Winter vacation began with a Christmas that was like a dream.
We went skating together, took our first shrine visit of the new year...
45th Omikuji Fortune Terrible Luck Ambitions: Don't push your luck Contacts: Won't come, won't contact you Lost Items: Won't be found Marriage Proposals: The mutual feelings of both parties won't get through
We didn't take a moment's rest...
...is the opposite of what happened.
I haven't heard a single thing from Kyoya!
Mailbox All Senders You have no messages
Why not?!
Opening ceremony already.
Winter vacation flew by fast, huh?
Summer vacation was the same way.
Kyoya!
Good morning! And happy new year!
What are you, a dog who comes running to her master?
My first Kyoya of the new year...
B-B-But! You didn't call me or e-mail me all during winter break...
What were you doing, Kyoya?
Oh. I was getting tons of annoying spam, so I turned my phone off.
So mean...
I didn't say I meant you.
What? Really?
What? Were you crying about being left alone again?
I didn't cry! After all, I have this!
I remember what you said, Kyoya.
It's the proof that you belong to me, so don't forget it.
Now that I have that, I don't let little things faze me!
You seem awfully relaxed.
Huh?
But you should know, I can throw you out whenever I want.
And when that happens, that thing will cease to have any meaning.
No Meaning
So mean.
But he does think of me as special, right?
It might be love for a pet more than romance...
But I'll do my best! Until the day I level up from dog to girlfriend!
First, I'll run full speed ahead to that event!
Woof!
Wolf Girl & Black Prince
February 13 Kusakabe Yuu
Wow! This is way high class stuff!
Not really. This is nothing.
That's what you say. But I know this is a little beyond your means.
Huh?
You want your older boyfriend to think you're all mature, right?
Don't be stupid.
So what about you, anyway?
Tomorrow, we're eating cake together!
How about you, Erika?
I'm making it, of course... chocolate!
Preparing For Battle - Valentine's Day -
Seriously? Can't believe you're doing something that takes so long.
But I really want to put my feelings into it!
What's that? You're saying buying it means there's no love in it?
No, no! It's just how I feel.
Self-satisfaction, self-satisfaction!
Whatcha making?
Um...
I haven't decided yet!
Um...
What's wrong? It's easy.
But as long as I'm doing it, I want to work hard!
Excuse m—
Then I'll test it for poison! Bring some, okay?
You just want to eat it.
Huh? Kusakabe?
Do you need something?
I'm on day shift today. Your math notebooks...
Math
Okay, okay. We'll bring all three of ours together later.
I'm sorry. Please do.
How long has Kusakabe been there?
How are we supposed to know he's there when he talks so soft?
Kyoya may hate events, but I'm sure he won't mind getting chocolate!
I wonder what kind of chocolate would be best?
Whatever kind it is, I don't want it. I hate sweet things.
Whatever you force on me, I'll just give to Takeshi.
It's a huge pain, every year. The worst event there is.
I-I see.
Total failure. But I wanted to make chocolate for Kyoya...
Event idiot.
What?
There are lots of kinds of chocolate out there.
If you bring something I can eat, I won't not accept it.
Now I'm really getting into this!
You're taking forever. Hurry up already.
S-Sorry. My wallet...
Kusakabe?
I'm sorry! I'll take it all back.
I'll pay!
Sh-Shinohara...
It's okay. You can pay me back later.
How much is it?
2800 yen.
Red Poppy
I'm so sorry. I'll fetch the money right away. What's your address?
It's okay to pay me back tomorrow. I have something to do at home.
I'm sorry! We're not even that close, but I caused you so much trouble...
It's okay, I said! I'm not the kind of person who can leave someone in trouble.
At least, I'd like to say something cool like that...
But I think I just wanted the high from doing a good deed.
Really, don't worry about it. Okay?
Right. Thank you, Shinohara.
Um...
Kusakabe, so that's what your face looks like.
S-Sorry.
Huh? Why are you apologizing?
I just have a really girlish face.
And I'm skinny, so people have always said I look kind of creepy...
Creepy!
You look like a ghost!
So I think I make people uncomfortable when I get too close.
So negative...
Shinohara... um...
Kusakabe. You don't make me uncomfortable at all.
You're actually really comforting!
O-Oh no. You don't need to be so considerate.
But it's true! I want to make you my cell phone screensaver and stare at it!
Please stop!
