I always found an excuse
so I didn't have to deal with what I didn't like
It's quite meaningless, isn't it?
No matter what kind of master they are
they didn't become masters just in one day
Embrace the ideal image in the heart
Without saying meaningless things
Without looking aside
But if I feel like bursting into tears, giving it up
and losing to my own weakness
I put myself in a bird cage
and push it into the valley
For those who believe in me more than anyone else and for my belief
I can be strong
I just have to stick to it
I am going to tell him that for sure today.
This is my chance!
I know I'm going to
get interrupted again if I wait until after club activities.
Izumi-san!
Th-Thanks!
Be careful. I'll see you at the club.
- Oh, um, Shirahama-kun! - Huh?
Um, well... today... Uh, do you wanna go home together?
I finally said it!
Oh, I promised Miu-san that I'd go shopping
with her after club activities today,
so I'm sorry.
Once again Furinji-san beat me to it... And I was finally able to say it...
If I remember correctly, that is the gardening club's Yuka lzumi...
Could it be that she has a crush on Kenichi?
Thank you for waiting.
No problem.
What would happen if Yuka lzumi and Kenichi hook up?
Miu-chan would be all alone.
That's when I step in so that Miu-chan and I can...
Miu-chan, who's strong and helpful, is someone,
whom I've always wanted to somehow bring into my group.
However, I was never able to come up with a way to do it...
But that's right! I could bring her into the group with the power of love!
I am really a genius!
Hmm?
Are you troubled with love, young lady?
Y-You alien again!
You're such a rude girl, as usual.
I was about to help you out with something.
N-No, thanks!
It's Kenichi Shirahama you've been thinking about, isn't it?
Th-That's not true at all!
Are you sure?
He's been living with Miu Furinji,
and engaging in fierce maneuvers with her everyday, by using the training as an excuse!
At this rate, most likely...
Are you going to run away?
Huh? Now I like that look.
Well then, the Great Niijima-sama will lend you his wisdom.
And you're going to capture his heart for yourself!
O-Okay...
Now, you need to get closer to him.
I shall take you to his dojo on Sunday.
Uh... But if I show up without warning,
I might end up bothering Shirahama-kun...
I will not give him the right to complain!
"You will not"?
Anyway, be sure to dress up on Sunday.
Okay...
I can't hear you!
Okay!!
That was so scary...
For some reason,
I feel like I've made some crazy promise with an extremely evil person...
But, in fairy tales,
you'd usually get approached by gods who're disguised as toads or monsters...
Devil wings!
Who knows? He could be a cupid disguised as a devil.
Seven gods, unite!
Maybe not...
She's late! Izumi is late!
I-I'm sorry!
You're late!!
I'm sorry!!
Cripes!
What the hell...
Couldn't you find an outfit that's sexier and more appealing to men?
Something like this!
"Ahaaaan!" Something like this!
"Ni hao!" Or something like that!
I don't have an outfit like that!
Hold still, okay?
Well... I guess that'll do.
Uh, okay, Niijima-san!
Hey, stop shaking! Are you a newborn deer or what?
Sh-Shirahama-kun?
I'm going to be killed!
Please let me go, Shigure-san!
Not until the training is over.
Damn, you always try to run away!
I thought you decided to go through the training for the techniques!
I'm not running away! This is a strategic withdrawal!
Sh-Shirahama-kun!
What do you want?
A woman... So it wasn't just Furinji-san...
What's going on?
You have visitors I think.
Huh?
What's up?
Oh, Niijima-san! Come on in!
You again, eh?
How are you doing?
Oh, you're with him, too, Izumi-san!
Uh, hello.
Shirahama-kun!
Huh? You are...
Long time no see.
Y-You're the guy from that time...
I just wanna ask you some questions.
Shirahama-kun?
You two get out of here. He'll be fine.
So this is where you live?
What a coincidence, huh?
Sh-Shirahama-kun!
H-High school girl!
What's wrong with this man? What's wrong with this man?
Apa.
Hi, I'm Apachai!
Wh-Wh-What kind of place is this?
Shirahama-kun... What in the world is he doing at a place like this?
You'll understand if you watch.
Kenichi, it's my turn next.
Yes, please!
Reo, reo! Hit it harder!
Is that a martial art?
Yup? This is another side of him.
And now-
Dodge it!
Apa?
Aww, damn, not again! Hey, Miu!
Coming!
There you go!
I'm still alive!
- How dare you wake him up like that? - Huh?
Huh? Izumi-san? What are you doing here?
I don't care what you do, but this is just plain cruel!
What? Was that an awful way to wake him up?
It wasn't that bad.
W-Wait. Maybe a kettle would've been better?
Kenichi should thank Miu-san for not using boiling water.
This is not going so well...
- In that case... - Huh?
Why don't you take a break?
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
Let's have some tea, young lady!
Shoo! Shoo!
What's wrong with these people...
Here you go.
What are you scheming this time?
"Scheming"? That doesn't sound very nice.
Don't even try to hide it!
