Oh, Yuuta. You reek of poverty again.
I'm curious.
Does your whole presence radiate poverty in proportion to lack of decent food?
I don't care for poor people.
Oh, she stumbled over the word.
What?
Oh, nothing.
Something strange is happening with Kamakura.
But what does it mean?
An omen of a natural disaster?
- Higashida! - Yes?
Go out with me.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I just thought maybe the end of the world is nigh.
FUNNY STORY
Miyakoshi...
Has something happened to your brain after ingesting your own chocolate?
No, no.
I just regret making you eat that stuff every time.
Does she really regret it?
And that old man said if we have love, my cooking will get better, right?
If love blossoms between you two,
her cooking will probably become delicious.
Love her with all your heart!
In short, if we go out, I'll get good at cooking, right?
You'll feel safer that way too, Higashida.
There's no other choice, so let's start dating!
I love you, darling!
I don't know where to start.
Don't call me "darling"!
Come on, it even said in that child-rearing manual
that milk should be at body temperature. Can't you even read?
What, you call this baby food?
Not every food should be soft.
When it comes to eating, put yourself in my place.
And I want new clothes!
Only buying inexpensive items because I'm going to get big soon is ridiculous.
New and perfectly fitting items! That's a cardinal rule!
Knock it off.
For someone who's off her game, you're acting the same as usual.
It's all Yuuta's fault!
I think Hime is going to fall asleep.
I'll get a blanket.
Watch her.
Pick you up?
She gave me an order.
Well, she is a baby.
SOMETHING'S LACKING
Thanks.
SATISFIED
Oh. I guess her mother is best.
Well, I don't blame you for being anxious about dating me, Higashida.
It's not anxiety. I just don't want to.
After all, I'm sure you've never had a girlfriend before.
And I've never had a boyfriend!
I swear I'll sew your mouth shut!
I hate studying, but I gotta do it.
Let's learn how we're supposed to go out.
I'll bring a teacher over.
Teacher?
Why you of all people?
What's this about?
Actually, we've decided to start dating.
No, we haven't!
Congratulations.
Kisaki, tell us as a teacher how we can have a high school romance.
I've never had a romance like that.
Teacher...
All right then, say whatever comes to mind!
To be honest, I don't care what you two do with each other...
...but, um...
he should walk you to work every day.
Okay.
And treat you.
Okay!
And take you to interesting places.
Dating someone is great!
No way!
With all those freebies, no wonder everybody wants to date someone!
There's a lot more to it, but you two can explore on your own.
Higashida! Dating is awesome!
Let's go out!
Miyakoshi...
I'm not a fun guy, and I don't have any money.
Nor do I have any reason to take it that far with you.
Why are you so angry?
Fine. I'll drop it for today.
For today?
Is she going to ask me out every time I work here?
I'm gonna have to go through this again and again?
What a pain in the butt!
Even when I tell her straight out, it doesn't get through.
She only learns her lesson after a painful experience.
Instead of understanding from a half-assed explanation...
It'll be faster if we do go out,
I prove to her that our personalities are a bad match,
and then we break up!
Let's put our faith in a bright future and go out, Miyakoshi.
Yay!
So Miyakoshi and I are dating now.
I-I don't understand it, but my heart is suddenly broken.
So this is what it's like?
But at least now I can finally give up.
C-Congratu—
But we're going to break up soon.
You're going to break up?
I don't want you to get the wrong idea,
but we're not going out because of mutual love.
Miyakoshi kept bugging me about going out,
and it felt like she'd keep hounding me about it even if I turned her down.
Well, I figured she'd learn her lesson if we tried it once.
So it's not as if I like Miyakoshi or hate her.
When she gets fed up, we'll break up on the spot.
Miyakoshi will, that is.
Higashida!
Higashida, what happened to you?
What? Nothing happened.
I'm as cool and calm as always.
You can't be like always!
Miyakoshi is serious about you! That's why she asked you out!
Saying she bugged you or you don't like her
or you'll break up when she gets fed up with you, that's being irresponsible!
You should really think about Miyakoshi's feelings more!
Naga is really sticking up for Hana-hana.
Is that for Hana-hana's sake?
Or for her own sake, since she wants to put an end to her crush on him?
