01x05 - Rain

[bunniefuu]

This makes 900.

I just need 100 more

to secure Tamon-kun's victory.

Cleaning Made Easy

Work's calling me?

Hello, this is Kinoshita.

Oh, Kinoshita-san?

I know this is sudden,

but are you free tomorrow afternoon?

Yes! I will take on all the work

to financially support Tamon-kun!

Well, that's good.

Someone personally asked

for you, so good luck.

Huh? Someone asked for me?

Who, though?

You're here.

Wha—

Ouri Sakaguchi AKA Gorilla!

If I become the center, come over to me!

I accept.

What do you want?

The winner hasn't been decided yet.

What's with that attitude?

I'm the customer here.

This is a separate matter.

H-Hey!

By the way

Is this place your

This is my parents' place.

I'm not made to live in such a cramped

and filthy apartment like that.

More importantly

Are you going out with him?

Huh? With whom?

Tamon.

Me? Go out with Tamon-kun?

I wuv you.

I know.

What?!

Tamon-kun would never settle for one girl.

He's someone who's eventually going to

make all of humanity his girlfriends.

Disparage him again, and I'll turn you

into dust for your sacrilege.

Knock it off with that weird aura.

If you're not, it's fine.

That's all I wanted to know.

Now, leave.

You called me all the way here

to ask me that?!

Please don't waste our time Huh?

Hey, wait! Huh?

Sakaguchi-san?!

Hey!! It's just like sweeet magic!! Aha!

Hi, it's me!

The one with that k*ller smile!

Stealing your gaze with a shocking style!

Smooth as ever, I escort you

And this voice, seducing you

Ah, come on, let's dance;

I'm aiming straight for your heart

I am your ace darlin'

Confidence? Yeah, I've got plenty

Please Please

Whisper just to me, call my name

You're too popular,

it drives me crazy and I'm not okay

But I'm sorry, losing's not my thing

Hey, girl

Look this way!

I see your smile, smile, smile,

I wanna make it all mine

Crash, crash, crash,

our special connection shines

Dance, dance,

our world is non-stop groovin'

I'll show you my perfect

A-side, side, side

And my private B-side, side, side;

I'll show you everything

So take my hand and let's roll

Sweet Sweet Sweet magic!!

Sweetie honey Sweetie honey

Sweetie honey Sweetie honey

It's a spell that makes your heart race

We can't go back

You're falling in love with me, c'mon!

Sweetie honey

Sweet Sweet Sweet magic!!

It's hot That's cold!

Are you awake?

Wh-What are you doing here?!

Also, don't just put a cooling pad on me!

You don't know me like that!

Two of the five of the rounds

to determine the center have ended

5th

4th

3rd

and Tamon-kun and Ouri-kun

are currently tied for first place.

1st

No one knows how

it's going to end just yet.

And currently

I told you to leave!

A nursing event activated.

And it's not even with my oshi.

How could I leave when

you literally collapsed right on me?

When were talking earlier,

you thought that Gloomyhara-san

and I were in a special relationship,

and you summoned me here

to find out the truth.

What else was I supposed to do?

I had no other way of contacting you.

Well, no matter the reason,

I did all I could in the allotted time

since I came here for work.

Wha—But why?

I thought you hated me.

This is my job.

Hey

Come back tomorrow.

Please make your appointments

over the phone.

Well, please take care.

I'm exhausted since his house was so big.

Next, I have to go

to Gloomyhara-san's place

Am I nervous?

I haven't seen Gloomyhara-san

since the summer festival.

I saw various sides of him

that I'd never seen before

so I

Uta-chan.

Hngh!

I'm sure that was just

Hottiehara-san peeking through!

k*ll me now.

Thank goodness

it's just business as usual.

Kinoshita-san

Did you go to Ouri-kun's place?

H-How did you know?

Me

She came over.

Look.

Ouri-kun told me.

Why would he tell Tamon-kun that?

He's asked me to come by again tomorrow,

so I'll go by and take care of him

Is Ouri-kun sick?!

Huh? You didn't know?

He didn't come to rehearsals today.

He just said he was taking the day off.

