Mikuni-sensei, do you have a cold?
- It's gotten cold recently. - I'm completely fine!
Because February is the month where the heart gets warm!
- What do you mean? - Well,
it's the season of love. What a line!
- Love? - Ah!
- Valentine's Day! - Yep!
- It's almost here, isn't it? - I completely forgot about it.
Every year has always been the same thing...
Happy Valentine!
Thank you Misaki-chan!
Oh, I guess I don't have to buy 100 chocolates this year!
Tennoji-sensei.
Are you going to make chocolate for your boyfriend?
Tennoji-sensei, you have one!?
Of course not!
- Right? - She doesn't!
Hmm, now that I think about it,
I probably never gave out self-made chocolate.
Ah! Morning Misaki-chan!
- Morning. - Morning!
- Morning. - Morning.
Ah, great weather today!
- See you! - Huh?
It's the first time Nagase has greeted me.
Me too.
That guy.
- He's been acting strange recently. - Yeah.
- Strange? - Hey!
Yay yay yay yay!
- See you! - Definitely.
He's been like this for awhile.
I asked him to go pick up girls with me but he doesn't want to go.
And he's been disappearing during lunch.
He's definitely hiding something.
Morning!
Maybe he made a girlfriend?
Huh!?
Girlfriend?
Season of love, huh?
Looks tasty!
Pure chocolate would be good.
Oh man, this heart mark one is great.
I don't care what kind of chocolate I get!
- I understand! - Right?
I guess we have to buy them chocolates.
Yeah.
At our school, students and teachers
- are forbidden from celebrating Valentine's! - What?
Why is it forbidden?
We don't need any talk of love to get in the way here.
But, love gives you power to do your best!
...is what they say.
Should I put it in the young people terms?
Study? Club activities? I'd rather date!
And just like that, things get worse!
- That's right! - That's not true.
Ah!
Vice Principal, maybe you've never been in love?
That's why you don't get it...
And it was a marriage out of love. What now?
I didn't know...
Yes!
Damn it!
The Valentine's ban is not a laughing matter, right?
- Isn't it fine? - What?
Yeah, there's no one here to get excited about anyway.
It's annoying to make that required gift chocolate.
Ah, you don't get it at all!
You say "I've always liked you!" and hand over
the chocolate after school, that's part of being young!
What's that?
Old fashioned!
Old fashioned?
Besides,
where is the girl cute enough
to get excited about in this class?
- That's our line. - What?
There's no guy I want to give a chocolate to here.
What!?
Anyway, Valentine's is
a big event for love that only happens once a year!
You should make a big move to make something happen!
When it comes to love, the early bird gets the worm! Come on everyone...
In love, the early bird gets the worm!
The early bird gets the worm!
- Huh? - Huh?
Uh...
Something is definitely up with him.
Definitely strange.
- Hoshi, do you know anything? - Nope, nothing.
What are you doing?
It's Nagase-kun!
- You're loud. - Sorry.
- Who's that girl? - She's from D class.
So this is what's going on.
When did he find a cute girl like that?
Huh?
It's this.
He's learning the piano.
Why is he doing that?
Unbelievable.
Okay, let's try again from the beginning.
Yeah.
It's like a girl's manga.
Damn it...
It's youth!
See you.
Nagase-kun!
You guys!
How long have you been there?
Cute girl! What's her name?
Ikoma Kana-chan.
When did she become your girlfriend?
She's not!
She's just teaching me how to play the piano.
Why are you learning the piano?
- It's not like you. - Yeah I guess so...
When did it start?
- Two weeks ago. - How did it start?
I forgot my cell phone.
I went back to school to get it.
Ah, sorry.
But that was really good.
Thanks.
I'm impressed.
- Really? - Yeah.
You're amazing to be able to play a piano.
Hey, play a little bit.
Wow! So cool!
- Now you're just joking. - No, it's amazing!
I could never do something like that.
It would be cool if I could play.
If you'd like, I can teach you.
- Really? - Yeah.
I had no interest in piano at first but,
it was kinda fun.
You usually give things up quickly. You've been at this for awhile.
Yeah. You don't even finish playing your video games.
Well, if I can play well,
it would make Kana-chan really happy.
Love can change people!
I don't really...
But your face says that you like her.
- What?\- By the way, did you confess yet?
- Of course not! - Why not? You like her!
Yeah.
- So... - Kana-chan, she...
She's won piano contests. She's an amazing girl.
She's out of my league.
- But you two seem to suit each other. - Huh?
