01x07 - The Other Side of a Happy Ending

[bunniefuu]

[thud]

[groans]

[water trickling]

[NUKUMIZU] The tap water

in the countryside

is delicious.

[ANNA]

Nukumizu?

[gasps]

[ANNA]

What are you doing down here?

[NUKUMIZU] I was just getting

a glass of water.

[NUKUMIZU]

What are you doing down here?

[ANNA]

Hmm.

[ANNA]

I can't keep my eyes shut.

[taps]

[NUKUMIZU]

Did Yakishio go to bed already?

[ANNA]

No.

[ANNA] She just told me

she was going for a run.

[NUKUMIZU]

At this hour?

[NUKUMIZU]

So, have you talked to her yet?

[NUKUMIZU] About what happened

the other day.

[ANNA]

I'm kinda worried

I'm gonna say

the wrong thing if I do.

[NUKUMIZU] What do you mean

by the wrong thing?

[ANNA]

I don't know.

[ANNA] It's just that

I don't feel like

I can root for anyone here.

[ANNA]

It's a new relationship.

[ANNA] So I get

why Asagumo feels insecure.

[ANNA]

But still.

[ANNA] She should just

tell her boyfriend

how she's feeling.

[ANNA]

I don't approve of the way

she's sneaking around

and testing him

behind his back.

At all.

[sighs]

[NUKUMIZU]

I'm starting to think

he might be partially

responsible for this, too.

[ANNA]

Huh?

[NUKUMIZU]

Oh, I mean,

I'm not trying to say

he's a bad guy.

[NUKUMIZU]

But knowing Ayano,

I can see why Asagumo might

be unsure of his feelings.

Well yeah.

But the way

she's dealing with it is

You know what?

[NUKUMIZU] We shouldn't be

talking about this.

[sighs]

[NUKUMIZU]

Uh, it's just.

It feels wrong.

I know we're friends now.

But I don't like hearing you

talk about people

behind their back.

[NUKUMIZU]

I'm sorry.

[NUKUMIZU]

I'm not trying to be mean.

[chuckles softly]

[ANNA]

I understand.

[ANNA] This is the last thing

I'll say about it.

Lemon is absolutely terrible

at keeping her feelings inside.

Eventually,

the bottle pops open.

[ANNA]

She should've told Ayano

how she feels a year ago.

[NUKUMIZU]

Yeah, like you're one to talk.

[ANNA]

Lemon. Asagumo. Ayano.

[ANNA] Every single one of them

is a complete mess.

There, it's out of my system.

It's back to "good girl Yanami"

from now on.

[ANNA]

But you know what?

I can't just pretend

that Lemon isn't my friend.

If she were to ask me

what I thought she should do.

I'd probably say.

[ANNA] "I think

you should go out with him."

[NUKUMIZU]

Huh?

And why shouldn't she?

Asagumo said

she would step aside,

so it barely even

counts as stealing.

[gasps]

I don't.

I don't think she'd--

You don't think she'd want to

break up a good relationship.

It's not the ending

I want for her.

But just

because I don't like it

doesn't make it

the wrong decision.

[sighs]

You know.

I'm in the mood

to go for a walk.

Kinda late, though.

[NUKUMIZU]

Yeah, uh.

[NUKUMIZU] The moon looks

really pretty tonight.

[ANNA]

Hmm.

You could go back down the road

we drove up to get here.

I bet that's a nice walk.

There's a shrine.

[ANNA] Lemon told me

that's where she goes

when she needs to think.

[NUKUMIZU]

It's not like I'm going out

to look for her or anything.

[ANNA]

Hmm?

[ANNA] Well, I guess I could

go look for her instead.

What do you think?

If I had a few minutes,

maybe I could convince her

to be a bad girl like me.

[NUKUMIZU]

Please don't do that, Yanami.

[insects chirping]

[insects chirping]

♪

[LEMON]

Honestly,

it was never my intention

to get in the way

of their relationship.

[LEMON]

I wonder if Mitsuki and I

can even still be friends

after what happened.

