Being in love means that, whether you're happy or sad...
this part of you aches.
Guri, Mom says to come downstairs for a min—
Whoa!
Wh-Wh-What are you doing?!
Wh-Wh-Wh-What's wrong with you?!
Is something bothering you?
What's going on?!
Huh?
Well, I was just wondering what heartache feels like.
I hear about it a lot in anime and manga,
so I figured I'd try to experience it physically.
Love Tyrant
It's a Festival x How Did It Come to This?!
I really can't figure out what you're thinking, though maybe I don't want to...
Anyway, don't do anything scary again.
I'm fine, really. It's not like I'll die.
Even so!
Don't try to hurt yourself. You'll only make everyone around you sad.
Guri-chan, this yukata is a hand-me-down from Akua-chan,
but I think it will suit you.
Will this work?
Wow! Thank you!
You're going to wear a yukata, Guri?
Yep! There's a festival today, so I asked your mother for a yukata.
Want to wear one, Seiji?
Oh! What a great idea!
I'm not going.
Say what?
What for?!
Why not?!
I hadn't heard anything about it.
Let's go! Let's go!
Let's eat stuff from food stalls and watch the fireworks!
I made us a schedule and everything!
Today's Schedule • Buy books at the book store • Buy figures • Buy doujinshi Other things Main • Summer festival (go in yukata)
Don't decide all that yourself!
What's your problem, Seiji? Go with her!
You're free today, anyway.
Right! Right!
But today, I—
Hello, Seiji-kun. Let's go to the aquarium.
I won't let you two go alone!
As I was saying, I already had plans.
Why is that little monkey here?
Actually, I thought you'd come with us.
Why is that little monkey here?
Come with us, Guri-san!
No, thanks.
Don't start sulking. Come with us.
No, thanks! You're a total scrooge, Seiji-san!
What's her deal?
Why was that little monkey here?
I'm fine even without Seiji-san!
Here Comes The Soup Spa
Anyway, more importantly...
There it is!
Of course Matilda-sensei would be in the hardest place to reach.
Since she's an obscure author, I have to buy it to support her as a fan.
Who do you think you are?!
That's my Matilda-sensei!
I'm sorry. I was just trying to help.
Here you go.
Th-Thank you.
Um, may I ask a rather awkward question?
Hmm?
Do you like boys?
If I had to choose, I'd say I like girls.
I see...
Sigh
Mostly, I like girls like you.
Just kidding.
So nonchalant!
Honestly, I've been interested in you since you entered the book store.
This is sudden, but if you're free today, would you come have tea with me?
What totally cliché pick-up lines!
Shock
Is there any woman who still falls for this archaic crap?
On the other hand...
I didn't promise you anything.
Okay! I'll take you up on that offer!
This way!
What a beauty!
Standby!
Hey!
Thank you for going all over the place with me!
I had fun, too.
You can have as much dessert as you want.
Wow! You're like some kind of god!
You respect my interests, let me eat the things I like, and you're kind.
You're nothing like Seiji-san.
Who is Seiji-san?
The guy I'm going out with.
You have a boyfriend?
Everyone else says he's not, though.
Apparently I'm a bit shaky on what "love" means.
I'm not certain what it really means to love someone,
so I've been thinking about it.
You're going out, even though you're not sure if you love him?
Yep!
We're a couple that was half-forced together!
But Seiji-san is quick to anger, complains all the time,
and won't go with me to places I want to go!
He's a seriously cold person!
So you're fighting.
Then I must've picked the right time to talk to you.
In that case,
I'll be the one to pamper you today, instead of your boyfriend.
Really?
Is there anywhere you want to go?
Then...
Yay! It's a festival!
Guri-chan, what should I do with all of this?
Oh, that's right.
Here!
And now me.
That's amazing, Guri-chan.
You don't seem very surprised.
I'm surprised.
If Seiji-san were here, he'd have something to say.
You idiot!
You're surrounded by people! And where were you keeping that yukata?
But I made up my mind that I'd forget all about Seiji-san today!
Go away!
Guri-chan?
Come on, let's go.
Okay.
Here.
How nice! You have such a cute girlfriend.
Isn't she, though?
You already have a boyfriend. I didn't overdo it, did I?
No.
But we do look like a couple, don't we?
Well, when you see a guy and a girl together at an event like this, that's how it looks.
I guess that makes sense.
But I don't mind if people see us like that.
Just kidding.
The fireworks should start soon.
What? It's so crowded. Will we even be able to see?
Hey, Guri-chan, I know the perfect spot.
Isn't this place great?
Wow!
They're so beautiful.
Guri-chan, I don't think you actually like your boyfriend at all.
I think the fact that you don't know how you really feel is proof of that.
That might be true.
What do you think after going on a date with me today?
