1. When I throw a jab or a straight,
it always landsCopy !req
2. But when I'm aiming for your heart,
I miss every timeCopy !req
3. Parallel, zigzagging, awkward, incoherentCopy !req
4. When you look my way and move closer to meCopy !req
5. I know it doesn't mean the same thing for youCopy !req
6. But I wish we could stay like this foreverCopy !req
7. My changing feelings are driving me crazyCopy !req
8. The moment you turn to face me,
take that! TelepathyCopy !req
9. If only we could feel the same thingCopy !req
10. I want to kick this pesky subtlety awayCopy !req
11. I want to know everything,
I want to know everythingCopy !req
12. I can't fool you foreverCopy !req
13. I can't keep this hiddenCopy !req
14. I want to shout out my secret, AHHHCopy !req
15. Take that! TelepathyCopy !req
16. Te-te-te-telepathyCopy !req
17. TelepathyCopy !req
18. "The Reason for Her Smile."Copy !req
19. Morning, Misuzu-chan!
Nice morning, isn't it?Copy !req
20. Good morning.Copy !req
21. Yes! She didn't ignore me today!Copy !req
22. And you...Copy !req
23. are who, again?Copy !req
24. I'm your classmate, Tanabe!Copy !req
25. I really wanna see her smile.Copy !req
26. Misuzu-chan never smiles at all, you know?Copy !req
27. Nothing wrong with being expressionless,
but what would make her smile?Copy !req
28. What are you talking about?
She smiles all the time.Copy !req
29. Huh? No way!Copy !req
30. In fact, she's almost always
smiling when she talks to me.Copy !req
31. She's so damn mean-spirited.Copy !req
32. For real?Copy !req
33. Man, I'm so jealous!Copy !req
34. Childhood friends have a
totally different experience!Copy !req
35. Hey, Gundo smiles a lot, right?Copy !req
36. Does she? I haven't seen
her smile that much.Copy !req
37. What's going on?Copy !req
38. Why are you asking me?Copy !req
39. Could it be because Misuzu likes Jun?Copy !req
40. Tanabe-kun, mechanical pencils...Copy !req
41. are pretty sharp, you know.Copy !req
42. A wise decision.Copy !req
43. Oh, yeah! So, Misuzu-chan,Copy !req
44. I heard this funny story...Copy !req
45. What the heck happened to you?Copy !req
46. Misuzu-chan did it.Copy !req
47. You said something weird
to her again, didn't you?Copy !req
48. You never learn.Copy !req
49. I didn't say anything.Copy !req
50. Huh? Then why...Copy !req
51. I tried to kiss her on the cheek.Copy !req
52. Mwah!Copy !req
53. You're lucky all she did
was put tape on you.Copy !req
54. Misuzu-chan, what's it gonna
take to make you smile?Copy !req
55. Oh, you were trying to make me smile?Copy !req
56. Tanabe-kun, do you like me?Copy !req
57. Yeah! A lot!Copy !req
58. Then stop fooling around
and approach me seriously.Copy !req
59. If you do that...Copy !req
60. I'll shoot you down with a smile.Copy !req
61. Man, she's so great!Copy !req
62. So Jun said you smile
around him all the time.Copy !req
63. Does that mean... you actually...Copy !req
64. It does not.Copy !req
65. Then again...Copy !req
66. Depending on one's point of view,
it could be said that I like him.Copy !req
67. Wha?Copy !req
68. Junichiro always has serious
thoughts on his mind.Copy !req
69. Even when he's laughing and
goofing off around you,Copy !req
70. I bet he's constantly thinking about
something completely different.Copy !req
71. He's such a delightful guy.Copy !req
72. Oh... There's a smile.Copy !req
73. "I Want to Be Playful Like a Girl."Copy !req
74. Morning!Copy !req
75. C'mon, cut that out!Copy !req
76. Sorry!Copy !req
77. I wanna try glomping a girl like that, too.Copy !req
78. Tomo, have you finally...Copy !req
79. Huh? "Finally" what?Copy !req
80. I just mean hugging and holding
hands and stuff with friends.Copy !req
81. Y'know, girly stuff. I wanna try
interacting with a friend like that.Copy !req
82. Oh?Copy !req
83. You always act strangely familiar with girls,Copy !req
84. so I thought you'd be a natural at that.Copy !req