[LEMON]

Maybe not, huh?

[NUKUMIZU] Now that he knows

about your real feelings

it's hard to imagine

things can go back

to the way they were.

[LEMON]

Speaking of Mitsuki.

He's having some trouble

setting boundaries

in his relationship

with Asagumo.

You know?

Like how to respond

to her advances.

Or what he should do

to deepen their connection.

Wow, sounds tricky.

But we don't have

to talk about that.

I bet it was hard for you

to hear in the first place.

[LEMON] Hey, I'm not a kid,

I can handle it.

[LEMON]

Those two are going out.

[LEMON] It makes sense that

he'd want to talk about her.

[NUKUMIZU] You don't have to

pretend it doesn't bother you.

[NUKUMIZU] That's why this all

happened to begin with.

[LEMON]

I get it.

[LEMON]

I know that now.

[LEMON] But I was trying

to give Mitsuki

advice as a friend.

[LEMON]

I thought if I could do that,

I could accept that things

were going to be different.

[LEMON] I thought I could

make myself okay with it.

[LEMON]

I really tried.

I couldn't k*ll those feelings,

though.

They're too strong.

[LEMON]

In the beginning,

[LEMON] I was honestly

trying to help Mitsuki.

[LEMON]

But then,

every time I went

to meet up with him.

[LEMON]

I would get so excited.

[LEMON]

I started thinking about

how nice it would be

if it stayed that way.

[LEMON]

And then.

[LEMON]

And then I.

[LEMON]

It was one time.

[LEMON]

It was only once,

[LEMON] but I had

a really terrible thought.

[drop drips]

"What if he chose me?

If those two would break up

then"

How could I?

It's selfish.

So selfish.

[Lemon crying]

[LEMON]

He trusted me.

[sniffles]

He came to me for help.

He was depending on me.

And I..

I was gonna..

I almost..

[LEMON]

I'm so bad.

[LEMON]

I'm sorry.

[LEMON]

I'm so sorry.

[Lemon crying]

[KOTO] Thank you so much

for your hospitality.

[LEMON'S GRANDMA]

Not at all.

[LEMON'S GRANDMA]

It was my pleasure.

Hey, Nukumizu.

-Where'd you get that T-shirt?

-That's one of my shirts!

I was worried it wouldn't fit,

but it looks good.

Wait.

This is your shirt, Yakishio?

[NUKUMIZU]

Sorry, I can take it off.

It's an extra one

I had laying around,

it's no big deal.

[LEMON] I even tried to lend it

to Yana yesterday,

but it was too--

That's enough!

[ANNA] I told you not to tell

anyone about that, remember?

[LEMON] Why does it matter?

It's just Nuku.

[NUKUMIZU]

So, Yanami tried to put this on

and it didn't fit?

Looks like you came through

for us, Nukumizu!

No, I didn't do

anything special.

I think

all we can really do

is keep looking out for her.

[Koto chuckles softly]

But, uh, hey.

Some personal space, please?

Oh my.

Does me standing so close

make you nervous?

That's so flattering!

[Nukumizu groans]

[NUKUMIZU]

Huh?

-Harassment.

-[NUKUMIZU] Now, hold on!

[NUKUMIZU] If anyone's getting

harassed here, it's me!

[LEMON] Thanks for coming

to visit me, you guys.

[LEMON]

I'll see you at school.

I'm glad to see Lemon has made

such lovely friends.

If you say so.

From my perspective,

the lit club girls

are a little eccentric.

They're fearless, but not

necessarily in a good way.

Right.

Then I guess it's a good thing,

she's got a level-headed friend

like you, Nukumizu.

[grunts]

Hey, Nuku.

You got a sec?

When I'm back

I'm gonna go and talk to them.

[LEMON]

Mitsuki and Asagumo.

[wind blowing]

[LEMON]

Huh?

Hey, Asagumo.

[CHIHAYA]

This is the first time

we've ever been alone together,

isn't it?

[LEMON]

I think so.

[CHIHAYA]

Yakishio.

I hope you don't mind,

but I'd like to talk with you.

