What's the matter, boy?
You look like you're still dreaming.
Guess I fell asleep.
How are you feeling?
F-Fine, it happens all the time...
I thought it best to remove any restrictive clothing.
You were drenched in a cold sweat, so I wiped you down.
You...
looked after me?
Don't worry.
I didn't do anything indecent.
Or...
Did you want Onee-san to do things to you, boy?
Like this... Or that...
I d-didn't mean that...
I just felt bad that you had to see me so pathetic.
Come, there's no need for embarrassment.
You should take it easy for a bit.
Thanks.
PA Room
I've suffered from narcolepsy ever since I was a kid.
Was there any specific cause?
I don't know for sure...
But sometimes, it worries me a little,
not knowing when I'll fall asleep.
I've always felt the most at ease when I'm with everyone else.
I feel like that's where I belong.
To me, the Little Busters is the one place where I feel at ease.
To think that I, who once hated being in groups,
now have so many friends around me...
If only these times would last forever.
These times...
Forever...
Right now, I'm having so much fun, I hope it doesn't end.
Indeed.
A lot has happened.
The test of courage, our first game, the pancake party...
Ever since you became one of us...
When Kyousuke started the baseball team, it was around mid-May...
Now it's June 20th.
I guess it's only been a month since you joined the Little Busters.
It feels like it's been much longer.
What's wrong?
I just had the feeling...
that we'd had this conversation before.
In this room...
You and I?
Yeah.
It was raining back then, too...
More importantly, do you think nothing of our current situation?
Eh?
You're alone with an adorable female student.
N-Now that you mention it, I guess so...
Doesn't it make your heart pound?
In fact, I'm certain your heart is racing.
Tell me your heart is pounding so hard with excitement, your chest aches.
"Pant, pant, this is so awesome.
Hot damn, this rocks."
I'm n-not saying that...
While you slept, I was laying next to you, to warm your chilled body.
You're joking, right?!
You're so cute, Riki-kun.
Onee-san really does enjoy seeing you all panicked.
Why do you have to pick on me so often?
Because I like you, Riki-kun.
Okay, this one.
How's that?
Hey, Riki... You're up!
Huh?
Yo, Riki!
Riki?
Man, why are you spacing out?
Something happened to you, didn't it?
This whole time, it's seemed like your mind was far away.
N-Nothing happened...
No, you're acting strangely.
He's right.
Since your return, after Kurugaya looked after you,
you've seemed a bit edgy.
Oh? Kurugaya looked after you?
I j-just fell asleep, like I do all the time...
Are you okay, Riki?
In other words...
It's love, huh?
Love?
Love, as in...
Oh, you mean that?
You know what it is, Rin?
That means...
Riki! You actually fell for Kurugaya?!
N-No... What are you saying?
So that's it! You're in love!
Cut it out, Kengo... How can you say that with that expression?
I see, Riki.
For some time, I've been thinking
that you should fall in love.
Suffering and hurting, in love's name, makes people grow up.
Love will make you a man!
Don't get the wrong idea! I don't—
In that case, who are you in love with?
Huh?
Have you ever been genuinely in love?
Anyway, what about you, Kyousuke?
I get it, Riki.
If you can't answer, that means...
Riki's love is Kyousuke, after all?
That makes me happy.
Where are you even getting that?
Why Kyousuke?!
What about me?!
I love you, too, Riki!
Don't get the wrong idea.
The one Riki loves is Kurugaya.
Is that true, Riki? Why'd you fall for a scary chick like her?
Spit it out! What made you fall for her?
Love requires no reason.
That is what makes it love!
W-Wait a second...
Why, man?
No time to hesitate! All you can do is move forward!
Tell us, Riki!
What's wrong with me? Is it my muscles?
You've gotta go for it!
What made you hot for her?
I'm leaving now.
Hey! We aren't done playing Millionaire!
I don't care, I'm leaving.
What was that about?
The heart of a maiden is a complex thing.
Anyhow, we should support Riki's love with everything we have.
We'll call it Operation: Little Love-Love Hunters!
Little...
Love-Love...
Hunters?
I don't get it.
Then...
We'll call it Loli-Loli Hunters!
Why did that freak you out more?!
I'm not saying I'm into loli!
Well, leaving aside whether you're into loli...
Don't leave it aside... That's the most important part!
My eyes just happened to fall on this manga!
What does it matter, loli-lover?
It doesn't bother me.
Shut up, maid-lover.
Eh?
I caught you staring at that maid earlier.
N-N-No! That was just a coincidence!
And Kengo... You love priestesses.
Ridiculous.
You seem a bit flustered.
I am not!
Want to see it again? Look! Look!
Come on, guys...
A-ha! See?
Wait!
I just realized...
If you write 21 in parenthesis like this...
Doesn't it resemble the word "loli"?
No way...
Wait a minute.
Y-You're right, it kind of does.
I can see it!
So when I turn 21, and write "Masato (21)"...
A-Am I a loli-lover, too?!
I'll be "Masato loli."
Masato (21)
I don't wanna turn 21!
