My birthday?
Yes, your birthday. When is it?
It's on the 6th of March.
What about your blood type?
It's type B.
I see, your blood type is B.
I'm done gathering everything!
You're an idealistic romantic who wants to walk down her own path.
You dream big, but you still have a firm grasp on reality.
What about you, Izumo-chan?
Mine's on the 21st of October.
I'm a type A.
I'm done gathering everything!
You're someone who sees everyone as your equals.
You tend to be quite idealistic, and constantly turn your back on reality.
Amazing!
What's that supposed to mean?
As long as I have someone's birth date and blood type,
I can get their fortunes all from here.
Use that brain of yours for studying instead.
That's what you say, but I know you're actually really interested.
See you later.
That was pretty cold.
Hey, tell me my fortune too!
No can do. I don't do it for guys.
Why?
My fortune telling only works for girls.
It doesn't work with guys.
C'mon now! My birthday is—
I've already told you, it's impossible!
How exactly is a child of Satan born anyway?
No idea.
What's up with you?
Kamiki-san's birthday is near.
And now, I hereby declare the start of our secret meeting
An Empty Day
The 19th Story
to plan Kamiki-san's surprise birthday party.
Why do we have to throw her a birthday party anyway?
Most of us approved this already, so you can't object anymore, Bon.
For now, I'd like to discuss who'll take care of the different party events.
By the way, how exactly do you prepare a birthday party?
You buy a present, bake a cake...
You prepare snacks and drinks...
And you put up room decorations.
I see.
I wonder what kind of present she'd like.
We should get her some meat.
Grilled meat, sukiyaki, or roast beef in particular.
Those are just stuff you'd like to eat, aren't they?
High quality marbled meat with some marinade would be great too, especially after it's cooked.
I haven't seen that sort of meat before, though.
Your menu seems pretty unusual, Okumura-kun.
In any case, I'd say giving her flowers is still the best option.
Thank you, Shima-kun!
You can't eat flowers!
Rin!
There are a lot of edible flowers out there!
There are a lot of edible ones in my garden that...
Even Moriyama-san—
Cut it out already!
Shima, you're in charge of getting a present!
Do your research and find her a good one!
Yessir!
Okumura's in charge of the cake!
Pretend that this'll be the last cake you'll ever make!
Hey!
I'm not that experienced in making pastries yet!
In that case, I'll assign Konekomaru to give you advice on that.
Moriyama-san will put up decorations with me.
Okay!
That's Bon for you.
He's really good at taking charge like this.
Umm, Bon.
You should assign me to something else.
Don't worry about it.
I know how much you love Japanese sweets.
Just tap into that passion of yours.
A cake's different from Japanese sweets, though.
I'm still pretty sure you'll be up for it!
Let's work hard together, Konekomaru!
S-Sure.
All right then, she mustn't find out about this plan at all costs.
Always stay on full alert around her.
Let's put our backs into this!
Yeah!
A birthday party, huh?
Oh, Shima-kun!
Do you need something from our class?
Ah, well, I'm kinda wondering if Paku-san's around.
Oh! There she is.
Paku-san!
What's wrong?
Can you come with me for a bit?
Those two...
Don't tell me...
I'm sorry for calling you out here like this.
It's fine.
I'm glad. You're just as awesome as always, Paku-san.
Wait up, Okumura-kun.
You should consider using this in the recipe also.
Gotcha.
Umm, 100 grams of sugar,
some wheat—
What are you guys up to?
I'll leave this to you.
What—
I-It's nothing.
Well then...
Well, at least this is done.
Amazing!
Were you always this good at handicrafts?
More or less.
U-Umm...
What are you doing?
Well, umm...
T-This has nothing to do with you!
Wait up, Suguro-kun!
What was that supposed to be?
Hey, are you dating him?
What?
You know, during lunch earlier.
You were talking to him by the fountain.
Shima-kun?
No way!
Really?
Really! We were only talking about the bir—
"Bir—?"
About migratory birds.
Fine then.
Showing off like that's still no good though, all right?
What are you making, Rin?
A birthday cake!
A cake?
What's a cake?
You'll understand once you see it.
Even though something like that happened...
It's still a bit awkward being around him.
What's next?
You add in some sugar after beating those eggs.
I-I'll do it.
Say, you're pretty good at this.
You sure you haven't done this before?
Yeah. This is just something I've seen somewhere.
I also can't believe this is the first time you're making something like this.
You're pretty good at cooking, aren't you?
You could say that.
I used to live with guys only, so everyone was bad at cooking.
I had to do all the cooking myself.
Here.
Okay!
But, you know,
cooking's more meaningful when you do it for someone other than yourself, right?
You said it.
Okay! Let's bake an awesome cake, Konekomaru!
Don't do that!
That's not right! You should do it gently to let the air in properly!
You mean like this—
Don't stop stirring!
Y-Yes.
You look pretty happy.
Yuki-chan!
I was informed this morning that the medicine I ordered came in already.
Wait a second.
Let's see, the files for the True Cross Exorcists are—
Oh, I ordered under my own name this time.
Well, that's pretty rare.
I heard about the party, by the way.
You're the one planning it, right?
I'm sure Kamiki-san will be delighted.
Half of all this is for me, I guess.
My grandma and mom used to throw me birthday parties back then,
but I've never celebrated one with my friends before.
But now, I've made some new friends at this cram school, right?
That's why I felt like taking this opportunity to celebrate one with everyone.
I'm only doing for myself, aren't I?
I think what you're doing is wonderful.
Oh yeah, when is yours and Rin's birthday?
It's on the 27th of December.
Have you guys had a birthday party thrown for both of you before?
