Take care that you don't catch a cold, Dad.
Thanks for calling. I know you're busy.
You should leave before you miss your train.
Oh no!
Here's your lunch. I put lots of chopped burdock.
Thank you!
Okay, Dad. I'm going to hang up.
Yes! I love you, Dad!
I'm off!
Precision Machinery
It's July and we're wearing our summer uniforms.
I got to talk to Dad and I have lots of chopped burdock for lunch.
My horoscope says today's going to be great.
And the sun feels great!
Good morning, Tama-Tama!
Good morning!
What are you doing here?!
Why'd I high-five her so casually...?
I'm so glad... You remembered me?
Umm... You're Teru?
Correct! How's everyone in the club?
Club?
Shinda sakane no me Nissho busoku Shuttle run Club!
I said it in one breath! I did it, Shiina!
This club was basically an idea that Teru, the past president, came up with.
Oh right! You're that Teru!
Huh? I didn't tell you?
I heard that you're now in college.
Everyone looked so cool in their summer uniforms, I wore mine too!
I played the game SNS published.
Oh really?!
When I look at my drawings now, I'm embarrassed at a lot of them.
My friend, Ha-chan, is really good So I have to try my best.
I see... Are you taking part in the Summer Comiket?
Oh yes. We're basing it on a story Seki wrote some time ago.
But I'm so slow with the parts I've been assigned to do.
You should change your hairstyle to change your outlook!
Huh? What did you do?!
I'm going to sneak into school and snoop around.
Umm...oh!
I need my hair pulled back, to tie loose strands.
Oh, don't worry about it.
This is embarrassing.
Maybe I should wear a headband like you, Teru.
Not cat-ears, but a regular headband.
This isn't a cat-ear headband today.
A real cat?!
I'll be strolling around during class time.
She's very strange...
- Oh, your hair... - Seki!
What's the matter?
Huh? Oh, nothing.
Did you change your look, Honda? Your hair looks nice.
Huh, is that...?
It's not. But she's pretty.
- She's a first-year? - No older.
What'll I do? This is so embarrassing.
It's embarrassing, but... it feels so good!
I wonder if the others are in the cafeteria?
It's Ha-chan!
What? Going for a new image?
You were consumed with drawing, so didn't study and did poorly on the last test,
so you decided to turn over a new leaf?
You got the first part right.
I figured as much.
If Tamaki Honda is drawing at a time like this, I can't be studying!
We can learn about the novel engine from Murakami.
So how do we do the art?
The art...
You're better at drawing older men than anything else, right?
I-I wonder if I can do it?
You're good at drawing. You can do it.
Is that the extent of your passion in drawing men?!
If you expect to be an artist, come up with something that blows me away!
I'll do my best!
W-Wait! I didn't mean that!
I'm a secret SNS Club fan who's just passing by.
I'm Teru, a first-year. Hello to you!
Same here. Nice to meet you.
You're a freshman in college. Right, Teru?
This girl is doing the drawings for Iris Sensei's story.
I was lecturing her for not taking pride in that fact!
N-Not!
Well...
In order to fully capture Aya's essence,
she has to mold the total design concept including the UI,
and synchronize her world view with the vibes it generates.
And to do that...
We really think alike!
I feel like...I'm being stabbed.
I have to get going.
I'm looking forward to your new work.
Huh? Aren't you going to see the others?
No, I'm too embarrassed.
Say hello to Shiinan and the others.
She really did just come for fun.
Shiinan? Did she mean Murakami?
She's a first-year? What a rude way to address the SNS club president.
Even if she's not a member, she should show more respect.
I think you're even more rude to Seki.
My junior members are doing their best.
I don't need to see you to know...
Shiinan, you're keeping your promise to me.
Say, Honda, can I use the PC?
I want to retrieve some old files.
Sure! I'm sorry I've been using it the whole time.
Can you make them more expressive?
Your drawings are too subdued.
I'm doing my best! Seki gave me advice earlier too.
