*SHOUT YOUR FEELINGS TO THE ONE YOU LOVE!*
(Taiki) The one...
...I love...
(Nagisa/ Nishida) Uh-huh, uh-huh!
(Kyo) It's Yusa, meow!
(Everyone) Huh?
On the bus ride here,
Taiki was muttering, "Yusa... your smashes are so fast"
in his sleep.
He loves Yusa so much he dreams about him.
(Taiki) Seriously?
Fur real, he's in a love triangle with Moriya.
(Ayame) You won't defeat me, Inota!
The intensity of this match is way hotter than anything in badminton.
We're not fighting!
(Nishida) Next time, Ayame and Taiki will battle it out.
(Taiki) We're gonna play badminton?
(Teacher) Lights out, all of you.
(Ayame) Aww, things were just getting good.
(Teacher) Break it up, break it up.
(Ayame) Good night!
Thanks for earlier.
It's not like anybody was actually expecting a serious answer.
Maybe, but still.
I gotta say, though...
You weren't sure, were you?
(Taiki) It's not that.
My feelings for Chinatsu Senpai haven't changed.
But...
With Hina, there have been times when we've gotten along as friends.
And recently, times where my heart's skipped a beat.
When somebody tells you they like you, why not go out with them?
(Taiki) I know what she meant.
My thoughts keep spinning.
And spinning.
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(Badminton Player A) I'm so sleepy... Every muscle in my body aches.
(Badminton Player B) And we got two more days of this? This is hell.
Good morning, everyone!
Let's put the pedal to the metal again today!
(Badminton Player A) Why's he so chipper?
(Badminton Player B) Must be a morning person.
(Taiki) I've gotta get my head in the game.
If I don't focus, none of this practice will stick.
(Boy) Hey.
Somebody left this in the lobby. Whose is it?
(Taiki) It's Hina's. She's my friend on the rhythmic gymnastics team.
I'll give it to her.
(Male) Yeah?
But their bus is leaving.
(Taiki) Huh?
Heyyy! Stop, stop!
(Hina) Huh?
(Taiki) Haa haa...
Haa... I used up my stamina for the day...
Here, you forgot this.
Thanks.
(Taiki) See ya!
(Chinatsu) Ah...
Ten seconds left!
Ha... ha...
(Slipping sound)
(Nishida) Eat up!
Eating's also a part of training!
Taiki, shallots. Have some shallots.
You're the only one who should eat more vegetables, Nishida Senpai...
Hey, that's my cutlet!
Boys, mind your manners.
What're you talking about? Mealtime is war.
(Ayame) Doesn't look that way with the boys' basketball team.
(Matsuoka) Rice is delicious after all.
Look, over there...
(Haryu) The air is different with them.
I can't stand that hunk.
So you admit he's a hunk.
There are some things in the world that are undeniable truths.
Wow. Deep.
I personally like Matsuoka.
He hooks me up with good gear.
What, do you two game together?
My sis complains about that.
He's also good at basketball.
Plus, he's got a great physique, so he wins my respect.
Yep, yep.
They look good together.
(Nishida) Who?
(Taiki) I'm gonna get a change of clothes.
Roger.
(Chinatsu) Oh...
Good work out there!
Good work to you-
Ah...
Hey.
Yes?
(Taiki) She hasn't grabbed my shirt in forever.
(Chinatsu) What happened to your elbow?
Elbow?
Oh, this...
I fell down earlier.
You gotta put a band-aid on it.
(Taiki) So she's the type to call it a band-aid.
I'm fine.
(Chinatsu) Wait.
You walk around with band-aids on you?
I hurt myself a lot too.
- (Chinatsu) And for the final touch! - (Taiki) A pen?
(Taiki) That tickles.
(Chinatsu) Don't move!
There!
A hot-water bottle?
It's a boar!
(Nagisa) Huh?
Where's Natsu?
I better get going.
Take care.
