No one's going to criticize you if you get excited for something,
or you laugh with all your heart!
And if someone does, I'll beat them up!
Yeah. You're right...
To let my heart be moved, to laugh from the bottom of my heart,
to find meaning in everyday life...
I wanted to be given permission.
I saw Kou show weakness for the first time.
And now, I'm holding him in my arms...
He's so docile and cute...
I love this smell.
Kou...
No...
Don't let go yet.
Huh? What?!
I see... he doesn't want me to see him crying.
Is that why he hugged me in the first place?
Sorry. I'm fine now.
Sure.
Not good.
Right now, I've got the innocent feeling of wanting to be supportive of Kou.
But also the wicked feeling of wanting to see what he looks like right after crying.
They're all jumbled together!
You know... when you were running at me, your expression was amazing.
That's mean! Making fun of someone who's running their harde—
I wasn't making fun.
It was kind of cool.
In the light of the moon... Kou's eyelashes are sparkling.
His face, just after he's been crying...
That face...
I bet I'm the only one who's seen it.
It's a face he's shown only to me.
Is this... the kind of atmosphere where you should confess your feelings?
Ko—
Growl
Want to grab something to eat and head home?
Just like a couple! I feel bad for Yuuri, but right now...
Oh, we can't.
Before I came here, I stopped by your house.
Tanaka-sensei was there.
He's probably making dinner and waiting for you.
Oh.
Tanaka-sensei...
Earlier, he said he thinks you resent him.
Because he wasn't there when you needed him most.
Huh? We lived far away from each other. He couldn't help that.
Yeah.
You should tell him that.
Yourself. Personally.
Later.
Y-Yeah. Later.
Oh! See you tomorrow!
Yeah, at school.
Sure! Later.
Yoshioka!
Thanks.
Sure!
It opened, didn't it?
It did open, didn't it? Kou's door...
He came out to where I am, right?
But even if he hasn't yet... when the time comes, I'll break my way in again.
I'll break my way in over and over again!
Running desperately to save me... even if she fails, over and over again...
Tanaka
Mabuchi
Oh, you're back!
Yeah.
You want dinner?
Eh...
Oh, Dad. Welcome home.
Oh, Youichi. You came by again?
Hey, Dad. It'll be ready in just a sec...
Well... I'm hungry. Maybe I'll join you.
Oh! Then get yourself some rice...
And chopsticks for everyone.
Sure.
Welcome back.
I see.
Thanks for the welcome.
Sure.
Okay. Let's eat! Let's eat!
Thanks for the food!
Thanks for the food.
I've... been waiting for this day for so long...
When the day came, I thought I would greet it with a smile, but...
I'm a bad big brother, I guess...
I...
When Mom died...
...I wasn't sure if coming back here alone...
...if eating dinner with you guys alone...
...was okay.
I wasn't sure if it was okay for me to do the things that Mom couldn't do.
This whole time...
Kou...
Your mother...
She wasn't petty like that.
Ah, tonight's dinner is delicious.
Really delicious.
Oh, we've got seconds, too.
Kou, you eat up too. It's good!
About my last name...
I thought I might wait a little to change it back.
It's not that I mind going back to Tanaka.
It's just...
Changing your last name in the middle of high school would get complicated.
Yeah.
Right. I see.
You can wait until you've sorted out your feelings.
Even if our last names differ, it doesn't change the fact that we're family.
Tanaka
Mabuchi
Thanks, Dad.
Kou's not here yet, I guess...
Yesterday I got weirdly carried away and acted out, but...
When I think about it carefully, it was incredibly embarrassing...
Even if it turns out we only deepened our friendship,
I'm not sure how to act around Kou now...
I wonder...
How Kou will act...
Morning!
It looks like Kou's as self-conscious as me.
I guess that stands to reason.
What was that? It's so cute!
Does Kou really do stuff like that?
Oh, no. I'm grinning.
You! Yesterday!
The way you walked out on us was seriously mean.
Yeah, I guess it was. Sorry, sorry.
That wasn't sincere at all.
Then what about today? Are you free?
What'd you just say?
I'll do the best I can, if it will show you I'm sincere.
Seriously?! I'm free today!
Oh, man! I'm about to cry here... not actually, though.
Do your best!
Sounds good.
We've just gotta keep you out of summer lessons, okay?
Leave it to us!
What's with this?
I was trying to make a show of good faith, but...
I feel kind of bad...
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I ended up getting a better score than the people who taught me.
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You're a really horrible person.
Wow. I'm really shocked.
Yeah. Yeah.
But I'm so glad! We all got up on the board!
That's the first time for me!
It was worth all the hard work, I guess.
I suppose.
That's right. That means we can make plans for summer vacation without fear.
That's right! I feel like only good things are going to happen from now on!
I feel a little nervous now.
Touma, you're on there.
Oh, no way... oh, there I am!
The guy from the library!
The pervert girl?!
Hey, Touma!
Hey, wasn't that...
Don't say it! It's embarrassing!
Shh!
A-Anyway, only good things from now on! It's summer, after all!
Summer's here, after all!
So, summer vacation starts tomorrow.
Try to keep it safe. Now, dismissed.
Hey, you want to go somewhere?
Sure, I'll come along!
We need to make plans for vacation!
That's right.
Hey, Kou, you...
Oh, Kou's gone.
Kou already left with his bag.
He's fast!
Oh? What about Kominato-kun?
My air conditioner doesn't work!
He's going to be a while.
Okay. Then let's go after him!
Wait, Futaba-chan!
I bet he hasn't even reached the shoe boxes yet!
Shuuko!
Shuu-chan!
I'll let you handle the capture of Mabuchi.
Got it!
We'll wait by the entrance!
So energetic.
Shuuko! Shuu-chan!
Futaba-chan!
I'm going to get serious this summer!
Y-Yeah, me, too!
Yeah!
There he is!
Kou!
Captured!
What?
That's the first time I've ever heard anyone call you by your first name, Murao.
Isn't that nice?
Just because I've found a place to fit in
doesn't mean my feelings have changed, okay?
I'm sure you think you've shaken off one annoyance, but...
I don't think of you as an annoyance, though.
I got careless. Not fair.
Have a happy summer vacation!
Like a New Year's greeting...
If you let Murao get ideas in her head and then hurt her,
you're really gonna pay for it.
I see.
So you don't mind if it ends in a way that doesn't hurt her?
Have a happy summer vacation.
So annoying!
I like Kou, but his brother's a jerk!
Oh! Kominato-kun!
Oh? What are you all doing here?
We're gonna stop by somewhere and decide what to do for summer vacation.
Sounds good! Let's go, let's go!
Like I said, we can sort that out through e-mail, can't we?
What are you talking about?
It's more fun if we make a lot of noise deciding together!
Yeah! That's right, Kou!
Come along gracefully.
Right?
So where should we go to decide?
Looks like my course is decided for the long haul.
Kou!
Let's go!
At the start, I was alone.
But...
I decided to change.
I decided to change things.
I think I did change a little.
Spending my time with these people...
It's too soon to look back on old memories.
We've only just gotten started.
I'm going to make lots of memories from now on!
From now on, I'm going to face straight forward,
and walk ahead, step by step.
Youth... a blue spring.
With a stormy wind passing through my heart... on which to ride.