01x10 - I Suppose It's a Bit too Early for Goodbye

[bunniefuu]

[birds chirping]

[door slides open]

[door slides shut]

[bird chirping]

Uh-hmm.

[car horn honks]

[KOMARI]

Huh?

[car door shuts]

[HAYATO]

Wait a minute, Yuki,

I don't think

I'm ready for this yet!

Weird.

What's up?

What are you doing here?

There was no way I would let

my sleepy little Komari

go to school on her lonesome.

[KOMARI]

Hm.

[HAYATO]

Oh, it might be too tight.

-I guess it's bigger than it

looks. -[KOTO] Dirty, huh?

Well, I only play this one

on very special occasions.

-I told you I'm a size 14!

-Good grief.

[YUKI] Now,

just hold still for me, okay?

[HAYATO]

Don't put it in!

[KOMARI]

Turn down the volume, jeez!

[Hayato screams]

[door opens]

[NUKUMIZU]

Pardon me.

[gasps]

Wait, what are you doing here?

-Tiara, say it.

-[TIARA] Huh?

Come on, please just once.

"Meow," just like that.

[TIARA]

Sorry, but even for you,

-that's a little too weird.

-This is the Student Council

-office, right?

-[SHIKIYA] You're gonna

refuse

the chairwoman's request?

Really?

Ugh, fine, you win, I'll do it.

[SHIKIYA]

"Meow."

[TIARA]

Okay, um. Meow!

[whimpering]

[clears throat]

Sorry about that.

Is there anything

I can help you with, meow?

Yeah, here's a picture

of our completed exhibit.

Great, then we've officially

received it.

Say the word.

We've officially received it,

meow!

[NUKUMIZU] What am I being

exposed to here?

[door slides open]

Hey, you're late,

where have you been?

[chuckles softly]

Yeah, well,

you got here super early today.

[KOMARI]

Oh,

that's because Tsukinoki

gave me a ride.

[KOMARI]

So, Nukumizu?

Huh?

For real, thank you.

Um, the room looks great.

[KOMARI] It's obvious

how hard you worked

to make the displays

cover everything I wrote.

[KOMARI]

It's perfect.

[NUKUMIZU]

Asagumo did this part.

Uh,

I mean, you should thank

Yakishio's friend for it.

She's the one

who did the layout.

[KOMARI]

Oh, that's cool.

Still,

you printed it out so nicely.

[NUKUMIZU]

The president ended up

giving us a hand with that.

Super impressive, huh?

[KOMARI]

Oh, well,

what about

the room decorations?

They decor was

actually Tsukinoki's idea.

All those guys got roped in

by Yana--

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

[KOMARI] Would you let me

compliment you on something?

Oh, what's this?

You want to pat me on the back?

Nice, feel free to shower me

with compliments and praise.

[KOMARI]

Drop dead.

[chuckles softly]

[NUKUMIZU] Yanami said she has

some free time this afternoon

and can take over for a while.

Oh,

and our teacher said

they'll probably come by

after their assembly as well.

-Right, sounds good.

-[PA ringing]

[HOKOBARU] Good morning,

ladies and gentlemen.

This is your Student Council.

We are expecting

a large number

of visitors today,

so please remember that

each and every one of you

represents

Tsuwabuki High School,

and because of that,

we'd like to remind you

not to do anything that

may tarnish our reputation.

[HOKOBARU]

So, without further ado,

the 98th Tsuwabuki Fest

has officially begun.

[crackers bursting]

♪

[MALE STUDENT]

Who's hungry? We're open!

-[BOY] Thank you.

-[both chuckle softly]

That kid just told me

he read every single one

of the picture-book reports

we put up.

Looked like he also decided

to buy a pancake from us, huh?

[GIRL]

Excuse me.

[NUKUMIZU]

Hi.

If you can

collect all the stamps,

we'll give you a fun treat.

[GIRL]

Hey, thanks!