Yeah, it looked like she was having fun too.
- Huh? - She wouldn't teach piano
- to a guy she didn't like. - What!?
That's right.
Don't say things as you please!
What a simpleton.
Ikoma from my class and Nagase?
That actually sounds quite nice.
Ahh, now I want to fall in love too.
Me too!
But I haven't met anyone recently!
That's not true!
Like, maybe if you looked around you,
it might be closer...
Ah, sorry.
Sure.
Hello Rina? What is it?
Misaki-san, will you come to a mixer with us tonight?
- Mixer? - Mixer!?
Ami-chan got a cold so she couldn't come.
- Misaki come! - We'll be waiting!
I got it. I'll go!
To hear about a mixer at a time like this,
it must be fate!
All right Tennoji Misaki,
make the most of this chance!
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You should just go ahead and tell her.
But she probably has a boyfriend.
- You haven't asked her yet? - Oh there's Kana-chan!
Ah where!?
Stop joking around!
Hey! I got the big news!
Kana-chan doesn't have a boyfriend.
Really!?
- Good news! - You have a chance.
But, Suzuki from A and Honda from D are going after her too.
- That's not good. - What are you going to do?
What to do...
- It's Kana-chan. - I'm not falling for that again.
- It is. - It is.
What!?
- It's cute. - It is?
Is she going to give that to you?
What?
- Okay, I'll go with this one. - That's good.
Yeah, it's definitely for you!
I wonder?
Shouldn't you tell her how you feel first then?
- Do you want her to tell you? - No, the guy should do it.
I've decided!
I'll confess to her!
Cheers!
So you're all high school teachers?
Yeah.
What?
We're all teachers!
You don't seem very teacher like.
Really?
You guys!
What's this about being a teacher?
Well, cabaret girls don't go to mixers!
So today, we're all beautiful teachers, okay?
Make sure you don't fall into your old habits from work.
I'm more worried about you guys!
Hey, what's wrong?
Nothing at all!
I see.
You're all so thoughtful!
Yeah.
Why are you spilling it?!
Excuse me!
Towel please!
Sorry, excuse us.
Who's the one who told me about falling into old habits?
Sorry.
Well, you were doing it too Misaki-san.
- Oh? - Yeah, you were.
Well anyway, let's make sure not to do it again!
Yep!
What's this mean?
Well...
Kana-chan,
ever since I met you for the first time...
Ah, I can't do it!
I can't sense the vibe with just anyone.
- What?! - Come on!
Get serious!
You can't confess if you're all nervous.
Right, gotta practice!
- For now, just put up with Yui okay? - I got it.
Hey wait a minute. What do you mean put up with!?
Hey hey, one more time. Please?
- Come on Yui, smile a bit. - Put up with!?
Take two! And...start!
Kana-chan, ever since I first met you,
when I think about you,
- it's a little sour... - Haha!
Sour? Don't you mean bittersweet?
What? But that's what it says.
It does.
- Oh! My mistake. - What the hell!
- Get it right. - It's fine.
- Sorry. - Sorry.
Oh, is there one more person coming?
I think he'll be here soon.
Is he also your co-worker?
No, he's a friend from university.
Oh, speaking of which...
- Over here! - Sorry I'm late.
Ah, I'll introduce him.
Shuji!
Misaki...
Do you know him?
Uh...he's my ex-boyfriend.
Ex-boyfriend?!
What were you thinking, not getting in touch for the last 3 years?
Uh, a lot has happened.
A lot?
But I'm glad you look well. I'm relieved.
I'm just a little surprised to meet you again like this.
You can stand there and speak all calmly
after leaving me behind with your debt?
Sorry. I know that was wrong of me.
My startup company was on the brink,
I was backed into a corner...
I, who just graduated from university,
must pay your 3.25 million yen debt!
Have you ever thought of how am I going to survive?
I worked hard as a Roppongi cabaret girl.
I paid it all off in a year!
I see...
You really are a great girl.
Give me back my 3.25 million yen.
- I will. Definitely. - Right away!
Then I never have to see you again.
I'll find a job right away!
- And then... - Stop lying!
- It's fine. - What?
I already gave up on getting my money back.
Misaki, wait.
I said wait!
I always think...
that it would be good if I never see you again.
I don't ever want to see you again!
I was going to just curse him out!
Pretty surprising to meet your ex-boyfriend at a mixer though.
It's terrible.
I've heard stories of when people meet again and
- restart the relationship? - Impossible!
What kind of man gives other his debts?
