Have you…
ever…
fallen in love?
Moving on to those participating in the boys piggy-back battle.
Anyone here willing to join?
I’ll do it!
Kusuda will do it!
What?!
A proposa-?!
Shh! You’re too loud!
Arihara-san, Enomoto-san… Can you two please be quiet?
We’re sorry!
Jeez, he said that because of you!
Sorry, I was just totally shocked.
You’re telling me!
I thought it was going to be a normal date.
This Maine lobster is delicious.
My birthday… isn’t coming up…
I want to marry you.
Huh? Marry me?
The company I founded independently two years ago has become quite successful.
You will never see any hardships with me.
So let’s start a happy family together…
Kei-chan?
Marriage?
Now see here- I’m still only fourteen you know!
Get a life, you pedophile!
Two years!
I’ll wait two years!
Really, why would I marry an older guy after one date?
I’m curious, why did you go out to eat with that cradle-robber in the first place?
My sister knows him.
Even though I didn’t know much about him, he said he’d treat me to dinner.
But still, a proposal, how lucky!
I wish I’d get proposed to!
…only four can participate in the piggy-back battle.
I’m telling you, you wouldn’t want someone you don’t like to do something like that!
Wait, have we had this conversation before?
Yeah, when we talked about what it’ll be like to be confessed to.
And back then you said that looks are all that mattered, right Enomoto?
But despite the features being there, that guy was a total predator for having said that.
Gawd, you’re right.
Isn’t there a guy that looks good and isn’t a total creep?
What’s the matter Enomoto?
Just ’cause I’m so fine doesn’t mean you gotta stare so much.
You have me all flustered!
Ugh, gross!
An old pedophile is bad enough, but someone that has it totally backwards is even worse!
You’ll definitely find your guy quickly, Kei-chan. You are very popular.
No doubt! Just today, your shoe locker was stuffed with love letters!
But you can never tell who sent which!
You wouldn’t want him to turn out to be another Beast-boy.
How come I haven’t met my ideal guy yet?
That’s because your standards are way too high!
He has to look good, be tall, have a nice personality, and as a bonus, be filthy rich.
As if a guy like that exists.
Won’t I eventually meet a guy that’s just right for me, though?
You’re the one to talk, being a junior-high girl with a mom-face.
What do you mean by a “mom-face?!”
I just look mature, that’s all. Mature.
Well, that’s it for the boys piggy-back battle.
Next is the girls 100-meter dash.
Yes!
I think Doba-san should do it!
Wai-! Enomoto!
Come on, you’re really fast!
Good enough to be scouted by the track & field club.
She’s right.
It’ll be perfect.
I agree!
Just hold on!
You can do it, Doba-chan!
It’s settled.
Dobashi-san will enter the girls 100 meter dash.
Why did this have to happen?
We’ve finished deciding who’s going to participate in which sporting event.
Enomoto…
Lastly, we’ll decide which boy and girl will direct our class’s cheer squad.
Gawd, what a pain!
That’d be the last thing I’d do…
Yes! I think Enomoto-san should be the girl.
Dobashi!
Come on, you’re good at bossing people around.
In any case, you forced me into the 100 meter dash.
But this is completely different!
Why would I want to be in charge of the cheer squad?
I can’t even draw!
I’m in the fine-arts club, so I’ll help with the posters.
And all of us can be cheerleaders!
Cheerleaders?
Cheerleaders? And just who will make the outfits?
You’re not in any clubs, Kei-chan.
So it’ll be easy.
Sewing them for everyone would be a pain!
So which boy is going to do that?
You do it.
No way!
Yes, I will be the boy to take the cheer squad job!
No one else wants it, right?
Can’t see any other way, so I’ll have to do it.
What’s with you all of a sudden?
I don’t wanna do it either, but at this rate we won’t be able to clean up…
Everyone else didn’t want to do it, but he just threw himself in.
We’d never be able to end this class, nor this meeting.
Good going, Kusuda-kun!
Ah well…
Yeah right. He got excited over the word “cheerleader.”
Okay, the people in charge of the cheer squad will be Kusuda-kun and Enomoto-san.
A round of applause, everybody!
All right, we’re all done with handing out the duties of the sports festival.
I’ll leave you all to do the cleaning.
Furthermore, for those who are making the posters, make your preparations after school.
All right!
Agh! Will everyone help me out at least?
All right, Chikara-chan will be in charge of the banners.
Okay.
Be sure to tell everyone what to do.
Okay, sure.
The rest of you will make megaphones for everyone in our class.
Okay!
See? I told you she was good at bossing people around.
For what it’s worth, Kei-chan’s great at being a leader.
Despite what her face tells you.
So true!
Is there something on me?
Nuh-uh!