85. I have tried it before.Copy !req
86. Like, when I got to be good
friends with someone,Copy !req
87. I'd put my arm around her shoulder.Copy !req
88. But every girl I do that with suddenly
starts acting all distant again.Copy !req
89. Why is that?Copy !req
90. I feel sorry for all of them, too.Copy !req
91. Come to think of it, we've been friends
for over ten years, haven't we?Copy !req
92. Yes, because our mothers
were childhood friends.Copy !req
93. We've been close since we were born.Copy !req
94. I don't remember that, though.Copy !req
95. I think we've been friends long enough
to try doing stuff like that.Copy !req
96. Long enough?Copy !req
97. Just once! Let's try it just once!Copy !req
98. I won't hurt you!Copy !req
99. I was fine with it, but when you
put it that way, I don't want to.Copy !req
100. Huh?Copy !req
101. Tomo-chan!Copy !req
102. What?Copy !req
103. You want to hug, right?Copy !req
104. Huh?Copy !req
105. Misuzu told her...Copy !req
106. You're sure?Copy !req
107. Sure!Copy !req
108. O-Okay, then...Copy !req
109. Wh-What is this?Copy !req
110. She's so thin...Copy !req
111. and soft...Copy !req
112. And she smells nice.Copy !req
113. So this is... a girl.Copy !req
114. Maybe I'm really not a girl after all.Copy !req
115. Relax.Copy !req
116. That one's made special.Copy !req
117. If Carol is special, then what
are other girls like?Copy !req
118. Hmm... You're pretty girly, too, Mifune.Copy !req
119. Wh-Where the hell did that come from?Copy !req
120. What about you, Ogawa?Copy !req
121. L-Like, what about me?Copy !req
122. Tomo-chan!Copy !req
123. Tomo-chan, let's play together.Copy !req
124. Morning, Tomo-chan!Copy !req
125. H-Hey, morning.Copy !req
126. Hey, Misuzu! Morning!Copy !req
127. Good morning.Copy !req
128. She seems pretty grumpy today.Copy !req
129. I guess she's still mad.Copy !req
130. She seems the same as always to me.Copy !req
131. Nah. If you wanna be Misuzu's friend,
you should learn this.Copy !req
132. First of all, when she's angry,
her facial expression changes a tiny bit.Copy !req
133. Uh-huh.Copy !req
134. And the way she acts is
slightly different, too.Copy !req
135. Huh...Copy !req
136. She just gives off a different aura.Copy !req
137. Oh!Copy !req
138. That's how she is.Copy !req
139. I don't get it.Copy !req
140. What is Misuzu-chan angry about?Copy !req
141. She started acting like that after I said
I wanted more girly interaction yesterday...Copy !req
142. But she's not the type to get
mad over something like that.Copy !req
143. Oh.Copy !req
144. Huh?Copy !req
145. It might be my fault.Copy !req
146. I'm sorry!Copy !req
147. I always mess up when I'm happy.Copy !req
148. You think I was bothering Tomo-chan, too?Copy !req
149. So you are aware of it, at least.Copy !req
150. But you don't need to
apologize for anything.Copy !req
151. The one to blame is...Copy !req
152. a certain someone who keeps pestering herCopy !req
153. to get her attention.Copy !req
154. Whoever it is, they sound like a child.Copy !req
155. True.Copy !req
156. I'm sorry I made you feel bad.Copy !req
157. There was something going on
that I personally didn't like,Copy !req
158. and I took it out on you.Copy !req
159. Okay...Copy !req
160. You're being unusually open right now.Copy !req
161. Well, I'm not a child.Copy !req
162. Did something happen?Copy !req
163. The physical contact you were
talking about yesterday...Copy !req
164. I wouldn't mind doing a little bit of that.Copy !req
165. Really?Copy !req
166. Jeez, come on! If you were interested,
you should've said so from the start!Copy !req
167. We're best friends, aren't we?Copy !req
168. This annoys me more than I expected.Copy !req
169. Want me to just strangle you now?Copy !req
170. Come to think of it...Copy !req
171. Why don't you ever try to hug Junichiro?Copy !req
172. Huh?Copy !req
173. I mean, if that was something
