1. Dear Oreki Houtarou,Copy !req
2. Greetings. I am currently in Benaras.Copy !req
3. Belated congratulations on making it into high school.Copy !req
4. I heard you chose Kamiyama High School.Copy !req
5. Now that you're in high school, maybe you can take some advice from your big sister.Copy !req
6. Join the Classics Club.Copy !req
7. It's a club with a long history, and I was part of it when I was a student.Copy !req
8. From what I've heard, the Classics Club now has zero members.Copy !req
9. If no one joins this year, the club will be terminated.Copy !req
10. As a former member, I can't bear to see that happen.Copy !req
11. Houtarou,Copy !req
12. protect the Classics Club, the place of my youth!Copy !req
13. You just need to put your name on the register.Copy !req
14. You don't have anything better to do anyway, right?Copy !req
15. Sincerely yours,Copy !req
16. Oreki TomoeCopy !req
17. taikutsu na madobe niCopy !req
18. Sitting bored by the back window,Copy !req
19. fukikomu kaze niCopy !req
20. A breeze blew through the roomCopy !req
21. kao wo shikameta no waCopy !req
22. The reason I screwed up my eyesCopy !req
23. terekusasa no uragaeshiCopy !req
24. Was to hide how embarrassed I wasCopy !req
25. HyoukaCopy !req
26. aimai ni unazuku tenohira no kyouCopy !req
27. I gave a faint nod from the edge of my palmCopy !req
28. egaiteru jibun wa sukoshi oogesa deCopy !req
29. The "me" I was trying to be was a bit more than I wasCopy !req
30. nani ka kawarisou na ki ga shiteiru yoCopy !req
31. I get the feeling that something is going to change soonCopy !req
32. kokoro ni yobikakeru kimi no sei da neCopy !req
33. You reached out to touch my heart; it must be because of youCopy !req
34. kumorizora nozoita yokanCopy !req
35. I had a feeling, looking into the cloudsCopy !req
36. te wo nobasou itsu yori mo chikaradzuyoi yuuki deCopy !req
37. I reached out my hand, with a stronger courage than I'd ever hadCopy !req
38. hikari mo kage mo mada tookuteCopy !req
39. The light and the dark are still so far awayCopy !req
40. sore demo bokura waCopy !req
41. But even though they areCopy !req
42. yasashisa no riyuu ga shiritaiCopy !req
43. We still want to know how people could be so kindCopy !req
44. ima wa dare no namae demo naiCopy !req
45. Now it doesn't matter whose name it may beCopy !req
46. kagayaki no kanata heCopy !req
47. Beyond the horizon's light,Copy !req
48. zenbu kako ni naru mae niCopy !req
49. Before it all becomes the past,Copy !req
50. mitsuke ni ikouCopy !req
51. Let's go and find outCopy !req
52. A month has passed since the Classics Club was revived.Copy !req
53. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
54. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
55. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
56. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
57. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
58. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
59. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
60. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
61. The Activities of the Classics Club and Its HonorCopy !req
62. Geography Prep RoomCopy !req
63. I've grown more accustomed to the Geography Prep Room than I thought I would.Copy !req
64. Good afternoon.Copy !req
65. Hey.Copy !req
66. I drop in whenever I feel bored after school.Copy !req
67. Help yourself.Copy !req
68. I brought these from home.Copy !req
69. Have as many as you'd like.Copy !req
70. Thanks.Copy !req
71. I'm not against socializing, so long as it's not tiring.Copy !req
72. It's barren.Copy !req
73. When you plant two crops in the same field?Copy !req
74. You're thinking of double-cropping.Copy !req
75. Wait, was that a joke?Copy !req
76. I know. Lame.Copy !req
77. I didn't mean it like that...Copy !req
78. Barren, huh?Copy !req
79. Yes, it's barren!Copy !req
80. What is?Copy !req
81. Our time after school is!Copy !req
82. A life without goals bears no fruit!Copy !req
83. Thank you for the explanation.Copy !req
84. So, is there something you want from the Classics Club?Copy !req
85. There is.Copy !req
86. But that's a personal matter.Copy !req
87. I've heard that before.Copy !req
88. I'm talking about the Classics Club.Copy !req