[girl chuckles]

[NUKUMIZU]

Hey,

maybe it's easier

to talk to people

who are younger than me.

A collaboration between

literary works and snack food?

That's quite

an intriguing concept.

-Let's check it out.

-[NUKUMIZU] Uh, sure.

An inspection?

[HOKOBARU] [chuckles]

You do get right to the point.

You may see it

that way if you like.

This is quite a good exhibit.

[HOKOBARU]

But, unfortunately,

the Lit Club

has been in trouble

countless times in the past.

If there's a next time

Would we dissolve?

[smirks]

My, my.

[gasps]

[HOKOBARU] That

may be a little too severe.

How about something more

along the lines

of a temporary dissolution?

What, what exactly

do you mean by that?

I'm not sure, to be frank

but I guess

if it happens three times,

then you're out.

But I'm not sure.

[NUKUMIZU]

Is the Student Council okay.

[Tiara panting]

[TIARA]

Chairwoman,

we're on an extremely tight

inspection schedule, meow!

Meow?

What in the world are you doing

in a place like this, meow?

[NUKUMIZU] This is

the Literature Club's exhibit.

Oh, that make sense, meow.

In that case,

please excuse me, meow.

I'll be on my way then.

Oh, and also, Chairwoman,

when will you be

changing into costume, meow?

[HOKOBARU]

Huh?

I wasn't intending to.

Meow?

[TIARA] But I could've sworn

Shikiya said you were going

[SHIKIYA]

I'm impressed.

-[both gasp]

-So good job.

[NUKUMIZU]

Tell the truth,

have you been lying

to the vice chairwoman?

Well, Tiara is,

so cute and gullible.

[cat meows]

[machine beeps]

[crowd cheering]

[Sosuke laughing]

And now you're a vampire too,

my love.

Hah! We are finally

of the same kind, darling!

-Will you marry me?

-Will you marry me?

[crowd cheering]

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

-[whimpering]

-[NUKUMIZU] What's up?

[whimpering]

[Amanatsu chomps]

Did Ms. Amanatsu scare you?

She did say something to me.

[NUKUMIZU]

Well, that's unfortunate.

[AMANATSU]

Oh, Nukumizu!

You know, these peanut things

are really tasty!

You'll have

to give me the recipe.

Oh, um, my little sister

made all the snacks.

[AMANATSU]

Uh-huh.

Hmm.

-[bell dings]

-[AMANATSU] Hm.

So, tell me,

does your little sister

have a big brother then?

Um, yeah, me?

No, no, not you.

Someone around 30

with a job,

a big house, no kids,

and a nice kitchen!

Uh, the next time

I see my relatives,

I'll ask

if they can think of anyone.

Oh, how sweet.

When Konami finds

her ideal man,

I'd sure like to ride

Oh, I mean,

I'd sure like to meet him.

[AMANATSU] I'll never

let you near him, Konuki!

I'll force you to watch

[NUKUMIZU]

They are such a bad influence

on these poor kids.

I wish

they'd hurry up and leave.

[KONUKI]

Hurray!

That last exhibit we saw

was so well-done, huh?

[Anna groans]

[gulps]

[KOMARI] Something wicked

this way comes.

So, how's it going everybody?

[NUKUMIZU] Yanami,

glad you could make it.

There's so many people in here!

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

Your costume's a little dirty.

[NUKUMIZU]

Are you okay?

Yeah, it's just chocolate.

All the kids who have come by

to see me today

have had chocolate

smeared on their grubby,

little hands

or, maybe even worse,

bits of different candies

stuck around their mouths.

[NUKUMIZU]

No clue why, but that tracks!

[ANNA]

I can watch the room for a bit,

so why don't you guys

take a little break?

Sounds great.

Thanks a lot.

One more thing.

Don't you dare

set foot in the clubroom, okay?

[both gasp]

[NUKUMIZU] But I have

a book I need to finish.

How about

I set fire to it then?

