Akane, can you hear me?
I'm going to pick you up, okay?
Is he picking up?
Episode 10:
I'll Definitely Be Hurt Someday
No.
His tutoring session
might be going overtime.
Even still,
it's not like him not to let us know.
Who knows? Maybe he's out with a girl.
I mean, how suspicious
was that call he got the other day?
Yamada's not that kind of character.
You don't get him, Prez.
You need to stay on your toes,
or you'll lose him to some random girl.
I know that.
I know...
so don't pressure me like that.
If it's tearing you up inside like that,
you might as well tell him.
What's holding you back?
One of these days, he'll meet someone.
I have a feeling that he will.
Yamada, do you know GOS:E?
It's an FPS game. You play it, right?
Last night at around 22:00, you played me.
Do you remember?
I'm Tsubaki Yukari from Class D.
I battled you under the name YT03.
I GOT YOUR SNS
FROM YOUR ACCOUNT
And if you don't mind,
I'd like you to show me how you play.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT
AT ALL...
Why?
I just have my reasons, that's why.
She thinks you cheated!
Once you've taken a look,
please leave, okay?
Of course.
Tsubaki, watch my epic gameplay
later, too!
The truth is, I was a little suspicious.
I didn't think anyone
could play like that, not on skill alone.
I'm sorry. That was ignorant of me.
So there are people with amazing skills.
Shouldn't you be playing professionally?
Just like I met you...
I know that one day...
you'll meet somebody, too.
For someone with such arresting
good looks, he's quiet and reserved.
For someone who speaks so bluntly,
he's actually pretty thoughtful.
Anyone who's good friends with him
knows that.
As well as...
Yamada, when we worked together
on the committee last week,
you really helped me out a lot, so...
Huh? Have you and I ever spoken?
...the fact that you
can also be a little cruel.
Hey, did you hear?
Ms. Shiraishi of Class D
finally confessed her feelings to Yamada!
Seriously?
But of course she got sh*t down.
No way. If Ms. Shiraishi
can't get him, then who can?
Maybe he's not into girls?
For real?
THEY'RE GOSSIPING ABOUT HIM
LIKE IT'S A FREE-FOR-ALL...
MATH II
CORE EDITION
Come on! That would be such a waste!
I FEEL A LITTLE SORRY
FOR HIM.
CLASS JOURNAL
SECOND SEMESTER
We're second years,
and you still don't have a girlfriend.
DAY DUTY
When someone as popular as you
stays single,
it'll set off all these false rumors.
WEARY
Why should that matter to me,
what people say?
Well, I hear you, but people
are saying all kinds of things about you,
and I feel bad.
MR. OKAMOTO DITCHED CLEANING AGAIN
HE NEEDS TO BE PENALIZED SOMEHOW...
Don't you have a type?
Not really.
You must have some idea.
Even you...
I don't.
Then what about your first crush?
I mean, it...
I don't have one.
He sighed.
- Sorry.
- No, no, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have pestered you.
ASHAMED...
Remorse.
Um...
Um... um...
Come to think of it...
GLOOM
years ago,
there was a girl who liked me.
And everyone bullied her like crazy...
What?
BULLIED?
...so she stopped coming to school.
But since I lived nearby, our teacher
would send me to her house with handouts.
And that's how we got to be friends.
But when she did show up at school,
without me there,
it was like she didn't belong.
So I tried to stay by her side
as much as I could.
Then you liked that girl, too, Yamada.
Akito...
let's always be together,
even after we're grown up.
I can't promise you that.
I only did all that
because our teacher told me to.
That's all there was to it.
The bullying never stopped,
so she ended up transferring out.
But sometimes I remember her.
I made her cry really hard
the last time we spoke.
And sometimes I wonder what
would have been the right thing to say.
But I never found the answer.
And it all started to seem
like such a pain.
So ever since then,
I've never been comfortable around girls.
I see.
So this guy doesn't have
much interest in himself.
That's why he doesn't really see
the people who care about him.
Or else he's deliberately
averting his gaze from them.
Did he say it was a pain? Scary!
