# E10 - How the Contest Ends / To Stay Best Friends...
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**[00:00] Junichiro**
How're you feeling, Tomo?
**[00:02] Tomo**
Top of my game, obviously!
**[00:06] Tomo**
I've been through all the
training for this marathon!
**[00:09] Junichiro**
Me, too.
**[00:10] Junichiro**
I'm gonna win this one.
**[00:12] Tomo**
Oh, yeah? That's some big talk!
**[00:14] Junichiro**
How about the loser has to pay
for a week's worth of drinks?
**[00:18] Tomo**
Sounds good! I hope you
don't regret that later!
**[00:20] Carol**
The girls and boys aren't
even running the same route.
**[00:23] Misuzu**
Just leave them be.
**[00:25] Carol**
Hey, he's been trying to send us
some kind of signal this whole time.
**[00:31] Tanabe**
*Watch me, Misuzu-chan!*
**[00:33] Tanabe**
*I'll finish this marathon for you!*
**[00:36] Misuzu**
Just leave him be.
**[00:38] Hanao**
Everyone, on your marks!
**[00:55] Hanao**
Great. They're all full of energy for...
**[00:59] Hanao**
At least run at the very beginning!
**[01:02] Carol**
You heard her.
**[01:04] Misuzu**
Oh, fine.
***SIGN*** How the Contest Ends
**[01:15] Tomo**
"How the Contest Ends."
**[01:23] Tomo**
You haven't been enjoying karate
with me lately, have you?
**[01:28] Junichiro**
No, that's not...
**[01:30] Tomo**
It's okay. I get it.
**[01:32] Tomo**
But today, you're putting all your
strength into keeping up with me.
**[01:37] Junichiro**
Tomo...
**[01:38] Tomo**
But no matter how hard you run,
I'm gonna leave you behind in the end!
**[01:43] Tomo**
Don't cry, okay?
**[01:44] Junichiro**
Bring it on! You're the
one who better not cry!
**[01:52] Mifune**
Marathons are a total drag.
**[01:54] Ogawa**
I'm, like, so wiped!
**[01:56] Hanao**
Keep it up, everyone!
**[01:59] Mifune**
Hanao-chan's cheating!
**[02:01] Mifune**
Like, *so* not fair!
**[02:02] Hanao**
It's perfectly fair.
**[02:09] Hanao**
Wow, they've already made it this far?
**[02:12] Hanao**
Impressive!
**[02:14] Tomo**
I'm not letting...
**[02:16] Junichiro**
...anyone...
**[02:17] Tomo/Junichiro**
...run in front of me!
**[02:20] Hanao**
Why, though?! Why?!
**[02:22] Hanao**
Why?!
**[02:32] Junichiro**
*This really is fun!*
**[02:34] Junichiro**
* I still feel the best when*
* I'm competing with her!*
***SIGN*** Girls' Turning Point
**[02:43] Junichiro**
* Oh, yeah... I got so*
* excited, I didn't notice.*
**[02:47] Junichiro**
* We weren't competing on equal*
* footing to begin with...*
**[02:51] Junichiro**
*Huh?!*
**[02:53] Junichiro**
Hey, hang on, Tomo! You passed it!
You just passed it!
**[02:56] Tomo**
Huh? Passed what?
**[02:58] Junichiro**
The girls' turning point!
**[03:00] Tomo**
Hah! That don't mean squat!
**[03:02] Junichiro**
Huh?
**[03:03] Tomo**
You wanna compete with me, don't you?!
**[03:06] Junichiro**
Yeah...
**[03:08] Junichiro**
Yeah!
**[03:10] Misaki's Classmate1**
I'm impressed, Kosuke.
**[03:12] Misaki's Classmate1**
We're distance runners in the
track club, and look at you.
**[03:16] Misaki**
I'm feeling good today for some reason.
**[03:19] Misaki**
*I've gotten stronger! It's clear now!*
**[03:26] Misaki's Classmate1**
Those two made the turn already?
**[03:28] Misaki's Classmate2**
Damn, that's fast! Are they human?!
**[03:31] Misaki**
*I've got a long way to go.*
**[03:36] Junichiro**
*Damn it! I still can't catch up to Tomo?*
**[03:51] Junichiro**
Tomo?!
