Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (2024) s01e09 Episode Script
Teacher Thought It Was a Stain in the Ceiling or Something... Please Continue
- That looks good.
- Let's paint another.
♪
[NUKUMIZU]
With so many people dressed up
for this year's Tsuwabuki Fest,
it feels like Halloween.
[screaming]
Whoa, you better
get out of my way!
This is just like
one of my light novels,
so I know what happens next.
[heart pounding]
[screaming]
[grunts]
[clattering]
[groaning]
[NUKUMIZU] Yep, exactly
where I thought this was going.
I'm sorry, it all just
happened super-fast!
[KAREN]
Are you sure you're not hurt?
I slammed right into you.
Ah, well, I mean
♪
I'll be fine,
but thanks for asking.
[KAREN] No, I should be
the one thanking you.
You're carrying half
of my stuff for me, right?
Hey, wait!
Ugh.
♪
Why don't we go ahead
and walk to class together?
I was hoping to get a chance
to chat with you anyway.
[KAREN] Sosuke and Anna
are always talking about you,
so I feel like
I already know you.
[NUKUMIZU] Um, I do talk
to Hakamada sometimes,
but we're not really friends.
[KAREN] Well, in that case,
maybe you could try being
friends with both of us!
Huh?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] Oh, no, she's
so bright I could go blind!
It's almost like
she has light affinity.
She's definitely got a certain
something Yanami doesn't.
It's like TV, where you think,
"Wow, 4K looks incredible!"
And then they roll out 8K.
[chewing]
Oh, 4K.
For-kay?
Oops, did I say that out loud?
[door opens]
Hey, where have you been?
You're late.
I had a meeting
about my class event.
Shouldn't you have
had one, too?
[KOMARI] I-I don't know.
But no one in class said
a word, so, no?
Oh, huh.
Yeah, I guess not then.
[NUKUMIZU]
I brought samples.
First, Natsume Soseki's
favorite sugar-coated peanuts.
We added cocoa powder for fun,
so tell me what you think.
♪
These're really good!
Um, so, are you the one
who made them?
Nah, my sister did.
She made the rest, too.
[KOMARI]
What did you do?
[NUKUMIZU] Washed the dishes
and gave her shoulder massages.
Oh, and I did bag
all of them up.
Next is Dazai's.
We made a cherry pound cake
to go with his story "Cherries."
This one tastes the best to me.
Whoa, this is so pretty.
Did you marble it?
[NUKUMIZU] Yeah,
we used canned dark cherries
and syrup to add color.
Well, she did.
The left one's from
the picture book "Swimmy"
and the right's
from "Guri and Gura."
Ah?
Huh?
[KOMARI]
Just like in the books!
Your little sister
is amazing, you know.
But check out the bags.
They sure are snazzy.
The guy who picked them
must've known
what he was doing.
True packaging is important.
Way to go!
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
Right, when I put my mind to it,
there's nothing I can't do!
So, I guess the snacks
are taken care of.
[KOMARI]
We also need the recipes
with pictures and stuff.
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
No biggie, I'm on it.
Ah?
That's a lot of books.
I got them
from the public library.
They're due today,
so I'll turn them in later.
[NUKUMIZU] You checked them
all out at once?
I picked them up bit by bit.
The copy machine
we have at school
is a lot cheaper than theirs.
♪
I thought you were here
to return books,
not check more out.
I still need to write
the displays,
so these are for that.
Well, and some
are for the rugrats.
I have to read them
bedtime stories
or they won't sleep.
[sighs]
♪
[NUKUMIZU] How are the articles
for the displays going?
[KOMARI]
It'll take me some more time.
There are four of them
to do, right?
How about you let me take one?
[KOMARI] You haven't finished
your newsletter manuscript.
Do that first!
[NUKUMIZU]
Ah, okay, I'll get on it.
[footfall]
Ah?
[NUKUMIZU]
What's wrong?
Just would you put your
head down real quick?
[gasps]
Hey, you know
maybe they were using
one of the empty third-floor
rooms, to like, study.
What with exams and all.
[sighs]
[KOMARI]
You you're sitting there
worrying about me, aren't you?
