1. "All right then..."
2. "Am I interrupt- ing you?"
3. "No, no, not at all!"
1. "O-Oh, um,"
2. "I was just thinking, you know how studying for too long"
3. "can make your shoulders all stiff and sore sometimes?"
4. "...YES?"
5. "WELL, I CAN'T SAY THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO BEFORE, BUT..."
6. "BASICALLY, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD USE, LIKE, A MASSAGE OR SOMETHING..."
1. "Just leave it to me."
2. "Al..."
3. "All right..."
1. That book I got from Matsuri on my birthday...
2. "HOW IS IT, MEI?"
3. "I'M NOT HURTING YOU, AM I?"
4. "NO, IT FEELS NICE."
5. I was so sure it was gonna be about something sexual,
6. and put a lot of thought into picking out a gift with our genuine needs in mind.
11. but it looks like she actually recognized how worn-out we've been from studying
1. "You know how stubborn Micchan can be, right?"
2. "I see... Hmm..."
3. "I don't have a set path laid out for me by my family or anything like that."
4. "I've never really had any big dreams for the future, either."
5. "It's like she's able to turn that failure into a source of strength."
6. "Even if something doesn't go her way,"
7. "Either that, or she's just a very strong person to begin with."
8. "So, one day, I decided to ask her outright..."
9. "That's why,"
10. "Back in high school, I truly envied that strength of hers."
1. "Ahh... Thank you."
2. "......"
3. "Look, you really work yourself too hard sometimes."
4. "If you ever feel stiff or tired, just let me know."
5. "My neck and shoulders do feel considerably more relaxed now."
6. "I know, right?★"
1. "...all right."
2. "I'll loosen those shoulders up for you"
3. "Anytime you need!"
4. "Al-right?★"
5. "Ahhhhh~ ohhh yeah, right there~"
6. "......"
7. "Um, yuzu..."
8. "Hm?"
1. "Is it really so good as to warrant such a dramatic reaction?"
2. "You're so loud."
3. "It is when it's from you, mei~"
4. "I can't help it~ it just feels so good~"
5. "Hehe..."
6. "What is it?"
1. "Oh, I was just thinking..."
2. "Sitting here massaging each other's shoulders like this"
3. "Just makes me feel so psyched, you know?"
4. "......"
5. "Hmm... How should I explain it...?"
6. "...psyched?"
7. "Yeah, psyched"
1. "I guess it means, like,"
2. "I'm looking forward"
3. "To doing stuff like this with you for a long time to come,"
4. "Even when we're a couple of old ladies..."
5. "Or something like that, anyway."
1. "Ah!"
1. That isn't to say that our relationship
2. can't progress in other ways in the meantime, though...!
3. YOU'LL TURN INTO A GRANDMA BEFORE YOU GET ANYWHERE.
4. "...WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
5. "I don't mind waiting, But still!"
6. "WELL, NOW THAT WE'RE FEELING REFRESHED,"
7. "I THINK IT'S TIME WE BOTH RETURNED TO OUR STUDIES."
8. "Aw, what!?"
9. "You shift gears way too easily!"
1. "...If, for example,"
2. "and it was Mei and Harumin working together,"
3. "how would I feel about that?"
4. "the school Mei was working with was 'Harumin Academy' instead,"
5. "..."
6. "...Yeah, I probably wouldn't think anything of it."
7. "Is it like what Matsuri said?"
8. "Because Arata's a guy?"
9. "But then, why?"