**[03:57] Junichiro**
You're burning up!
**[04:00] Junichiro**
How could you get knocked flat by a fever?
**[04:03] Junichiro**
Did you do something weird yesterday?!
**[04:06] Tomo**
Yesterday? Yesterday...
**[04:09] Tomo**
I went out to run right
after I finished dinner...
**[04:13] Tomo**
and I think I got back around 10 PM.
**[04:17] Junichiro**
How many hours did you run?!
**[04:19] Tomo**
After that... I took a bath and went to bed...
**[04:23] Tomo**
but when I woke up,
for some reason, I was naked.
**[04:27] Tomo**
I didn't do anything weird.
**[04:29] Junichiro**
Like hell you didn't!
No wonder you have a fever!
**[04:33] Junichiro**
Hey, Tomo!
**[04:35] Junichiro**
Damn it!
**[04:36] Junichiro**
*What now? I don't have my phone,*
**[04:39] Junichiro**
* and the teacher's with the*
* group a few kilometers back.*
**[04:41] Junichiro**
*No sign of any cars coming, either.*
**[04:44] Junichiro**
*What am I, dumb?!*
**[04:45] Junichiro**
*What's there to even think about?!*
**[04:47] Junichiro**
*I've got...*
**[04:50] Junichiro**
*this body...*
**[04:52] Junichiro**
*that I've been building up!*
**[05:04] Misuzu**
T-Tomo...
**[05:06] Misuzu**
Keep calm and listen to me.
**[05:08] Misuzu**
Y-You have a cold.
**[05:11] Tomo**
Okay. I think *you* need to calm down first.
**[05:16] Tomo**
I see. So Jun carried me back, huh?
**[05:20] Misuzu**
That's what I heard.
**[05:21] Tomo**
I put him through a lot of trouble.
**[05:24] Tomo**
And we were looking forward
to this marathon...
**[05:26] Misuzu**
But he finished first, apparently.
**[05:29] Tomo**
Huh?! But wasn't he carrying me?
**[05:32] Misuzu**
That's probably why.
**[05:37] Junichiro**
Tomo, should you be awake already?
**[05:40] Tomo**
Jun?!
**[05:41] Misuzu**
I'll be going now.
**[05:43] Misuzu**
You almost never get sick,
so take advantage of this.
**[05:47] Tomo**
Advantage?
**[05:48] Misuzu**
Since you're always so strong,
showing weakness will be effective.
**[05:52] Carol**
Depend on him for *everything*.
**[05:55] Misuzu**
Would you wake up already?
**[05:59] Junichiro**
Here's some water.
**[06:00] Tomo**
Oh... Thanks.
**[06:05] Tomo**
You and Misuzu are being nicer
to me than usual today.
**[06:08] Tomo**
It's throwing me off.
**[06:10] Junichiro**
You wouldn't know since you've
never been badly hurt or sick,
**[06:14] Junichiro**
but that's what happens when
you're too weak to even move.
**[06:18] Tomo**
That's how it is, huh?
**[06:20] Junichiro**
Akemi-san's coming to pick you up.
**[06:22] Junichiro**
Can you walk, Tomo?
**[06:24] Tomo**
Yeah...
**[06:25] Tomo**
Actually, no.
**[06:26] Tomo**
C-Carry me!
**[06:28] Junichiro**
Huh?!
**[06:29] Tomo**
You carried me here on your back, right?
**[06:33] Tomo**
I don't remember any of it, so do it again!
**[06:36] Junichiro**
That doesn't even make sense!
**[06:38] Tomo**
C-Carry me, damn it! I'm sick here!
**[06:41] Junichiro**
You seem healthy to me.
**[06:45] Junichiro**
Okay, fine.
**[06:49] Tomo**
Oh, so this is what it feels like.
**[06:53] Tomo**
You've gotten a lot bigger.
**[06:56] Junichiro**
So have you...
**[06:57] Tomo**
Me? I've what?
**[07:00] Junichiro**
Uh, sorry. Forget I said anything.
**[07:06] Tomo**
Sorry for everything that happened today.
**[07:08] Tomo**
I even ruined our contest.
**[07:11] Junichiro**
Don't worry about it.