Yeah kinda,
I didn't expect them
to show up, so you know.
I don't care all that much.
It's not like I don't know
they're dating now.
Holding hands
and stuff is normal.
Even at school,
they're always together,
so it's not a big deal.
[chuckles]
I get that.
It's kind of jarring when
we're not at school, though.
What feels normal there
is harder to adjust to
out here somehow.
Kinda like
you're on the outside
and they're in their
own special world.
[gasps]
[GIRL 9A] Hey, there's one more
shop I wanna check out.
[GIRL 9A] Is that cool?
[BOY 9A] Sure.
And maybe after
we can get some food?
[KOMARI]
Hey, don't get me wrong.
I didn't hide
because they were together.
If it was first term,
then I would've been there
having fun with them.
So I'm more upset that
we're not a trio anymore.
When I first joined
the club in April,
they were both super sweet
to me and I got really excited.
'Cause, well um,
I didn't have any friends.
And they spent
a bunch of time with me.
It was the first time I ever
thought that school was fun.
But now it's back to normal.
♪
From what I can tell
Tsukinoki thinks you're great.
She'd take a break
from studying to see you.
[KOMARI] Hm maybe.
As for the prez, I don't think
he means to avoid you.
[KOMARI]
Yeah, I know he doesn't.
But if I hadn't
asked him out like that
there's a chance
that the three of us
could've spent more time
hanging out together.
[gasps]
Once Tsuwabuki Fest's over
both of them will be
leaving the club
and when they do I'll have
to keep going on my own.
[NUKUMIZU] If I can help
in any way, just say the word.
No, I can do it myself.
♪
I mean I have to.
♪
[keyboard clacking]
♪
[indistinct background chatter]
That's about it
for the pumpkin.
So, I just need
to focus on the bats.
[FEMALE STUDENT 9C]
You look perfect!
[swooning]
Karen, your costume is so cute!
[gasping]
[NUKUMIZU]
She's something else.
She may've been
going for demon,
but she looks like
a Bonafede succubus.
[LEMON] Nuku.
Well, pretty scary, right?
[NUKUMIZU]
That's a whole lot of skin.
Hey, you shouldn't show
your belly like that
with this many people around.
Stop being a prude,
it's a mummy costume.
[NUKUMIZU]
Wait, hold on a second.
Are you wearing
anything under that?
-[gasping]
-'Course not.
You got a problem with that?
It's not like I'm buck naked.
Nope, that's enough.
Lemon, you need
to come with us now.
[FEMALE STUDENT 9H]
The rest of you better get
your minds out of the gutter.
[LEMON] Hey, what's
with all of you? Stop!
[ANNA] There you are.
[NUKUMIZU] Ha?
Check it!
You scared?
-Creepy, right!
-[NUKUMIZU] Let's see.
[NUKUMIZU]
You're dressed as a corpse?
No, I'm a ghost,
since when have you ever seen
a corpse this healthy?
[NUKUMIZU] I've never seen
a ghost that healthy, either.
-[NISHIKAWA] Hey, Yanami.
-Ha?
Practice starts soon.
[ANNA] Yeah, yeah,
I'll be right there.
Ah?
[scoffs]
[machine whirring]
[TAMAKI] Is this
a continuation of the story
you started writing at camp?
Yeah, basically.
Looks like Koto
wrote something new.
[NUKUMIZU] And she left
the dirty scenes out this time.
I think she may've finally
caught on about that.
I wish she would catch on
to some other things, too.
[TAMAKI] Oh, it sounds like
Komari's having
a little trouble with
the display articles.
Yeah, I've been trying
to convince her
to let me work on it.
[door slamming]
Hey, come quick!
Komari needs us!
[bird chirps]
[KONUKI] She'll be fine
if she gets some rest.
She should perk right back up.
Oh, man.
[KONUKI] You all have
so much to prove at your age
and you can push yourselves
past your limits.
♪
I remember
when it happened to me.
-Wanna hear the story?
-Not really but thank you.
Uh, yeah, I think I'm good.
[groans]
[crickets chirping]
[NUKUMIZU] Why did you
do this to yourself?
Nukumizu.
Stop, you dummy,
that one's the cauliflower.
