So, um...
I think I might be in love
with you, Shiro-kun.
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
E p i s o d e 6
C o u l d I t B e ?
Wait, seriously?
And you want me to apologize?
Sorry, Senpai...
My mom forgot to pay this month's rent.
It's okay if you're a little late.
Bamboo for sale
Mayumi-san and Sayaka-san are late all the time.
Shiro-san has never once been late, though.
What? That's a shock...
So he can be responsible about that.
That's what makes him so irritating.
You vulgar pig!
They're definitely related.
Senpai can be pretty brutal sometimes.
Bamboo for sale.
I wonder where his income comes from...
Bamboo...
Bamboo for sale.
Oh, it's Rit-chan and Usa-kun.
That's the last income source I expected.
No, you've got it wrong.
I was helping one of Sumiko-san's friends cut down bamboo on his farm,
and he let me have some.
So why were you singing?
I just happened to be in the mood.
What are you going to do with all that bamboo?
Put up a wish tree for Tanabata?
I don't want a wish tree that'll end up
covered with wishes for a hot boyfriend.
If I put together stilts to walk around on,
I bet the grade school kids will love it.
If you do that, they'll call the cops on you again.
That's just harsh! I'm not interested in grade school kids!
I'm interested in their mothers, though!
That's not really any better.
Shiro-kun!
You have a call from the police!
Arrested, huh?
What? They arrest you over the phone?
Yes. Uh, yes.
Yes.
The other day, I was taking a walk when I found a wallet.
I dropped it off at the police box.
The officer was very surprised.
He thought you were turning yourself in!
He seemed confused when I said that I didn't need a reward.
He was wondering why you weren't turning yourself in!
They said the owner finally turned up.
It feels good when you do something nice.
They want to drop by tomorrow to thank me.
It was a girl's wallet, yes?
Uhuhuhu
Perhaps this will lead to romance.
That could...
Ahahaha
actually happen.
Aw, come on...
Thank you very much for turning in my wallet.
Pipsqueak
This is a token of our appreciation.
Oh, that wasn't necessary.
My daughter was very attached to that wallet,
so we wanted to thank you.
The mother looks really uncomfortable.
Well, it's Shiro-san.
He's obviously not someone you'd want near your daughter.
But right now,
the mother is the one in danger.
It's so stimulating how her forty-or-so mother refuses to look me in the eye.
Chinatsu-chan, was it?
Do you like pudding?
It should be cold enough now.
I made some earlier. Would you like some?
No, that won't be necessary. We need to get going.
I'm going to stay and have some.
You can go home, Mom.
It's not that far away.
Here you go.
It tastes so good!
I'm sorry about this. Pudding is her favorite.
I'm glad she likes it.
Thank you very much.
What are you making?
Something you'd see on PythagoraSwitch.
Roll, roll, roll, roll!
Are there any kids here?
Nope.
Why are you making that, then?
Hm? Because it'll be fun.
But you're a grown-up.
Kids aren't the only ones who get to have fun.
Grown-ups like to have fun, too.
Even normal grown-ups?
I'm already considered a failure as a grown-up?
Aren't you going to put it together?
I have to make all the parts first.
What? That's no fun.
If you live nearby, you can come over again.
Drop by anytime.
Bye-bye!
Kawai Complex
I'll make pudding for you again.
She was pretty cute.
Yep.
And she has the potential to become a sadist.
I don't want to hear you say that about a schoolgirl.
Schoolgirl
The "S" in schoolgirl stands for sadist!
oolgirl
lgirl
rl
I'd like to watch her grow up,
but I'm sure she has more fun playing with her friends,
so she probably won't be back.
But he was wrong.
Did you finish the Pythagoras?
No, I'm not even close. It's no further along than yesterday.
What? But it doesn't seem like you have anything else to do.
Why haven't you made any progress?
Shiver
Yes! My ability to identify sadists is spot-on!
But I actually have other things to do.
What were you doing?
Uh...
Well, I write novels...
Snort
Amazing.
Thank you for the scathing look and sneer!
Well, I guess I can stop writing and
focus on the Pythagoras for a bit.
Shouldn't grown-ups never give up?
My teacher always tells me not to give up.
Yes, but sometimes, things just don't work out.
You won't be able to work hard when it's really needed.
So how many years are you going to save up energy to work hard?
At this rate, you'll never finish the Pythagoras.
I'll start coming over to help you make it!
Huh? What about your friends?
Eh, well...
I can't do anything about that.
To make up for it, we'll make a super one!
Roger that!
Shiro-kun.
It's coming along well,
but what's the finish going to look like?
rub rub
I'd like to do something flashy.
She's been coming over every day.
Looks like she's grown attached to Shiro-san.
That looks pretty impressive all of a sudden.
Kawai Complex
I have an idea.
We can set up a giant hammer
Rumble
that will smash the entire device.
Smash!
