I hope Mizushima-senpai will be back soon.
I want to hear about her date!
S-S-Suzu, don't be so nervous!
J-J-Just try to wait calmly!
Congratulations on Your Six Month Anniversary, Mizushima-senpai
You need to calm down.
It's your own fault if you're let down because your hopes were too high.
Anyway, Sayo sure is taking a long time.
Passions reignite after six months apart.
Their hands gently overlap as they move closer, and...
Smooch
and then...
You're way too excited.
It's a guy and a girl we're talking about.
No matter what we pry out of her, let's try not to act surprised.
Hey.
Congratulations on Your Six Month Anniversary
What have you been doing, Sayo?
You're late.
We're tired of waiting.
So? So?
How was it?
The school found out about my boyfriend.
So, I'm quitting the student council.
Huh?
What did you say?
Huh?
What?!
Wait, what's going on?
That Smile...
Ichikawa had photographic evidence.
What?
She's so dimwitted, I underestimated her.
If she managed to sneak up on me without me noticing,
maybe her boorishness was just an act.
This isn't the time to be impressed!
Anyway, make sure you tell her you didn't know about my boyfriend.
Are you serious?
You're going to take the fall for this alone?
Sacrificing yourself like that is just—
It's... unforgivable. Yes.
It was my choice, and my mistake, to have a boyfriend and go on a date with him.
Now that she has proof, there's no point in denying it.
It would be stupid to let this blow up into a big deal.
In other words, this isn't like what happened to you, Kurahashi.
See you.
Hey, wait!
Sayo!
Senpai, do you...
Mizushima-senpai, do you want to quit the student council?
Yeah. I've had enough.
Later.
No...
Enomoto-senpai?
This is not right!
Hey!
Suzu!
Hey, Suzu!
Damn it, what do they think they're doing?
Maki, what should we do?
Maki.
Don't do it.
Don't do that kind of thing anymore!
Please answer the questionnaire honestly.
Please write the names of your good friends.
Tanaka Kanami Hibino Mayumi
Good friends, huh?
I've started talking to the library assistant,
but she's kind of weird, so I'm not sure we're friends.
She says a lot of annoying things, but she's fun to be around.
I guess we're friends.
But it would sting if I write her name and she doesn't write mine.
Tanaka Kanami Hibino Mayumi Mizushima Sa
Time's up.
What?
Wh-What am I going to do?
Enomoto-san?
Here.
We'll never finish putting away the returns if you keep reading them.
Did you know getting angry all the time makes you fat?
What? You're kidding!
I'm kidding.
Why, you...
Enomoto-san, you're gullible, aren't you?
Th-That's why you're always alone in our class!
There's nothing wrong with being alone.
Oh, really?
Did you write you have zero friends on the questionnaire, then?
You must be lonely.
Not zero.
What? Wh-Who?
You're the only one I talk to like this.
Well, it's not like it matters.
Oh, right. I've got something to do.
Bye.
Sayo!
Eno...
Think of something... a plan of some kind.
I don't stand a chance.
Why are you giving up so easily?
I can't help it.
I won't quit the student council!
I won't abandon it so irresponsibly again!
I'll be the vice president until I graduate!
So... so...
You're going to be alone after school from now on!
You're going to be lonely!
I can't help that, either.
I'll start a movement.
What?
I'll start a movement in support of romantic relationships.
I'll tell them to save Sayo,
who pretends all she cares about is money, but is actually enjoying a healthy relationship.
What?
I'll make flyers of you and your boyfriend and hand them out.
I'll hijack the broadcasting room again and tell the whole school.
I'll go on the Internet and tell the whole world.
Y-You're kidding, right?
Oh, shut up!
You're not going to fight for yourself, so I will!
You idiot!
Please, tell me you're kidding!
You're the idiot, Eno.
Excuse me.
Sugihara-sensei, here are the forms you requested.
Thanks.
You shouldn't overeat.
I'm hungry. I can't help myself.
There seems to be some dissatisfaction regarding the demotion.
Minami, if you're worried about something, you can talk to me.
What?
As your former advisor, I'll help you...
as much as I can.
I can always count on you.
Excuse me.
Sugihara-sensei.
I can't believe what Mizushima-san was doing.
Sayo-chan?
The Mizushima from my class did something?
She had been secretly seeing a boy.
What?
What? There must be some mistake.
A student from the newspaper association took a photo of them together.
The matter will be handled formally in tomorrow's meeting.
Nana-chan?
Where did Ichikawa-senpai go?
Why?
