Our entrance ceremony.
My name is Aikawa, so I'm always at the front.
Next to me is "I"...
Ichii?
What's wrong?
I don't quite understand this part.
Oh, there was more detail about that in the full school entrance guide.
I've always been interested in Ichii and her friends.
But over summer vacation, I feel like we grew a little closer.
I'm so happy.
It's a text from Nonohara.
Wait... What?
How do I respond to something like this?
When I set foot into tomorrow and look up at the sky
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The slanting sunlight greets me again today
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When I set foot into tomorrow and look up at the sky
I see a bright light shining far and wide
It shows me that there are always miracles waiting for me
So I set foot into tomorrow and jump out on the count of three
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Good morning.
Good morning!
Hey, where's Nonohara?
She ran off somewhere.
What's that about?
Well, bye!
What's wrong?
Hey, who was that?
You didn't know her?
We have gym together.
I'm just awful with faces.
I know. But should you really be so proud of that?
Hinata!
Oh, hi... um...
Come on!
Oh, it's Yuzu! Hooray!
You did that on purpose... Right?
So, I see you brought your glasses today.
Yeah. Just in case I need them.
Just in case?
But you don't usually wear them at school, right?
Yeah, I don't want to look too smart.
Right.
You know?
She really is pretty smart. It's her ideas that are dumb.
Hey, listen to this!
I've been in great form all morning!
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Really?
How great? How great is your form?
R-Really great! I really thought... it was great!
That was "great"?
Snap!
Yeah, we get that your posture is great, at least.
I'm in great form, as in... I feel motivated!
Like, I'm brimming with motivation!
Lucky!
Well then, you should use it to benefit others!
It's come to that?
It's come to that?!
What was that pause?
Yuzu, let out some of your motivation now!
Huh? Let it out?
Motivation beam!
Was that what you meant?
It comes out from your finger!
Huh?
Aikawa?
Let's go.
Yeah!
Wanna go there after?
That really sent my heart racing.
There?
Yeah, there.
That motivation beam totally hit us.
Yeah. Yuzu, what type of beam is it?
A time reverse beam?
Her motivation!
Did you shoot it all out?
Yeah.
All of it?
Almost all.
Why would you use up your motivation before class even starts? What a waste.
Please, say something that will motivate me.
G-Grilled meat.
Too heavy.
Chicken and egg bowl.
Yeah, that's good, but...
Crab?
Blowfish.
Melon!
Mango!
Watermelon!
Matsutake mushrooms!
Caviar!
Sushi!
Foie gras!
Why is it all food?
White rice!
Truffle!
Mom!
Yes?
Mrs. Matsumoto!
Mom!
Yes? What is it?
Mrs. Mom!
Can I carry that for you?
Would you? Thank you so much!
The "mom" thing is really spreading.
Later!
Bye-bye!
Let's head to our club.
Hey!
I was doing a jigsaw puzzle yesterday and I got to thinking.
You know how you get pieces that look like this?
Yeah.
Were you drawing that in class?
For some reason...
I really like them.
I know what you mean!
But I don't seem to like the opposite kind.
I know what you mean!
Wonder why that is.
You did that ocean one a while back.
What was the picture this time?
It was from the Great Man series.
The what?
Who was it?
It was Einstein.
Why did you choose that one?
The moment I finished, I felt like my IQ grew by about 20 centimeters!
That's just your imagination.
And centimeters?
Lucky!
Ai!
What's up?
Huh? You guys seem to be...
We became friends at the bookstore!
Right?
Um... are you sure?
Huh?
Are you headed to your club meeting?
Yeah.
See you later, Ai!
See you later!
Lately, other girls have started calling me Mom too.
It's because your natural momness totally stands out.
Huh? It stands out?
Yeah!
So there's nothing I can do?
Nothing you can do!
If there's nothing I can do, then there's nothing I can do.
Yes!
Indeed!
But there must be somethi—
No! There's nothing you can do!
So, Mom, you should just become my mom!
Oh, right. You don't have a mom, huh, Yuzu?
Yeah...
Oh... I see...
Hey... Mom... could I...
could I call you Mom for real, just once?
But... but are you okay with me for a mom?
Which is this?
Please! Just once!
Well... okay...
Hey! Mom! Hey!
What?!
I don't know what the right answer is anymore...
Oh, there's no right answer.
I just wanted to make you uncomfortable.
That was pretty mean.
It's that thing against adults that comes with adolescence.
I see.
That sounds difficult.
The point is, it's just part of aging.
You really shouldn't say that in this case.
It's adolescence! It's terrible!
Really?
Even the most casual remark can hurt us!
We're glass! We'll fall to pieces!
We're stupidly sensitive!
They're using adolescence to make her uncomfortable...
That's low.
They're lying.
Their parents are alive, and there's nothing glass about them.
They're steel plates.
I see. I'm glad to hear that.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry I used my adolescence for attention.
It's okay! I'm your teacher, after all.
This is how I am...
but can I continue calling you Mom?
Yes, I don't mind.
Hey, Mom! Mother!
What?!
Well, see you later.
Mom, huh?
But I'm still a young woman...
Mom!
Mrs. Mom!
See you later!
Yes, goodbye.
Hey, it's Ms. Matsumoto!
Goodbye, Mom!