I think we should

get to know each other better.

[LEMON]

I'd like that.

♪

[doors slide open]

[doors slide open]

Well, after you, Yakishio.

Why, thank you, Asagumo.

I try to be accommodating.

[LEMON]

Are you not coming?

[CHIHAYA] I just have

to throw something away.

[clatters]

[doors slide shut]

[train horn honks]

[train chugging]

[CHIHAYA]

I ended up breaking my promise,

but I think

it was the right thing to do.

[LEMON]

Huh?

[CHIHAYA] And I can't imagine

I'll ever need to again.

Just please don't let Nukumizu

know I said that, okay?

[chuckles softly]

[train chugging]

[car honking in distance]

[LEMON]

Thanks for waiting, Nuku.

Yakishio, what's up

with the running shorts?

I always wear running shorts

when I'm running.

Obviously.

[NUKUMIZU] But aren't you

meeting Ayano after this?

It's fine.

I'm just being myself,

after all.

[Nukumizu chuckles softly]

[LEMON]

Thanks for walking me.

[LEMON]

I know it's late.

-You got it from here?

-[LEMON] Hm.

Yeah I think I can handle

the rest of it on my own

so just make yourself

comfortable until I get back.

[NUKUMIZU] So you don't

have it from here, then.

[LEMON] All right,

I'm gonna go settle things!

[footsteps receding]

[NUKUMIZU]

Isn't this trespassing?

How am I supposed to

"make myself comfortable?"

[NUKUMIZU] What's gonna

happen if we get caught?

[footsteps approaching]

♪

[insects chirping]

[LEMON] Mitsuki,

I'm really glad you came.

[AYANO] Of course.

Thanks for the invite.

[LEMON] This place

brings back memories.

[LEMON]

How many years has it been?

These tires felt so much bigger

when we were kids.

Well, we've grown

a lot since then.

I think we'd stopped playing

on these by fifth grade.

[AYANO]

Maybe a little sooner.

It's okay if you don't,

but do you remember the day

you and I first started

hanging out together?

[AYANO] Yeah,

it was back in second grade.

[AYANO] You were inside

because you hurt your leg

jumping off the swing.

[LEMON]

You didn't forget.

[AYANO]

I mean, how could I?

[AYANO] I was this nerdy kid,

nose deep in a book,

and suddenly the class brat

was in my face.

[AYANO] I'm pretty sure

I was traumatized.

[LEMON]

That's how you remember it?

[LEMON] It's not a memory

of how you helped the poor,

injured girl

who needed someone

to take her mind off the pain?

[AYANO] You would always

get bored so easily.

[AYANO]

I think I spent more time

explaining the stories

than reading them to you.

You know what?

Reading a book never failed

to put me to sleep.

But when it was

you reading them to me,

I didn't have

any trouble listening.

That so?

[LEMON] That's why I wanted

to keep hanging out with you

even after my leg got better.

♪

Oh wow, this takes me back.

I know.

Hard to believe

it's already been eight years.

[LEMON]

That reminds me.

[LEMON] I told everyone

in my eighth-grade class

how I wanted

to get into Tsuwabuki High

and people acted like

it was a big joke.

[LEMON]

It was so rude!

[AYANO]

But not surprising

if you think about how bad

your grades were back then.

[LEMON]

You didn't laugh at me, though.

That doesn't mean

I thought you'd get in.

[LEMON]

If you didn't think I would,

then why did you

decide to help me?

That's simple.

You remember you told me

why you wanted to go there,

right?

You have a lot of academics

and lawyers in your family

but you didn't

share their knack for studying.

[AYANO]

And that made you insecure.

You don't forget anything, huh?

[LEMON] But you know,

that wasn't the only reason.

I also wanted to go

to the same school as you.

Lemon.

I'm trying my best

to be honest here.

Can you not do the same for me?

[sighs]

Okay then.

I actually wanted you to go

to the same school as me, too.

[AYANO]

The thing is

you started getting

a ton of attention

when we got to middle school.

