck am I doing?

EIMEI PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL

Absolutely splendid, Ms. Chono!

Let's go, superstar!

Thank you.

You'll make the top three at nationals
for sure!

In fact, you could even win
the whole thing!

Leave it to me.

I, Hina Chono,

will live up to my name
and dance beautifully like the butterfly.

Okay, that's a little weird.

But that was great.

Keep it up, Hina.

- She was perfect.
- Yeah.

Hina?

I'm going to take a little break.

I almost messed up one of the moves.

That's why I was one beat
behind the next one.

I need to dedicate more of my focus
to the small details

until they're ingrained in my body.

Everyone has high hopes for me.

I need to meet their expectations.

If I mess up on the main stage...

Stop worrying.

You're Hina Chono.

Whatcha doing?

Hina!

Nothing!

More secrets, huh?

No.

I took a step, and my toenail dug into--

Yuck! Stop! Shut up!

That's why I said "nothing."

Don't forget to disinfect it.

A good luck bracelet?

I didn't know you wore things like that.

This is...!

I got it from Chinatsu Senpai.

Are you already dating?

You've been hiding that too?

This wasn't a romantic gift!

It's a promise between like-minded souls
striving for nationals.

This guy's totally lovesick.

It's not like that!

"Like-minded souls
striving for the same goal," huh?

- Keep it up!
- Run!

Then I bet when practice gets tough,

they'll start thinking of each other.

Knowing that someone else
is working just as hard as they are...

Taiki!

Stay focused!

- Okay!
- Encouraging each other...

I bet that's the kind
of relationship they have.

What am I crying for?

Snap out of it.

I'm getting all sensitive
before the tournament.

I have to face my battles on my own.

Because I'm fine... on my own.

Another mistake.

She's had a lot lately.

Are you not feeling well?

Actually, I was up all night binging TV.

Sleep is important.

I'm sorry.

She seems off.

That's not like her.

No matter how nervous she gets,
she usually delivers a flawless routine.

Okay, she's feeling way off!

What are you looking at? That's 3,000 yen!

I suppose.

Or maybe she's mad at you.

Okay, I should be in the clear.

If Chinatsu Senpai sees Taiki
getting along with a girl,

she might decide to back off.

It'd be one thing
if they were only acquaintances,

but since they're living together,
he doesn't need my help.

I'd hate to get in the way.

Let's go answer nature's call!

Don't yell that out!

We'll take a break
from being such close friends.

...so I apologized.
And she stacked Jumps on me.

Say what now?

Hina, why don't you take a break?

You're trying to pack too much in
before the tournament.

I'm totally fine!

Like they say, failure leads to success!

But I do need to charge my batteries.

Still, though, I know
everyone's worried about me.

So pathetic.

I'm always acting full of self-confidence.

I need to pull it together.

BIOLOGY CLUB

Ugly boar.

Ms. Chono.

Vice Principal!

I saw your interview in the paper.

You're not only brilliant
at rhythmic gymnastics,

you answered those questions splendidly!

Thank you.

How are things going
with your routine lately?

You have a tournament coming up.

No problems at all!

That's good to hear.

Look how much self-discipline you have.

I'd expect nothing less from
the great Hirohiko Chono's daughter.

I mean, he's competed internationally,
after all!

Will your father come visit
the school someday?

We'd love for him to drop by!

I'll talk to him.

Please do!

What an upstanding student!

EXPECTATIONS


So many things piling up on me.

DAD - ARTICLE - CONCERNS - TRAINING

But I'm nothing special at all.

Just an ordinary high school freshman.

It's times like these

when I just want to crack jokes
with a guy whose only mindset

is plowing forward.

Keep it up!

That's right.

I have to get through this on my own.

I'm glad she's back in her usual form.

Good.

I didn't mess up today.

I still have some concerns, but...

If I can make adjustments
to pass the prefectural qualifiers

and make it to nationals...

I forgot something!

Let me grab it real quick.

I'm sorry, are you okay?

- What are you doing?
- I just...

It hurts.

Did I twist it?

Maybe I can tape it.

But if I get distracted by the pain...

Are you actually okay?

