Hello, I'm Mr. Raccoon.
OWNER
Right now, I'm with my owner
GIRLFRIEND
and his girlfriend
who are on their way back from buying sweets as a study break.
Your dog's cute, Nagata.
Higashi, hang out with us, too.
It's really cute.
Higashida...
I see. Now there's another cute pet that he likes.
I feel unwanted.
I'll just be her buddy for today.
Yahoo!
Mr. Raccoon...
Higashi...
What's that for?
I'm sure you'll lose your appetite since your own pet hates you now,
so let me have those sweets.
I don't care if he hates me, and besides, these aren't my sweets.
This pet forced me to buy them for her.
PET?
I'm no pet!
IF SOMEONE HITS YOU ON THE RIGHT CHEEK, COUNTER WITH YOUR LEFT FIST
Hey, Muranushi...
When you're dating, is it enough to have the other person treat you to meals?
- No. - It's not, is it?
What does it mean, Kisaki?
What, indeed.
I told you before, but you're not hurting financially,
so you shouldn't have him treat you all the time.
Then why are you going out with Adachi?
I told you before.
You should think about the other person's feelings.
I thought about it, but I didn't understand!
So what does that mean? What do I lack?
Tell me, as someone who's in a relationship!
The takeaway... It's that, um...
Towards him, you need...
consideration!
You shouldn't be the one to say that.
But both of these girls are troublesome.
Don't think. Hurry up with your stinging barb.
Consideration...
Miyakoshi, I want to ask you something.
Your boyfriend is over there chatting chummily with another girl.
What do you think when you see that?
- How's your cold? - I'm much better now.
H-Higashida, that jerk!
Why won't he seat that customer?
She's at a passionate time in her life, but seeing that doesn't fry her...
FRY!?
Fry what?
By "being fried," I meant... you get angry, like, "He's toast!"
Toast?
So when you're dating, you toast rice cakes? Have you ever done that?
No, can't say I have.
Consideration...
Forget it. This conversation is going nowhere.
End of discussion.
She ended the discussion.
MULL MULL
Who else would be knowledgeable about love and romance?
Another woman who works here?
Kamakura?
Nope!
At least, I don't think so.
What are you doing, Miyakoshi?
Let's go home.
Okay.
Higashida! You don't keep the customers standing around!
Oh, sorry. We just started chatting.
That's it!
Maybe that customer knows a lot about love and romance!
Except that customer...
Besides, she's gotten mad at me before.
I have a good idea!
- I'll— - Don't!
Don't say "don't" before I even say what I'm gonna do!
It's the kindness in me that wants to keep you from wasting words.
Excuse me?
So what are you going to make me pay for today?
It's before payday, so please make it something cheap.
Nothing today. I have something to do, so I'm going right home.
That's nice to hear.
And speaking of pay, you make me give up a lot of mine,
but how do you use your earnings, Miyakoshi?
I think it's in the bank.
Don't tell me you forgot your PIN number, so you can't take out any money.
Quit predicting what I'm gonna say!
It doesn't matter. Mom gives me an allowance anyway, so that's enough.
Is it? You sponge off of me all the time.
Whatever. Let's go.
So she's not working part-time to make money?
Well, that's what I imagined.
But then why does she work?
I remember asking her about her family before.
Miyakoshi is full of mysteries.
Well, see you tomorrow!
Oh, right.
After that, I think I'll stay over at your place!
Oh, right.
Wait, what are you talking about?
She isn't answering her phone or my texts.
What's going on tomorrow?
- Bro! - Sakiko...
Mom and Dad won an overnight trip to a hot spring in a drawing,
so they're going tomorrow.
And I'm going to a study session sleepover at a friend's house,
so you'll be all alone here tomorrow night.
After that, I think I'll stay over at your place!
Don't leave me here alone!
What are you talking about? You're a high school student!
I mean, when I left the house, Mom's face was as white as a sheet.
I hope it'll be okay.
