The low atmospheric pressure that originated in the East China Sea has grown into...
...twin typhoons no. 11 and no. 12 which are approaching the Sea of Japan.
Hmm... We’re right in the middle of their course.
We'll get a few days off next week.
See you later!
A Stormy Season
No way!? She’s pregnant!?
No way!
It's true. After all, it seems that she won’t be coming to school for a month or so.
Yuu-chan! C’mere!
Oh. Good morning!
Say, have you heard the news?!
Oh, yeah, it sounds like a big deal!
I couldn't believe it!
It’s incredible!
I bet you’re looking forward to it too, huh?
Huh?
How so?
Yuu-chan, are you...?
They’re arriving next Monday, apparently.
What? She’s due on Monday?!
What are you talking about? They’re already here.
Numbers 11 and 12, you know?
Numbers 11 and 12?
Oh, you mean the typhoons?
Yeah. One is set to hit Japan this weekend, and the other should hit on Monday.
So they’ll probably close the school.
Oh, no. Yuu-chan. That's not it!
Good grief. You scared the bejeezus outta me.
But you said you’d be happy.
You haven’t changed a bit. You're so dense!
You’re mean!
So what were you talking about?
Well, apparently, a Grade 10 student at another junior high school got pregnant.
Pregnant... She’s gonna have a baby!?
Shh! Not so loud!
What other "pregnant" could we be talking about!?
W-Where did this rumor come from?
Everyone at cram school was talking about it.
So this means they did it.
Huh? They did... it?
You've gotta be kidding me! They made love, duh!
They must’ve done it during summer break.
Yuu-chan! How far have you gone with Hiroshi-kun?
You can’t fool me!
W-We haven't done anything!
Liar! Your face is beet red!
Oh? Kawai and Naganuma did it!?
D-Don’t be ridiculous!
So Kawai’s the one pregnant?
You little tramp!
How dare you! We’re talking about a Grade 10 student from another school!
Didn’t you hear about it?
Well, we can’t be sure that Kawai and Naganuma haven’t done it!
B-But Hiroshi-kun isn’t like that!
What are you talking about? There isn't a boy alive who isn’t driven by hormones!
If he doesn’t think about sex, he’s not a real man!
He’s got to have some porno stashed at home.
How can you say that?!
He’s a very diligent student.
He wouldn’t have pornography at home.
He wouldn’t think such perverted thoughts.
Second-year Aptitude Test
T-This is terrible!
Jeez... Ever since we kissed, I haven't been able to concentrate.
What's wrong, Yuuko? You seem down.
Hiroshi-kun!
I guess you didn’t do too well on that test.
He knows!?
Well, how about studying together this Sunday, over at my house?
Study at Hiroshi-kun's house? Will we be in his room all by ourselves?
One thing might lead to another...
No way. Hiroshi-kun isn't like that.
By the way, it seemed to be a commotion about us this morning.
O-Oh...
I-It's nothing! We were talking about that rumor.
What rumor?
Oh... Well... You know the junior high near here?
Oh, that rumor!
What do you think about it?
They did it at our age...
It’s incredible. I can hardly believe it...
Really? A long time ago, it was normal for people to marry when they were fourteen.
Well, nobody ever gets married at our age these days.
Still, our bodies are already mature enough to have children.
They are?
The wind's picking up.
The typhoon must be getting close...
Now that I think about it, Hiroshi-kun has grown taller.
I never noticed it because we were always together.
His voice is getting deeper, too.
Leave some for me!
Oh! A carp streamer!
Oh! Hiroshi-kun! Catch the white one! Catch it!
I'm number one!
You cheated!
Hiroshi-kun and I are slowly becoming adults.
Hey, Yuuko! It's unlocked!
Oh, my! This is quite a gale!
The typhoons are really hitting the main island.
Not yet. They’re further down in the Pacific Ocean.
Come in.
Thanks for having me.
Huh? Could your family be out?
Oh, they’re at a wedding.
A wedding?
It's unlike their personalities, but they were asked to be a go-between for the new couple.
I guess it’s just the two of us...
If you don't understand something, tell me.
O-Okay.
I wonder if I'll marry Hiroshi-kun someday.
Then Hiroshi-kun, the baby, and me...
W-Wait a second... If there are three of us, then before we have a baby-
I can't imagine it!
What's wrong? You haven't written anything at all.
Oh, hey! You have a phone call!
I guess I have to take it. Better do your work.
This is bad. I need to focus on my studying.
A magazine?
He’s got to have some porno stashed at home.
What kind of magazine is it?
N-No way. It isn't a porno magazine, right?
