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Are you serious?

He's really good, isn't he?

Wow!

Hey! Excuse me!

Are you a professional?

No, I am an amateur.

Are you for real?

How can you snowboard like that?

Actually, my secret is this snowboard.

No way!

When I use this, I am surprised

at how well I can snowboard.

All the girls love me now.

No way!

Where can I buy it?

At Out Trip in Harajuku.

At Out Trip in Harajuku?

I just so happen to have a flyer right here.

You just so happened to have

a flyer right here?

-Do you want it? -Yes!

-I want one. -Here.

I want one.

You have to keep this a secret.

Bye!

Bye!

It seems they're having a sale right now!

Are you serious?

Okay, let's move on.

Was it that good?

It was a lovely movie.

At first, the heroine hates the man.

But they get lost in the snowy mountain

and grow close. And in the end, they kiss.

I wish I could fall in love like that!

You want to get lost and kiss?

-No. -Oh.

You want your first kiss?

You have someone you like, right?

-Well… -Zen?

-Why? -You gave him chocolate on Valentine's.

Wasn't it obligatory?

Yeah, it was obligatory.

Really…

Even middle schoolers nowadays don't feel

their hearts flutter over romance movies.

At least get your first kiss over with.

Leave me alone.

I can't.

Hey, Teacher, you've never been kissed?

-Would you like me to give you a lesson? -Taro.

You have such weird taste, Taro.

Hey, let's tell Zen about this too.

He already knows.

What? He's never mentioned it.

Unlike you, he doesn't care.

By now, Zen and Akira

must be enjoying skiing.

Has Akira skied before?

It's his first time.

He must be falling left and right.

Jeez, what are we going to do with you?

It's scary.

It's not scary.

We're going to leave you behind.

If you can't slide, just walk.

-He sucks. -He really sucks.

-Araki. -Yes.

Try harder next time.

Yes.

-Igarashi. -Yes.

Well done.

Tsubasa, you got 99 points?

No wonder you're class president.

Akira, what was your score?

You were very close.

100 POINTS

You got 100 again?

You're so smart.

Well done.

-Ishibashi. -Yes.

Try that calculation again.

Okay, today we will try

the vaulting box with 6 levels.

What!

Let's start with the boys.

Line up over here.

Come on, get up. Hurry up. Run, run.

Tsubasa is going to jump.

Can he do it?

-I'm sure he can. -Yeah.

Kobayashi is up first.

Yes.

Wow!

You did it.

Tsubasa is so cool.

Yeah.

Next is Igarashi.

Yes.

Are you okay?

That was funny!

Nice try.

Akira is so funny.

You can't even jump over vaulting boxes?

I knew you were really uncoordinated

because you kept falling off your sled.

But all you need to do is jump for vaulting boxes.

No need to worry.

Everyone has something they can't do.

We're not talking about your first kiss.

I'm not either!

First of all, Akira is the smartest kid in the class.

Yes, yes, yes!

Wow.

I've never seen this many perfect scores.

Right?

Praise him for these things.

-Why? -"Why"?

Why do we have to praise him for being smart?

Are you throwing shade at us?

There's no point in getting good grades.

There is.

It's pointless.

You can't be popular unless you're good at sports.

Popular?

He means popular with the girls.

The guys who get girls, AKA popular guys,

are all good at sports.

-That's common sense. -Really?

-No. Right? -It's common sense.

Who is the most popular guy in the class?

I do not rank

my students like that.

-Stop acting like a teacher. -I'm not acting.

I am a teacher!

Who is the class president?

Tsubasa.

Is he popular?

-What's he like? -Is he smart?

Before Akira came, he had the best grades in the class.

-In sports too? -He's the best even now.

-The vaulting boxes? -He can jump.

He's our target.

-Target? -Down with Tsubasa!

Akira, let's do vaulting box training.

-Training? -You have to practice to win.

I can't win anyway.

Don't you want to look good in front of Licca?

Licca?

