I'm hungry.
What's for lunch today?
Let's give some romantic advice, shall we?
This is Fuji Girls' Love Broadcasting Station
And then, Noriko...
The student council has a special broadcast to make today.
Go back to your classrooms.
But you need prior approval for special broadcasts...
We haven't heard anything about this.
They might get suspicious,
but if they do, win them over with that pleasant attitude you're so proud of.
I'm sorry. There may have been a misunderstanding.
It's all right, though.
You can trust me.
Right?
If you say so, President Maki.
Hey, wait!
Are you saying you can't trust me?
Why are you stopping them?
It's time for the lunchtime broadcast.
Today's student council special broadcast is brought to you by me,
Maki Natsuo, and...
Your main DJ, Enomoto Yuiko.
Why are you the main DJ, Enomoto-senpai?
Because I'm older than you, obviously!
Yet you're an elementary schooler on the inside...
What did you say?!
Excuse us.
Let's try that again.
The student council has an announcement to make.
What could this be?
Excuse me.
What?
The student council has something to discuss with the teachers.
Through Tanahashi-san.
Mizushima-senpai, you go to the faculty office and distract them.
However,
Suzu will do the talking.
What's wrong? Calm down, okay?
There, there.
Nothing to be scared of.
She turned them into caretakers in an instant.
I-I can't distract the teachers!
It's all right.
What's amazing about you in this plan is the way you succeed, even when you fail.
I didn't know what she meant at the time, but...
I-If you could start by looking at these documents...
Hey, wait.
Tanahashi-san!
Are you all right?
My glasses... my glasses...
Calm down.
Your glasses are on top of your head.
Oh, I need to pick up my documents.
It's all right.
We'll get them.
I get it now.
...is what we believe.
Next,
we will answer the question left in the suggestion box
on the second floor of the north building.
What?
Natsuo and Yuiko's Heart-Pounding English Conversation Lesson!
For those of you having trouble keeping up in your English classes...
The most important thing is to grow familiar with conversational English,
and to take interest in it.
As an example, we'll provide you with a brief English conversation.
I am Michael, 14 years old.
There is a girl who is more than a friend, but not my girlfriend.
I am John, 15 years old.
No girlfriend.
Despite being sort of meek, I'm popular with girls.
What's with that scenario?
Maki is speaking in English
Hey, John. What's up?
Eno is speaking in English as well
Hey, Michael. The present Nancy gave me yesterday is terrible.
Oh, what kind of present was it?
Well, she gave me something homemade. In this day and age!
A complete wool outfit, at that.
What am I, a sheep?
I wore it to sleep, and I got a rash on my thighs.
John's a pretty nice guy.
Yoshida-sensei, you're the broadcasting club's advisor, aren't you?
Yes.
Did you give the student council permission to make a broadcast today?
Now that you mention it...
Sakagami-sensei?
The present I got from Yuma was pretty brutal, too.
It was really expensive.
Wh-What's wrong with that?
It means she put that much love into her gift.
There's plenty wrong with it. We're still students.
I don't like girls who try to buy you with money.
She used all her savings to buy me a giant wood carving of a tsuchinoko.
What kind of person is Yuma?
And why a tsuchinoko?
In short, if you're going to give someone a present...
Don't give something homemade or expensive.
I-Is this...
Things have finally calmed down.
I-I'm sorry.
So, what did you want to discuss?
What? Oh, um...
It's written in those documents.
What?
Tanahashi-san is a bit reclusive for a student council member,
so we wanted to make her practice talking to people.
It seems she wasn't ready for it, though.
Sorry for all the commotion.
Come on, let's go.
Huh?
What?
Basically, the best thing to do is ask what we want, right?
That's right.
What did you think?
Doing something takes effort and courage.
But, you can do it.
The Fuji Girls' student council supports you with all our hearts!
Okay!
What was that?
An English lesson, right?
Well, I guess that worked out.
Broadcasting Room
All that's left is my job.
We have prepared handouts summarizing the English conversation.
If you'd like one, you can pick one up from the student council room after school.
This concludes the student council special broadcast.
Thank you for listening.
They finished the broadcast without any trouble.
Yeah.
I'm sorry about that.
I didn't do very well.
No, you were perfect.
We didn't let anyone leave the faculty office.
But, um...
Thank you for helping me!
N-No problem.
Riko-senpai was right.
We can always depend on your quick wit!
Student Guidance Office
Is something wrong?
No, nothing.
Thanks for waiting!
Did I make it a great success or what?
I could never do something like that. I'm impressed.
Huh? Riko's not here.
She said she'd stand guard outside the broadcast room, but she wasn't there.
Where did she go?
Let's go back to the student council room.
Riko's taking a long time.
Sorry, sorry.
Riko, where have you been?
I just went to the bathroom.
I knew it was something like that.
Sheesh.
Our romantic advice was a huge success.
Yeah!
Oh, no.
I need to apologize to the broadcasting club advisor
for not submitting a request form.
I-I already took care of that.
