This just isn't working.
I have to get going!
See you later!
Huh?
What's wrong?
Are you not feeling well?
No, that's not it...
Huh? She smells good.
Is that flowers?
Did you just meow?
You actually think I would meow?
Yeah, I guess you wouldn't.
The ones meowing are these guys.
They're so cute!
I wonder if they were abandoned...
I'd love to take them in,
but my apartment doesn't allow pets.
I can't, either.
I know!
I have a good idea.
Leave it to me.
Oh, yeah. I'm Akane Sakurai from Class 2-C.
You're also a second-year, right?
Yeah, I'm Isuzu Shiranui, from Class A.
Feel free to remember the name.
Sure! Nice to meet you, Shiranui-san.
Cats and a Rainy Night
Th-They're so cute.
They really are, meow.
You sound like a cat now, Miyoshi-san.
Oh?
Hey, everyone.
Get back to your seats!
Class is about to start.
Give the cats a break.
What's going on here?
Are those...
They're kittens.
I know that.
I'm asking why you brought them to school.
I wanted to see if there was anyone who'd take them...
And you think that justifies bringing cats to school?
I'm sorry...
Well, no helping it now.
I'll keep them in the faculty room for today.
I'll ask the teachers, too,
but you need be responsible and look for people who'll take them.
Thank you!
Faculty Room
These kittens might be easier
to care for than my students.
So, how do you plan to find owners for them?
Sorry, but I can't take one.
I want one, too, but...
And there are five of them...
Yeah, that's why...
Hi! It's time for today's lunch broadcast.
I'm your announcer, Akane Sakurai from Class 2-C, as usual.
Our guests today are...
Five kittens!
Here they are!
They're all so cute.
We're currently looking for people
who'd be interested in taking these kittens in,
whether it's just one or all five.
If there's anyone who'd like a kitten,
please come to the broadcast room.
Thank you, everyone!
There are exactly five of you.
Niigaki-san from Class A...
Yep!
And Sagara-san from Class B, right?
That's right!
Yukie-chan and Nao-chan.
Kazuha-chan, too!
I figured I wouldn't mind taking care of one.
I've always wanted a cat!
Me, too.
I dressed up as a cat once, for a shoot.
I don't think that really counts as a reason to get a cat.
What's wrong with it?
Yeah!
Thank you all for coming.
Come and get them after school, okay?
Hold it!
Tsukishiro-sensei!
Have you all gotten your parents' permission?
When you take a life into your home,
you become responsible for that life.
You can't just get rid of it anytime.
You need to think carefully about whether you're able to care for it,
and talk the decision over with your parents.
I have a friend in a veterinary hospital who has agreed to care for them
until we find responsible owners for them.
Sensei, thank you.
Okay, everyone,
could you all talk it over with your parents first?
If they agree to it, let me know.
Got it.
I'll ask them.
Yeah, we should ask first.
Yeah.
Right.
Thanks.
So, Shiranui-san was worried about them...
Your parents said no?
No, but they put a condition on it.
A condition?
They said I can have one if I score
higher than average in all subjects on my midterms.
My parents said something similar.
What?
Well, you know I work as a model...
So they say I'm already neglecting my studies.
And I'm busy with judo every day, too.
So, basically,
these two girls are so busy with their clubs and jobs
that they don't have time to study, so they always score lower than average.
So, if they want a cat, they have to raise their grades.
Well... I guess I'll look for other people, then.
I think that would be wise,
considering that Kumada-san and Miyoshi-san have
the worst, lowest, lousiest grades in the whole school.
Worst
Lowest
Lousiest
They're not that bad!
Yeah!
Mine aren't the absolute worst!
My parents said yes,
but I can only keep one.
If Niigaki-san and Sagara-san both take two,
we shouldn't have a problem, but...
So, the class rep gets one...
Niigaki-san and Sagara-san get two...
That makes five.
You had to count on your fingers to get that?
Actually, my parents said the same
about getting better scores on my midterms...
And if I did better, I could have one...
Why was everyone given the same condition?
It can't be helped.
Midterms are close, you know.
How about asking everyone during your radio show again?
Yeah...