So, on that note...
On what note?
We should start with your confession.
I've devised a plan.
We're gonna set off fireworks!
Huh?
This is a 30-cm bomb.
Ooh...
30 cm
Wait.
A real one?
It was given to me during my travels.
I couldn't afford food, so I assisted a fireworks maker for a while.
We'll launch this into the night sky!
I'm not sure what you're getting at.
I'm saying we'll get Riki and Kurugaya together in the school, at night,
while we set the mood by launching this.
Great bursts of fireworks coloring the sky...
Whether you will it or not, the love in your hearts will awaken!
After the fireworks...
In the silence, the couple whispers to one another.
"Love! Love! Love!" they'll say.
Love! Love! Love!
He's an idiot...
This is messed up.
Love! Love! Love! Love! Love! Love! Love! Love! Love! Love!
Love!
That's the way, Kengo.
It's clear why you're known as the Romantic President!
But I've never heard him called that...
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Let's set off lots of big fireworks for Rin, Kamikita, Noumi, Saigusa, and Nishizono, too!
For all of them?
Oh, yeah! We never thanked them for the pancake party.
Fireworks could be a nice way to do it.
Then it's a fireworks show, huh?
Sounds good.
I bet they'll love it!
Indeed.
Girls love fireworks, after all.
If that's true...
Okay!
No objections here.
This'll be fun!
All right, let's formulate a plan.
Let's do this.
First, Masato and Kengo...
I need to ask you two to do something.
No matter how you look at it, it's pretty silly.
Sure thing!
Leave it to me.
But the times when we make serious plans for silly pranks
are the most exciting times.
Since back then, we haven't changed a bit.
Oh, but what about the rain?
It'll stop by this evening.
June 20th!
We'll put on a fireworks show tonight!
Yeah!
Good... It'll work out with this weather.
Roaring Thunder
Hey!
We scraped some together, too!
Leftover fireworks...
Wow, all these?
Watching fireworks from a classroom isn't something you can do very often.
But how do we launch that huge one?
Leave that to me... I learned from a master.
A little...
That worries me a lot.
Everything he does worries me.
Worry not!
Riki, you lead the girls to the designated location, as planned.
R-Right...
Create an opportunity for the two of you to be alone.
Got it?
Right, start the preparations!
A present for us?
What? What kind of present?
I'm so excited!
It's still a secret.
Yo, Sis!
Riki-kun...
Did you invite all these pretty girls here into the darkness,
so you can do something naughty?
I-It's nothing like that...
W-Well, shall we go?
It's so dark...
It's fine.
Kyousuke, forgive me...
I'm sorry, but I have no intention of getting Kurugaya-san alone!
Come to think of it, it was right around here.
Where they say the headless ghost appears...
Or, as I was about to say, that's what I heard Saigusa-san tell everyone...
But she ran away.
H-Hey!
Wait!
C-Crap... They won't light!
Darn it!
It takes spirit! Light them with spirit!
What do we do?
Where did they all go?
It's nearly time for them to start...
The rain...
It stopped!
You're amazing, Kyousuke...
Seeing you startled always amuses me.
K-Kurugaya-san...
Yahoo!
Yay!
Pass on the flame!
Masato...
Here goes.
All right, it worked!
Go!
Fireworks!
They're so pretty...
Pretty! Pretty!
They're beautiful.
I see...
This is what they wanted to show us.
They come up with some fun ideas, don't they?
Those idiots...
All right, time for the big finish!
Go for it!
There it is! It's going up!
Fireworks rock!
Fireworks!
It's amazing.
The Little Busters...
Not many groups of friends could pull off
such wonderful idiocy.
Yeah.
From: Kyousuke Sub: To Riki Did you confess?
"Confess"?
Kyousuke asked me...
If I had ever genuinely fallen in love before.
And? Have you?
I couldn't say a thing.
I merely stared at her.
Kurugaya-san had never looked...
so beautiful before.
What is this?
What's wrong with me?
Exactly whom...
do I love?
Hey, today's the 21st, not the 20th, right?
Huh?
This clock is broken.
No, it's the 20th.
That was yesterday!
Remember what Kyousuke said last night?
"June 20th! We'll put on a fireworks show tonight!"
Sure you weren't just dreaming?
My pamphlet...
S-Sorry! I'm sorry!
I'm so sorry, Riki!
Isn't that...
the stain from yesterday?
I totally blew it...
It's really coming down.
If it keeps raining, we won't be able to practice tomorrow.
And that ends the traffic report. Next up is the weather.
Here's the weather forecast for June 20th.
Until 6:00 this evening, there's a seventy-percent chance of rain...
These are the same things that happened yesterday.
Field Trip Information Meeting
6/20 Noumi Kudryavka
I saw this yesterday, too.
What's going on?
What's the matter, boy?
You look like you're still dreaming.
Episode 2 It Was Raining Back Then, Too
Will you forget the snow, once it melts away?
Episode 3 I Wanted to Stay Here Forever
Next time...
I Wanted to Stay Here Forever.