What do you think?
Please grow up to be a sadist.
Sadist
Well, if you squint, it's actually rather sweet.
Not seeing it.
I guess he hasn't crossed the line yet, morally speaking.
Well, he's cutting it close.
Sayaka-san?
I get the feeling she's in love... or more like she wants to be.
Don't say that!
She falls right into his strike zone,
so he might go pedo!
Huge!
I don't want to see someone from this apartment on the news!
Creeped out
Gifu Newspaper
Apartment of Freaks
Pedophile: Shirosaki (a.k.a. Shiro)
Then people will think I'm like him.
Thank you very much.
Doesn't he just seem like a big brother to her?
She seems like a smart girl, so I don't think she'll do anything stupid.
Yeah, that's right.
But we were wrong, again.
So, um...
I think I might be in love
with you, Shiro-kun.
Thank you.
I like you, too, Chinatsu-chan.
I hope you'll tell me that again in nine years.
Thank goodness.
Phew...
The eighteen-year-old age barrier holds strong.
I need to do something for Sumiko-san,
so wait in the yard for me.
There's still time to set her right.
It doesn't make much
to change the mind of a girl in grade school.
Are you sure about this?
Oh, I know just what to say, so trust me.
Hey.
A kid in grade school could never handle a freak like Shiro.
And he has no future, so don't even bother. Okay?
She's not even trying to be subtle!
Y-You were eavesdropping?!
Now, now. If you want to love someone, go with him.
He's younger and he has a strong pelvis.
I do not!
Er, I do, but still!
And he's still 100% unused.
He'll be happy to play along with your silly games.
He meets all the conditions.
There are no conditions when it comes to love.
What's wrong with her?
I'm trying to save her from that failure of a guy.
She's really making me mad...
You're criticizing your own equal...
Man, this is too much effort!
Wait, Mayumi-san!
Sorry,
but he's already my boyfriend.
Too bad for you.
Huh?
Maybe you should be looking for someone who meets conditions,
given your age...
A little kid shouldn't be thinking about love!
Kids should be kiddying it up with the other kids!
Kiddying it up?
Senpai, that's your concern?
Other kids will shut you out if you're like this, idiot!
Anyway, Shiro's my dog,
so a kid like you has no chance of...
You made her cry.
And you're three times her age...
I'm not that much older!
I couldn't bear to watch that immature display.
Ack!
I'm gonna tell Sumiko-san on you.
B-But...
But she was being mean to me!
I was just doing the same!
I didn't do anything wrong!
She's on the same level as the kid.
What happened to
Chinatsu-chan?
She was all excited about coming over this morning,
but she never showed up.
And she left so abruptly yesterday.
I made pudding for her...
Someone in this room
is a grown-up who got in a serious fight with
a child and made her cry.
It was him!
It was you!
You tried to give her advice to save her from loving Shiro-kun
and ended up getting in a fight?
How did that happen?
She started crying after I said that Shiro was my boyfriend.
I didn't say anything because you promised to apologize when she came today...
You're too gullible, Usa-kun.
I didn't think she liked him that much!
Is that why she cried?
That doesn't seem quite right.
Yeah! There was some other reason, right?!
Oh, I can guarantee that she was crying
because your childish tantrum shocked her.
Ugh
I'm sorry, everyone.
This all happened because I'm only interested in women 18 and older.
That's not the problem here.
If that weren't the case, we'd tie you to a pole.
Really? Thank you!
Pant Pant
Well, she might be back tomorrow.
Let's see how things go.
She never showed up yesterday, either.
Was getting rejected by Shiro-san that big of a shock?
I still don't understand what she saw in him.
Mayumi-san was right. You'd be a better choice.
Um, I mean, unlike Shiro-san,
you're in high school, and you don't like getting hit,
and you're not used to being tied up,
and you've never been taken by the police, and...
All of that should be common sense, so why am I so happy?
Huh?
Is that Chinatsu-chan?
Is she waiting for her friends?
Is that true?
It's true.
The teacher said so.
They're totally shutting her out...
Senpai, do you remember what Mayumi-san said?
"A little kid shouldn't be thinking about love."
"Kids should just be kiddying it up."
How do you kiddy it up?
You're really stuck on that part, huh?
And...
Other kids will shut you out if you're like this, idiot!
That was it!
Seriously?!
Someone in this room
rubbed salt on a child's open wound.
Scary...
It wasn't on purpose!
If they have issues, they should wear nametags saying so!
Hello?
Excuse me, has Chinatsu been here?
She didn't come here today.
She's not home yet?
It's getting dark.
I've been checking all the places she might have gone...
We'll let you know immediately if she shows up.
Thank you!
Should we search nearby?
Yes.
I'll try searching farther away.
Please do.
Shiro-kun and everyone else went to check the grade school...
Chinatsu-chan...
You were right under our noses.
I called your mother.
