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That said "Ida" with a heart. What are you doing with that?

This isn't mine.

No. I can't possibly betray Hashimoto's modesty.

You're right. It's mine.

Thank you for keeping it a secret.

He's my first love, so I want to keep it precious.

I'll think it over properly, so please wait.

Makeup will be handled by Tanada, Ishii, and Kasatake.

Just stay calm.

Let's review things.

The person I like is Hashimoto, right?

But Hashimoto likes Ida,

so I was rejected.

However, the person that Ida is trying to fall in love with is…

Get rid of that graphic!

If this happened, everything would work out fine.

And I decided I would support Hashimoto…

I don't know what to do anymore!

That settles it.

Costumes will be handled by Koguma, Tayama, and Isono.

Next, who wants to do props and scenery?

Raise your hands.

Hashimoto, Tadokoro, Asakura, and Nakagawa.

Anyone else?

Here's a chance to get Ida and Hashimoto closer!

Hey, Ida. Do props.

Why?

Just do it.

You want to do it together?

No!

Forget it. Okay! This guy will do props!

Okay. Aoki and Ida. That settles it.

No, wait!

Do your best.

EPISODE 2

1 MORE DAY UNTIL THE SCHOOL FESTIVAL HIGASHIGAOKA FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

Oh, no! I have to leave! The clock is striking--

Cut!

Act from your heart! You're not expressing yourself!

Ready!

-What are you doing? -Sorry.

-I'm done! All right! -Nice work!

-Good work! -Nice job!

Okay, see you later.

I am catastrophically bad at this.

Is that a cow? I don't remember that being in the play.

It's a horse for the carriage.

That's hideous.

Hey, shut up! Butt out!

I'll help out.

What? No!

I volunteered, so I'll do it.

For a horse, you should probably give it a longer neck.

And then add a mane like this.

Whoa! Awesome! You're super good at this!

What is it?

You're pretty interesting.

I told you I didn't need any help!

I'm such an idiot! Why did I let my guard down?

Hey.

Forget about me and give Hashimoto a hand.

What? No, I'll be fine.

Go on, Ida. Hashimoto's having trouble.

You're right.

-I'll give you a hand. -Really?

Thank you.

Good for you, Hashimoto.

Hey! Girls shouldn't carry that heavy stuff!

Ida and I will take that. Let me have it.

I'm just an extra, so I've got nothing to do.

I'll carry these.

You should give Aoki a hand. See you.

Aida! Quit interfering!

I'll give you a hand, Aoki.

Sorry.

If I'd pushed a little harder, you could have had time together.

That's all right.

Thanks to you, I got to talk to him a little.

Say, let's talk about you instead.

Me?

You said you like someone.

Then you must like someone too.

Oh, yeah.

No, never mind about me.

-Aren't you going to tell her? -No, of course not!

-I sure wish you'd tell me who it is. -What?

I mean, if you told me, I could help you out!

Forget about me. I'm serious. Pay it no mind.

Who is the girl that you like, Aoki?

Well…

Oh, no!

It'll be okay if we wipe it up quickly.

What have you done?

Well…

-I… -Sorry. It's my fault.

Aoki…

I tried to fix it, but wiping it made it worse.

Aoki… Man, you really are hopeless.

Sorry.

Well, I think we can fix it somehow.

I'll work on it too.

Guess I've got no choice.

-Let's do this. -Oh, right.

-Get the orange paint. -Okay.

MAKE A DARK COLOR BLUE OR LIGHT BLUE

Don't you have volleyball practice?

Oh, yeah. It's all right.

It's the day before the festival, and this is more important.

Sorry.

I didn't do that on purpose.

I know. You're doing your best.

Don't let it bother you.

Who said it bothers me?

All right! We're done!

We're done!

-Thank goodness! We finished in time! -We're done!

Hey, you guys. You'd better get home.

Okay.

Good.

Okay, let's go.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah. Hashimoto, which direction do you live?

I'm in Tadano.