I didn't catch it yesterday, but...
Miyakoshi, why are you here today?
Weren't you listening?
What the hell? You gotta listen when someone's talking to you.
Are you gonna make me say it again?
I'm nervous about this myself.
You're as pale as Mom was!
Jeez. What are you so afraid of?
Nothing bad's gonna happen to you.
TA-DA
Sure enough!
I'm gonna eat this!
Wait! Um, huh?
That old man brought it up, so he's gotta know a lot about love and romance!
I used leftover ingredients from last time to make one piece of chocolate!
It's a little embarrassing for me to admit it,
but I'm sure this is so awful that if I eat it, I'll be able to go see the old man!
And if I do it at your house,
Mom or the customers won't worry or get angry at me!
I'm clever!
And since there's only one piece, you won't get hurt, Higashida.
It's an idiotic yet detailed plan!
And since she's an idiot, she isn't thinking about the consequences to her own life!
- Miya— - Well, I'll see you in a little bit.
Don't die like you're just going to the convenience store!
How's the modern world full of love, peace and anxiety been treating you, Earthlings?
Long time no see. I'm St. Valentine.
I'm tiny because it's off-season.
I know what's happening.
There aren't enough hearts that are accepting and forgiving of each other.
For example, even if you were treated shabbily in the past,
if you get revenge, there'll be no end to it. Forgiveness is needed.
Yo!
What are you trying to escape for?
It's not like I'm trying to smack you so hard your hat breaks.
That's exactly what you did last time!
Well, whatever. I'll get to the point. I have a favor to ask.
Teach me about love, romance and consideration in a simple way!
You're a fake Hana, aren't you?
Begone!
Hana, you can't learn about love by asking someone about it.
You feel affection for your partner, sometimes hate them,
and there are various other emotions mixed in there, too.
For now, maybe you should go with what Sayurin said,
to think about what would please the other person.
Okay, so what about consideration?
Consideration is easy.
That's what you lack the most, Hana!
Sorry!
Still, it's sad that I came all this way
and didn't get any love or romance-related results.
Look, Hana...
how is it that you can treat the customers right, but act horribly otherwise?
Well, customers are customers.
But now that you mention it, good question...
I sympathize with Higashida.
I do feel guilty about Higashida...
but I don't really know what boyfriends and girlfriends are supposed to do.
I'm worried that you'll ask someone else and it'll cause strange discord.
You want to know what sweethearts do?
Higa...
- Higashida, you surprised me! - Hi!
I'm surprised that you were more surprised than I expected.
Well, he was telling me some scary stuff.
To be honest, looking at you is the scariest thing right now.
How did you get here?
Why are you still surprised that I'm here?
After all,
I made only one small piece so you wouldn't be dragged into it.
Well...
And there weren't any ingredients left.
If anything, it'd be the chocolate in my mouth—
The one time she catches on, at a time like this...
Even though she's dumb.
D-D-D-Don't tell me you...
took—
Wait, um, please listen to me!
It was kind of inevitable! I was reluctant to do it!
I-I'm sorry. Totally.
It's totally my fault!
Dammit! I'm sorry you wanted to die so badly that you ate the chocolate!
Wait, Miyakoshi!
We both ate the chocolate, so we're dying right now!
She's gone.
She wasn't worth tracking down.
Higashida...
I'll fix your hat.
Sorry for the constant hassle.
But I wonder if Miyakoshi is okay?
I'll return Hana to Earth, so she'll be fine.
That aside, did you really do it?
Yes.
To be honest, it was disagreeable in more ways than one,
and it felt like I was crossing a line...
Yeah.
...but I was worried about something happening to her...
Yeah.
...and if Miyakoshi died like that,
I would obviously be the culprit, so...
Yeah.
I ate Miyakoshi's old chocolate which I couldn't finish back then and hid.
Higashida...
She did do her best to make it, after all.
