01x05 - More Than a Nosebleed, but Less Than a Kiss

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Watanabe.

I'm on duty today. It's time to go.

Is this the only recyclable waste?

Yes, that's it.

Wait a minute. Your tie is not spot on.

Oops.

I'm just a potato,

a man like me…

Bend down a little.

…has become a fake couple

with the hot girl in class.

She's indeed a popular person. She's cute!

Stop staring at my boobs.

Disgusting.

Wait, you misunderstood me.

Be safe, Jiro.

Sometimes I have the delusion

that what if Watanabe

and I do get married…

Okay, that's it.

Remember to take the trash out.

Let's work hard today.

Good morning, Jiro.

You are so early.

Because I'm on duty today.

What? Isn't it supposed

to be me and Hamano…

Did I get the date wrong?

Mei has to attend

the president's meeting after school,

so she requested to switch with me.

Really?

It's my first time on duty with you

since junior high school.

Indeed.

My god! Is this real?

I'm so lucky today!

ON DUTY: SAKURAZAKA AND YAKUIN

Thanks, Mei.

So your strategy to seduce him

early in the morning failed.

I don't have that kind of strategy!

My apologies.

But, why don't you confess?

That's Yakuin!

You can do this.

This is a piece of cake for you.

Jiro doesn't feel the same about me.

That's not true.

Both of you feel the same way.

I've never seen

him talking to another girl.

That's why.

All this while, he's only close to me,

but not to other girls.

Anyway, I purposely swapped with you.

Just do something.

If you want him to notice you,

at least you should kiss

him all of a sudden.

-Kiss…

-If you hesitate,

who knows his fake wife

might succeed first.

I'm joking with you.

You should be more confident

because you are a good girl.

Cheer up!

Excuse me.

Got a cold?

Is someone gossiping about you?

Stop it.

You are so popular.

Speaking of gossip,

I've heard that more than ten teams

are in a relationship,

as husband and wife.

It does exist,

the magic of the practical course.

It's not surprising

as they spend the day together.

Well, they are just going with the flow.

What is it?

Miss Akari,

have you been staring at Yakuin recently?

What do you mean?

I'll always support you,

no matter who you like.

But it's hard for me

to support you and Mr. Virgin.

-Wait--

-Akari is naive,

so that kind of person is more reassuring.

It's better than being haunted

by some weird guys.

What? How is that possible?

Minami is the most powerful person.

Well, it seems like

your Minami disease is not cured yet.

Forget it, just take it as it is.

I've told you…

BOOKS

Is that all?

I think so.

I'm sorry for making

you move so many books.

It's fine.

Thank you, Jiro.

Yeah.

Next, we just need

to clean the blackboard, right?

Right. It feels like

we are back in junior high school.

How nostalgic!

I know.

What do I mean by "I know"?

Now I ended the whole conversation!

I have to think of a new topic…

I can't think of anything.

Jiro.

Do you remember Mr. Hatae?

-He teaches science subjects.

-What?

The one in the creepy outfit?

Yes.

I met him in the supermarket a while ago.

He was wearing

a bright red shirt with a flower pattern,

so I recognized him right away.

Really?

I missed that moment.

He didn't change at all.

Why is it unread?

Now it makes me look like

I wanted to go with him.

He is on duty today.

Jiro…

Why do I have to hide?

Sorry.

Jiro, close your eyes and bend down.

Is this a dream?

Close my eyes and bend down…

What does she mean?

There is some chalk powder on your hair.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Let me clean the duster.

So close. I'm so disgusting!

What is wrong with me?

We spent the whole day together

but we ended up like this.

I really can't do this.

I'm sorry, Mei.

SAKURAZAKA

In the end, nothing happened.

But if I had confessed

to her and got rejected

when we were in junior high school,

perhaps I can't even talk

to her like today.

I should feel lucky

that she can remember every detail

of a nobody like me.

What are you thinking about?

Warm milk. I made too much.

Do you want some?

I'll have one.

Thank you.

You look down.

Nothing.

Is everything going well with Sakurazaka?

Well…

Not bad.

You're bad at lying.

Stop it.

Don't ask if you already know.

-Poor boy.

-Stop adding insult to injury.

The night sky is so bright.

Well, I didn't expect

to see a lot of stars.

Yeah, it's pretty.

Amazing.

If I'm with Minami,

I bet the starry sky is even prettier.

I'm sorry that you are

with me, a small potato.

I bet the stars would feel more proud

if they were observed by Tenjin.

Try to call me by my name.

It's so hot!

Hurry up. Call me Akari.

Why are you doing this?

Can't we just carry on as usual?

What?

You call Sakurazaka "Shiori,"

but you call your wife by her last name.

It's… because…

Shiori… You know it, she's different.

So you'll feel shy calling

a girl by her name.

You are indeed a virgin, the top in Japan.

I'm not going to fall for this trick.

Fine, whatever.

I love my name,

no matter if it means bright

or the word "star."

I don't know why either.

I'm thinking sometimes

I might lose confidence in myself.

If that happens, and you are by my side,

calling my name, I might feel reassured.

So let's practice.

Akari.

Wait, how should I put this?

Because my name is very ordinary.

If it were me,

I would feel even my name is not good.

So aren't you great?

I think the name suits you, Akari.

My apologies, Watanabe.

Forget what I've just said.

No.

Call me again.

By the way,

I've called you Jiro,

but you always call me

by my last name. I feel like a loser.

What do you mean by that?

It feels as if I'm the only one

who likes you. I don't like it.

Wait, that's a strange reason.

-What?

-What?

Like?

No… It's not so.

I'm just giving an example.

It's practical…

Anyway… I'm sorry too.

Without noticing…

It's because no one ever said that to me.

Good night!

Good night!

She has Tenjin in her mind already.

