Part 27
Class 1-2
Hey, you gals!
Let's play!
Stay away, idiot girl.
Who're you texting?
Don't tell me your boyfriend!
N-None of your business.
Oh...
Smells like you're single.
Shut up!
What's it matter if I have a boyfriend or not?!
I wanna know what a gal's relationships are like!
Then ask her!
Huh?!
You've got a boyfriend?!
How long have you been dating?!
Th-Three months.
Which means you're at peak flirt stage!
Shut up!
What do you like about him?
How'd you start dating?
Who cares?!
We care! Right? Right?
Well, she's never told us before.
H-Hey!
All right! Let's hear it!
Huh?!
Go on! However long it takes!
He's the one who asked me out.
How'd he do it?!
H-He said, "I've liked you since we first met.
Would you go out with me?"
There it is! Oldest line in the book!
The "I've liked you since we first met!"
You're enjoying this way too much.
So what'd you say back?!
Well, uh...
"Sure, whatever."
All of his courage and valor for such a weak response?!
W-Well, I'd liked him since forever, too, so I was surprised...
You pure maiden!
Huh...
And a kiss?! Have you kissed yet?!
H-Hell no, you idiot!
Have you at least held hands?
N-No way I could do that!
Have you even told him that you like him yet?
Too embarrassing.
There's a limit to how pure you can be!
Huh?!
You haven't kissed, you haven't held hands,
and you haven't even told him how you feel?!
B-But I said I'd go out with him...
Boys feel insecure unless you tell them in words!
That relationship's on track to fall apart on its own!
No way!
You know, even I feel bad for your boyfriend.
Same here. Really bad.
I think.
So here.
Tell him. Now.
What?!
Send your love, post haste!
I-I can't do that.
It's for your boyfriend's sake!
Wait, I don't see why I have to do it here!
U-Uh... It's me...
Um...
I... I like you, okay?!
I've liked you since forever, too!
So please don't dump me!
Call Ended
I said it...
Huh?
Huh?!
Stare...
That was so cute!
You look like a slut, but you're just a little girl inside!
"I've liked you since forever, too!"
Hey!
"So please don't dump me!"
Stop!
Part 28
Candy Store
All right!
Let's buy a ton of snacks for the field trip!
A ton!
It's our school's field trip.
Well, whatever.
What are you getting?
I'm thinking chocolate, chips, and—
You boys!
Don't take field trip snacks lightly!
Huh?
If you make the wrong choice, you'll be screwed!
What?!
What do you mean?
You'll feel very sad.
So what?!
Just think! Chocolate can melt, and chips can get crushed in your bag!
And if you don't have enough, you'll run out in no time!
Oh!
I see.
That means we need to balance quality and quantity under a budget of 300 yen,
while planning for weather and handling during transport!
Could you use smaller words?
Those were small words!
Yoshiko, you're an idiot, but we get what you're saying.
We have to think before we buy.
Careful, now!
This store mixes expensive stuff in with the cheap!
Oh my God! Almond Crush Pochi Deluxe! 300 yen!
If you buy that, you can't buy anything else!
But when you put it among the cheap stuff, it looks even more delicious!
Don't tell me...
Twinkle.
She planted this trap to suck poor kids' wallets dry!
That's one sly old lady!
B-But I...
will not fall...
for such an obvious trap...
Man, this looks delicious.
Dang, you're weak!
You don't have enough.
Are you really in high school?!
Wait, let Yoshiko do her own thing.
Right!
Let's go!
I'll get gum, for long-lasting enjoyment!
And I'll get hard candies!
You, Nozomi?
I got this.
Almond Crush Pochi Deluxe?!
What?! Nozomi-chan, you bought that?!
It looked really yummy!
No...
At this rate...
Not enough snacks...
Nozomi-chan's field trip will be shrouded in sorrow.
Nozomi-chan, those look really yummy!
Huh?
Trade one of yours for mine?
Wait, no way! She's shooting for trades!
Oh! That's right!
Almond Crush Pochi Deluxe will stick out like a sore thumb among other kids' cheap snacks!