I could do, I'd like to, but...Copy !req
174. It's not that simple.Copy !req
175. What are you talking about?Copy !req
176. He doesn't even hesitate to get touchy
and clingy with you for no reason.Copy !req
177. Why would it cause problems
if you were to hug him?Copy !req
178. Oh!Copy !req
179. Don't tell me...Copy !req
180. You never realized that before now?Copy !req
181. You're kidding me.Copy !req
182. There's Jun!Copy !req
183. All right!Copy !req
184. Here I go!Copy !req
185. Heya, Jun!Copy !req
186. Let's walk home together!Copy !req
187. H-Hey! Jun!Copy !req
188. You're in high school now, y'know.
You can't do stuff like that.Copy !req
189. Huh?Copy !req
190. What?Copy !req
191. But you do that to me all the time!Copy !req
192. I do that?Copy !req
193. You sure as hell do!Copy !req
194. Okay, maybe I do, then.Copy !req
195. It's fine when I do it, but you? Not okay.Copy !req
196. Got it?Copy !req
197. No, I don't!Copy !req
198. Damn it! Damn it! Damn you!Copy !req
199. I like Tomo-chan a lot, too,
but Jun-kun is really unfair.Copy !req
200. What are you saying?Copy !req
201. I'm saying...Copy !req
202. I want to be your number one.Copy !req
203. Huh?Copy !req
204. Oh, I mean your number one friend.Copy !req
205. I know that.Copy !req
206. "Heroes Fall a Lot."Copy !req
207. Hey, Tomo! Wake up!Copy !req
208. Keep it down.Copy !req
209. Finally awake?Copy !req
210. Still not a morning person, are ya?Copy !req
211. What the hell are you doing in my room?Copy !req
212. Your dad told me to come wake you up!Copy !req
213. Whatever! Just get out!Copy !req
214. C'mon, Tomo, why are you so angry?Copy !req
215. Shut up, idiot!Copy !req
216. Hey, you two.Copy !req
217. What's all the ruckus so
early in the morning?Copy !req
218. You even woke me up.Copy !req
219. Sorry, Mom.Copy !req
220. Morning, Mrs. Aizawa!Copy !req
221. I think you mean "Akemi-san"!Copy !req
222. Sorry... I thought by now I should...Copy !req
223. What's that supposed to mean?Copy !req
224. Did you make this?Copy !req
225. Yeah! Looks tasty, huh?Copy !req
226. Well, it looks... original, for sure.Copy !req
227. You think so?Copy !req
228. These fish are kinda tough.Copy !req
229. They're dried sardines!Copy !req
230. They make your bones stronger,
so I put in a bunch of them!Copy !req
231. Might be good for
strengthening your jaw, too.Copy !req
232. Right?Copy !req
233. By the way, Tomo's dad
isn't gonna eat with us?Copy !req
234. Oh, yeah, you know him.Copy !req
235. He does everything in the dojo,
including eating and sleeping.Copy !req
236. He almost never comes into the house.Copy !req
237. We've basically been living
separately for ages now.Copy !req
238. He stayed with me when
we first got together...Copy !req
239. How is he still too shy to
even look me in the face?Copy !req
240. What, is he just a little
girl in that big bear body?Copy !req
241. Here we go again.Copy !req
242. How dare you show up late for practice?Copy !req
243. You two had better be ready
to make up for that!Copy !req
244. Sorry, Goro.Copy !req
245. It's my fault. I held them up.Copy !req
246. Ake—Copy !req
247. Okay?Copy !req
248. mi!Copy !req
249. It's been so long, he passed right out!Copy !req
250. Dad's always been like that in front of Mom.Copy !req
251. Talk about lame.Copy !req
252. Seriously...Copy !req
253. You really think so?Copy !req
254. Huh?Copy !req
255. You think a guy acting
lovesick for a girl is lame?Copy !req
256. Well, yeah... I mean, isn't it?Copy !req
257. You're right. I think so, too.Copy !req
258. But when push comes to shove,
he always protects her.Copy !req
259. Ever since they were in school,
whenever Mom was in trouble,Copy !req
260. he'd be the first one running to her side.Copy !req
261. I see.Copy !req
262. Sorry, Tomo-chan.Copy !req
263. I want to ask Misuzu-chan
for some love advice,Copy !req
264. so I'm going to eat lunch