89. We're a club, so we should be doing club activities.Copy !req
90. We don't have an objective.Copy !req
91. Yes we do.Copy !req
92. We're going to publish an anthology for the cultural festival in October.Copy !req
93. An anthology?Copy !req
94. Yes!Copy !req
95. No thanks.Copy !req
96. It's too much work.Copy !req
97. No, we have to make an anthology!Copy !req
98. There are other things we can do if you want to participate in the cultural festival.Copy !req
99. Like a refreshment booth.Copy !req
100. Refreshment booths are traditionally banned at the Kamiyama High Cultural Festival.Copy !req
101. And we have funds in our budget for an anthology, and our supervisor asked us to, as well.Copy !req
102. And! The anthology has more than 40 years of history, and he doesn't want that to end.Copy !req
103. You could have told me that first!Copy !req
104. I'll do it, okay?Copy !req
105. Yes!Copy !req
106. So what sort of content are we writing?Copy !req
107. I don't know!Copy !req
108. Hey...Copy !req
109. Sorry, I thought we could start looking into it now.Copy !req
110. But I think we'll get a good idea of how to start if we can find a back issue first.Copy !req
111. Let's look for one!Copy !req
112. Not in here.Copy !req
113. Maybe they're in the library.Copy !req
114. Let's go.Copy !req
115. What are you doing?Copy !req
116. You're coming too, Oreki-san.Copy !req
117. Come on.Copy !req
118. I'm not a fan of this.Copy !req
119. It's Friday, so the volunteer librarian is probably...Copy !req
120. LibraryCopy !req
121. Oh, if it isn't Oreki.Copy !req
122. Long time no see. Didn't want to see you.Copy !req
123. Hey Ibara, I came just to see you.Copy !req
124. This is a sanctuary for culture.Copy !req
125. It's not a place for someone like you.Copy !req
126. So you're saying it's a place for you?Copy !req
127. That's marvelous.Copy !req
128. As annoying as ever, I see.Copy !req
129. If you came to tease me, then go home.Copy !req
130. Um...Copy !req
131. Hey Houtarou, what a coincidence!Copy !req
132. You guys are getting along great, as usual.Copy !req
133. I'd expect no less from Kaburaya Middle's best couple!Copy !req
134. Shut it.Copy !req
135. I'd rather date a slug than this sulky bum.Copy !req
136. A slug...Copy !req
137. And Fuku-chan, you've got some nerve to make a joke like that, knowing how I feel.Copy !req
138. Sorry Mayaka, did that hurt you?Copy !req
139. And you always brush me aside with a joke.Copy !req
140. Grow up already!Copy !req
141. What's their relationship?Copy !req
142. She's had feelings for Satoshi since middle school.Copy !req
143. Ahem!Copy !req
144. Chitanda-san, this is Ibara Mayaka.Copy !req
145. She's from Kaburaya Middle like us.Copy !req
146. Nice to meet you.Copy !req
147. Mayaka, this is Chitanda Eru-san.Copy !req
148. She's the president of the Classics Club that I joined last month.Copy !req
149. Nice to meet you too.Copy !req
150. So what did you two come here for, anyway?Copy !req
151. Oh, right!Copy !req
152. Ibara-san, there's something I'd like to ask you.Copy !req
153. Yes?Copy !req
154. Do you keep anthologies written by clubs here?Copy !req
155. Specifically, by the Classics Club.Copy !req
156. The Classics Club...Copy !req
157. I don't think so.Copy !req
158. If they aren't out here, they might be in the archives.Copy !req
159. I see.Copy !req
160. Why anthologies?Copy !req
161. We're going to write an anthology for the cultural festival, so I wanted to take a look at past issues.Copy !req
162. So you're going to distribute it at the Kanya Festival?Copy !req
163. I'm surprised that Houtarou agreed.Copy !req
164. She didn't really give me a choice.Copy !req
165. Kanya Festival?Copy !req
166. Never heard it before?Copy !req
167. It's what they call the "Kamiyama High School Cultural Festival".Copy !req
168. It's not another something you made up, right?Copy !req
169. I'm serious!Copy !req
170. Everyone at the Sewing Club calls it that.Copy !req
171. How about you, Mayaka?Copy !req
172. Everyone at the Manga Society call it that, too.Copy !req
173. Kanya?Copy !req
174. How do you write that?Copy !req
175. No idea. I've even asked around about it.Copy !req
