02x15 - It's just a feeling/ fantasy, part 2/invitation to lunch./roasted sweet potatoes.

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MISSION 52
"IT'S JUST A THOUGHT."

Who can answer this question?

Komi.

Actually, Ushiroda.

Yes, sir. The Treaty of Portsmouth.

Yes, that's right.

-Hey, uh. It's not bullying, you know?
-Open page 125.

-It's more like the opposite.
-It'll be on the test so take note.

-BREAK TIME
-Sports Day.

And the culture festival.

It's all so nostalgic.

I don't want to study.

Those are your true feelings.

It's almost winter break, right?

Yes, it is. I can't wait!

Komi, where do you want to go?

Heh heh.

"Are you reading my mind?"

"I know you are. Heh heh."

That's what that face says.

Oh! Next is gym class!

Let's go, Komi.

What's up, Nakanaka?

Urk!

Mwah-ha-ha!

Tadano! You are
supposedly good at reading minds.

But it looks like you failed to read mine!

Um, you're trying to trick me
by assuming I can read minds

and thinking,
"You're reading my mind," right?

How did you know?

SUDDENLY FEELS EMBARRASSED.

Tadano understands what it's like
to have an overactive imagination.

I see.

You want to know what Komi is thinking?

Yes.

As Komi's sworn ally,

I must learn to
understand Komi's feelings.

And as someone who can read her mind,

Tada… you…

I thought I'd ask for help.

You can call me whatever you like.

Let me think.

Even I don't know exactly…

Your methods. Teach them to me too.

She's here.

Alright. Let's observe some scenarios

and try to guess what Komi is thinking.

That's a good idea! How unlike you.

Unlike?

Clean up the balls!

Hey, that's alright.

I'll do it for you!

Got it!

Yeaaaahhhh!

Now, what is Komi thinking?

Are you kidding? That's too easy!

"I'm free of a boring task.
Where's Yamai?"

-Right?
-Wrong!

Where did you get that cue card?

Here I am! Komi!

"Very good, peasant."

Wrong. You have a cue card too.

-The answer is, "I want to tidy up too!"
-FEELS GUILTY

Are you sure?

Probably.

Komi, can I borrow
your electronic dictionary?



And then…

Okay, now try it with this situation.

"Shut up and give back my dictionary."

-Right?
-Wrong.

But I agree with you.

"They're talking, so it's hard
to approach them." Totally.

That's part of it.

-Very close.
-What?

The answer is,
"Are they gossiping about me?"

Wow! A rainbow! There's a huge rainbow!

Let's see! Where is it?

Wow, it's huge!

This is an easy one. Give it a try.

"I'll do what Yamai does,

and take a picture of the rainbow
for social media.

Oh, I should tell Yamai my account!"

-Yeah!
-Nope.

Are you doing this on purpose?

Heh.

"Who cares about social media?
Don't post pictures of the sky, dirtbags."

That's just your personal opinion!

Wrong.

-Huh? What do you mean?
-DIRTBAGS?

The w*r of the Women
is breaking out again.

She doesn't fuss!

Even if a huge rainbow appears,
Komi doesn't fuss!

Komi's a much bigger person
than that rainbow!

Wrong.

KOMI WANTS TO GO SEE IT
BUT CAN'T JOIN THE GROUP.

-HOME ECONOMICS
-Work with your group to make the dish.

Komi, you wash the vegetables.

-Huh? Komi?
-Okay, how about this…

Hey!

"I'm thinking about the next step
in the recipe." This is it!

"I don't know the next step
in the recipe." It's gotta be this.

Huh? Komi's good at cooking, you know.

Huh? Whatever!

The answer is,
"Thinking about the rainbow."

-DIDN'T GET TO SEE IT.
-She was still stuck on that!

"I want to eat Yamai's home cooking!"

"I want to invite Nakanaka to eat!"

"I want to be with Yamai!"

"I wonder where Nakanaka is?"

"I love Yamai!"

"I want to play games with…"

I'm the one who knows Komi best.

I've hung out with Komi alone you know.

Neither of you have gotten one right yet.

K-Komi!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

What? What indeed.

We just happened to be walking together.

-Don't misunderstand.
-Yeah!

"I noticed that you were watching me."

"You were having fun talking, too."

It's over.

-She's angry!
-She's totally angry!