How is that possible?

Don't react blindly, you dummy.

That's enough.

I don't know what I should do.

After the Couple Practical course,

we found that students tend

to be less focused during this period.

This year is even worse.

So we decided to do a spot check.

It's the same as an examination.

Those who fail

will have to come to extra classes.

But this time, the scores of partners

in the course will be calculated together.

So you'll have

to go to extra classes together.

What? That's stupid!

Sold out? Such a bummer.

Then don't put it online.

That's confusing.

I scored below the average

in some of the subjects.

I couldn't even smile.

Shiori and Tenjin will definitely score.

If I fail…

Hey,

show your butt.

…I'll get k*lled!

Karaoke?

I'm going. Yeah!

Wait a minute.

By the way, does Watanabe study?

She comes to class,

but she's hanging out every day.

No way.

Jiro.

Can you get the softener for me?

I want the green color one

with the flower.

Okay.

Hey… Regarding the test,

let's talk tonight--

Sorry!

Someone invited me to Karaoke today.

It seems like we are going

with some boys from a boy school.

Why? Does it concern you?

Are you jealous?

I'm not.

Is the test all good?

A piece of cake.

Don't worry. We'll figure it out.

What do you mean by that?

Are there any subjects

that you're not good at?

Or you're not familiar with?

Not good at?

What's the scope?

Watanabe, look at me.

It should be fine

if we start working hard tomorrow.

Let's go home.

No way. Someone invited me.

Hey,

if we have to attend

the extra class, you'll see.

The gap between you

and Tenjin will grow wider.

But…

There's no "but."

You can hang out with your friend later.

No.

Rather than the friend,

I was invited by guys.

It's hard to say no.

Guy. I'm inviting you too.

Let's go, Watanabe.

All right.

All right. Come on!

It sucks.

You are so hard-working.

Just because it's related to Sakurazaka.

I get it now. Just do it like this.

Next…

Application.

Shiori, as expected.

This is so easy to understand.

Well, spot-check…

You are clever and your partner is Tenjin.

This must be easy for you.

But a lot of teams are freaking out.

Mei, you get the idea quite quickly,

you'll be fine.

Well, I'm confident in sports,

but when it comes

to other subjects, that's hard.

There's always a way.

Thank you.

Great.

As a token of appreciation,

let me share some tricks with you.

Tricks?

Kissing.

Mei!

What happened a few days ago was so funny.

Come on!

You and Yakuin are the same.

So frustrating.

Stop it.

Right, before that…

Enough! I want to rest!

You've only done a few questions.

This is not going great.

She can grasp the idea quite fast,

but apparently, she hates studying.

Hey, let's try harder.

I can teach you mathematics.

I can solve it with you.

For Sakurazaka, huh?

Pardon? What did you say?

Nothing.

Hey, Jiro.

Let's do something more fun than studying.

What do you want to do?

Let's do something you wanted to do,

okay?

What do you want to do?

Study. Let's study!

Annoying. My ear hurts

listening to you shouting "study."

Strategy failed.

Hey!

You are bad at reading the air.

No one uses such an obvious strategy.

Come on.

Hey, Watanabe.

Half of your equation is correct.

Really?

Yeah.

Try to use the same method

as the previous question.

Let's see. 2x is t.

Bring this to the front.

I think I got it!

Done!

You've worked hard.

It's great that it went better

than expected.

I've told you, it's a piece of cake.

Who knows, I might be a genius.

Indeed.

She's the type of student

that grows when you praise her.

What is it? I do think so.

Thank you, Mr. Jiro.

Just kidding.

You're moved, right?

It seems like guys love

this kind of reaction.

Why?

Who knows.

All right, let's clean up and have dinner.

Okay, Mister.

What's wrong with her?

She's so difficult to deal with today.

Hey, how about just now?

Did you feel moved?

I did not! No matter

whether it is now or just now.

Stop it. Clean up.

So frustrating.

Jiro is better than me at studying.

You should at least feel moved.

I always feel like I lost.

Hey, what do you mean?

This isn't about winning or losing--

Wait. Hey!

How about this?

Are you moved?

You're ignoring me again.

This is so annoying.

Quick, think about

the bizarre scene in the foreign movie.

-Wait.

-Don't you always peek?

Come on. You can see it.

Damn. Isn't this usual?

I can't lose!

Why?

Damn it!

Hey.

Your heartbeat is loud.

It's pounding.

It is.

Great. Too bad, you lose.

Wait, hey.

Move.

What's with that serious expression?

No.

Wait. My hand.

Can you hear me?

I said, no.

Jiro.

Wait, Jiro.

Nosebleed!

Oh, my!

That's cute.

Damn it! Who do you think did that?

Who?

I ruined it.

But thank you, nosebleed.

You saved me.

By the way,

you've been in a strange mood today.

Because you worked too hard

to not be left behind by Sakurazaka.

You are too anxious.

So I want you to relax.

I'm not doing this for myself only.

You want to partner with Tenjin soon too.

You've been working hard to score,

but I'm dragging you.

I should say it this way,

I bet everything will go smoothly

no matter who your partner is.

I know you helped me a lot.

That's why, at least in studying,

I might be able to help.

Stop playing it cool

when you have toilet paper stuffed.

So annoying!

How long are you going to mention this?

Don't mention this at school.

If we advance to Grade A,

Jiro and I will switch partners.

"You're home" and "I'm home,"

I won't have the chance

to say this to Jiro again.

Now, our shirts smell the same,

but then it'll change.

I guess that's the correct answer.

This is just studying.

I lost to Akari in Language!

Imagine something more fun

than studying and write it down.

What does this mean?

Hey, Jiro.

Let's do something more fun than studying.

Self-control.

I can only think of stuff

that can't be written

and leave me with no choice!