1. "Yuzu."
2. "Meeei! Over heeere!"
5. "You aren't a bear."
6. "You're a dog."
7. "Huh?"
1. "WAAAAAUUUUGH!!!"
2. "OH..."
3. "IT WAS JUST A DREAM..."
4. Good, no dog ears...
5. "MMH..."
1. "Is something wrong?"
2. "Sorry for waking you."
3. "Nope. It's all good."
4. "I just had a weird dream."
1. "Everything's just fine."
2. "All right..."
3. "...so yeah, that's basically what happened."
4. "Pretty weird dream to wake up to, huh?"
1. "Don't you think a cat would make way more sense for her?"
2. "Like, why was mei a bear?"
3. "Yeah, I can't say the prez really gives me any bear vibes."
4. "I know, right?"
5. "It was like I was the only one being left out..."
6. "With me being the only dog,"
7. "And like,"
8. "Maybe I should look into dream interpreting"
9. "And figure out if it means something..."
10. It was such a weird dream...
11. "Hang on."
12. "I think there's something way more important about that dream that you're totally overlooking."
13. "Huh? What?"
1. "The childhood friend guy who was on the bear team with your fiancée, duh."
2. "That's the part"
3. "That you should be worried about."
1. "Hey."
2. "He never said anything about being interested in her romantically!"
3. "He's just an old friend of hers!"
4. "Nah, no way~"
5. "Just because he's a guy doesn't mean you have to turn this into a love affair."
6. "I dunno... the fact that you had that dream tells me that you're more worried about him than you think you..."
7. "You're just overthinking it, Matsuri."
8. "Well, now that you mention it, Mei and I are pretty lovey-dovey."
9. "Okay, you just made it even more complicated."
10. "That's right!"
11. "Everyone knows that the lovey-dovey bond shared between Yuzu-senpai and Harumi-senpai is far too powerful to be disrupted by external forces!"
12. "Lovey-dovey, huh..."
1. "Can you really say that about a couple who's been together for over half a year,"
2. "At this point,"
3. "You're more like really close sisters than anything else."
4. "Sleeps in the same bed,"
5. "But hasn't even fucked yet?"
6. "Plus,"
7. "There's the fact that this childhood friend guy"
8. "Is in a pretty similar situation to hers,"
9. "Which means he can relate to her and talk to her about her work."
10. "In other words,"
11. "There are things he can do that you can't."
12. "Oh..."
13. "Things I... Can't do..."
14. "Exactly."
1. "And there's no way nothing's gonna happen..."
2. "I mean, you put a teenage guy and a teenage girl"
3. "Alone together in the student council room..."
4. "Seriously yuzucchi,"
5. "Don't listen to a word she says."
1. "You've got plenty of good,"
2. "Unique qualities"
3. "That set you apart from the rest."
4. "Hngh..."
5. "Way too much, senpai."
6. "You spoil yuzu-chan"
7. "Huh?"
8. "Haru-miiin~"
9. "Yeah, yeah, c'mere."
10. "Hahh..."
1. "So whenever anyone tries to talk to me about it,"
2. "I just end up feeling worthless compared to them..."
3. "I dunno, it's just..."
4. "Everyone I know seems to be so much more on top of things than me,"
5. "And put some distance between us"
6. "In order to protect my own fragile ego."
7. "Then, when that happens,"
8. "I go and tell them to mind their own business"
9. "All I manage to accomplish is making myself feel even more miserable than before..."
10. "The more I look at myself and the way I've been acting,"
11. "The more I feel like I really am worthless."
12. "In the end,"
1. "It's a whole new playing field."
2. "How do you expect to stand up for yourself and protect what's yours"
3. "When you run crying into senpai's arms"
4. "At every little thing?"
5. "Ma-tsuri-san!!!"
1. "Hm?"
2. "Who are you to claim that the cocoon of harumi-senpai's love,"
3. "Which wraps around yuzu-senpai like a soft, cozy blanket,"
4. "Is anything other than the pinnacle of beauty!?!"
5. "Ugh, can somebody give this girl a reality check already?"
1. "SPEAK OF THE DEVIL..."