She went pretty far away to look for you,
so she'll come pick you up later.
Don't say anything that will make things worse...
F-Friendship can be pretty complicated.
Well, it'll work out eventually.
You don't really even need friends, anyway.
Hollow words...
That's not very convincing.
Since Mayumi-san looks like someone who had
lots of friends in school.
Why was the "had" so much louder?
We have a pro loner here who's chosen to spend over a year
living here alone, doing things her way!
Your rent's been tripled.
I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!
But I need your help!
And don't say scary things like that!
Is that true?
I guess...
Aren't you lonely?
Um, well...
It's a lot less stressful.
You're amazing, Loner-senpai.
Smooth Sadist!
A smooth sadist!
It seems that you had a lot of friends,
so you're not really a loner...
They're shutting you out because you had a fight.
Payback
Chinatsu-chan, why did you fight with them?
I was having trouble at school, and with my lessons,
so I was in a bad mood.
That was when my friends started talking about anime.
So I said...
I hate it!
...a little too harshly, and she started crying.
Wait!
Everyone else who was watching
said I was a mean person.
No kidding. Who are you anyway?
Are you even in this class?
But everyone likes different things,
so it's not my fault I hate it.
Did you listen to what she was saying?
But I never really liked anime.
It's true that everyone likes different things,
and you can't help that...
But we all get hurt when a friend says
bad things about what we like.
Oh, so it wasn't anything serious...
Just give them some candy and say you're sorry.
We're not kids. It's not that simple!
Whenever I go into the classroom
and go near all of them,
I can actually hear the air freeze.
When I think about having to go through it again tomorrow,
I just wanna die...
The fact that you can say that proves you're just a kid.
How can someone as young as you say that?
Before you die, would you like some pudding?
I would.
Do you want mine?
Can I? I sure do!
You may want to die, but you still get hungry.
And you still enjoy your favorite food.
Your body is still pretty tough.
I really don't know what to do!
Yes.
Which only shows that you're
still a very strong person.
If you want everything to go back to the way it was, you have to work hard.
If that doesn't work...
Let's see...
We can make a whole bucket of pudding.
The Pythagoras device will be done by next weekend.
I have something great to finish it off.
Bring your friends along.
Okay.
I hope she can make up with her friends.
Oh, your rent's tripled next month.
I'm sure she'll be fine.
Wait, you were serious?
Because the girls who had shut her out
kept looking back.
You pay a lot of attention to little girls.
Don't twist my words!
Then, on Saturday...
Sumiko-san,
will you make pudding?
O-Of course.
Thump
After you said it'd be fine, she's still all alone!
You should get along with her great.
Quiet!
It's okay to celebrate with something yummy when good things happen, right?
Absolutely!
Okay, then!
Time to unveil Shiro and Chinatsu's
Kawai Complex
Pythagoras Device!
And to finish, we have nagashi-somen!
Dig in!
Drip... Drip...
The noodles are barely moving.
I'll go get more water, so hold on.
Yeah, it's like a trickle...
This reminds me of that commercial about wetting yourself.
Bamboo and slow running water...
Way to say something that'll ruin everyone's appetite!
I had nothing to do with the failed setup at the end.
She's a JS! Just-plain Sadistic!
Switched to a hose.
Ahahaha
Squeal
Mayumi-san, you probably can't squeal like that anymore.
I can!
Hey.
Are you having fun, Loner-senpai?
You are, right?
I am.
I knew it!
Want me to be your friend?
Could you stop calling me Loner-senpai first?
Chinatsu-chan.
It's not pudding in a bucket,
but does it taste good?
Delicious!
She hasn't been back since.
She's probably busy playing with her friends.
She only said she was in love with me as a way to escape.
She did say she felt better after seeing that
an outcast like me could still have fun.
She is sadistic.
Do you miss her?
That's how kids should be.
They can rely on grown-ups when they need to,
then abandon them and stomp them!
I don't want that.
Usa-kun, Shiro-kun, it's time for dinner.
Okay!
This looks good!
Are those pork cutlets?
Sumiko-san...
I'm not feeling sad or anything.
Oh? Really now?
Oh.
This is the spineless chicken's favorite: boneless chicken!
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Uh-oh! They say there's a molester in the area!
That's disgusting! He deserves to burn in hell!
You could send him to hell yourself.
What? I have no idea what you mean.
He wouldn't get away unscathed, for sure.
I'm more worried about Senpai than you two!
Molesters are the lowest kind of scum there is!
If you keep throwing insults, you can usually wear them down.
Really?!
Like, "Nice peashooter!"
"Wow, it's so small that I can't even see it!"
Yes! Let's have Senpai practice saying those things!
Why do you want Rit-chan to say those things?
So you're a masochist like Shiro.
E p i s o d e 7
R e c o m m e n d e d
Uh, that's not what I meant.
You're disgusting.
You've got it all wrong!