Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!)

When I throw a jab or a straight, it always lands

But when I'm aiming for your heart, I miss every time

Parallel, zigzagging, awkward, incoherent

When you look my way and move closer to me

I know it doesn't mean the same thing for you

But I wish we could stay like this forever

My changing feelings are driving me crazy

The moment you turn to face me, take that! Telepathy

If only we could feel the same thing

I want to kick this pesky subtlety away

I want to know everything, I want to know everything

I can't fool you forever

I can't keep this hidden

I want to shout out my secret, AHHH

Take that! Telepathy

Te-te-te-telepathy

Telepathy

Goodbye, Best Friend

"Goodbye, Best Friend."

Cultural Festival

Uenomizu High School

Cultural Festival

I can't wait to see Tomo and the other kids in the play.

Yes!

I'm so glad I got to meet Tomo-chan's and Misuzu-chan's moms.

I don't think I'd be able to hold myself back if I was alone.

I'll be counting on you both!

To do what, now?

Never thought I'd see you at a cultural festival, though.

I guess even you love your own daughter, huh?

She told me there wouldn't be a cultural festival this year.

Huh? Why would she lie about that?

I guess she really didn't want me seeing her.

Which is why I came... to film it.

It's what she gets for lying to her mother.

She really can't just be honest and say she wants to film her daughter's performance?

Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a young girl.

Her name was Cinderella.

Her stepmother and stepsisters were very mean to her.

They forced her to do housework every single day without rest.

Poor, pitiful Cinderella!

Sob, sob. Sob, sob. Sob, sob.

I wouldn't call her "pitiful"...

She looks like she's out for blood.

Have you finished the cleaning, Cinderella?

Carol-chan!

This is what you wanted us for?!

Oh, I wish I could go to the ball, too.

I want to dance in a beautiful dress, like Mother and my sisters!

Oh?

No one's realized that he's there.

He's completely concealed his presence and melted into the scenery.

He is most definitely a tree!

Thank you, everyone, for coming to see me today.

What a beautiful lady you are.

Would you dance with me?

I will.

Tomo...

You really are...

a prince to the core.

But I bet you wish you could be a princess sometimes, too, right?

I swear...

Just try being the one who has to deal with you all the time.

I was the one who instilled in you

the sort of values that made you think you'd rather be a princess.

It's not how you really feel.

But all of it is who you are, including that.

I've finally found you, owner of the glass slipper.

Will you marry me?

Congratulations, Cinderella!

I'm so upset, but congratulations!

Congratulations!

Huh?!

You're supposed to be furious about this.

Congrats, Cinderella! I wish you happiness!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

What's going on?

I mean, I guess it's all good.

We've been through a lot, but it was fun, huh?

That's true.

This wasn't such a bad punishment.

We Ain't Right

Yeah! We pulled it off!

You did great, Tomo.

Wanna walk around the festival with me?

Oh... Sure, but...

You can take that thing off now.

Maid Café

W-Welcome, master!

Th-This cake is our top recommendation.

Like, on the house!

Wow, really?

Way to go, Tomo.

Here.

The coffee you ordered.

Drink it and, like, get the hell outta here.

Huh?

Welcome Home, Master

Haunted House

Hey, relax! The ghost is gone!

Damn it!

How did I lose all three rounds?!

Heh! Try challenging me again in about ten years!

We're going one more round once we're done eating!

I won't lose this time!

Sounds fun! I accept!

Yeah, being with him is still a total blast!

But I'm thinking of ending what we have.

Is that really what I want?

Isn't this fun, Ko-chan?

Yeah...

Aizawa-san! Please dance with me!

And then me!

Me, too! Me, too!

Whoa, hang—

Tomo... You wanna dance with me?

Huh?! W-Well, sure, I guess...

Wh-What?! Stop clapping!

What am I expecting will happen if I stand around here?

Hey, Misuzu-chan. Do you wanna dance with me?

What? Didn't you hear me?

They both have someone to spend the festival after-party with.

They don't have time to waste on m—

Sorry. Have you been waiting?

I suppose I should thank you.

So thanks.

Huh? For what?

Did I do something?

Don't play dumb with me.

You got me the Cinderella role so I'd make up with Tomo, didn't you?

You were fighting?

Huh?

This is all I was after.

Give me that! I'm deleting it!

No!

Th-This is more embarrassing than I expected.

Yeah... it is.

Never thought you'd ask me to dance.

I know you were just asking as a friend,

but y'know, if you ask me like that in front of people,

they might get the wrong idea.

It's not... wrong.

Huh?

They wouldn't be wrong.

Huh? Tomo-chan?

Tomo?

It's cold...

Morning, Jun!

Don't get all shriveled up just 'cause it's cold!

Get those spirits up and let's go!

Tomo's been like this ever since that day.

At a glance, she just seems super energetic, but...

So then, y'know what Misuzu did?

Hey, Tomo, about the after-party...

O-Oh, yeah! I just remembered I need to get to school early to do something!

Should I take this as a rejection?

Morning, Misuzu-chan!

Good morning.

Look at this, Tomo-chan! I'm hugging her, and she's not getting mad!

It's a miracle!

Well, Misuzu really hates being cold.

You must be warming her up by hugging her.

I wish it'd stay winter forever!

Hey, where's Jun-kun?

He didn't come with you today?

Huh? O-Oh, yeah...

He came with me part of the way, b-but stuff happened...

Hey, Tomo-chan, did something happen between you two at the cultural festival?

Huh?! B-Between me and Jun?!

N-No, nothing at all! So much nothing that it's killing me, actually!

Something did happen.

I knew it.

Junichiro probably said something that amounted to confessing his feelings,

and she chose to run away from him.

Why, though? Their feelings were finally mutual.

Why? I mean...

Morning, Jun-kun.

Oh, hey.

Is something wrong?

The thing is... there's someone I like.

Wait, are you saying it's...

It's Tomo.

What'd you do that for?

S-Sorry! I was just so happy, I couldn't stop myself!

So... what do you think I should do?

Well...

If I told you there was a good way to handle it, would you do it?

I think the best thing you can do is tell her straight-up that you like her.

I think that's the thing that'll work best for you two.

Wait, did I sound kinda patronizing there?

No.

Thank you for the advice.

No, it was nothing!

To be honest, I'm not really in any position to give anyone love advice.

I'm only going out with Carol now because someone set the stage for me.

I didn't do any of the work on my own.

So now that she's accepted me even knowing that's how I am,

I want to get all the feelings across to her that I never could before.

Telling someone you like them isn't easy to do.