I'd better make sure
I don't fall for this guy.
DAY DUTY
AKITO YAMADA
YUKARI TSUBAKI
If I ever fall in love
with someone this cruel...
I'll definitely be hurt someday.
I don't want that.
COLD COMPRESS
HEAVING HEAVING
Delivery. Delivery...
Akane?
Can you drink some water?
I can't. I can't...
Have a little, even if you can't.
GAG
OKAY, SO SHE CAN'T...
Her face is burning up.
This fever of hers,
it's really bad, isn't it?
C-Cold.
I feel awful.
I'm so hot. I'm cold.
What's going on?
Behind my eyes, my head is spinning.
What's happening to me right now?
Akane? Akane?
Akane?
Where's your health insurance card?
Health in...
Health insurance card.
In my...
bag.
Huh? I could have sworn Yamada
was here just now.
Am I imagining things?
EVENING OUTPATIENT CLINIC
RECEPTION
Ms. Kinoshita? Can you hear me?
Yes.
I'm going to hook you up
to an I.V. drip now.
Still, I have to say...
I'm going to roll up your sleeve.
it sure is noisy in here.
Huh? What time is it now?
So I fell asleep after that?
I never did make it to the store.
But I think I feel a tiny bit better.
Huh?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Cold!
AIRING OUT
THE ROOM
Why are you here?
AHA
Aha! I get it! It's a dream!
I'm cold.
Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!
THAT'S SOME
HARD-CORE SNEEZING...
So you can stand up now.
How are you feeling?
Huh? Surprised?
I don't mean it that way.
Wait, so this isn't a dream?
Why are you here?
If you catch this, it'll be bad!
SPLITTING HEADACHE
AND DIZZINESS
DUE TO SUDDEN
OUTBURST
POUND
POUND
Ouch.
I'll explain it all to you,
so you should go back to bed.
You couldn't even drink any water,
so you were in really bad shape.
Okay.
So how are you feeling?
Now that you mention it, when I woke up,
I thought that I
was starting to feel a little better.
I WONDER WHY...
That's a good thing, then.
When I stopped by to check on you,
you'd collapsed by the bike racks.
Is that right?
Come to think of it, I did think
I saw someone that looked like Yamada.
So first I carried you here.
That means that it really was
Yamada who helped me.
But you seemed really sick, so...
Did he come to check on me
because he was worried?
He could have caught my cold himself,
but he stayed with me anyway?
COMPASSION...
Why would he be so nice...
I found a hospital that was open at night,
and took you there.
to someone like me?
Huh?
I'm so happy!
Thank you so much, Yamada!
You don't know
how exhausted I was on my own!
You saved my life!
I don't know
how I'm ever going to repay you!
HIGHLY EMOTIONAL DUE TO HER FEVER
You're an angel!
THANK YOU
FOR BEING BORN
Uh, right.
SCARY
So, as I was saying...
I said you were cold when you're so kind!
I'm sorry!
Did you ever say that to me?
IF YOU CATCH THIS,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU
But you were kind from the start!
If you move around like that, you'll fall.
Hey. Sorry, I stepped on it.
Huh?
That book...
TO YOU, WHO HAS GONE
THROUGH A BREAKUP
YUKO HAMAURA
I didn't have anything to do,
so I borrowed it and started reading.
Isn't this a great book?
It totally saved me, you know!
I didn't really get it.
IT PUT ME TO SLEEP
Well, it's not something
you could relate to.
I'm pretty sure
you're the type who does the dumping.
MEDICINE FOR A BROKEN HEART
TO THE NEW YOU
No, I wouldn't say that.
Come on, come on!
DUE TO HIGH FEVER
You've been really keyed up and scary.
Ow, ow, ow.
HER HEAD HURTS BECAUSE
SHE GOT CARRIED AWAY...
Well, I'm sure it's tough
for the dumpers, too, in their own way.
But you're especially kind,
so it must be draining for you.
I...
I'm not the good guy you think I am.
That's the same look Takuma gave me.
Like he was sorry and exhausted
and he wished he could just disappear.