Broadcast Room
So I was thinking of asking everyone again.
Akane-chan!
We want the cats, after all!
We'll be responsible and take care of them!
Yeah, so...
We'll study hard for our midterms!
Okay.
Why don't we all study for midterms together, then?
There are only three days left, though...
Leave this to me!
I'll coach you all hard.
Everyone meet in the library after school!
No one's coming...
What are they doing?
Lean in more!
I'll give you a little snip and make you look beautiful.
Nao
Sorry! I had to fill in for my senpai in a magazine shoot.
Did you get a hold of everyone?
Yeah, but...
Kazuha-chan was asked by a friend to step in and train at their dojo,
Niigaki-san said that one of the older ladies in her neighborhood
needed her hair done for a class reunion,
Sagara-san said a shop that's had bad business lately asked her
to do some street performances to bring customers in...
And Nao-chan said her senpai at work caught a cold
and she has to do some modeling in her place.
What happened to studying for tests?
But everyone's really nice, huh?
They want to help when someone's in trouble.
Oh, well.
I guess we'll start studying for midterms tomorrow.
Yeah.
No one's coming again.
What is everyone doing?
Kazuha-chan's helping to fix her friend's dojo.
Nao-chan said her senpai still isn't feeling well...
Sagara-san said they begged her to do
a performance at a neighborhood festival.
Niigaki-san said a girl she knows is going to see
her grandparents for the first time in ages,
and she was asked to make her look nice...
I think I see why they all have bad grades.
There's only one day until midterms...
We'll just have to...
have an all-night study session!
An all...
...night...
...study...
...delicatessen?!
Session!
Yukie-chan said we should all have a slumber party and study.
Oh, yeah... Since midterms are tomorrow.
Sounds good, but where?
I was thinking at one of our houses...
Can anyone do it?
My place is pretty small...
Mine, too.
In that case, come to my house.
Shiranui-san?
Girl Friend BETA.
What a huge house.
You look like a doll!
You wear that well. It's great!
It goes perfectly with your black hair.
Just come in already.
The garden is beautiful, too.
There are so many flowers!
We've been teaching flower arrangement here for generations.
So that's why.
Use this room.
Thank you, Shiranui-san!
Let's get started, then.
Secret Midterm Plans Math
Okay, I put together all the material
that will most likely be on the midterms,
so we just have to remember everything in here.
That's amazing, Yukie-chan.
You're definitely our class rep.
Got it.
Let's do it.
Yeah, let's do this!
Excuse me.
Th-Thank you.
You didn't have to do that for us.
Thanks!
All right!
It's not like I did it for you guys.
What are those flowers for?
I'm changing out the flowers in the alcove.
They're pretty.
What kind of flower is that?
They're sasanquas.
They represent...
overcoming adversity.
That's perfect for us right now.
Okay, let's...
These steamed buns are really good.
This could be bad.
I have to keep my figure...
This isn't afternoon teatime!
Yatsuka-san, you should eat some, too.
Here you go.
Huh?
These are good.
Aren't they?
Yeah...
Whoa, that was close. I almost got caught up in your pace.
Okay, first—
I know!
How about starting with introductions?
Good idea.
We're not all in the same class, after all.
Okay, let's do this fast, then.
Yukie Yatsuka.
I'm the class rep for Class C.
Wow.
Hey there, Class Pres!
Same class here.
Kazuha Kumada from Class C.
I'm on the judo team.
That's pretty cool.
Judo Japan!
I'm Nao Miyoshi from Class C.
I'm not in any clubs,
but I do some modeling on the side.
That's why she's got such a good figure.
A perfect body!
You don't have to react like that to everything, you know.
I'm Hina Niigaki from Class A.
I love styling hair.
Over here!
Emi Sagara, from Class B!
I'm part of the street performing society!
Street performing?
What do you do?
Well... Things like juggling.
Don't play with your food!
S-Sorry.
What about you, Shiranui-san?
I'm Isuzu Shiranui.
Um... You're in Class A with Niigaki-san, right?
Thanks for letting us use your house today.
I guess I'm last.
I'm in charge of the broadcasts...
Akane Sakurai-san, right?
We're always listening to the lunch broadcast.
