Kokomi, you have practice this morning, right?
Wake up.
Good morning.
Good morning, Kokomi.
You'd better eat quickly or you'll be late.
Thanks for breakfast.
You have practice this morning?
Is there a tournament coming up?
She's hoping to place in the prefectural tournament.
You'll have to work hard.
Right!
I'm going now!
Take care!
Our First Promise
Good morning!
Good morning.
Morning!
I'm going to need to add more fertilizer soon.
That's right.
Tachibana-sensei!
Good morning!
Good morning, Kamijou-san,
Shigetou-san.
Good morning, Tachibana-sensei!
Good morning, Shiina-san.
Oh, good morning.
Keep at it, Kumada-san.
Harumiya-san!
Good morning!
Good morning, Shiina-san!
Good luck at practice!
Right!
Ah, Shiina-senpai.
It's almost time for your rhythmic gymnastics tournament, right?
It's the Sunday after next.
There's not much time left, so I'm a little worried.
You'll be fine, Shiina-senpai!
I'm rooting for you!
Thank you, Hazuki-san.
All right.
Good morning, Shiina-san.
Good morning.
That was close.
Mochizuki-senpai.
Sorry about that...
Did I distract you?
Sorry, I'm not good with having my picture taken while I'm practicing.
But you were just so cute, Kokomi-chan.
Senpai...
Could you pose like that again for me?
Huh?
Those things are "clubs," right?
It looked really pretty when you were tossing them around.
Could you do it one more time?
Um... Mochizuki-senpai...
You're so adorable, Kokomi-chan.
Um...
I can't focus when people are watching me...
I'm sorry.
Really?
It'll be even better practice for your competitions, then.
Huh?
I'll watch you.
That way, you can practice your concentration.
No, that's not what I...
Non, non. Erena-san, that's no good.
Who's there?
I'm Chloe Lemaire.
Practice is a sacred thing.
No one should interfere.
I think your request is extremely selfish.
I can't?
No.
That's too bad.
Fine.
Hm?
Next time, let me get some pictures of you
when you're done with practice.
Huh?
See you later, Kokomi-chan.
Erena-san is just impossible.
I'm sorry.
She just really likes girls.
I don't think she means any harm.
No, not at all.
Thank you, Lemaire-san.
I know of you.
Huh?
Kokomi Shiina-san.
A second-year.
A cute and pretty girl.
Th-Thank you.
Oh, yeah.
Do you know what this means?
"Mimi in the wall, Mary in the door."
Mary?
Are they sisters? Friends?
And why is Mimi in a wall?
Um, the "Mimi" isn't a girl's name. It's the Japanese word for "ears."
Oh!
And "Mary" is "me ari," which means "have eyes."
Oh, my!
So it's "The walls have ears and the doors have eyes."
It's a Japanese idiom that means you never know
who's listening to you or watching you, even if you're being secretive,
so you should be careful what you say and do.
Oh, très bien!
Wonderful.
What a wonderfully literary expression.
Now I can add something new to my Japan notebook.
Thank you!
Um, you're welcome.
Will you teach me more things, Kokomi-san?
Sure, if I can.
Merci, Kokomi-san.
Let us meet again.
This is...
Hm? Kokomi-chan?
What's wrong?
Um, have you seen Lemaire-san?
Lemaire-san?
The third-year girl?
I just got here, so I'm not sure.
Hm?
You better get changed, or you'll be late.
Oh, yeah!
I made it in time...
Sorry!
Good morning, Sagara-san.
Practicing your juggling?
Thanks.
I can do four balls at once, but...
It's always hard to handle props in gymnastics.
Yeah, clubs are really hard, too, right?
How do you do it, Kokomi-chan?
I think the trick is to make use of their centrifugal force.
Centrifugal force?
It's a snap of the wrist.
I get it.
A snap, huh?
But if you try to catch their weight with just your wrists,
it's easy to hurt yourself, so be careful.
Got it!
How is that finger you jammed the other day?
Saeki-san took a look at it for me.
It's fine now.
Looks good to me.
It doesn't feel feverish, either.
That's good.
Marika-chan, you're like the nightingale of Seiou Academy.
I'm on the health committee.
I have to know this stuff.
Um, I have a question.
Hm?
Do you know Chloe Lemaire-san, the third-year?
Of course.
She's famous throughout the school.
I only know she's a French exchange student.
Yeah, so she's living in the dorms.
Apparently, she's really interested in Japan.
The other day, she came to the nurse's office
and took pictures of the eye chart.
She said it was different from French ones.
She's even interested in stuff like that?
Yeah.
Do you know what class she's in?
Class A, I believe.
Why?
There's something I'd like to return to her.
Good morning, everyone.
Good morning.
It's almost the season for fall tournaments,
the cultural fair, and other events,
but I want you all to make sure you're careful
not to injure yourselves.
S-Sorry!
I was spacing out...
Oh, I'm sorry, too.
The student council president!
My name's Kanata Amatsu.
And you're... Kokomi Shiina-san, correct?
You know who I am?
Yes.
You're famous.
You're the ace of the rhythmic gymnastics team.
I've seen many of your performances,
and they were all wonderful!
Thank you very much.
President, where are you going?
You still have all this work left to do.
Oh, my. What a problem.
You promised to read over this material by the end of today.
Can't I just leave that to you, Mutsumi-chan?
No, you can't.
I'm just the secretary.
But...
I won't spoil you like the vice president does.
You're so strict, Mutsumi-chan.
By the way, Shiina-san.
