April, a year ago.
A-Are the brakes broken?
I don't think I can stop!
I'm dead.
It's dangerous if you don't properly maintain your bike.
That's how Hayate-kun and I met.
I'd say I'm starting the day well today.
But, since it was a dream, I wished it had been a more romantic event.
Hayate-kun.
What are you doing now?
What would make you happy to receive, Maria-san?
Huh?
Well, I was wondering if there was anything you wanted.
Something I want, you ask?
Let's see...
A new term to replace hikikomori and NEET?
Not something like that...
More like, things girls these days would like.
You see?
Well, February is coming to an end, so new spring clothes would be nice.
Even you have interest in things like that?
What are you implying, Hayate-kun?
No, I mean...
Besides, what is this question?
Could it be you have a girl you like and are trying to get her attention?
N-No! It's nothing like that.
Oh, right. I have to go grocery shopping!
Hey, Hayate-kun!
Gosh.
I am a girl, too, you know.
Clothes, eh?
March 3rd is Hinagiku-san's birthday.
As a thanks for the nights I spent at her place, I want to give a present to her, but...
Hey, this camisole's pretty good.
Excuse me, how much is this?
It's Â¥32,000.
Note: Around 320 US$
Clothes are out of question. Girl's clothes are too expensive.
I guess I fail because I don't understand how girls think at times like these.
If only I had a girl friend about my age.
N-Nishizawa-san!
H-Hayate-kun!
What are you doing at a place like this?
You, too. What are you doing here?
Well, I was looking for a present for Hinagiku-san's birthday,
but I couldn't decide what to get.
So I was wondering if there were any ordinary girls my age who would give me some advice...
Here's the ordinary girl your age who would give you some advice.
Hayate thought,
"She would probably give me a better advice than Maria-san."
What do you mean by that? Hey!
But this happened back on Valentine's,
so neither one knows what to do.
Look, Izumi.
There's a foolish couple out on a date, staring at each other, and creating their own little wonderland.
Can't they do any more than that?
You three!
What are you doing here?
It's more unnatural to find a boy standing in front of a store that targets girls, Hayata-kun.
But, aren't you a popular man. On a date?
N-No! I'm only here to buy a present for Hinagiku-san's birthday.
Hina's birthday present?
Right, it's March 3rd, isn't it?
Yes. She takes care of me a lot, so-
For your information, my birthday is September 9th.
June 21st!
I'm July 13th.
Okay, I'll take note of them.
By the way, Hayata-kun. Who is that cute girl?
Ah, she's Nishizawa Ayumu-san.
She's my classmate from my previous school.
So you're Ayumu-chan.
I'm Hayata-kun's classmate, Segawa Izumi.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Hanabishi Miki.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Asakaze Risa.
Greetings, Ayumu-kun.
By the way, we're all Hayata-kun's lovers.
Oh please.
They're lying, Nishizawa-san.
Well, looks like your friends are here, so I think I'll go.
Nishizawa-san.
You're not going after her?
I have a feeling you should.
Well...
Otherwise, someone will be hurt.
The brakes!
Nishizawa-san!
Why are the brakes broken again?!
And I'm on a steep hill like this again!
I'm dead this time for sure...
Nishizawa-san!
Hayate-kun!
Looks like Nishizawa-san had become a tiny bit better at handling mountain bikes.
A-Are you all right?
Yes, but you have to watch out.
Like I said before,
you have to maintain it well.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
He remembers the first time we met.
By the way, what would you want, Nagi?
A rare doujinshi.
I never should have asked.
There, it's all fixed now.
T-Thank you.
So you remembered our first meeting.
Well, it was quite shocking...
Yeah, I guess.
Hey, you're both fine.
Yes, we managed.
Good. Then let's move on.
Move on where?
To buy a birthday present for Hina.
Okay, collect the handouts.
Sorry that I had you help with the make-up exam.
This is nothing.
If I leave it to the older Katsura, she sometimes has the class playing baseball instead of teaching.
Why not just fire her?
Come to think of it, I had asked Segawa and company to come, too, but...
Those three disappeared five minutes in.
Then can you help them out when you see them?
I can't let them flunk out.
Even if you say that...
But then, I can't ignore them.
Seriously, where did they go?
So, how should we do this?
I-I just hid on instinct, but what are they all doing together?