Well, you're handsome and not disagreeable,
and you value my opinion... So you're the complete opposite of Seiji-san.
Right?
Then don't you think I would be a good fit for you?
Oh, I'm sorry. It was a reflex.
My eyes! My eyes!
It just felt wrong somehow.
You're a really good person.
I think you're a dozen times more wonderful than Seiji-san.
But when it comes to hanging out, holding hands,
and kissing, I'd rather do all that with Seiji-san.
Thank you for all the nice things you did for me today.
Oh, you can have this back.
I have to get back!
And then, and then, I'll tell Seiji-san...
That was close! You shouldn't run in a crowd like this.
Seiji-san! What are you doing here?
What?
You're the one who said you wanted to go so badly!
Plus, I didn't want you griping at me later.
Reluctant
I even put on a yukata like you asked.
Anyway, I can't believe you wanted to go the festival so badly that you'd go alone.
You should've just—
Wh-What are you doing?!
Yep.
I don't hate you after all!
Huh?
I'm sorry for saying such selfish things today.
I just figured it out earlier.
When I go to a festival or anywhere else, I want it to be with you.
What happened to you?
Did you eat something weird?
You're not handsome, you're quick to anger, you're stubborn,
you're insensitive, and you're just a really boring guy.
But I don't hate you.
Hey! Are you insulting me or praising me?!
What the heck is up with you?
Tee-hee! You have the best reactions, Seiji-san.
Why is that little monkey here?
No, you see...
Akane-san, I don't quite understand the ache you were talking about,
but I think I do prefer Seiji-san.
What are you talking about?
What's with you all of a sudden?
You can't do that here!
Akane-san, calm down!
Put the knife away!
Onee-sama!
Huh? What have I been doing?
I don't know why, but my eyes hurt!
And where the heck am I?
Hmm... Guri-chan is proving more difficult than I thought.
Even though I went and found a sincere, handsome guy who's just her type...
Right?
Maoh! I knew it was you trying to pull something!
Kami-sama said that you would try to meddle.
Now, now, it's not like I directly interfered.
Besides, I don't want Guri-chan to hate me.
But I will say I'm surprised at how much he has come to mean to her.
I-If you do anything to Aino-san, Kami-sama will be really angry!
I'm not that cruel, you know.
Even I can't meddle with fate.
You can tell him that from now on, I am not involved.
Stop it!
If you want me to stop, you have to talk. I did something nice for you, you know.
But I told you, I don't know anything!
Liar! Hurry up already!
I want to end this and go play with Akane-tan.
Shikimi-san.
Akane-tan's mom!
Try to do your job a bit more elegantly.
Just look at that shameless attire.
Y-Yes, ma'am! I'm sorry!
By the way, what brings you all the way out here?
There is something I wish to ask you.
You met with Akane-san recently, didn't you?
Um...
What kind of relationship does this boy have with Akane-san?
What a miserable expression.
Becoming infatuated with a boy and having your heart stolen...
I don't remember raising you to be like that.
Mother!
Break up with him.
Yes, Mother.
You needed to talk?
Yes. How has Guri been lately?
Well, at the festival, she was a little weird,
but she's always been kind of weird, so I guess that's normal.
So she hasn't made any progress.
By the way, Aino-san, you haven't forgotten Kami-sama's request, have you?
Ah, n-no, I've just been really busy.
You've been playing around.
With the beach, tests of courage, festivals, and such.
B-But still... asking me to teach Guri about love...
Guri...
No way, no way, no way, no way!
It's embarrassing for me, and she's an idiot!
Aino-san?
Ouch!
What?
Aino-san! You have a hole in your forehead!
How are you still alive?
Meow, meow, meow...
Feast on my love, meow!
What is this?
It's full of love, meow!
This weird place is the fun spot you were talking about, Guri-san?
Weird Place
Yes!
This tea tastes cheap, and the quality of the maids is rather lacking.
Snap
Please take your time, meow!
Okay, meow!
If you wanted to do something like this, I could've arranged it at home.
Ooh! At your house?
We have good tea, and real butlers and maids, too.
You really are a proper lady, aren't you?
If you'd like, you should come spend the night sometime.
That would be nice! We can have a pajama party!
P-Pajama party?!
Kya
Ahaha
Ehehe
That's an event carried out among female friends, right?
I've always wanted to have one!
Do you not have any friends, Yuzu-san?
I-I have my mission to watch over Onee-sama, so I never needed friends.
Besides, it's not like I want—
Well, we're friends now! Isn't that enough?
You're so kind, Guri-san.
I guess so.
Guri-san, you know about my strange condition, right?
When I'm in danger, something appears around me that repels things.
Ah, yes.
You could call it the family business.
The Kichougasaki family's occupation is to protect important people and valuables.