[NUKUMIZU] What the heck
is she dreaming about?
[crickets chirping]
Uh?
[crickets chirping]
[screams]
[trembling]
Why're you in my room?
Ms. Konuki's the one
who brought you home
but I had to help
show her the way.
Who?
Do you mean the school nurse?
♪
[screams]
Pajamas?
Yeah, she had to change you
out of your school clothes.
-Great and did you look?
-Of course not.
You didn't get to sneak a peek?
Too bad.
Come on, don't say that
with small children around.
[SHIN]
Who're you?
Oh, are you
my sister's boyfriend?
[NUKUMIZU]
No, it's not like that.
[SHIN]
Then are you her best friend?
[NUKUMIZU] Well actually,
we're just in the same club
together at school.
Whoa!
-I mean yeah, we're friends.
-[gasps]
Ah, see you don't have
to be scared of him, Hina.
He's sis's friend.
Hmm? Hmm?
[grunts]
Ah?
♪
Just like my sissie.
[sighs]
Oh, that's great.
[gasps]
She's too precious
for this world.
All right then, I'll take care
of your siblings
so you don't have to worry.
Carry on, you two.
[crickets chirping]
[NUKUMIZU] You know what,
why don't you send me
what you've written for the
displays so far so I can help?
[gasps]
But why?
You can't keep
pushing yourself like this.
I, I'm fine.
Get some rest and let me
do some of the work--
[KOMARI] No, I'll finish them!
I really will.
Please just let me
finish writing the rest.
[NUKUMIZU] When do you
think you'll be done?
[KOMARI] I should be
through in the morning.
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
Okay, as soon as they're ready,
send everyone
in the club a copy.
[KOMARI] Thanks.
But in exchange, I want you
to promise me something.
Promise what?
[NUKUMIZU]
Let us handle everything else
for the exhibit.
You stay home tomorrow
and get some rest.
If you do that,
I'll let you finish writing.
But tomorrow's
the day we set up.
Well, maybe you should
let me show you what I can do.
[TAMAKI]
So, is Komari gonna be okay?
She seemed a lot better
after getting some sleep.
[TAMAKI] That's a relief.
Even after we've graduated,
we're hoping Komari
can still have fun at school.
We wanted the Literature Club
to be a place
she could feel like she fit in.
And we've been trying
to watch out for her.
[NUKUMIZU] I get that
you're worried about Komari
and how she'll handle things
after you're gone.
-[NUKUMIZU] But you know what?
-Huh?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] I think
she may be a little stronger
than you give her credit for.
♪
[alarm beeping]
♪
Hm?
[sighs]
[train chugging]
[birds chirping]
♪
[water trickling]
[NUKUMIZU] That early morning
tap water's the best.
Go time.
[clanking]
[birds chirping]
-[LEMON] Nuku.
-Ha?
-[NUKUMIZU] Yakishio?
-What's the deal?
Didn't I tell you to leave
the heavy lifting to me?
[NUKUMIZU]
But why are you here?
We're not supposed
to set up 'til after homeroom.
Yana knew you were gonna
try to do it all yourself,
so were here.
[ANNA] Tuna and mayo is the
pinnacle of human wisdom.
Whoever invented these babies
deserves the Yanami Prize.
[NUKUMIZU]
Come on, both of you?
[ANNA] Don't say it like that.
Besides, we're members, too.
And we're also
worried about Komari.
[LEMON] Totally.
We don't want you
to exhaust yourself.
But I'm not tired.
I just wanted to hurry up
and start getting things done.
Maybe asking your friends
for some help
is one of the things
you can get done.
[chuckles]
[KOTO]
Yeah, did you forget about
the rest of us in Lit Club?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] No, but.
I bet there's something
we can help you out with, too.
Especially after all
you did during break.
Lemon was kind enough
to forward me the reports
for the different displays.
So I looked through them earlier
and got brainstorming.
Here some ideas for how
we can present it all.
[NUKUMIZU] Are you serious?
That's an entire notebook full!
[CHIHAYA]
Yes, it was very impressive!
The author's passion
was so inspiring.
It's all wonderfully written.
