COOL & CASUAL SECTION
That's a nice color.
Happy Birthday, Pinko.
Pinko?
This is big!
CUFFED WRISTS
I'm happy, but you surprised me.
A-Actually, I got you a present, too.
Hiroe and I picked out this hairpin.
The same as Hana!
Happy B, Eiko!
Thank you, Hana and Tama.
Can I put it on?
Yeah, go ahead.
You do it, too, Hana!
O-Okay!
Thank you.
May I win the limited concert tickets, may I win the limited concert tickets!
Your head looks kind of auspicious, so it slipped out!
Now you, Hana!
May Eiko have a happy year.
E-Eiko?
Thank you, I'm touched.
You're a good girl, Hana.
Jeez, if Hana is a good girl, that makes me look like a bad girl.
Y-You're not a bad girl at all, Tama!
Tama?
You're totally a good girl, Hana!
She is, isn't she?
Hana, you're adorable! Extremely cute!
Yeah, she is cute.
Cute.
She's bashful.
She sure is.
What the hell is that?
Are you Pinko Tokura?
Let's stop with the "Pinko" before it sticks.
Tokura...
Y-Yes?
You think wearing a jumble of accessories while you're young is stylish,
but you'll definitely regret it ten years from now.
No, you've got the wrong idea. It's not like that.
It's Eiko's birthday!
Birthday?
I see. So that's why you're wearing the festive outfit, huh?
What is this?
All I sense is malice.
No malice at all.
I'm not thinking you're pretending like you're popular. Not at all.
You're awful, Kiyose.
Don't call me by my name.
Well, Happy Birthday, Tokura.
I've got a present for you, too.
Here, hold still.
Okay.
How's that? Are you touched?
Teacher, this is obviously a paper clip.
Relax. It belonged to me, so there's no need to return it.
This makes me so happy.
I appreciate your kindness!
Give it back.
Huh? Didn't you say I didn't have to return it?
Remove them all from your head before first period starts, Pinko.
I said to stop calling me that!
Ms. Enami really pulled your chain, Eiko!
Yeah. That's my type.
That's your type?
The other day, too,
I said to her, "Let's become friends after I graduate," but...
After you graduate, I'll become your former teacher,
not your friend.
That's what I love about her!
I don't know how she finds that appealing,
but that's what I like about Eiko.
LET'S KEEP IT CLEAN
Kamu?
Happy Birthday.
Oh, this timing?
Purposely.
Purposely?
Then here, put it on.
A ring.
Purposely, because I thought they might get you hairpins.
It's beautiful!
Thank you, Kamu.
Yep.
Say, this ring would fit your ring finger, wouldn't it?
I don't know.
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
I brought it, Teacher.
Thanks.
I saw your mother recently.
She asked me to take good care of you.
R-Really?
Um...
How's school going? Has anything bad happened?
No.
Um, it's fun!
At first, I was nervous that I wouldn't get used to it.
But now it seems fine. Um...
It's like a kind atmosphere.
Or I have gotten used to it.
More than getting used to it, I'd say it's because you made friends.
D-Do you think so?
That's what it looks like to me.
But it's amazing!
You got a hairpin from all of our classmates!
You didn't plan that with everyone in advance?
No, not at all.
All of our hearts became one! It's a miracle!
This kind of thing may never happen again until graduation!
It was fun!
Birthday!
It's a fond memory now!
Eiko's hairpins!
You're disregarding the class trip and focusing on my hairpins?
The hairpin you always wear is so pretty, Eiko!
Really?
It suits you.
The mature sparkling is like very Eiko!
Really? Thank you.
Where did you buy it? C'mon, c'mon!
It's a secret!
Is it a well-known store you want to keep hidden?
I sense absolute force that won't let me go even one step closer!
Being a mysterious woman with real secrets is the key to your popularity, huh?
Are you okay with that, Kamu?
There should be a limit to her popularity!
I'm happy that everyone likes Eiko.
I see!
You're like, as long as she comes home to my port in the end...
Is that like a ballad?
Or like a dog that leaves at night but returns to the doghouse in the morning.
A dog?
Woof!
Ah, I drank too much.
T-Tokura?
This is my place, right?
Good morning, Teacher.
I guess I just fell asleep like that.
Sorry.
Would you take these off?
S-Sure.
Thank you.
Oh, I'm going to use your bathroom.
What is this?
Thank you.
Do you have a hangover?
Hey, what happened? How is it that you're here?
You don't remember?
Come on, walk.
Ms. Enami!
Good evening.
Yo...
Are you a student of Enami's?
Yes. Hello.
It doesn't take much for her to get wasted.
Seeing her like this and so weak is hilarious, isn't it?
Shut up.
Yes, Nishimura here.
Thanks for earlier.
- Yes. Thank you. - She's cute drunk.
Enami, wake up!
I have to go back to that bar and pick up something we left behind. Hey!
How about I walk her home?
Are you sure?
Yes.
Well, it's the apartment building right there.
Teacher, you're home.
Please unlock the door.
Nishimura, for some reason, you look like Tokura tonight.
Why?
Probably because I am Tokura?
I see, you are Tokura.
Yes, I'm Tokura.
Are you okay, Teacher?
Yeah.
Tokura is my student, right?
Are we still talking about that?
Hey, is Tokura cute?
No, she's not cute.