Of course. It was inevitable, anyway.
"Inevitable?"
Our birthday and Christmas are pretty close to each other,
so everyone at the church just celebrated them together.
Because of that, I can't really tell you what a real birthday party's like.
I hope you guys manage to throw a great party.
Yeah!
You should come! It'll be really fun!
This is...
This is just a prototype cake, but still...
Naw, naw, naw!
What?
Where's this "naw?"
I was saying "no!"
What the hell, Konekomaru?! Weren't you supposed to look after him?
Well, I only took my eyes off him for a second, and...
Hey, don't take it out on him.
Besides, what wrong with this?
Didn't it turn out great?
It definitely didn't.
What's wrong, everyone?
I think this a fine birthday cake.
What?!
So a birthday cake and a Christmas cake aren't the same?
This is an interesting discovery after 15 years of thinking otherwise, Nii-san.
What do we do with this now?
"Thanks for everything! This is to show our appreciation for you!"
"From, some of the Exorcist Students."
They gave me, a demon, a cake with a god wearing a sweater?
Wow! Fantastic!
Sorry for making you wait.
Man, you look pretty cute in normal clothes.
Well then, let's go.
All right.
Even though I warned her already, she still...
Is something wrong?
It's nothing.
You're pretty weird.
How about this?
It looks good.
Hey, isn't that a bit too close?
I think this figurine line would be great for Izumo-chan.
It sure looks pretty cute.
Cute... Cute... Cute...
Cute?!
I really love it.
Love... Love... Love...
Love?!
Does this mean they're in love already?
No way. No matter what they've been through, they're still moving too fast.
They're gone?
Oh, it's raining.
Sorry, I didn't bring an umbrella with me.
It's fine. I brought one with me.
They're sharing an umbrella!
What's wrong?
Some dirt got into my eyes.
Let me see.
Hold it right there!
Oh, it's gone now.
I-Izumo-chan?
What are you guys doing?!
I guess she found us out, huh?
Don't give me that!
You're just the same as always!
You were trying to ki—
T-Trying to kiss Paku.
No, no!
N-No, he wasn't!
What were you doing then?
You two were pretty close.
It only ended up this way because we were looking for a birthday present—
So, that's what happened.
She found us out.
You're a walking pile of stupid, aren't you?
I'm sorry.
Why are you so angry anyway?
I won't overlook the fact that everyone kept me out of this.
What do you mean?
Well, it's true, you know.
You guys kept me in the dark so you could have all the fun for yourselves, didn't you?
Izumo-chan, you should be more honest with your feelings at times like this.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done this.
I told everyone we should throw you a birthday party, so—
There's no need for apologies.
Moriyama-san was trying her best as to make you happy.
Does having a birthday party thrown for you bother you that much?
That's not the point I want to make.
Then spit it out already.
I just think this is unfair!
"Unfair?"
I think it's unfair that we're throwing birthday parties for people only now.
What about the others whose birthdays have passed already?!
Some of you definitely turned 16 already, right?
Weren't you talking about getting a license to ride a motorbike before?
I should have expected you to be this sharp, Izumo-chan.
You should have!
If you're going through with this, then make sure you hold one for everyone!
If you don't, then I'll refuse to take part in this.
I like your idea.
If we do that, then Bon, Shima-san, and Kamiki-san...
Don't forget Paku as well.
That would make 4 presents all in all then.
That means I'll to think up of things to give to Suguro-kun and Shima-kun.
This'll be quite the bother.
Well now, we'll just have to make this a joint party for everyone!
Let's celebrate everyone's birthdays together!
Can I write this in hiragana instead?
Wait a moment. I'll teach you how to do it.
H-A-P-P-Y.
All right!
We're done!
Are there drinks as well?
Yup!
All done!
Hey! We've been waiting!
Did you make that yourself?
Well, this is the only thing I'm good at, so...
He admitted that himself.
Konekomaru!
Thanks, Konekomaru.
One, two...
Happy birthday!
And now, I'd like to begin the long-awaited gift exchange!
We're going to see who gets what by drawing lots.
Okay, I'll go first!
What's wrong, Yuki-chan?
It's nothing. I'm just thinking about how much fun everyone's having.
Are you having fun yourself?
Yeah, I am.
You seem a little off these days, Yuki-chan.
Even though we were told our birthday was on the 27th of December,
no one knows when it was exactly.
I hope it's good, I hope it's good, I hope it's good...
We had no idea whose kids we were and when we were really born.
All right!
Hey, tell us what our mom was like.
I picked you guys up from under a bridge.
That story again?
I'm not kidding!
It was winter when I saw this large watermelon floating down the river.
When I split it open, I found you two inside.
Seriously?!
I took really good care in splitting it in half to make sure I didn't split you guys as well.
You two were in each of those perfectly split halves!
There's no way that happened!
Father always kept making stories up whenever we got curious, and never told us the truth.
However, one time...
The first time I met you two was on a snowy day like this.
That was the only lead we've had all these years.
Now, there's no way we can know our real birthday anymore.
Seriously?! It's a bunny!
Yuki-chan, congratulations on being born!
I'm happy that you were actually born at all, no matter what day it was on.
Thank you.
Hey, both of you!
Only number 2 and 7 are left. Who gets what?
Let's go!
It looks great on you!
It's a second pair of glasses!
Hello. Okumura speaking.
Huh? Yes.
Yes. I understand.
I'll be there at once.
What's wrong, Yukio?
The priests at our church...
were all gunned down.
I can't let anyone else get hurt because of me!
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I won't let you off today, no matter what.
Hey Yukio, why are you in such a hurry?!
Sensei, you're still after my brother!
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