01x12 - The Dependable One

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I think Sakura-kun will be a good fit.

What?

Hold on a second!

Oh, so that's what

you were gonna say?

Then I also think

Sakura-san would be great.

You were cool on your first day,

and you really showed us

your stuff yesterday.

I vote for you, too.

You too? What are you saying

Same here!

I'm voting for Sakura-chan, too.

Me too!

I vote for Sakura-san!

Hold on, you guys.

That guy's more fit for a role like this!

NO MOTIVATION - IGNORE

He's not the type

who'd like to do stuff like this.

Neither am I!

Besides, I don't even know

what I'm supposed to do.

Plus, I'm an outsider.

What does that matter?

You're here now, anyway.

And you and Sugishita saved

that middle school boy, right?

And you wiped the floor

with Shishitoren's second-in-command.

Besides

the three strongest guys in

our class are voting for you.

We have no complaints.

Sakura-kun.

If you're up for it,

I'll be your vice-captain.

As for the other one

-How about you, Nirei-kun?

-What? Me?

Moreover

everyone here insists

you should be our leader.

Do you still want to turn us all down?

Grade captain is like

the class's top, right?

It's just that I had something

I wanted to do by becoming the top.

I only thought of becoming the top

so I could accept myself.

I don't have anything else

I want to do besides that.

I've been thinking about it

since that day

I

might just be the same as him.

And yet they choose me?

What are you punks

wasting my time for?

We're not telling you

to represent the school!

Don't take so freaking long

just to decide a g*dd*mn grade captain!

Who gives a crap? It doesn't

matter all that much who does it!

Aren't you a little too loud?

That was so sudden,

it surprised me.

Like I said!

Just pick someone already.

He was listening to us

through that loud music?

-Hey, you.

-Huh?

You do it.

There, we're done.

Huh?

Huh? Why do you decide?

It looks like the class

is voting for you.

So why do you keep draggin' this on?

So he didn't hear us at all

Nobody expects you to be

perfect at it from the start.

And if you won't do it,

somebody else will do.

There! We're done!

Hey, you're the grade captain, aren't you?

Why are you letting him take the lead?

Wha Sakura-san!

Huh? The hell are you sayin'?

Tamon Team's second-year

grade captain is him

Ren Kaji!

This guy's the grade captain?

This guy

is the second-year's grade captain?

There you have it, Tamon

first-year's grade captain is Sakura!

Huh? Hold on a second!

I haven't said I'm doing it!

Besides, how do you know my name?

You're the one who said the grade

captain should be the one to lead.

And said grade captain made the call.

We've gotta follow his order.

DAMN

It'll be all right.

We aren't saying you should

do everything yourself.

You've got us too.

You heard him, Sakura-kun.

Letting other people show their stuff

is my virtue.

Although I'm not your vice,

I'll still help you!

Yup, yup! Since we're making you

deal with those stuff.

You jerk, so that's what you're after!

You don't have to think

too hard about it.

The grade captain is still

one of the members of the class.

Just take it easy.

UGH

There you have it, Sugishita-kun.

Let's all get along!

Oh, he's sleeping.

Um. Excuse me!

Can we make a Tamon

first-years chat group?

Yeah! Let's go for it!

Give me your ID!

I'll mass invite everyone!

Sakura, Suo, Nirei.

We'll give you us second-years' IDs.

GROUPS 2

FRIENDS 38

Whoa! The second-years' contact address!

Good for you.

The class here

sure has a bunch of good guys.

You gotta lead 'em well.

Lead them?

What am I even supposed to do?

Well, for starters

just lead them however you want.

But I don't have things I want to do

Tamon Team's got the patrol duty today.

You newbie captains go follow Kaji.

Watch how our second-year leader

does his job up close.

Sakura-san, you don't have

to glare at him like that.

Huh? I'm not glaring at him.

But, I mean

Kaji-san was apparently

quick to jump into fights

and hard to handle

when he was in middle school.

We don't know just what could

set him off, like in the classroom.

So it's better not to irritate him.

Kaji-kun!

What's the matter?

My girl Risa-chan has

gone missing again.

A lost child?

Huh? Again?