It's all right. I don't mind.
That's what romance is about.
That's just how it is.
Even though he cheated on you?
Well...
now that it's in the past...
sometimes I'm glad that he was upfront
about dumping me instead of lying.
Sorry, Akane.
Because I ended up
not having to feel truly humiliated.
Sorry.
Sorry.
I knew that nothing I said
would change his mind,
so I just accepted the breakup right away.
Fine.
Someday...
when I've become a memory
he looks back on,
I'd rather he remembered me smiling,
instead of crying and wailing.
I want him to think...
"She was a great girl.
I shouldn't have let her go."
Don't you think that's better?
Did you...
feel sorry for me?
Goodbye, Akito.
I'm sorry!
Thank you for always being there for me!
Goodbye!
I guess so.
Rurihime
Yamada
Akane
LovesMeat
Matcha pudding
RuriSabu
Did it go down?
I think it did.
THOUGH I DON'T KNOW
WHEN IT PEAKED
Can I eat that yogurt
you bought?
Go ahead.
MUNCH MUNCH
SNIFF SNIFF...
MUNCH
SNIFF SNIFF
SOB
It's so good,
it brings tears to your eyes?
It kills to swallow.
Oh.
If it was anyone other than Yamada
sitting there...
I would have panicked for sure.
SLEEPY
I CAN SEE HIS ANGEL WINGS...
What is this vibe he's giving off
that makes me feel safe and secure?
Well, it must have been an ordeal for him.
He's uncomfortable around women as it is.
Thanks for the yogurt!
Could you put this over there, please?
Sure.
Oh...
crap.
Huh?
Oh.
Oh?
- M-My leg!
- Huh?
I'm getting a cramp.
Cramp! Ouch! Ouch!
Stretch your leg out.
Ow!
You've got to stretch it.
FAINTING IN AGONY
Jeez.
Akane...
give me your leg.
Ow!
Can't take it! Ouch!
Ow!
It hurts! Please don't touch me!
Quiet.
No!
- Be strong.
- Ow! Ow!
TWIST
It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! Ouch.
It's going away.
Right?
I thought I was going to die.
You're so dramatic.
I'm telling you, it was k*lling me.
Huh?
Seems like... he's totally looking at me.
Wait, why do I feel so...
relaxed and safe with this person?
Huh?
I PICKED UP THE SPOON YOU DROPPED
SHE HIT HER HEAD
THROB THROB
What? I didn't move away, all right?
Oh.
What? Why are you laughing?
No reason.
Why are you laughing?
It's not what you think!
It's not, all right?
It's not, all right?
COLD COMPRESS
COLD PACK
Okay, I'm leaving now.
You're going to school after not sleeping?
Yes. I'm used to it.
I really am sorry. If you
start feeling sick, let me know, okay?
HEARD ABOUT IT ALL
AFTER HER HEAD
CLEARED
And thanks for everything you did,
like the hospital.
TAKING ME THERE
PAYING FOR ME
I'll thank you properly
another time.
I didn't really do much,
so please don't worry about it.
They said to wait and see for a day,
then come get looked at again
during the day,
so please be sure to do that.
Sure. Don't worry.
IT WAS THE ENDO CLINIC, RIGHT
Seems like they can't do
those really detailed tests.
Well, since you did get
a lot better after the I.V.,
I guess they just want to be sure.
All right, thanks for having me.
Sorry. I didn't realize
you were standing right there.
Hey, sorry! I got too close.
It's like...
my body's getting drawn
towards him of its own accord.
Huh?
Akane, I have to go.
Huh? What?
S-S-Sorry! It's not what you think!
Please go!
Are you all right?
Yes! I'm fine! So please go!
ARE YOU LONELY?
Hey, I know!
When I'm done at the hospital,
should I let you know how it went?
I'm sure it's just a cold—
- Huh?
- Huh?
Oh, sorry,
of course you're not interested!
- Huh?
- I-I-I just thought that I might have
- given my cold to you!
- Oh, right.
I just thought that maybe
you were worried, that's all!
Then... please let me know.
Okay!
Take care.