Hello?
First spring in high school,
I, Yoshioka Yuiko,
It's me.
met a guy who has a very beautiful voice.
Hello?
Yoshioka-san?
Nice to meet you.
I'm the class representative, Matsubara.
I need to tell you about some school announcement, but...
However,
that guy, Matsubara-kun, is wearing a paper bag
and I have no idea what he looks like.
Can you promise me one thing?
That from now on, you won't push yourself too hard.
From that day on,
I can't get Matsubara-kun's voice and paper bag out of my mind.
Nice to meet you.
First year, class C... - I don't need the introduction!
I've heard those rumor about you.
The guy who keeps violating school rules. It's you.
If you want to spend another healthy school life,
explain what kind of person you are in front of everybody.
Explain?
You are covering your head.
With this...
weird thing, right there.
Can you show us your face, already?
Matsubara-kun, what are you going to do?!
Koe Koi
Episode 2: Matsubara-kun's true face.
I can't say anything to defend him.
I've done something bad to Matsubara-kun, right?
It's not something you should be worrying about, Yukko.
But...
You, over there.
Ah... eh, yes?
O-okay, you.
Do you know this guy?
He's... Matsubara-kun?
Explain to me, what kind of person he is.
He's...
That's what I meant.
Playing this little prank with misleading appearance.
Of course, no one can describe what kind of person you actually are.
Having someone who don't want to show his face and can't explain himself as class rep,
will definitely brings in negative influence on other students.
Excuse me.
I'm also a class rep.
Midorikawa-san.
Matsubara-kun thinks about what's best for our class more than anyone.
If I'm not mistaken you're... that Midorikawa?
What if I am?
Even if you're the director's daughter,
this Hyodo, don't have any intention to change his mind.
Well, well,
we only came to say hello, today.
Kaichou, we'll have another day for disciplinary guidance.
Yeah, you're right.
Consider today as a warning, Matsubara-kun.
Okay.
Well then, excuse us.
Sorry for that.
It can't be helped.
Today is your first day in school.
It's normal that you can't answer him.
Matsubara-kun was...
Um.
Yes?
I was...
Please don't worry about it, Yoshioka-san.
I'm sorry I've got you involved.
In the end, Matsubara seems okay with it.
Midorikawa-san also spoke for him.
He answered me as gentle as before, but
Matsubara-kun's voice,
somehow feels a bit more distant.
Got it?
You don't have to feel depressed, Yukko.
I wonder what happened to Matsubara-kun.
I'm home.
Onii-chan, teach me arithmetic, today.
Kei, how's your test score?
I'm not telling.
Welcome back.
I'm home.
How was school?
Normal, nothing changes.
I see.
You made the same mistake again, here.
Explain what kind of person you are.
Can you show us your face, already?
Do you know this guy?
Explain to me, what kind of person he is.
Please don't worry about it, Yoshioka-san.
I still don't know anything,
about Matsubara-kun.
But, what should I do?
Next time, when I met that Kaichou-san,
what should I say?
Good morning, Yoshioka-san.
Morning, Matsubara-kun.
Good morning.
Morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
Lend me your note!
Eh?
I can't guarantee that mine is better, though.
Let me do the higher place.
Thanks. - It's nothing.
He's always being considerate, how kind.
Good afternoon.
He's always polite towards everyone.
The sound of Gion Festival chime,
echoes in the impermanent world.
Like the color of sal flowers,
Feels like listening to a gentle lullaby.
even the luxurious people won't last forever.
He runs along the river, everyday.
When you are trying to make a sentence...
I'm getting better at drawing Matsubara-kun's face!
Wait.
This won't explain anything to Kaichou-san at all.
How is it? - Hm.
Not bad, huh?
This is good.
Look, Aki-chan,
Matsubara-kun eats a melon bread.
Yukko, let's eat our lunch.
What do you want?
It's your friend.
If she's trying to stalk on Macchan... - She's not like that.
