01x04 - Would you please go out with me...?

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For real?

I don't believe it

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Still, though

Morning, Hiro.

Are you all right?

Did you sleep last night?

Yeah.

Segawa-san's as popular as ever.

I don't know when to talk to her.

Cheer up. It was just a

fluke that you got beat.

Oh, right.

You aren't going to beat me!

I can't blame her for being depressed.

Nah.

I gave it my best.

The results are what they are.

Crap.

Segawa-san's so awesome.

I'm going to the bathroom real quick.

Now!

Glory to our hero, Icarus!

Who even are you?!

Umino-kun!

Thanks, man! You won us 2,600 pencil leads!

26-to-1 payoff!

Maybe these guys are cool after all.

We'll never run out of pencil leads again!

Wait, where's Segawa-san?!

Please cheer up, Hiro-senpai.

I'm fine, really.

Here, Hiro, you can have my lunch.

Well, thanks

Segawa-san, we're rooting for you!

Thanks!

I'm defeated.

Tomorrow, I'll have to

To Umino-kun

Umino-kun,

There's something I'd like to tell you.

I'll be waiting on the rooftop

after school!

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Umino-kun,

There's something I'd like to tell you.

I'll be waiting on the rooftop after school!

Oh, good. You showed up.

Sorry, I just now found the letter.

First off, Umino-kun,

congratulations on ranking first.

You declared w*r against me on the

day of the entrance ceremony,

and you actually ended up beating me.

You're pretty amazing, huh?

D-Do you feel the wind blowing?

It's the wind of victory!

By the way, why were you so

intent on coming in first?

So that

So that I could confess to you.

Remember what you said?

That you like people who

are smarter than you.

That's why I took over number one.

I'm attracted to you.

Please go out with me.

So that's what it was all about.

Yeah, I do like people

who are smarter than me.

You did beat me and take the top rank.

But that was just this once!

You've only won once!

One win and ten losses!

I'm still above you!

Therefore your confession

today shall not be processed.

Oh, okay. I just have to

beat you ten more times.

Huh?!

Then I'll beat you next time, too!

So if I beat you again, and again, ten more

times, will you go out with me then?

That's never going to happen!

I'm going to win next time, after all.

No, I am!

No, no, no, no, no!

Not happening!

Everything we study in class,

I memorize on the spot!

And then I review it all when I get home

and preview the next day's

work the next morning!

That's what I do, too!

In fact, I'm done studying

the entire year's material,

and I'm already working on third-year stuff!

So what?!

I don't just study!

I help out at home,

and I sleep seven hours a night!

So do I!

Not only that! I get three full meals a day!

Me, too!

I'm never a fussy eater, and I'm actually

going to be home today before you are!

No, I am!

Fine! I'm going to be the first one to class!

No, I am!

I am!

I am!

I am!

I am!

I'm the first one getting my bag!

No, I am!

Got it!

I win!

I've never

I've never had so much fun before.

Then

Yeah, you win this time.

But I can never go out with you, Umino-kun.

I'm engaged.

So I can't go out with anyone.

No way! It can't be!

Segawa-san's engaged, too?!

Her parents must have set her up, too, right?

Which means she must have some

unusual circumstances, too.

Who is she engaged to?

What does she think of him?

Stop! Stop!

Thinking about it isn't going

to give me any answers!

Hang on a second

Why did she even tell me that?

I know!

She must want me to save

her from her engagement!

So that's what it was!

What are you doing?

At least knock if you're coming in!

I did, lots of times. You wouldn't respond.

You shouldn't knock so

casually in the first place.

I thought we weren't going to

get involved with each other.

Oh, that's over.

'Cause today's our last day living together.

Oh

Mandarins

Express

Two weeks, huh?

That went by really quick.

Yeah, I guess.

That'll show our parents.

They're sorely mistaken if they think

locking us up here would

convince us to get married.

You're right.

Whatever their intentions were,

it ended in failure.

I think eating together was within limits.

Of course.

We merely defended our right

to live—our right to dignity.

Though, you know

It was fun overall.

The house was nice and big and quiet.

I was really productive,

and I ranked number one.

And

You being here gave me a good

way to let off some steam.

Yeah?

