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[♪ opening theme song playing]

Hello. Which would you like?

[Tanaka] Murai. This is a mask shop?

[Murai] Yes, that's right. Which do you like?

Which one? I mean...

Oh!

[Tanaka] SASUKE No.2! Wow, that takes me back.

[girl] Hey, kid. A real man would've taken this back himself.

[boy sniffling]

[girl] What're you crying for? Pathetic.

Is it important enough to you to cry about?

It's just a comic book.

SASUKE NO.2 VOLUME 1

[girl] Is it that...

Is it that...

This comic was really good. I liked it a lot.

It's a pretty niche series. I'm surprised they have this mask.

[Murai] One SASUKE No.2 mask, please!

-[Tanaka] What? -[vendor] You got it.

[Murai] I liked it too.

Now we can walk together safely.

SASUKE No.2 will protect us from social taboos.

Time for my shift! K thanks bye!

Hey. You.

Wait, no. I mean.

Who're you, again?

Yayoi.

Yayoi, do you like Murai?

I don't think we're on a first-name basis yet.

Sorry. So...

-Fukunaga. -Fukunaga.

I don't just "like" him.

I changed myself for Chi-chan.

Ever since that day, long ago,

where he protected me and told me, "It's all right, Yayo-chan,"

[Yayoi] Chi-chan has been my Prince Charming.

-[Hirai] Wow. That's dumb. -[Yayoi] What?

Your idea of him is a fantasy.

He's not princely at all.

He's always sleepy, he's a pain in the butt, he's an onigiri...

[Hirai] Wait, what am I...

And he's in love with someone.

So what?

[Hirai] What am I saying? There's no reason for me to bash Murai!

Don't gossip about him behind his back like that!

[Hirai groaning] What the hell did you do to me?

I mean, what was that? I felt it in my spinal cord...

[Yayoi chuckles] Sorry.

Did it hurt?

I tried to go easy on you using my left hand.

Jeez! What is wrong with you, seriously?

What?

What do you mean, "what"?

I'm offering to walk around the festival with you, duh!

I don't like your tone. Zero points.

Excuse me? You're the poor little girl who got left behind by Murai.

I'm offering to be your escort out of pity, you hideous ogre.

Say that again. I'll sock you with my right hand this time.

Oh, come on!

Let me escort you, please.

Three points.

[Yayoi] Hey, Hirai. Can I ask you one thing?

Yeah?

[Yayoi] Chi-chan said "Sensei" before. Is he in love with his teacher?

Yeah.

[Hirai] He said he wants to marry her.

Well, you still can try.

-[Murai laughing] -[Tanaka] Hey, Murai?

Could you stop laughing at me already?

-Sorry, Sensei. [laughs] -[Tanaka] I'll kill you.

Sorry, it's just, I realized that you look like Kiri with that mask on.

Oh, that's a friend of mine.

[Murai] And we're actually about to go to see him.

[Tanaka] Murai's capable of laughing out loud?

His teeth are so nice and straight. He could totally be my fave.

ON A DATE

Welcome back, Murai. Did you get Tetsuko?

-[Kiriyama] Wait, that's me. -[Murai laughs]

What? Murai's laughing uncontrollably.

He's been like that this whole time. I guess he's got the giggles.

Sensei, this is an amazing achievement.

[Kiriyama] This is a rare sight. I'll get it in 4K!

[Tanaka] No, this is all you and SASUKE.

[Kiriyama] Here you go.

So? What're you gonna do now? Are you continuing your date?

[Tanaka spits] It's not a date. He's just showing me around.

I thought we could continue.

[Tanaka] No, I'm going home.

[Kiriyama] Aww, why? The fireworks are coming up.

I told you. Events...

[narrator] ...for normies...

...aren't my thing.

You don't like them, yet you came to one for a drink? Weird.

[narrator] Weirdo.

[Tanaka] He's right.

[Kiriyama] Maybe there's another reason?

If you had a strong motive, you might come in spite of your feelings about events.

But a single drink doesn't really make sense.

[Tanaka] You...

Oh, no. Despite how I look, I can't resist the words "alcohol" and "free of charge."

Nosy little brat!

Thank you.

This kid has good intuition.

He's trouble. Time to go.

The alcohol in my system might weaken my defenses against his attacks.

It's dangerous to stay. I have to leave as soon as possible.

[Murai] I'll walk you home.

[Tanaka] I forgot he was here.

[people exclaim, cheer]

[Tanaka] Too loud. Boom, boom, woosh, woosh. Too loud.