176. I'm guessing "Kamiyama High School Cultural Festival" turned into "Kamiyama Festival",Copy !req
177. then "Kanyama Festival", then finally "Kanya Festival".Copy !req
178. Anyway, Chitanda-san, you might find the anthologies in our archive,Copy !req
179. but the librarian is at a meeting right now, so we can't get in.Copy !req
180. I think she'll be back in half an hour.Copy !req
181. Do you want to wait?Copy !req
182. What should we do?Copy !req
183. Wait, I guess.Copy !req
184. You're welcome to go home.Copy !req
185. Sounds good.Copy !req
186. Wait, Houtarou!Copy !req
187. Mayaka, why don't you tell them about what you told me earlier?Copy !req
188. Good idea.Copy !req
189. Oreki, feel like using your head for once?Copy !req
190. No.Copy !req
191. What might this be about?Copy !req
192. It's about a loved book given no love.Copy !req
193. A loved book given no love.Copy !req
194. It's a strange story.Copy !req
195. I was pondering it over with Mayaka since it doesn't make much sense.Copy !req
196. Please tell me!Copy !req
197. Every Friday I come in for duty, the same book is always being returned.Copy !req
198. This is the fifth week in a row.Copy !req
199. Already sounds weird, right?Copy !req
200. This is the book.Copy !req
201. What a pretty book!Copy !req
202. That is huge.Copy !req
203. Kamiyama High School
Fifty Years of HistoryCopy !req
204. Kamiyama High School
Fifty Years of HistoryCopy !req
205. Can I take a look inside?Copy !req
206. Go ahead.Copy !req
207. Oreki-san, you too!Copy !req
208. It looks like a normal school history to me.Copy !req
209. It seems like a very tough read.Copy !req
210. It doesn't seem strange to me that someone might borrow this every week.Copy !req
211. You've never borrowed a book from here before, have you?Copy !req
212. Our loan period is two weeks.Copy !req
213. So there's no reason to borrow it weekly.Copy !req
214. But regardless, this book gets returned every week.Copy !req
215. Do you know who borrowed it?Copy !req
216. Of course.Copy !req
217. There's a list of borrowers at the back.Copy !req
218. Oreki-san, look at this.Copy !req
219. It's a different person every time!Copy !req
220. And they all returned the book on the same day they took it out!Copy !req
221. Exactly.Copy !req
222. For five weeks now, it's been checked out and returned on the same day.Copy !req
223. I also know that they all borrowed it during lunch break and returned it after school.Copy !req
224. What do you think?Copy !req
225. Curious, right?Copy !req
226. Yes...Copy !req
227. I'm curious!Copy !req
228. Let's think about this, Oreki-san!Copy !req
229. Damn you, Satoshi...Copy !req
230. What do you think? Doesn't it sound interesting?Copy !req
231. You stopped me from leaving, knowing that this would happen.Copy !req
232. You solved the mystery of that lock and that secret club so easily!Copy !req
233. What?Copy !req
234. Just the more interesting facets of Houtarou's life.Copy !req
235. Don't talk about people like that.Copy !req
236. Anyway, I'm curious!Copy !req
237. I'm not.Copy !req
238. I am!Copy !req
239. I'm not!Copy !req
240. Oreki!Copy !req
241. Keep it down.Copy !req
242. You too, Chitanda-san.Copy !req
243. Yes...Copy !req
244. That was careless of me.Copy !req
245. Any further refusal or excuses would just be a waste of energy.Copy !req
246. In which case...Copy !req
247. Fine, I guess I'll think about it.Copy !req
248. Okay!Copy !req
249. Fuku-chan, was Oreki actually smart?Copy !req
250. Not really.Copy !req
251. But he's pretty useful when it comes to useless things.Copy !req
252. You guys can sure run your mouths.Copy !req
253. RikkaCopy !req
254. RikkaCopy !req
255. When the air of summer starts to rise.Copy !req
256. HyoukaCopy !req
257. HyoukaCopy !req
258. Five different people borrow this book each week for five weeks,Copy !req
259. and then return it on the same day.Copy !req
260. It would be easy to claim that it's just a coincidence, but Chitanda wouldn't accept that.Copy !req
261. What's important isn't the truth, but whether or not I can appease Chitanda's curiosity.Copy !req
262. Let's see...Copy !req
263. If you borrowed this book at lunch and returned it after school, there'd be no time to read it.Copy !req