We didn't mean anything bad…

by it.

WANTS TO JOIN IN.

Since we're all here.

Let's go to a cafe after school.

Why?

-NOD
-Is it really okay?

At the very least let me pay for yours!

No, I'll pay! Let me pay!

-Me!
-No, me!

NOBODY HAS TO PAY FOR ME.
JUST STOP FIGHTING.

Okay.

KOMI! ME! KOMI! ME!

MISSION 53
"IT'S JUST A FANTASY, PART 2."

Several days after,
"Of all the girls, who would you date?"

The boys got together again.

The second round of
"Of all the girls, who would you date?"

Shall we begin?

They're back at it?

We failed to reach a conclusion last time.

Everyone thought about it at home,
and we put something together.

We've finally made a Komi episode!

Let's watch, along with two more episodes!

WOW!

Part of me is looking forward to this!

OF ALL THE GIRLS, WHO WOULD YOU DATE?
ONEMINE VERSION

I'm so glad the weather is nice.

Yeah!

Ta-da! I made a picnic lunch!

Not a word!
I love how she does that silently!

She has immense big sister vibes.

Onemine is the picture of stability.

OF ALL THE GIRLS, WHO WOULD YOU DATE?
OTORI VERSION

I'm home.

Welcome back!

Do you want dinner?

What's wrong?

I made a terrible mistake at work.

I'm done for.

There, there.

It's alright.

You'll be okay.

-Whoa.
-I'm gonna cry.

I wish she was my mom!

Those guys must be so tired.

OF ALL THE GIRLS, WHO WOULD YOU DATE?
KOMI VERSION

The era has changed!

Anyway, that's going to happen
to overthrow the shogunate.

My liege.

I see.

And when that happens,

Japan will have a bright future.

Yes.

What an empty conversation…

This is an investigation!

Who goes there?!

Save your breath!

A windmill!

My husband is not
going to meet his end here.

Escape while you can.

O-Osho!

I'll be the one to face you.

I'll take several heads

before you go.

A period drama was the only way
I could imagine being with Komi.

You did what you could.

Alright, so who do you want to date?

I'd like someone who's like a buddy.

But I also want a video game partner.

But it's gotta be…

Ko…

Meeting adjourned!

Fantasies must be done
in secret [from girls].

BOY'S FANTASY EPISODE RANKING
NUMBER 1: NAKANAKA!

NOT THAT I CARE!
[CARES A LITTLE]

Deep, dark, glimmering hair.

Clear skin without a single blemish.

At once both like a regal empress
and a mother goddess.

An absolutely incomparable presence.

Komi.

Even she…

-GURGLE
-PUNCH!

…sometimes sleeps in and misses breakfast.

LUNCH BREAK

My name is Makoto Katai.

My hobby is sewing patchwork.

The other day, I made my first friend.

And I met Commu, a mentor for
communication, which I find difficult.

My high school life is going smoothly!

Today I'm going to invite Tadano to lunch.

Watch me, Mentor.

-LEER
-SHIVER

Here I go.

I've thought of the perfect line
for inviting him to lunch.

-That was nice of the literature teacher…
-Tadano, hey.

Oh no! Was that too casual?
I'm acting friendly!

But maybe a little too familiar?

Hello.

What's up, Katai?

I forgot my line!

Commu is watching me.

-She really is scary.
-STARE

Are you alright?

I think he wants to eat lunch together.

Was I going to ask him to eat outside?

No, it's cold outside.

But in class with everyone watching…
What if he's annoyed?

Anyway I have to find the words. Uh…

Let's take a walk.

EVERYONE'S FEELINGS INCLUDING KATAI.

Now I've done it.

That was so rude of me.

I wish there was a hole
I could crawl into.

Sorry, I'm gonna go today.

YOU'RE GOING?!

Why does this always happen?

-Hey!
-Huh?

Hey, Katai!

A miracle?

LUNCH

Wow! Lunch with a friend.

It's a dream come true!

I'm sure my mentor
must have said something.

-Go to him!
-Mentor!

Thank you my ment…

-Mentor! Why did you come?
-WORRIED ABOUT TADANO.

Oh, I know.

Eating lunch together isn't the goal.

Having fun together
and getting closer as friends is the goal!

She's watching over me.

I can do it!

Let's eat!

