Err...
That's not right.
The phrase is "flexible hours for executives", isn't it?
Since I'm aiming to be an elite, from now on-
Wasn't your ambition to be a house-husband?
You even went so far as to say that to work was to lose.
The thing is that it's wrong to perceive being late as a mistake.
Before I hit you, I'll hear you out.
When an incident occurs, the police move first.
The hero arriving late is just common sense.
Even so, is there anyone who would blame the hero for being late?
Paradoxically, this means lateness is justice-
Wait a- Hitting is a no-no!
Honestly,
there are too many problem children in this class to handle.
Kawasaki Saki, do you have flexible hours too?
Black lace!
Are you an idiot?
hi no michiru kono heya sotto toki o matsu yo
陽の満ちるこの部屋 そっとトキを待つよ
Within this gleaming, sunlit room, I lazily watch as time flows by
kizukeba ukande nagameteru hako
気づけば俯瞰で眺めてる箱
By the time I notice, I'm looking down from above
onaji mesen wa naku
同じ目線は無く
But no one else looks at where I am
itsushika kokoro wa hakushoku futoumei
いつしか心は白色不透明
Too fast to stop, my heart had turned a solid white and all opaque
yuki ni ochita hikari mo chiru
雪に落ち た光も散る
It drops into the snow, scattering its radiance
kumo kara koboreru tsumetai ame
雲からこぼれる冷たい雨
Frigid rain plummets down from stormy clouds above
me o harasu no wa tooi harukaze dake
目を晴らすのは遠い春風だけ
My eyes will only open for distant spring breezes
azarea o sakasete atatakai niwa made
アザレアを咲かせて 暖かい庭まで
Watch as we bloom azaleas all across the warm garden
tsuredashite tsuredashite nante ne
連れ出して 連れ出して なんてね
Take me away, take me away, I'm just kidding
shiawase dake kaita otogibanashi nante nai
幸せだけ描いた お伽話なんてない
There's no such thing as fairy tales where everyone's always happy
wakatteru wakatteru soredemo ne
わかってる わかってる それでもね
I understand, I understand, but even then...
soko e ikitai no
そこへ行きたいの
I wish I could get there someday
Yoyogi Prep School
Tsudanuma School
Yukinon, it's your turn to ask a question next.
Well then, let's start with Japanese.
"Continue the following idiom: If the wind blows..."
"...the Tokyo-Chiba line stops"?
Is this the All-Chiba Prefecture Ultra Quiz?
Yuigahama, the correct answer is:
"...lately, there are more people who drive slowly without stopping."
The correct answer is: "...the bucket makers prosper."
Next, let's move on to geography.
"Name the two local specialities of Chiba."
Miso peanuts and boiled peanuts?
Does this prefecture have nothing but peanuts?
Oh, it's you, Hikkii.
I thought some weirdo was calling me.
Hachiman, you were invited to the study session too, weren't you?
What's with that, "crap, someone who wasn't invited showed up" face?
Hikigaya-kun, even though you weren't invited to the study session, do you need something?
Stop confirming the truth in ways designed to hurt people.
What's that?
Ah, documents collected for summer courses.
That's surprising.
Hikkii, you studying for entrance exams too?
Everyone else is aiming for university,
so shouldn't I be getting started around now?
Besides, I'm aiming for a prep school scholarship.
Scrap?
Scholarship.
Lately, prep schools have been waiving the tuition for students with good grades.
If I get one and I receive tuition from my parents,
that money will be all mine.
It's a scam.
How nasty.
Nobody gets hurt, so it's fine, isn't it?
Ah, Onii-chan?
Komachi, what are you doing here?
Well, my friend wanted to discuss something with me.
Hi there.
I'm Hikigaya Komachi.
Thank you for looking after my brother.
Nice to meet you.
I'm his classmate, Totsuka Saika.
What a cute person!
Right, Onii-chan?
Hm? Yeah, he's a guy though.
Surely, you're joking.
Eh, really?
Ah, yeah,
I'm a boy.
Nice to meet you, I'm Hikkii's classmate, Yuigahama Yui.
Ah, nice to meet yo-
Are you finished?
Nice to meet you.
I'm Yukinoshita Yukino.
Hikigaya-kun's... I'm not his classmate,
and I'm not his friend...
Though it's truly regrettable, an acquaintance?
What's with the "regrettable" and the interrogative?
Um...
I'm Kawasaki Taishi.
I'm in the same cram school as Hikigaya-san.
