Living together?!
Yes.
I see. That might be a great idea.
That instantly solves the problem!
I don't know if it'll work out,
but let's do our best to convince our parents!
Okay.
09. True Feelings
So, what do you need to talk about?
It's about our move, actually...
I-I don't want to move.
I want to stay here, even if it's by myself.
My friend and I promised to reach a goal,
so I really want to continue being in the club with her.
I see...
But you know the transfer's already been decided,
and we can't afford to let you live on your own right now.
On top of that, you're terrible at laundry and cooking for yourself, right?
I-I'll practice doing housework until spring comes,
and I have these documents about where I'll live!
Did you put these together yourself?
My friends helped me make it.
New Life Proposal
They all came up with lots of ideas for me.
Commuting to Hoshizaki High School From Our New Home Option
Living in the Konohata-san Home Option
Living in Mira-chan's home, huh?
That might sound sensible, but honestly,
from a parent's perspective, there's not enough thought put into it.
You're forgetting the anxiety of leaving your child with another family.
There are also the financial concerns.
I knew it. As kids, there's nothing we can do...
No!
That's not right!
But in that case, why not act like a child should and try putting up at least some fight?
I know I'm asking for a lot!
But I want to pursue my goal, my dream with Mira!
Please!
I wonder how long it's been since she told us this much about herself.
We've made her put up with so much for a long time.
Let's discuss this again when your father gets home.
But don't get your hopes up.
Okay.
Thank you.
Oh, it's from Mira-chan's mother.
Mira told me what's going on.
We're open to discussing it anytime!
Let's talk it out!
I'll be waiting.
They're so related...
We'll have another discussion about it.
So she says.
Thank goodness.
I guess that means we've cleared the first hurdle.
You've got a long road ahead of you, though.
Both of our families will need to discuss this together.
Mira, you're getting ahead of yourself.
Why did you agree to it so quickly, though?
Because it sounded fun!
Huh? Th-That's all?
I'm joking.
It's a serious responsibility, so of course I'm worried,
but I want to support my children's dreams.
Thank you.
I'm sure I'm not the only one, either.
Earth Sciences Club
So, how'd it go?
Great!
Thanks to you all, both our families gave us the okay!
Thank you all so much for your help.
Hooray!
We did it!
I'm so glad.
I see. I guess I'm out of a role for now, then.
Oh? But Sakura-senpai, you were crying so much earlier.
Shut up, newspaper club!
By the way, I think this whole chain of events was pretty dramatic,
so I'd love to print an article about it in the newspaper!
Huh?
I told her we shouldn't do anything crude like that...
What?!
Here I am, suggesting we cover something other than a scandal for once!
So, with that, I'd like to conduct an interview right away.
Huh?
They both ran off at top speed.
Huh? Huh?!
I'm sorry I didn't notice and acted so carefree while you agonized over this.
I should apologize.
I kept it hidden from you because I didn't want to make you sad.
I'm sorry.
I should have talked to you about it sooner.
I'll do my best to be more considerate from now on. So...
Yeah. I'll make sure to tell you how I feel, too.
Oh, we need to thank Suzu-chan, too.
Yeah.
Welcome.
Huh? You seem down in the dumps.
That's not true at all.
Is it because you're jealous Ao will get to use my sister's room?
I wouldn't be shaken up over that.
In fact, Ao living there now means
I can keep coming over to hang out and enjoy
the smell of Ao and Misa-nee at the same time!
Um, thank you for your help at the meeting.
Thank you, Suzu-chan.
It's fine. I didn't want to see Ao sad, after all.
Still, I can't believe Misa-nee's going to a university so far away.
I wish she had told me...
Suzu-san?
Oh, sorry!
Anyway, let's celebrate your first step forward!
Take it all!
Triangle bikini pie?
It's a collection of designs that were rejected!
Thanks...
No response...
Maybe she's busy?
Right. I'm sure she's preparing for college and handing over the student council.
Good evening. Sorry for the late message. There's something I wanted to ask you about.
Sakura-senpai?
Sorry to bother you during work.
Not at all! I'm on my break, anyway.
I'm so happy to hear from you that I could break into a dance.
Huh? What do you mean by that?
She's still as unapproachable as ever.
So, what did you want to discuss?
Oh, uh...
I was hoping you could teach me how to make Valentine's chocolates.
What are you all silent for?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Uh, what kind of chocolate would you like to make?
Do you know what the person likes?
Well...
Enough for everyone?
How many are you dating?!
Huh?!
That's what you meant...
Friendship chocolate for the club members?
I thought you had a lover in mind.
Friendship chocolate is embarrassing enough.
I've never given anyone chocolate before.
Huh, I see.
