Mornin'!
Morning.
What's wrong?
You seem down.
Well,
it's bad enough the rain makes my hair frizzy...
With the wind today, it's even worse.
This really sucks.
Yo.
Oh! Morning!
Well... later.
Y-Yep.
Man,
I was hoping I wouldn't see him today!
Uh, he's in our class...
Kuroki
I can't take it!
I'm going home!
Come on, you look fine.
What are they talking about?
Lament 3 "Since I'm Not Popular, The Weather's Bad"
Huh?
It's not here!
My textbook's not here!
What should I do?
I was careful not to forget anything!
I can't ask the guy next to me if I can share his...
And it's not like I have friends in any other classes...
All right, I'll ditch!
Off to the nurse's office!
Okay, class is starting.
Too late!
On Duty Watanabe & Kanazawa
Rainy season...
Stand.
Bow.
Be seated.
I'll just have to get through class...
It'll be okay...
As long as nobody notices for 50 minutes.
Piece of cake!
Cloak my presence...
Stealth Moko!
On Duty: Watanabe & Kanazawa
The author is saying that satire is short-lived.
But why is that?
First of all,
social satire is very much a product
of the topics and events of its time.
Hey!
Where's your textbook?
Huh?
Um, well...
I forgot it...
What?
Stand up.
Huh?
Y-Yes, sir.
You couldn't borrow one from another class?
Uh...
M-My f-friend didn't have her modern Japanese text today...
Can't you have your neighbor share his, then?
Oh... Right...
I-I could...
You think this is funny?!
N-No, I don't...
Forget it. Sit down.
Have your neighbor share his text.
Y-Yes, sir...
All right, moving on.
Now, as I was saying,
social satire is very much a product
Um, want to look at my text?
of the topics and events of its time,
Thanks...
but as we know, the meaning of a work changes as the times change.
Kuroki
Damn!
Why do old guys like lecturing people so much?
Huh?
It's not here!
My umbrella's not here!
Why?!
It wasn't...
stolen, was it?!
So there's someone in this school who'd steal an umbrella
when it's pouring outside like this.
And that jerk goes about his day without a care in the world, enjoying his youth.
And even though he's a worthless piece of scum,
he's dating someone...
He just lives his life not caring at all
that I have to go home in this rain and get soaked!
It's infuriating!
I want to kill him!
I want to make him suffer and die!
I'll kill every last person who ever stole an umbrella!
Oh...
It was on this side.
The water's up to the bottom of the bridge!
Awesome!
It looks like it's about to overflow!
What are you doing, fool?!
Get over here!
Why were you so close to a flooded waterway?!
You want to die?!
S-Sorry...
Even a middle schooler would know better than that!
Honestly,
you're lucky I was here!
If I hadn't been here...
I-I'm sorry...
Really, if not for me...
Damn! Damn!
Why do I have to be lectured by two old guys in one day?!
Rain
Umbrella
It's not like I have nothing better to—
Umbrella
Rain
Wind
What is it with today?
What the hell did I do?
Man, I'm getting soaked!
Just run!
This sucks.
I can't believe it broke.
Wh-What are you doing here?
This is my spot. Go somewhere else.
Or am I the one who should leave?
Hey,
your umbrella broke, too?
He talked to me!
Why?!
Why'd you just up and ask her that?
Why not?
Anyway, is she ignoring me?
She's just a quiet girl.
No!
I'm not ignoring you!
And I'm not quiet!
I'm really quite cheerful and fun!
Anyway, I have to say something!
Something...
I-It—
It's raining.
Oh...
Yeah, it sure is.
One Moment, Please
It's no use!
I can't take it any longer!
I feel like I'm suffocating!
What's this sweat?!
Is this a basketball manga?!
That's it!
Wow, I'm really sweaty.
I look like someone in a basketball manga.
Th-They didn't hear me?!
Wh-What's with all this sweat?
I-I'm sweating like a character in a basketball manga!
Huh?
Er, are you talking to me?
No... uh...
Just kill me.
What's their problem?
I bet they laugh at stupid dirty jokes all the time.
Why?
Why...
Why?
I can't take it...
If I stay here, I'll cry...
It's still raining pretty hard.
You're leaving?
U-Um...
What do I do?!
I have to say something funny before they realize I'm crying!
I-I just thought I'd go take a dump outside that restroom.
Uh, sorry I asked you that...
No! It was a joke!
I-I gotta pee!
I made a gag...
I even stooped to the level of a dirty joke...
My eyes are still puffy.
But if I don't go back soon,
they'll think I really am pooping...
Oh, good.
You're still here.
Is she asleep?
Should we wake her?
Nah, it's okay.
Let's just leave the umbrella.
I can't believe you actually bought her an umbrella.
Seems like she forgot hers. I feel bad for her.
Oh well.
But will she even notice it?
We left it right beside her.
It should be fine.
It's new now...
How?
I-Is it okay to use this?
This isn't stealing, is it?
Just once,
I wish a guy would be nice to me...
I'm home.
Welcome back.
Goodness, Tomoki!
Where's your umbrella?
It broke.
For heaven's sake...
Hurry and get in the bath.
All right.
So cold...
Towel, towel...
Ow!
Hey, quit playing around!
