02x09 - Yu Ishigami Closes His Eyes, Part 2/Kaguya Wants to Touch/Kaguya Doesn't Say No

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The fifth member of the Shuchiin Academy Student Council is...

Financial Auditor Miko Iino!

"DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE" It's been only a few days since she joined the student council, and already...

It's been only a few days since she joined the student council, and already...

Listen.

I want to resign from the student council.

...she wants to quit!

"YU ISHIGAMI CLOSES HIS EYES, PART "

"YU ISHIGAMI CLOSES HIS EYES, PART " But you finally got to join the student council. Why would you resign now?

But you finally got to join the student council. Why would you resign now?

Certainly, I've always wanted to join.

I was thrilled when I got appointed!

But...

...the student council I wanted to serve on...

The student council I wanted to serve on...

This is the story of a short high school girl with high ideals.

It is the record of a student council member

who stays true to herself despite being rejected over and over...

"STUDENT COUNCIL WARS" who stays true to herself despite being rejected over and over...

"STUDENT COUNCIL WARS" A girl who tries to create a new student council!

You bumbling idiot!

Can't you even handle a simple task?

This student council is no place for losers!

A merciless meritocracy!

Illicit intimate relations?

We'll expel them all.

That's the best way.

We have to get rid of the rotten apples as soon as possible.

A group of stone-cold realists.

Please, wait!

Those young people have made a mistake!

Expelling them for one error is going too far!

Controlling the students through draconian punishments is like a reign of terror!

Is that the kind of student council you want?

Cheap emotions have no place in this student council.

They serve no useful purpose.

The student council is for the benefit of the elite.

That is what we are.

If you object, if you don't like it, if you can't stand that...

...then get out!

Why? Why don't they understand?

At this rate, the student council and the academy will both fall to ruin!

But her...

I'm sure the kind, pure and angelic Fujiwara will understand.

Kaguya is my friend.

I want to shoulder the burden of her sin with her.

A weeping angel.

There's something only you can do, right?

That's what you should do.

She was given something.

That was hope.

Every student in the school signed this!

They all want the punishments revoked!

That's not a smart way of going about things. But--

This is how I do things!

I see.

She's a breath of fresh air.

Maybe this is just what we needed.

Thus, the student council would slowly begin to transform.

And it all started with her.

Like that!

"BE RIGHTEOUS AND SINCERE" Your imagination really runs wild, doesn't it?

"BE RIGHTEOUS AND SINCERE" You should also add Ishigami to your scenario.

"BE RIGHTEOUS AND SINCERE" I don't want to waste a moment of my life thinking about Ishigami.

Poor Ishigami...

I was so excited when I joined the student council.

But the reality is...

--President is a man whore! --I like black panties!

--I'll make you feel even better. --If I feel any better than this, I'll die! Not another word!

"NEXT: CHAPTER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE STUDENT COUNCIL" They're all lechers!

At this rate, it's only a matter of time before I fall into their clutches.

But it took so long for me to get on to the student council.

If I leave now, I'll feel like a quitter!

You take everything so seriously.

You could just choose to stick with it and enjoy the student council lifestyle.

That makes no sense!

It doesn't? Personally, I find what you're describing pretty appealing.

I don't care about your warped interests!

The kind of love I want isn't tainted by lust!

Junior high was the worst time of my life. Everyone shunned me.

But someone anonymously tried to cheer me up.

"One day, your efforts will bear fruit" But someone anonymously tried to cheer me up.

But someone anonymously tried to cheer me up.

It was pure generosity that asked for nothing in return.

That's what true love is all about!

You're still in la-la land.

This flower has given me the strength to carry on.

Enough with that story. I've heard it at least ten times already.

Anyway...

I'm not like President who's lust incarnate!

--Miko is a highly imaginative dreamer. --I'll never accept what he stands for! The very moment he became impure...

Because of that, she often jumps to conclusions.

My guess is she's mistaken about President Shirogane being lust incarnate.

Okay.

Let's analyze these stories of yours.

The expression "man whore"...

Can you really picture the vice president using a crude term like "man whore"?

Well... Not really...

Maybe she really said something like "brand sore" or "banned roar."