[chuckles]
All right, Ayano, Asagumo, and
I will work on the displays.
[TAMAKI] Nukumizu and Koto
can do the layout
and room prep.
Yanami and Yakishio,
whenever you get a break
from class prep,
why don't you give
Nukumizu a hand?
-Hm-hm.
-Hm-hm.
♪
Hurry up and get in on this.
[NUKUMIZU] Oh, yeah.
♪
Here we go.
Tomorrow is the big day.
Let's do this thing.
You ready?
[GROUP] Yeah!
[NUKUMIZU] Y-Yeah!
-[ANNA] Cool!
-[laughing]
[KOTO] Woo, let's do this!
[TAMAKI] Thanks, everyone!
Are you so impressed
with your consultant
that you're speechless now
or what?
[chewing]
♪
♪
♪
Hm, looks perfect.
The main event
hasn't started yet.
[camera shutter clicking]
[phone chiming]
[NUKUMIZU]
"We've finished setting up.
Everything's perfect."
[chuckles]
[crickets chirping]
Heya.
[ANNA] Wow, things
are looking so good in here.
[NUKUMIZU] That's the
research report on Dazai.
It draws from the
short story "Cherries"
and takes a look
at Dazai's friendships
and his views on family.
It's pretty interesting.
[ANNA]
Huh, I've never heard of it.
But, if the title "Cherries"
is anything to go off of,
I bet it's an adorable little
story about the fruits of life.
[NUKUMIZU] Yeah, you nailed it.
Basically, the protagonist
runs out on his family
and heads to a bar
to meet up with some woman.
[ANNA] That's nothing
like what I imagined.
[exhaling deeply]
There's just something
about the smell of tatami mats.
Here, sit down,
I've got enough.
-You can have this one.
-[gasps]
You're giving me food.
You of all people?
You're offering to share
some of your food with me?
Yes, why are you
repeating yourself?
[crickets chirping]
[chewing]
I have to admit this did
end up looking really cool.
I know, right?
I never expected our exhibit
to turn out
this well put together.
This whole thing's about
Komari's heartache, huh?
I mean, I guess
that's one way to see it.
Are you saying that
you see it differently?
I see her heart
all those hopes and dreams,
her gratitude, and how much
she cares about Lit Club.
It's like if you took
all of that stuff
and mixed it together.
Okay.
I just don't want to look at it
as something depressing.
I get that.
I think I can understand
how she's feeling, though.
The thing is, Komari really
loves the lit club
and the upper classmen.
But she understood
the stakes here
and what she stood to lose.
[ANNA] She must've been
prepared for the worst
when she made her
confession that night at camp.
Once she calmed down,
she said that
she had given up
on him completely
but believe me, when you
like someone that much,
those feelings
don't just vanish.
It's not always possible
to be honest.
Some things you hold
close to your chest.
♪
So you have to come up
with a different way
to let those kinds
of feelings out.
That's why Komari writes and
why Lemon runs all the time.
♪
If you think about it,
what else can she do?
It's because she's a girl.
-Why say that?
-[ANNA] Simple.
She needs to spit
those feelings out
and force herself to move on,
even if it's hard,
so she's ready
to fall in love again.
Is Komari already interested
in another boy?
Who knows?
But she is super cute, huh?
If you keep dragging your feet
you just might get left behind.
[groans]
Oh yeah,
well what about you then?
That guy in the
Shinsengumi costume's
seem to be checking you out.
I mean he's gotta have
a huge crush on you.
Don't tell me
you're jealous now.
-Are you?
-[NUKUMIZU] What no!
Oh wow.
You'd be heartbroken if I got
a boyfriend, wouldn't you?
You know, Nukumizu,
you're kind of a sweet guy.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hey that's the one you gave me.
[groans]
[gasps]
♪
[gasps]
[trembling]
Wait a sec.
[groans]
-What are you
-[shushing]
♪
-Listen.
-[ANNA] Huh.
[ANNA] Have you lost your mind?
Nukumizu, it's still too early
for a school festival romance!
[NUKUMIZU]
That's not what's going on.
Huh?
I think Ms. Konuki's
taking a video of us.
So don't say
anything too weird.
