What? We're moving?
In two weeks?
But...
What's wrong, Taka?
You've been acting weird lately.
I have something to tell you.
What?
I want to tell you something important tomorrow.
Make sure you come here.
Then I'll tell you something important tomorrow, too.
Okay.
We made that promise two days before I moved.
But...
I waited until the sun set the next day, but he didn't come.
And so, I left this city without saying goodbye to my only friend.
A dream?
Why is Kobato...
What was that dream about again?
WANAWANA グッと Good 弾けてる
wanawana gutto Good hajiketeru
I'm burning, ready, just about to explode
案外なんだい ハマってんじゃん
angai nandai hamatten jan
Weird, I think I'm really into this
人見知りしてる暇に
hitomishiri shiteru hima ni
While we're still completely shy
はじめよう！
hajimeyou!
Let's start!
友達作っちゃって遊んじゃって い Yeh！
tomodachi tsukucchatte asonjatte Yeh!
Make friends, and play, yay!
M A Z U I P R E S E N T S
クールに見えて 実は超寂しい
ku-ru ni miete jitsu ha chou sabishii
I look calm and composed, but I'm really feeling lonely
妄想ならバイバイバイ
mo-so- nara bai bai bai
In my delusions it's bye, bye, bye
親友なら いないいないいないいない
shinyuu nara inai inai inai inai
No good friends, sigh, sigh, sigh
何の不自由なく だけど足りない
nan no fujiyuu mo naku dakedo tarinai
I don't have problems, but then I don't have enough
リア充から遠い遠い遠い？
riajuu kara tooi tooi tooi?
Popularity far away, away, away?
親友なら いないいないないない
shinyuu nara inai inai nai nai
No good friends, sigh, sigh, sigh
残念同士で 集まったら
zannen doushi de atsumattara
But when unfortunates come together
Ah-予想が出来ない
Ah- yosou ga dekinai
Ah, stuff that you just can't predict
展開の 地雷を踏んだ！
tenkai no jirai wo funda!
Just exploding like a landmine!
SOWASOWA 絶対絶対覗きたい
sowasowa zettai zettai nozokitai
Man, man, I totally want to peek
後悔100回したくないって
koukai 100kai shitakunai tte
I'm telling you I don't want to regret
つまんない プライドなんて
tsumannai puraido nante
Take your cheap pride and
捨てきっちゃって 振りきっちゃって
sutekicchatte furikicchatte
Cut it off, throw it away
残念観念してみたら
zannen kannen shitemitara
If you look at it from the unfortunate
案外なんだいハマってんじゃん
angai nandai hamatten jan
Weird, I think I'm really into this
ぶつかって ドギマギあって
butsukatte dogimagi atte
Fighting with each other, getting nervous with each other
みつけよう！
mitsukeyou!
Let's find them!
友達 作っちゃって遊んじゃって Yeh！
tomodachi tsukucchatte asonjatte Yeh!
Make friends, and play, yay!
絶対絶対覗きたい
zettai zettai nozokitai
Man, man, I totally want to peek
You! 捨てきっちゃって 振りきっちゃって
You! sutekicchatte furi kicchatte
Cut it off, throw it away
Yes! どーだいどーだいそこんとこ
Yes! do-dai do-dai sokontoko
How's that? How's that? You get one word!
「The Karaoke Box Has Few Customers (つд⊂)」
It looks like the first trimester's already almost over.
Oh right...
Summer vacation starts tomorrow...
As you all know, the goal of the Neighbors Club is to make friends.
Now...
Has anyone here made any friends?
Does anyone have plans to spend a youth-filled summer vacation with friends?
I think my reputation's actually gotten worse since I joined...
I overheard some girls saying,
"I hear Kashiwazaki-san's going out with that delinquent in class 5. Gyahaha!"
and spreading the rumor around.
I'm going to kill them.
Uh... Sorry.
It's not something you need to apologize for.
What were kind of club activities were you doing before I joined, anyway?
Uh... Let's see...
I think we played games and... played games...
Practiced acting and played games.
So basically you played around the whole time.
Hey, just wondering, but...
Have you guys ever gone to karaoke?
A few times, at my last school.
I have.
Why are you so surprised?
Well, you don't exactly look like the type who'd go for karaoke...
I might not look it, but I've gone enough to hit every karaoke box in the city.
That's quite something...
To have hit every single karaoke box by yourself...
Why do you assume I went alone?
Karaoke is something you do with friends.
Going for karaoke with friends is fun!