Come on,

where else can we go?

[ANNA] You're both

going to walk around

and enjoy the festival

like everyone else.

Yeah,

but, I don't really want to.

As a girl

in the Literature Club,

you should really have at least

a boy or two to doting on you.

I know we're talking

about Nukumizu here,

but he's still a boy.

[chomps]

[chuckles softly]

[both whimpering]

[indistinct chatter]

Oh, yeah, quick question.

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

Right, there was

this little kid earlier

and they said

they need more time to read,

so they asked me

if they could take photos.

Ah, really?

That's great.

[KOMARI]

Hm.

[chuckles softly]

[NUKUMIZU] Where should we go

when we finish eating?

[KOMARI]

Oh, I don't care.

Anywhere you want is fine.

[sighs]

[MALE STUDENT]

It's so good!

[NUKUMIZU]

If you didn't know any better,

it could look like

there was something going on

between Komari and me.

I really don't want to give

-anybody the wrong idea.

-[Komari slurps]

Hey, can you do me a favor?

[KOMARI]

Hm?

As an experiment,

would you call me

"big brother?"

[gagging]

[Komari coughing]

You're serious?

Have you gone totally nuts?

No, wait.

That didn't come out right.

It's just that when we're

eating together like this,

it almost looks like

we're here on a date.

-[gagging]

-[NUKUMIZU] Then again,

that's probably not the first

assumption people have

when they see a girl

choking on her udon.

[Nukumizu chokes]

[both coughing]

[shatters]

Jackpot!

[chuckles]

Can you believe

I made that all by myself?

It can even sh**t holes

in a soda can

like the real thing.

[NUKUMIZU]

Is it even legal then?

Hey, uh,

I brought Komari

from my club with me.

-[CHIHAYA] Awesome!

-[NUKUMIZU] Hey, Komari!

[KOMARI]

Hm?

[CHIHAYA]

You're that Komari?

The reports you wrote

for the exhibit

were incredible!

Uh,

that is so nice of you to say.

Thank you very much

for your help, too.

No way! I thought

you did a fabulous job!

I was especially enthralled

by how the report

so skillfully aligned

male social camaraderie

with structures

of romantic engagement.

[CHIHAYA] You must be

a tremendous fujoshi.

I don't have

any other fujoshi friends,

so I must tell you

that I'm interested

in hanging out with you more,

Komari!

Please, when you

have a second to spare,

list all your favorite

BL works!

[whimpering]

[NUKUMIZU] Looks like

I got a message from Yakishio.

What do you think

wanna say hi before

we head back to the room?

Nah, I feel trapped.

There's too many people here.

[NUKUMIZU] Okay,

but I'm still going to say hi.

Huh?

Yakishio!

[LEMON]

Oh, hey, it's Nuku!

[NUKUMIZU]

So, what's on your face?

Get this.

I'm dressed as the Masked Lady

of Track and Field!

So, challenge me

to anything on this list.

[NUKUMIZU]

"Face the Masked Lady

of Track and Field

in a no-handicap,

100 meter race."

[NUKUMIZU] Yeah,

I think I'll pass on that one.

[TAKA-BO] Great, then

I'll challenge you instead.

-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?

-[LEMON] Hm?

[LEMON]

Whoa, Takabo?

[LEMON]

It's been so long!

It's "Takahashi the slacker!"

Remember back in middle school,

he and I were both

sprinters in track?

[NUKUMIZU] I keep telling you

we didn't grow up together.

So, you still running or what?

Yeah, I've been doing

a lot of training lately.

I've gotten a lot faster.

You run a slow 100 meter

next to me.

-Ha! -Then let's go!

Or are you just all talk?

[TAKA-BO]

Hmph. I'm here to race you.

But, one thing

if I beat you today,

will you agree to go

see a movie with me?

[GIRLS]

Aww!

Go see a movie.

With you?

[Taka-Bo chuckles softly]

[LEMON]

Hm.