My older sister is a second year at Soubu High, like all of you.
Her name is Kawasaki Saki.
Black lace!
Ah, Kawasaki-san?
She seems like the scary type.
You're not friends?
I've spoken to her before.
Don't ask a girl that sort of thing.
It's hard to answer.
Even so, I haven't really seen Kawasaki-san talking to anyone.
Thing is, Taishi-kun's older sister has been acting like a delinquent lately.
She's been coming home late at night.
He asked me how to get her back to her old self.
When did this begin?
Recently.
Right around when she started at Soubu High.
In middle school, she was really serious and kind.
In other words, she changed after joining the same class as Hikigaya-kun.
Why are you saying it like I'm the cause?
Am I a virus?
I didn't say that.
Perhaps that's your persecution complex talking, Hikigaya-germ?
You said germ!
I just stuttered.
Hikigaya-germ!
Touch!
I had a barrier up!
Barriers don't work on Hikigaya-germ!
If barriers don't work on it, just how powerful is this Hikigaya-germ?
But when you say she gets home late, around what time?
I get home late myself.
It's usually after 5:00.
Isn't that more like morning?
Haven't your parents said anything?
My parents both work, and I have a younger brother and sister.
They don't say much about Nee-chan.
Family circumstances, huh?
Something that can be found in any home.
I understand.
What are you going to do?
Taishi-kun is the younger brother of Kawasaki Saki-san, a student at our school.
Not to mention, the contents of the discussion pertain to the girl herself.
I think this falls into the service club's job category.
This is just a thought, but rather than being compelled by someone,
the best solution would be if she chose to resolve the situation of her own accord.
I guess so.
So specifically, what are you going to do?
Are you familiar with animal therapy?
So what are you doing with my cat?
If she comes into contact with an animal,
it could draw out the kindness in her heart.
If we can move her heart, I'm sure she will improve.
She's not some old school gang leader, you know.
I've decided on each of your respective parts.
Everyone, please take your places.
Nyaa~
Nyaa~ Nyaa~
Nyaa~
What are you doing?
What do you mean?
Just now, you were talking to my cat, Kamakura-
More importantly, I believe I issued you a standby order.
You couldn't even do something that simple.
Even though I calculated in the extent of your failure,
honestly, I didn't think you were this bad.
Her eyes are saying, "if you say any more, I'll kill you."
You're like an elementary school student.
How can I convey the instructions so that you'll understand them?
Hey Komachi, what's up?
Onii-san? It's Taishi.
I heard from Hikigaya-san just now, that-
You have no right to call me "Onii-san".
Why did you hang up?
I'm busy right now.
We're waiting for your sister.
About that plan...
My sister's allergic to cats.
I really think, because she's so close to her parents, she can't bring herself to talk about it.
However, if it were a different adult, she might be more willing to discuss it.
Kawasaki.
Do you need something?
Recently, it seems you've been getting home late.
Where were you and what were you doing?
Who did you hear that from?
I can't reveal a client's secrets.
Now, answer the question.
I wasn't anywhere in particular.
I wasn't causing any trouble.
You might start to cause trouble to others.
You're a high school student.
Have you thought about how your parents feel?
You ask that, but since you aren't a parent yourself,
you don't really understand how they'd feel either, right?
Since you're single.
Sensei, rather than my future, you should worry about your own.
Like getting married.
Poor Sensei.
I'm going home for today.
Someone should just take her already... seriously.
If she changed and went bad,
then if we get her to change again, this time she should turn good.
So how do we inspire that change?
There's only one reason girls change, right?
Love.
How's it going?
You seem tired.
Is it a part-time job?
It's not good to try cramming too much work in.
Thanks for the concern.
Hey.
You don't need to try so hard to act tough.
I'm not interested.
She shot me down, it seems.
Nah, you did good.
You shouldn't laugh.
It's okay, I don't mind.
I'm not your brother!
What are you talking about?
Anyway, Onii-chan, Taishi-kun's older sister got a call from a weird shop.
In other words, she got a call from the manager of this Angel-something shop?
Yeah.
Then, when I investigated, I found out that, within Chiba City,
there are only two stores called "Angel" that do business until morning.
And this is one of them?
Maid
Cafe
Angel
I don't really know, what kind of shop is a maid café?
I don't really know either,
so I called a guy that would be familiar with them.
Has the time for my appearance come at last?
Ugh.
You called me yourself!
Why are you wearing that expression?!
We were just thinking what a pain it is to deal with you.