Did he just not want us

to know he was weakened?

He's like some wild animal.

Is he all right?

His parents were apparently abroad,

so they weren't home,

but I'll go see how he's doing

again tomorrow.

You just focus on yourself,

Gloomyhara-san.

Right.

Your fever's gone up since yesterday.

It has not!

It has.

Nuh-uh!

Gloomyhara-san was worried about you.

Don't talk about him.

Just like Tamon-kun,

I bet Ouri-kun's under a lot of pressure

during this competition for the center.

Can those two just not get along?

Huh?

Pardon me.

Gloomyhara-san?!

What the hell are you doing here?!

I came to see how you're doing.

White Sugar

I know you like sweet things,

but I didn't know exactly what.

I don't want any!

That's not even funny! Leave!

White Sugar

Oh, okay. I'll return to the earth now.

Please stop!

He was just scared you'd yell at him

for picking the wrong thing.

So annoying!

Usually, you'd avoid me like

the plague, so what gives?

Well, you've never had to skip rehearsals

because you were sick before,

so I got worried

Oho? So you came here because

you were concerned about me?

If that's true, then put yourself to work.

Hmph. For my sake.

I've been to bigger homes

for work a number of times,

but this is the first one with a pool.

This is my first time coming over,

so I'm also surprised.

Um

How exactly do you feel about

Sakaguchi-san, Gloomyhara-san?

He scares me.

Ouri-kun hates me.

But I can't blame him.

When I came out to Tokyo to audition

and was basically a lost, little puppy,

Ouri-kun was the one who

taught me all kinds of things.

AuditionVenue

Today's venue is over there.

Th-Thank you very much.

You can be my minion.

Ask me anything.

Okay!

And yet

In first place is

Tamon Fukuhara!

Huh?

I figured I couldn't hold anything

he said to me against him.

I'd even be willing to give up

the center spot to him.

But lately, something's different.

I've been feeling like there

must be some other way

That's what I thought when I heard

that Ouri-kun wasn't feeling well.

I don't like having to compete

with Ouri-kun when he's not at his best.

I think I sort of understand

why Ouri-kun's so irritated with me.

So this time

I'm not holding back.

An angel?

Whoa!

Quit your useless yappin' and get to work!

Ouri-kun.

Please get over your cold

as soon as possible.

Because I'll defeat you

with everything I have.

That's some big talk.

This time, I'll make sure I crush you

so hard that there'll be nothing left.

Go out in a blaze of glory.

I-I'm not going out!

What? Who do you think you are, huh?!

Um, I am older than you, you know

You got a problem?

You should be in bed.

Uta

Shut up! Don't tell me what to do!

That's cold!

Hey! Come back here, you dumb minion!

I'm not your minion

What? I made you one when we first met.

And so, their battle continued

P-Please don't spray me with water.

Utage Kinoshita

I'll just keep doing it!

Quiz

Battle

Round 3 in our competition

to determine the center

The winner is Ouri Sakaguchi!

I did it!

Round 4 is a hidden talent battle!

I went into this imagining that each

and every glass was one of my fans.

I protected all of you.

The winner is Tamon Fukuhara!

Tamon-kun is currently in first place.

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

3rd

1st

3rd

And the fans' support

got even more fired up

2nd

1st

2nd

as the rankings kept changing

at a dizzying pace.

Yoshiko Harahara @hara2yoshiko

My oshi is perfect in whatever he does!!

#FofF #TamonFukuharaSupportGroup

Tamon Believer @tamonhagod333

Hoooooooly issh (Dead)

#TamonFukuharaSupportGroup #FofF

Tamon Superiority Girl @girltamon017

The day draws near where Tamon-kun will cause

all of his girlfriends to overdose on Tamon

and the world will be filled with Tamon-kun

#FofF

megu @megustar2000

Oh sh*t, oh sh*t, oh sh*t, oh sh*t, he's just so beautiful!!

#FofF #TamonFukuharaSupportGroup

Meanwhile

Okay, here we go!