The question is, what kind of present would make Hinagiku-san happy.
My present?
You mean, for my birthday?
I thought a cute stuffed doll would be good for her.
I think I'd like that.
You know how Hinagiku-san has a childish side to her?
Yeah, she does.
How about flowers?
A bouquet of roses?
No, she can be clumsy, so she might get hurt from the thorns.
How about a game?
Out of question. She'll instantly break it.
Then, how about clothes or jewelry?
Yeah! Military clothes and brass knuckles would look good on her.
You're right.
No, I didn't mean it like that.
Then let's start by splitting up to search.
You two go that way.
Okay.
Good luck.
Really, choosing a present for Hina is difficult.
Yeah.
Maybe she'd like a soccer ball.
So nice. So nice. I want it.
She's practically a boy inside.
Who's practically a boy inside?
Hina!
Y-You have it wrong! I was talking about a hinky duck.
Stop lying!
Seriously, I was wondering what you guys were doing, skipping the make-up exam, and...
Sorry.
Come to think of it, weren't you all with Ayasaki-kun?
Hayata-kun was the one looking for a present for you.
Or so he said, but that was definitely a date, wouldn't you say?
Hayata-kun's so popular.
Yeah, he's a player despite his face.
Date? Really?
Despite what she says, she can't stop thinking about it as a teenager would.
You'll see more following the commercial.
I'm sorry you have to accompany me the way things turned out.
No, it's all right.
I had time, and you even fixed my bike.
Plus, if we're walking like this...
...it's almost like we're on a date.
B-But I know this bliss isn't going to continue.
I know it's going to be followed by a joke that would crack anyone up.
That's right. I shouldn't be so happy.
There's no way happiness like this could last.
My luck isn't that good.
I know there will be a joke to follow.
I've had my share of happy moments.
What will happen to me?!
What kind of joke will I suffer?
Would you like to eat some soft-serve ice cream?
What'd I say? Here it-
What? It's normal.
It's good, isn't it?
Y-Yeah.
Are you sure? It's no good comedy-wise!
It's been a while since we had a chance to talk like this, hasn't it?
Yeah.
It's hard deciding what to get for Hinagiku-san's present, but I'm wondering what to get for you in return, too.
"In return"?
I was thinking what to get for you in return for the Valentine's Day's chocolate...
I'm sorry. I-
No, don't worry. I'm the one who caused the awkward mood.
I'm sorry for being so tactless.
But no girls have ever said anything like that to me before,
so I don't know how to react.
If you say that, I'm the same.
I've never said anything like that to anyone other than Hayate-kun.
The ice cream melted into my hand, so I'm going to go clean it off.
Nishizawa-san.
Am I a nuisance to him?
He hates me, doesn't he?
Nishizawa-san...
I don't get it.
Yeah.
A cute girl like her is so affectionate over Hayata-kun, yet what is he unsatisfied about?
Don't ask us?
E-Everyone!
And even Hinagiku-san?!
W-Why are you...
Well, this is my way home.
If a classmate is creating a love-comedy in the middle of the street, of course anyone would be interested.
So do you like guys after all?
Like, "My Excalibur!" kind of deal?
No, but...
I, ah... It's not that I don't like Nishizawa-san.
It made me happy when she said she loved me, too.
She took care of me a lot when we were going to the same school, too.
I'm really grateful to her, too.
But...
But?
I currently don't have the right to date any girl.
Why not?
Well, because I don't have the money to support a girl.
Um, what are you talking about?
More like, what era are you from?
I'm totally serious!
If a guy wants to have a serious relationship with a girl, he needs to have the financial standing to support her forever.
That's what my ex told me.
Huh?!
You had a girlfriend, Hayata-kun?!
Yes, but back when I was in kindergarten.
Don't say such confusing things!
But, she would always tell me this:
Listen, Hayate. If you want to really date a girl, become strong.
And become kinder than anyone else.
And have the financial standing to support her entire life.
B-But A-tan. Isn't that very difficult?
A guy who can't achieve that has no right to date a girl!
So, do you understand, Hayate?
Yes. But A-tan. My stomach hurts.
That's the pain of love.
No, I think it's because you kicked me in the stomach.
She drilled it into my body like that..
I see. So that queen of all evil is the cause of his funny conception.
So, it's not that I don't like Nishizawa-san.