Oh, you mean Four-eyes?
Input from a non-creative perspective is important, I guess.
She's still so harsh about Seki.
That PC is really high-tech, so you'd better learn to use it.
This model is a few years old, and I have my own notebook.
By the way, Ha-chan, you're not in the club. Should you be here at all?
Today is special!
Sorry I'm late.
Iris Sensei!
- That strong hair gel smell... - Aya's pretty into this.
Thanks for your email.
You kept your promise and contacted me before coming.
Yes! Because you told me to.
Because she has to transform into Iris Sensei.
She rushed out after she got the email.
I've been pins and needles all day, knowing I'd see you.
I've been changing the faces in the Japan Data Book into yours.
Oh, all of them?
Honda, would you like some sweets?
- Bean jam cakes. - Umm...
Can I keep on using this PC?
Sure. I copied all the files I need.
Oh, President didn't close the files she just opened.
Oh, sorry!
How do you come up with your stories?
From the various loves of my life...?
The myriad of encounters and partings...
I just put my life filled with wonder and tribulation down on paper.
- That's all. - She's so amazing!
I read the stories you wrote while you were n the Literature Club.
I'm in awe.
O-Oh, thanks.
Why did you leave the Literature Club?
I felt like I was just rotting away.
Life was too peaceful there and I was just going through the motions.
But you mentioned tribulation just now.
Yeah, I experienced every tribulation I possibly could and it got boring!
I see!
This is exhausting.
- Seki is in trouble - No, she's relishing this.
In fact, they're acting a little too chummy.
It's not like they're lovers.
This piece is so refreshing...
Now that was an adventure.
Yeah, if I'm to create, I have to have more stimulation.
Is it important to meet people and experience things?
Oh, like that girl with the glasses?
Well, that's...
These glasses...
I get it!
You're teaching Four-eyes a lesson!
Why can't she figure it out?!
Ha-chan, you're digressing.
Didn't you want Seki... Iris Sensei's advice?
That's right.
I don't quite get the composition for this scene.
I'd like you to draw a rough sketch.
Hey Aya! You switched the homepage background with your drawing!
What's with this scary image?
- Fujikawa... - What's scary?
S-Sure, I can do one or two drawings...
Oh, Sensei already did a rough of that scene.
When?!
Oh, mistake!
This is the drawing of Iris Sensei punishing Four-eyes.
When'd you do that collage anyway?!
Look at the time!
I'm sorry, Iris Sensei, for talking so much.
I-It's okay. Thanks for today.
Same here! Thank you for today!
This bean jam cake is quite messy, isn't it, President?
Yes, it's very sticky.
I-I went to the exhibit sale with Iris Sensei and...
S-So what? You're not as interested in Sensei's works as I am!
Who do you think is better at drawing? Me or Ha-chan?
Well...
Me, of course! Right, Sensei?
Which one of us?!
- Me, right?! - Me, right?!
I just came, but...
Is this some jealous quarrel? It's too late for the afternoon soaps.
It's a two-hour special.
She finally left...
I'm exhausted. What did we argue about anyway?
Honda...
I mentioned this before, but it's not good to argue about who's better.
You have your own qualities.
We all have individual traits, but I want to draw good pictures.
You don't mean it doesn't matter who draws, right?
I want to create better art than the last game. Is that so wrong?!
Uh-oh, you made her cry.
Sorry, Honda! Don't worry about her.
U-Um...
I think I should go home.
- Hey, Honda! - 'Bye!
I talked back to the president.
Something's wrong with me.
I must cool down.
It's my fault...
I dropped President's PC! I hope it's okay.
The screen is blank!
It's just on standby, right?
The power is on...
I broke it!
Oh my!
You did it, Tama-Tama.
Teru...
What should I do?
You just have to apologize to Shiinan.
Can you come with me?!
I was rude to the president earlier.
This is my...?
Do your best
President, do your best.
I feel like someone's been following me.
How can I say I'm sorry?