I... I liked her photos...
What am I going to do?
Also, I'll quit the student council.
What?
I'll be taking your camera for a while.
You'll need to testify as well.
What?!
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Ichikawa-senpai.
Tanahashi-san.
Were you following Mizushima-senpai?
Huh?
Were you pretending to be dimwitted?
What?
Is it true you took a photo of Mizushima-senpai and showed it to a teacher?
Th-That's...
I used to think you took wonderful pictures.
Why would you do this?
I-It's not like that. I... I...
Please don't cry!
If you cry, I'll... I'll...
That idiot!
Nana-chan...
You know, I never really liked her.
What a coincidence. Neither did I.
She's kind of spiteful.
She always hits people where it hurts them the most.
She loves money, and she always turns up out of nowhere.
And she wears glasses.
Yes,
when it comes to what boys like, girls with glasses rank rather high.
Maybe her glasses have nothing to do with it.
True, Suzu wears glasses as well.
But above all, she's a liar.
That's right.
She lies with a straight face.
Which means that was...
...also a lie.
Why did you make Suzu cry?
S-Senpai, why are you crying?
And Nana-chan, why are you crying?
And Momo-senpai, you're...
not crying.
You can decide who's the biggest crybaby later!
Hurry and get inside!
Operation: Save Mizushima-senpai
Let's get started.
Y-Yeah.
I see, so that's what happened.
I-I'm sorry.
It was inevitable.
She's just as much to blame, with that sharp tongue of hers.
The official decision is going to be made in tomorrow's meeting.
But...
The biggest problem is the photo.
It's the most significant evidence.
By the way, what kind of guy was he?
It was dark out, and he was facing the other way. I didn't get a good look.
Which means it's hard to see anything in the photo, too?
If we insist it's not Sayo...
Her glasses are clearly visible.
That won't work.
I-If we can't see his face, could we say she was with a girl?
He was wearing his uniform. That won't work, either.
A girl whose face isn't visible...
It's difficult now that Sayo-chan has admitted it's her, anyway.
Destroying the photo now may actually reaffirm their evidence.
What we should do is use the evidence.
That wig's taking all the intelligence out of what you're saying.
What?
Ichikawa-san.
Y-Yes?
You said you couldn't see his face very well.
He didn't have a mohawk, did he?
Why would you do that?
I could ask you the same!
Where did you get that wig, anyway?
I-I suppose...
you could say we were destined to meet.
Don't blush!
Why do you keep getting more weird stuff?
Forgive me! Forgive me, Riko!
Princess Fuji
Ow!
Don't make weird noises!
This is the true nature of Princess Fuji.
This is the true student council.
I think it's nice.
The student council exceeded my expectations.
The Extremely Embarrassed Vice President and Secretary
I understand why Sayo-chan enjoys this so much.
Please listen to me!
It's part of this important operation.
Operation?
Yes. It's his time to shine.
The Next Day
Has she always been so calm?
Mizushima-san will be asked to leave the student council.
I will ask you one more time: there is no mistake in this photo, yes?
Y-Yes, she was very friendly with him.
He was a very good-looking young man.
What?
Did he look something like this?
Makio?
Who?!
Ichikawa, was this the face you saw?
Wig
Fake Mole
Shoulder Pads
Bound with Fabric
Was he about as tall as her?
Elevator Shoes
Did his voice sound like this?
Nothing could make me happier than watching this beautiful sunset with you.
Yes, that's him!
What?
Yes, this is...
The evolved form of Makio!
Makio Evolved
He does have a mole.
You're Maki-san, aren't you?
This is you in the photo?
Yes, that's me.
Th-This is ridiculous!
You expect me to believe that?!
There's no way it'll go that well.
If you insist on doing it, I'll...
No, I'm the one who bragged about having the trust of all the teachers
and put in the effort to achieve that.
Only I can do this.
Why would you lie to protect Mizushima-san?
That's backwards.
She's protecting me.
That's right! She was protecting me, too.
Me, too.
Stop this pitiful act!
That's enough.
Senpai may seem cold,
but I know that she's actually very shy and kind.
As her advisor, what do you think?
Tanahashi-san doesn't lie.
I had no idea Mizushima-san was like that.
You're wrong!
Wait, explain from the beginning!
This is where the real battle begins.
A story of nothing but lies would be too ridiculous.
So we'll mix in some truth.
We found this in the request box in the broadcasting room.
I'm the one who put that there, so no harm will come to any regular students.
I have to shoulder this risk.
A request for love advice?
To the student council?
