Where am I?
Do-Your-Best Fairy?
Kai-chan.
Bocchi, congratulations on graduating.
You remember our promise, right?
We can't be friends until you become friends with everyone in your class.
You tried your best, Bocchi.
But...
What a shame. We're not friends.
Farewell.
Kai-chan!
Today is July 19th.
Summer break starts tomorrow, but now I have a dilemma.
At this pace, that dream will come true.
In the summer of my first year in middle school,
I, Hitori Bocchi, have come to realize...
The world is cruel.
Gentle Tears
I need to make at least one more friend today.
I practiced greeting others with a smile.
Good morning.
All communication starts with a greeting.
A bright greeting.
Bright...
Nako-chan, Aru-chan, Sotoka-san...
Remember the first time you spoke with them.
What is it, Barf?
Hitori-san?
What went well?
I didn't speak to any of them first!
That one is Aru-chan's friend.
Yamada-san!
Yamada Hanako (Tennis Club)
Now! A bright greeting.
All communication starts with a greeting.
The time is now!
I still ended up running away.
What is she doing?
It's so cold and comforting.
I'll just leave her be.
It really is impossible for me to speak to someone!
But...
I had a feeling this would happen,
so I thought up some ways to manage without being the first to speak!
Yeah.
It's finally time for this.
It's finally time to undo my bow tie!
I always have a backup plan.
That's a sign of growth.
Now...
Kurai-san's on the disciplinary committee,
Kurai Kako
so once Kurai-san notices...
Huh? Hitori-san?
Y-Yes?!
Where's your bow?
Oh, I forgot it.
I see.
Then use this.
It's my spare.
Thank you.
I'll wash it and return it to you.
That'll be next semester, though.
Right...
Oh, well.
Let's meet up during summer break, then.
It'll go like that!
Okay!
Huh? Hitori-san?
Y-Yes?!
What's with your sloppy attire?
Huh?
I hope you're not getting carried away just because summer break's almost here.
I-I, I...
I won't permit any of that, you hear?
I, I-I, I-I...
Again?!
Now, everyone, please enjoy a healthy summer break.
Rise.
Nothing else happened after that, and now closing ceremonies are over, too.
Bow.
I couldn't do anything.
Bocchi, let's go home.
Master, it's summer break!
Where should we go? Where should we go?
There are so many things I wanted to ask my precious friends, too.
Master?
Are you that happy?
Is training progressing well?
Do you want to see my real skills?!
Then let's have a race!
Those two are full of energy.
Huh? A race?! I won't lose!
You think you can beat me?
Our summer break's just starting, but you seem down.
Because I can't let myself get carried away.
Huh?
I can't let myself...
This is yummy.
You said you liked that flavor a while ago.
What is it? Did something happen?
I had a dream.
A dream?
A dream that I couldn't reunite with Kai-chan.
So I need to make more friends.
I need to become friends with everyone.
I tried hard,
but it didn't work.
I see.
I actually wanted to ask everyone today
whether they'd still hang out with me over break.
But I shouldn't be thinking about playing around right now.
Master!
Play with me!
Speak of the devil!
I'll play with you, Master!
Hey!
You better not be thinking of leaving me out!
Let's hang out, Bocchi.
We can go to the beach, the pool, and festivals!
Aru-chan...
We can watch the falling leaves, go snowboarding, and go flower viewing!
None of those are summer things.
If you go to all kinds of places and hang out a lot,
you should become a little less shy.
Then you can make lots of new friends when second semester starts, right?
I'll be with you, too.
You guys...
Yeah.
Then we can all do the radio exercises together?
Getting up early is...
Yeah!
Let's have a sleepover at my house!
That sounds great!
Oh, I don't have club activities during the Bon Festival, so let's do it during Bon!
Sure.
Huh? Bon?
What's the matter?
I visit my grandfather during the Bon Festival every year.
So I won't be able to go.
Oh, Master!
It was just an idea, an idea.
That's right.
Aru'll skip club anyway, so we can do it anytime.
Don't assume I will!
Our summer break is starting.
Hitori
Bocchi?
What? You should've said something if you don't have a swimsuit.
Wearing your school swimsuit's...
Master! We match!
Rakita
You too, Sotoka?!
Sorry about the wait.
Tada!
You overdid it.
I have a name!
Look, it's the pool! The pool!
It is a pool.
Nako-chan! The pool, the pool!
Yeah, it's the pool.
Okay, everyone!
Let's stretch before we swim.
Warm-up stretches!
Okay, one, two, three, four,
Oh! I can use this is in my ninja training!
five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four.
Sotoka-chan.
Please don't stand next to me.
Why not?
Just because!
I want to go in already!
You're acting suspicious again.
Is this new training?!
You're standing out. You're standing out.
It's finally time for the pool!
Wait.
Don't forget the sunblock.
Huh?
I want to go in already!
I'll put it on, okay?
Yeah.
Stop it!
What are they doing?
She's acting suspicious over there, too.
I can do this!
With what I felt just now, I'm certain!
What are you planning to do?
Ninja Art: Running on Water!
It's time to demonstrate the fruits of my training!
That's impossible.
You can decide whether it's impossible after you see this!
No way!
See?
Ah, I thought we'd all go in the water together.
Nako-chan, let's go.
I-I'll pass.
Huh?
I'll watch you all in the pool.
Do you not like the pool?
Uh, well...
I see.
It's because you don't like moving much.
No, no.
And stop assuming I never want to move.
You can't run on top of water.
No! I just haven't trained enough!
Keep this a secret from Aru and Sotoka, okay?
Okay.
I'm scared of the water.
I can't swim.
Huh?!
Nako-chan...
Then let's go home!
You're overreacting!
But...
Well...
Okay!
I'll get in the pool.
So Bocchi, could you teach me how to swim?