2. "OH, WAIT, I GUESS NOT."
3. "!"
4. I didn't expect him to call so soon...
5. "I gotta step out for a sec!"
6. "He- HELLO?"
7. I wonder what he wants...
1. "Sorry for calling you out of nowhere! Is now a good time?"
2. "Okay, great."
3. "Yeah, don't worry about it."
4. "I guess I'll get straight to the point, then..."
5. "I asked my dad about why mei came to my... ...to akamine academy the other day."
6. "Oh, really?"
7. "He wouldn't tell me all the details, but apparently, they're working on a plan that'll require both of our schools to work together."
8. "Phew"
9. That's good... I was worried he might be calling to ask for love advice or something.
1. Anyway,
2. I was hoping I'd be able to do something to help mei out.
3. "There're a bunch of things I wanna ask her,"
4. "So I'd like to be able to talk things over with her directly."
5. "!"
6. You think you could get me in touch with her?
7. "S-sure..."
8. "I can give you the number for our home pho..."
1. "HM? WHAT'S UP?"
2. You put a teenage guy and a teenage girl alone together...
3. And there's no way nothing's gonna happen...
4. "AH...!"
5. "...SOUNDS GOOD."
6. "SERIOUSLY, THIS IS A HUGE HELP. THANKS."
7. "!"
8. "Is it okay if I have her call you back from my phone?"
9. "I-I-I-I'll let Mei know later!"
10. Now I'm just paranoid about everything!
11. Ugh, why'd Matsuri have to go and say all that stuff!?
12. "OH, UH... I NEVER GOT YOUR NAME."
1. "Um, in that case,"
2. "Yuzu."
3. "Do you mind if I call you arata?"
4. "Honestly, you can just call me what- ever."
5. "Sure!"
6. "Y'know,"
7. "So I always get kinda nervous"
8. "I've been surrounded by nothing but guys my whole life,"
9. "When I'm talking to girls, but..."
1. "You're super easy to talk to, yuzu!"
2. "Sorry, I didn't mean it like that!"
3. "W-wait, no!"
4. "Does that mean you don't see me as a girl?"
5. "What,"
6. He really is a nice guy.
7. Yeah...
8. "I'm just kidding. Alright, I gotta go. See ya."
1. "You're sweating buckets over there."
3. As long as I'm careful, I shouldn't have anything to worry about.
4. "Sorry I took so long!"
5. "Woah, yuzucchi, what happened?"
6. "Huh?"
7. "You sure you're fine on your own?"
8. "Yep, I'm good. Thanks!"
9. "Woah, you're right..."
10. "I guess it must've been hotter out there than I thought."
11. "Wait, shoot!"
12. "I didn't realize how late it was."
13. "I gotta get home."
1. "Hey, Taniguchi-senpai, hurry up and close the door."
2. "I'm trying to sing here."
3. "......"
4. "PLEASE, DO NOT BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF."
5. "I FULLY UNDERSTAND."
7. "GOOD DAY TO YOU."
8. "ALL RIGHT..."
10. "THAT FEELING"
11. "IS SOMETHING EVERYONE STRUGGLES WITH AT FIRST."
1. "Like, how stupid can you get?"
2. "But then I turn around and make myself feel bad again"
3. "By deliberately digging into my own insecurities."
4. "It makes me really not look forward to becoming an adult."
5. "When I think about the possibility that I'm gonna have to worry about"
6. "annoying crap like this all the time from now on,"
7. "..."
1. "I'M NOT PERFECT."
2. "IT'S ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND."
3. "Ahh!"
4. "Please don't take that the wrong way!"
5. "I said that purely from a place of admiration!"
6. "I promise, it was not my intention to offend!"
7. "BY THE WAY, HIMEKO..."
8. "YES?"
1. "That's fantastic news!"
2. "Indeed."
3. "It took quite a bit of time, but..."
4. "Oh, my!"
5. "My plans to collaborate with akamine academy"
6. "Were finally approved."
7. "I must admit, I was quite surprised"
8. "When you first told me about these plans of yours."
9. "......"
10. "Now,"
11. "It seems I'll finally be able to take that first step forward."