264. And if you aren't going to take it home, you could just read it in the library.Copy !req
265. This book isn't being used for reading purposes.Copy !req
266. Kamiyama High School
Fifty Years of HistoryCopy !req
267. Kamiyama High School
Fifty Years of HistoryCopy !req
268. Which means...Copy !req
269. How would you use a book besides reading it?Copy !req
270. They might make a good pillow if you stacked a few together.Copy !req
271. It'd make a good shield if you put it on your arm.Copy !req
272. Can we try being serious here?Copy !req
273. That's right, there must be some use that only this book can fulfill.Copy !req
274. Do you have any ideas then?Copy !req
275. Let's see...Copy !req
276. You could pile them up as a weight for pickling!Copy !req
277. I'm not even going to ask you guys any more.Copy !req
278. Is Chitanda seriously a top student?Copy !req
279. She seems like a complete airhead to me.Copy !req
280. Let's try a different angle.Copy !req
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286. Suzuki YoshieCopy !req
287. Shima SaoriCopy !req
288. Yamaguchi RyoukoCopy !req
289. Sawakiguchi MisakiCopy !req
290. Machida KyoukoCopy !req
291. Why are different people borrowing it every week?Copy !req
292. If you look at the names, they're all girls.Copy !req
293. OneCopy !req
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295. There are two possibilities.Copy !req
296. These girls are unrelated to each other, and checking out this book on Fridays is a fad for some reason.Copy !req
297. TwoCopy !req
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300. Or these girls are in a group, taking turns checking it out and using it.Copy !req
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310. Not a groupCopy !req
311. As a groupCopy !req
312. A fad, huh...Copy !req
313. Maybe for fortune-telling?Copy !req
314. You mean like...Copy !req
315. "Your lucky item this week is the school history!"Copy !req
316. "If you borrow it on Friday afternoon and then return it on the same day, things will go well with your boyfriend!"Copy !req
317. How's that?Copy !req
318. That's just dumb.Copy !req
319. And this happened five weeks in a row.Copy !req
320. Just throwing out ideas.Copy !req
321. The common link is that they're all girls, and all in second year, but different classes.Copy !req
322. Could there be some reason why they're all girls?Copy !req
323. I can't think of one.Copy !req
324. It's entirely within the realm of probability to get only girls if
you were to randomly pick five students from the entire school.Copy !req
325. And girls hanging out in a group together isn't exactly rare, either.Copy !req
326. Maybe it's some kind of message?Copy !req
327. For example, "yes" if it's returned facing up,Copy !req
328. and "no" if it's face down?Copy !req
329. I don't think you could use it that way.Copy !req
330. Look.Copy !req
331. I see...Copy !req
332. Returns CornerCopy !req
333. You can't really tell whether they're face up or down.Copy !req
334. Well, wringing Oreki's brain isn't going to get us very far.Copy !req
335. Fuku-chan and I already spent ages thinking this—Copy !req
336. What?Copy !req
337. I smell something.Copy !req
338. Really?Copy !req
339. I don't smell anything...Copy !req
340. No, it's definitely there.Copy !req
341. Something quite pungent, like paint thinner...Copy !req
342. There's no mistaking it.Copy !req
343. Dog.Copy !req
344. Well I guess if Chitanda-san is that sure of it, she must be right.Copy !req
345. Which would mean...Copy !req
346. Houtarou...Copy !req
347. That face tells me you've figured it out.Copy !req
348. Really?Copy !req
349. Maybe.Copy !req
350. Can't say for sure though.Copy !req
351. Chitanda, feel like taking a walk?Copy !req
352. There's someplace I'm interested in.Copy !req
353. Alright!Copy !req
354. Wait, I meant just you, not me.Copy !req
355. Just me?Copy !req
356. Why?Copy !req
357. Well, because...Copy !req
358. That's right, Chitanda-san!Copy !req
359. Don't let Houtarou use you!Copy !req
360. He's more useful the more you use him!Copy !req
361. Careful how you say that.Copy !req
362. Oh, I just thought that if we're going somewhere, we should go together.Copy !req