with just her today.Copy !req
265. That's what's going on,
so you can eat with Junichiro.Copy !req
266. Huh? But why?Copy !req
267. I could eat with—Copy !req
268. Huh?Copy !req
269. 'Kay?Copy !req
270. That's what we mean.Copy !req
271. What's what you mean?Copy !req
272. They're eating alone today!Copy !req
273. I thought they might be, but...Copy !req
274. So they really are?Copy !req
275. It's so much easier to relax
when it's just us two!Copy !req
276. What's that thing on your head?Copy !req
277. Who could relax right now?Copy !req
278. So, what did you want advice about?Copy !req
279. Wait just a sec. He'll be here soon.Copy !req
280. Sorry I'm late, Carol.Copy !req
281. You asked him to come?Copy !req
282. I did.Copy !req
283. Huh?Copy !req
284. Uh... who are you?Copy !req
285. Gundo Misuzu. Nice to meet you.Copy !req
286. N-Nice to meet you, too.Copy !req
287. Carol-san and I are...Copy !req
288. Well, long story short, I'm her friend.Copy !req
289. Thank you! Take good care of Carol!Copy !req
290. You're a pretty big deal to him, huh?Copy !req
291. I guess so.Copy !req
292. Time to eat.Copy !req
293. Really? Right now?Copy !req
294. Sorry. She just lives life at her own pace.Copy !req
295. She's a little odd,
but she's a really nice girl,Copy !req
296. so treat her well, okay?Copy !req
297. Uh-huh...Copy !req
298. Carol is very important to me.Copy !req
299. We've been around each other
since we were little.Copy !req
300. I guess you could say she's like...Copy !req
301. a precious little sister to me.Copy !req
302. That's the kind of stuff he says.Copy !req
303. I see. This could be challenging.Copy !req
304. Oh, you've gotta be more careful.Copy !req
305. Look at all these crumbs.Copy !req
306. I have to go now.Copy !req
307. Don't cause any trouble for Gundo-san, okay?Copy !req
308. 'Kay. Got it.Copy !req
309. See you later, Gundo-san.Copy !req
310. Take care of Carol for me.Copy !req
311. Sure...Copy !req
312. That's how he is.Copy !req
313. It's not quite the same as it is with Tomo,Copy !req
314. but he basically doesn't
see you as a girl, either.Copy !req
315. I know, right?Copy !req
316. Here, to thank you.Copy !req
317. Open wide.Copy !req
318. Huh? Yeah, that's not happening.Copy !req
319. Boo.Copy !req
320. You're no fun.Copy !req
321. Anyway, what do you think I should do?Copy !req
322. Well, for starters...Copy !req
323. Take life more seriously.Copy !req
324. Okay!Copy !req
325. Where the hell were you guys?Copy !req
326. Do you know how much
I just embarrassed myse—Copy !req
327. It's back home.Copy !req
328. Have you had enough?Copy !req
329. Yes.Copy !req
330. A-Aizawa!Copy !req
331. You got a minute?Copy !req
332. Some guy's hitting on Ogawa?Copy !req
333. Yeah, apparently.Copy !req
334. Well, you are cute. Isn't that a good thing?Copy !req
335. I-It's, like, so not!Copy !req
336. It's a guy she met at a mixer.Copy !req
337. A mixer? You guys go to mixers?Copy !req
338. W-Wow...Copy !req
339. That's, like, not the point right now!Copy !req
340. I only went so it'd be,
like, an even number!Copy !req
341. I think we picked the wrong
person to ask for advice.Copy !req
342. So, is there a problem?Copy !req
343. Well, it turns out he's a
third-year at our school,Copy !req
344. and he's sort of the leader
of this scary group of guys.Copy !req
345. He's especially well-known
for being a philanderer.Copy !req
346. He hits on all kinds of girls,Copy !req
347. even though he has no intentions
of dating any of them.Copy !req
348. Apparently, any girl who turns him
down gets bullied to hell and back.Copy !req
349. He's a real scumbag, huh?Copy !req
350. Leave this to me.Copy !req
351. Leave, like, what to you?Copy !req
352. I just want you to, like, stand
behind me when I turn him down!Copy !req
353. This really was a mistake.Copy !req
354. What?Copy !req
355. Ogawa says she's not interested.Copy !req