Your club manager sure is cute!
Hey! You're making me jealous, Kenichi!
Cute little club manager and beautiful Miu-san!
You've got a flower in each hand!
It's not like that at all!
I can't believe you're hogging both of them. That's unforgivable!
Like I said, it's not like that!
Shigure-san! What are you doing?
Nothing.
What do I do with her...
Furinji-san... She looks cute without glasses...
Is something wrong?
Um, what happened to your glasses?
Oh, uh, well, I don't wear them at home.
Um... When I'm at home I wear contact lenses.
So, Shirahama-kun is living in this house, right?
Yeah. He's staying with us as he goes through the training.
"Training"? Oh, you mean, the training for fighting?
No, it's the training for martial arts.
He's learning karate, judo, Chinese kung fu, Muay Thai and so on...
Huh? Aren't they all the same?
Oh, I guess girls usually wouldn't know much about martial arts.
Right, I'm not really interested in stuff like that.
You know, girls don't go around punching and kicking people.
Wh-Wh-What is this? Do they hate each other?
Hmph! Let the show begin!
So, do you fight also, Furinji-san?
No, I don't fight, but I do practice martial arts a little.
Oh, I see. So you do like punching and kicking!
You can protect yourself with martial arts. It's quite convenient.
But you can't really have an engaging conversation about flowers and plants
with Shirahama-kun, can you?
But I do get to be Kenichi-san's sparring partner though.
"Sparring partner"? So basically you play the part of his enemy, correct?
But you know, sparring is about learning
and understanding each other and working together.
But you guys beat up each other, right? That sounds uncivilized!
I'm scared! I don't know why, but I'm scared!
I-It's not that bad. Right, Kenichi-san?
What? Uh... well...
But you have more fun when you're taking care of flowers and trees, right?
Huh? Oh, well...
Come on, Kenichi?
Which one do you have more fun with?
Is it the gardening club or this place?
Huh? Where did that question come from?
I-I guess I should go back to the training.
I see! The training, eh? So that means...
Please! Just shut up!
What are you guys doing?
Good grief!
Wow, how scary!
Furinji-san, you totally pretend to be a good girl at school, don't you?
Kenichi-san, I think it's best if you go ahead and go back to your training.
Y-Yes.
Izumi-san.
You're not interested in martial arts, are you?
If that's the case,
you might get bored if you stick around and watch, so maybe you should...
No, actually, I am interested in martial arts!
What? But you just said you're not interested in it!
Now that you told me about it, I kind of want to try it!
Oh, is that right?
But she was totally disparaging it until just a minute ago!
Maybe I should start coming here, too!
Oh, forget it! You probably wouldn't even last for two seconds!
I've decided! Please let me take a trial course!
D-Don't jump the gun, Izumi-san!
This place is not the same as any other ordinary dojos!
Fine... I'll let you... take a trial course!
Th-Thank you for letting me.
W-Well then, which martial art should we start with?
Aww... I said it in the heat of the moment,
but now I've put myself in big trouble!
Jeez... Things are going out of control now.
I don't care! Let's just let it take its course!
I know that Kenichi just can't abandon the weak ones.
It's guaranteed that he's going to jump in
and try to help lzumi if he sees her struggling.
Then sympathy will gradually turn into love...
They'll become very close quickly!
And Miu-chan and I will...
W-Well then, which martial art should we start with?
"Which martial art"?
But you have to remember that I'm just a beginner...
Let's see...
Judo, karate, Chinese kung fu and Muay Thai... We have everything!
Hey, Akisame. Why don't you teach her?
Hmm... Hey, Apachai. That's the disciple you've always wanted.
He's so overwhelmed with joy that he started digging a hole...
Elder, this way.
I see everyone's here.
Oh, it's the old man!
And you were just about to dig a hole all the way to Brazil.
Hey, old man. We've got a new applicant.
Elder, please take care of the rest.
Do you want to train, too?
N-No, I pass.
It's embarrassing that a high school student
doesn't even know how to use a chain sickle.
J-Just count me out!
So, young lady, you want to learn martial arts?
Y-Yes!
This dojo is a little tough, I'm going to have you take a trial test.
"T-Trial test"?
10 push-ups!
No way!
Grandpa!
Elder! Aww!
But you can only use your left thumb.
That's not fair! There's no way any human can do that!
That's not exactly true. Look.
1... 2... 3... 4... 5...
You've got to be kidding me!
If you can't at least do this,
you'll find your life in danger in this place.
Well, I suppose it's too difficult for a normal person.
If you want to, you can use both hands.
You're so kind!
What?
What are you thinking, Grandpa?
Just watch.
Here we go.
I-I can't push myself up!
Wh-What does she mean "she can't do it"?
Th-This is scary!
She must be a hard-core nerd to not be able to do even one.
Um...
I don't need martial arts. As long as I have these fast legs.
I can't do it!
Hey...
If you're not fully committed, I don't think you should join.
You might end up dying after all.
Wh-What's going on? Why is that chick following me?
Because... you run.