I couldn't really talk to Honda in the club room.
Today's not my day. I'll just go home and...
President!
I'm home, Mom.
Hi, Shiina.
Your friend?
Yes, she's in our club.
This is my mom. She's a programmer and works mostly from home.
I'm Tamaki Honda. Nice to meet you.
Hello.
Shiina, you only bring girlfriends home.
Don't you have any boyfriends?
You don't I don't. I have no interest.
I'll be working in my room. Please make yourself at home.
You can spend the night too.
Oh no, I won't be doing that.
I don't mind same gender relationships.
When they were little, I'd tell Ayame to marry...
Just go back to work, Mom!
Really!
I'll do anything to please your mother.
I must ask for your forgiveness!
No, you don't have to do anything.
What do you want me to forgive?
I...
Was I too blunt?
Umm... I'm sorry about what happened in the club room. I lost my composure.
No, it wasn't your fault.
I'm sorry too.
- So awkward. - So awkward.
Um...
This is bad timing.
Yes.
Howzit!
Seki?
Hey, Honda! What's up?
That's my question. What's with your face?
My kid brother starts crying when he sees me like this.
I don't have make-up remover, and came to borrow yours.
What're you doing here, Honda?
I-I wanted to talk to the president.
I get it. You two almost got into an argument earlier.
I get that you're defensive in front of Ha-chan, but...
this president has always been on the timid side.
She needs be more vocal with you junior members.
If you talk about the past, no make-up remover for you.
Whoa, creepy!
Your eyes aren't the same.
I'll do it myself. Let me use your bathroom!
Oh, Seki!
- Um... - President!
I'm so sorry! I broke it!
Broke it? My notebook?
I dropped it after I left the club room...
This is a really good computer and you have important files, right?
No, I have it backed up.
Oh?
It was just the battery.
- Thank goodness! - You overreacted.
I'm sorry! What a relief.
Are you all right? Did you hurt your leg?
This is nothing.
I wish I had a sister like you, President.
You're so capable... and you're cute.
No... I'm always told that I'm pessimistic and not reliable.
And I'm not cute...
No, you're kind and considerate to us.
You always do your best and I think you're great.
Hello!
Tamaki Honda, what are you doing here?!
What about you, Ha-chan?!
Murakami has been teaching me about game scripting.
These past few days.
With the president?
But maybe it's fate that we met here.
Tamaki Honda, keep me company.
Let's get to work on the game!
From now?
Semester tests are coming up, and I won't have much time.
So let's do what we can now.
Why so suddenly? I have pictures I want to take more time with...
So do it from now!
You can borrow my spare pen tablet.
I dare you to draw something that'll satisfy me!
Let's not do this to win or lose. Let's plan our schedule...
Aya, say something too.
Meeting you again... must be fate.
What's with the make-up again?
Oh, Iris Sensei!
Okay, I won't lose!
You haven't forgotten what I taught you last time?
Look, this isn't win or lose...
What's with all the noise? I know you're young, but keep it down.
Sorry, Mom. We'll finish sometime tonight.
Before a release, you must stay calm and see it through!
I have energy drinks and snacks! So burn the midnight candle!
I'll put out the sleeping bags. Feel free to take a bath.
Thank you!
Hey, wait!
You can't just sleep over! This is my room!
Oh well, I've taught Ha-chan quite a bit about scripting.
If we're going to make the Summer Comiket, working like this isn't a bad idea.
Our next president is First-year Class 3, Shiina Murakami!
Clap clap!
Oh, I can't...
Can you really recruit members, Shii?
Shiinan, you're considerate and very observant.
So continue to liven up the SNS Club! Like ten times more!
That's setting the bar too high!
- Promise me. - Promise?
President, can you check the movement?
Oh, sure. Coming.
Is this about ten times more?
Sis!
Hey!
I can't accept this.
By doing so and creating it, you can take pride in your life!
Now you know...why you draw.
Having a problem, young lady?