What?
[groaning]
[ANNA] Oopsie.
♪
- Let's paint another.
♪
[NUKUMIZU]
With so many people dressed up
for this year's Tsuwabuki Fest,
it feels like Halloween.
[screaming]
Whoa, you better
get out of my way!
This is just like
one of my light novels,
so I know what happens next.
[heart pounding]
[screaming]
[grunts]
[clattering]
[groaning]
[NUKUMIZU] Yep, exactly
where I thought this was going.
I'm sorry, it all just
happened super-fast!
[KAREN]
Are you sure you're not hurt?
I slammed right into you.
Ah, well, I mean
♪
I'll be fine,
but thanks for asking.
[KAREN] No, I should be
the one thanking you.
You're carrying half
of my stuff for me, right?
Hey, wait!
Ugh.
♪
Why don't we go ahead
and walk to class together?
I was hoping to get a chance
to chat with you anyway.
[KAREN] Sosuke and Anna
are always talking about you,
so I feel like
I already know you.
[NUKUMIZU] Um, I do talk
to Hakamada sometimes,
but we're not really friends.
[KAREN] Well, in that case,
maybe you could try being
friends with both of us!
Huh?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] Oh, no, she's
so bright I could go blind!
It's almost like
she has light affinity.
She's definitely got a certain
something Yanami doesn't.
It's like TV, where you think,
"Wow, 4K looks incredible!"
And then they roll out 8K.
[chewing]
Oh, 4K.
For-kay?
Oops, did I say that out loud?
[door opens]
Hey, where have you been?
You're late.
I had a meeting
about my class event.
Shouldn't you have
had one, too?
[KOMARI] I-I don't know.
But no one in class said
a word, so, no?
Oh, huh.
Yeah, I guess not then.
[NUKUMIZU]
I brought samples.
First, Natsume Soseki's
favorite sugar-coated peanuts.
We added cocoa powder for fun,
so tell me what you think.
♪
These're really good!
Um, so, are you the one
who made them?
Nah, my sister did.
She made the rest, too.
[KOMARI]
What did you do?
[NUKUMIZU] Washed the dishes
and gave her shoulder massages.
Oh, and I did bag
all of them up.
Next is Dazai's.
We made a cherry pound cake
to go with his story "Cherries."
This one tastes the best to me.
Whoa, this is so pretty.
Did you marble it?
[NUKUMIZU] Yeah,
we used canned dark cherries
and syrup to add color.
Well, she did.
The left one's from
the picture book "Swimmy"
and the right's
from "Guri and Gura."
Ah?
Huh?
[KOMARI]
Just like in the books!
Your little sister
is amazing, you know.
But check out the bags.
They sure are snazzy.
The guy who picked them
must've known
what he was doing.
True packaging is important.
Way to go!
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
Right, when I put my mind to it,
there's nothing I can't do!
So, I guess the snacks
are taken care of.
[KOMARI]
We also need the recipes
with pictures and stuff.
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
No biggie, I'm on it.
Ah?
That's a lot of books.
I got them
from the public library.
They're due today,
so I'll turn them in later.
[NUKUMIZU] You checked them
all out at once?
I picked them up bit by bit.
The copy machine
we have at school
is a lot cheaper than theirs.
♪
I thought you were here
to return books,
not check more out.
I still need to write
the displays,
so these are for that.
Well, and some
are for the rugrats.
I have to read them
bedtime stories
or they won't sleep.
[sighs]
♪
[NUKUMIZU] How are the articles
for the displays going?
[KOMARI]
It'll take me some more time.
There are four of them
to do, right?
How about you let me take one?
[KOMARI] You haven't finished
your newsletter manuscript.
Do that first!
[NUKUMIZU]
Ah, okay, I'll get on it.
[footfall]
Ah?
[NUKUMIZU]
What's wrong?
Just would you put your
head down real quick?
[gasps]
Hey, you know
maybe they were using
one of the empty third-floor
rooms, to like, study.
What with exams and all.
[sighs]
[KOMARI]
You you're sitting there
worrying about me, aren't you?
Yeah kinda,
I didn't expect them
to show up, so you know.
I don't care all that much.