The advisor's my homeroom teacher, Yoshida-sensei.
R-Really?
Hey, where's your hair tie?
Th-The band snapped.
I see.
Riko-senpai, your plan was a huge success.
Yeah, I guess.
I was in the right place at the right time.
Of course, you have my brilliant performance to thank.
The student guidance office is the right place for you, Kurahashi?
D-Don't say weird stuff like that!
I didn't.
I never said you went to the bathroom in the guidance office.
Now that's really weird!
Riko?
Anyway, your English was amazing, content aside.
Do you think you could teach me?
I'm hoping to score 20 points higher than I did on the last test.
Are you going for a perfect score?
No, lower than that.
90?
Lower than that.
80?
Lower.
70?
A little lower.
65?
K-Keep going...
I'm surprised you got into Fuji Girls' with scores like that.
I studied as hard as I could for the entrance exams!
I can do it if I put my mind to it!
But you can't if you don't, right?
W-K!
Riko!
The Next Day
This looks good.
Are you looking for study materials?
Sakagami-sensei.
I'm impressed.
I hope Kurahashi-san learns something from you.
I heard she was bothering you again yesterday.
I don't know what to do with her.
What?
What are you talking about?
Studying, huh?
How depressing.
Hey.
Wh-What's going on?
Riko.
What really happened yesterday?
N-Nothing.
Don't play dumb!
Someone saw you get dragged into the student guidance office!
That was you!
Riko, this conversation isn't over.
But she...
Riko.
Okay.
What are you doing?
And to broadcast such vulgar content!
It's to improve my English.
Normal content is so boring, I never remember it.
You didn't get permission to use the broadcast room.
Oh, whoops!
Maki asked me to do it, but I forgot.
Sorry.
In any case, we should stop this at once!
Don't!
If you suddenly stop the broadcast, people will think it's weird.
You'll ruin Maki's image.
This is your fault!
Come with me.
You're wearing a garish hair tie again too, I see.
Yoshida-sensei!
Don't stop the broadcast!
It's to, um, improve everyone's English!
Really? Okay, then.
I look forward to your next English test.
I hope you'll raise your score by 20 points.
What?!
Come on, let's go.
And so...
Well, you got me!
Did you plan that from the start?
You know how I am.
It wouldn't have been as convincing coming from you.
I really was the right person for the job.
Suzu.
Yes.
Ow!
But it worked, right?!
And I'm used to having teachers yell at me!
That's not the problem!
I can't forgive you for sacrificing yourself!
Why not?
You used to do everything yourself—
That's why!
You were the one who told me to rely on others.
But you... you...
I'm sorry.
You won't do it again, right?
Yeah, yeah.
Answer only once!
Yes.
I'm sorry.
I forgot to submit a request.
What?
You made that simple mistake?
Despite how I seem,
I actually make a lot of mistakes.
But when Kurahashi-san saw me make a truly embarrassing blunder,
she cheered me up, saying she had made the same mistake before.
In that regard, I hope I can learn to be more like her.
I need to apologize to Kurahashi-san.
I'm going to tutor you toward getting a perfect score.
Why are you raising the bar?
You can do it if you put your mind to it, right?
You can do it if you put your mind to it, Riko-senpai!
I'm sorry!
I was lying!
The motto of Fuji Girls' is
"Teach at the student's own pace and respect her individuality," right?
Yes, it is.
Given your individually poor English ability,
I'll beat it into you at your own pace.
What an open-ended teaching philosophy.
Your grades are poor, right? It can't be helped.
You're a member of the student council.
That doesn't matter.
Yes, it does.
Maki and Suzu are at the top of their classes.
Oh, my.
The weather's nice today.
Don't change the subject without mentioning me!
I've maintained my high class ranking!
So have I.
English is your worst subject, right?
The weather is very nice today.
Stop! Your kindness hurts!
There's been a change in my idiot ranking.
Idiot Ranking Student Council Treasurer's Findings 1. Riko 2. Maki 3. Eno
What?
I'm not in it!
You should be happy about that.
I know I'm an idiot.
You can do it if you put your mind to it.
Let's work hard together, my sweetie.
Don't die, Huggy!
What do you think you're doing?
I thought you'd feel like hitting the books
if we pretended he was teaching you.
I did feel like hitting him.
"Hit" the Books
I still love you, even if you're violent!
His characterization isn't the issue.
I think he's gross because he's a hug pillow.
In that case, I have just the thing.
He doesn't look like a pillow now.
You made him even worse!
Why do you have that uniform, anyway?
We had some funds leftover...
But it felt too real, so I got embarrassed
and put it in storage.
I know it's a little late,
but I can't believe I let this girl become the council president.
Idiot Ranking Student Council Treasurer's Findings 1. Maki 2. Riko 3. Eno
I'm happy to announce Maki has taken first place.
All right!
But to think that's how you've been spending our funds...
Shall we step outside?
No!
It'll be good for you to be scolded for once.
Would you like some tea?
Sure.