When you cover for me like that, it makes me want to apologize more...
Really. You just shoot down everything...
Don't you think that's a little rude to do when someone's being serious?
What?
If people are saying things about you,
it may just be because your timid attitude is showing through.
I'm sorry.
Oh, sorry. I'm not angry or anything.
It just feels like kind of a waste.
Anyway, I'm sure that no one would get uncomfortable looking at you!
You should have confidence and act normally. Okay?
Thank you, Shinohara.
I can't get confident immediately, but I can work on not always looking at the ground.
Sure! Go for it!
By the way, Shinohara. You said you had something to do at home?
That's right! I forgot!
Bye! See you tomorrow!
Right. See you tomorrow...
Okay! The shape is perfect this time!
It's great! Not even he can find fault with these, I bet!
Prior Attempts
Shinohara!
Kusakabe! Good morning!
L-Listen, Shinohara!
I decided to say "good morning!" as loudly as I could to a few people.
And they actually said "good morning" back!
Like it was normal!
Right? I told you, didn't I?
They didn't care about me one way or the other!
Stop talking that way!
You're right. Maybe I'm the one who was being too cynical.
But I feel a lot better thanks to you, Shinohara.
I thought so yesterday, too, but...
Kusakabe, what if you pushed your bangs back, like this?
I bet you'd be really popular with girls.
U-Um... no thanks.
Huh? How come? You seem really nice.
Erika. Good morning.
K-Kyoya! What's wrong?
I was cold. You're very warm-blooded.
D-Don't use me as a hot water bottle...
You don't like it?
I-I don't mind, but...
W-Well, I'll go on, then.
S-Sure.
B-But... seeing it from outside, we must look like a couple stupidly in love.
Oh, you're right.
You jerk!
That aside, who was the boring guy you were talking to just now?
Huh? Kusakabe? He's in my class, but...
Is something wrong?
Not really.
L-Listen! I brought it today, so... the chocolate.
I was hoping you'd fail.
Too bad!
I'll give it to you at lunch. Wait for me on the bench in the courtyard.
All that trouble? Sounds like a pain.
It's a promise, okay?
Preparing For Battle. - Valentine's Day -
I don't have a choice, I guess.
Preparing For Battle. - Valentine's Day -
Kusakabe!
Shinohara...
You okay? You look a little pale...
Oh... I look pale more often than not. Don't worry about it.
Really?
Chocolate? Homemade, right? Are you giving it to your boyfriend?
Yeah. Making this is the thing I had to do yesterday.
I see. I hope he'll like it.
Kusakabe?
Oh. Um, sorry, I tend to get melancholy around Valentine's...
Really, why don't you push back your bangs? I think you'd get chocolate.
I'm not melancholy about that, exactly.
It's that my mother and my big sister start acting strange.
I'm sorry you were born like this!
Mom
Sister
Please, just don't start swinging the other way!
That's what I'd expect from Kusakabe's family.
The fact that they get so worried is the hardest on me.
Nothing wrong with it, right? If I give out of obligation...
Well, do your best.
Wait!
Here. Now your family can rest easy.
N-No thanks. That's not why I...
Besides, that's for your boyfriend.
I've got lots, so don't worry. Just take it! Okay?
I'm sorry. Thank you.
Later! I'm supposed to meet him, so...
It's cold. Why did that idiot want to meet outside?
Kyoya's not here yet?
Whoops.
Kyoya! Really, you're late. Lunch break's almost over.
I came, didn't I? Don't complain.
Really...
Well, let's get right to it. Here!
Ta-daa! I decided to make cupcakes!
It's coffee chocolate.
It won't be sweet. I think even you can handle it.
Oh? So you worked your hardest on these... for me, right?
I don't want this nonsense.
Wait!
Why?! You said you'd try them! Liar!
I checked to make sure they tasted okay!
You think I care how they taste?
I wouldn't eat something so disgusting if it killed me.
What's that? What does that mean?
You gave some, didn't you? To that Kusakabe kid.
Oh. There was a story behind that. It was a total obligation gift, though.
You're the only one I'm giving to with feeling behind it.
I don't care about that. You're putting that little wimp on the same level as me.
Huh?
I just don't like it. A herbivore like that? Don't be stupid.
Men like him are just cowards who won't do crap unless the woman makes the first move.
Don't put me on the same level as a man like that!
Why are you talking that way?
Oh?
What do you know about Kusakabe?
It's true he might not be flashy at a glance, and he's a bit timid...
But he'd never make fun of someone the way you do!
He's a nice person who considers the feelings of others!
In that respect, he's leagues above you!
I see. You can ask him to play your boyfriend, then.
He's nice, so I'm sure he'll say okay.
Huh? I was having a lot of fun today...
How did it come to this?
Huh? Am I the one at fault?
Shinohara!
You okay? That was close. You should watch where you're going.
I'm sorry. I see. It's after class already.
Shinohara. You've been spacing out since lunch. Did something happen?
I'll listen, if you want to talk.
It's okay. Sorry to make a fuss.
It's no fuss.
I might only be able to offer platitudes, but I want to help ease your mind.
I want to do something for you, Shinohara.
You're so cool, Kusakabe.
I hate Valentine's Day.
What are you, a demon? Apologize to Erika right now!
Why should I?
She said there was a story behind why she gave him chocolate, right?
Did you ask her what that was?
Who cares? What matters is that it made me mad.
A man's jealousy is a sad thing, Kyoya.
Who said I was jealous?
Am I supposed to be happy because my pet dog licked me?
You know... I bet you think Erika would never leave you.
Sata Love
You think that no matter what awful thing you do to her, she'll come after you.
But you're totally underestimating her.
You're not the only man in the world, you know.
If this keeps up, Erika's going to run into the arms of another man.
So I'll lose one way of killing time. That's all it would be.
He got mad over something so childish! Don't you think that's a little intolerant?
Someone as awful as him, looking down on me from up high?!
What the hell is wrong with that wrong-conclusion-jumper?!
S-Sorry!
This happened because you gave me chocolate, right?
No, no! It's not your fault, Kusakabe!
I still don't think I was in the wrong there.
I'm actually glad he rejected it.
He's the kind of man to do something like that. He always seemed so nice...
He's not nice at all! He just plays nice in front of others.
He's so stuck-up and domineering...
He's always finding fault, and he's really twisted.
He's the kind of guy who gets his kicks by teasing me.
He can be nice sometimes, but he makes me cry way more often.
But you still love him, right? Your boyfriend...
If he does so many awful things, why...
Well... I don't know why.
The kind of guy he is... maybe I'd be better off dumping him.
Really... I keep worrying over the same things.
Why do I have to love him, even when he makes me feel like this?
Sh-Shinohara...
W-Would you accept me?
Huh?
I know I'm not attractive compared to him.
I can't say I'm better than him.
But I'd never make you cry... or worry... ever!
Kusakabe...
He's serious, isn't he...
Unlike him, he's not the type to lie or put on a performance...
I was surprised, but maybe it's a good thing after all.
If dating him is really hard on you... I'm here, so...
Y-You don't have to decide right away. Think about it.
Think about the decision that would make you happiest.
Ever since I fell for Kyoya, I've never even thought about looking at another guy...
The decision that would make me happiest...
You have no new messages.
Sata... the teacher wants you to come to the teaching materials room during lunch.
Sanda.
What is it?
Nothing.
Isn't six kind of big?
It really is.
Excuse me.
H-Hello.
Hi.
U-Um...
What did you want to talk about?
Sh-Shinohara... do you really love her?
Huh? How I feel about her is no concern of yours, is it?
Th-Then tell me this one thing.
Even though you're dating... do you hurt her and treat her badly?
I'm just living honestly. I'm not hurting her because I like to.
But you know that you're making her suffer, right?
That's obvious.
Then why can't you be nicer to her?
I don't know. When I see the way she turns red or pale at one word from me...
I just can't seem to stop.
It's clear to me now. Shinohara's wasted on you.
I love Shinohara!
I told her yesterday how I feel. I'm waiting to hear her response.
I'm not especially good at anything, and I'm rather pathetic as men go in a lot of ways,
but I'll do everything I can to make her smile.
That wouldn't make sense to someone who only uses her to sate his superiority complex, I guess.
Do whatever you want, all of you.
Become her boyfriend and make her happy or whatever.
You suit each other. I'm sure you'll have a pure and beautiful relationship.
You really don't love Shinohara, do you?
A woman like that... she was just a way to kill time from the start.
Cruel words break Erika's heart.
Losing hope, the Wolf Girl places her hands to her collar.
Next time: Mutual Love. - White Day -
It's all in the name of love.