You and I Are Polar Opposites (正反対な君と僕)

I'm going now!

I'm Suzuki Miyu!

I'm sixteen years old and in my second year of high school.

Yuusuke-kun! Morning!

Good morning, Miyu.

Six months ago, I confessed my one-sided love to Tani-kun, my neighbor in class,

and we started dating!

Morning!

Morning.

Hey, Nabesato! Morning!

Tairazuma! Morning!

You're starting your morning together?

Oh. Morning!

G... 'orning.

Morning.

Going to school with everyone can get rowdy, but I'm enjoying it to the fullest!

But there's a part of me...

just a tiny part...

that hopes for a boyfriend- girlfriend sort of event.

I'm just at that age!

YOU AND I ARE

POLAR OPPOSITES

To the gym! To the gym! To the gym!

Oh, they're having a photo shoot.

Are they third-years?

Maybe they're trying to make some memories, or something?

Huh? Doesn't it seem like we might be in the shot, too?

Having photos of me with no filters on a stranger's account is a no-no!

Right.

Okay! Some underclassman girls are walking by right now.

Idiot!

You're so bad!

Okay, give me a "yay"!

Yay!

Hey, you know how to play!

Stop, Azuma! We're going!

Azu, are those guys your friends?

Nope. Don't know 'em. Who were they?

Seriously?

Their vibe and the way they tried to talk to us...

HEY, SUZUKI'S LITTLE SISTER!

GYA HA HA

It reminds me of those guys that hang out with my brother.

BAD VIBES...

But I actually like that kind of vibe.

Ack!

For real?

Azu! That was...

It might feel like they're talking to you,

but they're actually just trying to score a laugh from their friends!

DON'T LOOK OVER HERE, MORON

SO UNREASONABLE!

BIG BRO'S REALLY HOT-AND-COLD!

MEMORIES OF GUYS WITH BAD VIBES

Really?

I just thought they looked like they were having fun doing all that idiotic stuff.

You're so broad-minded.

And, hup!

That was an amazing serve.

That was impressive, wasn't it?

Huh?

What?

Um...

Yeah.

Yes, it was.

SILENCE...

FWIP...

What's this?

Oh! It got stuck!

Minister of Ball Retrieval!

I got it! Hup!

That happens sometimes.

All right! Resume play!

Wait, that's class 7 vs class 7, right?

Hey, which side is winning right now?

Huh?

Which side?

You answer.

You answer her.

I've never talked to her before. Well, I..

How vexing.

A korokke from the school cafeteria after gym class is the best!

Yum!

Hey, Azu. Did something good happen lately?

Huh? Why do you ask?

You've been so full of life lately, haven't you?

So before, I sounded like I was sick or something?

Oh! Is it a boyfriend?

Not really.

Around summer break, there was a vague possibility,

but it didn't end up turning into anything.

And I don't think there's been anything since then.

I don't know about this one summer romance of yours.

It ended before anyone said anything.

You're not replying to any more weird texts, right?

Why do you let them get away with it?

You're the only one getting worn down here, right?

Right.

I'm ignoring all messy messages.

Well done.

Instead of ignoring, you should block 'em! Block! Block!

Block 'em to crush 'em!

Physically?

Azuma, you said before that you only fall for scummy guys,

so I'm all kinds of worried for you!

Oh, well, you know... I don't know why. It's a real mystery.

It's like you're not talking about yourself.

What're you eating?

Hey! Cut it out already!

It's those third-years from earlier.

A korokke!

Hey! Azu!

Gimme some?

Not giving you any!

She's such a moron!

It's best to just play along a little and let it slide, right?

It's better to just ignore it!

They're gonna flunk their entrance exams.

But, honestly, it's better than getting obviously uncomfortable looks.

That other vibe might be easier to deal with.

Huh?

So what happened earlier bothered you?

That was, well...

I think they just hesitated because you suddenly talked to them.

They were all kids you haven't spoken to before, right?

Not everyone is like us, you know?

Oh! I've got it!

Got what?

The reason Azuma gets hung up over scummy guys.

What?

Initial velocity!

TMP TMP

Say that the way a cautious person and an average person

usually progress towards friendship is slow and steady.

But there's also people that start out with a vroom,

VROOM

like those upperclassmen earlier, right?

"Vroom"?

Since Azuma accepted those vroom-ing people without getting angry,

that's what's become normal for her!

You're being treated like trash, so you should get angry!

So, since she's always been open-minded toward people who treat her badly,

people who approach at more cautious speeds feel irritatingly slow to her.

You digested that metaphor really fast!

I see. But do you really think that's it?

FAST EXAMPLE

Everyone whose first impression makes me go, "Oh!," is all trash.

SLOW EXAMPLE

I don't feel any attraction to sincere guys, you know?

FAST EXAMPLE

SLOW EXAMPLE

That really might be it!

So, basically, if you stay in low gear, it feels rough for the long haul,

but most people who move weirdly fast don't last, so you should be careful!

Yeah, you didn't need that last part.

That actually made it harder to understand.

Sorry. My desire to make it seem like I said something cool took over.

Everyone's really doing it the right way, aren't they?

Really thinking about things, and getting to know people step by step.

If I did that, then maybe I'd also...

Do you think I could have a romance like yours, Suzuki?

No, no, no, no, no.

This girl went full-throttle on annoying interactions with Tani-kun.

She what?

I wasn't sure when to point out the obvious.

What? That's no good.

But now... I'm proceeding at a careful pace.

Really?

Really!

What? Then that makes me wonder...

Oh, they're chatting about something.

When do you think Tani-kun fell in love with Suzuki?

What?

Huh?

YAY

YAY

CHAT

CHAT

Yeah, I wonder about that, too.

Hey. How about you try answering that?

What is all this?

I said, stop it!

I want to ask him that myself sometime.

It's now December.

The town is bustling with festive excitement.

Walking down the street brings chance encounters with Christmas songs.

And amidst society's joyful mood,

final exams and end-of-term ceremonies conclude.

Winter vacation doesn't last very long.

Let down your guard, and the time will pass before you know it.

Remember, what we call "winter vacation" is...

Yay!

Good work, everyone!

Suzuki and the others are in a joyful mood as well.

YAAAAAAAAY

Good work!

Class 7 is partying like the Straw Hat crew. That's terrifying.

Want some chicken?

What kind of invitation is that?

Suddenly offering something that'll get our hands all greasy is a doomed attempt.