Amon-tay

Cheering on Tamon-kun by perfectly

covering his dance

#F/ACE #Tamon-kunIsAGod #FACEOFF

#TriedDancingLikeTamon-kun

#TamonFukuharaSupportGroup #FofF

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Tamon

For some reason, we had

perfectly copied Tamon-kun's dance

and shot a dance cover video.

First appearance!

The final battle is going to

be a singing battle.

Ah, it's F/ACE!

It'll all come down to their abilities.

I wonder who's going

to win center.

It's gotta be Tamon-kun.

F/ACE's Battle for the Center

Starting at 3:30PM Saturday

N Station Summer Fes Begins!!

There's news regarding the popular group F/ACE,

as the final results of

their competition for center

will be announced live at the

N Station Summer Fes venue.

Thank you again for today.

It was nothing. Please excuse me.

Tamon-kun looks so relieved

after talking to Ouri-kun.

I'm so glad that he seems

to be in good spirits.

Huh?

Tamon-kun

I guess she forgot this.

Thanks for the other day, I guess.

Don't worry about it.

It looks like you're feeling better now.

Of course, I am!

You saw the third round, didn't you?

And how brilliantly I won!

Well, Tamon-kun won the fourth round.

So what?

The last competition is a singing one.

I'm gonna leave everyone else

in my dust and win!

But

I don't like having to compete

with Ouri-kun when he's not at his best.

Please

do your best until the very end.

Tamon-kun

You

I'm sure that Tamon-kun will be happy

if Ouri-kun is able to do his best.

Please be careful not to

catch a cold again.

I'll take back our agreement from before.

Huh?

But

If I win, be my fan.

Tamon

Then

We all belong to the Church of Tamon

If Tamon-kun wins, please become his fan!

I don't need this crap!

Take that!

How dare you?!

Hey!

RAIN—rain is falling

You're still here?

I'm sorry. I just wanted to

practice a little longer.

You sure are working hard,

but don't overdo it.

Yes, sir.

He's asleep.

Gloomyhara-san, who lives his life

always cowering over something,

Mostly lives in a corner

is asleep in front of someone

completely unguarded? What in the world?!

But you know

After taking a break on his eyelashes,

you could probably use

his cheeks as a slide.

We live in the same dimension,

so how is this one person so high-res?!

Everyone who lines up next to Tamon-kun

is basically reduced to pixel art!

In a different world, he might've been

sentenced to death from beauty harassment!

I wonder if this is what it'd be like if

Cleopatra reincarnated as a hot guy.

But his face seems

paler than usual somehow.

Hm?

Don't push yourself too hard.

Please do your best until the very end.

There is definitely something

resting on my back right now.

There's no way that

it's Tamon-kun, is there?

"Things like that only

happen in your dreams."

That's what Imaginary Gramma

always used to say.

Wait. Did I fantasize so much that I'm not

just seeing them, but also feeling them?

Because I got too excited

seeing my oshi asleep? Oh, sh*t.

Wait. Tamon-kun's working so hard!

This isn't the time to be fantasizing!

Utage, you need to get to work!

Tomorrow's finally the last battle.

N Station Summer Fes

8/15

Tickets Secured

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Everything will be decided soon.

Tamon

Please

Please

Tamon

Let Tamon-kun be rewarded

for all his hard work.

Aw man

I totally would've had a chance

Currently in 4th Place

Natsuki Ishibashi

if we didn't have that

weird physical competition.

Could we not do something so outdated?

Currently in 5th

Rintaro Kai

Quit moping about it.

They said there'd be bonus points

depending on how we ranked

in today's competition, remember?

Currently in 2nd

Keito Tachibana

There's still a chance

you can turn this around.

Must be nice to be

so calm in second place.

I wouldn't say I'm calm at all.

Oh?

Good morning, Tamon.

What's up? It's rare for you to be late.

Good morning

Huh?

Your voice is all raspy! What happened?!

Oh, Ouri.

Morning.

Good morning

Huh?!

You'll all be singing

the new song "RAIN" in full today.

I'm sure you've all

practiced your hearts out.

Make sure you give it your all

so you won't have any regrets.

You've got this, Tamon-kun!

Let the final battle

to determine the center begin!

Singing Expert

Way to go, Tamon-kun! He definitely

secured the center with that!