If she trades sticks of Almond Crush Pochi Deluxe for other snacks...
She can have anything!
A single stick of Almond Crush Pochi Deluxe can go for five—no, ten Chocoshoots!
Chocoshoots
Ten Chocoshoots!
Frightening...
She has...
the devil's own mind.
I had no idea choosing snacks could be so deep.
We underestimated what Nozomi was capable of.
Do you want this that badly?
You know we do! Why play dumb?!
Then I'll give one to each of you!
Woohoo!
Here, for you!
A-Are you sure?
Yeah!
She's an angel...
Part 29
Ah, Akutsu-kun.
My heart feels so calm when you're near.
I wish I could stay like this forever.
This tea is exquisite, Akuru-san.
The tea is exquisite,
but nothing is more exquisite than your body.
Does your libido not age?!
What did you want to talk to me about?
Um...
It might be best if you stopped stalking...
What?!
I'm simply watching to ensure that Akutsu-kun violates no regulations!
In the first place, I have no reason to stalk him!
You do like A-kun-san, don't you?
How did you know?
Well, it's obvious to just about everyone.
Wh-What are you talking about?!
Akutsu-kun's just—
Well, sometimes he can be nice,
but he glares at people and he's unfriendly and so sadistic...
But that's what you like about him?
I can't get enough of it!
I fell for her trap!
She overreacts to everything...
It might be best if you acted diligent, calm, and composed in front of A-kun-san.
Huh?
You mean I'm already perfect for him?
Huh?
Don't you always lose your cool and go haywire?
You've even snuck into A-kun-san's bed before.
To defend Akutsu-kun from Hanabatake-san's machinations.
You've tried to peep on him in the bath.
I did it for his well-being. He has to love me more for it.
I'm too late.
What's that look in your eyes?
A-Am I doing something wrong?!
Th-Then how do you think A-kun-san sees you?
As a beautiful, role-model upperclassman, right?
That optimism can keep you happy the rest of your life.
Really, why are you looking at me that way?
How does he actually see me?
Tell me!
I want the truth! I can handle the truth!
He sees you as a crazed maniac.
Well, that...
is just silly!
She can't handle it at all!
Wait, maybe it's better for her this way?
Huh?
Wh-What? That was a joke... right?
It wasn't?
Then...
When I snuck into his bed...
Sexually deviant behavior.
And peeped in the bath...
That was a crime.
Kill me now.
Huh?
No, wait, I'm already dead as a woman.
Wh-What should I do?
J-Just kidding!
It was a joke!
What?
R-Really?
Then what does he think of me?
H-He's on the verge of falling for you.
I knew it!
What to do about this?
Part 30
Hanabatake
Hello, doggy!
Sayaka-chan, do you have a dog?
I do have one.
A Pomeranian.
Seriously?!
Lemme ride him!
Huh?
Sh-She isn't big enough...
Huh? Then why are you keeping her?
Because she's cute?!
I'm home!
Here, meet Pome-chan.
Oh, Pome-chan!
Isn't she cute?
She looks so weak.
You mean "cute," right?!
She totally doesn't know how big and cruel the world can be.
Looks who's talking!
Oh, Dog's face is suddenly tense!
It couldn't be...
You wanna fight?!
Fight who?!
Wh-What's wrong?!
Why are you so scared?!
He's trembling with fear?!
A peace offering?!
A gift for you
I'm not hungry
But she refuses!
Oh, God!
It's Pome-chan who's spoiling for a fight?!
Isn't she adorable?
C-Could it be...
Is she actually super strong?!
Sh-She's coming!
Watch out, Dog!
Get careless, and you're dead!
Dog!
What did she do to you?!
Hang in there!
S-Surrender?!
I-Impossible.
My dear Dog has lost.
I hope you can play nice with Pome-chan.
I'm sorry, Sayaka-chan. I was wrong.
Huh?
Pome-chan is an amazing dog!
So now you see?
Damn you!
Festival! Aho Girl
Next time: "Festival! Aho Girl!"