I see.
It's not that he hates me.
I'm glad.
I'm back.
You took your time, Hayate.
I was worried you might have gotten caught in another bit of trouble.
I don't get in trouble that often.
I was only buying a birthday present for Hinagiku-san.
Wait.
What did you just say?
Hey Hayate.
Why are you preparing a birthday present for Hinagiku?
"Why"? Because she takes good care of me.
Still! J-Just because she takes care of you... for you to give gifts to girls other than me...
This is for you, Milady.
I found a cute hairpin, so I bought it for you.
It's cheap, so it might not be to your liking.
That won't happen.
Things I want and presents are different.
It's not about expensive or cheap.
What's important is the thought.
How much you're thinking about...
Thank you.
I'll take good care of it.
Leaving this aside, back to Hinagiku's birthday present.
Could not distract her.
Oh, so you were off buying Hinagiku-san's birthday present.
Is that why you asked me if I had anything I wanted?
That's right.
Pretty smooth of you, Hayate-kun.
What do you mean?
Not only did you buy a present for Hinagiku-san, but for Nagi, too.
You're pretty considerate.
Thank you.
Oh, and her birthday reminded me.
Yes?
When is your birthday, Maria-san?
I realized I didn't know when your birthday is, so I was wondering about it.
I need to get the bath ready.
Hayate-kun, will you do the dishes?
Maria-san's reaction...
She is working as a maid at her age, so she must have a story...
Possibly something similar to mine?
And it's related to her birthday, thus the reaction...
If so...
Did I ask the wrong question?
W-What should I do?
This is why I always make Milady and Hinagiku-san mad, making them scream at me for being so tactless.
What should... What should I do at times like these?
Get down on your knees and beg for forgiveness, obviously.
Father!
You hadn't rested in peace yet?
And, is getting down on my knees what I have to do?
Yes. As Japanese, getting down on your knees is the only choice.
For your information, Russians would do Russian Roulette, and the French would be placed on the guillotine.
I'm so glad I was born Japanese.
Anyway, then I'll go apologize to her right now!
Good luck, boy.
Maria-san!
Damn. I always knew it, but why is this mansion so big?
That voice is Maria-san.
What's the matter? Are you all right?!
Maria-san?
H-Hayate-kun! C-Cockro...
"Cochro-"?
Shiranui! You-
Please enjoy the beautiful picture and trivia while Hayate takes care of the black creature.
Maria-san. It's all right now.
Really?
Yes, really.
Plus, if you don't get off of me soon, um...
Thank you very much, Hayate-kun.
I'll scold Shiranui later.
She's trying to act like the grown-up.
Oh, and I'm sorry, too.
Well, I thought that maybe I shouldn't have asked when your birthday is...
No, ah... um...
Should I get on my knees and beg forgiveness?
It's not that you can't ask.
My birthday is set to be December 24th.
"Set to be"?
I don't know when my real birthday is.
I don't know my real birthday nor my parents' faces.
Not my real name, either.
I have one on the census registration, but that's something placed there for convenience.
Maria-san...
I'm sorry. I never knew you had that kind of history.
Seriously...
Thanks to you, you made me remember all this...
I'm sorry!
Just kidding. I wouldn't cry over something like that now.
Hayate-kun, what is this?
I actually bought it for you along with Hinagiku-san's gift.
I thought I'd get one for you, too.
Was it too childish?
If you don't want it, then I'll-
No, absolutely not.
It's my first gift from you.
I'll take good care of it.
Thank you.
But, if you're giving me this while you were on Hinagiku-san's present hunt,
I wonder what you'll give me on December 24th.
Leave it to me!
I will give you something much better on the 24th of December!
Okay.
Then please make sure to give me something better than Santa Claus would on the Christmas Eve.
I will!
It's a promise.
Yes.
Hey. I'm Murphy.
I'm an assassin from Hell.
It's another day of massacre!
Looks like he didn't know what kind of character it was.
I wonder if Hayate-kun was able to pick out Hina-san's birthday present.
What if their distance closes because of this?
That can't happen!
Hayate is all over me!
Maybe the two were siblings that got separated when they were little, and fight society so they can...
I-I won't allow a soap drama-like turnaround to happen!
Next time on Hayate no Gotoku. When the Hina Festival Happens.
Who is that cute girl?