Hey.
Yes?
Do you have more of this?
Yeah, I do. I'll bring it next time.
Never mind, then.
I'm going home soon.
Shall we go home, as well, Onee-chan?
Graduation Ceremony
Episode 12 "Let Us Say Goodbye, GJ Club"
President.
What?
Why is our club like this?
What do you mean, "like this"?
Well...
Senpai, open the potato chips already.
What? You're eating those in the morning?
Is there some rule stating I can't eat potato chips in the morning?
You're being rude to the potato chips.
You should apologize.
S-Sorry...
Wait, no!
The graduation ceremony is today.
Huh?
I thought yesterday was our last club meeting...
What? Who made that decision?
Anyway, you were here early this morning.
Well, I...
Let's just do what we always do.
We still have some time before the ceremony.
Checkmate.
Will you come with me?
Huh?
Amazing! It really came out!
It rolled right out!
Machine is Ready
Some numbers seem to be spinning.
Have I done something to upset it?
This one has a slot machine.
You can win an extra drink for free.
Big Winner
That's amazing. You won!
People don't win very often.
Perhaps this is what they call beginner's luck.
You get a drink for free. Push a button.
I see.
I shall gift you this beverage.
What? Are you sure?
Of course.
In that case...
Maybe I'll have some hot red bean soup.
I have never had a canned beverage before,
and I have only ever purchased bottled beverages at convenience stores.
Apparently.
I have experienced frustration numerous times when attempting to purchase canned beverages
from these so-called vending machines.
Not realizing I could not use a card...
Not realizing I could not use a 10-thousand yen note...
Not realizing there was morning coffee...
You can buy those at other times of the day, too...
I have finally achieved victory just before graduation.
It it all thanks to you, Kyoro-kun, my knight of common sense.
Thank you.
Glad to be of service.
By the way, what did you mean by "knight of common sense"?
When was I given that title?
That's a secret.
Kirara's turn.
Does this mean it's started?
Am I supposed to help you with something like I helped Shion-san?
I don't know.
President, you could have told me something...
Excuse me.
Message Received Kirara Bernstein
Huh?
We're going to be graduating soon.
Mao said I could have you to myself.
She didn't tell me what to do.
Did she tell you anything?
Huh? Did I say something funny?
What's wrong, Kyoro?
Well, never mind. I'm having fun with just the two of us.
Do you not like me?
Are you bored with me?
I'm not bored.
Oh, no. I'm not bored at all.
I never get bored just looking at you and smelling you.
Your scent has been changing dizzyingly quickly in the last few moments, though.
That's because you startled me...
Kirara?
Is this...
Grooming please.
I'm the only one you haven't done yet.
It's not fair.
Very well.
Kirara seems like her normal self now...
I'm finished.
Thank you, Kyoro.
Graduation Ceremony
Thank you.
GJ Club
What do you want?
Nothing.
That's Shion-san and Kirara...
The president should be next.
What's gotten into you?
Actually, well...
You're always acting suspiciously, aren't you?
Are you sure you'll be okay once I'm gone?
Well, I...
What?
You like this kind of thing, don't you, President?
The edge is jagged. They call it a "Jagged 10."
I know.
Shion-san didn't have any coins.
I lent her some money when she bought something from the vending machine.
I got change back.
You can have it.
I'll take it, then.
Here.
What?
I can do whatever I want with my own possessions.
There isn't much I can leave you with.
Take good care of it. Think of it as me.
Think of it as you? This 10 yen coin?
But it's the one I just gave you...
What's yours is mine.
In that case, there isn't any reason for you to give this to me.
What's mine is mine.
Don't I have any property rights?
Graduation Ceremony
GJ Club
Tama-chan, please hurry.
They're coming.
I'm hurrying as much as I can, Megu Nee-san.
What are you doing, Senpai?
Get out of the way.
Sorry...
Shinomiya-kun.
What's wrong?
Um...
I wonder what the president's thinking.
She must have been embarrassed.
What?
My sister couldn't see you alone because she was embarrassed.