Yukko's concern about that student council.
That's none of her business.
She can't explain about Matsubara to Kaichou.
For Yukko, it was...
Anyway,
I'd appreciate it if you leave her alone for awhile.
Matsubara is, as usual, still violating the school rules.
Seems like it.
Well, then,
let's see what kind of answer he has, tomorrow.
Anything wrong?
When I first met Matsubara-kun,
it was like today.
Come to think of it, Midorikawa-san also took a special entrance exam.
I thought I'd be alone.
I was surprised to see Matsubara-kun.
Is that so?
At least, please write your name.
I know.
Just saying, but I can study under normal circumstances.
But putting that aside,
since I can't choose to go to another school, here I am, now.
Rena-san.
Sounds like you had a hard time.
Look who's talking.
Why are you wearing that?
Eh?
That's...
If something is troubling you, Matsubara-kun,
I'll help you out.
Midorikawa-san...
Let's do the rest, tomorrow.
Shall we go home?
Ah, okay.
When I...
said that I want to be Matsubara-kun's ally,
it might be nothing more than a wishful thinking.
But I understand Yukko's feelings.
So this is how he feels.
You're going too far!
Our schoolmates doing something weird again.
What was that?
The neighborhood will...
I'll take that off.
Yukko, what's wrong?
Huh?
"Teenage girl suddenly burst into tears" kind of thing?
Of course not.
May I ask you to take of that off for sure, today?
You're going to explain to Kaichou, right? About Matsubara.
About that...
I can't think of anything to say.
Macchan...
Kaichou,
while I'm fully understood that it may sound disrespectful
that's the only thing I can't do.
Then, state your reason.
I can't do that either.
Not now.
Are you...
really planning on hiding behind it your whole life?
Fooling around,
hoping that people will understand you somehow?
That's not...
I don't know his face or what kind of expression he has.
But,
Matsubara-kun who's been so kind to everyone...
might always hide all his painful expression.
When that thought hits me...
Do you think that strangers can give their trust to such a figure?
If that's the case, then
you're being ridiculous.
Matsubara-kun is...
I can't explain it well, but...
He's a really,
really,
really kind person!
Yoshioka-san...
Huh?
Kaichou-san... Is he angry?
Eh?
W-what did I do?
A~ah, I messed up, again.
What should I do? Geez.
The arm!
(FYI: he's using a word for "arm" that can also translated as "an accomplishment" so Yuiko might misheard it)
Yes!
My arm...
let your hands off it...
I'm sorry!
Let us student council talk a bit more about this matter, okay?
Is that okay, Matsubara-kun? - Yes.
You are...?
Yoshioka... Yuiko.
I'm off.
Kaichou-san?
Okay, dismiss.
Return to your own classroom.
Somehow I get Yoshioka-san involved in it again, am I?
No, it's nothing.
Come on.
Let's go.
Okay.
That girl held my arm...
How immoral!
Yoshioka-san, right?
She's cute, huh? Very sincere, too.
In my opinion, a girl who went that far for her friend must be a good one.
I see.
That's good, then.
I'm out for a sec.
Been awhile since the last time we saw Kaichou's pure side, isn't it?
Looking forward for this kind of thing motivates me to stay active in student council.
He's innocent student council president
that we adore.
I wish I could help.
Eh?
Do you remember your answer to my question during our entrance exam test?
I do.
Why are you wearing that?
That's...
Because it's essential for me to be myself.
Matsubara-kun's words changed me.
I realized that,
all I care was about how others will think about me.
Um... Midorikawa-san?
That's why,
I always feel grateful of Matsubara-kun.
What's the correlation between that and today's situation?
I wonder if Matsubara-kun think that I do something unnecessary this morning.
I'm not being unreasonable, right?
I forgot something.
Aki-chan, go on ahead.
Sorry!
Um...
Midorikawa-san?
Midorikawa... san?
This...
...is not something I can see!