01x13 - Love

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ORIGINAL WORK - SHIINA KARUHO

Isn't that Sanada and Sawako-chan?

I told you so. Let's support them, okay?

Ka... zehaya?

Because it was my first time,
I was not sure...

whether it was real or not.

But when I placed my feelings
above all else,

I hoped that this feeling...

was love. I wanted it to be love.

I strongly... strongly...

hoped that it was love.

"LOVE"

Why?

Why?

Well.

Why?

What? Kurumi spread those rumors?

Probably.

That skank!

Hey, hold on.

I... It's...

I... It's not fair, Yano-chin!

Why didn't you tell me
something that important?

Well, because...

Wait. Why Kurumi?

She may thank me, but there's absolutely
no reason for her to harass me like this!

That's because...

Could it be...?

What? Let's hear it. Just in case.

Well, this is just a wild guess.

But you know how sharp I can be, right?

I've kinda had an idea for a while...

Maybe she has a thing for Ryu.

People always get the wrong idea about us.
He's like a brother to me, you know.

So Kurumi's like that?

I wouldn't wanna have her as
my sister-in-law, if you know what I mean.

-Idiot!
-What?

It's so obvious she has
a thing for Kazehaya!

BLOWN AWAY

What? Why?

Jeez, you honestly had no idea...

Sorry.

I couldn't resist.

I was too curious.

I have to know.

My body is...

shaking...

Kuronuma...

Do you...

like Ryu?

Like?

Like?

Like...

I like...

I like him!

I like Kazehaya-kun so much that

I don't know what to do with my feelings.

I like him so much.

How I "like" Sanada-kun

is not romantic.

Although he is kind, and he protected me...

But it's...

It's not...

It's not romantic.

No... It's completely different.

It's different?

Yes.

I'll take your word for it.

Sure!

So that's how it is!

Can you look away for a second?
I'm really embarrassed right now.

Did I say something
really rude about Sanada-kun?

But as a person,
I really, really respect him.

He's really nice, and...

It's all right. I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Because...

The kind of "like" you meant
is something like this, right?

These feelings that I have for you
right now...

They're all romantic feelings, right?

Jeez...

I wanted to be the one who saved you.
I'm contradicting myself.

There might be times
when I can't support you from now on.

If that happens, I'm sorry.

I'm not the kind of guy you think I am.

I'm extremely selfish and stubborn.

That's okay.

It's okay
even if you're selfish and stubborn.

It's okay even if you can't do
anything for me.

That's okay.

By the way...

What do you think about going out?

To where?

Not like that.

About becoming a couple.

I... I think that's really mature!

I can't even imagine it! It seems like
a world completely different from mine!

-Dating probably never crossed her mind.
-I don't have the experience to respond.

How would Yano-san answer this?

Well.

That's fine.

I'll just leave it at that for now.

I don't get it at all!

In short, if she likes Kazehaya,

why would she help the girl
who also likes him?

In short, she didn't want him
to get a girlfriend.

Her aim from the start was
to make that stupid pact.

That's why she kept sending over girls
with absolutely no chance.

You've lost me.

It's fine. Maybe you don't need to know.

Hey, Ryu.

Ryu, Sadako was looking for you.

I already saw her, like I was told to.

What do you mean?

Then again, it seems like
the request wasn't from her.

What's that?

I WANT TO THANK YOU PROPERLY
PLEASE COME TO THE STOREHOUSE AT NOON

This is definitely not
Sadako's handwriting!

Was that in your shoe locker?

Yeah, it was.

Did you come across anyone
during your chat with Sawako?

Shota and... What's that girl's name?

She has long hair,
and her name sounds like "creamy."

Kurumi?

I see.

Yano-chin, what's with the wicked face?

I'm merely more confident
in my conclusion.

I don't get it,
but let's find Kurumi and...

Hold it!

What now? Why are you stopping me?

No fair! You know everything,
but you keep it all to yourself!

I knew you'd try to run off like that, so
I kept quiet until I was absolutely sure.

If you're so sure now, why can't we go?

Not quite yet. We need irrefutable proof.

Proof?

Correct. Proof that'll totally prevent
Kurumi from playing dumb.

And then I'll b*at her
into submission with it!

Scary...