-[speaking indistinctly] -I can't hear a thing Murai's saying

with all of this noise.

It's like he's making the firework noises himself.

[Murai] Boom, boom, boom.

[Tanaka] I shouldn't complain since I'm the one who decided to come,

but it's so noisy.

A normal girl would say,

Gosh, how beautiful!

And then...

[boy] You're even more beautiful.

-[Tanaka] Followed by... - [couple] Kiss, kiss, kiss!

[Tanaka] That's what's "normal." But me?

How do I feel about fireworks? They're too loud! That's it.

I feel sorry for Murai.

He's stuck watching the fireworks with me and my twisted sense of beauty.

Watching fireworks with a pretty girl like her would...

He's not watching! He's not watching at all!

I've seen this scene before.

If I say, "The fireworks are beautiful!" then...

You're even more beautiful, Sensei.

...would be his reply. Wait, what was that?

Did he actually say it?

I'm sure I didn't say anything. Can he hear my inner monologue?

In any case, if he thinks that I'm more beautiful than these fireworks,

his sense of beauty is way off too.

[Murai] The fireworks are lighting up and rippling

across your cheeks in a rainbow of colors,

and their reflections are shimmering in your corneas...

[Tanaka] What, what, what?

I was giving you a specific description of your beauty.

[Tanaka] Don't.

-I'm glad. -[Tanaka] What?

I thought you had been ignoring me.

[Tanaka] Oh, sorry. I couldn't hear you because of the fireworks.

What were you saying?

I said I wanted to do goldfish scooping.

[Tanaka] "I said I wanted to do goldfish scooping"?

What the hell? What the hell is he saying? Goldfish scooping?

A 17-year-old boy wanting to scoop goldfish really makes me swoon!

Why'd he have to say that?!

[Murai] I want to try scooping a goldfish. Just once will do.

[Tanaka exclaims]

Just once, then.

Yay!

[Tanaka] "Yay"? Wait a minute.

-Has he ever expressed joy in front of me? -There it is. Goldfish scooping. Yay!

-No, he hasn't! -[narrator] Rhetorical question.

[Tanaka] I'm sure summer is to blame for this.

Come on, what? He's so excited!

Cute. So cute!

[narrator] Acceptance.

Sensei, look. There's a huge fish.

[Tanaka] It is huge.

Wait, isn't it a bit too big?

Hey, young man. You've got a keen eye.

That's this stall's featured prize. A baby koi fish.

If you keep it in a big pond, it'll grow about this big.

[Tanaka] Stop. Just sell goldfish like a regular place.

One whole meter?

[Tanaka] Murai, calm down.

No one can actually scoop it, though. It's just for decoration.

Gotta impress people, you know?

If you think you can scoop it, then go right ahead.

[Tanaka] I beg you not to encourage him.

See? I knew this would happen. Don't underestimate Murai.

Sensei, look. I caught the koi.

[Tanaka] I saw the whole thing. Good for you. Koi are quite expensive.

How did you catch it?

It's a big fish, so I held the base of the net

and put the fish's center of gravity on the frame.

It was easy.

But I can't keep it at my house, so I'll have to let it go.

[Tanaka] What are you saying?

You normally can't get a koi for 100 yen! Probably.

But we have Tao, and a suckerfish in the pond at home.

[Tanaka] Wait, what?

[Murai] I just like goldfish scooping.

I'll bid this fish farewell here.

Goodbye, little koi.

Boy, would I appreciate that.

Giving up a koi fish for 100 yen would really hurt business.

Wait, Murai. I'll take care of it.

[Tanaka] Am I stupid? Why did I end up keeping the koi fish?

My stinginess is working overtime.

Now this is Murai in Koi. Badum-tish!

[narrator] Go home.

-[Murai] What are you going to name it? -[Tanaka] Hmm?

The koi fish. Have you decided on a name?

[Tanaka] Is "Koi-fishy" a bad name?

[Murai] I wouldn't say that,

but I think you'd grow more attached if you gave it a proper name.

[Tanaka] I see.

[Murai] Please let me know when you decide.

I will. Oh, this is far enough. Thank you so much.

On the contrary.

Thank you.

[Murai] I was really happy today.

Running into you by chance, getting to spend a little time with you...

I'm truly glad I came to the summer festival.

I'm truly glad to be alive.

-Don't be ridiculous. -[Murai] I'm serious.

I'm grateful that your plans fell through at the last minute,

and I'm grateful for delicious alcohol.