For that reason,
I've had that ability since even before I can remember.
When I was younger, I wasn't able to control my own power,
and it scared many people.
But do you remember what you said the first time you saw it?
So you can become invincible to protect yourself! That's so cool!
Ah, that did happen, didn't it?
No one has ever said such a thing to me before.
I'm so glad to be friends with the person who said that to me.
Yes, Yuzu-san and I are friends!
Let's invite Seiji-san to sleep over, too!
Huh?! W-Well, that—
My lady!
I've been looking for you!
Tsuruoka? Why are you in such a rush?
Sup, Mr. Servant?
I am not Mr. Servant! My name is Tsuruoka!
How did it come to this?!
Does someone have a grudge against you, Aino-san?
No way! I haven't done anything to...
Wait, yes I have!
This guy's definitely dangerous!
Good grief.
What are you doing, my stupid brother?
Akua!
How...
I was running nearby when I heard your stupid screams.
Oh, so you're Aino-san's younger sister!
My name is Coraly.
What?! You're not Blue!
Coraly-san, get away from Akua!
Is it because I'm too beautiful?
Not even, but that's enough! Just get back!
So? Why are you getting mixed up with guys like that?
I don't even know.
Could it be Shikimi-san?!
No way.
You're so mean, Seiji-kyun.
I'm not such a bad girl.
Akane-san, what are you doing?
I'm sharpening my knife.
My heart is at peace when I do this.
Yes, that's a good girl.
That is what it means to be a member of the Hiyama family.
If you give your heart to someone,
that will become a weakness, and no knife will be sharp enough to save you.
Give my heart to someone? Me?
That will never happen.
Please go out with me!
I really like you a lot, Hiyama-san!
What about me do you like?
Um, well... Y-You're kind, I guess?
I'm no longer such a child that I would blindly accept my mother's words,
but I do believe that caring for others only turns people into fools.
What?
I-I'm sorry!
Our house cat went nuts and scratched me, so I can't see a thing right now.
A cat?
Anyway!
I'm so sorry for bumping into you!
This has nothing to do with me.
Excuse me!
You aren't hurt or anything, are you?
It seemed like we smacked into each other pretty hard.
What a strange person. Even though he's in worse shape...
The cat was right there.
Th-Thank you!
You're good at handling animals, aren't you?
Your cat is injured.
Yeah... I was on my way to take her to the vet,
but she went crazy and ran away.
What am I doing?
You're so kind.
Kind?
Isn't that great, Blue?
It's the same word, yet... I wonder why...
It resonates.
I always wanted to see him.
I always wanted to hear him.
I grew more and more curious.
Before I knew it, I was in...
Seiji-kun...
Long time no see, Seiji-kyun.
Sh-Shikimi-san, did you order those men to attack me?
Jeez, you think far too poorly of me, Seiji-kyun.
If it was me, I would've handled it myself, not left it up to others!
Stay away from my brother!
You're their friend, aren't you?
Brother?
So you're his little sister?
M-More importantly!
You know something, don't you?
Why am I being attacked?
Well, see, Akane-tan's mom,
Suo-san, told me and the others to hurt you.
Why does Akane-san's mother want to hurt me?
Also, right now, Akane-tan is being held captive by Suo-san.
Held captive? Why?
Because of you.
Me?
Yes, because she found out Akane-tan was going out with you.
What? That's all?
The members of the Hiyama family aren't allowed to give their hearts away,
much less fall in love.
But Akane-tan broke that rule.
Akane-tan is such an idiot.
Well, you probably won't ever see her again.
Akane-san? Really?
Yes, if my aunt takes Onee-sama back,
we can never go back to the way things were.
So like I said, let's go rescue Akane-tan.
I don't want to see an Akane-tan who can't see the person she loves ever again.
It's the prince's job to go rescue the captured princess, right?
I'm not sure.
Huh?
Akane-san never liked being asked about her home life,
so if I do go, maybe I'd just be a burden.
You're such an idiot!
Isn't she your girlfriend?
What's there to be unsure about?
Akua...
Your heard your little sister.
I can't trust you, so I'm going, too.
So scary!
What should we do?
Knowing my aunt,
I believe she'll try to pull Onee-sama away from Seiji-san and us.
That's not like you, Yuzu-san.
You easily overcame the gender hurdle and sister hurdle.
Why wouldn't you be able to overcome Akane-san's mother?
Guri-san, you always say just what I need to hear.
Let's go, Tsuruoka!
You can't be serious!
We're going to get Onee-sama back!
Yeah!
Let's go find Akane-san!
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Onee-sama!
I will... I will save you!
Time for a raid, Seiji-san! Let's hurry and find Akane-san!
Right! I have to find out how Akane-san really feels.
End Card Illustration: Okada Piko
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