Sorry...
After all that, I reached the absolute bottom.
Even with a college degree I couldn't get any job.
Part time work wasn't enough
to pay off the loans.
I figured all I had left was a nighttime job,
so I jumped right in with Southern Sea.
If I didn't meet Mama then, what would have happened to me now?
I see.
Well, life is a cycle of hellos and goodbyes.
As expected! Mama always have such wise things to say.
Wisdom of old age.
Ah, sorry.
Argh! All I can do is drink!
Yeah, let's drink and forget!
Let's drink the night away!
- Hmm? - It's going to be a long night.
- Umi-chan, another one. - Umi-chan, another one.
- Hurry! - Yes.
What is it?
You're a little strange today.
Not really.
You could've said it then!
What is he doing?
Just confess already.
Come on Nagase!
Kana-chan!
Go!!
Umm...
What is it?
Please...
Please go out with me.
All right.
Come on...
I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry, I... - Ah, no. It's my fault.
Saying strange things.
- Well... - Just forget about it.
See you.
Nagase-kun!
- Nagase! - Nagase, wait!
I see...
You were rejected?
Yeah.
Sorry about that.
We told you to confess to her.
Don't worry about it.
- Cheer up. - Yeah.
- There are other girls, right? - Yeah!
I'm not that depressed.
Anyway, from the beginning, I think that
I only have a slim chance.
- Don't beat yourself up. - I'm not!
But, you practiced the piano that much just for her.
I feel sorry for you Nagase.
Yeah, well,
the piano isn't really for me anyway.
I'm an idiot.
What are you saying? You practiced so hard...
It's disgusting!
If I was going to be rejected,
it would've been better if I never started the piano at all.
I want the time I spent back.
Isn't that a bit much?
It's fine.
It would've been better if I never started liking her in the first place.
Anyway, I don't even like
those stuck-up serious girls to begin with.
- Nagase, that's mean! - Do you really mean that?
It's fine. I was rejected.
So what if you were?
It doesn't matter!
Why do you sound like a brat?
- What!? - Saying all these terrible things
about the girl you like because she rejected you, is the lowest!
You looked like you were having fun.
You had fun playing the piano everyday, right?
If you never felt that way,
then you should never have started to like her in the first place!
You should never regret falling in love with someone!
Shut up!
Nagase! What the hell are you doing?
Ah, damn it.
Tsk tsk tsk...
2-Z again?
What the hell were you thinking?
I'm very sorry.
Nagase-kun, I have something I want to ask you,
so listen carefully.
I've heard rumors that you have been seen
with Ikoma-san from class B
alone in the music room.
Is that true?
You couldn't be going out with her, right?
We're not.
Really?
- Yeah. - Haha!
I'm happy. If it was true, we'd be in trouble.
She's about to go study abroad, this is an important time for her.
- Study abroad? - Ikoma-san?
She's going to Vienna next week.
She'll be studying piano there for the next two years.
That long?
She's the pride of our school.
A treasure for a bright future.
Don't get close to Ikoma-san again.
- Okay? - I was never close anyway!
Nagase-kun.
What's wrong with his attitude!?
Nagase didn't know about the studying abroad, huh?
Move! You're in my way!
Sorry for those mean things Nagase-kun said.
I think he was just in shock from the rejection so he didn't really mean it.
You may not believe it but
despite his appearance,
Nagase-kun's actually a soft spoken nice guy.
So...
I understand.
Huh?
I thought he was scary at first but,
when I spoke with him, he wasn't at all.
I see.
I was still worried about going abroad,
even though it was my dream. That's when I met Nagase-kun.
When I teach him to play the piano,
I started to get courage.
Then why didn't you tell him about your study abroad?
I'm sorry.
This is the first time I've seen him like this.
It's my fault, right?
Where did he go?
Where's Nagase-kun?
We went to all his usual places.
His phone is out of battery too.
I see.
- Shouldn't we just leave him alone? - Huh?
That's pretty cold Yui.
Because, he said some pretty mean things.
Don't you think he regrets all of this?
Huh?
What should we do now?
Oh, so that's what happened?
I can understand his feeling, when he said things
he didn't really mean after he got rejected.
What should I do?
You've really become like a teacher.
Not really.
When Nagase-kun got angry,
I realized that I have made the same mistake.
I always thought it would be good
if I never met my ex-boyfriend again.
But thinking about it, when I went out with Shuji,
there were a lot of fun times.
- One more! - What are you doing?
I was always laughing.
But...
