SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME (イエスタデイをうたって)

Shoot... I have to get to work.

It's freezing.

Why do I have to work before the sun's even up?

In this town, the crows wake up before the people.

Twenty yen is your change.

Thank you.

So tired...

What am I even doing?

You're back again.

Here.

You got left out.

Can I have some, too?

Can I have a bento, too?

I'm not allowed to do that.

Sorry.

But you gave some to the crows.

I missed the last train.

I walked all the way here from Shinjuku.

Just pretend I'm another crow.

Reject

Here.

I only have seaweed bento.

Yes!

I'll get in trouble if I get caught doing this.

What's your first name, Uozumi-kun?

Uozumi

Huh?

Uh... It's Rikuo.

Thanks, Rikuo!

I'm Haru.

Are you in college?

I graduated this year.

I'm a loafer now.

Do you like crows?

Do I like them?

I guess they're cute when you get used to them.

This one's called Kansuke.

Isn't he cute?

See you.

Thanks for the bento.

What a weird girl.

There you are.

Quit slacking and get back to work, Uozumi.

Sorry, Kinoshita-san.

Sing "Yesterday" for Me

Alumni Reunion

"Thanks for another day of hard work," huh?

I guess this is goodbye.

We won't necessarily find work here, after all.

We aren't students anymore,

and we won't get anywhere working part-time forever.

Who is it?

Hey.

It's you, Fukuda?

This place never changes, does it?

It's a mess that transcends time.

Do you come with no gifts for your starving friend?

Why should I spend my hard-earned money on a loafer?

Anyway, you got that letter about the reunion, didn't you?

Are we really doing that?

We just graduated this year.

Well, it's been six months since we entered the real world.

We want a chance to rant freely.

I'll pass.

I failed to get a job. People will just feel sorry for me,

and it'll get awkward.

You didn't fail to get a job.

You didn't bother.

You never did any job hunting.

I did at first.

But I got to thinking...

There isn't really anything I want to do.

It's not like everyone's doing the work they really want to be doing, I don't think.

You're working at a convenience store to make ends meet.

Isn't that the same thing?

It doesn't feel as stressful when I think of it as just a part-time gig.

It's easy to quit if I get sick of it.

And my employer doesn't have to expect much of me if they think of me as a part-timer.

Anyway, you better show up at the reunion.

It's going to be the usual crew.

Morinome Shinako will be there, too.

Should I not have mentioned her?

It's fine, really.

But wasn't she in Kanazawa?

No, I heard she transferred to a high school here.

I've been meaning to ask...

Were you two dating?

No.

Oh, really?

You two were always together, so...

Well, that's a surprise.

Friends, huh?

Just friends.

'Sup, Rikuo?

You again?

Hey, doesn't my voice sound weird?

You're as energetic as ever, Haru-chan.

Kinoshita-san.

My throat's messed up from karaoke.

Let's go together sometime.

Sure!

If you're paying.

Oh, I have to go to work.

I just wanted to swing by to say hi.

See you.

Later.

I wish Haru-chan would come every day.

She's kind of eccentric, isn't she?

She walks around with a crow.

Who does that?

You idiot.

Cute girls are allowed to do anything.

Is that really how it is?

That's really how it is.

Are you not into younger girls?

Uozumi-kun.

Yes? Welcome.

Long time no see.

Shi— nako!

These are leftovers from today's reunion.

Have you been eating right while I was away?

Huh? Well...

Welcome.

You seem busy.

I'll be at the family restaurant on Kannana Avenue.

Stop by when you're done here.

Who was that really pretty lady?

What is she to you?!

Later.

So you were only working there for three months?

Yeah.

I found a job at a high school right after.

You sure haven't changed, have you?

People don't really change in half a year, do they?

I'm kind of relieved.

It had been a while since I saw Shinako.

She hadn't changed.

Isn't there anything you want to do, Uozumi-kun?

I want to become a teacher.

Uozumi-kun, you shouldn't be skipping class.

Shinako was caring.

You still ride your bike everywhere, huh?

Well, sorry for not driving.

I wasn't expecting you to.

Remember how we used to walk here late at night when we were students?

Oh, yeah, I remember now.

Aimless conversation.

We went drinking and missed the last train.

We were so young.

I don't know if she knew I had feelings for her or not, but she had her guard down.

I guess I'm what the world would call a failure.

Having seen you as a student,

I can't picture you working your ass off in a suit.

I can't compete with Shinako.

That's why...

you give the impression of someone who needs to be taken care of.

That might be...

why I like her.

This is my place.

Thanks for walking me home.

See you.

Hey, Shinako...

You should drop by again.

Yeah, I should.

Uozumi, here.

What's this?

My band's releasing a CD.

We need a photo for the jacket.

What? I'm not that good...

It's fine. We're amateurs, too.

Cool, thank you.

I never said I could do it...

Music, huh?

I wonder if I would've turned out differently

if I'd gotten into something like that.

Huh?

Isn't that...

Whoa.

It's Rikuo.

What are you up to?

Taking a walk with Kansuke.

He's got a bad leg.

Come on, we should sit down if we're going to talk.

Hey!

Why am I doing this?

Go have fun.

So...

Doesn't your family say anything about you walking around with a crow?

I have no family.

You live alone?

That's right.

Kansuke's my only family.

Yeah?

Can I have one?

You're in high school, aren't you?

I go to Tokyo University.

You're messing with me.

I go to that store so I can see you, you know.

Why, thank you.

You don't seem very appreciative.