Yes, goodbye.
Mom, huh?
It does make them seem a little cuter.
Stop messing with our teacher like that.
Okay! Let's make today's topic "whales"!
Why whales?
I get it! Because my love for Mom is as big as a whale!
My love for Yui is as big as a whale too!
Huh?
I guess it's too late,
but should we really decide these things so randomly?
Wow.
It says the song of the humpback whale is probably the most complex in the animal kingdom.
The male sings it in the mating season.
So the whale sings this super complex song thinking, "This will get me a girlfriend!"
Dunno what to think of that.
Changes my image of them.
Singing, huh? That's embarrassing.
Wow! The blue whale's heart weighs 600 kilograms!
That's huge!
Its thickest blood vessels are 20 centimeters in diameter!
That's huge!
So that's why they sing!
Yeah!
Only humpback whales do something that embarrassing.
What? The blue guys don't sing?
Don't make them sound like the Blue Man Group.
It says they keep swimming while they sleep,
resting the right and left sides of their brain separately.
Wow.
So when whales are half-asleep, they can still be either scientific or artistic?
I'm kind of sleepy now.
I wonder which side I'm using.
Well, what is 52 x 31 x 86?
That'll take a while. Can I get back to you?
I think you're just a regular half-asleep person.
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He's the awkward relative.
I bet they call him that!
My relatives all say that I'm weird.
Mine all say I'm fine!
Uh, right.
By the way, their DNA is very close to that of hippos.
Hippos?
Then what are whales?
They're whales.
It also says they have four stomachs.
Four?
What planet are whales from?
They're fellow Earth creatures!
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We really don't know much about whales.
They're too amazing in a lot of ways.
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I feel so sleepy.
Low battery, huh?
Yeah.
Yuyushiki!
Crap. It's morning.
What's wrong? You look really wiped.
The book was so good...
I was up 'til morning reading it.
Historical fiction.
You sleepy?
Long morning?
I haven't been crying for anyone.
Huh?! She's gone fool!
It's fool Yui!
First period's English?
I said "morning," not "mourning."
Yui's so sleepy, she's turned into a fool.
You'll be okay!
No matter what happens, we'll be here for you!
See, Mommy's here!
I'm your mommy too!
That's a complicated family.
Stop this now, Yui.
Yui! You have to wake up, Yui!
Come on, wake up!
Silly Yui!
Would you rather rest on Mommy's lap?
That's it...
Be silent! Leave this place!
Huh?
She's a samurai, now?
Yui has two moms, plus she's a fool and a samurai?
That's too much for one person.
Leave me alone.
How long is this morning going to last?
What? Mourning again?
We still have two more periods.
You were supposed to say "I haven't been crying" or something!
After poor sleepy Yui tried so hard to set up the joke...
I wasn't trying to set up a joke.
I'm sorry, Yui. I didn't realize!
Just stop it.
Don't put so much thought into it.
Just speak normally.
Talk.
You know that Sam Raitoman guy?
People always nickname him "Samurai."
You really think fast, Yuzuko.
Sometimes I really get hungry for seaweed.
Me too!
Pheromone.
Vocabulary?
Definitely not putting thought into it now.
Mo... mon... te... squieu...
Hey, I figured out how to pick up on "mon!"
That's not easy!
It's really not.
People think too hard sometimes.
They really do!
It doesn't look like there's anything here, but there's air all around us!
Right?
Okay, give it a little more thought than that!
Right?!
Yui. It's just one more class until lunch.
Yui?
I have transcended the need for sleep.
Yui, let me touch your boobs!
Not here. Come back to my room.
Ichii?
Are you okay?
Aikawa.
I'm okay.
I... I see.
And now we...
Bam!
Yui!
Ichii...
That's right.
Yes. She's seemed under the weather all morning...
She went right to sleep!
She just couldn't keep it up any longer.
Who's your teacher next period?
Ms. Kanzaki.
I'll let her know. You guys head back to class.
Okay!
I'll get a pic of her sleeping!
Me too!
Yui's cute when she's vulnerable!
Now, one from this angle!
C-Can I take one?
Nice angle!
Sure, go ahead!
No one else sent this to me. I took it all by myself!
It's like we're real friends!
Although she didn't actually know...
It was super interesting.
Oh really?
You were in the bathroom a while. Constipated?
I had to take Ichii to the nurse's office.
You look pretty happy.
Look!
Is she dying?
Yukari? Yuzuko?
I'm alone in the school. It feels so lonely.
She's awake!
Good morning!
Morning.
School's over.
Here, we brought your bag!
Ready to get up?
What's wrong?
Still sleepy?
Do you need to sleep a little longer?
No.
Let's go!
Yui, I'm sorry I took off your panties.
What?!
Hey! They're still there!
Your everyday smile makes me really happy
I want you to keep smiling
So I'll try to make you laugh
We're a bit out of rhythm
Our posture's a bit sloppy
But I'm still being a bit lenient
Because I like it fluffy
When we get together
We end up getting excited
A bit more carefree
And in a relaxed mood
That's how we spend our time
Even the most commonplace of words
Can be so tender for us
And create a perfect place to be
It might be a bit strange
But I know you will understand
And have a smile on your face
The triangular dent at the base of your thumb is called the "snuff box."
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Yuzu's hands are so pretty!