"SWINE" Maybe she really said something like "brand sore" or "banned roar."

That's exactly what I imagine!

To begin with, the vice president would never let boys take advantage of her.

And your perception of President as being lust incarnate must be mistaken.

Wait... That means...

President...

Tell me...

...you're a filthy pig.

Say you're crazy about black panties.

I don't particularly like...

Is that so?

You refuse to obey me?

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Your brand sore.

The doubts about President being a "man whore" are cleared up.

Kaguya, you're going too far.

You dare defy me?

Ishigami...

President...

Seal up this girl's mouth.

"HUFF HUFF"

The duct tape mystery is cleared up!

"HUFF HUFF" --How much longer do we have to do this? --To be honest, it's getting me excited.

I think you two need to be taped, too.

"ISHIGAMI"

President...

What do you suppose Iino would think if she saw you like this?

Stop it!

Please let go of me!

Iino!

I was so scared!

S-Scumbag!

Now the student council will be mine!

Her suspicions about Shirogane pinning Kaguya down are cleared up.

Say it! Tell me it feels good!

Say it! Say it!

I-It feels good!

If I feel any better than this, I'll die!

And so, everything is cleared up!

How could I have so grossly misunderstood?

President Shirogane didn't do anything wrong!

Yep.

It's Vice President Shinomiya who's evil incarnate!

Huh?

She used me, playing the victim card to take down President Shirogane!

She won't get away with it!

How did you come to this idea?

I'm going to grill her about it!

Miko!

"STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM"

Oh, Iino...

Vice President Shinomiya, give it up!

I've got the goods on you!

What are you talking about?

"ROAR" What do you think about President Shirogane?

I really don't know what you're getting at.

I'm asking you to tell me what you think of President Shirogane!

What do I think of President?

Why are you asking me that?

When I don't even know the answer myself.

Huh?

I don't know what to think now!

She's flustered after receiving an unexpectedly pure response.

Today's battle result...

Iino loses.

"MIKO IINO"

"KAGUYA WANTS TO TOUCH"

"KAGUYA WANTS TO TOUCH" Shinomiya has been acting strange ever since she collapsed and went to the hospital.

Oh, Shinomiya...

President...

I've got something to do today,

so I have to leave early.

Okay.

She takes off every time I get here and won't look me in the eye.

It's like she's avoiding me.

So, why did you run away from him?

It's not like I wanted to run away! But...

every time I look at his face, it reminds me of the incident in the sports equipment warehouse,

and my head starts spinning!

It's probably a brain disorder.

What'll I do if I get a blood clot?

First, it was heart disease, and now, you've got a brain disorder?

I won't be surprised if you make an appointment with a neurosurgeon.

I'd better come up with countermeasures.

Do you have a better way?

How about... We develop a calming ritual.

Rituals!

Professional athletes use rituals to control their emotions.

Performing rituals resets their mental patterns. This enables them to remain calm.

First, we have to decide on a ritual.

Lady Kaguya, try moving around until you find a gesture that feels comfortable to you.

A comfortable gesture?

I keep thinking about the music, so I can't focus.

It's to help you find your ritual.

Maybe this?

This feels comfortable.

I see.

Then, it's "caressing your left cheek with your right hand."

That will be your calming ritual, Lady Kaguya.

Now, you have to establish your ritual

to hardwire it into your brain so you associate it with a state of relaxation.

Keep touching your left cheek with your right hand whenever you feel relaxed.

If you hardwire this association,

you'll be able to calm yourself simply by touching your left cheek

no matter how hard it is to handle President Shirogane.

I see.

Once you master this ritual, it will become a powerful w*apon.

Though, to be honest, I have no idea what you're battling.

And so, in order to establish her ritual,

Kaguya caresses her left cheek with her right hand whenever she feels relaxed.

And a few days later...

Look, here's your future hubby.

There, touch your cheek.

Impressive.

You mastered your ritual in such a short time.

It's been a while since I thought you were a genius.

What do you mean, "It's been a while"?

Even if you get into a near-kiss situation with President again,

you can stay calm.

Um...

That...

No problem.

Try saying that without touching your cheek.