She won't like you anymore if you can't jump the vaulting box. Is that okay?

-No! -Then you have to practice.

-But… -You want some kind of reward, don't you?

Reward?

Well then, Nozomi, why don't you kiss him?

-Great idea. -Wait a second.

You can't motivate him like that…

That's so unmotivating!

That's not a reward at all!

Well, excuse me.

I guess there's no choice. I will--

Don't force that on him.

I'm not forcing him!

A kiss from Yu is another story.

But a kiss from you two isn't a reward!

-I don't mind. -Huh?

If you can jump over the vaulting box, I will kiss you.

-Please! -Please!

-We will jump the vaulting box too! -We will jump the vaulting box too!

I will not lose.

Bring it on.

I'll take both of you down.

Did you forget about Akira?

Oh, right.

Akira, we'll teach you too.

It just sounds like a side thought.

-Yu… -Just leave them be.

All right.

I will train like crazy from tonight.

Yu's kiss will be mine.

No, I will win, no matter what!

THE WINNER GETS A KISS

I will not lose!

Wait and see!

Hey,

can I stop now?

Don't complain!

I will beat Ken and Taro,

so you

must beat Tsubasa.

When it comes

to kissing,

leave it

to Taro!

Yu! I swear

that I will be

the one to get

a kiss

from you! Yu!

-Thanks for the food! -Thanks for the food!

Ken.

How do you spell "challenge to duel"?

Are you challenging me right now?

No! It's for Akira. How do you spell it?

It's for an elementary school kid.

Write it all in hiragana.

Oh, right.

I ran out of ink.

Give this to Tsubasa.

HARAJUKU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

I got a jersey for the France national team.

No fair!

I've always wanted one.

I'll bring it tomorrow.

Did your dad bring it back as a souvenir?

Tsubasa's dad

is really cool. Isn't he?

He's good at all kinds of sports.

Zen is too.

He can snowboard too.

But I think Tsubasa's dad

is cooler.

We always play soccer

and catch together.

What's that?

It's nothing.

Anyway, is your dad working overseas?

He was in France, but he came back yesterday.

Nice to meet you. I'm Nozomi Sakaki, the homeroom teacher.

Nice to meet you. I'm Kobayashi.

Thank you for taking care of Tsubasa.

Mr. Kobayashi

works as a fashion journalist and travels

all around the world.

A fashion journalist?

Yes.

I'm starting up a new fashion magazine in France

and covering Fashion Week.

You moved to Paris for work six months ago, right?

Paris?

-Have you ever been? -Never.

You're missing out in life, mademoiselle.

-Mademoiselle? -Mademoiselle.

By the way, do you have time after school?

Yes. What?

I'd like to talk

about Tsubasa. Maybe at a nearby cafe?

Taro!

Hey.

-You went to this salon? -Yeah.

I'm trying to get in shape.

So first things first, I'm starting with my looks.

Right…

Oh?

Nozo… Nozomi?

He's doing well in his studies and sports.

And he communicates well

with his classmates as the class president too.

Is that right?

You're only in Japan for one week, right?

Please spend as much time--

Excuse me?

I said, "This cafe has bad service."

What's a cafe without chocolat?

Chocolat?

I frequent a small cafe by the Seine's riverbank.

And there,

they serve chocolat when you order an espresso.

It embodies the bitterness and joys of life.

If only everyone could be that thoughtful.

Right…

I don't know what they're talking about,

but he has a certain air about him.

Yeah…

I've never seen such a…

pretentious man.

By the way,

-let's go out to eat one of these days. -Huh?

Let's share stories about our lives,

stories other than children and work.

How about we have Tsubasa there…

Don't worry.

Tsubasa is used to not having me around.

Right…

Secretly meeting a man?

The teacher?

They seemed very intimate.

Who was it?

Probably another teacher.

Of course not. What kind of teacher

wears such flashy scarves and rings and bracelets?

You really checked him out, huh?

Not just that, he was resting

one elbow on the chair

and sitting cross-legged while sipping espresso.

