The moment when only one of the many realities becomes true.
It happened when I came across Sanehara Hikari, eating all alone.
Are you a stalker?
That's not nice.
Well, why do you keep following me around?
Because you're a good subject.
You're not used to eating hamburgers, are you?
What do you mean by that?
I just have a small mouth.
I'll show you how to eat a hamburger properly!
First you do this.
That's against my aesthetic sense.
I don't want to be told that when you have ketchup on your face.
Not there, the other side.
And then this!
Delicious!
It's really good!
Bleh...
The third encounter.
totte nante muboubi da ne?
「撮って!」なんて無防備だね
How reckless of me, asking you things like “Take one of me!”
haato no fookasu shittete
ハートのフォーカス知ってて
First learn how to focus on the heart.
shiboru, bokasu, nani shitemo
しぼる、ぼかす、何しても
Stopping down the lens, adding blur, and so on.
chikaku tooi nikurashiku itoshii
近く遠い憎らしく愛しい
Whether you're near or far, hating or loving,
shattaa de furete
シャッターで触れて
the shutter will capture everything.
kimi ni kisu wo suru koisuru renzu
君にキスをする 恋するレンズ
Kissing you, a love through the lens.
moshimo kyou wo zenbu wasuretemo daijoubu
もしも今日を全部忘れても大丈夫
Don't worry if you forget all of this today,
nanmankai mo mabatakinagara
何万回もまばたきながら
because we'll shoot pictures over and over again.
hohoemi ga kagayaki kiritotteoku yo
微笑みが輝き切り取っておくよ
I'll make sure to capture your dazzling smile.
Smile of the Stars
The attributive form "shi" is actually the one from below as well.
The conjugation of this "shi" is: "se", -, "ki", "shi", "shika", -.
The attributive form "shi" is the only possible past-indicating auxiliary verb,
so in other words, this attributive form is actually derived from the past-indicating auxiliary verb "ki".
Sanehara!
You're already done with PE?
Does it look like it?
I guess you're right.
Well then.
Wait!
Um, can I take a photo of you?
I don't really mind.
You really like photographing people, don't you, Senpai?
You like taking photos of everything but people, right?
Shouldn't you be photographing some pretty girl with a better figure than mine?
There's more to photos than just that.
Since you're agreeing, I'd like to shoot a picture of your smiling face as well.
I wasn't agreeing.
You're not very good at smiling?
I'm not very photogenic.
Maeda, that didn't go so smoothly.
What a shame!
Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen Sanehara smile.
You were a lot of help, Maeda-kun!
Thanks!
You got lost again?
You should have this memorised already!
I'm ashamed.
You know the way back, right?
Um, through the courtyard...
You're taking the long way around if you go that way!
Is that so?
Come to think of it, there was a girl from the Photo Club, taking pictures in the courtyard...
Maeda-kun, don't you have any club activities?
First of all, I'm in the Photography Club, and second, I'm currently here to help you!
Oh yeah.
I'm really sorry!
I'm surprised!
You're taking a picture of yourself even though you don't like portraits.
It's because you say such weird things.
Now I'm interested in how to do it.
That's a great start.
Use that motivation and try taking some portraits.
I'm not good at photographing people.
You keep saying that.
Why?
People start smiling as soon as someone points a camera at them.
True...
But they're fake smiles.
They aren't necessarily smiling on the inside.
I don't want to see or photograph smiles like that.
That's why I don't smile either.
Sanehara...
Excuse me!
Hey!
I'm not hiding anything from you!
You can at least believe that.
That's right.
It's because you're always going where your lust points you, aren't you, Senpai?
She hit a weak spot.
The daytime moon.
Surprisingly, you can even see Mt. Fuji from the city...
...on a clear day.
Oh, isn't it huge!?
The Sky Tower is on the other side of the platform.
Wow!
Are you bored?
No, not at all!
I've only taken portraits, so this is new to me.
The park's playground equipment has interesting faces too.
Vroom, vroom!
Yay!
That one, too.
Really nice!
But flowers are my favourite.
Especially random flowers, by the roadside.
Flowers don't betray you.
Flowers...
All right,
I'm going to make Sanehara photograph people at any cost!
