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We had something in common.

I realized there was one thing that Rin and I had in common.

The thing we yearned for.

"Fruits Basket"

That's settled. We'll do Cinderella for our class play.

"Culture Festival Class Play 'Cinderella'" That's settled. We'll do Cinderella for our class play.

We'll vote on roles tomorrow, so think about it on your own.

Okay, that's all for today.

Cinderella, huh?

Makes sense, I guess.

Cinderella...

Won't it be a wonderful play, Hana-chan, Uo-chan--

You didn't want Cinderella?

There's nothing you can do. We voted on it, Arisa.

Aw, man, I really wanted to do a historical play.

Mito Komon was on the list, wasn't it? I wanted to be the one to whip out the seal box!

Oh! You mean Suke-san?

Seriously, Cinderella?! Awkward! We're way too old for this!

Did you want to be the one to reveal the seal box that badly?

Um... but I really look forward to finding out the roles tomorrow!

It's a given the prince will play the Prince.

Actually, I don't plan to accept any of the bigger roles.

I couldn't handle it with my student council duties, among other things.

The student council president has it tough, huh?

Oh, there he is. Yun-Yun!

Hey, you're gonna be late to our meeting.

Oh, sorry. Coming!

U-Um, don't push yourself too hard.

I'll be fine. Thanks.

When are you gonna get a cell phone, Yun-Yun?

A cell phone? Is it useful?

Yeah, super useful.

Oh, but I'd need a guardian to sign off on the paperwork, right?

You're not on good terms with your parents?

It's not that... Our relationship is like a shirt buttoned up wrong.

Oh, I know exactly what you mean! I totally get it!

Huh?

Yeah, buttoned up wrong. That's exactly it.

Yeah, that's it.

Why are you agreeing with yoursel--

Huh?

A-A villain! A villain, Yun-Yun!

A villain has finally appeared before the School Defense Force!

Whoa, oh, shoot! What're we gonna do?!

You look way too happy.

--Woo-hoo! Villain! Villain! --Is someone destroying the room?

Yeah, 'cause it's a villain!

I said to stop looking so happy about it!

Machi.

Again. It's what happened last time.

Man, you make a mess again?

--Hey-- --Whoa! What in the world?!

Oh no! A poltergeist?

Yeah, right!

Hey, could you leave this to me to take care of?

As in, could you pretend you didn't see this?

--No! I could never do such a thing! --Yeah, okay.

I'll leave this to you for now.

--What?! --What?!

We're off to the meeting, so you take care of this.

Gotcha. Machi and I will be absent from the meeting.

Right. Let's go, Nao, Kimi.

W-Wait, come on! Is it really okay to turn a blind eye to that?

There are rumors that she's a destructive devil.

She's a weirdo who breaks objects and flips books and boxes over!

It may be her way of dealing with stress, but she shouldn't cause trouble to others!

President, we should retur--

It's just for now. We'll go back and clean up properly later.

That's not what I meant!

I said later.

Fierce Yun-Yun is so intense!

I'm sure it was Machi who did it.

But I feel like I shouldn't make a big deal of it.

"30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal"

--I'm pretty sure there's a reason behind it.

"30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal"

"30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal Review Meeting" I need to get her to calm down first.

In regard to this first proposal... "30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal Review Meeting" I need to get her to calm down first.

"30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal Review Meeting" In regard to this first proposal...

It sounds like Kakeru knows what's going on. "30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal Review Meeting" In regard to this first proposal...

"30th Annual Kaibara Culture Festival Proposal Review Meeting" It sounds like Kakeru knows what's going on.

Their relationship always seemed a little odd.

--They seem close but not like they're dating. --Isn't this proposal crazy?

Yeah, it's insane!

Goodness, there's no way we'd have the budget for this! Who submitted it?!

I'll ask anyway. Anybody support this proposal?

Nobody does! Reject it! Rejected!

--Right? --Right?

Heya. Welcome back.

What!? You haven't cleaned the place up yet?!

--Where's Machi? --Went home.

She went home?! Why did she leave?!

She went home 'cause she went home, duh.

She had the nerve to go home and leave her work to others?

Well, I'm feeling indisposed, too, so I'm going home early!

I'm peeved!

Sheesh!

What's the shorty so crabby about?

He's probably unhappy for a number of reasons.

He still had some work undone.

Right, keep up the work on getting this place cleaned up.

What? You're not helping?

I have things to do, too.

Scatter!

Why would you do this?!

--These are important documents! --I don't get it.

Huh?

Why does Machi do this?

She won't tell me anything.

She left when I asked her if it was because of me.

Are you upset?

Mm... Maybe.

Hey, what's Machi to you?

My little sister.