So you're a friendship chocolate virgin, then.
I'll have to give you a tender, thorough lesson, then!
Couldn't you phrase it a bit more normally?
Okay, I'll message you the ingredients later.
Thanks.
If you need, I can buy your share, too.
Huh?
You're giving some out, right?
Either friendship chocolate or romantic chocolate?
I just keep getting shaken up today.
I let a bit of my real self slip out.
Misa-nee!
Sorry for the late reply.
I plan on moving toward the end of March.
I finished making arrangements today.
Not only is it late, it's short, too.
I guess we'll be saying farewell soon.
I've given her chocolates every year as a joke,
but what should I do this year?
Sakura-senpai
Valentine's Day
Thanks for today.
Sure! Leave it to me!
Now, let's start by getting changed into this.
Huh?
This is a major event for a maiden!
You should be more excited, more emotional about it!
I get it!
You're too close! You're scaring me!
First, we'll make chocolate in molds!
Huh? Don't you just cool those until they harden?
Non, non. You mustn't underestimate it.
It takes a lot of hard work to make delicious chocolates that melt in the mouth.
The key is the melting characteristics of the cocoa butter.
You temper it, meaning you adjust the heat so it forms a uniform crystalline structure,
which gives you a glossy, soft chocolate
with a delicious, smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture!
I wonder if this what I sound like when I talk about rocks...
First, we chop up the chocolate...
It's done!
Yeah! The shape and gloss are perfect.
Now we just decorate them a bit.
Sorry it's basically as a taste test,
but would you accept my first friendship chocolate?
Of course!
It's delicious!
Glad to hear it.
Senpai, you'd be very attractive
if you were more honest like that instead of being so standoffish.
You're one to talk, Suzu.
You're always acting all excitable instead of showing your true feelings.
Honestly, we both suffer for it.
Well, what should I do next?
Happy Valentine's Day!
You've done a lot for us, Senpai, so this is from both Mira and me.
This is from me, too.
I have some for you, too.
Thank you so much!
You didn't have to, but thank you.
Sakura-senpai, for you!
H-H-Happy... Valentine's Day!
I-I've only known you for a little while,
but it was fun enough, so I wanted to thank you.
Thank you!
Wow!
Did you make them yourself?
I-I did.
I had Suzu teach me.
There are star chocolates and earth truffles.
I can't even bear to eat them!
Senpai, thank you.
They're handmade? It's like they're chocolates for your love!
They were delicious!
Hey! Savor the taste a bit more!
I put a lot of work into them!
They were delicious.
Well, whatever.
As long as they were good.
I wonder if she managed to give hers.
Come in.
Hey, Suzu.
It feels like it's been a while.
I've been having trouble going through all the backed-up paperwork.
What is it?
Please accept my feelings.
Congratulations on Graduating!
Monroe-senpai!
Congratulations on passing!
Thank you.
What are you looking at?
I'm searching for an apartment.
It'll be too far for me to commute from here.
I see.
I guess both you and Sakura-senpai will be going far away once you graduate.
Why are you making it sound so sad?
It's only two hours away by train.
Graduation, huh?
That's still so far.
It's already been a year since then...
It went by fast.
Merging?
Starting in April.
Sorry the school's making you do this.
That's so sudden!
I can't accept this!
They need to provide our club room and budget first!
Morino-san, don't you have any opinion on this?
Opinion?
I don't think we'll get along.
Are you picking a fight?
I couldn't understand why Sakura-chan was so angry about it.
Merging, huh?
I never saw that coming,
but it might prove more beneficial on our college applications
if we get a proper club together.
Heaven
Senpai, what's that?
It looks like our club activities and policies are completely different from Morino-san's,
Earth
so I thought it would be best to split into groups.
Heaven
Earth
Gosh, you really hate me, don't you?
You're the one who started it!
U-Um, let's get along...
Man
Inose, what are you doing?
Oh, uh, I thought I should take a neutral stance...
Heaven
Earth
Man
I suppose Sakura-chan noticed my matter-of-fact nature.
Afterward, we managed to get some new club members.
They both had a big dream, something they could get lost in.
My dream for the future was a long way off,
so I only ever thought of our club as a step toward that.
I'm jealous.
No, my role as president is to make sure the club runs properly.
I need to manage our schedule, take photos for the newsletter, edit it,
and guide the younger members.
But taking a step back to look at it all...
Is that fun?
Senpai.
Senpai? Monroe-senpai?
Oh, sorry. What is it?
I was hoping we could all take a group photo after the graduation ceremony.
That sounds nice.
Shall we take it outside the club building, then?
Yeah!
We're looking forward to it.
To think this would bother me now, after all this time...
