It's been a week since then.
It was just a coincidence that I saved your dog.
I probably would've been alone,
even if that accident hadn't happened.
If you're just being kind because you're worried about me,
don't even bother.
Why did things turn out like this?
Idiot...
Wait, Sable!
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
So hot...
Hey...
Okay, super cool.
I've managed a complete reset.
By resetting our mutual circumstances,
I've regained my peace of mind,
and Yuigahama has been freed from her debt.
She's returned to her old life of popularity.
This decision wasn't a mistake.
Rather, it was the correct choice.
That's why this matter is over.
We've reset, and we can go back to our everyday lives.
You can't reset life, but you can reset human relations.
Source: Me.
Like my middle school classmates, not a one has contacted m-
That's not a reset. That's a delete.
Teehee.
Did something happen between you and Yuigahama-san?
Nope, nothing.
If nothing had happened,
I don't think Yuigahama-san would have stopped coming.
Did you have a fight?
No, we didn't... I think.
In general, isn't fighting something that people who are close do?
So rather than a fight...
A dispute?
That seems closer to the mark.
A war, then?
That's wrong, and further off.
A war of annihilation, then.
Are you listening?
That's off.
Could this be what's called a disagreement?
Seems that way.
I see... then it can't be helped.
What?
Yuigahama didn't come today either?
Sensei, knock.
I had pretty high hopes for her too...
Hey, Sensei,
do you need something?
Ah, that's right.
Hikigaya, about that duel.
From here on, let's make it a battle royale!
A battle royale?
With just the two of us?
If you need to, I don't mind if you invite new club members,
since it seems Yuigahama won't be coming back.
It's not as though Yuigahama-san quit.
If she doesn't come, it's the same thing.
Those with no motivation only concern me as far as compulsory education.
Those who lack the will should just leave.
U-Umm...
I don't have the motivation or will.
Can I just leave?
I thought so.
In any case,
thanks to Yuigahama, the number of club members increased.
I understand that the amount of club activities increased as well.
This is a good opportunity.
By Monday, to supplement personnel, you should secure at least one more person who has the motivation and will.
If you're so inclined...
...starting now.
This is oppression.
That's regrettable.
I meant it as a kindness.
Hiratsuka-sensei, there's one thing I'd like to confirm.
We just need to supplement our personnel, correct?
Quite so, Yukinoshita.
I'll pray for your success!
How are we supposed to secure personnel?
I have someone in mind who seems like a good candidate.
Who, Totsuka?
Totsuka, huh...
It's Totsuka, isn't it?
It's Yuigahama-san.
No, wait, didn't she quit?
If so, we just need to get her to join again.
Hiratsuka-sensei said we just need to secure personnel.
But do you think she'll just come back like that?
When you separate from someone, isn't it normal to stay that way?
June 18th, do you know what day that is?
Nope.
Yuigahama-san's birthday.
That's probably why she has 0618 in her e-mail address.
You never asked her directly though, did you?
Just what I'd expect with your communication abilities.
That's why I wanted to celebrate her birthday.
Even if Yuigahama-san doesn't come to the service club from now on,
I wanted to express my gratitude for everything up until now.
I see.
Say, Hikigaya-kun...
Hm?
E-Er... um...
Eh?
W-Would you go out with me?
Huh?
My apologies for making you accompany me on your day off.
It's fine.
I wanted to buy Yui-san a birthday present too,
and I was looking forward to a day out with you, Yukino-san.
Let's do this in a way that's efficient.
I'll go around this way.
Then, I'll take the opposite side.
Then, Komachi, you take the interior.
Stop!
What is it? And my finger really hurts!
Since we're all here, why don't we go around together?
That way, we can help each other by giving advice.
However, if we do that, there will be too much ground to cover.
It's fine.
My analysis says we'll find something Yui-san would be interested in...
If we hold down this area, it'll be no problem!
Komachi... is this area fine?
Huh?
Have you seen Komachi?
Yes?
Where are you right now?
There's a bunch of stuff I wanted to buy, and I just forgot!
Aren't you the one who said that we should go around together?
To think my little sister's brain is this incapable...
Your brother is shocked.
I guess you don't really get it.
What are you trying to say?
It's fine.
I'm going to be another five hours or so.
If you like, I can go home by myself, so you two do your best!
We're just buying stuff.
There's nothing to get worked up about.
Yukinoshita...
What happened to Komachi-san?
Ah, it seems she found some stuff she wanted to buy,
and she wanted to push the work on me.
To begin with, she was accompanying us during a day off.
I have no obligation to complain.
From here, we should manage on our own.
Thank you for your purchase!
Let's go.
Do I look that suspicious?
It seems, in this area, they're cautious of lone male customers.
Even if I'm here, it doesn't seem like I can do anything.
I'll be over here.
Wait.
Do you intend to trust my taste?
I don't mean this as a boast,
but my sense of value is quite far removed from that of an ordinary high school girl.
So you'd noticed?
Because of that...
It would be most helpful if you would assist me.
But while I may have had the experience of giving a girl a present and suffering crushing failure,
I've never actually bought a present.
Yeah, but I can't go in the shops.