He was so pretentious.

Like that?

Huh?

Idiot, I'm not like him.

More importantly, when are we going to compete?

I'm ready anytime.

Me too.

Akira, when are you going to do your duel?

Huh? I…

Don't tell me you still haven't given him the challenge to duel?

I can't win anyway.

With that attitude,

Licca will never like you.

I bet that Tsubasa kid is chummy with Licca.

Then even more so, you have no choice but to defeat him.

You know, if I was in elementary school right now,

Licca would be head over heels for me.

You've got to be as cool as us.

Well, when it comes to "coolness",

Mr. Yamada is number one.

I don't know where you got that idea from, Taro.

But I think Tsubasa's dad

is cooler.

What?

Who the heck is that?

Tsubasa's dad

is good at every sport.

-We can do anything too. -Who do you think we are?

But Licca said that she thinks

Tsubasa's dad is cooler than you guys.

That brat had the nerve to say that?

What kind of dad is he?

He works overseas,

and when he's in Japan, he always plays soccer

and catch with Tsubasa.

Oh, really now?

He's stylish and speaks fluent

English and French.

Oh, please.

They're just exaggerating.

It's a lie.

If there's really a dad like that, I'd like to meet him.

Let's meet him then.

Yeah, let's meet him.

Don't you want to meet him?

-I want to meet him. -Introduce us.

Introduce us to him.

-Hey, Tsubasa. -What?

Um, I have a favor to ask.

What?

If you don't agree,

I'll be stuck with laundry duty for a week.

Laundry duty?

Please do this for me.

-Akira, he said he'll come, right? -Yeah.

All right.

As if he'd show up.

He will. We want to see him.

-We really do. -We really do.

It's not like he wants to see you.

I'm so hungry.

-Feed me, Hanako. -Okay.

Up we go.

What?

I heard you had a secret meeting with a man?

-A secret meeting? -Taro saw you.

Nozomi,

I know you don't want to hear this from me,

but you should stay away from those pretentious types.

Who?

Yesterday evening, you were at a cafe in Omotesando.

Who were you with?

-A student's father. -Father?

-Yeah. -An affair?

-Affair? -A schoolteacher would do such a thing?

-Nozomi! -Wait a second!

Is it because I told you to kiss?

It's not!

He's married, right?

Yes, of course.

-It's an affair after all. -It's not.

-No need to hide it. -I'm not.

You looked troubled.

Because he asked me out for a meal.

-So it's true! -Like I said…

You did say you liked someone, didn't you?

So he was the one?

-I said, it's not like that! -But you like him, right?

I like someone else.

Who?

So it is him!

It's not him!

It's fine. Sit down.

Nothing is going on between us!

You haven't kissed him?

-Of course not. -What's stopping you?

Want me to ask him for you?

Don't worry. I'll make it work.

Why?

You like him, right?

It's okay. Leave it to me.

I'll tell him, "Be gentle since it's her first time."

You…

Hey…

Nozomi!

Nozomi!

A punch? What a violent woman.

She didn't have to punch him.

Usually, it's a slap.

That was a good punch.

Worry about me!

What?

Zen, your nose is bleeding.

-It was like this. -No, it was like this.

-She even kept her elbows tucked in. -Really?

Worry about me instead!

You always cross the line.

You deserved that.

Anyway, what's taking him so long?

-Tsubasa! -Akira.

That's Tsubasa?

Which means… That's his dad?

The guy who was hitting on Nozomi!

-What! -Oh!

-Yu! -Yu?

My ex-boyfriend.

Ex-boyfriend?

Here you go.

Merci.

How long were you in France?

-About three years. -Three years?

He's Tsubasa's father…

And the guy who was hitting on Nozomi…

And Yu's ex-boyfriend.

What?

They wanted to see me?

Yes. Aren't they stupid?

What are they thinking?

Um, when were you two dating?

Oh,

when Yu was in college.

He was a regular at the bar I was working at.