It's not like I don't know
they're dating now.
Holding hands
and stuff is normal.
Even at school,
they're always together,
so it's not a big deal.
[chuckles]
I get that.
It's kind of jarring when
we're not at school, though.
What feels normal there
is harder to adjust to
out here somehow.
Kinda like
you're on the outside
and they're in their
own special world.
[gasps]
[GIRL 9A] Hey, there's one more
shop I wanna check out.
[GIRL 9A] Is that cool?
[BOY 9A] Sure.
And maybe after
we can get some food?
[KOMARI]
Hey, don't get me wrong.
I didn't hide
because they were together.
If it was first term,
then I would've been there
having fun with them.
So I'm more upset that
we're not a trio anymore.
When I first joined
the club in April,
they were both super sweet
to me and I got really excited.
'Cause, well um,
I didn't have any friends.
And they spent
a bunch of time with me.
It was the first time I ever
thought that school was fun.
But now it's back to normal.
♪
From what I can tell
Tsukinoki thinks you're great.
She'd take a break
from studying to see you.
[KOMARI] Hm maybe.
As for the prez, I don't think
he means to avoid you.
[KOMARI]
Yeah, I know he doesn't.
But if I hadn't
asked him out like that
there's a chance
that the three of us
could've spent more time
hanging out together.
[gasps]
Once Tsuwabuki Fest's over
both of them will be
leaving the club
and when they do I'll have
to keep going on my own.
[NUKUMIZU] If I can help
in any way, just say the word.
No, I can do it myself.
♪
I mean I have to.
♪
[keyboard clacking]
♪
[indistinct background chatter]
That's about it
for the pumpkin.
So, I just need
to focus on the bats.
[FEMALE STUDENT 9C]
You look perfect!
[swooning]
Karen, your costume is so cute!
[gasping]
[NUKUMIZU]
She's something else.
She may've been
going for demon,
but she looks like
a Bonafede succubus.
[LEMON] Nuku.
Well, pretty scary, right?
[NUKUMIZU]
That's a whole lot of skin.
Hey, you shouldn't show
your belly like that
with this many people around.
Stop being a prude,
it's a mummy costume.
[NUKUMIZU]
Wait, hold on a second.
Are you wearing
anything under that?
-[gasping]
-'Course not.
You got a problem with that?
It's not like I'm buck naked.
Nope, that's enough.
Lemon, you need
to come with us now.
[FEMALE STUDENT 9H]
The rest of you better get
your minds out of the gutter.
[LEMON] Hey, what's
with all of you? Stop!
[ANNA] There you are.
[NUKUMIZU] Ha?
Check it!
You scared?
-Creepy, right!
-[NUKUMIZU] Let's see.
[NUKUMIZU]
You're dressed as a corpse?
No, I'm a ghost,
since when have you ever seen
a corpse this healthy?
[NUKUMIZU] I've never seen
a ghost that healthy, either.
-[NISHIKAWA] Hey, Yanami.
-Ha?
Practice starts soon.
[ANNA] Yeah, yeah,
I'll be right there.
Ah?
[scoffs]
[machine whirring]
[TAMAKI] Is this
a continuation of the story
you started writing at camp?
Yeah, basically.
Looks like Koto
wrote something new.
[NUKUMIZU] And she left
the dirty scenes out this time.
I think she may've finally
caught on about that.
I wish she would catch on
to some other things, too.
[TAMAKI] Oh, it sounds like
Komari's having
a little trouble with
the display articles.
Yeah, I've been trying
to convince her
to let me work on it.
[door slamming]
Hey, come quick!
Komari needs us!
[bird chirps]
[KONUKI] She'll be fine
if she gets some rest.
She should perk right back up.
Oh, man.
[KONUKI] You all have
so much to prove at your age
and you can push yourselves
past your limits.
♪
I remember
when it happened to me.
-Wanna hear the story?
-Not really but thank you.
Uh, yeah, I think I'm good.
[groans]
[crickets chirping]
[NUKUMIZU] Why did you
do this to yourself?
Nukumizu.
Stop, you dummy,
that one's the cauliflower.
[NUKUMIZU] What the heck
is she dreaming about?