**[07:12] Junichiro**
Whenever you're having trouble,
of course I'm gonna help you.
**[07:17] (Flashback) Tomo**
If you're having trouble with something,
of course I'm gonna help you.
**[07:21] Tomo**
Jun...
**[07:30] Goro**
Tomo!
**[07:35] Jun**
Her dad?!
**[07:37] Goro**
Where is Tomo?!
**[07:39] Junichiro**
In the car, heading for the hospital...
**[07:44] Goro**
Wait for me, Tomo!
**[07:46] Junichiro**
Green onions?
**[07:50] Tomo**
Hey, Jun! Thanks for coming!
**[07:52] Junichiro**
I came to check in on you, but...
I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
**[07:56] Tomo**
I'm totally fine now!
**[07:59] Tomo**
But Mom refuses to let me go outside.
**[08:01] Junichiro**
Obviously.
**[08:03] Tomo**
I forgot to say it with
everything going on, but...
**[08:06] Tomo**
I guess... Thanks for yesterday.
**[08:08] Junichiro**
S-Sure... But don't be so reckle—
**[08:12] Tomo**
Oh, yeah!
**[08:13] Tomo**
Here. I'm returning this.
**[08:19] Junichiro**
This...
**[08:21] (Flashback) Tomo**
How long can I borrow it?
**[08:23] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Until I'm a stronger man than you.
**[08:26] (Flashback) Junichiro**
When that time comes...
**[08:28] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I'll take it back!
**[08:29] Tomo**
You said you'd take it back when you
were a stronger man than me, right?
**[08:35] Tomo**
You'd better not have it in your head
that you can beat me in everything now.
**[08:40] Tomo**
I won't lose to anyone on my own turf!
**[08:44] Tomo**
But that goes for both of us.
**[08:48] Tomo**
Right?
**[08:49] Tomo**
You have a problem being
on even footing with me?
**[08:54] Junichiro**
Nah.
**[08:56] Junichiro**
It's the best way to be.
***SIGN*** To Stay Best Friends...
**[09:00] Tomo**
"To Stay Best Friends..."
***SIGN*** Aizawa Dojo
**[09:05] Junichiro**
*Right before we started middle school,*
**[09:08] Junichiro**
*I managed...*
**[09:11] Junichiro**
*to land a hit on Tomo for the first time.*
**[09:13] (Flashback) Tomo**
Ow...
**[09:15] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I did it!
**[09:17] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I landed a hit on you! On *Tomo*!
**[09:19] (Flashback) Tomo**
Huh... I guess you finally caught up to me.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Tomo**
It's kinda sad.
**[09:24] Junichiro**
*Sad? Not frustrating?*
**[09:29] (Flashback) Goro**
That happened sooner than I expected.
**[09:31] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Huh?
**[09:32] (Flashback) Goro**
Akemi's been going on
about it for a long time.
**[09:35] (Flashback) Goro**
She always says Tomo's got natural talent,
**[09:38] (Flashback) Goro**
that no matter what sport Tomo plays,
no one else will stand a chance.
**[09:42] (Flashback) Goro**
But walking the path I walk,
**[09:44] (Flashback) Goro**
the path where one can't
choose one's own opponent,
**[09:46] (Flashback) Goro**
won't do our child any good.
**[09:49] Junichiro**
*What does that mean?*
***SIGN*** Entrance Ceremony
**[09:54] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I finally get to go to
the same school as Tomo!
**[09:57] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I bet he'll look awesome
in the school uniform!
**[10:01] (Flashback) Tomo**
Hey, Jun!
**[10:03] (Flashback) Tomo**
We can finally go to school together!
**[10:06] (Flashback) Junichiro**
You're getting a little too
crazy with that skirt!
**[10:09] (Flashback) Junichiro**
What kind of new start are you making?
**[10:11] (Flashback) Tomo**
Huh?!
**[10:12] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Huh?
**[10:14] (Flashback) Misuzu**
What? Junichiro thought you were a boy?
**[10:17] (Flashback) Tomo**
Yes, he did!
**[10:19] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I knew he was an idiot,
but I had no idea it went *that* far.
**[10:23] (Flashback) Misuzu**
So what are you going to do?