[Tanaka chuckles nervously]

[Tanaka] Well, that's true, I did get to drink some delicious alcohol,

so I guess it was good that my plans were canceled.

I didn't expect to see you, though.

That's not true.

It really was all by chance. Yeah.

That's not true at all.

WHY AM I HERE?

My plans were suddenly canceled.

That's not true.

I went to drink delicious alcohol.

No. Sorry.

Your honesty is making me feel guilty, so I'm going to confess something strange,

but please just ignore it all.

I don't know why, but...

Even though I turned you down at first, and knowing full well I'm your teacher,

I couldn't stop thinking about you.

So I came to... check up on you.

What?

[Tanaka] "Check up on you"? Really now?

Anyway,

I'm sorry for all the odd lies.

No, I can't forgive you.

-[Tanaka] What? -I can't forgive you.

What? Do you secretly have a short fuse?

-[Murai] Three seconds. -Sorry?

Give me three seconds.

What do you mean by that?

[Murai] If you give me three seconds of your time, I'll forgive you.

Please. Three seconds.

Well, okay.

One,

two,

[drawn out] three.

Thank you so much. I love you.

[Murai] Good night, then.

[narrator] A haiku from Tanaka.

[Tanaka] I caught the scent of

What I think is expensive Fabric softener

Murai in Love.

[bird shouting] It's morning!

Good morning.

[narrator] Murai's father, Yasutoshi Murai.

[Murai] Good morning.

-You start the second semester today? -[Murai] Yes.

-Enjoy yourself. -[Murai] Yes.

-Did something happen? -[Murai] Huh?

I'm asking because you've piled your rice in such an artistic manner.

[Yasutoshi] And your art style is more beautiful than usual.

[Murai] Nothing has changed.

[Yasutoshi] You're in love.

How do you know?

I fell in love with Sachimi when I was about your age,

and I piled my rice artistically without even realizing it,

and took on the same art style too.

Then it must be in our DNA.

I'll cook some celebratory rice tonight.

Thank you very much.

[Tanaka sighs heavily] Seriously, this is bad.

Everyone, I hope you had a good summer.

The second semester starts today.

There'll be many events, like the school festival,

but this is the college prep course, so try to study hard.

[Tanaka] So bad that "this is bad" doesn't cover how bad it is.

That's all.

[sighs]

This is bad! This is truly so bad!

I was going to quit being a teacher someday,

but I can't get fired within a year!

But there's no point panicking about what's done.

I need to focus on how I'll act from now on.

-[Murai] Sensei. - [Tanaka] He's here!

Good morning.

About the other day...

Good morning, Murai.

The weather's nice today, isn't it? Nice weather!

[Tanaka] For now, I'll just avoid him as much as possible.

Sneaky-sneak.

What was that?

[school bell rings]

[Kiriyama] Murai! Lunch! Let's go to the cafeteria!

-Murai, did something happen? -Murai, did something happen?

I did something I shouldn't have.

I hugged a woman I'm not even dating without thinking.

Did the woman in question dislike it?

[Murai] No, she didn't react in a negative way at the time.

Why did you hug her?

[Murai] She told me she'd been thinking about me and my love for her exploded.

So she has feelings for you too.

I doubt it. She's avoiding me strangely now.

-No, that... -You're such a doofus.

[both] She's into you!

-What? -[camera shutters clicking]

[Tanaka] I knew I could do it!

I haven't gotten close to Murai even once today!

But he didn't try to come to me like he usually does.

Maybe he noticed I was avoiding him?

Does that mean I hurt him?

The concludes homeroom.

I need to honor my position as a teacher and...

Glance.

[Tanaka exclaims]

What was that? How terrifying.

-[Kiriyama] Hirai. -Hi. On your scooter today?

Yeah. Hey, hey, ma'am.

What is it?

Do you think Tetsuko likes Murai?

[Hirai sighs] I don't know. Even if she does, what can she do?

[Kiriyama] Yeah. Even if she does feel the same way...

[Hirai] Totally. I mean, could Tetsuko ever admit how she feels?

She never owns up to her feelings.

Just like Fukunaga.

[laughs] Oh yeah! That chick! I forgot about her.

[Kiriyama] Liar. You went on a date with her.

What? Are you for real?

I felt sorry for her and took her around. It wasn't a date or anything!

Her smile is adorable, right?

[groans weakly]

What about it is cute?

You don't own up to your feelings either.

-See you tomorrow, then. -[Hirai] Yeah.