We didn't even last a year though

because he was a cheater.

Who knew you had a child.

Am I not allowed to have a family?

You're a dad who hits on his kid's teacher.

Who would've thought you knew each other.

I'm surprised you came here just because your kid asked you.

I thought I should, since I'm rarely in Japan.

Pardon the intrusion.

You saw me. Are you satisfied?

Well,

thanks to you,

I got to see Yu for the first time in a while.

So I'll forgive you.

I'm really sorry.

He… Akira

was saying how cool Tsubasa's dad is,

so we just had to see for ourselves.

-Your son? -No, we're just his guardians.

Guardians?

It's a long story.

Tsubasa, look.

CHALLENGE TO DUEL

-Zen… -Have confidence.

Oh, we want him

-to have a duel with Akira. -A duel?

But we don't mean a fight. It's for the vaulting box.

Akira won't lose to him when it comes to grades,

but he isn't athletic enough to save his life.

At this rate, Licca won't like him.

Oh, there's this really cute girl in their class named Licca.

And so, we're training him to be better at the vaulting box,

so he can defeat Tsubasa.

-So you want them to compete? -Yes!

How stupid.

What's the problem? Don't you want to, Tsubasa?

Akira, but you can't jump at all.

That's why he's training!

Now, now…

He'll learn how to. What do you say?

-I challenge you. -You think you can win?

-I will win. -Right.

Defeat him

and show Licca how cool you are.

Yeah!

You must be so bored to meddle in children's antics.

What did you say?

Wait a second! Ken!

You know, we like these kinds of things.

We're competing as well.

The three of us are competing for a chance to kiss Yu.

-Kiss? -Us and Yu are that close.

Isn't that right, Yu?

You're playing such a stupid game?

What do you mean, "stupid"?

You called it a game?

We're actually very serious.

Yeah, why don't you join?

Not a chance. I'm an adult.

Oh, I guess you don't want to lose pitifully in front of Yu.

Sorry about that.

You might be good at sports and all,

but you can't defeat us after all.

I was willing to hold back

a little for you though.

That would only humiliate Kobayashi.

-Fine then. -Naoki.

Good.

You guys seriously want to compete with him on the vaulting box?

Are you implying that we'll lose to him?

He was a gymnast at the National Sports Festival.

And his event of choice was the vault.

-Vaulting at the National Sports Festival? -Vaulting at the National Sports Festival?

I can't lose pitifully

in front of Yu, can I?

I don't mind holding back for you guys.

Hold back? Right back at you.

-But that would be humiliating, right? -You guys shouldn't.

Losing in front of Akira would be so uncool.

By the way, how many years has it been since I kissed you?

Don't say things like that.

Bring it on!

National Sports Festival, my ass!

That's all in the past.

We're in our prime.

We don't know who will win unless we try!

It's clear as day.

Then let's do this! Zen, give me that.

CHALLENGE TO DUEL

It's a father-son duel!

I accept.

Akira, you'd better beat Tsubasa too.

Yeah!

Well then, Yu.

À bientôt.

Let's go, Tsubasa.

-À bientôt? -À bientôt.

-À bientôt. -À bien…

Bonjour!

Down with the Kobayashis!

Yeah!

We'll jump the vaulting box no matter what

We'll jump the vaulting box no matter what

We won't lose To a National Sports Festival athlete

We won't lose To a National Sports Festival athlete

You guys!

Why have you been cleaning for two hours?

Shut up, old hag! We're working out.

He's totally copying my style.

Akira, show Licca how cool you are.

Yeah!

A duel?

It's stupid, but they're serious about it.

What a happy-go-lucky bunch.

Are you happy?

Do you see Aya once in a while?

You haven't seen her since your wife took custody?

Oh…

This is what you wanted to talk about?

Yeah.

I don't regret parting with my daughter.

Of course.

Someone who loves children wouldn't do what you did.

The other day, at the Tsugumi Festival,

you bought a coffee cup Akira made

and threw it away.

Why did you do that?