**[10:26] (Flashback) Misuzu**
You can't just act the same around
him as you always have, can you?
**[10:29] (Flashback) Tomo**
Nah, I think it'll be fine!
**[10:31] (Flashback) Tomo**
Neither of us cares about stuff
like who's a boy or a girl!
**[10:35] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I really don't think it'll be that simple.
**[10:41] Junichiro**
*Tomo's a girl.*
**[10:43] Junichiro**
*Now that I think about it...*
**[10:49] Junichiro**
*Who wouldn't have noticed?!*
**[10:51] Junichiro**
*Did I just not* want *to notice?*
**[10:54] Junichiro**
*I can't even laugh at this.*
**[10:56] (Flashback) Junichiro's Classmate**
Hey,
**[10:58] (Flashback) Junichiro's Classmate**
Kubota-kun.
**[10:59] (Flashback) Junichiro's Classmate**
You seem to be pretty close
to Aizawa-san in Class C.
**[11:02] (Flashback) Junichiro's Classmate**
You going out?
**[11:05] Junichiro**
*Right... Of course people would think that!*
**[11:13] Junichiro**
* I feel so awkward trying*
* to get Tomo's attention.*
**[11:16] (Flashback) Tomo's Classmate 1**
Hey, Aizawa-san, are you going out
with Kubota-kun from Class A?
**[11:21] (Flashback) Tomo**
No way!
**[11:23] (Flashback) Tomo's Classmate1**
Oh, you're not?
**[11:25] (Flashback) Tomo's Classmate2**
Really?
**[11:27] (Flashback) Tomo**
Yeah, he doesn't even see me as a girl.
**[11:34] (Flashback) Tomo's Guy Friend1**
And then this dude...
**[11:35] (Flashback) Tomo's Guy Friend2**
Don't talk about that!
**[11:38] (Flashback) Tomo**
So then what happened?
**[11:42] (Flashback) Tomo**
Hey, it's Jun!
**[11:44] (Flashback) Tomo's Guy Friend1**
Who?
**[11:45] (Flashback) Tomo's Guy Friend2**
Is he your friend?
**[11:46] (Flashback) Tomo**
Since we were kids.
**[11:48] (Flashback) Tomo**
Right, Jun?
**[11:54] (Flashback) Tomo's Guy Friend1**
Was that bloodlust emanating from him?
**[11:56] (Flashback) Tomo's Guy Friend2**
Scary...
**[12:00] Junichiro**
*What the heck am I doing?!*
**[12:04] Junichiro**
* A whole year went by,*
* and I never apologized to Tomo.*
**[12:07] Junichiro**
* We basically ended up on*
* the level of acquaintances*
**[12:11] Junichiro**
* who only talked to each other*
* when it was necessary.*
**[12:14] Junichiro**
* I really wanna just make*
* up with her already.*
**[12:17] Junichiro**
*But if her friends get the wrong idea again,*
**[12:20] Junichiro**
*it'll just make her feel bad.*
**[12:26] Tomo's Guy Friend1**
Tomo again?!
**[12:26] Misuzu**
* I thought that after we*
* started middle school,*
**[12:27] Tomo**
Yeah!
**[12:28] Misuzu**
*Tomo would start to calm down a little...*
**[12:31] Misuzu**
* but she still shows no*
* signs of slowing down.*
**[12:35] Misuzu**
*I can't play the games Tomo plays anymore.*
**[12:38] Misuzu**
*She just keeps getting stronger,*
**[12:41] Misuzu**
*and I don't want to just run around outside.*
**[12:44] Junichiro**
*What can I do to be friends with her again?*
**[12:47] Junichiro**
*Of course! I just need a girlfriend and—*
**[12:51] Junichiro**
*Nah, that wouldn't be fair to the girl.*
**[12:54] Junichiro**
* And it's not that easy to*
* get a girlfriend, anyway.*
**[12:58] Misuzu**
*If only there was someone else between us...*
**[13:01] Misuzu**
*Someone who could slow Tomo down a little,*
**[13:03] Misuzu**
*who's cautious and has common sense.*
**[13:06] Junichiro**
* On top of that, it'd have to*
* be a girl who could hang out*
**[13:09] Junichiro**
* with me and Tomo while fully*
* understanding my situation.*
**[13:25] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Does lunch taste good when you eat alone?
**[13:27] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Yeah. It just went from good to gross.
**[13:30] (Flashback) Misuzu**
You always seem to be alone.
