Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san

Merry Christmas.

Did you think I was sleeping, Takagi-san?

Oh!

You're up late.

I knew you were going to trick me

by sneakily putting a present beside my pillow.

Too bad, you're busted.

Well, here.

It's for you.

Merry Christmas.

Do you admit defeat?

Yes. You can be the winner this time.

Yes!

I finally beat Takagi-san!

How does it feel?

To finally lose to me?

Is it so bad you can't even talk?

No.

This is only a dream anyway.

What?

Merry Christmas!

Damn it. She even got me in my dreams.

I'll return these.

Okay.

Third year class one. Number 24.

One, two.

Thank you.

Thank you.

LAST DAY TO BORROW BOOKS

Hey!

-Hey! -Number 21, please.

-Number 21. -Okay.

Today is the last day of second semester.

I've got to finish this year …

with a win.

You can crochet?

I just started recently.

Do you want to try?

Huh?

I have an extra needle.

No, that's okay. It looks difficult.

I'll pass.

First, you do this.

Wrap it around here.

Do this, and this.

I see.

Like this…

This…

Put it in through the bottom like this.

Like this?

It's tough to explain.

Right here.

Then you go like this…

and this.

One more time.

Wrap it around here…

I'm done. It's too hard.

Really?

Is that a scarf?

It's to keep out the cold.

I see.

Shall I make one for you too?

What? No that's okay.

This is actually a present.

A present?

Yes.

For a 15-year-old boy.

Really?

I hope he likes it.

15-year-old?

A boy?

-Hey, Nishikata. -What?

That's Taro from the candy shop right?

Did something happen to him?

This is him.

Huh?

The 15-year-old boy.

His owner said she wants to dress him up to keep warm

because he's very old for a dog.

So, I said I would make something for him.

I see.

What? What's the matter?

Nothing.

Dogs sure are cute.

So cute.

You're funny.

Who did you think it was?

Taro.

Really?

100 percent sure.

My last chance this year to beat Takagi-san.

I've got to think of something.

I'll be going this way.

-Okay. See you. -Yeah.

Takagi-san.

Yeah?

Shall we have a year-end competition?

Sure.

What kind?

Um…

In that case can I choose?

-What? -No?

I guess that's fine.

What should it be?

I couldn't think of anything myself, so I guess it's fine.

It feels like a disadvantage though.

Too late now.

I've got it!

How about whoever makes the other happiest, wins?

What?

Starting from now, we'll think of how to make each other happy

and in 30 minutes we compete.

How do we decide who wins or loses?

How about a point system?

That's so random.

What do you think?

Wait a minute. I think I have a chance at this one.

Okay.

Great. It's decided.

All I have to do is pretend not to be happy and I'll win.

You're ending the year with a big mistake …

Takagi-san!

Let's meet at Osaki Shrine in 30 minutes.

Okay. See you there.

Maybe I'll just grab a pinecone and wait at the shrine.

I'm looking forward to it.

Maybe I should take this a bit more seriously.

What would make Takagi-san happy?

When does she usually look happy?

TEASING TICKET GOOD FOR ONE DAY OF TEASING

This is all wrong.

She'll tease me without this anyway.

Something that will make Nishikata happy…

This is harder than I thought.

CANDY SHOP

Hello.

Oh, Nishikata.

What?

Takagi-san?

What a coincidence.

You thought a present would make me happy but you don't have much money.

So, you thought you could get me juice or some candy here, right?

Bingo.