Still though, you’re really gonna go through with it?
With what?
Being a cheerleader.
Everyone’s gonna do it!
We are putting ourselves out there.
Do we really have to do that cheerleading thing?
Are you pig stupid?!
Kusuda!
You must do it.
The class also gets points for the cheer they put on.
Everyone must work together to get first place.
Fine, fine, we get it. Now move along, you’re in our way.
L – O – V – E.
Lo-ve-leee!
Ku-su-da, yeah!
Why the heck should we cheer for you?
I shook it like it’s hot, right?
What a slimeball.
God must really hate me to pair me up with him.
That pasty poltergeist freak.
His head is always overloaded with gross pervy crap.
I never want to show myself off in a cheerleading outfit as long as he’s around.
He fails at everything. Studying, sports, music, arts-all of it!
Kei-chan, we can hear you!
Huh?
What you were thinking.
Eh?!
Shut yer yap!
I’d never be desperate enough to wanna see you in a cheerleading outfit.
What was that?!
Cram it, Kappa-head!
What the hell’s with your bitch fit? Damn prune face!
Now you’ve done it! Come back here, you geeze!
You’re gonna have catch me first!
You stupid Neanderthal!
Just leave them alone.
Just one word: lithium.
Shut up!
God! That jerkwad is gonna pay!
I wanted this to go as smoothly as possible, but because of that brain-dead Kusuda…
Gah! Being in charge of the cheer squad together with that creep is absolutely horrible!
There, there.
I guess I should be sorry.
It’s not your fault, Dobashi.
Enomoto…
I mean, if he was just remotely decent-looking, I wouldn’t be so pissed that he’s a total jerkoff.
Say what?
Boys are only as good as they look.
That douchebag, some lowlife kappa getting me all worked up-how dare he!
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Agreed.
I’ve made up my mind.
From now on, I’m not saying another word to that kid.
If he wants something, you guys deal with him.
Oh, sorry. I’ve got club activities from tomorrow on out, so I won’t be able to help you.
Then just skip them!
And not only that, the sport festival is coming up soon.
And the two of us…
… also have a concert to perform.
The one by the choir club?
Enomoto, if you hate Kusuda so much, why don’t you join a club?
Don’t be stupid!
If I take off too, then the cheer squad will never be formed!
You still have me to help you out, Kei-chan!
Thank you, Chikara-chan.
But being in charge of the banners is a different thing altogether.
Let’s put some blue here.
Hey, get me that yellow paint brush.
Great. Everyone seems to be having fun.
I, on the other hand…
Hey.
What now?
Shouldn’t we be thinking up the words for our routines pretty soon?
I guess.
Oh yeah, what has he been busy writing all this time?
Could it be words for our routine?
I know he made me so upset yesterday, but I did say some pretty harsh things to him too.
I guess I can depend on him after all.
There. It’s done!
Really? Show me already!
Tadaa!
Huh?
What’s that?
They’re the cheerleading outfits I’ve been thinking about!
The best part is how the tops will be bikinis-!
How could I be so stupid as to think you changed?!
Anyways, you didn’t even include me in it.
What the heck?
Yeah, the design is a little much…
And at this time of year? Definitely no, we’d seriously catch a cold.
That’s your biggest issue?
Anyway, I have to think up some other design.
“… and he became rich by exploiting the changes in financial practices.
The man was absolutely peerless in his field.”
After that, they abandoned politics…
I’ve have to do something…
If I let that idiot help out, they’ll never turn out how I want.
Huh, so you’re saying I don’t need to do anything?
Exactly. Do not do a thing.
But we haven’t thought up the words to our routine, and the outfits…
The cheers, the outfits, I’ll handle everything.
Hey now, let me help out with making the outfits.
Like I’d let a disgusting guy like you touch one fiber on our outfits.
Now get out!
Since that day, I’ve been working at full throttle.
Go for it! Class 2! Fight!
Go for it! Class 2! Fight! Go for it! Class 2! Fight!
Everyone practiced the routines on their free days.
And on the days they couldn’t, I worked on the outfits.
However…
Ouch!
How long will it take me to finish making one for everyone?
Yamagishi.
Here.
Yamada.
Here.
What’s going on with Kei-chan?
Yukawa.
Here.
Yoshii.
Does she have a cold? Tomorrow is the sports festival.
Here.
Yoshikawa.
Here.
Yoshida.
Here.
Maybe she just overslept.
Watanabe.
Here.
Watanuki.
Here.
My apologies, I overslept!
Kei-chan!
Good morning!
Good morning.
I’m glad you didn’t catch a cold.
A cold?
No sleep?
You have bags under your eyes.
No way! My beautiful face!
Looks like you need a hand.