**[13:33] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Why don't you try to make friends?
**[13:36] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I'm alone because I can't make
friends even when I try.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Misuzu**
That's a lie. You just don't want...
**[13:42] (Flashback) Misuzu**
to replace Tomo.
**[13:44] (Flashback) Misuzu**
If someone took her place,
**[13:47] (Flashback) Misuzu**
you might never get back the relationship
you used to have with her.
**[13:51] (Flashback) Misuzu**
That's your reasoning, isn't it?
**[13:54] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I'm pretty tired of seeing
your sulky face by now.
**[13:57] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Quit wallowing in self-pity,
**[13:59] (Flashback) Misuzu**
and just make up with Tomo already.
**[14:02] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I'm pretty sure she needs you, after all.
**[14:06] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Gundo!
**[14:10] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Gundo, would you...
maybe try going out with me?
**[14:21] (Flashback) Misuzu**
That sounds like fun.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Hey... why did you agree to go out with me?
**[14:28] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Because I figured it couldn't hurt.
**[14:31] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Do you like me?
**[14:33] (Flashback) Misuzu**
As if.
**[14:35] (Flashback) Misuzu**
And I know it's not like
you love me, either.
**[14:38] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Well, no...
**[14:41] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I know I'm the one who asked,
**[14:43] (Flashback) Junichiro**
but is this how "going out"
is supposed to work?
**[14:45] (Flashback) Misuzu**
It's not a problem.
**[14:46] (Flashback) Misuzu**
In the end, what matters most if you
want to keep up a good relationship
**[14:51] (Flashback) Misuzu**
is whether or not it's in the
interest of both parties.
**[14:54] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Huh? Your... Your hand?!
**[15:03] Junichiro**
*It's so soft!*
**[15:08] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I changed my mind. Can we stop now?
**[15:11] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Your hand is all sweaty and gross.
**[15:17] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Well, I'm this way, so see ya.
**[15:21] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Hold it, Junichiro.
**[15:23] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Something else you want?
**[15:25] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Yes. I want you to call me by
my given name from now on.
**[15:30] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Your given name?!
**[15:31] (Flashback) Misuzu**
If I'm using your given name,
but you're not using mine,
**[15:37] (Flashback) Misuzu**
will people believe we're going out?
**[15:39] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Wouldn't they?
**[15:40] (Flashback) Misuzu**
It'll just look like I have
a one-sided crush on you.
**[15:43] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I can't deal with that.
**[15:47] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I never thought Gundo would
actually become my girlfriend.
**[15:52] Junichiro**
*My girlfriend?*
**[15:54] Junichiro**
*That's right... I have a girlfriend now.*
**[15:57] Junichiro**
* And it's Gundo, the girl who argues*
* with me every time I see her.*
**[16:05] (Flashback) Junichiro**
She's... my girlfriend?
**[16:09] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Sheesh... This sure has taken a weird turn.
**[16:13] Misuzu**
*I know this is a relationship*
**[16:16] Misuzu**
* far removed from love and romance,*
* with no future at all...*
**[16:20] Misuzu**
*But I still feel just a bit...*
**[16:24] Misuzu**
*The good feelings ended there, though.*
**[16:27] Misuzu**
* Our first date was a bike*
* ride up a mountain.*
**[16:30] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Well?! Awesome view, right?!
**[16:34] (Flashback) Misuzu**
View?
**[16:35] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Are you a total moron?
**[16:37] Misuzu**
* The second day, we went*
* fishing at the river.*
**[16:40] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Put this on your hook.
**[16:42] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Ew! Keep that away from me!
**[16:44] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Ew! It's alive!
**[16:47] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Hey, Misuzu...
**[16:49] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Was today not much fun for you?
**[16:52] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Bingo.
**[16:54] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I see...
**[16:55] Misuzu**
* If I tried to spend time*
* with Tomo right now,*
**[16:58] Misuzu**
* I'd get exactly what I got from*
* these two days with Junichiro.*
**[17:03] (Flashback) Misuzu**
There's just no hope for me.