What is this?
It's our fault the students misinterpreted our afternoon announcement.
We know the school forbids relationships between boys and girls.
But...
You know, don't you?
She'll do anything asked of her.
Th-That's true...
But, we didn't have contact with any boys.
After much thought, she came up with this.
She would dress as a man to understand how men feel!
I'm a perfectionist!
Mizushima-senpai was just playing along.
There's no reason for her to be punished so harshly over a single photograph!
Rules are rules. It can't be helped.
No one would expect our teachers to be so narrow-minded that just talking to a boy
would be a huge problem!
That's why Mizushima-senpai protected us.
We didn't expect the teachers to accept her testimony
without investigating the matter properly!
It's so cruel!
I often run with my ideas on a whim.
Like with that announcement.
It ended up causing trouble for Kurahashi-san.
I assumed it was Kurahashi-san's fault then, as well.
The fault is mine.
So if Mizushima-senpai is quitting the student council, I'll quit too!
What?!
Hold on. You guys...
It's all right, Senpai.
Don't try to take the fall alone.
That's enough.
You're rational enough to know the best way out of this situation, right?
Mizushima-san, huh?
I had no idea she was so innocent.
And she's protecting all those other students.
That's youth for you.
The Best Way = Endure It in Silence
I understand.
All members of the student council will be required to write apologies.
No one will be asked to step down.
All right!
Why did you tell such a ridiculous lie?
It'd be easy for them to find proof that I have a boyfriend.
They won't find anything.
That's true.
Abandoned her Boyfriend for Six Months
But, your stock values have decreased in my eyes.
Especially Maki.
So, what?
Losing a friend would be far worse.
In contrast, your value is increasing rapidly, Senpai.
Actually Cares for Her Friends
I wish I could sell the lot of you!
I wish you wouldn't underestimate my talents.
I'll raise my value again in no time.
And I never had any value in the first place.
It can only go up.
I'm not sure what that all means, but I'd buy stock in everyone.
Did we go too far?
Is she so touched, she's crying?
I didn't think there were three more idiots just like Eno.
I've never seen anyone like them, either.
Come on, don't forget to thank her.
Thank you very much.
Sorry for this bizarre phenomenon.
Thank you, Sensei.
Borrowing the camera must have been difficult.
Not really.
I would've felt bad for Mizushima and Ichikawa if they'd been punished over something so small.
If anything, wasn't it harder for you to examine the data?
Sorry, but as her homeroom teacher, I'd like to make sure of the situation.
I see.
I borrowed the camera.
Thank you.
Growl
Have a seaweed lunch.
It reminded me of the chaos before a deadline. I enjoyed it.
What about your promotion to a club and your summer show?
At first, I was thinking of teasing the student council a little and getting promoted to a club,
but as long as Nana-chan has her confidence back
and we're printing papers together,
I don't care whether we're a club or just an association anymore.
The underground paper seems like more fun anyway.
I'm glad the student council is all right.
You've got a nasty look on your face.
Momo-senpai!
I did it!
I found a real scoop that won't hurt anyone.
Look at this.
Let's print an interesting paper with this story!
Nana-chan, nice work.
B-But before that, could you help me down from here?
Sensei! Sensei!
What is it, Enomoto-san?
I lied, even though I shouldn't have!
What?
I erased Mizushima-san's name because I didn't think she'd write mine!
But, I was wrong!
Calm down, okay?
We're actually friends, so...
Enomoto-san, you're hilarious.
What are you doing here?
Didn't I say I had something to do?
My stomach hurts.
If you really had something to do, don't look so sad when you walk away!
I don't know what you mean.
If you answered that questionnaire now, I wonder whose name you'd write.
Did you say something?
Nothing.
Today was exhausting.
I might as well say it.
Thanks, Eno.
It's fine.
I got to see something I hadn't seen in a long time.
What are you talking about?
It's a secret.
What? Come on, tell me. Don't be weird.
It's a secret.
You really won't tell me?
It's a secret.
Preview
The next episode is the long-awaited "teasing Sayo-senpai" party.
Prepare yourself, Sayo-senpai.
I'll get you back for all the times you messed with me.
Huh? You're calling me something different now.
That's because I feel we've grown a little closer.
Y-You could've ignored that.
Oh, what's this?
You're cute when you're embarrassed!
Um, Enomoto-senpai, would it be all right if I called you Eno-senpai?
H-Huh? D-Do whatever you want.
The Elite Student Council (Photos)
You stammered. How cute.
Shut up!
Don't miss the next episode!