What's wrong, Asahi?
Oh, just thinking, it's really summer now.
It was still spring when I found out Shiragami's secret.
Thinking about how you still haven't confessed to Shiragami-san,
and now it's summer?
I have no answer to that...
It's summer, so why not try inviting her to the pool?
That should be easier than confessing to her.
The pool, huh...
Hey, Asahi, I think you're gonna be fine.
You've gotten really close to Shiragami-san since then.
Oh... R-Really?
Shiho and Aizawa-san. What's up?
Isn't that Shiragami-san?
Perfect timing. Asahi, invite her to the pool.
Huh?
You can do this now.
Go!
O-Okay!
That's right.
I'm not the same guy who tried to confess
Shiragami Youko-sama
to her that day and couldn't.
Sh-Shiragami!
What is it, Kuromine-kun?
Right now...
I can ask her on a date!
Let's Put On Our Swimsuits!
P-Pool?
Ah, well... I mean...
If you don't want to, that's cool...
Huh?!
Well, party's over...
Oka?!
No, um... Kuromine-kun...
It's not that I don't want to...
The thing is, Kuromine-kun, Youko can't swim.
Hey! Shiho!
Really?
Saying you'd turn to ash in the sun,
I just tan easily!!
or that you couldn't go into flowing water...
It just makes me shiver!!
Who always made excuses like that to get out of swimming?
I feel bad for lying, but...
I-It's okay, Shiragami!
To be honest, I can't swim that well, either.
Oh, really?
Then why'd you suggest the pool?
Oh! I get it!
You wanted to go there to practice swimming?
Uh... Yeah.
Exactly.
Talk about dense.
What a loser.
Hmm, in that case, it might be a good opportunity.
Okay! I'll go with you to the pool to practice!
Y-You really will?
Sure!
Oh, yeah.
Aizawa-san, if you're free, would you teach me how to swim?
And you'll come too, right, Shiho?
It's okay if they come, right, Kuromine-kun?
Huh?
Oh... Sure, that's fine.
Talk about dense.
What a loser.
W-Well, I guess going alone with her won't work out...
But still...
She seems happy about this, so I guess it's okay.
Pool Entrance
And... why are you guys here, too?
Shishido-san told us all about it.
You think we're gonna let you have all the fun?
Don't worry. We won't butt in.
You should be thankful.
You're at the pool with Shiragami-san because I gave you a push.
Yeah, then you took off when things were looking grim.
Hey, guys.
Sorry for the wait.
Thank you very much!
Hey! That sounds like sexual harassment!
Sorry about that.
Um, Kuromine-kun...
It's kind of reassuring to have someone else here who can't swim.
Let's work hard to learn how to swim today, okay?
Y-Yeah. Let's do our best, Shiragami.
Yeah! Thanks!
Well, if we can get started right away...
Time for Shishido Shiho's Square One Swimming Course!
Her aide will be yours truly, Aizawa Nagisa.
You're not the leader this time, Class Rep?
It seems she has a brilliant plan.
I propose we see just what she's got.
There's one trick to it: finding the cutest girl around.
Huh?
Pardon?
Okay.
I see...
First, once she starts to swim...
Take aim and...
Lock on!
And then go after her butt!
Your heart will lead you from there.
Hey!
Shishido Shiho!
She's not just a pervert.
She's a dirty old man.
Okay! I'm gonna...
lock on!
I can't believe some people!
Okay, everyone, pay attention.
Aizawa-san is going to assist me this time.
First, do this...
Take off your swimsuit!
Then swim your hardest so no one can see your nakedness...
Instructor Shishido Shiho has stepped down from her post due to an unforeseen accident.
I, Aizawa Nagisa, have stepped up to her post.
Thank you, Instructor!
This feels a lot safer after Shiho-san.
Now, trainee Shiragami.
As you cannot swim, you will need to get used to the water.
Yes, Instructor!
You're starting there?
All right, try entering the water feet-first.
Right!
What's the problem, trainee Shiragami?
I just... don't handle flowing water well...
Since I'm a vam—
Whoops!
Oh, dear! My hand slipped!
What?!
Our instructor's gone spartan already!
Fool!
What if those two had found out her secret?
Shiragami-san, are you okay?
O-Oh, yeah...
You're shivering hard.
That's not good.
I've gotten used to the fact that Shiragami's a vampire.
A-Are you okay, Shiragami?