Unlike the first round,

it actually sounded

like he was singing a ballad

about heartbreak, didn't it?!

Yeah! He did his best and was shining!

It actually seemed like he was

holding back his radiance

He's never sung like that before, has he?

but it also seemed like

he wasn't doing that well.

We saw another new side of Tamon!

Right?

No! As Tamon-kun's fan,

I need to believe in him!

All five episodes have

concluded without issue.

The results are as I just told you.

The new song's pre-release at N Station's

Summer Fes is just around the corner.

I need you all to start practicing

the parts you've been assigned immediately.

Also

Ouri, Tamon!

What was that miserable display?!

You might've fooled the viewers,

but you can't deceive me or the judges!

Are you really the same two that competed

for first and second at the audition?

Practicing too much and overwork

are both signs of failure!

To become the best in the world,

you need to perform

at 2,000% at any time!

F/ACE doesn't need any imperfections!

There's so much fan merch!

I'm gonna get this pink one.

Victory

Hey look at this one.

Obviously a must-buy.

Hm

The more I rewatch it, the more

it looks like he wasn't doing very well.

What am I going to do if Tamon-kun

doesn't become the center?

I wonder how Gloomyhara-san's

feeling right about now

I hope he's not all depressed from

doomscrolling for his name.

Have you been eating something

other than cup noodles?

Have you been sleeping in your bed?

Let's make a banner, too!

We were allowed to bring those in, right?

Yeah, we can this time!

Heck yeah! Now, then

You're not obsessing

and crying again, are you?

I never worried like this

before meeting Gloomyhara-san

Am I a failure as a fan?

You usually just practice

exactly as you're told to

without saying anything

about how you feel

Yet you choose now to

act up and self-destruct?

How stupid are you?

Yeah, but you didn't do

well this time either, Ouri-kun.

Shut up! I always sorta choke

when it counts!

I tried too hard and basically imploded.

Meaning, it's all your fault.

What?

And what happened to you?

There are even more people

supporting me now

and that made me happy.

At the same time, I got

overwhelmed with the feelings

of absolutely not wanting

to fail or betray them.

It's weird.

The more they're nice to me,

the more happy and scared I become.

I start to wonder what I'll do

if I ever lose them

and then I get scared again.

Gross.

There are going to be

some fans who drift away.

And there'll be some fans who won't.

There's no point in thinking

about something so obvious.

I just don't get it.

I thought I understood that in my head

But maybe I just thought I understood.

All those kind words and yet

What the heck am I even doing?

How long are you gonna dwell

on what happened in the past?

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Tamon FTW

Wow, I think most of the

people here are here for F/ACE.

I'm starting to get nervous!

We're finally going to learn the results.

Thank you all for waiting!

The competition to decide the center

has finally reached its conclusion!

We'll find out which member is the center

with today's performance!

Tamon-kun! You've got this!

He always sparkles onstage

and presents us with a dream

I love that Tamon-kun

lets us escape reality.

But behind that,

exists a very real Tamon-kun

This is F/ACE with "RAIN."

With raindrops soaking my shoulders

I even forgot that I'd forgotten

my umbrella somewhere

You did it, Keito!

Why, though?!

Ah, the brightness shines

on my emptiness

Loneliness melts away my resentment

The one who stresses out,

gets depressed, fails

That day I met you

And cries his eyes out a lot

And the day we both got

drenched in the rain

Tamon-kun didn't make it

Even then, he didn't run away in the end.

The rain I knew—

No way This can't be real

And now that I know that about him

Was it always

Tamon-kun will

always be the center in my heart

Tamon-kun will always be the center in my heart

This cold?

I just can't help but be

even more devoted to him.

Tamon-kun will

always be the center in my heart

I realize it only now

RAIN starts falling

Washing everything away

Why couldn't I realize it back then?

The sky in a morning without you—

so carelessly clear

Tamon-kun will

always be the center in my heart

The RAIN won't stop

Under the sky, I start running

Ouri Love

Tamon Love

It's a new start - My days with you

I tuck them into my heart

and now I take a new step forward

Thank you for being there

RAIN—rain is falling