(Taiki) Huh?
(Nagisa) Hey, hey.
(Taiki) Nice work today.
(Haryu) Same to you.
(Taiki) Where's Chinatsu Senpai?
She went jogging.
(Girls' Basketball Player) Crazy how practice isn't enough for her.
She went by herself?
(Nagisa) Yeah, she said she isn't going far, so she'll be fine.
I just don't have the strength to keep up.
Chinatsu's one scary and energetic beast.
I see.
(Matsuoka) Are you a fan of Natsu?
(Taiki) "Fan"?
You're a first-year on the badminton team, right?
Natsu's passionate about practice,
so she's always like this.
(Taiki) I know that. What are you, her boyfriend?
Why're you acting like her boyfriend?
(Taiki) Thank you, Nagisa!
Oops. Am I?
(Nagisa) Heh...
(Boy) Let's go.
(Taiki) Ugh.
Damn it!
(Taiki) I seriously can't stand this guy!
Natsu's as popular as ever.
Didn't she have fans waiting for her after games?
Yeah, she did.
I also had an upperclassman I admired like that.
(Taiki) Can you quit assuming we're alike at all?
I'll have you know, we're living together!
The way he said "admired"...
...makes it sound like what I feel for her isn't love.
(Footsteps)
(Boys chatting)
(Male) Ugh. I'm sweaty.
(Boys) It's so hot!
(Kyo and others) Huh?
Hey, is Taiki around?
(Member A) Huh?
(Member B) Now that she mentions it, when's the last time you saw him?
(Member C) I think it was... at evening practice.
Maybe...
(Member A) He's probably taking a bath.
I see.
(Sound of Running)
(Taiki) I'm just worried about her jogging alone at night.
Plus, I simply wanted to jog too.
By no means am I stalking Chinatsu Senpai!
Even if it were Hina, I'd be doing the same thing.
I know...
...that there are a lot of things I need to be thinking about.
Heh.
(Taiki) But the more thinking I do,
the less sure I am that they're my thoughts.
But I think there could be an additional 30 percent of feelings...
...for Chono on top of that.
(Taiki) Like the water you've washed your brush in.
When somebody tells you they like you, why not go out with them?
(Taiki) Like a crazy mixture from the soda fountain.
(Matsuoka) An upperclassman I admired.
(Taiki) But... I think that "love" is more intuitive than that.
Speaking of feelings...
I think that maybe...
I'm finally seeing Hina as a girl.
(Hina) I'm in love.
(Taiki) Ever since that time,
Just remember that I'm in love with you, Taiki.
I want to see the person I like working hard.
(Taiki) I've been noticing it more and more.
That's why the more days that pass...
...the harder it is to reply to her confession.
Ah.
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Ah...
(Bear's footsteps)
(Chinatsu screams)
(Taiki) My feelings toward Chinatsu Senpai include some admiration, sure.
She's a year older than me.
She's beautiful and well-liked.
She works hard.
And she walks to the beat of her own drum.
Why would she go jogging on her own?
Even though the physical distance between us has shrunk...
...I still have no idea what goes through her head.
If I still have feelings of admiration for her...
...it means there's still some distance there.
I'm not sure what I feel.
But…
But...
It's because I admire her...
...that I want to stand by her side.
(Chinatsu) Taiki?
Ah.
Ah…
(Taiki) What the heck's going on?
(Chinatsu) This is...
(Old Lady) I'll tell you! I went into the mountains to harvest some wild plants...
...when I hurt my leg!
And then this young lady came by,
and carried me all this way!
I'll take over.
(Chinatsu) Thanks.
I saw a payphone not too far back.
So I called the inn to let them know.
(Taiki) Oh, that must've been after I left.
I'm terribly sorry for troubling you youngsters.
I'll carry your basket.
You must be tired.
(Chinatsu) Not at all!
I work out regularly!
(Taiki) Let's get going.