Why won't you come back, Kazehaya?

Should I have followed and interfered?

That's a bit much.
He might've found me annoying.

Don't tell me they're gonna start dating!

Hurry up and come back, Kazehaya!

-Ka...
-Ka?

Karate chop!

She's that creepy kid...

What're you doing here?

I was about to put these away!

Then hurry up.

There's a little problem, though.

The other person has the key,
so I'm waiting for him right now.

Key? I have one, so put them away.

Why... aren't you going away?

Well...

Why aren't you going away?
Kazehaya might be coming back!

Why are you all fidgety?

Why are you everywhere I go?

Why are you being all flirty?

I... I get it now!

Sorry. I'm not interested in kids.

I understand your feelings, though.
If I were a woman, I'd love me, too.

But you're like ten years too young.
Know what I mean?

What are you talking about?

Why am I getting rejected all of a sudden?
And by him of all people?

Just go and settle for some brat your age.

Sorry. I didn't mean to eavesdrop...

No!

I know! Don't worry.
I won't tell anyone, I promise.

-That's not what I...
-Shota, you dumb brat!

You were playing hooky!

Crap!

-Perfect timing.
-Kaze...

I'm gonna give you
the harshest job of all.

Give me a break, man.

Kazehaya! No!

Right.

Just forget about me.

Pin, you better not blab
about this to anyone else.

What's this? You're telling me what to do?

No!

What, that rumor?

Before I knew it, everyone was saying it.

I don't remember if she was
the one who started it.

Gotcha.

Sorry we couldn't help.

No one seems to remember.

I should try Class A next.

Yeah.

Tomo and Ekko.

All right, let's try asking them.

What?

Seriously?

Yeah, I saw her spreading the rumor.

Are you positive it was Kurumi?

She visits Kazehaya pretty often,
so I'm very sure. Right?

It was the first time I heard rumors about
you two since you became Sadako's friends.

I didn't think a rumor
would get so out of hand.

Thanks, you two!

Yano-chin, now we can...

I've finally trapped you, Kurumi...

There she goes! Yano-chin's got that
wicked stepmother look! Get back, you two!

Just watch! I'll even make you cough up
what brand of skin toner you use!

You sound like you have
a personal grudge against her, Yano-chin!

Yano-san and Yoshida-san aren't here?

Maybe they're at volleyball practice.

There's someone that I like.

I wonder how they would react
if I told them that.

I can't even begin to imagine it!

-What should I say? It's embarrassing...
-What's that? Some victory dance?

Shadowboxing?

The twist?

This makes me so happy.

A world where I'm not alone is
much more fun than I thought.

Liking Kazehaya-kun and being able
to confide those feelings to someone...

makes me happier than I ever imagined.

There's someone I like.

The person I like is Kazehaya.

I'll tell Kurumi-chan.

She told me how she felt,

so I want to tell her how I feel.

We're friends who can talk about love.

Now then, you wanna tell me
what's really going on, Kurumi-chan?

Didn't you say that you
never spread any rumors?

What is this about?

Don't play dumb with me.
I've got eyewitnesses from Class A!

This is like a samurai drama!

Can you shut up for a second?

Even if I spread the rumor, that doesn't
prove that I'm the source of the rumor.

Are you saying this shiny little face
of yours is totally innocent?

You think I can't tell apart skin that's
taken care of from skin that isn't?

Yano-chin,
you're making this too personal.

I went around the entire school
and asked all the students!

How can she tell such a blatant lie?

Kurumi's acting like a different person!

Chizu! Go for it!

Hey, hey, hey! Kurumizawa Ume!

We examined your handwriting
and compared it to some recent evidence!

So what?

Well, because...

This is your handwriting!

Liars go to hell, you know...

You've done well, Chizu. That's enough.

Isn't your attitude
pretty different from earlier?

Also... Did your scheme
work out the way you wanted?

Ayane-chan! Chizu-chan! Kurumi-chan!

Sawako...

It's rare to see you three together.

Did you all become friends?

No. She's getting served.

Served?

You remember those rumors from before?

She started them.

Sawako, the person who put you
through so much pain was...

Kurumi.

PREVIEW OF NEXT EPISODE

I want to tell her...

the answer I found.

Next episode: "Kurumi."