I told you to look after her properly.

I'm sorry. I was careless.

Good grief, stop crying.

We'll do something about it.

Are there any details on her looks?

She's wearing a pink ribbon today.

Got it.

She might have gone home already,

so you should get home now, Granny.

Got it?

Thank you! Thank you!

Kusumi, take care of it.

EVEN THOUGH A CHILD

WENT MISSING?

He gave the job to someone else?

He's not going to do anything himself?

Is that what a grade captain,

a leader, is supposed to act?

I thought a leader is more

It looks like he just forwarded

the info over. He's quick.

But it still worries me.

We need to find the kid soon.

You bet.

We must find her no matter what.

HAYATO SUO: WE MUST FIND THE LOST CHILD

NO MATTER WHAT! SAID OUR GRADE CAPTAIN.

Who said you should do that?

It's fine, isn't it?

I'm sure everyone will be hyped to help.

But if nobody responds,

I'll just embarrass myself!

GOT IT! - OF COURSE!

YESSIR!

TAIGA TSUGEURA: NOW THAT'S SAKURA-KUN!

YOUR ANOTHER VIRTUE!

See? Everyone's hyped up.

Is something the matter, Sakura-san?

Your face is red.

He's embarrassed.

Who cares about that?

Let's go!

Sakura-san?

Ouch What was that?

Are you okay?

There it is! Over here!

Sakura! Grab hold of her!

Huh? Why?

That's her! That's Risa-chan!

Huh?

Catch that cat!

She's already so high up

There's nothing we can do

if she got up that high

Argh, damn cat!

Hold up!

He's like a monkey.

-I gotta hand it to you, Sakura-kun.

-Argh!

Let's get ahead of them so we can

catch the cat when she jumps down!

Got it!

Hey!

Stupid cat! Not there

Kaji!

Kusumi and you guys

go help get Kaji outta the water!

You call the grandma!

I'll go borrow some towels!

Go!

Got it!

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Nah, we ain't the ones

who caught your cat.

Kaji-kun.

Thank you.

Thanks to you,

Risa-chan is back home safe.

Don't ever let this happen again.

It'd be too late if anything happened.

You're right. I'll be careful.

Boys, please, take this with you.

Thank you for helping my mother.

Huh? Sakura-san?

I only became the top because

everyone supported me.

They agreed with my vision

and wanted to help me.

What is it that you want to do?

Huh?

You became the grade captain because

you have something you want to do, right?

What is it?

Nothing. What the heck

are you talking about?

Besides, I didn't become

the grade captain because I wanted to.

Huh? Then why did you become one?

It's because they told me to.

That's just like me.

Then

Take care of it.

why does it have to be you?

If I run out of candies,

I can't make them myself.

What?

I can't lead people like Enomoto.

I can't communicate well

with others like Kusumi.

That's why

I always rely on them.

But

they still rely on me.

That's why I'll do what I can

to live up to their expectations.

That's all.

Hey, Kaji!

You're gonna patrol looking like that?

Put on your clothes!

So I don't need to have any goal?

Huh? But

To answer their expectations

Is that the thing he wants to do?

To answer expectations huh?

But, wait

To begin with, I'm

Sakura-san.

Here's dango from Kikuchiya.

Their dango is delicious!

But, man, you were like a ninja!

CHATTER CHATTER

You were chasing after a cat, after all.

I thought you'd lose her quickly.

If she was a human,

you'd have caught her immediately!

You're so amazing, Sakura-san.

I knew we could rely on you.

Hey

The reason you guys

voted for me to be the grade captain

is it because you guys rely on me?

Why, of course, Sakura-kun.

And you should rely on us, too.

You should learn how to fight, first!

Goodness, what's the matter, dear?

Huh? Sakura?

What happened?

Whoa, are you feeling sick?

Maybe I gained weight?

It's nothing

I just tripped, that's all.

You look terrible.

Not getting enough sleep?

No

I can't tell her

I spent all night thinking

about what I could do

I can't tell her that!

Come to think of it, have you guys

decided on the grade captain?

Whoa! You're really sick, aren't you?

Wait, are you the grade captain?

Surprised?