I don't know the answer myself!
I explained that I don't want her to think
that I'm not going out with Miyakoshi because I like her...
but I still got another lecture from Nagata.
Although if it seems I'm really fond of her,
then she'll feel responsible for her own cooking.
She'll be desperate to feed me delicious food.
Higashida!
I see.
I'm hungry from working so hard,
so when you walk me home later, treat me to something!
Or do I?
We're dating, and you take me to an arcade?
You said you wanted to go somewhere, right, Miyakoshi?
Hey! I see something!
If you damage this machine, it drops a stuffed animal?
SIDE PUNCH
STRAIGHT-ON PUNCH
ADD A SPIN
It's impossible to do it with three blows!
Blows?
Dammit! Why can't I get this stuffed animal?
Higashida!
Just give up on it already.
But it's frustrating!
It's easier to get it by pushing instead of picking it up.
See?
Here.
Don't get it yourself, stupid!
By the way, Miyakoshi, are you able to talk to Saiki now?
Not yet.
Even though you're the floor chief?
Yanagiba...
Wh-What's wrong?
I went somewhere.
You went somewhere? Where? Down south?
Not school?
Okinawa.
Okinawa?
- A commodity exhibition. - A commodity exhibition?
I'll give you a souvenir, Naga of the complicated mental state.
Okinawan Biscuits
Th-Thank you.
Damn that Higashida!
This is the day I make myself clear to Saiki!
I have to find the right opportunity.
What's he doing?
Looks like we're low on napkins.
He's an alien!
Higashida, emergency! Saiki's an alien!
What, Miyakoshi?
Sorry to rain on your emergency,
but in a broad sense, you're an alien, too.
What?
Are you serious? Higashida, are you serious?
I'm serious.
This is messed up! It's totally messed up!
It is totally messed up, Miyakoshi.
Your brain.
You both live in the same universe, so open up to Saiki already.
There. It's Saiki.
We are aliens.
Miyakoshi! That was Japanese just now!
You're behind this, Kisaki. You had Saiki say that weird line.
Miyakoshi should also have at least one person here she wants to avoid.
Maybe you're right, but...
Fine, when I get promoted to a higher position than Miyakoshi,
I'll order her to get along with Saiki.
That's your secret ambition?
Saiki, go.
Okay!
You should go too, Kisaki.
Man, when I watch Saiki at work, I can't believe he's 20 like us.
I may not actually be 20 years old.
Seriously? I knew it!
Kisaki told me you're dating Higashida. Is it going well?
I don't have any memory of you two ever getting along.
Um, we've been dating for about two weeks.
Even though he's got this pained look on his face,
he treats me to things in the end.
And I don't think things have changed much from before.
We're not having any problems.
But I've gained a little weight!
From eating too much.
Higashida has lost weight, huh?
Um...
At the risk of meddling...
He's still a high school student,
so it's probably hard on Higashida if you make him pay for everything.
Both psychologically and financially.
Look at how skinny he is.
Oh, but he eats, too.
My cooking!
Physically, as well.
After work, we should go to another family restaurant.
Miyakoshi...
do you enjoy going out with me like this?
I guess it's okay.
Do you feel that your cooking, the main reason for this, is improving?
Nope.
Would you just realize already that there's no point in us dating?
Can I order a parfait?
What are you reading?
Muranushi recommended that I study by reading a book.
Study? That's shoujo manga.
All right, Higashida!
Should we kiss?
Higashida!
DINE AND DASH
What's wrong, Miyakoshi?
You seem down.
Yesterday, I suggested to Higashida...
that we kiss, and he ran away as fast as his legs could carry him.
I don't know what to tell her.
I didn't have any money, so I called Mom over, and she paid,
but she was furious with me!
Miyakoshi...
Higashida!
About yesterday...
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have run away like that.
Damn right you shouldn't have! You left me there!
Do you have any idea how nervous I was being left alone?
I'm really sorry.
MONEY FOR YESTERDAY
You're an idiot, Higashida!
A chill just ran down my spine.
Forget about what happened yesterday. I'll make it up to you.
All right!
Here! I finally finished this chocolate yesterday!
The wrapping is so beautiful!
See you!
Higashida!
It isn't going so well.
I don't know the score, but it seems like...