Tomo-chan isn't just good at singing, she's good at listening and keeping things interesting.
The time always just flies by!
Oh, Tomo-chan...
Your air friend.
What's with that look of pity?
Oh, nothing...
Even Kodaka and Yozora have gone before...
Sena, have you ever gone before?
I haven't.
Got a problem with that?
Why would I ever participate in a peasant-like pastime like karaoke anyway?
I have absolutely no interest in it at all!
And I wasn't sad in the least when they didn't invite me in middle school!
Okay, okay. Calm down...
Senpai, I've never gone for karaoke before either.
I've always wanted to go, but I always have trouble going into places filled with people alone.
So would you like to go for karaoke with me?
Sure, I don't mind.
Thank you very much!
Wait, Kodaka!
Leave your karaoke plans to me.
I know a good place!
You'll take us somewhere? Thanks!
Aniki, I have never gone for karaoke either.
I also desire to sing a requiem of chaos.
Then when should we go?
Summer vacation starts tomorrow.
I can go tomorrow afternoon.
I'm good anytime.
As am I.
Then let's go tomorrow.
Where should we meet up?
The place I usually go to is a ten-minute walk from West Tooya Station.
Then let's meet up in front of the west station.
Then let's make it at...
W-Wait just a minute!
Um...
What do you want, Meat?
We were just talking about enjoying a peasant-like pastime like karaoke,
something the ever-noble Madame Meat would never have a shred of interest in.
So, Meat, what did you want to say?
If not, then we'd like to continue our discussion of tomorrow's plans without you.
I... um...
The place I go to has all-you-can-sing starting from 1 pm, so we can meet up at 1 pm.
Make sure you have lunch before you arrive.
Don't ignore me!
What is it, Meat?
Don't tell me you want to participate in a peasant-like pastime like karaoke?
I never said I wanted to...
If you want to go, just say so...
What, you want to go with us?
I... want... to go with you.
I can't hear you.
I want to go with you!
What? What did you say?
I want to go for karaoke with you!
Oh, I see.
You want to go with us.
But I don't want to go with you.
If you want to come with us, you'll have to beg.
Beg?
Put your soul into imploring, "Please take me with you."
Please... take... me... with you.
What? I can't hear you.
Where's your "I beg you", milk cow?
Yukimura-kun, could I get another cup of coffee?
Louder! Enunciate!
Put your soul into it!
Please take me with you! I beg you!
See? You can do it.
But I refuse.
What do you want me to do, you idiot?!
I'm definitely going tomorrow!!
Why do I need your permission to go in the first place?!
You finally realized that?
You're seriously missing brain matter.
Stupid! Idiot!
Go die, stupid Yozora!
Now then, let's decide on our real meet up place and time.
What kind of demon are you?
I'm kidding.
I have an appointment at 1 pm tomorrow, so make lunch earlier than usual.
An appointment? With your friends?
They're not my friends.
We're just in the same club.
Though of course, their day wouldn't be complete without me.
What will you be doing?
Karaoke.
That Yozora and Kodaka will bow before my beautiful voice.
Oh, and I want to sing a duet with Kobato!
Kodaka?
West Tooya. West Tooya.
Aren't you hot, wearing that thing?
As a true ancestor, I have conquered even the flames of hell.
You're not conquering anything right now...
Oh, they're here.
Now then, should we go?
Wow, you're early. It's still ten minutes to 1.
I came here 5 minutes after Rika.
I arrived 20 minutes before you, Aniki.
I arrived 15 minutes before Sena-san.
I've been waiting since 5 minutes before Yukimura.
Why does this sound like some sort of quiz?
Kobato, can you tell me when everyone arrived based on what they said?
Let's say we arrived at exactly 12:50.
Figure it out before we get there.
Um...
Such a mundane question is nothing for one with access to the Akashic Records.
Wait but a moment.
It's not that hard...
Aren't we there yet?
Shut up, Meat. We're almost there.
What's this place called?
"Echoes from the Abyss".
What kind of place is it?
Hey, Taka!
Come on, Taka!
Wait for me!
Kodaka?
What's wrong?
An-chan!
Welcome!
So this is a karaoke place?
All-you-can-sing, with the drink bar.
Is that for 6?
Um... yes. For 6.
One moment please.
Your total for 6 people, all-you-can-sing with the drink bar, is 5400¥.
What?! 5400¥?!
Why is it so expensive?!
For all-you-can-sing, each person is 650¥, and the drink bar is 250¥, which brings the total per person to 900¥.