Open up!
Come on, open up!
I'm gonna catch a cold!
Give me a towel!
Hey!
Are you listening to me?!
Man, I feel lousy.
Maybe I'll chop up the grade school kids'
peach tree as they're leaving the gate.
I really don't want to go to school.
And second period is gym...
I don't have a convincing story to fake illness.
Well,
if I can hold out through tomorrow, it'll be the weekend.
Hey, Mom,
where's Tomoki?
Sleeping.
Looks like he has a cold.
A cold?!
He has a high fever,
so he's staying home today.
Damn him!
And here I am fighting to make myself go to school!
How can he be sleeping?!
There.
Okay, gather 'round.
All right.
Today, as long as you're in teams of five,
you can practice however you like.
Okay.
Wanna team up?
Sure.
There's four of us.
What do we do about the fifth?
What is this?
"Kuroki's Basketball"?!
Nobody knows I'm here because I'm so unnoticeable?
Am I the phantom sixth man?
If you're not gonna notice me,
why don't I just steal your wallets?
I mean, it's not like I want to play basketball...
Tossing that big, hard, heavy ball back and forth is just madness.
Hey, wanna do a psychological test?
Psychological test?
Oh, what is it?
I saw it on TV yesterday.
Let's see...
In your dream, you're walking along a path through a field.
Then the path splits in two.
One leads to a little grove, and the other leads to a forest.
Which path would you take?
One: Go to the grove.
Two: Go to the forest.
Three: Turn back because you're scared.
Hmm... I'd say, one.
I gotta say, three.
Two.
If you chose three, you're probably not a virgin.
Oh, gosh!
What about one?
If you chose one, you're a virgin...
And if you chose two, you're totally celibate!
Celibate?
I'm celibate?!
Not even a virgin?!
Oh well.
I'll just spend this period fantasizing.
To be a top-rate sniper
takes a certain sense and a woman's intuition.
My current target is the president of a certain nation.
Time to get to work.
Once I've said a little prayer for the poor target I see through my scope,
I have no hesitations or doubts as I pull the trigger...
Are you okay?!
Wait!
Don't move her!
I'll go get the nurse!
I'm home.
What are you doing home at this hour, Tomoko?
Well, I kind of passed out during gym.
Oh, are you all right? Need to go to the hospital?
No, I'll be fine after some rest.
Yes!
I succeeded in faking illness!
Though, it's true that I passed out...
Gotta email Yuu-chan!
To: Naruse Yuu Subject: Psychological test In your dream, you're walking along a path through a field. Then the path splits in two...
1. Go to the grove 2. Go to the forest 3. Turn back
There!
Now, I guess I'll spend the day playing games...
Wait.
What are you—
If I spend the whole day with him,
there's a good chance I'll catch his cold.
Then maybe I can stay home tomorrow, too.
Hey...
Hey.
I'mma stay by your side.
What are you saying?
I'mma stay by your side forever.
No thanks.
Get out.
It's your sister in a school uniform...
So what?
Perks you up, doesn't it?
No.
What's with you?
You say that,
but you're actually perking up down below, aren't you?
Are you insane?
It's pointless trying to talk to her.
I'll just ignore her.
Oh...
Are you feeling all right, Tomoko?
Yeah...
I got bored, so I thought I'd look after Tomoki.
Really?
Then, when he wakes up,
feed him this.
And change his towel for him.
I lied because I thought she'd get mad at me for playing games,
and it just became more of a pain...
Tomoko!
Come here a second!
I'm making porridge,
so get the door for me!
Okay.
U-Uh, I'm in Kuroki-kun—
Tomoki-kun's class.
I came to bring him this handout.
Oh...
Th-Thanks...
Um, how is Tomoki-kun?
Uh...
My brother's asleep...
Oh...
Then, we'll go.
Sorry to intrude.
You don't want to see him?
It's okay.
I don't want to bother him,
and I can see him when he's better, anyway.
Ow!
What are you doing, you idiot?!
I will seriously kill you!
What's with you?
I didn't kick you that hard.
Why is it only you?
No one comes for me...
Huh?
She's a pain...
Tomoko!
For you!
It was Z-Z-Zagawa!
She's a serious pain...
Hey!
What are you getting under my blanket for?!
Let me cry in here!
Where it's full of cold germs!
How long is she gonna stay here?
Wring it out.
I'm bored, so I'm gonna borrow a game.
What are you coming in here for?!
You're sick! Don't come near me!
No,
I'm just about over it.
Shut up!
I looked after you all day and didn't even catch your cold, scumbag!
Thanks to you, I had to go back to school today!
Here, take them!
Just get out!
Just so you know,
when you catch a cold, you don't know it right away.
Huh?
The symptoms show up a while after you catch it.
U-Uh...
Can you look after...
Damn it...
My weekend is wasted...
I-I need to at least check my portal sites...
An email...
Yuu-chan?
Naruse Yuu Re: Psychological test
Maybe 3...
Lament 4 "Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Have a Good Dream"
Don't come in here when you have a cold.
You won't catch it since you already had it.
That's not the point.
Is it kinda awkward, even though I'm your sister?
Do you see me as a woman?
Are you growing conscious of my femininity?
Is the fever messing with your brain?