01x02 - Episode Two

[bunniefuu]

Yamato is

my best friend since childhood.

2022 GRADUATION CEREMONY

I wasted money again.

I'm already broke this month as is.

This sucks.

Yamato, do the last one.

-Why?
-You're so good at it!

Please!

Remember the claw machine the other day?

Okay then, sure.

Yay!

SUPER RARE

Y-You got it.

This is the super rare, legendary

Yakumo.

The hands of a god.

But lately...

Let's go home.

Okay.

It feels like something's changed.

No.

Yamato and I are best friends.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

You're coming tomorrow, right?
To play video games.

Of course.

Ohara.

Here, the manga you mentioned.

It's that popular one.

-Let me borrow it after you.
-Okay.

-That's fine right?
-Yes.

So, Ohara.

Are you chatting with
that girl from the mixer?

I'm not.

And you, Kakeru?
How's it going with Akane?

We chat every now and then.

After all that whining, you wound up
getting a girlfriend before Ohara did.

I haven't.

Won't you be lonely
now that he has a girlfriend?

-I said we're not dating yet!
-"Yet"! You said "yet"!

You're so annoying.

You're secretly
hoping it'll happen, aren't you?

You're wrong, so...

I'm going home.

What?

Why?

Why is he mad?

Being jealous is so lame.

Jealous?

Of who?

You...

You always pop out of nowhere.

We're going home to
the same place, so of course I do.

Kakeru's coming over
to play games tomorrow.

I have club activities tomorrow.

I know.

That's why I invited him.

I'm better at video games than you are...

Once again the two of you
will hang out while I'm not around.

You know, Kakeru is my friend.

So what?

It's not like Kakeru belongs to you.

He's mine.

He's yours?

Whatever belongs to you,
belongs to me too, doesn't it?

"He's mine"...

No matter how much we're together...

I can never become that special one.

-Is orange juice okay?
-Yeah.

Today I've come to play video games
with my childhood friend Yamato.

I fell again.

You'll never beat me.

Just fall already!

This is how I expected it to be, but...

Is this a funeral?

What's with this atmosphere?

Why is it so heavy?

No one died, you know?

What is this game?

A horror game?

Exactly what game
are we playing right now?

I hate this. I want to leave.

What's he mad about, anyways?

Do I need to say sorry?

Though saying sorry
without knowing why is a little...

What?

You seem mad.

I'm not mad.

That's not true.

You've refused to look at me all day.

I haven't.

You flinched just now.

It's not that I'm mad.

Then what?

No...

Come on.

Look at me when you talk.

Ouch!

My neck just cracked!

Sorry!

No more violence!
Yamato Ohara used violence against me!

Someone help!

Hey.

If something's bothering you, tell me.

If I don't know what's wrong,
then I won't know how to fix it.

Who is it?

Huh?

It's my mom.

Yamato...

Well...

You said you're chatting with that girl.

That you're not yet dating...

It's just a figure of speech.

I didn't mean to say it like that.

We're just chatting.

Yamato, do you...

not want me to get a girlfriend?

As if! I'm just kidding.

I'm just kidding.

You're right.

I don't.

Huh?

Do you mean...

That's it, right?

You don't want me to because then
we can't hang out like this anymore.

Yeah.

What kind of person is your type?

A childhood friend?

If you're with me...

Is Yamato in love with me?

In my head,
I always pushed that thought away.

I'm scared to confirm it.

Kakeru.

Did something happen with Ohara?

Huh? Why?

Nothing happened.

I mean,

it just seems a bit
awkward between you two.

You haven't really been talking today.

Huh?

No, that's not true.

We might not be
able to stay the way we are.

It scares me.

I'm...

going to the bookstore, do you...

Ohara.

A girl wants to talk to you.

Okay.

Um.

Here.

I'm sorry. I'm not...

At least read it.

I really want to tell you.

I want you to

know how I feel.

Otherwise

I won't know...

what to do with this feeling.

Thank you.

FOR OHARA

Huh?

Are you not leaving?

No.

I thought I'd wait for Yamato.

It's another confession.

It so is.

How many has he gotten now?

There's no helping it.

With a face like his and such good grades,
of course he's popular.

Ugh, I really wish it were me.

-Don't you have a girlfriend?
-That's completely unrelated.