[scooter drives away]

[man on pa] Takebe Gakuen entrance.

Aren't you glad you get to take the same bus as Tetsuko?

Yes.

Teasing him has no effect.

[Hirai] Forget about him, honestly...

[Yayoi] Chi-chan said "Sensei" before. Is he in love with his teacher?

[Hirai] He said he wants to marry her.

[man on pa] Midoricho. Midoricho.

[Hirai] Oh, Tetsuko is getting off.

TAKEBE GAKUEN

[Hirai] Look what she's done to you.

[man on pa] Doors closing.

Hey, boom!

-[Tanaka] Mao. -Correct.

Stop it, seriously. Have you no shame?

I made you dinner!

How did you get into my house?

The lock code was my birthday.

You're adorable.

How did they let you become a cop?

-Let me stay with you for a while. -[Tanaka] You're not even listening.

[man on pa] The bus is departing.

Hey, kid. You in the very back. Sit down. Do you wanna die?

Hey, are you all right?

[Murai] Who is he?

Who is that man?!

[Hirai] I don't know. I mean...

What kind of face is that?

[♪ closing theme song playing]

[Mao] You're going the wrong way.

Listen. I'll go my own way.

Your dinner will get cold.

Shut up. I came to pick up something that's way more important than dinner.

What's that?

THANK YOU!! I'M AT THE STATION!!

Is that your fave? TenTen, the bassist?

[Tanaka] What year do you think it is?!

-TenTen is my ick now. -[Mao] Your "ick"?

[Tanaka] It means I don't like him at all.

Wait, why? He was your first love! He made me so jealous I quit my band!

[Tanaka] The hell if I care!

Do you know what it feels like to see your first love suddenly get married?!

I bet you don't!

I died that day!

[Tanaka] And I came to the conclusion that 3D men are garbage.

[Mao] That's not TenTen's fault at all.

ON MY WAY, FULL SPEED!! NORTH EXIT

Then you're not in a band anymore?

Of course not.

Where's the bass I gave you?

I think I gave it to someone.

[Mao] You gotta be kidding me!

DO YOU KNOW TAKEBE GAKUEN'S SCHOOL UNIFORM?

[Tanaka] No way.

Wait a second. yu-katan's not an adult? But her art's so high quality...

No, more importantly, Takebe Gakuen is...

My school!

[Yuuka] Is that you, Ms. Tanaka?

[Tanaka] No, it's not.

Aren't you Tanaka-sensei? Homeroom teacher of class 2-1.

Who is that?

I brought tons of Hitotose pictures.

-Big Sister, it's definitely her. -[Yuuka] Indeed.

Sensei, you like Sengoku Koi Emaki?

No, I...

And Hitotose is your fave?

[Tanaka] Oh no, they're going to make fun of me.

You're... so freaking cool!

Who'd have thought we'd have a fellow Sengoku Koi Emaki fan in our circle?!

This is so exciting. Let's talk about it, Sensei!

[Tanaka] Huh?

[Hitomi] Before that, here are the goods we promised you.

[narrator] Pictures of Hitotose.

Thank you so much. And here are the goods I promised you.

[narrator] Pictures of Kenshin Uesugi.

[Yuuka] The special summer festival artwork

of Hitotose is awesome, isn't it?

-Totally. -Right?

By the way, my childhood friend looks just like Hitotose.

I mean, it's uncannily uncanny!

I asked him to cosplay him the other day.

-[Yuuka] An exact copy, no? -[Tanaka exclaims]

-I know! Leaves you speechless, right? -Big Sister.

[Tanaka] Can you please send that to me?

I'll get his permission.

-Big Sister! -What's wrong, Little Sister?

Murai is in class 2-1, isn't he?

[Murai] Do you think I could borrow this game?

[Tanaka] I bet you had a ball making fun of me, huh?

So that means the person Murai likes is...

No.

No, you can't deny it, Sensei.

Now everything makes sense to us.

-Seriously?! -That's amazing!

[Yuuka] I'm so jealous that your fave's face exists across dimensions!

How much good karma did you accumulate in your previous life?

Oh...

[Yuuka] So it was you who did the Mongolian Chop? That was incredible!

You know, Murai is a very, very good guy!

Just calm down.

Whatever Murai thinks of me, I don't feel the same way about him.

Besides, he's my student.

What, why? Why did you come to your senses?

[Hitomi] Is the guy over there

-who looks all burned-out your boyfriend? -[Mao sighs heavily]

Oh, that's...

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