Won't your sunscreen come off in the water?
You'll burn to a crisp!
No problem.
I put on a ton of waterproof sunscreen.
I-I think you put on too much...
Ahem.
Next, we'll start with a fundamental part of swimming: floating.
Yes, Instructor!
Good. Now hold that form.
You're good at swimming, Class Rep?
Yes. I trained in swimming on my home planet.
She's drifting away like a peach!
Trainee Shiragami!
O-Okay, next, you two will move to the pool and practice kicking.
Yes, Instructor!
Kuromine Asahi, you're bending your body too much.
C-Class Rep! Just telling me would've been enough!
Wh-Why, you! You weren't thinking dirty thoughts, were you?!
Huh? Uh, no...
You two are getting along well.
How many times must I tell you it's not like that?!
This is merely part of his training!
Uh, Aizawa-san...
Kuromine-kun's completely underwater.
You don't have to worry about it...
Instructor...
N-Next, you will practice kicking as a pair.
As a pair? You mean...
Wh-Which one of us should go first?
Uh...
I'll start, then.
O-Okay, Shiragami.
K-Kuromine-kun...
L-Let's both do our best.
Y-Yeah!
I think this is my first time
holding a girl's hands like this,
or having one tell me to "do our best."
What the heck? Things are looking good between them.
Boring.
Warms the heart, doesn't it?
Looking good between them, huh...
Hey, it's Mikan-chan.
What are you guys doing here?
What about you? What brings you here?
Huh? I just... you know... came to get some good shots.
Nee-chan! Nee-chan!
Come on! Let's go to the wave pool!
Really? Without your camera, huh?
Are those two your brothers?
You're so good at caring for others.
Here, runts. Go over there and eat these.
What? Is one of those guys your boyfriend?
Boyfriend, boyfriend!
You know I don't have one!
That's right. Though there is a candidate—
You keep your trap shut!
You're gonna break me!
What's she doing?
Nee-chan talks to herself sometimes.
Yeah.
Let's go.
'Kay!
I swear...
Isn't that Asahi and Shiragami-san?
Yeah.
Sure is.
What are they doing? Is he teaching her to swim?
Well, yeah, I guess you'd say that.
Shiragami-san's really a rarity, as far as Asahi goes.
How so?
You've known him since middle school, so you probably know.
Asahi falls for girls who have something he doesn't, right?
Oh, yeah, you might be right.
He falls for girls who can take the lead,
then gets rejected.
And look at him now.
For the first time, it might not just be admiration.
He might really be in love.
That was good, Shiragami.
And that was the self-proclaimed Heathen Queen, Akemi Mikan, talking about love.
Want me to dump you in the wave pool naked?
It is 6:00.
We will be closing in 30 minutes.
I guess learning to swim in one day just isn't possible.
Well, shall we go home?
Yeah.
Gosh, this is awful!
Look how tanned I got because of you, Aizawa-san.
Don't blame me.
It's your fault for not learning your lesson, no matter how many times you're told.
I just couldn't resist.
What did you even come here to teach them, anyway?
Kuromine-kun.
I would've rather tanned naked!
That's public indecency!
What is it, you two?
Nothing.
Coming, Aizawa-san.
Shiragami...san...
I know how you feel, I-I'm sorry! I won't do it again... but you can't do that.
S-Sorry, guys!
Uh, something just came up.
Would you mind going on ahead?
Oh, i-it's nothing serious or anything...
You're acting suspicious.
I am not!
So, um... Later!
Very suspicious.
Suspicious, indeed.
Well...
S-Sorry! Something just came up...
L-Later!
We have a pretty good idea of what came up, though.
Go for it, Leaky Basket Asahi.
Would you come to the school alone tonight, and not tell the others?
Why did she ask me to come to the school alone?
Oh, Kuromine-kun!
You came! Thanks so much!
I-It was no problem.
What's up, though?
Um... I wanted you to go out with me...
Huh?! G-Go out?!
Yeah...
Out for secret training.
This way.
Okay.
Let's see... From what Mom said, it should be around here...
There it is!
Kuromine-kun, here!
Wow, you're right.
Still, though, secret training?
I didn't know you wanted to learn to swim that badly.
Yeah. I thought, if I could learn to swim,
I'd be able to properly thank you and Aizawa-san, and everyone else.
I see.
I love that about Shiragami.
