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Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

Please watch TV animation in a well-lit room and be careful not to sit too close to the screen.

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A synopsis of what has happened!

Arima Souichirou from the same class as our sister, Miyazawa Yukino,

confessed his love to her.

But Miyazawa simply rejects him.

Right after that, her secret identity was discovered.

And she becomes Arima's servant!

During that time, Miyazawa's first feelings of love grew toward Arima.

And at the end of all the chaos, they made peace.

For the time being,

their friendship has closed the distance between them,

but at the very, very end, Arima said...

But my feelings didn't change.

I loved you all along.

Now, what do you suppose happened to them after that?!

Her Difficult Problem

Hey, look.

It's Miyazawa.

She's so cute.

I wonder what she's reading.

Salinger.

The cover says Salinger.

It's so romantic.

It's perfect for her.

In the end, pretty girls should be like her.

Oh, it's Arima!

He's so wonderful, as usual.

I wonder if he really is going out with Miyazawa after all.

Oh, Arima.

Catcher in the Rye Salinger

Flip

Why do you put on these acts?!

Ow-ow-ow. Owowowow.

You said you were going to be honest to yourself!

Sheesh, what's wrong with just a little bit?

Your nagging is so noisy.

People don't change that easily.

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Until last week, I, Miyazawa Yukino, and Arima Souichirou were both...

gifted in brains and looks, good at sports, with good personalities.

We used to be hard core model students

whose names resounded throughout school.

But, the reality is different.

We had played the model student up until now.

Arima, due to his defiance against his unhappy parentage.

I, due to the craving to be praised, paid attention to, and pampered.

But by a twist of fate, we found out each other's true identities,

and we decided to stop acting.

In order to become ourselves.

But!

In order to become something you're not used to,

it requires certain effort and time.

Really. You're so unflexible.

Well, that's okay in its own way...

compared to the enormous problem that's in front of me right now.

Here you go.

Concerning Sports Fest Task Committee Meetings

Oh, the sports fest.

Looks like a lot of trouble.

Oh, there's a misprint.

Let me see.

Where?

It... It...It...It...It is here.

Oh, you're right.

Right now, I'm confronted with a very urgent and important problem.

We have not actually arrived at an official relationship yet.

More than friends.

STOP

Less than a couple.

We're frozen on the doorsteps of becoming an official couple.

It's like going out onto public roads with a practice permit.

Middle of getting a practice permit

Why?

That goes back to his confession.

I loved you all along.

Wha...?

Uh... uh... uh... um...

Guess we should go home soon.

What?!

That's right. I missed my chance to say it.

You just had to pick this time to get nervous!

Idiot! Idiot! I'm such an idiot!

This is bad.

This isn't the time to just go with the flow of things.

I have to take action somehow.

Give up on yourself and no one will help you.

Fate is meaningful only when you make your own way in life.

I don't care about stuff like my real self anymore!

Right now, my top priority, most important task...

That is to confess my feelings to Arima!

Confession

Freshman Miyazawa Yukino

However,

though I've practiced how to reject and actually have rejected people...

this is the first time for me to be confessing to someone else.

I have no examples or experience to base it on.

Being a coward like this won't get me anywhere!

Now, there is nothing but to take action!

Arima. Arima.

Sorry.

I was told to go get a report from Science Room 1,

but I need to do something right now.

Would you go for me?

Sure.

Confession strategy (1)

General Plan

Prey

Prep Room

Trap

Seal off

This is my strategy.

I'll lure Arima into Science Room 1 when there's no one there...

...and I will confess my feelings to him.

Science Room 1

Oh? Miyazawa, what's wrong?

I heard that the juniors broke the florescent lights.

Seems like the class is littered with glass.

What's wrong?

Already a failure

Confession strategy (2)

Library

He's alone.

My second chance is already here!

Oh, Miyazawa.

Oh, what was that noise?

Oh, my. Make sure you clean it up before you leave, okay?

I'm sorry.

Once again, strategy failed

Confession strategy (3)

Hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry!

restless

restless

restless

restless

restless

restless

restless

restless

restless

restless

A hallway with no one in it.

I'm so lucky!

My third chance!

Arima!

Representatives of homeroom class 1-A, Arima and Miyazawa.

Come to the faculty office immediately.

And again, strategy failed

A train will soon arrive in track 2.

It is dangerous, so please stay behind the white line.

Must tell him. Must tell him.

Must tell him. Must tell him. Must tell him. Must tell him.

Must tell him. Must tell him. Must tell him.

T-This is my final chance of the day!