What?
Just out of curiosity, all 6 people would be in one room, correct?
Yes...
Wait a second.
What's up?
Something's wrong with the pricing system.
What do you mean?
The 250¥ per person for the drink bar is fine.
But why are they charging per person for the room?
Is something wrong with that?
Meat, what do you do in a karaoke box?
You sing songs?
Precisely.
Whether you're alone and sing 30 songs or you're with 5 other people and sing 30 songs in total, it's still 30 songs.
So why do we need to pay 6 times as much for the room?
So you're saying it's a scam?
Something like that.
This never happened when I came here with Tomo-chan.
Wait right there! You can't count Tomo-chan as a person!
And isn't every karaoke pricing system like this?
No. This one smells fishy.
What a coincidence. I agree.
Papa told me that those at the top need to watch out for intriguing financial transactions.
I know! How about this?
That's quite a good plan from a worthless slab of meat.
I said 6 people earlier. Forget that.
As usual, one person, all-you-can-sing and drink bar, total 900¥.
I may know these people, but we only coincidentally entered this building together.
O-Okay...
900¥ for one then...
This is my first time, but...
All-you-can-sing and the drink bar for one!
What on earth are they doing?
I guess they're going to go sing in separate rooms.
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of coming here together?
That'll be 900¥...
You're up next, Kodaka.
I'm going on ahead.
F-For how many?
Uh... four.
For four? Are you sure?!
Y-Yes...
Thank you very much!!
You okay with that?
Yay! Let's do a duet!
As long as I'm in the same room as you.
The time has come for you to hearken unto my beautiful voice.
I'll go ahead and create a membership card for you.
Sure.
What's wrong?
N-Nothing!
That'll be 3600¥.
Ah, sure.
So this how the room looks...
Yay!
Let's have you start us off then, Kodaka-senpai!
Me?
Fine...
Go wild and stick it in!
"Stick it in"?
There's a nice thick, hard, black one over there.
It's called a microphone.
Alright!
Aniki!
Sometimes I wonder if everything was just a dream
Did you really see me back when I saw you?
And then I wonder about when you were here,
And I wonder, what were you thinking?
All these questions for you, if only you were here
An-chan!
You have a wonderful voice, Aniki.
You sing so well, Senpai!
I almost got wet!
How it reminds me of our nights of feasting but 7000 years past.
We've never done that.
I'm next!
Rush now to the ends of the earth
Yukimura?
And take at hand the time of destiny
Feel the universe with increasing speed
And leave everything to it, now
I wonder if those guys are singing right now...
By themselves...
What did you think of my "Love Mic" finisher?
Did you come?
No!
I spent all night thinking that up...
I'll be next.
I dedicate this song to you, Aniki.
Oh? Give it your all then.
I wonder if they'd get mad if I went to their rooms to listen...
They have it!
"Yuke Yuke Guerunica-chan!"
Good for you.
Ah, how little my life is worth
Hear as my beautiful voice overwhelms you!
Through the window,
I was always watching you as you walked
Trying to ignore the rain
As it started to pour harder
You were so close to me, I never realized
Even saying goodbye in my dreams hurts so much
But now I know, I realized, when you cried,
I can't thank you anymore
I can't hurt you anymore
I can't promise you anymore
I can't stop you from going anymore
I sang so much my throat hurts...
Senpai!
If you abuse me with your voice like that I might turn M!
That voice gives me goosebumps, Aniki.
What's wrong, you two?
It's Meat's fault.
Yozora's an idiot.
How much did you guys sing, exactly?
You know how there's a points scoring mode?
We were competing in that the whole time.
There's a ranking...
When I first sang, I noticed a user named NIGHT arrogantly taking up all the top spots.
I figured it was Yozora...
I decided to knock everyone but myself off the ranking,
but suddenly SENA started appearing all over.
You managed to end up fighting even in completely separate rooms?
So who won in the end?
I did.
My 99 score is in first place!
That was just a fluke!
2nd to 11th places are all my 98 scores!
First place is the only one that matters!
And also, I got most of the 97 scores!
No way! I had one more 97 score than you!
Lies, Meat!
I'm not lying, tone deaf Yozora!
That was fun wasn't it, Senpai?
Let's come again sometime.
Yeah.
Thank you very much!
So that's the end of our first trimester's club activities...
I guess.
I'm not going to be able to flirt together with you for the next 40 days, Senpai...
Hold up!
Don't make it sound like we've been flirting in the first place!