PC Monthly
The World of Computer Graphics
A computer magazine?
Ah. There's another one back there.
Weekly Magazine
Center-fold Pin-up Poster
This Week's Top 20 Movies
Could this be...
What are you fooling around?
Hiroshi-kun! I found your porno magazine!
It’s not what you think!
You shouldn’t touch other people’s things without permission!
Sorry!
If you're gonna say sorry then give it back!
Over here! Come get it!
Wait! Give it back!
Over here! Over here!
Come on!
C’mon! Catch me if you can!
Stop fooling around!
Why you!
Geez... Stop fooling around!
Hiroshi-kun’s kinda...
...different from his usual self...
Yuuko.
No...
Hiroshi-kun...
No!
Yuuko!
No way! That's not the Hiroshi-kun I know!
I thought... I thought Hiroshi-kun wasn't like other boys!
Yuuko.
No!
Well, the class seems to have trouble breaking down questions when it comes to the fourth year topics.
You understand the concepts, so the test itself shouldn’t have been too difficult.
You need to relax and read through the questions in their entirety.
So it really was just a rumor.
The one about the pregnant girl.
Really?
But as they say, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Yuu-chan, you should be careful too.
The boys are spreading rumors.
Rumors?
S-Sorry! Are you all right?
Y-Yeah.
Yuuko...
Hiroshi, you’ve been dumped!
Quit acting all innocent.
We know you’ve gone all the way.
What are you talking about!?
That’s ludicrous!
C’mon. We’re just kidding.
Don't take it so seriously.
Yeah.
Why did he take it seriously?
Is it because I pushed him away so bluntly?
Is that what made him so angry?
Yuu-chan!
Hey, Yuu-chan!
What happened between you and Naganuma-kun?
W-What are you talking about?
So, something did happen.
It's written all over your face.
I see. So that's why you ran away.
I was surprised. He just sprung it on me.
It was scary.
He's a boy. It's normal for him to be interested in things like that.
Are all boys like that?
It’s still hard to believe...
I don't know everything about boys,
but this is just human nature.
I'm interested in boys too.
Taka-chan! So you really want to-
Huh? I didn't mean it like that.
You’re over-analyzing things.
You think so?
I don’t think he wanted to scare you.
Being interested in it and doing it irresponsibly are two different things.
Naganuma-kun won't spring it on you.
But...
You’re very precious to him.
He would never do anything to hurt your feelings.
But he must hate me because of the attitude I showed back then.
The typhoons will probably be passing through tonight, so be careful on your way home.
So it’ll probably clear up by tomorrow.
There goes our long-awaited day off.
If typhoons were perennial, we’d never get any work done.
Classes will be held tomorrow, just like usual.
Don’t forget to do your homework before the power goes out tonight.
What the hell!?
Damn it!
Music Room
It doesn't seem like any of the first-years are coming.
I told them we’d be practicing today.
We can’t blame ‘em; the typhoons are getting pretty close.
We should head home, too.
I'll do it, even if I have to do it by myself.
Oh, what’ll I do with you?
I’ll stick around.
Attention all students in the school.
The typhoons are fast approaching.
Stop your club activities and head home.
We should go. They did a formal warning.
I'm just about done.
It's raining pretty hard.
Agh! I forgot my umbrella!
Say... May I share your umbrella?
You’re hopeless.
On second thought, no.
The wind's too strong; I'd get soaked.
Meanie!
Besides, I don’t want to be rude to your chaperone.
Geez. And to think; you thought he hated you.
You had it backwards!
Well, third wheels are never welcome, y’know...
Taka-chan!
See ya!
Taka-chan!
C’mon. You don’t wanna get wet.
Y-Yeah.
By the way...
Hiroshi-kun...
Hiroshi-kun, you're soaked!
It's all right.
I'm sorry, Yuuko.
Back then, I wasn't thinking about your feelings.
I didn’t mean to do it.
It just... happened.
I'm sorry, Yuuko.
Yuuko?
I'm sorry, too. I shouldn’t have pushed you away.
Shall we go home?
Sounds good.
I'm soaking wet!
Me too!
This won’t help.
Let's just walk through the rain.
C’mon. Let's go.
Yeah.
Next Episode Report
An ordinary appearance, ordinary ponytails.
Even the length of her skirt is ordinary.
I wonder if she is really ordinary.
She is ordinary, yet eccentric.
She is eccentric, yet ordinary.
Strange, strange. The ordinary are strange.
Ordinary, ordinary. The strange are ordinary.
I want to be ordinary, too.
Next time: Ordinariness
Ordinariness
Please look forward to it!