I met Aoyama-kun in grade school.
Even back then, he was the kind of person who caught your eye.
He possessed a taciturn demeanor and an indomitable spirit.
As a highly timid girl, I found that intimidating,
Hey! That's not safe!
Get back in here! Right this instant!
and we didn't talk to each other much.
Come on! Hurry up!
But I will never forget that one time in fifth grade...
It was the one and only time that Aoyama-kun and I had a conversation.
Aoyama-kun, do you remember?
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A-o-ya-ma-kun!
Aoyama-kun, Do You Remember?
Good work!
He's so cool!
Aoyama-kun!
Damn groupies. They're nearly on the pitch.
If you're just spectating, get out of here already!
Aoyama, go pick up the balls. You're good at cleaning up, right?
Sure.
Don't expect me to coddle you.
He sure is a crafty one. Does he want to avoid handling balls that badly?
Nice header.
Dude! Aoyama, you did that on purpose—
Damn him.
But I'm impressed he got me with that delay!
I'm so hot.
So... lately, I keep getting the feeling that someone's checking me out.
Don't be ridiculous.
You're imagining it.
I guess only guys who have loving gazes cast on them can understand this.
Right, Aoyama?
That sort of thing doesn't interest me.
It's all in your head.
Who ever cast a loving gaze on you?
Nobody cares about you, man.
I know no one will ever love me!
Wait up, four eyes.
Hey, stupid four eyes!
Fujimi High! Fight! Fight!
Aoyama-kun!
Whoa, it's sparkling clean again today.
Thanks to Aoyama, the clubhouse is looking better than it's ever looked.
Even my school uniform is neatly folded.
Hey, Aoyama, did you have to go this far?
I didn't do that.
Huh?
I'd rather die than touch someone else's clothes.
Don't look so smug when you say that!
Besides, my uniform goes to the dry cleaners every day!
What? To the dry cleaners?
You snob!
Mine are washed by hand!
By hand? Wait, are you wearing silk or something?
Of course not!
As if I'd wear something like that!
Now that I think about it, Aoyama was training with us the whole time.
Man, this is why rich people suck.
Has someone trespassed in our clubhouse?
All right, everybody. Check your valuables, just in case.
Going forward, we need to make sure we always lock the clubhouse.
Yes, sir.
A doll?
They got us again.
But the door was locked!
Let's just agree that this is the work of a fairy.
Okay!
Are you scared?! Stop sticking your heads in the sand!
And that makes it every day this week.
Thank you, fairy!
It's folded all nicely again.
I can feel the love.
I'm absolutely certain that the fairy's into me.
Huh?
How did you even arrive at that, you moron?
Mine's folded a tiny bit differently.
See? More care and attention!
You wish! Mine was folded with more care and attention!
There's nothing uglier than a jealous guy.
Shut up.
That's big.
Hey, gather round!
Okay.
Let's do this.
I wonder what Aoyama-kun's up to...
U-Um, cats aren't scary...
Aoyama-kun, do you like cats?
Um, you can have this.
I made it.
Can you touch this cat?
That cat has a weird face.
I'll take it.
But could you give it to me after it's been washed?
Aoyama-kun was a clean freak.
Back then, I couldn't give him the doll,
but we're at the same high school now.
Even though he's now totally out of my league,
I want to cheer him on as much as I can.
All right.
Want me to help?
Why? No! No!
Why are you here?!
It's over. He must think I'm a creep for breaking in here every day to clean.
And on top of that, all those handmade dolls...
I should've known he wouldn't remember me!
This won't do.
Anti-Bacterial
Sparkly Clean
If you're cleaning, using this will yield perfect results.
Also...
I see the weird face hasn't changed at all.
It's been a while,
Gotou Moka.
Aoyama-kun!
You've got some nerve, skipping practice to sneak a girl in here!
And you've made her cry?!
Um, that's not what happened!
I see...
So you're the cleaning fairy.
We're grateful for all the cleaning,
but maybe you should've asked first.
I'm really sorry for cleaning your clubhouse without asking.
But I just wanted to be useful.
I wanted to make you happy...
Aoyama-kun.
I wanted to be useful to you.
I wanted to make you happy.
Captain!
Of course, this is only if you're willing,
but can we ask you to clean our clubhouse in an official capacity?
As the soccer club's manager, I mean.
We do have someone here who's a total clean freak, after all.
It'd be a real help to have someone like you on board.
I, um...
I'll do my very best!
Hooray!
Woohoo!
That settles it!
They're a bunch of weirdos, but welcome to our club.
Woohoo!
That's big.
I will protect Aoyama-kun!
Gotou Moka
The team's comic relief!
Sakai Kazuma
Tsukamoto Jin
Yoshioka Taichi
All right.
Take five!
I've got water!
Sweet!
I'm so tired.
Aoyama-kun!
Aoyama's popularity is still ridiculous.
There weren't even any classes today.
