01x06 - New Semester

[bunniefuu]

You? A boyfriend? Give me a break.

Is that guy okay in the head?

You've played him. He doesn't know
you're really just a gorilla.

Excuse me?

What the heck? Jealous much?

Keep that up, and he'll catch on.
You'll end up getting dumped again.

Talk to me when you've figured out
your own love life.

Though, I doubt you can.

What…

Shut up.

Hey, don't let it get to you.

Know what? You irritate me.

SORRY, LET'S BREAK UP

WHY?

WHAT DID I DO?

He hasn't read my messages.

Wait, did he block me?

It's over.

The end always comes
before it even begins.

What did he like about me, to begin with?

What did he know about me?

Igarashi's only had eyes for Koyun…
Wish someone liked me like that too.

Koyun, what do you find
so repulsive about Igarashi?

Well, I mean,
there's a lot to dislike about him.

But he's so into you.

AZUMI

Isn't being liked good enough?

Asking for more is greedy.

You're right.

I should be grateful he likes me at all.

Igarashi might be the only person
who will keep liking me.

Koyun?

Where to next? Karaoke?

Let's see.

Not long after, Koyun quit her club

and started going out with Igarashi.

Seriously, I shouldn't have said that.

Isn't being liked good enough?

Asking for more is greedy.

Is it… all my fault?

THE RAMPARTS OF ICE

EPISODE 6
NEW SEMESTER

This year is almost over.

AMAMIYA RESIDENCE
LIVING ROOM

What's that all of a sudden?

You're sad about
that one senior graduating, huh?

Hey! That's not it!

You mean the one from the band?
- Yep.

THIRD YEAR

Wrong! You're dead wrong!

Why don't you ask her out?

Easy for you to say.

You… You'll never understand how I feel!

So you admit it, Hayato.

What do you mean? I do too.

No, you don't.

You've never been in love before.

That's rude.

I've always loved my girlfriends
as much as they've loved me.

You're kinda like that!
- You're kinda like that!

You're just neutral about everyone.

But isn't that a good thing?

Is it really so bad?

It is.

That's why you're always fine
after a break up.

However I take it,

the fact is,
they still wanted to break up, right?

This is pointless, and I'm getting pissed.

I hope one day,
you fall in love with someone

who doesn't care about you at all.

I hope she tramples all over your heart.

That's right.

We're friends, right?

You hear that? Aren't they horrible?

She laughed.

How cute.

STARE

I'd never waste my time like that.

I figured.
- I figured.

Emotions.

The more you let it show,
the more it gets used against you.

These guys don't hold back.

It's never made sense to me.

You tell me to set goals,
but you're against me chasing my dreams?

Yours don't seem that serious.

You just want to move out
and mess around all day.

What's that? Say that again, b*stard!

So noisy.
- Enough already!

I wish he'd leave already,
that good-for-nothing punk.

You let your emotions take over
and end up in an argument…

What "feeling" makes someone go that far?

Emotions are nothing
but your brain sending signals, right?

You should be able to control them.

Hey, hey!

Hikawa.

Sorry.

No, no, no, no!

Stop it, brain.

Stop it. Stop!

SOUND ASLEEP

A sea slug?

CLICK CLICK

That's it, you look adorable.

Over here? This angle? Yeah?

ARE YOU FREE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW?

It's Yota.

SORRY, I GOT
CLUB ACTIVITIES ALL DAY

GOTCHA

Yota.

Sorry, did I keep you waiting?

Not in the slightest.

You're really easy to spot.

That's good.

You're all puffy.

And you're fluffy.

Sorry to make you tag along.

Don't be sorry. I wanted
to visit Miki at work too.

EPISODE: OFF TO MIKI'S WORK!

It's hard to stop by on your own.

I marked the location on the map.

Look at you, all prepared.

Let's see.

Right this way.
- Thanks.

Welcome…

Hey, Koyun and Yota.

OUT OF BREATH

Did something happen?

We were lost for 30 minutes.

