AH! Maho! Now stop that! Fine? What if I get bullied!? How come you always put pressure on me like that? Fine! You re cheerful and everyone likes you.

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1 You re cheerful and everyone likes you. You ll be fine. How come you always put pressure on me like that? Fine! Fine? What if I get bullied!? AS PERSONABLE AS YOU ARE? You ll be fine. I ve gotta run. Now stop that! They go after shy kids, you know. Maho! I just know Shu s gonna be bullied. AH! I spilled ketchup on my shirt! 010

2 I guess so. That s what I get for teasing Shu. You re just quiet, that s all. Don t worry. I gotta change! Okay? Be careful, now. You, too, Dad. Nice to meet you I m your homeroom teacher, Nakazawa. Did you hear? There s a new kid coming. I m in class 6-4 and you re in 5-3, Shu. Really? 011

3 um Nitori Maho. Nitori Shuichi! you were a girl. I thought Oh. Oh, my. I m Nitori Shuichi. Yes, ma am. I m so sorry. 012

4 is your sister absent today? Hm. Miurasensei isn t here yet. Three? Three. You re in the fifth grade? What class? Sorry about that. I m your sister s homeroom teacher. About that Nakazawasensei. Telephone. Nakazawa speaking. it s Miurasensei. 013

5 That s only natural. Nervous? A little. Let s give him a hand! I m Shuichi Nitori. Nice to meet you. I hope your sister s all right. clap clap clap 014

6 Now, then, where to seat you Takatsukisan, could you raise your hand? Thank you. You can sit next to Takatsukisan. That ll take forever! Now. Hey! Why don t you all introduce yourselves? 015

7 Say, where s Miurasensei, anyway? Um Miurasensei s going to be a bit late today. So study on your own till she gets here or I ll tell on you! TMP What about introductions? Aoikikun, you can go first. Hi. Oh, right! H--Hi. 016

8 My name s Takatsuki Yoshino. Yes, ma am. Right. TMP Takatsukisan? Oh, here she is. All right, and next is Good luck, Nitorikun! No problem. d d m! 017

9 I wonder if your sister s all right. TMP Um Something like that, yeah. Did you oversleep? Your sister s leg. That could ve been serious. She said she was distracted by a cat and slammed into Maho. 018

10 Touch it and I ll kill you. Does your leg hurt? She said, I ll never ride a bicycle again. But the teacher didn t get so much as a scratch. Not exactly off to a good start. 019

11 I ve started talking with Takatsuki-san a lot. The next day, Miura-sensei came to school on her bike again. I m home. Miura-sensei rides her bike to school every day. And Maho s leg is better. 020

12 Yeah. I ve got a big brother, too. Your big sister? Welcome! What a nice house. Where is it? I couldn t find anything to snack on. We can t do anything without that! group homework Hm? Hm? I can t find my worksheet. is juice okay? Hm? Oh, I ve got some cookies. They are. They look handmade. I like making sweets. 021

13 That s so cool. That s like so cool. Wow. Ah. Coo-- We ll go early and do it before class starts. I think I left it in the classroom. Can we do it tomorrow? You know what? 022

14 That s cause I don t. I ve never seen you wear anything like that. I think it would look good on you What a waste! Then you should wear it. Wha-- What are you talking about? 023

15 it looks good on you. Th-- That s crazy Your face says you want to wear it. Don t you think buying your kid stuff she hates is some kind of harassment? You don t? I m telling you, I don t want it. Huh? I don t know. 024

16 We all get along. You don t get along with your mom? Sometimes my sister pisses me off We get along fine. but she s not so bad. What about you? Really? Yeah. I guess it depends on her tastes. Do you think your sister would wear this? I think she d love it. WHA!? 025

17 Hey. I m gonna wear this tomorrow and thank her. Whoa, lookin good! TA-DAHH! Yay! New clothes! Did you say her name s Takatsukisan? Yeah. And it didn t cost us a yen. 027

18 Right? What is this!? Wha!? Why!? Are you serious!? That s awesome! Yeah. it s from a friend of Shu s. Why don t you try it on? No way! What a waste! She said she never even tried it on. Oh, you just watch me try it on! 026

19 What brought this on? I want a room separate from Maho. Doodyhead! Hey, you think I like sharing a room with you!? I can t share a room with my brother in junior high! Next year I ll be in junior high! Oh, really? And where is this new room going to come from? 028

20 KLiK Shu, you d better get to sleep. You re going to school early tomorrow, right? Yeah. My dream is 029