[AYANO] You were super popular

and had a bunch of friends.

[AYANO] You were like

a celebrity or something

and I felt like maybe we had

drifted apart because of that.

[AYANO]

I was so happy

when you reached out

and asked me to help you.

I had no idea.

I wish I'd known that's

how you felt about me though.

I guess it might sound strange

but I didn't know

what I was feeling either.

I was still too young

to make sense of it all.

But that's not the case now.

[Ayano sighs]

[LEMON] Would it help

if I said it for you?

[gasps softly]

Mitsuki,

you really liked me,

didn't you?

[clock ticks]

[AYANO]

It's just,

I don't think

I quite understood

my own feelings at the time.

[AYANO] But then dating Chihaya

opened my eyes.

[AYANO]

I finally recognized

what it felt like when

you truly care for someone.

[LEMON]

That makes me happy.

[LEMON]

I'm really happy.

Lemon, I don't..

Think about it.

Stuff like this

never happens to anyone!

I just found out my crush

liked me back the same way!

[sniffles]

I couldn't think of anything

that would make me happier.

♪

[LEMON]

So, I'm curious.

[LEMON]

What was it about Asagumo

that made you fall for her?

[AYANO]

I don't know.

[AYANO]

Is it okay to tell you that?

[LEMON]

You might as well.

[AYANO]

Okay.

[AYANO]

My dream is to have a career

that allows me

to work with books all day.

[AYANO] So, I plan to

go to college in Tokyo

and spend those four years

getting as much experience

as I can.

[LEMON] Is that

the same plan Asagumo has?

[AYANO]

Yeah.

[LEMON] You guys are already

thinking that far ahead?

[LEMON]

You're both so inspiring.

[AYANO] Well, you're the one

who's always inspired me.

♪

Whoa, is that really

big one up there

the North Star, do you know?

If it's super bright

it might be part

of the Summer Triangle.

Look there.

Can you see how those three

stars would a form triangle

if you connected them?

[LEMON]

Uh

[LEMON]

Hmm.

Sorry, I can only see

one of them.

[chuckles softly]

[LEMON]

Mitsuki,

you'd better not mess things

up with Asagumo.

[LEMON] Seems like you're

pretty perfect for each other.

[AYANO]

I'll try my best.

[NUKUMIZU]

Right, I'll go with cats.

[NUKUMIZU]

If anyone asks,

I'll tell them mine snuck

into the schoolyard.

[NUKUMIZU]

I can totally sell that.

[NUKUMIZU] I'll say its name

is Meowko or something.

[screams]

[AYANO]

Nukumizu,

what are you doing here?

I walked Yakishio.

She told me to hang out

until she got back.

So, is she coming out soon?

[AYANO]

I don't know.

[AYANO] I think she wants

a little time alone.

[AYANO]

I know the truth, by the way.

[AYANO] Chihaya told me

that the stuff about

you liking Yanami

was all a lie.

[NUKUMIZU] Oh, right.

I forgot about that plotline.

[AYANO] You're a good guy,

you know that?

[AYANO] People will do

a lot for their friends

but most of them

wouldn't go this far.

What, you mean Yakishio?

I wouldn't call us friends,

exactly.

[AYANO] You know you don't

need to overthink it.

[AYANO] Sometimes

friendships just happen,

like us for example.

Wait.

You mean we're friends now?

[AYANO]

Seriously?

[AYANO] You're k*lling me, man.

I may cry.

This is so not the mood

we're going for right now.

What are you two

doing out here, anyway?

We're just having

a little guy time.

Right, Nukumizu?

Yeah, guy time.

Let's go with that.

Okay, sure.

[AYANO] Well, make sure

this guy gets you home safely.

It's you I'm worried about,

walking all alone

on the dangerous streets.

[NUKUMIZU] Ayano!

[AYANO] Huh?

[AYANO]

What's up?

I, um. I thought that maybe

you could walk her home

tonight instead.

[AYANO]

Huh, but.

[NUKUMIZU] Yakishio,

there's something I've gotta go

and take care of.