[crickets chirping]
Uh?
[crickets chirping]
[screams]
[trembling]
Why're you in my room?
Ms. Konuki's the one
who brought you home
but I had to help
show her the way.
Who?
Do you mean the school nurse?
♪
[screams]
Pajamas?
Yeah, she had to change you
out of your school clothes.
-Great and did you look?
-Of course not.
You didn't get to sneak a peek?
Too bad.
Come on, don't say that
with small children around.
[SHIN]
Who're you?
Oh, are you
my sister's boyfriend?
[NUKUMIZU]
No, it's not like that.
[SHIN]
Then are you her best friend?
[NUKUMIZU] Well actually,
we're just in the same club
together at school.
Whoa!
-I mean yeah, we're friends.
-[gasps]
Ah, see you don't have
to be scared of him, Hina.
He's sis's friend.
Hmm? Hmm?
[grunts]
Ah?
♪
Just like my sissie.
[sighs]
Oh, that's great.
[gasps]
She's too precious
for this world.
All right then, I'll take care
of your siblings
so you don't have to worry.
Carry on, you two.
[crickets chirping]
[NUKUMIZU] You know what,
why don't you send me
what you've written for the
displays so far so I can help?
[gasps]
But why?
You can't keep
pushing yourself like this.
I, I'm fine.
Get some rest and let me
do some of the work--
[KOMARI] No, I'll finish them!
I really will.
Please just let me
finish writing the rest.
[NUKUMIZU] When do you
think you'll be done?
[KOMARI] I should be
through in the morning.
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
Okay, as soon as they're ready,
send everyone
in the club a copy.
[KOMARI] Thanks.
But in exchange, I want you
to promise me something.
Promise what?
[NUKUMIZU]
Let us handle everything else
for the exhibit.
You stay home tomorrow
and get some rest.
If you do that,
I'll let you finish writing.
But tomorrow's
the day we set up.
Well, maybe you should
let me show you what I can do.
[TAMAKI]
So, is Komari gonna be okay?
She seemed a lot better
after getting some sleep.
[TAMAKI] That's a relief.
Even after we've graduated,
we're hoping Komari
can still have fun at school.
We wanted the Literature Club
to be a place
she could feel like she fit in.
And we've been trying
to watch out for her.
[NUKUMIZU] I get that
you're worried about Komari
and how she'll handle things
after you're gone.
-[NUKUMIZU] But you know what?
-Huh?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] I think
she may be a little stronger
than you give her credit for.
♪
[alarm beeping]
♪
Hm?
[sighs]
[train chugging]
[birds chirping]
♪
[water trickling]
[NUKUMIZU] That early morning
tap water's the best.
Go time.
[clanking]
[birds chirping]
-[LEMON] Nuku.
-Ha?
-[NUKUMIZU] Yakishio?
-What's the deal?
Didn't I tell you to leave
the heavy lifting to me?
[NUKUMIZU]
But why are you here?
We're not supposed
to set up 'til after homeroom.
Yana knew you were gonna
try to do it all yourself,
so were here.
[ANNA] Tuna and mayo is the
pinnacle of human wisdom.
Whoever invented these babies
deserves the Yanami Prize.
[NUKUMIZU]
Come on, both of you?
[ANNA] Don't say it like that.
Besides, we're members, too.
And we're also
worried about Komari.
[LEMON] Totally.
We don't want you
to exhaust yourself.
But I'm not tired.
I just wanted to hurry up
and start getting things done.
Maybe asking your friends
for some help
is one of the things
you can get done.
[chuckles]
[KOTO]
Yeah, did you forget about
the rest of us in Lit Club?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] No, but.
I bet there's something
we can help you out with, too.
Especially after all
you did during break.
Lemon was kind enough
to forward me the reports
for the different displays.
So I looked through them earlier
and got brainstorming.
Here some ideas for how
we can present it all.
[NUKUMIZU] Are you serious?
That's an entire notebook full!
[CHIHAYA]
Yes, it was very impressive!
The author's passion
was so inspiring.
It's all wonderfully written.
[chuckles]
All right, Ayano, Asagumo, and
I will work on the displays.