Confession strategy (4)

Final battle

Arima!

As expected, strategy failed

Today's score

Zero wins, four losses

Lesson.

Yukino

Water once spilled will not return to the bowl

In order to regain a chance you once lost, you will expend enormous effort.

Hurry. I must tell him soon. Hurry.

Stress

Stress

Sis, what're you groaning about?

What a troublesome person. Really!

I've been doing all these stupid things,

but I really do like Arima.

Why? Well, let's see.

His intelligence and good personality, of course.

And his refined and neat atmosphere.

And his calm and soft voice is wonderful, too.

And his Japanesque long-slitted eyes, his soft hair, and his slim, tall frame.

And that Arima says that he loves me.

What're you doing, Miyazawa?

C'mon, let's go to the committee meeting.

Arima's part of the problem, too...

I blush and stutter like this. The least he could do is notice.

This is called "reliance upon others".

This is called "reliance upon others".

Notice!

Ever since then, Arima has not tried to show any feelings of affection.

Today's Agenda

Concerning Sports Fest Operations

• Allocation of practice time for each class.

Other

• Securing blocks of school grounds \h\h\hthat can be used.

He probably thinks that it'll trouble me if he's too persistent.

What a refined guy.

He's got a good poker face to begin with.

I couldn't read him before, either.

It'd be easier for me to say it if he'd show more emotions.

Show emotions?!

That's it!

The timing is hard because I've been stubborn about saying it!

I have to make a situation in which he'll accept it!

If Arima's nervous, it'll be easier for me to confess, too!

I must crack his poker face!

The analyzing power of the top scorer of the midterms

New confession Strategy

He's alone.

This is the return match that Heaven has bestowed upon me.

Convenience

Convenience

Convenience

Convenience

Convenience

Convenience

New chance!

Arima!

What are you doing?

Nothing!

Falling into your own Trap

Falling into your own Trap

Chapter 4

I'm home.

Oh, Sis, welcome home.

Sis, listen to this! Really!

Sis Tsuki is really mean!

Nevermind, nevermind. It's over already.

Today, when I was in class at school...

And so here becomes this and this becomes like this.

So turns into this.

The teacher really wasn't happy about it!

Don't do weird things like that!

Well, watching you, I just felt like I had to make you laugh.

Guess it's what's called an older sister's love.

Yeah, right!

Sis Yukino, you say something to her, too!

Middle school... sounds so fun and great.

Si...Sis?

Sis?

What's wrong?

All sorts of things happen to a high school student.

Things that middle school kids could never understand.

Oh, but you wouldn't know.

After all, middle school kids are happy.

What's with that snobbish attitude?

Ha, knowing how things usually are, it's probably got to do with Arima.

Knowing Sis,

she probably dug some sort of hole,

fell into that hole herself,

Ow

Ooh...

and she's probably writhing in the hole by herself.

Oh...

No helping it, really.

Kano! Stop reading my mind!

At times like this, I suddenly feel...

that I'm alone.

I have no friends that I can tell my problems to except for my family.

I'm all alone, excluding Arima.

But then, getting all depressed isn't going to help anything.

Guess I'll do what I have to do!

I must not let my current actions get to me.

Further analysis by the top scorer of the midterm

Here, I must think rationally.

Reenactment of Past Strategies

Considering my mistakes up to now...

To begin with, it seems that I need to drastically change my methodology.

I've been trying to convey my feelings directly.

My failure is due to my overdependence

on conversations that rely upon words.

If a direct attack doesn't work,

then I should try to convey my feelings indirectly!

Letter (love letter)

Second Round, Confession Strategy 1

your spring breeze... confess...

No!

These things are no good! It's super-embarrassing, no good at all!

Goosebumps

Second Round, Confession Strategy 1

I don't have this kind of literary talent!

Setback

Second Round,Confession Strategy 2

Verbal Message

This wouldn't work to begin with.

I don't have any friends I can ask.

Second Round, Confession Strategy 2

Deadlock

Second Round, Confession Strategy 3

Telephone

Gulp.

Moral Support

Sis.

G-Good luck.

Hello?

Second Round, Confession Strategy 3

Freeze

What is this?

Up until now, I had accomplished everything quickly and skillfully.

And now, I'm so afraid.

I've never been like this before.

We both love each other.

I want to tell him how I feel.

And still, why doesn't it go smoothly?

Well, Miyazawa, can we leave the rest up to you?

Conference Room

We have to go to cram school.

Okay.

What in the world am I doing?

Darn!

I'm a step away from enjoying a rosy lovey-dovey life in high school!

