I did it! I played it!
I did it!
I'm so happy, Yuzu!
Fly!
Alice.
I'll tell you.
Before you see Momo...
I'll tell you!
The music video was very well received.
Is that right?
Momo, do you dislike In NO Hurry?
Or is it that you dislike them taking Arisugawa-san?
Don't ask me stupid questions.
You should just go see her one more time.
I don't intend to ever—
I sleep in the depths of sweet nectar
When I sing, that alone makes me wonderful
Yuzu, I can play it.
Can you hear me?
Hurry.
So let me stay here in this cage
Hurry.
I want to see you.
When I shout, that alone makes me invincible
Momo!
So please don't open this cage
Alice!
Momo.
Momo! Don't move an inch!
♭08 I Will Be Your Friend, I Swear I Will
Didn't I just tell you to stay put?
I see no reason why I need to listen to you.
I'm sorry about what happened at the audition.
Also, thanks for the guitar.
Anyway, what are you doing here?
Hey, Momo, after—
Don't talk to me again.
You're in the light music club, right?
I forgot.
So you're the one who gave her that "Alice" nickname?
That's really fitting. Alice—
Stop it.
I'm the only one who gets to call her that.
So this is it, Yuzuriha.
Alice.
Don't talk to you again?
That's impossible.
It's just impossible.
There are so many things I want to say to you.
They're overflowing.
Even now, I feel like I'll scream them out.
What do I do?
What do I do, Yuzu?
Momo has been...
so close to me all along.
It feels like a lie! I can't believe it!
I must be dreaming.
I'm even happy that he was so cold to me and said, "Don't talk to me."
Even him glaring at me and getting angry at me makes me happy!
Calm down, Alice!
Oh, yeah, Yuzu. Didn't you have something to say to me?
It... doesn't matter anymore.
I can see Momo!
Wait, Alice! Did you take off your shoes first?!
I did!
Good!
I wonder what class he's in.
That's the special class building. He's in Class S.
I want to tell him.
About how sad I was when he went away.
I want to tell him.
That I believed he'd come back one day,
and that's why I chose a school in Yokohama.
I want to tell him.
That I always sang because
I wanted him to hear me.
And...
I'm coming in.
It's unusual for you to have such a hard time.
It's because I met Nino.
Didn't I tell you? That if I met her, I wouldn't be able to write anymore.
And why is that, anyway?
You're the one who wants to start writing for her again.
Didn't you choose a school with a strong chorus club
because you hoped to see her again?
If you have something you want to tell her or something you want to do with her,
why don't you just tell her?
If you want your dream to come true, that is.
My dream...
Incoming Call Mom
Hello.
And
that now, just like then,
I still
like him.
Why aren't you saying anything?
Because you told me not to talk to you.
Forget about that for now.
Do you have some time?
I want to talk.
Come on, let's go.
Are you listening?
What do I do?
Could this be...
my chance to tell him everything?
Sorry.
Huh?
Sorry.
Huh?
Sorry.
For how I treated you at the audition.
Oh... Yeah.
That's all?
There's more.
Six years ago...
Sorry for disappearing without saying anything.
Yeah.
Also, sorry for borrowing some music and never returning it.
Yeah.
Also,
I...
Six years ago,
I liked you.
I wanted to tell you that right here, on the day of the fireworks show.
But I was so shy, something else came out.
I hope, one day, we can use your song as a guide
to find each other again.
You used to...
like me.
Yeah. I finally told you.
Momo—
But the person I like now...
I hate to admit it, but she pushed me to keep going.
Wait.
Even now...
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Seriously, learn to listen when someone's talking to you.
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
I want to tell him.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
That I've been lonely all this time.
That I always wanted to see him again.
How I wonder what you are
That I always wanted to sing with him again.
And I hope that our song
And that even now...
Will reach out to everyone
Now and forever,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
that you're the one...
You're the one...
You're the one!
How I wonder what you are
Momo, you've gotten even worse.
No one asked you.
I have something I've always wanted to say, too.
Six years ago,
I used to...
like you, too.
I know.
I...
lied to Momo
for the first time today.
Momo, let's hold hands.
No way.
Listen when I say something.
What's the harm?
I won't talk to you from tomorrow onward.
Only as far as the station.
Now I'll never be able to tell him.
Now I have no choice but to hide
how I truly feel.
Nino, what about your guitar?
Lately, you've made sure to take it every day.
It's fine.
I'm off.
It's been a while
since I saw her make a face like that.
Here.
Demos of twelve songs for the album.
Seriously? So quick!
I've already given the others copies.
I want to start recording this weekend.
Got it.
Are those the black cats?
Yeah. They've put out more than I realized.
The fight's on now, seriously.
Doesn't matter to me.
We're us.
Sounds good.
Morning, Yuzu.
M-Morning, Alice.
All the songs for the album were amazing.
O-Of course.
You'd better get ready for some serious practice.
I'm going to take a little break from the guitar.
I'd like to put singing practice first for now.
Alice, you seem to be smiling a lot.
Is it because Momo's so close?
Yep.
Nurse's Office
Oh, my! What a coincidence.
It's pretty unusual to see you in the nurse's office.
Did you drink so much milk that it made you sick?
It's just a headache! A headache!
Oh, gosh! Isn't that a sign that you're about to have a growth spurt?
Let's celebrate tonight.