Well, sorry 'bout that.

Huh? Why do you say that?

I think it's great.

I don't think there's anything great

about having a captain

who doesn't even know

what he's supposed to do.

If you don't know what you should do,

you should just start with

what you can do.

That's exactly what I'm

TURN AWAY

It's none of your business.

"You," huh?

Hey.

You know the names and faces

of everyone in your class, right?

Huh?

Oh, what? You don't?

Goodness, how rude of me!

Then learning their names

is one thing you can start with.

And make sure you call them

by their names.

Saying their name is a declaration

that you're facing that person properly.

Come to think of it

Have I called anyone by their name before?

That includes me.

You never called me by my name.

STARE

Huh?

Let's practice!

"Kotoha-chan!"

Come on!

I'm Chiyoko!

HMPH

Nobody was asking!

Come on, come on!

Thanks for the food!

Ah, he ran.

He must be embarrassed.

I don't think that's the only reason.

I think

he's scared

of being in a close relationship

with other people.

Do your best, Sakura.

The guy with the buzz cut on the right

is Kurita-san.

The guy with a manbun

in the middle is Takanashi-san.

And the black mushroom cut

is Kakiuchi-san.

Black mushroom?

The one wearing a hoodie.

Dammit, I can't memorize

this many in one go!

But I'm glad.

When you asked me to tell you

everyone's name.

The responsibility

as the grade captain got into you, huh?

That's not it.

I mean, it won't hurt to

at least know their names.

You don't have to be

so embarrassed.

Oh, then what's my name?

What's mine?

Quit badgerin' me!

I'll knock you guys flying!

Okay, next!

-Oh, how mean!

-Oh, how mean!

Next is

Anzai-san's hurt

Did something happen to him?

I didn't hear any news

about him, though.

Hey! All first and second year

grade captains and vice-captains

gather up on the school roof!

Umemiya! I told you you're gonna

startle 'em if you start without warning!

Oh, that ding dong, dang dong thingy?

-Which button?

-Too late for that now!

Just ban him from

the broadcast room already.

We're already being called upon, huh?

The first thing in the morning?

What could it be about?

Let's hurry and get going,

Sakura-san, Suo-san!

I get it! You don't have to pull me!

-See you!

-See you!

Everyone's already here!

Huh? Isn't that Sugishita-san?

No wonder he wasn't in the classroom.

Hey, Sakura, Nirei, Suo.

Over here.

What are we doing so early in the morning?

It's a meetin' to see

all of the new captains.

That bein' said, most second-year captains

were the captains in their first year.

The first-years are all kids

who were famous in middle school.

Everyone here knows each other.

Do you know them too, Suo-san?

Let's see

Not exactly everyone,

but I've talked with several of them.

I have to learn the names of

everyone in the class, plus these?

You don't have to, Sakura-san.

If you don't know someone,

I'll tell you about them.

I'll give you a quick rundown first.

The guy in a red shirt there

Hold on a minute.

You know all the grade captains

in the school?

Oh, no

I simply know all the names and faces

of the students here.

You memorized them all?

Yes. I borrowed the

student list yesterday.

I can't be much help in fights,

but I'm relatively good at

remembering names and faces.

I figured if I memorized them,

I could help make

Sakura-san's life here smoother

Since I've decided to show you

all the way to the top.

That's impressive, Nirei-kun.

I can't do that in such

a short amount of time.

Oh, no. This is nothing, really!

Let's see. As for me

How about I handle negotiations?

I'm good at making people

accept my terms.

And I can casually extract

information from people.

That's kinda scary.

Well, we should do what we're good at.

These guys are ready

to take anything on with me

They know full well

what they can do.

CONFIDENTIAL

And put them into action.

Well, I'll count on you guys

on that.

Nirei, Suo.

Huh?

Thank goodness, you remembered our names.

Of course I do!

Sorry guys, we're late.

Ugh, there are more of them?

Hey, just how many

grade captains are there?

Those people aren't the grade captains!

They're the Four Kings of Furin High

and their advisers!

Anzai

Kurita

Takanashi

STARE

What are you mumbling about to yourself?

It's nothing!

I heard him clear enough, though.