**[17:06] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Hey, what's wrong with you?
**[17:08] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I thought you might be able
to do something about this...
**[17:12] (Flashback) Misuzu**
But the way you are now, you're just
kicking her into higher gear.
**[17:18] (Flashback) Tomo**
Hey, what's wrong, Misuzu?
**[17:20] (Flashback) Tomo**
You seem really down.
**[17:22] (Flashback) Tomo**
Did something happen?
**[17:24] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Yes. A lot happened.
**[17:27] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I'm sorry. I...
**[17:30] (Flashback) Misuzu**
might not be able to keep being your friend.
**[17:34] (Flashback) Tomo**
Come on.
**[17:35] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Ow! Hey!
**[17:38] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Where are we going?
First period's about to start!
**[17:41] (Flashback) Tomo**
I don't care. Come with me.
**[17:45] (Flashback) Tomo**
What are you sulking about?
**[17:47] (Flashback) Tomo**
What do you mean, you can't
keep being my friend?
**[17:49] (Flashback) Tomo**
I'll knock you out!
**[17:50] (Flashback) Misuzu**
That's extortion.
**[17:52] (Flashback) Misuzu**
I mean, I have no physical strength at all,
**[17:55] (Flashback) Misuzu**
so I can't play sports with you or anything.
**[17:57] (Flashback) Tomo**
What does that matter?!
**[17:59] (Flashback) Tomo**
It's not like I'm running
around every single day!
**[18:02] (Flashback) Tomo**
Goofing around with the guys is fun,
**[18:05] (Flashback) Tomo**
but the time I spend just being next
to you is way more precious to me.
**[18:09] (Flashback) Tomo**
Are you saying you don't feel the same?
**[18:11] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Where do you learn things like that?
**[18:14] (Flashback) Tomo**
What? Did I say something weird?
**[18:17] (Flashback) Tomo**
Why would it matter that much
whether you're athletic or not?
**[18:21] (Flashback) Tomo**
I mean, like...
**[18:23] (Flashback) Tomo**
Oh, yeah!
**[18:24] (Flashback) Tomo**
Wouldn't it be cool for an athlete and
some kind of doctor to be friends?
**[18:31] (Flashback) Misuzu**
What's "some kind of doctor"
supposed to mean?
**[18:34] (Flashback) Tomo**
Don't laugh!
**[18:37] Misuzu**
* All the things I was thinking*
* seem so silly now.*
**[18:42] Misuzu**
* I guess going out with you*
* wasn't a total waste of time.*
**[18:46] Misuzu**
*So I'll at least...*
**[18:48] Misuzu**
*dump you soundly and completely.*
**[18:51] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Sorry, Misuzu.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Huh?
**[18:54] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I know this sounds weird when I'm
the one who asked you out, but...
**[18:58] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I feel like maybe we're not
a good match after all.
**[19:01] (Flashback) Junichiro**
So let's just give up on going out, okay?
**[19:06] Misuzu**
*He... beat me to it!*
**[19:11] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Did you hear me? Hey, Misu—
**[19:13] (Flashback) Misuzu**
Never... call me "Misuzu" again.
**[19:16] (Flashback) Junichiro**
O-Okay.
**[19:19] Junichiro**
*I guess I'll have to handle this on my own.*
**[19:24] Junichiro**
* I'm scared to find out how she'll react*
* when I talk to her after all this time,*
**[19:28] Junichiro**
*but I'm prepared.*
**[19:30] (Flashback) Junichiro**
H-Hey, Tomo.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I wanted to talk to you about something.
**[19:41] Junichiro**
*I know I should be the one to talk first.*
**[19:46] Junichiro**
*But what do I...*
**[19:47] (Flashback) Tomo**
Hey. Hey, Jun.
**[19:50] Junichiro**
*Can I just tell her how I really feel?*
**[19:53] Junichiro**
*But if I tell her that...*
**[19:54] (Flashback) Tomo**
I just said your name.
**[19:56] (Flashback) Tomo**
Answer me, damn it!
**[20:01] (Flashback) Junichiro**
**[20:02] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Where did that come f—
**[20:04] (Flashback) Tomo**
Why did you just come up and
talk to me out of the blue?