Stuff like that isn't my character. That's all.

Ready, set, go!

Run, Akira! Run!

Remember! To jump over the vaulting box,

you need a fast run-up.

Remember! To jump over the vaulting box,

you need a fast run-up.

Remember! To jump over the vaulting box,

you need a fast run-up.

Remember! To jump over the vaulting box,

-you need a fast run-up. -Remember!

To jump over the vaulting box,

jump at the line with all your might.

Remember! To jump over the vaulting box,

jump at the line with all your might.

Remember! To jump over the vaulting box,

use your arm strength to push back the vault.

That feels great.

-Here I go. -Yeah!

Jump, Akira!

-What was that? -You didn't use your hips.

Do it again.

Watch your hand placement. Licca's watching.

Go!

-What was that? -Are you even trying?

I don't like you, Akira.

Go!

-One, two, one, two! -One, two, one, two!

-One, two, one, two! -One, two, one, two!

-One, two! -One, two!

We'll jump the vaulting box no matter what

We'll jump the vaulting box no matter what

We won't lose to that guy from France

We won't lose to that guy from France

Yu's kiss will be mine

Yu's kiss will be mine

Licca's kiss will be mine

-Ayako, call the tow truck. -Okay.

-One, two! -One, two!

-One, two! -One, two!

-Zen, what are you doing? -Hey!

How adorable.

-One, two, one, two! -One, two, one, two!

-Ken! -Hey!

One, two, one, two!

One, two, one, two!

-One, two! -One, two!

-One, two, one, two! -It's cold.

-One, two! -One, two!

-What? Taro? -One, two!

-Hey. -One, two!

Hurry up, Nobu. You join too.

What?

-One, two, one, two! -One, two, one, two!

-One, two, one, two! -One, two, one, two!

-One, two! -One, two!

We'll jump the vaulting box no matter what

We'll jump the vaulting box no matter what

We won't lose to that guy from France

We won't lose to that guy from France

Ready, start!

Let's go!

Up we go!

Sprint, everyone!

All of you need to get in shape!

-Let's go! -Yeah!

-One, two! -One, two!

-One, two! -One, two!

Sorry. Excuse me.

Why is Mr. Kobayashi here?

Because Ken egged him on.

Mr. Kobayashi

-is Yu's ex-boyfriend. -Ex-boyfriend?

All right!

Let's go!

-Yeah! -Yeah!

So, who am I competing against?

-Me. -Me.

-It's me, right? -What are you saying? It's me.

Why else would I train for it?

You two were just supporting me, right?

-You idiot! -Huh?

Yu's kiss is--

Who cares? Get on with it.

Ready…

-Yes! -Are you serious?

-I will do it. -You can't win! Give it to me.

-No, I'll do it. -Hey!

Why? Why?

I picked red. We decided.

It won't make a difference.

All right, Zen.

Go and beat that guy's ass!

Put your life on it.

Leave it to me.

The vaulting box competition will begin at level 10.

Kobayashi will go first?

Sure.

Amazing!

What was that?

Amazing…

He really is amazing…

This is a vaulting box competition, right?

That's how he is.

-Switch with me. -What?

-I can't. -You picked red.

I can't. Nope.

You won.

-I didn't. -You won.

-It's not red. -Go!

-It was red. -Switch.

Maeda, are you ready?

I'm ready.

All right!

Three peace!

Please raise it to level 12.

We're ready!

Just waiting on you!

Ready.

Amazing!

Zen!

I… I can't.

I can't do a summersault

-in the air like that. -No, you just

jump like normal. Normally.

Ready?

-Wow! -Yes!

Three peace!

-Maeda. -Huh?

This is redundant.

Why not jump over level 18?

Level 18?

Eighteen?

Eighteen is impossible.

Bring it on!

They're jumping over level 18?

This is the highest level possible.

It's so high.

Ready, Kobayashi?

-Ready. -Let's begin.

Wonderful!

Yay!

He did it…

Seriously?

Merci.

Wow!