What? How come?
It's a five-minute walk from the station.

I think you've got the wrong way.

Say what?

Sorry I picked a weird time to come by.
- Thanks.

I can't really talk
until the lunch rush is over.

This is the most popular one,

but I personally recommend
the one with avocado.

Yota, you might like this one. It's spicy.

Then, I'll go with that one.
- That was quick.

I need a minute.

Take your time.

Then, I'll get the one with avocado.
- Okay.

We have an order!
One chili and one avocado.

Comin' right up.

Miki.

Are those two dating?

What? As if. We're all just friends.

Really?

I mean, I think they look good together.

The little one is next to the tall one.

They're a perfect match, don't you think?

How heartwarming.

Yota and Koyun?

Now that he mentioned it,
I've never considered it before.

If they ended up together,

what would I do?

I'd totally ship them.

Yes. They're a match made in heaven.

Koyun would be better off
with someone like Yota…

No thanks.
- No, no, no, no, no, no!

I need to learn
to stay out of people's business.

How do I bite into this?

How does it even fit in your mouth?

AH

PFFT

What? What is it?

Yes… I can just see them working out.

I'm home.

Welcome back.

You're home. What about your job?

I got off early today.

Look. I took this pic of Ponta
lazing around like a sea slug.

Aw, how precious.

Send it to me too.

Okay.

Let's see, where's that chat with her…

What's this? Yota updated his profile pic.

That's rare.

Why a burger?

KOYUKI HIKAWA PROFILE UPDATED

ACK

What?

Minato, have you sent the photo yet?

What are you doing?

What does it all mean?

I knew it.

Hikawa's got a crush on…

GRADE 1 CLASS 6

The winter break came and went in a flash.

Yota, your profile pic…
What's up with that?

Oh, that?

NONCHALANT

I'm matching with Koyun.

Miki drew it.

What? Miki?

You see, the illustrations on the menu
were drawn by yours truly.

Wow, that's amazing!
- This one that's alive is cute.

THE ONE THAT'S ALIVE

Keep the compliments coming!

We looked at it when Koyun and I
visited Miki at her work.

CRACK

Just the two of you?

Yeah. I asked if you were free,
but you said you had practice all day.

Now that you mention it…

When making plans, it's considerate to let
people know what you're inviting them to.

Yota.

It hurts to be left out.

You're unusually honest,
and it's creeping me out.

That's harsh.

GRADE 1 CLASS 2

Lastly, we still haven't decided
the library committee member.

Work made the winter break fly by.

It was so boring.

The shifts are flexible,

the customers are chill,

and hardly anyone my age comes in,
so it's the ideal job in a way.

I hope they don't go out of business.

Who here isn't
a part of a club or a committee?

LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEMBERS [2]
HIKAWA - SHIMOJIMA

HIKAWA - BAM

LIBRARY REP RESPONSIBILITIES

Sounded like we'll have our hands full.

We have to stick around till school's out
when we're manning the desk.

DEAD SILENT

What an awkward silence.

I'll have to adjust my work schedule.

A thought just occurred to me.
You're not in any clubs either, right?

FLUSTERED

No, I'm in art club.

We draw freely, so people tend
to think we have it easy. There's that.

FLUSTERED THAT KOYUN
SUDDENLY MADE CONVERSATION

The sports clubs must think
we've got all the time in the world.

That's what they think of us.

PISSED OFF

STARE

Oh, no!
Did I sound like I was complaining?

That's irritating.

I hate people who make assumptions
and look down on others.

I thought this school
didn't really have that problem.

Wait, what? Did she just…

try to relate to me?

That's…

Sorry.

I'm going that way for a bit.

Sure.

Catch you later.

Yeah, see you.

Hikawa wasn't as scary as I thought.

Yota.

Koyun.

Happy New Year.
- Happy New Year.

What about your club activities, Yota?

No club today.

The gym is in use.

I see.

Have you been out here all this time?
- Yeah.