[TAMAKI] Nukumizu and Koto
can do the layout
and room prep.
Yanami and Yakishio,
whenever you get a break
from class prep,
why don't you give
Nukumizu a hand?
-Hm-hm.
-Hm-hm.
♪
Hurry up and get in on this.
[NUKUMIZU] Oh, yeah.
♪
Here we go.
Tomorrow is the big day.
Let's do this thing.
You ready?
[GROUP] Yeah!
[NUKUMIZU] Y-Yeah!
-[ANNA] Cool!
-[laughing]
[KOTO] Woo, let's do this!
[TAMAKI] Thanks, everyone!
Are you so impressed
with your consultant
that you're speechless now
or what?
[chewing]
♪
♪
♪
Hm, looks perfect.
The main event
hasn't started yet.
[camera shutter clicking]
[phone chiming]
[NUKUMIZU]
"We've finished setting up.
Everything's perfect."
[chuckles]
[crickets chirping]
Heya.
[ANNA] Wow, things
are looking so good in here.
[NUKUMIZU] That's the
research report on Dazai.
It draws from the
short story "Cherries"
and takes a look
at Dazai's friendships
and his views on family.
It's pretty interesting.
[ANNA]
Huh, I've never heard of it.
But, if the title "Cherries"
is anything to go off of,
I bet it's an adorable little
story about the fruits of life.
[NUKUMIZU] Yeah, you nailed it.
Basically, the protagonist
runs out on his family
and heads to a bar
to meet up with some woman.
[ANNA] That's nothing
like what I imagined.
[exhaling deeply]
There's just something
about the smell of tatami mats.
Here, sit down,
I've got enough.
-You can have this one.
-[gasps]
You're giving me food.
You of all people?
You're offering to share
some of your food with me?
Yes, why are you
repeating yourself?
[crickets chirping]
[chewing]
I have to admit this did
end up looking really cool.
I know, right?
I never expected our exhibit
to turn out
this well put together.
This whole thing's about
Komari's heartache, huh?
I mean, I guess
that's one way to see it.
Are you saying that
you see it differently?
I see her heart
all those hopes and dreams,
her gratitude, and how much
she cares about Lit Club.
It's like if you took
all of that stuff
and mixed it together.
Okay.
I just don't want to look at it
as something depressing.
I get that.
I think I can understand
how she's feeling, though.
The thing is, Komari really
loves the lit club
and the upper classmen.
But she understood
the stakes here
and what she stood to lose.
[ANNA] She must've been
prepared for the worst
when she made her
confession that night at camp.
Once she calmed down,
she said that
she had given up
on him completely
but believe me, when you
like someone that much,
those feelings
don't just vanish.
It's not always possible
to be honest.
Some things you hold
close to your chest.
♪
So you have to come up
with a different way
to let those kinds
of feelings out.
That's why Komari writes and
why Lemon runs all the time.
♪
If you think about it,
what else can she do?
It's because she's a girl.
-Why say that?
-[ANNA] Simple.
She needs to spit
those feelings out
and force herself to move on,
even if it's hard,
so she's ready
to fall in love again.
Is Komari already interested
in another boy?
Who knows?
But she is super cute, huh?
If you keep dragging your feet
you just might get left behind.
[groans]
Oh yeah,
well what about you then?
That guy in the
Shinsengumi costume's
seem to be checking you out.
I mean he's gotta have
a huge crush on you.
Don't tell me
you're jealous now.
-Are you?
-[NUKUMIZU] What no!
Oh wow.
You'd be heartbroken if I got
a boyfriend, wouldn't you?
You know, Nukumizu,
you're kind of a sweet guy.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hey that's the one you gave me.
[groans]
[gasps]
♪
[gasps]
[trembling]
Wait a sec.
[groans]
-What are you
-[shushing]
♪
-Listen.
-[ANNA] Huh.
[ANNA] Have you lost your mind?
Nukumizu, it's still too early
for a school festival romance!
[NUKUMIZU]
That's not what's going on.
Huh?
I think Ms. Konuki's
taking a video of us.
So don't say
anything too weird.
What?
[groaning]
[ANNA] Oopsie.
♪