What are you looking at?
Hotel Reservations
Land?
I bet you're going with Mei!
I want to go, too!
You can't.
I want it to be a memory of just us together.
What? You stingy jerk.
You hadn't told anyone yet?
No...
When I started dating Takeshi, I told everybody.
It's embarrassing.
And I'm sure no one's interested in me, anyway.
That's not true! I'm sure they'd want to know!
Oh, Kai-kun.
Hey.
What's up?
You look like you're having fun.
What are you talking about?
Kai-kun, do you tell people?
Do you keep it to yourself?
Tell people what?
About love.
Mei-chan says she hasn't said anything
even though she's going out with Yamato.
Asami-san!
Okay, then. Do you go to Land with your friends
or on a date?
Why are you suddenly bringing up Land?
Everyone goes to Land! So, which is it?
I think I prefer going with my friends.
What about you, Mei-chan?
Either's fine...
You have to choose one!
I can see you two going on a date to Land.
R-Really?
Going with your friends is fun,
but it's fun in a different way on a date.
Man, Land is so deep.
Kai-kun!
Kitagawa...
Megumi-senpai!
We always read your magazines.
The other day we saw
you said in a magazine that you love Land, so...
Please accept this!
It's so cute. Are you sure?
Yes, of course!
Thanks.
You're so lucky, Kitagawa...
All you have to do is say you like Land,
and your fans will give you presents.
Do you want this?
Huh?
Are you sure?
Yeah.
But... seriously?
Yeah, you can have it.
Yeah! All right!
I mean, hey!
Ow!
Wasn't this for you?
You should think about how those girls feel.
Even though they gave it to me, it's not like I'd use it.
What?
It's much more practical to give it to someone who will use it.
Besides, I don't actually like Land that much.
Why would you lie about liking it?
You can have these then.
They're tickets.
I got them from someone at the agency.
Seriously? But these are expensive.
It's fine.
It can't be. I'll pay you.
I told you, it's fine. You're so annoying.
But...
Jeez...
Kai-kun, you've known Yamato-kun for a long time, haven't you?
I thought I could get closer to Yamato if we became friends,
but maybe I was wrong.
Yamato?
What do you mean by "closer to him"?
Never mind. I'll do it myself.
Huh? Hey, the tickets!
You can have them.
If you don't want them, throw them away.
Asami-chan, let me help you.
Megu-tan.
Not only am I tall, but I'm also strong.
Thanks.
We've never really talked before,
even though you were my first friend.
What?
We should talk a lot more.
Social Studies Preparation Room
Excuse us.
I had no idea.
I know, right?
I didn't know either until I saw it on TV.
I'm going to stop by the bathroom.
Me, too.
Toumei Public High School
Yamato-kun.
Kitagawa.
Do you have a minute?
Mei and Kai?
Yesterday, I overheard them on the roof.
They were talking excitedly about going to Land together.
Mei-chan is dating you, isn't she?
I can't believe she has a date with Kai-kun.
It can't be. You must be confused.
I wonder...
Oh, sorry.
I wasn't sure if I should tell you,
but I didn't want to keep quiet.
I... I probably like her.
Hey, Megu.
Never mind. It's nothing.
What is it?
Don't make that scary face.
Lately, you haven't been talking much,
and, other times, you're really cheerful, like just now.
You seem to be having mood swings.
Mood swings?
Yeah.
I thought maybe you're worried about work or something.
Not at all.
Momo-chan, you shouldn't stick your nose where it doesn't belong.
It's creepy.
Good morning.
Good timing. Let me introduce you to our newest model.
This is Izumi-san.
I'm hoping the two of you
will become the pillars of our agency.
Th-That would be an honor.
Nice to meet you. My name is Izumi.
I look forward to working with you.
It's nice to meet you, too.
Megumi-san, you're so cute.
I've always looked up to you!
What? Izumi-chan, you're cuter than me.
Your arms and legs are so long. I'm jealous.
Megumi-chan, you're always in the back because you're so tall.
You're wrong!
She's always in the back because she's the ugliest in the class!
She's the cutest and always voted No. 1. Megutan really is amazing. She's perfect, isn't she?
Sorry.
Mei, have you...
Have you ever dated anyone else?
Have you confessed to anyone?
Have you ever gone out with anyone?
Huh? What? O-Of course n—
Do you talk about this kind of thing with other people?
What are you—
You talk about it with Kai, don't you?
Huh?
It's fine. Forget it.
He's mad.
Did I do something?
Aiko-san...
Aiko-chan!
Hey.
Why don't we all go out for tea together today?
Okay, sure.
Also, Megu-tan wants to ask you something.
Um, I heard about you from Asami-san.
She said you previously lost close to 20 kg dieting.
Yeah.
Even if it was for someone you love,
it couldn't have been easy, right?
Your skin is beautiful, too.
I can tell you worked really hard.
It's my job to have people look at me,
so when I heard about you,
I wanted to use you as an example for my own self-improvement.
Uh, sure. That's fine.
Mei-chan!
Tachibana, why don't you come with us?
Let's go, Mei-chan.
I...
I have something to do...
Tachibana?
Really? That's too bad.
Let's go together sometime.
Okay.
It was originally natural for me to be alone, but...
I've learned what it's like to be around people.
I knew it would be difficult to get along with people.
At first, I thought I was prepared.