Same as me! I'll see you home.

Wait! Hold on!

Ida! Which direction do you go?

Toward the station.

Oh, same as Aoki.

Okay, see you tomorrow. Bye.

Let's go. Come on, let's go.

Aida, you're ruining everything!

Later!

Bye.

You still upset about the paint?

I'm not upset.

Oh? That's good.

Oh, by the way,

I appreciate your help today.

That's all.

Yeah. You did well too, Aoki.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Well, it's just…

I need to tell Hashimoto thanks too.

Yeah, you're right.

Come to think of it, you and Hashimoto are kind of similar.

What?

You're both kind of spacey, lost in your own worlds.

That's not nice.

I don't mind, but you shouldn't disrespect Hashimoto.

Don't make fun of her.

I'm not. I like that she always tries her best.

When I worked with her, I realized that.

She sure does! It took you long enough to notice!

Hashimoto's nice!

She's your type too, Just like you told me.

Why are you advocating for Hashimoto so much?

What?

I thought you liked me.

Well, you two make a good pair.

You're both kind and smart.

-That's not-- -Yes, it is!

You just don't realize it.

I mean, I knew a loser like me never had a chance.

What's wrong with hoping the one you love finds happiness?

You've got a good heart, Aoki.

What? How can you say that? You're mistaking cowardice for kindness.

No. You are kind. You just don't realize it.

So

quit saying "a loser like me."

I think I just shuddered.

You're right. It is cold.

-Not that kind of shudder! -What?

Forget it.

Hey! You've got paint on your face.

What? What's wrong?

Right, paint. Thanks.

-Aoki! -My house is this way. Later!

AOKI

Don't let it bother you.

Whoa, wait a second!

Why am I remembering that?

No. You are kind.

What the heck is this feeling?

Don't make me nervous like that!

What am I supposed to do if I somehow fall in love with you for real?

Hey. What the heck am I thinking?

-Keep it down! -Sorry!

-You'll bother the neighbors! -Okay! I'm sorry!

Don't leave the shower running!

I know, already!

HIGASHIGAOKA FESTIVAL

I have something to tell everyone.

The two stars are out with colds!

What?

Both of them? How come?

They were rehearsing late last night by the river.

One more time, Hiromu!

It's not "Hiromu"!

You and I are Cinderella and the Prince!

-Cinderella and the Prince! -That's right!

They both have a fever.

I told them not to worry about the dancing so much.

What will we do?

We worked so hard for this. Can't someone stand in for them?

-That'll never work. -We've got to do the lighting.

Costuming has to do costume changes.

You know, the only people who are free are the props team right?

Yeah.

-How about you, Hashimoto? -What?

It'll work. I can see it now!

Hashimoto, won't you please play

Cinderella?

-Yeah! -That'll work!

-I don't… -Please, for the sake of the class.

Well… But I get super nervous.

Especially in front of people.

-You'll be just fine. -You'll be fine!

Wait!

I'll play Cinderella.

What?

I mean…

I'm better suited for it!

Well…

If he wants to do it, I guess it's okay.

Aoki…

Okay, then who'll play the Prince?

Well, actually…

Isn't Ida the only choice?

What?

Right…

Yeah! That'll work!

This combination…

What awesome chemistry!

Okay. Year 2, Class 3, we're putting our fate into the hands of these two!

-You can do it! Good luck! -All right!

Make cue cards for them!

Aoki, I'll check your makeup.

-How about this? -No way!

-It'll be fine! -I'm not wearing a miniskirt!

CINDERELLA

-There. -That's good.

NEW CINDERELLA

Aoki!

Break a leg.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I don't think he looks handsome at all!

You actually look good like that.

Shut up!

I'll have you know, I didn't volunteer because I wanted to do this with you!

You don't have to tell me that. You were protecting Hashimoto, right?

Pretty cool of you.

Don't say things like that!

How am I supposed to react?

It was just a compliment.

Nobody wants your fake compliments!