I won't run away today!

I have a calming ritual now!

Shinomiya...

President...

Use your calming ritual at critical moments.

Critical moments...

Shinomiya,

"SHIROGANE'S HEART POWER" have you been avoiding me lately?

"PRESIDENT STARTS TALKING TO HER" "SHIROGANE'S HEART POWER" have you been avoiding me lately?

"SHE'LL END UP IN THE HOSPITAL IF THE METER HITS "

No, not particularly.

"SHINOMIYA'S TENSION METER" Liar!

"SHINOMIYA'S TENSION METER" Every time I get here, you leave right away!

If you have something to say to me, say it in words!

"PRESIDENT IS WITHIN A ONE-METER RADIUS" If you have something to say to me, say it in words!

"PRESIDENT IS WITHIN A ONE-METER RADIUS" I can't let him close in!

"PRESIDENT GRABS HER HAND"

Don't run away.

I just want to talk to you.

I'm getting dizzy again.

But this is no problem!

"Right hand-left cheek calming ritual" But this is no problem!

Now that I have a calming ritual!

If I touch my left cheek with my right hand...

My right hand...

He's gripping it!

Let go!

If I do, you'll just run away!

What should I do?

I could shake him off using a joint lock,

"KAGUYA IS A BLACK BELT IN AIKIDO AND JUDO" but that would hurt him!

Don't give me the silent treatment. Say something!

Did they find something at the hospital?

Or...

...did I do something to make you hate me without realizing it?

You didn't do anything to make me hate you.

Is this about our near-kiss in the sports equipment warehouse?

"PRESIDENT BRINGS UP THE SUBJECT OF KISSING"

But that was a misunderstanding!

"GRIPPING HER SHOULDER"

"PRESIDENT MOVES IN CLOSE" I was trying to break your fall, and we ended up in that position!

I was trying to break your fall, and we ended up in that position!

"SHAKEN" But then you closed your eyes!

But then you closed your eyes!

P-President!

Today's battle result...

"KAGUYA WINS (SHE MASTERED HER CALMING RITUAL)" Kaguya wins.

Even though calming rituals among professional athletes goes way back,

the second it becomes the media's next shiny thing, people start to imitate it.

Especially members of high school sports teams.

They'll copy the ritual of throwing their water bottles into a trash can,

when in the first place, a ritual is a routine you do on the daily...

The Cheerleading Squad...

"KAGUYA DOESN'T SAY NO" They're annoying, all bright-eyed and bushy- tailed, looking like they're having so much fun.

I used to wish they'd get wiped off the face of the Earth.

But I was wrong to think like that.

I was really the pathetic one,

inveighing against them when I didn't do a damn thing myself.

Do we have any volunteers for the Sports Festival Cheerleading Squad?

Somebody? Anybody?

Then I realized I should join the Cheerleading Squad myself.

That would be the key to becoming a normie.

Tell me, Team Red...

Are we gonna win?

My logic was flawed.

It's not that joining the Cheerleading Squad will make you a normie,

but that only normies join the Cheerleading Squad.

"THE TRIBE OF YAY!!"

The Tribe of Yay!

They yell "Yay" at every opportunity,

party all the time, are bursting with energy, and their clothes are all trendy.

"YAY" They exist even at Shuchiin Academy.

--All right, return to your seats! --They are the polar opposite an asocial person like Ishigami.

--A'ight! --They are the polar opposite an asocial person like Ishigami.

Roger!

I made a terrible decision in a moment of doubt.

Even one of my classmates, Onodera, is looking at me like, "Are you nuts?"

So, I'll be the leader.

And I'm thinking Koyasu will be the vice leader.

Everybody okay with that?

Yay! We're totally okay!

Just like that, the leader was decided.

Our first order of business is deciding on Team Red's slogan.

So, anybody got any bright ideas?

Then, how about...

That one!

--I like this one! --Now, one!

--So, that's the way it works. --It's so-so.

I can't participate that way.

I see. There's no reason to even have desks in here.

So, let's choose between these three.

They all suck!

"Instagrammable Team Red" "We totally be best! "Burn Team Red Yee-Crazy-Haa" What the hell is "instagrammable"?