He's so popular but he hasn't ever
had a girlfriend, has he?

Wait,

what if today is the day?

Ohara has it good, huh?

Even if he never makes any effort,
his life will be easy.

He probably thinks so too himself.

That he's on a whole other level than us.

-Something like that?
-Right.

Or something, right?

And Ashiya,
doesn't he just see you as his sidekick?

It's not like that.

I think he does.

You're a good guy,
so he's taking you for a fool.

-Right?
-Right.

No.

He's not that kind of person.

I know that he's shy and unsociable,

but he doesn't brag about being popular,

and he doesn't look down on people.

He's kind and...

You guys know nothing about Yamato.

Don't talk like that!

I'm going home.

Kakeru!

Kakeru!

Kakeru!

Kakeru.

Kakeru.

You're walking too fast.

I got worked too up just now.

No, they were in the wrong.

Though I used to think like them too.

My opinion of Ohara changed
after he came to the mixer.

He's fun once you talk to him.

Exactly.

So all that bad-mouthing...

The fact that he's the popular one,

and that I'm being compared to him,

it's all just because I suck.

It's not Yamato's fault.

You're not half bad either.

You're kind.

-Really?
-No.

-Keep praising me!
-Stop, you're annoying.

You guys know nothing about Yamato.

Don't talk like that!

Oh! She's there.

I'm sorry.

Is it right?

That's a relief.

Mikoto.

Yamato.

She's my little sister.

Your sister?

No need to be so wary.

All we did was hand her
the phone she forgot at a café.

So she's your sister.

That's why she's pretty.

What do you mean "that's why"?

Don't talk to strangers.

We're not strangers.

We're your brother's friends.

You're right.

Mikoto.

Isn't it true?

Let's go.

They're funny.

Today

I got mad.

It's all just that
none of them actually know Yamato.

Besides if it'd been me they badmouthed,

I'm sure Yamato would be mad too.

I wonder why
I can't stop thinking about him.

Maybe tomorrow...

we can actually talk.

Here you go.

Your second special handout.

Urgh.

By tomorrow is fine.

No way, I can't do this.

If you don't believe in yourself,
tomorrow will never change.

Got it.

Geez.

Should I help you?

Can you?

Multiply this with this.

I got it!

I really feel relaxed when I'm with you.

What?

Seeing his smile makes me happy.

I like this time
that I get to spend with him.

I don't know how he feels,

but I don't want to lose this time.

You guys made up?

-We weren't fighting.
-Liar.

You guys've been weird lately,
so I was thinking of stepping in.

Mind your own business already.

Ah, right.

You guys are childhood friends
who can talk about anything.

No need for me.

-Why are you so annoying?
-My bad, sorry.

Even we have things we can't say.

Ohara.

The girl from the other day
is on the rooftop.

Okay.

Unbelievable.

But she said it wasn't funny at all,
but like, who asked?

I think it's fun, so why?

Yamato is probably
being confessed to right now.

Are you listening?

I'm listening.

So it's really that comedy...

Well, it's nothing new.

Huh?

Where's Ohara?

He's not here.

The essays we handed in this morning,
he handed in the wrong one.

Guess even Ohara messes up sometimes.

Why am I running?

Why am I panicking this much?

Yamato is an important friend.

But...

Why?

Where's the girl?

She left.

Did she confess to you?

Yeah.

Will you da...

You really are popular, huh?

Well?

What will you do?

I said no.

I see.

But

that's none of your business.

What?

Lately...

something's weird between us.

Yamato!

Kakeru?

-What are you doing? Let go.
-I'm not letting go.

I hate being on bad terms with you.

I want to be the same as always.

I'll stop being self-conscious
and making weird assumptions.

What?

I'll study hard too.

So please stay my best friend forever.

Best friend...

I got it.

I got it. Let me go.

-Will you keep being my friend?
-I will.

I said I got it, I will,
so let go of me, you idiot.

Forever, okay?

Fine.

I got it.

I'll be with you forever.

Thank god.

I don't want to ruin that smile.

So...

Kakeru and I are childhood best friends.

Let's go back to the classroom.

Up until now

and from now on,

I want to be next to that smile.

Trying so hard to hide,
but they're right there.

It's obvious.

How you feel.

Kakeru and I are best friends.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Do you never want to
let your emotions carry you away?

It's better to not say it.