She's my little sister. We're siblings.

Oh, you're siblings? That makes sense!

You're agreeing with yourself, too.

Wait, but they don't have the same last name.

Do the Somas have successorship feuds?

Huh? No.

Well, we might, but I'm not involved in them.

Yeah?

My family had some major issues.

You see, our dad's pretty loaded.

They squabbled over who would be his successor.

We're siblings but with different moms.

I'm the eldest son, but my mom was his mistress.

Machi's mom was his wife, but she's a girl and a year younger than me.

Our moms got into a furious dispute,

claiming their child should be successor.

For that reason, Machi and I had a pretty Spartan upbringing.

At first, I did as I was told to meet their demands.

You know how everything your parents say is right when you're a kid?

But one day, I started to think there was something weird about it.

That I was mixed up in something really dumb.

It's probably when I started becoming my own person.

I threw a fit, saying I wouldn't keep going along with their crap.

Might've been a wake-up call for my mom.

She then withdrew from the successorship feud, officially freeing me from it.

And so here I am now.

I see...

Machi might not be free yet.

My parents and I still have lingering bad feelings from it.

Feels like when your shirt is buttoned up wrong, just as you said.

But man, they're so old-fashioned.

It doesn't matter if the successor is male or female.

What foolish parents, for them to involve their innocent children.

Whoa!

What's this? Are you going mad, too, Yun-Yun?

Nonetheless, you have to live with it.

Even if they're foolish, appalling, or infuriating.

Children can't trade their parents, just as parents can't trade their children.

You can't choose who they are.

So you just have to live with it.

Guess so.

And try to re-button your shirt--

You don't gotta button it up right.

It's good enough even if it's buttoned up wrong.

Wait, what? What do you mean?

I mean that it's good enough like this.

--Looks lame. --What?! That was brutal!

You look sorta silly.

Yeah, like that! You just need to laugh it off.

Accept you can't do anything about it and laugh it off.

You're not making any sense.

What I mean is...

Everyone goes through life with their own burdens.

Kakeru, Machi, me, and even our parents.

I signed it. Is that all?

Yeah.

Is Dad coming back late today, too?

Yes. Your father and I are busy people.

Anything other than the cell phone?

No, I just needed a parent signature.

Thanks.

Ma'am, you should get going now.

Y-Yes, I'm aware.

Okay, I'll go back now.

Yuki...

D-Don't spend too much time on the phone.

I think it's the first time she's ever said something like that to me.

Something so parent-like.

Yeah, like that! You just need to laugh it off.

I hope that we can someday look back and laugh about this together.

These forms look crumpled.

Really?

You're imagining it.

Yuki-kun, are we really going to have a campfire at this year's culture festival?

I heard that there'll be fireworks, too! Wow!

President, this year's culture festival's gonna be wild!

Are we for real gonna have a huge fireworks show?

We'll all get campfire-roasted sweet potatoes to eat?

Awesome!

Yes, I agree that it's awesome.

So awesome that I wish people had the common sense to realize it's impossible.

Really! It's been tiring going around telling people it's false!

Just who put that stupid proposal into the suggestion box?

What's more, rumors about the stupid proposal are spreading around school!

The person who suggested it is probably going around talking about it.

Very irresponsible!

I'd really like to get a look at the person.

Oh, hey, Yun-Yun.

You know the proposal I submitted for the campfire and fireworks?

Was it rejected?

It was you? You punk!

That useless proposal was unanimously rejected at the meeting you missed yesterday.

Don't call it "useless"!

I put a lot of thought into finding exciting ideas for the festival, you know!

You've caused so much trouble for us! You went around blabbing about it, didn't you?!

But I thought it'd pass.

How can you be so sure of yourself?

Well, it was rejected.

How come?!

Hey, guys!

We bumped into each other just now, so we came together!

Oh, I see...

Machi might not be free yet.

Kuragi! What possessed you to do that yesterday?!

I apologize for the trouble I caused. I won't do it again.

It won't happen again. I swear it.

You say that now... You've done this multiple times, haven't you?!

You won't do it again? Why not force yourself out into the open more?

Saying you won't do it again solves nothing.

You need to help us understand why you did it.

Man, that's deep!

Huh? Wh-What do you mean?

Yun-Yun, you're so kind!

What the heck? Don't tease me.

I'm not teasing you!

--You just seem, like, super prince-like! --I can't take this anymore!

That's not true.

You're so humble, Yun-Yun!

Prince? I completely forgot!

"Cinderella Roles"

Sorry, I'm late!

Thanks for coming. We're tallying the votes now.

Hello! Normally, you would've been the Prince, hands down.

Too bad you turned the role down. You sure you won't do it?

