Houkago Saikoro Club

I've always been bad at playing.

Come on, give me your hand!

W-Wait for me!

I couldn't really figure out what I find to be "fun."

So maybe I was just waiting for this.

Miki.

Miki-chan!

Yes, waiting to meet someone who can help me find what "fun" is.

"Episode 1: A New World"

"Episode 1: A New World" The usual morning, the usual classroom...

The usual morning, the usual classroom...

"Class 1-3" The usual morning, the usual classroom...

"Class 1-3" "One year ago" The usual morning, the usual classroom...

"Class 1-3" "One year ago" That place has the best pancakes...

"One year ago" That place has the best pancakes...

"One year ago" What kind of school rule is that?! Kyoto is over the top!

What kind of school rule is that?! Kyoto is over the top!

That's how it works here in Kamogawa North High School!

--This moment before homeroom is the busiest, noisiest moment of the day.

--You're not allowed to enter cafés and other entertainment establishments --This moment before homeroom is the busiest, noisiest moment of the day.

on weekdays after 6 PM! Don't forget, Takayashiki-san.

What's taking the teacher so long?

Takekasa-san.

Y-Yes, what is it, Class Rep?

We were planning to go karaoke this Sunday.

A girls' get-together for the class. You're coming, right?

Sorry... I have plans on Sunday.

I'm uncomfortable with things other people enjoy...

I can't get interested in things that interest everyone...

I don't like places with lots of people.

That's why I take the road by the river when I go home.

Taking a deep breath near Kamogawa River helps me refresh the air in my body...

Out of the way, out of the way!

Oh, no... Can someone...

Hey, sorry about that! You okay?

I'm not the one who needs attention...

That was scary! The brakes just suddenly stopped working!

I guess that's what I get for getting the cheap rent-a-bike!

Thanks for watching out for me.

D-Don't mention it!

Oh, wow, I'm soaked down to my panties! Well, off they go then.

Please hurry, before someone shows up!

Oh, a Kyoto accent? Are you from around here?

I just moved here recently.

You're always alone, so I figured you're from a different area, too.

Your name... Taka... Taka...

Aya Takayashiki from your class! Nice to meet you!

I'm Miki Takekasa.

P-Pleased to meet you, too...

You're lucky you had a change of clothes with you.

I just moved to the area, so I wanted to do some Kyoto sightseeing after school.

I'm glad I had extra clothes!

Though it's a bit breezy without panties!

Hey, do you have some spare time?

Huh? Oh, um, yes, but...

Cool! Can you show me around Kyoto?

I don't really get out of the house much...

I don't know the city at all...

Don't worry about that!

"Okazaki Loop"

Okay! Let's go then!

Um... Go where...?

Who cares? Just wherever our feet take us!

What?! We'd get lost if we did that!

Lost...

Yeah! Good one, Miki-chan!

Huh...?

Let's get lost today!

Get lost...?

Um, Takayashiki-san!

Yeah?

We've gone kind of deep into the hills... Are we okay...?

Hey, Miki-chan, look at that!

What is this, a type of Jizo?

A duck!

-Um, I mean, hey...

--It has babies! --Um, I mean, hey...

Baby ducks are so cute!

L-Listen to me!

Y-You've never been out here, right?

You don't know where we are, you don't have a map...

If we walk around randomly like this, we're really going to get lost...

There, there, don't cry.

Miki-chan, I guess you lack skill.

Skill...? What kind of skill?

Playing.

Huh?

Do you remember where we're headed?

Where? Nowhere...

Exactly! That, Miki-chan, is key!

In order to get lost, one must first have a goal.

Huh...?

Like, a shop you wanted to go to.

Getting lost means there's some destination we're failing to reach, right?

In that case, we can never get lost!

Because we don't have a destination!

I... I guess you're right...?

Yes, I just revealed a universal truth to you!

Thus, we are not lost. We're just pretend-lost!

Pretend-lost?

Yes! Pretend, therefore play. Since we're just playing,

what you should be doing now is not worrying about how to get home.

These unknown roads, views,

colors, sounds, smells...

Just enjoy them all!

Enjoy...

Come on, let's go.

Okay.

Cool! What is this?!

I think it's an old water bridge.

Wow, really?

Yes, I saw it in a textbook.

Look, Takayashiki-san.

So pretty... I didn't know about this place at all.

I've lived in Kyoto all my life...

That's right, Miki-chan!

Huh?

The world has many more fun things you don't know about!

It's what my dad always says.

I thought there was nothing fun around me.

But this made me think I could be wrong.

Because, at that moment, I was smiling.

"Kyoto Station via Shijo-Kawaramachi and Shijo-Karasuma"

See? Wasn't that fun, getting pretend-lost?

Yes.

Let's do it again some time!

Oh...

Huh?

Isn't that our class rep?

Yeah, Ono-san...

"Itamae Nigiri Ginbei"

"Itamae Nigiri Ginbei"

We're in the amusement area, right...?

Yeah...

That walking rulebook class rep, here...?

You're not allowed to enter cafés and other entertainment establishments

on weekdays after 6 PM! Don't forget!

It's already past six o'clock!

Let's find out where she's going! Hurry!

Such a random building in a back alley...

"No smoking" "Mind the door"

Let's go, Miki-chan!

Okay...

"Please refrain from smoking"

"Saikoro Club"

"Saikoro Club" Saikoro Club...?

She's in here, right?

Wow, what is this?! So pretty!

I can't read this... What language is this?

It's German.

Hello, welcome to the Saikoro Club.

Hey, wait, um...

Manager, I told you not to talk to customers from behind!

You're face is too scary!

Huh?!

Class Rep!

What...

You two...?

Takekasa-san and Takayashiki-san... What are you doing here?

Well, we saw you outside, and...

That's not fair, Class Rep!

You told me not to break the rules, but here you are at this hour!

All alone with this suspicious person!

What?!

I just work here!

As long as I have the proper permission from school, I can work after six.

You two need to leave, though! It's against the rules to be here!

It doesn't make any sense!

How? I think the logic is perfect.

Come on, relax, Midori-chan. It's not like your friends visit you here often.

They're just my classmates.