Oh? Where's everyone else?

They went home already.

There's only cleanup left, anyway.

Oh, and I came all this way since club ended early.

Oh, I'll help you.

Hey, thanks.

We're alone, just the two of us.

Yay! Unexpected luck!

Chance for a surprise attack!

Oh, sorry. I'll pick them up.

It's okay.

What'll I do? He noticed.

He saw me watching.

But I have to say it.

I have to say it now!

If I just say it plainly like my usual self...

Ho...How?

Won't he think, "Why now after so long?"

Won't he think, "You didn't say anything earlier". That it's been days!

And besides...

I don't know if he still loves me now.

Tha... That's right.

He might've loved me then, but it doesn't mean he does now.

He might have become disillusioned with me somewhere along the way...

You know? After all, I'm like this, so...

I might have been doing weird things when I wasn't thinking.

Because I'm weird!

I'm a show off, a liar, and my personality isn't good, either!

I'm... not well-made like Arima.

Even if Arima says he loves me, I have no idea what he likes about me!

Because I have no idea what's good about myself.

Miyazawa?

What's wrong?

Nothing.

It doesn't matter, it's okay if we just stay friends!

Becoming his girlfriend isn't the beginning and end of the world!

I don't care if we just stay friends, because...

if I lose the one and only Arima...

Miyazawa, you know...

You haven't told me how you feel.

When will I get an answer?

Huh?

It's okay if we just stay friends!

He might've loved me then, but it doesn't mean he does now.

It doesn't mean he loves me now!

It doesn't matter, it's okay if we just stay friends!

I don't want to lose him!

Right now, I must look very ugly.

Now, finally, I know what was making me act.

Safety First

Do not Enter

I was running away.

I'm such a coward.

I was trying to protect myself.

I was running away so I wouldn't get hurt.

I didn't try to trust Arima.

Now that I think about it, even when I was trying to confess to him,

I might not have been really serious.

Sob

Why am I like this?!

I'm so ashamed! What'll I do?!

I...!

Now, now, now.

Don't cry so much.

Besides, it's admirable just for having realized that.

When you've found the truth and looked reality in the face,

you've practically half-solved the problem already.

Huh?

It was too complicated. I didn't understand it.

No, uh, you see...

Sis, you've never been hurt before.

For all this time, you've been praised.

And on top of that, you've been hiding yourself skillfully,

so you've become afraid to show your true self.

Even if your fake self can't feel pain, your real feelings do hurt.

Sis, right now, you're most afraid of getting hurt by Arima.

Crushed

I... I see.

But you know, I think you've realized at some level...

that being afraid of getting hurt is because

you care more about your feelings than his.

I think that being in love is the opposite of that, you know?

Kano, you're amazing.

Why are you so clever?

Hehe, it's the wisdom I gained from comics and novels.

I need courage.

If I don't overcome this hurdle, I won't reach love.

Conference Room

Good morning.

Good morning.

So, we'd like all schedule changes on the day of the sports fest...

...to be directly conveyed by the top person in charge at each post.

If I say it out loud, I might make a mistake again.

If I'm going to get hurt,

I would want it to be with Arima first.

That day...

...we became boyfriend and girlfriend.

To be continued

sagashi mono wa nan desu ka

What is it that you're looking for?

Is it something that's hard to find?

mitsukenikui mono desu ka

And you looked in your bag and your desk

kaban no naka mo tsukue no naka mo

sagashita keredo mitsukaranai noni

but you can't find it

madamada sagasu ki desu ka

Do you still intend to keep on looking?

sore yori boku to odorimasen ka

Won't you dance with me instead?

yume no naka e yume no naka e

Wouldn't you want to, wouldn't you want to

go off into a dream?

ittemitai to omoimasen ka

yasumu koto mo yurusarezu

Without even being allowed to rest

warau koto wa tomerarete

and being stopped from laughing

crawling around and crawling around

haitsukubatte haitsukubatte

ittai nani o sagashiteiru no ka

What in the world could you be looking for?

sagasu no o yameta toki

When you stop looking

mitsukaru koto mo yoku aru hanashi de

it's often the case that you find it

odorimashou yume no naka e

Let's dance. Wouldn't you want to

ittemitai to omoimasen ka

go off into a dream?

A synopsis of what's to come!

Finally, Sis and Arima have become a couple!

But the harsh reality faces her with new enemies and ordeals!

Oh, when will it be that happiness will come to Sis?!

Next time on His and Hers: His Ambition.

His Ambition

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and one Other

His Ambition

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