Sanehara said that?
I was worried since she had no intention to photograph people but...
Kasumi-san, I want her to photograph people!
Not photographing people because she hates smiles...
That's too lonely!
That's why I want to do everything I can to make her do it!
I didn't expect you to say something like that.
What can I do to help?
First, I'll dress in something flashy!
Something flashy?
I know someone in the drama club...
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Sanehara!
I dressed in something flashy for you!
Photograph me now!
Are you stupid?
I'll do anything, even something stupid, to make you interested in taking pictures of people!
Now, take my photo!
Huh, no way,
did it backfire?
Hey!
I want you to photograph people!
I'll do anything to make that happen!
Don't bother.
I'll definitely call you again!
Wait for it!
Even though I said I'd call her again,
Autumn turned into Winter, without a single idea coming to me.
Here, please eat!
Thanks for coming!
So cold!
As I wallowed in my helplessness,
a northern wind mercilessly berated me as if it were divine punishment.
Sanehara?
You photograph cats too, huh?
Even though they're animals...
I like the gloominess of stray cats.
Gloomy cats, huh?
I need your help.
For the Photo Club?
I don't really mind, but you'll owe us.
Huh?
I guess you don't need your magazines, then?
What?!
Are you threatening us?
Whisper
Whisper whisper.
Whisper whisper whisper.
Whisper.
Panty flash?!
Boob flash?!
We might be able to take the best photos ever?!
However, we will need costumes.
I may be able to borrow them from my acquaintance.
Uchida, does she have any gloomy ones?
No, no gloomy ones.
I know someone who works in the event department of an amusement park, so I might be able to arrange something.
Photo Club!
You have to keep off-
Really?
Thank you!
All right!
This time we'll cooperate and lift her spirits, meow!
I found a really peculiar stray cat in one
of the back alleys in the shopping district!!
It's totally gloomy.
Come, photograph it quickly!
Maeda
I found a really peculiar stray cat in one of the back alleys in the shopping district!
It's totally gloomy.
Come photograph it, quickly!
I have a really bad feeling about this.
Aren't you thorough!
I made this for Nakagawa-senpai, too.
It'll definitely attract some stray cats.
If it doesn't work, the Catman plan will probably fail.
Just as I expected!
Meow!
Don't stop, come a little closer!
My photos will be right on the mark!
I managed to take some good ones.
Maeda-senpai, I wish you the best of luck!
Meow!
I'm a gloomy cat, meow!
Now, photograph me!
Come on, come on!
Hey...
It's a photo opportunyanty!
Photograph me quickly!
Meow, meow.
Meow!
That's dangerous.
Take the head off already.
My goal is to make you photograph me!
Photograph me now, meow!
Meow meowmeowmeowmeow!
Meow!
Meowmeowmeowmeowmeow,
meow!
Meow, meow!
Meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeow!
Meow, meow!
Even if I wanted to photograph you, I can't because I'm laughing too hard.
Meow, meow!
I see.
This didn't work either, huh?
But it was really something.
The fresh air really smells nice!
This costume stinks!
Sorry, Sanehara,
for being half an hour late.
What now?
That costume...
This is...
I couldn't put this thing away, so I took longer than expected.
There was no helping it.
Kouga Garden, Kouga Garden.
Kouga Garden
Amusement Park
I returned it.
You didn't have to come with me.
I only came to thank Katsumi-san.
Huh, did you put your stuff away?
Sanehara, whoever has more fun, wins.
Even though I'm having fun right now, you'd still make me regret buying a ticket?
What was that?
Senpai, keep your cool!
They are not real, they're just people working here part-time.
Sanehara, in other words,
because I'm able to enjoy this,
I'm in the lead by a large margin!
It's a competition, huh?
Look, Sanehara!
It's Mt. Fuji!
It really is.
So spectacular.
That was a lot of fun.
I haven't screamed like that in a long time.
What are we doing next?
What do you want to do?
There's a place I can't go alone...
Will you come with me?
S-Sure.
A place she can't go alone....
Sanehara, is that...
...the thing boys and girls...
It can't possibly be!
This is it?
Being alone at night is a bit....