363. Oh, well that's fine.Copy !req
364. Let's go then, Oreki-san!Copy !req
365. It's a pleasure to have you here.Copy !req
366. Welcome to our humble restaurant.Copy !req
367. There are two courses available.Copy !req
368. Gray CourseCopy !req
369. Rose-colored CourseCopy !req
370. Which would you prefer?Copy !req
371. We recommend this one.Copy !req
372. Oreki-san?Copy !req
373. Fine.Copy !req
374. We didn't have gym class today because of the rain, anyway.Copy !req
375. I've still got a bit of disposable energy left.Copy !req
376. Okay!Copy !req
377. Just how limited are your energy supplies?Copy !req
378. Oh, shut up.Copy !req
379. Let's go then.Copy !req
380. Wait.Copy !req
381. I'll come too.Copy !req
382. I'm a bit curious.Copy !req
383. Fuku-chan, take care of the desk for me.Copy !req
384. I can't just abandon my library duties.Copy !req
385. Later, Satoshi.Copy !req
386. Have fun watching the desk.Copy !req
387. So where are we going, Oreki-san?Copy !req
388. The Art Room.Copy !req
389. That's in the other building.Copy !req
390. Right. It's far, which is why I didn't want to go.Copy !req
391. You are seriously lazy.Copy !req
392. What will we find there?Copy !req
393. Let's put together what we know first.Copy !req
394. If you consider how big that book is, there's probably no girl who'd find time to use it during break.Copy !req
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593. Gym or an arts class.Copy !req
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595. Right.Copy !req
596. Those girls decided to take turns borrowing the book every week before class.Copy !req
597. I don't get why they do it every week.Copy !req
598. The loan period is two weeks.Copy !req
599. It's easier to return something that big than take it home every week.Copy !req
600. That makes sense.Copy !req
601. What's wrong?Copy !req
602. It's the same smell as the book!Copy !req
603. Really?Copy !req
604. You'll understand when you look inside.Copy !req
605. That's what the book's being used for.Copy !req
606. A combined class for 2-D, 2-E, and 2-F.Copy !req
607. Paintings for an arts elective class.Copy !req
608. The book's cover is perfect for a motif in a painting.Copy !req
609. So it was the smell of paint!Copy !req
610. How did you figure that out?Copy !req
611. "How?"Copy !req
612. It just came to me.Copy !req
613. I was just lucky.Copy !req
614. LibraryCopy !req
615. Brilliantly done!Copy !req
616. It didn't even occur to me that it might have been used as a motif for paintings.Copy !req
617. How did you even figure that out?Copy !req
618. You're weird, Oreki.Copy !req
619. What are you talking about?Copy !req
620. There's no one more average than me.Copy !req
621. Well, I wonder about that...Copy !req
622. You really surprised me though...Copy !req
623. I'm curious about what's in your head.Copy !req
624. Curious?Copy !req
625. I feel like I want to open it up and take a peek inside.Copy !req
626. There's nothing special about my brain.Copy !req
627. It's nothing compared to the school's top student.Copy !req
628. You're a top student?Copy !req
629. That's right!Copy !req
630. We haven't had our midterms yet, but she'll definitely take the top spot!Copy !req
631. No...Copy !req
632. Even if my grades are good, it just means I understand how the parts work.Copy !req
633. But I'm not interested in the parts.Copy !req
634. I want to know how it all works as a system.Copy !req
635. I see...Copy !req
636. Nevermind that, I find her sense of smell far more mysterious.Copy !req
637. Oreki-san might even be able to...Copy !req
638. Oh, nevermind. It's nothing.Copy !req
639. Well, regardless, that was quite a fun way to pass the time.Copy !req
640. What do you think, Chitanda-san?Copy !req
641. It was fun, of course!Copy !req
642. It felt like time flew by.Copy !req
643. I spent all that time and still couldn't figure it out...Copy !req
644. That bothers me!Copy !req
645. I told you before, right?Copy !req
646. He's useful every now and then.Copy !req
647. I can't stand losing to Oreki, though!Copy !req
648. It bothers me!Copy !req
649. Now, now...Copy !req
650. Different...Copy !req
651. They're different.Copy !req