I absolutely hated it.

Why wouldn't I?

You peep while I'm bathing in the morning,

you make me take care of

you when you're sick

And that's not all.

We had fried food two days in a row!

I gained 1.5 kilograms. Thanks a lot.

You were all like, "Yum, yum!"

on the first day, at least!

What about you?

You were so impressed by the kitchen!

Worst of all, no one woke

me up in the morning.

And no one would do my laundry or cleaning.

I did my own, though.

If you're going to go there,

this isn't a full-service

mansion to begin with.

It just proves that you

weren't cut out to live here.

You're right.

You could say it was a good life experience.

Why so condescending?

Thank you for your care!

Wh-What's gotten into you?

Not you, Amano-san.

The house.

The house?

Umino family wisdom:

never forget to show gratitude.

But it's just a house!

Same goes for houses.

Shouldn't you be thanking me?

Okay, I'm going this way.

I'm getting a ride. I'll be waiting here.

Hopefully Dad learns from this

and leaves me alone for a while.

I hope that's the case.

W-Wait, wait!

I finally get to go home!

I haven't been home in two weeks!

I've missed Mom's cooking,

and I wonder what Sachi's up to.

I hope Dad hasn't piled up

a stack of newspapers.

Closed for a while.

Umino-tei

Huh?!

Umino-tei Diner

What's going on?!

Is no one home?

Has there been an incident?

Mom

Yo, Nagi! What's up?

Mom?!

There's no one home and it's all locked up.

Oh, about that

The plumbing went to hell yesterday,

so we moved out.

Huh?!

Oh, were you coming home today?

Gosh, I'm sorry. I totally forgot.

It's only until it gets repaired.

Seriously though, this place is so cramped.

There won't be space for you to sleep here.

You don't have to come home

until it's all dealt with.

All right, later!

There's construction at home,

and I can't get in

I see

that's unfortunate

So would it be all right

if I borrowed the place

for a while?

Nagi

There's construction at home,

and I can't get in

I see

that's unfortunate

So would it be all right

if I borrowed the place

for a while?

Feel free to use it

I can't believe I had to come right back here.

Oh, well. It's only for a while.

At least I get to enjoy living alone.

Why are you here?!

D-Does that mean you're going

to be living here for a while?

What else can I do? I can't

change what I can't change.

It's a problem for me if

you just stroll back in here.

This is my dad's property!

He's also my dad.

And I got his permission.

Why did you come back here after

pretending to go home, then?

W-Well

I wanted to try living on my own.

I got sick of not being able to

do things on my own, like you can.

So I thought I should at least

learn to take care of myself.

I never knew you had the capacity to grow.

Shut up!

Who do you think you are?

In that case, ask away.

As a professionally independent person,

I'll teach you everything you need to know.

Really?!

Can you wash all this for me?

You don't actually want to learn, do you?!

What?! Onii's not coming home?

Well, where would he sleep?

I'm sure he'll be more

comfortable at that house.

Especially with Erika-chan there.

What's wrong, Sachi?

You miss him?

Not at all.

I'm just curious about what the

place he's staying at is like.

Don't, Sachi. You can't get

between the lovey-dovey couple.

What? That's not what I'm doing.

I never said I'm going.

No way! Sachi-chan's coming here?

Yeah.

Now that I'm in this situation,

I asked her to send me more supplies.

But here we are.

Just have it delivered

I kinda want to

meet my sister

Wait, crap!

Oh, no!

What do I say to her?

Am I in the right clothes?

I have to clean up my room.

Oh, yeah, she'd appreciate a gift, right?

Relax. She's just family.

Exactly! She's family!

She's my sister!

My real, blood-related sister!

I'm not even emotionally

prepared to have a kid sister.

No.

Sachi's my sister.

We've been siblings for years, you know.

I hate when you flex your time together.

Don't worry about it.

She's really friendly, unlike me.

She warms up to people quickly.

She has lots of friends, and she actively

engages with the customers at the shop.

D-Do you think we can get

along right away, then?

Instantly.

Thank goodness.

She's here.

Hey, there you are.

Why are you sitting out here?

I didn't know how to get in.

Here's your stuff.

It was heavy as hell.