Hoshizaki Public High School Graduation Ceremony Hall
Congratulations on graduating!
It's so sad saying goodbye to you two!
It's nothing to cry that much over.
Senpai, your handkerchief's all wet.
Wrong one! Use these!
Looks like the camera's set right.
That's because you taught me so well, Senpai.
I'll do my best to take good pictures from now on, too.
Please do.
You forgot one thing, though.
The memory card's not in it.
Mira, you should do it now.
Yeah.
Monroe-senpai, Sakura-senpai!
This is to commemorate your graduation!
Thanks.
It's the model of the moon we made for the cultural festival.
I was hoping I could draw a few more craters on it.
It wasn't finished?
Is this a miniature boring core?
It's full of the dirt we extracted together!
Also, here. We added more pages to the album we were given.
Pictures of me?
Yes!
You weren't in many photos since you were always in charge of taking them,
so we collected photos from everyone!
I...
was smiling this much?
Thank you.
All that's left is to add today's photo, and it's complete!
Sorry I'm late!
Sensei, hurry!
I'll set the timer for ten seconds, okay?
Ino! Blow your nose first!
Five, four, three, two, one...
I'm glad they were able to see us off with smiles.
Ino was a mess, though.
We had our share of troubles, but the club was pretty fun, wasn't it?
Yeah.
It looks I was able to actually enjoy it, too.
Actually?
Wait, what?!
What's the matter?!
You couldn't figure out whether you actually enjoyed the club?
You get too serious about the strangest things.
Once April comes, don't worry about anything. Just enjoy college life to the fullest.
I'll be right there with you, after all.
Yeah.
Once we're in college, will you join me for mixers?
Huh?! You're interested in those?
I just want to see you flustered.
During spring break, Ao moved into my house.
Okay, all done bringing the stuff in!
Thanks. I can handle the rest myself.
No need! I'll help you unpack.
Huh? Hey, wait!
We're going to be living together now.
To Mira
"To Mira"?
Is this for me?
Hey, can I open...
Y-Y-You can't open it!
What's the matter, you two? You're frowning.
A fight between two astronomy lovers, huh?
It's most likely because...
That Mira!
I told her the moon was formed from a comet that struck Earth.
The Giant Impact Hypothesis.
Ao has no sense of romance.
Some people believe the moon came flying in and got caught by the Earth's gravity.
The Capture Hypothesis.
That's what I think.
Your mother votes for Ao-chan's idea!
That's not what this is about!
I see. Mira started going through your luggage?
Sorry about that.
It's okay. I shouldn't have shouted, either.
I'm so happy to be living in the same home,
but if this how our first day goes...
It's only natural you'd be worried.
You grew up in different environments, and now you're living together.
I'm sure all kinds of things will come up between you.
Besides, if you're feeling that way, then I'm sure Mira is, too.
I'm talking like I know it all, but I'm worried about my new life, too.
Especially the housework.
I'm just not very good at laundry or cooking.
Suddenly, I feel much closer to her.
By the way, Ao-kun.
Sorry to ask, but could you do something for me?
Something for you?
If you could water the plants on this shrine every morning
and clean it sometimes, I'd be grateful.
Sure.
One more thing.
Mira, I'm coming in.
I'm sorry about earlier.
Ao! I'm sorry!
Wow, a constellation print...
It's so cute.
I was actually planning to give it to you when I said goodbye before moving,
but now we can start using them together.
I'm looking forward to being here.
I won't go through your things anymore!
Also...
I support the Giant Impact Hypothesis, too!
She was concerned about that...
This feels so good.
Ao, I made some coffee.
Thanks.
Oh, look, look!
Venus is out!
It's hard to see since it's so low,
but maybe Mercury's nearby.
They said it'll be easiest to spot next week.
The greatest eastern elongation, right?
It'll be visible since it's furthest from the sun, yeah?
I've grown a bit too, haven't I?
We were both looking at different stars last year, and now...
It's kind of weird.
Yeah.
Please take care of Mira while I'm gone.
Are you all right?!
How many sugars are in this?
Sorry. I didn't know how you like it, so I put five in...
That wasn't enough, was it?
Please give it to me black.
Nice to meet all of you new students!
Passionately Welcoming Earth Sciences Club New Members
We're the earth sciences club!
Would you like to chase the stars or crack rocks with us?
If any of you are interested,
please come to the cultural club building after school!
M-Mira-chan, no!
We have to get permission to recruit!
New students, we are the earth sciences club!
Wait! Please wait!
That's...
The earth sciences club?
Today is the start of my second year!
I wonder if I'll have kouhai, too.
I wonder what they'll be like.
10. Rain With Occasional Fortune-Telling
Next time, "Rain With Occasional Fortune-Telling."