Couldn't, not didn't.
Senpai, they're coming!
Senpai?
Got it.
It's over, it's finally over.
Oh?
Congratulations on your graduation.
Congratulations.
Let the GJ Club graduation ceremony begin.
We've got to do it again?
We've got to hold a graduation ceremony.
You're right.
Shall we get changed?
You're right.
Hey, you. Look the other way.
Okay.
Hey, hey!
I'm going! I'm going outside!
He's acting suspiciously! He's living up to his name.
Why are you wearing hakama, anyway?
What are you talking about?
As members of the GJ Club,
we can't attend the graduation ceremony wearing the same clothes as the other students.
We'd be setting a bad example.
You would?
The school rules state only that we must dress formally.
These are nothing if not formal wear.
Yes, of the Taisho Period.
Change.
Yeah.
Mao, will you pull my obi?
Sure.
I need to get out of here quickly...
But in order to leave, I have to face the president and the others.
Uh, um...
They must be toying with me...
We're finished, Kyoro.
Tada!
We fulfilled your request.
What?
You sure do like the spinning.
Are you taking about Mori-san?
I didn't ask her to do...
Actually, I did ask her to do it the first time,
but since then I haven't...
This is the GJ Club's final cosplay.
What about this is cosplaying?
You're just wearing your uniforms.
We've graduated from high school.
That makes this cosplay.
We're no longer high school girls.
That means we're cosplaying high school girls.
"Just kidding" high school girls?
Kirara, that's an old joke.
Shinomiya-kun.
Right.
The GJ Club high school graduation ceremony will now begin.
Presenting the diplomas.
GJ Club president, third year, Amatsuka Mao.
Yeah.
You even made diplomas.
Yes, we did.
Kasumi taught me calligraphy.
I even made the ink by grinding an ink-cake.
Good.
GJ Club president, Amatsuka Mao-sama.
This certifies you have successfully graduated from the GJ Club.
It's all right if you're mischievous, as long as you grow vigorously.
Are you sure it's all right if I become even more mischievous?
I wouldn't expect any less from you.
Next, GJ Club vice president, third year, Sumeragi Shion.
Yes.
GJ Club vice president, Sumeragi Shion-sama.
This certifies you have successfully graduated from the GJ Club.
Please continue to bravely explore the world of common sense.
Thank you. I will keep your teachings close to my heart.
Do your best.
Next, GJ Club feline, third year, Kirara Bernstein.
GJ Club feline, Kirara Bernstein-sama.
This certifies you have successfully graduated from the GJ Club.
Please continue to be kind and strong.
Make strong.
Finally...
Amatsuka Mao, Sumeragi Shion, Kirara Bernstein!
On this day, you graduate from the GJ Club!
But remember this!
The GJ Club is eternal!
The members of the GJ Club are bound together as brothers and sisters!
No matter where you are,
we will always be together!
That's all!
President...
I can't stop crying.
Did you hear what he said?
Hey, did you hear that?
I heard it very clearly.
Kyoro, which level was that?
Did I go too far?
Um, President?
No.
What?
I'm not the president any more.
Hey, keep it together, Kyoro.
Do you understand the spirit of the GJ Club?
Of course I do.
Good, then.
Hey, did you know?
The former president has the right to designate a new president.
Kyoro, you're the next president.
I am the GJ Club.
Perfect.
People aren't born the president.
They become the president.
Yeah.
Actually, Mao intended to turn over her presidential responsibilities last October.
But you were too unreliable.
You couldn't become a man, so it took this long.
Thank you for toughening me up until now.
Senpai, Ma-chan, what's this GJ Club spirit you mentioned?
If somebody knows, tell me.
Who knows?
Kyoro seems to know, so why don't you ask him?
Really?
Who knows? I don't.
Don't exclude me!
What am I, an outcast?
You're turning me into a delinquent!
All right! There's nothing left for me to teach you!
Thank you very much, President.
You're the president now.
Illustration: Aruya
Ready, and...
Thank you very much!