In that case, shut up and come with me.
I'll have the maids pamper you.
Pamper...
What is it?
This seems kinda creepy,
and this is the kind of shop only men go to.
What are we supposed to do?
Maid Cafe
Angel
Welcome back!
Girls also welcome!
Maid Experience
It seems girls are welcome here too.
Meowelcome back master, woof!
T-Thank you for waiting, master.
D-Does it look good?
Whoa, Yuigahama-san, you look so cute!
Right, Hachiman?
Y-Yeah...
Really?
Thank you!
Hmph.
You're just wearing a maid costume.
Your soul isn't in it!
Rather, I...
W-What?
Master.
Whoa, Yukinon, looking good!
It really suits you!
You're super pretty!
Thank you.
In any case, it seems Kawasaki-san isn't here.
Did you check it out?
Her name wasn't on the shift chart.
Since they called her home, I don't believe she used an alias.
How strange.
What is?
When a girl, who is normally fussy, is secretly working...
"Nyan nyan, welcome back master!"
"Wait, what are you doing here?"
Such moments are fated to occur!
I don't get what you're saying.
We're going to the second location.
The top floor of the Royal Okura Hotel.
"Angel Ladder", the steps of angels, huh?
S-Sorry to keep you waiting.
Where are the other two?
They don't have any clothes that meet the dress code.
I see.
You see these clothes?
At Yukinon's house, there were tons of clothes like this,
and she lives alone.
Seriously, Yukinon, who are you?
It's no big deal.
Occasionally, there are chances to wear them, so I have them.
You wouldn't normally get the chance, though.
Whoa!
Hey, hey, is this for real?
Stop looking around.
Straighten up. Stick your chest out.
Lower your chin.
Kawasaki.
Hm?
I'm sorry, but who might you be?
Even though you're in the same class, you don't remember his face.
As expected of Hikigaya-kun.
Yukinoshita.
H-Hey there.
Yuigahama.
So, he's from Soubu High too?
Yeah.
So why are you here?
Don't tell me you're out for a date with this guy.
Certainly not.
Your taste in jokes is terrible, considering who's beside me.
Could you two stop unreasonably insulting me as a means of dispute?
Your coming home late has your little brother worried about you.
It seemed like everyone was making a fuss.
So you guys were to blame?
I don't know what Taishi told you guys, but don't worry about it.
Don't get involved any more.
Even though Cinderella's magic is supposed to wear off at midnight,
your magic ends right now.
Hm?
After the magic wears off, isn't there usually a happy ending?
Is that so, Little Mermaid?
I think what awaits you is a bad end.
Hey, what are these two talking about?
Probably that people our age can't work late at night.
In other words, Yukinoshita is accusing Kawasaki of hiding her age.
Then they should just say that.
Do you have no intention of quitting?
I don't.
Hey Kawasaki-san, sometimes I want money too, so I look for a job,
but I wouldn't go as far as lying about my age to work.
I just need money.
I can understand that.
Someone who says stuff like, "to work is to lose" wouldn't understand.
You heard that.
You underestimate life.
It's not like I'm working to earn money so I can play around.
Don't group me with idiots like that.
Even though you're talking big here,
can you make money for me?
Can you shoulder the financial responsibilities of my parents,
who can't make money either?
That is...
Kindly stop there.
If you bark any more-
Hey, your father,
isn't he a member of the prefectural assembly?
Someone who has so much could never understand me.
Hey, Yukinon's family has nothing to do with this!
Then my family has nothing to do with this either.
That might be, but Yukinon...
The glass just spilled.
It's nothing, really.
Don't worry about it.
Let's go for today.
Kawasaki,
I need to talk to you about Taishi.
Tomorrow morning, give me some time.
5:30, at the Wac along the road.
What?
I'll tell you what it's about when we meet.
Later.
Wait!
There's not enough money.
She didn't pay for mine.
Taishi,
what are you doing out at this hour?
That should be my line.
Nee-chan, what could you possibly be doing until this time of morning?
That's none of your business.
Kawasaki, let me take a guess at why you've been working,
and why you need money.
Taishi, has anything changed since you entered your third year of middle school?
That was around when I started going to cram school.
I see, paying for her little brother's tuition.
Nope.
He started going to cram school in April,
so in the Kawasaki house, the problem of Taishi's tuition has already been solved.
So that's what it is.
The younger brother isn't the only one who needs tuition.
Our school is pretty high level.
When they enter second year, most students are thinking about university.