I'm scared.
When I think about everyone leaving me now...
It scares me...
It's my treat today!
Seriously?!
Someone at my agency is friends with the owner of this place.
He's pretty influential.
Megu-tan, you know all kinds of people.
You're like a celebrity.
That's not true.
Mei?
Kai-kun.
What's wrong?
You seem down. Are you okay?
Huh? What? What happened?
Huh?
What, what, what?
Me? I'm the reason?
No, Kai-kun...
Sorry, this was out of nowhere. Of course, you're surprised.
I'm really sorry.
What happened?
Nothing.
Your face doesn't look like it was nothing.
Don't try to handle everything by yourself.
Try relying on others once in a while.
No one asks what's wrong
without wanting to hear the answer.
I was just wondering if
it would be better if I didn't get involved with people...
You know, Mei...
You tell people to be confident,
but you're not confident at all.
You do things for others, but you're not
used to having things done for you.
Are you a ball of negativity?
But that must be why you can face people so earnestly.
What?
I like that part about you.
I don't think it's bad.
Thanks.
Mei, if there's someone you don't want to lose,
you have to go talk to them yourself.
If you extend your horizons,
the things happening to you might look surprisingly small.
So don't be scared...
Confidently put yourself out there!
Okay.
Toumei Public High School
He's right. I can't just wait forever.
I have to make my move.
Yamato.
Mei.
Um,
I was just thinking I'd like to go home together today.
What?
Oh, sorry.
I have to stay late for a meeting after school.
I'll wait.
I want to go home with you,
so I'll wait until you're done.
Let's go home together.
Okay. Wait for me then.
Okay.
I have people who believe in me.
Thank you very much.
Mei-chan, Mei-chan.
Yes?
Look, isn't he here to meet you?
Kai-kun...
Are you going somewhere with Yamato after this?
No, we hadn't made any plans.
Your relationship is kind of bland, isn't it?
What? Is it really that strange?
No, it's not strange, but...
If it were me, I'd want to see her all the time.
Do you have someone like that?
I do. I even saw her today.
R-Really?
We're not dating.
I guess you could say she's my crush.
Thanks for the other day.
Huh?
I'm grateful to you.
It was really reassuring when you told me not
to be scared and to put myself out there.
Mei...
I feel like your words blew away
the uneasiness and loneliness I'd been holding onto lately.
I see.
The truth is that I feel the same way.
Thanks to a certain girl,
I realized what I had always thought was wrong.
She changed me.
She must be a wonderful person.
Yeah,
she's wonderful.
She's experienced the same things I've experienced.
She's really kind.
But she has a boyfriend, and he's really cool...
And he's my friend.
It's you, Tachibana Mei.
You're kidding!
Takemura-kun is that hot guy, right!?
I heard they were holding each other on the side of the road.
With Tachibana Mei?
Is she really that cute?
Not at all, but I heard he won her over
easily with tickets to Land.
What?!
Sorry.
That was careless of me.
It's okay.
Nevermind. I'll do it myself.
Mei.
Yama—
I don't understand what you're doing.
Hey, what are you getting so mad about, Yamat—
Shut up, Kai.
He invited you to go with him?
I heard you're going to Land together.
What?
Hold on.
Mei seemed to be feeling down lately,
and I happened to have some tickets,
so I invited her to cheer her up.
I told you to shut up.
You're the one who left her alone when she was in pain
and made her feel lonely.
You didn't even realize she looked like she was going to cry, did you?
Why didn't you notice?
You don't have any right to be angry!
Your words and actions don't express how you feel,
and you're just waiting for someone else to solve the problem for you.
That part of you hasn't changed at all!
Kai...
Is that how you felt?
I'm grateful to you,
but I hated that cunning side of you.
With your social graces, everything always went great for you.
I was jealous you got along with everyone so easily,
and it also pissed me off!
Kai!
I'm not who I used to be!
I can hit guys who piss me off!
I couldn't help you. I was pathetic.
But I was glad to see you had come back so strong.
Are you saying you didn't feel the same way?
I was honestly relieved when I met you again.
You hadn't changed one bit.
Mei and I have had the same experiences,
so I understand how she feels.
Much better than someone like you, without such experiences.
I used to have an inferiority complex,
but now I can face you as an equal.
I can fight you.
That's what I thought.
Do you really want to be that much better than me?
What?
You're right.
I might not be able to understand everything that hurts Mei.
But I want to show her
all the fun things she hasn't seen yet,
and I want us to understand each other.
If you're approaching Mei because you want to beat me...
If you're approaching Mei to settle things between us...
Then, that's all the more reason I can't let you have her.
I won't let you have her!
Oh, come on!
You should just say what you're thinking, like that!
If you like her, tell her you like her!
Don't make her feel so uneasy!
Kai?
I really do like Mei.
I even like her platonically, as a person.
And you...
I felt inferior to you, but without your support,
I don't think I'd be here today.
Sorry for hitting you.
Kai...
I'm sorry.
He's right.
I didn't notice you were feeling lonely.
I was hurting you without realizing it.
I'm sorry.
Mei...
Let's go to Land together.
Yeah. I want to go with you.
I look forward to it.
So do I.
Episode 10 - Nothing Else
People become stronger and kinder because of their pain.
I feel like I've been taught what it truly means to be human.
I-I just became human, too. Meow!
"Meow"?