Don’t worry, the sports festival is coming up, right?
It’s all right on my end.
It’s done!
If I don’t try it on, I’d never know if I did it right.
Hmm. Looks like I did pretty well for myself.
Plus, what a nice body you got there!
Yep, I’m definitely going with this design.
I should so be in the fashion biz.
All right, let’s keep going!
Why did I have to go for appliqués with elaborate designs on the chest area?
I sew and I sew but it never gets done!
I feel so sleepy.
As I should be. I’ve been working on the outfits every night, even at home.
I give up.
I’m maxed out.
And I wanted to wow the class with my perfect cheer performance.
Sorry everyone.
Wow! The outfit is so cute!
I knew you had the magic touch, Enomoto.
Thank you, Kei-chan!
Thank you!
This is perfect!
You’re so amazing!
Just hearing you all say that makes my hard work all worth it!
Okay, now let’s do our cheer, everyone!
Go for it! Class 2! Fight! Go for it! Class 2! Fight!
So it was all a dream, huh?
Kusuda?
You idiot.
You thought you could do all this by yourself?
But why?
I said I’d help, didn’t I?
And I learned how to use the sewing machine in Home Ec.
And I’ll have you know that I got a B in that class. B.
But… I said all those horrible things to you…
I’m in charge of the cheer squad too, you know.
A man can’t just stand by the wayside watching you work your butt off by yourself.
Oh no. No way! I mean, why am I…
Don’t think some kappa-face like you gets to be a big shot for saying that!
Shut it! Since you’re awake and all, get back to sewing!
What the hell is with that attitude?!
No way, this just can’t be happening!
Boys are only as good as they look. Looks are a must!
Really now…
If we don’t get these outfits done, it’ll be a huge waste!
A waste?
I won’t be able to idol-worship Arihara and Bessho when they wear these!
I swear to God… I absolutely, positively…
hate your guts!
Huh, Kusuda?
Hey, wake up!
What are we gonna do about the outfits!
Kusuda!
Testing, testing. Can I have your attention please?
All runners, please enter the track area. I repeat…
Ummm…
Enomoto, so you didn’t make the cheerleading outfits?
I was only able to make one.
Thanks to a certain someone.
My fault? It was all you!
And because of that…
And the outfit that you completed must be…
Yep. I thought doing that would also work.
Yeah, except this is a definite turn-off for everyone.
Nope, you’re looking fine, Kusuda!
Can I please take a keepsake photo?
Well, looks like everybody’s okay with it. In that case…
Everyone, let’s cheer for our class with all we’ve got!
Despite what I’m making him go through, he still makes the best of it and cheers us on.
I guess I can depend on him after all.
What? Yeah right! Like I want to depend on him!
What the heck was I thinking?
He’s a kappa-face for goodness sake!
No way, no how!
First up, when you wave the pom poms… Arihara, are you listening?
I got mine from Zaitsu-kun!
I got mine from my big brother!
Now you’re just being freaky.
Doba-chan, who gave you yours?
Some guy, I dunno.
I gotta say, girls wearing male uniforms are also muy en fuego!
Hey! What do you think you’re doing?
Oh…
…crap!
Don’t take any, moron!
No, you blonde! Stay away from me!
I know what it is! You have some porn pic as your wallpaper, right?
It’s not!
Come on, show it to me, Kusuda!
I’m telling you, it’s not!
And here we go.
Just leave them alone.
The next event is the eighth grade girls 100-meter dash!
On your marks…!
Yeah!
Wheee! Doba-chan you’re fast!
You’re amazing, Doba-chan!
All right! With this race, the crown’s in the bag!
Yay!
Damn…
That Dobashi girl’s pretty good.
Though it wouldn’t hurt if she acted cuter.
Don’t ya think, Terai?
Uh… yeah…
Congratulations, Doba-chan!
You’re so hot right now, no guy around here stands a chance against you!
Was that supposed to be a compliment?
All right!
Now let’s celebrate Dobashi’s first place finish before we officially win!
Victory… yes victory… victory’s V-sign!
He’s such an idiot.
Good job on the cheer squad. And you somehow managed to make the costumes on time.
Oh, Kusuda…
It’s because Enomoto worked her hardest.
She thought up the designs, bought the materials, and made the outfits.
You should thank her for doing all the work herself.
Hey, Kei-chan. You’re turning beet red!
What’s the matter?
Now look here!
You’re a loser Kappa-face, so don’t act like you’re any better!
Shut up, pruny!
Just shove it, Kappa-face!
Guys are only as good as they look. As they look!
My dad has to move away for work,
and I thought I could finally be all alone
with my Big Brother that I just love!
But Big Brother has fallen in love with someone else!
I, Koyoi, just can’t let that happen!