Wow. Katai, your lunch looks good!

Did your mom make it for you?

-Got any hobbies?
-Is this speed dating?

Um, I read comics
and I play video games a little.

Oh.

A-Alright!

That conversation went great, didn't…

-She looks disappointed!
-CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE IS SEEING.

I've got to show
how friendly we're getting.

Oh! I know!

Open up!

Even Tadano couldn't help but flinch.

HE WAS DISTURBED BUT HE STILL ATE IT.

Yay!

How about it! Tadano and I are getting…

-No? Mentor, you're so strict!
-KOMI HAS COMPLICATED FEELINGS.

What more can I do?

Ah, yes.

My mentor is signaling what to do.

G-Got it.

I'm a little embarrassed, but I'll try it!

GRAB

A Working Club Hostess Tells All


Chapter 1, page 12.

"Physical touch is best!"

-This is what my mentor was trying to say.
-RIGHT AROUND HERE

I-I'm shy, but if it'll bring us closer.

Pulling away?

W-What should I…

BUT HE CAN'T BREAK AWAY.

-KOMI VISION
-You ate my lunch.

-SHAKEDOWN
-Pay me 20,000 yen.

-She looks like she's going to come over!
-WANTS TO STOP HIM BUT IS SCARED.

I can't do this anymore! Help me, Mentor!

Chaos.

You don't have to force it.

I'm not entirely sure
what you were trying to do.

But when you're with me,
you don't have to act tough.

You can just be yourself,
and that's fine with me.

Okay.

-GURGLE
-TUMMY NOISES.

Huh? Komi?

Would you like to eat with us as well?

I'll introduce you to Katai.

Lunch with my mentor?

Katai, this is Komi.

I think you two would get along.

Both of you…

You can't say that!

Najimi!

Since when…

Pretty much since the beginning.

I'll say it again. You can't say that!

After all, it's funnier this way!

Anyway, let me join you for lunch.

Sure.

Everyone ate lunch together.

MISSION 55
"IT'S JUST ROASTED SWEET POTATOES"

Roasted sweet potatoes!

Hot and delicious!

-FIDGET
-Sweet potatoes!

Roasted sweet potatoes!

FLOATING

GHOST

KOMI'S AFRAID TO CALL OUT

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

KOMI CAN'T HELP BUT SHAKE HER HEAD.

KOMI DOESN'T KNOW WHY SHE SHOOK HER HEAD.

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES


REAL LIFE "RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT"

COLD

ONE…

TWO…

FIVE!

-KOMI DID PAY FULL PRICE.
-THANK YOU!

MAYBE FIVE WAS TOO MANY.

WARM

Ever since the culture festival,
something has been bothering me.

Everyone in the school
saw me dressed as a girl!

TADANO

Why did I dress up like a girl?

I could have at least
changed for the after-party!

A new page was added
to Tadano's dark history.

I got all caught up in the moment
and acted like a fool!

EXACTLY.

How can I deal with these feelings?

Komi's face at that moment.

Are we…

What was I trying to say then?

No! No, no, no!

I don't know what you're doing,
but stop shaking the bed!

I've got to think calmly.

I would never feel that way.

Komi's beautiful and cute, too.

But that's precisely why…

No, no, no. What am I thinking?

I'm going out.

-To buy p*rn?
-No!

Oh, Komi!

What odd timing.

G-Good evening, Komi. What a coincidence.

BLUSH

You bought some roasted sweet potatoes?

It's so dark out, I'll walk you home.

Are you alright?

I should invite her out.

I don't have anything happening
during winter break.

I do like hanging out with Komi.

As a friend, as a friend! Of course.

But if I'm going to ask her to hang out,

I should suggest
a specific day and activity.

Okay, take care, then.

I failed.

For me?

Thank you.

Let's do something together
over winter break too!

Thanks for this.

See ya.

Winter break has begun.

BONUS SCENE

That was delicious!

Oh yeah, Komi!

You should get Katai to write his name!

-Ta-da! Komi's Book of Friends!
-JUST A MEMO PAD

We're getting all of Komi's friends
to write their names!

I see. My mentor wants
the names of her apprentices.

TADANO, NAJIMI, AGARI, YAMAI
YADANO, NAKANAKA…

So many apprentices!

My mentor is so formidable!

Katai became her apprentice.