(Chinatsu) Thanks for the help.
(Taiki) My favorite color is blue.
And my favorite drink is cola.
That's what I know.
(Old Lady) I am so thankful to you.
Spraining my ankle like that...
I must really be getting old.
Don't say that.
(Old Man) It's because you went into the mountains at night.
I looked everywhere for you!
And then I find you getting a piggyback ride, of all the ridiculous-
Quiet, you old fool.
Oh, young lady, why don't you take some snacks?
I like these, they're delicious.
(Chinatsu) Oh, I couldn't.
(Old Man) I'm sure we can do better than that!
(Old Lady) I know. Those gifts we got for the altar...
I'll take these, thank you!
(Old Lady) Oh, and I'd like to thank your boyfriend too.
(Taiki) Hmm!
No! I'm not her boyfriend!
(Taiki) Crap, I panicked!
Now she'll never believe me.
You're not supposed to deny something like this so passionately, right?
But…
(Old Lady) Oh, you're not?
I thought for sure that when she didn't come back,
you'd gotten worried and went out looking for her.
(Chinatsu) Ah...
It was just by chance! I went out running too!
Then I saw the two of you...
(Taiki) That's 20 percent true.
(Old Man) All righty, kiddos. I'll drive you to the inn!
(Old Lady) That's a lovely idea.
(Taiki) That's okay! We'll walk back.
(Old Man) It's fine.
Consider it my thanks. I can't let you walk when it's this dark out.
(Old Man) It's the hotel on the mountain, right?
(Taiki) Yes, Ueda Shiki Hotel.
(Old Man) You got it.
I really can't thank you enough.
My old lady always gets in over her head.
It's nothing. I hope she takes care.
(Old Man) Just last month, too.
I told her to stop, but she left anyway.
(Taiki) Her profile.
(Teacher) Both of you better go to bed quickly.
(Taiki) Okay.
Good night.
(Door opening sound) (Kyo) Ah.
You're late.
(Taiki) Ugh...
(Kyo) Taiki went after Chinatsu Senpai.
Something must've happened.
Oooh! Nice play!
(Member B) Manager, don't play favorites!
(Ayame) Because that was so amazing just now!
He made a great attack!
(Member B) You mean a smash.
(Ayame) Oh, and Muraoka.
Before, you wouldn't have been able to handle a hit like that.
You've come so far. It's dazzling!
(Muraoka) Manager...
(Ayame) Fight!
Yeah!
(Member B) Careful.
(Member C) She's not into you or anything.
Don't be swayed by that act.
(Member D) She's a seductress.
(Kyo) The manager's really fitting in now.
Would you seriously call that "fitting in"?
(Kyo) Muraoka's not taking it seriously either.
I hope not.
(Ayame) Hmm.
Inota might just have the prettiest form.
But Yusa's better!
(Niina) Ooh, they're going at it.
(Hina) Good work today.
Well, if it isn't the rhythmic gymnastics team! Don't you have practice?
We're doing strength training next. So we came back.
We figured we'd sneak a peek while we're here.
(Taiki) Oh? I thought maybe Hina forgot something again.
(Hina) I heard that!
Uh-oh.
(Niina) We'd better get going.
(Hina) True.
Good luck with practice.
(Ayame) Thanks.
(Niina) Good for you.
(Hina) What do you mean?
(Niina) You got to see Taiki.
Huh?!
We see each other all the time. It's nothing to be particularly happy about.
(Niina) Even though she was looking for him at the inn.
Honestly, with what happened during the culture festival, I thought the two of them would start going out.
(Niina) By the way...
Do you know about the campfire legend?
(Hina) The one that says you'll find love if you confess your feelings in front of the bonfire?
(Niina) Yeah, that really iffy one.
(Hina) Iffy...
(Niina) Since we're all here, why don't you try it out?
Ask him for his answer to your confession.
I won't.
Until Taiki falls for me too,
I don't need an answer.
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