Sure thing.

[all girls gasp]

[LEMON] So, we're on for

a 1,500 meter race?

[TAKA-BO] What, I thought

it was the 100 meter?

Well, you're faster than me

on the 100 meter, right?

Yeah, but I

[LEMON]

You do your stretches?

Shoelaces tied?

-Okay, on your mark.

-Uh Wait!

-Get set. Go!

-Wait

[Takabo screaming]

[Lemon chuckles]

[crowd cheering]

[thuds]

[NUKUMIZU] That's going to be

his cannon event.

[FEMALE STUDENT 1] The next

one's in the courtyard!

[FEMALE STUDENT 2]

Would you wait for me?

Oh, Princess Anna, I love you!

[NISHIKAWA]

Wake up, please don't die!

Anna, my love!

[Nishikawa sobbing]

[Nukumizu sighs]

[NUKUMIZU]

Can ghosts even die?

What a crappy plot.

There's my big brother.

Shouldn't you at least

tell him that we're here?

[KAJU] The only way to capture

his personality on camera

is if he's clueless

he's being watched,

so I have to hide.

[indistinct chatter]

[crowd cheering]

♪

That thing's

ridiculously adorable!

[MOTHER 1]

Looks tasty, huh?

[BOY 1]

Hm. Can I eat it now?

Not till we get home.

[BOY 1]

Aw, Mom.

Oh, good, you're here.

Been waiting.

Yeah, we could really

use some help.

Hey, there was a lot

going on out there.

Like a lost love,

and a ghost's re-death scene.

♪

Whoa, let me help you!

[KOTO] These books tell tales

of friendship, compassion,

and all the elements

we love about adventure!

Even someone as open

to radical possibilities

-as myself would not

-Should I be safe now?

Koto and I never could've

pulled this whole thing

off ourselves.

So cool of you both.

[TAMAKI]

It turned out great.

[MOTHER 2]

Tell her thank you very much.

[KOMARI] Uh, ah, yeah,

it's not a big deal.

Komari worked hard

and gave her all.

♪

[indistinct chatter]

[TAMAKI]

Thanks, everyone.

Listen,

the Literature Club's exhibit,

"Edible Readings,"

had a 117 visitors.

[TAMAKI]

We sold 40 of our treats

and 14 copies

of our newsletter.

I couldn't have ended

my presidency on a better note.

And I know

it's all because of you guys.

[clapping]

[all clapping]

[whimpering]

[KOTO]

Shintaro, are you okay?

[TAMAKI]

Don't worry, it's nothing.

[PA pinging]

[HOKOBARU]

It is now 4:00 p.m.,

and that means the 98th

Tsuwabuki Fest is over.

[HOKOBARU]

Thank you all.

Bye, see you later!

I guess this means you two have

"graduated" from the club now,

huh?

That kinda makes me sad.

[KOTO] Well, that's awfully

nice of you to say.

But I bet

you're really thinking,

"just leave already," huh?!

[NUKUMIZU] Small talk

greases the wheels of society.

[Koto chuckles]

You've become

a pretty smooth talker,

haven't you, Nukumizu?

♪

[NUKUMIZU] I think

Komari's starting to feel

the pressure of taking over

the role of president.

[KOTO]

Who wouldn't be?

Hmm.

That is true.

There's a club president's

meeting next weekend.

She's nervous.

It's just ice breakers

and club reports, but still

Would you help her out?

[NUKUMIZU] Maybe mentor her

for just a little longer?

[KOTO]

I wish I could still do that.

But

that's your role

in her life now, Nukumizu.

[KOTO] I don't mean that

in a sentimental way.

You're just the only one

who'll be there

to stand by her side.

That's just how it is now.

[NUKUMIZU]

I don't know about that.

It doesn't seem like

Komari ever wants my help.

Are you sure?

It looks like

she depends on you

for quite a bit

from where I stand.