Yeah!
I'm sure I must have drowned in my past life.
You know what your past life was, Nako-chan?
No, I'm just joking.
Okay.
You made it in.
Y-Yeah.
Why are you so happy?
I'm happy it's the first time I'm being helpful to you.
Okay, let's begin.
First, do this.
I wouldn't have a hard time if I could do that.
Then let's start by floating.
Just relax and your body will float.
Really?
Hold on here, and give it a try.
O-Okay.
I can't.
When I put my face under, my body tenses up.
This is the worst.
What, what, what?
Can you not swim?
Ah, today's the day I get one over on Nako!
Prepare yourself!
I'm going to make you regret calling me unfortunate!
Oh, but if you're willing to call me "Super Class Vice President Aru-sama,"
then I might just let you off the hook!
Super Class Vice President, Aru-sa—
Bocchi, let's continue.
Yeah.
Continue? Continue what?
Huh?
Oh, swimming practice—I mean!
That's not right.
U-Uh...
You don't need to keep it secret anymore.
You're floating. You're floating.
Now put your face under.
Awesome, awesome!
Way to go, Nako-chan!
It's just a little bit, though.
Master's teaching you how to swim.
That means you're also Master's apprentice for today.
I guess so.
Let's do it together as fellow apprentices!
Can you teach the next step then, Master?
Sure!
Uh, once you can float, flutter your legs. You have to flutter them like this!
Uh, like this!
Like this?
Perfect!
She's bad at teaching people.
There's not really any room to tease her anymore.
Oh well.
Hey, let me join, too!
No one was excluding you.
Good grief, you're unfortunate.
Who are you calling unfortunate when you can't swim?!
Hey, stop that!
You got me, too!
Of course you're going to get wet. It's a pool!
Friends...
What's up?
I'm playing with my friends.
Of course you are.
Karaoke
I can't believe I'm going to the pool with everyone
and joining everyone for the first time at karaoke on top of that.
I'm so incredibly happy this summer.
You don't need to announce it over the mic.
I was looking forward to this so much yesterday that I couldn't sleep a wink.
You went to the pool without any sleep?!
You'll come down with a fever again that way.
Let's get some drinks first, for now.
Pick out whichever you like.
Oh! A drink bar!
That's a cool way to say it, Sotoka-san!
Huh? I-It's cool, Master?
It's cool!
Drink bar!
Jrink var!
Drink bar!
Jrink var!
Hurry up and order.
Huh? The price for this jrink var is...
Hmm? It's free.
Huh? Free?
No way...
I can't believe you can drink juice for free.
This is my first karaoke parlor, but they're going to go under if they do that.
Most places are like that, though.
I'll just have water.
It's fine, though.
Okay, let's start.
Leading off is the one making her karaoke debut today, Bocchi!
Give it a shot!
Huh?
What do you want to sing?
Right. You're supposed to sing at karaoke.
In front of others...
Bocchi, what kind of songs do you like?
In front of others...
Hey, Bocchi?
In front of others...
Hey, Bocchi?
I can't!
Hey.
I guess it's too challenging to just jump in into it.
Okay, someone else, then.
I'm fine just listening.
I don't know any Japanese songs, myself.
Am I the only one singing?
I'm great at keeping the beat, though.
You make even that sound like a pain, though.
I memorized the callbacks!
Why the callbacks?!
Memorize the song instead!
Why did all of you come here?
Now, now, let's hear Sotoka's callbacks.
Sotoka?
Okay.
Well...
Iya sasa!
Why the Okinawan ones?!
Now you sing along with the callbacks.
Huh?!
Come on, just go with your thing.
Lose, Aru. Don't shine, Aru.
Don't lose, Aru! Shine, Aru!
Oh, that's the song you sang before.
I want to hear it.
Fine, then.
J-Just this once, okay?
Uh...
Iya sasa!
Already?!
Iya sasa!
Sotoka-chan, you just want to say that, don't you?
Hit it out. Hit it out, Aru!
There's still more I memorized!
Huh?!
What's the matter?
Kai-chan.
Kai-chan!
Bo—
No, we're not friends now, not friends now.
Kai-chan...
Kai-chan? You mean...
That girl?
Kai-chan,
do you remember me?
I've
made new friends!
This is Nako-chan.
And this is Aru-chan.
Hello.
I'm the world's class vice president!
And Sotoka-san is my apprentice, but...
"Apprentice"?
I'm still a long way from befriending the whole class,
but I made some.
I made some friends!
Why don't you say something to her?
It's fine.
That's the girl you always say you're worried about, isn't it?
You've already run into each other, so...
Kai-chan!
I swear on the Do-Your-Best Fairy!
I will befriend everyone in my class!
And then...
Then...
We can be friends again!
Just keep at it.
Don't worry.
Knowing you, I'm sure...
Master...
Bocchi...
Are you really sure?
I'm so glad.
Huh?
Bocchi made some friends!
She hasn't come to hate me.
Bocchi!
Kai-chan!
Blegh!
Why are you barfing?!
That was kind of a hectic first time at karaoke, wasn't it?
Bocchi fell asleep, too.
Apparently she didn't sleep a wink last night.
Sotoka, you ready to trade off yet?
Nako, Aru...
What?
Is it impossible to be her friend while still being her apprentice?
You want to be her friend?
You're not quitting the apprentice thing?
I have my reasons for needing to learn the art of the ninja.
Family circumstances...
What kind of family is that?
Well, why don't you try asking your Master when she wakes up?
Yeah.
It was a true dream,
but it wasn't,
Do-Your-Best Fairy!
What is this Do-Your-Best Fairy?
This thing, here.
Apparently she swore on this.
That's Master's master.
The world is still cruel.
But...
Kai-chan...
I made some.
I made some friends.
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