652. I can't be like them.Copy !req
653. Something's different.Copy !req
654. What?Copy !req
655. That's right.Copy !req
656. Was it just a rare moment of genius? Or perhaps...Copy !req
657. You can't leave yet, Oreki-san!Copy !req
658. Why not?Copy !req
659. Oh right, the anthology.Copy !req
660. We have to wait for the librarian.Copy !req
661. You sure can be careless sometimes, Houtarou.Copy !req
662. Sometimes?Copy !req
663. Now that's an understatement.Copy !req
664. Ibara-san!Copy !req
665. Good work. You can go home now.Copy !req
666. Oh, you're back, Itoigawa-sensei.Copy !req
667. I'm Fukube Satoshi from the Classics Club.Copy !req
668. We're looking for a back issue for the anthology we're making.Copy !req
669. Would you mind if we took a look in the archives?Copy !req
670. The Classics Club?Copy !req
671. The anthology?Copy !req
672. You're in the Classics Club?Copy !req
673. I see. I'm afraid that there aren't any back issues of the anthology in the archives.Copy !req
674. Are you sure you didn't see them?Copy !req
675. I'd remember if they were there.Copy !req
676. I have to go now.Copy !req
677. Thank you very much.Copy !req
678. So she says, Chitanda-san.Copy !req
679. That's a problem...Copy !req
680. I'm sure we'll find them at some point.Copy !req
681. Well, Oreki?Copy !req
682. Do you feel better having solved the mystery?Copy !req
683. Not really.Copy !req
684. I see.Copy !req
685. I guess we should just go home then.Copy !req
686. And I did learn something today...Copy !req
687. What do you mean?Copy !req
688. Nothing. Just a personal matter.Copy !req
689. That again?Copy !req
690. Yes...Copy !req
691. Oreki-san might even be able to...Copy !req
692. Hello. Oreki residence...Copy !req
693. Hello?Copy !req
694. This is Chitanda!Copy !req
695. Chitanda?Copy !req
696. I'm sorry, did I wake you up?Copy !req
697. Kind of. I thought it was maybe my sister.Copy !req
698. So why are you calling on a Sunday?Copy !req
699. If it's possible, I'd like to meet with you today.Copy !req
700. ACopy !req
701. Pineapple
SandCopy !req
702. I have something important to talk to you about.Copy !req
703. She's late.Copy !req
704. I'm so sorry to keep you waiting!Copy !req
705. So, what did you want?Copy !req
706. Pardon?Copy !req
707. Why did you call me out to this cafe?Copy !req
708. But you picked out the cafe.Copy !req
709. I'm going home.Copy !req
710. W-Wait please!Copy !req
711. This is my precious day off.Copy !req
712. I can't afford to waste it playing the fool with you.Copy !req
713. I'm sorry!Copy !req
714. I'm just nervous...Copy !req
715. Nervous, huh?Copy !req
716. Are you going to confess to me or something?Copy !req
717. Perhaps you could call it a confession...Copy !req
718. konya koi ni kawaruCopy !req
719. Tonight's the night we fall in loveCopy !req
720. shiawase na yume de aouCopy !req
721. Let's meet in our sweet dreamsCopy !req
722. kitto ne mitsukete neCopy !req
723. Please come and find meCopy !req
724. madoromi no yakusokuCopy !req
725. A promise for when we sleepCopy !req
726. mebaeteta nukumori atatakakute tomadouCopy !req
727. I felt a growing warmth; it felt so nice that I couldn't thinkCopy !req
728. konna kimochi wo mada anata wa wakaranai noCopy !req
729. But these feelings I have, you still don't know they're hereCopy !req
730. sono shisen ni wa imi nante betsu ni nai hazuCopy !req
731. I don't think there's anything special in how you look at meCopy !req
732. datte tomodachi ni shiteru no to onajiCopy !req
733. It's the same way you look at your friendsCopy !req
734. akegata ni kieteku chiisana negaiboshiCopy !req
735. Fading into the dawn, my tiny wishing starCopy !req
736. yoru no aida de no mahouCopy !req
737. Magic that lasts only the nightCopy !req
738. konya koi ni kawaruCopy !req
739. Tonight's the night we fall in loveCopy !req
740. shiawase na yume de aouCopy !req
741. Let's meet in our sweet dreamsCopy !req
742. kitto ne mitsukete neCopy !req
743. Please come and find meCopy !req
744. madoromi no yakusokuCopy !req
745. A promise for when we sleepCopy !req
746. Next time: A Descendant of the Classics Club and Her ReasonsCopy !req
747. A Descendant of the Classics Club and Her ReasonsCopy !req