In these circumstances, it can't be helped.
Try not to put too much distance between us.
Huh, distance?
Do you not understand unless I spell it out for you?
If all you can do is inhale and exhale,
then that air conditioner over there is far superior to you.
Certainly, having a function such as being able to read the atmosphere would be super useful.
In other words...
...just for today, I'll grant permission to pretend that we're a couple.
Wow, way to look down on me.
Are you dissatisfied with something?
I'm not really dissatisfied.
R-Really?
It's not really something to be surprised about.
I'd rather not be her boyfriend, but Yukinoshita doesn't lie.
If she says pretend, then without a doubt, she means pretend.
That's why there's nothing to misunderstand.
I was certain you'd hate the idea.
Not really.
I don't have any particular reason to refuse.
Shouldn't you be bothered by it, instead?
It doesn't really matter.
Given that we're surrounded by strangers,
if there's a misunderstanding, it won't damage my reputation, so I'm not worried.
Trimming
Things can't stay like this.
We should talk it out, properly.
I didn't even give him the cookies...
We're not buying office supplies.
When you pick out clothes, you don't test the durability to make sure it lasts a lifetime.
Yuigahama probably doesn't look for defensive power in her clothes.
I couldn't help it.
I can't make a decision without feeling the material properties and the stitching.
I... don't know what sorts of things Yuigahama-san likes,
or what her hobbies are...
It doesn't really matter if you don't know.
If you acted like you knew with incomplete information, I'd get mad.
It'd be like if you sent someone from Chiba Prefecture peanuts from some place else.
Your examples are too Chiba-related.
I can't understand what you're trying to say.
It'd be like a sommelier receiving a bottle of wine from someone with only limited knowledge.
I see.
If that's the case...
How about this?
Even if you ask that...
It looks good on you.
I see.
Thank you.
However, rather than me, I meant for Yuigahama-san.
Wouldn't Yuigahama be happy with something fluffy, puffy, and stupid-looking?
That's a horrible way to put it, but because it's accurate,
I'm troubled as to how I should respond.
I'll get this one.
It's fine, no matter what you get.
You're buying that too...
Huh, Yukino-chan?
Ah, I knew it, it's Yukino-chan!
Nee-san...
Huh, Nee-san?
Huh?
I'm Yukino-chan's older sister, Haruno.
What's your name?
Well... I'm Hikigaya.
Hikigaya...
Hikigaya-kun, huh?
Okay, nice to meet you!
When did you two start dating?
C'mon, c'mon, spit it out!
We're just classmates.
I'm not her boyfriend.
Oh, are you getting mad too?
If you make Yukino-chan cry, I won't forgive you!
H-Hey, that hurts!
Too close, too close, too close... she smells nice.
Nee-san, please stop that at once.
Ah, sorry.
I got carried away.
Yukino-chan has a delicate personality, so watch out for her, okay?
Did I just do something that bothers you?
Ah, well... the thing is, my ears are my weak spot.
Hikigaya-kun, please refrain from revealing your sexual inclinations upon your first meeting with a woman.
Otherwise, don't complain if you get sued.
Hikigaya-kun, you're really funny!
Are you finished?
If you don't need anything, we'll be leaving.
Hikigaya-kun, if you become Yukino-chan's boyfriend, let's have tea.
Your sister's amazing.
Everyone who meets her says that.
Surely there can be no existence so perfect.
There's not a person who doesn't shower her with praise.
Huh?
That's not very different from you.
Was that indirect boasting?
Eh?
What I meant by amazing, what was it?
That outer appearance like a fortified exoskeleton.
She was sociable, she kept smiling, she spoke to me kindly.
She was like a man's ideal,
but an ideal is an ideal.
It's not reality.
That's why it seemed like a lie somehow.
Even though you have rotten eyes, no,
because you have rotten eyes, you saw right through her.
Is that supposed to be a compliment?
It's a compliment.
It was high praise.
A-A dog...
H-Hikigaya-kun...
There. Hey, what happened to your owner?
Do she let you run free?
What's with this dog?
Isn't he a little too friendly?
This dog...
I'm sorry!
My Sable was bothering you...
Ah, Yuigahama-san.
Huh?
Eh, Hikkii and Yukinon?
Eh, why are you two together?
Why, no reason...
Ah, actually never mind!
It's fine!
It's nothing!
If you two are going out together on a day off,
that has to be why, right?
So that's it.
Why didn't I realise it?
Even though reading the atmosphere is my one redeeming feature...
It seems like she has the wrong idea.
W-Well then, I'm going to go.
Yuigahama-san, I need to talk to you about us.
Could you come to the club room on Monday?
I don't really want to hear it.
Thing is, even if I hear it now, it can't be helped.
There's nothing I can do about it.
Due to my personality type, I can't explain very well,
however I want have a proper discussion with you about it.
Yeah...
What are you doing?
H-Hikkii!
Ah, what was it again?
The air was just so fresh, I...
Hey, I'm going in.
Yuigahama-san.
Y-Yahello, Yukinon.
Yuigahama-san.
L-Later, you want to talk about you and Hikkii, right?