Thank you!
Well, ready to start studying?
Oh, Shiranui-san, would you like to study with us?
I'll get dinner ready.
Huh?
Both my mother and my grandmother
have flower arrangement practice, so they'll be late.
I have to prepare dinner today.
Chestnut rice for dinner, huh?
Feels like autumn already.
This takes so much work.
So that leaves the pumpkin stew, grilled fish,
and boiled tofu, right?
Yeah.
All right.
I'm good at cutting.
Leave this to me.
I thought hair was the only thing you were good at cutting.
We still haven't studied at all.
Let's focus after we finish eating!
Thanks for dinner!
I'll help you.
You need to study.
If we all help, it'll be done in a flash.
Yeah.
Well, it's 9:00...
We won't be sleeping tonight.
I know.
I'm prepared for it.
Even if it's bad for the skin...
An all-nighter, huh?
Why don't we make a shopping run, then?
We'll get some drinks and snacks.
That's a good idea.
We can't do anything on an empty stomach.
Shopping?
You just ate.
But if it gets much later, it'll be dangerous to go out.
All right.
Let's get something to thank Shiranui-san for everything, too.
Yeah. Let's.
Get everything you want in five minutes.
Got it!
Sure!
Mineral water...
I think I want some potato chips.
Four minutes, everyone.
Takenoko no Hayashi (Bamboo Shoot Shaped Chocolate)
Kinoko no Mori (Mushroom Shaped Chocolate)
I like these!
Not those!
Takenoko no Hayashi (Bamboo Shoot Shaped Chocolate)
Himejima-san?
You're supposed to get the "Kinoko no Mori."
You mean because your first name is Kinoko?
Get a clue, girl.
Huh?
There we go.
I can't eat all of this.
You ended up taking 30 minutes!
Let's head back.
Ugh, it's cold.
It's raining so hard...
I'm completely soaked.
I hope it'll let up soon.
Bath
Wait, this is...
Women's Bath
This feels great.
We lucked out.
This is my first time in a public bath.
Hey, your first time! Congrats!
I hope our clothes will dry before we get out.
We have them in a dryer, so I think it'll be fine.
Himejima-san's watching them for us...
She said she doesn't like baths,
but I hope that's okay.
You don't want to change, Himejima-san?
I'm too lazy to change.
Why are you here, anyway?
Never mind. Just eat up.
All right, now we can finally start studying.
Wh-What?
A power outage?
That night, after the rain, when everyone was together...
Something slowly approached them.
What was it?
Stop it!
For some reason, the tatami mats in the room were wet...
I'm scared, I'm scared...
They took a quick look, and in the middle of the room,
Who is it?
there was a female ghost with long hair...
Shiranui-san?
I heard people screaming...
I was just telling a little ghost story.
You didn't have to!
Tell us the rest!
That female ghost...
What about her?
Stop it!
You guys seem to be having fun.
It's not that I'm scared, but...
Oh, Shiranui-san, you changed.
That's really cute.
I get stomachaches easily, so my mother makes me sleep in it...
A cat...
Let's study.
Yeah.
So we can save those cats.
We've gotta work hard.
Yeah.
I'll help, too.
If you don't understand something, let me know.
Shiranui-san is at the top of Class A.
Really? Cool!
Okay, let's study until morning.
All right, I'll be going, then.
You're going home?!
They all look like cats.
Shiranui-san.
Are you going to use those flowers in an arrangement?
Yeah.
Sorry for keeping you up so late.
We ended up putting you through a lot.
It was a lot of fun.
Really?!
I'm so glad!
It's great that you all improved your grades.
We didn't make it to the average, though.
But I did a lot better than last time.
So cute.
You'll be living with me now.
It'd be nice if we can have a slumber party with the cats next time.
Yeah.
What are you all going to name them?
They already have names.
When I first found them.
Kikyou,
Azami,
Erika,
Nadeshiko,
and Dahlia.
Preview
Student council vice president Risa Shinomiya here.
I work every day to help the council president.
Risa-chan, you're working too hard.
Have some tea.
Episode 5: Darjeeling with Everyone
Next time: Darjeeling with Everyone.