Maeda.

-Maeda? -Huh?

Yes…

Is he all right?

Zen! Show Akira how cool you are.

Zen! High five!

All right!

Are you ready?

Let's do this!

Okay!

-Go! -Zen!

Yes!

-Yes! -Yes!

-Yes! -Three peace!

Three peace! Three peace!

You did it, Zen!

I did it!

Zen, you really did it!

You jumped so high!

I thought about switching with you,

but good thing you did it.

It was a tie.

No.

It's your turn next.

If I was able to jump,

you can do it too.

Here.

Tsubasa, don't lose.

Relax and jump.

Okay!

He's acting all cool.

Here I go.

Yeah!

Next is Igarashi.

Remember! A fast run-up.

Remember!

Jump at the line with all your might.

Remember!

Use your arms to push the vault.

Are you ready?

Don't be scared, Akira!

Just go!

I don't think he can.

Akira…

Jeez…

Akira, try jumping as high as you can.

Then place your hands more forward.

-Huh? -Then you can jump over it.

Why are you teaching me?

I don't care about who wins or loses.

I'm happy just being able to do this with Dad.

The truth is, I've never played

soccer or catch with Dad.

Tsubasa…

I see.

I am happy,

so I don't care who wins or loses.

I want you to jump too.

Tsubasa…

I'm ready!

Akira! Remember what we practiced.

Can he really do it?

It doesn't seem like it.

Run!

Jump, Akira!

Push it back!

Yes!

Good job, Akira!

All right! Toss him up!

Yay!

They look like a real family…

a lot more than my family.

Zen lost his parents when he was little,

so he had no example to follow.

I think that's why he wants to set an example for Akira.

Although, I'm sure he's not doing that consciously.

I like them.

All right, next!

-Tsubasa, come here! -Tsubasa!

Okay.

-Tsubasa. -Dad.

Good job.

You're amazing.

Yeah!

-Ready, Tsubasa? -Let's do it.

Ready…

Hooray!

Hooray! Hooray!

Hooray! Hooray!

Akira.

Tsubasa.

Hey!

It was a tie, but both of you were cool.

Then me too.

-What do you mean, "Me too"? It's "us". -Obviously.

Who said I'd kiss you guys?

Hanako, let's go.

-Hey! Yu! -Yu…

Hey, Akira.

Can we borrow your face?

Let us kiss Yu indirectly!

Stop it!

Just a little!

-Just a little kiss. Akira! -No!

Yay!

Wow, Akira!

Way to go!

You're doing good.

How is it?

It's fun!

She sucks.

Zen,

why did you bring her?

I want her and Zen to make up.

Listen, I never cared about her to begin with.

Oh, no! Help!

-Hey! Don't come this way! -Help!

Help!

Hey…

Inspector!

Our suspect was spotted

in the Shibuya jurisdiction.

Shibuya jurisdiction?

As we thought, maybe the suspect is after the son?

If you get new information, let me know ASAP.

Yes.

They're taking forever.

They really are.

That idiot.

What color wallet?

White leather.

White? How are we supposed

to find that on a ski slope?

Jeez!

Yeah, but…

We have to find it before it snows.

If I find the wallet, I'm keeping 10%.

What? How petty.

It's freezing! Now it's 20%.

Unbelievable.

Then look for it yourself!

Wait! You're abandoning me?

Abandon? You're not lost in the mountains.

What if I do get lost?

I'll bend over laughing.

Thank you very much.

You little…

-You'll never get a man like that. -It's not your business.

You are so unlikable.

You'd better fix that.

How?

Start by kissing someone.

Nowadays, girls initiate kisses.

Don't lie!

It's not a lie. Misaki the policewoman, Kaoru the nurse,

and Gako the waitress all did.

Really?

But I guess you can't.

I can!

No way.

You would never be able to.

I said, I can!

Wait, wait!

Don't punch me. Don't hit my nose.

Look for your wallet!

Is your wallet big?

What's your wallet--

Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita