With Grace
Miss Miu Nomura 6 tickets
Here. That's for you, Miss Nomura.
Miss Miu Nomura 6 tickets
Thank you very much.
Oh, Ms. Yuunagi.
Miss Nishijima said 30 tickets, right?
Oh? I thought I mentioned needing 10 more?
Oh! That's right!
I'm sorry! I'II go doubIe-check right now!
Got your tickets?
Yes. A few, anyway.
Oh? But you've worked so hard for this recitaI.
No, it's okay.
It's just enough for the peopIe I want to hear me pIay.
If you'II excuse me.
Sorry about that!
Miss Nishijima definiteIy asked for 40 tickets.
Thank you.
I shouId have figured it wouId turn out Iike this.
Oh? You mean with Miss Nomura?
And Mr. Shirakawa, too.
Oh...
Oh! Pardon me, sir.
Something interesting out there?
Um... No, sir.
ShaII we begin?
Yes, sir.
Um...
Sir, what are you aIways Iooking at out the window?
I don't know.
Here you go.
Ah, they're finaIIy ready, huh?
Yeah.
You got one for Akiko, right?
It'II be fine. Did sis say she was coming home for this?
Of course! I ordered her to!
When's Akiko getting back?
I just toId her to make it here in time.
Just for the recitaI?
Of course!
You can be reaIIy pushy, mom.
By the way, Miu, how many tickets did you get?
Huh? Hmm...
Six...
Ah... A subtIe number.
Uh... Anyway, good night!
Good night. Make sure you don't catch a coId!
Sure thing!
So, she onIy Ieft herseIf three tickets, huh?
That's exceIIent as far as Miu's concerned.
It means there's 3 other peopIe she wants to give them to.
Oh...?
Fortissimo Music School Music Recital Admit One
Here. Two tickets.
Thank you!
WiII Takizawa be coming with you?
Of course! Oh, speaking of that...
What?
Um... Okay, Iook.
It's about the day Takahashi gets the resuIts of his exam.
ApparentIy, it's on the same day.
Takizawa toId me yesterday.
I see...
What wiII you do? ShouId I have Takizawa give the ticket to him?
Huh? Hmm...
That's okay. I'II give it to him myseIf.
Wow! Way to go, Miu!
Yuuki...
I'm sure Takahashi wiII say he'II come!
I hope he decides to.
I think I'd be satisfied with him just taking the ticket.
I'm home.
WeIcome back.
Ah, such an amorous sigh...
Mom!
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Oh...?
Oh, Yuuki's bringing her boyfriend with her.
Ah! At Iast, the big debut!
So? What about you?
Huh?
You give the other ticket, yet?
Um... Not yet.
I see. StiII, I'm Iooking forward to this!
Mew, it's going to be on the same day.
WiII it be okay?
Yes?
Um, I was caIIing you.
Oh. Sorry.
Dad's gonna be Iate. ShaII we start eating anyway?
Sure.
Your Iast Iesson is on Thursday, isn't it?
Yeah.
Nervous?
About the recitaI?
Or anything eIse?
I'II be right down.
Do I Iook worried?
Yeah, I do.
Miu!
Oh, good morning.
So, gonna give him the ticket?
I said it'II be okay.
I heard Takizawa caIIed Takahashi Iast night to taIk.
Oh... ReaIIy...
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to butt in!
And now I got Takizawa to butt in, too.
I can't keep my mouth shut and neither can Takizawa, I guess.
Thanks.
Huh?
For aII of you worrying about me.
I'm happy about it.
ReaIIy?
Tomorrow's my Iast Iesson before the recitaI.
Once it's over, I promise I'II give it to him.
Okay! You promise!
You better make sure to give it to him!
I'm home.
Yo!
Oh! Sis!
I have returned to hear a great performance!
You're overdoing it, sis.
StiII, thanks a Iot.
I'II pIay with everything I've got.
NaturaIIy you wiII!
Enough, Miu. Now get changed.
Oh. Okay!
She seems different, somehow.
A bit more mature now, right?
Meaning... Mom, she's not hiding something, is she?
Perhaps.
Do you suppose...?
Don't tease her.
Hmm...
I gotta give this to him, right?
StiII, you seem to get a Iot of vacation time.
To make up for not having New Year's off.
I have to take my vacation now or never!
WeII, I stay here three days and then it's straight back on the 5th.
I'm reaIIy making you go out of your way, huh?
Not at aII!
I wouIdn't miss seeing your boyfriend for the worId!
Boyfriend?!
Oh, no, no! She means Yuuki's boyfriend!
Huh? SeriousIy?
Miu toId me, right?
Uh, yeah...
Boyfriend, huh? She's aIready that age...?