I won't be able to be Aniki's underling either...
What are you guys talking about?
We're going to be active during summer, too.
There's going to be club?
Even through summer vacation?
The sports clubs and cultural clubs are active, so why wouldn't we be?
And more importantly, summer is the season when the popular ones come out in full force.
If we are aiming to join their ranks as popular people,
we'll need to practice during summer as well or we might die when it comes to the real thing.
It's the same idea as a glass smashing when you pour boiling water into it, right?
Yes, exactly.
That's thermal expansion...
We're meeting again next Monday.
I want everyone to think of why we weren't able to make any friends up until—
I know!
What, Meat?
I think the reason we've failed so far is because you're way too incompetent, Yozora.
I actually came up with a number of reasons myself,
but the primary cause is the fact that you're way too stupid, Meat.
You're also annoying, dumb, useless,
and your very existence is, as far as this club is concerned—
No, as far as the world is concerned, not just worthless, but of negative worth!
That bad?!
You're right, I said too much.
It's impossible to put into words how terrible you are to the world, yet I went and tried anyway.
Are you sure about this?
Don't turn around.
Aniki...
Just don't turn around!
Understood.
They're looking at us, Yozora...
Everyone's...
Stupid!!
Stupid Yozora!!
Idiot! Go die!
Forever a hopeless case.
It's been a month since we started club activities...
Everything started with her...
Yozora.
This month's been surprisingly fun.
Thanks.
Kodaka!
Sena?
I forgot to tell you...
I was talking to Papa last night,
and he says you can come to meet him anytime you want, since it's summer.
It looks like Papa wanted to meet you too.
Oh? I'll go visit at some point then.
Tell me before you drop by.
Sure.
W-Wait a second!
Why are you going to Meat's house and meeting her father?
Well, my d—
Kodaka?
Let's keep that a secret.
There may be complications.
Really? Okay then.
I guess it's not a good idea to spread word that the school board chairman used his power to specially transfer me in...
Secret?
It's got nothing to do with you, Yozora.
Whether or not Kodaka comes to my house or not, or meets Papa or not, has absolutely nothing to do with you.
See you soon then, Kodaka!
Yep.
あぁ昇んない想像理想の現実逃避
aa nobonnai souzou risou no genjitsu touhi
Ah, I'm in denial about how my ideals just don't happen
今更どっちだっていいけど 友達作り
imasara docchi datte ii kedo tomodachidzukuri
I don't really care about that, for now I'll just make friends
一人寂しい奴だと蔑む 視線が気になるんだ
hitori sabishii yatsu da to sagesumu shisen ga ki ni narun da
I don't like those looks of pity thinking I'm all lonely
上面だけ集まったら それでいいと思っているうちに
uwadzura dake atsumattara sore de ii to omotteiru uchi ni
But just when I thought having fake friends would be fine
あれよ あれよ 「どこ」は常ソロで
are yo are yo doko ha jou soro de
It happens, it happens, so that's why I'm always alone
カーテンどんな奴らに
ka-ten donna yatsura ni
Those people on the other side
my best 乱されてゆく 頭くる曲に響く響く
my best midasareteyuku atama kuru kyoku ni hibiku hibiku
Keep screwing up my best, and it pounds inside my head
私の胸密かによせて 優柔不断意味で
watashi no mune hisoka ni yosete yuujuufudan imi de
You keep getting closer to me, but then you just can't decide
my heart 伝えられない
my heart tsutaerarenai
I can't tell you how I feel
残念なのは私なのか
zannen na no ha watashi na no ka
Am I really the unfortunate one here?
もやもやをかきわけずで
moya moya wo kakiwakezu de
These feelings just can't push through
置き去りにされた 乙女心
okizari ni sareta otomegokoro
My pure heart left standing there
あの日からぼやっている
ano hi kara boyatteiru
It's been fading in and out since that day
はやく見つけ出して迷子の心
hayaku mitsukedashite maigo no kokoro
Hurry and find it, my lost heart
Kodaka-senpai!
I'm so glad we get to see each other for club during summer, too!
I'm happy to be able to see you, Aniki.
Are you guys seriously that bored during summer?
Are you busy, Senpai?
Well... no...
I thought so!
So how about you and I get plenty of sex in during the next 40 days!
I'll serve as your underling for these next 40 days too, Aniki.
Man, you guys...
Next time: "My Cell Phone has Few Phone Calls!"
Huh? Aniki disappeared...
I don't have any way to contact him!