**[20:10] (Flashback) Tomo**
After you avoided me all this time...
**[20:13] (Flashback) Tomo**
For a whole year...
**[20:16] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I-I'm sorry!
**[20:18] (Flashback) Junichiro**
It was my fault! Please don't cry!
**[20:21] (Flashback) Tomo**
Huh?
**[20:22] (Flashback) Tomo**
I'm not crying, you dumbass!
**[20:28] (Flashback) Tomo**
Why the hell were you avoiding
me all this time? Huh?!
**[20:33] (Flashback) Junichiro**
When the school year first started,
**[20:35] (Flashback) Junichiro**
people thought you and
I were... well... going out.
**[20:40] (Flashback) Junichiro**
So I thought being around me would
just make things harder for you.
**[20:44] (Flashback) Tomo**
You were worried about
something that stupid?!
**[20:47] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Huh?
**[20:48] (Flashback) Tomo**
If you and I both wanna be
together like we've always been,
**[20:51] (Flashback) Tomo**
who the hell cares what anyone else thinks?!
**[20:56] (Flashback) Tomo**
Well? What do *you* wanna do?
**[20:59] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I want...
**[21:02] (Flashback) Junichiro**
to be with you. Just like we always have...
**[21:06] (Flashback) Junichiro**
I wanna be like that forever!
**[21:12] (Flashback) Tomo**
S-So just be with me, then!
**[21:15] (Flashback) Tomo**
As f-friends!
**[21:17] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Yeah! You and I are best buds forever!
**[21:21] (Flashback) Junichiro**
So let's have a lot more
good times together,
**[21:23] (Flashback) Junichiro**
Tomo!
**[21:27] Junichiro**
*I thought we'd never change.*
**[21:32] Junichiro**
*I thought it'd be best if we never changed.*
**[21:35] Junichiro**
*But then* I *changed.*
**[21:38] Junichiro**
*I think she has, too.*
**[21:41] Junichiro**
* So I have to think of a way*
* I can still be with her forever.*
**[21:47] Junichiro**
*First of all, I have to face her head-on.*
**[21:50] Tomo**
What's the hold-up, Jun?
**[21:52] Tomo**
C'mon, we gotta get to school!
**[21:55] Junichiro**
*Face who Tomo is now head-on...*
**[21:58] Junichiro**
*Head-on...*
**[22:01] Junichiro**
*I had a vague hunch it might be true,*
**[22:04] Junichiro**
*but isn't she actually...*
**[22:06] Junichiro**
*really cute?!*
**[22:10] ---**
*(This behavior is suspicious)*
**[22:14] ---**
*Hey, you know, I'm all mixed up*
**[22:18] ---**
*It's too complicated, I'm freaking out*
**[22:23] ---**
* I can't figure out how to*
* say it, or how to read you*
**[22:23] ---**
*(crazy, crazy, drive me crazy, and that's...)*
**[22:26] ---**
* All this vagueness is just*
* pathetic and depressing*
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**[22:29] ---**
*Impatient love*
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**[22:34] ---**
* The truth is I love you,*
* but I keep beating around the bush*
**[22:38] ---**
* We're both the awkward type that'll try to*
* brush it off as a joke (so much pressure)*
**[22:43] ---**
* Sigh... Getting this exhausted*
* over nothing is so stupid*
**[22:47] ---**
* We'll never move forward or get*
* any answers that way, right?*
**[22:52] ---**
* Now you're suddenly grumpy, why all the*
* swirling emotions? I sense rain coming*
***SIGN*** Smoosh
**[23:00] ---**
* You can have my umbrella,*
* just don't cry or get all mad and soaked*
**[23:10] ---**
* Ah, my broken heart and*
* broken body are at odds*
**[23:14] ---**
* I guess I can't deal with this*
* unless I put armor on, can I?*
**[23:18] ---**
* Constantly losing and being bewitched,*
* all at your mercy, is just frustrating*
**[23:22] ---**
* I'm gonna solve the riddle of*
* this impatient, shattering love*
**[23:25] ---**
*(Grinding, throbbing)*
**[23:30] ---**
* Ugh, I might be a bit*
* tangled in my own web now*
**[23:34] ---**
* But once I find my courage,*
* you'll see pure lo-love*