You guys are obsessed with being photogenic!

Like the way you document every time you eat friggin' pancakes!

Don't!

All right, why don't we do this?

"Being Best Absolutely Yee-Crazy-Haa Instagrammable"

"Being Best Absolutely Yee-Crazy-Haa Instagrammable" Even worse!

"Being Best Absolutely Yee-Crazy-Haa Instagrammable" I like it!

That's a definite yes!

You mean a definite no!

--Since I'm the leader, give me slicked-back hair!

--But then again, they have better grades than me. --Since I'm the leader, give me slicked-back hair!

--Nice! --Nice!

I'll send it to your Instagram accounts from Line.

Oh, man!

Our Instagram Stories are gonna go viral!

I think our work's done here for today!

I have no idea what they're saying.

Let's make a Line group.

What should I do? I don't even use Line.

Would Skype work?

Vice Leader...

You're Yu, right? I've heard about you.

Don't you have Line?

Tell me your mail address. I'll just mail you what's important.

Sorry for putting you to the trouble.

So...

...for our uniforms...

"Have we switched bodies!?" The girls will wear boys' school uniforms, and the guys will dress up like girls!

Everyone is responsible for borrowing from somebody.

--This is sick! --Who are you going to borrow from?

--Trade with me! --I've got confidence.

Am I in Hell?

And they're demons who are used to the place.

You guys have female friends, so it's easy for you to borrow their uniform,

but I don't have anyone like that.

If I asked any of my female classmates to let me borrow their uniform, they'd freak out.

There are the student council girls...

Iino would say...

"Forget it! I'd never be able to wear it again!"

I'd have the best chance asking Fujiwara, but...

"You would do something weird with it, wouldn't you?"

That's tough.

She thinks I'm a pervert.

Not that I blame her...

And I'm scared of Shinomiya.

I should probably just quit.

Did I hear you say my name?

There she is!

I'm sorry!

Why are you trying to run away?

So, I don't have anyone to borrow from.

To be honest, I was thinking of just quitting the Cheerleading Squad.

Oh...

Well, if you don't mind, I'd be willing to lend you my uniform.

Really?

Sure.

You don't care that I'll be wearing it?

Well, when a fellow student council member is in a jam, what else can I do?

Shinomiya, you're totally yee-crazy-haa.

What does that mean?

I don't know myself.

I've got a thin waist,

so I don't know if it'll fit you.

Do you want to try it on now?

Please.

You mean right here?

If you're bashful, I could wait outside.

No, it's okay.

Shinomiya just wore this today.

I'm going to wear it in front of her.

This could awaken something inside of me.

It fits, more or less.

Oh, it looks cute on you.

Since you've already got it on...

...how about doing makeup, too?

You wear makeup, Shinomiya?

I've had people put it on me on occasion, so I remember how it's done.

Are you embarrassed?

No, not really.

Is this my drag debut?

What'll I do if I really am mistaken for a girl?

By the way, is it too tight around your waist?

No, that part's actually fine.

Really? Good.

If anything, it's kind of tight in the chest area.

I did sports in junior high, so I've got a bit of pectoral muscles.

So I apologize if I stretch it out.

Not at all.

Don't worry about it.

Shinomiya is nicer than I gave her credit for.

" MINUTES LATER"

We're done, Ishigami.

"WITH PULP INSIDE"

Hey, cut that out!

Why did you prank me like that?

Sorry. I'll fix it.

Quit giggling.

"HMPH" Quit giggling.

"HMPH" Okay, okay.

Well, I don't mind her being affectionate toward a fellow council member,

--Come on, sit still. --but aren't they sitting a little too close?

I mean, it's not like I'm jealous or anything!

Excuse me for a second.

"From: Cheerleading Squad Vice Leader Tsubame Koyasu Practice in the courtyard every Tuesday and Thursday at pm"

Well,

maybe I'll give it a sh*t.

And so, Yu Ishigami became a member of the Cheerleading Squad.

His story continues in "Victory and Defeat at the Sports Festival."

"SPORTS FESTIVAL"

Should we put a ribbon on you?

Do you want to awaken something within me?

Or has it already awakened?