I'm already off my game as it is.

What do I do?

What do I do?

What do I do?

Can you stand?

Is it your left ankle?

Let's get you to the nurse.

I can get there on my own.

Hey, I'm okay, really.

Right.

Come on, what if Chinatsu Senpai
saw you like this?

What?

Who cares about that right now?!

You're always acting
like the world revolves around you.

But now you're worrying
about stupid stuff at a time like this.

I'll go tell a teacher.

Thanks.

Right now,
it's okay to prioritize yourself.

Come on, grab on.

Ready?

Stop.

I don't want this.

I don't want to notice...

NURSE'S OFFICE

It looks fine to me.

It looks fine?

You must have hit it when you fell.

It's just bruised.
The pain should recede in a few minutes.

Perhaps you're just a little on edge
about pain with the tournament coming up.

Let's put some ice on it just to be safe.

Drama queen.

It's not my fault!

There's a lot of pressure on me!

I'm even having trouble sleeping.

INOMATA COUNSELING

I see. And when did those symptoms start?

I want a new counselor.

What's that, an improv prompt?

I'm here to listen
until the pain goes away.

Yeah, I'm Hirohiko Chono's kid, so what?

Sure, I admire my dad.

But my hard work has
nothing to do with him.

I'm supposed to be great
just because he's represented Japan?

It's all coming out.

And Coach just smiles at me
without giving any advice.

There's someone that I don't think
I can beat at this rate.

This is a first.

Hearing you say you can't win
in gymnastics.

This is the first time
I've felt like this.

The judge is totally obsessed with her.

Are you saying they give her points

for who she is, and not because
of her performance?

I mean, the judge has got it bad for her.

What a crappy judge!

That pisses me off!

Right? It pisses me off too.

But to tell you the truth,
I totally get why they find her charming.

Not only is she spectacularly talented,

she stays grounded
and always puts in the work.

Talk about intimidating.

It makes me want to run away.

But you won't.

You're a natural-born fighter.

I know you hate to lose,
and your pride won't allow it,

but most of all, you won't
let yourself run without a fight.

That's just who you are.

Now I'm really pissed!

There are plenty of things in the world
you're better off running from.

I'm sorry I'm so ignorant.

But you're not wrong.

If you're going to make a commotion,
then get back to practice.

Guess it's time to go.

Is your ankle okay?

It doesn't hurt anymore!

Now you can't make any excuses
if you lose.

I'm not going to lose.

Taiki.

Could you...

wish me luck?

Good luck!

As if I need your support.

You made me say it!

EIMEI PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL

Congratulations, Ms. Chono!

A well-deserved first place finish
at the prefectural qualifiers!

- Great job!
- You did it!

I feel stupid for ever worrying about her.

It's nice that it all worked out, though.

I mean, I'm happy for her.

What are you looking at?
That's 10,000 yen.

You upped the price?

Just kidding.

My charms haven't even begun to peak!

You better keep a close eye on me.

Okay, I definitely regret
worrying about her now.

From the outside looking in,
it's been a long time coming.

Now, let's see how Chinatsu Senpai reacts.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Night.

This is delicious.

Practice has been
way more exhausting lately.

But Hina made it to nationals.

I need to follow her lead
and give it my all.

You're going to bed now?

Yes. What about you?

I'm heading down for water.

I see.

I ran into Chono
at the osteopathic clinic today.

She didn't... say anything weird, did she?

No, she just thanked me
for the umbrella I lent her.

Thank you so much for the other day.

Ever since, I've been carrying
a folding umbrella everywhere.

I see.

She's so amazing.

Winning the prefectural qualifiers
as a first-year!

Seems she wasn't satisfied, though.

Something about her performance
not being perfect.

She's dead set on polishing it
for nationals

so she can execute a flawless routine.

She's such a rhythmic gymnastics fangirl.

Anyway, I'm off to bed.

Good night.

Good night.

Can you believe it?

He's such a badminton fanboy.

They make a good pair.

At the very least, Chono seems to...

If that's the case, I'm just in the way.

A housemate of the opposite sex.

I'm sorry, Chono.

It's all for basketball.

I promise it's only until I graduate.