Did you see that? That's the Niijima-style 90-degree cornering!
Did I shake her off this time?
Huh?
Come on, man! What's the matter? I only used two fingers!
D-Damn it...
Good. That's the spirit.
Not good at all.
Here goes!
Here's your tea.
Thanks.
I'm very sorry that you had to see me being so immature earlier.
I'm sorry, too. I got carried away myself.
I think Shirahama-kun is a type of person who's better suited
to watering plants and flowers and stuff.
I know. Everyone says that he has no talent in martial arts whatsoever, too.
Then why is he doing this?
Hmm... Maybe he got sick of running away.
What?
When he first came here, he was saying that he'd always have to run away.
I can't... That's it.
Hmph. That's it for you?
Hey! You decide whether you're going to run away or go on with this!
Wh-What did you say? "Run away"?
It is in my vocabulary... but I don't know how to read it!
I don't know what you meant by that,
but it was a good answer, that's for sure!
Wh-Why is there a hot spring by the dojo?
Am I seeing an illusion or something?
C-Crap!
I-I'm not going to let this kill me!
I'm really sorry for having interrupted you!
Izumi-san...
Young lady, you look like you have learned a thing or two.
Huh?
Is there something that you felt within yourself
from watching Kenichi-kun train?
I...
Training isn't just about strengthening you physically.
In fact, the most important thing is...
Come and see us again. You're welcome here any time.
Next time I'll give you the trial test.
Thank you so much.
Shirahama-kun, see you tomorrow.
Yeah! See you tomorrow.
Boy... I didn't know what I would do if Izumi-san
ended up joining the dojo for real!
Oh, really? But I thought you would be happy if that actually happened.
Huh?
To me, it seemed that you were more fired up than usual.
N-No, that's not true...
Oh, is that so?
By the way, Ken-chan, can you do push-ups with your thumb?
Eeek!
I would be surprised if he couldn't.
You can do it, right, Kenichi?
Miu did it like it's nothing.
Apa, apa.
Th-That's...
So, can you?
Damn... I thought that the plan was laid out perfectly,
but I guess there were just too many obstacles.
Oh, well, I guess I'll leave it at that for today.
As long as I have Kenichi, I should be able to carry out my plan anyway.
Besides, I got to collect some information on Kenichi's masters, too.
Now that I think about it,
I've always run away from everything myself.
All right! From now on I'll stand up and fight for what I want!
There you go! I'm glad you said that.
Because, next time, we're going to go with the super sexy temptation plan!
What?
You're going to dress up in something frilly and see-through!
With that, we can easily make Kenichi fall for it!
I don't have an outfit like that!
The most important thing, huh?
I'm going to strengthen myself
and one day become the kind of girl that's suitable for Shirahama-kun, too!
It's not bad to go crazy
"Daily Devotion" It's not bad to go crazy
"Flap" "Flap" It's not bad to go crazy
If it's exciting I have to do it
"I wonder when Miu actually trains." If it's exciting I have to do it
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" If it's exciting I have to do it
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" Stop hesitating already
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" "She's training at all times!" "Swish" Stop hesitating already
"Hmm, what can I do to make ends meet?" "She's training at all times!" Stop hesitating already
"The kitchen knife doesn't cut so well anymore..." Stop hesitating already
"You don't know what you're doing." Stop hesitating already
Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
"Shkeeen!" Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
"Shkeeen!" "Shkeeen!" Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
"Glint" "That's my Shigure-san!" Even when my smile is about to get cloudy
As long as I have faith
"Split..." As long as I have faith
"Split..." "Is she a master swordsmith or what?" As long as I have faith
"Swimming club's determination!"
I can do it
"Ready!" I can do it
"Hmph, you're in for serious water resistance with those big boobs!" Wow, wow
"Beep!" The overflowing feelings that are dazzling and shining straight through
"Beep!" "Whirl" "Whirl" The overflowing feelings that are dazzling and shining straight through
"That wasn't swimming!" "I'm short." The overflowing feelings that are dazzling and shining straight through
"The Titsy"
will surely change into strong power
"Gulp Gulp" "Honoka" "Fine! Bring it on!" I don't want to regret it without even trying it first, so...
"Hog hog chomp chomp" "Hahaha, what's going on, Honoka? Trying to be a sumo wrestler?" I don't want to regret it without even trying it first, so...
"Yah!" "Wham!" "Shock!" "N-Nice dropkick..." As long as there's tomorrow I will keep going
"The Mightiest Tochumaru" As long as there's tomorrow I will keep going
"Bam!"
"Nah..." "That wasn't you."
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Uh, um... Miu-san?
Oh, why did we meet?
Miu-san! I said Miu-san!
Huh? I-I'm sorry!
I'm going to be in an upcoming play, so I've been practicing hard.
Oh, is that right? Sounds like a lot of work.
But I've got someone who has been kindly coaching me.
He's gentle, and sincere, and very dependable.
Miu-san! The look on your face!
Don't tell me you have fallen in love with him!
No way! Absolutely no!