So that's why.
Can I borrow your camera?
Since this place is far from the city lights, I should be able to take some beautiful photos of the stars.
Hold the button.
The shutter stays open as long as it's pushed down, so don't let go of it.
Maeda-senpai...
Thank you for everything.
I didn't do anything.
You won today, too.
I'm a bit weird,
I've been in a daze ever since I was little,
and I've always loved photographing flowers and bugs.
But during my second year of middle school,
the popular girls in my class started talking with me.
We started talking about fashion, music and things I had no interest in before.
We hung out a lot,
we dressed stylishly,
and laughed...
Little by little, I started bringing up subjects to talk about.
I was happy that I was finally able to make a lot of friends.
I did everything in my power to match them.
But...
But?
But to them, I was just that girl.
I'm sure they just wanted someone close they could feel superior over.
Eventually they started ordering me around more and more.
It became quite absurd.
I stopped hanging out with them.
But then they would trip me in the hallways,
and then everyone started ignoring me.
That's horrible.
Then, one day,
a classmate lost her purse.
They found it in my bag.
I had no memory of doing it,
but the teacher had suspected me from the beginning.
Of course I would lose.
I could hear all of the girls in the class badmouthing me,
and the cynical voices of the boys agreeing with them.
The smiles were quite different from the smiles I had first seen.
I felt as if I could see right inside them.
I became terribly depressed.
That's when you started hating smiles?
I lost my ability to trust.
Still, that was horrible!
I can't forgive them!
Senpai, you're really kind, aren't you?
You're the first one to sympathise with me.
I'll trust your smile, Maeda-senpai.
The photo should be about done.
Flowers and stars, huh?
Just like a paradise.
Senpai, what do you wish for?
Huh?
Upon a shooting star?
Sanehara, I love your smile.
Though I'm still able to count the times I've seen it.
I love your smile.
That's why I want to see your smile as many times as there are stars in the sky, no, even more than that.
That's my wish.
Senpai, can I take a photograph of your smile?
Of course!
It's the first portrait I'm taking as a high school student.
Sanehara, what do you wish for?
I...
To be able to smile even more for you, Senpai.
That is what I wish for.
So warm...
Hey, things are really heating up around here!
Photographing each other at such close range...
Even though it's hot, there's just too much heat around here!
So hot!
Let's go to the beach next week.
You don't want to?
Let's meet in the book store, in front of the station at ten.
Book store?
Since you'll be late, I can read a book while I wait.
It's really going to be a while until you trust me again.
kokoro no oto karuku kizamu rizumu
ココロの音軽く刻むリズム
The sound of my heart beats a gentle rhythm,
azayaka na iro kimi wo terashiyureru
鮮やかな色君を照らしゆれる
shining upon you in bright colours.
kurayami no naka tesaguri de aruku
暗闇の中手探りで歩く
As we felt our way through the darkness,
fuan wa fushigi to kieteku
不安は不思議と消えてく
our anxiety disappeared mysteriously.
shunkan saku sutorobo
瞬間咲くストロボ
A strobe light will show your chance.
te wo totte hoho ni furete
手を取って頬に触れて
As I take hold of your hand and touch you cheeks,
setsunakute ureshiku natte
切なくて嬉しくなって
I become miserable yet joyful.
sekai wa konna ni mo
世界はこんなにも
I couldn't believe the world
suteki ni kagayaku yo
素敵に輝くよ
could shine this brightly.
suki datte ienakutatte
好きだって言えなくたって
Even if I can't say I love you,
kimi no soba de kanjiru kara
君のそばで感じるから
I can feel it by your side.
sukoshi no yuuki ga
少しの勇気が
And I continue forth as I hold on
mikansei no mama kakenuketeku
未完成のまま駆け抜けてく
to this unfinished little piece of courage.
Preview
Muroto Aki.
A prodigy since school started,
and a national level diver.
She's strict about school regulations.
Born January 19, Capricorn, blood type A.
She is slim and tall.
Her bust is disappointingly non-existent.
Maeda!
Only you can release Muroto's hidden emotions!
Erotic Flash!
Next Time
Staring at your true appearance
Flat is beautiful too.