I thought you'd say that if you win an award from the competition...
Yeah.
But I said it.
So, you don't need to respond right now.
Tell me when you pass your exam for college, Eita-senpai.
What if I fail?
I'm telling you to be sure to pass.
Got it.
Right!
Hey!
Hey.
Sorry. I know you've got a test tomorrow.
It's okay. It's too late to fret about it now.
Think you'll do fine?
I've gotta try.
What about you, Haruto? Did something happen with Morikawa-san?
I'm surprised you can tell!
All you ever talk about is Morikawa-san, after all.
Shuddup.
Well, I guess that's true.
What, were you rejected?
Yeah, I was rejected yesterday.
For real?! I thought you'd tell me the exact opposite.
After she rejected me, she asked me out.
What's that supposed to mean?
She said we can't go out right now... not until she settles into college life and I settle into work.
So, you're fine with that.
Can't say I am, but I gotta accept it.
She told me that a round-trip between Fujisawa and Shin-Kobe would cost me 30,000 yen.
It's not funny!
Telling her you'd visit her every week... you must've been refusing to take no for an answer, Haruto.
I'm still planning to go visit her.
If you can go, that's great.
It's way closer than Kyushu, where I used to live. So, it's probably affordable.
But you'd better stay in touch with her regularly.
If you go without saying anything for some time, it'll get harder to message her on LINE.
That's for sure.
You stay in touch, too, okay?
I will from time to time.
I meant, stay in touch with Natsume.
You didn't tell her about taking the entrance exam, right?
I'm gonna tell her...
...everything, if I pass the test.
I see...
So, you actually gave Soma your answer.
Yeah.
So, how are things on your end?
I'm not sure what to say to that. It isn't a big deal...
Are you guys done?
As if we would be! There're so many!
There are over 10,000 files, even though it's just the third-year photos, after all.
It's like finding a needle in a haystack!
Oh, well...
Thanks. I feel better after talking with you.
No, I should be thanking you. I feel better, too.
Good luck on your exam tomorrow.
Yeah. Well, I'm gonna drop by my cram school.
Okay!
I see. It was Izumi-kun that you liked, Natsume-san.
Hey!
I'm sorry. He's in a meeting. Can I have him call you back?
Eita-kun, do you have entrance exams?
I've pretty much already been accepted to a university.
Based on your response, it sounds like you got into a pretty good school.
I guess so. It's Joei.
You're pretty smart!
I transferred to Fukuoka at a weird time, so all I could do was study.
I see.
Did you and Mio talk about entrance exams lately?
No, we didn't. She gets nasty when we get on the subject, since I got a recommendation.
She makes this face, doesn't she?
Mio keeps it pretty real when she's with you, huh, Eita-kun?
She keeps it real, because she's not interested, right?
I'm fine with that.
I'm home!
Mi-o!
I ran into Eita-kun just now.
You didn't say anything unnecessary, did you?
I didn't tell him anything.
Really?
Eita-kun said he was already accepted to a university... to Joei.
You've got the wrong idea.
I didn't say anything!
You were totally thinking it!
Thinking what?
You really didn't tell him anything, right?
About how I changed my first choice?
I didn't tell him.
Is that really true?
That's for you to say, once you pass the test.
I'll tell him...
...after I pass the test.
Hello?
It's been a long time since I heard your voice!
Yeah. What's wrong?
So cold! You reverted back to your old self the instant you went back to being a Tokyoite, huh?!
Nakajima, the test is this weekend, right? You've gotta study.
That's why I called you. I'm going to Tokyo, too.
I'm in Kanagawa, though...
Anyway, I've got an entrance exam on Saturday and Sunday.
So, let's meet up after I'm done, before I go home.
Show me around Tokyo!
Okay.
I'll call you again tomorrow night.
Good luck!
Thanks!
The weatherman said it'll be sunny tomorrow.
He said it's going to snow hard at night, though.
It's okay if it's sunny during the morning and afternoon.
Soma, don't you have a sandlot baseball game on Saturday?
If the field's covered in snow, we'll just have another snowball fight.
I want in on that, too!
A snowball fight sounds like fun.
Why don't you come, too, Natsume?
You, too, Eita.
I don't like being out in the cold.
You're like an old man.
Izumi-kun, you're so sensitive to the cold.
Okay, we'll have a snowball fight on Saturday.
We'll celebrate the end of entrance exams.
I feel bad about ditching Nakajima.
Then, the snow has to stick on the ground.
It's settled, then!
Good luck, Natsume-san.
He usually has something to say, doesn't he?
That's what I should be saying!
Do you not have any normal stickers?
I'm heading off now!
Just relax.
Y-yeah, relax.
I know!
Morning.
Mor...ning...
Morikawa, why did you come to school?
I felt restless at home.
It's not like I'm the one taking the exam for college, though.
Yeah, I totally get you.
You feel the same way, Soma-kun?
Yeah. I'm worried about Eita, you see.
Why are you worried about Izumi-kun?
Uh...
I believe he got accepted with a recommendation.
I want to keep my mouth shut, but Eita is taking an entrance exam, too...
for the same school as Natsume.
Is that true?
I guess...
But that means Natsume-san...
What? What do you mean, Natsume?
Natsume-san changed her first choice.
What?
What time does the test start?
It's probably already begun.
You forgot who I was yesterday, didn't you?
You didn't realize who I was immediately.
I remembered who you were.
I was surprised that you realized who I was.
Why don't you be the subject, Natsume?
I... can't.
I don't have any plans at the moment.
That's not good at all...
Frantically using entrance exams as an excuse.
This has nothing to do with you, Izumi!
This doesn't involve you, so stay out of it!
What the hell are you talking about? You can't say this doesn't involve me.
Sorry. I think I went too far when I told you that it didn't involve you.
I was the one who said more than I should've. Sorry.
I just thought I'd try taking the entrance exam for Natsume's first choice, that's all.
It's the honest truth. Besides, there's someone I actually like.
I'm gonna tell her everything, if I pass the test.
I'll lay bare all my feelings.
Please put your pencils down.
It's over.
Mi-o! Let's go karaoke!
You really love karaoke, Momo.
It's okay! You're both done with entrance exams! So, let's party!
Mio hasn't gotten her results for her first choice, right?
It's okay. She passed the exam for her safety school.
Don't decide what's okay for me and Mio.
Aww...
Still, karaoke sounds good. Let's go.
Yay!
Let's go eat ramen, then go bowling!
You don't need to study, Junpei?
I've got another year.
That's amazing, Junpei-paisen.
Are you making fun of me right now? Are you?
No, not at all. I'm really jealous that you'll be taking a whole year for self-improvement.
Hey... what's with your attitude?
Is this it?
Thank you very much.
It would've been nice if you continued playing in college.
Yes.
I'm thinking about continuing in the Band Appreciation Society.
Hey!
Let's race.
I'm not gonna race you.
Loser treats the winner to a shark fin bun!
Okay, go!
That bun's expensive!
Oh, by the way, Komiya.
What?
Won't the contest results be published soon?
I told you it'll be published tomorrow.
Oh, tomorrow?
Yeah, tomorrow.
Senpai's gonna get his results tomorrow, too, huh?