Higashida has it rough.
Muranushi, a book alone isn't enough for me to understand.
Show me a good example of two people going out together.
Easy for you to say. I've never dated anyone.
Try going out with Adachi!
No way!
Oh?
I mean...
Muranushi...
Miyakoshi, I not only have no experience with dating,
I was rejected by someone before expressing my feelings, so what do I know?
But give a little more thought to Higashida's feelings, what he wants.
Otherwise...
he'll end up like Adachi.
I'll do it!
Oh, she's actually listening.
You too, Muranushi!
It looks like Adachi dumped you, but cheer up!
See you!
Miyakoshi...
That was a great slingshot suplex!
I guess I'll get back to work.
Muranushi!
Oh, Adachi.
What's wrong?
She's not that angry?
If you hate me so much that you refuse to date me,
maybe you shouldn't talk to me at all, right?
Um, look, it's just that it suddenly came up.
It suddenly came up, and you let your true feeling slip.
That goes to show you hate me on an instinctual level.
That's impressive. Congratulations. Goodbye.
No, um... I like you!
Uh...
I like you.
Relatively speaking... I mean.
Relatively speaking. How much do you like me?
80%? 30%? 20%?
SCRUNCH SCRUNCH
50%? 40%?
M-Muranushi...
Forget it.
Thank goodness.
She's back to her normal mood.
- Sorry. - Adachi, you really are...
...a fool.
Muranushi!
No good.
She won't hear me out, no matter what I say.
And I don't know what to say.
What should I do? I made her angry.
But if that made her mad, then maybe...
it's because she feels something for me?
But even if that's not the case,
what I blurted out earlier made her mad or hurt her feelings
or I don't know what!
Long time no see, Shindou!
Have you worked at the club lately?
Sure I have.
Please come over next time.
Then the next time I go there, maybe I'll buy a present for you.
Really?
Then make it rice! Please give me rice!
No, wait... Salt! I want salt!
SALT
Wh-What should I do?
Don't ask me.
I'm just watching silently.
Kisaki, Mura is an old friend of yours.
Say something to Adachi.
Right.
Adachi, I'll give you a simple, monosyllabic word
that expresses both Muranushi's and my personal feelings towards you now.
Die.
Adachi!
Just don't do anything hasty!
Adachi...
Higashida, do you know where Muranushi is?
She left early, a few minutes ago.
Apparently she wasn't feeling well.
R-Really?
Do you happen to know where Miyakoshi is?
She told me to wait in the break room, then left, so I'm clueless.
Higashida...
If you aren't nice to girls,
you'll become a scumbag like me.
Adachi, you're fading away!
Higashida!
Sorry to keep you waiting!
Where were you and what were you doing, Miyakoshi?
Well, I had to wait until after work, so it was a major hassle!
Chocolate!
I bought it!
What, you don't want it?
- It's good! I sampled it! - Wait...
Why did you suddenly buy chocolate?
Why? Because of what Muranushi told me earlier.
She told me to think more about your feelings or whatever.
So I tried putting myself in your shoes and thought of various things.
And this is the result.
I thought you probably wanted to eat something good!
It's just that I don't want to eat anything that's dangerous.
You're not gonna accept it?
Well...
How can I put this?
If you aren't nice to girls...
Yes. Thank you.
All right!
Higashida accepted chocolate from me!
She's missing the point again. She's missing the point.
I admire Higashida.
Adachi, please get a hold of yourself.
Did you have an argument with Muranushi?
An argument? About what?
THE CAUSE
Muranushi said you should think about the other person's feelings, Adachi!
Yeah...
I know.
The heart!
Don't give him weird advice. Let's go home.
And sweets work, too!
I don't know what's going on,
but things are getting weird between Muranushi and Adachi.
Higashida!
It isn't just about giving chocolate. You have to eat it, too!
Eat it right in front of me!
Okay. But I can put it in my own mouth.
Well? Is it good?
And is something funny going on with my own sense of taste?
Can't really taste it...
NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
And so... Huh? It's Higashida's raccoon dog!
I'm a raccoon!!
I often see red foxes, but raccoon dogs are rare!
I'm not like the ones that toady up to tourists!
Next time, "We're All Illing."
WE'RE ALL ILLING