You didn't even think about it. That's awful!
Tokura...
What is it with her?
Hey, what do you think?
Oh, I don't know.
One thing I can say for sure.
Uh-huh...
She's not cute.
Oh...
Here, Teacher. Water.
Well, I'll get going.
You're leaving?
Yeah, of course.
You're leaving?
Do you want me to stay?
That's what I'm asking.
If you want me to stay, I will.
If you want me to stay...
I will stay.
You'll stay?
This is the sofa cover.
You're pretty fussy for a drunk.
Here, lie down.
I bet you'll do that...
If I fall asleep, I bet you'll write on my face or play some other prank.
I won't do that.
I don't trust you.
All right, I'll tie you up.
Put your hands out.
Okay.
And that's what happened.
Well, yeah. I'm totally to blame.
I'm to blame...
but you should've resisted a little more.
It just kept getting more interesting.
As long as it's interesting, anything goes with you?
Pretty much.
Tokura...
Yes?
I'm sorry for being a burden.
Y-You've become meek!
Tokura, how dare you...
Sorry.
I bet this is what she wanted...
Wait, Tokura...
Yes?
You stayed here without your parents' permission?
No problem there.
I sent them a text saying I was sleeping over at a friend's house.
Oh...
Tokura, you were pretty tied up the whole night.
When did you send a text?
You were able to get out of them yourself, weren't you?
Jeez, I'm gonna give up drinking.
But you're a cute drunk, Teacher.
Shut up.
One thing, you'd better not skip school today.
I'll go home, change, then go to school.
Oh.
Teacher, if you want coffee, I'll make it for you.
Go ahead and wash your face in the meantime.
Can I take a shower, too?
As you like.
Don't go through my stuff.
If you're worried, you could tie me up again.
Don't bring that up again.
You know how to use it?
Yes. I make coffee for my mom, so...
Then sorry for the trouble, but thanks.
I feel much better.
The coffee's ready.
Thank you.
You don't eat breakfast, Teacher?
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.
Oh, but you should have breakfast.
You'd better not be on some diet where you skip breakfast.
I won't.
This is good.
Really?
I'm glad!
You don't take sugar?
No, I drink it black.
That's cheeky for a high school girl.
You drink it black, too, huh, Teacher?
Because I'm an adult.
An adult who gets drunk and is looked after by a student.
I think it's good. In a cute way.
That doesn't make me happy.
Thank you for the coffee.
I'd better get home and change.
If you're late to class, I'm marking you tardy.
Right!
I'm on duty today.
Really?
I made a plan with Hana to meet at school early.
You guys are serious.
Well, as a teacher, that's appreciated.
If I take a shower, I'm not sure I'll make it in time.
I wonder if I smell sweaty.
You smell good.
Really? That's good to hear.
Then if you'll excuse me... I'll see you at school.
Yeah. Go straight home.
What?
What is this feeling,
like I was winning, but in the last game, my opponent pulled off an upset?
Teacher, good morning!
Oh, Ichinose...
I gathered all the print-outs.
Thanks.
Hana!
You forgot one!
Thank you, Eiko!
Not at all.
Good morning, Teacher.
Hi.
Good morning.
I know. You're laying it on thick.
Good. Mor. Ning.
Morning.
There you go.
Don't get cocky.
Ow...
Hey, Tokura...
Eiko?
Teacher, this... this necklace...
Oh, I bought it yesterday.
I was killing time while waiting for my friend and saw it in a shop window.
That's a pretty necklace!
Yeah. Nice color, right?
Tokura?
Hey, Tokura...
What's wrong?
Nothing!
Um, Teacher...
It looks really good on you.
Th-Thanks...
Well, shall we do our duties?
Let's go, Hana.
Oh, right.
Um, Eiko...
Uh, when you were talking to the teacher back there,
I had the feeling something happened.
Hana...
Y-Yes?
Can I trust you to keep a secret?
Isn't it nice up here?
This is my secret spot.
Secret, secret spot, something I can't tell anyone, a dangerous story!
Hana?
Eiko, it's okay!
Whatever happened, I'm on your side!
Wh-What?
It'll be okay!
Don't worry. It's nothing that dark.
I see.
So listen...
Teacher was wearing a necklace, right?
Yeah.
I'm the one who made it.
My hobby is making accessories.
I made this myself, too.
I had no idea!
So my mom runs a variety store,
and she puts out the things I make.
Then the teacher bought that?
Yeah.
If you made it, then...
I don't think she knows.
If she did, I doubt she'd wear it.
Th-Then she bought it because she liked it!
Yeah.
That's great! Totally great!
So this is the first time I've seen someone buy something I made.
And it was the teacher.
I feel...
I feel really...
G-Good for you, Eiko!
Good for you!
Sheesh, why are you crying, Hana?
S-Sorry. Sorry about that.
Thank you, Hana.
I'm touched.
Eiko...
Okay!
Enough secret talk!
Well, even if you did tell someone else, it wouldn't cause any problems,
so don't worry about it.
O-Okay.
Actually,
this is the first time I've told someone that I make accessories.
You're the first, Hana.
I-Is it okay for me to be the first person you told such a precious secret to?
What?
I think I made the right choice telling you, Hana.
...I'd say it's because you made friends.
Was it really the right choice?
I hope so.
I wonder if I can do it someday...
Share my secret with them...