They begin seriously considering things like summer courses.
Nee-chan!
That's why I said you didn't need to know.
I'm intent on going to college.
I don't want to be a burden to my parents or Taishi because of that.
Um, can I talk for a bit?
Our parents both work.
When I was little, I didn't like coming home to an empty house, so I'd go out.
When I did, it wasn't my parents, but my brother who'd come to get me.
Ever since, my brother has always arrived home before me.
I'm very grateful to him for that.
Didn't Hikigaya-kun go home early because he didn't have friends?
Hey, how would you know?
Are you the Yukipedia?
Oh, I get that part,
but if I put it this way, he scores pretty high in my book.
So in the end, what are you trying to say?
Saki-san, just like you don't want to be a burden on your family,
Taishi-kun doesn't want to be a burden on you.
If you could understand that,
being a younger sibling myself, it would make me happy.
Well, I feel the same way.
Say, Kawasaki.
Are you familiar with scholarships?
Is that how siblings are, I wonder?
Doesn't that depend on the person?
You could say they're the closest stranger you've got.
So it seems.
I understand that only too well.
Oh yeah, Onii-chan,
seems you found her in the end.
Huh, what do you mean?
The sweets person, remember?
That's nice.
Since you broke your leg,
you got to meet someone as cute as Yui-san.
What was that?
Yuigahama is the sweets person?
The owner of the dog from the day of the entrance ceremony.
Onii-chan, what's wrong?
Nothing, let's buy some bread before we go home.
'Kay.
Study Course
With that, the workplace field trip is over.
Dismissed.
Hikkii, you're late!
Everyone's already gone to a family restaurant.
Aren't you going?
I decided to wait for you,
since I thought it'd be sad if you got left behind.
You're so kind, Yuigahama.
There's no need to worry about me though.
It was just a coincidence that I saved your dog.
I probably would've been alone,
even if that accident hadn't happened.
There's absolutely no need for you to fret over me.
Sorry.
Thanks to that, you ended up taking a strange interest in me,
but from now on, you don't need to worry about me.
If you're just being kind because you're worried about me,
don't even bother.
Well, the thing is...
...that wasn't really why I was doing it.
Given how kind Yuigahama is,
she'll probably remain kind until the end.
Stupid.
I hate kind girls.
They make you take an interest in them by exchanging just one word of greeting.
Once you start e-mailing them, it unsettles your heart.
On the days they call you, it makes you crack a smile.
But I know...
...that's what they call "kindness".
Someone who is kind to me is also kind to others.
It seems like I might just forget something like that.
If the truth is cruelty,
then surely lies must be kind.
That's why kindness is a lie.
I always get my hopes up,
and I'm always mistaken.
Just when did I give up holding on to hope?
My trained solitude won't let me fall for the same trick twice.
I'm a seasoned warrior.
When it comes to losing, I am the best.
That's why I will always...
...hate kind girls.
Again, he returns to the path he started on.
tooku warai koe hibiku
遠く 笑い声響く
Far away, your laughing voice resounds
soshite kikoenakunatta kedo
そして 聴こえなくなったけど
Even though I can no longer hear it
muri ni waratte
無理に笑って
I force myself to smile
wasureru yori mo
忘れるよりも
Rather than forget
shizukesa e to shizumikonde
静けさへと沈み込んで
I sink into silence
tomatta mama
止まったまま
Even while we're still
kizutsukitai
傷つきたい
I still get hurt
yuuhi ga umi no hate ni
夕陽が海の果てに
The setting sun is beyond the sea
kieteshimau mae ni
消えてしまう前に
Before it disappears
uso datte tsutaetetara Wow
嘘だって 伝えてたら Wow
Even if it's a lie, I'd tell you. Wow
ano mabushisugita mainichi wo
あのまぶし過ぎた毎日を
If I could return
torimodosu koto dekita
取り戻すこと出来た
To those days that were too dazzling
mata kimi to futari bocchi
また君とふたりぼっち
I'd be alone again with you
Hello Hello, Alone
I had pretty high hopes for her.
It's not as though Yuigahama-san quit.
If she doesn't come, it's the same thing.
I didn't know what Yuigahama-san liked, or what her hobbies were...
Ah... sorry.
Onee-chan might have got a little carried away...
I want to discuss this properly with you.
It's fine if you don't worry about me any more.
So let's just end it this way.
...Idiot.
At last, his and her beginning comes to an end.
Next time, "At last, his and her beginning comes to an end."