You're a second-year, so why were you in a third-year classroom?
I'm actually looking for Lemaire-san.
Let's see.
She was here until just a second ago...
Chloe-san tends to appear and disappear unexpectedly.
Do you need her for something?
Yes.
If you have any idea where she might be, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me.
Well...
I see her in the library quite often.
How about taking a look in the library?
It seems like she's always researching something.
I will.
Thank you very much.
Stand.
Bow.
Oh, excuse me!
You seem to be in quite the hurry.
I'm sorry.
Good timing.
I wanted to interview you for the school newspaper.
Interview?
Yes.
I'm gathering comments from prominent athletes
who are participating in the fall tournaments.
Comments?
Well...
Let's start with what you hope to achieve.
Well, I am trying to place higher than I did last year.
Are you trying to make it to nationals?
Yes, I'd like to go, if possible.
For that, I need to get a good rank in the prefectural tournament first.
Oh, Kokomi-chan and Saya-san.
What are you two doing here?
I'm interviewing Shiina-san.
How wonderful.
When will that be printed?
We're shooting for next week.
Hm? What's wrong, Shiina-san?
Huh?
Your face is red.
No, it's nothing.
Oh, dear. Do you have a fever?
Sasahara-senpai...
This is terrible.
You're burning up.
Are you okay?
Do you need to go to the nurse's office?
No, I'm fine.
But you're really feverish...
It's nothing, really!
Excuse me, Sasahara-senpai, Kagurazaka-senpai.
Girl Friend BETA.
Good afternoon!
How is everyone spending their lunch break?
This is Akane Sakurai, and I'll be your host every week,
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, with upbeat music and fun talks
to liven up your lunch breaks at Seiou Academy.
Okay, it's now time for "Q & Akane,"
where I'll answer any questions or worries you might have!
Um...
You're Fumio Murakami-san, on the librarian committee, correct?
Yes.
I'm Kokomi Shiina, a second-year.
Is Chloe Lemaire-san here?
I haven't seen her today.
She was here yesterday, saying she wanted to research flower arrangement.
Flower arrangement?
Yes.
Do you need her for something?
Yes. I have something to give to her.
Do you think she might be in the flower arrangement club room?
It's possible.
She's been rather interested in flower arrangement and tea ceremonies lately.
She might be there.
Thank you.
I'll check it out.
Flower Arrangement Club
Well, lunch break is almost over.
So, everyone, good luck in your afternoon classes!
See you. Bye-bye!
Good work.
You, too.
I stuttered a little bit.
Really? I couldn't tell at all.
It was fine!
It was because the negotiations broke down that...
See you later.
Let's stop by the café.
I'm so hungry.
I'm in! I really want some lemonade.
He still isn't back.
Yeah. I wonder where he is.
How far did he go, anyway?
I'm sure this picture is important to her.
I'd like to give it back to her today.
Flower Arrangement Club
Haruko, the flowers that you bring us
are always so lively.
That's because you arrange them so thoughtfully, Isuzu-chan.
Hm?
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, but is Lemaire-san here?
She left not too long ago.
Huh? Where was she going?
Who knows?
The library, the courtyard, the athletic field...
Or maybe the science classroom?
She never stays in one place long.
Who knows where she went?
She's always flitting about, like a butterfly.
I see...
The library, the gymnasium, the science classroom...
She wasn't in any of them...
Now that I think about it, I didn't eat lunch today.
That's Kokomi-san.
If I don't see her today,
maybe I should wait outside her class early tomorrow.
Octopus hot dogs!
L-Lemaire-san?!
Japanese lunches are so beautiful.
Could I take a picture?
G-Go ahead.
Meatballs, baby tomatoes, onigiri...
They're all wonderful.
I love the fried egg, especially.
W-Would you like some?
Oui! Oui!
It's not sweet!
Huh?
The fried egg sushi I had was sweet,
but your fried egg isn't.
I'm sorry.
You didn't like it?
Non! That's not it!
It's delicious.
I loved it!
C'est bon!
I'm glad.
I heard you were looking for me.
Kanata-san, Saya-san, Fumio-san, Isuzu-san...
Lots of people told me.
The walls have ears and the doors have eyes.
And Seiou Academy has Chloe Lemaire!
Oh, yeah. Actually...
This is your photo, right?
Oh, my.
Where did you find it?
In the gymnasium this morning.
Did I drop it?
I didn't even notice.
So, this is why you were searching for me?
Yes.
I wanted to give it back to you as soon as I could.
L-Lemaire-san?!
Merci, Kokomi-san!
That picture means a lot to me!
I'm sure I would have been very sad if I had lost it.
I didn't think you'd be so happy, Lemaire-san...
Non! Call me Chloe.
Huh?
Lemaire is my last name.
Chloe is my name.
And I'll call you Kokomi.
Oh...
Okay,
Chloe-san.
Oui!
I'd like to thank you.
What would you like?
I'll do whatever you want, Kokomi.
You don't need to thank me.
Non, non!
I'm going to do something for you!
Um...
Can I not do anything for you?
Huh? Um, well...
Can you let me think about it for a little while?
When I decide on something, I'll ask you.
Of course!
Promise on harakiri!
That's not right, Chloe-san!
It's yubikiri (pinky swear), not harakiri.
Tee-hee. I messed up.
Preview
Kokomi Shiina here.
I feel like I've never done
a perfect performance since
I started rhythmic gymnastics.
I need to try harder.
Next time: Blue Melon Buns.
Episode 2: Blue Melon Buns
I hope you'll watch.