Sorry about that. I appreciate it.

Anyway, come on in.

What's wrong?

Th-Thanks for having me.

I'll introduce you.

This is your older sister, Amano Erika-san.

N-N-Nauss tomate you.

Your sister seems really tense.

Would you mind loosening her up?

Nice—

What's wrong with these girls?!

Amano-san I can understand, but Sachi, too?!

I know, Sachi! Wanna see my room?

Er O-Okay.

What is this place? It's like a hotel.

Wow It's huge.

Well?

I thought you wanted to meet your sister.

I-I do, but

I looked up Erika-chan online

after she came to our place.

She turned out to be way

more famous than I thought.

And then when I met her in person,

she was even cuter than in her photos,

so I got nervous.

Yeah?

I've never known you to get nervous.

I mean, she's my actual sister.

I wasn't found by the river like you were.

I wasn't found!

Of course.

We live in totally different worlds.

Even if we're blood relatives,

we're completely different.

Sachi.

We're going to make dinner.

Huh?

And so, the three of us are

going to cook together.

Huh?!

My hope is that this will

help bring you two closer.

"Love is at the dining table," as they say.

What the hell?!

We'll be making Sachi's favorite, karaage.

I just had karaage last night.

I'm tired of fried foods.

J-Just do as I say.

Sachi, you dress the chicken.

Amano-san, you prepare the side dishes.

I can't suddenly start cooking

at someone else's place.

I've never even held a knife before.

I'd like you to teach each

other what you don't know.

Now, begin.

Operation: Sister Besties is

going to be a huge success.

What the heck?!

How did you even do that?!

I can't get it off!

Oh, when that happens—

Stand back, Sachi! It's dangerous!

Just put that down!

Don't launch the cabbage!

Listen up.

Hold it down and cut it a little

at a time toward the middle.

This is hard mode.

Stop recording! Focus!

Jeez, you're such a pain.

What is it this time?!

I tried to use the sink

What have I done?!

Surprised, huh?

Damn it, Onii! Just make it stop!

Check it out, Nagi-kun—

This is called a garbage disposal.

It gets rid of food waste for you.

Oh, damn.

Also, the faucet is hands-free.

It's nothing like ours.

Anyway, would you two just try

relying on each other instead of me?

I still can't!

How do you stop the water?

Okay, just sit down and wait!

Here you are.

H-Here.

Th-Thank you.

Time to eat.

Time to eat.

I thought neither of you were going to eat.

Well, I'm not going to say no to food.

And my job is to eat.

Time to eat.

What was I expecting?

It'd be weird if you became

really close to someone

as soon as you found out

that they're a relative.

As long as they can open up

to each other over time, I guess.

I can't believe you eat the same way, though.

You sure are alike, aren't you?

Wh-What are you talking about, Onii?

I'm poor and was raised like crap,

and she's really pretty.

Exactly.

I'm nothing like Sachi-chan.

She's actually considerate and kind.

A-Are we alike?

Maybe we are alike.

In that case, I wonder if

you'd look good in my clothes.

I have some that I want you to try on.

Okay.

Huh?

Holy!

You're so cute!

A-Am I?

I don't feel like myself.

I only ever wear clothes

that I can get dirty,

or hand-me-downs from Onii,

when I'm helping with work.

That's not right.

You look good. You've gotta dress up.

You can wear that home today.

Really?

Yeah.

To thank you for coming today.

I'm glad I got to meet my sister.

Besides, I grew up an only child,

so I always wished I had siblings.

Really? Even though I'm

nothing like my brother?

That's not what I mean.

It's just that you two

know each other so well.

Actually

I thought it'd be cool being engaged, too.

D-Did it really seem that way?

Yeah.

That's a pain.

I have no intention of going

through with it with Nagi-kun.

We even promised not to get involved

with each other the past two weeks.

R-Really?

Yeah.

Ready to go back?

Nagi-kun's going to eat all the karaage.

Yeah.

Ta-da! Look!

Who is that?!

Ready?

So you went to Nagi's place?

He said he wanted his stuff brought to him.

Also, I met Erika-chan.

Sheesh.

No one said you could do that!

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So what if I did?

I'm not a kid anymore.