I've never said anything fake!

Okay! Fine!

Just leave me be.

Well, I'm not complimenting you now.

Just cut it out!

"I also wish I could go to the dance

at the castle."

Hocus pocus, abracadabra!

My, what a lovely dress!

Now you can go to the dance, Cinderella.

-The Prince! -What a hunk!

Our volleyball team… We're popular!

Will you dance with me?

Okay.

Ida!

Ida!

I have to leave before the clock strikes 12.

Wait, Cinderella!

You all right?

Oh, no! Ida seriously looks like a prince.

Way to go!

Oh, Prince!

Let me go!

-Aoki! Change! -You've got to change!

-Are you listening? Take off your shoes! -Aoki! You've got to change!

Come on. Let's take a group photo.

Aoki, get over here. You too, Ida.

Here goes. Say cheese!

Nice! This is a good one! I'll send it to you later.

-Ida! -Ida!

-Let's get a photo together! -This turned out well.

-Take a picture for us. -Sure thing.

-Why is he still dressed as the Prince? -The girls wanted it.

Thanks to the play, Ida's popularity has skyrocketed.

I was supposed to help Hashimoto get Ida.

Just look at what a great pair Ida and Hashimoto make.

This is crazy.

I don't even know which one I'm jealous of anymore.

I'd now like a word from today's special MVPs.

Ida and Aoki!

First, let's hear from you, Aoki.

Cut it out! I have no idea what to say!

Come on! There must be something!

How about some words for the Prince?

What? I've got nothing to say to him!

Don't be so bashful, Aoki.

Look how romantic you were!

-Look! -Oh, I'm so jealous!

Send me a copy of that.

-I want it too. -Sure thing.

Cut that out!

Ida really is a prince.

No wonder Princess Aoki fell for him.

Look at the love in his eyes!

He's totally fallen in love!

Cut it out! I mean it!

What are you getting so mad about?

-I mean… -We're joking!

We're just kidding around.

We know that would never happen. Right?

Oh, that's right. Of course, they'd say that.

To everyone else, it's a total joke.

But if this was for real, that would be hilarious.

Right, Ida?

It wouldn't be funny at all!

Besides, Aoki did his best for the sake of the whole class.

What is there to laugh about?

Keep talking like that, and I'll end up falling for you! Not!

Okay! Special just for today, I'll buy everyone ice cream.

Anything from the nearby convenience store. But no expensive ones.

Was that all right?

You take things too seriously.

You should let that stuff slide.

But you didn't like hearing that, did you?

Forget about it.

I didn't like it.

That's why I spoke up. Sorry.

No, I'm not asking for an apology. It's just…

Seriously, I'm fine.

You got angry on my behalf.

What the heck did I say that for?

That sounded like I actually do like Ida!

You all right?

I didn't like it.

Could it be that

I really do like Ida?

Aoki!

That was close…

That was really close!

Thank goodness I followed you.

It seemed like you were pretty stressed today, so I was worried.

Sorry. I was spacing out.

Are you sure you're okay?

Why are you so worried about me?

Of course, I'm worried. We're friends. It's only natural, right?

Hashimoto…

Besides, you're always coming to my rescue.

Today too, when you took the role of Cinderella.

What?

Thank you.

I was so glad when you did that!

So if you ever have a problem, let me know.

I really mean it. I'll support you no matter what. Got it?

Just look at how much Hashimoto cares about me.

But on the other hand, I…

Hashimoto!

I'm sorry!

What? What's wrong?

I…

I said I would support you in your romance,

but I can't do it feeling like this!

I'm really sorry!

To be honest…

I don't completely understand it either, but…

But I think I also…

feel the same as you, Hashimoto.

Feel the same?

I also…

I also might…

like that guy too.

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION.

Aoki seems pretty adorable sometimes.

Just him and me in Ida's room?

Mametaro.

Hashimoto, the guy you like is Ida, isn't it?

Guess we're rivals from now on.

Forget about it.

Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey