01x10 - It's Not a Good Thing

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EPISODE 10
IT'S NOT A GOOD THING

It's peeling off.

Now get some rest.

How can I sleep after that?!



Looks like you're all better.

I guess.

Though you still look pretty exhausted.

Are you going to practice?

Of course.

You could take the day off at least.

You and Chinatsu both work hard.

I guess.

That's going to stay with me a while.

I know I need to focus on practice, but...

The gentle pressure of her body,

the scent of shampoo,

and the warmth of her skin...

That's just cheating.

Taiki!

Sup!

You got a stomachache?

Take the day off if you're feeling bad
enough to scream.

I'm fine.

What are you two doing?

Cleaning the pool.

Our homeroom teacher asked us to.

The volleyball team is using the gym
for their practice match now.

We're k*lling time until they're done.

I was told the test I failed
wouldn't be counted.

Since you're here,

give us a hand.

But I was going to go lift some weights...

I'm in.

Try not to get your feet wet.

Okay.

It's not like I have some ulterior motive

like wanting to be close
to Chinatsu Senpai or anything.

I just want to help.

Haryu, I heard you made nationals.

You sure you should be
spending your time cleaning?

It's fine.

They told us we could use
the pool if we helped.

Right, Haryu's never-ending 25-meter laps.

The guy never gets tired.

You'll be joining me too.

What?

Swimming is a great full-body workout.

I'm out of here!

What? Hey!

Taiki.

Just so you know,
your smashes aren't your only weakness.

INCREASE MY SMASH PRECISION
- INOMATA

- Why'd everyone look at my goal sheet?
- Because it's up there.

In your match against Yusa
in the prefectural qualifiers,

you were slow off the mark,

and you weren't moving around at all.

That first-year's going to up his game
even more by next year.

Don't waste time feeling depressed.

Right, sorry.

No, it's fine.

You losing in singles
doesn't affect me at all.

But I don't want to see you
get too discouraged.

Right, Chii Senpai?

What are you talking about?

Just saying it's nice weather today.

Yeah, it is.

Totally.

That's all, sorry.

How's that progressing for you?

What kind of reaction is that?

We don't have to talk about it
if you don't want to.

Well...

How do you know if someone's interested?

THIS GUY'S A LOSER

Yeah, I know I'm no good with girls!

But I was just wondering
if there's some sort of general standard.

Is he really going to take a shot at Chii?

Like, if they act all friendly,

or if you're alone in a room together...

It depends on the person.

Yeah, of course.

I didn't think it'd be that easy.

I mean, I knew it in my head.

What are you mumbling about?

But we're talking about Chii here.

She talks to guys normally,

and she gets along with guys and girls.

Yeah.

But if she's not into you,

I don't think
she'd be touching you or anything.

She'd maintain some distance.

Hold on.

Calm down.

That cooling patch was just peeling off.

There's no deep meaning behind it.

Trying to read anything more
is a waste of time.

Don't get your hopes up.

Don't jump in, idiot!

This feels awesome!

Come on in, Taiki!

I'll pass.

I just got over a cold.

Okay, you ready, Nishida?

Oh, no.

TOOL SHED

Good work today, Taiki.

You too.

They're making you put everything away?

Yeah.

Stop thinking about it!

Calm down. Just act natural.

Those bullies.

I mean...

it doesn't look like
it's bothering her at all.

Even now we're alone in here...

I'll see you out there.

Um, Chinatsu Senpai.

Thank you for yesterday.

Yesterday?

I'm feeling much better thanks to you.

Right, yesterday.

You're welcome.

Bye, then.

Taiki?

Sorry! That was just...

I was wondering where the buckets go.

I think up there.

You're right! I didn't notice them.

Thank you.

Okay, well, I'm heading out.

Okay.

What am I doing?

I need to be more careful.

I know that, and yet...

Good job today, Chinatsu.

Thanks for helping
with my athletic committee duties.

It's nothing. I had fun.

If it isn't the young
Yamaguchi-Sato couple.

Don't tease us.

Don't be embarrassed.

It's wonderful that you two are so close.

Come on.

Yamaguchi started getting cuter
after they started seeing each other.

Oh, to be young!

I bet you could get a boyfriend
if you wanted one.

Now that you mention it,
I can't say I'm that interested.

I have the team to care about now.

Same with you, though.

You're right.

What happened with the volleyball team?

She's transferring to a new school.

Something about her grandmother
getting sick.

Plus the volleyball team
didn't make nationals.

I know I probably shouldn't say this,

but I'm glad you stayed behind.

We made it to nationals thanks to you.

It wasn't because of me.

I'm grateful to your relatives
who took you in.

If only there were a hot guy
who lived there,

you could've had a chance for romance.

Whoa, calm down there.

It's your fault for being weird.

I mean, if you lived together,
you could see him even when you're busy.

I doubt you'll ever make time for romance

unless you're in the same house.

And it'd be hard not to think of someone
that way if you lived together.

It's not that simple.

Did you say something?

Nope, never mind.

I brought drinks.

That looks so good!

This meat's mine!

Eat your vegetables too!

So good!

Here, Chinatsu.

Thank you.

There's something special
about a backyard barbecue.

My wife's a barbeque aficionado.