And I have a responsibility to not let anyone else be hurt by it,
so I meant to eat all of it back then...
but after I brought it back home,
I had second thoughts about the possibility of dying at the house,
but I couldn't toss it, and yet I was nervous about keeping it past the expiration date!
Huh?
I'm back?
Morning already?
If Miyakoshi isn't here, that means she woke up and went back home, right?
Well, good. We came back alive,
and for now, it's over without any—
Miyakoshi was just crying as she left. What happened?
What? What was it? What did you do?
I didn't do anything.
What's wrong, Miyakoshi?
Look, I'm wiping a cup.
That's abnormal.
You're always the one who gets all the work done, Miyakoshi.
Do you feel under the weather?
Listen...
Muranushi?
The rest is up to you.
I have to deal with her alone?
What is it? What's this about? What?
I have a question.
A question? About homework?
I think Kisaki would know more about that kind of stuff than me.
K-K-K-K-Ki-Ki...
Ki?
Have you ever kissed someone?
No, never.
Why not?
Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Why?
I-I-I want to do that kind of thing with s-s-s-someone I love,
s-so it's like I'm saving it up.
Even Kamakura treasures it!
What are you going on about?
It seems that even the cold Kamakura has put a high premium on it.
It's just like that old man said.
Kissing is a big deal.
And to make him do that without even realizing it...
Higashida lost something that he can never get back.
I'm like the character in this girls' manga.
Too bad!
Technically, you had your first kiss with me!
Oh, no!
Even though I only gave you CPR because you almost drowned!
I'm like the boy!
Miyakoshi...
TWITCH
H-Higashida!
Do you feel ill?
No.
You're bothered by what happened the other day, aren't you?
I wasn't thinking of your feelings, Miyakoshi.
In fact, I acted thoughtlessly.
I'm sorry. I regret what I did.
Talking about not eating all of the chocolate previously.
He apologized to me!
I'm the one who made him do it and he apologizes?
What is he, a monk?
For you to feel poorly when your energy is your only good point...
Referring to the chocolate he kept.
I know how important that was to you.
I'm the one who, you know... I'm sorry!
That's unusually humble. For Miyakoshi...
Dammit! My head is spinning even more
thanks to what that old man told me about love, romance and whatnot!
No, it's all my fault for going out with him without knowing about any of that!
Anyway, what's done is done.
Right.
RUMBLE RUMBLE
But I will pay you back!
There's the Miyakoshi I know.
Miyakoshi...
She's more shocked than I imagined.
Even though it can be classified as a weapon,
Miyakoshi did do her best making it.
"Pay me back," huh?
Never mind me. If anyone else around us is liable to get hurt...
Enough! I'm done relying on you, Higashida!
I'll feed my chocolate to the whole world!
If the world ends, it's my fault...
H-Higashida... How can I say this? Um... Let's all protect the world together!
Adachi...
Then as someone with more life experience,
can I ask you a question?
Even though it couldn't be helped,
what should you do if you hurt your girlfriend's feelings?
He doesn't know.
Don't ask Adachi that.
Don't ask Adachi. No Adachi.
Muranushi...
When I saw her earlier, she didn't seem terribly angry.
Why don't you leave her be for a while?
But...
Despite everything you've been through, you're still kind, Higashida.
And Miyakoshi isn't the nagging type.
Once she's calmed down, try apologizing again.
Right, Adachi?
Um... I'm sorry!
I don't think it's good to apologize too much, though.
Adachi, what's up?
You about ready to go on break?
Why?
Why did Muranushi keep pricking me in the back with a fork?
Beats me.
I don't know, but sounds like she was in a flirty mood and impatient,
so get back out there and work in my place for the next hour, Adachi.
Hana, are you okay? You've been acting strange lately.
E-Ever since you came home from Higashida's house in the morning with tears in your eyes.
Mom... Actually, Higashida and I...
No. If I tell Mom, she'll only worry.
And I should quit asking people for advice all the time.
In the first place, I should think about my apologetic feeling
and then communicate it to him, right?
Sorry, Mom!