I don't care much for Huggy,
but I guess I can work hard if a pretty boy's willing to teach me.
There you go again.
Let's study, Kurahashi-san.
Wh-What?
I am Maki Makio.
Nice to meet you.
It was going to waste, so I put it to use.
Don't do that!
A-Are you stupid?
Your hair is just like cotton candy.
I've always thought of you like a younger sister,
but you're a lady now, huh?
She's had no shortage of fantasies about her ideal boyfriend,
and she's damn good at reenacting them...
Well, it's time for our lesson, Riko.
Stay away!
Lay off the crossdressing and I'll study!
Sh-She's offering to help. Why not?
What?
I-I'll help you.
What?!
I'll help you every day until your test.
Someone help me!
After the Test
My test came back!
I've never scored so high on an English test before.
Look!
That's amazing.
Scores Are Always 90~100
Always in the 80s
Way to go.
Riko!
Now that our romantic advice and test are over,
things are finally calming down.
I hope things went well for the girl who asked our advice.
Yeah.
Present
Date
Abduction
Chase
Final Battle
Showdown
Grand Finale
How wonderful.
Your fantasies have evolved, haven't they?
I want to fall in love so badly, I think I'm going crazy!
Riko, how do you fall in love with someone?
What? W-Well...
Ask someone who has a boyfriend!
Huh? Boyfriend?
Don't forget about him.
Poor guy.
Yeah, but he was the one who approached me.
I just gave in to his advances.
14 Years of Rejection
Is something wrong?
I thought you had lots of people approaching you, Kurahashi-san.
How did you meet him while attending Fuji Girls'?
Our school is girls-only from preschool to high school.
Sayo went to a public school for a while.
Really?
So, why did he first approach you?
Well, if I have to name a reason...
Because he saw my underwear?
I was an idiot for expecting a normal answer.
Wh-What kind of underwear?!
Don't ask her that!
I-I think I could handle leggings...
My brother said, "It's utterly disappointing to see a girl who's so oblivious as to wear leggings!"
What?
You've got a lot to learn.
I'm utterly disappointed in your brother.
I could wear panties over leggings!
Why would you do that?
Do you get that from your father?
My father has nothing to do with this!
Please don't fight!
My brother said he likes leggings.
I'm sick of your brothers.
Wasn't there a more normal reason?
You sat next to each other,
or you were in the same club,
or you had mutual friends...
Master Riko, you know a lot of boys, don't you?
Y-Yeah.
Well, um...
Do you know anyone like Huggy?
If I did, I'd beat him up.
D-Do you know anyone like Makio?
You're an angel!
If I did, I'd run away!
Wild Kid + Makio = Wakio
Do you know anyone like Wakio-senpai?
Who?
Do you know anyone rich?
Don't you feel bad for your boyfriend?
The boys I know are all in love with me.
You'd only get hurt!
Hurting the most right now.
The Next Day
It's an emergency!
What's wrong, Suzu?
W-We got a response in the suggestion box.
What?
Seriously?
"Dear student council members, thank you very much.
Regarding the matter I asked you about,
the result was...
Defeat.
H-He and I..."
I'll read it.
"He and I attended the same elementary school,
and we don't get to see each other often.
While choosing a gift for him at the store,
I ran into him.
Remembering your advice to ask him what he likes,
I gathered up my courage and spoke to him.
It had been a while since we had talked so much on the way home together.
It made me happy.
However, he seems to have a girl he likes.
I was sad at first, but I felt better after crying."
I was naïve.
Not everything will go well.
Our advice was useless.
There's another page.
"Now that I can think about it calmly, he doesn't have a girlfriend yet.
I shouldn't give up yet."
What?
"I understand him better now,
and can use that knowledge in my next strategy."
Resilient girl.
"I am able to think this way because of you.
Thank you again!"
That's that!
All right!
You can do it!
I want to fall in love!
Sure, but be careful.
If someone finds out a student council member
is breaking Fuji Girls' ban on romantic relationships,
it won't end well.
You're one to talk.
What should we do if she asks us for more advice?
We can't use a broadcast again.
No one's that weird.
These handouts summarize the English lesson from the lunchtime broadcast! Please take one. Student Council President Maki Natsuo
There they are.
Aren't these the handouts from today's broadcast?
Hey, didn't you think that broadcast was kind of strange?
Yeah, I did.
And at the last student meeting...
I think things are about to get interesting, Nana-chan.
Yes.
It smells like something's cooking, Momo-senpai.
Preview
The student council special broadcast: overtime!
We have less than 30 seconds, though.
It's like when you announce there's more to come,
but it comes back from commercials and immediately ends.
Our first request song is "Both Sleeping and Awake, Lingerie!"
How long are you going to keep that joke going?
Okay, Maki's dad, take it away.
Both sleeping and awake, lingerie.
Is that actually him?
Hearing someone who usually acts stupid coming up with retorts is great.
My brain is shaped like a bra.
I've never seen Riko-senpai look so happy before.
My heart is a G-string.
The Terrible Legend of Riko
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