Sorry, I'm too busy. Plus, I don't think I'm the best choice for the Prince.

--That's so not true! --That's so not true!

Announcing the main cast.

Fairy Godmother: Yuki Soma.

Stepsister: Tohru Honda.

--It's perfect for you! --It's perfect for you!

--Stepmother: Minami Kinoshita. --It's perfect for you! --It's perfect for you!

--Stepmother: Minami Kinoshita. --Yeah! --Yeah!

Huh?

Cinderella: Saki Hanajima.

Prince: Kyo Soma.

Hmm? Hang on!

Too late!

Come on, Prince Kyon.

You never know. You might be great, Prince Kyon.

Quit laughing! You really think I can even act?!

You'll get good laughs.

This fairytale ain't a comedy!

How wonderful to be cast as the Prince! It's amazing!

Shisho-san will be absolutely delighted!

Don't tell him. You'd better not tell him!

Seriously guys, take a sec to think about it. This cast is a mess!

Having Hanajima as lead is already a huge mistake in itself!

Pleased to be working with you, Prince.

Wicked! It's the creation of a wicked Cinderella!

You think her dress will be black?

Honda-san.

Yes?

Will you be okay? Do you think you can play the Evil Stepsister?

Y-Yes, of course!

I'll be more evil than the devil himself!

She probably can't do it.

Y-You just wait!

Yes! Minami's plan to make Tohru Honda play a villainous role is a success!

The Wave Girl landing the lead role was a miscalculation, though.

Tohru Honda is getting what she deserves!

Flaunt your evilness all over Yuki-kun and fall into utter despair!

But aren't you the Evil Stepmother?

"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."

Okay, that's all for today.

Is it okay for me to return, then?

Yes. Thanks for coming.

Are you returning to work on student council matters?

Yeah.

D-Don't push yoursel--

Please do your best.

Tohru.

Yes?

Do something about this guy.

He should just suck it up and do it.

Shut up! All you guys are just messing with me!

The important part is--

Will you keep letting yourself be cared for? Or...

Oh, it's not usually just the two of you.

Welcome back! Kakeru and Machi went out shopping.

Don't you think those two are kinda close, Nao-chan?

--I don't care. My concern is for you stop calling me that.

--They haven't told other people that they're step-siblings. --I don't care. My concern is for you stop calling me that.

President, do you know where last year's order form is?

Huh? I'm not sure. I wonder where it is?

It might be in the storage room.

Oh, Yun-Yun, I wouldn't go in there if I were you.

Huh?

The lock's been broken since yesterday--

Oh no! Yun-Yun! I tried to warn you!

You didn't tell him in time!

I think the lightbulb's out, too.

Tell us earlier if you knew about it already!

Mind if I kick it open?

Wh-- Please don't! I'd hate to see anything else destroyed!

I'll--I'll go get help!

Yeah, sit tight, 'kay, Yun-Yun?

Okay.

How pathetic. If I were actually prince-like,

I wouldn't make a blunder like getting locked in a closet... I'm sure.

Is the lightbulb really out--

Oh no, the paint. Why was the paint left open, too?

And it's black.

You're so pathetic, Yuki.

It's embarrassingly painful to watch you try to live so optimistically. Extremely.

I can tell.

I know what you want... ...what you yearn for...

...from Tohru Honda.

You see... what you want from her is...

Stop nagging me!

Are you okay?

Th-The door...

Aw, I wanted to be the one to break it down.

It's not something to laugh or be upset about!

Oh, Machi. You said you wouldn't do it again, too.

It was unavoidable under the circumstances.

You okay, Yun-Yun? You seem super out of it.

Oh, really? I'm just feeling sick from the paint fumes.

"Water Based Paint" Oh, really? I'm just feeling sick from the paint fumes.

Whoa! Man, you're covered in paint! "Water Based Paint"

Whoa! Man, you're covered in paint!

You should go wash it off quick.

Yeah.

Thanks, Machi.

I thought you wouldn't want to feel anxious.

Yun-Yun, it'll stick if you don't get it off soon.

I'm going to throw up.

Whoa!

You sure you don't need to visit the nurse's office?

I'm fine. Just need some fresh air.

Yeah, anybody'd feel sick being stuck in that small, dark room

filled with paint fumes.

Besides, I really did feel anxious.

Some painful memories came up.

Hmm? Painful stuff?

Painful stuff.

What?! Oh no, is it indecent?

No! I'm talking about mentally!

Aw, just say it straight out! I'm stupid, so I won't know unless you tell me!

I've never told anyone before.

I've never even told that person yet.

It's something pitiful and pathetic.

What I yearned for from her was--

"There Was, Definitely"

There was, definitely. "There Was, Definitely"

"There Was, Definitely"