You eat up too, Chinatsu.

Thank you.

It's so good.

Have as much as you want.

It's delicious.

She sure likes to eat.

Honey, more vegetables!

Okay, got it.

I'll help.

That's okay, go enjoy yourself.

Load up on all that meat.

You just think of this as your own home.

That's why I can't act like
I'm just a guest.

You're very considerate.

Sorry, I guess I was the one
treating you like a guest.

It's okay.

I haven't been around much
because of work,

so we haven't had
a lot of chances to talk.

How's everything been?

Is Yukiko's exercise equipment
taking up too much room in the closet?

Is the candy Grandpa offers too weird?

Everything's fine.

Really?

You really don't need to worry about me.

I can't not.

Your parents left their precious daughter
in our care.

It's my responsibility to make sure
your needs are met.

Sorry, was that too cheesy?

I'm embarrassed to admit
that I hesitated to take you in.

But...

when we talked, Yukiko said...

I'll share the responsibility.

These next two years
are really important to Chinatsu.

Much more significant
than the next two years for us.

If there's a way we can protect
that time she has,

it's our jobs as adults to help her.

So...

And anyway,

Yukiko makes all the decisions
in our family.

He sounds sad sometimes.

But she made a good point.

If this is what you wanted,

then my only option was to support you.

And when I heard you actually
made it to nationals,

I was so proud of you.

So keep this up and win nationals too!

Okay.

Dad.

Mom asked for the noodles.

I'm on it.

What were they talking about?

I can't find them.

What are we going to do?

Shopping was your job!

I thought I bought them.

She'll force us to eat brown rice
for a month if she finds out.

I can go buy some.

I want to go to the store anyway.

Would you mind, then?

No problem.

They seem closer.

Why don't you go with her, Taiki?

What?

Come on.

You can't let a girl walk alone at night.

I get that, but...

But...

I don't know how much space
I should be giving her.

I can go by myself then.

That's not the issue.

Taiki.

Let's go.

Where are the kids?

They went shopping.

They didn't have to.

I saw you talking one-on-one
with Chinatsu.

She's only a year older than Taiki,

but she seems so grown-up.

She's quite serious.

Yeah, she is.

Maybe a little too serious.

Did we forget anything?

SUPERMARKET

I don't think so.

We're finally at the halfway point.

Let's head back, then.

I managed to get through
the first half with small talk,

but I'm out of topics.

Should I apologize again
for grabbing her hand?

But...

So,

eating ice cream now is a bad idea, right?

Ice cream?

I want to eat some,
but since we're having noodles...

That's what she was thinking about?

I mean, we got ice cream for everyone.

It's better we all eat together, right?

Sometimes Chinatsu Senpai
can be so child-like.

Go ahead.

At an Inomata family barbeque,

it's our policy that everyone
eats whatever they want.

I like that policy.

It comes from my mom.

I'll have one too.

You take after your mom.

Don't look so offended.

I'm not a fan of being told
that I'm like my mom.

Really?

You're positive, strong, direct.

Just like her.

You seem to take more after your dad.

Her mom seemed softhearted.

I don't know about that.

You can never tell what my dad's thinking.

She definitely takes after him, then.

Even when I talked to him
about staying with your family,

I went in sure that
he was going to be against it.

All he said was, "I see."

It's probably because
Mom had already told him.

But since he basically
didn't say anything,

I took it as him telling me
to see it through as it was my decision.

He's not much of a talker.

Watch out!

Sorry!

I touched her without thinking again.

I forgot, I should be
the one walking on the car side.

Taiki.

About the other day...

The other day?

The day you had a fever.

Let's forget about it.

It seems like I haven't really considered

that I'm living with a boy.

It's not a good thing, especially since
you're letting me stay in your home.

I'll be careful nothing like that
happens again.

Let's go.

Did...

she just draw a line between us?

We're back.

Plus, it's like she knows
what I'm feeling.

That's not fair.

She told me I could have lofty goals,

then she went and put distance between us.

While summer break starts tomorrow...

SUMMER BREAK

...try not to go too wild.

Remember, everything in moderation.

- And be sure to--
- Okay!

Bye!

Hey!

What's with this low energy
for summer break?

I get it.

You hate homework, right?

- I get it.
- That's not it.

Are you saying homework isn't the enemy?

I'm not saying that either.

See?

Well, then...

after practice on Saturday,

let's all head to the library
and work on it together.

Genius, right?

You just want to copy our answers.

Excuse me.

Could we join you for that?

Me too!

Sure! Let's all do it together.

Thanks.

- Teach me English, Kasahara.
- This is great.

Now I don't have to worry about homework.

We haven't even done it yet.

I can't wait.

There's so much I want
to do over summer break.

Aren't you busy with nationals?

I am, but...

Don't you have badminton practice
almost every day too?

Yeah.

It's Chinatsu Senpai.

She noticed us.

Why are you hiding?

I'm not hiding.

I found pencil lead on the ground.

Nobody's buying that.

Really, it's nothing.

We had a family barbeque the other day.

Things are going well.

It's just...

It seems like it's not a good thing

for us to get too close.

Since she said that,

I've been trying to figure out what to do.

Anyway, let's go to practice.

SUMMER BREAK