356. Would you leave her alone now, please?Copy !req
357. Huh? Who the hell are you?Copy !req
358. Wait, you a girl?Copy !req
359. So what if I am?Copy !req
360. Damn, you're a giant!Copy !req
361. Yeah, no way. I ain't
into you, so stay outta this.Copy !req
362. How many should I break?Copy !req
363. How many of, like, what?Copy !req
364. P-Please, just resolve this peacefully!Copy !req
365. Ogawa-chan, this friend you brought
to me seems pretty tough.Copy !req
366. Don't you think this is all a bit much?Copy !req
367. I think you might have the wrong idea here.Copy !req
368. I just thought I'd play with you
a little 'cause you seemed easy.Copy !req
369. I-I'm, like, sorry...Copy !req
370. Well, anyway, just don't forget
that you humiliated me.Copy !req
371. Hey, look over here, you scumbag.Copy !req
372. Oh, you're still here? What?Copy !req
373. I just didn't think it'd be
right to hit you from behind.Copy !req
374. I'll go easy on you.Copy !req
375. Huh? What are y—Copy !req
376. Sorry, Ogawa. I couldn't control myself.Copy !req
377. Isn't he gonna try to
get you back for that?Copy !req
378. Probably.Copy !req
379. How are you, like, so calm?Copy !req
380. You should, like, apologize right now!Copy !req
381. It's okay.Copy !req
382. If he comes after any of us,
it'll probably be me.Copy !req
383. And if he does try anything
with you two, I'll protect you.Copy !req
384. Don't worry.Copy !req
385. Seriously, what the hell is with that?Copy !req
386. She's so, like, manly!Copy !req
387. Five guys against one girl? Are you serious?Copy !req
388. You really are a total sleaze, man.Copy !req
389. I kinda like that, though.Copy !req
390. Shut up! Don't think of her as a girl!Copy !req
391. She's as strong as a gorilla!Copy !req
392. You're being dramatic, man.Copy !req
393. I ain't gonna forget that
damned red-haired giant!Copy !req
394. I think her name was... Aizawa.Copy !req
395. All right, let's go, boys!Copy !req
396. We're gonna teach that
gorilla chick a les—Copy !req
397. Y-You okay, man?Copy !req
398. What the hell is your problem?Copy !req
399. And who are you, anyway?Copy !req
400. A first-year?Copy !req
401. Kubota Junichiro, Class 1-A.Copy !req
402. You don't need to remember that.Copy !req
403. So you came.Copy !req
404. Wanna fight me?Copy !req
405. We're sorry!Copy !req
406. Huh?Copy !req
407. Huh?Copy !req
408. What the heck was their deal?Copy !req
409. I don't think I went that far.Copy !req
410. They were all beat up, too.Copy !req
411. And what about you? How'd you get hurt?Copy !req
412. I fell.Copy !req
413. Oh, okay.Copy !req
414. You know, you fall down a lot, huh?
You have ever since middle school.Copy !req
415. Leave me alone.Copy !req
416. I'll make you some more dried sardine
rice balls so you won't break any bones!Copy !req
417. Sure.Copy !req
418. Hey, you know, I'm all mixed upCopy !req
419. It's too complicated, I'm freaking outCopy !req
420. I want to look cute to youCopy !req
421. So I'm plotting, bargaining,
sly, and stubbornCopy !req
422. Dizzying loveCopy !req
423. Just tell him to look at youCopy !req
424. And watch him stiffen up even more,
because you're both so awkwardCopy !req
425. What? Even if we're alike in that wayCopy !req
426. It doesn't make me happy, 'cause it
means our love is going nowhereCopy !req
427. Cloudy heart, swirling emotions—
I sense rain comingCopy !req
428. So I partly open my umbrella,
then sneakily scoot closer to youCopy !req
429. Please notice the curl of my
eyelashes as I keep blinkingCopy !req
430. And don't say I'm acting weirdCopy !req
431. All this plotting and bargaining
is my sly plan to look cute to youCopy !req
432. Try to solve the riddle of
this soft, dizzying loveCopy !req
433. Listen, I might be a bit
tangled in my own web nowCopy !req
434. But once you unravel the mystery,
you'll see pure lo-loveCopy !req