Leave my height out of this!
And why are you here? What's wrong with you?
I'm also here for a plain old headache.
You know what, Haruyoshi?
I'm brokenhearted.
So you finally admit you're in love with her?
Shut up.
So? Why are you brokenhearted?
Did you tell her how you feel?
The guy she likes feels the same way about her.
She was supposed to belong only to me.
I feel like it's only a matter of time until they get together.
Really?
She's been smiling so much.
She looked... r-really cute.
Somewhere deep down, I believed that one day, she'd definitely fall for me.
Hey!
Sorry, sorry. It's not what you think.
What's not what I think?
I just thought you're amazing.
Amazing?
Saying you "believed" it means you found out you were wrong, right?
And putting that into words takes a lot of courage.
So I thought it was pretty manly.
Hopefully, one day, your height will match how manly you are.
Can I strangle you?
No way!
There's still a lot I haven't done yet.
Huh? What are you talking about?
Looks good! Your new costumes are perfect.
Huh? Where's Nino?
Sorry for the wait.
Yuzu-kun, don't stare.
Huh?! I wasn't staring!
Does it look bad.
I didn't say that!
Great.
Okay, looks like we're set on appearances.
Um, there's something I want to talk to you about with regard
to how I move during the music video.
Nino-chan, you're really into this.
Well, I want to make it into something great!
Just don't go on camera with that look on your face.
All-in Alice.
Oh, right. I have a question about the recording this weekend, too.
Yuzu, can I talk to you about it later?
Huh? S-Sure, of course.
Thanks.
So anyway, I want to try singing like a canary.
She really is smiling a lot.
Yeah.
I hope she can smile like that all the time.
I wonder what kind of man he is, to change her that much.
I'm kind of interested!
Well, I'm sure I'll never have the chance to find out.
So without knowing he was Momo, your rival in love,
you got all close to one another.
What were you thinking?!
That's what I want to ask!
Now that I've talked about it, I'm pissed!
I'll delete his address and his messages and everything...
It looks he's struggling with whether or not he should delete his boyfriend's data.
Goodness, you're right.
Wait a sec! Why "boyfriend"? It would be my girlfriend!
That's not the part that should bother you...
Anyway...
I decided today.
No matter how heartbroken I feel, I won't run away. I'll be Alice's friend.
I'll protect her smile.
I'll definitely protect it!
Best of luck, Yuzu!
Good. I can sing this.
It's okay.
Wow!
We're going to record here?
Wow!
I get to sing here?
This is great! This space is just great!
She's just like Miou-chan the first time she came here.
You're right.
Let's go through the full song first.
Sure!
Fly!
Whether I'm awake or asleep, I sing
I'm nothing more than a canary
Drowning in sweet, glistening lies
I'm so relieved to have work to do.
Whether I'm awake or asleep, I peck
Looking good.
I'm not afraid of anything
She can hold her notes a lot longer now.
Of course she can.
I sleep in the depths of sweet nectar
She's studied and practiced a whole lot.
When I sing, that alone makes me wonderful
I felt like it'd come true if I put it into words.
So let me stay here in this cage
I don't want to say anything.
I don't want to see anything.
When I shout, that alone makes me invincible
If I just sing...
So please don't open this cage
I'll fall
Sing.
Straight down
Sing.
I'm being swallowed by waves of what is real and empty
From morning to night,
My chocolate, milk, candy, and everything else is being taken away
like a singing canary in a cage.
Neither happiness nor sadness will get inside.
All that's inside is sweet feelings and memories.
As I'm carried away by the flow, I awaken
Not a trace of the reality of the future can be found inside.
My name is Canary
All the sweet lies are empty
That's why it's not scared of anything.
As long as it sings, there's nothing to fear.
As I'm carried away by the flow, I am plucked
And now I'm left with no more feathers
But then, one day...
I fall deeper into the depths of the sweet darkness of the night
Suddenly, the door is opened.
Anxiety and reality sweep over the canary like a torrent,
I would have been fine if I had just averted my eyes from reality
and in an instant, everything is torn away,
That was why I was in this cage
and the canary is left naked.
So don't do anything uncalled for
Huh?
These lyrics...
I'll sing wherever I am
They're just like me!
Fly high!
Even if the spell is broken
It's all garbage to my wet claws, and I laugh
Kicking out all my gummies, tarts, and cream
Fly away right now!
Nino.
Wait. Don't say anything.
Right now...
Don't say it, Momo.
...there's someone I like.
Alice!
Alice, what's wrong?
What happened?
M-Momo told me that he used to like me.
That he liked me six years ago,
but now there's someone else he likes.
I'm... I'm so stupid.
I believed that Momo still liked me.
That he wanted to see me just like I wanted to see him for these six years.
That he felt the same as me, that he went about things at the same pace as me.
I selfishly believed that.
That's why I was fine, no matter how much he refused me.
Because somewhere inside,
I believed that.
Aren't I stupid?
I must have been dreaming.
There's no way it could be true!
Alice!
Yuzu...
Alice!
I lied to him.
I told him I only used to like him, too.
Even though I still do!
Alice!
Even though I still like him!
Now I can never tell him.
Alice, sing!
Sing, Alice!
I've already decided.
Alice!
No matter how much time it takes...
Alice!
I will be your friend.
I swear
I will.
♭09 And So, We Took Off Running for That Summer