I told him I didn't I want to see him again.
Can't apologize for that now.
I basically got rid of our entire relationship.
Not good, huh?
Right.
Meetings and farewells do make people grow.
I want Nagase-kun to feel the same way.
What's wrong Mikuni-sensei? Sighing first thing in the morning.
Well actually, Ikoma-san's mother just called.
It seems like Ikoma won't be coming to school anymore.
What?!
I wanted to say goodbye next week before she left for Vienna.
I wonder what happened.
Tennoji-sensei?
What is it?
They said Ikoma-san isn't coming to school anymore.
What!?
Whatever. She doesn't care about me anyway.
- That's not true... - It is!
She never told me about going to study abroad.
Do you know why she didn't tell you?
What?
I thought about telling him about it.
But, I couldn't.
I started to like him.
If I told him I was leaving soon,
I thought he wouldn't want to see me anymore.
You have to understand how she felt.
Is it okay to leave it this way?
I...
I have to apologize.
Nagase-kun.
Sorry.
I've said some terrible things.
That's not really how I feel about you.
Kana-chan, I really...
That's enough.
Don't worry about it.
But you're not coming to school...
It's not your fault.
It's my fault.
I'm sorry.
How did it go?
Did she hear what you had to say?
She did.
But she wasn't too happy...
I see.
I'm really an idiot.
I love to see Kana-chan's happy dan smiling face.
It was to see that face, I practiced so hard.
But the last time I see her face, was like that...
This isn't the last time.
You want to see her smile one more time, right?
So, you can't give up!
There's something that only you can do!
As you go to Vienna, work hard and don't forget about the pride you have
as a student of Mido Academy.
Yes.
Take care of yourself.
Ikoma, good luck.
Whenever you're in trouble...I can't!
Yes.
Thank you for everything.
Huh?
Nagase-kun.
Why?
He's still pretty bad.
But, he's playing just so you'd smile again.
- Piano? - Yeah.
The only thing I know that makes
her smile is the piano.
I'll learn to play well
and make her really happy.
I'll practice the piano some more
and get her to listen to me one more time.
Nagase-kun has been working hard.
- That's not it! Again! - One more time!
Scary.
His classmates helped out.
Get it!?
No, that's not right! Left hand.
Do it again, from the top.
Every day.
- Ah, that's wrong. - Come on.
He didn't want to make one mistake.
- You played to the end! - Nice!
Now you need to get her to hear it.
Great job Nagase!
Thank you.
I'm happy. You're smiling.
It's all thanks to you.
If you weren't around,
I wouldn't have worked so hard.
Good luck studying abroad.
Yeah.
Thanks, Nagase-kun.
Good luck!
Take care!
See you!
Bye bye!
- Hey. - Hmm?
I'm happy to have met her.
Thanks.
You look a little happy.
What?
- What's with the face? - Shut up!
- Let's go pick up some girls later. - Shut up you guys, seriously!
Ah Umi-chan, a beer!
- Um, Misaki-san... - Oh, Misaki!
Did you see your ex-boyfriend?
Ex? Shuji?
He just came by here.
Huh? Why?
He said to give this to you.
This is all he could give for now, but he said he would definitely pay off the rest.
He also said he was going to Nagoya
to look for work.
Shuji!
This...
Sorry that's all I had.
I'll definitely pay off the rest.
You're really looking for a job then?
Yeah.
Um, Shuji. I'm sorry about before.
Huh?
When I said I didn't want to see you again, it was a bit much.
I was at my bottom when we broke up,
but because of that I was able to start working at Southern Sea.
I met Mama and other important friends there.
You're a teacher now?
It's a tough job, but being there with my students,
it's gotten more and more interesting.
Now, everyday is really fun.
I see.
It's because of you, I became the person I am now.
It was definitely worth it.
Thanks.
Sorry.
Good luck.
Yeah.
You too.
See you.
Take care!
Bye bye!
Chocolate from Kana-chan?
You look pretty happy.
- I want one too. - Buy your own.
Why didn't you give us any chocolate?
You said you didn't need any.
Yeah, but it's tradition!
Don't need that either!
- Give it to me! - Hands off!
Come on! Please!
Please, just one!
Here Mikuni-sensei.
For me?
Yep.
Thank you very much!
It's from me and Tennoji-sensei.
Huh?
Right.
I said Valentine's was banned!
She did!
Of course, Tennoji-sensei does it...
- Huh? - Huh?
Tenma!
Tennoji-sensei!
Happy Valentine's!