And recently, the number of guys has gone up, too.
A-o-ya-ma!
Speaking of Aoyama,
I heard that he not only takes a shower after practice, but before, too.
In fact, if he spots an opening, he'll take one during practice, too.
That's it for today!
This is Aoyama's towel, isn't it?
It's on his locker, so I guess so.
His towel has his initial on it!
That's so funny!
Sure, Aoyama's in the shower right now, but what do you think you're doing?!
Just so you know,
Aoyama's towel...
...smells super good!
Stop that, you idiot. It's perverted!
If you doubt me, give it a sniff! Here!
Cut it out! Don't lump me in with you!
What are you doing, you specky degenerate? We'll leave you behind.
Aoyama's towel gives off a sweet, elegant aroma!! Outrageous
All right...
Aoyama's towel gives off a sweet, elegant aroma!! Outrageous
"Aoyama's towel gives off a sweet, elegant aroma! Outrageous."
Take five!
Afterward, we'll have a five-on-five mini-game.
Aoyama-kun, your towel.
Ow!
Gotou-chan, can you please disinfect it?
R-Right away!
U-Um, I can't stand the sight of blood...
All right, Sakai-san, all done.
Oh! Thank you!
Pass it!
Hey, four eyes...
Aoyama's towel does smell super good.
What did you just say?!
Its fresh scent conjured up a vision of translucent blue. Very Aoyama-like.
See, told you so.
Friendship
You sure did.
What is wrong with you guys? What kind of pervert does that?!
It's true. It smelled better than I imagined.
That's Aoyama for you.
Even his towel's aroma is alluring.
D-Did everyone sniff Aoyama's towel but me?
There's no mistaking it now. This team is rotten to the core.
Wh-What should I do?
If this keeps up, they'll defile Aoyama-kun.
I mean, his towels!
Ready yourself, Moka.
I have to protect Aoyama-kun.
I mean, protect his towels.
Tsukamoto-san, what do you think you're doing?
I'm... um... Gotou-chan, what's with the bat?
I made it myself.
It looks like it could easily kill someone.
The flowers and cats are cute, but...
A quick shift from staunch defense to front-line offense,
putting intimidating pressure on the opponent...
Excellent defense, Gotou Moka!
And that's how I protected Aoyama-kun's towels,
which should have put an end to the towel shenanigans.
You know what I heard? Aoyama-kun's towels smell super amazing.
Oh, really?
Tell me more! Is that really true?
What do they smell of?!
Aoyama's towels are that good?
I heard the aroma is like Cupid's Arrow!
Is it true that just smelling it will make your wish come true?!
The rumor got embellished and spread like wildfire all over school.
Wh-What's going on?
What's happening?!
This is bad...
Pure Aoyama fans
This is part of scouting!
People Who Showed Up Because of the Twisted Rumor
Die in a fire, popular guy!
Boyfriend.
Simply Nosy
What's going on?
Cat
What should I do?
I can't protect Aoyama-kun all by myself!
Take five!
Aoyama's towel!
Everybody, please stop!
That's our Aoyama!
He's ducking and diving through that onslaught!
And for some unknown reason, he's also dribbling.
Amazing! That's amazing, but he's a grade-A idiot!
I-I need to protect Aoyama-kun!
Towel, towel, towel, towel! Enough of that crap!
What gave you interlopers the idea that you can set foot on this sacred field?!
We're serious about soccer!
If you get in our way, I won't care if you're a girl or a guy!
I'll kill you!
Zaizen doesn't scare me, but his dad...
Yeah. Draw the ire of the Zaizen family, and you'll get rubbed out.
Tch...
Kaocchi, nice power play.
Jeez...
I can't believe all those people are going bananas over Aoyama's stupid towel.
What a bunch of idiots.
I'm not a pervert.
Dammit!
I'm...
It smells super good.
Its fresh scent conjured up a vision of translucent blue.
Aoyama's towel is just...
It smelled better than I imagined.
Even his towel's aroma is alluring.
I'm...
What is this nostalgic smell, so full of kindness?
It's mommy's smell...
You're a pervert.
No!
I-It's not like that!
It just triggered some nostalgia!
P-Please forget you saw anything!
Zaizen-san, please dispose of that towel.
I won't forget this.
Please forget it...
Master Kaoru, shall we wash this towel?
No, leave it as it is.
Yesterday, Zaizen-san took care of the situation,
but as the manager, I need to work harder.
Hey.
G-G-Good morning!
I'm telling you, Gotou-chan might have a thing for me.
Nah. If anything, it's me she likes.
That's right. I'm the manager.
Oh, hey, Gotou-chan.
Oh, good morning!
That's...
Aw, her tee...
So no matter how much I like him...
my feelings for Aoyama-kun...
Aoyama 4 Life
...have to stay a secret!
Japan U-16's Aoyama Scores the Winner!!
So this is Aoyama, huh?
Next time
The Reason Aoyama-kun Isn't Here