[NUKUMIZU] So Ayano's

going to walk back with you.

[NUKUMIZU]

'Kay, I'm off.

[NUKUMIZU]

You can take it from here.

[gasps]

I hear the streets

are dangerous at night.

Would it be all right

if I walked you home?

[Lemon chuckles softly]

[car honking in distance]

[LEMON]

Hey, Mitsuki.

[AYANO]

What's up?

[LEMON]

I like you a lot.

[AYANO]

Lemon come on.

[LEMON]

Try again.

Okay.

Thank you, Lemon.

Hearing that, it's nice.

[chuckles softly]

♪

[LEMON]

So,

think I could ask you a favor?

[AYANO]

A favor?

[LEMON]

Yeah, just a small one.

[LEMON]

But don't tell Asagumo.

[LEMON]

For the first, and last time.

♪

[KAJU] Are you heading out

already, big brother?

[NUKUMIZU] It wouldn't look

good if I was late

on the first day

of the new term.

Okay, but there's something

we need to do before you go.

Face forward and hold still.

This won't take long.

[clink]

[NUKUMIZU]

Huh?

There, now you're ready.

See you after school!

[CHIHAYA] Good morning,

Nukumizu. How are you?

Oh, um. I'm fine.

How about you?

I'm feeling a lot better now.

I was able to talk

everything through

with Mitsuki then I had

a lovely chat with Lemon.

Good, I'm glad to hear that.

[NUKUMIZU] Hey, I've been

meaning to ask you something.

Sure, what is it?

That little GPS trick of yours

did you seriously

pull it on Yakishio, too?

[CHIHAYA]

Here's a fun fact for you.

The battery embedded

in a GPS transmitter

will only last for a few days,

max.

Now that I think about it,

what would you call one after

it's lost its functionality?

At that point is it

a transmitter or just junk?

[gasps]

[NUKUMIZU]

You know, I'm starting to think

there are two

very different sides to you.

[Chihaya chuckles]

Don't tell but I'm actually

kind of a bad girl.

[chuckles]

[footsteps approaching]

Nuku, Chiha!

[LEMON]

How's it going, you two?

[CHIHAYA] You've sure got

a lot of energy this morning.

[LEMON]

I've always

Morning, Nukumizu.

Hey, Ayano.

Quick question.

[NUKUMIZU]

What's going on with those two?

[AYANO]

I didn't see it coming, either

but apparently

they're friends now.

[CHIHAYA]

I'm looking forward

Which means

Chihaya's been hearing

lots of old stories

and Lemon always

picks the embarrassing ones.

So it's a mixed blessing.

Well, at least they seem happy.

[NUKUMIZU] And maybe now

you guys can keep me out of it.

[ANNA] My online campaign

is working too well.

[ANNA] Everyone's convinced

I've got a boyfriend,

and my friends

have started bugging me

to bring him along

when we hang out.

Couldn't you just

tell them it's not true?

[ANNA]

No way.

I've been

scattering breadcrumbs

everywhere on social media,

so I can't suddenly

start acting like

I never had a boyfriend at all!

They'll think I lied or worse.

[ANNA ]They would say

I got dumped again!

But Hakamada wasn't

actually your boyfriend.

[ANNA]

Fortunately, I have an idea.

[NUKUMIZU]

Hm?

[ANNA] I'll get a stand-in till

the real thing comes along.

[NUKUMIZU] You're saying

you want a fake boyfriend?

[ANNA]

Yes, and so.

I have a request to make

if you're willing to help.

[gasps]

Look, I know it's a lot to ask

and it might be

kinda awkward for you.

[gulps]

But do you think

you could borrow Ayano for me?

[ANNA] But do you think

you could borrow Ayano for me?

But do you think

you could borrow Ayano for me?

[screams]

[shocked]

[ANNA] He's got the looks.

He's got the brains.

[ANNA]

He's perfect for it!

[ANNA]

So what do you say?

[grunts]

♪

[chuckles softly]

[NUKUMIZU]

Yanami,

hurry up

and get a real boyfriend.