The issue is between me and Higashida.
I'm worried!
We haven't been working the same shift for the past few days.
I hope Miyakoshi is okay.
Higashida!
RUMBLE RUMBLE
I've kept you waiting! But now I'm gonna pay you back!
Sh-She's gonna kill me!
Miyakoshi, how can I put this?
This is the men's changing room.
This is easier to do without anyone else around.
We'll both feel better the sooner this is resolved. Take this!
She's gonna hit me! But should I just stand here and take it?
I'm sorry.
U-Um... Wait.
I know it isn't something that can be fixed with an apology!
BANKBOOK
And here...
Your bankbook?
I don't know if it's enough to cover the amount I made you use up to now,
but as compensation, it's all yours!
I didn't know my PIN number, so I went to the bank.
I filled out some form I didn't understand,
and they told me to prove my identity.
The rumors are true about bureaucracy!
Banks that regular people use are not bureaucracy!
But that's neither here nor there.
Miyakoshi, I need to say something.
She's gonna hit me after all?
R-Responsibility...
I mean, I'm sure you don't want me,
but I-I-I-I'll take responsibility and take you.
This conversation is going off the rails!
There's definitely some misunderstanding here.
Anyway, unless I clear that up and have her withdraw that proposal...
Um...
Or... this is a rare occasion.
Maybe I'll let it play out a little longer. Let her feel guilty for a while...
I'm just sorry, Higashida!
When I think about it,
Miyakoshi regrets and is apologizing for all of her reckless acts up to now!
I made you eat that chocolate, forced you to help me study,
caused you to have a near-death experience, made you go out with me, and on and on!
OVERWHELMED
Maybe I'll wait until tomorrow
to clear up the misunderstanding.
To top it off...
you ate chocolate out of my mouth to save my worthless life!
Miyakoshi, we really need to talk!
Um... I'll make you happy, so...
Hold on a second, Miyakoshi!
SHAKE SHAKE
You may hate me at first, but I'll do my best!
Listen to me!
No good! I can't talk to her when she's out of her mind!
She came to her senses a little! Thank you, Adachi!
I-I-I-I-I'm sorry!
Now that you've calmed down, you need to listen to me.
We can just let Adachi go?
Don't look away!
Wha... You didn't get it from my mouth, but just ate leftover chocolate?
D-Do you know how much I was freaked out about it? You should've told me!
You should've listened!
Well, I felt guilty about squirreling it away,
so I couldn't just come right out and say it.
This is what we get for being concerned about each other.
I shouldn't have done that.
Still, it was a kick to see a repentant Miyakoshi.
But to think you felt bad about not eating all that chocolate...
I'm starving.
Let's get something to eat.
Hurry up and get changed.
And so I'm back to being exploited, huh?
You forgot your bankbook.
It's on me today.
Good job!
Good job.
Adachi...
What are you moaning about?
Oh...
How can I explain? I'm thinking how lousy my timing is and how useless I am.
Why is that bothering you now, after all this time?
Leaving that aside, humans mature when they acknowledge their faults.
Then I've matured... so maybe it's a good thing?
What should we eat?
Miyakoshi's bankbook...
I should probably give it back to her. But it's a lot of money.
To be honest, after getting a look at it,
I'm not sure whether I should return it.
HANA MIYAKOSHI
After all, her PIN number is jotted down on the cover.
If I gave it back to her and she lost it, it'd be a serious problem.
I mean, it's crazy for me to hold on to it for her too,
but I have real doubts about her ability to safeguard her own bankbook.
Money can be a very distracting thing.
Your daughter gave this to me, but I shouldn't have it...
And yet, I'm nervous about her own ability to keep it safe,
so please hold onto it.
I told Higashida to keep it as compensation, but he won't listen.
NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
- So, my wish to test myself is coming true. - Yes.
- So I'll try to study. - Yes.
Next time, "The Something Before the Storm."
THE SOMETHING BEFORE THE STORM