Yes, I want to talk to you about what we will be doing from-
W-Well, if it's about me, don't worry about it.
Well, I must say I was certainly surprised,
or rather, I feel I should be saying congratulations or celebrating.
I-I see you understand.
I want to have that proper celebration.
Also, I am thankful for what you've done.
No really, I haven't done anything worth being thanked for.
I haven't done anything.
Even so, I'm thankful.
Also, we aren't celebrating like this because anyone did anything.
I just truly want to.
Yeah...
I get the feeling that something subtle isn't meshing in this conversation...
That's why... I...
I don't think I want to hear any more.
Yuigahama, I think you may be misunderstanding something.
W-Wait a minute!
So you guys aren't dating each other or anything?
There's no way we would.
Yuigahama-san, even I have traits that make me angry.
Also there's no way that guy could have a normal relationship with a girl.
Besides, he can't even acquaint with a normal person.
Leave me alone, as if I'd do something as tedious as making friends.
If someone calls me crying in the middle of the night,
I have the confidence to hang up on him!
Sorry, sorry.
Huh?
Our time to celebrate has run out.
Even after I took the time to bake a cake.
Cake... Why a cake?
Why?
I called you here today to celebrate your birthday.
Yuigahama-san, you haven't been coming to club activities lately, and I haven't been able to commend you on your services.
Also, I wanted to properly convey my gratitude.
A present too!?
Wow, Yukinon!
It's not as though I'm the only one who got you a present.
Huh?
I would never have expected Hikkii to get me a present.
I don't come often, so it might have been a little difficult.
Sorry, but it's not like I got this for you because it's your birthday.
How do I put it?
With this, we're even.
Let's just forget about both me saving your dog and you looking after me.
Besides, I don't particularly like it when others are indebted to me,
so there's no particular need for you to feel like you owe me any favours.
But... how do I put it?
I want to repay you for looking after me.
Thus, the balance is zero and we're even.
So with that, let's end it.
Why do you think like that?
That I pitied you or owed you a favour.
I never once thought like that.
I just...
This got complicated, somehow.
I'm not sure what to think any more.
I thought it'd be much easier...
It's really not that difficult.
Hikigaya-kun doesn't remember saving you, Yuigahama-san,
and Yuigahama-san doesn't recall being sympathetic to you, Hikigaya-kun.
You were mistaken from the beginning.
That's why I agree with Hikigaya-kun's choice to "end it".
But... I don't want to end it like this.
How foolish.
If it's over, then can't you just start again?
After all, neither of you were wrong.
Huh?
Even if you two mistook saving and being saved by each other,
you're both equally the victim.
Then the source of all this should be considered as the perpetrator.
If neither of you are wrong,
then there is no reason to argue to begin with.
That way, you can both begin again, properly.
Ah, I have to report to Hiratsuka-sensei about our personnel supplementation.
Hey, is it okay if I open this?
Do as you please.
Wow!
Hey, does it look good on me?
Wait a minute.
You know, that's...
...a choker for a dog.
Eh?
Tell me that first, idiot!
Geez, seriously.
I'm going to Hiratsuka-sensei's office.
Thanks.
Idiot!
At last, his and her beginning comes to an end.
kirari aoi sora de hikatta
キラリ 青い空で光った
Glittering, soaring up in the azure sky
Airplane kanata no sora no kanata made
Airplane 彼方の空の彼方まで
An airplane flying all the way to the horizon
mune ni tsumatta
胸に詰まった
Tucked away in my heart
nanika ga sawaida
何かが騒いだ
Some feeling began to awake
iitai kimochi wa tojikome
言いたい 気持ちは閉じ込め
Locked away-the feelings I want to express
ienai kotoba ni henkan suru
言えない コトバに変換する
I can't speak-I have no words for what I feel
saigo made boku wa sunao ja nakute
最後まで僕は 素直じゃなくて
I can't be honest with myself, just like every time before
tsunagareteta ito wo waza to
繋がれてた糸をわざと
I let the thread that runs between the two of us
motsuresasete
もつれさせて
Tangle with itself
kirihanashita
切り離した
And then I cut it loose
hikoukigumo ga nijinde
ヒコーキ雲がにじんで
The airplane's contrails fade away
kieteshimau mae ni
消えてしまう前に
Until they've completely vanished
aitai to ieteta nara Wow
逢いたいと言えてたなら Wow
I should have told you, "I want to be with you". Wow
owari no nai setsunasa kara mo
終わりのない切なさからも
I long for the day when I can escape
nukedaseteita no kana
抜け出せていたのかな
From the endless pain I must endure
mata kimi to futari bocchi
また君とふたりぼっち
You and I, alone, just the two of us
Hello Hello, Alone
Hikigaya-kun, concerning the matter of the service club's activities during summer break,
I have something urgent to discuss with you.
Please contact me immediately.
Perhaps you're still sleeping?
I've been e-mailing and calling you for some time.
You've seen them, haven't you?
Hey, you've seen them, right?
That's creepy, and scary.
That's creepy,
and scary.
In any case, even though it's summer vacation,
there's something strange about not being able to relax.
Next time:
In any case, even though it's summer vacation,
there's something strange about not being able to relax.