I like to gaze up at the sky
absent-mindedly like this.

Really?

Is there something on your mind?

No, not really.

I don't think about anything.

I see.

This is peaceful.

Both the time drifting by slowly
and Yota too.

Time flows slowly,
as if he's a drifting cloud.

"Yota" means "the sun,"
but he's more like a cloud.

CHUCKLE

Not thinking about anything is hard.

Thoughts are constantly
running through my head.

The smallest things make me overthink,
and I get worked up over them.

I get tired of myself for that.

Yota and I are polar opposites.

I can't imagine Yota
getting hung up over the little things

or worrying about them like I do.

It must be nice.

I want to be like him.

Hey, Amamiya, stop getting distracted!

Is this… actually happening?

I read from start to finish.

There are less visitors
than I anticipated.

Is that an art book?

Yeah. Looking at it helps me learn.

You're a great artist, Shimojima.

I'm really not…

Hold on, you've seen my drawings before?

Oh, yeah.

When we were doing oil paintings,
I could see your canvas from my spot.

Sorry to peek without asking.

SCURRYING AWAY
EMOTIONAL DISTANCE

What? Don't worry about it. Come back.

See you later.
- See you tomorrow.

Maybe I should look at some art books too.

I wonder what art book
I should start with.

GROWL

His head is sticking out.

CLEARLY YOTA

THUD

I'm sorry.

It's you, Koyun.

You scared me.

Geez, it's dangerous
if you get in my blind spot.

You make it sound like you're a truck.

What are you buying, Koyun?

I'm a little hungry. Anything will do.
- Same here.

FREE GIFT WITH A HOT SNACK
CHECK YOUR RECEIPT

Are you in a hurry to get home, Koyun?

This is warming my hands up.

It's gonna get cold.

What about dinner at your house, Yota?
Is that okay?

Of course, it's okay.

I can eat it all easily.
- That figures.

SECOND ONE

You've been staying late
at school recently.

I'm on library duty right now.

Did they force it on you?

No, that's not what it is.

Come to think of it, is that what it is?

But I've become interested in things
I never thought I'd look at before.

So it's not that bad. So far.

I have a lot of time to space out.

Really?

I should've done it too.

You don't have time for that
with your club activities.

But I want to spend some time zoning out.

Talking with Yota makes me feel at ease.

It feels warm.

The fries aren't salty enough today.

Hikawa and Yota…

I wish they wouldn't…

Even if you fall in love with Yota,
you'll just end up suffering.

Yota, is your house that way?

Yeah. But I'll walk you to the station.

You don't have to.

But I'm worried you'll get lost.

I won't get lost.

Yota!

That scared me.

Turn on your lights. Geez.

SHE SLID

Are you okay?

Yeah. Sorry.

Here, hold on to me.

There you go.

Is something wrong?

No.

Just now…

When I was small…

I just suddenly remembered my dad.

It felt floaty.

FLOATY

Wait, what am I even explaining?

It's okay.
You can call me the wrong name sometimes.

That's what elementary school kids do
to their teachers.

I see.

That's why.

I wonder how my dad is doing.

If you were my daughter,

I'd have to go to the Lost Child Center
every time we went out.

I told you I wouldn't get lost every time.

Yota?

What are you doing here?

I forgot to buy a lot of things.

What about Haruto and Sakura?

Dad's at home.

He's already back home today.

Did you need dinner today at all?
- A family member?

Yes, I do. Sorry I didn't contact you.
- Is she his sister?

Maybe I should go home.

Yota.

Well, I'll be back soon after I walk
my friend to the station.

Okay.

Be careful out there.

Yota, was that okay?

Well…

Your sister--
- My mom.

She's my mother.

?? YEARS OLD - 16 YEARS OLD = ??

What?

We're not related by blood though.

My real mother died
when I was in elementary school.

Oh, sorry.
I guess that's a natural reaction.

Oh, no…

It's been a while, so I'm fine.

Right now,

the family I have
is what feels normal to me.