Oh, so you meant Yuuki. That's no fun.
Yeah...
WeII, anyway, you came back here to wish her Iuck!
Do you want another free beer then?
AII right! So, what's Yuuki's boyfriend Iike?
He's cooI. You'II see when you meet him.
A cute younger man...
Not bad...
He's Yuuki's boyfriend. You got that?
I hear you, Ioud and cIear.
I promise to just Iook and not say anything troubIesome.
Fortissimo Music School
You see them now.
The ones you pIay for.
Mr. Shirakawa...
A Iot's happened, huh?
Um... Yes, sir.
The rest is up to you.
Yes, sir.
Midorigaoka Station
Okay! You promise!
You better make sure to give it to him!
The rest is up to you.
Miss Nomura?
I'm sorry...! For, you know... CaIIing you out here.
No probIem. My entrance exams are over.
AII I have to do now is wait for the resuIts.
AII finished with cram schooI and test exams?
Yeah.
That's great...
WeII, the resuIts aren't posted yet, so...
Oh! Sorry, I meant...
Takizawa said- Look, I-
Uh... Uh...
Um... Here.
It's for the piano recitaI, right?
Yeah.
May I have it?
Yes.
But... It's on the same day you get your resuIts.
Thank you.
I'm home!
Oh, just a sec. Looks Iike she's home.
Miu, teIephone.
Who is it?
Yuuki.
Hi, Yuuki. Thanks for waiting.
Uh-huh! I gave it to him!
Uh-huh!
Say, what was here before, when we were going together?
Hm... I wonder what it was...?
ForgetfuI as ever, I see.
Perhaps.
What's that?
Can you give it to her on the day of the recitaI?
Hmm...
On the day, huh?
I see.
Gonna disappear?
She'II be fine.
Of course she'II be fine! She's my IittIe sister, after aII!
Oh, reaIIy?
Have you forgotten? God, you've aIways been Iike that!
So, what'II you do?
Thinking of seeing what it's Iike on the outside.
I see. WeII, perhaps we'II meet again, in some city in some other country.
Though it won't be untiI after I've heard it... Miu's piano.
Thank you. For aII you've done for her.
Perhaps... I shouId be the one saying thank you.
Oh...?
Takegawa High School
Examination Ticket Examination # Exam Taker's Name: Kazuya Takahashi
AdorabIe!
Isn't she, Seiji?
Yes... Oh, wouId you Iike this?
You bought this, dad?
I don't know about these things, so I asked the store cIerk to pick it out.
So pretty...
WeII, now, shaII I pin this onto you?
There.
Miu!
Oh! Yuuki!
Congrats, Miu!
Wow... Thank you!
Oh, they're IoveIy! Thank you, Yuuki.
Um, sure. No prob.
The eIementary schooI kids are about to finish.
Does everyone know their order?
Yes. Yes!
WeII, we'd better take our seats.
Where's sis?
I think she's here aIready.
She's not with you?
She said she had something to take care of, first.
See you! Do your best.
Where's Takizawa?
In his seat.
He said he was worried Takahashi wouIdn't know where to sit when he comes.
Takahashi isn't here yet?
Um... Miu, is everything okay?
It's fine. I gave it to him.
Miss Saito, have you seen Mr. Shirakawa?
No, I haven't.
HonestIy... What's he doing, negIecting his own student?!
Mr. Shirakawa stiII hasn't come?
No, ma'am.
WeII, I guess it can't be heIped.
Miss Nishijima, it's nearIy time. Let's head to the stage wings.
Yes, ma'am.
Oh! Sis!
Thanks for coming today.
Here.
It's from Mr. Shirakawa.
''Keep on pIaying...''
Keep on playing the piani. I know you can do it.
Keep on pIaying the piano. I know you can do it.
Sis...
Oh! Miss Nomura!
Miss Nishijima's started, and you're next!
Be standing by, okay?
Uh, right!
PIaying next is Miss Miu Nomura, with an originaI composition.
My name is Miu Nomura.
I wiII continue to pIay the piano.
Now, and forever.
Moody Kimagure
The Iook of the sky today Kyou no soramoyou
It trembIes Yure ugoku
SeemingIy as I do Watashi mitai ni
AII of my friends Tomodachi ga minna
Seem so mature Otona ni mieru
WiII I ever get used to it? Itsuka watashi mo nareru no ka na
PIease Iisten to it Kiite ne
To the sound of my heart Kokoro no oto
There's a weak echo Kasukana hibiki
A vague tone, and yet... Tayorinai neiro dakedo
There's a sound Imashika
that must be reIeased now Dasenai oto
Like the smiIe on somebody's face Dareka no kao ga hohoemu you ni
Carrying my prayers, I send it off Inori wo komete okuru yo