Honestly,

that's pretty much

the whole reason

I wanted you as vice president.

I get your point,

but she only

listens to you guys.

[NUKUMIZU] When something's

really important to her,

she has a habit

of pushing people away.

The only people she lets in

are you and the president.

Speaking of,

he sure is late, huh?

[KOTO] The fact that

you and I are out here

must mean he's alone somewhere

with Komari right now.

[NUKUMIZU]

Yeah, that makes sense.

Hmm.

[NUKUMIZU] You in the mood

for one of these?

[KOTO]

Huh?

Don't mind if I do.

So, here's the deal,

I get that you probably think

I'm a heartless,

two-faced b*tch.

Oh, that's

I knew Komari

had a thing for Shintaro

a long time before

she confessed

her feelings to him.

But like,

I didn't think she'd ever

make a move, though.

[KOTO] I definitely

underestimated her tenacity.

I was so sure

I'd never lose

to a girl like her.

But that night at camp,

if she hadn't been

that brave about how she felt,

and Shintaro

and I hadn't had the chance

to talk things out,

everything might

have turned out

very differently for all of us.

[biting]

So after all is said and done,

it feels like I used her

as a stepping-stone

to my own happiness.

I think I catch your drift.

That's why you gave them

so much time alone, right?

[Koto inhales]

[Koto exhales]

[door slides open]

♪

[KOMARI]

Well,

I'm done.

[NUKUMIZU] Did you get

to talk to the president?

[KOMARI]

Yeah,

I told him

thanks for everything he did.

[NUKUMIZU]

That's great.

I actually

learned a lot from him, too.

Maybe I should thank him.

[gasps]

I mean, sure,

but you haven't been

in the club for that long.

[NUKUMIZU] Technically,

I did join the club before you.

[KOMARI] Did you forget

that you were a ghost member

until I dug you

out of your grave?

[NUKUMIZU]

Was I really dead and buried?

[insects chirping]

[KOMARI]

Uh, yeah.

Seriously,

I've had so much fun

in the Literature Club.

Um, I'm still so grateful

we were able to snag a teacher.

The president even thanked me

for working so hard

to help find one.

He straight-up said

it was all because of me

that the club had been

able to make it this far.

Well, that's nice.

[KOMARI]

Yeah, but

I know

that now I'm going to start

seeing him less and less,

and because of that,

my feelings for him are going

to get weaker and weaker,

and I don't think I want that.

It's a lot.

[chuckles softly]

It's for the best

but it's hard.

What's best and why?

I don't know how to put this.

I know the phrase,

"Time heals all wounds"

sounds cliche,

but sometimes it fits.

[NUKUMIZU] Some things

do get better with time.

[KOMARI]

Funny coming from someone

who's never been dumped.

[sighs]

I know what you mean, though,

so, yeah.

[KOMARI]

It was so painful

to hold on to something

just waiting for it to end,

so I'm glad I got to let

some of my feelings out today.

[KOMARI]

It helped me a lot.

[gasps]

Wait a second,

you didn't ask him out again,

did you?

What, no.

There's no way I'd do that.

But, uh,

I just asked him

if he ever liked me.

[NUKUMIZU]

Uh?

[KOMARI]

Yeah, I asked him

if Tsukinoki

hadn't been around,

would he have considered

going out with me instead?

[NUKUMIZU]

And what did he say about that?

[KOMARI]

You know him.

He's always so thoughtful.

I really enjoyed

the time the three of us

were able to

spend together this year.

Hmm.

[KOMARI]

But

when we were at camp,

I was ready to throw

all of that out the window.

I couldn't deal with

any of it anymore.

So, I decided

to tell him the truth.

I wasn't just trying to have

something fun

to look back on later.

[KOMARI]

But even then,

he was willing to hear me out,

and he truly

accepted all of me.

Even the not-so-great parts.

♪

[KOMARI]

You know what?

I'm still glad that

I liked him so much.