1. "No matter what ambitions you wish to pursue,"
2. "However,"
3. "Unlike somebody else I know,"
4. "You were never one to thoughtlessly rush into action."
5. "I intend to assist you until the very end."
6. "I may not have much time left"
7. "To work by your side as your right hand like this, but..."
1. "Now then!"
2. "The only thing we have to do now is to secure the cooperation of the students!"
3. "Yes."
4. "Regardless of what anyone else may say,"
5. "I will always be your ally."
6. "...thank you, himeko."
7. "Oh, that's right."
8. "Arata...?"
9. I ran into arata again.
10. When I visited akamine academy the other day,
1. "...is this really something that can be resolved so easily?"
2. "I finally figured it out!"
3. "Thanks so much, granny!"
4. "..."
5. "The more you'll encounter situations that are out of your control."
6. "The longer you live,"
7. "When that happens, the only thing to do..."
8. "...is to stand back up and keep on marching ahead."
1. "It was simple playground chatter among children, nothing more!"
2. "It's nothing you need to concern yourself over!"
3. "N-Never mind!"
4. "A..."
5. "HMM..."
6. "MAYBE I'M COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING..."
7. "THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE RANDOM SWEATING..."
1. Just because you're in a relationship doesn't mean you've reached the finish line.
2. "YEAH..."
3. "MATSURI WAS RIGHT."
4. I've been so preoccupied with preparing for exams that I almost forgot something incredibly important.
5. "WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT ME?"
6. "I'M GONNA NEED TO TOUGHEN MYSELF UP"
7. "AND WORK EXTRA HARD"
8. "SO THAT MEI WON'T EVER STOP TELLING ME SHE LOVES ME!"
9. "ONCE WE GET INTO COLLEGE,"
1. "nuzzle"
2. "Oh! Mei!"
3. "pop"
4. "What?"
5. "I was just thinking about you before you showed up, so I'm happy!"
6. "Good evening."
7. "...I see."
8. "Can only mean that you stopped somewhere on the way home again."
9. "Ngh..."
10. "That said, the fact that you're out and about this late in the evening..."
11. "Hahh..."
12. "I-I'm sorry..."
13. "thanks"
1. "...I wish you wouldn't make me repeat myself."
2. "Um, hey, mei..."
3. Oh, right...
4. I have to tell her
5. About arata...
1. "Yuzu."
2. "Um..."
3. "I've never received a massage from anyone before."
4. "Do you have any experience giving them?"
5. "Hm?"
6. "Oh..."
7. "Ahhh, that's the spot..."
8. "I've been massaging mama's back since I was little."
9. "Actually, yeah."
10. "Mei was an only child,"
11. "I guess she's never had anyone"
12. "who would do this sort of thing for her until now..."
13. "and she didn't have a mom growing up, either."
1. "I see..."
2. "Very well."
4. "......"
5. "Thank you for letting me know."
1. "Yes."
2. "Understood. We'll meet at aihara academy tomorrow afternoon."
3. "Yes..."
4. "......"
5. "......"
6. "Knowing that I have your support"
7. "Is incredibly reassuring."
1. Why do I still have
2. Arata's a good guy.
3. this murky feeling in my heart?
4. I know that, but...
5. "YUZU."
6. Seriously...
7. What's wrong with me?
1. "Thanks to you keeping in contact with arata,"
2. "Thank you for letting me use this."
3. "I may be able to proceed with my plans even sooner than expected."
4. "Oh, that's good."
5. "But if all goes well..."
6. "It still depends on the outcome of tomorrow's meeting,"
1. "He and I"
2. P-partners...?
3. "May become partners working in tandem for the betterment of our schools."
4. "That's right."
5. "The details of the plan haven't been revealed to the public yet,"
6. "So I unfortunately can't tell you anything more."
7. Wait...
8. Hang on, this is bad...
9. "Before long, however, you too will be..."
1. and Arata's a really good guy...
2. this is just an important part of her work,
3. Wait, no, as far as Mei's concerned,
4. Did I just...
5. "...YUZU?"
6. "WHAT'S THE MATTER?"
7. "YOU'RE SWEATING..."
8. Help the two of them get closer!?