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I feel like it's been such a long time.

But it's only been three days.

Good evening.

Senpai?

Is something the matter?

N-no, nothing!

Oh. Okay.

Senpai.

It really was nothing, okay?

The moon is beautiful, isn't it?

Uh, well, um...

Oh, maybe you can't see the moon where you are. Can you?

I see it. And yeah, the moon is...

Really round.

It is full tonight.

There he goes, making me blush again.

Why?

Why is it that when I'm talking to Ayumu...

Pawn to 45.

Silver back to 33.

Knight to 25.

Senpai.

How is your trip going?

It's a lot of fun.

When I get back, I'm going to tell you all about it.

I can't wait.

Pawn to 86.

I can see you're working hard at your training, Ayumu.

Opening with the Yoryu Fourth File Rook.

You can tell? I'm glad.

That reminds me, I need to apologize.

I told you I would be a better player when you got back from your trip,

but then I invited you to play while you're still away.

You're totally fine. It's fun for me, too.

I was surprised at how sudden it was, though.

I was just missing you so much.

Says the guy who didn't even send me a text.

I wanted to, but I didn't want to do anything to interrupt your trip.

Pawn to same.

It wouldn't have bothered me.

He's making me blush again.

But...

This feels nice.

Pawn to 88.

I see now.

Knight to 33. Promoted.

Now that I think about it, this whole time, ever since this school trip started...

I've been wanting to play shogi with Ayumu.

Gold to same. That's brinkmate.

I missed you, too.

Alright! It's the last day of our school trip!

We're gonna buy so many souvenirs we can't even carry them all!

Yeah!

Souvenirs, huh? What will everybody like?

Excuse me!

Sorry about that!

Urushi!

I'm coming!

I think you might be able to do it.

You do?

Yes.

That's awesome, Ayumu.

What if she attacks without trying to defend her 1 column?

What do you think I should do?

She's never done that once at this stage in the game, so I don't think you have to figure that out.

Okay.

The time has come.

You're finally ready.

Yes. Senpai will be back from her trip tomorrow.

And then, I'll...

Rin.

Uh, yes?

I want to thank you for all the training you've given me.

What?

Then I request that you pay for my lunch today.

Are you sure? If you want, we could go to a casual restaurant and you could get a hunk of meat.

No. I'll ask for additional thanks after you beat Ms. President tomorrow.

Look at this! Isn't it funny?

It really is!

Urushi!

How did it go last night?

I was really happy to see how much better Ayumu is at shogi.

I'm gonna go look over there.

She's doing a lot better now.

Yeah.

But that means nothing happened!

But Maki seems unhappy.

This is it!

This is what I can get my club for souvenirs!

It looks like you could buy those anywhere.

But it just feels like the right choice.

Ayumu gets the pawn because it has his name, of course.

Rin-chan's last name has the same kanji as the lance.

Takeru could be bishop for "kaku" or dragon for "ryu."

Oh well, I'll just get both of them.

And one of them can be for Sakurako-chan!

She looks happy.

She must really like shogi.

Since I'm here, I could buy one for myself, too...

But which one should I get?

Urushi, you said you like the promoted pawn, didn't you?

I do, but...

If I get that one, it'd be...

Oh, don't worry about that! I guarantee you, it's better to buy the gamepiece you like the most.

Y-you're right.

Okay...

That's just like the one you got for Tanaka-kun!

You told me not to worry about that!

And now Maki's feeling better.

You're not going to eat that?

No, I am.

Rin, would you give me one more training game after lunch?

Tanaka-san.

What will you do if you can't beat her?

Will you give up on telling her?

If you do that...

You'll regret it.

Don't worry. I'll do everything in my power to make sure I have no regrets.

Even if you do everything you possibly can, you will regret it.

Oh, I mean...

A friend of mine tried something like what you're doing.

And I was remembering that she regretted it.

Did she really regret it that much? Your friend, I mean.

Yes.

Anyone would wish they had run away if they'd known they would end up feeling that bad...

What are you smiling about?

Nothing. I was just thinking that complaining never did suit you.

I just can't get any better.

Maybe I'm not cut out for kendo.

It's okay, Kagawa. I know you'll get better.

Are you sure about that, Tanaka-senpai?

Yes. And anyway...

The way you look when you're complaining, it doesn't suit you.

My complaining is all in the past!

Besides, we're talking about my friend!

And that friend has gotten completely over it, I'll have you know!

Really.

Yes!

Anyway, I'm just saying, it doesn't matter what you do—when you fail, you can regret it!

I've already made up my mind about this.

I will keep trying, and never give up.

I knew you would say that, Tanaka-san.

Please forget I said anything.

No, you said it because you care.

Thank you.

That's not why I said it, Tanaka-san.

I said it for my own sake.

You have no idea what I'm feeling.