Why are you taking your clothes off now?!
Huh? Well, I can't swim if I don't.
Oh! I-I have my swimsuit on underneath!
I'm not a pervert like Shiho! Jeez!
Y-Yeah, of course.
She wouldn't start stripping in front of me if she didn't...
K-Kuromine-kun...
Huh?
Sorry, but would you look the other way?
Actually, go and change!
Y-Yeah, you're right! Sorry!
So, Kuromine-kun, how do you breathe while swimming?
Uh, I think... like this?
So... Like this?
Shiragami! Your fangs are showing!
Wait, there's no one around but us.
Oh, yeah.
Okay! I'll show you the results of my training earlier today!
How was that, Kuromine-kun?
I can already swim this far!
Wait, no way! Why did I only get this far?!
I bet I could go 25 meters if I did this.
That isn't swimming!
Yeah, that's it.
And take a breath...
You must be tired. Ready for a break?
Yeah.
By the way, Shiragami...
You said your mom told you about that hole we used to get in here?
Yeah. Apparently my parents couldn't swim either,
so they'd sneak in like this and practice.
Just like we are now?
Yeah.
I asked my mom, and...
Shiragami
She found out that my dad was a vampire,
and she kept his secret for him.
Our class did a haunted house! I was a ghost and Genjirou-san was a vampire!
School Fair!
A lot of things were tough for them,
In front of the frankfurter stall. They're really good when we all eat them together!
but she said they had a fun life at school.
So I guess,
since they were also keeping his secret,
they wanted to practice where no one would see them.
Now that I think about it, being at the pool during the day might've been dangerous.
Like, your fangs...
But right now, I think it's right
not to worry about people seeing us.
It's... "right"?
Before I met you, I was always alone.
Since I'd have to quit school if my secret got out,
I thought I had to do that, to protect it.
But I was lonely.
I wondered why.
Mom always said life at this school was so much fun.
It wasn't quite like I'd heard it would be.
But then I met you,
and Aizawa-san and Akemi-san, too...
And even Shiho transferred here.
I got to meet your friends, too.
It's important to keep my secret,
but I realized that there are even more important things.
There's no point if I'm just protecting my secret so I won't have to quit school.
I got to enjoy it with everyone,
and try hard to do things I wasn't good at... l-like swimming.
So, well...
I, Shiragami Youko,
love school now.
Thank you so much, Asahi-kun!
Huh?! D-Did you just...
call me by my first name?
Hey! Hang on!
Don't... Don't do that, Shiragami!
K-Kuromine-kun! I meant Kuromine-kun!
That was just a slip of the tongue!
What?! N-No way!
B-Break's over!
Come on, back to practice!
Okay...
Want to try for 15 meters this time...
Y-Youko...san?
K-Kuromine-kun! Let's get back to practice, Kuromine-kun!
Y-Yeah, Shiragami! You're right, Shiragami!
Looks like two little mice have snuck in here.
Actually, to be precise, I guess one is a bat.
Do you mean Shiragami and Kuromine?
Yeah. They're in the pool.
Peeping on them again?
I don't know if you're a clairvoyant or what, but that's bad taste.
I just couldn't help remembering.
Remembering?
When I was still a homeroom teacher at this school, there were two students,
a human and vampire just like them,
who would also sneak into the pool to practice swimming.
Do you mean Shiragami's...
Shiragami! This is 15 meters!
Now, Shiragami Youko...
What sort of story will you show me?
What sort of human-and-vampire love story will yours be?
Shiragami, you're doing great!
A little more! Just a little more!
I... I can't...
I'm at my limit...
I did it?
Yeah!
I did it!
Whoa! Shiragami!
This is dangerous in all kinds of ways, Shiragami!
All right! Now to go for 25 meters!
Yeah! You can do it, Shiragami!
You think so?
Sure!
Actually I Am Memory Test!
This is for all of you who've been watching the online commentary more than the series!
The Actually I Am Memory Test!
Which of these swimsuits did Aizawa-san wear?
Which swimsuit was Aizawa-san wearing at the pool?
Wait, why is that me?
Number one: this plain workout bikini.
Stop this!
Number two: this sexy cat bikini.
That's embarrassing on many levels!
Number three: this traditional ocean swimming style!
Jejeje!
I'd recommend number two.
R-Really?
Wait, who would wear that thing?!
Next Episode: "Let's Be Honest!"