I know exactly how you feel, Rin.

You haven't had enough to eat.

Don't hold back. I bought all this for you--there's plenty.

Is there any instant ramen?

You can still eat that much?

Yes, I can.

Our school trip went by so fast.

Yeah.

It was fun, and I'm glad there weren't any accidents or anything.

I guess I can thank the good luck charm Ayumu gave me for that.

What's wrong, Urushi?

My good luck charm, the one Ayumu gave me.

I dropped it somewhere.

Seriously?

Oh no! Do you know where?

I'm gonna go look for it!

Urushi!

I'm sorry! You all go on without me!

Of course. When I bumped into that guy this morning.

Hey, come back!

Come back!

Darn cat! No matter how far I chase it, it keeps running!

If Ayumu were here, I bet he could catch it for me in no time.

Come to think of it...

Check your checks.

If you keep chasing your opponent's king to get a checkmate, that king will get away.

Okay.

Before you can get checkmate, you have to block the king's escape.

Thank goodness...

Look!

They don't usually bloom at this time of year!

Nope.

They're so pretty.

Aren't they, Ayumu?

She's back!

Urushi!

I-I'm really sorry about that.

Please, it's fine!

We're glad you found it.

Well, we're out of time. Let's go.

I'm sorry to you, too, Maki. You said you wanted this to be the best school trip ever.

Why would you apologize?

Personally, I think stuff like this is part of what makes a best trip ever.

Anyway, I'm glad you found it.

Your precious, priceless good luck charm that Tanaka-kun gave to you.

Yeah.

So hey.

After I found it, I realized.

I figured out...

That I...

I like Ayumu.

This really was the best school trip ever!

Yeah.

Thanks.

You were practicing your shogi that late at night!?

Yeah, I guess I was.

And then you woke up this early?

You must be practically falling asleep!

I'm not sleepy.

I'm only hearing his voice, but it's still making me nervous!

I have returned, Shogi Club!

Welcome back!

We missed you!

Welcome back, Senpai.

Th-thanks.

Sorry for asking you all to show up so early.

I wanted to give you your souvenirs.

First, I got...

A ton of yummy treats!

Thank you so much, Ms. President!

I can see her eating all of that herself.

And I got you each a shogi piece keychain that matches your name!

Rin-chan gets the lance.

I got you both the bishop and the dragon, Takeru, so give one of them to Sakurako-chan.

Thank you very much!

Thanks, man.

And for Ayumu...

I got the pawn.

Thank you, Senpai.

Sure.

So how was the school trip? Like, what was your favorite part?

My favorite?

Let me think. It was all good...

But I think the best had to be the sakura.

There were some cherry blossoms blooming out of season, and they were so pretty.

Cool!

That sounds nice.

I'm glad you had a good time.

Yeah.

Thank you for the good luck charm.

Ms. President, you got us these keychains. Did you buy one for yourself?

You said you chose them based on our names, so what did you get for yours?

I got...

This one!

Ooh, the pawn.

Yeah! Because the promoted pawn is my favorite!

Oh, and since I have a pawn, that means it's the same as Ayumu's.

I bet it makes you happy to match me, huh?

Yes, it does make me happy.

Well, I guess it's about time I headed off to class.

Thanks for coming this morning.

I'll see you later at club!

That was the most nerve-wracking experience of my entire life!

Thank you.

Sure.

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's just Ayumu.

He has his big game today.

Oh.

I hope it goes well.

Yeah.

We both ended up under the desk.

Takeru-kun.

Looks like you trained really hard.

I did.

Okay...

So what if I do this?

I admit defeat.

You've gotten better.

Thank you, Senpai!

Ms. President, Tanaka-san.

I'll excuse myself now.

What? But--

I hope it goes well when you tell her.

Tanaka-senpai.

I wonder what got into Rin-chan.

I don't know.

Should we head home, too?

Uh, okay.

So he can finally beat me with only a four-piece handicap.

At this rate, he could be better than me in no time.

Better than me?

Is something on your mind?

If you don't mind telling me, I don't mind listening.

Oh, no...

It's just, you really have gotten good at this.

Thank you, Senpai.

I want to keep going until I'm better than you, too.

I don't know if that's possible.

I don't mean to brag, but I'm pretty darn good at this game.

I know.

But I want to beat you someday.

If Ayumu gets to be better than me...

Shogi is the only thing that makes me worth anything. So would he lose interest in me?

Um, if I may ask, would it bother you if I were better than you?

A little.

Uh, no, I didn't mean-

Don't worry, Senpai.

No matter how good I get, I will always want to play shogi with you, every day.

You were afraid I'd beat you once and quit while I was ahead, right?

You do hate to be on the losing end, after all.

Ayumu.

Talk like that after you beat me.

Good point.

I'll say it after I beat you.

I hope you get the chance someday.

So do I.